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The Washington times., 1934-04-24
JURY To GET
CANNON CASE
TOMORROW
Plea for Directed Verdict of
AcquittaI Denied When
Both Sides Rest

The case of Bishop James
Cannon, jr., and Miss Ada
Burroughs, charged with con-
spiracy to violate the cor
rupt practices act, will be
placed in the hands Of a jury
in District Supreme Court
sometime tomorrow.
The defense rested today, and
the prosecution followed suit after
introducing only one rebuttal wit
ness.
Bishop Cannon was recalled as
the last defense witness, and re-
lated that the cash books showing
donations to the anti-Smith cam
paign in 1928 were lost while he
was moving his office.
In rebuttal Assistant District At
torney John j. Wilson called Lee
p. Oliver, Department of Justice
agent.
Mr.. Oliver testified to a visit
paid last August to A. j. Dunning,
nti-Smith campaign worker, and
quoted Mr.. Dunning as saying he
never knew Of separate Virginia
State committee, as testified by
Bishop Cannon.
Directed Verdict Denied
After the Government rested,
Robert H. Mcneil, chief defense
counsel, asked for a directed ver-
dict of acquittal, but the motion
was denied by Justice Peyton
Gordon.
Mr.. Wilson will open the final
argument and will be followed by
M. j. Fulton, counsel for Miss
Burroughs, and then by MIR. Nc
Neill for Bishop Cannon.
Former Senator Joseph F. Ere
linghuysen, of New Jersey, today
took the witness stand to tell OF
contributing $4,000 in the anti
Smith campaign in 1928.
The former Senator was called
by the defense as a rebuttal wit
ness after the Government had
threatened to call him there in
its behalf.
He said he was now in the in
Surance business in New York anc
had been asked in September
1928, by c. Bascom Slemp. Re
publican leader, to assist in the
Virginia anti-Smith campaign.
The former Senator said:
"I have known Mr. Slemp for
Is years, and agreed to con.
tribute $4,000 to the campaign
in the interest Of electing Presi-
dent Hoover and not for pro.
hibitiOn or religious purposes"
The witness said he met Bishop
James Cannon, jr., in his New
York office, but hadn't seen him
from that day until today.
Bishop Cannon testified last
week that he could not recall
receiving more than $4,000 Of
the money, but the following day
he retracted that testimony.
Miss Burroughs resumed the
witness stand at the opening OF
the session and admitted that she
had paid the whtte-haired bishop
various sums of money for trips
to New York and other places
This money, she testified, came
from the committee account.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
WILL ROGERS
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, April
24.-Well, they had Dillinger
surrounded and were all ready
to shoot him when he came out.
But another bunch Of folks
came out ahead; 50 they just
shot them instead. Dillinger is
going to get in accidentally
with some innocent bystanderS
some time, then he will get
shot.
Here is the usual daily dis
patch from Indiana:
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind ;, April
24.-FOur prisoners, three serv-
ing life terms, escaped from the
prison today"
An Indiana sentence from .
Judge reads:
"YOu are sentenced to prison
as long as it's made cOmfortablS
for you and you desire to re-
main. In checking out, kindly
let the warden know, 50 he will
be advised as to how many to
expect for supper"
Copyright 1894, by McNaught
Cr-sItCate,
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
SILVER MOSTLY
HELD BY BANKS
BY International News Service =.

BY International News Service
The Chase National Bank, with
1906, ,109.59 ounces Of silver,
headed a list Of silver holders sent
to the Senate today by Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau.
The list contained the names Of
a number of persons, but the
holders of the largest amounts Of
silver were banks or business
corporations, apparently dealing
abroad.
Among the largest holders
were: The Bank of Manhattan,
of New York city, 1908, ,759 %
ounces; Eastman Kodak Com
pany, 12,000,514.59 ounces; Gold
man Sacks & Co., 2,824,S55 ST
ounces; the Guaranty Trust
Company. 100000 ounces, and
Handy & Harmon, 50 Fulton st.,
New York city, 3,641, 900 ounces.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
M0ryLGnder Yields
S58.OOO Gold Hoard

BALTIMORE, April 24.-Mary-
lands last known gold hoarder
has turned in his yellow metal to
the Federal Government, Bernard
j. Flynn, United States district at
torney, declared today. Mr.. Flynn
said the amount of the deposit
was $4,000, but declined to reveal
the name Of the deposition.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Coolidge to Be NeW
Aide for Treasury
By International News Service

T. jefferson Coolidge, of Bos-
ton, will be nominated to the
post of Undersecretary Of the
Treasury this week, it was learned
authoritatively today. Mr.. Cool
idge, now an assistant and ad-
wiser to Secretary Morgenthau,
will assume the position which
has been vacant since January /
when Mr.. Morgenthau became
actual head of the Department
succeeding William H. Woodin.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Fast Freight Jumps
Track: Man Killed

LEIGHTON, Pa, April "a GIN.
S0.-The maiden trip Of the Buf.
falo-to-New York city "perishable
freight express" ended in disaster
near here today when the locomo-
tive left the rails and overturned,
killing the engineer, Charles
Remaley, of Leighton. The fire
man and other members Of the
crew escaped with slight injuries.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Rail Wage PGrLey
Slated for TOdau
BY International News Servic,

BY International News Service
Efforts will be made today by
the conference committee of rail.
road managers and the Railway
Labor Executives Association to ar.
rive at a solution of the wage dis.
pute which has been hanging fire
for months. The workers demand
restoration of their 1892 10 per
cent pay cut.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Senate GiUen List
Of SiLUer Holders
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
The Senate today received a
long list Of silver holders from
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
L. Morgenthau, who compiled it
in response to q Senate resolution.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
COhGn to Explain
SONGS to Congress
RH UNCONVENTIONAL NeWa SarYice

BY International News Service
George M. Cohan, theatrical
producer, actor and song writer,
will appear before the House Ii
brary Committee tomorrow to tell
members of Congress how he hap
pened to write the songs "Over
There" and "It'S a Grand Old
Flag"
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Drug Store Flames
Start in Basement

Two alarms were sounded
shortly after 5 o'clock this morn
ing for a fire in the basement Of
the Peoples Drug Store at North
Capitol and H Streets. Damage
has not vet been estimated.
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

crashed and today his right leg
is two inches shorter than his
CONTINUED on Page rs, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-04-24
Bv H. R. KN1CKERBoCKER

Fler During War
Tweny years ago, lacking two
months of being 18, Mosley flew
over the German lines. Later he
The Washington times., 1934-04-24

Control of England
BY 1896, Goal of
Black Shirts


head of the British Government before he is 49, vrtes H. r.
British Black Shirts The British Fascist leader said:
"Give tUo gears of preparation and If
tue to grOeO haze IN the past 18 months will 1Oi
IN 1885,"
By H. r. KNICKERB0CKER
PartF
LONDON, April "a GNs.).-MussOlni receives in the
most magnificent Of the most magnificent palace in
Rome the Palazzo Venea Hitler receives in the bright,
MODERN luxurious Of the Reich Chanceery in Berlin
Sir Oswald Mosley candidate to be the Musson the
Hitler Of Britain receives in the most primitive Of the
cold monastlc building they call the Black House in London
Mussoni and Hitler, too, had primitive quarters in their
early days. but could have been less pretenous than
those of the whom his enemies call "a film actor but
whom his followers hail as the saviour Of England.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Opera Co. To Present Negro
Artists In Summer Repertoire

NEW YORK Specially Negroes
who have often expressed the wish
to see such talented singers in
grand opera as Abbie Mitchell, r.
Todd Duncan, Ann Virgins Brown
Mimic Cato. Charlotte Wallace
Murray, Merrill Danes, Carl Dit
Oh. Ruby Ely, Taylor Gordon, Ri
chard Parham and Merritt Hedge
man may have their wish graft
fled this summer If plans now be-
ing completed by the Aeolian OPP
era Association cary through.
This organization, which has
been training the above stars and
many others for some time, an
nounces q summer repertoire Of
famous operas to be presented at
Mecca Auditorium, beginning with
the opera, Emperor Jones'" on
Friday evening. June 20. This OPP
era was last presented at the Met
ropolitan Opera House with Law
renee Tibbett IN the title role. The
new company has brought Jules
Bledsoe back from Holland, where
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Buy A Henry

NEXT TIME you need small
car, look at all three low priced
cars but buy one from Henry Ford.
Why? Because Henry plays the
game according to the rules. His
shops in Detroit give black men,
skilled and unsIxilled, a chance to
earn living.
II Henry Ford lives many years,
enough to establish his policy for
his successors, hen be a greater
service to the colored race than
Carnegie with his libraries, or Ros-
enwald with his schools. Mr.. Ford
is attacking the color question at
It's roots. He is giving people q
chance to work.
What good are Carnegie Hbrar-
les or Rosenwald schools in the
lives Of people who are barred
from skilled employment and good
wages because they are colored !?
Mr.. RosenwaId and Mr.. Carnegie
as philanthropists shared their di-
vidends with coIored people.
Mr.. Ford, with no show and no
ballyhoo, takes the next step when
he opens the doors Of his factories
ana says .come on in boys, and
60 to work. Ford shares his jobs
with us.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
GUSTS
UNION; HIRES An
ALL NEGRO CREW

CHICAGO ~ After employing
white men IN its composing room,
press room, stereotype department
and mailing division for 20 years,
the Chicago Defender suddenly re-
placed them with 40 colored work
ers Monday.
The union employees were dis
missed Saturday and told not TO
report Monday as a change Of pol
Icy had been adopted. Caught off
their guard, they scarcely knew
what to do or to say at first. Tkey
were truly struck by lightning.
The old and the new crew were in
tee plant at the came time. Tue
old crew held COUNSEL on the sec
ond floor in the composing room.
The new crew went into the press
room on the first floor and began
to inspect the machinery they were
to work with.
OF more Importance to the gen.
eral public, however, than the fact
OF switching to an open-shop rol-
icy was the change from q prac-
tically complete white personnel in
the mechanical departments to one
that Is now completely colored
Thus two issues were joired-
inst Of unionism and that of race.
Three Of the union men released
were colored. One had been en-
ployed at the plant for nearly -
years,
Minor verbal clashes occurred
between the management and sorne
of the white union employees Sat
urday afternoon.
All day Saturday and Sunday
the plant remained guarded by de-
tachments of police. They remain
ed Monday.
Monday morning, the white en-
ployees and the colored union men
showed up en- masse. All day they
held position about 100 feet from
the plant. Police are still on guard.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Russians Can't Understand
Varied Shades Of Negro Skin

shirt (Roobashla in Russian). He
has wanted on several occasions to
so onto the streets ID II. But being
from the West. he has each time
lost his nerve as he felt the tails
Of his shirt fluttering about his
knees on the outside of his pants.
Upon one occasion he ventured on
to tine streets, but with the tails
of his Russian shirt inside AIS
pants. This attracted as much at
tention from the Russians as If the
correspondent, in his self-cons-
ciousness thought, would be attrac-
ted by his going onto the streets
with his shirt tails hanging out.
Looking through his diary, the
writer finds that on the steamship
Europa two years ago there was
an academic big-wig going to Par
is to study the French colonial pol
icy. But why go to Paris to study
this policy by delving into musty
archives and documents The CO.
lonia1 policy not only of France,
but of every imperialistic nation,
may be expressed in one word, ex-
ploitation.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
EXECUTION DATE
SET FOR FRIDAY
AUGUST 3IST

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The SUI
preme Court today unheld the
death sentences for Clarence Nor
ris and Haywood Patterson, Negro
defendants in the Scottsboro case
and set their date of execution for
Friday, August 81. They were
convicted of assaulting white wo-
man.
In the case of Haywood Pattar-
son the Supreme Court granter
the motion of Attorney General
Thomas e. Knight, Jr., and struck
from the record the bill of excep-
tions in the case, which contained
all testimony presented in the low
er courts.
With the bill of exceptions stri-
cken the Supreme Court was re-
stricted solely to the court records
and was unable to consider the
merits Of the case
IN the Norris case Associate
Justice Lucien D. Gardner over
ruled the contention of defense
counsel that Negroes had been
Systematically excluded from the
jury.
To U. S. Supreme Court
An appeal from the decision of
the Alabama Supreme Court up
holding the death sentences OF
Clarence Norris and Haywood
Patterson, Negroes. viii be taken
to the United States Supreme
Court, it was said today at the Of
flee of Samuel S. Leibowitz, cmef
defense counsel in New York.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
COLOR BAR in
DIETETTC COURSE
ROUNDLY SCORED

NEW YORK = The barring of
qualified colored applicants from
acceptance for training in dietetics
in the hospitals of the City of New
York, by Miss Ella G. Ennie, chief
dietitian of the department of hos
pitfalls, was scored in letter from
Roy wilkins, assistant secretary
Of the N.A.A.C.P., this week.
Two young colored women, both
graduates of Pratt Institute, have
applications for these training
posts but have been unsuccessful,
while white girls have applied
since, and been placed.
The commissioner of hospitals
and Mayor LaGuardia have been
asked to act promptly upon the
complaint.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28

he has been appearing with mark
ed success as the star Of the opera,
to put over their initial effort.
In addition to the presentation
OF Emperor Jones' as their first
offering, the Aeolian chorus will
render concert program conduct
ed by Eric zardo, the famous plan
ist. Aldo Franchetti, who has been
q director for the San Carlo Opera
Co. and other companies here and
abroad, win direct the presentation
Of Emperor Jones'"
Officials Of the Association state
that they are building a permanent
organization, and that their sum-
mer program is just a starter.
Emperor Jones" win be follow
ed on July IL by the presentation
Of "Cavalleria Rusticana' by p e.
Mascagni; on July 20 with Pag-
liaccf" by R. Leoncavello. on Aug
ust 8 with "Rigoletto" by Verdi;
on August % with "Lakme" by
Leo Delibes; and on August 29 by
Carmen" by G. Bizet.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
By chatwood Han

MOSCOW Comrade." " asked an
employee Of the societ tourist az
ency, Il have seen three or four
colored tourists from America in
our lands. No two were Of the
same color. we Russians know
the colored people as a black race.
but not as an inferior race-the
darker people of the world are our
brothers.
but why are the colored peo-
pie from America. of such varied
coIors, ranging from white to
black do not understand"
In reply. the correspondent po-
litely requested his perplexed Rus
sian friend to present his puzzling
question to one of the Southern
gentlemen tourists who OCCASION
ally pass through the hands Of his
agency
The Shirt Tail Question
Summer has come to Russia and
shirt tails flutter in the summer
zephyrs. Whereas in the West,
shirt tails repose inside trousers,
in Russia they hang outside trous-
ers. But is this not more hygienic
than in incubating the tails Of
shirts inside trousers?
The correspondent has a Russian
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Pullman Company
To Give Pay Boost

CEICAGO-Pay envelopes of the
Pullman Company will have more
money in them July 1. On that
date one-fourth the salary reduc-
ton that went into effect last Feb
ruary will be restored.
January 1, 1885, an additional
one-fourth pay boost will go into
effect and the remaining pay cut
will be restored on April 1, 1885.
Pay restorations are the result
of an agreement between the en-
ployees and the company. This
agreement covers all salaried and
hourly rate employees. H. A. Brown
treasurer of the company announc-
ed the pay boost.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28

EDITORIAL
Dubois Quits

WILLIAM z. 3. DUBOIS, one
Of Americas foremost men Of let
tiers. has resigned IS Editor Of the
Crisis. He quits because Of his
inability to conform his thinking
ayd hts writings to the pattern set
down BY the Directors Of the Nat
ional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
From the beginning Of the open
break between the directors and
the editor, this newspaper has TAX
en- the position that house divid-
ed against itself can not stand;
thet Dubois should quit or adjust
himself to the changing conditions.
WE ARh PLEASED that he re-
signed. No man who thinks for
himself can work under restraint.
And on the other hand no organI-
cation can continue with bitter en-
nifty existing among its topmost
officials. It is for the best that he
quits
No one can deny that Dr. Du-
Bois has been Of great value to
the cause Of the N.A.A.C.P. and
the coIored races Of the world. It
is unbelievable that his work has
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Federated Catholics to
Meet in New Orleans

cHICAGO-Las Sunday, the
executive committee of the Ma
tional Catholic Interracial Fedora
ton met in Chicago to make plans
for the organizations tenth annual
convention which viii be held on
August 10, IL. and II, in the city
of New Orleans. George w. B.
Conrad, of Cincinnati, president Of
the Federation, presided.
New Orleans seems to be an l.
deal city to act as host to this con-
vention, because it can point to ten
colored parishes, q high school, and
a Catholic university for Negroes.
It is also the home of the colored
sisters of the Holy Family and a
close neighbor to Bay st. Louis,
which boasts seminary for Ne
gro students destined for the holy
priesthood.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Handkerchief Head

J. P. ALLEY, white cartoonist of
the Memphis. Tennessee, Comm
ercial Appeal. is dead. He was the
creator Of the cartoon sHambone's
Medhations," syndicated in A num-
Der Of newspapers BY the Bell Syn
dictate.
It portrayed ugly exaggerated
colored people and put in their
mouths the vilest epithets.
Memphis breathed sigh of re-
lief when Alley died, and then a
Memphis colored preacher wrote q
letter to the Appeal expressing his
sorrow at Alleys death and adding
that he felt sure Alley meant no
ill-wfll with his insulting cartoons.
LAST WEEK a Memphis reader
wrote US as follows;
Don't you think something
ought to be said about the enclosed
letter this preacher wrote2 En-
closed find just a few Of the insults
this cartoonist put in the paper be-
fore he died. The two In May
were put in by his son after his
death"
What answer can anyone make
to handkerchief head2 # he
makes fool Of himself, no one can
help it: we can only hope that the
same death which took Alley won't
be long in reaching for him.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28

Bert C. Ross. pr,ruinent Seattle
attorney and forme.- lssns County
Deputy Prosecutor, today announc-
ed his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination for Congress from
the first district consisting of Sc
attic and Kitsap County.
In announcing his candidacy,
Mr.. Ross said, "I am firm be-
lever in the representative form
of government as provided for in
our Constitution and shall do my
utmost to pre- rent tdat Constitu-
ton from beb.g destroyed or
thrown into the discard"
Mr.. Ross was born in Pennsyl-
vania 40 years ago and was left
an orphan at an early age, work
ed his way through the lower
schools of that state and moved to
the state of Washington some 25
years ago.
He attended Whitman College,
and later graduated from the Uni
versity of Washington Law School
in 1915 with the degree Of Bache-
lor of Laws.
Mr.. Ross has been active in Vet
eran and Fraternal circles, is a
Past President of Seattle Aerie No.
l, Fraternal Order of Eagles.
He is married and resides with
his wife and two children at 926
Shelby Street, Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Harlem Opera House
Goes Under Hammer

NEW YORK-The Harlem OPP
era House, I'll w. 125th ST., one
of the Oldest theatres, was sold in
auction at foreclosure sale last
Thursday. William A. Young,
white, bought the building over a
default of $4,000 mortgage ag-
ainst the 211 West 125th Street
Corporation. Mr.. Young was the
plaintiff in the case. He paid
1854, 900 for the theatre.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
LODGE Head Travels
1900 Miles in Year

AMERIcUs, Ga.-The report of
Grand Master J. w. Dobbs, of At
lanta, recently reelected te head
the Georgia A. F. & M. Grand
Lodge, revealed that he has trav-
eled 1900 miles during the past
year, visiting most of the 300 fin
ancial lodges and their six thous-
and members.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Kentucky Ministers
Join White Synod

LOUISVILLE, Ky Dissolution
of the Lincoln Presbytery, colored
unit of the Kentucky Synod of the
Presbyterian Church, and inclusion
of the members into the five white
presbyteries was effected Tuesday,
in the annual synodical session at
the Louisville Seminary.
The action marks the first in
stance in the South in which coll
ored and white Presbyteries have
been united.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Mississippi Women
Assail Lynclhing Mob

CLARKSDALE, Miss Stirred
by the double lynchi,g last week
in Quitman County, the Mississ-
ippi Council of Wc-nel for the Pre-
vention of Lynching is demanding
Of the sheriff and the prosecuting
attorney that every effort be en-
ployed to identify and bring to JUS
tice the leaders of the mob.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCE
FOR CLARENCE NORRIS
HAYWOOD PATTERSON
Jordan Sentenced to
Hang August 1st

KLAMATH FALLS, ore. =
Theodore Jordan, coIored, for
whose freedom the information
al Labor Defense has waaed a
battle and held nation wide de-
monstrations, was sentenced on
Tuesday to die on the gaIIows
at Oregon state prison on We'd
nesday, August 4.
Jordan was convicted of stab
bling to death r. T. Sullivan, a
dining car steward.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
White Man Bequeaths
$4,000 to His Nurse

BOSTON Because of kindness
shown him during his last illness
Of one year, w. H. McGrath, white
left his entire fortune Of $4,000
to Mrs. Catherine Youngblood, Of
"a Hammond St., formerly Of 10
dianapolis, Ind, who nursed him,
it has just been learned.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28
Geo. Godfrey's Wife
Returns to America

PHILADELPMIA-M Mrs. George
Godfrey, the former Vivian Rag
land, has returned from tour of
South America where she went to
visit her husband, George Godfrey,
well known pugilist,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-06-28

Why do people use money they
haven't earned to buy things they
don't need to impress people they
don't like?