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T H E Tne Advocate Th« arldg* I l h H t n T h « Negre and W hit« N «o «« In Oregon An a d v o c a t e Indapandant Papar Davolad to th« Intorbata mf tha : our The Advocate ln Every W h lt« H »m « In Oregon in 1931 Paopl* RORTLANO. OREGON. SATU RD AY, FEBRUARY 1«, 191J VOLUM E n —NUMBER 10 goal PRICE PIV E CENTS JORDAN WORKERS CUSH MRS. ROßESON RETURNS TO l. S wrffl H A Ï •a ‘D i g e s t i n g . . . . . Tße (V e v^ s BT C l.ir rO R D C. M ITC II K l.1. W H A T WE W A N T A* March 41b la rapidly appr.ra.hin« ua. or ralhar » • H. tb « Negro l’ r«aa 1« n o r « and n.rr« filled with plena, suggestions and demand«, all declined lo ralcb Ibe eye of (he In. ..mini Ad mlalalratloa In the hope tbal r..n * particular allenllon « I I I he given lo Ibe plight of the submerged tenth - In America. • • • ROOSEVELT SHOT AT LIFE SPARED m WOULD-BE ASSASIN'S BULLE TS ™ ™ !L .J o rd a n Defense Com mittee Denied Floor; DRUMKIGHT. O K 1A Feb I S - T h e Rev A V Hell, paator of a «m ail con «rogation In Urumrlght. waa dead Wedneeday night, the victim of a hua- hand, who choir to have hla victim die aa did Kugene O N elll'» Kmperor Jonea. with a hymn on hla lip* “ Paator.1* «aid the hueband. "I want you to alng " When he went Into hla W e «111 leave lo thoae »rganliatlnn«, mother In law * houae and found the partisan political affiliation«, and July paator thare. looker«, the leak of making «pacific “ What would you have, brother?" recommendation« for tbelr particular aaked the parson Individual requirement*- and without “ Sing Jeaua W ill Make up Tour Dy a doubt Ibeae « I I I be many and aeem- ing lied." commanded Adam» ingly convincing | The paator aang softly but machant • e • rally, tha aong requested. For the Negroea. aa a «h o le , how "W ell. well. well, don't he uneasy— ever. our «a n te ran be briefly and “ Jeaua will make up Tour Dying I led " aurrinetly eummed up la the few fol Aa Paator Hell ended Ihe tine, bro lowing paragraph* 1 (her Adama drew a pistol and fired L E G IS LA TIO N : We neither aak for nor d* we re quire epeclal leglalatlon for Negroee hue we do aak for and want a atrlct Int, rpretatlon of all Uwa that are HI romformtty with the C'onatltullon of the I'nlted States JUD ICIAL: W e neither aak for nor do we re quire apeclal Judicial ronalderatlon l>ut we do aak for and want a atrlct Inter- pretallon of all Judicial m ailer* atrlct ly In keeping with facta without tab becauae of color. ; gan to run Adama pursued, (till fire lag Another shot struck the minister In tha heck end be dropped mortally wounded " lie broke up my home," aald broth- er A'|ima. a* he surrendered to the police In Ihla Hille oll field town -EX POSED IN LETTER 11848228 AT COL- E SPECIAL N IG H T " FOR NEGROES A T “ GREEN P AST U R E S " IN WASH ING TO N GO W ILD ; CERM ACK WOUNDED ONED SAYS WIFE President Franklin D. Roosevelt narrowly escaped being killed by a ballet fired In the hands of an assaa- - sin when Joa Zangare of New Jersey , emptied a gun at the President-elect ' N EW YORK C ITY. Feb. 15— Mr«. he finished making a speech down Eatanda Goode-Robeson, wife of tha In Miami. Florida at tha close of hla well known actor and singer, has Just 1 fishing vacation. returned from Europe, bringing with The bullets went wild and .track her a new play, which she has written Mayor Anton Cermack, of Chicago, called “ Uncle Tom and Hla Cabin." and four other members of the presi TUt theme concern« a Negro Jazx or dent’s party and spectators were woun- chestra abroad, and the play la to be jded. some seriously. supplemented by the music of an A- Mayor Cermack. whom physicians merican composer who has not yet say will recover, told the president been designated elect that he was glad It was himself Mrs Robeson when aaked about tha Instead of Mr. RooaevelL "The coun-1 many rumors that the had begun di try needs you", he said. vorce proceedings against her hus News of the attempted assaslnatlon band. said. "On that subject, simply of Mr. Roosevelt reached Portlanders say that the question of a divorce has by the radio almost aa soon aa It been dropped." onniyonu flDIIMIl nilCTCn ha|,«>ened * nd h**rt* » « • saddened j Mrs. Robeson aald that her husband KUDinoUri UKUItn, UUOI l U and much anxiety manifested among has become Intensely Intarested In ______ them over the sad occurrence Russia, and after two years study, has Zangara stated that he hated pres- learned to speak and sing in that ton GRAND SON OF FORMER UNITED Menu and rich people which waa his gue and that it la only a matter of time ST AT E S SENATOR TH R EA TE N - reason for trying to kill the president ■ntll he would sing Russian operas. elect. Quick action on the part of a ' ED W IT H EVICTION He finds the music particularly adopt ; little woman who threw herself ag ed to his deep voice, she said. Mrs. ainst Zangara’s arm when he was fir Robeson added that her husband has Daniel In the Llona Den had noth ing. probably was the cause of the been Interested In criticisms of the ing on the Jordan Defense Committee President-elect's life being spared. opera "Emperor Jones." recently pro when the committee found tuelf com duced here which mentions him aa be pletely surrounded by antagonistic DR. W A L T E R L. NILES HEADS ing well fitted for the leading role, foes on last Thursday night at a mass HARLEM HO SPITAL COMMITTE and that she intends to hear the opera meeting called by the N. A. A. C. P. N E W YORK. Feb. 15— Dr. Walter to see whether, in her opinion the at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Lindsay Niles, of this city was elected role would suit him. according to reports. Monday by the committee which is The local branch of the N. A. A. Investigating Harlem hospital, aa its C. P. had Issued hand bills (printed in chairman. Dr Niles has been profes- HEYWOOO BROUN URGES NEGRO a white shop! and ran notices inviting sor of clinical medicine at Cornell u- P L A Y E R S IN BIG LEAGUES tbe public to the meeting, but when Diversity medical college since 19M. Prom inent N egro Professional M en In sulted B y N . A . A . P . Officers A t O p en Mass M eeting W ASH ING TO N, D C Feb 14— A special, separate night baa been set aside “ for Negroes" by the National theater here when colored people will he granted an opportunity all by them- aelvea to see Richard H Harrlaon and Ibe all-Negro cast In the world-famous religious play. "T h e Green Pastures " No Negroea will be allowed to enter Ihe National theater at any other per formance during Ihe two-week ran of the play The Klks have closed a contract for the Jim Prow performance and have announced that the proceeds will go Into their educational fund It Is said that a high official of the lodge slated that he waa aorry he did not know the high feeling over Ihe aegregatlon oa he would not have signed the contract Washington is In an uproar over the fight which has been waged quietly until the last few daya Many promi nent people, among them Dr. Carter O Woodson, have stated they would not attend the play If any sort of se gregation la practiced Say Harrlaon Okeya Jim Crow The District of Columbia branch of the N A A C. P.. the Interdenomtna- Kona! Ministers Alliance, and A M E Zion church general officer all EXHIBITION OF DEAD BODY IS C ALLE D MIDDLE AGE BARBARISM NEW YORK. Feb 16—The proposal of Solicitor W Gist Finley of York. S C., to exhibit the dead body o f WiU Sandera. Id. on the court huuse steps after the boy hanged March 3. was branded "Middle Age barbarism by tha National Association (or the Ad vancement of Ce4ored People In a sharp telegram of protest sent today to Governor Ibra C Blackwood of S. C. The association has aaked attorneys In South Carolina to examine the case of Sanders to see If there are not still some legal steps which can be taken in his behalf He la aald to hare confess ed to murdering a white woman. The telegram lo Governor Blackwood was signed by the Secretary of the Asso ciation. IMAN ACCUSES ATÏÏ. SOCIAL: We neither aak for nor do we re some members of the public accepted was dean of the college for nine years; quire man made edicts to define our the Invitation. It appeared that cer- he is an attending physician at Belle- N E W YORK. Feb. 14— Negro ball nodal relation* hut we do a»k for and tain officials of the association did rue hospital and consulting physician player« ought to be given a chance want the right of choosing or reject not want them to participate in the of Memorial. Southampton and Jamal- on the teams in the big leagues ac- Portland. Oregon Feh IS—T o the Ing our associates on the basis of na program. ca hospitals. He Is a member of the cording to Hey wood Broun, famous YOUNG WASHINGTON MAT RON tural laws uf attraction, character and Editor: When the Jordan Defense Commit- Association of American Physicians, columnist for the New York-Telegram The Jordan Defense Committee mutual compatibility. SA YS HUSBAND WAS B R U T A L tee attempted to gain the floor to pre- American Climatological and Clinical and other ScrippsHoward newspapers. would like to alale ll position. TO HER ANO ACCUSED sent Its position In connection with Association. Harvey Society and New In this column of February T. Mr. ECONOMIC It la only fair that we after being HER OF INF ID E L IT Y the Jordan case, they were promptly York Academy of Medicine Broun says: “ If the big leagues mag We neither aak for nor do we re attacked and alandered In an alm o.l f--u*h._ th . aggregation and Interview ruled down and refused a chance to nates want color why don’t they seek quire apeclal economic privileges hilt unbelievable manner by Mr. C E ed Richard H Harrison, who plays the W ASH ING TO N. Feb 14— A Coro- speak It mattered not that Revels FORMER SLAV E RETELLS STORY It among the semi-professional Negro we do aak for and want the tight to Ivey and other heads of the local N. pari of "De Law d" In the play, request ner's jury ordered Mrs. Anna F Stull. t-ay,on ,h, yong brown-skinned OP MOCK HANGING teams of New York. Chicago and the earn our dally bread, In enjoy the A A C P. that we be afforded an ing him to refuse to play If his people 2i year ^ld, held for Ihe Grand Jury (n)an wbo ontaniled t|,e Defense Com- CAMDEN. N. J.. Feb. 15—George other large cities of America? I can fruits of our labor, anil to progrès* opportunity to present our side of the were segregated on a murder charge at an Inquest Into ; m„ tee „ . arand, on of H lram Rev- H. Allen. 195-year-old former slave, see no reason why Negroes are called Mr Harrison Is said lo have told In an economic world In keeping with story to the general public. . ... „ ...» . . » » ... re ,h® d,,8,h of her husband. Dr Ihrlato- ela one of the on|y two Negro Sen- ------- — . restored ...... u to w bear a r lUB the ».-...... crm m lttee In .........».». Baltimore, »..e where whose ------ sight was after „ a u^ upon the urulli brunt oi of compem competition our Individual abilities, with no regard Ab.oil ' r . ' \« . th«* “ how III playing that he “ accepted :>h* r 1 ** llolh the Individual* ators who ever served In the United scientific operation was performed last when America meets the world In an to color. (rea m er T.* r * ..!"«.«,..* Ir * o . f¿wwi 1 m i » n i i the pUn" o f the theater He expressed |,ronuneI»t 1 and clvlc P ° »i state» Senate; It mattered not that week, did not see the hanging of John International meet, it seems a M little Michel; Attorney Irvin Goodman and P O L IT IC A L : tho belief (hat a great contribution to tion* ln ,,lt' Capital Attorney Irvin Goodman, a highly re- Brown, but saw an annual hanging of silly to say that they cannot partlcl- Revels Ceylon of Ihe I L. D formed W e neither aak for nor do wo re race advancement and Interracial un- ! Po,lce *n response to Information ip0cted and honored for his fight for * n effigy. pate In a game between the Chicago a "Jordan Defense Committee" quire a political heritage of any one _. , , ... _ _ 7 ' .___ deralandlng would be made by such a ,hat * <>“ >e ,hlng was wrong In the doc- eyen landed justice for the laborer These annual mock-hangings were White Sox and the St. Louts Browns." T lie Jordan UOISDIO C om . 1» IDIO* tor** ntiiirt#br* brok* in And found him , , political parly hut wa do aak for i.id cunt a » he I* a pArt of. performing 1 r * «luariers. on ne in ana louna nim amj worj|t,r 0f both races, is a raem- old customs used by masters to lm- Jimmy Powers, of the sport staff Intel) non-political III nature and lias want Ihe right to participate In all . "h; ' to a white audience In Washington He ,> ,n* on ,h® f,oor ,n 8 P00' of blood her of the committee; It mattered press the slaves what would happen of the New York Dally News also took (r|ed (o hay<> , aNfrw|t(Hj There were five bullet wounds in his branches of our political activities for Its sole purpose the reaching cf m)(J ^ ^ not that Reverend Daniel G. Hill, the to them If they failed to do right. up the cudgels for Negro players In certain groups that have ao far not without any unnecessary restrict ions part of the theater made available for bead and body and a pistol lay near pastor of Bethel A M. E. church, a It waa reported last week that Allen the big leagues. The News had ita In been approached so that tile campaign which are conceived lo debar ua pure Negroea at aome of the performances, by. graduate of two colleges and a pro- t>ad twice been married and was the qulrlng reporter to ask six people Fri- In defense of Jordan could be broad Going Into the basement, police balion officer out of the Court of Do- father of six children. Last Monday day were they opposed to Negro play- ly lieeuuse of color. but had finally accepted the theater's ened out so that It Includes thousands plan. Some of Ihe committee suggested found Mrs Stulls cringing in fear. mestlc Relatione. Is a member of the morning a son told the press that Al- era In the big leagues and five of V O C ATIO N AL: of persona Interested In Ihe esse and that he would demand admission of With her were Dr. Slultx's three child committee; ll mattered not that Doe-,,en had been married four times and them, including one man who said he W e neither aak for nor d<i wo re- so that more finance can he raised. Negroes lo all performances without ren by a former marriage. According lor DeXorval I'nthank. prominent wa* the father of twelve children. He was born and reared in the South, said quire any social IHiba nr trades that and also secure Ihe aid of many aym- restriction but Mr. Harrison Indicated *° Mrs. Stulti confessed that and rapable colored physician, dear- ( *ras one of the last six by Allen's they would like to see Negroes on big are grouped aa being especially ndap- pat helle lawyers. It planned then In he had not even thought of taking B*,p "hot her husband after he had ly beloved by all the people. Is a fourth wife, table for jiersona of color but we do all honesty and In good faith the of- accused her of Infidelity and beat her. member of the committee; It matter such a aland. ask for and want the right to fill or fer of Ils aid and assistance to Ihe i All Negro groups were a unit a- She said that he had long subjected ed not that Reverend Lee Roy Kia- master any Job or trade strictly In N. A. A. C. P. . .__ ... ..... . . . . . . .. gainst segregation, except the Elks. her to brutal mistreatment. nard. pastor of the First A. M. E. keeping with our ability to do so. | The Commlttco In n very short time arror<|. |he ^ ew York Times, of Zion church, a Christian gentleman. was able to enllat the support of no Feb. 10. The Times correspondent ENJO YM ENT: Is a member of the committee; It less thnnthlrty-threp mass organisa- quotes Stephen E. Cochran, manager W e neither ask for nor do we re mattered not that Attorney Wyatt W lions, controlling thousand, of people of aayln„ onlv Ne. quire any particular pleasures lhal are Williams. A tt'y Robert J. Creamer. and the endorsement of auch promt- ^ whlrh „ hoW)>d R dlapo, |t|on distinctly "Jlm-crow” but we do ask Att'y Qua J. Solomon. W. C. and W. nent cltlxens — both white and color NOW BOASTS A "to cooperate" was the Elks. Said K A N SA S C IT Y for and want the right to live and en H. Holliday, aud a large number of ed aa W. C. and W H Holliday. Robt NEGRO RADIO ANNOUN CER Mannger Cochran: joy our lives as best as we can. con other prominent professional and bu McKinney. Dr. DeNorval Unthank. "Other organised Negro groups forming ourselves to the laws of the siness and lay men of both races are Rev D. (> Hill. Rer L It Klnard. K A N S A S C ITY. Kans.. Feb 1 would have been satisfied with noth- land, receiving equal rights with every members of Ihe Jordan Defense Com Att'y Oua Solomon. Att'y Wyatt W Ing short of opening the National to «•<>*" station W LB F here uses John m,ttea ,hey w erf on„ and a„ of ,hem other American cltlxen. Williams Dr McMIckel, Alfred Pur them, together with our white p. Irons. K « « O h . a radio favorite, each Wed- These things are-----What we want. branded by C. E. Ivey, president and nell and othera; aecnred Ibe aid of a whlch Is Impossible To have done nesday and Friday at 3:15 pm., was C. W. Robinson, attorney for the N. prominent Race lawyer, who up until thnt wou|d bnve ruined ua. T o admit revealed to an A.N.P. staff officer ln A. A. C. P. branch as Communists. N.A.A.C.P. PRO TESTS N. Y. HOTEL that time had been completely exclu- (p pm to a .p ed a l performance, as pro- «n Interview. Godless, Reds. etc., and denied the BARRINO V IS ITIN O A T H E L E T S ded from tho case, Wyatt W. Williams poaed w m not he approved any more Wednesday's program consists of right to voice their positions and o- and also Irvin Goodman one o f I’ort- by man). of our r<>|t„|ar patrona than popular numbers while Friday s pro- pinlons at the public mass meeting N EW YORK, FEB 1 5 -T h e N.A.A land's most outstanding criminal at by the Negroes, who are trying to warn is devoted lo clasatcals and Ne- W hile It Is said that some of the . . ,h P , C P. haa proteated to Charles L. Orna tnrneys to help with the legal defense. brpak down a)| excIualon from the gro spirituals Garth also has charge tein, nianager of tho Paramnunt holel, It then went, and mind you. w ith , National." l. * * . l* of K iddle. Hour" each Saturday at made no ° attempt to gain the floor, neur Ihe Times Square dlstrlet, n- tha expectation that they would he re- The New York office of the N. A. * P-m. A call haa been made for that those ... «„ «a m use “ who ii u u did iu were p r o m p t I' were promptly gulnsl Ihe herrlng of Eugene Heatty cleved w "h open arms br M r 'vey A c p urted the producer, to parents and aocl.l and civic org.nlxa- threaten#d wtth eTtctloll EdM r Wl|. and Munlce Wallnn, two memhera of President nt of In« N A. A. C P and withdraw the play from Washington, tlona to cooperate with Mr. Garth In h ftfflc- r lht. rhlir„ K onf, tho Michigan Normal College track labl Ihe Committee In all Ita strength calling the exclusion of Negroes, who making the so-called "Kiddles Hour” .. the Association, who la employed as leam whlrh romputed her« Fehruary namely — three mass organisations — form one-fourth the capital clly'a pop- Ihe best possible to have, an elevator operator at the city tall, 4 In Ihe Klllrnae games. The hotel thousands on thousamla of people — illation, “ an Insult and a humiliation In addition to serving as an an- - la said to hare served Inside of the nol only refused ihe men rooma. hut aevttrnl lawyers — before him and Mr. at the seat of the government of all nouncer at station W L B F on Wednea- church as official bouncer, while on ordernd them to ceaae vlsltlng In tho C. E. Ivey the same Mr Ivey who ,he people." days and Fridays. Oarth la also an- the outside of the building was sta rooma of tholr whlle teammatea and made an appeal for help and support 1 "T h e Green Pastures” tells of the nouncor for the nightly feature of Buf tioned a blue-coat to recleve any who to leave tho holel by the freight ele- In tho fight to save Jordan REFUSED humanity of the taml and preaches falo cul, 544 State street, which have were thrown out. valor nnd the hack door The nereaal TO H AVE A N Y T H IN G TO DO W IT H love and tolerance for all His children, won him a popularity not enjoyed by According to reports, the N. A. A. ty of the atlielets returning promptly ¡T H E COMM ITTEE. Aud what Is any other Negro announcer of th li sec- C. P.'s attorney was obviously under to Michigan prevented a null being, hint that he rouldn't see why the N Mrs. Dejournette, the mother of tlon. He Is a noted tenor soloist ami Is brought ngnlnst the hotel tinder the A. A C. P. refuses the help of the Rudolph Dejournette la ill at the fami constantly In demand. He was trined the Influence of liquor but not too - New York civil rights act. (Continued on I’ngo 2 Col. 5) ly residence, 167 Admiral St. In the New England states. I (Continued on Page Two, Col. 4) HUSBAND SLAIN BY WIFE new ; field invaded dy negro