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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15
Evergreen Temple
|. B. P. @. E. of W
Holds Annual Dance

On Easter Monday, April 18th,
Evergreen Temple No 157 of the
Elks will hold their annual dance
at Faurots hall, 18th and East
Pike street. This affair which is
one of the seasons outstanding
social events attracts the many out
of town socialites as well as the
local community.
The Improved Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks of the
World, have made outstanding con-
tributions to race welfare nation
ally and locally. The educational
program of the order is non-com-
parable with anything offered by
the race. Over a quarter of a
million dollars has been raised and
expended in furthering the pro-
gram of the Order. The Temple is
very active in the promotion of the
"On To Baltimore Caravan" now
being sponsored jointly by the
Councils of the Order. Between fif-
teen and twenty people are ex-
pected to make the trip east this
summer, the next entertainment
to be the May festival and dance.
Those who are in charge of ar
engagements ask that all friends of
the Order come out and enjoy a
most pleasant evening with Elk
dom. Music is by Gerald Wells and
his Swing Band.
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South Carolina
To Hear Pickens

New York City, April 8. - Dean
William P:ckens, director of the
branches of the N.A.A.C.P., left
here today on two months leave
of absence to do lecture work for
the u. S. Public Forums, under the
auspices of the Office of Education
in five counties of South Carolina,
Dean Pickens returned this week
from Seattle, Washington, where
he had been on months leave of
absence lecturing for the U. S.
Public Forums in Seattle. Dean
Pickens will return to N. A. A. c.
P. work about June 10.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15

JERSEY CITY, N. 1.-THE final
hearing in the action filed against
Motor Vehicle Commissioner, Ar
thur w. Magee, by Ira G. Collins,
colored war veteran of Jersey City,
is scheduled for May End before
Part l of the N. ]. Supreme Court
at Trenton. Attorney Charles w.
Carter of Jersey City plans to go
before a Supreme Court Justice
next week and request the APP
pointment of a Master in Chan
Gerry to take testimony in support
of the charges of racial prejudice,
bias and discrimination, when
Commissioner Magee recently re-
fused to appoint Collins who had
qualified under Civil Service for
the position of Motor Vehicle In
spector Walter c.. Shouse of
Princeton, State President of the
Elks, and William E. Griffin of
Englewood, were also refused ap-
pointment by Magee.
The State Conference of N. A.
A. c. P. Branches and the Civil
Liberties Department of the Elks
are demonstrating in Trenton on
Sunday, April oath.
Hon. Hubert T. Delany, Tax
Commissioner of New York City,
will deliver the principal address
at the Trenton protest meeting
and mass demonstration of the
Ellks. Grand Exalted Ruler ]. Fin
ley Wilson and Grand Daughter
Ruler Abbie M. Johnson will both
appear on the program, which will
also include as speakers Grand
Commissioner of Education Will
lam G. Hueston, Grand Temple
Trustee Mrs. Maude A. Brooks,
and Attorney Charles w. Carter,
Legal Advisor of the State Associ-
alton of Elks.
According to DR.. ]. T. Davis of
Elizabeth, State Director of Civil
Liberties, and j. Mercer Burrell
of Newark, General Chairman of
the Elks Committee sponsoring the
demonstration in Trenton, the
heads of more than seven State
wide organizations have approved
the program and will be on hand
with large delegations to back up
the Elks.
Mrs. Alice B. Arlington, presi-
dent of the State Federation of
Colored Women's Clubs; DR.. E. S.
Ballou, Grand Master of Prince
Hall Masons; Hiimar L. Jensen of
the colored Y.M.C.A. branches;
Hon. James II. Dickerson, Presid-
ing Deputy of 1. o. st. Luke; Mrs.
Cordelia Green Johnson, president
of the Modern Beautificians AS
ISOLATION; Mrs. Frances Cole john
son, president of the Business and
Professional Women of the Y. w.
C. A; and Hon. William A Dart,
president of the South Jersey
League, are among the leaders
pledged to appear at the Tren-
ton meeting.
White veterans organizations
have also agreed to support the
fight, as Collins was a Lieutenant
in the World War serving in the
old 9Th Illinois, (372nd Infantry
and was wounded and gassed in
action. Uniformed units of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
American Legion and Disabled
American Veterans are expected
to participate in the parade which
will start at 2 p. m. on Sunday,
April oath and March past the
office of Commissioner Magee in
the State Capitol.
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Atty. c. K. Anderson
Recovering From
Overwork Breakdown

Clarence r. Anderson popular
local attorney, and president of the
local branch of the NAACP is
steadily recovering for his recent
breakdown which according to his
physician was due to overwork.
The volume of business in Mr..
Anderson's office has caused him
to engage an assistant. However,
he is at the office for short time
each day to personally attend to
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Annual Exhibit
At Rhodes

The public is invited to attend
the fourth annual adult education
exhibit to be held in Rhodes De-
partment Store auditorium, next
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day, April 10, 20, and 81, during
the regular store hours.
The purpose of the exhibit is to
show the progress being made by
the adult education classes under
the following divisions of adult
education: = Music, Parent Prob
lens, Public Affairs, Workers Ed
ucation, Americanization, Home
making, Arts and Crafts and Cen
eral Adult.
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Jolson, Immigrant
Black Face Coined.
Backs Segregation

LOS ANGELES (C)-Al Jolson,
famous blackface comedian, is one
of the ringleaders in a move to
bar Negroes from living in fash
ionable San Fernando valley, ac-
cording to petition placed before
the City Council Monday. The PEI
tition seeks to bar all persons not
members of the white race from
living there, and also would keep
out horses, cows, goats and other
farm animals. Francis x. Bush
man, Jr., was also listed among
the hackers of the petition, which
failed to gain the councils appro-
val because the city has no juris-
diction in such restrictions.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15
No Word OF
Missing Man

AS we go to press today there
has been no information regarding
the strange disappearance of Har-
ry Walker, veteran railroad en-
ployee, and husband of Mrs. Jessie
Walker, popular socialite.
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Fire Threatens
Robinson's Drug

A fire of unknown origin dam
aged the roof of the building adj
joining the drug store of Mr.. E.
I. Robinson, well known citizen
and civic leader, at 306-12th ave.
south. Damage estimated at $500
was done. The building was COW
cred fully with insurance.
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just To Remind
You
BY e. 1. Robinson

Last week we urged upon our
race the necessity of owning and
maintaining your own newspaper,
in order to carry the truth to the
public. | quote from the Seattle
Star, re: death of Barry Lawson,
April 9th, page three under the
caption Three Freed on Bond
in Death Case" The Negro died
in King County Hospital March
%. He had been arrested several
days before at 115 Yesler Way by
the officers involved and allegedly
had received severe injuries at the
time OF. his arrest" The truth is
Barry Lawson was arrested about
2:15 a. m. and dragged into the
booking room dead about half an
hour later.
Men and women of Seattle, let's
doff our hats to Mr.. Joseph s..
Jackson. Mr.. jackson is the Sec
rotary of our local chapter of the
Urban League, a national organi-
cation which seeks to protect our
civic and economic welfare. He
is also e-president of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, a nation
al organization which seeks to pro-
tect your civic and legal rights.
Immediately upon being informed,
Mr.. Jackson sat at the telephone
and in one hour had mustered in
to service all your ministers and
civic leaders. He mapped out a
course of action from which he
never varied until the three Off
GERS involved were charged with
second degree murder and suspend
ed from the force. Mr.. Jackson
has done perfect job and left
us this assurance: Our cause is
safe in the hands of Joseph Stone
wall JdChSOl
The men and women associated
in this case do not condone crime
or criminals. They are actuated
by very high sense of Justice and
Fair Play, and ultimately the pro-
lection of our homes and innocents.
Il e
talities coming from the same
source, had continued-a result
tant fatality would have inevitably
followed and every Negro in the
city would have been looked upon
as a criminal. Happily for us,
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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matters that absolutely require his
attention. His many friends and
acquaintance wish him speedy
full recovery.
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LOS ANGELES (C) Hall
johnson, noted conductor of the
choir bearing his name, will con-
duct a huge chorus from the JEFF
ferson Evening High School under
the auspices of the Adult Educa-
ton section of the Los Angeles
City Schools, it was announced Fri
day.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15

NEW YORK (C)-"Elgie," no.
ted as the Man of Mystery" who
in private life is non other than
Louis Goodman, proprietor of the
Elgie Novelty and Printing COM
pany, $40 w. 43rd street, is now
in his 26th year as a printer of
novelty circulars for circuses, and
developing a line of Commercial
and theatrical creations"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15

NEW YORK O-Bill Robinson,
noted dancer, celebrated his 60th
birthday with a beefsteak dinner
rendered him by the Grand Street
Boys, Sunday, since Bill will leave
town and will not be here on his
birthday, May 25. Bill and his wife
appeared in a kissing pose in the
Herald Tribune Monday morning,
something rare in the New York
daily press for Negroes.
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Herald Tribune Monday morning,
something rare in the New York
daily press for Negroes.
WASHINGTON (C) The
Washington Tribune carried two
full page ads last week, one from
Gunther's beer and the other from
the National Department Store.
NEW YORK (C) A photo
graph of Paul Robson as he ap-
peared in the screen version of
The Emperor Jones' appears CD
page 172 of an English text used
in New York high schools. The
book is made up of Macbeth" by
Shakespeare and THE Emperor
Jones" by Eugene O'Neill, and is
edited by B. A. Heydrick and A. A.
May.
MARSHALL, Tex. (C)-The ex-
pending of $4,000 for repairs to
Coe Hall for boys, at Wiley College
was approved by the Board of
Trustees on Wednesday. An in
crease in teachers salaries to off
set the reduction in mid-depression
was approved. President Dogan's
building and expansion program
for the college was adopted.
DALLAS, Tex. (C)-The Asso-
citation of Southern Colleges, in
session here last week, rated North
Carolita College of Durham, DR.
j. E. Shepard, president, with "a"
This new rating means much for
the future progress of the institu-
ton, said DIR. Shepard.
NEW YORK (C) - Calvin's
Newspaper Service, lab West 125
street, has been appointed nation
al advertising representative by
fifteen newspapers, as follows
Chicago Bee, Carolina Times, Dur
ham; Progressive Herald, SYRIA
cuse; Oklahoma Eagle, Tulsa; The
Seminal, Los Angeles; Peoples In
former, Sumter, S. c.; Nashville
Vanguard; Tulsa Cell; Albany, Ga
Enterprise, Buckeye Review, the
Youngstown, O.; Cleveland Gazett;
Ohio State News, Columbus; Au-
gussa (Ga), Echo; Florida Tat
tier, Jacksonville; and The Out
look, Winston Salem, N. c.
MONTGOMERY - The 'Bama
State Hornets have had three
weeks of spring football practice
drilling daily under Coach Lewis.
NEW ORLEANS-Dillard Uni
versity announces Louisiana Nor
NAL will be the first football op-
ponents this year, meeting at Dill
lard next October s.
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NEW YORK , D. wn Hall
was packed to the ~ and
some were seated on ge,
but even then many were y
away as Marian Anderson, COLI 4
to, sang Wednesday evening. Miss
Anderson will appear in Carnegie
hall on April 10.
RICHMOND (C)-Secretary G.
L. Townes of the National Negro
Insurance Association announced
last week that the new date of the
18th annual meeting has been
changed again to June 1917, at
Cleveland, O., to avoid coinciding
with commencement exercises.
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WASHINGTON (C) The
Washington Tribune carried two
full page ads last week, one from
Gunther's beer and the other from
the National Department Store.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-15

MONTGOMERY The 'Bama
State Hornets have had three
weeks of spring football practice,
drilling daily under Coach Lewis.
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NEW ORLEANS-Dil Uni
versity announces Louisiana Nor
NAL will be the first football OPP
ponents this year, meeting at Dill
lard next October s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
HOW q. SEW
by Ruth Wyeth Spears o9p

pencil point. Cut the pattern "a
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Directions for making various
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tation. For several years the post
Office department conducted expert
ments in night flying with radio, ra-
dio beams and airway lights. On
July /, 1924, the first scheduled night
flight was successfully completed,
but as early as 1921 a daylight
flight was made across the CONT
nent to demonstrate its practicable
ty to congress.
Behind this venture was Otto
Praeger, former assistant postmas-
ter general who pioneered the ex-
pansion of aviation. Praeger felt
day-night flight would win congress
over to the value of a progressive
view on air mail. At 4:30 a. M,
February %, 1921, an eastbound
plane left San Francisco loaded with
mail that landed in New York city
at 1850 p. m. the following day.
Trouble Over Iowa City.
1t was on the central portion of
this flight that Jack Knight ran into
such trouble as had seldom plagued
an air mail pilot, but he came
through with flying colors to give
daylight flying a good name.
Knights portion Of the flight was
from North Platte to Omaha. The
ship reached Omaha at midnight
and Knight was told the hop to Chi
cago was Cancelled because of bad
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$500 a pound for the first 1000
miles. Immediately began an ag-
gressive advertising campaign to
popularize the system.
Profits Excessive.
Changes were soon made to pro-
vide for the granting of air mail
Certificates" which permitted car
riers to apply for contracts. BY
1880 profits became excessive, ac-
cording to the government, and
charges were changed from a pound
basis to the space-mile basis. Car
riers were further ordered to fill
all available space with passengers,
amounting to government subsidy of
passenger traffic.
In 1888 came the dark hour for
commercial aviation, when four ma
jor companies emerged through a
merger of operators. It had been
expected that the act of 1880 would
produce keen bidding for contracts
but the mergers resulted and the
major operators in turn entered into
gentlemen's agreements about
which routes each should seek.
That state of affairs led to can
collation. of all air mail contracts
by the post Office department in
February, 1888. The army air corps
was ordered to fly the mail. But
army pilots were i'll trained for
cross-country and instrument flying.
Twelve deaths and great loss of
property resulted during the tragic
experiment.
Aviation's story since the 1888 af-
fair is complex one, filled with
legislative investigation and new
congressional acts. It will suffice
that public denunciation of the gov
ernment's unsuccessful operation
resulted in a return of contracts to
private operators under conditions
more satisfactory from a mutual
standpoint.
Rates Have Dropped.
Today the United States probably
has an air mail service superior
to that of any other nation in speed,
dependability and economy. Its
history is one of constantly decreas-
ing costs. Oldtimers who dispatched
mail in that first historic pouch from
New York to Washington may re-
member they paid "a cents an
ounce, compared to the present
rate of cents.
Such is the brief story of Uncle
Sans latest venture in speeding the
mails. Who can say that the pony
express, colorful symbol of an ear
lier era, held more adventure than
the night flights of pioneer birdmen
who flew above the same trails sew
eral decades later?
g Western Newspaper Union.
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Uncle Sans Air Mail Service
Marks Its 2Oth Anniversary

weather. Even the next pilot had
left the airport.
knight, realizing the fights inn
portance, volunteered to take off for
Chicago, route he had never be-
fore flown, and under difficult
weather conditions. He took off for
Des Moines, passed over that city
without incident and headed for
Iowa City where he was due to take
gas. Storms and low visibility ham,
pered him until he reached Iowa
City, where he circled 20 minutes
seeking the airport. The field crew
there had been told the flight was
cancelled at Omaha and had left for
home. Only a blessed Waterman
was on duty and he finally heard
Knights motor, igniting a flare to
help the beleaguered pilot land. His
gas supply replenished, he headed
for Chicago to complete the most
dramatic flight in air mails his
tory.
The system began rapid expan-
sion. To supply the transcontinental
line with proper loads, feeder routes
were established between Chicago
and st. Louis and Chicago and the
Twin Cities of Minneapolis and ST..
Paul. In 1925 the Kelly air mail
bill was passed authorizing the post
master general to turn the work
over to private operators. By the
end of 1926, IA domestic routes were
being operated by private compa-
MES. The postoffice department
relinquished all control except the
power to grant contracts, which it
guarded jealousy
Private operators prospered in
1926 when the rate of pay for air
mail was changed to poundage ba-
sis on fixed rate not exceeding
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Spirit of Pioneering Favored Early Devel-
opment of Americas Fastest Postal
transportation; New York
Washington Route Was First
BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE

The Mineola NJ Y The date, sometime between
September % and &c. 1911 An excited postmaster lifted his
eyes the heavens and mail pouches pluet toward him
from the cockpit of an early model army airpane.
That the start of air mail, national institution which
currently observes its twentieth birthday anniversary Officially
air mail dates back to May 49, 1913 when the first scheduled
flight made between New York Washington post
office department supervision But in 1911 the intrepid Earle
Ovngton made history by carrying about 81 900 pieces mail
from Nassau boulevard airport Long Island to Mneoa where
he dropped the pouches and flew back home.
In 1911-and in 1918-it considered imprac-
teal stunt Today in 1888 giant silver arners glide to
of the nation day and night carrying the writ
ten word of to distant destinations in incredibly fast
time Last year 760 900 letters flown by service
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winch mas become an all-lm-S
portant factor in American
business and industry.
Such an institution would
bring joy to the heart of a
man named John Wise. Mr..
Wise rose from his seat in
congress back in 1843 to pro-
pose legislation regarding
the carriage of mail by air.
craft. But Mr.. Wise might
also have aged prematurely
had he realized the setbacks con-
fronting aviation and air mail be-
fore it reached its 1888 stage of de-
velopment.
For air mail has not been
smooth and successful venture. It
has weathered storms far more Sc
we're than those of a wintry Rocky
mountain night at 10000 feet. It
has seen the flush of premature sue
cess, as in 1925 when a pound of
mail brought the carrier $500 for
1000 miles transportation. And it
has seen the depths of February,
1888, when the postofice depart
ment cancelled all contracts be-
cause a few major companies had
swallowed the little fellows.
War Speeded Air Mail.
The World war sped adoption of
air mail because aircraft had been
used so successfully in France. In
the beginning the postofice de-
partment had complete supervision
over the work and army f1iers in
army planes handled the transpor-
tation. But late in 1918 the post
Office department dropped its army
afflliation and bought its own planes.
AS in 1888, the economic rule gov
erning air mail expansion in 1918
is that such service becomes a nee
essary utility when it operates be-
tween points farther apart than a
nights journey by train. With that
In mind the postoffice department
began planning a transcontinental
route from Atlantic to Pacific. This
job was favored with the pioneer
ing spirit of Americas first trans
continental railroad or her coast-to-
coast telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS. It was challenge to the in
genuity of clear-visioned modern pi-
oneerS.
The route was composed of four
distinct sections. The first. flown
May Is, 1919, was between Cleve-
land and Chicago. The second was
established July l, 1919, between
Cleveland and New York. On the
anniversary of the first section, May
Is, 1920, the third division was
opened between Chicago and Ona-
ha. And the following September
the fourth section between Omaha
and San Francisco was inaugurated.
It sounds simple and matter-of-
fact, but many a grim faced pio-
neer pilot acquired the lines of age
during that short span of years.
Such famous pioneers as Jack
Knight and E. Hamilton Lee became
identified with the game-Knight fly