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GRIESRY STRONG

kETCHIKAN, Nov. ', (P)-Wack- Ter, ReVilla and Charcoal precincts with a complete tally gave Grigsby 1oo votes and the incumbent 13s: Rustgard l43 and Truitt 83.
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CLIMBING THE LADDER

SEATTLE, Nov, T, (R)-Walter Cleghorn of Seldovia, better known as the Cook Inlet Kid', won an easy decision over George Dixon, Port land negro, in six rounds.
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If you haven't trEeo rrye.BruhH's Baby Beef you have missed soNne thing, friendsl
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A BIG LEAD FOR AL

NEW YORK, Nov, 7, R)-One thousand 283 districts out of 8,267 gave Smith 381,7 and Hoover 26o,- 867.
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Al meat ana nothing else sn thu Frye -Bruhn Meat Market.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Phil Randolph
Barred From
Jacksonville

NEW YORK, Jan. ia. Philip
Randolph, General Organizer of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
and Editor of The Messenger Maga-
zine, is in RECEIPT of telegram from
colored citizens of Jacksonville, Fla,
advising Randolph that he should
not visit Jacksonville at this time
to speak for the interests of the
Brotherhood. When several citizens
called on the mayor of Jacksonville
to inform him of the proposed visit
of Randolph, he answered thom
sharply saying, 81 know all about
II, but he is, coming here. j fol-
lowed his record and know all about
him and IL he comes here to Jack
sonville, I'll put him in jail and any
body else who has anything to do
with his meeting" With this pre-
judicial attitude on the part Of
the mayor of Jacksonville. the citi-
zens Informed Mr.. Randolph OF the
attitude of the city administration
toward him and advised that he
should not visit Jacksonville at this
time.
1t is believed by Mr. Randolph
and the officials of the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters that the
local superintendent of the Pullman
Company in Jacksonville, Mr.. Coo
per, was responsible for creating this
bias and un-American attitude OF
the mayor toward Randolph who is
a native of Florida.
1t will be interesting to note In
this connection, that only some eight
months ago, Mr.. Bennie Smith, Field
Organizer of the Brotherhood Of
Sleeping Car Porters, was bounded
and harrassed and prosecuted in
Jacksonville by the city police SO
that he was compelled to leave the
town. Mr.. Randolph believes that
this case is not only a challenge to
the Pullman porters. but to every
red -blooded Negro with any pride OF
race as well as to every enlightened
fairminded American citizen. Ran.
dolph was compelled to cancel his
southern tour on account of the
Jacksonville situation. He had plan.
ned to visit Atlanta and New Or
leans for the first time.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Race Makes Demand
Upon Chicago Mayor

CHICAGO, - The South Side,
which gave Mayor Thompson 10000
of 100000 votes in the mayoralty ell
ection, is said to have him backed
against the wall in demands for
complete race recognition on all the
important boards and in the munic-
pal institutions.
I Physicians have organized and pre-
sented big Bill" with these de-
mands:
Appointment of a race doctor as
assistant health commissioner, ad-
mission of race patients to the munic-
pal Tuberculosis Sanitarium on a
basis Of the number OF patients; and
establishment Of a county or city
hospital for the south side open to
workers and patients free of creed or
color prejudices.
Petition is made for member on
the school board, and charges Of
racial segregation are made against
district superintendents, principals
and members of the school board.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Congress Gets
Bill To Stop
Mixed Marriages

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 16.-
Senator Cole Blease, democrat, of
South Carolina, is not satisfied with
his bill to prohibit the intermar-
riage of white and colored persons
in the District of Columbia.
lie would amend the Constitution
of the United States to carry into
effect the purpose of his bill.
On last Thursday he proposed In
the Senate joint resolution to
amend the CONSTITUTIONS His amend
ment, which would be known as
Article 20, is as follows:
"The marriage of white person
with a Negro or mulatto shall be
unlawful and void. Congress shall
provide by law for the punishment
of the officer of the law, or minis
ter or any other person qualified to
perform the marriage ceremony
who shall attempt to or perform
such ceremony"
Passage of this constitutional
amendment will require two
thirds vote Of the Senate and House
and ratification by three-fourths OF
the state legislatures.
This joint resolution was referred
to the Judiciary committee.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Negro History Week
Fights Racial Bias

WASHINGTON.-To disabuse the
public mind of any racial bias will
be the purpose of the third Negro
History Week, nationally known cele-
bration held under the auspices of
the Association for the Study of Ne
gro Life and History, Inc.
According to DR.. Carter G Wood
son, director, there seems to have
been the understanding on the part
of some persons that the aim of this
movement was TO diminish the inter-
est of the Negro in general history
by suggesting less attention to the
achievements of other races and ma
tions and by eulogizing unduly the
achievements of the race. The pur-
pose is rather to give the Negro his
place among the achievements of the
world without any exaggeration.
The establishment of the Home
Study Department has assisted many
students by offering instruction by
mail and the Association is urging
schools and libraries to use text.
books and other material treating Ne
gro life and to organize classes and
clubs for the serious study of the
significant record of the race. The
Association is also anxious to receive
at its national office, letters, diaries
family records. ETC., that would be OF
historical significance.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
COlOred Woman
Wins Seat In ".
Va. Legislature

WEIGH, w. Va, Jan. 19.-When
the House of Delegates is called to
order. Mrs e. Howard Harper,
prominen West Virginia Race wo-
man, will occupy chair among its
members. 1t will mark the first
time that a colored American wo-
man has filled an office in a state
legislature.
Mrs. Harper was recommended by
the Republican executive committee
to Governor Gore for appointment
as a member OF the House of Dele
gates to fill the vacancy created by
the recent death of her husband,
Hon. e. Harper. Gov. Gore sup
ported the recommendation as re-
quired by state law.
Hon. Harper was one of the most
popular members Of the w. Va
House of Delegates. He was serving
his third term as legislator.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Tongue Tied" Kip
Can't Be Found

NEW YORK When Sher-
iff Underhill, of Westchester County,
returned the copies of the summons
and complaint delivered to him for
service on Leonard Kip Rhinelander
in the action initiated by his wife,
Alice Jones Rhinelander, for a separ-
alton, her attorney, Judge Samuel
Swinburne, Immediately took steps
to serve the errant Kip by publica-
ton.
The sheriff served notice that the
tongue-tied youth of millions could
not be located.
Contemporaneous almost with the
announcement of Alice's moves for
a divorce comes the publication of
the claim that Kip's sister, Mrs. Julien
st. Charles Chapuenou the former
Adelaide Kip Rhinelander, is to sue
her husband, who is now in Parhs
for divorce. Her marriage, it is
said, Was also opposed BY the pater-
familias, Phillip Kip Rhinelander.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Marcus Carney Tells
OfLife In u. S. Prison

"Then there was a white mayor,
also from Indiana, named Johnson.
When | went to Indiana in 1921 he
was then mayor and presided at the
meeting and introduced me. The
next place / met him was in Atlanta
Prison. He served a year and day
and then he made parole and went
home. Then the next person ! met
from Indiana was judge who, Gu
riously enough, was at the same
meeting where the mayor presided,
Nominated In Prison
"Then we had Eugene Victor
Debs. He was sent for 10 years
in the prison; man who ran for
the presidency. He was nominated
in prison and ran against Harding,
and believe got two million
votes. SO that shows the makeup
of the penitentiary there.
Health Resort
"It Is Just a health resort for
politicians whose friends are not in
power, and for villains who happen
to do things against the people in
power, and for crooks Now don't
you doubt that there are crooks
there, and large number of them,
NllidllS WHO NOuiu plCh yOui pun
cts with your eyes open and with
your eyes closed You have there
villains who have held up trains
with two guns and got everybody
off, and then they took away two
million dollars worth of mail The
most Of the villains down there are
Jews; all races are to be found
there.
Library of 1000
80 i spent two years and ten
months out of five years, and l was
never disturbed one minute of the
day, for my conscience was clear.
was so busy for the seven years pre-
ceding my conviction that l was
not able to open book had a
library of $4,000 books, and I had
not even time to open one of them
for about seven and a half years
In Atlanta ] had a library of 1000
books. and l had all the time 10
read and reflect: therefore, feel
good now and we'll. I feel ready for
another ten years"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Congress To Honor
The Black Hero Of
North Polar Trip

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 19.-
Matthew Hensen, the colored hero
OF the only successful North Pole
expedition ever conducted on land
by man, is about to receive some
recognition for his value at last
More than a decade after they par
ticipated in Pearys memorable dis
covery OF the North Pole, plans
have been inaugurated in Congress
to grant some awards, probably
medals, to members of the expedi-
tion. t'
Henson, who was recently report
ed destitute in the City of New
York, has the distinction of being
the only one of Peary's crew to
stand with Peary at the Pole. Rep.
Celler CD New York, already has
introduced a bill granting him a
medal of honor.
Donald Macmillan, who is now en-
gagged in Arctic exploration, was one
OF the members of the expedition.
None of the crew received any
award for their part in the discovery
Rep Kelly (Rep.) Pennsylvania,
who is preparing a bill to grant the
award, declared Saturday. The late
Admiral Peary received a medal of
homer from Congress, he added. but
his subordinates went unrecognized.
Admiral Peary and Henson made
the final squirt to the Pole alone, the
other members of the expedition re-
naming in camp. They included
Or. j. w. Goodsell, Sandy Lake,
IA. expedition surgeon; Capt. Bart
lett, expedition commander; George
Wardweil, expedition chief engineer,
and George Borup.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Negro Academy Elects

WASHINGTON,-The officers Of
the American Negro Academy for
the ensuing year are: Arthur Schom-
berg, Brooklyn, NJ Y, President
vice-PI esidents, ]. r. Clifford, L. NJ.
Hershaw, Wendell P. Dabney, W. H.
Ferris; Recording Secretary, Thomas
NJ. Dent; Treasurer, F. H. M. MUIR
ray. M tt
The executive committee is: Leon
ard z. johnson, chairman, with Kel.
ley Miller, Henry P. Slaughter, Al.
aine Leroy Locke, and George w
Cook. Robert A. Pelham, of the U
S. Census Bureau continues as Cor
responding Secretary. Messrs. Cook
and Ferris are the only new persons
in the official personnel, the others
having been reelected.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Memphis Bank
Shortage Is
Now 100000

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. (Spe-
ciaD Examiners preparing an in
ventory and complete list of losses
involved in the failure of the Fra
ternal & Solvent Bank and Trust
Company estimate the shortage of
the colored institution will amount
to 100000, possibly more.
Despite the mounting shortage it
is believed that depositors will be
fully protected. An indemnity bond
for 100000 signed by some of the
directors is held by the bank and
it is expected that recovery can be
made of much of the Improperly
withdrawn funds.
Churches Lost
Churches and school children are
said to be among those who have
been hard struck by the failure OF
the bank, according to one of Men,
phis leading ministers.
The bank was the depository Of
the thrift system promoted in the
Public schools as well as the regular
Christmas Saving department, large
ly patronized by children.
Efforts to save the building oc-
cupied by the late bank and the
one belonging to the FTaternal prior
to merger of the Fraternal with the
Solvent, disclosed that they were
transferred to Bob Church, politi-
clan and trustee for the National
Benefit Life Insurance Company,
one day prior to closing of the doors
of the institution.
Examiners believe the transfer OF
property to Church can be attach
ed on the grounds that the Insur-
ance company was 6feated asa pre-
ferred creditor. The insurance COM
pany. a Washington, d. C., organi-
zation, loaned the bank $4,000
one week prior to its failure.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Sixteen Share
Harmon AzOards
For Achievement

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Recogni-
tion of creative work thru awards
of $4,000 accompanied by gold and
bronze medals was announced by
the Harmon Foundation, 14O Nassau
St., Monday, to sixteen men and
women.
This Is the second year OF the
Harmon Awards for Distinguished
Achievement among Negroes which
are directed by the Commission on
the Church and Race Relations Of
the Federal Council OF Churches.
DIR. George Il. Haynes, Secretary
Achievement in the Fine Arts,
Business including Industry. Educa-
tion. Science including Invention and
Religious Service was cited with two
awards in each field-a first of $500
and a gold medal and second OF
500 with a bronze medal. No
award in music was given last year
because OF the nature of the material
entered, the sum available was car
ried over and two awards of s400
each and two Of 500 each with ac-
companying medals were granted
this year.
itHCc ItctuttOuh
"The series OF awards also iu-
cludes one for Race Relations Of
$500 with a gold medal. This was
open to either white or colored
entrants. The recipient will not be
named until the latter part OF jan
uary.
Chemist
James A. Parsons, Jr,, 81, chief
chemist and metallurgist of the
Duriron Company of Dayton, Ohio,
was given the first award in science
for special research in aluminium
bronze and his development in dur
iron. Through the interests of his
present employer in whose family his
father served as butler, he was able
to attend and graduate from the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, OF
Troy, N Y, where he specialized In
electro chemistry and electro me-
taliurgy, He has developed re-
search tsaff of TIE or SIX Negro ex-
perts employed by the DurIron Com
pany.
The judges made no decision for
the second award.
Art
Laura Wheeler Waring, teacner
OF art at Cheyney State Normal
School, Cheyney. Pa. was accorded
the firs taward in Fine Arts for
group of paintings. Special men
tion was made OF the portrait OF an
old Negro woman entitled, Anna
Washington Derry. Mrs. Waring
was educated in Brooklyn and stud
iod nainffnR at the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts. While there
she was granted scholarship for
European study, where she spent
| two years.
I. w. Hardrick, S6, OF Indian
apolis, Ind, received the second
award in Fine Arts for a group OF
portrait studies. A special award
consisting of a gold medal was giv.,
en- William Edouard Scott, 20, qi
Continued on Page Four)
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Senate Votes Extra Pay
To Pickett Widow

WASHINGTON,-The Senate last
Wednesday agreed to the resolution
authorizing the secretary of the SEN
ate to pay to Mrs. Louise X. Pickett,
widow of the late Charles j. Pickett,
who was assistant in the office of
Senator Charles S. Deneen, republi-
can, of Illinois, a sum equal to six
months compensation at the rate he
was receiving at the time of his
death.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Prudential Bank
Deposits 1882, ,434.27

WASHINGTON. = The Pruden-
tial Bank is one of six local banks
which showed an increase in total de-
posits on December31, 1927, over
corresponding figures for October 10,
1927.
The largest gain in deposits was
made by the Prudential Bank. II
amounted to S65,42S.64.
The total deposits Of the Pruden-
tial Bank on October 10, 1927, were
$317,005.43. It's total deposits on
December 81, 1927 amounted to
$3S2,4S4.27.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Engineer Offers Plans
--'-- To Raise Sunken Subs

NEW YORK. AN invention de-
signed to prevent submarine disas-
ters like that of the S-4 and another
for raising the Ill fated submersible
quickly were explained in detail TO
Congressman Griffin, N. r., here
Monday during q conference with
Solomon Harper, inventor.
Harper, who is an electrical engl-
neer and ex-soldier, Is putting his in
vention before the u. s. Naval board
for adoption II the contrivances merit
It. George w. tLyttle is associated
with Harper in the designing ana
the inventions are cacec the Lyttle
and Harper Submarine System.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Metropolitan Ins.
Is Accused OF
Discrimination

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-(ANP)
"A most flagTant and unwarranted
case of discrimination is alleged to
have been disclosed here last week
when a representative of the local
branch of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company called upon DR.. p.
j. Gilmer, prominent colored ply
slcian here, to withdraw an invita-
ton which the doctor had received
Through mistake" to attend din
ner given by the company at the
Pfister Hotel.
The invitation was sent to DR.. Gil.
mer, as to other physicians who are
policyholders, early in October In
the meantime, 1t is said, the officials
learned that DIR. Gilmer was Negro
and sought to prevent him from at
tending the dinner. The company's
representative informed the doctor
that II was not the custom for Ne
groes to attend and that he might
be embarrassed.
Feeling certain that the agent did
not represent the company's attitude
in the matter, DR.. Gilmer wrote to
the president of the third district
and to the superintendent of the
Milwaukee district. To date he has
received no reply.
This action which has been coun-
tenanced by the Metropolitan Life.
Insurance Company, il not sponsor
ed, has aroused the ire of policy
holders in the Negro race, as well as
prospective policyholders. These are
pointing out that it is reported that
the Negro applicants are forced 70
pay a higher rate than whites and
to the company's policy of hiring nc
Nerrnes as agents or clerks.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Senator Copeland Is
Cheered by Porters

WASHINGTON, = Speaking be-
fore large delegation of Pullman
porters at John Wesley A. M. +.
Zion Church Sunday afternoon, SEN
ator Royal S. Copeland, democrat, of
New York, advised them to "sit on
the front seat of the American labor
union"
He said the porter was the GUS
todian of the morals of his passen-
gers as well as of the company's
property. For sixty years the por-
ters have been helping the Pullman
Company make money and they de.
serve a just share of the profits.
The porters want their wages in.
creased from S72 to $3.50 per month
and tipping abolished.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Unemployment In
Chicago Increases

CHICAG0,-Serious increase of
unemployment in Chicago is reported
by A. L. Foster, director of the
Chicago Urban League.
Not only is there increase of un-
employment, but there is a tendency
of housewives to reduce wages OF
domestics and require more work.
This is working a hardship on many
families which depend upon the
mothers as assistant breadwinner, he
told the City Club, Thursday morn
ing.
A large influx of work seekers
from Detroit are also crowding into
the city.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
$1,000 for Moss-Frye

NEW YoRK-Moss and Frye,
who recently signed contract to
play "a weeks of picture house time
for West Coast theatres, will receive
a salary Of $1,000, figure which
Fox paid for several weeks of N. Y.
independent booking. The act has
long been a standard Keith-Albee
turn but will leave 70 open on the
coast on January 20.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
Four Ladies" Prove
F" To Be Men

NEW YORK CITY-When the
police entered a three-room apart
ment in the basement of 1853 West
129th street, they found four men
attired in female garb giving an al
legged indecent performance. There
were 10 spectators. The performers
were charged with disorderly conduct
and fined. The colored member of
the alleged "lady-man" quartette of
performers was Flint Pierce, 2S years
otd $40 81 rF VS.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20
HOOVER NAMES MORE
COLORED WORKERS in
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD AREA

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala,
Jan. 19.-Acting upon the recon-
mendations of the Colored Advisory
Commission on rehabilitation in the
flood district Secretary Hoover mas
outlined in a letter to DR.. Robert
r. Motion, chairman of the commls-
sion. a new program for rellet
work.
1t provides for the appointment
of one colored worker for each
white worker in the service OF the
Red Cross so that both races VIII
be equally represented. The pro-
gram is effective February 1.
Dr. j. S. Clark, president OF
Southern University, Baton Rouge,
La; |. NJ. Mccoy, formerly of Bal
timore, now president of Rust Col
lege, Holly Springs, Miss; and II.
c. Ray, Extension Service state
agent for Arkansas, all of whom
are members of the commission,
have been appointed assistant re-
construction officers for their re-
spective states to supervise reliet
work among Negroes in cooperation
with the Red Cross.
These with their staffs will be
employed until April 1 to look after
the needs of the colored flood suf-
ferers helping them to get neces-
sary provisions, clothing and shell
ter, seed and livestock and advising
them in matters of planting and
other agricultural problems. They
will see that houses which have
been destroyed or damaged are re-
built or repaired in a satisfactory
manner either with local contractors
or those brought in for the pur-
pose.
Committees Equal
'In order that there can be no
mistake or failure in this situation, f"
Secretary Hoover writes, Il have
suggested that Messrs. Ray, Mccoy
and Clark comprise n committee,
advisory to the Red Cross and that
each of them strengthen his staff
of colored assistants to a number
equal to the National Red Cross
representatives in the different
counties; that these assistants un-
dertake ct once TO cnpplste- 2 sslF,
vey OF the entire situation, bring
ing every case of failure or neglect
to the Red Cross representatives
who will at once investigate and
find remedy"
Second Time
For a second time in less than a
month Secretary Hoover has taken
definite action in compliance with
the recommendation of the Ad-
visory commission, the first being
the removal of Miss Cordelia Town
send, Red Cross worker at Melville,
La, who was charged with dis
elimination against and neglect of
colored people in relief work.
In a telegram to Secretary Hoo
yer, DR.. Motion states: I'VE are very
much gratified by this evidence of
your consistency, wise and patriotic
service. In spite of a few local
lapses, the Red Cross has rendered
a wonderful service to the 100000
Negro flood sufferers as well as to
thousands of Others"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20

NEW ORLEANS. La.---Fire that
broke out about 80 Wednesday
morning after show hours, totally de-
stroyed the Josephine Theatre here,
and spreading TO two adjacent cot
tages, did considerable damage. The
theatre was patronized by both races
and was owned by ]. P. Trapofin, Jr.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-20

q LOUISVILLE, Ky.,-A few weeks
ago a new ice factory was opened In
this city in the West end by members
of our group. Quite number Of
men have been installed. We have
about thirty local ice dealers all Of
whom have heretofore purchased
their ice from the large trust COM
panies.