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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
FIRST SYMPHONY
BY NEGRO WINS
HIGH ACCLAIM

PHILADELPHIA Especially -
An audience that taxed the capa-
city of the Academy of Music on
Friday afternoon enthusiastically
applauded the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra directed by Leo
pold Stokowsld, in the rendition Of
THE Negro Folk Symphony No.
l." composed by william L. Daw-
son, Negro musician of Tuslegee,
Ala The new work by Dawson is
the first symphony ever written
by a Negro with an all Negro
theme.
The themes are taken from spir-
ituals and the practiced ear will
recognize the recurrence of the
Characteristic themes throughout
the composition
This music spring spontaneously
from the life Of the Negro people
as freely today as at any time in
the past, though the mode and the
form of the present day are some
times vastly different from older
airs, more widely known.
Leopold StokowsIxi. director of
the Philadelphia Symphony Orch
estra, who is recognized as one of
the first three musicians of the
world, said Of the work, 81 am
happy to introduce this compost
ton to the American audience be-
cause believe it to represent a
distinct achievement ia American
music.
ut is work of national impor-
lance. It is not only unsteady inn
pressive in itself but primarily be-
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
First Colored Cop
In Forty-five Years

LEXINGTON, KY. - Lexington
has a colored officer of the law, the
first in AS years. Peter Postelle,
well known in civic, political and
musical circles in Kentucky, has
been appointed a policeman here.
He works from well appointed
sub-station located at End and
Campbell Streets. This commun-
ity, while liberal, with Negroes as
Jurors, constables, and members of
the board of education, did not in
recent years permit the naming Of
a policeman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
USE OF FILTPINOS
AT NAVY ACADEMY
CAUSES PROTESTS

WASHINTON - Only American
citizens will be accepted in new en-
listments for mess attendants in
the Navy, the Navy Department
announced Wednesday.
Filipinos who have already serv-
ed in that capacity and have good
records, however, will be permitted
to re-enlist.
The proposal of officials at the
u. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md, to supplant the services of the
approximately $50 colored mess at
tendants with Filipinos, is being
sternly opposed by various organ
izations in this vicinity.
The N.A.A.C.P. voiced its dis
approval in a note sent to Secre-
tary of the Navy, Claude A. Swan
son, from the Inter-racial Commit
tee of the DC. branch of the MA.
A.C.P.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Secret InteraciaI Romance
Cause OF Florida Lynching
Southern White Man Reveals CHASTITY Details
Of Most Horrible Mob Murder In All History

NEW York Especially Unbe-
llevable. CHASTITY. grisly, nauaest-
ing. bestiality. probably unequalled
IN al the history of lyuching ac-
companied the murder Of Claude
Neal BY q mob at Mariana. Fla.
on October rs, it was revealed this
week BY report in the hands Of
the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People.
An alleged secret interracial ro-
nance between the victim Of the
mob and Lola Cannidy, the white
girl he IS accused Of numbering,
also stands revealed as the direct
cause Of the lynching.
Determined to secure the ''in-
side Of the Mariana affair. the
N.A.A.c.P. employed young SOU
thern white man who is'right' on
the race question. to go to Mari
anna and make an investigation
before the situation cooled down.
The N.A.A.C.P. is appealing for
funds to print his entire report, q
document Of 5000 words. 20 that
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22

WASHINGTON. DC. That Me-
groes be given fair share Of the
emergency education funds was in=
cIuded 10 e memorandum sent to
state Relief Administrator and
state school officers this week BY
Aubrey Williams, Aasistant He'd
eral Emergency Relief Administers
tor, according to DR. Ambrose Cal
iver Specialist in Educational Re-
lief for Negroes.
This memorandum states that
the attention of the administration
had been directed to the fact that
IN several areas and states, funds
for unemployment relief have not
been allotted to educational pro-
jects in such a way as to give en-
ployment to Negroes in proportion
to their probable needs.
Accordingly" the statement
continues, 1.-THE State administrat-
ors and responsible school officers
are expected to distribute employ
ment paid out of FERA relief
funds on a basis of needs with
complete equity among the groups
concerned"
Attention is also called to the
practice in certain Southern COM
munities of employing white tea
cheers to teach Negro students in
the emergency educational projects.
On this point the memorandum was
direct and specific.
The memorandum follows in full:
"The attention of this Admins
tration has been directed to GER
tain facts showing that in several
areas and States, funds for unem-
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miller SAYS NEW
DEAL HAS BROKEN
COP ALLEGIANCE.

WASHINGTON-The American
Negro has at last filed his declara-
ton Of independence and broken
from the leash which held him
bound to the Grand Old Party Of
long ago. according to Kelly Miller.
dean emeritus OF Howard Univer-
sity, who last week released his
comment on the recent Congress-
ional election.
This election, he contends. DEM
onstrates the New Deal drift with
mathematical certainty. and fin
ishes, 50 far as the North is con-
cerned. the work Of the National
Non-Partisan League.
Mr.. Miller called attention to the
defeat of Congressman Oscar Is
Priest by Arthur Mitchell, Chi
cago Democrat, and to the victories
of Democratic legislative candid
ates in Chicago. New York, Pitts
burgh and indianapolis as indica-
tions Of the trend toward the New
Deal.
He cited a recent experience In
Harrisburg, Pa, where a number
of Howard University graduates
were among the speakers at De-
mocratic political rally, as signifi-
cant Of the tendency of enlighten-
ed voters to break away from sla-
very to party labels.
Attention was also called to the
election results in Oklahoma, where
all the Democratic candidates re-
ceived more votes from the all-col-
ored town Of Boley than did their
opponents. Both par
ties candidates were white.
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Organization Formed
BY r. r. Workers

WASHINGTON (ANP)-To es-
tablish one national railroad labor
organization of colored employees
inaccordance with the new railway
labor law for the purpose of fight
ing discriminatory contracts. rep
resentation rights at the time con-
tracts are made to govern their
jobs, the National Association of
Railway Employees, composed of
26 organizations from 10 states,
which comprise an approximate
membership of $4,000 colored
workers, went into permanent or
ganization here Monday and Tues
day
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22

NEW ORK-Revelations that
Jean Toomer, novelist, poet and es-
sayIst, has taken another white
bride, came to light this week when
a controversy arose whether he had
colored blood or not. Toomer, who
claims relationship to former Lieut..
Governor Pinchbach, reputed color
ed political leader Of Louisiana. was
married to Miss Marjorie Content,
daughter Of Harry Content, Wall
Street broker, in September, IN Ia
boo, New Mexico.
Both had been previously mar
ried. Toomer's first wife was
Margery Latimer, a novelist, who
died in childbirth. She was also
white.
Miss Contents former husband
was Leon Fleishman, white, once
public relations advisor to the
French foreign office.
Never Was colored
Mr.. Toomer, who has always
been referred to as colored writ
er, issued a statement this week
denying that he considered himself
as such. HI eaid, In psrt
7 would not consider It libelous
for anyone to refer TO me IS q coli
ored man, but have not lived as
one, nor do ] really know whether
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
LEE Us Hope

LET us HOPE that Congress-
man elect Arthur Mitchell viii
bring a new spirit of statesman
ship to washington. He VIII have
the chance no one Of our group has
had since emancipation.
Let us hope that he win plunge
deeper than the froth and foam Of
political exigencies In the Congress
slonal cauldron. No white Con-
eressman could WELD the influence
he can If he win but follow the
high road Of craftsmanship; for, as
the only colored member Of Con-
eress he becomes the Legislative
hope and leader Of the group in the
entire country.
The intelligent free voters Of the
country are looking for states
man They viii fan in line and
give him the lighting power to do
almost anything. But he must
stand out With q social and poliH-
cal philosophy rather than wear
party reins.
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It can be distributed to aid in the
fight against lynching.
Charge Romance Led TO Murder
The report deals with an alleged
romance between Neal and Lola
Cannidy. IN the following words:
Claude Neal and Lola Cannidy
had always lived in the same neigh
borhood. Mrs. Smiths home, Meals
mother, was just across the road
from the Cannidy home. Neal had
played with the Cannidy children
and when he was large enough to
work, worked on the Cannidy farm.
For some months, and possibly for
q period Of years, Claude Neal and
Lola Cannidy had been having in
innate relations with each other.
The nature Of their relationship
was common knowledge in the Me-
gro community. Some Of his
friends had advised him Of the dam
ger Of the relationship and had
asked him not to continue it. Miss
Cannidy, it seems. desired to break
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LAST THURSDAY morning Dr.
Albert e. Forsythe ana g aired
Anderson Of Atlantic CITY pointed
the nose Ct their trim ss-norse
power monocoupe southwark on the
first leg @ their Fan-Amerlcan
goodwill flight Early tnal eve
ming they were N Miami Fiorloa.
Anderson and Forsytne mace
history last year when tney rev
from coast TO coast u e sman
plane without modern equipment
According 70 the latest news als-
patches the two Tiers nave reaen7
"a Santiago o. seneaq.e
They are visiting several SCUM
American and British west Anolan
countries u an aA1ep. = Dualu
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
FERAAdvises South To Use
CoIored Teachers In Schools

pIoyment relief have not been al
lotted TO priects such as repairs of
school buildings, organization Of
classes under the emergency edu-
cational program. and the extern
sion Of school terms IN such way
as 70 give employment to Negroes
n proportion to their probable
needs.
1.-THE purpose of the Relief Adj
ministration is to give employment
to those in need and to rehabilitate
the human resources of the nation.
Accordingly the State Administered
ors and responsible school officers
are expected to distribute employ
ment paid for out of relief funds
on a basis Of needs with complete
equity among the groups concern
ed.
"Since, in proportion to popula-
tion. unemployment among Me-
groes is equal to, if not greater
than, unemployment among other
groups, and since educational OPP
portunities for Negroes are notab-
ly inadequate, equity demands that
educational relief to Negroes be at
least at the level of their percent
age Of the population in each state.
"Since a chief purpose Of the
emergency education program is to
give employment to qualified tea
cheers and since unemployment a.
mong educated Negroes is espec-
tally acute, Negro teachers should
always be employed to teach Ne
gro pupils and Negro adults, in
the states maintaining segregated
school programs for the races.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
TWO COLORED
RUN FOR OFFICE
in ATLANTA, GA.

ATLANTA, Ca. (ANP) = Two
colored men, Maceo Blackshear, in
surance superintendent and DIR. e.
M. Sherard, have qualified as can
didates in the general election for
December 5.
Mr.. Blackshear will oppose w.
Guy Coleman, white alderman of
the first ward, and DIR. Sherard
will seek the position of H. J. Dam
ders who is School Commissioner
from the First Ward.
The voting upon the candidates
is city-wide. OF the 10000 popu-
lation of Atlanta, only $4,000 per-
sons registered. OF this $4,000, it
is reported that only $50 are Ne
groes. Thus, unless many white
Democrats vote for the colored Re
publican candidates, their chances
for election seem slim. But-they
qualified.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22

Anti-Lynching Bill
Up To Roosevelt

FORTY-F HUMANS have
been murdered by mobs since the
Roosevelt Administrator has TAX
en- charge Of washington
There Is no point in the argu-
ment that lynchines occurred dur
ing Hoover's Administration or
that the Republican Party took 40
effective steps to abolish lynching.
On ct least one occasion the De-
mocrats from the South stopped a
Federal Anti-Lynching BIZ dead by
fIIibusterlne. That has nothing to
do with the present need for 3 Fed
eral Anh-Lynching Law nor the
fact that President Roosevelt has
the power % have this legislation
enacted If be cares to do Sc.
LYNcHINC TRANSCRIPTS par
" politics. Human life should not
depend Tor it's safety. on the turn
Of the political wheel.
The facts are as clear as day
light. Reports Of the Democratic
landslide put the responsibility for
the fate Of the costigan- Wagner
Anticipating Bill directly up to
President Roosevelt.
The President can give the word
and it win pass without the vote
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Atlanta, Georgia Metropolis, Is
City Of UnhoIy Righteousness

ATLANTA, Ga. (By Robt. Dix
on)-A gentleman of color is ex-
pected to lose his cultural classifi-
cation the moment his foot touches
Georgia soil. These sallow faced
crackers" who call themselves
white folks" spent their time day
and night to find ways in which to
humiliate colored people. found
it out ten minutes after I arrived
in this Dixie citadel of color preju-
dice and race hate. Suffering from
a head ache 1 sought relief in a
nearby drug store where I asked
the clerk for a well-knowu potent.
The clerk prepared the rem dy and
as I was about to lift the efferves-
cent liquid to my lips, he said quite
sternly, You'll have to go outside
to drink that. We don't serve your
kind in here"
my kind?" The unuttered ques-
ton was caught in my throat. What
did he mean by my kind? Wasn't
I the only passenger on board to
be announced through the loud
speaker? Was not 1 carrying an
looking brief case?
Was not I to all intents and pur-
poses the equal cs my fellow pas
sengers? All! a look into the glass
behind the counter dispersed these
mental arguments. This was Ge-
orgia and I was colored, and the
two are incompatible. Up from
the tracks of the Southern railway,
emerged along with others and
started down the long, dingy, gray,
passageway which leads
to the waiting room.
At the point the incoming pas
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
JAMAICA isle
WELCONESV|ST
Of NEGRO ACES

KINGSTON, Jamaica Specially
DR.. Albert c. Forsythe and c. Aft
red Anderson. colored aviators Of
Atlantic city. N. J., completed the
first 2,276 miles of their 1865
Pam american tour when they lam
ded on the Polo Ground field here
Monday after single hop from
Santiago. Cuba. They landed a.
mid the cheers of several thous-
ands of Kingston citizens who en-
Enthusiastically greeted them as her
oes. They will remain here until
Thursday when they win take off
for Haiti, the next stop of their
goodwill flight.
Word had aIeardy reached here
Of the successful flight from Mis-
mi. Friday morning. after an I'M
fortunate mishap near Beaufort,
S. c., Thursday, on the way from
Atlantic City. The gas-line broke
in South Carolina and the flyers
were forced to empty their gas
tanks and descend.
Greeted by 5000 In Nassau
However, repairs were made ov-
er night, and Friday morning ear
ly, Anderson and Fors5tne took off
for Miami. where they stayed only
a short time before ascending for
the flight to Nassau. the Bahamas.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
COLORED BIRDMEN END
QUARTER OF GOOD WILL
PAN-AMERICAN FLIGHT
ELECTION COSTS
MITCHELL $O75
DePREIST $676

WASHINGTON - Final reports
of campaign receipts and disburse-
ments of Arthur w. Mitchell, De-
mocrat, who defeated Representa-
tive Oscar DePriest. Republican,
for reelection from the First Con-
gressional District Of Illinois, are
yet to be filsd with the clerk Of
the House.
A preliminary report filed by Mr..
Mitchell show contributions of 1915
to October %. Disbursements
equaled the receipts.
The report Of Mr.. DePriest show
ed no receipts to October "a. His
disbursements totaled $676. They
were as follows: buttons, 1854;
stickers, sos; cards, $24.5O; cir
culars, $9s; pledge cards, $3.50;
and window signs, $145.
Mr.. Mitchell's expenditures were
as follows:
The Home News, publicity, $50;
the Chicago Defender, publicity,
$40; the Chicago World, publicity.
SIS; printing. $3.50.
Headquarters = CaswelI Crews,
local manager, $120; Alfred T. Luz
cas-, publiciay man, $3.50; Walter
Maxwell. use of car, 500; Jeane B.
Searcy, stenographer, $50; John
Fry, canvassing, $50; Thomas Penn
.canvassing. $40.
Undee the law campaign expen-
dItures 81 each con ressional cam
didate are limited to $500.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Democrats Elect Two
Colored In Durham

DURHAM, NC. CAMP = The
Democratic Landslide which swept
the nation last week. also swept
into office Dredrick K. Watkins,
past grand travelling deputy of the
Elks, and L. e. Austin, editor and
publisher of the Carolina Times.
Both the colored candidates were
running for the office of justice of
the peace and obtained a surpris-
inly large vote with a big sprinlx-
ling of white votes mixed in.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Pay The Bonus

WHILE THE ENTERPRISE dis
s:tees with the theory that the
government can spend itself into
prosperity. it advocates the imme-
diate cash payment Of the bonus to
those who fought in the World
War.
Since the government is spend
ing billions, there is no valid rea-
son for not letting the soldiers
have an equal chance at the Trea-
sury, especially since the bonus
win have to be paid eventually.
The big shots are drawing plen-
ty from Uncle Sans pockets. Why
not let those who need it most get
some OF the dollars?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Oscar DePriest Office
Is Damaged By Fire

CHICAGO (ANP)-Fire Sunday
damaged some equipment and ra-
cords in the real estate office OF
Congressman Oscar DePriest at
4316 South Parkway.
Mr.. DePriest's files in the recent
bad just been removed
from his political office headquar-
tiers to his office and were slightly
damaged by fire and water.
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sengers split like a sharp, unseen
knife had severed that narrow hui
man stream. One group marched
into the gaily lighted, brass-railed
foyer marked white" The others
into the drab, dirty, uninviting
door above which glared that re-
pulsive word "Colored."
I use the term repulsive because
in the Southland all that is associ-
ated with that designation is re-
pulsive. Atlanta is no exception
A dirty, smudgv waiting room,
the ugly benches of which are UNI
comfortable and greasy. Ticket a.
gents are discourteous and answer
your inquiries only after the whites
at the opposite side have been tho
roughly satisfied.
A washroom in the basement re-
minds one of hog trough - no
soap and towels; and bowls from
which one has to scrape the scum
before daring to attempt to remove
the train SCOT (Which, after all, is
almost an iInpossibility in the cold
water-if there is any at all).
The barber shop in the basement
offers no relief. Three dingy, dill
apidated chairs, in which lounge
station roustabouts who view your
request for shave as deliberate
and malicious effort to disturb quiz
ct repose.
One is afraid to expose the It's
sues Of his face both to the wea-
pons and the linen, which is stor-
ed in none too sanitary compart-
ments.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
'SCOTTSBORO BOYS
EXECUTION SET FOR
FRI, FEBRUARY 5

MONTGOMERY. Ala.-The Ala
bbma Supreme Court on Friday
granted a stay of execution for
Haywood Patterson and Clarence
Norris. colored youths convicted Of
criminal attack in the scottsboro
Case.
Death sentence was postponed
from December z until February 8.
The postponement was ordered
* request of Osmund Franlkel, New
York attorney handling the appeals
e the condemned youths before the
United States Supreme Court. He
notified the state tribunal that the
appeal could not be perfected by
December z.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Urban League Refuses
To Break NY Strike

NEW YORK (ANP)-The New
York Urban League, James H. HUI
bert, executive director, took a de-
cided stand against the use of col
ored persons as strikebreakers,
last week, when 500 colored eleva-
tor operators were asked to be as
sembled for the purpose of break
ing the current strike.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
Woman Appointed to
u. S. Dept. OF Labor

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Secreta-
ry of Labor Frances Perkins an
nounces on Saturday the appoint
ment of Miss Corine Johnson Of
Chicago, as stenographer-statisti-
clan in the Division of Negro La
Dor, United States Department Of
Labor.
Miss Johnson's appointment to
Lieutenant Oxley's staff marks an
other signal step in the plans of
the Department of Labor to devel-
op a staff of trained workers to
deal with the various problems con-
fronting the Negro worker at the
present moment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
New Class For
Composition, English
Begins Monday Night

A new class in composition, En-
glish and Elements of Journalism
will be formed Monday night at
the Longfellow School gymnasium
will william H. Wilson as instruc-
tor. The class win be conducted es-
pecially for adults who wish to
improve in composition, writing
and correct use of English. To ac-
comodate persons employed later
the hour of instruction has been set
for 8 p. M. to 9 p. m. Instruction
is free and there are no books to
be purchased. Registration win be
limited.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-22
US. Aids Expulsion
OF w. Indians, Charge

NE WORK Charges that the
United States government is aid
ing and abetting the forced depor-
tation of West Indians from the
Canal Zone are contained in an ar
ticle by Louis G. Sutherland, for
mer resident of the section, in the
current issue of Opportunity.