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HOOVER FOR U .Y WMTES THE ADVOCATE A n Voi. 27 — No. 10 In d e p e n d e n t Paper D e v o te d to PO R TLA N D , OREGON IN TW O SECTIO N S th e In te re s t« of th e P e o p le SATURDAY, JA N U A R Y 17, 1931 s e c t io n o n e p r i c e f iv e c e n t s LAND OF LIBERTY CLAIMS ITS 2CTH MOB VICTIM REPORTS ATROCIOUS SLAVERY IN LIBERIA A. a im BURNS KM ■ H RURAL SCHOOL HOUSE USEOAS FUNERAL PYRE APPOINTS ONE TO FILL M aryville. M o , Jan 12 (h a u te t! to the rim i of ih r (ìa rrc tt rural school in w hich h r \ \ a % u llrtio l to have a»»ault- rd a ml m urdered Mi»» V elm a C olter, 19 year old teacher, Kaution«) («unit, N rg ro , w a t tinted to d eath by a mol» w hich m ade a finterai pyre of the Imild him today (»unit W4* calm throtiKhout T hose close to him »aid he wan «put injured dtiriuM the m arch to the school, al- thotiMh hi« rlothiuM w a t »tripped to the waist NATIONAl NEGRO REPUBLICAN LEAGUE OPENS HEADQUARTERS W ash in g to n . I). ( Jan. 15 (C N A ) S r tu t or T o m H eflin, noted N egro h ater of A labam a, in te rru p te d a sen-: M anila, Jan (C N A )—T h e house of a to n a l discussion on p re p ara tio n s for rep resen tativ es have ordered the city the next war, by d eclaring: council to pass a law ag ain st dis- * S en ato rs, let us defer th is until | crim ination w heo R epresentative the starving »re frd T e le g ra m , from B riones, a N egro, was denied a d m it my tow n »ay th ey are breaking into tance to an A m erican-ow ned a p a rt the »lore». If this condition ia not m ent house. T h e Senate b itte rly d e W ash in g to n . 1). C.. Jan lS --P re si- m riided, we a re going to have revolu nounced die invasion of A m erican race dent H o o v e r on M onday sent to the tion m this co u n try ." prejudice and declared th e "w hite senate t h e nom ination of C harles C people could c arry on such practices C an trell w hite, of L ouisiana, to be hi their o w n c o u n try and C hina, but co m ptroller of custom » a s New O r th at it w ould never be p e rm itte d in leans. I.a . to succeed W a lte r I. Cohen, the Isla n d s.” who died recently while holding the T h e m otion to enact an ti-d isc rim in office. ation legislation passed unanim ously. A ccording to his confidante. Mr WAITER WHITE SAILS TO HAITI ON VACATION AND TO WRITE ( o h e n cam e here sh o rtly before his d e a t h after he had received a Irttrr from A ndrew W. M ellon, »ecretary of Carries Message From N. A. the trea su ry , advising him th at the pre A. C. P. Board To New sident had tinder c onsideration the ap VVa»hinMton, I) ( ' . J a n 15 (1 N S ) — p ointm ent of a successor to him and Haitian President, Stonie l o n t t a l opeinuM ut t h e h e a d q u a r t e r » of h r vs as giving him this in form ation in Vincent t h e N ational Neicro R epublican t r a g u e , ord er that he m ight resign ra th e r than a n organization w h e th h ad it» b r u m he rem oved. nii»M h e r e la»t April. to o k p lace on la»t J ie m ade en g ag c iu e u ts with Vice New V ork. Jan. 18— W a lte r W hite, 'T hursday nfuhl w ith nearly 50 p ro m i president C harles C u rtis and R obert A cting S e c retary of the N atio n al A s nent r a te leader» in a ttr iu la m r II L ucas, executive d irecto r of the sociation for the A dvancem ent of R epublican national com m ittee, and C olored People, am i Mrs W hite, are cam e here to see them U pon his ar .ailin g today for P o rt-a u -P rin c e , cap Chirley McCanns W rites In ital city in H aifa, on the R oyal N ether- « i intinued o n I 'agí i » la u d . Liner, C o ltira , for a vacation January "O pportunity” re .t and also in o rd e r th a t Mr. H e S a n g Revolutionary and W hite m ay do a .cries of articles for an A m erican new spaper syndicate "O pportunity,** jou rn al of N egro life Songs— Lands in in O w ing to the absence on leave of a n d the official organ* for th e N ational J a m c . W eldon Jo h n so n , d u rin g 1930, sane Asylum U rban L eague, carries an article ahout Mr. W hite took no vacation d u rin g the the fammi» Paul Kul»e»on. illu«trated. sum m er, and the voyage to H aiti th e re w ritte n for the m agazine by Shirley Mike K ulikoff, 18 year-old P ortland fore represents- a belated vacation. Mr. M cC anns. w ho «pent the sum m er in L urope ami visit«*«) the Rohcsoti« Mr» school youth, now in the O reg o n I n W hite is c arry in g to H a iti a m essage Met anti« furtnerly resided in P o rtlan d , sane A sylum ak Salem . H e w as d e sent by the N. A A C. P B oard of w here »he ha» n u m ero u s friend» whu clared iiiaanr a lte r Ills activities in b e D irectors to S tenio V incent, new P re are proud of lier continued successes. half of the Voting C om m unist League. sident of H aiti, c o n g ra tu la tin g him and She i» head of the m usic d e p artm en t as H u a rre st cam e N ovem ber 7, and he expressing the hope fur co ntinued p ro h a . been in Salem »inre N ovem br 8th gress m that co u n try . M organ College in B altim ore An appeal for h i. r e le a .r w a . denied. A n o th er appeal will he filed w ith the O re g o n S uprem e C ourt th is week, a c cording to Irw in G oodm an, In tern a - Munal L abor D efense a tto rn ey . Mr (io o d m an will also re p re se n t thirteen P o rtla n d w o rk « * charged w ith c rim i nal syndicalism after the ra id , last S ep T h e S p anish-A m erican w ar v e trra n . tem ber. Mrs. Xrplia B aker, p opular licauty of S ki Joseph W h ile C am p held Iheir specialist and especially beautiful, who joint in.lall.i1nm w ith their auxiliary w ent to Indianapolis tw o m onths ago S atu rd ay evemiiK at Wir h e a d q u a rte r, A CARD O F T H A N K S to take a special course at the Mme. in the c o iirth o u .e D epartm ent C o m F or th r expression of sy m p ath y , C. J. W alk er School of B eauty, is back m an d e r oí OreKon, D r. F'lwnod, in- hom e w ith a diplom a Mrs. B aker took . tailed tAir m e m b e r, of th e cam p flo w rrs ami kind deeds in th r death of a three m o n th s course in tw o, as her M r.. I.inevillr, p rr.id c n t of L adies Mrs. K. R ichardson we ex ten d to our practical experience and fo rm er study A uxiliary of O re g o n , in .tailed the offi m any friends our d e rp rst appreciation. aided m aterially ill her rapid advance c e r. of the auxiliary. T h e o ffice r, w ho E specially arc we indebted l*> the m ent. T he c o u rse included scalp and w ere installed are: M r.. Sally Stanfield, F sp e ra n tu B reakfast club, the lodges p re sid en t; Mr*. Sadie (iolden, aenior and to Rev. Daniel G. H all, w ho so skin disease tre a tm e n t and cure, m ani v ic e -p re .id e n t; M r.. W innie Davia, beautifully conducted the funeral serv curing. etc. At presen t she is c o n tin u ing her w ork at her residence, 1385 ju n io r v ice-president; Mrs. Jennie M y ice. G rand avenue N o rth , w here she will be les, ch ap lain ; Mrs. S arah W illia m ., M rs. M am ie S ta n to n , d a u g h te r, pleased to receive her fo rm er and new p a trio tic in stru cto r Mrs. Kolicna M ar C h arles S ta n to n , son-in-law , patrons. tin, lii.torii.ii; Mrs. Millie E nglish, c o n C harles S tan to n , Jr., grandson. d u c ir é ..; Mrs. B eatrice M ot« associate c o n d u c iré ..; Mr». K ate Lewi», se c re ta ry ; Mrs. A nna C onw ay, tre a s u re r; T h e ladies of Zion C hurch, un d er the Miss l.e n o ra F re e m a n , m usician; Mrs. C lara P ickett, re p o rte r Mrs. Alice H o l leadership of Mrs. A da McGill, will liday, guard. give a tu rk ey dinner at the church on R efresh m en ts w ere served at the SIXTH A O LIS AN STR U TS close of the installation. Ja n u a ry 22. H o u rs: from noon on. RISK ALL FOR RACE AUSPLUND DRUG STORE PORTLAND, 0 RX Tonaorial Parlora :: PORTLAND, OREGON Equipped with the Very Latest, We Are In a Position lo Care for Men, Women and Children Come— Let Us Serve You! HOLLIDAY & HOLLIDAY MARTIN’S BEAUTY SHOP 346 WillinniH Ave. ROHKNA M A R T I N I N C H A R G E .SHAMPOOING P R K S S I N t; MARCKI.MNC.G C O UR T EO '.' R KYK BRO W A RC HI N O S C A 1.P T H K AT M K N T MANICURING AND PROMPT 8 KRVICR M anagua. N icaragua, (by w ire )— (C N A )— Five m ore native* w ere kille-t» near O cotal today by the im perialist tro o p , o f the U nited S tates. T h e N ic araguan m asses, very m uch aroused over she wholesale sla u g h te r of n a tives, forced Jose G onzales, M exican am bassador to N icaragua, to send Sen- ato r B orah a telegram w hich states: " L a tin A m erican rep u d iate A m eri can m ilitary intervention W e do not dem and the w ithdraw al of the M arines as a favor hut as an act of undeniable and im pending justice.” G eneral Sandino, w ho poses as the em ancipator of N icaragua in order to rem ain in leadership of the rebel “ W e have sent final o rd e r to b g m the cities of our republic because if N ew Y ork. Jail. 9—T h e C om m ittee the invading assassin, d estro y in g our on A w ard of the Mme. C. J. W alk er national a ntonom y, is goin g to ro b M rdal. given annu ally for m ost d is ( us of o u r hom eland, at least he will tinguished service to colored A m eri have to rebuild it over the ashes of cans th ro u g h th e N ational A ssocia our bodies. "A. C. S andino.” tion for the A dvancem ent of C olored People, has unanim ously voted th a t the Medal for 1930 goes to Mrs. F lo r ence K. Bailey, of M arion, Indiana. Subscriber Says Race Must T he aw ard is given for M rs. Bailey's Support Its Newspapers heroic service du rin g and a fte r the h o r W ritin g from T w in Falls, Idaho, to rible lynching in M arion, at which renew his subscription to T h e A dvo wine D r. and M rs Bailey risked ev ery cate. Fdw . W . D ickerson am o n g other th in g they had to stan d up for the things says: "W e have been a reader of principle of the N. A. A. C. P. and for T he A dvocate for four or five years the w elfare of colored people. and still enjoy it. O u r race should help support its papers and periodicals w hen we cannot depend on our so-called 'su p e rio r' b ro th e r for support." BIG BUSINESS TO P O R T L A N D E R S SIST E R D IE S IN D E N V E R N ew Y ork. Jan. 15 ( A N P ) — F o llo w ing a scries of conferences betw een leaders in th r g rocery m an u factu rin g field and officers of th e N ational N egro B usiness L eague, plans have been de veloped for an intensive stu d y oi Rie m arket rep resen ted by the 12,000,000 N egro population of A m erica w ith a view to m aking available trad e infor- iiiaSion about the group, and develop ing c lo srr co-operation w ith o u tle ts w hich serve thickly populated N egro sections. Closely linked w ith th e p ro gram of the C. M. A. stores w hich the B usiness L eague has been fostering, the survey of N egro p u rc h asin g pow er in the food field, w hich will he m ade, is expected to give a p icture of the vol- Bradford »-&S3Ü&“ ' Clothes $25.00 to Shop $45.00 "Where Young Men Buy” H o llid a y 8C H o llid a y 125 NORTH SIXTEI STREET E Mme. W alker Medal Goes I into force‘- ,mu*iled ,he foUowin* le,,er M exico. To Mrs. Florence K. | " “ In ord er to save N icaragua it is necessary to d estroy i« Bailey POPULAR BEAUTY SPECIALIST VEIS ENSTAll NATIVES LIKE CATTLE S t o r e R e s to r e s D isch a rg ed W o r k e r s NEGRO HATER FEARS Til IP piM ilS RAR Ü. S. -A.A.A.P. WINS FARM REVOLT r m m D flK S IN G L E G IR L S A nsw er this if you are single, send, us yo u r nam e and a d d re ss a n d re ceive a one dollar coupon and valu able personal in fo rm a tio n — F R E E ! P . H . B O D D IE , 1111 S street, N. W „ W ash in g to n . D. C. (W ritte n for T h e A dvocate by local! N A A C P P re ss C om m ittee, D r. J. L. j C aston, chairm an.) FAMILIES TORN °ED TO FOREIGN PROVINCES M ark it dow n as accom plishm ent State D epartm ent Discloses num ber I for the new ad m in istratio n Conditions Rivaling Bel of the local bran ch of the N ational As- gian Congo, Officials P ro -s c j.tio n for the A dvancem ent of C ol fiting ored People th a t, as a re su lt o f im m e diate action on th e p a rt of a sp e c ia l! com m ittee. O lds, W o rtm a n & King (F ro m S eattle P o st-1 n te llig en c er) have resto red one N eg ro em ploye and W A S H IN G T O N , D. C , Jau . 10.— have prom ised their co-operation in the F rom L iberia, the n e g ro republic in m a tte r of the others. A frica, the A m erican sta te d e p artm en t T h e facte are these: T h e O ld s, W o rt- today revealed a pitiful sta te of slavery, m an & K ing Co., w hich for y ears has b ru tality and inhum anity. had a N egro doorm an a n d several T h e situation in th is republic, fo u n d N egro m aids, decided at th e beginning ed by A m erican p h ila n th ro p ists as a of the year to discontinue th e u$e of land of freedom for slaves freed a fte r N egro help. W hereupon, the doorm an the Civil W ar and given the nam e of and tw o m aids w ere discharged. C lar L iberty, has caused such a profound ence Ivey, new ly elected p resid en t o f : sensation th at the A m erican go v ern - the local N. A. A. C. P. p ress, took up m a tte r im m ediately and a fte r invest!-' -T T e ile turn to page gâtions and conferences w ith th e m an- — - - .. ... * REV. ANDERSON PRESENTS NEW WITH DESK SET m h a v in g one person re tu rn e d to work i a t one« and the m an a g em e n t's * V g c to use the good offices o f the associa tion in the placem ent of o th e r XegToj (C ontinued on P ag e i) Bishop Gregg, Senator Cap per Elected N. A. A. C. P. V.ce-Presidents N ew Y ork. Jan. 15— T w o new Yice- P re sid e n ts of the N ational Associa- tion for the A dvancem ent of C olored People w ere elected at the A nnual M eeting of the A ssociation on Ja n u a ry 5. T hey a rc B ishop John A. G regg, of the A. M. E. C hurch, form er P re si dent of E d w ard W a te rs College. Ja c k sonville, Fla., and form er P resident of the Jacksonville branch of the N. A. A. C. P .; and S en ato r A rth u r C apper. 0 S ta te H ouse. Salem , O re., Jan . 13 — (S p e c ia l)— P re se n ta tio n of a pen deck set to G overnor M eier on be half | of the N ational B a p tist C onvention of A m erica, organized of colored c h u rc h m en. w as m ade today by Rev. J. W . A nderson of P o rtla n d , regional secre tary. Q g Q JO S E P H J TO A D V ISE M E IE R . - S ta te H ouse. Salem . O re., Jan . 14.— G eorge W . Joseph Jr. of P o rtlan d , son of the late S enator Joseph, has been em ployed by G overnor M eier a s legal j advisor d u rin g the legislative session. j o se p h will pass on th e legality of all m easures subm itted to the g o v e rn o r for his sig n atu re a fte r th ey have been passed by the tw o legislative b ranches. It is explained th a t Jo sep h ’s sa lary is i being paid by the g o v ern o r p e rso n ally and will not be charged to th e state. Mr. a n d M rs. H ow ard T ro u tm a n r e H itching Post Serves As ceived the sad intelligence of the p a ss ing of th eir sister. Mrs. L eone T ro u t Old St. Nick m an -B arb ee, a t D enver. Colo., last M onday. M rs. B arbee visited in P o rt land last su m m er and will be rem em T h e Dalles. O re.. Jan. 14.—O n e of j bered by m an y w ho, w ith Mr. and Mrs. the m ost unique out-of-door C h ristm as T ro u tm a n , e n te rta in ed for her pleasure. decorations seen in the city w as theI titsie hitching post in fro n t of the 1 time of N e g ro sales that will open up G eorge O b a rr hom e. T h e post, re p re new p ossibilities to N egro m erchants, A ccording to in form ation received in senting a little N egro lad. w as turned as well as to N egro new spapers in an in to a tiny Santa Claus. H e w ore a this country, the E m p e ro r H aile S el a d v ertisin g direction. T he N ational b rig h t red St. N icholas suit and on his assie of A byssinia uses solid gold d in A ssociation of C olored W o m e n ’s Clubs head was a typical Santa hat. T h e dark ner service w hen e n te rta in in g his d is will assist in m aking the survey. tinguished guests. face had been covered w ith w hiskers. THEY EAT OUT OF GOLD DISHES M ake M otor in — M otor out Portland’s F IR S T CLASS CHICKEN D IN N E R Own M RS. ID A P O W E L L and B O B W H I T E . P rops. A N D LU N C H PLACE P hone S U n set 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 R. F. D. 3. Box No. 1292 F o ste r Road, E ast of Buckley A venue G. FREEM AN B R O T H E R S T R A N SF E R Office Phone: BRoadway 1885 430 HOYT STREET :: Portland, Oregon Residence Phone GArfield 8019—340 Tillamook Street rTl l ■ jjg a & g a ■ ) Successora to E. Richardson Baggage Transfer ONLY NEGRO NEWS PAPER PUBLISHED IN OREGON