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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11


ment, the finest car. II one man
purchases Pierce Arrow another
will buy a Rolls Royce. One brother
with dark complexion in order to
keep ahead of the feyerish process
sion maintains a Rolls Royce. a
Pierce Arrow, Cunningham with
liveried chauffeur. 1t is the spirit
OF Chicago. Some people call it
making "a front" But on the whole
IL denotes progress. 1t keeps n man
eyerlastingly at IL to stand the pace.
What matters It that notes and
mortgages are piled mountain high.
It's big business.
Big insurance companies teeming
with happy brown-slkln workers.
Substantial banks crowded with
those eager to save. Mansions stand
in all their majestic beauty on both
sides OF the boulevards. Your guide
tells you with light in his eyes that
colored people own and live in
them. They are proud of Chicago
and what colored Chicagoans are
doing. They bury the hatchet when
visitors come to town and all shoul-
ders get to the wheel with one
great big boost. That to my mind
is the spirit that has made the Chi
cago Negro prosper.
They risk all on ono turn OF for
tunes wheel. Their philosophy OF
life is nothing attempted. nothing
done. And with ali their four-flush-
ing and desire to Impress other peo-
pie, there is much that is substan-
tial and great. Nothing is too big
for the Chicago Negro to tackle.
Business deals that would scare the
average Negro to death are put over
in Chicago with perfect calmness;
with that do or die attitude. They
believe they can accomplish any,
thing. And they are almost doing
II. They possess those qualities that
have made America the greatest
Nation in the world. The spirit OF
the place gets into VOW blood d-,s
The Third Ward Republican Club
with its thirty-five thousand regis
tered voters 10 directed by colored
men. They play politics according
to the rules. A politician must keep
his word or be dethroned at the
next election. The Chicago Negro
doesn't accept excuses. You either
keep the faith or Off goes your
head. Those in power don't play
with the Negro voter. With the
same determination that Is exhibit
ed in business they work in politics.
They do not respectfully request
that certain things be given TO them.
They demand recognition for their
votes. And they get IL. These citi-
zens of darker hue believe that their
votes are worth as much as the
votes of any other class. II is SIM
ply quid pro quod. They receive
more political patronage in Chicago
than do Negroes anywhere in the
world. The positions did not fall
into their laps or come to them on
a silver platter. IL required the
Chicago nerve TO get them.
Colored Chicago is a part Of Chi
cago. They do not believe that they
are foster children. They feel and
have their being in its vast sweep
of progress. They stand with deep
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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
BY L.. l.. RICHARDSON
(Enterprise News Bureau)

NEW YORK, March 1O.-In or
der to ascertain how many OF our
people today are conscious OF the
accomplishments of famous Negro
men and women, g. list was pre-
pared and submitted to thirty-two
colored people in Brooklyn, N Y.
On the list were twenty-nine famous
Negroes, selected at random. Some
OF the answers we're astounding:
Roland Hayes is a violinist. Ar
thur Schomburg Is a movie director.
Rene Maran is a colored woman.
Richard Allen is a musician and
Ras Tafari is a native OF India.
These are some of the things /
learned when l asked my colored
acquaintances who these people
were. And did not choose dumb
bells" either. The majority, as far
as ! could Judge. were, above medi-
ocrity. approached them without
previous notice and asked them how
many names on the list OF famous
colored people they were able to
identity.
The thirty-two persons I asked
included five college students, six
high-school students and one ele-
mentary pupil. one optometrist. three
ministers. one newspaper editor, one
dletician, one magazine editor. one
college professor. one housewife, two
realtors. two factory workers, three
machinists, one shipping clerk, one
journalist, one electrician and q
clerk for a subway concession com
lpany.
OF all the persons questioned the
only one who answered the CUES
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Players Jump Teams
To Make Oriental Tour

LOS ANGELES, Calf. March IL.
A(Pacific Coast News Bureau. =
Lonnie Goodwin, manager Of the
All-Star baseball aggregation that
will leave Los Angeles, Wednesday.
March 9th for four months tour
across the Pacific has announced his
final roster of players numbering
fourteen including himself. In the
lineup are four leading players, two
from the National League and two
from the Eastern circuit; Cooper, a
pitcher; Dixon, an outfielder; Dun
can, a catcher, who will play first
base and Raleigh Mackey. utility
player and catcher, are the boys who
are refusing Eastern contracts to go
with Goodwin.
The remainder of the team is made
up of locals, namely: Evans, john
son and Tucker, pitchers; Fagen, I'd
base; Riddle, Sd base; Cade, center
field; Green, rightfield, and Pullen,
catcher. Pul.en, Fagen and Evans
formerly played in the East.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11

HELPED BUILD
THE 80. R.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March g.
Especial celebrating its Tooth An
niversary here this week, the Balti-
more and Ohio Railway gave a
prominent place to the part the race
has played in its development when
Fearless Williams, employee in the
central offices here, was cast in a
stellar part in the pageant setting
forth its birth at the Lyric theatre.
Records of the Baltimore and
Ohio show that race labor and eff
fort not only played great part
in the development of the system,
but that the road played a great
part in that stirring history sur
rounding the. Civil War and emanei-
patton of the group.
There were $50 battles of the
Civil War fought on or near b. & o.
tracks and the famous attack OF
the Immortal John Brown was
made on the side of the tracks OF
the railroad at Harper's Ferry.
Records also show that in the lay
ing of the first tracks until to-day
race labor has played an important
part.
65O In Dining Service
According to f. v. Baugh, Man
ager of the Dining Car Department
says that there are 659 colored mel
and women employed in his depart.
ment alone and that they are among
the best in the world. Speaking
especially of the cooks. he says, the
B. & o. combed the land to find
them and that they represent tbs
best, the highest achievement in tbs
culinary art. Any Of them could
write a book of master recipes, hS
says, and know how to prepare q
meal to the Queens taste.
Special reference was also made
to the promotion system employed
by the railroad and in which al
employee may rise to the top OF thii
department. A recent example
was the appointment Of Joseph
Press as supervising steward.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
KIar Service In COlOred Church
Alice Rhinelander Is
Granted Counsel Fee

WHITE PLAINS, N. ", Mar.
9.-Supreme Court Justice Jo-
seph Morsehauser today granted
Alice Jones RhineIander $500
additional counsel fees to con-
tinue to fight the efforts of her
wealthy white husband, Leonard
Kip RhineIandef, to annul their
marriage.
Mrs. RhineIander had asked
$4,000 to combat Rhinelander's
efforts to have the court of ap-
peals at Albany overturn JUS
tiee Morsehsuser's earlier deei-
sion declining to annul the mar
riage on the grounds of fraud.
Counsel for Rhinelander object
ed to the additional fees, claim.
ing Mrs. Rhinelander has 80 far
collected $lS,50O, or one-tenth
of Rhinelander's estate.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Teacher Shoots Poker
Playing Husband

LOS ANGELES, Cal. (ByA.
N. P.)-Mrs. Enola Chism, a
prominent teacher and one of
the stellar lights of the Parent
teacher Association, is in charge
of the matron at the county jail
charged with assault with intent
to murder her husband, Albert
Chism. They have been married
20 years, but lately the hus-
band had developed a penehant
for poker playing, losing his
wages for several weeks in sue
eession. Last Friday she rang
the house where the game was
on at 1lol E. Pieo, finding him
there. Going after him armed,
an alteration ensued, resulting
in her firing a shot into his
shoulder. He is still at a hos
pital.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
MODERN NOAH
LANDS In JAIL;
BUBBLE BURSTS


LOS ANGELES, Cal, March To-
(By A. N. Prev. r. G. Lewis.
colored, and s. Baron Brown, alias
Burke, white, are still in the tolls
of the law. for promoting q bunco
scheme represented as steamship
line to Monrovia, Liberia. from San
Pedro Port, Los Angeles.
The Rev. Lewis will be remem-
bered as having attracted the in
terest of the world in building
mostly by his own hands an ark
patterned after the Biblical one of
Noah. He planned to load the large
number of followers he had gained
by his prophetic teachings and float
away to a Promised Land in a new
Utopia at Liberia. Very liberal do
nations from the brethren and sis
ters had supplied the funds for the.
building of the ship. On the day
of the launching II slid down the
ways of the ship-yard, rested mo-
plummet to the depths of the bay.
then unlike Noahs ark sank like O
plummet to the deptsy OF the bay.
ALI this happened several years
ago. But the climax came when
last August, the self-appointed ad-
miral organized the Liberlan Trans
portation Line and Exselsior Mining
Company OF Monrovia. He became
allied with Brown, alias Burke
and all resplendently dolled up in
gold-braided uniforms as admiral
captains. etc., opened offices on the
deck of the old steamer Chiapis OF
Frisco in which they had $4,000
equity and sold stock in the steam
er's projected voyage to Liberia.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11

CHICAG0.--A court injunction
halted the burial of James Nimmer
in a newly acquired cemetery at
Burr Oak, 1877 and 44th Avenue,
Wednesday when a band of 75 white
farmers and laborers, with their
wives, headed by Deputy Sheriff Carl
J. Calstrom, served the officials Of
the cemetery association with a writ
Of injunction, which denied the
corpse its last resting place.
The cemetery plot dispute COM
prises 40 acres and recently was
purchased by the Burr Oak Ceme-
terry Association, where it ha,
planned to develop a burial groun'
dc luxe,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11

DETROIT, Mich. (By AMP. Ut
is estimated that more than 10000
colordd persons were insured re-
Gently in the Metropolitan Life IN
surance Company by the General
Motor Corporation Tor $1,000 each
when that corporation insured all
its employees, numbering 100000,
which Is said TO be the largest group
insurance, in point of number, ever
taken out by any one company at
one ting,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Students Win Right
To Sue School Board

DENVER, COL, March 8. - The
state supreme court Monday denied
a rehearing in the case of the Dem
yer school board versus Mildred
Jones, Negro high school pupil. The
Jones girl and several other Negroes
brought suit recently in the district
court to force the school officials to
admit members of their race to cer-
tain social functions.
The suit was dismissed on a de-
murrer by the school board, but the
Negroes appealed and won re-
versal and direction for the case to
be tried on its merits. This decision
was upheld Monday and the case
will go on trial soon in the lower
court. H r
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Jury in -Four Minutes
y Sentences Man to Die

NATcHEZ, Miss.--Jack Emberly,
charged with attacking a young
white woman at Stephenson, Wilkin.
son County, about 10 days ago, was
convicted at special term Of cir
cult court at Woodville and was sem
fenced to be hanged March 81 by
Judge R. L. Corban in a record time.
A verdict was returned by the jury
in four minutes. III
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11

advancement Of the work of the
Ku KluX Klan.
81 believe / can voice the senti-
ment of my race" continued the
cleric, when | say that We will be
loyal to such an organization as
the Ku Klux Klan, having as 1t
does. the interest of the Negro at
heart and helping and inspiring as
II does the Negro race"
Klan guards attired in khaki uni
forms and oversee helmets patrol
led the sidewalks outside of the
church while wives and friends of
the Klansmen filled the church TO
overflowing.
At a signal the audience opened
the service with "Onward Christian
Soldiers" The Klansmen, the wo-
men leading with a few children
scattered here and there. marched
solemnly into the church, arms
akimbo, and with an air OF bravado.
j. II. Kane, Field Representative
of the Ku Klux Klan, marched into
the auditorium after most Of the
Klansmen had assumed their places.
He was distinguished from the Khan
laity by a much more ornate and
presumptious robe. He was i'm
pressive in white silk effusively
trimmed with purple, yellow, and
green trappings. During his ad.
dress he laid aside his hood.
Against Lynching
Reverend Walker continued
ANY organization such as this that
stands against mob law and lynch
ing should have the support Of the
Negro race. believe in the K'i
Klux Klan because you stand
against un- americans and because
you are 100 per cent Americans
He received thunderous applause
from the X X. X. cohorts.
J. F. Kane, erstwhile of the roll.
ing plains of Kansas, and who had
never seen a Negro until he was
twenty years old, according to his
own admission to the writer in al
interview after the meeting
launched into an effort to "set ev'
eryone straight as to the Klan pol
icy towards the Negro"
"The misconception of the Negro
In regards to the Klan is based up
on lies told about the Ku Klu'
Klan, Many think that the Kr
Klux Xlan has a tar bucket in one
hand and a pillow case full o.
feathers in the other waiting for
'nigger'. There is only one inter
est the Klan has in the Negro
question, and that is the question o
marriages" Mods of approval were
evident among the Klansmen Sc
gregated in the center aisles.
THE 'niggers', IL they have an!
mental equilibrium or sense wher
they get ready to marry will get
Negro woman. It is only sign o
the Negro's belief in his superior
fly. He believes his women super
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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Burns Children to Death

GRAY, Ga.-Threatened with be-
ing sent to an insane asylum, Lula
Croxtou locked herself and three OF
her children in a barn here Wednes.
day and sat it afre. The charred
bodies were found in the ruins.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
Pastor Tells Klansmen That
Negroes Are Loyal To The Klan
By ORRIN c. EVANS

MoRRIsTowN Pa March Enterprise News Bueraul-Bidd1s
Ebnezer African United Methodist Protestant
assembled
in principles
and
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11
CHICAGO: NEGRO PROGRESS CENTER
Nothing Too Big For Chicago Negroes To
Tackle; A Record Of Race Advancement
By E. WASHINGTON RHODES

Enterprise Bureau-The
will tell that Chicago the
believe
all the
"grand
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-03-11

In celebration of the Beethoven
Centennial, the Women's Federation
Of the University OF Washington will
offer next week the most sensational
artist concerts of the season,
On Tuesday evening, at the Ply
mouth Church, will be presented
the Elshunco Trio of musicians. On
Wednesday evening at Meany Hall,
Roland Hayes, world famous tenor,
will be heard.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Safe Crackers
Trial Continued

los ANGFTES Jn'v ?e-The
trial Of Chorles Valentine Niohus,
nlcncd mcmbor Of notorious Han
ford safc-cracking gang, on CHARGE
of burglary and assault to commit
Murder. was continued todav until
Auonst 10 in Judge F. B. Brown s
court.
Niohns, With Albert Agev"d do. is
charoed with stealing safe con
tsining $685. from the Crescent
Tronmcrv Company of Pasadena
last fall The assault charge invol-
~es the BURGLARY If safe at San
Fernando two weeks later in which
Niohus with Alvin Glow and Elton
Glow engaged in a gun battle with
dcnntv sheriffs.
Niohus WIS "optnred several
months later in Chicago. The CLOVIS
We're approhended in Tulsa, Okla.
Alvin Glow was sentenced to
serve ane to Is years at San Qu"n
tin, whore he is now confined. His
son. Elton Glow, was granted nro-
baton of two wears and according
to probation officers has obtained
a position with the Edison Company
at Big Creek.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Mission Beach
Thanks Valley

T. G. Armstrong, manager of the
Mission Beach Company, has sent
the following letter to the Press
expressing his thanks to the people
of Imperial Valley for the success
of ''Imperial Valley Day. held at
the beach last Sunday:
"We would greatly appreciate il
if you would convey to the people
of Imperial Valley, through the
columns of the Imperial Valley
Press, the deep appreciation for the
cooperation given us in holding our
first annual Imperial Valley Day
here on Sunday, July "a,
"Imrerial Valley Day was most
successful and we wish to take this
opportunity to extend our sincere
thanks for your hearty cooperation
"We assure YOU that cordial
welcome always awaits Imperial
Valley residents at Mission Beach
and we will be glad to have them
with us at any time
Very truly yours.
(Signed) II. G. ARMSTRONG,
Manager
Mission Beach Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Court Upholds
Gaines Verdict

VLYMPIA, Wash, July 28.-The
conviction of Wallace c. Gaines,
convicted in Seattle year ago Of
the murder of his daughter, Sylvia,
was upheld by the state supreme
court in decision handed down
today.
Gaines appealed to the state sup
RENE court for new trial, alleg
ing that he had not been granted a
public trial in Seattle because spec
tators had been banned from the
courtroom. The state court refused
his appeal.
The death sentence imposed on
CAIN, Mt the time of his trial was
nullified by his appeal so he WI
be taken before Judge James again
at an early date and re-sentencd tC
death on the gallows.
Sylvia Gaines was found murder,
ed on the shores Of Green Lake on
the morning Of June l6, 1926. F"'
father was later arrested for the
death. tried and convicted, althouoe
he maintained throughout that he
was innocent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Knights Outlines
Legion's Plans

An outline of the proposed pro-
gram to be carried out in equip
ping the 40 acre plot, just north of
the city limits, as a recreation
center by Boyce Aten Post, Ame
rican Legion, was given by P. K.
Knights. city engineer, at the meet
ing of the members of the chamber
of commerce, at the Barbara Worth
Hotel last night.
Dinner was served at $50 o'clock
hut due to the absence of President
R. Y. Watson from the city, it was
announced that no directors meeting
would be held. The evening was
then given over to general dis
cussion on the proposed recreation
center and the address by Engineer
Knights.
In his address the citv engineer
said that it is hoped that n swim
ming pool, clubhouse and numerous
other equipment will he placed on
the plot soon. The first of these
projects to be taken up will be the
clubhouse and the pool, he declar-
ed. He stressed the need of pool
by the city in his address and at
its conclusion he was assured bv
the members that thew would do
anything in their power to assist
in the program as outlined.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
LINDA BURRACE
RUNNER UP AT
BEAUTY'PARADE

Further honors have been won by
Linda Burrage of this city, "Miss
Imperial Valley,' according to an.
rouncement received at the West
Coast tHeaters here today.
At a beauty parade held at the
metropolitan theater, Los Angeles
Monday night, Miss Burrage was
runner up for the Metropolitan cup,
which was won by Miss Holly
wood Included in the contest
ants Were girls representing San
Diego Riverside, Orange county,
Pasadena, Los Angeles, and severa,
other Southern districts.
There were no judges for the con,
test. the award being made on the
basis of applause received by the
individual contestants. Los Ange-
les papers commented on the fact
that Miss Burrage was up against
hard competition due to the fact
that the "Hollywood crowd' ap-
peared en- masse to support their
candidate, and the Imperial Valley
girl had the support of the greater
part of the audience aside from the
Hollywood rooters.
Miss Burrage left Tuesday for
San Francisco, where she will ap-
pear in the West Coast theaters
contest to choose "Miss Californ.
ia and "Miss Southern Californ.
ia. - for entry into the "Miss
America" contest at Atlantic City
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
CAPITAL EXPECTS
GENEVA PARLEY
TO BE FAILURE

WASHINGTON. Julv 2s.-Offi-
cialS here evpe"t the Geneva Naval
Cc"ferenrn to fail.
They blame Great Britain.
They anticipate big naval apn-o,
nriations by the next CONGRESS. The
American proposal to limit naval
STRENGTH nv total tornages of shin
classns-which Britain accented 1T
the Washington conference and now
r"iects--is the only nracticah'c
limitation method, according to the
administration here.
Tho rcnorted no'i"v of Sir Austen
Chamberlain, British fornirn minis
Ter. rejecting that method for limit
ING small cruisers, will break the
Geneva conference if insisted on nv
The Rritish delegation, officials told
tho TTnitrd Press todav.
IF the British give the American
n'an fair hearing the conference
can still hn saved. thev said.
They evn'ained that Great Britain
and the United States b"cansn of
ceograr'rical conditions have differ.
ino cruiser needs, which can be met
only bv fixing an equal cruiser ton
raro for each navv and allowiro Q
nact tn apnottion ITS TONNAGE in
large, or small cruisers, according to
its own needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
SENATOR URGES
ELIMINATION OF
FILIPINO FLAG
BY United Press Leased Wire

MANILA, P. l., July Ex-senator
Hiram Bingham of Connecticut and
Manuel Quezon, president of the in
sular senate returned today from
teurs on which they investigated
special phases of the independence
problem.
Bingham. who is also a famous
explorer, made a trip through the
archipelago studying the native
Filipinos. He said he believed a
mistake had been made in attempt
ing to teach the natives LOYALTY to
two flags. He urged that the Fill
pino flag be abolished and only the
American flag used.
Quezon investigated the nation
nlist movement in China, visited
the leaders and returned with the
conviction that the Filipino indie
pendence movement should not be
linked with the Chinese cause.
The nationalist movement in
China has sufficient difficulty in
maintaining itself, without assist
ing outside projects, Quezon said.
He believes the Filipinos would an
tagonize American opinion should
thev become allied with the Chinese
cause,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
SPEAKER LONGWORTH UNABLE
TO MAKE VISIT TO VALLEY

4 Members Of the committee com
posed of Republican county commit
eemen, G. II. Childers, attorney for
he imperial Irrigation District and
". J. Dowd, chief engineer of the
District, returned from Los Angeles
zhis morning The committee held
II private conference with Speaker
Nicholas Longworth of the House of
Representative while in Los An
keles. r. Y. Watson and Dave Rob
krts were among the Republican
bounty committee members attend
ng the conference.
Attorney Childers said today that
he committee had placed the nu'
nerous problems of the valley in
connection with the Boulder Dam
bin before the speaker. He said
hat while the speaker would not
commit himself relative to his views
bn the project, he did admit that
ome sort of legislation was needed
n the valley.
( The speaker was invited to make
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
SandinO's Troops
Again Bombed
ny United Press Leased Wire

MANAGUA, July 28.-Scoring a
direct hit, American aviators in
bombing planes yesterday killed
and wounded a score of General
Sandino's liberal troops. --e
The main body of the liberal gen.
erals forces was not seen. by the
planes, but the aviators sighted a
rear and dropped bombs with dead
ly accuracy.
The aviators reported that Ma jor
Oliver Floyd's mixed column of
marines and national guardsmen
with the assistance of another small
detachments of marines. was trying
to block the retreat of Sandino s
forces.
SANDING was rctreating into wild
er country, where it will be difficult
if not impossible to capture him
without a large force.