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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
The Best Method O
Procedure

THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS of
thought as to the best way to solve
the Negro problem or rather to bring
about more favorable relationship
between the two major racial groups
in America. One of these groups
believes that patience is a virtue. The
other is of the opinion that isnpa
thence is the only way. The two
methods are directly opposed to each
ether. Both, therefore. can not be
right. One must of necessity be
wrong. If patience is the one con-
structive element obviously impa.
thence is a DESTROYED element. Equal
ly is il true that if impotence is the
essential thing that makes for prog.
ress there is no place for patience.
Clearly it is impossible for patience
and Impotence to meet on COM
mon platform. One must be discard
ed
The natural question seems to be,
what is the best method of procedure
for the American Negro to adopt?
is he to accept the position allotted
t. him patiently or shculi he rebel
against it? Is he to remain docile
and peaceful under the lash of cruel
injustice without exertin~ himself, or
should he srise and protest with all
of his powers? Should he remain
contented with the beggar's share
accepting always the place of infer
iority given to him bv the dominant
group or should he like other down
trodden people arise and demand
that equal distribution be made?
A cursory glance at history shows
that the world has marched toward
civilization because of impotence.
The Injuries we now eniov came
about because of dissatisfaction. The
Magma Charta was the direct result
Of agitation. The pecnle demand
cd it and got it. King John was OBJ
liged to concede to the demands
made bv those who were oppressed.
The United States is one of the most
owerful nations of the world be-
cause cur forefathers refused to be
taxed without representation. For
more than a century the women
fought for the right to vote. Slavery
was ftolished because of dissatisfac-
ton. Examples innumerable could
he given to show that patience has
never brought about any reforms. AS
IN ;dealistic theory patience is a
beautiful thing to talk about but as
a practical working solution for beue-
ficial reforms it is useless
Perhaps the greatest handicap pos
sesssd by the Negro is the fact That
lie is too easily satisfied. His philo-
sophy of "take the world and give
me Jesus" has got a change. He
must get as much of the world as
he possibly can and take Jesus at the
same time.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
The Growing Wave Of
Segregation

NEGRO AMERICA needs to view,
with alarm, the growing wave of seq
regation, both in the schools and
otherwise. And. having viewed it,
our group needs to formulate an eff
fective sedative to quell the wave
The trend has strongly pervaded such
hitherto stalwart cities as Philadel-
phia, Atlantic City, Cleveland, and
other northern points, where there
is no reason at all for bending to
the cry of social excellencies.
Unfortunately. the Negro group
has been psrticeps criminis to the
trend, because of job-hunters who
did not have the heart to seek peda-
gogical employment upon the ground
of merit alone. The appeal has fire.
quently been made, rather. upon the
ground that the "colored children
needed the sympathetic touch of their
own race scholars"
The theory is utterly false. Being
outnumbered upon an approximate
ly ten-to-one basis, colored people
of America need, in order to acquire
normally, nine-tenths of the Anglo
Saxon Installation to one-tenth of
the African.
In color, at least. it appears that
this ratio is rapidly becoming fair
ly well maintained; and it ought to
be the same in education and other
wise. It is too late now to- set up
separate kingdom for the races here.
That period of possibility ended
shortly after the death of Abraham
Lincoln, and no one is thinking
strongly of returning now to Africa.
America is our Africa, and the whole
theory is an Anticipated one which
ought to be thrown in the discard
of Americanism's chaff. At least, let
us not be willing parties to the trag-
edy. Rather. may we, even if no one
else will, uphold what democracy pre-
tends to be and what it really is, so
far as we are concerned
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Negro History
Negro Explorers

Africans were the first to visit the
shores of America, according to Pro-
fessor Leo Wiener of Harvard Uni
versityl for he has found evidences
of African influences on this contin-
ent prior to the coming of the white
men from Europe. Negroes were
with the other adventures in the ex-
ploration of America. Columbus had
Negroes with him when he first saw
America. In the discovery of the
Pacific Ocean, Balboa, carried with
him Nuflo de Olano, Negro. In
the conquest of Mexico. Cortez was
accompanied by a Negro who on
finding in his rations of rice some
grains of wheat, planted them as an
experiment and thus made himself
the pioneer in wheat raising in the
Western Hemisphere. Negroes assist
ed in the exploration of Guatemala
and the conquest of Chilli, Peru and
Venezuela. Estevanico, most noted
of all the early Negro explorers, &C.
tually led expeditions of the Span
iards in Mexico and Central Ameri-
ca and discovered what we now call
the states of New Mexico and Mexi-
co and Arizona.
Matthew A. Henson, the last to APP
pear in the role of explorer. was cho-
sen by Commodore Peary to accom-
pany him t. the North Pole. Both
Commodore Peary and Commodore
Macmillan testify that Henson was
chosen because of his peculiar abil-
ity to grapple with the problems of
the Arctic. He was the best builder
of stoves; he was the best dog driver;
he was the best interpreter. Hen
son, is therefore, today the only liv-
ing man who has seen the North Pole.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Truth About Whisky

MORE AND MORE you see the
whisky question looming uu in the
next presidential election, but less
and less do you hear much of the
real crux of the problem.
You hear lot about poison whis-
key, states rights and human liber-
ties. but most people seem to have
forgotten what really it is all about.
Lest it seems haby let US be remind
ed that all of this hurrah is about
chemical preparation which is listed
in medical and chemical books along
with strichnine, turpentine, and a
host of other useful drugs, WHICH
HAVE EXCELLENT AND VALU-
ABLE USES AS DRUGS, BUT NOT
NEEDED IN NORMAL HUMAN
BODIES.
The real question is. does. alcohol
hurt or help any normal well person.
Tie most persistent vets will have 20
admit that. considered purely as a
chemical, alcohol is only needed When
there is symtomatic indication. It is
high powered stimulant; it whips
up the heart, even a tired exhausted
heart, like a brutal driver whips Up
an overloaded horse.
If you are sick and need it, take It /;
but why should statesmen, some min
listers and lot of selfish go-getters
want to make normal young men and
women regard it as a beverage upon
which their human rights depend?
Like cocaine, which also has soma
mighty good uses and makes you
feel fine, Alcohol. is harmful. II
makes brutes of good husbands. 1t
makes sots and nervous wrecks of
good women. We are not talking
about poison booze. We are talk
ing about chemically pure "spiritus
fr1r,aapti -
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
ANSWERS
Measure Of Man


By r. A. Atoms. P. N. S.
Whate'er may be your creed,
Your lineage, or breed,
II in your heart you're right.
Your circumstance despite.
You are a mani
Although Of humble name,
And stranger unto fame.
If you have done your best,
In every given test.
You are a man!
If you may wealthy be,
Or live In poverty,
Ut little matters which,
If in good deeds wou're rich,
You are a mani
Tho outcast and alone
Your pillow but a stone.
In all that you may do,
II still your life rings true,
You are a mani
II ven are crucified,
And for the RIGHT have died,
When YOU at last ere dead.
Best that can e'er be said,
"HE WAS A MANI
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Look and Learn

WHO uttered the famous words,
81 came, saw, | conquered?
2-What is the largest island on
the world?
3-What insect makes its nest of
paper.
4-What is the oldest university in
the United States?
5-What fruit is considered the king
of fruits?
ANSWERS
Julius Caesar.
2-Greenland.
wasp.
5-The apple.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Negroes Are Planning To Sway
Nation By Power Of Ballot

race, for the most part they are pri-
marily good newspapers, and their
editorial trend is always toward
self-improvement and liberation
from prejudice.
In fact, in every field that you
inquire into you will find the Ne
gro is making his own way. clear
headedly, determinedly and fear
lessly
One of the certain signs of this
is the increasing prosperity of the
colored people.
They are on the march-forward
Is a better time drawing for the
Negro? Is he ON the point of at
tanning the freedom and equal op-
pOrtunity for which he has been
striving so bitterly? VIII white
and black Americans work together
I'm the future or will old hatreds
flame anew? Read MIR. Gordon's
answer to this all-important ques-
ton I'm next weeks paper.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Pharaoh Up to Date

NEWS IN THE year of our Lord.
1927--A Negro lynched for attemnt-
ed murder in Texas; q. Negro family
sold into slavery in Mississippi for
twenty dollars; Negro half-wit shot
IN Kansas City for peeping into win
dows. while Missouri legislature
continues to withhold funds for a
State institution to care fer Negro
feehle-minded.
Pharaoh was an amaterr at max
ing burdens heavy, compared with
the Christian people in this most en-
lightened country.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Harlem Mayor Says
Bootlegging Must Go

NEW YORK.-Following methods
used in New York's Chinatown,
where celestials "elect" an official
spokesman to voice their wishes in
municipal affairs, 200 Harlemites
elected S. r. Williams. director of
the Negro Central Political Party,
as the mayor" OF Harlem in the
Elks' Imperial auditorium, Sunday
afternoon.
Williams, who is known in Har-
lem as a street corner orator and
who was recently introduced to
President Coolidge by Senator Cope
land, accepted the nomination with
the promise that gambling and boot
Logging must go.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Your Freedom for Only
II Cents Per Day

ROBERT R. BAGNALL. of the
N. A. A. c. P. speaking in Chicago
last week itemized the cost a Negro
pays for his freedom if he gets it
through the efforts of his organiza-
ton. Taking five-dollar member
ship, an individual only pays lie
per day, and ($100) one hundred
dollar membership only 3S 1-2c per
day for his freedom. A life mem
bership one thousand dollars is a
new feature this year, and it is the
hope of the Negro.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Buys Six Yellow Cabs

CHlCAGO.-The Calumet Cab
Company, Inc, of st. Louis has Just
placed an order with the Yellow
Truck and Coach Manufacturing
Company for six limousine type vel
low cabs, powered with the famous
Yellow-Knight engine. The new We
hicles will be used to expand the
service of the company.
The Calumet company is the third
largest cab operating company in the
world catering to colored people.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Rescue White Aviators

FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla. -
Five white aviators, whose machines
had become stuck in the mud and
marooned for four days on an unin-
habited Andres Island, were rescued
by five race fishermen here Friday.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Knights of Pythias'
Thanksgiving Proclamation

NEW ORLEANS.-March 81 has
been set aside as annual Thanksgiv-
ing Day for knights of Pythias
throughout the country. according
to an order just issued by Supreme
Chancellor S. w. Greene.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25

Word Study
Use a word three times and it is
yours, Let us increase our vocabu-
larry by mastering one word each
day.
DEPRECIATION: to lessen the
worth of; lower the price or rate
of. "The building has deprecated
through neglect"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Lessons in English

Word Often Mi.used
Don't ssy ''in so far as / can
see." Omit "in."
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25
Riddles

After you have puzzled out all of
these riddles, look and see if your
answers are correct. Then get out
pencil and paper and try your hand
at inventing riddles for yourself.
You will be surprised how many you
can think of.
1. What has four eyes, but can't
see?
2. What is the difference between
iailer and a matchmaker?
8. What has four legs and flies
in the air?
d. What flowers are always under
a persons nose?
5. If your uncle's sister is not
your aunt. what relation is she to
you?
6. A farmer, asked how many
ducks he had, replied: 1.-TWO ducks
ahead, two ducks behind, one duck
in the middle" How many?
z. Who was the first unfortunate
Spectator?
8. What insect does the black
smith manufacture?
Q. What has two backbones and
millions of ribs?
9. What is it which runs around
a lot, and never gets anywhere?
ANSWERS
1. Mississippi. 2. One watches
the cells. while the other sells the
watches. 8. Two canaries. 4 Tu-
lips 1.-TWO lips). 5. Your mother. 6.
Three. z. Jonah. He was "takin
in" 8. He makes the "fire-fly." o.
The railroad track. 10. A fence.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25

Word Often Misspell~I
Orchestra
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25

Synonyms
Unkempt. uncouth, unpublished,
awkward, rude, snobbish.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-02-25

Word Often Mispronouneed
Cuckoo. Pronounce the gu" as in
pull" the 100" as in "fool."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Preparing to launch a sea-
plane from the battleship Cali
fornia. A closeup of the cata-
putting mechanism from which
the plane takes the air.
@ Underwood and Underwood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Princess Shigeko Teru. baby
daughter of Emperor Hirohito
and Empress Nagaka of Japan,
whose first birthday was recently
celebrated.
g Underwood and Undcrwoo!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
FINE. PROGRAM Is OUTLINED
FOR DOUGLAS COUNTRY CLUB

The month of September, which
heralds SO much activity in school
and business life, is bringing
similar activity in the social life
of the city
Outstanding in this movement is
the social activity of the Douglas
Country club.
Carl Cole, new chairman of the
social committee, and his committee
consisting of Mrs. A. B. Packard
Mrs j. Davis, Mrs. Carl Cole and
Caleb Rice, have outlined tentative
program for the coming season.
This new program will follow the
lines of last years program inasmuch
as there will be the usual bridge
tournament embelished with occa-
sional dances, dinners and luncheons-
The clubrooms have been entirely
renovated in the main ballroom and
in the numerous smaller rooms until
it will compare favorably with any
clubhouse in this section of the
country. This will make party deco
ration less of a problem than 1t
has been heretofore. Glancing over
the program, with numerous private
functions and golf parties in mind,
it seems that activity is not the
word to describe or group all the
lovely functions in store for the club
members this winter
The program follows
September Lunch, Saturday, 18th;
dinner dances oath.
October: Lunch, 14th; dinner dance.
F"Gay Ninties," fancy dress ball, 29th;
bridge tournament.
November: Luncheon, 18th; formal
dance, Thanksgiving; entertainment;
bridge tournament.
December: Christmas Eve dance,
oath; children's party; New Years
Eve dance; bridge tournament.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
MRS. SPRAGUE
Is HOSTESS AT
CHARMING TEA

Silver baskets laden with pink roses
and ferns formed the attractive back
ground for the formal tea at which
Mrs. A. A. Sprague, jr., was hostess
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. A. A.
Sprague, ST., and Miss Laura Sprague
of Chicago, Ill, were the honor guests.
The guests were bid to call between
the hours of and 6, and during these
hours more than SO called to meet
Mrs. Sprague and her daughter.
Shell pink was the color chosen to
hold sway over the tea table, which
was covered with q lacy cloth and
centered with a handsome silver bas-
ket containing pink rose buds. This
color was also reflected in the mints
and tiny tea cakes.
Mrs. r. G. Arthur and Mrs. B. A.
Packard presided at the tea table from
to 5 o'clock and Mrs. G. G. Mcbride
and Mrs. A. G. Crouch poured from
until o'clock
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. S. P.
AppleWhite, Mrs. Ralph Williams, Miss
Marilyn Norton, Miss Rowena Still
man, Miss Mollie Sweeney, Misses
Frances and Anne Adele Dunno, Miss
Elizabeth Parker, Miss Eleanor Arthur
and Miss Cecilia Gmahling.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ben Matthews, pastor.

Ben Matthews, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 promptly and
| to the minute. Don't be late for that
will always disturb the superintendent
and all who are present and on time.
The Bible study this morning is among
the most wonderful in the Bible. You
are invited to study this great lesson
with us today.
The young people will meet at Z
p. m. and render an interesting pro-
gram. They gave us one of the best
recitals last Sunday evening that has
been given in a long time. They can
do it again. Come and hear them.
The pastor will preach at II a. m.
and at q p. m. 1t is very gratifying
indeed to see so many visitors and
strangers in our services. They al
ways find a hearty welcome here, and
besides the spiritual atmosphere at all
cur services make people want to come
again.
Perhaps there are out-of-town teach
ers and pupils coming to our public
schools this week. If you are Baptist
we want you to find a church home
with us at once. If you are not COM
mitted to any church, then remember
cordial welcome awaits you at our
church. We are here to help and in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
Arizona Leading
Woman l.egionaire
Leaves for aris

Mrs. R. L. Hoyal will depart today
on the Golden Staate Limited for
New York city, from which port she
will embark for Paris, France. on
board the Leviathan September 10.
She will sail with other national
officers and committee women of the
American legion and auxiliary.
Mrs. Hoyal is Arizonas representa-
tive on the national executive COM
inittee, which is the governing boGy
of the organization. The committee
will meet in Paris September II, pre-
ceeding the convention and again IN
New York city October 18.
Many social fnctionS are planned
for the American visitors by the
American colony in Paris, including
receptions, teas and huge banque;
at the Sale Wagram.
The auxiliary convention will be
held in the Continental hotel ball
room in Paris and this will be head
quarters for the national committee
and officers.
Following the convention Mrs. Hoyal
will go to southern France, Nice
Monte Carlo, Switzerland, through the
Rhine country to Belgium and tnen
to England, Ireland and Scotland.
She will sail on the Leviathan from
Southampton October IL and after
visiting New York, Boston and
Niagara Falls she will return to hei
home in this city about November
Mrs. Hoyal has served as a national
officer Of the. legion for four years
She will be accompanied from New
York by MRS. M. N. Forlnan, o1
Yuma.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
Lena Madesin Phillips
Writes to Mrs. Hoyal
Thanking State Mem.

Lena Madesin Phillips recently wrote
the following letter to Mrs. Robert L.
Hoyal, of this city. Mrs. Phillips pays
to Arizona several compliments that
are to be valued as Mrs. Phillips is a
prominent attorney at law in New
York City Mrs. Phillips is serving
her second period as national presi-
dent of the Business and Professional
Women's club.
Mrs. Hoyal who is state president
of the organization, will call on Mrs.
Phillips in New York City on her re-
turn from Europe and she will confer
as to questions of the club. Her visit
will also be of personal nature once
that business matters have been dis
cuSSed.
Following is the letter:
My Dear Mrs. Hoyal:
May I through you, express to the
members of your state organization the
very sincere appreciation of all of us
who Travelled upon the presidents spe-
cial to our Oakland convention. That
we had happy time you know al
ready. How deeply we realized and
appreciated all that your state did for
us 1 believe you can never realize
until you have enjoyed similar hos
pitality.
Your state can offer scenic grandeur
unequalled probably by any other
country in the world. Your Grand
Canyon is far too profound and awe
inspiring to need any words from us.
We enjoyed the Indian dances, the
souvenirs and most of all your de-
lightful members.
We only hope that you will remem-
ber us as happily as we shall always
remember you.
Cordially,
LENA MADSEIN PHILLIPS,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
: Douglas Society," Churches Clubs and Organizations ::
MISS EDNA CHAVEZ BECOMES
BRIDE OF ]. C. BOCA, SOCORRO

~
Miss Edna Chavez became the bride
of J. O Boca, of socorro, N. M,
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock In
the Mexican Methodist church of
this city
The bride is the daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. ]. G. Chavez, of Douglas.
The chancel of the church in which
the wedding took place was beau
tifully decorated with entwiring
greenery interspersed with white
oleander. An arch of greenery and
white rosebuds From the center of
the arch hung wedding bell or
white lined with pink. On each side
OF the bell were two white hearts
with ribbon strealnerS.
White carpeting was laid from the
entrance of the church to the arch
under which the couple stood. Fes-
tooned along the entire path thus
formed were ribbon streamers.
The bride entered on the arm of
the groom Iand they were followed
by Mr. and Mrs. LesSandro STABLE
ton, !. Of Socorro. who acted as best
man and nlatron of honor. The
wedding march by Lohengrin was
played BY Mrs. Ballencia.
Rev. Chavez read the impressive
ring service and was assisted by Rev.
o. L. Enyeart OF. the Methodist church
and Rev. Rodriguez Of the Mexican
Presbyterian church.
At the close of the service a re-
ception was held in the church
parlors and refreshments carrying
out the scheme Of pink and white
were served by young girls. Mrs z.
Causey and Mrs. Lot assisted with
the reception
The bride wore beautiful white
crepe de chine dress with bridal veil
surinounted by a wreath of orange
blossoms and she carried a shower
boquet of orange of bridal roses.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Baca and daughter and
young son, of Socorro, and Mr. and
Mrs. Lessandro Stapleton, also of
Socorro One hundred persons from
Douglas were invited guests, among
them a number of young people from
the Epworth league of the Methodist
church.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-04
Rev. and Mrs. SimOnSOn
Celebrate Anniversary.

The Rev and Mrs E. W. Simonson
celebrated their thirty we'd
ding anniversary Saturday, Septem-
Der third Mrs Quinn, who is Mrs.
Simonson's mother, the Misses Eli
zabeth and Katheryn Simonson, and
Miss Lucy Dennison were at the
rectory at this time to celebrate the
anniversary
Miss Dennison was present at the
wedding ceremony thirty-two years
ago. Rev. and Mrs Simonson were
married in Nova Scotia at the scene
of the expulsion of the Acadians.