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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Insurance Agents
Produce sl,0OO,0O0
In One Month

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct "a
Messrs John r. Pinkett, Agency Di-
rector. ard Aaron Day, Jr., Assist
ant Agency Director at Large, of
the Ordinary Department of the Ma
tional Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany have Just communicated 10
Mr.. S. w. Rutherford. founder and
Seeretary-General Manager of the
National Benefit Life Insurance
Company. located here at Washing
ton, ID. c., an outstanding achieve
ment in the Negro Insurance World.
As an impression of loyalty and
of affection, the month of Septem-
ber was set apart as IS. w Ruther-
ford Month" in honor of Mr.. Ruth
erfords Anniversary Birth Month.
The Ordinary Department Sales
Force was offered a challenge, and
It responded by producing One Mil
lion Ninety Thousand Five Hundred
$1,090,500) Dollars worth of busi-
ness for National Benefit in honor
OF its Founder in one month
OF the forty-seven men qualified
in this production, their records
ranged from $4,000 to $65,000, 1t
was a record breaking effort reveal
ing unusual team spirit. The Off
GERS of the company regard this
achievement for September, glorious
as it is, as really but the begin
ming of not only team spirit. but
racial spirit as well the employees
of this outstanding life insurance
company, which is ready to demon
strate its ability to prove to the
public, which it serves, that the
proper place of life insurance is to
be found in economy of the home,
in the protection of business, the
sconservatf0n Of assets she compile,
tion of investment plans and the
welfare of the nation.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
(Enterorise News Buresu)
Rx LESTER A WALTON

In 1910 there were 22,46O Negroes
in the employ of the United States
Government, whose annual salary ag-
gregated $12,456,760. These figures
have appreciably increased in eight
cen years, for. in June of this year
there were 1882 Negroes on Uncle
Sans payroll, whose annual earning
capacity was $64,4S3,133.
The last time a survey was made
of the Negro personnel of the Fed
eral Government, which was in June,
1923, there were approximately ST.
sos workers earning $52,655,959 an
.nually.
The statistical information has
been made public by the United
States Department of Labor.
Included in the list of Negroes in
the service of the United States are
10,S67 native Panamanians, whose
combined yearly salaries total $6,-
S1O.229.
The average salary of these 51,8S2
Government employees is $1,243 a
year. The list furnished by the Uni
ted States Department of Labor
shows that the 1877 Negroes working
at the Capitol earn $1S4,040 annual
~, an average salary of 1884.
Other significant figures, giving
where employed and combined salar-
les, are:
Agricultural Department, 1,0S6;
salaries s907,06S, an average of
$685..
Commerce Department, csc; sal
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Woman Gets County
Job After Fight

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-Mrs. Isa-
bella Clifton installed as stenograph-
er at the County Hospital, is first
Of her race to enjoy this distinction.
When first interviewed by q sub
ordinate employee Of the County
Hospital, she was told that because
of her race she was ineligible, though
she had passed the civil service ex-
animation with high average.
DR.. Nelson, for whom she worked
previously for a year as secretary
and stenographer, took up the fight.
He registered violent protest with
the Commission and the authorities
of General Hospital. The supervi-
sors were especially outspoken
against any discrimination
The result is that Mrs. Clifton was
promptly given the position where
she is now at work.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
La. Governor In
Bitter Attack On
Colored Race

BATON ROUGE La Oct. ga
Governor Huey, p. Long of this
state, in an address delivered in the
community pavillions last Thurs
day night, made scathing attack
upon the Republican party and the
colored race The governor charged
that Herbert Hoover, the republi-
can candidate for president was fos-
tering social equality of the races
in the South and stated that Mr..
Hoover owed his successful nomi-
nation to support given by "black
and tan delegates" He frequently
directed TRADES at Perry w. How
ard, the Republican national CON-
mitteenian of Mississippi. and Walter
l.. Cohen comptroller of customs at
the port of New Orleans. and in
one instance mentioned Mr.. Cohen
as the great black leader of Louis
lana" axe e
Declaring that "my attention has
been called on several occasions to
registrars of voters who are encour-
aging the registration of 'sniggers"
and / wish to state now that any
registrar of voters caught encourag-
ing the "niggers" to register in the
Republican, party will be removed
from office" The governor was in
terrupted at different intervals by
loud outbursts OF. applause from the
whites who assembled to hear him.
I warn you. good white people of
louisiana" he continued, "who are
encouraging the younger "niggersD
in their ambitions. The first thing
we'll know they'll be over our sons
and daughters" t7.ae
The governor assailed the Rev.
John Roach Stratton pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church OF New
York, who spoke here last week.. as
an anti-Smith Democrat. In refer
ring TO the Stratton speech, Cover
nor Long said: THE next thing
we'll hear, from him he'll be bap-
tizing sniggers' in his church, /
have been aimember a OF the Baptist
church all my life, but my religion
has the first time to teach me 10
consider myself as being equal to a
'nigger' and especially does this ap-
ply to that 'nigger' Howard, who
says in "a letter, Mr.. Hoover has
broken down the barrier between
the races for all time to come
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Carvey Expects To Return To America
When Administration Has Changed

shops, and little companies, because
in those cases the surplus drifts back
into his pocket, but attempt to do
anything that win guard that sur
plus for yourself, and he will do
what he did to the City Steel Bank,
and Brown and Stevens"
Garvey Looks Younger
Garvey, in spite Of his three years
IN Atlanta penitentiary looks, If any
thing. younger. He seems as undis-
couraged as ever, and when we called
on him the first time he was busy
with his office staff Of seven per
sons getting out a petition which he
intends to present personally to the
League Of Nations.
He occupies a modest but we'll
kept house Of three floors. in the
suburbs, with himself and family,
perhaps the only Negroes in the
neighborhood. The second floor
serves for offices. Mrs. Garvey. who
is with him, also looks younger, and
shows no signs Of the severe trials
through which she has passed.
viii Return To u. s.
When asked whether he preferred
America or England, he said that he
liked The former better, chiefly be-
cause the bulk Of Ncgroes were in
America and there was more work to
be done there. Still he was glad, he
said. to see the increase in the num-
Der Of Negro tourists 70 Europe.
"The Negro needs n broader view
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Druggist Opens
Store Despite
License Refusal

BURLINGTON. N. c., Oct. 20
Despite the refusal of the city to
grant him license, DR.. I. w. Woo
ten has opened a drug store here
planning to stand for his rights re-
gardless CT the outcome.
Burlington has population of
10000 colored and 10000 white.
Business is for the most part in the
hands of the whites who are oppos-
ed to any new business opened by
Negroes.
DIR. Wooten's new store is located
two blocks from the main street. In
the next block down are two busi-
ness places operated by colored
men, a tailor ana shoe repairing
shop.
Before opening his drug store, DIR.
Wooten sought permit, The clerk
refused a license, declaring he
didn't approve of Negro drug
store in town.
DR.. Wooten appealed to the may
or who, with the board of alder
men, voted mo" on the granting of
the license. t-r
The chief objection TO DR.. Woo
fen was a nearby white merchant
whose trade is three-fourths color
ed.
Owner of the store sought to get
rid of DIR. Wooten's three-year lease
by leasing the place to white man.
DIR. Wooten agreed to move If he
would repay the money be had al
ready expended. s..
Last week, overriding all objec-
tions and acting upon legal advice,
DR.. Wooten opened his drug store
and has been doing a good business
ever since.
To a reporter, DIR. Wooten said.
II have invested here between
$4,000 and $4,000 which is my life-
time saving and l intend to stick it
out"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Democracy Lie
Unless Negro
Gets Equality
ted. 1928, BY the National

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. "a
American democracy is a mockery
and lie unless the Negro gets po-
litical equality, declared Professor
Ralph Bunche, in an address be-
fAre the S4tb annual Municinal
League in the Hotel Sinton, here
Tuesday. n.
This league session was open; al
so to the Governmental Research
Association and the National Asso-
citation of Civic Secretaries.
Prof. Bunch, who spoke, on me
gro Political Laboratory, has just
been elected head of the depart
mentI of Political Science on the
Howard faculty.
He is an honor graduate of the
University, of California and of Har-
ward having been a fellow in both
institutions. Prof. Bunche said,
Democracy and its institutions
do not permit permanently z of
double political status. Political
thunder storms of the past few
years haves driven homeswith renew
ed emphasis the stark truth of Lin
oln'ssimmortal axiom that this ma
ton cannot endure half slave and
half free" Ee
"H the native-born American Ne
gro whose destiny is inseparable
from the nations cannot live upon
identical soil on a basis of political
equality and harmony with the des-
cendants of English, French, Germ
an, Greek, Italian and Poles who
compose this vast experiment we
call America, then our theory of
democracy must be living lie, the
framework Of cur government en-
bodied in the Constitution, a mock
cry. and the entire experiment, a
dreary failure" -.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
(Enterprise News Bureaul

London (By ]. A. Rogers) In
an interview given here in his office
at Kensington, Marcus Garvey, sees
no hope for the American Negro ex-
cept in a bloody revolution, and even
in that even he sees the Negro pres
sed to the wall by force of numbers.
"The American white man." he
said, won't allow the Negro to do
anything that will help effectively to
free him. II is a waste Of time, ener-
gy, and money to do anything on a
big scale for the Negro in America,
Small insignificant enterprises will
be permitted, yes. But the moment
it is question Of anything lasting.
the white man, brings in the machin-
cry of government and disables any
leader who attempts to put over a
big program.
II Years In America
"Anyone who wishes really to find
out how impossible it Is can try and
he will discover it, as | did, during
my short stay of Ia years in Ameri-
ca. While it took the Negro some
time TO understand the significance Of
the U. N. l. A., the white man under
stood it from the start and at once
set about doing what he did in my
case, and would have done in the
case of any other Negro.
The white man will give you mon
ey for churches, Y. M. 6. AS and the
like, but when it comes to big bust
ness he win crush you every time.
He viii permit little banks, little
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Communists Active In
Los Angeles Schools

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-(ANP)-
Fear that publication of their names
may bring reprisals from other un-
known friends Of the accused parties
prevents making known the names of
a colored girl and boy who had been
urged to join secret movement that
has caused the biggest and most SUR
prising sensation in years.
Sol Erenbery, % student in the col
lege of engineering at U. c. l.. A., is
held in city Jail today on suspicion
of criminal syndicalism" because of
asserted communist activities.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Doctor Is Banned
From Kansas; City
Aviation Field


KANSAS CITY, Mo. : Oct. 22.-An
order has been issued to Dr. A. ,Por-
ter Davis. prominent Kansas City,
Kans., physician who Spurchased an
airplane last spring, to remove his
plane from his Fairfax flyingfield,
in Kansas City, Kans The field.
which is said to belong to the
Union Pacific railroad, is under
the management of the Woods corp
oration, of which Cur E. Stanley is
the manager in this city.
DR.. Davis first became aware
that he would not be allowed to
use the flying field on October
when an attendant told him that he
had been instructed to order him
away. After much delay DR.. Davis
was finally given to understand that
his presence was not wanted be-
cause he attracted too many colored
people to the field.
purely Commercially
Mr.. Stanley, the Woods company
manager, stated that he did not
wish to make a "racial issue of
the affair, but that he viewed IT in
a purely commercial light" When
asked point blank If DR.. Davis
would ever be allowed to use the
field Mr.. Stanley replied in the neg
ative mo-.
DR.. Davis who is the first colored
man in his state to own and oper-
ate plane has had much trouble
in finding a place to keep it. When
his plane first arrived he used the
old Richards field, but when that
field went under new management
he was ordered away, after time,
with no explanation.
Then he arranged to keep his
plane at the Kansas City airport.
After numerous alleged attempts to
harm his plane by putting mud and
water in his gasoline tank. and af-
ter he is said to have had over $500
worth Of equipment stolen from his
plane, he decided to leave that
field. Then he arranged to use the
Fairfax field with the result chron-
icled.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Government Records Disclose Federal
! Wages For Negroes Are Low


aries, $675, 5,629, an average salary of
$685..
Interior Department, 459; salaries,
S473,940, an average salary of ST.
032.
State Department, 76; salaries,
$81 $50, an average salary of $1,070.
Treasury Department, 5,407; sal
aries, $6,024, 400, an average salary
Of $1,114a ie
Post Office Department, 25,390;
salaries $35, ,433, an average sal
ary of $1,3S4.
There are ten Negroes working IN
the White House, whose aggregate
salaries amount to $4,000. f
The Statistical Bureau of,the De-
paitment of Labor fixes a "living
wage" at approximately S1,520. On
this basis the average wage paid Ne
groes in the Department Of Com
nlerce IS $535 short CT this AMOUNT.
Rentalc in Washington avernge
about $40 a. room. A modest five
room house, BY this process Of com
pntation. would make inroads on the
employees yearly income TO the eS-
tent Of 5000.
The information given out ~ .he
department of Labor dealing with
the gain of Negro employees in the
United States Government has pre-
cipitated controversy among men,
bers of the race in Washington.
Among those taking part in the
discussions is Thomas II. r. Clarke,
an old resident and committee Pres
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Cops Balk Race War

NEW YORK. II Fearing race
riot IN Elmhurst, L. Il, police have
been ordered to constantly patrol a
section In which two homes have
been recently purchased.
Oscar Bailey bought a house al
S0-43 91st street. A short time be-
fore another family moved into a
house nearby.
White residents made concert.
ed effort to GUST them both. Signs
bearing such inscriptions as NE
groes out" we're posted in win.
dows OF white pevsons living In the
neishborhood rAt.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
School Girls Dresses High
Wild Party Is Raided

CHICAGO.-Police raided AT
East 45th street Sunday morning in
response to complaint that there
was an immoral party in progress
there and arrested William Goff and
a number of Wendall Phillips high
school girls and boys.
Police looking through a glass in
the door said they saw wild party
at its height, the wildHess being
indicated by some OF the girls who
we're dancing with their dresses ov-
er their heads 81
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Pastor Would Free
Gospel Singing Wife

KANSAS CITY, Kans.-The Rev.
James w. Hurse, pastor of st. Ste
phen Baptist Church, one of the
largest in the city, has filed suit
against his wife, Mrs Lula Mae
Nurse, charging incompatibility and
cruelty.
The Rev Mr.. Hurse started many
years ago preaching in the street,
then purchased tent and finally
a real church building.
His wife is nationally known as
singer of gospel songs and her sing
ing is credited with having convert
ed many people.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
All the News
Tersely Told
Man Found Murdered
In Hotel Room

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-(ANP)-
When the Japanese proprietor of the
Lincoln Hotel, on Fifth near Ceres,
entered the room of William Hender-
son to change the linen he found him
lying downward on the bed dead from
a bullet wound in the heart. Decom-
position had already set in, as the
man had been dead over a week. De-
tectives Jones and Romaro placed on
the case, have as yet been unable to
solve the mystery.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Harlem Straw Vote
Favors "AI" Smith

NEW YORK, Il (ANP) Harlem
Negroes continue to give Smith a big
advantage over Hoover in the straw
votes being polled. Y The Daily News,
which has finished it's poll giving New
York State to Smith by plurafityIof
100000 or more. gives the. following
significant figures in Harlems Negro
district:
AT Lenox Avenue and 1870 street
Smith 2S5; Hoover 103.
At Lenox Avenue and 135th street
Smith 937; Hoover 534.
At Seventh Avenue i and 139th
street. Smith 1871; Hoover 68.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Present Bishop With Auto

JACKSONVILLE. Fla.-statewide
activity in raising funds for relief
of flood sufferers halted here last
week long enough for a reception to
Bishop I. S. Flipper at Edward Col
lege and representative Of new
Packard car.
Thirty-five persons gave actresses
of welcome,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25
Boston Riddle, Age 2,
Knows His Alphabet

BOSTON, Mass. Kenneth, How
ard. aged two years nine months,
knows his alphabet and can draw
an aifplane 4 III te
Doubts of Kenneth's genius were
dispelled this week when his moth
er took him to the office OF the
Boston Globe and gave a public
demonstration for the benefit OF the
newspaper staff. Sasf ts
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-25

JACKSUN, Miss.--Octobef 29th
is the. date set for the trial of Per-
ry w. Howard, Sydney Redmond
and W. L. Mhoon. whom the State
Bar Association is asking to dis
bar for alleged unethical practices
IN connection with the sale Of fed
eraj offices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17-F-
Placing the entire burden and cost
upon the federal government and
carrying an appropriation OF S47s,-
100000, q flood control bill was pre-
scented to the house today BY its
flood control committee.
Drastically different from the
flood plan prepared BY Major Gem
eral Jadwin, chief Of army engineers,
and recommended TO congress by
President Coolidge. the measure,
framed after months OF hearings.
would set up a new governmental
agency to accomplish the task. This
agency would be designated as the
Mississippi Valley flood control COM
mission and would be composed Of
seven members, including four prom
inent civilian engineers and scien-
lists TO be appointed by the presi-
dent. The commission. which would
be similar TO the Panal Canal COM
mission formed by President Rooss-
welt, would replace the present Mis-
sissippi river commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Rotary Sponsors Visit
OfU. of II. Glee Club

The Brownsville Rotary club will
sponsor the visit 10 this city on
March 81 Of the Gles club or the
University OF Texas.
The Giee club Of the state u~niver-
sity Is one Of the outstanding or
CARNATIONS of its kind in the south.
Il will be heard mt the high school
auditorium.
Rotarians and other friends and
ex-students Of the university will
house the visiting young men during
their stay in the city.
The glee club will also appear at
other points in the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Right Suggestions Are Made for Those Who Want to Buy Real Estate


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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Buy or Exchange
REAL ESTATE
Farms For Sale

TEN ACRE citrus grove consisting
of four hundred eight grapefruit
and two hundred thirty five orange
trees, best varieties. Location adioin-
ing city limits Of McAllen. Texas.
Must sell by February goth. Electric
lights, gas and city water. All taxes
on 10 acres about $3.50 per year. II
interested in real bargain, phone
l03, McAllen, Texas, for further par
ticulars. Barron & Kunz, Realtors.
B-1s2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

FOR SALE-West Brownsville Lake
Boulevard lot near highway. Good
place for fine home. No agent.
Phone l022-W. B-51
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
BISHOP RETURNS

HARLINGEN, Feb. If. Y.
Bishop, developer OF many traeta
in Texas and we'll known in the VAL
ley, has returned here after mn alb
sence Of some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

Ranger Truck IL Ton. New
rubber, motor reconditioned.
Ready to go.
JESSE BENNETT, Inc.
USED CAR MARKET
1903 Levee st. Phone 9o4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

FOR SALE-house and lot on St.
Francis street between 4th and 5th.
Apply 500 Levee street at 5 p. m.
Bib
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

SACRIFICE-Corner lot with house.
Best residence ne~ighborhood; bar
gain for cash if sold at once. Phone
1862. Bliss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Nj
Automobiles For Sale

q CHEVROLET COACH, number of
accessories, used as demonstration,
run 1850 miles, only 3 months old.
Stevenson Motor Co. Inc. B-3l