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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
BY HORACE MANN BOND
Enemy-of Negroes

Last month I heard a first class
public enemy address group of
our people. He was one of the lead
ing members of the community
where I live.
\ white man had just spoken
TO the audience, which was composed
mostly of hard working men and
women This white man told us that
we should read books about world
and national problems; that We
should study economic problems
that we should study political par
ties, and that we should generally
make ourselves intelligent" about
the world in which we live.
Enter DIR. Back-Slapper
Then arose a distinguished leader,
physician with large practice in
the city. He Immediately told his
audience that they didn't need to
become intelligent - that they
were intelligent enough already. He
told them that he thought il was
an insult for anyone to tell them
to become intelligent" He con-
tinued by saying that all of them
had "gumption,' 'mother-wit," and
that would be quite enough for them
to get by. He generally worked
upon the prejudices of his audience
and ended by getting a big hand
from the crowd and Il general feel
ing of satisfaction on the part of all
of those present.
The Most Dangerous Man In
Nashville
Now, all of this happened in
Nashville. Tenn. | thought as
heard this man talk that he was
the biggest enemy we could possibly
have. The people to whom he
spoke-who are typical of all of the
rest of us-were dying in droves OF
tuberculosis, a disease that can be
cut down by intelligent living. Their
babies were dying three times as
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23

was authorized some years ago by
the voters for grain elevator pur-
poses, back 10 the Port for dock
Improvement purposes If the
voters acquiese i'm the transfer
Of the above bond issue. then will
he Port be i'm a position, provid-
ing always the purchase PROPOSE
ion wins. to forthwith begin The
erection of two new modern docks
IN the acquired Pacific Coasf
properties, which would provide
considerable labor for the unem-
ployed and thereby help TO take
mp a no labor slack in this com
mnnity, which, nj present, is very.
very acute. The Port already
has offers from steamship com
panios for concessions i'm the pro-
posed new docks. which would
bring i'm net revenues i'm the sum
If 100000 per year. and that
amount would more than take
care of its purchase price obliga-
tons.
The above is the fun text of
the Pacific Coast Companys pro-
position to sell TO the Port of Sc
attic certain water front proper
les. For the voters Of much of
he state in general and of King
County and Seattle in particular
here is no doubt of il being
1irst class business proposition,
for il would put the control of the
water front shipping business into
he hands of The Port. and this
must be done, if the Port IL to
protect its already vested rights.
As a matter of course private in
tereSts, which also owns much
water front property. is unalter-
ably opposed 10 the consumma-
ion of the dock deal and all be-
cause it will Illustrate its long
cherished hope of. mOnopoli2ing
Seattle's water front activities.
] VIII be remembered that private
interests have always fought the
Development of the Port Of Public
ownership, but their present an
agonism to the pending propois.
ion lies in the fact that. they
realize the proposed new docks.
which would be forthwith erected,
would take all current shipping
business from their long since
mtiquated and obsolete dock
properties. This is not matter
II whether YOU are for or against
Public Ownership. but a matter Of
preserving the shipping interest
If Seattle, which has TO meet the
competition of long since well es-
tablished aud developed publicly
owned ports With San Francisco
only taxing shippers fifteen cents
wharfage and Seattle being forced
o charge the same shippers fifty
cents wharfage there can be but
little doubt in the minds of hard
heRded men aud women. who will
vote on the above proposition in
The coming March election, as te
which of the two cities. under
the circumstances. will get the
bulk of the great ocean going
trade.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
LEE PAIGE

Tiger Lee Paige, New York well
terweight who has made his home
here in Seattle the past two years,
is eager to get a shot at Freddie
Steele or any of the good welters in
the Northwest at this time. Paige
and Steele boxed a few months ago
at Spokane and according to the
Spokane newspaper writer's it was a
slashing battle that went the full
six rounds. In one of the later
rounds Paige had Steele on the
floor and for the moment it looked
like Freddie was going to take the
fatal ten" count but he managed
to finish out the match.
Paige says it makes little differ
ence to him whom he boxes. He
will tackle any OF the good ones at
147 to $50 pounds.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23

necessary losses by correcting the
error, now that they have an OPP
portWity to do SO Paraphrasme
the immortal Lincoln. Seattle wa
ter front can not continue half
publicly and half privately owned.
which is to say it must be one
or the other or il will be neither.
SO far as the business interest OF
this city aud community is con
eerned. In order TO assure Sc
attic an equal break with other
Pacific Coast ports the Port OF Sc
attic should unqualifiedly control
her water front shipping in its
entirety. And thus is the public
brought face 10 face to the mo-
mentus question, which question
the voters of King County are 10
settle at the ballot box in the
coming March election; Shall the
Port of Seattle ratify the propo-
sition Of the Pacific Coast Com
pany and purchase at a nOmina
cost its Seattle water front docks
and four story brick warehouse ?
In detail the purchase proposition
is as follows;
The Pacific Coast Company of
fers TO transfer to the Port OF
Seattle docks A y c and its fou1
story brick warehouse, which lies
between Washington and Jackson
streets, for ONE DOLLAR. III,
same to be paid for out of the
profits or revenue of the proper
ty. The present revenues of the
property in question are, approx
mately. twenty-eight thousand
($2S,000) dollars per year The
actual purchase price of the said
properties viii be, Five Hundred
Thousand $500 ,000) dollars. The
property. when improved with new
docks will earn annually mini
mum of One Hundred Thousand
t$100,000) dollars, which amount
will pay off the 100000 pur
chase price within ten years, and
that, too, after sharing the earn
ings of the property between the
Port and the Company ON a fifty
fifty basis. The Port is to pul
ilb fd9u lulb Int ~ bD'liN anu II
it does not earn any revenues
then the Pacific Coast Company
is to be paid nothing that year
The only possible loss to the tan
payers by the transaction will bt
ten thousand ($10,000) dollars
per year in taxes, which the com
pany now pays. hut the company
under the new income tax law
will be compelled TO pay on lis
financial returns each year an
amount equal 10 the taxes il now
pays, hence the tax status of the
people, in this particular instance
will in NO wise be effected. The
proposition, if approved by the
voters. hands over to the peopl,
of King County for shipping ana
commercial purposes the finest
dock located in our harbor. a
yeritable fortune for a song and
sing il yourselves In connection
with this proposition the Port oil
Seattle will ask he voters 10
consent 10 a transfer OF a prev
ious 100000 bond issue, which
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
Marie DressIer In
Emma Next Attraction
AT Gala Theatre

Marie Dressler, idol of the screen.
will be seen Sunday at the Gala
Theatre in her newest starring We
hiele, Emma" an intimate story of
American family life. Richard Crom-
well, Jean Hersholt and Myrna Low
have important supporting roles.
The picture presents Miss Dressler
in her first straight character port
rayal since "Min and BILL which
won her the Academy award for the
best performance of any actress in
the same author, Frances Marion,
and the production was directed by
Clarence Brown, whose last effort
was the Crawford-G Gable hit "Pos-
sessed."
Miss Dressler is seen as the faith
full servant in the home of a rich
man. She is a second mother to his
children but in the end they turn
against her as the result of a dra-
matte will contest.
Miss Dressler is supported by a
strong cast which features Richard
Cromwell, who will be remembered
for his outstanding portrayal in
"Tolable David" and Jean eHr-
sholt, who recently scored in "Pri-
yate Lives" and "The Sin Of Mad
elon Claudet." Prominent roles are
also filled by Myrna 10y, John Mil
jan, Purnell B. Pratt, Leila Bennett,
Barbara Kent and Kathryn Craw-
ford.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
Himelhoch Declares
He Will Provide Jobs
A good job in every Seattle fam

A good job in every Seattle fam
lily.
This is the aim of Dave Himel-
hoch, candidate for City Council,
he said today.
Because OF the depression" Him
elhoch said, "the routine duties Of
public officials are reduced to a min
imum. Every man in public office
today has time on his hands, that
normally he would not have. This
unoccupied time he could well en-
ploy in devising means to alleviate
public suffering.
81 am eontending for a sea- in the
Council with a specific purpose in
mind-to give employment back to
the people of this city.
81 believe good hard work is the
best remedy for the feeling of de-
preston, and l believe good work
deserves good pay. 1 believe in a
good job in every family. l do not
believe in the throwing away of tax
payers money in the form of doles."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
News Items
About Boxers
Gus West Back
In Fight Game With
Stable of Boxers

After a layoff for several months
Gus West, well known on the coast
as manager of boxers, is back in the
fight game with three OF the best
cOlored boxers in their class on the
Pacific Coast. West announced this
week that he is now the manager Of
Lee Paige. Bobby Jones. and AL
Lewis. West is an experienced
handler of boxers. He took Wildcat
Carter after a series of disastrous
defeats and built him up a winner
for several months. Under Vests
management Paige, Lewis and Jones
are going to have plenty work as
West is popular with Northwest
fight promoters. Here is a little
dope on Jones, Lewis and Paige.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
BOBBY JONES

Bobby Jones, the little feather
weight boxer. fought a slashing six
round battle recently at Bellingham
with Harry Marshall The contest
was such a great battle that the two
were rematched and recently
they again startled the fans with a
supply of action seldom seen in a
boxing ring.
Jones is a very willing youngster.
He keeps boring in all the time and
never keeps the audience waiting
for an exciting round He is one of
the best crowd pleasers in the North
west today.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
Beware Of Back-Slappng Orators Who
Talk About Great Progress Of Negroes

fast as white babies in Nashville.
Their failure to understand political
problems had resulted in their prac-
teal Acknowledgement in the city
of Nashville. Their failure to un-
derstand economic problems drove
them to mental jobs and depend
enee upon the financial dishonesty
of white sharpers. And yet this
Moses-this professional man-this
educated man-got up and told
them they already had enough lin
telligence, enough education, "
enough knowledge-iust so long as
they had "mother-witl" Do you
wonder that | call him the greatest
enemy?
Fear the Greeks Bearing Gifts
It has long been a policy of mine
to look with suspicion upon any
white superintendent of schools, any
Negro principal or preacher. or doc
tor, or lawyer. who tells a group of
eolored people that they are do
ing fine We may be doing better
than in the past-but we don't have
enough of anything money. health.
education. No man is Intelligent"
enough whether he is Pho. from
Harvard or an nliterate in Missis-
sippi
''Mother-Wit" Won't Ger Is
By-Alone
Now, no amount of mother-wit
will help us to save our babies from
| dying; save ourselves from dying
| from tuberculosis and syphilis. from
malaria and diabetes. "Mothcr-Wit"
won't tell you how to prepare for
living in this machine age. "Mother-
Wit won't tell you whether you
should vote for Democrats, or Re
publicans, or Socialists. or Commu-
nists, or even how to vote in places
like Nashville where Negroes are no.
wanted as voters We don't have to
send our children to college to be
educated but we have to have
them understand how to read and
write, and want to read material
that affects them.
Beware of public enemies - and
remember "Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall make you
/ free"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
Woolworth's Norfolk Store
Serves Only White Food

NORFOLK, Colored persons
may purchase but may not eat food
in the Woolworths s. and-1O cent
store here as the company rules here
forbid such
C. C. Tross, white. manager Of
the store, has stated that It is
rule Of the company and must be
carried out in this state.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23

The passing of this philanthropy,
therefore, and the shouldering of re-
sponsibility by the municipalities
will give us a different attitude and
a new freedom. Like other citizens
we can reasonably and with courage
expect citizens share and respon-
sibility in the matter of tax-support-
ed agencies and relief. And what is
vastly more important, we can, by
our votes and by active participation
in municipal affairs, help shape the
policies under which they are ad-
ministered.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23
Governmental
Philanthropy

1t is very evident that govern
mental agencies are taking over much
of the work done by the Community
Funds, the Red Cross and group phil
anthropies. From the standpoint of
the colored citizens this will work a
great gain in many ways.
Nothing in American life, not even
lynching, segregation, and the Jim
crow laws has done as much to act
ually weaken our leadership as has
philanthropy. Good in its intent,
and undoubtedly helpful in many re-
spects, the net result of private phil
anthropy has been to mould us into
a "hand-out,' dependent, and too
easily guided group of human indi-
viduals. Because of the white mans
philanthropy we have had to imbibe
the white mans viewpoint of our
status in this country except in the
few cases of those who did not mind
being branded as radicals.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-02-23

There are few educational leaders
today, for instance, who can afford
to come out openly and give the I'M
abridged aspirations of the colored
American group. For the last sixty
years most of us have had to shape
our utterances upon the effect they
would have upon the philanthropic
hand that was helping US in the
struggle of American life ond exist
ence.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20
TTME ZOE A "NEw DEAL. !"

In the good old DAYS used have gambling houses
public given opportunity to exchange money
hack and forth on the of chance. The house was
always winner for out of each pot the house took its
table out of every winning When business good the
did worry but when business got bad the most
respectable frequently besmirched with
tales of drunks being roled and such practices 1t was
necessary to "feed the kitty"
Down in Wall Street find that times have been rather
bad The people have been patrOnizng that gambling
house absolutely necessary to keep something go
ING into the kitty Thus poor old Uncle Sam gets just
like the olden days other Words the taxpayers had to
be "roled" to keep the kitty alive
Recently announced figures on the operations OF the
Reconstruction Corporation show that IN IL II
months billions of dollars poured out of the myth
cal money bag of the United States government
We heard that this fund republican budget back
in the DAYS Of politics That idea pretty well discounted
from Washington Of course but Montana has little of
the billion. 1t doubtful that excepting Wall Street
has seen much Of that money
In other words it a fund to pour into the well
known rat hole of Wall Street and little The major
part gone the banks tOtalng 25O56l3 One Mon
bank hear, received something like $36OOOO Dd
that bank loan, for the upbudng Of bust
ness 1t did not 1t paid off something owing Wall Street
Railroads borrowed $359885O15. Did these railroads
buy locomotives build rOadbeds make extern
ons give employment menf They did not 1t
safe to say that they the Montana bank, the
money Old bonds which long since wiped out by the
very nature they represented revived
and paid fulhe going into the famous rat hole
of Wall Street
The Montana referred failed to open after the
holiday Instead Of owing Wall Street, the gov
eminent.
Out here in the west we see the need Of ''new deal
for the is understand
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20
ROTARY DRILLING
CONTINUED from Page one)

CONTINUED from rage Oneg
the best and most efficient
methods now employed in any oil
circulation means only a small
loss of this oil at the surface
the balance of which can be re-
claimed after the well is COM
pleted. This method gives per-
feet control over the depth OF
penetration into the sand. and
full. knowledge at all times just
what the oil sand contains and
what it looks Like. as cores can
be taken of all the sand during
the time the well is being drilled
in. In other words. the drilling
in and taking Of cores are one
and the same operation.
Rotary TOOLS have replaced
cable tools in many districts due
to economies, some Of which are
herein mentioned.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20
GOVERNOR CO0NEY
BACKS Sill YER PLAN

Governor Cooney Of Montana
is head OF the advisory council
OF the Montana Silver association
and will be active in the nation
wide movement to remonetize
silver. Tom Stout. railroad COM
missioner, James H. Stewart.
chairman OF the state board OF
equalization and Lynn r. Chal-
loner Of Helena. railway official.
are among the members OF this
council. The new association
Is urging the Montana represen-
tatives to call a conference Of
all silver advocates in congress
for the adoption Of a definite
program.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Belief that there rs spot where
the gas pressure meets the oil was
encouraged by the TaFrant- YuRck well
which flowed when completed and
which has shown little or mo- loss
from It's initial production during its
nine months Of operation. This we'll
is half mile west from the Drum
helIer-Yunck. Il seemed logical that
wells drilled a little closer to the gas
pool would develop into flowing wells
and possibly large ones.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Fred Bill Of St. Paul ssnda
this one:
Pat was once asked to Guy
trunk.
What Sor7" says Pat.
ITO put your clothes an''
And me 80 naked9"
. q ii q
d. w. Ward, a hardrock miner
at Anaconda tells this one 20
illustrate life in the backwO0ds:
A farmer went to visit a
neighbor; log cabin. dirt floor.
open fire place and all: hot Goals
Swapping out onto the floor. A
daughter, bare footed, wanted to
hear the conversation and sided
in by the fireplace. Her father
shifted once or twice and said:
Martha, you're standing on a
live coal"
which foot. pa?"
q q q p
This one comes from Caiifor-
MIA:
Diner-Waiter, this veal steak
is so tough can't eat it.
WAITER can't understand
it, sir. inst a few days
ago that veal was chasing a
COW around a pasture, out in
Iowa.
Diner-oh yeah? Maybe It
was, but not for milk.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

The theory was tried out By the
TarTant-McLellan No. weII in 7-84-
5w. Admittedly a little too FAR east,
this well had Oh In the top sand and
gas in the lower sand. No effort
a small oil well, owing to the short
age Of gas for his own operations,
He moved this rig back half 3 mile
westward and less than a mile south
ward onto the Haglund, Jr., farm, en-
SEX rs, meanwhile proceeding with
the nearby test on the Alice Long
Miller farm.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

In the top sand I'm the Miller well.
Tarrant had some oil, quite like the
Mcclellan. Most Of the Out Bank
oil comes from Ahe second eaud.
There was a question whether the
second sand wonEd carry ed or gas.
IL carried both, the condition every
one had been hoping for. a flowing
well resuIteds the kind OF 3 weIl that
win quickly pay for itself, even on
7Bc OH. FurfheKnOre, two or three
moro such wells win mean thmt the
price win not stay 1t 7S cents becamse
refineries have been willing TO pay
81. 2B for this high grawfag crude Of
which sum so cents hiss gone TO
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Another mining school is to
be held IN Great Falls on June
8. z, and with Prof. Oscar
A. Dingman OF the State School
OF Mines at Butte. In charge.
Recent press announcement Of
the school have brought inquiries
from many states and one man in
New York city said he would
come to Great Falls to attend
the school. More than 600 took
Of the mining school
last year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Doctor You musg avoAd aIl
forms Of excitement"
Male pasient BAT, Docter,
can't even look at them on the
streetg~
. q q q
Harry SURPRISED me b. tei1sns
me- we we're going to France on
our honeymoon.
How nice. and how did he
spring it on your
He said that as soon as we
were married he would show me
where be was wounded IN the
war"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20
VNRnITAI1TE MINR

Harry Soderburg and Walter
Mckenzie OF Havre own a large
in the vermitalite mine in the
Bear Paw mountains. They have
now blocked out about 100000
tons and are getting orders from
the eastern building trade, to
be used as wall boards and
decorating purposes, also as an
insolator for high power broad
casting stations, for which pur-
pose this material is a better
insoIator than mica.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Just incidentally, the owners OF
royalty on the BEfller farm are going
70 have to worry about what they
are going to do with the proceeds
from the sale OF about 90 barrels Of
Oh . day, that being tho landowners
share Of the oil while this well is
making 800 barrels per day. Needless
TO s&y, there Is NO moro royalty for
sale IN or near this particular farm.
It merely points the way 60 other OPP
p0r4uniEies. OUR next publication wiil
show the gas OH ares.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Joe Z. Baker who drilled wells
in Cat Creek aud ia Kelvin and
whose smiling face was formeF-
" wen known to investors. Is
In Great Rans. after having be-
come an East Texas operaasr.
He has an interest n thrss wells
with q production Of 10000 bar
rels q day. he says. bnt be is
not here in the oil business. He
Is ceiling shoe polish. He is out
OF the OIL BUSINESS IN Texas until
oil soes higher than 10 cents =
barrel, he says.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20
MatsOn No. 2
At 1870 Feet

A. P. COn-Matson No. in
SEX SWA 14-S4-6W, half a
mile west Of the Santa Rita and
Hannah, Agent, wells, is drilling
at 1870, following a delay Of
several days.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-05-20

Fulton test in NE corner 49,
s4-eW. also in the reservation,
IL waiting for the rest OF its
1o-inch string. One truck IL
bo@esd down on the highway be-
fwsen Shelby and Cut Bank.
4 aeegud truck is begged down
@aag HAsin, with little prospect
"a ns out until the roads
SIR ~