The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, January 24, 1925, Image 1
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Negro Organizat
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i TWO AND A QUARTER MIL- th
LION ASSETS
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-a- oma ram r irst 1 wcntv-vear y*
, ?Endowment Policy " T*
1 -' Durham7JN. C., ?"(By The Associ- 4o
ated Negro Press)?The tremendous ar
I bounds which life insurance business iti
is making among Negroes was graph- de
I ically indicated ? in the gratifying re- pr
M port madeT at the annual meeeting of ifi
jg the Board ofTWreetors of the North nc
M Carolina Mutual "Life Insurance C\>
H held here Jan. 12th. Two items stancT fii
H. dut prominently in the report. The T1
I assets went above two. .million^dollars in
I while over two million dollars were col- pi
fl lected in income during the year. The pi
worth?of insurance -inr e*
H force. _ tr
-^H- The assets reported exceed two and
H a quarter million -dollars, including m
M over $800,000 in real estate, over $200- m
H 000 in policy loans^ policies themselves re
M being security, over $350,000 in re
I approved stocks and bonds and over ai
I $83,000 cash in bank. The Company ui
i has done remarkably well in spitensf 9
mic ui wb Heaviest mortality years ai
in its history. Over $460,000 were" ft
U paid in death claims_and over $21_4ir_ uj
M ' 000 In sick claims this year. ~
M Some idea of the showing made can C
he gained~froin the ^eportmade"by~cj
I the Insurance " examiners - of three^ st
states?North Caroina, South Caroina, ai
and Virginia. This rigid examination in
was made last yeat in order that an f(
official report could be made to the ai
Committee on Examinations of the
I National Convention of Insurance A
I Commissioners. Among the features E
i in their report appear the tottdwingr 13
' "The -Company is the only mutual K
life organization in North Carolina of D
any size which is owned and managed T
I -exclusively for its policy-holders:" the V
^sxaminers found the "books and rec- -G
ords accurately kept." There are no w
? -stockholders. The policy holders own B
A . . . _ 1 .
|zzSoloredLodg^--|~~
Win Suits
New York, N. Y., Jan.?{By The As- v
sociated Negro Press)^rApplication,by j><
the Supreme Lodge of the World, Loy- A
al Order of Moose, ^nd' New Yurk -P
Lodge?No. 15, whito nrgytpizations, o:
against the Improved Benevolent and" "3]
Protectfve Order of Moose, and the C
Empire State Lodge, -No. 3, to res- p
train these bodies from the use of the w
name 44Moose" has beep, denied by t<
~ Supi^uie Justiec WognAr^???i?1_ Y
Among the members of the white oj
lodges are the Secretary of Labor, si
James J.? Drfvis, Charles Schwab, Ex- d<
r Vice-President Marshall, the major- a
' ? ity of the members of the United "a:
States senate and governors of many 01
of the states. _ -- ?-? w
The whites charge that the colored T
organizations have claimed credit for si
sending colored children to Moosehead,
conduetefFhytne -whites, and In =
making these claims have represented _
1_" themselves as a branch of the white
^ , order.
Bond and Mortgage
Company Forms
Vi
Baltimore, Md., Jan.?(By Tha As- C
sociated Negro Press) ? Announce- 0
ment was made here this week of the a
formation of a Bond and Mortgage >h
Company. According to Oscar C. a
Brown, the temporary secretary, its tl
proposed field is thd placing through a
1 local representatives throughout the
country loans on high grade,* Income a
producing, city real estate; in pur- a
ehasinsr at a discount gilt-edge first i,<
mortgages; in handling' first qlass tl
. (first mortgage) construction loans; w
and, in torn, placing the mortgages c
in trust and issuing first mortgage s<
agaijist them, to be diapossd of e
-among individuals,, savings Kinks, T
fraternal orders Insurance'comOanisa, d
! 'trustee* of endowment funds and1 the lj
Isafcrjiinr-. ' \aieliiiii if ~n i'i "" Vi' yTT'lmr
? J ^
v
ion H
^0,000 Income.
e company and gain the profits.
As to stocks and bonds the report
ys: "these items were verified by
tual inspection of the bonds and
ocks in the possession "of "the Cominy,
and- by certificates from the
ates of North Carolina, South Caroia
and Virginia Departments an.l
und-fo consist of Government, Statv
ia iviumcipai^Donas and Bank Utilies
stocks. There are no bond? 11
ifault and interest is collected
oroptly."- Mortgage loans were vered
by "actual inspection of the loan
>tes and found- to bo as-reported, The
contpany paid last year its
stytwenty-year endowment policy.hat
means that a policy-holder was"
'omise that at?this Jdme the Cominy
would pay the face value of his
act. _ : ?
The directors pledged themselves to
aintain their policy of safe and^sahe
anagement. i.The officers were again
iminded qf^ tne grave responsibility
ssting upon them In the handling
id safe-guarding of the trust funds
nder their control. The Company
ljoys the confidence of the public1
id is determined to conduct its af-1
lirs in-such a manner as to .contin- j
ally warrant such esteem. _ j
C. C. Spaulding, the presideut of the
ompany, is nationally known betuse
of his close association wi?h_?he^
iccessful -operation?of -the Companyid
because of- his general interest
i the progress of the Negro. The
dlowing officers were elected at-themual
meeting:
C. C. Spaulding, president; J. M.
very,_vice-pres!dent and" secretrayr
. R. Merrick, treasurer; R. L. Mcvi^P.-prggiilMiit;
- W.^J.
ennedy, Jr.^ assistant secretary;
x. ^iyae uonneu, meaicai director,
hese gentlemen, together with J. L.
f heeler, of . Atlanta, Ga? and A; J.
hom were present, constitute the^
oard of Directors of the Company.
33ie Phi Beta Society*!
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The Phi Beta Society of Allen Uni"
eraity meets ev'ery Tuesday from
sven'to nine o'clock in Chappell^s
.dmiriistratioi\ Hall,' Room Thirteen.
residrnt.D". IliSihna wastha tTpTaakfT
n program and delivreed a very inp1rtrrg~ta"Hr
"on ""'.Tiie involution ^
ooperatlon." He emphasize^!, some
oints as, keep faith in tho^e ^things
hieh are high such as honesty,-inigrity
and worth. Keep ^faith in
purself, His special motto ia: ^1
in do anything through Him, who
lengthens me." Have much confience
in yourself as a college group
nd do things that can't .be done. Do
3 a certain, author said: "Just out
n a grin and tackle the thing and
hathaan't been done you can do it."
his Society is composed" of-ccrtiege^
Ludents.
KATHERYN SHARPER,
r. ' ,-jv _ Rypurtei.
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Hayes Pleases
Canadians
Toronto, Can. Jam?TBy The Associted
Negro Press).?The press of this
ity has been a unit in praise of the
rork of Roland Hayes, who appeared
1 recital at Massey Hall this week,
ritics agree that he possesses one
f the ipost perfect lyric tenor voices
mong living artists and that his art
F aVgffat as his voice. 1*hey have
Iso expressed a fine appreciation of
le work performed by Mr. llayes' j
ccompanist, William Lawrence.
One critic writes: "In his own sphere
s a vofalist, Mr. Hayes Is as perfect I
s an artist can be; He has a lyric
mor yoice of tUinost flawless beauty
1e tone limpid ami elear end filled
rith vitality. One cannot remember
/vr having heard another tenor whose
Oft not*^ combine color and transpar.
Ce" sings without tricks and with a
iryt Bipcerity? interpreting perfect7
the' mood of each song."
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" COLUMBIA, S: C.,
SEYMOUR CARROLL jl
HE VP NUW TDMi
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Boston Society Honors Colum/^
bian With Humane Job_^L_
Announcement Well Re- J7
ceived Here)
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1 Boston, Mass., Jan. 17.?Dr. Franr
cis H. Rowley, national president of the
American . Humane Education Society
of^jthis city announced at the
annual meeting of the directors this
morning that * Seymolir Carroll -of
New-?-ork- ity, -a- former recreational
director of the American Red Cross
.has been^elected as field secretary of
the society for North and South Carreads
is" to assy me charge of his- new
weeks ago Ttteit'?he wo u?Id? ac cept Tf j
the appointment was tendered to him.
SpVTYimir Porrnll i <? -f ^
?.WW<.?VU4?UU iU Ui V^U"
lumbia and his many friends, here
will be glad to learn of his appointment.
-He was ^a4 member of the
-Speakers' Bureau of the Eastern division
for the Republican campaign
Lthis- .summer. _ It was thru Editor. N-i
J. Frederick and uthers that Mr. Car- troll
receivetb his appointment from "
- Congressman* John - Q< ^ Tilsott, ~the I
chairman of the bureau. |t is felt J
| here that this is a part of the pie.
! from the hard work of Seymour's this
iBUminer with New England fiiencterPower
To Prohibit
New York World.- '1
To the Editor of the World:
? Is not The World a t>it misleading
when it says of the
Twentieth amendment^''It does i
not prohibit the labor of yotihs j
iu> to 18 years of age. It does!
not prohibit boys from doing
chores on the farm or girls'
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from washing dishes."
F while it isi-of^-ceurse^-trtie.
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fVint tlno nrAnAOOf] nmon^winnf i
J jMfu^/uuvU 14 i * 1V J 4 Vii MV.111 {
aineSu-not. do. lhase things, any.;
more than the 18th amendment,
of alcohpl intoxicating, it doesj
igive congress the^ power?and
congress asks for-more power?
} to 'Mimlt, regulate and prohibit
the labor 'of persons under 18
[years of age." ,
During the consideration of
| the amendment in congress' "it;
; was attempted ^to substitute
["employment" fbr Vlabcfr* The
effort Tailed because it was ar:gued
that "employmfent" would i
bg construed to mean labor for,
wages, whereas it was: doairedj
to control -ftH-labor, with or I
without wages.
The.. Manufacturers Record
quotes Julia Lathrop, then chief
of the federal children's bureau,
as saying: "This- amendment.,
: shows us the way . . . r-to get :
i rid of the one thing we have i
A 1. i.'~ i-'-i-i '
ncvci u?ieu iu tacKie?rural |
childlabor." Here is clearly re-;
vealedd;he-drift of thought and
intent.of those who* helped draft
- Therefore, unless you are proof
congressional supersqjiity fori
all time, it would seem dangerous!
to predict that congress would
-net-use ^dLthe power it-requesto
thqljate to surrender to it.
And fto prophet with a reputasume
such responsibility ^^7
WILLIAM E. GONZALES!
.. Columbia, S. C#
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SLEMF TO RETIRE ON.
?M^RflH T'OURTi^?
REI-. SANDERS OP INDIANS:
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WILL BECOME SECRE
TARY TO COOLIDGE -j
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?Washington, Jan. ?BasromH
Slemp wlllret i re MaF.~4, as- Sec. Hi
be succeded by Representative;1
Everett.Sanders of Indiana.
The decision of Mr;- Slemp, who f
ha,s been secretary to Mr. fcooly (
idge^ since he entered the White i l
House, became known today af- c
ter~her had. returned from a trip c
ixFNew York. - . |J
Representative Sanders will re-?
tire from the House Marcn^trjiot 11
election. He was director^
republicarL-natienah committee's 1 f
peaker's bureau during the cam-1 c
paign and is a member of the t
House steering committee. 1<
Mr. Slemp^s decision to retire c
was due to several factors, including
a desire to return to^the ^
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direction ol his extensive busi-^
ness interest.?- -3 3?
~ II Had been ihermtentiom df
Mr.-Sanders to return to the pri- *
vate practice of law in Indiana
but he was prevailed upon to ac- -d
cept the post by Mif. Coolidge. n
_ It was the understanding when.t
he narihTof Mr. Sanders was pro-'a
posed for -the vice-presidential r
nomination at the republican na- f
tional convention in Cleveland, >
last" June.JfcMat he would be- ei\-~
cireiy acceptaore to tne president?*
but his name was no^pressed^
there, however,when opposition^c
In "the successor to MrrStemp^
the president will have as secre- ^
tary a man similarly equipped in j
his knowledge of congressional i
matters as Mr# Sanders is round- 'J
ing out eight years as a member J
of the House. He will be 43*!*
years old -March ?.'~ 's ^
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Huge Gifts Given c,
qcriye rutmcrt \
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- With an income of $250 a minute, j \
Young John P.. Rookfeljar begins tbfv^
New Year with the prospect that his j
wealth will-'pile ' up a greater rate ^
during1-925. t There is little he can j
The ^ Rocicfeller ihTerests are so "vasty
that if they did not thrive the entire;
country might feel" it, so they must1
go on. making money for an army of ;^
stockholders as well sa the Rocke- i
fellers.. ' Of course, profits could be!
trimmed down, but if they wore trim- ~
Closely n host of independenti
eoncerna would suffer and the rest'
of the folks in the country woujd;
share in that Buffering. However,1
this is not an argument in favor jof i
greater wealth, but to indicate there j
probably is a point below which it!
would not be safe to put on the brakes. J
Probably this explains why the owners
of great fortunes think it safer f
to turn over some of their surpUus~j
to tne public in the form, of large I gifts
instead of damming up thej
stream of wealth at its source. Or
if yon dtke,~cftll-iLilconscience!i money, j
At pny rate, the"yaT)i(a^hetj'"'giygn~t^;i
a "record of $1,020,000,000 which the'
Nation's rich men have turned back. r
to the public in the last 10 years in t
the form (of hospitals, df laboratories ,
combating disease the endowment of .1
schools and colleges and other-rnsti- e
tptions of public welfare or_pdUcatjpn.,
What Rich Men Have Given in 10'
Years. , *' !t
John D. Rodltefellee 000,000
Undraw Carnegie 350,000,000 is
Cleveland FnnndaMdA mm. 150?<m000l
Henry C. Frtck. - 86,00^,000 j c
Milton S. Hershejr ^-? 60,000,000'
y i ii . my r- jm yL'/, :,v? .r* i> - i
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Douglas?Lincol
February
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, a Natinn-Wirle?Appeal
to?President' tCoolidge
to Abolish Segregation a
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Boston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1925.?Greet- v
nga.to our wii Colored-America in j v
he name of 2 illustrous beftefactors, j.s
"rcderick Ilmrglriss nt ihc-nuu<r.Ai>r)i-'.<w?wn
Lincoln, for the race. , _ ? I"
- Ediraaryi natal month
\mepican, again summons our race v
,o show to the world adrhiration- and
jrateful memory for these two work- d
and leaders in- the struggle wfrtch o
>rught Freedom,?Douglass/ the Col- ,J
red Abolitionist and race-leader, Lin- I
Loln,j the_War?President?Emancipa- t
or. This ~Vear the .National Equal t
lights League, with the~birthday .of p
Douglass fh!lihg~up6h Satiirdl^v, 'es- h
ecially urges observance for boULdnr. a
nVjBSsarias_Qh T InfrotTT^'datoCThura ^
I&-1925, Such a joint eel-IS
bration typifies the spirit and teach- i;
ng of the League, ^appreciation?and-dt
ooperation ior the friendly aetivL ^
ies of white friends, advocacy of race ci
eadership find initiative in organized a
rusading. ? 7 ?
There can be po more creditable
nd_usefuLduty for any. r^ce than to u
tonor the memory and glorify the F
tork and?deeds of--its own^great. a
Vho would~~tre' respected by others ic
nust first themselves "show respect rn
or their own, has been the rule in the ! <
li^tory of rising races. ' 4e<
Frederick Douglas? began as an' ir
fascuvf7 chattel slave-freed himselfj fi
nd^rose, chiefly- by his own efforts, jci
o orator, editor, lecturer, presidential . a.
dvisor, federal-official, U-. S. diplomat |T
renins, the most conspicuous publicj?
igure of hts race in his generation, ?
\ot only is he the race'* greatest |. .
tatesman. hnt novo- 1 ><
y------, i>as xaise to | A'
be cause of f 1 eedortr and civic equal- Ja.
y, he never compromised on the race's' t<
laims to full citizenship rights?
ledrge- Ejistman 58,000.000 y
ames B. Duke 41,500,000; .
Irs. Russell Sage * 40,000;000: p
lenry .Ehipps___ 31.500.00J)
5enjar?Hn?A4tman SOtUOOtOOIX.xI
ohn Steward Kennedy - *30,000,006. .
ohn W. Sterling 20,000,000:
MmunOC. ^UOUUtOUU ' h
. R, Do bamar 16,500,000
Irs. Stephen^V. Harkness 16,000,000 11:
lenry E. Huntingdon ib,UU0,O0(J d:
ieorge F. Baker ' 12,000,00(1
T P. Morgan ? io.OOU.OOU "s<
Im. J. and C. H. Mayo - "^000^)00 fr
y S. ?ml T. C. ..du'Pont-- 8,000,000
, Ogden^Afmbijr"'----. 6,000,000 h,
leorge R. White 5,000,000 i
V. A." Weiboldt 4,500,000;ti
iuguat Hceksclicr A 4,000,000;
ohn Jacob Astm- * rfwrrv Ann !
i,uvu,uvu
,otta Crabtree 4,000,000 |
v -$I|D^ wuuJbj"
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V Few New Year Don'ts
For the Married JEolk^ =:
The cler4c of New York's mar- ~
"riage bureau issues about 35,- jj
000 marriage licenses a year. To -j u
help the world along he has is- ti
sued a "Guide to Happy- Married s
Life," a copy of which he gives 2
to every applicant for a license. . ; ti
We, cull a few rules, * g
n
Don'ts for Wives7 "* r
His don'ts for wive* are as follows:
1, Don't nag; it gives men the o
a ruche. j
2.. Don't let your house or your- J
elf trot untidv. A wife is judged 'by o
he condition of her hojne. _ :-J"* :t!
3. Don't get peeved if he shows' n
ie likes a pretty face An your pres- '
mce.^ - . - , ~~ - t
4._ Don't gossip about_ neighbor's a
roubles. l... ?? ? =e
5. Don't trump hubby's ace in a e
>ridge game. ,,. - ^ t
6. "Don't'make caty remarks if he ?
7i i) m I a ^ _
r?UvTi i k*>v imiimwry miiniii wr*u
lothes complex. e
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8. Don't cabaret unless he is with p
t "' "" ' - ' rr -,-^
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Cerebration
12,19257 ~~ ~
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-&rmpias?^-m(T!5t-dfmemr; cryorageous ?
ind. vital effort was his determinaion
to carve an independent race r
iTronr' ?*'"J1 ' "* "*
years in tne organized
/ork of the beloved ( Abolitionists,
zilh which he always cooperated,^to?^
how the" world that his own mrp / T?=?
ould "ftrst stoke the blow" of th6fc? - ~
who would be free' and which hulan
history decrees^ e^Tory . oppress
d class or-rae^ must-do to- securely?
/in the day. =
Douglass thus as champion of freeom
is the pioneer, the patron saint
f the National Equal Rights Xeag- ? ^
e, which perpetuates the work of
)ouglass and such ledaers as Langson,
Elliott, <Jarnett, Downing, Scot^ ?
layes, Wajtersx Gunner, Shaw, ap-~
eals to the race in every plafcfe to
trfd a "Douglass-Lincoln observance
nd in true devotion to Douglass to\
" h? Uiyquth a purmmmin Eau&i
Aghts^Committee -of- Lean ue ui eran- .
cod now to preserve race initiative,
luality, as~one necessray basic agency
ooperating -with all others . of like
inn
EspeciaUy^however^the race is^
rged appeal directly from every
eb. 12th observance under whatever
uspices -it- is held to President Cooh. *
Ige, in the nHirre of Lincoln-, the Eof
Colored troops who saved the
jnutry to re-establish the equality
I federal employment which endured
rbm Lincoln till the Southern 'demo
racy gained control, by" abolishing
II segregation of federal employees,
hus pur race 'will its duty do.
Wm. A. Sinclaif, Pfesiderit,
SrHarten, National Oranizer,
Wm. Monroe /Trotterr Cor Sp^y-j
[)3 Court St., -Boston, Mase/, to-whom?
11 are/requested to sendil^kies of. the r"
Uegrams or letters sent to the Prestcnt
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E9. Don't encourage relatives to
ark at your house.' \ "
14L__I>on't grouch, if he's late for
UUUJ:^?smile?a-biW * ?
His Rules for Husbands. ^
The don'ts jfcr husbands?Are- as
mows; _ ^ j
1. Don't be a tightwad.- Treat her"^
ke a sweetheart... ^
-t.?Don't he a killjoy. Make every - /
ay a...huhe^iuuon. ? ??: "
-Si Don't wait until she's dead to
?nd 'her flowers.
4. DoR^-t^W^-KnwrftpT^^fftftnrfn. - ?? lale."
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5. 'Don't sneer ?t her dog if she
as one.' . . ./
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6. Don't think she is a dumb-bell:
eat?her human. ? ><
Don't forget she works as hard :
s you do?and gets less.
8. Don't make a fuss over other
omen unless she , is present
9". Don't treat" her rough. She ____
my leave you.
10. *| Don't love her less or your-?
jlf more.
FIOHTWtH AMEND
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Chicago/ITH,Jan^('fty The Associted
Negro Press)?The Illinois Manfacturers'
Association, in representaions
being made to the voters of the
tate of Illinois, refers to the nrnnn?pH
Oth amendment to the federal constiution
as a proposal that is both daneroufr
and demoralizing. The amendicnt
would govern the labor of childen
in the -vnriomr -statesr
The Association declares: The colred
race imIUinois ia vitally concernd
in the -propor.od amendment. No
acgjs.more sensible ill the benefits
! education, but there is education of
he hands as well as- education of^the
rifnd and no xrtre realized 'this more
ally than thedate Booker T. Waehinjp
on. Some jof the most progressive
nd prosperous colored citizensof the
d their way up from the bottom of
he 1 addel and whose, education was
jquired in factories, workshops* print-~~
rue offices and similarjilaces. _ _L
ailed upon to ratify or reject the pro
osed amendment.