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VOL. XII.—NO. 35
U. S. Census R Lports
5,503,535 Negroes
Gainfully Employed
80 Per Cent Men
39 Per Cent Women
Are Wage Earners
WASHINGTON - (CNS)
M 0 were 6,503,536 Negroes gain
fully employed in the United States
I. 1980 according to the occupation
Imitation recently issued by the Bu
reau of the Census of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
This number include- 3,002,893
men or 80.2 per cent or the Negro
melee 10 years of age and over.
and 1,840,042 women or 39.9 per
cent of the Negro women in this age
group.
Although the number engaged in
tgrlcultural pursuit.- hu decreased
nearly 8 per cent during the past
(locus. Igncllture 1: sun the mun
oocupution of the man of the coun
try. IMMJBS men or 40.8 per cent
being engaged in farming.
Retribution of the men vorkers
true «he» mane] cleane- into
hflé‘lfi‘"“ih‘o ozénpetlone have been
grouped, reveals that the manufac—
turing and mechanical industries
employ the next largest group of
workers. There are 932,688 men
representin: 29.6 per cent in this
occupation group.
Domestics Next ’
Domestic and personal service
united next with 423,945 men or
11.5 per cent so employed in 1930.
The trannportation end communica
tion occupations group follows with
396,487 or 10.8 per cent ao engaged.
Four and one-half per cent or 169.-
241, are engaged in trade and 2.0
per cent or 74,919 in the extrac—
tion of minerals. The profeeeionel
group of 72,898 men comprised
about .20 per cent at the men sein
tnl'ly employed in 1930. There were
49,278 unrelenting 1.3 per cent in
public service. i. ‘-
Women Unchanged
The occupltlon sumac. for Ne.
gro women are still more Interest
lux. First. the per cent of Negro
women ntntully employed has re
mained unchanged durln; the past
decade. there being 38.9 per cent
employed ln 1930 as in 1920. The
statletlol. however. reveal that wo
men workers haVe decreased by
nearly 10 per cent nlnce 1910. At
thet time 2.013.981 women or 64.7
per cent of the women adults were
galntully employed as compared
with the 1.671.289 In 1920 and the
1,840,642 in 1930. In both 1920
and 1980 the Negro women salntul—
ly employed represented 38.9 per
cent of the adult group.
90 Per Cent Women are Dome-tic
'Nluety per cent of an the women
(Continued on page three.)
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Here is another Brain Teaser problem in the Enterprise series
of to» Questions. The arithmetic in this in very easy, but it is easy
to Jump to an erroneous conclusion.
A m sold two second-hand automobiles for SOOO each. He
had not paid the some for them. 1:: mt. he had paid more for one
0‘ them thou he not. [or it. On this one he took a loss of 20 per
colt. 0- the other one. however. he made a gun or 20 per cent.
The problem is. how did he come out. on the whole transaction.
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including both sides. ‘ -,
The mower will be printed in next week's Enterprise. “ '7'
Th. unsWer to last week's Brain Teaser appears on page 4. w
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Ethiopian Hebrews Wearing Mosaic
Costumes Stage Parade In Harlem
(Enterprise News Bureau)
‘ NEW YORK—‘ (Special) —-Bisck
News, two thousands of them in col
iori‘ul costumes marched with dis
nity in a parade Sunday that attract
ed several thousands visitors to Bar.
lem. largest Negro community in
the world. The black Jews in most
respects are more orthodox and ob
serve sncient customs of their race
with more exactness than their
lighter skin kindred. They speak
Hebrew, they write Hebrew, and
they sing Hebrew. They boast of
their lineage, chiming direct descent
from Solomon. Sunday was s red
letter day for the Royal Order of
Ethiopian Hebrews. Sons and Daugh
ters of Culture, since they proceeded
with roysi dignity. carrying out the
parts of their vsried programs. These
devotees hnve impressively enriched
the slresdy picturesque history of
Harlem.
The Royal Ladies of Ethiopia
“rare mi of white with midd
soxu's of sky blue. purple and red.
with flowing streamers down their
backs. Sashes of the same colors
indicated the respective ranks of the
wearers. It was hard to guess that
these ladies were not natives from
the country near the Mt. of Olives.
Save in spots they disported them
selves in keeping with the costumes.
‘ The general appearance of the
lsaacs Cut Hoover Luncheon To Protect
Poor Negroes And Keep Down Race Hate
(Enterprise News Bureau)
NA T CHEZ, Miss. Resenting
statements accredited to him by
prejudiced white reporters. Charles
Isms, local business man, issued a
statement giving his real reason for
staying away from the Roma noti
ficntion luncheon, this week.
Lot of Bunk
“These white reporters have writ
ten up u lot of bunk. I did not tell
them any of the things they have
written.
“My personal position in the mat
ter had nothing to do with my stay
ing away from the dinner. How
ever, I knew that if I went. the fact
would receive a great deel of pub
licity. I knew thet these same white
pepers would do all they could to
stir up racial animosity because I
went. Whatever stories they might
write, they could do little to injure
me personally.
“But I felt that the hatred in
whites which they might kindle
might be used to the detriment of
members of my race who are not as
“25‘"I7‘I‘LEI WASHINGEMWTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 71, 1932
men gave a military aspect. They
wore white looseJiltinx suits. While
or black i'ezea covered their heads
with sashes of the same colors
around their waists, indicative of
the differences in rank. A few, be
ing of a higher military rank‘ car
ried swords. carried Sam Brown
bolts and chevrons.
Rabbi W. A. Matthews, the lead
er. wore a military cut white suit
decorated with gold braid. and a
neatly made white- iez protected his
lhead. He carried a sword which
Ihe did not forget to brundish con-
Fetantly. The Rabbi’s beard helped
‘to give him a firm appearance while
giving orders to his army.
1 'The parade of the organization
started from the Imperial Auditori
um, 160 West 129th Street. made a
:circle around Harlem and thence to
ithe auditorium where the banquet
and other ceremonies were held.
Rabbi Matthews acted as the (rand
m and mask-was stunned by»
the Sons of Hebrew Lodge.
1 The banquet was impressive with
many speeches being made. Vocal
solos were rendered in three lan—
guages, English. French and He—
brew. Some indoor drilling was
seen and was termed “Hebrew
dance before the King."
It was a rather fine show, well
acted. with a Mosaic background.
well able to protect themselves as
I am.
Need Job:
“Negroes are now seeking jobs
in this region. So are whites. Both
Negroes Ind poor whites ore in
need. They must get help from the
whites who have something. I did
not know how many Negroes seek
ing work or help might be turned
down because of race prejudice
which might have been aroused in
this section because I simply availed
myself of the right to accept an in
vitation to luncheon and to perform
a cltizen': function on the notifica
tion committee.
“It loam-d to me that there was
more involvcd in my ”and and how
it affected the relations of poor .‘le
noel who must live among m-ejuu
dicod whites who hold the upper
bond than there was in just al.ow
in: up for a luncheon, especially
since I know that other of my
friends would be at the luncheon to
mke a showing for our race."
Los Angeles Loan Ann.
Has Quarter Million Asset.
LOS ANGELES. Shareholders
snd stockholders of the Liberty
Building Ind Loin Association were
surprised to learn thst in spite of the
economic conditions the compnny was
'vorth well over a quarter of s mil
lion dollars, tn 5 report at the eighth
Inausl muting lut week.
During eight yam of opention,
the sssocistion his loaned nenrly a
half million dolllrs. made gross earn
in.- of over $150,000 and paid div
ldonds snd interest of more than
$75,000. L. M. Blodgett, weslthy
contractor, Wu rs-elected president.
Ularge DePriest
With Deserting
Non-Partisans
Obcnr Do Priest
WASHINGTON. D. (7..-- Why did
Oscar DePriest. congressman {rum
illinois. so preclpitately and abruptly
out out the non—partisan policy he
was promulgating last winter. and
do a rapid somersault right, hnck.
over into the front ranks, the very
front ranks. of the Grand Old l’nr
ty? This question is causing much
movement here in the capital of the
nation. where last year Mr. DePriest
was being praised for his forward
ideas. and progressive views.
There are many people who are
'wofldoflng‘”!hiw name think. Just
what did cause Mr. DPPriest'a sud
den flight from within the campn
of his own pet hobby. and bolt his
way into the fold of the Republi
cans?
Even Dean Kelly Miller, respected
and highly regarded vinioner of
Race tuturistics, is all up in the air
over the vanishing of the project of
the farsighted Illinois statesman. li‘
a query were to come from the lips
of Keliy Miller today. it would no
doubt be something like this:
"Can't somebody tell me. won'i
(Continued on Page 3.)
N °
egroes Are Americans
(EDITORIAL) '
There in nothing new in thy statement that Negroes are Ameri—
cans. However a large number of people expert them to urt dir
ferentiy from Americans. Broiessor Allison Davin thinks NI'KI'UPK
ought to be little angels and grow wings. 'l‘imr are othorn who
say they are Americans but they should not agitate for absolute
equality. They should be satisfied with a little lens.
It would be a wonderful thing for Negroes to forget about per
secution and injustice, and strive to do the bent they could under
{Pg-present arrangement, hoping that udjuntmentu would the mode.
But any Negro or white man who prt-ucheu that gospel in uilly.
There is one big thing which prevents the attainment of any such
beautiful dream—-—The Negro is human. and at the Home timo an
American. Now, who ever heard of u humun helm; who in an
American submitting quietly to injustice? The fallacy oi the argu
ment of those who tell the Negro to watch and pray in that they
lose sight of the [act that Negroes are Atxwrinnnn. They think
of them as something diti'erent. They speak or a peculiar culture
or the philosophy of Negroes. That this its illogical and contrary
to fact is clear to those who think.
It is m-lentiflcuily true that racial characteristics tire not trans
ferred from father to non through the blood ntruin. Were that
true. there would be no peculiar American habits to distinguish
Americans from the common respective nlockx froth which iitt-y
Sprung. How can Negroes think and act. like tht‘ir i'tiru-i'ailit-I'H
thouxht and acted when they are four hundred ys-urn removed
from them. and have had no contact with their vulture or itit‘iil
zutiun? People annex the habits and ciiuruvturinlim of their t-n
--vironment. Habits are not transmitted to un through our viii-m
mommies. Therefore, thin-in of African t-xirurtion win. tiwa-Il In
America must of necessity think like and art “it“ tin: dominant
group in America. it its ineecupuhie. To my tin- Nt-gro in «hill-r
Hit in pure unudulterutt-d nonm-nmg ,IN'Ulhlllg other Liidll Alli’lttuixlt
can he made of American Negrotm.
They, therefore, resent injustice and ntriw to :itmin motility of
opportunity. which is their rightful hvritngv. Ho tiwwly in lilin‘
spirit imhedded in them illut (even though thvy tin-nmt-lzu-n why...”
the hammer forms of prejudi't-e, they nvvn-ivlluuit-rw work :inti trim:
for the liberation of ihlii-lt' who rim-ii within in-- wii. Anti 1.11
they not anxious about their brt-lill'tfll‘ tin-y \soqlni Hill in- human.
ThL-y i‘ntml. therefore, agitate, for rigltte-ounnwnt :iiiti :n'nlt-ni upwind
wrong. Bring Americana i.il'_V runnnt twin 2!
Washington Man
Heads Elks Order
For Twelfth Term
Civil Liberties
Union Issues
Report For 1931
NEW YORK-muses lnvolvlmz (10.
nlul of civil lllwrty lo Negroes Iluvn
been called for action by the Ameri
can (‘lvll leerlll-n llulml ln rec-am
months ln llllnoln. Alulmmn, Mary
land. Texas. and other parts of the
South. according to the union's un
nuul report juuv. issued from 100
51h Avenue.
Dm-ision by the U. S. Supronw
Court invalidating 11 Texas law bur
ring Negroes from voting in tho mi
maries in cited as um- of the )’('lll"fl
chief gains for civil liberty. (‘hnnxu
of venue in the trial or Orphan
Jones, acctmed of murder in Mary
land. from a. county where lynching
was threatened. Wu affected by the
union. It: Maryland branch filed a
brief as amicua curiae for Jones.
‘omphuizlug that he hud boon du
‘nlad the night to uhooqe ht; own
counsel.
Scottsbom Cue
Argummtt mzuinst the conviction
of seven boys in Scottsborn, Aim.
for alleged rape of two white girl
hobooa on n freight train in to be
heard by tlm U. 8. Supreme (‘uurt
in October. lnventigutimt by the A.
(‘. L. U. showed that the boys-t worn.
convit'to‘d with a mob of 10,000
milling outside tlm courthoum‘.
()tlwr int-mun oiled in tho ropm't
are: dvniul of t-ivil rights in puns
mt‘ the South whom C(lllllillllllutx on»-
(Continued on Page 8.)
Grand Exalted Ruler
J. Finioy Wilson. \Vuuhingtnn. D.
C. newspaper pllhlishor, was I‘t'l'lN“-
ed grand oxultm' ruler of (he Im
provwl Hom-vnlvnl l’rolm-tiw- Ordn
of Elks of the World for the 12th
consecutive wrm M the 3'3rd annuu|
meeting last Wk't'k in Atlantic ('ily.
N. J. Mr. Wilson was elm-(ml by ur
ckmtinn and the «vent occurred on
his film, hirlh anniversary.
Florida To Deport
West Indies Natives
WEST PALM nmm'n. ma. - Ai
mnve to rid the nvnruimion of un-‘
nuiuruiizml iiuhnmnn Inlnmlnm who
have been working Inn Palm "PIN!“
in being waged by white furmurs in
this sm-tiun.
The! firm muvn will lm in [wt ”I!“
immigrniinn unihm'ilim in mnln- n
roundup of all Nnurm-n wim hn'vs- on
iurml thu c-nnnlry illmznliy i'rnm liw‘
liriilsh lummmxlnnx :uul (liiilfll‘l lhl'ill.‘
()npusiliun in hum-ll on im
grounds ihnt than m-upla haw- nu
right in hu in ihv Unilc-ii Slums In
liim first place nmi ihai ihi-y taki
lumplnynmnt uwny frmn Allll‘l‘li'uii
ii-ilizunu.
E vanrnl wm‘ks mm ihu whils-u
irouled n urunp of ii‘ilipimm who lnui
lnutilud in liu- ()nnnl puinl.
. "v, n u
iNegro Aviator Thrills '
i Los Angeles Crowd
I LOS ANuan-i - , Exlwmu-«d
whiu- airmen and aluminium or imih
rnmu wen- vuuniiy Ihrilio-d nn Imlh
Snuiuy aiti-rmmnu punt ul lin- fly
in]: and air Hiuntn mlngmi hy Hur
nmn Running an ihv Hampton Air»
'pori. A parmthntn- jump by Mnxwull
Love. iniri-pid ynunu alnnllnun, aim»
’nddt-d to ”H! Kraut iliiul'usi Q'Vidiilll't’d
iin the marveluun exhibitions which
i nrc- Hiugmi true.
“What's Your Grandfather’s Name?”.' ”M
Adelaide Hall Asks White Neigbiliof-s'.
(Enterprise News Bureau)
NEW YORK.——— With that same
vivacious twinkle in hot eyes that
made her the mischievous; hit of
“Blackhirds of 1928”, in her “Digo,
Digs Do" number, pretty Adeluide
Hail twitted the indignant whiten
who «ought to bar her from her
$35,000 home in the exclusive
Larchmom Rector this week.
"If the objection to me is based
on ancestry, I am perfectly willing
to match my family tree with any
body hero." she add. “As for being
an American. I can trace my ambus
try back to the Shinnecnck Indians
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Leading Officers '
Are Rea-Elected
By Acclamation
ATLANTIC (‘l’l‘\', N. .T.—-J. Fin
ley Wilson was ugnin "1901qu grand
('Xllllt‘ll rulvr uf thy I. B. l’. 0. R.
ul‘ \\'.. when the dun» of peace hov
1-rml {or a while «war the natilonnl
('l‘lH'l‘nllUll hvn- and John Marquess.
his chief rivnl, moved Tuesday lhlh
the wt.- fur him but unanimom.
Alum: with Wilson were James
E. Kelley, secretary; E'dwunl W.
Hum-y, tri-unurvr, and Wm. (7. llueh
Inn, vummissimwr of education. all
rm'h-ctwl hy m-clumatinn. The entire
Wilson ticket was chosen.
Dell Repoflfll
Tho oloction of Wilson also re
flm'lud ”10 fight in Philadelphia ht“
twm-n Judm- Henry. Mnmuess and
nlln-rs. Friends of the judge chug;
ml that Wilson had double-crossed
'he former by making 1.: dell with
Marquess.
Thain-blight» atop thermal"
of tho Grand Lodge (If Elks was
halted Sunday when tho Pride of
Nownrk Lodfle No. 95, I. B. l’. 0. E.
of W.. was reinstated to full mem
bership and allowad to send two
delegates to the convention, after I
conference with the supreme cabh
not and the grand exalted ruler.
Tim rulim: will give the lodge full
membership in the grand lodge af
“'l‘ puying ull accrued grand lodge
fees to ditto and exempting Dr.
Thomas M. Wright, leader of the
fight against the administration,
from lmlgt- uotivities.
With this ruling the Newark Lodge
will not curry on their propelled
pluu to secure an injunction.
Politic-u loomed in the initial meet
ing of the runw-ution when a group
of Demoi'ruls, including Ferdinand
t). Morton. the, New York Civil
.\‘vrvit-e (‘ninmissinnen Judge Toney
Hl' tlu- New York Municipal Court.
.‘lllll others Mlukht In have placed.
on lln- progriun. uddroxseu by Demm
('l‘fllll‘ vundidates, including John M.
Harm-r, while. of Texas.
'l‘lu- lnnVe wus blacked, however.
whvn l’i-rry W. li'owurd. of the Re‘
pullllt'flll National Committee, and
Awiwlant Solicitor General W. C.
Hue-stun. staged a fight ugliJnst it.
A not, was nurrowly averted in
HIV ronwntinn Wl-dnesday morning
when llowul'd Wulker. l). C. war
vet. opposed the address of Congress-h
mun (lsrar Del’riest. because of his
stund on the Bonus measure. Police
nl‘l‘ict-rs were summoned luld Walked
wus taken from the hull.
Indianapolis wan chosen rim- (hi
moi-ling plnue for the “’33 .‘.ES§‘|ol|‘.
of Long Yslnnd. and 1 am: proud of
it. I’m a futhlOO'lac-d American col.
and girl. If the 'issue is going to b.
on ancestry l run only waiting {hr 5
chance when i can put so me of the”
new rich .m the witness stand 8M
ask thum how their m'andlathel‘
spelled their namm." -
Original apposition to the arrivi‘
nf the singer was headed by Edward
191. McConnell of 18 Kilmer Rotd‘
whose home. was used last wnek fol‘
thp urgunimtion of the Kiimo r Road
AHmu-iutl'un. and by former Mum:
Plant Wiggins. 1‘ ~
(Continued on Pun mu ‘