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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-02-04
"Pure Strainers"

Last week in New York City, Mr..
J. A. Rogers, world traveller, in his
lecture exhibited photographs and
historical documents to prove that
Jesus, Shakespeare, MANY of the
Egyptian pharaohs and Beethoven
were colored. Mr.. Rogers only laughs
when he hears Nordics talk of pure
strains. He recalls how North Africa
has been mixing with Europe for
ages.
But to come closer to home, the
u. S. census of 1880 shows that seven
out of ten u S. colored persons have
white blood. If that be true, it would
seem to be rather late for the pure
strain" argument.
In fact, the pure strainers have
been arguing against intermingling
of the races for three hundred wears,
and with as little logic as the Atlanta
women of 1882.
If God created races in pure
strains, there is no way for us to
know it. We know He did not intend
for races to remain apart, else He
would have made it impossible for
them to interbreed.
Mix all the ducks and chickens you
please in a barnyard. The result is
vet ducks and chickens, but Africans
and Europeans in America since 1919
have produced a new race, neither
ducks nor chickens. but a combina-
ton of the two.
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Seattle Man Dies
With Sweetheart
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father of Mrs. Parks, said he had no
funds for his daughters funeral and
suggested that her body be turned
over to her husband Claude Parks,
whom the police have been unable to
locate. When he viewed the body
of his daughter in the county NOR
que Wilson is reported to have said,
well, III be doggoned. That's the
end of fast career. She was al
ways good girl at heart, but she did
like to play around"
Mrs. Parks body is still held pend.
ing funeral arrangements. Arrange
ments for the funeral of Case was
made at Bonney-W Watson.
Ethel Parks was % years old and
born in Washington. She was raised
in Spokane Her father. Fred E.
Wilson was born in Louisiana. The
girls mother, Ida Anderson, is dead
She was a native of Sweden. Ethel
Parks death brings to light again the
recent death of Lieut.. VIM. French
in San Francisco who "passed" for
years as white and rose to com.
handing position in the United
States Army. They are among the
thousands of light-skinned colored
persons who for profit, pleasure o,
position "pass" or cross the coloi
line in these United States.
Seattle daily newspapers failed to
reveal the identity of Mrs. Parks as
a colored woman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-02-04

WASHINGTON. - Congressman
and Mrs. Oscar DePriest, of Illinois,
were guests of President and Mrs.
Hoover, Tuesday night, January 26,
at the Congressional reception.
Other guests included members of
the House and their friends, Army
and Navy officers, officials, their
wives and friends. The guest list
totalled over 1000.
Congressman and Mrs. DePriest, in
liveried Cadillac arrived at 9 o.
clock and after passing through the
rooms beginning at the Blue Parlor
and being greeted by the President,
went into the East Room and remain
ed about an hour.
Absent were Vice President Curtis
and his sister.
Mrs. Hoover wore wine colored vel
vet with a pointed train. The trim
ming was four-inch gold lace, with a
conservatively cut low neck. The
sleeves were short. She wore long
white gloves. Her only iewelry was
gold chain which ended in the back
with large knot.
Mrs. DePriest wore a beautifully
iraped gown of egg-shell satin, made
in bodice style, with square neck and
no sleeves. The drapery of the bod
ice was fastened with a diamond
brooch. The skirt was of a flaring
effect. Her jewels were diamonds
and her slippers, silver.
Mrs. DePriest told the A. Y. P. that
the hour was spent very, very pleas
antly' and that they met number
of Congressman and their wives in
Every cordial way"
When Mrs. DePriest attended the
first White House tea in 1929, Dixie
was surprised and dumfounded, es-
pecially Southerners who had cut A
Smith to vote for Mr.. Hoover.
The Florida and Texas lower
branches of the legislature voted II
13, condemning "social equality ir
the White House."
Senator Blease (Dem., S. c. reac
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Colored Servant
Given Fortune
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town trips and when Mrs. Crosse
went to Paris, Mrs. Brooks went with
her.
Three trips abroad were made by
Mrs. Crosse after Mrs. Brooks went
INTO her employ. On the first trip
Mrs. Brooks accompanied her, but on
the second trip Mrs. Brooks having
married, it was necessary for her to
remain at home to care for her child.
On the third trip, Mrs. Crosse wrote
her will, bequeathing her estate to
her companion.
On the day before she died, while
in Houston hospital, Mrs. Crosse
made available to Mrs. Brooks large
sum of money and informed her of
the whereabouts of many of her val
uables.
After Mrs. Grosso's death. spirit
ed contest against probate of the will
was put up by Mrs. r. L. Pettigo,
white, of. Houston. Mrs. Pettigo con-
tended that Mrs. Crosse had been an
adopted daughter in her parents
family and that she was entitled to
share of the estate. When the court
denied her claim, trumped-up charges
that Mrs. Brooks had made away with
some of the property of Mrs. Crosse
were made A move to arrest Mrs
Brooks was made. But backed by
powerful white friends, Mrs. Brooks
met this challenge and defeated thi:
claim.
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Keeps Promise;
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are guilty of having your heads in
women's laps and you'd better watch
out"
He developed his sermon from
Judges Ia, the main thought center
ing about Sampson, who the Rev.
Bordley vouchsafed, made his great
est mistake by "laying his head in
Deliah's lap" The fact that Delilah
was SIMPSONS second wife led "Doc-
tor" Bordley to conclude that the
strong man of the Scriptures was
something of a ladies' man." Then
throwing a few personal stones, he
blurted out, Sampson at least was
decent enough to marry the women
ne fooled with. That's more than a
lot of you all can say.
Weak Women
"You hear lot of stuff about wo-
men being weak and fragile" grunt-
ed the speaker, "but it's YOU big,
trong he-men who are weak. Now
Sampson laid his head in Delilah's lap
and he let her stroke his jaws for
him. The feeling and sensation were
700 much for him and he told every
hing he knew. A woman can make
4 man do most anything. Stead of
being weak and fragile, a woman is
he most powerful thing God Almigh-
ty ever made.
Eyes, sir When Delilah stroked
his locks and his jaws as his head lay
n her lap, the mighty Sampson
vas"
mo trouble a-tall - none a-tall,
nterposed some collegiate wiseacre
N the audience.
Tell Everything
And went on the Rev Mr. Bord
ley, ignoring the interruption, there
IS many a one of you strong, veal
fellows in here tonight who, wher
you lay your head in some woman''
APP and let her stroke your face anC
say, 4 love you'-why you forge
Yourself, lose your strength and tel
everything you know, just like Samp
son did.
This concerns a lot of you. too
and you know it, emphasized tn,
pastor who, as his sermon progressed
felt that he was really charged to
night"
at takes an awful strong man t.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-02-04
An Effective Weapon

Through the strange vicissitudes of
DEVELOPMENT of the so-called human
race. the constant and ever growing
struggle between the strong and the
weak. the dominant and the Cypress
ed the majority of might and the
minority of right. those on the under
side of the picture have at last
evolved weapon with which they
can brine to terms and concessions
the "top dog" of the eternal struggle.
Routed at every turn when resort to
arms and violence was sought as a
means Of improving their condition.
the weaker subject peoples of the
earth at last have learned that the
only sure and telling blow which they
can strike against their overloads is
the "pocket-book blow; the only
weapon, the boycott.
The supremacy of the dominant
peoples of the earth, which seems to
rest upon force of arms, wealth and
ruthless determination to rule or
ruin, regardless of the rights and
wishes of their subject peoples. in
reality rests upon trade. The much
Wanted, ever-sun-lit empire of Great
Britain, brought into being by the
sword, can be kept alive only by the
exchange of goods for money. The
great Gandhi, eannilv fathoming this,
has struck at this life-root of Eng
lands empire in India, the British
trade monopoly, and is waging re-
lentless and telling war upon thu
naughty rules by the boycott on Brit
ish goods. China. unable to cope with
the modern warfare of rapacious ia
pan, suddenly has turned the tide of
the Manehurian expedition by a
sweening boycott on Japanese goods.
Soviet Russia, the despised or nations
lew years ago, has humbled to rec
ognition every proud nation of the
world. including our own, by erecting
restrictions AGAINST the importation
of foreign goods.
The blow of the sword has given
place to the withholding of the penny
as a means of struggle for right and
recognition. In our own country the
power Of this weapon of the weak
has been fittingly demonstrated in
the campa on for employment under
the slogan "Do not spend your money
where YOU cannot work.
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and requests her name be not print
ed.
Before the invention of typewrit-
ers. editors usually corrected hand
written manuscripts with a blue pen
ell in order to make the corrections
easily visible. Although this is no
'onger necessary, the phrase persists
rs a name for editing or condensing.
These are the times when one be-
rms to think of men who. know how
to get delegates for national eonven-
lions. Many will think of the Old
Master of delegate getters, Hon.
Frank Hitchcock once Postmaster
General, now publisher and owner of
THE Citizen" the only evening
newspaper of Tucson, Arizona.
Where is Tucson? some one asks
The answer is: Tucson nestles in what
Valley. Enclosed by low mountain
ranges that keep out north and west
winds, warmed by a hot sun all win
ter, its atmosphere full of life, thanks
to an elevation of $500 feet, Tucson
is ideal for those who need to build
up vitamin D with winter sunlight
Friends of the amiable and capable
Professor r. B. Atwood will be re-
DICED to learn that he has been cleo
ted by the board of trustees of the
Kentucky State College at Frankfort,
XIV, to be the president Of that ex-
cellent school for four years more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Motorist, knowing
from experience how important it Is
to know good places to stop when on
tour. this writer suggests that you
might write these down in your note
book.
If you would have superbly vel
cooked meals and clean comfortable
1uarters, on U. S. Highway No I. ii
he heart of the city of Frederieks
burg. Va. is the BLACK and Gold Tes
Room, operated by Mrs. Ollie Brook
and her genial husband One is SAT,
here The address is: 52S Princes
Anne Street.
About fifty miles south Of Buffalo
n v. on State HIGHWAY No. 3. trav
cling to New York City, is the littl
own OF LeKoy. At LeRov a German
and his sons named Kittelberger op
crate the Limestone Cabins Her
are pleasant surroundings, good foo
and clean rooms with prices mos
.easonable and no form of discrin
nation.
On U. S. Highway No 40, at Tn
ontown, Pa. Mn. and Mrs. J. I
Kelly maintain a first class lodgin
house where everything is clean an
comfortable The house is a hal
! block off the highway. at s Searigl
Avenue. You viii be safe here.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-02-04
Editorials
Broadway Lynchings

New Yorl,'s Broadway seldom does
things by halves, and so not one but
two new plays. "Never No More"
and adams Wife, feature lynch
ings.
In "Never No More, with its all
colored cast, the audience sees the
flames, hears the screams of agony
of the victim. Tortured and terrified
relatives pray, weep and cry to God
for deliverance.
The simple dramatization of one
nights blood lust in Dixie so I'M
nerved the first nighters that few
remembered what happened after the
second act.
The lynching scene in the Birth of
a Nation" was designed to create
sympathy for lynchers and iustifica-
ton oe mob law. Broadway's newest
vehicles throw the spotlight on the
stark inferno of lynching scene and,
viewed in this light, no one ever aft
erward wants to see the real thing.
Maybe the realism of the stage
will be able to do what Dixie clergy
have no. wanted to do or have not
been able to do-make lynching un-
popular.
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resist a woman and"
Before he had said more, all the
collegians interrupted by unanimous
ly agreeing to this statement.
Safest Thing
"And," he finally proceeded, "the
best and safest thing to do is to keep
your head out of these women's laps. -
The sermon was just what the Lin
eolnites expected it would be and all
agreed that the forty-five minutes
were as well spent as if they had
gone to the theatre. But somehow
Che wiscracks were little scarce, be.
cause whenever any student dared
emit something that was smart" the
pastor would Immediately get person.
al and start throwing stones, and, like
certain Bert Williams, "missed no
body"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-02-04
CONGRESSMAN De PRIEST AND Wife
ATTEND WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION

into the record a doggerel verse about
"niggers in the White House" Sem
ator Edge (Rep., N. J.) and Senator.
Bingham rep, Conn., objected so
strenuously that Blease withdrew his
poem and his resolution condemning
Hoover.
No reception was held in 1890.
In February 1881, Congressman.
and Mrs. DePriest attended the White
House reception and were warmly
greeted by the Hoovers and their own
friends.
Six Other Presidents
The Juror of 1929 led to an inves-
tgation of procedure in former ad-
lninistrations. 1t was recalled that
six former Presidents had entertain
ed colored guests.
In 1878 President Hayes was en-
tertained at the home of John M.
Langston, dean of Howard law school.
Frederick Douglass was the guest of
HAYES at the White House.
President Cleveland entertained on
various occasions the U. $. minister
to Haiti, and Mr.. and Mrs. John c..
Dancy. He invited Frederick Doug
lass to dinner.
President Lincoln invited Douglass
to dinner at his summer White House.
President Grant entertained Sena-
tor and Mrs. B. X. Bruce at diplo-
matte reception. Grant was also
host to Acting Governor P. B. s..
Pinchback of Louisiana.
President Roosevelt had Booker
7. Washington to dinner at the White
House, and kept w. H. Lewis at his
Oyster Bay home as an overnight
guest.
President Coolidge entertained
President Borno of Haiti.
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Insurance Leader
Governor Debate
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proceeds as you may see fit and de-
vote the balance to the relief of the
flood sufferers"
Because half of the population of
Mississippi is white and half col
ored, Mr.. Stuart believes that a de-
bate between him and Mr.. Bilbo
would be heavily attended if facili-
ties for both races were provided.
Mr.. Stuart in the role of a wet
debating the dry ex-governor would
indeed present an anomaly There
has been a sort of "inside" under
standing that the Southern states
voted prohibition into effect in or
der ITO keep colored people from
getting drunk" The white citizens
still have their mint juleps. Thus, if
Bilbo accepts the challenge, he will
be confronted by a man who win
be arguing against the very PROPOSE
ton which the white South in its eff
fort to restrict him was willing to
impose upon the entire nation.
H. l.. Mencken, editor of the
American Mercury, in a recent sta
tistical assay of the various states,
discovered Mississippi to be the
worst state in the American union.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
BRING RESULTS-PLACE YOURS
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EXPERIENCED!

Otto Case made good
as County Clerk and Au-
ditor and reduced your
taxes. He made good in
the Council. He will
make good as Mayor and
work to reduce taxes.
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Answer To Last Weeks Teaser
Just Walk Around Pond

slip post n IN pool
Brain the
simply follows:
Take the supply and walk around the bank the
pool
behind him This will take lot of but the problem stated
could he wanted. When the
begins tight When he / tight
a slip around the the the
is
leave the end of the lying
til!
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Here's A Brain Teaser
Many Answer Wrong

Here problem which
II is printed the Enterprise Brain Teaser
The % Woontasket is A
miles
and home Coming back, slowed traffic
gestion miles
hour After his arrival friend what
his entire
The problem what
The solution will printed weeks
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10
RAIN AND MORE RAIN

During the past week or more
Plentywood and Sheridan county
and surrounding territory has been
given such a soaking that the
old timers are scratching their
silvered matches trying to recall
just when in the dim and distant
past such a copious precipitation
was noted. There are differences
of opinion but nobody seems to
have any idea that it has rained
enough yet. Approximately four
inches of rain has fallen in Plen-
tywood> and the territory east of
Antelope and around Dagmar has
received much more, in fact many
places the roads are in bad shape
from washing. 1t is reported that
the G. N. main line suffered con-
siderable damage causing trains
10 be several hours late. The town
of Culbertson was flooded in plac-
es and a highway bridge near
Froid was badly damaged by the
flood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10

for 25c an hour. And one makes
even less on contracts. We now
live IN very small two-room
apartment and pay $500 a month
for it. We hunted for months and
it Is the cheapest we could pei
Our grocery bill runs around S25
month and we live as plain as
possible. Our light bill is around
$500 a month, and our wages av-
erage $4,000 a month. That leaves
500 for clothing and gas for the
car Che has to drive around to
find jobs). Many of our friends
consider us very fortunate. And we
are, compared to many. If it
wasn't for the fact that nv hus-
band is a very good painter, also
very strong and works hard he
would not be able TO get any work
at all. We try to keep our unfor-
tunate friends but what can one
DO! If it were not for our little
girl, my husband would have ouii
long ago and starved to death N
place. But one cannot see the
innocent one suffer if one can DOS
sibly help it. This is the situation
here and friends from California
say it is much worse there. It /,
rapidly getting worse here. It i.
getting harder all the time. TO ge
contracts even at those low rate.
My friends send me the Producer.
News which we enjoy and we wisl
you success. My folks alway,
took the Producers News and d,
yet. A FRIEND.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10
Increase In Machine
Mining During Crisis
Greater Unemployment

Despite the fact that the output
of soft coal in the United States
dropped nearly "a million tons to
an estimated 378,110,OOO tons in
1881 the tonnage of the coal han
died by machines rose from 49,
$4,000 in 1880 to 47,584,0O last
year. This was an increase of 1.3
per cent, against a decrease of
21.5 per cent in hand mining.
About 1875 per cent of the total
bituminous production was handled
mechanically in 1881, compared
with slightly more than 10 per
cent the year before, it was shown,
Thousands of miners have been
thrown out of work thru the in.
creased use of mechanical appara>
tus for mining. In the Soviet
Union increased mechanization
means shorter hours and highes
wages for the miners. In the
United States it means fewer jobs
and lower wages.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10

team will play Antelope at Antelope.
John Andreasen and Morius Jensen
unmpired the game.
On June 9th friends and neighbors
gathered at the George Johnson
home to wish Mr.. Johnson a happy
birthday it being his 82nd anniver-
sary. Mr.. Johnson is feeling fine
and is in good health. We had had
an inch and a half of rain in the
forenoon and Johnson says its the
best birthday he has had for several
years. His many friends also hope
his SIND year will turn out to be one
of the best he has had for many
years not only as regards the wealth
er and a good crop but also his
health and it is hoped we may ga
Their at the Johnson home on the
9Th of June eac hyear for several
years to come.
Friends and relatives from down
here went to Coalridge on Tuesday
to help Elsine Petersen celebrate her
birthday and wish her many happy
returns of the day.
p. w. Plambeck motored to Plen-
tywood Monday despite the muddy
roads where his daughter Bertha
had some dental work done.
Vtggo and Lydia Johansen drove
with Jorgen Jensen to Minot last
week where Lydia had a small OPP
Grafton on her nose.
Several people from Williston a.
tended the June 9Th celebration ri
the Brotherhood Hall.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10

Who returned to this city Satur-
day of last week after a four-year
sOjOurn in the Balkan States, prln-
cipally Rumania. Mr.. Popescu is
one of the proprietors of the Elgin
Cafe. His many old friends are
glad to welcome him home again.
Jim found conditions in Europe
in bad state, the depression be-
ing far worse than in this country.
Due to this and endless govern
mental restrictions and regulations
he found it difficult, though a cit
izen of the United States, to throw
off the letters and get started on
the return trip, his attempts ex-
tending over the greater part of
the past two years. And he says
it feels good, and he is powerful
happy, to be back in Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10
Maxim GOrky Writes :
In June Issue of
"The New Masses"

In an article called can An
swer to Some Americans" Maxim
Gorky, noted Russian writer,
makes brilliant answer to the
bourgeois intellectual. The article
appears in the current June issue
of "New Masses" which includes
articles on the Chinese Red Army,
American Writers in Kentucky,
the American College, the Soviet
Films, etc.
Short stories, poems, book re-
views and cartoons by II revOlu-
tionary artists complete the Issue.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-06-10
c. E. Taylor and Relatives
Here on Visit from Mimi.

Charles E. Taylor returned to
Plentywood Wednesday evening
from Chicago where ne attended
the national nominating conven-
ton of the Communist party. He
drove thru in his brother Bruce
Taylor's Ford coach, and was ac-
companied by his father, Carl E.
Taylor, of Palisade, and Mrs. Tay-
lor's sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bergstrom and four
children, of Littlefork, Mimi, for
a visit of a week or so when they
will return with the car. This is
the first visit of Senator Taylor's
father to Montana, also the first
visit of the Bergstroms and the
great open spaces are new and in
teresting to them. Arthur Reuben