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Japanese Show Act OF
Friendship to Ethiopia

TOKYO (ANP)-What has been
interpreted as further indication of
the friendly relationship between
Ethiopia and Japan occurred here
last week when Daba Birrou, Eth
iopian visitor to this country and
reported to be the president of the
Ethiopian Military Academy, was
rendered a welcoming dinner and
the two hundred Japanese who at
tended the affair adopted a set of
resolutions sanctioning the Ethiop-
ian case.
The affair was sponsored by the
Black Dragon Society, and kindred
organizations, who three days pri-
or to the dinner gave Rirrou an
ovation upon his arrival in this
country. The members of the or
ganization carried banners read
ing Down with Italy" and Res
cue Ethiopia and similar express
sions were made in the welcome
addresses.
Birrou told the gathering that
Ethiopia was determined to main
tain her independence and thanked
the japanese for their sympathy
aH a
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GROUP FORMS TO
AID ETHOPIANS

Mr.. John Lewis and other SYM
pathizers of the Ethiopian cause,
have formed an organization to aid
the war-torn country ruled by En-
peror Halle Selassie. The organi-
cation is known as the Friends of
Ethiopia's Red Cross.
BY subscription, ard by other
means to be agreed upon, they are
endeavoring to raise money with
which to purchase and ship nedi-
cal supplies to the Ethiopian Red
Cross and to help obtain the ne
cessary equipment with which to
administer to suffering humanity
in the Kingdom of Halle Selassie.
A detailed monthly report will
be published covering the activities
of the Friends of Ethiopia's Red
Cross" for the preceding month.
The names of contributors will not
be used for publicity purposes or
will they be divulged without their
owners consent
For further information write to
P. o. Box 2213, Seattle. Funds
collected will be placed in reli-
able bank, who will be asked to
act as one of the trustees.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-10-10

NEGRO ELECTED
HARLEM LEADER

NEW YORK CAMP = White
Democratic leaders of Tammany
Hall in the predominantly Negro
21st Assembly district, have no in
tention at this time Of recognizing
the aim of Negro insurgent groups
represented in the Beavers and
Ramapo clubs, to install Negro
leadership in the district.
That was demonstrated last
Thursday evening when the whites
in charge OF the district meeting
which was held to elect leader,
ruthlessly broke up and adjourned
the meeting rather than give the
4-egro delegates who were in ma
jority, an opportunity to make their
votes count.
The white temporary chairman
former acting District Attorney
Horowitz, declared the meeting adj
journed and the white committee
men walked out.
But the Negroes, representing
the majority of those present, re-
fused to recognize the adjournment,
stayed on and held their own meet
ing. The strength Of the two Ne
gro organizations, the Beavers and
Ramapo clubs, was thrown behind
Herbert Bruce, who was elected
leader. Mrs. Elizabeth Ross Haynes
was che zen co-leader. Bruce is head
Of the Beavers and Mrs. Haynes
comes from the Ramapo, organiza-
ton of william T. Andrews, can
didate for leader who withdrew in
order to insure the election of a
Negro.
The whites now plan to carry
the matter to the Supreme court,
holding that Bruce,s election was
Illegal because it came after the
meeting was adjourned.
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West Virginia College Gets $3.50, 800
Building Loan From Federal Govt

INSTITUTE, w. Va.-Word was
received today by President John
w. Davis, that the Public Works
Administrator has just approved
for West Virginia State College To-
Gated at Institute, West Virginia,
S242, 10000 as a loan and grant to
cover the cost of two dormitories
and a grant of $40, $4,000 to be US
ed in reniodeling and charging the
central dining han of the college.
The total construction cost on the
dining hall will be SAC, 10000. Be-
sides the construction cost in con-
nection with the dining hall, the
sum of $16,O00.Oo has been set a.
side for equipment. In addition,
the WPA will construct a sewer
through the south end of the col
lege grounds at a cost of S25, $50.
Contracts covering these improve
ments which aggregate in cost
-. $4,000 are to be awarded be-
fore December Is, 1895.
The two new dormitories, one
for men and one for women, win
permit the college through space
adjustment, t. house the home ec-
onomics work in one building and
also permit the remodeling of the
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CONVENTION SHOWS
ITSDISAPPROVALOF
.DISCRIM | NATION


ST. LCots, To- A resolution.
disappearing the discrimination
practiced against the ex-service
men of the Negro race by white
posts of the American Legion in
several Southern States, was am
ong the 736 bills Of legislation to
be considered by the Legion con-
vention committees. as $4,000 We
terans here for their 18th annual
conclave, started their regular bu-
siness session here Wednesday.
It was concluded at the session
that the committee on legislation
would recommend to the conven-
ton floor adoption of a resolution
demanding immediate cash pay
ment of the bonus.
New Jersey has gone on record
as one of the state departments to
request action by the National Le-
gion organization at its convention
to force discriminating states to
repeal such laws that deprive any
veteran of rights and privileges
that all veterans should enjoy. The
resolution was presented by H. A.
Brown, commander of Kenneth
Hawkins Post of Atlantic City who
incidently, is the only Negro affili-
ated with that Post.
All of the New England States,
in conjunction with New York,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, has
registered bitter protests against
the persecution Of members of any
racial group by any state or ma
ton.
Many Negro veterans took part
in the grand Legion parade
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UNKNOWN SOLDIER
MAY BE A NEGRO

NEW YORK That Americas
unknown soldier may be a Negro,
is the suggestion contained in a
new poem, Saint Peter Relates an
Incident Of the Resurrection Day
by James Teldo, johnson, which
was published October Z, by the
Viking Press. The title poem is
one Of selected number of Mr..
Johnson's best known poems in
cluded in the book. Among the
other poems are Fifty Years"
which the late Brander Matthews
called one of the greatest commem-
orative poems ever written, and
re words to Lift Ev'ry Voice and
Sing" the well known Negro an
them. This is the first time the
words Of this anthem have been
printed IN a book. Saint Peter
Relates was written about
five years ago, and after several
friends of Mr.. johnson had read
the manuscript, the requests for
copies became SO insistent that the
poem was privately printed to the
extent of only zoo copies. From
that limited printing the demand
for wider circulation has grown,
and is being met by the volume
which viii appear soon.
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JIM CROW IS HELD
VIOLATION OFLAW

NEW YORK The refusal Of
the proprietor Of a women's cloth
ing shop IA Cleveland, o., to serve
colored wolngn wss held to be
an action upon which suit could be
filed under the Ohio CIVIL Rights
Law. in an opinion given BY Judge
Lewis Drucker Of the Cleveland
Municipal Court. The fun opinion
has just been received here by the
NAACP. Mrs. Ellen Sissle, thru
her attorney. Chester K. Gillespie.
had siled suit against Harvey. Inc,
alleging that she had been refused
service. The store answered the
suit by saying that there was no
cause for action since women's ap-
parel shops were not named in the
Civil Rights Law. In making his
decision, the judge stated:
"The question remains whether
defendants place of business is a
public place. On the allegations
Of the petition admitted for the
purposes Of this demurrer. we be-
lieve there can be no serious ques-
ticn but that It is a public place,
open to all the people whose needs
it may satisfy for a consideration.
In other words. that It ia no differ
ent from any other place of bust
ness which offers its wares to the
general public, who Is able or will
ing to pay the price therefore.
Having in mind the declared
object Of the statute and the spirit
in which It has been consistently
construed BY the courts of Ohio we
are Of the opinion that the petition
states a cause Of action"
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I Townsend Pension Plan Claims
Many Negroes Are Joining

CHICAGO CAMP Under the
slogan youth for Work, Age for
Leisure disciples Of the Townsend
Plan Of Old Age Revolving Pen
sions for Permanent Recovery,
from all sections Of the country
win meet here at the Coliseum Oc-
rober "a to q, according to an an
nouncement made by Mrs. e. c,
Dow, president Of the Information
al Humane League, Inc, Thursday
morning.
The movement has for its pur-
pose the passage through Congress
Of the Townsend Old Age Pension
Bill, whereby all citizens OF the
United States so years OF age and
over would receive monthly pen
sion of 5000 with the condition that
the entire amount must be spent
during the month for commodies
and services. according to its pro
moters. A large number Of Ne
groes in various sections Of the
country have been attracted to the
organization, many Of whom are
organizing clubs, according to Mrs
Dow.
It's the belief Of those sponsor
ing the movement that the Town
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U OF VA. ASKED TO
TELL WHY NEGRO
GIRL WAS REFUSED

RICHMOND. Va. The Univer-
sity Of Virginia. whose board of Vi
sitors recently rejected the appli-
cation Of Miss Alice C. jackson of
this city for admission to its gra-
duate school, was asked by Miss
Jackson this week to furnish her
all the reasons for the rejection.
At the time her application was
turned down, the board Of visitors
issued statement saying that the
action was taken because it was
contrary to the custom of the state
of Virginia to educate colored and
white persons in the same schools,
and for other good and sufficient
reasons not necessary to be herein
enumerated" Miss Jackson Is re-
questing that the other good and
sufficient reasons" for the rejec-
ton be itemized.
The present application of Miss
Jackson, which has aroused in
tense interest in the Ute of Vir-
ginia, was made because she de-
sired to pursue graduate work in
French and the state of Virginia
does not provide any graduate
school where Negro students may
secure advanced training in the
arts and sciences and professions.
Miss jackson is a graduate of Vir-
ginia Union university here and
has done some work at Smith Col
lege in Northampton, Mass. Miss
jackson and her family have re-
quested advice and assistance from
the NAACP.
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GRIT

IN YOUR FOOD. it IS the sand
particles that grind on yoar tseta.
and not desired. In FOWL or birds,
1t is found in its craw, and helps
In It's digestion. But there is ano-
ther kind Of grit. the kind that ev-
cry individual should possess. and
not possessing, fails. It is the hold
ing power behind the drive that
sustains and makes forceful sour
drive. AS essential to your sue
cess es the compost cells forming
the brain sSst foment your very
thoughts. you succeed or fail in
proportion to the direct ratio Of the
amount Of It that you possess. A
lazy, indolent person has none. A
forcefuf dynamic person has much
It is more than determination. It
is confidence, determination
tenacity. courage. and stamina de-
livered with force and energy dir
ected by a pre-conceived intent and
desire to accomplish a certain OBJ
jective. Too many young people
lack it. Maybe life has been made
too easy for them, or they have
been coddIed or sheltered too much.
seIf-confidence is its foundation,
and IS an element that should from
early life be imbued in all chill
dren. A child walks because its
mother instillsS IN it the confidence
that it 10 able 10 propagate itself
alone Many mothe<s having thus
taught the child to walk, forget
the admirable virtues Of self-con-
fidence, and no longer inspire It IN
the child Self-confidence should
be cultured always
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Fees Eat Up Assets OF
Of Closed Chicago Bank

CHICAGO CAMP Although
depositors. the majority Of them
Negroes, have never received a
dividend" Master-in-Chancery L.
J. Behan, attorney for the receiver
Of the Roosevelt Bankers State
bank on 47th street, has collected
$4,000 in fees, Investigations us
closed this week. In addition s5fne
5000 has been spent hire for
clerk hire and miscelIacs5us ex-
penseo since the bank closed five
years ago.
When the bank closed, deposit
tors were OWED sl,26s, 3OO.79. Al
though nothjYs has been paid to
deposirors, ne banks remaining
assets after five years of receiv-
ership have a current book value
Of only 1901. 626.63.
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'SCOITBORO CASE
TO Be REOPENED
SAYS ATTORNEY

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. amp ~
A special session Of the jackson
county grand jury is expected to
be called In three weeks to relnves-
tigafe the scottsboro cases and
probably reindict the nine defend
ants. Lieut.. Gov Thomas knight,
n. special prosecutor in TIE case,
stated
In reindicted, the nine youths
who have been IN Jail since tseir
arrest st Paint Rock follown
alleged rape on two white girl hoz
hoes on freight train March Is.
1881. win be given an early trial
IN Morgan county under a change
Of venue to be sought.
Action in the case has been de-
layed since the us. Supreme court
IN April set aside death sentences
imposed on Haywood Patterson
and Clarence Norris, two OF the
nine defendants. because Of their
constitutional rights had been VIC
lated due to the systematic exclu-
sion Of Negroes from Alabama ju-
ries. Since then the state legisla-
ture has enacted a statute permit
ting the dumping and refiIing of
jury boxes ostensibly to remedy
this condition.
Il is understood new rolls Of eli
gible jurors are being made incIud-
ing names Of Negroes. Since the
Supreme court reversal several
have been called fur service IN va
rIous counties, but IN none Of the
cases did they serve the majority
asking to be excused for various
reasc rs. 1t Is not known definite
" whether or not those previously
called or the ones expecting to be
named for scottsboro service or
will be inundated by whites of
the area.
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teacher training high school build
ing for an expanding program in
teacher education. Changes in the
dining hall will offset an over
crowded situation there and permit
that social and cultural approach
which should prevail in college
dining hall.
Visitors Inspect College
The West Virginia State College
was host to DR.. William E. Warm
er, director of Industrial Arts Ed
ucation, at Ohio State University,
and DR.. Elroy W. Bollinger, head
of the department of shops at the
University of North Dakota. They
were accompanied to the college
by David Kirby, secretary of the
West Virginia Board of Education.
Both of these visitors are out
standing men in the field of indus
trial arts, and their visit to West
Virginia State College was occas-
toned by their interest in the Col
lege's trade and technical shops
and mechanic arts curriculum.
They spent a part of two days at
the college, and expressed them
selves as being greatly impressed
by the modern plant equipment,
and curriculum which they found.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-10-10
Chicago Lays Plans For
National Negro Congress

CHICAGO Definite plans for
supporting the National Negro
Congress ere being laid here.
\ A sponsoring committee compos-
ed Of representatives of the Urban
League, the N.A.A.C.P., trade un-
ions, and other organizations has
undertaken to popularize the forth
coming Congress and to raise mo-
ney for expenses of holding the
Congress.
The National Negro Congress is
being organized by john P. Davis,
secretary of the Joint Committee
for National Recovery, with the
assistance of a national initiating
committee set up at the conference
on The Negro under the New
Deal' held at Howard University
last May
Mr.. Davis declared that the Con-
gress was much needed as means
of forming a program of action for
Negro rights acceptable to all ex-
listing Negro organizations" A
sponsoring committee has also
been set up in Detroit and CIeve-
land.
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send Plan is the only feasible one
offered for permanent recovery.
The depression is due to the nom
circulation of money, thus causing
stagnation in industry and the
productive fields. With more than
ten million people receiving month
ly stipend of 5000 which must be
spent, a vast sum Of money win
be in constant circulation, these
Utopians contend, which will en-
able factories to resume operation,
farmers to FIND market for their
products, mines to sell their out
put, all of which would open up
employment to the youth.
This vast sum of money, which
Of necessity must be required, the
plan adherents insist, can be rails
ed Though law establishing a
federal transaction tax, two per
cent tax on all requests and gifts
Of $500 and over, and a one-tenth
per cent increase. on present in
come tax levies. And, asks the
sponsors, "Who would object to
paying these equitably imposed
taxes as a guarantee for leisure
and happiness n old age as well as
opportunity and work for youths
of the land"
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just say al saw it advertised in
the Enterprise"
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EDITORIAL



puRIrse THE LAST few years
the Negro has made remarkable
and pfaiseworthy progress IN prae-
tically every field Il has been We
~ difficult ana against tie most
harassine obstacles hut It has been
steady and sure. one may reflect
with pride thai only three score
and ten years ago We were reIeas-
ed from bondage with only our
strong arms and weak minds to
guide us through the years
ssince then " kept our strong
arms ana trained our weak minds
into minds that are demanding the
respect and recognition that has
heret0fore been denied US. Ignor-
ance has caused Us this denial but
as this country gradually becomes
educated both black and white,
prejudice win become lessened.
Prejudice. injustice and ignorance
are conditions dependent upon
each other and usually exist in the
same type Of lowly bred.
II every Negro in this country
had the intelligence q Mary Beth
une or Mordecai johnson. racial
feelings would sim run high be-
cause Of the ignorance that exists
among the most ignorant and mar
row minded Of the white race.
Much water win pass under the
bridge before we win be given our
just recognition. and this can be
hastened BY the continuance Of our
racial progress BY the development
Of more leaders, more representa-
tives Of tie ambitious people We
are, more great educators. polisi-
clans. lawyers. doctors, athletes.
editors authors. poets, musicians
ministers. business men, etc. there
~ attracting ka1nil ole comment
and favorable attention End ultin-
ately the destruction Of that con-
dition called prejudice which in re-
atty IS more Of q habit than an
actuality
We all rejoice in the world wide
acclaim that Joe LoCts has been
given for it signifies a nctory over
prejudice that has existed in some
sports. That acclaim is a demon
stration of fair play and sports
manship on the part Of white AM
erica, for which we are grateful.
We cannot do other than rejoice in
this success but let It be not boist-
erous and obnoxious but quiet and
modest as intelligence demands.
Let us continue to advance, hop
ing that the day is not too far aw-
az when man win not be judged
by the color Of his skin but by MS
thoughts, actions and deeds, then
and only then can America refer
to itself as the land Of the brave
and the htSne Of the free. For now
white America is not brave en-
ough to forget this wretched habit
and allow us the freedom Of mind
and actions that we deserve.
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'YHE FEARED AND
TEDNVAS|ON
OPENED BY ITALY
BY Dan Pope, Spec. Correspondent
to Crusader News Agency

70 CTusdueF NEWS agency
Adds ABABA-Last Wednes-
day Mussolini ordered the actual
beginning of warfare against the
last independent Negro nation in
Africa. While he making a fever
ish war Indictment speech to 90
100000" italians assembled in It
ally, his Fascist military forces
were plunging into northern Eth
iopian territory near Assab and
Mount Mussa Ali in the neighbor-
hood of French Somaliland
No formal declaration of war
was made by Mussolini. Fascist
Italy may never make a declara-
ton of war against Ethiopia. Jap
anese Imperialism did not declare
war; against China when she seiz-
ed Manchuria and Shanghai. The
intentions, plans and hostiiities
which italian fascism has begun
against Ethiopia is not one whit
less devastating or murderous be-
cause the mere words declaration
of war" have not been issued.
LONDON-A fierce battle near
Gorahai in the North Ethiopian
war zone, in which advancing It.
allan troops, after being halted by
severe Ethiopian machine-gun fire,
were forced to use artillery to
break down the enemy defenses,
was reported today from the Erit-
| rean front.
According to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from its correspon-
dent with the Italian army in Err
Urea, not even the artillery could
completely silence the Ethiopian
gunners, who were making their
stand in trenches.
Finally, a charge of Italian in
fantry routed the defending forces,
according to the dispatch, which
said Ethiopian casualties were
heavy.
Premier Mussolini's conquering
legions girded themselves for new
battle before Aduwa early Tuesday
when the Italian high command
received word that two powerful
units of Ethiopian troops totaling
10000 warriors are marching on
the ancient town with the object
of winning it back from the Ital-
ians.
One unit was reported to be UNI
der the command of the Ethiopian
crown prince and the other under
Ras Mulugheta. Reinforcements
were said to be enroute to join in
the attack The Italians have been
maintaining aerial scouting patrols
in an effort to catch sight of the
first troops massing near Aduwa
and open a bombardment to de-
fend their cherished vengeance
victory of Aduwa.
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DISTRESS, LOWERING OF NC.
TEACHER EFFICIENCY IS TOLD

embarrassed silence until the next
speaker was hastily summoned.
Speakers showed that the aver
age pay of North Carolina teach,
ers is slightly more than sou
for an eight months term. j..
When the hall of the house OF
representatives proved made,
ouate to accommodate the CROWD
which had come from all parts OF
the state. some ION borrowed
money" the meeting was ad-
iourned to the high school audi
forum. There the committees
on appropriations, education and
salaries and fees Of both houses
heard bakers dozen of speak
ers describe the straits to which
school teachers have been driven
in the state. :,
The tenor of their address was
the same. 1t was simply that
teachers are unable to live on
present salaries; that savings. in
surance, all future security have
been sacrificed; that decent cloth
ing, decent food, medical and
dental attention are impossible
that the state is losing its best
teachers to more Lucrative jobs
and heir places are being taken
by incompetents. y" $50