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The Washington times., 1934-03-26
?. P.O.FUR[OUGHS
TOENDJULY1 |

Postal furloughs for May and
June may be discontinued &C.
cording to John J. Barrett, presi-
dent Of the United National AS
ISOLATION of Post Office Clerks,
and of the National Legislative
Council of Federal Employees Or
ganizations. He says there will
be no furloughs after July /,
and involuntary retirementS will
also be discontinued.
Officials Of the Post Office
Department are much encour-
aged, according to Mr.. Barrett,
by increases in postal receipts,
and if the rise keeps up they
plan to end the furlough at the
end of April.
The recent furlough order, he
points out, does not affect mill
tary leave with pay, nor does it
affect employees in the custodial
service recently transferred to
the Post Office Department.
Mr.. Barrett has informed mem.
bers of his organization that
President Roosevelt is expected
to veto the Independent Offices
bill because of the veterans
amendments and the Thomas
amendment. The latter amend
ment provides for a 4O-hour week
with 48 hours pay for certain
employees, and others contend
that it is discriminatory.
Mr.. Barrett says he is conf
dent there will be a 10 per cent
pay restoration on July l, but
is not so certain about the retro
active ccature of he bill provid-
ing for S per cent restoration as
of February i.
The Washington times., 1934-03-26

Girls ran back and forth Dor.
rowing a dress: swar1i1g iec-
ture notes: other girls 1wded
about mirrors powdering, pin
ming hair into place while
young men waited in T. : sun
porche3 and radios whanged.
Kathleen was seated at d. *
studying COR a history quiz; Pip
p was dressi The door
opened. Paula Mead, pouting,
her pretty figure frankly re-
vealed in a pink crepe dress en-
tered followed by a stern. in.
dignant Vivian.
Vivian said:
"You kept Husky waiting one
lid hour. It's a cheap bid for
favor"
But I wasn't ready" Paula
smoothed the deep wave over
her temples and smiled at Viv.
ian with her large dewy eyes.
"You knew he was coming. I
suppose it gives you a sense Of
Importance to keep a big man
on the football team cooling his
heels in the living room while
80 girls laugh behind his back
because he puts up with it."
"He does put up with it," said
Paula, dimpling.
But I'm telling you," said
The Washington times., 1934-03-26
By ElenOre
Meherin
Chickie' s Daughter
Pippin Receives Proposal From
.Gress To Be Companion On
Jaunt Around World
CHAPTER XIV

Someone sang IN trank joyous soprano:
Remember you're king for day"
Through the purple dusk Of warm December night
deep masculine whistle answered:
"When the moonlight CLEANS the girl of dreams
The doors Of the houses were OPEN Echoes OF music
laughter of light eager rushing to and fro streamed
into the old tangled gardens It o'clock and the
busiest hour in the bright mosaic of the college day
In of these big, rambling brown-shingled houses
in the midst Of the Stanford campus Pppn lived
Her whole life seemed intensfed-he young tumult
of 80 other lives impinging so intimately on hers.
The Washington times., 1934-03-26
Maryland u. Plans
Exercises in June

Baltimore and College Park
representatives Of Maryland Uni
versity applied to the board Of
regents for permission to hold
the university's commencement
exercises the first Saturday in
June, it was learned Saturday by
university authorities.
At a meeting Wednesday the
matter was discussed by the uni
versity senate but no recon-
mendation was made.
The Washington times., 1934-03-26
UUI110nS Observe
10th AnniDerSnrU

A surprise party was given by
business associates of Harry Ull-
man, vice president and general
manager of Goldenberg's Depart
ment Store, and Mrs. Ullman last
night at the Woodmont Club to
celebrate their twentieth wedding
anniversary.
A silver platter was presented
to the couple. More than 100
friends attended. Dinner was
followed by an entertainment
and dancing.
The Washington times., 1934-03-26

met and form
ed the Public
N pro vement
Association Of
c o n g r e S S
Heights, which
ct that time
was very much
Of an unde-
veloped area.
To broaden
It's activities in
obtaining urg.
emily needed
! m p rovementS
for its territory,
the association
The Washington times., 1934-03-26
CITIZENS GROUP
HAS BUILT Up
:. 8. {. REGION
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

It was in 1897 that a small
group Of citizens residing on the
west bank of the AnacoStia River
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
.DEPR|EST SEEKS
HELP IN Fight
AGAINST CAFE

WASHINGTON. D. CA ma
tion-wide appeal is being made
by Congressman Oscar DePriest,
for assistance in wiping out dis
elimination In Government de-
partments,
Berriest vas apurred 70 action
when his secretary, Morris Lewis.
was barred from eating in the
Congressional public dining room,
under order of Congressman L. C.
Warren, white, Democrat. Of N.
Carolina. chairman Of the COM
mittee on accounts. who directs
the dining room.
The Illinois Congressman I'M
mediately offered resolution
from the floor. against the Jim
Crow policy.
Since the barring of Mr.. Lewis
from the dining room, Miss Ma
bel Byrd, former employee in the
Department Of the Interior, was
elected from the public Senator
ial dining room by police offic-
ers.
After the second happening,
CONGRESSMAN DePriest sent out
the following communication:
Asks For Aid
ct now appears probable that
the rules committee Of the House
to which was referred my resolu-
ton in the matter of race discri-
mination in the public restaur-
ant Of the House Of Representa-
tives, may not consider and re-
port said resolution to the House.
In this situation your aid is nee
essary.
Please write your congress-
man and any other Congressman
with whom you have influence,
and urge him to sign the petition
in the House asking the discharge
Of the committee on this resola-
ton. This procedure is necessa-
~ In order that the matter may
be debated and voted on In the
House Of Representatives as q
whole"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

SALINAS. Calf. -tWS) Be-
Iieving that william Turner. Al
year-old cook. had held a spell
over the Baronet Ethyl Maude
A6ulder. white. causing her to give
him large piece Of property. the
court turned the land back to her
mother Mrs. Laura = Rogers.
last week.
The mother Of the baroness re-
lated how her daughter had been
hexed by the man who was her
cook, and held power aver her,
and as result had obtained con-
troll OF q cottage in Carmel Valley
which the baroness had given
him In 1890.
Mrs. Rogers asserted that Tur-
ner acted more like the owner Of
the house than q servant. One
Of the examples was that he would
gaze into c:ystal ball and tell
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
VICTORY MUTUAL
BORROWS $4,000

CHICAGO CAMP - Victory
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
successor to the old Victory Life
company. obtained a $4,000 loan
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation tbs week.
The application for this loan,
approved by the Chicago office
Of the corporation. had formerly
been rejected in Washington.
The insurance company renew
ed its application and sent A. L.
Williams. attorney for the COM
pany. and David A. Watts. white.
attorney for the original receiver,
to washington to make special
plea in behalf Of the company.
The loan was required in the re-
organization into a mutual CONE
pany, to cover certain obligations
that then existed.
After two hour and q half
conference, officers agreed to al
low the loan with only two items
excepted.
Assistance was rendered the re-
personalities by Senator James
Hamilton Lewis, Congressman Os-
car DePriest. Congressman Pat
rick Moynihan and Clarke Fore
man.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
The Silver Lining

THE HEARING on the Costi-
gan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
before the subcommittee Of the
Senate Judiciary Committee brot
q little sunshine through the dark
clouds which envelope colored
Americans.
Southern white women came 70
washington to testify In favor Of
Federal legislation to curb lynch
ing and 70 punish lynchers. no
longer can the mob murderers say
they lynch to protect Southern
women's virtue.
A rich woman who does not de-
sire her identity known paid for
the broadcast which sent into
millions Of homes the facts con-
corning lynching as brought ont
at the hearing.
THE SPONSORS Of the bill be-
lieve that It he's a go9d chance
Of passage IN both Houses Of Con-
gress. But as bright as the pic
ture Is the National Association
for the Advancement Of Coicred
People urges interested citizens to
continue to telegraph ead write
their Senators and congressman
to vote for the Costigan-Wagner
Anticipating.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Church Founded
On James Street
To Receive God
FEES FETCHED
BY FETCHIT

LOS ANGELES Wsl-The
bench warrant for the arrest
Of Stephin Fetchit, issued when
the comedian refused to APP
pear when cited to show cause
for the failure to pay . bin Of
$1,4O4, was Withdrawn here last
week when that amount was
paid.
The bill represented q judy
ment against the comedian for
rent and the wrecking Of an a.
partment which was owned by
George Williams. Fetchit and
another actor are reported to
have engaged I'm fistlo combat
In the apartment and all re-
movable objects were used
The original judgment was
approximately $500, but when
the actor filed q petition In
bankruptcy the bill was reduc-
ed to s1,4O4. with the pay
ment Of that amount the actor
was freed Of all further neon
vehiences IN this matter.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Los Angeles Weeklies Split On
Buy Where You Work Drive

direct opposition to the Sentinel
and exposing the tactice Of the
editor. Washington recently ran
afoul Of the California anti-pick-
ct laws and was placed under ar
rest.
Mr.. Washington Is q native of
Kansas City and was formerly
advertising manager of the Cali
fornia Eagle. At the present time
the Sentinel Is waging a cam
paign on the Kress five and ten
cent store, located at Central ave-
nue. and Vernon. which employs
no colored help.
Fights Lottery
The Sentinel also came in for
both praise and condemnation
because Of its fight on the Chin
csc lottery which is the gambling
vice Of the city. This game Is
operated by Chinese hackers and
the paper charged that the oper-
ators were paying $40 per week
each for police protection on the
East Side.
Lottery raids during the past
week totaled AZ arrests, but 1t
could not be ascertained whether
this cleanup was due to the Sem
tinel expose or not. It is limited,
however, that washington has
been threatened by the under
world.
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No Jim Crow Says Copeland;
It's AIALie Says Miss Byrd

WASHINGTON = Miss Mabel
Byrd wasn't served IN the Senate
building last Tuesday because
she couldn't get a seat. Senator
Royal s. Copeland. chairman OF
the senate rules committee, told
the Associated Negro Press this
week. Ii giving his reason FOR not
conducting a formal investigation.
According to Senator Cope
land. he phsled the Senate din
ing room when the matter was
brought to his attention and was
told that the dining room was
fun ct the time Miss Byrd. In
company with two white friends
Of Chicago. attempted to be sery-
ed and that because Of the stu
alton, a disturbance was created
and an officer was called.
Il told them them" he said.
that we didn't want anyone kept
oct Of the dining room because
Of color and the next day re-.
preventative Of your paper went
In there and was served" He
ccr6ended that the matter should
not Lave been pubhcized.
waitress Denies Statement
Reminded that Miss Byrd in
formed the AMP that the head
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
DEPRIEST CALLED
LAST MICHIGAN

Observation-Disclosures Oscar
DePriest as the last Mohican, I"
and referring 10 himself as hav-
ing been nurtured by "colored
nanny" william Tyler Page.
white clerk Of the minority group
in the House of Representatives,
spoke at a program sponsored by
Congressman and Mrs. DePriest
last Sunday.
The program was a patriotic
event held in the auditorium OF
the new House Office Building.
Mr.. Page boosted of the fact
that both his grandfathers held
slaves but freed them before the
emancipation proclamation" But
even after they were given their
freedom, "they were so fond of
him that they remained until I
was a young man." Mr.. Page de-
clared.
Mr.. Page also stated that he
was proud of his home state, Ma
ryland. because two great men
claimed 1t as their home Fred
erick Douglass and BENJAMIN
Banker
He lauded these men and re-
called how he used to see Doug
lass around the Capitol and the
city hall.
out of the "a colored men who
have been sent to Congress, he
has known nine Of them person
ally, he said. He heard John r.
Lynch deliver a keynote address
at a Republican National Con-
vention. He referred to Mr.. De-
Priest as the last Of the Mohi-
cans"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
NEH ALA. TRIAL
Of SCOTTSBORO
BOYS IS DENIED

DECATUR. Ala Motions for
new trials for Haywood Patterson
and Clarence Norris. two Of the
seven Scottsboro boys. were over
ruled here Saturday ry Circuit
Judge W. w. Callahan. who cited
statutory time limits as the cause.
According to the statutes. mo
tions for new trials must be filed
within thirty days after sentence
Is passed. An exception Is when
the term OF the court ends within
the period. In this case, tn, mo-
tons must be filed before the last
day Of the term.
This provision was the basis on
which Judge Callahan refused the
motions, which were filed Decem-
Der. 26 and January 8. The last
trial OF the boys took place in the
court term which closed Decem-
Der %.
Defense Counsel Samuel S. Lei
bowitz states that the refusal Of
Judge Callahan Is Of no material
consequences, as the case will be
appealed to the state supreme
court, for the second time.
The first time. the supreme
court upheld the death sentences
fixed by the lower court. and was
reversed by the United States SUI
preme Court.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
LYNCHING EVIL
MAKES Negro
PEOPLE Mad

WASHINCTON-Not only radi-
Gals like Laneston Hughes but So
Der people who keep their mouths
shut are angry over the nations
inability to stop lynchings. Dr..
Charles Houston testified before
the Senate Judiciary Committee
Tuesday.
DR.. Houston said Congressman
DePriest didn't get a decent trick
lie Of applause Sunday at his pa
triotic musical IN the House Of
flee Building when he said
THE colored man has never de-.
serted his country in time Of
need, and the United States can
always count on his tinwavering
Loyalty"
Leading colored people didn't
volunteer In the last war. Or.
Houston said. He declared that
the officers school at Fort Des
Moines was made UP mostly Of
boys.
In the event of q new war. he
added, Southern whites viii be
afraid TO arm colored people In
any large numbers and afraid TO
go off to fight themselves leaving
so large q number OF discontented
colored people behind them.
Mobs Of lynchers In the South,
he stated. have the help Of the
judges and the sheriffs. so that
there isn't q fair chance Of COM
victing and Furnishing a single
1888 lyncher.
Southern liberals, even the lib
eral press, are powerless to bring
lynchers to justice. he declared.
The coIored man knows that the
states have failed.
II the colored people are 70 RI
main loyal, they demand protec-
ton. he said, from the Federal
government.
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waitress had remarked, IF that
woman tMiss Byrd) Is colored.
she can't eat In here Senator
Copeland said that the waitress
denied telling Miss Byrd that.
Asked why was It necessary for
the policeman to manhandle Miss
Byrd, as alleged, the Senator said
miss Byrd was handled the same
as anyone would have been han
died for creating a disturbance.
whether white or back"
Tables We're Plentiful
interviewed over the telephone
at her home, so h. Street. north
west, Miss Byrd. recuperating from
the shock Of the incident, said
that "any statement that there
were no vacant tables IN the din
ing room Is q falsehood: there
were plenty
She further reiterated her pre-
vious statement that the head
waitress had definitely stated
that II she was colored she could
not eat In the dining hall. She
said the cop then grabbed me by
the arm and jerked me out"
Asked If she would press any
charges against the officer, Miss
Byrd said she would decide that
over the weekend.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Harlem Facts and FaIIacies

NEW YORK; SpeciaD Harlem
has a large number Of hatless
men, in spite Of the terrific wea-
Their New York has been expert
enctng during the last few weeks.
Harlem does the largest credit
business of any community Of
New York.
Harlem has more CT ut fIirni-
ture stores than any other section
Of the city
Harlem has three colored jewell
ers. one Of which is an accredited
representative Of a large watch
manufacturing concern.
Harlem has as many children
Of school age as any other section
Of the city.
Harlem's junior high school for
boys has won more track meets
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

ALL SECTIONS
TO MEET HERE
By W. H. WILSON

Seattle is preparing for the
coming of Father Divine. Mean
ing of course that several humid
red believers in the colored cult
leader are preparing for his COM
Ing to this city.
The Perfect Building. the
Mighty Counselor" the earthly
prince Of Peace" or. to be ex-
act. the mysterious. fanatical.
Father Divine" Of New York, Is
expected to arrive in Seattle
sometime in April.
Already q vanguard Of the self
anointed savior Of the world has
arrived and q large three story
mansion on East James st.. has
been established for the gather
ing Of the angels. When this
writer entered the James Street
Temple Of Peace Sunday he was
greeted by a rather attractive
white woman with the salutation
Peace be with you" Over the
arehway Ia the hall. painted IA
bold letters. are the words, Peace
Children, Peace On the wall
hangs a large picture Of color
ed man, Father Divine"
Father Is the perfect build
ing; not made with hands" said
the buxom white woman. we
need no church building" she
continued. every person Is a
church building; one more per-
feet than man can ever build, be-
cause it has been made by God
himself" And as If 1t had been
a refrain. she added again. And
Father is the perfect building"
AS Is the custom In the East.
Father Divine and his doctrine
have a greater appeal to whites
than 10 his own race. Among the
half-dozen Of the celored group
little could be learned Of the adj
vent Of the New York christ, but
from q white proprietor Of a Sc
cond-hand book stand the writer
received the following verbal tes-
timonial:
What the colored race needs
Is more men like Father Divine.
When 1 moved into my store
bad only twenty-five cents to my
name and didn't know how was
going to pay my rent. One night
I stopped in at one Of Father DE-
vines meetings on Twenty Third
Avenue and heard what they said
about his power and I believed in
him. Ever since that my busin-
ess began to pick UP and now
am getting along fine"
The proprietor admitted that
he had never seen Father Divine.
but among his periodicals he has
for sale the Divine mouthpiece.
TIE New York News.
The local followers OF Father
Divine do not know when their
leader win make his initial visit
to Seattle. but they are gather
ing disciples and holding meet
ings to give him a royal welcome.
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than any other junior high school
IN the city.
Harlem has seven big bands.
headed by the Elks' band.
Harlem has countless orches-
tras, some famous. some not so
famous.
Harlem has one modern office
building.
Harlem has the highest rents
and the poorest tenant service Of
any other section Of the city.
Harlem has the same proper
ton Of vacant stores as any other
section Of the city.
Harlem has two private bust
ness schools operated by colored
men.
Harlem has little outlet for the
graduates Of these schools.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

LOS ANGELES The Central
Avenue sector Of Los Angeles is
split into two warning camps on
the Don't Buy Where You Can't
Work. campaign being waged by
the Los Angeles Sentinel.
The sponsor Of the movement
Is Leon washington, editor Of the
recently organized Sentinel, who
has been vigorously fighting white
stores In the neighborhood in an
effort to have the white clerks
displaced by colored. His poll
cies are neing opposed by other
newspapermen and proprietors Of
colored business enterprises on
the ground that the racial issue
Is no5 acute in Los Angeles and
that any agitation would only a.
rouse antipathies which have not
existed heretofore.
Strikes Back
washington contends that the
Friday Morning Club. one OF the
Oldest white organizations in the
city, has been disseminating pro-
paganda to have all co.Med SER
wants in the homes Of tbs l-ovie
stars and actors discharged and
white domestics employed.
his opponents charge that
washington Is using his CAM
paign as q chisel to obtain adj
vertisements from white firms.
and that he opens fire on those
which refuse to patronize his col
lin1n. The coiored press situation
Il IN dire straits due to TIE pres
ence Of four publications bidding
and 1nderbidding each other for
support.
Besides the Sentinel. which Is
the latest conner tn the field.
there are the California Eagle,
Oldest paper oil the Pacific Coast.
the Califcr1na aS@~s, edited by
DAVID Eugene Taylor. former ed
itor OF q Warrington. D. G. eaily
and the New Age Dispatch, edit
ed BY gredefick M. Roberts. poll
tical leader.
A new paper was scheduled to
make its appearance this week In
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Alabama Justice

BASTgG HIS DECISION on q
legal teehnicality. that q petition
for q neEf trial must be filed with
Ia thirty days after the ending Of
the trial, Judge w w. Callahan
Of the Circuit Court denied the
defense motion for a new trial IN
the infamous Scottsboro Case.
Judge Horton Of the same court
on the same evidence granted a
new trial because Of the instiffi-
cheney Of the evidence for con-
-viction. But Judge Callahan
wants to be reelected and Is will
ing to send two innocent men to
their death to curry favor with
his tobacco splitting constituents.
Suppose TIE defense attorneys
failed to file their petition within
the statutory period, Is that any
reason within OF without the law
to send innocent men to their
doom? There is not a reasonable
person who believes that the
scottsboro boys raped Victoria
Price and Ruby Bates. Ruby tes-
titled It was a frame UP.
BUT THE DECISION Of the
Court against q new trial was to
be expected In the light Of the
judges attitude during the trial
From the bench he stated that
when white woman testified a.
gainst a colored man the law pre-
sumes she is telling the truth. A
Judge who win make such state
ments cannot be expected to deal
fairly with defendants who are
cclored.
Again the case goes to the Ala
bama Supreme Court, again that
Court will uphold the guilty ver-
dict. That Is Alabama justice.
There Is no distinction between
lynchings whether they are done
without or with the sanction Of a
coourt Of law.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Court Believes Story That
Cook Hexed White Baroness

large circles Of people about the
future. The woman claimed that
he held some kind of a spell over
her daughter and so convincingly
did she tell It that the judge rem
dered decision IN her favor.
Mrs. Rogers went into the court
last year and to the courts's sat
isfactlon proved that her daugh-
ten was incompetent. At that time
she was named the legal guardian
but the baroness astounded the
filled courtroom when she ran
out after Turner when the judg-
ment was read
At that time Mrs. Rogers testi-
fled that Turner had been made
the beneficiary in a will which
would give him q large piece Of
property in the Monterey PENN
slila and also a large expensive
automobile had been placed at
his disposal.