THE Tne Advocate The l r U | « la h M in The Negro and WHII« N«o«> ln Oregon An In d tp a n d tn t ADVOCATE P «p «r D «v o l«d lo th # In t«r««tt m i tit* OUR GOAL j The Advocate In Every W hit« Horn« In Oregon In 1131 P * o p l* P R IC I P IV I C IN T A P O R T L A N D . O R I O O M A T U R D A V , A P R I L I . 1131 V O L U M I * * — NUMBER 17 VICTORY SAVED! inMMiHiiMwgiiiiPHiiii» COURTROOM STARTLED WHEN STATE’S STAR WITNESS TESTIFIES BOYS DID NOT TOUCH HER Sf V I C T O R Y AL ‘Digesting . . . . . Tfie Random Thought»' • a • Our h »n k «r« look non« Ihr « o r « « after hawing been to tb « " t i n t « » « '" . Por one«. apparently, rolor « » » no runelderalion Financial a oundn«»« was ihr k«y conalderatlon and In pro portion tha rolorad hankrr* »rrm to lia r« A*re quite a circulation through Its slogan "The Advocate In every White Home In Oregon In 1333". • • • Apparently. "Happy Hays are Here Again” , for we are beginning to read of plana for the forthcoming conven­ tion season Convenflons will be the dentil of us yet! Thai's an Idea — "Convention» and Funerals - -our spe­ cially". "Under The Microscope” In the Phi­ ladelphia Tribune Is my favorite col- imn. If anyotie In Interested In know­ ing It BISHOP MARTIN ENROUTE “ TO SEATTLE P ID E R P O L IC Y - STOCKHOLDERS’ TO O R G A N IZE V IC TO R Y MT CI.IVTOKD C. M ITC H E LL • L IF I COURT NEW COMPANY Williams W ill Probably H«ad N «w Organisational Venture CHICAGO April 7 (A N P ) ’Victo­ ry L ile ” will carry on A new Victory Life Insurance Company, with new capital and developed with Ihe Idea of aventual mutualisation. Is to arise where Its predecessor (ell, and carry on the business, thipi preserving a name which has stood high In the ranks of Negro business, and giving stockholders an opportunity to partici­ pate In Its fight back to commercial heights Judge Earnest K Evans lu the nor­ thern district federal court here, han ded down a decision Friday. March 31, decreeing that the proposed plan by t he "policy holders ■ stockholders’ Committee" for rehabilitation of Vic­ tory Life be accepted This proposal which waa one of the two being seri­ ously considered by the court, the o- ther being the bid of the Hupreme- Llberty Life Insurance Co . was devel­ oped by a group composed of Hr. L K Williams, president of the National Baptist Convention, John Holloman, president of the Pyramid Life Insur­ ance Co, of Chicago. Hr P M. H. Savory, of New York, and a group of form r director» district agency man­ agers and stockholders of Victory I jfe Anthony Overton, former president of t he Victory, was a member of the Committee hut had been lt\pctlve In the negotiations leading up to the (I nal pmiKisals made In court The pla ncalls for a new Company to take over the business It Is to be capitalised at two hundred thousand dollars One hundred thousand dollars In securities Is to be deposited with the Insurance department of the state of I Illinois Provisions are made for Ibe payment of all death claims due. as well as for the payment over a pe­ riod of time, of all other claims out­ standing against the company. Policy­ holders whose policies have been per­ mitted to lapse, are to be given an op­ portunity to resume them under far orahle roodRIons The successful bid­ ders are given two weeks by the court to demonstrate their ability to live up to the pro|K>aals. which they agreed to carry out In the event the contract was awarded to them If this Is log irrompltshed the court advised that It would set aside Its direction and lake up the Hupreme Liberty’s propo­ sition Hr L K W illiam s’ name has been proposed for the head of the new or­ ganisation (Special to The Advocate I A mass meeting bas been called for Friday evening. April 14th at the pub­ lic Auditorium for tbe purpose of fur­ thering the Interest of Tom Mooney, the Han Frauelaro class war prisoner, who has Just recently been granted a new trial. The decision made by Judge Louis H Ward that Tom Mooney should have a new trial April 26th on an lit diriment pending since 191*. was hailed by Tom as the greatest victory In the history of his case. Mooney thanked the millions of workers and friends of labor In California, the Ig­ nited Stales, and the whole world for their insistent demands for hits free­ dom "The Incessant protests of the great masses of workers and other friends have kept my case alive and thus laid the basis for the legal de­ cision to bring me Into court." Tom Mooney has Issued a call for a "F R E E TOM MOONEY CONORE8B" to be held In Chicago. April 30 to May 2. 1333 Mooney has Issued this call not only on behalf of his own case, hut also that this congress be rallying uolnt In the struggles of the workers of Ihe United States against the terrl- triecondltlons faring them, against wage-cuts, unemployment and starva­ tion The Mooney Congress will Insure the final victory, a victory of Interna­ tional algnlfhpinre. one of the greatest triumphs In Ihe history of the work- tng class, the freedom of Tom Mooney, l-oral conferences have been held thro- out United States to elect delegates to th National Congress At the local con­ ference. »1* delegates were circled to the National Congress Those delegat­ es represent various organizations, lodges, unions and groups of workers Interested lt< the fight for the free­ dom of Tom Mooney. It was only through mass protest that the Hcottsboro hoys, now on trial In Alabama were granted a new trial Even after this victory, the battle for he freedm o f these boys and allother class war prisoners must go on with renewed vigor. Attend Ihe mass meeting at the au­ ditorium and rally to the support of Tom Mooney and demand he be freed John Mooney, Tom's brother will be chief speaker; Irvin Ooodm|n. Hen Osborne and others will also speak A L L OUT FOR T H E MASS MEET INC ADMISSION FREE BRINOO Y O I’ H F AM ILY AND FRIENDS M S PICES UNITED FRONT FREE MOO­ N EY COMMITTEE. PO R TLA N D ORE Local News Events Sergeant Joaeph White Camp and Ihe lutdlea Auxiliary will utilise the last meeting night In each month, which la the fourth Saturday night, for u social meeting to which the public la cordially Invited. DIDN’T W A N T T s TAY IN IAIL CAUSE NINE INNOCENT BOYS TO FACE ELECTRIC CHAIR TEXT OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; HOW THEY VOTED In anawer to tbe many Inquiries re­ ceived at The Advocate for the full text of tbe C lrll Rights Bill Introduc­ ed |t the Thirty-Seventh I-egislatlve Assembly, regular sees loti. 1933 and sponsored by the local branch of the NAACP, we are publishing it here­ with, with a Rat of the senators ana how they voted on the bill. Senate Bill No. 223 Introduced by Senators Corbett. Lee. Hynon. Joe E Dunne and Staples and read first time February 10, 1933. A B IL L For an act guaranteeing to all per­ sons full enjoyment of civil rights In public places; providing that dental of said rights shall be a misdemeanor, and providing a penalty therefor. Be li Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon Sectloiy 1 Any person who shall de­ ny to any person because of race, creed or color the full enjoyment of any of the accomodations, advantages, facilities or privileges of any place of public resort, accomodation, assem­ blage or amusement, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con­ viction thereof, shall he punished by a fine of not less than 326 nor more than 326 nor more than 3100. or by Imprisonment In the county Jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both such fine and Im­ prisonment. How Tbs Senators Voted T W O ABSENT were: Fisher Upton. and Y EA S: Booth. By non Corbett. Lee. Dunne. Hess. Staples. Woodward and Among the ten Portlanders who Zimmerman. motored to W In toc k, Washington last NAY’ S: Allen, Brown. Burke. Chin- j Monday was Mrs. J. tiros» At Ixing- nook. Dickson, Dunn (o f Jackson) I view the party wgp Jollied by ten o- Fraiuiscovlch. Goss. Hailett, Jones. 1 there who attended a great Fellow­ Mann. McFadden. Spaulding. Strayer. ship meeting of Ihe House of Prayer Wheeler. Williamson. Y’ ates and Mr. held In a hall at Wlnlock. President. Mr W C. Kirk, of 1632 East Mor­ Mrs W illis Eitsgerald. of 6041-109 gan afreet la III with rheumatism and street 8. E. Is Indisposed this week under the care of a physician, accord­ with a cold. ing to a report of hla daughter. Mrs. A D VISE S G IR L TO T E L L T R U T H Ilerla Kirk to an Advocate reporter. Mr. J. W. Curry, of Aatorla. Orqjfhn Now York. April 7 Dr H u m Ki.t spent several days In Portland recent­ erson Fosdlck, pastor of the Hlverslde Mr Al Oreen Is reported lo be se­ ly He atB-nded Ihe annual sermon and llaptlsl Church, confirmed the visit of riously III In Emanuel hospital, hav­ service of the Knights of Pythlns lod­ Kuby Hates to Ills home here ing been removed front Jail on that ac­ ge held several Sunday nights ago at "She came to me for a private con­ count. Zion church. On Sunday morning he fessional conference concerning her was n visitor at the church service testimony at the trial." he said "That Mr. and Mrs. J. Hood and Mr. and at Zion. was on Friday, March 24. To the best Mrs M Redmond have moved from of my knowledge she ciime alone and 9911 - 69th avenue S. E. to 6119 - Slat Mr. and Mr». Cooper who have been of her own free will. I, as a clergy­ avenue, according to Information from the house guests of Mr. and Mra. El­ man, advised her to tell Ihe truth She the Poat Office department. mer Flower» for the pa;it aeveral promised me that she would go back weeka. returned to their home In Cal­ to the second trial and tin so." I Mrs. Pollyaima Reed has been III ifornia on Thursday of last week. for the |HSt week or ten days at her C O LO R E D M A N IN JU R E D home In Cherry Court aa a reanlt of Jeaa Price, shoe shine artist, has Olympia. Wash., April 6 Paschal an operation for the removal of her taken a barbershop job on First at. Carter, 112, colored, was lielelved to tonsils on Tuesday of laat week. have been fatally Injured today from Mr. Harney O’Donnel. a business an axe hrnwl with another colored Mr. J. A. Wisdom la reported to man of Bend, Oregon visited Portland man, llermnii Hell, 3fl Cnrler was In have about recovered from a recent laat week. Tenlno hospital while llell was held auto accident In which he was Injured. here on nil open charge. Lily Edwards, colored, arrested at George Cannudy addressed a group Oth and Flanders streets on a morals P R IN C E OF W A L E S L IK E S of 3110 pooplo at a meeting held In a charge was given a 30-day sentence N E G R O S P I R I T U A L S Corvallis, Oregon church on March recently hy Judge Städter In munici­ LONDON. England, April 7— The 19th He told of the achievements of pal court. Prince of Wales lists Negro spirituals the Negro race, ami Southern aongs nmong his favor- H. A. Oleman, 70. of Corvallis claims Mrs. Belle Allen Is reported lo have lie lost four dollars to a colored wo­ IIe music according lo Ivan fl. Brown­ ing of ihe Four Harmony' Kings. suffered a relapse at her homo on 200 man on 0th and Everett streets Thurs­ Page atreet. d a y night. BOY T U R N E D O V E R T O F A T H E R Klatpalh Falls. Oregon, April 7 A 1 6ye«r old hoy, Fretl Bishop, w ns ar­ rested by city police early Tuesday morning lifter an alleged attempt to run away from homo. The hoy left his home early Monday evening and hh! In n wood pile nil nighl. lie was turned over to his fa­ ther Tuesday, promising that he would make no further attempt lo legye. Bates Woman Said She Lied On Boys FORMER PASTOR OF ZION Mrs. Ada M edili has tieon 111 with Carl C. Donatigli chaUman of the neuritis at her home on Union avenue. j Democratic stale central committee, She Is able to he mil again, recently addressed a membership I meeting of the Portland Negro Pro­ Mrs Belle Domi p f Williams svenuti gressive MBoclatlnn a nnn-partlzan or­ alio lias lieeti qulto III la alile In he ganization of votera. Wyatt W W ill­ mil agalli. iams, a member of the Executive com­ mute of tho Multnomah comity Re­ Iley» JV R Lovell la thè gitosi of publican Committee, Is president of Mr. nati Mrs. Tom Johnson Iti Alberta Ihe orgattlzallon. From all appearances. It seems that after the membesr of the Multnomah County delegation Introduced the bill, which hy the way. Is no feat at all, they summarily forgot about It or had very little Influence upon other mem hers of the Senate. Enough mmbers jointd In Introduc­ ing t he hill so that when they return­ ed home If any one Jumped on them about It. t hey would hav nearly all of Multnomah delegation to jump on und the old saying holds true. In num­ bers there is strength. At any rate, those who voted for the bill kept their promle. And that’s something, hut we don’t helelre they went out of thlr way to gt others to support th bill. The voters might look Into thle a little closer before next election. W O M A N IN T R A N C E F I V E D A Y S R E C O V E R S IN I O W A T O W N Waterloo, Iowa, Apr. 7 Mrs. Minnie Powell, 23. emerged today from her five-day trance under ministrations of Dr L. B. Ferguson. The physician took Ihe case when a hypnotist and superstitious remedies had failed to rmpte the woman. The Dr. administered ether. Mrs. Powell was apparently normal as she came smiling out from under the Influence of the ether. The woman had been attended by a Dr Northur Trott, 62. herbalist and self-styled pretihet of the Lord’. After Mrs Powell wVnt Into the trance, her relatives had Trott arrested charged with working ’voodoo’ on the woman. He Is still held In jail pending Ihe recovery of Mrs. Powell from her ex­ perience. kueves son innocent (Special by DAW N LO V E LAC E ) The mother of Theodore Jordan, Mrs. Mary F George, belelves In her son’s innocence. Though separated from him by the distance between Sa­ lem. Oregon and Oakland. California she Is hoping and praying be will be saved from tbe gallows. She writes. In a letter addressed to Irvin Goodman, International Labor Defense attorney, who la working with Attorney W yatt Williams on the case. " I received your letter a few days Bishop J. W Martin, of Los Angelea who arrived In Portland Thursday. He ago, In regards of my son. Because that Is really appreciated to know waa accompanied here by hla wife and Rev W. R. Lovell In the bishop’s nuto. thnt yon are to try t o defend him. and After resting snd refreshing them- the International Labor Defense are selevs at tbe Zion church parsonage, raising tbe money. Ob. Yea, I agree where Bishop and Mrs. Martin are the with yon about hla conviction, because guests of Rev and Mrs. Lee Roy Kin- be la black and also a poor boy. And ard. they left Saturday (today) for he waa hard worker. And I am poor, Seattle The bishop is on his official hard working woman trying to make visit to the Zion churches In the North a living for the little ones I have here west including the one at Seattle. If there Is anything I could do to aid helping out. I would be more than glad Decatur. Ala., April 7— Samuel 8. WallaWalla. Washington and Portland. to do it. Although I haven't any mon­ Lelbowiti, attorney for the nine Ne­ They plan to return to Portland the ey. because this depression has got gro. Scoltsboro boys, facing the elec­ latter part of next week and remain me. I feel lots better to even think tric chair In t be Scottaooro assault here until after Easter. Bishop Martin that Theodor has a chance to be free case, expressed elation today at the will occupy the pulpit at Zion church again So I will still live In hopes, dramatic denial by Ruby Bates, the on Easter Sunday when record-break­ and I shall expect yon to inform me of sta^e of Alabama’s star witness and ing crowds are exepeted to hear him. any further information and I will re­ Bishop Martin presides over the one of the alleged victims, that any Ninth Episcopal District, comprising main. yours truly. Mary F. George." of the Negrfoes had attacked her. i Mary George once more demonstra­ "The testimony speaks for Its e lf, Oregon-Washington. The California. |Southwest Rocky Mountain. Missouri tes the tenacity of a mother's faith he said. and courage In the face of the most I^elbowlts maid no threats of mob and Michigan conferences. He has painful blow a mother can receive — violence would prevent him from do­ held office aa bishop for nine years the condemnation of her child by the ing hla utmost to obtain acquittals for and for the past four years has pre­ world. Haywood Patterson, the youth now on sided,over this district for four years. Irvin Goodman, commenting „n the On their return trip to California, trial, and his eight co-defendants letter, said: "It Is courage such aa that L elb ow iti’ hotel roopi was guarded the bishop will visit his churches in which makes one want to battle a- during t he night, but he said he had McCloud. Dunismulr. Redding and gainst the sort of thing that has pla­ not asked for protection. The town ap­ Sacramento When Bishop Martin was sent West ced Theodore Jordan In the horrible peared quiet today after yesterday's by the General Conference he came, position in which he is today. I, for mob rumors. says the Missionary Seer, “ with emp­ one. am not going to let that mother Denies Attack Made down, and I am sure that I can speak Ruby Bates’ recantation of her tes­ ty hands and with no guarantee of for every Individual and member of timony given at the first trial two monetary aid for acrrylng on the work the I. L. D. fighting in Jordan’s be­ years ago. when eight of the defend­ that was his to perform. He went for­ half." ants received death sentenrs, was the ward. however, and that without com­ moat dramatic feature of the trial to plaining so far as we have known. We date and hte highlight of the defense do know that there were just causes case She had been missing from her for complaint had he elected to offer home In Huntsville since February 28. It. But as we said, the bishop has and only Llebow lti knaw she had re­ gone forth with a small number of faithful and loyal men and women, turned. When Leibowits called her name all and with his dear, good wife standing Vesper services Sunday afternoon eyes were focused on the courtroom by his side, the people of California entranc. guardd by militiamen Tense and Oregon have wrought wonders will be led by Miss Ida Edwards. Mr. excitement prevailed as she entered, during this quadrennium. Several new E. A. Browne win be the speaker. The dressed modlshly. and startted to churches have been secured and a following program will be presented: Piano solo. Miss Dorothy Bushnell; handsome increase on the part of Zi­ testify. vocal solo. Mr. Robert Price; Vocal She not only denied that she had on's membership in the old as well as duo. Misses N ellie Ingersoll and Ruth been attacked by t he Negro boys, but the newly established churches can be Scott. Miss Ine* Foster will have said that aa far as she knew Victoria counted." charge of the devotional services. The Price, the other alleged victim, was I The Bishop was pleased as he noted not mistreated by them. Victoria the growth and progress of Zion un­ public is c-ordlallv Invited to attend. On April 23rd. Mrs. Blanche Holliday flushed as the girl testified, and A t­ der the leadership of Rev. and Mrs. will have leadership of the Vesper torney General Thomas E Knight Kinard. A fter attending a reception which Services and Miss Louise Randolph warned her to keep her temper. will be tendered to Rlehop and Mrs. will preside and arrange the program Makes Confession for April 30th. Ruby Bates said that until two Martin and Rev and Mrs. Kinard at A white lattice wall entwined with weeks ago she was in New York. the parsonage Easter Monday night, roses, wisteria and butterflies furnish­ While there, she said, she visited the they will start on their journey south­ ed a beautiful and appropriate setting Rev Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdlck. pas­ w ard___________________________________ for the Business and Industrial Girls’ tor of the Riverside Baptist Church, “ It was common talk In Scottsboro annual banquet. The president. Miss and confessed her previous testimony that he had relations with his wife be­ Catherine Fair presided and read Na­ was false. He advised her to “ tell the fore h« married her." tional news and greetings. Mrs. Mar­ truth", she said, and arranged for her K elly Morgan, clerk of the Jackson garet Wyman delivered the address of to go to Birmingham, where she waa County Jury Commission, was forced the evening on "T h e Impassable W ay” to meet the Rev Dr. Charles Cllng- to testify he never knew of a Negro The Mls|es Barbara Hubbard and Es­ mnn Rector of the Episcopal Church being called to serve dp a jury there. telle Patterson rendered vocal solos of the Advent From Birmingham she Qualified Negro Testifies and Miss Nellie Franklin, a piano solo. was brought here by Mrs. May Jones, The white witnesses disposed of. Miss Irene Patterson the Industrial social worker. their cross examination by Knight Council member and assistant corres­ On cross-examination. Knight asked dot>ed with exceptions entered by LI- ponding secretary of the area, gave a her why she testified differently at ebow-ltx. the first Negro witness was very interesting report of the Mid- the original trial. called. He was Tom Sanford. Negro Winter Conference and News of other "I was following what Victoria told" plasterer, of Scottsboro. qualified to clubs Miss Franklin designed the set­ she replied. "She said we might have serve on juries, but excluded because ting used for the banquet and sucees- to stay in -Jail If we did not frame up Of his color. fully decorated the social hall with a story.” | “ W ere you In 1930-31 afflicted with the cooperation of the club member*. Tells Of Fight any permanent disease?" Lelbowltz Other members of the club acted as Ruby Hates corroborated the testi­ asked him. laying the basis for prov­ hostesses and the Hospitality Commit­ mony of I-ester Carter, previous de­ ing his qualifications. tee of the Committee of Management fense witness, that the two girls, with "N o". supervised the prparing and srving of Carter and Jack Tiller, spent the "Can you read?" the delicious dinner. ntght of March 28, 1931, at Hunts­ “ Yes.” A waffle supper was served by this ville. She refuted the testimony of "A re you a citlxen?” club on the following Wednesday ev­ Victoria that they spent the night of "Y es." ening. This affair was financially suc­ March 24 at the home of “ Callle Bro- "W ere you ever convicted of a crime cessful also. Little June Land, the chle” In Chatanooga. Tenn.. stating involving moral turpitude?’ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William that the four were in a hobo jungle “ No, sir. I ’ve never been convicted.. 1-nnd. entertained the guests with a near the railroad, previously describ­ In your daily way of life do you clever tap dance number. ed by Carter. have dealings with your fellow men? The Committee of Management will At Chatanooga. she said, she and Yes. sir. meet on Wednesday morning, April Victoria Price boarded a freight for Do you discuss matters of public 12th at 10 o'clock with the chairman. Huntsville, accompanied by Carter Interest, problems of state for exam­ Mrs. Elmer A. Flowers, presiding. Mrs. and Orville ("Carolina Sllm "l Gilley. ple? R. K Morrison will have devotions for She said a fight between the two Sometimes I do. the meeting. white men and the Negro youths Do you read the newspapers? The Grade School advisers, Misses broke out In ano/ier car and that I read all kinds of newspapers. Chrvstalee Maxwell and Geraldine Wll- none of Ihe Negroes had attacked her Do you understand them? Hams, attended the Older Girls Con­ or Victoria. Y'es. sir. as far as they go. ference over the week-nd. Brtha Ba­ Was yonr name ever on the jury ker, president of the club conducted Decatur. Alabama, April 6— John roll? the mtlng and th girls srved refresh­ Hunt Stuart, member of the Jackson No. sir. ments at the close of the short busi­ Coil illy Jury Commission, In a frantic, W ere you ever examined on your ness meeting. squirming, atttempt to do the bosses qualifications to serve? Mr Charles Rawlins entertained and the state a good turn went so far. No, rjr. I can not say I ever was Mr. Ivan Patterson with a party Sat­ when he was called to the witness Then Leibowits read off a list of urday evening. A large group of young stand In the Scottsboro case, as to Negro citizens of Jackson county, and people attended and had a very en­ say: as each name was read, Sanders com­ joyable evening. "1 don’e know of any time when mented on his quhllflcatlons. He did Hostesses for the Interracial lunch­ there were Negroes on juries there, not endorse all of them as some could eon scheduled for April 18th are bu­ but I am 48 years old and 1 never ser­ not read and one was no longer of sy securing reservations. Tw o hostes­ ved myself. I don’t know whether I sound mind. ses will preside at each table, one of could make the qualifications." | Lelbwitz threatened to call every the colored and one of the white races. Scratching his head. desperately name on the jury roll In the county to Mrs. Mae H ill and Mrs. Vrne Dusen- trying (o find an excuse for an exclu­ (trove that none of them was colored. berry will he the speakers. Muslral sion o f one particular Negro of Jack- However the Attorney general ad­ numbers will be rendered hy Miss son County, Jeff Moody, chairman of mitted that no Negroes had ever ser- Doyle, violinist and Mrs. Jesse Gray­ the board said: , ved as Jurors In tbe county. son, contralto soloist. CHURCH ACCOMPANIES BISHOP ma noies 11 flflfl IH '******