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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
Carnegie Benefactions
Recalled on Anniversary

CHICAGO (By Frank P. CHS
holm for ANP)-Some of the ma
ny benefactions for Negroes by
Andrew Carnegie have been recall
ed with the celebration of the not
ed philanthropist's birth 100 years
ago. His fortune of $35O,OOO, 900,
.amassed mainly in steel, has been
given away by himself and the
Carnegie Corporation.
In addition to the endowment OF
Negro libraries at many schools,
his most notable single gift was
5000, 900 to Tuskegee. A stauhch
supporter and admirer of Booker
T. Washington, Carnegie directed
that the income of this fund be de-
voted solely to the support Of DR..
washington and his family.
Atlanta University is another
large beneficiary. A grant of $780,
600 was given for the erection of
sale Hall at Morehouse. Hampton
Institute has also shared hand
somely in Carnegie funds.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
Methodists Merger

WASHINGTON CAMP - All
Protestant denominations may be
expected to rejoin their various di-
visions, including those split asun-
der by the Civil War, it was fore
seen by Methodist leaders conven-
ing here this week to work out a
plan for the consolidation of the
three Methodist groups.
Such a merger is already being
drafted by the Northern and Sou
thern Presbyterian church, it was
announced According to DR.. Har-
ry E. Woolever, SECRETARY of the
ME. joint commission on union,
the three branches cannot be con-
solidated before 1910 as the Sou
thern group will not meet until in
1888.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
PRES. ROOSEVELT
DRIVE
T0TUSNEGEE INST.

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala.
(ANP) ~ President Franklin D.
Roosevelt today gave ais endorse
ment Of the movement initiated
by white people of the South to
raise funds to erect a modern Ag-
ricultural Building on Tuskegee's
campus as a token of their appre-
citation of the accomplishments Of
the widely known Negro institu-
ton.
In letter to Or. F. D. Patter-
SON, president Of Tuskegee Insti-
tute, received here Thursday, Pre-
sident Roosevelt said:
Agriculture is and probably will
continue to be the chief source Of
income for the South. The success
of southern agriculture is depend
emit in great part upon the indust-
ry, intelligence and thrift of the
Negro farmers. 1t seems espec-
tally wise therefore that the white
people of the South should provide
for the erection of an agricultural
building on the campus of Tuske-
kee Institute as an endorsement Of
the splendid work being done there
in the teaching of scientific agri-
culture"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
Herndon viii Speak
AT NAACP Meeting

NEW YORK = Angelo Hern-
don, who has twice escaped being
placed on a chain gang in Georgia,
will be the principal speaker at the
annual mass meeting of the NAA
CP here Sunday, January 5. Mr..
Herndon will speak on the Scots
boro case, which is scheduled to
be tried again in Alabama begin
ming January 6.
Walter White, national secreta-
ry of the NAACP, will speak on
the work of the Association dur
ing 1895 and project the program
which will be followed in 1896.
There will be special music. The
meeting will be held in the Metro
rolitan Baptist Church, of which
Rev. Abner Brown is pastor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
JOE louis IS
REPORTED HALE
AND HEARTY

NEW YORK CAMP - Two ru-
mors rocked Harlem to its foun-
dations Friday night. Some busy
body had it circulated that Joe
Louis, idol of colored America, had
been killed in an automobile acct
dent. Immediately the telephones
began buzzing with conversation,
and newspaper offices downtown
in New York were swamped with
inquiries. Finally, one of the pa
pers phoned Louis in Chicago and
received the terse answer, II am
not dead. wish you a Merry
Christmas" Then and only then,
did Harlem breathe more freely.
The second rumor had to do with
and equally well known figure,
though not so popular a one. It
was rumored that Hubert Julian,
recently returned from Ethiopia,
had been set upon by a mob on
Seventh Avenue and beaten to
death. There was no foundation
for this rumor. for at the time he
was supposed to have been attack
ed, Julian was in an attorneys Of
flee seeking legal advice on writ
ing an account of his Ethiopian
experiences.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
Father and Son Both
As Old Age Pension

GREENWICH, Conn (ANP) =
Fatner and son appeared together
here last week to apply for old
s.ge assistance. They were Henry
aAlabam" Walker, 106, and his
son, Henry Jr., e5. Both filed ap-
plications at the Public Welfare
department
The elder Walker says he can
remember when what is now the
principal business section Of the
town of Greenwich was only a COW
path. He formerly was known as
an expert at blasting and was en-
ployed frequently on jobs where
the handling of dynamite was re-
quired.
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NUPTIALS HELD
CHRISTMAS DAY.

Miss Odessa Virginia Lewis.
daughter Of Mrs. Cora Lewis aid
Mr. Nathaniel Lewis, and Mr.. The
odore Freeman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Freeman of Portland
were married in simple ceremo-
nv on Christmas Day at the home
Of the brides mother, with Rev. J..
R. Harris officiating. The bride
was dressed in a dark blue travel
ing ensemble and wore corsage
Of gardenias. Mrs. Donald Gate
wood was matron of honor and
Mr.. Charles Lewis, brother Of the
bride, acted as best man. Follow
ing the ceremony reception was
held honoring the couple, an inter-
esting feature being that the de-
corations on the wedding cake
were the ornaments which adorn-
ed the wedding cake of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. S. Freeman.
The happy couple left immedi-
ateiy after the ceremony for Port
land, where they win make their
home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
STABLE WORK Is
AN HONOR TO THE
TENTH CAVALRY


NEW YORK - Soldiers of the
famous 10th cavalry enjoy IAN
honor in being selected to care
for the horses used by the Army
War college and the general staff,
according to a letter received by
the NAACP from the adjutant
generals office of the War depart
inent.
The War department letter was
in answer to an inquiry by the
NAACP about the duties of mem
bers of the 10th cavalry and the
status of Negro combat troops in
the regular army.
The War department letter de-
clared the oath infantry at Fort
Benning, Ca, was under arms and
was equipped with all combat
troop material. The letter also de-
clared that in the viewpoint of the
Army, all service ranked the same,
whether in combat troops or labor
battalions. 1t stated that some
white combat troops had been as
signed to labor battalion duties.
The letter admitted that MEM
bers of the 10th cavalry have not
participated in military maneuvers
for the past three years.
The letter lodged the question
as to why men of the machine gun
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WPA Plays at Lafayette

NEW YORK (ANP)-The first
productions scheduled under the
new Federal Theatre project were
named here this week by Elmer
Rico, noted author, who is heading
up this division of the WPA. And
a signal honor was accorded color
ed authors and players in that
colored unit will be the first to
present play.
Under the direction of John
Housman, the old Lafayette The
atre blossoms forth with the first
show, opening between January Is
and Februarv 1, "St. Louis Wom-
an" by Countee Cullen and Arna
Bontamps. 1t is a play of Negro
life in ST. Louis in the 1905. Also
on the list of this unit are an I'M
titled play for Fora Neale Hurs-
ton; walk Together Children" by
Frank Wilson; and revival of
MacpeJh.
Cecil Mcpherson viii direct
choir to be heard in some f these
plays as well as in special con-
certs.
The Lafayette has been leased
outright for the productions which
will be offered the public at ex-
tremely low prices. Authors will
be paid at the rate of $50 per
week for the use of their works.
Thus far, $500 persons have been
signed for the work unit
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
AMSTERDAM NEWS
FILES BANKRUPTCY

NEW YORK (By A. e. White
for AMP - Having served New
York for over twenty-five years as
its outstanding Negro newspaper.
the Amsterdam News filed petit
lion in bankruptcy Friday IN the
courts here, with Pentagon Press
and the Powers Engraving Co. the
chief debtors. This action climax
es a series of misfortunes for the
publication since October when
several members of the papers
staff walked out on strike. These
members, supported by the News
paper Guild, have constantly pick
eted the office &C the paper, urging
Harlemites not to buy the Amster-
dam News. A parade of men and
women constantly in front of the
office, including white and colored
together, with representatives of
the ministry taking part in the de-
monstration as well.
Publishing at the same time, a
sheet called the Reporter, the Guild
urged former advertisers and Gus
toners not to buy the paper, at
the same time setting forth their
side of the story.
Beginning in October when fin
ancial difficulties made it impos-
sible for the publication to con-
tinue several high salaried work
ers, two of whom were dismissed,
others on the staff walked out in
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Col. Robinson Orders
Planes For Chicago

Adds ABABA amp - De
livery of six new airplanes from
an English aircraft company. cost
ing $4,000 each, to be used for
six Negro flyers from Chicago ex-
pected to join the Ethiopian air
forces, is awaited by Col. John c.
Robinson of the imperial flying di-
vision, It was learned last week.
However it is highly probable
white pilots may have to use the
craft in defense of Ethiopia. AL
though arrangements have been
made for the bringing of the six
Negro aviators, all former associ-
ates of Robinson in Chicago, the
flyers have run up against snag
in the form of the us. govern
ment, which has failed to grant
passports, according to latest adj
vices reaching here.
Col Robinson himself has had
to answer questions because of the
US. law against citizens joining
the fighting forces of a belligerent
nation. A consul attached to the
American legation here called the
flyer to headquarters several times
to ask annoying questions and was
shut up only when Robinson asked
him if he wanted Robinsons pass
port. The consul then stated he
was proud of the flyer and stated
the American government was
back of the pilot 100 per cent.
The half dozen planes were or
dered originally from the us. but
the order was turned down be-
cause of the government embargo
on goods being sent here. The Eng
lish company which obtained the
order is attempting to have the
Emperor favor English aviators
and English mechanics with the
director also English. AS a result
some officials believe Britain is
fostering the same policy that en-
abled her to muscle in and even
tually dominate Egypt.
Japan, on the other hand, has
agreed to send as many airplanes
or other necessities as are desired
and with no strings attached. Eth
iopian officials, however, are pro-
ceeding on the Japanese offers
with extreme caution in the belief
that England won't like it if we
buy too much Japanese goods"
Despite the trouble of the Chi
cago Negro pilots, European avia-
tors are here trying to get jobs in
the air service. From America
many white flyers have cabled
their desire to come here at their
own expense if jobs are assured.
Several flying vacancies were Gre
ated at the end of November when
the French pilots left the service.
France has become very unpopu-
lar here because of her seeming
sympathy with the campaign of
Italy.
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CONTEND RELIEF
WEANENS NEGRO
ATTITUDE OF LIFE

NEW YORK AMP Newell D.
Eason. assistant professor of So
GEOLOGY and economies at Shaw
University, writing in Opportunity
mag azine this month contends that
the "relief system" has weakened
the Negroes attitude toward work,
towards the home, and towards
life. Professor Eason says:
There seems to be a weakening
of the tie between children and
parents due to the fact that the
children seek the things they
want from the social worker rath-
err than the parents Children
now proudly boast that my visit
or" where once they boasted that
that's my daddy" Parental au-
thority as a result appears to be
on the wane."
"Those that have been on relief
rolls for some time have lost self
confidence, self respect and the
spirit of independence =. At first
members of the family felt humil-
lated because of the lowering of
their status resulting from being
recipients of relief, but it no long
er distresses them. They ask, they
beg, they say, buy me- get me-
give me- but they do not feel a
shamed. When families accept re-
lief with parasitic response, then
the relief is doing more towards
disorganizing the family life than
poverty"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-12-27
PROFESSIONAL AND
BUSINESS FOLK WIN
IN STORY CONTEST

ATLANTA, Ca. CAMP ~ The
following winners in the recent
Rosenwald contest for the best
stories Of the economic efforts Of
Negroes were announced here to-
day BY the Commission on Inter
racial Cooperation which conduct
ed the contest on behalf Of the Ju-
Illus Rosenwald Fund:
In the field of business: Jesse
3. dayton. certified public ac-
countant, Atlanta. Ca; Lucia NJ.
Pitts, office secretary, Department
Of Interior, Washington, d. c.; P.
B. Young. editor and publisher,
journal and Guide" Norfolk. Va.
Harry H. Pace, president Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance Co., Chi
cage.
In the professions: J. ]. Starks,
president Benedict College, Col
umbia, SC; w. A. Cooper, teacher
and painter, Charlotte, N. c.; Ro-
bert T. Burt, physician and surg
con, Clarlsville. Tenn; s. d. Nc
GIN, Attorney, Jacksonville. Fla.
These eight awards, ranging
from twenty-five to one hundred
dollars each, complete the list Of
twenty awards in a thousand dol
lar national contest in which the
other twelve winners were an
nounced some days ago. Three
hundred life stories were submit
ted in the contest. which closed on
October I.
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Colonel Young Post
Seeks 200 Members

NEW YORK (ANP)-The Col.
Charles Young Post of the Ameri-
can Legion is holding its annual
membership drive with 200 as the
goal set for the two weeks work.
Meetings are being held nightly
with reports showing encouraging
results. William Anderson is com
mander of the Post.
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the Shakespearian country to YER
sailles, to the Isle of Marken, to
the castles of Sweden, and among
the glaciers and snow-fields of
Norway.
Mr.. Hodge is well fitted by tenn
permanent end experience to please
his guests and to secure pleasur-
able conditions for them. His par
ties are always very courteously
received everywhere abroad. In
dividuals travelling with him will
find their companions cultured
and congenial.
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dense northern forests LANDS far
Their north than our Alaska and
Hammerfest, the most northerly
town in the woodland then to
the top of the world at bleak, in
spring North Cape for a view of
the blazing sun at midnight.
The tour will visit England, Bel
GUM, France, Holland, Germany,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Lap
land, Finland, and spend several
days in the capitals of each coun-
try. Side trips will be made to
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Adolph Hodge, the well known
New York school teacher, who has
conducted tours abroad for many
years viii take his next summers
party far away from the War
Zone. They will go to the far
North, beyond the Arctic Circle
to within 600 miles Of the North
Pole. There should be many thrills
in a trip like this-pleasant wea-
Their and the sun shining all night
long, beautiful waterfalls and won
derful fjoros, lovely lakes and the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-04
behind the Scenes
!" WasIhii,m.gs:tto,m't IL i,.s:t ,'teu,.
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHNGTON.-Ony those who how is the relief sit
messy really
the here for the u
his to them
White House Cancelled
scheduled period questions from the
still Mayower hotel talking
friends
just anything you relief The
themselves and change
privately that there prob
the unemployed this winter
estimated vaguely that
million families would badly against it result of
the Roosevelt policy quitting this business relief while others felt
he conservative.
subsequently has evnced private
possibilities still for tug of between
unemployed will
be holding =
promised will continue after July but
relief
by which time it's still
hoped WPA will be employing 35ooOoo persons
COMPONENT ingredients in big include
the federal government must
quit this business of relief who anxious to proclaim recovery and
of his relief sub
ordin whisper he is blinded to the problem
cities which refuse make adequate efforts to for
which make adequate preparations including
legally ccumsced budgets can't be arranged soon enough to
Underlying expanding production absorbing
many unemployed
isn't all the story Besides, we have
the
expenditures thousands
politicians the rele1 issue IN any Will
Millions of unemployed places have
within itself to what to do next
and how
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-04
VOTES FLOW DOWN
THE COLORADO RIVER

Two representatives of Arizona's Off
cialdom unwittingly are uncovering
stick by stick the gentleman who has re-
manned ensconced in the Colorado river
driftwood pile for so many years. His
ebony countenance bears the unmstak-
able stamp of politics.
When Attorney General John L. Sulli-
van of Arizona built bonfire under the
person of his assistant, Lloyd X. An
drews, the light showed up many of the
reasons why Californias neighbor state
has kept Colorado river water rights in
litigation for so long. Andrews resigna-
ton, delivered Tuesday, was sign post
along the road to election day in Arizona,
Andrews objected to employment of
outside counsel "at eXorbtant fees which
the overburdened taxpayer must pay
when you have able assistants in your
office who volunteered and wanted to
represent the state in the Colorado river
litigation at their regular salaries" The
objection was aimed at employment by
Sullivan of James r. Moore as special
Colorado river counsel for Arizona at
salary of S12,500 yearly, besides re-
tainer fee of $4,000.
If Arizona's rights were actually en-
dangered by present or contemplated di-
vision of Colorado river water, the eX-
penditure mentioned IN Andrews reSlg-
nation would be justified, perhaps. To
a state such as Arizona, or an area like
Imperial Valley, water rights are price
less. 1t is hard to determine from this
distance, and without knowing the re-
spective merits of Sullivan and his erst-
while assistant, who is in the right. 1t
is not hard to see, however, that their
fight is a political one.
AS far as Arizona is concerned politics
has ruled Colorado river discussions
since the basin states gathered at Santa
Fe, n NJ, to reach an equitable agree
ment years ago. There has not been an
election in Arizona since that time in
which the Colorado river has not roared
through campaign speeches from num-
berless platforms. Arizona politicians
have cast their bread upon the waters of
the river, and it has come back to them
buttered with votes.
Now, once again, the old game is on
Arizona's taxpayers, who pay for the
ioyrides, and the other basin states
which must spend money to defend them
selves against the political forays, are
all goats in the same pen.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-04
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS
ON EAST MESA LAND

Another milestone in the history of
Imperial Valley will been set when and if
the Imperial Irrigation District is success
full in obtaining establishment of feder-
al experiment stations to test the adapt
ability of soil on the. valleys east mesa.
An area almost the size of the present
irrigation district will be brought under
cultivation there eventually. Gravity
flow water will be available to the land
when the All American canal is COM
pleted There is no time to be lost in
learning all that can be learned about
the land.
When the government first granted
an appropriation for the canal, it was
with the understanding that lands on the
east mesa would not be brought under
cultivation The agreement was made on
the theory that too much land is farmed
already. Then came the drought, and
experts found that many American
farmers were existing on sub-marginal
land. To them, such soil as that on the
valleys east mesa would be an agricul-
tural paradise. The agreement was
written off the books.
Now the district is moving toward
eventual development of the fertile reg
ion as logical addition to the property
already farmed. That the efforts will
be successful should be the hearty hope
OF every resident of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-04
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

he will become permanent lis"o
in English film producing.
Manhattan has a sort oil secret
fraternity that might be called the
STAY Abed All Day Club. MEMBER
ship is composed OF high-poWereo
executives who are taking one OF
two davs a month for complete
rest During this interlude no one
NAV reach them, not even their
secretaries. They read no mail, IN
dulge a light diet and rest III
darkened room.
With the exception OF Lois Long,
all the bright feminine takers seem
to have deserted New York Tor Hoi-
lywood. Dorothy Parker Is in her
second year there and Virginia Faul-
kner and Tess SleSsinger have been
articled to studio routine. Their con-
verSational art is that offhand cas-
ualness that SO neatly follows bored
but somewhat studied yaWn. 1t de-
flates stuffed shirts and indeed
makes everybody within earShot fear
whatever may be said will sound in
sane. So when they enter a room,
they Immediately have the floor.
And do they take it!
From Augusta, Maine: THE men,
bers of our haunted house explor-
ing society have found a pippin. All
deserted and the scene of two mur-
derS, Is miles from any roadway.
Will you join us on our visit the
first week in January?"
Haven't you heard? That's the
week I attend the annual meeting
of the Stuffed Owl Collectors. Love
to the spooks.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-04

Bidding went: South, Spade,
West, 2 Diamonds; North, not liking
to bid no trumps on single stop to
the adverse suit, and not wishing to
bid 2 on his poor hearts, went 2
Spades; South, 3 Hearts, offering
partner a choice of calls. Unless
North could either support hearts or
bid game in spades, South had no
intention of doing SO. North, 4
Hearts, which West doubled, hoping
to win a single spade trick, dia-
mond and 2 club tricks.
Having what seemed to be pos
sible re-entries, West cleared his dia-
mondS, by leading the K. Dummy'S
Ace won the trick. Three rounds of
winning trumps were taken by de-
clarer, leaving single trump in his
hand and the same in dummy.
West was given the fifth trick, by
leading declarer's lowest club. Vests
K won, leaving that defender in an
unpleasant predicament. He had
won a single defensive trick. From
declarer'S bidding he believed that
South had two short major suits.
The fact that trump play showed
only 4 hearts originally in the declar-
ing hand made it most improbable
that player held spades without re-
bidding them when North support
ed that suit. 1t seemed safe enough
to lead another round of diamonds
and West did SO, winning his sec
ond trick. Then West led his Ace of
clubs, hoping that east held the
missing j, but South dropped that
card on the seventh trick, leaving
West in doubt whether or not de-
clarer held another club.
West could not lead a spade with
out assisting South, and the only
other possible lead was a diamond,
so he led it. Dummy ruffed and
South discarded his lowest spade.
Dummy's two good clubs we're led.
Upon the second one, South let go
his j of Spades and the thirteenth
trump with which to win the last 3
tricks of the hand, and fulfilling
his doubled contract of a Hearts. The
way declarer played the hand never
gave West an opportunity to defeat
the call.