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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13
Relief Piauued For Mortgages.

Bills affecting Montgomery County are
being prepared by Capt. Joseph C. Cissel.
attorney to the county commissioners. and
probably will be introduced in the Mary
land General Assembly.
One Of the measures seeks to remedy
condition existing under the present law
regarding tax sales which often results in
the MORTGAGE paying taxes on properties
in which he has no interest.
Capt. Cissel explained tina, the present
practice is for the county treasurer to sell
only one house where the owner Of several
houses is delinquent in paying his taxes
on ell Of them. The proceeds from this
sale are then used to pay the taxes on all
tho houses.
As a result. he said. the man holding a
mortgage on the house which was sold for
taxes 10 deprived Of his security and his
interest 10 the house often is used to pay
the taxes on other property.
The proposed law would make ii man
datory on the treasurer to sell each lot on
which taxes is due. Such q procedure
would increase the cost to the owner OF
the property. it was pointed out. but would
protect persons loanine money on real
estate.
Another measure affecting the treasurer
would fix the cost to be charged for delin-
Quency 10 payment Of taxes at 81 plus the
cost Of advertising. Where IL is necessary
60 sell the property there would be an
additional charge of IS. II II were nee
essary to subdivide property in cases where
only part Of tract of land was to be sold,
the county surveyor would receive SIS for
preparing the plat.
Gaithcrsbure is to have a zoning law
The matter is pending in the legislature.
The Jim Crow repeating bill was
passed by the House Of Delegates by a
vote Of 90 70 10.
On July the Wlckersham commission
will end its checkered career. IL will send
its investigators home. dispatch it's final
reports to the printer. pay It's bills and close
its headquarters.
Not that the commission will have fin
ished the work cut out for itself. Il will
not II cannot do il in the short time left.
But il will make the best showing il can
and cover as much ground as possible.
The reason il must pass out is found in
the fact hat Congress. having received the
commissions prohibition report and being
indifferent about other crime matters. did
not extend the life OF the Wickersham
board beyond the current fiscal year.
After that date no more money can be
expended and all that may be left over
from the original S250.0O0 will revert to
the general fund Of the Treasury. Con-
Rress so wiIled it and ended the argument.
..Tarzan 10 coloIs. = Beginning Sunday.
March is. The Washington Star will add
10 lis colored section a full page OF the
wonderful adventures Of -Tsrzan. This
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13
Want

TO BUY
HORSES AND MULES
Of all kinds.
Write or phone
W. 0. DOSH.
Gaithersburg Nd.
Jan l6-Sm' Phone Gath. 40.
TOR SALE.
II One heatrola. two enamel
ranges, one waterback Model 7 Ford
sedan
W. T LEWIS,
Gaithersbure. Md.
feb cost Phone IA W.
II o WHOM 1T CONCERNS
responsible for any debts contracted only
by myself.
MARY +. M0BLEY.
mar est
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13
Afu .fluartrSen1ents

First Church OF Christ,
Scientist,
Baltimore. Maryland,
announces free lecture on
Christian Science
by Frank Bell. c. s. b. of New York City.
member of the Board of Lecturship of The
Mother Church. The First Church OF Christ,
Scientist. in Boston, Mass, at the Lyric
Theatre, Sunday afternoon. March 18th,
1881. at $3.50 P. M. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
mar l3-1t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13

In tn Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
as a Court of Equity. No. 3486 EQUITY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13

..Tarzan 10 coloIs. = Beginning Sunday,
March is. The Washington Star will add
10 its colored section full page OF the
wondefful adventures OF "Tsrzan." This
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-13

Having sold my farm. located on the
River Road. one and one-half miles west
Of Potomac, Montgomery county. Nd. will
sell at public auction on
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Urban League Offers
Aid For Civil
Service Examinations

Civil service jobs offer to the
Negro at least three advantages:
the wages are relatively high, the
prejudice is relatively low, employ
ment is comparatively steady and
for indefinite periods. This indus,
trial crisis has caused many to real
ize the need of a steady Job that
would have tided them through. De-
spite the fact that few vacancies are
being filled and that all depart
ments are retrenching. this avenue
OF employment represents to the
Negro a fair chance at a dependable
source of income.
The Seattle Urban League offers
its assistance to any persons who
would prepare themselves for any
branch of the service for which
more than a physical examination is
required. Courses in day or eve
ming schools will be Investigated and
planned which fit the individual for
his chosen branch. This has nothing
to do with the securing of the APP
pointment or with the actual pass
ing of the examination. 1t is simply
an offer to help one get ready for
such an examination as he would
like to take.
Anyone interested can call at the
office any day between II 80 a. m.
and 80 p. m. for this information.
The office is at POI Mission Bldg.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
West Virginia Governor
Cites Negro Progress

CHARLESTON. w. Va.-"The
welfare of the nation depends upon
the economic educational and spirit
ual advancement not alone of the
Negro but of all others upon whom
has been conferred by birth or law
the right of citizenship in the Uni
ted States"
In this manner does William G.
Conley, governor of the State of
West Virginia, summarize an article
in which he presents what the Noun
taineer State has done for its colored
citizens. In his recounting the gov
ernor says:
Among the prominent State posi-
tions which are held by Negroes are
those of State Librarian, State Su-
pervisor of Negro Schools, Advisory
Council to the State Board of Edu-
cation, composed of three members.
one ex-officio, and Director of the
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Stats
tics.
Negro deputy sheriffs, justices,
constables, city councilmen, and
postmasters are found in many
places throughout the State. while
Negroes serve on the executive COM
mittees and participate in the coun-
ellis of the dominant political party.
For many years the Legislature has
numbered among its membership
from one to three Negroes.
I'm the ten years prior to 1929
there was appropriated for higher
learning $3,587, 192.46 of which
amount $1,610,400 was paid to COM
petent colored teachers as salaries.
In order that the Negro may have
the advantage of an education along
professional lines, the State by APP
preparation has made it possible for
certain number of colored citizens
to attend some university outside of
Virginia each year.
Negroes today constitute sc per
cent of the total population of West
Virginia, and number 1883, a gain
in the last ten years of more than
33 per cent. The Negro in West Vir-
ginia has shown a decided liking for
life in the rural sections, and the
1880 census classifies 1924 Ne.
rroes as urban, and 1860 as rural
They own 1928 farms and operate
total of 491, comprising in the
aggregate 2S,085 acres"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30

No colored or Filipino boxers took
part in the fight card Wednesday
night at the Civic Arena. Druxman
and Waterman presented three six
round events and two four-round af-
fairs for the large crowd. Tony Por-
tillo, Mexican welter, and Joe Cor
tez, Indian. fought the main event of
six rounds to draw. Cortez had the
edge. All Wing Lee, Chinese light
weight, and frankie Holland of Spo-
kane stepped the six-round semi-final
for a draw. Lee had the edge. Homer
Sheridan stopped Pete Cerkan in the
sixth. Both are light -heavyweights.
Frank Vanhee, Ballard heavyweight,
won a four-round verdict over Tiny
Lamar of Tacoma. Red Barbour, Sc
attic middleweight, beat Pinky Skulls
of Tacoma in four rounds.
Colored boxers will show on the
Austin and Bishop card next Wednes-
day night. Young Sam Langford will
meet Joe Cortez in the main event.
Langford recently returned from
two bouts. Before going to Austria.
liza Langford fought seven battles in
Seattle. in which he won four and
had draw called for the other three
Gus West is managing Langford, who
figures to give Cortez stiff opposi.
ton.
Other bouts on the card next Wed
nesday night will be Joe Calder VS.
Chick De Fontaine; Frank Vanhee VS.
George Richard; Sammy Santos VS.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Los Angeles Theatres
Not His By Depression

LOS ANGELES, Cal = Business
is picking up along what has been
known as Brown Broadway"
The Florence Mills Theatre, re-
opened under new management with
first-class pictures and low prices,
has Beatrice Reeves big review, 1.-THE
Western Blackbirds,p opening this
Sunday.
The Tivoli Theatre scored with
Hattie McDaniels, widely known CO.
median, and a big vaudeville bill.
The Lincoln Theatre was highly
lauded for its cooperation in the
benefit staged there by the N. A. A.
C. P. for the Scottsboro, Alabama,
boys.
The Follies is closed for its annual
i30-day vacation. Twenty-Five color
ed in all including band, chorus, and
principals will return in conjunction
with the white company of forty.
Babe and Eddie Matthews are the
principals.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
National Tennis Tourney
At Tuskegee, August II

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. -
The program of the National Tennis
Championship, which will be held un-
der the auspices of the Tuskegee
Tennis Club beginning at 1000 a.
M, Monday. August IT and contin-
uing through Saturday. August %.
The championships to be decided
are: Mems singles doubles. wom-
ems doubles and mixed doubles.
Entry fee for all singles is $500
and all doubles $500 for each team.
All matches will be best two our
of three sets excepting the semi-fin-
ais and finals in mems singles and
doubles, which will be best three out
of five. ~sH}
The National Championships ar.
open to players belonging to clubs or
associations having membership in
the American Tennis Association.
Contestants may make entries
through office of Gerald F. Norman,
Sr., executive secretary of the Amer
lean Tennis Association, 1862 Ju-
niper avenue, Flushing, New York,
or J. Mercer Burrell, secretary of the
American Tennis Association, 164
Market street, Newark, New Jersey,
not later than August 8. After that
date all entries should be sent to
Gerald F. Norman or Cleve /. Alb
bolt, official headquarters, Tuske-
gee Institute, Alabama.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30

Boxing News

Johnny Bray and another bout of
four rounds.
Sports writers and promoters are
trying to cook up a bout between
Wildcat Carter and All Wing Lee.
They had as well forget it for a while
anyway. Carter is not taking on the
Chinese boxer for at least two
months. Lee is yet preliminary box
er and Carter would gain nothing and
would have everything to lose in a
fight with the Chinese. Carter goes
to Yakima next Tuesday, where he
boxes Bus Henry.
George (Bearcat) Baker meets
Tom Moore, California light-heavy-
weight, tonight at White Center. Ba-
ker should win. Last Thursday night
Baker fought a six-round draw with
Homer Sheridan, Northwest cham
pion, at White Center. Both scored
a Touchdown. Baker really had a
margin.
Colored fight fans don't like Tom
McCarthy's methods as a referee.
Especially when colored boxers are
concerned. Mccarthy is unnecessary
ly rough in handling the breaks. He
shoves colored boys hard and eases
on their opponents. Carter is bitter
on Mccarthy for his way of handling
his bout with Smell.
! Why don't local promoters give
! Frisco McGale break?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
ALL COLORED
WHISPERED TEAM
TO STAGE GAME

Next Sunday viii be one of the big
SUNDAYS in sports in this mans town
when the colored House of David
travelling baseball club takes on the
Community League All-Stars at the
Civic Stadium at 2 p. m.
The colored Davids have one of
the most colorful and entertaining
aggregations in the game today. In
cores of games played in MANY sec
tions of the south, east and midwest,
his season. they ALWAYS have proven
a big drawing card. The players hold
the reputation of being clean-cut,
thoroughbred sports of real playing
,bility and always out to give the
fans their moneys worth.
The colored club boasts of being
an, all-colored, Administered club and
have Charley Hancock. the 'black
Babe Ruth one of the great hitters
of baseball. They also. have John
Donaldson, who is rated with the best
pitchers In the country.
Last year they played to more peo-
pie in the country than any other
travelling club. This year, Just re-
Gently at Spokane. the record of al
most 10000 paid admissions saw their
game. Butte turned out the next
! largest crowd, while it is rumored
| that nearly $500 clicked the Yakima
| turnstiles.
The Community League will pit q
great club against the whiskered ag-
gregation. Ed percival, great speed
bali artist, will most likely be the
twirler, as Renton has promised to
loan him for the game. He will be
backed by Bill Gourlay, Atlantic st
southpaw; Marion Felt. West Greer
Lake. and Dutch Schaab, Renton
There will be three games at the
Civic Stadium next Sdndav. Atlantic
Street Merchants meet West Greer
Lake at II AS a. m. The colored Da.
yids versus the All-Stars show at
.. m. and Glendale tangles with Rem
ton at p. m. The admission for any
Or all games is so cents. Ladies anc
children will be admitted free.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Henry Woods Beats
Bud Henry In Yakima

YAklMA.-Henry Woods, hard
hitting Yakima colored lightweight,
after three trials finally got deci-
sion over Bud Henry, the Roslyn
flash, in sensational smoker at the
Elks hall Wednesday night 1t was
a clean cut decision, so sharply de-
fined that as the bell rang at the
end of the eight and final round,
game little Bud rushed over to
Woods corner and raised the col
ored boys hand before the referee
and judges decisions could be tab
ulated.
The fight was nip and tuck af-
fair up to about the middle of the
sixth canto when Woods slipped over
a crashing blow on the side of Buds
Jaw and he dropped like falling
tree. He never moved until Referee
Gray counted six, when he turned
over and was up at the nine count.
He dropped again Just before the
bell for another count of six.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Common Law" New
Orpheum Screen Bill

Surrounded by the glamour and
romantieism of the Paris art colony,
Constance Bennett comes to the
R-K-0 Orpheum screen Friday in the
perturbation of Robert W. Cham
bers' sensational novel, "The Com
mon Law"
In this modernized talking version
of the widely-read book, the blonde
star portrays a model who poses for
a young American painter of the
Paris art colony. Joel McCrea, the
hero of Miss Benefits most recent
picture, Born to Love-" plays the
young artist. Others in the support
ing cast are Lew Cody, Marion Shi1l-
ing, Robert Williams, Hedda Hopper
and Paul Ellis.
The new vaudeville starting Fri
day also has Partisan atmosphere
pervading it with Mile. Ann Codee,
French singing coincidence, as the
headline attraction. Annie, Jude
and Zeke take second honors on the
new bill. Known as the Three Geor-
gia Crackers, this trio entertains in
its own backwoods style with yodel-
ing numbers, quaint stories and
songs. @4kHf
The Lee Twins bring an all-girl
revue featuring tap and eccentric
dance steps as well as the modern
ballet. Jack North, banjo artist,
completes the bill.
4
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Tolan To Race In
Vancouver, August "a

VANCOUVER. B. eddie To-
Ian, the Flying Michigander, has ac-
cepted the invitation of the Canada
Pacific Exposition to run against
Frank Wykoff, of California, and
Percy Williams, Vancouver's Oylm-
pic champion, on August %, at Hast
ings Park.
Tolan, who finished his competi-
ton. at the University of Michigan
this year, is being looked upon as
one of the sprint hopes of the Uni
ted States in the 1882 0lympics at
Los Angeles. He has twice run the
100 meters in 10 40 seconds, to
equal the record time of Charley
Paddock, set in 1921. In the last
Olympics Wykoff lost to Percy Will
liams in 1913.
To have the trio in race here is
one of the reasons that a large
crowd is expected at the exposition
meet.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Black Bill Reported Blind

NEW YORk.-Black Bill, feather
weight champion of Cuba, and a
cousin to Kid Chocolate, is blind as a
result of beatings he received in 500
ring battles in the past three years.
During the past year, Bill has been
fighting with the sight of only one
eye and that too began to fail sew
eral months ago.
1t seems that Black Bill is able
to support himself for some time to
come on his ring earnings. Many of
his bouts were fought in New York,
and he received good money for
them. His manager, Louis Cutter
itz, is also manager for Kid Choco-
late, and is a very wealthy young
man.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Ace Clark Suspended
And His Purse Held

BENTON, N. Troy (Ace) Clark
and Jack Gross, white, Philadelphia
heavyweight boxers, were indefinite
ly suspended by the State Athletic
Commission last week for "unsatis-
factory performance in Atlantic
CITY recently.
Both fighters were elected from
the ring by the referee after repeat
ed WARNINGS from that official, who
reported that the men became abu-
sive and profane."
Clark's purse was confiscated, but
Gross, upon recommendation of In
spector Joseph Altman, was paid.
Altman said that he believed Gross
was trying to make a good match
out of a bad contest"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Stepin Fetchit Funny
In "Wild Horse

HOLLYWOOD. = Allied Pictures
wild Horse" with Hoot Gibson star,
the famous Stepin Fetchit who has
a good part in it is as funny if not
funnier than in previous ones. He
provides the comedy relief of what
would be Just a thrilling melodrama
with wild horse battles. gun fights,
and wild riding with Alberta
Vaughn, George Bunny, Neal Hart,
and Skeeter Bill Robinson in the
Peter B. Kyne story. Director "Dick"
Thorpe, formerly of Tiffany, bossed
the splendid job.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Young Harry Wills
Stops Tony Ross

NEW YORK.--Young Harry Wills
of San Diego knocked out Tony Ross,
New York middleweight, in the first
round of an eight-round bout at
Starlight Park Monday NIGHT. Wills
floored his man for count of six
and then knocked him out after one
minute twelve seconds of fighting.
Wills weighed 145 pounds and Ross
1853 u,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Hudgins Now Idle

NEW YORK. 49, (ANP)-Resting
up after his South American tri-
umphs, Johnny Hudgins, the premier
black face pantomime artist, has
been sought out by a number of
booking agents for engagements.
Morty Korkins, one of the best
known booking agents in town, is
seeking Johnny for a Palace Theatre
engagement, but Hudgins is waiting
for the fall season when theatrical
business opens up more.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Roval Giants Lead
In Commercial League

With seven games won and three
lost. the Colored Royal Giants top
section B of the Commercial Base
ball League and will participate in
the finals for the all-city champion
ship series to be plaved during the
next two weeks. The Giants defeated
the st. Benedict's Crusaders team,
ID to IS, in free hitting game
Tuesday at Broadway field. A home
run by Station with Barnett on base
featured the game.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Elks' Annual Picnic
Monday at Peoples Park

Pleasure and merrymaking will
lreign all day and all night Monday
bat Peoples Park, Renton Junction.
sWhere Puget Sound Lodge of Elks.
with stage their annual picnic. A full
program of sports and carnival at
fractions has been arranged by the
Elks' entertainment committee. There
viii be a erry-go-round for chill
dren. Barbecue win be in charge of
chef from Alabama, insuring the de-
lectable meat being prepared in gem
uine southern style. Charles Adams
band viii furnish music for dancing
and Alex Erwin will be in charge of
the floor. Special bus service has
been arranged Admission to the
grounds is so cents.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30
Gains Stops Swiss
Champ In First

MANCHESTER, England.-Larry
Gains, Toronto heavyweight, knock
ed out Hans Bauman, Swiss cham
pion, in the first round of fifteen
round bout here Monday. night.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30

Showing the highest grade of talk
ing pictures at the popular prices of
&C., 10c and 15c, the Third Avenue
Theater, formerly Pantages, will open
Saturday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30

Albert Hilbert and Miss Juanita
Walters were married Wednesday by
Judge Rhea Whitehead.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-07-30

Johnny Bray and another bout o
four rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Folly of Mothers Who Force Their Children Into
Uncongenia1 Occupations.

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