^ - ■11 J - THE. i i - » - . » ™ h - * A n Y'OL. * 5 — NO. 80 ADVOCATE In d tp sn d tn t Papar D «v o t*d to th a PORTLAND, OREGON SATURDAY, IN T W O SECTIONS In te re st« of th * - 1 "■ ■ — “ ■ ■■ 1 P o o p lo MAR< 11 23, 1929 PRICE: 5 CENTS SECTION 1. ADVOCATE ADDS 12-PAGE MAGAZINE SECTION MASSACHUSETTS HONORS NEGRO CONGRESMAN Great Step In Journalism MISSING-LINE CONTEST STILL DEPRIEST TELLS SOLONS RACE WANTS JUSTICE Why Weird African Drums Were Barred From Cuba MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE RECEIVES TH RU T H E AIR By Foater Ongo HERO IN WRECK W hat ii the Mystery of the African Bonga Drum? A Stirring Article on Science’ s Battle With Tropical Diseases, Graphic llluatrationa (Filed for Copyright) 'Tii a week since last I wrote you This here letter’s number four I I’ve had three from you already Dr. I). I). Craw ford Takes !)aily I am wanting more. , j Do you know how much I love you? C h a r g e in l . r i s i s , R e s c u e s Long for you to love and care j You give uplift animation Many Passenger*. Won’t you phone me thru the air! Has Science Banished Tropical Terrors? With An African Slave W ho Became Reli­ gious Prophet CONGRESSMAN-ELECT FROM ILLINOIS Oscar DePriest Speaks to House of Representatives at Boston — Is Entertained at Luncheon My Mayor Malcolm. By Elliott’s News Service Boston, Mass., March 14— Massa­ chusetts has again lived up to its The Story of the Black Prophet W ho Started Arabic Religioua Cuatoma reputation for fairness and its tradi­ evening tion of bestowing honor to whomso­ ever due, this was demonstrated last awful Friday when the Massachusetts FEMALE BOXERS EARN $100.00 A MINUTE House of Representatives declared a money The etory o f tw o color«*«! girt* who ere boxing champion* o f Europe. recess to receive Hon. Oscar De- the air! IS YOUR MARRIAGE A HAPPY ONE? Priest, congresman-elect from the Negro Waiters Are Soon I'll send for you dear honey Ami other helpful book reviews. Loop District of Chicago. Employed on Round "The crash over", says the Constitu­ Come by train away out west After being received by Gover­ DREAM INTERPRETATION j Girls out here, they sure are handsome tion’s front-page story, “ the preacher the World Cruise nor Frank G. Allen, the congress­ tly All YouhNir Mohumintti. helped to extricate the conductor from But sweet Georgie I love best; man-elect, accompanied by William ADVICE TO LOVERS > the wreckage and received instructions 1 I have saved up half my money Kobe, Japan, Feb. 17, 1929 L. Reed, secretary to the executive Uy Julia Jorumr from him how to prevent anther possi­ I Yoi* must come by “ Pullman” fare To the Editor: B | council, and Representative Thomas ble wreck. He sent the flagman to Travel just like a swell lady WINNERS OF LIMERICK NO. 5 1 thought you would be interested R. Bateman, of Winchester, house Manchester to give the alarm and sum- Now I’ll phone you thru the air! Which appeared In the March 2 Isaue. to know that the Dollar Steamship floor leader, was escorted to the Hurry-up and send in your lot! Company chartered the Ruth Alexan­ house chamber. He was introduced STRUGGLING HEARTS der Coast-wise ship and employed all \ to the members of the house by 12th I n s t a l lm e n t of thla « w e e p in g aerial. Speaker Leverett Saltonstall, and colored crew. Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 PICTURES OF STAGE AN D SOCIAL CELEBRITIES This is the first time in history that spoke briefly as follows: PUZZLES AN D DRAW INGS FOR THE KIDDIES Negro men have had the opportunity j “ Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of getting employment of round-the-1 I want here, in this House of Repre­ KITS REID PRAYS FORGIVENESS world cruise. All boys doing fine and sentatives, to pay my respects to the enjoying the trip. FOR CASTING VOTE FOR MRS. LEE Appearing Exclusively in A crew was selected as follows: W. H. McHitton, headwaiter; L. Cooksey, Seattle; Till Toms, San Says Whole Legislature “ A Bum Set” — Fears Taxes Diego; A. S. Cobb, New York; PORTRAIT PAINTED Frank Taylor. Oakland; A Martin. For March 3 0 , 1929 . . W ill Eat Up All Her Savings — Decides to Stage Seattle; L. Bills, Ogden; George! (This newspaper is not complete without the Feature Section. Be sure you get your Fagen, San Francisco; John Redman ! a “ Spending Orgy” and Move to Copy.) Seattle; C. Honeysuckle, New York I * fc-. City; L. Fredricks, Seattle; Sam An Old Age Pension State Berney, Oakland. This Section Presents Stories o f the Ancient arul Modern History o f the Negro, Yours truly, ' L. COOKSEY, written by Leading His torian; Special Articles by Well-Known Sociologists, f e %£ Ruth Alexander, Dollar Line, Psychtdttyisls anil Scientists — Pretty Colored W om en and Maitls II ho Naples, Italy. ■ Atlanta, Ga . March 18— Rev. D. D. Crawford, of this city, Corresponding Secretary of the Colored Baptist Asso­ ciation of Georgia, is being acclaimed today by the Atlanta Constitution and other papers as the hero of a train wreck which took place near Man­ chester, Georgia, yesterday. ---------- OTHER BIG FEATURES----------- Other evening at a party Introduced to Tillie Nix Had to take her home that Nearly got me in a fix; It was raining something Water falling eveywhere Called a cab. took lots of W on’t you phone me thru (Continued on Page THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION 0 “ARROW TIPS" Hold the Limelight in Many Sections o f This Country and Abroati. I By Kits Reid FIFTY THOUSAND FOR MOREHOUSE FROM ATLANTA Interesting, Entertaining. In fo rm in g , W hol«‘som e, Eefresiling and Faseiiiating Color«*«! C.iti/«n- Pledge Very Generously to Endow ment Campaign— C. W. Gr«>eiie leads Lanvasscrs. In k eep in g with its spirit o f p rog ress , “ th e old relia b le ” — ’17V te A d voca te " — p resen ts to its rentiers a 12-fHige illustrated Feature S ection , prin ted in Itro co lo rs. W e are fortu n a te in being aide to give this additional serv ice to ou r su bscribers w ithout in­ creasing th e p rice o f ou r su bscription . Thank the Lord for one result oi Atlanta Ga., March 18—The Negroes Hoover’s election. He has requested of Atlanta have pledged more than the resignation of Burke, Commis­ $50,000 to the endowment fund of sioner of the Indian Bureau. For Morehouse College and the solicitors many years this man has been re­ arc still busy in the hope of increasing sponsible for the most vicious meth­ the total to $75.000. C. W. Greene ods of starving, mistreating and rob- heads the campaign which is carried | bing of the Indians. Mind you, I on by fifty canvassers in three teams. am not saying that he himself did This campaign among Atlanta’s col­ the starving and robbing, but it has ored people is part of the general all gone on under his administration, effort to raise $300,000 for Morehouse, i The methods are those pursued by to match the conditional offer of a the U. S. Government for the past like amount from the General Educa­ 100 years. But under Secretary Wil- tion Roard of New York. “ T he A dvocate'' is o n e o f a fe w o f th e m o re than 3 5 0 news- /tapers and periodicals published by C olored ¡w op ie, which carries this service. W e h o p e ou r su bscribers tell oth ers about “ T he A dvocate and get them to sem i in th eir subscription at o n ce . D o not miss a single issue o f this attractive, authentic, interesting, entertaining and educational fea tu re. T h ere is splendid m aterial, written by well-known historians and authors, fo r th e student o f N egro history. K e e p ev ery c o p y f o r fu tu r e r e fe r e n c e . I f you lik e it, “ T h e A d voca te ” w ould he h appy to have a word fro m you to that effect. PIANO EASTER M ON DAY NIGHT BALL By St. PiUip’s Guild H IBERN IA H ALL Admission 50c. Por Hand’s WILLIAMS AYE. at SAN RAFAEL 878 Union Avenue North Now Being Enlarged and Remodeled Trinity 1676 PEARL MITCHELL Everybody Velcomel *— MR. R A N D O LPH ’S SCHEDULE Pianist — C«»arh — Accompanist Monday, March 91 Reed College before Student Body; 19-m; 3:30 P. M., Special Meeting, Pullman Porters only; reception room, Bethel Church; 7:30 to 8:00 P. M„ Central Labor Union, Labor Temple; 8:15 P. M„ Mass Meeting, Bethel Church. Tuesday, March 96 -Willamette University Student Body, Salem, Oregon. 11:20 A. M., and before classes in Sociology and Economic*; at 8:15 P. M., he will address the Oregon Council for the Prevention of War in the Annex of the Portland Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria at dinner. Choral Director —t— FIRST A. M. E. ZION CHURCH Studio Own Cornerstone Re-Laying Sunday, March 24 — 2:30 P. M. MONDAY NIGHT — MARCH 25 ¿/{million Free! The portrait of Tayor Gordon, singer of Negro Spirituals, along with a number of New York’s celebrities is being exhibited by Bob Chandlar at the Valentine Galleries in New York City. Portlanders will remember Mr. Gordon who sang a concert with J. Rosemond Johnson song writer and pianiste, at the municipal audi­ torium about two years ago when they were presented by Mrs. E. D. Cannady. Organized 1862 — Rebuilt (Present Location) 1917 BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH — LARRABEE AND McMH.LAN STS. Subject! “ PULLMAN PORTERS FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE" Taylor Gordon Portlaml's First Negro Church announces the opening of a class in Private and Class Lessons . . . HEAR . . . BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR PORTERS A. Phillip Randolph, General Or-1 ganizer of the Pullman Porters Un­ ion will arrive in Portland for a two-days’ busy engagement. Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, he will speak to pullman porters at Bethel A. M. E. church. Larrabee and MacMillen Sts. Mr. Randolph urges the porters to come out promptly and in large numbers to this meeting which he says is very vital. Monday night, he will address a mass meeting at Bethel church to which all people, colored and white, male and female are urged to attend. Monday at (Continued on page four) ■ r - ’ A lberta Y’ v o n n e M ayo Subcsribe for the Advocate General Organizer o / the Big Mass Meeting on Monday — Porters To Meet Same Dav At 3 :0 0 O'Clock (■Continued on page four) START WITH NEXT ISSUE AND KEEP ON READING! A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH The Advocate does not necessarily share in Kits Reid's views, but wheth- tr we do or not, her opinions are «ane, and logical and well worth reading. It it your privilege as well as ours to disagree with Kite and shr invites your opinion upon subject: she discusses from time to time in he' column. announces h Excelsior Lodge, F. & A. M. Store DR. J. L Caston will preach THE STORE FOR EVERYBODY MT. OLIVET CHOIR WILL SING Rev. Daniel G. Hill, Jr. will preside Opening o f Her New Studio 312 KRAEMER BURNING . râSS.ÎL- T h * Q uality V S trou* tom i o r Pour lamo . Ç « EVERYBODY COME!