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THE. A ll v o i . . XXII. ADVOCATE In d tp tn d fn l NO. 23 Pmpmr D # v o l« d to th « I n fo r c a ti mf th a è P o o p la • PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 31, 1D25 PRICE 5 CENTS SIX MORE OF HOUSTON ROTTERS RICH COLORED WOMAN TO BUILD RACE HOTEL Pythians Reduce Rates at Los Angeles Social Worker Episcopalians Honor Bishop Dean Kelly Miller Read Out N.A.A.C.P. to Hold Lincoln- 6 MORE HOUSTON W ILL BUILD LARGE W alter T. Sumner of Republican Party Douglass Celebration MARTYRS RELEASED Visits Portland HOTEL FOR COLORED Hot Sprint’s Sanitarium Colorad Woman Who Mad* a New Orleans — Announcement is fortuna on Patant Medicine made from the office of Supreme Chan Formula Will Now Invest cellor (irern that the Pythian Temple «1,600,000 For Her Race i Sanitarium ( ummisiion, in order to the Pythian hath house and Flrst-CUs* Hotel in St. Louis lo E x l>opularizr sanitarium. Hot Springs, Ark , has dc press Need of Her Race. , 1 1 di d to make temporary reduction of ratrs, effective Jail I The reduction Reader« who have »cm (he «ign» in applies to the general public as well as negro nrctions of a city, "I'oro Col , lo m rinbrrs of the order. The new IrKt," or "I’oro H n uly Parlors,” do | scale is as follows: not prrhap« realize that the woman Members of order — Inside rooms who dirrovered or nivenlcd the m ytler- 73c a day, $J a week; outside looms ioua i'oro lia» arruiniilalrd a fortune $1 a day, $4 a week She ia a colored woman living in Si Non members—Inside rooms 75c a l.oui*, Mr« Kvelvn Horton, and the day. $4 a week, outside rooms $1 a day. product »he manufacture» will straight I $5 a week en the kinkiest hair Announcement is also made that at t he St Louis Cost Dispatch is au a conference of grand chancellors at thority for announcing Mrs Horton's Hot Springs, Dec 29, there was pro intentions to erect a combined liotrl jected a universal campaign for 50,000 and thratrr at a M at ot tl.Sllo.oon R n new members, from Jan. I to July I, Post Dispatch says: 1*425 A »pri tal dispensation for low Mrs. Horton’s income from the sale m u g the initiation fee has been granted of her products by 1800 agents to alt grand lodges and grand court throughout this country, Australia. jurisdictions. South America ami Liberia, is not known, hut her home and business headquarters are impressive. Her re ported real rslale and bond holding» also indicate considerable financial sucres» resulting from |H years s|tent in the manufacture of products for straightening and growing hair. A Monument to Her Success Mrs. Horton, in announcing the pro posed Hortona hotel, frankly ad mitted that it was to be a monument to her sucres» a» well as the expression of a thought for I lie nerds of her race "Si I. o uis offers no facilities to transi ent negroes capable of paying for com fortable hotel accommodations,” she said "Neither have we a first-class theater or shop Hortona hotel will supply all these needs and, if success fully carried to completion, will fulfill a desire on my part to do something for the lasting good of my people Mrs Horton was horn in St. Louis 4J years ago, and is the mother of two Bianca Saroya, dramatic soprano of grown daughters. It was while treat mg the scalp of one of her daughters, the San Carlo Grand Opera Company, IK years ago, that, she says, she ac as "Leonora" in I) Trovatore at the cidentally discovered the formula for Municipal Auditorium Saturday eve ning, January 31, 8:10 P. M. growing and straightening hair. Hortona hotel, as proposed, will hr an right,story, fireproof structure, Furnished front room for rent. Mrt. w ith an exterior of mat brick and terra Yates Howard. 337 !3ih St„ ATwater cotta. It will occupy 14-4 by 160 feet J039.—Adv. Specifications include mam and private ball and dining rooms, roof garden, Stay off Kaafcr Monday night. Adv. -----------0----------- Turkish llallis, and 160 hotel rooms, 70 with hath. Provision is made for Episcopal Church To four shops on the ground floor, and E r e c t Training »even suites of offiers on the mezza School For Women nine. Theater Seating 1400 W oman's Auxiliary Sponsors Project The thratrr plans call for seals for I4IXI persons, and will hr operated Authorization for the expenditure of daily, except for three w eek closing $40,000 national school for the period in summer Moving pictures training on of a colored women as church and vaudeville from a national negro workers has hern given by the National vaudeville circuit will he presented at Council of the Kpiscopal Church, and prices ranging from JO cents to $1, It contracts will immediately he awarded is the plan of the sponsors of the pro the erection of the schools at Ra ject to operate both thratrr and hotel for leigh. N. C., on the ground.« of St. with negro managers and employes, Augustine's school which is one of the and to exercise care in the selection of twelve institutions in the South, con office tenants ami permanent guests ill ducted by the American Church Insti the hotel. It is significant that plans tute for the race. include no provisions for pool hall or It is expected that the new school howling alley. finished and equipped for use The hotel will lie for both permanent at will the hr beginning of the academic vrar and transient guests, with a minimum of 1925-26. W ith the exception of charge of $2.50 per day. While ex $5<MX) which will he raised by colored clusively for negroes, Mrs. Horton and people of the South, the construc her associates prefer to have the pro tion of this new school will hr financed posed institution known as a "racial" entirely by the W oman's Auxiliary of hotel, thratrr and civic center. The the Kpiscopal’ Church. plans have hern submitted to a local contracting firm, and it is expected For rent -5-room house and garage. that work will start in the spring.— ! Broadway 6213. Stanley & Minor.— Mid-West Hotel Reporter, 1-17-25, courtesy Northwest Hotel News. A Race Book for Sale, Price 23c -----------0----------- Ground Hog dinner, Tuesday, Feb "LAW AND ORDER AND A ruary 3 at Zion A. M. E. Church for DEFENSE FOR THE RACE” the benefit of the church. Young roast The hook deals with every in pork and young pig chitterlings with justice to the race, and uncovers glorified tweet potatoes. Dinner aerv- every known slave f a r m in the South. ed from 5 until 9 P. M, Price 30c. Send all orders to E. C. Branch, --------- o--------- D.D., LL.D., author, 232 W. 124th Stay off February 23, Elks’ Ball.— St., New York City. Adv. You who uri> mifft-ring in spilt* of all your family doctora have done for you, deserve a newer treatment. Why stay siek and painfulf Investigate the Electronic way of health and happi ness. The Electronic ami Radiation method of curing diseases is curing hundreds every day of ailments pronounced incurable by the medical profession. Why not let it help yout Investigate for yourself. Consultation free. The best of serviee rendered. Phone Walnut 6487 or call at the residence, 1228 E. 10th Ht. No. Dora Oulliford and Ella Holly, nurses in charge Dr. 0. F. Eaater. diagnostician -J Portland was fortunate in having as a visitor for a few hours Mrs. Georgia Robinson, policewoman of Los A n geles. Calif., who was here on official business. Mrs. Robinson is one of the pioneers in social work in California, having been in the department for nine years. Despite the fart that she is a very busy woman the finds time to lake an active interest in club work and lias contributed of her time and monry to the Hast Side Mothers’ Club and the W oman's Day Nursery and other uplift work. W herever there is work to hr done Mrs. Robinson can he found. While in Portland Mrs. Robinson visited some of the corrective institutions As Mrs. Robinson it an ardent believer in supporting the prett she found time to visit the office of The Advocate while here. She ex pressed regret at the fact that she could only spend a day here. --------- o--------- Press Association to Meet The Negro Press Association will meet ill St l-ouis, M o. Fell. 18th to 20th inclusive. A large number of rditors are expected to attend Denverites Entertained Here Mr. ami Mrs. Charles H. Downing entertained at a delicious breakfast last Sunday iiiorning, honoring Mr. and Mrs. (irorge Morrison and Mrs. H Me Daniel of Denver. Colo., w ho played here at the Pantagrs thratrr. Covers were placed for right Launch Black Cross Liner in New York Twenty Passengers Sail for Philadel phia and the Weat Indie*. New York. Jan. 19.—Three thousand men and women paid one dollar each for a ticket to see the Booker T. W ash ington, the first steamship of the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Com pany. Inc., which Was open for inspec tion at Pier 75. North River, foot of W 35th street, from 2 P. M. to 5 P. M Saturday. At 6:40 the vessel moved out into the rive: with 20 passengers on board and started for Philadelphia, whence she will go to Norfolk for coal and then to Cuba. Haiti. Colon and Kingston. Jamaica. The steamship still had the old name, "(ien Ceorge W. Gocthals," on her how-, which will lie changed when she gets to Norfolk (a p t. Jacob Hoirth, a Norwegian, was in command with two white officers and three white en gineers. The remainder of the crew were Negroes. After Mrs. Marcus Garvey had smashed a bottle of wine over the bow of the vessel and named the craft "Booker T. W ashington." Bishop (irorge Alexander McGuire delivered an address, in which he spoke of the advancement of the Negro race in America and the position Negroes ran attain in the commercial world by be ing good citizens and leading steady, industrious lives. Marcus Garvey stood in the dining salon with Mrs. Garvey and received their friends as well as they could un der the crowded conditions. Guaranteed hosiery, samples your size free to agents. W rite for propo sition paying $75.00 weekly full time, $1.50 an hour spare time, selling guar anteed hosiery to wearer; must wear or replaced free. Quick sales, repeat or ders, International Stocking Mill*, 6267, Norristown, Pa. O f fir» Phone Hrend way 4211 R m . Phono Soli wood »14 EUGENE J. MINOR ATTOEN RY A T LAW SIS-II A Singtsn HIS* . IM S Third ■«. PORTLAND, ORKCON 230 Banquet at Hotel Portland: St. W rote in Support of Rival Candidate* At a meeting of the executive com 20 Remaining Prisoners Trans mittee of the National Association for ferred From Leavenworth to Philip* Mistión Represented. The persistent letter writing of , the Advancement of Colored People Military Prison. Warden Honoring the tenth anniversary of Dean Kelly Miller of Howard Uni held Monday evening, arrangements Biddle Writes N.A.A.C.P. the administration of the Rt. Rev. versity, has reacted to bring him into were completed for a Lincoln Douglass W aller T. Sumner as Bishop of the disrepute in the inner councils of the 1 celebration February 12th at First A. One Released Man Calla at N.A.A.C.P. M E. Zion church. The program will National Office to Expresa Than]». Diocese of Oregon, two hundred fifty Republican party. guests a»«embled in the grille room of Last Monday, after careful delibera include some of the best local talent. (N.A.A.C.P. Press Service) The Hotel Porttand Wednesday at 6:30 tion. the executive committee of the A prominent jurist will deliver the at a five-course banquet. State Central Committee of the Re main address, the Secretary of the As New York, Jan. 23.—Six more A program was the feature qf the publican Party in the District of Co sociation, Lee C. Anderson, will speak Houston Martyrs, former members of occasion over which Dr. S. E. Josephi lumbia. officially read out of the party on Douglass, there will be musical the 24th Infantry, imprisoned for their and 1-ay-Rcadcr Blame V. Coles jointly Dean Kelly Miller, professor of so numbers and Miss Margie Danley will alleged share in the Houston riot of preside. The celebration bids fair to 1917, were released on January 8 and presided. The program was opened ciology at Howard University. eclipse any of former date, and the January 15 of this year, it wa* an Dean Miller’s Activity with a trio consisting of (he ’cello, violm and piano, follow cu by addresses During the last campaign. Dean Mil Association urges all of those inter nounced oday by the National As from several prominent churchmen and ler’s facile pen found play in support ested in the advancement of the race sociation for the Advancement of Mr« W ilton Johnston, president of the of the Democratic candidate, John W. to work for the success of this meet Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, re ducing the total number of these men W omen's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Davis, and the progressive candidate, ing. still in prison to 29. Since the N. A. Oregon. The. R t.' Rev. Remington, Robert I-aFollette. Having no vote and A. C. P. presented the petition signed Bishop of Eastern Oregon, in a most but a voice which he used to persuade with 125.000 names to President Cool- unique delivery told the story of the the colored people to consider the idge in February of 1924. twenty-six growth of the church in Eastern O re merits of defeated and rival candidates, men have been released. The meu re gon. He gave samples of the slogans he has been removed from ...e ranks leased on January 8 are: Fred Avery which he uses effectively in bringing of the regulai Republicans in *he com and William Mance. A week later, on the work in his diocese up to its pres pany ot other prominent men who January 15, the following were re ent status: "Play the game: play it strayed afield. leased: Henry Green, George Hobbs, with the whole church; play it to win"; There is a strong sentiment against William J. Hough and George J. P ar "W e are here to do the things others persistent activity in politics by uni ham. Mr Parham visited the National versity men and women. Right or tell us can't be done"; "Plan for more Office of the N. A. A. C. P. in person than you ran do. theu do it; bite more wrong, it it a fact. to express his thanks for the efforts than you can chew, then chew it", and that had been made in hi* behalf. "H itch your wagon to the star, keep to the national council was 42 years One of the men released January 8. your seat, and there you are.” Bishop young and that the women were proud William Mance. was originally sen Remington urged a closer co opera of their age because it represented 42 tenced to death, his sentence was com tion between the people of the vari years of noblest effort. She urged co muted to life imprisonment after the ous Episcopal districts. He closed his operation and said the first two letters N. A. A. C. P. appealed to President address with a splendid original poem, of co-operation stand for Christ Om W ilson in 1918, and this latter sen the burden of which was, planting nipotent and that they also stand for tence was commuted to 20 years, mak the Cross of Christ in the W est as the company which she liked to think of ing him eligible for the parole which as representing His body, the church. pioneers planted the plow here. has now been granted. Of the 10 men Archdeacon Jay C. Black gave a re Dean Horace M. Ramsey of the Pro- originally sentenced to death, whose Cathedral. who is often referred to as port of the committee on appropria sentences were commuted to life im the aborigine among the clergy, remi- tions. the gist of which was that $5000 Mario Basiola, baritone, of the San prisonment through A. A .C. P. ac niccntly recounted characteristics of will be raised and placed into the hands Carlo Grand O pera Co., ax Count di tion. six have now N. been paroled, as of the presiding Bishop of Oregon to Bishops Scadding. Scott and Martin. follows: Luna in II Trovatore, January 31, 8:10 Dean Ramsey urged the Bishops of take care of the deficit of the church M.. at the Municipal Auditorium. John Lanier, released Nov. 10, 1924. Oregon to stand out for the things preceding 1924. the sum to be raised P. Presented by the Elwyn Concert Edward Porter, released Nov. 26, that are unpopular when they are right. liefore the end of 1925. 1924. He said there was a type of church Bishop W alter T. Sumner, the last Bureau. John Gould, released Nov. 26, 1924. men who enjoy criticizing the church speaker, expressed his happiness for John Geter, released Nov. 26, 1924. just as there was a type of individuals the splendid fellowship and esteem Miss W alker Donates $25,000 Wm. Burnette, released Dec.14.1924. to Hampton-Tuskegee who enjoy being ill, but the greatest which had been accorded him during Wm. Mance. released Jan. 8, 1924. and most difficult thing confronting his administration. He appreciated the Fund. the church today, he added, was the company of Bishop Remington the new type of psychology of religion more because of the fellowship and Largest Single Donation Ever Made by Daily Fashion Hint which teaches there is no right and because the Bishop called him by his Any Person of Color for Negro Edu no wrong, and that what a person first name, for, he said: "I wasn't cation; Committee Now Compaign- docs, he is preordained to do, etc. born a Bishop and I know something ing Reports W onderful Success. H r closed with an appeal to the church else beside* Bishoping." He liked to |>cople to quit fighting among them . he treated as human, he said, and there W hat is claimed to be the largest selves and face the common enemy. fore welcomed those who knew him ! single donation from any person of In relating his advent into the Dio as "W alt". The burden of the Bish ! color given for the cause of education cese of Oregon. Rev. Alfred Lock- op’s words was the building of the new was made yesterday by Miss A. Leilia wood of St. David, injected mirth by cathedral to take the place of the one Walker, president of the Madam C. J. telling a story of a farmer who courted recently burned. Bishop Sumner de W alker Manufacturing Company, who a widow named Elizabeth, whom he clared the new cathedral would repre donated $25.1X81 to the Hampton-Tus- subsequently married. The widow had sent an idea—a tangible expression ! kegee Endowment fund. four daughters. One day while seated of faith in the great cause of Christ. It will be recalled that it was an- , around the heater in a country grocery He predicts a more wonderful progress nounced some time ago that a com an old crony of the farmer asked how I of the Episcopal church during the mittee of former graduates of H am p he liked his new wife. The farmer next ten years than the past ten years ton and Tuskegee would make a cam- moved nervously in his chair, chewing have witnessed, and said that while I paign tour of the country raising his tobacco first on one side and then there has been a good deal of dissatis money for the endowment fund. Ac- on the other, and finally replied: “ 1 faction. there had been much happiness | cording to the latest reports, those got that second hand Lizzie and four during his ten years as the Bishop of working in behalf of the institutions runabouts for $5 and, by gosh, I got Oregon. have been very successful. stung". Rev. Lockwood said that unlike Freita Shaw, representing St. Philips o the farmer, he had not been stung by Mission, sang preceding Bishop Rem Breaks Back coming to Portland. Seriously speak ington's address. She was accompan ing, the minister said: “There is a ied by Carl Denton. An aria front T. J. Cotton, a blacksmith, who restlessness in the business, political, the opera Aida and H T. Burleigh's formerly resided in Portland, but now national and international world which "D idn't It Rain" were the selections Los Angeles, while engaged in re can be cured only hv the religion of in which her voice was charming and of pairing a truck last week had the sad the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” which won a big ovation. IN VELVET AND SATIN misfortune to have his back broken And he likened the church unto the Seated at one of the tables among when the jack slipped and the truck This slip-on b l o u s e with long great wall of a vessel which held back the guests at the banquet were: Mes- I fell on hitn. Mr. Cotton’s condition is slender lines is an outstanding fea the waves, keeping the passengers danies Richard W. Peek. Jessie Ewing- | reported to be grave. Mr. Cotton has ture of the advance Winter modes. It has tucks at the sides and is safely front the stornt. He said the Edwards. E. D. Cannady. E. P. Carr. 1 a wife and eight children. slashed at the front to show a foun church is that great wall, keeping the Dr. dation of velvet in self-color Below ---------o--------- C. M. Howe and Freita Shaw, and waves of sin from inundating human at another the elbows the sleeves flare smartly, A G EN TS—Sell guaranteed hosiery table were noted Mesdames ity. He pointed to the 202 denomina J. Harris, High by, D. Holder and Miss | direct front mill to wearer; all styles to be finished with turn-back cuffs of the velvet. A vesice of the velvet tions and religious sects in the Llnited Margie Danley. and colors; salary paid for full time or rises about the oval-shaped neck at States as proof of that restlessness. front, where it is finished with spare hours; no money needed for tile ----------o---------- a straight upper edge. Introducing a Rev. Lockwood stressed the building samples. IN T E R N A T IO N A L new effect in necklines. Medium Surprises Her Brother M ILLS, 1465, Norristown, Pa.—Adv. size requires up of the highest type of democracy 3 yards 36-inch satin out here on the Pacific Coast. The and iyi yard 36-inch velvet, with \% o Miss Nellie Allen, daughter of W. objective of the church program should lining. F IR S T CLASS Laundress; silks, l&«e | yard Pictorial Review Tunic Blouse No. be peace, harmony, fellowship and D. Allen, gave a surprise dinner party curtains and ail kinds of fancy things | 2329 34 to 48 inches bust. brotherhood among the whole universe, honoring her youngest brother, Robert a specialty. Will call for and deliver. Bodice Sizes. Skirt No 2002 Sizes. 34 to Allen, on his 12th birthday anniversary, Phone Garfield 2954.—Adv. he added. ,, 48 inches bust. Price, 35 cents. Mrs. VYilson Johnston likened the Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the 0% women of the church to angels of j family residence, 675 East Madison : street. mercy and love. She said the auxiliary FIRST ANNUAL BALL EUGENE J. MINOR “A NOBLE OUTCAST” Accident and H ealth—Fire and Auto Inaurance 114 421 AMneUn Hide.. IM S Third 81. PORTLAND. OREUON SHIRTS NECKWEAR 2M WASHINGTON STREET PORTLAND. OREGON * 3 F our-Act Drama THE ORIGINAL DIXIE TAVERN ORCHESTRA —8 1 - Under the Dirtclitn tf MR8. LULA GRAU« at ALAZAR TEMPLE, 3r<l and Columbi» Sts. MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928. 8 P. M. B E N E F IT B E T H E L A. M. E. C H U R C H — of — A D M ISSIO N 50c STAG AUDITORIUM 381% East Morrison St. MONDAY. FEB. 2. at 8:30 P. M. Admission 50 Cents A. H. Thompson "Crip” »t the Piano