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= ' - - r % I I Saturday, June 6, 1925. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE -COLLEGE CLOSES WITH r LARGE CROWD PRESENT q " ' - ===== ? ' t Orangeburg, S. C., May 28? ^ The twenty-eighth, annual com-i .mencement of the State Agric-jt ultural and Mechanical College jg ~^by the largest crowd of visitors |t that has ever witnessed these ?? - exercises, There being fully 8: i: thousand people On the college ( grounds that day. Among the|2 visitors were many from neigh-| boring States, especially North! e Carolina, Florida and Tennessee, r graduation of representatives' r from theaa StafSii. . ,i Displays from thev^everal vo- t r~ national Hpnnrfman+o nnl_ i lege attracted wide interest^as L. ,Jthis,work forms a large part h? the college program. Prizes, i _?certificates, and diplomas were awarded at the conclusion of the exerciser ~ r~ ... u~~ The commencement program s covered a period of several days. _g The baccalaureate sermorF was4, , * c delivered by Presidont-David H. e ^ Sims of Allen University* ~CoI- j umbia, S. (J., who made a very > fine impression. Among the $ special features ofJthe week was j the Shakespearean Drama, . "Twelfth NigJtyt," by students of ( the College Dramatic. -AssQcla tion. which attracted large nfim- j ~ "... bers. = , Ninety-seven graduate's were , awarded degrees of various j '. kinds, and in addition the hon- l "orary-decree of Doctor'of Daws . was conferred by the President 6 ^ Wilkinson upon Richard S. Gross j ? jey 7 president of the State Col- y lege of Delaware. j L_ Thp Snmmpr School for teach- , f ers will open June 15th ancTlast ( six weeks. The regular fall session will begin September 23. OETHSEMANE BAPTIST UN- ; ION AND SUNDAY SCHOOL J CONV'NT'N HOLDS "TWEETING j L , I . The Gethsemane Baptist Un- r V ion and Sunday Schoort!Jonvent-il? ^TT" ion held its-jisual quarterly ses- * ? sion with the ^Fifth > Baptist I tlhurch of this City, last Sfttux- i flay anH SiinHgy, Roy. E. T. Ham- r tzz Upton, pastor. The Introdiic-^ - tory sermon was preached by the. Rev. S. M. Mclver, of College Place, and it was fine. > The Missionary sermon was preached Sunday morning by the Rev. H was a crowd ^sweepiett Rev. ^ Crafton made our hearts to burn j. == - '-while he talked to us by the wayv j ??? The closing ocrmon wan proaohad by that young prince of the pul pit the Rev. L. C. Jenkins, A. B. ?/To say that it-waa a greatscr- =j mon is enough when Jenkins ^preached it. It was a great _ser- : *mont subject: "The. T\yo_Talent ^ Men." Speeches and addresses ^ were made by Mr. Ralph Step- ^ *' hensori, Mrs. J. C. Ciark, ProfrJrfj; =?R. Wilson, Rev. T. W. Rire^Dx. L J. C. Tobki, and others. This # " was a great meeting. $80.00 was-^ k - raised. The next session of the l. Union will be held with-the St. ^ \ Peter Baptist Church of Irmo S. y * C. ^ THE AMENDMENTS p , , V -r- - < F" f m Y. Times?W. Lr Fish, * It?seems singular, indeed, I thaUNew York's failure tctavatt^ herself of the permission given her to enact a prohibition stat * ? ? J-** ute under the concurrent power v clause of the Eighteenth amend- a L ment should excite such wrath 0 lib and should be so denounced as t a violation of her constitutional 11 duty, when mandatory provis- e [jT1-.. ?ions of the jponstitution much oT- der are deliberately dishonored ^ L\ the supreme an- 11 |H thority of congress to enforce ^ 5- these constitutional _provisions has never T>een exercised. _ W ia afunrvflro inrlooH that gressional Inaction has not here- I tofore been elted by citizens op- \ posed to state enforcement acts, j I - ,vu,. ..t 1 A promineritTSouthern gentlenan from Alabama " recently uoted the supreme court in re he Eighteenth amendment as oUows;-"It clearly casts upon congress he duty ... of enacting sucfrTe:ulations and sanctions as were ssential to make?them?operas ive.^ Let us see about thlsT There, s the Thirteenth amendment the slave amendment)."Section ! of which says: "Congress shall have power to iriforce this article by appropiate legislation." ^ Thje Fourteenth amendment 'elating the apportionment of epresentation and?forbidding ;he abridgement of Negro votes, ma Linist: worus in oecuon o: , J "The congftess shall have pow>r to -enforcedly appropriate legsia^on the provisions of this The Fifteenth amendment, vhich state^that the right of suffrage shall nbi.Jbe impaired, lays in Section 2: "The congress shall h^ve powir-to enfoioe^thte-artkle bjN^m-)ropriate legislation." Compare these sections with Section 2 of the. Eigteenth anendment4 ? "The congress (and the several states)- shall have (concur^ ent)?power to enfuice this art-' With the exception, of the vords in parentheses the wordng breach of these four amemtndnts are identical. It is sickening to read pious ixhortati'ons to obey the Constiution from-a Southern prohi>itionistT?or to him, the mote n his neighbor's eye is a mountj1 v* nnmnovn/l tA tVio Konm Vito ?> ,t <1 l l I L-UT?1.11 V .?Ul.fi 1 I 1?JLAJ HID )wn. It .is of course as unfair to refer to history in combating the shrieks of the prohibitionists as erendum of the people in regard o modification of Volst e adism. t is in their opinion not sportsna-nlrke to do either. Let them is an expressiemof their zeal for he Constitution, personally go nto" the South and enforce the ^ouyteentli and FifteentJ^ anendments. 1HOOTS WOMAN?THOUGHT . SHE WAS BEAR Woodbyne, N. J., Juried?If a :reat big grizzly bear should evil* cross the path of Earl Allen n this village,- it is doubtful if )P \ypnld tflWo n xhnf at en^ired aLwhougjij wa^ s a result faced a jury in the Cri ninal Court in CamdenWednes- i lay. 7 1 Mrs. Helen Louise Sweeney, i vhite, and her husband, of this iUage, crossed a lot near the iorcelain works, to take a friend o a bus. On their return, Al-; an, who is employed as a^watch-; plant, fired a revol-: er at Mrs. Sweeney, who wore , fur coat.- Allen was arrested' ,nd said he saw the big coat and I bought Mrs. Sweeney was a| ear. " " " I Placed on trial for atrocious .ssault and battery, he was ac-> [uitted by a jury? Wednesday norning. UNJDlIURPENTINE OPERAFORS GUILTY OF PEONAGE H>. * Pensacola, Fla.,June-?A' Fedrahjnry~here found M. B. Davis nd Charles Laud, turpentine oprators, and other persons guily on all counts of peonage. It s alleged that they were chargd with peonage involving invololored workers on the famous )avis farm. The jury was all igbt reaching a verdict. VHITE PASTOR REJECTS KEAN MEMBERSHIP Camden, N. J., June?"Why I "Jot Join the Ku Klux Klan" vas the subject of a talk Sunday light MJ&fiJFirat_MJiL^ churclv ~" 1 "" 1 ' *1 f THE P ALMES I:-: STRAY A Department < - -By WILLIAM (All contributions to this Dei poetry," accompanied by stampe and sent to 150Ibk Taylor St., Ck column. Allworthy manuscripts name. Amateurs and poet-aspire that^teiEnt, ifyouhav<rTrr7~ The Editor of this Departme - siring poems on any subject for i moriams, expressions .of friendsl " ' , _J, JL . v 8C8G6?C8??3e0eC83a??3C^^ L " SUNSHINl By Just think ot a land In the golden smil T 1 1 V! f Q Ko V? V*/-\*-v C4? i fll 1 \J{hore Night fore1 Just think of a land ^ Where the blithe 1 ?-r? -A-bleakr, -1 i f e 1 e s slaficT Wtfh never the joy ~Jtwas at the touch oi In the dawn of ci It was sunshine's ge The gloom where < As thus in the heart The part of life-re> So also in human live w Lover of life*_r?_vh Human sunshine,? N\ The genial-smite ol _x^Ch e j oy ou s 1 a u gh,?-t] iJjspeiling gloomy Smile, and all nature ? 7t_QT sonlsjean Frown, and IhKworlc Thru your darkene Let us be, each of us -Brightening^som?_ Smiling courage inte n ??1 J r* _?? l i cai iui tlllU I ciinLl] An;d-_where we tread And blithe.birds ha As Life and Joy, vie ; ' in "Earth's fa I by-Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Brock, the pastor. Under date May 112, he said that, he received a ^ornmiinipation from the PTniffVib; of the Ku Klux Klan, in which 'it' was stated he had been elected a member, Dr^Brocksaid: Jn order that no one might"misquote me, I am wrjting oiit_the following. answer. "As I understand it, the Ku Klux Klan is an American, patriotic, Protestant, white- fraternity. AlL-of these a?re worthy of, careful consideration, by all of our people, buMt does not embrace all of the inter ,ests of the Kingdom of God. :The cross of Jesus Christ stood i for reconciliation. Its great word is Brotherhood among jraees; ctosr breaks do\vn~fhe middle wall of partition-^beLweeii the Gentile aJTg",they~becorne one -rh trcsusF-Chrnrt:* I do jiolTjelieve in religious or ragial prei judices and it looks as though [the Ku Klux~KlarTTs propagajting this very thing." To me the churhh is one great organization to propagate Americanism, the social teachings of Jesus Christ, the presentation of the only cure for stns, and the -eultivatiorr of-holv and scriptural living. If all the men who rlnn wViifo i vmv/o aiiu uui 11 UI-US&es would give themselves with the same zeal to the true cross and white living of Christianity, the speaker believes that the day would not be far distant when 4 ..... ..." Christ would reign in the city of Camden," __ Newark Briefs. Newark, N. J., May 31.?The Dependent Chorus gave a grand recital at the Pilgrims Baptist church, of Newark, Tuesday night, May 26, 1925. Mr. Heyr -ward Johnson and other mem^ bers of the Chib rendered some Mrs. Lucile Simons and Sister Miss Emma Webber left for South CarbTina where-they will visit relatives and freinds. , U- Mr. E. W. Simons spent Sunday in Newark, * pro leader - ~ LEAVES :-: ? jf Current Poetry Jg! D. ROBINSON. ??Jj| >artmeriV must be typewritten, "real z ;d_?nd addressed return envelope, * ilumbia, S. C., to the Editor of this *: will be printed under your own x ints, this is your chance to develop nt otters his services to anyone de-. any oceuuion, sueh as epitaphs, me- ?' lip, or topics for programs of all -i* S ~r- " ' William D. Robinson. 1 t where'the sun net'er shows e of chi-y,? . . of frozen snows. _ : 1 ver holds Sway. *. 'V* " -? ? ' vhere sweet flow'rs never bloom, airds never sing,? of dreary "gloom, of spring! , . .v. : ? i sunshine that Life aWoke, reation's mornj . ntle beams that broke j'en Life was born. oi nature, sunshine plays living, ?s it plays, ring. i" ?*-- 1 : ? ind words, and gentle acton,? gladness.?' ' [uiet satisfaction, * sadness!-^? softens and the saddest :e with you; jh?e'en hearts the gladdest, d glass; seem "blue." i, a^ra$ of sunshine', heartsttjat pine, 7: *7,; " ng in the sttttfe. 7 sweetest flowersNyill bloom, " ppily sing;. \ tors over gloom, ? \ irer spMng^"~__ ' X ~ I[ teaching in Virginia is spending, a while in Newark with Miss Nettie Brunson. o ' ?-Mrs. Mabel Cames is on the: $ick list. aaea |p sduB htaoi tao tao ttt< - > i 1 McClellanville News Mrs. Abbie Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Brown, after, ja -Space of illness covering only twenty-four hoursf found relief; ;from racking pains in the chilly } embrace of death. Tuesday night last week. The remains were funeralized Wednesday at Bethel A.. M. E. j Church in the presence of numerous relatives and friends. Rev. Richard Ball conducted the funeral rites. 4=- i ly twentyyears old !at her death but'po's! rorsod nrnfrv-neblc traits uf eliJi-; acter and was loved and' respect- ; ed by all who knew her.' Besides her parents, a husband five sisters, two brothers, many t uncles and aunts and a host of I friends mourn her departure,Eli/.ai Campbell left recently for Philadelphia -where -sPre will,.remain during summer with her son Francis M. Campj bell who is soon to take to-#him- t. n KnVln I .)Vtt M t-/l IViC. The Misses Lucia V., Esther,: Marie and Clifford Bro\vn*took in commencement at Avery last" week te witness the graduation [of their baby sister?Miss Phoe- be A. Brown. '.C .1 Reginald A..Shokes of the Class of '25 of State College, came home very sic? last* week' but is improving and will soon be up and out again. Mr Eugene Williams daughter iMir.r, Mnrthenn will roll in frum ! i^i?-i -'-ST i , i iumirt in a, iew uays, Dearing credentials from one of the bust" -high adhool* in JtfekwoHvitle; jLincoln Graded school is getting in line for its annual picnic and, closing exercises, June 19th. Peo r j hie - from miles around will be present for two days- of Teal pleasure and profit. ? -jA * ? ' ' iWHii ? i -> Subscribe For I- ? - - ' * \ ! ' ' ' ? " " ?The r < .i*. . 'Palmetto ~ ; _ ' m '? " 1 " -1 1 ~~ Leader 'I * '? . ^ I ' - . - \ And Make It A Success ' ' 'i I Alonzo P. H 1' INCORPC Funeral Supplies ? - ? ?<?> 1012 Washington St., PHO !/<~X~xkk~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~> Offlce^hone 6026 |?N^JVFRE Attn^ey.nt.l.aw m Practice in-all Courts '? 1119 Washington Street, J?:-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x~x-x-x-:* '|,,M"X"XK"X"X*,X~X**X*,X,,X":*,X"X| J: H. ROB jL _ -MERCIIAN' Suits^Made * TfOf .KPHfl j 1118 >4 Washington Strreet, ? 3CCo?r>0ooxr^xraoKo;oKaciaao;o:o:ox?co 1 REESE'S DE ft" MRS. P. R. R "A Full Line of Paten 'x~ Cigarettes and Tobace Madam C. J. Walker's 8 Times. Ice Cream anc 8 : PHONfc c 1422 Assembly Street, i-1? - "' P. A. S ; j.. Cleaning, Press I - *, ~6nd Dyeing. A a anieea. 1017 Washington St., ' WHEN IN" JOLUM1 I BROADWAY 1 I EVERYTHING SANITA w L' I II lil?. "J|I . _ .1 -- . X FISH am i i ?i ^ T ,IN Btiii i D. W. W0( c I _j H 1108 Washington Street, ??1 ~ ?rTT-fl . .: "" THREE Davis Flower Shop and ? Beaujty Parlor -?llv-? "Poro System" ?? Rosea, Carnations, - Sweet Peas and all Seasonable Flowers. Wax and Fresfr Cut. ? WE DELIVER. XA. M. TO 7 P. M. Sundays 'J. A. M. TO 1 P.M. Mme. Sarah B. Davis, Mgr. PHONE 8098 V 21tt3Gervais St., Columbia, S. C. NELSON'S BEAUTY PARLOR IIair Dressing of . All Kinds. Mme. Josephine Nelson, Mgr. 1317 Wheat SC,, Columbia, S. C. . "V \ . " Marlii i & Thurman Electrical Contractors ' I :/ ' . ^ . .. ' 7 < ?EICENSED ANT) BONDED => ' v "Phones 8723-8854' ' Columbin, S. C. lardy & Co. MATED =3= ?--i ^ ind EMBALMERS J at Eowpst PHpps NE 3922 Columbna, S. C. ' ; . ?? <K~X~XXXXXXXXXX~X~X~X~X~X* > Residence Plione G798?3j ? __ DERICK -J--""." ad Notary Public. / _ 9-i-State and Federal. ? .{',> ' Columbia, S. C. Jj? ERTSON r j: ??? r -~a Tn OrrW. >>te ^3 :: Columbia* S. C. | ?2?8?5D?^??8^^ :UG STORE | EESE, Prop. ?*; t Medicines. Cigars, f _ os. A Full Line of ? Preparations at all ? I Sodas. ? ? r-dj? : 7820 *. ~ ;!f u Columbia. S. C. . MITH- -1, - - --17:j ilng, Altering II Work GuarColumbia, S. C. I 3IA, EAT AT THE | ja1ky cafe _l__: ry AND .(jl'?TQ-DATK X I GAME : vson. - i: )DS, Prop. :: * Columbia, s. c. \ \ ?? i 8 IIUMIIM i r