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The Washington times., 1935-05-17

"a suggestion for using and
preserving the daily music
themes: The teachers Of sew
eral classes in music apprecia-
ton report that their pupils are
clipping the themes each day
and pasting them on 3x5-inch
filing cards, with the names Of
the composers at the top, and
filing them in alphabetical or
der by cOmpOsers.)
There will be no gong to strike
when Loew's Fox Theater pre-
sents local amateur groups with
each show starting this afternoon
at 1910 o'clock. The Fox Theater
Music Festival will continue with
each show for the remainder OF
the week with a 10-minute pro-
gram by a vocal or instrumental
group.
These groups will be presented
after the opening overture. The
Arcadians will be presented with
the first show today at 1910
D. M; the Hine Junior High
School Girls Glee Club at 3 p. M;
the Washington Musical Institute
String WoodWind Ensemble a
$50 p. M; and the Mt. Vernon
Pl. M. E. Church Choir at 1885
p. m.
On Saturday the following
groups are scheduled to appear
The Loew's Fox Cadet Band and
Drum Corps at 1910 p. m; the
Wilson Teachers College Glee
Club at 3 p. M; the Mckinley
High School Boys Glee Club at
$50 p. M, and the Calvary Bap'
fist Church Adult Chorus at
8:35 p. m.
The purpose of these presenta'
lions is to demonstrate the &C
complishments of the amateur
groups and to stimulate wider
public participation in musical
activities. No groups will be
heard on a competitive basis nor
will prizes be awarded.
The Girl Reserve Glee Club of
the Y. w. C. A. will present a
spring program tonight and to-
morrow night, at 8:15 for the
benefit of the Girl Reserve Camp
and Conference Fund.
Mary M. Burnett, music secre-
tary of the Y. w. C. A., is the
director of the organization which
is composed of high school girls,
Helen Middleton will accompany
the club.
The program is as follows
THE Sun Worshippers" (Zuni
Indian Melody; Kerry Dance
CMolloy); May Day Air" (Old
Essex AiD; "Skye Boat Song
(Scotch Folk Song); "Overtones'
(Rasback-ASlanoff); "Green ca.
thedral" (Hahn); Lullaby" (Moz.
artRyder): Girl Reserve Quest
CKummerkee); and Girl Reserve
Code" (RobertS).
The Glee Club includes the fol
The Washington times., 1935-05-17
NEW DIRECTOR
To POPULAR|ZE
MET OPERA

NEW YORK, May II U.N.S0
Edward johnson, dynamic new di'
rector of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. plans to make that once
Staid and stodgy institution com
pete with Broadway in popularity,
he announced today.
The successor to Herbert With
erspoon, who died last week, is
up from the ranks" as he puts
It, and is full of enthusiastic plans
for opening the door to American
talent and, incidentally, THE best
in the world" Mr.. johnson has
been a tenor with the Metropolis
tan since 1922.
Needs undermining
He sees the opera as needing
modernization and vitalizationr
more hard work and fewer top
hats, and a liberal policy to teach
the American people that there is
no magic about it but an art
which they can enjoy. He eX
planned:
"We've created a new public
for opera in this generation and
we've got to give them opera at
prices they can afford to pay.
We've got to give them as good
show as they can get on
Broadway.
1--WE now have a chance to
give American opera push, to
make it American. Our artists
have had to go to Europe to get
experience before appearing in
the big companies here in the
past. We hope to provide the
opportunity for future artists to
get their training here"
So TOP PRICE
This he said would be done dur
ing the supplemental season in
the spring. During the regular
season the Metropolitan's tradi
tion-which calls for the best pos
sible opera and the finest artists
will be maintained. Two dollars
will be the top price during the
spring seasons. He said:
"We're also going to make the
Metropolitan the clearing house
for all young artists who will go
out and sing in other cities Of
the country"
Mr.. johnson said that as much
as possible of the supplemental
season would be devoted to opera
In English. He predicted:
Eventually America will de-
velOp opera in its own idiOm.
What that idiOm will be, no one
can say. But it will be our own.
If it follows the Wagner tradi-
ton, our Puccini, or the Verdi,
well and good. If it's Gilbert
and Sullivan, God bless it. But
it's going to be our very own.
We're going to do all we can to
help discover and develop it."
Mr.. johnson is undecided as to
whether he will continue to sing
He is a widower and has one
daughter, Florenza, 20.
The Washington times., 1935-05-17
World Of Music


Storm" Theme From William Tell Overture" by Rossin
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
REPORT ITALIAN
PLANE SHOT DOWN
BY ETHIOPIANS

Adds ABABA-- Rumblings of
war clouds, reminiscent of an Aug
ust 81 years ago grew louder here
Monday when it was reported that
an Italian airplane, said to have
been disguised as an Ethiopian
craft, was shot down on Ethiopian
soil by troops of Halle Selassie and
the two aviators taken prisoner.
Although definite information was
not, as yet, obtained, it was gener-
ally believed that the craft, bear
ing Ethiopian colors, had been
brought down by gunfire from the
Abyssinian soldiers. The prison
ers were said to have been taken
to Harrar.
War is momentarily expected
here and evacuation of the city
has already begun. Italian resi-
dents and the Italian legation are
reported to have parted and re-
quests for protection are said to
have been made by legations of
various other nations. The nom
combatant residents are also said
to be leaving the city and prices
are soaring.
LONDON Reports of the inten-
ton of Italy to seize and search
foreign shipping trespassing in the
war zone in the event of open hos
tilities with Ethiopia were spread
here Monday even as the British
government was said to be laying
plans for the presentation of a I'M
tied British front at the
meeting of the League of Nations
council on September 4 at Geneva.
The move, although not officially
announced, is believed to be Italys
answer to the recent large scale
naval movements INDUCED in by
Great Britain
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
DR. E. W. D. ABNER
SHOT BY WOMAN


DENVER. Colo. (By Fritz Cans
Ter for AMP -Dr. E. W. d. Abner.
former supreme commander Of the
American Woodmen, famous fra
ternal organization with headquar-
ters here, was shot in the abdomen
here Monday by Eleanor Smith, d
31-year-old woman with whom he
had been keeping company. The
shooting took place in the bedroom
of his home
Or. Abner's life is despaired OF
by physicians IN the hospital to
which he was rushed and where an
immediate operation was perform
ed upon him.
Recently Or. Abner figured in a
sensational divorce SIT which was
won by his wife. The general be-
lief is that his reported refusal to
marry the Smith woman resulted
in a quarrel with the resultant ira
gle ending.
Prior to coming to Denver to as
sumo the commandership of the
American Woodmen, DR.. Abner
had been a successful practicing
physician in Austin Texas. He
succeeded to the leadership Of the
fraternal body upon the death Of
its founder, C. M. White, and serv-
ing for 10 years, became widely
known in all parts of the country.
In 1888 he was succeeded by L. H.
Lightner, the present commander.
Mrs. Smith is held in jail pend
ing the outcome Of the wounded
physicians condition. Since leav-
ing the Woodmen, DR.. Abner had
not resumed his practice, but had
lived alone presumably, in his pa
latial home on Downing st. here.
The operation revealed ten intes-
final perforations and his friends
and physicians fear for the worst.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Ex-Cart Driver Is
Promoted to Supt.

NEW YORK Herbert II. Sim
mons, of 2O8 w. 149th Street, who
entered the New York department
Of sanitation as an extra cart driy-
err in December, 1911, was induct-
ed into the office of superintendent
in the department by Mayor La
Guardia, Monday, at the City Hall.
Mr.. Simmons latest promotion
was from the rank of section fore
man. In 1928, the appointee was
advanced to the rank of assistant
garage man and assigned to Riv-
ington Street garage, where he re-
ceiyed instructions under the pre-
sent deputy commissioner, Jaul J,
Kearnan.
Three years later. on December
1, 1926, he was promoted to Sec
ton foreman and assigned in Man
haitian to congested area. Mr..
Simmons will have under him a
large number of employees of both
races. There are eighty-one dis
trict superintendent in the five
boroughs. The next rank above
is assistant borough superintend-
emit. There is only one to each
borough.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Civil Service Exams

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol-
lows: Administrative officer in
charge of grants to States $4,000
year, Children's Bureau, Depart
ment of Labor; Special consultant
(accounting), $4,000 a year, Fed
eral Communications Commission.
All States except South Dakota,
Utah, Iowa, Vermont, Virginia and
Maryland, and the District of Col
umbia, have received less than the
quota of appointments in the ap-
portioned departmental service at
Washington, D. C. Full informa-
ton may be obtained from the
Mgr, 18th U. S. Civil Service Dist.
$50 Federal Office Bldg, Seattle,
Washington.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the follow
ing open competitive examinations
Senior stenographer, Junior stem
ographer, Senior Typist, Junior
Typist.
Applications must be on file with
the Manager, 18th U. S. Civil Ser
vice District, Seattle. Wash, not
later than September 81, 1885.
These examinations are open to
men only, as there are ample re-
gisters of female eligibles.
These examinations are for the
purpose of filling existing vacan-
cies and future vacancies in posi-
tions requiring similar qualifica-
tons in the States of Idaho, Mon
tana, Oregon, and Washington.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary, Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners, P.
o., this city, or the Manager, 18th
U. S. Civil Service District, $50
Federal Office Bldg, Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05

Davis Lee, nationally known
newspaper MAJ. author. lecturer
ana globetrotter who halls from
Baltimore. Maryland, came to Sc
attic Wednesday evening. Mr.. Lee
is on a lecture tour of the United
States and IL .eheduled to speak
for both o5iored and white groups
while here.
At 7 o'clock Sunday evening he
will speak for the Allen Christian
Endeavor League at First A..M.E.
Church on 14th Avenue between
Pine and Pike Streets. Alvesta
Warfield, acting president Of the
League. win be in charge of the
service, according to announce
ments. Mr.. Lees subject will be
THE Struggles Of Great Race"
On Monding evening at 8 o'clock
Mr.. Lee win be principal speaker
at a huge inter-racial meeting at
st. Clements Parish Hall on the
corner of oath Avenue, one block
north Of Yesler Way A fine pro-
gram has been arranged for the
occasion. His subject will be "The
Trend of Negro Psychology"
Colored and white audiences
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
have heard Davis Lee speak. While
he is only 81 years old, he is re-
garded as polished orator. White
newspapers in the South have
written columns about his elo-
quence and cold logic. Ministerial
alliances of both races in the var
ious cities have presented him with
letters of praise and commenda-
ton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Several Hundred Men
To Lose Employment


IN curtailing their service, the
Pacific Steamship lines have ord
cred the suspension of passenger
service between this port and Cal
ifornia, effective with the sailing
Of the steamship Ruth Alexander
from this port at 5 p. m. septem-
Der %, according to adviees re-
eeived here today from San Fran
cisco. The H. F. Alexander will
make her last sailing from Seattle
at 4 p. m. September 10, and the
Emma Alexander at 8 p. m. Sept
ember n. Approximately five hun
bred nen are employed aboard the
three vessels, including a large
number of colored men. The com
pany is one of the largest employ
ers Of Negro help in the Northwest
having employed them since 1921.
Company officials, in announcing
the withdrawal Of the ships, said
increased operating costs, due to
higher wages for maritime work
ers, made it Improbable to oper-
ate the passenger vessels during
the winter. The freight ships of
the Pacific Steamship Lines will
continue in service. The passen-
ger vessels win be tied up until the
first of May, 1896, the announce
ment said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Monday Nights
wrestling Card

Fast, sensational wrestling Of
the professions lighter men will be
witnessed at the Civic Arena next
Monday night when Matchmaker
Abe Kubey of the Pioneer Athletic
Club opens his fan season with an
outstanding card.
Paired IN the main event of
eight 1o--ninute rounds are Wild
cat Mccain, ranking challenger
for the worlds welterweight title,
and Billy Hassan, Turkish master
who claims to have 1000 holds in
his repertoire. A bang-up battle
is expected between the two rivals.
The semi windup between Mueller
and Nolan, both strong newcomers,
will be of more than ordinary in
terest because they will go forty
five minutes straight without any
rounds, q procedure that calls for
plenty OF stamina.
Joe Kirk win match his rough
tactics against the science of the
Texas Centipede." lanlxy athlete
whose name comes from the fact
that he is almost all legs. in the
special event. Simmons and EN-
ory both fighting for the chance
to meet one of the nationally frank
ed invaders. win stage an all
Northwest duel in the opener. The
show starts at $50 p. M. with a
new price schedule Of 40 and rs
cents in vogue.
Earl wildcat" Mccain, Oregon,
VS.. Billy Hassan, Turkey
Lou Mueller, Salt Lake City, VS..
Irish" Paddy Nolan, Boston.
Joe Kirk, Boston, VS.. the Texas
Centipede," Waco, Texas.
Tiny Simmons, Oregon, VS.. Ed
die Emory, Tacoma.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
a Cosmopolitan Affair

SAN FRANCISCO = A colored
girl making photograph records
Of English songs. translated into
japanese, accompanied BY a Eli
pima orchestra, and finally broad
cast over a Chinese radio station.
The girl is Nudge Williams, the
KFRC and Don Lee Network
singer. who recorded a series Of
popular American dance tunes
with Japanese lyrics for the Japan
division Of the Columbia Phono-
graph Company. These records
are now part of every Shanghai
radio stations stock.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Louis Visits CCC Camp

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Joe Lou
is got big hand shake from Pre-
sident Roosevelt and an autograph
ed picture of the nations leader
here last week during the Grand
Ledge Conclave of the Elks.
A few minutes later Joe Louis,
whose mighty punches have cata-
pulled him in one short year into
fame and fortune as the leading
challenger for the worlds heavy
weight Championship, was doing
for some IF the boys in the Civil
ian Conser vation Corps, what the
chief executive had done for him.
This twenty-five year old, popular
idol was busy autographing pic
lures of himself and other souve-
Mrs for a score or more of color
ed CCC enrollees of about his own
age who he'd awaited his return
from the White House.
The party had been arranged for
these young men of Company 1860
stationed in the nations capital by
Robert Jones, president of their
Leaders Club and for the past year
clerk in charge of the company
headquarters, working in coopera-
ton with DR.. w. A. Goodloe, host
to Louis during his visit in Wash
ington
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Community Fund To
Open Drive Sept. "a


Seattle VIII open its fifteenth
annual Community Fund campaign
September d to raise $4,000 for
the support Of 81 Seattle social a.
geaeies.
Lacluded IN the 81 agencies to
share in the drive are two serving
"seattle's Negro community, the
Seattle Urban League and the
Phyllis Wreatley Branch, YWCA.
The Community Fund accom-
plishes in one big drive what each
agency would otherwise have to
accomplish by itself through sep
arate campaigns, Hugh c. Cru
well, campaign chairman. pointed
out to Seattle Negro residents this
week.
He called attention to the fact
that Community Fund agencies
served over 10000 persons this
year, including homeless tables,
boys and girls. families in trouble,
blind people, and wayward young
people whom government funds 10
not reach.
The Urban League and the Phyl-
lis wheatley Branch Of the YWCA
are two Of the Community Funds
neighborhood services. Other inn
portant services for which it must
have funds to carry on. Gruwell
said, are child welfare. family ser
vice, boys and girls work. and pro-
tective and preventative work.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Civil Service Exam

The q. S. civil Service Commits
zion announces an open competi.
tive examination for filling q vac
ancy IN the position Of Assistant
Custodian (Class Al IN the Gus
todlal Service. Post Office Depart
ment, Seattle, Washington, at 81
100 a year. Receipt Of applications
to close September s. 1885. Elk
animation TO be held at Seattle
For further information and ap-
plication blank apply to the Office
Of the Manager. 18th q. s. Civil
Service District, $50 Federal Of
flee Building, Seattle, washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Theodore. Scott Given
30 Years for Staying

Theodore Scott, 80 years old, is
in the county jail today, awaiting
his transfer to the State Peninten-
tory at Walla Walla to begin 30
year sentence for the killing last
May of Henry G. Duffy, produce
trucker and broker.
Scott was sentenced Wednesday
by Judge James r. Donald after
the accused man interrupted his
own trial to plead guilty to a sec
ond degree murder charge. The
case was called Tuesday morning
with Clarence R. Anderson as de-
Tense attorney On Wednesday,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
DOCTOR OF NEWS

Due to the fact that the last
member to enter the Professional
Mems Club has been able to &C
quire a Doctors title from a school,
only known to those he tells, I see
no reason why I can't adopt a title
only for distinction also. Mine, my
friends, VIII be Doctor of News"
Like it?
Now for a little news about your
friends and others: Jimmy Clayton
accepting congratulations, very
modsstly, for being the outstand-
ing salesman for Klopfenstein's
Can It be true that Bill MeIver is
not that way any more about his
brothers adopted sister? Doc
Hamilton now in a new enterprise
"a (chicken) sausage factory
My idea of the outstanding couple
for this year is Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Smith. Not only have they
two cars and home. but also are
making room for a third party
III bet tlyce Lewis will have some
thing to tell US soon after a ship
arrives from Manila the latter part
of this month Ralph Jones,
the tops out on Madison way, has
new Chef. Jim Smith try his
potato cakes some time If
boasting made bridge players the
Mems Progressive Bridge Club
would have several noted players
=. If a tall Broadway athlete
doesn't quit playing with popu-
lar flame, his blaze in sports is rot
going to make much of a fire
Italia joe owner of Joes Bar,
SIT Jackson, had one Ethiopian
Italian argument and that was e.
nough for him. He discharged all
his colored help and claims he is
catering to his own people now
Let's not bring the war over here,
Joe :. Cecil Finley coming forth,
at the scholarship dance, with a
tenor voice that made everyone
stop and listen BY the way,
just when Is Harold Lewis and a
famous Japanese blues singer go
ing to do that which she said was
already done??? -. viii some
one please ask the Pacific Coast
Motor Company why they never
have any stimulating liquid for
our four wheeled vehicles? ~? 49,.
Variety is not the spice of life"
says former play-boy, Andy Black.
His reason is the beautiful sopho-
more of the University of Califor-
mia, Mary Lou Elliott, niece of Col.
and Mrs. Green of Oalxland-do 1
hear wedding bells??? =. Jim
Dumas, Seattle Abyssinian and dis
tant relative of Halle Selassie, says
If things don't clear up for his old
scuz'' soon he will have to go over
and join up with him If ever
matrimony should enter my mind,
Vancouver, b. O., bound 1 will be
to see if it could be possible for
Mrs. Wendell Norris to have a
double Bert Allan and Richard
Burnside both endeavoring to con-
vince the old doc" that the other
is that way about Marge Jameson
I. !. Who is the Laurelhurst lady
that Bruce Rowell blames for keep
ing him from his old hang 2?
Those that think Seattle is lacking
the playboys and the playgirls of
the East and South should visit a
well known flat, located on cor
ner two blocks from Yesler, some
Sunday morning about 3 or a.
m. Gus West, manager of box
ers, not only believes in fast boys,
but also in fast automobiles. He is
now rolling around in my idea of
real class Terraplane Chas.
Taylor can be found any week end
burning up the highway in his new
Hudson. That's all for now. See
you all next week s. Yours, DOC
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
Chicago White Girl
Does A Ruby Bate.

CHICAGO amp Two days
after complaints that she had been
raped caused Junious Weathers,
"a, to be held under $4,000 bond
for grand jury action, Lean La
Porte, young. white woman, last
week, admitted to Lieut.. John F.
Scott, commander Of the stanton
Avenue police station, that she had
lied and that Weathers was not
her assaulter
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05

Local and out-of-town readers
are encouraged to mail their news
in to the "Enterprise." All news
should be in our office Wednesday
to insure publication in current is
sue.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05

after a short conference between
the opposing lawyers, Scott was
allowed to plead guilty to a second
degree murder charge, thereby
closing the case.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05

you won't find me worrying
about posterity," said man on re-
lief, ''posterity never did anything
for me-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05
To our colored American
Democratic Friends:

Every good wish from the King
couny Democratic Club, Oldest De-
mocratic organization in the State.
for a very successful State Con-
vention.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-09-05

HARLEM PLAY GIRLS at FIN
nIsh Hall, September 10.