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VOL. X X II.
NO. 40
ADVOCATE
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PORTLAND, OKKGON. SATURDAY, MAY 30. 1925
PRICE 5 C E N T S
VICTIMS STRIPPED AND BEATEN UNMERCIFULLY
BOOKS OF POEMS WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON
Tw o Colored Poets to Pub­ Pullman Company Appoints
lish Books of Verse
Expert Mediator
Next Fall
(Fxtlu»ivrl> by N A A .C P .)
New York. N Y . May I t — Hook»
nt verse by two youitK colorri) port»
arr to br published in tbr coming
(all. it n i l learned today. The two
port» arr Langston Hughes, rrrrntly
awarded (ir»l pru r in the "O pportun­
ity" (onlrkt, (or hi» porin "The Weary
Illur»," and Counter Cullen.
The title porm in the Langston
Hughe» volume will be the price-win­
ning contribution to the recent poetry
eonte«t and thr volume, to br pub
li»hed by Allred A. Kanop», will be
known a» "The Weary B lue»“
A
(oreword for thr I took i» to lie written
by ( art Van Yrlchrn and thr jacket
driigurd by thr Mrxican rariraturi»!.
Miguel Covarrubias
Counter Cullrn'» book of vertr will
be named "C olor" and 1 » to a|>|>ear
under thr imprint of Mrt»r>. Harper
A Brother» in the early (all
LOCAL and FOREIGN
NEWS BRIEFS
(Preston News Service)
Chicago, III May 29 In order that
its Negro personnel may have represen­
tation and a voice where their relations
to the c o m p a n y are being con ­
sidered the Pullman Company ha» ap­
pointed C. C. Cornelius W ebb, veteran
Pullman porter, of Washington, D. C ,
a» special investigator and mediator in
the company's Bureau oi Industrial R e­
lation». W ebb'» duties will con»i»t oi
investigating »ervtce condition» and
acting as an arbitrator between the
company and it» 11,000 service men.
operating m Pullman cat» all over thr
country. Tht» 1 » coiisidered by Pull
man porter» a» a long »tep iorward in
the promotion of their welfare and
safeguarding their wage» and working
condition».
Mr W ebb, young in year» but old
m the service. ■» a graduate of Howard
tUniversity and well qualified to fill hi»
role.
Hi» »election irom the 11.000
Pullman employee» is a fine tribute to
hit loyal and efficient service, fidelity
and year» of exacting experience with
the Pullman company Hi» office» will
be in the General O ffice of Bureau of
Industrial
Relation». Chicago. III.
where he will work in eight Pullman
rone» under the immediate direction
of Supervisor F. L. Simmons.
Mayor lieiirfti' I,. Maker linn hit
thr trail for a vacation in Cali­
fornia. How long hr will In* gone
will br determined by thr nire of
Ilia bank roll, it in Hind. And thr
A City Councilman. Berger Bate«
Mayor should be pretty fat by this
a colored man. ha. been elected City
time.
Councilman oi Murphy »boro. III.
For the Hat time. Mr Harry T
Rev. H. Leo Johntton left the fir**
Burleigh »ang "T h e Palm»" on Palm
of the week for Oakland, for a week'»
Sunday at St. tieorge'* Church on
Sixteenth Street. New York City Mr visit, it i» reported.
Burleigh ha» heen the »oloi»t at thi*
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Wash
church for 31 yean
ington Oregon Jurisdiction will hold
its annual convention in Portland on
Musical Marvel Presented the 13th. to and including the 16th of
July Local Masons are making large
Little M<»» Maxwell, the baby
preparation» for the entertainment of
daughter of Mr and Mr* Charlr» II
the delegate*, a number of whom are
Maxwell of Salem. Oregon, wa» pre­
expected to attend
tented in a musical number reerntly
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at Bethel church hy Mr» Alice Jami
The Portland Branch of the N A
gin
The little 4 year-old mi»« sur-
prurd her audience hy playing »everal A C. P. will meet Monday night. June
duo» on the piano with her »i»ter and 8th at Bethel A M K. church.
then playing her accompaniment» on
S. E. Hill returned last week from
the piano while »he »ang
his trip to points in Texas. He re­
Died
Little Mi»» Irene Turner, ports having had a very fine time
(our year old daughter of Mr and Mr». shaking hands with old friends and
He brought a
George Turner. 1120 E. 22nd »tree! meeting new ones
South, Sunday morning May, 24th. at special message to The Advocate staff
the family re»idence.
Funeral wa» from their relatives in Houston. Texas.
conducted f r o m Finley'» mortuary
W . D. Allen, proprietor of the Hotel
Tuesday morning. Rev X. C. Runyon
in charge.
Golden West will leave on the 1st for
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The N. A. A. C. P. Banquet. Tho«e
who ile*ire to attend the National A»
conation for the Advancement of
Colored People'» banquet are advised
to buy their ticket» at once, for there
i» a limited number only. No one will
he admitted without a ticket and the
number i* very limited
The Aaaociate Editor of the A dvo­
cate wa» well received on la»t Monday
morning when «he addrc»»cd a gradu­
ating cla»» in hiatory at Lincoln High
School on inter racial matters. At thr
clo»e of thr period, »everal young men
and women remained to seek more
light on the subject of the racial group
of which Mrs Cannady is a member.
She was hrartiy thanked by the teacher
and the students for the several talks
during the term which she has given
them.
Seattle for a week's recreation.
He
plans to spend most of the time
playing golf.
Mis* Gladys Arvderaon who has been
visiting in Seattle, has returned home
looking the picture of health, and is
back at her desk.
Mr.
and
Mr».
Joe
Prescott
have
moved from 540 E. 22nd S. to 555
Overton street corner 17th.
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Special Notice
Portland, O regon, May 25. 1925.
Robert W . Bagnali
J u n e “ Vanity Fair” Gives
Page to Poetry of Coun-
tee Cullen
O pportunity'. "The Crisi» and The
«/tiillio e ii
VA o r l r l i r ,
r .iitrilo stin u
Souliicru
W
orkm an "; i contributing
editor of "T h e Messenger Magazine";
Director of Branch*« of the National
Association for tfie Advancement of
Colored People »bu r 1921. conducted
its most »titccssf*! drive; engineered
the successful light for the Civic Rights
bill m Michtganwnd the Segregation
Fight in New O rg an »; member of the
American N egro Academy, Kappa
Alpha Psi and the Civic Club of New
Y ork; well known as lecturer on sub
jeets relating to tbr Negro.
Will lie in Portland 6-10 of June
m
Director of Branches. National As-
»ocialiou for the Advancement of
Colored People
Headquarters. W Fifth Avenue. New
York. N Y.
Robert W Bagnali, born in Norfolk.
V a , educated in Norfolk
Mission
College. Temple t'niversity and the
Bishop Payne Divinity Stfhool, o r ­
dained as a presbyter o i the Epiacopal
Church in winch he yet retains orders,
pasiored successfully charges in Vir
gima. Maryland, Ohio and Michigan
contributor to "The Survey". "The j inclusive
Nation". "The W orld Tom orrow". 1
(N.A.A.C.P. Pre*» Service)
New York. N. Y , May 25 —An cn-
tire page in the June Number of
"Vanity Fair,' 19 West 44th Street.
New York City, is given to the poetry
of Counter Cullen, w ith an accom-
pan> ing note by Carl Van Vechtrn, in
which that critic and novelist com-
pare. Cullen with the Rus»,an poet.
Pushkin. These poem» will be includ­
ed in Mr Cullen’» book of verse to
be published this fall.
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Mrs. Weeks Goes East
Mr». L K. Weeks, a charming Port­
land matron, will leave tomorrow
morning for Washington. D C.. to re-
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main for an indefinite time with her
brother. Mr. M. S. Koonce and his
family. Mrs Weeks, who was left a
widow a little more than two years
ago when her husband, George W'.
Weeks, a pioneer in this section, passed
away following a brief illness, has re-
inained here. She plans to spend a
week in the city of Chicago en route
to Washington. There she will be the
guest of Mrs. Ella B Day. who ¡s
house secretary of the Y. W . C. A.
Mrs. Weeks is being urged by her
brother and friends to come to W ash-
ington to make her future home This
question she has not definitely settled.
and therefore has not disposed of valu-
able real estate which she owns in
this city. That, she said, can be taken
care of after she has definitely decided
just what she will do. and where she
will make her future home, whether
in the East or here, where she has
resided the past twenty-one or two
years.
Mrs. W eeks has a host of
friends in Portland who will regret to
lose her as a resident, for here she has
4 _fel‘r,l_£i?.,uiucntly identified with vari
ous movements for social and civic
i welfare for many years. She is the
8 first and only colored woman in the
state to be a probation officer, which
office she successfully held under
Judge Tazwell until he was elected
probate judge; then she worked under
Judge Kanzler of the Court of D o­
MR. ROBERT W. BAGNALL’S SCHEDULE W H ILE mestic Relations. Her home duties
made such a demand upon her time
IN PORTLAND
and strength that she was compelled
j to give up public work and she re­
Arrives in Portland Saturday, June 6.
signed from this latter office, bearing
SU N D A Y . JU N E 7TH
letters recommending the excellency of
9:30 A. M.— Breakfast with Mr and Mrs. Wm. Bowers, 293 Ivy Street.
her work and character from both
11 A. M.— Preach at St. David's Episcopal Church, 12th and Belmont Sts.
the judge and other court attaches.
1:30 P M —Dinner with Mr. and Mrs J. A. Ewing. 6522 94th St. S. E.
But before serving in the capacity of
4 P M.— Speaks before group at Men’s Resort, Fourth and Burnside Sts.
probation officer, Mrs. Weeks for a
7:30 P. M.—-Preach at Centenary-Wilhur M. F.. Church. K. Ninth and Pine Sts i year or more was employed as matron
9 30 P M.— Supper with Mr and Mrs. L. A Ashford. 509 Tillamook St.
of the Frazier Detention Home, re­
M O N D A Y . JU N E 8TH
signing from this position in order to
9:30 A. M — Breakfast with Mr. ami Mrs. Wm. McGill, <>41 Union Ave. N.
accept the court position. Altogether
11.30 A. M.— Talk to Reed College students. Lunch at College.
she spent five years in the above work.
2 30 P. M.— Executive Board meeting in Grey Room. Y M. C. A.. Sixth and The past several weeks she has been
Taylor Sts.
j royally entertained by friends who at
5 P M.— Dinner with Attorney and Mrs. E. J. Minor, 538 Mall St.
\ some time or other have enjoyed her
8 P M.— Mass meeting. Bethel A. M. E. Church. Larrabee and McMillen Sts. hospitality, for Mrs. Weeks is known
T U E S D A Y . JU N E 9TH
wherever she is known at all. as a de-
2:30 P. M.— Trip over Columbia River Highway.
1 hghtfu! hostess, an immaculate house-
5 P. M.— Dinner at Multnomah Falls Inn.
j deeper, a beautiful entertainer. She is
8 P. M.— N. A. A C. P. Banquet. Stag Auditorium, 3i4lVS E. Morrison St. noted for her fine irt needle work.
W E D N E S D A Y . JU NE 10TH
she »* refined, cultured and well in-
9130 A M.— Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. W . B. Brown, 708 Maryland Ave. ,ornied on all important matters and
12 M — Speaks before Oregon Social W orkers, and lunch. Y. W. C. A.. Broad- Washington. D. C . which was at one
way and Taylor Sts.
| ,ime her home, will be a fit setting for
2:30 P. M — Speaks before Oregon Federation of Colored W om en's Clubs, her talents. Mrs. Weeks is a member
Williams Avenue Branch Y. W . C. A.
j of B'*hel A. M E. church, a member
5 P. M.— Dinner with F'ditor and Mr. E. D. Cannady. 520 F.. 25th St. N.
,bc ^rational Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People and other
Leaves Wednesday evening.
prominent organizations in the citv.
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‘Arrow Tips”
(B y Kits Reid)
"Mystic* have always been offen­
sive to practical persons who can be-
j lltvc ,n on!> wha* ,h*y already be-
1,eve- and alre»dy believe nothing not
perceptible through their five sense».”
— Tar king! on.
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I came across that paragraph in an
article by Booth Tarkington, which
■ » * * ? m ,he June '*»“ « of ,he
American Magazine. I had been dis­
cussing with one of the afore-men-
tioued "practical person»" a book
which had recently came into my
hand», "Life and Teaching of Masters
of the Far East," by Spaulding— an
intensely interesting book, one of the
kind that holds jo u r attention to the
last word, even though you may not
believe a word of it I am not saying
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that I do not believe a word of it. I
want only to say that my "practical
person" friend didn't believe a word
of it and asked me with that peculiar
empha,,s whlch Practical" people al­
* ay* usc- " Do. -v ou ,* '1,eve ,ha* ro‘ ?
" b-v - '* cou,d" 1 happen,
Now 1 '" J 0-'*’'1 ,ha‘ ar,icIe of Tark'
ingtons and I enjoyed Spauldings
book- and 1 do 8ct 50 tired of ,ho*e
"Practical people" who are always
,akmg all the joy out of life. This one
is very rauch like m>' s's‘ er wh°
to cl1*** around and dig me out of
bidden corners where I had stowed
myself away with my book, instead of
helping to wash the dishes. Dishes
were rca! a,'d could be seen, and of
course had to be washed, but day-
dreams over the visions evoked by the
story or the poem couldr:'t be seen,
Even now she predicts that I’ll end
my days in the poorhouse because I'm
not "practicaL” W ell, anyhow, I can
take my dreams and visions with me!
Moral: Get the May American and
read Tarkington's article.
California Rallies to N. A.
A. C. P.
Bagnali Reports $2,500 Raised in
Oakland; Population 7000 Negroes
New York. N. Y\, May 25.— Robert
W. Bagnali, director of Branches of
the National Association for the A d ­
vancement of Colored People, reports
enthusiasm for the work of the A sso­
ciation in California. In Oakland, a
city with 7,000 colored inhabitants.
Mr. Bagnali reports $2,500 in cash and
pledges raised in three meetings. In
Los Angeles $1.875; in San Francisco
50 people raised $440. and in Stockton
$430 were raised for the N. A. A. C.
P. work. In addition California Baby-
Contests are being held in the follow ­
ing cities: Oakland. San Francisco,
Vallejo. Modesto and Stockton.
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Big Four Auto Laundry
Long & Silva Garage
East 8th and Hawthorne
W e call for and deliver your car
anywhere, any time. Washing, clean­
ing and polishing. Grease removed;
dressing tops; remove paints.
F IR S T C U S T O M E R A N S W E R ­
ING T H IS A D V . EACH W E E K
WI L L
R E C E IV E
ONE
GOLD
CO IN . T E L E P H O N E C A L L A C ­
CEPTED.
Business Phone,
East
f>840; residence phone Sellwood 1021.
I. L. D A V IS O N .
T o W hom It May Concern:
This is to certify that I will not be
responsible for any debts contracted
by my form . wife. Mrs. Olivene
Litcus-Hopper, having b e e n granted
ROBERT W . BAGNALL
B. J. Fuller, of 839 Tibbetts St., who
If you own your lot, we »rill finance
a divorce decree from her Monday.
Mr. Robert W . Bagnali, of New York, Director of Branches of the Na­
has
been ill in bed for the past week. the building of a 4 or 5 room bunga­
tional
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Colored
People,
is
rated
first
class
May 25th, 1925
Signed
as a pulpiteer and lecturer and it is with great enthusiasm that the people of ls rcPor,ed improved
low on small monthly payments. Bea­
For rent. Modern house, furnished.
Edgar Hopper. Portland, the N. A. A. C. P. Branch in particular, are looking forward to ,
con 5546.— Adv.
For particulars, call Broadway 5807
his coming. Mr. Bagnali will arrive in the city from California on Saturday,
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the 6th of June, and will remain until Wednesday evening. The committee
A Card of Thanks
in charge of arrangements has worked hard to see to it that all classes and
HEY, LOOK! COME TO THE
W e wish to thank our many friends groups of people have an opportunity to see and hear this noted race leader
for their kindness and sympathy during and educator. All the public is invited to all of the meetings with the excep­
the illness and death of our beloved tion of the club women, to which women only arc asked to come.
For
Reliable
Goods
Irene. Especially do we thank Rev.
and Mrs. X C. Runyon and F.arl
Scott for their services. Mesdames
Lula Gragg. W . B. Brown and Miss
Freita Shaw for singing, and all those
who sent the lovely flowers.
Signed,
Mr and Mrs. G eorgy"Ptfhier
Mrs. Mary Turner
Mrs. Zcpha Baker
Mrs. F.lla Robinson.
Phones Broadway *141, Tabor 7100
Louis H. Strickland
Typewrltar Ribbon». Carbon Papera.
Stationery, Printing, Book
Binding, Rubber Stamp*,
Saala
Q uality tro fia
409 M cK ay Bldg.
Portland. Ore.
FIRST BOAT EXCURSION OF T lfe
SEASON
THE BANQUET
A word about the banquet. The organization serving the banquet for
the Association will he able to accommodate only 150 persons, therefore » l y
150 tickets have been issued and they can be purchased from any member of
the Executive Committee of the Association. They can be purchased at The
Advocate office and at the Williams Avenue Branch Y'. W . C. A. A number
of reservations have already heen made and those who desire to attend this
special affair of the entire program and hear the splendid program as well as
partake of the sumptuous repast and personally see and meet the distinguished
guest, would do well to buy their tickets early. The tickets are only 75c each.
The program which has been arranged for the banquet includes some of the
best talent in the city, representative of the various group activities of the
community.
Several prominent musicians will furnish the lyusie for the
occasion.
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Given by the Tawawa Tennis Club
(Preston News Service)
Pensacola. Fla., May 27.— Another re­
volting scandal involving tales o( peo­
nage. “ farming-out" of prisoners to
labor concerns in swampy timber
tracts, flogging of exhausted victims
and coercion to s i l e n c e accusing
witnesses has developed in Florida.
At thr trial it was testified that the
white land owners and timber oper­
atives forced certain Negroes at the
point of revolvers to severely flog
other Negroes with sticks or black­
jacks and cat-o-nine tails. It is said
that the victims were compelled to lie
down in the road on their stomachs
after being stripped of their clothing
and take from tive to ten minutes'
beatings from the enforced “ whip"
wielder.
Dewitt Stoner, a prisoner, testified
that he was forced, at the point of
guns in the hands of the white defend­
ants. to beat five Negroes, one at a
time, with a large stick. Stoner said
that he was not whipped.
He said
the white men looked on as he whipped
the naked men. Stoner said he was
compelled to whip each one about ten
minutes. He told the court that the
blaws caused lacerations on the backs
of the beaten men. Nothing was done
to stop the flowing blood of the
victims. They were taken back to the
prison farm and put to work, ill fed
and half sick.
It is said that the
victims had attempted to escape from
the prison farm, traveling by night and
hiding in the day time.
Is Mary B. Talbert Forgot­
ten?
Washington, D. C., May 25.— When
the members o f the Executive Com­
mittee of the Federation of Colored
W om en's Clubs prepared the copy for
theQuinquennial official souvenir pro­
gram it appears that they made the
inexcusable blunder of omitting the
photographs of Mary B. Talbert and
Hallie Q Brown. N otw ithstanding
her splendid work and tireless efforts
in connection with the purchase and
dedication of the Douglass Home, the
name of the late and lamented Mary
B. Talbert is mentioned only at the
bottom of the page in fine print and
marked with a star. This blunder has
occasioned considerable unfavorable
comment among the members of the
organization and will doubtless be the
subject of an acrimonious discussion
at the next national conventon of the
Federation.
Williams Ave. Y. W. C. A.
The Annual Membership Banquet
was held Friday evening. May the 29th,
at Stag Club
An excellent program
was rendered.
The Grade School Reserves received
a letter from the Mary Talbert Grade
School Reserves in Buffalo, New York,
and contained many items of interest
to Girl Reserves.
The Social Hour for High School
Reserves will be June the 7th as May
carries five Sundays.
The Mothers' Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at the Branch.
The Annual May 30th Hike of the
H. S. G. R. will be on Saturday this
year and the girls have made great
pla ns for this event
The Blue Triangle Club is quite
•lated over the success of the musical
comedy and plan to present something
new to the public during the summer.
Monday evening at Bethel A. M.
E. Church, Larrabee and McMillen
streets.
Furniture of 5-room house for aale
cheap. 274 Wheeler, near Clackamaa
St.— Adv.
Boat Leaves Foot of East Morrison Street Promptly at 9 P. M.
D AN C N G F R O M 8 U N T IL 12 P. M.
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Music by Brock’s Harmony Spillers
Admission $1.00
FOR SALE
House and lot at 52nd St. and
Mason St., lot being 71x142; light,
[
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telephone and water; gravel street*.
!
and there is a fir grove in front.
The number of the house ia 1432,
R A S M U S S E N & CO.
THE BABY CONTEST
The Baby Popularity Contest, in which several pretty babies have en­
tered, will close on Monday night at the mass meeting, and the winners will
be aw-arded their prizes.
This visit to the Coast hy Mr. Bagnali promises to inject more interest
into the work of the great National Association movement than any visit
yet. judging from the interest already manifested.
Witnesses Recite Gruesome
Tales of ‘Black-Jack’ Flog­
gings On Florida Prison
Farms.
There is a house, garage, and a good
woodshed on the place.
PAINTS, DOORS AND GLASS
The price
is $850 00 with but $300.00 cash.
1303 Yeon Bldg.
Slur«* am i Office; 2n«l anil Taylor Sta.
Rirly & Ryan