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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Miss Chappell Home
From Honolulu, Ha.

Miss Arlie Chappell arrived
home from San Francisco, Califor-
mia enroute from Honolulu, Ha-
wall Thursday, Jan. LIST.
Miss Chappell arrived in San
Francisco in the second convoy of
evacuees from the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Resting at the home of her mo-
Their, Mrs. Ida Chappell, 1921 Gil
man Ave., Arlie relates many in
teresting and exciting stories Of
Hawaii and the war to her family
and friends. She will remain in
Seattle for about six weeks before
leaving for Chicago.
Ed. Note: The editor of the
Northwest Enterprise will publish
an exclusive story from Miss
Chappell in our next issue.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
An Unfettered Press
Merits Your Support

In these chaotic times when the world finds itself in
turmoil the press must of necessity the spearhead
of attack against nustces msus dstrust jealousy envy
and selfishness both within and without.
However, the press hope to do this unless the
public is willing to support it.
In America the fourth estate endowed with the rights
and freedom of its conviction and in the words of President
Roosevelt has values "The maintenance of unfettered
press informed by truth and guided by and con-
science and whoeeared devotion to the public welfare is
a fundamental obligation of patriotism.
81 trust that every American will have renewed sense
to asset to the constituent of which For years
must be maintained against all assaults"
Northwest Enterprise has since its inception srven
to the constituent of which For years
endeavored prove that it worthy of public
port
Thus, in order that may continue to be q fearless
mouth piece in the city of Seattle in particular and the
Northwest general ask readers to do the following
things:
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g. Refuse trade with those firms who have enjoyed
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09

Levy, then a member of the New
York Legislature in 1913, who put
through the New York Levy Civil
Rights Law, guaranteeing equal
a mmodations regardless Of
race, creed, or color. 1t was, in
1910, Governor Herbert H. Lehman
who sent a special message to the
legislature of New York to erect
an improved, air-tight civil rights
law which was passed unanimous
ly and signed by the Jewish gov
ernor of the Empire State.
In agitation for the Negroes civil
social and political rights, Joel
Springarn pioneered with his
Spingarn Medal, helped found the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, be-
came it's president. His brother,
Arthur Springarn, is it's president
at the present time. The organiza-
ton has spent approximately
$4,000, 900 in the last 80 years and
has carried numerous cases to the
u. S. Supreme Court.
Rabbi Louis L. Mann of Chicago
served for four years as president
of the New Haven, Conn.,, branch
Of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The late Judge Joseph B. David
of Chicago resigned from the Am
erican Bar Association in 1909
because it refused to admit Will
liam H. Lewis, then assistant at
torney general of the United
States, a brilliant Negro lawyer
Of Boston, former Harvard law
schoolmate and friend of President
Theodore Roosevelt.
Joseph Schenck, the motion pic
ture magnate, had a Negro archi-
tect, Paul Williams of Los Angeles,
design his two million dollar res
idence in California. Gimbel of
New York had the same Negro
architect design the Saks Fifth
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Largest Colored Parish
Has Silver Jubilee

New Orleans-The three-day sill
yer jubilee was observed in Corpus
Christi parist, said to be the larg-
est organized Colored Catholic par
ish in the U. s. and perhaps in the
United States. and perhaps in the
entire world. This parish claims
the largest Colored Catholic par
ochial school in the sotuh and the
largest catechetical classes for
Colored children in the country.
Four parishes for Colored have
been carved from the original Cor
pus Christi territory, but despite
the division, Corpus Christi parish
numbers more souls at its silver
anniversary than at any time in
its history. The membership is es-
timated at close to 10000. The
names of more than 7700 are on
the parish Baptismal register, and
of these more than 400 are con-
verts.
In the quarter Of a century 1850
marriages have been solemnized at
Corpus Christi and more than 2300
burials have taken place from the
church.
The school enrolment this year
is 1850 children, who are taught
by Is Sisters of the Blessed Sacra-
ment and four lay teachers.
Twelve Sisters and three lay cate
chists teach 800 public school chill
dren four days after school hours
and on Sundays.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Four Negroes
Lynched in l94l

TUSKEGEE, Ala, Wednesday,
Tuskegee Institute reported today
that four persons, all Negroes,
were lynched in 1941 and that in
10 other instances officers of the
law prevented lynchings.
The report, issued by DR.. F. D.
Patterson, president of the Negro
school, said the lynchings compar-
ed with five in 1910 and three in
1889. The institutes department
of records and research reported
six lynchings in 1888 and eight
in 1887.
One of the instances in which
mob action was baked occurred in
the North and the remainder in
the South. AS result, the lives
of one one white man and 20 Ne
groes were saved, the report said.
The four lynchings were in
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
and South Carolina, the depart
ment reported. The victims were
accused respectively, of attempted
rape, stealing. fighting with a
white man and working on a job
from which whites had been dis
charged, the report added. One
was removed from Jail by the kill
ers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Should The Negro Hate The Jew?

of New York, owned by the I'M
norman brothers, and the Grand
Terrace of Chicago, owned by Ed
Fox, put a half dozen first class
Negro orchestras on the map by
keeping them on the air from their
cabarets.
Florenz Ziegfield used Bert Will
liams as his principal comedian for
many years, and skyrocketed Paul
Robson to the heights in "Show
Boat" and Robson was followed
by another talented Negro BARI
tone, Jules Bledsoe, in "Show
Boat. "Shubert gave dramatic OPP
portunity to a number of Negro
artists in Lulu Belle, among them
Edna Thomas. Oscar Hammer
stein had as his protege the ini-
mitable Ada Overton Walker.
For Civil Rights
In the field Of civil rights the
Jews have also been active in be-
half of the Negro. 1t was Aaron
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Do You Know

That it is a rare thing, even for
a fisherman to see really live
herring fish die the instant
they are taken out of the water
hence the phrase dead as a her
ring"
That the word Halloween comes
from two words, hallow and even
ing? Hallow means holy. Fen
is short for evening. The evening
before All Saints Day is Halo
ween, or holy evening. So you see,
Halloween is not only a time for
games and parties. 1t is also a
time for prayer. Catholics are not
allowed to eat meat on the day
before Ali Saints Day. Grown
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
How Long Will White
America Sleep

The question that is paramount
in the minds of true Americans,
is how long, oh how long, will
white America sleep?" Faced with
sabotage on every front, Navy,
railroad, military secrets, aviation,
etc., all Of which has pointed to
the work of foreign elements many
of whom are not even citizens of
this country.
The stealing of military infor-
nation, and subsequently exposure
to foreign powers. The falling of
numerous Army and Navy planes,
many of whom are no doubt caused
by such actions as was recently
admitted by a German worker in
one of Americas leading aeropiane
factories, in which he stated 81
purposely executed a flaw in the
wire so the bomber could not be
used against my fatherland."
What happened in this plant may
be happening in every plant in
America. Such is the history that
Is being written in America by
lovers of their fatherland. Such is
a history, unless stopped will cause
the fall of great country.
In the face of the above facts
one wonders why Black America,
a people who has proven loyal to
America down through the ages, a
people whose ancestor split the
first blood that we black and
white, might enjoy independence
A people who has never been found
guilty Of treason. A people whose
labor built the South. A people
that has bore the blunt of every
war. A people yea! true American
citizens, who have contributed alb
undantly to the growth Of our CIV
ilization in music, science, athlet-
les and art, are pushed aside
throughout America, in both pri-
vate and governmental sub-leased
defense work, for persons, who in
many cases were not even born in
persons who take their
earnings and send it back to their
which no doubt played
a part in the purchase price used
in buying the torpedo that sent the
Reuben James" to the bottom of
the ocean with it's cargo of 95
American souls. To the mothers
of these sons, and to the mothers
of thousands of other sons who
are doomed to a similar fate, we
express our heart felt sympathy,
and at the same time direct the
most solemn question: How Long
Will White America Sleep"
The Omaha Star
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Harlem Facts

In a single block in Harlem there
are 4,7o0 people.
Forty per cent Of their small
income, largely received from re-
lief, goes to pay rent for filthy
tenements.
The median rent in New York
is $35 month; in Harlem, $50.
1t has the highest infant and
maternity death rate in the city.
There are four times as many
t. b. cases among Negroes in Har-
lem as among whites.
Harlem's crimes are juvenile de-
linquency, dope peddling, numbers
rackets, petty thieving, mug
ging."
There is a saloon on almost ev-
cry corner in Harlem, church in
almost every block-one church
with the largest Protestant con-
gregation in the world.
Within its three square miles
there are more than 700 social
clubs.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Gladys Johnson
Again Leads E. 7.

List of Officers installed by the
Evergreen Temple No. 157 I. B. P,
o. e. of w.
Gladys johnson, Daughter rul-
er, reelected; Eva Jones. vice
Daughter Ruler; Audry Nichols,
Asst. Daughter Ruler, reelected;
Celestine Tudor, Financial Secre-
tary, reelected; Susie Marshall,
Recording Secretary, reelected;
Nellie Wilson, Treasurer re-elect-
ed; Mamye Rhone, Chaplain; Eve
lyn Williams, Escort; Rosie Smith,
Doorkeeper; Tessie Austin, Gate
keeper; Beatrice Taylor. LIST Trus-
tee; Louise Kincade, End Trustee;
Julia Higgins. 3rd Trustee:
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
Flash!


The Colored Walters, Porters
and Cooks Club have booked
Floyd Ray and his orchestra
for an extraordinary engage
ment Saturday night, January
18th at their club rooms 4041a
18th Ave. So. Featured with
Floyd are their attractive vocal
lists, Ivy, Won and Vern and his
pianist, Lady Willie Carr.
The club announced Floyd
Ray heads the parade of big
popular bands to be featured
in 1912.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
The REV. PENICk QUITS MT: ZION
Rev. Fountain W. Penick Resigns
Passionate Mt. Zion Baptist Church

To the Officers and Members of the
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Seattle, Washington
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09
billiard Moore
Dies OF Exhaustion

billiard Moore, a member of the
ill fated crew freighter Lahanin,
summarized Dec. IL, 1871, was re-
ported among the survivors of the
30 men who spent 91a days in an
open life boat.
The statement was in error.
billiard Moore died Of exhaustion
before the life boat reached Homo
lulu.
billiard Moore is well known
in Seattle and was a member of
Hercules Lodge here.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09

people must fast-that is, they
may eat only one full meal.
That Kashmir farmers in India
grow vegetables on floating truck
gardens?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-09

concerning Penick's n Seattle:
Seattle Chicago 1885, He had lived
Chicago the Chicago district tyve this time
churches PEORIA Chicago Milwaukee, Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights during pastOrae he
building $5000O0O In all the churches
pastod paid large building
provenents.
all interested In Denomnatonal work
his life time in trusted
Chairman Of the Benefit Board of the
Baptist Convention position held for
coming able to add to the member
than hundred and fifty members During
raised $100O00 and has
public capacities finding for
Others The included recreation and many
activities, such classes in music first aid ETC.
Probably tangible things accomplished at the
acquisition vacant lots adjacent to the
playeld All membranes,
been paid them and they
about $500 worth OF furniture
with unpaid balance of $175
decated and paid during his
pastorate
Civic movement He chairman Of the
A. Drive Mrs Penick who is also secretary
National Baptist Convention has at
activity constant earnest helper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Congress Probes
A|eutidn Invasion

WASHINGTON, July % (INS)
Defense of Alaskaqand the Aleu-
tian Islands came up for CON
gresSional scrutiny today as q
Senate military affairs subcommit-
tee was named TO make a first
hand inquiry into conditions of the
beleaguered area.
The appointceS are Senator
Chandler (D) of Kentucky chair
man; Senators Holman CR) of
Oregon, Wallgren Cd of Wash
ington and Kilgore CD of West
Virginia,
To thwart a possible japanese
thrust on the Washington-Oregon
salient" the committee indicated
il plans TO find out how the enemy
gained control OF the outlying
points of KiSka, Attu and Agattu.
and what means may be necessary
to Dust them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
laps Seize FiIipinos
COntattinQ j. 5. Units

BERLIN. July % German
broadcast recorded by United
Press in New York;. - Nineteen
FilipinoS have been arrested by
japanese troops north of Manila
for allogedly maintaining radio
contact with dispersed United
States units, TranSOcean Ger
man News Agency reported to-
day in a Toxic dispatch quoting
the japanese newspaper Yomiuri.
The dispatch said the Filipinos
had carried on anti-Japanese
propaganda and had "terrorized
the population
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Her Prayers
Mother Says Rent Control
Saved Her Home

CHICAGO. July % (INS)-I
the governments rent control get:
brickbats from some sources, i
also gets orchids from others.
Earl Dean Howard, rent direc
tor Of the Chicago defense area
made public today the following
letter he received from a west side
resident:
Just few lines to thank YOU
and Mr.. Leon Henderson from
the bottom of my heart, and
may God bless you both for fix
ing the rent prices. l am a
mother of four children. My
husband is in the hospital and
my landlord wouldn't even give
me break. ! prayed for this
and ii came. l thank you both
again and will remember you i'm
my PRAYERS"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
PEOPLE CAN TAKE 1T

The American people. he told
the committee, want "a courage
Gus tax bill and want il with the
least possible delay. They will
be critical of us only If we seem
to falter or Maggie. or if we seem
half-hearted in asking self-denial
of the people as a whole"
Morgenthau said war eXpendi-
lures this fiscal year would reach
$1,000 100000. and that federal,
state and local taxation under the
House version Of the tax bill would
finance only 81 per cent of 1913
government expenses.
Morgenthau compared that TO
Britains "a per cent taxation
financing, which he said was eX-
pected TO he increased 10 So per
cent, and to Canada'S s. per cent
taxation financing in 1913.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
DOUBLE ALERT

Because Axis headquarters cvi-
IDENTIFY was aware Of the troop
movement. the convoy was on
double alert for air bombardment
as it approa n @ d the United
Kingdom.
The British admiralty spread an
air raid alert warning over the
ocean area as we steamed toward
the isles. American guns pivotcd
Crews were ready. Hell
NETS were at hand. Hours passed,
but the only planes that appeared
were those of Great Britain, there
TO help fend of the foe should he
'ttdTc= - ShoW.
One of the bluejackets. a Brook
lyn boy, seemed somewhat crest
fallen that he didn't get a chance
TO fire at an Axis plane.
Dem buns must be Ncller,'
he said in his best BrooklyncSc
BY this time, the fog had been
forgotten. and q warm sun was
smiling as the American warShips
and troop transports came 60 am
Choir with the Stars and Stripes
fluttcring proudly in the breeze.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Secret Arms
q74 Million Dollar Bill
Is Before Senate

WASHINGTON, July % (INS).
"for a kind of secret
training and a kind of secret
weapon" were contained in the
1914 ,634,0 naval shore activities
bill which is before the Senate to-
day after passage by the House.
Declining to elaborate on par
ticular phases of the bill, Repre-
sentative Vinson Cd of Georgia
chairman of the House naval af
fairs committee. said this was
matter which should be left to the
prudence of men who are going
10 carry out this secret work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
y Ndzi Bodies
In Virginia. Plot
CONTINUED from Page One)

(COntlnueu ifOtn rage OncD
the graves by two navy chaplains
with an army chaplain in attend
ance. Naval firing squads offered
a three-volley salute and a navy
bugler sounded taps as dusk fell
over the burial ground.
Jessie Mccoy, a cemetery EN-
ploye. said the government hac
issued a rush order for % graves
The job required So men, and 81
military prisoners were sent from
Fort Monroe to help the GENE
tery's six regular grave-diggers.
by 6 o'clock the graves were
ready" she said. I'VE stood
around until about dark, still
not knowing what IL was all
about.
ARRIVE FROM NORFOLK
"Then, suddenly, q carload OF
military police came In. A short
time later four vans loaded with
Baskets came In, along with sew
eral station wagons from the
naval base at Norfolk.
THE vans backed up to the
graves. Two squads OF sailors
lined up behind the graves, and
several officers and two chap
lains stood out In front super
vising the interment. The chap
lalns said brief service, the
sailors fired three vOlleys over
the graves, and then the prison
ers went back to work covering
up the graves.
That's all know except that
I've got 80 wooden markers with
numbers on them, running from
685 to ia. 1 am awaiting an
order from Washington to put
them up. i have been told that
the names for these graves will
not be available until after the
war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23

Exercise Before That. Then Rest, Doctor Says;
Golf May Be Fun but That's All

CHICAGO, July % QNS).-The
American Medical Association to-
day exploded a dream of the man
of 40-that through golf and other
exercise he can stay fit,
The Journal of the American
Medical Association called atten-
tion TO a revolutionary" state
ment by DR.. Peter J. Steincrohn,
whose slogan is rest begins at
40
Doctor Steincrnt1n saiCi TINT OK
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Identification Taos
For Children in N. Y.

ALBANY, y. Y, July q (INS)
The state war council today APP
proved a program for supplying
New York states 100000 chill
dren with Identification tags. The
tags, made Of fibre, will be worn
around the neck and viii bear
registered numbers 10 aid in iden-
LITIGATION of children lost or in
iurcd during air raids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
City Labor Holiday
Cancelled al Jackson
Times Stan Correspondent

JACKSON. July 23.-Plans fol
a city-wide labor holiday were
Cancelled today, Frank +. Hawkes.
executive. secretary of the state
council of the ALL State, County
and Municipal Workers Union an.
nounced. One hundred fifteer
strikers in four city department,
will continue conferences to settle
their walkout because o. wage diff
ferences, the second in three
weeks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Diphtheria Death Rate Cut

WASHINGTON, July % CUP).
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that only 1,457 persons died
from diphtheria in 1910. cutting
the death rate TO IL per 100000
population, the lowest in history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Big YdnkConvoy
Lands in Britain
Continued from Page One)

parenty to the disappointment of
hair-trigger gun crews.
Except for dull. drippy gray
skies. the trip out was comparable
TO summer vacation cruise.
Calm. nearly placid. seas prevailed
over the usually wave-pcaked
Atlantic.
Veteran naval officers, con-
sequently. described the operation
as one of the most uneventful
crossings in the history of World
War II transocean convoy work
Dramatic and exciting incidents
occurred, however, in fast sue
CeSSlOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Harry Sinclair, Son
OF Oil Gar, in Army

CAMP UPTON. n. Y. July %
(UP).-Harry S. Sinclair Jr. son
Of the oil millionaire. is a private
IN the army today. Sinclair. an
executive of the Consolidated Oh
Corporation, had been living IN
Great Neck, y. Y. lie is married.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23

arcise is good for the development
of muscles only up TO that age
He said.
Exercise all you want mp to
80: slow up at 35; don't lift
finger unnecessarily after 40"
After that age, golf should be
played only for pleasure and not
with the idea OF improving ones
health, he said.
His recommendation was thai
exercise after 40 be limited tC
-EardenIng or walking or bOTh-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
Few Georges
More Pullman Porters Are
Jim. Bill or John

CHICAGO. July % ms
The Pullman Manufacturing Com
pany announced today that travel
ers had best call Pullman porters
Porter" and not George
Examination Of the company
employment roster showed that 81
YOU call a Porter George YOU u
be right only per cent Of Tho
tire. Jim. "Bill' or John vii.
catch The right party 9 per cent
Of the time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-23
TWO sTRAYS PICKED Up

Two OF the trOUpShiPS- StraNed
from the convoy in the unceaSing
.bleakness, and, again deStroyers
were on their toes. The vessels
that fell behind were found
quickly. guided on course and
escorted 10 their destination as
sort of second section of the
troop movement.
This correspondent, meanwhile
stood on the flag bridge and
watched the admiral plot his way
through the runways of U-boatS.
Many of them were known TO be
lurking nearby
The admirals strategy sue
.ceeded so well that there was less
than a handful of contacts with
enemy submersibleS and it was
necessary to drop depth charges
IOnlV once.