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EDITORIALS February 19, 1921 A Great Race Conference is now a part of history for 1921. Any honest minister, like an honest layman will pay his debts promptly cr report the reason why. The other class will not. Now is the time to plant that ff arden to get early vegetables The sermons some preachers preach can't be heard for the lives they live. The typhus disease just itt tro duced in New York by^.itfimi ?rauta from Europe ?is. ?tarking L Ne^York's - best medical fkill. The Columbia State should agi tate the landing of those destruc tive incomers on the borders of South Carolina. - Th? woman or girl of color who can and does look a white man salesman or what not, sternly in the face and transact her busi ness without a "grin" or un necessary exchange of words as other women do our men, the sooner will that man regard her more respectful and the more wiil our men respect her and the more will she be deserving o'i highest respect. "Loveless Love Blues." Loveless Love Blues is the title of the latest blues sung by W. C. Handy, originator of the blues idea, and better known by "St. Leuis Blues" and "Memphis Blues" which ar? known the world ever. The Q. R S. Com pany has made a roll of this number featuring a colored pianist, James P. Johnson of New York City. Since January 1st six phonograph companies have mads phonograph records of "Loveless Love" as the words are a novel construction and the music characteristic of Mr; Han dy, The chorus of "Loveless Love" is written in Spanisn tem po and carries a simple melody as beautiful as "Silver Threads Among The Gold." Thesecond chorus is written in Jazz tempo and is pronounced by all who hear it as an innovation in the song writing game. Pace and Handy, Music Co enjoys thi distinclion of being of being the first to publish a song with ths laughing trombone and the first to put' over a song with Mamie Smith in the records and the first to lend dignity to the Blues. This Company is do ing a pioneer work which in th* years to come will be pointed to with pride by members of th? race. We Don't Agree. The Indicator noted that re presentatives Mason and Stab ling of Anderdon are contending th it certain parts of unsettled aili ia Georgia be reclaimed ny S uth Cirolina. We don't agree with tbs gentlemen. South Car * . . jlina is too much like Georgia now and being fearful that this part of Georgia added to South Carolina will also add to her dark blots, we say let Georgia have ihat sirip of land. Furthermore werff'ii possible to annex Ander sga, ^Abbeville, Hampton, Fort vfttte and like places to the black record of Geot g ia. The In dicotor would legislate those placeB to Georgia without, fur ther procedure. The Committee Appointed. We had the pleasure last week of calling the attention of our [readers to The Hoy al Theatre, a I "movie huuse" in this city eon ducted by whites exclusively for tne exclusive patronage ox Ne groes. Th IB Theatre for some time has been tee topic of dis cussion among our people be cause of the little recognition given those who patronize it, ex cept to come in great and still greater numbers to patronize it. This the Negroes of Columbia dre tired doing and have really resolved not to do so much Ung er. For that reason we had a tittle Bay last week and suggest ed that before the leading minis ters and business men of the city took any steps to satisfy the dil satisfied public, that the minis cers who have the ears of the people appoint a committee to wait on the owmer and manager and lay bare the desires of the I peoole and if a deaf ear ia given this committee then take such . steps as the leading minda think best. We gladly say that in keeping with our suggestion the inter denominational Ministers Union has appointed that committee and the same is at work. We hoping that this committee will he able to make a favarable re port back to the Union next Tues day. Just what the demands are thar, this, committee will make we do not know but we do know that with the men of experience and ability among us to manage and operate the theatre in everv branch they certainly ahould be given positions and that the theatre should be conducted on a high order. Nothing lesa than this should satisfy, nothing leas than this should be granted. i ^fengthftn Unidri. Another step foward for .Co lumbia's colored' citizenry is the formulated plan for a large Building and Loan Association te help the masses. From first hand information, this Organiza tion is a certainty and is only a matter of time to properly or ganize which will be done next Thursday night, February 24th, at Zion Baptist Church. The capital s ock is $50,000 at$50 00 per share. Many have already subscribed for shares and many ' more will subscribe. This ia as it should be It is high time that our people in Columbia should cooperate and combine their for ces if we would get the recogni tion desired The indicator would urge every colored man and woman to sub scribe to the capital stock of thia new concern and help to put it into operation al once and here after when we need money to buy a home or pay for what we have let's go to our own. Let's meet at Zion next Thurs day night. The iatest introduction under jim crowism in South Carolina ia Et bill to jim crow pictures in the atres That is a white picture cannot be shown in a colored the atre and vise versa if the bill ia carried, And it seems to meet with favor with the lawmakers; for it has passed its third read ng at this writing. We now have jim crow publia ;arriers, jim crow churches, jim ?row stores, jim crow waiting .ooms, jim crow clerks, etc., and t seoms that now we are? to have im crow pictures. Going some, fou will have to move up Geor gia. Somehow or other during the leat of the jim crow fever law makers they overlook the main 3sues. Since jim crowism is the isue we should like to read of arried bills to prohibit white len from owning and managing olored theatres; one to prohibit 'hite lawyers from defending legroes. one to prevent white octors from practicing on Ne mes, one to prevent white in urance companies and white col ic tors from insuring and collect if from Negroes; one to prohib , white clerks (especially female) rom serving Negroes; one to. rohibit white printers from re-) siving printing from Negroes; Jim Crowism JUST WHAT YOU'VE BEEN / WAITING FOR A br ?ak in th? prices of Woolen?. ? .>< ? 0win?: tn th? Reduction our Woolen Hoases have granted us, we are able to make a suit from $80.00 upward. See our line before yeu buy your next Suit QJ Overcoat. . We are experts.and guaran tee both ?tyle aud fit. B. Fr PRIESTER Merchant Tailor 1323 Assembly St. Phone 3763 CLOCHES SATISFACTION Xs found at our place. Don't rob-yourself. See our stock of: all the.latest styles, not samples, but whole pieces of woolen goods from which yfllir Suit will be made. We are now carrying a full line oPFrench B ack Serges. Doeskin. Drape; Broadcloth, Navy Blues and a variety.of fancy styles for your selection. Polite service awaits your call. 8? LADIES Ladies' Suits, Coaia, Skirts and Dresses made to measure. A full line of'Furs and Neck Pieces. Coat Suits $29.00 and up, Long Coats $29^? up, Silk Seal Plush Coats $52.50 up. Ladies, call and let tis show you these latest styles. >!. W. BRUNSON .? jjf Merchant Tailor. 713 Maia St. Phone 2162 Columbia, S. C. OUR Ci RE AT WORD! ?& m sm ?$ t ?. m ' WT ' ?? s& ? m bm S ? R V ICE was our aim E very day during 19201 R endering eacH customer the V ery best SJE R V ICE In our powe* will be a C on sta nt feature of our business E very hour during 19211 \ TRY US! ALLISON LUMBER e?. rr. .The SERVICE Yard" Phone 185, 720 Lady Street DR. \. A. JENKINS, Specialist. <.. : ?J ' - . ' ' . , ' U A?j?r aiacttclna for aSrelf years, we .?h ave found .the Held of medi cine so broad that lt la necessary to limit our practice along "certain lines in order to do the best work. While we do a very limited amount of ?enera! practice, we are trying to! confine our work almost entirety to office practico. We have made a specialty of Female Diseased Dlaeaaei of the Throat, Removal of Tonsils and Adenoids, Stomach Troubla, Disease of the Cheat and Joints, Re moval of Ingrowing; Nails and Nev Orowtbs, and all kinds of office work. We find that if these alimenta are corrected bet?re they go too long, it will say? many paUents from hospital op?rations. v; Office Hours: Telephones: 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. Office, 8781 12.00 m. to 1:00 p.m. Residence, 3878 3:00 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. > Office, 1329 Assembly St.. Residence, 2202 Hampton Ave. >ne to prohibit our women from 1 'griningM in th? f Mea of white man; on? to prohibit white irug stor?B from felling Negroes anything.. The?? and a few pth ?r?. Such billi providing ample time fer the Negro?? to prepare to meet tine emergency weald no doubt bring the Negrees to gether one fer all way? and make them place the -eal value on their dollars; for itteema that they will only do what "white folk?" force them to do even for their very beat interest as a race. So let thc bills com? "white folks," We Hope It ia Not True. "Lord, you know that religion is -rowing, so cold and sin 1B growing to bo^d" ls a striking utterance and i bold confession I heard' made in a .ecent prayer by a good num. The tatement is an old worn sentence fre cently Used tu prayer. We dare criti ise prayer less we be guility of Judg ng the heart?and motivo of the per* on thus engaged by th? use of these ld common sentemos; none ot us know how to pray as wa ought." As re study our condition and . recount few of our many, blessings we hope bis expression so earnestly j uttered in our good brother's prayer is not rue. There ls every reason for ?thesue BBSful growth of the Christian re gion among os. The growth of plant's epend upon suitable conditions such s soil, sunshine, rain, cultivation, ste. Tature plays an Important part, thea )0, human skill comes in .with its mtribution. The Christian religion's rowth among a people depends* upon [mHar agencies. We have the divine Ide and human side. The unlgue plan c redemption has been' wrought by. eans and the Holy Spirit ls heaven's sent in the world and mthe Christies eople are being used by Him in keep ig alive and very active this religion h ich in time must reach thai large roportion so as. to cover the whole ?rtb. ' Let Vs take . time and -count, oar human, aids which are rightly ?o be depended upon in their contribution to the development ot religious growth. Wo have the home, church, schools, colleges, universities young men and women's ' associations temperance unions, hospitals and many other like agents which are unknown to UB. It these are playing their real part in advancing the one thing upon which, the destiny ot the whole world de pends, why do we go mourning before death, strikes its last and final blow. But since this suggestive statement, in the prayer referred to above, meeta the assent of the large majority of those listeners lt. is undoubtedly some thing tilting about this development. Some of these departments are evi dently f?ll lng short. Upon which shall this fault be placed? . Surely the homes are not at fault. Th?se are the bed rock of any.nation's civilization. Here in is the father/priest, prince and king, and the mother a veritable queen. The children honor those in ' whose (aces they first looked, above all other m the imbodimeztt of purity and love. They believe in their parents' re igion and. every thing else until they ire deceived, then ali. respect and con Idence take the wings .of doubt and nbelief and light upon a cliff in an nknown region. More anon. H. M. ll gi BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION FORMING. All penong interested in the proposed .People's Building; and Loan Association, those who have lubacribed for shares and pros-j Dective subscribers, are calif d to neet at Zion Baptist Church, fext Thursday hight, Feb. 2i nt I o'clock. Don.t fail to come ind come on time. Promoters. Hats made to . order or old bats nada new at tho Waverley Millinery toop,: i?0d' Gervais St . : ;v -, - ? ...... .-. ; . x ?& I*' . & PINeKNBY Columbia's Leading Colored Undertakers & Embalmers Funeral Supplies at Lowest Prices ? Complete M b tor f u n e rel Equipment, consisting of Automobile pearse, Limousines and Ambulance. - Prices the Same as Horse'Drawn Equipment. TWO ESTABLISHMENTS COLUMBIA GREENVILLE 1006 Washington Street 306 West Coffee Street Phone 1696 Phone 797 i.. ........... ?I 11 i j ? ^ LISTEN Everybody knowe us now. Why? Our work haa advertised us. Why? Becauae it ls thc b ?] nut by any colored shop in the State. Who says soT All the State outside. .We make our \ of all the- shops. W? have a lar Overeo^ Phone 1963. . ; x Columbia and in many partB of the jj We guarantee- the quickest deliveries it" priesa fr?m S4o:oo and un for Suits and . & PAUL mi - olumbia, 8. C. 1123 Washington Street S3' THE (2fyutal : Steile f d- ?Benevolent ion the South Carolina Mutual'\ Ins. Go? The Greatest of Its Kind in The State OVER 160 AGENTS EM PLAYED It Gives as Good Protection as Any Bor Less Money.. y\\ An- Investigation Sol jetted. dr Your $75,000 J. H. GOODE, Gen. Phone 2186 il N^ m y ENKINB We carry a Full Line of Groceries etc at' al! times. Give me a trial order. We Bolicit your orders. - 601 ASSEMBLY STREET " COLUMBIA, 6. C. PHONE 1481 m. 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