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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Our Greatest Need

For a long time we have seen the
need in our race of organized effort
along financial lines in this city,
but nothing has been done nor does
it seem possible to do anything. We
talked with a group of so-called
leaders about finance corporation,
but our talk was like pouring water
on a ducks back. Some two years
ago We helped organize a company,
but selfishness on the part of GER
tain individuals kept it from be-
coming reality. Yet each day the
fact is driven forcibly home by some
Negro being denied money with
which to improve his home or to
take care of pressing obligations.
Not because the other fellow be-
lieves we are poor credit risks, but
because first he does not understand
our problems and secondly because
he has his own to give first consid-
Grafton.
There isn't any reason in the
world why we shouldn't have a
savings and loan association and
finance company in this city. All
of Us belong to a half dozen lodges
and two or three churches and a
score or more of clubs. each one
with a nice treasury which could
be deposited in an institution of our
own that could and would enable
us to improve our properties and
thereby make our neighborhoods
better places in which to live. We have
our individual successes i'm this com
munity the same as We do in other
communities, but we lack organized
effort here. There are too many
of us who want to be leaders. Lead
ers without the will or consent of
the people. We need to loose sight
of self and put the group first and
then Negroes in Seattle will begin
to get up in the world Negroes in
this city need credit organization
to enable them to establish bust
nesses and acquire properties.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09

would in loud voice certain to
reach her ears begin to speak con-
temptuously of ''niggers." So mark
ed was his attitude and so unpleas-
ant for the colored girl that she
thought seriously for a time of quit
ting. One night, however, she hap
pened to encounter the man in the
wings. Quietly but firmly she said
to him. 81 think you could get by
without such vehement protestation
of your whiteness."
"What do you mean?" he chal-
lenged her. sharply-so sharply she
knew her remark had gone home.
"Oh, nothing much. merely
thought that if you continued en-
phasizing your hatred of Negroes
some one else might suspect some
thing"
She had no further trouble, nor
was she embarrassed by having to
listen to any more diatribes of Ne
grophobia from the actor.
But of all professions, it must be
said, there are none in which there
is less prejudice than among stage
folk.
MANY have Negro blood and
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09

ord Of intolerance toward minority
groups on the Pacific Coast. Both
in Washington and in California. 10
years after the World War closed,
men are imprisoned in the peniten-
tiaries of those states whom every
body knows to be victims of war
hysteria. Mooney and Billings are
no more guilty of the crime for
which they were convicted, under
perjured testimony, than are any of
the readers of this article. vet no
Republican governor of California
has had the CUTS to stand up against
the performances and give these two
men Justice. The present governor
of California is a Liberal" elected
by Liberal and Labor votes, and the
fact that he is ready to favor
"parole" for these men is an admis-
sion that they ought to be free. They
will not accept parole. for after suf-
fering Imprisonment IL years rather
than own up to a crime they did not
commit thew are not going to prac-
tieally plead guilty now to save the
faces of the politicians and the
slaves Of judicial technical;ty.
In WASHINGTON the Republican
record is no better. Seven of the
IL jurors who allowed themselves to
be intimidated at Montesano into
bringing in verdict against the
Centralia |. w. w. prisoners, have
signed and sealed a testimony to
their full persuasion that the men
ought never to have been convicted,
and acknowledged that the jury was
intimidated into Welding verdict
against them. Nevertheless, with
Characteristic Republican contempt
for minority rights, the Republicans
of the state are responsible through
their governors for keeping these in
noeent men in Jail.
! am personally Protestant. dry,
and anti-Tammany, with Republican
training behind me. But | think IL
is time the Republicans were given a
drubbing at the polls for their utter
disregard Of the Constitutional
rights of minorities, and both in
California and Washington the Re-
publican ticket deserves defeat at the
hands of all who believe in fair play
and reasonable tolerance toward pro-
testing individuals and minority
groups.
Robert Whitaker,
La Crescenta, Cal.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Smith and the Minorities

To the Editor:
Whether the Negro people of the
Pacific Coast shall vote for Hoover
or Smith in the coming November
election is for them to say, and / am
not CONCERNED to advise them either
way. Personally, / think both the
old parties are the bunk from the
standpoint of the interests of the
common people. whether black or
white, and if the people had good
sense and moral courage they would
vote for neither, but send Repub-
licans and Democrats alike to the
political limbo where they are long
overdue. But it takes a long while
for folks to shake off slaveries, and
the subsection of Americans to the
Grand Old Piffle or the Democratic
Assininity is a bondage we shall
have to endure a little longer, no
doubt.
However, there is one thing to be
said for Alfred Emmanuel Smith,
whether you can say anything for
his party or not, and that is that the
New York governor has shown far
more tolerance toward minority
groups and minority propaganda
than has been shown by any of our
Republican governors on this Coast.
Smith is no more of a Bolshevik,
OF RED" than is Hoover, as is evi-
dent enough from the fact that the
leader of his campaign is a Wall
Street millionaire. But Smith re-
leased Jim Larllin and Ben Gitlow,
both "reds" Of national and inter-
national reputation; Smith stood for
the right of the elected Socialist AS
semblymen TO have their seats when
they were opposed by all the patro-
neurotics of New York State and the
nation; Smith turned down the lying
Lexow Report; and Smith, more re-
Gently. gave police protection to Hef-
lin, the rabid anti-Catholic, when
Heflin invaded Smiths own state to
abuse the New York governor and
the Catholic church to which Smith
belongs.
Now consider the Republican rec
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Be Sure to Register

Many colored voters have not reg
istered for the coming primary cleo
ton to be held September II.
Unless you register by August II
you cannot vote in the primary. If
you are not registered, go at once to
the City Hall and register.
We want every colored citizen in
Seattle to be registered.
H. r. CAYTON,
President King County Col
ored Republican Club.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Lessons In English

Do not say Napoleon was a no.
torious man" Say famous" or
celebrated.
Word Often MisspeIled
Weird eli, not lie.
Word Often Mispronounced
Lyceum; accent after the e, not
after the y.
synonyms
harmony, accordance, concord,
conformity, symmetry, unity, unison.
Word Study
Use a word three times and 1t is
yours. Let us increase our vocabu-
larry by mastering one word a week
FANATIC; one who is intemper-
ately Jealous. especially on religious
subjects. "He is fanatic and will
not listen to other opinions"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Look and Learn

l. What famous explorer reached
both North and South Poles
What color can be seen from
the greatest distances?
g. Where is the western most
point of the U. s.?
a. How many teeth has the nor
NAL adult human?
b. Where is the worlds greatest
livestock market?
Answers
l. Road Amundsen, of Norway.
2, Red. 3. Cape Alva. Washington.
4. 80. 5. Chicago.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09

ing in this regard has been more,
thorough. And all that may be. be-
queathed TO them is endangered by
reason Of their ignorance. Let them
work. Let them know some hard
times. Let them realize that man
lives by the sweat of his brow and
accumulates only at the expense of
sacrifice. Thus only will the mass
improve.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-09
Letters to The Enterprise

Readers may write on any subject
they like. Usually $50 words are
enough. Beyond that expect the edi-
tors blue pencil Reading maketh a
ready man. writing an exact man"
Sign name as evidence of good faith. II
viii not be published il you so desire,
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don't know it. Buy the Enterprise
next week and read the story)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Getting a Laugh
Takes Twice the
Time a Tear Does

Getting a laugh takes just twice
AZ lcrg ms making an audience cry,
according TO no less an authority
than Lon Clancy. who will be seen
at the Arcadia. Harrington Sunday.
According to the estimate Of the
celebrated star. every laugh he scores
in Laugh. Clown. Laugh" his spec
tacular new Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer
vehicle now playing at the Arcadia
thester. took just twice the time his
tragic moments consumed in produc-
ing.
Clancy compiled his estimate
while playing the tragic clown in
Laugh. Clown. Laugh" a Herbert
Brenon production based on the ia
nous stage play. lie really plays
two robson the stage. doing his
act. he il a comedian and stages an
act that is hilariousiy funny, stamp
ing him as a comedian of rare gifts.
This. incidentally. is a hitherto hid
den side Of Chanev's talents. Not
since his days on the stage has he
done comedy. On The other hand, be-
hind the scenes he plays a tragic
role-a clown who can make others
laugh while his own heart is eaten
with grief. The dramatic climax of
the clowns tragic sacrifice for the
happiness of the he loves is
a soul-gripping episode.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Many Laughs In
Circus Rockies
At Queen Sunday

"Circus Rockies hilarious new
appearance of Karl Dane and George
X. Arthur, fun-famed heroes Of
Rockies" opens today at the Queen
theater, TO add materially to the
sum total of laughs in this austere
old world.
The comedy team was great in the
training camp story and in "Baby
Nine" but in Metro-Goldwyn-May-
er's hilarious romance of life with
a circus they romp far and away
from anything they have ever done.
The story is unique for one thing.
II is an intimate story of life on the
inside Of a circus, with thrills and
hilarious comedy mixed up with a
charming little a between
Arthur and Louise Lorraine, who
plays the trapeze star. Dane plays
an animal tanner, chperoning a giant
gorilla, until the beast becomes
rebellious. Arthur is the dappcr
press agent, who incurs the enmity
Of the huge tanner Of monkeys and
thereby gets into a peck of trouble.
Thrills before the target of a
knife thrower, wild chases with the
angry gorilla, a breath-taking trip
to a trapeze under the big top and
a mad dash over the roofs of ca
reening circus train are among the
h~ighlights in the story.
From the opening to the final
fadeout the picture moves with
lightning speed, and comic adven-
lures and thrills crowd each other 10
a breathless climax.
Edward Sedgwick. who directed the
picture, is famous for "Slide, Kelly.
Slide" Tin Hats" and others, and
wove his comedy with his usual deft
skill. Miss Lorraine as the trapeze-
swinging heroine. is pretty and al
together charming as we'll "a q
clever little actress, and Sydney Jar
Wis as the circus owner was c~onvinc-
ingly tough. Fred Humes, in the
role of the giant gorilla, played q
difficult part skilfully; in fact,
Humes is famous as one of the
greatest animal imitators in the
picture field. A complete circus
formed the background, with n
inc circus professionals adding actu-
atty TO the fanciful comedy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Doug Fairbanks
In Black Pirate
Play at Texas

W eneve the announcement
comes that Douglas Fairbanks ha;
done another motion picture, the
question is Immediately asked
what is il this time2"
Now f.e comes forth again with an
other very speedy adventure story
in color. II is The Black Pirate" a
story of the seventeenth century pi-
racy.
The locale Of the story is in trori-
Gals seas. In the beginning. the
star is not a pirate. In fact, he be-
comes a pirate through force of cir
cumstances. The story deals with
his innumerable adventures in
avenging the death Of his father.
who dies as the result Of h~ardships
inflicted by sea rovers. There is a
lovely girl 70 be rescued, for which
role Billie Dove was selected, and
in the end she succumbs to a Fair
banksian wooing with much d~elicacy
and grace. The story resounds with
the clash of ~cutlasses, and carries
with 1t the whine of the wind and
the swing Of the sea.
The case was selected with usual
Fairbanks care, every attention be-
ing devoted to the types. There are
only two women in the piece, Billie
Dove and Tempe Pigott. Among the
men, whose histrionic ability ranks
high, are Anders Randolf as the pi-
rate captain, Donald Crisp as a one
armed pirate, San De Grasse as a
sinister second mate, Charles Ste
vens. Charles Belcher, AL MacQuar-
RE and others. The pirate crew is
made up Of ex-pugilists, wrestlers,
eow-punchers and others whose fear
some faces might well strike terror
to the heart Of any law-abiding voy-
ager.
The Black Pirate" will be shown
in this city as a United Artists re-
lease at the Texas today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Emil J~annings In
Dubarry Story at
Dittmann Theatre

Emil Jennigns and Pola Negri. both
international stars whose screen
achievements have 3een hailed
throughout the word, can be seen
together in the mighty Ernst Lu-
bitsch production. Passion" which
is at the Dittmann theatcr for q two
day run.
In this sensational production, Pola
Negri wildly portrays the meteoric
rise and fall Of q winsome little
French milliner who reaches the gen
it'll Of her glory as the ruler of a
king. and who finally arrives at her
lowest ebb in the shadows Of the
hatred Of millions OF people who re-
garded her as a vicious creature
in skirts" Miss Negri is ably sup
ported in the stellar role by Emil
Jannings. who characterizes the part
of the king whose lighter phases of
pleasure are more important than
those Of his starving people. He
greatly prizes the little milliner's
beauty but soon s stricken with a
dreaded disease ani dies.
The story unfoids itself with
Jeanne. the little French milliner.
madly in love with Armand. the stu
dent lover. whom she visits daily.
Upon returning to the shop. she is
sent 10 deliver an expensive hat. In
the street. the horse Of Don Diego.
the Spanish ambassador. SHES and
tramples upon the cardboard box
containing the hat. Jeanne brings
the ruined hat back and Is severely
scolded. when in walks Don Diego
and pays for the damages. Later. al
a masked ball with Armand. Jeanne
meets Don Diego Who attempts TO
kiss her. This enrages Armand; he
attacks Don Diego and a duel ensues
in which the Spanish ambassador
falls and Armand = arrested. Count
Dubarry sees great possibilities in
Jeane and hurries ner off to his
royal chambers where he decorates
her with gorgeous iewels-Jeanne
forgetting Armand. King Louis
XVI sees Ter in MS royal garden
and sends u Of mis- agents 70 se-
cure her. In a very short time she
becomes the prize beauty of the king
and the woman welding the most
power in all France. With her new
powers. she arranEes Armand's par
don. Later. the king lies and a rev.
olution is brought about with Ar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Movie Calendar
Sunday Monday

~
CAPITOL-Elinor Gyms MA
Hour" Technicolor, Perfect
Day" Pathe News and Topics Of
the Day.
QUEEN-Karl Dane and George X
Arthur in Circus Rockies" Com
edy. Behind the Counter" MGM
News and Aesop's Fables.
TEXAS-Dcuglas Fairbanks in "Th'
Black Pirate" Comedy, "Specia.
Edition" international News.
DITTMANN-"Passion," Ernest Lu.
bitsch production, featuring Emf
Jannings and Poll Negri. Educa.
tional Comedy.
OVERWHELMINGLY
CAPITOL-Rod La Rogue in HOLD
EN- Yale" Pathe Review, Rarebit
Comedy. Aching Youth"
QUEEN-Esther Ralston in Some.
Comedy. Paramount News. JOE
TEXAS-Gilda Grey in "Aloma Of
the South Seas" Athletic Stunt
Cowboy. Danger Ahead"
DITTMANN-"The Midnight Watch
Ray Johnston production, starring
Roy Stewart, David Torrance.
Mary McAllister. Fox News and
Imperial Comedy.
Thursday-Friday
CAPITOL-Rod La Rogue in Hold
En- Yale Thursday ONLY.
Jacqueline Logan and Give Brook
in Midnight Madness" Our Gang
Comedy, "Smile Wins" Sport,
Matching Wits" nd Pathe News.
Thursdsy-Friday
QUEEN-''The Last Waltz" Comedy.
top Pants" Paramount News
and "Newslaughs."
TEXAS-Rudolph Valentino in "The
Eagle" Comedy, His In-Laws.r
international News.
DITTMANN-"Don't Marry" n Vim.
Fox picture. Lee Moran in Pathe
Comedy.
Saturday
CAPITOL-Jacqueline Logan and
Give Brook in Midnight Mad
ness" Our Gang Comedy, "Smile
Wins" Sport, Matching Wits
Pathe News.
QUEEN-~Simple Sis" starring Lou
Use Fazenda. Shadow Theory"
1.-THE Man without a Face"
TEXAS-Fred HEmes in THE Ari-
zona Cyclone" Also Chapter ,
Of THE Haunted Island,p and 4
Universal Comedy.
DITTMANN The Combat" a
Pathe picture. George Walsh,
Crackerjack Comedy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
BRRASLAU WILL
APPEAR here
Other Famed Artists
To Be Brought In
BY Local Bureau
By M. O ToDD

AS though in direct refutation OF
the general opinion that "the wealth
is too hot to do anything" an organ
ization, to be known ~henceforth as
the Brownsville Concert Bureau
mas been formed during the pas
week, which promises to be Of inter,
est to the whole Valley. The object
OF the bureau is to bring to the
people Of the Valley the sort Of mu.
SIC which could heretofore be en-.
loyed only by a trip at least tc
houston or San Antonio; the sor,
OF music which could be heard only
over the radio, relayed through Chi
eHEo from New York. In Other
words, during the season OF 1928.
1879 the Lureau has contracted "a
bring the following great artists of
national and worldwide fame 70 the
Valley: Sophy Braslau, contralto
krances Mcmillan, violinist, and the
New York symphony String Quartet.
10 those who know wen a little
about music, all three Of these
names spell music at its highest and
best-music as those privileged 70
itve IN the worlds great musical cen
tiers can hear it-music that usually
costs not only ar expensive seat but
many dollars in train fare or gaso-
line before Valleyites can enjoy il.
Inc bureau proposes to offer all
three numbers at the following
prices:
certs.
Single concert tickets, $3.50.
IL will be readily seen that a con-
siderable saving is made by the pur-
chase of eason tickets. These will
be ready in the early fall, the first
concert. the recital by Sophy Bras
Tau. to be November 26. The other
numbers will be in January ana
February, respectively.
In connection with the above eve
ming performances there will be two
matinees, for school children only
with an admission fee Of % cents
AT that extremely low rate only chill
oren actually attending the grammar
n high schools will be admitted.
ADULTS Will be charged the regular
entrance fee of $3.50. Further de-
TAILS and particulars will be an
nounced from time to time.
This marks the first time in the
history of the Valley that world
famed artists have been brought
mere, and the opportunity will be
welcomed BY all who are proud Of
the Valleys artistic and intellectual
achievements as well as of her now
well-known material progress. Real
progress cannot be one-sided IL il
IS to leave any lasting impression on
the sands of time, and the Valley
has reached a place where she is
fully aware Of that fact.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Assemblies Cast
Of Notables For
Mad Hour Film

One of the most important casts
in a recent picture has been assem-
bled for Mad Hour" the adapta-
ton Of Elinor Gyms THE Man and
the Moment" which comes to the
Capitol theater today.
Heading the list are Sally O'Neil,
whose achievements during the past
few years have been outstanding:
Donald Reed. Alice White and Larry
Kent.
Other important roles are filled
by such well-known players as Ed
die Clayton, Norman Trevor, Low
ell Sherman, James Farley. Rose
Dione. Tully Marshall, Margaret
Livingstone, Jack Eagan, Kate Price,
Mary Foy. and Iona Holmes.
Mad Hour was directed by
James c. Boyle, produced BY Allan
Dwan and is a Robert Kane presen-
tation for First National Pictures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
James Hall Lead
For Daniels Plav
'%Fifty-Fifty Girl

James Hall. one Of the most pop-
nlar Of the Paramount leading men,
has the important male lead in Bebe
Daniels latest starring picture for
Paramount, "The Fifty-Fifty Girl
This new Daniels comedy will be
the feature attraction at the Rivoli
theater in San Benito, starring Bebe
Daniels, Sunday and Monday.
The Fifty-Fifty Girl' is the story
of a modern girl and came from the
pen of John McDermott, who has
written the stories for many OF Miss
Daniels recent successes, including
"Senorita" and "She's a Sheik." The
part assigned Hall in this picture Is
an important one.
Hall returned to the Daniels lot
for this picture after an absence of
more than four months.
The motion picture play itself
deals with a modern American girl
and the difficulty Of putting her
theory of the superiority Of woman
over man 70 the test OF practical cir
c-umstances. A series Of humorous
situations results when the girl
meets a man with decidedly oppo-
site views and a partnership results
by which the girl is to take all male
preroyatives and the man is to be
accorded all the consideration due a
mi
THE Fifty-Fifty Girl" brought to-
gether. c again, a famous screen
comedy team consisting of Bebc
Daniels, star; Clarence Badger. d.
rector, and John McDermott. au-
thor. This combination was respon-
sible for "She's a Sheik" and many
other ,augh-getters. Hall has also
been a partner in many OF these
Daniels comedy successes and
matches up well with the high-pow-
cred fun battery.
Clarence Badger directed the pic
ture for Paramount.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17

Armand feels sorry for his old love
and tries to help her escape. The
plot is discovered and Armand IL
shot Nothing can now save Jeanne
from the frenzied multitude who
rejoices when she i beheaded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17

mand at the head of the tribunal.
All the people Of the kings court
are condemned 10 death. Jeane Is
in exile but is discovered and brought
before the tribunal where Armand
condemns her to the same fate. But
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
WANTS PRIVACY L,

WANTS PRIVACY IN BATH
CHICAG0-Mrs. G. d. Gorkin COM
planned to the police that the man
living above her head bored a hole in
the ceiling to watch her battle, but
she refused to take out a warrant.