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MITCHELL LEAVES MICH. PRISON
UY CLIFFORD C. M ITC H E LL
W ABIIINO TO N . 1» C Jun-H ow ard PR E PA R IN O TO LEAVE PRISON
Cnlvarally will offer approximately
one hundred scholarship* to needy slu-
Never did I dream that when Mra
dente next yoni Beginning with Ihe Cannady franklin, opened the columns
aredemlc year 1 I1 H I theae scholar
of her Portland (Oregon)
Advocate
ablpa will ba awarded (or ona year. •n dcommenced publishing this col­
They will however, ba subject to re­
umn. a little over three years ago,
newal. and may be revoked at the end
that my writings would attract the at-
o( auy aemeeter at the discretion o(
tentloa of readers throughout America
tbe acholarahlp com m ltt«« If In •(»
aa they have When I sent my flrat
Judgment tbe atudent (alia to main
copy to Tha Advocate I mentioned in
lain a aatla(artory arademlr record,
a latter to the editor that If before I
or la no longer In (luanclal need
(eft prison I could get my writings In
The acbolaatlc work o( each holder
fca many aa twenty-five different pa­
of eurh a acholarahlp will be eubjee»
pers that 1 would consider my effort«
to Ihe eupervlalon of the commute«.
a anccasa.
Approximately one fourth of Ihe avail­
able acholarahlpa will be awarded lo
Now that I am preparing to l«a v «
new atudenta entering Howard Cnlv.
prison I am publishing a brief aunt
for tha flrat time: the remainder will
mary showing lbs ettent that my writ-
be awarded lo aludenla now enrolled
Inga have been used
at Ihe I'nlverslty Hchnlarshlpe will al
"Digesting the Newt*'—Ip one bun
•o he made available lo atudenta ta
dred and two publication*:
the profeealonal school
| “ Weekly ook Comment«*'— In allty
Application! for tuition acholarahlpa.
publications:
work acholarahlpa.
and dormitory
" Prisons and Prisoner«*'— In thirty
acholarahlpa should be made al onca
seven publications
to the chairman of the acholarihip
•'Thl* and That” —In twenty-four
committee. Howard I'nlveralty. or. In
publications, and short stories, f»atur<
Ihe raae of profeealonal achool atud
article«, and personal sketches. In sev
anta. to tha dean of the profesalonal
en ntagaslnra and special publications
achool concerned
LAID JO REST
At Ihe afmlly residence. 730 K E.
Hlanton street, Mra Elisabeth Black­
burn. 4» departed this life on Saturday
morning. June 3rd following an Illness
of several years' duration.
Mra Blackburn was a member of
Bethel A M K Church; the Rosebud
Study Club and up until Ihe recent e-
104-11011 held by the Women'« aasocla-
tlon, she was chairman of th« art de­
partment of women*« club*
Surviving her a r « l-ee Roy Black­
burn. husband,
Mrs Ellen Curlelte.
B M fcV I Mrs Zell* Porter, sister, of
Prescott, Arizona, Mrs Mary Harvey,
slater, of Ite ra n c e , Kansaa who came
here to the funeral, and a host of
friends
funeral services were conducted by
Rev Daniel O Hill at the Miller A
Tracey Mortuary on Wednesday after­
noon at 1 o'clock Miss Clifford fr e e ­
man. a time-honored friend of the de-
reased Bang and Betbey choir also waa
on duty Each of the eight clubs com­
prising the Women's Association of
( lulls hull an official representative at
the funeral which was largely attend­
ed Mr and Mra Blackburn bad been
residents of Portland for more than a
score of yara and had made their pre­
sence felt In worthwhile things of the
community. The deceased waa gifted
In needle-craft and other arts and her
friends never tired of mentioning the
beauty and artistry of her home
If. upon my entrance Into Negro
Journalism, as a free man. I ran con
limn-, expand and more «de<|ua'ely de
velop my writings and my service to
the colored publications and thrlr rea­
ders. and at the same time earn e-
nniiah to kc<*j> the wolf away from the
door and pay my Just debts, I shall
he exceedingly happy for In writing
I have found something that I love to
do and whtrh I have wanted to do all
W A K E FOREST. N C June 7 (A N P
SA IN TS IN D U S TR IAL - L ITE R A R V of my life.
As part of commencement exercises
of Wake Forest college (w h ite) a
SCHOOL POUNDED ON PAITH
Already, even before the prison bronse tablet was unveiled Wednesday
JUBILEE HARM ONIZERS AND MISS gates are opened to me, two commer­ morning In honor of "D r." Tom Jeff­
M ALLO R Y GIVE SPLENDID PRO cial wrltlra o ffe r« havo reached me ries, who served aa a Janitor at the
Mr Crews, editor of the Itronxeman. college for more than half a century.
GRAMS TO M ANY POR TLAND E R S
wants me to write a series of article* I He was admired for his faithfulness
reflecting my A-artlon to freedom, etc 'and hia quaint sayings.
The
Saints Industrial • I.llerary
And from Miami. Florida, a telegram I The marker. 14 by 24 Inches, was
School
was founded In 1913 In -1
has been received announcing Ihe es­ {Placed In a pillar at the south entrance
small church In Islin gton . Mias . with
tablishment of a new Dully there and lot the college campus and bore In has-
five children and a capital of 35 cents,
asking tile to wire them s column dal­ rellef the face of Jeffries and Ihe fal­
a firm vision and faith In the future.
ly This I am already doing, and Incl lowing Inscription written by Dr. Will-
Ity I’rof James Courts.
The first
di-tilally It la the flrat request I hare Ian Ixiuls Potest, president emeritus
payment on the site of the present
ever received to wire copy. When I of the college; "D r." Tom Jefferle*.
school waa paid by the members of
rectr a copy of this nw Dally I will 1350-1927; Janitor, Wake Forest col
ihe Church of Ood In Christ and
lege. 1330-1927. HI* monument; These
friends Since then the site has be­ tell my readers more about It.
stones, these trees. Erected. 1933, by
come one of the most beautiful spots
| I take thin means of thnnklng th» the Alumni."
In l<exlngtnn
varloua nowspapor piihllsher* through
Jeffries was horn In Virginia, hnt
Seven years ago, Miss Mallory, A
young woman of Jarkaonvllle, Illinois out the country who have featured my went to North Carolina where he ob­
comlug releaae In new* storles and tained hia Job at the college, helped
started to lift the load of auch an In-
i*dltorlal commenl. And I also thanV to set out Its trees and shrubbery and
fstltnlIon. and after many yearn of toil
laid the stone wall which surrounds
and linrdHhlp, the achool haa become my msny readers who have nlroady
ahnwered me wlth congratulatlon« the campus.
known nationally for Its work.
It's
student body comes from 20 lo 35 l’ artlciilar Ihanks are extended to the
states and students from the West In­ Jackson prlson offlctal* who are mak-
Ing my last prlson days so eongenlnl IN VITES "BOSS M AN " TO CHICKEN
dies Islands.
The school consisting now of seven and to the Inmntes who are showerlng
DINNER BUT HAS TH E FOWLS
buildings, one of which Is hrlck, is me wlth llttle glfta that will cotno In
handy
after
my
releaae.
built on a 350 acre tract In the Della
SCHOOL FREE FOR
TABLET Ï0 JANITOR
Ion and accomodates
400 black
boy* and girls absolutely free.
The quintet, composed of the Miss
es Ruth Treadwell, Mary Jordan, Al
lie Steele. Sarah Campbell and K M.
I.nshley, Instructor, during their ten
days' sojounr In the city, sang dally
and nightly, sometimes filling ns ma­
ny us ten engagements In one day.
The sang before the City Council;
metnlie/t forum of the Chamber of
Commerce at their luncheon at lint d
Portland; Rotary Club, Ad Club, the
Knur Square (loapel tabernacle; Mount
Olivet Baptist Church, lletehl A. M.
E. Church, Centenary-Wllbur M. E.
church; rndlo stations
KOW and
K X L ; at Iho home of Mr. and Mra.
Jerome Franklin whore they stopped
while here; for Mrs. Millie R. Trum­
bull at her home and for the Rose
Taliernnele on East 13th and Sandy,
at the dedication of which they worn
brought herq to nlng liy Rev. T. E. and
Mrs. Robert*.
The girls possess unusually good
voices which are well trained and
perfectly harmonised. Their singing la
thrilling to say the leant and they put
plenty of action Into It. They have a
versatile reportolre of more than a
hundred songs. ''This Train", "Hit
Down", "Somebody's Knocking at Your
Ree l
Mr. Harry Pace, president of the
Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Com­
pany. my benefactor and sponsor of
my effort* while 1 shall he on parole,
advises me that working facilitimi
have already been nranged for me In
their home office, nnd I am asking all
of my reader friends to drop me n
line. My address will he, Clifford C
Mitchell. Writer, .7507 South Pnrkway,
Chicago. Illinois
Door" were favorites While some of
the songs were of the Jubilee nnd se­
mi-popular type, those proving the
best vehicle* for the native style of
singing were easily the moat popular
The singers were compelled at ev ­
ery performance to respond to numer­
ous encores.
The school Is also accredited by the
State hoard of education as a number
A school, ar.d Miss Mallory, whom the
girls call mother Is a real mother to
nil 400 atudenta who come to her for
clothes, shelter, food and education.
These girls who sing are d»voting
their live* to the work. There are no
wealthy hackers and Ihe school de­
pends wholly upon gifts from the pub­
lic to maintain the school.
Gifts of all kinds are In order and
"M lstah" Jenkins, Portland's police
police chief. Is a mighty clever man
take It from Edgar Williams, colored,
veteran elevator operator at head­
quarters.
Williams gives theae reason* think­
ing so:
He gave Jenkins an Invitation to at­
tend a public dinner Thursday. A me­
nu he Included with the Invitation had
fried chlrken mentioned thn>e places.
Shortly after Jenkins recleved the
Invitation and menu list, W illiam *
recleved orders, hearing the signature
of the chief, asking him to work the
evening of his day off. Wednesday, thb
night before the dinner.
" I reckon ho don't know we already
got those chickens,” Williams laughed.
— D AILY JOURNAL
may he sent direct to the school at
any time. The Parly left for Califor­
nia Thursday. After filling engage­
ments there they plan to go to the
World's Fair In Chicago.
In Oakland they were Joined by
Mlaa Thelma Brown, noted radio art­
ist who came to Portland with the
party aa Miss Mallory’s guest.
H
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ATTACK
SOYNOS UNITY NOTE
The Advocate
Commentator
— By—
SECURES P A I E
A one-dsy session. May 31st, was
W IL L IA M T. AVIS
held by the Oregon Association of
New York CUy, N. Y.
Colored Women's Clube at Williams
CHICAGO. June 9— Clifford C. Mit­
Monrovia, Liberia. June 7 <ANP) —
avenue branch Y. W. C. A. with Mrs. In the midst of the Oove.-nment'a
chell. prisoner at tbe Michigan State
SE TTIN G TH E WORLD RIGHT
Dolly Paries, president. In the chair.
prison, who has won nation wide tame
speedy process of part payment to ex
Among outstanding women of the service men (native) of tbe Liberian
"President Roosevelt, eftsr smsr- as a columnist for a number of news­
white race to appear on the program Frontier Force, and the issuance of gency measures are adopted, must ad­ papers. waa paroled yesterday through
were the following who delivered ve­ cards by which they would be exempt­ dress himself to the all important task the pleas of thousands of hia readers
ry helpful addresses Mrs. Kaadt, so­ ed of tax-paying with cash, and a grant of establishing bttsr international re­ in all sections of tbe country. He be­
lations." — Richmond Times Dispatch
cial welfare worker; Mra. Phildln. vice of free land in tbe hinterland, nearly
came tbe ward of Harry Pace, presi
president of the Portland federation a hundred ex-eervlce men stormed the
A large part of the troubles we have dent o f the Liberty Life Insurance
of women's clubs; and Mra. E. T. Qer- War department and harassed Secre­ been having In this country for the company here.
last few years can be laid at nobody a
linger
The Republican Tribune of Charlot­
tary of War Joseph Dennis with in­
The Association
nnd each of Ita sults and furious threats and finally door but our own on account o f tbe te. N. C. recently said of Mitchell:
narrow, restricted International policy
eight clubs pledged to aid Pacific col attacked him bodily.
“ Mitchell has a keen mind and Is
we have pursued We are tbe author!»
lege at New berg. Oregon by donating
A riot call waa sent In and the t|ic- of an extreme nationalism and our fundamentally clean and good but for­
annually a dollar e ach.
gery during drunken sprees has been
retary was rescued before aerloua da­ neighbors are our Imitators.
No action waa taken on tbe famous mage waa done. Tw o of the ring-lead­
hia downfall. Regardless of the other
W
e
have
long
past
tbe
time
when
a
Hcottsboro case, nor on lynching and ers were arrested after tta y bad
nation can be exclusive and live. Tbe help that he baa undoubtedly had Mlt
other Injustice« to the Negro In A thrown Monrovia Into an up-roar, by
Chinese W all la the beat thing of Ita cheil can primarily credit his new
merles.
selling the gun from tbe soldier and kind In existence, but If It ever served chance to Frank Fltxgerald."
The art prlte was won by the Rose shooting him in the bead. Some of tbe a useful purpose tbe history of that
bud Htudy Club and (be Harriet Tub- men arrested confessed that they were race does not prove It. It might at
man club The art exhibit waa said to incited to do damage and were told some time have held ita enemies back,
but it protected its worst enemies
have been very nice but not up to the that the Govrnment did not mean to within.
usual alandard. This waa due In part pay them, hence they were advised "to
No man can live unto himself, a flat
to the fart that the late Mrs. Black­ put flra on (he 'American man's’ back
as old as man. and so true that It la
burn waa 111 and unable to work np the to make him m ore".
sad ever will remain a part of the di­
Mr. J. A. Wisdom was indisposed
exhibit ax In former years
Co. F. E. Davis, aide de camp to the vine economy. Whether we like it or
The sessions closed at night with President, and a former American mis not the barriers of nations are crump somewhat Friday.
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the president's annual address. Mrs sionary to Liberia, said it became im­ ling to pieces under the heavy impact
Mock Johnson. 36 porter, who figu­
Paries who has succeeded in a mea­ perative that this menace should be of an universal law. as imponderable
red in an automobile accident and who
sure In cementing closer bonds of love removed, and ordered all ex-service as Inscrutable.
was arrested charged with driving un­
among the women, again tnla year men and other native men hanging
The theory that a part of the race
stressed the need of closer coopers around Monrovia to be driven out e( can lire in safety and dwell in the der the Influence of liquor, waa found
tlon. harmony and love among Ihe cluh the city limits. It was fully 24 hours midst of plenty, enjoy the fruit* of ci­ guilty by a Jury In Judge Stadter's
women Mra. Paries was elected to at­ before all businesses were resumed vilisation. hare the blessings of peace Court last week and was fined $100
and the solidarity of national security, and sentenced to serve 30 days in Jail
tend the National convention lo be
and the great majority of mankind re­
has appealed. He Is awaiting final dis­
held In Chicago In July.
main in ignorance and be the pawns
Officers were elected as follows;
and chattels of benevolent overlords, position of his case before being put
offends every sense of human justice back to work for the Pullman Co.
President. Mrs Ronnie Bogle; Vice
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and as a consequence the avenging
president. Mrs Ann Shepherd; Secre­
rod of an enlightened conscience the
James D. Wason who haa been 111,
tary. Mrs, Wlnnlefred Cochran; sec
world over Is breaking it to pieces and
ond recording secretary. Mrs. Pearl
the fragments of It are being put to is able to be out and himself again.
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Carroll; Corresponding secretary. Mrs
gether to smite ita authors.
E. W. Agee, barber, and S. Coleman
Pollyann Reed; Treasurer. Mrs. Em
A part of the new deal is the recog­ restauranteer. both located on North
me K. Stanley; Auditor. Mrs. E. T 1
Mrs F. W Swanton. 65. general nition of a new age. an age wherein Sixth street have bene forced out of
Minor; Custodian, Mr*. l,ena Bowers,
manager of the Oregon Humane Soci­ the rights of men are not subordinat­
business for the reason that the build­
Parliamentarian, Mrs Jesse Flowers;
ety and known internationally as a ed to the special privileges of the few.
ing they occupied has been torn down.
Chartman of Art. Mrs Pearl Stewart; humanitarian, was found dead in the
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This world has suffered long and
Chairman of Ways and Means. Mrs. bath-room at her home on Palatine
Hill, on Hemorlal Day by her niece. patiently, but It is no longer a beggar
George Cannady recently won a
Ruth Flowers.
for the crumbs that fall from the mas­
beautiful plaque for placing third In
The president will appoint the addi­ Miss Leota Smith Death is (bought to
hare come as the result of heart fail­ ter's table It is the rightful heir to
tional officials.
all
of nature's bounties and Is a shar the 220 low hurdles. Six schools com­
ure or a stroke.
Mrs. Swanton's humane work dis­ er in the same blessings that have peted.
s e e
tinguished her and she always found been heaped about the tables of the
time to help in many worthy activities. great and mighty through the ages.
Mrs. Kate Lewis, 2703 S. E. Tibbets,
She Is survived by a sister. Mrs. A l­
matron of a city comfort station who
This Is really a good day for all
ice Nash of Hopkins. Minn: two niec­
es at Victoria. B C . and Miss Leota of us to live; it is a time when the had her purse containing $72 and a
Smith, a niece, who teaches In the brotherhood of man is beginning to gold wrist watch, stolen while she
bud and open as a flower in the midst viewed the parade Memorial Day. has
Portland public school system.
of the thorns and the thistles of hu­ not found a clue as yet to the gulp/
man distress.
party.
DEROIT EDITOR FOUND AFTER
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W e hare been taught to believe that
W E E K S SEARCH IN H O SPITAL
Nice colored girl, preferaoly one ->f
the new day and the new age would
come through an idealism wherein school age for fine family of two a
Detroit, Mich. June — A nation-wide hopes long deferred would become a
B AR TLE S V ILLE , Okla.. June 7 (A N P )
dults In Burns. Oregon. Room, board,
John Hudson was Instantly killed here aearrh for Mrs. Beulah Alexander realism; but something more militant necessities, and guarantee of $15 per
than that has awakened the aching
Young.
33
years
old.
editor
and
pub­
Friday evening when the Ford road­
hearts of men and women. World pov­ month for assisting wtth work.
s e e
ster In which he was driving was com­ lisher ofthe Detroit Peoples New*, erty and political chaos have driven
ended
Friday
when
she
waa
located
the nations to their knees and states­
pletely demolished by a Santa Fe
Bob White, who has ben ill for some
In the St. Mary hospital. Columbus. men In despair are on terms of peace
train.
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time and unable to work, has sofa.'
her husband, with the great mass of mankind.
Hudson's car waa dragged several Nebraska. Dr. Young,
recovered that he is now on the Job
left
early
Saturday
morning
for
Colum­
feet. IBs body was terribly mangled.
When the leaders of the nations ga , In one of the city's comfort station/
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The fatal accident occurred at a blind bus.
•her In Washington, and the President
Location of Mra. Young concluded addresses himself to the important
crossing.
J. S. Stone, who for a short time has
a secret one-week search by the police task of better international relations,
conducted a confectionery store
at
of the city, state and nation after she tne burden of it all will be how the
90 Broadway, has gone out of business.
atate
of
man
can
be
bettered
In
all
had been reported mlsatug hv hr hua
parts of the world.
He had a nice place, but like most
hand at 1 a m. May 23. He told o ffi­
colored business men. he failed to ad­
cials of the women's division of the
That has not been done before.
vertise.
police department that hia wife left
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home, taking all of her clothes. He
Louie and hia band played an en­
told them that she waa nervous over
gagement for a sorority In Salem
(By E. D. Cannady)
business matters and discouraged.
last week.
No better man In the great state of
Husband Gets W irt
SB
B
Oregon could be found to fill Ihe high
According to a member of the fam
| The Youn Democrats met last W ed­
ly Important office of Home Loan tly. Dr Young, who Is attached to the
nesday night at W illiams avenue Y.
Hank Board member than Mr. Rusaol city physician's office, recleved a
Seattle, Washington, June 9— Rich­
B B S
Hawkins. President Roosevelt la to be wire from the hospital authorities In ard Mann, arltone. a cousin of Roland
Joseph Clark, the talented nephew
Hayes
appeared
In
concert
on
Monday
commended for hia wise selection Mr. Columbus Friday night, teling him
of Mrs. J. A. Wisdom left for his
evening. May 29th at the Flrat A. M.
Hawkins Is a gentleman and thorough that she was ,n the St. Mary's hospi­
E. Church He was ably accompanied home In Denver on Monday night.
business man and hia selection meets tal. They asked him to come and get by Mias Cordelia Forney and Mr. Ben­ Mr Clark Is working on a radio pa­
with general approval.
her.
jamin Pembleton. accompanied on the tent which he hopes to perfect soon.
In a telephone conversation with organ by Professor L. L. McGruder,
the hospital officials Saturday night, played a violin number.
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN MEET
The natural charm of his rich bari­
CHOSEN DIRECTORS
The Women's Democratic
league one of the family was Informed that
tone voice was heard to excellent ad­
met Wednesday afternoon In the pub Mrs. Young was on a train when one
vantage In the groups of spirituals
At the school election held on last
lie library with Its president, Mrs. of the attendants noticed that she was which he himself arranged, aa well In
Q. C. English in the chair. A most In­ acting queer. According to the attend the Imposing "Ombra Mai Fu” from Tuesday, Harry W. Stone, former sec­
teresting symposium on world flnan- ant. she thought she waa taken from Hand |"s Opera Xerxes and In "T o retary of th Portland Y. M. C. A. was
d a l and economic situation waa led the train In Columhue. suffering from the Evening Star" from Tannhäuser. the new member chosen on the board
French, German and Russian songs va­ of school district number one and
by Mlaa Johnson. W ar debts and re­ a nervous spell and confined In the St. ried the well-balanced program
Mrs. O. M. ( ’. lines and Mr. L a fren :«
paration! were thoroughly discussed
Misa Cordelia Forney ably accom­
were re-elected.
(Continued on page three)
from the vmrloue national viewpoints. I
panied the singer.
LOCALBRIEFS OFINTEREST
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