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# THE PAGE TWO ....................... - -t EDITORIAL PAGE THE ADVOCATE Published every Saturday at Suite 312-313 Maclcay Building, Portland. Oregon. Telephone BRoadway 5807. humane civilization "The great advancement of the world throughout all age* i* to be measured by the increase of humani ty and the decrease of crime.“ OUR R E C O R D AND S H A L L JU S T IC E PR EV A IL ? ------ Saturday April 21. I’M* ADVOCATE i Mr Alderaon want* to hold on to hi» job a* County S.-hi*ol Suprrmtin dent Hi* opponent i* Robert \N HanaiL ---------0-------- The office oi County Commi**ioner head» the list with »even candidate*. m \ of them »ill be disappointed a« on CHURCH D IR E C T O R Y B E T H E L A M K CHURCH Larrahce and MeMillen Street* Rev. F. X. Runyon. Pastor. E. L. Jamenm. A**i*tant 1 1 Flovd Cook of Medford. Oregon i» a candidate for deleate - at - large tol CHURCH N O TES CHURCH N O T E S ------ 0------ FLIT M oths, Roaches B e d b u g s,F lie s A n Am azing Success Feenam int The J. K. Gill Co. B E T H E L A. M. E. (By Edgar William») Mt Olivet »as favored Sunday mor 417 William» Ave. ning by having Dr M It Parouna Rev. John K. Moieland, pastor. gian, »Ini »poke tin ihc Near I W I The Stranger's Sabbath Horae Relief Being a native Armenian, the speaker gave a scry pathetic talk of ------------0------------ the condition* of hi« people and what Mt. Olivet Baptist Church \mcrica has done to asc the thou East First & Schuyler S t ie c t * sand* of children in that stricken land Rev. J I t aston, Pastor Rev Caston's morning siihiect was. Pastor's address, 384 East l»t S t . "liospel and Comfort"; esening *uh Vorth, Phon« Trinity 5790. jeet, "tii»l «peaking Home to the H eart" You missed a real blessing \ if you w ere not present Sunday I o SH ILO H B A P T IS T (it right in with what Dr Paroumi gian hail said about his people. Dr CHURCH Shiloh Baptist Church 7f>th and E 1 Cation said Everett Street: Sunday School at Our fathers ami mother* endured 10 : A M ; Preaching at U : A. M ; the hardship* of slavery ami the Rr B Y P V at 7 P M ; Preaching at construction period, because they »aw It P M la brighter day ahead Rev W F House The sermons made you stop and Pastor >c4i i li your own ion»ciciKc When you ha \c K»'t it. look out tor three* thin |t* ; first, for consolation, then Rev. J. \V. Anderson, Re »loir it up 4nil pa»i it on liocvl gional Secretary of tlu* Na deeds never die Sermons like the»** Rood Sean h a tional Baptist Convention, v\ ill ilo a world i*f every mic feel» the Utili» i ' T l 44tOfl. U. S. A. —Office 4*> T il effect. » lamook St., —Trinity 3422. 1 lu choir I n rr lidding very g i a .l 1 hrrr irr• other nirinbcr* ot music \N hatv the Church that tun »mg ST. PHILLIPS MISSION holding you bai k 3 Your place i* Rodney at Knott St w hers you can il|u the most good Mortòri ¡r servie«*, l i a . tu.; Sun 1 'lease take notice Sunday night April day School. 1'2 in. Archdeacon 22— Dr o < » \\ i iight will give a nil« I II ite k in ch a rg e ; Mr H. Coles, lay | »„iitary lecture with motion picturrs reader. A cordial welcome await* Srr Mt Olivet , horns and other rit- you at St. Phillip«. tcrr«ting,worth »hilr feature« Don I tail to attend United with the church Sunday, SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST j Mrs J W Ingersol ami Mr Brown 62nd St. and 39th Ave. 8. E. ! Collection tor the thr rtiurch Sun Sabbath School 2:00 P. M I d ay - $97.01) Services 5:00 P M Mrs I-astinon of 195 Ivy S t. who Miss Pearl Stafford, Leader tias been ill for some time united with Visitors welcome. the church after a special visitation -0- by Rev Cation She was converted T H E H O U SE O F P R A Y E R 28 Union Avrnue North, Portland. Of and expressed the desire to b ba| tiz- Eider Robert Srarcie. Pastor i ,| The rite will lie performed a, 6705-66th St., S E. Phone Su. 2794 j «oon as she is able Sunday School 10 A M ; Sunday ser 1 HE C H O IR IS T O SING* vices. 12 M and 7:30 P. M Mid-week Services. Monday, Wednesday and Two tentative engagements have Friday evenings All nations welcome tieen booked for next month; one will I he under the auspices of the Daily T H E BAHAI A S S E M B L Y Krhgiou* Kdutitinn Movement of Meets Every Friday Night at Borland and thr other in St Johns 405 Yamhill Street We all hope and pray for early re Meetings t . e Public covery of Sister Lucille Crosswhite Be sure ami attend services Sun day DR. J. F. M ORELAND 'jfenite Party Supplies MT. O L IV E T B/ a P T IST FIR ST A M E ZION OHURO*. The latest available record* of the V '. ,, ., the United State*, show Editor that they own 200,000 home*, conduct ‘ E. D. C A N N A D Y . --------------------------------------------- --- --------------- MRS. E. D. C A N N A D Y ,__________________Aaaociate Editor and Manager 70.000 business enterprise* and have i F\-United State» Senator Robert Yancy F ra n k lin .______! __________Office Assistant and Unotype Operator accumuated property valued at more N Stanfield is an aspirant for the ___ than $1. 500,000,00000 honor of going to Kansas l ity in Negroes operate 1,000,000 farms, June as dclegate-at large to the Ro own more than 25,000.000 acre* of publican National Convention A DVO CATE AGEN TS land Own and operate 500 colleges ---------0--------- Broadway & Everett Streets and normal schools, while t h e E. Richardaon.-------- L. R Wheeler, a splendid young ______125 North Sixth Street value of his educational property is Holliday & Holliday. business man, is a candidate for Rep _______ Agent and Reporter $30,000,000; 2.000.000 Negro children Edgar William*, ----- resentative in the State Legislature., j attend public school and over these and if the voters will elect him, Ju* arc 44.OOtf Negro school teachers promises to work for the best inter Negro church property is estimated ests of the common people SUBSCRIPTION RATES --------------0-------------- at $100,000,000. There are among col- Everything seems to indicate that Per Year, $2 50; Six Mnnths, $1 50; Three Months, $1 00; Payable in advance ored people 50.000 church with an Honorable Fred Stadter, of the muni Entered at the Postoffice at Portland, Oregon, as second-class matter. adult and children membership of eipal court will receive the Repub 800,000 lican nomination for Circuit ludge at -------------- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 380,000 Negroes enlisted in the ; world's war; 200.000 of these were in the Mav primary election ---------0--------- France while 42.1X1 of these were com IM P O R T A N T ! The l hicago Primary election prov- bat troops; 1400 were commissioned All communications for publication or otherwise should be addressed to ! cd a great disappointment to Mayor officers. The Advocate Publishing Company, Suite 312-J1J Macleay Bulding, Port Not so bad for a people just out of Thompson and his host of followers. land, Oregon. bondage so to speak But we a< citi inanv of whom were colored But like Advertising rates made known on application zen*. are ever asking that J l S T I k E all good citizens they niu»t bow to the will of the majolity T R E Y AIL. ---------0----- — Oscar W Hora who ha« served “Dont ask for rights. Take them. An don't let anny wan give them to several terms a« Representative in the W ATCH AL SM IT H ye. A right that is handed to ye f r nawthin has somethin' the matter with State Legislature, is asking the voters it." — Mr. Dooley. of this district to give him another All of this talk about A1 Smith can term in that law-making body ---------0-------- not be elected if nominated for Pres of course, but would it be fair for us ident because he is Catholic, is all the The last two candidates to file for C R IT IC IS IN G OUR L E A D E R S to speak or write publicly disparaging bunk. For instance, look what a coun the office of County Commissioner them because we did not like their ty down in Georgia, full of K K. K.'f were Dr. Andrew C Smith and Ed did at a recent election held there; Ay j ward C. Gavin both arc well-known It is with a great deal of surprise, style3 Dr. Pickens is one of the foremost; woman. Catholic and Republican, de- | in the business affairs of the city and with a feeling of disgust that we ------------ 0------------ note the adverse criticism of some of Negroes in America and is one of the ! feated a man for the office of taxe Roy Kendall candidate for the o f our leading men and women—espec few who is putting over his program. j Collertor who is a "native son. demo ially by people who are occupying Let us as followers and fellow work crat and Protestant. The office of fice of Sheriff of Multnomah County' places of lcaership themselves. Of ers cease our criticism and try to at : Tax-Collector may not be a big one j is kept busy lately making speech , | but in small Georgia County it looms es While Mr Kendall does not claim course we realize that this is a ireie tain unto his heights. We sometimes question the sincere- some size and it shows that even oratory as one of his acconiph«h- Country and peope have the right of free speech, but even so, our race ty of those of our race who so glibly' down in Georgia where they lynch ments. rather prefering the deed to cannot afford to try to pull down and criticise our men and women who are women and burn men alive, the people the word, he is succeeding like a vet attempt to destroy the influence of doing their full duty to make the Ne are for the best fitted candidates re eran. His sincerely is half the battle of those who, through their personali gro'^position in his own country bet gardless of their religious and politi ties, have gained the ear of those who ter. Is is a sincere criticism or are cal affiliations. A1 Smith, if nominat- are in a position to help our race. At their critics trying to attract the pub ! ed, bears watching. this tjVne we have in mind Dr. Will lic's attention to themselves—trying iam Pickens Dr Pickens is the most to make people think they're big be-i G A N G ST E R S C O L O R B L I N D Albert Me Lain formerly a waiter versatile of our race leaders He has cause they criticise tbeir superiors’ at the Portland who died in Omaha come up to the top of the ladder from Or, is it like the late “ Bruce Grit" two weeks ago was hurried Monday the lowest round He is a well educat used to say, " I t is the tribute medio-t Whatever ed man— graduating at Yale Univer crity pays to greatness". Gangsters in Chicago shot to death from the Dunning Funeral Parlor. sity. He speaks several languages | the reason, we know our race cannot on Tuesday of last week, election , his two sisters who reside in Seattle, fluently and won special recognition j advance like it should and as much as day. Attorney Octavus <?. Granadv, a attended the funeral. for his knowledge of Espérants, which j it is capable if we are continually^ prominent politician When it comes Hackly, main dinning room waiter language many believe if we are to finding fault with our leaders who to bombing and killing, Chicagjo have one— will be the universal lang- have the ear and the confidence of gangsters draw no color line His life at the Portland was invited this week uage. He has lectured all over the ■ those to whom in the final analysis^ »•as the price Granady paid for sup by Headwaiter Ike to take the rest Country and in foreign Countries; at we must look to for assistance I cure for a few days and Mr Williams porting Mayor Thompson. temporarily on the retired list of wait one time addressing an audience of gaining our full citizenship rights ers is filling the bell. thousands of Germans in Germany in C O L O R E D V O T E R S ON JO B their own tongue. He is one of the Captain Holton of the Grill room few men of our race listed in "who / T H E H E A R T O F T H E NATION. and his banjo failed to make the grade who in America". Articles from his Colored voters in Oregon are tak for the employees show Thursday- pen are syndicated and released to ing more interest in the coming P ri nite. How come’ Who can tell? leading American publications and The Mother has at heart her child's mary election than in any previous read by millions. He is an author of welfare, the Father likwise has plans I one This no doubt is due partly to Fred Winingham once upon a time no mean ability and there is always a and dreams for his boy's or girl s fit-J the fact that a number of their friends head waiter at the Portland who is demand for his work. His work, how ness for life. Why then is not the are candidates for offices about which now a residenter in California, was *Vi ever, as Field Secretary of the Na ! child the heart of the Nation; a cen they are much concerned and partly the City this weck to see his property tional Association for the Advance ter of thought as it were? From the to the fact that all over the United and was a caller at the hotel ment of Colored People, an institution heart comes the good and bad impul- States, colored people seem to be in i * " ’ ’ In doing this work. Dr. Pic -es of all human beings. When auch more keenly interested in things po Oscar Arnette of Tacoma, is mak kens has contacted all races and clas- impulses are guided and the minds of litical than ever before. For the first ing good at the S(. Helens Hotel in es of people. His friendly but con | our youth filled so full of good, noble time in the history of the nation the* Chehalis. servative disposition enables him to and constructive thoughts; thoughts race will vote in the primary elections mingle with ease with all whom he ! of kindness, mercy and justice to all in the south in any appreciable num Ellis Williams, a waiter at The extremely original contacts. He is “ | living creature, there is little room for bers. This is due to a recent favorable Portland, tied with another man in and unique in his presentation ot what j t , , , , _____ ______ Rev John F. Moreland was the thought« of a cruel or destructive na decision of the United States Suoreme the guessing contest for the number ever he chooses to talk on from the speaker Monday morning at the Port ture. When this guidance is exrcised, j Court. They are registering by tin- of people who were present at the lo platform. He is absolutely fearless land Mmisteral meeting The merl then, and only then, can we hope to thousands all over the south and Jn cal baseball season las* Tuesday. The in his fight to bring the Negro race in was largely attended and many re crowd out and eradicate cruelty and Oregon it seems to have given renew tie was settled by the flip of a coin in America into the realization of his quested that he be ask to prepare X- crime. ed impetus to colored voters. and Williams won the prize,— a sea nother paper soon His subject was ctizenship rights which is attested by The often quoted line from Geo. T. A number of candidates for various son ticket to the ball games. the fact that he has been into many{ i "iThe Church and Religious Life of sections of the South where he has Angell's writings is as true now as ev offices are enemies to colored penpf« the Negro". been told not to come— in other words er He said: Nearly all the criminals and the colored voters are going, to Tuedsay afternoon Rev. Moreland of the future are in our public schools do all they can to defeat such candi where formerly there were signs nig spoke to te women of the I’resbyter-i now, and we are educating them We. dates The Advocate hopes to pnblisdi ger, don't let the sun go down on vou ian churches of Portland and vicinity here"— He has gone there and deliver can mould them now I F W E W I L L . ” a list of the candidates whom we ran at their annual meeting held at the ed his message to white people, yes. To instill into the hearts and minds recommend to colored voters just be i First Presbyterian Church of this ci- F o r C u ts a n d W o u n d * His going has made the staying better of the coming generation, humane fore the election. I ty Over 200 women aliened thi- for his brother in black who trembled sentiment; the feeling of kindness and j meeting He told of the remarkabh Prevent infection! Treat justice to every living creature, educa at his coming, for him ! progress being made in Education bv every cu t, wound or This week is Humae Week all over Why could Dr. Pickens go into ting them in ways of mercy and the Pre«byterian Church, especially scratch with this power thoughtfulness for the helpless in the the country and we hope our minis these places and be able to return and ful non-poisonous anti in North Carolina He paid a glowing world, will do more to decrease crime ters wi! observe it in their churchejs septic. Zonite actually tell the story? Because he knows tribut to Albion Acadainy and Jo hn kills germs. Helps to how to reach the heart of his bearers than punishments can ever be expect Sunday by preaching sermons appro son ('. Smith University. heal, too. priate to the occaion. Let us all make, be they white or black. If it isi ne ed to do. Dr. H. O. Stillman, late President special effort to be kind to animals, cessary to tell a funny story or a jokb to arrest the attention and make of the American Humane Association and all living things friends of his audience, Dr. Pickens, referring to Humane education, said; does so. He realizes that the mass of "The quality of the citizeship will P O L IT IC A L N O T ES the mass of humanity is down in the certainly improve and eliminate a valley yet, — very few having scaled large percentage of the lawlessness the sides of the high mountains and which makes prisons and reformator still fewer ever reached the top ies necessary and which increase so Edward G. Gavin, prominent in bu Y ° i will find everything Hence he speaks the language of the largely the cost of the maintenance of siness circles, being manager of the D ESTRO YS valley or the mountain side or the the government. This is not an idle Frank Cigar Company, also interest here to make a successful mountain peak. For, having passed theory but a well demonstrated fact." ed in the civic and politcal affairs ofi party. While there has been a steady in the state, has entered the race for the that way, he kows every bit of the crease in the growth of Humane F.d-,’ Republican party nomination f o r ground. Dr. Pickens is always in demand. ucation all through the United States County Commissioer. Other Household Insects Party favors, decorations, Wherever he goes the biggest and and its posessions, there is much ---------0--------- bridge prizes, nut cups and most influential organizations,— clubs more to be one in order to obtain thef Time for filing for County offices an universities seek his services. And desired results. It is the vital and inn ended last Wednesday and those who place cards. it doe* not matter where he speaks, portant duty of each and every one thought that few, if any of those ifn he never fails to strike a blow for the of us to do what we can to make office would have little if any oppfs-f freedom of his race. "He puts it over” Humaneness a part of the regular sition are disappointed. With on SECO N D F L O O R —is about the best explanation tho’ teaching in the public schools of oui| ly three exceptions, there are two or not so elegantly expressed— that can country. more candidates up for each offic,e be given his style. And that is what The Parent-Teachers Associations; for political preferment at the _May* The Chewing L A X A T IV E the world want« today—men who can Fathers, Mothers and Teachers— are primary election. put over their programs. ---------0--------- to a great extent alive to this need of Booksellers Stationers and W e have heard many interesting training our children in ways of kind Jack Bardc, well known business A pleasure to use. Very efficient. Office Outfitter« Children love It. No taste but that speakers; we have heard many inter ness, but it needs the concerted effort man has entered the race for State. F I F T H & S T A R K STS. of sweet mint. The most popular esting preachers, most all of whom of every one of us to effectually raise! Representative from this district Mr. laxative because it’s a ‘‘satUfier.’* preached the same gospel Their style the standard of the coming genera Barde no doubt will make an inten I5c and 25c. * 1 * - and manner of presentation differed, tions and eventually establish a mord sive campaign. HOTEL NOTES AMONG THE CHURCHES Chew It Like Chewing Gum ZION A. M. E. CHURCH NOTES Sunday was another great day I he Pastor spoke at both services, l he morning subject wa, " tru e Devo tion". The evening subject »as "The l’attcrn of Human Gladness" A mong the visitors pre»cnt was Mr Dykes of Oakland, California Mr Dykes i, a member of the licth-F.den Baptist Church of Oakland, and had some very encouraging remark* for both pastor and audience * Next Sunday we are looking for ward to a great day The trustee* have had this day set aside as " P a s tor« Day" We want you to lie pre sent and give our jiastor the send off j that rightfully belongs to him Me has labored during his »(ay here with every organization for uplift in our community and we must see that In- goes to general ronferrncc not feeling , that his time has been wasted j Mrs J I- Moreland tile pastor's wife also goes «he i» a delegate to j that body and will also attend tin I missionary convocation, which meets Ppril 29th to May I at St I oiiis The jiastor ha- arranged two very interesting sermons for Sunday; tlr J morning subject is "Pleasing • liri-i", and the evening subject is „The Ever Lasting Arms" Special solo and quartette numbers have been arrang crl You must Hear this Male quar tette. Something New Let us all be there on time Sunnday for a big day at Zion Mrs. Moreland received a very beautiful dress and hat to match as a gift from a member of this chur ch. The givrr had recently made a trip East and knew just what was ex peeled Mrs Moreland made her se- . lection from Micrs A Prank's stock and had it charged to the doner Ma ny thanks! T O T H E P E O P L E OP PORTLAND On July the 4th 102« the Shiloh Baptist Church will have their annual barhereue every body is cordially in vited. • Rev W F. House Pastor. AUSPLUND DRUG STORE 8IXTH & OLI8AN 8TREET8 PORTLAND. ORE. Miss l liffor,1 Freeman, lyric nipn nu assisted by Di Booker, tenor and Mr* Jessie I dwarils, accompanist sang s rental at lletlirl A M h< church I liursday night for the bene (it of M io 1 rnora Henderson for ljucctt Ill the Joy Makers carnival cont est which closes Saturday night at Hibernia Hall The rental waj* well attended in *|>ite of the inclement weather and the generous applause that greeted the performer* was rich- Iv deserved DR. D Y E R HONORED Was Former Pastor Of Mt. Olivett Church ST MART1NVILLK, LA < >ne ot the greatest ovations ever given a sou was given to Rev P C. Dyer, pastor ot Ihc First Baptist I hun h ot Duarte, l alitornia. by the nii/ens of St Martinville, Sundy ev ening. March 8, in ihc torni of a ban quit at Mallaliru Methodist F.pisco- pal 4 titles ti lh> hinqurt marked the close ot an eight days preaching »er vue by the Rev Dyer at the above named church, during which tune his w under ful sermon* caused a great sjnruual awakening in St Martinville Hr preached liner limes on Sundays and each night to ever increasing number* of people of both races ami of every creed of religious faith Dr Dyer is distinctively one of the great i st preacher* on the American plat- (orni. Uin/eii* of the town took pecu liar prut« III honoring linn Because he is a product of St Martinville Orar ch affiliation* wrrr laid aside and thr people vied with each other in ar ranging a reception like unto whuh ha* never been given in St Martin ville The Rev Dyer together with Ills brother* and slslera, had been summoned home on account of the death of their father. Rev Samuel Dyer, one of the |>u>nrer minister* of St Martin Parish It wa* during hi* stay there, together with lu* brother, Mr Samuel Dyer, to wind up their iather's estate, that thr great revival took piare It wa* one of the greatest spiritual awakenings that ist Martin- ville has had in may a day Evi hange CLASSIFIED ADVER TISING H O U SE FO R S A L E T E R M S $-1.28- reduced from $4,1X10. Modern new Corner Holland ami Mallory 1 block wc t Union Avr car lie r>229 — ■ o Por rent. Very deiirable, modern three room Apt J l l ( .berry Street Phone Piast (MS7 Adv. 10 ro. .ms, 2 hath«. 2 garages and lot extending from ( berry to Weidler; frontage on both Street*. 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