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THE
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VOL. X X III— No. 27.
ADVOCATE
ln d « p « a d tn ( Papar D «rotad to tha
Sotara ata mf tba Paapla a
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
27, 1926
PRICE 5 CENTS
SIOUX INDIAN MAKES PLEA FOR MS RACE
AITY COBB SUCCEEDS LATE JUDGE TERRELL
LOCAL and FOREIGN
NEWS BRIEFS
PRESIDENT APPOINTS A. PH ILLIP RANDOLPH "TH E MAN ABOUT
W H A T SOME p a p e r s
COBB TO MUNICIPAL
URGES LABOR TO
ARE SAYING ABOUT
TOW N”
JUDGE BENCH
ORGANIZE
PORTERS JOINING
(liy leu tun)
TH E UNION
Large Number of Names Tells Colored People to Co­ The Advocate does not necessarily
MOTHER PASSER
PULLMAN PORTERS' RAISE
share in "Fenton's" views, but wheth­
Were Submitted Before
operate; Work Together
Front the "Osieago Whip”
Friend* of Mrs. Kmily C. Austin
er we do or not. his opinions are
Choice Was Made
sane, and logical and well worth read­ (Reprinted from Los Angeles Eeaj lie) who left here a week or ten days ago
ing. It is your privilege
is as
- - well
- - - as - - Just in we go to pies« the news 1 to be at the bedside of her dying
AT REED COLLEGE
ours to disagree with Fenton, and wc | conics that the conference held under in .tin r. Mrs. W. H Medley at Mon­
ANNOUNCED MONDAY
ARROW TIPS
(B Y KITS R E ID )
The Advocate does not necessarily
share in Kita Reid's view«, but whe­
ther we do or not, her opinions are
sane, and logical and well worth read­
ing. It ia your privilege as well as ours
to disagree with Kita, and she invites
your opinion upon the subjects she
treal, Canada, will regret to learn that discusses from time to time in her col­
Mrs Medley passed away Wednesday umn.
February the 24th
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In last week’s column, I promised
Albert Corley, serving a ten year that I would report on Oregon's vot­
‘ Oregon Sta*-------
sentence ' in the
State peniten­
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es in the Senate on the tax bill and
tiary at Salem for murder was shot on the publicity section. By the tax
and fatally wounded last week during bill , I mean the pet measure of Pres­
a riot among the prisoners, died from ident Coolidge and Secretary of the
the effects of the shot, and his re- I reasury Mellon under which the in­
inaincs were shipped to Portland to come taxes ol the rich—all those hav­
his wife and motr her for burial
ing annual incomes over $100,000 a
year. 5694 persons will be saved $154,
In the seveth annual running 500.000 while all the rest of the peo­
games of the American Legion track ple of the United States with ncomes
meet at Boston on the 22nd of this under $ 100,000 will be saved only only
month. DeHart Hubbard, our great $102,000,000. I find that Senator Mc-
Sprinter broke the world record of Nary voted on the right side. No—
18 years standing when he did 65 yds against the bill and Senator Stanfield
voted with the Mellon gang—Yes.
in 6 and 4-5 seconds.
| arc sure he will be glad to have an the employees rcprrsntation plan has
(S p e c ia l)
i expreaaion from you upon the various resulted in the Fullinan Company
(Special lo ilie* Advocate)
A large audience was present at ».«biacta he will diacuas from time to granting to the porters and maids pay
Washington, U l . Feb. 26—The lit Olivet lUpti't church T tie »day ^[n_e ,n *"»» coiiMnn.
raises that amount to more than a
recant death ol I u>i, • Robert ll 1 1 1 night to hear A Phillip Randolph.
million dollars per year. This is strik
....
"
,
rrl created a varancy on the Munici­ editor of the M o 'c n g c r magazine and , 1 hc O p t io n am c»e in my tho t» ing, devastating and conclusive ans. to
pal Hrnrh of the District of Columbia genera! organizer uf the Brotherhood ¡r**|ttcntly an to whether a mind of the I'ullinan porters meet with their
a position which had been held by of Sleeping Car Porter»; and A L. ***» P «"option «* a inufortune or a employers to iron out and adjust
him for nearly twenty-four years Totten, field organizer, deliver the *a,rn! ? ^ °n,ehow 1 believe I am pos- their grievances in a peaceful and
After Judge Terrell's death, Presi­ ntcftiagc of their organization.
i
,# *wper-cntical mind that at amicable way It is a withering smite
dent l oolidgr derided to appoint an­
Mr Totten covered every point and ,mir*
wc
to be ultra- plied upon the hungry carpers and
other colored man After lull con­ phase relative to the »ituation exint- cVnieal However thin degree of men* critics and unscrupulous agitators
sideration of the claims of the vari­ ing in the pullman work, and »aid the , ,
K»vc** me tom e comfort, for as who would foster discontent in the
ous persons whose names were pre­ pulman C ompany had succeeded in * often nay. I enjoy standing on the ranks of the porters of their security
sented to him. hr appointed lames pulling the wool over the eye» of the i curbHtoner and watching the mad pro- and possibly the very livelihood upon
A. Cobb, an able and experienced porters and maids by lorcmg them I ) c,,,un fU'lmig wildly past, either on which they and their families arc de­
lawyer.
to accept the Employee Represents- |
_,?r
autos—or *K4ln .** I ,r fa^ pendent.
F.ightecn men elected by the ballot
tivr Plan Hc outlined an alleged es­ the dispatch headlines in the daily
system of the management paper the various incidents heralded of more than eighty-five per cent of
PROMINENT NEWBERG pionage
ami told of the practices of the wel­ give me plenty of material for criti­ tin porters came |o C hicago and in
a fw days made more substantial and
W OMAN HERE
fare workers and porter instructors, cal tho't.
I go usually on Saturday noon to concrete financial progress in the ad­
whom hr called "Uncle Tom s" and
Now we come to the section pro­
The Old Rose Club met at the
gage: in a scheme my favorite restaurant to lunch where justment of grievances than all of the
Mrs Lottie Hannon of Ncwbcrg, "Stool pigeons", engaged
i let t this plan of the at a certain reserved table there ga­ outside agitators have done in their home of Mrs. Geo. Moore, 494 E. 47th viding that income tax returns shall
tr M
perlert
one of the must prominent social, to make
be
open to the inspection of the pub­
months
of
fostering
strife
and
dissen­
ily* about ten friends, of almost as
Street North, Friday, February the
n Company
C«i
political, fraternal club and church Pullman
Senator
many diffrent nationalities, and rcli- sion Moreover, the gain that has been 12th Meeting was opened by Mrs. i lic;
».
»• and again . do , we find
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Hr
explained
how
the
porters
are
leaders in the state was m the city on
gXu* and political opinions, and wc accrued by the sane, wise plan that I Flowrs. After business, a very plea*- * . * !? ,n *he honor column and a-
business Friday and paid a visit to paid and gave figures of the amount frequently have rather heated discus­ thc porters have seen lit to adopt is ¡ng program was rendered during the f? ,n ^*cn*tor Stanfield voting with
t he Advocate office to thank and each man loses in “ preparatory time" sions of current events. I.ast week the | permanent, and will survive even the i afternoon. Mrs Pearl Steward gave th<- treasury looters,
The speaker urged the porters to
congratulate the associate editor for
principal subject was the recent ar­ ravages of the so-railed outside lead­
the splendid program she sponsored join the organization hc represented rest in Boston o f one Bimba for ex­ er* who have «ought to exploit them a very interesting talk on Negro his­
tory; Mrs. E. Austin as a visitor ex- ; While we are talking about money
Mr
A. Phillip Randolph was then
at Pacific College in Ncwbrrg W ed­
pressing his disbelief in God, or the Of course, there will be a wailing
herself as delighted with the which we taxpayers will be called up-
nesday night The program included introduced in highly complimentary Bible, or the divinity of Jesus. Bimba and gnashtig of hungry teeth at the presed
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on Jo rajse jn (|je w4y Qf taxes> Kaze
the Miller & Tracey Ouartet which terms by the first speaker The audi­ by such statement violated a law success with which the porters have good work being done by th club
Next meeting is with Mrs. H D. upon these items: For the army, for
was compelled to sing a number of ence at once and as one. realized im­ nearly 2(4) years old, which makes met an commanded their own diffi-
Fuller, 749 Michigan Ave., March 12, purely military purposes in times of
songs by the responsive and apprecia- mediately the magnetism and master­ such n'terances blaspheme, and per­ en the ravages ofeome g.ejjal__M
tvr audience I N a delightful address ly composure o l the man If he is a haps hr (man is in peril of being cutties, but this wail will come only at 8 P. M Mrs Ella Smith, president; peace: $259,857,250. For river and har­
Mrs. V E. Keene. Secretary; Mrs. bor improvements and other non mil­
which was delivered by Dr A T good writer, he is a better speaker stoned to death, maybe burnt at the j from the men who have endeavored Ila
Fuller, reporter.
itary purposes: $78,504,755. The ap­
Freeman who was introduced by Mr Aside from his personal magnetism, stake, or hiing to death Fine old law to fatten and batten upon the honest
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hr has a splendid physique and a
propriation bill caries an item show­
(ieorge Latimer of Portland
eh- Ami to happen in the effete and toil of other men, instead of seek- x/r^ryxiysikTy a CSDI 7 KTC*\*7C ing that the insignifeant sum of
powerful,
yet
subdued,
commanding
A reception for the three autos of
bbcial »'hills o f America, Boston— mg remuneration bv their own cf- V t , K IN O INI A U K L . INJtbW o $320,000,000 is set aside for the Navy,
guests from Portland was had follow­ voire And when he begins to speak, vr< Fancitil Hall, the cradle of Amt- forts O f such unhealthy leadership
— —
a total of $750,000,000 for the sup­
ing the concert at l>r Pennington's the reporter forgets to take notes, so rii in liberty ir located there
the Pullman porter» now seem to be , n
w _ _ „ -r _ 1 _ _
port of our Army and Navy in times
home Dr I'cnnigton is the President engrossed does hc or she bcome in
Last
Saturday
Prof.
Scott
Nearing
happily
rid
They
arc
to
be
congrat-
;
1
a\
l
o
r
,
of peace.
his message.
of Pacific College.
ulated
i
Mrs.
M
L.
Ward
of
Oakland.
Cal.,
was
to
ha»c
addressed
a
meeting
in
Mr Randolph is said to be a great
Now that’s that for a few moments.
Rev. Ticer was master of ceremon­
arrived here Sunday at 10-20 A. M
ll. it city 'o discus; the above incident
ies, and hr told the audience of how student o f economics, ami to judge hut hc was driven from the hall and SETTLE D AS W E SUGGESTED I Sht has spent ap leasan tstay at the
Further along is another item “ for
the splendid Miller & Tracey Ouartet bv hi* message, he lives up to his rep compelled to deliver his address from
homc of Mr. and Mrs. W. M Bailey.
TH E Y SHOULD
postponed another engagement to utation.
Mrs Ward is the niece of the late the printing, binding and distrbutiori
tin ‘ teps of the building out of doors, | , j-
.
K a t r l« )
Hr
urged
colored
people
to
pool
M M to Ntwbcig to - m e on Dr
i-B R IC ) John H Allen an employe of the Ore- of the publications entitled 'The Di­
their finances and create and build to in audic-tirc of about 2000 people ' * FOI11 l.OS
P'reeman's program.
I he above editorial from the Chica- gon-Amcrican Lumber Co., who was seases of theffqjhg;.a grissnd ooueas
businesses for their own. for said he. Study Mac icliu-etts had lots of ex-
seases of the Horse and Diseases of
on February 8th.
"you need not expect other races to perienrr with K irin m rn t by suppres- R° Whip but con»..-ms our position drowned
The Vernonia Branch of the N. A. Cattle $200,000 " Well I suppose such
editorial in these columns _pub-
A W AGE INCREASE
take pity on you and give you what Sion II. ................. .ary days, enough ' !"
hings
the -r Congres-
. are
n useful
, , but—in
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to hasi- lean >-d it can't be done in lished early in the discussion of the A. C. P. held its regular meeting, af-
you can do for yourself.”
Porters' Situation with the Pullman ter which we went into a Bible lesson slon. ., Record of February 4th I find
finality.
Labor is concerned about more
(s^pccial to The Advocate)
which
was
wonderfully
taught
by
*,
P'Oful
pica
from
the
Crow
and
paper chronicled the us­ Company.
Resulting from the conference of than a living wage because with more ual Monday's
W c stated then that this after all. Rev Gidson of Portland W e are ex- Assintbom Indians of Montana to the
gust
of
the
Auto
mill
4
killed
and
wages,
can
buy
better
food,
better
the 18 delegates representing the
10 injured neat bv Portland I usual­ was a question (or the Porters them­ peering Rev. Gidson and others to be Congress of the United States that
Pullman Porters ami maids with the clothing and better homes. With a ly
this nation take some steps to can-
gel seme comfort from that class selves to decide, not at the insisten­ with us next Sunday
surplus,
some
degree
of
happiness
Pullman management was an increase
I cel its debt to the Indians. Let me
ce of harping agitators, but in their
of
news,
for
I
say
to
myself
there
is
may
be
attained
in annual pay from Pullman Co , of
I quote these sentences:
Hc stated that without labor, capi­ a slightly better chance for us pedes- own calm consideration and acting
HOTEL° NOTES
$l,UOU,UUU per year to the pullman por­
"W e have come to Washington a-
tal could do nothing, but with labor trians and our lives and limbs when i ¡hereon. 1 his thing they have done,
ters and maids
: gain asking Congress to give us a
such vicious potential murders or I bv sending able representatives from
The conference took place in Chi­ capital could do much and that labor madmen are removed from the scene
sections to sit m council and enm-
Captain Ike who must give up the
t.hiLS: ^ me: ,h c_burca,u(Indian
cago under the auspices of the Plan and capital should enjoy the fruits of action. lust think of the impolite- a'> sections of the country and calm­ grill
room to the lady headwaitress Bureau) which is supposed to pro
of Employee Representation, and the ol their joint efforts.
tect
our
interests,
tells us we cannot
Mr Randolph urged cooperative ness of dashing onesself in to hcav- W discuss the situation and then make on the first, will be shifted to the have a law which will permit us to
wage-rates per month as per classi­
en ( ’ ) unannounced, and unexpected, their dreision
1 lie result has been main dining room.
efforts
among
the
colored
people,
fication of porters beginning Feb. IS,
before the guest room has been pre- the gain to the Pullman Porters and
J. H. Griffin, former captain at the recover our rights unless under ab­
1126, are $72 50. $79 00, $85 00 and stating that power came only tfirougli pared for ones reception. Rather rude 1 Maids of more than one million dol- Portland has returned from a trip to surd conditions and because of the
organization.
$90.50 per month. The rate increase
,aUL!n ?alan*s annually
the Orient as purser on one of the fact that it will interfere with the e-
"Fifty men well organized here in I think to sav the least
with service, until a maximum per
conomy plan of the administration.
Lumbermen were assembled in Na-
* "is tact demonstrates the cinca- big ocean steamers.
month of $82.50, $90. $97, and $104 vour community would have more tional Convention in our city last rv ° f diplomacy and arbitration and
Mr and Mrs. F H Harrington has
have always practiced economy
respectively is reached, and the rate power and wield more influence than week It was to laugh to read of j R>vcs a'> insight upon the calibre of returned from a brief visit to San C cau*F ,o f " ' " i 5''* ° ur funds have
vour .1,000 who are unorganized.
to maids $70. to $80 'll
The speaker discussed the pur­ their solicitude concerning the re- mcn whom the Porters sent a< their Francisco ahd will leave in a few da*s , bten ,lcd “ P The. «overnment Bu-
Percentage Increase and Eatra
chasing power of the dollar and foresting of the denuded timbered a- representatives. 1 hese men have pro- for Seattle, their future home. Our , ' “ us arc supported out of them,
Benefits
rcas. also about the wastefulness of \ vc" their worth In a practiclc demon- best wishes go with them.
I 1 hev. are l,v,nK. *“ luxurv wLh,lt oui
This new increase in pay totals 10 showed how much farther a dollar thc constructing carpenters in their I stration in dollars and cents, which
Monday, March 1. waiters w.|l bo pcoP|e ,n some ,n,Unces
hungry,
per cent, there biing a straight wage would go when combined with other use of lumber Well I have been ob has confused a great number o f the replaced bv waitresses in The Port­
mi rease of 8 per cent and additional dollars.
employes
for
a
ong
period
of
time
I
notice
three
mcn
on
the
Hr stated that he was going j u i serving the timber grabbers' opera­ and we congratulate the porters upon land grill. There is no particular com­ Affairs Committee in Senate Indian
remuneration in connection with
from
tions lo these many years, and it was
plaint that wc know of against the
working conditions equivalent to 2 conduct a school of Economics in a surprise to me to learn that there their wisdom and the delegates upon [ men. The change is made in the hope whom I feci sure that an appeal will
per cent. After February 15th the this city which would be open to all was conscience enough among the their accomplishments.
of stimulating patronage in the grill. bring response— McNarv, I.aFollette,
porters and maids receive additional who cared to attend.
W c arc pleased to note the tact that.j Among waiters who will be affected and Wheeler. I think I'll try Ash-
Mr Randolph staled that a number Barons to express even faint solici­
compensation when trains are delay­
tude for the welfare of coming gen­ otic of our Los Angeles men, Attor- tiv the change, some of whom have hurst of Arizona, too. He voted right
ed; additional rest time is provided o f colored papres were against or­ erations.
tiev Calvin Murdock, as a representa- worked there for 25 years arc Henry on both the tax bills.
on one night runs; and improved con­ ganizstion. naming the Chicago Whip.
Ncxt comes patriotism. Crossing j tivc from this section, was an out- Terry, James Kitchen, l awson Tyres
Chicago
Defender,
ct
al
and
several
ditions have bren worked out in con­
I wonder if I can describe a cartoon
Morrison Bridge Monday afternoon | standing figure at this conference, J. Crawford and Earl Bushncll.
nection with extra service during California iiapers.
at 5 o ’clock I was amazed to observe i and held up the banner most nobly
Thursday evening in The Portland j which was printed in a Washington
Mr
C
E
Ivey
who
was
a
child­
times of heavy travel; besides they
Assembly Ha|I, every empoyee was Paper the other day. It was captioned:
how few specimens of Old Glory | for ¡he west.
have suffered no reduction in wages, hood friend and schoolmate of Mr. were flying from the forest of flag \ With this situation solved Jo the invited to attend a reception tendered "Bringing in the Captives to Caesar”
Randolph,
presided
over
the
meeting,
as have other railroad employes, since
poles surmounting the buildings, and ; satisfaction of the men themselves, it bv President Edward Boyce of the and was drawn by John M. Baer.
the war tune peak. With the present and Mr. Randolph announced that to the best of my ability to judge I looks like there will henceforth be Hotel Company, complimentary to Caesar is shown sitting under a can­
increase their wages are now 2J 75 it would be Mr. Ivev who would would sav that not more than 1 pole small pickings for the agitators and Mr. and Mrs. F H Harrington, for­ opy— he looks exacly like the old Ne­
per cent higher than during the war, act as Secretary-Trea* of the organi­ in 20 was displaying honor to the im­ wind-jammers who have been so con­ mer manager of The Portland, who ro pictures and is labeled “ Wall
and 141 per rent higher than in 1912, zation here and take in all the por­ mortal George. Calling attention of a cerned as to the welfare of these men. will leave today (Saturday) for Seat­ Street." In the arena, led by two
eared to join after he left
ilurig which period living expenses ters who
The sign is hangtig out now at every
tagged "administration
.
Mr Phillips
spoke before v „ a group friend to the fact we went to corner railroad center, so that they might tle where they will become the mana­ trumpeters
increased 56 1 per cent. The Pullman
gers of a large apartment hotel. The press agents", the procession passes
of
students
at
Reed
College
at
noon
2rd
and
Alder
Streets
and
in
the
Company also furnishes the portrrs
read— Nothing Doing.
couple’s host of friends which include in front of Caesar. First comes the
and maids with a free insurance poli­ Wednesday It is reported that he wJ>ole Vls,^ c If"?'* 1 of 3rd Street
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the employees employers and owners G. O. P., a bespectacled, long-necked
made
a
fine
impression
there.
'*?frc
wa*
*
>l"
^*8*
onc
a
(jjp
vr„
v
cy equivalent to one year's salary,
j of The Hotel Portland, regret their armored creature on its back with
He
and
his
party
stopped
at
the
'
s.*orc
and
on^
on
*bc
1
l,bltc
PULLMAN
COM
PANY
AND
provides free steeping and rest quar­
leaving Portland. And they carry with “ Smoot" written on his breast plate
Auditorium. And that same night AFROMERICAN
EM PLOYEES
ters for them at "away-frotn-homc Hot«I Golden West while in the ci there was some sort of a grand hurrah DEM ONSTRATE POW ER
j them the best wishes of all for suc- and a huge roll labeled, "Mellon
points, and those of 10 years service tv They left for California Friday,
Plan” in his left arm. With his right
I cess, long life and happiness.
at Auditorium to mark the admission OF A R B IT R A TIO N —
o .......
receive two free uniforms a year
of a new company of foreigners to
The Waiters Association, an organ­ he salutes Wall Street. The Demo­
Differences Adjusted
citizenship, this has grown to be a (From tlu- New Agc-Dispatch. Los ization composed of 200 colored wai­ cratic Donkey is fastened to the ele­
Holliday & Holliday
It was officially stated by Messrs,
ters united into a fraternal and ben­ phant's tail and behind him with
great event in these post war days,
Angeles, California)
Tonsorial Parlors
las. Sexton and T. F.. Griffin, chair­
but it was a simple enough matter
To tlu- West has been coming a evolent society, has written a letter ropes around their necks, with the
man and Secretary respectively of
12S North Sixth Street
when I was naturalized, no banquet flood of conflicting reports of the o the Hollywood Athletic Club, re­ lead rope in Smoot's hand are the
the Pullman Porter-Maid side as fol­
or speechifying, or other rntertain- wage controversy between Pullman questing them to reconsider their prisoners carrying a standard "Demo­
lows; "That the improved working
In ot.r new location wc are arranged 'Pen*-,i was Earned glad to Ret in, and porters end iraids and the Pullman action of February 6th, in discharging cratic leaders.” Off in the background
conditions and wage increase would
we see the capitol buildings. But—
the officer seemed quite indifferent as corporation. Now come full reports of twenty-six colored waiters.
amount to more than 10 per cent in­ to give better service to our patrons. tho' it was a commonplace affair. the Chicago conference just closed
The protest and appeal point out do you recall what happened to both
crease and that combined thev would We invite ladies, gents and children to "Hail Columbia Happy l and", "The between the elected representativs of that the waiters are not members of Caesar and Nero?
*Pl
add more than a million dollars a
and of the free and the home of the the 12,000 or more porters and maids the L. A. Waiters LTnion: that wait­
year to the payroll of the porters and come in and see us
Time to quit so tnv White House
j slave” .
/ ami representatives of the Pullman ing upon table is their chosen work,
maids of the Pullman Company, and
Anti Prohibition raised its organiz- corporation.They appear to have gone and that nearly all have families de­ economies must go over until next
also the conference was on the whole
time.
But I ant so relieved that the
I cd head ill Washington that day the into every phase of the contention pendent upon their wages for sup­
agreeable to all of the represntatlves
! speeches of Senators Edge and Ed­ and announce an amicable agreement port. They sav their brothers were matter of he proper etiquette is set­
except two who refused to sign the
wards of New Jersey fairly stated the bv which increased wages and im­ discharge«! without notice, and that tled when President Coolidge escorts
agreement because they felt the waRc
condition of morals and crime after 6 proved working conditions are ob­ a reflection is thus cast upon the col­ another lady to dinner when Mrs.
increase was not as great as they M M
ored people, who are limited in find­ Ctiolidce cannot go. Hc sends an
| years of the Volstead farce, and dis­ tained bv the employees.
expected, having been conducted
cussed the utter contempt for law
Here certainly is a demonstration ing places to work as well as kinds “aide" to take her home. Htn— if a
throughout with the spirit of utmost
man took me out to dinner and then
that is held by a very large portion of of that quality of reasonableness that of work to do.
fairness and good-will on both sides
our people. Certainly nothing has ev­ has always marked the attitude of
The Hollywood Athletic Associa­ directed his “ shoffer" to take him
the beginning and end the same."
er produced such contempt unless it Aframerican labor. They did not tion or Club is asked to reinstate the home first, and sent one of his mcn
Another Organic Aspect
was the Emancipation act. It seems strike, destroy property or threaten waiters discharged. The officers of servants to ride home with me. I
Not connected directly with the a-
strange to me that so much of the lives in a demand for what they the Association are: Pre. C. H. Bak­ know what I’d sav to him the next
bovc, but worthy of mention here,
Federal law enforcement effort is di­ claimed. They sent representatives er: Vice Pres. Lewis Hatch: Sec. W time »he a*ke-«l me to go anywhere
is the Pullman Porters’ Benefit Asso­
Did you ever hear of such snobbery?
rected against violations of the V ol­ to sit down and conference the mat­ H. Murray.
ciation organised in 1915. It began
And we are supposed to be a demo­
stead act, and so little paid to cn- ter^ out.
by the organization of zone associa­
I forccmcnt of the Emancipation law.
They sought their due by orderly plovces have set an example which cratic people! Suffering cats!
tes. It now has more than 8,000
Now comes Bishop Brown the re­ process «Upending upon the justice may profitably be observed in many
members. It maintains local lodges
cently deposed Episcopalian in an ad­ of their case to win. Meantime the quarters.
Sav you saw it in The Advocate
in the principal cities. Its object Is to
dress to Negroes on Washington's cars of the company were manned,
promote the welfare, social activities
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birthday in which hc declares that our and the public suffered no inconve-
and fraternal spirit of the members.
Government had practically ceased to nenre. Give the Pullman company
It will hold its next annual session, a
| function, and that our courts and credit too for showing the right spir­
BENEFIT TEA
delegated convention, in Chicago,
I Congress were two jokes. Hc advised it, The big corporation sent their
November 16, 1926
a revolt against the present attempts spokesmen, was wilting to conference
Since 1921, the association has paid
at govrnment in these United States ever the issue, explain what was fi­
—Given By—
.186 death benefits totaling $.1.10,12.1.11
of America. One of our local papers nancially possible and why. There
to beneficiaries of deceased mem­
' in an ediorial on Tuesday discussed may have been heated arguments but
bers; 7,722 sick and accident benefits
the Bishop's remarks, and called him they ironed out their difficulties,
DAHLIA TEM PLE NO. 202 I. B. P. O. E. of W.
totaling $194,241.77 have been paid to
a scold, a disappointed man and fail­ found a basis of agreement, and both
members, making a total disburse­
ure, tho’ in my estimation hc seems sides came to a setlement. Here is a
ment of $524,474.88 in benefits.
From 2 till 6 P. M. at the STAG CLUB AUDITORIUM
to have just found a field of useful­ commendable illustration of a relation
The officers of this association are
ness after all his years as a dwadling of capital and labor, of big employer
Perry Parker, Cincinnati; T. M. Blan­
tea party chatterer. More power to and employees. Here is a demonstra­
381 V 2 East Morrison Street
ton, Philadelphia; I. M. Sexton, New
his elbow, say I —
tion of the theory of arbitration that
Orleans; R L. Williams, San Fran­
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is being demanded between nation*
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cisco; I. F\ S. Smith. Chicago; S. J.
TM Q uality it o d i
Have you ordered your book of Ne­ and between classes. The Pullman
Freeman, New York and T. A. Cren­
e lw u á w o ii
Company and its Aframerican em-
gro Spirituals?
shaw. St. Louis.
MIXED AUDIENCE LIS­
TENS TO PLEA OF
SIOUX INDIAN
Speaker Says Indian Needs
Opportunity More Than
Anything Else
RECITES W A R RECORD
Speaking before a large gathering
ol several nationalities at Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Albert T. Freeman, distinguished
Sioux Indian declared: "The Chris­
tian religion is challenged from every
angle and the challenges are deep and
genuine " "Christianity born into the
open, was forced into the subway and
dark places by Nero, Herod et al. The
Indian can make a distinct contribu­
tion to the white man by teaching
him to bring his religion out into the
open, for Christianity these days
must have a great deal of sunshine
if it is to survive."
"There were just two times in his­
tory when the white man neede«! the
Indian sery much: The first rime was
when hi came over in the Mayflower,
and the <>ther time was during the
great World War." Continuing he
-aid: When the white man came to
this country he asked to lie down on
the red man's bear skin; to warm
himself at the red man's fire; to have
a little piece of land to raise corn for
hi* Women and children.
“ But now the white man has be­
come mighty; he spreads his title o-
vtr all and says 'it's mine, all mine'."
"Today the American Indian comes
to the white man on his knees and
begs for a piece of his own land to
raise corn for his women and child­
ren.”
"I am happy to state that the Unit­
ed States Government did a fine thing
in publishing our war record.” Dr.
Freeman -tated that there were, ac­
cording to Governmental reports,
J3.000 American Indians eligible for
war service. 17,000 entered service.
10.000 were with Pershing in France
and 7,000 were in the Navy.
“The second greatest feat of indi-
vdual bravery was performed by Jos­
eph Oklahombi, a Choctaw Indian
of Oklahoma. “ He captured a ma­
chine gun nest under fire, holding it
for 4 «lays and 5 nights without a
morsel of food, compelling a surren­
der unto himself of 171 Germans, sin­
gle Handed and without bloodshe«L"
"The greatest feat of individual
bravery was performed by a white
Samniie: Sgt. York.” the speaker ad­
ded. “ 50 American Indians received
the Croix de guerre and 150 were b«-
mcdalled for bravery.
"The Indian mother, according to
the American Red Cross, knitte«!
100.000 sweaters, not for little Red
skins but for little "'b ite skins.
According to Governmental figures.
Dr. Freeman said, the American In­
dian sub-cribcd $25,000,000 for Liber­
ty Bonds.
“The white man's civilization is
built upon the acciuisitive instinct, or
in the terms of the venacular, ‘the
ginimies'. "The Indian's primitive
civilization lacks in this Caucasian
fundamental. One of the greatest sins
against his mysterious God was to
hoard awav or save anything; from
infancy on he is taught to give, give,
give.”
Dr. Freeman stated that Religion
was the centre of all Indian life and
that his social, political, civic and e-
conomic life are built around his re­
ligion Hc also stated that there was
a single standard of morality. “ What
is wrong for the girl is equally as
wrong for the boy. The boy has his
good name to protect. He. too, must
be pure and chaste and free from lax­
ity an«l slovenness.
"The United States Government
in the form of the Indian Bureau
promised to do three things to the In­
dian: Civilize him, educate him and
to render him self supporting. A c­
cording to statistics contained in the
67th^ Congressional Record, the Unit­
ed States Government has failed de­
plorably. It made some provision lor
the Indian's education but it is a
child race education, stifling individ­
ual endowment and initiative. The
Government made the sad mistake
of trying to make white men out of
red men.
Between the years 1789 to 1911
the Government appropriated $520,
000.000 for Indian education. A hand­
some sum if the Indian had received
it. Here Dr. Freeman told of how
between the Indian agent and the
contractor, there were erected a
school buiding for every 14 Indian
children. No equipment and no teach­
ers, is it any wonder that most of the
schools have rotted down
In the
Southwest 21,000 Indian children are
out of school from the lack of the
necessary facilities.
In discussing the white man's ef­
forts toward civilizing the Indian, the
speaker declared: "According to the
wav the white man lives his civiliza­
tion, I do not understand what the
term means.”
Have they been rendered self sup­
porting?
Dr. Freeman told of his visit to
some of the Indian schools. He was
told bv the Superintendents that they
observed closely the pupils for three
years in order to determine in which
lint thev showed ability^ Then they
specialized in that lint Examples:
voung Indian boy was trained for a
lumber. He made a good plumber
but when he returned to his reserva­
tion hc could find nothing to “plumb”
not a single sanitary facility upon the
reservation where he lived, yet he
was trained to be a plumber. "Need­
less to sav this boy went back to his
blanket and former Indian life. “ Yet
some people use just such examples
to prove that Indians cannot be civ­
ilized. the speaker added.
Another example was that of a
girl bring trained as • domestic. She
was taught how to use all the elec­
tric appliances but when she returned
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