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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Hinton the Man

If efficiency is the keynote to
public economy then the selection of
Charles w. Hinton, as the Republican
nominee for state treasurer, would be
a long step in the direction of tax
reductions in this state. For the past
~ years Mr.. Hinton has been a
deputy in the office of the state
treasurer and he has done his work
well, and if such deserves promotion
he should get it. A few days ago
the leading candidates for this nomi-
nation appeared before the forum of
the Young Mems Republican Club of
Seattle TO discuss their respective
candidates., and though the other
candidate was a local man, Mr.. Hin
ton was given an ovation for which
he can feel justly proud.
There is no more important office
in the state than that of state treas
urer, not so much for the care and
keeping of the public funds, but like
wise for the boards, on which the
chief of the office has to act. made
so by legislative provisions. Having
been the right-hand man of two state
treasurers, it is perfectly natural to
presume that Mr.. Hinton is the most
fitted man for the position, and the
voters will not only make no mistake
to nominate him at the primary cleo
ton. but to overwhelmingly elect him
in November.
Mr.. Hinton is seeking the nomi-
nation purely on his own merit and
is by no means mixing up his candi-
dacy with that of any other, be the
others candidate below or above him
in official standing. In brief, Char
ley Hinton is splendid young man,
an overseas veteran and first class
citizen in general and merits your
undivided support in the primary
election.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Negro Slavery
Discovered On
Tennessee Island

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 20.-The
astounding disclosure that 400 Negro
men and women were kept in virtual
slavery by a gang of illicit whiskey
makers on Isle "a, twenty-five miles
above here on the Mississippi river
was unearthed last week when Mar
Gus and Mary Burt, an elderly color
ed couple appeared at the prohibition
office here and told Director Alvin
j. Howe the story of their escape
from the island.
The Burts had been in slavery for
a year, they said, and escaped by
smuggling themselves in a rum run
ming boat, then dropping into the riv-
er in the night and swimming to
the Tennessee shore, after which they
made their way to Memphis.
The couple told officials here that
the inhabitants of the island had been
reduced to a half savage state by
the bootleggers. They were forced
to manufacture liquor, the output of
which amounted to approximately
10000 gallons week. Beatings
were numerous, they said, and Of
fered to pilot officials to four un-
marked graves on the island where
the bodies of men beaten to death
had been buried.
AS a result Of the charges made by
the Burts government detectives dis
guised as Negro laborers were sent
to the island to make an investiga-
ton. After reaching the island the
detectives were not allowed to leave
h,4E nl 20
ing a revenue cutter be sent to the
isle. So desperate were the moon
sinners in their resistance of gov
eminent invasion they attempted to
blow up the vessel. Sentries gave
warning of the nearing vessel and as
soon as anchors were dropped the
gangsters exploded large charge
of dynamite and began firing on the
, dry agents as they rowed to shore.
Two brothers, Sam and A. d. Fraley
and six members of their gang were
arrested and brought to Memphis.
Half-clothed and half-starved Negro
men and women are being brought
from the island to testify against
them. 1t is charged that the Fraley's
were making 10000 gallons of wills
| ky every week and that the 400 Ne
groes were forced by the most cruel
abuse to operate the stills. The men
We're killed and beaten at least four
being murdered and the women were
ravished and abused. Government
agents are reported to have located
a gruesome graveyard in which the
gangs victims were buried hidden
away in the tropical underbrush.
Members of the gang are to be ar
raigned Friday on the peonage
charge.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Claude G. Bannick For Governor

citizens, 81 doubt the advisability of
putting colored persons to work in
an office with white citizens" He
has not only refused to put them to
work in offices with white folks, but
has offered to make no other pro-
visions for them, He sought our
votes in the primaries, our votes
nominated him and after becoming
governor he bluntly told our repre-
sentatives, the colored man is simply
no good, or words to that effect.
Then comes one +. l.. French,
likewise a candidate for governor,
and he repeatedly tried, while
member of the legislature, to make
it penitentiary offense for the
marriage of white and colored folks
and is now trying to crawfish out of
his actions, when the records in the
matter show for themselves.
Therefore, as against Claude G.
Bannick, who, during his thirty
years of official life in Seattle, has
always heen as fair toward the col
ored citizens as one in power could
possibly be, you have Hartley and
French to select. To be entirely
consistent with the things you stand
for in public way, go to the pri-
mary polls, September 18th, and
vote for Bannick for governor, not
just a few of you, but every moth
er's son and daughter of you.
!, H. r. Cayton, am making this
personal appeal to the colored citi-
zens of the state of Washington in
the interest of Claude G. Bannick
for governor and doing so knowing
full well the attitude toward the
colored citizens of the other two
seeking the same position,
Maybe Bannick has not chance
of being nominated, but why feed
your voting pearls to swine. There
are fourteen thousand of us in the
state and if all of US go to the polls
and vote for Bannick the other fell
lows will know all too web that Ban
nick is in the fight.
Men and brethren, the colored cit
liens of the United States expect
each and every one of US to do our
duty, our whole duty and nothing
but our duty in voting for Bannick
18th, and may we not dis
appoint them.
Paid for by Horace r. Cayton, Sr.,
500 22nd Ave. So, Seattle, Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
By HORACE r. cAYToN, Sr.

It has seldom, if ever happened
that one colored citizen has been
able to appeal to other colored
citizens of the state of Washington
to support the political aspirations
of white office seeker, and base
that appeal on facts and figures,
wherein some colored citizen has
really been favored by such political
office seeker. But in appealing to
the colored citizens of the state to
support the candidacy of Claude G..
Bannick for governor, ] can base the
appeal on the favorable actions of
the man toward the colored citizens
of King County. For the first time
in the history of the state has a
sheriff of county selected a col
ored man as one of his deputies and
it comes from Sheriff Bannick, and
he has done so despite the fact the
colored voters almost unanimously
supported another candidate for the
office of sheriff, when the said
Sheriff Bannick sought the nominal
ton for that office. He recognized
merit in their contention for repre-
sentation and concluded to give it
to them even though they did not
support him, and that is the act of
man. Candidate Bannick has APP
peared before the executive commit
tee of the King County Colored Re-
publican Club and the attitude he
took toward according to the coiored
citizens recognition in proportion TO
their number and their worth was the
frankest and fairest ever laid before
a committee of colored citizens, and
to say nothing of the attitude of
those opposing him for this nomina-
ton toward the colored citizens, he
merits the support of every colored
voter of the state. Viewing the sit
uation from another angle, if there
is colored voter in the state who
can consistently vote for either
Hartley or French for governor, in
the face of their public records, then
such colOred voter is either ignorant
of the facts or false to his or her
group. twas Gov. Hartley who made
recollection promises that he would be
fair toward his almost unanimous
colored supporters, but who, after
election told a committee of colored
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
White or Colored?
Yes, No? Can't Tell

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(ANP)-
Maggie Milstead, alias Maggie
Weaver, found guilty last May of
violating the Alabama law that pro-
hibits the marriage of a white per-
son and a person having Negro
blood, and sentenced to imprison-
ment for from two to ten years, was
paroled by Gov. Bib Graves last
Tuesday.
Since her conviction, serious doubt
regarding the charges arose. Her
husband claimed that he was not
Negro, but some sort of Caian, with
white and Indian blood. The hus-
band has been greatly distressed by
the charges. He declared that all
his life he has attended white schools
and churches. and never until he
was sent to prison did he associate
with Negroes.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Ogden, Utah
Miss Eva Ellis, Reporter.
Mrs. Eva Ellis, Reporter.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Chapman left
last Wednesday for Chicago to go
on a circuit with their educated dog.
Charles and Lorenzo Frazier left
last Sunday for their home in Den
nison, Texas, after visiting tive
months with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Haley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Haley, Mrs.
Walter Thomas and, Mrs. Chester
Foote passed the week fishing at
Strawberry Lake and in Logan Can
yon. Their largest catch was .
pounds.
Mrs. John Braggs left for Poca-
tello, Ida. last Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Cash passed the
weekend in Salt Lake City, the
guest of Mrs. w. A. Andrews.
Mrs. Bonnie Boyle stopped in Og-
den en- route to her home in Port
land, Ore, from Washington, d. c.,
and other Eastern points. While in
the city she was the guest of Mrs.
Thomas w. Richmond. .,
Mrs. Vida Wickliffe, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Strather
marie Wickliffe) of Salt Lake City,
motored to Ogden last Monday and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Richmond.
Mrs. Richard Taylor Kathryn
Robinson) and Bonnie and Isabel
Robinson of Los Angeles, the child
rem of Ewing (Chef) Robinson, are
visiting their father and aunt, Mrs.
Ollie E. Taylor.
Reported sick: Frank Crosby.
Robert Tate of Salt Lake City,
formerly of Ogden, is again at his
old position in the Peoples Barber
Shop. Eugene Howard, the former
barber, is being treated for rheuma-
tism at Lava Hot Springs, Ida.
Rev. f. B. Branken of Bakers
field, CAL, is organizing Chautau-
qua to start about Sept. %.
Wall Ave. Baptist Church, }. Ruck-
er Smart, pastor. = Services were
well attended last Sunday. Rev +.
B. Branken of Bakersfield, Cal, oc-
cupied the pulpit Sunday evening.
Embry A. M. E. Church, X. w.
Wisner, pastor. = Last Sunday the
pastors subject was "The Call of
Service" (Acts 20 :22). The evening
service closed the conference year.
A final report was made, showing
the church to be clear of debt.
Last Monday evening, at Wall
| Ave. BAPTIST Church., an "Al Smith
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30

A large Douglas for Judge Com
mittee' comprising prominent mem
bers of the bar and leaders of num-
erous civic, veteran and labor or
CARNATIONS has opened headquarters
in the Lyon Building. Carl E. Gro
son. prominent lawyer and former
member of the Seattle school board,
will be general chairman of the cam
paign committee.
"The excellent record Judge Doug
las has made during his four years
on the bench clearly entities him to
reelection, states Mr.. Croson. "His
energy, ability, rectitude and deep
seated love of justice have gained
him recognition as one of our best
judges. His percentage of decisions
affirmed by the Supreme Court has
been exceptionally high. ...r
eve are confident that his candi-
dacy will receive the support of a
vast majority of the members of the
bar and of all others who are in
formed as to his sterling service as a
Judge" -.. '..
Judge Douglas was elected prose-
cutting attorney of King County in
1920 and reelected for four-year
term in 1929. In January, 1925, he
resigned as prosecutor. to go on the
bench after defeating Judge Boyd
Tallman, who is the only other can
didate contesting for Department
No. / in the primaries. Where there
are only two candidates for judi
cial post, victory in the primaries
is equivalent to election. co.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
''Voodoo' Grand Opera
To Open Sept. 10

NEW York;. Lawrence Free
mans Negro Grand Opera "Voodoo"
will be produced by the Negro Opera
Company under the direction of
Waldo Freeman at Palm Garden
formerly the Fifty-second Street
THEATRE, on September 10, 1928,
with company of over fifty people.
The cast is composed of the finest
group of Negro artists available.
There is a picked orchestra of some
of the finest musicians. The music
is beautiful and very unusual.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Age Has Compensations

BALTIMORE, Md. - CAMP -
Had Mrs. Rebecca Greene died when
she reached the age of one hundred
years, she would have missed one
of the greatest enjoyments of the
age. Anyway, that is the opinion of
the l12-year-old woman, who. finds
much Joy in listening in on the radio.
Mrs. Greene reached her 1 18th birth
day recently and in discussing 1t de-
clared: Il.
al had died when reached 100,
i would not have known about the
radio. While enjoy listening to
the music coming out of the air, |
think its mighty fine to be around
to see and hear such things"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Walker Late as Usual

NEW YORK, N. Y.-(ANP)-
Jimmy Walker, mayor Of New York,
who has been subjected to criticism
before for his tardy manner of keep
ing engagements, was one hour and
five minutes late delivering his adj
dress to the delegates of the annual
convention of the National Negro
Business League in Abyssinia Bap-
fist Church.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30

for President" club was organized.
Among the speakers were Mayor
Frank Francis, Senator Joseph Chez,
Judge John A. Hendricks, L. C.
Steele, Rev. r. w. Wisner and Rev.
J. Rucker Smart.
All news must be reported not
later than Saturday of each week.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Judge Douglas Asks.
Support On Record

While friends and supporters of
Judge Malcolm Douglas are conduct
ing a spirited campaign to re-elect
him to Department No. 1 of the Su-
perior Court, Judge Douglas an
nounces that he has adopted the
motto of business before politics"
and will devote practically all of his
own time preceding the primaries to
his duties on the bench.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Wills Chauffeur Auto

j, COLUMBIA. Pa.-Stephen. Dorsey,
chauffeur for the late Or. Harry B.
Roop, white, was bequeathed the
physicians large automobile and
the sum of $4,000, which is to be
given him in monthly installments
of $1,000, plus interest.
Dorsey had worked for the doe
tor since 1898.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Wife Wanted

I am As years old n resident of
Montana, own my home and other
property and considered weli-to-do. I
wish to correspond with lady be-
tween the ages of Is to 80 years with
ihe object of marriage. Prefer brown
skim. Will exchange photographs.
Correspondence strictly confidential
Address Miles Brown. care Players
Company, L. o. Box 3SS, Seattle,
Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-30
Nurses Convene

NEW ORLEANS, LATHE Ma
tional Colored Graduate Registered
Nurses Association will convene
Tuesday at New Orleans College for
a three-day session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
PROTEST SEABROOK
SCHOOL CLOSING
Parents Gain Reconsidera-
ton by County Board
at Marlboro.

With chips on both shoulders and in
dignation in their hearts, party Of 60
residents of Seabrook. Md, appeared
before the county school commissioners
at Marlboro today and after more than
en- hour of strenuous effort persuaded
the reluctant board to reconsider its de-
cision to abolish the Seabrook School.
Through A. T. Jones. spokesman, tfley
accused the board of discrimination
The board announced decision
would be reached by O'Clock.
According to Mr. Thomas. there werr
10 children at the school yesterday and
II today. Such number, he said, en-
titles the town to one-teacher school
The children" he said, ARE sitting
on the doorsteps. We may be boycott
ting the Lanham School. but we will
continue to refuse to send our children
there"
The board last week decided to do
away with the Seabrook School and
compel the children there to attend
school In Lanham. A series of indig-
nation meetings followed in Seabrook
One OF the chief grievances revolves
around the bus which was secured to
carry children to and from Lanham
School. Parents charge that between
trips the bus is used to haul coal and
ice and is not desirable conveyance.
They also point to the fact that sea-
brook is growing rapidly.
According to Mr.. Thomas, the school
at Springfield. Md. has only nine
pupils, but is provided with the full
time services of teacher.
Perry Boswell, president of the school
board. told the delegation there was no
intention on the part of the board to
against Seabrook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
KNOCK" IN ENGINE
IS STILL MYSTERY
English Scientists Unable TO
Solve Problem of Auto
Motor.

Z
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. September
u.-Science has yet to solve the mys-
terry that intrigues every automobile
owner when he hears a fuel knock in
the engine and wonders at the cause.
This was the report made today by two
English scientists at an international
symposium of the divisions of gas and
fuel chemistry of the American Chemi-
cal Society.
In an effort to ascertain the cause
of knocking, G.. B. Maxwell and R. v.
Wheeler of the department of fuel
technology. Sheffield University, Eng
land, made Photographic study of the
movement of flames simultaneously
with measurements of the development
OF pressure during the explosion of the
charge in an engine cylinder.
knocking has come to be a serious
problem to the fuel producer" they re-
ported. Intensive research has led to
Improvements in the design of engines
and the blending and doping of fuels.
but the cause of the trouble is still not
clear"
Prof. George Granger Brown of the
University of Michigan. in opening the
discussion, said that a large part of
the symposium would be devoted to
papers ION the mechanism of comb,Is-
ton and autoignition temperature of
fuels In an attempt to find the true
cause of engine defamation. the impor-
lance of which can hardly he over
emphasized"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11

A talking picture syndicate. with a
capital OF $4,000, 900, has been organized
in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
HURLED FROM AUTO
WHENDOOR OPENS
Woman Injured When Thrown
From Car Making
Turn.

Hurled from the automobile In which
she was riding when a door suddenly
opened. Mrs. Rowena Weaver. q years
old, 1919 w street southeast, last night
suffe tered severe injury to the head and
Commissions to both knees and one shcul-
der. She YVES taken to Casualty Hospi-
tai where her condition is said to be
serious. Mrs. Weaver was riding in an
automobile operated by Albert Bush, IS
years old, of Capital Heights Md, when
the door flew open as they we're making
a turn from Suitland road into Camden
street southeast. She was taken to the
hospital in the automobile from which
she fell.
Three men were injured. one of them
subsequently arrested on a driving
while-drunk charge, when their automo-
bile overturned at Twenty-eighth and
r streets yesterday afternoon. The in
jured were the driver. Harold Beaver,
% years old, 308 South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast: William j. Tillett, q
years old, IS Dorsey street, Cherrydale,
Va, and John l.. Lewis, 80 years old,
1910 Third street southeast.
Held After Accident.
Beaver was thrown clear of the wreck
age, but Tillet and Lewis were caught
beneath it. They were extricated by
citizens and sent to Georgetown Hospi-
tai. where Tillet was treated for a
broken left arm and rib and bruised
about the face and body and Lewis for
a wrenched back and bruises to the face
and body. Beaver was treated for lacer-
atoms to the left leg and hand and then
taken to the seventh precinct station
house and charged with driving while
intoxicated.
Mrs. Edwin Lines Of Kensington, Md,
and Miss jeanette Gibson of the Bur-
lington Hotel, were slightly injured
yesterday afternoon when the automo-
bile in which they were riding was in a
collision at Thirteenth street and Iowa
Circle with a taxicab operated by Fred
erick GanetSon, 1854 Columbia road.
They were treated at Emergency Hos
pital for bruises and shock.
Others Injured.
Other injured in traffic accidents,
neither seriously, were: Evelyn MusSon,
years old. 2242 Chester street south
east and john M. Dawson, colored,
80 years old. Ais Warner street.
After first colliding with an auto
mobile driven by JUNE Twyman, 2400
Sixteenth street. in front Of 14l6 r
street, machine operated by Pearl
NJ. Hauser. 209 Rock Creek Church
iva., struck two parked cars. ore own
ed by G. A Santos and the ether by
v. G. Thyring. both of 1916 r street.
There were no injuries and damage
was slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11

The Kellogg anti-war treaty is get
ting into politics and may stay there
until the end of the campaign, if not
longer And when the December scs-
sion of Congress comes it probably will
be ratified. but only after the World
Court and League of Nations fight has
been revived and there has been con-
siderable discussion of the Monroe
Doctrine.
The statements attributed to the Re-
publican management in claiming the
anti-War treaty as Republican achieve
ment have stirred the Democrats. They
now want to talk about reservations. y
which is precisely the way the League
Covenant was beaten. And If the notes
exchanged between Secretary Kellogg
and foreign governments interpreting
the treaty as safeguarding the Monroe
Doctrine are to be considered as bind
ing, which Is the claim that will I'M
doubtedly be made by the administra-
ton, then the Democrats see no objec-
ton to clarifying reservations" or "in-
terpretations" by the executive branch
OF the Government permitting the other
nations of the world to accept the
United States in the World Court.
Cite World Court Revival.
Charles Evans Hughes, former Secre-
tary Of State, has just been elected a
judge on the World Court, having been
nominated for that post by many gov
ernments, and the friends of the World
Court have been hiding their time in
the hope that when the 1923 presiden-
tial campaign was out of the way they
could revive the subject. They now
contend that a nation which is willing
to renounce war as an instrument of ma
tional policy should not object to men,
bership in a tribunal which shall be
available to decide disputes If both sides
agree to submit to that tribunal
The debate will hinge on what the
value really is of the statements made in
the Kellogg notes safeguarding the Mon
roe Doctrine and American interests,
the theory being that an attack on the
United States permits defensive war and
so also would an attack on American in
terests outside the United States-a view
with which Great Britain concurred.
Senator Borah of Idaho is a champion
of the Kellogg treaty, but opposed to the
World Court. Senator Swanson. Demo-
crat, who is considering seriously
whether the interpretations" in the
Kellogg note are binding, is ranking
Democrat on the Senate foreign rela-
tiolS CoIHiiltLee anu ledueT OF the HSIlt
for the World Court. Until now he has
taken the position that it was useless to
bring the World Court protocol back to
the Senate for Qualification.
Notes Are Suggested.
Meanwhile an exchange of notes has
been suggested as one way to satisfy
the powers that the American reserva-
tons to the World Court protocol at
tached by the Senate will not embarrass
the operation of the protocol as between
other nations. Switzerland has asked
the League of Nations for an opinion
on some of the very points developed
in The American reservations. If there
is a will to enter the World Court,
the system of interpretation" by notes
may make 1t possible for the rest of
the world to ACCEPT the Sers:s reser-