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FAMOUS VILLA AUCTIONED TH E An a d v o c a te ln d « p tn d « n l IN TW O SECTIONS Voi. 27 — No. 5 P»p«r Devoted PORTLAND, OREGON to the of Intor««t* th e : Pooplo SECTION ONE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1930 PRICE FIVE CENTS ENCOURAGE WHITES TO STUDY RACE HISTORY MANY OF COLOR ATTND WHITE HOUSE CONFAB PBZES DFFEBED Judge'U ses ^iVork Of Negro Artist FOR BEST ESSAY OflH BEIIER H REIATIUNS H M D AS 1 H I A tlanta, Lid Due. J To prom ote I h r « U lt i ) ul the NrRft» w ith ih r l»r lief O ui H ill l>riii|{ about 4 better under »tam linu betw een tin* raer» atol m ore am icable relation» t tic* Cullimi»- »mu on I uteri 4< iul C ooperation lu» a n nounced th at a price of $lHO will be aw arded to the »out hern w hite I ur I i tuhiMil »tutlrnt present inn before April i I, I9 JI. the bc»t e»»av un wliat tl\e i LAW BREAK UP ’BROWN MAN’S’ DEMONSTRATION FOR WORK S hreveport, l.a , Dee —(B y the A»*o d a te d N eijro P re » » )--P o lic e broke up an unem ploym ent d rm o m tru tio n in w hich betw een 200 and 300 unem ploy n t m en particip ated h rre this wrek O ffice r! ih w a rtrd plan* of the Kr<>U|) to «taRe 4 paratle th ro u g h butine»» »treets and forced it to « ra tter T h ere was no violence. H eaded hv ( 'h a rle t D oii||U«. the Rrotip intended to m arch behind a banner i Inch read; *’\Vc w ant w ork or food.** Police confiscated the »i^n T h e if roup Mothered near the old pariah jail. M ult of the m em ber» were colored ^iiURla*. w ho «tated lie a rra n g e d for *he m « m and w as one of the leader» in the plans to stag e the parade, said hi» wife wa« in the hospital w ith a new -horn baby, and lie had tw o »mall children at fio m r crying for food. H e »aid he had liad no em ploym ent in som etim e, was peunile»». and all h it effort» to o b tain w ork w ere futile. " I have offered to w ork for $5 a week, but no one will give me a jo b /' D ouglas said. N'rifro tu« coutrihtited to the prnitre»« of hi» c o u n try and the p a rt he ha« plaved in A im tn a n hitory. Aim to E nlig h ten W hite* An ad ditional prize, the a n n o u n ce m en t, of $100 will be aw arded the •chool tiu k in g (lie br»t use of the com- rm»«ion pro ject for »tudy of A m erica's tru th n u n .“ the title* having been »elect ed l»«c*tu»c it call* a tte n tio n to the fact he N*-gro*» c o trp n a r o n e -te n tb of the population of the I'n ite d State« Special effort» are being m ade to in trre«t w hite «indent« and w hite ir h o o h tt» «tudy the hi»tory of the A m erican N egro in o rd e r th a t they m ight know Mr» M T . ( ra w ford, w ho ha» hern th at he !u» played an im p o rtan t part ill ill h ra lth for a long tim e, died at h rr hi the g ro w th of thi» c o u n try and in residence, ICM K T ru th S ir e n N orth. pre»crving ami tlrfcndiug it. M onday. F u n e ra l services w ere held from M tllrr A T ra rry '» (u n rra l parlor» hy Kcv W K Lovell, pa»tnr ol Zion ( hurch. of w hich »hr wa.» a m em ber She wa» al»o a m em ber of D ahlia T cm pie She leave» a husband. Mr. C raw - A v" > e p p rre lativ e audience li.te n rd ,o ri| , IIlrm t, „ l>f lh r Stroller*, to the m trrc .to .it r e p o rt, m ade hy the j n t o u r n h u |„ „ delegates M ra d a m r. R o .e Nichol* and Jr»»ie G ra y .o n to the N ational A».c. j 1 — — o- c a tio n of C olored W om en, w hich wa» _ held m Mol S prings, Arkan».!». in June. ( j ( X ? 8 lO L C C fis lu tu r P M onday rvcninit at th e W illia m . A vr- 1 Hue Y. W C. A Several m usical n u m New Y ork.—A Pennsylvania atation ber» w ere given »» well a . com m unity singing led hy the O reiton S tate C h a ir red cap, Ja m es K. S tephens, realized m an of Music, Mr». G rayson T he h i. life'» am bition last week w hen he m rrtin it wa» presided over hv the S tate w as elected to the assem bly Irom the P resid en t, Mr*. D olly ra rie s . Mr*. 10th district in th r D em ocratic lan d . I’a rir» also m ade to m r very in te rrstin g »Idle which sw ept New Y ork S tate Stephen» unexpectedly defeated his rrm a rk s c onrrrninK her recent trip to California. T h e E xecutive H oard m ee t Republican opponent by 428 votes. It ing w as held before th e p ro g ram be- is the first tim e th at the d istric t has gan. Mr». Rose N ichols, the chairm an, sent a D em ocrat to the assem bly. S te presided, and m uch in te re stin g busi- phen» is an overseas veteran, m arried iic » s concerninit th r S ta te F ederation and is a g ra d u a te of H ow ard U niversity was discussed. and th r B rooklyn Law School. DELEGATES MAKE REPARE DcNORVAL UNTHANK. M. D. ARTIST DOES Famous Villa Lewara COLORO COVER FOR JUDGE New Y ork, Dec. 3— E lm e r S im m s Cam pcll, you th fu l illu stra to r, has the d istinction of having “ Ju d g e ” the well- know n hum orous w eekly, accept his de sign for th e cover of its N ovem ber football issue O p p o rtu n ity 's cover for N ovem ber is also by y o u n g C am pbell, a form er St. L ouisian, w ho a fte r doing c lrv e r w ork in one of th e best know n a d v ertisin g e stab lish m en ts in th a t city and stud y in g a t A rt In stitu te in C hi cago, cam e to N ew Y ork to fu rth e r his studies. H e is em ployed by a large a rt studio here. ' F U R N I S H I N G S OK M A D A M E W A LK ER GO U N D ER H A M M E R IN N E W Y O R K hi announce lo hi» patient» and friend» Ihai hi» office i» noie located al 361 BENTON STREET al lì roadway New Pitone: MUnlock 2621 EVENINGS ANI» SUNDAYS BY APPOINTMENT Holliday ÖC Holliday PORTLAND, OREGON Equipped with the Very Latest, We Are In a Position to Care for Men, Women and Children Come—Let U* Serve Youl HOLLIDAY X HOLLIDAY — 1 New Y ork, Nov. 2 9 —A fo rtu n e in fu rn ish in g s accu m u lated th ro u g h beauty prep aratio n » is p a stin g to w hite people. O i th r first o l a three-day auction to dt»|>oftc of the $.150,000 effects of the late M adam e C. J. W alker, N egro w asherw om an w ho invented a hair- | stra ig h te n in g tonic for h rr race and M adam e W alker died in 1019. p ro b quit w ashing. $10.000 w as n e tte d — ably the w ealthiest N eg ro w om an m Am erica. Mrs. L rlia W a lk e r R obin- m ostly from w hite society w om en. A 12-piece h and-carved m ahogany »on, her d a u g h trr, recen tly decreed the bedroom suite b ro u g h t $250, a F le m furnishings, as well a s th e house, a ish oak billiard table $225, ten high- show place a t Irv in g to n on the H ud- back a rm ch airs in th r »ante wood $175 , »on. should he sold at auction. DUBOIS SAYS WHITE RACE IS DAMMED. NOT NEGRO B O S T O N . M ass “ T h e w hite m an bro u g h t th r N eg ro here against his will, hrld his w om en as concubines, th r ra re as slaves," declared D r. W . E. B. D u- Bois. ed ito r of th r C risis, in an open discussion w ith D r T h o m a s N. C a r ver. w hite p ro fesso r of econom ics at H a rv ard U niv ersity , here last Sunday. T he m eetin g w as held at F o rd H all S peaking on the subject, “ Should N egroes Be E n co u rag ed to Social K quality" Dr. D u llo is stated, “ to d ay in this civilization if p ersec u tin g co n d i tions continue, fhe w hite race is d a m n ed. not the N eg ro .” D r. C arver c ritic is ed th r m ilitant leadership of th r N rg ro and su g g ested th at a m o re docile leader w ould accom plish m ore. A CARD OF THANKS t A If) William» Ave. KIIRRNA M A R T I N IN C H A K C C 8H A M POO tN U P K K S S IN i; M A R C K I .M N C G CIIURTKOUM KYKIIROW AR CH IN O 8 C A I . P TK K A T M K N T MANICURING AND PROMPT SKR V IC R New O rleans, La., Dec. 5.—O n e d o l lar stood betw een M atthew B elvins, and freedom w hen he faced F ederal Ju d g e R obert R. E rvin on a ch arg e of violating the prohibition law . B elvins had been in jail since early in A u g u st unable to m ake bond. F ollow ing the usual custom o l assessing a norm al fine in cases w here d efen d an ts have alread y served considerable tim e a w a it ing trial. Judge E rv in o rdered B elvins to pay one dollar. B elvins had no dol lar, no job, and the outlook w as not prom ising. D eputy M arshal F ra n k Phillions, who had b ro u g h t him into c o u rt from the jail, reached in his p ocket and pulled out a bill. “ Y ou can pay me back a fte r you g et o u t,” be said as he handed the d ollar to th e d e fen d an t. Judge E rv in observed th e p ro ceedings from th e bench. “ 111 save you half of it,” he said. “T h e fine is ch an g ed to 50 cen ts.” AWARD OF $3,335 IS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT WON BY VETERAN URGED IN HAITI Cape G irardeau, Mo.. D ec 4.— E thel- bert W icker, W o rld W a r v e te ran of M issouri C ounty, was a w ard e d a v e r dict in his s a il for w ar risk m sn ra n cr by a ju ry in federal co u rt last w eek H c will receive $3.335.19. re p re se n tin g m onthly p a y m e n ts since he becam e to tally disabled, M ay 22, 1919. and in ad d itio n will receive $23 per m o n th in the future. W ash in g to n , D. C., Dec. 1—T h e U n ited S ta te s com m ission on educa tion in H aiti yesterday recom m ended to P re sid e n t H oover th a t the U n ited S ta te s a ssist in establishm ent of an a d e q u a te educational system for th e C arib bean republic. T h e recom m endation was based on belief th e U nited S tates should do this “in consideration of its vital in te rest in th e p ro g ress and stability of states c o n tig u o u s to the a pproaches of the P a n -A m e ric a canal. E T h e com m ission recom m ended im m ediate cessation of capital outlay for m o re farm schools in H aiti, w hich it said w ere not needed as m uch as p ro N ew port. R I. Dec. 2— T h ree N egro g ress in o th er educational lines Select Books For Xmas candidates co n te sted foe election in the recent election. A lthough defeated, it set a precedent for th is city, th e play M agner's S ta n d ard H o rse and gro u n d of w ealthy and a risto c ratic S tock Book, 1200 p a g e s ______ $ 4.00 Am erica. Dr. G uim s N ew F am ily P h y s i 'O cian, 1005 pages, sheep bound . 4 50 A rithm etic H elps for T each ers and S tu d e n ts (solves a ll) ______ 2.00 P ro g re ssiv e B usiness L e tte r W ri A su rv e y of N eg ro new spapers as ter and C om m ercial F o rm * ____ 1.50 p ro d u c tiv e business e n te rp rises is b e C areers for C om ing M en................ 150 ing c arried on as a basis for a thesis H igh School S crap B ook __.__ _ 1.50 by a senior stu d e n t in the school of H igh School M em ories (a c o m B runsw ick. Co., N. C., Dec. 2— F or jo u rn a lism of the U n iv e rsity of W is plete record hook! ------- --------- 2 5 0 the first tim e in m ore th a n tw en ty con sin . and “ T h e A dvocate” has been W h at All M arried P eople S hould re q u este d to help in th e w o rth y u n K now ........................„..................... 3 0 0 years, a cc o rd in g to a tta c h e s of th e fed eral c o u rt, a N e g ro served on the jury, d ertak in g . 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IVI. ti 1t30-5130 P.M. 125 NORTH SIXTH STREET - ■ U p w ard s of 1500 b arg ain h u n ters and sig h tse e r, th ro n g ed the m ansion and g ro u n d s to view the Jap an ese p rayer tree and to hear th r $25.000 24- k arat m dd inlay organ. F ew cam e to buy and m ost to gasp over th e leg en dary trea su re s w hich had been closed to them in the o w n e r's life. a i cithet ’ and luxurioua O rie n ta l ru g s which Italian kings a re aaid to have w alked on, from $20 to $100. POOR PRISONER’S SI FINE COT o n i i i n linnTII IN HALF BIGHEARTEO’ JURIST OU. A llU 11 UK IH S IN G L E G IR L S A nsw er this if you are single, send, us y our nam e and a d d re ss a n d re ceive a one dollar coupon and v a lu able perso n al in fo rm a tio n — F R E E ! M ake Portland's Own W ash in g to n , SPECIAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED Race Represented for First Time at Decennial Child Health Congress— Equal Treatment and Increased Facilities Demanded for Negro Children. T h e N eg ro child cam e in to its ow n at P re sid e n t H oover's W h ite H ouse C onference on Child H ealth and P ro tection. held in W ash in g to n , D. C., N ovem ber 19-21, 1930. A lth o u g h P re sident Roosevelt called such a confer ence in 1909, and P resid en t W ilson in 1919, th e 1930 conference m ark s the first tim e that N egroes have served b oth a s m em bers of the com m ittee p e r sonnel and as delegates. A s a general re su lt of this participation due recogni tion w as given to the problem s of N e g ro children heretofore overlooked. P relim in ary re p o rts as well a s dis cussions a t the sessions in d ic a te ^ th o ro u g h g o in g analyse* by tbs severe! co m m ittees of th e special problem s laced by N egroes in th e field of H ealth, E d ucation and D ependency. A m ong th e p ersons particip atin g on com m ittees w ere D r. R. R. M oton, T u s- k e g re In stitu te , A la,; D r. E ugene K in- ckle Jones, N ational U rban L eague, N. Y .; M rs. H . R. B utler, A tlanta, G a.; T. A rn o ld H ill, N. Y .; Dr. A lgerm an B. Jackson. Mrs. Jan ie P o rte r B arrett, S u p erin ten d en t V irginia In d u strial School for G irts; E rn e st (Atwell, D i re cto r of C olored W ork, P layground and R ecreational A ssociation of A m er ica; M iss E d n a C olson, V irginia S tate C ollege; M iss M ary W illiam s. T u sk e- gee In s titu te ; F o rre ste r B. W ash in g ton. A tlan ta School of Social W o rk ; Jesse O. T h o m as, N ational U rban L ea gue; Ja m es H . H u b e rt, N ew Y ork U r ban L eague; R. J. Elxy, B rooklyn U r ban L e a g u e ; a n d L aw rence A. O xley, N. C. D p a rtm e n t of Public W elfare. NEGROES ATTACKED ON JOB C ouchatta. La., Dec.— (B y the A sso ciated N eg ro P re ss )— N early fifty col ored laborers hired by a road c o n stru c tion firm w ere given refuge in the old Red R iver co u rt house here W e d n e s day a fte r th ey had been a tta ck e d in an unem ploym ent rio t sta rte d by w hite residents o f the n earb y section w ho w ere out of jobs. T H E Y G A V E U P T H E IR JO B S T O T H E W H IT E S Motor out FIRST CLASS CHICKEN D INNER A N D LUNCH PLACE M R S. ID A P O W E L L and B O B W H I T E , P rops. P hone S U n se t 5098 R O O M S F O R P A R T IE S A N D B A N Q U E T S Store Your Shopping Headquarters... P. H . B O D D IE , 1311 S stre et, N. W ., D. C. REPRESENTED *Âui+Z ( 5 R. F. D. 3. Box No. 1292 F o«ter Road, E a st of Buckley A venue G. FREEMAN BROTHERS TRANSFER Office Phone: BRoadway 1885 430 HOYT STREET :: Portland, Oregon Residence Phone GArfield 8019—340 Tillamook Street Successors to E. Richardson Baggage Transfer ONLY NEGRO NEWS PAPER PUBLISHED IN ORE