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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Local Race Pressure Groups Lead
Fight; Claim W.P.A. Discriminate
Say Recent Reduction Is
Bias; Many Negroes
Are Fired

Pressure groups of the local race
organizations and their white
friends have recently protested the
obvious Partially in the hiring and
dismissal of WPA workers. Since
the first of April the WPA has
been reducing their quota, they
claim. 1t is said the purpose is
for wedding out of the WPA ranks
those who do not need the en-
ployment as only enough money
is available to carry a limited num-
Der through until June 80, 1889.
From observation it appears the
reduction has not greatly affected
the politically entrenched admin
strative staff, but the reduction
has hit the rank and file. Among
this group is larger percentage
of race workers than there should
be according to population and
need figures, say those who are
fighting the condition. However,
no encouragement was given the
professors, and many voiced the
opinion that if it. was an election
year there would be little need for
protest as everyone would be work.
ing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Lehman Asks Probe OF
Bias In Hiring at Fair

NEW YORK, May 10 (CNA)-
Governor Lehman has asked Gro
yer Whalen, head of the New York
Worlds Fair Corporation, to in
vestigate charges of discrimina-
ton at the Worlds Fair, it was
announced this week by the New
York Joint Council of the United
Office and Professional Workers,
CLIO, in making public a letter
from the Governor.
Fair authorities have been &C
cused of discriminating against
Negroes, Jews and Catholics in
the hiring of Fair personnel.
The Fair is being picketed by
Harlem groups, under the leader
ship of the Greater New York Co
originating Employment Commit
tee, of which the Rev. A. Clayton
Powell, Jr., is chairman. The pick
citing began with the official OPP
ening of the fair on April 81, when
it was discontinued for the period
of President Roosevelt's address,
and resumed Immediately after the
President got through speaking.
The pickets carry placards pro-
testing the job discrimination po-
licies of Grover Whalen.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Mich. Negro Senator
Seeks Race Unit OF
National Cuardmen

DETROIT, Mich. (UNP) = SEN
ator Charles c. Diggs and Sena-
tor Allen Ludington introduced a
resolution asking for a Negro unit
of the National Guards of Michigan
in the State Senate last Friday.
1.-THE threat of another World
War and the panic stricken ma
tons of Europe have brought us
to a realization of need for pre-
paredness. A Negro unit of the
Michigan National Guard will
serve an eminently worthwhile
purpose" Senator Diggs declared.
He also pointed out that the Ne
gro units of the National Guard in
Illinois and New York have been
very successful.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Amateur Song
Writers To Get
Opportunities

With such eminent musical au-
thorities as Paul Whiteman, Guy
Lombardo, Billy Rose and Kay
Kyser comprising its advisory
board of judges, the Song Hit
Guild, 1919 broadway, New York
City, has launched a nationwide
songwriting contest, with the sup
port of an accredited music pub
Usher and ten of Americas lead
ing authors and composers.
Amateur songwriters are to be
given the opportunity to collabor-
ate with such famous profession
ais as Johnny Mercer, Ray Hen
derson, Fred Fisher, Benny Da-
Wis, Johnny Burke, ]. Fred Coots,
Nick Kenny, Percy Wenrich, Sam
my Fain and Charles Tobias. A TO-
Ito containing lyrics (without mus
ic) and music (without lyrics) by
these famous songwriters is no be-
ing distributed to interested anna
teur songwriters who are invited
to complete one or all of the songs
contained in the folio. Winners are
assured of a genuine publication
and exploitation of their songs by
the noted music publishing house
of Santly-Joy-Select, which has
published such hits as 1.-THE Music
Goes Round and Around" Sweet
Leilani," Pennies From Heaven"
and scores of others.
The Song Hit Guild, esconced in
the heart of Tin Pan Alley, 10th
and Broadway, New York City,
will pay regular professional roy
alties to amateur writer's, who
heretofore have been victimized by
INSCRIPTIONS song sharks frowned
upon by the legitimate music pub
fishing industry.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Seek Death
For Alleged
Holdup Man

DALLAS, Tex, May II JUMP =
Accused of being the trigger man
in the holdup of J. E. Sinquefield,
81, fruit stand operator, which re-
suited in the wounding of the ven
dor in the stomach last January
%, it has been announced that the
death penalty will be asked for
Tillman Taylor, 25 year old Negro.
Selection of a jury has been be-
gun and Tillman, together with
Grover Adams, his alleged partner,
will be tried before Criminal Judge
District Judge Grover Adams.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Adelphi Apis. Change
To New Ownership

The Adelphi Apartments. swan
ky East Madison district dwelling
of Seattle's elite, has changed own
ership, and is now owned by s. L.
Savidge, local automobile dealer.
1t has been announced that there
are no contemplated changes in
the operation of the building, that
has reputation as being one of
the best managed apartment bull
dings in the city. The tenants of
the Adelphi, where reference Is
required to enter, have made the
establishment one of Seattle's out
standing rental investments be-
cause of their high standard.
With the passing of the Adelphi
into new hands, another chapter
of local race history is written.
Mr.. VIM. Chandler, local business
man was the owner several years
ago, but through the depression
was forced to give it up. However,
Mr.. Savidge, the new owner, has
maintained a policy of giving en-
ployment to race members in his
establishment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Detroiters Set-Up
Anti Brutality

DETROIT, Mich. May II (UNP)
= The Detroit Branch of the Ma
ACP pioneered a conference last
Friday evening in protest against
police brutality which has been
brecking havoc in Negro districts
for the past few months.
Held at the Lucy Thurman "Y, !"
fifty-four persons were present re-
presenting 81 different organiza-
tions.
Elected to the permanent organ
ization of the committee were DIR.
James ]. McClendon, chairman; c..
LeBron Simmons, vice chairman.
DR.. McClendon is president of the
NAACP; Atty Simmons is chair
man of the Michigan Division of
the National Negro Congress.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Daytona Lynchers Are
Jailed For Murder

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, May
10 (CNA) Everett and Ear
Blackwelder were being held or
murder charges this week after q
coroner's jury found they "did
willfully kill' Lee Smell, Negro
taxi driver.
The brothers, who had been in
hiding since the lynching of Smell
leisurely surrendered after attend
ing the funeral services of a bro
Their accidentally killed by Smells
taxi. Local authorities had made
no effort to arrest the men prior
to their surrender.
The Blackwelders seized Smell
from a constable on April 80 while
the taxi driver was being taken
to hearing on manslaughter
charges in Benny Blackwelder's
death.
: Smell, a World War veteran, is
survived by a wife and adopted
child.
Police Constable James burden
testified before the coroner's jury
that he was transporting Smell to
DeLand from Daytona after the
Blackwelders had made threats a.
gainst SHELLS life. He positively
identified the two brothers as the
slayers of Smell.
Shot in Back
81 was about three and a half
miles west of the city," burden
testified, when a Ford coupe sped
past me and then stopped and
turned across the road about 100
yards ahead of me-"
The Blackwelder brothers, &C.
cording to burden, attacked Smell
who attempted to flee when Dur
den got out of the car. One of
the brothers, Everett, shot Smell
in the leg and he fell to the ground
while the other brother, Earl, then
walked over to the wounded man
land fired two or three times into
his back" with his rifle.
Smell had been involved in the
accidental death of 12-year-old
Ben Blackwelder, Jr., brother of
the two lynchers, whose bicycle
collided with SHELLS cab on April
30. Smell stopped his car imme-
diately to help the youngster, and
was held by police for county au-
thorities.
Protests Force Action
The coroner's jury rendered it's
verdict of wilful murder after the
International Labor Defense ac-
cused the jury of delaying action
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

President of the Booker T.
Washington Tours, 236 w. 135th
Street, New York City, low-cost
tours to New York during the
Worlds Fair, greeted the opening
of the Fair last Sunday During
the first week in May a committee
which MI. Clifford headed, staged
a monster reception for colored
sailors of the Atlantic Fleet, at the
Renaissance Casino. Judge James
S. Watson, Judge Charles E. To-
ney, Magistrate Myles A. Paige,
DR.. H. Binga DESMOND, Assembly
man VIM. T. Andrews, Miss Ethel
Waters, Cab Galloway, H. L.
Bruce, political leader, Henry K.
Craft, Y official and other notables
were members of the committee to
entertain the colored sailors. (Cal-
vim Service.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
DIR. Carver
At Hampton

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va,
May 10-Dr. George Washington
Carver, famous scientist, came to
Hampton Institute last week for
demonstration lecture. He gave
it, and no one who was present
will ever forget what he said and
showed.
The Junior Negro Business
League of Hampton Institute be-
lieved that the public would be in
terested in seeing and hearing DIR.
Carver. They were not mistaken;
for their program, starring him in
Ogden Hall, brought a great crowd
to the campus.
President Arthur Howe, in well
coming DR.. Carver on behalf of
Hampton, for his "marvelous a.
chievements," was careful to give
full credit to the Junior Negro Blu
siness League for securing the
speaker. DR.. Howe then presented
the president of the League, John
M. Spears, a junior in the School
of Business, who without any tire
less preliminaries, announced that
the first item on the program was
a sound picture of DR.. Carver, by
Neutrality-suspicious.. Immediate
ly after it was concluded, Mr.. A.
w. Curtis, Dr. Carver's assistant,
set the stage for the demonstra-
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
kentuckian Dies

LOUISVILLE, KY, May II =
Jump George w. Berry, 65 year
old Negro, who has the reputation
of being the oldest employee of the
Federal storekeeper-gaugers in
Kentucky in point of service, died
last week at his residence. Fun
eral services were held Friday af-
ternoon from the home. Burial in
Louisville Cemetery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Philippians Raids
Worrying Fascists

DJIBOUTI, May 10 (CNA)-
Reports sweeping out of Ethiopia
despite the rigid fascist censorship
tell of successful resistance by
Ethiopian forces to the fascists
and of increasing assertions of TIA
liam workers and soldiers to the
defenders.
According to these reports, that
are credited by French officials IA
miliar with the situation in Ethio-
pia, and Ethiopian offensive in
Gojam and Gondar has been very
successful and a large part of
northern and western Ethiopia has
been cleared of the invaders.
The fascists have had to send
large forces to guard the caravan
route between Adds Ababa and
Asmara because the Wallou war
riors have been attacking and
plundering all their supply trains.
The Italians are also greatly
troubled by Dadjaz Gabre-Hiot
and Fitaurari Soubagodoi whose
forces are active in Hauzien, Aga
ma and the environs of Makale.
Those Ethiopian generals have We
ry large forces under their COM
mand and they have made it inn
possible for the Italians to ira
verse these territories. Dadjaz
Haillou Kabbada, another Ethiop-
ian commander, has closed the
road from Asmara to Gondar COM
pletely.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Moscow Views
Negro Statue
By AUSTIN WORTH
Moscow Correspondent, GINA


Moscow, May11 (By Cable)-
With a huge figure of a Negro
worker, symbolizing the whole
Negro people, facing the Spasski
Gate of the Kremlin on Red Square
as one of the key figures in a
massive traditional statue Inter
national, and with Pushkin
Square jammed with citizens about
the base of the monument to the
great Negro-blooded poet and with
miles long columns of working
people of all nationalities and COL
ors in festive mood, Moscow's mil
lions poured into the streets and
through historic Red Square to
mark international labor day, May
first.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Protest w. p. A. Dissemination;
Claim Race Workers Are Barred
Rosenwald Fund Greatest Negro Help
Large Contributor To Negro Advance
Sears Roebuck Co.. Fortune Is Financial Source;
Merchant Prince Philanthropist

No story concerning the great
Rosenwald fund, Julius Rosen-
wald's great contribution to man.
kind and American civilization, can
be recounted without reference to
the firm of Sears, Roebuck. Mr..
Rosenwald was vice-president of
Sears, Roebuck from 1910 to 1885,
then chairman of the board of di-
rectors until his death in 1882.
Sears, Roebuck stock, having a
market value of Approximately
$22, 100000, forms the great por-
ton of the fund, which is per-
manent. Reports from 1917 to
1886 inclusive show S8,816,85
spent for Negro activities. This
sum is twice the amount spent for
other activities.
julius Rosenwald was born in
Springfield, Illinois, January 6,
1862, just across the street from
Lincoln's home Many writers have
said that the life of the emanci-
pator exerted much influence upon
Rosenwald. In 1910 Mr.. Rosenwald
first took an active part in the
betterment of conditions for Am
erican Negroes. His first gift was
to Booker T. washington, founder
of Tuskegee, then a building cam
paign, that saw the erection of
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
95 congressman Sign
Anti-Lynch Petition

Washington, D. C.-Ninety-five
congressman have signed a dis
charge petition on the Speakers
desk to bring the Gavagan anti
lynching bill out of the House ju-
dietary committee, it was announ-
ced. A total of 218 signatures is
required to get the bill on the
floor, and N.A.A.C.P. officials are
urging persons through out the
country to write their congress-
men asking that they sign the dis
charge petition so that the bill can
come up for debate and vote.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

WASHINGTON (C)- Edward
Bruce, Chief. Section of Fine Arts,
Treasury Department, is chairman
of the Marian Anderson Mural
Fund Committee, which is seek
ing to raise money for a mural
painting of the scene of Miss An
derson singing in front of the Lin
coin Memorial on Easter Sunday.
Hon. Harold L. 1ckes, Secretary
of the Interior, himself member
of the Committee, has given as
surance that the mural, when fin
ished, will be accepted and install
ed in the Department of the In
terror. Washington, D. C.
COLUMBUS, o. Co THE
Negro Writer new trade jour-
nal for Negro writers and editors,
has just made its appearance with
offices at 1877 Atcheson street.
O'Wendell Shaw, well known writ
er, is the moving spirit behind the
new publication.
NEW YORK (C)-The third an
niversary of the founding of the
Negro Labor Committee of Har-
lem, 312 w. 125th street, Frank
r. Crosswaith, chairman, will be
celebrated with a dance at the
Harlem Labor Center, same adj
dress, on Saturday, May 20. The
Committee feels it has contributed
to the raising of the standard of
living of more than $4,000 work
ers in Harlem since its organiza-
ton.
DURHAM, N. C. (C)-Rule s
of the National Essay Contest is
being stressed by G.. w. Cox, the
chairman OF the National Negro
Insurance Week Committee, which
is sponsoring the SITS cash nat
ional prize contest, it was announ-
ced this week. This rule says:
"All essays must be written on
one side of regular composition
paper or typewriter on one side of
81ax11 typewriting paper. At the
top of the paper must be written
plainly: I'D Full name, (2) Cor
rect address, (3) male or female,
t4) age, go grade, 60 name and
address of school, 90 name of
principal of school. Some essays
already turned in disregarded this
rule, said Mr.. Cox.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Indian M. D.
Studies i. S.
T.B. Methods

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May II =
Jump DR.. Syed Riaz Ali Shah,
district medical officer of health
at Lahore, Punjab, India, was a
guest last week of the Tennessee
Health Department.
Dr.. Shah, who is in the United
States studying tuberculosis con-
troll measures, states that since
the industrialization of India, a
movement of population from the
villages to the city has caused the
increase of tuberculosis among the
citizens.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Negro Scout Heads
Meet Natl Leader

MIAMI, Fla. May II (UNP) =
Negro Boy Scout leaders met a
Liberty City Center last week to
discuss with A. Stanley Harris,
national director of the inter-ra-
cial activities of the Boy Scouts
of America, ways and means of
making more Scout work among
Negroes in that city. There are
approximately 100 Negro Boy
Scouts in the city.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

Blumenbach describes a young
Negro in London, who became
white in the middle of his body,
and also about his knees, without
Ill health having any concern,ap
parently, in producing these ap-
pearances.
From Smith on the Complexion
of the Human Species.
,,ppApN
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
Rev. Judson Swancy
Thanks Population

Rev. Judson Swancy asks the
Northwest Enterprise to convey
his appreciation to the public for
their cooperation in his efforts to
save his home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

Negroes in the United States in
1886 owned some 10000, 900 acres
of land or 81, 1000 square miles.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

Three lovely spa steppers featured In the WP Federal
Projects musical Sng For Your Supper at the Ade Thea
Broadway They left to right Pondexter
"Bacbrd Dorothy Turner and Dorothy Gee another "Blacbd
they
unanimously praised by critics. "g For Your Supper
Federal Theatre hit running to capacity
Worlds city. There los In the cast
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12
MAY IS 1899

UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-12

Tune in EUery Thurs.
$3.50 p. m. KEEN
1870 nc.
Enterprise HI Negro
Program
Evening star., 1939-08-06

fatally low. Crazy idea! What's the good
of that? Well, it seems to discourage
cancer What odds will you give that
somebody will not lick cancer within the
next twenty years.
also read the other day that some
wild-eyed crank in the Middle West is
talking about running automobiles with
out gasoline He thinks we could use the
energy of the SUM- The odds are against
him, of course, but he's used to that He
graduated from college thirty-five years
ago 1t took him six years to get through.
partly because he had to work his way,
and partly because his eyes were so weak
that he had to pay someone to read his
books aloud.
Then he began to work out a few of
his ideas. One was the self-starter fo1
automobiles. A thoroughly impractical
idea because cars were so expensive that
it was thought they would always be
limited to people of means who could
afford chauffeur to get out and crank
when the motor stopped. He didn't
listen Against all sensible advice he went
ahead with that idea and others - for
electric cash registers, for automobile
ignition and knockless gasoline. His name |
is Charles F. kettering and he is vice
president in charge of research with the
General Motors Corporation.
If he says we can replace gasoline with
solar energy, wouldn't bet against him,
no matter what the odds. He could be-
wrong, of course, but the idea will know
it's been in a real fight before he
admits it.
A good deal of the advice we give youth
nowadays is too pessimistic. because we
are obsessed with the statistics and per-
centages of failure. After reckoning the
odds. we tell our young men and women:
Most of you will never get a decent
job, and if you do the chances are it
won't lead to much" They hear on all
sides that the new generation is entering !
a world without opportunities. that no
one wants them, that talent, ability and
courage 60 unrewarded.
How can that be true? 1t was never
true in the past. and it cannot be true
IN any future we can imagine.
Stop and think. Thirty years from
now, who will be our eminent lawyers
and judges. our inventors, our states
men and political leaders, our engineers.
industrialists, educators, artists, writer's,
scientists, physicians, labor leaders.
clergymen, editors, business executives,
generals, admirals? Thousands of places
will have to be filled - and the candi-
dates can only be found among the young
men and women who are now in their
twenties.
Maybe the ideal job - or any job -
isn't ready for you today, or tomorrow, J
or next week or next month. But it is |
absolutely certain that. thirty years
from now, the very highest positions in |
every field will be available to the youth |
of today.
1t isn't too soon to file an application,
to lose yourself in some idea that will |
direct you to the future. For, in spite
of the sage advice of my old chief, it is
only by losing yourself that you find :
yourself.
Thirty years is too long to wait? It's
a long time to wait for little job, but
if you aim high you can afford to wait
And the time will be all too short,
if you're pursuing real idea.