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Evening star., 1932-05-18
THREE SONS HURT
AS MAN TAKESL|FE
Badly Burned by Explosion
of Gas Turned On by
Suicide.

William B. Cochrane, ST. ended his
life by asphyxiation early today and
his three sons we're critically burned
in the explosion which followed when
one of them lighted match while try
ing to locate the origin Of the fumes
which filled their home at 122 Ten
nessee avenue northeast. One Of the
injured boys, David Cochrane, IL, Is
not expected to live.
At the time of the blast which blew
out windows and doors of the 3-story
house and aroused the neighborhood,
the dead mans wife, Mrs. Nellie t.
Cochrane, and their daughter, were
asleep on the first floor. They escaped
injury in the explosion and were not
seriously affected by the fumes. but
Mrs. Cochrane was overcome by ner-
vous prostration and had to be taken
to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Ethel
]. Bullough, 113 Tennessee avenue
northeast.
Body Is Found.
Cochrane was found dead in kitch-
en- on the second floor, his head on
pillow In front of a gas range. The
oven door was open and every. burner
was turned on full, police reported.
The other boys burned are Claude,
18. and John, 8. Claude and John
suffexed burns OF the entire body, while
David was burned both about the face
and body. All are in serious condition,
but physicians at Casualty Hospital,
where they were given emergency treat
ment before being transferred to Provi
dence Hospital, said David was less
likely to recover than the others.
The boys were sleeping on the third
floor shortly after 4 o'clock this morn
ing when David was awakened by the
odor of gas.
Cropping his way through the hall in
an effort to trace the fumes, David
struck a match. There was a roar and
the entire house lit up.
Neighborhood Aroused.
Residents of the neighborhood heard
the blast, followed by screams of the
burned boys. Virtually every window in
the house had been blown out and two
doors knocked from their hinges. Glass
from the windows IVES scattered about
the house, on the sidewalk and in the
street
Shortly afterward the father was
found lying, partly clothed. on the
kitchen floor He was pronounced dead
by Dr. William Bowman, who accom-
panied the Casualty ambulance.
The three boys were placed In the
ambulance and taken to the hospital.
They we're transferred to Providence
about five hours later.
Mr.. Cochrane, according to his wife,
was asleep with one of the boys on the
third floor when she and her daughter
retired Plans we're being made, she
said to rent the first floor as an apart
ment, and her family had moved to the
upper floors.
Acting Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid began an investigation Immediately
after the explosion. He said he would
issue a certificate of suicide.
Until recently Mr.. Cochrane was en-
ployed as an inspector by the United
Fruit Co. About three weeks ago. how
ever. he accepted a new position. and,
according to his wife. had been worried
about his ability to hold it.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
D. C. WOMAN GETS ESTATE
Mrs. Warren, Sister of U. s. En-
voy, Named in Fathers Will.

Mrs. Anna L. Warren, 1927 Eighteenth
street, sister of the American Ambas-
sador to the Argentine, Robert Woods
Bliss, was named sole beneficiary of an
estate "over $4,000" left by her father,
the late William II. Bliss, an Associated
Press dispatch from New York stated
today.
The testament was fled for probate
in that city yesterday. In the will Mr..
Bliss said he had made no provision for
his son, because "he has adequate
means of his own" No mention was
made Of the widow, Mrs Anna D. Bliss
of New York. The senior Bliss died in
California May 8. Servants at the War
rem home here said today both Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren were still in California,
where they went to attend Mr.. BlicS'
funeral.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
TREE TO BE PLANTED

An American elm tree will be dedi-
Gated at Garfield Memorial Hospital
TINS afternoon by the Optimist Club of
washington as memorial to departed
members of the club.
special guests at the ceremonies will
ncluoe G. c. Atwell OF Columbus, d. Ohio,
wee president of Optimist International,
derfer.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Ad Man Ordered to Trial.

LOS ANGELES, May 18 P}.-Robert
A. Etie, jr, Los Angeles advertising man,
who recently obtained license 10 marry
Mrs. Helen johnson Gibson, former wife
Of Hoot Gibson. film actor was ordered
to trial yesterday on charge of de-
frauding an inn keeper.
Etie entered a plea Of noE9ulty.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at o'clock at the Audi
torium, Marine Barracks, Capt Taylor
Branson, leader
Grand Festival March" 800. Wagner
Little Tune and Variations"
Paul White
Little Romance" .... Paul White
Overture, ITO Youth" Paul White
Dance of the Hours"
from la Gioconda," 800. Ponchielli
Harp solo, "Chanson sans Paroles"
Duber
Musician, Joshua M. Tyler.
ITO Spring" ............... Grieg
Rhapsody Virginia" ......... Wood
Overture and bacchanale from
"Tannhauser," ...........W Wagner
Marines hymn, 'The Halls Of Monte
yuma"
''The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Corn Surplus Cut.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 18
R)-Argentina's exportable corn sur
plus was estimated by the ministry Of
agriculture today at Abs 900 long tons,
as compared TO 9,34l, 900 long tons on
May !, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Polish Jobless Cut 10,725.

WARSAW, Poland, May 18 (P).-The
government announced today that the
number of unemployed was decreased
by l0,725 last week. The total now Is
BOT 900.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

The Kongo, the largest river In Africa,
5000 tyRiles In length, is the s<econd
1nges94n the world "
Evening star., 1932-05-18
D. c. TAX BILL HELD
TX AVERAGE DUE TO
e. HIGH ASSESSMENT

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Evening star., 1932-05-18
ACTION is ASSURED
ON RELIEF PROGRAM
BEFORE CONGRESS ENDS

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Evening star., 1932-05-18
|E|GHT-DAY PENANCE|
is ASKED BY Pope
Calls World to Prayer to
Save Itself From Present
Conditions.

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Evening star., 1932-05-18
BEER FORCES FIGHT
DEFEAT IN SENATE
WITH VOTING NEAR

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
When Victims Are White.

Last week the daily white press
was enraged over the death of
white man in Florida chain gang.
1t seemed as if this white prisoner
had done something to anger the
white "cap'n'. and so he was put in
a barrel with his head out, and told
to gnaw his way to freedom. He
died of exhaustion.
The dailies screamed this "hor-
rible" crime all over the United
States and Florida got busy and
abolished this chain gang and placed
the prisoners on a country farm.
las the same old story; the vic
tim was white. As long as Florida
restricted its brutalities to Negroes;
as long as they were the only ones
to be whipped to death with one
inch straps into which nails had
been driven; as long as they were
the only ones to have salt poured
into their wounds; as long as only
Negroes were left bound hand and
foot to be eaten by green flies in
dismal swarnps it was quite all right
But this victim was whito--henoe
the practice must be abandoned.
No one will be unsympathetic tt
the poor white devil who dice
from exhaustion, despite the facI
that he might at one time have par
tnipated in a lynching. But at th'
same time when Negroes think o
the brutalities to which they hay,
been subjected, they must smile a
they remember that ethe wheels o
God grind slowly, hut exceedingl,
fine"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
NoodsOn Says The
Race Has More Jobs
Now Than In 1914

WASHINGTON - Negroes have
just as many and maybe more jobs
now than they did in 1914 Car
ter Woodson, head of the Assoeia-
tion for the Study of Negro Life and
History, told 100 members of the
Pleasant Plains Citizens Associa-
ton at an open-air meeting, held
at the Monroe School, last Friday
evening.
Pointing out that we need to be-
come a producing and manufaetur-
ing people, DR.. Woodson said, we
need to cultivate confidence in our
banks, insurance companies, grocery
stores and other business enterprises,
if We would raise ourselves from
the sphere of labor.
Said DIR. Woodson, 81 am told that
Washington people have $4,000, 900
in downtown white banks and yet
these same people cannot borrow
enough money to help finance some
business. All the money | have, and
that is not much, is placed in a
colored bank in Washington, and if
that bank fails, shall find another
and put my money in it.
DR.. Woodson paid tribute to Sam
uel w. Rutherford, former secretary
and chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the National Benefit Life
Insurance Company; Anthony Over
ton, former president of the Douglass
National Bank, of Chicago, and
Jesse Binga, formerly president of
the Binga State Bank, of Chicago.
These men, heads of institutions
which have suffered reverses in the
last few years, were pioneers, said
DR.. Woodson, and should be held
up as models for the younger gen.
Grafton to follow, avoiding their
pitfalls.
DR.. Woodson said lie did not agree
with the Calamity howl" of Kelly
Miller. who, he said, is going around
prating about the dire happenings
within the church and business
world.
Substitute confidence, co-opera-
ton and loyalty to Negro business,
said DR.. Woodson, for division
knocking business institutions, and
putting nominal sum in colored
banks, and we will live through the
unemployment period.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Down In Memphis

Down in Memphis, Tenn. where
Robert R. Church gets a kick out of
playing the political game against
Disconnected white supremacy guard
ians, there is considerable worry
about Negro registration.
You will understand what certain
white candidates down there are
worrying about when you read that
out of the 1901 voters on the
registration books eligible to vote
in the August election, in Men,
phis and Shelby County, $4,000 of
them are colored. If the white vot-
ers divide on any candidate down
there you can figure out for your
self what these $4,000 colored vot-
ers can do.
Robert R. Church started out sew
eral years ago with some 5000 sure
votes in Memphis and that is why
political leaders and bosses in Shelby
County have to listen to- him.
Down in Memphis colored voters
enter the Democratic, primaries and
help to select the governors and
mayors. The trouble has been that
SO far as governors and mayors are
concerned there is not fauch to
choose between candidates, so far
as colored people are concerned! 1t
is further unfortunate that Mr..
Church must continue to swap this
tremendous vote for a little national
recognition. -
Out of $4,000 votes, $4,000 ought
to get the group more than a seat
in the National Republican commit
tee. 1t ought to do something about
parks in thar city for which colored
people pay taxes and yet cannot
enter. 1t ought to help bring about
an equalization of the salaries of
white and colored teachers and a
fairer distribution of school funds.
But, as we say, it seems that Mr..
Church enjoys playing the game in
Memphis and taking his winnings
in Washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Watch Sporting Games

Despite Rumblihg Criticisms cont
ing out of California. where the
Olympic games are being held, every
colored youth will have breath of.
pride that Ralph Mescalfe and Eddie
Tolan have won the undisputed right
to represent this country in the 100
and 200-metef races.
If you want to check up on the
moral progress of nation, watch
its sporting events. The real spirit
Of fair play Of a people is expressed
in how they compete in sports and
play, not in synagogues, churches
and civic contests If sporting
events commence to show rotten.
ness and evidences Of being corrupt.
ed, the ntaion is headed the wa!
Rome went.
In the same spirit we might say
do not try to judge boys and girl.
by their department in Sunday
school or in the class room. Watel
them at play.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Mills Brothers Lead
All Vaudeville Acts

NEW YOkK.-The Mills Brothers
at present are one of the greatest
headline drawing acts in the coun-
try.
Comparisons are made between
the Mills Brothers, Ted Lewis, Nor
ton Downey, Bling Crosby and Guy
Lombardo. The test for each is the
Paramount Theatres in four cities.
New Haven, Boston, Buffalo and
Detroit.
In New Haven, the Mills Brothers
drew $4,000 in one week as against
$4,000 for Ted Lewis and Sid, 900
for Bing Crosby.
In Boston, the four boys and
guitar attracted $4,000 fer their
week as against $4,000 for Ted
Lewis, $4,000 for Bing Crosby and
$4,000 for Guy Lombardo.
Detroit paid $4,000 to hear the
Mills Brothers, $4,000 for Ted
Lewis, $4,000 for Morton Downey,
$4,000 for Bling Crosby and $685.
900 for Guy Lombardo.
All of these engagements were
held in March, April and May of
this year.
Guy Lombardo is the closest COM
petitor of the Mills Brothers. In
three cities, Boston. Buffalo and
Detroit, the Mills Brothers attracted
s107 900, while Lombardo in the
same spots drew $105,000.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Answer To Last Weeks Problem
One Was Is: Other Il

of weeks Brain Teascr IL
of and he
quite readily He said he had
spent said this spending eight
third of the
bed must be third of his
II this younger hadb all life,
awake As he said this is the amount of time
this two-tlrds the
time awake And
older his whole
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Want Whites Only
IN Texas Town

GALVESTON, Texas.-A plan to
drive colored residents from the city
of Galveston has been allegedly un-
covered by members of the Com
munist party, it was announced this
week.
According to the plan, all Ne
groes would be assigned to a plot of
ground one-fifth of mile wide out
side the city limits. This proposed
plot is said to be the exact spot
where foundations visit the city at
times and where in 1900 the city
was destroyed and 10000 persons
drowned.
The plan is thought to be pro-
posed so as to enhance the value of
city property by having no colored
persons living within the confines of
The city limits.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Common Sense Reciprocity

If there are colored people who
still argue that there is no reason
why colored people should come to-
gethef economically and unite on a
policy based on racial lines first,
and national cooperation second,
their attention is called to the great
imperial economic conference to
WHICH the far-flung members of the
British Empire have been invited in
Canada.
In simple words, the greas British
Empire is calling its people together
to. knit more closely plans for trad
ing together for each others ben
eft. That is part of the first law
of nature.
If you look at map of the world
you will note that the dominian of
the British Isles stretches to every
corner of the globe. 1t includes more
,laad in North America, even, than
the United States and has foothold
in South America. 1t takes at least
one-sixth of Africa, all of India,
Australia, and some islands of the
seas. Including some 351, 100000
people of India, the British represent
alton in Canada will embrace nearly
100000 human beings.
English leaders will say to them
something like this: We are faced
with a new world competition COM
ing from Russia; times are tight and
Japan is setting up a Monroe Doc
trine for certain parts of Asia. 1t
is time for us to get even closer
together.
They will continue to be friendly
and trade some With every nation on
the globe, but the British dominions
will have first choice and they will
stick together. They will make a
plan to spend a certain part of
each dollar with English governed
concerns.
Teachers, preachers, lawyers and
doctors of our group, who earn most
of their money from colored people,
might well think of spending a part
of 1t, at least, to build up colored
concerns; the rest Of it should be
spent with those white concerns
which contribute in some way to
employment Of or patronage of
coloredi enterprises. This is not RAJ
cial prejudice; it is just common
sense reciprocity.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Odd Fellows Postpone
Convention

PHILADELPHIA Pa.-The Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows in
America and Jurisdiction will not
meet in grand session until August,
1894. This was decided last week
here when the committee Of manage
ment of the organization held its
semi-annual meeting in the head
quarters building, 18th and Spruce
Streets.
Among the reasons for the post
ponement was that the Grand Unit
ed Order is composed largely of
those who are engaged in gainful
occupations and labor and THEN
economic condition does not permit
attending a convention, the procla.
nation said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Henry And The Reds

The cause Of the National Negro
Association Opposed to Communism
and Atheism hasn't been helped by
Magistrate Edward Henry who adj
dressed its organization meeting in
Philadelphia last week.
Judge Henry said in effect that in
Philadelphia the Reds used white
girls as a sex bait to lure colored
men into the Communist party.
Maybe Judge Henry objects to the
use of pretty women by Democrats
and Republicans at recent conyen-
tions in order to get votes for can
didates.
Maybe he didn't know it, hut only
certain types of women were chosen
to distribute literature in Chicago
and perch ON speakers stands and
microphones during the demonstra-
tions. 90
This sex appeal formula, if worked
by the big parties, might well be
adopted by the Communists, anc
Judge Henry ought to be the last
person to say anything about it
even if it were true.
However, nothing in the inter
racial gatherings staged by Com
munists throughout the land ha
justified the charge of bestiality o.
immortality that the jurist inferen
TALLY makes.
1t is a sad day for US when w
condemn Communism because blael
men and white women dance to
gether under its banner.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Nationally Advertised Brands

HATS - Stetson, Dobbs, Knox,
| Borsaliho, Mallory, Hardeman,
and Vimenet Crushers.
SHIRTS-Marlborough, Manhat-
tan, Van Heusen, Arrow.
UNDERWEAR - Munsing, Allen
A, Vassar, Cooper, Globe, Su-
perior, Chalmers. Phoenix.
HOSE Hole-proof, interviewer
Phoenix, Monito.
SHOES - Walk-over, Crossett,
Beacon, w. L. Douglas, Friend
ly Five, Weyenberg, Florsheim,
1 Nunn-Bush
KNIT GOODS-Travelo, Columbia
Knit, Silver Knit.
N f c X w e A r = Fashioncraft,
Cheney, Kayser.
SPORT CDOTHES-He Weiss,
Black Bear, Boss of the Road,
Town and Country, Jantzen.
PAJAMAS AND ROBES-Phillip
|, Jones, Superior, Liberty, Fault
less, Glover's.
/ ALL ARE INCLUDED IN THE
MERGED GENE HATTON, Inc..
CARL SCHERAIER STOCKS
These style-right and quality
right STANDARD brands are lines
that are ordinarily confined to GER
tain dealers mt fixed retail price.
No reductions or price juggling
being permitted by the manufac-
turers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28

cHICAGO.-Jury in case of Jesse
Binga, charged with misuse of $685.
600 funds of his own bank and
another he proposed, disagreed last
Wednesday after celebrating 20
hours. The judge ordered mistrial
The states attorney will prosecute
him at new trial in September.
Binga's bank failed, owinq depos
itors nearly a million dollars.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Red Literature Causes
Arrest

ATLANTA, Ga.-Beeause radical
newspaper and communstic litera-
ture were found in his room, police
arrested Angelo Herndon Tuesday
night when he went to the postoffice
to obtain his nail
The officers claim that they found
circulars in Herndon's room urging
Negroes and whites to organize and
thought they ought to lock him up
for such Crime.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28

Union Committee of Negro Workers,
with headquarters at Hamburg, Ger
many. The magazines were seized
early in June and the government
announced its intention of destroy
ing the whole shipment on the
ground that they were "seditious lit
erature".
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Married Teachers Lose Jobs

PHOENIX, Artists teachers in
this city and county schools win
lose their jobs here as a result of
the recent order that no married
women can teach hereafter. They
will be replaced by single girls, ae-
cording to the Board of Education.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28
Customs Office Releases
"The Negro Worker

NEW YORK. = The New York
Customs Office has released 800 cop
les of The Negro Worker, monthly
organ of the International Trade
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-28

ADVERTISE YOUR YACAN
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS IN
fHE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-05

Auditors office. Pine City. Minnesota.
April 70, 1882. Nine O'Clock a. m.
The board of county commissioners
met this day pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
The matter of WOrkmen's Compensa-
ton insurance was, taken up. After
some discussion, the county auditor was
instructed to take out such insurance
in the Hardware Mutual Casualty COM
pany.
A communication was received from
the Sandstone Study club in regard to
the need of the selection of qualified
active welfare worker in Pine county
and asking the board to appropriate
funds therefore. After careful consid-
Grafton the board turned down the re-
quest for such an appropriation.
A letter was received from the Rose
Hill cemetery association. which was
referred to Comm sSiOner Oakland and
Engineer JOrgenSen.
The matter of buying dynamite for
the county was taken UP and Engineer
Jorgensen was authorized to buy same
where he could get the best price.
A committee consisting of the whole
board was appointed to look over the
proposed routes for county aid roads in
town of Dosey and Sturgeon Lake.
On motion the board adjourned until
April u, 1882. three o'clock p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-05
NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS

State of Minnesota. County of Pine.
District Court
Nineteenth Judicial District
Albert Peterson and Anna Peterson.
Plaintiffs,
Gust Peterson. also the unknown
heirs of Gust Peterson, and all
other persons. unknown. claiming
any right, title, estate. interest or
lien in. to or upon the real estate
described in the complaint herein.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced and is pending in
the above named court. upon the COM
plant of the above-named plaintiffs
against the above named defendants;
that the object of said action is to quiet
plaintiffs title to the real estate here
matter described to have it adjudged
that they are the owners in fee thereof.
and that the defendants have no right.
title, estate. lien or interest in, to or
upon the same or any part thereof;
that the premises affected by this ac-
ton are situated in the County of Pine.
State of Minnesota. and described as fol-
lows to-wit:, The Southeast Quarter of
the Southeast Quarter SEA SEA) of
Section Seventeen %, Township A
North. Range u West of the 4th =. NJ.
Dated February "a. 1881.
HANSEN & STAINING.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
1913 Pioneer Bui ding
st. Paul. Minnesota.