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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Dixie Judge And
Ex-Governor Would
Protect Lynchers

HOUSTON, Texas.-That Tex
as judge and a former governor
would favor sheriff giving over his
prisoner to mob rather than run
the risk of hurting one of the lynch
ers by using his weapon was brought
to light here last week.
Statements in support of these
views came from the former COVER
nor during the hearing before Cir
cult Judge j. C. Hutchinson and Dis
trict Judges Randolph Bryant, and
w. |. Grubb, concerning the legality
and he property of Gov. Sterling
invoking martial law in the east Tex
as oil fields.
Tho court was discussing the use
of discretion by the governor in the
exercise of the power to proclaim
martial law when the following col
loquy occurred between Judge Hut
cheson and Moody:
Would Be Right
Now suppose that a mob was
surrounding jail demanding that
pr isoner be given up" Judge Hut
cheson said. Suppose that, to keep
the peace, the jailer gave the prison-
er UP. Would the courts have the
right to pass on the question Of
whether the jailer us e d his dis
creti ,n?"
81 think the jailer would be right
Moody said.
"W ould an officer have the right
to fire into mob like that?" asked
Judge Bryant.
81 think an officer who would do
that ought to be shot himself"
Moody said.
I'VE agree on that" Judge Bryant
said.
81 think you've taken a straight
and manly stand" Judge Hutcheson
told Moody.
Judge Bryant is from Sherman,
Texas.
In the case of these two federal
judges and a southern ex-governor
eondoning mob violence, it is inter-
esting to recall that Moody was in
the governors chair two years ago
when George Hughes burned to death
at Sherman, Texas, by a mob which
overpowered the iailer and set fire
to the courthouse. Moody was criti-
cised at that time because he refused
to give soldiers on guard the power
to fire into the mob.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Crowded Rooming House

A common example will illustrate
our meaning. A family is forced to
rent rooms to help out the family
income. On top of this handicap the
mother of the house goes out to
work in order TO help the poorly
paid male breadwinner. AS a result
young daughters are left unprotect
ed. and young sons are left to roam
the streets. AS is often the case,
daughters are often seduced in the
very home the mother is trying to
make comfortable. and sons are Civ
en- a too-intimate introduction to the
nearby hotel and speak-easy.
COngested Street
The eongested street is just as
bad as the oYererowded rooming
house. Its too close contacts are
just as easily turned into obnoxious
channels. The only difference is that
whereas the crowded rooming house
breeds mainly moral lapses, the
crowded street and neighborhood,
breed all the crimes in the calendar.
(Continued on Page 2.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Columbia Temple
Secretary Sues
J. Finley Wilson

WASHINGTON - Suit to prevent
J. Finley Wilson, grand exalted ruler
of the Elks and nine others from in
terferring with the affairs of Column
bia Temple No. 422, Daughters of
Elks, and to compel proper election
of officers was filed this week in the
District Supreme Court by Mrs. Rho
da Colston, 2245 Ninth Street, N. w.
Mrs. Colston, who was financial
secretary of the Columbia Temple at
salary of $50 month. was not re-
elected December Ia, 1881.
She charges that Mr.. Wilson. ex-
eeeding his authority as grand pa
triarch of the temple. presided over
the election, hand-picked a nominal
ing committee, threatened to suspend
the temple, disqualified the plaintiff,
Mrs. Katie V. Johnson, 1921 Sher-
man Avenue Northwest, former
daughter ruler, and Mrs. Sallie M.
Stockton, former treasurer, and il
legally caused the election of new of.
ficers.
Would Hold Up Dues
The bill asks that the new officers
NC NHJblicd lTolil ASSUMING Oliltt,
conducting business, collecting dues
or handling money.
Mrs. Colston asks that the three
trustees be compelled to sign GER
tificate of audit qualifying her for
such surety bond as will enable her
to continue in office.
Trouble began, Mrs. Colston de-
clares, in January, 1881, when the
temples books were surrendered to
the trustees for audit.
The trustees, she recited, held
these books in their possession until
May 81 when, following an investi-
cation, the grand daughter secretary
national officer of the organiza.
ton, directed the trustees to turn
back the books.
From this the trustees did not APP
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Gets Repriieve
Five Minutes
Before Hanging

JACKSON, Miss. - The gallows
were set, the rope tested and the
sheriff ready to take Tom Caraway
on his death march last week when
a reprieve came.
Caraway's lawyer, S. c. Redmond
was refused an appeal by five judges
of the states highest court. The
sixth and last Judge, w. A. Ander-
son, agreed to act ten minutes be-
fore the scheduled execution.
Then followed race with death
in which the telephone company sus.
pended all public business until the
sheriff at Pascagoula, 220 miles
away could be reached.
Five minutes before the death
hour the sheriff was reached and the
execution held up.
Caraway was accused of raping q
white woman last April. This is the
first time a rape case of this kind
has ever reached the Supreme Court
in Mississippi. All other accused
men were lynched.
This is also the second time in 40
years that writ of error coram no.
bis has been granted by the SUI
preme Court.
Caraway's case had reached the
Supreme Court once before, and the
decision of the lower court was ap-
proved. The Governor also granted
two reprives and declined a third
one at the last minute. This neces-
STATED the appeals of Redmond to
the six judges. He called the first
judge by long distance telephone, al
eight o'clock on the morning of the
execution. Precious time was con-
sumed in calling the others until
Judge Anderson agreed to act al
$3.50 a. M, ten minutes before the
trap was to be sprung.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Oscar Dep est
Has Tilt With
Texas Scion

WASHINGTON. (By Wire) =
Representative Oscar DePriest, Re-
publican of Illinois, and Represen-
tative Thomas Blanton, Democrat of
Texas clashed in the House Tuesday
on the question of election of men,
bers by machines.
Mr.. DePriest: | understood the
gentleman to say awhile ago that
some of US on this side of the aisle
were elected by machines.
Mr.. Blanton: Yours was not as
sunlit as some of the others.
Mr.. DePriest: I knew the gentle
man was not talking about me at
that time.
Mr.. Blanton: But you do have a
machine there.
Mr.. DePriest: There is no ques-
ton about that. (Laughter.) The
gentleman stated that the gentlemen
on the other side are elected by the
people. In the United States Supreme
Court last Friday there was bill
brought up for consideration there
from Texas stating that your party
is white mans party. Tell US what
that means.
Mr.. Blanton: My party is for .
white mans party in primaries.
Mr.. DePriest: know; but that
does not include everybody as the
people.
Mr.. Blanton: We are for white
mans party in primaries because we
think the majority has right to rule
in primaries and the white men are
in the majority, and it is our primary
Mr.. DePriest: The people | an
talking about
Mr.. Blanton: You colored people
have been voting with the Republi.
cans all your lives and you have
never got anything out of them yet
and you never will get anything oui
of them. daughter and applause.
Ever colored man in this Capitol whC
get in tight fix and needs money
does not go to you and he does not
go to the Republican steering com
mittee but comes to us southern
members for help. (Applause.)
Mr.. DePriest: Will the gentle
man yield for further question
Mr.. Blanton: No; have not tn,
time, because / want to finish thi
statement.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Colored Lawy s. 81
Represer' y ;.
In la 4 Case

PHILADELPHIA Uni
ted States District Attorney E. Wash.
ington Rhodes, after several weeks
has finished the Governments side
of the case, in which 1t was seeking
to recover $2.276,6 05.16 in taxes for
alleged violations of the prohibition
laws.
1t was alleged that the Quaker
City Alcohol Company, formerly To-
Gated at SD Street and Bartram
Avenue, had diverted a quantity of
alcohol into bootleg channels. This
is supposed to have occurred during
1926 and 1927, and the quantity
diverted is estimated at 100000 gal
Ions of alcohol.
The contention of the Govern
ment was that it has lost an enor-
nous amount of revenue. The Gov
eminent sought to collect this
amount from the New Amsterdam
Casualty Company, which company
had bonded the Quaker City Alcohol
Company.
Rhodes Outlines Case
The case was heard before Judge
Oliver b. Dickinson. Assistant United
States District Attorney Rhodes out
lined the case to a jury, and point
ed out that this was the largest
claim the Government had filed
since prohibition.
Mr.. Rhodes, who has been on the
case for. some considerable time,
pointed out that the president of the
company who was John Freas, is
now dead, and that 1t was Mr.. Freas
who was directly responsible for the
diversion.
Owned All The Shares
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Rhodes
that Freas owned 498 shares of the
company's stock. There were 500
shares. 1t Is claimed that Freas ar
ranged with one Raymond Burns,
freight agent at the Pennsylvania
Railroad yards in Essington to fur
nish freight cars to ship the diverted
|alcohoI over the country under the
guise of oil. Burns was to supply
flake" bills of lading.
Mr.. Rhodes was assisted by Miss
Mamie Marick, white, attorney on
the staff of Commander John D.
Pennington, prohibition administra-
tor for this district, who is in charge
of the bureau of assessment.
The case attracted wide attention
because of it's Importance and the
large sum involved, but the jury
decided in favor of the company, and
the Government thereby loses the
vast revenue. Mr.. Rhodes was com
mended by his superiors for the
fight he put up.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Itch For Easy Money And Second Hand
Autos Cause Trouble For Migrants
Enterprise News Bureau)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The room
ing house, the congested street, the
secondhand auto, the itch for easy
money-these seem to be the great
cts breeders of trouble for migrants
who have flocked from the small
towns of the South to the big cities
of the East and Middle West.
About three out of five cases
which bring our group before the
courts in these big centers have be-
hind them some outgrowth of trou-
bles that originated from these
sources.
OF the whole lot, the rooming
house is perhaps the most prolific
in breeding major crimes, and in
creating opportunities for major vio-
lations of the moral code. The room
ing house is a makeshift. 1t has no
conveniences which make for priv
acy and deeency 1t provides too
many opportunities for contacts
which tend to lessen the average
individuals regard for life's very
vital and proper properties.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
BUSTED ELkS SUE GRAND EXALTED RULER
Negro Federal Agents
Raid New York Still

NEW YORK.-Two trips of a pa
troll wagon were required to haul
away the stills and other parapher-
MALTA used in the manufacture of
Sunnyboy Whiskey after the plants
of the makers were raided by colored
Federal agents last week.
For more than two years the
plants have been running at full tilt
without any attempt at concealment.
The agents made their way to the
top floor of an ordinary dwelling
house to find all four apartments
devoted to the business of manufac-
ture and the aging process. Only the
stills were removed; the aging mate
rails were made unserviceable by
strong acids.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
GIRL CHANGES RACE Three Times;
WHITE, Then COL0RED, NOW WHITE
Candidate For Congress
Gets Threatening Letter

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Joseph J. Nc
Lemore, attorney, who has filed for
Congress on the Democratic ticket,
has received threatening anony-
nous letter warning him that he will
be killed if the activities of him and
his newly formed Democratic organ
ization are not curbed.
The writer of the letter, in which
there were many profane terms, is
thought to be woman. 1t also
promised that a bomb would be
thrown in the headquarters of the
Democratic Club. McLemore ran for
Congress on the Democratic ticket in
1928, losing to L. c. Dyer, white, Re-
publican, by but 5000 votes. 1t was
the largest vote received by DEM
ocrat in fifteen years.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Chicago N.A.A.C.P. Files
Charges Against Cops

CHICAGO. = The legal redress
committee of the Chicago Branch, N.
A. A. C. P. has filed charges and
will file damage suits against two
white police officers who brutally
beat and arrested Ernest T. Draine,
against whom all charges were dis
missed in court when he was ar
raigned.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Gets Health Post

KANSAS CITY, Ka. DIR. I. H.
Anthony assumed the duties of as
sistant health director of Kansas
City, Kansas, Monday morning. He
was chosen December 81, by f. Le-
Roy Cooke, health commissioner, and
succeeds DR.. A. Porter Davis, who
had held the position for six years.
The office carries salary of 1925
a month.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Enterprise News Bureaul

BROOKLYN, N. y Twenty :
seven years ago, two emigrant boys
from the West Indies came to this
country and worked as bellboys en-
the Fall River Line between New
York and Boston.
Today they are known as the Car
rington Brothers, realtors, reputed to
be the most prosperous and wealth
lest business house in this city own
ing real estate, stocks, bonds and
mortgages on the homes Of white
and colored people which is said to
be valued at more than one million
dollars.
Cosmopolitan Patronage
William p, 46, and Ethelbert Med
Darlington, -, both Of whom APP
pear to be in their late twenties, I'M
assuming in their manner. conduct a
business which embraces the patron
age of all nationalities, resembling
that of finarciers rather than real
tors. The Office, located at 1779
Fulton Street, is busy at all times,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Woman's Half Burned $50
Redeemed by Treasury

NORFOLK, Va.-Miss May Law
renee, who was recently bemoaning
The loss of $50 in five and ten dollar
notes which were half consumed
when she placed them in a kitchen
stove and lighted it, is smiling again.
Bankers sent the money to Washing
ton, treasury department officials re-
deemed it, and returned new money
to the owner.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Press Association Meet
Postponed This Year

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The conven-
ton of the Colored Press Associa-
ton scheduled for Los Angeles has
been indefinitely postponed. Off
Gals felt that stats and owners
should not be put to extra expense
during these perilous financial times.
Besides, they feel that they are set
ting an example for the entire coun-
frV
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21
Norfolk Chain Stores
Firing Colored Help

NORFOLK, Va.-The d. p. Stores
recently let out four more colored
employees in keeping with their pol
icy Of restricting their working fore
es to all white men. The A. and p.
Stores hire no colored help at all.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21

WASHINGTON, D. C. = DR.. Car
ter Woodson, head of the Association
for the Study of Negro Life and His
tory, announces that the seventh eel
ebration of History Week, begins
February 7.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-01-21

The Northwest's Most
Popular and Widely
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
CURB SHARES SLIP
TO LOWER LEVELS
Fractional Changes Are Reg.
istered, With Trading
Volume Very Small.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, June 13.-The Curb
Exchange, after opening irregularly,
turned dull and trifle lower today.
Despite the lack of constructive week
end developments, professionals alb
stained from short selling, preferring
to remain on the side lines until trad
ing trends cleared.
Electric Bond & Share was up slight
ly at 7. Cities Service was virtually
unchanged. Standard Oil of Indiana
likewise moved narrowly. Internction-
al Petroleum was up fractiona at
8%. Commonwealth Edison opened of
points at 5412.
Imperial Oil Ltd, despite its strong
balance sheet. made public today. was
of a shade in its first few trades. The
annual report discloses that were it not
for the showing of this company, Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey, which owns
l8 .OOO, 900 Of 26,557 1876 Imperial Oil
shares, would have reported a deficit
instead Of profit for 1881. Jersey
Standards net income Of So, 704, 1853 was
only $4,000,000 less than its income
from the Canadian subsidiary.
Prospects of a renewed advance in
crude oil and its products caused firm
ness in petroleum shares. Pure Oil
preferred opened up %. points. Some
OF the lower-priced miscellaneous oils
stiffened, but pipe line stocks Jagged.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea first
| he in
store securities as 1t opened up 2
points. Butler Bros. previously had
discounted today's announcement of
improved earnings. Although Buffers
dollar sales in the first five months
were down 10 per cent, unit sales were
up per cent
Selected industries certificates fluctu-
ated widely in the Investment Trust
Trading Corporation classification.
Crosse g. Blackwell preferred with
out warrants. again went through a
series Of offers beginning at 5 and
finally ending with a sale at 3. Late
last week this stock was offered at 10
and went down point at time with
out attracting bids. The last previous
, trade in the stock took place at las
, late in March
st. Regis Paper preferred was an
OtIlci lSouc Will Nlut SJicdu DclWttl
bids and offers, which on the first tape
printing today were 10 and "a respec-
lively. Cord Corporation moved in a
/ much narrower range, relatively, than
| Auburn Auto over on the big board.
| Ford Motor, Ltd, was the only other
| active motor during the first three hours
| OF trading
British American Tobacco followed
| the general doWntrend OF domestic TO-
bacco issues Safety Car Heating &
| Lighting, which Is benefitting from the
trend toward air conditioning, opened
up "a at IA. Deere g. Co. was reac-
tionary. New Jersey Zinc lost about
half point in few transactions.
Consolidated Gas Of Baltimore had
discounted its decline of 1873 per cent
in industrial sales in electricity and its
| l4.0l per cent drop in gas sales during
April as compared with the same 1891
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
H|CH-GRADE BOND
LIST SHOWS GAIN
Irregular Price Movement
Characteristics Remainder of
Misunderstanding Active.
BY F. II. RICHARDSON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Bond prices
had irregular movements today in mod
erately heavy trading.
The market opened with steady
tone and prime issues showed firmnesS
resulting from an insiStent demand
predicated on the assumption that 1t is
in these descriptions that the recently
formed banking pool Is most actively
interested There we're small gains in
high-grade railroad issues such as
Atchison General As, Union Pacific first
As and Norfolk &, Western Is and firm
ness in prime utilities like American
Telephone SIS. New York Telephone 42s.
Consolidated Gas 5i2s and Duquesne
Light 4l2S.
On the other hand obligations which,
although once included in the seasoned
investment class now are selling at from
SO to 70 cents on the dollar, found lit
tie support. Texas Corporation S. as
an example. were off a point. North
American Co. SIS eased. Goodyear SIS
sagged IL, points. Canadian Pacific As
were point lower American Smelling
G. Refining SIS dropped points.
Speculative railroad and industrials
ception of the New York City traction
bonds. These gained sharply, Inter-
borough Refunding SIS running up more
than 3 points and Brooklyn Manhat-
tan Transit IS like amount. with
comparable gains in Third Avenue ad-
justments, and Manhattan Railway
first and second As. This activity par
alleled an upturn in the complementary
stocks and was part of movement
generated by publication of a new trans
sit unifCation plan today under which
the security holders would receive ap-
proXimately twice the present market
value of the affected bonds and stocks.
The clearing up of the Federal Gov
ernments financial problems has created
a favorable impression in Europe and
has virtually brought to an end the
liquidation from overseas that has been
a feature of trading for weeks. London
and Paris today were reported as good
buyers of American bonds of the
trustee" type.
United States Government issues were
narrowly lower in a small turnover.
While it is not thought that a vote on
the soldiers bonus bill will result in a
further threat to the status of Treasury
bonds. prospective buyers, nevertheless,
held off pending definite developments.
In the foreign department Scme-
what better feeling in regard to the
prospects 1Or tne Lausanne Preparations
Conference was reflected in firm prices
for German government 5l2s and Is,
German industrials such as Berlin Elec-
trio IS and 6l2s and few Central Euro
pean issues.
Australian bonds moved up about a
point in response to the large majority
achieved by the Conservative element
in the New South Wales elections.
japanese issues were narrowly higher
South Americans were unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Tri-Continental Trust Expands.

BALTIMORE, June 10 (SpeciaD -
The Tri-C continental Corporation. an
investment trust Incorporated under
the laws of the State of Maryland,
has acquired control of two trusts hav-
ing assets Of more than S8,000,000.
The companies brought under the
control of the Tri-Continental. one of
the largest trusts, are the Capital Ad-
ministration Co, Ltd. a general man
agement investment concern, and the
Broad Street Investing Co. The net
assets of Monumental are increased
to about S40000000 by the deal.
Capital Administration has about
s3.656,000 in 5 per cent gold deben
lures and 43.50O shares of preferred
stock outstanding.
Last month Tri-Continental pur-
chased a substantial interest in the
Investors Equity, Inc, which also had
a substantial sum of debentures out
standing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
CHECK TOTAL GAINS.
By the Associated Press,

Checks cashed on individual bank &C
counts in leading cities of the Federal
Reserve system aggregated dollar gain
of II per cent during the week ended
June 8 as compared with the previous
week. The total debts, for comparable
periods, follow, as announced by the
Federal Reserve Board:
Week ended June 8. S7,041. 1874, 900.
Previous week, s6,292, 568 900.
Same week last year, $l0,092, 1854, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, June IS Pl.-Stocks
heavy; Auburn Auto fluctuates widely;
general list dull
Bonds irregular; rails sag.
Curb steady; markets stagnant.
Foreign exchanges easy; gold cur
rencies decline
Cotton higher; steady cables; heavy
rains Eastern belt.
Sugar higher; firmer spot market.
Coffee easy; foreign selling
CHICAGO, June Is LP)-Wheat easy
good rains Northwest; weak foreign
markets.
Corn steady; small estimated receipts
Chicago: firm cash market.
Cattle steady.
Hogs active and higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, H., June 13 (P1 UNITED
States Department of Agriculture -
Potatoes-Receipts, 1s7 cars; on track,
234 new. 81 old; total United States
shipments Saturday, 6S3, Sunday %;
old stock. stronger on Russets, round
whites weak: supplies moderate, trading
fair; Wisconsin round whites. 70a80;
Idaho Russets, U. S. No. l, 1.25a1. IS;
New stock steady, supplies moderate,
trading fair: Southern Bliss Triumphs,
1.25al so; fair to ordinary, 1.00al.15.