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A D V O C A TE
Vi>l »7 No. 74
IN T W O S E C T IO N S
FAMOUS TRUMPET KING F IS TO
BE FRIGHTENED BY CHI GHN MEN
Chkagu, April H» I oui» Armstrong,
world fammi* corneii*t and orchestra
leader, who i* at prêtent engaged in a
l.oop night citili, defied the threat of
t w«i notorious gangHteri, who threat-
ened hi* life la*t week if hr did noi pay
over to tliein $o,ooo m jin extortion plot.
Armstrong wa* approached hy Joe Fiore
and Emmett Ryan, former budy guard
uf the late Jake 1 .ingle, »lain gang»ter
re|M»rter of the Chicago Tribune, and
threatened with a "ride" if the money
Wat n«4 forthcoming
Armstrong * lack of fear 1« «aid to
have eaiurd the gangster» to drop their
initial demand, a thousand dollars at
the time, until they stated that one thou»
and dollar» would keep Louie alive and
11»ofmg hit cornet Rut
t»e hltiflfed.
“ No a dime!*’ hr tt*rc|><
• reported to hgve|
told thr men
Since then hr ha» hern playing at the i
“ Showlmat** every night a» usual.
The gangsters are in jail
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PO RTLAND OREGON
SA T U R D A Y , MAY
S E C T IO N O N E
P R IC E F IV E C E N T S
FIRST VOTES PUBLISHED
NOT MANY VERY ACTIVE
:iWilIiam Pickens Hails Struggle
O f W hite and Negro workers to
Save Youths. O f Lynch Verdict
LOOKS LIKE TH IS NF1* HUDSON “ 8 “ WILL GO FOR
LESS VOTES THAN K F U I I K H ) FOR O l.l)
“ PIANO AND KING“ CONTEST
NEXT TEN DAYS OFFERING REAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ENTRIES
More E nlistm ents W anted to Replace Those W ho Are Not
Going to Do A nything In This Big “ Everybody W ins”
BRAVE WOMAN FOIES LYNCHING
MOB BENT ON TUN G PRISO’ER ¡¡ThSiEs
New York City, April 23—(C N A j— I
Election — T elephone ATwater 2 5 3 6 Today!
William Pickens. Field Organizer of the j
National Association for the Advance- |
____
ment of Colored People, has published.
an appeal for support of the campaign
Today the first count in The Advocate’s big “Everybody Wins"
to save the mne Negro boys framed-up election for the Hunson “8” automobile and caaheprizes is printed,
and condemned to death at Scottsboro Hereafter, the vote count will be published each week and wili
JudjfinK from present indication«, thin beautiful Hudson “8”
ja going to Lx* given away for U*aa votes than uaually
an* required when a sewing machine, a phonograph, a wrist-watch
—or a small diamond ring are given.
Publication of the first count today does no( mean that nomi­
nations are dosed. Far from it! This campaign ia only starting.
There are more candidates who have not accomplished anything
than there are who have. The campaign is hardly under way yet. Kvunnton G ets F irst
Huntington, Tenn -Mr*. J. C. Butler, League of Struggle for Negro Right* befofe date of Publication. Today s vote score is as of Thursday
Certainly, some candidates have not gotten into their stride yet.
wife
of the heriff of Carroll County, out­ Mr. Pickens' call for support of the evening. That s how it is today. More votes have been cast by
C olored A lderniun
witted a mob early Saturday, April lit, united front proposed by these organize subscribers themselves than most candidates have secured.
Live, earnest, energetic candidates — subscription getters —
and prevented an attempt to storm the tHins to save victims of the Alabama
Neither the list of candidates nor the recorded vote today is a
can enter now and walk away from slow-going entries. Speed, I-. n utuioti. III.—■C.X.S.— Piling up
total of IMMi votes, Edwin B. Jourdain, jail here and lynch Henry Mauford. "court house lynching was made know* f a ir indication of how the race will be. Subscription* and coupons
pep, work — subscriptions will win!
in a letter received yesterday by the
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former Harvard University athlete, and Negus accused of shooting an officer Daily Worker, a New York Communis,
Cur I iocs fo r Lillie
tU rn ed ,n f ° r
w h o “ X * have made IK> actual
at
Humboldt.
Tenn,
in
a
frustrated
rob­
managing editor of the Chicago Bee, was
newspaper which is taking a leading part e ‘*o r ^ themselves. Another few —
— — ---- —
That is the honest truth. Votes turned in so far would not elected
the tir»t colored alderman here bery of a cafe there.
justify one of the old-time piano, sewing machine and ring cam in the munu i|»al election list week.
Mauford, brought here just before in the fight Among .¿her things. Mr have tried to “skim the cream." M i n i T i l OfiPIAI PIDPI CO
another mob stormed thr jail at Tren­ Pickens said:
j Eventually, the election will tlnflLLlYl OUulAL ullXuLLo
paigns. The lack of interest manifested by candidates in general Jourdain*» election came out tof
ton,
Tenn.,
the
night
before
in
search
of
April.
i9.
1931
Kansas
City.
M
o.'
narrow down to the real workers
is not only regrettable — it is apalling — it is ridiculous!
hitter tight in tfie hotest city contest
was hurried from Huntington to “IVar Daily Worker:
— the real prize winners.
Here The Advocate is putting up over $1500 in a new, hand­ EvmMm has ever seen Judge John C bim,
an undisclosed jail after Mr*. Butler told
' I am writing from Kansas City. Some Q u jt Easily
some straight eight Hudson automobile, and purses of money. Ku», white prccenct committeeman and thr mob that "you can't run anything where I have just seen a copy of the
In» nearest opjxment received only 1,505
Some candidate, there are who will
And some who have entered are content to stand by and let their vote».
like that over me.".
Daily Worker for April 16 and noted
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. . , get along very well for a few daya.
She «aid «hr «nd Sheriff Butler ex­ the tight wluck the work«-, are m a k r n * ^
friends cast votes for them!
babbu ov„ wjtb *ntbu„ .
T
pected the attempt and were prepared. through ,h* International Labor De afm
But it wun-t , , st ^
In fact, more votes have !>een cast in some instances by the
He
hid
the
key«
and
she.
unarmed,
met
fense
to
prevent
the
jud.oal
massacre
QUt
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get
thejr
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down
subscriliers themselves over the counter in The Advocate office POPULARITY CONTEST IS
.
. New York Gity, April 22— (A.N.P.)-
f>f Negro youth in Alatamg.
with the mob.
once or twice and they'll be ready to
cjrc)çs
than most of the candidates have turned in.
IN FULL SW IN«,
>lr Butler'hid out in the dining room
Kncloscd i, a small check for that ' ^ ' Y i y ' W n o t
ttai « j S''cUI c‘rd ”
Harlem were startled
This means that friends who would subscribe or renew any
with the keys", she said. “1 was wait­ cause. Please «end it to the I.L.D. in them th>t v ill urge them „„ >nJ j this week when the new. le^ed ou, that
wav in the natural course of business,» come to The Advocate Thr membership drive of thr local ing for them when the cars drove up. encloser «tamped envelope.
rather tb>n
tb •
Madame A Lelia Walker Wilson Ken-
had been divorced by her third
office, pay their subscriptions without solicitation, and because hranch N.A.A.C.P. g‘>1 into full »«ins I liegged them to leave and told them "The promptness with which the white they will come in or write in and say, . nedy
..
ta«t week with all of thr contestant* and
they are friends of the candidate, cast their votes for their var­ their «|x>n*or* doing thr work of or they couldn't try to run anything like workers have moved toward defending *.j haven’t the time ” Others will be "«»hand, ° f. J°bn A. Jack Kennedy,
that over me. 1 told them the Sheriff these helpless and innocent Negro boys, content to let their friends vote for pro™infm Phyocian. formerly of Chica-
ious friends.
ganizalion looking forward to winning had gone out in thr county and I didn't sonso f black workers, is significant and y,em when they turn in their sub- *°’ bu, n,,w of ,he «ovemmem veteran s
Some, too, are only coupon chasers, who would rather spend thr honor of "Ml»» Portland" for one have the keys."
prophetic The only ultimate salvation j K rlptjons over the counter of The ho*P,taI o{ Tuskegee. The decree, which
profitable time looking for coupons when one subscription would of three popular High school girl». Mi«»
for and w hite workers is in their united j Advocate. Some will sU rt, but w ill! wis
to Dr- Kennedy, was se-
offset a “whole flock” of coupons. Of course, this is perfectly I .»Ilian Ilrllard, Mi*« Bonita Abernathy In v o k e P rotet-lion ut
defense, one of the other. Other causes but will not finish.
j cured thrr* weeks »8°-
been
and movements may do a good work,
all right. The Advocate desires business and business makes the and Mi«« Julia Mar Blanchard. Thr
Really, it is regrettable that the ke# 1 * crc' *ince ,ha* ,ime h “ un­
Huiulti
o
f
J
u
s
lire
goal »et hy tile committee is 500 mem
hut all other causes are good oniy as votes arc no more than they are. In 'lers,ood thit no »''mony wa* allowed,
votes — either from subscriptions or coupons. But The Advocate her*.
Inslt'utl o f th e Mob
,
truth, the present status of this elec-
_ _
also wants to see candidates manifest some enthusiasm them­ Thrcuiitest will close positively on Jackson, Miss., April 30—Asking that
tion would not justify The Advocate
May it? and no one can forecast the w in­ justice he their protector, instead of the
selves in their own election.
GOLDEN GATE IS
in putting up more than a cheap dis­ Communist!« Run
It takes more than friends to win — it takes work. Work ner. It was impossible to get full re mob—“that howling, cowardly creature
CROSSED BY BIG
Negro W orker fo r
co n tin u ed on Page 4)
means subscriptions. Subscriptions mean votes.
Votes mean ports this week hut at a meeting held of the jungle,"—the administrative com­
with the sponsor* of each contestant last mittee of the Association of Mississippi
p ri7 .e s!
Office In C harlotte
Monday night, the standing* were: 1st Women for the Prevention of Lynching
SUBMARINE CABLE preliminaries to that consummation. The
In Suclicliilli a n d Ashes
-Mi«« Bella rd . 2nd Mis« Blanchard: 3rd has given to the press a vigorous pro­
| one objective for final security is the
Sooner or later in this campaign, a candidate now entered, or Mis* Altemathy. Miss Bellard lia.l 120(1 test against recent lynchnigs in this
absolute and unqualified unity and co
Charlotte, N. C., April-(CNA)—The
one or more who will yet enter, will get their stride and the drones vote*; Mis* Blanchard 950 votes and state. Signed by the eleven members Doable Armor Guards Talking operation of ALL WORKERS, of all Communist Party of America has filed
the exploited mases. across all race and f e
of Timothy Williams a Party'
are going to find themselves weeping in sackcloth and ashes at Miss Abernathy loo votes It was de of the administrative committee, all of
Circuits From Strong Tides
women of prominence in Mi«sis-
color lines and all other lines.
! member as candidate for the City Coun-
the roadside. While the live one spins past in his or her new car cided that report* would lie received them
in Famous Waterway
each Monday night instead fo Saturday ippi.
This is one occasion for every Negro C|-| Wiliams, the Negro candidate of
automobile won through consistent effort!
night* as previously announced.
o
who ha« intelligence enough to read to the Communist Party is the first Negro
One
of
tha
largest
submarine
tel­
No one needs to be a drone. Everyone has it in him or her to Votes are credited at the rate of one HOWARD FACULTY
to f>e placed as a candidate for elective
ephone cables In the world has ¡send aid to you and the I.L.D.
accomplish and to do. The dormant power must be awakened! vote for each cent reported in member­
“Very sincerely jo u rs.
1 office since reconstruction days. The
BACKS PRESID ENT bean Installed beneath tha waters
ships and donations. The local branch
of the Golden Gate, tha entrancs
“William Pickens." | primary will be held Monday.
W ake Up! Get Busy!
Washington, April 16 — The widely
San Franclaco Bay from the
You candidates who are in: You have been nominated! Your urges all Negroes in Portland to join heralded chastisement of Mordecai W. to
Pacific Ocean, by the Pacific Tele­
at once so a* to strengthen the organiza­
friends have helped you! They will continue to help you! Some tion so that it can carry on the many Johnson, president of Howard Univer­ phone and Tslegraph Company.
of you are willing to help yourselves. Others of you have yet to racial tights now in prospect in Port­ sity, byt the lioard of trustees failed to
Contalne S00 Pairs of Wlraa
materialize Tuesday. On the other hand,
Service Cleaners
Tha cable haa bean constructed
land
,
*
see the light. Wake up! Start doing! Accomplish! Win!
the lioard of trustees passed a resolu­
to provide additional toll circuits.
CASH and CARRY
It covers a distance of 11,000 feet
tion of utujualified confidence in him as
automobile
'r* for pu“ic*tio" “> «>« ■*>* °< <>■>•
AGOG OVER DIVORCE
OF POPULAR PAIR
B ig C a b le C r o s s e s G o ld e n G a t e
a man and in his administration as head
of Howard university.
Make
Portland's
Own
Store
—Kwlng Uallowny.
Where ahlpa from all the world
enter San Franclaco Harbor
through tha famous Qolden Oats,
a new deep-eea telephone cable
now Ilea benaath tha wavaa,a
carrying convariatlona batween
San Franclaco and other parta
of tha atate. Above: a vlaw of
the Golden Gate. Right: a "cut­
back'' aectlon of tha cable, ono
of the largaat In the world. Noto
tha canter cores of telephone
wires surrounded by protective
wrappings. Including two layers
of heavy steel wire to withstand
the fierce action of tha tidca.
Your
Shopping
Headquarters
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and contain! 100 pairs of 11-gauge
copper wires, each Inaulated with
double thicknesses of paper, and Is
sheathed In S/31 Inches of lead.
Around the sheath la a layer of
water-proof Jute, and surrounding
this ts n row of ^4-tnch steel wire
armor. Another layer of Jute fol­
lows. and then a second row of
steel wire.
This unusual feature of a double
layer of steel wire armor Is to pro­
tect the cable against the heavy
tides that offer a constant chal­
lenge ea they surge In and out of
the Golden Gate.
Cable Weighs Over 160 Tone
The cable has a diameter of more
than tour Inches, and each toot
weighs 26 pounds The total weight
Is over 160 tons.
The new cable replacei two
smaller ones which have been In
use tor some tim e The course of
the cable follows a carefully se­
lected route to avoid largo rocks,
pinnacles, and depressions on the
floor of the bay. In nil likelihood,
this will be the lest submarine ca­
ble to be laid over this route, for
when the proposed Golden Gate
bridge becomes a reality, it will
probably carry fntnre communica­
tion lines
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