davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
Presidential Candidate
Visits Scottsboro Boys

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CNA) -
The nine Scottsboro boys, held
in solitary confinement in Jeffer-
son Prison here since last April,
had a presidential candidate as a
visitor last week.
The visitor was Earl Browder,
presidential candidate of the party
which has written into its 1886
platform the freedom of the nine
prosecuted youths. The Commune
list candidate went to the Jail al
most directly from a rally in this
city at which he called on Negro
and white workers of the South to
unite to beat back the attcks of the
Liberty League, Hearst, and the
"big mill-owners and landlords"
During his talk with the boys,
Browder assured them that the
Communist Party would raise the
issue of their freedom throughout
the election campaign and would
continue its efforts to mobilize ev-
cry possible support for them.
The Communist leader was ac-
companied on his visit to the pri-
son by Joseph Gelders Southern
representative of the National
Committee for the Defense OF Pc
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02

litical Prisoners and a party of
newspapermen.
He was questioned by Haywood
Patterson, the oldest of the boys,
on the progress of the Communist
Party ION the outside" Patterson
inquired particularly about James
w. Ford, providers Negro running
mate, asking how Ford vas getting
along in his campaign for the vice
presidency.
After leaving the jail, Browder
disclosed that the nine boys denied
all literature except local news
papers. thus keeping from them
knowledge of what is being done
by their friends to secure their re-
lease. Despite their six years tor
ture behind bars, they all displayed
enthusiastic interest in the happen
ings in he outside world, Browder
said.
The meeting here at which Mr..
Browder spoke was the first open
Communist meeting in this city at
which speakers and auditors were
not arrested and charged with Sin
citing to insurrection.p Several
hundred workers of both races, men
and women, were in attendance.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
SPANISH FASCISTS
EXECUTE NATIVES
AFTER UPRISING

MADRID, Spain (CNA) Dis
patches received here from Spanish
Morocco report that fascist rebels
executed 200 persons. most Of them
naive leaders, for participation in
an uprising against the fascist coll
onial regime. No details of the up
rising were given.
Numerous clashes have occurred
between natives and the Span.sh
rebels since the beginning Of the
fascist rebellion nine weeks ago.
The fascists started operations in
Morocco where reactionary gener-
ais were in command of the Span
ish garrison. The people of Nor
Deco were thus the first to feel the
brunt of fascist barbarism. Lead
ers of the Moroccan national liber-
alton movement are particularly
resentful over the use of Moroccan
troops as shock troops by the reb-
els and wholesale arrests of natives
who oppose the fascist regime in
Morocco.
In Spain itself the rebels, aided
by a Nazi air fleet manned by Ger
man Army pilots. made important
gains during the early part of last
week in their drive from the South
toward Madrid. Most of the gains
were wiped out later as Madrid
rushed endorsements to the Sou
thern front. In northeastern Spain
the city of Irun, which was hero
icelly defended by workers militia
for seven weeks. fell to the rebels.
Military aid to the rebels by the
fascist governments of Italy and
Germany is prolonging the civil
war and increasing the threat of
Spanish Popular Front Government
and constituting, as well, a grave
menace to international peace.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
Freedom Nearer For
Three SharecropperS
Saved By US. Court

defendants were being held Il vio-
lation Of the decision Of the sup
RENE Court Of the United states
and in violation Of the Constitution
and that the i1dictment pending
against them was fraudulentIy OBJ
tanned by introducing before the
grand jury convictions obtained BY
fraud. Mr.. Brewer interpreted the
sensational decision Of the United
seates Supreme Court as sn exon
grafton of the defendants and he
charged that to return them to
KEN. r county for another trial
was inviting a lynching. for they
have no evidence that these men
are guilty other than that evidence
the Supreme Court has declared
void"
IN handine down his decision,
Judge Longine said that it was APP
parent the Negroes had not been
given a fair and impartial trial IN
Kemper. If seud them back for
a s.cond hearing on murder charg-
es thu court would be a party to
a lynching. My Interpretation Of
the Supreme Court decision is that
in part it exonerates these defend
ants. Since the state can produce
no additional whence than was in
troduced at the original trial and
which has since been declared in
valid. it is my opinion that these
three parties are being held unlaw-
fully and by this decree give them
their freedom"
Brown, Ellington, and Shields
were quickly convicted Of murder
and sentenced to death by court
in Kemper county. Mississippi IN
the spring Of 1884 after a trial in
which the only evidence against
them consisted of confession"
they were alleged to have made
that they killed Raymond Stewart.
white tenant farmer.
At the trial. deputy sheriffs free
III Testified that the prisoners had
been beaten to make them confsa
and deputy made the historic re-
mark, '"The beating was rot too
much for a Negro" The case was
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
.NAACP WARNS OF
POLITICAL TRICKS


NEW YORK-As the presiden-
tial campaign wakes warmer. the
NAAcP Issued today a warning to
thoughtful Negro voters not to be
carried away by artificially pump
ed up enthusiasm, but instead to
exact from candidates for office
unequivocal pledges on matters Of
grave concern to Negro voters.
Prominent Negroes are actively
working in all parties. and that is
as It should be. But the motives
of all persons. white or Negro. and
the past activities 81 those VINO
urge Negroes to vote this way or
that should be carefully crutinized
and weighed.
Spacious appeals to catch phras-
es should be ignored. II the Negro
masses are to get any benefit from
the extraordinary opportunity this
election affords, they must be real
lists and not let themselves be led
astray by meaningless party labels
or flamboyant oratory. Let can
didates for office know that while
we expect Negroes to be given jobs
just like the representatives of 9th
er races, the masses of Negroes
win not be satisfied with few
soft berths for political wheel
horses. We are much more inter-
ested in fundamental issues affect
ing Negroes, such as physical So
curity from the lynching mob, jobs
at equal pay, the adjustment of
in relief and civil
service, and in the establishment
of Z more just social and economic
order, for the benefit not only of
the Negro but of other minority
groups and Of the country as a
whole.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
NY DAILY PRAISES
LEAGUE in SEATING
ETHIOPIA MEMBERS

NEW YORK (C) The first
editorial praise to be given the
League of Nations by great met
ropolitan daily in several weeks
Thursday in the World-Telegram
when the League, in defiance of
Italian threats to resign, seated the
Ethiopian delegates. The World
Telegram said: "The credentials
committee of the League of Ma
tions, in reversing a previous deci-
sion to refer Ethiopia's membership
status to the World Court, deserves
high praise foI its courage. When
the Assembly met on Monday it
was confronted by one Of the most
painful dilemmas of it's existence.
1t had to decide which of two de-
Legations it would seat, ItaIy's or
Ethiopia's. For Mussolini had let
the League know that if it seated
Ethiopia, his delegates would stay
away.
''In open violation of the coven-
ant, Italy had wiped Ethiopia off
the map. To continue to ignore
that fact meant that italy would
quit the League. And Italy's CO.
operation is vital if Europe is to
be rescued from the tailspin into
which she has been tossed by the
political typhoons now sweeping y
rapid succession across the old
world. ON the other hand, the
ousting of Ethiopia on the ground
that Italy had destroyed her inde-
pendence would amount to League
recognition of Italy's conquest.
Thus would be created a precedent
which could not fail to have the
most serious consequences for an
indefinite time to come. In fact, it
would be tantamount to adding to
the covenant some such amendment
as this: Nevertheless, and notwith-
standing all the covenant has said
above, should a member state make
a good, swift job of subjugating
another member, the conquest shall
be recognized, the victim expelled
and the victor retained in good
standing in. the League
Clearly recognizing the peril.
the League attempted to pass the
buck to the World Court. II the
Court decided Ethiopia no longer
existed as an Independent state.
Continued On Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
g. Chairman Curtis
Praises Cooperation Of
Rep. CoIored Youth

CHICAGO go not be misIed
BY the hypocritical attitude Of the
Democrats, said Arthur M. Cur
tbs. Republican National Commit
teeman from Missouri and assist
ant to Chairman John Hamilton Of
the National Committee, in a ape-
cial message to the Negro youth
Of the nation
I'VE must not let our young peo-
pie be mialed or misguided by the
fact that some are being fed from
relief funds" he said. That does
not mean any progress They fed
you back when you were IN chains,
but that was in the time Of slav-
cry, an institution fostered and
kept alive BY the Democratic South
To-day that same party is up to
its old tricks. Again they are try
ing to put slavery upon you. but
it IS economic slavery and the VIC
TINS are white as well as colored.
They are trying to cover up their
purpose by giving few jobs to a
few outstanding citizens. They
have forced this campaign to be
more than a campaign; It is a cru
sade for Americanism and against
economic bondage, and we all must
join and work together.
The way in which young Negro
leaders are fighting for Governor
Landon and the Republican party
is extremely CERTIFYING to Mr.. Cur
It's.
mo man IN America has given
the world greater thrill than did
Jesse Owens when he won those
three individual championships in
the Olympics," declared the assist
ant chairman.
1T was a pleasure whom I pick
ed up the paper and read how this
young man has climbed so high
that Ell Of America IS proud Of
him. ara am gied indeed to know
he Is with our party and am happy
to know he win fight with US on
our side.
II am also glad to have assur-
ance Of support from Colonel John
C. Robinson. the Ethiopian flying
hero. / have also made an attempt
to get another outstanding youth
to join us. Irefer to Joe Louis, the
fighter We want the young men
and the young women. It is GER
tainly gratifying to know that a.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
WRIGHT, RANSOM
NOT SPEAKERS OF
AME SENTIMENT

CHICAGO Merely because
Bishops r. R. Wright, Jr., and
Reverdy Ransom are actively en-
gagged in supporting the Democra-
tic cause, nobody snSuld get the
impression this represents the true
sentiment of the A.ME. Church,
said Bishop S. L. Green Of Little
Rock, presiding over the Arkansas
Mississippi district. on a visit to
Republican headquarters at Chic
go last week.
Bishops Wright and Ransom are
merely two against twelve said
the distinguished, prelate. THE
rest Of the bishops-and for that
matter, almost the entire A.M.E.
church are bitterly opposed to the
anti Christian and anti-American
principles of the Democratic party
which, in it's stronghold of the
South, ostracizes, segregates, dis
franchises and presecutes its dark
er brothers in Christ and fellow
citizens of America"
Other churchmen have pointed
out that neither Wright nor Ran
som is recognized as a leader of
the faith Bishop Wright, climb
ing egotist, was just elevated to
the bishopriti last June and then
assigned to Africa but has thus
far refused to go. Bishop Ransom,
although admittedly brilliant at
times, is too erratice to be consid-
cred a thoroughly safe leader by
either lawmen or clergy
In addition to the vast majority
of the AME's the Landon-K Knox
ticket is being actively supported
by the Baptists, both Incorporated
and unincorporated, and by leaders
of the CMFt and AMEZ churches.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
OWENS SPEAKS FOR
AL LANDON in EAST


NEW YORK Jesse Owens, star
Of the Olympic games. scotched
Democratic stories that he would
not support the cause 81 Governor
Landon Of Kansas for president by
starting a Republican speaking
tour Monday. September %, which
will take him into seven eastern
cities within a weeks time.
The sensational young athlete,
who publicly announced several
weeks ago lie was absolutely sold
on Governor Landon and believed
the interests Of the Negro could
best be served by his election,
made his first speech in Boston
on Monday night. Tuesday he talk
ed in New Haven, Wednesday he
made three speeches in New York.
Brooklyn and Newark; Thursday
be was to talk in Philadelphia; on
Friday in Baltimore; Saturday, in
Pittsburgh, and Sunday, Buffalo
According to Frances E. Rivers,
director of the Eastern division of
the campaign among colored voters
Owens whirlwind tour of the East
will be featured by several brief
platform speeches from his car en-
route from one city to another. Al
though many other smaller cities
have requested his appearance.
time limitations viii prevent his
acceptance.
Large delegations are to meet
Owens in each city and escort him
to the speaking places.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
DEPRIEST HITS new
DEAL PROSPERITY

The false prosperity of the
Roosevelt New Deal administra-
ton was blasted in a speech here
last week BY Oscar DePriest Of
Chicago, former Congressman seek
ir reelection, who also predicted
victory for Governor Ali N. Lam
don in November
Administration attempts to make
voters believe Governor Landon
would discontinue relief if elected
were absurd and ridiculous, Mr..
pePlaest said to those gathered at
an emancipation rally
Governor Landon will furnish
relief SO long as t is necessary,
and don't let anyoile tell you diff
ferently, the chicagoan said, but
under the leadership Of Gov. Lam
don. relief nill not be needed long
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02

mong the colored race. the out
standing youth are going to be
with Us. It is not the older colcr-
ed men and women OF older white
men and women who give US most
concern. but tie young people
They need to have the issues clear
~ defined.
I'VE must interest the youth in
our setup. The one thing / insist
ed upon was that we have a some
what new picture in the colored
lineup. I insisted in the beginning
that we must have people who win
know, and we must solicit youth
all over the country. AS result
we have new blood functioning IN
the campaign along with the wis
dom Of veterans.
we want to make a steady, for
ward fight. an honest fight, a clean
fight, one directed toward the in
telligence of the Negro. he has a
right to have the picture of intel
ligence as well as has any other
man,
america must be saved in this
crusade and the terrible existing
conditions changed and remedied.
# "a situation continues as It has
during the Roosevelt regime. both
colored and white viii suffer. Both
races. young and old, must serve
shoulder to shoulder to turn Amer
lea aside from its present path-a
path which leads directly to dis
aster and ruin"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
RUNYON PRAISES
JOE LOUIS FIGHT

NEW YORK (Cl- Damon Run
yon, sports expert of the New York
American, said of Joe Louis at
Philadelphia: I'VE thought Joe
Louis did a right artistic Job on A.
Ettore. The sleepy-time kid SEEM
ed more alert, more aggressive in
the business at hand, than in any
of his fights since the night he an
initiated Max Baer. His defense
was a little faulty at time, but
that may have been because he
quickly discovered that there was
noharm in Ettore's punches, and
was deliberately accepting swats
to get in his counter fire. However,
it would be super-fighter, indeed.
who could block and dodge all the
blows aimed at him, unless he de-
voted all his time solely to defense,
and we have noticed that Louis is
not much inclined to avoid invita-
ton to mix. He rather likes TO
swap punches, probably because he
thinks he can always punch harder
and faster than his opponent. He
tried to flatten Ettore in every
round. He just missed in the first
and fourth. He demonstrated that
he still is a great. puncher with
bothhands, though it is our conject-
ure that his best punch is his left
hook. He didn't attempt much
body punching that night, because
Ettore isn't easy to hit with body
punches. The sleepy-eyed kid de-
voted his attention mainly to AIS
chin.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02
PICKETS FORCE
THEATRE TO DROP
JIM CROW POLICY

NEW YORK (CNA)-The Citi-
zens Committee Against Race Dis
elimination and Segregation scor-
ed a smashing victory here this
week when the New Theatre at
8Oth st. and Rockaway Avenue,
Queens, was forced t. abandon its
policy of segregating its Negro
patrons.
Action came after the theatre
had been picI1eted for several
weeks by committee consisting
of members of the Socialist Party,
the American League Against War
and Facism, the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People. and the Communist
Party.
After seven weeks of daily pick
citing, the Argus, local newspaper,
requested that conference be held
in its office between tn manage
ment and the committee. The edi-
tor of the newspaper stated that
his office was being flooded with
letters protesting the segregation.
The conference was held and the
manager of the theatre reluctantly
agreed to stop the jim-crow policy.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02

JACKSON, Miss. = After spi-
-ited and hard-fought battle of le-
gal technicalities here last week,
three seolored sharecroppers. Henry
Shields, Ed Brown. and Yank FL
lington were one step nearer free
dom in their long battle against
the charge of having murdered a
white Kemper county farmer in
May, 1887
Judge 4 H. Longine. after list
ening to the argument Of Earl
Brewer. Esq. attorney for the trio,
granted writ Of habeas corpus to
discharge the men completely.
District Attorney John c. Stem
mis- of Kemper county and three
assistants Immediately filed an ap-
peal before Judge Longine. asking
that the wri. just granted be sup
erseded until the supreme court
could hear the case on appeal. OBJ
lection was made by counsel for
the three men and Judge Longine
sustained 1t. Technically, for these
few minutes. the defendants were
free men. However, the proscut-
ing attorneys then appeared before
Chief Justice Smith of the Missis-
sippi Supreme Court and got an
order from him superseding the
discharge of the defendants until
the matter could be heard in the
Supreme Court.
The argument of Mr.. Brewer be-
fore Judge Longine vas that the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02


is got So. sg7 So for knocking out
Al Ettore Tuesday night, and Al
got $50. 2s5.2s Tor taking the lick
ing. The paid gate was z0,407.
with grass receipts at s215. 270.s0.
and net q SIG. s26. 20k Joe's radio
and picture cut brought his check
up to se0147ss and AIS went to
sscg65.2o.
SPRINGFIELD, III. (c) Con-
gresham Arthur y. Mitchell from
Chicago thrilled an audience Of
1909 the largest ever gathered
ia this state. last Sunday. Cont
gresham Mitchell received an ov-
alton when ne declared: The pre-
sent administration has done ev-
erything Il could to bring benefits
to the mass Of citizens Of this ma
ton. including the Negro
BALMcRAL CASTLE. Scotland
Ic) Ksag Edward VIM ordered
plpefs q nal.no1at Saseae % p'ay
Eaininent Of his vacation guests and
himself last Wednesday.
NEW YORK fC)--Julian D. Raj
ney announced Dr. wafer =. Al
e1anaer OF orange a. new Jersey
director q ne Demoeraue cam
paiEn among NEGROES n = row
Ell IS director O west FllglnaF'
1'ooets = am e'zscsol = e,.s.-
ector 81 Massachusetts, and wal
TT Murray as director Of Connect
k.dt. from bis office in the Biltmore
HcseI IS Eastern Campaign direct
Of, last week.
f5a1hsA DEL = ~ Ia Is
Lewis, one-F'me SPOTS wrasef VINO
cropped OUT . oeyole nls tlme g
Pittsburgh Courier Is back il hars
ness again. Lewis covered the Joe
Louis Ettore fight for his paper.
CLOVER HILL MISS. tI'T-l'e-
monstEat'9ns g tne msenas'ea'
e0ttoh pscazer We're SoL.s.nzeu nels
iast week: three macnsheA "o1Asp
sn = J za-aefe paten' ana s~o maen7
mes assrassu - po'nus 7 80 90
% the acre after going over the
rows one time.
NEW x0tSak ~ - nor' : ass
Waller, the races most corpulent
maestro returns % ms EaaIaem
public e the 10th y eollo ene-
a1re Tor the Week beginning '2c.o-
Charlie Turner'S Areadians. Of
which Emmett Matthews is fea-
tured player.
NEWARF ~ J. EN- 2
gain, OH again-Jesse owens =
billed to apeak Tor Landon ana
Knox ct h'''sgers auoitorlum' 20
Belmont Ave. this Wednesday eY-
ening' Sept: 80 with AssemDlyman
Frank =. f1areraVe Is master y
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02

KEEP OFF DATE: Armistloe
Day, November II, Elk's Char
ity Ball, Finnish Hall.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-02

PHILADELPHIA fc) Joe Lon
is got $50. sg7 So for knocking out
Al Ettore Tuesday night, and Al
got Sa5. 2s5.28 Tor taking the lick
ing. The paid gate was 4O,4o7,
with grass receipts at S215. 270.s 80.
and net Of SIG a26 .20s Joe's radio
ana picture cut brought his check
up to soo.1a7 SO and AIS went to
s3cj765.20
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-12
Coming Events

May 14--Royal Purple degree, Ansantawae encampment.
 May 15--Military ball, V. F. w. the armory.
 May 1S-Post College dance at Hotel Elton.
 May 16-sigma Iota Theta con. vention, The Elton.
 May 10-Anniversary celebration, MendelssOhn Male chorus.
 May 16-Order of Rainbow install lation.
 May 17.-open meeting of Catho- lie Study club.
 May 2O-Waterbury Girls club dance, Hamilton park pavilion. May 2l--Montaganese auxiliary dinner dance, Women's club.
 May 22-sigma Iota Theta spring dance, Waverly inn.
 May 2-Italian-A American Fed- minstrel, Buckingham hall.
 May 22-Annual May hop, Order of Rainbow, Temple hail.
 May 23-Opening of British War Veterans quarters.
 May .20 = Gymnastic exhibition, ,Duggan gymnasium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-12
-Mlth RAY FITZPATRICK

ghoppe" program was bFoadcast and realized hsB long ambition. O'Noill, chauffeur and Secre. tary Co . physician, first saw halss Sanderson when she was playing in 'SThe AFcadlans" In Boston ln lele. He followed her shewB for years after and waited at many Q stage door but nOth- ever happened. When Che team went on Che air O'NeIll began . s0rap book Of their brOsdcasts which teddy has grown to . welkht of eight pounds and has . decorated cover finished in seventeen coats of vaFnlsh. It was shls book that secured for O'NeiIl . meeting with Crunnit who made the fan his gueSt at The Lambs. Then he arranged the bsckstage meeting. said O'NeiIl Iater: eShe Iooks just abeut the same as she did twen- ty years ege."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-12

STATE of CONNECTICUT. DIS TRfcT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, May lith' vl,a, lg$S, GIN, late of tho town of Water- bury, in said district. .deccnsed.
 The Court of Probate for the. Dis. trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said eB- state to exhibit their claims for sot' tlement, Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly ate tested, within said time, will be de- barred recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate arc requested to make immediate payment to
 JOHN A. HAYDEN,
 5.ff.3t Administrators.