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THE ADVOCATE VOL. XXI. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1924 I NO « IF ff PRICE 6 CENTS ASSOCIATE EDITOR ANSWERS CHARGE THAT BEACH MEN ARE RAPISTS COLORED MOTHERS JAILED IN TEXAS WHOLE FAMILY MUST «IRVI FROM TWO TO THRU TRARR IN "PEN".—THREE BABIRR UNDIR ONI VIAR OF AOI AMONO NUMBER.— ORANDFATHIR IR ALIO CONVICTED Nqtlenal Aaneelatlen far the A» vanee ment ef Celere» People I nati tuta In- veetlgetlen—Charged With Aeeault With Intent • te M urder (Special to The Advocate) NEW YORK. June 14—The Na tional Association tor the Advance Tern Thumb Wadding ment of Colored People today made Th* Tom Thumb wedding in return public an account of the jailing in engagement Monday night at Mount Texas ot three colored bablea, eeven Olivet Baptist church to a well filled months. I month* and throe month* house was an affair worthy of com old reepectlvely, with their mother*. mendation. Little men and little Th* Houston Poet, ot Thursday morn women were the main attraction* of tag. Mar 11. print* the following re the wedding beside*, they played port ot the case: other Important roles In the program BLACK BA Bl 14 OO TO PRIBON which was augmented by some of Mother* »entenced to "Fen”; Take the beet local grown up talent. The Children With Thom whole program waa good and all per Throe suckling Negro bablea were formed admirably. However, special part of a whole family that passed mention must be made of little Ber through Houston Wednesday on their nice William*, the three-year-old way to the penitentiary. They are daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Edgar charged with no crime, but their Williams. Bernice In addition to be mothers, all slaters, two brothers, and ing th* charming little bride, sang their grandfathers were convicted ot sweetly: "Yea, We Have No Ban assault to murder In Foard County anas'*. Mesdamee Stevens and Wil last week. They were in charge ot son bad charge of the affair. Bud Ruaaell. penitentiary agent Th* assault waa mad* upon Sheriff L. D. Victim ef Auto Accident. Feits Campbell and bls deputies when they Martin, chauffeur for the Wilcox made a visit to th<. farm operated by family for the past four years, died the Nagroe* for the purpose ot «tak Tueedsy night In a local hospital as ing an arrest for some trivial often**. a reault of Internal injuries and a The brothers. Eugene, 11 and Na fractured skull, which he received thaniel. 14. were sentenced to the re when the car of bls employer, which form school Their grandfather. ho was driving, left the Shattuck road Luke, and the three women. Bertha, about a mile south of the Zion church Lovy and Mandy, war* **nt*nc*d to Monday afternoon, rolled over six th* Stat* farm for trom two to thre* time*, finally coming to • stop GO year*. feet down the hillside. Th* babies ar* Emma Sue, seven mouths old; May Lou. eight month* Shot Trying to Escape. Holly Hol- old. and Bobby Cloud, three months landlne, who Is serving a year's old. Th* entire family gave their sentence at Kelly Butte, attempted to surnamee as Wells. eacape Monday by climbing over a When the babies are released trom high fence. Hollandine was shot by th* farm they will be husky young a couple of guards through the right arm and was taken Immediately to ster*. "W* ain't don* nothin'," on* of th* the county hospital for treatment. women said. "These white folks said that we had to go and they wu* no- body to take the babies *o they had to come Tong too." The Negroes are mid to have fired on the sheriff's fore* with shotguns. But in spite of this, he gave a letter to th* agent directed to penitentiary officials, asking that the family b* treated kindly. Local and For eign News Briefs Cardinal Gibbon* last)tut*, to take ef fect July 1, at a meeting of the Board of Trustee* held la Washington on June 4. The board also engaged Mr*. Daniel ae assistant-principal and ma tron. The California Jubilee Quartet S. Porter, an officer of Mt. Olivet who aang at Mt. Olivet Baptist last Sunday morning, Baptist church, is the proud owner church, gave a fine exhibition of sa of a handsome Oardner automobile. cred and jubilee song*, and the large congregation showed Its appreciation TINTS, TINTS, TINTS! Far Rent—Completely furnished by giving them a liberal collection. tents at Curry's Colony, Seaside, Ore gon. Phone Broadway 1541—Adv. WANTED August 3rd, inclusive to the Chil dren's Farm Home on a 60-60 basis A committee ha* been organised for the sale, with Mr. J. N. Barde, well known business man. as chairman. A mas* meeting to complete the or ganization will be held in the auditor ium of the public library Tuesday night next. The public is Invited to attend. The funds raised in this campaign will be for the construction of a boys’ building, largely to he used for housing boys from the city of Portland who are awaiting its op ening. A committee of colored ladies head ed by Mrs. Katherine Gray will work in thia movement and large thing* are expected of them. Men ot women to take order* for genuine guaranteed hosiery for men, women and children. Eliminate darn ing. Salary »76 a week full time, 11.60 an hour, spare time. Beautiful THE MISSES HOOKERS' RECITAL BRILLIANT SUCCESS spring line. International Stocking Two furnished Room* for light Mills, Norristown, Pa Charming Indeed was the recital of housekeeping; also 1 single room, Mlase* Violet and Gwendolyn Hooker 1228 East Tenth 8t„ North.—Walnut St. John* Day Celebrated. Members at the Portland Woman'a Club build 270».—Adv. ot Excelsior Lodge of Mason* cele brated St. Johns Day with a splendid ing, Thursday evening, June'24. A representative audience of musi Mrs. Pierre Pease*. Mr*. 8. D. program Sunday evening at Fit st cian* and (mualc patrons listened to Pierre ot Tacoma. Wash., died last A. M. E. Zion church. Rev. E. J. Thursday al her home. The Advocate Magruder, pastor of the church, de the program which was w*lt balanced with readings by Mia* Gwendolyn uxtends its heartfelt sympathy to the llvered the sermon. and songs by Miss Violet. bereaved family. Both were compelled to respond to Furnished Rooms far Rent —Men Per Rent—Furnished tent; stove, preferred. 190 Cherry Street. Phon* encore after encore. Never before did these young art bed. dishes and everything; fishing, East »444.—Adv. ists sing and recite so well, and never swimming and bathing. Phone Mrs. R. E Morrison. Sunset 2*41.—Adv. Roee City Beneficial Club, 226 N. before did they look so charming. 16th StreeL was refused license to op Miss Violet looked beautiful in a aim Not Guilty. Spencer Mitchell, who erate by the City Council Wednesday. pie draped gown of imported pink was arrested several months ago. Abatement proceeding* have been in ailk voile over a white satin drop charged with robbing Rev. Tom stituted by the Federal government skirt, and Miss Gwendolyn was pret Smith of several hundred dollars, against the place by order of the City ty tn a blue crepe de chine, trimmed with row after row of white Vai. was acquitted of the charge Monday Council. lace. in the Circuit Court. Miss Violet aang so beautifully. “A A delightful letter waa received by Night of Romance," “Consecration” ALL STAR CONCERT the Associate Editor from Mr*. Jas. An all-star sacred concert will be Johnson of Seattle, praising Portland and “All For You." that the audience would not let her go until she re given Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and Portlander*. A card also was June 29th. at First A. M. E. Zion received from Mr* E. H. Dupree of sponded with “Swanee River." which church, 417 Williams avenue. Stay Tacoma, expressing her appreciation she sang like a finished artist. Again, when she sang “11 Baclo," off that date. for such lovely visit in Portland. that favorite of Arditia* she did it so Mr. and Mr*. J. W. Latimer, 3»7 E. Warren Webb, 62 E. Randolph St., well that she had to respond with an encore number, “The Daisy Song." FOR SALK 38th street North, motored to Seat Chicago, arrived in the city yester Her closing number, “Habanera” Modern 7-room house, beautiful tle this week for a few weeks' visit day on a joint business and pleasure (from Carmen), a very difficult piece, Interior; 1 blocks from Irvington car, with friend*. trip. she sang in costume to the surprise IK block* South Alberta car; paved streets. East front; beautiful lawn; BIG MASS MEETING CALLED GIBBONS SCHOOL ELECTS full basement; furnace and Are place. PRESIDENT The Multnomah County Fair Asso Must be seen to be appreciated. Am Mr. Victor Daniel, of the Manual ciation have given over the sale of widow and must sell. 1011 East 13th Training School, Bordentown. N. J., all the tickets to the Multnomah St. North —Adv. has been engaged as principal of the County Fair at Gresham, July 29 to Famous Singer Gets Divorce. Mme. Florence Cole-Talbert, noted Race singer, was granted a divorce from her husband. W. D. Talbert In Chi cago, last week. Month End Sat el MEN’S SUITS oo Violet Gwendolyn (Courtesy Oregon Daily Journal) THAT HAVE SOLD DOWN TO ONE OR TWO OF A KIND, THAT WERE FORMERLY PRICED UP TO $50.00 FOR SATURDAY ?0UTHERN OREGON EDITOR BAYB BLACKS ARI RAPISTS—TALKS OF WHITE SUPREMACY AND BOASTS OF MORALITY OF WHITES—ASSOCIATE EDITOR GIVEN SEVERAL TITIES •aye (By Mrs. E. D. Cannady, also known rested on two chargee ef abortion as “Negreas Editor” and wherein two of hie patients died from “She Wizard") operations Illegally performed, ac We promised last week to com cording to autopsies held by the state ment on a few thlnga which the edi health department doctors." On May tor of The Southern Oregon Spokes 4th in the Spokesman we read of a man introduced in an article in his Dr. Marr who Is an electro-physiciaa, paper under date of June 14th, reply practicing tn Granta Pass. Speaking ing to our editorial comment of June of the electric machine used by ths 7th on “Keeping Granta Pasa White." doctor, the article continues: “There In speaking of lowering the stand- Is big money in it and one doesn’t arda of the white race by the pree- need to know much more than the ence ot colored people, we stated knowledge of an electrician appren that the white “gendeman” who se tice, in order So get the jack in great duced colored women was a menace quantities with such machine. This to the progress of our race in thia machine will perform illegal opera country. The editor of the Spokes- tion* endangering women** fives.** man adds this: “The only greater Now we would like to ask our “mor menace is the black who brutally at- allst", the editor cf the Spokesman, tacks white women.” We knew he what difference does it make if the would say that and we are glad he machine can perform illegal opera did. That is the old stereotyped ex- tions? It most certainly would be cuse the white man has used until it harmless in a place like Orantj Pass, is hoary, for lynching and burning because the “cream" of white people black men. We admit we have crim occupy that locality, according to Mr. inals in our race, and no people are Green, and therefore they would not more anxious that they be dealt with stand for such a thing as an illegal according to law than we are; we operation. can conceive^of nothing more obnox Has the editor of the Spokesman ious and harmful to society than the taken Into consideration the tact that man, whether he be black or white, a large number of the “rapes’* al who seeks to destroy womanhood, leged to have been committed by and the black criminal and the white black men upon white women, ia- criminal should be dealt with alike. , elude clandestine relations between But let us remind the editor of the | a black man and a white woman. The Spokesman that no one race has a truth of the matter is when white “corner*” on raping as we see IL but women are discovered with their if there is such a thing, it cannot black paramours, they cry out truthfully be fastened upon the Ne “rape" in order to hide their owa lust gro. Out ot the 28 lynchings in the and save their own necks and posi United States for 1923 only one of tion In society. They have found it the victims was charged with having works well and therefore use it to attacked a white woman. It isn't great advantage. Some of them have that the ratio is reduced so much, so confessed, the records of which I but that people are enlightened more, can furnish the editor of the Spokes and are investigating these stereo man upon application. Again, many typed reports of rape. In support of of the alleged rapes of white women the above statement, read the report by colored men are found to have which waa submitted to last Con been white men with blackened faces, gress by Representative Leonidas C. If the white newspaper press print Dyer of Missouri on the lynching ed the truth and the whole truth about this question, the black question. If the editor ot the Spokesman would loom up as being superior mor wanted to be an honest, truthful man, ally to some of the white gents our who desired to help the people with contemporary wishes to set np on a whom he contacted, he would quit his pedestal. Leading thinking men and women boasting of superiority, which he will never live up to; and if he is so of the black race are not anxious for clean and pure, and if the organisa the amalgamation of the races; they tion which he seems to represent is are intelligent enough to conceive of so noble and good, let us ask him a condition of society wherein all why it is necessary for its members races of men associate equally In a to wear "diapers" over their faces friendly manner, able to transact bus and do their work at night? If what iness, clYic and otherwise, and yet the organization preaches and prac each race maintaining Its own racial Personally, I would not tices is right, why not uncover your identity. faces and come out into the open? change my brown face, blcck hair and Let us also ask what about the mor eyes for the whitest, blonde-haired als of your noble leaders. Simmons Follies beauty. God has ao designed and Clarke, both of whom were con me. and I am content with his idea of victed of fraud and immorality? If beauty. The roee and the lily; the the locality you represent is so tulip and the honeysuckle do not (Continued on page 4) clean and pure that only the “cream" of whites are attracted thereto, how can you account for such news items appearing on the front page ot your paper. June 7th, as follows: “DR. BILLICK FINED »50 FOR ILLEGAL I PRACTICE." A portion of the article reads: “It will be remembered that a few week* ago Dr. Billick waa ar- and delight of all. Thia was par ticularly a hard number and she did It well, paying k-vina attention to every litUe detail. Throughout the entire program her voice was splendid, her tones clear, vibrant and refreshing. Miss Gwendolyn proved herself worthy ot all the praise and applause which the audience sp abundantly showered upon her in response to each ot her numbers. Her last number elicited spontan eous applause and pleasure when she (F-'- appeared in boy's costume, slouch hat *n everything and rendered in a per fect Italian way “Da Summer's Cum," “The Temperamental Tommasso," and "Da Greata Baseball." all by T. A. Daly. Gorgeous bouquets ot flowers and other gifts were showered on the girls in abundance. Miss Olga Ruff, accompanist, comes in for praise, for it was largely due to her sympathetic accompanying that the young ainger was able to sing her program with such ease and success. So pleased were those who were Who present with the program that a re turn engagement was immediately booked by Rev. E. J. Magruder, July 11th, at First A. M. E. Zion church. The beautiful Mason and Hamlin s- grand piano was by courtesy of the Wiley B. Allen Company. Both Mlsa Violet and Gwendolyn Hooker are pupils of Mrs. Fred L. Olson. 312 Mrs. Mary Franklin, Melda Byrd and Lottie Johnson. uahered; each (i wore a corsage bouquet ot sweet peas. Mesdamee Fred L. 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