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BOYS AND GIRLS
ay ivita Keia
j SPEEKS OUT AGAINST good rports of the unusual
LAW LESSNESS
entertainment presented by Negro Progress Since Civil
Portland, Ore., Mar. IK- Close To 1000 Nen Members T h e A dvocate doe» no t necessarily
Mr. W. C. Holliday at the
New York, Mar. 15.—The
■ luie in K iti Keid'a view*, but w h eth ­
W ar Topic-Aid Offered
Speaking before an audi­ Stag Aditorium Tuesday the
The Older Girls Confer­
Come In To The Folds
er we do or not, her opinions are
January,
1927, Journal of
»ane. and logical and well w orth ence of more than a thou­ 15th.
ence, Western Division, met
Of The Brotherhood
Mr. Holliday had all
Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 17-The Philosophical Studies, con­
reading
It i» your privilege as well as sand, in Mobile, Ala., last
at Corvallis, Oregon, Friday,
Within 60 Days
I ours to disagree w ith K its and she
sorts of entertainment, from Commission on Interracial tains an essay by Professor
invites your opinion upon subjects week among other cutting
Saturday and Sunday, Mar.,
boxing to fortune telling. Cooperation with headquart­ R. F. Alfred Hoernlc <yi the
she discusses from tim e to tim e in her
things about the treatment Every one had a big time. ers here has announced the black
11, 12 and 1 Ath in the 15th New York, March 16.— A colum
n.
man’s mind. A ;a re­
meted out to the colored pe6- Mr. Holliday is sponsoring offer of three cash prizes of
Annual session. More than Phillip Randolph, General
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sult
of
evidence deriv
rom
ple by some of the whites, Miss Carlotta Mitchell for $50, $30, and $20, for the 3
six hundred were in attend­ Organizer of the Brother­
studies
of
the
Bantu
peoples
1 his last week has jarred said: “Lynchings and dis­
ance from all parts of the hood of Sleeping Car Port­
Queen of the Joy Makers best papers by high school of Africa, Professor Hoernle
me
considerably.
crimination against the Ne­ Carnival.
state. Miss Suini Yamoniota, ers announced today that
students on Negro Progress concludes there is no reason
"My Country, right or gro are a disgrace to the
Japanese, senior at Linfield since the filing of the porters
Since the Civil war. Accord­ for supposing any essential
wrong,”
was
at
one
time
my
North and South alike. “In Roland Hayes and his ac- ing
College, president, presided case with the United States
to the announcement the difference to exist between
favt
-
*e
words.
But
thi<;.
Fist
Chicago, St. Louis, even in companiest, Mr. W i l l i a m papers
over the meetings. The main Mediation Board in Decem­
submitted must not the white and the black-
week’s
experiences
are
just
Springfield, the home of Laurence and his secretary, exceed one thousand words man’s
subjects discussed at the ber, slose to KXX) porters
mind.
putting
the
skids
under
that
Abraham Lincoln, Negroes Hr. Houston arrived in Port­ in length and each must bear
conference were the Home, have been enrolled in tlu*
“As
regards power to as­
colleclion
of
words
above
are accorded the same unjust land Thursday m o r n i n g the name, address, school,
Church, Race Relations, So­ ( )rganization.
similate
the white man’s civ­
quoted.
Those
experiences
treatment, and the same hor­ from Seattle and were the and grade of the student sub­
cial Conditions and Interna­
“From January 1st to Feb.
ilization,”
writes Professor
tional Relations.
1st, the membership has have put me to analyzing the rible riots occur as here.
guests of Editor and Mrs. E. mitting it. The contest closes Hoernle, “the available evi­
*i can’t help you, you will L>. Connadv at their home in May 1, and all papers must
Colored girls and women been increased by exactly collection and I am gradual-, * “I
ly
coming
to
the
conclusion
have
to help yourselves, but Irvington,' Thursday a n d be handed in or postmarked dence is for,rather than a-
in attendance were Misses 8K2, a large majority of
Gwendolyn Hooker, Nellie whom are from the Penn­ that while I may he proud of i advise an attitude of defi- Friday. On Thursday. Mr. not later than that date. The gainst, the Bantu. On the
Allen, Chrystalie Maxwell, sylvania and Southern dis­ my country right, I am he- ance towards the white man and Mrs. Cannady had in a Commission has prepared a material side, de-tribalized
natives, living in town-loca­
Geraldine Turner, Mrs. Eliz­ tricts which until now re­ ginning to he very much a- who calls himself your friend few intimate friends to meet pamphlet embodying sug­ tions,
are rapidly acquiring
shamed
of
her
when
she
is
abeth Foster, Mrs. John 1*. mained hostile to the Broth­
How has he manifested his their distinguished guests, gestions and data, which will the white man’s standards of
wrong.
Mv
sense
of
citi­
Moreland and Mrs. E. I). erhood.
friendship?”
They left after Mr. Hayes be sent without charge to life, in respect of clothing,
Their conversion
Cannady. Miss Allen stop­ to our cause is another evi­ zenship was rather damaged
“By hanging and burn- conceit Friday night.
and students interested. In housing, furniture, games,
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ped with Miss (iennie Dora dence of tlu* firm hold the when that mess we called ing you, by making you do j
announcing
the competition etc., just as they are steadily
Grayson at O. A. C. ; and the Pullman porters’ struggle the legislature packed up his work, and use his hack TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS the Commission says:
the skill to use the
other six were entertained in has secured upon these and wer * home and our lit­ (Concluded on page Four) j y yQU a^ l ^ quent and “Ambassador James Bryce acquiring
white
man’s
tools and ma­
any th:
unday was, “Lord
two of the best white homes
fail to receive your paper, has said that in n equal leng­ chines—else whites would
we
tha*
Thee
for
what
they
in Corvallis, where they re­ (Concluded on page three)
you will know that it has th of time no other group ev­ not find it necessary to erect
did not
”. But during the
ceived all the courteous at­
been discontinued and that er made so great progress as ‘color-bars’.
past we I have listened to
tention they could desire.
steps will be taken to collect the Negroes of America have
“On the spiritual side, let
two mi. maries, one from
Miss Allen played a group
i
for same. We regret to have made since the Civil War. alone the spread of Christ­
China and the other from
tto resort to this method, but The rcord is highly crctdit- ianity among them, individ-
( ( nm'luded on p ag e lo u r )
Japan, and T cannot hypno­
(Preston News Service)
j we simply cannot run a pap­ able to both races, and
Chicago, March 15.—Ac­ tize that sense of Citizenship
KNIGHTS O f T p YTHIAS
and goodwill. should be to both a source of , (Continued on page four)
much longer with the “My
When the white man de- j er on promises
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AND C< >URT ( >F CALAN- cording to the report of the
pride and of mutual appre-! A. M. E. ZION CHURCH
T H E THANKS GIVEING recent investigation of the Country, right or wrong" sires to build roads over | Mrs. West, mother of ciation and good will. The [
CONFERENCE
interracial committee, Ne­ camouflage.
which to drive his automo­
Mrs. Katherine Gray, is re­ Commission’s purpose in of-1
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groes
show
genius.
biles
through
certain
of
the
I
On Sunday, March 27th at
ported to have suffered a fering these prizes is to en -! Move Made To Stimulate
First A. M. E. Zion church,I “ In his folk songs the Ne­ Why? Because both men appropriated territories in i mild paralytic stroke on courage the study of this
Religious Education
the members of the local gro has contributed the only have come hack to their Africa, he sends out the po-1 Monday of this week.
subject
by
high
school
boys
|
Chicago, March 15.—The
lodeg of Knights of Pythias distinct American music,” country with the firm belief lice, rounds up the natives,
and gll,
girls U
of * both
uuu. races.
.a e« . To
xu Rcli ious Education Depart-
Rev. J. W. Anderson, Re­ unu
and Court of Calanthe will the report said. The spirit of that she is wrong in the way forces them to work without
this end, the cooperation of
hold their Annual Thanks devotion, of aspiration, of she is treating our Pacific pay and to furnish their own gional Secretary of the Na­ principals and teachers of ment of the African Metho­
Giving celebration, and the simple truth which breathes Coast neighbors on the other food, and, in the end. takes tional Baptist Convention U. high schools and leaders of dist Episcopal Zion Church
following program has been through the Negro spirituals side of the Pond. The one strangers out to tour and S. A., addressed the women’s high school groups is earn­ has just closed an interesting
i is the spirit of a race natural­ says that the Chinese are marvel at the blessings of Club of Hockinson, W ash­
arranged for the ocasion:
estly requested, in the effort conference at Chicago, at
Opening Ceremonies by ly religious. “Swing Low, tormenting our missionaries c i v i l i z e d encrouchment. ington, last Friday night. to enlist as many young peo­ which it was pledged, thro
The N a t i o n a l Baptist
Bishops G. L. Blackwell,
the Order; Prayer bv the Sweet Chariot,” Steal Away with the indictment that our When the white man finds
ple as possible.”
George
C. Clement, and L.
Prelate, G. N. W hite; Wel­ Jo Jesus” were horn out of Christianity is a lie—that if diamonds, he rounds up the Quartette accompanied him.
Any one desiring father W\ Kyles,
He is buisy helping the
to more thorough­
come address, on behalf of the passion of a music loving we were a Christians nation natives to do the digging
information is invited to ly prepare Negro youth in
we would not send soldiers and keeps them virtual pris- needy among his people.
the church, by L. A. Ash­ race.
write to R. B. Eleazer, Edu­ religious education. T h e
ford; response by W. C. Hol­ i “Among the Negroes who and gunboats over there. A oners until their digging
cational Director, 409 Palm­ sense of the conference was
liday. M. F .; solo, Lee C have given the world pro­ sentence from an article in days are done. When copper Subscribe for The Advocate er Building, Atlanta, Ga.
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that since one of the domin­
Anderson, P. C .; address, ductions of high order are tlu* March 10th issue of the hills are found and mining
Hurrah for the W orlds NEGRO SHRINERS W IN ant interests of the Negro
Mrs. Lillian Cuic; solo, Mrs. Harry Burleigh, Nathaniel Christian Century puts tlu* operations under way, the
race lias been centered in its
G. V. Grayson; address, (). Dett and Samuel Coleridge whole question in a nutshell, operators “recruit” work- Greatest \\ eekly.
The Chicago Defender is
\\ asliington. D. C. March churches, higher standards,
S. Thomas, Supreme D. D .; Taylor. The English govern­ (C .. ontinued . on page e four) x ¡men by a method that is call-
ed. significantly, "catching now putting out three issues 14.—Negro shriners w e r e books and literature should
solo, G. M. Payne; address, ment bestowed upon Taylor
a
pension
in
appreciation
of
UNCONSTITUTIONAL natives.” When he stumbles fP<?r week. Editor Abbott and granted an appeal by the su­ be provided, as mediums of
Mrs. Etta Tibbs-Sims, Su­
upon a gold reef and estab- his staff have our sincere preme court today from an research and service, where­
his
work.
preme D. D. of the Court;
The
Supreme
Court
of
the
lishes
big companies to ex- j congratulations. It will not injunction issued in Texas by the youth may carry the
"In
painting
and
sculpture
Trombone solo, Attorney,
United
States
handed
down
ploit
it,
the white man over- surprise us to see a big daily restraining them using the problems of the Race, thro
the
race
has
found
recogni­
W yatt W. Williams; sermon
a
decision,
Monday,
dcclar-
comes
any
possible shortage m a few more weeks.
name, emblems and insignia religious channels, to surer
tion
in
the
works
of
E.
N.
by Rev. John F. Moreland,
of
labor
by
failing
back
up­
Bannister.
William
E.
Scott.
of
white Shriners.
ing
the
Segregation
orden-
means of approach and solu­
pastor of the church.
Mrs. Bettie Strawder of
tion. The establishment of a
E. D. Cannady, master of Edmonia Lewis, and of Meta anees of Louisiana, uncon­ on his road-building policy.
W E THANK YOU
lie pays wages and furnish- ^ * ast
*^t*’
suifer-
Vaux Warrick. Probably the stitutional.
permanent fellowship fund
ceremonies.
c( a pain till fall at her home
most conspicuous success
The object of the law in cs food, but as one man- last
Garner Grayson. C. C.
Portland, Ore. Mar. 15.— for these purposes was con­
week and sustained
sidered.
W. W. Brown, K. of R. has been won by Henry O. question was to prohibit a on round-up for a mine com bruises of the fore-head and Gentlemen :
Tanner, several of whose Negro from ocupying a resi- panv expressed i t : “We aim
and S.
herewith you
writing
At | this
lu3 an
tin g she is will Enclosed
pictures have been bought donee in a neighborhood in to get the host-ten years o f ,leFfS- At
find
Postoffice
money
K
native’s
life
He’s
n
n
f!
somewhat
improved
by the French government \ which the majority of its n- the native’s life. He’s not
DIED
order for $2.50 for one year's
much good after ten years.” V. E. Keene who has been subscription to The Advo­
and placed in the Luxem­ habitants are white.
The sad news comes from bourg gallery.
rile might have added, “be- jn t¡,e~St> Vinccnt Hospital cate. in advance, a weekly White and Black Guests
Sit In Paris At Table
Tacoma of the death of Mrs.
I cause he has probably gone lor two weeks was able to publication.
“In tiie field of invention
M. L. Edwards which occur- the names of Negroes are
I,ark to the brush to die of
home this weck.
I am making this subscrip­ Washington, Mar. 11.-The
ed on March 12. Her funeral very numerous. Recently a
m iners phthisis or tubercu-
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tion
because I do not feel nationl capital, unused to
was held on the 15th from Negro, of Newark, N. J. in­
losis or a worse disease.”
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. David- that I can anv longer do ¡'Sherry dinners, was thrown
the Baptist church of Taco­ vert ted a new type of oil
Thc exploiter Ins had h-s sou of Prinville, Ore., were without the intelligence of into excitment today by a
ma under the auspices of the burner which is said to pro­
own way with diamonds and visitors to the city this week. the valuable columns of this “black and tan” entertam-
order of Eastern Star.
gold and copper and land Mrs. Davidson was a pleas­ enterprising Paper.
duce a large amount of fuel.
ment early today at the
For many years Mrs. Ed­ Another Negro has invented
and particularly, with the ant, caller at The Advocate
With very best wishes for home of S. IT. Dudley, weal-
wards made her home in a device to regulate the light
(Continued on poge two) office.
vour continued success in 'thy Negro motion picture
Portland where she has a of a locomotive so that the
this field, and otherwise, theater owner, where there
LYNCHER GETS L IFE
JOHN LOW E TR IED
hast of friends, who will he headlight will not leave the
I anii
was a mixture among the
Douglas. Ga., Mar. 15.— 1
. —
very much grieved to hear of track when tlu* engine ap­
Yours
respectfully,
guests
of white girls play-
Gaines Lastinger was found
* tr,a^ of John Lowe for
her passing.
proaches a curve.
Phil
Reynolds,
ing
in
the
chorus of a music­
guilty and sentenced to life alleged participation in the
She leaves to morn their
al
comedy
at a local theater
.imprisonment last week for robbery of Jim Reeds (Bird M INISTER TO LIBERIA
loss, Mrs. Georgia Taylor
and
some
of
the more prom­
W YATT W. W ILLIAM S
his part in the lynching-of lee s) Road House several
and other relatives.
inent
Negroes
of the capital.
Dave W right near here last months age, was held Mon- Washington, Mar. 15—On
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Officers
called
incensed
Attorney at Law
August. Lastinger was the da^ 'n c‘rcuit court.
The March the 11th, President neighbors found by about
MUSICAL CONTEST
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T H E STORE FOR
twelfth man to receive a iur>’ disagreed, there being Coolidge nominated Hon. guests seated at the dinner
With Julius Silvestone,
prison sentence as the result °'bTllt for acquittal and four James G. Carter, now a For-
EVERYBODY-
Rodman Wanamakcr is
Attorney and Counselor
white chorus girls
of
the lynching and the s e c - ,nr conviction^____
eign Service Officer of class paired ’ off with Negro men.
offering one thousand dol­
523-524
Lumbermens
Bldg.
7, assigned as counsul at The police withdrew* then
ond to be sentenced to a life
r> > i
lars in prizes, ranging from
Tananarive,
a n d Counsul- and the party went on unmo­
i term. The others were sen-1 R< t *
™lr,K
$10 t._ $1(X) for the best love Phones: Br. 0635 Wa. 3920
L (fav.
|teheed
fro,.,
four
to
twelve
son
of
Mrs.
Marten
MeClear,
General
of
the
United States lested.
song, hymn of freedom lul­ Portland,
O
or P
lu i
Oregon
i years.
Continued on page four of America, to Liberia.
laby, dance selection or Jazz.
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IN AFRICA
no
Portland’s
Own
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