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Prominent iVIemoer of ilie 1\. of
the Committee on A;-pea
^ also rouV.jsiU
f 1- A - KLAN PARADE CALLED OFF
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(By The Associated Negro Press) '
?? -Washington, D. C., Aug.?1The
. widely advertised and much pfotested
Ku Klux Kian parade
?. whirdi wns pvnoci i>(! 1i? l?i> lln
; - - -^Egwtfyng tWu ?fh?- furiiis
1 coming meeting of the klan liere
August, has been calleiKd'f. T)ecision
of the. organization was
iu not duo In tho protest' of any
particular group ororganizaiion
yut l.u ^factional lights wijliin
? * the klan. Few things have at.
tracted more attention and
drawn more fire than did the
announcement sometime ago
that the Ku Klux Klan was going
to parade., at the nation js
capital, rrot est aitor protest
was sent to the director oi' pub:
lie buildings, parks, etc.* and to
* President. Calvin Coolidtre. It
was even reported-that violence
had been threatened. - ,
* ^ MILES RAISES $20,0.00 _.v
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(By The Associated Negro Pres*.)
JJirminilT^rn, Ala., Aug.? The
drive for ?20,000 for .Miles Memprial
College, Vinesville. endeci
this week. Threo-uuarlors ol
the money was raised- by the
Colored . Methodist Kpiscopa
church and the rest came from
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- ~ MRS. K. H. LEWIE
Asst., Grand Recorder of Deeds, o
r._ ?he Grand Court of Calnnthe of S. C
outside sources. Bishop Charle
^[tenry-Phtihps, who has mean
f . " so much to the cause of educa
tipn among Negroes in the Soutl
"was the leader bf ihe fdrces arn
_____ the drive was also greatly assis
ted through the efforts of Mrs
Walter S. Biggs, a social worke
of Cleveland, Ohio.
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I'. Grand Lodge and .Member of
is. and Grievances. Sir Finley b
)reme..iiigji'eseiU at i vt's.
COLORED MEDICAL OFFICER
GIVEN DISTIN'GLISHEr)
SERVICE CROSS
i1" Raleigh, N." C., Aug.?Noti-l'iealion
of the posthumous award
oJ' I lie lh'.s| inguislled Sep
Mce Liit.ss lu Lieuiemmt Urban?
i' F; Lass, Medical Corps, Meplca
p (!orns. o72nd Ketriment. hdrd Di
,4 Vision 6i' the A. Y. Y. was received.
by relatives of the dh.ceaseti
lit Tins city \V-eqne~5ttHF
1 "'i'1''Tl;t"1 was nioftnKy
wounded while rendering first
aid in an advanced position under
heavy enemy fire at Meni
thofri^-J^anfctr, October 6,1f08
it.otb legs, were shot, away at the
hip-by an expldoing shell.. He
, died on the way to a hospital
. i,ator his body was returned tc
i Raleigh for burial, and was in
; terred in the family lot here.
;The recipient of the awaW
studied medicine?at?Shawp Unl
> "i'w l' y hr>vr Mini prapHnmg
his profession in Fredericksburg
Va., at the outbreak of the war
when he nmlsted. lie marrie'e
. His brother-in-law, Dr. S
1 Vass, a prominent Negro physi
! dan here, was also attached t<
; the 372nd regiment, and wa:
1 stationed in a field" hospital i
i short distance back of the line:
. when Lieutenant Rass was killed
! Vvheii Bass was living in thi
city, lie" was Jim Crowed
J ike her eg roes -und themrws
wife when they referred to he?
NovTlhlcs,s.- hp went to Franc
and gaye his life to protect hi;
i country. ^
TmirrmuAL FOR
_L. _ "AXE-SLAYERT CALLEI
(By The Associated, Negro Presi.)
Birmingham, Ala., Aug.?Th
tna?l of Peyton "Foots" Johnson
-alleged axe-slayer, was callei
for the third time Monday ii
'Judge IP P. Ileflin's court.jfohn
~|son is charged with having slaii
f' Robert Turner with an axe in Ja
j luary, 192J. Two women hav
- been sentenced to dearth in con
a 3 get ion with the crime. Johnso:
t'iWas sentenced-to death onct
rithen given a new trial.? A-fe-4h
k j beginning of the second trial, h
^ collapsed hi om an--attack of pai
" alysis, The lives of the womer
L Pearl and Odell Jackson, depen
r on the outcome of Johnson'
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COLUMBIA, S. C.. SA1]
GRAND. LODGE K. of
Sessions Harmonious 1
Spirit of Brotnerfr I
r?Reports Up to r.
True to her history and tradi- J
Mtuui as inc v.ny wnien gave the ic
,noted Cole L. Idn-'iso, the lifuinr. -o
ied Alen Johnstone, and the in- I
tropid Robert Wodu.ii Mancc and I'd
the wizard of finance Thos. A.jfi
_ Williams Newberry th.roW >vido:S
her doors and the gat?S <>f' iter ; h
- city to the leading Negr'o"fra>ioiv J
naLoiaTer in SoutIf Carolina, last :j<
" ^ttrrtTThho^pi tabty-tcr mtrre titmr^ir
1,000 delegates and as many vis- isitors
there to attend-the twenty- C
: ;t'i rst mij i l i a 1 so >. mum < n - \ 1 it' -Gran d'' n
Lodge Kniglvis- o-f'Pythias of ti
ilia. ' t "' pa
Upon soil never visited.before
by many of Vhem tlie hi ai e and e
~ local Kniehls 01' t he- PrHhiarr-nr-^r
my pitched their tents and hois- t]
ted the flags of ihe lahu of the v\
:-4ree and ttmdiome offche hrawo. jp
Under the sheltering dblmos of.11
the spacious buildings-Bethle- p
; hem Baptist?church and Miller; h
Chanel A. M. E. church valient t.l
Knights and devoted Calan^ue-|sl
. |ans, --from ?'?i \fuai U'rs <?t' the p
HState aavomblad?l hemsoi'ves to ll
; do service" to the Order and hoii-J
I xrr~to the: race. v Lit
.Undo'* ^;lch auspiciuos and in- j w
- spiring environments, Grand; s
- Chancellor Julius A, lfrovvnjC
-mounded the ga\el opening thcjli
; Grand Lodtrer- Grand Worthy j G
t Counsellor P. A* itdper UalTcd to;G
- order the Grand Lodge of Cal- jt
. Gtiee called into camp for' theft
i tirst jnider his-own tents their
r Uniform Rank Department. |t
. ' The prelude to this greafep-1
r och in tnc history ot Pythianism f
-was the public reception iul*
Bethlehem Baptist church Alon- p
Briny and-which-af-~^
- tracted an assemblage which ;o
r taxed this spacious hnilrihm ev-lt
, en to overflowing. This rep-1 s
p reservative ghthering was called'a
1 to orderly the Reverend F.tl- *
. ward P. Ellis; the Atastcr of cere^js
..monies for the occasion. Ma-ip
- ny a-b]e? men and women deliv-jf
r ered addresses.- Possibly,- tlte-t5
most notable features of these 1
i exercises were the address ??fjt
5 welcome --Mayor Wallace of New-11
i. berry'and Dr. David H. Sims,j*
t -Tuesday mQrnin'gtpromptly at~p
s Chancellor w;hs in his chair, and 11
I ^o.ivere all other Brand Officers, J.
e'and the Convention was opened
s in clue "lorm. For IJiree clays?!'.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs--jil
day and Thursday night the of- ;.'
ficers and delegate's worked on T
^ matters for the good of order 1
and put. into the-record. legisla- j'
tion that showed that there is 1
. a new day in Negro fraternities* n
t Some thought that the delegates 1
^ j were going to New-berry to fight j 1
? for rotation in office, and to see n
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whom they could out ctrid putj
n in, but that was a minor affair, jt
B They see the need of construe-^
e tive legislation for the benefit |i
_ of the group and from that an-|l
n gle did moat of the best thinkers
i, work. You mfty agree with the
o- thought here-Teader when we
g-aay-thakimost of IIw officers were i
reelected by unanimous vote. ]
^ There werfc only two changes in
s the personnel of the official staff,
Dr f! W, Birnie succeeded Dr.
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rURDAY AUGUST 8. 1!>25. '
SUS1
P. AT NEWBERRY
'hroughout?The Tru
iOve^revaHs?All . rhejgtandard,
z
. H, Goodwin for Grand
*al Register and J._SV. Jiilinso
f-CirartosToiT^ucceded C. -he
)avis of Anderson for tlie Er
otrrrrent7"!>oa bd. Ill the fac
r>r Gnwul Keep44* of Record an
caj-J. P..-Lewie. nre^ont inmw
cnt. was elected over C. F
ohnsom-of Greenville- by. a ma
rrity of more than 200 votes
I>. Johnson was ^gentleman!;
r-frfs ea m) m ign, h-oweve iywhid
i to be commended* Th
Irand. Lodge* men will and d
tmi'oci -to soi'vrce /^That wa
lie in the case of Lawyer Fred
Tc3c^fc^ELe\v3e*-I. M. A. Mycr.
>rd the Grand Chancellor
Ivors and Frederick were gi\
n ificreh.sed salaries without If
pptrs h 1;| vt-dcv. - 'The-?report o
he Grand Attoyne.v (his yea
a - his best *?nct the men had t
raise i;. it was fii's good wor
hat elected Frederick to the Su
roniA 1 rt#L-u 1 - 1 n 1
niuc i^uuye, aim nou any I eel
14? against the other
ha. men ao. 4hoy wutiicd t
now Air. Pi otiu^Tck that-they ar.
rociutod wlvat ho is doing fo
horn ip hi* oftV0
The-rcports Y~r the <>tlicers ah
hono from. leading committee
"ere up to -jitmilliard. It wa
fiid 'the? reports of the Gran
'hancellor with his construe
ive??roi-rimny'iidat ions. th
i rand Keener of R. and S., th
h and Master .?f Exchequerhe
honored Dr. Wilkinson, an
cad of any of his eontempotJ
;,w ;? u... .? e?
m uic itgtu [Jl UIUDMUII, \\ U1
Ffcr best ever presented. r
?The Grand Lodge considere
houghtfully the report from th
hidowment Hoard which wa
repared by the Secretary, A]i
lytTs. - The Board--wgommem
d increased endowment submit
ing a plan; also investment e
urplus funds,,. The Conyentio
gfee(t to"fh\^sT~srohie75t- its ntc
oy in governmentfJbonds and a
o adopted the insurance plan a
ircseirted by the Board. Th
piloting is the "plan:
?Monthly Premium rates?t
)uos Endowment Bureau c
irr..njJ hodge K, of P., N. A., 1
V.. E., A., "A. and A., Jurisdi*
ion of South Carolina: (th
h'st figure indrmtorrthe irgert+
econd, the iMonthly Premium c
juc*~:~
S?..16; 10?. (7; 20?. IS; 2110;
22--.50; 23?.51; 21?Tot
;o??;>i ; Si?,&o; 28(II;
29?62; 80?.61; 81?.6't
12?.60; 33?.71; 34?.74 ; 3578;
36?.80; 37?.83; :48?.87
10?.90^ 40?.93; 41?98; 42.01;
43=^1.60; -44?1.10; 45.14;
46?1.20; 47?1.26 ;" 48.81;
-40?1.37; 50?T13; 51750;
52?1.57 ; 5:5?1.64 ; 54.72;
55?1.81; 56?1.00; 57.00;
58?2JLO L 59?2.20; 60>
t|0
jive two hundred dollars to Fai
vald Ijoroe in -tTdumhia,- ar
nade many other donations ft
jenevolent causes.
The -military-disptoy TTrtrr
lay afternoon was a feature <
he Convention. The local co
espondent writing to the Colur
=vffF-8tfrte-the ncsttfay about'H
parade said in part: "71
~One of the outstanding rents'
uf the convention was ti
Continued on Pftffe 2
SittJ. E. DICKSON
Cj C ! ?; ).I I.M.l^A-.M.-'iUM-l' ')! wIk- '."'HijO'j
liiiUfc m> Mileage aatU\T Diem.
s PKAUL AND ODKLL JACK,'
| 'SOXNOT TO Ht\ Nft
. ' (P.v Y!i<' A's.- uchi tO'l X.cii 1<> l'- < v~ j?
r-? result of the Coildiuiioii o?:a.lie
y trials oF Etl Jackson and Pey0
ton "Foots*' Johnson^* so-called
k - ?xe-niurdorers*J in'Svhieh each
. 'defendant Wfi/..sentenced to serve
[:jten .years i.n the state pqnitentdliary
lor the murder in January,
^P)!2d, i'f Robert Tuna-,.
i. and Ode 11 Jacl:.->?>n_ sister, fori
^ Imerle. Sentenced tobany for the
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v., ?n. i-.\m\ atni) w-xoi vc
(| "a CtmtmmatiotWrf sentence. The
!lS dalo^set for their hanging was
s June 1!>, Tail they had recclced
tt respite to await the outcome of
the tried of Jackson and Johno
son, v-.ho were, fount! yihhy of
O nittr;.-laU.'rhtor. John^-pJiitjlL^
_ tried three times. The- jury fleet
liberated more'ihaft".15 hodr's'oef.Hfore
it fouiTrlJohrwon yruilty. The
El "^'oio-'ct iif?fti)i s t??Jaefv son vta s
o found in .'J> minutes. - .
,iJI?i:S(T ITS FELLOW"e"
worker from weft
't!y ;r;,o'*\s<ociate;.i nyjrr<i I'iv.-s)
t=s _jiirjnrn'riiaro, ihn at if. t'lm
L- the efforts of Ferry Bruce h.ere
,f .Tuesday. Walter Murray, a well
n known Well ~ cleaner, was res)_
cried-from a well; itit o . v? Irioh he
], jhad fallen. Futile attempts of
11ki i -1- ii
'.S Uiw-u J^rt t i to? t,-u ctlouiMI UK' tWCU
e wore made io rescue Murray.
and Bruce tied a rope about' htm r
>eli' anct.ouus. lowered into-1lie
>f well and tied a rope around the
S. unfortunate man. Murray was
> carried to;tI'te i-Wlman infirmary
where attendants said'his cfdndi*
?wn's-rscrioim;?Ihnce was
?r |presided MUt fl^Wse of
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IX FKAM K DENIES
_ RIFFS EQUALITY
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' New Ym'k. X. Y., Aim.-i?The
I hitch , 'n peace neyothtfibns 1tc=
_'tween the'French and the-Uiffi
_ arrs scorns to be orrthe point a?
? to* the comparative etfttalily oi
4 U,. 1 1 1 a 1- -
j Liit* i ivjR ii (inn uu'ir anut^oH'
? |i>is. The'French ha-ve so far refused
to admit the Rift's theii
? [equals, find, as a consequence
,7f:Uie Rii fians"; though Itoldiiijrjiir
>r up.per hand ih The fijrhtrrrxr, trim
i > 1
been adamant in their refusal t<
s" 'consider veace term si Franc<
oft *
wants .to treat Abd El Krim a:
r- ,
n_|a rebel. This does not indicati
tejan early peace in Morocco unlos'
the tribes affiliated with the Ilif
c? flans bccDliie panicky ai the ex
tensve military operations whicl
are under way.
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A- | StfttSeRIRE ANI) $ g
ADVERTISE?Cur*
jg iTrrrtr social andTTcn- g
g eral News. " '? '1S
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5c A CORY. ^
' ' i " ..'iX?? - -i-" r-TTHCTjamin
A. (irceiW .Mayor of
..Mound Ifctvou, Mi ss., Is (ah'st of
Kilit.or of The Ashevillo Ebter
- prise -
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Ashevi'ilo.N. (\, A-jg .l?lien- o ~
in .A l(j. ui'i: mu.w <>1' Mound ?
I>a;.'oii<-Ai-i.'u<..'?'a ~qwh of colored"j
ci tizens :wnii a . population of
jlddfi cn'jijjre cd i.'niin-ly M' Nft-?r" '' ,
Tgrnos. is a 'visitor ir.Jhe city for
|a few ,da.ys. Mm?n(i ;IJayou was ?
-jut' the present mayor, in 1887. ? J
i Assoinat (. il \\ i' 11 I>. T. Green wqs
T. I\. Montgomery. May of Greejn
?the first child burn in the .-a *~
,town; this Avas in 11 iT* year
iioi^)\Vin?r its founding.
' Mayor Green s-p.it! the citizens. I
tw-t^'tmrp-Tire-h at ?HV- atKP-pras- ~ ?
pcsons. In in'-hard times hit
tli./ toy.n, h-i tiid. duo 1 ?>?frv>|>
.failures, hut now conditions are
I very' s,e' i.-faet ory,?The town is??_?'
Tan ajn-iculi uraT center,
j.^ The rttluilclffol head <5l Mound"
J&tcd from the i 5a-i - ai d T'niversi-'
jty lav: "vTjMoI v.-ivii the degree of " '
j bjtr.' helor -f.d fjtw:?- ??? ???-??
wit- thi? guest of -I-Mitoi' J. D. y
jCarr of the' Ashevilie Enterprise
at his home^in West Hill-Street. _.r_
II i'Ue?;.s l.iwnt were; H
-!*! ( v; ]r\< \ i i! ; ; d i vceiiamar 1-lie "
|.National1 IJcnevoIeiU iJil'e In-^ur
iaiuf rcpji ar:v. Kn'oNville. Tenn.,
! ii t:1V. M.i.r v .rLiavid "H. ,
TSims.'resident bmAlleii Ciiiver'
sd v. < oiuvKa-. S. Webster
, jL.-roj'Tiv. cid: tor, ffa*t Tennessee?*???
: News. i!k'.Tonn.: Seyirroflr
Carri'!!. fi'du .secretary of
jibe -A mm. a:i ihnnano" P.dnoa
"li1 J! ' ' I ... 1! '.'.'.Vis.
:[ ? ASliKVIi \y:MUXjZKN,- ^ ^
i iJ:X I n j:iisirv AW.ifc
{Davi<l-H. Sims,'.lite president of ? .
; Allen Univt-i sity . of Columbia, *
arrived in t'vcity tills morning
J to'.ion Mrs. Sims-who lias been
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i in1 iiiM .Mrs. .s>ims
-MVhlie in t he " i .;*-<! .i "i . i > 1 Sky"
aTy-tliv'ImhisI- quests of Mr..and ?
.L. 1). Cry r i*t' the 'AshCville
t i Enterprise. . . * ?i\Yeefc-oivd
\yfiH Mrs. Sims," de;
L "I Just unite up to spend the"
Jelaivd the University president ~
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, j wirrn M-eii at ihe railroad station
hv a reporter tor the.Palmetto
| Lea-dcr. ] Le look*,, avell and ;
> ' 0 .'1 1 t> J 11 ' i t hrt 1< on /-.
, - r % * v v v s..- * ijK mi ur? _j?1:_
jj|^^
) .?frftS. IC tl.. WtU.IAMS,
?U* ?UtTnf?l.'i?w*?H'>?r.lr,?M4-? theGvami
Court of Calht'thc. of S, C.
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iver flow of students at the Uni- T~
ei -
iversitv this fall,
frj immm. ' = .
Dr. J. A. IJopktns of the IIop
kins Hook Concern, Atlanta, was
li a visitor Aorthe Capital City last
Monday ? r~
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