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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-05

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redited to Judge" was said by Judge Gordon.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-05

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-05

prepared by Charles Gordon,
Commercial Club secretary. The
Club plans to put this and other
information about the city in
pamphlet form as method of an
swering tnquiries.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-05

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Julian Sues N. Y. Daily
For $50, 600 Damages

NEW YORK.-Determined to pun
ish white papers who poke fun at
persons who attempt to do some
thing Colonel Hubert Julian. erst-
while leader of the air forces of the
King of Abyssinia, is suing the New
York American, Hearst paper, for
100000 damages for alleged false
statements.
In his petition which was filed In
the state supreme court recently, he
declares that the paper in question
referred to him as a 'Kunnelf and
stated that he had been manacled and
cast into prison when he smashed the
only airplanc of Abys>inia.
He denied that he rad been placed
in jail as result and that the EN-.
peror had ordered him out of the
kingdom after he had eaten SC mach.
Julian also charges that the article
in the November l issue of the Amer.
lean not only ridiculed him but was
derogatory to the whole race. He
states that he has been the subject
of scorn and that he has been in
jured in his occupation as a result
of the article.
The firm of Lind, Schlivek. Marks
and Brin, one of the largest in New
York, is prosecuting the case for
Julian.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Godfrey Nipped
Camera Scare

1t was none other than big
George Godfrey. the heavyweight
mauler from Leiperville, Pa, who
took the scare. out of Primo Car
nera, although he lost to the latter
on foul, according to the opinion
of Max Schmeling, heavyweight
champion of the world.
Schmeling, writing in the New
York News, says of the man noun
tain:
IF l get by Stribling, l have not
much worry about Camera. | have
seen him fight enough. But most of
all | see that fight with Godfrey
in Philadelphia. And you know
what is the thing that strikes me
there?
"Carnera is supposed to be the
superman. He is so strong nobody
can beat him, he is not human be-
ing, he cannot be hurt. Ha, ha!
When he was fouled he went down
Just like anybody else. If he is a
superman, he can't be fouled either.
"And / did not read anywhere
where it was written rnat Camera
should have continued after God
frey hit him low. l see him on the
canvas and think he makes just
as, much motion and rolling around
and excitement like anybody else.
$50 l say to myself, %, no, my
boy! Where is all your super
strength now? l guess you are a
human being, too. and if you are a
human being, am not afraid of
you. am glad to learn that"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Boxing News

Joe Rivers. Clyde Hedricks, Young
Dempsey, Charlie Feraci, frankie
Barren, Joe Cortez, Jimmy Dolan,
Mike Pagan, Del Allen, Chuck Hef-
ner, Gene Cline, Jess Hobson, Will
lar Norton and many others.
Joe Cortez, Mexican welterweight,
was knocked out by Washington in
what was one of the three shortest
bouts on record. Washington stopped
Cortez in two seconds. Buddy put
Cortez out with q short. straight.
right to the chin. The two other short
contests were between Battling Mel
son and VIM. Rossler. Nelson win
ming in two seconds, and Billy
Weeks and Romeo Hagan, Weeks
winning in two seconds.
Washington also knocked out
Lefty Cooper in five rounds. He is
said to be a good hitter. well-built,
and is strict conditioner. He is mar
ried and lives quietly and is not
addicted to any bad habits. WASH
ington is strict church goer and
comes from highly respected FAM
lily.
1t is not known as yet who Wash
ington will box in Seattle, if he does
box here, but boxing fans generally
would like to see him and Wild Cat
Carter step to decide the colored well
terw light championship of the
Northwest. Carter says he is ready
to make this match.
The weekly Friday night try-out
boxing bouts held at the Austin and
Bishop Athletic produce lot of
action. The Young boxers are told
they will be advanced to the larger
shows as soon as they show the
proper form and this means they put
forth their best efforts and the re-
suit is the fans see lot of fun.
These bouts, ten in number. are
staged every Friday night at 1880
Ninth Avenue, corner Olive, and the
first bout starts at $3.50. Many la
dies attend.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
STEEL TO MEET TOWNSEND
NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Freddie Steele, sensational young
Tacoma welterweight. will meet Joe
Townsend of Vancouver, B. c., in
the six-round windup scrap of Nate
Druxman and Joe Waterman's card
at the Crystal Pool next Wednesday
night.
Joe. a brother of Billy Townsend,
is well-known here and fought Steele
a tough six-round draw at the Ice
Arena last summer when Steele first
began to attract attention.
Since then the Tacoma lad has
blazed his way into the main event
class and is now the outstanding well
terweight in the Northwest. Steele
and Townsend have agreed to come
n at 142 pounds at o'clock the day
Of the scrap.
Some more six-round mills will
also stud the coming card, which will
be another "bsrgain" show.
Kermit Thompson Gets
Draw With Johnny Hanson
Crystal Pool was crowded Wednes-
lay night for the boxing show staged
W Austin and Bishop. Five thrilling
,ut the evening. Kermit Thompson
was the only colored boxer on the
program. He substituted in a bout
With Johnny Hansen for Tommy JEFF
'eres, who was knocked out by "Old
Nan Flu" Thompson was given a
draw at the end of the surround
bout but should have been given the
decision. In the first round he put
Johnny down for nine-count with a
'errific right uppercut to the jaw,
Johnny went into a clinch and wealth
,red the round. Thompson took the
'econd and fifth by big margin and
he third was even. Hanson won the
'ixth easily. as, THOMPSON tired badly
Thompson's style of fighting does not
appeal greatly to the fans. He has a
vav of covering up and taking things
easily that does not make him crowd
,leaser. However. Thompson is likel,
o be boxing when a lot of the othef
boys will be forgotten. When he
earns to be little more aggressive
and accurate with his punches. he il
yoing to be hard to beat by any of
he welters.
HS VbuSf pVutS iCsuiteN do AOi-
'ows: Red Tingley beat Frank Saw.
yer; Cecil Geysel and Dode Bercot
vent six rounds to a draw; Able
israel kayoed Paul Baptiste in round
one; Joe Calder won a six-round mer-
ry-go-round from Jackie CASTOR.
Buddy Washington Coming
Buddy Washington, Poca e O.
Idaho. is headed for the Coast and
will stop off in Seattle on his way
down to California. Washington is a
colored welterweight boxer. He
scales around las pounds. In Idaho
they say he is o. X. Reports that
have come to Seattle the past two
wears concerning this Pocatello lad
have been of the best so if Buddy
Washington decides to appear in a
Seattle ring. and it is said that he
will, then boxing fans of this section
will be interested to see him with
the gloves on.
Washington has been boxing for
three years. Among the better boxers
he has met and defeated are: Young
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Once Poor Bootblack Now Famous Actor

I Charlie Wood, at the time the
hnly Negro lad in Beloit, took the
Heading part in Sophocles' "0edi-
pus." He was graduated and en-
erred the Chicago Divinity School
The Beloit Greek department pre-
jared "Alcestis." The leading play
er fell i'll and Wood was sent for
He learned the part in one night
and saved the performance.
Went to Tuskegee
II was on the urgent call of
Booker T. Washington that Charles
Winter Wood left college and went
to Tuskegee. where he devoted his
talents to the uplifting of his own
race. He was chosen professor of
English, and trained students in
lramatics. DR.. Washington selected
rim for the John Crosby Brown
scholarship at Columbia. where he
eceived his masters degree.
Between the performances at the
Mansfield Theatre, the sixty-year-
Did understudv is now preparing
for his Phi. D., and appropriately
enough the subject of his thesis is
the play in which he is the under
study to the chief player.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Edwards And Moore
Star In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, n. Y.-Flashing over
the boards with much of his old
speed and all of his old grace, Phil
Edwards, former New York Univer-
sity track captain and star, staged
comeback to indoor competition
Saturday evening, by scoring bril-
liantly in one of the feature events
of the seventeenth annual Brooklyn
College Athletic Association meet.
Edwards, now representing the
Hamilton Athletic Club of Hamil-
ton. Canada, romped off with the
1000-yard special for the second
year in succession, lettering by one
fifth of second his 1880 mark.
He beat fine field and beat 1t
pretty much as he pleased, leading
practically all the way, and coast
ing to the tape ten yards in front
of his nearest competitor. Edwards
time was minutes, Is 3-5 seconds.
Two other features also went to
colored runners-the Brooklyn $500
meter race went to Gus Moore of
the Brooklyn Harriers A. A. and
the quarter mile race was won by
johnny Lewis of the Detroit City
College.
Lewis. who is the holder of the
National A. A. u. record for 800
yards, and who was a member of
the 1928 Olympic team, won a great
duel from Harry Hoffman of New
York University. Hoffman set the
pace most of the way, but was
overhauled at the last turn, and
Lewis went on to win in 81 seconds
flat, good time for the slippery,
unbanked track.
Gus Moore showed superb form
in winning the $500 meter race.
Moore led the field from the start.
His time was 10 minutes II AS
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Elks' Home Burns

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (ANP)-A
ravaging fire, believed to have been
of incendary origin. almost destroy
ed the Elks Rest and its furnishings
here Friday night. Three cans, each
containing gasoline, found by fire
men near the ruins, gave rise to the
belief that the building belonging to
Cadillac Lodge was purposely set on
fire.
Being situated in a decidedly
Polish neighborhood where it was
said colored people were not wanted,
friction had arisen from time to
time.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12

NEW YORK; b bly, the
most distinguished understudy on
broadway today is Charles Winter
Wood, b. A., NJ. A. He is none
other than the understudy to Rich
ard B. Harrison, who PLAYS the
Lord in 1.-THE Green Pastures a
the Mansfield Theatre. At the ag
of thirteen he was a bootlack il
Chicago, but he was ambitious
Judge Blume. whose shoes he pol
ished, was entertained with the
boys reciting of Shakespeare
Through the Judge the talented col
ored boy met DIR. Frank G. Gun
saulus, local pastor. and Franz
s. Hanson, who decided that Woo
deserved an education. His tuition
was arranged and he agreed to
work his way through Beloit.
Won as Orator
William Jennings Bryan ane
Senator John J. ingalls, marked him
100 per cent in an oratorical con.
test in which twelve States were
represented. But he was given sec.
ond place because the third Judge,
Governor Frank d. Jackson OF
Iowa, gave him ninety-nine.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Chatter OF Stage And Screen

"Blackbirds" closed suddenly,
and without notice, after the last
show at the Shubert Theatre. New
ark, Saturday night. The business
in Newark was reported decidedyl
off, the show hardly crossing
$1,000 for the week and it is al
legged that the cast was dismissed
without receiving their salaries for
the last week.
Glenn and Jenkins are headlining
at the RKO Hippodrome, New
York, this week.
Jules Bledso, the eminent bari
tone, is the feature at Loew's The
atre. Columbus, Ohio, this week. He
opens in London early in April.
with tour of the Continent to fol-
low.
Jimmy Gillispie, with Olson and
Alexander, is at the RKO seth st.
Theatre. New York, the last half
of the week.
Al Bailey is now residing in
Brooklyn.
Keene and Ruffin are back in
New York after tour of the Loew
Theatres.
Will Marion Cook. the oldest liv-
ing colored composer, who has
been confined to the Edgecombe
Sanitarium, is reported improving
and will soon leave for Asheviile,
N. c., to recuperate.
Marian Anderson will give re-
cital for the benefit of the Mercy
Hospital on Tuesday evening.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12

Adelaide Hall is the feature Mt
The Lafayette, New York, this
week. She is ably supported by
John Mason, Speedy Smith. Red
and Struggle and others.
At The Alhambra, New York,
are the old favorites, Eddie Hunter,
Gertrude Saunders, George Cooper
and others.
Mamie Smit h and her Jazz
Hounds, with Stanley Bennett. are
at the Paramount Theatre. Newark,
this week.
Jazzlips Richardson. on tour with
a Fanchon-M Marco unit, is veri-
table sensation in the West.
Alan Brantley and the Round
tree sisters are in their tenth week
at the Hollywood Inn, an exclusive
cabaret in Boston.
"The Green Pastures" besides
being the oldest drama on Broad
way, is the only first class colored
theatrical attraction in the country
at this time. There are probably
1000 Negro actors in the country
and many of them are out of work.
This is an opportunity for some Ne
gro producer to get the pick of Ne
gro talent for a new show.
Bill (Bojangles) Robinson, now
that his play, Brown Buddies, u
has departed for Mr.. Gains theatri-
cal storehouse, is one of the cur
rent features at the Palace. in New
York Adelaide Hall is not appear
ing with him.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Larry johnson Wins

CHICAG0.-Larry Johnson, Chi
cago colored heavyweight boxer,
knocked out Marty Gallagher. Wash
ington, d. c., fighter, in the second
round of their scheduled ten-round
bout here, Wednesday night.
Less than 5000 spectators turned
out to the show and it was a finan-
ciaI bust.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Irish Comedian
Arrives Today

Slade mike" Taylor. Irish come
dian who made quite hit in Sc
attic a few years ago. when he APP
peared at the head of his own mu-
steal comedy company, returns here
today. making his bow at the Fol-
lies Theatre.
Taylor will be seen and heard as
the chief fixture of New Follies
of 1891" by which title the new
musical comedy troupe will be
known. He brings with him a cast
of twenty, including a bevy of
shapely dancing beauties.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
John Beckwith To
Pilot Lincoln Giants

NEW YORK.-John Beckwith has
been signed to pilot the Lincoln Gil
ants of New York, according to re-
ports received here this week.
Random is agog to know what is
to become of Pop Lloyd, deposed
manager.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Caddy's Standing
Bet Proves Fatal

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - (CNS) -
Buster Day, 12-year-old golf caddy,
bet another 10 cents he could stand
on his head 10 minutes. Buster kept
his feet aloft minutes and toppled
over. He had ruptured a blood vessel.
Death was immediate.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Phil Edwards Wins One
One Race; Loses Another

NEW YORK.-Phil Edwards, long
distance runner, won one race and
dropped another. He took the Mas
sachusetts Knights of Columbus two
mile invitation race at Boston in
minutes, % seconds. and dropped
1000 yard run in the Prout Memo
rial game to Russell Chapman of
Bates.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Foster To Resign AS
Manager of Giants

LOS Notwithstanding to
an announcement by Willie Foster,
noted left hand pitcher who is play
ing in the winter league here. he
will resign management of the Chi
cago American baseball club of the
N. N. L. He said that he felt he
was too young to quit pitching to
manage a club.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Sammy jackson Wins

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Sam-
my Jackson, the fighting Santa Mon
lea. Calf, youthful colored welter-
weight, outpointed Bobby Vincent,
Admore, Okla, in ten rounds here
Friday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12
Gene Leaps Into Limelight

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Buffalo,
little heard of colored middle weight
boxer, jumped into limelight here
Thursday night when he knocked out
the hard-hitting Vincent Forgione
Of Philadelphia in two rounds. Cham
pionship possibilities are conceded
the Quaker City colored mauler.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-02-12

THE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE
is the best SC Negro Newspaper in
the Y. s. A,
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
BANS
PARTS Of
TALKON
REDS
N. Y. Representative Bows to
Wishes; Original Speech Has
Been Canned for TaIkies

Speakers before the continental
congress of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution are not
allowed to call the State Depart
ment "cowardly."
This edict of the daughters was
carried into effect today when the
organization censored a speech
to be delivered tomorrow night
by Representative Hamilton Fish
(RO of New York, chairman OF
the House committee investigat-
ing Communist activities.
Representative Fish had planned
a bristling attack upon the State
Department for its "wishy-washy"
policy in Nicaragua, and had gen.
orally planned to accuse the de-
partment of abySmal ignorance
of the Communist problem.
Heavily Penciled
But representative Fish sub
mitted his remarks in advance
to the governing board Of the
daughters, and when it came
back to him. so per cent had
been blue-penciled, and that SO
per cent included all of Ftsh'S
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
8 PUPILS HURT.
BUS WRECKED

Three high school children were
injured early today when a bus
carrying so children from Croome,
Md, to the Marlboro High School
ran off the. road and overturned
on the Grain Highway.
The children, Lillian Tucker,
Is: Oscar Buley, Is. and James
Cayman. IA. all of Croome, were
hurried to Upper Marlboro by a
passing motorist and treated by
DR.. Reverdy Sasscer. They Suf-
fered cuts and lacerationS.
Gardner Shugart, principal Of
the high school, and Mrs. Mary
Barton, a teacher, rushed to the
scene of the accident and carried
number of the children to the
school.
Some of the boys and girls,
suffering from shock and minor
injuries. were taken to their
homes.
The driver of the bus was
Harry Cayman, father of one of
the boys who was injured.
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
SCIENTISTS SEE.
DERCUM DIE

PHILADELP H1A, April %
HN.SD.-Dr. Francis x. Der
cum, president of the American
Philosophical Society, fell dead
today soon after the opening of
the 204th annual meeting of the
society.
Renowned scientists from all
sections of the country saw DIR.
Dercum tOpple to the floor. He
was standing at the chairman'S
desk when he suddenly cola psed.
The annual business session
had just concluded and the con-
vention had been thrown open to
the public when the tragedy oc-
Cured.
Drs. William B. Scott. past
president of the society; DR.. j.
Deland and DR.. Bergman Scott
picked up the body of the aged
scientist. He was rushed to a
nearby library where he was
pronounced dead.
DR.. Dercum, a prominent neu-
rologist of Philadelphia, was IS
years old. He was a consulting
physician at Woodrow WILSON, S
fatal illness.
Sessions of the society con-
tlnued with DR.. William Scott
presiding.
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
Cannon Able to Preach;
Too Ill to Testify

While explaining that he is
able to preach a short sermon
every Sunday or give a prohibi-
ton talk every night in the
week." Bishop James Cannon, jr,
says he is too ill man to appear
before a Senate committee to tell
what he did with $65.300 given
to him for use in the 1923 Presi-
Dental campaign. He states this
in letters to Senator Nye CRO
North Dakota, chairman of the
campaign expenses investigating
committee.
The militant church leader
explained that making a prOhibi-
tion talk nightly carried with it
practically no nervous strain"
compared to appearing before the
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
KILL 8
U,S,M|SS|ONERS

SHANGHAI, April % G.N.S0. L..
An unconfirmed report from
Hankow today stated that three
American missionaries held cap
tive in Hupeh province by Chinese
bandits were slain.
The outlaws, enraged at failure
to receive ransom for their cap
tives, we're said to have killed
Esther NOrdlund, of Chicago;
Oscar Anderson, Minnesota native
attached to a Swedish mission at
Kingchow, and Bert Nam Nelson,
of Minneapolis.
Miss Nordlund and Anderson
were seized near Ichang, Hupeh
province, last week. Nelson was
captured last October and had
been held prisoner ever since.
Word received at the State De.
partment today from American
Counsel General Frank P. Lock
hart, at HankOw, China, inCl-
mated the Rev. Bert N. Nelson,
Esther Nordlund and Oscar An
derSon, American missionaries,
would soon be released by their
Chinese captors.
His cablegram made no men
ton of unconfirmed reports sent
froVo1 Chonohoi tnHoV that the
captives had been killed.
Lockhart said the brigands of
fered to release the Americans
provided they we're given $4,000
and the following articles sent
them ,and their cost deducted
from the $4,000:
PhOnOgraph records, tennis rae
quets and balls, chessbOards, bas-
ketbaIls, footballs, wrist watches,
fountain pens, fresh fruit and
ammunition.
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
Forgery Defendant
Absent Second Time

The case of Hassie B. Pannell,
charged with forgery, was called
for the second time in Police
Court today and for the second
time it was found that the request
of the court that the prisoner be
sent to the courthouse from the
House of Detention had been ig-
nored.
When the case was called yes
terday the defendant was rot in
court and Judge Ralph Given no.
titled the policeman in the case
to request the authorities a. the
House of Detention to see that
the Pannell woman was in court
today. When it was found that
she had not been sent over today
the judge set the case for t0mor-
row, declaring that he will take
the matter up with the Police De
partment if she is not present.
The Washington times., 1931-04-23

Senate inquiSitOrial body with its
resultant worldwide newspaper
publicity"
The letter. made public yester-
day, was written from Los Angeles.
April 13, and was in reply to a
letter from the Senator accusing
him of making sport of the
committee"
The bishop said he could not
appear before the committee prior
to May II. After that date he
expressed eagerness to meet with
the investigators "either with or
without counsel" to discuss the
conStitutionality and validity of
the resolution authorizing the in
vestigation.
He is undergoing treatment in
Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1931-04-23
REBELS BEATEN
IN HONDURAS;
80 SLAIN
Many RevoIutionists Seized
In 2 Other Engagements;
Congress Pay Stirs Rising

TELUCIG LPA. Honduras,
April 23.-Bitter fighting between
Honduran rebels and government
troops in the last 48 hours for
mastery of the northern railway
section resulted in the death Of
at least 80 men. in addition to the
wounding and capture of scores
of others.
Sweeping victories were claimed
by the government in three major
clashes with insurrectiOniStS at
OlanchitO. Ch elecOn and
GuayemaS.
In an attack upon the latter
town, Col. Salvador Canales, rebel
chief. was killed with IA of his
followers. Three federal officers
also met death.
The rebels met a solid line of
federals in an attack on Olan
chito and lost IL men. The gov
ernment forces under Colonel
Lopez seized a number Of prison
ers and enemy baggage.
The clashes caused a monen
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