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Our Alm TH B A O V O C A r a l T h « a r id «« B s t»« T h « Negro and Whits I - THE, R ao«« In Oregon An ADVOCATE In d e p e n d a n ! Papar D avo tad PO RTLAND . OREGON, VOLUME IO— NO. 2 to th a In t o r b a t a mf th a P a o p l« SA TU RD A Y,SA TU R D A Y, SEPTEM BER 1«, 1*12 Our Gael TH B A O V O C A T B l In Every W h it« Hem« In T h « Stet« Of Oregon In N lnt««n Thirty-Three PRICE PIV E CENTS ATT YS ARGUE OVffi MULE MILDRED WASHINGTON STAGE STAR IS DEAD COLORED YOUTH STARTS GOLD RUSH MRS. A N N A THOMPSON SOUGHT Local News Lvents AUTO PLUNGES TH R O BRIDGE O PE RA TIO N PROVE8 F P A T A L TO N A TIO N A L STAGE S TAR Los Angeles, Calif.. Sept. 1« (A N P ) —Mildred Washington, acintlllant star .f the stage and screen n the west for nearly a decade died Thursday after noon at tha White Memorial hospItaL Death was ceased by peritonitis fol lowing an operation for appendicitis. Friends of MJss Washington stated that the appendectomy was required because of a fail suffered by Miss Washington during the earthquake laat spring when she stumbled while running from Granman’s Chinese theatre. Mtsa Washington was 28 years old. She had formerly worked on the Fan- chon and Marco circuit, had been fea tured ln "Lucky Days’" and “ StrattlB’ Sam.” From 1924 nntll recently she was employed at Sebastian's Cotton Club and was the stage director there daring the last two years. Many parts ln motion pictures at test her cleverness. She recently fin ished parts In “ The Torch Song", Morning G lory" and “Too Much Har mony” with Bing Crosby. She was a graduate of the Los An geles high school, but continued her studies on the sBtge and accumulated one of the largest libraries owned by any performer In the west. Homer and Dante were her favorite writers. Friends state that Miss Washington owned much property In Pasadena at the time of her sudden death. Wewoka, Okla . Sept. IS (A N P ) — -------- jThel city noted for Its oil and fre- Local police have been asked by ... .. ... ____. _ fluently referred to as "W ewoka, built Minneapolis. Minn, Sept 1« (A N P )- by < *,- u now what j , term. Robert K Phelan, chief of police of I Walncott«, formerly proprietor of Wendell Miller, young Minneapolis re- ed “ a gold rush” and a colored youth William T. Amia Kansas City. Mo., to look for Mr«. An a shine parlor on Iturnslde street, has inatant death Tuesday whose name la being withheld haa na Thompson, colored, about *5 years nldect, met { landed a Job on South 4th avende. night when hie new car In which he ProTeD *he atar < > f '* * "n u b”, of age. According to a message, a «on. OAV BY DAY CUSTOMERS and his pal. Howard GOIIbert, were you,h fonnd a Urge gu>nt|ty of gold E W. Thompson told police that let W IL L PASS HIS DOORS Harney Sumpter of Fresno. C a lif. 1» by curroKD c. mitchell ters he sent his mother here were un riding In what has been called "the coin» 0f_ sufficient amount to pur- here and la taking treatments at tbel Miller chase an antomoble— and the mad opened. and he had been notified by celebration" of his new car. MH « may avail« th« legal penally, County hospital for a nervous ailment. ' had fascinated others by his dashing ruah began the poatofflce department the box bad there may n «v «r be a har«h word epo coup, which became the cynoeure of . « ° ‘d c?*“ ,oaD* £• * * ■ » QUOTING MY READERS! been vacant some time. , , . . . . . . . believed to be a part of the $14.50« ken to him, but day by day h« will eyes In Immedate neighborhood, as he loot whk.h n oyd Rlce la purported Ueorge Urey te a porter In a barber aee th« cuatomere walk paat hla door drove here and there while admiring to have hid near here n 192«. At that Alfred llendricke. business writer shop un N. \V Third avenue. to buy w h «r« the Blu« Eagle la dla- PURSE SNATCH ER BOOKED and envying persons looked on. The time Rce was only 1* years old. and and counsellor, of New York City, played and where the pledgee for car. It is said, was as much a senea- reUted ho'» h« » t o '« the money from (lev. Kollert Reárele, pastor of The writes: which the bird etanda have been hon mein .. . . . . a man named Campbell, bat claimed Portland, Oregon. Sept. 11— Oliver tlon to Miller as It w .e to hi. admir- * * * * the money . 3d not "Congratulations fur the very good House of Prayer, aud several of his ored." —Genrral Johnson Jones, colored, was arrested late Sat Ing onlookers. find IL R ice was given a suspended members, have gone to the Hop-flelds work you are doing towards putting urday on a larceny charge by special Early Wednesday morning. Miller »»»te n le when no one appeared aganst our group on Its feet—economically ” T hor« haa never been a time when at Independence, Oregon officer Smith at N. W. 22nd avenue • • • eeiriahneee and «reed will be more lost control of his car as he and hie i i . ______ ,. and Raleigh street. He was accused . . .. c . . . . ... .. There wee considerable 'd iggin g'' tmpted to protrude their ugly (area The publisher of Shining Light Sur friend. Ollbert. were riding aero», the for go|d immedlately thereafter, but Charles Kedd has gone Into the of snatching the pur«« of M i«« Ida Into the lovely picture of national re wood cutting business. vey. Kast Akron. Ohio, voluntarily Washington avenne bridge. It skid- no money was found, t Is said. The Ns- Wen,Hand. 192« N. W. 24th Place, rovery than now Men ar« anxloua to ded. skpped. Jerked and twitted hlth- * ro r*n Into gold luck recently, hav paid me this tribute In his July-Au choking her while taking the pum« rehabilitate their (ortunea and the In er and thither, finally ramming into ln* ^®en aided bY lhe h *»*T rains gust saue: from her. Another restaurant has opened In et. iii . . . , . which uncovered a Large quantity of rllnatlon will tie to take prvlegea and “ IM P O R T A N T ; H ere'« ■ 110.000 Up the railing which «e v e aw .y under the the gold COM under , a ulTq, rt the Park hotel on the West aide. The theft occurred about a block pruaitute them Into llrenaea to the trade. If you have anything weght o f the car plus the momentum northeast ou ukirt» of the city, from the place of Jones' «treat, and Thoae who obtain the Illue (Cattle acqured by the speed of the car. The | — ■ ■ that «ells to colored peopl«. get In during the flight, he took $63 from George Mullen spent last Sunday In touch with Clifford C. Mitchell. »0 7 will have reaeon to be happy In the car craahed thro the railing and dived P A L W H |TEMAN W IL L A P P E A R AT the puree and discarded It. He then cooperation they are «Ivtnat the gov Salem vlaltlu« with Mrs. Hattie Jack- South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. He Into the Mississippi river In water 1« PO RTERS SEEK P A R L E Y ON WAGE attempted to hide the money, but It son. an Inmate of the «tale hospital. ernment. but for ranee many of them holds the key to everything Imimrt- feet deep near the river terminal. SA V u Y BALLROOM was later recovered by detectives. AND HOURS W i l l loee It A large number will fe «l •nl In this class of trade. Name list« Policemen and firemen both were -------- Mr. 1- Miller visited hla w lf« ln th“ galore. Claaalfled O K. He's a writer that they have n>> need for It and will summoned. The body of Miller was A record-shattering precedent will Chicago. BL Sept. 14 (A N P ) — The dare fare the public In the hope they branch of the State hospital at Pen- for approximately one hundred and thrown clear of the car, which when *•* established at New York’s famous A L B A N Y MAN T A K E S BRIDE ran get by with t hla neglect. If not dietim laat Wednesday . dragged ashore was a flattened mass dance center, the 8avoy Ballroom on Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters fifty Negro publication» and If He'll down right refuaal of cooperation. To say a word for you, I have an Idea Alhany. Oregon. Si-pf. 18 — H Don of wreckage, with Its creamy l a » col- •t'a *urday night September 13th. when Saturday asked the Pullman Company attempt to do a thing like ihat. under A ha turkey dinner Is beiti« given at your mall man will toon start com Miller colored bootblack, has returned or black with mud. Gilbert’s body was Paul Whiteman, the acknowledged for a conference regarding wage and ttie preeeut comlltlone, la nothing leea First A M K '/.ion church Thursduy. plaining “ King of Jass” appears with his o r honrs of porters and maids. When he speaks, not 10,00 to Alhany with a newly acquired bride In the car. A Phillip Randolph, president, based than rank dlaloyalty. hut that will September 21st tor the tietiefii of con hut many hundreds of thousands listen It was learned today by the Bruce chestra and entire company of 30 ra his request on a statement by Joseph count for little In the mlnde of eome ference claims The price la only 10 In.” dio and stage entertainers. and Churchill barbershop where Miller who will preeume on the',gullahlllly of cents and every body Is urged to eat 3SY0 x a n o o n i s n o is u a q s w o o The unprecedented scoop of book B. Eastman, federal corrdicator of Is employed. the |ieople and the Imtieclllty of the turkey at Zlou. Servtug be«lua at & ing Paul Whiteman for his first and transportation, saying In part: “ Where And Here’s a letter from a Chicago Miller yesterday afternoon married government Any dlenppolnttnenta that P. M. only appearance exclusively for our any employee Is required or permitted firm: Miss Susie Sears, of Chicago The cou Memphis. Tenn . Sept 1«— (A N P )— people Is a tribute to the Initiative to work more than eight hours a day. may rome In theae men will lie only “ May we commend you on your ple will reside In an apartment over Real life humor oftimes supercedes _____ , _ , the frulla of their own acta and little Joel Smith was arrested and held helpful and constructive articles now the Brace and Churchill shop In the that extolled by such geniuses as Ro- aDd b“ an* * a acumen ot ch « r1** Bncha- this situation should be changed. Rail aympathy will be felt for them lu.tbc County Jail in $2500 hall Satur appearing In the colored papers thu Venetian theatre Bldg Miller, a form ark Bradford and Octavus Roy Cohen. n* n’ SaTOF 8 managing director, who road management and railroad labor O n« of the trouble« will be Ihat the day. Sept l«th charged with threaten- out the country. Mrs. Mattie Smith and W ill Ford has booked and played every musical should give Immediate consideration to er resident of Chicago, has lived here both employed high powered white attraction of radio and stage fame to the problem of keeping railroad wages utitbought>ul wfll presume that the de Ing to atpHit his wife, who signed the “ In a desire to co-operate with you for the past year and a half. counsel to represent them n a suit on the demand f d ln line with other Industrial pay. It pression la over and that we are on romplalut against him. and your readers we are enclosing Wednesday in court over the recov- .____ , . (he road to recovery, and that nation herewith some of our literature and ery of a mule The attorneys argued lo er” Mr Buchanan has. for years appears that there are some employees FINED ON LIQUOR CHARGE al proeperlty haa relumed Thle la ■ heatedly, long and went to bat sev- trl*d to sign Mr. Whiteman for an en- whose wages are not established by Mr. and Mr» J. Washington, of St one of our Almanacs which thoroughly eral times on technical points over gagement at his dance palace, but pre- agreements with labor organisations very comfortable feeling In the heart» Isiula »{n d their check for 17.SO for 3 describe the business we hare develop Klamath Falls. Oregon, Sept 16 — the legality of ownership of the stub- vious bookings of “ The King of Jass” below the minimums approved by the of the people, brought about by the years' subscription to The AdvoftHe ed during the past twenty years, deal h. . ____ _ ... Charles Moulder, colored, was given a born speces of the quaurapedes. president for other industries.'’ very remarkable leaderahlp we have We thank them very much end hope ing In Medicinal Roots. Herbs, leaves Finally Mrs. Smith In a witty man- d 1 l p^ bIe' untl ,hl* m°- fine of $10 or five days In Jail In po Hitherto the company has taken the In the President. hut he I* the la«t others will follow their lead. Harks and Flowers. Nature's Remedy ner introduced the corpus delicti an- mentoU8 announcement of hs engage- lice court Friday morning on charg gle and ended the legal controversy. ment on Saturday September 18th. position that it w ill deal on wages man In the world Ihat would euggeat from the Fllds and Forests, having a es of drunkenness. She declared: Every orchestra of national reputation. and working conditions only with com the flowery bode of ease complete line of over a thousand ail "Gentlemen . she said. " I don’t like has at some time or other thrilled mittees selected under Its employe rep If there were anything needed to Mr. W H. Holiday, popular barber, ments with a large percentage of bene to hear yon white folks fuss about no- ,d , ' 1100 resentation plan. In which the brother ahake out of ue any over confidence was confined In his home by Illness ficial results. IV P R E M E COURT HEARS thing Cause that mule done took and La° Ce fans at the Calloway. Ellington. Henderaon,, Armstrong. hood has not been recognised. Thla and mlacalculatlon It would lie the (or a few daya last woek. died las' week.’ JORDAN CASE A P P E A L Hopkins. Hines, Ony Lombardo, Rudy position was given public expression thunderoua word« of General Johnson "W e will be glad to furnfSh each of 1 allee. W 111 Osborne. Pan! Tremaine. in 1928 by E. S Carry, then president against thoae recalcitrant« who think Miss Thelma Johnson has resumed your readers absolutely free, one of DENVER MAN HEADS BOYD Salem. Oregon. Sept. IS— Argu "a Isham Jones. Mills Brothers and others ot the company, who contended the government does not mean hual her work efter having been o ff lor our Almanacs If they will write direct B APTISTS large m ajority of our employees* are .o f lesser fame have appeared there. neee In dealing with this naaty thing two weks on account of Injuries sue to the Illinois Her Comi>eny. Suite 810- ments of attorneys In the case of The odore Jordan, colored who Is under -------- A welcoming committee of stage. we have on our handa. talned when she feel from a bua a S60, 443 South Dearborn Street, Chi death sentence for the slaying or a The pity of It all Is that many men few weeks ago. cago. Illinois. Chicago. Sept. 1« - ( A N P ) - W ith ^ Personalities will ADD TO "O N T H * A IR ” BOWEN In huslne«« are going to lie ruined by " I f you are ever In our neighbor Southern Pacific Steward at Klamath more than 1.009 delegates and a rec- welcome Mr Whiteman at the Savoy Falls a year ago. was heard here Fri ther own aenaeleaa nadlon and groaa ord crowd of visitors flocking Into the Among those Invited are Duke Elllng- Mr. John L. Jones writes from Pas- hood please feel free to call upon us ” Chicago. Ill Sept. 1 « (A N P ) — You day before the State Suprem> .Court, Elghth Infantry Armory to attend the ton. Cab Calloway, Ethel Waters Paul stupidity adena. sending his check tor $5 for are missing a real good radio treat Jordan was convicted o f first de National Baptist Convention, unincor- Rob«eon. Jules Bledsoe The government 1« not resorting to two year's subscription to The Advo I thank you for the Almanac which if yon aren't In the habit of toning In porated, has set bedecked military any low method of brow healing; It 1« cate He sends best wishes to Portland I ran use dally and would suggest that gree murder In the county circuit auditorium was crowded throughout on Eva Jessye and her Choir every court at Klamath Falls and has been not ualng a bludgeon nr whip to drive friends and announces Ihat he and my readers write for a free copy. the busy sessions of the convention. Sunday afternoon over NBC-WJZ net in the penitentiary here for several The convention started September 5 an unwilling peopl«— II haa readied his wife now haHi nine children. Mr. And thanks are due to the Dixie work. The song bird, no doubt you months. and terminated September 19. It has the laat ditch In an effort to nave them Joes and family formerly resided In Specialty Company, Box 2318. Roa are aware of Is a fellow radio column been classed as one of the most color Irvin Goodman, of Portland, retain and lift them out of thla almigh of de Portland and he worked al the Port noke. Virginia, who sent me a goner- ful conventions held In this city. ist for good old A. N. P , but she very spondency, and any man whose vlalon land hotel as a water. Mr. Jones says out supply of (heir Dixie Blossom Hslr ed by the International Isibor Defense W hile the male members of the seldom. If ever, mentions anything a- Is leading defense counsel. la not clear and whoae Intelligence la he misses seeing the hotel notes In Pomade. In fact I never will be able Boyd Baptists were In convention the bout herself on the air. I am taking women's auxiliary were n session at ol aufflclently enlightened In aee what the paper. to use all they sent me so ! guess I advantage of her modesty and am go the Ebencser Baptist church. Dr. G. the government a trying to do for him, will hsve to find some profitable way Salem. Oregon. Sept. 18— William L. Prince, of Denver, Colo., won the By Kits Reid ing to tell the readers that dont know may awaken to find Ihat hla opportu of disposing It. Ward. Portland colored cltlxeu, aud presidency of the National Baptist anything about It (the program) that nity la Inat. and that Inatead of being , lg r„ her refreghiIU{ news that a it Is realty swell. So don't miss the restaurant worker at the Fair, was Convention by an avalanche of votes. And speaking of disposing of the a- a forthright rltlsen and patriot, he la released from Jail here when a fair ! l e :°K n b£ \ r aJOr'Ly TOt* ^ boycott of German goods 1. being agi- next broadcast. hove product. Dr. Joseph Raumwell, of patron declined to sign a complaint of 1 r. John W Hurse. Kansas llt y . Mo.. {a(ed ln thig country among the com- a discredited slacker and a derolct who has been president for the past mon ,e W e can t0 the glo. the No Blessee Products laboratory, short changing against him. Police The organised forcea of the United four years, wen down to a bitter de- rloua example of the Hoover tariff EASTE R N C. C. C. MEN who manufactures an expensive and States government are hack of this said Want paid the sum In question to fe*t. His crushing defeat marks a whlch put a prohibitive boycott on Clarence Dryrer, colored, who ad- high-grade line of cosmetics for the movement to whip this depression, the b“ rd ,f0“ * ht « m P » for s electio n . lmports xhe reiult of u,e tarlft wh| Ch V IS IT IN P O R TL A N D the patron. NUA Is the weapon with which It will milted In a statement to detectives he theatrical trade has offered to furnish tl off,cera were reel0C, lw a. to boom the price of American was the thief who stole four cases of ed unanimously. me with as much of their products as Interesting visitors In Portland this he done, and the (Hue Kagle Is the products seems to have displaced the Mrs A. B. FuFUer was reelected German purse to such an extent that week were Messrs. Edison A. Love emblem as a cloud by day and a fire cigarettes from the Flck Cigar com I rare to handle If 1 desire to Introduce U. OF O. OFFERS NIGHT COURSES pres of the women's auxiliary unanl- Germany could not pay American ban- and Ulysses W lgfall. both of Chicago. pany, wholesalers, 414 N. W. 8th It ln the colored field through my by night that will lead. tnously at a quiet sessfm. This s her kers (pardon the U. 9. Treasury) the avenue, waived examination In Police , Nght classes In the Portland Exten string of agent contacts. The propo Windows are being spanned for the slstji term as president. The election Interest on her war loans. Therefore, They are C. C. C. men stationed at Judge Stadter's court and was order-, sition Is well worth thinking over and sion Center will begin the week of symbol of the New Era of the Boyd Faction was held Thors- and wherfas — quoth the American Hebo, Oregon. ed held for grand Jury action. These young men. colored, express I welcome correspondence from agents September 25. It Is announced by the dkF- Shylocks. " If we cannot get It out of PR O M IN EN T A T T O R N E Y Dryver said he broke Into the plaoe on tho subject. A plan to foster a reconstruction overtaxed Europe, we must get it ed appreciation of the W est’s scenic Portland office of the State System C O NG R ATU LATE S ADVOCATE thro tUF skylight and hoisted the cat of Higher Education at 814 Oregon program was Inaugurated which would somewhere so. Franklin, you Just pile beauty and mild climate and stated broaden the scope of convention work the taxes on America.” es. containing 40,000 cigarettes, to the Ihat they had enjoyed working In the Miss Ganell Chapelt, of Ixis Angeles. Building. One hundred seventeen cour- so as to take In social and educational . Portland, Oregon, Sept 12, ISM— T o roof by means of a rope. These he California, writes In to ask my why ses are available during the school questions. A telegram was sent to j Then American Industrialists there- great open spaces for Uncle Sam. Mrs. Iteatrlee Cannady Franklin: tied together and took to the North I don't get some of the large adver year 1933-34 In the academic and pro Prestdent Roosevelt endorsing the na- upon responded to the whiplash and They had nothing but words of I Just received my Issue o( Che Ad ern hotel, EM. W. 2nd ¿venue and tisers of the country Interested In the fessional departments ot anthropology, tlonal recovery act and urging him to "played the game". Istbor was the lm- praise for the program ot the Roose- curb segregation against members o f mediate goat but Just notice how the vocate In which f note the headline Couch street. Ernest Hill and two st. colored trade, and for me to try and architecture, landscape architecture, veltlan administration. Both are well the Negro race. whiplash curled back around the body to the effect that The Advocate la cleaners Bud Alderson and Bill Brooks get them to use colored models In art. bacteriology, botany, buatness ad Deputy-coroner Clifford Whether re p -'o f the whipper and tied both the versed on economic and social ques- were attracted by hla suspicious ac their advertisements and to get these ministration. drama, economics, educa eaented Mayor Edward J. Kelly In whipped and the whipper Into a snarl, tons and offered nterestlng and prac celebrating It« Thirtieth nirthday. Please allow me to extend my con tions. Police were called and found advertisements placed In the colored tion. written Englsh, literature. Fron extending greetings of the city. |"Overproductlon” howled the whipper tical suggestions toward the solution Sunday's program characterised the when he punished the workman by of the race's and nation's problems. gratulations to you, upon the success the cigarettes hidden In a wash room. newspaprs. rh. geography. German, hstory. Jour nalism, library methods, mathematics, model Sunday School conducted by discharging him and making It tmpos- o f your paper. It Is a newsy perlodl- Dryver was traced to the lo g g ers and The young men plan to return to Dr. Henry Allen Boyd, secretary of sible for him to buy back the goods cal, and I believe rorrectly advocates Lumbermens hotel, 122 N. W. 3rd And J E. Mltrhll. editor of the St. music, nature study, philosophy, phy the National Baptist Publishing House, his hands had produced "Under con- Chicago the first ot next month anil Its aim, which I note you quote to he Avenue, and was found hiding In a l<oula Argus, writes In somewhnt the sical education, political science, psy Other officers include: Revs. 0. C. sumption” howled back the workman want to retur nto school to complete "T h e bridge between the Negro and light well there. chology, public speaking, sociology Coleman. Oakland. Calif., vice presl- at each lash of the whip. And so the their education which they have so same objective view point. dent; C. P. Mldlson. Norfolk, Va., re- merry dollar which tumbled so freely and goology the white race« In Oregon." Dryver denied he had help In the rob cording secretary; W. Marcus Taylor. Into the bank account of the captains well begun. May surceas continue with you In bery or that he took part In a similar The Porttand classes, which are Okmulgee. Okla, assistant secretary; of Industry quit tumbling. "N ow then For the benefit of the above to rea Messrs Love and W lgfall returned your publication, much of which I am theft at the Flck store three weeks a- ders and our newspapers In general. held from 7:16 to 9:15 at night In the W. M. Grlmble, Alexandria. 1st., cor- Frakltn” — there are golde dollars hid- to Camp Hebo on Friday after having sure Is due to the effort« and persist go when 150,000 cigarettes were sto I ran promise that during the next Lincoln high school, are open to adults responding secretary; T. A. Lucas, den away In safety deposit boxes and visited about Portland, stoppolng s ency of yourself, Mrs Franklin. len. The prisoner said he came here few weeks I expect to hold Interviews who wish to enroll for the cultural Ualveston. T t x . treasurer; Prof. Jesse tin cans and old stockings, we must theHotel El Medley on Interstate S ' Cordially your», from Yakima, where he served a Jail with these large advertisers and get and practical benefits to be received Washington. Chicago, statistician; and pass a law to get those dollars Into our nue. . Dr. 8. 8. Jones, Chicago, fluid secre- — — — — — — — — — CLARENCE K YEAGER, term on a burglary charge. their rartlnn al least. from the classes or for college credit. tary. Continued on page three, ÌTHE NATIONAL MIRROR; \c,y>9 es ting . . . . . Tfie (Y e Vi’s j Arrow CULPRIT WAIVES PRELIMINARY BOUND OVER TO GRAND IURV