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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-24
HURT IN GAME.

St Louis, Oct z4-(UP)-Thom- as Gagwell, 16, whose neck was broken a week ago at a high school football game died yesterday in a hospital. He was injured in the first minute of play of his first high school game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-24
LATE REALTY NEWS
MORTGAGE DEEDS:

MORTGAGE DEEDS:
 Donate Guerrero to Francesca Mangini, real estate on the north east side of Platt street, $1,000.
 Josephine Wendzell to the Wa terbury Savings Bank, real estate on the south side of Welland ave- nue, $1,300.
 William F. and Catherine P. Kelly to the Waterbury Savings Bank. real estate at 2S Luke street. $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-24

WARRANTY DEEDS: Francesca Mangini to Donate Guerrera, real estate on the north- east side of Platt street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-24
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Harry Jacquette, truck driver, Forestville; Mildred Brown, maid 131 Drayer avenue.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
500 Dixie Crackers
Wreak Vengeance
On Innocent Family
Girl Kills Sell After
Word of Loves Death

CLOVES, N. NJ. - Residents Of
Clovis were startled when they
learned the motive for Miss Billie
Marie La Monte's suicide.
After receiving word that Harry
Love was killed in an automobile
accident at Litehfield. Ill. Miss La
Monte. in n state of hysteria, wrote
suicide note to Loves sister, say
ing: Il simply can't stand il any
longer can't go on living any
longer knowing III never see my
darling again.
Mrs. McFarlana fehite), cousin
to the deceased. claimed that within
an hour after the receipt of the tele.
gram telling of Loves death, a shot
was heard in Miss La Monte's room,
When members of the family rushed
to her room they found her dead.
The late Billie Marie La Monte
moved in white society in Clovis.
She was well known in Chicago,
where she lived two years ago. and
it was in Chicago that she met Love
who was an agent for an insurance
company there.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
The Future OF The American Negro
As Pictured By a Hollywood Scenarist

cess. have not known the race in
timately enough to write such a
story.
Stock Characters
In my scenarios, the Negroes have
been almost of necessity, stock char,
acters. That is, they were either
Wallets, or buffers, or personal retain
ers or elevator men, or something of
the sort. | depicted this type o cnar-
acter because, actually, in the life
of the white folk, about whom |
wrote, this was the only type of
Negro who entered.
Please do not. misunderstand |
have never subscribed to the idea
that there are no other types of
Negroes. Nor am | oblivious to the
fact that there are Negro bankers,
lawyers, physician, artists, poets.
merely mean that these higher types
of colored personalities were rarely,
If ever, seen in the everyday ex-
Continued to page AZ
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Dixie Negroes
HaveLittle Faith
In Communism,

ATLANTA, Ga. - Communism is
getting a cold reception from South
efn Negroes, according to report
made public early this week by the
commission on lnterracial Cooper
alton. In the same report the
commission sets forth that appreci-
able gains have been made nv tho
race in education. health. protec-
ton by courts and political recog-
milton.
The favorable trends, however
the commission reported in its sur
vey, have been offset to an extent
by economic losses attributable to
the general economic breakdown
The situation was reported as re-
ducing the number of Negro land
owners and driving many tenant
farmers and wage hands to the cit
les.
The commission added that eco
homie necessity has foyced eraao
competition along racial lines with
personal competition and wide
spread replacement of Negroes by
white workers in some instances.
Efforts of Communists to project
themselves into the situation. how
ever. have failed, the commission
said. 49,.
. Whatever their sympathy with
the economic and social ideals of |
communism, Negroes apparently |
have little faith In the Communist |
technique of violence and revolu
lion and no disposition to seek in
hat direction" the report observed.
The commission said II had found
he principle of interracial coopera-
ION was being widely adopted in
community chest budgets. A gain
" five years in the health span of
he Negro was cited as indicative of
health Improvement.
The census of 1890 reported
'egro population of 11,981,143 with
',S61,577 in sixteen Southern
'tates, including Maryland and Del
ware and the District of Columbi
nd 2,409,219 in other sections
I the United States.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
No Investigation
Is Being Made
By Authorities

SENAToBIA, Miss SpecialA J.
rms state broke into the u. S. Lynch
League for 1882 with the Shaving Of
an entire family of five innocent
Negroes by mob of 300 inhuman
crackers Sunday. The bodies of thu
five victimes constituted the Craw-
ford family which included Judge
crawford, his wife Annie Crawford
two sons and son-in-law. Their
bodies were found early Monday
morning on the highway six mile,
south of this cracker village. A
crude sign inscribed "all you niggers
take notice" was posted near tho
bodies which were badly mutilated
by gun shot wounds.
The Crawford family was slain by
a mob headed by Sheriff C. A, vii.
liams in retaliation for the killing
OF his son Deputy Sheriff jeff
Walker Williams by Jesse Williams.
10 pear, old Negro. tenant on the
Williams plantation.
According to report here Deputy
Sheriff Williams became enraeed
when he found Jesse Williams in The
home of a colored woman with whom
Continued on page -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Walter White Predicts
Negro Political Revolt

ANDERSON. Ind.-"The greatest
political revolt among Negroes that
has ever been known in a national
election was predicted for Noyem-
Der by Walter White. secretary of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People who
Sunday afternoon addressed the As
sociation's Indiana State Confer
ence here.
Making 1t clear that the "intelli-
gent Negro voter has but little hone
in the Democratic party, Mr..
White assailed the Hoover Admin
istration's indifference and hostility
to Negroes In America as evidenced
by the nomination of Parker to the
U. ). Supreme Court; the jim-crow-
'ng of Negro Gold Star mothers on
e pilgrimage to European battle,
Fields the catering to lily-white ele-
ments in the South; the peonage
'ho oldNoiy GOuull1On prevailing
under government contracts on the
Mississippi Flood Control project
and the apparent determination of
the War Department to "whitewash''
the charges made; and the zap
parent Willingness of the gov
eminent to prevent color discrim-
ination on federal relief projects.
THE Negro as minority group
said Mr.. White. feels that his only
hope under the present form of
government Is in the prevention of |
a monopoly upon elections by any
one party-Republican Democratic |
u any other Where the margin is
lose the Negro as minority group .
AN use his ballot most effectively
md this the Negro is rapidly learn
ng.
Mr.. White severely scored Senator
Iames e. Watson of Indiana for his
'ote in the Senate in favor of con-
irming the Parker nomination.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
IS Senators Pledge
Flood Investigation

NEW YORK. - Nineteen United
States senators have definitely
pledged their support to Senator
Robert f. Wagner in an inyestiga-
ton Of the peonage and slavery
conditions in the Mississippi flood
area.
Their support has been offere !
in a resolution which refers to the
conditions exposed in an investiga
ton conducted by the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People. It is result of
previous charges by the A. r Of L.,
the hostility displayed by Major
General Lytle Brown, in charge of
construction, and the failure Of
Congress to act.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Germans Eject
Negro Preacher
From Pulpit

BERLlN.-tBy J. A. Rogers) -.
Asserting that Negroes. Jews and
others of the so-called inferior race
should not preach or dictate to
white people, Dir. Rooyer, Hitherto
ruler of the province of Oldenburg,
Germany, had Negro pastor, nam
ed kyami. torn out of the pulpit
in the parish of st. Lambert by the
police.
The Rev Kyami, who is native
OF Togoland and breaches there,
was brought TO Germany by the Lu-
theran Synod in order To testify To
the good work being done by the
Lutherans in Africa. Roover has
further threatened severe punish
ment to any preacher in Oldenburg
who will open his pulpit to the Rev.
kVami. THE time Is coming" he
said, when the National Socialists
Will settle accounts with those who
H'aid 9oli iht Wiile race by nhYlnG
Negroes preach to them or who re
eeiYe Jews on terms OF equality"
The pastor of st. Lamber, has
made vigorous protest, and in the
meanwhile the Rev. Kyami, who Is
a convert TO Christianity, has re-
turned to his native land. He had
spoken In other Lutheran churches T
N Germany before going to Olden-
)urg.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Problem In Sailing

Here another Brain problem the Enterprise series
of test questions
a lumber raft fonts the rat.
~ hour the
morning. AT O'Clock In the afternoon a
passes the nndng going mil
steamer passes the andng the
When lumbe of To tic
mp Tor the night at o'clock" of
back II won't catch with tne. dock
shouts insistance that he will.
The problem is who right? will the steamer
catch with the raft2
The answer will be printed in next Enterprise
last weeks Brain Teaser $ on page A.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
General Manager
OF Defender Co.
Reveals Wealth

CHICAGO = Especially - In the
answer to the suit for separate
maintenance which Mrs. Robert s.
Abbott filed in May against her
husband, the president of the Robert
y. Abbott Publishing Company, Mr..
Abbott generally denied that he
owned the Defender and Abbotts
Monthly, newspaper and magazine,
and set up the claim that his news
paper lost $4,000 in 1881, and
stood to lose much more this year.
But last Friday, before Superior
Judge Phillip Finnegan, Mrs. Alb
bolt and her attorney, Robert Can't
WELL and Mr.. Abbott's attorney. for
mer United States Senator Charles
y. Deneen, appeared in court. The
object of the appearance was to
Continued on page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Red Cross Warns
Florida Not To
Sell Relief Flour

NEW YORK. - Complaint trans
mltted by the National Association
Tor the Advancement of coloreJ
People TO Judge John Barton PAYNE
chairman of the Red Cross, that
Negroes were being required to work
IN return for relief flour given them
IN violation of the law, has brought
warning from him to the Florida
ked Cross that this practice must
cease.
In letter sent to Mrs. J. A. Good.
rlch, executive secretary of The Palm
Beach County Chapter. COPY Of
winch he sent to the N.A.A.C.P.
Judge PAYNE under date of Septem.
Der IL, wrote:
me Hour comes to us by appro-
from Congress and our duty
Is to distribute it equally to all needy
people; treating all precisely alike
white and eolored Wherever DER.
or colored-have been
required to work in order to pet the
Hour and knowledge of this fact has
come to us, we have done our utmost
% stop 1t. Will you please see that
he colored people are treated lust
he same as the white people in your
The NA.A.C.P. urges all persons
aving complaints of discrimination
the giving Of free flour. to report
Rese instances to the national office
once, giving names, dates. and
VI essential facts concerning the
iscrimnation reported.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Census Reports
$40 Negro Frelnen
In z States

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - Negro
firemen. numbering $40 men. are
employed in cities of TWENTY-FIVE
States and the District of Column
bia, according to statistics recently
released by the Bureau of census
of the Department of Commerce
based on the 1880 census.
pennsylvania leads in the num-
Der of Negroes employed in this
type of public service. there being 70
Negro firemen in that state, nearly
twice as many as are so emnloyed
In California and New Jersey. the
states which rank next with AS
each. Illinois follows with a. fire
men, while the District of Column
bia and Indiana have SS, Missouri
III, Kansas 80, Tennessee "a. New
York 81, and Ohio IA. There are
10 in Kentucky, IL in Minnesota. 8
in Colorado, 6 In Texas, 3 in Loui- !
siana, Maryland and Virginia; 2 in
Georgia and l in Connecticut Flori- |
da and Wisconsin.
In 1920 there were only 100 Me-
gro firemen in the United States.
At that time Illinois led with IA
f1remen, of them employed in
chicago. Tennessee ranked second
with . firemen in Nashville, and'l
HE District of Columbia third with
Negro firemen. There were three
n Indianapolis and Indiana, 4 in I
while New York City.
iad only one.. Colorado, and Flori-
la had 5. Kansas g. while the re-
naming So were employed in the
'ther S9 States.
In practically every instance the
increase for firemen in
ubifc service has been very great.
Florida is the only state where the
lumber has decreasedv--there being
My one fireman in that state I'm
93O as compared with S so repor.-
d in 1920.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Court II Probe
StOryOfAbbott's
Bank Account
What The South Really Needs Is A Bath;
Trains, Stations And People Found Dirty

or IN the station for caring for the
toilet. From the looks of many of
the passengers, | have a sneakinp
suspicion that this same condition
prevails in most of the homes.
When complained to a fellow
passenger about this condition, in
stead of getting sympathy, | was re-
buffed: you people from up yond-
err he said, are always coming
down here and finding fault and
making it hard for u.s.
In Union Station in Savannah.
porter after searching for half an
hour found a piece of coarse soan
and some paper towels, but the wash
room was in such deplorable con-
dition that | was forced to go to a
restaurant several blocks awav to
shave. Savannah has no hotels. IT.
lllzlng the big mirror behind the
counter in cafe, shaved in full
view of the customers, and nobod,
seemed the least bit concerned.
At Columbia, S. c., the washbowls
had been disconnected completely,
and at Charlotte, N. C. there was NJ.
that they had ever been
here at all. 4
If the South could be seized by the |
back Of the neck and given good |
crubbing and have some of the sand I
u prejudice wiped out of its ewes.
t might wake up and do something
Cultivation of the intellect is only
econdary. What the South needs
most is a little soap and water.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
BY SABA COWAN
$1,000 a Week Scenario Writer
for Paramount,
M.-C.-M. and DeMille

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-As a seem
artist in the motion picture studios.
try to depict life realistically-at
least, honestly. try to present peo-
pie, not as should like to have them.
but as they really are in the every
day walks of life, | try to paint them
impartially, without subjective emo
tions, just as God himself formed
them.
Naturally, there are Negroes in a
number of stories which I have writ
ten. have often thought there was
really great epic story material in
the American Negro, that someone
should write him up in story where
the whole spotlight of attention was
focused on him, on his struggles for
emancipation, for equality, for suc-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Enterprise News BureauO


SAVANNAH, Ga.-You don't have
to travel so dreadfully far in the
South before you realize that what
Dixie needs more than anything else
is bath.
Dirt, filth, ignorance and deprav-
ity are apparent in large hunks and
the passengers who ride the stuffy
Jim crow cars or loll about the rest
rooms of the dilapidated stations re-
mind one of delegates en- route to
the rag pickers, convention.
The truth of the statement "You
can't Keep man in gutter with
out staying down with him." is no
where more strikingly exemplified
than in the South. While the whites
are keeping the Negroes in their
places, they are keeping most dis
agreeable environment for them
selves. The stencil from the un-
kcmpt "Colored" Mushrooms in the
stations klrifts across the narrow
rails that separate them from the
ofays, and the poverty and squalor
of the ragged, shoeless loungers on
the colored side surely must have
depressing effect upon the business
leaders as they attempt to grope
their way out of the depression.
No Facilities Is
The idea is prevalent throughout
he South, and perhaps not without
'ause, that colored passengers do not
'are to wash up after trip. There
ire no facilities either on the train
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Anti-Negro South African
Judge Is Dead

LONDON. = Chief Justice Jacob
de Villiers of South Africa, who
used to interpret the anti-Negro
laws of Gen. Jan SHUTS and Gen.
Hertzog, is dead
Villiers was not wholly in sym
pathy with the drastic policy of
SHUTS and Hertzog, but in his judg
ments he did not vary much from
them.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Daddy Blacks Wife Holds
up Trial for His Murder

PROVIDENCE, II. THE trial
for the murder of Daddy" Black,
former numbers magnate, was post
poned this week because of the alb
sence of Mrs. Black, who is reported
yet IN the South and who is expect
ed to return late this week or the
first part of next week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Confess to Burning Church

WEST POINT, Miss. Collin
Warren confessed in court here Fri
day that he set fire to the Moon
Valley Baptist Church May II. At
the same time, William Edwards
acknowledged that he had put a
torch to large dairy barn belong
ing to H. l.. Quois.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Kroger Chain Stores
Hire Negro Clerks

TOLEDO. ohio.-After bitter
fight waged by the N.A.A.c.P..
eolored manager and several EN-.
ployees have been placed In the
hroger Grocery Stores which re.
ceiye approximately 9S per cent col.
ored trade
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Right to Organize


Attorney Hunt introduced to the
court the Norris-La Guardia bill,
which explicitly and forcibly sets
forth the rights OF the workers to
differentiation, free from inter-
ference and intimidation.
Brotherhood national officials are
in Chicago, including A. L. Totten
OF New York. Bonnie Smith of De-
troit. c. L. Dellums OF Oakland. Cal:
+. ] Bradley OF 81. Louis and spen-
Ger Watson of Kansas City. Mo,
where they are In consultation on
the strategy 10 be followed in the
further proceedings of the ease. They
will remain here for a day or two to
attend a mseting Of the general exc
cutise board. returning 70 their home
districts 20 come back to Chicago for
the next Stage Of the trial
Lawyers ana officials are conf
dent Of ultimate victory and A.
Philip Randolph national president
Of the brotherhood. expresses salts
faction via he trend ~ the ease
and Is eonfsaeaf that fhe brother
hoea's eealsHiians against TIE com
pans plan slii prevail
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-10-20
Pullman Porters
Case Is Heard
In Federal Court

overwhelmingly frs,
stage of thG fright being waged by
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters against the Pullman COM
pany plan began in the federal dis
trict court In Chicago Monday, be-
FORE Judge George E. Q. Johnson.
The brotherhood was represented by
Denry T. Hunt of New York as
chief counsel and Walter F. Lynch
and c. Francis Stradford of Chicago
as associate counsel. George Kelly
made the argument for the Pullman
company.
The Pullman company raised
technical question as to the nature
OF the bill, decision on which was
reserved by Judge Johnson for 10
days Hunt proceeded with COM
prehensiye and basic argument on
the legal right of the brotherhood
In the light OF the railway labor act
to maintain the injunction suit for
the elimination OF the Pullman plan
OF employee representation. His ar
gnments were reinforced by those of
Attorneys Lynch and Stradford, as
sociste counsel.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Trask of John
son City were weekend guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weatherly.
Miss Frances Stats of Whining
ton is visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donaho. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wootten are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a fine son, John Newlin,
born Wednesday, July 6, both mo-
ther and son are doing fine.
The annual Sunday school outing
will be held at Slaughter Beach
next Wednesday,, July 81. Those de-
string conveyance will meet at the
church at o'clock. The community
is invited to join us. 2,
VIM. Colegrove and family of Will
mington were guests of J. L. Glen
daniel and family on Monday.
Services Sunday as follows:
Preaching 10 a. m. Church school
II a. m. Preaching 1880 p. m.
Slaughter Neck: Church school
1880 p. m. Preaching 2:3O p. m.
Rev. J. F. Willis, pastor.
Call at MOrrison's Store for Pet
ty's Bread. ...-.... adv
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
LINCOLN CITY

Postmaster VIM. r. Risler passed
away at his home on Thursday
morning, July IA, after an illness OF
three days, due to scarlet fever, age
/ 70 years. Funeral services were
held on Friday afternoon conducted
by Rev. J. F. Willis and interment
made in Lincoln cemetery. The. de-
ceased leaves a widow and two sons,
Southard Risler of New York City;
Billy Risler of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and host of friends.
The contract for painting the in
terror of the church has been
awarded to VIM. Watson of Milford
and the contractors will start Mon
day, July 25.
M. C. Miller and son Robert of
Collingdale, Pa, are spending a few
days with his sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Wilkins and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn T. Rowe of
Detroit, Mich, visited his sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weatherly
last week.
Ethel Mae Warren returned home
Saturday from a weeks stay with
friends at Slaughter Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rawlins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sipple of Yea
don, Pa, have been recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Cordrey Case.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stewart, Mrs.
Margaret Smith and sons of Ro-
chester, N. Y, spent part of last
week with Mrs. Cora Timewell and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilkins
entertained at dinner on Sunday M.
C. Miller and son Robert of Colling-
dale, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Miller
and son Edsel of Laurel and Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Miller of Wyoming.
Miss Geraldine Jones of Balti-
more, Md, is spending two weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Edward Fitz-
gerald.
Harold Caswell and wife of Long
Island City, N. Y, are spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Clendaniel.
Mr.. and Mrs: George Derrickson
was hostess at doggie and marsh
mallow roast at their Slaughter
Beach cottage on Thursday and
Friday evenings of last week.
Among those present were George
H. Warren and family, w. H. Glen
daniel and wife, Paynter Collins
and wife, Mrs. Ora Traylor, Jonas
Clendaniel, Grace Headley, Harry
Warren and wife, Jay Abbott and |
wife and Junior Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brewster and |
of Camden, N. j., are vis-
iting Mrs. Brewster's mother, Mrs. |
Della LeCompte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kelly and
Leona, of Frederick, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Fitzgerald on Sunday.