davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

along through the dried weeds. The
rabbit saw the Bad Chap Just in
tine. on the same side of the fenc"
where M i.ongcars WAS standing
Quickly Uncl" Wiggjly crawled be
meath the lower rail and was safe
on the far side. But the Bob Cat
lC We'd and cried:
"You can It get away from mo
Ike that. | II catch YOU.
The Rob Cat WASH t snccziug
though when he said "catch you,
is sounded 50. He started q crawl
Under the fence - get Uncle Wig
gily but .;ust then, all Of sud
den, TIA" Old Fence fell down al
THAT very spot and lot of tn,
rails and posts clattcrcd on tn,
Lack Of the Bob Cat, pinning him
fast to the ground.
"Run, Uncle Wiggily! III hole
him" shouted the Old Fence.
Thank you!'' called back th,
| bunny gentleman as he hoppcd safely
/ 10 his bungalow. - You see you ar,
Of some use in this world after al
! Gid Fence And what was left OF
/ the fence was happy. So il the auto
mobile docSn I stay out so late il
meets the milkman bringing in tht
1 ice cream for the eat s breakfast
/ II tell You next about Uncle Wig
| gilv and the whispering tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

where, in summer, Mrs. Moo, the
COW lady, will be eating green
grass. What a jolly old fence
eyes, suddenly spoke a voice
So close to the rabbit gentleman
that he jumped back in surprise.
- Yes, old is right! l am such an
old fence that l an. no longer of
any use in this world. l might just
as we'll be torn down and burned
in the fire place.
"Who was that speaking' asked
the bunny gentleman.
~ was,'' went on the voice. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19


son, girl friend Of Miss Mackaye,
were both released from custody
following their arrest On suspicion
Of embezzlement charges growing
out Of the disappearance of three
trunks Of personal property.
Miss MacKaye's IS mysterious trip
from the county Jail where she has
been confined awaiting her. appeal
on three to five year sentence in
San Quentin, was also explained
when the actress said she had OBJ
tanned permission 10 search for her
trunks.
The property was located last
night and the charges were dismiss
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
SERVICE AND POETRY

Bookends may soon become necessary part of the
equipment of every hotel guest This thought is
prompted by the news that the head of good-sized
chain Of hotels has had a 430-page book of poems
placed in every guest throughout the system.
The Gideons Bible no longer is alone on the table
with the reading lamp
The manager Of one of these hotels reports that
countless letters have been received from patrons
pressing appreciation and gratitude for those books
of poems The letters have from men as we'll
women, and from persons in all walks of life.
This is an interesting revelation. One wouldn't
have guessed that the travelling public cared much
about poetry in hotels. An outside room with bath
and the most quiet side of the building are the usual
specifications for the average traveller. Now how
ever, # he happens upon room without poetry,
guest is likely to ring for book of household verse
along with his ice water and extra blanket.
fortune awaits the man who finds what to do
with yesterdays newspaper.
With automobiles going down and incomes going
up, the two bound to meet
According to current economic philosophy, the
joyrider and coalwaster good citizens, helping to
put ailing industries back on their feet
There were 10000 business failures in this coun-
try last year. And about a million successes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
TEN YEARS AGO
Tan 10 1918

Mrs. S. II. Embury arrived from
Los Angeles and will spend a few
days with her nieces, the Misses
Sammons.
Mrs. Bales G. Walker arrived
from Los Angeles, where she has
been staying for some days.
William Maxwell of Denver, who
has been visiting relatives here,
left for his home.
Miss Mary Wilson arrived from
Santa Ana, and will look after her
property near Holtville for a few
davs. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
LEGAL NOTICE

We have consumatcd deal with
the Safety Corner Service Station
of FL Centric, California, whereby
that concern is to represent us cA-
clusively as II warehouse dealer for
Dunlop Tires, Tubes and Accesso-
ries.
(Signed,)
DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CO.
j Is t IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Oats
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1908

c. II. Bigelow reached the valley
after a hard trip over the noun
gle was hard one. Ed r. Aiken
tain road. For two miles the strug-
of Calexico accompanied Mr.. Bige-
low on the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Sherman, old
time residents of Redlands, are
stopping at the Hotel Imperial and
locking the valley over.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

am the old fence you were adrlirirg.
Old IS Fight. | am very old-no
good in fact
"Oh, dos't say that exclaimed
Uncle Wigrily. ~ am old myself and
yet think l am still useful. + for
nothing more, for stories to h.
written about me so children may
listen to theun.
"Oh, it is different with you, -
said the Old Ience in gloomy tones.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Jan. 10. 1913

The library has added many new
books, both fiction and non-fietion,
and now takes AZ magazines.
The mercury fell today to AZ de-
grees, with 60 as the high point.
The Maxwell Nowlan Company,
which recently acquired 90 lots on
Hamilton avenue, has a carpenter
on the ground to erect six houses.
1t is understood that eventually
the company will build on all the
lots.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
Tax Evader
Out On Bail

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19.--Claude
Alexander Conlin, known on the
vaudeville stage as Alexander,
the Great was at liberty here to-
day on $4,000 bail following his
arrest on charges of cvading his in
come tax for 1924 and perjury.
Federal agents charge that Con-
lin made false statements in con-
nection with his tax reports and
that he owes the government ap-
proximately $33,000 for 1924.
ing taken approximately $3,l00 in
money belonging to the bank.
Sentence in the case has been con-
tinued by Judge Larew.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19
Mackaye Property
Dispute Settled
~ rnltea Press Leasea Wire

LOS ANGELES Jan. IA dis
pute which arose over clothing and
jewelry Of Dorothy MaeKaye, act
ress, under sentence in connection
with the death of her husband, Ray
Raymead, has been amicably set
tied the participants revealed to-
day,
Barry Townley, playwright, and
lis wife, tie former Helen WilAin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

Eight western Washington couU-
tics report large gains il alfalfa
%creagc in I221.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

A fortune awaits the man who finds what to do
tn yesterdays newspaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

With automobiles going down and incomes going
}, the two curves are bound to meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-19

ccording to a current economic philosophy, the
ar and coal-Waster are good citizens, helping to
ling industries back on their feet.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
By EUGENE GORDON

Editorial Comment-The publi-
cation of this article does not indi-
cate The Enterprise belief in the
truth of the assertions and conten-
tions made by the author. Our views
are expressed editorially. Striking
us as it does in humorous vein, we
publish it for the amusing edification
of the readers. Eugene Gordon, au-
thor of this article, is highly edu-
Gated colored man, an editorial writ
er of The Boston Post and evaluates
the Negro newspapers every year.
His home is in Boston.)
Most Aframericans hesitate. lest
they err, to accept their own men of
accomplishment until the Nordic ap-
proves them and pronounces them
sound. Take Charles Gilpin. For
years he played almost unnoticed in
Harlem. He was, to his indifferent
audiences, only a fairly good ham
actor, and a black one, at that. Then
came his opportunity to play in "Ab-
raham Lincoln" followed by the en-
thusiastic acclaim of the white met
ropolitan critics. Thereafter he was
has ever produced" to ninety mine
and forty-four hundredths per cent.
of these colored United States. They
had forgotten that for years Romeo
Dougherty, of the Amsterdam
News" and Lester Walton of the
New York Age" had been shouting
that very thing, or, at least, words
and music to that effect. After his
Emperor Jones" success Gilpin was
fallen upon by some of the most
noted of the Aframerican intelligent
sia. Both cheeks were kissed, and he
got the Spingarn medal for gallantry
'n action, or something. At any rate,
he was finally recognized by the very
swells who had formerly ignored him,
and this despite the fact that he was
no whit better now than when he
played at the Lafayette.
The case of Roland Hayes is SINH
lar. For years, in Boston, he worked
at odd jobs Of elevator and
understanding, while schooling him
self. On occasion he sang in church
to a few plebs like himself. Even
when he was, able finally to hire
Symphony Hail. his audience was
composed largely Of his lowdown
friends. These, with a few whites,
believed in him, and it was their sup
port that enabled him to 20 abroad.
II was not until he returned from his
European tour, his triumphs at Buck
ingham Palace and elsewhere having
preceded him, that staid and cautious
Aframerican patricians felt safe to
onf1utsd frkoo, x,r..& - ....~.~ -.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Pigs Feet and Cuttings Are
Admittedly Afranerican Dishes

feet that appetizing delicacy known
today as hog's-head cheese. Common
pigs entrails became, through an APP
plcation of gustatory sense and i'm
agination, Cuttings. Today, pigs
feet and Cuttings are irrevocably in
tertwined with the American tradi-
ton about the colored man. They
are admittedly his dishes. Pork chops,
too, they say, are his, and fried chick
en-, but pork chops and chicken, in
slavery days, seldom strayed so far
from the Big House as the slaves
quarters. Human nature, however,
is the same the world overland thus
nothing would satisfy the chattels
save pork chops and chicken. These
victuals, then, were stolen. When
the white folks discovered the depre-
dations upon their smokehouses and
henroosts they spread the news that
the Afro was a hound for pork chops
and barn yard fowl. The belief per-
sists.
So much for brief history Of the
case. Now for a few typical taboos
and inhibitions. The average nor
NAL and rational person win readily
concede the right Of free-born Ameri-
cans to eat whatever their money
pays for. Nor is the average man
given to criticism of his neighbors'
tastes. He grants that it is only nat
ural that a man at times may wish to
treat his palate to bowl of boiled
chitlings soused in vinegar and plen-
tifully sprinkled with salt and red
pepper. Nevertheless, despite all
these grants, the average Aframeri-
can will shy stubbornly from the
mere vicinity of q chitling or pigs
feet stand. II the place be located
in the heart of Harlem or in Bos-
tons South End, where there is little
likelihood Of his being discovered by
the leering gaze of the Nordic, he en-
ters willingly enough, gorges himself,
and is foolishly happy. But If the
place be located on the fringe of the
so-called Black Belt, he will avoid it
by blocks.
SO with the average Aframericar
housewife. When she desires chick
en-, she either orders II by telephone,
or perhaps wheedles one Of her fair-
skinned neighbors to do the dirty
work. Sometimes, If she knows the
marketman to be stolid, indifferent
unimaginative foreigner, she will not
hesitate. But even so, she buries the
fowl at the bottom Of her shoppine-
bag and sinks home by way Of dark
alleys. }
On such occasions as Aframericans
entertain their Caucasian friends At
dinner. the pale-faces will look Ia
vain for any trace Of chicken. The
only time there is any Is when the
housewife Is satisfied that the visit
tors discount the hoary tradition.
Perhaps the guests reaction at not
seeing the fowl may be one Of keen
disappointment. But II Is quite like
ly not to be so keen as the hostess,
disappointment that an insurmounta-
bic inhibition forbade her serving
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
New England Bride Says odd
Kentucky Home Won Her Love

loves him.
Beatrice has visited Clarence's
home and knows his mother, who Is
white woman. She is old enough
and wise enough to know what she
is doing. l am glad she has chosen
good man, regardless of his race"
The bridegroom was frank in ad.
mitting he was of Negro blood. Asked
if his father was mulatto, he said
'No, he was a blooded Negro. My
mother is white. Beatrice loves me
and / love her. Why shouldn't we
get married? I don't see what all
this excitement is about"
The girl declared it was a real love
match. "Ours is a case of love at
first sight," she said. 'T fell in love
with Clarence at the very first meet
ing and he fell head over heels in love
200. / know I'm making no mistake
in marrying him."
Won BY "Old Kentucky Home" On
Mouth Organ
Here's the new Mrs. Kellem's story
of how she fell in love:
Mother and lived downstairs in
Clarences house VIII n we moved here
from Hazardville. The very first
night, ] heard him singing, MY Old
Kentucky Home up above. Then he
played it on his mouth organ. b
II loved that voice. 1t didn't make
a bit of difference when l found out
the one who was giving me so much
enjoyment wasn't q white man.
I'VE became fast friends next day.
That was months ago. It only took
me that long to learn to love 4. and
to be loved"
She smiled into the face of her
stout-limbed fiance, whose name APP
pears on Rockville's public World
War Honor Roll, indicative of two
years in Uncle Sans Navy.
I'm no flapper," she went on. "I
never use any makeup. l never
drink nor smoke. / don't care q
hang for the movies. don't dance.
Our only dissipation is the radio.
Kellem Says He's Boss
"But Pm not henpecked," put in
kellem. 81 am the boss, but no one
will ever know It. You see we have
mutual tastes and get along without
any friction" Ts
Beatrice has bobbed hair, but her
hair was shortened for convenience,
not looks, she explained. II
II was learned that Mrs. Taylor
moved out OF the Kellein house when
she first learned of the romance, but
her effort at discouraging the affair
only served to intensity 1t.
Henry F. Arnold of the Enterprise
staff was among the newspaper men
here for an interview. He discovered
that the reason the white pastor
Brooks did not perform the ceremony
was that he was threatened BY the
Continued on Page ~
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17

According to Ted j. Bevis, direc-
tor, technician and production man.
ager of the corporation, the purpose
of the company is to present only
stories that have for their purpose
the Installation of the Negroes
achievement in the true light.
In an interview with your CORES
pondent, Mr.. Bevis said "The organ
izers realize fully that owing TO the
fact that the achievements of the race
throughout the world and especially
in the United States, have brought
them into contact with all the differ
ent races of the world, Il would be
impossible to correctly and coherent
ly tell the stories of their hopes and
disappointments, their romances and
their achievements without using the
other associates, and particularly the
type of individuals with whom they
are brought into contact.
An Educational Institution
The motion picture theatre has
become to a large extent an educa-
tional as well as an amusement insti-
tuition. There are 1000 attendants
to the theatre where there is only
one devotee of the public library.
"ln the United States, there are
about 15,000,000 Negroes, and there
are over 500 theatres devoted exclu-
sively to their patronage, with over
three million paid admissions weekly.
To date none Of the present organ
lied producers have made any effort
to cater especially to this patronage
or produce for them pictures depict
Ocontinuad ON .paqo ~ -IFf :
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Josephine Baker
Star Of the Film
Siren m Of Tropics

PARIS, Feb. 11.-Josephine Bak.
err "The Celebrated Black Venus -
has entered the movies and is meet.
ing with splendid success. A film in
which she is starred has been show
ing at the Aubert Palace on the
Grand Boulevard for the last month,
and still the place is crowded, day
and night.
The film is entitled: "The Siren of
the Tropics" and is written by Maur-
ice Dekobra, Frances most popular
writer. So far as the "eolor" part of
the play is concerned 1t Is rather con.
ventional, being the old story of the
native girl who falls into hopeless
love with white. But apart from
this 1t has touches Of splendid origin
ality.
Miss Baker is splendid throughout
with her frolicsome and original
ways. Her dancing Is much better
than at the Follies, and she is by far
the most natural person in the entire
cast. Many other Negroes appear in
the cast and they, too, are very good,
particularly in the native dances.
Most of the white persons in the cast,
are stiff and self-conscious in COM
parison.
Appearing in the cast as the music
hall manager is Signor Albertni, the
Count" whom she was supposed to
have married last year. Apropos of
this Miss Baker is unmarried, accord
ing to declaration of hers at the
American consulate recently. In ap-
plying for a passport she said that
she was single, according to the Paris
tribune. She will bea}eaving Paris
soon. according to reports.
"The Siren of the Tropics" Is due
for long run in Paris. Several of
the leading illustrated journals have
recently carried her picture on their
covers. speaking highly in praise of
her film.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
10000 Laborers
May Be Shipped
to California

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The
California Development board an,
nounced today that 10000 Negro la.
borers may be sent from southern
states into California IL bills tc
restrict Mexican immigration are
passed by Congress.
An Alabama labor contractor has
written to the Agricultural Labor
Bureau OF the San Joaquin Valley
saying that he stands ready to send
the 10000 Negro laborers.
These men are receiving 81 a
day and board and are ready to
come west upon those terms" said
the contractors.
F. ]. Palomares. manager of the
Agricultural Labor Bureau, said:
THE problems which will be pre-
sented by the influx of black labor
will be much more serious than that
now offered by Mexican. labor"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Church Routes Whites
Chosen COP. Delegate

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-By a unani-
nous vote, Bob" Church was elect
ed delegate to the National Repub-
liean Convention by party leaders
in the Congressional convention held
in the Court House here Saturday.
Lester B. Brenner, white, u. S.
Commissioner, was also unanimous
ly elected alternate. The two names
were put in nomination by assistant
U. s. Attorney, Herbert Harper.
The close alignment and under
standing between Congressman J..
Will Taylor and Church was indi-
Gated again by instructions given
delegates to the state convention on
resolution of the latter that Taylor
be reelected national committee
man from Tennessee.
The election of Church also in
dicates a complete routing of the
lily whites from state Republican
councils and in all probability will
give Church complete control over
West Tennessee patronage.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
You Are Now Reading
THE ENTERPRISE
The Newsiest Negro Newspaper
West of Chicago!
Who's a Darkey?

The Enterprise House Coffee Company
and the National Radio Broadcasng Wednesday
morning as follows: ~.
Gentlemen. ~
= III your company plans Sheeny Wop Dago, Chink,
Hunky and Cracker Jubilee then The
you nave perfect right proceed with the Dare Jubilee
which you advertise chain OF 26
ing kOMo Seattle. for the Maxwell Coffee
Signed The Enterprise"
Advertising, whether through by radio, is
designed to create good will. How good
create which insult hu-
initiate twelve millions invites them to
purchase their fts9tf 'rei'7ff ffT
There are too good and better grades
the market for Negroes Coffee For
stance-Crescent Coffee.
Besides, its time got good and
radio and coffee people where get
New York City. - VD'-7'
The address Of the Maxwell House Coffee Company
Check Neal Coffee Co.. Nashville, Tenn.
Write them suf letter disapprovaI
such advertising methods.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Paris Dance Halls
Present New Type
Of Negro Jazz

PARIS, Feb. IA new variety
Of Negro Jazz music-mellower less
savage and syncopated but more
sensuous than the kind which has
spread from Harlem to all the capi-
tails of the world-has been dis
covered in Paris
1t is Negro folk music to which
the natives of Martinique. French
island in the West Indies, have
danced since the days when Creole
girl named Josephine went from
their home to become the wife of
the great Napoleon and empress of
the French.
Every Saturday and Sunday night
in several dance halls in quiet
section of Paris several hundred
Martinique Negroes gather to dance
to West Indian jazz.
The orchestra is of six pieces
with a flute, playing a shrill wall
not unlike that of North African
Negro music, replacing the saxo-
phone as predominant Instrument.
the trap drummer spends about
half his time shaking with both
hands-as bartenders once shook
cocktails metal instrument con-
tanning finely ground pebbles; the
sound Is soft swish which, how
ever, increases in speed and violence
as the dance nears its end. '
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Raise the Status Of Black Men
or I'll Raise HeD,' Says Garvey

NEW YOPK Fab 15-aJ will
o.snra ,,or that 7 nil ,oayo Jamo;ca
% ,..;.S;', y o1 ~ Ln,. has ,bov ha,,a
sn;an1 msn az, - u.Sasa noS "f 81. ILL ,..an ma
Isas;, su .Ls tne s'd az. u .snn w On, '@,'' an
n my ~ III, ' " ""' 81
my ~ 20 raise .se nsll. Malo WI, ro,o,., :.
in,s, .ne So wsr "1r,u S,L ,sponeS, roS,ns -
soi "a ~ W. sS Tht.o - IT,
auuieSs "t '"e ""iu III
'in,sa - ,;
.c. r. Dar.ey is ~. qeoseu as ,;si.i., sasiIS'
uet ne ous. anu s1e M ous qulIhiS ;
ou. take steps 70 ;o aooilsn 'ne ngheu- o
ness, a'sesse e., anu ut ~. afI rn;Ii rOcr
me CUT, y you can put VIII never never
stana py ana Keep my mouth closcu
untlI tne eoi'oi'ioh Oh 'ne MASSES Is
improved.
~ cottage Of Tour rooms Is good
enough Ior certain people, tnen wny
snouid Dlaek mother ana iatner l.l
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-02-17
Liquor Joint Charge
Dropped by Compromise

BREMERToN, Wash, February
15.-Pleading guilty to charge OF
possession without any intent to SELL
following compromise with Pros.
ecuting Attorney Bryan in which
jointest charges were dropped, viii.
lam BILLY" Wilson, coiored, was
fined $3.50 and sentenced to serve
sixty days in jail in Judge II. G. Sut-
tons superior court yesterday. Jail
sentenced was suspended by Attorney
Marion Garland.
Charles Price, charged jointly
with Wilson on some counts, was
found guilty and fined 500 and SEN
fenced to thirty days, the fine and
sentence being withheld. The Join
tist charge made against Wilson
would have brought punishment OF
two years in the state penitentiary
on Conviction.