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£ *’F■* »5» An Independent Paper Devoted to the - ' VOL. XXI ■— ................. .... ......... ■ ■ • e-, ADVOCATE THE. — ..... s.VkJP Wfc- . Interests q/ ----------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------ NO 8 « ?> ♦ Î the People — PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924 - ■■■ ' '■■■■ * PRICE 5 CENTS ----------------------- ----------------- J. ¿ - • — ± RACE PREJUDICE GETS SEVERE JOLT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RACE BARITONE PAID GLOWING TRIBUTE HARRY T. BURLEIGH HONORIO IN OLD ST. QEORQg'3 EPISCOPAL CHURCH,—EXCLUSIVE SOCIAL ANO BUSINESS FOLK SIT WITH MEMBERS OF SOLOI ST’S RACK AT SKRVICI. Thirty Y«are In Chelr, Noted Composer Hoar» Hie Masterpieces Rondorod, Soo« Many Moved to Tears. — Hundred« Turned Away Who Could Not Gain Admloaion. (From New York World, March 31.) Harry T. Burleigh. a Nsgro. tor 3u from the pulpit and he was quite yearn baritone aololat In the choir of hoarse; hla big voice had lost momen St. Goorge's Kplecopal church, had tarily the resonant clarity with which hie reward yeeterday. when at the 4 It had «ounded above the whole cbolr o’clock vsepor service a crowd of when he marcbod In with the proces Eaater morning olae and reverence sion. Moves Many to Tears came to do him homage. Strange music from a cbolr that Half an hour before the aervlce be gan the church was tilled, and Bland has sung the noble old anthems of ing room waa gone long before the the masters; music with a barbaric first peala of the organ rolled down richness of color that gripped the the darkening nave. Hundred« who congregation. Sometimes It would be came later were turned away, and hummed, sometimes there was a the many of them etayed In the hope of humming accompaniment to greeting the Negro musician after the words. When th« last chord of "Deep aorvlce. People well known In exclu- River" shaded into allenes more than alve «octal and bualneaa circle« «at one handkerchief mopped wet eyes. Dr. Holland's brief talk was on the In the «ame pew. or «food «Ide by ¿oatrlbutlon of the Negroes to music •Ide. with people of Burleigh'« race. —a "wondrous, limpid, delicate, spir Singac Called ta Pulpit Ther service had It« climax when itual song”. He recalled that In the the Rev hr Karl Holland, rector, at neighborhood of St. George church the clooe ot a brief addroea, called Dvorak was living when he wrote bls on hla "faithful co worker, devoted "Hymphony From the New World," friend and Inaplrlng companion" to ssld to be based in part on the Negro Join him. Out of the choir strode the spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Char musician, a «mail man. gray haired, iot” And Burleigh gave him assist not very dark, but dlatlnctly Negroid, ance In the writing ot this work. Dr. wearing inalgnla ot the degree of doc Holland said. "Thirty years ago we took into the tor of music over hie white surplice. >1« mounted the John Pierpont Mor choir a good man with a fine voice,” gan memorial pulpit and be and Dr. Dr. Relland continued. "We did not Relland stood there a moment with know that he would become, as he Is now. the leading creative genius of hands clasped. Earlier, al the close of morning his race in music, as a composer and prayer, the vestry made Burleigh a as an interpreter.” Among those who paid their trib present ot a purse filled with gold. It was a musical service and all ute to Burleigh yeeterday were Mr the music was by the Negro, from and Mrs. Theodore M. Taft, Mrs. Lo the first chant of the choir hoard rd lard Spencer, William Fellowes from the distance, a setting of the Morgan, Dr. George E. Brewer, Wol words "Lead me. Lord, lead me In cott G. Lane. William Rand and Theo Thy Righteousness." Io the last dor« H. Price. prayer. The processional was Mr. A beautiful brown-faced colored girl Burleigh's, and to It the pageant of the church, led by the flag with tts In Little Old New York led the pop red and cross glowing on a white ularity conteat all over her white sis ground, proceeded solemnly from end ters. She was h<«ded straight for the Queen'« Throne and to keep her to end of the thronged nave. from wearing the crown, them "peck- Thon came the real Burleigh. And Binging without accompaniment, o-wooda” cancelled the ball. the choir did his settings with several then the little Miss announced she Southern Negro spirituals. There was wasn't going to attend the ball any "Nobody Knows de Trouble I've way. Ain’t women tunny, and ain't Seen,” and "Weepin' Mary" and whf foks funnier? They're all the 'hound« underwear'. "Deep River." Burleigh hlmxelf sang the solo part Stay off Caster Monday night St. In "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray." But It waa just after he had stepped down Phillips Guild.—adv. Local and For eign News Briefs Gst your Easter card« at th« Advo cate Printing Office. adv. For Rent -<-room bouse, one block to good car «arvice. A. H. Morrow, Broadway 5807. WIN HIS LOVE ANO HOLD IT Bind him with Invlilble chain« ot psychic force. 1 will teach you bow Department 14, Box 117S Milwaukee, Wie. All kind« of artletlo Job printing don« on eur own press by Th« Ad vocate Printing Company, 311 Ma- deay Building. Broadway 5307.—adv. For Rent—7-room house; 5 room« furnished. 326 Williams avenue, 327.50. Phone Oartleld 1580. Ask tor Mrs Warren—Adv. NOTICE Regular meeting« ot the Portland Branch of the National Aaaoclation tor the Advancement of Colored Peo ple held every 2nd Monday evening at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, corner East Fir« tend Schuyler St«. J. A. EWING. Pres. LEE ANDERSON, Sec'y. Adolphus B. Clay has gone to Se attle to accept a position aa barber In Tutt's barbershop. NOTICE Everybody 1« cordially Invited to attend the Elk« Memorial aervlces Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holladay School auditorium. East 6th and Clackamas streets. MOULTON ANNOUNCES PLAT FORM Well Known Lawyer Is Candidate for Congreso Arthur I. Moulton, who has prac ticed law for the last sixteen years in Portland, has announced that he will be a candidate for the Republi can nomination for Congress from his District. ANNUAL PROMENADE the procedure as recorded therein. announcements of importance will be SOUTHERN WHITE STUDENTS T HREATEN TO QUIT UNIVERSITY The representatives were welcomed, made besides a musical program will UNLESS COLORED STUDENT I 8 OUSTED FROM FURNALO entertained and banqueted by the be rendered. Come out You are HALL—DEAN SAYS IF 8UR ROUNDINGS DISPLEASE—GO good people ot Chicago, via. at the welcome. Y. M. C. A., the Appomatox Club, and Charge« Frsdsrick W. Wall« a« “Obj actionable Tenant" ^-Complaints In HOTEL NOTE« by ex-Alderman Oscar De-PrelaL vestigated and Found to Bo Groundless«—Walla First Race The following spoke at the last Man to Reside In Hall for Years. Ben Rutherford, one ot named occsalon: Hon. Bishop Casey the star beil-hops it The advised Pullman porters to arbitrate. (By Preston Ne ws Service. 1~T Portland, wax laid up for Others who spoke were: Hon. Oscar NEW YORK. April 11.—lulaldkms been an unwritten rule that Negroee A \ the greater part of the De Preist, Editor Joe. D. Bibb of the propaganda, alleged to have been fo were not permitted to reside there. week, suffering with a cut mented here by students of southern Chicago Whip; Meesars. Oggissby of foot. Boston, Totten of New York, and B. birth, has been brought to a bead by The lobby of The Portland hi: been Tinsley of Portland, Ore. the action of a number of graduate redecorated and looks like new. students at Columbia University Ex-Captain Jess Ernest waa over to when on last Thursday they threaten the Portland this week to deny false ed to quit residence in Furnald Hall and damaging statements he was ac unless a Negro law student was cused of making. He said be bad ejected. never beard of anything quite so ab- Dean Hawkea Real American never heard of anything q=!te so ab? When the group of southernera laid surd and foolish as the charges made their request before Dean Hawkes, against him. chairman of the committee on resi xAhur Bramwell, a clerk at The dence hall, be promptly told them Portland for a number of years, has “that if a student finds his surround been selected as manager of the Ho ings uncongenial there is no need for tel Gearhart for the coming summer. him to stay.” Arthur la a line fellow and all the Wells, Center of Trouble employes are wishing him well. Frederick W. Wells, a native of Tennesee, who has attended Wilber Rev. Brother E. C. Dyer, pastor of the P. P. B. A. of A. NOTES force, Ohio, State and Yale, on terms Independent Baptist Church, who In answer to a favor asked by Lo as an American citizen, was the one will deliver the Memorial sermon cal Lodge No. 286, the Ladles Auxil man whom the delegation proteated Sunday afternoon at Holladay achool iary, at its business meeting, April against residing in the halt The 7, appointed Mrs. W. C. Buford to house committee which received the FOR SALE—8-room house, $150.00 represent it on the local's Decoration ultimatum from the hot headed, race down and balance $25 per month. A Day Committee. It also decided a hating southerners was instructed by snap; act quick. A. H. Morrow, Real committee of seven ladles to assist its chairman, J. B. Rucker, to inves Estate, 311 Macleay Building. Phone the local's Memorial Floral Commit tigate and report at the special meet Broadway 5807.—adv. tee at the annual service the third ing. Sunday in May. Names of commit Patronize our advertisers. Investigation Shows Chargee Are tees will be submitted later by chair Unfounded "It has not been the usage to ex Brother E. D. Cannady, Exalted Ruler man, Mrs. E. W. Smith. April 21st, 8:30 p. m., tic social clude any man from the residence of Rose City Lodge, who will pre halls on the ground of his parentage,” side over the Memerial services meeting at the Y. W. C. A. aaid Dean Hawkes. "There have al Sunday afternoon. TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CON ways been Negroes at Columbia aa GRESS RACE MEN OFFER REWARD FOR well as students of other races and Governor Walter M. Pierce ap CAPTURE OF SLAYER OF no discrimination Is countenanced. If pointed the following to represent A. W. BROWN a student finds his surroundings un Oregon at the Negro National Edu congenial, there is no need for him cational Congresa to be held in Phil (Preston News Service.) to stay. There are hundreds on the Rev. E. NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 10.—Fol adelphia, June 13 to 31: waiting list and any vacancy can be lowing the request of a committee of J. Magruder, Rev. J. W. Anderson, filled at once.” By his statements prominent Negroes, headed by Hon. Mrs. Louise Thomas, Mrs. E. D. Can to the disgruntled southerners Dean to phone MAin 6500, or J. C. Napier, former Registrar of the nady and Edgar E. wntams. The Hawkes politely and forcibly told to call at the Gas office U. S. Treasury, Governor Peay last delegates received their appointment them their room was better then their to protect yourself on Wednesday authorised a reward of Thursday. company. Gasco Briquets at the 3500 by the state for the apprehen special Complaints received by some mem GARVEY APPEAL DUE THIS sion of the person or persona who bers of the committee that Wells was MONTH shot A. W. Brown, a prominent Negro an "objectionable tenant," who enter NEW YORK CITY. April 3. — The groceryman, at his place of business tained his friends in his room until on Lincoln and Hill streets, about U. S. Court ot Appeals is expected to late at night, were not substantiated hand down its decision in the matter two weeks ago. by R. D. White, an instructor in Race men and women here In a of the Garvey appeal on April 25. physics, and a member of the house Marcus Garvey, head of the U. N. mass meeting last Sunday raised a committee, who resides on the same cash fund of $260 for a reward, and I. A., was convicted last year in Fed floor as Wells. after calling upon the governor the eral Court of using the malls to de Southern students contend that reward was supplemented until the fraud. He was sentenced to five years Wells is the first Negro to reside in reward now offered totals more than in prison and a fine ot $1000. The Furnald Hall in years and that it bad trial judge was kind enough to allow ....................................................................... 3500. him to select Leavenworth as his fu WE HEAR THAT— ture home rather than Atlanta. When Millie came on a Saturday night to bring the week's washing her comely pleasant brown face was dis figured by a swollen black contusion which began at her left eye and ex EMEMBER your very closest friends this year with tended downward until it covered her some appropriate Easter Card. You will find a large cheek. selection of them at our store. "Oh. Millie," said her distressed em “Scatter sunshine with Gill’s Easter Greeting Cards” ployer, "what a dreadful bruise. How didjt happen?" "A niggerman hit me,” explained Second Floor Millie simply. “Oh, that's terrible," exclaimed the white lady, "I hope—I hope it wasn't your husband that struck you?" BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS "Nope, Mixa Harrison, twuan’t him. Gawge he don't never hit me. He Fifth and Stark Streets treats me mo' like a friend than a husband.” ri Remember Summer Price LJ Easter Cards Given by R ST. PHILLIPS GUILD THE J. K. GILL COMPANY MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 21st EDYTHE ROGERS and her SYNCO-SYNCOPATERS Now Featured at Columbia Theater, Will Furnish the Music Mr. Moulton will be remembered aa one of those who participated in the organisation of the National Associa tion for the Advancement ot Colored People In thia city, and who has given freely ot hie talents in any movement tor the uplift ot the com munity, and the many friends he has made In his long residence here are making every effort to secure for him the nomination. N. A. A. C. P. MEETING At Mt. Olivet Baptist church next Monday night promises to be one of the most Interesting meetings ever held by the local branch. Several XMOMMMOOOMOAKHMMMM NOTICE MURLARK HALL 23rd at Washington Admission 50c Admission 50c . .........................................................................................di [5 i' • *» « >0 .V « 4, 3 >0- '•< .0 • -X« <•- >0 <fÔ| For Dinners, Luncheons, Teas, Socials, Parties, Receptions, 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 b All members of Excelsior Lodge, No. 33, r. & A. M. Calif. Jurisdic tion, you are requested to be present In a body Sunday night, April 13th, at Bethel Church, to witness the an nual sermon of the Mt. Hood Chap ter, O. E. 8., California Jurisdiction. Do not wear your Masonic regalia. Lodge meeting Wednesday night, April 18, cnoferrlng 1st and 2nd de gree«. All Masons In good and regu lar standing are welcome New Hall, 409 Alder street. By order of W. M. T. E. ALLEN, Sec'y. Brother O. 8. Thomas, who will road "Thanatopois” at ths Elks’ Memo rial serviooa Sunday. NOTARY PUBLIC WORK DONE AT THE ADVOCATE OFFICE 311 Macleay Building For Reliable Goods FOR YOUR LIBRARY Scott’s Official History of The Am erican Negro In the World War, by Emmett J. Scott, A.M., LL.D., special assistant to the secr-’ary of war, can be purchased at The Advocate of flc«, 311 Macleay Building, Broadway 5807—adv. HBAR MR. TINSLEY RETURNS Clarence Cameron White Mr. Berrie Tinsley, Pullman Porter Representative to the National Por ter Management Conference at Chi cago, arrived March 31, on the Port land Limited. He reports the meet ing a success, and as soon the mln- j utes thereof arrive, be will hold a PREMIER VIOLIN SOLOIST In Recital at Bethel A. M. E. Church Wedneeday Evening, April 33, 1924 MRS. A. R. FOX. Manager Tickets 75c