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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1933)
F PACK TW O t W M W I M T H ■ W W W W t t W W W W W W W » » » » ##» » > »» » » » » » # » » » »»»##»##»#######»» » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » #< W S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1$, IMI A D V O C A T K »»# » » » < # < « » » » » » » » » » '< JORDAN DEFENSE COM M ITTEE berahlp for support llut when we ar REFUSED HEARING EV N AAC P rived at the meeting that was held in a house of God we were greeted In j (Continued from Page One) the doorway by a large policeman and \ much ao lo quote from the lllble In a another large Indtvtdal of tbn thug spectacular effort to play upon th* type glared at us Shortly before the emotionalism of his audience He's meeting atarled. I passed around some (From a llullettn of the Federal Conn drunk, the man la drunk ", aatd one open letter*, stating the Jordan l>e- ell of the Churches of Christ In Amer- llttle woman and because she refused f< use Committee position. Immediate, lea) to apologise for what ahe believed to ly the policeman and Mr Ivey and E D. C AN N AD Y, . . . Founder I be true, ahe waa summarily evicted his thug looking individual wer* on I am the Lord thy God. but thou Illy Slioghl Effendi I from the meeting by the "official the Job and threatened lo throw m* Published Every Saturday at Î51* N Entered a* Second ('las* Matter In the shall remember that 1 am also the bouncer." oul of the church and Mr. Ivey fur- God of all the Earth. I lu re no favo E. M lh Avenue, Portland. Oregon 1'oat tw ic e at Portland. Oregou It Is said that when C W Itobtn- Iher made all of the congregation that ------------------------------------------------- unificai Ion of the w o r l d - « principle rite children The Negro and the Telephone G AR FIE LD 7523 Although (hit communication ta art Jh||l |,a, increasingly advocated Under the Act of 1S12 aon challenged white member« of the had secured the letters give them to Hindu, the C hit J*. Japanese, Hus- dressed lo «be sdhersnts of th# Bsbs'l ^ r„.,,|,| time* provide In Itself lb# Jordsn Defense Committee saying that him or also he thrown out slan and Mexican are ail by beloved . . . . . , Columnist not one of them would give a dollar The meeting started and one C \V Fsllb in Europe end America, and was (litixlolo agallisi the (toison that la Beatrice Cannady Franklin , Editor Kits Reid children. to save Jordan. Attorney Irvin Good Robinson who la said lo be th# allot- written In order to deepen tbelr un , (iMld||y under-mining the vigor of or- , . . . . Columnist II Y. J. Franklin . . . . . Manager Nancy I.ee man accepted the challenge by offer- Bey for the N A. A C I* went up deratanding of the Provldental forco» Bnn|a>,t| people* and nailon» THou shall not measure a city's ing five dollars for Jordan's Defense In Ihe pulpit In all honesty, readers, re le a s e d in this ao*. nsvsrthslsaa Ita, what else migli! we not confidently . Social Editor Rosalie Bird . Contributing Ed W illiam Pickens greatness by its population or Its bank unreserved accepUnco fund which was promptly rejected by I uni not Interested In making a per analysts of th# causes of the present aj f (rm llt(| . . Health Ed clearings alone, but also by its low- lhe N A. A. C. P officials Columnist DeXorval Unthank W. J. Wbeaton . « • • »«'liai attack upon anyone, what I world depression baa so vital an Inter- ^ (|,n |ttv 1 tr Program enunciated, with mortality, it* house*, play . Seattle Editor infant Duck Jordan According to roports. no one who waul to do is tu free Jordan, hul if *»•• its assertion of tho truo oulcomo iU rj) simplicity anil force aa far back . . . Columnist Clifford Mitchell was even suspected of being a mem Charles Robinson wasn't so drunk Is so firm. Its regensratlon so vital, aa sixty years ago by Halts u'ltah. em Subscription Rate« payable in advance . . . Columnist K elly Miller . tier of the Jordan Defense committee that he was on the verge of passing that tbe administrative body of Ibo bodying 111 II» essentials God'» divine One Year. $2.50; Six Months, $1.50 was permittd the floor with lhe ex- oul. there Isn’t any arm In the heav American Bsbs'l is deem It not only s ly appointed scheme for Ihe unifica Columnist Three Months $1.00 Ralph Clyde III cepllou of Irvin Goodman who read eus The meeting opened with the privilege, but s high religious oblige tion of mankind In Ihta age, coupled Thou shall remember that no civili a communication allegedly written by singing of the Negro National Anthem tlon. to mak# th# letter available to aUll a|1 |ndotg||ahle conviction In Ihe sation ran rise above the level of its „„(„m u g efficacy of each and all of T H E P U LLM A N PORTERS j The local branch of the National respect for and its Ideals of woman Jordan to the Defense committee urg- and while Ihe audience waa singing. all who sincerely eeek light and flu' Ing them and the N A. A. C. P lo Mr Itolilnsoii walked back ami forth dance in theee daye of dlreet trouble , , , provisions Is eventually capable of -------- i Association for the Advancement of hood on Ihe rostrum ami shouted al the top ever experienced by mankind I withstanding the force* of Internal dla cooperate tn his defense Tw enty five Portland pullman por- Colored People might well learu a IV When Revel* Caylon passed out of his voice, "slug, you sing", "sing Integration which. If unchecked, must ter* were definitely laid o ff on the lesson from the Georgia colored peo Thou shall remember thine own sin THE IMPOTENCE OF STATESM AN ' nvM|a continue lo eal Into the vitals of 14th of this month when summoned ple.— a lesson of tolerance, a lesson and build no prisons for revenge and handbills staling the Jordan Defense you smart guy" SH IP a despairing society. Il la toward* Mr Ivey during this lime was run- to the office of the Supt.. of the Pull that although we may differ in our punishment, but m ate thy courts clin Committee's position in the Jordan case. he was interrupted by Ivey who nlng back and forth between Ihe quar- ! ' ■ ■ (Ills goal Ihe goal of a new World political and social views that to try man Company in Portland ics tor the soul, and thy jail* hospi threatened him with eviction and (el In which he was singing and Mr Dearly beloved friend»' Humanity. Order Divine In origin, all embracing These twenty five men represent to musile people will not kill their tals for moral diseases. who demanded ihe return of the leaf Robinson very much on "pins ami whether viewed In the Itghl of mans in scope, equitable In principle, chal the heads of twenty-five colored fam cause Such tactics as are said to have V that a harass let» from those of the audience who needles" not knowing how far the individual conduci or In (he d ia lin g longing in its fealurea ilies dependent upon them for main been used by the N. A. A. C. P. the Thou shall remember that the and I already had (hem. worthy attorney would go In hi* relationship* between orgonUed com 1 ed humanity musi strive other night will not prevent Commu tenance and support. product of industry is not good* or , According to those who witnessed drunken delimma mutilile» and nailon* lia* ala*, stray I T o claim lo have grasped all (he un These twenty five porters left pin'd nists but on the other hand, will cer dividends, but the kind of men and the doing of the meeting. Ivey and After a brief period In which the ed loo far and suffered U hi great •'p|u-at|„n* of llaha u'llah a prodigious .»obs back in their home towns when tainly breed them. women whose live* are molded by that Robinson ruled with an Iron hand minute* were read. Attorn'y Robinson, decline to he redeemed through Ihe The Association talks freely about f „ r world wide huran solidari sent for to come to Portland to work Industry. and never once gave the audience the Ihe main speaker of the evening b-*- unaided effort* of Ihe beat among l t » ' ly nr t„ have fathomed Ha Import, as porters. In fact they were required free spech and tolerance on the part VI opportunity of listening for themiel- can Mi Robinson la a very clever recognised rulers and ataleamcii bow . aim |d mr presumptuous on Ihe i>art of to furnish recommendations showing of white people toward Negroes. It Thou shalt press on from political res to what this committee had to man In his way— clever enough to ever disinterested their motives, ho* |r , rn a five-year period of satisfactory ser- would be a fine thing it the Asaocia- d#rlar«d supporter* of III* democracy towards industrial demo say ao that the people who had come carry out a vicious attack upon the ever concerted vice from their former employer as a tion's heads in Portland could learn their scilo«, however ' |e,„h To attempt lo visualise II In cracy. remembering that no man Is (Here could Judge for themselves members of the Jordan Defense Com- prerequisite to working for the Pull- the lesson themselves. Why not* good enough or wise enough to govern whether or not the Committee's In- mlttee. upon their Integrity and »in to It« nuiHc No tu'hr tur which thr ture beneflta.to picture Ita glory, would man Company. PO PULAR GOVERNM ENT * n,,' h,,r m“ 1 W,thout hU and tentions were objecliouable. eerily hy using Biblical phrases and rali'ulatloit* of thr Inebriti ntutrmmin hr premature a( even ao advanced a These twenty five men left their that, in addition to a living wage, eve- The meetlug closed with Ihe addl- terminology lo onllat the sympathy •hip may yrt dev It*. no doctrine •tùjcr In thr evolution of mankind homes in other sections of the coun (By E. D. Cannady) |ry man craT<?, a reasonable share in Popular government la still pretty | ditermtnjnit th# condlUonil unJ„ lion of three members to the local cf Ihe audience He accused Ihe corn- which (hr most ill*( itiKUlxhcd expo try; gave up their Jobs; moved their branch's roll and without Ihe asaocia- mittee, Ihe men who sincerely wanted nent« of economic theory may hoi*«? families here and established them much of an experiment. Us success which he labors. tlon and Ihe public having heard to give the N A A. (' I* Ihe support to ad value; uo principio which Ihe selves as citixens of Portland and will ultimately depend not only upon VII what the Jordan IVfense Committee of thlr committee, as being Godless moat ardent of moralUtt may tir iv i m y r t l e Oregon They startel buyirg U v i the Integrity but the intelligence of Tbou shall outlaw war and make no Communists. Red*. I. I. D.'s et al. to luculatr. «an provide. In the last homes and furnishing them mainly the electorate. This in turn hinges threatening gestures either with great had to say. —— — —_ _ _ _ _ When Mr Robinson had finished, a retort« adr«iuatr fouiuTatlon« upon on the installment plan In short, they absolutely upon the ability of the » o - ! M y ,e!t pr raat m,liu ry rrepar, llon, white woman In the audience who was thr future of a «lit tract ml world can 1 » OPEN L E T T E R T O PUBLIC began life much in the same fashion ( er ( 0 glVe a fair expression of his against thy neighbor. not a member of the Committee, but built. E X P O S E S I N T O L E R A N C E OF as any other rood, respectable citl- sentiments at the polls. Election re- V III F t . '« The— No appeal f«»r mutual tolrran««* N. A. A. C. P. O F F I C I A L S who had come to the meeting because xeus would upon entering a new place anlts taken In their entirely do not | I Thou shalt honor men for character - she had heard of the case, arose nb- which the wordly write might raUr. of abode. adequately expreas the wtshe. of the |||d „ , ryice B|oM anJ dl, hon, r none GOOD H E A L T H C O O K ROOM however compelling ami mxlxtrnt. ran • (Contlnued on page two— Col 4 ) vlouly very much shocked and tndig These twenty five porters on less electorate. Sometimes they do not —o — .. . , because of race, color or previous con more, he was Insulting and nasty, and nent. and said. "why the man’s calm Ita p«««i<in« or help rettore Ita than ten days' notice, we are told. eTen approximate the actual desire in dmons o{ serTitude toil prr i-i-ni pure Rye Bread vljjor Nor would any general • »« heme when we left his home, we felt deep- drunk Mr Ivey Immediately demand were dismissed from the service be- the aggregate of all those voting with and Whole Wheat Dread. Kolia, IX ly humiliated. ed that the woman apologise, but the of mere oraaniaed international c«* cause they are no longer needed. respect to t he numerous amendments CiMiklr* and Cakes Thou shalt not bear false witness W e fell that Jordan himself should refused saying that she didn't care operation, tn whatever sphere of hu Pullman cars have been pulled o ff tnd issues and candidates Involved In —O— against thy neighbor by malicious pro- f man activity, however iugruloua In, know about t his and so the Commit "because he Is Just plain drunk". Ivey the lines running into Portland and the election The ticket ought not | paganda or colored news, or by calling C A L S I D I NE VEGETABLE tee went to aee him in prison Jordan then commanded the "bouncer" lo pul conception, or cxtenwlve in scope, suc ther is no place for them. preclude his careful choice of a can- him contemptlous names such as Dago I O D I N E BREAD ceed In removing the root cause of the ' said, after the refusal of Ihe N A A. *u'r ,,ul «ad she was ejected The thing we do not understand Is ¿Mate for every other office contained Chink. Jap. Wap. N igger or Sheeny. —C l- C. P and the entire situation had C E Ivey then continued with the evil that lias ao rudely upscl ihe *- why the Piortland Rose. —a train on the ticket. Theoretically, it doesn't X Ovcr on* pound TRI nl t y 7X40 been laid fairly and squarely before slanderous attack misquoting, lying, quilibrlum of present day society Not made up in Portland uses exclusively but it does in practice. The trouble Thou shalt remember that when Ihe |Committee as they had said that they and even when reading the open let even. I venture to a-.erl. ... would ----------- Chicago porters. We are informed ues with the multiplicity of issues In- WE OELIVER PROMPTLY that when the Rose made her maiden solved tn the average campaign For thine oan ancestors were savages and |Wanted help Hll( |t >appm(l ,h*t whPn ter stating the position of the Defense »cry act of devising the machinery re forthcoming, the V A A A A. C C Committee, left out parts of the letter Qulred for the political mu! eeonomi trip to Chicago. Portland porter* instance it was beyond all reason to barua. tans, o.her men brought to them help the saving and civilising Christian P have nothing to do with it. which plainly pul him In a hard light were used for the trip, but were dead- expect the everage voter to lntelli- Gospel. Now that thou art rich and In a written statement in Ihe form When a member of the IVfense Com- headed back to Portland while Chica- gently acquaint himself with alt the prosperous, beware lest thou export of an open letter. Jordan states hi* mittee called Ihe attention of the I go porters were placed in charge and measures and issues involved in to Asia and Africa only thy science cIearly and f(rm |y group to the fact that he was skipping ever since have manned the Rose. the recent election, perplexing at beat. and efficiency, thy wxr ships, goods Ihp , ¥ent tha( s A A C over pari* of the letter, they were How can this be accounted for? Is and the politicians persisted In making W ill Promote * Full Growth o f lls lr and moving picture films, and forge! ! j refuse* to cooperate with the Jor- threatened by the "bouncer" who by It because the Portland porters render them more so by continually confus- W ill also Iteatnrr the Strength. - lo export the Christian message and dan Cnmm.Uee and the tn this time waa anting right up with lnferior service* W e think not. Head mg the issues. Eventually it will Vitality, and the Beauty of the |ternallonal l-abor IV fense then It I* the Jordan Defense Committee In an officials of the Pullman Company are come Imperative to simplify the elec- Christian spirit also Wiry. Try — .my wish (hat Ihe N A A. C P. with- attempt to terrorise and intimidate said to have commended the men upon tloni. It may even become necessary their splendid work in tbe pullman to hold elections more frequently In I draw from the caae and the I L. D (hem. T R Y I N G MEN'S SOULS Not until the very end of Ihe meet service. And some of the men did not order that certain single issues may j conduct the defense In my behalf and have a single demerit against them be put squarely up to the voters. It These are times that try m e n '» t*1®1 Ihe funds collected by the N A ing wa* the Jordan Defense Commit 1 I a Ir If your llAlr 1« Dry And Then why the use of outside porters* u against sound public policy to have souls Hunger and want stalk abroad , A ( *’ *or m» defense be turned tee representative allowed ihe floor and I hen only long enough lo read The answer is obvious. Somebody — state lssuea dependent upon or over and millions suffer for food, clothing orrT to ,h'‘ 1 L 11 If you am * Ixitherrd with K a UI iiii some individuals and organisations in shadowed by National issues and visa and shelter Our city la struggling (o 1 " ,n closing. I wish to again appeal the open letter from Jordan lo Ihe Dandruff. Itrhlnc M t a I i ». or Any lU tr Chicago are on their Job. C h ic a g o a n s------- ----------------------------- . of (he N. - A - A. - - C. - - P Trouble, we wnnt you to try a J at of rersa. State candidates and --------- lssuea ----------- furnish relief for the needy even|to ,h<* ran>l ---------------------------------- al>d HI» not to allow their membership of influence are seeing to it that the should be made to stand upon and be though many perhaps are unworthy. | i p to place their organisation ' " ’ hen an attempt waa made lo explain j EAST INDIA HAIR QROWER The porters are kept in service They re- judged according to their own merits Food clothing, fuel and rent provided abor* Rtf Hf* by refusing lo accept letter Ivey and Robinson both ' remedy enntAlnn ni«*<llt'A) pro|**rtteA thAt aiixe that it Is not good business for and the voters choice In this particular for us many as possible Unfortunate- ,he ■“ PP°r* Ihe I b. D and the lolrt him to alt down Kn to the rtMitn of the If Air. HtltmilAte* men to be Idle. They cannot pay their Instant, should. In no way be colored ly there are some people accepting Jur,lan Defense Commltee.'* An appeal for funds was made and the «km. helping Nature to do ItA work bills when they are not working and or Influenced by his position on the charity who should not get IL 8lnce •'ommlttee (hen had no other "h en Att'y Irvin Goodman, a mem- , l i f i r M the hair to ft an«! iillky. Perfumed with a they cannot lncnr more bills. They national issues. The selection of a they do not need It, these should be »••«ruatlve but to attend the mass her of the Jordan Defense Committee littlm of a thousand flower* The beat known remedy must live, they and tbelr families and president and the determination of na- exposed meeting that wa* being held under offered five dollars. It was refused for lleAvy And IteAuttful IU a « k Kye-brow« ADo If they are not permitted to work— tlonal policies Is a sufficient under- ----- - the auspices of the N. A A C P and h)r Ivey when Mr Robinson said. 1 r e it o r n (Jmv Hair to H a N’AturAl C’olor. C ar be uned the public must take care of them. So taking In itself to occupy the attention the voter will not be obliged to make to araln appeal to the leadership of Give II bark (o him " With Hot Iron f«»r Straightening Chicago is busy. A fter a few of Mr, Ivey's little ell- of the voter at one election. So with his selection of a national and state the Association lo acrept fhelr sup- Price Sent by M ill, 50c; 10c Extra for Pottage What is the matter with Portland state officiala and issues. Why not administration at one and the same port and In the event that they main- 9 ue had gotten up and denounced Ihe ers? Instead of so much fighting and proceed at once to change the date of time. AGENT'S O U TFIT This change will come some tained their former Intolerant sttl- Committee they hastily called the 1 Hair Grower, 1 Tempi« tossing over who will rule or ruin and the State election so that hereafter time, we might as well start now. lude they were to appeal to the mem- meeting to s close. Oil, 1 Shampoo. 1 Pretamg S. D. LYONS a lot of nonsensical resoluting. why This la a clear, concise and truth OH. 1 Face Cream and direc not get busy In the interest of the ful statement of the case. From It Ihe | tion for telling. $2. 25c Extra 316 N. C E N TR AL AVE porters? It would be good business reader mustt come lo their own con for Pottage. O KLAH O M A C ITY. O K LAH O M A for the business men of Portland and clusions é - also for the Portland Chamber of ................ Cltirens of Portland, (his Is a very 0 - Commerce to get busy and use their serious business wllh Ihe continuation influence with tbe Pullman Company and deepening of Ihe crlal* with It* j ■— ------------------------------------ h F r . - I . to put these men on the Portland uncertainty and insecurity, we may Rose. It is suggested that if one car ourselves lie behind Ihe bars before was put back on the line*, it would it Is over So l( la Imperative that we give employment to at least half of have an organisation that is capable -W the men who have been laid off. of carrying on a real struggle for It is unreasonable to expect these those of 11* who are |ieraecuted. men to return to their former homes I ask you to coii*lder these ques and find the Jobs they abandoned to tions: answer Portland's call, awaiting Is an organisation who after appeal them. These men are fullfledged el- ing for help refuses the honest assis tixens of Portland and It therefore tance of a non-polltlcal committee becomes Portland'* duty to give them that has on it lending cltlxena. both r~ ~ -p y ■ employment or take care of them out w hit and colored, of ihe community, . of public funds. *J * / 2 . /,-> a i. *1» and will not allow the committee the right to state their position, hut re- ! W H Y NOT? sorts to vicious slander, lies and even I lo physical threats to stop the pro- ’ Down in Atlanta, Georgia, the most sentatlon of the committee'* position, prominent men and women of the fit for leadership? colored race as well as many of the Is an organization that want* to. whites are serving on the “ Herndon confine Ihe defense o f a persecuted i T H F. C A R D Defense Committee Among thm are members of the Race in Its own nar the president of the Negro Chamber row little clique even al Ihe rl*k o f ' T H K CARD T A III.K now emerges ns a really fine piece of / T V - l- ^ . -«v* ol Commerce, profssora at Atlanta U* furniture. No longer Is II merely n makeshift, collapsible having Jordan's neek broken, so that nlverslty, doctors, lawyers and leading device on which to play cards. The Cowdln Card Table with • hey can gain personal glory for them It* genuine mahogany, walnut, or gumwuod lop I* in perfect churchmen and many others. It v.-iil , selves, worthy of the support o f hon keeping with the radio cabinet, the piano, and other fine be recalled that Herndon, 19. was re est men and women? furniture of ihe cultured home. The hoetesa who brings it cent !y sentenced under an old slave Such taetlcs are the method of out can well he proud of Its beauty. Guests sre delighted law t o IS years on Ihe Georgia chain- with the "fe e l” of Its pollaheil hardwood lop . . and (he wo cheap politicians and when nn organi ( l f i x F» gang for circulating communistic lit men actually envious when they see liow very attractive the zation (hat Is tn fight the battles of table Is for serving refreshments afterward Why not be erature and leading poor, starving J .., an oppressed people resorts lo such the first In your crowd to own a Cowdln Card Table? men and women of both races to the narrowness ami unscrupulous dema City hall to demand food. gogy. It becomes unworthy of leader Herndon was admittedly a Commu ship and even unworthy of repspeet. REDUCED PRICE nist. But the fact that his political The above Is a fas-clmfe of the letter written The I. L. D. Is going to take the a. FOR SHORT TIM K and A T FACTO RY O N LY hy Ruby Bates, star prosecution witness In ihe and social views were not In harmony Jordan ease and It Is going to win. Formsly Sold For $18.75 Scottsboro case, as produced and filed In Ihe with t hose who composed the Hern On h'-half of Ihe Jordan Defense Jefferson County Court, Birmingham, A la , If, T o -b - ‘O S S »* don Defense Commltee, did not make Commltee, I appeal to all people, re- which she categorically denies the chars, s she N O W Its members none the less aware of made on the witness stand In Ihe original Bcoils- gardless of race, color or creed to Ihe Injustice o f his punishment. They boro trial. Certain words in this letter unfit (or support the Commltee and Its efforts. publication have been deleted. This letier In one realise that the way to help penplr Signed: 227 DAVIB STR E E T of ihe most Important documents for the Negro BRO AD W AY M85 and change their views is to help | P O R T L A N D . O R E G O N people ever produced lu any court In the c >uniry. REVELS CAYTO N , them and set Ihe eiam ple by Ibeir j International I.abor Defense attorn« ys u inau-Jed ......R) tolerance. Portland, Oregon It from the files of (he court. The G o a l o f a E D IT O R IA L S Kiteflmii THE ADVOCATE NewWorldOrder Health Hii cue IHE EAST INDIA IIMK ' GROWER East India I lair Grower t**1, j GtrjG> -fW ; - - •=" k Cotfdin TABLE t»,S. T 7 x - * j £ 9 j * * -* ~ $8 00 C c w d ln C o .