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E D IT O R IA L P A G E
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SO U TH ERN B R U T A L IT Y
THE ADVOCATE
SATURDAY. 4MTHBKR .11. I M l
“ Sailor" Bird, who suffered injurt
es In an auto accident Is at home, and
desires that Ills many friends come
to see him
— B \ l ‘ L IS T S —
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Some weeks ago a Negro maniac
F-»»« First and Schuyler Sts.
D IM E B A R B IC I E
Pubtlsti.-d Every Saturday al 520 East Twenty Sixth Street N.. Portland. Ore around Birmingham, Ala . restrained,
w
*
shot
and
killed
two
white
young
ilJH W illiam * Avenue
Telephon» : G Artiold Î52J
Shiloh Baptist Church
men. The third one whom he shot,
Opposite
G rtnitau Cookie H.ikrry
recovered
1-ataly, w h i l e r i d i n g
Fast 7th and Everett Sts
through the streets of Birmingham,
.................... Editor and Publisher she saw a colored mail who doubtless
Mrs. Mabel Momlorson xn ill moiiu b*
BEATRICE H. C AN N AD Y..............
looked like the criminal who had shot
— EPISCOPALIAN—
presented In sons recital by her In
lu ú ld iM
YANCY F R A N K LIN ........................
her. and she thus ''Identified" him.
»(m otor. MMe Stjertm
.................. .. Contri Anting Editor Such an "indentificatlou" only means,
WILLIAM PICKENS .....................
St. Phillips Mission
Society
Editor
and
Reporter
it
the
identifier
is
honest,
that
the
ROSALIE BIRD ....... ............
Mrs l.outse C'lmwell, Regional wee
K nott and Rodney Sts.
........ Health Editor accused persons resembles closely the
DcNO RVAL U N T H A N K . M. D.
rotary o f the Ksperanto chapter, cal*
Blaine Coles, l a y Reader
person for w horn ho is takeu; it does
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Love
Editor
led
a meting of KnpcruutlstM Octob
N A N C Y L E E ................
not. cannot iti reasou. prove that he 1
er 38th at (V n tral iibrary to rcorga
. Younger Set Editor is the person wanted. Only an expert
Geneva Ivey ----------------------------
— HOUSE OF I'KAYEK—
nil*.
KITS REID. RALPH C CLDYE AND CLIFFORD MITCHELL........ Columnists heck-up of time aud place, a sift lug
of the evidence o f alibis", a cool dis
H ou se of Prayer
lieorge Caunady motored to Port
l ast loth and Grant Sts
Subscription Rale* (P’avable in A dvance': One Year, $2.50; Six Month». passionate analysis o f other elem ent»
besides ' looks", can determine w heth
land Saturday «»veiling to attend the
Robert Searcie. Pastor
$1.50; Three Months. $1.00
Roland Hayes' concert aud to pass
er such "id entified'’ person is the one
Entered a» Second-Class Matter in the Post Office at Portland. Oregon. wanted, lu brief, only an impartial
tio* w eekend at homo IL* returned
— METHODIST—
I nder the Act of 1912
and methodical court of law and e v i
to W illam ette l ’ nlverity at Salem on
Sunday night
dence could determine whether this
Bethel A. M E. Church
olored young matt was the guilty
party or not.
I arrabee and IfcN Iillen St»
W (\ Holliday of the Holliday aud
W H E R E TO B U Y T H E A D V O C A T E
The editor had the honor of oallin«
Rev Daniel G. Hill T r Minister
But in Alabama, as soon as this girl
Holliday, tonaortul parlors was cage
at the offic e » o f The Manufacturer
identified ’
this
Negro,
he was
god to serve Roland Haves in their
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and Industrial N ew » Bureau. E. Hof
First A. M K. Zion Church
doomed, whether Innocent or not.
profesalon during his stay tn Port
er and Son. publishers, one day this
417 William s Ave
I ’ nder the pretext of "questioning"
land
A t the Advocate office. 212 Macleay week. W e we recieved with the ut
him.
the
officers
smuggled
the
broth
most courtesy and cordiality by the
Rev W . R. Lovell, Minister
building.
er
of
the
girl
into
the
jail
aud
allowed
..liters and managers. A fter a visit
Mrs IV.Norvul Luthank has been
him to shoot the prisoner in cold
requested to take charge o f a group
Rutherford'» Barber Shop. 310 W il- ¡n which we learned something . i
blood, an act etiual in its cowardice
of children for their class work at
B E T H E L A M. E. CHURCH
Hams avenue, in Foster'» Pool Hall.
«he ' » * ' n<>ld o f work accomplished to the act of the maniac who had
the W illiam s Avenue Y VY on Sat
—.
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n-n -
bv those in authority and something
B E TH E L A L L E N C. E. LEAGUE
The Elks bu.ld.ng. 310 W dl.ams
^
specia, ^
carri#(1 on m killed the other girls. Only the act
urdays She will no doubt accept th«»
of
tills
white
young
maniac
was
far
opportunity
to render this needed
avenue.
this office, we w ere conductevl thro
(Aun a Morrison. Reporter
more cowardly because he rau less
service.
Medley Hotel Restaurant. Interstate the plant.
The League and church choir tut
risk than the black criminal ran, uud
Avenue tin Medley H otel!.
» . re very happy to mo. i the knew that he was ruuniug far less d«?r the direction of Prof
Elmer i\
Please pay your subscription to The
_ . ...
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youthful editor whose
writings we risk
There is nothing romantic In Bartlett and Rev Daniel O. Hill. Jr .
Friendship I ool Hall, Sixth, near
admire. And we hope
1 he me shooting perhaps to death of this wore the guests of the Clinton Kelly Advocate so we can pay «»nr creditors
Glisan (W est Side).
Advocate w ill find Its rightful p'a. o black prisoner, who was behind the Methodist church last Sunday even-
Holliday and Holliday, 125 North among the many exchanges eoi ved iron bars of a prison it is just plain ln*-' A group of Negro Spirituals was
savage brutality.
sung by the choir
A
vocal solo by
Sixth street
w^ k “
,h eir oftce
It is said that when his sister iden Miss Dolores Burdin.\
iccom milled
Eleanor Gragg, ptaniate.
W e are much pleased to note that lifted" this Negro, the young white by M i»»
in the September tsue of Town and fellow was so excited" that he could represented the League
HE SANG S TR AIG H T
Th*' program
was eujoved hy a
Country L ife " a 64 page magazine not control himself. Hut it was not
TO OUR HE AR TS published in I-ondon. England, an in excitement that made him unlawfully large and appreciative audience of
teresting biographical sketch of W il conceal uud smuggle that gun into both white and coloured
Remember ihe League meets every
liam Pickens together with a double jail: that was cold, calculating plan-
mn cut of the noted writer, ora ning. with criminal Intent. H e did Sunday evening at 7 o'clock
Roland Hayes, the world famed ten
laxly
is welcome.
tor
and
educator.
Considerably
more
not
need
a
gun
to
protect
him
elf
or sang for a Portland audience again
. ... - ; .t Negri prisoner confined la a
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this star which marked his seventh than a half page is devoted
tour of .America since he was herald subject with
special
references n white mans Jail with scores of armed
m t . O L IV E T B A P T IS T CHURCH
Burst white officers all around him. Th<
.Mr. Picken’» autobiography.
ed b.v English royalty.
young white mun did not go armed
His voice to us who heard him sev lug Bonds”
Muslcul programs will l.e given l>>
for self-protection: he armed himself the choir every Sunday evening until
eral times before his great fame ar
to
kill.
He
is
a
criminal
aud
a
mur
rived. is none the sweeter
But he
FTotu down in Hempstead. Texas
a minister has been called hy the
handles It like the finished artist that comes the follow ing from one of the derer at heart, even if the Negro does church officials.
not die. and even If there is not a
he is.
Advocate’s devoted readers
Repairs and Improvements are be
jury of white men in Alabama who ing made on our church edifice by
He continues to be the same fine,
"I still enjoy your paper. Those will convict the white killer.
unspoiled, lovable personage he was
competent
workmen
stories are fin e: there is something
Strangely enough perhaps, a reward
before he ever crossed the ocean
•hem.— a charm 1 can’t just
On his programs, he still finds
of $3,3oO posted for the apprehension
explain. It Is because they are from ,of the maniac, may be shared by the
SH ILO H B A P T IS T CHURCH
considerable room for the Negro Spi
the Negro’* pen. 1 think they are
rituals which he sings like no one
girl victim who "id en tified " him and
•
Rev. U G Gardener Pastor
else can sing them on the concert wonderful, and God has let me live 1 her brother who shot him
to read Negro literatu re’
And to
The II Y P U. of Shiloh guv,, an
Mrs Beatrice Ree»! who is still In
stage today.
And yet. these white
getitlemeu
think
I
hare
a
cousin
who
Is
a
won-
interesting
program Sunday evening the employ of the Miller and Tracey
¡talk as if they expect every N egro to
Who. but Roland Hayes could sing.
Morticians
a» I aid y Attendant, in
dnrfal
editor’
I
wish
all
Negroes
under
the
direction
of
Mrs
Sarah
turn himself into a blood hound to
I heard of a city called heaven and
would read about theid own folk and help track down black killers of white Williams.
cording to information given out to
started to make it my home'’ *
Mr Miller o f the firm to The A d v »
The program was as follows
learn what they are doing.
I folk, while w hite men pin medals of
The above was taken from a per honor on the white killers of black Opening Selection. M i»» D ai-r Wright cate this week
Owing to Mrs Heed's recent mar
Reading.
R oy
williams
sonal letter to the editor of The Ad folk.— W e ob ject’
CRISIS BECOMES OF AGE
Piano Solo.
Miss Marie Nailing rlage a retHirt w h s current that she
vocate written by her grand cousin
By W illiam Pickens Paper.
Mrs. G. O. Gardener had resigned
Mrs. Nancy W alker
Saxaphone Solo, Mr Leonard Moore
The Advocate congratulate
the
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n
Sunday School convenes at 10 30
Crisis and Its editor.
Dr. W. E B.
An atmophere ,,f festivity is every
We have come to an impasse. The a . M B y p r at t P m p n ... bins
DuBois upon t i e form ers 21st Birth- wh„ e abont ,he clty j ue to several
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day this month. Although the Crisis d jin gs- the big game between O. S. Church is unable to meet Its overhead a- 8 P. M Everybody extended a cor
If
•
Conse<iuentely there ts de dial Invitation to worship with us.
has just become of age. as long as c ani1 the r n iT . of Washington and expenses
we can remember It has always done numerous social functions in the na moralization throughout the ranks
¡S G T . JOSEPH W H IT E C A M P Ì
Those who can not make preaching
a man-sized job.
i I
ture of Hallowe'en parties.
At a re»-ent election o f officers of i
appointments when they wlll.or who St I'hlllips Guild of Ihe St Phillips
The Advocate knows something of
Spanish American W ar
W
e
hope
the
noise
o
f
the
winning
are
not
holding
positions
as
a
sideline
the struggles o f the Crisis and to
Mission. Ihe follow ing were chosen
have reached maturity amid the con team will frighten away the proverb fee! It most keenly.
Veterans
Mrs W 1. Reese, president;
Mrs
stant tire of its daily battles with life ial spooks.
There is a tragic decrease In our Thelma Flowers, vice - president and
is something greater than an achieve
receipts, and w hile It is easy and fash Mrs Jessie J e s s i e Flowers, secretary
Meets
»
i
ment — a sort of miracle.
ionable to project old man depression
STAB ILIZIN G S ILV E R
as an alibi, yet would not be amiss to
May the Crisis and it’s remarka
! 2nd and 4th Saturday Nights !
go in and duest of other causes
ble editor live long to carry on the
One denominational paper has said
im perative work it they undertook to
S T A Y O FF NO VEM B ER 11 III
Senator Key Pittman o f Nevada
Veterans Hall
do back in 1920.
believes that the abandonment o f the that the denomination It represents
gold standard of coinage by Great handle» too much money—so much so A R M IS T IC E DANCE BY SUT JOS
County Court Housc
Britian mar lead to a solution of the that it leads to what we shall euphe- W H IT E CAM P.
S P A N IS H -AMKRI- j
DECORATED FOR DOING DUTY
mlstcally designate as extravagance
world silver problem.
This denomination works In the c,\.\ W A R VF7TS W IL L E N T E R T A IN
England's move will probably re
\\ h er«' Y o u Utili S h o p W il It Uonh<h-ii«-r
»«»os* any fo°t;
C^to^3' f00t f° /*
Manager anà Compositor
.
Down in the south the other day. a sult In a silver conference among the
great meeting was held with many »o r ld 's great nation.», with the pur-
notables from various parts of the P°*e of stabilizing the price of the
south who came to do honor to a wo- metal at a normal level.
Many economic authorities are of
man who stood by h r .
face of a hungry mob bent on "g e t the opinion that the present world
depresión was largely brought about
ting their man".
The woman was decorated for bra by the decline in buying to w e r of
very and for upholding tbs m .»:• sty such countries as China. India. Mex
ico. etc wh:, h have the silver stan
of the law and civilization.
The occasion was marked by much dard. When the value of silver went
ceremony and speech • making. It down, their purchasing power drop
most ctrtainly impressed the most ped accordingly Stabilization o f sil
cynical who witnessed It. But some ver would bring this buying power
how we cannot help wondering if the back — and. from a national stand-
practice (fo r It has become a practice point, would m ein an Industrial revi-
ln the south to so honor officers o f val in our mining states. — E. Hofer.
the law ) is advisable. Is It not the
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sworn duty of every official of the law • The Advocate hopes in the organ-
to do his full duty to uphold the law? ization of more groups, the colored
Has the time come ln our civilization pi iplt o f 1
,:iity have made
that we must place medals upon of- provision for the political education
ficers of the law for doing their of the group. Such an organization
sworn duty?
is not only timely tut almost Itnper-
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alive.
.
sam-
. ; • ons that Zion operai -
ar. l yet ¡t boasts of a plethora of <-,-i
tain funds
Old man Depression ap-
parentely cuta but a small figure lu
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- A l i i i w t » . . . f.s .( U i n w i o i l f"«»t
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Or what?
These questions can not be ignored
or laughed away, or dismissed with a
Jerk of the thumb. They challenge
our serious thought.
What are we going to do? Con
tinue to drift along at this poor-dying
rate shuffling out the corpse of de
pression as an alibi for our failure?
— Star of Zion.
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Meet, every second and
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* ug. Island In th. I'aclflc half-way uppron. I.es und presenta earh wltb
Is'tw. .-n
tin-
Malay
Peninsula a rlgnr un.l ...uno beici nule Wtml
and the Philippinen, the Dyuk brand Of elgnrs thè nnllves prefer
natives prueltw runny strung.- .-un Is tinknowu.
You imiy I.. - sur.*,
tomi.. Htr.ing.-al of Ihr se, to West how.-v.r. Mini tlm beat Is none lo.,
ern e y e s , l i r e the rustimia of wooing rond for Ibis gala oreaslon, eveu
und th«* rltonl o f the rnarrlnge repe- Ibotigli II nmv not me i-aire up lo
iriony, one part of which Is deplrlerl Mie standard., of eeom.n.y and .|iml -
above hy nn Arnerlrun urtisi.
Ity to w l.l. li we are areiiMlomsd.
To i(tract the attention of the A flve cent .Igar fi.
front splt
girl of hl» heart, the Dyn.k swain tlpplng Is wh.it un A ........
l.rlde
»•arrien wood for her or helps her woi.l.l
lindo.il.fe.lly Énel-d upon
with some other tasks
When he ! Under slnillai c lrruiiiHlan. es.
feels that he has shown good will
After Ibe presentanoli of thè
sufflelent to ImpreMM the Indy, he [ elgars,
thè
prlest
WILV. S
two
makes a midnight call at her domi ebl.kens over thelr brada whlle
cile.
Waking her Hte.ilthlly, tie ntt.-ring bis Incantai lem. and Ideai.
ofTers her glfls of food.
If she Ings.
Kollowlng Ibis, Ihn groom
nrrepts them «lie him signified her plnerH Mie rlgnr brtwrrn Mie IlpH
willingness to "m iddle aisle II” of thè Prilli- and a helel nut In Mie
with hlm.
A rnfn l of the gift boi lo w of ber check nini pini Ialina
pi" ins “ no” for the wedding.
ber to tir bis wlfe. The hlood of
W ie n Ihe marriage eeremony be Mie two ehlekena Is tlien sprlnklsd
gins the couple sit on two heated over thè newly weds ns tlm eere-
Iron bars
symbolic of the Iron rnony elida.
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