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LOR I I.AND. ORKÜofc. SATURDAY. ATRIL 21, T>2K
VO L. 24— No. 3i
TR IC K 5 C E N TS
ASSISTANT U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL DIES
PICKENS DESCRÍES TRIP HERE BY AIRPLANE
Munly Seeks Seat In
. i
State Legislature
Fum a; s ip m in i
prom inent ; race leader worked his w ay
FROM J Ï Ï 0 M UP- LEADER IN ATHLETICS
R E C E IV E D
A P P O IN T M E N T
Seeks Constable Office
U N D E R C O O L ID G E
Stationed At San Francisco.
Placed
In Charge Big Water Rights Case
Washington, D C». April 17— W i l
liam l
Matthews. Special Assistant
Attorney Genera! of the United Sta
tes, died at Curtis Private Surgical
Sanitarium at 9 >0 Monday night, A-
pril 9 from a perforated gastric ulcer
He was stricken suddenly at White-
law Hotel on Saturday 7th and was
removed to the hospital at midnight
on Sunday Hi* physician* decided
tl.at the only chance to «ave hi* life
was by operation, but is condition on
Sunday night would not permit it
However, he rallied on Monday mor
ning and Doctors A. M. and Arthur
1« Curtis and William* G Lofton op
erated
He died twelve hourtt later
His body was removed to the under
taking establishment of Robert Gray
son McGuire.
Mr* Matthew who was in Perkc-
ley, California, was summoned to the
city on Sunday night. Attorney Mat
thews had only recently returned
from California, and had visited the
hospital. He was operated on there
last Summer for hernia
Krank H. Harrington, well known
business man has announced his can
didacy for Gnnstabe, Portland dis
trict, subject to the Republican Pii
mary May I Sth
Mr Harrington who was bom in
Portland, Oregon in 1874 at 4th and
( tab streets where the Henry building
Mr. Harrington
now stands, received his primary ed
ucation in the old Couch school 11 0
is a business man of -vide experience,
having been concctd with various li
nes of business for the past twenty
five years Consequently he under
stands dealing with the public, giving
them fair, honest and courteous treat
ment He has been a resident of life
Pcnninsula District for the past twen
ty five year- and re-ides at 907 South
Fessenden Street
Mr. Harrington's platform reads:
Mr Matthews was an acknowledg
“ If I am nominated and elected to
ed leader in athletics while at Tuske-
the office of t unstable, I will conduct
gec, where he organized its first foot
the office in a strictly business likit
ball team and was made captain o f
manner.
the baseball team On graduating
"I will endeavor to bring about a
from Tuskegee he was salutatorian of
greater co-operation with other law
his class He played on the football,
enforcing bodies
baseball and track teams at Andover,
"1 will insist that all persons get
and was captain of the bast ball team
prompt, courteous and efficient ser
of the fourth year Graduating in 1901
vice
he was class historian and fellow-
"Special efforts will be made to
students prc-ented him with a silver
protect women and chidren
loving cup He played quarter bark
"I believe in the enforcement of le
and end on the varsity football team
gal duties without favor "
and short stop on the baseball tram at
For many years, Mr Harrington
Harvard and was elected cla's day
was associated with his brother, Irsts
rommitterman
in the Portland Hotel cigar stand.
Mr. Matthews later worked hit way
through Poston University, and sup
ported himself through compensation
received for his services in the offirp
of a well known Poston attorney
He wat admitted to the Par of
Mass , by President William H Taft
Mrs Florence Gantt, wife of Rev.
in 191.1 In 1924 Attorney Matthrms
H P Gantt sustained a bruised hark
was made organizer of the colored cuts on her lip anil leg and suffered«
section of the Republican National
the loss of several teeth when the au
Committee. He received the appoint
tomobile in which she was riding was
ment of Special Assistant to the A t struck by a roadster, driven at a high
torney General of the United States rate of speed. The accident occured
through President Coolidgr in 192" a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles
Tn 1926. he was assigned to San Frai-* where Mrs Gantt lives; Mrs Gantt
cisco by the attorney general and was is a sister of Mrs F.tnily C Autin of
placed in charge of an important wa this city. Having visited here several
ter adjudication matter, whirh wa< years ago, she will he recalled by ma
pending in the V S Courts of Cali ny who met her at the time
At this
fornia
writing she is greaty improved.
In Auto Accident
BASE B A L L
W Y A T T W . W IL L IA M S
Despite the enclcmint weather, a
large croud of enthusiastic fans was
present Tuesday to witness the open
ing game. The mission team was the
victors— score was 8-2 Next Tues
day the Peavers will open a seven
game series with Hollywood.
Attorney at Law
With Julius Silvcstone,
523-524 Lumbermens Bldg.
Attorney and Counselor
Phone»: Rr 0635— Sell. 6260
Mr and Mrs. Lynch Rrown, of
Longview arrive in the city today and
will remain until Sunday afternoon
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N. E. Cor. Third and Alder
i
Allan A llynon, Republican candi
dale for state representative froml
Multnomah touuty, enjoys the unique
dittine tn.n of being able to devote
much earnest eltort toeivie alfairs,
without neglecting the business of his
vlirnls as a member of the well-
known law linn of bininoti*, l.Usk
and Pynoii The secret of Ins auceessr
in tlu* respect nnv lie found, perhaps
in ln> willingness to render service,
combined with a marked capacity for
liar«I work Whatever the reason mac
be, the fact remains that whenever"
In announcing his candidacy (cu
'state Kcpre sfiati ve from Miiltoniali
The Advocate dpes nos neceaaarily i minty, Raymond M Munly says: " I
«haie in Kita Reid'* views, hut wheth tac or itgid eronomy in the transact
tr w* do or not. her opinions are
tane, and logical and well worth ing o f the State's business and am a
reacting. It ia your privilege as well as gainst all unnecessary appropriation*.
ours to disagree with Kita and she
"I favor giving prcfrirncc to W.ci*
invites your opinion upon sublects
she discusses Iront time to time in hei
column.
MGod made us neighbors; let justice
make ut friends*'. — Borah
KNOWN
EDUCATOR
LE C TU R E R ENJOYS T R IP
I
mm
(Continued
on page Mirre)
on page three)
WONDERFUL ETHIOPIANS
VOL. 1
A Book the .Sensation o f the Hour— The Most
Thrilling Story of the Ages
IIY DRU8ILLA nilNJEK-HOllBTON
Educator, Author, Journallat
The East C'alls It the Greatest Negro Book in
Twenty-five Years
It will atlr your children to higher nmbillona. It will give the
teachnr new power to nrouaa enthualnam. For mlnlater, lodge or
club head It will fire your followora to greater achlevnnmnta and
love for enlightened loiidorHhlp.
(A arlea the reading of which
will make one learned.)
Portland’s
Own
Store
Cornnllun Edwin Walker, white author and lecturer: —
“ Whonoever dlaputea your annertlonn haa HOME tank Indeed.’
U N IV E R S A L
T H E STO R E FOR
I joiwox Ave., New York
That it how you parachute from
your flying plane, if something g\»es
wrong m the air They give you di
rection' at they fasten the parachute
pack on your back, before the take
off of the mail plane
You are to
count thicc after you jump, so that
y»>u will have fallen far enough from
the plane to prevent your parachute
from getting tangled in the machine
I he metal ring is partly »ticking out
of a cloth case on your left side,
where you can get a firm grasp on it
with your strong right hand
Pulling
out that simple ring will release the
parachute from its housing. You
wonder how,— but seldom doc» a par
achute fail to open
At five o'clock in the morning we
Mr Whrelrr rame tu thè Northwmt
in IMI3 and cn«a«cd in thè nrwhpaprr
L. R. Wheeler
publishing business, rcmauiig with i|
until late m 192(i
As a newspaper publisher he has
Kivrn considerable attention to stale
•
I III . ..n to the | iil.li*
question* in general.
In his final statement Mr Wheeler
says:
I believe in the sound principles of
K'ivcrninrnt laid down by the fore-
iathris tn the effect that individual in-
italic 1 and freedom for dcvclnpcmrnl
is thr chief aim ol government and
th.it government is not an end hi it-
self I believe m taxation that will en
courage the small home owners and
small proprietors who are the back-
hone of the nation
l orry Shelton 21 years old, a day
laborer, died last Sunday at the Mill
tuouiah hospital from sleeping sick-
ur s he was hurried Monday from the
chapel of an cast side undertaker.
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, Donald Anderson son of Mr and
Mrs I re Anderson of I2(K) Union ave
left Portland last week very tnysteri
onsly and turned up in Weed, Cali
fornia. From there he wired his par
ents to send a ticket for his rcttiriK
hr is back and is a "Sadder but a wis
er boy.
Mr. Pickens
v i re about to fly from the Oakland
Air Port, just over tbr bay from San
Francisco, on to Portland, Oregon by
rail it was nearly SIX') miles and takes
two nights and a day by air it is about
6 hours
This mail plane was not one of
those luxurious cabin ships, such as
I took from Los Angeles to San
Diego It was a typical vessel of the
air-ctkmgs,— a one niortored bi-plane
with two small cockpits for one pilot
and one passenger and the hags of air
mail that will he packed in with them.
The pilot rides in the rear cockpit,—
towards the tail whence he can get a
better view ahead around the wings;
the passenger in the front cockpit is
just behind the hurricane of the pro
peller These are "open cockpits" un
protected from the weather whatever
it may he,— the romantic planes in
which the Columbuses, the Palhoas,
and the Drakes of the air have within
the decade conquered for us the great
atmospheric oeran, vaster in its ex
tent, profoundrr in its depth and more
challenging to adventure than the sev
en watery seas combined. Roth pass
enger and pilot must therefore wear
j regular aviator's suits, a wool-lined,
khaki-colored union suit, with aviator
cap strapped tight under the rhin, and
a pair of goggles
The hurricane rre-
(Continucd on page three)
Bradford
Clothes $25.00 to
Shop
$45.00
>
EVERYBODY
PRESS
op H I ft
He Doein't Mind It a Bit
I R VK hrrlcr, rcpublx an candidale
for iu te rcprcftfntativr at ihc May
primarie«, wa% bum in a «mali town
ni wcHtrrii Ne w York, educated in thè
Public »ih u oL and graduateci at Yale
I ni ver \it y in UBI.
SLF.fCPING SICKNfvSS K I L L S
New York Mennenger—
Thin book will help the Negro to go forward with frenh cour
age to fight race battlen. It ought to be a flowing fountain for
anplrlng youth.
F R A N K R. CH088WAIT H.
Annoclated Negro Prens—
“ In It la more of the gold o f Negro hlatory than In any other
book. 8ho han performed a aorvlce hitherto unattalnerl."
Linen, $2.00
l,oaflmr, fA.OO
Addrea»—
Plane I* Rough. Moutain* High But
If elected I will attempt faithful
ly to represent the average voter) of
my district
I bcirve in few laws hut
in law enforcement I believe the ma-
Mr and Mrs Win Stewart of Louis
iniity of people are intensely loyal to
ville, Ky have issued invitations to a their state and wish to see it proKress
reception honoring their fiftieth wed commercially as well as in good citi
ding anniversary.
zenship ami clean government.
On
The invitations printed on gold
the educational program, the road
card* announces that the rcccpitipn
program, the program of port (level-
will he held at the residence of the
opetnent with its corollary needs of
couple. 621 S Fight Street, on April prosperous industry a,jd agriculture
25th from 7 until 11 P M , Mi |nd in the bark country, I propose to take
Mrs Stewart married April 2 a , 1878 a positive and constructive rather than
in Lexington, Ky.
a negative attitude.
The Advocate sends its congratula
"Recognizing thr importance or
tions to the happy couple
spending money wisely I will stand
rigid but sane eronomy
Ponton, Mamc, Aug. 11, 1927.
I am JuHt returned from South America to And your Intercntlng
and acholarly book. I am amazed, thrilled. I did not know that
nuch pant glorlea were the Negro’n.
I wlnh that every Negro
home could own a copy.
Mont alncerely yourn,
THOMAS L. A. OXLEY, Editor. " P o e t ’n Journal."
Prenldent, "Poetic League of Amorlca."
Box MM), Oklahoma City, Okla.,
VIVIDLY DESCRIBES CELESTIAL PHENOMENA
FLYS FROM OAKLAND HERE IN 6 HOURS
BUSINESS MAN RUNS
!E
W ELL
that the piditlrat prophets are
kin «ti« OrriiOti to flimvrr
I wonder
ImvN tit v ktiova? We have not ha '
tfir primaries vet
Not that I am :i
tin l< Hoover «*i any oi the r< t oi
them but I object to bavin« mv none
counted until I rail tell them, \ then
they may «1*» *«» I fe»rv»r th.it it may
*tuii the W'aifth hregaes before them
Somehow there 1 « VVdl Sti- oily odor
about tho*r candidate« who we»c »it
tn»« in the shadow of the dome when
the m\rr blew off and spattered -ill
«»ver the reptilm an creation No* I
lon't think Hoover wa*. "Kn«>win«t\
spattered but, lie w « i so close to the
rent of them that with Dawes, (Y o l
ul«e rt ul he «<*t "smelled tip"
~<V-
Raymond M. Munly
Now if Coolidftr a* Vice fVesidettl
V rtrran« on public work wherever
and Hoover and the other prominent*
ami whrtirvrr pofttible. and 1 will
1 repulis ha*! in any way assisted in
that exph.sion in-, tun*! of alU»win« 1-a work ft»r the j»*»»a«u of • ountruc tid*
le«i»l«tiott which will aid in the prop
Katie tie and Walsh rt al to d«» the i«*h
er development of the natural rctour-*
Allan A. Bynon
1 alone, I tloni think t 1 st St I ’ctcr Inin
. e» «»f tny native «tate.
the .»«aiiiNt Iluovei. f n \ they didn’t
chic aclivitics of iinportanre tu
“ If I am nominated and elected 1
community are uiulerlakeu. Aliali Iky 1 therefore? ? ’ ? ’
♦ill dtirina » iV twin of office. «It«
-
t
f
*
-
U
non may atways Tir rouhied ttpon io
har«> the dtitie» of State Rrprcscnta
* tf coiirse I wrote a lc*ttrr in Secre
Irmi a hrlping hand
r. • !*«•ne,*t!v and t > the best t.f m>^
tary
of
Stale
Kellogg,
congratulating
A few weeks ago, for examplr, in
ibilily
! stand for the fomtcvriuR o f
lus capai ity as president of thè Port him on lii* rffort* to secure pear*
•Id and cncouraccment of new indus
treaties
with
the
countries
that
know
land Ainericani/ation Uountil, Mr
tries which will increase and brim?
Pvnon prrsided at thè rxrrcises in thè that invitaions to mine to our prarr
j»av roll« to the state of Oregon.”
party
is
mostly
hunk
I
cannot
lie
nmnicipal auditorium fnllnwmg th<
Mr Munly was born in I'urtland,
prue redine» at w lui li over six hund- lievc that it is anythig but |.rr elec
Oregon .15 year.', am» He is thr «on of
tion
ftco/le
1
will
believe
that
those
red residente of torcigli birth to«.k
the late Judge M (» Munly w ho ner
peace letters are sincere wlun Mr
tln oath th.it madr tinnì American
ved as jiidcr of the t ircuit Court, tit*
Coolidgr
ami
Mr
Lccy
of
War
ami
citi/en»
Siinilarly, is interest in ed
partinrnt No I judge Munly w.is .u
ili ation and In study of echimi af Mr Secretary of the Naiy call off the
tivr also in education circles, having
huge
navy
preparations,
now
beforr
faire trd him tu acce pt thè position of
served on the Board of Education f*»r
legai adviser tu thè l liegon t ’ongress : Congress And incidentally when the
five years
niarinet
.lie
railed
out
of
Nicaraugua
of Parente and Teachers
Furthcr-
Hayiiiond M Muni) wan edurate'd
iiiore, having recently servii! as a am! sent up to a little burg called
in the Portland pnldu « h •*>)> and i
(
hirago
to
preserve
order
ami
(»race
member of llie executive mmmlttrc of
1014 graduated .it the I'niversitv of
Portland Post No I, American Le- during election times Nope— I have
Oregon, Department of I aw with the
my
doubts
about
those
peacr
itilen
gioii, il follnws ili.il lir takes an gelive
lions of the aforesaid
Put I wrote degree of 1 1 H For the past ten
pati in thè affair* c.f thè ex >rvice
years, Mr Munly has been engaged
the Irttrr just the same just as a mat
inni
|
in the Real I state business \t pres
All of thè foregoing artivitir» forni ter of encouragement of the peace i-
ent lie is Vice President of the Metz
dea
What
would
our
militarists
do
a valiiahlr background f<*r thè work
ger -Parker Company
of a reprrsrnlativr in thè legislature.' if the invitation* had been accepted’
Mr
Munly is a member of the
thè position for whieli Mr Pynon i*
1 have lieen wondering just how we Multnomah Athletic Club anil the
a candidate
Portand Agenda Club He is also a
The following is a bri«-f nudine of would lie made to pay for our adverse
nu mber of the American Legion He
Mr Pvnon'* carrrr- Porn in Port : companies ’ The answer cornea—The
is married and resides with his wife
land 32 years ago, he attemlrd ilio obliging public service commission
it 295 P ast 11th St . North
pitblie scimele in Portami and Salem, will now investigate the two compan
ies
ami
"'¡f
«
e
fi^d
upon
a
study
of
gradiuting from thè liigli school in
thè latter city He timi attendili (he I the inventories that rates shornl be
Married Fifty Yearn
(Continued
FIELD SECRETARY OF N.A.A.C.P.
EXPERIENCED MUCH ON PLANE
T hi Q uality » to ««
P ortland O
, _____ *•** or
»• *■*"
»• rison
•»• Ml lul
•
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Arnette sent in
a check for three viars’ subscription
to The Advocate W e would be ideas
eli to have more subscribers like the
Atncttcs.
I
"Where y«MR| Mm
Huy"