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


ST. LOUIS CAMP Maintains
ing that the American democratic
public school system cannot stand
save on the principle and practice
Of free and universal education for
all people, Edward r. Embree.
president Of the Julius Rosenwaid
Fund. last week pleaded for equal
ity of opportunity for the Negro
in learning before the convention
of the Department Of superinten-
dence Of the National Education
Association
Education for all people is the
American ideai," Mr. Embree stat
ed. And we have succeeded in
making this ideal a reality far be-
yond the dreams of any other ma
ton. Only fifty years ago the en-
rollment IN all schools. both public
and private, was 100000, chief
ly in the elementary grades. To-
day it is 100000 High school
enrolment has grown from 900, 900
pupils in 1880 to 100000 in 1885.
Colleges and universities, two gen
erations ago the rare privilege of
an educational elite, now enroll
1.250,000 students ia the verfous
branches of higher learning"
Taking up the problem Of the
Negro, Mr.. Embree said that 10
years ago, at the time of emanci-
patton. less than per cent of the
4,50O,OOO slaves and free persons
of color could read and write. To
day, just two generations later,
well over 80 per cent of the 12,-
0OO. 900 Negroes in America are IL
terate.
This alone should prove that the
Negro is not an innately inferior
race, Mr.. Embree asserted.
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SINGS IN LONDON

LONDON CBy Nancy cunard
for ANP)--An admirable concert
was given by Paul Robson re.
cen.y IN London's Albert Hall
This huge hall, which was packed
is more suitable to a full-sized or
chestra, but Robeson's voice can
fill It and what is more, without
any of It's diversity in tone and
shading being lost. Robeson's tech
nique and delicacy IN pbrasing
have increased, and what ne has
recently been. saying about the af-
finity Of Russian and Negro music
was evident In his intensely SYM
pathetic rendering in Russian of
Kopiloff's "Laborer's Complaint. "
Certainly there is an analogy Ia
the ring, the spirit Of the two.
Unlike certain other famous col
ored singers who prefer to fill the
programs almost entirely with Eu-
ropean classics, Robson, as he has
done before, gave a fun measure
of spirituals, excellently and SEN
sitiveiy accompanied by Lawrence
Brown. The public responds warm
" to such choice. and IS it Is
known. Robson Is extremely po-
pular In England. When it values
an artist the public is both conser-
vative and progressive in its APP
probation of what he Sings - OF
old favorites and Ct ~nat may be
termed new country" Apart from
his art the English love Robson
because he is a Negro and sings of
them. Give us more Negro music,
Mr.. Robson.
What is Negro music ? There are
the tremendous African rhythms,
with their rather short and repeti-
tive, but very positive and domin-
ant motifs-motifs with as much
gesture in them as the concerted
movement of rowers. Other Afri-
can rhythns. not SO pure, mixed
with the Christian influence of the
missionary hymns. which has not
succeeded though in bleaching a.
way the native rhythm. The spir-
tied, vibrant music of the Negro
and mulatto in the West Indies or
South America. The music made
by the Negroes in America = Of
which the oldest spirituals, surely,
contain nothing African but which
are derived from and inspired by
18th, 18th, 10th century English.
And ballads and workshops of the
American Negro such as water
Boy" John Henry" Robson Is
magnificent in Water Boy and
in that sort of battle-chant of the
race, Go Down Noses" both of
which were given at this concert.
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BLACKBURN FREED

CHICAGO CAMP - Pre-trial
rumors by the wise guys" that
Jack Blackburn and William Par
nell would not be convicted of the
shooting and manning of little g.
year old Lucy Cannon in a gun
battle with John Bowman in front
of the latter's house few months
ago proved true when a jury, after
25 minutes elaboration Friday ev-
ening, brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
Pending is a civil suit for $780,
600 filed in behalf of the girl, who
doctors say is MANNED for life. It
is understood a settlement may be
forthcoming this week. Should
that fail, the .ase is expected to
come up in the April term of the
court. Thus far, however, no offer
has been made to pay any of the
extensive hospital expenses ana
doctor bills incurred because of the
shooting of the child, nor has she
been sent so much as bouquet of
flowers by any of the principals in
the case, according to the girls pa
rents.
Because of the prominence of
Blackburn, trainer of Joe Louis,
and himself a former pugiiist, in
terest in the case was widespread.
The presence of the Brown Bomb
er himself at the trial is consider
ed to have had a tremendous in
flence with members of the jury.
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COUNCIL ENDORSES

KANS1aS CITY, Mo. (ANP) n
The candidacy of Oscar DePriest
for the Republican nomination for
Congressman from the First Con-
gressional District of Illinois, the
post which he held for three terms,
was endorsed by the Correctional
Council of the A.ME. Church in
session here last week. The or
ganization went on record as urg-
ing the voters Of Chicago to sup
port the former Congressman.
The resolution of endorsement
was as follows:
WHEREAS. the candidacy of
one of our most distinguished Am
erican Statesman, the Honorable
Oscar DePriest of Chicago, run
ming for Congress from the First
Congressional District of Illinois
on the Republican Ticket, has been
brought to the attention of the
Correctional Council of the A.M.E.
Church and
WHEREAS, the Correctional
Council and the church at large
and the Negro Race in general
have been inspired by the fashion
of leadership which Oscar DePriest
rendered the Race in undertaking
to advance our cause while in Con-
gress, acting with vigilance, caur-
age and in untiring manner as a
Member of the United States Con-
gress, seeking to serve at all times
the wholesome interest and self
respect of the Negro Race within
our Constitutional Rights and Pri-
vileges,
"BE TT THEREFORE, RE
SOLVED, that We. the members
of the Correctional Council of the
A.M.E. Church in session duly as
sembled in the City of Kansas City
Missouri, do hereby endorse the
candidacy of the Honorable Oscar
DePriest, and implore the good
people of Chicago and elsewhere
to bend their best efforts towards
returning this matchless political
genius of our Race to the Halls of
Congress that he may continue to
inspire by his courage and forti-
tude the Negro Youth of America
whose interest he sought so admir-
ably to serve through his leader
ship and unswerving Race loyalty
during his former regime in Con-
gress. We recommend him to the
people of our Race and the Nation
with the sweetest benedictions of
God and his copious blessings"
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LORENZO PACK

CHICAGO (ANP)-You might
as well get acquainted with Lor-
EMO Pack, of Detroit, 1885 Golden
Gloves and international heavy
weight champion who, since turn
ing pro last summer, has won ev-
cry one Of his nine fights. You
ought to know him because many
Of the wise guys declare Pack is
the boy who is going to provide
Mr.. Joseph Louis Barrow. with ma
ny severe cases Of worrying.
Lorenzo. who won't be 20 until
August, seems on his way. He has
just recently gone under the man.
agement of Jack Kearns, the foxy,
who unanswered Jack Dempsey in
a world title and kept him there,
the Manassas Mauler losing only
after his split with Kearns. Pack,
now training in Chicago, is to do
his first job of beak busting for
Kearns at a local arena within the
next few weeks. At this moment
his opponent is still unnamed, but
that is all right with Pack. All he
wants is somebody to hit and he
doesn't care who.
Here with his fighting son is
Papa Louis L. Peck, the elder, who
beside his foot 1 inch, 2O5 pound
son resembles David posing with
Gohath-is both father and chum.
They've been like that for a good
many years and the death two
years ago of Mrs. Pack, mother of
Lorenzo and wife of Louis L., has
drawn them even closer together
as there are neither brothers nor
sisters. Naturally, their being pals
benefits the fighter who can profit
by his dads experiences.
Lorenzo, who was born in Biz
mingham, has lived in Detroit Is
years, going there at the age of 5.
At that time he had an older bro
Their. 1t may have been just pure
luck, but when the father one day
purchased set of boxing gloves
for his two sons it was the begin
ming of Lorenzo's career. The bro
Tiers took to boxing like bald
headed men to a burlesque show.
They put 'em on at every oppor-
tunity. Later the older brother
died.
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Caldwell Elected Head
OF Trainmen Order

MEMPHIS, Tenn. CAMP - Al
ONO Caldwell was elected presi-
dent of the international Brother
hood of Firemen and Oilers, Local
No. 943 at the annual meeting of
the organization here Thursday af-
ternoon. Members from all sec
lions of the State were present and
plans for the coming year, en-
COUGHING relief and uplift work,
were outlined.
The organization is affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor and has been in existence
for three and half years. Other
officers elected were: Alexander
Young. vice president; Robert Hol-
Inns, secretary; Cassius Jenkins,
treasurer, and Anderson Ester, as
sistant to the president.
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ksep OFF Date. April 10 ~ FeI-
Iowship Banquet.
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The Macy in Peace Time

The Navy is usually thought of
as our first line of defense. Also
It develops American citizens. ABB
out 10000 men enter the Navy ev-
cry year and the same number is
returned by the Navy to civilian
life. These men returned to civil
ian life have been physically de-
veloped by correct exercises and
have been taught useful trades,
seif-control, obedlencs. loyalty, and
patriotism. They have been living
in intimate contact with men from
all sections Of the country and
with foreigners until they no long
er think of themselves as residents
of this or that city, but as citizens
of the United States of America.
Furthermore, foreign cruises have
given them opportunity to compare
American customs and institutions
with those of other countries; and
men return with a greater admir-
alton and love for their own coun-
try and its institutions. Ex-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Curtis d. VIII
Der referred to the Navy as the
greatest educational institution in
the world.
In national disasters it has al
ways been the Navy which has
first offered assistance to popula-
tions of stricken. areas. In the Ja-
panese. earthquake, it was the U.
s. Asiatic Fleet which first arrived
at the scene Of disaster. In the
Messina earthquake. Russian Re-
volution, Armenian troubles and
anti-foreign disturbances in China,
the Navy took a prominent part in
the protection of civilian life and
in the evacuation of refugees.
The Navy has taken a promin-
ent part in the development of the
following: aviation, radio commun-
ication, short methods of naviga-
ton, radio compasses, earth induce
ton compass and sun compass for
aircraft, bubble sextant for air
craft, efficient propellers for ships
and aircraft, stream lines for air
craft and ships, and deep sea div
ing. It performs the following
public services: gives ships at sea
time signals, weather reports,
storm warnings, and notices Of
dangers to navigation; and furnish
es ships at sea with their position
by means of radio compass bear
ings. It has directly stimulated
the steel industry by demands for
large quantities of high grade iron
and steel; ship building industry;
chemistry, particularly the study
of alloys and nitro-cellulose COM
pounds; and all forms of engineer
ing by constant demand for maxi
mum power and reliability combin
ed with minimum weight for all
forms Of machinery. Calvin Cool
idge, our most thrifty President.
stated that, "All the money that
has ever been spent on the Navy
has been returned to the commun-
ity several times over in direct sti-
mulus to industrial development"
Keen OF Date, AprII 1e. 1886.
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N. Y. ATTORNEY
HITS GAMBLING

NEW YORK amp Blasting
away at the unfairpess Of the laws
which, array class against class
James j. Wilson, assistant District
Attorney for the County of New
York IN an address, wal Street
and Harlem" told his listeners on
Monday night IN the Little Theatre
Of the Y that the laws that respect
gambling are drawn for the bet
ferment of the rich and to the de-
triment of the poor.
Coming to the meeting upon the
invitation Of the speakers commit
tee. Mr.. Wilson launched immedi-
ately into his discussion with no
apology to his superiors or to the
ones whom he hit.
Il have selected by subject, Wall
Street and Harlem said Mr.. viii
son, because I have seen paraded
before me by the thousands men
and women, colored and white, Re
publican and Democrat, men of all
.creeds, and men of no creeds,
charged with the terrible offense
of gambling. Some Of our friends
of the clergy ould tell us that
gambling Is wholly immoral. This
problem has never been settled.
Il aad occasion to read that
since 1888 the gambling instinct
began to bother the British Gov
eminent, and has been bothering
them since.
I'm Wall Street 1t is not a crime
to gamble. The laws that respect
gambling are drawn for the bet
terment of the rich and to the de-
triment Of the poor. This Is one
thing do not like to see-to see
the States divided into two classes
where a law Is drawn which gives
one class the privilege to gamble
and then puts a penalty on the
other half for doing the same
thing.
Ninety per cent of Wall Street
is gambling. They bet on the num-
bers down there too, only they call
it Margin. If you bet a few PEN
aies up hers. you're called dis
orderly person.
I'VE were told recently that we
shouldn't excite class aginst class.
The place to start is in the law.
Yet the law itself creates class a.
gainst class, such as when one
millionaire has fake transaction
against another IN order to cheat
the government out of millions of
dollars and admits it was so and
says the law allows it. The law
was drawn especially for this up
per class to permit this type of
transaction.
"Twenty-seven thousand human
beings came before me during the
years of 1884 and 1885 of that
number, if you please, just in the
year 1885 alone, 6549 persons, poor
persons were brought before the
court for possessing policy slips.
Five thousand of them came from
Harlem, Pullman Porters, boot
blacks, messenger boys and so on,
brought in before the two courts,
the magistrates and the court of
Special Sessions AS reflect, I
find certain forms of laws that are
so unfair that they have turned me
into champion of the defense.
Bear in mind that it is generally
remarked that the District Attor-
ney likes to pile up record of
convictions, however, I get a ire
mendous thrill out of the acquit-
tai. have helped in more acquit-
tbs than have in convictions. I
do not want to see any person con-
victed to satisfy popular demand.
1t takes courage to go against the
clamor and to do your duty as you
see fit"
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Keep Off Date, April 10, 1886.
Fellowship Banquet.
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@. 6. Willard Scores
Railroad for Jim Grow

NEW YORK, Feb. IF Following
up protest of the NAACP to the
Pennsylvania Railroad on its treat
ment Of fifteen colored excursion
lists from Richmond, Va, to New
York january IL, Oswald Garrison
Willard, famed editor Of The Ma
ton and stakeholder in the Penn
sylvania Railroad, has written the
general passenger agent scoring
the railroad for its treatment Of
the colored passengers The rail-
road ran an excursion from New
York to Richmond on the week
end Of January 11-12, leaving Rich
mond the night of January ~. On
" two cars were assigned to col
ored people and there were no
seats for fifteen colored passen-
gers. They went into the next car
ahead which was q white coach
which had only about twelve or fif-
teen white people in 1t. The white
people did not object to their pre-
sence, but the brakeman called
state troopers at Fredericksburg.
Va, and the latter drove the col
ored people back into the jim crow
car ard made them stand up all
the way to Washington.
Mr.. Willard wrote:
LAS q stakeholder of the Penn
sylvania Railroad I beg to protest
most emphatically It is an QUO
rage that patrons of the PennsyI-
vania Railroad should be treated
this way and l protest against it
most vigorously. am well aware
of the law of Virginia in regard to
separate coaches, but that in no
wise relieves the railroad from its
duty to provide seats for its pas
sengers. .
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Remember Jack London, the Ca
madam Negro sprint star Of the
1,28 Olympics? London is now
playing the piano in Rudolph Dun
bars swing band at AN exclusive
London night night club.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
H. 0. |. C. EMERGENCY
TASK NEAR FINISH
Only 35,1S7 Loan Applications
Pending With Corporation
on February 6.

The Home owners Loan Corp.
has practically completed its emer-
gency task of refinancing home
loan distress. On February 6, only
35,187 loan applications We're pending
with the corporation. less than pei
cent of the gross total of 1,8S4,151
applications for loans which had been
filed by home ownership to the time the
acceptance of new application was
Cancelled by Congress in June, 1885
AS of February 6, the H. O. L. c.
had granted refinancing loans to
987,833 home owners who had been
threatened with foreclosure. The
amount of these loans was $780,
418,259, which represents about one
sixth of the entire estimated urban
home mortgage debt now outstanding
In the United States.
Reflnancing operations by the Home
Owners Loan Corp. have beer
completed in New Hampshire, Nevada
and Hawaii Less than 100 applica.
tions are pending in each OF the fol
lowing: Rhode Island, Vermont, Con.
necticut, Delaware, District of CO.
lumbia, Georgia. North Carolina
South Carolina, Arkansas, North Da.
kota, South Dakota, New Mexico
wyoming and Alaska.
The only States in each of which
more than 1000 applications are still
pending are New Jersey, New York
Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana
Michigan and California. Ohio, with
9,755 pending applications. is the onl!
State in which the number of remain
ing applications exceeds 5000.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
LUMBER TO FIGHT
FOR HOUSE FIELD
Industry Making Preparations to
Meet Fabrication Com.
petition.

The lumber industry Is making
preparations to meet, when the oc-
casion arises, the competition of tie
steel or cement prefabricated house,
Richard G. Kimball. technical service
director of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association, stated.
1.-THE fabricate factory-built
house." said Mr.. Kimball, "is still
largely in the experimental stage. It
appears to be a potential industrial
development which may threaten the
lumber industry through opening q
way for other building materials to
invade the home construction field.
Threatening because factory .abrica-
ton may make materials hitherto i'm
practicable of job assembly workable
when pre-prepared in panelized or
some other form.
''The trend has not been ignored
in fact the lumber industry has been
prefabricating for years, as seen In
window sashes, doors and other equip
ment for the home. The cement in
dustry is trying to make market IN
construction for shop
concrete joists. The same thing is
true of steel joists. Both of these
must 60 through certain processes In
the factory before they are ready tc
deliver. The saving of the log into
lumber is process of fabrication OF
mechanical preparation Of the ma
terial.
THE cost of production is only one
factor in considering the future of the
manufactured house. The cost of dis.
tribution is equally important, and
in some cases that has been q de-
terrert to a more rapid development
Of the factory-built house"
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Bedtime Stories
Blacky Hears Good News.

Gas he really gomez" interrupted
Blacky. Has Terror really left the
Green Forest?"
80 far as know, he has," replied
Reddy. Il haven't seen him for week
or more and I haven't heard of his
being seen. I hope he's gone back
home where he came from"
80 do l." agreed Blacky. "This is
news worth hearing, and you said you
didn't have any,"
Reddy yawned. well, you see, it
wasn't news to me-" he explained.
What brought you back anyway? If
you were comfortable down there, why
didn't you stay until the Winter was
over?"
1T was all right down there, but it
wasn't the Green Forest" replied
Blacky. Il just had to get back here.
It is home, you know, and there is no
place like home. I may find hard
work to get enough to eat for a while,
but the end of the Winter isn't so far
away but what can stand it, I guess.
have no love for you, Reddy Fox, but
it certainly does LILY eyes good to see
your red coat"
Reddy grinned. welcome home,
Blacky," he said. at will be good to
have some one.to quarrel with again. "
Once more Reddy grinned.
Cav, cav, caw!" replied Blacky
and, spreading his wings, headed for
the Green Forest.
(Copyriaht, 1936)
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Natures S Children
Stormy Petrol (Oceanites Oceanicus).

high waves. Not company, but food,
is what they are seeking. If 1t is
tossed to them they gather about 1t
at once, and the ship, plowing forward,
leaves behind a small dark spot of
fluttering petrels enjoying their feast.
AS soon as the banquet Is over they
merely hasten their speed trifle, soon
catching up to what must be to
them slow-traveling concern of great
bulk that carries delectable food.
The handsome stormy petrol, also
known as the devils bird, Is a COM
mon Summer visitor off the coast of
the United States. 1t is about Z
inches long, but it is the wings, ex-
tending fully 16 inches, which have
given the bird an appearance of
greater size. The wings, tail and
coat are a sooty black. The under
parts and wing coverts are grayish.
The upper tail coverts and the base.
as well as the rump. are white. The
very long legs and toe webs are yellow.
The bill and feet are black. The
tail, as you can see, is square. These
marks are all you will need to identify
your stormy petrol.
The most interesting thing about
this bird seems to be its gift of stand
ing, and even running. on the surface
of the water. What it really does is
to keep its powerful wings in such
motion as to prevent its feet from
going below the surface The body is
so light that this is not difficult, and,
besides, the petrels always face the
wind. This ability to walk on the
water, recalling the like achievement