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The Washington times., 1933-08-10
Shaving the Thorns

Putting codes aside Secretary Perkins has done the New
Deal lot of good where doing good most needed In
the heart Of Pittsburgh enough to the striking coal
miners to be effective, she displayed the kind of
which is rapidly rubbing the grievances Of minor
critics of form Of The small njustices
which ranle the abuses of power and authority the sup
preston Of free Speech the trckery by which meetings
forbiden-a these have been buckshot for radicals They
brought down bear but they scared the birds and
made lot of noise
Miss Perkins heard that number of radicals in Home
stead not admitted to meeting at which the problems
of the steel workers being discussed She insisted
that they be admitted They were but, overwhelmed by
numbers took part in the argument At the end they
asked the Secretary she would listen their side alone
She agreed and suggested local park.
At that point Burgess John j. Cavanaugh, apparently
direct descendant Of the Bourbons of France who
famous for learning anything refused to allow Miss
Perkins to talk with the radicals his park suppose
he quoted law: he surely must have said that license
had been issued He impressed neither by Miss Per-
kns' request any of public fairness
It is good fortune that our Federal Government
few feet of land here and there the State and cities Miss
Perkins, assuming that Postmaster General Farley would
support fellow member of the Cabinet went to the local
post office and in the corridor held little meeting with the
radical critics of the steel program Nothing violent hap
pened. The building did not fall down, the eagle the
shield eagle older than the bird the NRA SEAL did
not mou faint blush. All quiet in Homestead
known fame until through the njustices vo-
lence of strikes All quiet unless Burgess Cavanaugh
mutering something pretty strong about in
politics.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
4 CIVIC HEROES
GET AWARDS

-Four awards have been made
to members of the District police
and fire departments for merito-
rious service during the past
fiscal year, it was reported today
to the District Commissioners by
the committee of award for
meritorious service.
Pvt. Arthur C. Poulson, First
precinct, was awarded a gold
medal for bravery in the capture
of Nicholas A. Long, crazed car
penter who barricaded himself in
his home, 500 block First st
S. E., firing into a crowd of per-
sons about the house. Poulson
was wounded when he and Pvt
G. R. Wallrodt entered the house
and subdued Long, who had shot
and killed Pvt. E. E. Swanson.
A silver medal was awarded
Wallrodt for his part in the cap
ture of Long.
A bronze bar was given Private
Herman L. Lay, Third Precinct,
AOA LID pd1C Ill C11C CdpCuIe VI
Lester L. Lille, 25, after the lat
ter had attempted to pass a coun-
terfeit bill in a lunchroom. Lay
was shot in the scuffle with Lille,
but held the man until assist
ance came.
A bronze bar also was awarded
Private Francis C. O'Donnell,
Fire Department, for the rescue
of three children from a burning
building in the $500 block C ST..
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
Road in Arlington Begins
Nowhere, Ends Nowhere

Starting in the middle of a
field, a wide highway runs for
several miles through Arlington
county, Va, and ends in the mid
die of another.
Although not hard surfaced,
this highway is passable over
practically its entire length. The
only break is where bridge has
not yet been constructed.
The highway is the uncomplet-
ed Lee Memorial Boulevard, sub
ject of a seven-year controversy
over the route which it's connect
ing link shall take.
AS it now stands it appears the
Virginia Highway Department will
complete the road from public
works funds, utilizing the north
ern approach" to the Arlington
Memorial Bridge through Fort
Myer and along the Arlington
Cemetery wall at its western end.
At the Fairfax county end of
the highway it is proposed the
road to be tied into the existing
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
HITS
FAMILY Of 8

National recovery doesn't mean
a great deal to Febrey Luckett,
painter and father of six children.
For yesterday while the entire
nation was enthusiastically get
ting back of the recovery act,
Luckett and his family were
evicted from their home in the
400 block of K st. N. E.
His wife, on crutches, carried a
3-weeks-old son in her arms as
they were put out of their little
home for non-payment of rent.
Another daughter is now recover
ing from lon,, siege in the hos
pital.
Kind neighbors are giving the
family shelter for the time being
while the father is trying to find
work so that he may reestablish a
home for them.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
ROBERTS VIEWS
RENT LEASES

Assistant Corporation Counsel
William A. Roberts today is study
ing several forms of leases sub
mitted to him by H. Clifford
Bangs, president of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board, in an ef-
fort to draft uniform lease for
use here.
The leases were sent by Bangs
in reply to a request from Rob
erts, who said it is his purpose to
draft a standard lease form, to
be approved by the Public Utili-
ties Commission for use in Wash
ington.
The move was inspired by the
number of complaints filed with
the commission in the course Of
its rent investigation, which had
to do with "trick" provisions in
leases.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
Man Tried to Hang
Self With Trousers

John Conway, AZ, an engineer
living in the 400 block Indiana
Avenue Northwest, was taken to
Gallinger Hospital today after he
had attempted to end his life by
hanging himself with his trousers
in cell at No. police precinct.
Conway was arrested yesterday
by Park Policeman William E.
Riley on a charge of assault on
the complaint of a 16-year- old
South Carolina boy,
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
MAKES ESCAPE
FROM CAP TORS
IN VIRGINIA
Two Men and Woman Rob
Youngster, II, Of SO Cents,
Overlook Dime

Kidnapers are believed to have
tried to work their racket" in
Washington with an 11-year-old
boy, Douglas Hill, 1400 block East
Capitol ST., as their intended vic
tim.
Police are investigating a story
the boy told last night to the ef-
feet that he was taken to AleXan-
dria in an automobile from Four
teenth Street Southwest, near the
Bureau of Engraving.
Pulled Into Car
Douglas said an old, battered
car with Wisconsin tags occupied
by two white men and a woman
drove up alongside him. and he
was pulled into the car.
His captors questioned him
about his identity and robbed him
Of so cents. he said.
They stopped at drug store in
Alexandria and the men got out
leaving him with the woman. The
boy jumped out and ran to bus
stop and, with dime the kidnap.
ers overlooked, boarded a bus to
Washington.
Tells Story to Priest
After telling a friend of his ex-
perience, he went to Detective
Headquarters and told the story
to Inspector Frank S. w. Burke.
The inspector was skeptical but
attached some significance to the
story when he found the boy later
related the same version to his
family priest, the Rev. James E.
Connell, of Holy Comforter
Church.
A lookout was sent to neighbor-
ing States for the car and its
occupants. The woman was
dressed in white and the men,
plainly dressed, were wearing
green goggles.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
MILK PRICE RISE
SPL|TSDA|R|ES

A dispute is brewing among
various factions of local milk
producers over the proposed
adoption of a milk-marketing
agreement for the District which
would result in raising the price OF
milk sold by the pint from 7 to 8
cents.
Under the proposed agreement
the wholesale price of milk would
be raised from ii to IL cents.
No agreement has been drafter
on cream prices.
Independent producers have
protested that the proposal will
force them from competition with
their larger competitors, espe-
cially the National Dairy Products
Corporation.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
BUREAU SHIFTS
|NEFFECT,6 500
LOSE JOBS
Most of Ousted Personnel Was
In Dry Unit, Abolished
In Reorganization
BY DUNCAN FORSYTH

Reorganization of Federal bu-
reaus under President Roosevelt's
executive order went into effect
today as the largest change in
volved, consolidation of the Pro-
hibition Bureau with the Bureau
of Investigation was effected.
With approval of the reorgani-
zation plan from Attorney Gen
eral Homer S. Cummings safely
tucked under his arm, William
Stanley, administrative assistant
to the Attorney General, returned
to Washington from Connecticut
today and started function1ng OF
the new unit, now known as the
division of investigation of the
Department of Justice.
900 to Lose Jobs
Although Stanley refused to
state what personnel reductions
were made until the Attorney
General returns, it is understood
that 600 employees of the prohihi-
ton unit, principally prohibition
agents, have been separated from
the service.
Under the revised set-up, j. Ed
gar Hoover, director of the Bu'
reau of Investigation, takes charge
of the entire new organization,
with John S. Hurley to be known
as assistant director of the divl-
sion of investigation in charge Of
prohibition.
DaIrymple Is Out
Major A. V. Dalrymple, who was
director of the Prohibition Bu-
reau, loses that position.
All prohibition agents and
<~a.I D. 70 ~
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
Hay FeUer Victims
W1rned of Weed

The 10000 sufferers from hay
fever in the District are warned
today by the Public Health Ser
vice to be on the lookout for rag
weed, which will ripen in a few
days and broadcast it's pollen, be-
lieved to cause hay fever.
Regular medical treatment and
systematic elimination of rag
weed have done much to aid suf-
ferers, but there is no known cure
for the malady.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10

In Japan, 1t appears, hotheads planned
to assassinate Chaplin in order to fo-
ment war with the United States. I
offer this not as fact and not as i'm
portant to the United States; those
who want to embroil us can find
plenty of sound economic and i'm
perialistic causes without dragging in
Chaplin, especially a dead Chaplin.
The Importance is all to our first
comedian to remind him that although
it is long since he has made film
he is still a world figure, and that in
the world which is less hasty than
the American part of it, less blud-
geoned by press agents and propa-
gandists, his laurels are as fresh as
they were in 1918 or 1928. l suppose
there must be half dozen comedians
The Washington times., 1933-08-10

who actually make more money than Chapin-men who
work so weeks in the year and provoke large laughs in
the theaterbut comedian has become figure in the
world Chaplin has Perhaps because he hasn't exactly
made the most money per week.
Immortal Reels
And that brings up the second item On behalf of Chap
lin suit was brought to prevent French exhibitor from
showing "The Pilgrim" The report says ''Mr Chaplin
contends he sold the film rights condition that the
film be destroyed in 1890" AS pure business meaning
that particular exhibitor show film after
1930-ths is all right. But "destroying'' the film sug
gess the bare possibility that Mr. Chaplin may look with
GOODNESS of his early efforts If he wants to do
away with "The Pilgrim comparatively picture,
what has he in mind for those early masterpieces "a Dogs
Life - EASY Street. "The Floorwalker,' "The Rink
and dozen others, all the way back His Night Out
in which he ably supported with both hands and
crossed eyes, by Ben Turpin.
We have reached the point where must have
noises with old silent pcures and tell the truth,
the reissued Chapns with sound not spoiled although
they not improved by the additions. But Chaplin
ought be advised that he made his pictures not only for
keystone and Essanay and Lone Star and Mutual and
Unitedhe made them for posterty And hundred years
from people to whom talking pictures will be old
fashioned will be willing to look Chaplns quiet
to read the quiet books of Jane Austen and of
Chaplns spiritual father Dickens
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
3 Plays to Be GiUen
At LanqLeu TOnight

Three one-act plays will be pre-
sented in Langley Junior High
School Auditorium tonight by the
lexington Community Players,
under direction of Mrs. Marie
Moore Forest. Admission will be
free. The plays will begin at
8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
MAN TAKES POISON

Leon Fields, 80. of the 1900
block Biltmore st. N. w., was
taken to Emergency Hospita |
early today after he took poison
at his home. Police said the man
swallowed three poison tablets
during a fit of dependency.
The Washington times., 1933-08-10
True to Type
ChapIins Future the New Deal in Penna.
BY GILBERT SELDES

The of Charlie Chaplin has popped up in two odd
connections recently (The third time his appeared
fiml The two items from France and Japan:
The Washington times., 1933-08-10

Lee Highway at Falls Church.
This is still undecided, however.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
Garfield School Stars
Win Letter Awards

With five coIored athletes re-
ceiving their letter awards last
Friday at Garfield High School.
q new record was established for
colored students in Seattle High
Schools. In presence OF the as
sembly Of students, the Garfield
letter honors were awarded to
Homer Harris. Sam Bruce, Bren-
nan King. George Height and
Charles Russell. all star MEM
bers Of the Garfield football
team, winners Of TIE 1882 and
1888 Seattle High School foot
ban championship. Besides the
letter award to Homer Harris,
also went the honor Of having
his name inscribed on three
trophy cups. namely. the Michi-
gan Alumni Trophy. the Carroll
Trophy and the Inspirational
Trophy. Harris, captain Of the
Garfield team, is regarded the
most outstanding athlete Of Sc
attle's High Schools.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28

Mrs. ]. w. Wormley enter
tanned as guests at a midnight
Christmas party at her home
Sunday CT Including with a break
fast at 4 am. Out Of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Smith, Vancouver, BIC.
Messrs Roy and Wayne Adams
were hosts for a Christmas din
ner at which covers were placed
for eight guests.
Mrs. T. C. Hilson has arrived
from Atlantic City, N. j., to Vi
sit her foster parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. &. Thompson, Adelphi
Apartments.
Mrs. Grace Leftridge and lit
tie daughter left for Los Ange-
les Tuesday to visit MRS. o. II.
Sheffield. mother Of Mrs. Left
ridge.
Mr.. Joseph Hollifield Jr.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Hollifield
returned Monday from three
months visit in Chicago and in
other cities.
Mr.. James Roston. secretary OF
the San Francisco branch Of the
Colored Marine Association, is vi
sitting his mother, Mrs. James
Roston. for the holidays.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
sol McDowaIl Building
Seattls's Most Useful
Colored Citizen

Honor to whom honor Is due"
The Enterprise designates MRS.
Gordon Carter. social Welfare
worker. as Seattle's most useful
colored citizen for the year 1888.
Besides Der duties as q welfare
worker Mrs. Carter has assisted
in the promotion Of many civic
nlcqemenss during the year. She
aided materially IN the success
OF the summer vacation recrea-
tional activities for children, in
planning the Community Fund
campaign and in the work Of
the YMC.A. extension commit
tee Of which she is q member.
AS a member Of the executive
board Of the Seattle Urban lea
que Mrs. Carter has been ms
trumental III the success Of the
local organization. On recon-
mendation OF Mrs. Carter. q
placement as social worker was
secured for Miss Candace Black
who has since been appointed a
worker IN the County Welfare
department. Five other clerical
positions for colored workers re-
suited from recommendation OF
Mrs. Carter. Two of the APP
continents has resulted in per-
manent positions. namely Calvin
Russell and Marvin Castor, as
workers IN the State Welfare and
Relief department of King Coun-
ty. Another appointment for
which Mrs. Carter was respon-
sible was the naming Of Mss
Deloris Brooks IS q welfare
worker for three months last
spring. Miss Brooks made a We
ry enviable record and is listed
by the organization as highly
efficient. She is now engaged
in making the survey OF Seattle's
colored population under direc-
ton Of the Urban League. Thru
the office Of Mrs. Carter AZ per-
manent and rs temporary jobs
have been secured for colored
workers during the year. The
combined efforts of Mrs. Carter
and Messrs. CASTOR and Russell
has resulted in the placement OF
LOG colored men on the public
work projects. Mrs. Carter be-
gins her third year as a mem
Der Of the Social Welfare staff
in January. She is an active
member Of the First A. M. E.
Church. In many other ways.
Mrs. Carriers efforts and influ-
ence has benefited this COM
munity, all Of which leads the
Enterprise to designate her as
Seattle's most useful colored ci-
tizen for 1888.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis
were hosts for a party at their
home Saturday evening compli-
menting Sam Bruce, son Of Mrs.
/ Davis.
Mrs. w. H. Calhoun returned
Monday from Yakima where she
visited her sister, Mrs. M. Alex
ander.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hood motor
ed to Everett Christmas where
they were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Newton Solomon.
Miss Willetta Riddle of Bell
ingham is spending the holidays
in Seattle, guest of Miss Corde-
liza Forney.
Miss Charlotte Fletcher, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Fletcher and Mr.. Edward Har-
ris were quietly married Sarur-
day and are at home at the
Douglass Apartments.
Mrs. Horace Duke of Portland
is spending the holidays in Sc
attic.
Mr.. Kosky sForney and son
Carl of Portland spent Christ
mas in Seattle for reunion OF
the Forney family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Smith OF
Vancouver were house guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall for
Christmas.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
Dances, House Parties
and Watch Meetings
To Usher New Year


The arrival Of the New Year
viii be welcomed in Seattle by
the usual routine Of church
meetings. watch meetings. hous,
parties and dances. Tbs pres
enca Of an unusually large num-
Der OF visitors win be the occa-
sion for q large number Of house
parties to be held in colored
homes Sunday night. ALI Of the
churches announce watch meet
ings to be held beginning at il
p. m. Sunday.
EmancipetiO Meeting at
First A. NJ. E. Church
An unusual service for Sun
day night has been announced
to be held at the First AM-E.
Church. Beginning at 8 p. NJ,
9 program win be presented In
observance Of the signing Of the
Emancipation Proclamation. At
torney John Prim viii read the
proclamation; John Clayton Jr.,
tenor, vii be heard In selections
and william H. Wilson win de-
liver the address. The program
win be interspersed by congre-
gational singing led by Charles
z. Daniels. On conclusion Of the
program q social meeting will
be held during which coffee and
cake will be served. Beginning
at IL pm. the watch meeting
service of song and prayer VIII
be held. The Rev. H. 3. CAN'T
pastor of First A.M.E. Church.
urges a large attendance for the
service.
Little Harlem Night Club
The Little Harlem Night Club.
Dos King ST., will be the scene
of a merry gathering to welcome
the New Year Sunday night.
Louis Todd. manager, has made
arrangements for music, confetti
and noise makers. A large num-
Der of reservations have been
made.
Matinee Dance
Banjoskys Black and Tan
Syncopators will furnish the
music for New Years matinee
dance 2 to 7 pm. Monday at the
Tennis Club Hall. Buddy Col
Inns, popular entertainer, viii be
featured in several songs and
dances. New Year matinee dan
ces at the Tennis Club have been
popular for several years and
the affair next Monday after
noon viii undoubtedly attract a
large crowd.
Dance at Finnish Hall
Mesdames Cena Donegan. Lulu
Stewart and Gladys. Trollinger,
form the committee of the D
g. w Club sponsoring a New
Years Dance Monday night at
the Finnish Hall. This commit
tee promises every one a gala
time that attends the affair.
Good music has been secured.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
Cremation Held For
Samuel Barnes, Chef

The body Of Samuel Barnes.
who died ct the King County
Home December Is. was cren-
ated by the county Friday. Bar
mes, wen known dining car chef.
was a resident Of Seattle for 10
years. He was 81 years old and
q native Of Jackson. Miss.
Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell. transient la
borer, died OF acute pneumonia
at Harborview Hospital Sunday.
He was q resident Of Seattle fiv
days, arriving here from Port
land, Ore. He was 26 years old
and a native Of louisiana. Re
latives could not be located. The
body was cremated Friday by
the county.
John l.. Dlckerson
The body Of John Lewis Dick
erson Is held at the County Nor
que pending arrangements for
burial. Diekerson died Thurs
day. December 81. at Harbor-
view Hospital from acute kid
ney trouble. He resided in Rem
ton. He was a former resident
Of Seattle and was president Of
a company that operated hog
ranch near Kennydale. Dicker-
son was 80 years old and was
born in Houston. Texas. He Is
survived by his widow.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
Urban League Begins
Negro l7iolne survey

FOR the past week seven train
ed Investigators have been &C
tively ct work IN conducting a
survey Of 5eattle's eolered COM
munity. Funds were secured
through the efforts Of the exc
cutive Officers Of Seattle Urban
League from the C.WA- The
need for definite and specific
information concerning the Ne
rgo community ia Seatti9 has
long been felt 10 almost every
activity. Il is the hope " the
Urban Leaguc that ne facts
cleaned by the study viii prove
valuable ia fighting the battle
for racial recognition and equ-
atty Of industrial opportunity
for colored citizens.
The Urban League officers
hope that each and every citi-
zen who may be contacted by
the investigators on this subject
viii respond by willingly giving
complete, definite and accurate
information with the assurance
that such information viii be
treated with the strictest conf
dsnce.
There are several other pro-
jects being considered and it is
possible that by the first Of the
year there viii be actively at
work more than a score OF our
trained citizens in various edu-
catlonal and vocational lines.
The success Of these ventures
win depend primarily upon the
response and cooperation Of the
members Of this community.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-28
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank all friends
for their kindness and sympathy
In our bereavement over the
death of our wife and mother,
May Bell Stone. who passed a.
way December 20, 1888. We are
especially grateful to Rev. H. B.
CAN'T and Rev. T. M. Davis for
their consoling remarks and to
Mrs. Emma Hancock for vocal
selections, and to all who sent
floral tributes Signed: Jordan
Stone, husband; Miss Emma De
Moss, Mrs. Pearl Spencer. daugh-
tiers; Mrs. Elizabeth Hipsher,
sister; James Davis. brother.
A Tribute
In the death of Mrs. Mary
Bell Stone, a rather remarkable
woman passed to the great be-
yond. In early life she left her
Kentucky home and ventured
the wilds of the West. She join
ed the gold rush to the Klon-
dixie and there accumulated a
considerable amount of tn e
wealth Of the world. On return
ing to Seattle she engaged in
various business enterprises. Her
venturesome spirit led her to
Africa, but in that she rued her
bargain and set sail Of Amer
lea. She was shipwrecked and
suffered many hardships, but in
al she was q woman of a lion
heart.-Horace r. Clayton.