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The Palmetto Leader l1
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Saturday December 5; 1925 j]
That was indeed an eloquent ]
and logical speech of Prof. John!,
Hawkins ,fo President Cool- "
idge, but it will amout to noth- ,
ing. Really these kind of appearances
before the President
are getting tiresome and disgus
ting.?The speeches go in one cm*
and right out the other, leaving (
not even a memory. j,
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< - Now it s said half witted(ac-"
cording t.o his rrmnsfrl) 'Kip'
Rhinelander's fortune has a>l- i
most been dissipated as a result'
of his suit to annul his marriage
.But who-will- believe-that his .
private fortune of $300,000 has I,
been so.spent7 If so "half wit-,
ted" is not quite expression e-J,
nough. ... - ' ???h
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Those three or four Florida '
r?? gents that^ took^a^helpless pris-11
from the hospital in-Orlando and
presumably lynched him, must/
indeed feel heroic. Valiant j
-the ivorld or rather in America '
can discourse more eloquently on 1
the Volstead Act "Because -it '
is the law of the country." |J
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Last week it was an expose of
. Georgia's cruel treatment of con-!1
victs,.this..weekJt: is North Caro-/
lina, and we "have no doubt but 3
that it would be some other '
states nt excepting South Caro- 3
- lina, if some stories that wc;'
have heard conld bft giTcircrc-^
dence. The cruel treatment of ^
helpless prisoners is about the '
last thing in -degradation and ;
the most tormented place of the (
nether world is too" much like1
'^Tbe^ai^etf- of Edeft for the war- T
dens that tolerate such cruelty. !3
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Senator Park Trainwell of Fla (
thinks Dial although 300,000 re-i*
* publicans have made Florida ^
their homes, the state will con- (
tinue to remain democratic. He,
says that northern people here-;
? tofore when they~~come south a
'hastened on account of condi- ?
tions, to join the democratic}
party. But why shouldn't theyjT
nave joined since it was the on-!*
ly way that they could have a;v
' part in their own government?
But hold your breath until 390, s
000 republicans join less than e
200,000 voting democrats. L
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FINE SPEECHES AT ,e
THE WHITE HOUSED
Recently a body of' 6616fgQ
men of more or less prominencpLp
gathered in Washing ton to dis-|c
p.uss tho wp.lfaro of the rapp As!
--is becoming so common, they,
proceeded to the White Housed
and saw the President. The;*'
" spokesman was Prof. John R.jk
Hawkins, and right eloquently 1 ti
ad logically did he present the J ^
cause of the Race. But after all Q
what do these speeches to the
President amount to? Commit- v
-tea after committee has gone to si
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he White^ House; speech aft(
speech has'been made but whj
rhis kind of speech making
becoming tiresome. If the cc
orod citizens of the North ar
West who have a free and fa
ballot would' use it at electic
time as men and not as herd
there would be less reasons f<
it with ballots than eloquei
words. One ballot is worth mo:
than a hundred beautiful phras<
But it seems hard for the r$i
to realize just how powerful ai
eloquent a ballot is. As long i
all our race's ballots are regar<
ed with good reasons as beloni
ing to any political'party ju:
so long will there bp hspI'p/
pilgrimages to the White Hous
It would seem that it's aboi
begin getting that bit of polit
cal fact under their hats.
o
PUT OUT THE SPARK
If there be no spark there1
be no big fire with the inevih
ale damage... Little crimes leu
to big crimes and tolerated lav
lessness towards the Negro
followed by lawlessness unlin
ited. This country^ howeve
seems to have the idea that lav
lessness can IbeT confined withi
certaihf circles or groups. F<
such an idea of the past it
paying today in un'precederibE
lawlessness of all kinds and di
scHpuon.?Take Chlctfgo; ft
quite a few days now a lawle*
crang has been bombing tl
homes of colored citizens, tl
the best citizens of that cit
police all that time seemed dea
seemed afflicted with the slee]
ing sickness and the proseei
ting-^officials all off on a fishiri
trip. But presto! the bombei
who heretofore were regarde
with indifference, having coi
fined themselves to colored pe<
pie, grew bold, a?s wickedness e:
:used always does. They begu
to bomb buildings of white pei
phL Aiiil e^e^lluMlumej uf-y
licemeir tHejireelyes. Only the
:lid Chicago remember that lav
lessness and safety do not go i
:ha_ same direction.-?The polie
jegun to arise from the dead an
:he prosecuting officers, returne
from their seeming vacatior
and what-4s-fetffld ? - A woll a
janized bombing gang that wi
?o out in the dead of night an
iomb anybody's building t
home for so much per the re;
price, as confessed by one of tl"
Chicago"" yet does not ko\V"wfii
she ought not be surprised i.
any-thing* Had the bombei
lave been-when they first b<
gan to destroy the^homes c
aifAii
,1/lUiCU Lll^X C ?Y VU1U 1U
low?be suetr a-nefaWeus?gan
nonacing the comfort and hai
jiness of that city. Wheneve
he isolation of law is condone
)r excused because only a> cei
am person group or race i
iurt, a dangerous condition i
created and nothing can keep i
'orm spreading.
Another result of excused v
)lation of law 15 seen in.the ger
;ral now observance, if not oul
ight contempt, of the Nation*
h-ohibition la>w. The time wa
vherit' most neonle would trerr
>led at the very idea of violatin
i Federal law. That > time how
ver seems to have passed ;
rether. And why? The Gom
rnment winked all too long a
he disregard and bolkf violatio:
f S6me"6f it'S l&'Ws Wftllh h6W
ertain group or race. The ap
pals-and-nrges now so eluquunl
r, if ndt altogether hypocricalh
et-forth to obey and uphold th<
fw because it is in the Consti
ution all but fall on deaf ears
.aws ought either be enforcec
r repealed. Make excuses foi
iolation of one law and then
iamp out the spark.
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it 16,000 ATTEND THE FIRST
it I ORANGEBURG COUNTY COEOKED
FAIR
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>1- Orangeburg, S. C. Nov. 28?i
id |The first?Qrangoburg?County;
ir^Fair closed here yesterday, liav-.
>n ing registered an attendance
s, past the 10,000 mark.
ir Exhibits coming v from every j
ly nook and corner1 of this and ai?7
it joining counties, bespoke with j
re j credit, progress that is being;
es made by the farmers. Special j
;e mention was made in the white
id dailies of elaborate displays, by
is the State College in Home Ecol-]nmnics
and Agriculture; of Claf- 1
I- lin "University exhibits in plain
st and fancy sewing and furniture J
ss: making and of the industrial!
p and agrimll in al exhibits nf the,,
it farmers.
-a;, Among prominent-'speakers te-fi
address the huge crowds were ^
| State Senator Martin, Representative
F. T. Brantfey and Cope.j:
President Wilkinson of the State
College was called ui>oh to pre-'
i- side at the speaking. The speak-j
^d orsexpressed themselves as vcryy
v- much surprised at the. wonder-,
ful progress made by the colored
> farmers in agriculture* and in-j
r? Tlustry : as evidenced -by theU",i
V- splendid pyhiliitft 1 l
in I The - white merchants of 0n*
rahgeburg gave ardent support
is |to the efforts of the colored peo-'.
;d pie by offering prizes-to the mane"'y
boys clubs. Over 200 prizes (
irj^were distributed Saturday to the'1
ss^many premium getters.
Adjoining Counties contribu-'
ie|.ted not only in biinging .exhi-i
y i-bi-ts-Uut to swell the attendance.'
id Columbia, Darlington, Florence, I
P-|Sumter, Charleston and 1
other cities of the state were!E;
represented in the attendance. !
fs j Some of the many interesting
'0 Ann* .4.K- ?
*- J days were the horse races,mule
3- races,t large carnival, Foot Ball .
<- games &nd special music ren-,
m dered by the State College Band.
> _ On Thanksgiving Day. ' the
o 'Statu- College. (JrartdciurniuT thu
;n fast aggregation from Allen U-j
y-iniversity for their annual game <
n:and after, a hard fought battle, ^
te'before-the large crowd attending
Ld ;the Fair, State College-was deTj_
djfeated by a score of 6-0 |
*sj The promoters of the Fair ex- 1
ill'tendance and orderliness of the J.
id;large crowds, all was far beyond
? i meir expectations and tills,]"
alj which is to be an annual occas- ]
l$jion promises to become the larg-,'
^est ancTbest "Fair in the whole ]
^State. .
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iL KITTRELL CO 1,LEGE RE- j.
V CEIV'ES OIL PAINTING !(
()| OF WASHINGTON DUKE 4]
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f Kittrell, N. C'. Dec. 1?Of the''1
many gills that have cume to'
g | Kittrell recently, none havc? giv:-.,j
v.! en more pleasure to> the college^
,r th?n a recent oil pain.ting. of
c|j Washington Duke, 1 he father of
._:AIr. B. N. Duke of Now York
^ .Gify-and- the lato nhiiantropisf.'
[g J. B. Duke. The work is the art it
of an 'artist of unusual 'merit.-,
The picture is hung in the chapel
r of Duke Hall.
The college Administration is'
1_ busy formulating plans for the
' future development of Kittrell
djthat when disclosed in all proba-k
s.;bility will be, gratifying, The j
L_ | College faculty has been en-|.
1 larcred and xtrencJ bpnnrl Simii
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well-known *clu>oW a*-Bostmv University,
Cooper Union, New'
Jersey Normal, Columbia, Corn-'
r- ell, Institute of iMethods of Bos- 1
t ton University, Howard, Univer- J
^ sitv of Chicago and Wilberforee.
^ heing.repncionU'd.. . ^
-The president,?Br. Or A."Ed-"^
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warns, was among those wtnxat-'
tended the funcral of the late J.'
~ B. Duku hold trri^hffmrNrrr T
/ A club has been organized a- ,
a mong the teachers with a view l<
_-to collecting and preserving-eer-j"
ly known. Situated in a belt !
that is noted for its wealth of
material in legends,and moun- '
* tain-lore, the Club feels that it j
- has a great reservoir upon i <
*ru mangaf :
A PATH TO A SCHOOL
IN THE WOODS
Palmer Memorial Founded by
Mrs. Charlotte H. Brown
..... Emerson's statement to the
effect that if a ma-n may preach
a better sermon, make a better
speech, or build a better mouse
trap than his neighbor though
he lives in the woods, the world 1
would make a beaten path to]
his door, has found ample justi-j
fication in the case of Charlotte'
Hawkins Brown, the queenly e-j
ducator, founder and principal
of the Palmer Memorial Institute,
at Secialia, JN. C., ten miles'
from Greensbroo.
Last Saturday morning, Prof J
b\ M. Staiev. or A. & i' t;olWpj
lion. J. D. Carr, Editor of the^
Ashoville Enterprise, -?and j
Charles Satehell Morris, Jr., ofj
Norfolk, Va. motored out _lu in-j
spect the noted institution made
possible by the. genius of a colored
woman.
Arriving at the institution about
ton forty five,- the gentlemen
found Airs. Brown in conference
with Dr. James II. Dillard,
of Charlottesville, Va., the
ot'oretary of tho Jeanne.^ and Sla-1
lor Funds. The students had'
already assembled-in the chapel'
to hear the distinguished visitors.
Upon* his entrance to the1
auditorium with Mrs. Brown and:
lMrs. Bright 01 iNew ra-K Lityp
fa white millionaire who has a1
winter home and shooting ludgfej
in the vicinity of. the school),!
Dr. Dillard was accorcd an enthusiastic
ovat.inn .by the student
body. In beginning his
talk he remarked that he had no;
recolteution whatever'of so lew
students having made so much'
noise. Tajking on Art he stres'
sed t lie facK^fhataeaeh person^
should lie an arWst in his particular
line of work. Editor Carrj
was presented to the students j
and teachers following Dr. Dil-|
lard He commended the group
enthusiasm^
for its splendid loyalty, "Toi! Jts*
optimistic outlook. - He concluded
by offering a prize of fifteen
dollars to that senior student
who should write the best pa-'
pgi tu be published in the Ashe-:
ville Enterprise. Prof. James, i
titthe .Henderson ^Normal -and:
I iVrlntiii*iq1 Iholiliito nnrm
V WVIIlfe ;
presented told of the splendid'
efforts of the students in all]
parts of the South in helping
themselves. He stressed the
need of Latin for one who .would I
speak the English Language
correctly. In turn he-offered * i
prize of ten - dollars for the stu-dent
making the highest mark,
in that tongiieT Prof. F. M. Sta-|
ley, of the A. & T. College, moved
Llie crowd ina^icry witty and i
clever Speech. Laugh after!
laugh interspersed, his remarks,
:he group manifesting its plea ;
Lire in having him. He offered a
prize of fifteen dollars to that'
student who should make the i
highest mark lii his tthte booki
and project work in agriculture.'
the same' to be avvared at the!
commencement exercises.
ivhich to draw. The possibili-1
iius ui aiunauon witn tne r oikLore
Fellow, and making certain
contributions to their pubIc&tion
"F. F. Communications"
have been brought before the
The Director of Music, Mrs.
G. A. Edwards, gave a very interesting
illustrated lecture Fritlay
morning in chapel on "Peter
Gynt Suited?The legends
uirrounding thts beautiful Snifp ;
ivere interestingly narrated by'
>et. -Piw numbers ttsed tft HIttS- ~
trate the theme of the -Suite
A'crc those: "In the Hall of the.
Mountain King," "Morning,";
'Anitra's Dance," "Solveig's i
Song," and "Asa's- Death." |
Friday night the members of
he Y. M. C. A. Cabinet were
lOsts to the members of the Y.
iV. C. A. Cabinet and their
fuest.s A very delightful pro-1
(ram was rendered during the
wenirig.
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I Charles Satchell Morris, Jr.,!
of Norfolk, Va>., popular orator
i and a favorito at the Bohoolfjwas
next asked to speak by Mrs.
j Brown. Although he declined
!n<. first, Hie students wi-rc so insistent
that he sav something
I that he finally consented,
speaking for a minute or two in
ja humorous vein, he told of his
pleasure in being present with
his friends. Just preceding his
talk Editor Carr, announced
that if Prof. Staley donated a
prize of iifleen dollars, he would
increase his to sixfeem/TTbrris"
said that he never perrfiitted men
who were shorter than he to
do more than he. Thereupon-he
announced a prize of twenty dollars
to be awarded during commencement
week Lu that sluident
who would write tfie best
essay," give the best declamation
or prepare the best oration.
The students cheered lustily.
Just after he had had taken his
seat, Editor Carr arose and in
.creased his offer to twenty-five
dollars, whereupon Morris made
his" "Thirty-five dollars which
t?forced the urbane and suave
Asheville publisher to take his
^ eat. Alter the meeting it was
i uniuied llial duty told the other1
"Sec, what a mess you led me in-!
to," a dispute that may not have
been settled yet. The last person
to be introduced was Mrs.
Yancey of Henderson, who labored
unceasingly with Mrs i
Brown in the early days of the
Chool. In a neat and touching
speech, she told of her interest
Idents, bui^tatcd that her deepest
sympathies "were with the
.boys and girls in thb elementary
school. To this end she declared
she would seek to induce some
person to give a scholarship to
a boy or girl graduating from
,the seventh grade in her county.
-She was given the thrilling
school yell. Mrs. Brown reques\
led the students to sing the ap'prying
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The session was then disbanded.
The visitors were presented to
-th-tt *farhers
Although the men had pllanned
to depart for Durham al- >
most immediately it was mnro
than an hour before the party .
could be induced to leave, especially
Editor Carr, and Prof.
Staley, when it was known that
luncheon would be served. Being
the only single man in the
crowd it is understood that Mr.
Morris' appetite was rather delicate.
A tempting repast was
served i nhonor of the visitors
in the domestic science depart- ,
ment of _the institution?-The
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uiscussion at tne table was both
brilliant. and?animated.? The ?r?men
departed early in the afteniuon
for Durham, from which
point they pfanned to run over
to?Winston - Salem Saturday
night, where Charles Satchell
Morris, Jr., was scheduled to address
a mammoth Sunday afternoon
mass meeting, with the other
men as his guests. The
school is enjoying phenomenal
progress at this moment. Mrs. ~
Brown is now engaged in an active
campaign to raise three
hundred thousand dollars. Noted
men and women from every section
of tne United States stop
b^ to see her institution. Veri- rly
though.she is im the woods, "
the world is. making a beaten
path to her door.'*?^ ' "
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