The new age., 1907-01-26
PORTLAND LOCALS


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Mrs. H. Leroy left on the 22nd inst,
for Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs A Rhoades is confined to the
house with lagrippe.
Mrs K Duty is suffering with a Sc
we're attack of bronchial troubles.
Mrs. r N. Fullilove has so far re-
covered her health as to be able to
be out again.
Mrs. c. c. Turner of 474 Davis
street is indisposed from the effects
of a severe cold.
Mr.. S. Washington received the sad
news this week of the death of his
sister in Kansas City.
Mrs. F. D. Thomas accompanied by
her daughter, Ulysses, and son, Fred,
left for Los Angeles, Cal, Thursday
evening Mrs. Thomas makes the trip
in hopes that the change of climate
will benefit her daughter, who has been
ill for several months past.
After several years of single blessed
ness one of our pioneer citizens has
elegantly furnished a house in the
southern part Of the city and rumor
says that ere long one of the gentler
sex will arrive from the far south to
share it with him. We wish them
much joy.
Mr.. Geo. Singleton and family, who
have lived at 244 Park street for sew
eral years past will shortly remove to
other quarters as the property where
they now reside has changed hands
and the new owners contemplate i'm
proving it by the erection of large,
modern building.
The daily press sEys that an effort
is going to be made by the weather
bureau to give what they call long dis
tance weather predictions. If it will
cheapen the cost to the country let
them come at once as they cannot be
any more unreliable than the predic-
tions of the local weather observer for
the past month or So
Have you received a ticket for the
old fashioned experience social to be
given by the members of the House
hold of Ruth at their hall Tuesday,
Feb. IL. The proceeds are for the
benefit of their regalia fund, and as
each member will, in an original poeti-
cal composition relate how they made
a dollar those who attend may expect
to be amused entertained and in
structed.
Howard Sproull for some time past
assistant janitor of the U. S. postoffice
building has resigned in order to &C
cept a more lucrative position. An
other example of the fact that there
are better opportunities open to our
young men than seeking positions
under the government, as the only po
sitions open to the colored man, with
a very few exceptions, are menial ones
with less pay attached than similar
positions in private life offer.
On Tuesday evening at their hal
Second and Yamhill the Household Of
Ruth No 844 G.. u. o. of 0. F. in
stalled the following officers: Hattie
Redmon p. M ~ G.. Lulu Easton, M
N G.; Ruby White, r. N c.; Marion
Cumby, N. G.; Dora Newman. w. R.;
Susie Crawford, w. T.; Mary Fullilove
W.P.; C. A. Ritter. w. Counsel; Mag
gle Stokes, w. Chamberlin; Marie
Penny, w. Sheppard; Anna Rhoades
w. Usher: Blanche Crawford, r. S. s.;
Eta Ritter, L. S. S.; Hattie Smith, l.
]. S.; w B. Robinson, p. R. S. s.
r. Crawford, P. l.. S. S. Fl. Smith
R. Crawford and w. B. Robinson were
elected as trustees. After the install
alton. a very pleasant social time was
y H. ~ff m
of the lodge.
we note that the Oregonfan with its
usual effort at fairness contains In las
MONDAYS issue an article mentioning
specific instances where negroes have
attained to prominence in one direc
ton or another. 1t wars decidedly re
freshing after reading so much of late
that seemed to convey the impression
that there was nothing good in the
negro and that it was a waste OF time
and effort to give him chance Il
compete with the other races of the
earth There is one other thing tina
we can think of that is to cease tC
use sensational head lines and placing
on the front pages reports or crimes
committed and assumed to have beer
committed by negroes while in the
same issues very often there are sev
eral similar accounts of like breache:
Of the law by white men which ar'
passed over with little obscure notice
of three or four lines of very small
type. All the negro asks is that the
same treatment be accorded him tina
is accorded to other men. negro
criminal is neither better nor worse
than one whose skin is white and nj
other agency can do more in MOULDING
public opinion in this matter than th'
public press.
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