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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

F. Morris, pastor. Sunday School
g:z5, Mrs. Blanche CASTOR, supt.
YP.C.W., $3.50 p. m. MRS. Pearl
Black, leader. Services, IL q. N.
and p. N. Weekly meetings on
Wednesday and Saturday, 8 pm.
Mrs. CASTOR. who has been absent
for some time because If her ste
uation at the state Hospital, will
have the week end off instead Of
the mid-week hereafter. Elder
Morris preached at both services
subject for morning service, Be
hold I Stand at the Door and I
Knock and the evening service,
MY People Have Forgotten God"
You are welcome at these services
Mr.. Alonya Gray, who has been
confined to his bed, Is able to be
out again. Mr.. and Mrs. Der
Trimble have moved In from the
country.
Geo. A. Smiley, candidate Tor
Mayor of Tacoma Is well known
among colored citizens. He has
been q resident Of Tacoma 80
years, coming here from Indiana.
In his dealings with colored people
he has shown himself to be free
Of prejudice. He is a member Of
the Metropolitan park board and
Is conversant with city affairs. He
Is regarded SIS one Of the most
competent business executives In
Tacoma.. Colored citizens will
make no mistake in voting for
George Smiley for Mayor.
Myrtle Fox was granted a di-
vorce in Superior Court last We'd
nesday from Walter Fox.
An interesting Pool and Billiard
tournament Is being conducted at
Scurry's with fifty contestants
taking part. Leaders in the con-
test are H. Glasgow. 100; John
Bryant, 90; T. E. Wilson. IS; and
Frank Callers, 40.
Eddie Rose. Henry williams.
and Ralph Lee. are held in the
City Jail in connection with the
disappearance Of a 15-year-old
colored girl Of Seattle.
Mrs. Bessie White was hostess
for the meeting of the Booklov-
ers Club at her home Monday.
Current topics were discussed and
guests were Mesdames Lulu Ryan.
Hottie Ryan. Louisa Edwards and
Miss Allie Wilson.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
TACOMA NEWS SECTION


elf Osborne. popular young
police officer, Is waging an az
ressive campaign for Commission
er Of Public Safety. He has youth.
experiences and ability as wei Is
a wide acquaintance with condi-
lions IN Tacoma and II elected,
no doubt would prove one Of the
most efficient officials. II elected
BIZ promises a crusade against
drunken driving and q rigid en-
forcement Of liquor laws. He has
been q member Of the Police De-
partment 81 years and Is noted
for his courtesy and efficiency.
he Is popular with the. colored
citizens Of Tacoms who win make
no mistake In voting for cifs Os-
borne The Matinee Glib, form
erly the Young Nations, were en-
tertained last Thursday at the
home Of Mrs. Z. Elmore. who
served a delicious luncheon.-The
Young Ladies Musical Club pres
ented an interesting program for
the meeting Of the Athena Club
(white) at the Hotel Winthrop.
Their numbers were enthusiastic
cally received and special mention
was made in the News Tribune.
The Musical club Is under direct
ion Of Mrs. E. Elmore and Is now
slated for q concert at the Allen
Methodist Church In May.
Mrs. N. J. Asberry win be host
ess for the meeting Of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary at her home Mon
day afternoon.
Beta Theta Chapter Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority was enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon by Miss
Ruth Beck at her home.
Full Gospel Pentecostal Church,
25th and Tacoma Ave-. Elder Z.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Everett, Wash.

AIRS. j. B. Samuels was hostess
for the meeting Of the Mamie
Burrough Study Club at her home
Thursday evening.-Mr Charles
Johnson Of Seattle was a visitor
here Thursday as guest OF her
sister, Miss Edith Jollnson-Mr.
J. L. N. Bell, Elslxine Solomon,
Brady and Ira Prince spent Sum
day in Seattk Among the sick
reported are: Joey Lewis, and
Mrs. Glen Norwood.-Rev. I. N.
Blake is now employed as chef at
the Margaret Sloan Tea Room
Mrs. Carrie Davis Is attending
the adult classes at the High
School.--Miss Edith Johnson en-
tertained members Of the EDS.
Club at her home Thursday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
WEEKS POEM
Out Where The
West Begins

Cut where the handelasp's a little
stronger,
Out where the smile dwells a lit
tile longer.
That's where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little
brighter,
Where the SHOWS that fall are a
trifle whittier.
Where the bonds Of home are a
wee bit tighter.
That's where the West begins.
out where the skies are a trifle
bluer,
Out where the friendships a lit
tie truer.
That's where the West begins;
Out where a fresher breeze Is
blowing,
Where there's laughter In every
streamlet flowing,
Where there's more reaping and
less Of sowing,
That's where the West begins.
Out where the world is in the
making,
Where fewer hearts in despair are
aching,
That's where the West begins;
Where there's more Of singing
and less of signing.
And a man makes friends without
half trying
Where there's more Of giving and
less Of buying.
That's where the West begins.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Helena, Mont
BY HEX
Jesse Thomas Held
For Hotel Robbery

Jesse Thomas. IS, colored, held
as q suspect IN connection with
the holdup and robbery early
Thursday morning Of the Harvey
hotel, where St17.66 was obtained
by the bandit. Is charged with
robbery In en information filed
In district court by County Attor-
ney Sherman. w. Smith.
Thomas bond has been fixed
at $500 In default Of which he
Is IN the county jail. He probab-
ly win be arraigned Monday.
Selma Stitt, colored. with whom
Thomas Is said to have been liv-
ing. was arrested on a statutory
count, but has been released on
her own recognizance. She was
questioned by County Attorney
Smith but could throw little light
on the case. The complaint a.
eainst her. however, has not been
dismissed.
The bandit, believed by OFFICE
ers to have been Thomas. held up
the Harvey hotel porter and the
night clerk, locked them in the
elevator control room and rifled
the money drawer. the key of
which he had taken from the
clerks pocket.
Notwithstanding. the wind and
rain Saturday night. the zeal Of
the Pleasant Hour Clubs whist
tournament players was not
damped the least bit. as they ga
thered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Harrell to expound or
defend their knowledge In whist
technique. Some Of the big shots
had their wings clipped in the
drawing for partners. enabling
the lesser lights to keep them
harmless during the first contest.
AS an illustration: two pairs OF
big shots lost all three games
played. The players were Mes
danes Ray Walker. A. H. Leal-
tad, Rebecca Beard, Frank Ben
nett, Miss Octavia Bridgewater;
Messrs. Logan Allen. Norman Ho-
ward, George williams, Arthur
Palmer, Ad Banks, Lawrence Ho-
ward. M. A. L0wery, Frank Nit
chell, Edward Jol1ngon. Joseph
Mast, and j. E. w. Clarke.
In a telephone message to Hell
ena It was learned that M. Q. J..
Arnett who was taken to Warm
Springs about two months ago.
has not improved.
Miss Florence Rogers. who was
injured In an automobile accident
on the Great Falls to Helena road
some weeks ago, is improving and
hopes to return to her home in
Helena In about six weeks. She
has been confined in a Great
Calls hospital ever since the ac-
cident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Minor and
daughter, Gwendolyn, OF BuJCe,
were guests last week Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. n. Lealtad.
Pete Britton and w. M. jack
son of Seattle, were in Helena
for two or three days this week
and took the opportunity to re-
new old acquaintance.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

Ms. p0llyanna Reed. active II
social and civic circles. on re-
commentator Of the Negro Pro
eressIpe Association. Inc, OF Port
land. has been appointed election
cIsrk Of precinct 241 70 serve for
tive years. The Progressive As
sociation was recently organized
with wyatt W. williams. attorney.
IS president 70 function IS an adj
vlsory group for colored citizens
n political and civic matters
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

"a great many things in this
world are relative, but these three
abide honesty, seh-de-
pendence. service-and these de-
pend on lard. hcrns and God"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

Rev. s. LaLay of Seattle prea-
ched at the AM.E. and Baptist
Churches Sunday Edward Rob-
ertSon and Nathaniel Porter were
In Yakima over the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grimes
have moved to their ranch near
Thorpe. Mrs. John Boyd has re-
turned from q visit to Seattle
Reported sick are Mrs. Young
and Mrs. Stalsworth.-Rev e. T.
White preached in Roslyn last
Sunday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

Miss Jessie Edwards Is q high
school student instead Of q gram
mar school student as reported
last week IN these columns.
ar. Joe Barnes Of New York Is
house guest ct the home Of Mr..
and mrs. Davis.
Akr. and mrs. =. J. Garden re-
turned recently from q visit in
California.
compllmeuting Miss Idell Vert
ner. ayr secretary OF Seattle.
Ma Lloyd Flowers entertained
with luncheon at which covers
were laid for mrs. J. A. Nichols.
ana Miss Elizabeth Summers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

afr. and Mrs. Ralph Flowers
took q group Of visitors from Sc
attic to Sandy River to witness
the smelt run. The result Of the
fishermen's luck eliminated in q
fish FRY at the Flowers home. Co
vers were placed FOR IS.
mrs. Esteile williams was hos
tess Monday for the Bridge class.
Mrs. Mccullough was the honor
anest mrs. williams won the
prize for the high award for De-
cember.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Frank PERI Ends
Life With a Gun

Frank PERI, 46. ~ Northeast
Broadway. committed suicide at
/ 3. n. Tuesday b shooting him
self. Mrs. PERI and her daugh-
ter. Grace Binford. said PERI was
ii q uuarrelsome mood when they
returned home from visiting q
sick woman at 1880 p. m. but
that he made up" WITH them just
before he walked into his bed
room. IN a few minutes they
heard q shot and found him "
ing wounded on the floor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08

Coronation han auspices st.
Philips Guild Easter Monday
night at EIk's Han.
FOR RENT-Modern five room
house furnished or unfurnish-
ed rooms. Phone Walnut s47s.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Republicans Begin Plans
For Election Campaign

For Election Campaign
Edward Porter and John Woods
president and vice-president OF
the Colored Citizens Republican
Club, attended the meeting OF
Republican leaders held at the
Commercial Hotel and heard the
plans discussed for the coming
state election to be held next fall.
Among the leaders who spoke
were Frank Burns, national Re
publican committeeman, and Mr..
Ralph Horr, former congressman
and D. v. Morthland, state sena-
tor.-Mr. Joseph T. Sins, grand
master Of Masons, returned from
Seattle Tuesday where he attend
ed the funeral Of r. II. McCur-
dy, police officer and grand lee
t,irer Of Masons.-Mrs. s. Jones
was hostess for the meeting OF
the Mite Missionary Society at
her home Friday.-Among the re-
ported sick are: Mrs. C. Spear
man, Joseph Foster. Mrs. ]. Ro-
berts, Mrs. VIM. Turner, and lit
tie Anna Waggner.-Born March
S at st. Elizabeth Hospital to Mr..
end Mrs. VIM. Coleman, a son.
Mother and child are doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane and
Mrs. P. n. McBaiu, all Of Top
penish, were here Wednesday to
attend the funeral Of George VIII
liams.-Edward Robertson and
Nathaniel Porter OF Ellensburg
spent the week end here visiting
relatives.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-03-08
Yakima, Wash.
Funeral Rites Held
For George Williams

TUX CCoA8C HtAA
Funeral services were held at
the Shaw g. Webb mortuary on
Wednesday for George E. WILL
Jams, A, who died at his home.
613 South First St., early Mon
day morning. The Rev. W. A..
williams, pastor Of the Mt. Hope
Baptist Church Of which the de-
ceased was a member, officiated.
Mr.. williams lived in Washing
ton 26 years and for many years
was employed by a Yakima auto
mobile concern. The family in
cludes the widow, Mrs. Louise
williams; son. George. Jr; two
brothers, Roy and Charlie, Sno-
homish; a sister, Mrs. Hattie My
ers, snohomish; and a nephew
Roy williams of Seattle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
THE RELIEF PROBLEM

n OVERNMENT officials and brain trusters
NJ may devise fancy plans for meeting the
depression; but some Of the smartest Of the
relief and recovery schemes are those which,
Ike Topsy, Just growed
There is developing in the United States to-
day new means Of helping the iobless work.
ers-a means that seems to have been the
product Of no one brain, but to have devel-
oped more or less spontaneously as it we're. in
response to a definite situation.
That is the new kind Of employment relief
work which is being done in many cities un-
der local auspices with the indirect backing
Of the FERA
Reporter Willis Thornton recently described
it for the newspaper-reading public.
Il works out very simply. Suppose there is
a vacant factory in a town. The factory is
opened and equipped, using federal funds. IN
employed workers who are drawing relief al
lowances come in and operate it. The things
they make-shirts shoes, chairs, or what not
are for their own use.
When they have satisfied their own needs
trades are arranged. A plant in one town makes
shirts, let us say; in a neighboring town
plant makes pants. The pants-makers are
equipped with shirts, and vice versa; a de-
mand for raw materials is created, men who
are drawing relief allowances feel that they
are earning their keep, and none of the arti-
cles produced is allowed to be sold in COM
petition with products of regular going con-
Germs
Now here is a scheme which no one person
thought Of Instead, it grew up ineresponse to
a condition.
One Of the most illogical developments OF
the depression was the fact that while mil
lions Of men needed certain things very badly,
the factories that might have satisfied their
needs had to remain idle for lack of customers.
This scheme is simply a method Of intro
ducing idle customers to idle plants and, as
you might say, letting nature take its course.
Not only does it meet human wants. 1t re-
moves from the iobless man the incentive to
rise in his wrath and lay hands on the idle
factories on his own hook
It may be a clumsy and imperfect system,
but it does attack a sore spot which, if left I'M
tended, easily might develop into an incalcula-
bly, dangerous tumor in our economic body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
THE PIE" EVIL Is BACK

lust about the worst news that has come
~ out of washington in recent months is the
disclosure that the federal pie counter" is
open again in old-time style. The old spoils
system seems to have revived almost entirely,
and the ancient game Of using the federal gov
eminent as an agency to provide jobs for de-
serving party hacks is being played as merrily
as ever.
The New Deal seems to mean a good many
different things but one of the things that it
ought most Of ali to mean is a break with the
sorry ole custom of handing out plums to
ward-heelers
The abuse Of party patronage has been
crying evil in Washington for generations
ever since the day Of Andrew Jackson, in fact.
For a while, it looked as if the present admin
istration we're making a genuine effort TO in
stitute a reform in that field.
But Washington correspondents report that
there has been a complete reversion to the old
fashioned spoils system this summer To those
Of Us who had hoped that a new standard Of
government service was being set UP, the news
IS exceedingly discouraging
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
THE REPUBLICANS ATTACK

THE Republicans have begun new at
tack on the Roosevelt administration.
There is nothing unusual or wrong about
that The function of a minority party is to
carry on criticism. Under the democratic
theory of government especially it is assumed
that such verbal combat between the "ins"
and "outs" is essential to the education of the
electorate and as a check up on the party in
power.
And, Of course, this kind of minority criti-
cism is particularly desirable during periods of
rapid change and experiment when the best
intentioned and best equipped government in
the world is bound to make plumbers, and
plenty of them.
So the country should welcome the birth
Of the new biweekly National Republican Club
Review, sponsored by Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. If it functions as he pledges. as
IAN organ of serious investigation" rather
than the conventional rabidly partisan
sheet. it can serve not only the Republican
party but also the higher interests of the
Roosevelt administration and the country.
But that implies grade of intelligence
which official party papers in the past have
lacked.
Even when its forays are partisan, which
is more or less true of the first issue of the
Review the administration can we'll afford to
keep an ear cooked in that direction. For
instance in its main article on bureaucracy,
discussing the large increase of federal en-
ploycs not under civil service, the Review
says:
Some of the men at the top have tried
their honest best to keep politics out. They
have failed everywhere except in the Tennes-
see Valley Authority. Secretary Ickes of the
interior. ruler of the PWA fought longest and
most CALAMITY but he has lost"
That is a sweeping mathematician too
sweeping. But there is enough truth in it to
hurt the administration. Certainly some of
the Democratic machine politicians around
the President too often have tried to use the
New Deal agencies for patronage and party
profit
The President can stand the frequent and
self-defeating opposition jibes at the brain
trust. the nonpolitical experts who have so
heroicaly and unselfshly carried much of the
governmental burden. But the administra-
ton can not stand up against Republican
charges Of playing politics with recovery
agencies unless the White House actually curbs
the operations Of the Democratic machine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
No FOOD SHORTAGE

THIS furry in food prices. which has
D. prompted President Roosevelt TO issue
warning that the government will protect con-
sumers against chiselers and spectators.
should not excite the nation too greatly.
According to the best information avail
able-the estimates Of disinterested govern
u,ent experts-the drought merely has reduced
abnormal food SURPRISES 10 normal SURPRISES,
and there IS no danger Of a food shortage.
Although it may for the time being cause
sporad.c ructuation Of prices, removal OF the
aluttinr surpluses should result in somewhat
healthier conditions with markets that respond
naturally 70 the laws Of supply and demand.
II is certain prices can not be maintained
long at levels higher than the purchasing
power OF the people Will sustain.
The drought is a spectacular catastrophe.
Naturally the psychology engendered has
started a wave Of buying. Food dealers are
stocking their shelves - LAYING supply for
three months instead Of one. This in itself
IS not alarming.
Il is essential. however. that the govern
ment be vigilan;. as the President promises.
in maintaining free markets So long as an
adequate supply exists there is little 10 fear
from natural prices. But We can not afford.
even .o- a short tine. TO permit spectators
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
TRAFFIC REROUTING
Anglers DRUGGIST
By H. Z.

By H. Z.
I want to enter protest through
your paper to the blocking Of traf-
f1c by police at Sixteenth street and
ErrichsvilIe bridge after night
bail game.
live in the 1900 block on West
Twenty-frst and have a drug bust
ness on the west side and I al
ways come home by way of Six
teenth street.
Last night I came to Sixteenth
street west Of the bridge and po-
hceman would not let me cross the
bridge. I wanted him to let me
cross the bridge and go north to
Eighteenth. He would not let me,
so I had to drive up to Riverside
and back to Twenty first, about
two miles out Of my way after
working all day and part Of the
night in my store.
Do they have a right to Go
that and is it fair to a resident Of
that section for them to make him
drive two miles out Of his way to get
home on account Of ball game?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
THINKS ROADHOUSE NO
PLACE FOR CHILDREN
BY Disgusted.

BY Disguised.
Several weeks ago on Saturday
night, I vent with party to a
roadhouse out in the country. The
so-called floor show was much the
same sort offered in a thousand
such resorts except for one act.
This act was several dance num-
bers by two youngsters supposed to
be twins. The last time they came
on was about 100 a. m.
Now I'm not a Puritan-in fact
I'm regarded as a liberal-but the
spectacle of these two 12-year-old
girls postWing on dance floor
rather disguised me. Here they
were in a smoky night club About
them plenty Of liquor and plenty Of
loose talk The place might have
been all right for adults but I SUBJ
nit that it scarcely is the place for
two children.
These two youngsters went
through all the contortions Of the
hip-wagglng and head-rolling st.
Louis Blues that their elders do
and all the while, their parents sat
over in a corner. apparently very
complacent about the whole bust
ness. particularly when the children
scrambled about for the coins tossed
on the floor by DRINKS.
This surely is a violation Of the
child labor laws as well as a viola
ton of all the laws Of good taste.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-16
Rates LII Arthur at Zero Minus

one step removed from God. L
am a war veteran, long time Re
publican, no ardent hacker OF
Roosevelts New Deal, simply be-
cause I don't like the odor of jim
Farley's steps and I think that Mr.
Roosevelt is lacking in intestinal
fortitude in keeping Mr.. Farley on
the federal pay roll
But when 1 think of Arthur
Robinson 1 can picture Lincoln
turning over in his grave. Rob-
inson is nothing but a petty poll
tician trying to keep a good job
by currying favor with the soldier,
the real forgotten man. If Robin
son were sincere in his fight for
the soldier, all would be well. But
his every move bellies his sin
cerity. He is shallow, vain, petty,
and incompetent. AS far as I am
concerned, Mr.. Robinson will be
defeated even if have to vote
for another Roosevelt Democrat.
They're bad enough, too.