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The Washington times., 1937-09-10

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
JabberwOck
Program To
Be Tonight

It's elaborate plans for the Sc
cond annual Jabberwock complet-
ed, Alpha omicron chapter Of Del
Ia Sigma Theta sorority is prepar-
ed to present its seven-act feast
Of spine-tingling drama tonight at
Washington Hall, 18th and Fir, it
was disclosed by officials of the
sorority.
Members of the sorority further
revealed that mistress Of ceremo-
mes at the Jabberwock win be Al
ice in Wonderland in person, ac-
conpanied by the Mad Halter and
March Hlire.
In addition % the program to-
night, the sorority win observe its
fifth annual Education Day on
Sunday, May 16. at First A.M.E
Church. Miss Jane Chandler Is
chairman. A symposium on prom
inent Deltas viii be given by the
Pledge Club, violin solo by Mr.
Clink, former member of the De
troit and Cleveland symphony or
chestras, and special numbers by
the choir. win compose the pro
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Bruce Wendell Scores
In Town Hall Recital

NEW YORK, (C) Bruce Wen
dell. West Indian pianist. scored at
his Town Hall recital Sunday af-
ternoon under the management Of
tie NBC Artists Bureau, according
to the New York Herald Tribune.
The paper said Of WendelI's ap-
pearance; The program, in adj
dition to music or Gluck and Cou-
perrin and the B fiat minor sonata
and ten preludes Of cropin. also
included virtual novelty from the
eighteenth century, Johann Helm
rich ROLES sonata in e flat. o.
Role, who was town musician O.
Magdeburg for many years, it is
written that his industry as COM
poser rivaled Bach's. The sonata
paid tribute to his craftsmanship
and gave some foretastes Of later
developments Of its century with
anticipations Of Mozart and Hay
dn.
The pianist, who is an OXFORD
graduate and World War veteran
gave a technically able and clearly
wrought Interpretation Of this and
the other early works on the list,
although the lyric elements might
have been more emphasized The
Chopin sonata was played with
much emotional viger, which some.
times, in the first movement, o.
perated ia the disadvantage Of ac-
curate presentation Of the notes.
Mr.. Wendell, who was warmly APP
plauded BY a sizable audience, pro-
vided an innovation in the Chopin
preludes BY endowing them with
titles representing his Impressions
Of the music"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
High School Senior
Is 81 Years Of Age

JACKSON, Miss, (CNA)-Jef-
ferson Davis Tobias win graduate
this spring from Campbell High
School for Negroes here after a
sixty-four year struggle for an ed
ucation.
Economic conditions that kept
him out of school, forcing him in
to the Gotten fields at an early age
and the later necessity of support
ing a wife and ten children all
conspired to thwart his ambition
conceived at the age of three, of
learning to read newspaper"
In 1929 his wife died. His chill
dren were grown. He resumed
the schooling which had been in
terrupted by the demands of plan
ters for child labor, entered high
school and plugged for eight years
toward a diploma.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Bishop Wright Finds
White Girl Among
So. African Natives


BREMERSDORP, Swaziland, 5.
Africa, When Bishop r. r.
Wright, of the A.M.E. Church. made
his official visit to the Swaziland
territory, he was surprised to see
well educated white woman liv-
ing among the natives. She was a
resident Of the Queen Mothers
Kraal, and had a hut to herself
She had lived here two years, had
learned the Africans languages,
and understood their life. What
induced you to come here and live
this strange life, since you are not
a missionary" the bishop asked
her. To which she replied, 7 was
a student in the University Of Lon
don, and got interested in anthro-
pology, sociology and psychology,
And I wanted to study fundamen-
tai reactions in human life. ]
thought the best beginning was
with very primitive life, and ! be-
came interested in the Swazis. and
came here"
She said she found many things
of great value among the swazis,
some superior to so-called civil
lied people. She especially praised
their morals, their kindly spirit
ana physical prowess.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Color Line Dropped
BY Methodist Group

BOSTON, May Il tCNA)
lions Herald. century-oIl journal
Of American Methodisnn, asssed edi-
toflaily y It's current issue:
When win some white conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
invite q Negro biship to preside at
its annual session as a demonstra-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Texas Negroes Hail
CIO Benefit Drive
l8y Robert Warren)

PAsADENA Texas. (CEA III
could not dress my kids properly
IN order that I could send them
10 school in town. They attended
a country school up in Oklahoma
while worked here. Then I join
ed ths1c.IO. union. got my wages
almost doubled, ana have the kids
here with me while attending
school,
Lib Edwards who made this
statement to yo1r correspondent
IS employed as porter at the
Shell on Company refinery here.
He was one Of the first Negroes
to join the international Associa-
ton Of Oil. Gas Well and Refinery
Workers Union here 7 had want
ed to join the A. F. Of L. union
for years. Edwards said But
they kept putting me off. Then
the CLIO. union asked US Negro
workers to come in and most Of
our race eployed IN the plant now
belong
Before We joined the union, .
Edwards continued. '.forty-two Of
as bathed in little 10 K u room
with two showers. 8eeanse the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Negro Delegates
To Coast Assn

D. T. Jones, Los Angeles, and
Joseph White, San Francisco are in
Seattle, delegates from their cities
to the Pacific Coast branch Of the
International Longshoremen's AS
ISOLATION.
Pleased with the cooperative spi-
rit in Seattle. both Mr.. White and
Mr.. Jones expressed satisfaction
with accomplishments gained so
far In the annual convention which
finds Seattle acting as host this
year.
stressing the keynote for organ
ization and unity among all work.
ers. and especially Negroes. the
California delegates told Of their
early efforts in their home state
and Of the splendid cooperation
now coming to their side the length
of the Pacific Coast. One of the
highlights of their efforts. they re-
vealed, was the passing OF a reso-
luton by their association In sup
port OF the Wagner-Van Mugs An
ti-Lynclling bill.
Messrs. Jones and White plan to
stay in Seattle at least another
week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14


Grand Exalted Ruler Of the Elks
whose arrival at Seattle May 10
wiz mark the beginning Of
round Of activities IN Seattle So
cial and fraternal circles.
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
a reception win be held honoring
DR.. Wilson. Highlights of this af-
fair viii be the taking Of group pic
lures and an opportunity for the
Northwest residents to become ac-
quainted with the guest Of honor
and also meet local officials of
Puget Sound Lodge number 100.
Extensive decorative plans are
being carried out to make Tablet
Service Sunday night at 8 p. M,
a beautiful as well as unique af-
fair, according to John Lewis, pub
lefty committee chairman. The
eulogy win be delivered by E. /.
Robinson.
When DR.. Wilson leaves Seattle
for Los Angeles, where the Paci-
fic States Elks Association viii
hold its annual convention May %
%, he win be accompanied by r.
R. Chainey, Exalted Ruler of Sc
attic, and Messrs. Gus West, Ser
geant vroomans VIM. Nichols, and
Archibald Tudor, all of whom are
either delegates or alternates to
the convention.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14

Catholics Interested In
Baseball's Color Line

NEW YORK The current
InterraciaI Review, 200 w. And
street. George K. Hunton, manag-
ing editor, carries an editorial from
the New York Post on THE Color
Line in Baseball showing interra-
cial minded Catholics are interest
ed in this subject. which Is now
being widely discussed. The editor
ial says: 'This is the time Of base
balls openings, and we have had
the annual little furry Of letters
demanding to know why the big
leagues draw the line against col
ored players. We have tried to
figure It out but we cant find any
answer that makes sense.
mo other major professional
sports or amusemsnt field draws
the line. Pro football has many
colored stars! pro boxing has its
distinguished performers. College
football and baseball boast many
outstanding Negro players. But
though football draws Negroes
from college teams, pro baseball
does not.
~rhe Negroes play the game and
play it well. The New York Black
Yankees, the Cubans. the Balti-
more Black Sox are only notch
below major-league caliber. Organ
lied baseball ought to sit down.
with .tself and think things over"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
New Jersey Aldermen
Commend Colored Cop


MORRISTOWN. N. J. fC)-Nel-
sons. BurfsFa, town clerk. has sent
to James Gregory. only colored cop
on the police force here, the fol-
lowing letter:
On Friday evening, April End
at regular meeting Of the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen through
Chief Fred A. Rolf, several letters
were presented from trancients
commencing you upon the cour-
teous treatment accorded them
when travelling through Norris
town.
THE Mayor and Board of AID
ermen could not let such splendid
service go without commentator
and I was therefore directed to
write in their name to congratu-
late you and commend you for fine
service.
such communications coming
from non-residents are very gra-
tifying to the Mayor and Board
as well as your Chef, because they
merely confirm the fact that the
Board made a fine choice in your
selection as an officer of the De-
partment.
May ] urge that you continue
such splendid service for, in so do
ing, your record will automatically
take care of itself"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14

Director Of Branches. National
Association for the Advancement
Of colored People, whose lectures
in and near Seattle have enjoyed
some Of the largest audiences in
the history Of the Seattle Public
Forums
DR.. Pickelss is serving in Seattle
on the Forum program until May
30. His subjects, Are Negroes
Apsericans2 Negro Labor IN A.
merica," The sharecroppera, and
''The Negro Cultural Contribution:
Literature, Art and Music" are
being hea.u BY an ever-increasing
number of listeners.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Peace Rallies Are
Staged by College

NEW YORK, (CNA) One mil
lion Negro and white students in
700 colleges and more than 200
high schools took part in the ma
tion-wide student demonstration
against war on April %, under the
auspices OF the United Student
Peace Committee. Hundreds of
Negro students at Howard and
other Negro universities participa-
ted in the action.
In New York City, despite an
all-day rain, 10000 college students
supported the anti-war strike, and
about $4,000 high school students
We're involved in the demonstra-
tons, despite threats of reprisals
by school principals and boards a.
gainst students engaging in anti
war activities.
Resolutions were adopted at all
New York City college rallies pro-
testing Italian and German inter-
vention in Spain and denouncing
the ''unneutral neutrality of the
Roosevelt Administration which
bars shipment of arms to Loyalist
Spain as it barred s,rnilar ship
ments to harassed Ethiopia. The
resolutions expressed the recogni-
ton that a victory for Spanish
Democracy is a victory for peace"
Later in the day one thousand
students picketed the Italian Con-
sulate at 5Oth Street and Fifth
Avenue protesting the fascist in
vasion of Spain and Ethiopia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Nation Halls Herndon
And Slave Law Death

New York, (CNA)-The decision
of the u. S. Supreme Court free
ing Angelo Herndon and invalidat-
ing the Georgia slave law under
which he was convicted was hailed
far and wide this week as a vic
tory for the Negro people and the
labor movement, gained through
mass pressure on the reactionary
court"
Herndon himself, elated over his
victory in the five-year-old "Geor-
gia insurrection case" character
lied the courts decision as "a
heavy blow to the jim-crow OPP
preston of the Negro people" and
decisive victory for all the pro-
gressive forces in the country"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Mathews Visits Europe

NEW YORK, ((C) Ralph Mat
thews, New York editor of the
Afro-American, sailed on the lie
de France for London last Satur-
day to cover the coronation of
King George VI. Matthews will
visit Paris before his return. The
ace feature writer sailed the same
day he returned from Duck Hill,
Miss, where he made personal in
vestigation of the recent torch
lynching. This is Matthews sec
ond trip abroad for his paper, the
first being a visit to the Virgin
Islands few years ago.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
River George Novel,
Highly recommended

new YORK, (c) = "River
George. new novel by George W.
Lee Of Memphis. Tenn, author Of
rBeale Street, has been recon-
mended by the Book of the Month
Club. according to an advertise
ment in Books, literatry section
Of the Sunday Herald Tribune,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14

IN order lo insure prompt DE-
livery of ne Northwest Enter
prise. It IS necessary hat All
news ceaeA ahe slf1ics At p 81
clock noon, Wednesday, which
Is the deadllne hour = is ef-
fort to give the Nor q. St 8
better paper for less q, &c
current news = homes
earliest possible hour coz \
pondents and publicity reprS
sentafIves OF slI groups are re-
auested to rush their news as
soon as possible. Observance
Of this deadllne hosr VII insure
publication each week Of al lo-
aeal and out-of-town news ard
greatly assist n giving Nortf.-
western readers a better pa.esr
Tor less. Editor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Girls Mother
Found Guilty

Mrs Anna Palmer, mother Of
14-year-old Delta Palmer Merri-
field. was convicted Of perjury and
her husband. Charles Palmer, and
John L. Mortified, Delta's hus-
band. were convicted Of aiding and
abetting the perjury action Tues
day evening by jury IN the court
of Judge Howard M. Findley
Judge Findley approved the
jury's verdict.
Sentencing Of the three persons
has been set tentatively for sat
urday.
attorney Andrew L. Ulvestad de-
Tended Mrs, Palmer.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Tennessee Editor
SAYS New York Is
City OF Dreams


NEW YORK, tel New York
and Harlem was called ''The City
Of Dreams IN an editorial in the
National Baptist yiocs Of Nash
vile, Tenn, official organ of the
National Baptist Convention, u
S. A.. Rev. r. G, Barbour. editor,
last week. DR., Barbour said: Il
love New York City, have been
coming here for the last twenty
years. grow younger each time
! walk down Seventh Avenue, per-
haps the greatest Negro street in
the world, No city in the New
World has 4 history more roman
tic, more fascinating than New
York, and no city is more indiffer-
ent to its own history This is
the city Of fraternity. World-end
peoples meet drawn together,
damned together,
II love to see Negro rien and
women feeling free and happy.
They awagger and strut down the
boulevard nonchalantly, Years ago
q friend told me he would rather
be . lamp post in New York than
Governor Of Texas q mississippi
viii not comment here on such
choice, siffiee it to say thas there
Is 4 great difference between Sc
venth Avenue, New York City,N.Y.
and Milan Street IN Houston, Tex.
eBest Place IN The World"
God has kept me out OF New
York for decade Everything
il this world / like is here. This
is the best place in the world to
butt out your brains
Several nights ago heard soap
box orators blaze away against
our capitalistic leaders. was
more impressed with our democ-
racy which permits its citizens to
publicly criticize its political, so
cial and economic Institutions than
was with the speeches Of the
radicals who want revolution
we win never have a revolution n
America as long as we permit our
radicals to express themselves.
sstay Out OF Georgia"
Il need not remind our radicals
to remain in New York. Georgia
would send all Of them to the
chain-gang for several decades.
However, a revolution win break
out IN Georgia before it strikes
New York. Suppression y the
best way to have revolution.
Although / have plenty friends
here, WHO always give me warm
welcome, I am resting at the YIN
CA. We Should not worry local
pastors when we are visiting large
cities with ample accommodations
FOR translentaa
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Stepin Fetchin Out of
Hospital After Crash

NEW YORK GO = stepln Fet-
chit (Lincoln Perry, motion pic
ture and stage star. came out Of
Gotham hospital Friday. follow
ing an automible accident two
weeks ago. Perry's bin was said
to be So day, which was paid
by his film employers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Lue Swarz Is CIassed
With Skinner, Draper

ST. LOUIS. Mestg )--0, D Geo
per, who has seen some of the
most celebrated solo actresses" or
"one-woman shows, includin &
Ruth Draper. Cornelia Otis Skim
ner, and Angner Enters, says: Lue
swarz is truly an artist who should
be appreciated and every member
81 the race should see her one wo-
man show. She is not black
Cornelia Otis Skinner, nor a black
Ruth Draper because her programs
are different both in content and
presentation. Therefore, she is am
other solo actress or a one wo-
man show -Lue Swarz."
Again the critic says: Twice I
have seen Lue Swarz. the first and
only colored artist to grace the
stage with a one women show
and her performance surpasses
those of Draper and Skinner in en-
tertainment, costumes, personali-
ty, and artistry but made use of
wider scope of literature"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14
Producer Dies

NEW YORK (C)- Harry Cort,
producer of Shuttle Along" in
1922, and the man who first intro
duced Florence Mills to Broadway,
died of heart attack at 2 a. m.
Thursday, at his home, AZ East
74th Street.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-05-14

gram which is nationwide IN char
acter.
Miss Irene Graves, president,
will be mistress Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

Lle DaDy ncT NuSDanO MIA IN an
orphan asylum before he was shot and
she went to jail. It's about something
like that, anyhow.
That may be melodrama in Holly
wood but 1t looked more like a comic
satire on melodrama yesterday in
Washington. The Paramount people,
Of course, may not see eye to eye with
us about this matter, so you'lr prob
ably have to make your own choice
between the opinions. Just remember
the Paramount people have been
wrong before, too.
Anyhow here's some Of the evidence
in support Of the theory that "Internes
Can't Take Money" is a comedy and
not a stirring, nerve-rousing drama.
Right at the beginning Of things, for
instance, there's this tried and true
scene. Miss Barbara Stanwyck,
lovely piece Of driftwood in the steady
stream Of patients flowing under DR..
Joel McCrea's scalpel, sits down to
have a burn treated. Business OF
McCrea being brusque and surgeonish.
Then he looks up his eyes and Stan
wyck's meet, the sun stops in its
course, the stars careen wildly through
the Heavens. If that revered old
lovers-meeting scene hasn't attained
comic status by now. nothing ever
will
THERE are other items, too. There
are all the various gangster
characteristic stool pigeon, the
taciturn boss, the gunner, etc.-all
neatly typed, we insist, for a laugh
and not for melodrama. There are
a few tough and bloody gangland
scenes that are almost riotous fun.
There's pleasant innovation in In
ternes Can't Take Money" too. Op-
Grating room scenes are out. DR.. Nc.
Crea performs two emergency surgical
tasks; one in the back room Of a
saloon and the other in a gangsters
private Office This does not help the
premise Of the picture. though, for it
seems only fair that an interne should
be allowed to take money for such
extracurricular jobs.
The gentle humor flowing as an
undercurrent to "1nternes Can't Take
Money" Is no aid to Miss Stanwyck,
when it comes time for the storm she
Is permitted In reel 7 OF her every
film. The tantrum seems out Of
place amidst all this fun. At other
times, however, her performance is
an honest and successful one. Sur
prised? We were Mr.. McCrea, too,
is sincere as he sticks to the in
terne's code, maintains his honor and
gets Stanwyck anyway. It's really an
amusing thing, this melodrama. We
Evening star., 1937-04-24
New
Film Stays.
At Palace
waikiki Wedding"
Has Crosby and
Much More.
T T PROBABLY will be no great
surprise to any one that WAIKIKI
Wedding" has been held over for

TT PROBABLY will be no great
surprise to any one that waikiki
Wedding" has been held over for
L a second week at Loew's Palace.
waikiki Wedding" has, for one
thing, Bing Crosby, and Mr.. Crosby
fans abound in great numbers in this
or any other city where radios and
motion pictures add to the complica-
tions Of our daily life. There are
enough Of them, at least, to account
for one week of Crosby film.
There are things about WAIKIKI
Wedding" however, which will add to
the number of persons who will be or
have been diverted and amused by 1t.
For one thing, it's the best vehicle
the ex-Whiteman choir boy has had
In 10 these many vehicles. It has
happily rather fresh plot idea, tell
ing the sad tale Of 4 lackadaisical
press agent who comes near being
another Frankenstein, almost being
destroyed BY his own gag, 4 Just fate.
OF course, for q few selected press
agents.
The Frankenstein allusion, how
ever, is not meant to imply that Shir-
ley Ross is monster. Shirley is
part Of the gag perpetrated by Press
Agent Crosby, in the end falling in
love with him. which may or may
not be destruction, depending upon
your point Of view and whether the
poached eggs were right at break
fast. Anyhow, Shirley is nice to look
upon and not monster, even though
the cameramen did ignore her bit.
WAIKIKI Wedding" Is further
frightened up by q pig named Wof-
ford, by Martha Raye's antics, by
Bob Burns, by some nice music and
by some fine Hawaiian scenery, and
we don't mean hula girls. H. M.