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DEPRIEST FLAYS
CON. MITCHELL
FORREP. Speech

CHICAGO CAMP -Caustic COM
inent on the part Of former Con-
gressmaff Oscar DePriest followed
the recent speech on the floor Of
Congress of Representative Arthur
W. Mitchell. first Negro Democra-
tic member Of the House, in which
he declared that colored voters
have turned their backs upon the
Republican party, and that the G.
o. P. had made many promises to
Negroes but had done nothing for
them.
Says Mitchell to be Pitied
The vigorous Mr.. DePriest adj
dressed his comment to the editor
Of the Washington D. c. Evening
Star in whose columns he had read
an editorial based on Mr.. MitchelTs
speech. and titled THE Negro Vot-
ers." Referring to Rep. Mitchell
in his letter, Mr.. DePriest declar-
ed: Amy real. American who has
50 far forgotten the spirit Of lib
erty upon which this nation was
founded; any Negro American who
fails to remember the price Of lib
|erty paid by his aainted forbears
IL slavery, needs to be pitied
Mr. Mitchell himself enjoys the
right to stand and address so dis
tinguished a body as our Congress,
through the philanthropy and JUS
tice Of the Republican party and
the martyred life of the distin-
guished Lincoln"
Doesn't Represent Negroes"
DePriest's letter continued: The
Negroes Of Chicago and the nation
are quite willing to take Congress
man Mitchell at his word when he
said he did not represent Negroes.
And truly he did not speak for Ne
groes when he assaulted the mem
DRY of the immortal Lincoln
To lead two millions to the Demo-
cratic party is a task which Con-
gresham on November 5 of this
year will find a great deal harder
to do than it is to say. The great
est task that will face Congress-
man Mitchell will be the account
ing of his stewardship to the mem
bers Of mis- race, the constituents
Of his district, and to his God, who
is just"
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NEGRO WOMEN
ELECTED 70 Y
NATIONAL BOARD

COLORADO SPRINGS (ANPl
Two more Negroes were named
to the national board Of the J. ".
c. A. at the I4th annual conven-
ton Of the organization attended
BY 7e colored delegates from all
oyer the country. Mrs. George H
Plaskett Of Orange. n. J. and Mrs.
Nellie F. Ransom Of indianapolis,
are the two elected to the board
to- Seelneoece Mrs e. P. Roberts Of
New York, Mrs. Henry Bryant Of
Birmingham and Mrs. Ernest All
exander Of New York who were
reelected to the board, Mrs. Alex
ander being named also a member
Of the Convention committee
Two different actions BY white
delegates to the convention found
extreme favor with the eolored con
tingent. Four young white women
picketed the shadburn restaurant
which refused to serve Individual
Negro delegates. and Miss Myra
jenkins, young Southern white
student, introduced q resolution to
the convention saying
That tie YWCA Of the usA
assembled Ia its 18th convention
vigorously re-affirn its former po-
sition in support Of the costigan-
Wagner Anti-Lynching bin il the
senate and its companion bill IN
the house; and that this conven-
ton urge upon the present session
Of congress that It do not adjourn
until it has taken action on the
bill.
Colored delegates took part in
all discussions. leading many. Wal
ter White, executive secretary Of
the NAAcP. delivered one Of the
most stirring addresses Of the ses-
sion. Other nationally prominent
persons present and taking an ac-
tive role were Miss Juanita Sad
der, NYA staff; Mrs. Cordella ".
VIM, Miss Frances Williams and
Miss celestine Smith Of the nation
Al staff Of the YWcA.
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Protest Jim Crowism
In Speech Tourney

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (By
Roscoe Dunjee for AMP Trying
to segregate and jim crow Negro
contestant, Caleb Peterson, Jr-, OF
Peekskill, New York, at the 6tn
National Speech Tournament, held
at Classen High School. Oklahoma
City, May 4-8, was halted when
Editor Roscoe Dunjee and Or. A..
P. Bethel appeared at Douglass
High School and objected to the
ruling of &. E. Grady, chairman
Of the tournament committee, that
Peterson should deliver his address
before judges at the Negro high
school where there was no tourna-
ment in progress. j. A. Rouce,
prominent Blaine county farmer,
also was one Of the protestants.
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Mrs. Bethune Is Leader
In Fight Against Union

COLUMBUS ny Rev. +. Fl.
1tIer Tor AMP I wish that ev-
~ man and every woman ii this
audience S1aid turn black for a
sason and come up against some
st the problems we have confront
"a Tor these years think posaib-
s. there might Be a little sensitive
ness ia your hearts that yon DO
not have today to zee q sign here
ind there. Negroes: white folks
sit here. You can't sit there We
f)el it is an indictment on our
growth"
Ia these and other words did Dr.
Mary Mcleod Bethune. president
Of Bethune Goodman College IN
Daytona, Fla. and lay delegate
SION her state to the quadrennial
c6dference Of the Methodist Episs
copa1 3IhuHch, blast The Evanston
Plan Unification presented last
Monday and fought for two hours
b. q majority Of Negro delegates
and white liberals Il passed BY q
vote Of 470 to 81
OF the ~ eolored delegates here
representing the approximately
$40. 900 Negro members Of the de-
nominaileu, So voted against the
merger Of the NJ E. church. the
II. E. Church. South. and the Me-
thodist Episcopal church which
would provide q separate jurisdie
ti0nal conference for the race if Il
passes all three general conference
es. There were Il ID favor
May Get 2 Bishops
Although three names were sell
ecfed as poesIble successors g Bl-
shop Matlh1W Clair. soon 70 Pc ~
tired. and the possibility p anoth-
e. bishop to Liberia loomed the
main issue was the Evanston plan.
DE- pethsine's speech against the
merger was one Of the best deliv-
cred in the debate. For 20 years
vou have been developing as. and
Il seems 70 ne that while We are
al So anxious for this united
church to do greater and more
efficient job for God and human
itv Il seems to me that the pro-
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COL. JOHN ROBINSON TO
ARRIVE IN U. S. MAY 1s;
TO TEACH AT TUskEGEi

CHICAGO (ANP)-col. John c.
Robinson Of Chicago, the only Am
erican Of either race who enlisted
with Emperor Halle selassie's for
ces and fought in the vain conflict
to preserve the independence of the
last free African nation, is on the
high seas en- route home.
The now world famous flyer,
known as the Brown Condor" will
step from the gangplank Of the
steamship Europa" in New York
on Monday, May 10. Already plans
are nearing perfection for mon
|ster celebration in honor Of the man
who against seemingly tusurmount-
able odds covered himself with glo-
~ and emerged from the war I'M
scathed.
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FLA. REPUBLICANS
BAR NEGROES FROM
STATE CONVENTION

JACKSONVILLE, Fla AMP
Florida Republicans went lily
white here this week when they
held their state convention in Or
lando, near here. and excluded Ne
gro delegations from the session.
coIored voters. however, are bolt
ing in retribution.
Although showing 8 Strength Of
only 400 registered voters il Flor
ida's largest city, the white mem
bers Of the party announced that
they would hold a primary for the
white Republicans. and called their
state convention When several
Negro Republicans. some Of them
founders Of the party IN Florida,
presented themselves at the door
they were brusquely told that I'VE
have been given orders not to ad-
init you
Eartha White q women who has
belonged to the party mere more
than forty years and who was cleo
ted "a an executive position some
time ago and not accredited BY the
white body defied the assemblage
to keep her out and was seated a
large delegation from all over the
state. however, appeared later and
was refused admittance.
swift rotribution was Immediate
IL visited on Florida's new lily.
white Republicans here this week
when the returns from registra-
tions were counted and it was dis
covered that more than one-thifd
Of the total Negro registrants had
boiteA the party and registered
independent
white Republicans now have on
~ 30 pledged votes as compared
yfth 1000 Negroes whose votes
are uncertain. The organization q
a statewide body Of colored yot'
ers. also, Is causing Consideration
IL the ranks Of the politicians who
until this time knew which way
the Negro voters would cast theil
ballots.
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CONTESTS
SPEECH

WASHINGTON CAMP Taking
exception to statements made by
Congressman Arthur w. Mitchell
concerning the Republican party,
Perry w. Howard, local attorney
and national Republican committee
man from Mississippi challenged
the Illinois representative to de-
bate on issues involved between the
Negro and the two major political
parties.
In q speech on the floor Of the
House recently. Mitchell declared
that the Republican party had fall
ed the Negro and that the Negro
owed nothing to the party or to
Abraham Lincoln ID a letter 70
the congressman, Attorney How
ard said:
Thousands Of us deny each and
all of these allegations Of yours
and regret that there was no mem
Der Of the race present to answer
you. AS member of the Nation
al Executive Committee Of the Ma
tionaI Republican Party. know
that your statement does not rep
resent the attitude Of the Repub-
lican party, and being the repre-
sentative Of a state that has more
colored people than any other one
and the only state in which there
are more colored than white citi-
zens. / feel it incumbent upon me
to refuse to allow your unwarrant-
Il and unsupported statements tc
go unchallenged."
Howard then challenged Mitchell
to debate in New York, Philadel.
phia, Cleveland, Chicago and any
other place that might be agree
able.
IF the challenge is not accept.
ed" he continued, Il shall proceed
to argue these questions in your
absence; to show the righteousness
Of your utterances; to show the
bnse ingratitude on the part o.
those who take the position that
you do towards your benefactors
to show that you have to leave the
stronghold Of the very party that
you defend in order to hold the pc
sition you occupy, and that ever
now you are holding position civ
en- to you by colored voters and
not by Democrats"
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Joe Louis To Train
AT Lakewood, N. J

Z Joe Louis will not train at Pomp-
ton Lakes. n. j., this time. yhe
change to Lakewood, N. j. ID due,
it is said, to the prejudice Of the
wife Of DR.. Peir, owner of the
Pompton Lake farm, against hav-
ing SO many Negroes around !"
Although an admission charge was
made to see the Brown Bomber
train and Or. Peir made a profit
ou Of 5oe's training, the ingrained
racial prejudice Of his wife cropped
out and caused rift
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Among the many delegates at
tending the State Republican Con-
vention at Spokane, May 8, were
the following representative color
ed citizens and Republicans: Atty.
Clarence R. Anderson, Mrs. Cur
few Peoples, Vernon Green, and P.
Frazier, Of Seattle John Hall and
Ted Spearman of Yakima; John
Thompson, Rev. e. 3. Reed. and
John Davenport, of Spokane. This
delegation was very active, and
lost no time in advising the plat
form committee that the colored
contingent Of the Republican Party
was not satisfied with previous
platforms, particularly since they
had been absent of any plank CIV
ing them assurance of fair and
just treatment. Despite the fact
that the platform committee made
some changes in a resolution pre-
sented by the delegation, a resolu-
ton was finally adopted proving
for just recognition and represen-
tation to all minority groups ire
epective Of race or color, an enter
ing wedge that argues well for the
future,
The fight that doomed on Mr..
Frank Burns as National Commit
teemen faded away into space and
harmony, and his Eldction was, ~,
animous. Efforts to defeatNt The I'M
it rule program of King County
and the Usual fightfroha the small
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Negro Delegates Active
At State COP ConcIave

counties against the unit rule DIRE "
lively debate for a while, but lost.
Efforts to send an instructed dele
cation to the national convention
failed, and the delegation from
Washington will go to the conven-
ton uninstructed.
The absence of H. r. Clayton,
one of the old war horses" who
has been attending Republican
conventions since the state was adj
mitted, and E. I. Robinson. presi-
dent of the King County Colored
Republican Club, an old and be-
loved former resident Of Spokane,
was noted.
Following the convention, the
aforementioned delegates formed
themselves into committee for
the purpose of contracting the
county chairmen of the various
counties and urging upon them the
necessity of pledging all Republic
can candidates to the support of
the resolution adopted assuring the
icolored voter a fair deal. The
meeting was spirited, and all mem
bers of the committee pledged
themselves to an atcive campaign
in getting votes for the Party, and
a square deal for all. Atty Clar-
ence r. Anderson was selected as
head of the committee Mr.. p.
Frazier headed the delegation IN
presentation Of its cause to the
platform committee.
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WASHINGTON, D. c. (ANFl--
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune OF
Daytona Beach, Fla. was elected
president Of the National Council
Of Negro Women for the year Of
1o36-e7 at a dinner meeting held
at Howard University last week.
Mrs. Clara B. Bruce of New York
city was chosen as first vice pre-
sident; Mrs. Christine Smith Of De-
troit, second vice president; Doctor
mndora Ashburn Of Chicago, third
vice president: Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell of Washington, fourth vice
president; Mrs. Florence K VIII
liiamson Of New York City, record
ing secretary; Dean Lucy D. Stowe
Of washington, executive secretar-
ry; and Mrs, Addie w. Dickerson
of Philadelphia, treasurer.
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Seven Talke YoMs

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. CAMP ~
Seven young colored men, follow
ing appropriate ceremonies, were
received recently into the Society
Of the Divine Word to begin their
two-year novitiate from the chapel
Of st. Augustine's seminary locat-
ed here.
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Last week ]
promised that ]
would compare
the Arg e ntiue
with the United
States. Perhaps
it were wiser to
attempt to con-
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NEGRO DELEGATE FOR. So AGAINST N. E. MERGER


ment as surgeon in the Chicago
Police Department, effective Inn
mediately. He is stationed in the
Central Police Headquarters at
18th and State Streets. His du-
ties include the care of sick and
injured officers, detectives ana per-
sonnet IN this city, police surg
cons do not ride ambulances nor
care for emergency cases.
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TRENTON, n. J. CA color
ed youth was photographed along
side a white woman seated at a
desk In the Assembly here as the
Army Of no Occupation" took
charge for a few days. The pao-
tograph, published in the New York
Times. gave the name Of the wo-
man as Miss Bertha Mathews OF
Bordentown. and referred to the
colored boy as another member"
of the "Squatter Legislature" Miss
Mathews was shown with feet on
the desk, knitting.
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NEW YORK Work began
Monday morning on the Central
Harlem Health Center building, 9Th
Avenue and 18TH Street, which
win cost $3.50, $50, according to an
nouncement by Commissioners John
L. RE. The new center will have
three stories and basement. win be
built of brick with stone trimming
fronting Fifth Avenue. The con-
tract calls for completion within
800 days.
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DIES MoINHs, Iowa CAMP =
Atty. S. Joe Brown, who has been
for the past thirty-five years a
practicing attorney in the City of
Des Moines, has been named by
the recently elected city council as
member of the staff of the City
Solicitor, and assigned to the spe-
cial duty Of collecting revising up
to date, and codifying, the ordin-
ances of the City.
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JACKSONVILLE. Fla. CAMP
stoutiy declaring itself opposed to
lynohing but failing to take stand
on the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynch
bill, the Association Of Southern
Women for the Prevention OF
Lynching opened a two-day insti-
tute here Tuesday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-15

BROOKLYN Hon. J. Fin
ley Wilson viii get his dinner from
New York Ellxs on Wednesday
night, May q. in the home Of the
Brooklyn Lodge No. 80, 1868 Full
ton Street. The public win be adj
mitted.
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UNITED STATES IS
COMPARED TOS.A

miss Eta Moten, film and con-
cert lumInRry writes another intl-
mate letter describing her experl-
ences and observations In South
Ameriea.)
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WASHINGTON (C) Director
Robert Fechner Of the ECW an
nounces the appointment Of eight
more colored advisers Of tie CCC
camps. The new appointees are
Kelly D. Stroud of Navaso "a, Tex
Harvey V. Mcdaniel, Jr., Arkadel-
phia, Ark, Earl J. Perry, Oklaho-
ma city, Leroy H. James, Beggs,
Okla. Augustus c. Curry, Amaril-
10, Tex, and Israel T. Anderson.
Ardmore, okla.
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WALTER LOWE, president Of
the Policy Holders Bureaus Of Chi
caqo, an organization which gives
Insurance policy holders unique SER
vice advising them as to the char
acter Of their policies and which
has a record Of revlvine many po-
Ilcies and through discovery Of
paid up clauses on policies thought
lapsed, thus saving values in many
policies tl,sught wcrthless.-ANP.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-15

RoYsToN, Ca. The nation
wide publicity and praise which
came to Judge B. T. Moseley went
fer naught as Linton Shaw, 45,
wall finally lynched on the fourth
fry
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NASHVILLE CAMP When the
Republican state executive commit
tee met here on Monday to arrange
the temporary roll call from the
state convention to be held this
week, the Robert r. Church faction
from Memphis famous Shelby
county, was given the recognition
over the Lily-White John E. Nc
Call group, thereby chalking up
the first victory for Church in the
struggle for power at the big ma
tional COP. Convention in Cleve-
land.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-15

CHARLOTTE, N. c. (C)-wil-
liam A. Cooper has just written
and published new book on the
Negro entitled Portrayal Of Negro
Life" The work has ITO pages
and is Illustrated by the author.
Mr.. Cooper is a painter and prea-
cher, and has brought together 81
reproductions of his portraits thai,
with their accompanying explana-
tory texts, make a distinct contri-
button to the art and literature Of
the Negro race. Prominent char
acters are subjects of the sketches,
such as c. C. Spaulding. DIR. Jas.
E. Shepard and Mrs. Charlotte
Hawkins Brown.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-05-15

CHICAGO amp DR.. Leoni-
das H. Berry, youthful Chicago
physician, has received an appoint
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DALLAS, Tex-Fifty thousand
Texas school children, the greatest
chorus ever assembled in America,
will sing in unison June 10 at the
Texas Centennial Exposition.
ADDITIONS have already been Civ
en- 100000 school children be-
tween the ages of 10 and 16 from
whom the $4,000 best singers have
been chosen. The children win
mobilize in Dallas from all parts
of the Lone Star state. Some group
will travel more than 300 miles to
be present. More than 5000 school
buses and several special trains
will be called into service to ex-
pedite the pilgrimage to Dallas.
CHICAGO CAMP "A Sharp dag
ger made from butcher knife and
encased in a fur sheath, welded
by Eugene Parks, 10, brought
death, police say, TO Ernest Blew
ms, %, garage attendant, early on
Mondsv morning following an III
tercs between Blevins and Mrs.
RI Sosa uother of Eugene.
CHI Sse p)- The Board
of Trustee, ant Hospital
generally rec, 20 the fore
most Negro hos, 70 america.
announced a change "2.es official
personnel this week. Claude Bar
nett was elected president of the
institution to succeed Alexander L.
jackson who resigned after twenty
years of sterling service on the
board. Mr.. Barnett is director of
the Associated Negro Press.
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HOLLYWOOD (ANP) II When
Eugene O'Neilrs "The Emperor
Jones" opens May % at the VIII
shire Ebell Theatre. for a limited
run, Clarence Muse, veteran stage,
screen and radio star, win play the
title role.
Freita Shaw's Ethiopian choir OF
"a voices will render vocal num-
bers for the drama. Ainsworth D.
HARRY, an English actor, is maxi
ing his American stage bow az
Smithers, the cockney trader, while
Samuel Hoffman is staging.
WASHINGTON, D. c. CAMP ~
A place as one of the three dele
gates to the National Republican
convention; seemed assured DR..
Herbert c. Marshall, prominent To-.
cal physician, when the slate back
ed by Joshua Evans, white, wee
president of the Hamilton Nationa.
Bank, was victorious in a spirited
election held here last week. Dr..
Marshall is the candidate Of the
Evans machine.
Colored delegates at large as
sisted at the same time include
Judge James A.. Cobb, oil. West
A. Hamilton, DR.. John r. Hawkins
the Rev. w. H. Jernagin, Henry
Lincoln johnson, Jr., Jesse Mitch
ell. DR.. Emmett ]. Scott, and Chas-
II. Turner, each of whom would
have fractional representation.
LOS ANGELES by ]. Cullen
Fentress for AMP al Anderson,
a transport pilot of Ardmore, Pa,
arrived here last week to hold a
conference with 1t. William Pow
ell regarding an aviation tieup with
the East which would involve the
craftsmen of Black Wings
Anderson, who is holder of the
round-trip transcontinentaI record
for Negro, spoke to aviation stu
dents of 1t. Powell at Jefferson
High School.
1t is said that 25 of the organi-
cations of the Craftsmen of Black
Wings have already received pill
OTIS licenses with more daily pre-
pairing to qualify. Anderson be-
lieves that the Negroes entry in
aviation on a large scale is only g
matter of a few years.
CHICAGO CAMP - DR.. Leoni-
das H. Berry, youthful Chicago
nhvsician has received an appoint