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PARKER ALLY IS DEFEATED T H E A D V O C A T E •* An In dép en d a n t IN TWO SECTIONS V O L . 7 » — NO. • P*p*r D evoted P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n , to th * In terests S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r o f (h e * P e o p le SECTION ONE 1 «, 1 9 3 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS STATES NEGRO IS NOT DESCENDED FROM HAM DENIES NEGRO BALLOT; FINED V iyestiny . . . . . Tße ( V c u ).s W it la i lit»#*» i hauffinK lime*, thought* un<l •*»titlm«*nt» nr«» alto rhaugltig all with n vl«»w of adJtiMtlUK a bud mono ml«* Nituatlon Th«» Commlaaloira n*w ruling. In aubataiic«*. create* the the ory that the wtrongtr road* muit help the weaker rvgnrdleaa of the fact that they are rompetltor*. ('an you Un aKIn«' auch a ruling even a few year* ago9 P A S T O R » B i SOOTH'S OFFICIAL CRAZED FATHER PUNISHED BV COURT TO USE VOTING H i SINCERITY TOR RACIAL BETTER MENT SLOGAN OF CANDIDATE N.AA.C.P. INVES- If. e v eil In those state* where th«» law «alls for, "equal but *eparate a« < omodatlon*". tin* e«llct was carried out (o the letter the railroads would find their revenues greatly increas ing l know, from actual experience, that there are thousand* In our group who. In Nome Instances, pay an ex hoi bltani and pm haps an lltof il pH vate transportation charge (autos and private huKHo * ) Just t o keep from !»«• lug dlHcrlmltiated by th«» railroads and on which the fare would have been much !«•** Ami where our people number almost half of the |H»pulatioii this minus million* of dollar* In r«» venues that th«» railroads are losing NEW YORK. N<>\ 1J The I lilted yearly Stal«** Do part mont of Stato i* asked, In a letter sent yo*tonlay by th«» Na Perhaps though in the new «lay that tional Associât ion lor tlu* Advance ! h dawning thl* phase of an already ment of Colored People, to affirm or existing Interstate Traffic condition dcuy that the American Minister in w ill !»«• «-arefully looked Into and once Haiti deliver«*«! an ultimatum to tlu* again sentiment will be displaced by Haitian («ovorntnent. I k »I«I i i u up all nn equitable and sane adjustment? salari«»* of Haitian oflUlul* poiMlilig At least. It’* worth considering! an adjustment of th«* national budget satisfactory to th«» Pulled State* P. H The State lMpartuietit. In r«»ply to With th«* publislK'r'H permission 1 a felegrum of protest k«nt by tho N wish to call to the attention of my A. A. C P. to Prosid* ut Hoover, wrote in many editor friends, readers, friends u four-page letter of explantion, and correspondents, of a »light change which tlu« statement i* made tlmt the in my address and to ask that In th<* Haitian Government Itself tufornu»d future all communications, cards, let- the American financial advisor tlint ter», paper», book», etc . be addressed no further payments could lx* made strictly aa <Ttlffoi«1 C Mn« hall. with Its consent umlor the emergency No. .10667. «'lire of oA. I*. Van Horn. reduced budget reioiitly adopted In Its letter of reply and further Jack*«»:!. Michigan. ftnquii ' . » lui H I I . ( i ■ l y i In Al the hunio time I wish In thunk part: "W e have learned both through everyone for their wonderful co-operu- the public pre*» and through com Hon In (ho punt nml hnpn that It may munication» from sources which we believe to be responsible ones, that no continuo In thn futuro. REFUSES TO PAY GOVT OLDEST COLTURE Now York, Nov tl That thn Negro ha a hud up to thn last five or olKht conturloH. it civilization contparablo to that of Western Europe or A h I u for thn name period wan the statement of I’ rofonnor William la>o Hanshorry. npoclnllnt In archaeology ami anthro poloKy of Howard flnlvornlty on Sut- urday. October 111, at a meeting of the Now York Urban League callod by thn Now York Ilahal Committee on Inter racial amity. Ho Imotl Ills ntatomont on facta gathered In tho Innt 25 to .10 yearn liy scientists. Tho tomlm of NS connorntlvo kinitn of Ethiopia I iii vo been located, a re cord not equalled Ity any other poop- lea That tho Egyptian civilization, tho old eat nml (te a teat that minted In ancient t Inina wan largely Negroid la proved beyond contradiction by tho phyalcnl fcaturoa of tho kings oxcav- atod from Egyptian tonilia Tito spreading of tho Nahum don or! nml the nlnvo trade ho ntatod. wore tho chief rniiaen of tho decline of Africnn civilization. I’ rofoaaor llnnnborry him pteturoa which lllust- rato tho picture und ho la aoon to publish n book. With tho knowledge of a background of culture nml not alnvcry an the only Inheritance of tho Negro Afro-Amorlcana should Imulsh the thought of Inferiority. OF EARLY ETHIOPIAN CIVILIZATION IMPRESSES NEGRO ACTIVITY IN MODERN ADVANCEMENTS Wounds Policeman In Gun Fight Philadelphia. Pa , Nov l.'l Magi* traie Edward W Henry, <»f Philadel phia. unofficially annouitc«»d tils can didacy f«»r cougr«'HHinan las! 'I'm- day night when be addi • ed th« Negi Political Women’s Council at ll«»thel church. Ilnrtrnm av*-uu<*. In lain* So far the Commlttalon haa not been able to "» cm '" nor ha* economic con downe. Magistral«- Henry was speaking be dition* io■«'CHHttuted the action, of del fore an enthusiastic group of men and ving aerloualy Into certain Interatate women and he urg«*«! them to g«« to railway traffic In the »outhland How the poll« and vote wisely. ttint sentiment* are giving way for He *ta(«*d that there were too many practical and economic betterment 1 Negro leaders who dhl not have th«- perhap* the Commission will take the lnter«'*t *»f tin- rat*«» at h«.»rt but wer«- tiercanry action that will result In u In politic* solely for *elfi*h purp«>se*. fairer and more equitable treatment Negroes lack confidence in their for our travellers In the Month amt own group. add«-«l the magistrat«* He vthlrh would udd million* to th** now decreasing revenue* of the railroad* *ald that a Negro could tulk on u po litical subject for on«« w«*«*k and that there effected a *blt«» man could convlnc«» the same groti? that the Negro wra* wrong in 'I her«» I* m»t a * itm Crow’ law on one hour. What th«» Negro n«'«l* I* the atatutea of any State that should leadership which cannot I»«* bought bar the CommlN*lon from rendering and which Is un»«*lfiNli ami tounig«- an equitable ruling on all Interstate traffic Imagine, a group «if people nus who a r e forced to pay first-class fare* for w o rse than third-class travel and , on*entem • - 1 li it .* wondor that thi* same group, more nml more, finds other m«»des of tran*p«»rtatlon and while not a lw a y s more convenient It I* decldelv less liumlllutlliK? ----------------------------------- --- ENTERS RACE FOR CONGRESS GREAI PRYAMIOS AND SPHYNXES CONTRIBUTIONS ( B V C L I F F O R D C. M I T C H E L L ) A rr< ««til (I vc* la ton of llit» Inlorkldlo (*oinm*.,rr«» ('onimlaaloii itff<«rtliiK rull- mail fr*U*M rut*-* •lin,»l<l havu u i»r* riiliar < a. . . «« to color«.*«! rfu lo ri (brounhout Hit« country. beuef erroneous says east COLOREO B IT E O W OMEN ARE PROHI R E G IS T R A N T S Guthrie, O k la h o m a . Nov. 3— A grief crazed father who se warped mind sought to wipe out an entire family In revenge for thetr testimony In be half of the s l a y e r of bis son. snuffed out the life of the Rev J E. Toombs on the steps of the St. Paul A. M. E church S u n d a y m o r n in g, and himself slain later In a battle with a police squad armed with a machine gun The murderer. Zeke Wilson, armed with two heavy service revolvers. cornered the pastor as he was on his awy to conduct the morning services. and fired five ballets into his body, killing him instantly. Wilson then rushed to the homes of his other five Intended victims but failed to carry out his murderous purpose because the rest of the family was absent from home. He then fled to his own home, where he barricaded himself and fought a losing battle with the police machine gun squad in which more than a hundred bullets were fired, un- til. mortally wounded, he stumbled color” . out of the house and surrendered. Whatever the purpose back of this Crazed By Son's Death move.” said the N A A C. P letter, Wilson's son. Lloyd Wilson, was "and however diligently efforts may slain in a pool room fight which he he made to prevent discrimination, such arbitrary demarcation will Ine (Continued on page three» vitably result In discrimination a- gainst t h o s e segregated " T h e letter also states "Hunger knows no color line— Mr Mathews In a letter to the N A A C P gives asurance that color ed women msv now register for unem ployment relief wherever they see fit III his letter Mr. Mathews charges that the segregated offices were ask ed for hy executives of the Institu tions where the Jim Crow bureaus •re established In view of the lo- i .itlon of one of these offices at the P I C K E N S A T T E N O S Colored Y M. C A In West 117th St, T E L E V IS IO N P R E M E R E the N. A A. C. P has written to the Chairman of the National Board of the Y. W C. A and the President of the New- Y'ork. Nov. 6— William Pick New York City Y W. C. A. Inquiring Into this allegation by Mr Mathews ens. contributing editor of tht Assoc iated Negro Press was among the dis ------ : <>■— ■ tinguished scientists, scholars and writers Invited Thursday to B. S F IN D S N E G R O P U P IL S ON PA R j Moss Broadway theater to see and W IT H W H I T E S IN T E S T hear the first dtmonstratton of lele- vlslon in an amusement house Mr. Ptckens will write nn article Kansas City. Mo , Nov. 12— Prof. A shortly to be released through the I. Snell, head of the department of Associated Negro Press, describing psychology at Fisk University, speak- his reactions to tht demonstration Ing before the Flak club here last ) Among the persons Invited to the Tuesday night said that the colored "premiers" were Sir Hubert Wilkins, children to whom he gave the intelll- Roy Chapman Andrews. Amelia Ear- genre tests recently In the schools of hart. Dr. Walter Grainger. Cosmos Kansas City. K ans, ranked on a par Hamilton and others famous in the with white chlldern of the s a m e world of science and tht theater. Mr. school age Twelve-year-old ch ildren 1 and Mrs Carl Van Vechten enjoyed were given the tests. I the demonstration with Mr. Pickens NKW YORK. Nov l i —Projected Jtm (’ row registration office* to the administration of unemployment re lief. In New York City have been din- carded after vigorous proteata by the National Asaorlatton for the Advance ment o f Colored People Announcement In the newspapers on November 2. of registration offlrea for single women through the Emer gency Unemployment Relief Commit te e . wt> accompanied by notice that certain offlcea were for reentrant« "except Negro women" and other* for "Negro women of the Hnrlera dis trict- The N. A A C P at once wrote to Wttllam H Mathewa. Director oi the Emergency Work and Relief Bureau protecting against the projected urg reratlnn and urging that the segregat ed offices tie discontinued at once and ’ haV t h o s e In need of aid he register ed at all offices regardless of race or A sentence In former President Calvin Coolldge's radio address on life insurance — expressed a truth which many policy holders have dis covered for themselves. " W h e n . " he said, "the market value of most per sonal property and real estate h a s de preciated. the contract value of life Insurance policies in the first class companies of the United States and Canada has been an outstanding ex Charlotte, N. C Nov. 13— A smash ception of firmness and stability." ing drama, with exciting action, was Fortunes have been swept away enacted at Salisbury, North Carolina during the last two years, but those In the October term of the United who have been able to keep up their Sttes Court, Judge Johnson J. Hayes, payments on their life Insurance pol- Greensboro, presiding, which should idea and they have something which be regarded as of more than unusual unlike stocks and bonds, is worth as interest. Importance and significance, much as it ever was. While it Is un as the incidents in the plot Involved wise to attempt to buy more insurance the sacredness of the ballot. than one can. with reasonable thrift, The star character, in the tense carry, tt is true that, as Mr. Coolldge but dynsmlc scene, was S R Seek- said, "life Insurance is probably the rest of East Spencer, one of the un- best property you hare.” —The Y'oung- scrupulous Democratic election offi-jgtow n. Ohio. Vindicator, dais, with which North Carolina, as [ 0 well as other Southern States, are chronically infested Sechrest was charged with vlolat- ing the Federal election laws In the last general election for President, in that he refused to register six colored applicants for registration on account DRASTIC SENTENCE IMPOSED AS PENALTY FOR ATTEMPT TO DISFRANCHISE VOTERS (Continued on page four) THIRD SENATOR P A R M E L LEADERS VIE TO DEFEAT PLANS SPEAKERS RALLY TO DEFENSE THROUGHOUT CITIES OF STATE New Y'ork. November 6—The third of the United States senators who voted to seat Judge John J. Parker. North Carolina on the Supreme Court bench. David Batrd. Jr., of New Jer sey. has followed his predecessors. Henry J. Allen of Kansas and Roscoe McCullough of Ohio, Into defeat. Ne gro voters providing a large part of the ammunition for the victory. Baird was defeated as candidate for Gover nor of New Jersey by one of the larg est majorities ever recorded in New Jersey ami In all Negro districts ran far behind his party. (Pontluucd on page three) Congratulations by telegram and telephone are pouring in on the na C H I L D R E N A R E FORCED TO T hese p o i n ts sh o u ld be e m pha si zed w i t h respect to the C e l e b r a ti o n of tional office of the National Associa the T w o H u n d re t h A n n i v e r s a r y of the B i r th of G e o rg e W ssh ln gto n next W O R K IN F I E L D S tion for the Advancement of Colored year: which sent every member of 1— It la s p on so re d by the Un ite d S t a t e s G o v e r n m e n t : C o n g r e s s C People, reat the National staff Into New Jersey to ed the Un ite d S t a t e * Ge o rg e W a s h i n g t o n Bicen ten n ial C o m m ia a i o n and the address the mass meetings arranged P r e sid e n t of the U n ite d S t a t e s Is its c h a i rm a n . (Ity a worker correspondent) 2— It w ill not be a w o r ld ' s fa ir o r exposition, an d it will not be held in by the New Jersey State Conference VISALIA, CAL. Nov. LI Conditions of branches. in an y one place. of cotlou pickers in Tulare County art* 3— It w ill be nation-wide, even a w orld-wide aerie« of c e l e b r a ti o n ! in In addition to the National Office appallng. Workers ure starving on w hich eve ry state, city and t o w n — « v e r y o rga niz atio n and inatltution, staff as speakers at the disposal of the the Jobs. New Jersey brnches, the N. A. A. C. every ho me and In d i v i d u a l— In thla country, toge ther with A m e r i c a n s and We can only make to to Do cents u o th e rs in m a n y fo re ign countries, w ill participate. E v e r y c o m m u n i t y is P procured outstanding speakers as Arthur Garfield Hayes. No less than day at this Job. expected to plan and c a rr y out its o w n p r o g r a m of events, in c oo pe rat io n five large mass meetings were held Many families seek« working per with the Un ite d S t a t e s C o m m i s s i o n an d the State C o m m is a io n a. In Atlantic City alone, under the lead 4— It w ill last from W a s h i n g t o n ' s B ir th d ay, February 22, 1932, to mits for young c hildren so they would Have something to oat. otherwise they T h a n k s g i v i n g Day, N o v e m b e r 24, 1932, w ith special local and n atio n al cele ership of Chnsteen Hall, branch pres ident. and every member of the Na would «lie of starvation. One worker bration e ve r yw he re on all holidays, an n ive rs a ri e s, o r o th er d a y s w h ich tional Office staff at various times here complained. I want my child- can be con nected w ith the life of G e o rg e W a s h i n g t o n . 5— W h i l e the c e r e m o n ie s on F e b r u a r y 22 sho uld be espe c ia ll y elabor atte spoke in Newark. Jersey City. Cam to go to school, but I also want them den. Orange, Asbury Park, Waahlng- to have enough to eat. We are so and Im p re sl v e, as m a r k i n g the ac tu al T w o H u n d r e d t h A n n i v e r s a r y of ton. Bayonne, Salem. Montclair and poor that all the* children have been Georg e W a s h i n g t o n ' s Birth, a r r a n g e m e n t s also should be mad e fo r public other leading cities of the state. g a t h e r i n g s pageants, play s, pro ce ss ions, m u sic al feativala, tab le a u x and able to take to school for lunc h is a other e v e n ts at v arlou a t im e s d u r i n g the entire period of m ore t h a n nine Attempts of hired political leaders cold biscuit. The only clothes they month*. E v e r y p r o g r a m sho uld relate to the gr e at life and w o r k of the to confuse the Issue were swept salde have are on their bucks, nml the only Firat P r e s id e n t and F o u n d e r ot the Rep ublic. O n M e m o r i a l Day , In de p e n by the aroused colored votéis to shoes 1 have to work iu arc* an old dence Da y, L a b o r Day , T h a n k s g i v i n g D a y and o th er natioal and local ho li whom the essential Issue of the cam pair of bedroom sllpp«»rs. "There are d a y * or a n n i v e r s a r i e s there sho uld be sp ec ial p ro g r a m s , but the celeb ra ti o n paign had been made clear by the N. hundred here a* near starvation as should not be con fi ne d to these days. A. A. C. P. speakers. 6— It will take tim e to prepare the local p r o g r a m s and a r r a n g e for the this family. Even the* single men arc* Reports to tno N. A. A. C. P. by unable to buy enough food on what local cel ebrations. T h e Un ite d S t a t e s C o m m i s s i o n u r g e s m a y o r s an d other telephone and telegraph Indicate that o ff ic ials of every c it y and town In the c o u n tr y to a p p oin t G e o rg e W a a h l n g - we make. the Negro vote went overwhelmingly Wo must remember that such con ton B ic e n t e n n ia l C o m m i s s i o n s or C o m m it te e s, In order to prepar e fo r the against Baird. The normal Republican e ve nts of the Bic e n t e n n ial Year. majority tn Atlantic County where ditions are existing among those who 7— A l l o rga n iz at io n and In stit u tio n s of w hatev e r c h a r a c t e r — civic, b usi there are 9,000 Negro voters was rut are employed workers. ness. labor, educationa l, religio us, fr at erna l, literary, social and o t h e rs— are from about IS,000 to nothing. In Ne Till» Is teaching the need of eni- urged to plan for a " G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n Y e a r ” In 1932. wark every ward with considerable ployed to organise together and unit _ 8— _______________________ T h e Un ite d S t a t e s ______ G e o rge _____ W ashington Bic e n t e n n ial C o m m ia aio n, colored registration showed heavy ed to fight for better eomlltlona or 1 Washington Bu ild ing , W a s h i n g t o n , ” D .c " w ill ssnd iTterature and tugge's majorities against Baird, and the otherwise wo w ill a l l die a nlow tor- . tlon f o r local p r o g r a m s to an y eom-mlttaa, o rg a n iz a t io n or g r o u p th at will same story was repeated In Jersey turoiiH death of atarvntlon. | writ e fo r them. C.ty and elsewhere. Every State, City and Tow n to Participate In Nine Months Bicentennial Celebration N.A.A.C.P. ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHP’S AWARDS MEMPHIS, Tenn—The Rev M Wyxewlxard 8. J. Challoughliczilcziae, Prince of tùe Royal House of Ethl. opta and Archbishop of tht Forty-sec ond Ecclesiastical Diocese of the Re formed Coptic church East Africa, baffled a large audience at Hender son Business college Sunday after noon with hi great European learn ing. he Interested the listeners with his African dialect, and opened their eyes to the marvelous and colorful history of tht Ethiopian races of people The profundity of the African prince's knowledge of ethnology, the science which treats of race oriqlns, of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian and people in Eritrea and the other countries of Africa and Asia, and his acquaintance with etymology of the various languages aa revealed during the address he delivered Sunday left no doubt in the minds of tht attend ants that he received the very best training that Oxford, Cambridge, the University of Bgrpt and other noted institutions of the old world could of fer him. "The belief that black people are direct descendants of the Hamitic family of northern Africa is erron eous" the Archbishop declared, "be cause there were people living in Ethiopia long before the biblical per iod. The Hamitic family of people are. according to biblical history, de scendants of Noah's son. Ham, who was cursed by Jehovah because he looked upon his father's nakedness while he was drunk. 1 am not in a position to defend Noah for his cele- bration on being back on dry land again, but if It is true that God put New York. Nov. 13—The National Urban League announces its annual competltive examination for Fellow- ships for colored students for study in social work. At least three awards (Continued on page four» will be made Applicants for gradua tion from accredited colleges. Success ful candidates will receive tuition and /""\ T • 1 r r" stipends of «100 to J105 per mouth— vyil 1 Hell 1 OF F rCCQOm the total value for the year Including tuition being «1.290. ! ■■■ -■ ■ ■ The schools to which League Fell Paul Munter, local Communist, who ows have been assigned are the New K° on trial In Superior Court. Y'ork School of Social Work. the Graduate School for Social Admlnls- Monday. November 16 ves of «ration of the University of Chicago, criminal syndicalism, will give the the University of Pittsburgh and Oh- talk at ,he Sunday night forum in the Workers’ Hall. 191* Third street, at io State University. Applications are filed before Jan 8 P. M. "Repressive Legislation and uaryT5th," l932. on ' form s'furnished ,he economic crisis." will be his topic, by the Urban League which may be The forum is u n d « tile auspices of secured by writing Eugene Kinckle tke International I^bor Defense. Jones. Executive Secretary. 1133 ° Broad way. Room 826. New Y'ork City. The examination will be held In March. --------- o--------- TOLD TO ‘HUSTLE' OR GET OUT S IM Of EXECUTION SLAYER INCAPABLE St. Ixiuis. Mo., Nov. 12—An example of the crude, bestial, and immoral New York. Nov. 12—The Governor tactics used by white labor agents 0j Ohio has granted a two weeks stay recruiting unemployed men !r. the execution for Walter and Blanton city to pick cotton tn Scott (outily. sentenced to death in connec- Missourl was revealed to the officials t)on wl(h (he (leath of a 8heriff in of the local Urban League and news- o restllne, Ohio, according to report to papers which have been assisting tjje \ 8tional Association for the Ad- these agents when Mary Johnson. vancement of Colored People hy C. E. returned home fror.i the cotton fields p|r |( |lulun president of the Columbia after having been forced to beg her branch way back. j Mr. Dickinson reports that he ob- The woman was hired as a cook by j taine-ri a confession from Blanton a white labor agent recruiting cotton [{alls, exonerating Walter, and that pickers to go to a plantation rhe a- „xamlnatlon of Blanton disclosed he greement was that she should cook [ja(| ,j,e mentality of a nine-year old. for the cotton pickers, and would be Mr iyjekinson writes fed. housed, and paid 85 per w eek un ,.The Governor decided at the laHt til the Job was finished. In company n,inute to grant a stay of execution with two other women and about ’ »> for two weeks during which time he men. she was taken to the plantation intends to make a thorough investiga- In the ageut s truck. Each woman I tjon [nt„ the irregularities, even tho’ was lodged in a bunk house with a - jlhe poilltg 0f law have been decided bout ten men. After three days, dur-1 Upon by the various state courts, with Ing which she was given nothing to , he ld,,a ,n m|n(1 of „ commutatlon of do, the Johnson girl went to the man sentence ,if facts justify him to do who had employed her and asked to ,o." be given her Job as cook. i - _________ T o ld To " H u s t l e " road fare to return home. He laughed' The white labor agent told her that at her and told her if "she wouldn't he had "too damn many cooks alread- listen to reason she could get home y” . When asked what he had brought any way she can.” her there for. the agent told her. "why When Miss Johnson approached the you can make Jlenty here 'hustling' a- other women and told them of her In mong the men, that's why I put each tervtew with the white agent, they of you girls in a separate bunk refused to start back to St. Louis on house.” When Miss Johnson replied foot, and remained. The Johnson girl that she wasn't that kind, and asked ¡started back on foot, but when she him if that was what he brought her applied to a minister In Slkeston for there for, he answered, "Sure, that's food and told him of her plight, he the only way we can keep the men took up a collection and aave her here, otherwise they will go off every ¡rail road fare. pay day and get In trouble In town, ■ Miss Johnson reported her experl- and then get us in trouble too for ence to the Urban League officials bringing them here.” Jof St. Louis, and the case will be In- Mlss Johnson asked him for rail- vestigated.