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BY cHATwooD HALL

MOSCOW-The past tourist sea-
son has seen thirty or forty color
ed American tourists in Russia,
but to the correspondents know
ledge, not one of them land two
were sociologists) spent any time
in the deep south of Russia known
as Trans-C aucasia and Central A.
STA.
Here live the dark national min
GRITTY peoples who used to be jim
crowed, lynched, exploited, discri-
minated against, oppressed. They
now live free and equal under So
cialism.
Can it be that to see at first
hand the present superior condition
of these freed dark peoples would
prove less interesting to a colored
man - particularly a socioIogist,
than hotels, cafes, theatres, muse
ums, etc, of Moscow and Lenin-
grad? OF course, there is down
there huge republic known as
Georgia" facetiousIy perhaps it
is that nightmarish name which
causes colored sojourners to shun
the region. But humor, aside, the
black tourists ought not to come to
this distant part of the earth with
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Clarke, pio-
neer residents, have moved to 1902
oath Avenue.
Mrs. Hazel Dixon was hostess for
meeting Of the London Bridge
Club at her home Wednesday even
ing.
Everett Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Gibson, is reported inn
proving from illness at the home Of
his parents.
Mrs. Carrie Black was hostess
for the meeting Of the Self I'M
provement Club Tuesday evening
at which plans were completed for
the clubs annual Thanksgiving
dance.
Mrs. J. T. Clayton was hostess
at her home Thursday evening for
a meeting of the Loyal Social Club
at which Mrs. Edward Bluntish,
Of Vancouver, B. c. was honored
guest. Mrs. Bluntish, grandmother
of Mrs. James Gayton, Is spending
the winter in Seattle, houseguest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. White.
Miss Adele Wright was hostess
to large group of young people
Saturday and Sunday at her home
in Tacoma for party honoring the
birthday anniversary of her neice,
Miss Irene Graves of Seattle. The
group included Messrs. Jimmie
Graves, Conley Davis, Frederick
Bowman, Emmett McIver, Andrew
Black and Misses Mary Wright,
Inga Wilson, Alice Wilson and
Irene Graves.
Mr.. w. ]. Brown was host at a
dinner for fourteen guests Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Anna B. Scott,
complmenting Mrs. Della Harris.
Mrs. Anna B. Scott was hostess
for meeting of the Sterling Re-
lief Club at her home Wednesday.
Mrs. Alice Jenkins who left for
Pittsburgh, Pa, Friday, was the
honored guest at a party last week
given by the Historical Society at
the home of Mrs. Lucius Ander-
son. An interesting sketch, "Old
and New was presented by Mes
DANES A. Russell, H. D. Brown and
L. Anderson.
The Spartan Young Mems Club
will have charge of the 8 p. M.
Sunday service in the First A. M.
E. Church. Alfred Blackwell will
preside and the speakers are Al
vester Warfield and Ted Jones.
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NEW YORK-Mrs Mary Nc
Leod Bethune. president OF the Be
thune-C Goodman College, and NAM
ed by Miss Ida Tarbell, one Of the
fifty great women of America
in a statement here last week,
praised the work that the women
of the colored race are doing for
the moral, spiritual and intellect
ual advancement Of their people
IT am wondering" said Mrs Be-
thune, "if the efforts OF women
like Mamie Burroughs, Charlotte
Hawkins Brown, villa Brown,
Jane Porter Barrett, Cecilia Cab
miss Saunders. Maggie Walker,
Halle Q. Brown. Mary Church Ter
Addie Hunton, and scores Of o.
theirs Like these, who are passing
through the deep waters fearlessIy
to point to higher heights, are be-
ing properly evaluated and en-
couraged."
She said that the race needs I'M
usual strength and courage to
cope with the present situation.
1T is no easy task" she said, ito
face the latest lynching episode in
Florida. If ones courage would
wane we would give up in des-
pair"
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DIXIE LAW LAX If
VICTIM IS COLORED

RICHMOND, Va. = The unwin-
ingness of white juries to impose
on colored murderers of colored
persons the penalty that would be
inflicted on white man who kills
a white man or a colored man WING
kills a white man, is seen by the
editors of local paper as the rea-
son for the South's high homicide
rate.
The comment was excited by
Mississippis record of 424 murd-
ers last year-more than those of
fifteen other states combined.
And the claim is made that Mis-
sissipprs black record is due, not
to the large number of colored peo-
pie, but to the states laxness when
a coIored murderer's victim is col
ored.
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Lose Ground In
School System

LOS ANGELES = Denying the
claim of certain groups that Ne
groes in Los Angeles had made
progress in their relation to the Los
Angeles City School Administra-
ton, James w. McGregor, chair
man of the Committee on Educa-
ton of the Los Angeles branch of
the N.A.A.C.P., presented a report
to a recent executive board meet
ing of the branch which conclus-
lively showed that, instead of max
ing progress, Los angeles Negroes
had lost considerable ground in the
matter of teachers employment
since the superintendency of Frank
A. Bouelle in the schools here.
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RACE CAND|DATES
ARE VICTORS IN
MANY SECTIONS

CHICAGO (By United Negro
Press The influence Of President
Roosevelt and his New Deal which
resulted in an overwhelming DEM
ocratic victory last week swept In
to office the largest number Of col
ored candidates in the nations his
tory. Throughout the country coll
ored candidates for various elective
offices met success to an amazing
degree. In some instances local
Democratic landslides landed col
ored candidates, surprised at their
success, in various governmental
berths. In some sections party af-
filiation was disregarded resulting
in the election of both colored Re
publican and Democratic candid
ates.
In several districts colored can
didates defeated white opponents,
although the colored vote was neg
ligible.
Probably the greatest surprise to
the race wax the defeat of Con-
gresham Oscar DePriest by Ar
thur w. Mitchsll, Democratic OPP
ponent The rave need feel no dis
appointment in the defeat of Con-
gresham Delsriest, as Mr.. Mitche
viii prove to be most creditable
representative. He is better ed
ucated man than Depriest, being a
graduate of Cornell and Harvard
Universities. He may not be as ag-
gressive as DePriest but will pro-
baby be more diplomatic. History
will record Mr.. Mitchell as the first
Negro Democrat elected to Con-
gress. The following combinations
of elections of colored candidates
have been received by the United
Negro Press:
CHICAGO William e. King,
Republican, defeated Bryant Ham,
mond, white Democrat, for election
to state senate. Kings plurality
was 663. Four Republicans were
named to the lower house, namely:
Harris B. Gaines, Chas. Jenkins,
Warren B. Douglass, William ].
Warfield. william ]. Haynes. Re-
publican candidate for judge of the
Municipal court, was showed UNI
der.
EAST CHICAGO Robert STAN
ton was elected to the city council.
NEW YORK - Harlem backed
the New DEAL with an avalanche
of Democratic votes. ]. Edward
Stephens, Democrat, 10th district,
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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Good Luck, Motion

AFTER NINETEEN YEARS at
Tuskegee. during which he lifted
it to sound financial and collegi-
ate basis, Principal r. r. Motion
last week resigned, calling aten-
ton to the fact that he had re-
manned two years beyond the per-
iod fixed for ordinary retirement.
DR.. Charles W. Eliot Of Harvard
said he remained as president as
long as he could 90 up the steps
two at a time. DIR. MOONS call
for younger shoulders 10 bear the
burden Of administration at Tuslxe-
gee is another way Of stating the
Harvard. principle discovered by
Or. Eliot.
Few Of DR.. Moton's friends who
saw him leave Hampton Institute
nineteen years ago for Tuskegee.
where re walked into position
left vacant by the death Of Booker
T. Washington, yentured to predict
the uniform success that has been
his.
Today he steps down with the
good win Of Tuskegee and It's
friends and with the benedictlon Of
thousands Of Americans who APP
preciated his efforts as elder state
man and advisor Of presidents.
The ENTERPRISE joins its rea-
ders everywhere In wishing for Dgl
Motion, in his retirement, good luck,
good health. and happy days.
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TO
ATTEND FISK
HOMECOMING

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (By AMP
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
will visit Fisk University Saturday,
November IL, Homecoming Day"
Fisk graduates from all parts of
the country will gather on this day
to greet the President of the Uni
ted States and pay respects to their
alma mater.
The announcement of the Presi-
dents coming was made by Con-
gresham Joseph w. Byrns.
During his stay here the Presi-
dent will visit the State Capitol to
place a wreath on the tomb of
James K Polk. From there he
will visit the Hermitage, home of
Andrew Jackson, Where he will be
the guest of the Ladies Hermitage
Association at breakfast. From
the Hermitage, his trip will carry
him on a swing through George
Peabody College, Vanderbilt Uni
versity and Fisk University. The
Fisk University Glee Club will sing
for the chief executive at Fisk.
From there he will go directly to
his train and journey to Muscle
Shoals and his winter home in
Warm Springs, Georgia.
miss FISK"
Miss Kay Hamilton, beautiful
and popular Fisk junior from
Brooklyn, N. Y. was elected miss
Fisk" last week by the student
nody. Miss Hamilton will be
crowned during Homecoming"
day and will play an important
part in the ceremonies.
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charter and made the assignment
to the white group. but we teIe-
graphed back that we would not
submit, that we would continue OPP
Grating under the national charter.
So there the matter stands until
the 1885 convention OF until the
executive committee acts
order Has Jim Grow Clause
In reply to a question, Mr.. Tot
ten asserted that the Pullman por-
ters would prefer ftinctioning as
an independent organization. out
side the AT Of l., rather than put
its fortunes under the Order of
Sleeping Car Conductors an order
which has had a discrimination
clause IN its constitution all these
years"
He added that the conductors are
now anxious to enter into a deal
with the porters because the white
men are losing jobs as the Pull
man Company finds it can save
money by using porters as eonduc-
tors - technically as "in-charge"
porters.
Use Of Porters Favored
A white conductor gets $160 per
month for taking up tickets, sell
ing berths. and turning in a report
frs-..+s,..,<,a -, ua<,a fT.,.,o4
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0sesr and slssanIks

IT OSCAR DEpRIEST delivered
political addresses just before cleo
lions only, he might find it easy to
be clear and consistent.
The fact that he has been deliv-
ering stump speeches the year
round caused New Jersey voters to
catch him where his hair is short,
Speaking in the South, Mr.. De-
Priest has constantly advised his
audiences to vote the Democratic
ticket. AS the entire South is prac-
ticaIIy one-party country, Mr..
DePriest is right; for. votes to
count, must be cast In the Demo-
cratic primary.
As q Republican campaign spea-
ker in New Jersey, Mr.. DePriest
was quoted as saying that anyone
who voted the Democratic ticket
was a skunk.
To understand such inconsistant
utterances from Mr.. DePriest, we
nave only to remember that his
Southern speech for Democratic
votes was mede when no election
was in sight and his skunk speech
two weeks before an election.
Another strange thing is the fact
that with all the opposition Mr.. De-
Priest has at home. he finds time
to 90 about the country campaign
ing for his colleagues It was just
such inconsistency that caused his
defeat.
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Ruby Bates to Speak
On Scottsboro Case


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bates,
white, star witness in the Scots
boro case, who has come back into
the fight to save Haywood Patter-
son and Clarence Norris from the
electric chair to which they have
been condemned, will be the main
speaker at meeting at Carney
Hall, 21O9 w. Columbia Avenue,
Saturday evening.
Philadelphians win be able to
hear at first hand the story Of the
Alabama frame-up which has re-
sounded around the world from the
mouth of one of the girls on that
fateful hobo trip which landed nine
boys in prison.
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Georgia, Russian Province,
Treat Negro AS Free, Equal

out seeing how the Russian color
ed people now live and rule.
Jewish Cemeteries
A stranger may walk through
old Jewish cemeteries and see the
living likenesses of the deceased.
It was custom of the Jews to
pace on the tombstone a portrait
of the deceased. Thus one may see
on one side the likeness of come
ly girl who died sixty years ago in
the flush of maidenhood; OF cher
ished child who died seventy years
since at the tender age of five; of
an old Hebrew who passed on one
hundred years past at the age Of
four-score.
Brains But Not Beauty
Beauty and brains seemingly do
not go together in America, If the
women students and teachers from
the USA who attended summer
school at the University of Mos
sow during the past summer can
be taken as a criterion. This was
particularly noticed and comment
ed upon by Russian students, one
of whom made the following sue
cinct remark; They year good
fancy clothes, and no doubt ere
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NEW YORK (CNS) y. Finley
Wilson, grand exalted ruler of the
LB.P.O.E. of w. announced his
candidacy for Congress in New
York in 1885, at the twenty-eighth
anniversary Of Pride of Newark
Lodge, last Sunday
Mr.. Wilson pointed out to the .po-
litical record of the State of New
York as a proof of what could be
done by Elks as individuals taking
an interest in politics. He gave an
account of the work he did In New
York years ago for the purpose Of
arousing political consciousness
He said he felt certain that the An
TERED Herd of New York VIII lelly
to his support in 1886.
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EDITORIALS
Political Patronage

BOTH THE KIP PUBLICAN y :
Democratic Parties spun glow, Il
promises Of rewards IN the form OF
political patronage in the event Of
their victory a. the polls.
The Democrats won. ana those
who worked valiantly within the
party ranks should not permit the
candidates and their campaign
generals to forget OF WEIGH On their
promIpes.
The militancy exhibited prior to
the casting Of the votes should be
carried through now that the cam
paign Is over.
Probably to greater extent
than previous to the election. THE
MuIrANCy OF THOSE WHO
STOOD IN THE FRONT LINE
TRENCHES DURING THE HEAT
or BATTLE should become more
active, more determined, shot thru
to greater degree with refusal to
back down ii the face of victory
which they helped to achieve.
Definite promises were made by
both parties. Promises which
should even IN the field Of politics
be held sacred.
THE NEGRO WORKED more
determlnedly and with greater In
SEPARATION ii the fight jusf ended
than ne has within years upon
years. He is ENTITLED to and
should DEMAND that when the
patronage pie is cut he be seates.
near the head Of the table.
He is ENTITLED to and should
DEMAND that legislation directed
at the solution Of many Of his prob
lens be pushed through the legis-
lative bodies Of the State and the
United States by the victorious
party chleftains. TI.ey must not
fofget the Antl-T .ynching BIZ.
THE ENTERPRISE realizes the
fight for the Negro Is just begin
ming.
The Negro must now fight to in
sure his receiving that to which he
is entitled. and for which he bar
gained prior to election
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Negro Homesteads
Planned For South

WASHINGTON = Secretary Of
Interior Harold Ickes announced
Thursday that an extended subsis-
tence homestead plan designed to
solve the economic problems of the
Negro, mainly in the South, has
been finished. He numbered three
settlements in Alabama as start
ing projects which have already
been approved. One will be estab-
lished eight miles from Tuskegee
Institute with DR.. ]. R. Otis, form
er professor of economics and farm
management at the school, having
charge Of the laying out of the
ground.
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Delegate to Legion Convention
Tells Of Trouble Met in Florida

Dixie gentleman" exchang e d
knowing winks With that, this
intruder told me to pull off my
legion cap
Not knowing what they might
have up their sleeve and remem-
boring that l was in the same sec
ton where Pullman porter was
pulled off the train and lynched
a few years ago, I sent word up
by a Pullman porter whom I
knew on this train, to members of
the Mississippi delegation of what
had happened.
Very soon, Charlie Stevenson,
white, of Kansas City, and about
a half dozen others in the Missouri
delegation came all the way up to
my Jim crow coach and sat with
me until we arrived in Jackson
vile. I felt safer after they came
to my rescue.
Spirit Was Low
If it hadn't been for them COM
ing to my assistance, suppose I
would have caught a train back to
Missouri. 1 was all alone and not
even another colored person on the
train. Spiritually, sank TO new
low.
Presently the train arrived in
Jacksonville and the regular train
that I was to board had gone on
fifteen minutes earlier. The only
train available that would leave in
time for me to make the parade
with the Wayne Miner post colors
was g. 14-car Pullman train which
-
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Bond for Scottsboro
Trio Fixed at $500

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Three
white men, accused Of attempting
to bride Mrs. Victoria cllce. prin-
cipal witness In the Scottsboro
case were held for the grand jury
Under $500 bond each, Friday.
Those held are: Donald Swift
and Sol Kone of New York, and ].
w. Peerson Of Birmingham.
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DISREGARDS PARTY LINES
TO ELECT NEGRO CITIZENS
TO THE VARIOUS OFFICES
Canada Porters Must
Organize or Lose Out

MONTREAL. Canada,-C Canadian
porters are e1pscting to form a un-
ion with those in the United States
in Washington this month, be-
cause It Is feared that failure to do
SO win mean the loss Of many jobs
here.
For the last three years white
men have been used In place of col
ored steadily.
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Richland schools started on Monday
with but two changes in the teaching
staff from last year. Mr.. Putnam sue
ceeds Mr.. Woodend, who resigned this
summer, in the high school and Will
liam RAIDER takes Mrs. Erickson's
place in the grade school. Miss Erick-
son expects to attend the U of w this
winter. The high school faculty are:
Mr.. Carmichael, Mr.. Sharp, Mr.. Put
man, Mrs. Dighton and Mrs. Sloan.
The grade school as follows: Mrs.
Vansyckle, Mr.. RAIDER, Miss Ehren-
berg; Miss Colley, Miss Mowery, Miss
Muncey, Miss Nicholaus and Mrs.
Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartung and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. RAIDER, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Harding and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Pike and their two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Charlie RAIDER and Mrs.
Jim Mathers and their children en-
joyed picnic in the Pasco park Sun
day. The affair was in honor of Mrs.
Mathers, who was celebrating her
birthday that day. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dam went to
Walla Walla Sunday with Mr.. Sloan
to purchase a new Plymouth car,
through him.
Miss Florence Hackney left Monday
for Snoqualmie, where she will make
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. n. D.
Sawyer and her sister, Gladys,
while learning to be linotypist.
Ed Compton received word Tues
day that his brother, Oliver Compton,
passed away Monday. Oliver Comp
ton and his family lived here in 1914
and will be remembered by many.
Mrs. v. bowman and infant daugh-
ter spent the day with Mrs. Carmich-
ael on Wednesday.
Miss Marie Loe, who came here re-
Gently with Mr.. and Mrs. Tuttle, from
Afognak, Alaska, is making his home
with Mrs. Fanny Lewis for the win
ter. ia. w. ..<.-.. -.-.-.. II,
John Dam and Lewis Slian made a
business trip to Hanford and White
Bluffs Monday.
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HAVE YOU
HEARD THAT

Nancy Stone, small daughter of DR..
and Mrs. p. o. Stone was the house
guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Redd in Pasco during her
parents stay in Spokane.
A special council meeting was held
Tuesday evening to consider and con-
sent to an easement of the Northern
Pacific railroad to build spur to the
Kennewick Flour Mills new ware
house that is being constructed.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. R. Wilder and two
sons returned Monday night from a
two weeks vacation spent with Mrs.
Wilder's parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. N.
Morton at Cashmere. Mr.. Wilder also
attended the Kiwanis convention held
at Wenatchee while on his vacation.
Rev. Morton is a former secretary of
the local Kiwanis club.
Harry Clodfelter, Horse Heaven
rancher purchased new V-8 truck
last week to haul in his wheat crop
and do the freighting for the ranch.
His son Gilbert has new va coupe.
Mr.. Clodfelter states the family is
rather well supplied with V-S's as
they purchased V-8 sedan last year.
One of our correspondents credited
him with buying another make Of
truck last week, in the correspondence
items. :.i'-s -
Mrs. Roy Frencrette and Miss
Kathleen Crosby of HOLLYWOOD. Calf
ornia and Miss Margaret Trenbath of
Seattle, are spending the mid-week
with their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. p. Cranmer. Some fifteen
years ago the three sisters and their
little brother were left orphans here
at Kennewick and were adopted by
four Kennewick families. The past
week the three sisters have held re-
union at the Trenbath home in Seattle
and came over to Kennewick to visit
at the Cranmer home and visit child
hood scenes.
DR.. and Mrs. p. o. Stone, Mrs. Ella
Ann Linn and Mrs. R. E. Hatch re-
turned Sunday from Spokane, where
they attended the American Legion
and Auxiliary convention held there.
DR.. Stone is the incoming commander
of the local post, and Mrs. Linn is the
newly elected president of the auxil-
larry. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. Odes Sloan and AL Smith
were also attendants at the conven-
ton.
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Mrs. III. j. Capell and Miss Doro-
thea Bechtel left Wednesday after
noon for a trip to Spokane. Miss
Bechtel plans to attend Whitman col
lege at Walla Walla this year. She
was graduate with the local class of
1884.