Saturday. Juna 16, IMI
ABTMBAV
being shot, but that he did hate to be
lynched.
Threat of an operation, he said fol
Published every Saturday at Suita
lowed, but he still deated aay impro
311 Macleay Betiding Phone Broad
priety.
way 66»7.
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I- Finally, he sold, they M him go,
driving off after telling him to stay
where be was until they called to
him to depart. When the call came.
Ellis said bo started hotfoot for Ore
Sl{^Vl”ury’sa,r£»r*ïhop, 11» Fla*-
gon City, reaching town early thia
morning.
Ellis said that he was warned to
leave Oregon City at once and that
he intends to heed the warning.
Ellis is about 36 years old and has
been here about two years.
Ha
claim* to be a cowboy and has rid
den at neighborhood rodeos. Thrall
lives here with his family.
It is said that two of the lynching
• CIHK'RllTION RATKO
party were Identified by their voices
Par Year------------------------------------ »» *•
•U Month*--------------------------------- } W
Masked Men Appear
by both Ellis and his associate.
Thro* Month*
fwubio la aSvance_________
Later reports are to the effect that
Thrall, who Is said to have been a
Enlatad at tbo Fratafftoa at Portland.
close friend of Ellis and to have rid the officials can do nothing because
Qregen. aa eacood-claaa mattar
den with him frequently, and Ellis Ellis has left for parts unknown.
IMPORTANTI
All communications for publication mounted horses and. according to
or otherwise should be addressed to their story, rode* to a brickyard sev
A SATISFIED PATRON
Tho Advocate Publishing Company.
eral miles out on the Abernathy road.
Suita Sil Macloay BuUding. Portland.
This letter is original and a guar
Here, they said, they found two care,
O recon.
Advertising rates mads known on one on each side of the road. Two anty of a »atsfled member of The
application.
spotlights were turned on Ellis and F. H. Bureau.
Galveston. Texas.
"Don't ask ter rtstita Taka them six masked men appeared.
An' don't let anny trae etra them te ya
April 13. IMS.
Thrall's
appearance,
they
said,
A right that 1* handed te ya fr aaw
thta' ha* aaanotbia' the matter with It. caused some consternation, and he The F. H. Bureau:
—Mr Doctey.____________
I want to thank you for your kind
They have rtfhta who dare maintain was finally returned to Oregon City
them."—Jama* Ruaaalt Itomeli.
with his and EUia' horses Ellis, ac ness in putting me in touch with so
cording to his story, was taken into i many nice men. They seem to be
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY one of the ears and threateaead with I nice and intelligent I shall recom
being '‘shot full of holes" if he tried mend your Bureau to any one whom
THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS: —
I think is looking for their “Ideal".
to escape.
Give unto the Lord the glory due tut- i The cars. EUia said, proceeded
At present 1 am corresponding
to his name: bring an offering, and about 30 miles into the country, with six young men. so please take
come before him: worship the Lord Where the party halted and left the my name off the list of correspond
in the beauty of holiness—1 Chron machines. Here Ellis was confront ents, as I would be unable to write to
icles Id:».
ed with a demand that he tell the aay more. It I should need your as
truth about chargee made against sistance again. 1 wiU write you and
COMING NORTH
enclose a stamp.
him.
Tours truly,
He Denies Charge
Colored people are moving north
(MISS) MIRIAM GARY.
Ellis said he denied the charges
in such large numbers from Georgia.
1619 Ave. K.
and asserted he was a victim of cir
Mississippi and Texas that the
Galveston. Tex.
cumstances.
white farmers and manufacturing
A nooee wa* placed around Ellis' Membership No. 54«.
concerns
are
becoming
greatly
neck
and the end of the rope was Registered Feb. 3«, 1333.
alarmed And when asked to stay, the
NOTICE
thrown over the limb of a tree. Ellis
colored peoples' answer is invari
Write If You Wsnt to Marry
said
he
still
maintained
his
tnno-
ably. Stop lynching and burning us
Ladies and gentlemen of wealth
at the stake; treat us like human cense. The rope was tightenead. he
and talents.
No prejudice, equal
said,
but
he
maintained
his
deniala
beings; give us Justice in the courts,
When the rope tailed, be said, the rights for all. Send 10c tor particu
protect our homes from the mob; our
lars. Tho F. H. Bureau, P. O. Box
woman from white rapists: give our men took him to a lake nearby,
No. AM. Cleveland, Ohio.
—Adv
children the same opportunity to get which they told him was used for dis
posal
of
bodies
of
their
victims.
edneation as the white children are
EUia said he implored them not to THREE THOUSAND HEAR DYER
given
Do these things and we are
At a recent meeting in Chicago.
willing to remain and work tn the lynch him. saying he did not mind
THE ADVOCATE
•SW? CTjBJ
dismissed about a week ago when
the complaining witneea failed to
prosecute.
8n white robed men. masked, five
of them with white hoods and tbo
Math with one of rad. wore in the
lynching party, accord tag to Eilia
and Ira W Thrall, white, an employe
of the Crawn-Wtllamsette Paper com
pany. who was with Ellis when the
masked mm were first met, whose
accounts of the affair follow
Ellis operates the CKy Auto Wash
tag concern in a livery barn on Wa
ter street, where he also lives About
U M o'clock Friday nigbt he was
called on the telephone and asked to
make a trip out on the Abernathy
road, where, he wa* told, a wagon
was broken down, tor the purpose of
getting a team to be brought to Ore
gon City for the ntght
South to the end of time.
When the colored people stop beg
ging the white man for money to
build his churches. Y. M. C. A'» and
other institutions, the white race will
have a greater respect and higher
appreciation for the colored race.
Where Will You
Spend Your Vacation?
—OREGON OUTDOORS"
1923 OUTING BOOKLET
WILL HELP YOU TO DE
CIDE
Oregon Is loosing a brave, cour
ageous man and a good cttlxen in the
going of ex-Governor Ben W. Olcott,
who has decided to reside in Cali
fornia. where he has entered the
banking business. May success and
happiness bo Mr. Olcott and his In
teresting family's lot in their new
home
This new 40-page illustrated
booklet is brimming full of de
tails about sandy beaches, moun
tain resorts, camping places, ho
tels and cottages.
Ask your local ticket agent for
a copy, or if more convenient
we will send you one by mail.
One long-tongued, gossiping wom
an can keep up more disturbance in
a community than all the other peo
ple put together. But people usually
find out this sort soon and pay no at
tention to what they have to peddle.
3000 people heard Congressman Le
onidas C. Dyer of New York discuss
the anti-lynching bill and urge mein
bvruhip In the N. A. A. CP. More
than two thonaand were turned away
because they could not galu ad mis
sion to the hall, according to reports
sent out from the national office, TO
(th avenue. New York.
SERVES ON JURY
Leo Andereon. 1300 Union Avenue.
North. Is serving on tho jury tn the
circuit court.
New Orleans, La., May 26.—Fed
eral authorities were called upon to
day to make rigid Investigation into
the writing
of anonymous
and
threatening letters to Walter 8. Co
hen. Negro, recently named comp
troller of customs for the Louisiana
port, as a recess appointment by
President Harding. Not only were
the threatening letters sent to Mr.
Cohen, but Emile Kunts, republican
collector of customs, and others of
the officials about the offices here
were warned that should Cohen take
the position, they too would be dealt
violetice.
The letters, which have been turn
ed over to the postoffice inspectors,
threatened death for Collector Kuntx,
in event the nomination of Cohen la
confirmed by the senate, while oth
ers declared Cohen would be killed
should be be confirmed.
Signed “K. K. K.” and “White
Supremacy”
Several of the letters were signed
“K. K. K" while others which were
sent to Collector Kuntx protested to
the appointment of white women in
the same office with Negroes and
was signed “White Supremacy.“
Oregon City, June 2.—A mysteri
ous telephone call to a local news
paper office this afternoon led to dis
covary that a lynching was threaten
ed last night about 30 miles from
Oregon City. Perry Ellis. Oregon Ci
ty's only colored citisen. being the
near victim. Ellis tonight related his
experience and said he Is preparing
to leave tomorrow for Tacoma.
The affair Is said to be the out
growth of charges filed against Ellis
bore in which a white woman was
■aid to bo involved. The charges were
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BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Lsrrabse and McMillen Streets
Rev. A. R. Fox. D. O., Pastor
Phons East 1107
E. L. Jameson, Assistant
Phons Walnut 3900
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BL Phillipa Mission
14th and Barter Days
Morning services 11 a. m.; Bunday
School, It tn
Archdeacon Black in
charge; Mr. B. Colea, lay reader. A
cordial welcome awaits you al BL
Phillips
FIRST A. ». . E. ZION CHURCH
411 «v i.<ama AveM Rsv. I. J. Ma
gruder, A. 8. Pastor. Parsonage. 360
Cook Ave. Phene Walnut »174.
Last Munday the Presiding Klder
Rev. W
W
Howard of Meatlie
preached at both services and admin
istered the holy sacrament of the
Tho muolc was Im
y Ixird'a Hupper
pressive
Next Munday the pastor
will fill the pulpit at both services.
Come one, coma all
Preaiding Klder W W. Howard
will preach morning and evening.
Special arranged mualc for evening
service.
Mies Dorothy Jackson and Heber-
X ley Henry joined the church Munday
evening
Pentecostal Mission of the Churoh of
God In Ch riot
“The House of Prayer*
2» Union Ave. N.
■ Ider Robert Boarale. Pester
Munday services: 10 a. m. Bunday
school; 11:30 a m and 7:30 p m.
prearhlng.
Week day
meet Inge I
Monday. Wednesday and Friday ova-
■'Ings, tor testimonials, prayer
for
healing the elck and tor larry meet
tnge.
All are cordially Invited
te
attend,
Seventh
Day Adventlot Mission,
343 Ruseell street, J. W. Miller, pas
tor. We extend to you a standing
Invitation to all our services
Sabbath School at 10 o'clock; Bible
study at 11 A. M Y. P. M. V. 8.
3:45 P M.
Bhlloh Baptist Churoh
Rev. K M Moseley of New Jersey
Is the new pastor of Mhlloh Baptist
church. East 76th and Kvorett Sts
There will be regular cervices n > ib
lay at II a. m and t p. m Bunday
School at 10 30 a m
A hearty wal-
:ome Is oxtnodod to all Take Moa
tavtila car.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Distinctive Footwear
For ,\fternoon and Evening
Hosiery to Harmonize—High Grade Repair Work
KNIGHT SHOE CO
Morrison Street, near Broadway
Children's Day was another
day with a sermon by the pastor in
crowds at both services, with splen
did collection and Inspiring services.
We wonder if Congresman-elect
Watkins will vote for the passage of
the Dyer Anti-lynching Bill?
We
hope he will.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
passed a drastic anti-lynching bill
Why not Oregon follow suit when it
meets?
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Oregon.
Vote against the school bond when
you go to the polls Saturday (today)
Taxes are entirely too high now.
Thia Munday will be another speclgl
day wth a sermon by tbs pastor in
the morning and a program at night.
Daily Fashion Hint
LOW ROUND TRIP TICK
ETS NOW ON SALE!
The Rcse Festival should be laid
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something bigger substituted as an
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4
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quarters
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of
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Probate Department
1
Notice te hereby given that the un-
I deralgned baa been appointed admin
istratrix of the estate or Samuel F.
Bettie, deceased, by the Circuit Court
of the State of Oregon for Multnomah
County, and has qualified
All per
aona having claims against said es
tate are hereby notified to present
the same, duly verified as by law re
quired. to the undersigned at 311
Macleay Building, Portland. Oregon,
within six months from tho date
hereof.
Dated and first published June 3.
1923.
Last publication June 30, 1933.
MARY BETTIS.
Administratrix.
•Mrs. E. D. Cannady. Attorney.
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