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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-21


rogers
people. descendants of Negroes who
pride themselves ON their Negro an
eestry. and maintain their tradi-
tions. Al the great feast of Corpus
Christi they wear. like their anees-
tors. a disguise that is exactly like
that of the Ku Klux Khan. and had
been doing so hundreds of years be-
fore the Khan tHappily for the
matter of credulity | have secured
pictures of samel In Cordoya Ma
laga. Granada. and other towns
saw the relics of the marvellous eli
vilization of the Moors. | heard of
one American Negro. a former boot
black, who is multi-millionaire and
a marquis. | saw Negro bull-fight-
ers in action the pictures of one Of
Spain's greatest painters. a Negro.
in eathedrals, churches. and muse
ums
In Southern Portugal I went to
the spot where modern Negro slav-
cry began in 1442. and noticed all
over Portugal and Southern and
Eastern Spain the Negro ancestry in
populations l heard of and had con
firmation of astonishing love affairs
between wealthy white women ant
Negroes, and picked up a book re
lating the love affair of Napoleon
sister, Pauline, and AN African blael
that is a corker.
Bull Fight Thrilling
I also observed the economic am
social life of the people: went int
the underworld, heard the variou
points of view regarding the newly
founded republic; met many Amer
lean Negroes who are doing well /
! Spain, and others who are not; SAY
/ three comic bull fights in Spain, an
: three real ones, the most dangerou
, game in the world; and a Portu
= guese bull fight, the most thrillin
: and graceful sight | have ever seer
/ These and many other things
, have seen will form the subject of
: series of articles that are to follow
! SO far as the Negro is concerned
: am more than ever convinced thu
, history as written is vast lie. an
e will try to prove that. To student
: in public and high schools and un
n yersities | will try to give living hi
: tory and geography. and to ever
reader not only information but Ell
e tertainment as we'll.
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Woman Found
With $4,000

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asked permission to be left alone in
an adjoining room in order that she
might prove that she did have the
railroad fare. Out of curiosity one
of the officers peeped at the woman
through crack in the door and TO
his utter amazement he saw her
partly disrobe and extract from a
hidden money belt a huge wad OF
money. The officers took charge OF
the belt and its gross contents. The
total amount of the fortune that was
disclosed was $4,000 1t was also
discovered that most of the currency
was of the large discontinued type
while another compartment of her
money belt revealed about 20 silver
dollars.
Neighbors who have known Mrs
Grant for many years state that she
is a widow and has lived alone in a
rickety dwelling for Is years Oh
more.
"she's an eccentric person" stat.
ed one neighbor, land | don't be-
lieve she has spent nickel in five
years.
1t is said that Mrs. Grants de
ceased husband once owned a hug
plantation. That was before the lat
war. At the beginning of the war
believing that the world was cominl
to and end, he disposed of every foo
of his farm land.
1t is supposed that much of th'
money that Mrs. Grant has bee
boarding came from the sale of thu
old plantation An effort is nov
being made to locate her daughte
who is supposed to be living in Lo
Angeles.
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HELp WANTED - Girls. Women,
Earn Extra Money, Sewing at Home.
Sewing Ways That Pays. Particulars
Free. Cwrite) Gibson's Agency Box
1892. Ashvi. le, \. {.
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BARCELONA. Spain-After a most
interesting trip through the length
and breadth of Spain and Portugal |
have arrived in the largest. busiest,
and finest city in the Peninsula.
My original intention in visiting
these lands was TO confirm and to
extend certain information for my
forthcoming book on the one hun
dred greatest Negroes of the world
What l have seen and discovered in
Negro history that | had not known
before and that | believe is general
ly unknown in America. is even of
greater importance than | had imag-
ined.
Finds Black Madonna
One of the important things that
| had set myself to find was a statue
of the Madonna and the infant Christ
that would have not only the color of
the African Negro but the features
of one. Most of the black Virgins
and Christs which are 10 be found in
considerable numbers in France,
Spain Italy and other European
countries have so-called Caucasian
features. In one town in the Pyre-
nees, however. | discovered and have
secured the picture of a very old
statue of the Madonna and Child
which | think fully confirms my the
DRY that the founder of Christianity
was originally worshipped in Europe
as what is known as a Negro today
This Madonna, of which | shall sa,
more later. is of great importance
and is called 1.-The Queen of tn,
Pyrenees. y
Portuguese Scientist Negro
Among other facts | discovered
were that Portugal's greatest mai
of science was dark Negro witt
woody hair, and l saw his statu,
thirty to forty feet high standn,
before university; that the privat,
, physician of a recent king of Por
tugal was full-blooded African
black, and learned that his presenc
at dinner given in honor of rec
ent king of England to Lisbon cause
considerable embarrass ment to Ger
tain of the English courtiers VIII
did not relish his presence; that on
of the leading Journalists and writ
ers of Portugal is an East Africa
Negro and had the pleasure of meet
: ing him.
In one Spanish city l saw whit
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Distress Keenly Felt
By Dixie Negroes
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A1bnlliidch Al0iii RdEN -
take on a cargo of rice, and where
some two hundred unemployed Ne
gro laborers lined the wharf to COM
pete for chances to aid the steamers
crew.
Crap shooting is q popular diver
sion among these oilers while they
await the landing Of steamers that
bring them their only chance of
earning a few sheckles during the
day.
Pastors Pocket for Collection
At Charleston and Nashville, on
two successive Sundays, | attended
the services at four representative
churches. At three of these services
| addressed the congregations. At
the fourth, sat ineognito in one of
the pews. At this latter service |
heard outlandish things and saw
ridiculous performances in both the
pulpit and the pews.
observed here a unique method
of taking the collection. Unlike the
custom in most churches of this
type, there is no parading to the
collection table by the contributors.
The minister himself alone passes
the collection plate to every worship
per. At intervals, he empties the
plate, transferring The money to his
pockets. When he has made the
round of the entire congregation, he
returns to the pulpit where he counts
the offering on the pulpit desk.
Then, without making any announce
ment of the amount, he again de.
posts it all in his pockets and pro-
ceeds to the next number in the
order of worship.
During the whole of this perform
ance, the congregation sings Justify
under the leadership of various vol
unteer leaders in the pews.
Coat, Collar Off
Another of the dramatic antics o.
this minister is his habit of remov
ing his coat and collar when, in the
course of his sermon, he has warmed
up to a certain pitch of emotiona
excitement.
1t is unnecessary to add that thi
mans large and devoted followin!
is made up of the illiterate masse
whom he exploits with such dexerit,
and ease.
As result of a more extende'
observation and several conference
with our leaders both within an
outside of the church, ] am force
to the sad conclusion that our churc
in the main, is today deriving sue
real support as it gets from the ur
tutored masses; and that more an
more it is being deserted not onl
by the educated youth of the raco
but also by it's more enlightene
members of adult age.
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Richmond Has One
Murder Each Week

RTcHMoND.-With the number of
murders averaging one per week in
the 10000 population, influential
citizens are hoping the grand jury
report win advocate the hiring Of
colored policemen for the colored
sections.
No less than IA murders have oc-
CURED in Richmond since April 5,
according to the records of the
Bureau Of Vital Statistics aud with
the population, this averages more
than murder a week.
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Kid Chocolate lost an unpopular
15-round decision to Jackie Kid Berg,
British lightweight Tuesday night in
Madison Square Garden before a
crowd of 10000. Berg had consid-
erable weight advantage, scaling
137 to Chocolates 80 81. The
crowd booed the decision.
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Johnny Morris regarded the hest
light heavyweight in this section will
meet Cyclone Thompson in one of
the six-round main events tonight
at White Center Arena Morris and
Thompson FLASHED two weeks ago at
White Center with Thompson getting
a decision roundly booed by the
crowd Morris is out to reverse the
defeat tonight. Bob Frazier, color
ed heavyweight who is showing vast
Improvement will meet Willard Dix
'of Bellingham in the other six-round
event.
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Fliers Give Exhibition

BRUNSWICK, Ga.-Two colored
flyers combined here last Sunday to
give an exhibition of flying and
parachute jumping before a crowd
Of more than 1000 They were
Charles James and Alexander Mel
son, parachute jumper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

TXILL the scarcity of jobs teach parents wisdom?
w During the last decade we have cheered the
children to sprint through high school, Satisfying
I imagine, some deep personal ambition of our own
we have watched Junior being graduated at 16 and
launched him into college at an unpropitious mo-
ment.
Now anthropologists warn us that this is a tragic
mistake. To force the mentality of child is as
bad if not worse, as to force it to physical
exertion.
Though you may succeed in examining his head
with book facts, youngster is able to hold his
with maturity. And the 16-year rod, care not how
brilliant he may be, lacks judgment and is not
capable of understanding the worth or the mean
ing Of education.
1t is unfortunate for the individual and for So
ciety that the high school graduate can not remain
out of college for year or even two. Or at least
until he has some vague idea of the sort Of
he most desires and needs.
It wouldn't harm the children to stay quietly at
home for twelve months if possible Thus by leisure
they might learn something of the wonder and the
significance OF living. And this would be the best
possible prelude for college.
A it is thousands OF educational pearls are cast
( before unappreciative adolescents. Long after
ward when years have ripened their intellect they
look back regretfuy the opportunities they passed
so blthely.
Girls especially should be spared the forcing sys-
tenn To place any 16-year-old in a group composed
Of Is and 19-year-olds is to put her in a bad
psychological situation. She can have no friendly
contacts. For whatever educators may say there is
deep gulf fixed between the le and the 1s-year-
old girl
children TO the wolves of the world while they ere
sc young? Have we forgotten that childhood and
adolescence are brief periods in long hard success
sion Of the years?
How much wiser We would prove ourselves If we
kept them at home longer and tried to educate them
for living instead Of pushing them post haste into
college.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17

from the district be instructed to vote to request
the President and the United States senate to enter
into full cooperation and membership in the League
Of Nations, with the explanatory reservation that
the United States shall not engage in any war with
any nation, except by vote of congress- as provided
in the United States Constitution, and such other
reservations as they deem wise?"
The vote was decidedly in favor Of our entry
in the eleven towns which voted on this question.
The vote in Needham. Wellesley and Dedham was
e879 to 1888 in favor Of joining; in Belmont 1885
to 1929; in Concord 1,139 to 637; in Waltham $3.50
to 1880, in WATERFOWL 54O1 to BAIT; in Weston ITO
to 428 and SO on through the list.
This plebiscite is, of course no advance test of
American opinion whole. but it was certainly
held in an than averagely unfavorable
to international sentiment. 1t is the center of Amer
lean patriotic tradition-the area over which Paul
Revere Travelled and where the shot was fired that
was heard around the world
1t was in these environs, moreover. that Henry
Cabot Lodge Numbered against the league. In any
event the episode indicates the desirabity of fur
Their samplings of American opinion on this impor-
tant matter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
SATURDAY. DEC. II. 1882.
THE BEER TAX BILL

The house ways and means committee is to be
congratulated its sane quick action in drafting
and reporting measure 10 legalize and tax beer
of 80 per cent (by weight alcoholic content. The
house will take it up in few days with full debate
and its passage appears certain.
Probably the senate also will pass it and send it
to President Hoover for signature veto.
The bill, sponsored by Chairman James w. Col
lier of the committee former dry, has been
drafted with the primary aim Of raising revenue
to meet part Of the deficit. Wisely the committee
incorporated the 81 per cent alcoholic content limit
the point at which the most tax will be raised
Experts, in the brewing business and out, GER
titled that within this limit palatable beer which
the American public will buy can be produced.
The tax yield from the rate of IS barrel Of
81 gallons is problematical, but experienced brew
certified that, this basis a 5 cent glass; and
a bottle selling for 10 cents or less, be pro-
duced and sold.
1t may be possible for the industry to pay even
larger tax without boosting prices-even as the to-
bacco industry now sells at 10 and Is cents pack
ages Of cigarets which pay Scent internal reve-
tax
The rate Of tax can be thrashed out in the de-
bate the floor, with an eye on $3oOO00 900 of the
federal deficit which should be met by the beer tax
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
CHEAP AMERICAN LABOR"

We accustomed to hearing tariff advocates
demand that American workingmen be protected
against competition with the "paUper labor" of
Europe. 1t isn't so usual to find the shoe being put
on the other foot; and Lady Astor's recent speech
before the National Consumers League of New York
therefore, comes as rather unpleasant surprise
Lady Astor declared blunty that cheap Amer
lean labor" is hampering English efforts to get a
forty eight- hour-week law through parliament
She asserted that child labor in the American
textile industry produces so cheapy that respect
able textile unionists in Manchester can not meet
the mark and are being ruined by American labor .
Here is little unpalatabe food for thought; but.
even though it is unpalatabe, it might not hurt us
to digest it, anyway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
EINSTEIN'S RADICALISM

AS the gentle genius, whom patrioteering ladies
tried to keep out Of this country, lands on our
shores, let us have look at the subversive" ideas
he harbors.
MY political ideal is democracy" writes DR..
Einstein.
81 am convinced that degeneracy follows every
auotratic system of violence for violence inevitably
attracts moral interiors. Time has proved that il
lustrious tyrants are succeeded by scoundrels
For this reason I always have been passionateIy
opposed to such regimes exist in Russia and
Italy today
"I believe that those in the United States have
hit upon the right idea. President is chosen for
a reasonable length of time, and enough power is
given him to acquit himself properly of his re-
sponsibties.
In the German government, on the other hand
like the states more extensive of the indi-
vdual when he is i'll or unemployed What is truly
valuable in our hustle of life is not the nation,
should say but the creative and impresSionable in
dividuaty the personality.
war is low and despcable, and would rather
be smitten to shreds than participate in such
doings
THE most beautiful thing We can experience is
the mysterious
ut is the source of all true art and science He
to whom this emotion is a stranger who no longer
can pause to wonder and stand wrapt in awe, is
as good as dead -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

War debts, Manchurian questions, disarmament,
recognition Of Russia and the like are forcing our
country to take part in international discussion and
negotiations to degree not exceeded since the close
of the World war.
Friends of the League of Nations have stressed
this as another proof that the United States should
be in the league and able to make use OF its organs
and its avenues of action
Whatever the weight of this argument peb-
iscite recently held in New England throws some
interesting light on the state of American opinion
relative to American participation 1t usually has
been held that the entry of the United States into
the league would be immensely unpopular in this
country.
The avalanche that overwhelmed Cox in the
election of 1920 when he sponsored Wilson's policy,
still is remembered wildly. Even such veteran
.leaguers" as Governor Roosevelt and Newton d.
Baker handled the league problem last summer deli
cately and we'll protected by political gloves.
At the recent election. however, the following
question was submitted to all voters In Norfolk
and three Middlesex representative districts in
eastern Massachusetts:
Shall the representatives IN the genegE court
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
A PEACE STEP

While Americans have been thinking about debt
defaults and other matters closer home, there have
been important developments at Geneva in the
fight to save the world peace machinery from de-
struction
After initial evasion by the league, its committee
of nineteen has gone much farther than expected
in preparations to hold Japan responsible for the
Manchuria conquest and to establish treaty regime
in that war zone.
Under the resolution just passed the committee
Of Cancellation has decided TO base its work gen
orally on the facts set forth in the Lytton report,
and to ban diplomatic recognition of Japans puppet
government of Manchukuo.
This is an initial victory for the American policy.
Significantly the committee has voted that the
United States and Russia be invited to join 1t in
seeking solution of the Manchuran dispute Next
to China and Japan, the interests Of Russia and
the United States in the far Pacific are greatest.
Lack of peace cooperation among the league,
Russia and the United States has encouraged Jap
anese aggression for year. united peace front
now is imperative.
officials of the committee are reported sounding
out the state department before extending the for
NAL invitation American acceptance Of member
ship in the enlarged international committee OF
tventy-one to preserve the (American) Pacific
treaty and the (American) Kellogg pact should be
definite and quick.
Delay would be interpreted by Japan a re-
treat from the American treaty policy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17

DOPULAR superstition as well
4 as medical attention have
provided a considerable number
OF anecdotes relative to the sprink-
ling of cowhage by practical jok-
erS, with resultant extraordinary
manifestations on the part of
those who have been subjected to
the action of this plant.
Cowhage Itch is not a COM
mon condition in the United
States and its spread" is attrib-
uted to jokers with a warped
sense of humor.
1t is due to plant that be-
longs to the bean family. trop-
ical plant with a climbing vine.
This vine develops a pod from
three to six inches long and about
one inch wide. which contains six
to eight seeds.
The pod Il covered with innu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
At Mt. Wilson

TAR. HALE'S great feat OF OF
- ganizing was formation Aof
the Mt. Wilson observatory. His
chief invention was the spectre
heliograph. 1t was with the spectre
Photograph at Mt. Wilson that DR..
Hale carried on his famous studies
of the sun.
The Carnegie Institution OF
washington was founded by An
drew Carnegie on Jan. %, 1902.
DR.. Hale. then at the Yerkes OBJ
servatory. was drafted to organize
the Mt. Wilsonsobservatory as one
of the branches of the institution.
Today, the observatory is one OF
the best known in the world and
the owner of the worlds largest
telescope.
When DR.. Hale built the Mt.
Wilson observatory, he introduced
a new plan Of action into observa-
tory procedure.
Most observatories Start with
certain equipment The sort OF
work which the observatory can
do is limited as result to the
available equipment.
DR.. Hale made a machine shop
a part of the observatory's equip
ment. He realized that Instrument
design and research went hand in
hand and wanted to make it pos
sibIe for the observatory to build
the instruments needed for the
problems which it became desira-
bic to investigate.
The spectrolleliograph Is q de-
vice which makes 1t possible 70
photograph the sun IN . slngsS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-17
Views Of Times Readers

Editor Times
II SUPPOSE the street car COM
4 pany, now known as the Indi-
annapolis Railway company, thinks
it has done big thing for our city
by buying all those new street cars
and motor BUSES. If it really wanted
to do something for our people, it
would cut the fare to five cents, six
fares for quarter. Then it really
would be doing something for the
peoples benefit and would have
twice as many riding their cars and
buses.
I, myself, drive my car because,
with the present fare, it is cheaper
to drive, but if the fare was re-
duced to five cents, would ride
the cars and buses and profit.
A READER OF THE TIMES.
Editor Times
TINE people, the country over, are
l. bowling for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment They pre-
tend to think this will bring back
good times" to our country.
The eighteenth amendment prob
ably was passed prematurely. But,
if the people who voted for it in
the first place would have stood up
and fought for it, it would have
been success.
These voters put citizens in the
public offices who were unreliable.
With unreliable officers, no law can
be enforced. I think if our coun-
try can not enforce a law that the
people know is right and just, we
might as well pull down our flag
and quit.
The people are saying that it
costs too much to enforce that law.
If we had reliable officers, why
would it cost much more to enforce
one more law. Of course, if a man
is caught for making, selling or
hauling liquor and is not punished
properly, why should he be afraid
to do it again?
Again we say that our govern
ment needs the money that could
be. collected in revenue on liquor.
The government could make great
sums OF money by selling narcotics.
Why not do that? Why shouldn't