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A reception will be rendered BIZ
shop Noah w. Williams and his
wife at 8 p. m. Tuesday evening
in the lecture room of the church
under the auspices of the Usher
Board. An elaborate program has
been prepared for the evening.
His Honor, Mayor Arthur B.
Langlie will welcome the Confer
ence to Seattle, to which Bishop
Williams will respond. Other brief
addresses of welcome will follow,
interspersed with music.
Bishop Noah w. Williams, the
grand old patriarch of the Con-
ference, presides over the Fifth
Episcopal District of the African
Methodist Church which embraces
all the territory between st. Lou
is, Mo-, Seattle, Wash, Alaska and
British Columbia. He is accompan-
led by his wife and a cousin, Miss
Noble Story, a teacher in the pub
lie schools of st. Louis, Mo-. The
entire party have been visiting in
Denver, Colo, from which place
they come here to open the con-
ference.
The Rev. L. r. Hayes, pastor
and host, came to Seattle from
Brown Chapel, A. M. E., in Par
sons, Kansas succeeding Rev. F.
A. Hughes transferred to st. Lou
is, Mo. Since coming to Seattle,
Rev. Hayes has remodelled the ed
ifice and pastorage and added
many new members.
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w. j. wilkins way ever since.
He was clerking in a grocery
store when the United States en-
tered the World War. He enlisted
at once in the Michigan National
Guard. He went overseas pri-
vate and returned lieutenant of
infantry, with citation for dis
tinguished gallantry in action.
Thus, at twenty-one, he was re-
cognized as a leader Of men. But
he was painfully aware that his
education had stopped at the first
year in high school. So he went to
a preparatory school and complet-
ed his high school education in a
single year, earning his way by
enlisting in the army and serving
as a sergeant instructor in the r.
o. T. c.
Then he worked his way
through the University of Mich
igan by washing dishes, waiting
on tables, clerking in a cigar
store and bellhopping in resort
hotels.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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Have You
Registered

There are more than so differ
ent social, civic, religious and po-
litical organizations in the city of
Seattle. 1t is the duty of each or
ganization to urge it's members
to register and after registration,
to vote.
The Northwest Enterprise takes
pride in the fact that we have the
largest number of Race citizens
ever to appear on the ballots in
the history of King County, as
will be seen on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Race men and women who are
interested in matters affecting
their civic life can best serve that
cause through their political ac-
tivity-regardless of their politi-
cal faith.
We earnestly urge all citizens in
the state, especially in King coun-
ty, to register their determination
to serve their cause by first being
registered and then seeing that
their friends are voted.
We have a large number of our
race who have filed for precinct
committeeman and committee
women. If we would take advan-
tage of our opportunities every
one could be elected. However, the
surest way to defeat them is your
failure to register and your fail
ure to vote.
Neither the 33rd nor the 37th
districts would receive a gold star
for going over the top.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Baptist State
Convention
Ad.journs

The annual meeting of the Cen
eral Baptist Association of the
Washington Convention was held
by Baptist people throughout the
state assisted by representatives
from Oregon in the persons of
Rev. j. j. Glow who brought much
encouragement. through his very
acceptable sermon. Rev. j. P. Hub
bard from California was Theme
speaker using the Church" as the
theme, from which were drawn
many points relative to church
programs, Rev. F. w. Penick of
the National Baptist Convention,
Incorporated, giving light upon the
benefits that are to derive from I'M
ion with that Convention, and
Mrs. F. w. Penick of the women's
work of the National Baptist
Convention, whose information
concerning work OF the conVen-
ton inspired a desire to have the
association unite with the Nation
al Baptist Convention, and upon
the recommendation of the same
nature coming from our Modera-
tor, Emmett B. Reed, the associa-
ton voted to become a unit Of the
National Baptist Convention, the
most important accomplishment of
the meeting.
Others on the program were
Mrs. o. M. Fahey, president of
the Washington Convention; Mrs.
George Webster, president of the
women's conference of the Wash
ington Convention; Mrs. Trana
Anderson, president of Womens
Conference and Mr. Glen Caller
son, president of our Church
School.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
William ]. wilkins
Is Presiding Judge

When William ]. Wilkins was
appointed a superior judge it was
a genuine triumph for the Uni
versity of Experience.
Because Bill Wilkins, as all his
thousands of friends know him,
has really come up the hard way.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Presiding Bishop
Negroes Should
Oppose Universal
Draft = Randolph
By A. Philip Randolph

Universal, military compulsory
consumption is unnecessary in
times of peace. If enacted by the
Congress of the United States, it
will sound the death knell of Ame-
rican Democracy. It is of the es-
sence of totalitarianism. It means
the RECOMMENDATION of our social,
economic and political life. Under
it, minority groups will be help
less to prosecute and fight for
democratic rights and privileges.
Questions of the enactment of the
Anti-lynching law, abolition of the
Poll tax and White Primaries, sup
preston of the Ku Klux Khan, will
all be subordinate to the one big
cause of American militarism.
Universal compulsory, military
CONSUMPTION will not solve the
problem of unemployment, but
will disrupt the orderly processes
of our industrial and economic
life. Under it, anybody may be
snatched from their jobs, business
or professions and placed in some
military unit under the guise of
the necessity of national defense.
1t will paralyze and break up the
trade union movement, because it
will sweep away all the safe
guards of collective bargaining.
Strikes will be outlawed, picket
ing curbed and the freedom of in
dividuals to pursue their ways of
life will be definitely curtailed and
subjected to militarized political
and industrial system.
If the Congress enacts this Bill
for universal, military conscrip-
ton, it means that the citizen will
NC oupOi OllldLC0 " lIlc SOlulcI anu
the voice of the army will be more
powerful than that of the ballot.
This bill to conscript the man.
power of the nation should be de-
feated. This does not mean that
preparedness is not necessary. The
nation should be prepared COM
pletely and adequately, but the
American people should set their
faces definitely toward the pre-
servation of their social and labor
gains, opposition to America en-
tering the war and opposition to
sending a single soldier to fight
in Europe.
But we should mobilize all of
our forces to increase the army
in size and power through the vol
unteer system, until it reaches the
point satisfactory to American mi
litary, air and naval leaders and
experts. Moreover, if we conscript
labor, we conscript wealth.
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August &c. The popular maestro
grows enthusiastic about Erskine
Hawkins and his orchestra. And
why not? Hawkins and his band
have been together for ten years
due to a pfedge4made while they
all were still in Alabama State
Teachers College.
When Dee" (Dolores) Brown
joined the orchestra in 1889, it
instantly became the most popular
music and dance combination be-
fore the public. She is fast shar-
ing honors with Gabriel himself.
The Erskine Hawkins-Dolores
Brown combination surpasses in
popularity the once famous Chick
Webb-Ella Fitzgerald duo.
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N.A.A.C.P. Wants Draft Bill Amended
To Guarantee Negroes Right To
Serve In All Army, Navy Branches

New York - Pointing out that
there can be no unity among our
citizens as long as both the exec
utive and legislative branches of
the government deliberately dis
regard at least one-tenth of the
population" the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People urged rs United
States senators to give proper
consideration to the rights of Ne
groes" in the pending debate on
the Burke-Wadsworth conscrip-
ton bill.
The appeal, contained in letter
sent out August 8 to a selected
list of senator's who either have a
large Negro constituency or have
expressed a willingness to vote for
the federal anti-lynching bill,
urged that the CONSUMPTION bill be
amended so as to guarantee to
Negroes the right to serve in ev-
cry branch of the armed forces
without any discrimination be-
cause of race or color"
The letter quoted statement
from Acknowledgement Adams, of
the War department, advising the
NAACP that there is no provis-
ion for the enlistment of colored
men" other than in the two regi-
ments of infantry, two regiments
of the cavalry, Quartermaster
corps, Medical department, Ord
nance department, certain school
detachments, and the detached
Enlisted Mems List.
The letter also pointed execu-
tive approval of discrimination In
the Navy department quoting an
official statement from the Bur-
eau of Navigation saying that
After many years of experience,
the policy of not enlisting men of
the colored race for any branch
of the naval service excepting the
messman branch, was adopted to
meet the best interests of general
efficiency The selection OF
men to man the Navy is left to
the discretion of the executive
branch of the Government"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16

David j. Williams is a Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in
the First Congressional District,
comprising the city of Seattle and
Kitsap county. He is campaigning
under the slogan win With Will
kie and Williams"
Mr.. Williams is a lawyer who
has practiced in Seattle since 1924.
He came to Seattle in 1919 from
Montana. worked his way through
the University of Washington, and
has engaged in the private prac-
tice of law except for a period of
five years in the King County
prosecutors office, handling civil
matters entirely. He is author of
the Non-Partisan School Superin-
tendent Law, under which candi-
dates are filing for State Super
intendent of Schools for the first
time this year.
David Williams says: II am
campaigning squarely on the Re-
publican platform. 1t is also my
platform. With Wendell Willkie,
believe that We must build an
economy subject to reasonable So
cial control, but build one that will
function And again, with Wen
dell Willkie, I dedicate myself to
three things. One, a united people
without class consciousness, dis
tinction, or class hatred. Two, a
rehabilitation of our NATIONAL &C.
onomic life. Three, the building
of an adequate defense program I"
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Ralph Horn, Guest
Speaker KCCRC Sun.

Mr.. Ralph Horr, King County
Republican chairman, will be guest
speaker at the forum hour of the
King County Colored Republican
club at the regular meeting, Chan
dler hall, Sunday at 3 o'clock.
Horn was a delegate to the Ma
tional Republican convention in
Philadelphia and will give some of
the high lights as he saw them.
Mrs. L. B. Young, vice-chairman
and conductress of the forum
states that prominent speakers
will address the club regularly on
matters of interest. The public is
invited and questions may be ask
ed the speakers on any matter of
interest discussed.
Mr.. John M. Green is chairman
and VIM. Hyatt, secretary.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Willkie Continues
To Live Up To
Expectations
.Of Nomination
BY Emmett Scott

Washington, l.. G. - wendell
Willkic, Republican nominee for
President of the United States,
continues to live up to the high
expectations he aroused when he
appeared at the closing session of
the Republican National Convnen-
ton, and promised a crusading, ag-
gressive, fighting campaign to
bring about "a common purpose
in the American people and de-
termination that their way of life
shall not pass from Them"
The destruction of that way of
life has been threatened for nearly
eight years; that destruction was
never more imminent than now
with a third term nomination
"conscripted" by the incumbent
of the White House who has led
the onslaught upon cherished A.
merican ideals and traditions.
Such is the presidential cam
paign of 1910.
AS magnetic personality
Wendell Willkie has deeply i'm
pressed the people of the country,
and their enthusiasm has suffered
no abatement. or slump. as fire.
quently happens to candidates six
or seven weeks after presidential
nomination
He has impressed the American
people as one who likes people,
and, who has a vital interest in
human relationships.
Our basic system of free enter
prise is endangered when an adj
ministration undertakes by govern
ment plans and government con-
trolls as the New Deal does to
hamper men and women of talent
and ability and courage who
struggle for an opportunity to
make their own place in life-and
who ask not more from their gov
eminent than the continuance of
those guarantees which are al
ready theirs under the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights.
What 100000 CoIored
People Desire
Certainly this is what the 49,
100000 colored people of our
country desire! it is that for
which courageously, and with I'M
diminished energy, they are
pledged to fight.
Their struggle will be made cas-
Ter if racial determinations and
prejudices are lessened, and if, like
their fellow-citizens, they can be
freed from the economic letters
which now seek to bind them in
regimented democracy.
Wendell Willkie has the exper-
fence, the judgment, the energy,
and the determination to challenge
present-day Government-planned
and nment-controlled econo-
mics fastened upon us by the New
Deal.
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Browning Presents
Erskine Hawkins

1000 Hawkins fans will cram
every available space in Finnish
Hall, 18th and Washington Streets,
Monday, August 26, when Gabriel
blows his trumpet. In his tour
through Texas no city came under
the 1000 mark. Thousands were
turned away.
Duke Browning, under whose di-
rection the Twentieth Century Ca
briel comes to Seattle, is making
every preparation to house the
largest gathering of music and
dance lovers to fill Finnish Hall,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16

ern Michigan in
September, 1897,
one of a family
of nine, he was
forced to go to
work at the age
of twelve, b e.
cause of the ILL
ness of his faith
err and he's been
making his own
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The Angelus Mortuary, Ill

The Angelus Mortuary, under
the able management of Mrs. Mar
tina Davis, comes to your home
in the hour of sorrow and takes
from you every care. Only the An
gelus is truly sympathetic when
death enters the home.
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Mayor Langlie To Welcome A. M. E..

The Rev. L. R. Hayes, pastor of
the First A. M. e. church, 1928
14th Ave., between Pike and Pine
Sts., and his congregation will be
hosts to the 10th session of the
Puget Sound Annual Conference
which convenes there Tuesday,
August 20.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Allies TO Stop German ''Acts
O. War; I'm Norwegian Waters
British And
Neutrals Lose
Twenty Ships

London, Feb. 2O.-(AP)--British
authorities asserted today that last
weeks British and neutral shipping
losses were the heaviest Of the war
but asserted that four German sub
marines were definitely sunk and
that two others are believed to have
been sunk.
The successful attacks on the six
U-bOats were said to have occurred
within a space of six days last
week. which British naval sources
said was marked by the return OF
the torpedo TO first place as Weap-
on of destruction.
The admiralty listed five British
and Is neutral ships as lost during
the week ending Sunday with 4 total
Of 86,077-tonS, SURPRISING the pre-
vious high mark Of 70. l93-inn> &ci
in the second week Of the WHr.
The London Evening New re-
ported that German bombing planes
machine gunncd the decks OF four
Continued OF Page Thr"c)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Loans Refused
Three Firms

Washington. Feb. 20.-(APl---
Emil Gchram, chairman % the Re-
construction T'iHnnrc C3"DuTn'Iun.
said today the RE'C had ordered loan
disbursements temporarily withheld
from three companies which the la
Dor board had accused Of violating
inc Wagner act
He gave the information to the
House committee investigating the
labor board. Edmund NJ. Toland,
committee counsel, has accused the
board Of attempting to "black jack"
employers by asking other govern
mcnt agencies to Withhold contracts
and the like from alleged Wagner
act violatorS.
Before Schram took the Gtand To-
land d clo.cd that the committee
mad obtained records from govern
mant Offices in an effort to deter
mine whether they had taken any
action against alleged violators.
These records were obtained, he
said. in response to su5poenaS
served yesterday upon cabinet
members and bureau heads.
Schram denied that the REC had
any agreement with the labor board
to withhold loans from firms agains'
which labor act action, had beer
al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
French Spokesman
Declares any
Abusing Norwegian
Neutrality to Avoid
Blockade And As Ma
val Base.

PariS. Feb. 2C.-(AP)-Thc French
and British navias will take call
measures" to make sure that Nor
Wcgian waters are not used for bel
ligerent purposes. French spokes-
mon aid tonight
The spokesman said that a stop
would have to be put to ''acts of
war" being carried on by the Ger
man navy in Norwegian waters.
He maintained that the German
navy was ''abuSing" Norwegian ncu-
trality and has been using Norwegian
waters as a base for operations IN
The North Sea.
lie charged that German merchant
ships are using Norwegian waters to
2V0id the British blockade and make
'hoir way to Germany. fNotahIy the
2 100000 German liner Bremen
va" believed to have steamed down
he Norwegian coast TO safety in Ger
n".1y after having laid fer some time
n "I'rmanTk. Russian nort.
"Th2 French and british navlGS
will tAl:c al measures u insure the
'nni"t~""nc" al nc,."@ in Norwegian
waters" he said. declining 10 give RE
tails as to the measures planned.
The Norwegians should have
handled the AltmarE as they did the
American steamer City of Flint, he
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Actiiviists In
Sweden Ask
AiidForFiirlns
Present Resolution to
Premier Declaring
Finnish Front Must
Be Held And Helped
By Swedish Assist
ance"

Stockholm. Feb. 20.-(AP)-
Swedish activiSts - advocates Of
more help for Finland-DrcScntcd Il
resolution to Premier Hanson to-
day declaring that the Finnish
front must be held and helped by
Swedish assistance.
With the Swedish press giving
unanimous support to the declara-
ton of King GUSTAV yesterday rul-
ing out direct military AID to Fin
land the activistS continued Their
efforts TO encourage as much assist
ance as possible to Finland.
King Gustaf pointed ont that
Sweden could continue to give Fin
land the not inconSderaDle assist
ance" which she now gets from us
and greatly needs
The activiStS in their resolution
today declared "Finlands case is
ours. The Finnish front must be held
and helped by Swedish assistance.
Intervention by states outside the
north would threaten to make our
country a war theatre.
I'VE appeal to Swedish youth that
they fill the gaps in the Finnish
army, thus serving the north coun-
try's freedom and future.
Political circles agreed that a
political crisis had, for the time
being at least. been averted. RumorS
that certain Swedish military cir
cles might force the issue are given
no support.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Louisiana
Voting Quiet:

New Orleans, Feb. 2D.--(AP)-
National gu"rdSmCn remained IN bar
lacks today a. only scattered cases
Of violence were reported in the sec
ond Democratic primary to decide
whether the l2-ycar old political
dynasty established Ly Hucy p. Long
topples o. survives.
Voters estimated at almost half q
million cast ballots either for Gov.
Earl K. Long, brother Of the late
tlu"y. OF Attorney Sam Jones Of Lake
Charles.
There were scores Of reports of
manor poll Disturbances. One was
that Saln Zcn.Grray, Il worker for
Jones, had Dlcn knocked down and
kicked and that q companion had
been similarly attacked.
Governor Long ordered all the
states military forces, about $500
men. to stand READY for duty.
During the last few weeks, State
Senator James A. Noe. defeated IN
the first primary january 10 and
now supporting Jones, had been mus
tering a jackson brigade Of TO-
,,,, u.l-.ei'%Ice men WHICH he sdiu
would preserve order and prevent
vote Irregularities.
Long. commenting on Noes
brigade, said they would not be per-
mltted to "lntmidate and broWbeat
the people" He said he would not
Use the militia if the brigade were
djSDanded.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Russians To
Intensity
Isthmus Drive

Moscow, Feb. 20.--(AP)-- Soviet
forces expressed confidence today
that Russian troops would smash
completely FnIand's Mannerhem
line in time for the Red army's 22nd
anniversary celebration next Friday.
Indications mat the Russians would
intensity their efforts to crush the
Firms were seen in Soviet press re-
ports and public declarations that the
anniversary would witness an
nOuncement of a break in the Fin
nish maze of forts on the lsthmuS.
The regular Russian communlquc
from Leningrad said the Red army
WIS busy hopping Up areas six miles
&"uth Of Viipuri, where the Soviet
troops were reported to have isolat-
Cd the defense forces ~ Kiovi&tO.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-20
Mrs. Wohl Nav
Be Candidate
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel,

Raleigh, Feb. 2b-NirS. Helen
Robertson Wohl, the GuiIfurd lady
who polled nearly 100000 votes
AGAINST Charlie Johnson for State
treasurer in 1886, is on the verge Of
running for statewide office this
year.
At the recent Grdiron dinner here
there was Il Skit in which State Au-
ditor George Ross POu, Secretary Of
State Thad Euro, Johnson and Super
intendent Of Public instruction Clyde
Erwin were pictured as singing Mrs.
Wohl, stay way from my door,.
It now appears that only johnson
and Erwin need JON in Il second
chorus, although the lady herself is
more than ordinarily silent on the
subject.
There is already opposition to both
Pou and Eure and it is unlikely that
Mrs. Wohl wants to make either a
three handed game. That's why the
State treasurer and the education
head are listed as the likely object
of her ambitions.
That she will run for something
is predicted upon the basis of the
statement she has Just issued, advo-
eating a novel plan for reapportion-
ment of seats in the North Carolina
House of Representatives. Reasoning
is that if she wasn't in a running
mood, there would be no particular
point to injecting herseIi into tho re-
apportionment scrap which will be-
fore long be about the most bitter in
the state.
Briefly, her idea is to increase the
number of seats in the House by the
number of counties created since the
Constitution OF l870-which is to say,
by eleven. Hereafter if any new
county is created, there would auto
matcally be another membership
added to the House roster. Mrs. Wohl
proposes that no county ever be en-
titled to more than one Senate seat.
Otherwise she would continue the
same plan for reapportionment as is
now in vogue except that the
"di"isOr" to determine representation
would be the total House member
snip instead Of The 1870 now laid
down.