SLAYINGS MYSTERIOUS _ TH E A D V O C A TE An VOL. 27 — NO. 16 IN TWO SECTIONS In d é p e n d a n t P ip e r D iv o tid PORTLAND, OREGON to th o ln t« r t« la mf th i P o o p lo SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1931 SECTION ONE PRICE FIVE CENTS DETROIT MAYOR STOPS ‘BIRTH OF NAXIOIT FILM IMMIGRATION CHECK APPROVED BY HOUSE im p . KB mine TENOR OF FILM HELD TO HUMILIATE RACE Detroit, M ich, Frh 25.— (I'N S )— Through the action »I Mayor Murphy, "The Itirth ol a Nation," scheduled to have opened at the State Theatre here la.t Saturday, vru cancelled. I’ rotest t s im il the showing had hern tiled with the mayor hy the Na­ tional Association lor the* Advance­ ment ol Colored I’roplr, the Michigan Civil Kighta League, other organiia- tinna and individuals, as bring humil­ iating to Nrgroca. ANOTHER ALL-NEGRO FILM TO BE SHOWN New York, Feb. 25.— ( l N S )—The all-colored caat idea hat stepped from the stage to the screen, and there is to be an all colored production called “ Dixie to H arlem " Jackie Young, now linger and dancer at the Hot Fret (Tub, on Houston street, liai been cast (or the lead. ACTIVITIES The Universal Negro Improvement Association will resume its activities at a meeting to be held tomorrow aft­ ernoon at 5 o'clock at the Flks hall, •HO Williams avenue. Hand bills an­ nouncing the meeting have been dis­ tributed and the public is invited Army Military Training Camp for St. Louis Negroes Approved St. Loins, M o , Feb. 25.— (C N S )— Permission (or the establishment of a citizens' military training camp for Negroes was received last week by A l­ exander Rvans, adjutant ol Tom Pow­ ell Post No. 77 of the American Le­ gion, from Representative L. C. Dyer of St. Louis, with the authority of Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. WORLD-FAMED TEACHER WELCOMED IN PORTLAND Mist Martha Root, world-famed re­ ligious teacher, lecturer and versatile writer arrived in Portland Feb. 2J, and ever since hat been kept busy filling •peaking engagements. Tuesday night she addressed a group of 40 Bahais at a private home, Wednesday morning the spoke before 2200 students at Jef fertun high school; at noon the same day the spoke before La Esperanto Matcnmangu Klubo, during the after­ noon, she broadcast over radio station K( j W — Morning Oregonian. In the evening nearly five hundred people crowded m the the Metaphysical lib­ rary to hear her message. She spoke Thursday to more than two thousand Grant Hi school students and in the afternoon held a special meeting with a group of public school teachers. She aiAm llroadrast ovdr radio station K OIN on Friday and Friday night she spoke before the Bahai Assembly in the Terminal Sales Bldg. She alto addressed several groups of club w o­ men and Reed College students. T o­ morrow morning Miss Root will speak at the Metaphysical Library, 405 Yam­ hill, corner Tenth s i, in the afternoon from J to 5 she will be the honored guest at a public reception to be held in the women's club building, 448 Tay­ lor street. In the evening she will again speak at the Metaphysical library and at 0:50 Sunday night she will speak to a group in the home of the editor of the Advocate in Irvington. Other engagements follow next week. Those who wish to find out what Miss Root's other engagements will be advised to call the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Latimer. Tr. 2548 where Miss Root is stopping during her Portland visit. Miss Root has been absent from America nine years on a tour ol the world. She is fresh from China and Japan. She has been entertained by the people in every country including India and Persia and she has amassed a world of information along practically every line o f endeavor and human re­ lationship. She is an excellent, logical and convincing speaker. She goes any and everywhere without price. SOUTHERNER URGES MORE EDUCATION FOR NEGROES Atlanta, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— Higher academic standing of the Negro as an economic aid for the South was ad­ St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 25.— (C N S )— vocated Friday by Dr. W . W . Alex­ Within a day or 10 Charles Allen, ander of Atlanta, member of the Inter­ known to his many frienda as the racial Commission, speaking before Rev. C. II. Gugcnshine, will be bound Emory University Citizenship In­ for Louisiana to face a 33-ycar mur­ stitute. der charge. Taking as his subject, "The Place o f Negroes in the Economic Struc­ ture of the South," Dr. Alexander W O M AN 110, DEAD said the average Negro's schooling Omaha, N eb, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— now does not go beyond the third Mrs. Rosa 11. Ingram died here last grade, and declared that if his aca­ week at the age of 110. Her husband demic standing were increased to the died several years ago. A son, Charles sixth grade it would he "the greatest Ingram, of Chicago, survives her. thing (irorgia could do to better eco­ nomic conditions.” Man to be Extraditied for Murder 33 Years A go MORGAN APARTMENTS 789 E. Burnside Street Between 24th and 25th 1385 Grand Ave. N. MRS. ZEPHA BAKER Modern Five-Room Furnished Apartments Rent Reasonable KAst 0423 Mrs. H. Troutman Wal. 6610 Call B E A U T IC IA N Specializing in All Lines of Beauty W ork C. J. Walker Toilet Good* for sale C harge M en ck en Is ^ H ow ling W o l f 0 SCORES ARTICLE HAYS ACTIVE A CORRECTION GRAND OPENING OF PART E The “ Little T o m Minature Golf Course "has just been completed at the intersection of Williams A v e, W il­ liams Court and McMiller street, on the Elks' hall grounds. It is second to none in the northwest and Portland citizens particularly the colored people, might well be proud ol it. Here the younger set, in fact every body can enjoy the popular pastime—golf. Golf is a pleasant, open-air health ful, clean recreation which every one ran and ought to learn. For healthful development the game has no peer be­ cause in playing every muscle is brought into play. Professions, am- rtures and the novice equally enjoy the game. There arc nine holes on the course in a beautiful artiate setting of flowers, shrubs, velvety greens, bridges, streams and hazarda ol all kinds. Thereby making the playing rxerpttonally interesting. H 9 holes aren't enough for a player he can eas­ ily go twice around the course for 18- holcs. The flowers, shrubbery, etc, produces a marvellous effect and en­ hances the beauty of the Elks' build­ ing. As an incentive to introduce the course the management announces that on Tuesday of each week t h e course and all its nets in a financial way will tne turned over to s o m e worthy organization or cause free of charge Charles (Chuck) Williams will be the green keeper and manager and pretty Miss Rosalie Bird will have charge o f the box office. Only 15c admission and prizes. $500,000 RECREATION CENTER SOLD New York, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— The $500,000 Lincoln Recreation Center of Harlem has been sold as a result of realty foreclosure actions. The cen­ ter brought $335,000— $155,000 more than the mortgage on it. The place was opened May of last year. In Grateful Acknowledg­ ment W e wish to thank our friends for their many kindnesses, expressions of sympathy and flowers during the ill­ ness and death of our beloved father and son, George H. Davis, who passed into his reward January 22. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fitzgerald, and Family, Children, Mrs. Henrietta Davis, Mother. AUSPLUND DRUG STORE SIXTH à 0 LI 8 AH STREITS PO RTLA N D , O ft l. MARTIN’S BEAUTY SHOP 346 Williams Ave. ROBRNA MARTIN IN C H A R G I SHAMPOOING P R E S S IN G MARCKLLINGG COURTKOU8 KYKBROW ARCHING 8CA I.P TRE ATM ICNT MANICURING AND PROMPT SRRVICR In th. Portland Section of laat week’» iune of The North we«t Enterprise (Seattle Enterprise) of which Mrs. Bonnie Bogle is reporter—appears an item to the effect that The Advo­ cate had moved out of the Macleay Building. We do not know where Mrs. Bogle obtained her information nor her reason for publishing the same—but we do wish to say to our subscribers and others that the report is false. The Advocate still has its offices at 312 Macleay Building and an attendant is there every day from 9 until 8 o'clock. We wish further to state that if The Advocate ever moves we shall consider it our first duty to inform our patrons where they may get in touch with us. You may get in touch with the editor of The Advocate at 312 Mac leay Building or by phoning Garfield 7623. Signed, Beatrice Cannady. Editor. IBrings tlome$acon New York, Feb. 23.— A Negro stu­ dent, Arthur Thomas, of Philadelphia has won five awards which were pre­ sented at the mid-year commencement exercise* o f th e* Northeast high school. Thomas won the Alliance Française bronze medal for excellence in French literature and language, the Phi Beta Kappa award for excellence in Latin, mathematics and literature and the Harvey Gottshall English award. He also ranked second highest in scholar­ ship in a class of 149 pupils and de­ livered a salutatory address on “ Thom ­ as Gray and His Elegy." This prize winning Negro student is one of seven children, of whom three are teaching in public schools. The father >s a printer. Thomas is planning to study medicine. BIRD SAYS WORK POOR Dan Byrd, former Portlander, now a resident of Seattle, says that the un­ employment condition is worse in Se­ attle than in Portland. Weekly, Dan telephones hit titter. Miss Viola Byrd, for a little chat. Mist Mable Byrd, who is an instructor at Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn, is reported to be do­ ing finely there. Not long ago she tele­ phoned her sister, Miss Viola Byrd, in Portland. Mis* Byrd said her voice was so clear that she thought her sit­ ter was telephoning from Union sta­ tion instead of from Nashville, Tenn. Jackson, Miss, Feb. 25.— (C N S)— H. L. Mencken, editor of the Ameri­ cent magazine article that critically flayed the Negro church, is merely a howling wolf, according to "Where Young Men Buy” SIN GLE G IR LS Answer this if you are tingle, tend, us your name and address and re­ ceive a one dollar coupon and valu­ able personal information—FREEI P. H. BODD1E, ta il S street, N. W , Washington. D. C. L. Daily News last week. Washington, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— 1 he Shaddix scores Mencken for his re­ immigration measure to restrict thv cent article appearing in the Balti­ number of aliens coming into tLi- more San in reference to relief for country as an employment aid am' the drouth area sufferers in the about which Representative Oscar D> Priest has played a prominent par Sooth. was approved by the House immigr.. tion committee Monday. The measure would reduce quot: immigration 90 per cent and limit im migration from Western Hemispher countries to 10 per cent of the en Indianola, M iss, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— trants in the fiscal year 1929. The committee also approved th. George Spann, tenant on a plantation here, who shot and wounded Charles Free resolution to limit Filipino im O'Neill, white, on Wednesday over a migration for two years to 500 cr crop disagreement, was shot and ttants to the mainland. It also wav' killed Friday when be resisted arrest. authorize Filipino immigration n o t the islands to Hawaii to be governc by existing Labor Department regt lations. Paul Robeson and Lawrence Brown stopped over in Portland several hours last Saturday evening en route to Cal­ ifornia from Washington. They re­ port their concerts in Spokane and Seattle brilliant successes. MAN SHOT RESIST’NG ARREST RICH WHITE WIDOW FOUND I! HARLEM DRUNK New York, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— P. lice found Mrs. Myrtle Imogene Ste la, 36 years, white widow, missir. since February 3, in a tenement Fr day with 15 empty whisky and g< bottles stacked about a couch on whit she sat and held her head. Her discovery came about throug a messenger who had been sent L her to cash a check. With her she h: $6,000 in jewelry and a $2,500 fur coa Mrs. Minnie Dixon, hostess to Mr Stella, said she found the widow in Harlem resort. GRUESOME MYSTERY KILLING BISHOP SUED FOR 11,300 Washington, Feb. 25.— (C N S )—The general committee of the Church E x­ tension Society of the A. M. E. Zion Church, a corporate body, Bishop E. D. W . Jones, of the Zion connection; Mortimer Harris and Joseph T. Set­ tle, the latter two attorneys, were Pardoned Man, a Slayer, named in a law suit for $1,300 filed in the Supreme Court of the district last Shot Dead Greenwood, Miss. Feb. 25.— (C N S ) week by Jessie M. Van Senden and —.Red Mack received a pardon two the National Saving and Trust Com­ weeks ago from the state prison, aft­ pany. The bill alleges that Bishop Jones er serving a year on a life sentence made a promissory note for $1,300 on for murder. Last Friday he was buried. Some­ May 19, 1930. It was later indorsed one slipped up to the window of to Harris and Settle and the payment Mack's home and shot him through of the said note and interest has not been paid as yet. the head. Van Senden, a broker, who was al­ leged to have loaned money to hun­ dreds of Washington's society folk, died several months ago and the suit S. W . C o r . 4 t h a is being brought by his heirs. W a s h in g to n Bradford Clothes $25.00 to Shop $45.00 W. Shaddix, writing in the Jackson, Miss, LIBERATE THIRTEEN W HITES IN OOMBING CHARGE BABY DIES OF S IM M Caruthersville, M o, Feb. 25. — (C N S )—Charges against 1J white men of Wardcll, near here, in connection with the dynamiting of the home of a Negio recently, were dismissed in a justice of the peace court Saturday when the state failed to prosecute the cases. SEEK AS HOP 10 E M M ANGIE can Mercury and the author of a re­ O K L A H O M A GETS NEW- W E E K L Y PAPER Muskogee, O kla, Feb. 27.— (C N S) — The Muskogee Sun, another week­ ly, made its appearance here last week. The editorial staff is composed of ministers only. They are Dr. R. C. W oods, pastor of the First Baptist Church, editor; Dr. C. E. Chapman, pastor o f the Beebe Memorial C. M. E. Church, managing editor. — — o ------------------ MO III H U ! LOVER OF DEAD GIRL SOUGHT BY OFFICIAIS TOR QUESTIONING New York, Feb. 25.—(C N S )— Mys­ tery surrounding the slaying of three women — mother, sister and daughter —and the resultant death by starva­ tion of an 11-months-old baby girl, puzzled police here Monday, Summoned by a frantic youth who got no response to his knocks, a pa­ trolman broke in the door o f a five- room apartment at 174 West 136th street Monday night and found the bodies. One victim's throat had been cut and the others had been stran­ gled to death. The baby was conscious in a high chair, but died later in a hospital. Thelma Scott, 16-year-old night club dancer, was found lashed to a bed, blood-stained razor laying near by. Her mother, Rosa Scott, 38, was lying fully dressed in a bath tub with part of a clothes line around her neck. The third woman, identified only as an aunt o f the dancer, was bound and strangled in another room. The baby was believed to have be- longed to the unnamed woman. Assistant Medical Examiner Gon- zales said the women had been dead for about three days. Urban League Reports $10, 000 Gift at Annaul Meeting New York, Feb. 25.— (C N S )— .' gift of $10,000 from Mrs. G. B. Seli man, as a special fund in memory < her husband, the late George W . Sell; man, former board member, was r, ceived by the National Urban Leagt at the annual meeting held here la week. Mrs. Seligman was elected member of the board for the term e.. piring in 1934. Make Por Hand’s Own Store I j ! Your Shopping Headquarters 700 Mississippi Farmers Meet At Utica Institute The Advocate sincerely requests its readers to patronize the firms whose Jackson, Miss.— (C N S) — Nearly advertisements are seen in The A dvo­ 700 colored farmers attended the 26th cate. By so doing you help yourself, annual conference of Negro farmers at Utica Institute last week. the advertiser and us. f TX« Q u a l i t y S to « « O» E stland f ONLY NEGRO NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN OR’G.