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THE 14 W
TRIES TO ~ - '
- - ESCAPE BUT -
;* THEY FAIL i
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Charged wi4h Participating in ^
A mob With Intentio of
" ' ; Lynching ?
HqUARbS KEEP CLOSE KYE
1 Young Mansel was Carried to
Charlotte for Safe1 KeepTrial
to be at a Special
" . Term of Court t
Asheyille, N, C., Oct.?Solicitor J. ^
E. D. SwiTiTrrhas m ndj^th c^nnn ounce?
* merit that those perspns arrested
charged with participating'"in the ac~
tiort of a - mob which entered the
=?rnnnty Jail here <m-Satrp-day nighL_
?i=?^with the -mt-cntion of lynching Alvin ;
?. Mansel, 'Who was charged with aj
criminal attack on a white woman, |e
would be Compelled to'face trial. The p
fourteen men who have-been placed)
/ undcTt arrest attempted to escape, but)f
their escape was frustrated, by the '
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- Young Mansel, who has been carried | ;
to Charlotte for safe-keeping by j
Sheriff Mitchell, is expected to come;'
up for trial at a special term. of (
~ court.
RAILROAD DETECTIVE
SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT
" ON A COLORED" MAN '
- ??--trough the efforts nf the Fort _J
^ Wayne, Ipdiiina, Branch of-the Na-^
? tional Association for the Advance- &
* Bnt of Colored People, Hiram Alt-Si
man, a Georgia white man, formerly
? employed as dct-etuve by the Nickel (
Plate Railroad, has been sentenced
to serve six months on the State
?7??penal?farm and?was?fined SpOO for
V flngp,inn?"imd ..hooting Hazel Harris,
1 a colored man, on May 11. *
Alt man, after taking Harris into
?x custody","'aftey having found him in
- a railroad box car, forced the color- >
ad nvin to lie do\vii_aiHl flogged him j'
nnmnrpi fiillv. sViontintr him when he i
W tried to get up.
_ J'AltnTan is reported?to have' con-1 ;
fessed his brutal assault at his trial,
saying it was no^more^jjian a "Xig-'i
per" deserved. Dr. W. : H.?-Conner, j
President of the_Fort Wayne N. A. j 1
A. C. P., testified that he visited j
Harris in the. hospital and found his!
hndy rovorc.d with welts. William L.
Briggs, attorney, employed, by the NTT]
i ^ ^ q p>t assisted in-the prose- I
cution.
A petition'.signed by prominent-.
- white men of Worth County, Georgia,'
asking that * sentence be suspended
was ignored bv the Court.
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DR. C. C. JOHNSON Past Or
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ADMITS A^A
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tVIIITE BOY l9
? OF 11 YEARS
U'iiiiar?n Pimoll^AiLhilp, Poqpd
Guilty of an Attack o.i j'.
Mozelle Jones, Colored
hven only srx Months
rhe Counsel for the Defense. :
When- Asked - by the .Court J
h ow Punish said "Su- V
spended Sentence with
A Light Fine"
RaleigH, N. Ct-.? Gets?Wallace Pow
11,. an eighteen-year-old white boy,
vas found guilty in the Wake.eouny
Superior court here of .an attack
in Mozelle Jonc^,. 14 yearJTlfl.colored
?irl. The white boy had admitted
lis 'guilt in?the city court,"Nind was
sentenced to six months on the road.
Fhe conviction in Superior Court
?ame op appeal. The counsel for the
lefehse when asked by the court
,vbat ho thought the punishment
should be told the court "suspended
sentence and a light fine." R. N.
Simnis, attorney for the prosecution
advised tfc'e judge* that the case of
IVwell was- one in which he, the court,
tiad an opportunity to do the right
rhtrrg and protect.?colored- women..
rht'x attack on the girl occured in the,
it'ome of the liuy's hrothj**1 uhrfeno
>we 1 y<\u;i?-^hrfTtun Negroes all get
leath sentences for attack^ like these.
NEGROES TRY
TO LYNCH NLGRO
"FOR ASSAULT
Laurel, Del., OeW?Xe'gnw# tfTed
to lynch Edward?Waters. a colored
?? ?>tfU.v ?.? *?/? K/nw"
[JUlIlf ? IIV7 . VCIIIIV." IIVIV ctvwvtt. ?
ago, and was arrested Friday night
Fiftrr?a?fttr-nggle .with three polieemen,
in which ho tried to draw a
gun. lie was git en a preliminary
hearing-arffPrfished to the ??Georgetown
jail, when a crowd "of people
threatened to lynelP hiih. =
?Wednesday njght^-.at^ made.ijd-t
ranees to Mildre| ?*Co(>per, a Megfo
girl, and when she resented, knocked
her insensible wiili" a rolling pin. Later
he learned that the' girl's *f n't her,'
Jnm.w Prtherts. had sworn out a warrant
for him, and went in hiding.
Friday night . he waylaid .Roberts,
beating him and leaving him for dead
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~ ^ COLUMBIA, S.-C.-.-SATU
LYNCHE1
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ARCH MAS
ULT1NG A C<
eOtQREEHyOMA
- IN ELMW
ihe Plot 'on- Which SHe Was ~!
Husband in 1870, From Elr
Mrs. Mary S. Smith, the wifc-df,
Mr?William Smith, (deceased) since
L?85, died at her residence 1114 Ilu?er?street,
Monday at 11:00 o'clock.
She has been a resilient, of. Columbia
for over 80 year*. She was possessI'd
with a "reasonable portion of this
world's j*oods," and was one of' Columbia's
loading , business women.
She attended to the tolie^tfn-Trf?hef^
FeTift+F ete.
Allen's Official Opening
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1925
11:45 A. M. in-the
Univ. Chapel,
Bishop Beckett and Dr. Imes of
Tuskegee To Speak.
President .Sims says the opening
will be the greatest in. X\)fi history
of the institution from n^jmy angleg.
There iuoT been a steady increase
in the and High School departments.
Several new teachers
have adiiedr'eirectiveness to the work.
The spirit* of teachers and. students
is fine_. The President has the confidence
of all.. "T4 ; T
-Bishop \V. \V. Beckett, the Presiding
Bishop of the Seventh and* Eighth
Episcopal districts will.be. present
and "preside over tluTmeetinn oTTPyesiding
Elders, who will report fq^ds
from theirfc several- districts for Allen
University; Bishop. Beckett is a
former jpre'sitlent,, and is giving President.
Siuis ami his faculty his best
judgment andHTnstinted support.
A new business system has been
inaugurated at Allen. Mr. A.
Clark, president of Clark and Company,
Accountants, New York, installed
the system. It is-the ggmc
.nsed at Vassal', Harvard, Ml. - Hol_yoke,
Columbia, The University of
Chicago and the General Education
Board. : rrr-rrr-?
President Sims states that our
progress along this line is significant,
because financial assistance in large
denominations is needed and expected
al AlUui in l.Jiw near tuUiau..^
Mr. G. Lake lines, of Tuskegee will
be present and will speak; also Bishbp
Beckett."
",~At^;_? ^o'clock r. M., a Reception
will be tendered Bishop Beckett L>y
Carofiua. . 'l'he Program follows:
iiivi?. :iiion- A: 'Perrin.
Music?Alien University Gjee Club. .
Address?Dr.. L. R. Nichols, Master
of Ceremonies.
Duett?.Miss 1'atrick and Mr. Young.
VVoitumc on behalf of Conferences:
' South Carolina?Dr. Af. A. HolUns.
Columbia-?Dr. T. ?ffarper.
North-Last?1 >r. J. W. .Mtirph.
Piedmont?-Dr. \Y. C. Crawford.
,?Central--Dr." 1. .) "l'rnit
Solo - Miss Brumfiekl.
Welcome on behalf of the Churches:
DiTT Cr White.
Welcome oh-behalf of the Laity?
Prof. ft. W. Howard.
^Wi'lfinne on behalf of the Missionary
Societies?Mrs, R. C. Chappelle.
Quartette. Welcome
on behalf of Allen University?
Dr. D. If. Sims, President
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? YYtriVt?tm*--4W--I.K'll?IIA- U1 OCIlUUia 1 ll'l
1. M. A. Myers.
Welcome on behalf of Fraternal Or
ifanixations?Dr.. C. C. Johnson
Music?Allen University Glee Club
Introduction of the Bishop. The Rt
. Rev. W*. W. Beckett, At M,, D
D., by Dr. L. R. Nichols, State
Chairman.
RDAY, OCT, 10, 1925, :
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M nnrn riffiJ
JLUlxLU UilvL
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Buried Wag-Purchated By Her
nwood Cemetery Company ^^
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The funeral services were held
from Ladsoiw Presbyterian .church, of |
which she was a consistent member,
Wednesday afternoon, at^l o'clock.
Rev. I. 1). Davis, the pastor ofhedatihy.
She is 'survived by three yrand'-'~
children: Purvis Smith, Mrs. Nellie
Mouzin ami .Miss :Jeunie, Smith. ~
The firm of Johnson-Jihad 1 ey-MOrTts
had-charye of the funeral anrunyo-"
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FATHER AND SON SUFFO- (
GATED IN WELL FROM
POISON GAS.
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Last Satu'rdaJT^TiRiYiiiiiy perhaps ?
one of "'ilau-inust. siai'll'lliy tragedies 1
joccured on the Winnsboro Road, just ^
Jjeyond .Hyatt's Park. William liar- ,
.ris, Sr.. aye 45; and William Harris,
Jr., aye. IS; were suffocated by poi- 1
ison yas in attemptiny to clean out (
U well. Thee hud cone to the well
. Friday ?to clean it out, but discover- "j
ed that there was a__lurge amount
tof jrs_is iii^the well. They burned the
veil out; and supposing "thai the (?alT
.had been consumed, went back Sat.urdav.,
and the Klder- Harris - went
I down into-the well, but as soon as
he reached the bottom, he called to
h'ts-son for help. The soUMlescended
on the rope and he was immediately,
oveiconje also. Another- in'hn who
was assisting them gave the alarm..Members
"of the -Columbia- Hospital
- Stall*,' rendered first' aid with pulino^tors."~
etc., but life was extinct in '
both. . i
The funeral was to have been held
at Second Nazareth Baptist club-ch;
but "'long before' d o'clock, the time
appoi+fted. for the funeral, the church
was. crowded to overllowing and the services.
were retnoved to the Tabernacle
next, door.
The elder .1 {arris is survived-by a '
wife and 11>?r*hHdrt?n. ?
There were approximately about
l.pph a 000 {lenole ip attendance,'"
Rev. R. M. Myers, the pastor preached
"TfTe funerals,?rrnd?*ear?anointed?by-J
- Rev. John?Myers.
Johnson-Bradlyy-Mortis were the
U ndertakers.
nir^nv nni ik
COMMUNITY MEETING AT
STATE HILL ANI) RIDGEWAY
TO GET READY CO. "
FAIR?NOV. 11, 12 and 1.1. j
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Everybody in- Hie County is!
fnr r. Dig CounTyT
- Knir. ITo-t^ II Li.. I'annus 'M
State College spoke at -the j
Rttlgeway-fHeeting in the inter-1
est of the Fair.
On Nov. Gth, a Big Common-.iix
Fair will he hekT^'at t he '
f'reshytorian school on- thnr~Tedge
of Itidgcwny and all wilF
-t-omo fmm 1 hero-?fl-i_ho Countv
Fair- _ ,7 r~~-?
Aerial photographs are going';
used in Connecticut for lax-as- ,
sending purposed
r The age of .tile sun 'lias Woonfixed
at between 2,000.000.000 ]
and 3.00(MlOO.OOO yeais old. '
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An orphr.-n car is one whose,
' manufacturer has gone out?of l
. . j
business.
Response by the Bishop.
Presentation by Dr. (1. C. Johnson.
Treasurer,
g- -Announcements. Benediction.
Collation in the University Dining
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EiAl VyillLl^
ItO YAL AHC'li
- MASONS AND
iCNlUHTS IEMPLARS
The IDtTi Annual (r:fln\ln;rtion
Giand ChapU'i llolv HuihI?
Arch .Masons To Meet ^
VTT THINGS ARK?HEADY
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'a'mel'lo .Grand Commanderv
Knights 'Templars Will
?r~Also He In Attendance ^
: At This Meeting'
Animal Confr?.catfaiT* of the
ji'aird IT.aptor, Holy Rqyal
Yrch Ulasmi^TiTrd T*utrrruttu
irand Commandory. KnightA
Templars to-be held in this city
next Aveek, _The sefeiaT com-"
11 it lees haVo seen that everyMing
possible has been done Tor
he reeepti op?pi' this most- nobly
jrdor.?Tin A- have .arrunggd-an
daborato Program-to. he carryl'd
Hit at the (iiil'ereiit churches in.
the yity during the Convocaion
Following is the Progra.ni for*
4k? dilVore-ftt cliurchi;-:
proframMonday
niuht at- Wesley M. F..
I nurcti, October 12, S o'clock.
Opening by Master of Forenionk's
A*. X. Kokobi trough. II. I*.
Music-Fhoir,? *~Invocation?
Prelate.
Musicrr-Fhoir.
WelcomeAddress. to the City?>i.
I. Frederick. Rm|,?.Mils
if?(In tth T ???
Address-of Welcome, on behalf of
Chufchess?Rey.: X .S.-Smith.
Address of Welcome on behalf of
r.ocnl Ma?TTn--. Fomn.?X. F.. 1 .eiv;.-^~
liespoiw? Fonip, 1- MvFall.
.Music -|Fhoir,
Remark" by Fraud Master?Dr. F.
Johnsptr r 1 .
XMt It- ( g - -1; ratid High Prk^T, .1. s.
^tailback. -
?Doxology. - l
nrsdav niuht at Setoiut Calvary H.lptist
Church, October 13, ^ o'clock.
' Oivjninjr'? -Master of ( eivmonu-.--.
! ;uuvuics ?.Music by choir.
Invocation?Chapfaln.. ^ " y
T\i':nlii)'j- names nl' ti < < <-ii - i Companions?Secretary
!?_ . Hawkins.
Report ..of tlic Committee on Roso
Cuntiiiuad , oiC-page 2. ,? . ..
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rent. S<if inr.i nflOt'Ti- ~~
eral News.
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thirtyVears
IN PRISON IS_ ?
THE Si: N I'ENCE
lliuuiy?lien n is (Trillin. sentent
Siirinir For :
Mutilation . ' .
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VA VA-TUTT;it i?i(i:>11: co i KT ?
Ho Had Served Twelve Days
of Hi ?Sentence at the
'lime His Appeal was -s? *
- -I Yr tectetl C..
6?-V. ilobry Dermis
(iPilViii; \vhw wa- rnc.oT lust_*pi"intC
><? serve a, term of -.thirty years, in the
Sia!?-'- prison t*t>r- the "mutilation of/
.' > < | i TV. X <\s-u if maI.. r?\vhUo. must ^
Vr.ve\lus sentence. This i* the rul
^n" MT -'irr V, ,i-rh .1-. " v;iipy^g~^~?=====
rh vii -e TntHn~+rad"nppcale'd
n?< eh . I -i nt))'.ox wTth.a number
nf -.urire rv.-H r:tf: n i y} r. "frtl -.vi't b tmv - - intf
tykei) XeiHiiexnar, Jr?m_lhe Mar-TTTT
v. i ' nr-^va- held TuT
4 .t'liarye. "I MtaiuTThjT a . young
v !:itc woman. The prp-oner was t~ ?
' iT'lily inu:Hated, (if itlin had contend
< <1 miii t*<Tv:ui) evnienee was madtnissnhle
and that hi- senterico-which
: i.an vlt'e -etteences of oth " "
or nn>iri.u'f. the tttoh. was excessive
lit had served twelve days of his.
" ~r?!itr??:TVf- nt" tlm-'timxr lii- appeal was
.perfected ??nd he was released .on
STu.UMi I>..?1.1. Tw . X'ejrrh"*- porters
were mutilated at *.lack-<>)iville F:hi. "
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"HAVE NQT AS
YET EMERGED"
FROM RARRARlSl\Sr"
r_ y... Miu-.."ri,"
(ia.t Oct.?The- Macon Tele-irraph.
ie.uliim -daily paper of this .
city, coinnK'ntiny , editoWidiy on recent'
lynchtutrs. say.-: _,
."We4"-Rave l ot yet emerged front
the aye * of ha: ha! i-:n. Unless there
canes .out ? !" -these crimes and aTl
??;her-criim-s in which 'men take the
laws under:.which we live info their-.
own hand-, the swift and -sure-pun
i.-hment thai should come., we, cannot
?I'ou 11V?claim?it o ia*. -?ci vi+i'/icdr W C
has e The \ eiteer o? eTwiliza'tion arid f"
the coatiil^s > f- culture and the lux.
i .?? ul. . ... : i ... :e
irji"? <11 j:.' <;.rri tn?t'ju ?'>iu i.>ui u we
-TTimirrBC !rrirnps ggaitTSt" hpcie- ~
;y . ?lu?v<.??jM iinui?in- tineta of?;???
?t-hr ->Hnl?thtj?? ;?; ? ??
Moi'e than
w^toil in thiT bit uminous" coal . ~
industry in tins country, accord- ^
mg t<? piNi'i niiu'm siniIslic*. ' 1 r ' ?
Tiuvi; hundred <1 inies can be ~
marie t'uJi li.i.uno b,i llie new- ?
est coin' stamping machine of
?un W- ^ ?.?,
id High Priest, Chester, S. C.