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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Nominations Open Now
For Spingarn Medal

NEW YORK.-The annual award
of the Spingarn medal will be made
at a meeting of the committee in
January and the committee asks all
those having nominations to make to
forward them at once to the N. A. A.
C.P at 60 Fifth Ave. New York
City.
The award is open to all men and
women of United States citizenship
and African descent and is made on
the basis of most distinguished
achievement in some honorable field
of human endeavor, whether in the
arts, sciences, industry, education or
military service.
Nominations should clearly state
the achievement or career on the
ba is of which the award is asked
and should be accompanied by briei
life history of the nominee, inelud.
ing date of birth, where educated
and other available facts.
This years award will be the nine
teenth. The award last year went tC
Dir. Robert X. Motion of Tuskegee
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Porters Benefit
Association Has
1000 Members

CHICAGO.-(ANP) - With dele
gates here from every part of the
country, Canada and Mexico, tn
18th annual meetin,. the Pullman
Porters Benefit Association closed
Thursday after a throe-day session
which, according to President Perry
Darker, was one Of the high light. in
the history Of the organization.
The report of the secretary treas
urer f. NJ. Graham, md Of Cohp-
troller p. L. Sample showed that d.
spite the depression, which has causeC
such a large number Of porters 70
be laid of and enorm Gus amount Of
sick claims paid during the year, tie
organization is yet solvent, boasr'nG
more than 1000 memDeca and assets
otalng neatly a Quar,Cr million dol
lars.
Session were held at Wabash Ay
enue Y. NJ. c. A., and among dele
gates from western cities were: A.
Noel Of Los Angeles; A. w. Jordan
Of st. Paul; j. Il. l.. Abbey Of Mime
apols, w. F. Smith Of st. Louis, o..
l.. Hammons Of San Francisco, X. L..
Culp Of Portland, c. Thomas Of Den
YER. S. f. Lawson Of Seattle, j. l..
Carter of FL Paso.
Officers Of the association are
Perry Parker grand chairman; j. NJ.
brown, vice grand chairman; P. A.
Sample, comptroller, and +. NJ. Ora
ham, grand secretary-treasurer. On
The board Of directors were Il. l..
Williams Of San Francisco, 7. M.
Blanton Of Philadelphia, James Sex
ton of New Orleans, T. A. Crenshaw
and !. +. Smith Of Chicago and S. J..
Freeman Of New York.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Dixie Women Report
Progress In Fight
To End Lynching

ATLANTA. Ga. - "a lynchless
South in 1893" was the goal set
by the Central Council of the Asso-
iation of Southern Women for the
Prevention of Lynching. which clos
ed its annual meeting here Satur-
day. Twelve states were repre-
3ented at the meeting by twenty
four women active in various wom-
ems groups in the South.
Waging Determined Fight
Reporting on the results of the
associations two years of work
Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames of Allan
tn, executive director. said that
more than 1000 women had been
enrolled as signed supporters of
program for eradication of mob
violence; l 800 towns and SIS
counties are represented.
The movement has been endor-
sed by such organizations as the
Council of Southern Methodist Wo-
men. the Southern Baptist Mission
airy Union. the National Council
Of Jewish Women. the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association. the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and other influential bodies.
Association officers were great
~ encouraged to learn that only
six lynchings had taken place in
the United States so far this year.
and only four of these in the
South, the lowest number for any
equal period in the fifty years for
which records have been compiled.
Mobs Claimed 100 Lives IL Year
The total number OF record
ed victims for the fifty years was
Also and for forty years the aver
age was more than 100 year
It was stated
In Mississippi where the asso-
citation has been particularly ac-
tive. there have been no lynch
ings for more than a year. although
That states Negro population is
greater than any other States. 1t
has also had more recorded lynch
ings than any other.
eff Mississippi can have a lynch
less year, lynchless South is a
possible and reasonable goal" said
members Of the council, as they
laid plans to continue an agrees
sive campaign during 1893.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Catholic Priest
Flags Prejudice
Against Negro
DR.. Nelson Tells Court White Actress
Wife Used Alimony Funds To Buy Dope

did not fulfill the residential re-
quiremenfs in Tia Juana. Mexico
II 1927 when they were married in
that country.
The marital sea of DR. Nelson has
been troubled one since the day
he met the beautiful actress. Soon
after the Mexican marriage to the
white girl, she entered two suits
for divorce and on each occasion
dropped the charges upon reconcil-
iation, but finally entered third
one which she carried through and
obtained an interlocutory decree
few months ago. Her grounds
were that Dr. Nelson was extreme
ly Jealous. beat her and threatened
to have her confined in an asylum.
When the decree was granted, a
property settlement was recognized
by the court and made part of the
decree providing for the $500 ali
iHOHy InohtHly.
Before the interracial marriage,
the doctor was living with his wife
tnaelita, ten years his junior. and
his two children, Wilfred and Ra-
mona, aged IA and II, respectively.
The appearance of the white woman
n the life of DR.. Nelson disrupted
he home of the family and plunged
ings that have cost him a small for
tune.
cost him a large sum. She fought
his attempt to sever their maritai
command and the property settle
ment for the care of the, children
three suits which have been en-
tered by the white wife have been
ment causes a valuable piece of real
estate to be tied up to guarantee
her an income of $500 each month.
The attorneys fees have been a
staggering sum and II is reported
that a final decree from his colored
wife cost him $500. This was in ad-
dition to regular divorce attorneys
fees.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
How Long We're Talors?

problem like really hard Brain
Is minutes with and
pencil o feel inferior.
tailors working speed
clothes hreequarter OF the time the other takes
merchant suits half tn
told Knowing that tn;
worked eight his
spite overtime work however, the slower tailor took three
days doing his than the faster did.
The problem the wait for his
order 10 be completed?
will printed in next weeks Enterprise
Last S page
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Speaker Says Whites
Do Nothing To
Atone For Crimes

wAsHfNGTON-"A all colors
of cows are cows and all colors OF
horses are horses. all colors of men
are human and brothers."
Thus spoke Father James NJ Gil
lis. c. s. p. editor of the New York
Catholic World, in a coast to coast
MIC broadcast last Sunday after
noon on the Catholic Hour. spon-
sored by the National Council of
Catholic Men.
His subject was white Men and
Colored." Next weeks subject is
GENTLE and jew"
Father was caustic in his dis
cusslon of the wrongs and injus-
Continued on page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Actors Quit Night
Club When Told
They Can't Mix

WASHINGTON. d. C.-celebri-
ties of the stage left the Club Prnd-
HON last Wednesday night when
he management attempted to main
ain its segregation policy
The stage stars who walked out
of the club were from Ziegfeld' s
last and greatest triumph. "Show
Boat" They became indignant
when told that white and colored
persons could not sit and dance
together in the Club Prudhom.
Actors
Earlier in the evening there were
two parties of actors and actresses
rom "Show Boat" and a few other
stage celebrities. In one party
were the colored girls who are in
Ziegfeld's show. In another were
some of the principals and under
studies, all white.
The mixed party proceeded to en-
10y themselves. They talked and
danced. Presently one of the man
ayers of the Prudhom called one
of the stars from "Show Boat"
aside and forbade the racial inter
ningling.
The star was incensed He said
Ill of them worked together and
were just one. big happy family.
He objected to being told with
whom he could sit and with whom
he might dance. The celebrities inn
mediately left.
Club Prudhom is black-and-
tan night resort 1t is located in
the Negro-owned Masonic Temple
Building.
year ago, Leo A. Rover, Unit
ed States attorney for the District
| of Columbia, threatened to close
F., the place He told the owner
| that it would have to be run either
! for whites or colored. Under the
subterfuge that the place had been
let to congressman for a private
/ party, the club on the night follow
ing the conference with Rover ad
mitted whites only.
4 Rover Is Seen
Colored people became incenseo
at Royer's attitude and a delega-
/ ton went to see him. They re-
minded him that there is no law
in the District of Columbia which
bars white and colored people from
attending the same places. Rover
recanted and the club was permit
ted to operate for both white and
colored persons.
The rule forbidding racial inter
mingling In the club and white
person from bringing a eolored per
son into the club or a colored per
son from escorting a white person
into the club was voluntarily adop
ted by the management. There is
no segregation ordinance of am
kind in effect in the District of Co
lumbia.
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Natl CiUiL Liberties
Union Files CHARGES
OF Prison CrueItieS
Six Unexplained
Deaths of Victims
Cited as Evidence

NEW YORK. Charges Of cruel
and inhuman punishment" ALLEGED to
have been inflicted within the past
four years in Georgia prisons and
prison camps on Negro and white
convicts are contained in letter
sent Saturday to the George Prison
Commission by the American Civil
Liberties Union. The letter bore the
signatures of twelve prominent per-
sons who signed in behalf of the
complaint. 1t spoke of some action
n the Federal Court based on guar
antees Of the Federal Constitution.
Supported by Photographic and doc
umentary evidence gathered by John
L. Spivack and published in part in
his novel, Georgia Niger, the
harges in addition to the detailing
alleged cruelties to convicts, vlted ak
CONTINUED on page three.)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
Danvile ADixie Town Without Bread Line
Whites, Blacks Meet On Common Terms

working here. Thev may not be get
ting much for Their work in a remu-
native way, r.; they are dong
more than just existing.
Tuesday at the tobacco auction,
the narrow, winding, hilly street was
Continued on Page b
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Los ANGELES Helen Lee Wor-
Ellington one-tlme the GLORIOUS gol-
den" girl of the Ziegfeld Follies
and the toast of Broadway" was
confined in the psychopathic ward
Of the county hospital here Monday
facing an insanity complaint.
Hearing of the complaint was
set for Tuesday, when will be con-
sidered an application OF her for
mer husband. Dr. Eugene C. Mel
son, Negro physician. that she be
paroled to him so he might enter
her in a private sanitarium.
The lights for her Broadway fame
dmmed for her with i'll health, mis-
fortune, financial worries, and five
years ago she met and wed the Me-
gro doctor at Tia Juana, Mexico.
Then that romance faded and she
divorced Nelson on charges of cruel
ty, winning monthly alimony set
Element of $500.
Next Nelson filed an action for
annulment contending his Mexican
marriage had been Illegal, this case
being set for trial here December g..
She had been living recently in a
Glendale apartment, and today's
confinement resulted from an in
sanity complaint signed by Horace
Anderson OF the same address. This
set forth that she had threatened
and attempted suicide on several
occasions and suffered hallucina-
tions of persecution.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01

LOS GELES-(WS) - With
dope charges hurled by one of the
attorneys, the attempt of DR.. Eu-
gene c. Nelson, as. brown skinned
physician to annul his marriage to
Helen Lee Worthing, 80, his white
wife who was at one time a Follies
beauty. was continued until Decem-
Der . in the Superior Court with
Judge Thomas A. Gould presiding.
The physician, who has one of
the most lucrative practices in the
city numbering both black and white
clients. is attempting to void his
unsuccessful marriage to the white
beauty on the grounds that they
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-01
By lie Roy Clay
Enterprise News Bureau)

DANVILLE, Va.-Here, in this
easy-going town of Danville, depres-
sion has not BEEN and is not know
T.ere have been no bread lines,
charity set-ups, homeless missions.
end the like. Pc)p'e are eating and
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
Penney Unit Sales
In 1881 Show Gain

Gross sales for December, 1881
were $21, ,269, ,41442 against December
1890 sales of $23, TOT, ,623.3S. a loss
for the month of 1923 percent or
$2,439, ,20896
Cumulative gross sales from jan
uary 1t to December 31st, 1881 in
elusive were SITS, ,695, ,442.47 against
$192,94S, ,765.42 for the same period
year 1880, a gross loss to December
31st of 9.98 percent or $19,248, 1922 .95.
Gross sales for 1881 show 1459
stores operating at the end OF the
wear al compared with 1852 stores
i'll operation at the close OF 1880.
This reveals an increace OF but sew
en- store units for the year. The
more important of the seven hav-
ing been opened since the close OF
the first six months period, accord
ing to a statement by Earl c. Sans,
President, who sayr, "The decline
of 9.e8 percent in sales for the year
in cash volume is considerably more
than offset so far as unit sales are
concerned by much larger decl ne
in retail prices as compared with
those of the 1880 period.
This discloses the interesting
fact that there has been SUBJ
stautial increase in unit sales.
Present operations should take
into consideration the number OF
units sold since it is from this in
creaMng consumption of merchan-
disc that industry as a whole will
gradually benefit"
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
Motor All The Way From Ohio
To Nogales In Search Of Work

place. Did they eat? They most cer-
tainly did. Apparently they were al
most starved.
The two young men, one recent
graduate from Brown University in
Frovid 3nce, Rhode Island, and the
other the grandson of a prominent
Cleveland attorney, said they had
been attracted here by literature
sent out of Nogales by a company
promoting a mine in Mexico. I'VE
thought sure, after reading the data
that we'd get a job, one of the
youths said.
The strangers left hele Saturday
afternoon for El Centro in hope of
finding work over there, after not
being able to find anything to do
here.
They declared the depression has
thrown thousands of men out of
work in Cleveland and vicinity, and
that while times may be hard in
the Southwest, conditions down in
this country are nothing compared
to what they are in the Middle
Wet.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
immigration Men
Show Supremacy
In Sunday Game

The immigration men swung bats
that told a long story in short IN
Sundays match indoor baseball
game with the local Police-F'iremen,
and left the field with victory out
standing by score of 18 to l in
their favor.
At the other end of the field a
pitched battle took place between
the Cheshire Bros. sWaters who are
making a good showing SO Tar IN
the winter league and the crack Fox
Nogales sluggers. A last minute tpurt
on the part of the Cheshire boys
enabled them to leave the game a
victory for them by one run, the
score finally being 10 to 18 in favor
of the Chevrolet mechanics, who
found it difficult to outplay the
movie actors.
Several games are scheduled for
Sunday and meeting was held
last night at the police station to
re-organize the lineup in the lea
que.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
STATE employees
AID RELIEF FUND

TUCSON, Jan. 26.-Under the
plan for state employees to contri-
butte one days pay each month in
accordance with the governors Un-
employment Relief fund, all de-
partments OF the county have con-
tributed $47893 up to Jan. IS, it
was announced today.
OF this sum, $256.01 was contrib
uted by state highway employees in
Pima county. It was stated at high
way department offices, 622 East
Twenty-second street that money is
being collected from highway en-
ployes by committee composed of
D. w. Koogler, shop foreman; L. S.
Ogle, patrol foreman, Section AZ;
and j. I. Archer, patrol foreman,
Section Il. Three more contribu-
tions of one days salary month
will be made, Jan. 81, Feb. Is, and
March 1.
The foregoing contributions do not
include those of the University of
Arizona staff which are distributed
locally.
Frank j. Rucker, a director of the
governors Unemployment Relief
fund said today that all money COL
lected from state employees in Pima
county was forwarded to him and
he in turn gives it to H. H. D'Autre-
mont, acting chairman of the Emer-
gency Relief committee, which is
now waging a campaign in Tucson
to care for unemployed and charity
demands.
The report from the governors
office received in Tucson today
showed that state employees not in
Guiding university faculty and en-
ployes had contributed $7,839.55 to
date in all counties of the state.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27

Hearing his two dogs barking, q
local business man went out in front
of his home Friday night about
o'clock to learn the trouble.
There was a car parked in front
of the house and two nice appearing
young men standing beside it.
May we park here all night, We
want to get little Sleep, said one
of the youths 1--WE drove in this
afternoon from Cleveland, Ohio, in
search of work"
"It gets pretty cold here at
nights" the strangers were told by
the Nogalian as he observed that
the car from the Ohio metropol. S
was an open roadster. "I have g
shop downtown where you may
sleep. if you wish.
The youths gladly accepted the
invitation to sleep in the shop and
after coming into the house and
getting warm they were brought
downtown and went to bed.
Saturday morning they had break
fast at the home in front of which
they had intended to sleep and at
noon they lunched at the same
Nogales international., 1932-01-27

Plans for a pushmobile race on
Washington's birthday have been
completed, as part of the program
being arranged for Feb. %.
Boys. Here's your chance to be-
come speed champions, of Nogales.
All details of the race will be pub
liShed at a later date. 1t is urged
that every youth in Nogales not
older than 16 years Of age, enter a
car in this thrilling race which will
start at the end of the pavement
On international street and finish
at Banks Bridge
Prizec for the first ten cars to
finish will be awarded. A committee
is being selected to handle the race
SO that every boy will have q fair
chance to win a first place.
Rules governing the construction
CT each pushmobile are as follows
Each driver must have with him a
mechanic, who must push the coas-
te1 until sufficient speed is obtain
ed, then the rest is easy, for driv-
ers who have fast cars will continue
tC gain speed down the course un-
til the finishing 1ne is reached
The using of weights must not ex-
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
Coolest Weather
In Many Years

Frozen water pipes and broken
automobile radiators greeted Nogal-
ians yesterday, Monday and Sunday
mornings.
Of the three mornings Monday
was the coldest, the government
thermometer that morning umbling
down to II degrees above zero. 9th
er thermometers about town showed
readings as low as 2 above. It was
undoubtedly one of the coolest
mornings in many years in this city
At the army camp there were 25
breaks in water lines and five or
SIX frozen automobiles.
The thermometer at the police
station early Sunday morning regis
tered IA degrees.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
ROTARY DISTRICT
CONFERENCE AT
MESA APRIL III

Mesa will entertain the 43rd dis
trict conference of Rotary Interna-
tional April II and IL, Herman
Hendrix, of Mesa, district governor
announced yesterday.
Frank Mulholland, Toledo, Ohio,
past-president of Rotary Interna-
tional, will be one Of the distin-
guished visitors. R. L Hull, Colun-
bia, Mo-, will be he official repre-
sentative at the conference.
Both Mulholland and Hill VIII
speak. Hill is program chairman
of the Forthcoming Rotary Inter
national convention at Seattle in
June.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
Ell Paso Man Buys
Old Sanders Store
On Grand Avenue

F. L. Sanders, father of A. E.
Sander, local business man, an
nounced yesterday the purchase of
the old Sanders store at Grand ave-
nue. and Elm street from the Noon
Estate.
Sanders arrived in Nogales last
week from his home in Ell Paso,
where he is prominently known in
business circles of that city. The
store will be reopened in the near
future.
Complete new stock was being re-
ce-ved yesterday. The store VIII
handle meats, groceries and veg
tables and will be one of the fir e,
stores in the Southwest.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
TOMATOES, PEAS, SUSTAIN BIG
DAMAGE BY FREEZING AT
VARIOUS W. COAST POINTS
Less In Cajeme District Is IS Percent; At NavOjoa
About so Percent Pea Crop Total
Loss At Empame

Old Man Winter stretched
his hands far down the west
coas. CT Mexico the past few
mornings and dealt hard
blow to the tomato, pea and
ether winter vegetable growing
districts, it was declared by an
arrival here yesterday morning
from the south.
1T was awful cold On The west
coast. The temperature dropped as
low as 90 at Culiacan, Bamoa and
Verdura, and all along the line as
far south as Culiaian, there was q
big drop in temperature, he said
The visitor added that the dam
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
High School Press
Association Contest

TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 26.-That
high school students of Arizona can
write graphic, concise and dramatic
sports stories is evidenced by the
entries in the first division OF the
High School Press Association con-
test, DR.. M. T. Solve of the Un.ver-
sity of Arizona faculty, announced
today.
First prize for sports writing has
been awarded to Ergalo Harmsen OF
Phoenix Union High school. Second
prize rests with the Yuma Their
mcneter of Yuma Union High
school and the third also goes to
Mr. Harmsen of Phoenix. The en-
tries in the sports writing contests
were judged By the editorial de-
partment Of the Arizona Daily Star.
The sports contest represented
nearly every high school in Arizona
that has a student paper. The en-
tries for thesSecond division of the
contest, feature writing, have been
received by Dr. Solve and will be
turned over to the Yuma Morning
Sun for judging. This phase of the
competition closed January /.
The news writing contest has a
deadline of February and will be
judged by the Prescott Courier. AL
entries for the editorial contest
must be sent to the University by
March l.. This contest is to be
judged by the Arizona Republic. Al
the close of the individual story
writing contests Pi Delta Epsilon
national JOURNALISTIC fraternity al
the University, will judge the best
large school pap2r and the best
.mau school paper, it is announced
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
Carlos Cosgraue
New Assistant
Manager Of Fox

Carlos Cosgrave, former assistant
manager of the Fox Nogales theater,
has returned from Tucson where he
has been assistant manager of the
Lyric theater of that city. Cosgrave
succeeds G. A. Pratt, who was re-
Gently transferred to Tucson where
he is now house manager Of the
Fox theater there.
Mr.. Cosgrave is well known in
Nogales and ANogales friends hasten
to welcome his return to Nogales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cosgrave, CMaybell
Karns), will make their home here.
Nogales international., 1932-01-27
FOUR NOGALIANS
ENJOY COLD RIDE

The cold weather Sunday did not
prevent Hank Myers, Loson Odle,
Eddie Shannon and Knight Wise
from taking an airplane ride, but
it was one they'll never forget.
When they boarded Myers and
Wise planes at the local airport to
fly to Elg.n they looked like E; XII
mos and when they got out they
appeared even worse.
"Wow, it was cold and it got cold-
er the higher we got'', said Myers