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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1932)
The A dvocate C o m i n g .Stori«*» by E d w ard W o rth y E dw ard la w io n D o ro th y W rit II ÄKI I • M M ! » • a *(►•« M Ml I t « « r l i « l i i | Mr p i r i m i a l l « * « I hi IL L U S T R A T E D K F A T U K K S E C T I O N — M a y 2 1 , 1 9 :1 2 lilt I T h e Fine»t W rite r» S e n d T h e i r Storie» F i r i t to t h e lllua- trated F e a t u r e S ection a lH H U N M IT H IN in » n t n I. r i III! M l h i I tl VI Ml I H IS « t m n What Was Gordon “Born to Be?” Here Is an Autobiography of a Concert Singer W ho Rose From Page Boy to an Artist of Note >1 a n o f M a n y J o lt* , _ . tlccnlcil to give nil th e tim e I could ** No. sh e a in 't w h ite —t h a t Km- I t you h av e not rr*U T ay lo r Oor* d o ,,» au lo b lo g rao h y . »»"'ll to Hr. ro p p rr-c o lw e d brow n, who iua U hla gal on tile Q T All these ii o h ll d ie d l.v C o v ic l K H r d r i n N r . } " « »'■ «>* ¿ ¡ « . " " ' i r ¡ 1 ' tieckrrw ooda ru n a ro u n d w ith these V ,,ik * . mini«* o f | » I 1 a g o y o u 111"' H n n em b r r h e r ! 1 tw>k lirr black gala w hen th ey c a n g lt 'em , he said h i " ? m ialeo a to t ‘ y •"'« n'«»*«'». “ '>«*•>' l got n I n t e r show ing m sk e tch ed *T took th e le tte r to J o h n R ing- "H orn to Ur U a n ttut**b!t>g!Th|ihy j,l t t u r r 0f autom obile d an g lin g He la su re one ofay m a n th a t In w tilch Mr O o rd o n t r Us of l Hie h * h iu ,| wheel* of! a bridge, anti ling tre e off vide d id n 't find a n alibi to get In line th a t ha* led from th e rr«l llgnt m f g h a n g i n g to a w ith th e peckerw oodl. He w ent to area* t»f M o n ta n a th ro u g h C h ic a g o ,^ n»r c w ,g Ai bottom wan tow n an d c a u g h t a m ob of th irty a n d Ht P au l, to New Yotk w ritten or m ore young fellows, s ta n d in g in Mr ha* been a p o lle r a w aiter - \ r YOU D O N T LKT T H A T fro n t of th e b arb er shop, th e ir ev e n a .tm u ft.-u r a n u i e. valet am i a O A L a LDNF T1IIH W ILL BC A in g s’ h a n g o u t. T h e young clerk co n cert .singer of sp iritu als, honored |» k ~ j u itK O F YOU?' w as w ith th e m K inghng c u v e d a t hom e an d In L ondon 1 Mt, , . . . . . I MIt (m ailed m e a g reat deal 1 hem for nil he was wwrth called H r t o o k l i r e a I h r f O U f l d It M d SU , 4J u> m y g s l f D g a m l K a v g I b u n th em every low -dow n word he lia.l a rip -ro a rin g U m r flirtin g w ith an y w hit« g als In could th in k of an d told th e m he d |b u r n th e d a m n tow n down If they lie lias m et th e h ig h blow s of Florida?* A fter th a t, w hen the tlu* w orld an d fo u n d th em Intense*! - j b egan to cm*r every gal an d touched m e ly h u m a n and a fte r a life j f t h r ill, w om an 1 knew In th e tow n 1 gang saw me. th ey would h o ller at h a* d u co v ered Uwi h u m a n n a tu re co u ld n 't place anyone 1 h a d been me cle a r arroaa th e s tre e t. ‘Hallow. I* about th e nam e, w h e th e r Ita out * , n> w ith m > m uch a* I sh o u ld be Rlnglun.* "T hey Inform ed an y o n e th a t dld- •K*' l ',v r r " “ U b W k ,,r • h lU Ih a n g -d .b n u t So I show ed th r n t know BM th a t I was R ing O n* iif t h r flr«t |* jaltlo in G o id o n .......... „ nigger a n d to lav ofT me I said to I ...I » * . v alet •i,<1 n u n K tiday to n o t' *° H* ,n ,ny J o h n m in d in g rlrc u a ow ner, w ho “ I know th a t w ritin g . I used to m yself, w h a ta hell of a co u n try for tra v e le d a ro u n d th e c o u n try In hla take notes for him it a t h r clerk me I c a n 't look at a w hite w om an a n d th ey II kill me for e n te rta in in g fu iy .tr r u , th r ’ S .r « o l* ’ ln M n k ,< he , « ld a brow n one So every y ear a fte r H r r r to . n In rW rn t from F lorid* - c le r k t h r bank H rll! I a in 't th a t 1 found th e blackest gal In » m m lllu M r.tr» t h r O orrton M ylr | gulnB w lth ,|t „ am IT Y()u S a ra so ta for m y com pany a n d S am "I knew I w o u ld n 't be able to never seen me w ith an y w hite gals * lid m« 1 ufo even w ith tx* back In F lo rid a soon a g a in an I ,o u t of line, h av e you?' I asked her.** TAYLOR O O R D O N H ire to T ay lo r O o rd o n w ho s ta rte d off as .i bellboy light h o tel H e's b een a ch au ffeu r, yalct to J o h n elreu s o w n er, a P u llm an p o rter, w aiter, c h o ir sin g er, boy. m u se cok. th e a tr e d o o rm an , p o rte r a n d now sin g er In a M o n ta n a red R lnglm g. th e late b rick lay er, elev ato r ra d io an d c o n c e rt Describes an O fay Street Fight Outside a London Pub •‘Yea, in d eed I do know’ him,** th e O ne of th e sight* I saw while p a s s eld er ladv an sw ered . ing a p u b ln L ondon In terested • " W 'li. ow U'n» a w y ou Been n>e. O f c o u n e you know all th e know ing in i?" th e young lady ask - p u t , in L ondon h av e .rst. second, ed an d th ird class sta lls for iieople of Ah. it*s a long tim e,” th e c ld e r- d lfle re n t cla>»es. A h ig h -clas* m an iW la d \ a n s u .'r d. follow ing u p w ith w u ld n ’t th iiik Of train* m to a •‘l QU«*Mon to Ml« young lady. “ ow " 1,1(1111 i n ,‘»K OI Komg im o live YOU been know in « ch e a p m a n 's j t a l l — n e ith e r w ould a D e re k ? ' % poor person go in to a first class] • Ah. I've been know ing Tm since s ta ll or an y w h ere h is m oney d id n ’i! ¡school days." th e young lady s a id , tr i w as t > ita over to i n f u r - "Y ou d o n ’t say! Well, would y c u nor L ay to n of i lyloii a n d J o h n i b 'lle It w hen I tell you th a t I'v e sto n . A m e ric a s m o st p o p u lar en - i been v e know ing Tin before th a t? I>o te r ia ln wra in I ngl.vnd, who lived on ¡you know 'is m o th er p u t im in m y D oughty S tre e t. 'b a b y c a n ia g e tvh?n .she w eht o u t I h a d to pass up H ig h H o lborn to on b u .m e s s ? ' t! \' senior lady s a id . t to D. irchtv s t r l Horn South-1 Im m nton How. r! !', e m u st bo tit th e ■>■* vi.r.od with tho ltkes of you, least a dnaen pubs b 'tw e e n h r young lady ra id . two streets. As I passed one. tl usual mob was Kick d in it. Tlie ' W hy th a t's nti itis’.ilf. Y ou've In- ki.H c e re plavlnq In Hie h allw ay s ¡»ulted m e I P .m 't th in k because I while th e ir m otile -. nm l f a th e rs e n - U n ih in k itv r be*r ere in a lowly Joyed H e ir a lt an d '»If. 1 »topped jm b. I d id n 't com e fro m th e 'lith er TayliH nm diin sin g in g Itoaam oiid Jo h n so n lit th e |ilan o , e n te rta in in g ro y ally In L ondon m e n ngltoh g u a n t > likht tight a » c e ig T h e e F in a re tte In fro n t of th r c) e l v i - i l You 'avc in su lte d m e.” th e d e a rs got th e ir song title s m ixed In req u estin g n n m lsT s W hat they w an ted Mi O o rd o n to sing was, "O o place an d . w hile d I n ; « » .I h e a rd » !o i.l ladv »aid D ow n Mo.se.» a n d "Old m a rk Joe T h e .spiritual, All G od's C’h llh in ' Got W ings." was asked lor at one lady sav In q u ite a n arlstoevaU c to n e T h at's » challen g e! I'll show m y re c ita l, but th e Kngllah called it "You Got Ik sd s an d 1 G ot H oots.' T h is is a C o v a rru b las Illu stra tio n from ,ot voice, to a ladv a little h er senior Mi G o rd o n 's book, "B orn to He." * "S o you know my boy, do y c u ? ” l C o n tin u ed on l’age t