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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
Bishop Tucker, Episcopal Church Head
Founders Day Speaker Hampton Inst.

vention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the United States,
held in Cincinnati, in October, 1887
he was elected head of the denom-
nation with the title of Presiding
Bishop. but with powers and au-
thority greatly enlarged. Under
the new grant of power, Bishop
Tucker has become the executive
as we'll as the spiritual head of
his church.
OF imposing personal appear
ance a picture of physical
strength Bishop fuckers COM
manding talents and missionary
mindedness" make him a marked
man in any circle and will give to
his message at Hampton Institute
an authority and power which will
make the occasion notable.
The Bishop comes from a family
of eminent religionists in the State
of Virginia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
.Dore Reported
Greatly Improved

Mayor John F. Dore's condition
since he left Providence Hospital
ten days ago after a critical oper-
alton has shown steady and salts
factory Improvement, his physi-
clan, DR.. ]. S. Thomas, reports.
The Mayor himself advises his
reelection campaign headquarters
that he feels ten years younger
than when he went to the hos
pital.
He expects to begin his cam
paign about three weeks before
the primary election.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere is
filled with rumors, originating pre-
sumably in camps of rival candi-
dates, that the Mayor has had a
relapse, gone back to the hospital,
undergone another operation and
can't last.
Last Sunday, as matter of
fact, he was SO greatly improved
that he ate a big steak.
Rallying to his support the
American Federation of Labor af-
filiated Seattle Central Labor
Council voted him an overWhelm-
ing endorsement, pledging their
active and utmost support
throughout the campaign.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
Prosecutor To Fight
Salacious Literature

An n m p 70 m sing fight
against distribution or sale of sa-
lacious literature in any form was
included in 10-point long range
anti-crime prevention program"
for Hing County in 1888, an an
nouncea this week by Prosecuting
Attorney b. Gray Warner.
Warmers ten-point program, de-
scribed as being the most compre-
hensive and modern anti-crime
drive in the history of the county,
also featured among its detectives
IA relentless drive against
all forms of unlawful conspiracy,
protection" rackets and illegal
price fixing combinations which
Warner declared have recently
resulted in bombings of proper
ties, threats to life and civil
rights.
Establishment of a modern
lied bureau for handling of de-
generate cases aimed at elimin-
alton of sex crimes.
"a modernized system for
rehabilitation and redemption of
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
Daily Press Comments Favorably
On New York Elks Celebration

NEW YORK-The New York
Elk emancipation celebration, COM
memorating the 18th anniversary
of the end of slavery, held on the
order of Grand Exalted Ruler ].
Finley Wilson at st. Marks M. E.
Chudch, 40 Edgecombe Avenue,
Rev. Lorenzo H. King, pastor, SUM-
day afternoon, drew wide notice
in the metropolitan press. The
Grand Exalted Ruler himself pre-
sided, and made one of the fiery
speeches of the day.
Particularly impressed Were the
daily papers with the aggressive
and race conscious" tone of the
Elk program. Drama to this phase
of the meeting was added by the
speech of Judge William C. Hues-
ton, Commissioner of Education
of the Elks and main orator of the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14

Mr.. S. c. Vale, one of the lead
ers in the cooperative move in
the Madison district, informed the
Northwest Enterprise that on or
about the first of February the
store would be open for business.
The opening of this enterprise
will mark another milestone of
progress in the northwest. The
community joins in wishing the
sponsors of this project the great
est of success. 1t is hoped that
the establishing of this cooperative
market will lead to similar moves
in other avenues of commerce, Gre
ating employment for young and
old alike.
Mr.. Vale, who possesses a beau
tiful voice, is the director and tu-
tor of the Junior Choir of the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. This Choir
of youngsters were in charge of
the service last Sunday, and they
aquitted themselves wonderfully,
showing direct results of their
training.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14

occasion, whose masterful analysis
of why the Negro should be proud
of his foreparents, facts for which
were secured in the Congressional
Library at Washington in actual
debates leading to the signing of
the Declaration of Independence,
was given an ovation by the large
audience.
The Herald Tribune, devoting
eight and one-half inches to the
story, with a two and one-half
inch head, noted: ut was by no
means limited to praising Abra-
ham Lincoln. Aresolution was
adopted asking Mayor F. H. La
Guardia to investigate what was
called inadequate bus service on
upper Seventh Avenue. President
Roosevelt was petitioned to extend
the social security act to include
domestic servants, and a request
was sent to Grover A. Whalen,
President of the Worlds Fair
Corporation, asking that a larger
number of Negroes be employed
at the New York Worlds Fair,
1885,"
Times Gives IL Inches
The New York Times, known
as the most powerful newspaper in
the world, devoted twelve inches
to the celebration, and noted that
several leading Negroes were
speakers, including Judge Hueston,
Tax Commissioner Hubert T. De-
lany of New York, Bishop j. w.
Brown of the AMEZ Church, Hon.
Perry w. Howard, Grand Legal
Advisor of the Elks, Hon ]. Dali
mus Steele, Marshal of the City
of New York, DR.. King, and DR..
Hudson J. Oliver, leading civic
figure.
The paper also noted that the
meeting was one of a series held
simultaneously throughout the
country from a proclamation is
sued by the Grand Exalted Ruler,
and gave pertinent excerpts from
speeches, quoting Commissioner
Delany as saying that only
through education and intelligent
use of the ballot will the race
attain real freedom, which menas
solving the problem of econmic
security.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
Smith M. Wilson
Seeks Reelection

Backed by petitions containing
more than 10000 names of regis
tered voters of King County, port
commission president Smith M.
Wilson, Friday filed for re-elec-
ton to the port post he has filled
for two successive three-year
terms.
Contending that Port of Seattle
management has been agrees
i've, progressive and constructive"
and that relative progress of the
Port of Seattle has been better
during his term than in many
years previous, Wilson added:
I'm the past few years the port
administration has remedied many
past evils and made some notable
achievements, improved conditions
and made much progress in build
ing tonnage through Seattle, in the
face of many handicaps and errat-
ic conditions.
Wilson claimed a notable port
economy record during his six
years as port commissioner.
The port tax levy was success
lively reduced through the past five
years under the present admins
tration to a negligible minimum,
saving the taxpayers many humid
reds of thousands of dollars.
Wilson said he will conduct a
vigorous countrywide campaign
ito present the port record and
program on a basis of sound port
policies"
He is past president of the Pa
cific Association of Port Author
tiles.
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Borah Makes
Vicious Speech
Against Negroes

Washington, D. G. - The second
day of the debate on the federal
anti-lynching bill opened with
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
making a vicious attack upon the
Negro race while supposedly OPP
posing the anti-lynching bill.
The Borah speech, according to
seasoned observers, is far worse
than any that has been made so
far by any southerner on the floor
of Congress.
The Idaho senator did not de-
bate the merits of the bill or the
question of lynching in it's broad
aspects, but Immediately placed
the whole question on a racial
basis and proceeded to defend the
South by attacking the Negroes.
The Idaho senator asserted that
Negroes would escape lynching
when they become economically
self-sufficient. In Analysing this
argument, it is difficult to escape
the conviction that Borah is using
the poverty of the Negro as a
justification for lynching him. In
other words, as long as a group
of people is poor, it is subject to
be lynched and nothing can be
done about it until the members
of that group become well-to-do.
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Injured Seaman
Return Home
To Hospital

Earl Rodgers, well known men,
Der of the crew of the S. S. Pres
ident Mckinley arrived home af-
ter receiving treatment in the In
ternational Hospital at Kobe, ia
pan, for broken wrist.
Mr.. Rodgers received his injury
in the line of duty, and was taken
off the ship in the orient and
placed in the hospital. He reported
he was treated wonderfully, with
English doctors and Japanese nus
es. However, there was only one
other American in the hospital at
the time, but conversation was
easy for most of the other patients
spoke English, Mr.. Rodgers re-
ports.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-14
Olympic Star
Makes Debut

Track and basketball fans At
tention! Seattle will have the op-
portunity of seeing Jesse Owens,
the worlds fastest human" in
action on the night of Saturday,
January % at the civic auditor
ium.
The former Ohio State and
Olympic Games star will be in
Seattle on that night to conduct
two-hour track clinic and is
bringing with him Owens Olym-
plans, colored A.A.U. basketball
champions, who will meet Alpine
Dairy, Seattle's Community League
leaders.
Teach Track Fundamentals
This will mark Owens first APP
pearance in Seattle and the for
mer Berlin Games hero will have
as his guests of honor, coaches
from all of the northwest col
leges and high schools. Prep track
and basketball squads will have
the opportunity of learning the
fundamentals of their favorite
event from the greatest cinder
performer of all time for Owens
will personally conduct the clinic.
Jesse will discuss all track events
and plans to give special empha-
sis to sprinting, hurdling, broad
and high jumping during the eve
ming.
1t is to stimulate interest in
track and develop future Games
champions that Owens has con-
sented to come to Seattle. This
will be his first appearance in
this city. The great negro athlete
has the distinction of being the
only person to ever win four
events at airy Olympic Games and
most of his marks are still en-
blazed on the record books.
Attempt Worlds Record
Not only will Owens instruct
young Seattle in track, he will at
tempt to set a new worlds record
for the 50-yard dash as the feature
of the gala evening show. Seattle
will have plenty of time to see
and hear Jesse, for the clinic will
start at seven o'clock and run I'M
til nine. Following this, Owens
A.A.U. Olympians will meet AL
pine Dairy on the maple court.
Although he does not play him.
self, Owens has rounded together
the strongest colored hoop team in
the country
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Northwest Wishes
Former Ed. Well


The entire community joined in
wishing Zelmar Lawrence well in
his n Misunderstanding in Alaska.
Mr.. Lawrence left an enviable
record as editor of the Northwest
Enterprise, and his loss to the city
is keenly felt. During his entire
editorship, Mr.. Lawrence never
printed anything but the best of
news. 1t is to be hoped that his
absence from the community is
not permanent.
By going to Vancouver, B. c.,
Mr.. Lawrence was able to obtain
transportation to Juneau, Alaska,
doing the time the Port of Sc
attic was closed.
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HAMPTON INSTITUTE. va.

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. =
The highest official in the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church in the Unit
ed States - Presiding Bishop the
Most Reverend Henry st. George
Tucker, of Virginia will deliver
the Founders Day Address for
Hampton Institute, Sunday, jan
uary 80, 1888.
Since 1927, this primate of the
Episcopal Church has been Bish-
OPP of Virginia. For twenty-five
years, prior to that time, he had
served as a missionary in Japan,
holding finally the positions of
President of st. Pauls College,
Tokyo; and Bishop of the Diocese
of Kyoto, Japan.
So eminent has he been in his
field that he is known in his
church as the missionary states
man of the East"
At the Triennial General Con-
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youthful first offenders, which
Warner described as being pat
termed along lines of most sue
cessful experience i'm the United
States.
"A comprehensive program
aimed at practical and scientific
solution of the Juvenile delin-
quency problem.
"a concerted drive against
organized gambling in all forms.
"In many respects my office
has already achieved the best
records in the history of the
prosecuting attorneys office.
For instance, there have been
more convictions and cases filed
under the habitual criminal
statute of 1909 than ever before
in the history of the prosecu-
tors office.
My campaign against salacious,
immoral literature of all varieties
hits at the very root of most
forms of juvenile delinquency.
Pernicious literature has been dis
tributed Unfortunately through
out the county and through our
high schools, providing one of the
salient sources of preversion of the
minds of our young.
This has proved one of the
most serious juvenile crime influ-
ences, and l am determined to
stamp it out at all COSTS"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
Adventurous Pair
To Voyage South
In Tiny Sai|boat
BrawIey Mans Brother
Plans Dangerous Trip
To South America

BRAWLEY, Dec. 1.-Two
young adventurers ended a
visit here today and went to
San Diego preparatory to
leaving for South America
Friday aboard their lO-foot sail
boat.
Temple Starkey. 26, brother of
Chief Guard D. K. Starkey at the
federal labor camp here, and Maur-
ice LeBearg, %, will sail in the
tiny boat for Argentina in search
of employment. The young men
visited Starkey while awaiting cred
entails from United States, Mexican,
and South American officials. They
declared they have permission to
leave port when ready to sail.
They decided to go to Argentina,
they said, because LeBearg has
work there and felt certain he could
help Starkey get work at the same
place. But they had no money for
tickets. So they bought the boat for
a small sum and arranged the haz-
ardouS journey.
Since they will be forced to stay
close to shore in their small craft,
they solved the food problem by
getting permission to hunt and fish
on their way south.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
Fear Grows Kidnap
Victim Murdered
By Two Abductors
Police of Three States
Seek Men in Truck
For Taking Girl

OXON HILL, Md, Dec. |.
(UP)-Fears increased with
each passing hour today that
18- year old Mary Brown,
kidnapped while enroute home
from a convent school, was ravished
and murdered by two men who
forced her into a truck on lonely
road on the outskirts of the national
capital.
Maryland state troopers and
Washington and Baltimore police
began a systematic check of the
Maryland area near the District of
Columbia line. G-men, appealed TO
by the girls father, William E.
Brown, to aid in the hunt also we're
reported active, but maintained Sc
crecy about their operations.
Nearly "a hours after the dark
eyed girl was forced into the truck,
no trace of her whereabouts or clue
to the identity of her abductors had
been discovered.
Her father, convinced that she is
dead, discounted the possibility she
might have been kidnapped for ran
som. Brown, federal employe in
Washington. said he has received
no requests for ransom.
Lucy Brown. Is, sister of the alb
Quoted girl who fledS across the
fields when her sister was forced
into the truck, furnished the only
material leads in the hunt.
Lucy led police to the abduction
scene, where a plaster mould of
mans footprint was made Officers
believed the footprint was that of
one of the abductorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01

ule and will appear on Main SCreet
at 4:30 Saturday afternoon.
That's great!' said Fred Nebel-
Thau, head of the welcome commit
tee. Nov the younger children who
have to go to bed early will have
chance to deliver their letters TO
old Santa in the afternoon.
A special automobile, provided
by Rogers and Tison, will carry
Santa down Main street to meet
the children. Nebel-Thau announc-
ed. st. Nick will visit with the chill
dren til o'clock; then he will rest
up for the bigger celebration from
7 to 8.
SantaS change in plans will not
interfere with the Christmas cele-
bration set for Saturday night. The
program will go forward as planned
with the Imperial Valley Boys Band
accompanying Santa up and down
gayly decorated Main street
Get those letters ready, kids!'
Nebel- -Thau warned. Santa wants
to know just what YOU need for
Christmas. so make out list of
the presents you want him to leave
on Christmas eve. Then be down
town on Main street Saturday be-
tween 4:30 and o'clock, or be-
tween and in the evening Santa
will be there to take your letters -
Nebel-Thau explained to parents
that the afternoon visit is primarily
for the younger children, and urged
that the older ones delay their
meeting with Santa until the eve
ming celebration.
Plans call for Santa to enter
Ell Centre in big, red Dodge tour
ing car, with a police escort clear
ing the way. Then Santa will get
out and meet the children at close
range.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01

cases were completed last night at
prolonged session of United States
district court The districts involved
are the Merced, with an indebted
ness of $22,000000; the Lindsay
Strathmore, 81 ,427 900; the James,
81 ,016 ,O54; and Reclamation District
1906, $500,000.
All seek to pay off their bonded
indebtedness under terms OF the
municipal bankruptcy act with
loans from the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation.
The so-called ''cash plans, all
similar in nature, are opposed by
dissenting bondholders from the
four districts who assert they do
not make a fair settlement,
Testimony and evidence in the
four cases were presented by attor-
neys for the districts and counsel
for the opposing bondholderS dur
ing the past 10 days.
Pointing out that it is within the
power of the court to make changes
in the plans as they are submitted,
Judges Mccormick suggested to the
attorneys for the dissenting bond
holders that they submit memoran-
ola to the court within the next five
days proposing changes they believe
will make the plans equitable.
A majority of the legal contro-
versy at the hearing centered around
the Merced plan, which involves
the greatest Indebtedness. Attorneys
for those who oppose the. plan
charged the bondholders were fore
ed to accept it under the threat of
condemnation proceedings and pres
sure of economic hardship.
Denying this allegation, counsel
for the district pleaded for approval
OF the plan. The future of the dis
trict and landowners in the district
depends upon its consummation,
they argued.
Attorneys said they did not ex-
pect rulings on the four cases to
be handed down for at least ten
days or two weeks. Judge McCor
mick returned to Los Angeles today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
Carol Moves to Stamp Out Fascist
Iron Guards; Troops Protect Jews

BUCHAREST, Roumanla, Dec. l..
CUP)-King Carroll II sought to
eliminate completely the Fascist
Irong Guard organization today by
mass arrests, dismissal of doubtful
army officers ana extensive pre-
cautions against terrorism which
officials feared would be directed
at the Jewish population.
Tha governments swift action
against its political foes followed
the killing of Iron Guard Leader
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and l3 of
his aides Yesterday as they at
tempted - according to an official
repCrt-to escape from prison
guards. Later, Iron Guardists dis
tr.buted pamphlets which were
viewed as a threat to assassinate
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01

the king.
Measures against the Outlawed
lion Guard included:
Orders to police to shoot TO kilt
if Iron Guardists resisted arrest.
A roundup of all the organization
nlemberS was ordered Hundreds
were seized in Bucharest, Mano
and other cities.
Retirement on pension of more
than 20 army officers, including a
number of colonels and lieutenant
cclonsls, who we're suspected of be-
ing sympathetic toward Codreanu.
Redoubling OF guards at centers
of Jewish population, especially a.
Ccrnauti ana Tinshoara, where
police reported fears that the Iron
Guard extremists would attempt
new terroristic acts against jews.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
Wealthy Mans Mysterious Illness
Probed at la; Nurses Also Sick

physicians stood by baffled, and
finally Tuesday night he was re-
moved from his palatial home to a
private hospital on orders from Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits.
His identity will not be revealed
until an investigation has been COM
pleted, Fits said The district at
torney ordered chemical analysis of
certain materials" from the mans
bedroom.
Three nurses caring for the pa
tient on eight-hour shifts. and eat
ing the same food he did, also are
i'll. They were ordered to the same
hospital.
Fits said that within the past
month the sick man had changed
his will, bequeathing $225,0 to rel
atives and employees here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
District Finishes
IS Substati0ns

The Imperial irrigation Districts
13 substations to deliver electricity
to valley communities went into
full operation Thursday. Approx
mately 500 service connections have
been made outside Brawley, which
has been served for more than two
years. district officials declared.
First connections were made in
Ell Centro this week and others are
being made at CaleXico, Holtville.
Imperial, WeStmorland Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01

expected to die. Ran officials eStl-
mated the death toll at 26 but this
was not confirmed.
1t was the worst traffic tragedy
in Utah in years. The train was
a fast Westbound Denver, Rio Gran
de 81 Western freight. The accident
occurred at grade crossing ID
miles south of Salt Lake City.
The bus belonged to the Jordan
high school, The crash occurred
shortly before am. Authorities be-
lieved the bus driver, Farrold Sill
cox, was blinded by the snowfall
and failed to see the train. Rail
road officials, however, said visibili-
ty was good and absolved the train
crew of blame.
School officials estimated there
were 80 boys and girls on the bu:
with Driver SilcoX. Thus, everyone
aboard was either killed or injured
Silcox and IA children were killet
outright. Five other children die
either in ambulances or in hospi
tails. Of the 20 injured, Is wer
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
Seamen Rescued
From Ocean Reef

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec. l. (UP)
ALI Is men of the wrecked fish
ing boat Alighiera II, which ran
onto a reef off Santa Cruz island,
were safely ashore today after a
rescue by the coast guard and fell
low fishermen.
Nine of the men who found
refuge Oh a jagged cliff of the
island were taken off via breeches
buoy late Yesterday after angry
seas prevented the guard cutter
Aurora sending a dory ashore
under the cliff
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-01
France Furnishes Strikers
I'm Wholesale Roundup

PARIS. Lee /. CUP)-StrikerS
we're sentenced 10 prison today ano
IN estimated I2O,OC0 throughout
France were locked out or dis
charged from factories in govern
lneut punitive measures for yester-
days general strike
AS the government cracked down
on strikers IN nationalized indus
tries holding armaments contracts
labor warned Premier Edouard Dali
adler not to interpret his victory
over the strikers as an invitation