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THE, An In d e p e n d e n t P e p e r D # ro te d VOL. NO. 41 to th * In te re a ta mf th e P « o p l* • PRICE 5 CENTS SATURDAY, J UNE 6, 1025 PRESIDENT COOUDGE RECEIVES THOMAS LI BLACK SERVANTS GET BULK OF RICH ESTATE Court Upholds Will of Man Giving $200,000 Estate to His Employes ( I 'r rilu ii New* Service) Lexington, Ky , June J.—A verdict upholding ■ bequest of the hulk of Hi» estate to hi> N egro servant* was re turned here when a jury unanimously agreed last W ednesday that John 1 Hughe», wealthy Kentuckian, made his filial will on March J t, IW4 In that |ia|ier H ughes left $100,000 to the K en tucky Female O rphan School at Mid way, and the rem ainder, valued at about $200,000, to Ellen Davis, Negro housekeeper, and other servants. An appeal probably will be filed, a t torneys for the estate said. A home in the Blue G rass farm ing section, described as a beautiful co lonial residence, of 12 rooms, filled with costly antique furniture, china and silver, now goes to the housekeeper and to Robert II Hughes, natural son of H ughes and Kllen Davis P ortraits of the H ughes family hang in the home Robert H ughes was outside the courtroom when th r verdict was read, hut his m other heard the verdict. She did not restrain her joy and rocked hack and forth in her chair, smiling happily. D o rm s of friends, many of them white p e r s o n s , filed past and con g ralu latrd the aged woman. Cape Tow n, South Africa. May 10 — T he visit of His Royal H ighness, the Prince of W ales to this city and this part of Africa is one of the most im portant happenings i|i a social and po litical way. in the last decade. The Mayor and Council gave a public re ception and luncheon to the Prince in th r Tow n Hall on Thursday. April JO, also a grand reception Friday night, when the Prince was culcrtaiiied with all the pomp and glory South Africa could give him Among th r distinguish ed group of men and women invited to meet the Prince were Bishop and Mrs John A G regg of the African M ethodist Episcopal C hurch BRIEFS (C olum bian Press Bureau) The American public spent $250,- 000,000 on radio equipm ent last year T here is one rolored retail dealer in groceries to 1.651 colored people, as Compared to one white dealer to 407 whiles. Some of our autom obile drivers will not he able to qualify as chariot driv ers on the golden streets. In each group of 1,000 colored fe males, 10 years of age and over, 389 as com pared with 172 native white females are gainfully employed G. W. T urner, a young colored man in New York City, i* the proprietor of an electrical shop in which he em ploys twelve men and a female book keeper, D irector of Branches, N ational As sociation for th r A dvancement of Colored People H eadquarters, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Robert W. Bagnall, born in Norfolk, Va., educated in Norfolk Mission College, Tem ple U niversity and the Bishop Payne Divinity School, o r dained as a presbyter of the Episcopal C hurch in which he yet retains orders, pastured successfully charges in V ir ginia, Maryland. O hio and Michigan: contributor to "T he Survey”, "The N ation", "T h e W orld Tom orrow ", NEWS BRIEFS P. W. M. B Club Holds Splendid Meeting At the residence of the President, Mrs. Ada Brow n, 679 Union Ave N orth, Monday evening June I, th r P ortland W om an's Mutual Benefit Club held a very interesting meeting T h r program was Jirlp fu l, instructive and constructive T h r m em bers and visitors responded with quotations from colored authors M rs Jrssie Kdwards gave a brief review of th r lifr and w oiks of Coleridge T aylor; Miss Preita Shaw read an article on th r lifr of Toussiant I.'O v ertu re; C urrent events were discussed by all. T hen Mrs Ed- w ards played "L et U s Cheer T h r W eary T raveller" by C oleridgr Tay- lor and Miss Shaw sang "F o r Y ou” Mrs Cannady closed the program with a brief review of the N egro III Politics during Reconstruction Days following the Civil W ar Messrs. Brown and 1 anuady became honorary m em bers of th r club and M esdam rs Nannie Maud Carr and Kula A nthony joined the club All four new m em bers spoke words of encouragem ent to the club and voiced their approval of the object of the organization. The next meeting M rs Geo. Mullen sends a card to us will he in Room " F " Public Library. from Chicago, stating she is leaving a 10th and Yamhill S t s , Monday evening. lovely trip Mrs. Mullen resides at June 15th F vrry b o d y is welcome. 318 K 41st St., in this city, and is touring in the Hast and South. Mrs. MiUe R T rum bull who has Bishop Gregg Attends Func tion for Prince of Wales Robert W. Bagnall LOCAL and FOREIGN been visiting h rr sister and friends in Minneapolis. Minn . for th r past month, returned to the city Friday of last week to the delight of her friends. Mrs Trum bull is hark at h rr post of duty in th r Court House and says she had an enjoyable and restful trip. ---------- O---------- Edw ard C arter Agee, the 18 m onths old son of Mr and Mrs F W Agee, is the most recent entry in th r National Association For The Advancement of Colored People's Baby C ontest, b rin g ing th r contestants up to four. This popular youngster threw his hat into th r ring as a candidate for first prize last Tuesday night, and is sponsored by Lee C. Anderson and other m em bers of the E lks lodge of which both Mr and Mrs. Agee are members. Many of the "Bills" are assisting Mr Anderson inasmuch as his entry was made so late. The contest closes Monday June 8th at Bethel A M F.. Church. ---------- 0---------- Ethiopians Not Negroes (Colum bia Press Bureau) W ashington. I) C\, June 4 — It is now claimed by H arvard U niversity scientists, h e a d e d by D r Geo. A. R e i s n e r. who has spent tw enty- six years exploring ancient Egypt, that Ethiopians are not A frican N e groes H r says; "T he inhabitants of both Abyssinia a n t^ Ethiopia were mixed races. In antiquity, as today, th r whole region was inhabited by dark colored races in which brown prevails; but they were not and are not African N egroes, although many individuals show a m ixture of black blood through interm arriage.” For the benefit of these learned scientists we might add that there is not now nor has there ever been a tribe on the continent of Africa ethnologically classified as Negroes. T he term "N e gro" originated with the Portuguese and originally m eant black. The Associate E ditor of T he Advo cate and Rev. J. W Anderson occupied seats in the G rand Stand Saturday June JOth at the exercises at the un veiling of Joan D 'A rc Statue in Coe Circle in I.aurelhurst. Both were specially invited at the request of Dr. Coe, donor of the beautiful statue ------O----- Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Vann of San F or rent. Modern house, furnished. Antonio, Texas, are recent arrivals in For particulars, call Broadway 5807 the city to reside. They arc house keeping at 771 E 6th St. N orth. Mr. Vann is employed in the Bogle Tonso- rial Parlor, Broadway and E verett Sts. Special Notice Portland, O regon, May 25, 1925 T o W hom It May C oncern; This is to certify that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my form er wife, Mrs, Olivene L ucus-H opper, having b e e n granted a divorce decree from her Monday, May 25th, 1925. Signed Edgar Hooper Phones Broadw ay «141, T ab o r 7100 Louis H. Strickland T ypew riter Ribbon», C arbon Papers. Stationery, Printing, Book Binding. R ubber Stam ps, Seals 409 M cKay Bldg. P ortland, O re. j , ] "O pportunity”, "T he Crisis" and "T he “Arrow Tips” Southern W orkm an"; contributing (B y K its Reid) • • • editor of " The M essenger M agazine” ; D irector of B ranches of the National "T he trouble with education is that Association for the Advancem ent of we try to make it safe. Education Colored People since 1921, conducted oughtn't to be safe. It should be its most successful drive; engineered 1 classified am ong the extra hazardous the successful fight for the Civic Rights I occupations.” • • • bill in Michigan and the Segregation Fight in New O ilcans; mem ber of the Isn't that clever? I came across it A m erican N egro Academy, Kappa the other day and thought about it A lpha Psi and the Civic Club of New quite awhile before I agreed with my- Y ork; well-known as lecturer on sub | self that it should be the point of this particular arrow. And I thought o> the jects relating to the Negro. Will be in P ortland 6-10 of June, wicked histories that we have in our public schools, that teach of the hide inclusive. ous victories of war—that make heroes , out of the men who kept them selves alive by staying so far back of the slaughter lines th at they had to use field glasses and m essenger boys to keep them in touch with the carnage. And these histories very carefully avoid teaching the children anything about the causes of w ar—it would not be SA KE for the politicians and busi ness interests that profit out of wars. No, it would not be safe to teach the children to T H IN K . • • • ; T alking about war, I w onder if President Coolidge ever sits down and ' reads his speeches from the “other point of view.” Just look at these old m oth-eaten argum ents: In his speech to the graduating class of the U nited States N aval Academy, he told the students that they "w ere am bassadors of citizenship and righteousness.” W hat do you suppose those young men thought (if they have any courage to think left), stu d e n tr in m ilitary and naval schools are taught not to think, only to obey, when all their years of study and training have been directed tow ards the art of killing people and destruction of property? A nd listen to this brilliant rem ark: "T h at the oc- i casion seldom will arise when officers are justified in asserting that other specified powers are arm ing against us 1 and Gy arousing national hatred and suspicion, attem pting to cause us to arm against them ." • • • I Mrs. Washington Dies W ife of B ooker T. Ill for M onth at Tuakegee, Ala. Thomas Lee, River Disaster Hero, Visits President Coolidge (P resto n News Service) W ashington, D. C., June 3.—Thom as Lee, " c e n tly lionized by southern whites or his unselfish bravery in the rescue >f nearly tw o score of lives in the Mississippi, a native of Memphis, Tcnn , called at the W hite House IN T E R E S T IN C A SE IS K E E N T hursday and was received by Presi dent Coolidge. W ashington, D. C., June I.—The Lee saved 32 lives when the steam er inherent right of a parent to send N orm an went down recently in the his boy or girl to any school he Vfississippi river with a loss of more deem s best was upheld and the right than a score of lives. He is an expert ‘ of a state to insist that the children boatm an and at the risk of his own life, m ust attend certain institutions was made num erous trips to the sinking sharply denied when the suprem e court ship in a small m otor boat and took the of the U nited States declared uncon people ashore. stitutional this afternoon the O regon H e was recently recom m ended for a law prescribing that children between Carnegie medal for his rem arkable act 8 and 16 years of age m ust be e d u - 1 of saving lives. The people of M em cated in the public schools. phis have gotten up a subscription T he court at the sam e tim e de cam paign to raise funds for the hero clared th at to sustain the O regon law and up to last W ednesday the fund would mean the destruction of th o u am ounted to $1895.85 and strenuous ef sands of dollars' w orth of property forts are being made by the campaign belonging to the parochial and secular m anagers to greatly increase this sum. schools and tfvat this would am ount Lee was accom panied to the W hite to depriving them of their possessions H ouse by Paul Block, of New York, w ithout due process of law. ow ner of a Memphis new spaper and Like most states, O regon has a c o m -1 prom inent advertising man, w ho has pulsory education law which requires interested him self in Lee, and intro children to attend school, and pre duced him to President Coolidge. scribes the course of study. T he right -------- 0 -------- to enforce such regulations has not M aster P rescott Sunday made his been seriously questioned in the courts. first com m union Sunday m orning at But in 1922 the voters of O regon, the C athedral on 15th and Davis Sts., 115.506 to 103,685, went a step further, in a class of approxim ately one hun and enacted a law under which children dred. P recott looked very unique in betw een the ages of 8 and 16, with his suit, sent by his m other from the some exceptions, would, after S e p -1 E ast. H e will soon begin training for tem ber, 1926,, be required to atten d an altar boy. P rescott declares he will “public” schools. be a m issionary priest when he grow s Suits were prom ptly brought in the up and he is studying music and says federal district court by the Society he will also study medicine to make of the Sisters of the H oly N am es of him self a m ore useful missionary. Jesus and M ary, conducting parochial W ednesday he played in a piano re schools, and by the H ill M ilitary cital at the Cathedral. acedemv, a private school. E nforce m ent of the law was restrained, and A letter from our friend, and brother, the state appealed to the suprem e court. W . J. W heaton, of San Francisco, was ---------- O---------- received this week. B rother W heaton is R obert W . Bagnall, who will arrive a leading Elk in California and is in the city today from California, will a pow er in grand and local lodge be the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. circles. E. D. C annady while in the city, at their home in Irvington. Mrs. M aybelle C ochrane spent two ---------- o---------- weeks in the city visiting her husband. M rs Jessie Q . W atkins is spending Dr. Cochrane. She will return Sunday several days in the city from Seattle. evening to Spokane, where she is in Mrs. W atkins is the contralto singer business. She plans to dispose of her in the Puget Sound H arm ony mixed business there and return home soon. quartet. Tuskegee, Ala., June 4. — M argaret J. W ashington, widow of Booker T. W ashington, founder of Tuskegee in stitute, died here tonight. She had been ill for a month. T hat needs a paragraph alt by itself. “A rousing national hatred and suspi cion." W hat have we been doing with MR. ROBERT W. BAGNALL’S SCHEDULE W H IL E our mock air and naval battles in the Pacific, the smoke of which has h a rd IN PORTLAND ly cleared away? W eren't we using this expensive picnic as an excuse to m ar A rrives in P ortland Saturday, June 6. shal all our forces on this coast so that SU N D A Y , JU N E 7TH we would be ready to chip in on the 9:30 A. M —B reakfast with Mr. and Mrs W in. Bowers, 293 Ivy Street. Chinese trouble? W asn’t it a perfectly 11 A M.— Preach at St. D avid's Episcopal Church, 12th and Belmont Sts. lovely chance to say to Japan, "L ook 1:30 P. M.— D inner with Mr. ami Mrs. J A. Ewing. 6522 94th St. S. E. out, you little yellow devil, see what F rederick J. Libby, Executive Sec Jno. C. Logan, 380 L arrabee St., is retary of the N ational Council for the 4 P M —Speaks before group at Men’s R esort, Fourth and Burnside Sts. we have if you make too much fuss the proud possessor of a book called Prevention of W ar. speaks today at 7:30 P M Preach at C entenary-W ilbur M. E. Church, E. N inth and Pine Sts. over the exclusion act?” • • • "T he U nderground R ailroad.” by W il noon at the Y. M. C. A. before the 9 30 P. M —Supper with Mr. and Mrs. L. A A shford. 509 Tillam ook St. M O N D A Y , JU N E 8T H "A ttem pting to cause us to arm liam Still. The book has been lately P ortland W om en's Peace Council; at 9:30 A. M.— Breakfast with Mr and Mrs. W in McGill. 641 U nion Ave. N. against them !” President Coolidge. rebound for preservation and Mr. L o a public m eeting at C entral Library w hat the world w ants todav is P E A C E . gan says he would not take $50 for it. Saturday, this evening, and the con 11.30 A M —Talk to Reed College students. Lunch at College 2 30 P. M.— Executive Board meeting in G rey Room, Y M. C. A., Sixth and A nd the sooner you scrap your navy It is thought the book cannot be p u r gregation of W hite Temple (to m o r and all the rest of your killing m achin chased now, anyw here. T aylor Sts. row ) Sunday. The m eetings are pub ------ o--------- ery and declare an economic boycott lic. 5 P M.— D inner with A ttorney and Mis. E. J. Minor, 538 Mall St. Room s for rent, furnished or unfur 8 P. M.— Mass meeting, Bethel A. M. E. C hurch. L arrabee and McMillen Sts. on the first nation that threatens us. the sooner you will win your right to nished. 720 LTnion Ave. N. Call Sell- T U E S D A Y , J U N E 9T H Fraternal Notice wood 3272.—Adv. he called a great man. 10 A M.— Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. G eorge E. Scott, 955 T ibbetts St. * • • -------- 0 -------- 12 M.—A utomobile T rip over Columbia River Highway. W anaum a chapter and E nterprise T he A ssociate E ditor of The A dvo chapter, O. E. S„ will jointly observe Then he goes on and tells us to p re 4:30 P. M.— Luncheon with Mr. W. D. Allen at Reed's P oultry Farm . 8 1 > M.— N. A. A. C. P. Banquet, Stag A uditorium . 381)4 E. M orrison St. pare for another w ar—because he j cate has accepted an invitation to de annual E sther Day Sunday evening at "know s hum an nature so well," and his liver an address before the state F ed First A. M E. Zion church, 417 W il W E D N E S D A Y , JU N E 10TH 9:30 A. M.—Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. W . B. Brown, 708 M aryland Ave. know ledge of the "history of m ankind" eration of W om en's Clubs in T acom a liams Ave. T here will be a splendid on the 25th of this m onth. Mrs. C an short program and Rev. H . Leo Jo h n 12 M.—Speaks before O regon Social W orkers, and lunch. Y. VV. C. A., B road is so great that he know s the forces nady, accom panied by her sons G eorge ston will deliver the sermon. V isitors of greed cannot be satisfied in anj¿ way and T aylor Sts. and Ivan, and Mrs. C lara Bell, will in good standing in the respective o r 2:30 P. M.—Speaks before O regon Federation of Colored W om en's Clubs, other way." T hat last quotation is my own. You see the President has studied m otor to T acom a and will be the house ders are requested to turn out with the W'illiams Avenue Branch Y. W . C. A. our rotten histories. But let him say guest of Mrs. N ettie J. A sberry during chapters. 5 p M.— D inner with E ditor and Mr. E. D. Cannady, 520 E. 25th St. N. that no food stuffs, not w ar m aterials, the convention. F rom T acom a they E D I T H W IL L IA M S . W. M. Leaves W ednesday evening. shall be furnished a nation at w ar with will go on to Seattle and spend several D O L L Y P A R IE S , Sec. anybody; that all our trade relations ¡ days with friends before returning ROBERT W. BAGNALL shall im m ediately cease the m om ent home. W A N T E D —To hear from ow ner of ----- c----- Mr Robert W . Bagnall, of New York, D irector of B ranches of the N a any country engages in w ar with any j a good ranch for sale. S tate cash Please p»y your subscription to tional Association for the A dvancem ent of Colored People, is rated first class other country, and w hat would happen? price, full particulars. D. F. Bush, The A dvocate and avoid m issing an as a pulpiteer and lecturer and it is with great enthusiasm that the people of T he man w’ho says th at to the fussy issue M inneapolis. Minn.—Adv. of the paper. Portland, the N. A. A. C. P. Branch in particular, are looking forw ard to nations of the w orld could be elected his coming. Mr. Bagnall will arrive in the city from California on Saturday, president for an indefinte num ber of --------- --------------------------------------------- the 6th of June, and will rem ain until W ednesday evening. The com m ittee term s. T h a t’s why I'm for Borah! HEY, LOOK! COME TO TH E in charge of arrangem ents has worked hard to see to it th at all classes and (C ontinued next week) ------- o------- groups of people have an opportunity to sec and hear this noted race leader and educator. All the public is invited to all of the m eetings with the excep If you ow n your lot, we will finance the building of a 4 o r 5 room bunga tion of the club women, to which women only are asked to come. low on sm all m onthly paym ents. Bea con 5546.—Adv. Given by the Tawi wa Tennis Club T H E BANQUET . A word about the banquet. T he organization serving the banquet for B oat Leaves F oot of E ast M orrison S treet Prom ptly at 9 P. M. the Association will be able to accom m odate only 150 persons, therefore only D A N C N G F R O M 8 U N T IL 12 P. M. 150 tickets have been issued and they can be purchased front any m em ber of FO R SA LE the Executive C om m ittee of the Association. T hey can be purchased at The Music by Brock’s Harmony Spillers Advocate office and at the W illiams Avenue B ranch Y. W . C. A. A number H ouse and lot at 52nd St. and of reservations have already been made and those who desire to attend this Admission $1.00 Mason St., lot being 71x142; light, special affair of the entire program and hear the splendid program as well as partake of the sum ptuous repast and personally sec and meet the distinguished telephone and w ater; gravel streets. guest, would do well to buy their tickets early. The tickets are only 75c each. The program which hak been arranged for the banquet includes some of the The num ber of the house is 1432, best talent in the city, representative of the various group activities of the and there is a fir grove in front. com m unity. Several prom inent musicians will furnish the music for the T here is a house, garage, and a good occasion. , \ ( FIRST BOAT EXCURSION OF THE SEASON T H E BABY CONTEST w oodshed on the place. T he price The Baby P opularity C ontest, in w hich several p retty babies have en- j is $850.00 with but $300.00 cash. Sored, will close on Monday night at the m ass meeting, and the w inners will | 1303 Yeon Bldg. be aw arded their prizes. T his visit to the Coast by Mr. Bagnall prom ises to inject m ore interest j Riely & Ryan into the work of the great National Association m ovem ent than any visit , yet, judging from the interest already manifested. RASM USSEN & CO. PAINTS, DOORS AND GLASS Store and Office; 2nd and Taylor Sts.
