FACE T W »
SATURDAY. OCTOBER I». 1931
t iu> a d v o c a t e
Keep 50,000 Oregon men fat-work’
THE ADVOCATE
h i C H -B R O w n I
H A IR G R O W E R
Don’t throw fifty thousand men in danger of unemployment.
Don’t depreciate the huge investment (5250.OOO.OOO0O) In dairy
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W. J. WHEATON.................................................................... Contributing Editor
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The Elks building. 310 WUliama
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avenue.
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Medley Hotel Restaurant. Interstate
CLIFFORD C MITCHELL» RALPH CLYDE KELLY MILLER. Columnists
Avenue tin Medley Hotel).
Subscription Rales (Pavablr in A dian crl: One Yr.sr, $2.50; Si» Months,
Friendship Pool Hall. Sixth, near
$1.50; Three Months. $1.00
Glisan l W est Side).
Entered as Second-Class Matter in the Post Office at Portland. Oregon,
Holliday and Holliday. 125 North
Under the Act o f 1912
Sixth street.
farm«, dairy cattle and dairy building* and equipment
Keep
W ITHOUT
Oregon’s dairymen “nt work.”
V ote 306 X Yes
__ F E E T !
V IT A L IT Y
AXCLI .'
FOOT WE A R
THE PARTY TO SUPPORT
»
EQUALIZE TAXES.
Makea the halr Soft and lux
nrloua,— etlmulatlng a health»
growth.
MAKE OLEOMARGARINE
A 9 # I N I
- Dlatrlbutor—
y jr
(Fed Farm Organisation of Oregon. Carlton)
MUS DBA TRICE FHANKUN
H air c r o WER
620 E TWKNTY • BIXTH N
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Paid Adv.
Portland.
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MADE
Oregon
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C H I C A G O
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ON NOVEMBER sth ELECT
(• H O . 1».
EISMAN
To Portland Visitors !
( IT V
O I M M I S S I O .N K H
Your trip will not lie complete Mtileaa
you aee our city and our g»rgeoua
acenlc hlghwaya.
P t o jr r im t , Competent. Keliuble
(lire us the pleaure of allowing them
to yon.
- P»ld Adv.—
Hides Packard l ouriihf Car ScrOice
PORTLAND HOTEL
Htxtta and Morrison Streets
PHONE BEACON 9551
The Olilrtt Negro Business In I’urtlaml Is
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B e a t r i c e
CANNADY FRANKLIN, Editor
I ’ u h lia h rr* o f " I h r A tlv o r a lr "
W A R N IN G
A |(> I’ u g r Nrw »|iaj>er
1’abllshed every Saturday for the past 28 year#
In Two Sectional
L
To cut fire and police protection in
times of stress is dangerous economy.
Portland’s protection N O W is reduced
to bedrock.
The
ARROW CLKANKRS
“ Experienced Operator*"
Call ue In the morning end you will l>e «erred immediately
Wages have been cut twice this year.
A third cut has been adopted for next
year.
CLEANING. PRE8SINQ, DYEING. REPAIRING
end Alteration«
741 Union
Our police force is the smallest of any
city of similar size in the United
States.
5c
Superior Hand
Laundry
THE BEST SHINE IN TOWN
Our fire department is 32 men short
of an adequate force.
Voters are urged to stop further
reduction.
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288 EAST let STREET
(near Clackamas)
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WORK GUARANTEED
PRICKS IMCASUNA1II.IC
— Olve lla A Trial
DE LUXE SHINE PARLOR
C. 8. Tribble, proprietor
Next door to
ANEST CAFE
GRAND AVE
Nr Ilurnelde
SGT. JOSEPH WHITE
Spanifh American War
VOTE 503 X NO
ai«din«t f ir « suifl
poli
VETS
W. Cor. Ilk ami
Bradford 8. Washington
Clothe} $25.00 to
Shop
$ 45.00
Menta
2nd A 4th Saturday Nights
VETERANS HALL
"W here Young Men Huy"
County Court House
MRS. ZEPHA BAKER
N O V. 8
Llmcr C. ,73artlette
BEAUTICIAN
PIANO — HARMONY — VOICE
PIPE ORGAN
Specializing In
CITIZENS’
SA FETY COUNCIL
All Line* Of Beauty Work
Diploma from National Aradamy
of Music, California
State Certlflratn for Music
Instructor
REASONABLE TERMS
Beginners and Advanced Pupils
C. J. WALKER TOILET GOOOS
— for aale —■
346 Williams Ave.
George Sammis, Chairman.
MUrdock 1016
ITolliday
,
462 Stanton St.
Phone GA. 9626
SC Holliday
T im to r iiil P a r lo r *
125 NORTH SIXTH STREET
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PORTLAND, OREGON
Equipped with ihe Very Latest, Wc Are In n Position to Care for
Men, Women and Children
The political party that should com
mand the support of the colored vot­
ers. Is the party that Is willing to
meet the Negro question squarely,
boldly and courageously, f
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Our lllgh llrown llalr arowe>
•tanda aa one of our hlghea’
ichlnvemanla — It la a prepar
ilion we look upon wlth prlde
tfV
DON’T MAKE MORE COMPETITION FOR YOUR JOB
A DIFFICULT YASK
Be Good to Your
EQUAL-
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PAY ITS SHARE
A L. BARBUR
LESTER ADAMS SEEKS BERTH AS
MAYOR OF PORTLAND ON PUBLIC
SEEKS CITY COMMISSION
OWNERSHIP PLATFORM
The ballot this election year in Ore­
gon ia the yongest in the history of
Lester F. Adams, . candldae
for may-
m
e state
sta le according
a cco ru m g to the
m e uinuiuu
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the
opinion w
of
the old-timers in the political game, or of Portland is ihe pioneer exponent ' . r^ l n
hJi ,! l .* *t
It contains the names of many honest, of the Joseph principles. He adrocat- 1Urbur *nd approved by Committee)
upright and capable men whose para- es public ownership of public utilities,
mount desire and whose motive in Be Is opposed to large bond issues
Continued from last week — Se­
seeking public office Is to be of ser- “ >1 believes in a small, pay as you go.
cond Installment.
rice to all the people.
self-sustaining light and power system
Some of the measures on the ballot that wUl take over the street lighting
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are praiseworthy and are designed to system and will create labor and make
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correct conditions in the bevt interest » Profit to the city
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of the people.
H® favor* cleaning up the racket* ®st* blj®hed by Mr. Barbur. Tht* ha*
The whole question is can we weed «nd the racketeers that are Infesting ^ <° _ foU° d. of. much Talu,> ,n m* ktn*
out the bad ones sot that the voters Portland.
Bsrlrar M tiU hkaJ *
t i i
will make no mistake at the polls’ .
He opposes graft wherever it creps
rbu_r.* * U !>1^ h*<l ■*. .muP!clp* >'
To do this, requires a master-mind in In-
ri
,
1 “ nd ilirreby re-
our opinion. It will be most difficult
He opposes a franchise to the tele-
1°f
,rom *2S|
to select the right men and vote ab- phone company unless real rate reduc-
aiuare
solutely right on the measures One lions are made the people.
t 'o
cannot arrive at a true estimate of
He will oppose any franchise to the
a
“ ® 7*.***9’®00 00 wh,' h ln!
a man or a measure by a casul glnce street car company that wiU cost the ^ d" , ^ uiIP“ * " t’ Und', ° * nerah‘ p ot
at them —all the things and condi- taxpayers an annual tax for the next J;lant and buildings and the cash on
tions effecting them must be consid- twenty years and does not promise „ “ d “ nil;N"Temb*'r
a t ' h'“ cll’*e
ered before making a decision It is “ 7 rottut from high fares.
1 m , . 1.*?*
1
a Thf r6.
not always wise either to consider too
He opposes spending the taxpayers’ “ ° ° bu*at “ ns of anjr klnd aaal“ at ,h'’
seriously some of the political tickets money through Secret Funds appro- {«“ 1 «
equipment.
It has all
which are graund out around election printed for the Mayor and Commls-
P«i>i i»r by savings In the oper-
time It is not posible in this inlighten- sioners to spend without any account- a 110“ of «he plant. Besides this amount
ed age that two or three men can sit 1“ *-
cas7 ’ e,y ’ th'j
ln their secret place and select a tick- He opposes junkets at the cost or g“ “ ' bas returned to the General
et that all are asked to vote Such a the taxpayers by city officials.
Fund from its operation to date *42.,
suggestion Is an offense to intelligent
He favors tax reduction, cutting
has saved the property
men and women. But manv candidates expenditures and real and honest re- owners *600.000 00 in cost to them for
spend their hard cash to get on tick- Uef for the unemployed
.
aew pavement, making a total sav-
ets that don’t amount to a “row of
Mr- Adams has had years of expe- ings to the taxpayers of 51.256.359 S3,
peas" as far as geeting the votes of Hence ln the newspare field having besides saving a large sum In main
the people Is concerned.
served as editorial writer on the Tel- tenance of streets in the City of Port
It is a hard Job. —this selecting a egram before It merged with the Port-
ticket and we advise our readers to land News. He Is connected with pro-
A policy of requiring the signatures
get their sample ballots If you haven’t gressive civic and fraternal organ!-
** leas* 50 I,er cent o( *he owners
already done so and study the men xatlons
»[,Mr0Pl ” y.. affecte<1i ° " liPfl‘ t,on» for
and the measures thereon and go to »
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Eu !‘c
orJ'
established by Mr
the polls on November Mh and do the GLOSS SEEKS RETURN
Barbur;
Furthermore, that the pro­
TO
CONSTABLE'S
JOB
Pert7
must
be
of
sufficient value to
best that you can to choose the right
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bond for tbe total cost of the pare-
ones to cast your vote for.
Ed
who
for tne
” e“ rejection
,
n™r™
, Gloss,
,
t is a candidate ...
or $1.4 50.000
00 U‘ ted
worth
re-election to the office of constable 0f improvements,
BE SURE TO VOTE
of Multnomah County, has held the
For the past six years. Mr. Darbur
We advise and sincerely urge all office for the past seven years. An ^as worked persistently on the pro-
eligible voters to Tom in the coming idea of tbe busineM conducted by his
,Ahe ho" 8e", *5
election next month. Every honest and „
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___tne city of Portland with one hundred
sincere man r.nd woman should vote. office during the past year is given mimbers to the block. Each year ob-
The most regrettable condition in by the record of 28.000 civil actions jectlon was made to the proposal
the national political affairs is evi­ and 900 criminal arrests Mr. Gloss However, with the assistance of com
munity clubs, civic clubs, the Cham
denced in the failure of many millions
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her of Commerce, the Post Office De-
of qualified electors failing to exercise
Mr
Gloss
is
a
long
time
resident
partment
and the Police Department,
their franchise. A majority of those
who do not vote are .usually the ones of Portland, a home owner and tax- an appropriation for 19*2 was finally
who do the most howling about how payer. He has taken an active part secured.
The renumbering is now
the government is run; they are the In sports and at one time held the “ ¡ ¡ « 7far, ‘.n **’ ! ral
d,!,trif ' "
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, . and half of the city will be renumber-
ones who harass the government and
its administrators. These same Indi­ amateur rowing championship of the ed tj,is year An item ha8 !* * „ piaced
viduals coaid od a whole lot in a con­ Pacific coast. He now holds the posi- in the budget for the Department of
structive way to correct conditions by tion of coach for the Portland Row- Public works to complete the renum1
berlng of the entire city In 19*3. The
using their vote and urging others to ing club.
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work has met with general approval
do likewise. Those who fail to vote
He is member of the Camp J7 W.
tbe dl„ rlcfll where the numb„ „
who are qualified to do so ought to
have their franchise revoked and they O. W „ the Loyal Order of Moose and are now being placed
No automobiles or trucks have been
should not be accorded the same pri­ of the Lang Syne society.
purchased under the 1932 budget for
vileges as the citizen who goes to the
polls and does his duty.
The srpotlight Dramatic Club gave the Department of Public Works and
a unique program Sunday night at the » ¡ » J ' ?■ *1 » 5»
," u:_h
In the promotion of Rev. W. R. Bethel A. M. E. Church. Miss Chrys- purchases in 1933. The car that ia as
signed
to
the
Commissioner
of
Public
Lovell to the Presiding Eldership of talee Maxwell gave and address and
Works has ____
been ... driven
55.165 miles
the California Conference, the First Wilber
liber Mercler
Mercier read a paper.
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and Is going on , Its l ..«
fifth
year. It Is
A. M. E. Zion church of Portland has
*
numbers
od tbe projrrsiD in- „ . _• »_• »•_ <
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used strictly for city business. AH the
lost a faithful and sacrificing Christian eluded a paper. H Drama
in Revie» by triirk. nfwl
m ♦ >,. ru,™ ».!
minister whose place In the church W ilber Mercler; readings by Mrs. Ze- trucks and automobiles in the Depart
ment of Public Works carry the name
and community will be hard to fill.
pha Baker and Mrs. Clarissa Ran­
'C ity Of Portland" on the license
dolph; vocal solo by Wilber Marchall plate
and a male qoartet. Irvine Flawers
y r Barbur suggested to the Civic
WHAT THE NEGRO WANTS
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served as the master of ceremonies.
Emergency Committee, in connection
The colored people do not expect
Tbe Spotlight Dramatic Club has with
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„ „ relief
„ „ work being carried on
nor do they want special treatment »PPfo* mately fifteen members. It is jn a,,, city. a plan of Rravelln)? tb<,
from any political party or its repre- £.rima? Iy interested In the drama^ atreeu
ln the Clty of porlland on
sentatlves. Bnt htye do want equa? The Piayets have begun the Btudy of wbicb gjdewalks and curbs have al
treatment and equal oportunitiesp not f “ e.w arama which will be presented ready been constructed—the commit-
as wards but as fellow citizens under *? 016 naar future. Mrs. Randolph U tee t0 {urnlgh the personal service
the stars and stripes
We are not
president and
Miss Chrystalee and the c ,ty of port|and the truck
asking for our rights because we are NaxweU is secretary of the club. Mrs hire and gravel—but the committee
colored bnt because we are loyal, pa- ^ P “ 4 Baker is the directress.
declined to accept the proposal. It Is
trio tic American citizens.
Mr. Barbur's contention that this
(By Bill Law)
work could be done more cheaply at
George Cannady is making a splen this time inasmuch as the city has
WHY SO FEW?
d,d Ä
alL reI ° r»d
In Its*pita and
oui ’y cost
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school and the race on the Willamette
c l * would be foaming and haul-
(By Myrtle Campbell!
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“ chordJ f f t o d “ w m ,n ™ ‘ he «travel. If this work were done.
When we stop to think of the won-
“ la“ ’ It would be a saving to the public In
derful modern lighting system we * J —
Pp^5d
in »* «? f»hl the lon* run for the rpa,," n that the
have ln our cities today, we cannot toUcbdowns anil last week at Salem
“stTee“* whlch^ar^'n w
help being Impressed with the mater his team won 30 to 0 over Albany. In
*5* ^e . 7
, h
U1 and intellectual light that I. flood- this game he scored three of the touch r01lld b„ mai „ ‘ at ^
cost; and the
Ing the world.
i1nZ7n
r! '
S, 1»? Tire Department would be able to
Education is taking ln a new impe- aounJ a»Kc alem
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U*
reach homes along the streets before
tus. the libraries, schools, colleges.
Brooks, ‘a colored boy plays on the they ' " L c l u d e d ^ . x f w ^ k )
and extension courses are overcrowd- College of Pnget Sound team
ed. but there is one thing missing. t
_ . . , .
We do not see as many of the colored
race in these educational institutions
as we should. They are conspicuous
by their absence, only one or two ln
a class and in some classes none.
When we feel depressed, downtrod­
den. and abused we become negative
and do not put forth the effort for
self-improvement that we should. We
are apt to neglect the one thing that
Is able to help us In reaching our
goal. If we want to do some one
thing we must prepare for it, becom­
ing an authority on the subject, and
by our efforts, win the respect of j
the community in which we live. Onr
NEW LOW PRICES
libraries and high schools are free,
WOMEN’S .................ft $4 and 55 Pr.
and the University extension courses
MEN’8 ....................... @ $5 and 56 Pr.
are very reasonable, so it behooves
MISSES’ ..................................@ )4 Pr.
everyone to take advantage of these
Children's............ @ 51.75 to 53.50 Pr.
means of education and become as
BOY’S .................. @ 53.50 to 54.00 Pr.
well Informed as possible.
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