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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-29
Nine Additional Projects
For Key West Approved
In Civil Works Program

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS CALL FOR EX-
PENDITURE OF $4,000 ASIDE FROM $780,
RUM COSTING $4,000 INCLUDED IN VA
RIOUS PROJECTS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-29
ROOSEVELT Co.'s on
WITH PROGRAM

WARM sPRiscs. sor %
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Clarence Lees Racing Dope

VICTORIA. b. G-The scene
has shifted since last week We
are now cheering. begging and
calling them sweet names At
Collwood Park. Before leaving
the Willows entered my TWO
Canadian bred fillys. both maid
ems. and ran them against old
eampaigners like Jim Rogan.
York Home, Nellie Basil and
others. All these old timers have
figured in the winning column
80 often that Mr. and Mrs John
Public Just wore the 500 ma
chine out on them and neglected
the Lee entry. Well. YOU know
The result now. ny filly Ethel
Starr took the top and never
looked back. And he pay OIL
was S73.95 for the lone deuce.
Alfred Alexander. owner OF
the Chandelier Farm and Inn.
bad some terrible breaks with
his stable He threatened TO
break In The win column several
times but poor riding kept his
star performers. Oregon Mist.
and Edd Garrett, out of the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Our Graduates
'RIOR TO THE DEPRES.

PRIOR TO THE DEPRES-
SION, which now holds this
country and the civilized world
IN its wise, Negroes We're remiss
in their duties when il came to
making places for their youths,
md 1t seems that Gxen the ca
IA strophic results and effects of
the present unparalleled and un-
precedented worldwide situation
have failed to change our racial
attitude toward our own race
one whit.
Hundreds, yea thousands of
Young Negroes will emerge from
our high schools. colleges and
universities within the next few
weeks. only to join the ranks of
the unemployed, unfortunate and
wellnigh hopeless, whose plight
will be all the worse because
the race has spent large sums Of
money for their educational
training and not one cent for
the establishment and opeI ration
OF businesses to provide these
same youths employment and
practical training.
This isn't very encouraging
philosophy for the graduates but
We think it necessary to arouse
the present generation to its re-
sponsibility to make place for
those of the next generation.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
.DEPRIEST ENDORSES
ROOSEVELT PLANS

SANFORD, N. C.-Deelaring
that there would not be much
further use for the Republican
party if President Roosevelt sue
ceeded with his economic pro-
gram, Congressman Oscar De-
Priest urged a large audience
to use the ballot without regard
to party in getting things done.
Using the subject, "Unemploy-
ment and Federal Farm Relief, .
Congressman DePriest endorsed
the policies of President Roose-
welt and declared that he, De-
priest, was doing all he could
to help him.
The Congressman spoke for 30
minutes and was given close at
tention throughout the address
by both races. The meeting was
under the auspices of Fair Pro-
mise A.M.E. Zion Church.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08

money However. AT says She
be is still able 10 viii enough
for The daily stew. On open
ing day here At The Gollwood
my jockey was hurt by "A flying
shoe and gave See Sag and Eth
el Starr poor rides 10 get them
beaten where they should have
won. Wen be in Vancouver
next week and yen can look for
some interesting news. shall
take great pleasure in calling
them for you Just as they run.
Well be glad to shake hands a
gain with Cute Foot. Johnny
Mac. J Steele and other students
Of the form sheet and listen 10
them explain each others mis-
takes. Here are few good bets
for the coming week Watch EN-.
Patsy Carter, Seth's Bacon, See
Sag. Oregon Mist. Gold Stream
Girl, skootin and Sis rarpin.
They will hang up their mum
bers sure during this meet So
long until next week. Hope TO
meet you at the deuce window
in Vancouver.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
EDITORIAL
Darn Good Show

SENATOR CARTER GLASS,
fDema Val. was peeved last
week when the Senate investiga-
tirg committee put John Pier
pont Morgan on the spot. Sena-
tor Glass termed the hearing a
SHOW" and intimated he'd like
to close ii up.
This show" has let the people
see that ID our richest men
pay no income tax: CD our ex-
president, cabinet officials, sena-
tors. judges, and other public
servants speculate In the stock
markets in return for which our
bankers get certain favors; and
CD public utilities which take
money out of the pocket of ev-
cry citizen in gas, electric, or
power bills, are run by and for
the big shots of the banking
world.
THE PUBLIC is learning that
gas bills wouldn't be so high
if big boys like Morgan could
be exposed as the real ears of
our utilities. 1t is these same
Morgans who put our pennies
irto huge country estates here
and in London and build lavish
yachts to commute between them.
If, as Senator Glass says, this
is a show, it is a darn good one,
ard we say. Let the show go
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Chicago Financier
Faces Prison ERIN
ForEmbezzlement
SENATE ENDORSES
jim CROW PROBE

CHICAGO Through the work OF
Senator \. II. Roberts. the Sen
ate has unanimously endorsed a
resolution calling for an investi-
cation of alleged discrimination
at the armory of the Filth Field
Artillery.
The local branch of the IA
A.G.P voted To take mp the is
sue recently. when several per
sons were denied entrance 10 the
armorN al recent polo game
held there The few people who
gained entrance wefe treated 50
badly that they left Complaints
10 the commanding officer, Ad-
iutant General Black. and To
Governor Horner brought no re-
suits. Although the building is
state owned. the officer declared
that he had no control over The
policies of private organizations
which rented it,
The N.A,AC.P. is prepared Ia
present the testimony of The az
grieved parties a: the Senate
committee hearing, Monday In
the event that the investigation
brings no satisfactory results.
the local branch plans To file
civil and criminal suits against
the responsible personnel of The
armory and the promoters Of the
pelo gaines f.ss
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Aged Negro Servant
Leaves Estate To
White Employers

NEW YORK = Especially
When the contents of the will
of Miss Carrie Graham who
died on February ID last, in
her home at 366 Putnam ave-
nue.. were published last week,
il was found that she left her
entire estate Ia her white em-
ployers, the Jonas family. for
whom She had worked the
greater part of her life.
Miss Carrie, as she was al
ways called by the household
members, was almost 30 years
of age when she died. Her
will was filed last Friday in
the Surrogate's office and pa
pers attached to the docu-
ments indicated she had no
known relatives.
Born II slave, she entered
the employ of the Jonas as IA
nur maid mt Montgomery,
Ala, prior to 1875 according
to the best recollection of the
family. She served them I'M
til her age forced retirement.
Most of her $4,000 estate
was bequeathed to Ralph Jo-
mas. wealthy banker and phil
anthropist, and TO several
members of the family, she
left cash requests.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Negro Messiah breaches
Race Conscious Religion
Raps Business and Political Inactivity of Colored;
Makes Bed-ridden Walk and Blind See

BALTIMORE, Md fSpecial)
A new prophet has arrived. Sey-
eral thousands, of whom hun
dreds are white. are accepting
Prof Costonie. % year old pro
phet" from Salt Lake city. Ut
an. as the real messiah. The
handsome young healer who is
at present conducting a series of
meetings at the Shiloh Baptist
Church does not call himself Ell
Their a prophet, a preacher or a
God. He calls himself merely
Professor Costonie." The peo-
pie look upon him as another
messiah. He does possess unus-
ual powers. There is something
uncanny in the way he heals
the sick, makes the bed-ridden
walk and restores sight of blind.
The CNP reporter attended a
service Sunday night and this
is what he saw and heard.
A total of Is persons mostly
aged women possessing all types
of ailments from heart trouble
to rheumatism, in various stages
of disability, were carried into
the church, some on canes and
crutches, and after being touch
ed by the professor, were turned
out, to all appearances, whole.
New Religion
While he calls on his hearers
to pray or sing while he per
forms his miracles, Professor
Costonie does not profess to be
a minister or to have any affil-
iation with the spiritual world
His is new religion which he
calls race consciousness.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08

from 133rd To 134th street. were
drawn up by one j. w. Myers,
who was supposed to have Of
fiees both in this city and New
York. The building was to be
20 stories high and many apart
ments were to be above the ia
bernacle.
The plans were drawn up at a
cost of $500 which was paid
by Becton to Myers. Myers and
Negro real estate dealer had
promised Becton that they could
negotiate a deal with a commit
tee of Wall street men for a
loan of 100000.
In the meantime, according to
reports in New York, Becton had
been entrusted with large sums
of money by his followers, who
knew that eventually the late
evangelist was going to invest
it but expected in the course of
10 or Is years to receive their
money back with interest.
Becton Threatened to Squeal
All of this money Becton turn
ed over to Myers and his asso-
ciates. Recently one of these
realtors lost IA houses. Becton
began to realize that he had
been caught in a SHADY deal.
He contacted certain members of
the group and finally informed
them that because of the faith
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
TWO SCOTTSBORO.
CASES SENT To
JUVENILE COURT.

DECATUR. Alas p c all
Cases of Roy Wright and Eugene
Williams, two youngest of the
mine Seottsboro boys, Thursday
We're ordered reviewed by the
Juvenile courts of Morgan coun-
ty. The transfer was not oppos-
ed by the state This proved 4
big surprise as il was expected
there would be bitter opposition
to the move. Attorneys for the
International La Dor Defense.
which organization is defending
The Scottsboro boys, declare this
change of front by the state of
ficials shows Il weakening ON the
part of the prosecution and ex-
press belief all of the cases ag
ainst the boys will be dismissed.
The transfer of the cases of
Roy Wright and Eugene Will
liams to the Juvenile court came
cn application to the Circuit
court for writs of habeas corpus
by the LID. attorneys who con
tended the two boys were only
13 years old when they were ar
rested and charged with criminal
assault. A birth certificate was
introduced proving Roy Wright
was only IL years old at the
time of the arrest.
Williams death sentence had
been set aside previously by the
Alabama Supreme court, which
held he was juvenile. The
state court, however, upheld the
death sentences given the seven
other youths. But when those
convictions were reversed by the
Supreme court OF the United
States all the cases-including
Williams We're sent back to
the trial courts. Wright. the
ninth defendant, never was con-
victed, as his original trial end
ed when the jury disagreed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
JESSE BINGA FOUND GUILTY
Wealthy White Man
Leaves $4,000 To
Old Folks II o m e

BRooki.NN, y. y tSpe-
ciaD--in reading the volum-
nous will of the late Dick y.
Ramsay. the wealthy white
man who died June -, 1871,
an interesting insight rs IN
his regard foi the Negro is
shown. The will was prohat-
al in the Kings County Snrro-
gate Court on May II and in
il MIR. Ramsay left S1O,o 300
Ia the Home For Aged Col
ored People which is located
at Kingston avenue and ST.
Johns place.
Part of the lasi will and
Testament of the late Mr.. Ram
say. reads as follows:
Whereas spent the early
part of my life i'm the South
am well aware of The kind
~ and respectful relations
which exist between the great
majority of white and eolorcd
people both before and after
the Civil War. now give
and bequeath the sum of $40
900 10 the Brooklyn Home for
Aged CoiWed People, located
nj Kingston avenue and 81.
Johns place. The said sum
10 be u part of the general
endoWInent fund of the home.
This IN n gift in memory OF
Dick =. Ramsay"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08

No More Blues" with a cast
of old fayorites and new stars
and Hardy Bros. Band is at the
Lafayette Theatre in Harlem.
The cast includes Sandy Burns.
George Wiltshire. Apus Brooks.
Gee Gee James and the Four
Musketeers.
Drake and Walkers New
1888 Revue" opens next week
at the Lafayette in Harlem.
Richard Mann, concert bari
tone, is spending the summer in
Seattle and appearing in concerts
in the vicinity
Earl Dancer is rehearsing l6
chorus girls for a new Warner
Bros. picture Filming in Los An
geles.
Cab Galloway and His Band
are packing them in this week
al the Orpheum Theatre, in St
Paul Next week in Des Molnes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
FLY WHEN
BISHOP REMOVES
POP EAR PASTOR

NEW YORK Bishop VIM. II.
Heard barely escaped with his
life last Sunday al the closing
session of the annual New York
Conference of the Am Il. church
which was held at Bethel AN T..
Church, which Rev Edward A
Clark was pastor.
The edifice was damned 10 the
doors. The business had pro-
ceeded in orderly fashion all day
Bishop Davis. who was assisting
the aged prelate of the First e
piscopal District. had stirred the
audience with a scholarly speech
And then the time came when
the appointments were to be
read.
This, too, preceded in order
ly manner until the name of the
entertaining church was reached
When the Bishop transferred the
pastor, Rev. Clark. to the New
England conference, pandemoni-
um broke loose II was like a
match thrown in gasoline tank.
Fists flew in every direction.
Many persons were knocked
down. Some fell down and were
trampled under foot. Books were
used for weapons. One woman
had a large club and was trying
to reach the Bishop. However,
yeral ministers surrounded
him.
Half dozen policemen escorted
the Bishop through back door
and took him in Il police ear TO
the home Of Presiding Elder
Gnmps.
Meanwhile the fighting con
tinned. Those who were not so
engaged were arguing with some
one else. All in all it was de-
plorable sight for Sunday al
ternoon meeting of church folk.
The Bishop was guarded by
police until he left by automo-
bile To attend the commencement
exercises at Wilberforce uniyer-
sity.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Doomed Prisoners Last
Meal Was a Big Order

OSSINlNG, N. Y.-The last re
quest of William IL. Jackson was
for the biggest steak ever sery-
ed in the death house.
Make it triple steak. war
den," he said. Its my last one. .
Jackson. 40-year-old Negro
from Niagara Falls, ate all OF it,,
plus a small mountain OF French
fried potatoes. Then the guards
led him TO the electric chair to
die for killing King Turner in
Niagara County.
lie sat down in the chair at
11:O4 o'clock Friday night. and
at 1909 O'Clock doctors pro
nOunced him dead
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
METCALFE STARS
AS KANSAS WINS

N l. w A L NEE Pittsburgh.
Kan. Teachers College last week
won the eighth annual Central
intercollegiate Conference Track
and field meet nj Marquette sta
dunn. HE feature of which was
the record breaking performance
of Ralph Metealle. Marquette
sprintef. in the 22o-yard dash.
The Negro Olympic sprinter
was timed in .21.2 in his world
record performance IN the 80.
This victory combined with a
first place in the century gave
Metcalfe high point honors. He
won the l0o-yard dash IN ~ 3.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Crooked Real Estate Deal Caused
Murder Of Evangelist CIV. Becton

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -(Spe-
cial to Enterprise) Rev. G. VIII
son Becton, sensational Negro
evangelist who was shot and
killed two weeks ago in Phila-
delphia was put on the spot to
keep his mouth shut When Bee
ton threatened to expose guilty
parties who Incorporated mo-
ney he gave them to erect a ia
bernaele. they hired thugs to kill
him and seal his lips.
This is the theory arrived at
by detectives who have made a
thorough investigation of the
murder. Here is the conclusion
arrived at after weighing the
facts that have presented them
selves.
A group of New York and
Philadelphia men, who repre-
scented themselves as realtors,
and who more than likely were
connected with an international
group of ICON men" tricked Bee
ton into turning over thousands
of dollars to them to be used
in the erecting of a giant taber-
naele. similar to Aimee McPher-
sons Los Angeles tabernacle,
which was to cost $2,500,000.
Planned 2O-Story Temple
Architectural plans for this
building, which was to be built
on Seventh Avenue taking up the
whole east side of the avenue
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
NEGRO BANKER
COLLAPSES WHEN
VERDICT IS GIVEN

CHICAGO Especial to Enter
prisel Jesse Binga. 6S years old.
Negro banker in Chicago for
more Than generation. was
found guilty by Il Jury in the
Criminal Court ON charges ii
embezzlement growing out of the
closing of the Binga State Bank.
The aged banker. who has been
in poor health since August 1890
when his financial institution
WAS closed. collapsed when the
verdict was read The verdict
earries Il mandate by sentence
of one 10 ten wears impfison-
ment in tho penitentiary. The
specific amount of the embezzle-
ment set forth in the indictment
was $32.000 bnl the jury in It's
findings fixed this at $4,000
An intense drama wis enact
ed in The Superior courtroom OF
whiiehaired Judge james J. Far
dy. a drama in which Binga. for
years a powerful Negro financial
dictator, was cast as the villain
with his former employees ana
associates all arrayed against
him and giving testimony that
doomed their former master To
prison for the balance of his life.
They turned with vengeance ag-
alnsl Binga Most important of
all the witnesses for the prose-
eution was Miss lnez Cantley,
for 23 years an employee of
Binsa. and AT the time of the
forced closing OF the bank, rank
ed rs it's auditor. When the first
indictments were returned az
ainst officers OF he bank. Miss
Canlley WAS one OF those named.
The Indictment against her was
qnashed for her testimony az
ainst Binga. For three days
Miss Gantley was on the witness
stand and her testimony was
most damaging 10 Binga
Other state witnesses against
ljnga were John iIolloman. pre-
sident of the Pyramid Mutual
Life insurance Company and ex-
eeutiye yiee-president of the new
Victory Mutual Life Insurance
Company; Fountain Thurman. a
ianitor: Charles Worihington. 4
photographer. John Minor. Hen
ry NJ. Shackleford. Robert Arm
strong, Carol N. Langston. for
mer yiee-president and cashier
of the Binga State Bank, John
c. Ross. teller. Richard NJ
Mickey, former assistant cashier.
Edward H. Morris. receiver for
the bank and Albin X. Hornoff
yiee-president of Harry s. Cut
more and Company, appraisers.
Binga was allowed to remain
at liberty on his old bond pend
ing disposition OF a motion for
new trial to be argued June %.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08

Il don't want to teach you
how to die and go to Heaven.
says the soft spoken turban-head-
ed speaker. 4 merely want TO
teach you how to live in Balti-
more by helping each other be-
cause that is the only real Chris
tianity.
If u eolored person has a
store on the corner and white
man on the other, deal with the
oolored man as much as you
can. Many of our people seem
to think that the white man S
sugar is sweeter. or that his
flour makes better bread Get
rid of these foolish notions.
Don't believe that simply be-
cause | can cure you that you
do not need a physician. Doc
tors can do many things that
do not attempt to do, and | can
do many things that they cannot
do because most of my cases are
those that the doctors and hos
pitfalls have given up as incur
able. Go to your doctor once a
year and have thorough exam
nation, but go TO a colored doc
tor. Go to your dentist twice
a year and have all of your bad
teeth treated or removed because
most of your ailments can be
traced to bad teeth, but go to
colored and white doctors and
dentists have to pass the same
examining board before they can
practice
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
Dimes Didn't Save
EVANGELIST G. wills G

EVANGELIST G. WILL o N
BECTON is dead, and some of
his Gospel Feast Party were
grilled in connection with the
crime. An estranged wife sat
at his bedside to watch him die
and see that the yultures did not
strip the dead leader of his fam
cy wardrobe, his dozens of pairs
of shoes and his purported bank
account.
Becton taught sinners that
their wishes, dreams and prayers
would come true if they "conse-
Grated" ten cents TO God, but
gave the dime to him.
1t was a profitable business.
His sermons, of the soap-box va
riety, mixed with iazzy jungle
hymns and served with circus
showmanship, filled the two lar
gest churches in Philadelphia
and New York where ii was
presumed that both pastor and
congregation are intelligent.
MR.. BECTON may have been
an evangelist of repute. but nc
was put on the spot like a com
mon gangster. The conseerated
dimes may have helped others
but they couldn't make his mar
ried life happy. keep him from
gang war, or help him dodge
the assassin's bullets.
Outside of that. however, The
consecrated dimes were very. We
ry effective, indeed They could
for instance, buy shoes and trou-
bile.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-06-08
COURT RESERVES
DECISION IN CASE
Of G. CRAWFORC

BOSTON, Mass.-The release
on IA writ of habeas corpus of
George Crawford. 2S-year old
Negro, wanted by the state of
Virginia for murder. was taken
under advisement by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals
here Tuesday afternoon follow
ing four hours of argument by
counsel for Crawford and for the
state of Massachusetts,.
The decision of the court,
which was sitting in special ses-
sion to hear an appeal by the
state from the sensational rul-
ing of Judge James A. Dowell
which debarred the extradition
of Crawford, will not be known
for some time and probably not
before June Is.
Crawford's attorneys, J. Wes-
ton Allen and Butler R. Wilson,
both of whom were retained by
the N.A.A.C.P., contended that
the indictment returned against
Crawford is unconstitutional and
void because Negroes were ex-
cluded from the grand jury in
Virginia.
The state commended that on
their face the indictments sent
up by Virginia were in good
form and that the Federal courts
In Massachusetts have no right
to examine or question the con-
stitutionality of the indictments
declaring that is a matter for
The Virginia courts to decide.
If the Circuit Court of APP
peals upholds Judge Lowell and
decides that Crawford is entitled
TO his freedom on the writ. the
state will again appeal to the
L. S. Supreme Court If the
court decides against Crawford
the N.A.A.C.P. lawyers will APP
peal to the highest court.
For the time being, however,
The question of Crawford's guilt
or innocence is in the back
ground. II is not being consid-
cred in the hearings here. The
simple position of the NA.A.c.P.
lawyers is: if state wants a
man in another state for a crime
II must go about charging him
and seeking his return in CON
stitutional manner; Virginia by
admitting barring Negroes from
the grand jury which indicted
Crawford, has admitted that she
is seeking him in an uneonstitu-
tional manner. that she is tramp
ling upon the rights guaranteed
him by the constitution; lei her
come clean or let him go free,
That is the case before the
courts.
Judge Lowells decision arous.
ed nationwide comment and
+ caused Southern Congressman tc
move for his impeachment in the
House of Representatives and tc
appropriate $1,000 to investigate
him.