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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

GOD MADE black men and wo-
men: His purpose IN making them
was high and holy; they have their
true place in the divine economy;
they should be proud of their color
and their nativity. There is great
er progress manifested by being a
first class Negro than there is in
being half Of white man. we
call upon the genuine d-bIooded
Negro. the colored man Of jungle
ancestry, to remain proud Of his
distinctiveness, OF his racial line-
age and heritage; to do his best
under God to prove that man
with black skin and humble envir-
onment can fear God, love the bro
therhood and make his divinely or
dained contribution to the civiliza-
ton with which he is environed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
GEORGIA WHITE
WOMEN DEBATE
ANT|.LYNCH Law

ATLANTA, Ga. - Facing a
marked increase of mob violence
in 1889, the Georgia Council of
Southern Women for the Proven
ton Of Lynching, in annual seS-
sion here Friday. discussed the
wisdom of asking for federal
anti-lynching law, but deferred
action until the matter could 'be
more fully studied. The Coun-
Gil requested the South-wide
meeting of the Association to be
held here on January 9 to give
mature consideration to the pro-
posal.
It YVES reported that twenty
seven lynchings have been re-
corded this year. as against eight
for 1882. In view of the un-
willingness of local officials and
courts to prosecute in such cas-
es, the Council voted its approx
al of proposed state legislation
giving the governor authority to
direct investigation and prosecu-
ton in lynching cases.
The Council also expressed its
hearty appreciation of the en-
phatic condemnation of lynch
ing recently expressed by Attor-
ney General Homer Cummings,
and commended the vigorous
steps taken in recent lynching
cases by Governor Richie of Ma
ryland and Governor Park of
Missouri. These steps. the Coun-
Gil stated, were "the more not
able by contrast with Governor
Rolfe's abject surrender to the
mob and the official inaction so
commonly observed in such cas-
es."
The Georgia Council is a con-
stituent part of the Association
Of Southern Women for the Pre-
vention of Lynching, an organi-
cation of white women fostered
by the Commission on Interra-
cial Cooperation and directed
by Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames, of
the Commissions staff. The
Association has 2 membership
in thirteen southern states Of
more than 1900 women. each
Of whom has personally signed
a repudiatioD of lynching and a
pledge to do everything possible
to eradicate it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

NEW WORKING damn Mig
gers" viii be hired to work on
the erection Of the new Federal
courthouse here in Foley square
If the decision is left to Harry
D. watts. southern-born white
man, who Is an official of the
James Stewart and Co. Inc.
contractors for the q. S. build
ing.
Watts told coiored woman,
whom he thought was white. in
a telephone conversation that 1t
was out Of the question to ask
for bricklayine jobs FOR colored
then. The woman, Mrs. Ger
trude 1. Saunders. has made an
affidavit Of her conversation
with him.
Between you and me and the
gatepost," he said to her. 'let
the niggers go back down South.
There is work in the South for
all OF them. They are creating
too damn much trouble and
corruption anyway. There are
too many good clean white men
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
Testimony Of Sweetheart Is
Damaging to George Crawford

LiEESBURG, Va. George
Crawford. on trial for the MUIR
der Of Mrs. Agnes b. Ilsley.
wealthy sportswoman. is being
hurried along the road to con-
viction BY the testimony of many
Negroes and especially BY that
Of Berthe DeNeal, described as .
one-time smeetheaft Of the acz
cused man.
Mrs. DeNeal testified Craw-
ford had sent her note early
on the night the crime was COM
mitted. asking her to send him
some food in the woods where
he was hiding. She testified she
sent the food.
It was Mrs. DeNeal again who
Identified the handwriting of a
note found in an abandoned car
as that of Crawford. She has
proved to be one Of the most
valuable witnesses for the prose-
cution. In spite of everything,
she told reporters. she still loved
Crawford.
The prosecution was expected
to end its case this Wednesday
and the defense witnesses. few
in number, were to be called. It
is likely that the jury win get
the case by Friday.
Courtroom OrdedIy, But Tense
There have been no outward
manifestations of hostility and
no disorder whatsoever. but the
atmosphere is extremely tense.
A succession Of witnesses testi-
fled they had seen Crawford In
different parts Of Virginia all
during the Christmas season Of
1881 and near Middleburg the
day before the crime. White and
colCred witnesses identified him
as being in Richmond. Washing
ton, Warrenton and Lynchburg
during December, 1881.
Throughout the hearings,
which have brought forth much
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
CoIored Congressman
On Lecture Tour Is
Hanged In Effigy
LYNCHING CLIMAX
OF TRAGIC UPEKA

BALTIMORE. A1d.-An opera
with a lyncnlng as the CLIMAX
is to be produced here for the
first time W eoL.esday
It Is one-ac. number called
Swing Low. LIE title beng
taken from the spiritual. Swing
Low. Sweet Chariot"
In it a mob "cJnvicts" one of
the nan e1lara .ters. q Negro,
on circumstance evidence OF a
crime he did not commit and
hangs him.
The 1bretto is an adaptation
of q play by Elmer Greensfelder,
a Baltimorean. It was inspired
by the lynching at Salisbury.
Md. two years ago.
The music was written by Em-
manuel Wad, dean of Baltimore
pianists. Baltimor's Civic Opera
company is to produce it.
Swing Low" has six charact-
ers. four Of whom are Negroes.
The action takes place in a dill
apidated cabin somewhere IN the
South described in the libretto
as farther down than North
Carolina.
The theme song, Swing Low.
Sweet Chariot" is used to con-
trast the peaceful life of the
Negro with the tragic character
Of the opera.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
EDITORIAL
Christmas Greetings

AGAIN the Merry Christmas
time draws near Again is OBJ
served the Yuletide spirit amone
the people encountered at ev-
cry turn. The very winds, chill
ing as they are. seem 70 whis7
per, santa Clans IS comingla
Mothers and daughters are busy
with needles and bodkins, scis-
sors and patterns. while little
ones are IN school and fathers
and brothers are at their daily
callings. And when the wint-s
winds tell us that Santa IS
coming. the message means
much IN this year Of our Lord.
For old Santa, as he speeds
along, ike the man in the air
plane, is throwing to the waiting
breezes little piacards Of good
cheer and brotherIy love, Of
pleasant hopes and growing
fa1th. He expects them to fan
upon fertile soil. Els fluttering
messages call our attention to
the fact that ours is a prosper
GUS. Cod blessed. happyland.
so, LET US welcome our old
friend Santa Claus with the
truest Christmas spirit. casting
aside all worries and perplexi-
ties. and entering into the hap
py activities. duties. and pleas
ures Of the day. Think Of the
prosperity and happiness that
s being enjoyed BY the most Of
us. Think, too. OF the poor and
unfortunate. rendered SO by mis-
fortunes. perhaps. which they
were powerless to hold off. En-
deavor TO emulate. to some ex-
tent. the smiling benefactor
known as Santa Claus. and
you VIII be convinced that 1t is
more cheerful to give than to
receive The Northwest Enter
prise wishes Merry Christ
mas to all Of its readers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
ALA TO STAGE
MASS EXECUTION

ALABAMA TO STAGE =. IA
MONTGOMERY. -Sched-
uling q mass execution unparal-
leled IN Alabama's history, the
state supreme court Thursday
affirmed the death sentence Of
eight men and q woman. all con-
victed Of murder. and fixed date
Of their electrocution for Feb
ruary Q.
The defendants. all negroes.
win be electrocuted shortly after
midnight February 9. unless their
sentences are commuted by Gov
ernor Miller.
The woman. Teaner Aubrey.
was convicted OF killing Rosa
Mae knight By pushing her into
a tub Of scalding water.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

lawyers travelling expenses; May
20, 500, lawyers travelling ex-
penses Oeibowitz and Brodsky) !;
May 20, $115. lawyers travelling
expenses (FraenkeD; May 81,
5000 confidential investigation;
June IL, $417.2O. transcript re-
cord in Haywood Patterson
case; June 13. $3.50, confid en-
tial Investigations; July -.
$500, confidential investigations:
October 4, 1901. balance on in
vestigation expense; October 10.
$500, legal investigations; Nov.
8, $500, investigations; Nov. IL.
5000, investigations and travel
ing; Nov. 16, lawyers travelling
expenses Leibowitz. Brodsky and
others; Nov. 81, $4,000. Deca-
tur expenses. There is a ball
ance now on hand of $3.07 in
the N. A. A. c. P. fund.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

MIAMI, Fla Especial to the
Northwest Enterprise) ConAeS;-
man Oscar DePriest of Illinois
is very much alive even IN the
state of Florida. The radio news
report stating the militant Me-
gro statecman was lynched near
here Fridfly turned out to be a
false alarm. What did happen
was the act of a cowardly bana.
of Florida crackers who hanged
dummy figure of DePriest to
telegraph pole as a threat to
the famous Negro solon.
DePriest who is on speaking
tour was hanged in effigy Fri
day TO a telegraph pole along
the railroad right OF way lead
ing into the city. Two signs tied
to the feet of the figure read:
oscar DePriest. Stay out of Mi
ami. This is white mans
town." The other read: Oscar
DePriess take warning. We lynch
biggoty niggers in Florisa." Po-
lice removed the figure from the
pole. They said they did not
know who placed it there.
Congressman DePriest arrived
here Saturday. A big crowd was
at the depot to gaze at the Ill
inois representative as he step
ped from the train. Evidently
Mr.. DePriest had been informed
Of the effigy episode as he re-
fused to ride in IN automobile
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
.NAACP SCOTTSBOUO.
FUND EXPENDITURE

NEW YORK-A total of $3,-
432.O7 has been paid over to the
International Labor Defense for
the Scottsboro defense fund by
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
it was announced today by Wal
ter White, secretary.
OF the total amount, $3,391.21
has been paid directly to the I.
L. D. and $4O.86 has gone for
miscellaneous expenses, the re-
port shows. The payments to
the I. L. D. were: May is, $50.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

information which Crawford did
not impart to his attorneys. the
ex- chauffeur has received brill
liant defense from Dean Charles
n. Houston and his associates,
Messrs Leon A. Ransom. Ed
ward P. Lovett and James q.
Tyson. Mr. Ransom conducted
al Illuminating and painstalZing
cross-examination Of Or. Arthur
Hunter. washington skin spec
ia1ist who testified that Mrs.
Ilsley's fingernails had under
them bits of skin and hair of
a Negro. Mr.. Ransorn's exam
ination elected the opinion that
the skin under the nails was
darker than he (Ransom) and
Crawford Is about Ransom's
color.
Jury Issue Holds Interest
OF N. A. A. c. P.
The primary interest of the
National Association for the Adj
vancement Of Colored People in
the Crawford case remains the
issue Of Negroes serving upon
juries. 1t was declared here by
Walter White, who has attend
ed all the sessions. The N. A.
A. C. P. wants Crawford to have
a fair trial and has accordingly
lnA.-4.--..a - - -.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
Barbers Wanted

WANTED AT ONCE
Three first class colored
BARRIERS. Modern new shop.
Steady lob. Call at or
write to Green Dot Bar
Der Shop, COG Jackson ST,
Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

THE SOCIETY for the eradi-
cation of slavery reports that
there are between million and
2 million slaves in the world to-
day. A visit to the southlands
Of this country would enable
them t. add an additional few
hundred thousand held In vir-
tual slavery, although we have
q different name for it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21
Teacher browns Self

CHARLESTON, w. Va.-Theo-
dore c. Nash. SO-year-old princi-
pal of the Boys Junior High
School, 3 graduate Of Columbia
University. committed suicide by
jumping in the Kanawha River
lest week.
He was respondent over the
announced closing Of his school
for lack Of funds.
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-12-21

Best Advertising Medium
OF It's Kind In The
Pacific Northwest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12
SOUND CURRENCY FIRST

The administration is facing the
task of putting capital and credit to
work. And they don't really go to
work until the currency is Stabilized.
There are many good reasons for
such a stand. The insurance company
protecting the investments of thous-
ands of families will not put its funds
into enterprises it is not sure of; it
must have assurance.
The same is true of the savings
banks. They will not put money into
mortgages unless there is demand
for housing and values are established
on a sound foundation. The individual
will not invest in an enterprise that
has no sure basis upon which it can
exist.
That is why the growing tendency
towards price fixing will not help.
Nobody believes that price fixing will
work. 1t is based on false premises.
1t is one reason why the MIRA alone
will not solve the problems involved.
No one is sure that the new level of
prices and purchasing power secured
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12

through its operation can be main
tanned. Many believe it can't.
A satisfactory level Of prices must
be decided upon and the currency of
the nation stabilized upon that level,
preferably with gold backing. 1t is
not coincidence that all economists
generally agree upon the virtues of
returning to the gold standard.
A level must be found at which
goods can be exchanged freely and it
must be maintained by the gold stand
ard. The nation and the world are
accustomed to this arrangement and
capital and credit will not work salts
factorily until it is followed.
If the administration wants capital
and credit to start things moving, it
will have to establish a definite and a
sound monetary policy.-Syracuse
Post-Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12
NEWS-SUPPRESSION

A large portion of the civilized
world has been trying lately to bottle
the news more drastically than ever.
Several foreign correspondents have
been imprisoned in Germany and eff
forts have been made to intimidate
others. In two or three cases Ameri-
can newspapers have recalled able and
reliable correspondents because their
lives were in danger and their work
impeded by the Hitler regime.
Russia, which for a while allowed
newspaper people to come and go
freely, has lately barred them from
certain sections where conditions seem
a little less favorable. 1t also re-
quires its own censor's approval for
any dispatch of foreign correspon-
dent before it may be sent out.
In Italy there is said to be no Off
cial censorship. At least, the Fascist
government says so. However, for
eign correspondents find that their inn
portant dispatches become strangely
"lost" in telegraph offices, sometimes
permanently, sometimes only few
days, or until the approved Italian
version of the news has been published
abroad.
Japan threatens to expel reporters
who write too freely. China is try
ing to censor both news and news
reels.
England, France and the United
State are the only great powers left
which permit the news gatherer to
90 where he will, see what he will and
report it to his readers without inter-
ference. Some smaller countries, too,
have refrained from news-suppressing
activities. These are the countries
where democracy survives.
Efforts to bottle news are usually
futile. Truth has a way of getting
out, and how, sooner or later. And in
the absence of authentic facts wild
rumors may be published more derog-
atory to the censoring government
than the truth would be. Dictator
ships are usually too stupid to realize
this. Free countries are more intelli-
gent about it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12
THE MARYLAND BIBLE SOCIETYS CORNER
''The Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever

is already His, part of which is to
be consecrated to the building of this
new Temple.
Here are the Prophets own words:
'For thus saith the Lord of Hosts: l
will shake all nations, and the desire
of all nations shall come: and 1 will
fill this house with glory, saith the
Lord of Hosts. The silver is mine,
and the gold is mine, saith the Lord
of Hosts. The glory of this latter
house shall be greater than the for
mer; and in this place will 1 give
peace"
The latter part of this chapter deals
with the times of depression through
which the Israelites were passing.
There were lean years, when the earth
yielded but sparsely Of her harvests.
From the winepresses came twenty
measures where formerly there were
fifty. Blasting winds, mildew and hail
combined in the work of destruction.
The reasons for these calamities were
all based upon the disobedience and
stubbornness of the people.
The prophecy closes with the prom
Use that Zerubbabel shall be a signet,
doubtless a symbol of his power and
authority to declare the divine will.
We see also in this prophecy Of the
Temple, more glorious than Solomon's
glimpse of the vision vouchsafed to
John in Patmos, who said: 81 saw
new heaven and a new earth; for the
first heaven and the first earth had
passed away; and there was no more
sea; and 1, John, saw the holy city,
New Jerusalem, coming down from
God out of heaven, prepared as bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard
great voice out of heaven saying:
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be his people, and God him
self shall be with them, and be their
God"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12
HAGGAI

The burden of Haggai's message
is the building of the House of God.
"In the second year of Darius the
King, in the sixth month, in the first
day of the month, came the word of
the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Gov
ernor of Judah, and to Joshua the
son of Josedec, the high priest, say
ing, Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts
saying this people say the time is not
come, the time that the Lords
house should be built" Zerubbabel,
the royal prince of the house of Ju-
dab and Joshua the high priest,
obeyed the voice of the Lord their God
and began at once the necessary prep
arations for the mighty task to which
the entire nation was called.
Zerubbabel was of the family of
David, the grandson of King Jehoia-
chin, who had been carried to Baby
Ion. What is here said of him refers
IN part to himself and IN part to his
family. He would finish that house,
the Temple which was to be rebuilt
on Mount Moriah, his family would
finish the real House of God. The He
brew prophets were always encourag-
ing their people with a mighty hope
of the coming of great King to
whom all nations would pay tribute,
and the treasures of all nations would
be His for the building of House of
God more glorious than even the Tenn
pie of Solomon.
In the second chapter, the 7th, 9Th
and 9th verses, a foreshadowing of
this glorious event is given. Here
we have in one phrase-the desire of
all nations-an unequivocal Messianic
allusion. There is included in this
Messianic prophecy the claim of d.
vine ownership of the wealth of the
world. Gods House is to be construct
ed not of doles which would make of
Him a mendicant, but of that which
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-12
DON'T
ROB PETER
TO
PAY PAUL

The money you afraid to spend newspaper adver
Using you losing leftover stock The merchant who
advertes constantly his stock often because he
offer lower prices than the merchant who does
his stock quickly because he refuses to ADVERTISE
Advertisements in this newspaper reach the majority of
the people this entire county and surrounding territory
The public needs fall commodities and the public will buy
their needs if suggestion and nducement advanced
through their logical buying guidance ADVERTISING.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-14
CLASS MEETINGS
By Euarda Vinson

Class meetings Were called Ssp-
TENDER II and election of officers
took place. The following officers
were elected:
Seniors - President, Frank
Musller; vice president, Bob RuFp;
secretary treasurer, Edna Good
night; student council, Sam Schus-
ter Juniors-President, Jack o.
Neil, vice president, Bill Graves;
secretary treasurer, Marguerite
Root, student council, Kenneth
Giard. Sophomores - President,
Bud Walters, vice president, Vlr-
ginia Visger; secretary-treasurer,
Sheridan Fyfe, student council,
James Giard. Freshmen-President
Frank Oliver, vice president, Rog-
er Jones, secretary, Wesley Brown,
student council, Jean Boutelle.
The tickets were distributed foI
the ticket drive to start today az
noon and continue till next Tues
day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-14
SMITH-HUGHES RETURNS
FOR H. S. STUDENTS HERE
By Sam Schuster

The Kennewick high school
Smith Hughes classes of agricul-
ture made a SPLENDID showing Of
their exhibits of fruits and vege-
tables in the Benton Franklin
County Fair.
Harvey Mace, Russell Harring-
ton, Athol Jones and John Buchan-
an jr. won the most premiums.
Mr.. Barbee, the instructor of the
agriculture class, seemed very well
pleased by the way the boys all
worked together in putting on the
displays. The displays looked
very nice and were decided inn
provement.
There were twenty-seven stu
dents who made entries and receiv-
ed prizes from the fair. The
Smith-Hughes agriculture classes
hope that the Benton-Franklin
county fair will be bigger and bet
ter for the coming years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-14
SOCIETY
By Dorothea Bechtel

The Kennewick high school be-
ieves in the old axiom, "all work
and no play makes Jack dull
boy" The students do the work
during the day at school. Once or
twice month they meet at one
club or another for the recreation
al part.
The boys of the Future Farmers
Association were the first to meet
this year. Their club is a national
one, and the good work the boys
do shows the accomplishment it
has made. Mr.. Barbee is the lead
er here. The officers for this year
have not yet been elected.
The example set by these boys
in hurrying to again get their club
organized will be closely followed
by other students seeking recrea-
tion from school work or further
instruction in some subject.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-14

Mrs. Elmer Armstrong; best hen,
Gertrude Harris.
Barred Plymouth Rocks Best
old pen, second place Mrs. c. c.
Williams; best young pen, Mrs. c.
c. Williams, G. Harris; best cock,
Mrs. C. c. Williams, second place;
best cockerel, Mrs. c. c. Williams,
F. Mills; best pullet, F. Mills, Ger
trude Harris; best hen, Mrs. c. c.
Williams, p. Peterson. .-.
Anconas-Best old pen, H. Him.
melsbach, second; best young pen,
HI. Himmelsbach, second; best hen,
H. Himmelsbach, second.
White Orpington-Best old pen,
Neil Lampson, Harold Sanders;
best young pen, Mrs. Jennie Aims,
Gertrude Harris; best cock, Neil
Lampson, Harold Sanders; best
cockerel, Mrs. Jennie Aims, Ger
trude Harris, best pullet, G. Har-
ris, Mrs. Jennie Aims; best hen,
Harold Sanders, Neil Lampson.
Other breeds, best young pen, F.
E. Hinkley, A. E. Hinkley; best
cockerel, A. E. Hinkley, A.. E.