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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Inman, near Cannelville, was des-
troyed by fire early Saturday morn
ing. The members Of the family
were forced to leave the building In
their night clothes, and suffered
from exposure. The three children
were wrapped in burlap sacks and
taken through the snow, to their
nearest neighbor's, about half
mile distant. Mrs. Inman was
forced to walk through the snow
barefooted, and it is stated both
feet were frozen. The house and
contents were all destroyed, and
the family had narrow escape
from the burning building.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Prof Walter Bankes of Akron
spent the week end in Malta with
his wife, at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Eliza McGrath.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Mrs. George Newman of Malta,
who has been in Washington, d. c..
for several months, taking a course
in hotel and restaurant manage
ment, returned Saturday to her
home
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mccormick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Haven Hammond
spent Monday afternoon with Miss
Lena Roberts, at Bethesda hospi-
tai
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Mr.. Cecil Sims who is employed
at West Lafayette, visited here the
week end with his home people.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Hon. J. f. Patterson returned
last week from Columbus, where
he looked after business matters.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Miss Nina Ham, nurse at Be-
thesda hospital, GAINESVILLE, visited
Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Horn of Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Chas. A. Baker, contractor, OF
Cambridge, and Mrs. Della Garrett
Of Sharon. were married Feb. rs,
at Wheeling, w. Va.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Miss Billie Fox visited last week
in Athens with Miss Frances Davis,
who is student at Ohio Uni
versity
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Bullock and
Mr. and Mrs. E. Henery of Rose
Vile visited Sunday with Miss Ell.
sic Salzer of Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
LOCAL NEWS

Emma Jettick shoes, sold only BY
Coulson's n15tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

The Daughters of Union Veter-
ans will hold their regular meeting
tonight, Thursday, at the armory.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

ALL THE NEW SONGS YOU
HEAR ON THE RADIO, AT
WHITES 5 and 10.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

WE HAVE SHEET MUSIC. THE
LATEST SONG HITS-WHITES
5 and 10.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
ID. OF A. Notice

All members of the Daughters of
America lodge are requested to be
present Thursday night. Urgent
business.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

POPULAR SHEET MUSIC AT
WHITES 5 and 10.
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RObt. Browning, English Poet,
Was What VIZ Call ''CoIOred''

to her home and cafSied Aer away.
She received her healtn.
The father never forgave. Some
years after a son was born and
when he was three years old, Eli
zabeth. thinking that the sight Of
the child might make the father
forgive. took him to her first home
and let him toddle to the door.
Barrett opened the door and when
he saw the child and recognized
Elizabeth at the gate, slammed the
door upon the baby. It was then
that Browning and his wife and
child went to live in Italy.
Only one American book of
which we know mentions Brown
ing's Negro blood and that is a
collection edited by Charles bud
ley Warner. DR.. Furnival, the
biographer of Browning, the first
founder Of a Browning society. a
personal friend of the poet. is the
author Of the above facts.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19


NEW YORK Negro History
League)- Robert Browning, the
greatest English poet next to
Shakespeare. was a man Of Afri.
can descent. His maternal grand
mother was black skinned wo-
man Of the Indies and Browning
kept and treasured her picture
throughout life. That he had Ne
gro blood was the direct cause Of
his elopement with Elizabeth Bar
ret. his poet wife. Henry Lewes,
friend of the famous woman no
velist. George Eliot introduced
Browning into the Earret home.
But Elizabeth's father had been a
slave dealer and when he found
that Browning was a Negro, he
forbade his daughter ever to per-
NIT him 20 enter their home again.
Nevertheless the love making con-
tinued, but was difficult for the
reason that Elizabeth Barrett was
an invalid. However at the OPP
perfume moment Browning went
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NEGRO STRIKERS
KILLED N TEXAS
LONGSHORE ROW

HOUSTON, Texas-The roar Of
gunfire on the waterfront, leaving
three men dead and three others
wounded, created a tense situation
Tuesday in Houston's dock labor
troubles.
The outbreak occurred as TWEEN
ty Negro independent longshore-
men were riding to work. A coupe
which police believed carried MEM
bers and sympathizers Of the In
ternational Longshoremen's Asso-
citation, drew alongside, and pistols
and shotguns poured q stream of
lead into truck and motor car
occupied by the Negroes.
One of the Negro independents
jerlxed out pistol and returned
the fire. wounding c. o. Reeves,
union longshoreman. The Negroes
pistol fire was cut short when a
bullet felled him.
Reeves, taken to a hospital was
charged in three murder and as
sault to murder cases. s. P. Brown
colored, said to have been riding
in the rumble seat of the coupe,
and H. J. Freeman, white union
dock worker, surrendered to auth
critics, and were placed under sim
liar charges.
The killings marked the most
serious 81 a series of outbreaks
since trouble started weeks ago
between ship operators and dock
hands at all Texas gulf ports and
Lake Charles. La. All but three
ship operators came to terms with
union men after a prolonged strike
The continued use of independents
by three coast-wise operators has
been the cause of sporadic distur-
Dances.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
LABOR FEDERATION In
MOVE TO GUST NEGRO
DINING CAR EMPLOYEES
SCOTTSBORO CASE
COST THOUSANDS

NEW YORK--Attempts to pre-
vent Alabama from executing the
Scottsboro boys during the past
three years has cost the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, an affiliate
of the Communist party, the sum
of S55. 6s9.s6. according to a finan-
clay statement just released by the
organization.
Lawyers fees and matters in
connection with legal action form
ed the largest expenditures, $22,-
744.93 being paid out for this item.
The report also reveals that the
march to Washington in protest a.
gainst the death penalties given
the youths cost the organization
81. 403.59. 1t is also stated that
$2,453.70 has been used for the re-
lief of the prisoners and their par
ents.
The group is at present attempt
ing to collect $2,11s.19 to perfect
an appeal for the boys. The sum
needed originally was 6,215.IS but
$4,097 has already been contribute
ed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
ASKS PRIVILEGES
FOR SCOTTSBORO
BOYS; IS NABBED

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. II Efforts
to obtain privileges for the nine
defendants in the Scottsboro case
being held in jefferson County
jail, being made by John Howard
Lawson, New York playwright,
and party, were again temporarily
halted last week when Lawson
was arrested in connection with
an article criticising the Misde-
meanors Court.
Lawson, released on 5000 bond
for later hearing, was accused Of
referring to the court as a Jim
Crow" and kangaroo" court. in
an article In the Daily Wor' .er.
Lawson's efforts In behalf of the
Scottsboro boys have run him afoul
of the Alabama officials before.
On May II he was arrested, fin
gerprinted. photographed, then re-
leased. Sheriff James F. Hawkins
is reported to have told the Law
SON party that the boys were re-
ceiving all the privileges to which
they were entitled.
In the playwright's party are his
wife, Miss Winifred Chappell. who
described herself as secretary for
the Methodist Federation of Social
Service; William Rollins, Jr., New
York author: Martin Russak, of
New York, editor of The Textile
Voice; Herbert APRONS. New York.
member of the American Civil Lii
berties Union. and Henry serber,
New York. also a member of the
union, all white.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19

in Topeka, Kan. January %, 1920,
for completely in the Elaine, Ark,
riots" The State of Arkansas
asked Governor Allen of Kansas
for Hills extradition. The MA.
C.P. promptly telephoned U. S. Sc
nator Arthur Capper, an Associa-
ton Director and former president
of the Topeka Branch, who imme-
diately asked Governor Allen to
defer issuance of extradition pap
ers until the Association was able
to present facts secured by it dur
ing the Elaine disturbances. He
also telegraphed Hugh T. Fisher,
County Attorney for Shawnee
County, Kansas, asking him to act
as chief counsel for HILL Equally
prompt action on the part of Gov
ernor Allen and Attorney Fisher
stopped hasty return of Hill to
Arkansas where, as supposed lead
er of the Negro revolt he would
doubtless have been lynched. At
the extradition hearing held Janu-
airy q, 1920, Gov. Allen, over pro-
tests of Attorney General Arbuckle
of Arkansas, granted continu-
ance to permit testimony showing
that Hill was not leader Of the Tin
surrection." This evidence was
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
Clergyman Papa Carries Fair
Daughters To and From Club

HOLLYWOOD - Far out on
Sunset Boulevard the street that
leads from the plaza to the sea,
perched on the side of Holly
wood foothill is Reingold's Kings
Club
Unimposing as carpenters
home, this exclusive supper club
nevertheless caters to the elite Of
screenland and there we find three
colored girls holding forth with
native melodies and rhythms that
delight the most blase film ceIe-
brities and draw out of their shells
such elusive stars as Marlene Die
trich, Lubitsch, Carole Lombard,
Adolph MenJou and scads Of 9th
ers.
The names of these girls are
Thelma, Melba and Vera. They
are not triplets in any sense of the
word, for each has her own indi-
viduality and each contributes her
share Of ''it-ness" to the act that
last week made Marlene Dietrich
stand up on table and beckon
for more. They are known as the
Three Brownies.
Preachers Daughters
TheIma. Melba and Vera are the
teasing brown daughters of a Bap-
fist minister. the Rev. L. B. Brown.
While the gelIies do theirs inside
a cabaret, Papa Brown sleeps out
side in a luxurious Buick sedan,
waiting to accompany his precious
offspring safely home.
co-starring with Ross and sar-
geant, Of the Kit-Kat Club in Lon
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
NAACP TOLD TO AIR.
ILLS OF new DEAL


OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA In
vitation to colored people to make
known the inefficient or hurtful
operation of the various New Deal
policies, was extended by Oscar L.
Chapman, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior, last week, at the 25th
annual conference of the NAACP.
Mr.. Chapman outlined the aims
of the Roosevelt program and as
sured the delegates that there was
a friendly administration in Wash
ington.
"I.hope that your experience in
the last year." he said, has en-
abled you to be assured of the
present governments inclusive and
thoughtful concern about your well.
fare. I hope that no shortening
which you have observed and ag-
ainst which you must necessarily
protest, has been able to cause you
to doubt that you were dealing
with friendly administration"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19

COLORED FIRED,
WHITEAREHIRED

RICHMOND, Va. = The Cedar
Works, a plant of vital employ
ment Importance to Richmond
workers living in the Fulton area,
gave more than twenty girls their
last pay. recently, without prev
ious notice of dismissal, making
the complaint to the MIRA compn-
ance board that the girls were in
efficient.
The girls, employed in the pack
ing Of wooden clothes-pins. it was
reported. had placed many infer
Tor pins in boxes. and because Of
this pins had been returned to the
plant.
The girls were paid PA cents a
box for the packing, resulting fire.
o'lently In wages of not more than
Ainety cents a day, until MIRA reg
ulations fixed the pay per day at
1925.
White ginls were put in, and are
said to be receiving $2.25 a day.
New machinery has displaced the
old apparatus, which is said to
have been largely responsible for
previous inefficiency.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
PRINCESS WEE WEE.
WANTS MOVIE JOB


A very charming hostess is the
Princess Wee Wee, scarcely more
than a yard high, who possesses
all the attributes of g. lady to the
manner born and converses most
interestingly upon a variety of
subjects.
over twenty years in circus and
stage life have not hardened her a
bit. At home with mama Essie, :
she helps with the house work, has
a tiny broom to do her share of
the sweeping with; sews beautiful
ly; cooks swell. Her affections
are divided between Princess" an
Angora kitten, and mama Essie.
A part in pictures is being writ
ten especially for the little Prin-
cess so that her fans may see her
soon in a glorious film role.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
KELLY MILLER FOR
ALL NEGRO STATE

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Express-
Ing doubts Of the feasibility of a
movement, in its present form, to
transplant the colored group to a
49th state where they might he
free from white overlordship, DR..
Kelly Miller, retired Howard dean
and philosopher, declared himself
to be impressed with the idea, in a
statement this week.
DR.. Miller said in part:
1.-THE prudent and overcautious
will raise the crv of the lion of Sc
gregation whici lands in the way.
But it is safe to wager that should
the adventure be attempted and
meet with any likely degree of sue
cess, the whole race would well
come the enterprise as a.God-sent
boom to its Tagging spirit"
DR.. Miller predicted that should
the idea continue to haunt the
thought of the race, leadership
with the requisite energy, enter
prise, initiative, would rise to es-
tablish and maintain community
which would challenge the admira-
ton of mankind,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
SEES
No HARM FROM
RACE BLENDING
SWARTHMORE. E

SWARTHMORE, Pa. That
there are no sharply defined lines
TO know where race begins and
stops and that the more one delves
into racial divisions the more arti-
fetal the whole thing becomes.
were among the assertions of DR..
Otto L. Klineberg, of Columbia
University, in opening the work of
the second annual session of the
Institute of Race Relations held at
swarthmore College last week.
II can see," said DR.. Klineberg,
a foremost authority on certain
phases of race relations, mo harm
full or even psychological effects
coming as a result of race-mixture.
The only thing which stands out
so prominently as to make an
impractical solution to the prof EN-
of race at this time is the fact that
too many people still object vio-
lently to it,"
Continuing, the doctor stated:
"Some recent Investigations have
shown such tremendous improve
ment in Negro children in proper
ton as their environment has been
improved that it appears that most
of what is called inferiority in Ne
gro children would disappear en-
tirely if their environment were
made equal to that of whites"
DR.. Klineberg declared further
that science has as yet to produce
a basis for the suggestion that col
ored persons are more primitive
than their white neighbors.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
A. FL. Charged
WITH ATTEMPT To
GUST R R CROOKS


CHICAGO, Ill. - Organizers Of
the American Federation OF La
Dor are intensively active among
the dining car cooks and walters
on all three units Of the New York
Central Lines operated in this sec
tion-Lake Shore, Big Four. and
Michigan Central.
Though half-hearted effort Is
being made to enroll the colored
walters A. f. Of L. representatives
are said to be concentrating on In
ducing the white cooks to work
toward the busting Of colored
cooks on the main line Of the road
between New York and Buffalo.
According to John G. Walber,
vice president of the New York
Central in charge of personnel, the
only organized rail labor union Of
dining car workers on the New
York Centraps 11,OOO-mile system
and In its five constituent units, is
the Brotherhood. of Di,sing Car
Employees.
No Union In West
Vice president Walber said that
neither white cooks nor colored
walters on any of the units west
Of Buffalo are organized or hold
contract, their wages and work
ing rules being predicated on the
brotherhood contract.
Cooks rates on the New York
Central, as also is true of the
Pennsylvania, New Haven, Boston
and Albany lines, are highest In
the dining car industry, having
been increased at various times
through efforts of the brotherhood
to $40 for 24O-hour month IN
1929, the rate now in effect.
Whites Profited
These increases were extended
to the white cooks all over the
New York Central lines. This fact
is reported to be back of the eff
forts of the A. F. of L. to GUST the
colored cooks.
White cooks were always on the
lines west, but about 1924 colored
cooks were placed on the Lake
Shore and their number steadily
increased until a Lake Shore in
spector, elevated to the superinten-
dency at New York, brought about
their elimination.
Thus encouraged, the A. F. of L.
has launched a drive to GUST all
colored cooks from the system.
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Run For Office

WITH FALL ELECTIONS right
around the corner and primaries
in August or September, colored
people in well-settled areas might
wen consider filing for public Of
flee.
Where ward committeeman, ci-
ty councilmen, members Of legis-
lasure. JUDGES, members Of school
boards and even Congressman are
to be elected, colored candidates
should put their own ticket in the
field.
The fact that this colored candi-
date may not hope to win this
year should not affect this deter
Mutation.
Socialist and Communist parties
have no chances Of beating Repub-
Iicans and Democrats, but never
theless, these two minority parties
viii put up tickets in every state
in the Union where they are per-
mitted to.
For years our country had such
national parties as Labor, Prohibi-
ton and Women's Suffrage. Their
candidates were never elected but
they stayed IN the field until their
program was adopted by other ma
jor parties.
Where colored candidates for Of
flee may not file as Democrats or
Republicans, they should run as in
dependents. Party is not lmpor-
tant, the main thing is that every
where we shall run for office.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
Gathering Barriers Of Prejudice
Stirring Chapters From the 25-Year History
OF the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
The FIaht Against ExtradItIon

The Fight Against Extradition
Under various topical heads ma
ny cases of legal defense handled
by the Association have been pre-
viously discussed. This article
deals with some of the outstanding
extradition cases which the N.A.A.
C.P. has fought. The Association
always acts with alacrity in all
such cases where, first, it is clear
ly evident that grave injustice has
been done or is about to be done
on account of race or color preju-
dice, and second, where entrance
into such case will clearly estab-
fish precedent affecting the right
of colored people in general. The
N.A.A.C.P. is not a legal aid bur-
eau, but an agency to prevent le-
gal injustice based on color. 1t
has consistently fought against
the extradition of accused Negroes
from the North to Southern com
munities because of the grave dam
ger in such instances that they
might either be lynched or rail
roaded" to long prisonment on
flimsy evidence.
The first important extradition
case fought by the Association was
that of Robert L. Hill, head of the
Progressive Farmers and House
hold Union of America, arrested
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
Garvey's Spectacular
Parades Diminishing

NEW YORK In striking con-
trast with former flashy displays,
less than $50 followers of the Gar
vey movement staged one of its
weakest parades Wednesday in an
attempt to arouse interest in the
work of the Universal Negro I'M
provement League.
The little group is seeking to
keep alive the memories of the
man who a few years ago stirred
Harlem as no other has yet done.
The parade moved up Seventh Az
enue, accompanied by band.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-07-19
SPIVAK REQUESTS
HERNDON FUNDS


CHICAGO (ANP)-In an open
letter appeal sent to the Associ-
ated Negro Press, John L. Spivak,
author, pleads for funds to carry
on the case of Angelo Herndon.
Herndon was sentenced in 1888
to eighteen to twenty years on a
Georgia chain gang for activity
in behalf of colored and white
workers. Since his arrest, the In
ternational Labor Defense has
sought to save him from what is
felt will be certain death on the
chain gang. The finally succeed
ed in having bail set for Herndon's
release at $4,000, pending appeals
to the U. S. Supreme Court.
George, however, has announced
intentions to send him to the chain
gang unless bail can be raised by
August 1.
The appeal concluded with re-
quest that every reader help the
International Labor Defense raise
bail for Herndon by lending funds
to the organization, located at 80
E. 18th ST., Room 430, New York
City. Certificates are to be issued
on the basis of these loans and
those who are unable to lend are
asked to contribute whatever sums
they can. Furthermore, it is re-
quested that readers write or tele-
graph their protests to the Govern
or of Georgia.