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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
JULY WAS DRY AND ALSO COOL
Precipitation Was Bel o W Normal Says Mize in His Report

July was comparatively cool and dry with much cloudiness except at the beginning and near the end of the month says R. c. Mize in his monthly report today.
 The mean temperature was 56.3 degrees, or 0.9 degrees be- low the normal. The warmest July of record was that of 1907 with a mean of 63.2. degrees and the coolest were those of 1914 and 1917 with a mean of 52.7 degrees. The highest tempera- ture during the month was S5 degrees on the third and the lowest was A degrees on the 24th. Previous extremes were S9 degrees and 3S degrees, re- spectively.
 The total precipitation was 461 inches, or 0.f9 inch below
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
WHO'S WHO
 AND WHERE

, Justice Geneyieye R. Cline, As soclate Justice of the United States Customs Court in New York City was a visitor in Juneau yesterday She is a passenger aboard the Princess Charlotte,
 H.. Southam of Ottawa, owner of "Tho Citizen" one of chain of Capadian newspapers which he operates, is aborad the Princess Charlotte, accompanied by Mrs Soptnam and their four children.
 Returning from three months trip of the States. Mrs. H. M Krogh and daughter, Miss Clara returned on the steamer Yukon yesterday afternoon
 { Addie ". McKlnnon, wnc. has been visiting in the south, was 8 returning ssenger yesterday aboard the Yukon. ss.gH i
 Capt. James McPherson, old time Alaskan, aud Mrs, McPher- son are through passengers on the Yukon enroute to- Valdez, their former home. where they will visit for several weeks.
 J. M. Regan, Deputy U. s. Mar shal of Valdez. sisqreturning to the Westward on the Yukon, after talk ing prisoners south. s{s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
PROMINENT TOURISTS
 ABOARD THE YUKON

Among the prominent passen- gers aboard the steamer Yukon which was in port yesterday, are Dr. M Reid of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was for IA years instructor of surgery at Jphns Hopkins Uni versity, and but recently resigned to go intos lxate practice and his brother F nk A. Reid, ,a, we'll known lawyer If New York City. who has thed attending, the meeting of the American Bar As sociation in Seattle They will make the Golden Belt Tour into FairbankS.W 1sssx G0eJfr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
CAR LEAVES ROAD
 AND TURNS OVER

Mrs. Allen Laurie and her moth CT. driving on the Thane Highway in a Pontiac Coupe, had fortu- nate escape from injury today when their car plunged over a 15-foot embankment, turned con- pletely over, and landed at tho bottom of the slope on it's wheels
 They were motoring towards Thane when they attempted to pass the car of Dr. Anna s. Kears- ley, a short distance south of where the Alaska Juneau sluice Hume crosses the road overhead. The car was driven too close to the edge of the highway and slid over.
 Occupants and car suffered lit- tie damage, The two wonieni were
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01

ATLANTA, Aug. Twin souls with but a sing.e thought.
 That descr.3es Helen and Olive Parish. twin reporters on the At lanta Constitution-twins because they were born that way, because they dress that way and because they report that way.
 Furthermore, when they write a letter which says T, etc." they both sign it.
 Ben F. Noble, their city editor, wouldn't think of sending the two on separate assignments. He says they're both the same to him.
 The girls write their story to- gether Helen tells Olive what she thinks, and if Olive doesn't like it, and often she doesn't, sht tells Helen the correct way of say ing it, and vica versa. The net result is compromise story, sign ed by both and published under their names-and they have a lot of luck getting bylines.
 Helen, or was 1t Olive?--anyway one of them recalled their first newspaper story. They were at tending Oglethorpe university at that time and jointly wrote a story which found it's way to the city desk of a large daily. A man turned it in for them-and lande job for writing it.
 Since that eventful day a year and half ago, the twins have become fully initiated into the newspaper fraternity. Why should they want party dresses, slippers and the like? All they desire is business clothes, their mother says. And furthermore she ayers that she has ceased to be their mother and is now their chauffeur because the young reporters cov- ering . half a dozen assignments a day press her into service to transport them from story to story.
 As newspaper reporters Helen and Olive are in demand. The Kiwanis club must have them one day, the Masonic club the next and SO on until the week is filled with special invitations for them and Noble wishes there were four of them instead of two. Their spec ssAaity is feature stories. f
 The twins have completed a five year course for an A. B. degree, with highest honors at Oglethorpe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01

University and expect to enter an eastern school for masters work this fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01

badly shaken up,' while the left front fender of the auto was
 shfashed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
MONTANA JURIST l IS ALASKA VISITOR


 Judge, Albert Js,Galen, Associate Justice of the Montana State. Su- preme Court, is "a passenger en the Yukon. He will spend his summer vacation, with his brother James l.. Galen of Cordoxa,. of the Mckinley Park Transportation Company. The httcr will join the Yukon at Cordova i. and the brothers will procead to the Mount Mckinley National Plank where they will spend a week, or more before returning. to Cord0ya. Judge Galen may stay over. in Juneau for few days on his south hound trip. He came to the Pacific Coast to attendethe spaeeting of the American Bar Association at &c., attlS. Sf sss INT sGisNss3s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01

Old papers for sale at the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01

Old papers for sale at the Empire.s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
70 T 'f.ifiFii.3tr is 1fl3
 NEW ESSEX IcouPE !

Elliott Fremming Is srdriyipg a new, 1929 model Essex automobile, a isix,eyiinder canpe, which oamo north nn the Yukon yesterday. It was purchased through Thomas McCaul, and eRahodies the latest improvements in mechanism and body types a fei'p% if!H pssf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-01
REcovERs FROM sU RMS

R. A. Pinneo, who has been in St. Ann's Hospital since June 29, suffering from severe burns sus- tained in an accident at the Dun- Z 'das Bay caRnery, left the hospital this aftefkoon completely recov- cred. Y, s4eA s,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
More Old Folks, Fewer
Negroes, Seen for 1875

WASHINGTON.-Fewer foreign
born and fewer Negroes, more peo-
pie in the age group over fifty and
fewer in the group under fifteen
are some of the changes that will
appear in 1878, according to prophe-
cies of the Scripps Foundation, says
p. ''Whelpton of the staff, accord
ing to Science Service.
I The proportion of native whites is
expected TO increase from 73 to 85
per cent, that of foreign whites will
decline from Is to per cent, and
that of Negroes from 10 to 2 per
cent. The age group under fifteen
has about one third of the popula-
tion, but in 1878 it will only be. one
fourth. The group from 15 to 80
will remain about one-half the total
population, while in the group over
SO there will be an increase from the
present proportion of from one-sixth
to one-fourth.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29

Negro Sailors OfVestris Answer Lies OF Daily Press
Georgia Whites Cause
Trouble In Indiana

RICHMOND, Ind, ANPJA-Tha
Automotive Gear Company, manu-
facturers of automobile supplies
with its factory located here, has a
long standing policy of employing
only Georgia white people. Even the
janitors are Georgians. At closing
time the Automotive employees
crowded street cars and attempted
to force Negro passengers to occupy
certain section of the car, in sever
al instances treating them roughly.
Negroes protested and the chief
of police notified the Automotive
Company to advise employees that
they were not in Georgia and that
colored passengers had the same
rights as other riders.
IL any more trouble occurred he
promised to appoint policeman to
ride the cars and preserve order.
He followed that message by sta
tioning big colored copper on the
car for few evenings, who whipped
the heads of several recalcitrants
Peace now ,reigns.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Mound Bayou
Negro Town
Aboishes Jail

vIcKSBURG, Miss, Nov. 2S
Especially D-Abolishing the town Jail
as needless expense" Mound
Bayou, Mississippi, a community Of
1000 Negroes. boasts a record of
not more than one arrest year for
six years and lapse of twenty years
since Staying.
Two peace Officers, marshal and
deputy sheriff, direct law enforce
nnent and as result many colored
young men have grown to manhood
and taken up their callings in the lit
tie farming community, without ever
having seen a uniformed Policeman.
Mound Bayou was founded in 1887
by Isiah T. Montgomery, former
slave and bodyguard of Jefferson
Davis, president Of the Confederaey.
Montgomery engaged with his cous-
in, b. T. Green, by a railroad com.
pany to sell land in the Mississippi
delta, conceived the idea of founding
an all-Negro colony. He and his cons--
in purchased q large tract of land and
sold lots to Negroes on easy terms.
From its beginning the town pros.
pered. In 1898 it was incorporated
and Montgomery became it's first
mayor. He died several years ago.
The town is governed by a mayor
and board of aldermen, elected by
popular vote every two years. II
supports five churches, two depart
ment stores, hotel and many bust
ness establishments. One of the out
standing structures is a large con
solidated high school built with the
aid Of a 10000 bond issue floated
in 1920. The school enrolment from
the town and the Mound Bayou dis
trict which surrounds it is approxi-
mately 1000. x Courses in agrlcui-
ture, cooking and sewing, as well az
the regulat, high school studies, com
prise the, curriculum. ~
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Can't Board in Heaven
Preacher Quits Church

BEAUFORT, Va.--The Rev. A. N.
Harvey, Jr., A. B., who has served
in tie pulpit for more than seven
years, will decline any offer to serve
as minister for any church, he told
a reporter.
He makes this statement: II have
endeavored to teach that Christian
ity consists of more than just get
ting to heaven when you die. 1t
means an element of practice put
forth in our daily living. First pay
every honest debt and do unto
others as you would have them do
unto you. They do not seem to like
that kind of teaching and they stay
home so the minister may board in
heaven and live on earth. l shall
accept position with the Contin-
entail Financing Co., of New York
City, as state manager. j plan TO
open offices in the city of Charlotte,
N. c., just as soon as this Beaufort
church settles with me for services
rendered." A
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Company Opens
Special Office
For Negroes

ORANGE, N. j., Nov. 28.-One of
the most fragrant examples Of segre-
CATION of Negroes which has ever
been projected has been inaugurated
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of this state. q
Recently change was made in
the company's office in Orange. and
with this change the plan of segrega-
ton was instituted. When colored
policyholders, who have beensin the
habit of making payments at the Of
flee, presented thmselves for this
purpose they were directed to another
office in Newark.
All Colored Policyholders
1t was noted by those who went
to the Newark office that only col
ored persons were there, nd, on in
uuiry, the clerks stated-sfi this OF
flee in Newark was being maintained
especially for colored potcyhoiders.
This Newark office is at least five
miles from the Orange office, IN
which city all of these people live,
and il requires at least one hour for
a round trip to Newark, plus the
consideration OF car fare. el' tf
1t is very fortunate that Negroes
now have among themselves several
strong insurance companies which are
able to take care Of all kinds of life
insurance business, and 1t is to be
wondered whether Negroes are will
ing to accept the segregation inn
poscd upon them by the Metropolitan
or whether they will seek to support
companies of their own. It has long
been known that the Metropolitan,
although one Of the largest insurance
companies in the world, having agen-
cies almost everywhere, does not en-
ploy Negroes in any capacity.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Richmond Seeks
Anti-Negro Law
By Council Acl

.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 2S.-If the
resolution presented to the city
council here Tuesday by Alderman
Henry Woody is considered favor
ably, beginning April 4, this city
will again be disgraced with slegal-
lied segregation in regard TO resi-
Dental sections.
The resolution makes n unlawful
for Ncgoos to live in white neigh
borhoods and whites from occupy
ing residences in Negro noighbor-
hoods. The effort to revive such a
law has drawn the fire of Negro cit
izens who declare that due to the
sanitary conditions and the manner
in which the streets in the Negro dis
tricts are kept up, no white person
would desire to live there and the
law would prevent Negroes from
moving out of these districts in order
to improve their health. f
Several years ago the city had such
a segregation law, but it was declar-
ed unconstitutional by the supreme
court of the United States, when the
first test case was brought up. That
case grew out Of the purchasing OF
a white Baptist church, building, N
a white district, by a Negro congre-
CATION.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Girl Is Handy Man In Barber Shop
Blacks Shoes And Acts As Porter

L.
frosted door. While waiting the re-
porter sank into copy Of news
paper and was rudely brought out
Of this reverie when accosted by a
rather gruff voice, ibid YOU want
to see mc2''
He looked up into the face Of what
he would swear was a fellow, with
those "He-man" she'll trimmed glass
es, the voice coming to him being
slightly high for a fellow, but still
bass for girl rSt t
He introduced himself and lex
planned his mission. The girl shook
her head and refused to be. inter-
viewed, saying she had eottens in
ndutchv with the deans office. and
all because Of the publicity attached
10 her escapade. Then her employer
backed her up, saying that as It was
Louise would be forced to cease
working there due to the comment
of the. newspapers.
Although nice about It. the two re-
fused to comment further on any
phase Of the story and the reporter
departed.
Miss Lyon has been earning about
SIS a week. the largest part Of this
being in tips. There is NO doubt but
that IL she is forced to quit at this
particular barber. shop. as it seems
will happen. she can readily obtain
work at any other shop IN Madison.
if only for the advertising connected
Hss home Is u clenvood, Ia,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Protest Barring Of
Nurse at N. Y. Hospital

NEW YoRK.-Action of hospital
authorities of the Sloane Hospital in
excluding a. colored nurse who had
qualified to practice at the institution
were denounced as "un-American"
and against social policy in a state
ment Monday by the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
The nurse, Miss Gladys L.. Catch
irigs was said to have been accepted
by the hospital for an advanced train
ing course. When they discovered
she was colored the authorities were
said to have restricted her. rAl
- Miss Catchings is supervisor of the
obsfetfical department of the Freed
mems Hospital in Washington. Ac-
cording to the statement she arrived
at the hospital November /, having en-
rolled by mail, and after attending
one class was told that because of
her color she could not continue.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29

enterprise News Bureau)
MADISON, Wis - Because she
couldn't get a job as stenographer
Miss Louise N. Lyon, d student at
the University Of Wisconsin, entered
into active competition with the male
sex, and become a porter, fireman,
and bootblack. dc luxe in a barber
shop here. She abandoned the dress
es for golf knickers, socks, shirts and
tie, and a v neck sweater, aud
shortened her name to LOUIS
Miss Lyon, who Is twenty-four and
a Junior in the school of commerce,
had decided to abandon her studies
for the present semester, and was
prepared TO work until February as
q handy-man. However, her career
in the land Of males was cut short
when two visitors for the homecom.
ing game Saturday discovered rather
long curls sticking trom under cap
Under questioning, Miss Lyon readl-
ly admitted her sex. She said that
the proprietor knew that she was Q
girl when he employed her.
The treatment accorded the girl BY
her customers ranks along with that
Of other more common male en-
ployess. she admitted. She had L
| do what would have been expected
from fellow, and she did II, as hel
employer will testify. s.
When your correspondent entered
! Miss Lyon was. busy OF, . telephone
Ia the rear Of the shop, behind
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
[Enterprise News Bureadl

Enterprise News Bureau)e -
Chicago Negroes are greatly inter-
ested in the election to Congress of
Oscar De Priest, Chicago negro pol
itician, who on Nov. was chosen
in the 1st Illinois District to succeed
the late Martin b. Madden, Chair
man of the Appropriations Commit-
tee.
Expectant eyes are turned toward
Washington, where on March a col
ored Americans picture seated in the
House of Representatives q member
OF, their group after an interlude of
nearly thirty years. The last Negro
CONGRESSMAN was George II. White
Of North Carolina, who made his
farewell address at the close of the
fifty-sixth session.
"a Dc Priest defeated Harry Baker,
his white opponent on the Democrat
ic ticket, by margin of 5000. A
little less than $4,000 votes were
cast for him, William X. Harrison,
colored running as an independent
candidate, received 1,7S5 votes.
The 1st Illinois Congressional Dis
trict Is the wealthiest insthe State
Within It's boundaries is Chicago's
far-famed Loop, with its banks, de-
pnrtment stores and varied CONNER
citl enterprises, many Of which rank
among the largest in the Nation.
There is one little ''if" to the Ger
tainty Of De Priest filling the place
made vacant by Representative Mad
den's death, and that Is II nothing
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
OrpheullIn Books
Vestris Hero
AT $50 Per Day

NEW YORK, Nov. Is Especially
1t pays to be a hero. 1t does at
least fer smiling Lionel Licorish.
23-year-old quartermaster hero of
the Inflated Vestris who saved 20
lives from the sea. He is being
shown in New York by the Keith
Albee-orpheum vaudeville syndicate
for exclusive bookings at $40 an
appearance. SD y
The contract calls for five APP
pearapces a day and his pay for
extra appearances will be deter
mined at the end of his contract
show. officials say. NJ
Rooming accommodations do not
bother the hero for he has found
ample accommodations in the home
of George II. Caldwell. 234 West
121st Street, porter tor the firm
which is now employing the Bar.
BADGES boy.
Ketih-Albee-Orpheum offices n
Boston and Chicago have wired for
bookings but Licorish has not yet
received his release from his pres
ent employer.
He also has another difficulty to
overcome and that is the red-tape
of the immigration officials who
may make it unpleasant for the
hero II he wanders roo far from his
port. 4
The sailors income seems to be-
steadily increasing for the fund
which Nathan Straus, philanthropist
started, has risen to S672. Checks
from other sources will swell the
fund TO 81. 400, say friends OF the
hero
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Police Stop
Mixed Dance
By Workers

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 2S.--
(CNS)--Because Negro and white
workers were fraternalizing and
dancing together, police broke up a
dance held by the Young Workers
Party in a hall at sos James Street,
Saturday night. The 20 Negro work
ers present were members of the
American Negro Labor Organization
and had been invited to participate
in the dance by the white workers
committee. During the dance a
policeman appeared at the door and
asked, "What are these niggers. do
ing heree" When told they were
guests the officer demanded to see
the permit for the dance. A mem
ber Of the COMMITTEES Immediately
produced the permit TO the satisfae-
ton of the officer, who watched the
dancers for several minutes.
When Lionel Barker. coiorcd work
er. and Florence Nelson, pretty
blonde, whirled in a waltz by the Of
ficer, he exclaimed: .I'll not stand
for that" and left the hall. A half
hour later a patrol wagon arrived
and Is policemen entered the hall,
dispersed the crowd and broke up
the dance. The sergeant in charge Of
the squad was asked to return the
permit as the matter would go to
court but this he refused to do and
stated that all necessary reasons for
breaking up the dance would be
given at the Northside police station,
When the committee interviewed
the superintendent of police, Chas,
Faulkner, he stated that he would not
permit dance at which. white and
colored poopls were present. When
asked was the action Of the police in
accord with the law, he insisted that
be would break k..up any gathering Of
both races. art sW
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
De Priests Election Places First OF
Race In House In Nearly Thirty Years

comes Of the Indictment brought
against him in October by a Special
Grand Jury in connection with the
disorders of the April primary. De
Priest charges his indictment was
part of plot hatehed by a rival fac
tion opposed to his chief, Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson. He has en-
gagged Clarence Darrow and other
legal lights to represent him.
Those seeking to defeat De Priest
at the polls maintained during the
campaign that he would not be per-
mitted to take his seat II elected.
There is a possibility Of an issue be-
ing raised in the Lower House OF
the Seventy-first Congress, which
will be overwhelmingly Republican,,
similar to that which excluded Frank
T.. Smith from taking membership In
the Senate to succeed Senator Nc
Kinley of-Illinois.
eOf the half dozen Negro aspiranfs
for Congress De Priest was the only
one to come out victorious. In the
2fst New York District there was .
spirited contest between Royal H
| Weller. present incumbent, and Ed
ward A. johnson. Tho bulk of The
Negro population is in this Harlem
area. Weller received 5G,51S votes
md his colored opponent 41,69l
The Socialist Party put up a Negro
\. the Rev. Ethelrod Brown, who pollet
| 1904.
In. st. Louis the unusual spcctacls
Continued on Page 81
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
Robeson Lunches at
House Of Commons


LONDON. - Paul Robeson, actor
and singer, whose performance In
"Show Boat" here has been one OF
the outstanding features Of that sue
cessfuI musical comedy, was enter
tanned Friday at luncheon in the
House of Commons by members OF
the Labor Party,
Ramsay Macdonald, form er
Prime Minister, was one OF the
guests and talked earnestly with
Mr.. Robeson, After the luncheon
the theatrical star was taken to q
seat in the Distinguished Strangers
Gallery and later took tea with
James Maxton and Miss Ellen VII
kinson. The diminutive Labor wo-
man then took the actor around the
House and introduced him 10 near
iy every distinguished member.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-29
School Without Pupils

LAKENAN, Mo.--4A coIored school
with teacher but no pupils is beng
operated north Of Pilot Grove. The
teacher goes TO the school every day,
although she has no one to instruct'
The School Board, wishing to be
on the safe side at the opening OF
that term, employed a teacher. all
though there had been shortage OF
pupils for some time.
The tcacher. however. goes to the
class room every day, thus fulfilling
her contract.