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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Indiana Woman Heads
Colored Women's Clubs

WASHINGTON, D. CAMP
Mrs. Sallie w. Stewart of Evansville
Ind, was elected president of the
National Association of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs by a unanimous vote.
The newly elected president has been
active in the affairs of the associa-
tion for a number of years and her
election was almost a foregone con-
clusion long before the election of
officers was held. ...r.
Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins Brown of
SeSalia, N. c., defeated Mrs. Jane
Porter Barrett, of Virginia, for vice
president at large after a real con-
test. Other officers elected were
Mrs. Daisy b. Lampkin, Pittsburgh,
chairman of the executive commit
tee; Mrs. Rebecca Stiles Taylor, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Minnie
Scott, Toledo, first recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Jessie Grayson, Portland,
Ore. second recording secretary, and
Mrs. Claudne Bass, of Arkansas,
third recording secretary; Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, Washington, ID. c.,
treasurer; Mrs. Addie Dickerson,
Philadelphia, statistician; Mrs. Addie
w. Hunton, New York, parliamen-
tartan; DR.. |. May Miller, Indiana,
chaplain; Mrs. Joanna Snowden, ma.
tional organizer, and Mrs. Esther
Jones Leo, California, auditor.
Finances.
Financial reports showed $4,000
income for the past two years
$4,000 was received from dues and
$4,000 for the new headquarter:
building. The scholarship fund stand:
at something near $4,000.
At the close Of the convention
$4,000 additional was paid on the
new building, leaving $4,000 bal
ance due.
All moneys for headquarters came
through volunteer donations.
Money of the organization will b'
deposited in three banks: Bing;
Bank, in Chicago, ILL.,; Prudential
Bank, in Washington, d. c., and st
Luke's Bank in Richmond, Va.
Kansas won the prize for the bes
arts and craft exhibit.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
rber-Preacher Refused Coolidge
And Offer OF A Post In Haiti

to obtain a pastor for them. The
white man who had been preaching
to them was thrown into Jail. The
senator sought out the Bishop"
but he declined to leave his senators.
He will never leave them, he says.
Declined Call to Haiti
Neither money nor fame can lure
him away. He says he is too old to
him away. He says he is too old to do
Saving the senator's" why" he
was asked, "do you insist on saving
ninety-six senators when, in Haiti,
for example, you can preach to "
100000 ignorant natives" He an
swers the same every time, "Well,
| was put here, and here I'm going
to stay"
Though bowed by age the "Bish-
op" is as active as a man many years
his junior. His eye is keen. Any
senator who looks nervously at a
razor in his hand must be a new
conner to congress. The veteran
members rather prefer Johns shaw
ing.
Senators "Only Human"
The "Bishop" isn't awed by the
presence of the senators who come
into his shop. "We're just humans,
he says, "and we all look to the same
Holy Book, and we all want to go tt
the same heaven and stay away from
the same hell" Ns
Neither does he go in for publicity
He is probably the least knowr
among scores of senate attaches, bu
this is due mainly to the strict pri
vacy maintained in his barber shop
Scarcely ever does a person go ther'
unless he is with senator. lntru
ders. are told that "the shop is fo
senators only" J
In the matter of fashion, TIL
Bishop" has seen, the senate chang
from ninety-six men who only neede'
their boards trimmed to a clean
shaven body. "The razors have I
be much sharper now than in the oil
days" he says. "Back there we ha
to give more time to keeping tn
shears in shape. Nobody, not even
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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Dixie White Girl
Elopes With
ColOred Chauffeur

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. Ia.
Charged with violation of the
Mann Act, a pretty Southern girl
said to be wealthy (white) and a
colored chauffeur from Tulsa, Okla,
were held under bail Monday by u.
S. Commissioner Herbert Vorhees.
Tillman, the chauffeur, was held
under $4,000 bail. while Joan Cath
crime Roach (white) was held under
$4,000 bail.
Testimony indicated that Tillman
drives for Tulsa banker, who lives
in Ventnor during the summer. On
the other hand, it is reported that
the girl owns the car and the regis
tration license is in her name. She
further states that Tillman simply
took her where she wanted to go.
She testified that she requested Till
man to take her to St. Louis. After
reaching this point, she decided TO
go to Atlantic City.
Upon a complaint of the Tulsa
Commissioner the couple were ar
rested at 200 N. Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Since their arrival they have
frequented the colored section.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
(By Walter White for Enterprise
News Bureau)

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Comedy
tragedy - all the elements of
drama and of melodrama are pres
ent in this question of passing" In
dividuals with perhaps l. or or 10
per cent of Negro blood and all the
rest of "white" blood are forced by
n ridiculous prejudice to resort to
all manner of deception to live lives
free from the inconveniences which
accompany dark skin in these
United States. A wise friend of
mine once remarked that "if only
white people had the sense of humor
they're always boasting about,
there'd be no race problem in the
United States - the white man
would laugh himself to death at his
own absurdities."
Tragedy, or at least tragic cir
cumstances affecting the Negro,
however, do arise from the loss that
race suffers through prejudice driv-
ing many light-skinned and talented
individuals across the line. When
one considers the great increased re-
gard for the Negro which has come
within recent years through the work
of Paul Robson. James Weldon
johnson, Countee Cullen, Florence
Mills, Roland Hays, w. E. B Dubois
and host of others, one can but
wonder how much greater would be
that regard If the Negro as a race
had to its credit the work of all thosf
of genius who, consciously or un
consciously, we're passing"
| The stream of stories is endless
Many white people nourish the naive
conceit that Negroes who "pass" dt
so solely because of the desire to b.
white. The same conceit causes then
to laugh at the use of skin whiten
ers and hair straighteners by. colore'
| people. Neither of these is true
Living in a realm where color bar
most of the doors of opportunity, tn
majorityl of those who cross the lin
do so simply because they are tired o
the barriers of iteration and reitera
tion of the phrases: "You are fitte'
to do the work we require but W
cant employ Negroes-our clientel
would object" l know of man
cases, and so does every other Ne
gro, of men and women, many 0
them wealthy and famous, who hav
turned their backs on their Negr
blood and set forth to do the thing
for which their abilities fit then
And who can wholly blame them?
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Figures Show =
Coloyed Vote Is
; Balance Of Power

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. IS
(SpeciaD-That the Negroes votes
are potential power in determining
the outcome of the presidential cleo
ton may be attested by figures re-
Gently gathered to show the relative
voting power of race voters and
white voters in the United States.
Facts disclosed by the investiga
ton are as follows:
There are about 5,58S, 500 Negroes
of voting age in the United States.
While the bulk of them are located
in the South where they do not
count, or at least are not counted at
the polls, according to Republican
leaders there are sufficient number
in many of the pivotal and in some
of the border states to determine the
result in a close election.
According to the Census Bureau
the Negro population of the country
numbered 10,463,131 in 1920. and
it is estimated that it was 11,69S,0OO
in 1927. About one-half of the
number estimated for 1927 had
reached the voting age.
New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Missouri are
states with a comparatively large
Negro population that are regarded
as either doubtful or debatable in
the political contest now under way.
The census of 1920 showed that each
of those states had enough Negro
voters that year to cut quite figure
in a national election. -
The census reports disclose that in
1920 there were 5,522,274 Negroes
of both sexes who had reached the
voting age out of a total colored
population in excess of 10 900, 900.
From 1920 to 1927 the number of
Negroes increased to over II $780,
900. with a corresponding increase
in the number, of voters of that race.
II 1920 the yensuss showed Negro
voters in the states named as fol-
lows:
New York, 1854; New jersey,
1861: Pennsylvania, 191.226; llli-
nois. 12S,090; Indiana, 53,935; Ohio,
126,94O; Tennessee, 245,395; Ken
lucky. 143,8S1; Missouri, 121 1928,
and Maryland, 141,991.
Of the total of 5,522,524 Negro
voters in 1920, 2,792,006 were men
and 2,730,274 were women.
There are other states where the
Negro is by no means a negligible
factor in politics. For example, there
was. a colored population of more
than 10000 in Oklahoma in 1920,
and of these more than 10000 had
attained the voting age.
Kansas had 79,725 Negroes within
her borders in 1920, and of the num-
Der $1,000 were entitled to vote,
In New England the 1920 population
Of Negroes was:
Massachusetts,, 45,466; Connect.
cut, 21,04G; Rhode Island, 10,036
Vermont, 572; New Hampshire, GIL
and Maine. 1910.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Enterprise News Bureaul

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. 10
John Simms, gray-haired Negro,
for forty years the favorite barber
of the United States senate, breaches
at the Holiness church as side line.
For a long time he has wanted to
lead the senators in prayer, and
when the upper house of congress re
convenes in December he will get his
hearts desire.
John-they call him Bishop" on
Capitol Hills pastor emeritus OF
the Holiness church.
Thankful for His Chance
A senator from a western state
promised him the other day that he
would have the senate invite him to
lead it in prayer. John is thankful
for this, he says, and tells how he
missed the only other chance he ever
had to pray in the senate. 1t was
year or two ago when the regular
chaplain was absent. The Bishop"
was called, but had left for his bar
ber shop few moments before.
an never forget that" John said,
at was the worst piece of luck I've
had, but knew another chance
would come to me some day. I've
been waiting forty years for 1t, you
know"
John Simms presides over his tiny
and exclusive barber shop just uncer
the dome of the Capitol with a dig
nifty unchallenged by any of his pa
irons. Only members of the senate
have the privilege of Johns shop
and he insists upon decorum.
No Time for Foolishness :.
'I'm SIS years old now and haven
time for any of your foolishness,
he says to senators who tell him
jokes.
John Simms won't desert the senate
He has had so many opportunitiel
TO leave that he can hardly recall al
of them. When President Coolidge
went to live in,the White House HI
wanted the Bishop" for his barber
the story goes, but Simms could no
leave his senate shop.
Another time Senator King O
Utah was asked by natives of Halt
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Negro Veteran
Mistreated in Hospital


LOS ANGELES, Cal.-Editor ].
B. Bass, owner and publisher of the
Fighting" California Eagle" has
taken up the case of Arthur Mar
shall, invalid war veteran, who was
brutally assaulted by white officer
at the Sawtelle Hospital where he is
confined.
Marshall, through Editor Bass, has
filed complaint with the police COM
missioner. The petition charges
that he was kicked and beaten by
Detective 1t. Haskins when he at
tempted to collect his laundry. Rich
ard Mcdonald and Herman Searcy,
two other inmates of the hospital,
signed the complaint as witnesses.
They told of the brutal treatment of
Negro veterans.
Editor Bass said he had taken the
matter up for the colored soldiers
in belief that something should be
done to make the barracks safe for
invalid ex-service men. The COM
plant will be taken up at the meet.
ing of the commission.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Color Prohibitions Force Many Negroes
To Cross Color Line And Pass

Last winter somewhat peculiar
experience was mine. Living in
Southern France while doing some
writing. ] had correspondence with
Sir Arthur Keith, the president of
the British Association for the ad-
vancement of Science, relative to
some work on which | was then en-
gagged. Sir Arthur asked me to come
and see him when | went a little
later to London to discuss the mat
tiers about which we had correspond
ed. As entered his study Sir
Arthur looked steadily at me for
some time.
''There's only one way by which
can tell you have Negro blood"
the distinguished scientist said,
after pause.
"What is it2o asked. 81 would
like to know this test. IL would be
profitable and interesting posses.
sion especially in the United
States" "
ats something in the cast of your
eyes" .....
"Just what sort of castf"
"Oh, that's hard to say" and his
thin hands with their slender fingers
waved vaguely in the air, IF you
hadn't told me in your letters you
had Negro blood l would never have
imagined 1 saw anything to Indicate
your Negro blood. knew in advance
you did have Negro blood---so l think
/ see something there" ns
He paused for minute or two.
"Seeing something that's no
there-that's prejudice on my
part" he ended with dry laugh.
"Tell me about the book you're
writing" a .i.s
Finally, there are those who are
passing" and don't know It. With
all the mixing of blood of the past
three centuries in these United
States, there are countless numbers
who have Negro blood Of which they
are unaware. A Virginia pianist Of
distinction few years ago became
fanatical on the subject Of inter.
mixture, delved into the histories Of
many Virginia families and wa,
"appalled" by what he found. Ant
in another Southern state a very no
torious Negro-baiter and states
man" killed bill in his state legis
lature which would have classified al
Negro every person who possessed
single drop Of Negro blood BY de
claring that ''if you pass this bill
you'll bathe every county in
J in blood before nightfallw
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Dance Too Risque, Ma
Hauls Daughter Home

NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Adelaide Halls costume too scant
and her wiggle too risque, in Lew
Leslie's "Blackbirds of 1925" Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall, her mother, just from
Nashville, Tenn, forcibly kept the
singing star off the stage last week.
A substitute, Ruth Johnston, was
rushed in when "Ma" Hall created
a scene back stage.
Adelaide is under contract and in
sists upon defying her mother. She
agrees to reduce the number of
"wiggles." Leslie threatens to eject
"Ma" Hall if she interrupts the
show again.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Pittsburgh Bank in
Banking Dept. Hands

HARRISBURG. Pa. CIV The State
Department of Banking last Satur-
day took over for liquidation the
Modern State Bank of Pittsburgh,
owned and operated by Negroes.
1t was stated by an examiner that
the bank was unable to meet its
clearings and also unable to meet
the reserve required under state
banking laws. Frank w. Jackson,
special deputy, was placed in charge.
The bank had been operating in
the East End district for several
years and had capital of $4,000,
with deposits of $4,000 Jacob J..
Phillips. president of the bank, said
the institution had notes amounting
to nearly 100000, which could not
be turned into cash quickly enough
to prevent the closing.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Blind Negroes Benefit
By Rich Mans Will

BALTIMORE, Md.-A kindly con-
tact that developed between a mil
lionaire capitalist and decrepit col
ored men was brouht out conclusive
ly in the terms of the will of the
rich man who died here recently.
This modern Good Samaritan was
Rosa H. Goldenberg, wealthy mer-
chant of this city and Washington.
His lowly beneficiaries are two blind
beggars. "To the two blind Negroes
who spent their days in front of my
store in Washington | bequeath a
monthly payment of $50 for life,
said the clause in the will of this
magnanimous merchant.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
All the News
Terselyl Told
Colored Girl Seated
In Governors Chair

OLYMPIA. Wash.--During visit
of the Kelso Camp Fire Girls to
Olympia last week to view the new
state capitol buildings, Governor
Roland H. Hartley honored Clara
Gildon, nrly colorcd girl of the group,
by pronouncing her governor of
Washington and seating her in the
governors chair for a few minutes.
The Kelso Camp Fire Girls held
their annual outing at Deep Lake in
Thurston county. Clara Gildon was
one of 10 girls ~ be given an award
OF merit. She is the granddaughter
of NJ. l.. Bird, Everett, Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
St. Louis Demos.
Nominate Negro
For U. S. Congress

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 13.-(Spe-
was held here last Tuesday, present
ed many interesting features. The
lines among the Negro voters of st.
Louis were sharply drawn in many
of the contests.
One of the things noticeable was
the large number of race men and
women, seeking elective offices,
whose efforts were attended with
much enthusiasm. There were some
gains in nominations over previous
years. For the first time in the his
tory of the Negroes in politics in
this state, colored man was nomin-
ated for the United States Congress.
Attorney Joseph l.. McLemore had
this political honor conferred upon
him by the Democratic Party. Nc
Lemore had the support of the Demo
cratic organization in the Twelfth
Congressional District. His opponent
at the November election will be
Congressman l.. c. Dyer, who has
represented this District in Congress
for the past 16 years. Echoes and
comments following his nomination
indicate that McLemore will receive
a very large Negro vote, notwith-
standing his nomination comes from
the Democratic side of one of the
major political parties.
Walthall M. Moore, who is now
serving his third term as a member
of the Missouri Legislature, was re-
nominated. Attorney G. Nj. Allen
and Attorney Freeman L. Martin al
so were nominated. Should they be
elected in November, they will serve
their first term as law makers of the
state.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Los Angeles Firm to
Have Exhibits in N. Y,

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-One of the
biggest exhibits expected at the ma
tional meeting of the National Negro
Business League will be a solid car
load of furniture and caskets now
enroute from the Hefflin Manufac-
turing Company, Inc, of this city.
This concern, which was started
six years ago by Leon N. Hefflin
with a small lathe turning shop, has
developed into a plant valued at
$125.000, with 10 employees and
$4,000 monthly payroll. The total
investment is in excess of 100000.
The exhibit will be accompanied by
Emory V. Grain, secretary.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Lad Fined $40 for @
Courting White Cir

NEW YORK.-For accompanying
a white girl in the Memorial Play
ground, West New York, N. j., Fri
day night, Maceo Griffin, 20, 246 w.
150th street, near Seventh avenue,
was fined SO by Recorder Adam
Smith, of West New York, N. j.
The girl, Mary Olga Lazara, II. OF
West New York, was paroled Satur.
day night. The pair were arrested
on charges of disorderly conduct.
r. Griffin told the police he saw nc
harm in paying court to white girl
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Has Five Children
Under Three Years Old

= LYNCHBURG, Va.-Mrs. Andrew
White of Madison Heights, who gave
birth Monday morning to a pair of
twins, is the mother of five babies,
despite the fact that she had been
married only four years. There are
two sets of twins. t.s -,
The oldest baby is three years old,
having been born a year after the
marriage of the parents. The. first
set of twins is 13 months old and
the second set was born Monday
morning.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
New Type of Flimflam

y ST. LOUIS. - Eager to help a
labor agent recruit workers for the
North. DR.. c. p. Robinson lent an
unknown white man his car and
chauffeur.
A stop was made at a house and
the chauffeur went inside for infor-
nation. He came out few seconds
later, but there was no car and no
white man.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Glad She Killed Hubby

PHILADELPHIA have killed
my husband and / am glad Of it. |
will wait here until you come"
Sure enough. when the police ar
rived, Mrs. Camilla Tolson was calm
ly seated in the room, and pointed to
the body of her husband, James,
lying in a pool of blood. She was
held on charge of murder.
She said he had beaten her.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Two Race Men Speak at
4j Russian Ceremonies

NEW RK.-(PNS)--According
to dispatches coming from Moscow,
William Weinstine and George Camp
bell, American Negroes, represent
ing American Negro Communists, de-
livered impressive eulogies during
the burial ceremonies when half the
ashes of William D. (Big BilD Hay
wood were placed in the wall of the
kremlin at Moscow.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Harlem Wires Theatre

NEW YORK.---Announcement that
the Lincoln Theatre would immed-
lately begin wiring for sound films
raised the number of race houses Of
fering talking movies" to six. A new
chord was struck in the statement
of Mrs. Maria c. Downs, white, the
owner, who declared that she would
use no subjects with white actors.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Perry Howard In Chicago

WASHINGT0N.-Perry w. How
ard, Republican national committee
man for Mississippi, who is under in
dietment for al lie & d patronage
abuses, and John I. Risher, were in
Chicago last week for the gathering
of Republican leaders from t e
Middle West.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
NEGRO VOTE MAY Determine ELECTION
EUuf1geIist Makes Death Bed Confession
Sue California BARRIERS
Who Drew Color Line

BRAWLEY, Cal. - Civil action
was filed through Attorney Fred
Thompson by a group of race citi-
zens here seeking $4,000 damages as
a result of being refused service in
local barber shops.
The defendants are s. Kojima, f..
Ybarra, +. Kimura, Benito Chavez
and number of John Does. The
complaint asks for 81 800 actual and
81, 500 punitive damage in each case
and asserts that barber work was re-
fused them because of the fact that
they are Negroes,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Women Delegates Hurt

HARTFORD, Conn.-S. M. John
son, local undertaken. and his wife,
were injured when their car, forced
off the road, struck telegraph pole
Mrs. johnson was returning from
Washington, d. c., where she was Q
delegate to the National Women's
Federation. M
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Indians Entertain
Colored Elks

WASHINGTON. = Their colorful
pageantry enlivened by a group of
dances by visiting group of Pueblo
Indians, the Morning Star, Forest
Temple, and Columbia lodges of Elks
held their field day Saturday at
American League Park. The Indians
presented the buffalo, wolfrobe,
scalp and snake dances, besides DEM
onstrating firemaking and OF h e +
primitive crafts.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Omaha to Pay Hayes
$4,000 for 1929 Recital

OMAHA, Neb. = Roland Hayes,
celebrated tenor who Is now in Paris,
has been engaged for recital here
February 20. 1929. Mr.. Hayes is
scheduled to make an American tour
during the coming season. 1t is re-
ported that he will sing here for
a consideration of $4,000.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
Bomb to Intimidate Witness

I CHICAG0.--A bomb believed to
have been thrown by gangsters to in
timidate him, exploded before the
home of William Wood, known %
"Blind Wizard" a political leader on
the South Side, here Sunday.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-16
British Bar Natives

WELLINGTON, New Zealand
With the native Maoris demanding
admission TO the British navy and
the authorities standing firm in their
policy Of limiting its personnel of
English parentage, the race question
is flaring up here in the South Seas