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MEMORIALIZE ROSENWALD THE An lB d * p «n d «o l ADVOCATE P »p «r IN TWO SECTIONS VOL I I No. It D evo ted PORTLAND. OREGON, to th e In t o r o o t o mß th * P o o p lo PRICK n V B CRNTK SECTION ONE HATURDAT. January. 21 1132 ACCUSE PRATT OF UPHOLDING LYNCH-LAff [IRT POWE R IRE ISSUE NAA.C.P. URGES MECO! PREl ALA. SU tun K . ' . Tße ZVew?*| 1 m im iS NOTED c a s : “ CHARGE POWER TR0SÏ OF NAVY OFFICER Vigesting . . 1 UADI t i l m iD i in m i o n n r n i u w i i n i i L f u i i r u u u u u l i w u i \ l P (BY CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL) ! Our successful luauranca Comps ntoa! • a • Without a doubt th« moat success ful Negro business. aa a claaa. art) our »«verst successful Insurance com panloa Horn«, miaht Immediately re tort. ' Why ahouldu't they ha success (ul. thay hava almoat a monuply lo that field 7" a a a The vary fact that they do have a monoply carrlaa with It a bugs lla blllty Thla fart was never ao thor oughly raalliad. by ma. until thla paat weak, whan I had the opportunity to dale« aumawhat Into Inaurance eta tlattca. a a a Aa I wrlta there la before me a Hat of practically every whit« Inauranre company In America! with a stele ment from each aa to their policy on "aub-elandard" rlake and I find that nearly all of them claaa the Negro aa a "aub-alandard" rlak by euch phraa ea aa the following • a a "Racea other than white not ac cepted.” "Nogro rlaka not accepted " ‘'Colored rlaka not accepted" "Negro rlaka rated up.” "Negroea accepted at rate« 10 per cant above atandard '" "Negro rlaka not aollcltad “ "Racea other than while rated tap." "Only white accepted." "Racea other than white no filed rule." “ Negro riake accepted at ISO per Vent mortality railing." • • • N e g ro T e a c h e rs P a id L e s s NEWTRIAL ASKED Great Disparity Between Pay Of Colored And White Teaohere Noted Lynchburg, V a . Jan. 13— "The greatoat dlapartly between the wage« of Negroea and white« I* lo be fouud In (he difference« between the «atari- ea of Negro tearhera and white teach er»" 1« ahown by data compiled by T. L Itabuey, of the Virginia Theologl cat Hemlnary and t'olli-ge. and chair man of the «alary mmmttee of the Buckingham County Colored Teach e r«’ Aeeoclatlon. and made public In u report Juat taaued. All Below One Hundred Dollar» No teacher. It w u «aid. gel« more than 1100 per month, aud all annual Income« In eiceaa of 1640 relate to principal« In the four other «tatee «tudled In detail, the large«! group, comprlalng 21) II per cent of the total, was In the MS per month class In Virginia, 23 per cent were In the 156 per month class: 12 per cent In the MS per month class: 10 per cent In the MS per month claaa. and 9 per per cent In the l*U per month class The renfalnder were scattered la •mall group« through the other «ala ry classification«. In the four other state«, 17 per cent fell In the 140 per month claaa; 13 per cent In the ISO per month class; II per cent In the MS class and 10 per cent In the 1SS per month class Comparisons of the average annual ■alarle« of Negro and white teachers lu each of the Southern States and Iteleware were ahown as follows: Al abama. white. 1*32. Negro. S3S4; Ar kansas, white, 1723. Negro. 1440; Del aware, white, 11.330, Negro, 11.120; Florida, while, 11.654. Negro, 1124; Georgia. white, 1768. Negro, 1260; Kentucky, white. M76. Negro. 1829; lamlalana. white. 11.169. Negro. 1496; Maryland white. 11,663. Negro, 11216; Mississippi, white, 1908. Negro, 1350; North Carolina, white, 1870, Negro. 1480; Oklahoma, white, 11,071. Negro, 1868; Tennessee, white. 1855, Negro. 1525; Texas, white, 1902. Negro. 1687. Above, are written but ten of the frequent expreaalona but they are ty pical. In thought, of nearly all of the while companion In the country. Have these companion arrived at auch policy on "other« than white" «Imply hecauae of color? I hardly believe ao' It la an economic queatlon with them which «Imply mean« that to them Ne gro bualneaa la not profitable. • • • Thu«. It la clearly aeen that If aome of our aucreaaful executive« can take a liability and turn It Into a well pay ing aaaet that they are entitled lo mora pralae and credit than a mere assertion that they ahould be success- fill becauae they have almoat a mon oply. • • • For a black man. or a group of black men. to aucceed In a bualneaa venture that the vory beat bualneaa bralna of the white«, barked by an unlimited aupply of material resour- cea. have passed up aa unprofitable, ahould make every member of the race feel proud of our bualneaa lead er« who have and who are muklug an undoubted aucceaa of their Inaur anre actlvltlea. e a a To maintain thla excellent atand- ard of aucceaa, the atrong ahould jealously guard their victory and thru our national Inaurance orgunlxatlnn. a moat exacting ayatem of checking New York, Jan 19—William Pick- and Inapectlng ahould be rigidly en forced. leat aome wenk or m la-manag 1 ens, field secretary of the National ed company ahould fall and bring a Association for the Advancement of was notified lust fear of ularm on the nctlvltloa of the Colored People. aucreaaful which would automatically woek that, subject to his acceptance, cauae n higher operating expenae on he had been named a commander in ¡the Universal Order of Human Merit, leaa rlaka. a a a with headquarters at Geneva. Switzer- It la lo be hoped that the aame bit- land. alneaa liralna that have brought auc | The notice was sent to Mr. Pickens ceaa to our varloua Inaurance com- hy Arthur Leiiba, (permanent secre pnntea, can come together and thru tary of the order.on the recommenda their united effort«, bring to a auc tion of a colored friend of the Intrep ceaa. other entorprlaea to abaorb the id rnce crusader. It was stated that talent of our Increaalng number of the general ends of the order were the development of fhe principles of sol trained men and women. idarity between all members of the human family, study of all the means of reducing human suffering, the ex tension throughout the world of the Idea of solidarity and humanitarian action, the struggle against wars aud for tho peaceful settlement of all con flicts. struggles ngalnat poverty, etc. Perusal of the article« of accept ance to this high rank within the or ganisation. the coat of auch distinc tion. Mr. Pickens learned aa he rend further, waa 180 Swiss francs, payable In three Installment«. known In cuisine circles started "That'» too much money to pay for something new In tho wuy of entlUK glory at such a time as this," an places when they opened their doors on your own” said Mr. Darrow.......... at 300 Fast Broadway last Thursday nounred the dean to friend« who wished to congratulate him. night at the "Creole Ten Room." Attractively decorated In orange and green, the pretty dining room la OKLAHOMA PREACHER ASKS quite Inviting. A dining room for pri 15.000 DAMAGES FROM DEACON vate parti«« has been nttractlvely ar ranged upstairs Regular American Muskogee, Ok la., Jan 19— A suit for and special Creole dishes will bo ser dnmugca In the amount of 15,000 hss ved at all times. 111 en filed here hy the Rev. K. H. HU- Mr. Childress has been employed In son, pastor of the Antioch Baptist Home of Cortland's moat tup lo dato church, this city, against James Young places which enter to tho public, In a wealthy deacon of his church, cluding the famed Hotel Portland anil The minister alleges that the dea Olds. Wortmnn A King. Mrs Childress con on divers occasions made remarks Is quite artistic and clever at making very detrimental to hi» standing as a things beautiful and attractive as well Gospel minister, that he has been wil as artistic, she will do much Inward fully aud maliciously "slandered" and keeping tho place "up-to-the-minute” misrepresented which has subjected' and Inviting. him to public scorn, ridicule aud hu Hpecinlly baked enkes will be sold miliation. to the trade. Mr. Childress Is noted Among other things, the defendnnt as a cake baker. Is alleged to have said that the plain The Advocate congratulates these tiff, Rev. Hllsoti, "broke up his home." enterprising people upon their new Moth parties are prominent and n venture Into tho business world and stiff legal battle Is expected. wishes for it great success. THROPIST new EVIDENCE OF BOVS’ MINISTERS URGED TO HOED SERVICES JAN. 31 INNOCENCE DISCOVERED m • I ______ E d i t o r Is S tr ic k e n TWELVE MILLION NEGROES ASKED CHAMLEE EOft THE DEFENSE Joseph B Baas, of Th» California TO WEAK WHITE FLOWER LETTER OF RUBY BATES. CHIEF Esgls Undvrgo«» Operation Aftsr Ssrtous Attack Of Indigestion. First. Begun At National Capital. Washington. DC. Jan. 22— Prepar ations for a nation • wide memorial service to be held by the colored race on February 1, for the late Juliua Rosen« aid. n o t e d philanthropist, were begun here last night at repre sentative meeting of colored church es. lodges, schools and colleges. It Is planned to bold the central service lo this city, with Dr. Morde- cal Johnson, president of Howard University and Rahht Abram Simon, delivering the principal addressee, while a choir of 500 voices will be se lected to sing. In addition an appeal will be made to every colored person la the coun try to wear a white flower on that day, while' every colored church in the United States will be asked to ar range special services for January 31st In honor of Rosenwald. A special memorial committee was appointed to mak# local arrange ments as well as for other sections of the country. Bishop E. D. W. Jones is chairman. DEPRIEST NAMES SIX FOR TEST Waahlngton. D. C. January 16— Oscar Del’rleat, Congresman of Illi nois. has designated six men from his district to take the physical and mental examinations for entrance to West Point His office said today all were Colored. URGES NEGROES TO TAKE CIVIL NEW PRESIDENT OF MADAM WALKER COMPANY REWARDS EMPLOYEES; ELECTEO TO RESPONSIBLE OFFICES Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 23— Upon recommendation of Mrs. Mae Walker Perry, who succeeded her foster moth er. Madam AT-elia Walker, as presi dent of the Mme. C. J. Walker Manu facturing Company, makers of Mme. Walker's Hair and Toilet prepara tions. of this city, and Atty F. B. IMnsoni. General manager, the Board of Directors In annual session, have elected three of the company's long service employees to official posi tions Fourteen years ago an attractive widow, mother of two little girls, laid aside her duties as a teacher in the public school of Jackson. Mias., and Joined the late Mme. C. J. Walker as secretary and traveling companion. Thla energetic, ambitious personage accompanied Mme. Walker In and out of many cities, helped her over the mental valleys and assisted In her rise to fame and fortune. The late Mme. Walker passed on to her well earned reward, but this stoic little widow continued 111 the service of the economic monument left to the Negro race. Throughout America and Into foreign lands, promoting the In terests of the legacy of her departed friend, doing her Job. getting results no matter at what personal cost. Tho young widow was Mrs. Alice Rrsklne Burnett, present manager of the Madam C. J. Walker eastern head quarters and beauty school located In the Dunbar Garden Court (Rockefel ler) Apartments. New York City, who has been elected First Vice President of the Mme. ('. J. Walker Mfg Co., the position left vacant by the eleva tion of Mrs. Mae Walker Perry to the presidency of the Company upon the death of Mme. A Lella Walker. Aug ust 17, 1931. and Is for the period of her remaining life. SERVICE EXAMINATIONS New York. Jan. 22— Few Negroes relative to other groups In the popu lation. prepare themselves tor and take clvtl service examinations, ac cording to Information reaching the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. As a means for qualifying for state, municipal and federal Jobs, the NAA CP urges that wherever possible Ne gretes Inform themselves of Jobs s- vallable under civil service. Federal jobs are posted on bulletins In post offices, and information concerning state and city positions Is given by state civil service and employment commissions and at local municipal buildings. "In preparing themselves for and taking civil service examinations," said Walter White, NAACP Secretary, “colored people will be adopting one of the most effective meuns of pro curing permanent aud well-paid em ployment. The number at present do ing this is very small, according to authoritative Information we have re ceived." PASSES GEORGIA BAR Atlanta. .On Jan. 22—Announce ment has Just been made that B. J. Davis, Jr., of this city, has passed the Georgia state bar, having taken tins examination a few weeks ago. He finished Harvard Law School three years ago, but never took the bar examination. Upon graduation, he Immediately entered the newspaper field in Baltimore. Recently he gave up the newspaper work to launch out In his chosen profession Ho Is the son of B. J. Davis, veter an editor of the Atlanta Independent SCOTT»- BORO FRAME UP ADMITS SHE LosAngele*. r « !lf Jan 22—Accord ing to the latest reports from the hos pital. hi» physicians are confident that Joseph B Baas, editor of the Califor nia Kagle, will soon be completely re covered Mr Baas was suddenly stricken with an attack of acute Indi gestion on Central Avenue last Sat urday night on his way to a benefit show for the Industrial Council. He waa removed to the hospital where a hurried operation was performed successfully but which left the editor In a weakened condition. His wife Is at hta bedside a I meet hourly REORGANIZES STATE'S WITNESS IN I LIED ON STAND AND BOYS ARE INNOCENT; HUNSTVILLE PO LICE CONCEAL LETTER IN OR DER TO ASSIST IN FRAME UP Birmingham. Ala.. Jan. 21— (C N A) Huntsville, Alabama police have in their possession a letter from Ruby Bales, one of tbe girls alleged to have bees attacked by the Scollaboro boys and one of the two chief witnesses tor the prosecution In this case. The let ter la admitted by the police to con tain a complete repudiation of her testimony. The Huntsville officials are sup pressing tbe letter, which was stolen from an investigator for the Interna tional 'fib a r Defense. A telegram sent by the National Office of the ILD to the Chief of Police at Huutsville reads as follows: "Chief of Police, Huntsville, Ala: We demand that you make public and turn over to defense attorneys for ex amination, a letter in your possesaion signed by Ruby Bates which, accord ing to newspaper reports, you admit contains repudiation of her testimo ny against the Scottsboro boys. We accuse you of suppresing evidence In a case involving the life and death of nine Negro youths In order to as sist In the frame-up." While suppressing this Important evidence of the Innocence of the (Continued on Page 4) ALABAMA COURT THREATENED Montgomery, Ala.. Jan. 21—Chief Justice John Anderson of the Alabama supreme court announced from the beach today that lives of members of the court had been threatened In con nection with a case Involving eight Negro youths condemned to die in the electric chair on a conviction last March of having criminally assaulted two white "prostitutes” In a box car while enroute on a hobo trip. Arguments for and against a new- trial for the condemned boys were o- pened In the supreme court at a ple nary session today, but before counsel launched Into the opposing cases the chief justice made his announcement. "This court has been bombarded by telegrams and letters of revolu tionary character from all parts of the world, intended to influence the court,” the chief Justice said. 14233639 "Also we have received messages threatening the lives of court mem bers "I consider these highly Improper, and If the parties who sent them were within reach. I would cite them in contempt of court. "This is the first time in the his tory of my Judicial career that opin ions of the court have been threaten ed. "This court will concern Itself SEND NO MORE SCOTTSBORO solely with the law. nothing else, re FUNDS NAACP TELLS PUBLIC gardless of outside pressure.” The small supreme courtroom was lightly parked by a crowd of white and Negro spectators, drawn by a New York. N Y Jan. 20— A public case which has attracted world-wide announcement from the National Interest. Association for the Advancement of Colored People asks that no more funds for the defense of the Scotts boro cases be sent to the National Office Inasmuch ns the N. A. A. C. P has withdrawn from the case. The statement declares that aa soon as a firm of certified public accountants SENTENCED TO MEMORIZE has completed an audit of sums recei THE 133RO PSALM ved and expended In preparing for the defence of theae cases, a full fi nancial report will be published. Britton's Neck, 8. C. Jan 22—Fight between eight members of a family here which started In a quarrel over which of the eight was to have com CLARENCE ILL plete ownership of the family Bible ended In court with a court order that Little Clarence Ramsey, the grand each of them must memorize the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Donald, of 133rd Psalm in one week or else be 374 Williams Aveuue, Is reported to punished. They were sentenced to perform he III at home and compelled to re main out of school on that account. the task hy Magistrate Tlennle Watson Mrs. Donald Is also III but not confin after they were brought before him ed to her home. Mr. Donald is mend last week for disturbing the peace. The ten-itne Psalm begins; "Behold, ing front n recent operation. He has been out a few times since returning how good and how pleasant It Is for brethren to dwell together In unity." to hta home from the hospital. CAUSE OF DEPRESSION New York, Jan. 22— Public rebuke for Admiral William V. Pratt. Chief of Naval Operations, because of his defense of "lynch law" In Hawaii, la "The paramount issue In the 1932 asked In a letter sent yesterday to Fall election will be power” , declared Charles Francis Adams, Secretary of Kenneth O. Harlan, economist and the Navy by the National Association rate expert, speaking before the meet for the Advancement of Colored Peo ing of the Portland branch of the Na ple. *9 Fifth Avenue. tional Association for the Advance The Association’s letter also seve ment of Colored People, on last Sun rely censures the sub-Committee of day afternoon at the Williams Avenue the House Committee on Naval A f branch Y. W. C. A. fairs for urging commendation of tha "The power and light Issue will be officials of tbe Navy reported to have a national Issue, upon which the pre taken the law In their hands In tha sidential campaign will be waged; It Hawaiian situation. will be the state Issue. The Stats “ la making this protest.” says tbs Grange will latroduce measure« Into Association's letter, “ this Association the legislature which will permit huge does not enter into any dlacnssloa of Industrial operations; and It will be a the details of the recent crimes la city Issue, as the first step in munici Hooolulu. nor does it take any posi pal ownership has begun In the city” , tion on the guilt or Innocence of any the speaker added. parties concerned in any of them. His subject waa "The Economic Si “ It Is our conviction that Admiral tuation— Public Ownership of Public Pratt's statemsnt, as quoted tn the Utilities.” press of the nation, declaring ‘Amer When Mr. Harlan first came to ican men will not stand for the vlola- Portland four years ago he made a tton of their women under any cir public statement to the effect that cumstances and have taken the law there were eleven and a half million Into their own bands repeatedly when dollars In fictitious and Inflated val they hava felt the law failed to do ues In fixing valuation for rate mak Justice.’ is an unqualified endorsement ing purposes on the PEPCO's proper of lynching and mob murder." ties and for that statement, he was Th« sub-committee of the Commit bitterly assailed by a local newspaper tee on Naval Affairs la held by the he said. However, according to Mr. Association "equally guilty" with Ad Harlan In four years' time he has miral Pratt. Secretary Adams is ask public rebake to these de- succeeded in proving the truth of his ed to _ give “ _____ statement by reduction of valuations 1 fenders of lawless and mob-ejo- eleven million dollars. Therefore rates 'lence” and to take stepe to punish will come down, he said, because rate- persons guilty of these offences. The making Is based upon valuations. ¡letter concludes: The speaker laid our economic de- ' "Unless such action Is taken, fair- presslon to the door of power trusts, minded individuals of the world will He said, “ the trend of corporations , be convinced that, first, armed forces and centralization of business has .of the nation can be arbitrarily em- developed a monopolistic complex in ployed to protect suspects in crime, violation of the principles and ideals and. second, that the United States upon which our American business Navy permits its underlings to prac principles are founded, resulting in tice and to uphold lyncb-law. Citizens of the United States and especiall y business depression. According to the speaker, public u- 12 million American Negroes, would tilitles inherently belong to the public like to know why the armed forces of and when in private hands, he says the nation can be used to protect per abuses creep in and there Is no way sons accused of lynching outside the United States, but cannot be used to of applying natural economic laws. Mr. Harlan has lived In the North protect persons from lynching mobe west for more than a quarter of a In the United States." century. He has been connected with Norris A Wallace as an expert an au thority on power and rates and is in ternationally known. He has been in the employ of the City of Portland. He was introduced by C. B. Ivey, president of the branch and the large audience expressed appreciation for his talk with prolonged applause. E POLE EXPLORER WALKER MEDAL TO C. E. DICKIN SON HONOR SCROLL TO OR G. L. JOHNSON New York. Jan 22—Confronted with the difficult delimma of two contestants who had greatjy served their race during 1931. through the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, the members of the Mme. C. J. Walker Gold Medal award commute thla year made two awards: The medal for 1931 goes to C. E. Dickinson, president of the Ohio con ference of the NAACP branches and a special Scroll of Honor goes to Dr. George L. Johnson, president of the Bayonne branch and vice- president of the New Jersey state conference The award goes to Mr. Dickinson for leading the fight against Senator McCullough in Ohio; for building up the student organisations among the branches in hla state; for serving as president of the Ohio State conferen ce from the beginning; for protecting colored citizens of Columbus and of Ohio from school segregation by lead ing a campaign to defeat prejudiced school board members. Dr. Johnson's Scroll goes to him for making the Bayonne branch s powerful organisation; for organising the first junior state-wide oratorical contest; for leadership in the anti- Baird fight; for organizing and build ing up a speakers’ bureau: and for winning many white and colored friends for the Association. COMMISSIONER CLYDE UNABLE TO KEEP SPEAKING DATE On account of illness. Commissioner Ralph C. Clrde was unable to k»ep his appointment last Sunday after noon where he was scheduled to ad dress the first monthly meeting of the year, of tbe National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple at Williams Avenue Y. However Kenneth G. Harlan appeared in his stead and the meeting went on as per schedule. Commissioner Clyde has been re quested to keep his appointment as speaker for the organization at a later date. Chicago, 111. Jan. 22—"Recognition tor Matthew A. Henson, the sole sur vivor in civilization, of Peary's dash to the North Pole, should be given unhesitatingly", declared Donald B. MacMillan, a celebrated Arctic explo rer in an address before the geograph ic society here last Thursday. "Any white man who had done what Henson has done” , said MacMillan, "would have been covered with med als. Twenty-three years have gone by and Henson has received no recogni tion except an honorary degree from an eastern Negro college. Yf it is race prejudice which has stood in the way of honoring Henson for his arctic work. I believe that any Geographic society defying criticism, throwing prejudice to the winds and honoring Henson would confer greater honor on itself than upon the Negro. "Peary” , he concluded, “took Hen son with him and sent us back be cause Henson was tbe best man.” ORGANIZE TO SEND NEGRO TO U. S. CONGRESS St. Louis. Mo., Jan 20— The citizens of this city feel that they are going to have a member of their own from this district In the United States Con gress. as theli representative Follow ing the decision of the State Supreme court In upholding the vote .of Gover nor Cavilfield of the redistrlctlug bill which was passed by the last legisla ture, Joseph McLemore, local attor ney has filed for the nomination for congressman - at - large, subject to the action of the Democratic party next August. According to a decision of the Supreme court, all coagressmeu who have heretofore been elected by districts will be now elected In a state-wide vote. In 1928, McLamore was a Democrat ic nominee of the 12th district against L. C. Dyer, the Republican nominee. In this campalgu, Attorney McLemore gave Mr. Dyer a close call. He had the support of the 12th District Dem ocratic orgaulzation, and as such pol led a larger vote in the white pre cincts than he did in Negro districts. It Is understood That he t i l have the organization support In the present campaign. McLamore Is said to be wet and he has the support of many outstanding business men of his own race.