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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-02-28
PROVES HE IS
REAL SOLDIER

FORT LEWIS. Feb. ia
problem requiring all the courage
and character a good soldier can
muster was met face to face yes
terday by a Negro engineer al
this Army Services Forces train.
ing center, when Cpl. Samuel
Chisholm. of Pomona, Fla, chose
to leave with his outfit for over
seas instead of returning home
at the news of his three year-old
sons sudden death.
The soldier had just returned
from a regular furlough and the
news came to him as a great
shock. He discussed the matter
with Red Cross men who immedi-
ately advised his commanding Of
ficer of the circumstances.
The grief stricken soldier then
talked to his company command
er. Capt. R. C. Paree, who assured
army permission for an immedi-
ate trip home. But finally CHS
holm decided to leave as sched-
uled with his outfit and serve his
country as best he could after
long months of training.
Capt. Parce insisted on paying
for a long distance telephone call
which the soldier gratefully sac-
cepted and Red Cross officials
wired their representative in Po-
mona to make a personal visit to
Chisholm's wife and inform her of
his decision.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-02-28
NORTHWEST
REGIONAL NAACP

The Northwest Regional met in
Tacoma, Wash. ,unday after
noon at the A. M. E. Church. 14th
and Yakima Street. The various
branches were represented by the
following: Spokane, Dr. V. Scott,
Yakima, Mr.. Anderson; Seattle,
Mr.. P. Frazier, Atty Stokes,
Bremerton, Mr.. and Mrs. Walker,
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Williams. Ia
coma, the Rev. Roberts, DR..
Bowling, the Rev. E. B. Wilson
and James Beck, Mrs. Wood.
The Civil Rights and F. E. p.
c. bills were discussed extensively
and the Regional members pledged
themselves to support said bills
to the fullest extent.
Election of officers for the en-
suing year: Mr.. F. A. Stokes,
president; Rev. ]. Robert, first
vice president; Rev. Shorter, Sec
ond vice pres; Rev. Williams,
third vice pres; DR.. v. Scott.
fourth vice pres; Mrs. Asberry,
treasurer; Fred U. Harris, secre-
tary.-By F. U. H.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-02-28
ARK. PRIMARY
TO BAR NEGROES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(AP)-
The Arkansas House of Represen.
tatives today passed without oppo.
sition and sent to Gov. Ben Laney
two bills designed to prevent Ne
groes from voting in Arkansas
Democratic primary elections for
state, county and township offices.
Laney has said he would sign both
bills.
The Moore bill diyorcing cleo.
tons for state and federal offices
was passed, 80 to 2. and the com.
panion Trussell bill authorizing
political parties to prescribe quail
fications for their members car.
ried 80 to 1.
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spair, writes, why do we fight?'
But we fight, and we shall con
tinue to fight, knowing full well
that these conditions cannot LONG
endure, knowing that the Race
despite the South and Hitler, is
making some progress toward
freedom - slow. painful, inch-by.
inch progress. bought with blood
and tears. Being loyal Americans
lin the face of humiliation and
oppression - brings the day of
first class citizenship a minute
closer.
And there are some southern
whites who are also good Ameri-
cans. Last week a story was re-
leased concerning Texas colonel,
commander of an Arizona air
base. who left his sick bed to
read the riot act to officers who
would introduce discrimination at
that installation.
We are fighting-we were in
the thick of action in the battle
of the bulge" in Italy, In the
Philippines. And when the battle
of bullets and rockets and tanks
and planes and ships is over,
We'll fight the home front enemy
with ballots and education and
careful planning and sound lead
ership.
Let us not despair.
San Antonio Register.
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ORTLAND NEWS
2216 E PhoneE
Duncan, A% Trea a.. ta miro ., ,nsuv

America.
Taxes are the price of liberty.
To pay taxes Is a privilege not a
penalty. It is a proof of fitness.
You should take pride in your
ability to earn enough to pay a
mans sized tax. Slaves do not
pay taxes. Only free men pay
them.
That is how I feel. And I
don't think I'm different from
anyone else. Let's not take this
tax-paying lightly.
Let us instead think of the
oppressed, starving people all
over the woodland be glad we
have the PRIVILEGE of paying
our own way!
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JIM CROW LOCALS
TO STAY; AFT

NEW YORK. = The American
Federation of Labor stood pat on
jim crow auxiliaries when Will
liam Green, A. F. of L. president,
wired the National Negro Con-
gress that auxiliary locals will be
eliminated as rapidly as circum-
stances and conditions will per-
nit"
The telegram was in response to
request from more than $50 ma
tional leaders asking the A. f. OF
L. Executive Council now meet
ing in Miami to ban jim crow To-
Gals,
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man of Tacoma Delegation, 712
South IA, Tacoma g., Wash.
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PERMANENT FEP
GETS HOUSE OK

WASHINGTON. = The House
Labor committee last week ap-
proved by a 12-4 vote legislation
to establish a permanent Fair EN-
ployment commission.
The bill has now gone to the
House Rules committee where
some rough shedding is antici-
mated
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-02-28
Powell To Appoint 9 To
West Point, Annapolis

WASHINGTON, d. C. = Con-
gresham Adam Clayton Powell
Jr. has the unprecedented privi-
lege of naming As individuals
(nine principals the balance alter
nates) to the U. S. Military Acad-
envy at West Point and the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The first selections for West
Point have already gone in.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
immigration Restrictions
To Be Sought by VFW

immigration restrictions to pro-
tect the welfare of discharged serv-
Ice men and women will be among
recommendations of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars at q special hear
ing January 20 before the Congress
sional Committee on World War
Veterans Legislation.
Jean "A. Drummer, Forest Hills,
N. Y, WV commander in chief,
will recommend the restriction of
immigration until discharged serv-
ice men and women are gainfully
employed, and the deportation of
all aliens living here illegally, as
well as aliens with subversive tend
encies.
Mr. Brunner also win ask leRis-
lation to provide extra compensa-
ton, or battle pay" to members Of
the armed forces on parity with
that payable to the Army and Navy
Air Forces and the Navy's subma-
rine service, and the enactment Of
. peacetime compulsory military
training law,
Evening star., 1945-01-14
HoIIond Club Appeals
For. ChiIdren's CIothino

The acute need for new clothing
for the children of the Netherlands
was stressed yesterday by officials
Of the Holland Club OF Washington.
The club reported that Its Christ
mas party TN reverse" last month,
where everybody brought presents
and nobody received any, was a
huge success. Warm sweaters, un-
derWear, stockings, coats and other
garments received are on their way
X. Holland.
The clubs January meeting will
be held at $50 pm. "wednesday at
343l Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
Soldier Gets Life Term
For Selling Gas 10
French Black Market
By the Associated Press,

BY; the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 13.-Pvt. Level Ealy
was sentenced to life imprisonment
today by court martial for the il
legal sale of 20 gallons of United
States Army gasoline to the French
black market.
Two military policemen and a
convicted French black market OPP
orator testified against Ealy in the
trial at headquarters of the Oise
section.
Two other enlisted men were SEN
fenced to rs years at hard labor, in
4 trial held here for their part in
train-looting black market deals
by members of an Army railway
battalion.
They were found guilty in gen.
eral court martial session enlivened
by the protest of one defendant that
he was browbeaten into making a
signed confession.
Charges Threats.
This defendant, Sergt. Frank c.
Pozzi of Chicago, testified that Army
investigators threatened me with
perjury" until he decided to sign
the confession of theft of Govern
ment property.
The second defendant, Sergt.
Walter G. Thorsell, Portland, Ore,
testified that an investigator
Threatened me verbally with rub
ber hose" but he corroberated the
essential points of his signed con-
fession. .
The life sentence for selling gas
oline emphasized the grim view the
Army is taking of criminal diversion
Of fuel into the black market.
The railway battalion cases being
tried in Paris have not yet involved
any diversion of Army gasoline.
Hence the heaviest sentence so far
in the series of trials has been so
years, but this is drastic enough to
underline the Army's determination
to crush racketeering on supply lines
to the front.
Pozzi and Thorsell were accused
Of participating in thefts OF post
exchange supplies from trains and
selling the cigarettes and other
items to the black market. The
testimony of undercover agents pic
tured an atmosphere of corruption
along the railway line from Dreux
to Paris. The seals of q majority
OF the bcxcars were broken, they
said, and whole cases OF cigarettes
and chocolate were found in the
quarters OF enlisted men working
on the trains. Unbelievable sums
Of money circulated in poker games
among these men, they added.
Confessions Convict Men.
Principal evidence against Pozzi
and Thorsell, however, was con-
tanned in their signed statements
and Thorsell's testimony that he
sold IA cartons of looted cigarettes.
Pozzi, taking the stand to repudi-
ate his confession, said he was in
terrogated almost continuously for
several days after his arrest by
team OF 80 Investigators. He said
one told him "he wished he could
shoot me" and another threatened
to hit him.
Pozzi said he threatened to hit
back, but he eventually was dis
tracted by vague threats of a per-
jury charge and decided to make
confession and take what he thought
would be six-month jail sentence.
Investigators called to the stand
denied making any threats and en-
phasized that both defendants had
been clearly informed of their con-
stitutional right to remain silent,
but elected to make voluntary state
ments.
Pozzi volunteered on the stand
that ''the 716th Railway Battalion
Is being nailed to the cross for
things they have never done"
Evening star., 1945-01-14
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Feed Chopper, hos three blodes
for fine. medium and eoorse
grinding. Use for meats. fruits,
vegetables, boby's food.
Evening star., 1945-01-14

GETS DEATH PENALTY-Pvt.
George E. Smith. jr., of Pitts
burgh. who, was sentenced to
be hanged after he was con-
victed last Friday of murder
ing Sir Eric Teichman, British
diplomat. Smith. tried before
an American courtmartial, was
charged with shooting Sir Eric
while poaching on his prop
erty. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
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34h". Keeps out cold drofts,
rain ond snow. Sturdy.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
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and quickly. STANDARD size.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09

those organizations in the East which are so un- popular in the South and West He was anti-Tam- many until that organization accepted the principles and practices of Al Smith Judge Foley Judge Olvany and others of that kidney and stood for efficiency honesty and progress in government. He has the confidence of the Democrats of the whole country. of the features of the New York Convention was it's manifestation of enthusiasm for him every time he appeared on the party rostrum.
 If the Democratic Party cannot get behind the leadership and principles of Mir Roosevelt it's cond- tion is hopeless It would be suicidal for it to take up the thoroughly demolished and discredited La Toilette program.
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NATIONAL ISSUES

Agricultural problems which have been of national concern will develop new difficulties before harvest time 1 it is prognosticated. The feeding of a starving world may become more and more of task assigned to us and we will be hampered by in crease of responsibilities due to our expanding armed forces. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Astrologers emphasize potents that indicate the far-reaching importance of all policies to which the United Nations subscribe this year. Ger tain unfavorable aspects seem to warn of future disagreement on vital issues.
 Persons whose plrCnaate It IS have the augury of year of much prom ise provided they use initiative un- der. prevailing benefic influences of Venus.
 Children born on this day pro- bably will be emotional and impet- uous, gifted and original. They will require careful guidance
 (Copwight l945)
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FREE CONCERT TO
 BE GIVEN FRIDAY,
 HIGH SCHOOL GYM

The big public event of this week will be the free musical concert Friday night at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium, to be given by the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs and Chorus and the High School Band. In all, there will be about 15O singers, and 40 musicians in the band. Mrs. F. N. Pitts is director of the singing numbers, and George Pancheau directs the band.
 There will be 35 numbers given during the evening, including those by the Band, Girls Glee Club, Singing Debs, Chorus, Eight Balls and Boys Glee Club.
 The program is diversified, and as all numbers are popular selec- tions, should prove to be thoroughly satisfying to the large audience expected, not because it is free concert, but because of the musical talent.
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ROOSEVELT WOULD MAKE EXCELLENT LEADER
,From The Empire-March 10, 1925

No one is better qualified than Franklin D. Roosevelt to lead movement for the harmonization of Democratic factions MT Roosevelt is thoroughly Democratic lie believes in the Jeffersonian tenets. He is indvidualist rather than collectivst. He believes in democratic simplicity of government rather than in bureaucracy. He accepts the old Democratic doctrine that the best government is that which governs least He does not approve of mschievious meddlesomeness in government. He advocates lower excise and internal taxes and governmental policy that will permit of tax reduction.
 If the Democratic Party is to get together it must be this sort of program. The party cannot suc- ceed if it is to have long, inconsistent platform built blanks inserted for the purpose of catching every stray bloc of voters that might be organized or by catering every school of political thought that might be developed The vagaries of Bryans leader ship when the party catered to Socialism, radicalism discontent and the forces of destruction rather than construction came near running the party that had cast plurality of the votes at nearly every election for twenty years before his ascendency Another such leadership would complete the ruin
 MT Roosevelt has no entangling alliances with
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Politics as a Profession
Washington Post


 That indefatigable researcher into the private opinions of the public pr George Gallup, has come along with some evidence which seems to him to indicate that the great majority of the people in the American voting population apparently do not think much of politics a profession" He posed this question to a national sample: If you had a son would you like to him go into politics ife's work when he gets out of school?" Twenty per cent of his respondents said yes 68 per cent said mo-" and Il per cent expressed no opinion. Dr. Gaups inference think, is open to rather serious question.
 We are doubtful to begin with, that more than one-fifth of the American voting population would say yes" to any particular profession proposed as career for their sons.. We'd like to see Dr. Gallup try them out on medicine or teaching or even journalism So great is the range of opportunity open to young in America that no single avenue ot endeavor is likely to claim more than a minority of adherents But this could scarcely be interpreted to mean that the public thought ill of these professions
 We suspect, moreover, that what Dr, Gallup has discovered at worst, is simply that the semantic overtones of the term politics carry disagreeable connotatons to the American ear. Suppose that ill phrasing his question he had substituted for politics the word "government" or the more euphemistic phrase public service" Might he not, in these circumstances, have received a higher percentage of affirmative answers? It is ndisputabe that in mod ern usage politics commonly suggests artifice or intrigue or even skuldruggery. tN
 Apparently this view of the word was in the minds of many of those who answered Dr. Galup's question negatively Some gave as a reason for not wanting son to choose politics as career that politics are too crooked unethical, corrupt" some complained that there is mot much future in it; better jobs elsewhere" It is unfortunate of course that these impressions widely held. It is even more un- fortunate that they not wholly without validity We need, and very urgently to bring the profession of politics back into better repute. For our future as democracy depends obviously, on bringing the best of young into the management of public affairs If distrust of in public office is not so serious Dr. Gallup makes it seem it is at least serious enough to warrant effort in clearing up misapprehenson that strikes at the very root of the democratic process. Politics after all, is what the public makes it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
APRIL 9, 1925

1925
 nominated meeting Of the Paent-Ieace O President Representative introduced bill in the Legislature providing appropriating $6OOOO In the Legislature President Charles Agricultural College and School Of Mines aske appropriation of $19586o. South a business trip
 James Sey Douglas visit of six weeks Ii was his first trip 14 years
 Elizabeth Fes elected the Douglas School Board May 10 with four teams Ek and American Legion report: High AT low 38 rain
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NOTICE. 7 NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that ob- servance of Ordinance No. POP, Sec ton 25, regarding continuous park ing on a City street, will be en- forced, beginning Monday, April 2 l945.
 To allow street grading on gravel streets, it will be necessary to re- move cars from the curbs and all cars should be in condition for easy removal by City employees. Ii necessary to haul cars away, the expense will be charged to the owner.
 CHIEF OF POLICE
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tions are being trampled on. To put it bluntly the American people are beginning to wonder whether Russia is really sincere about keep ing the peace after the war, unless that peace is one which she domi- mates.
 Never having visited the United States-and we hope you will some day-you probably have no con- ception of the overwhelming hope of the American people that the ideals of this war shall be achieved and that their sons will not have to go out and fight another war. This is not merely hope, it is a passion It is the American peoples one great goal
 The other day I attended small dinner where coal mine operator from West Virginia awarded prizes to the high school children of his city for the best essays on how to erect a permanent peace machin- cry. R. M Davis, the man who gave the prizes, has even written con- stitution for the United Nations and pretty good one at that, with one vote for every nation-and he has circulated thousands of copies throughout the country.
 Davis is a former street-car con- ductor and mine-mule driver He is just one of millions of Americans who are thinking about this prob lem of permanent peace. He rep resents America And the kids WhC received the prizes were sons oi Hungarian immigrants. and daugh, ters of German Dutch, French parents. They represent America too-all thinking about the samt thing.
 Shortly after the armistice in tht last war, l was stationed in ont of the war-toTn valleys of Serbia in command of 100 Bulgar prisoner. and mule transport team of l0i Albanians. And in the evenings, tn, Buigar prisoners, with their Serbian guards and the Albanians (Wht didn't relish being conscripted int, the Serbian Army would sit around the campfire and talk of peace.
 The war was over and they wer, awaiting the results of the Pari Peace Conference before they coult go home. There was no animosit, between the Bulgar prisoners ant their Serbian guards or the Al banian conscripts. Their animosit, was toward the rulers who mad them fight.
 And their great hope was il Woodrow Wilson. They knew hi fourteen points by heart. They pu special faith in his guarantees fo small nations So they talked abou Woodrow Wilson and their hope for permanent peace until long int, the night.
 saw some Of these people afte the Paris Peace Conference, afte the United States had withdrawn from the League, after it becam evident that Europe was driftini
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toward another catastrophe. They were bitter and disillusioned. They felt we had let them down.
 And they were right. The Ameri- can people were suspicious of Europe then. We had our isola- i tionists. And We pulled out of the peace machinery of the world.
 But we won't do II again. The R. M. Davises and the school chil- dren of the country and the mothers of the sons who have fought in this war and the sons who are coming back from the war will never permit another let down-unless they figure that the major powers of Europe are letting them down first.
 This time, it is not us but Russia which is suspicious and has it's iso- lationists. This is only natural and partly our fault. For the State Department and the chanceries of Europe kept Russia isolated for years. Naturally that kind of at mosphere breeds isolationists. But this time you can't afford to make the same mistake we did before. i Since Yalta we have learned that the Soviet is concerned over the votes of small nations in the United Nations meetings is worried that they may gang up on her; and be- lieves that the 20 Pan-American Republics will all follow the United States as a bloc.
 But I remember the day after we landed Marines in Nicaragua and sent troops to the border of Mexico when no Latin American nation would have voted with us. And if they now follow us as a bloc it is only because We have reversed our previous high-handed policy and treated them as neigh bors. As long as we are fair and honest and don't trample on their rights, the chances are they'll do right by us. And I for one have
 found this usually works with most
 things, from small nations and
 people to a team of horses blowing
 in the field.
 I've been to your country, MT ; Stalin, and I like the people. l ] was up with the Red Army ir , Siberia when they eased out the last remnants of the Japs in 1922 ) And l have seen a lot of them il , other places. They are good people | and not hard to get along with.
 And if you ever come over here , you will find that our people art ; the same. They are very easy to gel along with.
 z They are generous, open-hearted | don't want much for what they give--in fact pretty much like you , people. But like yours, they can b, , hot tempered, and they get awfulll
 sore when somebody lets then l down. Now there is only one thinl 5 the American people want out O | this war. They want no territory r no separations, no pomp or fol-de | rol. They want only one thing: 5 fair deal for all nations. big ant , small, and the permanent peac,
 that goes with it.
 r The alternative is the bigges r army the world has ever seen, tn l biggest navy. and rockets that vii } pulyerize cities 5000 miles away. ], That would mean the eventua
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MSUSED Do Anyhow am going or Anyway, going" Tn event, going.
 OFTEN Tribune Pronounce trib-un as m RIB in first syllable the second
 OFTEN MISSPEIIED: (botom tmale voice..
 charge expenditure price, value worth word three times and it is yours Let us each Todays word evasion unavoidable The result of s1cfa lion wash