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THE ADVOCATE An Indspsndsni Paper Devoted to tike * NO* 1 1 VOL. XXI. 0 Interests e/ the People ------- - ---------------------------- PRICE 5 CENTS PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1924 ASSOCIATE EDITOR ANSWERS CHARGE THAT BLACK MEN ARE RAPISTS COLORED MOTHERS JAILED IN WHOLE FAMILY MUST «IRVI PROM TWO TO THREE YEARS IN "FSN*%—THREE BABIES UNOIR ONI YEAR OP AGI AMONO NUMBER.— GRANDFATHE R IB ALBO CONVICTED National Aeseeletlen far the Advsnos ment of Celeras Fosplo Institute In- veetlgetlen.—Charsed With Aaeault With Intent • to M order (Spoetai to The Advocate) NEW YORK. June 14—Tho Na tional Association for the Advance Tom Thumb Wedding meat of Colored I'eople today mad« The Tom Thumb wedding In return public an account of the Jailing In engagement Monday night at Mount Toxas of throe colored babloa. aeven Olivet Baptist church to a well filled months, 3 months and three months house was an affair worthy of com old roapectlvelr. with their mothers. mendation. Little men and little The Houston Poet, of Thursday morn women wore the main attractions of la«. Mar 28. prints the following re the wedding besides, they played port of the cane: other Important roles In ths program ■LACK BABIES GO TO PRISON which was augmented by some of Methers Sentenced to “Pen**; Take tbe best local grown up telent. The Children With Thom whole program was good and all per Throe suckling Negro bablea were formed admirably. However, special part of a whole family that passed mention muat be made of little Ber through Houston Wednesday on their nice Williams, the throe-year-old way to the penitentiary. They are daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar charged with no crime, but their Williams. Bernice. In addition to be mothers, all slaters, two brothers, and ing the charming little bride, sang their grandfathers were convicted of aweetly: "Yea, We Have No Ban- asaault to murder in Foard County anas'*. Mesdemxo Stevens and Wil last week. They were In charge of son had charge of the affair. Bud Russell, penitentiary agent The assault was made upon Sheriff L. D. Victim of Auto Accident. Foils Campbell and hla deputies when they Martin, chauffeur tor the Wilcox made a visit to lh<farm operated by family for the past four years, died the Negroes tor the purpose of flask Tuesday night in a local hospital as Ing an arrest for some trivial offense. a result of Internal Injuries and a The brothers. Eugene. 12 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, he was driving, left the Shattuck road Luke, and the three women. Bertha, about a mile south of the Zion church Levy and Mandy, were sentenced to Monday afternoon, rolled ovor eta the Stalo farm tor from two to three times, finally coming to a stop 60 years. feet down tbe hillside. The bablea are Emma Sue. seven mouths old; May Lou. eight months Shot Trying to Escape. Holly Hol- old. and Bobby Cloud, three months iandlnr. who is serving a year's old. The entire family gave their sentence at Kelly Butts, attempted to surnames as Weils. escape Monday by climbing over a When the babies are released from high fence. Hollandlne was shot by the farm they will be husky young a couple of guards through the right arm and was taken Immediately to sters. "We ain't done nothin'." one of the the county hospital for treatment. women said. "These white folks said that we bad to go and they wux no body to take the bablea so they had to come 'long too.** The Negroes are said to have fired on the sheriff's force with shotguns. But In spite of this, bo gave a letter to the agent directed to penitentiary officials, asking that the family be treated kindly. Local and For eign News Briefs Cardinal Gibbons Institute, to take ef fect July 1, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees held la Washington on June 4. The board also engaged Mrs. Daniel as assistant-principal and ma tron. The California Jubilee Quartet B. Porter, an officer of Mt. Olivet who sang at Mt. Olivet Baptist last Sunday morning, Baptist church. Is the proud owner church, gave a line eshibition of sa of a handsome Oardner automobile. cred and jubilee song", and the large congregation showed its appreciation TENTS, TENTS, TENTSI Fer Rent—Completely furnished by giving them a liberal collection. tents at Curry'o Colony, Seaside, Ore gon Phone Broadway 1641—Adv. WANTED August 3rd, Inclusive to the Chil dren's Farm Home on a 50-64 bests. A committee has been organised tor the sale, with Mr. J. N. Barde, well known business man, as chairman. A mess meeting to complete the oi- ganixatlon will be held tn the auditor- turn of the public library Tuesday night next. The public is Invited to attend. The funds raised in this campaign will be for tho construction ot a boys' building, largely to be used for bousing boys from the city ot Portland who are awaiting its op ening. A committee ot colored ladles head ed by Mrs. Katherine Qrtz —111 work In this movement and large things are expected of them. Men oi women to take orders for genuine guaranteed hosiery for men, women and children. Eliminate darn ing. Salary 374 a week full time, 31.50 an hour, spare time. Beautiful THE MIMES HOOKER«’ RECITAL BRILLIANT SUCCESS spring line. International Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa. Two furnished Rooms for light Charming Indeed was the recital of housekeeping; also 1 single room, Misses Violet and Gwendolyn Hooker 1228 East Tenth 8L, North.—Walnut St. Johns Day Celebrated. Members of Excelsior Lodge of Masons cele at the Portland Woman's Club build 270».—Adv. ing, Thursday evening, June-24. brated St. Johns Dey with a splendid A representative audience of musi Mrs. Pierre Passes. Mrs. 8. D. program Sunday evening at First Pierre of Tacoma. Wash., died last A. M. E. Zion church. Rev. E. J. cians and »music patrons listened to Thursday at her home. Tbe Advocate Magruder, pastor of the church, de tbe program which was well balanced with readings by Miss Gwendolyn extends Its heartfelt sympathy to the ilvered tbe sermon. and songs by Miss Violet. bereaved family. Both were compelled to respond to Furnished Rooms for Rent—Mon For Rent—Furnished tent; stove, preferred. 130 Cherry Street. Phono encore after encore. Never before did these young art bed. dishes and everything; fishing, East 6444.—Adv. ists sing and recite so well, and never swimming and bathing. Phone Mrs. R. E Morrison, Sunset 2941.—Adv. Rose City Beneficial Club, 225 N. before did they look so charming. 15th StreeL «as refused license to op Miss Violet looked beautiful In a sim Not Guilty. Spencer Mitchell, who erate by the City Council Wednesday. ple draped gown of imported pink was arrested several months ago, Abatement proceedings have been in silk 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 in 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 sang so beautifully, “A X delightful letter was received by Night of Romance,” "Consecration” ALL STAR CONCERT the Associate Editor from Mrs. 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 Portlanders. A card also was June Nth. at rirst A. M. E. Zion received from Mrs. 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 Bacio,” off that date. for such lovely visit in Portland. that favorite ot Arditis’ she did it so Mr. and Mra. J. W. Latimer, 397 E. Warren Webb, 42 E. Randolph St., well that she had to respond with an encore number. “The Daisy Song.” FOR SALE 3t»th 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; 3 blocks from Irvington car, with friends. trip. IK blocks South Alberta ear; paved streets. East front; beautiful lawn; BIG MASS MEETING CALLED QIBBONS SCHOOL ELECTS full basement; furnace and Are place. The Multnomah County Fair Asso PRESIDENT Must bo seen to be appreciated. Am Mr. Victor Daniel, of tbe 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 Colo-Talbert, noted Raes singer, was granted a divorce from her husband. W. D. Talbert In Chi cago. last week. Month End Sot el MEN’S SUITS (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 $25.00 Down, the balance to suit you I A VAST ASSORTMENT OF THE SEASON’S NEWEST SILK FROCKS AWAITS TOUR SELECTION SATURDAY—MANY ARE WORTH DOUBLE, AND ALL ARE WORTH WHILE BARGAINS. $18.75 $29.75 MILLINERY CLEARANCE Cherry’s MILLINERY CLEARANCE $7.95 GOOD CLOTHES FOR MEN WOMEN AND BOYS $5.95 NEWEST OF THE NEW • PORTLAND STORE 349 Morrison Street SEATTLE «TORI 1010 End Ave. TACOMA STORK 1lti Broadway NEW OHIO MODELS and delight of all. This was par ticularly a hard number and she did it well, paying loving attention to every little detail. Throughout the entire program her voice was splendid, her tones clear, vibrant and refreshing. Miss Gwendolyn proved herself worthy of all the praise and applause which the audience sp abundantly showered upon her In response to each of her numbers. Her last number elicited spontan eous applause and pleasure when she 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 Create 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 singer was able to sing her program with such ease and success. So pleased were those who were present with the program that a re turn engagement was immedlately booked by Rev. E. J. Magruder, July 11th, at First A. M. E. Zion church. The beautiful Mason and Hamlin grand piano was by courtesy of the Wiley B. Allen Company. Both Miss Violet and Gwendolyn Hooker are pupils of Mrs. Fred L. Olson. Mrs. Mary Franklin, Melds Byrd and Lottie Johnson, ushered; each wore a corsage bouquet of sweet peas. Meadamee Fred L. Olsen and E. D. Cannady had charge. Pleaee pay your subscription to The Advocate and avoid missing an issue of the paper TEXAS SOUTHERN OREGON EDITOR BAYS BLACKS ARE RAPISTS—TALKS OF WHITE SUPREMACY AND BOASTS OF MORALITY OP WHITES—ASSOCIATE EDITOR GIVEN SEVERAL TITIE8 Says Best Thing White Race Could Do le to Bundle Up Black Race and Ship Them to Africa—Terms Upon Which Advice Would Be Accepted Outlined (By Mrs. E. D. Cannady, also known rested on two chargee of abortion as "Negress Editor" and wherein two ef hie patients died from “She Wlxard") operations Illegally performed, ac We promised last week to com cording to autopsies held by the stats ment on a few things 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-physician, paper under date of June 14th, reply practicing tn Grants Pass. Speaking ing to our editorial comment of June of the electric machine used by the 7th on "Keeping Grants Pass White.” doctor, the article continues: “There In speaking of lowering the stand- ie big money In It and one doesn't ards of the white race by the pres need to know much more than tbe ence ot colored people, we stated knowledge of an electrician appren that the white “gentleman" who se tice, In order to got tho jack In groat duced colored women was a menace quantities with such machine. Thio to the progress of our race in this machine wilt perform Illegal opera country. The editor of the Spokes- tions endangering womens* llvee," man add« this: "The only greater Now we would like to ask our “mor menace is the black who brutally at- alist", the editor ot the Spokesman, tacks white women." We knew he what difference does it make if the would »ay 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 piece like Grant« 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, in criminal should be dealt with alike. | elude clandestine relations betw< But let us remind the editor of the ¡a black man and a white woman. The Spokesman that no one race hss a truth of the matter is when white "corner'” on raping as we see it. but women are discovered with their paramours, they cry out if there is such a thing, it cannot block truthfully be fastened upon the Ne “rape” in order to hide their own lust gro. Out of 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, 1 typed reports of rape, in support of of the alleged rapes of white wi the above statemenL read the report by colored men are found to have which was 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 question. about this question, the black man 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 up on a whom he contacted, he would quit his pedestal. Leading thinking men and woman boasting ot 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 tn a to wear "diapers" over their faces friendly manner, able to transact bus and do their work at night? If what iness, civic and otherwise, and yet the organisation 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, black 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 so designed and Clarke, both ot whom were con me. and I am content with his idea of victed ot fraud and immorality? If beauty. The rose 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 SOOMMHMOMHMMdHBMMMKSeMBi can you account for such news items appearing on the front page ot your paper. June 7th. as follows: “DR. BILLICK FINED 350 FOR ILLEGAL PRACTICE." A portion of the article reads: “It will be remembered that a few weeks ago Dr. Bllllck was ar<> One Dollar For Purchases Famous Phoenix Stockings, made of the stoutest pure thread silk, twist ed with a thread of fin est fiber silk........ ..$1.00 Also full fashioned chif fon silk stockings in all popular colors ..... $1.00 Charles F. Berg Who’s Your Hosier? Morrison Street Postoffice Opposite Reliable Goods