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THE 9 - . ADVOCATE - VOL. XXII. NO. 31 the People » Interest« An Independent Paper Devoted to the * 1 ------- 1 ■ — - ! — PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1925 PRICE 5 CENTS COLORED RACE ADVANCED TWO CENTURIES LIBRARY COLLECTS RACE LITERATURE, ART New York Library to Begin Department for Negro Art and Letters » (N A A C. P. Press Service) The Harlem March 20 1925 Branch in 135th Street of the N. Y Public Library, under the direction of Mi»» Ernestine Rose, Librarian, is de- srlo| *4 a special Negro rnllrrtion of history, litcralurr and arts. The col lection is to include documents on slavery, manuscripts of work» by Nc gro writrrs, liook» on Africa and sculp lure and paintings The library already owns a file ol the first issue of the Crisis, »'»elide» of Africans by lit Ruckle»«..cl, and an enlargement of Mr». Meta Warwick Fuller'» statues "Ethiopia " The dc|>aitnicnt is to be opened April I, with an exhibition of the work of the colored painter. Mr Brenton A group of persons is promoting the new department, the President of the or ganization living Arthur Schomburg of Brooklyn, owner of a notable collection of Negro literature; Miss Rose, first vice-president; James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the N. A A. C I’., second vice president; Hubert Harrison, sec retary, and John F Nail, treasurer. ----------- O----------- COMING TO PORTLAND DR. MELLENTHIN SPECIALIST in Internal Medicine for the past twelve years DOES NOT OPERATE » Will be at BENSON HOTEL Wednesday. Thursday and Friday April 15. 16 and 17 Office Hour« 10 A M to 4 1* M THREE DAYS ONLY No Charge (or Consc'tation Dr. Mrllenthin is a regular graduate in medicine and surgery and is licensed by the »tale of Oregon. He does not operate for chronic appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of stomach, tonsils or adenoid» He has to his credit wonderful re sults hi diseases of the stomach, liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerve», heart, kid ney. bladder, bed wetting, catarrh, weak lung«, rheumatism, sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal ailments. Below are the name» of a few of his many satisfied patients in Oregon Hedwick Wilson, Gold Beach, Ore . varicose ulcers. Frank Koehler, The Dalles, Ore . i stomach trouble. Mrs. E. C. Hammock. Myrtle Point, Ore., goitre Mrs. John McCue, Lakeside, Ore., appendicitis. Henry Westfall. Ontario. Ore., ulcer of stomach. Mrs. E. C. Bates, Baker, Ore., ec zema. O. M. Richey, Boring. Ore., heart trouble. Louis S. Steiber, 326 E Buchanan, Portland. Ore , adenoids and tonsils, Remember above date, that consulta - lion on this trip will be free and that his treatment is different. Married women must be accompa nied by their husbands. Address: 211 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, California. ------------ 0------------ For Rent—Nicely furnished rooms; ! housekeeping privileges. East 7099. Adv. LOCAL and FOREIGN NEWS BRIEFS Colored Man Nominated for Hall of Fame New York, March 25.— Frederick Born to Mr and Mrs E. W Agee Douglas, anti-slavery orator, has been a baby girl, on the 19th of this month nominated for the Hall of Fame at at their home. 718 Union Ave. North New York University and will lie con Mother and daughter reported fine sidered al the annual election in June, Theola is the name of the new arrival Roliert U Johnson, director, announced who has come to keep company with on Tuesday. thrir son who is 15 months old. Mr ------------ 0------------ Ager is a writ known, successful bust Cafe ties« man, being the proprietor and owner of the Elka Sanitary barber »hup. 315 Flanders street. Mr. and The Golden West Cafe, formerly Mrs Agre are receiving the congratu operated by a Chinaman, was recently lations uf thrir many friends. purchased by Fletcher Giles and Joe ------------ O Holliday and will be operated under Charles Jackson. for many years a the name of Giles A Holliday. These resident of this city, died in San Diego men, Ixith well known and highlv re a frw days ago, according to news «peeled, promise to initiate quick and received here by Mrs. Marion McClear, efficient service. Both men are popu- In» siater-in law lar, and it is expected they will have ------- o------- a large patronage. Baseball. I br Braver» hope Io land a new shortstof> by the name of Wil The Associate Editor of The Advo liam», and according to advance in cate addressed 250 Lincoln High School formation. William» i» the real "stuff.“ students Wednesday morning in the this fact is substantiated by thr rec school auditorium. She discussed the ommendation of Onslow, former back subject. "The Political Status of the stop (or the Beavers. If Williams is Negro During Reconstruction." Her landed, it goes without saying that Jones the hold-out, will not be missed talk was well received and she was Lefty l.everenz. pitcher for the Beav invited to address the individual classes studying American history, at a future er». has been sent to Portland to await date the coining of the team, to open thr The Art of Roland Hayes (Calvin B. Cadv) It is one of the great charms of (By Millie R. Trumbull) music that it comes to it» lovers in (Continued from last week) forms of tonal beauty which vanish and looked at me rather blankly when with the hearing. Each embodiment I I asked how many rooms there were. is thus a new creation and added He taw visions of what the place source of joy. _ * might become, while 1 saw only a pick- To relatively few people is given fenc7\adly In need 'of both pickets K. P. Daily Fashion Hint the Kiddies THE J. K. GILL CO • th « UUAI.ITV «TOS» (By Kits Reid) » "He is noble who advances Freedom and the Cause of man." Swain. Race Has Advanced Two Centuries by Contact With Whites, Says Dr. Moton Under New Manage ment For Goods “Arrow Tips” (Preston News Service) Howdy, folks! The Advocate edi New York City, Mar. 27.—Within tors say that I can have this column as fifty years the Negro has advanced two long as I behave myself. Will you centuries in this country. Dr. Robert R. help me keep the job? Moton, principal of Tuskegee Institute the power of creating and expresMM an<J pa|n, . , gaU wi|h only one hinge. said today at a luncheon at the Bank- You have heard the old Arabian Pro j era’ Club Thursday (in connection with these tonal forms, and the vast ma- a bit of muddy, uneven lawn; a row of j jority must depend upon men and wo ragged, neglected rosebushes; steps up verb which says "A little i ■ ——— ,be Hampton-Tuskegee Endowment men especially gifted in conceiving I to the front door sadly in need of nails burned nuketh most things right”— I , Fund campaign. Perhaps if these "Briefs" strike you and expressing the compositions of “Despite the prejudice of the white and paint. When we opened the front favorably and you will telephone the people in the South,” Dr. Moton said, the masters. This need has given rise door, it was my turn to gasp—with . to the wonderfully beautiful art of in sheer despair. Nothing but four walls , Cannadys at Broadway 5807. they will 1 "the Negro has progressed vastly by raise my salary. terpretation and tq_ the long line of contact with them.” of a dingy chocolate color, ma'ch'ng masters of that art. So far $3,600:000 has been raised in the woodwork which had been stained Let’s Take Stock of Ourselves Within a week, in the appearance of I a dark brown. the campaign, leaving $1,400,000 to be Fritz Krcisler and Roland Hayes, First however, let’s take stock of procured in order to guarantee George "Man alive! This will give u« the Portland has had two notable oppor ourselves—what is it that we need to Eastman's conditional gift of $2,000,- : jim-jams in large gloomy dose« tunities of appreciating and enjoying "Yes. dear, I know It looks tough cultivate most? PRIDE of RACE! 000 John D. Rockefeller, jr., has the noble and inseparable arts of [ right now. but look here, we car. put Sounds big, doesn’t it? Is big, too. given $1,000.000. music and interpretation. Though the I the dandiest fire-place right across And it is the job ahead of us. Whom instruments of expression, the violin have we to be proud of? Let's take people escaped when the Senate re this corner—a whopping big one.” and the voice, arc widely different, fused to confirm his nomination: "All right! But how about the water stock of THEM. both lend thems«Jyes to the expres “He who writes’ the songs of a na- Special attorney for the Sugar Trust i and the bath and the laundry tubs and sion of the spirit of song. The vio the gas and the electric lights.. I see tion, writes its history" and here is a according to letters produced by Sena- lin, however, enabled Mr. Kreisler to Reed of Missouri and Walsh of ' ' none of these things which will be quotation from a book recently writ- | tors give expression to the lighter phases Montana, which passed between War needed while you are feasting ’onr , ten on American folk songs: of human experience and to the inter« shins in front of your fire-place "The only considerable body of re" and Havetneyer, the sugar king in pretation of the spirit of the dance— •j 1904 and subsequent years. These We went out through the back door songs which has come into existence in a characteristic of many of the com- by the Pro'e<i that not only was he attorney and as I was lifting my foot out of a the territory now composed L .....___ Mr, Hayes' positions of the program Havetneyer interests but he I puddle right in front of thes door, out United States are the songs of the interpretations dealt exclusively with "“2 1 of the pear tree, right over our heads former black slaves.” And who sings w-as also their secret agent in Have- ------- o------- the beauty of pure »ong and " ' » ____ . season at home. «^.1 — « f..l , . burst . — of X . . . . . AAAAA came a A .. wonderful song. 1. It these songs? Some of us are still in meyer's effort to secure control of the music that sprang from the deepest___w............................. k______________ of Thanksgiving ------- —O------------ was Johnny Wren telling us to hurry the clouds of rapture whither we were , sugar output of Michigan's sugar fac- fountains of life and experience and Lost - In Bethel church. Sunday 11 up and move in because he intended to sent by the Spirituals of Roland Haye» “>ries These k,t,r4 were responsible. Syracuse l^odge, K. of I’., and Court carried the listener io great heights of , a m. service, a sunburst pearl brooch. build a nest in that very tree just as The song of "Young Warrior” by Har-1,n ]ar«e m<’as“re forv‘be defeat °f ,he of < alanthe will gather at the Elks esthetic, emotional and spiritual Reward. Fast 2125—Adv soon as he could bring Jenny to pass ry Burleigh was one of the greatest of nomination. But it behooves us to re house, 315 Williams Ave, I o'clock thought and imagination. - ----- o-------- on it. One glance at the man and I war songs while Nathaniel Dett and W. port and to remember that Senator It would be interesting to attempt j. M Lewis, efficient county treas Sunday and march in a liody to Bethel I knew that I was lost. The heavenlv C. Handy have given us songs that stir McNary and Stanfield, of Oregon vot urer for many years, who has been A. M. E church, where they will hold to make clear the oneness in greatness peace on his face as he watched the the heart of the nation. And speaking ed for confirmation of this man. of the art of these two inspired and ill. is reported to be back on his job their annual Thanksgiving services. As a practical housekeeper, I have tiny bird settled things. Johnny Wren of our artists ,we have all heard of the ------ —o--------- inspiring musicians. That however, is at the court house a little while each ; had closed the deal for us. wonderful picture painted by Tanner had much admiration for President Mrs. C. Austin was the guest of Mrs. not the purpose of this article, but day Mr Lewis is not permitted to The very next day, men were busy "The Raising of Lazarus" that hangs Coolidge in his demonstrations of eco shoulder much of the responsibility of E. I) Cannady at the Mabel Garrison rather to set forth an impression of building the fire-place, cutting in win- ■ in Luxemburg gallaries. nomy But Ive b”H heann« «»>ings concert Friday evening. March 20. Mu- the nobility, beauty end perfection of the work as yet. Coming down to earthly things, was U,e'y ,hat are ,hat confdence. dows and doing all the things necessary nicipal Auditorium. It was interesting the art of interpretation as conceived O to make a home of it instead of merely it not Stanville Wood who helped to . Maybe he is only “nigh” in little things Mrs. Yates Howard, 357 13th St., is to the ladies to listen to Mrs. Garri- by Roland Hayes. private cars, etc. : a a place place to to live. live. But But long Jong before before we we I ' perfect the telephone? And we know son's interpretation of “Swing Low," The .first striking impression of the in Good Samaritan hospital. Remember bow he would not have could move into it there were bird that the success of the United States W. F Smith is ill and confined to Negro spiritual, which she offered for recital was Mr. Hayes* appreciation of place—on the post Machinery Company depends on the I a Priva,e car when he wen‘ to Chica- boxes all over the 1 an encore. She sang it in a serious the art of music as an exalted and ex- his home in Mt. Scott invented by a black go and >nsis,ed upon a plain, pluto- just beyond the kitchen window; on lasUag machine « • ■ , • ■ ■ , « ' A«eA A L3 . • 1 ? n ,, 5 —, -1 «* «A . ■ . A lo»Szw A eWMA A A alting power for good, for lifting hu- enough vein. ■ - O........ . man named Matseliger. We might go cratic Pullman? And now along comes long poles were deep boxes for the inanity out of the commonplace, the John Mitchell, banker and editor of -....... —0------------- flickers and the owls; on another was a on for several more paragraphs but my the news that when he wants to take Mesdames Mary Ashford and Lena daily shadows of materialism, into the Richmond, Va., has liven granted a new colony-house for the swallows or mar- space is limited but there are other a little vacation, he simply gives an or trial alter having been convicted on Bowers gave a successful dinner at sunlight and joy of esthetic and spirit tins if they could be coaxed to rent names which must be listed—Frederick der to the captain of the Mayflower, ual light of life. This conception of eight count« on charge« in connection Zion church Tuesday. them. But for the Wrens and blue Douglas. Booker T. Washington, Paul the presidental yacht, to get up steam ------- o ... — music was manifest before a single with the failure of hi« bank sometime and that it costs the United States gov- birds, smaller houses were placed near I^awrence Dunbar, W. E. Burghardt . tone was sung, by the program alone. ago St. Phillips Mission er the house in the trees, so that we Dubois, W. Stanley Braithwaite, ernment (,ha,'s i"** and me) onl’r Not for a long time has the writer ------------ 0------------ could watch the house-keeping, i , Charles v naries W w . Chestnut«, v nestnt . Jean .__ Toomer and l-W.OOO 00 ’ ye’r for that bit of Present Stainer's Crucifixion, a sac seen such an ensemble of great and y°u an<i I Pay 8 cents For Sale Attractive 7-room house, Johnny had set his heart on the I Countee Cullen’s poems. Pride of econon,y! red cantata. Good Friday. April 10th. widely varying songs—songs that com one outside the kitchen window. He ‘ Race! Pride of Achievement! Born of to ride in the palace coaches of the garage; $4000, terms. 556 Durham at 8:15, Rodney at Knott. Sixteen passed so broad a gamut of the ex Portland Electric Power Company would fly all around it. suddenly dart suffering—of doing—of reaching out Ave Walnut 6025.—Adv. ensemble voices. Director, Freita IL periences of mind and heart, No less I twice a day. And here is another item. inside and as suddenly come out and after the riches of talent in ours if we ------------ 0------------ Shaw A welcome to all. Admission important in its evidence of Mr but break through the heritage ot Only 10,000 civilian employees were perch on the little porch and sir.g as if — ------------------ •- Hayes' appreciation of music was the his little throat would burst. He would I Lavery conditions added to the government payroll last Tacoma Girl Plays Over Radio.— free. ordering of the songs. A program, the year. Coolidge is reported as feeling --------- O --------- stand first on one foot and then on an- I "Have you not yet realized Miss Oscarmay Arnette, daughter of Miss Otheida Nichols, the charming choice and grouping of the songs to be "pained.” I should think he would be, Mr. and Mrs. O. Arnette of Tacoma. That you and I are civilized?" twittering notes tu to •••» • the ••»- sweetest uuita sung, should be a work of art in itself. other, ................... but not half as pained as I was the Wash., was among a group of mu daughter of Mr and Mrs. John Nichols little Jenny, who perched on the grape- ■ Such a work of art was the program vine met beyond k*»r a I saa .4 aa . a I __ I sicians who played over the KGB. The 407 Brazee street left the city Tuesday I wonder if you have been having as ' other day when I went to pay my vine just her I»*«1 little head cocked arranged by Mr. Hayes. ’ taxes. But I'm glad of one thing, morning en route to Topeka. Kansas, Ledger broadcasting station, Wednes on one side and then on the l‘ _ other, good a time as I have over the mess Further, Mr. Hayes’ reverence for that our friend Dawes has been mak-1 Tha‘ ,he mad carrifrs «ot ,heir raise day evening, March 4th., according to where she has accepted a position in Finally, he coaxed her inside and I hls Pa,n- the Tacoma Daily Ledger of the same Kansas Vocation school Miss Nichols the function of the art of interpreta could hear his saying to her: “Yes, ing of his attempt to run the universe before ,he PI-'sld*n‘ O - .. date which also carries a picture of is a graduate of Commercial high tion was clearly manifested in the ab dear. I know that it looks tough now at Washington? the charming young miss. The occa school and majored in Business Admin solute absence of any display of vocal but right over here in this corner we Oh, Helen Marier, sion was the introduction of a few of istration at Oregon Agricultural Col ism. The sole purpose of his vocal can build the softest, downiest nest.” Set the Senate on Fire her advanced pupils by Mias Coralic lege and is well fitted to assume the po art was to express his conception of But out she came and in unmistak And then went off to take an after Flasket!. Miss Arnette played Fan sition as instructor in shorthand. She the emotional and spiritual message able tones, told Johnny flatly that noon nap! Just when his vote was tastic Cavalier (Godard), and Hunting was much feted by her many friends of both poetry and music. she would not live in that house. She needed to help the President cram a before her departure and carried with Mr Hayes' respect and love for had more courage than I. or was it bitter dose of vile-smelling political Song < Mendelssohn). • her evidence of their best wishes. music was further revealed in his con because she had no celestial music medicine named Warren down the ------- o ---- ------- o------- sideration for his auditors. The joy to charm away her doubts. But I throat of the United States senate, Hel Guaranteed hosiery, samples your Please pay your subscription to of song and of singing was not sought knew just what she said and how she en Maria goes home to take his siesta! size free to agents. Write for propo The Advocste and avoid missing an answered, and Yegioners of Oregon And the day is lost. I cannot under felt. issue of the paper. for personal ends but for service—to sition paying $75.00 weekly full time, ------- o—---- They finally settled on the house in stand it. Don't you remember how $1.50 an hour spare time, selling guar The Advocate columns are open pass on to others the lieauty of art, to the cherry tree and our fun began. we were all told to vote for this “vigor awaken in the minds of the audience Housework and everything else were ous, upstanding, forceful, virile speci anteed hosiery to wearer; must wear or for your news. There is no charge the joys of poetic imagination, of for regular news items. forgotten while we watched the tiny men of America's red-blooded man replaced free. Quick sales, repeat or sweet, healthy and ennobling spiritual homebuilders. Some small chips hood? And now we learn that he has ders. International Stocking Mills. life. Mr. Hayes took his audience into NOTARY PUBLIC had been left inside when the boxes to have a nap every afternoon. Oh, his heart and sang his songs into their 6267, Norristown, Pa. ADVOCATE OFFICE were built and how Jenny scolded dur dear me.I! minds and hearts, and the singer was Here is a paragraph from the debate ing the cleaning out process. She lost in his message. on the Warren appointment which (Continued on page 4) It would be a pleasure to point out would seem to indicate the attitude of technical details that served to perfect ty and significance of the poetry and some of the senators towards this “up the beauty and power of interpretation song-melody. It must needs be un standing speciman:" "Senator Cope but space will permit noting only two derstood and appreciated by the singer land of New York, during the debate other aspects of the recital. as an integral part of his song. But in the Senate on Wednesday, threaten A song is the interpretation of the this accompaniment and its function in ed to appeal “to Caesar" from the ver- I CANDY BUNNIES AND TOYS thought and spirit of a poem through the sopg must have an interpreter. diet of his colleagues. Neely of West EASTER GREETING CARDS music, the most important melodv of The pianist therefore must not only- Virginia, interrupted to inquire: which is meant to be sung. Beside the enter into the singer's conception of "I presume that when the Senator song-melody, the composer has created the song-melody, but also of the sig suggests that he. like Apostle Paul, a background of music (melody, nificance of the accompaniment. In will appeal to Caesar, he means he BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS. OFF.CE OUTFITTERS rhythm and harmony) called the ac other words, the pianist must have the intends to appeal to the Vice-Presi- FIFTH AND STARK STS. companiment. This background is, same high purpose as the singer. He dent?” GLORIFYING YOUTHFUL CHIC therefore, meant to enhance the bcau- must so interpret his part of the song Copeland replied: “M- President, I Slimly fashioned is this frock in that its message of beauty and joy shall have not heard the Vice President Phone Broadway 5807 or call at 312 blonde cri-pe satin combined with dark fulfill its mission in the minds and compared to Caesar, tho I have heard brown chiffon cloth. It is sleeveless Macleay Bldg, if you wish to subscribe hearts of the people. him compared to Goliath of Gath, who and gathered at the shoulders in front DRY WASH ROUGH WASH for The Advocate. Bias folds of self-material finish the It was one of the pleasures of the came out from the camp of the Philis neck, armholes and deep slashes in EAST 0883 EAST 0883 recital to find such a conception of the tines with a helmet of brass upon his the skirt. An artificial rose reposes accompanist in the art of Mr. William head, clothed in a coat of brass mail, on the left »boulder, if desired, fine Phonea Broadway 8141, Tabor 7100 Lawrence, whose reverence and love with greaves of brass upon his legs, sateen may be used for the underslip, with only the deep facing of chiffon for the song resulted in the realization and a target of brass between his cloth. Still another possibility of de of a high and fine eunception of the shoulders, the staff of his spear being velopment is to keep the frock in one ORIGINATORS OF art of interpretation, and his accom like a weaver's beam, and one bear color, embroidering the panels of the Typewriter Ribbons, Carbon Papers, skirt with crystal beads. Medium paniments were integral parts of the ing a shield going before him. He had We Do Not Mark Your Clothing Stationery, Printing, Book size requires 5J4 yards 36-inch satin, a voice of brass and a manner of brass. song —as they should be. or 2Ji yards light and 2M yards dark Binding, Rubber Stamps, 2 IN 1 WASH WET WASH In closing let me express the hope 1 have heard no reference to Caesar." material. Seale Talking of the Warren appointment Pictorial Review Dre»» No. 2472. that Portland may some time have the 607 E. Mandera, Portland, Oregon Sizes, 16 to 20 year» and 34 to 44 409 McKay Bldg- Portland. Ore. pleasure of a series of song recital* by as attorney General of the United incite» bust. Pritt, 45 cent». States, here is what the plain common these two unselfed lovers of music. EASTER NOVELTIES Reliable House-Hunting and Home- Building 1 Louis H. Strickland NEW SYSTEM LAUNDRY INDIVIDUAL WASHING "
