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Retail Coal Prices

The following prices represent quota
tons from leading Indianapolis coal deal
ers. cash discount of IS cents per ton
is allowed
DOMESTIC RETAIL PRICES
Indiana No. and lump. s5.75: egg.
$3.50. mine run. s525 Indiana No. 5.
lump. $3.50; egg. S525: mine run. SIS.
Glendo-a, lump and egg s6.25.
Brazil Block, lump and egg So.
RETAIL STEAM PRICES
Pocahontas lump. s575. egg. $3.50: nut
and pea. S5.75; mine run S595
West Virginia lump. S5.75. egg. nut. pea.
and mine run. $3.50.
Kentucky lump. S5.75: egg nut pea and
mine run. $3.50.
Indiana No 1 and g. lump. IS: egg, s4.6o:
nut and mine run. $3.50.
Coke. truck or wagon load lots, egg and
nut, $780, pea. $3.50
Coke. less than truck or wagon load
lots. egg and nut, $780, pea. $6.7A.
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Wall Street
Withholding Wheat From Market Not Answer to the
Price Problem: Street Worried Over Slump.
: BY RALPH HENDERSON,
Times Special Financial Writer

William North Dakota has threatened to place
embargo shipments from that state according TO Bismarck
slump prices for the
regarded
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profit
that they inncb appeared
within the Democratic Smith
acqueSced Governor Roosevelt
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daily twenty active stocks
aged gives clear view of the market trend pull ovemeh and
daily variations are apparent at glance.
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Liberty Bonds
Daily Price Index
By United Press
(By Abbott. Hoppin & Coz
Oct. 16-

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Oct ls.-Dun & Brad
streets daily weighted price index OF
thirty basic commodities. compiled for the
United Press.
tlq9O-1as2 AVERAGE I0o)
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Then, too, if the government decided later
of the grain higher price might be secure
TO raise prices.
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Int'l. Harvester
Johns
Nat. Biscuit
Pub. S. of N. j.
Sears Roebuck
Stand. of N. j.
IN. Aircraft
U. S. Steel
Union Pacific
Westinghouse
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Federal Farm Loan Bonds
(By Blyth & Co., Inc.l
Investment Trust Shares

Home Loan As. July |. 1851. s61a a7a
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A smooth. softly finished cloth
of excellent quality. Long wear
ing.
Unbleached sheeting, 76-inch,
good quality, yard, 2lc.
BLOCK'S-DOwnstairs Store
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Each of these blankets would cost you 1895
today if it were not for the slight imperfec
tons of weave . that do NOT effect their
beauty or durability! The slk-bOund all
wool blankets come in 8 reversible pastel
combinations! The natural camePs hair
blankets, woven of 400 camePs hair and
500 wool, are sateen bound with rows of
stitching for extra strength.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
.CO[ORED LABOR
GETS LITTLE WORK
IN BREWER|ES

NEW YORK-Unless labor IL
Mons will permit, Negroes will
have little chance of engaging
in the manufacture of beer. A
letter addressed to T. Arnold
Hill of the National Urban Lea
que, from Mr.. Joseph Obergfell,
general secretary-treasurer of the
International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft
Drink Workers of America, gives
little hope that unions will con-
slider Negro workers.
The brewer1es accept only men
recommended by the local union
In the city in which the distill-
cries are located.
However" according to Mr..
Hill, ''it is not necessary that men
should be members of the union
in order to be put to work. Lp-
Gals of the International Union
are privileged to send non-union
men to the breweries with the
understanding that after employ
nent they will affiliate with the
local. The constitution of the
national organization makes no
restrictions against Negro MEM
bers, but the practice Is to give
each local organization freedom
to- do as it cares with respect to
ITS own members"
sIn few cities some Negro
men are driving wagons and are
working as janitors and laborers
around the plants. In one or
two others some are reported TO
be engaged in the manufacturing
processes. In others they are
working in allied Industries such
as bottle and box-making plants
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
NEGRO WITNESSES
ARE TERROR|SED
In SCOTTSBORO

SCOTTSBORO, Ala cam
paign of terror against the Jack
son County Negroes who came
forward to testify that they were
excluded from jury service Is re-
ported going on here.
The campaign led by the Jack
son County Sentinel, has result
ed so far in intimidation of two
of these witnesses to the point
of signing letters repudiating
their part in the fight to save
the boys. These letters, signed
by w. c. Crutcher. pastor of the
Scottsboro church, and Mark
Taylor, are published in the
Jackson County Sentinel beside
an editorial condemning all eff
forts to save the Scottsboro boys.
Seventy years ago the scala
wags and carpetbaggers march
ed into the South with Negro
troops" this organ says, "and
said to the white people, "The
(N)negro is your equal and you
will accept him as such
"That was seventy years ago.
Today, in 1893, the Reds of
New York, march into the South
with a law-book written purpose
ly to humillate white people be
cause of section hatred and a
gain say, THE M NEGRO is your
equal and you will accept him
as such. >"
Protest against the terroriza-
ton of those who took the wit
ness stand for the Scottsboro de-
tense should be sent Immediately
to President Roosevelt at Wash
ington, along with the protests
against the lynehing-verdiet a
gainst Haywood Patterson, the
demand for postpOnement of the
other trials until his appeal Is
decided. and the demand for a
change of venue In the other
case.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
PULLMAN PORTERS
HEAR SENATOR Dill

NEW YORK Especially -Senat-
or Clarence C. Dill of Washing
ton was the principal speaker at
mass meeting in Harlem Sun
day under auspices of the Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters
headed by A. Philip Randolph
The meeting held at Salem Me-
thodist Episcopal church was
called to protest the displace-
ment of Negro porters on trains
by Japanese, Filipinos and Puer-
to Ricans.
Some 600 Filipinos and Jap
anese have been hired in these
positions it was stated by Ran
dolph. The Pullman Company is
adopting this method to intimi-
date the Negro porters and keep
then from organizing, Randolph
said.
Senator Dill. sponsor of bill
to prohibit the hiring of orientals
in railway service, received a big
ovation when he was introduced.
He told the porters he was in
sympathy with their movement
and declared colored men were
indispensable as attendants on
Pullman cars. Senator Dill's
measure which, he predicted,
would. be enacted, requires all
employees of observation, club,
dining and sleeping cars to be
American citizens.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
EDITORIAL
It's Our Fight

WHATEVER ELSE HAPPENS In
the Scottsboro ease. there is one
unmistakeable fact. 1t has given
us one of the greatest chances
for consolidated action we have
had since the emancipation.
If we do not accept this oppor-
tunity, the world will look upon
us as not deserving the status
of manhood for which we have
been clamoring.
The conviction with death pc
nalty given Haywood Pattei son
was not rape verdict. 1t was
the verdict of the South that L.,
100000 colored citizens of A
meriea SHALL NOT RISE TO
THE STATUS OF CITIZENSHIP.
1t was verdict of a grim
e h-clinched and eye-closed
South stepped in prejudice. II
was the verdict of those who
are still fighting the Civil War.
There is no question about 1t. II
is Dixie's last stand against any
change of the present status of
colored men and women.
1T MAY BE that the real is
sue in this life and death strug-
gle through which the guilt or
innocence of the nine Scottsboro
boys merely floted like a shad-
ow will be brought home to us,
and then every man and woman
in this country will fling him
self or herself into the fight.
These issues mean about the
same to the doctor, the lawyer,
the teacher, the laborer, the un-
employed man or woman as they
mean to the Scottsboro boys.
The electric current which an
Alabama jailer might turn on
would burn to death nine inno-
cent boys. That would be terri
BILE. But the current of racial
hatred and color discrimination
which Is back of all this kills
every day unknown numbers of
innocent babies. 1t electIDcutes
the ambitions and opportunities
of thousands of young men and
women by denying them their
rightful places in life. 1t kills
some of our most valuable citi-
zens like Miss Juliette Derricotte
of Fisk.
THAT IS WHY the Scuttsboro
fight is our fight. That Is why
We must not take time to quib-
BILE over ways and means. This
is war. You cannot talk ethics
and diplomacy to the poison gas
of such race prejudice as exists
in Alabama. Every church, ev-
cry lodge, every club and every
individual in this country should
Join the ranks.
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Scottsboro Case
May Be In Court
For Several Years
COLORED VOTERS
BOLT COP TICKET

ST. LOUIS, Mott is estimat-
ed that 1900 colored voters
bolted the Republican ticket
Tuesday, of last week, and help
ed elect Bernard F. Dickermann
mayor of st. Louis, by $500
votes.
The two main factors held re
sponsible for the groups turn to
the Democratic party are: the
failure of the COP. city admin
istration to build the colored hos
pital after 10 years. and the gen.
eral desire for a change attend
ed by hopes for jobs.
The Republicans only carried
three wards where colored votes
predominant. Credit for the large
colored Democratic vote goes to
the regular Democratic organiza-
ton which was formed in 1881.
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She Had To Pass For White
Employment offices turned Her down because
in the Application Blank she wrote "Colored' after
her name. One day she wrote American and she
got job with trimmings"
a True Story by Edward LaOson)

he requested.
What for?" Freddie wanted
to know.
There a reward offered for
the capture of that man. Three
thousand dollars! You get one
third, the lady here gets a third
and the fellow inside gets the
rest. Don't you want it?"
Want it?" Freddie laughed.
Say, as much as l need a little
money now! -. L just got fired
from my job.
Steve had come out to join us
now, and was elated at the news
of the reward. I'm need it,
he said ruefully. TO have that
store put back into order. And
say" he added. you two for
get what happened tonight. l
didn't mean a thing l said; l
was excited. that was all. Come
back tomorrow and we'll just
forget that anything happened.
Freddie shook his head slowly
"Td be glad to come,' he said,
but not her" He nodded in
my direction.
why not?" Steve was amazed
What business is it of yours
what she does?"
Freddie didn't answer him, for
the policeman asked once again
for our names. mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Johnson, Algiers Apart
ments, Upper Seventh Avenue, -
he said.
And with that he took me by
the arm and led me quickly a.
way from the scene toward a
subway entrance nearby. In the
mirror of a chewing gum mach
inc on the corner l could catch
just a glimpse of Steve's face as
he stared after us, his initial ex-
preston of almost complete baf-
Element slowly melting into one
Of understanding.
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Attorney Tells Mass
At Protest Meeting
"Boys Will Not DE-
MCGILL NAMED FOR
CIRCUIT CT. BENCH

CHICAGO Nathan X. McGill.
general manager of a Chicago
weekly. was nominated by the
Republican Convention as a can
didate on its ticket for the cir
cult court bench AT the judicial
election in June. He is the only
eoloied candidate ON either tic
ket.
Mr.. McG.ll has been added to
the Republican slate in order TO
strengthen the ticket in the col
ored district. which despite the
general DETECTION to the Demo
Gratis In November. retained its
dominant Republican character.
Several of the candidates on
the Republican ticket were also
nominated by the Democrats in
their coalition ticket. These men.
prevented by law from appearing
on the ballot in two places. are
understood to intend to run I'M
der the Democratic banner.
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(Final Chapter)

The two men ceased fight
Hing sheepishly. But the new
conner was not a policeman as
they seemed to have expected;
he wore a mask across his eyes
and carried a cotton sack in his
Bland.
Quickly he advanced toward
|the cash register, scooped up the
Receipts of the day which l had
bust counted, and turned to back
Through the doorway. Freddie's
madness toward Steve had en-
|kirely vanished by this time, and
Hi his glowering rage seemed
10 center in his glance after this
|huietly retreating figure who had
interrupted his vengeance upon
Dis employer. AS the burglar
*tried to slip through the door,
Freddie lunged, dug his fingers
INTO the hold-up mans neck and
7bulled him to the floor. For
Iknore than a minute they Crap
sbled here; the gunman's autOma-
Bic lying on the floor. Then sud
Ihenly l had an idea; ran over,
picked up the gun, and ordered
lkhe two men to stop their fight.
Freddie arose and came to me,
Hand together we covered the
Burglar while Steve called the
fpolice. A moment later a blue
EBcout car stopped outside and
Uniformed men stepped out. We
Burned the prisoner over to them.
"You!" Steve pointed to Fred
HE with malice in his eyes, you
hre fired, see? Now get QUIT"
"If he's fired. I go too" I said
Then get out, both of youi"
/ he young man shouted. enraged
Now we were in a real mess!
Both of us were fired!
We started to leave the little
khop but a policeman detained
us. Your name and address, -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
GEO. CRAWFORD
FREE OF MURDER

BOSTON-Judge James A. Lo-
well of the federal court Monday
granted a writ of habeas corpus
freeing George era wford, sought
by Virginia on a charge of STAY
ing two white women at Middle
burg. January 10, 1882. The
state of Massachusetts immedi-
ately gave notice of appealing
the findings.
Judge Lowell said he saw no
sense in sending Crawford back
to Virginia for trial when, IL he
were convicted, the supreme
court would nullify the verdict
on the grounds that Virginia
does not call Negroes for jury
service. Judge Lowell said, 1.-THE
only ones that would get any
thing out of it would be the
LAWYERS"
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BOYS SHALL NOT Die" - LEIB0WITZ
Committees Rifles New
Jersey Governor

TRENTON, N.J.-"How ma
ny Negro Democratic Clubs
ale i'm New Jersey and which
must l recognize?" Governor
A. Harry Moore asked del
egation of Negro Democrats
here this week. ~ advise the
colored Democratic clubs of
New Jersey TO get together
and make up a slate for ap-
pointments wanted. You are
entitled to your share of pa-
tronage and l am willing to
give IL 10 You but there are
So many committees calling
here each week. each claim
ing to be the leading Negro
organization that am i'm
doubt what To do to please
colored citizens of this state"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
Related By Money

MRS. FLORA GROW, white,
Of Charleston, West Virginia, in
order to set up a claim for the
100000 estate ($S0,000 cash }
of the late Mrs. Maria Turner of
Chicago, who was colored, claims
the latter as her half sister.
Says Mrs. Grow, her white ia
Their married a colored woman
in Canada and a white woman
in Tennessee, and she produces
prayer books and Bibles dating
back to 1895 to substantiate her
story.
If all cplored people in the u
nited States had as much money
as the late Mrs. Turner, they
would also have white folks
claiming relationship.
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|DRED SCOTT CASE
REQUIRED EVEN
YEARS To HEAR

NEW YORK-(Special) Thai
the now famous Scottsboro case
will take several years to settle
is conceded by everyone familiar
with court procedure. 1t will be
recalled that the famous bred
Scott case required seven years
to settle.
1t is entirely possible that the
Scottsboro boys cases involving
zine defendants may run much
longer. 1t certainly will if the
United States Supreme Court
refuses to confirm a verdict I'M
til Alabama gives the boys a
fair trial.
The case of Haywood Patter-
son, convicted with a death pc
nalty by the Decatur, Ala. jury
started on its way to the SUI
preme Court when attorneys, de-
MED a motion for a new trial,
gave notice of an appeal to the
Alabama Court of Appeals.
With the certainty that the
Alabama court will affirm the
verdict of death in the case OF
Patterson, the Supreme Court OF
the United States will be called
upon again to halt the execution.
1t is conceded by practically ev-
cry unbiased observer that Lei
bowitz has put into the record
more grounds for returning the
case for another trial than that
upon which the Supreme Court
acted in sending the case back
after the Scottsboro trial.
In each case, also, they will
take time to put into the record
the evidence showing that color
ed citizens are Systematically
kept off juries in Alabama. And
If there is a guilty verdict rem
dered in any or all of the cases
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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WHITE SISTER Of
CO[ORED WOMAN
SUESFOR ESTATE

CHICAGO-A lily pure Virgin
la white woman was willing tC
open the closet and reveal a ia.
mily skeleton and inter-racial O.
nance in order that she might
share the 100000 estate of a
dead colored half-sister, it was
revealed last week.
The white woman, Mrs. Floria
Fletcher Grow, of Charleston, w.
Va, has gone into probate court
in an effort to secure some of
the $4,000 cash and $40. 900 In
property left by Mrs. Shadrack
B. Turner, late widow of the
well-known former member of
the Illinois State Legislature.
Had Same Father
In her quest for the Turner
gold. Mrs. Grow is producing a
family Bible and other records
to show that Lucien Fletcher, her
white father, was also the faith
er of Mis-. Turner and she now
embraces her memory as a half
sister.
Her story is that father Flet-
cher, Virginia gentleman OF
the old school, journeyed to Ca
NADIA where he fell in love with
and married a young colored wo-
man who became the mother OF
Mrs. Turner. This was before
the Civil War and after the wa,
his wife died and he came back
home and married the white mo-
Their of Mrs. Grow.
When Mrs. Turner died Febru-
airy 80. 1882, she left no will.
Her only heir-at-law was Joseph
Offett of Windsor, Canada. Less
than a month after Mrs. Turner'S
death Offett died, leaving a will
which named DR.. William Law
son. Mrs. Sarah Williams, of De-
tloit, and George w. Blackwell
attorney, of Chicago, as benefit
Charles.
Produce Documents
Among documents brought in
to the probate court hearing was
marriage license issued to Lu-
Glen Fletcher and Frances Ev-
erett in 1880. Mrs. Cow, how
ever, has stated that her age is
81 and accordingly must have
been born in 1876.
1t was just one week before
the estate of the late Mrs Turn
er was to be closed and the pro-
perty and money to be divided
that the white Virginia woman
entered the picture. Through an
attorney she made a motion In
court that the heirship be a
mended so as to include not on
ly herself, but three sisters and
the children of a dead sister, all
white.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
Scottish Rite Masons
To Meet in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA ~ The SIND
annual session of the United Su-
preme Council, Ancient and Ac
eepted Scottish Rite MasUns,
Prince Hall Affiliation. of the
northern jurisdiction, Will be
held May 3. in the cathedral
here 1t has been decided to
hold only a one-day session in
stead of the usual two days.
On Sunday evening preeedinl
the session, memorial exercise
will be held in the senate cham
Der in memory Of all 33rd de
gree Masons who have died dur
ing the past year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
REPRESENTATION
Enlistments Slow

NEW YORK CITY -Colpred
persons are not taking advantage
of the reforestration project and
enlisting in the camps, although
there is no discrimination being
practiced against them. r. Arm
old Hin of the National Urban
League made known this week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
1000 Demand Halt
On J. c. in Chicago

CHICAGO, Ill.-Seven thous-
and demonstrators demanding
the release of the boys condemn
ed to death at Scottsboro and
calling for an end to Jim Crow
discrimination paraded through
the principal streets of the south
side last week, following the sec
ond conviction of Haywood Pat
terson.
A feature of the parade which
attracted the greatest interest
was a pair of baby carriages,
side by side, one pushed by a
colored mother with her baby, the
other by a white wprking-class
mother, with hers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
Frissell Leaves $4,000
To Hampton Institute

NEW YORK The will of the
late Algernon S. Frissell, chair
man of the Firth Avenue Bank.
who died on December 10. last,
made provision for $4,000 to be
awarded to the Hampton lnsti-
tute, the largest beqnest made
to- amy school.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
NEGRO TRUSTEES
IN CONTROL Of
OKLAHOMA TOWN

OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA
(CNS) Meridian. small town
on the Fort Scott and Western
Railroad. in Logan County. abou.
10 miles northeast of here re
Gently fell into the hands ot
Negro trustees Last week a
town election was held and tho
lilly white oligarchy. which has
controlled the village for many
years, was caught mapping
The white members of its gov
erning board, who have held of
flee unmolested for more than
three decades, failed To file for
election in time and three Negro
candidates, John Spann. John
Holden and Tossie Flowers, all
prominent citizens, having fully
complied with the town election
laws, got on the official ballot.
to the exclusion of the mapping
white trustee, and were duly e.
lected.
John Holden, one of the new
ly elected members of the town s
governing board says: I'VE con
stitute but 10 per cent of Meri-
dams population. but we have
been deprived of our share in
the government for third of
a century. II Is our time now.
While there is much agitation
and strong resentment and some
talk, 1t appears nothing can be
done about II and the new
board may elect Negroes to fill
all the village offices.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-04-27
FIGHT To FREE
SCOTTSBOR0
BOYS INTENSIFIED

NEW YORK tSpeciaD THE
Scottshoro boys shall not diel
This is the ringing challenge
to Alabama's verdict to legally
murder Haywood Patterson, one
of nine boys whom Southern
Justice" has made world ia
nous all found guilty" of rap
ing two white female tramps on
n freight train.
Speaking before a tense audi
ence that jammed every foot of
available space at eitywide
protest meeting called at the in
stance of the INSTRUMENTATION
al Preachers Association at Sa-
lem NJ Il. Church, t29th Street
and Seventh Avenue. last Sunday
afternoon Samuel Leibowitz.
brilliant. courageous chief de
Tense counsel for the nine youths.
promised with every drop of
blood in my body. with the help
of God. and with the help of the
good citizens of America, these
Scottsboro boys shall not die
\ New Emancipation
Mr.. Leibowitz echoed the pot
ent will at an awakened con
seriousness and embittered feel
ings OF the Negroes throughout
the nation. who demand new
emancipation. The crowd ar-
plauded. shouted. and eheered,
when the man who risked his
life in the cause of Justice. said,
II am a lew. am proud of
the fact that | am a jew 500.
But above all | am Il human be-
ingi"