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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
FIND FORTUNE
N CLOTHES Of
NEGRO PAUPER

SPRINGFIELD. Mo. (SpeciaD
Led thru curiosity to exam
inc the pockets of a pair of much
patched pants of the late Andy
Baker, 70 year old Negro, who
died few days ago. resulted in
the fin ling of money amounting
to sos, 10000, at the home-a
mere shack-of the deceased.
Considerable attention is being
attached to the find as it was
not known that Baker possessed
very much of this worlds goods.
Information obtained is to the
effect that Baker married many
years ago and reared several
children. However, ne and his
wife and children have lived a.
part for the past several years,
his children having grown up
and left home. Meanwhile, the
father lived a rather quiet and
transformations life and was not
cosidered capable of doing much
hard laborious work. He did
sucn Things as would come TO
hand from time to time. He was
frequently seen around dumping
grounds, inspecting garbage cans
and on backway streets con-
stantly looking here and there
and searching everywhere as
though he had lost something.
A few months ago, Baker be-
came i'll and, having no one to
care for him, he was carried to
the County Poor Farm, as no
one knew of any funds he had
with which he might be provid-
ed for. After a few months stay
there, Baker died, and the chill
dren were notified to come and
prepare for the funeral. A few
days following the funeral. af-
ter clearing away the old furni-
ture and discarded garments
from the room which the dead
man had occupied in the city,
the relatives attention was at
tracted by a pair of very ragged
dirty work trousers because Of
the many patches. Led by cur
iosity to make further examin-
alton, they are alleged to have
found money in the sum of $685.
600 sewed in the patches and in
the pockets.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30

NEW YORK-Love knows no
race, creed or color. 1t was
thus in the mauve decade when
Ada King, now 20 years old,
married the late Clarence King,
white society figure and noUed
scientist who made a fortune in
the Arkansas oil rush in the COS
and welded the colored woman
in 1888 at 1874 West oath st.
Now Mrs. King is suing for
$4,000 which she claims her
husband left her as trust fund
in care Of the late. James Terry
Gardiner, white, Kings best
friend. The case was continued
in New York Supreme Court
early this week before Justice
Bernard L. Shientag.
The burden of the suit falls
upon the trustees OF GARDENERS
estate and includes such lumin-
aries as George Foster Peabody.
internationally known philan-
thropist and banker; s t h
Sprague Ia yior, millionaire
Manhattan lawyer, and John S.
Melcher, wealthy clubman.
The defendants also include
the Gardiner heirs; likewise SOC
tally prominent; Florence Card
liner Hall, Margaret Fayerwea-
ther, Doane Gardiner, Elizabeth
E. Gardiner and Anne @. Pier
all white
The white scientist had fOu.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
PROPOSE l4c HOUR
FOR WASH WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The
Joint Committee on National
Recovery presented a brief at
the hearing in the code of fair
competition In the laundry in
dustry held here Monday. 1t was
set forth that Negro women are
in many instances receiving as
little as $2.75 for 70 hours of
work in steaming laundry
room. 1t is proposed to pay
them IA cents an hour under
the code, the lowest wage ever
proposed in a code.
The Joint Committee protested
against the code on the ground
that 1t did not offer a living
wage and the hours proposed
were too long. It is expected
that the code will affect some
$4,000 colored women. The Joint
Committee seeks to increase the
earnings of these women some
SAB each week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
egal status Of Negro"
Claim Of Defense

legal status of Negro"
Claim Of Defense
They take the position that
the act of 1910 declaring per-
sons of one-sixteenth or more
Negro blood as Negroes is in
violation of the Constitution Of
the United states IN that it
seeks to change a status already
established by law. In regard to
this they say, in part:
Under the law prior to 1910.
persons having less than one
fourth Negro blood were classed
as white. Their status under
the law placed their children in
the white schools, and authorized
their marriage only with white
persons"
The marriage took place in
May, 1924, and the act of 1910
was then in effect, but defend
ants contention is that the law
existing at the time Of her
birth and not at the time of her
marriage should govern her
status.
While the marriage took place
prior to the going into effect of
the recent racial integrity law,
even stricter than the act of
1910, the legal principles at is
sue are such that a final decis-
ion in the case would affect the
statute last enacted also.
Under the federal law, the de-
PENDANT has within three months
from the refusal of the appeal to
take the case to the Supreme
Court of the United STATES.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
my Wife Is SICK"
Murderer Tells Police

LITTLE ROCK, Claim
ig that she YVES afraid of her
husband because he had threat
ened her when he found their
was no soap In the house, Mrs.
Viola Kennedy asked police to
watch her husband Saturday
night. Later they met him.
Charles Kendall. He told them
to go see his wife. that she was
sick. When they got to the
house they found her dead. She
had been struck. Kendall has
been Jailed on a murder charge.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
JUDGE REFUSES
To HALT TRIAL
FOR HOLIDAY

DECATUR, Ala, Nov. 30--A
final plea to II Morgan county
men to acquit Haywood Patter-
son, Negro youth charged with
attacking Mrs. Victoria Price.
was made today as the four-day
trial drew to a close.
George w. Chamlee of Chat
tanooga, retained by the Inter
national Labor Defense as a
member of counsel for the seven
colored boys under indictment
for attacking two white women
aboard South ern railway
freight train in jackson county
March 25, 1881. closed the de-
Tense plea for a verdict of ac-
quittal."
Patterson, with the six other
boys, was convicted in Jackson
county in April. 1881. and SEN
fenced to death, but the United
States supreme court set the
verdict aside and the cases were
transferred here under a change
of venue.
Patterson was again convicted
in the only trial held last spring
but that verdict was set aside
by Judge James E. Horton. who
presided.
Chamlee analysed portions of
the evidence offered by the state
to prove his contention that it
was contradictory and shouldIbe
disregarded.
Samuel S. Leibowitz, chief Of
defense council, in his argument
of one hour and a half last
night, called Mrs. Victoria Pri-
ce's testimony a fabrication, and
asked the jury tell me by your
verdict whether you believe that
doctor CDR. r. r. Bridges) Is
perjurer, or that womf !"
Leibowitz devoted considerable
time to DR.. Bridges testimony,
pointing out that, although the
state subpoenaed him, he was
not called to the witness stand
except by the defense, and that
the physician said that he had
found no bruises, cuts, lacera-
tions or blood on the woman's
face and head when he exam
ined her.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
SAYS
CONDITIONS BAD
IN TUSCALOOSA

NEW WORKING trace of Dan
Pippen. sr., father Of the Dan
Pippen who was lynched in Lus-
caloosa. Ala, and chief witness
in his sons case, could be found
by investigators for the National
Committee for the Defense Of
Political Prisoners. according to
ali announcement from the New
York headquarters.
Pippen, ST., had not been seen
in Tuscaloosa FOR more than two
weeks. Reports that he had been
killed have been denied but all
searches for him have ended In
failure. Judge Henry B. Foster,
when interviewed by the investi-
gators. stated as his conviction
that Pippen had left town for
his own safety.
Coupled with Pippen's disap-
pearance, the investigators found
several instances Of bitter and
fragrant oppression Of all Ne
eroes in Tuscaloosa. They report
ed that not one Negro dared to
register this year although 800
voted in the 1882 election. That
the Ku Klux Khan is parading
with increasing frequency in and
around Tuscaloosa. That Negroes
are now being excluded from
theatres where they were form
erly admitted and that several
Negroes whose property was con-
sidered too good for a Niger"
have either been forced to leave
the town or have left voluntarily.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
ElITORIAL
Headed For Hell


A LYNCHING ORGY sweeps
these United States. Records Of
the international Labor Defense
show AZ lynchings including four
this week have occurred thus far
IN 1888. There is a general dis
regard for law and order. Riots
are prevalent. Mobs parade. They
invade court houses. threaten
judges and battle soldiers. The
very foundations OF our denao-
cratic form Of government is
endangered and weakened. The
written statutes and basic laws
Of the commonwealth have be-
come mere scraps OF paper and
are promiscuously trod beneath
the unholy and wicked feet Of
defiant anarchists and bluster-
ing mobocrats. America had
better right-about-face or it is
doomed. Headed straight for
he'll.
CALIFORNIA BLACKEryS the
escutcheon of the state by stag
ing two OF the most revolving
lynchines n the history of this
nation. TWO white criminals who
had already confessed their das-
tardly deed are dragged from
jail and strung up IN heather
ish fashion. Instead Of condemn
ing the lynching aid instruct
ing the proper authorities to re-
turn an Indictment for murder
against every man who took a
part in the affair. the Governor
of California condones the afro
city thus adding to CaIifornia's
shame. In the final analysis the
Governor Is responsible for the
lynchings BY refusing to call out
troops when requested several
hours before the lynching orgy
occurred.
WE ARE NOT SURPRISED
because California mob lynch
ed white men. 1t IS simply
matter of the turn Of the coat
from lynching a black to lynch
ing a white, or from 1ynching
an ignorant pauper to lynching
q judge on the bench. One
merely precedes and invites the
other. Crime and lawlessness
are no respecters OF persons or
races.
MOB-LAW is a hydra-headed
monster constant and ever
present menace to American +
deals, institutions, tenets and
traditions and must be destroy
ed like any other venomous rep
tile; for each succeeding lynch
ing only encourages and en-
boldens to further deeds of this
nature.
If this republic could not en-
dure part free and part slave,
how in the name of high heaven
can it survive part democratic.
part plutocratic and part s'heI-
locratic2"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
'SCOEISBOR0 CASE GOES TO JURY
Wife Makes Human
Torch of Husband as
He Starts A Battle

NEW YORK-Tenants Of
an apartment located at IA
2. bend street, were thrown
Into panic Tuesday when Jar
us Bowman, 30, ron from his
apartment with his clothing
ablaze. The human torch"
was rescued from the blaze
By neighbors who smothered
the fire In wet blankets but
not before the man had suf-
fered such severe burns that
the physicians fear for his
life.
According TO Mrs. Bowman,
her husband attempted TO
strike her with a chair and
she retaIiated by throwing a
bottle Of gasoline. A portion
81 the bottles saturated Bow
mans head and shoulders,
while some Of the gasoline
fell on the stove.
Instantly there was a flash
and Bowman ran from the
apartment with his clothing
ablaze. NelghbOrs extinguish-
ed the flames after he had
been severely burned and the
fire department was called to
put out the fire in the apart
ment. Mrs. Bowman was ar
rested later by detectives. Ex-
cept in the Bowman apart
ment no serious damage was
done to the building.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30
Negro Is Manager OF
Texas Hay Company

FORNEY. Texas. c. Crut-
cher. colored citizen, has recent
ly been made manager Of the
largest feed store in Forney.
BY constant effort and faith
fitness to his employers, Mr..
Crutcher has worked up to this
place where he is today mana
ger of the Forney Hay Company
a white concern. He has been
with the company 10 years.
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Paragraphs

STANDARDS ARE HIGHER
everywhere. The Negro teacher
must know more; the Negro
preacher must know more, so the
Negro doctor and the Negro law
yer. So the Negro mechanic and
the Negro laborer. All are see
ing the great need Of education
mot for show, but for effici-
ency.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-30

The remedy for IawIesness is
enforcement Of the law. Trying
to buy peace with sacrifice OF
principle IS futile gesture. The
Mosaic law, an eye for an eye.
continues to be the active prin-
ciple Of life. and no man can do
harm to another without having
It come back to him with in
terest.
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CONTINUED on Page Three)
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
PAGE FOUR

Under the new laws governing
the workj.of the Farm Credit. Ad-
m%inistration. new machinery is be-
ing set up for the handling of seed
and fertilizer loans Beginning with
the 1884 season. North Carolina
farmers will handle their own credit
needs with the aid of the Produc-
ton Credit Cooperation affiliated
with the Land Bank Of Columbia.
The new plan provides for farm
ers to secure adequate and .perma-
nent credit Tor producing crops
breeding, raising and ~fattening
livestock products.
The Production Credit Corpora
ton has a capital stock Of $780,
600 and will organize provide the
initial credit for and supervise. the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
100 DRYS SLAIN
BEFORE REPEAL

1t has cost the lives Of about 100
Federal agents for the Government
to enforce national prohibition.
At the same time, figures fur
nished in Washington by Federal
officials showed, more than 500
Government agents were wounded.
But in suffering these casualties
the Federal men arrested around
100000 persons and seized $685.
$4,000 worth of property, includ-
ing liquor and stills.
The heaviest casualties recorded
up to the end of the 1892 fiscal
year were in 1880, when "A agents
were killed and 116 injured, An
equal number lost their lives in
1921, but the injuries totaled only
- that year. The number injured
i'm 1881 and 1882 are not recorded,
but five were killed the former year
and nine the latter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
No More Seed Loans
But Something Better

operation of local production credit
associations in all communities
where the need exists.
cit will be the duty of these as
~sociations to make loans directly to
farmer-borrowers and the associa-
tions will, in turn, discount the
farmers notes directly with the
Federal intermediate Credit Bank of
Columbia" says A. F. Lever, in
charge of public relations for the
bank. eff ten or more farmers
manifest an interest in forming an
association the Columbia Corpora
ton will send a representative to
the community to help arrange the
matter. County farm agents will
also help"
These associations are not to be
set up to provide an easy way for
farmers to get into debt but to help
him get out and stay our of debt,
Mr.. Lever explains. He says that
anyone desiring definite informa-
ton about how to organize one of
the associations should talk over
tn matter with the farm agent OF
write directly to the Corporation
at Columbia, South aCrolina.
1t is the belief of extension au-
ehoriteis at State College that this
new plan will be found more sat
isfactory in the long run than the
old seed loans of the past.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED From Page One)

\OOHttHHe~ Af0W I"Se oFt
old gold dollar could not compete
with the deprecated monies of the
rest of the world, as a result we
were losing our foreign markets
for u exploitable surpluses, and
getting starvation prices for such
as we could sell.
Nothing has pleased the Admin
istration's friends so much as the
news from Bombay that the Indi-
an cotton spinners r now begin
ming to buy American cotton
again, something made possible by
tn depreciation of the dollar in
terms of gold.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
How BIack-D raueht
Holds its Popularity

A LAXATIVE made from highly
approved, medicinal plants yet
about the least expensive laxative
you can find: Thedford's Black
Draught.
There's no expensive container
for you to buy when you ask your
dealer for Black-Draught And it's
light weight has saved freight bills
in your favor. Black-D raught is
right with you in economy. It.
brings prompt, refreshing relief
to sufferers from constipation
troubles.
Don't put up with sick headache,
.sluggishness, gas, dizziness, bad
taste in the mouth, biliousness, coated
tongue, bad breath, distress after
meals, when due to constipation, but
take Thedford's Biack-D raught.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
Two Fire Alarms
Wednesday Night

The fire department answered
two alarms Wednesday night the
first being a silent alarm at 1886
to the home of julie Altman on West
Council Street to extinguish a
grass fire, no damage resulted.
The second cali was from box
50 at 1900 o'clock. A motor. in
the refrigeration machine in the
Smoke Shop on South Main street
had caught on fire. Damage was
estimated at $500
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01

lobby in opposition to the bill, and
a big fight is ahead. The opposi-
ton is not alone from manufac-
turrs and advertisers, but also from
newspapers, which would be serious
ly affected. The strongest GROUND
of opposition is the danger of put.
ting control of any business into
the hands of Government bureau.
Gratis, which the Tugwell bill, II
its present form, would do do.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
VIRGINIA FARMER BROWNS
HIS BABY

Possessed with a religious hallu-
cination that he must make a liv-
ing sacrifice, John Strader, of Dan
vile, Va, aged 45, a farmer Of
Bachelor Hall, Saturday night
carried his year old baby to thE
banks of Dan river held her head
under the water until she was deae
and then carried the tiny corpse
back home with him.
Sunday he was adjudged in.
sane.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01

Repeal puts public enemies" or
the run. Story of how new law
will affect welfare of country
Read it in THE baltimore
SUNDAY AMERICAN on De.
cember 3. On sale by your favor
lite newsdealer or newsboy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
LETS END IT

Magistrate: "Have you a law
yer?"
Prisoner: mo sir"
Magistrate: 'Do YOU want a
lawyer to defend you?"
Prisoner: mot in particular
sir"
Magistrate: "well, what do yor
propose to do about it??'
Prisoner: "Well so far's I'm
concerned, Pm willing to drop tn
whole business"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
ANOTHER TAX

Orator: .And now, gentlemen,
l wish to tax your memory.
Member of the Audience: Good
heavens. has it come 70 that?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
POSTAL REVENUE DROPS

Washington Postmaster-Ge IN
eral Farley said the postal revenue
to the government had dropped
more than a third since the incep-
ton of the business depression
notwithstanding the higher rate:
of postage"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01
FATALLY HURT

FATALLY HURT
T. H. Reep, carpenter died at
Greensboro of injuries sustained
when he was struck by a South
ern train near hat city.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-01

Another stimulus to the foreign
trade of the United States and a
stabilizer of world prices is ex-
pected shortly. If those closest to
the Treasury are to be believed,
there is a definite silvsr-purchase
program shaping up, which shout
have a great effect in bringing
about a speedy adjustment of inter
! national currencies and lifting
world prices.
Less attention is being paid to
the NRA and the Codes, now that
the period of the "Blue Eagle
agreement is shortly to expire anc
the big industries are beginning te
operate under the group or associa.
ton codes. More interest is focuss.
ing on the new Civil Works AID
ministration, directed by Harry
Hopkins, regarded by many as on
of the best and ablest men in
Washington. Men are being pu
to work all ovr the country Oh
jobs of a public or semi-puhlic ma
ture, and money is being poured
out in pay envelopes without to-
much bookkeeping and auditing
Thre is every confidence here tina
the stimulus of this "priming tn
, business pump" will be felt b,
New Years and 50 stimulate wan
ing confidence.
Early in December hearings ar
to be b-sin OF the Tugwc'' bill
intended to put the clamps on tn
advertising and selling of proprie
rary medicines, cosmetics and foot
products which don't come up tt
standards which, the manufac.
turers say, are impossible to main
tain, and which most impartial OBJ
servers regard as unnecessary ant
oppressive. There will be a bi,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-28

Another battle Is on within the ranks of the local republicans and, coming almost on the even of elcc- tion, 1t Is considered likely to dis rupt election plans. This time the principals are Miss Madeline Drey- CT, first district chairman, and James J. White, who has been quite prominent of late in anti organization battles. Furthermore, one of the members of the Veter- ans Voters league, which was formed recently through the ef. forts of George McGrath and Q few assistants and which endorsed Frank 'Donsfor city sheriff' on the g. o. D. ticket, has resigned from the committee in charge Of the "Downs for Sheriff" night which Is Low being planned by the league.
 Uusaliy the 20 district chairmen of the republican party are allowed the privilege of picking their work CTS for election day. That IS, the list checkers and deputy registrars. The chairmen recommend the names to the republican registrar, Thomas r. Dillane. Following past customs, Miss Dreyer has already picked her four aides and submit ted the names to Registrar Dillane but MT White objects and wants to name the four himself. It IS un- derstood. Therefore. q stiff battle Is on between Miss Dreyer ana MT White.s
 It is believed that the move on the part of Mir White Is to em- barrass the regular organization
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-28
OHensipe Against
 Kidnapers Ending
Urschel Trial Reaches Final Argument Stage - D'
 fendants Face Possible Life Imprisonment

The government was allotted four hours for arguments. The com- bined defense was given i've hours to plead its case.
 over the whole drama still hung the menace of reprisals or rescue attempts from outlaws yet uncap- tured. The heavy guard around the courtroom remained intact. Ex- treme precaution was taken, both here and in Memphis. where Kelly and his red -haired wife, Katherine, were confined. Federal guards ac- oompanied George r. Urschef, tho kidnap victim and his family.
 As trial neared it's end, four other persons were in custody in connection with tho crime. In- vestigators ferretted out further notifications of the plot and hinted that other arrests impended.
 Tn addition to the kellys in Memphis, cass Coleman and VIII Casey, Texas farmres. were held. Their arrest followed discovery ok S73,250 of the ransom money buried in ColemaH's cotton patch.
 Department of investigation ops erntlves were active in q dozen lo- localities under the personal direc- ton of J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the department. They had . dou- ble objective-to bring to justice any others connected with the crime and to prevent remnants of the gangs headed by Bailey, Kelly and Wilbur Underhill from reprisal or rescue.
 Severity of the sentences, if con- victions nre secured are within tho discretion of Federal Judge Edgar S, VAught,