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j THE T!ne Advocate | T h « Bridge Bclwtcn A T h « Negro «nd Wtul« Hace» In Oregon An —O— In d tp tn d a n i ADVOCATE Paper D evoted to tkke In terest* of th e ! ¡ The Advocate In Every W hit* Horn* In Orafon in ISS3 P e o p le PO RTLAND . OREGON SATU RD AY, MARCH IS. 1S31 V O L U M I ^ g " - N U M « I R “ OUR GCAL PRICE PIV E C E N T « »****•**••*«•*« BATES WOMAN MISSING WHO IS THEO. JORDAN? SHALL THEY DIE? IB- Digesting . . . MYSTERY OF MISSING STAR STAÍES 0 Nt OF MILLIONS . Tße (Yew’ s or C l i f f o r d c m it c h e l l ¡Noted Divine Coming (By D AW N LO VELACE) AN APOLOGY ZION'S BISHOP TO PREACH When thin month comes to • close Bifthop J. W. Martin of the Metho* I «hall hare completed three years of contributory »«rv lc s to Nairn Journ diet church who will occupy th« pul alism I am ronaeioua of lb « fact that pit at hIttortcaJ First A. M. E. Zion on many orraalnna I bara permitted matter that area purely personal to creep Into thin "Digesting the News" column and f> r these occaalona I of fer an apology to tha editor* and tbq readera. ADVANCED BY BOTH Theodore Jordan awaits the hang man's noose at the Oregon State Pen itentiary. accuse^ convicted, and sen tenced to death for the crime of kill ing a Southern Pacific Railroad em- THE NINE SCOTTSBORO BOYS WHO W IL L BE R E TR IE D A T DECATUR. ALAB AM A IN THE NEAR FU Chattanooga. Tenn March IT— (B y Plo7®# l u l >'e , r - H® TURE. TH E IR CAs»E HAS A T T R A C T E D W ORLD-W IDE A T T E N T IO N TH R U A C TIV ITIE S OF T H E ILD. by a Klamath County Court at K la A N P I — When Kuby Hates, alleged math Falla, convicted by circumstan rape victim and girl hobo who achiev tial evidence, while evidence In his fa CHANGE OF V E N L E G RANTED IN adjourned <o the Decatur hearing Ev- was the situation In the town they ed notoriety in connection with the vor was suppressed by the State. Jor SCOTTSBORO CASE tdence was brought forward to show were not able to stay overnight when famous Scottsboro case left homo In -------- that Negroes In Jarkson County were the hearing was adjourned until Tuea- dan's skin ts black He Is an unem Huntsville. Ala . on the light ofl Feb ploye .dlmpoverlshed member of the Motion To Quash Indictments el gible but had not been called for day morning, but were forced to go to 27. she may have Just decided to go working class, hard hit by this econo Adjourned To Small Town Giand Jury service, and that this Chattanooga and return the next day. out on a little harmless lark and (hen mic crisis. Thoae are the two potent -------- was In accordance with an established Judge Hawkins' move, forced by the In defense of my actions upon the got lost. factors Involved In his conviction and SCOTTSBORO. A U . — Mar 17— A and Illegal practice In the county. world wide pressure. It was pointed occasions 1 har* eiceeded the bounds Up until Saturday of lam week, seh sentence For more than twenty years change of venue from this lynch town Decatur is a small town of about out by ILD representatives, was dealg- o f good ethical Journalism I wish to had not returned to her home. That Klamath County had not seen a death was won by the International Labor ¡0.000, lacking the wide N egro and ned to give an Illusion o f “ fair play" to offer the following quotation, from the made her abeence without leave am sentence passed For more than twen- Defense attorneys for the new trial of white working-class Deputation which, the masses of workers all over the pen of Florence Karl« Coate* ounl to almsl two weeks ty years murderers had been escaping the nine Innocent Scottsboro Negro in Birmingham, woulil have made it world which have been watching the "Though hi* beginning* be bul In Ihe meantime, the legal lights of the capital punishment for their crl boys, today. At the same time. in more difficult for the authorities to progress of the case, without actually poor and low, thank the International Labor Defense ap me» After twenty years of leniency, granting the change. Judge E A Haw- organise lynch-gangs during the trial, removing the trial to Birmingham, God a man ran grow' peared before Judge Hawkins in the court passed a death sentence up kins, the same who conducted the o- Atmosphere st Scottsboro was tense which the defense chose aa the least Scottsboro In behalf of the nine boy on a poor, unemployed Negro — In riginal lynch hearing in ApriL 1931. all day Monday and Tuesday, while unfavorable city In the state. Judge At tlmea certain Incidents or hap victims and sought and obtained a spite of the fact that the evidence refused to movo the trial to Blrming- Attorneys General George W. Cham- Hawkins himself shown stubborn op- pening* In connection with my hum change of venue to Decatur Opposing which convicted him was purely clr ham. but set it In the town of Decatnr lee Irving Schwab, and Carol King, position to the choice of Birmingham ble efforts to réhabilitât« myself bara them In an effort to have the indict rumstantlal —that no one witnessed in Morgan County, two counties re of the ILD presented thetr motions, by the defense counsel, and in his caused me lo use this spare In pre ments against the boys quashed hr the crime; that a serious element o f ’ moved from Jackson County. Gangs of armed men crowded the choice of Decatnr revealed the lynch- senting facta of my growth and in : cause no Negroes were on the graud douht must cretalnly have been nppnr- Defense counsel raised opposition to streets as they did on the day of the hoes determination to keep the trial creasing reader presl Ige to my readers Jury which Indicted them nor on the eat to even a come of white man's moving the trial to this town, scarcely original hear.ug. in response to a thin- In the northern rural section e f Ala nil orer America, because of a lack of petit Jury which convicted them w i i justice' 50 miles from Scottsboro. and offered ly disguised call published In the bama. near Huntsville any other suitable medium the atlroney general of the slate. Tho But that is not all! Theodore Jordan proof of prejudice in Morgan County, Jackson County Sentinel the week pre- A t the -tame time, the ILD pointed mas Knight. according to official records, confes- which Judge Hawkins refused to ceding. The obvious intention was to out. the change was in itself a partial Rlnce July 1931. through the help- ' The date of the trial Is problemati sed to the brutal slaying of the whits | consider A motion for a re-hearing Intimidate the defenders of the Inno- victory, isaimuch as Attorney-General ful cooperation of Ihe management of cal. It may not occur before June, al man His confession In black and will be filed It was announced. cent boys. Thomas E. Knight, who personally the Chicago flee, I hare conducted a though by special arrangement be The motion to quash the indictment The attorneys presented the two took charge of the prosecution had ex- weekly strictly personal column, "This church on Easter Sunday. A record- tween prosecution and defense. It can white were produced to convince the Jury that he killed the railroad em against the boys on the ground that motions late Monday, after waiting all pressed bitter opposition to it. and and Thai“ , in which I recorded purely breaking audience It sspseted to nreet he held much sooner The state Is ployee. depriving his family of the Negroes were excluded from the day for the case to be called. So Judge Hawkins himself was obviously personal Incident*, acknowledgement* him on this occasion. said to wish to get through with the protection of a father and husband Grand Jury which handed it down, was fraught with posibilities of violence unfavorable to the defense. o f teller*, books, "exchanges" and to case The defense Is not hurried, the Those confessing statements help to forth reports state whip up the race hatred of the court. MEIER A F R A N K HEAD HONORED ( T A N » YLK IN PERSON HEADS M USICAL REVUE FOR PORTLAND Of chief concern as matters now Jury, and cltixens And those confes And for Ibis prlrllege. I hare al stand Is the where about« of Ruby sions. so damning In appearance . 7 Aaron Frank Elected Chairman Of ways maintained Ihe same spirit of Hates Ituby Is the girl who wrote a Statements signed after long days of American National Bank Board gralfulness to the llee. that a home letter stating that she lied In court third-degree torture — physical brutal less waif would hold towards hie ben when she said Ihe boys ha dattacked lt|es which Included a kick In the Announcement has been made of efactor who picked him up when he her latter, police said that she repu was homeless, friendless and hungry. the election of Aaron M Frank as diated tha letter and declared that It groin, permanently Injuring the con demned Negro; burns Inflicted by a tir in g him shelter and food until tha chairman of the American National "tie detector", applied to his arms: |(l'imtlnued on Page Four) waif could shift tor himself Hank Hoard, a position which Oorern- Portland. Oregon. March 1*— beatings leaving their marks on the (Special to The Advocate) — A pro — O— 'o r Julius L>. Meier held until his re- body and t heir Impression of terror T„ lona, ComœlUe. of veterans has Now. howerer. (hat my writings are cent resignation Mr Frank I* rice- t he mind, and threats at th" been organised to lay plans for a heing used by nearly one hundred pub- president and general manager of the AT TH E O R IE N T A L T H E A T R E hands of the Investigators Such were c, mpalc1| agmlngt the propoM<, cuU llratlons each week, made up as fol- Meier and Frank Company, head of the confessions —statements prepar In disability allowances. lows- about sixty. using "Hlgestlng the Portland Community Cheat, and pensions, The double feature hill opening at the News", and an additional forty-odd two years ago was chosen a* Port- the Oriental Friday presents 'Nagana' ed for Jordan's slgnatnre when he compensation and hospital privileges. had at last endured to the limit of The Committee meets every Tuesday publications published by the progrea- land s "First Cltlien". and 'Parachute Jumper', the former humsn rapacity the terror and cru»l at 8 P M In Room 720. County Court slra Southern Newspaper Syndicate | ___________________ with locale In Africa and the latter ties Inflicted upon him. using an exclusive "K ilb y ” release House. taking audiences to Nicaragua Tala And now he Is waiting In the death each week, aa well as other features. OREGON'S R E PR E S E N T A T IV E S ^ Hlrell is featured with Melvyn Doug- "There ar ea lot of Negro war vets cell, and will hang unless the masses It becomes necessary that I provide a VOTE FOR PASSAGE OF B IL L , in* Hi,,l Onslow Stevens In ’Nagana'. In Portland who will be effected by of white and Negro people respond to medium of national distrlbut'wn In story of sleeping-sickness, while Doug- this economy program of the federal which to record the purely ÿersonal On Tuesday the house passed the las Fairbanks. Jr.. Leo Carrillo and his appeal for support. government". Howard Hanes. Chair Rut Theodore Jordan Is some'hing happenings that formerly were reatrlc- 3 3 |>er cent beer bill by a vote of 316 Bette Davis are lead* In ‘ Parachute man of the committee said. "It is ob else —he Is a deeper, farther-reaching ted the Bee readers to 97. It was sent at once to the sen Jumper', a story about the marines. vious that we w ill all have to fight significance than an Isolated Instance ate where leaders gave assurance It Frank McHugh. Sheila T erry and this out together —or else starve to T o supply this demand. I am. with would pass speedily The measure lea Claire Dodd are in the cast of the of persecution. He Is one of 12 mil gether Negro war veterans are urged the approval of The llee. supplying ves regulation and control to Ihe sta latter film. In which airplane crashes lions Negroes In America whom the to come to our committee meetings U. S Constitution was supposed to "This and That" for "Immediate re tes and allows advertising. Brewers and comedy are mixed. and help plan this fight, and help car have freed! Freedom for the Negro lease". to all the papers using any of pay $1.000 n year license for each The Oriental Is noted for Its unus ry It through." ths above features and thus my read brewery. It restores the Webb-Kenyon ual high class entertainment, l-ast masses' Fredom for the slaves! ft is Hanes stated that plans have al a harsh and bitter mocker” at which er*. In every part of ths country, ran law as protective measure to dry sta week Ihe theatre offered 'Uoona Goona ready been drawn up for a mass and keep clnaer In much with me person tes and ureas Oregon's representa a most Interesting, artistic and alto hlatory will point in lo o m ' The 13 delegated, s'ate-wide conference to ally without Ihe necessity of any cor tives, Mott. Pierce and Martin, voted gether Informative picture of the Rail mtllons Negroes, descendants of slave victims who were brought to this be held In Portland. 2:30, April 2nd. respondence on my part, and as Ihe for the bill. people. country I nthe horrible slave traffic Sunday, where further plans for ac currents In this personal column a f Barbara Stanwyck, famous screen and stag* star, and Frank Fay. na tionally known comedian, head the cast of "Tattle Tales," gigantic before the Civil War. are guaranteed tion will be discussed fect ths readers In any particular musical revue on two acta and 28 scenes, which appear* In the audito He urges the attendance of all Ne- freedom — but actually face Jlm-Crow- community the lam e publisher who rium. Portland, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. March 22 and 23. Ism, so that they dare not ride in the * ro veterans of any American war ta The show arrives on the 'Tattle Tales" special train consisting of ten uses my other features ran also run Pullman cars, three baggage cars and a diner There will be a special same Pullman with white "folks", sttend the conference, either as dele- that particular release of "This and matinee on Thursday. March 23. and th* management of the auditorium announces new 1933 prices for the engagement. ’Tattle Tales" la an James W Ford, a national Negro fig- elct(> bT • “ organisation to That” which, for nearly two years, has d's fair at Chicago. ~ ' rout* to the world'i ure, was forced to buy a double berth w 'blch thy belong, or as Individuals. been used exclusively by the flee. out of Portland because he could not ______________________ Thus, aa I am about to berln my associate with white passengers on i The most important theatrical announcement la made by the Auditorium, fourth year of Journalistic service, f the railroad that has been so Instru- SIG N AL VICTO RY WON IN promise that never again will anything which advertises the engagement of "T attle Tales", gigantic musical revue mental In the persecution of Theo of a personal nature he permitted to JESS H O LLIN S' CASE with Frank Fay. noted comedian, and Barbara Stanwyck, screen celebrity, dore Jordan. Some counties In Indiana he used In a space thal henceforth and Illinois do not permit N »g »rv t i tor two days commencing Wednesday. March 32, with a popular price will adhere atrletly lo "Digesting the I Okmulgee. Okla., March 17— (B y A. live Inside their boundaries. Negro N ew s" of. and for. racial reader*. N. P I — Defense counsel for Jess Hoi- matinee on Thursday. March 23rd. are excluded from various Topeka. Kane.. Mar. 17— (L . A. O r«g tic. for the very dignified manner In studpnts ... . ... _ . .. Uns, Negro, charged with tho rape of . . . . », c n _ . . for the A N. P.l —On Tuesday Mar. which he served, the fairness of his state universities. Even In the army. Alta McCullom. white girl. won a sig Seventy-five persons comprise the entourage which comes here direct during the world war. Negroes were TH E ROOSEVELTS 7, Dr W M Blount, Stats Represen nal victory here Tuesday when Sam decision* and the courtesies toward ln „eparate companies, and from a rcord-breaking engagement in San Francisco. The company carries tative from the 8th District, was cal Cunningham, assistant county attorn a campaign was carried on In France. The «m atin g parallel of the Roose led upon lo preside over Ihe state hla fellow members. a special orchestra, two carloads of scenic equipment, 17 wad robe trunks ey of Creek County returned from Sa- velts, both are 7th In descent from legislature of Kansas. Dr. Blount Is This Is real hlatory In the great urging the native French people not pnlpa and voluntarily asked Judge of lavish costumes and travels in a special train. Kiss Martensen Van Roosevelt and serving his third term as the repre- state of Kansas, for It Is the first to treat Negro soldier* as equals lest Mark L. Roiarth to dismiss the Infor both were Harvard graduates, editors sentatlve from hla District and bears ¡tome that a colored man has presided It demoralise them and make It d iffi mation which the day before Cunning Of extreme interest to women are the gowns worn by Miss Stanwyck, of their college papers, graduate* of the distinction of being the senior ¡over a session of the legislature. But cult to keep them tn their place* at ham had declared he had th erlght Columbia law school, members of N representative from Wyandotte coun- that I* the aplrlt of Kansas, the home home! And this Democracy, for which to amend. who reenacts several scenes from her most popular motion picture*. Among Y legislature, assistant secretarle* of ty. He he* served his District with of John Brown. Dr. mount Is the first those Negroes helped fight — for As the case now stands, there Is no the special contributors to tha revue are the following American and Euro the navy, both resigned from that of such ability that he has been return colored man to hold a chairmanship of which they mingled their blood with charge In any court against Hollins. fice Governors of N. Y. Candidates ed twice to his present position, after one o (the Important committees of the blood of white soldiers in France Wayne, the Orange Orove Four. The prisoner le stilt held, and It la pean headliners: Don Cummings, Bradley for vice-presidentr ench was shot at the enviahla record he made during the legislature, being chairman of the — does the Negro share la It at elec possible that new Inofrmatton will be Dorothy Douglasa. Buck Mack. Salu Brilliant, and the Famous Chain Gang by a maniac and both becams presi hla first term, even polling a majority Committee on Hygiene end P n b l l c ' * , , , t N o ere k e p t, , „ gd lB creek County against the now dent. of th* vote* of the other group. Health He It sought by f.llo w mem- '•»I1» « dlscrlmlna fgmoug pr)gongr H o||ins' attorneys ex- Jubilee Singers, nil new to Portland. In presiding over the House le a t' bare for hla advice on nil matters af tory laws which many state have en pres* the belief that they will be just In addition la the chorus, a handpicked aggregation of glorified American Tuesday, Dr Rlount won tha hearty ; l feeling legislation because of hi* acted. Clever lawe —subtle tricks of as able to demur the prosecution out 1 T H E ADVOCATE IN E VE R Y W H IT E beauties; song hits galore, and beautiful melodies. Special low price* pre commendation of nil hla fellow legli- knowledge of State affair* and hla uf court on their next Information as vail. Hast seats are priced at 12.00. $1.50 and $1 00, with desirable seats at HOME IN OREGON IN 1933 laturi both Republican and Democrn-' «an* leaden|ilp . (Continued oo Peg* p\>Ur ) In this Instance. 75c and 50c. Mali order response la establishing a naw record for Portland, NEGRO VETERANS TAKE NOTICE OF MEETING' Honor Negro Representative tToa * A