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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
TOBACCO WORKERS
PAID Csc AN HOUR

Washington, D. c.-The Joint
Commute on National Recovery
has just completed study of
labor conditions in the tobacco
industry of North Carolina.
At least " per cent of all the
Negroes tobacco workers. en-
ployed in the districts of Win
ston-Salem, Durham and Redds-
vile are classified as apprenticed
h an gers, stemmers. pickers.
searchers and workers in snuff
and plug tobacco. For this class
Of worker there is even a lower
wage than their minimum wage
provided for the southern area
is 30c representing differential
Of ten cents less. than that es-
tablished for the industry in
other sections, and the majority
of Negro workers, over twelve
thousand in all, receive 2g cents
an hour.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Black and White Couple Arrested For
Walking Together In ''OId kaintuek"

OWENSBURG. Ky-A black
man and white woman were
arrested Sunday night walking
down the street with locked
arms, smoking cigarettes, and
acting just like they were both
white or both black. At any rate
it was Social Equality with a
vengeance.
Two policemen arrested them
for "associating," and they were
tried in police court. and what
do you know about this2 They
both demanded juries.
The resultant trial, Monday,
was a most unique release of a
new fad in court procedure-its
like cannot be found in Amer
lea.
The man, Louis washington,
had q colored jury composed Of
men and women, and the wom-
an. Mrs. Eva Green Butcher, had
a white jury.
"AssOciating and Smoking"
The charges against Wash
ington and Mrs. Green Butcher
were brought by Patrolmen Wal
ker and Wilson after seeing the
couple walking on River St.,
smoking cigarettes at midnight
Sunday.
The case was heard before
Magistrate r.. e. Watkins; the
court room was damned with
black and white spectators at
tracted by the occurrence. Al
though "associating" is as COM
mon here as anywhere else, for
obvious reasons, the practice is
done secretly and rarely ever
openly. Hence there was the
court jam and the milling for
vantage points to see the bold,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
The Stars Where They Are

Georgia Minstrels" in Yaki-
ma this week.
Mandy Lou, radios greatest
colored star, Bessie Smith, CHR
per of blues, and Dusty F1et-
cher, comedian. on the same
bill at the Lafayette Theatre,
New York City, this week.
Aida Ward and Revue, a great
cast of SO colored singers and
dancers, are packing them In
the Cotton Club, New York CT
ty. Been there two weeks and
very likely to stay for two more.
Bill Robinson, Rose Nc Glen
don, Eva Taylor, Clarence VIII
liams, Taylor Gordon. Juano
John Henry Of ra-
dio fame) all having a week off
in New York.
Jazzlips Richardson, Shelton
Helen Stewart and the
Four Barons, big attraction this
week at Lincoln Theatre, Phila-
delphia.
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PREDICT RIOTS
AS SCOTTSBORO
TRIAL BEGINS

DECATUR. Ala. - Especial to
Northwest Enterprise = Once
more the stage it set for an
other hearing of the famous
Scottsboro case. A maze of le-
gal points were rapidly cleared
Monday as Judge w. w. Gala
han arraigned the seven Oldest
Negro defendants in the Scots
boro case" and set the trial Of
deywood Patterson, oldest of
the defendants. for next Mon
day. Taking of tedious testi-
mony to support q motion to
quash the Indictment was avoid
ed by attorneys agreeing to sub
init the record Of the testi-
mony on the question in the
previous trial. A plea Of mot
guilty. was entered for the sew
en- colored youths by Attorney
Samuel S. Leibowitz of New
York City. chief of counsel for
the defendants. who asked for
separate trial of each defend
ant. Leibowitz told the court
that his life had been threat
ened because of his connection
with the case and because he
was a Jew. Il am not afraid;
I am here to perform a duty
and win see this thing through
if it costs my life," Leibowitz
said.
The Ku Klux Khan, masked
and in full regalia and full
200 strong, paraded the streets
singing Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" A near clash
occurred when group of Ne
groes at a street corner view
ing the parade. refused to go to
their homes when ordered. The
Khan demonstration was made
to intimidate the defense law
yers and a committee repres-
enting the International Labor
Defense of New York ali OF
whom arrived here early Sum
day morning. The committee
included two white women, two
colored men and three white
men. The women are Barbara
Alexander, famous artist, and
Grace Lumpkin, whose novel
ITO Make MY Bread" was
awarded the international Gorky
Prize last year. AS soon as the
arrival of the Yankees" be-
came known little groups of men
on the streets and ex-
discussed the situation.
Trouble is predicted when the
trial opens next Monday. Sim
with the Khan DEM
onstration Alto r ney General
Knight. prosecutor, issued
statement threatening imprison-
ment of all persons giving in
formation to investi g ators
"hurtful to the good name of
1t is rumored that
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
SAYS DIVINE
TAKES SALARY
Of DONEST|CS

NEW YORK-tCo-op)- De-
claring she viii be happy If I
can see Father Divine on his
way to Atlanta" Mrs. Fannie
Richardson of Harlem went to
Newark, N. j., last Wednesday
to give evidenye to the probing
committee which has been inyes-
tigating the happenings Of the
Divine cult in that city.
The Associated Negro Press
was reliably informed that Mrs.
Richardson's testimony ran as
follows.
81 went to live at Father
Divine's home, 70 Macon street,
Sayville, L. L. in the early part
of 1928. where I remained until
the latter part of 1929. I gave
him $3.50. money earned ork-
ing for private families. This
money. averaging from $18 to $25
monthly, I gave to him. being
told that 1t would be saved for
me until l was ready to leave,
or in case I needed 1t. He told
everyone the same thing, but no
one was able to get any Of their
money back. He would say that
we owed him the money for ex-
penses at the kingdom when he
had invited us to live there free
of charge.
If the court doubts the story
I am telling, let them ask these
women where the money is that
they have earned. It was said
that John D. Rockefeller sent
him a check to carry on his work.
That's a lie. It's also lie about
a white women who wanted to
give him a check for $4,000.
Father Divine has never accep-
ted a check from anyone and all
the money ne receives is never
witnessed by a third party"
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PRES. ROOSEVELT
BOOK OF.
MILLION NAMES.

WASHINGTON President
e'ranKim Deiano Roosevelt piaceo
MS signature IN the mldole OF
the IrsC page or Wnoer1orce UNI
yersiCys aoooK o. d Milnon
Names here last r'rluay.
Ine NaLons CnleI Droke into
the program or BUSY Gay,
wnlcn mCIuoeo upon It's roster
an important caplnet meeting, TO
give TINS boost TO the African
MeLnoo1St conege when Is Trying
co ooLaln at least dollar from
a mIIIlon American people WIN
wnIcn 10 pay outstanding deDCs
against the school and provide a
DeIUer endowment tor it. lie pre-
Ierred to sign the book itself,
instead OF the loose-leaf mage
winch was presented to hin. 'e-
cause OF the huge size OF lie
volume.
RansOme In Group
With the cabinet secretariat al
ready gathering at the Executive
offices. Bishop Reverdy c. Ran
some, president of the schools
board of trustees; DR.. r. R.
Wright, Jr., president of the uni
versity; 1T. John r. Hawkins,
fiscal agent of the school; Rev.
William H. Thomas, pastor of the
Metropolitan Church, washington
and DR.. Dudley w. Woodland,
University, were ushered
In to witness President Roose-
velt's signature.
During the day the book was
also signed by Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley, who took
time out to hear something about
the school and promised to be
the guest of the institution at
some early date. President Wright
said that the book would begin
a national tour of the country
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Klansrnen March AS
White Women Aid
Scottsboro Battle
Moaned His Way
Into Penitentiary

OKLAHOMA CITY, okla.
- A black cat must have
crossed Sam Browns path
recently. Sam has been luc-
Ky. Twice before he has
playd upon the court when
brought before the bar for
attractions Of the law. Sans
method is to feign great pain
when yanked up before the
law. This trick worked once
on Judge Tom Chambers.
Another time Sam fell prone
and limp before a policeman
emitting loud grOans. 1t
brought home the bacon. Sam
was released.
Monday, Sam laid or a
bench in the District Court
room and mOaned so Iond
that he disturbed even the
spectators at the Bishop trial.
The jury could hardly tell
what it was all about. Sam
seemed to suffer from pain
so severely. They heard en-
Ough, though, and Sam now
faces twenty years in the
penitentiary.
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LOSES $500 TO
WOMAN BLESSER

Richmond, Va.,-Eddie Morse.
who keeps a store near the Uni
versity 81 Richmond. is minus
$500 in bankpotes as a result OF
his gullibility in allowing the roll
to be blessed by a mysterious
woman who said she was an
Indian.
Eddie at first resisted the sales
talk of the woman and her two
confederates. They told him that
large quantities Of money which
he had hidden away was cursed
and would do him no good.
E0 finally broke down and pro-
duced his roll. he woman made
a few passes" over it. wrapped
it up and handed it back to Ed
die with the admonition not to
look inside until two days later.
When he looked he found the
package contained only paper.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Giants Win Twice
From White Stars

Los Angeles - Wilson's Royal
Colored Giants continued their
sensational winning steak n the
California Winter baseball series
by winning a double-header Sun
day from the Major League All
Stars white team at the White
Sox park. The scores were 8 to
and 6 to 0. "Slowtime" Young,
a youthful hurler from the local
sandlots, pitched the second game
for the Giants and let the white
''leaguers" down with three hits.
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bad principals and to hear the
testimony.
Patrollnan James Walker tes-
titled that he and Officer Alan
Wilson arrested the man and
woman near Daviess Street and
the river, walking arm In arm
and smoking cigarettes. Officer
Wilson. second witness, repeated
the statements made by Walker.
At this point Attorney w. w.
Kirtley asked that the warrants
be dismissed, which was over
ruled by Judge r. E. Watkins.
Washington and Mrs. Butcher,
the woman attractively attired,
both good looking and calm,
were seated at a table opposite
each other. Ever and anon,
they smiled reassuringly.
Mrs. Butcher Testifics
Mr.. Butcher, who for several
months had been separated from
his wife until the trial, sat be-
side her.
Mrs. Butcher. called to the
witness stand. testified as fol-
lows: She stated that she left
the hotel at which she is en-
ployed about 1920 O'Clock Sum
day night and that soon after
ward Washington walked I'D be-
side her and offered to accom-
pany her to the wharf boat.
where her father is employed as
night Waterman. She accepted
the offer, because on a previous
occasion she had been accosted
by a strange man while going
to the river with her fathers
lunch. She explained that after
leaving the wharf boat, she was
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K an THREE TENS SCOTTSB0RO BOYS
Murder" Is A Flop
When Victim Faints

DALLAS, Texas-rhe tele-
phone Of Ivan Irwin, Dallas
attorney, tangled and the exc
cited voice Of Earl billiard,
Negro, pleaded, SCENE and
git mel just killed a mani"
Irwin rushed to an East
Dallas address, picked up his
new client In his automobile,
teiephoned the sheriff he was
bringing him and began
checking up:
"Are you certain you killed
him?" Irwin asked.
Il know I did" billiard
admitted, q stuck the pis-
tOl right under his nose and
pulled the trigger. He flop
ped down on the sidewalk an
/ ran"
Just as the district attor-
ney began thinking mp phras-
es for q murder charge, pos
bee telephOned the victim de-
scribed was not dead. that he
hadn't even been hit but had
tainted just before the sho.
was fired.
"Hot dawgl" billiard sigh
ed, with relief. "Can I go
n0w?"
Eyes, yOI can go now--to
jail on q charge Of assault 70
murder" said Gene Bailey,
assistant district attorney.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Women Stage Razor
Battle Over Paramour

Los Angeles - Lille Guyton
made a mistake Sunday when
she attacked Velma Jones about
a man both are said to have
claimed for a lover. The Guyton
girl met the Jones women on
Central avenue and started to re-
primand her. at the same time
brandishing razor. A terrific
battle ensued between the two
women in which Miss Jones took
the razor from Miss Guyton and
slashed her several times in the
face. Miss Guyton was a terrible
sight as blood gushed from many
gaping wounds and she was
rushed to the city hospital, where
fear is felt for her recovery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23

Nine. Caterina Jarboro So
prano. Chicago Opera Company
at the Academy of Music. Phila-
delphia.
Butter Beans and Susie and
Baron Lee and Band double at
traction this week at the Pearl
Theatre, Philadelphia.
Orlando Robson, sensational
crooner and the famous Rose
land Orchestra big feature this
week at Sunlight Lodge, Trent
ton, N. J.
Green Pastures way down in
the deep South at the City Au-
ditorium, Birmingham, Ala. The
Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce entertained Richard B.
Harrison, de Lawd," at lun-
cheon. The first time a Negro
has been given such honor in
"Ole Bam."
The -Four Trumpets Quartette
feature this week at the Cocoa
nut Grove. Los Angeles.
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Mrs. Malone's Sister
Dies in Los Angeles

Los Angeles - A large number
of prominent citizens attended
funeral rites held Tuesday for
Mrs. Annie Cooper, sister of Mrs.
Anriet Malone, head of the Poro
Manufacturing Co. Mrs. Cooper
died on Monday following brief
heart attack. Mrs. Malone arrived
from Chicago Saturday to take
charge Of funeral arrangements.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Magazine Exposes Chain Letter
Attack Against Negroes and Jews

NEW YORK-A chain-letter
started by the Aryan Book Store,
902 S. Alvarado St., Los Angeles,
Calf, and signed by Paul Theo-
litz. the proprietor, and swas-
tika emblem of Hitler's Nazis,
attacking both Negroes and
Jews. Is reproduced in the No
vember number Of Red Front,
a magazine published here.
The letter. reproduced IN fac
smile and attacked in an adj
joining column by the editors Of
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the paper, says "the Jews are
not Of the White Race. they are
semites tHaK Niggers)."
The letter instructs its recip-
lent to copy it ten times and
send it to that many friends.
RED Front" which publishes
this exposure of Nazi activity
against Negroes and Jews in the
United States. is published by
the Red Front Fighters League,
95 Avenue B, New York city.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Trailing The Jews

THERE rs striking analogy
between the history Of the He
brews OF Egypt and that Of the
colored people Of the United
States of America. For gener-
atoms, the Hebrews we're held
captive in Egypt. where they
were beaten and oppressed and
forced to make brick without
straw, until God eventually led
them out Of their bondage and
across the Red Sea. into the
Promised Land. IN like man
ner our people we're held ia
American slavery for two and 9
half centuries. under the most
degrading and inhumane condi-
lions; then Providence inter-
vened, and through the blood OF
the civil War. God led our an
cestors from slavery into free
dom.
But the analogy does not stop
here. The Jews are still sorely
oppressed in many lands, and
despite their wonderful achieve
ments in the United States,
they are often the victims ct
race and religious prejudice. We,
too, are victims Of oppression
and race prejudice.
The Jews are deeply spirit
ual people. So are we. The
500 900 Sinai Temple. in Chi
cago, recently purchased by the
African Methodist Episcopal de-
nomination of that city, was
bought from jews who moved
into a still finer synagogus. An
other costly Jewish synagogue
was acquired, not SO long ago,
BY the colored Congregational
lists of Cleveland. Ohio.
WE ARE TRAILING the Jew
along the path of religious
growth and advancement, in the
same way that our history OF
bondage and deliverance coin
cfdes with theirs: and now the
time has arrived for us to fol-
low In the footsteps of Gods
Chosen People is they adj
vance along business and COM
mercial lines. The Jews are not
only moving out of old syna-
gogues into larger and finer
ones; they are also expanding
In business. Jewish merchants,
bankers and investors are con-
stantly mo ling from smaller to
larger quarters disposing Of
outgrown stores, and establish
ing themselves in new ones. In
the same way We buy the syn
agogues they vacate, we can al
so and should also purchase
and operate a large percentage
of the stores and shops in which
the Jews have made fortunes
and from which they are NOV
ing into more commodious bus
mess establishments.
While we are trailing the
Jews, let us trail them all the
way-in business as well as IN
spiritual growth-for they are
still marching toward the Prom
ised Land.
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Barber for so Years
Dies In Austin, 7 exas

Austin, Tex, = (ANP) Bob
Harrison, 78, barber, died here
on Tuesday. In a long and hon
orable career as a barber. Mr..
Harrison had become a distin-
guished character because of the
Texas notables who preferred his
services.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Codes Hindrance
To Negro Worker

New York-"The MIRA code has
done much to hinder the Negro
yorker" stated Walter White,
secretary of the N. A. A. C. p,
in addressing the congregation of
the Hubert Harrison Church, 14s
West 136th ST.. of which the Rev.
Etheldred Brown is pastor, last
week.
Mr.. White spoke on 1.-THE Negro
in the National Economic Crisis. {"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Artist At Cussing

COLUMBUS, Ohio. = PATROL
man r. c. Murray's face got red
when Judge Ben Pfefferle asked
him to quote a colored woman
he had arrested for "cursing and
making the air blue" before a
crowd.
Jaw, judge" said Murray, IT
don't want to say here what she
said there"
These spectators" replied
the judge, come here to get an
earful and you'll have to give it
to them"
Patrolman Murray did.
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WE ARE VICTIMS Of hope de-
MED. we see the aspirations Of
our fellows thrown in their faces
and we become bitter. But after
all we must realize that 1t is a
gainst human experience that men
should overcome difficulties by
burrowing in the pits Of evil and
abandon. It does matter. God
lives and right win triumph.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-23
Eta Molten Honored

Los Angeles Eta Moten,
sweet singer from Kansas City,
will take part in the dedicatory
program celebrating the opening
of Radio City's offices of the N.
B C. chain Saturday. Miss Moten
will sing a spiritual fantasy.
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Colored Clerks Hired
Picketing is Stopped

Washington, D. C.-Picketing
Of A. g. p. stores was discontin-
ued here, by the New Negro Al
lance, following a letter Thurs
day, from S. w. link, general
superintendent of the store,
stating that colored clerks will
be employed In the company's
stores located in colored neigh
borhoods.
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Jazz Band in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia Frank
Withers of Emporia, Kansas,
and a jazz band of six, have
signed a four months contract
for the Philharmonic Society for
5000 a night to play in the lar
gest cities.
The orchestra has just wound
up a FIVE year engagement in
Paris
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OldeA Days: People who wore
paint, long finger nails and tor
tured themselves for beauty were
called savages.
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The weekly echo., 1933-10-13
HERDED LIKE CATTLE
AND TAKEN TO JAIL

New Orleans, La, Oct, Is, CAMP
Local police terrorized all residents of
the Negro section last Saturday night
and Sunday morning in what they de-
scribed as an effort to solve series of
crimes in the uptown section of the
city When they had finished, within
less than "a hours, $40 colored men had
been packed into the jail to be finger
printed and questioned.
A part solution to the crimes is said
to have been obtained in the casual
arrest Of 17-yea--old James Ousley, a
messenger in a dostor's office, who was
taken in custody on suspicion because
he had been in trouble with the police
be fore. Reports were given out that
Ousley had confessed to % thefts.
The other $40 persons seized by the
police, found to be innocent were re-
leased without apologies.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-13
LITTLE PALS SOCIAL NEWS

Owing to the illness in the home OF
Mrs. Zanthia Rimpson, who is reporter
for the Little Pals Social Club, for
several meeting she has been unable 20
attend. therefore, very little news has
been published We are hoping she Will
soon be back to her post of duties
So many readers have been inqulr-
ing obout our club, we wish to say it
&c very much alive I shall endeavor to
give YOU a jist of the happenings Tor
the past few months.
The second Sunday of July the club
members and their escorts enjoyed a
social. where barbecued ribs, roasted
wejners. rolls and iced lemondade were
served.
Several meetings have pressed and
were especially interesting. Various
plans for the betterment of the cluh
have been perfected.
On the third Sunday in August mem
bers of the club spent the day in Biz
rninghan, Ala, visiting Mrs. Geneva I
Young. In the afternoon Mrs. Abble
Harris Payne was hostess to party "
honor of the club. A delightful day
was enjoyed in that city.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-13
ONLY STRAIGHT MAN IN
FILM OF COMICS

Bine Crosby, featured in Paramount S
f;1rnusical TOO Much Harmony"
coming on Monday to the Strand Thea
tire, feels mighty lonesome these days.
He's the only "stranight" man in the
film in which ne and Judith Allen OF
"This Day and Age" fame, play the
heart interest. Everybody else in the
picture, and the cast of featured play
ers is long one, plays comedy role
The llaugh-getters include Jack oakie
Skeets Gallagher, Harry Green, Lilyan
Eastman, Ned Sparks, Kitty keiiy'
Sammy Cohen, Billy Bevan, Grace
Bradley and Shirley Grey. The picture
was directed by Edward Sutherland
the man who made "Whoopee.