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JUDGE DIRECTS
COHEN BE FREED
Shift of Testimony Results in
v ^Verdict for New Orleans
1 Negro Collector
?LEADER OF REPUBLICANS
."The Shift ofTestimony was a
K Distinct Surprise and ProducedI
a Sensation in the Court
New Orleans, La., Dec. 19,?
m Walter Cohen, Negro Republi
nnn lnador nnd comDtroller_of.
the port of New Orleans, was
| freed of charges of conspiracy
t.o violate the prohibition laws
in federal district court here to
F day, when Alopza . Patterson,
""one criiis 11 "co-defendants, repudiated*
previous testimony
| that Cohen had caused
L as mrt te?interfere with liquar
i^-qnovements. The shift of testiP^rnony
was a distinct surprise
^ and produced a sensation in
: court. y ?
Patterson was recalled to the
stand by defense attorneys when
they learned he desired to
change part of hia . testimony.
Henry Dedeaux, Negro ^acting
[^"surveyor of customs, was named
Patterson ai the one whe
shifted at the will of the rum
runners. Dedeaux was immediatelv
arrested and-released on
bond.* r.
Judge Grubb ordered
the jury to bring in a verdict of
. not guilty against Cohen. Five
f of the defendants today pleaded
L guilty and the-cases of the othI
er five were given to the- Jury
A-. late in the afternoon.
Among those entering .pleas
|*, of guilty^as Patterson, considI
; ere.d one of the ring leaders ol
i f.he ring, and Arthur BattistelL
la, former proprietor pf a popuIs
lar local restaurant, who a feu
fl| weeks ago was convicted or
^ several counts off paying?bribes
to prohibition agents. The
bribes were accepted and turned
over to "the government b>
"under ^ cover" workers.?The
fstatg ,
7 HON. I S. LEEVY TO
TION ADDRES!
*._ Hon. I. S. Leevy, the progn
this city, will deliver the Eman
solidated School, at Gadsden, S.
Mr. Leevy is a fluent, as we
terpst his hearers on this occasi
Begin to-day?A
y Wins In Our
T Cr\TT
1 OLlll
COIIEN,
BABIES=RA
N. Y. AND PHI
LEADING Cm
Philadelphia is Second in*<th
Legal Defense Fond to Raise
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.CHICAGO, THIRD IN LIS'
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Cleveland Fourth, District "TC
^Columbia Fifthf-Qther Citiesthat
raised $100 or more
j The two leading, cities iir Hi
1 drive of the ^National Associfi
4 tion for th< Advancement o
Colored People to raise a $50
UUU nptpnsp H'unfl. nr
New York with $2,793.31 an
Philadelphia r with $2,550. Th
1,601.94 raised at the New Yor
, rencg Parrow brought pratr git
in to first place. * - ^
T Chicago,is the third in the lis
i $1,760; "Cleveland fourth wit
, $1,000 and the District of C<
lumbia fifth with $959.79. Th
tpther cities~or districts whic
raised $100 or moreln the oi
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! uct ui tnun' cuiuriuuuons ar
-as follows r~ ~
, - Richmond, Va., $750^74 Nxx
r^Tt^Fn California. $500, TnU
O., $446.57;. St. Paul, Min., $39(
Springfield, Mass , $360; Newnr
N. J.,* $304.38; Louisville, Ky
1 $300; Pittsburgh/ Pa., $23?
Indianapolis, Ind., $228.85; Dei
I ver, Colo., $216.05; Buffalo, I
> $200; New Bedford, Mass
~Yonkers, N. Y., $167.34; State
Island, N. Y? $162.44; Akroi
" O S15S- NvnnV Sf57
- Nebr.. 15144.157'burham. NTT
j $112.30; 'Columbus, O., $141.3?
5 Minneapolis, Minn., $128; Lon
Branch, -Galif., $125; Hartfori
. Conn., $133; Portland, Ore., $11
:.25; Fort Wayne,. Inch, $113.62
'l The staff of the N. A. A. (
P. isr n;ow engaged in tabula-tin
r the final result of the $50,0C
1 Legal Defense Fund drive an
^ results as of the end of the yet
i will be announced by the Assi
eiation. All persons or grouj
having contributions to send i
r are urged to do so at once i
i order that they may be include
-|w the final report. ?
DELIVER EMANCIPA
S AT GADSDEN.
issive and prosperous merchant <
cipation address at the New Coi
C., January J, 1926.
11 as a logical speaker, and will ii
on.
m Unparalled O
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' Subscription C
COLUMBIA, S. C., SATUI
YX
IMF.NT F
OF LOUIS:
ISKD MORE :
ILA. LEAD IN EH
1 THE BIRTH
_ j| ; ny wiiiiam
ii CHRK
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??What was the woritPs-great'
Of bitterest agony and hope
Of Strife and all the cursed w
? Offsprings of Lust and Greed
And fatal Selfishness, hung
O'er all the strggling world.
-7 Uust eovef&d. lay among the
^Wher^-oamped Ehe-bold bata
And Humanity beneath Sin's
In-vain, the Priest upon the j
r-The blood of beasts d-o'w'ash i
In vain had Moses with the
Stood pleading by the Law:
. And crushed each new-born 1
What was the world's great
White winged' Faith and dai
> g To Truth and Righteousness
te |j Of lonely watchers! from th<
?j Brilliantly gleaming 1
e & Lo. from afar o'er sea and 1
The bright Heralds s
iv g~L---Liat tr> The cong! a glad triu
>TTs Heavenward swelling.
8 See the nrlad Throng! See the
g" " Glad tidings telling!
*"? g " The Anerels sing Earth's new
1- 8 And Peace o'er all ear
L ? Goodwill to men, breaking tl
,^ 1 By Love's humble bir.t
8 Earth's dr-Vkness lifts; as II
!n &' < - Smiles from the mnrl(
ra> 8 The battlefield shifts, as gla
a, 8 ^ U/erwhelming Danger
i. -? -?Death yaw his- doom in thp \
1. "For Love came as Lift
, Hate saw his doom, and crom
Still stirred up black
"
The Angels sing Earth's new
And Peace o'er all earl
Goodwill to merr, breaking t
By Love's humble bi
tr|
3" DR. R. WTMANCE CALLED TC
53 BECKETT?ILL IN SUM1V
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upckiai w. x nsi.fci<;iiuer.
>d Summcrvillo, Dec. 24.?Dr. R. W. Ma
the .Charleston District, A. M. E. Chi
Bishop W7~W.' Beckett, who has been c<
3 for more than t&o weeks.
Bishop Beckett sferiously'ftl at
ference, Dec. 9th and was carried to t
> " iately. His condition has been critical,
ily are with him,. It was rumored last.o
and would likely recover fully in a few
moned his close adviser to his bedside t
that the condition of the Bishop is nol
to the Church throughout the country.
Bishop Beckett is Chairman?of the 0
siding Bishop of Mississippi and South
Tieen very heavy, which accounts for his
>f many.
At the bedside of the Bishop are Mrs. ^
Davis, df Baltimore, and Mrs. A. B. Coa:
his brothers from Edisto Island.
ffer?Everybody ^
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Contest? Rea
IDAY, DEO. 26, 1925. Ml
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[ANA AC
rHAN $25,0
TENSE FUND
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OF LOVE ^
D. Robinson.
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STMAS ... 1 ..." I
neecFV Foue thousand years |
lessness,? 8
roes of Hate,
-and Jealousy . ? ~ ?
Tike : shroud,
The broken law,
? Temple's ruins, :. 8
lliops of the Fall'n;
burden groaned. = r
alta-r poured > ' 5
away the stains. ' < *
brand of Fear, _V ?
The Curse of Death " |
sh,?barred t he-Gate-, |
aope'still in the womb!
need ? Creation groaned:,
intlesg^ Fealty - g
dwelt in the soul $
a Seer's Tow'r.
v'n's' gC'tea ajar, ?
nountain bar, ? S
treaming! * 3
tmph o'or Wrong!?=
>m nrp.^sinor alnncr *' ?
'-horn Saviour-King; * 8
th, - ... ~ "g
le clouds of Sin, ^ g
oavcn's chicfost of gifts o
?er. ' v '. g
d music drifts,
'anishing'gloom~~l~?hing
ih the gloom,. ' ^
"Strife. c>
'-born Saviour King, o
h v. \ S
he clouds^of Sin, |
rlh! o
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i THE BEDSIDE OF BISHOP
IERVILLE HOSPITAL.
nee, of Columbia, Presiding Elder of
jrch, was called to the bedside of
>nfvncd to his bed in a hospital here
the opening, .of the_Charleston Conbe
hospital at Summerville immedThe
members of his immediate fam,veek
that the Bishop was doing well
days, but the fact that he h?s sumhis
week is taken to mean by many
t all one of hope, which is a shock
encraf Conference Commission, Pre-"
Carolina. His duties this year have
breakdown, according to the opinion
iV. W. Beckett, his" wife; Mrs. M. H.
sey, of New York, his daughters and
^ins?Look on i
d Our Offer c
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ics
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LULiLj 111
:quitted
00 INjYEAR
remarkm&e
job in 1925
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- ^Villiam Pickens Says the Col-?ofcd
Babies Have Raised?a?
? | . .
: j Large Sum of Money
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OC.1 UU1 1U KAlSt $Z5,U0Q
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Figures to Date Show that they
Have Passed these Figures
with Contests Pending
Colored babies -have done - a
remarkable job in 1925, accord-,
ing- to William Pickens, Fiejd
Secretary of the ^Nqtionaj^A&Q-.
ciation for the AdvancementOf j
Colored-People, who reports that
thev set out to migp j9K,nnn
! during the year and they have1
already gone far beyond that J
mark.VThe final -report will be
made public^after-December 31,1925.
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There, are hahy rnntesta'pgnri-j
;jng iq Anderson, Indiana, Chica^[
go,-511., Columbus, uhlo, Detroit,
; Mich., Hopkinsvil'le, Ky., Lexington
tfv T Aiiianilln XT it
, -"-j i uuuio?1i1c| a v j*. , jtcsville,
Ohio, Norfolk, Va., Rich-'
mond, Va., ^Zanesville, Ohio and
-UniuiiLown, Pa:
?Contests have recently closed
in Great Falls, Mont., Durham,
-*N. C., Ft. Wayne, Ind., Rich-'
mond, Va., South Bend, Indr,
Staten Island* and Yonkers, N.
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i Perhaps'Staten Island has en-!
rolled the record number of babies
to date, having had seven-j
ty (70) in their list. It may be
noted that Detroit is having the
uqqi* on/1 f t
j , u4iu hiul v is iit*v-j
ing 'its second contest, having
had the first last year.
| It is the universal testimony"
th&t the Baby Contest interests
a greater number of individuals |
of the community in the N. A.
A. C. P. than any other form of
'.approach. "" - .
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Dr. Moses L. Jenkins
Dead.
J Dr. Moses L. Jenkins, after
an illness lasting nearly six
months passed away quietly at
the home of his brother-in-law,
M. J. Wa?tson, 2206 Hampton
iAve., last Friday night, Dec. 18,
inst.
Dr. Moses L. Jenkins was a
pharmacist by profession, having
finished the course at the
Mefrarry Medical school of Nashville,
Tenn.,
. For a number of years he
cohducted the drug business in
;ht$ flative city of Anderson,
j where he did a thriving business.
Only a few years ago the
I whole family moved to ColumDage
3 for partic
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A ffHlIDiH ItlllE AND ' : rS
_ ADVKItTISF.?Cur
, reiit, Social and General
News.
: "'; " ql a eorr:
AND
OSPEROUS
:w YEAR
ro ALL
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SAYS^PKOMINEN 1
WHITE ATTORNEY
He States that the O pinion of
Many Others is that the Case V
should be Nolle Pressed ;
HtS NAME IS WITH.MF! n ~
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Another M^n Says People of hjs
Locality Have a new Understanding
of Colored Peo^
pie's Rights .
A prominent white attorney,
whose name is withheld for ob- _ ..
vious reasons, has written to the ' <N.
A. A. C. P. to report that
sentiment in tha tcity has swung
in favor of Dr. 0. H. Sweet and
his associates who defended the
The attorney writs:- "
"From the'-. comments which
have come to me since the Sweetr>
trial, T am satisfied that a great ~~~
deal of good was accomplished.
There are even compensations
in the failure of the jury to agsree^
One man-who used t.n Uva
in the neigh borhood-of-Garland ?
and ChaiiuC'uTx luld me that. ha
believed that the pepple o?_thatulocality
have a new understan- .
ding of the right of .the colored
people to buy property and live
in it. He states that , the opinion
of many others is that the
ease should now be nolle prdfesed.
"On the other hand there are
the 'die-hards' who are undoubtedly
using their influence to pre
rent?Prosecutor Tom's from
doing any such wise thing."
??L_ ft!'
bia, where they bought some of
the best property on Washington
St., and at the same', time, purchasing
the L. D. Child's mansion
in Waver ley.
JJr. Moses "had been in poor
health for a number of years. -
lie was quiel, unassuming, with
loving and pleasing disposition.
He bore his illness with patience
and fortitude and Christian cou
rage. Ije died as he lived with
hope and faith unwavering in
God. - - r??
Surviving him are.Drs. N. a.
and D. K. Jenkins, Mrs. M. J.
Watson of this city, the Rev.
J. JenkinsT of Waco, tTexas.
and Dr. Counts, of Bennettsville.
Brief services were held at
the residence Sutiday morning
by Revs. J. C. White and J M.
Myers, after which the remains
was carried off ion tire early
train to Anderson, whore appropriate
funeral services were held
priate funeral services were held
from the St. Paul Baptist church
where he spent his early boy-^ ~
hood.
Peace to his ashes and rest
to his weary soul.
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