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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
End "BIackbirds' Co.

NEW YORK; CAMP. Celebrat-
ing its eighth sensational month,
"Rlackbirds opens In Boston with
a second company Monday night,
Gertrude Saunders is taking the
role created by Adelaide Hall I'M the
New York run and Allie Ross Is con-
the orchestra. The second
company will be as good as the
first company and will toer the
United States after "a long run IN
Boston.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
All the News
Tersely Told
Brotherhood Porters
Face Pullman Attacks

NEW YORK Intimidation and
coercion to force Pullman porters to
vote for the Employee Representa- +.
ton Plan or yellow Dog Contract
continues and the Brotherhood port
ers who turn down the company bal
lot agent at the Long Island City
yards face discrimination and dis
charge. according to Harvey o'Con-
nor. white. Investigator for the Fed
Grated Press.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
$4,000 to Dixie Schools

BOSTON, Mass (ANP.) - Be-
quests of 100000 each were made
to Hampton Institute. Tuskegee ms
titute. and Calhoun Normal School,
according to the terms Of the will
of Mrs. Ida Means Mason which
have just been made public.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
"Going Home Closes

NEW YoRK.-(ANP. .)--After an
Indifferent run, Coin Home" the
wartime story of the colored man
who married the white girl, closes
at, the Theatre MasQue Saturday
night. While this play was regard
ed as sensation along Broadway,
IL did not meet the approval of the
theatre public, and 1t is closing after
a short run Of three months.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
Pianist At White School

LOS ANGELES, Calif-1n recog-
milton of her unusual ability as a
pianist, Miss Irene Washington, 765
East Eighteenth street has been en-
gagged to- play at the famous dancing
school operated by Miss Paloothorpe
on Vermont Avenue.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15
Segregation Is Defeated
In San Diego, Cal.

NEW YORK. - The San Diego
California branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People reported that after
two years. struggle a victory has
been won brifsgiffg about the admits
sion OF colored children TO Che local
Children's Welfare home.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15

Los ANGELES, Calif.-( CAMP. y
OF 2s1 children reported as needy
to Home and School Aid Division
OF the Los Angeles Public Schools
by the Division Of Attendance only
two out Of 231 were colored. The
rest were white or Mexicans.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-15

Dr. John II. McMorries, who was
recently appointed a staff member of
Lakeside Hospital. Cleveland. o.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Anti-Lynch Bill
Is Passed by
Virginia Senate


RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 2S.--On
the heels of the failure OF the racial
purity bill" to pass the senate this
body Monday considered and passed
the new proposed anti-lynch bill by
a vote of 32 to 3.
This bill provides that for any
person lynched in town, county or
city in the state the commonwealth
OF Virginia will be obliged to pay
the heirs of that person the sum of
$2500 and power will be given the
governor by which he will be able
to raise funds as he sees fit TO con-
duct the prosecutions of such per-
sons who persisted in taking the law
In their own hands. Il,
1t will be recalled that only few
weeks ago Governor Harry Byrd rec
commended the passage of this bill In
his address TO both bodies of the
legislature. He is being lauded by
the entire citizenry at present for
his attitude toward the ancient SOU
thern form of outlawry and Is
placed on a pinnacle by them for
taking the step that other southern
state executives have failed to do
even though the crime OF lynching
in their state exceeded that IN 'Vir.
ginia by far. Il
The lynching of Leonard Wood
took place on the border of Ken.
lucky and Virginia is believed Ia
have moved the governor to such an
extent by its seemingly innate say.
agery that Immediately he began tc
draft bill to curb this crime.
The citizens look upon this new
ant-lynch bill with great pleasure
as 1t appears in marked contrast to
the recent ''integroity" bill which
passed the house, but failed in the
senate.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02

Klux. we have another reason for
the. vast migration OF Negroes from
the sunny South. Almost any day
we read OF some benighted Negro
peasant being hunted down or shot
by a posse. That the South could
expect these same benighted people
to remain with her and uncomplain-
ingly endure all this when a twenty
dollar bill will carry a man. away
from II passes my understanding. =
Mr.. Snyder points out that even
In the South It is now bccoming
understood that the race problem Is
not merely local. He writes:
with the Negro press everywhere
increasing It's circulation anc such
far reaching organization as the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People work
ing through its local organizations
In every community to uphold the
Continued on Page Three)
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Millionaire Oil King Forgets
Wealth For Job As Chef

COLUMBUS, Miss, March II
George Coleman, for &C years chef
for Sonth Carolina railroad. has
become a multi millionaire, and, at
the age of 81 has opened restau-
rant ip Columbus to make good in
the world.
Coleman returned few days ago
from Oklahoma where he owns
600 acres of valuable soil and
coal lands. He inherited 100 acres
of land from his Indian aunt, Vina
Coleman. This tract contains two
overflowing oil wells and a 15-foot
seam Of coal The Oklahoma Iron
and Fuel Company recently gave
George a million dollar lease on the
coal lands, with an annual royalty
of $55,000.
Three thousand acres are inher-
tied from his father, Jesse Coleman
who obtained it on a government
land grant in the early days Of
Oklahoma. This land has on 1t
two overflowing wells, which pro-
duce, 264,O00 gallons of oil hourly.
In 1926 Coleman sold a lease to
the Gulf Refining Company of Lou
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
National Negro Emblem
Is Copyrighted

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio.--A national
Negro emblem, created by DR.. Rus
sell M. Swayne, ID. D., OF this city,
was copyrighted last week.
The emblem is an adaptation
from the Hebrew word Ethiopia,
which meant country of burnt
faces" and is laid in gold with a
field of black enamel" Psalms 6S:
81, which accompanies the medal,
reads: Princes shall come out of
Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch
out her hands unto Cod"
To Be Popular
This emblem will be circulated
throughout the country and all par
ties and other persons engaged in
relative fields will be urged to place
the mark on their products. With
in IL months, it is thought that the
emblem will be recognized as a
mark of Identification on -all race
achievements.
1t will be an insignia for fraterni-
ties and lodges and will be used on
automobiles, college pennants, book
marks, cigarette cases, theater cur
tains, umbrellas, tombstones and
cornerstones.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02

LINCOLN CITY, Neb., Feb. 2S.L
Especially "A petition was filed in
the federal court here Saturday by
Hereford Porter and Robert Breck-
inridge, of G71S st. Lawrence ave
nue., Chicago. and Jeanette Breckin-
ridge OF Lexington. Ky, through
their attorney, Harold Jackson,
claiming the whole of a $2,0O0,00O
estate left by a former slave who
ran away from his master, joined
the Union army, and later became
a wealthy recluse on farm In
David City, Neb.
The two Chicago claimants are
cousins and work at the post-office.
The Lexington woman is their aunt.
The three claim to be the closest
living relatives of the former slave,
and therefore demand his inherit
ance.
The estate for which the three
are fighting, was left by the late
George w. Mattingly, of David City.
Neb. Mattingly died at David City,
four years ago. He was supposed to
have been 100 years old at the time
of his death.
Before the Civil war. Mattingly
was slave on plantation near
Lexington, Ky. He ran away at the
outbreak of the war and joined the
Union army. In recognition Of his
services, he was given a small piece
Of land In Nebraska at the close OF
the conflict.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Insurance Forger
Gets l8 Years

FORT WORTH, Texas. = N. P.
Williams, former manager of the
National Benefit Life Insurance Co.,
Fort Worth office, was convicted
on nine counts of an indictment
charging him with forging names
of various doctors and policyholders
to disability benefit certificates.
He was given two years on each
count.
Williams also was charged and
pleaded guilty with larceny by
trick" in that he collected $3.50 on
the death claim of George Smith by
succeeding in having Fort Worth
physician certify that Smith was
dead and, after securing this GER
tificate, permit was issued. author
izing the undertaker's interment >oi
Smiths body.
During all this time Smith was
employed by the City Gas Company
of El Paso-some three hundred
miles away--and knew nothing o.
his demise and interment.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Free Non-Union
Miners in Penna.
Of Riot Charges

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 29.-De-
spite the attempts of some local
agencies to fasten the blame of the
recent mine riots on the colored
miners, Governor Fisher received a
neutral report of what transpired
which declared that "discontent
and agitation is caused from the
United Mine Workers who are on
strike"
TIE report made by Captain ].
C. B;auch of Troop ID of the. state
police proves that Hampton Mat
thews did not fire the first shot
which caused the riot, as was re-
ported at first.
The report in detail indicates the
fact that union forces are to blame
for the trouble and that the alleged
confession" of Matthews was forced
from him by threat of death.
February 6 several eolored en-
plcyees of the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Company were walking over
the Pittsburgh e West Virginia
tracks from the 1Torning mine to
No. 6, where the homes are.
When they arrived at q point OPP
posite Broughton School several
shots were fired, union persons
claiming they were fired upon by
non-union men, yet unprejudieed
persons claim they did not see the
colored people do any shooting, but
that strikers we're shooting at the
miners when they were going down
the railroad track toward their
homes.
At this time one Robert Lane was
shot in the right temple with bull
let but continued on home to No. 6,
Bruceton, where they lived and the
striking miners who came after
them with rifles returned.
The state police from Library, un-
der Sergeant Davis, Troop c, ap-
peared shortly after this occurred
and everything appeared quiet and
orderly at that time. 49, ~. n
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02

lsiana- for s1,2oO,oOO with an an
nual royalty of SS5,O00.
He also has 1900 acres OF land
that the government decided to
him in 1897 There are three oil
wells and is feet of coal on this
tract. which Is leased for $4,000
annually.
George first began cooking for a
railroad In Greenwood. s. c., in
1852 and has been cooking ever
since that time. While the Georgia
Pacific Railroad (now the South-
ern) was being built from Birming-
ham to Columbus. George was one
of the chief cooks and Is well
known to veteran raiiroaders.
George says that he signed his
name Goldman instead of Cole
man to all of his checks. Local
bankers verify this statement.
When asked II he did not have all
the money that he wants George
replied: Huh! l have to cook"
He is now "a years old and Is
lively as the average man OF 60.
Before locating in Millport he re-
sided at 1924 Avenue N, Birming-
ham, Ala.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
White SOuthemer Tells Why Negroes
Are Leaving Dixie Plantations

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.--with a
plea to the white South to Let's
stop being stupid!" Howard Snyder,
white resident of Mississippi, writ
ing In the March number of Plain
Talk GAS varick St.. New York
city,, tells why the Negro is leav-
ing the South and distributing him
self over the nation.
First Mr.. Snyder cites the one
crop system Of cotton raising with
its exhaustion Of the soil. the pow
erty and Indebtedness of tenants
who are not recognized as part OF
the community and are constantly
tempted to move about in the effort
to better themselves Mr.. Snyder
continues: W
add to all this the iynchings,
mistreatment of many Negroes and,
considering the fact the field Negro
Of the South is primitive creature
desperately afraid of the dreaded ku
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Danow Says Whites Nowhere
Give Black Folks Justice

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 81
Il Special THE bitter, the cruel,
the inhuman treatment which the
colored people have suffered at the
hands of the whites was the subject
discussed by Clarence Darrow. inter-
nationally known lawyer in an ad-
dress delivered Sunday night under
the auspices of the N. A. A. c. p.
More than 5000 people heard Mr..
Darrow speak including many whites
who came, attracted by the famous
name of the speaker. The yexpected
possibly, that he would talk of eve
luton, of the notorious criminal
cases with which he has been con-
nected What they heard was ter
rifle and fearless indictment of the
white people of America.
"I do not speak to you tonight,
he said in beginning, because you
are colored. / do not care what
color any man is-blue, yellow, red,
black or what we call white-in
reality, II is ashen gray. ] am in
terested in you because you are un-
fortunate. You have been mistreat-
ed, insulted, abused and bounded.
You cannot get justice in the
courts OF the land, you are pushed
off the sidewalks. segregated, made
to live in the dirtiest and most un-
desirable quarters and If you rebel
you are killed. / sometimes won
der why you do not prefer death
but with all of us there is nothing
so strong as the desire for life. So
you bear it and suffer, and the
white man, because he has might
on his side, grinds you down.
Labored $50 Years
"For $50 years you labored and
sweated without pay--without re-
ward. The white man received the
fruit of your toll. You came to this
country on slave ships. More than
half of your ancestors died before
reaching America. You did not ask
to come. You did not want to come.
You were forced to come. OF all
the peoples who came to these shores
you were the only people that did
not come voluntarily. For 60 years
you have been freed from slavery
hut the white man'slattitude toward
you has changed very little. and lei
him say what he WILL it is not your
color, but the stigma of slavery
that causes HIS attitude toward you
white people have been slaves
at different times in the history OF
the world. But that was long age
and they have had time to live i
down. You have not had time. The
memory of your enslayement is toe
recent The white man remembers
1t and he treats you accordingly.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Arouse
Race Hatred In
Los Angeles, Cal.


LOS ANGELES, Cal, March T.
The cowardly acts of whites who
are attempting to force Negroes to
move out of the Manhattan Beach
District, have aroused race hatred
that is seldom manifested In this
section and IL something is not done
to stop the white hoodlums. Los
Angeles may have n race riot.
This tense feeling was brought
about by a series of dynamltings,
shootings and burnings in Man.
haitian Beach, climaxed here last
week by the firing OF rifles into sew
eral houses occupied by Negroes on
Twenty-first Street
II is reported here that District
Attorney Reyes has been conducting
a secret investigation OF the situa-
tion for six weeks and expects to
bring several prominent business
men before the law to explain their
connection with the gangstcrs who
are believed to be perpetrating the
crimes and endangering the lives Of
citizens In Manhattan Beach.
Jack Garvin, Manhattan's chief of
police, has been scored severely for
the lack Of protection accorded COL
ored citizens there and the laxity OF
the law enforcement body. IL Is
rumored the chief will be hailed be-
fore the Grand Jury when II con-
venes here this month.
In spite of the persistent efforts
of the whites. colored citizens have
refused to move and have signified
their intention to protect their prop
erty with their lives. They have ap-
pealed to the police for protection,
but from the continued bombings Il
seems that littls can be expected
from that source. efF Fl,
Manhattan Beach Is one OF the
most beautiful and popular suburbs
and Is nova very desirable location
for homes Until the natural beauty
of the section was brought out, Ne
groes living in the section were un-
moiested hut as soon pe natures
work was aidodss bF engineera md
landscape gardeners, the whites
thought it was a bit too beautiful
for Negroes and have sought ever
since to evict them.
Several homes have been bombed,
fired into, and burned, but the larg-
est losers are reported to be white
insurance companies, as the Negro
citizens have insured their homes
against these hazards. The better
class of both races is hoping that
a race riot may be avoided and are
urging the District Attorney to use
the power Of his office to avert 1t.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Micheaux Motion
Picture Company
Goes Bankrupt

NEW YORK, Feb. e. Especially
The Micheaux Film Corporation,
with offices at zoo West 135th ST.,
and for the last 10 years one of the
best known firms producing race
films, has filed voluntary petition
of bankruptcy in the U. S. 9TH dis
trict court through its attorney,
Morris Kohn, 103 l52nd st.
According to the attorney for the
company. the liabilities are distrib-
uted as follows: To the state OF
Delaware. $132; TO wages, $1125;
10 cover securities to creditors,
$3.50; TO unsecured credit given,
$1,000. General business stagnation
is assigned as the cause for the in
ability of the company to meet its
obligations. Creditors have been
pressing for some time and finally,
in despair of ability to meet obliga-
tions, the company has filed bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Despite the filing of bankruptcy
proceedings Mr.. Mieheaux is busy
seeking bookings for films at pres
ent and II Is felt by those who are
acqualMted with the workings of the
defunct corporation that the pro.
moter has been able to retain his
hold on many of the numerous pro.
ductions set on celluloid and thai
these will be seen from time to
time in various houses.
One of the latest pictures was
"The Millionaire, which had ruh
here at the Lafayette Theater II
December. The last one to be an.
nounced is Thirty Years After" c
drama with an all-race cast. -H
other Micheaux pictures are "Thc
Brute" featuring Comathiere; "The
Dungeon" within Our Gates,
"The Son of Satan" "Birthright,
"The Virgin Sentinel" Deceit,
"The DEVILS Disciple" "The Gun.
saulas Mystery" Body and Soul,
"The Spiders Web"
Evelyn Preer is featured in many
Micheaux films; also Mercedes Gil
bert, Julia Theresa Russell, sister.
in-law of Oscar Micheaux; Il. G
Tatum, Percy Verwayn, Paul Robe.
son, In Body and Soul; William
L. Fountaine, Billy Gulfport, Lor
EMO McLane, Eddie Thompson ant
Grace and Henrietta Loveless.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Relatives Claim 100000
Fortune Left By ExSlave To Whites

BY diligent work and thrift. Mat
itingiy increased his acreage bit by
bit, and finally it became known
that he was very wealthy, though
he lived as recluse and allowed
the world to know little abou. his
business. He had married, but the
marriage was childless and his wife
died twenty years ago. He lived In
d tumble-down shack on mis- farm,
spending little and saving practical
1y everything he made. When he
died In 1924 it was discovered that
he had accumulated fortune valu-
ed at about S2,000,000.
Mattingly was never able to read
or write much, and most Of his af-
fairs we're handled by a David City
banker. Shortly after his death. Q
will was produced in the David City
county court purporting TO leave HE
entire estate to a local Judge. 1t was
signed with a cross, indicating that
Mattingiy was too illiterate to write
even his own name.
In their petition filed In the fed
eral court at Lincoln, Neb.. how
ever. the .hree claimants declare
that the will in question is invalid
and themselves claim the estate as
the closest Of the dead mans kin
Attorney Jackson plans to go tc
Lexington. Ky, TO secure affidavits
proving his clients to be related e
the old recluse. He stated that he
thought the case would come e
trial IN about sixty days.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Mary TerrelPs Name On
Susan Anthony Tablet

WASHINGTON, d. C.-The name
of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, widow
Of Judge Robert II. Terrell, will ap-
pear in list of 104 names Of white
women on bronze table to be placed
in a building to be erected in memory
Of Susan B. Anthony, pioneer suffra-
gist, by the Susan B. Anthony Foun-
dation.
The bronze plate containing this
list Of names was unveiled at q cele-
bration Wednesday night in the First
Congregational Church.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
200 Negro Physicians
Now In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--High tri-
butte to Frederick Douglass and to
the Douglass Hospital here was paid
by Mayor Mackey to capacity au-
dience at Gibson Theatre, Sunday.
He praised the 33 year old Doug
lass Hospital where he said Al of
the 200 race physicians now in Phil
adelphia are serving as interns.
81 am giving the colored group
recognition in the government" the
mayor said, "you will find them in
all department bureas, as you will find
them working along with me in my
efforts and ambitions to make Phil
adelphia the greatest city in the
world.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02
Shriners Case Is
Not Yet Settled

WASHINGTON. - The Shriners
case was not included in the S2 de-
cisions handed down by the Supreme
Court Monday.
Texas Shriners are fighting ef-
forts of whites to prevent them from
using the name, initial or insignia
of the Shrine.
Widow Gets Award
The court awarded Mrs. Elizabeth
Giles, of Utah, $S.65 week for 3i2
weeks against a brick company. Her
husband was killed by train in the
company's yard.
Charles II. Houston represented
the widow.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02

Chicago Is Planning
For Worlds Fair

CHICAG0.-Several hundred citi-
zens met Saturday in the City Hall
and perfected plans to take part in
the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1888,
VIM. r. Dawes, brother of the vice
president of the United States, is
general chairman. Bishop A. j. Ca
rey was made permanent chairman
of the South Side Committee.
Preparations are now being made
to give a banquet in honor of MIR.
Bishop Carey by citizens of Chicago
at the general conference headquar-
ters.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-03-02

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-For the first
in the history, of st. Louis three Me-
groes have been elected as regular
representatives to the Democratic
State Convention which will be held
at st. Joe, Mo. Delegates elected
are !: M. G. Crockett, 23rd ward; Jos
I. McLemore, 9th, ward and Samuel
Favors 9th ward.
This move on the part Of the Dem
ocrats is regarded as more liberal
policy in the future toward the Ne
groes.