Advocate_1931-10-31

r THE ADVOCATE An lndepend~nt Paper Deyoted to the lntereata ~ the People VOL. 28-NO. 4 IN TWO SECTIONS PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931 SECTION-..QNE PRICE FIVE CENTS 'Digesting ... ~ ~. T6e ~ews ~~--- ,,; /WOMAN DECORATED ·FOR FOILING MOB (BY CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL) . In maintaining extensive files and chr~'\1!cllng therein all major, and mo.,af.) of tbaminor events or affairs hat touch -ifur race, my observation covers all fields and the theme for this digest tlataken from an event, of the past we~. in the sporting world and which materially affects one of our footb;1,ll players. -,-- MY intere t in this particular foot– bf ll player commenced when he was fOSTER BETTER White-Livered Sportsmanship~d.h._h. CEREMONY RACE RELATIONS COPS MIX WITH TORTURE FARM NEGRO SPY IN °· S. C. ~ITOR THINKS BARRING COURAGEOUS WOMA ~ student at the University of Min– nesota. I followed him on his journ– ey West and when he entered the U– niversity of Oregon I felt that his chance had come. MQre recently I was thr!lled to read of his starring on the Oregon team and the honors he achieved In scor– ng the only touchdown of the game etween Oregon and Idaho, a few eeks ago. P~~E~l~~t~~f .;i:N~isrM~1~Y HUNGER ARMY WORKER TO GET REVOLUTION ~"~~~v~~" or COWARD ••~: ~R~~RTL~~o ~~~ Last week my heart was filled with dness for this same player. Just at the time when he was about to gain national fame on the gridiron he ls ruled as Ineligible for further partici– pation in the amateur scholastic ranks. Whether, as charged, he has played professional, &r s e m I - professional ames under an assumed n a m e, I know not, but that Is beside the ipolnt. The fact remain;_, that he has been disqualified. In this there Is a lesson for the race. -Whatever others are aolng, can do or will- do, we should realize that we, of all people, cannot violate the rules of the game, whatever that game may be, without paying the penalty. And this Is not all theory. I know some– bing or the life of the Ineligibles. In our struggle upward we appre· elate the applause of the multitude ut we m.uat watch out tor the stern nd anent spectator for lt 1s ne who ees and recognizes our weak points nd while the others are honoring our strength the anent spectator ts pre– paring plans to drive his wedge of disqualification wherever and when– ever he finds a weak spot. Being dlsquallfted, however, should not discourage the strong. There are many goals to conquer, seen and un– seen, and while we may stumble and fall In our Initial undertakings, there ls yet room at the top for the player who desires to pick himself up, con– tinue In the race and follow strictly the rules of the game. Moral: Study the rules and avoid disqualification. INTER-RACIAL COMMISSION OF· FERS PRIZES FOIR PAPERS ON "AMERICA'S TENTH MAN"; COR– RESPONDENCE INVITED Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 29-The Commis– sion on Interracial Cooperation, from Its headquarters in the Standard Big, this city, announces the offer to sou– thern high schools of two prizes of $100 each, one to be awarded to the pupil submitting the best patier on "America's Tenth Man", the other to the teacher or school making the best use of the Commission's 'Tenth Man' project. The contest covers fifteen southern states, including Maryland and Missouri, and closes on March 15, 1932. The announced purpose of the plan is to jlncMJ.rage the study of the Ne– gro's corlftructlve part in American hltory, which the Commlsion believes n of ---o--- IF YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING DRY COME TO .THIS MEETING There will be a meeting of Prohibi– tion repeal at the Public Auditorium on Saturday, November 7th under the auspices of the Woman's organization for Prohibition Reform. The speaktrs for the occasion will be Joseph K. Carson, of the American Legion; Dr. W. F. Knox; Ben T. Osborne, Execu– tive Secretary of the Portland Labor Council; Louise Palmer Webber and Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz. Mrs. Dav– id T. Honeyman, w!ll serve as chair– man of the meeting which will be held at 8 P. M. Admission free. \ Whose birthday • or anniversary would be happier for the sound of your voice? _ _.,. IT MEANS so much to hear a friend's voice-to have a chat with members of the family who are traveling or away at school-to send personal greet– ings when there are birthdays or anniversaries or special events of any kind. . ~ Who would thrill to the sound of your vo1ce- today? · I TBE PACIFIC TELEPHONE A.ND TELEGRAPH COMPANY \t { ' , ,_ I HANG NEGRO lEAVE VICTIM FOR DEAD Pontiac, Mich. Oct. 29 (CNA)-At Oakland County Hunger March on Oct. 16th, 25 workers were brutaJly beaten and placed In jail, Including one woman. These workers were were beaten with clubs in the street. Then handcuffed and beaten when put In jail. Only one Negro worker was arrested. This worker was beaten and hung up with a rope then laid out for dead. This Hunger march was of unemploy– ed workers, ,protesting against star– vation. Single workers only receive 50 cts. per week to live on. Married couples 1.00 er we k SPORTSMANSHIP FOR 'NOTABLE SERVICE IN DE· ACONf 'ESSION FENSE OF TH~V" Richmond, Va. October 30- Re- (From the 0 , A. C. Barometer) Cor- valll O • o t 17th Huntington, Tenn., October 27- search recently Into the musty rec- • regon or c · It · 'th 'd an impressive ipubllc meeting he!'ll ~ ords of Virg1· nia covering the peri'od is w1 10ns1 erable regret that ,.._ t d t d ff! I I f today the badge of courage was p!.'r- of the Revolutionary War has brought s u en s an o c a s o Oregon St t 11 I ned on the breast of a little woJ1an to light an lnteresti'ng fact about the a e co ege • earned of the inellgi- bll"t f J · ·11 h who last spring successfully det!ed a Snow Hill, Md. Oct. 29-(CNA)Or- participation of Negroes In that war. "D 1 ~. 0 S oe ~1Uanlrd, star aflfb 0 ack on mob and saved a prisoner iJ. her phan Jones, 60 year old Negro farm While It is wen known that in Mass- 1 oc 'Iiears varsity O regon keeping, on the very night -lien an, worker, was indicted here Wednes- achusetts, New York and other colo- f edven. ludm~s to the effect that Lil- other mob in a nearby city to"'i: a day for the murder of a rich farmer nles the Negro foot soldier and ser- ar wotuf "' protested have been prisoner from the jail and sacrlh:ed and his family In the midst of a vicl- vant did valiant service for the newly rampan or some time along the his life. ous lynch law atmosjhere. Only after formed confederation of American coast, but ea:h fresh story brought a The recipient of the decoratJon, he was Indicted, was he permitted to Colonies, the fact that Negro slaves raft of denlas from all coaches con- which took the form of a handsome conult with the lawyer engaged for proved efficient and valuable spies cerned with 'l,te Oregon schedule. Yet medal, was Mrs. J. c. Butler, wife of him by the International Labor De- within the British ranks remained today _the col!red .flash Is barred from the sheriff of Carroll County. On the tense, During the interview with his undisclosed until a study of the Stat- /collegiate cc\npetitlon. evening of April 18 Mrs. Biwr look– attorney, a policeman u fovnd con- utes · at · Large of the Virginia Gen- es~ewspa,per, publicity turn~.d .-;<111_ ey- ed into the grim f~es of filty men cealed in a cupboard ill tile room. era! Assembly gave ,proof of this fact. E n t~~ di ectlon__ o_f_ t.he Midmght steklng the life of '1enry Wauford, After indictment, IODU ,ras taken In Henslng's Statutes · at - Large xpress wl~ !.IX: result that every accused of wounding an officer, and to Cambridge. A mlilt of rich white for 1786 there Is recorded an act of ; 0 :a\livered{itfclividual on_ the coast told them -pointedly 'where to get farm. era and their hac,lunen werjthe General Assembly awarding free- g t a metns of removmg a dan- off". "You can shoot me down if you marching on that t With the op- dom to the Negro slave of William gerous obst le. Others, wrapping will," she said, "but you can't have enly expressed ,pu fit lynching Armistead of New Kent County by themselves an air-tight blanket of my prisoner!" Convinced thp.t she Jones. the name of James, for his volu~tary narrow- nde.l race prejudice, obje.ct - meant it, the mob melted away. The Push Trial A It Terror service as a spy for Marquis de Laf- a colored man pla;:lng with was 1at~4.--- In Berlin, a town laere, a lynch ayette within t~itifil! lines ill 1 81 0 ., men.:_ Nowil~"'\~" d"°ifr·~oxr: forad'iilRonal security. mob has been or zed 1M1Rl11~t fire -1'he 1eg1s1~ act relates that n accowp s e e gu Y e was wide! Negro population. ur of @.em have James, with l.ll. ·ss1 · 1,i,st e. In r Charging ihat th • torture NOLLY 'S FEATUR had been ~d to eit from Orpltau Joues, t.be Intei-ta.uona: 1'1!!""1,as-- ~-,.)efllnse ha~ ...,. 1141· i:lovernOI ~ Albert crJITtch e~,illdlq \!1,),,,L ILD commissfo " or Hugh D01•sey of Georgia; Mal"' lea~ BaJlard, editor of the New Or· or t em; George Dealey, publlsher,.- -----:-- \ atturneY_>j be -perm _ to ..itervtew j' .i.ll ,lol,a.-..-- Medford, Oregon, October 26 7 -A Jones In ffieBa dlt'y jail and M.cle'.o~ · nn s. J. H, Butle the han , ed with the words, "For notable ser "holding the state ,p·rernment re– real treat was enjoyed by all who at- sponslble to stop ca patgns to lynch tended the HoJly theatre recently and k .. listened to the singing of Negro Splr- or legaJly lynch the •~ wor er. ltuals by the Elko colored singers from Alabama. The singers comprise a mixed double quartet, children ranging from 10 years of age to 16 years of age, and they rendered harmony numbers, characteristic of their race, In a man– ner that delighted all. The Elko singers are making a tour oC the United States to raise funds to purchase a farm, they having to abandon their old location owing to flood waters. -o---- ------ ... ..--- PORTLAND ~RCHES ENDORSE ffiM. CHEST Churches in ever] community In Portland and vlcinitj will feature the Community Chest aijd its annual fin– ancial appeal over tl:e week end. Spe– cial sermons or tal*3 on the subject NEGRO IN CHARGE OF ;~~i~; gi~:~ri 1 ;~: ~rr::o~~::i!~~n~i lines, 1t is announcep by Dr. E. C. WEST POINT STORE ::~~~:· C~~~~~{iv! e~;!~~e~f ;!~ chairman of the Chjst committee on church participation. New York, Oct. 23-A six-foot Ne– gro Staff Sergeant, S. G. Chadman, drugs and 1prescriptlons at West from Alabama, Is In charge of the Point the nation's training school for officers, according o an article In the AMERICAN DRUGGIST for Oct. received by the- National Asoclation for the Advancement of Colored Peo– ple. "The Sergeant fills an average of forty -prescriptions a day, besides at– tending to the emergency wants of paients in the ~ospltal. The hospital ca.n accomodae 176 patients, and while it Is never full there Is always enough work In the pharmacy to make a busy day." OREGON TOWNS HEAR MANY INTERPRETE NEGRO MUSIC Springfield, Oregon, Oct. 22-Those attending services at the Christian church Sunday morning wllJ have the opportunity to hear Rev. Veltie Pruit pastor of the church sing several Ne– gro spirituals. Grants Pass, Oregon, October 22- A large audience attendtd a iprogram of singing and Instrumental music, by the Elko colored singers at the M. E. church last Sunday evening. Tte -program was highly pleasing to the large audience. ----Oo---- BEGGAR ORDERED TO LEAVE Joe French Laveracruz, colored, ar– rested by Detective Davis while beg– ging on the streets Thursday night, was directed Friday by muny Judgt Fred Stadter to get out of town or serve a year in jail for vagrancy. The man was playing a guitar on Brod– way, and had a tin cup, the detective declared. After being arresttd It was discovered he had considerable mon• ey and own a machine. At a recent meeting of ministers held in First Methtdist Episcopal church, It was pol.j:.ted out by the speakers that the lqea'ls and purpos– es of the church ahd the chest are very simlllar and thtt therefore each should work to the 'a<lvancement of the other. Ministers a.nd laymen of all denominations are c9operating in the work of the caml];aign and the year– around proeyams of ·social service of church and chest are run in unison. Next Monday all workers will be in the field. The first . report luncheon will take place in the Multnomah ho– tel at noon the foJlowing day and ev– ery effort wllJ be put forth to fill the chest at least by November 14 sched· uled as closing day. - Knew N-o Depression HOME SOLD AT A&JCTION TO ..,.HEST BIDDtliR San Gabriel. $10,000 furnlshln19' adorned the $26, Mitzi, the world'I'> be sold at ,public mong the articl will be a four-po design on which cat, which was • died last April oC the ripe old age ber 22-The lintll recently occupied by st cat, will Monday. A– disposed of of elaborate slep. The ble Angora, ailment at The luxurious talned as a pla Mitzi under term mistress, Dr. M died In October, the auctioneer's to the $265,000 most of which la charity. been main– ldence for \\'111 of its In Ide, who ruceeds from ..,.._,,,-..,11 be added According to ,by Dr. Ide, have gone to DEPRIEST CLARION CALL Chicago, October 27, 1931 To the Editor: GREETINGS : As the result of close observation of condition in my extensive travela over the country, I have studied the political, civic and social status of the Negro. I have had many person– al contacts and conferences in vari– ous centers. In all this experience I have sensed a., serious and deep– seated dissatisfaction among all classes of Negroes In every section of the country. The time seems now ripe for a concerted action. Further– more, the masses are expecting the leaders to appeal for justice and def– inite relief. To this end on June 26th, 1931, a group of representatives of the race were Invited to Washington, D. C., for the purpose of formulating certain definite measures to be urg– ed upon the President and the Con– gress of the United States and all political parties. It was agreed that the conditions justify the clllng of a non-tpartisan, nation-wide conven· Uon composed of delegates repre– senting religious, political, educa– tional civic, fraternal and other or– ganlz~tlons covering the entire cir– cle of racial life and Interest, to be held In Washington, D. C. The conferenct agreed that the program of the convention should In– clude discussions of the foJJowlng grievances: Lynching, Discrimina– tions In the Civil Service; Economlc discrimination Unfair Distribution of Educational Funds and DisfranchiBt– ment. I DO HEREBY ISSUE A CALL FOR A NON PARTISAN CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH, 1931. Pursuant to this purpose your or– ganization ls requested to send one or more delegates to the Washing– ton Convention. KlndJy send to this office the names and addresses of your chosen delegates at the earliest practicable date. A program will be sent to each delegate setting forth the time and place of meeting a nd the agenda for each session. Yours for racial uplift, OSCAR DEPRIEST - New York, Oct. 23,-A biography of the great Negro leader In the strug– gle for tmanclpatlon, Frederick Dou– glas, written by Walter White, sec– retary of the Na tional Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Is Included in the latest volume to be publishtd of the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. vice, AI1r11 18, 1931." On the other side ls t,;ctured a heroic figure stan– ding wltit drawn sword In front of the tempe of justice and encircled by the lnscrj/Jlu.,n, "In Defense of Law andl.,..)-..A Clvflizatlon." • -' Speakers at the meeting repi'esent– ed the state Interracial Committee, the women of Tennessee, the Com– mission on Interracial Cooperation and the Negro race. JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LIT– ERARY GUILD OFFERS TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR AWARD New York, Oct. REVIEW WHITE PRIMAR1-CASE Weldon Johnson the National Asso vancement of Col nounce the potlng prize, 9 prizes am poems by children and 3 prizes total· Ing $50 for poems on child themes by adults. New York, October 27 -Following the announcement that the United States Supreme Court has granted the l!Xltltlon -for a writ of certiorari filed by attorneys for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People In the second Texas l White Primary case, tht Clerk of that Court has Informed James Marshall, of N. A. A. C. P. Counsel, that the I Court will hear argument on the case late in November. Should the 11rtsent case be won by the Association, the Jast barrier to voting by Negroes in Democratic primaries in southern »ta.tea would be removed. 'l'his would be a highly important stop In the frontal attack being made by the National Associa– tion for thL-,6,.dvancement of Colored People on diS\'.ranchlsement through– out the South on-.~e basis cf cnbr. ---0- WOMAN RECOVERS HER STOLEN PROPERTY Lucille Grayson, 692 2nd St., is one ptrson who ),nows her own clothes when she see~ them. Manuel Gross, colored, 616 1-2 2nd street, found' that out Wednesday when police l!l'rested him on a war– rant charging grand larceny. About a yeir ago Miss Grayson's coat, pair of slloes and a radio rtcelv– lng set were ~tolen from her hon;,.e. Tuesday she flll.W Mrs. Gross wearing the coat. Sh<! swore out a warrant for arrest of :rlr. and Mrs. Gross. Police Wedllesday found only Mr. Gros at home. He turned the coat o– ver to them a11d was placed under ar– rest. ~rtlana Dally Journal . ., Information rege.rdlng the condi– tions can be had on application to Miss Roberta Bosley, 448 St. Nichol– as Avenue, New York, N. Y. ORDER COlOREO FAMW TO lEAVE TOWN Medford, Oregon, October 23-Btn Hickman, of 602 West 11th St., ipJead guilty to possession of lnto'llcatln llquor in Judge Gleen O. Ta feel that they have in tlct court yesterday after will be sentenced at· 9: 30 th Ing. ' Hickman was arrested Wednesday night by city, county and state offi– cials while a party of the vaJley's col– ored folk was In progress, and a gaJlon and a half of cut alcohol was f found, according to police. Officers havt been watching the Hickman house for some time under .:;J the belief that he was selling liquor. r~ No charges of sale have been proved,.– howtver, and he was held on posses– sion only. Medford, Oregon, October 23-Ben Hickman who entered a plea of guil– ty to possession of Intoxlcatlng liqu– or yesterday afternoon, was given a suspended sentence of six month in jail on condition that Hickman leave the city with his wife and children Inside of five days, and remain away trom Medford. Eugene, Oregon, October 18-W" Ile Williams, colored, was bound ov to the grand jury Friday when he ap– peared before justice of the Pea.ct, Dan Johnston on charges of robbing the C. J. Fulton clothing store here October 12. Bail was set at $1,000. Wllliams was arrested at Tacoma. ,.-,. / /