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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1931)
7 THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE .SECTION— NoT*mbtr 28 , 1»31 WOMAN NO IN EUROPE, SAYS J. A. ROGERS f" , r r “ ' In Far Fast, Husband* Hide them from I Public. I BLACK T H E ___ IN A B Y S S IN IA I White Face« Used Scare Children. n, iiiK N in m T K iim ti: system la aUU in ealotenee there Yet they have recently introduced elec tric light« and a few of the more modern conveniences "Over tliere,” said Mr Rogers, 'there is nothing for a man to do in the evening but go in door«, *nd after 7 30 In the even rig only pri vileged officers are permit.•—I on the street*. There are no plate« ot amusement (•host* are Waite “ Over there, too, their ghosts arc white, and every white face frightens them. For a white man to put in hla appearance Is the signal lor every member of a household, a n i mals Included, to Immediately scurry to cover "In Abyssinia Uv n? standards are very low Four men can be found to work a day for as little as thirty cent*. "The West Indian is making a pronounced headway abroad.” he acknowledged As for the present civilization as we Americans know It. Mr Rogers avers “ white civilization Is built on commerce, and now that Its co m merce has failed it Is tailing, too "T h e American idea of high powered efficiency Is speeding her *.o her downfall. Millions Out of Work "In England, there are 30,000,000 unemployed who are receiv.ng the equivalent ol from $7 to *10 weekly maintenance from the government. But when you lake into consideration the wives and families, some of whom have as many as seven children in one family. It Is a conservative esti mate to state that the government u provid ng for about 60.000 000 of its unemployed group ” This dole system, he feels, will probably be the only solution to our present situation In America England, he added, is probably the only country outside of America which has In some degree the four complexes already mentioned "O f course, here In America, this distress la mainly periodic But in Europe, when those countries go down It i* so very difficult for them to recover ” America he pictures as a rather pathetic country with Its people crowing out the true enjoyment of the beauty of Ufe and living in it» feverish endeavor to accumulate m a terial wealth. "The first thing that impressed me so vividly upon landing in this coun try last week, xros the absolute sto lidity of the American He is be com ing more machine than human being It is cramping him spiritual ly and emotionally." he complained. Tlie beauty of the American c o l ored man lies In the fact that he has not been keyed to that degree ot high-poxrered efficiency and can therefore suit give expression to his innermwt feelings and reactions, at which the white man marvels 1*11 II.Al >KI I'lIIA "Am erica L umimii a country,“ said Mr J A R lt"v:ris, A M U ) Pails lonrapondent, I t ! dinner with tl.r Interviewer the l i i t i r r evening. In the quiet suriound- lugs of the Ctl xriix' llutel dim juum A met leu, explained Mr Rogers, L I the tinly country In which the tom * I an Ielgna auprrine. and It queen ol I nil ahe survey«. Mo country on tlie I lace of tile earth accord, the free* I «loin to Its women that Amerlra doc« I to her. Mr Huger« anirl In the far h o i nay in Kgipt, fat I Instance. the woman la ever kept In I the iear I never got *o Ured of I seeing ugly men. aa I did III some of I thrive count! Ira "You never meet the wive« and a group of protewting Elks that tlie Ninth and Tenth Cavalr.e* were sent tu the beat available posts during peace time, meaning that they are only needed and cared for In time of war I daughtera of men of turli cuuiilrie« I unless Die mail haa become ao fond 1 dearth of men In Europe which plexes the Inhabitant doe* not have: I of vou ttiat lie cannot lielp but The black man has a very cool makes competition rife among the there 1« no sex complex, no color skin. . . * I bring you Into his private home and J complex, no religious complex, and Mr itugrrs a lio nprak* of the women. I introduce you to hit family "Tlie tiling that Impresar i the no liquor complex ” magnificent garment« worn by (he You can meet the man In h t« 1 He explain« that the lack of a re people, especially upon such occa- Journalist, student, and lecturer, la I club, at (ho cafe« and such p!«eea that the Frenchman Is an individual ligious complex U due to the ab aloii« aa (he royal coronation I and enjoy live moot Inform*! eon- sence of opportun ty to captta.li« tt Tlie African.” states Mr Hagers. tat. and mind« his own business " I lacta »nd conversation w.th tilm. but Frimltiyr Is a master of color The European ' The people of Europe he staled, I it u very rare that he Invite« you tinea not know anything about color, are tlie must unconcerned group of He feels that the chance« for a I into Ills home." compared to tlie African Throe and pcrhaiM the least sliockable In dark civilization supplanting the Mi Hogrra apeak* with enthusiasm people study Uie outdoor wonders the world, and are so frank and l o t Die level newa and the exquisite and match and blend the brilliant m atter-of-fart about life that It present white. Is good. But he like wise stulrs that at preaeul Abyssinia I feminine charm of the women of the rotor* of nature ax no European lias places the rrlnUonslilp of man In is still largely primitive He de been able to do . . ■ far root Ills general Intercourse on « much scribes his impression of that eoun "There I* only one place that you Worth Two Men higher plane than In the more oon try as a man with one foot implanted in the twelfth century, and the I rail meet the women In tlie eastern "And in ITance,” he continued. ~a strained United M ites I other in the twentieth, all the while No Hex < umpire i count he*, and thuar are professional blink woman la said to be worth attempting U> drag his foot from Yet there to a "In Eurupe there are four com ' ages bark to the present The feudal I plurra where anyone can walk Into Iwu white men J right o!J '.lie street «•ark I, the ( .lo r “ If you wont to see a black tier I miii vou ahould go to Abya* nia. Tlie I Amci icau here lias never really acen 1 « bluck person And Hie skill* of Ith, e people arc rich and beautiful There now! I have touched that 1 A«IKN rw Wf A N T I ti in .v e r y r o a m i m i l, la very popular question What do I rr|.l, — n l the 1.1.0,11 W AV INK HAIH chorus girls do? WeU—just a little ■ niiM V M N O . « a a l h .i W . , in , T .U .I . r n . l . i And Short Breathing rwfltwd when ctu *ed bit of Info la all I ran give you | W, hay« a wond.rr.i i»rt<iio.Mi< n i . a | , it . no* P o t l l c i l l u , *111 b . . , * | W IU M U I In the revue at the Howard lost t\r unnatural collection of water in aBOo- men. feet and »egm. and wt*en prenaurw Ini lion nn i n - n part T » i , IW.vO Mann wreck there were several interesting above ankle leaves a d en t. T rial package ■ ■ • m in u s C o . U irn iin ili.m . * l . h » m . characters Bobby Dade was one m u She has two kids and that s why she is kicking up in front of the foot lO L L l'M m e d i c i n e c o m p a n y BOUND MOTION PICTURE O pera light« now tors Wanted I earn to operate l>«-et Mil. A llaata. Gw. Tier practical tialnlng when course Then there are the two Vincson sis I* completed Easy terms SOS of ters somebody Just will spell It "V in I u it ton iiavubl, w hen erri ployed, o r son they are Interesting personages TltATO RH TRAININO ASSOCIA also TION. 103 N Rowan Ave. Oppi J, These two sisters, Ruby and Bobby, I.' * Angeles, Calif. were boin In Chi Ruby is the m oth er of a boy. and how proud she is of her young offspring' She does ! , bo you rsx v r irreal If O v e r SO r e a r s o f her stufl to support herself and him I r i i t i r r* aril n g who» t he •laea h a ir I tn for * on g li r n FIlFK ««lib | m >* r l E f f e c tiv e Use f o r —true mother fashion I I.H N T I I . A v n f..r f i n o ibi. ! Bobby, her sister, has none, but I Mi r » l r a for matllnr <|liF I both are daughters of a Chicago m in I Im le n f m i r I'.rth . No I O I» M a ll m u w ) I unirr 0 » i anti t«4arf ister. and both quite conscientiously Lin • OEMA N •'remit" home each pav day for moth 17fi fl.fot.tk *»., N W W **k »»*U a. D Í er and dad. Those two girls have 1 ★ A covered lots of ground tn the past few years. A t T eer Dragwtat ar I M 00 iterd part oil 10 a r t r Okla ho ma Traveled «round fee a Trial b I l (Minty MANY W K IIA N« >W O liti.LINO Ruby has been all over the I ' S A H. PLANTEN A SON, Inc. J <f Milam , lie pi W. O klahom a 01*7, Ok la and Canada. Bobby has traveled ¡liorna. H SKLfW W x-W StiO: * ?.• _ over Amerlra and lialf o f Europe; she went across with the "Chocolate Kiddle« ' In 1936. and before long, she had her own act. and her own single with the stiow With s W fS M OlfAgANTEE Dempwey Woodson, another m em A <1-0. — I — * O m h *S***V, II i » « k ber of the troupe here, lias kds too, Jot* H w *—a a* ■ » * and she la another chorine who has B . A L E X A N D E R been somewhere, believe me Funny H i «X , C - t H g . F . O . H e - Y - k thing, jrou know, the audience out front seldom reallzrs the real stories of theae lassies who stomp for their pleasure BOBBY DADE There la a lot of history backstage. U>U of these chorines are girls who By TR E /./.V A N T ANDERSON hit and "m ade" Broadway some time ~ Wfcr 4n>ay< by , WASHINOTON, D C W hen Dick Dade, of Philadelphia, rolled Into ago. and when you see them hitting í^á**í rSüLTifct lú-I Vy IhJL. M— — town lost wreck and xpent the day with Hobby L>ade, the comely high step th* liigh-spots you are seeing some Í TW C REAT T t0 If ping chorine, wlm aptirarrd with Fletcher Henderson's revue, It was the big-tim e talent of course we have Immm O m IS m m ok — HHlflMOM W D R E A M bo o k | w an t 7 d the greenles. but how can «re help A i m fmtnlnrfM-n MirgnNW BMMNM M * 1 fust Intimation that many liad that ahe was a "missus ” k | » w ..'« w I I W S i. N r — Y o r » I Hut Is «lie? And howl WeU. they have two kida. which 1 suppoac tlirows that? Some chorines are really safe » C O M I j M Í f C. « f +*9 \ more light on the suhleei and eonocienllous If you believe me «•w. ranSa ax.1 d JJTT i . r *• taw H- ] 1 Bobby Dade, Baby-faced Chorine Dances for 2 Kiddies Waiting at Home SWELLING REDUCED B ladder and K idney T rou ble LUCKY HAND /¿/WOMEN W// I Heal