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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10

Published of the Houston mfor-
mer 2t1S Iceland ST. houston,
Texas, and IA branch papers. who
quit the practice OF law $40 be-
came one of the foremost a,ohsh-
ers In Negro journalism, NJ Wes-
ley, Fisk and Northwestern gre.
duate, practicod law IN MuSkNgee.
okla, before going TO Teas Ne
is am Omega man, and Is militant
and fearless, recently dofying the
ku KluN Hlan In his city IRE In
former has a fine plant. and is a
valuable newspaper property
Calvin Servicel
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Africa Spiritual Home
OF Negro, Says Writer

NEW YORK, Mar 10 - Afri-
can Negroes should maintain a
spiritual contact with Mother AZ
rica," according to Harry Merry,
writing In the March issue of The
Crisis hdgdsiAe.
M. Merry, who Is native of
Guadeloupe in the West Indies and
who is a student at the University
OF Paris, is doing special work at
Atlanta University.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
For Port Commissioner

Mr. Horace Chapman, president
OF the Seattle Port Commission,
has proven such an efficient Of.
fetal and is SO popular that am
opposing candidate was unable 10
secure one hundred registered vot.
ors necessary to permit him 10 file,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Africans AssaiI
Nazi Colony Bid

BULUWAYO, Southern Rhode
STA, Mar. 10 (CNA) - Delegates
from all British African possess
sions are gathered here to oppose
return of an African territory TO
Nazi Germany,
Hands orr Africa" Is the slo-
gan adopted by the African De-
Tense Federation just formed,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Child Guidance Taught
To Adult WPA Classes

Parent Education, sponsored in
this city by the Seattle Public
Schools, assisted by the WPA,
boasts a staff of II teachers, con-
Quoting As classes per week; teach
Continued on Page Four)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
For Comptroller

The legislative committee of the
King County Coloyed Republican
club has horoUghly Investigated
the qualifications of W, <, Thomas,
Continued on Page TNNol
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Just To Remind You

(rhese comments are solely the
opinions of the writer and In no
way reflect the policy or the opm-
ion of the NORTHWEST ENTER
PRISE.)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10


been sold out several wetrs-. d
vance, and hundreds waited in line
hoping to secure last minute can
eellations of previously reserved
seats. All traffic centering around
Olive Way between Eighth and
Sixth was slowed to a walk, and
would have become helplessly
snarled but for the efficient handl-
ing of the Traffic Division of the
Seattle Police Department. Per-
sons from all over the state COM
priseo the vast audience, bejeweled
ladies' in evening gowns, and gen.
tlemen in dinner jackets and fun
Gress. Many were heard to eX-
clam, isn't it privilege to live
in the state of Washington instead
Of in the city of that name?"
When Miss Anderson made her
initial entrance followed by Kosti
Vehanen, her accompanist for the
past eight years, she was greeted
with applause that resounded
throughout the vast auditorium
like thunder A hushed silence fell
over that great throng of people
a program dropped, and sounded
like a door being slammed Then
Marian Anderson began to sing.
One listening, felt he had been
privileged to tune in on celestial
concert, for truly here was hea-
venly voice.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10

citizens from reEfHrcffssp~-----.a
under a state statute now in force.
The case involves a $4,000 law
suit filed against the registrar of
Wagner County. Okla, In 1894 by
l. w. Lane. who charged that he
was refused permission TO register
to vote in that year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10

come OF Ssss4s.u--......a..u.......I''''' k -
statement by Lucas and TucNe4I
certified public accountants, 200
w. 125th st. Expenses of the be-
nefit were S3.343.47, leaving net
income of S4.076.03. Income not
yet received in cash amounts to
81, 164. leaving cash balance as of
December 81, $4.91303.
WASHINGTON (C) In an
open letter to the u. S. Senate,
Edgar G. Brown. president of the
United Government Employees, on
Monday made a plea for 500 COM
bat planes to be earmarked for
Negro air pilots to be trained "at
the direction of the Secretary of
War at Howard University, Will
berforce University and Tuskegee
Institute, where there are at pre-
sent Reserve Officers Training
Corps under the command of the
U. S. Army" The plea was in sup
port of the National Defense Act.
NEWARK. N. J. Co - A big
Negro Achievement Day" cele-
brating the 18th year of freedom.
is scheduled for Sunday, April 8,
at Laurel Garden, sponsored by the
Citizens of New Jersey Commit
tee, Attorney J. Bernard Johnson,
-rseporaIy chairman; Mrs. Mar
torie A'nare, secretary; and George
Bates, East Sr..Ige, treasurer.
NEW YORK (Cl ~ Richard
Copley, %, - nager of Roland
Hayes and other Tan..,e concert
artists, who maintained offices "A.
the Steirway building, died of a
heart attack = his hotel in Tor
onto, Canada, Monday night. Mr..
Copioy lived in HackensaGl,. N. ].
NEW YORK co - Floyd c.
Snelson, newspaper nl2n. is taking
hand in promoting Harlem 'nter-
est in the New York Worlds Fan
as publicity director of the Har-
lem Reception Service Bureau, Inc.
227 LenoX Ave, of which Mrs To-
lanthe Sidney is executive secreta-
ny. The reception service offers
complete information on planning
trips to the fair. Mr.. Snelson
makes his headquarters at 400
Manhattan Ave.
NEW YORK The insults
heaped upon Negro soldiers in the
World War are reviewed by Wal
ter Wilson, white author, in an ar
ticle in The Crisis for March. The
piece, entitled "Old Jim Crow in
Uniform" tells of the Negro Of
ficers' training camp at Camp
Dodge, Ia, the jim Growing of Ne
gro troops on the transports TAX
ing them to France, the American
army campaign to poison the
French against Negroes, and the
efforts to hurry the Negro troops
home Immediately after the arms
tice to get them out of France.
4
NEW YORK - American citi-
zens must cease being indiffer-
ent to injustices" suffered by min
ority groups in this country if we
would effectively answer the
charges of hypocrisy which Nazi
newspapers are now hurting at u.s.
Walter White told a Carnegie Hall
meeting here March 3.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Marian Anderson Captivates Seattle;
Hundreds Turned Azvdy At Theatre


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar 10
The United States Supreme
Court heard arguments March 3
Jo determine whether or not the
-~~-..- oklahoma may bar Negro
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10
Audience Refuses To Leave Seats; Call
For Encore After Encore
Autos Snarl BY Traffic;
Miss Anderson Superb

Marion Anderson, worlds great
est living singer, eaptivated Seat
lie music lovers with a superb per-
,.-umnpoe Wednesday evening at
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-10

NEW YORK (C) ~ The Metro
politan Life Insurance Co. Madi-
son Ave, will aid again the Ma
.ional Negro Health movement
this year, according to DR.. Donald
B. Armstrong. third vice president.
The company has just informed
DR.. Roscoe c. Brown. Health Edu-
cation Specialist of the y. S. Pub
lie Health Service, Washington, d.
c., that it will distribute free of
cost. seven booklets on health in
cooperation with the Silver Ami
versarv of the Negro Health Week
Movement, April 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
District Milk Inquiry
Is DELAYED by Bates

Investigation of the District milk
business under the $500 fund ap-
propriated by the House yesterday
will not be started until week after
next, Representative Bates, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky, chairman of the
District Subcommittee on Public
Health, Hospitals and Charities, said
today.
Mr.. Bates, who will be absent from
the Capital next week on a visit to
his home district, conferred yester-
day with Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia, author of the
resolution calling for the investiga-
ton. On his return Mr.. Bates will
hold another conference with his
subcommittee to draft plans for the
investigation.
Other members of the subcommit-
tee are Representatives Schultz of
Indiana and Byron of Maryland,
Democrats, and Shafer of Michigan
and Vreeland of New Jersey, Re-
publicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
Summer Posts Urged
For JobIess Teachers

Representative Stefan, Republican,
of Nebraska suggested use of posts
in the public summer school to help
out unemployed District teachers,
it was revealed in District Appro-
priations Subcommittee hearings
made public today.
School officials expressed oppo-
sition to such a proposal on the
ground that vacation school work is
intensive work which requires init
mate acquaintance with the subject
matter taught in the regular SEES
sions. They added, however, that
work was spread in the night
schools.
I'm your opinion do you not think
you can help relieve the unemploy-
ment by giving the unemployed
teacher a job for six weeks during
the summer time?" asked Mr.. Ste
fan of Assistant Supt. Chester w.
Holmes.
ut would be possible to have such
employment as you designate" re-
piled DR.. Holmes, "but I think it
would be harder on the pupils, be-
cause of the new teachers not be-
ing familiar with the courses of
study"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
Is Police Privates
And One Captain
Would Be Added
Supply Bill Also
AIIots $4,000 for
New Precinct Station

Funds for Is privates and one adj
ditional captain in the Metropolitan
Police Department are provided in
the 1910 District appropriation bill
reported to the House today.
An appropriation of $4,000 also
is carried in the bill for erection of
a new police precinct station on the
site of the Abbott Vocational School
Building at Fifth street and New
York avenue NV. The school is
to be relocated in new building
at Thirteenth and Upshur streets
NV.
Four of the additional police pri-
Yates will augment the liquor in
spection squad. The remaining 81
will be assigned to the motor cycle
patrol force. The new captain will
be the property clerk of the Police
Department, a position formerly
held by civilian.
The Appropriations Committee, in
approving the increase IN personnel
for the Police Department. said it
believed police should pay special
attention to minors on the streets
with view to preventing traffic &C
cidents, to places where liquor is
sold and to selling Of alcoholic
beverages to intoxicated persons.
Police Supt. E. w. Brown had re-
ouested funds for $50 additional
officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06

child welfare services, in keeping
with the plan of Jacob Kepecs, ma
tionally known consultant, and
committee of the Welfare Board. for
modernization and improvement OF
the Districts child-caring program
by Capitalization of control over this
phase of the work.
4. Failure of the District Sub
committee to provide funds. as urg-
emily requested by the Board OF
Public Welfare and other groups, for
provision of a permanent new hous-
ing for the Receiving Home for
Children.
For public assistance during the
next fiscal year. the Collins Sub
committee on Appropriations rec
commended continuation of the
100000 sum granted for this year.
1t ignored the suggestion Of Relief
Investigator Burdette G. Lewis for
a special appropriation for the relief
of needy employable persons and for
numerous other changes in the re-
lief program but adopted an idea
voiced by Mr. Lewis for placing of a
ceiling" on relief disbursements
although making the limit even less
than Mr.. Lewis suggested
The SAB limit was applied to the
home care, old age and blind pen
sions as we'll as direct relief.
Miss Alice Hill, director, and Miss
May Hankins, assistant director, of
the public assistance division. re-
signed few days ago from their
positions, effective June 30. an
nouncing they would not assume the
responsibility for another year of
the care of thousands of Washing
tons needy with inadequate funds. y
The pending 1910 appropriation
bill provides for the increase of the
salaries for their positions from
$4,000 to $500 for the director
position, and from $4,000 to $4,000
for the position of assistant director.
Decision on the future of the Ma
tional Training School for Girls
has been in doubt for two years.
Last year the Collins subcommittee
attempted unsuccessfully to cut off
all appropriation for the institution.
This year the Collins group proposes
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
acquisition of about 100 acres of
land in Prince Georges County for
new site and an equal amount
for preparation of plans for a new
building. The main argument is
that the delinquent girls should be
placed in confinement in an insti-
tuition having sufficient grounds for
plenty of outdoor work and recre-
alton.
The bill calls for welfare ap-
preparation totaling s7,184000, or
roughly $13l,O00 above last years
funds, but $4,000 less than the
estimates recommended by the
budget bureau.
The bill also carries funds for
an increase in salary costs to per-
NIT 44-hour week for many of
the Jail employees, and s125,000 for
completion of the expansion OF the
Jail quarters for prisoners.
Increases also provided for con-
tinuing the permanent construction
at the District reformatory at Lor-
ton, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
BY DON s. WARREN.

vs@->~>~~S4Ss
Plans for drastic reduction Of the
daily patient population at Gal
linger Municipal Hospital, through
expansion of contract medical
charities and development of addi-
tional health clinics, are included
in the 1910 District budget as re-
ported today to the House.
The supply bill calls for Health
Department appropriations, includ-
ing sums for the tuberculosis
Sanatoria and Gallinger, totaling
$2,508,080. This is an increase of
$148,000 over the sum allowed by
the Budget Bureau and is SLOT 1868
more than was appropriated for the
present fiscal year.
Major Provisions.
Among major provisions Of the
bill are:
/. Funds for the employment of
81 additional employees at Gallinger
Hospital, which, the District APP
preparations Subcommittee said.
would permit the granting Of A.
hour week to head nurses, graduate
and pupil nurses.
2. An increase of $4,000 in ap-
preparations for medical charities,
for the contract care of INDECENT
patients at private hospitals, as a
means of tightening the load at
Gallinger.
3. A new appropriation of $4,000
for the repair and remodeling of a
District-owned building at Prov
idence Hospital to be used as an
out-patient clinic, for the further
lessening of the patient load at
Gallinger.
4. An allowance of $25 900 of the
sum appropriation for medical char
tiles, to be used for the establish
ment of a 24-hour clinic at Emer-
gency Hospital to be operated by
George Washington University.
Funds for Medical Officers.
S. Funds for the employment Of a
full time chief medical director, at
$500 a year, and for two assistant
medical officers at $4,000, for Gal
linger. This is in keeping with the
plan, recently adopted, for settle
ment of the controversy between
Health Officer George c. Rutland
and spokesman for George Wash
ington and Georgetown Universities,
over the Jurisdiction over Gallinger
wards. The new chief medical Of
ficer will be in command over both
the resident and visiting staffs.
6. Definite prohibition against &C
ceptance of patients at Gallinger
who cannot show they have been
residents of the District for at least
one year, except in cases OF emer-
gency. The subcommittee protest
this policy had been too loose in the
past.
7. Funds for 50 additional en-
ployes at the Glenn Dale Md
tuberculosis Sanatoria, as allowed
by the Budget Bureau, to permit a
reduction in the hours of overtime
work for many present employees.
Lunacy Cases.
The Appropriations Subcommittee,
headed by Representative Collins OF
Mississippi, also strongly recon-
mended in its report that Congress
adopt an amendment to the new
Lunacy Act so as to reduce the time
required for temporary care of in
sane persons at Gallinger before
commitment to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. Reduction of this waiting
period from 30 days to II days, it
said. would result in reducing the
daily patient load at Gallinger by
100 persons.
Hospital authorities testified re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
$15O,000 for Annoy Site
In Southwest Included

The National Guard is located at
present in the old National Hotel at
Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Pointing out that the
building is more than 125 years old
and in a dilapidated condition, the
committee declared ''its continued
use for National Guard purposes
constitutes a disgrace to the Capital
City"
The reappropriation of the fund
is carried in the 1910 District ap-
preparation bill reported to the
House today. A sum not exceeding
$685. 900 is allotted to the municipal
architect to prepare plans ana
specifications for the armory.
In addition the bill carries for the
first time provision for salary Tor
the commander of the local Guard.
Under this section of the recon-
mendation, Brig. Gen. Albert W..
Cox will receive $500 annual com.
pensation for his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06

The House Subcommittee on Dis
trict Appropriations today took a
definite step toward providing the
long-sought armory for the District
National Guard when it reappro-
priated an unexpended balance Of
$4,000 from the proposed munic-
ipal center to acquire a site in
Southwest Washington.
Previous proposals would have
located the building at the foot of
East Capitol street in furtherance
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission plans to de-
velop Northeast Washington.
In acting against the proposals
of the planning commission, a sub
committee member described the
armory as q barn or warehouse"
type of structure which would be
unsuitable in a northeast develop
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
$4,000 Is Provided
For Engineer Survey
And Feasibility Study
Route Parallel to
Potomac and Anucostiu
Rivers Possible

A high speed super highway skirt
ing the congested sections of Wash
ington to bypass through traffic
from the north and south, is envl-
stoned in the 1910 District appro-
priation bill reported to the House
today.
In fact. $4,000 is provided in the
measure to finance studies and an
engineering survey to determine the
feasibility of such project.
No details about location are pro-
vided in the bill, but Representative
Collins of Mississippi, chairman of
the Appropriations Subcommittee
which wrote it, intimated during re-
cent budget hearings it might paral-
lei the Potomac and the Anacostia
Rivers, connecting Route in Mary
land with Route l in Virginia.
Collins Hunted at Route.
Mr.. Collins limited at the loca-
ton he had in mind for the pro-
posed super-hig while Col. R.
S. Thomas, Army engineer officer for
the District, was discussing reclama-
ton of the Anacostia River flats.
IT have a very definite idea that
through this territory will probably
60 a superhighway to connect No.
and routes south with other routes
to the north and east" said Repre-
sentative Collins. 1T will be
longer route, but it will be one that
will have no cross streets touching
it and, therefore. will be a very
rapid way of getting through the
District of Columbia without traffic
hazards"
The appropriation bill also pro-
vides $25 1000 for studies and sur
veys for a grade-separation struc-
ture at Fourteenth street and Maine
avenue S.W., which would remove
q so-called traffic "bottleneck" at
this intersection. Highway officials
have suggested that Maine avenue
be carried under the grade separa-
ton.
Other Traffic Aids.
Several other provisions are made
in the bill to improve traffic con-
ditions. One would appropriate
$4,000 for studies looking toward
construction of new road to
parallel Rock Creek Parkway from
K street NV. to Calvert street.
Another calls for $550,000 to con-
struct a new bridge across Rock
Creek in the line Of Massachusetts,
avenue, which will make possible
the widening of Rock Greek Park
way at this point.
An appropriation of $4,000 also is
carried in the bill to continue con-
struction of the new Pennsylvania
avenue bridge across the Anacostia
River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
Economy Mergers
Of Fire Companies
Ordered in Bill
Committee Report
. Bors Filling Of
Personnel Vacancies

Consolidation of fire engine COM
panies in the interest of economy
was ordered today by the House APP
preparations Committee in the 1910
District supply bill.
The committee directed the Com
missioners to make a study to de-
termine which fire companies could
be merged and wrote into the ap-
preparation bill a provision which
would forbid the filling of any per-
sonnet vacancies in the coming
fiscal year.
The committee has given con-
siderable study to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
consolidating the Fire Department
stations in the District said its re-
port on the bill, land recommends
that definite action should be taken
looking to economies in the oper-
alton of the Fire Department by
putting into effect such consolida-
ton.
Material economies can undoubt-
eddy be effected without impairing
the efficiency of the f1re-ighting
service now being given to the
District.
"At the present time there are 80
separate buildings used as fire sta
tons, each with its personnel and
fire-fighting apparatus. More than
two-thirds of these stations were To-
Gated and built in the days of horse
drawn vehicles. The committee be-
lieves that with the modernized fire.
fighting apparatus now in use in the
Fire Department there no longer
exists the need for so many fire sta
tons, and that substantial savings
can be effected by some consolida-
tons. The committee has therefore
provided in the bill that study be
made in this connection by the
Commissioners of the District and
completed in time to be available
for the use of the committee when
the estimates for the District for the
fiscal year 1941 are under consider
alton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06

Presenting a detailed study of
traffic accidents that took the lives
of 20 children in 1898, Co-ordinator
of Recreation Lewis B. Barrett
recommends safety program which
emphasizes parental responsibility
for supervision of home play and
safety education rather than in
creased playground service, it was
revealed today.
During recent hearings, Mr.. Bar
rett called the attention of the
House subcommittee on District ap-
preparations to the fact that seven
of the 20 children were under four
years of age, too young to have their
play under supervision of a play
ground.
1T is interesting to note Mr..