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THE è An Voi 20 No : im In Two Section. ADVOCATE ln d « p tn d « n ( P ap er D « v o ta d to th o In to r b a ta mf th e P a o p la Section One PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. AUGUST 9, m o PRICE: PIVE CENTS PICKENS BREAKS UP ALLEN-FOR-SEN. MEET N£GRO AGENT SLAIN IN GUN BATTLE IN SOUTH ALLEN'S MEN . ARE ROUTED New York, August 7 W illiam Pic kens. field S n rrtary «( Ihr N A A l I* now in K ansas cam paigning »«*"“ • ifir election of Senator Allen, reports that 3,000 |>eo|>lr attended Ilia meeting in W itchila with an overflow meeting on the ootaide and that one fourth of the audience w ai white Among Ihote who heard him were a number of Allen leader» and w ork er». including hi» m anager in that »ac tion. At I'ickena' meeting in Topeka *,- non attended Senator Allen and Hen- der»on »poke at a meeting on the neat night with only 300 pre»ent At thi» meeting, alter Henderson, Allen'» nom inee for a go» em inent job, and Allen had »poken. the audience began to •hoot for W illiam I’ickena. W hen the chairm an ignored the call of the audi ence for i'icken», who wa» prevent, the audience refilled to hear any fur ther »prakri» and broke up the m eet ing. SENSE PORO CO. MOVES LAND OWNER TAILED OVER RAID F Poro College has moved its head quarters to Chicago. Mrs. Anni M. Malone, founder and ow ner of the famous institution made the announ cement this week in a letter which was sent to the m ore than 50,000 agents affiliated with this organization and who are scattered throughout every nok and cranny of the country. It has ben known for sometime in Chicago busines circles here that Mrs. Malone was quietly acquiring exten sive real estate holdings in Chicago She now ow ns the entire block on South Parkway, formerly Grand Boule vard, hetweent 44th and 45 streets ------------ 1 -p ----------------- Q A ll’ll C CLVDB r O U M I l l M C r* 4 0 f Q O fU U M L lfa iM M U M l A N P M H A N P C IT V “ I notice that the hanks have branches on the East tide but the main business remains on the W est," thus E rastus Richardson answ ered the ques F E A R W R E C K S MANY P O L I T I tion of an Advocate reporter the other CAL C A R E E R S day why hr did not follow the Golden W est over to the East side of the A» the legislative assembly will con river vene the early part of next year, Mr Richardson, who for the past thoughtful »tudent» of political »cience five or m ore years has sucessfully op tru»t that the personnel will not yield erated a confectionery store in the to pressure, and discard principles they Hotel Golden W est corner of Broad- so warmly advocated prior to their I way and E verett streeti, moved to election, a» was done the la»t session the corner of Sixth and Flanders a little over a week ago after the hotel It is fear that causes the delinquent moved to In terstate street on the members to take such a retrogressive East side. step. Strong hints are given that the Mr Richardson serves a variety of advocacy of certain measures will re confections including soft drinks, can sult in political disaster They su r dies, cigars, cigarettes, etc., and h an render to this fear and as a matter of dles leading newspapers and periodi cals, including T H E A D V O C A T E . A special feature is his mid-day hot lunches. Nothing less than the best is served at his place and for this reason and his devotion to business. Mr Rich A tlanta, G a , Aug —(C N A ) — The ardson has attracted a large patronage desperate clforta of the southern bos from both the colored and white peo ses to forestall the organisation of ple. C O U N C li. REVEREND MORELAND ELEVATED ATLANTA BOSSES REVIVE K.K.K. N egro and white w orkers on a m ili tan t basia in the South have crystal- itrd in the form ation of the “Cau casian Crusade." T his organisation ia »amply another version of the Kn Klu* Klan. differing from the latter only in the fact it has widened its program of attack, especially direct ing its viciousnrss against C om m un J New York, Aug 8—The National As- ists and all militant workers, black | sociation for the Advancement of Col- and white Its ideological aura ia | ored People is in receipt of a letter Nordic “suprem acy" and white chau | from Paris, France, in which the cor- vinism. J respondent asks that a branch of the ! Association be started in that city. The writer. Sotero Qucrcdo, states: "W e are already quite a large number of colored people here, and the time | has come for grouping ourselves to- ! gethrr. W ill you please send full REV. M ORELAND particulars and literature telling of the Friends of Rev John E. Moreland New York, August 8—(C N A )—T hat scope and work of the Association.?" will he happy to learn of his promo tion to Presiding Elder of the St Garvey is giving the Jewish carpenter l.ouis District of the A M E. Zion a run (or his money, is shown by the Church Rev Moreland formerly titles of tongs heard at the UNFA .MOORE SIGNS UP pastured at the First A M E. Zion meeting here last Sunday Instead of FLYWEIGHT EIGHT the usual "W here H E leads me. I Will church hi Portland. Follow," is. "W here Garvey Leads Me. Prom oter George Moore has signed I W ill Follow." A nother song is up a six-round special event for next entitled: “Come. Let Us Praise the Monday night's fight card at the audi- Holy King, Marcus Garvey." | torium that prom ises to be a whiz- But this isn't all The white Israe hang Jackie Evans, the Kansas City lite .too, must given way to the black flyweight sensation, will meet Perry Jam acian "T he African Boat it Com Israel, P ortland's pride ot flyweigtht, ing and Garvey is our C aptain.” in six rounds. The double main event Despite statem ents to the contrary, New York. Aug 7—The colored com this proves that Garvey leaders are features Joe Marcus vs. Matt Calo and m itter of the W hite Plains Y M CA. still seeking an African heaven to es Eddie Edlcman vs. Paddy W althicr, both 10-rounders. Popular prices will is insisting on choosing its own leaders cape an American hell. prevail. and at a m eeting on Tuesday, July lit*, refused to accept the leadership sel MANY ORGANIZATIONS ected for it by the m em bers of the H IG H JU M P R E C O R D B R O K EN TO HE REPRESENTED white board. The m em bers of the BY N EG R O S O L D IE R AT El.KS CONVENTION colored Y M C A. Comm ittee informed New York, August 5—Many prom The running high jum p record of the board that they must reserve the inent Elks arc planning to reach De Fort Henning was broken at the 20th right to select men in whom they have troit a few days ahead of their annual Infantry Field and T rack Meet of rnnfidrnre and that they wished lead m eeting in order to atend the sessions July 23rd The old record stood at ers of the type of the comm ittee mem of the National Negro Business Lea 5 feet 7 inches. T he new record made bers who were dropped by the hoard, gue In a letter to Albon L. Ilolscy, by Private Jack Myers of Company because they moved into a white secretary of the Business League, lio n " F ” raises the old fiigure to 5 feet, neighborhood. T his im paste has grown J. Finley W ilson, Grand Exalted Ruler BJ4 inches. Private Myers is from De Out of the sum mary diycharge of sec of the Elks, says, "I have called a troit, Michigan, where he held the retary Samuel Morscll because he meeting of our Executive Board to City Championship in IMS for the lodged with I)r. Collymore , who meet in Detroit a week ahead of high jump. moved into a white neighborhood and our meeting in order that the mem- the dropping of Dr. Collymore and (hers may have an opportunity to a t Dr. W illiams from the hoard, because tend the sessions of the Business they refused to move from the white League." district when their presence was pro tested. WHITE LAD SAVES Dr Collymore inform s the N.A.A. COLORED HOY A tlanta, Ga., July—T. L. Martin, I P., which has hern acting in hit be New York, Aug. 7—W hen He was one of seven white men indicted for half, that lie is assured of the renewal trapped in the mud in a C entral Park the slaying of Dennis H ubert Negro of his fire insurance, which was can lake while swimming W ednesday, Cal divinity ifchool student, was found celled, and that the opposition has vin Storms, It, was rescued by Sam guilty of ■Voluntary m anslaughter by a quieted. Sturey, tl year old white lad. Fulton county superior court jury here today, with the recom mendation he be sentenced to the penitentiary for Hpeml your summer vacation a t . . . not leas than 12, nor m ore than 15 years. SUNFLOWER CAMP ------------0------------ PARIS FRANCE WANTS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BRANCH THINK OARVEY GREATER THAN LOWLYNAZERENE NEGROES RETOSE TO ACCEPT LEADERSHIP OF WHITES WHITE MAN CONVIGTED •f. W. (Lurry, Owner HE ABIDE, OREGON Restful Swings (’roquet—Horseshoe Throwing anti Fishing Within 100 Feet of Camp F urnished ('.attunes an d F urnished Tents fo r R en t! Mrs. Madelyn Flowers Will He There to Serve You at Any Time Day or Night That You Arrive A CCEPT C O LO RED VOTERS W asco, Tex. The M cLennan county Democratic executive comm ittee has voted unanim ously to perm it Negroes to participate in the Democratic p ri m ary here Friday. DON'T SP E N D YOUR MONEY W H E R E YOU CANNO T W ORKI (C ontinued on Page Z) BOOTLEGGING ACTIVITIES SAID TOHAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF ALE TROUBLE Arrow (E xps By Kits Reid Macon. G a, Aug. 2—A. L. Patterson, prom inent Macon land owner, was jailed here today on a charge of m ur der growing out of a spectacular gun battle on his property late last night in which a special prohibition officer and an alleged colored rum -runner were slain. T he dead agent was H erm an W arr, shot twice in the chest when he and D eputy Prohibition A dm inistrator Fred Dismuke of Macon led a raiding force which captured 40 gallons of liquor allegedly en route to Macon. In the same battle, Sam Knight, a Negro, was killed. Bloodkounds from the Milledgeville state prison were employed today to track down another Negro, Frank Du- hart, alleged rum-runner who was be lieved badly wounded in the fight but who managed to slip away in the dark ness. A witness of the fight told au thorities he taw Duhart limping down a road declaring he had been shot. Patterson, held incommunicado, de nied any connection with the gun ■battle on his property, prohibition agents said. He insisted he knew nething of the alleged bootleg opera tions which last night's raid was o r ganized to break op. Agents, however, insisted he was present and engaged in the battle. The Advocate does not necessarily New York, Aug. 7—Mr. B. F. Lev- share in Kits Reid's views, but wbeth- istrr, chairman of the Legal Redress er we do or not. her opinions are sane. Committee of the Mount Vernon, N logical and well worth reading. It ia Y. Branch, reports that as a result of your privilege as well aa ours to dis- the activity of that Committee discrim- agree with Kits and she invites your NINA MAE MtKlNN£y illation which had been practiced by opinion upon subjects she discusses Pretty, petite N IN A M AE M cK IN - Loew’s and P roctor’s T heatres in from time to time in her column. NEY, star of "H allelujah", famous all. Mount V ernon has been discontinued ' ! talking, all-Negro film production was m arried several weeks ago in San I was talking to a friend the other Francisco to Gorilla Jones, sensational day whose work brings her in rsth er middleweight prizefighter of Akron. j close contact with public affairs. We Ohio. were discussing the *25,QOOu publicity fund that is being raised here to ad t vertise Oregon. “W ell,” sai<f she. “ I would think it m ight be a good plan to spend some of that money to keep the people here who are here now W ilmington. Del. A u g u sti—(C N A )- rather than bring more people to Mass protests and dem onstrations re- O regon to see our em pty factories iulted in a reprieve for T heodore Russ .... , _ land stores. A little reducing of rents tw enty-tw o year old N egro chauffeur . . . . , . . . ,. . , , _i might keep the small storekeeper m condemned to die here on July 25 . . K . . . . . . . tj . . . . _ , , business and a little higher wages Russ was arrested last February after ,. , , . .. . , r l . .L . . . . . would make of the discouraged worker a tight with a bootlegger in which . - . . . . . v . an active buyer. Somehow, the idea Russ got the better of the tbargain i sending a quarter of a million into Instead of being charged with assault Eastern publicity pockets does not Russ was charged with attem pted rape of the bootlegger’s wife. In D el (Continued on page three) aware rape is a capital offense, and Russ was tried, convicted, and sen tenced on perjured evidence. He was condemned to die on July 25. On July 23, however, hundreds of N egro Realizing that Mr. and Mrs. Cotton and white w orkers, after a series of have so many friends in Portland and les successful meetings, staged a n u n - W ashington, Aug 6— (C N A )—The Oregon who will be as glad as we m outh dem onstration eleven o’clock are of their success, we are taking the anouncement that H uston will step night in front of the governor's liberty of publishing in full his letter down and out from the chairmanship mansion. E arlier in the evening a even tho some of it is of a personal of the Republican N ational Committee mass meeting took place. A t the nature, (apologies to Mr. Cotton.) may please a lot of people but Ben conclusion of the meeting the w orkers Rt. 2, Box 745 Davis of Georgia m akes a comment arose in a solid body and went to W aterm an Avenue and asks: picket the govenor's residence. T he San Bernardino, Calif. "Rascob, of the D em ocratic National governor, who was preparing to go on July 23, 1930 Committee had the guts to stand the a fishing trip, was forced by the m ili Dear Mrs. Cannady: gaff of his enemies: w hat's the m at tant dem onstration of Negro and white 1 am inclosing my check for two ter with H uston?” w orkers to grant Russ a reprieve of years subscription to "T he ADVO CATE.” tw enty-eight days, until A ugust 22. "It is im portant to note." says the ) ou rem em ber I wrote you some American N egro L abor Congress in an time ago pledging my support to your official statem ent, "that Russ is con splendid paper. I have just sold my demned to die on the very day of the peach crop, which was the heaviest of third anniversary of the m urder of any individual ranch in the San Bern Sacco and \ anzetti. Only by greater The National N egro Press Associa ardino valley. From the receipts I protests and more dem onstrations can tion will meet February, 1931 in Nash make it my first duty to fulfill my ob we prevent this legal lynching, and ville. Tenn. Each new spaper has been ligation to the “Advocate”, a house thus save Russ from the fate of the requested to furnish a bound volume hold fixture in our household. DR. R. R. M O T O N W ho Headed tw o Italian labor organizers." for exhibition purposes. 1 m ight say that every one who President Hoover's Commission to conies here to buy peaches, and they Investigate Educational conditions in J. Douglass W etm ore, New York are many, from far and near, say that BELIEVE IT OF NOT, Haiti. City, attorney with offices on Broad the variety of Clingstone on this FIRES AT GROUND; ranch is the finest in Southern Cali HE MISSES BADLY way committed suicide T hursday. July fornia. A nd if you could see them you Rudolph D ejournette is in the Good T here was a prow ler on his back 31. He left a note to his wife, white, Sam aritan hospital where he under went a m inor operation on the nose porch, and the night was dark. So saying that he was "tired of it all. —Please turn to page 4— dark! Tuesday. So H enry Marks, colored, of 287 The Pittsburgh Branch of the Na W illiams ave., stealthily got his pistol tional Association for the Advance MASKED BAND SLAYS and just as stealthily crept down the ment of Colored People has just se * “G. O. I*.” LEADER stairs. cured a temporary injunction restrain The prow ler was still there and to ing the Borough of Avolon from dis Mt. Vernon, Ga.-(C NS)—S. S. Min- frighten him, H enry M arks fired three criminating against Negroes in its cey, the 70 year old Negro Republican shots. He fired into the ground, he swimming pool, built and maintained leader of Ailey, Georgia, died here told police. Tuesday July 29, after reporting he by funds raised in a bond issue. But his m arksm anship needs cor had been kidnapped from his home recting. He has been invited by po Dr Robert W. Bagnall, director of by a band of masked and robed men lice authorities to utilize the target Branches of the N.A.A.C P. has accep (all white) carried into Thomas Coun range in the basem ent of central po ted an invitation from the Health ty and beaten. lice station. He was found semi-conscious and Commissioner of New York to serve All three shots, although aimed as a membr of the general committee revived only long enough to give a dow nward, headed for an apatrm ent of the new Harlem Health center. fragmentary account of the attack. house across the street. Tw o struck He told officers one of the demands the brick wall, and the third galloped made by the attackers was that he through the window of the ground Please Pay Y our Subscription give up his post as county Republican floor suite of Mrs. E. N. W crm oth chairman. Before he died he told of and imbedded itself in the wall.—The being struck over the head with a A CORRECTION Portland News. In last week’s issue, through a mis rifle before being taken forcibly from understanding over the telephone, it his home. Physicians said that blow HOLD THREE FOR MURDER was stated that Mr. W arner T errell of resulted in concussion of the brain Chicago, III, Aug. 8—The G rand Boise, Idaho went "slum m ing" last and caused his death. He was not jury on Monday indicted P. A. M en Monday night. It should have read, able to name his assailants. ard, S. \V Springer, W. H. A. Moore "went swimming last Monday night.” for the m urder of Mrs. Julia Hawkins, Mr. T errell is the grandson of Mrs. O ’ t í a . ñ J c (fav. T m « Q u a l it y * sto S t o w *« « mm 85-year-old woman, holding the three R. J. Carden and not her nephew as DON'T SP E N D YOUR MONEY j * P o * h 4 n & O m M ( V w ithout bail. was also stated. W H ER E YOU CANNOT W ORK! MASS PROTEST HELPS CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT: DAVIS ASKS A QUESTION NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS M ake Por Hand’s Own Store Your Shopping Headquarters ( 3 E L