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unit liquidate the human a»
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bolus brought together In u central!/
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 1331
ELKS WIN TRIAL IN SUPREME COURT
W A N T SLAVES FOR CELEBRATION
Ï0 DEPICT EARLY
LIFE OL NEGROES
volunteers said hard to get
i tad up u m U unii palline i ham to
a ut li lima compiutola thw circulation
WASHINGTON, I> C Oct. 21 The
lu tb« economic circle Inatcud of Ihitrlct of Columbia George Washing
clo(tfIn* »amo
Ion lllcelitenulul Commission 1« seek
ing the Soon voulnteer» to enact the
If II I» an economic »uel« ami uu five epliodc* In 111* life of Oeurge
productivo to hoop Idle capital In a Washington during the hlceiiteunlal
fruiou and Inactivo alato It la a etili here next year
A call for volunteer actor», direc
greater » ante to poimil the real hu
man assets to degeneralo and dolori* tor». dancer», make up expert», musi
orate through puraulug harmful and cian* and <-o»tiiinera ha» been Issued
The commUlon Informed The Tribune
uncouatrurtlve policio»
this week that »lure Negro«» played
Aud 111 »pite of the effort* of the a prominent part during the life of
reformer»
the upllftora
the re* Washington In America colored ac
Itgloua cruaadere
the »orlai work tor» will he sought to depict some of
era — aud the actlvltlea of the wel the acenea during the pageant
It wn» pointed out that since Ne
fare aocletlea
human valuee are
groes were »lave» during that period
rapidly derreaalng
they will he called on to act that part
llowover. some were soldiers and
Interpretation of human moral», played u heroic rote during the revo
law» and ruatoma. are lielng made lution
and rerug tilled, through human de-
Campbell C Johnson, executive aec
■ Ire», elpedlehcle» and the luat for relary of the Twelth street branch of
gain and pleaauro The dollar ha» dls the V M C, A and secretary of the
placed character Propaganda blind» colored commute« of the Hlceiiteunlal
fact» Haaaon lia» lo«t out to ballyhoo Commission, told The Tribune that
All law» have been weakened through Ihe part Negroes played during the
the dlareapect of a few
And home life of Washington will lie true to
life iiirm mpplemeiitary to career» history and no attempt will he made
to lessen the Negroes' activities or
Mllllon* of human live» are belila give him a false part In the pageant
wa»ted tbrough thè deulal of op|>ur
Howtt
thought tlmt ii will
lunltle» becauae of color. Inequalltlea make a «1 Iff I«* tilt task to secure No
of Juatb e aud prejudlci'd anelai cn» groes who are willing lo act the part
toma Th* tthlllty ami value of human of slaves and It may he necessary to
aaaeta are tled up due lo a lack of have white persons blacken their fa
opporluulty lo Berve
oca If Negroes refuse
T,
TO AID UNEMPLOYMENT R E V E R S E D
•
THE SLAVER OF
TWO GIRLS
SAI SIX H I E MEN
S U I TO MAN'S
INNOCENCE
SC0TTSB0R0 ATTORNEYS
TO DEFEND PETERSON
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Oct. 22—
The United States circuit court of ap
peals, fourth circuit, which Is In ses
sion here, handed down the following
decision Friday, denying the petition
for rehearing In the Elks case, and
directed that a mandate Issue after
the expiration of five days from this
date putting Into force Its decision of
the 18th day of June last:
This court having at tts June term,
1931, rendered Its decision reverting
the decree of the said district court
New York October— Atlanta Uni
appealed from In this cause, and the
versity. pioneer Institution of higher
appellees haring in July 15, 1931, pre
learning for Negroes, located In At
Los Angeles, Calif , Oct. 23— Plans sented to the court a petition for a re
lanta. Georgia, has been given one
hearing
of the said cause, and the
million dollars for new buildings and are under way for the opening here of
their maintenance. Announcement of a department store owned and oper same having been carefuly consider
the gift from a friend of the Univer ated by Negroes and catering to the ed.
It is now here ordered by this court
sity was made last week by Dean colored population of this city. A two-
Sage, 43 Wall Street, president of the story building is to be erected on Cen that the rehearing asked for, be, and
the
same is hereby denied at the
University, board of trustees.
tral Avenue at a cost of approximate-
In order that tbe construction work : ly »250,000.00, according to present cost of the appellees Let mandate
on the new buildings may serve to al expect to have the store in operation Issue after the expiration of five days
leviate tbe present unemployment slt- I plans Those Interested in the project from this date."
natlon In Atlanta, the plans hare been J next Spring or early summer. Those
This looks like the final disposition
expedited by the architects. James back of the movement feel that the of this case, which has vexed the
Gamble Rogers, Inc. of New York City new enterprise will not only be of grand lodge of Elks, headed by J.
and construction will begin soon, Mr. benefit because it provides opportu Finley, for the past two years. While
Sage stated. Five buildings are to nity for colored people to buy from James T. Carter and his associates
be erected at an estimated cost of their own people, but because It will have said that they would take an
»625,000, Including an admlnstratlon make It possible for young men and appeal to the United States supreme
hall, women's dormitory men's dormi women of the race to enter the mer court, no one who Is familiar with
tory, a residence for the president and cantile field, and that it will be an the record believes that the supreme
a central heating plant. Forty thou Invaluable contribution to the social court will ever grant them a writ of
sand dollars will be expended in reno and economic welfare of the race.
certiorari, bringing It before that au
vating existing class-room buildings,
Interested in the project are: T. A. gust body. The decision of the cir
and »335.000 will be set aside as a Greene, for the past 25 years execu cuit court of appeals is a clear cut
building maintenance fund
tive secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; J. one. upholding every contention of
E Mills, controller in that organlza the grand lodge, headed by Grand Ex
lion for the past eight years; Albert alted Ruler J. F. Wilson. By this de
Bauman. Central Are., business man cision the Grand Improved Benevo
and civic leader; Paul E. Williams, lent and Protective Order of Elks of
architect; L. G. Robinson. Floyd C.
Continued on page tour
Covington, T. I. Lund and I. C. Louis
SURPIRSE FUait
' AÜ «
E lected M em ber O f
N oted Corporation
ST ANDREWS. B. W I , Oct IS
Marcus Garvey. president general and
founder of the Universal Negro Im
provement asaociatlon, with branch
offtcea throughout the world waa e-
lected a member of the St. Andrews
and Kingston corporation.
This corporation acts In the samu
capacity as the board of alderman or
city council of moat allies.
Garvey's election came as a com
plete surprise, as It had been hinted
that he grown In disfavor with the
public A year ago he had the board
suspended, due to tactics that mem
bers used In passing laws to help the
Kust Indian traders
SHOT FOR FISHING
Prom the Interuatlonl Labor Defense
New York. Oct 22 Six men are
prepared to swear that WlUle Peter-
sou. recently shot 111 Jail In Blrmlng- GUARD FIRES ON GIRL POINT
BLANK FOR RESISTING ORDERS
hani. Ala , after he had been "indentl-
fled" and arrested as the slayer of
two society girls, was with them on
CHICAGO, IL L Oct. 22— Because
Thousands starve while millions of
the night of the murder, the Inter she was fishing on the "white side" of
dollars of foodstuffs are destroyed to
national labor Defense has learned Desplalnes River near here. Dorothy
maintain a price Adults and children
from Its southern dlstriet office In Holdren, young colored woman, waa
are going ragged, tin* mills shut down
Chattuuooga The labor Is organiz shot down and killed In cold blood by
while cotton crop Is plowed under
ing u Peterson Defense Committee In a watchman for the Santa Fe Rail
all lo malutatn a price Thousands
lllrmtughnui to build up a mass move road.
arv homeless white millions of homes
ment. as lu the Scottshoro (nun up
The Desplalnes River Is Jim-crowed,
CI.KVKI.AN1». OHIO. October 22
are empty
ruse, and gain Negro aud white work the Negroes being forced to fish on
Standing with clenched fists St the ers' support to free Peterson
one side of it and the whites on the
funeral here Iasi Saturday. 30,000 Ne
"Neighbors In the section where
Millions are craving work while the
gru and while workers pledged to Peterson lives believe h<- is innocent other Dorothy Holdren. discouraged
real work of liquidating human as
continue the struggle started by their aud are lined up behind hint 100 per with her luck on the east side decided
seta goes unattended Charity has on
murdered comrade*. John (Jrayford cent." say* the report of the southern to cross the river and fish on the op-
trred the rlass of big business while
poslte side She went across Ihe
and Edward Jackson Never before
I. L. I> office. "So are u number of bridge and was met by McCutcheon.
Individual kindness become« hypocri
haM
Cleveland
witnessed
such
a
splen
tical aud selfish
Individual ability
organization« In Birmingham."
the white watchman, who tried to
dili demonstration of solidarity of Ne
hMOTMl a negative i|iiullly through
Peterson, still critically wounded In force her to return When she refus
gro
and
white
workers.
Pive
thou
the dominance mid racketeering of
Hillman Hospital, has been Indicted ed. he drew his revolver and fired at
crooked unions WORK
plenty of sand of them sung revolutionary by Ihe Grand Jury, although the sole her point blank, killing her Instantly.
songs,
cartred
red
benners,
and
ills
It when they start liquidating human
means of tndenttflcatlon Is a hat McCutchen's defense Is that she was
trthuled thousands of leaflets along
assets as well us (he material
which the sister of one of the slain (tresspassing on railroad property and
the four miles of inarch At the
girls says she recognizes He was that therefore he had a right to kill
eemetary hundreds signed applica
1 shot by Dent Williams, brother of her. Atrocities such as this are a-
Necessity has always proven the tions to Join the Communis! Party.
slain Agusta Williams, during a con rousing both while and Negro work
greatest Inspiration for Inventive ge
So resentful were (he workers over ference between the families and the
ers to a united struggle In breaking
ning. The necessity of liquidating (he the murder of their two comrades,
malarial asaeta has been seen and Si that for twenty four hours before the city officials. In the presence of the down all jlm-crow laws.
sheriff
and
chief
of
police
Peterson
ted upon Soon will appear the neces funeral no policeman dared show his
a world war veteran ami u tubercular
■Ity of liquidating the human asset« face In the Negro territory.
miner, has maintained an unshakable
Why not?
alibi despite third-degree methods to
obtain u "confession" from hint. The
International labor Defense has la
beled the entire case a frame-up.
"another episode In the mounting ter
ror of southern land-owners and In-
duHlriallsts against the Negro masses,
growing more restless under wage-
cuts. unemployment, and starvation."
Roderick lleddow, of Kurt Beddow,
and Hay. attorneys formerly retained
by the N'atlounl Association for the
Marshall. Texts. Oct. 22—Negro
Advancement of Colored People to de children were struck over the face
fend the Scottshoro boys against le and head with the cord of a police
gal lynching, will defend Dent Will club by a white policeman named
iams when he Is brought to trial for Bacchus, and race members Insulted
firing three bullets Into Peterson's and segregated in the stndluin on
Negro Day at the Central East Texas
body.
Fair here last Friday.
The children had first been yelled
at and driven like cattle, and then
beaten. Previous to this, colored fans
Several colored folk hud their day changed but that the Company heal-
watching the football game between
In Court Inst Monday when called on ' luted to make the change owing to
Wiley College and Houston Junior
to testify III tilt ease of Ihe Melropol- Ihe feche condition of Mr. Gregory
College had been ordered to sit in the
it In ti Insuraee Cnmpnny vs. Clifford which was qulle obvious . She also
upper hack part of the park stadium.
A Nelson, Administrator of the es I slated that Mrs. Henderson later
So outrageous were the events that
tate of Leon Gregory, deceased who made an attempt to have Mr. Gregory
many prominent people left, among
died In Portland several mouths ago. I adopt a younger daughter by the
them Prof. O. A. Fuller and wife, of
The amount Involved uppenred to name of Lenora so as Ills heir she
Bishop College. Prof. J. W. Moore
be approximately 11,000
could Inheref his estate. She was de
and wife, principal of Hill Side
It appears that Mrs
Lenora Hen terred In this move by the attorney
School and Prof. L, W. Thompson,
derson, of H74 Union Avenue North who was said to have been acquainted
principal of Park School.
laid claim to the Insurance money on with Mr. Gregory's feeble condition.
New York, Oct. I I — Three Negro
the ground that her daughter, Mrs.
Dr. DoNorvnl Unthank testified he
Clifford McClain, she Hiild, was enga believed Mr. Gregory to be mentally workers, arrested in Oklahoma City
ged to marry the late Mr Gregory.; unable to contract for aomellme prior last spring when a band of several
that hh I i I h fiancee, It was Mr. Grego to his death. Others whotesllfled like hundred starving men. desperate aft
r y )« wish Glut Mrs. McClain have Ills wise were Leon Gregory, Jr. heir and er a long period of unemployment,
liiHurace, she averred. Mra. Weeks Mrs. L. K. Weeks, formerly Mrs. Gre raided a grocery store, will be tried
HOME SOLD AT AUCTION
former wife or Mr. Gregory, ailing o- gory.
before the District Court of Oklaho
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
liter things, testified that Mr. Grego
Mrs. Weeks was too III to appear ma within the next week. They are
ry called her by phone one day Haying In court and an array of attorneys and John Slmmonds.
Floyd Phillips,and
thnl "that old lady" meaning Mrs tht Judge went to her home where Will Pitt, now out on »5000 hall sup
Ran Gabriel. Cal., October 22 The
Henderson, "wants me to make over her testimony wus taken.
plied by the International Labor De »10,000 furnishings that until recently
my Insurance policies to her” bill that
An array of attorneys appeared for fense, which Is organizing the support adorned the »25,000 home occupied by
he dldlnol wish to do so, slating Hint the different parties to the aulì. They of workers to prevent conviction.
Mltxi, (he world’s wealthiest cat. will
he wanted her, Mrs. Weeks to have were. Bruce Wood, for Ihe Metropol
The arrested men were told by the be sold at public auction Monday. A
same. Prior to tills conversation, Mrs. itan Insurance Co.; Boy K. Terry for district nttorney that he would drop niong the articles lo be disposed of
Weeks and Mr. Gregory had separat Mrs l.enora Henderson; Dan .1. Kin- Ihe felony charges against them for will he a four-posted bed of elaborate
ed and were living apart.
ny for Leon Gregory. Jr. and Mrs L. "Inciting to riot" If they would agree design on which Mltxi had slep. The
It Is said that Mrs. Henderson tes K Weeks
lo plead guilty to lesser misdemeanor cat, which was a valuable Angora,
tified that her daughter became Mr
The Court ordered Ihe administra- charges TI i I h all of them fl f M I » li died last April of a heart ailment at
Gregory'* fiancee Into In Hoptemhnr to pay lo Hoy K. Terry as attorney's do. A mass demonstration, to he a the ripe old age of 18.
of last year and Mra. Weeks testified fees the Hum of »26; to Bruce Wood, part of the International Mooney Har
The luxurious home had been main
that she did not divorce Mr. Gregory »171.50; Dan Klnny, attorney fees, lan Scottshoro united front campaign. tained us a place of residence for
until the following October or Novem »76.10 and (o Dan Klnny for his Mrs. Is being prepnred by Ihe International Mltxi under terms of Ihe will of Its
ber.
Weeks and Leon Gregory, Jr., »342 52 Labor Defeuao for Ihe day of the trial. mistress. Dr. Maude Cain lde, who
According lo Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. and »500 Into (ho estate.
Simmons was one of the large number died In October. 1930. Proceeds from
Henderson went wlht Mr. Gregory to
It Is thought that Mrs. Weeks and of tho unemployed who were beaten the auctioneer's sale will he added
the offices of the Metropolitan Insu Leon Gregory, Jr., will share equally by Ihe police In the mnrrh staged liy to the »265.000 estate left by Dr. Ide,
rance Company a few daya prior to the sum which the court awarded# to the Unemployed Council before the most of which Is said to huvo gone to
his death to get his Insurance policies them.
grocery store attack.
charity.
HOLD MASS DEMONSTRATION AT
FONERAI Of OEAO COMRADE
Says Daughter
Engaged Asks
Deceased’ Ins.
APEAE10 DIDDER
RACE PREJUDICE
IT
UPHEAVAL RESULT
OE UNEMPLOYMENT
STORE RAIDERS TO BE TRIED
K n ew
No
Depression
DEPT. STORE
REQU EST'D
New York.
Oct. 22— Nominations
for the award of the Sptngarn Medal,
covering the year 1931 and careers
prior to that year, are invited by the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
The medal which goes annually to
a colored man or woman for the high
est achievement in some field of hu
man endeavor. Is awarded by a com
mittee which considers all nomina
tions sent in.
The nomination should state the
particular achievement or career on
the basis of which the nomination Is
made and should be accompanied by
brief biographical date on the nomi
nee.
This matter should be sent to Sec
retary. Sptngarn Medal Award Com
mittee. care of N. A. A. C. P„ 69
Fifth Avenue, New York City.
"De LAWD"
TO
HELP
BENNETT
Chicago. III.— Richard B. Harrison
"De Lawd" of "The Green Pastures"
now playing in Chicago, will appear
in a recital for the benefit of Bennett
College for yomen in Greensboro, N.
C. soon.
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IHE
1 MAGNIEICIENT VOICE"
NEW YORK, Oct. 22— Local trave
lers. returning from Europe, tell of
visiting the "Hygienic Exhibit” In
Dresden. Germany, where are hung
the pictures of people chosen to rep
resent the highest attainments '•>
various excellences of personal pow
ers. Among the selections made from
all over the world hangs the picture
of William Pickens of the United
States (Die Verelnigten Staaten). as
an example and illustration of “ the
most
powerful a n d
magnificent
voice.”
DISPDTES NEGRO BABY'S
AUTHORITY Of FIRST
Proves Fatal
BORN IN LANE
Self Oqeration
VICTORY LIFE
INSURANCE
COM
PANY SEEKS TO RECLAIM
INSURANCE POLICY
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Oct.22—An al
most incredible deceit is charged a-
gainst Dr. S. P. Berry, a well known
dentist, who died here four months
ago, by the Victory Life Insurance
Company which is contesting the pay
ment of a »5.000 policy to Dr. Berry's
beneficiary.
The basis of the company's action
Is substantially as follows: Accord
ing to report for sometime prior to.
taking out the policy, Dr. Berry had
suffered with a malady which inter
fered prohibitively with his domestic
felicity. To remove this cause of in
compatibility, Dr. Berry decided to
operate upon himself, using X-ray.
He did so. but unfortunately lacked
the knowledge to determine the exact
extent which he should treat himself.
As a result, he was burned.
The injury, set up within the body,
was not apparent on the surface, so
that when Dr. Berry sought a policy
with the insurance company. Its medi
cal examiners were not able to tell
that he was suffering from X-ray
burns.
The company now holds that the
dentist did know and was aware that
they might prove fatal. He succumb
ed shortly after the policy was issued.
The company has filed a petition In
the federal district court to have the
policy issued to Dr. Berry cancelled.
NO WORK. ROBS BANK
Pasco. Oct. 20— Billy Bob White,
colored who robbed the State Bank of
Connell FYiday and started to walk
down the Northern Pacific track to
ward Pasco, was brought before Judge
Driscoll He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve from 5 to 20 years
in prison.
He said he had been unable to get
work and could not beg enough to eat
BORDENTOWN HEAD APPOINTED and wanted to get In prison where he
would be provided with shelter and
TO STATE RELIEF COMMITTEE
food.
Bordenlown, N. J., Oct23— Appoint
ment of 30 women and men, leaders
In State charitable, civic, and rell
glous activities, who will constitute
an advisory council on unemployment
relief, was announced this week by
Chester I Barnard, New Jersey State
Emergency relief director. Inclusion
of the name of Principal W. R. Valen
tine of the Hordentown Manual Train
ing School has brought widespread
approval from both white and colored
citizens of the State.
Mr. Valentine Is the only colored
citizen appointed among the list of
30, and he was chosen because of hts
tremendous activity In the civic life
of the State.
EUGENE. OREGON, October 23 —
The claim that the son of Mr. and
Mrs B. Weston, born at their home on
R. F. D. No. 1 Sunday Is the first col
ored baby born In Lane county Is dis
puted. although the official records
show no such previous birth.
The wife of R. E. L. Washington,
colored contractor who built the
Hampton building in 1912, gave birth
to a son while the family resided here
that year. The family lived on south
Lincoln street and neighbors remem
ber the day the child waa born.
ANOTHER REPORT
Still another report says that Eu
gene Lane Weston was the first col
ored child on record aa being born In
Lane county waa futher diaputed
Thursday with the report of a baby
boy being born to a Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Roberts In September 1926 In
a house near the Southern Pacific ter
minal.
ANOTHER REPORT
EUGENE. OREGON, October 23 —
1 have read with Interest, Items In
your paper, about the first negro baby
born in Lane county. Ninteen years
ago on either the last of July or first
of August. 1912, there was a little ne
gro boy baby born at the Mercy hos
pital. The father was a contractor by
name of Washington, working on a
down-town building. The baby was
quite the center of interest aa a great
many had never seen a small Negro
baby. I was In th Mercy hospital at
the time and my nurse brought the
little fellow in for me to see. There
are probably several living in or near
Eugene that remember the baby.
New York, Oct. 23—Fifteen hundred
friends of Soviet Russia f i l l e d
Cooper Union, 8th St., and Fourth
Ave., New York, on Monday evening,
Oct. 12, and gave an enthusiastic
send off to the American Workers'
Delegation to the Soviet Union and a
group of 12 Negro cotton growing
specialists who are also sailing for
the U. S. S. R.
The workers' delegation, consisting
of ten workers from three basic Indus
tries; marine, metal and mining, in
cludes three Negroes T h e y are
CAUSES NEAR PRISON RIOT
George Wtkman, longshoreman from
New York; A. L. Lewis steel worker
Leavenworth. Kan»., October 23— from Youngstown, Ohio; and Sam
steel worker from Gary,
(CNS) "Amos 'n' Andy” were held [.angford,
responsible for a near prison riot Ind. The delegation which has been
here last week, when the change of organized by the Friends of the Soviet
schedule on which they were to be Union, 80 E. 11th St., New York City,
heard over the radio conflicted with wil spend five weeks In Soviet Russia
prison rules calling for shutting off as the guest of the Soviet trade un
the radio at 9 p. m. and prevented ions. traveling through every part of
the inmates from following the gam the country and making a study of the
bols of the proprietors of the "Fresh latest developments under the Five-
Air Taxi Company.” Catcalls, jeering, Year plan. On their return they will
reports at mass meetings
and smashing of window lights fol g i v e
lowed the change when the prison throughout the country
The 12 cotton growing pedallsts ex
ers realized that they would no long
er be able to hear their favourite ra pect to spend two years working In
I Soviet Turkestan.
dio entertainers.