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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30

cash deposit in any amount the airline might name. This offer refused but his name went down at the head of the list for both the Pacific and Atlantic service tt4
 When the flight does take place it would not take
 vivid fancy to imagine the buoyant wrath of Will Rogers riding the air with the plane While he still lived. there devoted enthusiast for aviation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30

The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; S1.OO.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Negro Repertory
Presents Comedy

A bright, lively, lovable comedy
of life along the Mississippi is the
next show to be offered by WPA
Federal Theatre. The show, mis-
sissippi Rainbow" opens at the
Metropolitan Theatre on January
%, to run for single week, with
performances every night and a
special, low price matinee on We'd
nesday and Saturday.
Written by John Brownell, Mis-
sissippi Rainbow" is the humorous,
kindly story of Henry Washington
and his family and Henry's efforts
to get rich by project" which
he is going to think up. The tai
ented Negro Repertory Company
of the Federal Theatre appear in
the show, which will also feature
the famous Negro Chorus of Fed
eral Theatre. ~
Appearance of Mississippi Rain
bow" marks the third year of the
Negro Repertory Company of Sc
attic. During the past three years
this group has presented shows
ranging from a classic Shaw satire
to a modern folk opera of their
own composition, playing during
that time in combined free and
paid performances to over 100000
people.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Levine Files
For Reelection
calvin Service)

David Levine, City Council Pre-
sident, filed for reelection to the
Council yesterday. In asking sup
port of his reelection, Levine said !:
During the time I have served
the City of Seattle as councilman
I have endeavored industriously
and conscientiously to serve the
best interests of the general pub
lie. In any disputed matter, have
attempted to give courteous con-
sideration to both sides, and believe
l have demonstrated the kind of
independence of action that is ne
cessary to good government.
mo one can attempt to serve
his city in an Independent manner
and please all of the people all of
the time. I believe, however, that
an analysis of my record will show
that my actions have been towards
the building of metropolitan city,
not only in matters material but
also in matters cultural.
"Our general financial situation,
the street railway modernization,
and many other pending city prob
lens, call for momentous decisions.
In the future, as in the past,
shall endeavor to give to the City
of Seattle the best that is in me-"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Varied Subjects in WPA
Adult Education Classes

The teaching of more than one
hundred subjects Is offered free
to persons 16 years of age or over
in the winter program of adult
education classes.
The program is divided into eight
major study groups which are Pub
lie Affairs, Parent Problems, Wor-
kers Problems, Citizenship, Arts
and Crafts, Homemaking, Music
and General Adult.
Glasses in practically every dis
trict of the city are made possible
through the sponsorship of the
Seattle Public Schools, assisted by
the Works Progress Administra-
ton.
Some of the subjects being
taught are aeronautics, bookkeep-
ing, basketcraft, crocheting, toy
and gift making, diesel engineer
ing, dramatic art, stage technique,
millinery, costume designing, nee
dlecraft, art painting, child guild
ance, naturalization, homemaking,
music, dressmaking, public affairs,
short story writing, economics,
French, German, Swedish, English,
and Spanish languages, public
speaking, parliamentary law, etc.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Young Tacoma Musician Gets
Chance To Study In New York
Agencies Cooperate to Provide Opportunities to
Enable Talented Pianist to Take Advantage
OF Study Under Scholarship
BY Arthur l.. Hayes

One of the most outstanding
news items concerning a member
of the race is presented in the
following story clipped from a
Tacoma daily, The Tacoma Times,
which justly and praiseworthily
gives credit to a girl Tacoma feels
proud to present to New York
City and the Nation as well.
There is every reason to believe
that Miss Willetta Houston will
be heard and appreciated by the
Music World throughout the ma
ton, and the Tacoma citizens are
behind her 100 per cent.
What follows may sound like a
fairy tale but it isn't-there are
too many hard facts involved.
TIE first fact is that Willette
Huston, talented young colored
girl, had an ambition to be
musician. She began with the pi-
ano, for which she seemed to have
unusual adaptability and sympa-
thy. She spent several years stu
lying with ]. w. PEi.,ssel, c-Hsrttsce
the University of Washington
school of music for while, and
returned to Mr.. Bixel, with whom
she studied nine years.
Because of her unusual talent,
Miss Huston was advised to go to
larger fields of study and oppor-
tunity. 1t was a good idea but
there were certain economic prob
lens involved which, unless they
could be solved, would take all the
Continued on Page Three
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Women's Clubs Sponsor
Mont. Civil Rights Bill

A Civil Rights Bill, drafted from
the New York Civil Rights Bill, is
being sponsored by the Montana
Federation of Negro Women's
Clubs. The Bill having been sent
to the Legislature, will be intro
duced by Archie Mcleod, democra-
tic representative from Cascade
County, and majority floor leader
of the House Representative Nc
Leod is quoted as believing that
the Bill would have little difficulty
in passing the House but that he
cannot say about its success or
failure in the Senate.
This Bill was presented for the
first time in 1887 by the Dunbar
Art and Study Club of Great Falls,
Montana, but it failed to even get
reading.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
DIR. Jackson
Is Honored

DR.. j. D. Jackson, prominent
physician and surgeon of Houston,
Texas, was selected by the United
States Public Health Service as
one of a group of physicians from
various parts of the country to
take a graduate course at Wash
ington, D. c. preparing them for
the proposed federal health pro-
gram. Upon completion of this
three-month's course, DR. Jackson
will be given the position of spe-
cial consultant to the u. S. Public
Health Service for the Southwest.
OF interest to Seattleites is the
fact that DIR. Jackson's wife is the
former Ruth McShann, daughter
of Mrs. Margaret McShann of this
city. Mrs. McShann is visiting
her daughter for three months.
DIR. Jackson received his A. B.
and M. d. degrees from the Uni
versity of California. For three
years he was a surgeon at st. Ma
RVS Infirmary in st. Louis, Mo.
He is a member of the Houston
Medical Forum, the National Me-
dical Association and the Alpha
Phi fraternity.
Friends of the McShanns in
Washington will he glad to learn
of DR.. Jackson's good fortune.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Sergeant Hipsher
Leaves Hospital

DR.. H. L. Davidson reported that
Sergeant Willy Hipsher, U.S.A. re-
tired and recent victim of an auto
accident, had been returned to his
home on Beacon Hill and would
possibly be at work by the first
of February.
Sergeant Hipsher was struck by
an automobile as he attempted to
board a bus on his way to work at
Sears Roebuck Company. He was
unconscious several days, and suf-
fered a basal skull fracture.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
u. S. Court Denies
New Missouri u Plea;
Pupils Slap Jim Grow

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (CNA)-
The Supreme Court has denied
Missouri University's plea for re-
consideration of the courts decis-
ion that Lloyd L. Gaines, st. Louis
youth, be admitted to the univer-
sity's law school.
The Missouri student, which ex-
presses the undergraduate view
point, as distinguished from the
views of the reactionary state Of
ficials in charge of the school, said,
"Our actions in accepting him
(Gaines) will define our status as
Americans. Our pilgrim. contin-
entail, Gettysburg tradition is free
dom and racial equality for all. 1t
is our cue to pioneer the nation
out of this last frontier of racial
prejudice and superstition"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
James Cayton Gives
Impressive Style Talk

Friday, Jan. 10 = James Cay
ton, popular employee of Klopfen-
STEMS mems shop, gave an inn
pressive style and budget talk last
night over the Northwest Enter
prise's All-Negro Hour, station
KEEN each Thursday evening at
803. Mr. Clayton has a large eli
entele that request his services
when shopping at Klopfenstein's.
His ability to assemble harmonious
color schemes is well known TO his
many friends and customers. A
monw the many things Mr.. Clayton
said last night were:
Budgets! Budgets! Budgets!
on all sides you hear the same
thing, whether 1T be state, coun-
ty or national whether it is
in business or perhaps just the one
that keeps butter ON your table.
And no matter which one, large or
small, that you hear about, there
seems to be some difficulty in
making it balance.
mo such worry is necessary
when it comes to a clothing bud
get.
Buy, too, from sales peo-
pie you believe in, who are honest
ly interested in giving you what
they feel will do you the most
good =. give you the greatest
satisfaction so that you will go to
your friends and recommend such
place of business. There is the
greatest advertising amy firm can
have = word of mouth.
No truer statement was
ever uttered than DRESS Well and
Succeed" Any person who has
had experience in business cer-
tainly realizes that fact. Look a
round you in your daily life. Who
are the men and the women who
are getting along the best = peo-
pie who are little ahead of the
parade? You'll be amazed at the
fact, that so many are what we
term well dressed = and that does
not mean extensively or elabor-
ately dressed. You will further
find that a great majority of these
people are smartly dressed be-
cause they take advantage of bud
get accounts and of special values
given by recognized places of bu-
siness.
a.. And so being well dressed
at low cost resolves itself into two
or three vital things advan-
tage of special values on recog-
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Noted Speakers
To Visit Seattle

Three great speakers are scled-
uled to appear on the University
Town Hall. John Gunther, who has
become internationally famous
since the publication of his book,
Inside Europe" will speak in
Meany Hall on February %. For
IL years Mr.. Gunther was foreign
correspondent for the Chicago Dali
ly News. The popular authority
ON foreign affairs is a regular con-
tributor to such magazines as ma
tion," New Republic" Atlantic
Monthly" 'Harpers," Saturday
Evening Post" etc.
DIR. Thomas Man." greatest hv-
ing man of letters" and Nobel
Prize winner, will address his first
Seated audience in Meany Hall ON
March 20. The author of Magic
Mountain" Joseph in Egypt" etc.
will discuss THE Coming Victory
of Democracy"
The Honorable Ruth Bryan Ow-
en-, Americas first woman diplo-
mat, and prominent daughter of
the great William Jennings Bry-
an, comes to Meany Hall on April
IL. An orator of worldwide re-
nown, Mrs. Owen will discuss, The
Scandinavian Cooperative Move
merlt."
There are less than 1000 seats
available for the general public.
Mail orders for season tickets are
now being received in the office
Of the Associated Women students
at the University.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Tacoma Girl Wins Scholarship
Community COOberates To Help
Man Found Corner list
Union Dies in Hospital


Harry Rasper, 57-year-old cook,
met death under mysterious cir
cumstances Monday, january 9, at
/ p. m. at First and Union SITS.
Rasper was rushed to Harborview
Hospital suffering from a skull
fracture and a broken arm. He
died shortly after arrival. He was
picked up from the sidewalk and
whether he was struck by an auto
mobile or fell, has not been fully
determined.
Rasper made his home with his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Rasper, 1926 23rd
Ave. Services will be from the
Angelus Saturday afternoon at 1
o'clock.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Rev. Clayton Powell, Jr., Raps
All Negro Organizations

DETROIT Mich. Jan. IL (UNP)
= Playing the YMCA, YWCA, the
National Urban League, the Ma
tional Negro Congress, and the
NAlACP, as organizations which
were virtually eating from the
hands of the groups which were
most expressing the Negro race,
Rev, A. Clayton Powell, Jr., pas
tor of Abyssinia Baptist Church in
New York City, reputedly the
largest Protestant Church in the
world, in his Emancipation ad-
dress at Ebenezer A.ME. Church
last Monday afternoon, scored
false Negro leaders and urged the
man on the street" to dismiss
petty intra-racial differences and
to arouse himself from his lethar-
gy and present a solid phalanx of
black unity to fight for what is
justly his.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Younger Set Forms
New Social Club

Seattle's coming debutants ano
social playboys have gathered to-
gether and formed a new club sole
ly for the purpose of securing more
social activities for the younger
set.
This club has the quaint but APP
propriate name of the Cat-Tail
Club and has as it's able advisor
Mrs. Hatcher. All you boys and
girls who wish to join this club
should get in touch with either
Miss Ranilsi Nui or Quentin Book
er.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13

Cows of America have been I'M
usually generous in their yield of
milk during this year and have
made good butter not only plenti-
full but cheap. The Nationwide
Sale starting January IL makes
good butter so low i'm price that
YOU can afford to use it without
skimping.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
Henry Woods Continues
On His Comeback Trail

One of the leading lightweights
of California is none other than
Henry Woods. A former Yakima
boy, Woods was once the uncrown-
ed champion of this state. Very
popular with ring fans here Hank
made quite a name for himself.
Fight promoter Nate Druxman
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13

and Woods had some difficulty
ending with the State Athletic
Commission giving Henry the set
back. After squaring things with
the commission, Woods fought sew
eral more fights. His popularity
had waned so he took his boxing
toys and went south where he has
made one of the greatest come
backs of any fighter. Woods to
date is one of California's leading
lightweight leather welders.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13

Rev. T. M. Davis, prominent
pastor of the Mount Zion Bap-
fist church for the past six
years was strickened with an
acute throat ailment last Sum
day at 500 a. m. AS Rev. Davis
took the pulpit Sunday morn
ing he had such difficulty in
speaking taht he was forced to
bed with his throat ailment.
Rev. Thomas Lewis took Rev.
Davis place in the pulpit de-
livering a well received sermon.
A host of Rev. Davis friends
wish him speedy and thor
Ough recovery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13
ScOttsborO Liebowitz
Is Stricken On Train

SAVANNAH, Ga. (UNP)-Tak-
en- i'll aborad an Atlantic Coast
Line train enroute from Florida to
New York last week Samuel Lie
bowitz, prominent New York GRIM
inal lawyer, noted for his defense
of the Scottsboro boys, was treated
by a Savannah physician who dag
nosed his ailment as a stomach
disorder and administered treat
ment during the five-minute train
stop in Savannah, Georgia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-13

ALBANY, N. Y. (CNA) = In
his address to the 1889 New York
State legislature, Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman urged extension of the
State law which prohibits racial
discrimination in employment by
public utilities, to all businesses
affected with the public interest
and to all companies bidding on
State contracts.
ITFIICA. Mich. (CNA) - A 49,
year-old newsboy was declared to
be an Independent contractor"
and not under the jurisdiction of
the Child Labor Amendment of
the Wage-Hour Law in lower
court ruling which has attracted
widespread interest here this
week.
NEW YORK New York's
Lieutenant Governor-elect, Chas.
Poletti, and Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt, son of the famous Theodore
Roosevelt, were elected to the
board of directors of the NAACP
at the Associations Both annual
business meeting held this week.
WASHINGTON, D. c. - Re-
affirming its decision ordering the
University of Missouri to admit
Lloyd Gaines. Negro college gra-
duate, to its law school, the u. S.
Supreme Court today denied the
university's plea for re-consid-
GRAFTON of the case.
NEW YORK = A telegram con-
graduating former Governor OF
Michigan, Frank Murphy, on his
appointment to the President
Cabinet as Attorney General of
the United States, was sent today
to Mr.. Murphy at his office in
Washington by the NAACP. Muir
ply has been a director of the AS
sociatio for some time.
NEWARK, N. J.-(C) TIL e
Negro press was recognized in the
appointment of the staff of the
New Jersey Commission to invest
igate conditions among Negroes
when Oliver BUTTS" Brown of
the Harold News, Melvin d. John
son of the New Jersey Guardian,
and Carl Dunbar Lawrence of the
Newark Herold and Amsterdam
News were named last week.
NEWARK, N. J.-(C) Lucius
('Lou") Blaclmon, "a, naive of
Winston-Salem, N.C.,who studied
journalism a year at Wherefore
University (34-'35) has bee n
named editor of the New Jersey
Herold-News, 100 West Kinney
street, heading staff of five per-
sons. Blackmon was formerly
sports editor of the New Jersey
Guardian and city editor of the
Newark Herold.
WASHINGTON, DJC.-More than
$4,000 Negro families will be add
ed to the 1000 already residing
in Government financed low-rent
housing projects, according to a
summary report submitted last
week to Nathan Straus, Admin
strator of the United States Hous-
ing Authority, by DR.. Robert c.
Weaver, Special Assistant. Adj
ditional thousands will participate
in this program in cities for which
earmarkngs have been made.
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Butter improves the flavor of
cooking. 1t is SO cheap now that
you can afford to use it freely.
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Evening star., 1939-07-14
Competitive Bidding
For Southern Bell
Issue Is Urged
Louisiono, Tennessee
Commissions Oppose
Privute Sale
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 14.-Efforts
were under way today to induce
the management of the Southern
Bell Telephone Co. to open to COM
petitive bidding proposed issue of
S25 ,000, 900 in debentures already as
signed to an underwriting syndi-
cate headed by Morgan Stanley
e. Co.
The Louisiana Public Service
Commission and the Tennessee
Railroad and Public Utilities Com
mission have made representations
to the Southern Bell and to the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, respectively, against the sale
Of the debentures without competi-
tive bidding.
The proposed debentures consist
of S22,250,000 in 3 per cent obliga-
tions intended for public distribu-
ton and S2,750,0O0 in debentures
to be sold privately to the Bankers
Trust co Both are in registration
Will tilc .. r. ".
w. Scott Hall of Lexington. XIV.
who described himself as a stock
holder, sent an open letter to Wal
ter Clifford, president of American
Telephone & Telegraph Co., of
which Southern Bell is subsidiary.
quoting from the summary of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion on its June Is report, as fol-
lows.
The report discusses the securi-
ties sales of the Bell System and
indicates that in view of the COM
panys earning position, it could
have taken care of its needs for
financing since 1906 at a lesser
cost If securities issued had been
opened to competitive bids rather
than being disposed of exclusively
through j. P. Morgan & Co. and
lts successor, Morgan Stanley e.
Co."
AT the annual meeting of Amer
lean Telephone stockholders several
weeks ago, Clifford said he had "a
completely open mind on the SUBJ
lect OF competitive bidding" but
that he wished to see it on a tried
and tested basis before submitting
Bell System securities to thai
method.
Evening star., 1939-07-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO July IA up UNITED States
Department Of Agriculture) -Salable hogs
p;ouu, loo direct; generally steady to Ia
niener than Thursdays average; most eoad
and choice ls0-24o pounds, : .oG-55; ion
80; pulk 240-30O pounds. 6 O0-7 90; few
nos-{v u2o-{ts2 pounds, 555-6;50; light sows
o.'52' most 450-5O0 pounds lO-5O
SaIable cattle 800; salable calves 5oo.
heet eeefai d market dull and weak: vSry little
frnnI kfIoiefs. COW run largely stale kind held
aitb be'sny any, sltIine sle quality mostly medium
5o91 96 grsde: pest light weight fed steers.
plan air soo-pound Kansas grass steers. 200;
q tioSS oH S6eelS e.o0-'.oo, and most fat cows
Rinds Rpi;nddsoo' ,uile tnese being plain and medium
io.oo: all killing classes excepting good
10 10, choice baby beef type heifers and steers
unsvenly lower for week.
Saiaoie sheep, 1000: 1000 direct: late
lAnrsday spring lambs and yearlings, weak
70 p lower; sheep. 25-5U off; native spring
lamps. s15-9 90; top. 925: westerns
mostly 10; yearlings. 6.5O-7 90 native
ewes. 2.25-3.00: few 3.25 todav's sprire
lambs active: strong to 25 higher: bulk
eood to choice native spring lambs. o 6H-
G5; top, 9,35; five doubles good TO choice
s6-pound Washington spring lambs first
mere TINS season. a35: double merely good
6S-pound Colorados. $50 Straight: sheen
steady slaughter ewes. 225-325
Evening star., 1939-07-14
lessCotfon Consumed
By Nations Mills
During June
Drop From May Level
Leaves Totol Well
Above Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported to-
~day cotton consumed during June
totaled 578,448 bales of lint and
71,655 of linters, compared with 605,-
353 and 1892 during May this year.
and 443,043 and 56,788 during June
last year.
Cotton on hand June 80 was re-
ported held as follows:
In consuming establishments, L.
021 .236 bales of lint and 300,572 of
linters, compared with Its ,290 and
1923, OPT on May 81 this year. and
1,411 1888 and 259,806 on June 80 last
year.
In public storage and at COM
presses II 943,663 bales of lint and
1926 of linters, compared with 12,-
469578 and los ,684 on May 81 this
year, and 9,725,704 and 7O,466 on
June 80 last year.
Imports for June. totaled 1924
bales, compared with 1891 in Nav
this year, and 1874 in June last
year.
Exports for June totaled 113.634
bales of lint and 14,751 of linters,
compared with l42,577 and l2,6O5 in
May this year, and 1888 and 1873
In June last year.
Cotton spindles active during June
numbered 2l.788,286 compared with
2l,975 300 in May this year, and 81
142 408 in June last wear
Cotton consumed during June in
cluded: In cotton-growing States,
489,7G4 bales, compared with 516.324
during May this year, and 375.849
during June last year: and in New
England States. 72,095 bales, COM
pared with 72,7l3 and 54,3lO.
Cotton on hand June 80 included:
In consuming establishments, in
cotton growing States, 826O65 bales.
compared with 976,9l8 and 1,162.375:
and in New England States, l55 5,3O9,
compared with 1888 and l9l l,169.
In public storage and at COM
presses: In cotton growing States.
11,905,8l9, compared with 1928 ,962
and 9,642 ,206; and in New England
States, 33907 bales, compared with
40,375 and 71091.
Cotton spindles active during June
included: In growing States,
16,380,852, compared with 1851 $50
and 16,200,256; and in New England
States, 4,777,374. compared with A.
750,054 and 4,340,622.