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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
BOYS MUST FACE
THIRD TRIAL FOR
ALLEGED ASSAULT

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. Especially
In order to re-indict the nine
colored youths known as the
scottsboro boys whose trial for al
legged assault on two white won /
has dragged on for the past four
years, new warrants were sworn
out for all nine Of them Wednes-
day. The complaints were signed
by Victoria Price, one of the as
serted victims. Ruby Bates, other
alleged victim, repudsated her ac-
cusation and is now working for
freedom of the boys. The recent
reversal by the United States SUI
preme Court Of the Alabama de-
cision condemning the boys to
death, technically gave them their
freedom. In order to bring them
to trial again new warrants had
to be issued.
The point upon which the deci-
sion was reversed was the failure
of Alabama to recognize the right
to Negroes to serve Oh juries. De-
spite the decision by the United
States Supreme Court, a move to
circumvent this point has been in
itiated by Alabama That this will
be the main issue again at the
new trials is seen in the statement
we're going to try them again
and we won't have Negroes on the
jury either made by Attorney
General Thos Mcknight who con-
Quoted the Prosecution in the for
mer trials. Mr. Mcknight said the
third trial viii probably begin next
month. He said, ws want to get
it over as soon as possible"
The spectre of death has hover
ed for more than three years over
the heads of the nine colored lads.
They have been twice convicted,
and the United States Supreme
Court has twice reversed their
conviction. The case has become
world famous due to interest ar
oused by the international Labor
Defense, a Communist organiza-
ton which has conducted the de-
Tense of the boys.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09

man LIVES MANY
YEARSAS WOMAN

NEW ORLEANS CAMP For
some IS years she" lived as Flor
ence Holloway. and as Florence
Holloway she was buried last Fri
day. It was at the funeral that
hundreds who attended learned
that this woman was in truth 3
man.
The family, minister and under
taker said that the will to live as
a woman gave him the right to be
buried as one, and it was in this
spirit that the funeral sermon was
preached.
The deceased was born as John
Brown in the parish Of st. Gabriel,
anc an accident in a sugar refin-
cry was blamed for the decision to
become a woman" He came to
New Orleans and for years was
highly regarded by a wealthy
white family who hired him as a
servant. Neighbors near his
rooming house regarded him as a
woman. A week ago he went to
Charity hospite seriously i'll with
blood poisoning. ard there it was
discovered that "shs was a man."
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j. S. Supreme Court Hears
Houston FIay jury Exclusion

ly tried to make a Negro witness
admit that it would be just as en-
barrassing for a Negro to serve on
a jury with white men, as it would
be for white men to serve on 4
jury with a Negro. The coIored
witness denied it would cause a
Negro juror any embarrassment,
but the statement Of the Assist
ant County Attorney remained in
the record as an admission Of Sc
gregation as the official policy Of
the County.
Judges Rebuke Okla. Attorney
In arguing the case for the state
the Attorney General Of Oklahoma
attempted to go into the facts of
the crime and prove that Rollins
raped the girl at the point Of a
pistol; but the United States SUI
preme Court rebuked him and
stated it was not interested in any
thing except the jury issue. The
Attorney General then argued at
great length ebout the failure to
prove that any particular Negro
citizen had been kept off the jury
on account of race or color, but
he failed to deny the policy of Sc
gregation.
Charles H. Houston, Special
Counsel for the N.A.A.C.P., ham,
mered this official segregation po-
Icy home to the Court in his final
argument. Associated in the case
with him were his father William
L. Houston and Edward P. Lovett.
"A decision is expected soon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
KEEPING A JOB

KEEPING a job is just as inn
portant as getting one.
AS strange as it may seem, all
the loss Of employment is not due
to prejudice against colored work
ers. Some Of It. IN fact quite a
lot of it, Is because Of the care
Iessness Of colored people.
Some are always late; others
are careless about their personal
appearance; others do not take a
pride IN their jobs. It is difficult
Tor colored people to keep their
jobs when color prejudice steps in,
but If they lose them on account
Of inefficlency that IS their fault.
they have no one to blame but
themselves
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Federal Agents Probe
Pension Frauds in S. C.

sALUDA, sc. (ANP)-Depart-
ment of Justice and postal agents
are conducting investigation into
the Fleeing Of hundreds of per-
sons here and in other cominuni-
ties of the South by white men
posing as old-age pension collect
ors.
The men, who collect sums rang
ing from five to ten dollars, prom
Use to file application for pensions
and have the government send the
checks. Unable to produce cash,
one victim gave a white collector
twenty chickens.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09

said persons have assured him:
1AlI we have to do is start 4
chain letter and within ten days
wen have $4,000 He did not
indicate the suggestion would be
followed.
Faclals and Letters
Operators Of a So chain claimed
total investment Of s10s0 within
u hours. Beauty shops sold the
letters to their customers while
administering faelals.
A taprpom operator said he had
made 1915 on So chain, and ex-
pected more.
IT'S just a sudden release Of
recklessneas by persons who have
been under severe restraints" said
Harry P. Study PRESIDENT Of the
Missouri state Teachers associa-
ton. Few tried to explain it.
They are too busy.
P. o. Talks Fraud Order
WASHINGTON spurred by
receipt at the White House Of ov-
er zoo send dime" letters adj
dressed to the president, postofficc
department officials today held
over the heads Of such writers the
possibi1itv Of being denied the use
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09

WASHINGTON. DC. Argu-
ment on the unconstitutional ex-
clusion Of qualified Negroes from
jury service was heard in the I'm
tied States Supreme Court Mon
day and Tuesday, in the case Of
Jess Rollins VS.. State of Olxlaho-
ma. Hollins had been convicted
and sentenced to electrocution in
Okrnulgee County Oklahoma, for
the alleged rape Of white girl.
In the United States Supreme
Court the N.A.A.C.P.'s brief show
ed that no Negro had ever served
on a jury in Ohmulgee County
since Cklahona became a state in
1907. in spite of the fact that Ne
gr0es constituted seventeen per
cent Of the total population of the
County and were fully qualified II
every respect for jury service.
Neither the jury commissioners
nor the sheriff had ever called a
Negro for jury duty
At the trial the Sheriff had tes-
titled that he just did not summon
Negroes for jury duty although he
admitted there was a large num-
Der Of Negro voters in the County
and he personally knew some of
them to be good citizens. One of
the Deputy sheriffs testified at
the trial that the reason Negroes
were not called for jury service
was because Oklahoma had laws
segregating the races. The Assist
ant County Attorney unsuccessful
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
DAVIS SCORES
NRA AND FERA
JIM CR0WISM

WASHINGTON Appearing as
a representative Of the National
Association for the Advancement
Of colored People before the Sem
ate Finance Committee on Friday,
Attorney John P. Davis Of this
city scored the administration of
federal relief and MIRA code diff
ferentials which have sunk the Ne
gro farther into poverty and de-
graduation.
He declared that 1870 more Ne
groes are now on relief than In
October 1883, when the MIRA be-
gan. At that time 1880 of the
Negroes were on relief. The fig
ure now is in excess of 29es, he
said
Protesting against wage differ
entails in codes. Davis mentioned
the case Of the fertilizer industry
in Delaware which employs large
ly Negro workers. In order to pay
them less. Delaware is listed as a
southern state, though for other
Industries it is considered in the
north and workers are paid &C
cordingly. Replying to q question
by Sen. King, Davis pointed out
that where Negro workers organ
lie, their wages are higher. In
tinidation keeps most of them
from joining unions in the south,
however. he said.
Referring to delays and discrim-
nations in cases affecting Negroes
Davis related that after Is months
Of pressure to remedy a code wage
violation In the case Of 1s4 Negro
women formerly employed by the
Maid Well Garment Co. of For
rest city, Ark, the case is still
pending. He pointed out that abb
sence of Negroes on MIRA boards
makes it easy to discriminate ag-
ainst them in labor disputes.
Davis called for outlawing of
company unions; labor representa-
ton on compliance boards; a ma
tional minimum wage based on an
nual labor income: abolition of oc-
cupational, geographical and 9TH
er wage differentials; and outlaw
ing of any differentiaIs based on
race.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09

Chain Letter Fad Becoming
Nations Largest Business

SPRINGFIELD. No. Chain
letter factories sls. 900 chang
ed hands at three Of them within
three hours turned this city to-
day into d money mad maelstrom.
Society women. Mattresses, col
lege students and taxi drivers jam
med downtown streets. Women
showed each other roughly in a
bargain-counfer rush on the NUM-
erous chain headquarters.
Il started Tuesday night as a
joke. BY sunrise it was the towns
biggest business.
Notary Is Watchdog
Two, three and five dollar chain
letters were sold from person to
person and atteated before not
ary. As little as possible was left
to chance
A customer who purchased So
letter was taken before q notary,
who saw the customer put So in
the mail addressed to the person
whose name topped his chain list.
Two copies Of each letter purchas-
ed We're resold with the new GUST
omerss name at the bottom Of the
list. With each resale and cancel
Iation Of the top name. the new
customer worked up to the pay
off, position.
Originators Of So, SO, and So
chains hurriedly rented office
space. got stenographers busy typ
ing lists and hired clerks and not
aries to convince customers the
chains were 'cheater-proof."
Factories Everywhere
The FACTORIES sprang up in
drug stores ard corridors. any
where there was space. other bu-
aIness was halted nxeculiwss took
np the fad
Guy Barnes. executive secretary
Of Drury college. which is plan
ming an endowment campaign,
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Dead Ma-in-Law Aids
Son In His Troubles

NORFOLK, Va. Eddie Lundy,
who lives ON a farm near here, de-
clares that, following a recent
quarrel with his wife, the ghost
of his dead mother returned to
take his side.
The wife. Lundy states, was
frightened out of the house when
the ghost appeared in a bedroom
of their. home, where it remained
until he returned from work. Such
visits, according to Lundy, always
occur when he is IA trouble.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Economic chi ference

1T is HIGHLY IMPORTANT
for the Negro citizens Of America
to take inventory Of tho gains and
losses which have come to him I'M
der the New Deal, writes John
P. Davis. Secretary Of the Joint
Committee on National Recovery,
After stating significant figures
Mr.. Davis points out that the in
crease in the number Of Negroes
in relief families is as accurate in
dication Of the deepening Of tie
economic crisis for black America
IN an Editorial the Saturday
Evening pcst says that while the
colored population Of Washington
is only Is per cent Of the total
population, Is per cent Of the IA
miles on relief are colored
These figures prove that there
is gross discrimination ii the dis
tribution Of jobs.
This same condition obtains ali
over America. coIored Americans
must do something to protect their
SELF respect.
The President has nearly five
billion dollars to spend to create
work Unless colored Americans
begin an active crusade for jobs
they win continue on the relief
rolls while other people get the
Jobs.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Seven White Colleges
Hire CoIored Teachers

NEW YORK (ANP)-At New
York University, James Weldon
Johnson is a guest professor and
Mark Parks is a teaching-fellow
in biology. The following univer-
stiles have Negroes on their facul-
ties: De PAW, Grencastle, Ind;
Long Island Medical College,
Brooklyn; Boston University; Har-
ward Medical School; Northwest
ern University, and the University
of Chicago.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
EDITORIAL
Mother q Mine

THE PEOPLE Of our nation
win have tie privilege Of honoring
mothers on the day set part for
observance. next Sunday. The ma
tufal inclination Of even those Of
our citizenship void Of learning i
10 honor the most loved q an per
sons mother ana It hardly be.
comes necessary to stress the I'M.
por1ance Of this the most appro-
pirate Of the days we celebrate,
The words Of the poet sc timely
IL describing the love and devotion
Of mother as ne writes
If were drowned IL the deepest
sea
Mother o mine. Mother o mine,
I lEp.@ whose prayers would come
down to me,
Mother o mine
II / were hanged on the highest
hill.
Mother o mine. Mother O. mine,
know whose prayers would fol
low me still
Mother D mine
# | were damned, body and soul.
Mother O mine. Mother O. mine,
know whose prayers would make
me whole,
Mother O mine.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Supreme Court Hats
To Attend Funeral

RALEIGH, N. When David
Wright, for twenty-seven years a
messenger of the North Carolina
Supreme Court. was buried at the
Manly Street Christian Church,
last week, Chief Justice w. P. Sta
cy and his four associates recess
ed their afternoon session to at
tend the funeral.
The chief justice eulogized the
deceased IS one who has played
his part well. The Rev. Thomas
c. Hammond, pastor of the church
assisted by others, was in charge
of the services.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09

of Hampton Institute. Va. He was
putting his plane through loops
and spins to gain the necessary
experience to qualify for a trans
port pilots liceIse.
A vast throng of people were
being electrified by his feats in the
Neponset and Atlantic district and
swarms Of automo biles had halted
on the Neponset bridge and on the
Wollaston Beach boulevard, to
watch his exhibition. At City hos
pital later Greene said:
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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Stunt Flyer Escapes In Parachute
As Plane Drops $500 Fl. to River

BOSTON CAMP BY jumping
out Of his plane and dropping into
the river on his parachute after
the controls Of the plane froze as
he was in a tail spin. John Greene.
r., 50, Of 80 Bradford St., South
End escaped death here last week
while practicing stunt flying $500
feet over the Neponset river
The crash demolished the plane.
PoIsse hauled the pilot from the RI
yer and revived him. One of the
few colored flyers in this part Of
the country, Greene is a graduate
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Morse Is sworn in as
NY. Deputy Collector

NEW YORK F.oy Morse was
sworn in as deputy collector OF in
ternal revenue, last week, by Col
lector Joserh T. Higgins, white,
of the thirsi district,
Deputy Collector Kelley, white,
Witnessed the ceremony All three
were once colleglsts track stars.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-05-09
Eta Moten Flies to S. f.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. (ANP)-
In order to fill an engagement at
the Warfield Theatre in San Fran
cisco after two weeks at the Los
Angeles Paramount, Eta Molten
was forced to fly the five hundred
miles in two hours, last week.
, 1935-05-28
ES PROBABLE
QUE TERMINE
SU Case HOY

LUBBOCK, Texas. Mayo 28.-LoS
abogadoS Gel Gobierno indicaron
que probablemente hoy cerrarian
Su case en- contra del Sheriff w. F..
Cato y las otras tres personals que
Sc han estado juzgando por la
muerte del agente del Department
TO de narcotics, Spencer Stafford,
ccurrida en- Post Ell dia Z de febrero.
Cato. ell doctor L. w. Kitchen y
ell doctor ". A. Hartman fueron
acuSadoS en- ell teStimonio de con-
ducir un negocio o los adictos a
las drogaS, quieneS cambiaban CO.
SaS robadas por narcotics. Tom
Morgan, otro de los acuSadoS. no
fue mencionado en- eSa conexion.
Los ~eSfuerzoS de la abogadoS del
gobierno para probar que Kitchen
" Hartman hacian negocioS D los
edictoS a las drogas. con la protec-
cion de Cato. fue interrumpido
basta cierto grado cuando Mont
Bridges -ehuSo teStifcar en- Ia cauSa.
Bridges rehuSo testificar dicien-
do que Sc incriminaria ell miSmo Y
Clio a la corte que "tomaria las
cCnSecuenciaS" por no testificar.
FL gobierno INTRODUCE mas de una
docena de personals que admitieron
ser adictoS a las drogaS v antiques
adictoS. quieneS testificaron que
habian obtenido narcotics de Hart
man ' Kitchen en- cambio de efec-
two y coSaS robadaS.
, 1935-05-28

I'm ROBOE EN-
MATAMOROS
Tres Individuos S e
Encuentran En- La
Comandancia De La
Policia


MATAMOROS. lamp, Mayo 20.
La Policia investiga un robo que
ocurrio en- esta ciudad hace ITEM
20.
I'm individuo. Sc encuentra de-
tenido en- la Commandment de Poll
cia. mientras que ell Agente del
Ministerio P1blico en- esta ciudad.
Sr. Llcenciado Jose Castro v Ia
Policia, investigan como vino a
poseSionarse de I'm reloj de pulsera
que logro reconocerie Ell Sr. jose
Lozano. quien dio aviSo a q Poll
cia de 10 ocurrido.
Parece ser que el individuo, en- Ia
declaration que hizo a las autori-
dades. implied a otro individuo. ha-
biendo declarado Ell segundo. quien
fue detenido que Sc habia sacado
el reloj en- una rifa, ~implicando a
un tercero, diciendo que era aquel
quien 10 habia rifado.
Sc cree que la Policia lograra es-
calarecer Ell robo del reloI. " de al
gunas otras prendas que lie fueron
robadas al ST.. Lozano.
La epidemic de robos que Sc re-
gistro en- esta ciudad hace unas Sc
manas parece ser que Ia cesado
siendo muy raroS los robos ahora.
, 1935-05-28
Dos Muertos En- Un
Choque Registrado

DENTON. Texas. Mayo 2S.- On
hombre v una mujer fueron muer-
tos en- IN choque de automobiles,
ocurrida en- Ia carertera que estA al
norte de eSta ciudad hoy.
La identidaA dc la pareja no fue
establecida ~ edia 3 mente. Una
ncencia matrimonial encontrada en-
81 automovil contenia los nombres
de Minnie Lena Cole. de % amos
dc edad. v Elmer Donaldson. de 20
amos. de Fort Sill. Oklahoma, Ia
licencia habia sido expedida en-
Duncan Oklahoma, ell dia dos de
febrero. Una carta dirigida a Mrs.
Lena Cole, de Taylor, Texas, tam
bien fue encontrada.
Fl hombre murio instantaneamen-
te ' Ia mujer cuando era conducida
en- una ambulancia al hospital de
esta ciudad.
I'm hombre que sc encontraba en-
nj autom0vil con clos, sufrio In
fractura de una pierna y serias cor
taduras.
, 1935-05-28
BUSCA AL
NINO FUE
SECUESTRADO

TACOMA, Wash, Mayo 28.-La
busqueda secreta de los ~secueStra-
dores del niho de nueve amos de
edad George Weyeraeuser, lego a
travez de la Inca international
hoy. teniendo como posibles sos
pechosos "a los restos de las pan
dillaS de Alvin Karpis y del anne
tralladora" Kelly.
En- uno de los pocos parcialmente
descubiertos movimientos de Ia bus
queda de Ia pandilla que demanda
la cantidad de $500. 900 como res
cate por ell regreso del heredero de
la fortuna de las maderas, dos de-
tectives de Tacoma Sc apreSuraron
q ir a Vancouver. b. G.
La policia de Vancouver dijo que
los detectives creian que Ell secues-
tro fue efectuado por los miemhros
de las dos pandillas que Sc habian
undo. Los oficiales de British
Columbia rehusaron deScubrir la
identidad de los detectives de Ia
coma.
Los oficiales sc diriigeron al norte
reSpondiendo a un rep0ste dado por
una mujer, de que habia visto a un
niho que Sc parecia al que fue Sc
cuestrado, caminando % cuatro
hombres en- un automovil que esta-
ba manchado por ell polvo del ca
mino. ell pasado SAbado. 10 cual
sucedi6 menos de "a horas deSpues
de que ell niho habia sido secues-
trado de una Gale de Tacoma.
Una denuncia similar fracaSo hoy
cuando un grupo de oficiales re-
greso a Port Angeles. Wash. des-
pues de un vano esfuerzo para en-
contrar Ia piSta de un automovil,
EN- ell cual Sc encontraba un joven-
otto que Sc parecia nj nino perdido
Aunque no encontraron trazas de
la maquina, con los tres hombres y
mujeres en- Ell. despues de registrar
todos los lugareS IN Ia area del
Lago CeScent, las autoridades de
Port Angeles permanecian alerta en-
la poSibiladed de que los secuestra-
dores lutheran buscado refugio en-
las diseminadas ~foreStas de la penin-
sula OLYMPIC.
simultaneously las autoridades
han guardado mas secreta acerca
, de sus movimientos. quiza reSpon-
diendo a una peticion de los apesa-
radios padres de Ia victima.
Las oficinas del Captain de los
detectives de Tacoma eStaba cerra-
da para todos. menos los oficiales.
La patruila del estado cerro sus
puertas que guam a ST. central, y
por Ia primera vez. desde que ocu-
rrio el secuestro. los INVESTIGATORS
del Departments de Justicia 5 en-
contraban ausenteS de Ia central de
policia.
, 1935-05-28
Toman Medidas
Para Ell Apoyo
De La Moneda

PARIS. Mayo 28.-E Banco de
Francia emprendio una lucha en-
contra de los Expenditures inter-
nacionales" con ell franco hoy. au-
mentando su Quota de deScuentos
por Ia tercera vez en- una Semana,
cuando Ell primer MiniStro Pierre
Etienne F1andin Sc preparaba para
ir ante Ell Parlamento en- buSca de
poderes dictatorialeS por las cua-
les pueda mantener a Francia er
el standard del oro.
FL Banco aumento la Quota de re-
deScuento del cuatro al seis pof
ciento, deSpues de haberlo au.
mentado al tres por ciento Ell jue-
YES. Y al cuatro por ciento Ell Sa-
bado.
La Quota de preStamos sobre ba-
rraS de orc fue aumentada hoy
Gel cinco y medic al Siete por cientA
FL reto del Banco fue hecho in
rediatamente deSpUes de que el
gabinete apelo unanimemente al
pals para SoStener el franco, y des-
pues de que Ell primer ministrc
Flandin habia tornado una energica
determinacion en- contra de la de-
yaluacion.
, 1935-05-28
SALIO EN-
LIBERTAD
CAUCIONAL
I'm Joven Mexicano De
R~aymondville Hizo
n a Acusacion En-
Esa Ciudad

Especial para FL Heraldo)
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas. Mayo
Bel Lunes en- la tarde, sc veri-
fic6 la audiencia preiminar en- la
Corte del Juez de Paz Frank L.
wilson. del ST.. L. M. Scheid, quien
sc e~ncuentra acusado de "asalto
o intenciones de homicide"
Despues de la audiencia prelimi-
mar, Ell Juez Wilson flo una fianza
de $1,000 al acusado, la cual otorgo
desde luego. habiendo quedado en-
libertad c~aucional.
La acuSacion que Sc hizo en- con-
ira de Scheid, Ia firmo ell joven
Santos Flores, ex-empleado de dicho
individuo.
Scheid fue detenido ell Domingo
por Klise Stockwell. Condestable de
eS& ciudad.
FL p~resunto asalto ocurrio. segun
sc dice. Ell Sabado por Ia tarde. des-
pues de que Scheid v Flores, quienes
vi '2ban de esta ciudad a Harlin-
gen. empezaron a diScutir en- una
estacion de gaSolina, Ia cual Sc
encuentra a media milla de esta
ciudad.
Flores sc bajo del automovil. Y
empezo a andar q pie. Y Segun alega
en- la acusacion que firmo. Scheid
puso en- moviemiento ell automovil.
yendo en- la direction de 81, Y lie hizo
varios disparoS. con una rifle de
salon (calibre .22) mientras Flores
corria a traves de un potrero que Sc
encuentra detras de la casa de
Handley Swayze.
La causa Sc ventilara en- Ell pr6xi-
mo periodic de Ia Corte en- ell mes
de Agosto.