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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Preachers Bar
Clarence Darrow
From Pulpits

WASHINGTON, April l0.-Cler-
gymen attending the fcur-day con
vontion of the National Interdenom-
national Ministerial Alliance Of
America AT the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, this city, went on record
at the closing session as favoring
the barring of any speaker of athe-
istic or agnostic views from the pull
pits of colored churches.
Although resolutions contained no
name, 1t is understood that II Is
aimed at Clarence Darrow, who was
invited to occupy a pulpit in this
city some time ago and in the pres
ence of large number of clergymen
and others expressed skepticism as
to the existence of God. He is sched-
uled to speak here again soon. Dele
gates TO the convention explained
that the alliance did not go on record
as opposing Darrow's lectures, but
merely opposed the lending of pulpits
to persons holding such views.
According to the printed program
the ministerial alliance met for the
purpose of fostering amicable rela-
tionship between the races, but it ap-
pears. that they accomplished every
thing but that. ~ ~ .rrE
Most of the time was spent in try
ing TO determine who among them
knew the most about Roberts, rules
of parliamentary law.
: They failed to pass a resolution
introduced by Rev. "A. C. Garner,
endorsing and giving sympathetic
vote to- the strike activities of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
in their effort to gain for the men,
bers of the brotherhood living wage
and better working conditions on the
ground that they had heard only one
side3of the question.
One loud speaking brother of the
cloth said that he would not be pre-
pared to vote on the resolution pre-
sented' until they had brought the
Pullman Company there so that he
could hear both sides. He admitted
that he knew nothing about the ac-
tivities of the brotherhood and would
have to be enlightened on the sub
ject and until that was done he
would oppose the resolution.
Officers elected by the alliance
for the next year are DR.. c. l.. Rus
sell, president; w. A. Gray, II. A.
Grant, ]. w. Robinson, NJ. r. Geary,
w. H. Jernagin, William A. Byrd,
Ernest Lyon, vice presidents; II. IT.
Medford, permanent secretary; w.
A. Taylor, assistant secretary; G. II.
Randolph, corresponding secretary;
NJ. c. Strachan, assistant correspond
ing secretary; ]. c. Olden, chairman
Of the executive committee.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Returns Show
Pullman Porters
Favor Strike

NEW YORK, April 12.-Dispatch-
es from the various division head
quarters throughout the country in
dieate that the Pullman porters and
maids are rallying to the strike vote
in large numbers with great rapidity.
The spirit among the men. according
to General Organizer A. Philip Ran
dolph, from coast to coast, is that
they must make stand now or never
that the Company's increase of wages
for Pullman conductors from $50
month as minimum to $160 a
month as the new minimum, which
Is almost three times as much as the
Pullman porter receives, is definite
ehHllenge to the porters and maids.
Following a letter which has been
received from the Order of Railway
Conductors of America pledeing
their support in the event of a strike,
the porters are secretly voting more
rapidly than ever.
According to Ashley L. Totten, AS
sistant General Organizer, it does not
matter if the Pullman Company en-
ploy all the Chinese, FilipinOs, Japs,
and Negro scabs there are to be
found In the country. The brother
hood men will be instructed to remain
on the cars and not to reveal their
identity.
After the ballots are collected and
turned in to the United States Medi-
alton Board, date will be set when
a "state Of strike" exists. A series
of emergencies will then be created
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Enterprise News Bureau)
lAI TIMnDE MI A.i =

bALIlMORE, Nd, April IL
Starting business one year ago
with deficit of several hundred dol
lars, the Royal Cab Company, of
which Joseph Turner is head, paid
out $4,000 for gasoline, repairs and
supplies in the past twelve months.
Coming from little town in Texas
without advantages of education, Mr..
Turner has built up a business that
is in class of its own in Baltimore.
AS he put il in an interview, Satur-
day, "lf the other race can make
good in Transporting passengers, we
should be able to get fair livings from
it, too"
At present the company has six
cabs, and in addition Mr.. Turner
owns two other cars which are nut
into service when necessary. Five
drivers are employed. The Royal
taxis are standard make, being made
by the Yellow Cab manufacturing
department. Departing from the old
flat rate system, they are equip
ped with recognized types of meters,
which are inspected weekly for ac-
curacy.
Commenting upon his start in the
business. Mr.. Turner went back to
the old days when he came to Bal
timore back in 1904 His first job
here was as dishwasher at the
princely salary of $3.50 week. Some
two years later he was employed by
n gravel company at the higher rate
of 1926 weekly. He remained with
the company for nearly Is years
spending part of that time with the
.president as chauffeur.
>. Prejudice was largely instrumental
in causing him to launch out for him
self. Coming to the gravel concern
just before white man, he could
not rise above driving, the other man
became general manager and then
president. At that time he was earn
ing S27.50 as private chauffeur. For
some time he had owned a cab which
another man operated for him, get
ting half of the income.
Late in 1926, he attempted TO form
a cooperative company which would
own about so cabs. Failing to get
any backing he invested his small
savings. went into debt several thous-
and dollars and ordered fleet of six
From no calls by telephone and few
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
French African Paper
Protestss Confiscation

PARIS.-Ihe first issue Of La De-
peche Africaine, an independent
newspaper for colored people pub
lished here. has protested to govern
mental authorities against the order
of three African colonies including
Madagascar confiscating all issues of
the papers sent to these colonies.
Maurice Satineau is editor in chief
of the new publication, who says its
purpose is to bring about the union
of colOred people In Africa, NADIA
gascar. the Antilles and America and
to establish universal means of
correspondence among men of color
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Postal Alliance Defeats
Segregation in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Segregation in
the cafeteria operated by the Service
Relations Council of the st. Louis
post office will not be tolerated. The
National Alliance of Postal Employ
ees, through President Roy 0. Will
holt. conferred with John II. Bartlett,
First Assistant Postmaster General,
who directed Louis Brehm, Director
of Service Relations to make an in
SestigGtion.
Mr.. Brehm Immediately visited the
Postmaster and issued instructions
that any segregation implied or ac-
tually practised in the cafeteria, be
abolished.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Oklahoma Youth
Files Suit To
Recover 100000

HOUSTON, Tex. April ia.
y. PO--Leonard Daniel Ingram, 25,
dapper and well educated, and who
Travelled over the world and who
today controls a large fortune, took
the stand in federal court Wednes-
day in suit brought through
which he hopes TO recover 100000.
Ingram owns 200 acres of rich
oil land in three oklahoma coun-
ties, and he is alleging the money
was taken from him fraudulentIy
during the hectic days when oil was
discovered on Cherokee Indian lands
in the Sooner state.
He is seeking an Injunction re-
straining operators OF three race
concerns here. the Real Building
and Loan Association. the Safety
Loan and Brokerage Company and
the Webster Richardson Publishing
Company, from disposing of assets.
These concerns, he testifies, were
organized and financed partly
through funds alleged to have been
taken from him.
eat one time" Ingram testified.
royalties on my oil lands ran as
high as $4,000 a month. Now they
are much lower. As a minor, | had
a small allowance, but | know that
when was receiving small allow
ance of $3.50 a month others were
receiving as high as 5000 a month.
Beside Ingram, his mother and
his attorneys presented his side of
the case. His grandmother, he said,
was slave of a Cherokee Indian.
As the case unfolded, Ingram
testified that he signed numerous
papers without paying attention TO
what they contained. A compli-
Gated series of legal relationships
were detaiied @
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
HOOVER ABOLISHES SEGREGATION
Nat. Business League
To Meet in New York

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. -.
The National Negro Business League
will hold its twenty-ninth annual
meeting in New York City August
1917, according to an announcement
made here this week by DR.. Robert
II. Motion, president of the League
and principal of Tuskegee Institute.
As its general topic of discussion the
meeting will consider "Retail Mer-
chandising" ....
Preparations for the program are
well under way on the part of the
New York Local League of which
Alderlran Fred J.. moore, editor of
The New York Age, is president.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Alabama Doctor Roasts
To Death in Metal

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (ANP.) -
DR.. c. C. Hawkins, physician. was
burned to death by molten metal
when his car collded with Stag
train here Sunday evening, at cath
street and 25th Ave.
1t is thought that the latch was
released and the hot metal poured
over the physician and his car. Fire
men appeared on the scene and play
ed streams of water upon the metal
to cool it sufficiently to remove the
victim. Parts of the physicians body
had been burned away and the en-
tire body was charred.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Educated Negroes Make
Trouble SAYS Senator

JACKSON, Miss.-During q de-
bate in the state legislature over an
appropriation to create a training
school for delinquent Negro youths,
advocated by the women's clubs of
the state and the Y. M. G. A., Sena-
tor Young of Aberdeen County, who
violently opposed the bill, said: "The
best education for Negro is to place
him between, plow handle and make
a hoe hand of him." closing with the
statement chat the more you edu-
cate a Negro the more trouble you
will have with him."
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Leaves Estate to White Lady

SPARTANBURG, S. c., April,
(ANP)-The house and lot of the
late Mrs Matte Thompson was left
to Mrs. |. c. Blackwood, white, ac-
cording to the will of the deceased
which was probated Monday.
Mrs. Thompson was employed by
Mrs. Blackwood and left the proper
ty to her as. a "token of her care
and kindness to me during my life
and illness" The document provides
for suitable tombstone and $500 be
given Henry Thompson, brother.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
All the News
Tersely Told
Red Cap" Is Classed
AS Cbfnmon Carrier

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4--"Red
CAP" porters are common carriers
just as much as the railways and
stage companies they work for and
are accountable for loss, the state
supreme court held. The decision
meant $500 to Mrs Nelita Franklin
of Lodi for luggage a porter lost
while she was changing trains. The
Southern Pacific hid contested the
porter could not u construed as a
common carrier.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12

DURHAM. N. CA new phase Of
the segregation question developed
here last Tuesday when the New
Hope Realty Company went into
court and secured restraining or
der against Alexander aud Edward
Barnes, preventing them from build
ing house upon land which the
company had sold them.
The restraining order was issued
after the plea that the property
was too near an. exclusive. white com
munity.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Policeman and Prisoner
Die Fighting a Duel

LOUISVILLE. Ky.-Citizens were
shocked last Sunday morning when
the news of bitter duel was flashed
over the city. At Eighth and Old
ham two police officers arrested
John Logan for the theft of an auto
mobile. While one of the officers
went to call the patrol it is charged
the captured man shot the officer
three times and the brother officer
returned in time to return the fire.
Both men died soon after being shot.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Secretary Hoover
Ends Color Line
In Census Bureau
(Enterpri.e New. Rureaul


WASHINGTON. D. c., April g.
The Hoover campaign managers,
worried over the threats of Negro
leaders 10 oppose their candidate.
have taken steps here TO placate
them,
Administration officials have
moved 10 stop the cry of "segrega.
tion" in executive departments. Me-
gro clerks in the Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce, have
been promoted within the last few
days from the basement floors and
other segregated section TO better
Jobs and more desirable quarters.
The charge of segregation" has
been repeatedly made against the
Treasury Department. the Depart
ment of Commerce and the Depart-
ment of the Interior. Secretary
Hoover. Negro workers assert, has
now yielded TO their pressure, but
secretary Mellon and Secretary
Work still hold out against it.
The change at the Census Bureau
followed q conference between SEQ.
retary Hoover and some of his bu.
reau chiefs on the one side and, on
the other side, Neyal II. Thomas,
president of the Association for the
Advancement of Colored People:
Robert J Nelson. executive director
of the Civil Liberties Bureau of
Colored Elks, and r. w. b., Curry.
Negro editor OF Springfield, Ohio.
who is n candidate for delegate to
the Republican National Conven-
.tion on the Hoover ticket. ~
Southerners Take Note
The. report of the new deal for
the Negro Employees of the Census
Bureau spread rapidly on Capitol
Hin today Z Southern Democrats
who have been asserting that many
of their constituents would vote for
Mr.. Hoover over Governor Smith,
said the administration was making
Il easier for sthe "dry South-i to
turn TO the local optionA governor
of New York.
4 The Hoover stock dropped south
of the Mason Dixon line today.
Many calls were made at the De-
partment of Commerce to ascertain
the truth about the readjustment
there. The explanation given was
in the form of handout on the
better accommodations provided
for Negro workers in the Census
Bureau" which reads:
Continued on page q a4
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Foil Plans to Rob Lincoln

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Plans to
rob the Lincoln University Glee Club
were fustrated here "Wednesday, when
Clifton Bush. Douglas Hotel employ
ee tipped off police and caused the
arrest of Willis Hudson, Clifton Wood
and Dave Taylor, who admitted their
intentions of robbing the boys
rooms.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Garvey On Tour

JAMAICA, B. w. 1.-The Jamaica
Times reports Marcus Garvey on
tour of the islands to get people in
terested in the Universal Negro I'M
provement Association.
According to The Times, ]. G.. Aar-
ons already has preceded Mr.. Garvey
to 23 centers, where the latter will
speak and organize branches.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Dead Man Comes to Life

SLlDEL, La, April 10.--Shot in
the head in pistol duel with Police
Chief Percv Saxon and left for dead,
Cornelius Sims "came to life," scat
tered a group of onlookers with his
pistol and escaped into the woods
where he was captured a few hours
later.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Illiterate, He Made a
Fortune With Music

BATON ROUGE, La. - Toots
Johnson, 45-year-old Negro whose
dance orchestra has furnished music
in virtually all regions of Louisi-
ana and several neighboring states,
died Monday. Although he could not
write his own name or read one note
of music, Toots nearly 25 years ago
began a two-piece orchestra which in
time grew in size and came to be in
much demand.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
'.Farina" Still With Roach

LOS ANGELES. = The juvenile
players in the Hal Roach comedies
will be put down to seven when the
company resumes production of its
comedies April 30, but "Lil Farina"
Hoskins will still be numbered in the
Gang" The youngsters will be used
in 10 pictures this season.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Banker Leaves $4,000
To Negro Schools

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-In the will of
Banker John Simpson (white) of
Covington, KY, RECENTLY probated in
Kenton County court, $4,000 was
left TO Lincoln Institute Of Lincoln
Ridge, Ky, and $4,000 to Free Me-
mortal Institute at Nicholasyille, KY.
Money also was left to the Freed
mems Aid dsEducatioaaI' Fund.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Race Relation Pamphlet

ATLANTA, Ga.--The Commission
on Interracial Cooperation. with
headquarters at 400 Palmer Building
this city, has just issued for general
distribution, a sixteen-page pamphlet
entitled, Race Relations in 1927"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Master OddfelIow Better

CHICAGO.-4-According to a re-
port from his office, the condition of
Edward II. Morris, recently stricken
with pneumonia, is improving. Mr..
Morris is the richest Chicago lawyer
and grand master Of the .Oddfellows.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Read a Negro Paper Club

COLUMBIA, s. c.. (Atlantic
News Service 1.-The Knights of
Toussaint are staging a membership
campaign in which subscriptions to
leading race weelSlics are offered as
prizcs. Seymour Carroll is director
6f the Read A Negro Paper Club
Movement in this order.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12
Darrow to Speak

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Clarence Dar-
row, celebrated lawyer and humani-
tartan, il scheduled to speak here az
the Armory under auspices of this
local N. A. A. c. P. April "a. al
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-04-12

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at Akutan. In previous years he had acted in the same capacity for the company in Bay City and Aberdeen When he was retained as winter man at the Akutan plant he sent for his wife to come and spend the season with him. She arrived on the last trip of the s. s. Alameda and was only three months there when she came to her untimely end.
 Mrs. E. B. Elliott, wife of the radio operator and assistant foreman, was born at White Salmon, Oregon, and was 21 years of age and a bride of but 15 months. When the whaling season closed and the crew left she came to join her husband. Mrs. FL liott was a lovable woman and by her sunny disposition and true Christian motives, was endeared by all; she was in the bloom of womanhOod when she answered the Great Sum- mons" and obeyed.
 and they rest on a sloping grassy knoll while the wind unceas- ingly sings requiem over their graves.
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You read it in The Gateway first.
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Chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Schallerer's Alaska
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NORTHERN NOTES

! t Y # s
 Several oldtimers, some of whom have been prospecting on the Chicka- min river for the past 25 years. are very much interested in a proposed road up the river to open up the min eral and other resources.
 A mirage was responsible for the wreck of the steamship Catala, of the Union Steamship company, in British Columbia waters, according to a Can adian Investigating board. The off cers in charge of the vessel were ex- onerated from blame.
 After struggling for II years, under what physicians declared to be here ditary inflictions, the adopted daught- CT of MT. and Mrs George F. West, of Ketchikan, died recently in the Southeastern Alaskan city.
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.DE TAILS IF TRAGIC DROWNING AKUTA|v
 SENT ID GATEWAY
WEARING HEAVY OILSklNS AND BOOTS BOAT OCCUPANTS HAD
 NO CHANGE

The complete story of the recent deaths by drowning of four people at Akutan last month, news of which was published at that time, was re- ceived by The, Gateway in yesterdays mail from the Westward.
 Intense sorrow prevails over the little village of Akutan by the tragic death of Mir. Ole Anderson, MT. and Mrs. Mike Spearns, and Mrs. E. B. Elliott. who were drowned while re- turning to the whaling station after attending the Christmas entertain ment given by the pupils of the school.
 After the program refreshments were served and the guests left for home about 11:45 D. m. Owing to the down-ponr of rain, they were all clothed in heavy oilskins and high rubber boots
 While going across, and judged to be about 200 feet from shore, heavy gust of wind caused wave to break oyer the stern swamping the boat and it throwing the five Occu- pants-Mr Elliott was saved-into the deep and icy water. Being so firmly buckled four were unable to save themselves.
 The accident happened about 12:45 a. m. on December 25. MT. Elliott reached the village about 1:3O a. m. and immediately the natives began to search for the bodies all of which were recovered before 11:30 a. m.
 As there was no way of communi- eating with other points and no pos- sible chance of securing the services of an undertaken the bodies were for burial and they were laid to rest on a little sunny hill side just east of the village, a pretty place overlooking the entrance to Akutan harbor and the village.
 Mir. Anderson was born February IA, 1888, at Solor, Norway. He had made one trip back to Norway in 1911 in the interest of his property holdings there and upon his return took out his first papers. Last July he became an American citizen. He was associated with the American Pacific Whaling company for the last 10 years as an oil chemist and by his exemplary habits, his genial dis position, was beloved by all.
 MT. Mike spearns was a native of Nova Scotia and was employed as 'reman, this being his second year
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Attorney Harry F. Morton, of An chorage, who has been a business wis itor in the city for the last week, de- parted yesterday for his offices.
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SEWARD.DAILY GATEWAY
s1oo,ooo CARGO OF FuRs

It is reported the steamer Starr, which returned to port yesterday from the Westward, brought in ship ments of furs valued at $10O,OOO.
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MT. and Mrs. J. J. Delaney, newly weds, left yesterday for their home in Anchorage.
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THANKS TO THE LADY

One of these days the vase which was carried away last summer from la local plot of soil wherein was inter- red the remains of "Blackie" just a dog IT., will probably be sent back to Seward soon from a Southern State. Clippings from The Gateway eventually found their way into the hands of the lady who took the vase, unthinkingly, and this paper is ad- vised in due time the vase will arrive.
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ROMA HOPS OFF,
FORCED BACK

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out to sea at 1901 p. m. Five min
utes later she was lost to view.
Spectators were leaving when
they suddenly saw the Roma re-.
turning.
Great quantities of gasoline were
belching from the tanks of the air
ship. Those on shore realized that
the Roma was dumping her gaso-
line
For a few moments there was
some anxiety as to wetilor Pilot
Williams would be able to make
the beach. He accomplished the
feat successfully, however.
What happened? he was asked
by newspa per reporters.
I'VE dumped our gas" he replied.
and turned away.
Plans New Trial
Flight Commander Sabelli began
an earnest discussion with me-
chanics at the side Of the Roma
as she stood on the beach.
1t was given out that the Roma
had dumped almost her nnt:'e sup.
plv of ITO gallons of gasoline