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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-03-13

First A.M.E. Church, Rev. Fred
A. Hughes, pastor - The pastor
preached very inspiring sermon
Sunday morning to a large audi
ence entitled 1.-The Vigilance of
Your Soul" The pastor read a We
~ beautiful poem composed by
Mrs. Letha Watson in memory of
Bishop Parks. = The forty day Pc
Rod of Lent will be observed. Dur
ing this time the pastor will preach
every Thursday evening in the
classroom until Easter Sunday. Ev-
cry member is urged to attend. -
The Youth Convention that CON
vened in Tacoma last week was
well represented by members of
the Christian Endeavor, namely
the Misses Cecil Garnett, Lois and
Marion Hughes, Margaret Cage.
and Rev. Hughes. Don't forget
the Old Fashioned Concert and
Treasure Hunt on March 20 spon-
sored by the Usher Board. = Next
Sunday we'll have a guest speak
er. Come out and hear him. Ev-
erybody is welcome.
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Here Comes Hazael of
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Damascus

UR story: has become in
volved, dreadfully involved.
Perhaps 1t. would be better
for the reader not even to
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lutiOns were drafted by Edmund
Pendleton, a member of the commit
tee of correspondence in 1773 and
of the First Continental congress
and president of the Virginia Com
mittee of Safety. Two days pre-
viously the convention had indorsed
Declaration of Rights which had
been prepared by George Mason,
who had also been a member of the
Committee of Safety.
Composed of 16 article. the re-
semblanee@of the great document of
July4 drafted by jefferson to- Ma
sons work. is a. striking. one. On
June % Virginia adopted the. first
written constitution of a free and
Independent state in America.
But even before that time signifl-
cant events were taking place in
Philadelphia where the Second Con
tinental congress was in session. On
June Z, Richard Henry Lee of, Vir-'
ginia, obeying the, mandate given
him by the Virginia convention in
the resolutions passed on May Is,
offered in congress this resolution:
Resolved, That these United Col.
Onies are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent states, that
they are absolyed from. all 'alie-
glance to the British Crown, and
that all political connection between
them and the state of. Great Britain.
is, and ought to be-, totally dis.
solved"
The. PHILOSOPHERS of Locke and
Sidney ana Harrington were bear
ing their frrit.t The words Of Paine
and PendletOn' and Mason: swere'
about to flower into a 'd0eunfent'
which Thomas jefferson was to peR.,
1t would begin: "Whereip the course,
of human events, it becomes ,neces-
sary for one people to dissolve the
political bands which have connect
ed them with another" etc. And it
would end with these ringing'~erds-:
Is. solemnly publish and declare,
That these United Colonies are, 1and
of Right ought to be. Free and indie,
pendent States =. And for the
support of this Declaration. with a
firm reliance. on the.:pfofeeti6n@ Of
Divine Providence, we ,,mntliauy,
pledge to each other our Lives, our
Fortunes, and our sacred Honor"
@ Western Newspaper Union.
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-cially Jefferson, all of whom were
regarded as the radicals of the
congress, urged it's adoption. But
the ''mOderateS," led by John Dick
inSOn of pennSvlvaria, n0"s'" and
the congress to postpone action for a
little wnlie. Howe, er, Inc rauIId.;
did prevail upon the congress to ap-
point a committee to draft a declara-
ton of independence, "lest any time
be lost in case the congress agree to
the resolution"
Four of this committee-Jefferso
Franklin, John Adams and Roger
Sherman-were radicals" and the
''moderateS" were represented on it
by only one man, Robert Livingston
of New York Earlv in thoir delhi
'erations the committee assigned to
Jefferson the task of preparing the
draft of the document. Thus it
was that he became the author"
of the charter of American liberties.
AS such. the great Virginian is
entitled TO all the honor that has
been paid him. But it does not de-
tract from his fame to pay tribute
to some of the other heralds of free
dom whose work was a necessary
preliminary to his. For that rea-
son, Americans should be more fa-
miliar than most of them are with
the names of four EngliShmen-
John Locke 1632-1704), Algernon
Sidney Q622-S3), James Harring-
ton C611-1O and Thomas Paine
0F371So9) whose political philos-
Ophy was embodied in the Declara-
ton of Independence.
OF that document, Jefferson later
said: Neither aiming at original
ity of principle or sentiment, nor
yet copied from any particular or
previous writings, it was intended
to be an expression of the American
mind, and to give to that expression
the proper tone and spirit called for
by the occasion" SO even though
he did not copy from any particu-
lar or previous writings" his famil-
iarity with Harrington's "Oceana"
O656), LOcke's 1.-TWO Treatises on
Government" 06S9), Sidney's "Dis-
courses Concerning Government"
(l69S) and Paine's Common Sense"
O776) undoubtedly was reflected
either in his writing.
Americans should be more famil-
lar also with the names of two other
Virginians, Edmund Pendleton and
George Mason, authors" of a docu-
ment which was a direct ancestor of
the Jefferson masterpiece. In fact,
fully two years before he drafted
his declaration the idea of separa-
tion from the Mother Country had
been gaining strength In the col
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Onies and that magic word "inde-
pendence" was being spoken and
written.
Perhaps the honor of being the
first to utter it belongs to the citi-
zens of Sheffield, Mass, who as
early as January y, 1913, proclaimed
the grievances and rights of the col
Onies, among them the right of self
government. The citizens of Men
don, in the same colony and in the
same year, also passed resolutions
containing three fundamental prop
OsitionS of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence itself: that all men have
an equal right to life and liberty,
that this right is inalienable, and
that government must originate in
the free consent of the people.
John Adams had been outspoken in
his advocacy of independence for
more than year before Lee intro
duced his resolution in congress
and he had avowed it in letters,
which the British intercepted in
July, It's, and printed in Boston
newspaper.
However, if we accept tradition
which seems to have considerable
basis of fact, then the first real Dec
laration of Independence was adopt
ed in Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina, on May 81, 1775. Accord
ing to this story, news of the bat
ties of Concord and Lexington
reached this county while the militia
companies were met for their regu'
lar muster. Thereupon the Mecklen'
burg patriots, most of them Scotch
Irish Presbyterians, passed these
resolutions:
Resolved, That whosoever directly
or indirectly abetted, or in any way,
form, or manner countenanced, the
unchartered and dangerous invasion
of our rights, as claimed by Great
Britain, is an enemy to this country.
to America, and to the inherent and
inaIienable rights of Man.
Resolved that we, the citizens of
Mecklenburg county, do hereby dis
solve the political bands which have
connected us to the mother country.
and hereby absOlve ourselves from
all allegiance TO the British Crown.
and abjure all political connection,
contract, or association with that Ma
ton, who have wantonly trampled
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HERALDS OF FREEDOM ',~%2 5tzG ;f97t' 0T

April last and the dread of insur..
rectlons -. are causes sufficient to
drive an oppressed people to arms.
We, inhabitants of South Carolina
-. thoroughly convinced that un-
der our present distressed circum-
stances we shall be justified before
GOD and man in resisting force by
force, do :. associate as band
in. her defense against every foe :;
hereby solemnly engaging that
EWhenever our continental or provin-
.eial councils shall deem it neces-
sary, we will go. forth and be ready
to sacrifice our lives and fortunes
to secure her freedom and safety"
In December, 1775, the English
parliament passed the PrGhibitory
Act which forbade all nations to
trade with America, and made YES
sells SO Observation-Disclosures of war,
at makes us Independent in spite Of
our supplications and entreaties,"
exclaimed John Adams. In a. land
J
ripe for separation from the mother
country were now sown seeds which
would soon germinate into wide
spread demand for independence.
Those seeds were the burning words
of Thomas Paine, the 'Firebrand of
the: Revolution"
On January 10, 1776, was pub
lished his Common Sense" Within
a few weeks 100000 copies had been
sold. 1t BECAME the Bible of the
Revolution, found in the hand of
every patriot. 1t called for absolute
independence without fear and with
out apologies. Casting off the IAN
guage of loyalty and humility which
the colonists had used. in framing
their petitions to- the. king and
brushing aside the lawyers pleas
for chartered rights of Englishmen,
Paine boldly challenged not only
the king and his ministers, but the
British constitution, and the policies.
of the British. government.
at is repugnant to reason, to
the inward order of things, to sup
pose that, this continent can longs
2 er remain subject to any exter-,
nal power. The utmost stretch of
human wisdom cannot at this time
: compass a plan short Of sepata44
tion!" he declared in his ringing
plea for independence.
From that time events moved tS
swift climax. On May 5, TIC, a
provincial convention met in Vir-
ginia to frame, ,newt 4pnstituttorfa
On May Is resolutions were adopted
asking congress to declare separa-
ton from, Great Britain These resO.
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upon our rights and liberties, and
inhumanly shed the blood of Amer
lean patriots at Lexington.
Resolved, That we do hereby de-
CLARE ourselves n free and independ-
ent people; are, and of right ought
to he, a sovereign and se1f-gOverning
association, under control of no
power other than that of our God,
and the general Government of the
Congress; to the maintenance of
which independence we sOlemnIy
pledge to each other our mutual CO.
operation, our lives. our fortunes and
our most sacred honor.
Resolved, That as we now ac-
knowledge the existence and control
of no law or legal officers, civil or
military, within this country, we do
hereby ordain and adopt as a rule
of life all, each, and every of our
former laws; wherein, nevertheless,
the Crown of Great Britain never
can be considered as holding rights,
privileges, immunities or authorities
therein.
Resolved, That it is further de-
creed that all, each, and every MILL
tary officer on this county is hereby
reinstated in his former command
and authority, he acting conform
ably to these regulations; and that
every member present of this dele
cation shall henceforth be a civil
officer, viz: a Justice of the Peace
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The Great Prophets Appear

ONLY :. s'1 soutwafdly was all wen
~ with Israel. Beneath the sur.
face of prosperity and i peace
: there was deep misery and :hatred.,
Ass :-.was almost inevitable, ;tEd
wealth of Israel had gone .intesthe
golfers of a few mobiles, and the
rest of the population was reduced
to serfdom. These aristocrats. NO
longer dwelt on the soil but In the
capital or the other large cities,
where they could, live in: luxury and
show their wealth.. The rest of the
Inhabitants were sad and sodden,
crushed by the corrupt ruling class.
: And the tragedy of it was that
this Unjust, State of affairs was ac-
cepted as right and. godIy. -*Tke
r'ich: were quite. certain they. we're
also virtnous. They Imagined that
50 long as they. attended all, the
festivals and brought rich offerings
of sheep and other animals to the
temples at Bethel and Dan, so long
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4 volved, dreadfully involved
W Perhaps 1t would be better
- :; =. for the reader not even tC
fry to puzzle out the comings anC
goings of the many kings of Is
! rael and Judah. Perhaps it would
! be enough merely to 5 remember
that for generations there was al
most incessant strife i'm the divided
llnd and. as a consequence, repeat
ed foreign invasions.
The. Egyptians were the first tC
'lalfnch an. attack, and then came
the Arameans, or Syrians, as they
were sometimes called This sec.
h eRnd enemy proved far more de,
Sructive, especially after $40 B. c..
when an upstart named -Hazael be.
game their king.
), ,Thenceforth neither Israel nor
judah had any peace. Hazael de-
feated, the Hebrews in battle after
battls, and finally reduced both
their Kingdoms to vassalage. He
annexed Bashan and Gilead-indeed
safl of IsraeTs territory EAST of the
ftJordan. Then he trampIed across
western Palestine, plundered and
rayagedl .as far south. as Gath in
Philistfa, and ravagedi at will over
the kingdom of Judah. When Ha-
Zael finally returned to Damascus
he left Palestine prostrate@ Israel
was so reduced in size as to be
ne larger than Judah, and Judah
was laid under heavy tribute.
But with the death of Hazael the
whole situation changed. Damas-
Gus itsetfESns' suddenly plunged
t.into a'5iSa tltstsuggle with its neigh
'bprsf on. the north and east, leav,
iAg hedI6brewis ,Echancet to regain
theiri freedom: .But'then almost i'm.
maliatdE Juaah' and Israel again
fell; to. wapyi1g, against each other
Israel ,e1iergea<the. victor. An army
of n6ttkefhers invaded .yndah. loot.
ed tfoAaIaee" e"ahd TEMPLE, and car,
ried >8Bf hostages. TO insure future
good conduct. And 'thenceforth Ju.
dah remained a vassal of Israel un.
til Israel was destroyed.
There followed a generation of
prosperity and expansion for the
Hebrews. The downfall of Da-
mascus gave Israel chance to
reconquer all the north country as
far as1 thesl river Euphrates, and
gave Judah a chance to retake
EdOm down to. the Red sea. $50
now the Hebrews were masters
again of almost all of the terri
tory that David had conquered. :
They were still divided into two
Kingdoms, but one dominated the
other. Judah. the southern king
|. dom, still had it's ruler y0ung
man named Uzziah; but he- was
counted a vassal of Jeroboam. II of
Israel.
Uzziah was a person of consider
able ability and he devoted himself
Ito the task of Strengthening his
own kingdom; He fortified Eiath.
the port on the Red Sea, and col.
onized the coast region which until
now had belonged to the PhiHs:
tines. New resources were devel-
oped and for the first time in gen
erat1ons there was a measure of
prosperity in Judah. So:
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No American would think of dis
putting any of those statements, for
The part which Jefferson played in
writing the immortal document
whose anniversary we celebrate on
July 4 is too well known to cast any
doubt on his right to call himself
the author" of it. OF course, he
had the aid of Benjamin Franklin
and John Adams in preparing that
statement of the wrongs which the
the hands of their king and of their
determination to be 'free and indie
pendent states" JeffersOn's hand
written Draft of the Declaration of
Indepepdence, which is preserved in
the Library of Congress, shows
number of phrases marked out and
new ones written in with nOtationS
on the margin: Doctor Franklin's
handwriting" or "Mr. Adams hand
writing"
Not only was Thomas Jefferson
the author of the Declaration of
Independence in the fact of writing
it, but he was also the 'authOr" in
the spirit in which it was conceived.
When Richard Henry Lee of Vir-
ginia on June Z, 1776, introduced in
the Continental congress his resolu-
tion declaring that these United
Colonies are, and of right ought to
be, free and independent states" he
soon found that other delegates were
not yet ready to go so far as to
sever the bonds of the colonies with
the Mother Country.
SO his resolution was referred the
next day to the congress, sitting as
a committee of the whole, where it
was vigorously debated. Lee, Sam
uel Adams, John Adams and espe
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Statue to AnonYmoua

Observation-Disclosures is city OF
statues to kings, poets, patriots,
doctors. 1t has one t6S. George
Washington. 1he -gtft q hericah
Hungarians, and one Anony-
nous, probably the only one in the
world to that ubiquitous individual.
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Bus top eavesdropping: Shed
do a lot better with the boy friend
If she didn't try to cry him out of
diamond when she's got mascara
on"
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Y THE Jefferson family
burying ground at Month
cello, Va. stands a stone
upon which is engraved:
Here lies buried Thomas
Jefferson, Author of the
Declaration Of Independ-
ence, of the Statute Of Vir-
ginia for Religious Free
dom, and Father of the
University of Virginia"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
ICE BLOCKADE IN
 BOSTON HARDOR
Worst in IS Years With Many Heavily Laden
 Vessels Outside

Boston, Feb. 4--(U.P)--The worst ice blockade in ie years locked ap- proximately 20 colliers bearing tens of thousands of tons of coal and oil in Buszards Bay and Cape Cod canal to-day.
 Although ofilclals stressed that there is no immediate danger of c fuel shortage because Of railroad and highway facilities, they adIhit- ted that delay in filling orders may result if the barges remain block aded another 48 hours.
 Coast Guard Ice Breakers
 Coast guard cutters were mobll. ized to break Q passage through the canal following an appeal by the Boston Maritime Association to President Roosevelt and the war and navy departments. Solid ice exc tended from BuEzardg Bay Into the canal.
 Shifting Ice formations yesterday swept the Stone Horse lightshtp four miles from It's post near Chat ham, but !t later made its way back.
 William Sanford, b8, caretaker on Hog Island in Nasragansett Bay, was removed to Q private hospital At Bristol, R. l., last night suffer. ing from hunger. lie collapsed in his shanty, having been without food since Friday. He was rescued by three men who broke through thick fec to reach the island.
 The New York boat has not dock- cd ct Fall River since Friday be. cause of ice conditions.
 Food Shortage Untrue
 Newsmen who flew to Nantucket Island found reports of Q food and fuel shortage exaggerated. eecre. tary Irving A. 9overino of tho board of seleotmen told the United Press there is enough food and fuel on the island to serve the 3200 reBi- dents for ct least q month. Five air- plane.loads Of food were sent to the Island yesterday by chain store or. ganizations. Solid ice blocked the is. land harbor for eight miles and fec Hoes extended another seven miles.
 Reports from Prudence Island, ib miles south of Fall River iii Nara. gansett Bay, indicated the six faIa- ilies on that island may Do suffer- ing from food shortage. No boat cagl reach the island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

gAAS NSSeeS 0@ SAAS SNAKlsSes
 At . meeting held last night Ray- lnond Crandy, president of the club, appointed the following committee to make plans for the event: Frank stuygess, James 0ladney, Al Lawlor, John Dalton, Joseph Mulcunry, Thomas Evans, Mrs. Michael Kelly, Mrs M. Blake, MT. and Mrs. Fred Rochen, Mfr. and Mrs. Andrew Hal- bing, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Rey- holds, MT. and Mrs. Charles Earth, Mir. and Mrs. Martin Tehan, Mir. and Mrs. Chris Braun, Mrs. M. o'Connor, Mary Grady, Helen Shea, Charles Martin, John Day and Joseph Phelan.
 Tho supper will be served at 2 o'clock and round and square danc- ing will follow the supper.
 Tourney Results
 John Fitzmaurice and his fighting ShamrockB took undisputed claim of first place in the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name Societly forty- five tourney last night when they handed Johnny Phelan and his Ale Stars c 34 to 20 setback as Mike 6oggins and his Rovers were tax. ing 1t on the chin, losing to the TerTors 32 to 3l. Although Ser. geant Johnny Phelan took the night off in on attempt to lead his team to . victory over the league leaders his presence in the lineup failed to discourage the shamrocks and they continued their winning ways. After the match Mir. Fitzmaurice claimed that if the snow could not stop the Sharfnocks from showing Up to play that the All-stars would never stop them.
 The big upset of the evening, how. ever, was the surprise win of John Bowey's Sligo Teryors over Mike 0oggins and hIg Rovers. After the scores were added up the Rovers were on the short end of . g to 3i score.
 Jerry shannahan and his city yard shovelers must have felt good last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
BOYS CLUB CLASS
 TO BE POSTPONED

The Waterbury Boys club has an- iiounced that this weeks woodwork class has been postponed because of the illness of John Holland. il. structcr, but that the airpIane mod el group is finishing It's models m. der the direction of Irony" Cilfani. The winner of this weeks competi- ton is William Pace. 4 new disc pool table has been added to the game room and c junior midget boxing program is scheduled next week.
 At a meeting Of the Roka Chess club, A. D. Barker of Chage's was tho speaker and gave . brief ac- count of his cxperiences as secre- tary of the Metropolitan Chess league of New York. He congFatu- lated the members on their pro- gress in chess and expressed c hope they would develop Into one of the best class teams in tho city. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

officers Oe All Souls Epls- copaI ChuTCh for the coming year were selected last night at Che annual meeting of the con- gregatlon. Reports showed that the church treasury has . bale lance and that assessments for missionary work have been met. Rev. Themias L. sinclalr praised Che members oe Che church for their eO.epnFatl0n.
 The officers are: 0enIOr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
Big Crowd Attends
 Weekly K. Of L. Fete
Varied Program Given at ClubrOoms Last Evening;
 Mir. and Mrs. Otto Wangermann Entertain Friends
BROOKLYN NEWS

More than 50 attended the regu- lar bi.monthiy social last night at tho ciubrooms of the Knights Of Lithuania in conjunction with the program to boost affairs of the club to the extent that tho current membership drive will reach its an. ticipAtcd quota. During the evening ths gathering enjoyed games, dane. ing, entertainment and refresh. FnentS. Joseph ZujuS entertained with accordion selections.
 Tho committee on refreshments was headed by Mss Mary Mazeika, assisted by Edward PovalaitiS and Anthony Butnor, while Paul Kau- nockAs was chairman of the gaths cring. Attorney Joseph F. AlishauS. ky is president Of the K. of l..
 Those In attendance were, Rev, John J. Kripas, MaSeika, Mrs. Wil- liam Zanavich, Helen WasilauSkaS, Tercsa Jakstas, Mary Orintas, Katherine Yarmela, Billie Wasilalls- kas, Anna Was!lauskas, Eleanor Vilciauskas, Mrs. John Williams, Helen MikoiauskaS, Rose Liutkus, Florence BardauskAs, also, Anthony Butnor, Charles sakalauskaA, Jo. soph c. Coskie, John Ambrosaitls, John saukas, John LesinaitiB, Charles Karinauskas, Joseph Qrey- auBkas, Paul Kauneckis, John Pans gelis, Michael ZillnskaA, Julius Vil- ciauSkaS, Peter Bornotas, John Vais tukaitis, Joseph Magoika, Attorney Joseph P. Alishausky, Bruno Moss kaliskas, A. Francis Pusas. Frank smudin, Anthony AugustauskaS, deno ValuokaH, Charles LaEauSkaS, Harry Kenausis, William aznavich, Edward vaitkevich, George Viloiaus- kas, Albert VaitukAitis, John Values kas, John Williams, Thomas KAu- kas, Dr. Frank J. Hill, Joseph 0rin- ,is, Edward PovalaitiS, Joseph etan- allskaS, Peter zilinskas and John YankauskaS.
 Wangermanns Entertain
 Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wangermann recently entertained friends at their homo on Lawlor street. MT. and Mrs. William LtSas were tho win- nerS while John RakauSWaS took honors for individual dancing.
 ThoSe present were MT. and Mrs, William Lusas, MT. and Mrs. John Rakauskas. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Frank DiBa. sic, Evelyn f,usaS, Ellen LlisaS, Jos- cphlno Jamole. Lucille Johnson, Ru- dolph Kulman, Eleanor Barnes, Helen dobbler, May Conrad, Joseph LusaS, Vincent LuisaA, Jack Kulman, Michael Higgiston, Albert Moraska, Charles Chevolet, John Barnes and Mir. and Mrs. Otto Wangermann.
 W. A. c. Annual Meeting
 Tho annual meeting of tho Wil- son A. 0. will take place Tuesday evening. February iith at which chess group was also addressed by