The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-02-10

WASHINGTON, D. C. = Des-
pite the protest of famous persons
in the world of music including
stars of the Metropolitan Opera,
and strong telegram from the
NAACP, the Daughters of the A
merican Revolution voted to up
hold its ban against the appear
ance of Marian Anderson in con-
cert, which was to have been held
at Constitution Hall here April 9.
BALTIMORE, Md. - Judge w.
Calvin Chestnut, in the federal dis
trict court here, has ordered addi-
tional argument on February Il in
the suit to enjoin the distribution
of the state educational funds of
Maryland for teachers salaries.
The suit was brought by Walter
Mills, a colored principal of Anne
Arundel county, representing Ne
gro teachers and principals of the
state. Attorneys of the NAACP
are acting for Mr.. Mills. If the
injunction is granted it will hold
up all salaries in the state for COL
ored and white teachers. Mills and
his lawyers contend that the dis
tribution is unconstitutional be-
cause it discriminates against col
ored teachers through state sta
tute.
WASHINGTON, D. c. = Whe-
Their or not the registrar in Wagon
er County, Oklahoma has the right
to bar Negro citizens from regist-
ering to vote, under a state statute
now in force, will be determined by
the U. S. Supreme Court here this
week.
NE WORK - Bill Robinson,
l.
star, has added his name to the
growing list of stage, night club
and radio stars who will appear
at the 369th Armory here Febru-
airy IL at the Duke Ellington dance
In honor of the thirtieth anniver-
sary of the NAACP, officials of
the Association announced today.
WASHINGTON (CNA) = John
P. Davis, national secretary of the
National Negro Congress, this
week assailed the Dies Committee
as an enemy of the Negro people.
He urged Congress not ito appro-
pirate a single dime to continue
this committee which has shown
such utter disregard of the truth"
Davis's statement was contained
in ten-page letter to Speaker of
the House William B. Bankhead,
answering Dies attack on the Me-
gro Congress made in the latter's
report to the House.
PARIS (CNA) = Josephine Ba-
ker, former Harlem dancer who
became the toast of Paris, was re-
ported this week to be preparing
to divorce her second white hus-
band, 29-year-old Roger Jean Lion.
Miss Baker, who married Lion
in November, 1887, at the little
town of Crevecoeur-le-Grand to
the strains of the Mendelssohn
Wedding March" as rendered by
the towns fire brigade band, and
a rifle salute by the home guard,
has been separated from her hus-
band for several weeks, according
to the newspaper Ce Soir.
AUSTIN, Tex. (CNA) - AS
serting that death was not suffic-
lent punishment for Winzel Will
liams, convicted of killing his
white employer, Governor Lee o.
Daniel has postponed the execu-
ton for 80 days so that Williams
would suffer the more.
NEW YORK (CNA) - Rudolph
Mendell, white, was asked to re-
sign his captains commission in
the oath Coast Artillery Regi-
ment, National Guard, because he
took a colored girl to dinner and
reception given by the regiment,
it was revealed this week.
The revelation was made at a
Supreme Court hearing on sep
aration suit by Mendell's wife,
Minnie, who charged that he aban-
doned her for Harlem beauty,
whose name was given as Sally
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