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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-08-01
Obie Walker Hailed as Second
joe Louis; But It Don't Click

PARIS -0bie Walker, who halls
from Corcoran, Ca. and who de
parted from the shores Of United
States years ago. is being haired
BY European fight experts as an
other ICE Louis The young mitt
singer had garnered a big reputa-
ton here and Is one Of the most
popular boxers IN the country.
Under the guidance Of jeff
Dickson, the Tex Rickard Of Eu-
robe. Walkers fortunes have risen
steadily IN the past few months.
until he is being hailed as the hea-
vyweight champion of the contin-
ent.
He was introduced to the fight
public under the name Of Baby
Goudron" about year ago. Five
feet nine inches in height and sew
eral pounds over 200, he started
out and amassed a string of VIC
tories that would have been inn
pressive anywhere.
Quiet, unassuming, and a natur-
al fighter and boxer ne is regard
ed with great deal Of favor ev-
erywhere and especially in Eng
land, where it seems to be re-
quisite that a man be a gentleman
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-08-01
CHARLES HOUSTON
JOINS NAACP STAFF

NEW Charles H. Hous-
ton. vice dean of the Howard Uni
versity law school, on leave of alb
sence. has taken up full time work
here at the national office of the
N.A.A.C.P. a. Special Counsel. Mr..
Houston. who won a suit last
month against the University of
Maryland to compel it to admit a
Negro student to its law school,
will be engaged primarily upon a
legal campaign to secure equal ed
vocational facilities for coIored stu
dents where these can be secured
under the law IN states which now
do not provide such facilities. In
addition, Mr.. Houston win advise
upon the regular legal defense
work of the N.A.A.C.P. and is now
cooperating with the lawyers in
the Jess Hollins case in Oklahoma
The conviction of Hollins was re-
versed by the United States sup
RENE court on the ground that Ne
groes were barred from the jury,
and new trial will be held SOON
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-08-01
New York Cult Leaders Hold Their
Crowds With Ethiopian War Talk


NEW YORK Jump THE ItaI-
ian Ethiopian war scare is proving
lucky break for the widespread
religious cult world in Greater
New York.
Until recently these cults head
ed BY the Costonies, the Diyines.
Black I5itIers the Or. Keos, and
other cult leaders. have worked be-
hind the scenes. in small churches
and halls hidden from the street.
This is not true today, thanks to
the impending war which is giving
the cults a place in the sun.
costonIe Speaks to 1900
For instance, in Brooklyn. Fri
day night, Prophet Costonie, cele-
brated ethiopian Night, and
talked at length on the war situa-
ton. He mentioned the fact that
Emperor Halle Selassie had an
nounced last week that he would
personally lead his armies of men
and women onto the battle field
against Italy.
Costonie numbered over the loud
speaker the ques Jn addressed to
1000 women followers assembled
in his Temple despite the pouring
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rain. as to whether they were will
ing to enlist under the war BAN
ner of Emperor Selassie. A huge
chorus Of yes" greeted his ques-
ton.
Advertisements of ethiopian
Night" had caught the attention
Of ne metropolitan dailies also.
and representatives of three Of
them sat near the back of the tent
throughout the meeting.
Divine Hasn't Started
Father Divine does not seem to
have touched on the Ethiopian sit
uation in his program, but since
the war clouds have thickened he
is getting much more notice from
the white world.
Over III Newark, Monday morn
ing's paper presented the likeness
of Emmett Parker, head of the Pa
cific movement there, holding a
multi-colored flag aloft with the
heading, Moses Rallies Armed
support for Ethiopia although
he had only 200 people at a Sun
day meeting in small hall in the
third ward. More pictures of a
Continued on Page Two)
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HAITI TAKES OVER
ITS OFFICIAL BANK
FROM N. Y. HOUSE

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-In
another of his steps to free Haiti
from American dominance, Presi-
dent S.enio Vincent of the island
republic on Tuesday officially took
over from Walter T. Voorhees,, for
eign and finance minister, the
Banque Rationale dHaiti, which
had been owned by the National
City Bank of New York since 1922.
Before ceremonies lasting more
than an hour the Haitian govern
ment made 81, 100000 payment for
the banking property. sirnultan-
eously, the National City Bank de-
clared in New York a liquidating
dividend of more than $1,000,0O0.
representing surplus and undivided
profits. The banks capital was
reduced from 100000 to $1,000
600.
The transfer was featured with
speeches by Mr.. Voorhees, and Sid
ney de la Rue, American financial
adviser to the Haitian government.
1t was the first banking adventure
of the country in half century
and its second in it's entire history.
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HALLE SELASSIE
ASKS WOMEN TO
JOIN ARMY TOO

Adds ABABA- With Musso-
hni's legions arrayed along the
Ethiopian border awaiting the or
der to strike, Emperor Halle Sci
AISLE has announced that his ma
ton stands ready to defend the
country and its independence.
Even the women of the nation
have been called upon to do their
bit in the event of invasion by sub
hitting to military training.
In documents recently received
in America the fiery speech of the
Emperor, urging the whole nation
to units against the invaders, was
recently made public.
The belief that Ethiopia has
been idle while italy is massing
troops on the border is absolutely
false.
The Emperor has been travel
ing to every corner of the realm.
making speeches to his warriors
and uniting his tribesmen for the
defense of the nation. In a recent
speech before a group of noble
men he declared that Ethiopia had
conquered the handicap of "a lack
of funds" and obtained the neces-
sary arms and munitions from the
factories for the defense of Ethio
plan independence and peace"
Typical of his speeches is the
following in which he said:
when your heart and unity,
faithful to Ethiopia, were engaged
in the interests of the country, we
procured arms for you, which viii
aid you. For this purpose, we is
sued orders to the civilian popula-
ton and the military to pay spe-
cial tax in the interests of the peo-
pie.
Cut Meals
"At the present time, not only
Continued on Page Three
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N.A.A.C.P. Hits Plan 10 Make Lynch
Admiral" Pratt Governor Of Virgin Is.

NEW YORK Vigorous protest
against the possible assignment of
Admiral william v. Pratt, retired,
as Governor of the Virgin Islands,
was sent Monday to President
Roosevelt by the National Associ-
alton for the Advancement Of Col
ored People.
The association based its protest
upon Admiral Pratt's endorsement
Of lynch law in 1882 in connection
with the infamous Massie case in
Honolulu At that time, Admiral
Pratt was quoted in the press as
declaring
american men viii not stand
for the violation of their women
under any circumstances and have
taken the law into their own hands
repeatedly when they have felt the
law has failed to do justice"
AS an indication Of the serious
ness Of Admiral Pratt's pro-
nouncement in favor of lynching,
the association quoted to Presi-
dent Roosevelt the comment of
Wallace Rider Harrington, publ
sher of the Honolulu Star Bulletin
and former Governor of Hawaii,
who said:
Admiral Pratt's statement add
ed fuel to the flames and caused
an outburst from press, pulpit and
the legal profession The people
are resentful and alarmed that q
conspicuous officer Of the nation
should openly sanction contempt
for courts and condone the killing
Of one whom the laws Of the land
hold innocent until proved guilty.
Generally speaking, the declar-
alton Of Admiral Pratt is accepted
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We Are Used To Ii

ANTI SEMITIC RIOTS break
out in Germany. Jews are forbid
den to use the public baths in stet-
tin.
The Officials explain it by saying
Jewish men nnolested blonde Ger.
man women and girls
Germany goes American Ne
groes are accuetomed to being de-
MED the use of public baths. Try
the Crystal Pool N Woodside Park
It is an old story: "colored mer
modest white women" We are
used to It.
Now that Jews are barred from
beaches in Germany, they know
how colored Americans feel. Pre-
JUDGE is HE'LL
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F D. APPROVES
BILL FOR COLORED
INDUSTRIAL BOARD

WASHINGTON CAMP Il Con-
gresham Arthur w. Mitchell, of
Illinois, announced Thursday that
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
had indicated that he approved the
House Bill 5733, which provides for
the creation of an Industrial Com
mission on Negro Affairs, which
win give employment to five exc
cutives and a coterie of clerks.
This bill which was considered
by the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives on
June 10. at that time received the
endorsement of educational, legal
and press leaders, who were pres
ent at the hearing.
All of those representatives were
either from the South or in their
remarks endorsing the bill, claim
ed southern affiliation through
birth or whatnot
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as inferring that Mrs. Fortesque
and Lieutenant Masgie did a good
job. Former Chief Justice Rob-
ertson has in public statements de-
clared that the latest issue is whe-
Their our natsop is for lynch law
or against it, putting Admiral
Pratt on the side of lawlessness.' 2
The associations protest to the
White House said: ut would ap-
pear obvious that any man hold
ing and expressing such views
should not under any circumstanc
es be sent as Governor of the vir-
gin Islands or of any place where
the problem Of race is so large a
factor in administration"
Action of the association was
prompted by reports in leading
New York papers that the Presi-
dent had decided to settle the vir-
gin Islands row by asking for the
designations of Governor Paul M.
Pearson and Judge T. Weber
Wilson. It was said that the Chief
Executive favored turning the is
lands back under the control of
the Navy and had about decided
to appoint Admiral Pratt as gov
ernor.
The American Civil Liberties
Union telegraphed President Roo
sevelt entering emphatic protest
against the proposal to return the
Virgin Islands to Navy control.
The telegram stated: This or
ganization had intimate contact
with naval administration of is
lands and long ago concluded that
civilian administration even under
present archaic laws and limited
franchise is far preferable"
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And the staid New York Times,
the blatant Daily News, fell for it
like ton of bricks. What press
agent could ask for more?
The dailies later were up in
arms; but what did Chappie care?
He and his home relief princess
had been King and Queen for a
day.
The New York Times fell first
and hardest. Granted an interview
with the cousin of Halle Selassie,'
the Sunday issue of that journal
devoted full column to the opin-
b Ns of the Ethiopian princess
% talked darkly of hidden tun-
:. son rivers, deadly sharp
sllo> n. ia Second World War
Harlem 2Kled.
i<swsreels Taken
But before the outlaws reach
ed the downtown offices of the
newspapers Gas they finally did
and sent a bevy of indignant re-
porters scurrying to Harlem to ask
Who the hell is this Chappie guy
anyway? before Mr.. Gardner,
president of the Ethiopian Press
Association, was unmasked, the
newsreel men FASTENED to the
Broadway Central and recorded
for posterity the voluble visions of
the home relief royalty.
1T was really the GROWING ev-
ent in Chappie's hectic career ~
a career which has advanced him
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before he is anything else. Walk
er had proved by his conduct in
and out Of the ring that he is nc
clown OF buffon bat a gentleman
whose vocation or avocation hap
pens to be boxing.
George Godfrey, now rolling ar
ound looking TOR fights or wrest-
ling bouts to got his three a day,
wanted no part of Walker when
offered bout with him.
Larry Gains, Canadian Negro
fighter, was one Of Walkers most
recent opponents in London. Gains
got title recognition by beating
Primo Camera in 1882. Gains
went the fifteen round distance
with Walker and got the decision.
The victory of Gains seems to
explode the build-up of Walker as
a second Joe Louis. It is hard to
imagine some of the fighters that
the threat has beaten even stay
ing one or two rounds with the De-
troit Brown Bomber.
Nevertheless, Walker is q very
popular youth in France and Eng
land and without a doubt as long
as he stays there he win be very
successful in his chosen profession.
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FOR
ETHIOPIAN ARMY
IGNORED BY U. S


WASHINGTON Although soil
citation for enlistment in foreign
service is forbidden by U. S. code,
the State Department announced
last week that it would not inter-
fere with the recruiting of Ameri-
cans for the Ethiopian army un-
less formal protest is made.
Frank Parrish, white, assistant
to the chief of the criminal divi-
sion Of the Department of Justice,
is quoted as saying that the State
Department has received no pro
tests. Should such be received, it
was explained, they would be turn
ed over to the Department of JUS
tice as a matter of routine.
Mr.. Parrish j also quoted as
saying that the recruiting in Har-
lem has all the earmarks of ra-
cket"
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'llO UNIONS UNITE
'TOHALT JIMC CROW
IN LABOR RANKS

NEW YORK-A concerted drive
to open the doors of organized la
Dor here to all persons and to en-
list colored workers in the labor
union movement was begun here
Sunday when twenty-five men and
women were selected for a labor
committee, to work toward these
ends.
The committee was authorized
by the labor conference held at
the Renaissance Casino and called
by the Harlem Labor Committee,
of which Frank R. crosswaith is
chairman.
Delegates from Ito labor and
civic bodies were present and
members of both races took an ac-
tive part in the deliberations.
Green Sends Approval
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
YVES represented by William Maho-
ney, state organizer of the AT. of
L., and by a letter sent direct to
Crosswaith, chairman of the meet
ing.
ut is the purpose and objective
of the AT of L. TO organize all
workers, regardless of creed, color.
sex, or nationality" Green wrote.
Notwithstanding what those may
say who are critical of the AT. of
L., and who are constantly assail-
ing its policies, principles and pro-
cedures, there is no organization
in America which stands more
firmly for the protection of the ec-
onomic rights of All classes Of the
people than the AT. of L.
A. Philip Randolph. president of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, related how the organize
ton had won its recent victory ov-
er the company owned porters' and
maids union, but he laid most of
his stress on the important part
that the labor conference could
play in the trade union movement.
Decries Racial Feeling
"Colored people are thinking
now about labor matters, boycott,
and so FORTH" he said, land la
Dor committee, like the one pro-
posed, can do great deal to guide
Continued on page three)
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Ethiopian Princess Turns Out TO Be
A Signing HOusemaid From Harlem

NEW YORK - The Princess
Rassari Heshla Tamanya, who had
all New York eating out of her
hand last week, is not an Ethiop-
ian princess at all, according to T.
R. Poston, Harlem newspaperman.
who ran her royal highness to the
earth after Chappie Gardner had
hoaxed the city.
After all of the New York daily
papers had printed pictures and
stories of the visiting princess,
Poston exposed the true ie +ity
of the royal visitor in the %,
dam News.
He says in part:
IF the International Press Ag-
ents' Association had a Pulitzer
prize the 1885 award would I'M
dcdbtedly go to Chappie Gardner.
For without turning a hair on
his pomaded head, Mr. Gardner
blandly executed the slickest pub
licity stunt of the age this week,
and pulled the legs of some of the
leading daily papers in town.
Lifting plain Iselyn Smith Har-
vey from the Harlem home relief
rolls, Chappie moved her from her
rented room at 1909 Seventh Ave,
installed her in the Broadway
Central Hotel and presented her to
the hard-boiled omniscient metro
politan news-hawks as "Rassari
Heshla Tamanya, Falasha Prin-
cess of Ethiopia and first cousin
Of Emperor Halle Selassie."
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Labor Conference
Called In Harlem

NEW YORK-Labor and civic
organizations have signified their
intention of sending delegates to
the labor conference called by the
Harlem Labor Committee for Sat
urday at the Renaissance Casino.
Frank R. Crosswaith, chairman
of the committee and organizer of
the international Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, will preside.
The conference will set into sc-
tion plans for the establishment of
a labor agency, similar to the I'm
tied Hebrew Trades.
Among the larger organizations
which have registered for the con
ference are the Brotherhood Of
Sleeping Car Porters, the American
Newspaper Guild, and the NAACP.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-08-01
FATHER DIVINE'S
FOUND
WEAK MENTALLY

NEW YORK Father Divine's
followers at least a number Of
them have well-defined psyche
ses, according to Drs. zuleilxa
Yarrell and Lauretta Bender,
white, who examined eighteen of
the cultlsts at Bellevue Hospital,
recently
OF those observed, the special
lists said IN a paper presented to
the American Psychiatric Associ-
alton last week, only two were
found to be mentally well balanc-
ed. while eight of the sixteen adj
judged mentally Ill were said to
be cases of maniac depressed psy-
Ghosts.
Whites Among Cases
Several white men and women
were included in the group, whose
behavior was termed decidedly
primitive. The cases were said to
be of special interest because they
enabled the specialists to trace
the mechanism of the psychosis
through the religious experiences.
Normally" Drs. Yarrell and
Bender explained, ut would be ex-
pected that the excitement would
quite down after the meeting, as
it does in the majority of the fol-
lowers after they have left the
gathering, but in some cases they
continue preaching after they get
on the streets.
I'm other cases the excitement
has been precipitated by the reli-
gious experience. but develops in
to a behavior which Is often much
more primitive"
White Woman Drawn from Cal.
Almost all the patients were
found to possess the belief that
Father Divine is omnipotent. One
of the white women, the report
stated, had marked affinity for
religiosity which caused her to
come all the way from California
to see Father Divine and change
her name to Fidelity Serene"
The two followers who were not
considered insane were commit
ted for observation after they
were charged with neglecting the
children. One is said to have re-
fused widows pension with the
statement that God will provide"
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MitcheIl's Next Cadet
To Be White Youth

WASHINGTON Representative
Arthur w. Mitchell (Dem.) an
nounced last week that his next
appointment to West Point will be
a white youth. II do not intend
to draw the color line in my APP
pointments," he said, calling atten-
ton to the fact that his district is
about half wllite. The youth is
said to have been recommended by
white committeeman Of Chicago.
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Leslie Rogers, Noted
Cartoonist, Passes

CHICAGO (ANP)-Leslie Rog-
ers, 40 years old, former cartoon
list for the Chicago Defender and
originator of the comic strip Bun
gleton Green" died in the County
Hospital here Wednesday after
noon. He had been taken to the
hospital earlier in the day suffer-
ing from a paralytic stroke.
Rogers was one of the first car
toonists to win a following among
readers of colored newspapers, and
for many years, his work set the
pace for others. More recently he
had been engaged by the National
Feature Service.
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EDITORIAL
REAL LEADERSHIP

QUITE RECENTLY IL New
Yorks Harlem and Richmond, Va,
prominent civic. religious and fra
ternal leaders picketed white st0r-
Is refusing 10 employ colored
clerks. over ia Long island. NY.
Negro newspapermen Joined white
associates Of the Newspaper Guild
il plelxeting q white daily which
Disseminated against a member Of
the Fourth Estate because Of his
guild membership.
rowf.v mt .,,rs,v We are q
,,,,,y,,,., ! res, rscs Iea.,ers,,,n d.
.,,ease.s = acs,a,, rst,,sv ttan ano,-
49, co,,ss-,.ss,s,. ana sn,,,s.
e, 49,, T,n,s fs,.s s,,a.tacle
~ nrofass,anaa men ha,s,,o their
slxtlls to the fu1v of police clubs
and riding nonchalanfIv IN patrol
wagons to arouse public opinion
against racial determinations and
the denial of social and economic
Justice TO- citizens Of color. is q
timely inspiration. a tonic to re-
we our fading hope il race lead
ership
rtFEsr Apr nAvs a,,an .he
s,,as.,,,, ,,,e,,,a,.;o. S,e 80, s,,a NO
men like Nat Turner Denmark
vesev Monroe Trotter. Neval Tho
mas Henry Lincoln Johnson Har-
RET Tubnan. Lucy r.anev. Aman-
da scott and FRANCES Harper re-
t,.rn "a give rs courage and A .pro-
nkT perspective 81 human values
II Is ! sad commentary On our cuI-
ture that in spite Of our present
soclal economic and political de-
oenaraev not one American Ne
pro leader & Il iail: none in exile
none SUFFERING persecution or mar
tyrdom.
qsr4H R3cr RIDES On ID de-
s....clls.n ~hils our soLcailed lead
ers find contentnent ID seif-suffi-
ciencv and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Ne
GRO leaders lead themselves away
from iaiIs. exile and the firing
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Kentucky Legislature to
Have Negro Member

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Whether
the vote goes Democratic or Re-
publican, Kentucky, for the first
time in its history, will have a Ne
gro legislator in the state house at
Frankfort. In the 5sth legislative
district, which takes in Louisville's
"Black Belt" the only candidates
in both the Republican and Demo-
cratic primaries are Negroes.
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Fishing the Air

The singing OF the Declaration OF In
@auendencr as d. would be done TO-DAY
utfh the ard 81 news-reels and q radlo
descriofion. viii he depicted during Kate
Smiths hour Thursday from s 70 z p. m.
The drzmatizafion win be presented by a
.arce staff Of prominent radio actors.
Campaigns n the Revolutionary War
will provide a patriotic theme for Cap
tain Hsnry's show Boat troupe when
thev make a mythical stop at Indianap-
oil, Thursday. Paul Reyere's Ride. the
Boston Tea Party. the Declaration Of
Independence. VALLEY Forge. the Bill Of
Rights and Lord CORVALLIS surrender
"a yorktown will be among the subjects
% the sketches presented at D. m
over WIRE and an MIC network.
FIovd Gibbons viii tell soma little known
anecdotes from the career Of Calvin Coo
ndue iu honor of the late President S
birthday iu the broadcast over WJL-NBC
network Thursday al $50 o. m. The Head
line Hunter covered news events through
ouf the world during the time Nj Collidse
was boz The White House and is tamtlaI
With his career from all ANGLES.