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BhH I I I . fl I
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~ sir sTl."
Prominent Member of the k. of.
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viiu VAsiiiiiriii-uy uii rv|;|iv:uK
also one of the four Sup:
KLAN PARA D fcFC A LLED OFF
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(By The Associated Negro Press)
Washington, D. (J., Aug.?The^
widely advertised! and much pro- !
tested Kti Klux 'THari "payade ~
" ^ which was expected, to be the
coming meeting of theiklan TTere
- August, has been callecFott, JL)e-i
cision >o?. the organization was !
not due to the protest of any,
pirtlVpTar ("'"Up pv~ organization
hut to Nftinml fights7" within
' * the klan. Few things have at- \
tracted more attention and
. I
_i drawn more fire than did the
announcement sometime ago1
i.1 J.TTT?xr._ Tri ?t/i_
mat me i\u imux ivian was going
to parade at the nation's,
capital. Protest after protest
_ was sent to the director of. pub-.
/ lie building c*jc^ an<^
was even reported that violencehad
been threatened.
MILES RAISES $20,000
(By The Associated Negro Presi/)
Birmingham, Ala., Aug.?The;
?' "" drive for $20,0Q0for-Miles Memorial
College, VinesvilTe, ended
this week.- Three-quarters of
the money was raised by the
Colored Methodist Episcopal,
church and the rest came from,
^
MRS. E. B. LEWIE"
Asst., Grand Recorder?of ...Deeds, of,
the GrarHf-CoHrt-of-Calanthc of S. C.
:
outsidei sources. Bishop Charles
Henry Phillips, who has meant
go much to tRe-cause of educa-!
?ttoft-amonK NrgrnpsJn the South!
? wag the leader Qf j^ forces^&ncl
- thA Hrjyfi w^k also greatly assisted
through the efforts of Mrs.
Walter S. Biggs, a social worker
^ of Cleveland, Oh&a
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FtNLKY 4
P. Grand Lodge and Member of r
r-;?nd Grievances. Sir Pinley is ^
reme Representaiiyes. :
colored medical of- ft
~~rrcER g i?fe& ixistin- t
niTTsmrn cp.nvtrR eRnss 1
Raleigh, N. C., Aug.?Noti- 1
ficatiun trf?the- pest-humous- ar-1
ward of- the Distinguished Ser- S
vice CrossTTrhane i
P. Bass, Medical- Corps, Medical -i
[^T'rT'hid^viTim^ntrftHrd Division
of the A. E. F. was re- s
eeived by relatives~~of the de--f
ceased in this city Wednesday, s
" 1 nomeiianr Tftrifo-' v\ as (nortally-1
wounded while rendering?first 1
aid ifFau. advanced -position un- c
der heavy enelhy fire at Men- ?
thois, France, October 6, 1918. i
Both legs were shaLaway at the i
hip by an expldoing shell. He I
died on the way to a hospital.
jLa-ter ms oedy was returnea to c
Kaieign lor burial, and was in- \
4<M'hMi in t ^niiiv lot here. d
studied rtfedicine at Sha-w Uni- t
versity here, and was practicing t
liis profession in F redericksburg, t
Va.? a.t.the outbreajf _ot' the war, i
when lie-enlsted. He married t
Miss Maude L./Vass of Raleigh. ^
His brother-in-law, Dr. R. S. j
Vass, a prominent Negro physi- i
cian here, was also attached to e
the 372nd regiment, and was 1
stationed tli'a field hospital a
short distance back of the lines ^
when Lieutenant Bass was killed. 1
cit\vhe was Mini Crowed pir.t
like other Negroes and the news- 7
papers were disrespectful to his (
wife when they" re'ferrecTTo frer."^
Ni'vrt hltn-iS, ho went tn France a
and gave his life to protect his i
country, 1
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THIRD TRIAL FOR * f
"AXE-SLAYER" CALLEDt!
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(By The As90Gi?.ted..Negro Presi.) ^
Birmingham, Ala:, Aug.?The ?
trial of i'eyton "Foots" Johnson,
alleged axe-slayer, was called ^
for the third time Monday in
Jtitlgc H. P. Hcflin'a court. Johrt- xson
is charged with having slain
Robert Tiirner with an axe in Jam
uary,~1923. Two women have been
sentenced-to deaith in con- c
jection with the crime. Johnson 2
yvas sentenced to death once, v
then given a new trial. At the t
boginning of the second trial, he s
collapsed from an at,tar1f:ft?r par- T
alvsia. The lives of^he women, r
Pqarl and Odell Jackson, depend r
ot> the outcome of Johnson's *
trial. ? ' . * o I
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COLUMBIA, B. C., SAT!
lYORTVi:
4 GRAND LODGE K. of ]
Sessions- Harmonious T1
Spirit of brotherly Id
Reports Up to T
True to her history and tradi--J.;
tun as mo taiy winch gave me Icc
loted Cole L, Blease, the honor-- of
id Alen Johnstone, and the .in-""Da
:he .wizard of finance Thos. A. foi
A'illhim^ Ntowhoirv threw wide :-Se.
icr doors and the gates of her be
lal order in South Carolina last joi
veek,- extending lavish and un- C.
dinted hospitality J. o_more_ than in
1,000 delegates.and as marfy, viis- is
tors there to attend the twenty-- Or
'irsUannnal sessioil of the Grand ag]
nulge Knights of Pythias of m
tre~ Jul'isdicLicrrr of Soiith Carol- eri
na. ? -?=? Imii
Upon soil never visited before Aly
jy many of them -the' brave and "dn
oyal K-nigltts-oC Uie Hythian ar-|op]
ny pitched their tents and hois- tin
'ree and the home of the brave, prt
Jnder the sheltering domes of th;
,tte~-spacious bniklings-Bethle- pr<
lem Baptist-kduirch and Miller ifof
Chapel A. M.~E. church valient rtfu
\nights and devoted Calanthe- sh(
ins, .from all. qunrLera-..oL_liie jn*<
Hate assembled . themselves to .tin
In sprvifo to tho nv/toi- nn.i ?I 1
?. ?OW v??v W * U11V.I XIVII"
?' jn the rarfi ~~ th<
Under such aiispiriiins ^nrl irL_ we
;piring environments, GDuidlsai
Chancellor Julius?A-.?Erown -Ufa
;oundecJ: the gavel opening the tiv
T.nfTyp Grand Worthy Gr
TOtmseHer P A Rop?r railed to.07,
)rde?_>the Grand Lodge ,of Gal- i th\
jhtheans,. and General,Wrii' Mc- tin
ihee called intcTcamp for ~the( he;
'irst under his own tents the rie
Jniform Rank Department. , Ute
The prelude to this great ep-l [
?ch in the history of Pythianism the
vas the public reception in En
"i'^pted an assemblage *' wiifch ed
axed this spacious building ev- tin
in tu oveil'lb\\jug. Tills?rep--'sui
esentative gathering was called agi
trorder-hy-t-he? Kevei^d--TJd-]+He
vara P. Ellis, the Master of "cere- "so
nonies for the occasion. Ma- pre
ly able men and women cleliv-Jfol
sred addresses. Possibly ? ?the" i
host notable' features of these Du
sxercises were the address, of Gr
velcome Mayor Wallace of Ne\v^"S7,
jerry and Dr. David H. Sims^-Go
rf Allnn? 1- fin
Tuesday morning promptly at sec
lln^ 'thirty o'clock the Gl'HJlM "Dti
Chancellor was in his chair, and 18io
were alt other Grand Officers, t49
ind the Convention was opened ,25n
due form. For three days? TiTt
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs- 32lay
and Thursday night the of- 78
icers apd delegates worked on 39natters
for the good of;order 1.0
ihd put tntcr the record legisla- 1-1
ion that showed that there is 1.3
t new day in Negro fraternities. 1.5
lome thought that the delegates 1.7
vere going to Ncwbei?ry* to fight -1.9
or rotation in office, and to see 2.3
vhorh they could put out a?nd put
? K.if ~ si-.*
ji, uwi i/iiai/ iTttn ci Iiunui, aiittii'.
[hey see the need of .construe- wo
ive legislation for the benefit ma
>f the group and from that an- bei
de did most of the best thinkers
* dft'
vork. You may agree with the j
hought here reader when we re{s
<ny that most of the officers were i)j?
selected by unanimous rote, pa
There were only two changes in
he personneLof the officiaLstaff, Ve
Dr. C. W. Birnie succeeded Dr,
I? ,
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JRDAY AUr-TT?T ?- 1Q9KP.
AT NEWBERRY
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We Prevails?All --- T
Standard. ^- .
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:H. Goodwin for Grand iV^ed-'
il Register. and J. S. Johrf/on
Charleston succeded C. Lee]
tvis of Anderson for the En-,
ument Boardr In the- race
Grand .Keeper of Record^and
al J. IL Lewie, present incum111,
?was elected over C. B.
hriron of Greenville by. "a ma- ity
of more than 200 votes.
B. Johnson was gentlemanly
his campaign,;however, which-p;
to be commended. Hhe
and Lodge Men will and do
oreciMft scijvW.' That was j7,
ie In the case of Lawyer^Vect-i-'
ckvJ. B. Lewie, I. M. A. Myers,
i tlie - Grand Chancellor:
:ofs ;md Frederick were givdner^isaid
salaries without Tin
posing voice.: .The- report ofia
j Grand Attorney this year ^
s hi * hcut and the men had to|tf:
lise it. It was hid good work j "?
U elected Frederick to the Su- <1^
}_me Lodge, and not any feel- Ue
f against the other candidates, ti
2 Trron?sua . Tliey wanted to
nv Mr, Frederick that they ap- al
jciated what he is doing for ID
3m in his office. - cr
jse from leading committeesph
re u]) to standaVd. It was
d the?ripurtnof the?Grand ill
ancellor with his?construe- -ti
and Keeper of R and S., the m
i honored Dr. Wilkinson, and ih
? Grand, Attorney, who is a- fa
id of any of his contempora- vt
o i~?i * '
n liic jjroifHsioii, were ltJ
i best ever presented^ ?
rhe Grand Lodge considered R
Rightfully the report from the
dowment Hoard wliich ^ was
increased endowment submit- tV
g a plan; also investment of T'
'plus fufffhe Ttm-TnnvppHon hi
reed to invest some of its-mo^m-govornment
bondaujuLal- Uu
adopted the insurance plan as tl
isented by the; Board. The Nv
lowrpg is the p]an: ^55^1 7X7
Monthly Prbiiftum rates or
es Endowment?Bureau?oT _?L
and"*Lodge K. of P., N. A., S. ui
L' ... K 1 *
xij.f s\., n. ana a., Juriscnc- .cs
n?ofi-p-Seut h? Carol i iva: v (the JY
rit figure .indicates the age, the
Ond, the Monthly Premium or pi
es;
_.4G; 19?.47; 20?48; 21?
?.55; 26?57; 27?.59; 28?
T29?.62; 30=r.6'4; 31?.67 ; ~
?.69; 33?.71; 34?.74; 35? (
; 36?.80 ; 37?.83; 38?,87;
?.901 40?.93; 41?.08; 42?
1; 43?1.60; 44?1.10; 45? 11
4; 46?L2Q ; 41=1,26;. 48? tv
1; 49?1.37; 50?1.43; 51? ai
0; 52?1,57;. 53?1.64; 54? to
2; 55?1.81: 56?1.90; 57? t li
<LL_58?2.10; 59?2.20; 60?^
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The Grand Lodge voted to;
'e two hundred dollars to Fair- 0(
Id?Home in?Columbia,?and i^1
ide many other donations for i\\
levolent cayses. lx
The military display Thurs- cc
y afternoon was a feature of ~
* Convention. The local eoripondent
writing to the Colum- a
i State the next day about the ai
f ade sfald in part:
"One of the outstanding
nts of thereonvention '.was., the. tc
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:si.Ii J. J$, pit KS(JN
aiiuimnT. Member.-jii' .tlic- K-f ul'. ,1'. OJ
ttrsrnd i.odjfel Member of the Copi- p<
mitteo <>h mileiikq iuuL.l.or Drum." | )
EAKL ANBODELL JACK- ^
- SON NOT TO HANG P
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The Aqsoei'aU'd Prt'.^s) -J
Birmingham, Ala., Aujr?Aw
result of the conclusion pf the .
ia4s of ?_Ed- Jackson and Pey- ,
m~"TuuTs"' Jolthsofi, so-called 1
ixe-murderers" 111 which paehj ifendant
was sentenced t<? serve L,
-T- . . ' .. ~|U
ii/years m tbc state pemten-i^
ary lor the murder in JanliaryyVg
nf Robert Turner. Pearl |p
id Odell Jackson, sister, ,lor- Lerlv
r.emenyed to hang l\>r
ime, are expected to rec< 1 v<T^
conTrrmtatiou of sentence7The c.
\U* set- for tkoir-hanging was -ine
IP. b'ut'the^liad iviH-ivet.T'j
'spite to await the oiitconie-oi'-^
le J-ilai -of Jachvon and John-~^~
tlV-v.Jio _S?cre-J:ound gniiiy of
anskuighter. Johnson-had been ^
red -three tinier?The jury du
-icialed 'more^-than ioJunnv he- ?
licit found Johnson guilty. The p
M'dici against Jackson was,
>und ilrriCTffitnut'es.
ESCl'ES FELLOW- * D
WOKKER FROM WELL A
ai
I^V 'i'hiv .Vs.^uci.'iUiil-XeL'i-u Piv.-.-l t(
T>ii "mintrhani, Ala, Auk- ?Thuu-4n
10 efforts of Berry Bruce here y
tiesday, Walter Murray, a well
iown well cleaner, was res-'.
ie(l_from a wolf into which he |**
icl fallen. Futile attempts of
lose gathered around the well FT
ere made to rescue Murray J w
id Bruce tied a rope about him j?
(If and was lowered into the I ,
ell and tied a rope arourid-the !
ifortunate man. Murray was |u
irried to the Ilillman infirmary |'^
here attendants said his condt- |L
n was serious. "* Bruce was|st
Rented -with a fmrsed>f->M2-,-1,^-;
O-t'm1 hia heroii nn ?1?
RIFFS EQUALITY
By The Associated Negro I'ress.) j
Now York. N. Y.^^Aug.?The
tch in peace "negotiations beeoon
the French andjhe Riffi
is seems to heTTTrrtho point as?
the comparative equality of
to French and their antagonl.s.
-The French have so far re- i
ised to admit the Riffs- theirs?ij
pials, and, as a consequence, I
to Riffians. though holding the
>per hand in the fighting, have ~
>en adanlant iTTtheir refusal to
G
insider neace terms PV?ricp
ajits tp treat AIkFe! Krim as ~
rebel. This does not indicate
i early peace in Morocco unless
fe 't ribes affiliated with the K\t-t'
ans become panicky at the ex- k
;nsve military operations which a
re under way. A
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Um jam fit A. Green, Mayor of
lonntl Bayou. Miss., Is' Guest of
ic! it or of The Ashevllle Enterprise
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. AMYeville, N. ( \,A tfg .4?Ben- ?
umn A .(n'oen mavoi1 ot .\lound F~
!ayou,Miss.. a town of colored
itizens with a population of.
D00- -e+ftnposed entirely i>f Ne*-'
iocs, is a visitor in the city for?
few days; Mound Bayou was
run dud by B.'T. Green, father?
F Hie present mayor,* in 1887,
ssociated wiurB.'T. Green-was .??
T; Montgomery, flavor Green
as the first child borir in..the.t- i .
nvn r.tlris" uiis in 11837,- the4 ear. ^ _
blowing its foundmg. " . * .
Mayor Green said the citizens '
lmou's. In 1920 hard" times"hit
le lowii, he said, due to crop
ill u res. but:now conditions are
erv sati^aciorr. The town is
rij agricult ural center.
The municipal head of Mound
a\ ouTs a Ta^vyci-, having graduRxTTfom
the Harvard Universi*
law school with the degree of
:U-hoTor of law. ' . . /
Monday evening flavor Green
,*1S t-Vu? (r'.uwt TTUTTt.... T ^
,(.MV.'I, v'j ijiiiiui u. u,A.
Sirr of the AsdieviTte Enterprise
t his home on West Mill Street,
ther guests -present were:
rorlerick .Miller, director of the
ational benevolent Life Insurice
company. Knoxvllfe, Tenn.,
i-s?wife ;. thV v>i-fe~ef?DavidHr ims,.presided
l of Allen Univertv.
roTiTnihia. gZ ('. ; Webster ~ ~
. Porter, editor. East Tennessee
?Av"s. .Knowilli.' Tonn ^pv- , ,
our Carroll, field secretary of
i e am('t'icair'MThi n a11 e~ Erlucav
an Society and^horsT- r r?
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RESIDENT SIMS OF ALLEN
UNIVERSITY AWAY . *
Asheville. N. C., Aug 6?Dr.
avid II. Sims, the president of
rived in the city this morning
? inn Mrs Sim ^ wiim hasheen . . _
.ov resting .t'or near a month. *
he president and Mrs. Sims
hile in the "Lanxl-ot' tlTe'Sky"
e the house gue:^:; e>l' Mr. and
rs. 3. J). Carr <>t the Asheville
ht erpriseT
eek-end with Mrs.."Sims," de"I
just came up to spend the-11111-?
a red the University-president
hen seen at the rail toad station ?v
a reporter tor the Palmetto
eader. He igoks well and
ales that hp is expecting an o- j
^BhHKTT~E "
B IB
'NIKS. R. M. WILLIAMS, 1
raild Roc??rdor of "Deeds, of the
Grand Court of Calanthe, of S. C. < er
flow of stu'd'ents at the Uni- ' j
ersity this fall. S
ins Rook Concern, Atlanta, was
visitor."to the, Capital City last
fonday. 9