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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
Washington Man
Heads EIkS Order
For zVeIfth Term
Leading Officers
Are Reelected
By Acclamation

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. Fin-
ley Wilson was again elected grand
exalted ruler of the l. b. p. o. +.
of W., when the dove of peace how
cred for while over the national
convention here and John Marques,
his chief rival, moved Tuesday that
the vote for him be unanimous.
Along with Wilson were james
f. Kelley, secretary; Edward W.
Henry, treasurer, and VIM. C. Hues-
ton, commissioner of education, all
reelected by acclamation. The entire
Wilson ticket was chosen.
Deal Reported
The election of Wilson also re-
Elected the fight in Philadelphia be-
tween Judge Henry. Marques and
others. Friends of the Judge charg.
ed that Wilson had double-crossed
the former by making "a deal with
Marques.
The last fight to stop the meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Elks was
halted Sunday when the Pride of
Newark Lodge No. 95, |. b. p. o. Il.
of W., was reinstated to full menu
bership and allowed to send two
delegates to the convention, after u
conference with the supreme cabi-
net and the grand exalted ruler.
TIE ruling will give the lodge full
membership in the grand lodge at
ter paying all accrued grand lodge
fees to date and exempting DR..
Thomas M. Wright, leader of the
fight against the administration,
from lodge activities.
With this ruling the Newark Lodge
will not carry on their proposed
plan to secure an injunction.
Politics doomed in the initial meet
ing of the convention when group
Of Democrats, including Ferdinand
Q. Morton, the New York Civil
Service Commissioner, Judge Toney
of the New York Municipal Court,
and others sought to have placed
on the program, addresses by Demo-
cratic candidates, including John M.
Garner, white, of Texas.
The move was blocked, however,
when Perry W. Howard, of the Re-
publican National Committee, and
Assistant Solicitor General w. C.
Hueston, staged a fight against it.
A riot was narrowly ave rted in
the convention Wednesday morning
when Howard Walker. D. c. war
vet, opposed the address of Congress-
man Oscar DePriest, because of his
stand on the Bonus measure. Police
officers were summoned and Walker
was taken from the hall.
indianapolis was chosen for the
meeting place for the 1888 essions,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
Did He Win or Lose?

another problem in the Enterprise series
but it is easy
erroneous conclusion.
secondhand automobiles for 5000 each He
the them In fact he had paid more for one
Of he loss of 20
other however, he made gain of 20 per cent
The problem the whole transaction,
including both sales? ..s.-fUMu.
printed in next weeks Enterprise. " -
The answer %S
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
(Enterprise News Bureau

(EnCerprlSe news bureau
NAT CHEZ, Miss. = Resenting
statements accredited to him by
prejudiced white reporters, Charles
Isaacs, local business man, issued a
statement giving his real reason for
staying away from the Hoover noti-
fication luncheon, this week.
Lot of Bunk
"These white reporters have writ
ten up a lot of bunk. | did not tell
them any of the things they have
written.
my personal position in the mat
ter had nothing to do with my stay
ing away from the dinner. How
ever, | knew that if | went, the fact
would receive a great deal of pub
licity. | knew that these same white
papers would do all they could to
stir up racial animosity because |
went. Whatever stories they might
write, they could do little to injure
me personally.
"But / felt that the hatred in
whites which they might kindle
might be used to the detriment OF
members of my race who are not as
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
Los Angeles Loan Assn.
Has Quarter Million Assets

LOS ANGELES. - Shareholders
and stockholders of the Liberty
Building and Loan Association we're
surprised to learn that in spite Of the
economic conditions the company was
worth well over a quarter Of a mil
lion dollars, in a report at the eighth
annual meeting last week.
During eight years of operation,
the association has loaned nearly a
half million dollars, made gross earn
ings of over $4,000 and paid div
idends and interest Of more than
$4,000. L. M. Blodgett, wealthy
contractor, was reelected president.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01


NEW YORK Especially Black
Jews, two thousands of them in col
orful costumes marched with dig
nifty in a parade Sunday that attract
ed several thousands visitors to Har-
lem, largest Negro community in
the world. The black Jews in most
respects are more orthodox and OBJ
serve ancient customs of their race
with more exactness than their
lighter skin kindred. They speak
Hebrew, they write Hebrew, and
they sing Hebrew. They boast of
their lineage, claiming direct descent
from Solomon. Sunday was a red
letter day for the Royal Order of
Ethiopian Hebrews, Sons and Daugh-
tiers of Culture, since they proceeded
with royal dignity, carrying out the
parts of their varied programs. These
devotees have impressively enriched
the already picturesque history of
Harlem.
The Royal Ladies of Ethiopia
wore dresses of white with head
gears of sky blue, purple and red,
with flowing streamers down their
backs. Sashes of the same colors
indicated the respective ranks of the
wearers. 1t was hard to guess that
these ladies were not natives from
the country near the Mt. of Olives.
Save in spots they disported them
selves in keeping with the costumes.
, The general appearance of the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
Enterprise News Bureau

NEW YORK. - With that same
vivacious twinkle in her eyes that
made her the mischieyous hit of
"BlackbIrds Of 1923" in her "Digo,
olga Do number, pretty Adelaide
Hall twitted the indignant whites
who sought to bar her from her
$50, 900 home in the exclusive
Larchmont sector this week
"lf the objection TO me is based
on ancestry ! am perfectly willing
TO match my family tree with any
body here" she said "As FOR being
an American. can trace my ances-
try back 30 the Shinnecock Indians
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
Negro Aviator Thrills
Los Angeles Crowd

LOS ANGELES. Experienced
white airmen and spectators of both
races were equally thrilled on both
Sunday afternoons past at the fly
ing and air stunts staged by Her.
man Banning at the Compton Air
port A parachute jump by Maxwell
Love intrepid young stuntman, also
added to the great interest evidenced
in the marvellous exhibitions which
are staged free.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
What's Your Grandfather Name?"
Adelaide Hall Asks White NeigbbOrs

Of Long Island. and 7 am proud "a
it. Pm full-blooLled Am er lean col.
ored girl. If the issue is going to De
on ancestry I'm only waiting for a
chance when I can put so ne Of these
new rich on the witness stand and
ask them how their israndfathers
spelled their names"
Original opposition TO the arrival
oI me singer was headed by Edward
b. Mcconnell Of 10 Kilmer Road
whose home was used last week for
lhe organization Of the Kline Road
association and by former Mayor
Platt Virgins.
lContinued on Page 9ll
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-09-01
50 Per Cent Men
50 Per Cent Women
Are Wage Farmers

WASHINGTON - (CNS) -
There were 5,503,535 Negroes gain
fully employed In the United States
In 1890 according to the occupation
statistics recently issued by the Bu-
reau OF the Census of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
This number includes 3,662,893
men or 80.2 per cent of the Negro
males 10 years Of age and over,
and 1,84O,642 women or 39.9 per
cent Of the Negro women in this age
group.
Although the number engaged in
agricultural pursuits has decreased
nearly 8 per cent during the past
decade, agriculture Is still the main
occupation of the men of the coun-
try, l.4s2,555 men or 4O.S per cent
being engaged in farming.
Distribution of the men workers
In the tan occupatienal classes into
which the occupations have been
grouped, reveals that the manufac-
turing and mechanical industries
employ the next largest group of
workers. There are 932,586 men
representing 23.6 per cent in this
occupation group.
Domestics Next
Domestic and personal service
ranked next with 423,645 men or
Ills per cent so employed in 1890.
The transportation and communica-
tion occupations group follows with
395,437 or 1913 per cent so engaged
Four and one-half per cent or 169,-
PAL, are engaged in trade and 30
per cent or 74,919 in the extrac-
tion of minerals. The professional
group Of 1888 men comprised
about 20 per cent of the men gain
fully employed in 1880. There were
49,273 representing 1.3 per cent in
public service. L.
Women Unchanged
The occupation statistics for Me-
gro women are still more interest
ing. First, the per cent of Negro
women gainfully employed has re-
manned unchanged during the past
decade, there being 38.9 per cent
employed In 1880 as in 1920. The
statistics, however, reveal that wo-
men workers have decreased by
nearly l6 per cent since 1910. At
that time 2,018.9S1 women or SAT
per cent of the women adults were
gainfully employed as compared
with the 1,571,2S9 In 1920 and the
1,S40,642 in 1880. In both 1920
and 1880 the Negro women gainful-
ly employed represented 1873 per
cent of the adult group.
80 Per Cent Women are Domestics
Ninety per cent of all the women
Continued ON page rhree.)
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-10-26

High government officials and distinguished Iurists attending the
American Bar association witnessed laying of the cornerstone for the
new supreme court building. President Hoover and Chief Justiee
Charles { Hughes blending over stone) participated In the ceremonies.
In the foreground, next to the railing 10 Guy A. Thompson, president II
the American Bar association. ASSOCIATED Press Photol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Hayes, Thoms At
 Danbury Meet
Session Tomorrow Boosts Smith for Democratic
 Presidential Nomination

Special guests at the meeting will be Gene Tunney, William 0. McGeehan of New York and James E. Golf, according to the notices for the meeting sent out. Martin German of Danbury, presi- dent of the "Al Smith" club in that city, will be in the chair when the session opens.
 Interest in the Smith campaign in Connecticut has been great since the New York ex-governor an nounced himself definitely in the race for the presidential nomina- tion. On the goth the Smith lead CTS of the state will gather here at the Waterbury club to further plans for the ex-governor's cam paign.
 Tomorrow, also, the democratic women will gather at the Hotel Garde in Hartford to further the Smith cause. Already, though, there is much opposition to the meeting being voiced. Mrs John L. Cavanaugh of Hartford is in charge of the session. She sought the post of vice-president of the state central committee but was beaten in the race by Mrs Mabel McQueeney of Bridgeport. Roose- welt packers claim that they will endeavor to boycott the session. It is doubtful whether or not the To- cal Women's Democratic club will be represented in view of the de- cision of the local organization of women to withhold support from either the Smith or Roosevelt forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Mahoney Given
 Four To Six Years

Morris Mahoney, %, of this city, was sentenced from four to six years in states prison ,on a charge of robbery with violence when he pleaded guilty before Judge Newell Jennings in superior court today. Two others accused, John Valerie. 22. and John Rubino, 25, of the same offense in connection with the same case, were given sus- pended sentences. The trio was ac- cused of the attempted holdup of Emil Digliano of West Farm street on last January 9th. RubinO was given a year in jail and Valerie g reformatory sentence, with both sentences suspended and both placed on probation.
 States Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis outlined the case after the trio had pleaded guilty to the charges. He told how Digliano was entering the hall way of his home when Valerie and Mahoney the latter carrying a revolver, or- dered him to hold up his hands. Instead, he grappled with them and during the scuffle. the gun held by Mahoney exploded and Digliano fell with a bullet wound in his neck. He was taken to St Mary's hospital and recovered.
 Rubino who lived upstairs over the victim had left the other two previously and was to whistle or warn them when Digliano entered the home. Digliano, pool par Tor and cigar store proprietor was believed by the trio to have been carrying huge wad of money on his person at the time. He had locked up his place of business and was on his way to his home.
 Mahoney was shown to have a ! previous police record beginning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Y. M. C. A. Notes
Stag Social.

Next Thursday night the west lobby of the Y will be the scene of another big stag social under the able direction of the committee composed of Dan Barrett and Harry Shackley. The evenings s entertainment will open with some good wrestling bouts which will be followed directly with some fast boxing. Dan Barrett will then present a fine program of songs and dances with some of the best talent in Waterbury. All Y mem- bers are cordially invited to be present in the lobby at S:30.
 Inter- Club Bowling Dinner Tonight
 Six clubs which consistuted the Bowling league. the Beau Brum- mels, Putsic Friars. Grenadiers. Zi Theta Pi, Emanons, and the Y Not, will climax the season tonight with a Co-Ed dinner and dance at the Central Y. M. c. A. Otto Shatas, a prominent member of the Beau Brummel club will act as toastmaster at the dinner which takes place in room B and c at 7:3O. Winners trophies will be presented by Herbert S. Smith, general secretary at the dinner. Dancing will follow in the west and boys lobby with Joseph Angelo's orchestra playing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
RAILROAD WILL
 COMPETE WITH
 MOTOR TRUCKS
Boston & Maine to In- augurate Pick-Up and Store - Door Delivery Along Its Lines

Boston, April 13 = (UP) = As an answer to highway motor truck competition, the Boston and Maine Railroad will establish pickup and store-door delivery of less-than- carload freight between more than 50 New England communities To- cated along its lines, 1t was an nounced today. The new service, effective May 16, was said to be the first of it's type established by any eastern railroad.
 Between most points the service will be furnished with no addition to the rail rate which now applies between the freight stations in the communities selected for starting the experiment. The pickup and delivery service will be performed by local truckmen in each city and town. The 50 communities include Holyoke. Lawrence, Lynn, Spring field, Worcester and Portland. Me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
PROSECUTOR IN HONOLULU CASE
 GETS GUARANTEE
If He Needs Alienists to Combat Lawyer Darrow He Ca nHave Them Strong Case Piled Up Against Americans
BY DAN CAMPBELL nited Press Stan Correspondent.


 Honolulu, T. H., April 13.-(UP) Legislative leaders pledged fi- nancial aid to prosecutors after
 Governor Lawrence Nj. Judd sum- moned a board of strategy" as the case against four Americans charged with the honor staying of native youth drew near an end to-day.
 Prosecutor John Kelley was not overlooking single opportunity to prove that Joe Kahahawafs death was plotetd by mild-man- nered Grace Fortescue and three navy men, or to beat temporary | insanity> defense by Clarence Dar- row, chief defense counsel. who drafted two psychiatrists from the mainland for this purpose.
 The territory will provide funds to retain alienists of It's own, 1T needed, Judd unofficially advised
 Kelley. Governor Judd conferred
 with legislative leaders as to the use of contingent funds for prose- cution medical experts. :.
 They agreed, provided territorial funds also be made available 10 prosecute the second trial or Your islanders accused of attacking Thalia Fortescue Massie.
 Ten prosecution witnesses re- mained to bolster Kelley's case that Mrs Fortescue, her son-in-law. It (JG) Thomas H. Massie and two
 seamen, E. J. Lord and A. o. Jones, killed Kaha ahawai to aNenge the attack on Mrs Massie. Kahahawa was a fifth defendant in the or iginai attack trial, at which the jury disagreed.
 Kelley planned to conclude the prosecution to-day. Darrow voiced no objection to this.
 The shrewd defense chief made
 little effort to cross examine wit
 nesses as they told of finding Kahahawai's canvas-shrouded body
 in an automob driven by Mrs Fortescue. Also in the car. several
 policemen testified were It Massie
 All were calm and apparently in control of their senses, the witness l es claimed--an angle developed py | Kelley to strike at Darrow's tenn porary insanity plea.
 The yine-bowered cottage of Mrs | Fortescue, where the territory claims Kahahawai was lured to his death by a fake arrest war rant, offered other evidence. Lu- ciano Machado, Portuguese city detective, said he found In the house a bullet of the same calibre as the one that killed Kahahawai. l In Mrs Fortescue's purse were DIG lures of the slain youth. he said; 1 There were bloodstains on the floor, and two coils of rope. ac- cording to Machado. More or tnis rope. with purple strand woven through 1t, was found loopeo around Kahahawafs neck. one
 witness testified it was navy rope;
 The rope found on the victims body was shown to the Jury of sev- en whites, three islanders and two Chinese. Afterward Kelley hung It l casually on a knob near the Jury
 box, where it remained the rest ?.
 the day, a grim reminder or the
 staying. a, witness summoned to-day was 2 l Japanese maid who worked . TOT
 Mrs Fortescue last January. Sne told police the society woman gave
 her d three-day vacation the morn ing of the slaying.' A neignpoI
 who heard shot from the house
 was expected to climax keiiey case
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
By ELMER c. WALzER nited Press Financial Eflitu

A R
 New York, April 13.-(UP)- Another stimulating rise in United States government bonds bolstered suited in choking liquidation that had carried prices sharply lower in recent sessions.
 In response to indications that central banking authorities were policy with additional heavy pur- chases of government bonds. many of these bonds reached their best levels of the year.
 Trading in stocks was dull with price changes narrow. Important selling was absent in all but a handful of issues, and gains and losses were about evenly distribut- ed at mid-afternoon.
 Rather important selling con- tinued in leading petroleum issues
 like Standard Oils of New Jersey and California, which drove both of these formed investment favor ites into new low ground for the bear market. Peoples gas slumped 10 points to 52 ana Citl Ice & Fuel nearly points on heavy selling from Cleveland interests. Market leaders like United States Steele, American Can, General Mo- tors, Westinghouse Electric and American Telephone generally held within a fractional range of their previous closing levels and were infrequently traded during the af- ternoon.
 Slow dealing through the after noon raised hopes among bulls that the selling movement was gradually burning out. Transac- tions to 1880 p. m. amounted to only 100000 shares, against l. 100, 900 shares in the correspond ing period yesterday. Grains held most of their recent gains. ,, Weakness in the Standard Oil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
WATERvILLE

The body of Joseph Gleason of
 26 Dartmouth street was removed
 to Poughkeepsie, N. r., yesterday
 where the funeral will be held. MT
 Gleason, who had resided at the
 home of MT and Mrs Michael
 Waters of Dartmouth street since
 the death of his wife five years
 ago, was fatally injured in the Derby railroad yards about ] o'clock Monday morning.
 MT Gleason was employed as brakeman by the New Haven road and had just thrown a switch when he was struck by the caboose Of the train on which he was work ing. He was rushed to Griffin hos pital, where both of his arms were amputated. He died at 6 o'clock
 Monday morning.
 He is survived by young son
 who had resided with him here in
 Wateryille, his mother and four
 brothers, James, William, John and Vincent, all of Poughkeepsie.
 The first person to reach Glea-
 sons body after his fatal accident was James McMahon of Yale street, also New Haven road em- uIoye. MT McMahon stated that MT Gleason was conscious when he reached him and bore up under his !, frightful injuries with remarkable courage. He lost consciousness on i the way to the hospital and never regained it, failing even to recog. nize his son where the latter was summoned to the hospital carry Monday morning.
 Mrs Emmons Elected At the annual election of the wa terbury Republican Women's club which took place in Waterbury Monday night. Mrs Alfred Emmons. ST, of Boyden street, was elected second vice-president. Mrs Elm mons has long been active in the affairs of her party and has been for six years a representative of the Waterville district on the re- publican town committee.
 Parish Society
 The April business meeting of St Paurs, Parish society was sched-
 uled to take place this afternoon at St Paul's rectory.
 Rod and Gun Club A special meeting of the Water vile Rod and Gun club will be held at Arthur Taylor,s cabin
 Thursday evening at o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Congress Business
 That Took Place In
 The Session To-day
Effective Economy Bill May Be Agreed Upon By the
 Members of the House and White House

Washington, April 14.-CUP)- Progress toward an agreement be- tween the administration and the house of an effective economy plan was indicated to-day by submis- sion of a modified White House recommendation regarding reduc- tions in the federal payroll.
 The new overtures came just before the house economy commit tee reported for it's second confer ence with President Hoover on con- flicting methods of trimming ex- penditures by some $200, 900, 900.
 Secretary Mills indicated to the senate finance committee that no fresh recommendations would be forthcoming from his department on the revenue bill. Senator Har- rison, dem, Miss, charged this was an evasion but Majority Leader Watson said the senate wanted to write its own tax bill anyway.
 The senate stock market inves- tigation, held over until Monday, was revived in another quarter. when Governor George L. Harrison of the Federal Reserve. bank of New York told e. house ,sub-com- mittee bankers had sought to curb speculation in boom days. He said private corporations should be blamed for the 1929 crash.:
 House bonus hearings were re- sumed and proponents were heard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

1 by the ways and means committee. Some emphasis which has been
 placed on bonus legislation has been lessened by administration
 confidence it cannot be enacted into law.
 The senate considered the inte-
 rior department appropriations
 bill, which may be pared by more
 than $5,0O0,000. A motion was | prepared to effect cut of 10 per
 cent in the treasury postoffice sup
 ply bill, also.
 Chairman Norris of the senate Judiciary committee said he would
 lead a floor fight against confirma- | ton of Judge James H. Wilker-
 sons nomination to the federal cir
 cult bench.
 Speaker Garner indicated demo-
 cratic approval of the Steagall bill
 guaranteeing federal reserve de- posits. The senate foreign relations
 committee rejected the Pittman
 resolution, asking President Hoover to poll signatory World court pow
 CTS regarding the Root formula. Joseph E. Sheedy, former gen. eral manager of the U. s. Lines. opposed transfer of the lines to the Dollar Dawson interests and the
 Mercantile Marine. in testimony before the house merchant marine committee.