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W ALTER L COHEN PASSES THE An Voi. 27 No. 9 ADVOCATE In d e p e n d e n t Paper D e v o te d to PORTLAND, OREGON IN T W O SECTIONS th e In te re s ts of th e P e o p le Saturday, January 10, 1931 SECTION ONE PRICE FIVE CENTS WHITE GIRL DENIES ATTACK BY COLORED MAN JOHNSON ELECTED NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDE’T W E S « T w i n Prisoners M y s tify O ff icers E. R ichardson FOUND n n i/.Fl FÍÍT M F I F R DEAD AÍ HIS HOMEu Ll GIRL DENIES RAPE STORY Kenilworth. X J . Jan 6 ( l N A )- A lyt»cliinic mol» of 75 "'enraged cit• - /en»” hrudrtl hy the entire police force here, 1« contimtmK X» »carch (or an unidentified N egro accused hy the cap alali»! prêta of "robbing" and "attempt mg to rape** a white girl T h e girl in the hovpital denied that her attacker vu * a Negro ami thus discredited the he» spread in the l»o«s press. Atlanta, <»a. Jan (¡►-Pro! Monroe Work, director o( research and records of Ttukegee Institute, ha» l»een added to the memhership «»( the Southern ( ontmiftibn on the Study ol l.ynchmg at its second meeting in this city The t nitinii«*ioit now itumhers eleven, the Colored representatives being Dr R R Mot on, Dr John Hope, Dr Char les S Johnson, President R. F. Hubert, and P rof W ork The white member» iilothhn. !'•*J K V King. Julian Mar are (ieorge I*' Milton, Dr W . J M e ns. Dr Howard W Odum, and A ir* Spence. At it* meeting here the Commission heard reports from its investigating stall as to tlu- tacts behind several lynching« o f the current year, com mended the work already done, and o r dered that it l»e continued The in v« 'ligation* an bring made l»v Arthur Raper ol the Commission on Inter- racial Cooperation ami Prof Walter ( hivers of Morehouse College. 1 he pur|H>»c ol the study, it was stated, is two-fold: T o secure a more complete understanding ol all the (actors in solved in lynching, ami to discover methods by which such crimes can lie prevented or their perpetrators brought to justice. John W . A n d rew s T o Head N ation al Music Foundation Niagara Kalin, N. V , Jan »- - T h e National Advisory Board o f the In, Irriutiunal Mu*ic Foundation and th4 I iitrmational Concert A r ti»t»' Bureau in a recent «cisión held here elected John W Andrew » to head the nrgani- cation ill the United State*. The |iiirpo«r of the organisation i» to apon «nr a rtM t« in concert through- out the Ignited State». I.oeal managers will he »elected in every large city throughout the c o u n try . AN A P P R E C IA T IO N “ You cannot ima|(inr the joy I net out ill reading your paper,” writes Mr». Nancy W alker from Hempstead. T rx a», to The Advocate editor 601,1 M0ST ™ She Warned of Flood in Time !N mm POET, AUTHOR RESIGNS SECTV CANI ^ l i which is which Elected Sail Quentin. Cal , Jan. 6— Ernest and Klifin Carson, colored, serving life and 10 year», respectfully, for murder of a 1.0» A n g e lo »treet car motorman in 1020, are »o much alike that the o f ficial» of the prison are continually , mixed up as to their identity. The > pair looked so much alike that they » e r e tried separately, so the jurors j could tell which was which. Hut this similarity proved the down fall of Klgin when he came up for i parole. The board o f prison director» found too many black marks against him They asked for an explanation. “ It wasn't me,” Elgin said, “ it was my brother.” They called the brother. " I t wasn't me." Ernest said, "it was my brother.” They called the guards. "W e don't know which one does what.” the guards said, "so we give them both black marks, just to be fair.” Elgin's case was postponed until the black marks can be straightened out. I Richardson, pioneer restaurant and business man. was found dead Monday morning at his home, 901 Mallory Ave , hy his son-in-law, Charles Stanton, after Mr. Richardson had failed to »ho up at his place of business in the- Hotel Medley at the accustomed hour W hen Mr Stanton reached the house he found the light* burning and Mr. Richardson fully drc»«ed with hi* eyeglasses on sitting in hi* large arm chair near the stove. I hr end came peacefully, according to Mr. Stanton, who «aid tlust hu glasses were in exact position and nothing in dicated that there was the slightest struggle. The doctor pronounced death due to heart failure. N'cw Orleans. I .a . Jan. I W alter !. 1 «»hen, nationally known political iigtirr and business and fraternal man, is dead "T h e Captain," as lie was known, passed away at his home at three o'clock Monday morning alter a long dine»» and alter having been in a state ol comma (or more than forty - right hours. For year* Mr Cohen has been a prominent figure m political circles. He lir*t moved in prominence in 1892 when he was a delegate to the National Re publican Convention Since that time he ha* attended every convention and ha» taken an active part in state and Mr Richardson for more than six national politics, holding various led eral and political positions Continued from page two W aller I. Cohen was what may rightly he called an "astaite |ndi- tician " Without 111 any sense, an inferiority complex, Cohen studied po litical situations, and solved them with wisdom, cleverness and the power ol property assembled and placed finance, whci^ueeded \\ ith the combination of Henry Lin coln Johnson. Robert K. Church, Ferry W . Howard, ami Roscoc Simmons, 111 Kenneth Marshall. 17, a senior at 1920. he was one of the inner circle of tiilbcrt School, won the first prue with the so-called "‘ Lincoln League," the his llronrr turkeys at ihe late Gresham object ol which was to restore racial fair Kenneth is the son of Mrs J. E. political |»owrr and job*. These men. , Pow ell who resides on Foster Koad. holding a convention m Chicago, and lie is also a football enthusiast, being later < stahlishing "headquarters’* ut a member of his school's football tram. the famous 1216 Pennsylvania Avenue, "kept tdicir heads together" until all of , them had positions except Church, who dul not want one. and Simmons, who* would have become register ol thej treasury or minister to Haiti, hut it was! not written in the star* ' Mr* Henry \V. Myles received the Cohen worked Ins power of w lute j sail news of the death of a nephew, Continued on Page J Thomas Rainey, 22. just Itefore Christ ina* in I.o* Angeles. H r was shot to death by hi* youthful wife. Jealousy is thought to have hern the cause Details ol the tragic affair have not been rc- crivd he Mrs Myles. EAD WINS PRIZE FOR RAISING BEST TURKEYS WIFE SHOOTS HUBBY MRS. MULLEN S RELATIVE DIES OF HEART FAILURE IN SO. Doc. Buchanan died suddenly of heart failure December 6th at Huron, S D . where he was chef on a private car out ol Chicago, his adopted home Mr. Buchanan was a cousin of Mrs. George Mullen, of .UK K 41*t street, Portland. Mrs Jessie Buchanan, widow of the deceased, who is a maid on the Empire Builder to SraMtr. ac- eoinpamed the remains to their old home in Marshall, Texas, for burial. The deceased was a brother ol Mrs. Maud Herbert, who will he remem bered hy Portlanders, as she made her home in l ’>|8 with the Mullens. MINOR DECLARED FINE WORKER According to Mr. Hutchins. Supt. of mails, Portland P. O., John A. Minor is an A 1 Post O ffice clerk. Mr. Hut- A N E W E A T IN G P L A C E chin* was interviewed by an Advocate The Sun Cafe. Chinese Restaurant* reporter regarding Mr Minors work .122 W illiam s Avenue, is the newest in the P. O. during the Christmas rush. ration place to open on the Ea*t Side. It is to he hoped that the local office Mr. J. K Emery i» it* efficient man- will give Mr. Minor permanent em ployment. alter. * T H R E A T TO K IL L PUTS M AN BEFORE COUNTY JURORS Henry Strawdrr, arrested recently on charges of threatening to kill his sweetheart*, waived examination in Municipal Judge Henry M Tom lin son's court and was ordered held to the grand jury. He was taken into cus tody at 561 Alliine avenue hy Patrol men Cox and Burmeister On the ground nearby they found an empty revolver, which Strawder is accused of having stolen anil thrown away before police arrived. Strawder also thread died the woman with a pocket knife during a drunken party, police learned. AUSPLUND DRUG STORE SIXTH à G LIBAN 8TRKET8 PORTLAND, ORX J U L IU S M E N E R . Governor-Elect, who will take over the dutiee as G o v - 1 em or of the State of Oregon. Monday, Jan. 12th. A mammoth inauguration ball will be held in his and Mrs. Meier's honor. Monday night, at Salem. Confession 125 NORTH SIXTH STREET :: PORTLAN1), OREGON Equipped with the Very I.alrsl, We Are In a Position to Care for Men, Women and Children Come—Let U$ Serve You!- IIOLIJDAY & HOLLIDAY Member Board of Directors MRS. GOLDIE JENKINS W hsn a dam in the Nutcea Val ley, Tex., ga ve way, releasing mil lions o f gallons o f w a ter In a rushing to r r e n t word was sent at one* to Mr*. Jenkins, telephone chief oper ator at Mathis, T ex. For tw o heurs oho called cities, towns, and indi vidual* up and down th t v a lle y ; and although several thousand people Inhabit the valley, not a life was New York. J an. 6— James Weldon Johnson, poet, author, former United States Consul in Nicaragua and Vene zuela, editor of the Books o f Negro Spirituals, has resigned as Secretary of the National Association for the A d vancement o f Colored People. His re signation was presented yesterday at a meeting o f the Board o f Directors held in the Association's National offices, 69 Fifth Avenue. The resignation was accepted with regret. Mr. Johnson was thereupon elected a Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Johnson, who joined the A s sociation's staff on December 16. 1916, as Field Secretary, devoted himself at once to organizing the N. A. A, C. P. in the South. Before the United States entered the W orld W ar, the N. A. A. C. P., under Mr. Johnson’s leadership, had 21 branches in that section which in one year sent to the National office Baltimore. Md., Jan. 5 ( C N A ) — In $18.000 the discussion at the ministers con Mr. Johnson also served as acting ference held here last week. Reverend J. W . Warren, pastor of Furnace secretary and as secretary which posi Branch Church, stated. "A s far as I tion he has filled to the present time. can see, Darrow is right about the N o member of the National staff is lack of need for religion. I have never more better known and more beloved Arrest o f Both had any proof o f a hereafter, and the than Mr. Johnson. only life I am sure of or know any Recover S 1.000 thing about is the present.” last PASTOR DENIES UFE HEREAFTER TWO HELD FOR BURGLARY Japanese GOV. NORBIAD TURNS OVER REINS TO MEIER Follow s Merchant V IC T IM I D E N T I F I E S TW O Home Entered, »50 Taken In H otel Ring and W atch; Mail Carrier's MRS. POWELL AND BOB WHITE OPEN EINE EATING PIACE The discussion arose out of a state ment by Clarence Darrow. noted crim inal lawyer, who asserted: “ The world would be better o ff without any kind of religion Few people believe in life beyond the grave, for if they did, they would not be constantly in search of One o f the nicest wayside eating means to prolong life.” places is the one operated by Mrs. J. E. Powell and Bob W hite on Foster Road. The place serves both as a | residence and business. It is a beauti fully furnished six-room place with attractive mural and floor decorations. Everything is immaculate and best of all they serve the most delectable food Rev. Clements Hicks of Minneapolis, imagineable and quantities sufficient white, and his wife, colored, were re for the largest appetite. A large card cently detain by police in Salem for party is being arranged to be given improper license plates on their auto. there soon at which time Mrs. Powetl They received a greav deal of valuable will serve a delicious turkey dinner. news space, obviously because one is Guests have the choice of a fine radio colored and the other white. and piano and drums for music and a nice hardwood floor invites dancing. The place is located on the north side o l Foster Road just four door* from Buckley Avenue. An electrically light ed sign says "M otor in motor out” — Charles E. Mitchell, Negro, was re Delicious Chicken Dinners, Sandwiches, cently confirmed as the new minister etc.” to Liberia. His nomination was sent to the Senate three weeks ago. follow ing his appointment to the post by Pre D O N 'T S P E N D Y O U R MONEY sident Hoover, lie will leave for L ib W H E R E Y O U C A N N O T W ORK! eria in January. HEFE FOR INTPECTION (Oregonian, Jan. 4) Ruben Derde. 26. Center hotel, a bootblack working at 262 Morrison street, and Edward T. Nelson. 26, 229 East Second street North, negroes, were arrested yesterday by a squad of police detectives and admitted the hold up of Saichi Tanaka, proprietor of a grocery store at 228 Williams avenue, New Year's morning. The two entered the grocery store and bound and tied Tanaka and tied the hands of the proprietor's 9-ycar- old son, George They escaped with about $15 m cash, a $1,000 diamond ing and a watch and chain. The dia mond ring and watch were recovered. A. W . N O R B L A D , out-going G ov Second Robbery Admitted ernor, who has made a splendid record A fter further questioning by police during his incumbency. Governor Nor- blad will resume the privste practice of (Continued on Page 41 law. Bradford Clothes $25.00 to Shop $45.00 LIBERIA HAS NEW MINISTER Make Please Pay Your Subscription Motor in — Motor out Portland’s S. W. Cor. 4th and Washington Own F I R S T C L A S S C H IC K E N D I N N E R A N D LU N C H PLACE MRS. ID A P O W E L L and B O B W H I T E . Prop*. Phone SUnset 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 "Where Young Men Buy” Holliday 8C Holliday Tontorial Parlor» V ice-P r é « dent and Store R F. D. 3, Box No. 1292 Foater Road. 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