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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
DR.. Powell Says
Christianity Not
Worth A Dam .

NEW YORK.-Christian las
now practiced, is not worth tink-
er's damn" declared Dr. Adam G.
Powell, junior pastor of Abyssinian
Baptist Church, speaking Sunday be-
fore the Y. M. c. A. forum Dr. Pow
ellis statement dumbfounded his au-
ditors, half of whom were whites.
Declaring that Christianity as now
practiced was failure, DR.. Powell
called for a new attitude on the
part of the educated youth of the
,hurch and invited the thinking
type to join in with the movement
and make the church better insti-
tuition to better serve modern needs.
white Christianity is faulty"
said the brilliant young minister.
The Jesus-way is the right and
only attitude to take toward the
church and life today" DR.. Powell
then explained his stand, using the
life of the many prominent person
ages of Durham to illustrate his
point They succeeded" he said,
because they actually practieed
what they preached and every sue
eessful business man in Durham was
not only a church member but a
church worker"
This is the second time that 9
noted speaker mas thrown eonstern-
alton into Y NJ. c. A. gathering
the other being when Major Chaun'
cey Hooper at a previous meeting
had expressed himself against th'
activities of the organization, due
to treatment he had received abroad
However. Major Hooper stated IL
letter to the chairman that h
was willing to be taught otherwise
now
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Oklahoma Governor
Uses Niger > Term
In University Speech

COYLE, Oka.-Speaking at Lang
ston University Monday afternoon,
Sow William II. Murray told his
hearers that the lieutenant governor
had just as much right to call out
the state militia while he was out
of the state as any of the "niggers'
sitting out in front of him.
His remarks were given in
somewhat sarcastic tone concerning
the actions of Robert Barnes, the
lieutenant governor, and were in
defense of his administration of the
affairs of Oklahoma since he has
been in office.
Constant use of the word "nigger'
rang throughout his speech and he
referred to the singers of the state
training school as having lips for
singing and mouths fit for cracking
hickory nuts.
The governor, before he spoke at
the university auditorium to the
summer school students, threw
cigar butt into corner Of the
stage and lighted another cigar. He
calmly puffed and blew the smoke
as he was being introduced by
President Young.
Referring to zack 7. Hubert,
former president of the university,
the homely governor of the soil
aid that Niger Hubert went away
leaving a whole lot Of debts at the
university"
Never in his remarks did he praise
President Young.
The governor was passing in an
automobile and stopped without any
preparations for a speech and only
decided to go to the summer school
after hearing the students sing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Mrs. Robson
Files Divorce
Plea In London

LONDON, Eng.-Naming an Eng
fish girl as correspondent Mrs. Paul
Robson, wife of the internationally
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Emmett Scott Asks
$4,000 Damage OF
Dubois For SANDER
Suit Is Another
Echo OF Howard
University Fight

NEW YORK.-There was filed in
the courts here Thursday last week
a suit for libel and Islander by Pow
ers, Kaplan and Berger, attorneys
for Emmett J. Scott, Washington,
d. c., against w. f. b. Du Bots, edi-
tor of The Crisis. a magazine pub
lshed at 50 Fifth Avenue, New
York. This suit for libel and SANDER
follows the publication in The Crisis
of an editorial article signed by Du
Bots in April, in which, by insinua-
ton and innuendo, it is alleged Ii
belous and slanderous statements
were made regarding the complain
ant, who is secretary-treasurer of
Howard University at Washington.
Continued to page A
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
National Negr1
Business LIE que
Holds Convention
Southern Commission Reports Negro
COP. Leader Lynched By Lily-Whites

vention, when they attempted to
poll more votes than they had bona
fide affidavits. They became greatly
incensed when he replied that only
poor "white trash" would attempt
hoax of this kind to get control of
the Republican party. Open threats
were made against him when the
colored voters outvoted the lily
whites and installed Mincey as the
county chairman.
Mincey later angered the lily
whites when he refused to support
one of their number for a postmas-
tership and his opposition resulted
in the loss of the appointment.
The white papers of the commun-
ity were bitter in their attacks upon
the floggers. They laid the death to
Republican whites and Landed Min
cey as worthy and representative
citizen. The Montgomery Monitor
said: 1--WE can assure no man of his
life and liberty while in our midst"
The Soperton News denounced the
floggers and said: "When any man,
whether he be white man, yellow
man, red man or black man, cannot
pursue the even tenor of his way,
whether it be political or otherwise,
without molestation at the hands of
murderous gang of delegates, it is
high time that a civilized and law
abiding citizenry rise up in arms
and protest"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Easy If You Go At 1t Right

problem in The Enterprise series OF Brain lea
one S easyf attacked in the right
had working with older one
his booty The Older one had III
each haul he had given the
arrangemet on
split In the older burglar
said "Weu play demand Wen play
much until have all OF the loot AT the
the play each la had $40 of the loot
The problem did the burglar win at the
game?
The answer will be printed in next
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30

ATLANTA, Ga.-A study of the
causes and effects of the lynching
of S. S. Mincey, leading political
figure of Alley, Montgomery County,
was issued in pamphlet form by the
Southern Commission on the Study
of Lynching.
Envy of the prosperity of the
man was blamed for his fatal flog-
cling by a band of masked riders.
Mincey was carried from his home
the night of July 20, 1880, by a
truckload of masked men and beaten
to death.
Mr.. Mincey had been a delegate
to the Republican national conven-
ton and was active in fraternal cir
cles. A few days before his death
he had been elected treasurer of the
widows and orphans department of
the Masonic Lodge in Georgia and
had just fitted up new office and
employed secretary preparatory to
carrying on this work.
The young woman declared that
she observed a number of whites
lounging about the place the day it
was opened, but did not pay much
attention to them at the time.
At a state Republican convention
held prior to this, Mincey had in
Cured the displeasure of whites
when he blocked fraud perpetrated
by the lily-white faction of the con-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Negro Teacher Experiment
Kills Race Prejudice

NEW YORK Three years
ago Miss Margaret Skeeter. a eolored
teacher. was engaged TO teach in
the Daily Vacation Bible School ut
the Christ Presbyterian Church. 344
West Seth Street. under an expert
ment of teaching white children in
an effort to break down racial prejn-
dice. Miss 5keeter became very pop
ular and the experiment has proved
a great success.
The school will open July 5 with
about 125 boys and girls enrolled.
oil which number about twenty are
colored children
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Ex-Slave 1O3 Years Old

JACKSON. Mieh.-Mrs. Malinda
Davis, ex-slave, celebrated her 103rd
birthday at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. j. E. Jones, today.
Mrs. Davis was freed from slavery
personally by General Grant.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30
Harlem Hi-Hatters
Have Novel Way
To Raise Rent

NEW YORK.-Harlem's pace set
tiers are defying the depression in
very original and novel way by using
their friends to help defray the
board and room expenses.
Popular well-to-doers hire small
studios, draft two-piece orchestras,
call in their theatrical friends for
volunteer performances, and issue
snappy meographed invitations to
the guests.
You who have wined and dined at
the expense of social beginners will
still wine and dine, to be sure, but
you'll have to dig into the we'll
worn crevices of your own pants to
foot the bills if this new fad, start
ed last week by the well known
author, Taylor Borden, persists.
Hot Dog Parties
Frank Byrd gave gizzarre pleas
ure-seekers treat at his party given
Friday night at the Bronze Room,
as the second in the anti-starvation
series. In another studio at the same
rendezvous, the Communists, seeking
to raise funds to help send a group
of actors to Russia to make an all
Negro film, staged very colorful
party with hot dogs and what-have-
you attracting stray coppers. This
group has been conducting night
ly set of social frolics.
The Russian proposition offering
six months of princely existence IN
Moscow with an abundance of rubles
will mean but little to the partici
pants after their return to the Unit
ed States because the Soviet rublt
is not recognized here. Because Of
this, it is interesting to observe th'
reactions of the high class, formerl!
prosperous group, to whom si'
months of comfortable livelihood il
so attractive.
But if the courage to blaze new
trails in the social order of "func
tions' will help solve the problem
of hard-pressad Harlemite, they vii
certainly fight their way back to tn
front. In the meantime gayety stil
reigns supreme in Gotham life-eve
at fifty cents a head.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-06-30

NEW YORK. - Dir. Emmett J.
Scott, seeretary-treasurer of Howard
University, Washington. ID. c.,
through firm of white attorneys
filed suit last week against DR.. W..
Il. b. Dubois, editor of the Crisis
magazine of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People asking $4,000 for damages
on account of an editorial published
in the magazine.
1t is understood that sources close
to President Johnson are responsible
for DIR. DuBois's information con-
corning Howard University, and
these informants will be brought to
light during the trial.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Those Prairie 'Hoppers

The most narrowing chapters in the books about pioneering in the prairie states are those that deal with the inevitable on- slaughts of grasshoppers or locusts. Those first settlers of the wheat lands fought the' insect pests with every device they could think of. always in vain. There are stil! grasshoppers. Some years they are less num- erous than others and hardly destructive at al Then there are years in which they do almost the harm of those swarms in the novels Apparently such an invasion IS expected next year.
 John Davis. entomologist of the Agricu- tural College of North Dakota, is urging farmers to blow now as part of war against next seasons grasshoppers. Deep blowing should be effective ip burying the eggs laid by this years 'hoppers and pre- venting the larvae from getting to the sur face. Shallow blowing, if preferred, should expose the eggs to winter storms and so de- stroy them. Possibly grasshopper plague is needed to prevent the accumulation of further surpluses of wheat. But American farmers may be forgiven if they hope the grasshoppers attend to other wheat growing regions of the world instead of concentrat ing entirely on domestic farm land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Doubtful Debt Payments

It appears that foreign reports of ap- preaching war debt payments to the United States were premature, or doetored at the source. The French announcement of intend ed payment in December boils down to halfway promise to pay an installment on the country's actual borrowing, by which France means small payment on the war materials left in that country and bought by her government at the close of the war. As for the political debt" meaning the loans and credits advanced while France was fight. ing there IS no evidence of intent to pay them. The new budget, it is reported makes no provision at all for payment.
 It is more than doubtful that the other debtors will pay, with the exception of Great Britain. That country, jealous of its flnan- cia honor and proud of standing on it's own feet. will probably pay as long as it can without really endangering its own solyeney. That may mean one more payment After the American election. there will doubtless be foreign onslaught for cancellation. Ap- parently the best that this country can hope to get out of Europe is trade that will save something from the wreekage, in the form of small cash payment for receipt in full. or armament reduction or trade concessions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2l, 1882
Democrats to Rule

The latest and official returns of the con gressional polling of two weeks ago reveal that the democrats will control the 73rd Congress completely. Both houses will be organized by the democrats. Their major. lities in both are pronounced. Whatever $ forthcoming must be plainly labelled demo- cratic. On this there can be no misunder- standing. It won't be like the past session during which an actual majority of three or four votes was seldom if ever available during working sessions. Numerically speaking the democrats will have majority 6f 1o3 in the House and 22 in the Senate
 This should be encouraging to those democrats who have claimed that their ef forts to promote worthwhile legislation has been hindered by republican domination and during this last session by the small major fly. There can be no excuse now. And further than this they must be responsible for all measures issuing from Congress They control the federal government from too to bottom. Let it be said to their credit when the session ends that progress siyc legislation was produced.
 In the lame duck session of Congress the democrats will still control the House; the Senate will remain just about as it was While republicans seemed insured of control with the disputed election in Colorado be- ing decided in favor of the republican can d;da,c. Karl G. Schuyler the death of Sen ator Wesley Jones of Washington again made the count 47 republicans 47 demo- crats, 1 farmer labor 1 vacancy. Incident ally the death of the Washington senator places the dry forces in the Senate at dis adyantage. The senator was the author of thu famous five-and ten law for prohibition violations.
 All of which seems to indicate that the most pessimistic reports about wet legislation net being considered at this lame duck ses- sien next month are too premature While ttwe may be more pressing matters. such as re.ief bills, international debt settlement, etc., The issue of prohibition remains paramount in tbe minds of majority of people. If It diln't, we wouldn't witness the spectaeles. of diverse senators and representatives switching their allegiance from the dry to the wet cause Where there's smoke. there's fro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Not q Serious Remark

Boston newspapermen evidently don't know Governor Cross as we'll as some of us down here in Connecticut where he reigns. After addressing the New England con ference last week he learned that certain of his remarks had been construed as mean ing that if the democratic party did not aci with dispatch upon the question of prohibi- ton modification and repeal, he would de- sert the democratic ranks for others more to his liking. It is hard to conceive of Cover nor Gross as anything but democrat, now that we have enjoyed his rule for two years and envision the prospect of two more
 As he himself explained the matter upon his return to Hartford. it was faeetous remark with bearing on utteranees of the previous speaker at the conference. l he speaker was former Senator Atlee Pomerene, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration. He had been talking about banks that were 75, 30. and even 10 per cent liquid Then he mentioned parasitic banks only 10 per cent liquid. Prohib'- tion was also freely mentioned by some Of the speakers. As result when it came time for Governor Gross to talk be declared that the ueHioSIdtIS party "ouiu " aioeASN tied if it failed to act promptly on the ques- ton of prohibition.
 In the midst of such remarks he said, T was 100 per cent and not 10 per cent liquid and if my party was discredited on the prohibition issue, would be inclined to look for membership in some other party. l don't know which it would be- the so. cialist or some other party. Unfort- unately this last sentence was omitted from most of the news reports. It really was explanatory of the previous statement and showed that the governor was speaking in the light vein that he sometimes adopts. The democrats of the state need not worry about his withdrawal from their ranks. He seems as safe and sturdy as ever. fitting tribute to the party in Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
A Book a Day
Here, by Good Luck,
 Are Two Fair Thrillers
by BRUCE CATION

About, all that one can really demand of a detective story is that 1t be 8 straightaway, competently told yarn with credible plot and a group of characters who act at least little like real human be- ings; and to-day since, fortune Is occasionally kind, there are two such mysteries to be described.
 One is ''Walking the Dusk" by l.. J. Webb Coward McCann: $2).
 This tells about beautiful young lady who is killed at q Long Island garden party. Nobody cares to look nto the matter very deeply, becase all hands have a hunch that something pretty dreadful will be uncovered if they do; but friend of the murdered woman keeps peg ging away, and bit by bit she gets to look at an eerie and shuddery |crime--which, incidentally, is apt to come to the read as a complete surprise. z
 The story has no frills at all, and there is no irritating and humor- less detective to get in your way. I think you'll like it.
 The other warn Is "Thc Castle ford Conundrum," by J. J. Con- nington (Little- Brown; $2b.
 This one is English. A rich wom- an who married an inpecunious artist gets shot to death, and there lis some doubt whether it was done by her husband--who wanted to Inherit her estate before she could make new will--or by her nephew, a foul child who had u habit of torturing cats. The soiu- ton is both unexpected and logical and the story ts good reading all the way. 3.i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
So They Say

There are signs that there. will be return to barbarism in the fine arts.--Alired Moves. British Poet. x Alfred Moves. British poet. l, There has been ain oyerproduc- tion of optimism in the United States In the last several years. am optimistic. Charles M. Schwab. steel magnate.
 Charles M., Schwab, steel mag
 nate.
 We forget that it is necessary for all food to ntste as well as if looks, and that food, either rich or plain, is enhanced or ruined by seasoning. Getting into arut is as bad in cooking as in thinking. Miss Mary Van Arsdale, profess
 or Household Arts at Teachers
 college, Columbia university.
 People will sell all the old trink- cts they can ind because many of them can't afford to be sentimental about an heirloom when they need the money for bread.
 ---R. U. Benson, buyer of old gold
 in Birmingham, Ala.
 The American government maintains that Manchuria still be- long to China. But Japan means to keep 1t. The American govern ment, then, must withdraw from its position or go to war to support it. back down, or back 1t up.4 --Nathaniel Peffer. author.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
South Atlantic Air Lines

The long-expected, regular trans-Atlantic aiF service for mail and passengrs is now an- nounced for next spring. It is to be estab- sislied by the German air line. Lufthansa. and will cross the South Atlantic between Europe and South American. It is to be more practical in it's operation than some of the proposed schemes. Instead of fancy anchored airdromes dotting the Atlantic to act as service stations and emergency landing fields. there will be mother steamship sta- tioned in mid-oeean to refuel and repair seaplanes and airships. The planes will be shot away from the ship by cstapults. as they are from the Bremen and Europa. Dirigibles will tie up to special mooring mast on the ship.
 The ship will supply meteorological in- formation and will be equipped with radio beacon to direct planes in flight. Instead of landing on the deck of the carrier the planes will come to the sea surface on greats canvas apron which will be hauled through the water They will then be lifted by cranes. Interest in the plans should not obscure the fact that the Graf Zeppelin has recently completed its thirty-second ocean flight. It is expected to continue this regular travel back and forth between Europe and South America. A sister dirigible may institute similar service to North America. If the whole service is established as planned it will be fulfilment of something talked of since the first ocean flight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
}a!glIpO|Id(d| fONps g|9]2

power which appears to exceed that of any previous president elect during a four-n1ontin interim in any critical period. <
 Realization of the impending situation was one of the factors which led to recent suggestions that Hoover appoint Roosevelt secretary of state and allow him to become president at once through the resignation of Hoover, Vice President Curtis and Secre- tary Stimson.
 There is some danger for Roose- welt, apparently, as the very first problem which confr0nts him is Lthe ticklish, troublesome business of war debts. When Hoover called for him he had to decide between ducling ignominiously, falling in line with the congressional mator- ities for stiff-necked opposition to European demands, favoring the unpopular proposal for reopening the isue as desired by Hoover and trying hastily to submit a propo- 'sition of his own which might please everybody.
 Four months of this sort of thing and 1t is easy to imagine a man being inaugurated who had d. ready created a lot. of dissatisfac- tfon before taking office.
 |H Before congress meets, Roose- welt will have conferred with his ,congressiona leaders to determine the party attitude on; ;ssuch contro- versial issues as debts. beer, sales tax and other taxes, economy, other phases of budget balancing. prohibition enforcement appropri- ations and others. He will still be governor of New York but he will also be part-president of the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Vehicle Limitation

Illinois has new law limiting truck bodies which holds them down to length of 5 feet for one vehicle and 40 feet for any combination. This restricts the indefi- nite prolongation' of the weird eqnipages that have come into use for hauling new automobiles and bodies over highways.
 The limitation seems reasonable to mo- torists, even if it does not to the haulers It is pretty hard to get past truck so long that it stretches from street to street. or blocks an ordinary highway curve. In the cab of such an automotive monstrosity the driver often can neither see nor hear the helpless drivers trailing behind. And it is likely to be peril to itself and the whole neighborhood in turning corners. There IS reasonable limit to anything.
 Such restriction. it is said, by discourag- ing long distance truck-hauling of new autos. may restore the "drive-away' delivery system. That isn't so bad, either, as far as the buyer is concerned. His car is broken in when he gets it.