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Advertise in THE ADVOCATE It Circulates In All The Sutes And Foreign Countries THE, An li ADVOCATE t o tie « I n t o r « « fa m f td fD l P e p a r PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1927 th « In tha intanai al A l THE ADVOCATE Is Published Only $2.50 Per Year Subscribe For It! P « o p l« BRILLIANT CALIFORNIA JURIST DROPS DEAD VOL. X^IV—No. 29. PRICE 5 CENTS LINCOLN’S BODY GUARD LIVES IN NEVADA ROUND HAYES OCAL BRIEFS fi. i m m m ]N.AA.C.P. LOSES — - - - - - - - - - - - MEMBER Of NA- L ASSASSINATION M E D ARTIST " OF 1 FEATURE (By Mm F D. C.) Clyde Lamb, a Pullman The Municipal Auditori porter, rode the bucking um was packed Friday even goat of Rose City Lodge of The Advocate doe* not necessarily ing, March 18. to hear the Elks on last Wednesday eve. tharc in Kita Reid'a views, but w heth world famous tenor. Roland er we do or not, her opinions are --------0-------- sane, and logical and well worth Hayes. Mr. Hayes sang a Charles Mumford, red cap It ia your privilege a t well ai well chosen and carefully ar our* to disagree with Kits and the ranged program to an en at the Union Station and a COLORED MESSENGER Hollywood, Cal. Mar. 24— i reading. Los Angeles, Cal. March your opinion upon sublecta < l'(ÍNB) Claiming him as | invites NOW RESIDES IN she discusses from time to time in her thusiastic audience. H is memlfer of Rose City Lodge, 22 (P.C.N.B.) —E Burton is ill at St. Vincents Hospital their own, Hollywood is column. NEVADA Ccruti, brilliant jurist and a voice, noted for its exquisite proudly boasting that Smith lit the last two numbers of warmth, its p u r i t v and member of the National David Hepburn, who is Carson City, Nov. Mar.2.1 Mcl.inn, youthful colored the "Unity” published by wealth of appealing beauty employed Board of Directors of the N. of the com- —(P.< \.B .) Quietly spend artist is a home town boy Dr. John Haynes Holmes was never heard to greater cnjoying a at ten one day A. A. C. P., dropped dead in rest (by- ing the last years of an ev and started his career at the (pastor of the Community advantage. the office of his physician, fort stations in the city, is entful life in a little cabin on Hollywood High School. Church of New York City) groups of Italian, French request here yesterday noon of heart of the Superinten the county farm near Carson The Hollywood “Daily I find articles entitled, “A and English songs were of dent.) Hepburn’s failure. Mr. Ceruti w as start City, Wn„ Lynch, colored News” r e c e n t l y featured spiritual Quest ami Venture flawless rendition, and were ed when he locked rest known for years in Los An sleeper body servant and confiden on its front page the first of Faith” by Bill Simpson. to the program as the sever in the station and a went geles for his courageous tial messenger of Abraham published work of the young Just plain “Bill”. No XYZs al courses to a well-appoint wav without 'noticing him. a- fights against segregation Lincoln, vividly recalls the artist, a sketch from memory after his name altho he has ed dinner. But to the careful for the local N. P. assassination of the great c- of the famous Statue “The a university sheepskin-that observor it was evident that Rev. E. C. Dyer, pastor of Mr. Johnson was born in and more recently A. for A. his C. un mancipator. 11 c w as in Faun and the Satyr”. How magical bit of parchment the vast audience was an Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, and tiring efforts on behalf of I'ord's Theatre, at Washing ever, McLinn’s best work is xious to have the “dessert" I is demonstrating the fact began his study of music un that organization’s legal bat so often covers a mul served. ton. the night the martyred his realistic memory sketch- j which instance the that he can do something be- der bis mother at the age of tle against ‘jim-crow’ swim of deficiencies — hu "dessert In this president was assassinated, es of colored athletes in ac-, titude ming pool menace in Los consisted o Í a sj(jcs preach. He is buisy this four. Later he went to New Angeles. as well as spiritual. I group of Negro and served as confidental lion and fighters sparring in man Spirituals : |Week digging a basement un- was attracted to the articles “Great Camp Meetin’, I Feel England Conservatory of . Bom in Bahama messenger between Presi- the ring. der bis house at 333 F. 72nd by the signture. I wondered Music in Boston and still lat Attorney Ceruti was born Forced to stop his art what manner of man it wa? Like My Time Ain’t Long, Street North. Continued on page four er he completed his musical in Nassau, Bahama, British It’s Me, and Steal \wav.” (Continued on page four) and what material t h a t training in Europe. He West Indies, August 14, MR. E. L. BOOKER DIS G. McCall has returned studied the piano with Chas. would he given space in such (Concluded on page four) 1874, and was an honor gra CUSSES RACE RELA I from a visit to Los Angeles F. Denne _________ and Mme. _______ Dietrich duate a high grade journal as Uni TIONS WITH THE SIX Law ¡and is planning to repeat it Strong, organ with George School of and the St. Brooklyn ty. O’CLOCK CLUB. Lawrence U- again soon. Whiting, harmony- with Corl niversity, New York City. New York, Mar. 18. The -o- Riessman an d Davenport After coming to Los Angel _ At Rose City Park M. E. National Association for the I had not read very far Mr. Roland Hayes, the Kerrison and voice with es 15 years ag'o, Mr. Ceruti Church, one of the largest l Advancement of Colored when I awakened to the world famous tenor accom Whiting haraony wiih earl too|< Kraduate courses and. most influential church People has received a clip fact that here was a story of panied by Mr. William Law- ence B. Ashenden. He made‘s H(£ ar<f es in the city, the men of the ping reporting the arrest in adventure, o f experiment, and rence, his accompanist, were .his professional debut in the University University church have a club known as Bessemer, Alabama, of a col most universal aud signifi of California, the guests of Editor a n d Boston and then became sup- Southern branch. “The Six O’clock Club”. It ored "labor agent” on charg cant in these days of greed, M rs. E. D. Cannady, from ervisor of music of the pub- Without Peer Aa A Jurist meets regularly every other es of having recruited ami graft exploitation and all Thursday morning at 6:45 lie schools of Jacksonville. Attorney Ceruti was con week at P. M. with the transported laborers from the kindred activities of the until Sunday when Mr. Johnson toured the U- sidered one of the most bril tribes that spend their lives F.agle Rock, Cal. Mar.23— they left for morning, following schedule: 6:(X), so Alabama to Kintucky. Sacramento. States and F'urope and liant lawyers in the country chasing after the almighty -(PCNB)-Alarmed at the California where Mr. Hayes nited cial half-hour; 6:30, dinner; for a time was director of and was without a peer in 7:00, address on some topic DR. HUDSON APPOINT dollar. Here are letters giv possibility of acquisition of sang a concert on Tuesday- of interest; 7:30, discussion ED TO WHITE Y. M. ing the story of the search home sights by Black Ameri night. Los Angeles. He was in line ing after (iod’s truth, of get cans in the Los Angeles su- While here the tenor spent (Continued on page four) for C. A. BOARD of the topic by the members; a judgeship but former ting nearer to the real mo berban towns of Eagle Rock N.00, adjournment. Governor Friend Richardson , New York, Mar. 23.-The tive of our existence. Here and Glendale thru an option the greater part of his time Al the club’s meeting on for some reason at the last tIn* 14tli ol March, Mr Flbcrt Hunk National Association for the are given the struggles of a held by a Negro realty brok resting and the hosts enter minute refused to appoint er, a senior at North 1‘acilic Dental Advancement o f Colored man who wants to live the tained for him in a very mod er, Chas. A Butler. Sec’y of College and one of the leading People, 69 Fifth Ave., receiv est way. Thursday noon, young men oi the race was the (Continued on page four) life of Jesus, the Son. It is the local Chamber of Com Shirley speaker on the subject of race rela ed word that Dr. H. C. Hud-, told McCanns, director of The 17th Annual Report --------0-------- in plain English—not merce addressed a letter re tions Ills address was well received and highlv appreciated bv the nearly son, President of the Los I obscured hv long involved cently to James M. Alexand Mt. Olivet Chorus and Miss of the National Association LESS THAN 1-3 WORLD half hundred men present as attested Angeles, Branch, lias been Pilkington ate break for the Advancement of Col POPULATION IS sentences of mystical im er, 842 Wall St., Los Ange Helen bv the following paragraphs from a appointed to the Board of fast with the distinguished letter to The Advocate from the ored People for the year 19- WHITE port. He tells us how he les. as follows: com m ittee on program : Education of the Y. M. C.l “Dear Sir:- The Eagle Kuest at the Cannady home 26 has just been received at tried out the various oppor “ Mr Hooker gave us a verv inter esting talk, which was closely listen A. (white) in that city. The tunities which came to him Rock Chamber of Commerce i,n Irvington. T h u r s d a y our office. It is a concise re- Less than one-third of the ed to bv the men. Following the for appointment is the more ex-1 ls has learned that a client of evening and Saturday, sever- port of all phases of the work world’s population is white After his graduation, he was mal talk, there was an informal dis cussion of the question of race rela traordinary in that the Los al called to see him, includ of this great organization according to a lecture de yours, colored, contemplates tions, and Mr. Hooker answered a num ber of questions. I feel that the Angeles N. A. A. C. P. has (Continued on page four) purchasing property in F'a- ing Miss Suzanne Kibrtdji- working for the welfare of livered by H. Williams be- m retig was one of the most helpful bad to combat entrenched Armenian who sang for the Negro race. fore the Geograprical Socie- gle Rock district and coining an, A Word To All we have had color prejudice in that city Mr. Hayes. Several short Under Legal Defense the ty of Manchester, England, 1 wish to thank you for vour kind here to live and that you ness in helping to make such a m eet and Dr. Hudson has been a Subscribe for The Advo hold an option on property drives, seeing the city, were case of Dr. Ossian Sweet of and quoted in a clipping re- ing possible." leader in the fight against cate and keep posted on here for that purpose. Such given by the hosts. On Sat Detroit is discussed. Under ceived by the National As The letter was w ritten bv Mr. F.d- ward L. W ells, who. when not en any form of segregation. what the people are doing. a move on the port of your urday evening Mrs. Maud tile heading. Residential seg- sociation fir the Advance- gaged in church work, keeps us in Price $2.50 per year, $1.50 clients would meet with a Lane Booker, Mrs. Cannady, regation the cases of resi- ment of Colored People, 69 formed as to w eather conditions in and about the Northwest. for six months, payable in very universal disapproval Mr. Lawrence an d Mr. dential segregation in Wash- F'ifth Avenue, New York. --------o-------- advance. Send check or call. by the residents of this com ‘ Hayes were the guests of the ington, D. C., New Orleans, Mr. Williams said there KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Your patronage is highly munity a n d councihnanic Elwyn Bureau at the Port- Indianapolis, Norfolk, Va., were about 1,900.000,000 in AND COURT OF CALAN- Woman’s Club where and Dallas. Texas are dis the world of whom 600,000, appreciated. district, to say nothing of land THE THANKS GIVEING they enjoyed the exquisite cussed. The Texas “White 000 were white, 700,000,000 Glendale, a few blocks away. $3,000; 6 rooms, bath; ex Primary” case is explained; yellow 400,000,000 brown New York, Mar. 23-Clar ThS’lla tc » an ' ‘ ' taiJolTibie P™Sra"' °f the Elshuco Trio also On tomorrow night, Sun ence Harrow addressing the cellent condition; walls new the Kentucky Libel and 200.000,000 black. Mr. day, March 27th at the First Washington Branch of the ly tinted: good neighbor condition and it is sincerely jof Nc"’ W kC llv the Collins case Williams pointed out that case; A. M. E. Zion church mem National Association for the hood, close in; lawn, fruit hoped that you may arrange Sunday, a party of young and the Luther Jim-crow case of the whites dominated about bers of Knights of Pythias Advancement o f Colored trees; $350 cash, balance like (Concluded on Page Four) people motored t o Salem nine-tenths of the earth’s (Continued on page tour) land and Court of Calanthc will People at the opening of rent. Call after 6 p. m. or from Portland and were the surface. bold their Annual Thanks tluMr S j r i n g Membership Sunday, Tabor 7115. WALKER MEDAL GOES guests of the Maxwell fam COLORED MAN ELECT (Jiving celebration, and the Drive filled two churches. TO LOS ANGELES ily while there. In the party ED CHAMBER OF COM Austin, Tex., Mar. 10— following program has been The meeting was held at the Messers F.arl Morri MERCE MEMBER The first move to evade re The Mme. C. J. Walker were: arranged for the ocasion: Metropolitan A.M.E. church son. Guy Holmes, Samuel cent decision of the United Medal, awarded annually for Batch and Miss Opening Ceremonies by which was jammed with 3. Long Beach, Calif. March Carrie Hall- Supreme Court,* inval conspicuous service to the sel; Mr. Parks drove down 23-(PCNB)-By a unanimous States the Order;. Prayer by the (XX) people and when 5,(XX) idating Texas law exclu- race by a the member of Asso- and,. from Albany and . joined . . . . . the vote of the members of the d i n g the Prelate, G. N. 'White; Wel vainly struggled for admis colored Americans through National come address, on behalf of sion an overflow meeting Portland’s hoard of directors of Long and Messers Vernon from the democratic prima riation for the Advancement iPa - the church, by L. A. Ash was held at the John Wesley lì rii* Beach Chamber of Cotn- ries was made here Tuesday ford; response by W. C. Hol Church where Charles Ed R. Har- when Senator Lewis intro liday, M. F.; solo, Lee C. ward Russell and Bishop E. lected a duced a bill to replace the Anderson, P. C.; address, D. W. Jones addressed the organization statue invalidated. Mrs. Lillian Cuic; solo, Mrs. crowd until Mr. Harrow ar- Own through recently. the action came The bill is drawn on the .most successful Baby Con th e p u b l i c Institutions after a short discussion, es- lines G. V. Grayson; address, O. the California law, test ever held for the N. A. grounds, they spent the re- tablishes a new precedent for which of has S. Thomas, Supreme D. D.; (Continued on page four) been upheld by 'A. C. P. Forty five Babies mainder of the afternoon .the Chamber. solo, G. M. Payne; address, courts and political entered the Contest and the with music and pleasant con- Members from other races ¡parties the gives Mrs. Etta Tibbs-Sims, Su WYATT W. WILLIAMS right to pre- receipts totaled over $4,(XX). Store preme D. D. of the Court; Others at the Maxwell oil10!*, Caucasian, scrjbe the qualifications of ( l l l i n r c n nominated m n i n s l p r l as n e worthy iv r» rtliv ¡versation, k Saxapjpone solo, Attorney, Attorney at Law home. The party left for notably the Chinese and Jap- thcjr own niembers. The bill included: Mrs. Oliver Taylor Wyatt W. Williams; sermon Portland at 8 P. M. stating, anese^have been admitted wi,| probably be rushed THE STORE FOR pres., Indianapolis Branch; they had had a most wonder the Chamber before and to thru by Rev. John F. Moreland, With Julius Silvestone, both houses before the ïsadore Martin, pres., Phila ful time. EVERYBODY pastor of the church. there could be no good rea- end of thc week As it car- 523-524 Lumbermens Bldg. delphia Branch; Prof. Nevai E. D. Cannady, master of Attorney and Counselor son for drawing a “color ;rjes an -<v-— emergency clause it H. Thomas, pres. Washing-1 ceremonies. line”, it was insisted. J. Da- win become effective im- ton, D. C. Branch, and Dr. Newly furnished, 2 room vid Larson, l.xccutive \ ice mediately upon the signa- Garner Grayson, C. C. Phones: Br. 0635-Wa. 3920 mm T « Q — Claude H. Hudson, pres, apartment fo r r e n t —313 (Concluded on page Four) ture of the governor. W. W. Brown, K. of R. Portland, Oregon HS |f| Halsey St., phone East 6879. Los Angeles Branch. and S. T LIKE TO LOSE ’EM itiH ) N. A. A IFAN N U AL IT DARROW CROWDS TWO U o 1 * /i *• o f n n L ’t a>l* J V n uality stom i OB PO «T LA* O O lN O N 9