The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-12
Report
OF N. A. A.C.P.
fconflnned from Pare 1l

er with notable victories won, than
in any previous year Among the
dramatic eases fought by the Asso-
citation are: the defense Of Willie
Peterson in Birmingham, Alabama,
charged with the murder of two
white women; of Tom carraway in
Jackson. Miss, charged with Grim
inal assault on a white woman. in
whose case commutation was Sc
cured Just a few minutes before the
time set for his execution; Erwin
Pruitt, Meridian, Miss, charged with
the murder Of a white woman's
child; Louis and Ebert Blake, faith
err and son, charged with murder at
Camden, Arkansas, when they de-
Tended their home from the attack
of a mob; John May and Richard
Harris, Negro youths, charged with
murder at the time of the Marion.
Indiana, lynching; Ernest Herring in
samps County, North Carolina.
charged with murder, whose life
was saved and appeal taken to the
State Supreme Court; Emmett Gal
lie and Eual Richardson, charged
with the murder of an aged white
woman at Windsor, Missouri; Jess
HolIins at Sapulpa, Oklahoma, In an
atmosphere of mob violence, charg-
ed with a crime of which investiga-
tion proved him to be innocent;
Robert Bell and Grady Swain in, Ar
kansas, charged with the murder
of a. white boy; Daniel Bush in De-
troit, charged with first degree mtr-
der; Wayman Berry at Lexington.
Kentucky, charged with first degree
murder.
Texas Primary Case
The report told Of the winning
in the Supreme Court of the United
States a five-to-four decision in the
second Texas Primary Case, the
closehess of the decision demonstrat-
ing the wisdom Of the fight in
1880 against the seating of Judge
John ]. Parker on the Supreme
Court bench. This decision follow
ed one made in previous case from
Texas, which was handed down in
1927. Following this second vic
tory the Negro vote played an i'm
portant part in the Texas election
of 1882 and it has had it's Influence
throughout the South.
'In presenting such report of
achievement, stated Walter White.
Secretary, the tragic circumstance
must be emphasized that at time
when militant, >uficompromising and
wise fighting for the Negroes rights
is needed as never before, and also
when the Influence of the Associa-
ton. throughout the country is great
er than it has ever been, reduction
Of the income of the Association has
necessitated a sharp reduction both
of the staff and of already low
salaries.
"All these conditions, added to
the Uncertain economic outlook for
1898, forced the Board Of Directors
to make a third salary reduction,
the cuts to date totallihg 81 2-3
per cent, and to dispense with the
services of Mr. Bagnall, Director of
Branches, and two. clerks. The
Question colored people must answer
is-Must still further cuts be made
and the Association made less eff
feetive through their non-support 20
The Association received during
1882 for all purposes $50, O60.25,
Its expenditures for all purposes
during the year totalled $70,37429.
1t received from the branches for
memberships and contributions $22,-
942.6S; from contributions, mem
bers-at-large and Life Members,
$2t,224,7S; from legacies and inter-
est on securities, $2O6S62O; and
from contributions to it's Legal
Defense Fund, $S,9St.56. Disburse-
ments covered legal cases, and in
yestigations; telephone, telegraph
and postage; printing; travelling ex-
penses; publicity and Advertising /;
and executive and clerical salaries;
also sums spent in special assistance
to "The Crisis" including payment
of debts, editors salary. and special
contributions, to the amount of So
S34.94.