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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
GARY|TES TOBEG|N
PERMANENT. JOB
FIGHT CAMP A|GN
By J. D. Carr


If recent reports are true,
merchants operating stores in
the densely populated colored
tistrictsin Gary are assuming the
role of stooge-master in nearly
every case. A stooge-master was
in old English stage days, a
trainer of clowns for his own
amusement and after the clown
had done the masters bidding, he
received as a favor pat on the
baik, but still remained a clown
far far removed from any of the
habits of real men.
Less than a year ago, a group
of public spirited citizens, when
correctly appriseu by The CHI
CAGO WHIP, of what they could
do if they would. started a cam
paign for the sole purpose of
obtaining jobs for unemployed
coloredmen and women. 1t was
rightly argued that the first place
to obtain .-ositions for the jobless
was in their own community
which they Themselves support.
AppCub a success
The Steering Committee once
formed, began at once to take the
appeal direct to the nighborhood
mrchant. This committee argued
colored clerk, cashier and so
forth where the trade of the store
came principally from the color
ed citizens. Contrary to expecta-
tons. little or no opposition was
experienced in carrying oct this
plan. Almost overnight there
was an astonishing change. Five
or six storekeepers had pictures
of their stores and employees pub
lished. lention of it was made
in their advertising copy and
ev,r. ching in the way of OPPOSE
ton was apparently erased. More |
than one hundred men and wo-
men were affected by this spir-
tied campaign carried on by the
churches and civic societies. A
courtesy school was established for
the purpose of exposing some of
Of 2 successful sales
bsqE5n TO those who were appry=I
Ing for jobs. Jobs were obtained,
he merchants smiled and the pa
irons crowded into the stores.
What Happened
Suddenly, a clerk here and
there was released indefinitely |
with :egrets. Bad business was
tHe excuse, but white clerks were
placed in same positions. Still
another, and anothtr cntil now
nearly all of the positions, which
were obtained by showing the
merchant and the buyer the new
economic idea Of the century,
have been lost by colored clerks.
In discussing this situation
the other day, one Carlyle, a
man who saw them build Broad
way and the rest of the town said
the main cause for the dismissal
of these men and women came
aboct through the lack of sustain
ed interest on the part of the
colored citizens. "An economic
fight is never over" he said, cit
only stands to reason that when
20 ubreak into a new field you
can't sit down. but you must fight
as you never have before, against
competition and prejudice to re-
main there"
The employees themselves were
so overcome by the sheer subtlety
of the white merchant that they
too have just begun 20 realize
now tat they sould still be in their
former positions. The whole
campaign must begin all over
again now UNLESS the citizens
of Gary will elect to become
stooges of the neighborhood mer-
chant spend when he says
spend and receive pat on the
back insttad of job for doing
so
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
Jim Crow Prevails In
Virginia Jails

EASTVILLE, Va. - (By James
Carter) - Jim Crow applies even
to iails in some parts of this state.
Yesterday, | visited prison where
the colored prisoners are not allow
ed to have visitors. Persons who call
are forced to stand outside the jail
yard fence and yell up to the cells
where their friends are ineareerated.
White prisoners. however, may sec
their visitors inside, sitting and
chatting with them as long as they
choose.
The colored prisoners have no IA
cilities for bathing. being forced to
use the face bowl. They are fed
twice daily, at noon and at 7 p. M,
slices of fat meat and some corn
bread, and the night meal consisting
of pan of beans and small piece
of corn bread. Sunlight and air arc
sorely lacking in this jail.
Sometimes persons bring food and
cigarettes to the prisoners, but many
times the food is spoiled before II
reaches those to whom it was sent
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23

Pittsburgh Has Negro
Population Of 1888

WASHINGTON = (CNS = Pitts
burgh now has a Negro population
of 54,983 according to the recent
census. Reading shows 1854 and
Scranton, 734 Negro inhabitants.
The total population of Pittsburgh
in April l, 1880 was 669,817, COM
prising 332,576 males and 337, z41
females, or 98.6 males per 100 fe-
males. There were in the city 614,-
BIT white persons, 54,983 Negroes,
and SIT of other races. As COM
pared with the number of 1920
(55O,261) the white population
shows an increase of 11.6 per cent,
while the Negro population (Which
numbered 37,725 in 1920 shows an
increase of SAT per cent.
The Negro population is composed
of 27,962 males and 27,021 females,
an excess of GAL males over females.
The Negro population 81 years of
age and over was 35,981, 1886
males and 17,115 females-an in
crease of 10000 in this element of
the population. In Reading there
were 1916 Negroes 81 years of age
and over and in Scranton, 515.
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INSURANCE CO. OFFICIALS STOLE $25O, 600
HOOUer Is Called On Absolute Justice" Letter
Minneapolis Mob Stones
War Veterans Home

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. - A sys-
tematic attempt to intimidate
member of the race. A. A. Lee. post
office clerk, and World War veter-
an who recently purchased home
at 1900 Columbus into vacating his
property reached its climax Wednes-
day night when a mob composed of
belligerent white neighbors, curio-
sity seekers and others numbering
around 5000 gathered around the
house hurting epithets and stones in
an attempt to make the Lee family
vacate their home.
Trouble of this same nature has
been going on for the past ten days
with the police in that section COM
manded by Captain A. C. Jenson,
making Intellectual attempts to halt
the gathering of excited whites who
protest Lees right to purchase prop
erty in that section. Last Saturday
night black paint was hurled on the
house by two girls apparently about
II years old. The Wednesday night
disorder was seemingly out of con-
troll of the police detailed to guard
the Lee home.
Lee purchased the property -four
weeks, ago, through white real es-
tate agent, Mr.. McCutcheon. When
neighbors learned that he was the
buyer a delegation went to the post.
office and asked to talk with him
| A short conference resulted in Lee
telling the delegation that he did moi
buy the property to sell and that
he intended to occupy it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
10 Colored Listed In Chicago's Who Who
No Women Included In List OF NOtables

of the staff of the Daley Hospital
and Sanitarium; Albert Wilber-
force Williams specialist in tuberc-
ular diseases; indian o. Bousfield,
chairman of the executive committee
and medical director of Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance Company.
Dir. Julian Herman Lewis is re
ferred to as an educator, " with
cross reference to the 1926 edition.
He is professor of pathology at the
University of Chicago. The late
DR.. Daniel Fl. Williams, much noted
for his successful operation upon the
heart, also has cross reference to the
1926 edition.
Three Public Officials
Three men who hold public and
political positions are listed Con-
gresham Oscar DePriest has brief
sketch. Louis B. Anderson, alder
man since 1917, and recently loser
of his wife, included.
The date of appointment by Gov
ernor Emeron, of Albert B. George,
+ former municipal judge, as member
of the Illinois State Board of Par
dons and Paroles, is given as Jan
uary 70, 1881.
Richard e. Westbrooks, who was
admitted to the Chicago bar in 1912
is stated as having practiced in tht
CONTINUED on page 8
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NORFOLK BANK
REORCANIZES TO
OPEN boo RS

NORFOLK, Va Receivership of
the Metropolitan Bank and Trust
Company was vacated Friday after
noon by decree of Judge Allan r.
Hanckel in City Circuit Court.
Formal announcement that the bank
had fully met requirements of the
State Banking Departments in ex-
ecuting its reorganization plan was
made by M. r. Bristow, chief bank
examiner of Virginia, at a mass
meeting Friday in st. Johns A.M.E.
Church.
Much Applause
Following speeches by U. S. Rep
resentative Menalcus of Virginia, A..
Lee Rawlings, president of A. Lee
Rawlings and Co, certified public
accountants; P. B. Young, editor of
the Journal and Guide: Willis V.
Fentress, receiver for the bank, and
the Rev. H. Fl. Covington, white,
rector of St. PauPs P. E. Church,
the huge gathering cheered William
NJ. Rich for two minutes when he
was introduced.
Mr.. Rich, president of the institu-
ton, has been in the banking bust
ness for % years, working his way
up from teller to president. He
thanked the people of Norfolk for
their expression of confidence and
pledged the utmost o. his energies
and ability in making the bank 8
success.
Subscribe for Stock
Several citizens at the close of the
meeting gave subscriptions for stool
in the Metropolitan Bank. The Rev
Richard H. Bowling, pastor of FRS
Baptist Church, and chairman of thu
reorganization committee, presented
the officers and directors and rea'
numerous letters and kilograms G
concentrations.
The Metropolitan Bank was SEIZED
uled to reopen Tuesday, July Ia
after having been closed since Jan
uary 6, when it voluntarily suspend
ed bushes to protect its depositors
following large depreciations in it
property and fixtures, as assessed b
the State Banking Department.
It is an outgrowth of the Brow
Savings Bank which started % wear
ago. It also merged with the Tide
water Bank and Trust Compan
about eight years ago.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
NATL. BENEFIT
SUIT EXPOSES
ALLEGED FRAUDS


WASHINGTON, ID. Obligation
between the National Beneflt Lie
insurance company anu eisnt LOT
mer officers ana aireeto.s recehlly
ousted, assumed natlohai ,ilpor1anoe
last week as the newly eiec,eu olll-
GERS deiVed INTO affairs VI me eoni
pany. SUIT was flieo FRIDAY 10 COM
POI o. ". -, ~;
dent; ~. IL. hnlneraoro anu Moi u.
mer smith, onsteo oiiicers, 70 retuin
diyidenas PAID OUT oi capi.al sapeh
ana 9,ooo snares Oh STOCK improper
~ transferred
The court is asked to make the
Rutherfords and Smith answer IN
damages and account for monies OF
the company invested in practically
worthless securities for the purpose
of stimulating the sale of stock frau
dulently issued to them.
The Rutherfords and Smith had
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CALF. CATHOLIC
CONVENT DRAWS
COLOR LIN {

LOS ANGELES, Calf. - Zone
way to CONQUER the rising tide of
color prejudice" thinks DIR. S. S.
Turner, prominent physician and
surgeon of Los Angeles, lis to dive
right over its waves"
DR.. Turner's little daughter, Doro-
thy Mae Goodwin, aged thirteen, was
refused admittance because of her
color in the st. Luis Rey Catholic
Convent here after she had met all
requirements necessary to enroll
ment.
Believing this policy on the part
of st. Luis Rey to be an exception
rather than the rule among all such
religious institutions, the mother
made application for the child in
every convent in the State of Cali
fornia with the same result. Bishop
Cantwell explained to her that Cath
Ole converts were privately owned
and nothing could be done about
their policies by law.
Determined to complete the child's
education as she had planned, DR.
Turner made Investigations in sew
eral other states and finally place.
the child in st. Rita's convent in st
Louis, where she finished her course
with high honors.
No Further
But Dorothy's troubles had just
begun when she finished the tentf
grade. DIR. Turner made another triI
this month to contract school fol
the girl, but before she met will
any more embarrassments, quite &C
cidentally she met Mrs. George A
Garner, at an afternoon tea in Chi
cago, and arrangements were mad
to send the child to France mex
year where she will study with littl
Pauline Garner, aged twelve, VIII
has already spent several years o
her young life in Partisan schools.
Dorothy's mother has planned
musical career for her and no ex
pense will be spared to make he
training challenge to the narrow
minded religionists who shut tn
door of opportunity in her face.
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HOME TO HARLEM
BY CLAUDE MCKAY
IS BIGGEST SELLER

NEW YORK. ~ "Home to Har-
lem" by Claude Mckay, is the most
widely known volume printed III re-
cent years.
Harpers printed $4,000 copies in
the original edition, and a cheap edi-
ton brought out by another firm
runs the total to 10000.
Unlike some book publishers, Har-
pers were willing TO give the figures.
Harcout Brace and II o we have
sold from 10000 to 1000 of James
Weldon Jnhnson's various books
Knopf, the publisher, reports of
the Autobiography Of an ex-Color-
ed Man. by Johnson, 200 copies
were sold, and "Blaek Manhattan
1900 copies.
$1,000 Darkwater
Or. w. 4. b. DuBois's "Darkwa-
ter" (Hareout Brace and Howe)
sold $1,000 copies, and Ozark Prin-
cess 1000 copies.
Mcmillan and Seribner
Mcmillan does not rive out book
figures. Their only comment was
that BENJAMIN Brawley was their
only colored author, and that his
books have sold fairly well.
Scribners have not published any
books by colored writer's.
Claud MeKay's Harlem Shadows
fHareourt), sold $500 copies.
Taylor Gordon's remarkable auto
biography Born to Be published
by Covici Friede, sold 1000 copies.
Prichard's "The Upward Path"
(Hareourt), sold 10000 copies.
Poetry
Three books by Langston Hughes
were good for 10000 copies. They
were all published by Albert Knopf
"Weary Blues.9 300 copies; Zine
/ Clothes to the Jew" 1900 copies.
Both of these are books of poetry;
Not Without Laughter" "a novel;
100.
The Chicago Bee recently report
ed Carl Van Yechten's "Nigger
Heaven" brought him s6S,000.
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NAACP. Tells HOOVER jim
CROW IS WORSE DURING HIS Term
Harlem Company Plans
For West Indies Trade

NEW YORk-(ANP) - Newest
among the business ventures Of Har-
lem is the Caribbean international
Marine Corporation. the recent in
corporation of which was announced
here this week by A.. C. Stuart Viii
liams, attorney for the new company.
The corporation is capitalized at
$4,000.
The corporation proposes to pro-
mote passenger and freight trans
portation between the United States
and the West Indies and among the
islands as we'll as eoastwise traffic.
the plans ultimately to own its own
ships.
Adolphus Floks. licensed naviga-
tor, is president. Other officers are
as follows; Louis Armand. viee-pres-
ident; John L. Cargol, secretary; Al
exandre c. Bayard, treasurer; HUI
bert L. Lees, general manager; and
Harry B. Forte, IA licensed marine
engineer, marine superintendent.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
Ridicules Bombings

PARASITIC Chicago Tribune Of
this city thinks that the recent at
tack on the American consulate at
Dresden, Germany, by Communists
as protest against the proposed jn-
dicial lynching at Scottsboro is as
ridiculous as if the monks in Tibet
went on hunger strike because Tex
as Guinan was not permitted to en-
ter Paris.
The Scottsboro injustice is attract
ing considerable attention in Euro
pean radical circles and gives in
dication of becoming another Saceo-
Vanzetti case, all Of which, as was
said, hurts American prestige abroad
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BUSTED OFFICIALS SAID TO HAVE
TAKENMONEY FOR Their own Use
Race Discrimination
Ordered Deported

NEW YORK.-(CNs) = August
Yokinen, a ianitor of a Finnish
Workers hall in Harlem. who was
expelled from the Communist Party
at a public trial March 3, for white
chauvinism, has been ordered de-
ported to Finland by Harry Hull,
Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton at Washington, on the grounds
of belonging to an organization
teaching and advocating the over
throw of the government by force
and violence" according to a state
ment made public Monday. The de-
cision will be appealed to the FEEDER
al courts.
August Yokinen was tried publicly
by the Communist party, at which
an audience of 5000 white and Ne
gro workers were present, for at
tempting to discriminate against Ne
groes and not permitting them en-
trance to dance given in the hall of
which he was janitor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-23
Negro Senator Leads
Fight Against Hoover

PARIS. = The fight against Pres
ident Hoover's proposal to release
Germany from her payment of war
debts for a year, was led in the
French Senate by VI. Iemery, col
ored Senator from Martinique.
1--WE deliberate today said M.
Lemery, "under moral pressure as in
1929, except that in 1929 America
took us by the throat demanding
payment; today America is summon
ing the nations not to pay u.s.
awe can say plainly" declared the
senator, that we do not wish to let
off Germany's paying d b t of
twelve billion francs if Germany i
going to use it in arming herself
against the allies
M. Lemery is a leading figure in
French politics and served as Asst
Secretary of State under Pioncare
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Can't Call Negroes Dirty Names In Paris
Dixie Whites Sued For Using Ugly Epithets

neer, excused himself before Blunt's
white partner, but expressed him
self in no uncertain language that
he had no intention Of sitting in
front Of a Negro, must less helping
himself from the same dish as Is the
custom Of European dining cars.
Felton's French wife also expressed
the same opinion.
With frigid politeness Blunter de-
manded "May ! know to whom |
have the regret to be speaking, as
intend bringing suit against you
for violating the laws Of the eoun-
try through which you are passing
FELTON, rendered his card and walked
off. All had passed quietly.
He'll Win
BIunter, through his attorney,
Maitre Boussageon, has brought suit
against FELTON, for calling him names.
And there is a strong likelihood that
he will win. The French law, article
80 of July 20. 1881. is precise on
the point. Don't call people names
in France.
Philadelphian, Sues Too
Another colored American resi-.
dent here, Mrs. Lillian Hilton %
Philadelphia, is also suing a white
Southerner for calling her well
known down home monickers.
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Enterprise News Bureau)


CHICAGO, Ill.-Among such no
table Chicagoans as the Potter
Palners julius Rosenwald, the
Swifts, the McCormicks, Mary Gar
den. and Robert Maynard Hutchins,
young president Of the University
of Chicago, nineteen Negroes of city
and national fame are included in
''Who's Who In Chicago" for 1881,
published by the Albert Nelson Mar
ouis Company, publishers of who's
Who In America
The three business men listed are
Robert Abbott, of the Chicago De
fender; Anthony Overton, president
of the Douglass National Bank, the
Victory Life Insurance Company,
etc. Harry H. Pace, president OF the
Supreme Liberty Life Insurance
Company.
Seven Physicians
Seven physicians are included; al
are members of the American Medi-
cal Association, the Illinois and CHI.
eago Medical Associations, and tht
/ National Medical Association. They
are: Carl Roberts, surgeon; Spen
Ger Cornelius Diekerson, specialist u
diseases of the eye, ear, nose ant
throat, and colonel Of the Eight
Infantry of Illinois National Guard
Ulysses G. Daley, surgeon and chic
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A. M. E. BISHOP
CHARGED WITH
WRECKINC HOME

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Resident
of Little Rock and the Episcopal dis
trict of the A. NJ. +. Church were
startled last week when suit
charging the alienation of his wife's
affections and asking $4,000 was
instituted in the circuit court against
Bishop w. I. Vernon by George X.
Williams, well-known local resident.
Bishop Vernon, who has had
charge of the Arkansas district for
about two years. resided with Mrs.
Vernon for two months of that time,
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liams. He lived there about. a year
ago and it is at this time according
to Williams complaint that the in
fluence of the bishop disrupted his
happy marital relations.
Mrs. Williams, who is school
teacher, recently filed suit for di-
vorce alleging incompatibility and
cruelty.
Mr.. Williams, formerly with the
Topeka Plaindealer and later with
the Century Life Insurance Com
pany here, is life long acquaint-
ance of Bishop Vernon, who has
known him since boyhood. Coming
to Little Rock, after the death of
his first wife, daughter of the late
Nick Chiles, Mr.. Williams married q
Little Rock girl.
| Bishop Speaks
Bishop Vernon emphatically de.
MED the charges in a statement tc
reporters Monday. He said:
81 want you to know that in dut
time | will vindicate myself of any
thing said against me in any cour'
in the land"
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(Enterprise News Bareaul

PARIS-Harry Blunter, colored,
of San Francisco has brought against
another American, white, named
FELTON,, what the French dailies are
calling a "eurieux process
A few days ago Blunter was on
the de luxe train, the Golden Ar
row. which was between Paris and
Calais, on the way from London.
With Blunter was a white or near
white woman, according to reports.
From Texas
In the dining car lcalled here
wagon restaurant), Blunter and his
white wife were seated by the stew
ard opposite FELTON,, a native Of
Texas, who now lives in the south
of France, and is a naturalized
Englishman. Felton's wife is French
and by strange irony is named
Louise Lenoir (Louise the Black).
At the sight Of Blunter, all Of Eel
toms gorge arose, and he promptly
rose from the table, nuttering at
the same time well known epithet.
In an instant Blunter was on has
feet and in calm voice, demanded,
politely:
what do you meant"
The Same Dish
FELTON,, whose long residence IN
Europe has given him a certain We
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IS TOLD
ABOUT EVILS He
COULD REMEDY

WASHINGTON. D. C.=Jim Crow
has become worse during his term IN
lie white house President Hoover is
told In letter drafted by the Dis
triet of Columbia branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. Referring
10 President Hoover's alleged belief
in "ahsolute Justice for every eiti-
zen.p the N.A.A.c.P. asks him why
he allows segregation in govern
mental departments and use of pho
tographs in civil service, which evils
he could remedy with a stroke OF
his pen. Lawrence Richey, secretary
to the president, has acknowledged
receipt of the letter. The missiVe
which WAS written July 7, has Just
been made public, and is as FOL
lows;
TO His Excelleney,
The President. Herbert Hoover,
The White House,
Washington. d. c.
My dear Mr. President-The Dis
trict of Columbia Branch OF the N.
lA.A.CP., is especially pleased at
this time to be offered the oppor-
ltunity To thank you most sincerely
| Through the chairman of the press
committee, for very strong protest
against mob violence perpetrated
upon n victim group of defenseiess
citizens OF the United States. 10
learn that YOU are deeply Interested
in the work espoused by the MA.
IC.p., and Of the problems vital To
1.-The welfare of the country IL is con-
Isidering, moves the branch to ex-
press its qualification and appreeia-
ton. and gives IL hope of your ex-
tending n more substantial aid in
deeds, than mere expression III
words. This gross type of lawless-
ness to which you refer, committed
lnpon colored people as "A feature
of the National life and which de
serves condemnation and suppress
lsion, Is not only the physical mani
Ifestations Of mob lynchings. but
There is another kind of lynehlng
CONTINUED ON page b
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Burn Schools, Churches

LAUREL, Miss. = (ANP) =
White deputies of Jasper County are
investigating incendiarism in the
Blue Ridge community here several
weeks ago.
A new school was burned after it
had been constructed to replace an
old one that was also destroyed by
fire of mysterious origin. Several
DAYS ago two churches were set on
fire, one burning to the ground and
the other being damaged.