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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
Ethiopian Warriors Are
Going To Be Modern

Adds ABABA (ANP) Slow
ly but surely, Ethiopias warriors
are being made over into a mod
ern fighting unit in every respect.
To make themselves less easily
seen by scouting airplanes, soldiers
are now dying their clothes the CO.
Tor of natural earth with a bark
called abalo, the properties which
have just been discovered.
The troops, led by General Ha-
konnen, former Ethiopian minister
to London, paraded before the en-
peror so dressed and the emperor
exclaimed, "As the British origin
ated khaki against the Beers so
we have evolved this earth color
against the Italians"
Hand Driven Dynamos
Use of radio on a wider scale
has also begun. Wireless is ex-
pected to overcome the almost
complete lack of communication.
Where electricity does not exist.
the soldiers will generate current
with hand-drlven dynamos.
A report received from the in
terror shows the emperor's call-to-
arms reached the remoter parts of
the empire only the second week
in November.
A thousand brigands. known as
Shiftas, are joining the army A
mong them are many professional
hunters. They are fierce fighters.
deadly shots, ana fully accustom-
ed to the fever zones.
Field Hospital Given
The Ethiopian Women's Work
association, under the patronage
of Lady Barton, wife of the Bri-
fish minister to this country, has
presented a field hospital to the
Ethiopian Red Cross. 1t consists
OF two tents with a staff of sur
geons. One tent is for operating,
and the other for sterilization of
wounds. The hospital is complete
with full up-to-date equipment
made in Britain.
The chief doctor is Capt. Brophil
and there are three other British
and one Austrian doctor, with 20
native assistants.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
J.R. HOUCHINS in
COMMERCE DEPT.

WASHINGTON - Announce
ment has been made of the ap-
pointment of Joseph r. Houchins
of Ithaca, New York, as Assistant
Business Specialist in the Division
of Negro Affairs of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
His duties will be to gather factu-
al data helpful to Negro economic
life principally in the field Of
Commerce and Business. He will
act as assistant to Eugene Kinckle
Jones, Adviser on Negro Affairs
of the Department of Commerce.
Mr.. Houchin's schedule of work
calls for studies in such subjects
as Causes of Business Failures,
Loan Shark Practices Among Ne
groes. Consumer Habits (install-
ment buying), Credit Facilities A
valuable to Negro Business Men,
and Trade aud Business Associa-
ton Among Negroes-How They
May BE Improved.
Mr.. Houchins has been for five
years head of the Department Of
Economics and Government at
Wiley College, Marshall, Texas. He
has four degrees from Cornell Uni
versity: Bachelor of Arts, Master
of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of
Laws, and Doctor of the Science
of Law. He has also completed
his residence requirements for his
Phi. D. degree. Throughout his
studies he has specialized in Eco
nomics and in Labor Legislation.
He began his duties in the Com
merce Department on November
Is.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
Tunney Races Sharkev


PEORIA, Ill. CAMP - One of
ex-Champion Gene Tunney's big
gest laughs in years occurred here
Wednesday when the former fight
err was asked whether he thought
Jack Sharkey could beat Louis.
"Sharkey hasn't chance ag-
ainst Louis" Tunney declared.
while Louis hasn't been put to a
real test, there is little doubt but
what he's a good man. However,
think Jack Dempsey could have
licked him when he was in shape"
Gene, however, would not state
what he believed might have been
the outcome of a battle with the
Brown Bomber when Gene was at
his best.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
Pres. Roosevelt Sends
Greetings To Banquet
For Judge A. w. Scott

WASHINGTON (By G. James
Fleming for AMP ~ President
Roosevelt, Attorney General HON.
err Cummings and Postmaster Cen
eral James A. Farley, by letters,
joined members of the Kappa AL
pha Psi Fraternity in paying for
NAL tribute to Municipal Judge
Almond w. Scott, at a testimonial
banquet held here Saturday night
at the Whitelaw Hotel under the
auspices of the Alumni and ri
Chapters of the Greek letter So
ciety.
Responding to the invitation ex-
tended to him, the Chief Executive
wrote:
LAS 1 shall be away from Wash
ington ON the evening of Novem-
Der %, 1 shall greatly appreciate
it if you will extend my felicita-
tions to Judge Almond w. Scott
when you and your fellow mem
bers of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity gather around him at the
testimonial dinner which you are
arranging in his honor"
Judge Scott was appointed to
his high position on May q, 1881,
after 81 years practice of the law,
and a vigorous, militant career in
fighting for the rights of his race.
He serves directly under the De-
partment of Justice. His chief, the
attorney general wrote:
II am glad that the friends and
associates of Judge Scott are ten
dering him this token of apprecia-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
CragweIIs Celebrate
Fiftieth Anniversary

Married in Washington, D. c.,
fifty years ago by the same mini
ster who married Grover Cleve-
land, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cragwen,
residents of Seattle for the past
forty-five years, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary re-
Gently.
Mr.. Cragwell, recalling old land
marks and faces in the small COM
munity which was to become the
Seattle of today, mentioned the
rapid growth and the possibilities
it holds for the younger genera
ton. Mr.. Cragwell, incidentally,
gave up job in the government
service when young man, mast
cred the barber trade and has OPP
Grated one of Seattles finest bar
best shops for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Cragwell's niece,
Miss Dorothea Francis of Wash
ington, D. c., came to Seattle to
be present at the anniversary as
did their two daughters and two
granddaughter. From Oakland
came Mrs. Beatrice LaRogque,
daughter and her granddaughter,
Ranaky Nui. Mrs. Pauline Sway
re, the other daughter, and her
granddaughter, Pauline Swayze.
both of Seattle, also attended the
anniversary dinner, so did Letcher
Yarbrough, a grandson.
Scores of friends visited the
Cragwell home to congratulate the
couple upon their golden wedding
anniversary dinner, as did Letcher
gifts were presented them in hon
or of the occasion.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
NAACP Directors
Hit Berlin Olympics

NEW YORK = A resolution OPP
posing participation of American
athletes in the 1896 olympics in
Berlin was adopted at the NoveIn-
Der meeting Of the Board Of Dir
ectors Of the NAAcP. The Crisis,
official organ of the Association,
came out editorially several weeks
ago urging that American athletes
be kept at home because the con-
tests are being held IN a country
whose government is founded Of
ficially upon suppression OF politi-
cal. religious and social liberty.
and upon terror and brutality"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
SOUTHERN DAILY
LAUDS BLEDSOE


HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. n
The tribute paid to Jules Bledsoe
by the white Daily Press of New
port News. when he appeared re-
Gently in a concert here, was not
q conventional appraisal written
by some colored friend of his on
the campus. 1t was paid to him
by one Of the outstanding news
papers Of Virginia.
Among other things, the Daily
Press said:
"Jules Bledsoe has sung "Or
Man River $4,000 times. That is.
up to 1882. He y opped counting
then.
Last night the famous Negro
baritone and dramatic actor sang
it again, and to TIE crowd that
filled most of Ogden Hall at the
Hampton Institute. It was a thrill
ing moment not easily forgotten.
For those final few minutes he
dominated his audience just as
completely as he did at the zieg-
field Theatre In New York. when
as Joe Of "Show Boat" his rich,
vibrant voice rushed across the
footlights breathing life and pow
er in Jerome Kern's mighty song
of the Mississippi River"
Reviewing a part of Bledsoe's
career and some of the numbers of
his program, the critic said;
His ingratiating personality
and warm spontaneity did not APP
pear to their fullest advantage I'M
til 'Shortnin' Bread, which he had
to repeat, and the spiritual, LII
David Play on Your Harp There
was number in the final group,
a spiritual, IF You Please, which
Bledsoe composed and which des
serves to take its place with the
other great spirituals of his race,
1t was a compliment to the artist
and the composer that he was
compelled to repeat the number
Near the end of its lengthy re-
view of the concert. the Press said
80 much for the facts. Somehow
they seem pallid and rather unim-
portant in trying to capture the
effect Bledsoe produced last night
with or Man River His voice
filled the hall, shook the rafters-
and left his audience almost limp
from the sheer excitement of it.
"ae don't plant Eaters,
He don't plant cotton
While def dat plants EN- is soon
forgotten II
Perhaps. But there is excellent
reason to believe that Bledsoe's
contribution last night will not be
forgotten any time soon.
@For the records, Carl Diton, a
leading Negro composer of New
York, accompanied the singer and
performed exceHently."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
Educator To Discuss
Future of Ethiopia

The Future of Ethiopia" will be
discussed by DIR. Laurens Seelye,
president of st. Lawrence Univer-
sity at Canton, N. Y, over the Co
lumbia network on Monday, Dec
ember 2, from 1915 to 1890 p. m.
psf. Dr. seelye will speak from
New York City. The program will
be heard in the West over KFRC,
XIII, KMJ, KWG, KGB, KERN,
KFBK, KOIN. KoL, KFPY, KSL.
KOH, KLz, aud KvOR.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
SENATOR BORAH
HITS NAACP ANTI
LYNCHINC STAND

WASHINGTON, D C. II sena-
tor William e. Borah of Idaho,
with his hat all but tossed into the
1886 presidential ring, Saturday
made bold bid for support in Di-
xie by lambasting the NAACP for
its efforts to obtain passage in
Congress of the anti-lynching leg
islation.
At the same time the western
solon, known to be publicity hun
cry, also alienated possible black
supporters wherever Negroes have
the ballot. If Borah does run, the
Continued on Page Three
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
OLD WOMAN DIES
OF SEVERE BURNS

ALBERTvILLE, Ala. tANP) =
Aunt Kitty Hawkins, reputed to
be 12s years old, died in her cabin
here Thursday from burns receiv-
ed when the shack caught fire.
Known locally as a character, she
enioved the friendship Of many
white people. The exact time Of
her death is not known because
her nearest neighbor lived a mile
away. It is surmised that when
the fire occurred she was trapped
in the cabin and could not escape.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-11-28
November 25, 1885

Editor Tbe Northwest Enterprise
Room sol, 1881 Third Avenue Building
Seattle, Washington
Dear Mr.. Lawrence
Permit congratulate you the interesting type of
paper you producing this me For period there
note Of defeatism apparent in many Of the articles APP
pearing in the Enterprise, especially in the dispatches
Now that the paper under the present manage
ment is made of of constructive accomplishment by
members of the cOored SPORTS education
business supplemented by interesting about and
religious activities of coored residents of Northwest
munties.
feel that the change decidedly for the because
all prefer to read of success.
Sincerely yours,
ROBERT w. KELSEY
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
Play Will Help
Crippled

George s. Kaufman's and Edna
Ferber's clever comedy Of the
famous Drew-Barrymore family OF
the American theater, THE Royal
Family, will be staged Wednes.
day, March 20, at Roosevelt Audi.
torium, as q benefit for crippled
children, under the direction of
the Community Center Depart.
ment and under the joint Auspices
Of the Kiwanis Club and the
Parent Teacher Association of the
Weightman School.
Maud Howell Smith will play
the role Of Fanny CavendiSh, Anne
Ives, that of Julia Cavendisn: :
Marie Mcintyre, that Of Gwen,
Ann Garrett will appear as Kitty
LIE Moyne, George Odell as Her.
bert Dean, and John Mann, who
is directing the play, will appear
in the role Of Tony.
Others in the cast will be Mary
Olive O'Connell as Della, Nancy
Ordway as Miss Peake, James
Walsh, Ralph Paddock, Murray
Sheehan, Clarence Moore and Paul
Walter, all in important parts
The settings and stage lighting
will be in the hands of Harold
Snyder, of the Community Center
Department,
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
Late News Of
Broadway

The Theater Guild yesterday ad.
mitted officially rumors about
their plans for Parade" q re-
vue. This is the revue by George
Sklar and Paul Peters, authors
Of the dreadfully serious Steve
ADORE. and Jerome Moross'
Originally Emanuel Eisenberg was
mixed. up in it as co-author. but
we don't know what's happened
to him. However, the authors
are writing some new sketches
and the Guild may do 1t this
spring.
Vinton Freedley'S Anything
Goes" in its 18th week at the
Alvin, continues to break house
records. Neither blizzards nor
warm weather, Ash Wednesday
nor Lent, have in any way di-
minished the numbers of stan
dees at the Alvin rail. The ad-
vance sale is now estimated in
excess of $40 900; mail orders
alone total more than $4,000,
and the box office sold no less
than $10,582 worth Of tickets this
Monday.
Katharine Cornell yesterday
announced that 10 Mielziner will
design the settings for John van
Druten'S new play, Flowers OF
the Forest" which comes to the
Martin Beck April 8.
Frank Monroe, Alfred Kap-
peler, Dodson Mitchell and Ellen
Brewster complete the cast for
John Cameron's women Of the
Soil" It's due March Is at the
49th st. Theater.
P. A. Cantho will be stage
manager and MogenS Petri tech
nlcal director for BLACK Pit"
Lew Brown has taken offices
in the Manhattan Music Hall
building and started work on his
new musical, "Yokel Boy Makes
Good" and his forthcoming re-
vue. He may do a picture yer.
sion of "Yokel Boy" in Florida,
he saws,
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
BIackfriar's to Hold Meetinq

An invitation dramatic meet
ing of the Blackfriars Guild will
be held next Sunday at the Burk
ington Hotel and will feature .
lecture by the Rev. Walter Plim'
mer, of the Sulpician Seminary,
the Catholic University Of Ameri-
ca, a one-act play, and a recep-
ton.
Representatives Of various dra!
matte groups in this city and
Baltimore will attend the func-
ton, which will be the first held
by the guild this year. Father
Plimmer, moderator and director
of the Harlequins, dramatic So
ciety Of the Catholic University,
is a former Broadway actor, who
abandoned the stage to study for
the priesthood. He will speak on
various phases of the drama.
A one-act play, Gold Deck"
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
Just Imagine! EUentng
GotDnS 1898

After dark, romantic net, or
CANDY, mouSseline de sole. You'll
wear navy - and also black,
brown and heavenly pastels. But
whatever you wear, you'll be
younger, gayer, prettier than
you've been in years. Some OF
the skirts touch-some Of them
trail but all of them swish and
sweep. Hips are smooth and tight
with the fullness breaking low.
Sleeves are enormous exploding
above the elbow. Think, my
pets, think Of buying gowns with
all these new innovations for
1898! Can't you guess where?
OF course, at THE BUD DRESS
SHOP, 1906 G ST. Dash in be.
fore this. exquisite assortment OF
lovely evening gowns is picked
over.
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
MarIene's Daughter
Starts Stamp Hobby

Marlene Dietrich's unusual in.
tereSt in her fan mail of late is
traceable to the stamp-collect-
ing activities of her daughter,
Maria. who began the hobby with
the arrival Of a letter from
Borneo, and who, already has
several thousand foreign stamps
steamed off of fan letters re-
ceived b. the star.
AS a consequence of Maria's
new interest, the star Of Para
mounts "The Devil Is a Woman"
now sees every letter addressed
to her.
The Washington times., 1935-03-14

Chanois Accessories the Ragel
M. PH1LIPsBoRN & CO.. 6os
nth ST., are surely in league
with the Paris movement for
chamois-they're first to offer
smart accessories fashioned OF
chamois and chamois colored
fabrics. With navy, black and
brown raging in popularity what
could be a more worthy compl1.
ment than the creamy yellow OF
chamois? Chic CHAMO1S hats.
with matching bands. $500 and
$500; CHAMOIS bags, complete
ly fitted, $500; CHAMO1S belts.
with modish buckles. $1.OO and
$1.5O; CHAMOIS ascots, "a swag-
ger note" $500; CHAMO!s
gloves, smarter than smart, 81 90;
and CHAMOIS shoes tres
chic" $500. Keep in step with
Fashion, wear CHAMO1s acces-
sories. see how attractive they
are at PHnIPSBORN'S. You'll
meet your old auntie Shopper
decked out Gin same!"
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
Spring and Permanent Waves!

Spring and Permanent Waves!
You've bought your new spring
outfit but it simply won't look
right on you unless your head is
perfectly groomed, too. This time
O. year q young gals fancy
turns to thoughts Of PERMA-
NENT WAVES" You've learned
by experience that cheap perma-
nents are poor economy; ruined
hair is the result, not only for
six months but for a year. THE
HELEN MARIE BEAUTY SA-
LON, 522 18TH ST. gives exq'!is-
ite permanents that are guar
anteed to leave your hair soft
and glossy. Deep, flat, lasting
waves, with delightful little ring
let ends, piled high, parted down
the back, or clustered at the nape
of the neck. Only expert oper-
ators at your service. Waves S..
$3.50 and $40. Phone DI. 4638.
Hurry! Hurry!
The Washington times., 1935-03-14

Phil Lampkln ginia De Bori.
Miss De Bori nee Lampkin is
considered one of the foremost
Of all interpretive dancers. Her
training was derived on the con-
tinent from where she has re-
Gently returned.
Oddly enough, Phil has never
seen his sister dance, nor has his
talented sister ever witnessed her
brothers celebrated baton-wield-
ing. So in addition to reuniting
these two, the new stage show
will also enable the two to ap-
praise each others talents for
the first time.
Miss De Bori or Lampkin as
Phil will have it. is a featured
member of the Ted Adair dane
ing unit.
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
It's Common Gossip.

that THE FLORENCE ANN
HAT AND FROCK SHOP, 1919
LIVINGSTON ST. N. w. Ground
the corner from CONN. AVEO,
has all the smart Chevy Chase
damsels coming to purchase new
frockS and bonnets. and even
if you live blocks away, it will pay
you to visit this convenient shop
for you'll find a glorious array
of springtime dresses with more
than a dash of dash! Taffetas. =.
sheers crepeS incredibly
finer in quality and more con-
scious in style than one usually
expects in frocks Of such moder.
ate price. Prints to sparkle un-
der coats, navy frocks with bright
taffeta collars, jackets, too, on
many new models. $6.95 and
$1O.95 (and for you gals with a
bit of surplus avoirdupois, special
sizes $3.50. Adorable hats to
harmonic with your costume
$1.95 and $2.95. Drop in!
The Washington times., 1935-03-14

written and directed by Dorothy
Davidson, q member of the
Blackfriars Guild, will be pre-
Sented with the following cast:
Mel Orton, Mary Black, Julian
Zier, Clarence Whittier and
Frank O'Connor.
J. In the entertainment part Of
the program, Thomas Slattery,
well known Washington singer,
will be heard in vocal solos, &C.
companied by Mrs. John Kelley,
wife of the Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury.
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
DR.. A. E. Fucker to
Lecture on lbsen

DR.. A. E. Zuker, Of the Univer.
sity Of Maryland, will lecture at
the Studio Of Theater Arts on
Thursday evening, March IA, on
"Ibsen," and particularly his play.
'"The Dolls House."
DR.. Fucker, who is professor Of
modern languages and contempt
rary literature at the university,
is a student Of Ibsen and the au-
thor Of "Ibsen, the Master
Builder" published several years
ago,
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
The '|Peppiest" Spot in
NARSPA

Really folks, I've never been into
xALEDOSCOPE, 1901 CONN.
AVE, when the crowd hasn't been
having q gr-r-rand time. They're
so satisfied with the place
itself, the delicious food, the fine
drinks and courteous service.
that they actually show 1t by ex-
uberance. recon m en- d no
place more highly for cocktails.
dinner or late supper "snacks."
KALEIDOSCOPE opens at 5 p.
m. and closes. well, heaven
only knows when! Smart folks
trek forward each evening for
"ouenchers," dinner, relaxation
and pleasure. Dinners are 75c
and $l.O0. Wines, liquors, after
theater suppers, corespondingly
low in price. You'll like KA,
LEIDOSCOPE. Make it your
business to go-PRONTO!
The Washington times., 1935-03-14
About De LaWd
Who Died
TODAY

n, Richard B. Harrison, de Lawd"
Of Green Pastures, died today.
Mr.. Harrison had never before
appeared on the stage in lead
ing dramatic role when Marc Con-
nelly, in 1929, wrote THE Green
Pastures from Roark Bradford's
folk tales Of the American Negro's
conception of the Bible.
Heavenly Fish Fries
There was a Negro "Gawd,"
Negro angels, heaven portrayed
rs q picture of unending fish fries
and the ultimate bliss a tencent
cigar, all interpreted in the YER
nacular Of Southern Negro field
hand.
The play, which a number Of
producers previously had turned
down, was produced finally on
February 26, 1880.
It won the Pulitzer Prize. It
was hailed as the Divine Com
edy." It became the legendary
drama of the decade even as was
"Uncle Toms Cabin in another
ora.
The success and wide influence
Of the production depended largely
upon the dignifted man who was
TDe Lawd" of the Old Testament.
He was the divinity who sat at
an office desk annoyed by his
angels, exasperated by his people
but warning the Angel Gabriel
when the latter placed the trum-
pet Of doom to his lips.
swatch yO' self, Gab!"
And then there was his conf
Dental remark to Gabriel after
one Of his troubled visits to the
earth.
''YOu know dis things turned
INTO quite q proposition
NEVER MISSED CUE
And Mr.. Harrison was always
convinced that his role in "The
Green Pastures" was divinely in
Spired. He insisted upon q half
hours meditation before each per.
formance. And he never missed
a cue or curtain call in the five
years Of the plays run until his
collapse.
He was head Of the drama de-
partment Of the Agricultural and
Technical College, a school for
Negroes at Greensboro, N. c.,
when he was offered the role of
"De Lawd." He was not un-
familiar with the literature of the
stage. He had been a lecturer
and Shakespearean reader for
nearly 40 years.
Himself a religious man, risen
above the Serio-comic fantasies Of
the Negro Of the Southern States,
he heSitated. He feared it would
be sacrilegious to play such q
role.
He finally accepted.
He soon made himself a symbol
and q living legend in the role.
He was a brown-skinned man
with strongly modelled features
and long white hair which he
wore curling almost to his should
ers. He was an upright figure
in a frock coat, a preachers
coat" His voice was kindly,
resonant and clear.
Born In Canada
His parents had fled from slav-
cry in the South to the freedom
of Canada. He was born there,
In London, Ontario.
He was once a newsboy, bell.
boy, a waiter and a Pullman
porter. He sought, as well as he
could, to obtain a schooling and
somehow he did it. His voice and
his ambition were his main assets.
Before Mr.. Harrison took the
role of "De Lawd," he consulted
with the Rt. Rev. Herbert Ship
man, Suffragan bishop Of the
Episcopal Diocese of New York.
He related:
"The bishop talked it over
with me. He said that maybe I
could help some people to realize
just what the Lord is trying to
do for us, how He's worrying
about us and trying to help us.
And that's the way I tried to
play it,"