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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-08
Make America Safe For America =
BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Eat what point shall expect the approach danger?
BY what means shall fortiy against it? Shall expect
some transatlantic military giant to step the and
crush blow? Never All the armies of Europe Asia
and Africa combined with all the of the earth
their military chest with Bonaparte for commander
could not by force take drink from the Ohio make
track in the Blue Ridge ina thousand years.
At what point then, is the approach of danger be
expected? answer if it reaches spring up
amongst u.s. from abroad If destruction be
lot be it's author and finisher AS
nation of free must live through all time die by
suicide.
81 hope am wary; but if I not there is
something of evil amongst 1 mean the in
creasng disregard for law which pervades the country
the growing disposition to substitute the wild and furious
passions lieu of the sober judgment of courts and the
than savage mobs for the executive ministers of
ice.
"The simple Let every American; every lover
of liberty wewisher of his postert by the
blood of the revolution violate in the least parc
lar the laws of the country and tolerate their viola
ton by Others for the laws be breathed by
every American mother the spng babe that prates
her lap let be taught in the schools in semnares and
colleges it be written in primers in spelling books and in
almanacs let it be preached from the pupts proclaimed
legislative halls enforced in of justice And in
short let become the political religion of the nation and
let the old and the young the rich and the the grave
and the gay of all and tongues and coors and cond
TONS sacrifice increasingly upon its affairs"
Nearly gears ago
Inspired think His
deplored the kind
local aohch nes
principles aohich founded
duty Let
better able to make
this thoroughly resou
ina that by our united efforts this government aoich toreathers
drought not fail
the sedionary ternnites on Let the
liberty setting this country shin
all 'oho look and learn
make America safe for Americans
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Y.W.C. A. News

youth Building Christian
World" will be the theme of DR..
F. B. Cooper's message to the Girl
Reserves, Sunday, December 10.
Recognition service will begin at
$3.50 p. M, but all the Girl Re-
serves are asked to be at the
church at 800 p. m. Both the
Washington School and the High
School Girl Reserves trios will
sing. The Washington School trio
is composed of Gordie Flowers, LIE
Eta Flowers and Colleen Sessions,
and will sing SILENT Night" while
the High School Girls trio will
sing Beautiful Savior" The girls
composing that trio are Jean Nc
liver, Joyce Cooper and Marian
Valley.
Myrtle Jenkins will offer the
call to worship, and Gravetta Boo
ker and Jean Shields will give the
responses. The secretaries of the
three clubs, which are the Wash
ington School Girl Reserves, Jun
ior and Senior Clubs at the Branch
will present the new members. Sc
cretaries are: Izetta Spearman,
Donnetta Young and Dorothy Bar
nett. Clarine Garrett will play the
prelude.
December Is there will be given
at the Central Association, a pre-
Christmas party, called "The
Hanging of the Greens" to which
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-08
Churches
Grace Presbyterian Church
John r. Harris

The pastor preached to a very
appreciative audience last Sunday,
on "The Great Light"
The Grace Guild met last Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. J. c. Rob-
inson. The chairman of the Rum
mage Sale committee, Mrs. H. D.
Brown, made a very encouraging
report. The sale will continue I'M
til Christmas. The Guild is spon-
soring the collection of Oxydol box
tops and Ivory soap wrappers, to
secure cash for the church.
The choir is rehearsing regular
ly for the Christmas Cantata, to
be presented Dec. oath.
The ladies of the Guild are hav-
ing a cooked food sale, Friday,
Dec. 8, at 1904 E. Madison st. next
to the Coop" Store.
The pastor will preach Sunday
morning on the subject ''The Truth
That Makes Men Free"
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NAACP Christmas
Seal Sale Is Brisk

NEW YORK = A brisk sale of
NAACP Christmas seals is report
ed from the various parts of the
country.
In Detroit, Mich, the NAACP
youth council, under the leadership
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams,
has organized city-wide squad
of workers who are covering bu-
siness establishments, churches,
and night spots throughout the
city distributing $4,000 seals. In
Gordentown, Mrs. Lester Granger
has distributed for sale more than
six thousand seals among the stu
dents, faculty and friends of Bor-
dentown Manual training school.
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289 v. f. w. Junior Activity jam
Session, Masonic Hall, 21st and E.
jefferson. Admission, 15c
Plans are going forward for our
Junior Activity Jam Session, Sat
urday, Dec. 10, 1889, to raise funds
for Lewis Ford Post No. 289, V.
F. W., Junior program at Masonic
Hall. This is an opportunity for
everybody to help do something
for the youth of Seattle, especially
the parents of the juniors.
Wellington Rupp, Chief of Staff,
Dept. Washington, V. F. W., ad-
vised all members of the V. F. w.
to bring in the struggling veterans
and let them know that to put on
the program for pensions falls on
World War Veterans, as well as
the program for the establishment
of the Veterans Hospital in Seat
tie. To do so will require the COM
bined efforts of all veterans. Do
your bit as you did in 1918.
He also plans to inspect the
girls drill team and expressed keen
satisfaction with the interest the
Northwest Enterprise is showing
in the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the u. S. Junior program.
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In The Shadow
By e. I. e.
WILLIAM M. CHANDLER


William M. Chandler. In vain
we call upon him; he has passed
into the light that is beyond the
valley of the shadow of death. So
sad, so strange, the days that are
no more. But one whose life has
been so repletedly charged with
activity begins anew tomorrow to
guide the uncertain youth today.
He did not find a way, but he
did make one. A shining example
of what any energetic young man
may accomplish with a determina-
ton. He stormed and won high
place in the business world. The
civic, fraternal and religious field
beckoned and Seattle welcomed
him with open arms. Always he
was a leader of men. William M.
Chandler burned up all his stored
energy in keeping pace with a
competitive world. He died on the
battlefield.
What magnetic force drove him
forward? The heart of a loving
and devoted wife, who knew no
world save that in which he lived
1t was in Chicago that the words
of Horace Greeley, Young man,
go West" burned in his ears. The
westward force seemed irresistible
and yet he fingered. Go west he
would, but his heart was in Chi
cago. The girl he met, wooed and
wed, Lidia Davis, lighted the torch
that led the way to happiness and
the west. From that day till death
the torchbearer stood at the cross
roads, pointing the way. She was
his beacon light. And that light
will shine on in the home with the
vacant chair.
"There is no flock however eoatch-
ed and rendered,
But one dead lamb is there!
There is no tireside, hol0so'er de-
Tended,
But has one Vacant chair"
Today the heart of Seattle goes
out to the heart of Rachel, crying
for her mate and will not be COM
forted. Today, the heart of Mt.
Zion lies buried with William M.
Chandler in that great cloisters
stiffness and seclusion. He, who
for 25 years was chairman of their
trustee board, dying an honorary
member. With bowed heads they
watch the silent procession of the
soul they loved so well, as it is led
by Guardian Angels into his Faith
er's mansion, there to begin lifes
work anew.
The solemn procession dissem-
bles, wondering if the life closes
with the twilight. Does it begin
with the coming of the dawn?
The heart of Rachel still aches,
the chair remains vacant.
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]. Epstein Opens
Housing Breakfasts

Jesse Epstein, Executive Dir
ector of the Seattle Housing Auth
GRITTY, spoke over Station KOL at
$3.50 Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Epstein's talk opened a series
sponsored by the Authority to bet
ter acquaint Seattle with the pub
lie housing program, the series to
be known as Housing In Our
Time" Future speakers will be
announced during the course of
the series.
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Y. G. A. News
Haskell Campbell, Acting Secretary

Haskell Campbell, Acting Secretary
Game night is every Saturday
night, 700 to 900 p. m. at the
East Madison Y under the super
vision of Mrs. Ophelia Hall and
Frisco McGale.
Every Friday night from TOO
to 900 the Garfield high school
boys gym is open to the East Ma
olson Y under the direction of Has
kell Campbell. Fred Wingo is in
charge of the smaller boys bas-
ketball team and Hank Allen the
larger boys.
Haskell Campbell hopes to enter
a team in some basketball league
under the Y colors of blue and vel
low. Any boy interested in play
ing should sign up at the Y.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends who were so kind to us dur
ing the illness of our loved one,
William M. Chandler.
We are especially grateful to the
ministers, Rev. John r. Harris,
Rev. j. R. Hayes and Rev. Judson
Swancy. We heartily appreciate
the kindness of Rev. w. D. Carter
of Pasadena, Calf, who was in
charge of the funeral services.
To the angelus Funeral Home
and the many friends who sent
cards of sympathy, flowers and
kilograms and those who donated
their cars, we express our deepest
appreciation.
Mrs. Lidia Chandler, Wife,
Mrs. Viola Palmer, Daughter,
III. b. Chandler, Brother,
Mrs. Ida Harding, Sister-in-law.
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the public is invited. A group of
the High School Girls will sing ca
rolls. Girls in the group are Joyce
Cooper, Jean McIver, Gravetta
Booker, Betty Mitchell, Marian
Valley, Mary Powell, Amor Jack
son, Jean Shilds, Leatrice Martin,
Alice Bash, and Izetta Spearman.
The Friendly Visiting Service
has asked that the Y.W.C.A. spon-
sor Xmas baskets and visits to
some of it's clients Mrs. William
Riddle and Mrs. Evelyn Taylor will
represent the Branch's friendly vi
sitors.
The making of Christmas decor
alton will be taught by Mrs. Jes-
sic Walker, during the second half
of her knitting classes. Table de-
corations, placecards, and wrap
ping of gift boxes that add color
and decoration to Christmas par
ties can be learned Monday eve
nings from 8 to $50; and We'd
nesday and Friday mornings, from
1920 to IL. The week before
Christmas, Mrs. Walker will dem
onstrate the making of wreaths
and centerpieces. These classes,
which are open to the general pub
lie, are conducted free of charge.
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Full Gospel PentecOstal Temple
10th and Fir
Bishop e. f. Morris, Pastor

Bishop e. f. Morris, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. M; Bible
class, $3.50 p. M; Evangelistic SER
vices, IL a. m. and 8 p. M; weekly
meetings, Tuesdays and Thursdays
8 p. m.
On last Sunday, Evangelist Le-
nora Gray of Tacoma had charge
of the morning and evening SER
vices.
In the afternoon a group went
out to the Kennydale church and
was met there by many from Ia
coma and other cities and enjoyed
great meeting. Last Friday a
group went to the Tacoma church
to attend the inspirational pro-
gram and rally for the Kennydale
church and announcements were
made that there would be a joint
inspirational program and rally for
the same purpose at the Seattle
Temple Friday, Dec. 8, beginning
at p. m. All are invited to at
tend.
Sister Morris preached at both
services Sunday and in the after
noon carried group of workers
to the Kennydale church. Sunday,
Dec. 10, Sister Alice Bradford,
district young peoples leader, will
make her official visit to the Y. P.
C. w. at the $50 p. m. Bible class.
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Veteran NeuUs

KEEP OFF DEC 10Th. Post No.
289 v. f. w. Junior Activity Jam
Session, Masonic Hall, 21st and E.
jefferson. Admission, 15c
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NOTICE

A quarterly meeting of the Com
munity Scholarship Fund will be
held Tuesday, December 10, 500
p. M, at the Phyllis Wheatley Y
Students in urgent need of funds
should make application for loans
to Trustees at 326 Railway Ex-
change Building, not later than
Saturday, December 16.
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DIGESTING
THE NEWS

little short on gray matter, which
has in many instances, been found
to be of some value even to men
like Mr.. Stain. We believe Mr..
Stain is using Finland as an ex-
ample of what will happen to any
European country which believes
that honesty is the best policy. At
ter all, what right had Finland
to pay off her war debts when
all other nations defaulted? It was
mutiny, so Mr.. Stain thought.
But back to Mr.. Roosevelt. While
we are in accord with the president
in the matter of moral support, we
have our doubts as to its wisdom.
Our moral support causes nothing
more than a few occasional extra
beats of the heart, while Mr.. Roo
sevelt's moral support could come
pretty close to involving America
in another war to make the world
safe for land grabbing and race
batting Hitlers and Mussolinis,
German bunds and Klu Klux Klans.
Should America become entangled
in another war, the plight of our
race would be a sorry one indeed.
For many of our boys will seek the
answers to a few questions before
again marching forth to battle
against men with whom they have
no quarrel.
Our men will want to know if,
after fighting for democracy, will
they return to a democracy in
which men still have the lust for
hanging; in which segregation and
discrimination is still rampant? In
their minds, our boys are saying,
IF go off to war, will my coun-
try reward me by closing the doors
of opportunity and denying me the
right to earn a decent living?
Will 1 return to a country that will
give me equal industrial opportu-
mites with other men and women
who are not even citizens? Will
I find that hypocracy has been
erased from Unions whose consti-
tutions say there shall be no dis
elimination in labor? or will I
find that such constitutions are
unworthy of the paper on which
they're written? Will I have to
appeal to the Supreme Courts of
the country to make it possible
for my sons and daughters to re-
cieve an education in institutions
supported by my tax money? Will
l find in the democracy for whose
perpetuation I fought, the right
to vote in any part of the country?
In short, if I fight in another
world war, will I be making the
world for real democracy and fur
thering the cause of peace, or will
l be making the world safe for
white democracy alone and only
prolonging another war which is
sure to come so long as men re-
fuse to live as brothers ?"
These and many other questions
are running through the minds of
our boys We don't know the ans
wers, and we doubt whether the
answers are known to any man,
but we know that the Negro has
done much research on the subject
of democracy since the last world
war. They may not know the right
answers, but they certainly know
when you're giving the wrong ones.
We hope Mr.. Roosevelt's moral
support will not get the better of
him because we hate to think of
our good men going away to fight
when there is so much to be done
in this country.
P. S. Our sympathy is still with
Finland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

It seemed an eternity before Deputy Sheriff Christ Olsen recited the ritual for opening court and Deputy Sheriff Albert Francis in re- sponse to . question to Judge Inglis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
DAILY AND REACH
 TAKE NET TITLE
Backman and Mullen Lose Mems Doubles in ThOm- aston Meet

Thomaston, Aug. 16.-The annual tournament at the Pine Hill tennis courts in Thomaston came to a close last night with the mems doubles finals, won .y Joe Daly and Gordon Riach over Jim Mullen and George Backman, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Taking to the courts to finish match twice postponed because of rain and darkness, Daly and his partner. the Thomaston singles titleholder, man. aged after slow start to run through the la;- two sets with lit- tie trouble. The second set, won by Backman and M, lien, 7-5, show ed the two at their steadiest. but they were unable to maintain the pace for the duration of the match. Five of the games went to deuce and Daly and Riach were forced into many errors. particularly on attempted overhead smashes, but they managed to gather their forces for the third g.
 Daly and Riach quickly won the first three games of the third set, after which Caly lost his serve at 40-3O. Mullen came to the rescue with his serve in the seventh game of the set but Daly turned the tables with service aces in the eighth game to win tho set, 6-2.
 The fourth set found Backman and Mullen weakening rapidly af- te. exerting every effort to win the first two games. Daly and Riach plit on pressure to win the last six games in c row and ciinch the match. George Dewell. owner and manager Of the Pine Hill courts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Nineteen Defendants Found Guilty Today
(Continued from Page D

jury filed a report calling for the arrest of 27 men charges of conspiring to defraud the city of Water bury Nineteen of these the men on trial be- fore the jury today.
 The conspiracy trial began last Nov. 29, and the taking of testimony began Jan. 31. Scores of wit took the stand in superior court during the trial.
 Only three of the defendants presented any evi- dence in their own behalf, George H. Kingsley, Will liam B. Murray and Simon J. Alderman, all account ons All three took the stand themselves to deny the charges against them
 Judge Ingls announced that sentences for the 19 men found guilty will be imposed Friday ceernoon at 2 o'clock, in the event that motions to set aside the verdcts are denied.
 Prosecutor Alcorn positively refused to make statement when questioned by the Democrat repre- sentative.
 Merton F. Wright, 51 of North Brandford was foreman of the jury which rendered the verdict
 The jury was discharged by Judge Inglis soon after the verdict delivered at 5.32 D. m. after six and quarter hours of deliberation.
 The first knock on the door from the jury room came at 5:27 o'clock. Judge Ings extended his thanks to the jury after the verdict read and n vited many wished to stay for dinner He urged the others to leave the court building poss Ible
 All the defendants accepted the verdict without emo- ton It is expected appeals will be taken by all the defen Friday if motions set aside the verdcs which to be argued on that day, denied. Williamson who was found guilty by the court, not in the room when Judge lnglis' verdict was read. Hayes statement was follows: "Its in the cards"
 MT. AcOrn and members of his staff jubiant as the yerdcts were announced Defense lawyers had little to but indicated that they had not given up the fight to save their clients
 Mayor Hayes former Controller Daniel J. Leary and the other 7 defendants allowed to free in their original bonds the highest of which 2500O Mr. AcOn asked the court that sentence be imposed possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Judge Inglis, Accused, Arrive

The atmosphere heavy and strained at 10 o'clock Judge Ings strode from his chambers to the bench De- fendants who had arrived but few minutes previously in the majority standing in the corridor as the judge emerged Only Mayor Frank Hayes, who arrived at the Police and Fire Commissioner Henry w. Minor were in their customary seats in the courtroom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
ANNENBERC TO
 POST HIS BOND

Chicago, Aug. 16-(UP)-M. L. Annenberg, Philadelphia publisher under indictment for alleged evasion of $5,500,O0O federal income taxes came to Chicago today to arrange for his surrender and posting of $100,000 bond late today CT ton1or- row.
 "The charges against me by the government are untrue and I hope to have an opportunity before a judge and jury to prove they are untrue" Annenberg said in formal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

statement.
 He said he would post $175,0OO bond to satisfy appearance of him. self and the $25,00O bonds against his son, Walter, and two employees also named in the indictment voted last Friday.
 Weymouth Kirkland Annenberg' s attorney, said the bonds would serve as surety on the income tax charge and "any further indictments" which federal prosecutors have said may result from a second grand jury in- vestigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

called and ordered the boy to hos pital. There examination showed that Richard had gone blind and was suffering brain inflammation.
 Unable to determine immediately what poison the play medicine" contained, physicians watched the boy fail rapidly. An emergency operation was begun but Richard died on the surgeons table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
PLAYING DOCTOR
 FATAL TO CHILD

Boston, Aug. l6-(UP)- When two-year-old Richard C. Adley and his sister Margaret, 1, decided to play mouse" yesterday, they called in neighbor Eddie Tompkins, 8, to be the doctor"
 Eddie got his stock of medicine from a nearby ash barrel, then re- membering treatment given Richard for cold recently, the doctor" it was learned later, put some in his ears, but told him not to drink 1t and he did"
 Richard began to scream in agony. Dr. Hyman Millner was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Decision On William son
 GiUen Clerk

Judge Inglis' sealed decision in the case of Charles E. Wil- Hanson, of Darien, One-time power in the state Republican organiza jon, was filed with Clerk George Freeman at 1l:20 .. m., little more than an hour after the jury had begun its deliberations.
 The seal on the decisioin will be broken and 1t will be read when the jury announces it's verdicts in the cases of the 19 men being tried before them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
ESTATES PROTECT MOSS

Houma, La. -(UP)-Here'g gome- thing that can happen here, but not just anywhere: Hunting, trap- ping and moss-picking is hereby prohibited on the properties of Del- mas Eschete and Neville Eschete on the right descending bank of the Little Caillou, about 20 miles below Hollma."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

said that all the defendants were present.
 Two former defendants, Attorney Ralph Coppeto and William B. Mur-