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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-19
Some WPA Classes
Continue Despite
Quota Reductions

Foreign language units of the
General Adult Education classes
sponsored in the city by the Seattle
Public Schools assisted by the WP
A, are attracting new records of
attendance, according to Don G..
Abel, State WPA Administrator.
A variety of subjects in the Cen
eral Adult group are offered free
to persons 16 years of age or over.
Some of the classes are as fol-
low: Negro History, E. Madison,
YMCA, 1912 E. Olive, Monday and
Wednesday, 2 to 5; Tuesday and
Thursday Friday, 7 to 10.
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Brothers Guilty In
Fla. Lynch Killing

DAYTONA BEACH Fla. UNP
= What might well be listed as an
unusual action by a white jury
was reached last week when two
men were found guilty Of will
fully killing a Negro taxi driver.
The coroner's jury found two
white brothers guilty of the crime
after it was chagred Lee Smell,
Negro, had accidentally killed
Benny Blackwelder.
Everett and Earl Blackwelder
were the two brothers held on
murder charges by the jury after
the brothers had come out of hid
ing to attend the funeral of their
brother Benny, accidentally killed
by the Negro cab driver, and who
was later lynched by the morbid
minded and lustful Blackwielder
brothers.
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Mrs. Eugene Anderson
Funeral Saturday at 2

Mrs. Eugene Anderson, 81, wife
of j. w. Anderson, pioneer resi-
dent of Seattle, died Tuesday night
at 11:O5 after having the flu that
turned into pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson came to
Seattle from Texas, in 1904, and
both were active in the church and
community life of the city. Fun
eral services will be conducted at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Saturday
afternoon at 2 p. m. by the Rev,
T. M. Davis. The Angelus Mortu-
airy Is in charge.
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Women's Organizations
Sponsor Queen Contest

The Queens Contest" sponsor
ed by the State Federation of Col
ored Women's Clubs with round
trip to the California Exposition
as the first prize to the winning
contestant, entered it's last lap of
the contest which closes Friday
night, July Z, Seattle, at the an
nual meeting.
Contestants have entered from
Spokane, Seattle, Everett and Ia
coma This promises to be real
contest. The funds from the con-
test will be used for the Scholar
ship Loan Fund" and general OPP
Grating expense.
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Georgia Schools Obtain
Fine Speaker for Grads

Atlanta, Ga.-Dr. William Hen
ry Boldly, pastor of the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church in Min
neapolis, will be the speaker at
the joint baccalaureate service for
the graduates of Atlanta Univer-
sity. Morehouse College, and Spell
man College. Announcement of
the event was made by President
Rufus E. Clement of Atlanta Uni
versity.
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Reverend E. B. Reed Addresses Group:
University Baptist Church Is Host
Representatives of All Nations and Races Present;
Convention Huge Success

bond nor free, for we are all one
in Christ Jesus" the Annual
Washington Baptist Convention
convened Tuesday morning, May
Is, at the University Baptist
Church of Seattle. The sessions
adjourned Thursday evening.
Many outstanding speakers ap-
peared on the three-day program.
notably were the addresses of Rev.
B. d. Weeks, w. A. Shanks, and
others. Rev. E. B. Reed of Spo-
kane, Moderator of the Negro AS
ISOLATION, addressed the conven-
ton Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Tranta Anderson of Yakima rem
dered several songs that were well
received, and highly compliment
ed. Mrs. Clara Bonner of Seattle,
made the report for the Associa-
TONS women's work, and Thurs
day, Mrs. Bessie Ratcliff, inimit-
able soprano soloist of Mt. Zion,
held the vast audience spellbound
with the rendition of her beautiful
songs. Dignitaries of the church
from the entire Northwest section
were present and introduced.
Rev. Reed and Mrs. Anderson ap-
peared over the Negro Program,
Station KEEN, Thursday evening,
as guests of Mr.. John o. Lewis.
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A.M.E. Youth Convene
In Jackson, Michigan

DETROIT, Michigan (UNP) -
The state committee on arrange
ments for the fifth annual Michi-
gan Youth Congress of the Allan
Christian Endeavor League met
last Sunday at the st. Antoine Y.
MICA. at l o'clock.
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Radio Discussion OF
Race, Sunday, May q

Chicago, ILL.,, May 19-The fam
Gus University of Chicago Round
Table of the Air will discuss on
Sunday, May 81, 1.-THE Negro in
America" The program will be
on the National Broadcasting Co.
network from 10:30 a. m. until IL
a. M, central standard time.
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In case you care, Mrs. F. D. r.
set new record for First Ladys
mail in 1888, when she received a.
bout 100000 letters at the White
House.
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by vaudeville appearances
Columbia Broadcasng
their first variety efforts they signed by CHS did
heard stations the CHS network intervals
George
Edward Ware
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-19

With the theme, world Fellow
ship Through Christ" and the con-
vention text of There is neither
Jew nor Greek, there is neither
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-19

Enterprise Has
New Manager

The Northwest Enterprise Is
now under new management,
with Mr.. Il. /. Robinson, we'll
known civic leader, as Editor
Publisher. Watch for the spe-
cial edition in the near future.
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JUNE 1, 1916-Charles Young,
deceased, was commissioned a lieu
tenant colonel.
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Wee Isles Gain US.
Navy's Protection

WASHINGTON, D. C (UNP)-
Three small islands off the shore
of st. Thomas, Virgin Islands and
a short distance from the Nays
st. Thomas air station, were put
under the navy's jurisdiction last
week.
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Tune in EUery Thurs.
$3.50 p. IN. KEEN
1870 nc.
Enterprise All Negro
Program
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LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY o. WARRINGTON
Evening star., 1939-01-30
President Marks 57th Birthduy
By Stuyinq Awuy From Desk

that is being done to aid in the fight
against infantile paralysis.
Tonight the President will preside
over an informal birthday party at
which will be the members of the
Cuff Links Club" composed of
those men who were closely asso-
ciated with the President during
the World War days when Mr..
Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary
of the Navy.
For number of years the Presi-
dent has had this group sit with
him at dinner on his birthday. The
membership includes Stephen Early
and Marvin H. Mcintyre, presiden-
tial secretaries; Kirke Simpson of
the Associated Press, Justice Samuel
I. Roseman of New York, Charles
Mccarthy and James P. Sullivan of
Boston. In addition there will be a
score of personal friends of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
the feature of the dinner party will
be a huge birthday cake with plenty
Of icing, but lighted with only 81
candles. It has been custom Of
the Roosevelt family for many years
to use that number for members
Of the family who are over 81 years
Of age.
Evening star., 1939-01-30

President Roosevelt today marked
his 57th birthday by staying away
from his desk at the executive Office
and coming as close as possible to
having holiday.
Mr.. Roosevelt made no engage
ments other than keeping his usual
Monday morning appointment with
the so-called big Four" from Cap
itol Hill, composed of Vice President
Garner and Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky, majority leader of the Senate;
Speaker Bankhead and Representa-
tive Rayburn of Texas, majority
leader of the House.
The White House announced dur
ing the forenoon that there was a
possibility the President might re-
ceive a call during the day from
Mayor La Guardia of New York.
During the morning the President
received personal friends and tele-
grams and letters of contratulation
in his study in the oval room and
during his spare moments attempted
to write the brief address he will
make over the radio tonight, ex-
tending his greetings to the thou
sands of persons attending birthday
balls throughout the country and
expressing his appreciation OF AL
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Bride Charged
With Perjury
By Mother

A charge Of perjury has been
brought by her mother against a
Washington woman who was mar
ried in Arlington County, Va, last
month, on the ground that the age
allegedly given by the bride was
incorrect.
The case has been set for Wednes-
day before Trial Justice B. M. He'd
rick.
According to county marriage rec
ords, a license was issued to Thomas
j. Cantrell, jr., who lived at the
receiving station in the Washington
Navy Yard and who is a sailor. The
license stated his previous marriage
had been annulled. The woman he
was to marry. according to the liz
cense, was Margaret Bernadette
Gleason, 81, Oil Potomac avenue
Sc, the daughter of Stephen and
Catherine Gleason.
They were married the same day
by Bryan Gordon, civil marriage Of
ficer. A warrant charging Mr.. and
Mrs Cantrell with perjury was sworn
Saturday by Mrs. Gleason. The
young woman was arrested and the
police record gave her age as II and
her address as 2207 Shannon
place Sc.
Brought to the trial justice court
Saturday, the case was continued
until Wednesday and the young
woman was released under $500
bond. The Arlington Common
wealth attorneys Office said Mr..
Cantrell was in custody of Navy
officials in Washington.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Defense Plea Quotes
St. Thomas Aquinus

Backing a program of national
defense, the Rev. Ignatius Smith in
an address broadcast during the
Catholic radio hour, cited st.
Thomas Aquinas as authority.
1T is an inescapable responsibility
of every ruler" Father Smith quoted
from the theologian, Ito provide for
the military defense of his nation
and his people"
He criticized some preachers who
would have us feel that the extensive
preparation for military defense of
this Nation would be sinful or un-
godly."
How far the line of defense should
be flung" he said, lis question for
experts to decide. And by experts
1 do not mean professional military
jingoists, sword rattlers and ammu-
milton makers"
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Chi|dren's S Bureau
Funds Are Urged

Increased appropriations to assure
effective administration of the child
labor provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act are asked by Kath-
arine F. Lenroot, chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau, in her annual report
to Secretary Of Labor Perkins, which
was made public today.
Miss Lenroot also requests prompt
ratification of the child labor
amendment to the Constitution, if
the United States Supreme Court
holds that it still is pending, and
extension of the maternal and child
welfare provisions of the Social Sc
curity Act to Puerto Rico.
Further recommendations include
ALLEGATION of additional resources
for advisory and consultative service
to the States; amendment of the
Social Security Act to permit a grad
ually expanding program of ma
ternal and child health services and
more extensive current reporting OF
statistics on juvenile employment
Juvenile Court cases and health and
social services to children.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Girl, 10, Pens
Poem to Aid
| Birthday Balls

Ten-year-old Frances Field OF
Bethesda, Md, is too young to go
to the Presidents Birthday Balls.
But she wanted to do her part to
make it a success, SO she wrote a
poem about it. She had a little
trouble with words like "crutch"
and "roam," but here 1t Is as 1t
arrived today at The Star:
He leans on his cructh
And she in her chair
And though some day
They'll play in the freish air.
She thinks of all the little girls
with bright happy faces
And long yellow curls
He thinks of his nom
And his dad at home
And how he and his
Playmates use to rome
He did not want money no not he,
If he could walk, how happy he'd b
So contribute your dime
I gladly gave mine
And 60 to the bah
And have . good time.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Boy Gets 9-Month Term
For Rail Cable Theft

Theft of cable which disrupted
electric signals Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and could have caused
serious train wreck sent an 18-year-
old colored youth to Jail today to
serve a sentence of 8 months.
Charged in Police Court with nine
cases of larceny Of the cable, Joseph
Edward Middleton of the 1900 block
of Half street Sc, was said by
Detectives p. c. Wheeler and Paul
Lancaster to have sold the wire to
junk dealers.
The officers said the boy also cut
several sections of wire that, when
a certain switch was thrown, carried
10000 volts. The youth, using a
steel chisel, would have been killed
instantly had a train passed by
to turn on the current, the officers
said. The youth was arrested on the
tracks near Delaware avenue S.W.
Judge Hobart Newman sentenced
him to serve 30 daVs in each case.
Evening star., 1939-01-30

wasn't there, however, so she wan
dered up to Miss Powell's suite.
She watched photographers make
pictures of Miss Powell, then the
star kissed her and gave her an
other autograph.
One for Mother.
"That was for my mother" the
little girl explained.
Her day netted her autographs
from Andrea Leeds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Bellamy, Mitzi Green, Roscoe
Ates, Miss Powell and her mother,
j. Edgar Hoover and Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen.
When she wandered in at 7:15
pm, her mother was too relieved
to scold.
Her daughter told her: Eleanor
Powell was awful nice. She kissed
me. I liked her best of all and
her hair is so pretty and curly"
Her one untitled ambition is to
get Enrol Flynn's autograph-but
she'll do that, too, If her feet and
her mothers patience hold out.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Leo Rover Re-Enters
Warning Case RetriaI
Opening Wednesday
Retained as Attorney
For Two of the
Brother Defendants

District Court was advised today
that Leo A. Rover, former United
States attorney, has re-entered the
Warning case, which is scheduled to
be tried again on Wednesday before
Justice Bolitha j. Laws. The Gov
ernment is attempting to secure con-
victions of the three brothers and
their income tax adviser, as an aft
ermath of the brothers alleged
activities in the numbers rackets
when it was charged that they
defrauded the Government out of
income taxes.
Entered upon the court docket to-
day was the appearance of Mr..
Rover on behalf of Leo and Charles
Warning. Representing Emmitt
Warning again will be Attorneys
Harry T. Whelan and William B.
O'Connell. Former Assistant United
States Attorney Irwin Goldstein
represents the other defendant,
Gordon l.. r. Sadur, the income tax
accountant, whom the Government
charges showed the Warnings how to
defraud the United States Treasury
out of funds.
Prosecuting the case will be
United States Attorney David A.
Pine and Assistant United States
Attorney John j. Wilson.
In the previous trial, which re-
suited in a hung jury after many
hours of deliberation, Mr.. Rover
defended Mr.. Sadur, while Mr..
Goldstein represented Henry L.
Schery, Mr.. Sadur's associate, who
was given a directed verdict of ac-
quittal by Justice Laws, on the
ground that the Government had
failed to prove he had committed
a crime.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Petworth Residents
F|ay A. B. {. Failure
To Heed Protests
Liquor Permit Opposed,
Rossiter License
Hit by Pastor

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board was vigorously criticized to-
day for its failure to heed the pro-
test of residents of the Petworth
section against "the encroachment
of liquor establishments in the
section"
The Rev. Frank Steelman. pastor
of the Petworth Methodist Church,
who was one of more than so Pet
worth residents who appeared today
to oppose granting a class c liquor
license to George Walsh, 829 Upshur
street NV, condemned the A. B. c..
Board for its recent action in grant,
ing a similar license to Leo j.
Rossiter, 4132 Georgia avenue NV.
I'VE exhausted ourselves in pro-
testing against the Rossiter applica-
tion," Mr.. Steelman declared. why
wasn't our protest effective? If the
board is going to ignore the protest
which it has invited, then how can
neighborhood protect itself against
encroachment Of liquor establish
ments?"
Reminds of Protests.
He reminded the board that, at
the hearing on the Rossiter applica-
ton, protests against granting the
license were lodged by three of the
largest Protestant churches in the
Petworth section, each with more
than 1900 members; the Petworth
Citizens Association, the Board OF
Education, the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, residents and property
owners.
The board, by 81 vote, granted
Mr.. Rossiters application recently.
Testifying against Mr.. Walsh's re-
quest for license to permit the
sale of hard liquor, George Potter,
president of the Petworth Citizens
Association, offered resolutions
which his association adopted re-
Gently. He said the resolutions rep
resent the views of the majority OF
the 1900 members of the associa-
ton.
Other Complaints.
Mr.. Potter called to the boards
attention the fact that Petworth Is
big educational center and in
cludes IA churches and numerous
other institutions.
Others who protested against the
application were Miss May Brad
shaw, principal of Roosevelt High
School; Howard B. Stafford, princi-
pal of Mcfarland Junior High; the
Rev. Henry Smith, pastor of the
Petworth Baptist Church. and the
Rev C. E. Hawthorne, pastor of the
Wallace Memorial United Presby-
terian Church.
There was a large number of resi-
dents and property owners who
testified in favor of granting the
license Among these were Joseph
A. Fallon, 409 Varnum street NV:
T, H. Luckett, 1910 Fifth street
NV, and r. A. Loveless, 4502 Iowa
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
JobIess Man
May Find Work
| By TeIevision

Use Of television to try to find a
man job was planned today by
officials of the National Broadcast
ing Co.
Demonstrators of the field send
ing equipment-America's first tele-
mobile station-had arranged for
an announcer to interview an ur-
employed man before the micro
phone and camera at Fourteenth
street and the Mall. Men who
might be able to give him a job
were to be gathered before the re-
ceiving sets a: the National Press
Club. The candidate was to be Sc
lected by the District Employment
Center.
N. B. G. officials revealed yester-
day that they hope to televise the
next presidential Inauguration. This
was in response to a question by
Senator Lundeen of Minnesota, who
was being interviewed on one of the
television test programs which the
company has been conducting since
Friday. A mobile set probably will
be sent here to catch glimpses Of
the inaugural parade and shots of
the new President delivering his ad-
dress at the Capitol, it was indi-
Gated. But whether people distant
from Washington will be able to
see is another matter. Networking
television is an obstacle yet to be
cleared.
The present set, consisting of two
trucks and the camera, is away
from the New York area for the
first time. Tests here will continue
until tomorrow night. The equip
ment, developed by the Radio Corp.
of America. will be used at the
World Fair in New York this
summer.
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Armed Robbers
Keep Police Busy
During Week End
HoIdups in Every
Section Of Capital Net
Bondits Gosh and Cars

Armed robberies in every section
OF the city kept police busy over
the week end and netted bandits
more than $500 and several auto
mobiles.
A lone bandit early today got only
So from James F. Clayton, night
manager of a filling station at
Twelfth and H streets NV, but
locked his victim in a rear room
before departing.
Frances Wilds of Brentwood, Md,
clerk in a High ice cream store
at 112 H street NV, who frightened
away two colored bandits Saturday
night when she screamed at the
sight Of a revolver, was visited again
last night by the same pair. This
time they forced her to hand over
SO from the cash drawer.
Two white men, one of whom is
described on the police report as
weighing about 225 pounds and yet
wore an overcoat too large for him,
robbed Norman S. Austensen, 81,
q taxicab driver. Of $3.50 and his
automobile at Naylor road and Thir-
tieth street Sc. The driver told
police he picked up the men last
night at First street and Indiana
avenue NV. and one of them
pointed a pistol at his neck when
they reached the intersection in
Southeast Washington.
Another Driver Robbed.
A few minutes later Samuel T.
Ford of 1876 H street NE, also a
cab driver, reported two men held
him up at Fourth and c streets
NV. and took $3.50 and his ma
chine.
A young man assisted Miss Jerrye
Embrey of 1901 Argonne place NV,
in getting her car started near Six
teenth and Little Harvard streets
NV. and then forced her at the
point OF pistol to surrender the
wheel to him. Miss Embrey said
he first pulled the gun and de-
manded that he be driven to Con-
necticut avenue by way of Rock
Greek Park.
Il told him I was so scared that.
I wouldn't be able to drive very
WELL" Miss Embrey related. land
perhaps he'd better just take the
car" He did. She walked home.
Frank Stanley of 1874 Seventh
street NV. told police three men
robbed him of 5000 at his home yes
terday. One of the men had a re-
volver. the victim said.
Forced to lie on the floor by an
armed bandit, Meyer Mehlman,
grocer at 1901 North Carolina ave-
nue. Sc, was robbed of $50 last
night. 1sidor Greenberg. proprietor
of a shoe store at 1888 Seventh
street NV. surrendered SIS to
youth who held a small pistol.
Two colored men robbed John
Hodge, cab driver, of 812 New
Jersey avenue NV, of some change
and several articles in his auto
mobile.
Two housebreakings were reported
to police. Louis Mamokas, pro-
prietor of grill in the 300 block of
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, said he
found his restaurant had been
entered and $3.50 in cash, IL quarts
Of whisky and several boxes of
cigars missing.
Silverware valued at $l0O and
radio were stolen from the home Of
Samuel Greenberg, 6319 Thirteenth
street NV. He told police entrance
was gained through an unlocked
window.
Evening star., 1939-01-30

Sibley Hospital
y e S t e r d a y of
Gordon K. Siev-
ers, Is, of 230
r h Cd e Island
a v e ue NE,
from injuries re-
ceived on jan
uary 25. Mr..
Sievers was ia
tally in jure d
W h IL e crossing
t h e street in
front Of hi S
hom W h e n
struck by a truck
operated, police
said. by Philip
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Girl, Missing II Hours, Returns
With Five Stars Autographs

Missing for IL hours yesterday
while police searched the city, a
determined little movie fan had the
autographs of five of the visiting
stars to show her school friends to-
day.
Nancy Server, II, got a new au-
tograph book Saturday night. She
started out at tbs am. yesterday
to get it filled. She had told her
mother, Mrs. r. M. Server, AS Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, that she
was going to Union Station to meet
the stars, so Mrs. Server didn't start
worrying until afternoon.
When Nancy hadn't returned by
4p.m. Mrs. Server got in touch with
the Travellers Aid Society. Union
Station was searched, but no Nancy
was found. So Mrs. Server notified
the public relations squad at police
headquarters. A search of the hotels
brought no results.
Meanwhile, Nancy was very busy.
She had gotten Eleanor Powell's au-
tograph at the station, but she
wanted to see the other stars, espe-
cially Enrol Flynn.
Walked to Hotel.
With two other youngsters she
walked from Union Station to the
Willard Hotel, found no stars there
or at the Washington, and proceeded
to the Carlton. She waited quite
a while at the Carlton because she
found Secretary of State Hull lived
there and she thought she might
get his autograph, too.
Her next stop was the Mayflower.
She found the stars congregated
there for what she called a "recep-
ton tea" actually Representative
ODayis cocktail party. Enrol Flynn
Evening star., 1939-01-30
Wilkinson Operated On

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Jan. 30
(SpeciaD States Attorney Ben G.
Wilkinson, jr, underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis this morning
in Washington Sanitarium. He was
admitted to the hospital last night
after being taken i'll at his fome.