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ADVOCATE THE. An Independent Paper Devoted to the VOU XXI NO 2» Interests the People »ORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1924 PRICE 5 CENTS REFUSED APARTMENT. COLORED MAN BUYS S200.000 BUILDING LATE GOVERNOR PINCHBACK’S SON DIES DKATH OF BISMARCK R. PINCHBACK BRINGS REMINISCENCES OP HIS DISTINGUISHED FATHI R WHO WAS OUR FIRST U. S. SENATOR —SERVED AS LIEUT.GOV. OF LOUISIANA B. R. Flashback, III Two Year«, Employs In the United State* Treasury Depsrtmsnt at Washington, O. C.—HI* Fathsr Dlsd Two Year* Ago In Now Orisons. i Local and For eign News Briefs (Hpnrlal to The Advocate.) NEW ORLKANS. La. — News off---------------------- NOTICE the death of Ill>ru*rck turlng Knight, with a few of the mem Indies' and gents* uncalled for of Washington. 1» son of the late bers of Puget Hound Lodge. !. B. P. autte, overcoat* and extra pants at Gov. P. II. H Pinchbeck, the only O. K. of W., was present at the reg your own price. Call and look them Afro-American who ever served as ular meeting of Mount Tacoma Lodge over. Up-to-date Tailors, 486 Union governor of Louisiana, and our first No. 141. on Tuesday evening He Ave., N. J. W. Ingersoll, Prop.—Adv. U. 8. Senator, was received here re gave the herd some very Interesting FOR RENT—Tumlehed rooms, 37» cently. B. K. Pinchbeck, III two talk and urged that we come together years, had been an employ* of the more and outlined what we can ac- Williams Ave. Eaat 1688.—Adv. auditor's office of the U. 8 treasury compliah by unity. Stay off Easter Monday night St department for 10 years. The death The I. B. P. O. E. of W. of Tacoma of the son revives the story of Pinck has purchased the property at 1111 Phillip* Guild.—adv. ney Benton Stewart Pinchbeck, a Ho. Tacoma avenue, and will en For Rant—Furnished room. Sell Georgian, who came to Louisiana dur deavor to house the bushy herd there wood 1101.—adv. ing reconstruction days and was In the near future. elected lieutenant governor. He was Mr*. 8. Johnson died at the 8t. Clarsnce Cameron White, premier an Inspector of customs In New Or Joseph Hospital on Sunday evening violinist In Recital In Portland April leans in 1»»7, later becoming lieuten at I P. M . Funeral service* will be ant-governor (during the administra held from the Bethlehem Baptist 23rd. Watch for particular».— adv. tion of Go*. Henry Clay Warmoth.) church at 1 o'clock Wednesday afire- Phon* Mein 7528 It was In December. 1171, and Janu noon. A. SUSSMAN ary, 1171. that Lieutenant-Governor Carnival, Feetlval, Bazaar and Fair Pinchbeck acted aa governor, the NOTARY PUBLIC Suppl lea, Novsltloa and two months of the Warmoth impeach WORK Toy* ment proceedings. He (Pinchbeck) DONE AT THE Merchandise and Wheel* Furnished later was elected to the U. 8. Henate. ADVOCATE OFFICE for Picnics, Bazaar*, which, though Hepubllcan. never 111 Maclsay Building Fairs, Etc. seated him but paid him the salary 290 Third Street for the entire term. He was our first WILLIAMS AVENUE V. W. C. A. Portland Oregon V. 8. Senator. Governor Pinchbeck NOTES died about two years ago and was The High School Girl Reserve Con OBSERVE WEDDING ANNI burled In Metarle cemetery over the ference for the Slate of Oregon was VERSARY proteata of prejudiced cltliens of held In Salem on the 7th. 8th and Editer end Mr*. E. D. Cannady are New Orleans, and Is th« only Afro- »th of March Miss Nellie Franklin* tn receipt of an Invitation from Mr. American burled there. He purchased was the delegato from Williams Ave. Rev. and Mr*. J. E. Toombs to at (he plot to years before his death. Miss M. Danley also attended. tend their twentieth wedding anniver While In Salem they were the guests sary Thursday evening. March 27th, of Mr*. Maxwell. Miss Alfred* Frank- 623 Eaat Fourth Street, Oklahoma HOTEL NOTIi'S lln was a week-end guest of Mr*. City. Okla. Colored waitresses In Maxwell. Mias Mac Lawson, gradu Freshmen's dormitories at ate of the Winter Clasa. Jefferson Return Engagement by Overwhelm ing Popular Request of the Harvard University have High School, Is expecting to leave on 4—ACT ROYALTY DRAMA—4 been discharged white the 16th with her parents tor Los “THE DUST OF THE EARTH” waitresses taking their Angeles. Given by The Grade and High School girls places. The reason for THE BETHEL PLAYERS will spend the 12nd of March at the the change was brought about by the at the Influence of the Visiting Committee Y Camp at Rock Creek. The sewing clasa will meet on PORTLAND WOMAN'8 CLUB BLDG. of ladles who claimed that the risk 448 Taylor Street with white waitresses was lees detri Monday at 1 P. M . instead of on Friday Evening, March 21, 1924 mental to tho students than that with Tuesday* as heretofore. MRS. A. R. FOX. Directress The Bible Class will meet on Fri the colored waitress««. Tickets, 50 Centa Harold and Quintop Reese who day at 7:45. Women interested In learning to have been waiter and bellhop re LOST OR STOLEN spectively on a big Itramer running swim are urged to join the clasa. Last Sunday night at Bethel A. M. Hour* from 5:30 to 8:30 P. M. Wed from Heattie to Los Angeles, are at E. church, some one took a saxo home with their parents, Mr. and nesdays. phone purposely or by mistake. Re The membership Committee will Mrs. W. L. Reese. 150 lith street, for turn to The Advocate office and re a few days, before returning to their meet Saturday evening. March 15. at ceive reward.—Adv. 8 P. M„ at the Branch to hear Miss work. Hatch, membership secretary. Henry Gibson, pioneer waiter, will W. For Rent—6-room house, one block leave In a few days for the Bontaza This meeting opens the Membership to good car service. A. H. Morrow, Tavern, a resort In Idaho, where he Drive which begins on Sunday at 3 Broadway 5807. will run the dining room tor Mrs. P. M. at the Zion A. M. E. church. Everyone Is Invited to come out and Moore during the Hummer season For Rent—Broom lower flat. 231 John Hampshire, one of Grants learn of the work of the Y. W. C. A. Caruthers street. Phone Atwater The Blue Triangle Club had as It* Paas' foremost business men. was a 3084.—Adv. speaker on Sunday at the Social Portland visitor Wednesday, Ben Rutherford Is spreading the Hour Mr*. E. J. Magruder, who gave WIN HIS LOVE AND HOLD IT "dope" that he Is one of the bellhops an intereating addresa on club life. Bind him with invisible chains of whom rumor has It Is going to be paychic force. I will teach you how WANTED—A Colored woman to married. Department 14, Box 1178 take full charge of horn*—wlf* III. Frank Waldon, perhaps one of the Milwaukee, Wla. Will pay good salary to competent oldest waiters In captivity In Port person. Two In family. Call Mrs, land, Is still strolling about looking The Hard Time Club will give a Cannady, Br. 5807. She will tell you for a job. about H. W. Sheldon, 288 Eaat Buf Hard Time Dance at th* Stag Club Joe Crane, private waiter at The Auditorium March 31*t«—Adv. falo street. Portland, Is famed as a night chicken raiser. MINISTER PUTS OF WILEY COLLEGE A LEADER IN BAPTIST FICERS OF CHURCH IN HOLE MUSIC Trouble which has been brewing TACOMA NEWS (Special to The Advocate.) between the Rev. J. W. Anderson, MARSHALL, Tex., March 10,—Prof. pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist church, (By Fred U. Harris.) John Payne, singer, rendered a Norton E. Dennis, director of music and the officer* of the church reach ed its climax Monday when Circuit very Interesting and pleasing pro at Wiley College, presented his choir Judge Rossman granted Rev. Ander gram at the Bethlehem Baptist of thirty voices and Mrs. Lucile D. Tycer, daughter of the president and son an Injunction restraining the of Church last Thursday evening. ficers of the church from interfering Rev. A. L. Byrd has been Indisposed assistant director of music, in a sa but is feeling himself again. cred concert Sunday afternoon. March with him in his pastoral duties of the Mr. and Mrs. George Bland enter second, at 3:30 o'clock, before an au church. In his complaint the m fa la tained the Twentieth Century Hocial dience of quite six hundred students ter name* Deacons W. C. Kirk. Ed ward Watson. 0. W. Smith. Ed John Club with an additional small num and townspeople. The occasion was an annual feature of the music de son and David Haskins and the ber of friends on Monday evening. Mrs. L. Adams Is confined to her partment and was quite up to the Trustees Sydney Porter, C. E. Ivey, home. We hope for her a speedy re standard In every respect. It has E J. Kirk, G. R. Davidson and Henry been the policy of this institution for Worthen. covery. What caused the Rev. Mr. Ander Mrs. F. Harris Is some better at many year* to develop the music son to seek the injunction was the this writing, having been very poor talent of the race and next to Fisk Wiley stands out preeminently in threatening attitude. It Is said, that ly the past two weeks. the offeera of the church assumed R. Chaney, Grand Esteemed Lec- this field. towards him on last Sunday when he went about hie usual services, A po- Ih-etfian was sent from headquarters to guard the church so that if any For Dinners, Luncheon», Teas, Socials, Parties, Receptions, “rough stuff was attempted by the Dances, Entertainments of all kinds, and for LODGE MEETINGS use the Stag Auditorium and Club Rooms 381 East Morrison Street Rates Reasonable Service Supreme Phone East 8007 DINNERS SERVED EVERY SUNDAY officer* of the church, be would be near to protect the minister. It la said, with the exception of aome loud talking by some of tin- member*, the meeting went off without excitement Rev. Anderson la asking for salary which he saye I* dye him in the amount of 11203. He also claims »3565.36 due him from money he ad vanced in building the church. Some few weeks ago Rev. Anderson ten dered bls resignation to the officers of the church to take effect upon them paying all indebtedneea which he claimed against them. So far as we can learn only BSoo.OO of the in debtedness has been paid. At the trial of the case, which la soon tq be held, Rev. Anderson, through hi* at torney, will aak that the Injunction be made permanent. Mr*. A. F. Smith, 180 Cherry Street, had the misfortune of cutting a Anger on her left hand caused by a bottle breaking which she was cleaning. SELECTED DELEGATES TO CON FERENCE To attend the General Conference of the African Methodiat Episcopal Zion Church at .Indianapolis, Ind., next May aa lay delegates, the fol lowing were elected at the Washing ton-Oregon Convocation last week in Portland: Miss A. R Harris and Mr*. Mary E. Tranaae of Seattle; Mesdames Lena Bowers and E. J. Magruder of Portland. Oregon, alter nates respectively to the Seattle dele gate*. OPENS DRESSMAKING PARLORS Mesdames E. K. Stanley and J. Hoyt have opened a dressmaking es tablishment at 419 Abington Build ing. Both are well known local mo diste*. Guaranteed to etop falling hair and start It growing In 30 days. SPECIAL CURE FOR DANDRUFF Your flrat 30 days’ treatment will convince you. MRS. BERTIE DAVIDSON 1685 Eaat Seventh Street, South Phone Sellwood 1011 CORNELL GRADUATE EARNS MONEY IN REAL ESTATE TRANSAC TIONS.—COLLECTS RENTS AT NIGHT WITH ONE HAND IN HIS POCKET ON HIS PI8TOL Assistant United Stete* Attorney James C. Thomae Solves Vexing Prob lem.—Predict* Harlem'* “Black Belt” Will Soon Absorb Mlle* of Ftate. (Spt clal) NEW YORK. March «.—James C. Thomas, assistant United States at Calif., haa transferred hia member torney, was unable to rent an apart ship there. ment in a part of the city where he L. 8. Shellman, of our order, has desired to live with his wife and in- been transferred to Puget Sound fant son. because of his color, so he Lodge of Seattle, Wash. purchased a »200,000 seven-story George P. Moore, who has been modern apartment house, he an confined to hi* home for some time nounced Friday. It is occupied by wit heye trouble, is now able to be white families and is tally three out again. blocks from the nearest section of James McArthur was reported ill Harlem. at hi* home. Thomas said he would make no Clarence Anderson, who underwent change* In the tenant list, leaving a minor operation at one of the lo the matter of future occupancy en cal hospitals, is out at thia time. tirely in the hands of the families Alfred Woods was reobligated Into now living in the house, Thomas said the order of Elk* on Wednesday. He he had paid" »30,000 of the purchase was formerly a member of Rose City price for the house. lodge a great many year* ago. He made the money, he said, in The following candidates will be real estate transactions, collecting Initiated into the order Wednesday, rents at night with one hand on a March 24th: Rev. E. J. Magruder, pistol in his pocket He declared John Mott, A. B. Allen and Joe Brown. that Negroes were coming to N»w A. L. Corneal, who has been a York by thousands and predicted that trustee of Rose City Lodge, resigned the Harlem “black belt” soon would and hl* resignation has been accepted absorb miles of flat* and apartments by the lodge. now occupied by white families. Rose City Lodge will hold its me Thomas, a Cornell graduate, was morial services the second Sunday In appointed an assistant federal attor April. The services will be held in ney by United States District Attor some school buildng to be selected. ney Hayward three years ago. Rev. Dyer of the Independent Baptist Church, will preach the sermon. Jas. A. Merriman will deliver the eulogy. The balance of the program will be By Eugene J. Minor published at a later date. E. R.. E. I note through the Seattle enter D. Cannady will preside. prise that Exalted Ruler Chainey and his assistants were able to finish Elks Buy Property their business by 10 o’clock. That Wolverine Lodge of Elks of De is a good «xaa*|»;« and Roee City ia trott, Mtch.. recently closed ft deal making an effort to follow Puget for the purchase of valuable proper- Sound lodge. Our big trouble seems ty. E. H. Burger. Exalted Ruler, Is to be that we have too many orator* being congratulated for taking the with much to say. E. R.. E. D. Can leading part in securing the property. nady. by a strenuous effort, did man The deal is said to be the largest age to get through at midnight last ever put over by any fraternal organ- Wednesday. ization in that city, The cost Is in Oh, yes. folks, we have finally suc the neighborhood of »100,000 00. ceeded in getting the raffle of the The Golden West Lodge of Los An Ford Sedan in such shape that we geles have organized a band number will be able to put over this program ing 75 pieces at the cost of »6,000.00 in a short time, James A. Merriman for instruments. has taken over the management of the contest and is going to give you NOTICE many surprises, Yes. sisters, you are Regular meetings of the Portland going to help us in a big way. Rose City Lodge gave Dahlia Tem- Branch of the National Association pie Daughter Elks a check for one for the Advancement of Colored Peo hundred dollars to purchase a large ple held every first Monday evening purple banner for the coming me- at Mt. Olivet Baptist thurch, comer East Firs tand Schuyler Sts. morial services of the order. J. A. EWING, Pres. Jesse Smith, formerly of Portland LEE ANDERSON, Sec'y. and now a resident of Los Angeles. ASSOCIATE EDITOR ADDRESSES STUDENT BODY In response to a request of several weeks ago. Mrs. E. D. Cannady, as- sociate editor of The Advocate, gave a talk on “The Composers of the Race” before the student body of Reed College in the College Chapel Monday noon. March 10th. Follow JOHN PAYNE, BARITONE, CAP* ing Mrs. Cannady s talk she intro TIVATES HIS AUDIENCE duced Messrs. John Payne, noted fi Lawrence Brown at the Plano London baritone. and Lawrence Although "The Battle of Jericho,” Brown, his accompanist, who kindly arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, was accompanied her to demonstrate the last aong on the distinguished some of the songs written by the baritone's (John Payne) program last composers of whom she spoke. Monday evening at Bethel Church, at It was evident that the program which time he san? a recital, it was was highly enjoyed, for the audience by no means the last one he sang. as one person applauded vociferous The audience absolutely refused to ly and long. (It la not customary for release him until he had sung "Stand the students to applaud in Chapel ing in the Need of Prayer.” "Swing service) and encores were responded Low Sweet Chariot." "Little David,” to. Later when the party was at and "I Want to Be Ready," (a group luncheon in the dining room of the of Negro Spirituals) In some of which College, the students requested Mr. his accompanist. Lawrence Brown, Payne to sing “just one more num himself a sweet linger, joined in. ber.” This he kindly did. and still Mr. Payne's program was happily they would not let him go,—not un arranged with nearly one half Negro til he had sung two more folk songs. folk songs. The audience clearly In which Mr. Brown joined. In ap showed its preference for the folk preciation of the artists' work a songs above all the others, even group of twenty-five students, at the though the artist sang selections by request of Mrs. Cannady, attended in Handel, Lully, Mendelssohn, Quilter a body Messrs. Payne and Brown's recital at Bethel A. M. E. church, corner Larrabee and McMillen streets, in the evening. Measrs. No ble and Brady and Misses Gore and . Stahl were the hosts to Mr*. Cannady and Messrs. Payne and Brown, who sent a car to bring them out to the I institution and return. J F°r I Reliable j Phone and Make Appointment The Perfect D. S’ Hair Grower and others equally as popular. “The Two Grenadiers” by Schuman and “It Is Enough” (Elijah), Mendelssohn, were heartily applauded; but “Water Boy," eecular, a Negro convict aong arranged by Avery Robinson; “Scan dalize My Name,” folk song, secular, arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, and a Spiritual, "Every Time 1 Feel the Spirit," arranged by Mr. Brown, ao captivated the audience that Mr. Payne wee compelled to repeat them before he could go on with hia pro gram. Mr. Payne’s large, stately physic matches perfectly hla robust, majes tic voice, and bis singing is not only pleasing to the ear, but the singer himself is handsome to look upon. So in harmony and so consistent are bis "stageisms'' that it Is a rare pleas ure to hear and see him. Never once was there a lag In his program. So pleasantly and artistically was it all rendered that the time escaped un noticed and naturally when he had nlshed his program bls cttdience had just begun it His enunciation was well nigh perfect; his tone* were clear, well rounded, elaatic and care- fully shaded. The success of his program depend ed largely upon his accompanist, Lawrence Brown, who has made a special study of accompanying and has become an adept at the same. Both singer and accompanist were in perfect accord and af one mind, Mr. Brown has arranged and pub lished during his stay in London a group of four Spirltuels for the voice and for the violfncello. London pa pers have been loud in their praise of his work, both as an accompanist and as a composer. Messr*. Payne and Brown will sail June 4th, for London, where they will resume their study and work in their respective lines. Mr. Brown accompanied the distinguished Roland Haye* when he sang before the King and Queen of England last year. He is also ac companist for Muehlen with whom Mr. Payne studied while in London. They have sung and played before royalty of England and one of the best concerts given while abroad was at Wigmore hall, London, England. October 13. 1923. The Auxiliary Board of Bethel A. M. E. church sponsored Messrs. Payne and Brown's recital here. Goods TELEGRAPH NEWS Seattle. Wash., March 11. 1824. The Advocate, 311 Macleay Bldg.. Portland, Ore. P. P. B. A. of A. note* ladle* Aux iliary social meeting at residence of Mrs. J. Prescott, 540 E. 22nd street March 17, 8:3» P. M. All pullman porters Invited, Rumot says next meeting at Y. W. C. A.. William* avenue. J. W. BOTTS. MRS. GULLIFORD HERE Mrs. Dora Gulliford. who left here a number of months ago to settle her husband's estate in Dawson. Y. T., has returned to the city for an unde termined period. Friends, many of whom she made while here, are glad to hear of her return. 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