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Green Pasture"
Back In Harlem
Plan Dixie Tour

NEW YORK CITY.-An enthusi-
astic crowd of Harlemites jammed
traffic in the neighborhood of the
New York Central's 125th street sta
ton and welcomed home the cast of
"Green Pastures" Marc Connelly's
Biblical drama, who arrived Tues
day from triumphant tour of the
middle and far west.
A ten-car special brought the cast
of 1913 players home to Harlem for a
short rest and vacation, after Al
weeks on the road. This will be the
first vacation that the company has
had since September, 1880.
The show went on the road last
September, after run of eighteen
months on Broadway. The ninety
three members of the cast played to
enthusiastic audiences in Chicago for
nineteen weeks and then went to the
Pacific Coast, where they played
from one to five weeks in the prin-
cipal cities. The play ran for five
weeks in Los Angeles and for -four
in San Francisco.
The company's tour is not ended.
After a short stay in New York, the
entire company will spend weeks
vacation in Atlantic City, and ther
journey to Boston, where they viii
open Labor Day. The company vii
then play Baltimore, Washington ant
the South, where they believe thu
story will have special appeal. They
expect to break box office records
for another two seasons at least.
Interesting enough, the eompan.
is substantially the same cast tina
played the opening performance o
/ the show at the Mansfield theatre
February, 1890. Richard Harrison
the eighty-year-old actor whose por
travail of "De Lawd" won for hin
the Spingarn medal. has not misse'
a single performance.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-08-18
New Orleans Mayor
Plans Anti-Negro
Employment Law

NEW ORLEANS An ordinance
which would have in effect of
barring most Negro laborers from
loading and unloading vessels on
the docks of New Orleans has been
by Mayor Walmsley at
special meeting of the Commits
sion Council.
The ordinance, If adopted would
make 1t unlawful for any person
or firm to employ anybody on pub
licly owned and operated property
within. the territorial limits of New
Orleans unless he be bona fide
citizen of the city and registered
voter After stipulating that none
but citizens and voters may be en-
ployed In loading and unloading of
freight cars, trucks, ships, vessels
aud other means OF transportation,
the Walmsley ordinance provides
that in the event sufficient labor
cannot be obtained to meet the de-
mands of the occasion from among
the qualified voters, employers shall
have the right to apply to the Com
mission Council for permission to
hire other labor.
Very few Negro dock laborers are
registered voters 1t was pointed out
and unless they register they would
not be permitted to unload or load
ships on the wharves, as practically
all of the docks of the city are
publicly owned and operated.
Even If they pay poll taxes and
register they are not allowed to vote
in any primary, which in Louisiana
is equivalent to an election Many
of the workers on the docks are
property owners and pay heavy
taxes.
Even the local newspapers con-
denim the idea. The Times Picayune,
largest daily, says editorially:
mayor Walmsley is playing witt
political, racial and social dynamite
| The commission council should
throw h | s anti-Negro-employment
ordinance down and out before the
news of it, with the menaces 1t i'm
plies to our industrial, racial and
social order, spreads abroad and Is
exploited throughout the country by
agitators, both white and black.
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Bar Association
And N.A.A.C.P.
Unite For Action

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Specific
items for joint action by the Nation
al Bar Association and the N. A. A.
C. P. were presented at the eighth
annual convention of the Bar As
ISOLATION meeting here, by Walter
White, secretary of the N.A.A.C.P
Among the projects on which the
two organizations could profitably
cooperate were the carrying out of
the comprehensive campaign for a
frontal attack upon disfranchise-
ment of school funds, discrimination
in employment, as contemplated in
the appropriation voted the MA.
C.P. by the American Fund for
Public Service, an utilization of law
yers with the legal committees of
local branches of the N.A.A.C.P.
Also Joint action for the election
of Negro judges including magis-
trates, recorders, masters in chan
Gerry, and on up to the higher courts;
the organization of forums and of
legal aid bureaus to enlighten Ne
groes as to their rights under the
law and how to attain those rights /;
aid to property holders who during
the depression are in danger OF
losing savings of lifetime through
lack of knowledge of the law and
enforcement of the civil rights acts
of the various states.
In making these recommends
tions, Mr.. White told of the sue
cessful efforts of the National Bal
Association and the N.A.A.C.P. II
Jointly working for the rights o.
Negroes to employment on the Hoo
yer Dam at Boulder City, Col. Mr.
White paid high tribute to tn
efforts of the Bar Association II
raise the ethical and professional
standards of the Negro legal pro
fession.
"The Negro legal profession mus
weed out of its ranks incompetent
INSCRIPTIONS and slothful lawyer
who are the greatest hindrance t
the Negro legal profession" Nj
White asserted. Negro lawyer
complain that Negro clients won
patronize them and they go instea
to white lawyers. This is due,
course, in a measure, to prejudic'
but we must not blink the fact ths
It is also due to the type of Negr
lawyer who looks at cases only
terms of fees to be earned and VII
are lacking in diligence and faitl
fulness to their clients"
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Only Hope For Negro To Win Justicels
ToBe Disconnected And Willing To Fight

in the ultimate triumph of justice,
he finally won his fight and the
unstinted praise and commentator
of both the colored and white peo-
pie of Las Vegas Colored men are
now working on the Hoover Dam"
Mr.. Stafford recommended con-
tinued education as the source of
intelligent discomfort, among both
whites and blacks.
"In this period of depression and
unrest" he explained, 1.-The Negro,
the most distressed of all, the hard
est hit of all, has shown most pa
thence and least discomfort. This,
however, is in strict keeping with
the basic laws of social psychology,
because discomfort increase with So
cial Improvement. Those who have
most want most and those who have
least, want least.
Become More FESTIVE
81 am convinced the Negro must
become more FESTIVE. In order to
make progress, he must show this
intelligent discomfort. If. as some
one has said, knowledge is the
surest basis of happiness, it is that
type of knowledge which breeds dis
content with social wrongs and in
justice.
Indeed, that should be the fun
damental aim of all education whe
Their formal or adult and obviousl,
with the blacks. No other course
will result in the development OF
sound and wholesome public opinion
upon which depends the vigorous
and impartial enforcement of th'
law"
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Enterprise News Bureau)

MOSCOW, USSR.-(By Chatwood
Hall-We were sitting in the dining
hall of the Kalinin Rest Home on
the outskirts of Moscow. This 1--WE"
were II of the % colored Ameri-
cans who, upon invitation Of the
Soviet Government, had come to
Russia late in June to participate
in the revolutionary motion pic
ture, "Black and White"
The Russians were gazing at us,
some with the wide open eyes of
surprise, others with the piercing
gaze of inquiry, for many of them
had never before seen Negro. No
one of the Russians was more Curl
ously interested and inquisitiye than
the Director of the Home.
"Why," queried the director of
our interpreter, ARE they of SO
many different colors?" (Race pur-
lists and Southern gentlemen.
please note). Before our interpre-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-08-18
Wealthy Woman Names
Negro Servant In Will

BOHEMIAN, Mont.-Mrs. Irene
r. Judd. DC, widow, her 10 year
old daughter, Barbara Fielding
Judd, and Belle Mcdonald, 56, a
Negro servant, are the beneficiar-
les of the will of Mrs. Eta A.
Fielding, widow of Fred A. Field
ing, it was learned yesterday when
the win was filed for probate in
the district court. Mrs. Fielding
died suddenly August 4 after an
emergency operation. The will
named C. Y. Patten to serve as
executor without bonds. Mr.. Pat
tens petition filed with the will
for probate estimates the estate
at 100000, of which all but
$4,000 is personal property, cash
bonds, notes, and stocks. The
Fielding residence is estimated at
$4,000. Miss Belle Mcdonald has
been a servant in the house for
many years.
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Competition Keen
For Negro Control
Campaign
One Bed, One Chair
Serves Family Of Five

RICHMOND. = One bed and
one chair was found to be the only
furniture serving a destitute fam
lily of five when a social worker
of the city bureau made an inves-
tigation of the living conditions
among unemployed.
The three children were found
to be sleeping on the bare floor
without covering, while the par
ents occupied the lone bed. The
father had been unemployed for
a long time, and when unable to
meet the payments on the furni-
ture, IL was taken from the house,
leaving the one chair and one bed.
He is now being given one days
wor. by the city, with a payment
of two dollars for food. Charit-
able individuals have offered relief
for the poverty-stricken family. -
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How Many New Boards?

Here Enterprise Brain Teasers rms one A
a surprising result
crossed by ooau @ zoo
that there are just wv
hired TO remove
fiji in the the drainage and then lepa
his across ioe
after the earth has discovers that account O
rounded surface OF the lot nus Hpe W. -
from side OF the other
The problem is how many the fence when
lie replaces the lot?
Last weeks Teaser IS answered on page l.
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Enterprise News Bureau)


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.--A discon-
tented Negro, scuffling for his rights
and development, was pictured as
the chief hope of the races future
Thursday night by c. Francis Strad-
ford before delegates to the eighth
annual convention of the National
Bar Association.
Mr.. Stradford, former president
of the association, spoke on the
subject, Social Unrest and the
Law"
Willing to Fight
"Our aim Is to create in Ameri-
ca" he stated, "a discontinued Ne
gro, a dissatisfied Afro-American,
a displeased man of color. Not a
man disconnected and displeased In
the sense of being merely a sore
head, but one intelligently opposed
to wrong and willing to fight 1nces-
SANITY anu W uidhC ouShiAANSp' - -
please. to abolish every form of pro-
scription, segregation, discrimination
and injustice"
He held up as an example of this
type of citizen, a Nevada laborer
Walter Hamilton.
Few people have ever heard OF
Walter Hamilton who led the figh
made by colored citizens of Las We
gas, Nevada, to- secure employment
for Negroes at Hoover Dam" as
serted Mr.. Stradford. HE was ridi
culed at first even by members o
his own group and referred to a
an agitator, fanatic, red or radical
but through his intelligence, eou
rage, persistence and abiding faitl
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Depression Not
ToDampen Spirit
OF Convention

ATLANTIC CITY.-On the eve of
what is expected to be the greatest
Elk meet, Atlantic City is busy pre-
pairing to take care of the greatest
throng of Elkdom ever to visit the
shore or any other place. Despite
depression the local committee has
received the largest entry list ever
scheduled for any convention.
Harlem itself seems to be pre-
pared to visit the seashore and ar
rangements have been completed for
the New York excursionist to remain
until after the Grand Ball. Phila-
delphia lodges have made reserva-
Continued on Page 3D.
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Foreign Born
Negroes In US.
Show Increase

WASHINGTON. = The foreign
born Negro population of the United
States, according to the Census re-
turns for the Fifteenth Census, num-
bered 90, 500 April 1, 1890, an in
crease from 73,S03 in 1920.
Of the total 90, $40 in 1880, 1926
were born in Canada and Newfound-
land, an increase during the decade
from 5,657. The Europeans in the
total increased from 1896 in 1920
to 1852 in 1880. Asiatics increased
from 81 to "A, during the decade;
from China, 20 from India and Ia
from other parts of Asia, making up
the total.
The nativity and country of birth
of the others for 1920 and 1880 are
shown in the following table:
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Color and Nativity

In the population of the United
States returned on April l, 1880,
there were 108,864,2 POT white per-
sons, 11,S91,143 Negroes, 1,42z. 533
Mexicans, 332,397 Indians, 74,954
Chinese, 138,834 Japanese, and 49,
2Os Filipinos. Of the white popula-
ton, 13,366,407 or 1928 per cent,
were foreign born; of the Negroes
$500, or eight-tents of l per cent;
of the Mexicans, 616,998, or ABA per
cent; of the Indians, 1862, or IL
per cent; of the Chinese, 44,o86, or
5S.S per cent; of the Japanese, w.
447( or sos per cent; and of the
Filipinos, 1872, of fourth-tenths OF
one per cent.
Thus while the number of foreign
born Negroes in the United States
increased from 73,8o3 in 1920, to
98.62O in 1880, the percentage OF
foreign-born in the Negro popuia-
ton remained very low.
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Oscar DePriest i
And Col. Simmons
Seek Command

CHICAGO.-Interest in the selec-
tion of the campaign heads this year
is almost, if not quite as keen as it
was four years ago, though perhaps
for different reasons.
This year, the reason are economic
as much as anything else. The last
four years have dissipated most of
the hope that any startling meta
morphosis was to take place in po-
litical rewards melted out the Ne
proes. But there are plenty of de-
preston experienced folk who would
be glad to contact political cam
paign payroll for the next couple of
months.
When the Republican National
Committee opened its headquarters
in the Palmer House a month ago
they were deluged for the first two
weeks. Literally thousands of peo-
Pile, both white aud black, swooped
down on Robert II. Lucas and Ray
Beniam assistants ITO Chairman
Sanders, seeking jobs.
For the most part, they were
white-colar unemployed persons, but
among the cs'ored folk, were many
of the races political leaders bent on
mailing the task of heading the col
ored voters bureau.
Colonel Roscoe Simmons and Com
gresham Oscar DePriest have been
the most frequent callers at head
quarters and, therefore, the most
prominent in curbstone discussion.
After Mr.. Simmons made the Sec
onding speech at the convention and
was accorded such salvo of praise.
il was assumed that he would be
close to the throne. He and his
friends pointed to the precedent
established four years ago, when
John X. Hawkins under similar CIR
cumstances was appointed leader.
When the colonel Joined forces
with Oscar DePriest, however, then
il seemed certainly, such a comblna-
tion would be hard to beat. In the
meantime. Perry w. Howard, ma
tional committeeman from Mississlp-
nj came to town. He is said to have
FLASHED with Simmons and Depriest.
II is known that the first two
named have prepared long list of
names of folk whom they wish used
in a set-up and presented 1t with
a plan of operation at headquarters
No reply on it has been received.
Some who would like to block the
combination say that the powers that
no think the congressman simply
wants to strengthen his local clty
machine. by filling the headquarters
nm with his ioblesA constituents.
They also spread glass in Mr.. SIM
mons path by claiming that his pa st
record with the committee is agar st
him. They said that four years ago
but Mr. Simmons landed. :,
Hawkins in Chicago
John R. Hawkins was reported
Continued on Page -
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Detroit Group Boosts Taxis

DETROIT, Mich.-The City Cab
Company, which operates more than
a hundred cabs, and is giving en-
ployment to two hundred people,
was boosted by the Booker T. Wash
ington Trade Association at its
meeting, Tuesday night.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.-(By Ralph
Matthews This is a city where the
tropie and temperate zones seem to
clasp hands as both worlds seem
to meet. combining the worst fea-
lures OF each.
A quaint town this, with it's row
upon row Of palmetto trees on the
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Life Is Cheap Frog Town And Yamicraw
Notorious @HeIrs Kitchen" OF Savannah

one side and its oaks. naples and
weeping willows on the other Long
rows of one-story houses built one
beside the other. making the city
blocks look like one long pine box
with steps and windows cut at reg
ular intervals. assss
Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1932-08-06
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurYeY).
Evening star., 1932-08-06
WATERS RESENTS
RADICAL CHARGE
Denies Hoover Statement
Many of B. E. F. Weren't
Bona Eide Veterans.

Walter w. Waters, commander in
chief" Of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force, today challenged the administra-
ton to produce the source of the in
formation" that led to statements by
President Hoover and Secretary of War
Hurley that many members of the bonus
army were radicals and not bona fide
World War veterans.
In his statement. Waters said:
There were issued $4,000 B. E. F..
cards to men who produced indisputable
evidence of honorable discharge from
World War service. These records are
available at 1841 North Capitol street.
Inspection by President Hoover or Sec
retary Hurley is welcome. No man was
allowed to stay in camp more than "a
hours who could not produce evidence
of service in the World War. On the
back of each B. E F. card was an oath
of allegiance to the fine principles OF
American citizenship.
Il challenge the administration TO
produce the source of information that
permits them to state these facts are
not true"
simultaneously. Waters issued an
other statement, in which he said
Texas, California, Michigan, Alabama,
Georgia, Florida and North Carolina
have come forward with offers of sites
for B. E. F. State camps. The offers,
Waters said, g have come from indi-
viduals and corporations"
After contracting several Governors
and patriotic and civic organizations, I
have found profound sympathy for the
men," the B. E. F. leader added.
Pending inspection, he declined to
give the location of the sites. saying
also that it might mislead some of
the B. E. F. in Johnstown."
Evening star., 1932-08-06
WITNESSES FAIL
TO IDENTIFY DEE
Three Others to Try to Es-
tabIish His Connection With
Bank Robbery.

Edward Dee, 40, of Philadelphia,
whom officials and employees of the two
branches of the Washington Mechanics
Savings Bank last night failed to iden-
tify as one Of five bandits who robbed
the branches of more than $23,000 was
to be viewed by three other witnesses
today for possible Identification, detec-
tives announced.
The witnesses also failed to identify
Edward Workman, %, of Columbia, s. c.,
and Philadelphia, in connection with
the robberies. Workman was released
Yesterday under $3,500 bond on a white
slavery charge and rearrested for in
vestigation as he left United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage's
Office He subsequently was released
again in custody of his attorney.
The witnesses who today will view
Dee are said to have been in the vicin-
ity of one of the branches of the bank
when the five bandits entered and
robbed it.
Dee was brought here yesterday from
Philadelphia, where he was arrested
several days ago.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BURIAL RITES HELD
FOR MRS. FITZHUGH
Descendant of One of Virginia S
Oldest Families Rests in
Pulaski County.

Mrs Champe Summerfleld Fitzhugh,
81, descendant of one of Virginla's S
oldest families, was buried at l o'clock
this afternoon in NeWburn Cemetery,
Pulaski County. Va. She died at her
home, 713 Nineteenth street, in this
city The funeral services were per
formed at the grave by Rev. M. A.
Stevenson, of Pulaski.
Mrs. Fftzhugh was born in Center
vile, Va, in l848, the daughter of
Alexander Spotswood Grigsby, who was
a nephew of Gov. Alexander Spotswood
of Virginia. She came to Washington
in 1907, making her home here. She
married R. G. Fitzhugh of Pulaski.
Surviving are 10 children, her daugh-
ter. Miss Champe Geraldine Fitzhugh,
with whom she lived here; Mrs. Ed
ward Ferneyhough Mrs. M. L. Eggles-
ton. Mrs. George P. Grant. Mrs. r. H.
Barton. Miss Matilda Washington FitZ-
hugh, Mrs. George Winfree, Mrs. w. S.
Barton, R G. Fitzhugh, U., and Will
liam Lee FitZhugh.
Two of the daughters, Miss Champe
FitZhugh and Mrs. Ferneyhough, ac-
companied the body to Pulaski.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
URGES APPLICATION
FOR G. 0. P. TICKETS
E. F. Colladay Arranges Ceremony
fer Notification of Hoover
Next Thursday.

Early application by those desiring
seats for the presidential notification
ceremony at Constitution Hall, Thurs
day night. was urged today by Edward
F. Colladay, Republican national COM
mitteeman for the District.
Mr.. Colladay explained the situation
in the following statement:
The requests for seats thus far for
the notification ceremonies at ConSti-
tutional Hall on the evening of August
II has been so great as to make it
very clear that all desiring to attend
must get their requests in at once.
These requests may be made directly to
George deb. Keim. secretary of the Re-
publican National Committee, Barr
Building, or to the members of the
District of Columbia reception COM
mittee or to the National Capital Re
publican Club at Scott Circle. which is
cooperating in the entertainment of
visitors
1T is the desire of those in charge
of the ceremonies that to the extent of
the capacity of the hall every Repub-
lican have the opportunity of hearing
President Hoover's speech. accepting the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency."
Evening star., 1932-08-06
TWO DESTROYERS WIN
YEARS HIGHEST HONORS
Barker and John D. Edwards Take
Battle Efficiency and Gunnery
and Engineering Awards.

Two Asiatic Fleet destroyerS, the
Barker and the John D. Edwards won
highest honors during the last year in
battle efficiency, gunnery and engineer
ing competitions in the destroyer class.
The Barker won the battle efficiency
pennant and possession of the gunnery
trophy The John D. Edwards won
awards for gunnery and engineering.
Lieut.. Comdr. R. E. Webb and
Comdr. w. F.. Brown commanded the
John D. Edwards, while Lieut.. Comdr.
James Kepler Davis commanded the
Barker. Davis will get commendatory
letter from President Hoover and Sec
retary Adams will address laudatory
letters to the officers of his command
and to Lieut.. Comdr Webb and Comdr.
Brown and their officers.