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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1930)
True Storie* Achievement Storie* W ■ ruf r» . •* M. Da«'bara NI., <»«•«•. ILLUSTRATE» FEATURE SECTION—February J, 1930 *»«rlgn ANverlUlwg l|r|M»««nt*ll*»* Picture« lu the Dluurated Feature »Wtlow were mm **«.. anti do no» depict principale uni«*« *o capefooed MEN DAVIN. Jr., Feetvrr EdHwr Obeyed Orders at the Risk o£ His Lite • — • ■■ 1 ■' " - - Mose's head ' Hhoot to kill “ It meant considerable to kill somebody ! Tlmt night wtien Mt Waite took A human lite was something that What happened when a couldn't br given back his departure from tlie Itouse, I msuik I faithful employee obeyed the Tlie gun felt heavy in his hand I for a country dance, hr said to Moar; orders hastily flung at him I "If any ausplcloua characters ap- Bure enough, lie had tlie bag of dia It contained a fortune in by his employer, who left iPear here, shoot and shoot to kill" monds diamonds And lie had been lilxtruct- him in charge of a fortune in M om - nodded Ills head manliest Ing rd to guaid it at tlie expense of hu diamonds. that he would obey Instructions man life. And I m - did mA hesitate to do It He heard the roar of a motor out- when Uie occasion came up a short side, knew Ute lolkx were leaving ’ while later lieard the car thud its way down Just how Mr Waite happened to the gravel path. The sounds became I leave lhe diamonds In care of his muffled by distance. and eventually , employe« Is uncertain, but It la es- died out completely Nasty job. he labllslied that Waite is a jewelry had Hut tlie orders ire tiad received i salesman who sometimes taken his had come from the man he respect- i valuables home with him over tlie rd and worked for. week-end Be it tat as It may. he was Mow felt that lie was duty bound ! visiting his slater In tlie big brick They might do anything to him. but j tMmae. with a fountain tn the yard ax long as he lived, liiey couldn't flowers, summer houses, tennis courts, take that bag of diamonds from him uml rii-rttlilog And Wnlle had all He dcteimined to die before anything Hie jewelry tie carried on his selling I be band nf rubbers made their headquarters in the railroad tunnel <pic- of that sort could happen trips In Ills possession lured abuvel. Three of them walled here while the leader slipped up to the Mow was alone In the house All house believing that the black robe would frighten the colored lad. The Bonirtlinen Waite had to take bai k tlie other help had gone to tlie band intended io hide the dtamurds In a hole made in the wall of the defective gems that hla customers dance Tile house was still Nut a tunnel. sold only to have brought back, ‘ OU nd Nothing SV, to be ■„«.w. beard, owvw save ■ „vwia.aa besides these, he usually car- the whisper of tlie wind and 7>rmu hed tlie fallen in his hand, ap-aing a little crtniMxi line again-1 the _______ ____ ______ I man wlio luid black silk a tine display of samples. At creak of a board blown back and , ------ • • rube and opened worn a • black door - Thai was a terrible adventure, and _______ a ____ rale, on Hila particular night, he forth Mow felt ................. that ‘ the story of it reads like a chapter Mow remembered having without knocking .had MHiieiliitig like Ihlity thousand nailed this strip above the garage lie had done the right thing j He had from a sensational novel but Mow I dollars In dlaiiMind-. which he gave d»x>r that morning to stop up a <amed out the orders •rs that had been Morton can testify that it is true, Io Mose io look afii r Yes—Mose had a close call and a I » rack through which snow sometimes hastily flung at him He hadn't kill Muse didn t step Into Waite's con- fell rd tile man H. saw a ti tread of ten able experience but he obeyed hb fltktice over night He had t>evn He carried tlie black suitcase with blood staining tlie black robe, tnak- employers instructions . working III the family for a long him number ot years Mrs Andrews had | There was an enormous fireplace ' tc'tined that lie was absolutely made of crude stone, and a large log fMMieat Moreover she had often In the grate, burning cheerfully <»SE Morton, formerly spoken to her brother about Mose Here Mow sloud with the mantel of ii , She fell sate living alone there In the flrrplace being above his head of (n|ie GirisrdeMllJ .1 that big house with this venerable holding the gun in his hand He * ” Mimouri. I i v e g ‘• colored lad to look after lier Bhe | set tlir grip down at hix feet He through ii terrihh- ex la-lleved tflat II the occasion present 'waited ±S_". ‘ know tor what He didn't Itself, Moar would make the su i But he felt a premonition that he perience when his muter in- ed preme sacrifice for her safely I was waiting for something He had THE LAST INSTALLMENT ^bright vacant stage. utruited him to guard the Mow«- knew Iw was In the favor of | In other words, one of those nerve-. Lissa stepped from the wings, and Seven yearr aller her arrival in Mrs Andrews, and this of coirnw racking presentiments. priceletut diamonds he left put him In the res|>ecl of all the help Hours passed swiftly until, sud Hew York. l.ista maker her debut, the clamour plunged into silence. The trace of embarrassed .self-conscious the house Everyone had im denly hr heard a sound at tlie front which is a phenomenal success. lii-hinil in an enormoua house in ness was gone She seemed detached, plicit coiifidciiir in M um - door It was shoved mien It slam near Egypt Mill*. In this Hut Mine wax going awav Mrs med lawk against the wall A pic When Wentworth recovered from oblivious of both herself and her au trancelike aboorptiori the house dience The conductor rose and look- Andrews waa to hr gone Mouth for was jarred ofl. clattered to the Ilia am a 11 town Mr*, Andrew*, approximately three months, during ture floor, broken in many pieces A was applauding; the large Negro ill up to her for his cue. Apparent- w< _ M chorus was taking a curtain call The ■ ly she did not see him. for she gave which time the big house at Fkrvpt Pinter of the employer of Milla would be closed In the mean strong dealt of cold air swept ' ’,. ; demands of , . the audience became no sign. Instead she stopped where i«»xv«»s. •rne 1 lirii . > . . . through vur the im red wkiicu walled room M one Morton, resided in the while Mose waa to br with Tom trirtJiiKii 11 she was Just out of the wings, and came the sound, of slithering feet winter month*. In fact, the Waite and he was packing his Mose knew somebody was approach- advanced to the footlights and bow unaccompanied commenced to sing things to leave with his new em ing him He whirled about the National Anthem of the American Hix re- )«^- Now; <l}*‘ ,'1}1 ***hl s*‘*‘ x peri»-me wa* so unusual ployer llu- next morning when Waite votver was readv for instant action Plainly visible for the first time, a Negro. - - ■ . . . . ■ _ . . millaM A <1 a lift 1.1 ii above Bar««.- a •'» W>i 11 s Or ltaio rx t hat Moat- hail utepped, al- steppad unobtruslvelv into his room - Mose mulatto, little medium height, Apparently moat of the audience cursed lilniaelf for leaving that with a black traveling bag In hh door unlocked However It wax the and of auperb proportions. Went had never heard of it. Wentworth noat before he realized it, in baud of this community to leave worth noticed that she wore no make never had From the first note he was to the apotlight of the ntate. "Mose." he said quietly, "tlierc's a custom up except a alight darkening of tlie aware of an absolutely new sensation In diamonds In tills grin and tlie front door unlocked ll|is that made them M-em fuller, Against his perception beat tlie words All eye* are on him, anil no | fortune . I'm going "Stop!” to leave it with you to more deliberately Negroid This struck of James Weldon Johnson's inspiring Mose shout cd tlie command to doubt, before another month' guard Also, I'm going to give vou halt Hut the dark bulk continued him as significant Fropi the light poem swept forward in the marching Can vou ha.-» panned. Mose will in somt-!?n, „“’’•‘"’’¡I?*' pistol bronze of her face her eyes looked rhythm < < ...l.ancc lowxrd turn drawing of Rosamond Johnsons nearer and nearer Then, without - out. large, ex|irexslve. and extraordi- music: way be rewarded tor his Mow was not excited, although he waitlng. M<we tired twice. Tlie first narily brilliant — Mamba's eyes — ye«, "tan «vary voioe and sing faithful nervites. It is known n,,t hp|t> buj rrallw the weight of til. icMvmsimm V ihn' h.id i>" >1 bullet cut the robed figure to his'and Hagar's. Now. for the first time, Till earth ar,a heaven ring aiKx.i, iv the aaix a»« vairov «was« knees, the mvv'iiu second tut cut iiiiii him to he nvvixvv noticed that site npy>soivM appeared self- King with the harmonies of Liberty: that the employer, Tom piaceri on tils shoulders ■ ■ - • - be away . 8he Let our rejoicing rise but ■ while he was on his - knees, 1 conscious. anxious to Waite, is now planning to "I never did use one much. Mr.” floor, High as the mi ning aklee. thr man tn the black robe fired one bowed for the second time, and with- Let It resound loud M the rolling see *urpri*e hi* brave employee slo',,lv 'But 1 can shot at his opponent, sending him out waiting for the curtain, withdrew Sing a song full of iallh that the "" dark " staggering __ __ ____ among the chorus -» staggerinf I Into the __________ enormous grate with a nice .Mimi of money. Waite handed him tin* gun pas* has taught ns. When Mow fell Into the grate " he But tlie audience would not let it Sing a song fuU of the hope that the “Tills bag is Is in your care. Ouard For not only did he save the It with your life present has brought us: let it out They got to their feet l..\ Don't --------........... — o( burned his hands His clothes caught rest at that the rising sun ot our new d*y fortune in diamond* that your sigiti for a singlo moment. on tire. Tlie black bag was scorched, and cheered They kept the clamour racing begun. — Anil it any suspicious characters for Mow had r*-- picked it up before going with a sort ... of mad pcrabdenre. were left in his hand.-», but he lisim Let us march on tlL victory Is aon.' up around here, shoot to kill " tiring a shot. Hut 1 lie managed to ____ After ____ five ________ minutés __ of .it ____ the ________ curtain was instrumental in captur- The words went whirling through remove himself from the flame«, was seen to move, rising- slowly on a tCaatlnaeg on page twat 11 rcnDrr irAKicc l,n» lhe l,,,“Jvr oi lhc ro*»*»"’« By GEORGE JONES gang, a* Well. e Mamba’s Daughters M ♦ xucKxnthdMMXh Rhe Stormy Career of Jaek Johnson <>•< thr d.iy <>f tlir JrfTrics-John .oli lighl. thè Ml.i *M vlolently hot. Bui Ih« in no way afte« ted thr moni, nnr tlir aitual ring batti.-. Al no timr during tbi-> bollir itili Johnson tose hla "golilrn rmtlc" a< hr de cisively put an end In (hr tast “wlilte bone. ' Al.rr flit* fumoUN JrtTrirN tight, JoliiiMon, hi* wtfr. thru thr former Etta Duryra, Nailed for Ixmdon and Parti. In PariN there were nisi h nt di in.mds for .1 *< k's appear A lit r al muNir halls and othrr H ooncn of amusement. At these places he often made short snrri be*. When he went to l.oiidon. the Coronation of King George was In progress, hut despite this fact, whenever Jack's ear appeared on the london streets, the King was forgotten by the crowds ax they struggled for a glimps- of the black champion Text by ROLFE DELLON Dr.wn by FRED B. WATSON Jacu soon returned to Chicago and opened an elaborate night rlnb. It was ki own as the Cabaret de ( hampion. The opening was one of the most spectacular ever seen in this country. His friends from all over the world took part in this event. ,
