davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Daughter Ruler.

Daughter Ruler.
In the photo below is Mr.. Archi-
bald Tudor, Chief Antler, P.E.R.C.
For the first time Seattle enters
the regional oratorical contest.
Sponsored by the Past Daughter
Rulers Council of Evergreen Tenn
pie, Mr.. Mahlin Chaffin, a grad
uate of Cleveland High School, will
join the encourage to California
in a contest for national honors.
Local Elks and citizens headed
by Gus West have completed ar
engagements to make the Little
Giants" visit a memory of his life.
1--WE are going to give the Grand
a real fraternal reception after the
installation. We have retained
Seattle's hottest swing orchestra
which promises to "send" the
Grand the moment he enters Finn
ish Hail." said West.
The public is invited. to share
the evening in the biggest recep-
ton ever accorded a race leader in
Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Miss Cleo Hunt Becomes June Bride
Of Harry Earles at CIR. Pres. Oh.
Before Altar of Beautiful Flowers

Miss Cleo Hunt, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Follings, was mar
ried Sunday, June 20 at 200 to
Mr.. Harry Earles in the presence
of her family and intimate friends,
at the Grace Presbyterian Church.
Rev. John R. Harris read the cere-
mony.
The bride was charmingly gown
ed in white panelled lace combined
with net, made in princess lines,
and wearing lace and net gloves.
Her shoulder length veil of illusion
tulle fell from a tiara of seed
pearls.
In her hand she carried white
Bible covered with baby pink roses
and baby breath, from which
white satin ribbons tipped with
maiden fern streamed to the floor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
March Postponed, Not Cancelled
Randolph Tells Delegates

Power politics is the thing to-
day." he asserted. I'VE will use
the power of the Negro masses
and continue to demand and get
what we want"
President Roosevelt issued the
order after a conference at the
White House with Randolph, Wal
ter White, NAACP secretary; Sec
rotary of War Stimson, Secretary
of the Navy Knox, Sidney Hillman
and William Knudsen of the Office
of Production Management, Au-
brey Williams NYA Administra-
tor and Anna Rosenberg of New
York.
The order forbids racial discrim-
nation by employers and trade
unions and sets up 8 man board
to be appointed by the President,
deriving it's power from the Pres
ident to investigate and act upon
complaints of discrimination
The national Board of Directors
of NAACP, meeting at noon
Thursday, June 26, voted approval
of the postponement of the March.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Thirty Injured
In Race Riot

Ghosts of Chicago's race riot
haunt Philadelphia when ducking
of a IA year old Negro by white
youths at swimming pool
brought on race rioting which
flared for hours during the night
in teeming North Philadelphia
More than score Of persons were
injured.
Fifty police cars and several
hundred patrolmen rushed into the
troubled zone in answer to six riot
calls stemming from a free-for-all
battle at the Athletic Recreation
Center pool used by whites and
Negroes at different times. Thou
sands of persons gathered about
streets, but few actually engaged
in the melee.
The pool is located between q
Negro community of $1,000 and a
white section. Police Supt. Howard
P. Sutton reported ill-feeling had
existed since two Negro life
guards were assigned last week
for full time duty.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

buttons to their country have
achieved citizenship.
3. Men and women, who in
spite of difficulty and oppression
love the nation in which they live,
obey her laws and give expression
to brotherhood and good fellow
ship have achieved citizenship.
1 stand here tonight pleading for
the right of the American Negro
to fight in Americas Army. 1
stand here, pleading for the right,
even though l realize that in many
respects, all there is in the lyrics
of the national anthem that aptly
applies to Negroes are those lines,
land where my fathers died
I know no other home than the
hills where my father and mother
are buried, and all the line of my
bones first came from the noun
tains of Virginia where Thomas
Jefferson was born. All the tender
recollections of my half century
on earth are conferred in this land
where waves Old Glory, and I
stand here tonight demanding the
right to fight for my home and
fireside.
The Conscience of the men who
wrote the American constitution
was refined in tyranny shackled
upon the colonists by King George.
That is why it today is he
GREATEST CHARTER OF HUI
MAN RIGHTS THE WORLD HAS
EVER KNOWN, and the Amer
lean Negro, who since Lincoln's
freedom, has been cast into the
birthstone of torment, is more cap
able of interpreting democracy
than any other group. All Ameri-
ca would do well to tune in on
what black men say here in Hou-
ston during the current week.
Today all over America, there is
definite attempt to deny Negroes
opportunity to become skilled in
airplane construction and in gen
eral knowledge in metallurgy. I
sat in a defense meeting some
time ago in my state where the di-
rector from our A. and M. College
actually tried to convince Negroes
that courses in barbering and
maid work would prepare Negroes
for national defense, and more re-
Gently DR.. R. t. Hamilton, a re-
sponsible citizen of Dallas Texas,
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Federal Grand Jury
Indicts Negro For
Selling Pardons

Albert Chandler, a former
chauffer of Ex-Governor, e. D.
Rivers of Georgia was arrested
in New York charged with selling
800 to 400 pardons, was announced
by William e. Spence, an investi-
gator for the Fulton, Georgia, SOL
icitor general.
William e. Spence, an investi-
gator for the Fulton solicitor-gen-
eral, reported that he had arrested
Albert Chandler, 34-year-old Negro
at Great Neck, N. Y.
Spence said that two indict-
ments accused Chandler of obtain
ing 1000 blank pardons, signed by
Rivers, and peddling them from
prison to prison throughout Georg-
ia during Rivers final AZ hours in
office last December. He said that
the Negro was accused of selling
between 300 and 400, some for as
$25, and that twenty-five of his
customers were convicted murder
res.
Rivers granted several hundred
pardons just before his term ex-
pired.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Georgia Lynch Mob
Frees Innocent Negro

Eddie Lee Spivey, a Negro
charged with raping 81 year old
white woman stood on an impro-
vised gallows, rope around his
neck and muttering lynch mob
of 500 men assembled below.
What have you got to say for
yourself ?" someone shouted from
the mob, which had stormed the
Jail, overpowered Sheriff ]. c.
Lewis and brought Spivey to the
place of execution.
II didn't do it," Spivey said. II
hope to see you white men in
heaven. I'm not guilty"
A silence fell. There was an
embarrassed shuffling of feet. A
self-appointed leader stepped up
and broke the spell, saying:
when one of these boys is
about to die he will confess if he
is guilty"
Less than an hour later Sheriff
Lewis was aroused from bed to
receive Spivey back in custody, I'M
harmed. Spivey's case will go to
the grand jury in due course.
The incident happened Wednes-
day night and details leaked out
only Friday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

Seattle Can! And Will!
Reach 500 Members!

With these words, DR.. F. w.
Penick, leader of the most success
full membership campaign Seattle
has had in years, extended the
campaign until the goal is reach
ed. And those who know DIR. PEN
ick, know that he will not fail to
reach his goal. The total member
ship now, new and old, is $40. The
closing date has been extended and
will include a mass meeting and
an outstanding speaker. The pres
ident of the Seattle branch, Atty.
John E. Prim, urges each member
of the executive board to lend his
full support. He added, I'VE must
reach our goal. Seattle must take
its place as leader of the state in
this great fight. I repeat with DR..
Penick, Seattle Can! Seattle Will!
Puget Sound No. 100 sent in the
largest membership Monday night,
contribution of $1,000. They did
not send any communication, but
they voted to make this the first
of an annual contribution. That
action speaks louder than words.
Mr.. and Mrs. zelmar Lawrence in
Anchorage, Alaska sent three dol
lars and fifty cents for two men,
berships, one including subscrip-
ton to the Crisis. A $3.50 member
ship includes a subscription to the
Crisis, and a number of people
have been waiting to include the
magazine with their subscription,
but they should not wait longer as
the time is very short.
Mrs. George Payne has joined
the NAACP.
Other new memberships include
Robert Allen, Mrs. Tessie Austin,
Charles Adams, Mrs. Arlelie Aus
tin, Alexander Bishop, Mrs. A.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Nettie Briggs
M. Byrd, Vito Carnovale, Mrs. EN-
ma Cottrell, John j. Clayton, Rich
ard Gordon, Henry B. Harley, Mrs.
Homer Harris, Homer Harris, Rev.
L. R. Hayes, Mrs. Mary Hickman,
Mrs. Kathryn Hill; Mrs. Sarah
Hooper Lawrence Johnson, Claud
E. Jones, Leonard " Manning, w.
M. Mcdonald, Mrs. Beulah McIn-
tyre, Mrs. Geneva B. Miller, Mrs.
Birdie Robinson, Nathan Robinson,
Dougherty Smith, Mrs. Rosie
Smith, Mrs. Pearl Smith, Mrs. S.
H. Stone, Buster Taylor, Clarence
Thomas Betty Wesley and Ted
Wooten.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

Houston Tex.-A. Philip Ran
dolph, president of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters,
dropped a bombshell in the We'd
nesday night, June % meeting of
the 32nd annual conference of the
NAACP when he announced the
executive order issued June %
banning discrimination in national
defense industries.
Mr.. Randolph announced that as
result of the order the March on
Washington scheduled for July 1
has been postponed. 1t has not
been Cancelled, he made clear, but
postponed. He called the order the
greatest thing for Negroes since
the emancipation proclamation.
He pounded home the fact that
the purpose of this March on
Washington had been achieved,
but the power latent in the sup
port of the Negro masses will be
kept in reserve to be used for the
abolition of discrimination in all
phases of the federal government.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Hi Lights From Roscoe Dunjee's Speech Opening
The National Convention of NA.A.CP. At
Houston, Texas, June "a:

There is something challenging
in the religious fervor and abiding
spirit of those early day former
slaves and when l recall tonight
there are cringing black men in
America unwilling to speak out
against wrong and the evils of our
social order; timid souls who tell
us now that because the world is
aflame with war and carnage, men
should hesitate to criticize, and
who preach the gospel of appease-
ment, I am convinced of the COM
pelling logic of Wendell Phillips
when he said, "The hardest person
to convince he should be free is
the slave himself"
1t was the immortal Frederick
Douglass who shouted in the days
of slavery, mo chain is stronger
than its weakest link" We ought
to examine the links in the chain
of American democracy tonight
and, in that examination, we
should be as harsh as truth and as
uncomprimising as justice
The Negro is the weak link in
our democratic chain here in
America. He is the victim of vici-
GUS intolerance, which finds its ex-
preston in:
No. 1 The blood thirsty mobs
No. 2 Denial of right to work
No. Unequal educational OPP
portunities.
No. 4 Jim Crowism and Seq
regation in civil life, and in
the American army.
No. 5 Disfranchisement as ex-
pressed through the poll tax
and terrorisms.
No. 6 In the spirit which ig-
nores and refuses to explore
or accept the view of Ne
groes regarding this great
national crisis which may be
sweeping America into the
mouth of war.
The black man in America has
with blood and sweat and tears
won his right to demand unfetter-
ed, unlimited and unrestricted cit
izenship. Let me give you three
rules which establish mems right
to citizenship:
1. Men and women who die for
their country have achieved cit
izenship.
2. Men and women who make
moral, ethical and cultural contri-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

Miss Margaret, her only attend
ant was lovely in burgundy lace.
Mr.. Albert Smith attended as
best man and was handsome, as
was Mr.. Earls in full dress.
Following the wedding beau
tifully appointed reception was
held at the Y. w. c. A. during
which over 300 people attended to
extend congratulations to the hap
PLY married couple.
Receiving with the bride and
groom were Mrs. ]. Follings the
brides sister, Geraldine Hunt, best
man Albert Smith, Maid of Hon.
or and relatives who motored from
st. Paul, Minnesota for the occa-
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Bedick Cox,
Mrs. Robert Lee Cox, Mrs. Christ
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

Selective draft boards are clut-
tered up with appeals from cit
liens asking exception and defer
ment, but it remained for the one
lone Negro to go in court seeking
to force the government to grant
him the right to fight Only re-
Gently the Secretary of the Navy
issued a statement which in effect
indicates that it would be unwise
to place Negroes aboard ships with
white naval officers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

The Spirit of Fraternalism in
Seattle continues its onward
march. When Puget Sound Lodge
Elks No. 100 and Evergreen Tenn
pie, Daughter Elks No. 157 hold
their joint installation next Mon
day night, G.. E. r. ]. Finley Will
son, assisted by Past Grand
Daughter Ruler, Mrs. Nellie Nc
Cullough will personally impress
the new officials, their obligations
to their orders.
J. Finley Wilson, the Little
Giant" from Washington,D. C. is
en- route to Los Angeles Califor-
mia to attend the Pacific Coast
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Zoe Louis Cruel"
Charges His Wife

In a suit filed in Circuit Court,
Chicago, Illinois, Joe Louis, heavy
weight boxing champion of the
world, was sued for divorce by his
wife, Marva, charging him with
extreme and repeated cruelty"
Her petition, filed in Circuit
Court, said they were married in
New York September "a 1895, and
separated April 10, 1941.
1t said that on January 2, 1941
Louis hit her in the face; in April
1941, he struck her again in a fit
of anger and also stepped on her
ankle.
Mrs. Barrow asked that provis-
III Hill q 4
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

incident" said Mrs. Louis, the for
mer Marva Trotter of Chicago.
"But two weeks ago we had din
ner together. fixed everything he
likes, but it just didn't work out.
Joe and 1 are very friendly,
really we are" she said, smiling.
1--WE got along beautifully up to
the first of the year. But Joe was
just too busy for a family life
or at least he used that as an ex-
cuse. I guess his business just
wasn't conducive to making a
home"
Mrs. Louis, "a years old, asked
restoration of her maiden name
and temporary alimony. Informed
of the suit Louis appeared stun
ned, denied striking his wife, but
said he would not contest the act
ion.
He said that they had had diff
ferences arising over her insistence
that she accompany him to train
ing camps and on exhibition tours.
They were married in New York
September "a, 1885, the night Joe
knocked out Max Baer early in
career in which he won the heavy
weight title from Jim Braddock in
June, 1887, swept through eight
cen successful title defenses and
earned almost 100000.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Tells of Big Income

Tells of Big Income
The petition set forth that Louis
possesses property in Chicago, De-
troit, Cook County, Illinois, and
Wayne County, Michigan, valued
at 100000.
III addition, he has personal
funds and annuities, stocks and
bonds and cash totaling 100000
in the Continental Illinois Bank
: and Trust Company Chicago, and
the Detroit City Bank, the petition
said. His annual income from his
heavyweight title was estimated
at $250,0OO.
Her only means of support, Mrs.
Barrow said, was the income from
a six-flat apartment on Michigan
Avenue, Chicago, which is insult
ficient to support her in the man.
ner to which she is accustomed as
the wife of the worlds champion.
Louis has twenty days in which
to file an answer.
Contest Expected
Sidney P. Brown, counsel for
Mrs. Barrow, said trial of the di-
vorce action would not come up
before next fall. Meantime, he sid,
she planned to ask for temporary
alimony.
Brown said he understood Louis
was at his home in Detroit.
"There is bare possibility of a
reconciliation" Brown said. 1--WE
already have discussed an out-of
court settlement with Joe's lawyer
in case the suit goes to trial."
William H. Temple, counsel for
Louis said he had no comment on
the action. He said he had not
been instructed by Louis to con-
test the action.
Two weeks after a dinner for
which Mrs. Joe Louis said, IT
cooked everything he liked in
hopes to patch things up" she has
filed suit for divorce from the
worlds boxing champion.
In the action filed in the Circuit
Court she said the famous Brown
Bomber dealt her "a violent blow
in the mouth with his hand" JAN
uary 2, 1941, and "hit her in the
face and stepped on her ankle
April 10.
owe separated after that last
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

Safes Association convention in
that city. He is accompanied by
w. C. Houston, director of Edu-
cation, who will conduct the first
regional oratorical contest, with a
prize of $1,000 at stake.
Mrs. Nellie Mccullough, who as
sisted the Grand Exalted Ruler in
the installation, is the present
Grand Deputy for Washington and
British Columbia and Past Grand
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04
Roll OF Honor
Is Your Name Here?

]. T. Payne 2132 Cakes Ave,
Everett, Washington
]. w. Sims, 2114 Jefferson,
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. r. j. Lucas, PIT Broadway,
Helena Mont.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

eve honor the American
Flag, symbol of our Ameri-
can heritage. The right to
life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness in a free ma
ton"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-04

ion be made for the case and re-
turn of her maiden name.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-04
Prove We Can By Doing


done Conservatism doubling Thomas Yet moth
subsanated than mans Unsuitable ambition which
possible his history single "They said
it could not be done, but he did it."
Civil the pro-savery crowdand well
persons that poor
shift themselves would perish that time thousands
managed maintain themselves Now history
employment according their merits they with the
charge that they do this that.
slavery the Negroes
living like claim that Negroes do skilled
knocked completely by those who holding skilled jobs
because few hearers have the facts at hand when genraes
though American principle that labor
s a right.
Refusal to hire Negroes making iplans has become national
Negroes doing precision work sciences like biology and
chemistry They have through the apprenticeship
plants private
dustry hold positions which indicate highest skill
they from working planes this
the North American has said they cannot make them
anybody planes?
fact that there proof that they also there proof
that they Because things they this
nterposed employing Negroes
have unchaenged had his chief showed the
den under the cloak by saying skilled Negroes would
ployed.
Negroes limiting opportunity
if discrimination
body working practical nex-Negroes
good good
slavery honestly thinks Negroes
work. the United States thinks they
that it assembling Negro flying unit That
well
make the repairs they certainly build the
Progress has always had crawl Race and color
a
hey The only the doing Let's go-K
Call
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-04
CONFESSION OF FAILURE

If this shall lose what have the
doms We shall lose the hope of realizing them What this
country hope this country despair
of failure national suicide Robert Huchins
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-04
CAMPHOR MEMORIAL
METHODIST CHURCH
585 Fuller Avenue

"The Misunderstood King" will
be the subject of the Palm Sunday
sermon by Rev. Clarence T. R.
Nelson, Sunday at II a. m. Prepa-
ratory members and infants will be
baptized after the sermon. A Palm
Sunday candle-light communion
service will be held at 7:45 p. m.
Mrs. Levissa Roland won the pot
o-gold goldfish and bowl) in the
"Pot-O-Gold" Pew Rally conducted
by the women of the church last
Sunday night.
The union revival meeting will
be held in the church tonight Fri
day. with Rev. B. N. Moore of the
st. James A.M.E. Church bringing
the evangelistic message. Rev. C.
B. Wheeler, pastor of the Mt.
Olivet Baptist Church, will conduct
the service on Monday night. The
revival meetings will be held at st.
James Church on Tuesday and
Wednesday night and at Pilgrim
Baptist Church Thursday and Fri
day nights. Rev. Nelson will speak
at Pilgrim Church Thursday night.
He will be one of the speakers in
the traditional three-hour Good
Friday service in the Pilgrim
Church. Plans are being completed
for the third anniversary celebra-
ton from April Fl to 81 honoring
the pastor of the Camphor Church.
Rev. Nelson will end his third
years work on April % and go to
Columbus, Ohio, for the Lexington
Annual Conference.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-04
ever color, race or creed, appreci-
ated your article.
William Heron.
ABOUT BANKS

Editor:
Q. How many different kinds of
banks are there?
A. Broadly speaking there are
two-the credit union and the pri-
vate bank.
Q. What are the important diff
ferences between the two?
A. A credit union is co-opera-
tive bank run by the membership
who has shares in it, the books of
the union are always open for in
spection by the membership; it is
democratically controlled in that
each member has one vote ire
spective of the number of shares
he holds. Service to the largest
number in the community is the
principle of the union. No matter
what color person may be, or
what church he belongs to, or what
political beliefs he may have, he
may be a member of the credit
union. The credit union bank is
the financial body of the co-opera-
tive movement and there is no diff
ference between them. Again, a
credit union bank is a Christian
way of doing business.
A private bank is a corporation
owned and controlled by stockhold-
ers and not by the depositors who
furnish the money and own the
bank. 1t is not Christian or demo-
cratic in that it only gives votes
to the stockholders, and operates
for profits only. A stakeholder
having the largest share in stock
can get the controlling interest of
the bank.
A private bank is an institution
which operates for the benefit of
the few. The stockholders do not
live in the same community with
the depositors. They live all over
Europe. A credit union is a move
ment for the betterment of whole
some living. Few or no Negroes
own stock in a private bank. They
are barred because of color or the
lack of money.
Q. Do any individual members
own the credit union?
A. No, individual members are
merely small part of the union.
1t is owned by the entire member
ship who has a voice in all its do
ings. ..
Q. How much are the shares in
the A associated Negro Credit
Union?
A. The shares are $500 and can
be paid on installment plan of
twenty-five cents weekly.
Herbert Howell.