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NEGRO PRESS IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD
THE "WILD CUT”
FO R M E R GIV I LOCAL BRIEFS
JEN SCHOLARSHIP
New York, N Y.— (Special)—On*
bundled «rear* have |>axr<l since the
t té
(iril publication edited by Negroes in
the United States Aappearcd Guru
the press.
It was March 16. 1827,
when John H Kiliswurtn h rogyh t out
Mrs B J. Fuller who has been con­
A copy of “The Wild Cat", annual
the first rdrlion The Prcrdnion*
fined to her home on Tibbetts Street
Journal Such is the subject and test publication of the senior < las* al
By Kit* Reid
for the past several weeks, is much
Texas,
of an «specially prepared article ap­ Wiley College, Marshall,
improved and able to be out.
pearing in the Amsterdam News j reached our desk one day last week
Mrs. Fuller is sponsoring a Pag­
this city, written by William N Kelly, bringing with it fresh memories ol
eant which will be given at Bethel
The Advocate does no, necessarily
its editor on the one hundredth an- beautiful bygone days spent within
New
York,
March
28,—Miss
Mabel
i her sacred walls.
A M. E. church on the 15th of April.
share in Kits Kcid'a views, but wheth­
utversery o f the Negro newspaper
Byrd membership and industrial sec­
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T he facts, a» related by Mr Kelly, i Were it not for the old landmark» er we do or not. her opinions are retary, has been granted a foreign
Mich
»a
Carnegie
Library
built
bv
sane, and logical and well worth
and as are well known from rrsearrh
NOTICE
scholarship
for
special
study
at
wood-
Dr
H
C
Hudson
o
f
Los
Angeles
reading. It ti your privilege tit well at
in the archive* of Negro history, will
brook Birmingham, Fngland
The
Calif
,
who
was
then
a
F'rovh
at
W
i­
ours
to
disagree
with
Kit*
and
she
There will be a Special Program
be treasured by mrmbrra of the four­
scholarship is given by the council
th estate, editors and quill pusher* of ley; the President's mansion and invites your opinion upon subjects for international Service of the So­ Sunday at 3:30 given by the Univers­
1
a
lew
others,
together
with
the
she
discusses
from
time
to
time
in
her
America The data in substance and
ciety of F'ricnds. The committee of al Negro Improvement Association at
Mat­ column.
in a concrete form, as put out by Mi j "smiling through" face of Dr
inanapment of Ashland Place Y W it* hall, 514’Xi Williams Avenue.
The public is cordially invited. The
Kelly, shows that the Freedmans thew W Dogan, the beloved presi­
C.
A. has granted Miss Byrd a four-
program will consist mainly of recit­
Journal was the first Negro newspap­ dent for the past thirty-one years, we
God
made
us
neighbors;
let
justice
month
leave
of
absence
and
she
ex­
er established in America
ft was would hardly recognize our deal make us friends." — Borah
pect« to sail f'-r Fngland April 20. ations, speeches and music.
born in New York City on March 16. Mtna 'later—so great anil so mag-
In last week’s column 1 promised returning to America about Septem­
nificirnt
ha*
she
grown!
T Y P I N G
1827; it was brought into rxistance or
New buildings have displaced old to interpret the doings of the Charter ber 1st.
Done promptly and neatly
being, it was fashioned and shaped it
Revision Committee, the President’s
Miss Byrd came here from Seattle,
one*
and
new
ones
have
been
added;
Call Walnut 3480
was conceived by John It Kusswurm
(arm relief veto and several other Washington
Her home is in Port­
Us first editor, nianagrr and guiding new face* are seen within the facul thing« that we Americans ought to land, Oregon.
tv
ranks
and
among
the
hundreds
of
M
rs
William
Cain baked and pre- i
hand
1'his editor, this man of many
------ -o
be ashamed of. But too many other
sen led to Mr. Hays a lovely cake :
part* was born in Jamaica. II W I . studrnt* Itut our heart heat quicken­ interesting thing* have happened dur­
KNOW YOU R FUTURE. Send a which he enjoyed very much during
hi the year 1799
lie had associated ed as we turned the pages and (aeeil ing the week that I'd much rather
dime and Birthdate. Let me try and his recent visit here.
This is a beau­
with him a* publisher one Samuel the siirn but kindly face of Prof talk about
The
first
in
importance
locate
your future mate, will send tiful practice which she started upon
Cornish The two worked, as has nftt Kcid of w horn we usrd to he so shv because it is nearer to us is the
name
and
address,
del
Box
1595
Sta
his, Mr Hayes,' first visit to Portland
en been said, hand in hand, side by Prof Need doesn't look a year older Northwestern National Bank trouble.
in 1918 and has kept up ever since.
side *lt develops Mr Kusswurm also (wonder if it is a late picture o f him) A good sound business institution C. Los Angeles, Calif.
nor
has
Dr
Dogan
lost
his
vouthful,
m was the first Negro graduate from I
wrecked through malicious propagan­
iniscliiveou*
twinkle
o
f
the
eye*
as
Rishop Walter T
Sumner of the
any American College, hr finishinK
Z-fT" Hear Johnson and Gordon,
da
I wonder if they will find the
in the year 1828 iu*t one year after hi* picture rlcarlv indiratrs nor ha* perverted mind that started the wick- Episcopal church, who has been a Monday April 4th at the Auditorium
Mr J Rosamond Johnson and Mr.
subsiribcr
to
the
Advocate
for
a
he vi Him 1 1 ! u p o n Ins louinalistic ca­ that smile diminished in the least.
Taylor Gordon arrived in Portland
But you know, friends,
i-W ' Prices from 50c to (2 20
There is not a man more beloved id rumor
number
of
years,
sent
his
check
for
reer After »pending some time in A-
Friday morning for their concert on
when y«u come to think of it spread­
merica, and some hard work on the than Dr Dogan Fvcrv student in ing wicked, false propaganda is a $5 this week to pay for two years
Monday night, April 4, at the Audi­
Mr S W. Stone, well known and torium. The ticket sale for the con­
lournal Mr Kusswurm wrnt to Li-, the s c h o o l personally known "pop" lesson that see learned during the subsenptun. Many thank. Bishop
highly respected citizen of Portland cert has been good and it is expected
brna. W C. A . as hr was interested Dogan a* hr is sometimes affection­ war
Then, nations were wrecked
Drs H E. Lee and J M Franklin,
in colom/atian movement, and in the ately referred to hv students; for Dr by it .and thousands lost their lives
II hear the
K
r
i a
, :
i s ' U , * i talented artists. * - *
establishment of a government or a Dogan makes it his business to per­ ihiough it. Hatreds were stirred up well-known surgeon* of Houston and f e
improved
and
offers
for
rent
at
a
sonally
contact
each
studrnt
at
some
Krpublic l.ibm a
After Mr Kuss­
through it that it will take years to Prairie View College, Texas, respec­
fraterpal
wurm Irfl America Mr Cornish con­ time during hi* scholastic career in overcome In. this case, the fortunes tively, have entered upon some speci­ modest price to clubs
Mrs. Lovett wife of Mr. Townsend
the
college
This,
we
believe,
is
the
al work at the filWou.« Mayo Broth­ groups et al.
tinued as publisher, but saw fit to
Wilson Lovett, president of the Stan­
of
a
group
of
substantial
business
greatest
secret
of
Dr
Dogan's
won­
ers
clinic,
according
to
information
change the name of the paper from
dard Bank of Louisville
Ky., was
men were seriously affected bv it,
BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT
They declare their
ihat of T he Krrrdmons lournal to i derful success with this great educa- [ but, it is a lesson that w*e learned- received here
killed Saturday in an automobile ac­
"The Kights of A ll" Mr Kusswurm tinnal institution T o know that the I only too well m those sad years be­ work to be helpful and inspiring and
cident in that city according to tele­
I*f~' "Christ In America”
rn became editor of the I.iberia president of his college knew him tween 19)4 and 19!H-!earnrd to*, un­ anticipate a profitable stay
information received here
At Bethel Church. Friday, April 15, graphic
crald published at Monrovia. Li- or her personally bv name and did der the title of patriotism.
Monday. The Lovetts are among the
8-15 p. in. — Refreshments.
beria
lie continued to be active not (eel belittled bv "rubbing should
best known business and social lead­
Mrs Abernathy's little ten year old ers in the south. The Standard
and at the time of his death he was ers" with him, has developed mori
We must be prepared to unlearn
grand-daughter will play several pia­ bank is said to be the oldest Negro
governor of the 1’ rovinee of Monrov­ than one young Wilcyite into a that lesson if we would purge our
no numbers.
great and good man and woman
ia in Liberia
bank in America.
The "Wild Cat" is profusely illus souls o f false doctrines, of revenge­
Admission only 25 cent*
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Albany, Oregon Marhe 28— Mrs.
ful
thoughts
and
wicked
practices.
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tratrd There are pictures o f the first
Amanda
Gardiner
Johnson,
94.
a
F.very
vile
passion
known
to
man
was
three presidents (white) who have •
The Misses Gwendolyn and Violet
former slave, died here yesterdav at
passed on: then one o f the present 1 unleashed by the authority of organ- the home of Mis* Maude Henderson, Hooker were responsible lor the
president Dr Dogan. who as a little
direct descendant of Mrs. Johnson's beautiful basket of cut flowers and
black boot black made his wav thro'
(Continued on page four) original owners. jMrs. Johnson ;ame a graceful plant which alternately
Hollywood Cal, Mar 31. I PCNB) I school and thence through colleges; !
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to Oregon from Missouri, her native graced the center of the dining room
Ovral Miller, colored uf 1652?{ L j members of the faculty, the seniors;
Frstnkir Thomas, the twelve year state across the ojains bv ox team, table at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Urd Si., L os Angeles, drew her en- | ■ row
• inixatioM Greek LMM -14 adupUtl sun o f Mr. O ^S Thomas in 1853, with At Drtkard and {.atnily Cannady. during Mr. Hayes' visit.
tire bank account, $279 to prove I fraternities; sororities and outstand has been paroled to his lather
March 26—27.
her owners
to a strange colored man thgl she , mg individual students and alumni.
I W ' Hear Johnson and Gordon. Dear Mrs. Cannady:-
She was then 20 years old
She
was accustomed to handling large
The colors
purple and white, I
knew seven generations of the Dick- Monday April 4th at the Auditorium
I have just finished reading your
sums of money
Hollywood police , which art the college colors, nre- i
ards
Mrs. Johnson was married in
t # “ Prices from 50c to $2 20
interesting editorial, contained in a
are now looking for the stranger, al dominate in embellishing the edition
1870 following her liberation, and
late
issue of your paper; concerning
so the (¿70 He worked the game of who h is most handsomely bound is
continued to live here. Her husband
Mr. Hayes sang for the patients Roland Hayes.
pick up a purse with $3.000 in it.
the finest fancy art binding In fine.
and nurses at the Portland Sanitari­
The last part of your article touch­
_ Albany, N. Y., March 2 9 -Leonard died in 1901
"The Wild Cat" has out done our
The funeral of Mrs Johnson will um on Saturday afternoon March 19, ed me to the point of tears and no
wildest dreams and is the best look Kip Rhinelander, scion of a wvalthy be held here Tuesday.
and needless to say it was highly ap­ doubt had the same effect on many
ing college annual it has been our New York family, today lost his fight
preciated and greatly enjoyed bv all. .if your readers, especially those who
in the court of appeals to have his |
plea-iire to gaze upon '“ Viva Cata!”
Mr Wm. Lawrence played his ac­ had the pleasure of hearing Mr.
marriage to Alice Jones Rhinelander
companiments
: i - l * > *
annulled.
Honolulu Hat 23 (Pf niii Hautuii
I find your paper “The Advocate” ,
u
By a unanimous decision, the state's
with its racial mixtures of almost
Mr Earl Coates oi Seattle, who is so interesting, and so full of informa-
highest tribunal refused to annul the
every possible combination i* to be
with the Dixie Jubilee Singers spent j live material that I do not want to be
marriage on Rhinelader's charge that
the mecca o f delegates from csciv
a day recently in the city. The sing- 1 without the help that it gives me;
hi* wife had deceived him in that she
country and territory in the Pacific
ers appeared in Vancouver in a con- j therefore am sending check to cover
had Negro blood in her veins
area as well as hundreds of repre­
cert last week
*ix months subscription and will re-
Rhinelander and his wife were j
III!
NFGRO IN OUR H IS ­
sentatives of the principal universities
_____ j
new when that time expires.
and colleges in hurope and America T O R Y " bv Carter G. W oodson 4th married at New Rochelle October
Subsequently, he brought
Miss lenme Dora Grayson was the I
»“ *h . " ? ; dwfo°rL * ? “ ,
who have accepted the invitation of edition, ha« been received at our o f­ 14, 1924
guest of Mi*s Nellie Allen at a recent Mrs. Cannadv. and for the work that
the United States Government sent fice and not unlike Dr W oodson's an action to have the marriage anul-
performance
at
the
Heilig
Theater,
vouhav<e
done,
ajvd are continiumg to
|cd.
charging
his
wife
had
claimed
Sacramenta,
Calif
Mar
23-(PCBA)
out thru the Itrpartment o f the In­ former publications it is gratcfullv I
to he white whin in fact she was of -After hours of debate, followed bv B„b b , Allen b ,a , , h „ ene,, „ the
^
terior by Secretary Work, to attend and thankfully received
three unsuccessful efforts bv oppon­ same time George Cannadv.
The history was written bv Dr Negro extraction
the Pan-Pacific Conference on edu­
are in reality one.
Supreme
Court
Justice
Morshauscr.
ents
of
the
measure
to
amend
it
on
Woodson
who
has
received
complete
cation
reclamation and recreation
I am very sincerely yours,
which wil meet in Hawaii April It university training and equipment for who heard the suit, refused to annul the floor, the Assembly finally passed
The Literary Research club met on
Rhinelander then car­ the Nolson-Wcller self-governing bar Friday,
scientific historical inquiry, and pub­ the marriage
Eva B. Pillsbury
to 16th.
April
1.
at
Williams
Avenue
lished in January, 1927 It is an in­ ried his fight to the appelate divi­ bill by a vote of 61 to 15. The Sen­ Branch Y. W. C A Mrs. Ira Hart
Study Racial Mixture
t— t
While the conference will have as clusion and revision of and addition sion, second department, which up­ ate having passed the bill, it will now was the hostess. Mrs. W . A. Reed is
Editor’s note: Mrs. Pillsbury is the
| go to the governor.
its chief purpose the discussion of the to the other three «dtlkuis that came held Justice Morschauser.
president of the club
RDState Corresponding Secretary of
In a last effort to free himself from
The bill proposes the creation of a
three main points, education, recla­ before it.
the W. C. T. U.
As Dr W oo H smi states; "it is to his wife, Rhinelander took an appeal board of governors of 15 chosen by
mation and recreation, a considerable
Miss
Corlotta
Mitchell.
376
W
il­
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part of the proram will be observa­ supply an increasing demand for a to the state's highest court only to the lawers to have supervision of the liams Vvenue. candidate for queen
8,000 lawyers of the State 35 of of 4hc Jovmakers Club (of Bethel
the leading lose through unanimous decision.
tion trips after the sessions c'oscs to single volume, giving
whom are colored
The State bar church) Spring Carnival, was an­
facts o f Negro achievement and the
observe and study racial problems.
colored people as well
O f course
Hawaii, the largest island of the influence of the race on the historv it has been difficult to get any litera- j will thus be enabled to handle all nounced the winner at the close of
! professional questions, including dis­
Hawaiian group, it composed of of the world.
truc except that which is based on cipline and disbarment of attorneys the contest Saturday night amid a
In this work the author has en­ or
many races and is held to he a ideal
riot of fun and color. Mr. VV. C. Hol­
colored
according
to
the
opinion
labratory for the study of race prob­ deavored to inert the long felt want of the writer Historv, howcver.i* a the authority to which now lies in the liday of the firm of Hollidav and
Mesdames Ella Smith and L. B
for a suitable text book adapted to true record of the actions and deeds judges of the Superior Court.
lems.
Holliday was the manager of Miss Higby returned to Portland from
Sensing a possibility of discrim­ Mitchell's campaign
The schools will be found interest­ the rapacity o f advanced high school of peoples
The
other
two
California
Sunday, where they spent
There can be no com­
ing bv delegates. _ In these schools students desirous of knowing the plete historv of mankind without the inatory legislation against the Jewish candidates were Misses F.nglis Hed- the greater part of the winter season.
and
Negro
attorneys,
strong
opposi­
American born children of Hawaiian. leading facts of Negro life and his­ record of the Negro.
speth and Lottie Dale. It is reported The ladies came via bus and enjoyed
tion from these and other sources
Japanese, Chinese Korean, Filipino tory. The numerous referenees for
New that Dr. W oodson has given were marshaled under the leader­ that more than half a thousand dol­ the trip immensely. Both are active
more
extensive
treatment
of
the
vari­
Portuguese and South Sea Island Ne­
lars were raised for the church work in club and social circles Mrs. Smith
us this excellent historic record con­
groid parentages -can he found work­ ous topics considerod, moreover, sisting of 564 pages, attractively and ship of Assemblyman Wm. Horn- from this effort of this popular being the president of the Old Rose
blower
of
San
Francisco
assisted
bv
render
it
useful
for
classes
in
colleges
ing side by side. Racial mixtures of
Club. Their friends are extending
well bound, costing the small sum of Frederick M Roberts, colored As- church organization
almost every possible combination and universities.
thm the glad hand of welcome back
In this work the author has treat­ (3 25, there can be no good reason semblvma of Los Angeles.
will be found in the schools.
to their homes and to their hearts.
whv every Negro family, in the Unit­
Following impressive speeches be­
The official delegates of the Unit­ ed every important phase of historv ed States and all honest students of
fore the Assembly Judicial Committee
ed States headed bv the Secretary of which has been influenced bv the Ne­ history, should not have a ropv.
bv Attorneys E. M MrCollough and
Beginning with the situation
the Interior sailed Wednesday, Mar gro
Dr. W oodson's historv has already
30th, from San F'rancisco on a gov­ in Africa, the author discusses the en­ been adopted as a text book in many VV. F.. Concgys of San Francisco and
slavement of the Negro at home and nublir schools thruout the country. Hugh F. Macbeth, of l.os Angeles,
ernment vessel
representing the Negro lawyers of the
abroad, the sort of bondage experi­
Louisville Ky., March 23.— An 18
enced, the first steps for its ameliora­ It is published hv The Associated state, the latter closed his address
year old white stenographer. Edna
tion, the reaction against the Negro Publishers, Washington. D. C. and with the following quotation:
Dones, was rescued by her family
“ Will the proponents of this pro
the economic aspect of slavery, abo­ inav be ordered thru The Advocate
from a soot-blackened white man
j posed selfgoverning bar bill stipulate
lition colonization the question in office.
who attempted to attack her Sunday
1 here in open committee meeting as a
Congress, the civil war. the recon­
night near her home. The girl at
condition precedent to its passage,
New York, March 25 -The victory first declared that a Negro had at­
struction, the readjustment, the aclii
that in the event the bill ispassed bv before the V. S. Supreme Court in tacked her. but when brought into
rvement of the rare in freedom, the
the Legislature that there will be the Texas White Primary Case was the light it was discovered that her
Negro in the world war, and the
but one common American program won at the unprecedentedly low cost face and hands were covered with
struggle for social justice.
for
all, whether tlicv be white or of $2,90931, according to announce­ smoot which had rubbed off her as­
The introduction to *the book was
black; Jew or Gentile; Catholic or ment today by the National Associa­ sailant during the attack.
written hv Kelv Miller, well known
The girl
Protestant; Capitalist or laborer: tion for the Advancement of Colored said that the man grabbed her bv the
educator, author and journalist. Mr.
Los Angeles, Calif , Mar. 23-Mrs. Milter says:
saint or sinner?”
People.
throat as she entered the garden of
Charlotte Spears-Bass, managing ed­
J. I. Webb, father of the bill an­
The low cost of this case is due to her home.
"The importance of Dr. W oodson s
Her screams attracted
itor of the ‘’ California Eagle” has re­ work is better appreciated when we
swering, stated that "the conditions the gift without anv charge whatever members of her family which caused
turned to her desk after completing reflect that the literature of the.rare
set forth in the question propounded of the services of the N. A. A. C. P. the man to flee.
a three month’s course in iournajism problem abounds mainly in propo-
hv atty MacRcth shall be the per­ attorneys, Messers Moor fie Id Story,
at Columbia University. New York. ganda based upon opiion and argu­
manent policy- of the self-governing Louis Marshall and Arthur B. Spin-
Mrs. Bass, wife of one of the vice- mentation.
bar and anv departure from this poli­ garn.
presidents of the National Frets As­
In connection with the announce
cy shall be deemed authority out the
"W e are so anxious trP solve the
sociation, is one of the two colored rare problem we do not take time to
part of the legislature to further a- ment, fames Weldon Johnson. Sec­
fcmalr journalists actively engaged study. Prof Miller savs this is true
retary
of the N A A C. P. said:
mend the hill so as to guarantee this
in the successful operation of Negro not only of the white rare, but of the
"To win a historic victory at the low
policy".
journals in the West.
Mrs. F. D.
Los Angeles, Cal Mar. 28,-fPCNB)
With this assurance MacReath cost of the Texas White Primary
Cannadv of Portland Oregon is the
stated that he would therefore with­ Case, would be impossible for anv Viola H. Brandon the beloved girl
niaaging editor of "The Advocate” .
It is possible only thru chorister of New Hope Baptist
draw his opposition to the bill.
As­ individual.
W Y A T T W . W ILLIAM S
semblyman Hornblower, leading the the organization and cooperation of church, whose marvelous direction of
opposition, then changed bis vote the N. A. A. C. P. and thru the gen­ her choir in the now famous Choir
A Word To All
from “ Nay" to “ Ave” with the result erous and highminded public service Contest at Hollywood Bowl last sum
Attorney at Law
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that 61 voted for the bill; 15 against of the eminent council whose aid the mer in which the colored choirs of
and 4 not voting.
N A. A. C F. has been enabled to Southern California entertained 10 -
cate and keep posted on
With Julius Silvestonc,
In thus placing the law germinating enlist. If these gentlemen had been 000 music lovers, passed away at her
TH E STORE FOR
what the people are doinjj.
body of the state on record as op­ naid what their services command home here after a brief illness of six
r_ _
posed to anv color bar or raeigl dis­ the cost of the case would have been weeks
Price $2.50 per year, $1.50 523-524 Lumbermens Bldg.
EVERYBODY
Mrs. Brandon was born in Spring-
crimination. thereby assuring the Ne­ very high indeed.
for six months, payable in
gro lawyers an equality status in the
"The moneys expended went to field, Mo., thirty years ago ad was
Attorney and Counselor
legal profession within the state, a Messers. Knollenberg and Channel), reared in Pueblo, Colorado, having
advance. Send check or call.
position heretofore denied them, As­ the El Paso attorneys retained at the graduated from both the Pubelo Cen­
Your patronage is highly Phones: Br. 0635-Wa. 3920
semblyman Frederick M Roberts has :ncrntion of the rase, and for the tral High and the Pueblo Conserva­
n
T hs Q u a l i t y trois un
won his greatest single victory in be­ printing and other incidentals to car tory of Music.
She was an accom­
appreciated.
Portland,
Oregon
m »
o r P o o r , ano O r is o n
*|l
half of the Negro since entering the rying a case- before the court of last plished pianist and was considered a
feated them by a score of 10
genius bv eminent musicians.
3 State Legislature in 1922.
resort in the United States.”
»
DIES AT NINETY-FOUR
ONE BORN A MINUTE
RHINELANDER LOSES
STUDY RACE MIXTURE
NEYS WIN
Dr. _ Henry Allen Boyd, of Nash­
ville, Tenn.
speaking before an au­
dience at Shiloh Baptist church. E.
76th and Everett streets, Monday
night declared that it is not numbers
nor imposing edifice* that make a
church, but that "wherever three or
four are gathered together in God’s
name", there is a church. "This age
in which we live is the greatest for
the Negro since Egyptian civilization
flourished", he stated. Enumerating
many of the great inventions of to­
day such as the airplane and radio,
which make the world very small in­
deed. he urged the Negro to use his
brain in planning and executing.
Only about 10 per cent of the peo­
ple work from their chin up.
Dr
Boyd declared, while the rest of them
use from their chin down. "Take ad­
vantage of disadvantage to make
good", he said. T o illustrate this
point, he told the story of a colored
tnan who found himself up against
race prejudice in the south in his ef­
fort to get to his train which he had
only a few minutes to catch it. The
only available cab driver was a white
man who refused to drive him be­
cause he was colored. The colored
man simply put his luggage into the
carriage opened the door and show­
ed the white driver in while he
mounted the box and drove the driv­
er to the station. He took advantage
of disadvantage and made his train
in time.
The speaker emphasized the neces­
sity of placing in leadership in busi­
ness church and state, prepared men
and women, regardless of personal
likes and dislikes. In the church, he
said, must be men and women who
are capable of attracting the youth.
Speaking of opposition. Dr Bovd
(Concluded on Page Four)
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The Oregon Mutual Association a
group of Negro basiness men. headed
by Dr. J. A. Merriman, prominent lo­
cal physician, made its initial bow to
the public on Wednesday night at the
colored branch of the Y. W. C. A.
Williams Avenue a n d Tillamook
Sts.
A splendid program was rendered
including a very informative talk by
Dr. Merriman on the economic con­
dition of the Negro in Portland. This
group of men have been in this field
for more than five years and control
assets in real property amounting to
$17,500, it is said. The community is
expecting large things of these far­
sighted men.
The 18 year old son of Mr. Rex
Cansler. for many years a citizen of
Portland but now of Knoxville, Tenn
dropped dead Thursday morning of
heart failure, according to informa­
tion rerceived Thursday morning at
The Advocate office.
Mrs. George Buskins, will leave for
home on Monday April 4th. Mrs.
Buskins, who has been visiting,her
mother in the city since January 7,
is here from Moosejaw Sack.
Richard Bogle, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Waldo Bogle is home from O A. C.
at Corvallis, Oregon.
Mr. Bogle
savs he has decided to remain out of
school until next session. He is em­
ployed as relief bell-hop at The Port­
land
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Mrs. W. C. Buford. 2021 E. Couch
Street is reported to be quite ill with
intestinal influenza.
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Shirley McCanns, director of Mt.
Olivet Baptist Church Chorus and
prominent in music circles was the
speaker before the music appreciation
department of the Monday Musical
Club at the Y. VV. C. A. Monday.
Mrs. McCanns told of the important
role Negro music is playing and has
always played in the development of
mankind She interspersed her graph­
ic talk with several Negro songs, in­
cluding J. R o s a m o n d Joh.-.son's
“ Since You Went Away” .
Mrs.
McCanns was beautifully supported
at the piano by Mrs. Maude Lane
Booker.
In appreciation of their
splendid contributions to the success
of the meeting, Mrs. McCanns was
presented with a lovely corsage bou­
quet of rose buds, sweet peas and
violets while Mrs. Booker was given
a beautiful bouquet of daffodils.
LIKES ADVOCATE
Writing en route to his office at
Washington, D. C. Rev. Dr W. W
Matthews said in part;
Dear Mrs. Cannady:-
I have been
making a study of your methods in
secular journalism, especially as it re­
lates to raeitl issues, etc , and I have
noted that not only are you progress­
ive as to your methods of approach,
but that you are also intensely ag­
gressive.
A progressively aggress­
ive woman usually win*. I have de­
cided to keep a closer observance
hereafter on the editorial columns of
The Advocate You deserve to win
and I wish you success.
Yours sincerely
W W Matthews.
Dr. Matthew* is the General corre­
sponding secretary of the Department
of Foreign Missions of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church,
with headquarters in Washington. D.
C.
He was formerly pastor of the
local Zion church Dr Matthews re­
cently lectured in Portland, illustrat­
ing same wsth stereoptican »lide*.
He pictured his trip two year* ago
through the mission* in Africa.