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Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-05
W 4 M CATS
fBy "Cannonball" Baker)

Seward H-School Fs the Army; wow" Come and get yor two- bits worth of excitement, yaHHary IS. Everybody welcome. And vixen we say excitement, we mean just that. All the fans, and the Army team in particular know what a swe', team Coach Saturday night" Bath, of tine local "hi" has developed. A team the like of which would be hard to equal, considering the limited male student attendance of nine, in the whole of the United States, credit to any community of much greater popula- ton and deserving of the most whole hearted support from the town they represent. Folks who have never yet turned out to see a basketball game, should turn out enmasse and give these boy wonders the "once over" and see for themselves what team work, in it's most advanced stage, looks like Most fortunately for them the Army has not played the school boys recently, so therefore have not tasted the bitter dregs of defeat as yet this season, having trimmed the City s. A. c. twice this season and the Seward high school twice But, we have never been up against a quintet that can play the brand of ball that the high school can now dish out to the opposition.
 The Army team is out practicing at every opportunity and are deter mined to keep the 1000 percent win column at all costs, so when these two teams meet on the 18th of Jan- uary, real action will be forthcoming.
 Wash the dishes early and bring the kids along too; all over three to the family will be admitttd free of charge; tell 'em I said SOL
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-05
SAILS WEST TOMORROW

Completing fast round-trip to Naka bay, Captain H. Berger, of the M. s. Discoverer, returned to port bright and early this morning. Cap- tain Berger said he expected to get under way tomorrow afternoon for points Westward under charter to Jack McCord, John c. F. Schwegler, fur buyer, will take passage to Sel- dcvia.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-05
VISITORS FROM sELDovrA

Mrs. Olson, of 4Seldovia, accornpa- n!ei by her two sons, William and Lawrence, are visiting in Seward while William is undergoing special treatment for his eyes
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-05
IN CHARGE OF OFFICE

Miss Freda Romanoff has been placed in charge of the local office of Jack Nc Cord. and is already es- tablished in her new position for the enterprising Alaskan
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-05

P. c. McMullen, proprietor of the local grocery store, has been among these ill the past few days.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21

The Gateway leads; other follow.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
DEMOCRATS PLEDGE DELEGATES
 BACK AL SMITH
CONVENTION MARKED BY CON- PLETE HARMONIC; LITTLE
 MENTION DRY QUESTION

SPRINGFIELD, H., April 21. (P)- Illinois Democrats pledged their dele gates for Al Smith in the State Con- vention which was marked by con- stration when the New York execu- tive's name was first mentioned as the Presidential choice.
 Sixteen delegates-a,t-large, each with half vote, named the States rights plank the nearest the Demo- crats came mentioning the prohibition issue in the platform.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
ROCHESTER ROCKIES

MONROE, La, April 21.(P)-Alta Cohen, 19 years old and weighing 159 pounds, is trying for a pitching job with Rochester. He broke in last fall from the Newark sandlots and in II innings allowed hits and not a run.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS

After this date all dogs found run ming at large will be impounded and disposed of as provided by Municipal Ordinance.
 By order of ROBERT GUEST,
 Chief of Police April 13, 1928.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
A swell movie s on tonight.

FREE, SPECIAL. A IS. ENLARG- MENT WITH EVERY $500 WORTH OF DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. COME IN AND ASK ABOUT THIS. ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
CALF IS WHITE ELEPHANT

MANCHESTER, Eng, April 21. (P) "A two-headed stuffed calf was among lost articles offered for auc- ton here. It brought no bids.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
FEW TEXAS FARMERS
 BEHIND WITH TAXES

ASTIN, Texas, April 21. (P)-Above the clamor of post-bellum ills, the southwest hears a note of farm pros perty.
 Reports from the state treasury show few farmers delinquent in their taxes. Many are in arrears with in- terest on loans, but the improvement of prices for livestock and cotton has made the position of ranchers' and farmers much more favorable.
 Bankers say the demand for loans to finance crop planting is lighter than for many years.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21
EUROPE GOES MOTORING

WASHINGTON, April 21. P)-Use of automobile has increased so rapid
 ly in southeastern Europe that last year sales amounted to about 25 per cent of the total registration of cars in 1926, American trade commission CTS report to the Department of Com merce. Registrations have increased more than 200 per cent in five years.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21

Eastman Kodak Film. The Dependable Film in the yell low box. For results to which you are entitled at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. Eastman Kodak Agency.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21

You read it in The Gateway first.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-21

See Blue Shop for late styles
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
-DEPRTEST ELECTED TO CONGRESS
COlOred Leader
In Chicago Wins
Seat In Congress

CHICAGO, Nov. (Speeiall-
Oscar Depriest, former alderman and
now committeeman from the third
ward was elected to congress from
the First Illinois District, according
to unofficial returns in Tuesdays
election. DePriest has such COM
manding lead there is little doubt
of the certainty of his election. Col
ored people throughout the country
have had an eye on the possibility
of having a congressman of their
race from the First Illinois District.
This district includes the south side
black belt and three-fourths of its
registered voters are Negroes.
DePriest was named congressional
nominee to fill the place made vac
ant by the death of Congressman
Martin B. Madden. DePriest Is a
loyal supporter OF Mayor Thompson
and had the strength of the Thomp-'
son machine behind his candidacy.
DePriest is the first Negro elected
to congress in 81 years. George III.
White from North Carolina was the
last member of the Negro race. He
was retired in 1901. Twenty Ne
groes have served 10 the house.
DePriest has been indicted by a
special grand jury in Chicago in
connection with vice and gambling
conditions and their relation to cleo
tion frauds. Whether DePriest is
found guilty or not he is sure to
meet with opposition before seated.
II is now rumored the indictment
against DePriest may be squashed.
In 1917 he was indicted on a sim
liar charge but was acquitted.
Deprlest is recognized the most
powerful Negro politician in the
West. He is 81 years old and a
rich man. His wealth is estimated
near a million, He was born in
Florence, Alabama, educated in the
public schools and business college.
He began as journeyman painter
in 1887 and was a contractor In
Chicago until 1912 when he became
an Aie,a6rt "a fe&f estate i.rnir
and began to make real money.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Many Fields Where
Color Is No Bar
Says Johnson

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. T.
(ANP.) - Fields in which they
might labor outside the restrictive in
fluences of racial prejudices, were
disclosed to students of Fisk Uni
versity Tuesday when Charles s.
johnson. former editor of Oppor-
tunity, and now director of the uni
versity's department of social sci
ence, spoke.
.In most parts of the country"
said Mr.. johnson, "if Negro and u
white worker apply for a position,
the white worker will get 1t.
However. there is vast field of
activity still open which no question
Of racial preference can affect. The
Negro can perfect an inventions
trace the behavior of bacteria, paint
a picture, do any creative exercise.
There are eighteen large insurance
companies and not a single Negro ae-
turafial statistician in America No
Negro trained in medicine is deyot-
inc himself to the problem of tuber-
culosis. There are no Negro ethnol
ogists or anthropologists. and scar
cely two psychologists. In none Of:
these is there the least promise of
distinction without training to the
point of competence and beyond. -!
1.-THE road to. new freedom for
us lies in the discovery of the sur
rounding beauties of our lives and
environments. There is a vast un-
challened beauty in the slaye music
drawn up from deep flowing rivers
Of sorrows. Only recently have we
felt the courage to admit the charm
and power of this musie. 1t Is as sig
nificant as Puritanism, and the early
American farm house, as spiritual
and artistic antecedents of 'conten-
porafy America.
NEGRO writer's and artists have
led the way in finding new fasei-
nation in watching the strangeness
and beauty of familiar things. Coun-
tee Cullen, Lewis Alexander. Langs-
ton Hughes have found the language
of beauty in their own world of coli
or, have made rich contributions of
rhythm, imagery and the deeper
STRINGS of emotion. Negro youth
have in them a frank and unembar-
rassed acceptance of the fact of
race, they return to the sources of
Negro folk life and self-experience,
they have lost the sensitiveness about
the old racial symbols"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Move To Segregate :
In Pasadena Schools


4 Los ANGELES, 4 Calif.1(ANP.)
-Coincident.with what seems to be a
spreading desire OF whites to bring
about segregated schools, there has
arisen. an attanpt to inaugurate seq
regation at the Il Grover 4 Cleveland
School at Pasadena, Calf. It has
been reported that several secret
meetings were held by the whites for
the purpose of having the colored
students removed to q separate
school. These operations have now
taken overt form and II is said that
petition is to be circulated in a few
days demanding that the Negro stu
dents be placed in separate school
like the Mexicans in that district.
Their contention is that the majority
of the students are Negroes, one class
containing only two whites. The as
sociation which the whites have
formed is called the Northwest Pro-
tective Association Negro patrons
of the district are preparing TO make
a vigorous fight In opposition to the
movement.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Haynes Tells Dixie
Jim Grow Must Go

WAVELAND, Miss. - Declaring
that unequal opportunities because
Of color and race in the exercise of
the rights and privileges of citizens
are discrimination which have re-
suited in burdens upon white people
as well as injustice to colored peo-
pie, DR. George +. Haynes, Secre-
tary Commission on the Church and
Race Relations, Federal Council of
Churches, told the Gulfside Assem-
bly, of the New Orleans Area, M. r.
Church, that jim crowism must be
removed from our public facilities.
DR.. Haynes said:
'rLynching is national crime, a
dreadful evil which has grown up
from the hostile feelings and atti-
tudes and practices Of the past. 1t
must be abolished. Interracial CO.
operation will inevitably limp along
in half-halting way until America
becomes a lynchless land and until
every human being is safe in life
and limb and liberty in every locali-
ty of this country, no matter how
poor and no matter what his color"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Marcus Garuey Arrested In Canada
Back To Africa /
Leader Held
In Canada

I MONTREAL,s Que. Nov. z.
(Special) Marcus Garvey, presi-
dent general of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association was taken
into custody by Immigration officials
here last night and detained at the
local offices of the department. The
order for his detention. came from
Ottawa, but the charge was not made
public. He will appear before a
board of inquiry as soon as arrange.
ments can be made. Garyey arrived
here a few days ago from Europe
and was TO have attended a meet
ing of his association in Toronto in
connection with the work of the as
sociationA of which he is ethe head.
After being placed < under arrest,
Garvey wanted to J. know what
charges were there against him and
demanded his release, but was de-
tanned by officials
Fifty presidents of divisions, in
the United States are in Toronto
to meet 'Garvey in conference. This
is the nearest point sto% the United
States to which Garvey has been
since his deportation from Atlanta
after serving term in the Federal
prison. for using theSmails TO deffaud
investors in the Black Star Steam
ship Company which was organised
to ply between the United. States
and Africa. Garvey says he, is moro
determined than ever since his so
journ in, Europe to encourage Ne
groes to return TO Africa.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Youth To Die
For Staying OF
Memphis Druggist

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 7.-Mur-
derer's row in Shelby county Jail
Sunday opened for its sixth prisoner,
the fourth man to receive a death
verdict within a week.
Edgar MeChriston. 17-year-old
colored youth. slayer of l.. A. Cham
bers, druggist, was the sixth to be
segregated, in a special cell where
he will await action of the supreme
court on the jury verdict which or
dcred eleetroeution.
McChriston, inpasEionate, stolid,
indifferent throughout the hearing
did not bat an eye nor did a muscle
in his face twitch as he heard his
doom pronounced.
Defense attorneys Immediately en-
tered a motion for new trial. which
will be argued Nov II. Motion Of
irregularity also was entered. by the
defense, which charged that a deputy
sheriff, at the jury's request, had
given advice in the wording of the
verdict, written on the ticket. II
was pointed out that the Judge alone
can instruct jury in such matters.
Members of the jury said that at
no time was there any argument
over the guilt of the youth.
After. selection of foreman, the
first ballot showed unanimous vote
of guilty, The next ballot was to
fix the punishment, and 10 of the ] 9
men. voted for. death in the chair,
two for life imprisonment Six ad-
ditional ballots were taken before
the two finally switched to return
death penalty. -
McChriston will be kept in the
Shelby county Jail until his case Is
reviewed by the supreme court, thai
Is, II new trial Is denied. als
McChriston claimed that fear of
a lynching mob induced him to Sign
a confession of the crime. This CON
fession, read in court, had large
part to do with his conviction.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Offer
Blood To Save
College Servant

MACON, Ca. Nov. Six stu
dents of Mercer University have of
fered their blood in an effort to save
the life of Lee Battle, .colorad EN-.
ployee of the university for twenty
nine years, it became known here
today.
Lee Battle has been one of the
picturesque characters of the cam
pus ever since he hiked here from
Albany, Ca, nearly thirty years ago
and got job at the university.
Every student of the university was
known by him. He was their friend.
He never missed a football game
during the season and was always
called upon for, speech. During
many years he has made countless
loans to students and while the total
figure is now substantial, it is said
that he has never lost cent through
Several days ago Battle was taken
to hospital here. A major oper-
alton was found necessary to save
his life, but his condition was too
weak for the operation. Doctors
called for volunteers to offer their
blood. Six students have responded
thus far and laboratory tests are be-
ing made to determine whether or
not their blood can be used.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Note To 4A" Fetches :
Boys Dad Home

NEW YORK.--A letter to Cover
nor Smith from a 13-year-old boy
has resulted in indictment Of the
boys father for abandonment.
After Charles II. Edwards Jr..
wrote the governor asking him to
make my father support me" court
proceedings were instituted, and Ed
wards, a dining car waiter, will be
brought here Immediately from
Washington, d. c., to face trial
The boys letter to the governor
said:
my dear Governor Smith:
my daddy has deserted me, and
my mother has to work for a living.
My daddy is in Washington. His adj
dress is 412 Florida Avenue N. w.
My mother has tried hard to make
him help her with me, and no one
seems to care. | will thank you very
much If you will make him support
me. He ran away four years ago.
My address is $50 Bonner Place. /
have been sick for four years.
Il know you are good governor.
and know you will make my father
support me.
'F.om your little friend.
"CHARLES II. EDWARDS
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Colored Man Chosen
County Treasurer

WICHITA, Kans.-(ANP. AS a
result of the resignation of Thos.
Boyd, county treasurer, who is run
ming for the position as state treas
urer, John w. Wright, first deputy
county treasurer, has been made
treasurer.
Mr.. Wright is one of the outstand-
ing colored men of Shawnee county.
Thirty-six years ago he was appoint
ed deputy county clerk under John
M. Brown and later was elected twice
as county clerk. Twenty-Five years
ago, he became a deputy in the coun-
ty treasurer's office and with the ex-
ception of two years as city clerk
and six months as Y. M. c. A. sec
retary during the war, he has been in
the county treasurer's office con-
tinuously. Mr.. Wright was born in
Michigan and educated in Douglas
county. He came to Topeka in 1888
and taught school before beginning
his service for the county
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
First
Check Promoter
Confidence Man

LOS ANGELES, Calf. ( Nov z -
(AN.P.J Morris Harris. who for
several years has gathered in shekels
from trusting investors in, safety
check venture which did not mater
ialize has gotten into difficulties and
was nearly lynched because of a pro
motion scheme in New Mexico. 2 In
the meantime, his past record has
been investigated and the following
letter received from the Chief of
Police of st. Louis, his former home /:
Department of Police,
City of st. Louis,
Dear Sir: Your letter concerning
Nose received some days ago. Nose
Harris is notorious confidence
man; he is a product of Texas and
his speciality is real estate frauds.
Nose is wanted in this city on some
twenty or more fraudulent real estate
deals, but there is no fund at the
disposal of the district attorney for
the return of the criminals for that
offense. This state lists such crimes
as larceny by trick" in other
words, just plain confidence game.
The most of Moses victims were
old men and women and the money
he received from them represented
their life's savings. He should have
been in prison many years ago. /
nope you will be able to put him
away and stop his operations. Re
Gently one of his victims in this city
died in the poor house, mentally un-
halopoad ond a Yxot1ua, ,,,ada co hxr
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Masons Election
Quarrel On Trial
In Superior Court

With masons from all sections of
the Northwest in attendance, hear
ing of the factional quarrel between
officers of the Colored Grand Lodge
Of Masons, washington Jurisdiction,
began last Friday in Judge Austin
Griffith's court. The case Is entitled
Phil Reynolds ct al VS.. Howard ID,
Brown ct al, and involves the legal
ity Of election Of officers at the
Grand Lodge session held in Seattle
last July. The trial was continued
TO Wednesday on account of one of
the attorneys being summoned to
appear before the State Supreme
Court on Monday and the election
holiday Tuesday. Witnesses called
by the defense Friday were J. G..
Logan, Portland, Ore; Samuel Por-
ter, Spokane; j. B. White, Belling-
ham; f. U. Harris, Tacoma, and
Ward Cole, Seattle. Logan, a past
grand master of the order, became
incensed at questions asked him by
Z. X. Penland, attorney for the
plaintiffs, and charged him with
being the cause of the quarrel get
ting a hearing in court. Sam Por.
ter caused considerable merriment
in his description of the disorder
during the grand lodge session. He
desciibed the members as "raving,
howling mob bent on busting Grand
Master Brown" He named w. II.
Wilson one of the ring leaders.
Wednesday testimony was given by
y. IA Holmes, Spokane: Howard d.
Brown, N. t. Greene, George w.
King and Henry ]. Asberry, Tacoma.
At the time of going TO press Thurs
day morning the trial was going on
with J. B. Scott and w. II. Wilson
testifying.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
(F.rm and Fir.side)

A three -hundred-dollar race horse
was accepted by band of thieves
as ransom, for toddling Negro baby
separated from his mother and rack
ed with whooping cough. Thus the
fascinating career of one of the
worlds notable scientists began.
The raiders had swept down one
night, about the turbulent close OF
the Civil War, upon the quiet farm
of Moses Carver, near Diamond
Grove in southwest Missouri. They
stole the Negro woman, Mary, and
her baby and galloped off across the
border into Arkansas. The emissary
from the owner who overlook them
found that Mary had disappeared.
Much money and time spent in after
years by her son failed to find u
trace of her. But the sick baby in
the camp of the marauders was sur
rendered in exchange for horse.
The coughing, motherless babe of
that incident is today the eminent
Prof. George Washington Carver Of
Tuskegce Institute, Alabama. From
across the seas tribute to his genius
has come--an award as Fellow Of
the Royal Society Of Great Britain.
an honor conferred only for out
standing attainment in science. For
the most distinguished achievement
by an American Negro he received
the Spingarn medal in 1922.
All this for what? For looking in
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08

DETROIT, Mich. - Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the presiding elder
is supposed to occupy the pulpit
when the pastor Is absent, the official
board of Ehenezer A. NJ. +. Church
barred Rev. Wisenan, their presiding
elder. Sunday.
The church doors were locked and
no services were held. Bethel Church
also barred Rev. Wiseman from oc-
cupying the pulpit of that church
for one year. The pulpit of Ebenez-
er was left vacant when Rev. Gomez
was sent to Allen Chapel in Kansas
City. IL
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
Negro Scientist Amazes World With
Creations From Peanut And Potato

to the humblest Of materials, the low
liest crops of the field, the weeds
that infest the land, the clay itself,
and by his wizardry deriving FROM
them abundant products of use to
humankind.
From the everyday peanut he has
taken 202 useful articles Of amazing
variety: printers ink and axle grease,
antiseptic soap, II different wood
stains, dyes for cloth, shoe and leath-
er blacking, lard compound, facial
cream, shampoo lotion, many kinds
of buffers, oils. milks and beverages,
an instant coffee substitute, sauces,
bisque, pomades, linoleum, to name
few.
The list Of Carver's sweet-potato
products number 11S and still grows.
Included are flour that was wide
ly used as a substitute for cereal
flour during the war, tapioca and GIN
ger that only an expert could distin-
guish from the genuine, library paste,
ink, vinegar, mock cocoanut, dyes,
chocolate compound, stock foods,
shoe blacking. coffee, candies, molas-
ses and resilient rubber.
He has explored the mysteries OF
the soybean. dandelion, sweet gum.
black oak, willow, okra, cowpea. vel
vet bean, the chinaberry and more
common plants Of his neighborhood.
Excellent craft papers from cotton
stems and tomato stems. wall board
Continued on page 81
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-08
English Teams Sign
West Indian Bowlers

NEW YORK. - G. Francis, of
Barbadoes,i fast bowler of the tour
ing West Indies Team, will play for
the Seaham Harbor Club of the Dur
ham County Senior League next
year. He will spend the winter in
the West Indies, returning to Eng
land in time for the opening of next
summers schedule. Francis is the
second member of the tourists team
to sign with an English team, their
fine bowler and batsman Constan-
time, having recently Joined the Nell
son Club in the Lancashire League.