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ADVOCATE THE. Aa VOL »« No. io ln d « p « n d * D l Pmpmr D e v o t e d to th o PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH ». IN TWO SECTIONS In to r o s io mf Ib t P o o p lo PRICE: • CENTI SECTION L IB30. COURT RULES STAGES MUST CARRY NEGROES DR. DUBIOS HECKLED AT HATIAN MEETINGS ■» “ TO SPEAK ON H EALTH DECISION HAS ALICE WEARS NEW ENGAGE MENT 1 6 L COURT RULES BUSES MUST Kips Ea-W ife Believed Engaged To HAYESJOMING WELL KNOWN DENTIST SPEAKS North Carolimi Supreme Court Sua- talna Contention o( Stata Inter racial Committe« Ralirgh. N. C. Mar. » - Th* decision juil handed down by the North Caro lina Supreme Court, ruling that bute» are common carrier» and hence that they mn»t provide accommodations for N'egTo pattengert, bring» to a »at' itiaclory end a ca»e that ha» been un der negotiation (or many month» DUcovering that Nrgroe» were being denied transportation on many of the but line», the State Interracial Com mittee (ir»t look the matter up with the bu» cotnpanic» but without »ucce»» The Committee then appealed to the State Corporation Cotimiitaion which in turn failrd to act and, at a tail recourt», the interracial group took the matter into the courts In the court o( original jurisdiction a favorable verdict wai handed down by Judge llarhill, but the rate wa» ap pealed to the Supreme Court fur final adjudication. The latter, in the decis ion rendered a few day» ago, telile» the matter definitely and throw» upon the Corporation Commission the re sponsibility of putting the decree into effect. Mrs. Webster Strawder. for many yrars a ritlren of Portland and a de vout Christian woman, died Saturady at Multnomah hospital following a long illness Mrs. Strawder'» funeral was held Wednesday at Miller & Tra cey*» Funeral parlors. Interment wa* had at Rote City Cemetery. Mr». Strawder was a member of the Bap tist church and it» pastor, Rev. J. L Caston, officiated. Many friends at tended the services as their last tribute tq the deceased Mrs. Strawder leave» to mourn their lost three tons, Krnett Webster and Edward, a brother, L Lawerence, several grandchildren and a host of friends. New York, March 7—Alics Jones Rhinelander, whose ma is white and whose pa is colored, is wearing an 11- karat solitaire diamond in a white gold, sisc seven, setting. The lucky man is Joseph Berger, white, a German acrobat appearing with three companions in the Four Climat in an Apache dance at a Broad way restaurant. RADIO NEWS Mrs Mabel Henderson, soprano, will be the soloist over radio station K X I. Sunday, March 1 from 1:45 to 3.30 p. m. on the Bethel Church program. Rev Hill will speak Mrs. Henderson hat won many friends in her former appearances on radio programs and radio listeners await her singing with interest. GIFTED TENOR Dr. E. L. Booker to AddreM TO SING HERE ON MARCH 1 Portlanders h a v e been eargerly awaiting the announcement o f the R o land Hayes concert which was made this week by Creed It Loseth who have charge of his Portland engage ment. Mr Hayes is making his sixth tour o f the United Sûtes and every where he ia greeted with the same overflow houses and warm enthusiasm as attended his initial American ap- earances Music critics in Georgia, the singer's native state are as one in acclaiming his greatness. M Klebt, writing in the Augusta, G a, press says "His organ i* so perfectly controlled that it is the unrestricted means o f ex pression o f a soul of a rare artist. The singer possesses a vocal equip ment of unique qualities, beautiful, mel low resonance, rich and colorful. Hia voice ia almost indescriabbly lovely; its velvet texture, being in itself in spiring. The singer created a mood and astmosphere (or each of his songs, which gave them what seemed to be their fullest meaning." Mr Hayes w ill sing in Portland at the municipal auditorium March II. PORTLANDER TILLS SOIL ENDEAVOR SOCIETY J. J. Handsaker, president of t h e Oregon state council for the Preven tion of War, ia in Tacoma in the in terest of the council’s program. Last Sunday night he spoke before the col ored people at the Methodist church Mrs. Nettie J. Asbcrry arranged the meeting in honor of Mr Handsaker. Mrs. Sonia Scott, eldest daughter of PRESENTS UNIQUE PROGRAMME MRS. VERNON PASSES Mrs. Willia A. Vernon, pioneer O re gonian, mother of E.Z T. Vernon, died ■t Multnomah hospital Thursday a.m. Mrs. Vernon was injured about a year ago when run down by an automobile as she alighted from a street car and never fully recovered from the accident She was a member of the House of Prayer church and when much young er, took active part in church work. Funeral service* will be conducted Monday at t o'clock by Rev. J. L. Cas- A letter to The Advocate from T. J. Cotton of San Hcrnardo, California, brings the information that he and his family have moved into the country. They have a peach orchard and chic ken ranch and, according to Mr. Cot ton, they are very comportably and happily located Mr. Cotton and fam ily formerly resided in Portland, where Mr. Davis, son of Mrs. Mablt Dav Roy Reed, 47, died in San Francisco, the former was eitgsged in blacksmith- ia-Shcpard is in Portland for a brief ing. Mr. Cotton's letter cloaca with following an operation which became sojourn with his mother who it domi the following remark: "my whole fami necesary when he fell at his work, ciled at the residence of Mrs. I.enora ly has learned to love the Advocate.** sustaining serious injuries. Mr. Reed Henderson on Williams Avenue. was a brother to Mr*. J. H. Turner who was informed of his death by Pleaae Pay Your Subscription Plea*e Pay Your Subacription wire. He and hi* wife formerly re sided in Portland where they have K ----------- ■ ^ 1 many friends who will mourn Mr. Reed's pasting. V A R IC K C . E . S O C IE T Y presents PROFESSOR G. MATLISKY, Violinist DR. J. MATLISKY Dramatic Reader anti MRS. MABEL DAVIS-SHEPPARD A U D I T O R I U M ROLAND HAYES The program which will be presented Sunday evening at First A.M.E. Zion church by the Varick Christian En deavor Society under the leadership of its president promises to be by far the most unique and enjoyable o f the year The meeting will open with mus ic and the regular devotions which will be led by Vernon Baker. This will be followed by a program of music presented by Professor G. Matilsky, master of the violin. Professor Mat ilsky has been rarely heard in public. The public, however i* the loser be cause the Professor plays with the deepest understanding of the technic and sensitiveness o f the instrument His life, which reads like a book of fiction has brought the real soul-qual- itiea into his playing He will play sev eral of the most difficult and beauti ful concert numbers. Prof Matilsky will be accompanied by Mrs. Davia- Sheppard, herself a musician of rare ability. Mrs. Davis will alio play a group o f piano selection*. Mrs. Dav is formerly resided in Tacoma where she ia considered the leading musician of color. Her work in the church and out, over the radio with her aggrega tion o f trained singers is well konwn to radioland and Tacomans. Dr. Mat ilsky who will present a dramatic read ing is a well known physician. She specializes in women's diseases. Zion is indeed fortunate to be able to pre sent the trio to the public. MONDAY EVENING Marrh 31, 8 :3 0 O’ CIork Present* B s i s s a r ......................... II.SS. Ii.ss A S-Act Dram* under the direction of Mr*. Lula Gragg Friday. March *1, :: » 30 P M H IB E R N IA H A L L *40 Russel St. Admission 50 Cents Craed A Loseth. Concert Mgra. BReren ISIS Pianist-Accompanist in program Sunday Evening, Marrh 9, 1930 at six-thirty o'clock □ AT FIRST A. M. E. ZION CHURCH 417 Williams Avenue □ Public Cordially Invited RASSMUSSEN & CO. □ Pointa — L R. Lishey, charge D'Affairs Pullman porters headquaters, on Williams Ave. paid the Advocate a visit last week and renewed hit subscription to the “ Old Reliable.” Mrs. M. L. Taylor also paid for two years. George Orr Latimer went to Seat tle Friday to attend an Amity Con ference sponsored by Seattle Bahais Miss Della Jackson, IB« Ivy street went to Multnomah hospital Thursday to undergo a major operation. PULLMAN BROTHERHOOD PLANS SOUTHERN DRIVE New York, March 7— In a recent conference in Chicago following the National Negro Labor Conference, the members of the General Executive Board of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porter* and President A. Philip Randolph formulated a program to in augurate a Southern organization cam paign for the organization of Sleeping Car porter* with the co-operation of the American Federation o f Labor who is now prosecuting a general or ganization drive in the South. Please Pay Your Subacription The Advocate does not necessarily «hare in Kit* Reid's views, but whetb- ir we do or not. her opinions are sane, and logical and wcO reading. It ia r o w privilege as well an ours to disagree with Kits and aha invitee yonr opinion «post the discusses from time to tins# in column. Rather a fatal combination o f cir cumstances just now for the "B ig I 1 for whom the recall petitions are be ing circulated—the 10 cent car fare business. I cannot understand why the PEP could not have delayed it until after the primaries. Strange lack of consideration, I call ¡L W hat a “ grand and glorious feeling” would spread oved these United States if our Congress should make op its mind that it would save several billion* dollars of expense by voting out our paid unemployed tin gods— the army and navy! Can you imagine the con sternation among the several generals, colonels and majors if they had to blacken their own shoes instead of Orderly see that my boots are clean and polished— I got them dusty com ing across the parade ground." Jnst think a moment, yon dub* o f taxpay ers— did it ever occur to yon that it is your money which pays for battle ships’ For the cost of every citizen* training camp? Foe every meat that is served to the campers in these camps? For the vacations which these smart youog men who go to our citi zen's training camp to play at war? Your husband i* ont of a jo b and yon are looking for work so that you can raise the tax money which will keep your home off the delinquent tax list. While—over at Vancouver, part o f your tax money will be spent to sup port the polo team. Your husband is wearing out his shoe leather looking for work while your taxes (when you pay them) pay the wages, board and keep of the spruce recruiting officer- who marches up and down in front of the doorway of the Commonwealth Uuilding on Bth street If the working people of this properous(?) country do not begin to think pretty soon, they will find out what serfdom means. Just what ails our Public Library? It has never been so slovenly kept It is dirty and smelly—smells as if it were never properly ventilated. If one should get into the holy o f holies to enter any sort o f complaint to the head librarian, one gets most beauti fully snubbed for one's answer. Ex cept in one or two departments, there is no friendliness. Gone is that beauti ful spirit o f cooperation that prevailed during Miss Isom's time when "the library” was the rallying ground of all the organizations. If a group should dare to ask for the use o f a room for a meeting and that group should rep resent an unpopular opinion, that room it sure to be “occupied" on that parti cular night. I have heard complaint mm Heckle DuBoitt at Haiti Meeting in Eaat Orange New York, Mar. I —A stormy meet ing developed out o f criticism o f the American Occupation of Haiti, by Dr. W. E. B. Du Bolt, member o f the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement o f Colored People and editor of The Crisis, at a meeting sponsored by lead ing dub women in East Orange, N. J. on February *0. The meeting, a luncheon gathering of the International Relations Com mittee, at the Hotel Suburban, was addressed by Dr. Du Boss, and Cap tain F. H. Cooke of the U. S. Navy. Captain Cooke asserted that the U. S. had intervened in Haiti for the good of the country only. When Dr. Du Bois charged that we were in Haiti "because the National City Bank of New York wants us to be there," a number of white club women excitedly xasailed hie patriot ism. Commenting on the disturbance at the meeting. Dr. Du Boss said: "I delivered substantially the same speech in New York and Boston With out arousing any excitement Only in a small place like East Orange, where a small social clique tries to rule, would there be such excitement. It is amusing that the disturbance began over my remarks about the National City Bank. N o one, it seems, can criticize that institution without hav ing his patriotism impugned in East Orange.” J. H. Turner. 1201 East Grant street who has been quite ill o f pneumonia, is reported to be well on the road to recovery. Mr. Turner is able to be up and around his home. after complaint from students who go there for help and are told that "we are not supposed to give students in dividual attention”. W e arc told that “ books are not in" when we are stand ing right in front of them and grab them ourselves as soon as the librari an's back is turned. Complaint to the library board avaieth not. It begins to look to some o f us common people as if we are being taxed so that some o f the “ public servants" at the library can take “ trips abroad". Time, Mesrs. Library board, that you sat up and looked into things on the quiet in stead o f being so busy you cannot pay attention to what is going on up there. Get off the board or wake up and see that the public is at least treated cour teously—just for whose benefit is the library maintained? For what select few? m tm The Dark Knight By M ake HAITIS CONDITION W il l ia m S m it h "B E T T Y " MAIL ORDERS NOW will W Ailed In order o f reeel pi If eeeompenied bp check end eelf- eddreseed, •temped envelope. Address All Ordern end Make rtiecke Parable Is I l l Stndls Bldg. A large number of fans were out Monday night at Benson Polytechnic School to witness the basketball game between the Zion A. M E. boys and a white team. The latter did not show up so the colored boys, anxious to en tertain the spectator! divided them selves into two teams and played a fine fast game. Garner Grayson refereed T H E JO Y M A K E R S CLUB PRICES Msla F t m ...................... It.**. It .» » D r a t a r s is • ........................... II.SS OF By Kite Rdd Charles Stanton, lllB E. 8th S t N. HE WORKS TOR PEACE Arrmu (T ip s Mrs. Vernon, mother of M. E. Z. T. Vernon, is reported to be quite ill at the Multnomah hospital. Friends and well-wishers are re Sunday Night Meeting. joicing over the reorganization of the Unique Club o f Good Fellows—watch Dr. E. L. Booker, D.D.M., will de your step I liver the main address at Bethel A. M E. Church Sunday al 8 p m His K. L Culp o f 353 East 5Bth Street subject will be "Health and Religion” . N., who has been confined to his bed Dr. Booker has been greatly in demand for the past week, is much improved recently for talks, having spoken be as we go to press. fore the Deaconesses Annual Celebra tion o f Interracial Day and on the David Robinson has returned to evening o f February B he spoke to the work after nearly three month’s vaca young people at the Sunnyside Meth tion. odist Church on “ Negro Spirituals” . T o illustrate, he used bits of the spirit Mrs. I. F. Schweieh who has been uals. According to a letter received indisposed for some time at her home from one of the leading members of was able to return to her work Mon the church, his address was well re day to the delight of her many friends. ceived Others on the program Sun day night with Dr. Booker, are Att'y Mrs. J. Nailing was a pleasant caller Donald Beattie of the University of at The Advocate office to pay for The Oregon who will sing "Behold the Advocate as were several others dur Master Passcth By,” Hammond, and ing the week. Dr. De Norval Unibank. M. D.. who will preside. The choir of the church Little Junior Hill, three-year old son will be directed by Mrs. Mabel Davit- of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hill who has SHeppard The service is being spon been quite ill is able to be up again. sored by the Oregon Social Hygiene Society, in observance of National Charles Stanton. Jr., is ill at the health week. home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTIAN Washington, F eb, M— Dr. Robert R Moton, principal of Tuaktgce In stitute, reported to the State Depart ment yesterday the ilst of persona who have been selected for President H oo ver's committee for an educational study of Haiti. The names are: Dr. Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University; Prof Leo M. Fa vor!, field secretary of the General Kducation Board; Prof Benjamin F. Hubert, president of Georgia State Industrial College, Dr. W. T Williams dran of Tuskegee Institute and field agent of the Jeanes and Slater fund. Miss Sonia Scott, Eldest daughter of Mrs. Sarah Scott-Dicker son is back in school after having been out two weeks on account of illness. ON HEALTH German Acrobat CARRY NEGROES LOCAL BRIEFS Vorniah — Doora Glas* □ Store and Office: 194 Second Street :: Portland, Oregon Por Hand’s A Serial of R om an ce - Dairing - Intrigue Own YOU CAN T AFFORD TO MISS IT! 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