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Believe Secret Order
To Get Father Divine


NEW YORK, June 10 (ANP) :
Get Father Devine at all costs
Is the edict secretly passed out TO
law enforcement officials by higher
ups in the city and state, acting. It
is believed on word from others
still higher up. The edict is re-
suit of Devine's growing influence
among the people of New York
and the threat to the power of the
politieians who fear for their own
safety should Devine decide to
throw his united forces into the
political arena.
Already probing and searching
he's begun unto Divine's many nc
tivities and every effort is being
made to call halt on the move
ment which is growing stronger
and stronger daily At first It
was believed that only the weak
minded and the disappointed were
suceambing to Divine's influence.
The same thing was said of the
Communists. But as it is pointed
out that nothing is further from
the truth, fear is growing in the
hearts and minds of politicians
who see in Divine's rise, their own
downfall Numerous efforts have
been made by several leaders to
quietly influence Divine in the be-
half of certain parties, but the willy
little preacher refuses to be lei
into any such trap where he has
to perform to keep promises.
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$1,000 Prize Offered
For Writing Best Verse

SEATTLE, (SpeciaD Here is
an opportunity for some one to
earn a little extra vacation money
and get lot of fun out Of doing
it.
The publicity department of the
Republican State Central Commit
tee is offering a $1,000 cash prize
to the person submitting the bsst
verses based on TIE phrase I'VE
Can't Retreat taken from Herbert
Hoover's recent convention speech,
it was announced today by Nor
don Smith, state publicity director,
The contest is now open and will
continue until July 1, 1886. There
is no limit to the number Of verses
and their length is left entirely to
the Judgment Of the contestant
The subject is particularly time
" and offers many possibilities
for some clever verses. Smith de
clared.
All contributions should be mail
ed to the Publicity Department OF
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, No 1904 White-Henry Stu
art Building, Seattle, together with
name and address of the contest
ant.
The publicity director will be
sole judge Of the contest and the
winner win be announced as soor
as possible after the contest closes
on July l.
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HerDdon was convicted and sem
fenced to 20 years On the Georgia
haln-gang two years ago. Hern-
don. a young Negro Communist
oreanizer q the unemployed. Is
now out On bail
Application will be mnde Inn
mediately for stay of execution Of
the sentence pending appeal Of the
case to the United States Supreme
Court, Miss Damon said. The APP
peal win be ia charge Of Whitney
North Seymour, New York attor-
ney. who has handled the case thru
it's previous appeal stages
THE decision Of the Georgia SUI
preme Court is challenge to ali
American labor, Miss Damon said
AT its 55th Convention in Allan
tic city the American Federation
Of Labor passed a resolution con-
demning the Georgia Insurrection
Law, which was originally passed
to suppress slave revolts. The &C
ton OF the Georgia court in up
holding the constitutionality Of this
monstrous statute must be met BY
vigorous action and protest from
all sections Of American labor
eThe decision is at the same time
challenge to the Negro people
Of the country. whose liberties are
particularly threatened under this
law, and who have already rallied
in hundreds Of thousands to fight
to free Angelo Herndon.
.The decision comes on the heels
Of the arrest, without a warrant
Of IS Atlanta people, men and wo.
men, Negro and white, who have
been held under this same law. Al
ready 1s other people. chiefly trade
union organizers, are under indict.
lnent under this same law
United action on the part oflit
orally millions Of people through
out the country, cooperating with
the international Labor Defense
has kept Angelo Herndon from the
CONTINUED on Page Four
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DR.. HOPE GIVEN
SPINGARN MEDAL

NEW YORK-Dr. John Hope,
late president Of Atlanta Univers-
ity, has been awarded posthumous-
'ly the twenty-second Spingarn
Medal for the year 1885 by the
Spingarn Medal Award Committee.
of which Oswald Garrison Wizard
is chairman
Tie Committee announced that
only the fact that DR. Hope was
hinkelf a member of the Commit
tee has prevented his receiving the
medal during his lifetime.
The language of the award char
acterized DR.. Hope as follows:
"A distinguished leader of his
race, one of the foremost college
presidents O the United States,
widely, sud favorably known thru
out the educational world, John
Hope was admired wherever he
went because of his wisdom, his
tact, his skill in negotiation, his
solid contribution to any confer
ence in which he sat, his remark
able modesty, and his untiring SER
vice to both races in the United
States.
"a graduate of Brown Univers.
ity he dedicated his life to the
teaching of colorrd youth. First a
president of Mo, ahouse college
from 1906 to 1881, he had served
at Atlanta University in the same
capacity since 1928. Under his
presidency occurred the epoch
making amalgamation of More
house and Laura Spelman colleges
and Atlanta university in which
group Atlanta now stands as the
foremost Negro graduate school.
His achievements in this field were
attended by honorary degrees from
Brown and Bates colleges, and
Bucknell, McMaster ano Howard
universities. But his activities were
not confined to education alone.
For one year he rendered distin-
guished service among the colored
troops in France as representa-
tive of the Y.M.C.A. At one time
president, he was a director of the
Commission on Interracial Cooper
alton which has made such re-
marxable contribution to improv-
ing the relations of the two races.
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Immediate steps win be taken BY
the International Labor Defense to
appeal to the United States SUI
pfeme Court against the decision
q the Georgia Supreme Court in
the Herndon case. It was announc-
ed today b. Anna Damon, Acting
National Secretary
The Georgia Court today handed
down q deeisiec overriding the
decision Of Judge Hugh NJ Dor
ssy Of the Fulton c. anty Court
granting Herndon freedom on a
writ Of habeas corpus challenging
the constitutionality Of the Georgia
insurrection law under which
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GIRLS LEAD FISK
HONOR LISTS

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(C)-Mar-
guerite C. Pittman of Kansas City,
Mo-, heads the list or Ranking Fisk
students for the year just ended
Vera Chandler of Omaha, Nebr.,
was first of three elected to Sig
ma Epsilon Pi, honor society, at
the end of the first semester and
Gilbert F. Edwards of Charleston,
S. c., was first of two at the end
of the second semester. Carolyn B.
Parker of GAINESVILLE, Fla, was first
Of two who passed the sophomore
general exams with honors.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
FloRENzA HANDcUFFED
TO coLoREp MAN AGAIN

NEW YORK-CC)-As he made
the trip to the death house at Sing
Sing, John Fiorenza, the Italian
youth who was sentenced to die
next month for the murder of Mrs.
Nancy Titterton, was photograph
ed handcuffed to a colored man.
Fiorenza was photographed hand
cuffed to another colored man
When he was first arraigned sew
eral weeks ago.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
NEW BISHOP BROWN
PRAYs FOR REPUBLICANS

CLEVELAND, O.-(C)-Bishop
James w. Brown, recently elected
at the Zion conference in Green's
horo. and former pastor Of Mother
Zion church in Harlem, offered the
opening prayer at Thursday night S
session of the Republican Ccnyen-
ton. Bishop Brown is a delegate
from the 21st Congressional Dis
trict in New York. The New York
Times published the prayer of the
new bishop in full.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

NEWARK, N. J.-(C)-Joe Lou
is win be guest Of honor at bene-
fit staged by the Newark Camp
for the Underprivileged Children
and students Fund at Rupert Sta
dunn on Friday night, June 10, ac-
cording to announcement from the
Newark Eagles. Joe is also to toss
out the first bali in the game be-
tween the Philadelphia Stars and
the Newark Eagles.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
Negro Demos May Now
Vote in South Carolina

+ COLUMBIA, S. C.-(C) = The
state democratic primary rules
here have been amended so that
for a Negro to vote he must be 81
years old, must have the endorse
ment of ten white men saying he
voted for General Wade Hampton
in 1876, and that he has voted the
Democratic ticket since. The pri-
mary is August %.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
STRESS NEW ANGLE
IN EMULATION A. D.

NEW YoRK-(C)-A new angle
is being stressed in the advertising
in daily newspapers of 'Mulatto, I"
the Langston Hughes play now in
its 9th month on Broadway at the
Ambassador theatre. "A power
full drama of conflicting Royalties, ;"
is the new phrase, which replaces
such phrases as 1.-THE Sexation OF
the South" and What Happens
When White Meets Black"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
Prairie View College
To Get $4,000 Gym

PRAIRIE VIEW, Tenn. (C) =
Prairie View College will get a
$4,000 gymnasium as a result of
a $4,000 gift from the General
Education Board toward the con-
struction of the new building which
has just been announced. Plans and
specifications for the gym have
been drawn and approved.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
LEIBowiTc DENIES HE WILL
QUIT scoTTsRoRo CASE

NEW YORK-(C) ~ Attorney
samuel Leibowitz issued denial
Wednesday that he will quit the
Scottsboro cases, following re-
port from Alabama that a new
group of Alabama whites will take
over the defense of the nine boys
Leibowitz said there was not the
slightest truth in the assertion that
he would withdraw from the cases.
Leibowitz added that the new Ala
bama group has nothing to do with
the defense of the boys.
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ROME &C - Mussolinfs war
talk, which is designed to influ-
ence the League Of Nations meet
ing on June 26, is thought to be a
bluff, according to Sonia Tomara,
who corresponds to the New York
Herald Tribune It is rumored that
Mussolini plans to quit the League
and form an economic alliance with
Germany.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

DALLAS, Tex C)-An UNI
armed colored man is alleged to
have approached Detective E. l..
Warnack near City Hall Wednes-
day and offered to sell a car "he
stole in Fort Worth The detec-
tive asked that the man wait until
he called his brother, Who was De
tective IA. M. Bullock. The two men
drove with the thief to the hidden
cs., then arrested him.
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NEW YoRK-(c)-The Ethio-
plan Pacific Movement, Inc, flood
ed Harlem with bills announcing
an Ethiopian Not Conquered"
Mass Meeting for this Sunday at
Rockland Palace, where was prom
Used Heroic news of three mighty
Ethiopian armies moving to -e-
capture Adds Ababa."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
Eagles Start New Series

NEWARK, N. j. CC) The
Newark Eagles win start another
three-game National Negro League
series at Rupert Stadium Sunday,
June 21, featuring a double-header
with the Pittsburgh crawfords.
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PERRY HOWARD
ENDORSES LANPoN

CLEVELAND, (C)-The ira
ditional procedure that a Negro
make one of the speeches second
ing the nomination of Republic
can candidate for President went
to Perry w. Howard of Mississi-
ppi. In 1928, at Kansas City, it
was DR.. John R. Hawkins, and in
1882 it was Roscoe Simmons.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

BALTIMORE, Nd. CO. Augusta
Perez, 25. a Porto Rican, and VIII
lis Williams. were the first men
to be hung here in nearly year,
Friday morning. Perez was found
guilty Of an attack on ten year
old girl last November, and VIII
liams was convicted of Staying
Samuel Biacher and Blacher's wife
last February.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
DUKE or GLOUCESTER
VISITS eElAssIE

LoNDON-~(c)-The Duke Of
Gloucester, brother of King Ed
ward paid a fifteen minute court
ssy cal on Emperor Halle Selas-
sic Wednesday evening. The Duke
mad attended the Emperor's cor
onation in Adds Ababa in 1880.
The Crown Princess Tsahai watch
ed proceedings in Parliament in
the afternoon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
DEPRIEsT OMITTED

NEW YoRK-CC) The New
York Herald caption writer omit
ted the name of Oscar DePnest
who was prominently in the picture
between former Vice President
Dawes and Albert d. Lasker in the
Illinois delegation. It would have
been ironical to refer to DePriest
as a Negro as he appeared between
these men in the paper Thursday
morning.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

NEW YORK CC) = Advance
sales of the Joe oLuis-Max Schmel-
ing tickets reached $4,000 Fri
day, it was announced by Mike
Jacobs, promoter of the bout
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NUTLEY, N. J.-(C)-Joseph
Blackwell, 10. lost his life Thurs
day as he attempted to save Paul
Martini, also IS, who was drown
ing in Passaic River. Martini,
white, and Joe were students at
Washington School. Police recov-
cred the two bodies after Crap
ping for twenty p-inutes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
NEw vORK

NEW YORK Sc WPA
art show, the wo. Ssh is
supervised by Miss A., a =
age, noted sculptor, is an,
much interest and comment in
Uptown Art Laboratory at 32l
West 135th street. The exhibition
comprises $50 paintings and 100
pieces of sculpture selected from
the work of children and adults
who live in Harlem and attend the
WPA, classes. The New York Her
aid Tribune carried a three-column
picture of Miss Savage and group
of her sculptures Friday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

CLEVELAND, O.-(C)-Publi-
cation of the names of the new
Republican National Committee re-
veals that Perry w. 'dowerd and
Mrs. Mary C. Booze Of Mississippi
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PRENTISS, Miss.A(C )-Its DR..
Anslem Joseph Finch now. Mr..
Finch, a young publicity man for
educational institutions in this sec
ton, is perhaps the youngest man
of the race to receive the Ii. D.
degree as an honor for outstanding
work. The honorary Doctor of
Laws degree was conferred by
Shorter College of Little Rock.
Ark, recently DIR. T. M. Greene.
president of Shorter. conferred the
degree. Finch's newspaper work IS
well like by both races in this Sec
tion for its good will'' trend.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

CLEVELAND, o. fc) Col.
4,-thur Little of New York, leader
90 e Hell Fighters" during the
Z I'D War, got Perry Towards
Mississippi delegations II votes for
Vice President IN appreciation Of
his interest IN colored people.
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WHITE WOMAN ACTING
PRESIDENT or A. y.

ATLANTA. Ga.-(c)-Dr Flor
ence NJ. Read, white, president Of
speIman College, Is acting presi-
dent Of Atlanta University since
the oath Of DIT. John Hope, It IS
stated ii an announcement from
the university.
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DURHAM, N. c.-(c)-James
Lynn, arersted here two weeks ago,
went back to Portsmouth, Va, Fri
day to face a 1927 murder charge
He is charged with shooting to
death Goldie Williams there on
December 6, 1927. Two deputies
took the man back to Virginia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

LONDON = (C) News has
reached here that Ethiopian fcrces
are masing in three areas to OPP
pose the italian conquest. Ten
thousand men are in the Gore area
in the western mountains, 5000
are in the south under Ras Desta
Demtu, Emperor Halle Selassies
son-in-law. and thousands more are
scattered through the Ogaden re-
gion. This information came from
Herouy. Ethiopian foreign minister.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19

MONROVIA, Liberia-( )Under
a new plan of mooernizatiop, La
IBERIA is inviting American Negroes
to come to the country, according
to statement by President Edwin
J. Barclay to Lester A. Walton,
American Minister The types Of
emigrants wanted are skilled ar
tisans, trained agricultIralists, bus
mess men with capital, and young
physicians. 'Opportunists and poll
teal agitators are not wanted, the
President said
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NEW YORK CAMP

NEW YORK CAMP @Mulat-
to. the Langston Hughes melo-
drama scheduled to close this
week after run of 80 weeks on
Broadway, may remain there for
another four weeks following its
removal to the Ambassador the
atre under a four week rental.
With weekly gross income of
$4,000, the play has been recently
turning in an operating profit af-
ter running for considerable time
allegedly at a loss.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Halle
selassie of Ethiopia made his first
public address in England Thurs
day before the League Of Nations
Union, and insisted that Ethiopien
resistance to italy is not yet end
ed. He declared that the western
third of Ethiopia still is complete
ly under the government of its
lawful authority, and peace and or
der prevail as in the past"
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are the only Negroes LEFT Of that
body
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PARIS-(C)-A British plan has
been presented to the French gov
eminent to abolish sanctions, on
the grounds that sanctions did not
halt Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
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KEEP OFF DATE-ThursdayI
July 10, Brotherhood Of Pullman
Car Porters Grand Ball, Apex Hall,
18TH and Yesler Way,
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tiBRARY

'7FFslTY Of WAsHlgcT8
The Washington times., 1936-06-08
Change the Constitution?
That's Up to the People, Not to the President
Or Congress- Says the
Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The snpers who are sharpshoong the Supreme Court for
its decisions including the latest declaring the
New York minimum wage law unconstitutional remind Of
the rookie made perfect the range only to find
that it did because he had been firing at the wrong
target.
When majority of the court believes that legislation does
conform the Constitution has choice but to declare
it unconstitutional.
To criticize the majority for thus deciding to criticize them
for keeping their oath to uphold the Constitution according to
their conscience and best judgment.
AS Chief Justice Hughes pointed few days ago. opn-
ions may differ within the court the constitution
ay of measure and the democratic way reach decision
is by majority vote of the tribunal
BUT-and this the foes of the Supreme Court
fully omit nenon-the Constitution itself provides
that THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
make the outlaUed constitutional if they lOsh,
by the process of amendment.
The trainers of the Constitution recognized the need
of changing the great charter to keep pace Oh chang
ing conditions.
They prescribed the method of doing it,
This method has been follOWed a score of ti:~eS.
1t can be foLoUUed noW.
The minimum IVage L0LV the Guffey au, any laU
be made constitutional by amending the Constitution.
THIS Is REAL, NOT FAKE, DEMOCRACY.
If the President could change the Constitution if Congress
could do it, if the could do it, that would NOT
racy Only the people, acting through the States and
the people free they always have been since 1885,
to do it IF THEY DESIRE.
To criticize the court for insisting that the right of people
to change the Constitution shall be RESERVED the people
shows either ignorance or mendacity
II the present Administration which has sought change
the Constitution by suberfuge has the courage its
TONS it will propose whatever amendments it and LET
THE PEOPLE ACCEPT OR REJECT THEM
But it has not done and apparently does not intend
do
One conclusion from this that it does not trust the people
but that the Supreme Court DOES.
The Washington times., 1936-06-08

one ugly thing in my garden
the great Slugs that hide in the
wall and creep beneath the shadow
of the leaves. Nasty yellow fellows
soft as custard. A pinch of salt
diSsolves them. They cannot stand
salt. There is no toughness in their
pampered fiber.
I love that little garden. The
memory of it is never absent from
my heart. Always I am longing
for its sweetness and peace. And
yeti never stay there long. For
I am afraid of it!
I am afraid of that sweetness
and peace, that comfort and
safety. 1 am more afraid of it
than am of anything else in life
SOMETHING HAPPENS
Something happens to me when
I stay too long in that garden
when I shut myself away from
ugliness and conflict and live
within those walls. The hardness
goes out of me-and curiosity and
love of adventure-and courage.
I grow comfortable and com
placent. I begin to think that L
too, am apart from other people
as my garden is apart from dusty,
beaten earth. Different from
other people, more sensitive.
The Washington times., 1936-06-08

practice bOm0S "
tossed here and there, but bull
fighting is mighty serious business.
The threatened strike OF the
International Bullfighters' Union,
the resulting international Incl
dent" causing strained relations
and bringing formal ambassado-
rial representations between Spain
and Mexico, boxcar headlines and
clamoring crowds-all that calls
for some highly specialized home
brew diplomacy. The League OF
Nations probably couldn't do much.
The trouble started about six
weeks ago and has been getting
worse. Spanish bullfighters at
Madrid refused to appear in the
ring with Armillita, famous Mexl-
can matador. The former are
members of the Spanish Socialist
Bullfighters' Union, protesting
against what they consider the
unfair treatment of visiting Span
ish fighters in Mexico.
The Spanish government, trying
to be nice to the visitors, arrests
II of it's recalcitrant bullfighters,
including the two stars. The pub,
lie, craving action, seems to be
with the government, but the issue
is complicated by politics. In
Spain they have a body called
"Jurado Mixto Taurino," which
looks after bullfighting much as
our State Boxing Commissions
look after boxing.
SERIOUS BUSINESS
This commission is an umpire
on disputes over eligibility, clasSi
fication of fighters, wages and the
like. Membership on this com
mission gives the commissioner
whole lot of Say-So about all sorts
of things not connected with bull
fighting. So any smashing big
bullring row is quite apt to spread
out into national politics, with the
result that the president, walking
a tightrope between right and left
reaction, is tin-canned with one
more irritation.
The Bullfighters Union, inter
nationally organized, has links
with other international unions
and a strike would be pretty Sc
rious business. Quantity, it seems
in view of their trade, the bull
fighters organize to establish a
code of fair play" not for the
bull, but for themselves, in get
ting their cut on the gate re
ceipts.
! They go into the ring as