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THE. Advertise in THE ADVOCATE It Circulates In All The Sute* And Foreign Countries ADVOCATE D e v e te d e ie th e VOL. X X IV — No 23 la te r « » * « 4 / its« F e s f l s PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 12, 1927 In the interest of All THE ADVOCATE Is Published Only $2.50 Per Year Subscribe For Iti PRICE 5 CENTS NEGRO SERVES SIXTH TERM IN LEGISLATURE RACE PREJUDICE CAUSE OF WOMAN’S DEATH F U S ID i» N. A. A. C. P. PROTESTS SMALL BUDGET ti Vf OREGON TO WIPE OUT OBSELETE LAWS j¡p¡¡¡ MAXWEŒ A white District Attorney in a North Carolina city, in By Kits Reid New York, N Y., Feb. 9. trying a case in which both The Washington 1). C. For the second time the the plaintiffs and defendents I Branch of the National As The Advocate doe* not necessarily voters of Oregon are to cast Mrs. Charles H. Maxwell. wJere colored people, censur- in Kits Reid's views, but wheth sociation for the Advance- •hare er we do or not. her opinions are their ballot against the ob a prominent matron of citv e<* two witnesses for I ment o f Colored People, 1 «ane. and logical and well worth solete laws that are written came to Portland Thu ursday rÇP,y 'nS “ Yes" and "N o” to 1 reading. It is your privilege as well as . *hrough its president, Neval | ours to disagree with Kits and she upon the statue hooks of the to attend an inter-racial tea ^,'s quest*008» on the ground your opinion upon sublects II. Thomas, has written a invites the discusses from time to time in her State, discriminating again given by Mrs. Alice M. that they would have to re strong letter to Martin B. column. st the N cgnv in the last e- Mandsaker at her home, 551 ply “ Yes, Sir” and "No, Sir" ***** lection the people were ask East 31st St. The tea which to him. New York, N. Y„ Feb. 9. Madden, Chairman of the Sacremento, Calif. Feb 10. But wait this is not all— ed to drop from the Consti was a brilliant affair was in Another evidence of the committee on Ways and “ I am not a colored assem There seems to be an un queer twist which American Means of the Mouse of Rep happy influence of some tution the unconstitutional honor of the “ Heavenly" at one time in the trial, one blyman, but an American section prohibiting Negroes Birthday anniversary of the of the principals in the case and one of the assemblymen prejudice may take is found resentatives, protesting a- kind working in the legisla from taking up their resi gainst the small appropria in tlie case of an automobile noted American Negro poet was refered to by a witness, and was elected by a non tive halls in Salem. tions for colored people in dence in Oregon; the meas in ‘ Negro History Week” . as “ Mrs. — so and so— , this accident in Danville, Va., in An influence that is mak ure was adopted by an over Mrs. Maxwell beautifully southern white gentleman— black district,” declared Mr. the National Capital, provid which four young women, Roberts, only Race man on ing political pawns out of whelming majority. sang ‘The Birth of Morn" a this highly cultured Christ the Legislative body of the victims pinned beneath the ed in the District Appropri the most helpless of all our Thru an error another ob Dunbar poem set to music. ian representative of Ameri Pacific Coast States, in a re wreckage, failed to get as ations Bill. citizenship-our working wo solete clause, overlooked by This measure, according sistance from a >assing Ne A full account of the tea ca’s superior race— became cent intesview with a P. C. men and children. First, the last legislature, is that to Mr. Thomas’ letter, "gives gro man who cl mis he fear will appear In next week’s furious, demanding that “ No N. B. representative when right out of the clear sky, section of the constitution issue of The Advocate. the colored people no relief Nigger . woman ed that he woul get himself .. . should . , be, asked as to his policy in the comes a hill to abolish the which forbid.s Negroes and nor whatever in the matter of al Mrs. Maxwell remained into trouble sh< ild he be T T S l L'...a.ddreS“ d “ for,hcorai„g legislative ses- Industrial Welfare Commis Chinamen to vote in Ore. as the house guest of Mrs. Mrs. in his court found so close 1 the party lotment of funds for new sions. My policy, he con sion. No one knows who in buildings and grounds for House joint resolution No. ■ fe. D. Cannady and attended So the poor witness, humbly tinued, "is for the general of women. spired the attack and the 4 by Giesy of Salem provid the “ Golden Rule Dinner" at and meekly refrained from Victim of Sentiment (Concluded on Page Four) ! — Continued on Page Three The Negro who is alleged (Concluded on page four) ing for submission to the the Multnomah Hotel Fri- applying thet title to her sis people at thi next general Bay evening. Mrs. Maxwell ter m KEEP IT DARK!! ■ O--- - to have walked over and election of an amendment to j also called to see many of . "*a)f God ^ejp such a spe peered beneath the car, ac the Constitution eliminating ller old friends here. c,c Caucasian humanity, cording to a report from re RHODE ISLAND ANTi- ------- o------- whose very soul is blacker INTERMARRIAGE the unconstitutional meas- liable sources, lived in a BILL IS BLOCKED W. A. Neely, of Bull Run, than the blackest part of was recently adopted by the neighborhood where just a E. R. Chaney, former ex BY N. A. A. C. P. is reported ill at the home Hell. House without a dissenting; short time before consider alted ruler of Puget Sound Corona, Cal. I'eb. 10—Col vote. able feeling had been shown 01 Mrs. Simms, 824 E. Pine. ALASKA M AID VISITS Lodge of Elks was exoner New York, Feb. 10.— Ku ored singers from the Piney against a colored man who Kluz Klan activity in the I Woods Country Life School ated of a charge of grand attempted to release a white legislatures of New England at Piney Woods, Miss., are Miss Jerome Meredith of larceny of lodge funds by woman's foot from a stirrup States, is meeting with de entour of the Pacific States Cordova, Alaska, neice of judge Chester A. Batchellor, in the case of an automobile termined opposition from [singing at various white Mr. and Mrs. Phil Meredith Monday afternoon. accident in Danville, Va., in Branches of the National churches, schools, social cent • t : V A • Batchellor said there which four young women, Association for the Advance ers, civic clubs, etc., without witrTfrieds of Mr. and M .«*■> insufficient evidence to victims pinned beneath the ment of Colored People, the charge, introducing their 1 Meredith. She is enroute warrant his holding Chaney when she fell from a horse Association’s latest victory work and entertaining with back to her Alaskan home. to the Superior Court on the that she was riding, he being having occured in Rhode Is jNegro spirituals and plan . where she is bookkeeper in charges brought by trus actually driven from the land where a Klan bill, for- tation melodies. her uncle’s business, after tees of the Elks Order. The scene when white men came having spent seven months evidence offered by t h e Piney Woods School, lo up and for some time after (Concluded on page Four) cated in the secluded moun with her mother, Mrs. Pin lodge, judge Batchellor said, ■ O— ' - — wards lived in actual fear of kie Cunningham of Birniing was in such a tangled shape, tain fastness of Mississippi, bodily harm. ham, Ala., and other relativ- the books and records so was founded 15 years ago by According to this report I es. Miss Meredith attended poorly kept, that it was im Lawrence Jones, a graduate too, the Negro did not "go Steele High School in Day- possible to hold any particu of an Iowa college. Today to the car and peer beneath ton Ohio where she received lar person guilty of whatev it has grown to an institu it," but simply stood off and (By Mrs. Lynch Brown) tion valued at $150,000, and I her trainging in bookkeep er shortage existed in the Mr. and Mrs. L. Bates arc saw the wreck, observed that lodge funds. “ There were ing- ,in the city and are guests at owns 1547 acres of land with only white women were pre Whil in Portland, she at too many persons engaged a group of 12 buildings and sent, and knew that the sent the home of Mr. and Mrs. has an attendance of 300 tended several delightful en in the handling of the lodge iment of the white men a- Gildon of Kelso. tertainments, and addressed funds," Judge Batchellor students. ***** round was for him or any a group of young girls at said and the real cause of Mr. Neville spent several other Negro to play "hands th “ Y ” on Williams Avenue your trouble is the incom davs in Tacoma. off," which sentiment he on Thursday evening. She petency of y o u r former ***** left for Seattel Friday night treasurer who did not have (Concluded on Page Tw o) Rev. and Mrs. Gardener, and will sail Saturdy on the Mrs. Thomas, Mrs Webster (Concluded on pg. 3, Col. 2) "Yictorin” for her home. Strawder, and Mrs. Thomp Mrs. E. D. Cannady, asso son were 'n Long View mon- Reprinted from the Daily NEW ORLEANS ATTOR ciate editor of The Advocate Journal, Jan. 28, 1927. day and were the guests of NEY CONFERS W ITH spoke on last Friday, Feb., Portland’s public schools (Mr. and Mrs. Fontino. J U D G E COBB ON 4th, 2:30 before the Foreign ***** are democratic, and for that (By Edgar Williams) SEGREGATION Missionary Society of the Sunday, February 6th was Mrs. Robert Johnson is reason the administration Testimonial Day. Dr. Dyer’s confined to her home with today expressed regret over Loys Charbonnet, attor Sunnyside M. E. Church, at the action of the managment ney retained by the New Or the home of Mr. and Mrs. sermon was his testimony. the Flu, her children have This week marks the anni- tain itself. Bernard, 1201 E. Lincoln St. of the Imperial rink, No. 387 For the scripture lesson, he been sick also, but are much versary of Frederick Doug The Advocate not only re leans Branch of the Nation She spoke on the interesting East Madison street, in ex al Association for the Ad read from the book of M at : improved. las and Abraham Lincoln, joices because it has an op ***** cluding a member of the thew 25th Ch. 14-30th verse. vance of Colored People to i history of the Negro race, two of * America’s greatest portunity to pay tribute to j And again on Sunday from eighth grade of Fern wood j Mis subject was: "Practis'ng Rev. and Mrs. Mouse, Mr. sons; this week found us such illustrious men, who fight the Louisiana and New Christian Stewardship” 28th and Mrs. Bates anil Mrs. Gil I school from a graduation bowed before their shrines gave their lives, in order that Orleans residential segrega 1 6:30 to 7:30 she addressed verse, “ Take therefore the don held services at the skating party Thur., night to pay homage for their lives our group may be legitimate tion ordinances, has visited the Forum of the Methodist Talent from him and give it County Ja'l on last Sunday, because of a ruling against for their service and for their receipients of this day preg Washington and confered 'Episcopal church of S t. ¡colored races, with judge James A. Cobb Johns upon the same sub to him wh'ch hath ten tal for the inmates. legacies to humanity; this nant with possibilities, but ***** of schools, expressed approv on the case which goes be ject. She was well received ents. The services were in week found us clothed in bit it rejoices because the finish charge of the Deacon board. Arion Concert Co., will al of the members of the ter sorrow on account of ed work of making our pos fore the U. S. Supreme bv both audiences. Court on appeal, March 7. ICvery one seemed to be in sing at the First Presbyter class for abandoning thepar- their physical deaths. sibilities real, has been rele Judge Cobb informs the accord and listened patient ian church of Kelso, Sunday, ty when George Edward The greatness of Lincoln gated to us for solution. Cannady, 13-year-old son of National Office of the N. A. ly to the different ones give under direction of Mrs. Rob Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cannady, and Douglas lay in their con What shall we do? The task A. C. P. that the case is the an account of the'r Christian ert Johnson. has just begun, and our sal ***** editors of The Advocate and victions and keen precepts, first on the Supreme Court’s Stewardship. There were vation and the crystalization the ultimate of which made well known workers for the ealander that day. many testimonies that told Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, of them the two equal coeffici of our freedom rest within Argument in this case will of the pleasure which one Fairbanks, Alaska, were 'n welfare of the colored peo ent structures in our group’s our minds and souls. be based upon the Supreme gets out of life by being a Long View for a few days. ple, was refused admission F'or these things we can Court’s decision in t h e redemption from the bonds real Christian. Mr. Nelson has been an em to the rink. of physical slavery. They afford to give our time, thot “ The teacher and principal Louisville Case of 1917, de Now, let us see what ployee of the First National and life. For these are the were the effulgent rays of Chr'stian stewardship is. A Bank of Fairbanks for twen- did not know the rink had a that light which scattered a things we want, and unless claring all segregation laws ruling against colored people and ordinances unconstitu steward is one who is in despicable a n d detestable we make our lives the best trusted with the affairs of (Concluded on page Two) or the party would never1 mass of darkness, night, and possible lives we are capable tional. This is the first case have gone there," Rice said. on this issue to come before another. Stewardship is the ignorance from the shores of of making, we may never be the Supreme Court in 1927. "If the party was held in the office or obligat'on of the W Y A TT W . WILLIAMS school gymnasium or audi o u r American continent. able to accomplish our ob Three cases were won on the steward. Christian steward Attorney at Law torium, the boy certainly While with us they were A- jective. Louisville Case precedent ship is the obligation of a To such a task may we during 1926 before lower would be included, and the mericans, but they are A- Christ'an to care for and use With Julius Silvestone, mericans no longer; they are dedicate all that is highest, courts in Indianapolis, N or class did right to leave.” THE STORE FOR Attorney and Counselor two of those giant figures of and noblest, so that the ef folk and Dallas. (Concluded on page Three) George Cannady is captain EVERYBODY ------------ o------------ 523-524 Lumbermens Bldg. of the basketball team, class whom history history feels forts and sacrifices of these An Equal Rights Bill has They belong men may not be wasted, but Tom Howell, has returned treasurer and was a member the paucity. been introduced in the Mis- Phones: Br. 0635-Wa. 3920 to mankind, and will live in will culminate in terms of from the County Hospital Oregon of the committee which se- the memory of men as long the crystallization of a larg where he underwent an o- sour* legislature by a color Portland, ed member of that body. (Concluded on Page Tw o) as human history shall sus- er freedom for our group. peration on one of his feet. ««F U IS ATTENDS TEA TO ClASSIFtCA- TION IN THE DOUGLASS THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR Li MT. OLIVET NEWS CLASS LEAVES Portland’s Own Store