AFRICAN VS. CO LO R-LIN E TH E. A D V O CA T E An Vol. 27—No. 15 IN T W O SE C T IO N S In d *p « n d «n f P *p «r D e v o te d to th o In te re sts «/ th o P o o p lo PO R T L A N D , O R EG O N S A T U R D A Y . F E B R U A R Y 21, 1931 SECTIO N O N E PR IC E F IV E C EN TS HOOVER PAYS TRIBUTE TO NEGRO ACHIEVEMENT P A U L R O B E SO N T H R IL L S CAP ACHY HOUSE A Good Reason For L in c o ln no P a r tic u la r F r ie n d to N e g r o Robt. Lichey’s Smile WILLIAM PICKENS DENIES IS -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- ♦ i DEMOLISH LAW OL SEGREGATION The above ia Ihc likeness ul Uaalrr Walter Harney Benton .two montha old. the eon ol Mr. and Mr* W B Benton (Dorothy llatkins). of l.o* Angeles, California and gieet grand eon ol Robert l.nhey ol J22 William* Ave., Port­ land. Matter W . B. it not a little one a * you c a n tee and when two montht ol age hit mother had to buy two year older* clothea lor him Young Benton it another prool that the rare i* not committing tuieide and that young men are growing bigger and belter looking each generation. T O E S 10 GO ON WITH PLAT HOTEL IN HANDS OF RECEIVER UNTIL LADY PROPERLY SEATED WASHINGTON, (CNS) — John ATLANTA, Oa. (CNS)—Judge K. K. Pomeroy of Fulton County Superior Court, Friday ruled At­ lanta'a ordinance to segregate Negroes waa unconstitutional. The Judge also enjoined Chief of Police James L. Beavers from interfering with the residence of Negroes on designated streets. The ordinance provided that no families of the Negro race shall occupy tenement houses in a sec­ tion wherein there ia more than one white family. New Time*, New Metlird* T. itiaher. local realty broker haa been unmet! receiver for the Native African Actor Wiutelaw Hotel. Ilia bond wan O bjects to S egrejation fixed at S 10,000. Appointment of t h e receiver ahip waa made upon the applica­ Chicago, Feb 18 — Mut la O moo la, tion of Thomaa Blythe, Company the native African, who ia playing the on November 4, 1926 part of the gun-carrier in the new auc- ceaa. "Trader Horn," reluted to play ln * - |ia r t u n t il In * f M | la d y I r i e n .l » •** SAY COLORED MINISTER FAKE teated without being tegregated. The opening performance wat held up un­ til the official compromited by putting Vancouver. Wn.—E. S. Undley, tec- her in a projecting booth which tatia- retary of the chamber, received a no­ tied the native actor and hit girl com­ tice from the Baptitt Evangelical board panion and all waa well. from Pocatello, Idaho, itating that a certain Rev. D. D. Banka, colored min­ uter. hat been receiving unauthoriird donation* in the Northwest. A year ago N egro Runs Amuck; Hank*' collected a sizeable sum here Trapped and Killed by the tame meant, according to Lind- ley. Chowchilla. Cal-, Feb. 17. John Ptem- ford, Negro wat cornered by a potae ol SO men early today and killed after he Six Drink Poison Rum ; had run amuck aeven milea weat of Dead here and injured four peraont, one ter- ■outly. He wat cornered in a barn where he wat betjeged for teveral Che«lertown, Md., Feb. 17. Si» per- hourt. Gunfire wat exchanged and one ton*, all o f them Negroes, were report­ of the bullet* mortally wounded him. ed dead today a* result, authoritie* aaid, of drinking poisoned alcohol. Four others were reported near death. The Advocate aincerely requett* ita reader* to patroniae the firma whoae advertiaementa are teen in The Advo­ "All strength unlraa dedicated to the cate. By ao doing you - help youraelf, weaker becomes destructive.’'—Keith Ransom-Kehler. the advertiaer and ua. If Give Me Jungle 7890, Please »» i 11 GENERAI BELIEF Of LWCONL T By WILLIAM PICKENS Lincoln was no friend to col. ored people in particular: he was a friend to justice and freedom, devotee of fairplsy- He was not always “ righ t” on ► -------- the “ race question,” but was sl- __ „„„ ,, wavs resdv to get right. The W ASinNGTON, (CNS) I1 or bequest we have received i the first time since his coining in froni hb) position lH his willing- Jto the White 11 1 - , 1 S P''e»,den! IH.s s t „ i,.arn and ’ change hi« of the United States, 1 resident mjjid. jje was willing to acknowl- Herbert Hoover, in his radio ad- (hat he was wrong yester- _____ *>y 1U own endeavor ^ ia the movement« that aim to I us of i he Negro. a muaiesi p r o s ,r e s s P ( j to to an an amazingly . . ! I progressed amazingly high high remove oppression. He would --„„ ia program will b e given at both; leve, of spif.reliance and well-be oppose disfranchisement, caste- meetings and C. E. Ivey, presi ¡Ug t To j^ncoi„ ¡t would have segregation, and lynching. He dent of the lortland branch oft been incredible that within a life- would be interested in the cause the National Association for Ad-jtjme the millions of children of of black men because they are vancement of ( olored People will these slaves would be graduating men, not because they are black. preside. from the public shools and col- _______o_______ leges that t h e race could have “Green Pastures” Leads builded itself homes and accumu­ All New Y ork Shows Negro Subjects to Have lated itself a wealth in lands and savings; that it should have car­ A ttention of Study Club ried on with success every calling New York—Going into its 49th week, "The Green Pastures," leads all pro­ and profession in our country. . ductions for the length of service and SAYS RACE PURSUING PRAISEWORTHY ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC LEADER TO Heppner, Ore. — “Negro Contribu­ Father—“Why is it thst you are al­ tion* to Art” and “The New South” are tuhjerts to be ditcutsed by the Wo­ ways at the bottom of the cists’’’ MRS. M A R G A R E T H Y A T T Johnny—“It doesn’t make any dif­ man* Study club of Heppner next At tha World's Fair In Chicago In Monday at 8 o'clock in Legion Hall. ference, Daddy, they teach the same 1893, Mrs. Hyatt won recognition for Each of the topics will be handled in things at both ends" har sxpertness as a telephone oper­ three sections. Mrs. Frank Turner ator. Tlmee have changed since will report on music and literature un­ than, and with them, methods and equipment. Hare Mrs. Hyatt Is der the first and Mrt. Russell Pratt shown operating a modern tale- »ill give a re\iew of tome Negro book. phone switchboard In Loa Angelas, Induttry and resources will be handled whither aha want last fall to attend by Mrs. Jeff Beamer under the second j a meeting of tha Telaphono Pio­ topic, Mrs. E. R. Huston will discuss neers of America. social life and customs, and Mrs. H. A. Cohn will tell of mountain heights of Mias Martha Root will be the house- southern states. gurat of Mr. and Mrt. J. W. Latimer Musical numbers will include a mu­ in Roar City. She will arrive from Cal­ sical reading by Miss Helen Falconer ifornia Keb. 23 for a ten days’ visit of Lexington, and a vocal solo by Miss in Portland. Charlotte Woods. Intern ational N r » * Rrvl number of performances with 393 to its credit on Friday morning. Tickets for this show are on sale in the box office as far ahead as June 1. This in­ dicates that the show will possibly run through the summer. War Memorial Placed in Boston Telephone Building ■ m o r <; a n a p a r t m e n t s 789 E. Burnside Street Between 24th and 25th Modern Five-Room Furnished Apartments Bent Reasonable Call EAst 0423 Mrs. H. Troutman A U SPLU N D D R U G ST O R E SIXTH A G LIBAN 8 TRAKTS PORTLAND, ORR 1385 Grand Ave N. WaL «610 BEAUTICIAN Specializing in All Lines of Beauty Work C. J. Walker Toilet Goods for sale PROMPT 8RRVICR NEGRO SPIRITUALS WIN E LAWRENCE BROWN PROVEN AS SYMPATHETIC ACCOMPANIST Coming as a rare feast was Paul Robeson’s recital last Monday evening at the Municipal Auditorium. It wu> refreshing in many was—its conception —its presentation—its style and its con tent. For example the gifted bass-ba tone opened and closed his lively pr gram with a group of Negro Spiritual Two other groups equally balance I with English, German a n d Russia t pifnbers, completed the viedc progra- - which was exceptionally becoming ?< his masculine personality, sbowinr good taste throughout for quality . < well as variety and color of material. His is a robust voice but as sweet and pure as is possible for a voice to be. And in the words of a well known critic “ ’tis the sweetest bass voice I have ever heard.” “Robeson's voice is all honey and sunshine" is not an ex­ aggerated but rather a most accurate description. His audience fairly beam­ ed with happiness which was a reflec­ tion of the mood of the singer who himself declared that he felt in better mood for his Portland concert than for any other during the tour. Prolonged applause after every group seemed to be the rule and after singing his la*t group. Mr. Robeson was especially gen­ erous with encores. In two numbers of the last group on his program, which by the way were arranged by his ac­ companist, Lawrence Brown, Mr Brown joined in with his pleasing tenor voice giving the “congregational" sing­ ing effest which was the original style of the songs. He sang the spirituals in original Negro dialect which greatlv enhanced their primitive beauty and at once set a new value upon them Lawrence Brown proved to be a most efficient and sympathetic accompam t. and the success of the singer is due in a large measure to this fact, Mr. Brown is remembered by many Portlanders, having visited Portland in 1919 as ac­ companist for Roland Hayes. 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