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called police. The Negro was af-
ter him when an officer arrived,
knocked the knife from his hand
and knocked him down.
Robenson entered the service at
Detroit, Mich, but is a native of
Spartanburg, S. c.
II regret to sentence a man who
wears the uniform of the United
States" said Judge Greenough. "It
seems strange liquor would start
you on a rampage like that.
'The liberty of this country is
in the balance, yes, the liberty of
the white and black races, the lib
erty of Jew and Gentle, of liberty
loving persons. At that time you
behave in such a manner you are
70 longer reliable.
'"The sentence of this court is
you are to serve not more than
five years in state prison at Walla
Walla."
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Pension Leaders
DenOunce Isl

IF there was any merit in initia-
tive No. 151, if it was actually de-
signed to benefit the recipients of
old-age assistance, or if it was sim
Fly a reenactment of the present
old-age assistance law, as its
sponsors pretend, such a proven
friend of aid to the aged as the
Fraternal Order of Eagles I'M
doubtedly would approve it.
But this order, which led the
old-age pension movement in this
state for years, having examined
initiative No. 151, finds that, in
stead of benefiting the old peo-
pie, its passage at the election
November 3 would repeal the
beneficent law now on the statute
books and would endanger the en-
tire old-age assistance program"
Coming from an order that has
done so much to secure passage OF
old-age assistance legislation in
this state, the sincerity of that
verdict concerning initiative No.
151 can not be questioned.
A careful study of the measure
in relation to the requirements OF
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Negro Empire
Plan Smashed

NEW YORK-Robert Jordan, a
west Indian Negro, and four lead
ers of what the government charg-
ed was an "Ethiopian-P Pacific
movement" envisioning coalition
of Africa and Japan in an axis
dominated world were named to-
day in a sedition conspiracy in
dictment filed in federal court.
Operations of the organization
were conducted in a Harlem hall
where the leaders spoke to small
audiences-never more than 200
about an Africa ruled by 100000
900 American Negroes under the
benevolent protection of Japan,
the Indictment charged.
In addition to explanations of
this ephemeral plan, the govern
ment charged, Jordan and his col
leagues spoke approvingly of ia
pan and Germany and counseled
members of the audience to resist
service in the United States armed
forces.
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Besides Jordan, three other Ne
groes, the Rev. Ralph Green Best,
alias Ralph Thomas; Lester Eu-
gene Holiness and James Henry
Thorn Hill, and a white man, Jo-
seph Hartrey, were named in the
indictment.
The government said Hartrey
was inducted into the army Satur-
day and was being returned from
Fort Dix, N. ]. The others were
not Immediately taken into Gus
tody.
United States Attorney Matthias
Correa said the organization had
been put out Of business and add
ed that it never had drawn any,
thing approaching popularity. Ma
ny Harlem residents We're so out
ragged, he said, that they complain
ed to federal authorities.
Correa described Jordan as a
native Of Kingston, Jamaica, who
once served as quartermaster on
a Japanese vessel in which con-
nection he met General TOTO, the
Japanese premier.
He was recently convicted of
violation of the alien registration
law and sentenced to 30 days in
the federal house of detention.
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Ceorgia's Good
Name Redeemed

Another petty American tyrant
has played out his contemplate
bag of tricks and come to an ig-
nominious end Of his demagogic
dictatorship. The people of Geor-
gia, awakened from their mesmer-
ic submission to the clownish pre-
tensions of the sage of Sugar
creek" have finally repudiated
the disgraceful regime of Cover
nor Gene Talmadge and its base
appeal to ignorance, envy and ra-
cial prejudice.
BY their votes the people of
Georgia have redeemed their COM
monwealth from the low estate
into which it had fallen under the
narrow and ruthless personal gov
eminent of a political charlatan
who ruled the Cracker state for
three terms as despotically as the
late imperious Huey Long ruled
Louisiana.
Talmadge, like the "Kingfish,"
was a strange phenomenon whose
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New Cantonment For Race Soldiers
Opened At First Avenue South

A giant American flag was rails
ed over a new Negro cantonment
yesterday at First Avenue South
and Spokane Street, a cantonment
which will be operated for Negro
service troops under direction of
the Seattle Port of Embarkation
and its commander, Col. Eley P.
benson.
Conduct yourselves so your
race will be proud of you and so
your people back home will be
proud of you and you will be proud
of yourselves" Colonel benson
told the big men who will do the
heavy work that service troops
must perform.
This will be the finest camp in
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1t S Lieut.. Sammy
Bruce Now

From Tuskegee, Ala, word has
come that Samuel M. Bruce, for
mer Garfield High School athletic
star, has won his wings and been
commissioned as a second lieuten-
ant in the army air corps.
Lieutenant Bruce, son of Mrs.
M. J. Davis, 319 18th Ave., was a
student and athlete at A and T
College, Greensboro, N. c., prior
to his enlistment in the air corps.
The young flying officer was
well known here as a backfield
star at Garfield High School un-
der Leon Brigham several years
ago. He received his commission
at the Tuskegee Army Flying
School on September 5. :..-- -
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4O-Mill Tax Limit
Reduces Tax Levies

Success of Washington's 40-Mill
tax limit in win reducing property
tax levies, stabilizing government
tai revenues and attracting indus
tries is receiving favorable nation
wide attention, a report of the Ma
tional Council of Real Estate Tax
payers shows.
AS a result, eighteen states are
following Washington's lead and
will propose property tax limita-
ton to the next session of their
legislatures.
Washington, which will vote on
November on Referendum No. 6
reenacting the 40-Mill tax limit
law for the sixth time, is far in
the vanguard of the nationwide
tax limit movement, the report
states. Eight other states also
have overall tax limits and seven
Of them, Michigan, Ohio, Nevada,
Oklahoma, West Virginia, Rhode
Island and New Mexico have in
corporated the tax limit in their
constitutions.
Indiana, like Washington, has a
statutory limitation but the legis-
lature in 1885 and 1887 amended
the law and sharply increased pro-
perty taxes. Washington guards
against this increase by the leg
islature by reenacting the measure
by referendum or initiative every
two years.
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the thirteenth of IA children of
two fervent Maryland Catholics,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowman,
who are members of Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Parish in Wash
ington.
Father Bowman entered st. Au-
gustine's Seminary, Bay Saint
Louis, Miss, in September, 1926.
Graduating from the college de-
partment in 1881, he entered the
novitiate of the Society of the Di-
vine Word at East Troy, Wis.
Two years later he returned to
st. Augustine's Seminary to take
up his philosophical and theologi-
cal studies.
On January 6, 1889, together
with two other colored priests and
a white priest, he was ordained
to the priesthood in Bay Saint
Louis by the Most Rev. Richard
o. Gerow, DID,, Bishop of Natchez.
Father Bowman's first appoint
ment was that of assistant at st.
Benedict the Moor's Church in Du-
son, La. Transferred just last
year to the Church of the Imma-
culate' Heart of Mary, Lafayette,
La, he set about organizing a
mission in Mouton Switch, set
tlement of colored Catholics about
five miles from Lafayette. The
new mission chapel was just COM
p1eted and dedicated in July. and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-09-22
W. Robenson, Military Policeman,
Runs Amuck With Knife In Spokane

SPOKANE, Wn.-Tears running
down his face, William Robenson,
Negro military policeman, yester-
day was led to the county Jail to
begin a trek to state prison after
hearing Judge Greenough tell him
he had lost his big chance in life
to serve his. country by running
amuck with a knife.
Prosecutor Quackenbush told
Judge Greenough when Robenson
entered plea of guilty to an at
tempted second-degree assault the
military authorities had said they
wished the civil authorities to i'm
pose punishment.
The court was told Robertson, off
duty, went into a beer parlor and
created panic by pulling out a
knife and making threats against
innocent bystanders about cutting
their Threats. Dushe Mcgowan,
bartender, got to telephone and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-09-22
Make Freedoms
Count For Race,
Porters Plead

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The Brother
hood of Sleeping Car, Train, Chair
Car, Coach Porters and Attend
ants under the theme of winning
the war and halding present gains,
are in their 18th anniversary and
third biennial convention here. The
meeting was opened Sunday after
noon, when an overflow crowd at
tended the mass meeting at Lane
Tabernacle CINE Church, with the
Rev. N. w. Clark, pastor.
Milton P. Webster of Chicago,
first international vice-president,
and a member of President Roose-
yelt's Fair Employment Practices
Committee, told of the work of the
Brotherhood in launching the
March on Washington" move
ment and of the many advances
that have been made possible by
this effort.
Mrs. Helena Wilson of Chicago,
international president of the La
does Auxiliary, was vociferously
applauded when she told of the
important work the women were
doing in the struggle for economic
emancipation, and how the 'house
wives program" can do much to
help win the war by conserving
materials.
1.-THE greatest strikebreaker in
the world is mans WIFE," was
another telling statement of Presi-
dent Wilson as she pied for the
wives to stick together, and, if
they had to take mans place in
the war effort at home, to get
ready to do so. She cited the diff
ference between the $50 per month
the porters once got and the $113
now received, translating it into
terms of added property, bonds,
clothes, and home comforts.
An ovation was given President
Randolph, who responded with a
speech that outlined the purposes
of the 1912 meeting, to study ways
Continued on Page Three)
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Justice ]. F. Main
Declines To Run

OLYMPIA Justice John F.
Main of the state supreme court
filed notice with Secretary of
State Belle Reeves today that he
declines the nomination" for po-
sition No. 1 on the high bench.
The justice gave no reason for
his action, but it was assumed his
present illness influenced him in
his decision. He has been in st.
Peters hospital about three weeks.
It was the unofficial opinion of
attorneys here that Judge Mains
action Is within the law and voids
the nomination, but the question
arises, how shall his successor be
Continued on Page Three
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Harris Is Defeated

We lament the defeat of the
Rev. J. Richmond Harris for rep
resentative on the Republican tick
ct in the 37th District. We have
sought to analyze the cause:
Harris lost the election by IL
votes. Any one of half dozen
reasons could be assigned, each
capable of the same result.
OF two causes for his defeat,
one makes us hang our head in
shame.
In the 37th District more than
half a hundred good and true"
race men were not able to vote,
not having registered. OF course,
many whites are equally guilty.
The least deserving citizens Of
any country are those who fail to
take advantage of that gift.
To those men and women of our
race who SO idly cast aside their
greatest heritage, we charge with
the defeat of j. Richmond Harris.
Their sin of omission defeats the
efforts of one Of Seattle's finest
citizens to enter the State Legis-
lature. AS long as they live they
must wear i'm their hearts the
scarlet letter.
Rev. Harris was beaten by an
outsider, a resident of the district
for only five months.
Another reason assigned for
Harris's defeat was the publica-
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ANNOUNCE
Owing to priorities The Northwest Enterprise
will 90 to press every Monday night.
DeadIine for all news is Saturday noon.

ton in this column of widely
distributed hand bill by the Beach
Combers advertising a picnic and
inviting service men.
The hand bills at the same time
boldly stated only whites were
eligible"
Beach Combers' friends didn't
Ike it and some of them grew an
CRY and said so. They also said
Rev. J. Richmond Harris, innocent
though he was, must be punished
for the appearance of sthat article
at time not apropos.
Harris was innocent. He knew
nothing of the article until he read
it. in these columns. In our esti-
nation he stands high above his
adversaries.
eff the article is true and it
brought about my defeat, I have
no regrets" Thus spoke J. Rich
mond Harris.
Take 1t or leave 1t: No man or
woman is responsible for any item
appearing In these columns, save
us. We alone are responsible.
The friends of the Beach Comb
ers who punished one of the finest
men of our race for IAN ill-ad-
vised publication" should think
again.
IF the Northwest Enterprise
would follow their same course, it
would say to them, "You have de-
feated J. Richmond Harris. Now
go finish your job and then do
your laughing"
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Ralph Horr, stormy petrol Of
King County Republicans volun-
tary surrenders his mantle to the
unanimous choice of 700 precinct
committeeman assembled in Eag-
les Building Saturday.
Mr.. David j. Williams, County
Chairman in his own right joined
the Horr delegates. Williams like
Horr, was not a candidate for re-
election. Result-Mr. Arnold r.
Beezer. a brilliant young attorney
with office in the King County
was chosen chairman without a
dissenting vote.
Horr in his retirement speech
continued his attack on Gov. Ar
thur B. Langlie but it made no
more impression than those of the
past. In fact Immediately follow
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the Northwest if each man does
his part" the commanding officer
said. I'VE want each man to think
that his company is the best COM
pany in his battalion, his platoon
is the best platoon in the company,
his section is the best section in the
platoon, his squad the best squad
in the section, and he himself the
best soldier in his squad"
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin Davis,
pastor of Zion Baptist Church, told
the troops and the audience of
officers: "We've got a job to do
and we've got to do it. We can't
fail! This is a war for a way of
life, and not a war of race or CO.
lor."
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rise to power reflected on the in
telligence of his constituents and
their capacity for self-government.
They were little spiritual brothers
of Hitler and built little totalitar-
ian sovereignties in their states, so
repugnant to American principles
of government that it is astonish-
ing either was continued in office
beyond a single term.
Happily, the curious interlude
in Georgia's political history is
now at an end, tumbled into the
discard by a people finally stated
with the sham and chicanery that
too long bemused them.
It is said that once when Henry
Ward Beecher entered Plymouth
church he found letter awaiting
him on which was the single word
"Foolw Quietly, he made the fol-
lowing announcement to his con-
gregation: II have known many
an instance of man writing a
letter and forgetting to sign his
name; but this is the only instance
I have ever known of a man sign
ing his name and forgetting to
write the letter."-Spok. Review.
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First Negro To
Be Catholic
Army Chaplain

Rev. John w. Bowman, S.V.D.,
Negro priest of the Society of the
Divine Word, was commissioned
first lieutenant in the United
States Army August and sent
to the Chaplains' Training School
at Harvard University, Cambridge
Mass. There are 1875 Negro. chap
lains in the Army, but Father
Bowman is the only Catholic
priest among them.
Born March 16, 1908, in Wash
ington, D. c., Father Bowman is
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Father Bowman had the happiness
of celebrating the first Holy Mass
in it before receiving his commits
sion in the Army.
Waving the regular 14-day fur
Tough usually granted, Father
Bowman left Lafayette August 8
arriving August 10 at Harvard
where newly appointed chaplains
take courses in chaplain duties and
administration, in the organiza-
ton of the Army and other mill
tary subjects. Upon the compile
ton of this course, Father Bow
man will receive his first assign
ment with troops.
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the federal social security board
must lead anyone to agree with
the Eagles that it would never be
approved by the board, should it
become law, and that this state
would lose federal matching funds
and thereby have fastened upon
the people an insupportable bur-
den.
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Fl. Belvoir Graduates
First Class of
Negro Officers

Brig. Gen. Benjamin o. Davis,
only Negro general in the u. s.
Army, congratulates Lieut.. w. F.
Jones and Lieut.. William II. Col
ljns on their graduation with the
first class of Negro officer candi-
dates to finish special training at
the Fort Belvoir, Va, Engineer
Officers School. Gen. Davis is
assigned to the Inspector Gener-
ais Department, Washington. His
son, Lieut.. Col. Benjamin o. Day.
is Jr., is in command of the Negro
aviation cadet training unit at
Tuskegee University, Ala.
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their part to raise the standard
of entertainment for their order.
Pierre and his band take a high
rank in the music world. They
are fortunate to sign them up.
They have also added a fine
service for late diners, milk fed
chickens and steak from corn fed
beef, said the manager.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-09-22
Past P.C.Y. Prexy
Joins i. S. Army

jacques B. Chappell, son of Mrs.
Ida Chappell, 1921 Gilman Ave-,
and past president of the Prog
ress-ive Colored Youth has enlist
ed in the United States Army and
left Saturday morning, Sept. 10Th,
for Fort Lewis. After spending
the required three months in the
enlisted ranks, jacques plans to
enter the Officers Training School.
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The Colored Walters, Porters
and Cooks club located at 4041s
IL Ave. South, announced the
signing of Al Pierre and his band
for an indefinite period.
This is just another effort on
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when MIS-. Edna d. Coselman
defeated Mrs. Florence Parker for
vice chairman the result indicated
the strength of the followers of
David ], Williams
Both chairman Beezer and vice
chairman Mrs. Coselman in an in
terview with the publisher of the
Northwest Enterprise. were happy
over the result, which they said
left no pangs.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
War Council Studies
Rehabilitation Plan
For Freed Nations
President ExpIoins
North Africu Pact
With Admiral Dorian

Plans for creation of United
Nations organization to provide
relief and rehabilitation in coun-
tries freed from the Axis yoke,
during and after the war, were
discussed by President Roosevelt
with the Pacific War Council to-
day.
The President also explained ar
rangements made with Admiral
Jean Darlan in French North Africa
and "the steps he hopes to take to
relieve any immediate difficulty"
arising from Fighting French oppo-
sition to dealing with Admiral Dar-
Ian. New Zealand Minister Walter
Nash told reporters.
Asked if the council was satisfied
by the explanation, Mr.. Nash said,
L was quite happy about it."
He said the global war situation
was canvassed with particular at
tention to the needs of China for
essential supplies, both military and
non military.
Mr.. Nash, who acted as principal
spokesman for the council, would
not go into any further details about
the military or political situation in
North Africa
The New Zealand Minister said
discussions are now proceeding to
the point where all the United Ma
tions are to be consulted about the
formation of relief and rehabilita-
ton organizations.
Former Gov Herbert H. Lehman
Of New York, who recently took over
direction of such operations for this
country, is laying plans for partici-
patton with other nations in pro-
viding immediate relief and long
range rehabilitation for liberated
countries.
Asked about the possibility OF a
Pacific Charter" similar to the At
lantic Charter, for specific applica-
ton to the Far East, Mr.. Nash said
personally he believed there is
nothing worse than talking about a
Pacific Charter" explaining that
the Atlantic Charter applied to the
whole world.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Cornelius Vanderbilt
In Walter Reed HospituI

Maj. Cornelius Vanderbilt jr., A,
author and lecturer, who is a pa
tient at Walter Reed Hospital, is
doing very nicely" a hospital at
tache said this morning. He was
said to be suffering heart ailment
and was admitted to the hospital
late yesterday afternoon.
Maj. Vanderbilt abandoned a lee
ture tour to volunteer soon after the
outbreak of war He is the author
OF Farewell to Fifth Avenue" and
Women Of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
D. 6. Flyer Downed at Sea Eats
Chomois Lining From Helmet

By the Associated Press.
A chamois skin lining from fly
er's helmet and a small canteen of
water provided food and drink for
1t. Comdr. John Thomas Blackburn
of 3245 Cleveland avenue NV, who
hoated for so hours in a rubber boat
off Africa, the Navy said today.
The Navy said Comdr Blackburn
was forced down off the African
coast, but did not reveal the circum-
stances which forced him to take
to his emergency rubber boat.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Friedman Expects Action
In Naval Depot Fraud Case
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Dec. g.
United States Commissioner Sidney
z. Friedman, who last week charged
that the FBI had been "hamStrung"
in an investigation of fraud involv-
Ing the new Mechanicsburg Pa)
Naval Depot, believes the case lis
now in competent hands and We are
going to have the action l sought"
Mr.. Friedman made the comment
after appearing before a Federal
grand jury which yesterday began
a study of the fraud allegations.
The commissioner had said there
was "a solid basis in fact" in reports
of s1.00O0O0 shortage of equip
ment and materials at the $40 OOO, 900
installations, built by civilian con-
tractors.
Justice Department officials in
Washington denied that the FBI in
quiry had been impeded. Instead,
they said, preliminary investigation
had shown the case to be of such
Importance that it was turned over
to the departments war frauds unit.