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Evening star., 1932-09-18

liam N. Thomas, jr., was the luncheon
Peterson.
Mrs. William N. Thomas, jr. and Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Thomas of New Haven,
Conn.,, returned today after an ex-
tended trip in New York and Connecti-
cut.
Lieut.. and Mrs Robert ]. Fleming, jr.
Miss Dorothy Candy and Mr.. Joel
Candy Of Denver, Colo. were enter
tanned at dinner Monday night by Lieut..
F1eming's parents, Col and Mrs. r. j..
Fleming, in Warrington.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Mrs. Glare Wilson was hostess to the
members of Eta Alumnae Chapter of
Kappa Beta Pi Tuesday evening in her
home in Livingston Heights, Va. She
was assisted by Miss Edith Cooper, Miss
Anna Boyle and Miss Catherine Myers.
Supper was served on the lawn. and
Miss Mary Russell Williams sang
number OF old ballads. A short busi-
ness meeting followed, devoted princf-
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Social Activities
Among Sororities

Miss Mary Temple Hill will be hostess
to the members of the Executive Coun-
ell of the Washington City Alumnae Of
the Chi Omega Fraternity tomorrow
evening in her home. at 2904 P street
northwest, in Georgetown. This will be
the first meeting OF the Fall and pians
for the coming season will be discussed.
The officers and captains Of the teams
into which the alumnae group has been
divided are expected.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Miss Younger to Be Honor
~ TT

Guest at Dinner Thursday
The Government Workers Council of
the National Woman's Party will give
. dinner In honor of Miss Maude
Younger Thursday evening at 7 o'clock
In the Dodge Hotel. Dinner will be
served in the hut.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

pally to the formulation of plans for
the entertainment of visiting Kappas
during the American Bar convention, to
be held here in October. The Carlton
Hotel was Gelected as headquarters for
the sorority activities. Tentative plans
were made for a tea in the Georgetown
home of Miss Marie Saunders, lunch
con at Colonial estate in Virginia and
several dinner parties
Miss Julia Banks, dean Of the chapter,
announced series Of bridge evenings
to begin next week, and the regular
luncheons to be held each Tuesday at
the Carlton Hotel. to be inaugurated
next week. Bridge followed
Pi Chapter of Tau Phi National
Sorority. which opened its season Mon
day, made plans at that meeting for
the Winter. The sorority will give a
banquet in celebration Of Founders day
October IA and earlier in the month
a tea will be given to open the rush"
season and later In the Autumn a bene-
fit card party has been planned.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Miss Ruess Bride
AtNoon Today

In the presence of their i'm.
mediate relatives and a few
close friends, Miss Marion
RuesS, daughter of Mr.. Royce
A. Ruess, became the bride
Of Mr.. Allen Owen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Owen, of
Toledo, Ohio, at noon today at
her fathers home in Chevy
Chase. The Rev. DR.. Henry
Teller Cooke, of All Saints EpiS-
copal Church, performed the
ceremony before an improvised
altar in the drawing room.
The bride was unattended,
and she wore a travelling
costume of brown tweed, with
a corsage bouquet of white or
Chids.
Mr.. Samuel Melton Jones
acted as best man for Mr.. Owen.
Following their wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen will be at
home in Washington.
The bride attended Nine.
Bouligny's School in Warren
ton, and is a graduate of Hol-
ton Arms. Mr.. Owen is a grad
uate of the University of Mich
igan, and is at present study
ing law at George Washington
University.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Mrs. Dyer Feted

The wives of the members of
the Missouri delegation in Con-
gress entertained at luncheon
today at the Mayflower in com.
pliment to Mrs. Leonidas C.
Dyer, president of the Congress
sional Club and wife of the
representative from st. Louis,
and her mother, Mrs. Emile
Hyer, who makes her home
with her. The hosteSses today
were Mrs. Roscoe C. Patterson,
wife of the Senator from
Springfield, Mo-; Mrs. j. j.
Manlove, Mrs. M. A. Momjue,
Mrs. C. C. Dickinson, Mrs.
David Hopkins, Mrs. Clyde
Williams. Mrs. Robert D. John
son, Mrs. j. J. Cochrane, Mrs.
Henry F. Niedringhaus and Mrs.
William E. Barton, wives of
representatives.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Returning to America

Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt,
who has been in New York since
her arrival from France, will
sail on May IA, to close her
house in Paris. Later she will
visit in London after spending
some time in the south OF
France.
She plans to return to Am
erica early in the fall to take
up her residence in her new
house at 49 East Seventy-sec-
ond st. Mrs. Vanderbilt has
lived most of her life in
France, and she is returning to
America that her little eight
year-old daughter may be edu-
Gated in American schools.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Returning West

Mrs. Evans, who with Repre-
sentative William E. Evans Of
California has been spending
the winter in washington, at
Wardman Park Hotel. will leave
Sunday for Los Angeles, where
she will join her daughter, Miss
Catherine Evans. Representa-
tive Evans will remain here at
Wardman Park until Congress
adjournS.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Noted Musician Back

Mr.. Arturo Toscanini, who
is coming from Europe to con-
duct a concert for the benefit
of unemployed musicians at
Carnegie Hall this evening, has
taken an apartment at the
Hotel Astor.
X X
The military attaches Of the
various embassies held their
regular monthly luncheon at
the Carlton yesterday. The COM
company numbered twelve.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Novelty JeweIry-SPeciaI
: pieces for ST

200 pieces including Novelty Necklaces, Bracelets,
and Earrings, in many styles and co!ors.
10 Novelty Necklaces in assorted colors Were $3.50
Novelty Necklace in various styles and coors We're
NOVELTY JEwELRY AISLE .. FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
Good Quality Toilet
Tissue-SPeciaI
7SC dozen rolls

500 rolls Toilet Tissue. of a much
finer quality than is usually found
at this price.
/ Large Size Hamper; green; imper-
feet. Was $6.25. Now. .S3.95
2 OblOng Towel Hampers; green. Were
/ Bench Hamper: orange; imperfect.
Was .S7.2o. Now. A.75
2 Unpainted Kitchen Tables; imperfect.
Were $575. Now .S1.05
I Unpainted Sewing Cabinet; imperfect.
Was $11. Now ................ 1918
HOUSEWARES, FIFTH FLOOR
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03

Henry Woods. sensational eoiored
lightweight, appearing in his first
main event bout in Seattle won an
easy victory from Bad News John
son, Mexican of California, Wednes-
day night at Crystal Pool. Woods
completely out classed Johnson and
stopped his man in the second round.
He hit Johnson when and where he
wanted and the Mexican battler went
down from a hard right to the Jaw.
The bout was such an easy canter
for Woods it appeared a set up. This
was Woods forty-seeond battle and
his 23rd knockout. The eolored boy
was in fine fettle last night and
looms a coming champion. The show
Wednesday night was big dsau-
pointment to the fans. All the Cal
ifornia boxers proved to be mediocre
and would not rate as good preim
bows in Seattle. All six of the bouts
ended in knockouts and neither went
more than three rounds. To be exact
three ended in two and three in three.
Jack Krocker beat Jack Yester in
three; Alvin Lewis won from Jimmy
Gardner in two; Joe Calder beat Pal
Shoaf in three; Bobby Gray won
from Jack kavanaugh in two: Sam
my Santos whaled the daylights out
of Jack Morrison in three. Austin
and Bishop staged the show. There
won't be show next Wednesday
night. The next boxing show will be
held in the Pool, Tuesday night,
November Is under auspices of Nate
Druxman of the National Athletic
Club.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
'Pray For Me" Other
Woman Tells Real Wife

WASHINGTON. - Exonerated by
coroner's jury investigating the
fatal burning of John Harrison, ~,
I'D Maine Avenue, S. W., Elose
White, THE other woman" left the
District Morgue room of horrors
to be confronted with Mrs. John Har
rson, lawful wife Of the man who
died amidst the flames Of an explod-
ing oil stove, last week.
Face to face with the heavily
yelled widow, who did not attend
the INQUEST, the woman who lived
with Harrison as his wife, cried out,
He never told me he was married
if | had known | would not have
lived with him. Pray for me-
Mrs. Harrison, bearing up well
under the strain spoke to the woman
with tear-dimmed eyes, answering.
Il will pray for you, but you must
pray for yourself so that you won't
go to the DEVIL
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Race Relations
Sunday Is Set
For February L

NEW YORK The Commission
IN Race Relations Of the Federal
Council of Churches. George E
Haynes. secretary. announced this
week that the eleventh annual oh
seryance of Race Relations Sunday
will be on February L. 1879. Lin
coins birthday.
Among the items and sugges-
tons in the plans prepared by the
commission for the observance of
the day Will he messages from DR..
Daniel A. Polling. president of the
international Society of Christian
EndeaVor, and from DR.. Robert r.
Motion. principal OF Tuskegee In
sttute. There will be general
race relations Sunday message. call
ing attention to the crisis in race
relations between the forces of
prejudice and the forces of friend
" goodwill
suggested program for church
services has been prepared by DR..
Ernest f. little of Evanston. Ill.
and unique program for the
church school has heen prepared by
pr. p. r. Hayward of the Inter
national Council of Religious Edn-
cation. An original poem by nr.
Hayward gives the present-day
meaning of "ensayed". 4 church
women's program. prepared by Mrs.
orrin II. Judd. president of the
Council of Women for Home Mis-
sions. suggests steps for "Adyen-
turing in Friendliness.
This year ten denominational
boards and agencies have cooper
ated in preparing the suggestions
and plans and have promised their
Arrangements are
planned for the use of local and
national radio hook-ups ON Il wider
scale than last year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Law Bars White
From Tuskegee
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
having the dollar. this young man
went into the club library to read
until the free session should begin
at the close of the dinner. He
picked up the October American.
The amazing story of struggles and
achievement of Geo. w. Carver is
told by James Saxon Childers un-
der the title 1.-The Boy Who Was
Traded for a Horse" held him SPELL
bound.
The next day he set out for Ala
bama to see this black man of
whom he had heard for the first
time.
Although the lad was disappointed
that he could not get in ten days
of study, he enjoyed an inspection
of DR.. Carver's laboratories, and a
trip through the buildings and
grounds of Tuskegee Institute.
I'm glad came" he told an
officer of the school. Just these
few hours with DIR. Carver are
worth the trip
The philosophic young chemist
started on the first leg of his trip
back early Friday morning with
drummer who was driving through
to Nashville.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Jules Bledsoe Back
In "Show Boat

NEW YORk.-Jules Bledsoe. the
original Joe Of Ziegfeld's "Show
Boat, resumed his place in the cast
when the production opened Mon
day in Boston, the first stop in a
transcontinental tour.
Bledsoe played with the show dur
ing the entire original run. but when
the revival was begun in this city
Paul Robson opened in the part.
Mr.. Robson left for Europe six
weeks ago, at which time the part
was taken over by an understudy.
Ii was reported at that time that NJ
effort had been made to get Mr..
Bledsoe to take the part.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
"HelFs Highway" Aims
At Public Conscience
Greater Mercy For Prisoners Is
Aroused In Screen Dram,

No more formidable storminp of
the public heart and conscience has
been attempted in recent times by
photoplay than that which "Helfs
Highway, RkO-Radio's significant
chaln-gang drama, brings to the RkO
Orpheum Theatre starting today.
"HelPs Highway" stars Richard
Dix and is said to mix with exciting
dramatic entertainment gripping
message as vital as that which
Uncle Toms Cabin" brought ON
behalf of the abolition of slavery.
For "HelFs Highway" deals with
the brutal treatment of prisoners
in American penitentiaries and CON
Wet camps, asks that these sorry con
ditions be abolished forever from
nation which claims to be humane.
1t treats, dramatically, of the
same matters treated statsticallv in
the last report of the American Pris-
on Association.
That report shows that overerowd
ing, bad food, bad ventilation, un-
sanitary, vaultlke cells that are Thu
man filing cabinets often bullying
with two or three prisoners in
space unfit even for one eause
riots or make convicts DESTROYS of
wreaklng vengeance upon society.
The report and the picture show
that excessively severe sentences
cause prisoners to foment revolts.
out of their bitterness, resentment
and despair.
"iell's Highway" really is Wv |.
idly realistic drama, charged with
tears and shot through with grim
laughter and romance.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Negroes Appointed
On Commission
CONTINUED from mage y

ACOHllnueQ from mage
vate contractors doing work for the
government on flood control pro-
jeets on the lower Mississippi river
are paying unreasonably low wages
TO Negro employees. overeharging
the men at the contractors COM
missaries, keeping their camps in
a very unsanitary condition and, in
some cases, resorting to physical
violence In the treatment of the
men.
THE president has requested DR..
Robert K. Motion, head of Tuskegee
institute; Judge James A. Cobb of
Washington, D. c., and Eugene X.
JONES'. executive secretary of the
Urban league of New York city, rep
resenting the Negro race, and Lieu
tenant Colonel U. S. Grant, repre-
senting the United States army, to
make a thorough and impartial in
quiry as promptly as possible.
He has directed the members of
the commission to proceed at their
earliest convenience to the place
where the construction work is be-
ing carried on by these contractors
and to report to him on the facts
as determined by their investigation
upon its conclusion"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Asks Receivership OF
Kansas CITY Call

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A petition
filed here last week asks that re-
ceiyer be appointed for the Kansas
City Call, local weekly, of which
Joseph B. LaCour, the petitioner, is
a stakeholder and former employee,
in charge of advertising.
c. A. Franklin, president of the
concern, traced Mr.. LaCour's action
to family troubles after the recent
divorce of his wife and said LaCour
wanted to force the company to buy
his stock under threats of receiver
ship. On October II, he is said to
have left the employ of the com
pany,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Answer To Last Weeks Problem
He Had 81 Apples

The last weeks
farmers demands by picking apples
Many the solution this problem getting
That is Young
apples in five orchards actually four
Starting with his 81 f5) and
apples, 10 apples, i'm
10 apples of which he left eight t1R) plus
chard This In turn left him apples which
ia and "a in the orchard apples.
he could leave q bring
apple o he arme
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Haunting Melodies
By A Negro Chorus

The Etude Ethiopian Chorus of %
male voices, heard over the radio
In national and international broad
casts, was drafted to sing the tradi-
tional chain-gang songs in "Hel's
Highway, RKO-Radio's prison road
camp drama starring Richard Dix,
now showing at the Rko Orpheum
Theatre.
They enact the roles of Negro
conyicts and sing such prison songs
as "Hikin' jerry, John Henry,
Willie the Weeper", I'VE Are Four
Buns" and "swing En- High, Bull
lies. All told, they sing eleven songs
in the production, including Clar-
ence Muses. original Negro spiritual.
Liberty Road, composed especially
for the picture.
They do not sing them as special
numbers, as in musical comedy.
but just as they are sung by chain
gangs to the rise and fall Of pick
and shovel
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Southern Women
Distrust Chivalry

United States, which case has en-
listed the sympathy of the entire
world When " became known that
many of the boys now in Jail are of
tender minor years, indignation be-
came high not only in other portions
of the world but in the deep south
itself. This band of women citing
the Seottsboro case, "a fragrant in
stance of court procedure perverted
in the name of Chivalry.' They pro-
tested against all similar unfair
trials and extreme sentences on
those accused of attacks on white
women.
According to the text above the
signatures, the protest stated, "as
Southern women and as adult citi-
zens of the 10th century America,
We reject the ideal" of Southern
Chivalry' that supposes the honor
of Southern womanhood can best be
preserved by such savage actions
as the trial, conviction and contem-
plated electrocution of the seven
young Scottsboro youths
Il have always been deeply
shamed," said one text, "by the fact
that white women have been made
the pretext in the south for acts of
mob violence upon peaceful and
down-trodden citizenry. The Scots
Gro case is one of the most dis
gsaceful of long succession of acts
of which We have personal knowl-
edge.
once and for all Southern wo-
men must protest in str INCEST terms
against mob terror a7d lynching
They must tear the mask of chivalry
from the acts Of british men who
are swayed by no emotion other
than race hatred. Not chivalry but
the most primitive sayagry rules
the mob responsible for the Scots
boro case and the many other such |
fragrant flontings of justice in the
south. We call upon Il women,
regardless of race and creed to join
in this effort to see justice done" I
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Negro Progress
In Retail Trade

Continued from Gage one.)

tSohtinuen from Gage one.1
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000.
Stores dealing in food supplies
number 10,755 or 422a of the total.
Though the information is not part
OF the Census report, it may be well
to state that Negro grocers are TAX
ing to the voluntary chain system of
business. One such organization in
New York with scattered branches
was set up with program patterned
upon the findings of the Louisville
Grocery Survey. There are smaller
associations in Detroit and Cleve-
land. In Chicago, Norfolk, Va, and
st. Louis, Mo-, there are Negro
grocers who are members of other
wise white chain associations.
Further analysis of the census re-
port reveals Negroes conduct 1856
other retail stores comprising such
lines as hardware, farm implements,
jewelry, books, fuel, drugs and mis-
cellaneous. There are 1879 in gen.
eral merchandise, $40 dealers in
women's and mems apparel, 9S lum-
Der and building material dealers, 85
music and radio stores, 210 furni-
ture and cafe business.
The state of Georgia with 1909
leads in the number of Negro stores.
North Carolina is next with 1907.
New Mexico is last on the list with
only one Negro store. There are 81
Negro retailers in Washington, 1862
in California, IS in Oregon, 10 in
Montana, in Utah and in Idaho.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
as, 082 Registered In
St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The total num-
Der of registered colored voters is
46,082; 1887 women and 27,125
men. This is nearly 1000 more
than the figure for 1928, which was
$3.50.
The 1850 census showed 98,58O
as the colored population of st.
Louis. Negroes are prevented from
eleeting aldermen through the city
wide voting method of selecting
This year congressman are elected
by the state at large.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Different School Hours
To Prevent Fighting

s CONVICTION, Vain this city
the white and colored schools open
and close daily at different hours to
prevent friction and fights between
white and eolored children. The Gus
tom has been observed so long that
some of the people don't recall when
1t began. The colored school opens
daily at O'Clock and closes at 2:30.
The white schools open at the regu-
lar 8 O'Clock hour and close at the
usual o'clock hour. The explana-
ton is that school authorities
thought 1t best to follow this rule to
prevent the white and eolored chill
dren from meeting on the streets en-
route to and from school.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
George Cooper, Actor, Dead

NEW YORK. ~ The theatrical
world is mourning the death of the
late George ". Cooper, one-time
partner Of Bill lBoiangles) Robin
sonand Eddie Hunter, who sue4
eumhed at his home here Thursday.
Cooper died at the age of 50. and
: survived by a widow. Mrs. Nellie
Cooper. Who vas also a performer
and son Of George ", Jf.. who is
likewise an actor. Cooper was born
in Henderson. X. Robinson came
from Philadelphia to attend the fu-
neral.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Richard B. Harrison Is
Listed In "Who's Who

cHIcAGo.-Among the Chicago
ans who have made the 1892 who's
Who" are Mayor Anton ]. Cermak
and Richard B. Harrison featured
actor in The Green Pastures.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03

His Emnence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty Archbishop
pha below) recently blessed this University
at New Orleans the first Catholic college for the
ored youth the United States. The W. Shaw
Archbishop of New Orleans laid the university
which will represent investment of approximately 900
when completed The Rev. Mother M Drexe founder
and superior general of the Sisters of the Blessed
donor Of the university dedication ceremonies
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03
Presidential Elector

ALBANY, N. Y DR.. Godfrey
Nurse, Harlem physician, has been
named as one of the presidential
electors on the Democratic ticket.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-03

Dance Monday night at Alham.
bra Club.
Evening star., 1932-03-13

TNHOSE dreadful hours of tossing about before sleep
comes How they wreck your nerves Sap your
strength. Place you under serious handicap socially
and commercially
Why suffer them any longer?
For 10000 doctors will tell you that there's
entirely drugless way to instant sleep.
1t not only induces sound sleep quickly-but acts to
restore your normal tendency to sleep soundly every
night
1t is delicious fooddrnk you take before going to
bed AS free of drugs the bread you eat the milk
you give to your child
You fall asleep almost you close your eyes.
In the morning you waken vastly refreshed nerves
calmer mind clearer by far
For this remarkable food-drnk restores and replen-
ishes your tissues while you sleep And greatly multi
plies your ability to overcome fatigue Thus enabling
you to come back" more quickly when you are over
tired.
This discovery is called Ovaltine pure food-drnk
Evening star., 1932-03-13

from your digestive organs. And helps your stomach
rest"
Remember this about digestive unrest at night You
don't always realize you haveit 1t may be sufficient
to noticeable distress, but it keep you awake
just the same.
Third: Ovaltine combats irritabity by sup
plying important calcium to the system under the most
favorable conditions to promote calcium metabolsm
and provide proper calcium balance in the blood Phos-
phorus is supplied lin its food form lecthn), vital
element of nerve and brain tissue cup of Ovaltine in
fact provides, in easily dgested and rapidly assimated
form, the food elements necessary for rebuilding
nerve, brain and muscle tissues while you sleep.