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UNITED STATES COURT BARES KKK ATROCITIES
OREGON HOLDS FIRST PHEATELUC EXHIBITION
sur m mi* an mw
me »to mu
“JULIUS ROSENWALD
DAY MARKS Y. M. C. A.
LYNCHINGS AND
DOOR HIGH
Will Demand H earing In Another
State W here W itnesses Will Prove
l i t Innocence.
Philadelphia ,1‘a April 2 I. 1928—
Gasps o< astonishm ent lollowed the
revelation in the United State» D is­
trict Court here W ednesday of alrocl-
lia and outrages committed bv the Ku
k l u a Klan in W estern Pennsylvania
Attem pted lynching oi two race citi-
*ene at Iteaver and Oakdale, braling»
administered to other rare citizens and
the alleged kidnaping of a four year-
old white girl are tom e oi the heinous
o u trag e, laid at the door o ( the hood-
ed Knight* of injustice and crime in
the P ittsb urg h district by Roy F Par-
clay, a private detective The plain­
tiffs in the case are the National Klan
organisation which is asking $100.000
damges for alleged illegal operation
of the William f’rnn Klan after it hail
been ordered banished by the nation
al organisation
Involved in the trial also is the
counter suit of Alt Van A Barrielc-
man and his co-defendants in which
(Continued on page four)
BISHOP DELANEY DEAD
New York, N. Y. April 20— News
has reached the headquarter* of the
National Council of the f piscopal
Church of the death April 14, of the
Kt Kev. H enry Uaird Delaney, D I>.
liishop Suffragan in charge of colored
work in the Fpiscopal Dioceses of
N orth Carolina, at his home in St
Augustine's School, Kalcigh, N. C
Bishop Delaney who was an o u t­
standing figure as an educator am ong
the people of his race, was one of the
three colored bishop* suffragan, or
assistant bishop* in the I pisropal
Church, the other» being the Kt. Kev.
F dw ard T h o m as Dembv, Bishop S u f ­
fragan of A rkansas and the Kt Krv\
T . Momolu Gardiner. Bishop S u ffra­
gan of the District of I.ibcria. W'est
Africa
Bishop Delaney was born at St.
Mary's Georgia, Feb. 5, 1858 He was
sent to St A ugustine’s School, Kaleigh
from Florida by the Rev Dr. I.rtmir!
T h a c k rra of Fernandina when he was
already a grown man
H e had suc-
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(C ontinued on page tw o)
Univ. W ould Expand
Philadelphia April 2(v— A condition­
al offer of $250,000 has been made by
the General Education Board for the
Lincoln University, C hester County,
Pennsylvania, if a similar sum can be
collected from o th er sources by July
1st This will give this noted institu­
tion of learning the $500,000 which is
needed for endow m ent and scholar­
ship funds.
This appeal for aid, which has just
announced, is the first that has gone
from Lincoln! University during its
seventy-four years existence. Lincoln
stands for thorough training in ideal
m anhood for A m eriran youth.
O F F IC E P H O N E BDW Y 8967
Druggist Files f or
Legislature
Dr Smith Seeks Seat
In State Legislature
Seeking the office of C ounty Com­
missioner, Dr. Andrew C. Smith, well
| known business and professional man,
was am ong those who filed on the last
day.
Memory Honored
LIVES OVER
100 VEARS
NEW ANTI-LYNCHING DILL
E
J. N. BARDE RUNS FOR OFFICE
WYATT W. WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law
With Julius Silvestone,
523-524 Lumbermens Bldg.
Attorney and Counselor
P honsa: Br 0635— Sell. 6260
Portland,
Oregon
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502 - 3 P A N A M A
B U ILD IN G
N. E. Cor. T h ird and Alder
Mr. J. N. Barde, well
known business ma i has
again entered the race for
State Kcpresetativc f r o m
the 18th Kcpcsrntative dis­
trict, is a leading figure in
Republican politics in the
city and state and stands
well with the party.
Mr. Barde is a m em ber of
the Masonic lodge, the
F.lks, the Scottish Rite,
Woodmen of the W orld,
the Eagles, Moose, P o rt­
land Ad Club. Progressive
Business Men's club, Mcr’
chants Exchange, Chamber
of Commerce, and other
organizations.
Mr. Barde promises if e-
Iccted to support legislation
for State Aid for New I n ­
dustrie» a n d P ay Rolls,
and Compromise Rill for
Lower Automobile L i c e n ­
ses He favors the develop­
m ent of the state's reso ur­
ce» and harbors. T he appli­
cation of business methods
PHILATELISTS SHOW THEIR WARES
By Kits Reid
Majjor «Brooks’
V o c to r £. L. BooQer
H O U R S. 9 - 12, 1 - 6
Sun. « Evening by Appointment
If
T he Advocate doca no* necessarily
share in Kita Reid's views, but wheth-
ir we do or not. her opinion! are
isne. and logical and well w orth
reading. It i t your privilege a» well aa
O wing to widespread criticism of
ours to disagree with K its and she the business m anagem ent of the pre­
invites your opinion upon subject»
■he drscussca from time to time in her sent commission, friends of Dr. Smith
column.
urged him to become a nominee. They
feel that with his general business ex­
“G od made ua neighbor»; let justice perience covering a period of vears
and including the presidency of the
make us friends”. —-Borah
Hibernia Commercial and savings
bank, he is emm cntly fitted for the of­
1 had to go dow n to the City Hall
fice he seeks
Wednesday on some business and af­
T h a t too much money has been
ter th at was taken care, of I had a
spent on the Canyon Road to the n e g ­
Urged by his many friends to again
few moment* to w aste; so I drifted
lect of other roads, that the unfinished
take part in legislative affair* at Sa-
Into the Council Chamber. T here was
wing on the Broadway Bridge has
lem, Stephen A Matthieu, one of
U n u d r r that agreem ent and p ro ­ a crowd there A lot of women—some cost a barrel of money and not yet
I’u rlla n d 'i oldest and best know d ru g ­
mise, Mr Rosrnwald is said to have of whom I recognized as m em bers of completed; th at even if i: •••ere com ­
gists, filed his papers last Friday for
given more than $500,000 to Negro W o m e n ’s clubs and a lot of men who
pleted it would only block traffic and
representative from Multnomah coun
Y M C A institutions in sixteen ¡(identified themselves later as build­ be the cause of serious accidents, are
ty on the republican ticket
cities, along with plentiful contribu­ ers and contractors of apartm ent some of the criticisms to be heard on
Mr, Matthieu has been in the retail
houses As I opened the door I heard
tion* to N egro rural schools, in south
all sides.
drug business at the same location,
Mr Pier in dulcet tones calling som e­
ern States, in which public fund* ary
It is pointed out th at the County1
j corner of William*
one
a liar
Goodness
gracious
frequently very scarce
operates a million dollar hospitai pro­
thought
I,
this
is
no
place
for
a
paci-
j avenue and Kustcl
ject and that there is not a profess-;
fist B ut as I advanced further intc*
street, since 1HVJ, his
ional medic on the board. So the
the
roc»»'.
1
noticed
that
he
was
in
­
>tur. Long tlie »Id!
medical profession is solidly backing
dulging in the popular pastime known
csl drug store in
the candidacy of Dr. Smith.
as "playing the galeries” T hen som e­
Fortland in point of
Dr. Smith has enjoyed all the h o n ­
body else said something and I listen­
continuous
owner*
ors the medical profession of the state
ed
to
Mr.
rinmmwr,
the
building
in­
ship He has a host
spector- explaining something Then could bestow on him. H e served as
of friend« through
president of the State Medical Asso­
W ashington, April 20— A memorial th undered forth the voire of Mayinrf
out the northwest
ciation, president of the County Med­
fc h o ir rail in honor of the late Majoif Baker addressing the city employees
I section of the city as
ical Society and of the A cademy bf
A rthur Brooks, has been dedcicatcd 1 in the most undiplomatic, alm o st
a result o f this lo n g ______________
Medicine. He is engaged in the prac­
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in
St
Mary's
P
rotestan
t
Episcopal
period »f biisiur- * V Usual#«
tice of medicine with offices in the
(Continued
on
page
four)
Major Brooks, who was e m ­
| '» 'hi* one location. And this circle Church
Medical Arts Building.
of friends extends city wide and everj ployed at the W hite H ouse during
the administration of four President,,
state wide, through the faet that Mr
was a warden of St Mary's C hu rch
Matthieu is the son of F X Mathieu,
one of O regon 's best known and best for twenty-five years. Mrs. Lulu Joy
loved pioneers, who, through hi* vole Brooks, the widow of Major Brooks,
c h o i r rail,
and
at the now famous Champoeg meet- donated t h e
ting, was instrum ental in keeping O r e ­ the dedicatory address was delivered,
by Garnet C. Wilkinson, assistant su­
gon as a part of the United State»
Mr. Matthieu served in the state perintendent of schools, w h o paid a
legislature of 1017 and in 1024 was e- high tribute to the character of Major
W ashington, Apr., 26—a new anti­
Brooks, who was a successful teacher
leeted a* delegate to the Republican
lynching bill was introduced in Con­
Washington,
April
26—
Funeral
ser­
of military tactics in the olored Public
National Convention at Cleveland
gress T h u rsd ay by Representative
He will run on a business m a n ’s schools where he organized the 1st vices were held over the rem ain^ of)
Berger, socialist. Wisconsin. T h e bill
the
late
Mrs.
Betsy
(M
a
m
m
y
)
Smith,
platform and has adopted the slogan Separate Battalion of High School
;wfould make it a felony to take part
who
had
died
at
her
home
here,
1152
Cadets.
"a business man for a business ad m in­
Twenty-first street, on April 1st. She in a m ob attack, or a state officer to
istration” Being a business man of
to perm it a prisoner to be taken from
such long standing and having built R A C IA L P R E J U D I C E D D E C R I E D was born in Virgina, where she was
him. T he m easure would penalize the
a
slave
of
Virginia
plantation
owners
hi» own business from the ground up,
before the outbreak of the Civil W ar. county in which the mob attack oc-
'M r Matthieu ran be relied upon to
W ashington, April 25 Resolutions
rurred.
represent the people of this district In ! were adopted in Jerusalem, April 7, It was interesting to talk to this
Participation in a mob attack would
quaint
character
w
ho
gave
you
an
i-
accordance with his slogan This pa­ decrying racial prejudices and adverse
per is pleased to endorse him as w or­ j conditions arising from them. The dea of her way of timing events, b\* be punishable by im prisonment for
referring to "the time the stars foil from one to five years of a fine of $5.
thy of the votes of its reader«.
same were adopted as a part of the
in 1833. Mrs. Smith was virtually 000 or both. An officer who failed to
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program of the International Mission-
protect a prisoner could be punished,
blind, as well as being almost deaf.
A V E R A G E W E E K L Y D E A T H S j ary Council, which declared that "a,1l
She had been in failing health fb r by im prisonment of from tw o to ten
Christian forces should strive to rrs-
some time She was twice married, years or a fine of not more th an $10,
Washington, April 25— In many tabi-h religious and educational facil­
both her husbands having died. She 000, or both.
ways the colored population of the ci­ ities designed to enable all to enjoy
A county in which a homicide or in­
is survived by a son, H orace Carter,
ty of New York occupy first rank, ' the same social, political and econo­
74 years old. and a daughter, F>inmb jury was comm itted as the result of
when compared with other centers in mic opportunities.” It was said, fu r­
Carter, about 78 years old. and three such an attack would be penalized $10,
which there is a.considerable Negr|> ther. that in countries where two ra­
grandchildren who are grown ad m a r ­ 000, with the sum to be used by; the
population This even applies to the ces of different color are in prep o n ­
ried
Mrs. Pearl Smith, Mrs. Bessie family should he be killed in the a t ­
number of deaths and funerals per derance, the “utm ost practical equali­
Dickerson, and Mrs. Fffic A rthur tack.
week which accounts for the large ty should be established."
num ber of colored undertakers in
"T he Mecca." G overnment statistics
Mr J. A. Cage of Albany was in the
show that there is an average of 84
City T hursday on business. He look­
deaths per week am ong colored in ha­
ed in on the Advocate star* long e-
bitants of New York City. Chicago
nough to plank down $2.50 for a years
and Philadelphia follow with an aver­
subscription to T he Advocate. Mr.
age of 70 each; New O rleans has a
Cage drove up in his 1927 sports m od­
weekly average of 63; Baltimore, 56;
el Ruick. Girls he is
a handsome
W ashington, 53; Atlanta, B irm ing­
widower and is a candidate for the
R EPU BLICA N , C A N D ID A TE FOR N O M IN A TIO N FO R R E P R E S E N ­
ham, Memphis and St. I.ouis, 35 each;
office of m atrim ony and has especial­
T A T I V E , E I G H T E E N T H R E P R E S E N T A T I V E ,D I S T R I C T ,
Detroit, 28 and Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
ly requested the Associate Editor of
Richmond and Savanah. 21 each
The Advocate to handle hfs campaign.
C O M PR ISIN G M U L T N O M A H COU N TY
LAID AT THEIR
SAYS NOT SO
Grand Goblin E v i n i Declares K U n
W ashington, April 25— An unusual
holiday, to be called "Julius Kosen-
wald Day,” is bring established by the
Negro Young Men's Christian A sso­
ciation all over the country, as a tri­
bute to the Chicago philanthropist,
who is mid to have given $20,000,000
for N egro welfare, it was announced
yesterday by the Negro Y M C. A
branch at 181 W est 135th S t , N ew ’
York City.
The original suggestion to establish
th r holiday came from the Cincinnati
Y M C. A , one of th r many associa­
tions to which Mr Rosrnwald donated
$25,000 In 1911 Mr R osrnw ald do ­
nated, by promise, surh sums to e s t a b ­
lish » . N e g r o Y M C A . in anv local­
ity that would raise $75.000 bv popular
subscription
4«
Portland’s
Own
Store
THE STORE FOR
EVERYBODY
T h *
state affairs.
Q u a lity
s t o
GOVERNMENT TAKES PART. PRE-STAMP COVERS
PROVE INTERESTING. LARGELY ATTENDED
WOMAN RUNS FOR
LOWER H0ÜSE
Ninty Cent P osU g* Stam p Of 1861
Issue
W o r t h . $1,250.
Rare
Covers And Cancellations Viewed
W ith Great Interest.
Dorothy McCullough Lee, Portland
By Mrs. E. D. Cannady
A ttorney, the only woman candidate
who has filed for the legislature from
I've licked a lot ol postage stamps
M ultnom ah County, is a woman with in my life but I don’t think th at I
a great am ount of varied public and shall ever be guilty of doing so again'
business experience. She was early now that I have become better a c ­
afforded the opportunity of obtaining quainted with th at tiny but very im ­
a broad outlook on life as the family po rtant commercial necessity of uni­
lived in many parts of the world, her versal usage.
father being a naval officer. During,
W h en on last Tuesday night from
her college career Mrs. Lee gained 7:30 to 9:30 P. M. Philatelists of O re ­
considerable experince with public af­ gon assembled in their first annual
fairs as she was one of the speakers exhibition of r a r e collections of
used by the Food Administration ser­ stamps, cancellations and covers, I
vice and liberty loan committees d u r ­ realized more than ever before how
ing the world war. H e r experience necessary acquaintanceship, k n o w ­
at this stage of her life was not con­ ledge and understanding are for prop­
fined to public speaking alone as she er appreciation of anything. This is
also did new spaper work, department, just as true of the postage stamp aa
store clerking, clerical work, waiting it is of individuals and nations.
on table and sum mer camp entertain­
Now for instance if I had known-
ing to help pay for her education. All that in Portland there was a little!
of these varied experiences and hard bine and white postage stamp bearing
w ork bro ught to her an understand­ the likeness of the " F a t h e r of o u r
ing and appreciation of the needs and' j co untry" in uniform which sold for
desires of the people as a whole andV 90 cents A ugust 1861 and now valued
also taught her the necessity of being at $1,250, I d on ’t think I would ever
practical.
have been guilty of "licking" a single
She was a graduate from the U n i­ postage stamp
versity of California with the de­ I T h e exhibition which was at least
grees of Bachelor of A rts and D octor two d ay s and six hours too short, was
of Jurisprudence and has been prac-»
ticing law during the last seven years.
(Continued on page four)
Mrs. Lee has taken an active inter­
est in the civic affairs of P ortland and
M ultnomah ( ounty not only through
(Continued on page four)
MILLS’ ANSWER TO
N. A. A. C, P.
Dr. W ise Says Negro
Anthem $ e st
Jam es W eldon Johnson, Secretary
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, and
au tho r of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
the official N egro National A nthem
has received a remarkable letter from
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise C omm ending
his song as the very finest of its kind
ever written.
Dr. Wise had heard the students of
Morehouse College in Atlanta sing the
the anthem and he was so impressed
th at he lost no time in getting in
touch with Mr. Johnon. A copy of
his letter follows:
March 2, 1922.
Mr. Jam es W . Johnson,
69 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.
My D ear Mr. J o h n s o n :
l
Y our national anthem, text and
music alike is the noblest anthem I
have ever heard. I t is a great upwell-
ing of prayer from the soul of a race
long wronged but with faith unbroken
1 wish th at "L ift Every Voice and
Sing" might be substituted for some
of the purely martial and unspiritual
so-called national anthem s which are
sung by the people. It is a rare co m ­
bination to have a text as fine as this,
set with great beauty to song.
I have never been more touched b y
a song. It is a noble text. T h ere is a
strong Old T estam en t turn to it. It
is strudy and bracing, and w h a t a
national anthem should be, a collec­
tive prayer, and the music is magnifi­
cent. I imagine, without knowing,
that it derives from the tr easury of the
spirituals."
I cannot think at this
mom ent of any national anthem that
I like as well.
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) Stephen S. Wise.
Dr. Wise's letter is ju st one of m any
similar testimonials from distinguish­
ed men in all w alks of life regard in g
Mr Johnson,s anthem.
T h e music
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0 » P o r tla n d . O m o o n
Now
(Continued on page two)
New York , April 13— A definite
statem ent by O gden L. Mills, Under,
Secretary of the Treasury, on the seg­
regation of colored employees in the
Treasury D epartm ent in W ashington
I is requested in a letter sent under the
j leadership of Neval H. T hom as and
Archibald Pinkett, President and Sec-
i retary respectively of the W ashington
Branch of the National Association
for the Advancemet of Colored Peos
pie; Robert J. Nelson for the Elk»;
and T hom as A. John son for the Nat-
j ional Equal Rights League. T h e let­
ter to Mr. Mills in full is as fol­
lows:
“W e have the honor of asking you
> for the results of your investigation in
your vast department, and your future
policy dealing with your colored tm J
ployees. It has been three m o nths
since we first called on you at the
T reasu ry Department. Since then we
have had two lengthly interviews with
you. and paid five additional visits t a
see you without succès». I the mean-
time, we have had no w ord from you
as to y ou r disposition of our case. W e
j therefore, take this means of contact,
I “You will rem em ber that we corn-
plained about segregation first and in-
j formed you of the immense iniurv the
1 undemocratic practice is doing our
people, the governm ent service, and
the Constitution itself.
W e pointed
out the Jim Crow section of the office
of T h e R egister of The T reasu ry
! where pernicious discrimination keeps
superior Negro clerks in lower salary
j grades, in inferior work, and under
; constant humiliation of being huddled
together no the basis of color.
"T h e n wc told you of the office o f
T h e T re a su r e r of T h e United States»
(Continued
on page four)
Rradford « a s s Ä “
Clothes
Shop
$ 2 5 .0 0 to
$ 4 5 .0 0
“ Whtrc Young Men Buy"