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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Church AVOIDS
JIM CROW BY
QUITTING SOUTH

Observation-Disclosures of
the protest of $1,000 colored
communicates in Presbyterian
churches, the General Council
of the denomination, meeting
here last week. decided to hold
the annual assembly in Colum-
bus, Ohio, instead Of Fort Worth
Texas.
Publicly il was announced that
the change was due to the de-
preston and that an economy
Of $4,000 in railroad expenses
to the denomination would be
effected.
Behind the scenes, it was adj
mitted that the resolution passed
October Q at Atlantic City, N. j.,
by the Afro-American Presbyter-
ian Council. a voluntary confer
ence of colored pastors, carried
greatest weight.
Protest against further meet
ings in Dixie began last May in
the General Assembly at Denver.
Colorado, when the Rev. M.
Matthews. white. during the fin
al minutes of the session. pre-
scented the invitation TO meet in
Fort Worth, Texas
The Rev. Irwin W. Underhill
Immediately rose asking that the
invitation be declined on behalf
of the cDlored members of the
Presbyterian Church.
Despite the fact that NJ Kerr.
moderator. raped for order. he
insisted. You can't stop me,
and amid applause said
We ask the General Assem-
bly, to go on record as the M. e.
Church has done. and say that
we won't meet any place where
the Negro members cannot meet
as men and brothers. A Negro
cannot be a man in Texas" he
rOared.
The assembly however voted
to accept the Texas invitation
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Oklahoma Whites
Laud Internarriage
7 ak By Dunjee
ANOTHER CHANGE
OF VENUE SOUGHT
In ALABAMA CASE

BIR MING H AM, Ala.-An-
nouneement that fight will be
made to obtain new change
of venue from Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala, to Birmingham,
and charge of conspiracy be-
tween Judge A. e. Hawkins and
Attorney-General T h I'm as p.
Knight to fix the trial in the
rural northern part of Alabama
the better to insure legal or ex-
tra-legal lynching for the Scots
borp boys, were made by the In
ternational Labor Defense last
week.
In move to break down the
defense, it was revealed, Attor-
ney-General Knight and Judge
Hawkins offered defense attor-
neys General George w Cham
lee, Irving Schwab, and Carol
King, to permit change of the
venue to Birmingham, on condi-
ton they would betray the de-
Tense by dropping their fight to
force the inclusion of Negroes
on the jury. 1t was this insist
ence by the defense which MI .
Knight feared most would frus-
trate his legal-lynch plans.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Wealthy White Couple
Adopts Colored Girl

HARTFORD, Conn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Crawford, veal
thy white couple announced that
week they had legally adopted
as their daughter Louise. 10 year
old daughter of Mary Beavers.
house, maid who died In the
latter part of February The
Crawfords announced they would
send the young girl TO Tuskegee
to be educated and would MAKE
her heir to their fortune. When
comrhittee representing a col
ored women's club visited Mrs.
Crawford and protested sending
Louise down South to be edu-
Gated Mrs. Crawford rebuked the
committee, declaring Louise
will be educated by and among
her own people. Although my
husband and are white we
want Louise to be proud she
Is a Negro. When you colored
people take more pride in your
own race other races will respect
you more"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
No negro LIVES
LOST N QUAKE;
MANY INJURED

Los ANGELES OSpeeiaD Al
though it spread terror and pan
ic in Negro districts, particularly
in Watts, injured a dozen color
I'd people. one OF them seriously
and damaged property on all
hands. the recent earthquake did
not take the lie of a single Ne
gro. eoroner's records reveal
The most seriously injured was
Maxine Jordan, -. of GIL e.
27th street who was struck by
falling brick from the Jordan
Towles building at 2ith street
and Central avenue,
Another whose injury was de
scribed as serious was Mis-. Ger
trude Taylor. stenographer. who
worked upstairs at 1863 E. JEFF
ferson ST. and who became
frightened and capped from a
second story window to Central
avenue beneath
DR.. Isadore Mitchell, dentist
at 262iH Central avenue. suf-
fered a broken arm when he
tried to lower himself from the
second story window of his Of
fices and fell.
Other injuries were confined
to broken ankles, crushed feet
and other minor injuries that
are not serious. Injured per-
sons include Josephine Wilson,
"a, 1850 East 18th street, brok-
en- ankle; Mary Perkin, 1241 Y
East 9th street. crushed foot ;
Charles Basseau and Jim Good
win, walters at Pacific Beach
club, Long Beach. who suffered
minor injuries when the club
building was damaged and Leon
Washington, who was hurt when
he ran into an automobile as
he fled from the Dunbar hotel
Others were less seriously hurt
Property damage among Ne
groes was also slight in view of
the magnitude Of the quake.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Financial Houses
Resume Business
Without Restriction
INDIANA GOVERNOR
SIGNS LABOR BILL

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind .=lndi-
ana now has state law pro
y.ding that contractors doing
work for the state must not $
eriminate against workers Of any
race or color who apply for jobs.
Governor Paul Y. MrNuu signed
the bill Saturday. Til bill wa.
/ II tro d uced BY Representative
Henry J Richardson aAd was
modelled ON one supplied h the
National Association fol the Adj
yancement Of Colored People,
which organization is working
TO get more Jobs for Negroes
on federal, state and nun cipal
projects. A similar bill is now
before the labor committee of
the New York state assembly.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23

Boys or girls enrolled in a
class i'm the public schools of
this state are entitled to receive
instruction without any diseri-
mination. pre-indicated upon
race. TO say to a lad. YOU may
study with your classmates. YOU
may attend the gymnasium with
them, but YOU may not have
swimming with them because of
YOUR color is unlawful discrimi-
nation"
Board Fought Case
Counsel for the local educa-
ton board contended the diYid-
ed swimming classes constituted
no invasion OF any racial rights.
He further argued that colored
students enjoyed all the advan-
tages and facilities Of the school.
and that The protest was falla-
cious in that IL was being con-
strued as an indication Of in
feriority.
Under the decision a writ of
mandamus was allowed direct
ing the local school board to
permit young Patterson to use
the swimming pool with his
class.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
BALTIMORE CLUB
JOINS REDS IN
REPEAL FIGHT

BALTIMORE, MD.-By unani-
nous vote of its executive COM
mittee, the Baltimore branch of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
instructed its attorney, w A. c..
Huges, Jr., to render what as
sistance possible in the fights be-
ing made by the International
Rbor Defense to eqnalize white
and colored teachers salaries. to
repeal the jim Crow law and to
pass an Equal Rights measure.
The vote followed a discussion
in which it was brought out that
Bernard AIDES, attorney for the
International Labor Defense, has
made informal suggestions that
Mr.. Hughes join him in efforts
being made for these measures.
Following a report on the sta
tus of the fight against the col
or ban at the University of Mary
land, the committee also made
plans to push this effort. A sep
cial committee comprising w. A
C. Hughes, John W Haywood
Jr., and Clarence Mitchell and
Miss Fannie White, was appoint
ed to make certain investiga-
tions along this line.
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|SIX>NEGRO BANKS ARE RE-OPENED
EDITORIAL
God Winks His Eye

A LIBERIAN has written to
ask why the United States should
be so interested in slavery in Ii
IBERIA when far greater fortunes
and horrors were discovered by
John L. Spiyak. white. in his
book on Georgia chain gangs.
Lest anyone think that all
slavery is in Liberia and Georgia
there is also Virginia
Last week 229 prisoners. hand
cuffed in pairs. were brought in
from state road camps to Rich
mond and sentenced for EXTRA
,erms varying from one to ten
years for trying to escape from
chain gangs and read work. For
some of the men ii was the
fourth vain attempt to escape the
camps.
As long as there are roads to
lie built. Virginia manages to
keep its road camps filled with
unwilling workers. Virginians
call it crime and punishment
God and the Liberians wink their
avac
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23

Woods topping the card in
six round bout with Rita Punay,
hard-hitting Filipino. Punay is
about the toughest boy Woods
has yet to face and will make
the colpred boy hustle to win.
If Woods wins from Punay, a
schedule arranged by Druxman
calls for Henry to meet Cecil
Payne and then Bobby Pacho
If Woods wins from these two
he is sure to be recognized as
a contender for the champion
ship and a battle for the crown
is likely to be held right here
in Seattle. Druxman has lined
up a dandy card for his show
at the Arena next Tuesday night.
Leonard Bulldog" Bennett will
clash with Mickey Evans of San
Francisco in the six-round semi
final. Four four-round bouts
will, round out the show which
promises to be one of the best
of the year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23

The following interest
ing description of the Los
Angeles earthquake was
sent by air mail to the
Northwest Enterprise by
Dewey Goff, former resi-
dent of Seattle who is
now residing in Los An
geles where he is bust
ness manager of the Cal
ifornie News.
LOS ANGELES, Sunday, Mar.
12-At about 5:45 or there
abouts on March 10th, 1 crossed
the street at Fortieth and Cen
trail, as I stepped upon the curb
ing, I happened to look up and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23

Here's Henry Woods, sensa-
tional colored lightweight boxer
of Yakima. Woods hasn't lost
a bout yet. In "A starts Henry
has scored rs knockouts, won
II decisions and boxed seven
draws. That's some record for
a high school kid. Henry will
finish high school next June and
he will be ready for an active
boxing campaign. Fight follow
ers believe he will end by win
ming the lightweight champion
ship of the world. Now that
boxing has been legalized in
this state, Woods is going to
start his march for the top with
several bouts this summer in Sc
attic. Nate Druxman, dapper
fight promoter who first intro
duced Woods to Seattle fight
followers will open the fight
season at the Civic Auditorium
next Tuesday night and he has
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Dictatorial Power

NOT IN OUR DAY has a pre-
sident of the United States faced
The grave internal probe ms now
before Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
He sees millions hungry although
there has been no dry season
or poor harvest He sees bank
ruptcy everywhere, despite the
fact that today we are the veal
thiest nation on earth. Selling
the wheel of the Ship of State
Mr.. Roosevelt says at once, I'VE
must change our ethics" Re-
storation of the country, Mr..
Roosevelt says, depends primar-
fly in putting the people to work.
Getting the nation out Of bank
ruptcy and receivership, the Pre-
sident says, requires speedy ae-
ton. He has asked Congress
to take that action, and in case
it balks, he is prepared to ask
for wartime emergency powers
such as would be given him if
the country were invaded by a
foreign foe. What the country
needs, Mr.. Roosevelt says, is
leadership, which he is prepared
to give in this emergency if the
people will grant him Dictator
ial authority.
And strangely enough, the
people who have laughed at Mus
solini and Hitler are ready to
give Mr.. Roosevelt a chance to
get us out "of the red"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
DEPRESSION Mite
CLUB new VOGUE

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per-
formers who realize that the
times have changed are showing
the local night club owners that
business can be conducted as
usual If there is cooperation be-
tween owner and employees.
One cabaret here is operating
on a weekly budget of $45 or
six dollars and a half a night
The cabaret employs a three
piece colpred orchestra, each
member of which draws $40 a
week, rather than go without a
job. A girl singer is paid SIS a
week.
Other places are being opera
ted on the same basis, the ex-
pense of none amounting to more
than 5000 week. Chorus girls
receive ten dollars weekly and
the highest paid, an adagio
dancing team, receives $40 a
week
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
TELLS
WHITES TO SCRAP
F GEY NOTIONS

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla
While the congregation sat mute
with amazement and astonish-
ment, Roscoe Dunjee, editor of
the Black Dispatch, stood in the
pulpit of the st. Paul Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, white,
here Saturday night and told his
auditors that he believed in So
1 cial equality and the intermar-
riage of the two races.
The st. Paul Church is located
in an exclusively white neighbor-
hood in the Capitol Hill section
Taking for his subject, "The
Quest Of Understanding" the
editor told the congre gation that
there could never develop per-
feet harmony and accord between
the two races until the common
accepted theories and notions "a
mong white people about the
Negroes had been scrap-heaped.
1.-THE average white man goes
into a frenzy whenever the ques-
ton of social equality is breach
ed. / want you to know that
there is, standing in your pulpit
tonight, a Negro who believes in
social equality; but l want you
followers of the Christian faith
to be patient for moment
while I tell you what l have in
mind.
Social Equality
81 believe that social equality
is something which a man may
or may not achieve, based upon
the program of living-not upon
color. / feel that if man is
as black as my shoe and lives
in the Kingdom of Dahomey
lives a better life, has higher
ideals, cleaner detectives and
justifies his objectives more than
his Nordic brother who may per-
chance live among the drifting
SHOWS, such a Negro is the So
cial superior of his whittier broth
er. The same shoe fits my foot
when conditions are reversed. A
clearer understanding of the
meaning of social equality and
the separation of it from the
idea of social intermingling will
utterly change your mind about
social equality and lead every
God-fearing man to realize that
black folk have a right to fight
for lofty ideals in clean living
and worthy detectives just as all
Continued on Page Two)
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Former Seattle Man Describes
Southern California Earthquake

saw the sky filled with what
appeared dust particles. At the
same moment l heard loud rum
bling noises like subdued thund-
er. and the sidewalk began to
pitch and sway with such VIC
lence that it was impossible to
keep my feet. (The sensation
is exactly like that when one
loses consciousness) I glanced
about and saw trees, light and
telegraph poles and buildings
swaying as If in a terrific gale.
There were several people near
me and as the rocking earth
continued to sway and jerk back
and forth violently, I noticed
them flee for the vacant corner
about where ] stood. Never hay
Continued on Page Three)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Negro Canadians War
On White Wives

WINNIPEG, CANADA Col
ored women's clubs have in
itiated a move to bar from their
membership in their clubs and
churches white women who have
colored husbands. Leaders of the
movement claim intermarriage
is so widespread that the I'M
mixed colored people are having
hard time in preserving what
they call the decency and re-
spectability of their own clubs,
churches, etc, in Canada.
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FIVE ARE READY;
TWO MORE IN
RECEIvERSH|P

WASHINGTON y. C-(SpeclaD
Six banks in Baltimore, Phila-
lphia. New York. Richmond,
charleston. West Virginia. aud
Atlanta, Ca. opened last week
when government restrictions
We're removed.
Five others are expected to
open during this week and two
in Virginia are in the hands of
receivers.
The Wilson hank, private
concern of Baltimore. opened
Tuesday. doing business as usual
without any restriction.
The Dunbar National Bank of
New York. operated by Rookie
Teller interests, also opened, and
received over 100000 in depos-
It's. Monday.
The Citizens and Southern
Bank and Trust Company, of
Philadelphia. opened its doors
also on Monday Major r. r,
Wright, president, received SIS
600 in deposits since the bank
holiday was declared. I'VE have
been open practically every day"
he said Quaker City Lodge and
o. V. Cato Elks were among
the first to congratulate the
bank.
Virginians Open Monday
The Consolidated Bank and
Trust Company, of Richmond,
the St Luke's Bank, the Second
| Street Bank and the Commercial
Bank, opened on Monday with
other banks in the Federal Re
| serve.
Atlanta Bank Not Affected
The Citizens Trust Co. of At
lanta, Ga, Is open for unre-
stricted business.
Mechanics and Farmers
The Mechanics and Farmers
Bank of Durham, N. c., wired
that 1t will open probably on
Thursday or Friday with other
non-members of the Federal Re-
serve. Its opening, it said. de-
ponds on the governor of North
Carolina.
Dnnvillc (Va.) Savings
M. G. Martin, cashier of the
| Dnnville. Va. Savings Bank and
Trust Company. wired that no
bank in Danville is eligible I'M
der The Treasury ruling. to OPP
on before Wednesday Mr.. Mar
tin said he expected his bank to
open then.
Charleston, W. Va.
The Mutual and Savings Loan
Co. OF Charleston, W. Va, was
authorized to open Wednesday
CONTINUED on Page TWO
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
So Take Police Test
Exams in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD.-Although
there is not single Negro po-
liceman in Baltimore and the
chief of police has declared he
will not tolerate a Negro on the
force the largest number of col
ored applicants ever to take the
police examinations were on
hand at the Maryland Institute
when 63 took the tests, Tuesday
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Many Act In
Warrior Hubands'

LOS ANGELES Warrior Hus-
bands continues on at its rapid
pace and Indications point out
that many colored women will
be employed in this opus as
Amazons. Leroy Broomfield and
Junior Rutledge already have
appeared in the film.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Five Enlist in Navy

NASHVILLE. TENN. - Five
colored men were enlisted in
the United States Navy as mess
attendants this week. They will
wait upon naval officers in the
Pacific Fleet after a 12-week
training period in Norfolk. Va
A clause in the enlistment papers
bars the colored men from be-
ing sailors. Navy recruiting Of
Ulcers stated Filipino mess at
tendants would gradually be re-
placed by Negroes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Texas Leads The Way

AUSTIN, Tex.--Texas is plan
ming already for its Negro
Health Week Celebration. The
Texas Tuberculosis Association,
F. Rivers Barnwell heading it,
Negro Health Service, advises
that there are three beautiful
silver loving cups already to be
offered to the city. town, or ru-
raj community which makes the
best showing in Negro Health
Week this year. $50.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Lawyers Organize

TULSA, okla Lawyers from
an over the State gathered here
last week and organized a state
association with Amos T Hall.
president. Next meeting will be
held in June Ia Tulsa.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-03-23
Paragraphs

THE UNITED STATES State
Department indignant over the
anti-Jewish movement in Ger
many demands an explanation
from the Hitler regime. The state
department announces IL takes
this action as a humanitarian
move to halt the persecution of
Jews. COlored Americans de-
plore the atrocities committed "a
gainst the Jews. Between the
two races there is common
bond of sympathy. Both have
suffered terrible prosecutions.
Colored Americans view the an
xiety of Uncle Sam over the
plight of the Jews with scorn.
Uncle Sans interest in German
Jews is not born from sympathy
for humanity but is a forced
product of money power. Rich
and powerful American Jews
force Uncle Sam to action. If
interested in alleviating wrongs
to humanity, Uncle Sam might
well begin at home We sug-
gest that he stops peonage on
government contract work in
Mississippi; stop lynehing and
persecution of ColOred Ameri-
cans; stop the Acknowledgement
of citizens in open violation of
the constitution and wipe out
Jim Crow laws and other devil
ish prescription in the nations
capitol Thou hypoerite, first
cast out the beam out of thine
own eye and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote
in thy brothers eye.
VETERINARIANS is a subject
on which many Negroes have two
opinions. One that they express
privately and one publicly. All
people who cannot speak out
frankly about intermarriage
ought to leave il alone Marriage
IL a contract between two par
ties. and if they are sane. no
one has anything to do with it,.
In fact, as foolish as many A
meriean white people are, they
do not object to two imbeciles
marrying, and have no laws a.
gainst it, Why should laws be
enacted against two persons on
account of color? II is damn
foolishness and people should
stop lying about intermarriage
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-06-29
Business Mel

Sketches of the leading business institutions an
space each week Behind every business, big or Htl
on business are men who have established themselves
affairs They your neighbors
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-06-29
A. E. Agnew
~NN~~

Anred T. Agnew came to Rockville in 1922 and
started modest garage about one-haf mile north
OF the town on the Rockville Gaithersburg pike The
following year he erected barbecue stand to supple
ment the garage business
Mr. Agnes was born and raised in Washington
u u he received his early training as an auto
mobile mechanic in various shops around the National
Capital He is recognized as one of the best mechanics
in the county
Since 1922, both the garage and barbecue stand
mas grown to proportions which place the old build
lngs IN the shade. Today, modern buildings includ-
ing the newest structure, screened beer garden,
occupy the premises of the Agnew Motor Co. and
the Agnew Inn. Beer is sold both on the premises
ana TO take away. Plenty of parking space is avail
able
Mr.. Agnew married Miss Helen Harrington in
1919 There are two children, both girls, Catherine
and Elizabeth
An ideal situation for both garage and res
taurant Mr.. and Mrs. Agnew realize the importance
OF keeping their business site up-todate The latest
improvements have been installed IN both the inn
and the beer garden. Both are boosters for Bigger
and Better Rockville