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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
NATIONAL MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION OPENS
DOORS TO CIR AID S

PHILADELPHIA. (By Or. w.
Harry Barnes, President Of NINA
for ANP)-Greetings from the
National Medical Association to the
colcred graduates in medicine, den
tistry and pharmacy from all col
leges Of the United States,
We welcome you into a noble
profession. You are fresh from the
classrooans. where the very latest
IN medicine. dentistry or pharma-
cy has been impaired to you. Re-
CARELESS Of what others say, we
know that you can become finaa-
cially and socially successful in a
short period of time. Nevertheless,
experience has taught US that these
things should be held In allegiance
until success Is assured. Many new
and unusual opportunities are open
to 1886 graduates of which the old
er men never dreamed. Our advice
is to connect yourselves with hos
pitfalls as soon as possible. and work
hard with your improved knowl-
edge. Begin at once to record your
new and unusual cases, and occa-
sionlly write a paper. Most import
ant of all, join some professional
Society. and see what the men
from other schools are doing. and
try Jut your ability to impress the
profession with your observations
The National Medical Associa-
ton, realizing that the recent grad
yates are financially handicapped,
offers you membership free togetn-
err with a free subscription to the
Journal Of the National Medical
Association, and all its other pub
locations. Our scientific meetings
are open to you free Of cost. even
to the great And annual conven-
ton in Philadelphia August 1922,
1888. All that is necessary is 60
write to the President and make
application.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
Nemesis Is Nemesis To
Akron Spelling Champ

WASHINGTON, lamp - The
seven-letter word, nemesis" prov
ed stumbling block in the path
of little MAGNOLIA Cox, 13-year-old
Akron. Ohio. spelling champion, in
the national spelling bee held at
the National Museum Tuesday,
and SO MAGNOLIA came mt fifth
in the competition.
The young Akron champion fin
ishsd fifth to the winner of the
contest, Jean Trowbridge, white,
of Des Moines, Iowa, in a field of
seventeen contestants. MAGNOLIA
has an 10 of 1875 in her school. 2
MAGNOLIA will receive $50 for
her standing as fifth, while Eliz-
abath viii be awarded $50. a sum
give.s to all contestants who reach
the national bee. MAGNOLIA Is in
the eighth grade.
MacNolia's disqualification caus-
ed heated argument between 1er
teacher, Miss Cornelia Greve, white,
and members of the contest COM
mittee. Miss Greve complained
that proper nouns were ruled out
of the bee by the regulations and
that nemesis was found In the
dictionary as a proper noun, mean
ing the Greed goddess Of retribu-
ton or revenge. George B. Woods,
white, dean of American univers-
10y, commended that the word was
used as frequently as common
noun.
Judges in the contest ruled that
the chairman was correct
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
|CASKET BUILDER
DOES BIG BUSINESS

PHILADELPHIA, (Ry Davis
Lee for ANP) The worlds larg-
est Negro-owned and operated
casket mandatory is located in
this city. It is owned by W. A.
looks and does more than $780,
900 worth Of business annually.
Mr. looks, native of Georgia
told this writer how he studied
casket making. When asked where
he studied the craft, he laughed.
II didn't study it anywhere.
was cabinet maker and happened
to sec a man making a casket one
day. / watched HIM then had
an undertaken buy me two caskets
I took them apart and studied how
they were put together began
to make caslxets from that"
In his factory Mr.. looks EN-.
ploys over so men and women. H
buys lumhey and other material by
the car loads and ships out the
finished product in truck and car
load lots. Everything necessary to
the making and completion of q
casl1et is done in his factory. The
material for the interior decora-
ton of the caskets is made by the
colored women in his factory
In addition to having a factory
in this city, Mr.. looks has huge
show room in New York City tc
supply caskets to the undertaken:
up there,
While the largest percentage d
his Customers are white, Mr.. Toolxs
explained that he does do quite q
lot If business with the colorec
updertakers in Maryland, Wash
4agton and Virginia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
DENVER BOY Gets
VALUABLEAWARD

DENVER, COLO CBy David N.
Howell for ANP)-Out Of a field
Of over twenty candidates, Aaron
Watson. Outstanding Negro athlete
at the Manual Training school here
was recipient Of the coveted Brick
layer award which Is given each
year to the most valuable and tn
most outstanding athlete n the
Senior class Of the school, here this
week.
Besides receiving this much
sought-after award, Aaron was Civ
en- the signal honor Of being elect
ed captain Of the baseball team for
the year, although he graduates in
a few days. He has been acting
captain all season. and the honor
was well deserved. This Is the
first time in the history Of the
school that a Negro athlete has
been elected captain of team. and
the second time In the history OF
Denver athletes.
Watson is a three-leter man. hav-
ing won his letter three years in
baseball, two in basketball and one
in football. He WIS chosen on the
mythical all-city In baseball and
in basketball for two years. His
other activities include membership
on the Student Council. on the
staff of the school weekly, and this
years school Annual. He is very
popular with the younger set. a
member of the Central Baptist
church, and the Glenarm Branch
Y. M. c. A., and many other
groups. He is making plans now .
inter college next fall
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
JOE LOUIS FAULTS
TOLD BY JOHNSON

NEW YORK amp Jack John
son, ballyhoo man for LEROY
Haynes and one of the few ring
experts who just can't see Joe
Louis, became precise in his criti-
cisrns of the Brown Bomber VIII n
taken to task last week by Walter
Chrysler. the auto magnate.
you are an auto engineer"
johnson said. you know better
than that car must have bal
ance to purr along right. I hap
pens that l know boxing and have
made study of 1t for years. say
that Joe Louis lacks boxing bal
ance, that his stance is dead wrong.
ard that the first boxer who moves
to Louis left will beat him.
Go over to Madison Square
Garden and look at the pictures OF
Jim Corbett, Joe Cans, Bob Fitz-
simmons, then compare their
stances with Joe's and you'll see
what I mean. Tunney beat Demp-
sey by moving to the left of Demp-
sey-that is the way Louis will be
beaten, and when it happens, you'll
all see that old Jack Johnson was
right. I made a lot of mistakes,
sure enough, but l never made such
a mistake about boxing"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
WPA Sponsors 10 Negro
Theatrical Units

WASHINGTON, (ANP)- Fol-
lowing the sensational success of
the WPA Colored Theatres produc-
ton Of Macbeth" at the Lafay-
cite Theatre. New York City it
has been learned that this success
full project is only one of 10 Ne
gro theatrical units sponsored by
WPA's Federal Theatre Project,
and that it employs more than 300
colored theatrical workers in the
various units. The WPA actors
work in dramatic, vaudeville and
nlarionette shows all over the ma
ticn, in keeping with the function
Of the project, which is to encour-
age the training Of young artists
and to develop a wider market for
their work.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
MAID TAKES GEMS;
CAUGHT BY VICTIM

NEW YORK. CAMP ~ Because
she knew women by being one her
self, Mrs. Winifred Navin, white,
former countess and wife Of a night
club singer was able to get back
sos, 900 in jewels taken from her
apartment last week by Jennie
Stanley, %, her colored former
maid. But $685. ii cash is gone,
spent on Harlem egood time"
Mrs. Navin, playing detective,
figured the woman she suspected
would do as the rest Of her sex
when they got money buy clothes
she discovered Miss Stanley actu-
ally did go shopping, taking along
a male companion. Charles Moore,
q PWA worker who lived at the
same address. For hertelf she
bought gowns, silk underthipgs and
perfume.
For Moore she bought five new
hats, two tuxedoes, a taAcoat'
stacks Of shirts and piles Of hasn.
That evening they went night
clubbing
When the ex-maid left a Har-
lem hot spot az one a. m. We'd
nesday morning. she was gorge
ously dressed with diamond en-
erald and ruby bag clip, set in
platinum and worth $3.50, Is her
hat. The male friend was alas toy
ged.
s MIS-. Navin, sitting in car out
side with two detectives, slipped
out and walked close to the cou-
pie. Detectives followed and az
rested both on a grand LARGELY
charge. Wrapped "a handkerchief
at the pairs apartment was the
rest Of the jewelry.
Miss Stanley admitted taking the
loot and the money which was
used for their shopping fund The
cash had dwindled on arrest to 9
few cents. Arraigned IN court, ehs
girl and her Ny friend were held
ii $500 bail
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
II Whites, 8 Negroes
Nabbed In Red Drive

ATLANTA CAMP Swooping
down on a house in the Negro
ghetto Thursday night, a squad Of
detectives led by 1t. c. E. Nc
Crazy acting on instructions from
Solicitor General John Boylxin ar
rested 10 alleged communists, eight
of them Negroes, and confiscated
printed matter and torn paper be-
lieved to be Red propaganda.
Eight white women, three white
men, four Negro women and four
Negro men were arrested and or
dered held for investigation pend
ing definite charges after they Rad
been fingerprinted and photograph
ed. Fifteen or 20 more escaped,
according to police.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
Black Legion Killings
Spur Anti-Lynch Bill

to investigate lynchings, but Con-
gresham Samuel Dickstein of New
York (who has not particularly
aided the anti-lynching bill is now
asking 100000 to investigate the
Black Legion.
The NAACP and other support
ers of the anti-lynching bill are
pointing out that if The Costigan
Wagner Bill had been passed by
Congress the Department of JUS
tice with its G-men could now be
running down the Black Legion
lynchers and helping Michigan and
other states to root out the terror
istic secret society.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The kill
ings and terrorism attributed to
the Black Legion in Michigan and
other states has served to stimu-
late interest in federal anti-lynch-
ing legislation, since it has been re-
vealed that the federal government
at present has no law under which
it can aid the states in routing out
lynching organizations such as the
Black Legion.
There is irony in the fact that
since February IL anti-lynching bill
supporters have been unable to get
the Senate Audit Committee to APP
prove an appropriation of $500
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

Spokane. Wash. will graduate with
high honors from the department
Of Music Of the State College Of
Washington on June 9Th. Miss Dun
dee has been elected to member
ship Of Phi Kappa Phi (National
Scholastic Honorary, ri Lambda
Theta (women's Educational hon
orary), Eurodelphian tNational
fine arts honorary for women).
Orchesus Dancing honorary and
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Miss
Dundee is an accomplished must
clan and was cadet teacher in
the Spokane schools this spring.
After graduation she win resume
her studies At the ". S g. SUM
rner session where she viii receive
her Masters degree in August.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
PATROL
BURIAL OF AGED
HEROIC COUPLE

GORDONsvILLE. Va. tcNA)-
Their bodies torn BY machine gun
slugs and mutilated by ghoulish
souvenir hunters, william Wales.
so, and his sister, Cora. 50, who
for more than six hours heroically
defied a posse-mob Of 5000 whites,
were buried here last week while
one hundred leading white citizens
stood guard to prevent an expected
demonstration by nearby Negro
populations at the grave Of the he
roic brother and sister.
The aged couple had died only
q few hours previously in a blaze
of glory amidst barrage Of ma
chine gun bullets and the flames
of their caretaker's cottage in the
local cemetery after courageously
defending themselves against a
murderous attack led by Sheriff
William Young of Orange County.
Took Sheriff Along
Before the gallant couple died.
they brought down Sheriff Young
with bullet in his heart, and
wounded six other members of the
huge posses that like angry jack
ais snarled around their home with
out daring to storm it until it had
been fired and the defenders
treacherously shot down % they
sought relief from the suffocating
smoke.
The battle ragged under the glar-
ing spot lights of fire trucks. Lead
ing white citizens with pistols and
shot guns, state and local police
with machine guns and automatic
rifles, and mountaineers from the
surrounding Blue Ridge foothills,
were arrayed against the dauntless
couple.
Incurred Dislike Of Rich Woman
WALES and his sister lived IN an
old house on the property of the
Gordonsville Cemetery. They had
incurred the dislike Of Mrs. George
zinn, a wealthy white woman, who
made several attempts to have
them evicted. and ended up by re-
ported that WALES had threaten
ed her with a gun while she was
strolling in the cemetery. WALES
and his sister were then ordered
to vacate, and refused. For several
days they patrolled the grounds
armed with rifle and revolvers re-
fusing to obey the eviction warranS
which would have rendered then.
homeless in their old age.
Late Friday afternoon a posse
surrounded the house and opened
fire on the couple. They replied,
killing Sheriff Young with tlloir
first fire. Other officers in the
posse them summoned State po-
lice and sent out general call to
any and all who wished to join the
lynch festival.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
only part of the Councils program
for community betterment.

NEW YORK, (ANP)- "Bloria
Illumination, blue-eyed white ian
gel" in Father Divine's Harlem
Heaven" who was shot recently
while waiting for a street car. has
been revealed as Miss Henrietta
Snowden, daughter of a wealthy
Boston family.
She refused to give her name to
hospital attaches When members
of her family arrived in limou-
sine to arrange for her removal,
her real name was learned and
changed on the record. She is said
to have murmured only Peace,
Peace Father Divine's greeting
as kinspeople stood at her bed
side.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
MARY E. BLACKWELL
DIES IN BREMERToN

BREMERTON, Wash. Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Blackwell passed
away 1905 o'clock on Friday eve
ming at her residence at POOL TIN
STREET. She was the wife of j. K.
Blackwell, the mother of Miss
Francis Waldrop and a sister Of
Mrs. Grace Weird.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

Rev. Fred A. Hughes, pastor of
the First A. NJ. f. Church returned
Thursday morning from New York
where he attended the quadrennial
conference of the A. M. E. Church
connection.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

CHICAGO, (ANP)-The Soul
Central Community Council, thru
the efforts of it's Recreation Com
mittee, headed by Attorney A. n.
Burroughs, has been successful in
its program to provide recreation
al facilities for Washington Park
and among the projects approved
by the Park Commission are the
construction of new outdoor swim
ming pools and the reconstruction
of the old refectory into a field
house. These improvements form
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
3. D. DAVIS jR. GRADUATES FROM W. P0INT
Passes Rigid ests;
Majors in Aviation

CHICAGO ANP)- When tn.
news reached Chicago this weel
that cadent Benjamin o Davis
Jr, had successfully passed his
examinations and would be one Of
this years graduates from the ma
tional military academy at West
Point, the circumstances surround
ing his admission to the academy
his treatment there ard the hand
leaps he had to overcome, were
recalled here by many of his IN
Inmates.
The first Negro to graduate from
West Point IN many years, Cadet
Davis is the son of Col. Benjamin
o. Davis of the regular army, nov
in charge of military instruction
at Tuskegee Institute and the on.
ly Negro line officer IN the army
Co. Davis entered the army ser
vice In 1889 as first lieutenant
of infantry n the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. was promoted to be lieu
tenant colonel In the World War
and in 1880 was made colonel
OF cavalry, while in charge of the
r. o. T. C. at wilberforce Univers-
ity in Ohio.
EmuIates Famous Father
Following In the footsteps of his
famous father. Cadet Davis. a
former student at the University
Of Chicago. majoring In mathemat-
les. qualified for admission to the
military academy after appoint
ment by former Congressman Os-
car De Priest, passing all the pre-
liminary tests with high aver
age. Prior to his appointment, "
the few short years following com
pletlon of his academic work
young Davis had a rather wide ex
')erience with various institutions
81 learning. After graduation from
Central High School in Cleveland
Ohio in 1929, he attended Western
Reserve University in that city fol
one year, He entered the Univers
ity of Chicago In 1880 and wal
soon recognized as an outstanding
student in mathematics. He is sale
to have averaged about two courses
a quarter, with an "a" average fol
most of his subjects. In 1881 hi
was student In the summer schoo
of Ohio State University.
Given a Years silent Treatment
Soon after entering West Poin
young Davis was given the statu:
of unwelcome visitor. according r.
his friends here and was made tC
feel the isolation and studied aver
sion of his classmates. He was
subjected to years silent treat
ment," after a meeting of certain
upper classmen and members OF
the plebe, or entering class, this
shameful, un-American treatment
meaning that from July of his first
year at the academy until the
following June, no one spoke to
Davis, except in the line of duty
This silence and the scornful treat
ment which, accompanied it, were
lifted at the June graduation that
year by the same men who had
imposed it This recognition
ceremony was part of the gradua-
ton exercises, the classmen con-
graduating Davis for his fortitude
and nerve during the trying per-
iod, even though they still disliked
him. 1t is also reported that he
was unofficially congratulated by
the superintendent of the Acad-
envy.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
May Be Barred from Aviation
Corps

May Be Barred from Aviation
Corps
Following the rigors of the first
year, Cadet Davis did not expert
ence much discontinue at the
hands of his fellow cadets. though
his path was far from being strewn
with re. IS. He has recently learn
ed, It is laid, that although he ma
iored in aeronautics, and viii grad
uate in June well towards the top
of his class, he will not be permit
ted to enter the aviation branch
of The service. At present there are
no Negro officers in the army avn
alton corps, and unless the odious
ban against Davis is lifted, there
will still be none.
Former Congressman Oscar De
Priest, who has watched closely
the career of his protege at West
Point, will attend the impressive
June graduation exercises.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05
Late News Flashes

BERKELEY, Calf, (ANP) Arch
lie Williams, dusky quarter-miler
ace of the University of Califor-
MIA, doomed as certain Olympic
team member here Saturday in the
Pacific Coast conference track
meet when he took his speciality IN
the phenomenal time of 46.8 sec
onds.
In winning this event, Williams
chopped off 2.8 seconds from the
conference record established by
Miller of Stanford 10 years ago.
His time of 1913, one of the fastest
ever made, completely eclipsed past
performances by the great Ben
Eastman of Stanford who never
was able to break the 40 second
mark during conference meets.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

CHARLOTTE, N. c. (ANP) -
An interesting insight into the mum
Der of Negro hospitals in both the
Carolinas, receiving financial allot-
ments and the amounts they re-
ceived from the James B. Duke
Endowment Fund, is contained in
the annual report of the Fund for
the year 1885. The aloltments We're
made by the Hospital and Orphans
Sections of the Duke Endowment,
with offices in this city. Mr. Ora
ham L. Davis was the director in
charge. Out of a total of 121 hos
pitfalls in both Carolinas. financial
aid was given to LOT white insti-
buttons and to IA Negro hospitals.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

CHICAGO, CANP)-Miss Nor
vella MCGEE, Chicago Musical Col
lege student, last Thursday, won
first place in the colleges annual
contest to select the best soloist,
her victory also bringing her the
honor of being the first of her race
to win this distinction. Miss Nc
Gee, as the No. 1 singer at the
school, viii appear on the COM
mencement program, June II at
Orchestra Hall, with the Chicago
symphony orchestra, her appear
ance there marking the first time
a colored SINCE been so hon
ored. The talC FolS is soloist
at one of the D. Us '1rches
and plans to give a "a us
fall. 20
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

BETHLEHEM, PA, (ANP) =
Held for attempting to assault an
IL year old white girl, James Pow
ell, 3S, and Nicholas Alderman,
II, white, were lodged in the coun-
ty Jail last week as threats of vio-
lence were heard from local citi-
zens. The two will get a hearing at
an unannounced time.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-05

DALLAS, TEXAS, (ANP)
Trial of the $4,000 libel suit
against w. Stanley Pittman, edi-
tor and owner of a weekly publi-
cation, called Brotherhood Eyes
and who is under bond on two fed
eral charges, was to begin Monday
in Federal court. The plaintiff is
g. w. Green of New Orleans,
"a I'd Chancellor of the X. of P.
" correspondent with Pittman is
!. e Texas Printing House and the
Texas Sales Circular Co., named IS
printers of the paper. Pittman was
charged with sending obscene mat
ter through the mails and also
with devising scheme to defraud
and extort The latter charge, gem
orally called blackmail, was filed
by Postal Inspector c. w. B. Long.
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NEW YORK, tCNA)- Harlem
CONTINUED on Page Four
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s9iAlIIIiti
UNIVERSITY or WASBlseI0s
SEATTLE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-21

Last week, with the expiration of
Lilienthal's term only three days
away, Norris urged the Senate
Agriculture Committee to approve
his reappointment, even though
the President had not sent it to
the Senate. This is completely
unprecedented. Traditionally the
Senate waits for the President to
act first.
Nevertheless the Committee in
this case approved David Lilien-
thai unanimously.
= = =
CENATOR M'ADOO wears a
~ happy grin these days as he
fits from place to place with his
girl-bride. The Senator, now IA
years old, affects hobby, youth
full clothes, losses his hat half way
across hotel Hobbies to checkroom
girls, kids mattresses, and 1ningles
with cocktail Slippers as capricious-
ly as a college boy.
THIRTEEN has been a lucky
Il number for the National La
Dor Relations Board.
Early efforts of that body to
referee industrial disputes were
frustrated by injunctions, one aft
er another, up to Is. District
Courts restrained NLRB eve from
holding hearings to learn the
pros and cons of each dispute.
With IS restraining orders