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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
BY POWELL S. BARNETT

In many respects the Demo-
cratic State Convention held at
Yakima on the 18th inst, was
most constructive and interesting
in that the delegates assembled
felt that they had a job to be
done, and went about it in a very
business-like manner. The bust
ness of the convention was con-
Quoted with neatness and dis
patch seldom seen at such gath
erings.
From the time that National
Committeeman Clarence Coleman
called the convention to order,
until permanent chairman Wal
dron of Spokane entertained a
motion to adjourn, the utmost
harmony prevailed No wings"
were in evidence, no group
sought to dominate the conven-
ton, and no highly controversial
propositions were introduced,
either by resolution or from the
floor. The one thousand and fifty
delegates present from all parts
of the state, seemed to have in
mind, only m thought - what
and how much can l do to enable
the Democratic party to be of
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Negro Troops Abroad

Report 10 Washington LISTS Re-
eommendafions as Result Of Is
Weeks Observation Overseas
WASHINGTON Fourteen
recommendation, ranging from
lectures to American white sol
diers 10 a special Board of Re-
view for courtsmartia1 cases,
were made by Walter White I'm
a report to the War Department,
il was revealed here last week.
The report was based upon
Whites 15-week, 20.O0O-mile
tour of military installations in
the European theatre of opera
tions. in North Africa, Italy and
the Middle East as an accredited
foreign correspondent for the
New York Post newspaper. The
IA points included:
OFF LIMITS = That General
Eisenhowor's directive to abolish
off limits of towns and pubs
0averns) be enforced in all
areas. Negro soldiers were found
to resent bitterly the off limits
orders or orders setting "odd"
and reven' nights for white and
colored troops to visit towns and
of amusement. White OBJ
served that some commanding Of
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Congressman John Coffee
Files for Reelection
In 9Th District

In the fall of 1886 the people
of the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict of Washington first made
me their congressman. In the
'38. 40 and AZ elections | was
returned to that office by huge
majorities each time.
During the eight years of my
service | have endeayored to rep
resent the varied interests of the
people of this district In a man.
ner which meets with their gen
eral approval. In this effort I
lave b. on fortunate in having The
services OF a very capable and
t~ireless secretary and a very tai
ented, devoted and loyal office
staff.
However, l am proud that I
have been of material assistance
in securing for my enterprising
communities of Pierce and rural
Continued on Page A.
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BY j. A. (JACK) JOHNSON

BY J.. A. (JACK) JOHNSON
The following resolution Is
sponsored by Building Service
Employees International Union,
Local 6 of Seattle. This union,
both by precept and example tops
the list of A. +. of l.. Unions that
stands for social justice, racial
tolerance and equality of oppor-
tunity.
Resolution requesting that the
proceedings of congress be broad
cast so that the people will
understand clearly the functions
Of Democracy in the making.
Whereas-The affairs of con-
gress and of government in gen
eral are vital to every citizen;
and
Whereas - No present method
exists to provide full information
to the average citizen about the
real happenings in II congress;
and
Whereas-Radio is the sim
plest and most effective medium
for communicating with every
American in every part of the
country; and
Whereas-New Zealand adopt
ed a program of short-wav'
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her remarks the program ended
sending Mrs. Meade on her way
with tire best wishes of all.
We are all hoping that the new
tasks which she undertakes viii
be with great success, and that
those to whom she renders her
services will appreciate and re-
spect her as much as we do. The
gifts we're as follows: a makeup
kit from the Junior HoteFses;
Senior Hostesses and Canteen, a
pen and pencil set; Army-Nayy
Mothers presented her with an
orchid and a brief case.
Tears of sorrow, joy and love
combined, welled the eyes of low
ing friends, Even the heavens
wept. Did they sorrow too?
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE TAX DIVISION

Under the dictatorship of a
commission headed by Mr.. Theo-
dore Jenner, the Tax Division
covers every nook and corner of
the state. This department tho
roughly covers the state with un-
told numbers of employees SELL
Ing their services and being paid
out of public funds. My group,
along with every other group is
spending thousands of dollars
with this department through
taxation and various tax levies. In
spite of this fact, when We ap-
preached the commissioner with
an applicant. efficient and we'll
qualified TO render the type of
service needed, and for which
service the department was seek
ing applicants. the commissioner
could find no place for him. 1t
was the old Langlie Tradition of
discrimination against my group.
Our applicant showed every quail
ification for the work for which
he applied, and his qualifications
seemed to have met the approval
of the commission, yet there was
no available place for him.
I think the time has come
when men, who invest their cap
ital in municipal, state or other
business, will be given a chance
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ROBERT HARLAN OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRIES DEPT. REPLIES TO FRAZIER

When I assumed charge of the
Department of Labor and Indus
tries, the total number of en-
ployees did not exceed 23O. Most
IF these were women and girls
doing tipping and t~abulating work.
Contrary to political custom l did
not i%naugerate a purge among
these employees and the conse-
qucnce was that there were rela-
lively few positions to be filled
when Mr.. Frazier came to visit
NE with his committee. For each
such vacancy I had from 30 to
30 applicants. in fact on one
single afternoon | interviewed 25
persons in Tacoma making one
appointment and thus obviously
leaving "a disappointed applicants
who, | assume, would have the
same right to berate me as Mr..
Frazier has.
I explained very frankly and
c~ourteously all of the circum-
stances surrounding departmental
vacancies and appointments TO
Mr.. Frazier when he last saw me
and | slammed no door in his
face when he left my office. Yet,
without contracting me again, out
CONTINUED on Page A.
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Lady of Sorrows which meets reg
ularly at st. Peter Clayer Center.
Well-chosen library books cireu-
late from the free lending Ii
brary at the Center and book en-
thusiasts avidly discuss current
books and old ~favorites at the
Center.
This institution is fast becom-
ing the rendezvous of many
types of people all of whom are
attracted by the peace and
Christliness of the house. Sun
days open house will find a large
crowd of interested visitors at
this unique social center.
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Bar Room Removes
Jim Grow Sign

The Jim Grow sign in the
Florence Tavern, 5th and James
St., reading 1--WE do not solicit
colored trade" has been re-
moved.
The Rev. Judson Swancy, pas
tor of Mt. Olivet Mission, 1927
Jackson St., answering a COM
plant. visited the Tavern Mon
day morning.
The proprietor stated the con-
duct of colored soldiers and ci-
villains was such that he put up
the sign.
After having been warned that
his tavern was a place of public
accommodation and he had no
right to refuse service to o eiti-
zen on account of his color, the
owner stated the sign would be
removed.
The Rev. Swancy visited the
tavern the following Tuesday and
found the sign had been removed,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
First Lady Speaks
To Negro COnclave

BALTIMORE-Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt told approximately
5000 Negroes Sunday that the
United States must show other
nations that all peoples should
go forward together and no
group can remain disunited with
out bringing harm to the rest Of
the world"
Addressing a meeting of the
Baltimore chapter. National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People, the First Lady
declared the United States, Is a
virtual League of Nations, should
set an example for the rest of
the world in peaceful settlement
of problems.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
The FEPC and
A. Philip Randolph
BY EDWARD BLACKWELL and
WM. PARKS

ANs DAAAAp
Chairman and Vice Chairman
Register TO Vote" Committee
In line with the Register to
Vote" committees policy of pre-
senting an analysis of anything
political that affects the people of
Color in the state of Washington
and nationally we wish to note
the following current develop
ments as regards the Fair EN-
p1oyment Practice Committee and
what we can and should do to
make this historical legislation
permanent.
As is generally known the F.
e. p. c.. is good for the duration
of the present war and six
months after. Also, that it is
one of the greatest economic
measures yet effected to upgrade
the economic states of the Amer
lean Negro (by opening hitherto
barred doors of industry to the
Colored man and placing millions
of dollars that would not have
otherwise been there - into the
hands of Negroes). The F. e.
p. c. has directly raised the
Negroes economic status as a
race to a level that compares
favorably with any other racial
group as a whole in this country
and it is most disturbing to think
of the confusion and chaos that
would inevitably result at the eX-
piration of its term of effective
ness which is the duration of war
and six months after. Without
a permanent f. e. P. C. all the
gains that we have made since
the effecting of the presidential
order that gave the F. e. P. G.
its teeth, all these gains would
I he lost. If the f. e. P. G. is
made permanent we will still be
stepping forward economically, II
it is not made permanent the
plight of Negro labor and the
current Negro Economy" (Which
is much more favorable than be-
fore in history would be tragic.
Mr.. Randolph, having been re-
sponsible for bringing the F. E.
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EulluE-fuDlaHeI
The Northwest E~enterprise
Seattle, Washington
Dear Sir:
l request that you publish in
the Northwest Enterprise this let
ter in answer to an article writ
tn by Mr.. Prentis l. Frazier in
your issue Of May 10. Mr.. Fra
zier berated and condemned ny
conduct IS Director of the De-
partment or Labor and Industries.
charging me with bad faith and
with being under the control of
dictatorial influences.
In view of my public record
in Seattle. which is rather we'll
known, this latter charge is too
absurd to be taken seriously, but
the manner in which the charge
IS made and the whole tenot OF
F~razier's statement would lead
one TO wonder whether or not,
If the opportunity offered, Mr..
Frazier might not himself be-
come some sort of a petty die
tator. His associates among the
Negro citizens who know his rec
ord and who have lived with him
would be the best Judge of that.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
Grand MatrOn Is
Seattle Visitor

Mrs. Zelma Derrick, Spokane,
Wash, Grand Matron o. E. S.
Washington and its jurisdiction
is in Seattle on official business.
During her stay in Seattle she
has been accorded many social
events by her various chapters
and friends.
The Grand Matron was very
effusive in narrating her pleas
ures while in Seattle, especially
pleased was she as she fondled
gifts of appreciation from chap
tiers and friends.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
Poll Tax Ghost

WASHINGTON - Thirty-three
Republican senators joined today
in sponsoring a resolution for a
constitutional amendment which
would eliminate the poll taxi as
a prerequisite to voting in fed
eral elections.
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tunity should exist regardless of
who she or he might be. But
the Langlie administration has
clearly demonstrated that it is a
class administration, unalterably
Continued on Page 4)
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is enroute home after serving as
a major in the u. S. Army Com
mu~nication Service in Washing
ton, u. c. He is expected to be
placed soon on Army inactive list,
enabling him to conduct an ac-
tive campaign.
Major Washer is expected to
confer this week with campaign
leaders in Seattle and Spokane.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
Major Louis Washer to
Run for Governor

Major Louis Washer. Spokane
business man, candidate for gov
ernor on the Republican ticket.
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Rev. F. W. Penick
Files for Legislature
In the 9th District

The Rev. Fountain w. Penick,
pastor of Peoples Institutional
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24

to sell their servicesin order that
they might obtain a profit from
their investment. This oppor-
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At the Rial Club you can see
Everybody's dom it-you take
me?
Come with I, you pretty lamb
But tell me first, please, who
you am.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-05-24
4. II. ENTEKPkI0E LAUNCtES SIAIE-
WIDE REGISTER TOVOTF CAMPAIGN
REGISTRATION FACTS
For the State Of Washington
For the State Of Washington

May 27-The first day to apply for an absentee ballot
for the primary.
June 24-Last day to register for the primary.
July 11-PRIMARY. Polls open 3 a. m. to 8 p. m.
September 23-First day to apply for absentee ballot for
General Election.
October 21-Last day to register for General Election.
November GENERAL ELECTION. Polls open from
8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
REGISTRATION = You May Register if
1. You are a citizen Of the United States.
2. You can read and speak the English language.
3. You will be q years of age by the next election.
4. You will have lived in the state one year, the
county 90 days and the precinct 80 days by the next
election.
YOU MUS REGISTER IF II. You have moved.
2. You have never registered.
8. You have not voted in at least one election since
December, 1910.
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Mr.. Z. I. Robinson.
Editor-publisher
The Northwest Eenterprise
Seattle, Washington
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Nearby War Worker!
Will Swell Thronq;
Stir Up Odds Sink
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,

4
LOUISVILLE, May 4.-Within 48
hours all the folks the Office of
Transportation said couldn't get to
the Kentucky Derby because of
travel restrictions will be in or
around Louisville awaiting the 10th
running of the historic event on
Saturday.
A crowd Of 10000 spectators will be
IN the roaring, a-mile long grand
stand, or sprawling over the land
scaped infleld, according to estimates
today. This would be an increase
or 10000 over the attendance of
year ago, when the event became a
"streetcar derby" and was restricted
mainly to residents of the Louisville
area.
There will be no special trains
from distant points, as in prewar
years, or extra Pullmans attached to
regular trains entering Louisville:
yet, everybody wanting to get here
will do so and get home again, richer
and poorer. That feeling is in the
air. Already hotel and transporta-
ton facilities are taxed to the limit.
War Plants Produce Throng.
A large share of the crowd. of
course, will come from the Louisville
district which at present is roaring
with Is immense war plants and
dozens of smaller ones, EMPLOYING
100000 workers; soldiers by the
thousands at two major Army bases
and at nearby Fort Knox. second
largest Army camp in the Nation.
Churchill Downs, the home of the
Derby, has no trouble with clientele.
Customers with plenty of money in
their wallets seem to be in abun-
dance.
The Derby situation today indi-
Gated that field of possibly IL or IA
thoroughbreds will accept the issue
OF challenging the already estab-
lshed favorite, Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Stir Up, which may go to the
post at odds of 6 to S.
The analytical observers are not
overlooking Broadcloth, Skytracer.
Alorter, Autocrat and Pensive. par
ticularly Pensive, the entry of War
rem Wright's Calumet Farm, trained
by plain Ben" Jones. There is a
magic touch to Jones, who sent
Lawrin winging to victory in the
1898 Derby and Whirlaway in 194l.
Scramble for Jockeys.
The scramble to sign up dis
tinguished riders for Saturdays
$75, 900 run for the roses is going
on undiminished. Mrs. George Poul-
son of Los Angeles, owner of Broad
cloth, was endeavoring to induce
Johnny Longden to come from New
York to get into the drivers seat.
Longden knows his way around
Churchill Downs for he was the
young man at the controls when
Mrs. John o. Hertz's Count Fleet
romped to victory last year.
Conn McCreary, who will have
the mount on Pensive; Jack West
rope, scheduled to pilot Gay Bit;
Johnny Adams, who again will be
intrusted with Alorter, and swarthy
Eddie Arcaro aboard Stir Up will
be the only name" jockeys in the
race, provided Longden doesn't
show up.
Arcaro. twice a Derby winner with
Lawrin and Whirlaway, will be of
immeasurable help to Sir Up. Ar
caro- knows every inch of that Downs
strip, including all the shortcuts.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

WOlu s case Is Q1f1erent. Roger
simply has not pitched the kind of
ball he indicated he would pitch
by his work in the training CAM
paign. He was off in his perform
ance against the Yanks in his season
debut in New York and was wabbly
as he won over the Red Sox in Bos-
ton Monday.
Called to the hill yesterday for
relief role, he pitched to just three
batters and these came through
with two singles and double to
send four runs over the plate and
take the game from the Mats.
OF course, Wolff was working with
only day of rest after his winning
effort, but it seemed more could
have been expected of him. After
all, there were two out with three
on when he took over to give him
a good opportunity to retire the
side quickly.
But Roger didn't have any more
polish to his pitching than he did
in his two previous appearances in
the championship campaign. It
may be merely a matter of slow
start with him, but Nat officials
admit he isn't producing as they
were confident he would.
Up to Niggeling and Haefner.
All of which leaves the knuckle-
balling situation up to Johnny
Niggeling and Mickey Haefner. Both
have looked good, although between
them they have contributed just
one win-that by Niggeling over
the Red Sox Tuesday.
That free-for-al yesterday saw
the Mats get away to a fair start
of the left-handed Vic johnson,
making his first major league ap-
pearance, and the right-handed Joe
Bowman, but a triple by Bob john
son and Bobby Doerr's homer over
the left-f1eld fence in the fifth off
Milo Candini put the Red Sox In
front.
Stan Spence's 38o-foot home run
into the right-fleld stands in the
sixth scored Candini, who had
doubled, to give the Mats another
Evening star., 1944-05-04
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

FORT DIX, N. j., May 4.-That
knucklebal section of the Wash
ington clubs pitching staff that
had opposing outfits quaking even
at mere mention of it before the
season got under way may not
prove as potent as expected. It
looked powerful on paper, at least
when it included four in it's ranks,
but with the veteran Dutch Leonard
now out of action possibly for some
time and Roger Wolff not per-
forming up to the standard antici-
pated OF him the butterfly brigade
doesn't promise to get the Mats very
far.
Leonard's failure to get away to
a good start particularly has Man.
ager Os Bluege worried. Dutch's
season debut was delayed for some
time as he complained of a sore
back and when he finally did start
against the New York Yankees in
Washington last Saturday-he gave
up the task after five innings. His
excuse then was recurrence of the
back ailment.
In Boston yesterday, Leonard
tried again. 1t was a good day for
a veteran moundsman to toll. 1t
was warm and there was no wind
to bother pitcher. Yet Leonard
withdrew after the second inning
in which the Red Sox got brace
of runs to start them on their way
to an 11-to-10 win.
Leonard Develops Sore Arm.
A walk, pair of singles and
sacrifice got those runs for the
home side to give it 81 lead, but
it didn't appear that the kind of
pitching Leonard was doing war
ranted his retirement. Later it
was announced that Leonard had
developed a sore arm in addition
to back trouble. The manage
ment of the Mats was very mysteri-
GUS in discussing the pitcher diff
ficulties, but it doesn't seem that
Dutch will be out on the hill again
very soon.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Yankees and Phi|Iies, Behind Snoppy Pitching,
Are Eyeing Top Rung; Cubs Drop 10th in Row

and bopped Rip Sewell for two home
runs in st. Louis 5-1 triumph. The
"blooper ball" expert gave only six
blows but the TWO he gave Kurow-
ski cost him four runs and the ball
game.
Tenth in Row for Borowy.
Hank Borowy stretched his per-
sonal holdover streak to 10 victories
in a row by parceling out six Ath-
letlcS singles in a 81 Yankee de-
cislon over Luke Hamilin. With
pitching by Borowy and Ernie Bon
ham showing the way, the Yanks
now have won their last games but
scored a total of only IL runs.
Mel Harder will be cunning for
his 200th major league win next
time out. The Tribe vet made it 1919
yesterday with a ga edge over
Chicago Roy Cullenbine made it
easier with three doubles and a
single.
Jack Kramer became the first big
Lacquer to win four games but had
to be told about it in the club
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Dewitt Halls CIayeIoux
OF N.Anthony' 1913;
Blair Also Upset

A pair of upsets In schoolboy base
ball yesterday emphasized the
bewhiskered adage: "You can't win
'em ALL"
Bernie Claveloux, sensational st.
Anthony's hurler and strike out
king of the prep league, suffered his
first defeat this year when Dewitt
trounced the Saints, 1913, on the
Taft Junior High diamond. In the
other upset Montgomery Blair took
its first licking of the season, with
Central a 7-3 winner on the vikings
field.
st. Anthony,s, behind the knuckle-
balling OF Southpaw Claveloux, has
been slapping down some fast op-
position. The Saints swamped a
highly rated Tech team, 81, earlier
this year, and in their initial game
beat Dewitt, 8 to Z.
Yesterdays contest, however, was
another story. Claveloux, whose
record of As strikeouts in four games.
accounting for nearly half the put
outs made by his team, is likely to
stand for a while, had an off day
and yielded IL hits.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Standing of Club
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Gaudy pitching strings by the
Yankees and Phillies served today
to help the orphaned Chicago Cubs
escape attention in their continued
tunneling under the National League
cellar with 10 straight defeats.
While the world champs have
allowed the enemy only five runs in
winning their last four games and
the Bluejays have yielded only six
scores in the same stretch, the St.
Louis leaders have had reason to
take hurried look back over their
shoulders.
Luke Sewell's Browns can't afford
to let up, for the New Workers are
ready to take control in the Amer
ican and the Phils, although tied
for second with Cincinnati, are only
a game and a half back of the Cards.
Berating of Cubs Useless.
While the Cub owners checked
the list of managerial possibilities
the Bruins failed to be inspired by a
tongue lashing from Acting Man
ager Roy Johnson and stumbled
before Cincinnati, 1914. Tom De
Laz Cruz of the Reds bagged his
second big league victory with the
help of II hits.
Big Bill Lee was the latest Phil to
stand up and shine. He missed a
ShutOllt after HAVING tuo ont In,
the ninth when Mel OFT homered,
but he had little trouble trimming
the Giants, IL. He gave S hits.
Lloyd Waner dropped down a
perfect squeeze play bunt in a
ninth-inning rally that gave Brook
lyn a 43 edge over Boston. Augie
Galan's double with the bases loaded
had tied it up to set the stage for
the strategy.
Whitley Kurowski went on a one
man rampage against Pittsburgh