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NEGRO FMDS UNDY BABY THE. A D V O CA T An VOL. 38 NO ‘fíií/ e s tin íf . . . The IlUBINKHS »o P »p *r IN TWO SECTIONS 29— UY c u r r o » ! ) f In d a p s n d s n t M IT C H E LL l'K O I'AO AN D A T h » longer I iiudy racial condition», through th*> medium of the many '*•*• changea" that come to me. the more I am bacomtug convinced that the moat auccenaful bualnea» of the race la pt «ipaganda D «v o t«d PO R TLAND , OREGON. •o th « I n l « r « 4lt SATU RD AY, M AY 1«, 1932 of th * { P «o p l* __ SECTION ONE prick n v K c u m HUGHES COMING TO PORTLAND Y-W.C.A. CONFERENCE SUSPENDS VERNON COMPLIMENTS SPEECH DISTRICT JUDGE SEEKS CIRCUIT BENCH GORDON CITES RECORD Judge John A Mears who haa serv ed for eight yuan as District Judge Dnpl No I Is seeking the nomlnaton for Judge of the Circuit Court, deiwrt ment No I. Judge Meara «erred a« Judge In Iowa four years before coming to Portland. He has practiced law for IS year« and la now serving his 12th year as Judge. Judge Mears 1« married and has three children. He reside* at 3736 — 49th street 8 K He Is past Monarch of the Port land Uul Itaiee Grotto. a Masonic or der; a member of the Knights of Pythias. Woodmen of the World and Moose order* He I* now «errin g as president of the Daddy* Club of Fran klin High School and Is s member of the l-entx Grange His number on the ballot Is 21. K«»r a great many year» I have care fully recorded and classified the var- loua activities of the rare Hurprla log aa It may *eem my record» »how that racial bualnea!, aa a whole, haa declined, while propaganda 1» »till flourlahlug A very excellent program will he given Sunday. May 22 by Ihe Trla. non high school girl reserves club. It will be in the nature of a Mother's and daughter’s vesper service. Miss Geraldine Williams, president will pre side. The Grade School Girl Reserves ring ceremony has been postponed. It will be gfren during Veaper hours, June 25th. The tea given by the Business and Industrial Girls Club Sunday waa a very pretty affair The following as sisted about the rooms and presided at the tea table: Misses Katherine Fair, Juanita Gaskin. Gerome Mere dith, Gladys and Inez Bird. Juanita Johnson and Mrs Norma Williams. The Club made a donation toward payment on the radio from the re ceipts of the tea. There will be a benefit performance for the Girl Reserves Summer Camp fund Friday evening. May 20th. W ill C. Turtle, magician will perform. Mr*. George Randall gave an ori ginal reading, "Your M other" on May 8th during Vesper service. Miss Elizabeth Summers was guest of Miss Grace Stienbeck. General Sec. of the Y W. C. A. at the performance of .the "Green Pastures” on Wednes day evening. Miss Elizabeth Summers, acting sec retary. has been invited to speak at Allan Christian Endeavor Sunday. May 22. ROY K. HEWITT BISHOP CENTER O F TORMOIL JUDGE OF IHE SUPREME COURT SALEM, OREGON May 11. m i . Mrs llratrlr* II Cannady Frankln. Candidate for Kdltur The Advocate, 520 Kaat Twenty Hlxth Street N , I'ortland. Oregon My dear Mra Franklin C LEVELAND . Ohio, May 11— The Thla la In form a personal letter to action of the delegates to the 29th Having aeen and »«perlenced a you. but 1 hope It flnda lla way Into of tht S T A T E of OREGON quadrennial session of the African great deal of various angle! In life the column« of The Advocate, for I PO SITIO N NO TW O Methodist Episcopal church. In ses- my sympathies are one hundred per hare aome thing« lo »ay about you cent for our producers and alt bust* that your frlenda will want lo hear Roy R Hewitt, candidate for Judge aion here 8lnce May *• thre» th* con' neaa la founded on production, both and have a right lo hear of the Supreme Court of the State ference Into turmoil Monday, when In making and selling rommi»d!tles. Yealerday I heard you apvnk al the of Oregon, was born 49 years ago of delegates voted to suspend Bishop W. aervtcea or whatnot randldatea' meeting of the Kaat Side pioneer stock In Yamhill Countjr Ore- T Vernon, presiding bUhop of Arkan- Commercial Club. Aa a former pro- gon. He was reared on an Oregon . . During these atrenoua periods our fea«or of public speaking at the Uni- farm. From hi. father he learned for four >'ear* becauae of ¡“ bllity h g itn w . IQUI the ¡M tlM N «»f other», verally of Oregon, I waul lo go on rec the carpenter's trade, and In the pur- ,t° account for church funds, haa met many reveraes but in re- ur I aa saying that your apoerh waa a suit of that trade he earned much of I W ith tears in bis eyes, Bishop Vern- nted)lng their condition they are llllle gem It v i a crowded with mean hls way through college He attend- on pieaded with the convention, de handicapped. In comparison to pro mg and phra»ed In auch Hear, concise, ed the public schools of Oregon, re- . . , ... hriM _ _ . „ . . . . paganda. hence the large number of effective Knitltah that It might well be reived two degree* from W illam ette ' Ur,n|;' ‘ hoW m>r hmnd’ 10 h‘ * h business failures a model for public speaking students University and a .post-graduate de- heaven that I am not guilty ol this,, ! lirain IJ. Welch lo study 1 congratulate you and the gree from Clark University. He waa and offering to make restitution if he Just think of the many business people for whom you are a spokes- admitted to the Oregon Bar In 1909. were not suspended Col Htram U. Welch, Multnomah LANGSTON HUGHES IN EVENING enterprises that could have been man Herbert Gordon who has served as » • S™* “ *- county assessor, who ha* filled this saved, or that can be starled. If busi ’ T V “ I Delegate, shouted. "Throw him out." OF HIS OW N READINGS Herlng and hearing you apeak al Yamhtll County. At all times he h a a __ . . . .. _ _ state legislator numerous terms is ness could adopt the tactics of pro Ihta meeting brought to my memory office for many year* with marvelous kept in touch with the practice of his S »” hlm brethren. What became paganda? Districts could be organis the "old days" when my slater, tier efficiency and satisfaction to the tax- a candidate for representative from Portland haa been unusually favor of the money T" “ Who is going to re- ed and manned by professional "pep** Irude lloeher mow Mra Noah Peter paying cltlsena. say* In hit announce Multnomah county and be asks the profession. ed this season by the appearance of He la author of the text on Oregon pay us?” Order waa not restored for voters to return him on bis past re ment of hi* candidacy for re-election distinguished Negro artists While leaders and through the methods of son). had an orchestra which you were Government adopted for use In the fortj..flTe minutes, cord. the boycott, emotionalism and other sponsoring memories of "Green Pastures" still We had many pleasant that while Multnomah county la the public grade schools of Oregon, and | Mr. Gordon Is a business man of cnalleat In area In the stats It la oratorical efforts, sufficient monies, erenlnga when the orchestra gave Unger with us. an artist, who has of the Outline of many years’ experience. Mr. Gordon la the c»-author through drives, etc . could be raised runcerta and dancea afterwards __ C LEVE LAND . May 12— Rt. Rev focused international attention upon I the first In valuation and complexity Government used In most of to tide over any emergency, or to hope that with your many duties aa In character of property. In the coun promisee (o "support present adminis Oregon the new school of Negro literature, ths "institutions oTh lgh er iearain"g o f Wiliiam Tecum sehYernon. presiding commence any worth while productive editor and public cttlien, you have nol ty there are 215.000 parcels of land tration In further reduction of public th . 4 , „ . „ *■„, „ „ „ „ „ _, bishop of the Twelfth Episcopal Dis- comes to favor Portland with a lecture enterprise had to, for lark of lime, give up your and nearly 160.000 structure*, rang expenses", Hla number on the ballot a professor of I-aw and Government trtet1 of„ * *• Afrlran Methodist Epis-: la 80. Interest In music Mince the days of ing from the Inexpensive lo at the Oreeon state f e l l . . » . Fr,_ copal church. was found guilty of mis-1 Langston Hughes was born in Jop- Hut, no, business cannot operate that orchestra, my staler hae had a «lory skyscraper*. Portland alone has the past five years he ha- been Dean «PPropristinz 117 360. Monday after- * ^ oar‘ - “ 135.000 structures. Every parrel of that way T M pt «’pagandlsts have number of talented colored students H A N D L E Y MAKES SUPREME of W lllisraette University College of “ <*>“ ■ and suspended for 48 months “ “ " T J * * “ I * d Mexico real ealate and every structure, ex aeen to It that for business purposes In piano, violin and voice . w , without salary. The trial took place nited States and Mexico, and has CAMPAIGN cluding the public service property the a o U r h »comes s cold, calculating t.lttle did I think at that time that He hs. travelled widelv and has » ' the quadrennial. tmferwwe in sea " ork* “ T Instrument, while the same dollar for years latrr we would both he running under the Jurisdiction of the slate France. Italy. Spain, and the West T II Handley, a candidate for the m * * ' careful »tudv of the law enforce- »ton here thia week. purposes of propaganda become» a for the stale legislature Bishop Vernon was first tried be- Coast^of Africa. Since h;s graduate u Should we i tax rommlaslon. must be examined Republican nomination to the state gift carrying atth It UM bb-sstugs both he nominated and elected. I know and assessed once a year by the senate Is making a constructive, ag ment systems of the world. Fdr the fore the Judiciary Committee, a sub- *°r Lincoln University, Pennsylvania past two years he has conducted It Is a man's o f nobility and race consciousness. that we would lake pleasure In work ¡county assessor « office committee of * the Episcopal committee. he " as devoted his time to writ in gressive campaign and winning s school c n o o i lo m orcem eu i o iiic e r ». ----------- — ----- ----------------- for r law e enforcement officer». ing together for everything that mean« slxed Job and Mr Welch la the man friends all down the line Ho was appointed by the Governor He and h i..cou »J -l wer.> presen, He H .m w VÜiSí 1 with iiusllflrsllons for the Job. as his Right now we have many enterpri Improvement o f civic life and against __________________ So irreal has been the demand up- a member of the committee to inaug- j waa defended by Rev. P J _ Oennis ' hro«*>> Cuba and Haiti. His great se» that afford to a great many work all forces of evil, whether In the form record and the praise his office has on him for speeches that he has been The Rev~C\~B. Brocks represented the »mhition 1» to visit all the N e jr o coun urate the Oregon State Police. era that are In need of surplus cap! of economic selfishness of racial prej received from national sources dearly church. The judiciary committee, com- of the world, studying the lives unable to all ami and hi» He believe» believes that law should he uname 10 accept srtep i an nj» »on T i B n be a , w ," \ u ; uc l « - customs o f darker neoolea ererr- evidence tal which they could employ a great udlce. Handley. Jr . has on several occasions progressive and evolving science. He P°*?d of one man from <‘ach »nnual “ hpr(> OI aaraer Peoples every- where. many other workers but with times Sincerely yours. represeuted his Illustrious father, and insists that greater emphasis be put I conference, found him guilty. The ver WISH T H E Y WERE as they are. and dividends slow In Mr Hughes has appeared In lecture- K A I.P II C. IIOKHKR ___ human rights and that _______ dict was unanimous. The Episcopal readings of hla poems before various HERE TO VOTE well. forthcoming, the enterprises will suf ! Mr Handley is a lawyer wllh offices -hough! be given to human values. He j Committee then passed upon the facts fer because they cannot »«»cure th e , Mr Ralph C Hoeber Is a practicing groups at Oherlin. Fisk. Princeton. ' “ Spaulding ............................ In the building, hi* number has made a careful study of court ' ss reported by the Judiciary Commit Tuskegee, and other student centers, additional capital, on strictly bust-1 attorney, with offlcea In the Yeon 441 - Mh Ave East on the ballot is 52 and hla slogan la: procedure and advocates progressive tee and the vote waa 60 to 1 in favor before literary clubs in N ew York, ness terms, while propaganda contln- I building Twin Falls. Idaho. of conviction. Repeal Prohibition, Release taxes, reform. ues to gather In the sh^kles using the Mrs Beatrice C Frnnklin The matter was then brought before CleveUnd. Buffalo, and many Urge business. Protect labor. Encourage Respectfully submitted blastant trumpet and brass horns for N. A. BROEREN FOR Dear Mrs Ersnklln: I am Just a Short road to the Sea.” the general conference and after an cities, and under the auspices of the B E AR LE PA R K E R Urban League. Y. M. and Y. W. C. A ’» financial statements COUNTY COMMISSIONER llllle tardy In answering your letter EDITH TO ZIER W E A T H E R R E D hour of debate the Episcopal commit and churches throughout the East. due lo so many various duties lo be tee’s report was adopted by a vote of GEORGE M KING VETS and LADIE8 FETED With but a few exception» our pa Among the awards which he has re performed al thla particular season 480 to 138. N A llroeren la a young man wllh pers could well use additional capital of Ihe year However f want you to Dramatic scenes followed the report ceived for literary excellence are the (Space contributed by George constructive Ideas He I* running tor Prize and their benefits to the community know how much we hare appreciated Bert J, Clark Camp. No 12 Spanish I Cannady) of the Episcopal Committee. Bishop First O P P O R T U N IT Y Poetry a..ul.1 multiply In proportion but can County Commissioner of Mullnoni. your kindness, as we do enjoy read- American W ar Veterans, of McMInnl- J 8 Flipper rose to a point of order f° r . 1” 5’ , W ‘ “ « r Bynner iD 'e r «»»* - they compete with propaganda In se Conn!y on a City and County Conso the Advocate. Enclosed you will find vllle. Oregon, recently honored Sgt that the charges snd specification, ’ rP m i r !? , , , lh# £ £ MRS. OLSON HELP S TH E curing this capital? No* Yet the lidation He has a clean reputation a check for 13.50 for Ihe renewal of Joseph W hite Carip Spanish Ameri were not drawn according to the dis i “ 0“ « old A T “ rdKfortfcLlteir,turIe 193,®' JUDGE CAMPAIGN very same papers that suffer because and a worthy ambition to apply youth our subscription 1 and recognition by the American li can W ar Vets and the la d ie s Auvll- ripline of the church. HU point was brary Association In 1930-31 for hU of such a condlttlon are most liberal ful aggressiveness lo public adminis W’e regret very much that we aren't lary of Portland. Oregon at a Urge tration He Is 37 yrfara old. and grew novel "N ot Without Laughter.” givers of space to the purposes of Portlanders so as to rasl a vole for up In Portland; was six years with one of our race that we hold high In banquet held at the Armory In Mc Mr. Hughes will be assisted In bis propaganda Ar.pro»lm.t. lr fifty t - ¡- b, ch, T(JlnÀ I f f . , M r. ,urn-d ' he A mo,ll,n t — recital by local talent. the Union Oil Company and seven our esteem, which Is Mr Beatrice C Minnville and la Franklin, one whom we know Is quite pie sat down to the banquet table Fred L Olson, who is a well known vailed to appeal the decision of the Mrs Jessie Coles Grayson Is chair Propaganda as a supplemental e f years manager of Fulops. which was Udened with many good singer and teacher of voice. She spoke chair The motion waa lost and the man of the committee of arrange fort Is wise, and needed., but when nnw In Ihe collection and adjustment capable of such a position However things to eat adoption or rejection of the report of ments. for him before a Urge meeting of the Its methods are mis-educating the business on his own we wish for you the heal of luck and program preceded Ihe East Side Commercial club last Wed- the Episcopal Committee was before "Multnomah County has not gone lo the hearty support of the entire com A splendid race to Its business needs It becomes the conference. At this time Bishop banquet which consisted of speeches " I " noon. and has sung on several time to seriously consider the meth* Ihe dogs It has been traveling In Ihe munity. and music Rev Daniel G Hill. Jr.. n” " " y Vernon rose. A hush stole over the as BUSINESS M AN IN L E G IS L A T IV E wrong direction The pendlum will occasions where he appeared as ods of business vs propaganda Again we thank you and remain. responded to the welcome address on sembly. His voice trembled. "Brothers RACE awing and put Into office Ihe right speaker. Yours sincerely behalf of Joseph W h ile Camp and Judge Olson promises the same and sisters. I stand on the threshold man Our counly will lend lo recover George W. Rawllnson has lived In Edv W and Leona T DU-kcrson Mrs Sadie Golden, president of the faithful service he has rendered during of public death. I stand on the thresh the pecular position It once held If old of physical death. Hear what I PortUnd fifteen years. Owns and op Ladles Auxiliary of Set Joseph W hile his previous term on the bench. we elect young progressive men for Camp also spoke P rof E Bartlett erates the New System Laundry, an have to say. Ihe office of Counly Commissioner.” ted a group In singing spirituals Mrs "I have no criticism of the commit independent institution employing BETHEL NOTES he says. titled to Ihe employment In Ihe relief Pollvann Reed and Prof. Bartlett were A visiting minister will occupy the tec I didn't understand the situation one hundred fifty people and deeply Mr llroeren Is a strong advocate of program " The reason why Ihe Ne visitors Tile party motored up Sal pulpil at Bethel Church Sunday morn I went to Arkansas and established Interested in promoting the welfare a civil rights hill soil O th « mutters groes have nol been given a fair and "I heg to announce my csndldary of Vital Interest which effects the Ne conscientious hearing Is the fact of urday afternoon In several cars Lee ing at 11 A M A very pleasant sur headquarters It was not for myself of all working people. C Anderson. Is Commander of the for nomination as one of the 13 slate groes The following Is an excerpt an old political machine prise awaits all members and friends alone Everybody used It. The money - He has always been active In the This ma camp. representative* from Multnomah made In one of hla recent addresses: chine miiat he stopped If w-e wish to who attend this service The choir went lo these headquarters. If I do cause of Independent Merchants' As- counly on ihr Republican ticket,” say* "The Negroes are American clllxcns have Ihe full rights of Americans." directed by Prof Elmer C. Bartlett, Is not tell you what Is true, I pray God soclation and Is at present oue of Frank A lllllon. Mrs Joan Carden was Indisposed pro paring special music for the oc strike me dead." Tears streamed down their board o f directors, nnd entitled lo all Ihe civil rights of Mr. Broeren's number on the ballot hts cheeks; he looked like he had He is a progressive and will sponsor “ If nominated and elected. I shall an American clllxen.“ "They are en- under County Commissioners Is 116. I Ihe past week with a cold. casion. aged ten years In the short hour the .11 legislation which tends to promote measure was on the floor. the welfare of Oregon. Its people and ” 1 know this means the end of me.” Rs industries, he plead. “ I know this means the end of me." he repeated. ” 1 am a wreck __________________ ___ I can't come back. I am not guilty; I BUSINESS MAN IN RACE stand here feeble and broken-hearted, but I can't help myself. 1 am willing to make restitution If I were guilty. "Sixty vears old. no home, no In- j come. 1 must go out of here disgraced, j l throw myself at your mercy." "V ote! V o te !” yelled the crowd. "V ote on the motion." Whispered con- , E d ito r THE A D V O C A T E ” ferences were being held on the plat-j form. The crowd was Insistent. Final ly the vote was taken and 480 were In favor of suspending Bishop Vernon, and 138 were against the measure. The meeting broke up In confusion. Many expressed the desire to lessen the severity of his punishment. In an- j or swer to the question as to whether or not the matter could be brought up i again. Bishop Parks said It could be FR A N K H ILTO N, B ALLU T NO. 86 reconsidered. bend every effort to enact mensures During the entire proceeding Mrs iiecesNiiry lo acromplUh strict econo Vernon sat In the specially reserved my In government wllh definite re section for bishops and officers' w ive» 1 duction In taxes. In bringing about She wept when the Bishop referred such lax reduction I shall oppose cul to her as “ the little woman who stood ling the wages of those least able to u l t n o m a h o u n t y by me In all these years.” hear wage cuts, believing that any Bishop Vernon has enjoyed a most reduction In wnges should came from enviable career as a public servant Ihe top rather than from the bottom. churchman and rhumplon of the peo "Oregon and Its resources must he ple. He was former register of the developed nnd In so doing the grant K. Q. Kubli candidate for represen treasury. Kansas Day orator and est amount nf employment should he founder and first president of Quin tative to the state legislature Is a given to our own citizens There Is business man dealing In office furni daro College. His most recent assign no reason why Oregon cannot ho ment was over the twelfth Episcopal shings. accessories and stationery, on made the most attractive slate In Ihe He has had considera District, comprising all of Arkansas fourth street union, both In which to live and In His conviction today was In violation ble experience In the lower House which lo work. of page 399, section 16; page 143, sec during past sessions and has received ” 1 believe the Independent mer tlon 17. and page 391 of the A. M. E the endorsement of several organiza chant I* entitled to a square deal and "R e discipline. In spite of the verdict tions. Mr. Kubll's slogan la: will do what I can to help him get many friends have pledged their loj peal prohibition, establish temper It. Tho timo for gag rule la past. ally nnd efforts in effecting a reo<’ ance.. reduce taxes, aid emptoymenL Free speech and Justice I* Ihe Inalien His ballot number la 89. Justment of the matter. able right of every citizen.” ECONOMI EFFORT Beatrice Cannady-Franklin It 1ÎPUI1LICAN State Representative M C “ L e g is la tio n A d e q u a te T o (Vleet V r e s e n t - V a y *D e v e lo p m e n ts ” VOTE - X- 77