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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1931)
UDENTS OPPOSE RULING THE. An \ t II« 27 IN TWO SECTIONS N». :»« In d e p e n d e n t ADVOCATE Paper D e v o te d to th e In to ro a to p f th e P a o p la PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931 SECTION ONE PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG VOTE & POINT SCHEDULE CLOSES WEDNDAY WHITE WOMAN LAUDS PORTERS BIG VOTE AND E HEROISM T SCHEDULE TURNS DOWN A60LDSTAR MO- SHOW IN GREAT FACEJF DEATH 1 R S TO SAIL MANY LIVES SAVED AS RESULT ESDAY NIGHT E SPEECH SOCIETY OF UNSELFISH DEVOTION WcdncMilay Ili» May fo r l.iv r (jin d iila tn t in A ilv u ra tr’o Krcc G ift D istribution — L r a ilr r H Run Glose. PROTEST RACIAL Big V ote Elida \\ «■ i I ik - m I uv Wrdneaday night at 11:00 o'clock iw » ih f rloiv o f Ihf last big vulr ». hcdulv of lhr t i n thi* n u ll the biggest remaining vote offer of the campaign. A fter Wednvaday, aub- acriptiona count for many leaa vote« «ini |n>inta Fur thia very reason the time between now anti 11 00 I*. M. Wetlnratlay la by far the moat im |M>rtant of the home etretrh. Whoever |twa out In front theae neat few houra will have the beat chance of all toward landlnir the big automobile and gold caah pruea. \\ lial Vi ill You Do? What are you going to do theae laa! few daya of the btg vote sched ule? Are you going to take advant age of them and win or are you going to real on your nara and lose? It all <te|»e lull on wh*t you do between now •mi Wwiiirnlny niirht at 11 ‘.00 o'clock. winners, but It ia distinctly under aloud th at In the event ANY randi- date becomes IN A CTIVE. failing to make a weekly cash rep ort, he or she Madison, W is. June 3 — Membership will, at the diarretion of the m an ag e ment, io-come disqualified and thereby m Delia Sigma Rho was refused more forfeit all right to a prise or a com than a week ago by O lto S. Zerwick, wlute, '32, Iwcause of the racial dis mission." Following are the names of the few candidates nominated — listed alpha betically together with all the votes caat for publication up until Thurs day night: Louie Abberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,200 L illian H e lla r d .............................. 25.800 II. M l it — (till 425,100 m i. B row n 420,600 Mrs. Dennis Colim a r.i.ooo Geòrgie Duoli ESSAMO C atherine F a ir _____________ Madclyn ( H u b (•aliava Ivey . . . . . . . . . . . . . - T ak r W arning! W H lo v ell Murxhnll ...... Itulr No. I* from the rule« and reg ulations published at the beginning of M m ..... in M ssw cll l: I • • the ram p aig n : 16,700 171,600 510.900 680 MW 410,800 420.800 19.900 "T h ere will he several big prlaea aw arded. Iieaidea a 10 per ren t caah rommiaalon to all A t 'T I t K non-prize 669,900 I tO/.KKI START MOVE 10 OUST ‘N Irene Patterson Al o e T im m s Vernell W atson — 88,800 STATUTE DECLARED LEGAL Law h Fori lililí ill” Negroes Right to Vote Upheld. Pittsburg, P a. June 3—W ith the wave of public sentiment against the Amos 'n' Andv propaganda gaining volume daily. The Pittsburg, Courier, in con- jtin tion with tin N A A.C.P.. which has joined The Courier in the fight against the two while comics who are burles- i|iiting the Negro race, has decided to take some drastic steps immediately. Pretty Song-bird T o Appear In Recital New Oreleans, La., June 2-(C N S) The while ruling class of Louisiana have shown how it regards the United Slates Supreme Court decision declaring the Texas primary law which forbade Negroes from partici|>atmg in the Dem ocratic primaries unconstitutional A similar law has been passed in Louisiana The plan is to send out petitions, which the Circuit Court of Appeals of which are now being prepared, to all that State has declared constitutional. llir branches of the N .A .A C.P and to the hundreds of individuals who are anxious to register their protests. Copies oi hlc signed petitions will be sent to The National llrnadcasting Company, tile Federal Radio Commission, Ihc Pres idnrt ol the United Stated, and if nrces sary, the United States Supreme Court in order to have Amos 'n' Andy removed from the air. Robert Sabin, Jr., and Paul T. Shaw If the response from these petitions is anything like the phenomenal wave were victorious in the school board elec of sentiment against the comedians fol tion Tuesday, Sabin headed the list with lowing the launching of the courier cam the largest vote. Shaw was re elected. paign, the signatures of more than too,- Harry M. Renin was third on the list niHi petitioners will lie secured in a very ol the six candidates in the race. The Ixffld measure |wssrd by a large margin. dun t period of time SABIN AND SHAW WIN PLACE ON SCHOOL BOARD A (Carnival Night In Harlem . . . AT . . . COTTON CLUB EAST SEVENTY-SECOND STREET One m ill Onn-Malf Milcn South o f Foster Hoad MONDAY NIGHT, JUNE » — 8«30 Sfallle Hof J a n Orrlieatra Admission 11.15 Per Person wliit'li incItitlfH (Inuring and n aprriiil rliirk rn dinner CHARLES R. REDD, Prop. tinction drawn by the fraternity consti tution Zerwick was a member of the sarsily debating tram. Me had been offered a mcmliership and accepter! a pledge, but on learning of the restrictions against Negro! he asked that the pledge lie broken. Mailis*ai. W is. June 3—A resolution censuring Delia Sigma Rho. national speech fraternity, for its constitutional barring of Negroes, which resulted last week m preventing the Wisconsin Uni versity chapter from electing G. James Fleming to mcmliership, was adopted unanimously last Friday by the State Assembly. The resolution was intro duced by Assemblyman lien Rubin, Mil waukee, and among other things declared that racial discrimination "is contrary to the spirit of the American constitu tion and the ideals of the university.” U(M>n motion of Prof. Harold Groves, also a member of the asembly, the reso hit ion was taken up (or immediate con sideration and passed. It now awaits the action of the state senate. The clause in the national constitution of thr speech organization which has caused so much furore in university circles and throughout the state says that “no Negro, regardless of his other achievements, may become a member of the fraternity.” From all information available this anti Negro clause was put in the con stitution about 25 years ago, at the same time when the two other national honorary speech societies took the same action. Herr at the University of W is consin the stipulation was all but for gotten, and Fleming's rase was the first one that has arisen under it. REBUKES SNOBBISH “WAR MOTHERS’ Sacramento, Calif. - (C N S ) - Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink, world fam ous singer and lovingly styled the mother of American musicians, on the spur of the moment yet in dramatic and forceful maimer, rebuked war mothers here 1« cause of their protests concerning ap pearanec of foreign-blooded children at a recital marking dedication of a mem orial auditorium. City Manager James Dean told Mine, Schumann-Heink some of the mothers had protested the scheduled appearance last night of Chinese Japanese, Negro, Portuguese and Italian children on the stage The women thought such a "melting pot" aggregation was not rep rcsrnlative of jhc American race. Last night the singer turned her hack upon her adult audience and, facing the hank of well-scrubbed black, yellow and white faces, crooned a mother's lullaby especially for them. Then the children sang "The Star Spangled Banner" with her. When Mine. Schumann-Heink finished singing and after the applause died down she stepped to the footlights and said: “As a war mother A know what it means to suffer. I have five sons, four to Uncle Sam and one to his father land. "It is up to the war mother to teach New Y ork,-(C N S)-June 3—The third party of Gold Star Mothers and Wid ows, numbering 4«. sailed for France at noon, Friday, May 29, on the steam ship America Slipper, from Pier, 4, Hoboken, New Jersey This party, known as "Party E2,” consisting of four groups, go to the graves of their soldier dead buried in the American Cemrtcrie Meusc-Argonne and St. Mihirl or to pay memorial tri butes of respect to th soldier dead, seven of whom were lost at sea ; three of whom received army sea burial, and two others, who were buried in "Nevy out side waters.” Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, highest ranking Negro officer in the United States Army, detkiled as military in structor at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, is the official escort of thr mothers on this trip, the first of the 1931 series. Miss Mary E. Williams, director of the Nurse service liureau of Tuskegee In stitute Hralth Center. Tuskegee, Ala- hama, accompanied the mothers as of ficial nurse. CTARGE FEPUELICANS FAILED TO LEER FAITH WITH NDGRO Greensboro, N.C. June 3—Oscar Pe- Pricst, the raging volcano of the House of Representatives, laid the lash on the G.O.P. here last Monday night, before a huge audience of southerners, includ ing the mayor of this city, and outstand ing white politicians of the state, and literally declared that the Republican Party wasn't worth a cuss to the south ern Negro. That its past treatment of the southern Negro was not calculated to add to the party strength, but rather to discourage the affiliation of the South ern Negro with the Republic Party. S t a r o t s Should Join P tm oorats The grey haired gentleman from Il linois raised the roof when he emphati cally declared that the only hope of the Negro in politics in this section of the country depended upon his forming a connection with the Democratic party, the ruling powers of this section, and using this contact to his own advantage. He declared that the Republicans of the south "do not want the Negro in the party" and that Negroes ought to con nect with the party which can do him the most good. Congressman Ike Priest took a grand slam at the good old G.O.P. anil at the Federal Civil Service Rules which he is firmly opposed to and he is fighting with all vigor for a readjust ment of the rules. He averred the rules were a distinct detriment to the chances of Negroes in securing appointments under these departments, and struck with force against the "photograph" sys tem of booking applicants, holding that this eliminated the chances of a Negro in securing government positions. This drew rounds of applause. P rrid cs I'ritihord Im idtn l DePriest was broad in his derision of the Pritchard incident in Washington, giving the impression that Pritchard nude a fool of himself hy his actions, and failed to hurt DePriest any. their children the love of law—and not make a dffierencc between black or yel low or brown or white skins. "Don't make a difference in race or creed. You make war among yourselves through your children," Miss Pauline Smith writing for the United Press in the News-Telegram of May 2*th had the following to say re garding the Negro porters on the crack Empire Builder when a tornado swept it off the track late Thursday, May 27. Miss Smith wav an eye witness to the distaster: Our coach was lying in its vide and it was a miracle that no more were killed, I believe I should have been killed had 1 not held tight to the side of the car as wc went over, and that was the only thing that saved me. The Negro porters on the train were wonderful, although some of them were badly hurt, they would not leave the car and they did everything possible for the women passengers, forgetting their own injuries in an effort to ease pain and administer whatever first aid they could. One porter I remember distinctly, he had a deep gash on his head and the blood was streaming down his face, but he seemed to pay not attention to it and want on lundaging injured heads and helping otherwise. I am sure that Mrs. Hannan( Mrs. Emily Hannan, Seattle) who was watch ing for us, would have died if it were not for this porter, she was seriously injured and he made her as comfortably as possible and helped others take her from the car. SUDDEN WEALTH M IS S H U B B A R D Miss Barbara Louise Hubbard, dramatic soprana. who will make her premier appearance at M t Olivet church next Monday night. Miss Hub bard is a pupil of Paul K. Hutchinson. She posses a beautiful clear strong voice and in many respects, rare. She has both personality and charm and music lovers are eagerly anticipating her program She will be sup ported by Evan K. PoPrter. violinist and Ju lia Mae Blanchard, pianist. The Fellowship Club is presenting the young artist assisted by seventy-five patrons and patronesscss. PRO GRA M Suicdio (La Gioconda) (Ponchielli; Auf Joheimen Waldespfade, G rilles; Gut Natcht, Mein Lieb, Bischoff, Barbara Louise Hubbard, Der Fercutz, Smith, Julia Mae Blanchard; Piper June, Carew; One Night and You, W olf; A May Morning. Denza; Stan' Still Jordan. Burleigh; Roll the O l' Chariot Along. R. Johnson; W ho is Dat Yonal^ Burleigh, Miss Hub bard; Meditation (hais)) Massenet. Evan K. Porter; Hear ye. Israel (E li- yah) Mendelshn, Miss Hubbard, Mrs. Perl Mitchel, accompanist. Boston, June 3— (U .P .)—Joseph P. Kennedy, diminutive South End Negro, had exactly $1.11 in his overalls pocket today when he learned that he had won $145.000 through Cam rronian's victory in the derby. "1 pray to God that ! use it wisely," he said, solemnly. He had gone to work as usual this morning at the Morgan Memorial, a welfare organization which has employed him for the past six months rcpi-ring New York, May 29—Mayor G. Mar- 1 sal>> carriages at wages of $12 a week. rane and the Board of Supervisors of Ivry, France, a city of fifty thousand population, have cabled thru the Inter national Labor Defense, protesting the judicial lynching of the eight Negro boys who were sentenced to be electro cuted on July 10 by the state of Ala bama. The,cable reads: "W e board of supervisors of lvry Seine fifty thousand people protest the Bums, Oregon May 22—Bob Robin death sentences passed upon Negro son of Burns battled his way to a well workers we demand prosecution of earned decision over Gus Eaton of Klam lynchers and immediate freedom Negro ath Falls here last night at a boxing workers stop we will not allow another smoker staged at Oasis hall under the Sacco Vanzetti case". MAYOR AND BOARD PROTEST SC0ITB0R0 CASES TOOK THEIR ROW WITH THEM Harrisburg, Or., June 2—Three men, one colored, one uncolored and one Italian, came into town Saturday and camped near the O.E. warehouse. A card game, presumably poker, helped to pass the time until trouble broke out among them. The Italian came down town and tried to find a gun to kill the colored gentleman but nobody had one to spare for that purpose. He appealed to Marshal Own, saying that he had been robbed; to arrest the colored man. The marshal interviewed the others and teamed that the Italian had cheated the other out of $2 which was all he had, when the colored man reached over, took the money and kept it. The mar auspices of the American Legion. There shal advised them to leave town, which was no one to question the Robinson Henry Stewart, colored, plead guilty they did, two the cowcatcher and on victory over Klamaths muscular Negro May 26 to liquor violation on the Klam on the blind baggae of the first train flash. ath Indian reservation, and was sen f i t . tenced to IS months at McNeil and also fined $1 by federal authorities. His Elks Annual Boat Excursion partner, Claude D. Walker, was taken Ju ly 4 , 1931 over by state authorities. KLAMATH NEGRO LOSES TO BURNS BOY; BIG CROWD OTTERS I. WELDON I0HNR0N LITERARY AWARDS New York, N Y.— The James Weldon Johnson Literary Guild offers $200 in prizes to stimulate interest and entour age writing poetry for, as well as by, Negro children. 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