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LYNCHINGS FIGURES SHOW DECIDED DECREASE
Hundreds Witness Wedding Of Pretty Salem Maid
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El R ae M axw ell W ed s Calfiornia Man A t Large
Church Ceremony; Picturesque Assemblage
DRAWS IRE
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New York, July II,— Following the
publication by Time; Thr H'tekly Sttvt
magosine o f a lengthy and favorable re­
view o f Walter White'» study of lynch­
ing, "Rope and Faggot: A Biography
of Judge Lynch", a number of denuncia­
tory letter» to the editor» have been re­
ceived from Southern white», several of
them being published in the July 8 is
»ue of Timf.
Hy Shirley M,-Conns
(Installment No A)
The fact that I was a woman and he
a man in no way prevented him from
driving the Iarde»! possible bargain in
In» attempt to get all that I might have
to ( u e for the least possible amount of
expenditure Nor did the lact that he
«•••> ¡wav mg for an expensive dinner llat
ter me lieyond the assurance that he did
consider my services worth bargaining
for A hasty glance at my watch! Too
late now for the II o'clock train! Well,
I only one thing was essential namely,
that I !>e in my studio at the college at
* o'clock Tuesday morning ' Finally, the
| last threads of the discussion being com
(Continued on Page 2)
One Robert E Lee o f Greenville, S. C
declares that "if anyone ever needed a
coat of tar and feather» it» the author of
'Judge Lynch'” . Eldon O. Haldane of
Atlanta, Ga . brazenly defend» lynching,
declaring that "the well-balanced South
erner hope» that lynching of Negri*»
Marshall, Ark , July 18.—The Rev M
will increase rather than decrease, that | j( Mc Entire, 63 years old, a Baptist
Cracker fiernlishness and crulety . . . evangelist who stumped against Gov
will never diminish, that persecution,: \| Smith last fall because of the Dent
projection of and fury against the Ne- .gratic nominee's wet stand, awaited l
gro will prevail until their numbers are , hearing on charges of selling, possessing
eliminated or substantially reduced, and .,nd transportation o f liquor. The mill
preferably exterminated.” This writer ister also operated a general store. He
goes in to urge Congressional legisla- I pleaded his pulpit earnings were ing
tion against the Negro and declares j sufficient "to nuke ends meet.”
that "down here we don't care if all
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the Negroes are lynched, or even burned
or slit open with knives."
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F I R S T R E P O R T S IN
SlioHcriiiK Honors on
SINGS FOR MILLIONAIRES
That we may better serve our patrons, we have stocked
some of this merchandise.
We Take Pleasure In Announcing (he Arrival for Sale of the
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EXELENTO M EDIVINE COMPANY PRODUCTS
as follows:
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Popular Visitor H ere
Sustains Great Loss
H O S K N W A I .D
FUM I» A W A R D S
F E L L O W S H IP T O JA M E S
Vt E l.D O N J O H N S O N
Stanton
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R oani
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Portland Misses G ive
A Successful Benefit
MRS. S. J. DAY PASSES
195
NORTH FIFTEENTH
STREET
MILS. IIATTIK SMITH
FOR TRULY BEAUTIFUL HAIR , . . THE FAMOUS
THOMAS’ SPECIAL FORMULA
HAIR POMADE
Proprietor
34th St N. Trinity 362<>, this »unease
was placed on the ryimung hoard of a
•mall green car at Union l»epot wrhile
Minor's car w*a» Iwing loaded the other
car was alongside, and the hiss was not
noticed until they reached 10*1 E S«th
N A black patent leather suitcase con
t uning a pocket hook with name "Margie
| Vernon Prince” on inside, and $400 to
$.*no worth of ladies wearing apparel,
mostly dresses.
wore She carried a shower bouguct o f
bride's roses, orange blossom s and lil-
lies of the valley.
Thr maid of honor, LaVada Maxwell,
wore a gorgeous creation of peach taf
feta with pumps and hat to match.
Peach horsehair braid was used for the
hat which was trimmed in a deeper
shade of velvet ribbon She carried an
arm bouquet o f roses and sweet peas
Little Miss Jeanette, the flower girl
The United Grand Chapter, O. E. S.t wore a simple little dress o f dainty pink
at its recent »e»»ion held in Vancouver, gorgrttr rrrpe and carried a basket of
B.
appointed Mrs. Clara Andrrson rose petals which she strew in the bride's
to the post of Esther and Mrs. Lenora pathway
The liride's maids. Misses Maxine
Henderson was appointed to fill the office
of Grand Deputy of the Mountain. 1 hr and l hrvstalee had orchid chiffon over
other officers chosen were Mesdamrs Bell orchid crepe de chine frocks madr alike
Jackson. Grand Matron; also a delegate with picture hats o f orchid horsehair
to thr International Supreme Conference braid, trimmed in the same color velvet
which meets in Chicago on August 13; riblxm. Orchid slippers matched the at
Mesdamrs Sawyer, Barker, M. Dorsey tire and both carried arm bouquets of
and Hooper were appointed memliers of sweet peas and roses.
thr Star. The Chapter has made Seattle
Miss Miller, whitr, played the wed
its permanent headquarters.
ding music; The Bridal Chorus from
Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. Miss Alberta Mayo of Portland,
| with Miss Miller at the organ, sang
“ I love Thee” , Greig and "A Wedding
Song", Rosa. Miss Mayo wore a gown
Syracuse b d g r , K. o f !\ will install o f blue organdy print, piped with orange
it« newly-elected officers on Friday eve apricot satin with a great satin bow
fijug, July 20 . All Sir Knights are re-
(Continued on page three)
qllr, tci| to lie present
LOCAL MEN GET
cr* 'l,n“ -.
feminine judgment
it »macks strongly o f a perversion of j
justice for the man whose nose is blood­
ied to sit on the judges' bench and try
the case Another tiling, what about the
constitutional right of "free speech, free
The Advocate congratulates Messr».
press," etc ? Looks to mc as if the Phil E. Reynolds and Rotiert D. Bird,
statement that the judges of this conn prominent Portland men, on their elec
try own the country is about true.
ition to the office of Deputy Grand
W ell' well! So the Republican larlies
have organized! Pollies in Oregon is
Ix-ginning to warm up. But liefore they
do much blowing of the political camp
fire, I want those nice ladies to answer
Master and Grand Treasurer, respect­
ively, of the Grand Masonic Lodge of
Washington and jurisdiction, at a re­
cent ses-ion. which was held in Van­
couver, B.C.
BRINGS SOIT AGAINST KIP'S FATHER
RHINELANDER’S FATHER SUED:
LARGE HEART BALM ASKED IN SUIT
The Rhinelander family affairs arc again in the limelight thru the filing o f a
suit against Mr Philip Rhinelander by Mrs. Alice Jones Rhinelander for aliena-
Lodge Installs Officers
Portland’s
WILLIAM PICKENS SAILS
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TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
SUNDAYS, 75e
PHONE DKoadway 0570
Office Phone IMlomlwuy 0635
Residence: SEllwood 6260
Huy the local Colored paper every week
. . . . and urge your friends to do the same.
All Portland will benefit thereby.
and its contents lirlongm g to M rs 1 »a
1‘agc, of M edford. Oregon, who 1 » »top­
ping with Jo e W . 1 tiger »oil, |0.Ht Fust
Relative Dead
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Cur. 9626, report» In» suitcase
Mrs S * J Day, a highly respected
citizrn of Portland for many years, died
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last Saturday, July 13, in Victoria, B.C.,
at the home o f her daughter, Mrs. F’ liza
Alexander.
Funeral senders were held on Monday
W ord has been received here of the
—Rev. W. J. Toliver, former pastor of death of Mrs. R. F. Ranks in Loa
the deceased in this city, conducting the Angeles. Mrs Banks was a sister of
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. W . H.
services.
Mrs G e o rge Holliday. Messrs. George Miles, n o Larrabee St, on Wednea
Holliday and E. G. Howard attended day, an auxiliary was organized to Sgt.
the funeral, which was held at her late Joseph White Camp, Spanish-Anieri-
can War Veteran*. Mrs. Anna Kay,
home
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of The Dalles, department president,
E-A-T
conducted the cerem ony Mrs. S. E.
at
Stanfield was chosen president.
MEALS: WF.F.K DAYS, 50c
JUDGMENT . . . .
The Police Bulletin of July IT carries
the following item:
L O S T S U IT C A S E — E. J
Exelento Peroxide Vanishing Cream, Exelento Quinine Pomade,
Exelento Skin Heautifier, Exelento Face Powder
and Exelento Soap
USE COMMON
The Advocate does no« necessarily
share in Kita Reid'a views, but wheth-
rr wa do or not. h«r opiniona are
Tall baskets filled with white lilltes sane, and logical and well worth
reading. It ia your privilege as well aa
blue drlphttuans and pink gladioli, ar oura to diaagree with Klta and the
Tuskcgee, z\la, July 18.—According
ranged against a background of palms, invite* your opinion upon subjects to the records compiled at Tuskegcc
formed the leered altar in First Meth the discuss«* from time to tim« in her Institute in the department of records
odist Episcopal Church at Salem, Ore column.
and research, that the first six months
gon, Sunday where Miss lit Rae Max­
of 1929 there were 4 lynching». Thi»
well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
number is one less than tire number
Maxwell of Salem, and Ulyssess S. SERS DANGER IN
3 for the 1st six months of 192X, and is
Griggs of Los Angrlrs, California, were
five less than tire number (9 ) for the
THROTTLING
OF
united in holy wedlock. Others in the
first six mouths of each of the years
FREE SPEECH 1925, 1928 and 1927 It is one less than
wedding ceremony were Miss laiVaita,
maid of honor. Misses Maxine and
the number (J ) for the first six months
C'lirjTMalec, bridesmaid» and Jeanette,
of 192«: 11 less than the number (15)
LO V E R S O U GHT
TO
flower girl, all sisters of the bride, Mes T H IN K S
for the first six months o f 1923 ; 26 less
srs. Full Morrison, first man and Yancy
than the number (30) for the first six
O PPO S E EXPER IM E N TIN G
J. Franklin and Otto Rutherford, ushers.
mouths of 1922, and 32 less than the
ON T H E MOON.
Thr ceremony was performed by the
number (36) for the first six months
light tltat shone from a score or more
o f 1921.
of white candles arranged amid thr pro
O f the person s lynched, one was
I guess I II lave to be careful about white and three Negroes. The offenses
fusion o f flowers
These were lit by
the usher» just lieforc the bride entered. v hat 1 say in this column on tire subject charged were rape, 2; killing plantation
The bride was lovely in a chic wed •>f judges hereafter. I'll be sent to jail owner, I ; not removing rubbish from in
ding gown with long sleeves, trimmed for contempt of court. I notice in last front o f store and resisting officers o f
willi ruflflet of georgette cre|>e, striking 1 hur »day's Oregonian an account of a thr law, 1.
for its short even hemline. Her white Cleveland judge sending two editors to I The states in which lynching» occur­
tutic veil, bordered with dainty lace, jail t>ecause they criticized an injunction ' red and the number in each state are as
was held iti place with an elaborate it surd by him in their paper—the CIcvc j follow s: Florida, 2 ; Mississippi, 1, and
head dress of pearls. White pumps mat­ lord Pres»—a» "monstrous' and ridicu- ! Tennessee, 1,
ched the attire
A dainty seed pearl lout." Now here is tire funny |>art of the
(The above information was furnished
necklace, a Christmas gift, a brilliant proceeding: The judge against whom j by Dr R R Moton. prin : oil o f Ttlske,
white jeweled bracelet, the wedding gift the criticism was written, tried the men, gee Institute, Tuskegree, Ala.)
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both from her husband and her engage­ over ruled the case, and pronounced sen ■
fence.
1
suppose
that
may
he
a
legal
pro-
ment ring were the only jewrls that she
Reading from Left to Right: Misses Chrystslcc and Maxine, Bridesmaids:
eanette. Flower Girl, ICI Rae. Bride; La Vada, Maid of H onor; Messers. O tto
utherford and Yancy J. Franklin, Ushers, Ulysses S. Griggs, Groom, and Earl
Morrison, Best Man.
Thomas Johnson, tenor, o f Boston, has
been engaged to sing at St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church of Falmouth, Mass.,
during July and August. St. Rarnabas
is known as 'the millionaires' church"
I« caine of the large number o f wealthy
folk who worship there. Mr Johnson i»
sriera! dialect readings. Maude sang,
Mrs. J. N. Cantrill, of FI Salmon, has
a graduate o f the New (England Con­
and the two gave an original dialogue
servatory of Music. He plans to continue been a bit ill during the week at her among the other nnmlirrs on the pro­
his studies in Europe this fall.
I home.
gram. They were very heartily received
and arc considered very brilliant little
misses.
The Advocate has been repeatedly called by its reading
inquiring if we had for sale several of the various beauty prod­
ucts adverti.sed in our magazine section.
JUDGE LYNCH MUST
SEEK A NEW JOB
Ily Mrs. E. I). Canmuly.
New York. July !2. —Th« Board of
Directors o f the N.A A C E , it was an­
nounced here (oda) fi has granted a leave
of absence to James Weldon Johnson,
National Secretary o f thr organization.
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C A M P A IG N T O T A L # 2 3 . 0 0 0 to enable him to accrpl a fellowship just
awarded to him by the Julius Rnaenwald
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Fund for a year to do creative writing,
F ift v -O ii«• B ra n i-lira l*ny A p u r - and in order that hr may gain a much
needed rest and relrif from thr duties
t io iin ir n ! In F u ll.
and responsibilities o f his office.
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\ cw York, July 12, Fifty one Bran
ch „ ,,f the N.A.A.C.P. have paid their
apportionments in full and contributions
; t0 the N.A.A.C.P 20th Anniversay Fund
for $200,000 lave totaled $23,ooo, it wa»
learned here today. Most o f the Bran
dies whose reports have !>crn made are
h*ated in smaller communities and the
Avia and Maude Booker, thr talrntrd
results thus far observed indicate a
daughters o f Dr and Mrs. F. L Rookrr,
nationwide response to the appeal of the
who arc visiting thrir grand parrnts at
Association for. greater support in its
Yakima, gave a recital tltrrr last wrrk
work. It is beleived that when results
thr funds from which wrrr used on thr
from the large towns and cities are re
local church indebtedness Over $12 wa»
ceiled, the N.A.A.C P. will lie enabled
taktn in as door receipts, with an ad-
to expand its activities which in turn will
mission of 2.V, which means they had a
profoundly affect the lot of the Negro
real representative audience considering
in the United States.
the few people at Yakima Avia gave
Announcement of value
To Milady
By Kits Reid
llu|i|»y ('.implr
O n Prohibition Charge
In a reply to the threats made lie-
cause of his expose of lynching Walter
While pointed out in a letter to Time
that such reactions as those of Messers.
Lee and Haldane proved one of the main
contentions of "Rope and Faggot" as
to the inherent lawlessness which lynch-
ing has engendered.
Mr. White also
requested those who are eager to give
him a coat o f tar and frathers that they
wait until cooler weather, “ tar being
io sticky and messy.”
LOSING FAVOR
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\\ Itili- unii (Allumi Join In
D ry Minister Arrested
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T H E M A X W E L L G RIG GS W E D D I N G P A R T Y
New York, July 12,—William Pickens
Field Secretary o f the N.A.A.C.P. sailed
on the S.S. Majestic on Wednesday.
July 10, to attend the Second World
Congress Against Imperialism to lie held
July 20 to 31 in Frankfort -on-Main,
Germany. Mr. Pickens will represent
the N.A.A.C.P. at the Conference and
also |)lans lecturing in England and on
the Contoinent on the race question in
the United States.
Own
Store
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WYATT W. WILLIAMS
A ttorney-at-Lau)
With Julius Silvetone, Attorney
and Counselor
THE STORE FOR
EVERYBODY
523 524 LUMBERMENS BLDG.
Portland, Ore.
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Monday, August 5
—
MRS. ALICE J. RH IN ELAN D E R
S Y R A C U S E CLU B, K. O F P., and tion o f her husband's affections
Mrs. Rhinelander asks $300,000 from her father
in law, alleging that he was the cause of her husband's desertion of her. Mrs.
the C O U R T C A L A N T H E CLUB
Rhinelander plans to show in tier suit that her husband was taken away by forced
methods, ami was closely watched to keep him from communicating witli her.
ON T H E BOAT S W A N I