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B "FOUR ? ' The Palmetto Leader ^ ' ' . Published "Weekly By The Palmetto .Leader Pub. Co. ~N. J. FREDERICK, _______?Editor W. FRANK WILLIAMS! Contributing Editor 7 CrEUT H. HAMPTON, Manager gi, j?SUBSCRIPTION. RATES; ? .One Year $2.00 -v-^gix Months, 1.25 ??Three Months ,r^TlT; .75" ~ina qtt .?iVDYftNf F TELEPHONE 4523 i -a. " Saturday, February 14, 1925. Despite the prediction of Mrs.! * Margarec W. Rowan of California that t.hp wprld wmlH L end last. Friday, we all-cam ?still sing, "And a*e we yet alive, and see each other's face?" _* , and science is yet helpless in the contest with" Mother Nature. "Little has she yielded aiid~wttlT . ' stills Mile" man~T)"ernrnps proud. -Then Nature exerts itself/ and - where is proud little man? _l- Governors of South- Carolina noT&ngaMear to address colored citizens whenever and wherever c... fiTthey even have further poli^ ' tfcal aspirations. Mem-are-net - now crucified politically for Tfy?-? ingto help tho colored citizens.? "Tr* . All people, roughly speaking, are-divided into three parts, the Constructionists, destructinnisfca and obstructionists. The first part. inhabits-4?ut a small part ^ of any community; the second part is widely scattered and the third part is found only in close proximity to the first. Of -j?hich-part are yon? ? " For Sale or Hire?Some of the and statesmen that ifihabit thts~ little thing like that ipakes no . difference, ? They_just know any and everything:- Since when" for fggae genia io-aegiilre ' edge by such a painful process? _: ?i- Thoro muot undoubtedly be something radically wrong with the management of Fisk University. There Has been complaints ftlTover the country against the President by prominent alumni nrtri A I nrrmi A assail11i? a i n V last week- about 4QQ of the students went on a strike. Fisk University has had too long and an honorable career- to at this' v late day to have it jeopardized by anyone not really fit to carry r- on i. its great work. FrndZthk - cause, appiy uie remedy and let Flsk go on. ' ~ ' ~T r" o GARVEfY LOSES APPEAL. dian, of New York who has held ?- the limelight for the.past few ' years lost his appeal in the fed-. eral circuit court last. week^ Jfewas convicted in May, 1923 ini |he Federal District Court of ? New York, after a triaHlastTng 32tdays. He was-tried on the charge of using the U. S. mail ? to defraud, the charge growing out of-the blowing-up of the Black Star Line. In some respect Marcus Garvey was an extraordinary character. His hold upon hia followers is beyondthe ordinary, many being fanatical in their zeaf. - There is doubt ~ L however as to just how much of Garvey's plahnings were honest and How much were merely crafty and .scheming^ the- end of which was his personal aggrandizement One thing is certain however, his plans for the uplift J _ M? ? * l w me iNegrro was impractical and his business operations a gT ' failure.' He is now in the Fedl cral priacm fit AtTania, Ga.T' M where ha must spend 6 years. [gt- ,Aftet the service of the sen-! K ienee, he wili be deported not beli t .rfgJL !*. ^MmZ'JLrik greatest hold was_npon his own people?the West Indians of New York, where many thousands live but who think, themselves too good to become .American citizens. The bulk of his followers was made up of more^itrfcefliggnt regarding htm more of a menace than a modern Moses. zzr? 0 Proposed Richland County Fair ~~ Association* ^ ^According to a "Sail issued by James E. Jackson, County Farm Demonstration Agont, a County Fair Association is to be organized. We believe such a move ment ilhtimeri, ill-advised and altogether unnecessary. To say that, we realize is not enough. and unnecessary ?- Fair, assorts tions are organized for the purpose of having fairs. Like most things of a uuuular nature faird are agencies of good when there are a genuine need of and dmand arg^rmjgnrzed now by all lntelligent people, educational and recreational to some extent _as they are. For.th? past '16 years the State Colored 'Fair Association has been conducting a fair in Columbia, where the farmers, opportunity to exhibit whatever of ability and?skill they urajr have had in their several linear besides the opportunity of coming in helpful contact with the state.. Can a County Fair Association offer .more? Can it in the very nature of, things hope to offer as much? it not, where then is there a need for such? From-our-experience as mors and others of Richland 1 -1- 1 I (.uuiHJf 11CCU IHJl/ 6U II1UCI1 a County Fair as the urging to enter in with zest a fair that fori these many year-s-thcy hove had at their very doors. There is no need for a County'Fair here, hnwftVftr~fhiirh won Id-he nffirer* may think It is all i4ght for^ counties remote from the seat of the State Fair to_have' fairs but utterly nonsenslcal lor a lew tp try to Qrganize one in Richland-County. Instead, they would be doing the race more good by trying to on itjurage rnp ppnpip at?K4<vhlan<4 county to take a pari in what is~aTreadyLQpened to them. "Besides, a higher degree of real leadership would be displayed by those who think-they "ought be at the head of a:*Fair Association. Our opinion fe_that the whole thing is conceived in sin ing good can or_will come of it. Too mahy fairs like too much sweets but cloy. The Passing ot The Standard Life. A?gr^at deal of interest hasI hfien Abused over the "merger" of^Ehe^StandarcLLifc Insurance: Company, of Atlanta, 'Ga., with the Southern Life InsuraftefrCo:, of Nashville, Tenm^ The former company was organized and conducted by colored men to insure colored people, TW latter is a white organization. For quite a few years the Standard seemed to prosper and indeed was reckoned as perhaps the largest of the colored insurance companies. Heman E. Ferry was the founder and as it later developed, was the whole shebang. And right there was the trouble. Being- the king pin, he began to imagine himself a Napoleon of finance or a wizard and proved to be only a Ponzi. Pad the directors of the company directed as they should have, |he Standard would not have been "merged"- with apnther company, The wdrd "mefged" is used In all statements from Mr. Perry in explaining the passing of the Standard but everyone 7j? w* ^ swallowed pat1?*^ aer *n ?tl1 pany, and a ' ** ^T^Sult of b<& management ^ part of Mr, Perry. While"5^^regretted that so splendid a company has passed from the hands of the colorectnpsople, yet the-stockholders and- policyholders need not befixed by law and cannot lie changed as long as the company that takes oyer,the Standard operates. In this connection, the Atlanta Civic League has issued a statement which, in our opinion, Is untimely, ill advised -arrth altogether fuulisli.J?It. advises policy-holders to demand the "Cash' Surrender Value" of their policies simply because the company taking over the Stanjjml Js_ whij&_ami then lining lip with-some colored company. But such a procedure would be paying too much simply to de vMVIIJVUU. .*i itxi u ciiv^r j7i xm7; Sentiment alone is a poor thing to do business on. Many of the policy-holders are not^nQw insurahle and to surrender what-thev 4WW -have would be a mighty poor way o^providing- for their dependents. There are some -policy-holders as well as stockrfeld'ers in this^ state. To them we would say, hold fast to what Heman E. Ferry as an insurfailure ought be but a lesson to ethers engaged TrFbusineseenter^ crises.' Bv no means has it. nnv Ibearing on the ability of the race to conduct businesses of . : ^ ' - _ y Georgetown Items i S ' The Allen Christian Ehdeavon League of Bethel A. M. E. Church held its regular service at GiOQ-o'clock P. M. "The -service was* opened by singing "Take the Name of "Jesus with You." Thts Arers- followed by "The Lord's Prayer. An interesting lesson was disounr.od, aubjeet-?"Conquest of Selfishness," led by _Mc,- .Andrew"J. Mack^__foiUuKe?M5y excellent remarks =4rGm~4he pastor, Rev. J. L.-Benbow. ""Closing hymn, "Abide with Me." "A gtuad. collection was raised?" After dismissal of the League the night service was turned over to the Sunday School and League. An excellent program was rendered in honor of Richard Allen, founder of the A, M. E. Church. The program consisted of readings, recitations, quartettes, and pastor, Rev. Benbow, entitled "His r.yn ib on tho Sparrow, and I know He watches Me." ^ you wish to hear up to date sermons and programs-come to Big Bethel Church. She extends to all . a cordial invitation. The "Hollywood Four" entertained the "Youth Improvement Clufell.on Monday, Feb. 2nd*, at the home of Mr. "members were present and reported a very enjoyable evening. Miss Joedell Johnson entertained the above named club at her home jn Monday evening FebV 9th. In spite of thc^jjclenieiit weather thu intuiting was highly attended "by the members. A beautiful and interesting program was rendered in honor of Frederick Douglass. . * ?The Ruthites of Excelsior" Ilpuse:frbSd:-of Ruth 'No.~tt88, surprised Th'g W. R. Mr. J. B. Brockington, at the last railing. it was a pleasant surprise. ? Messrs A. G. Gill, A. Q. Dunmore, Abie Greene, and Thos. Horry .motored to Columbia Sunday and visited 2nd Calvary Cirurl'Ti. TTfgy stated that they have been highlj^benefited by the sermon preached by the pastor and the beautiful singing by the choir. Mrs. Catherine Washington ^wishes to thank the missionary board- and. praying band of Bethel Church for remembering her in her sickness. Mr. David W. Washington of Brooklyn, N. Y. is here visiting his mother who has been sick for the past four months. r? Miss Thomasena?Dunmore is still sick in McLeod hospital, Florence. We are very glad to know that Mrs. Mary E. Brunson is improving. _ C.S. m 9 m 4In 1869, colored men, for the IfrsFtTrmTin the^hisFory'of the District 6f Columbia, were drawn as jurors, and served with white men. EEXDER * - -T3, ?7 CW6' brothers, Mr. i Dr. L. A. Lewie^ AnJL j filer relatives and ^r'en^03,V0Il - 8 JEW. %OGY ON THE L1F Oju, DArSY SWY WL... tp.aradise not Para New York's?residential? Fifth r Ave.; the effulgence of Chicago's "JRnu 1," or the-dominant splendor of the Champs Elysees of Paris^ majestically raises the soul to a " plane whereon earthly things asc sume divinity. " But the mind does not long - remain in such meditative moods _ for the realization?soon comes that these are the paradises of r.nose nt attiuencfi, in which wise, the non-paradise nature looms up_because of the too well known class difference. The thing which makes these conditions bearable is the fact that there has been promised a real Paraciise.a Harmvirunting Ground, to all who are desijrojus of such, regardless to class race - or other handicaps which act as "^barrier to the acquisition of the fortunes and pleasures of this; _ terrestrial paradise.?? We have heard before that an . inevitable?dualism?bisects a 11 nature; and now in the form of an anti-joy force comes the ph^ -terminology is~l5ad/it is still noT 1 A "1- 111 1 " - wnat ne ougnt to oe caiieri)-wna weukl destroythe only real joy - 4tt-fcheT-werM;?-He?said to mer that the to earth of tlie . Savior was purely economic. -That Heaven?was "to- supply a land with many mansions; and Ilis coming was to create a desire and consequently a demand - for heavenly structures. Since" supply and demand, and capitaLand labor, seem to be inseparable fibres. in the economic ^fabfJ&P -we?suppose capital will ,_siill hold its own?m-fts ^Nfw~ Heaven. Now just imagine how this news -will^ be^e^ivedJby^JJie-eTtywill "be rather disheartening to him; whose hope ^for^economic ec^al^l he has been-told-there is no pro^ ducer, nor Is there product; neTther capital, nor labor. And since^there is Tittle probability of the materialization of the workers' Utopia here, and if; they are to accept the none too! encouraging idea advanced^ will; 1 O^willthoy0 willi "others other' wise burdened with the eternal' problem of economic adjustment^ force"the issue and choose to go where it is more certain that all are laborers (except rejected j Lucifer) on a common level and -all of the produce the property '< of the prodnrpr ? ?==? j We only assume that in this jlast place there will b'e an equitable distribution, for the new' |thought'"advocate did not clarify 1 fKiW- .TV. iirn wiffl- Kn | little need for the practise of jnis theories in that place of equal' labor, but it might be well for him to be on hand to see how a Xs 11natiorL_caii:hn mnnwi* V> _ out the use of economic-thoorms jand laws. ~ r~. T MRS. RACHEL SIMMS. ? . ^ Mrs. Rachel Simms, aged 72 years wife of the late Dfcacon Wm, Simms,; assed away at the home of her.daughter MrsT-Hayea Goodwin, near Wes-1 tonl 13. C.. on Tuesday, Feb; TOHuT .Funeral and interment at Benev-! olence Baptist church, Wednesday. Feb. 11th. The funeral was conduct-1 cd by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Neal.j assisted by the Rev. Mrs. Sarah Smith of Columbia, S. C., and L. A. Lowmnn-1 of Hopkins. ~? Mrs. Simms Was a woman of quite j a bit of intellect and-of an aggres-1 sive spirit. She was a loving wife,, kind and sympathetic mother, a true neighbor and a devoted church ntember. She leaves a,number of children o -e ? ?? ....v. ~ iw.n. xtt reianves ana rriends1 -to mourn her losft, Mrs. Mary M. M g.T /inducted ' tJhe services at the grave for the Buna! i%id?i.Societie? of Richland County, of Which the deceased was a number in good standing. ' 1 M'Leod Explains Negro's <5^ Ernest Vance Was Held in Greenville MK , Jail Since 1922, Execution Stayed 1 . : 1 . stc "..-Cd Erncs^ Vance, tjrrCenville Negro, We whose sentance of death, imposed in 1:3 1922, was today commutecTto life im- 1 prisonmowt by Governor McLcod, will -arr~ spend the rest of his life' on the public works of Greenvillejcounty, according toTHe governor's order. ?, The governor s action in commut- |-? ing the sentancf is PYninirmd in tbo ?2 correspondence between the governor and Attorney General _ Daniel,, The j as 'follows: Dr _ "Ernest Vance, a Negro, was tried I*105 and convicted of murder, with rec- ^ ommendation to mercy,-during the -] May, term of general, sessions ennrt nd. for Greenville county, durfngf the ^r< rvrtr* CAT year ivzz. . a d -"He was sentenced. lQ . dfiath by Juflge-TT^rrlilauldln. bar-putice n-t mi appeal for a new trial stayed the of execution. The appeal was never perfected and" the attorneys-?later gave notice that the same had been abandoned. However, the Negro was never resentenced, and since the date of his-trial he has been an inmate of the Greenville county les fr* "Upon recommendation of the so- ja Jicitor and the trial judge, I "have decided to commute Vartce's sentence to life, imprisonment. The question ty, arises, however, us to whether or not-T5~ 1 have the authority to commute'this ? prisoner's sentench' to a life term in the-~penitentiar>V"ftnd if a commutation su worde(j~ w1nuia no binding^en-^o succeeding governors. Still nrfffther Cq] point, is whether or not oommntntTW>-^j^ of^sentence without designation of'the .plage_of_asrvice' would?leave the ? "^Vance either on, the county chain aPl yfang or in the state penitentiary." a < Attorney General Daniel's reply be says: ?" vie "Our_suprem? court- in the case cox of State vs. Harrison, >122 S. C . page sat 527, in passing upon the power to tioi reprievet. hold that ^he puwei?txr-^ngrant Reprieves is conferred upon the anc governor by the constitution, and there ser is no-limitation whatever placed upon no< the exercise of such power, either by it 1 the constitution nr hv the *.1 al.nl.tr" noi Article 4, Section II, of the constitu-. ma tion, confers the power to grant re- I prteves. but the : same^gegtion also dec me power xo grant commuta- me yaas^anr* tv?prof^ ^h? ^ ; JOHNSO^BRflD Funeral Direcftoi ?~ " - Embaln 1115 Washington Si \ COLUMBL it ' , ' * t I IHappf and I 5tew ) | -, ?JB-THF. WT I VictiMO^JSavi f, ^ ^To-Each and Everyone f and Frie ~~ ~~?:? | We have just paid 01 | members, of our 1924 X % .> . which meant so much - ^ w e wctin ouuu men, w | to join our 1925^Saving \/ We hope to pay nut $ | mas and would like for $ number. b- COME TO THE BAN* J: LET US WRITI *. ? ? 7 _ WE EA?^4%-ON SAY* 1 Vidory Savi I W. H. HARVEY, President, v <~x-j~X"X~xkk~xk~x~x^~x~X"X~x> gafrttrday, February 14, 192Si tockholders' Meeting. ^Columbia, S. C., Feb. 9, 1925. )MgE?:' Phe^Semi-annual meeting of the i 1'^iix. AsTOcintion-meeta -J dnesday th"e 18th, inst., indlas city 0 P. m.. at Bethel A. M, F j rhe Executive Board meets 10:30 m., same day at Secretary's office. J. H. GOOODWIN, Pres., GREEN JACKSON, Secy. >R. RHODES ENTERTAINS ? THE3TA63 rhe semi-monthly meeting of the -J igs Was a most delightful occasion. . . W. Swan Rhodes was the genial I? >t of the occasion, the Stags being lcomed- to "the beautiful- home of host by his charming madam. "71:~3 rhe usual series of whist was play- J ^the first prize being awarded to *? jl. .i fiini win it; utt ji. 1 nompsoit )tured the booby. After the games ? elightful repast was starved Ity.Mrs. S. Rhodes, assisted-by Mrs.- L? J. odes "and Mrs. Rosa Gillard Long Jfe Chicago.? . JflW First of Sex to be . ' " Hanged 7 . ^ Birminghamr-AlaTr-Pt - ^ " I :a saved by rin^xecuti^^" T~ >m GoVv -Brattdfoi, ckson will be the be hanged in Jefferson^11 The date for the hanf" J March 6.?? 1 Hon. Jonathan J. Wr4ghtT of lored associate Justice 6:f1K"e ? preme Court of aay state.- - ? v ouprcme muil uuutud abovg 1a- ?? J jutuuie, ana your power to grant :ommutation is unlimited and may - ? exercised at any time after con-~ tion. You have authority to grant nmutatictn in such man6r and on :h terms and under such restricns as you shall think proper, and the opinion or this 6ffice, you may ' 1 should specify where Vance shall ve his life imprisonment. ~You can > however, by any stipulation~lim:he power of any succeeding gover Jto exercise his discretion in the tter of-executive clemency." T~* Uoth the new solicitor and his pre- ^ nded^tlie^le^e^^o (jovernor McLEY-MORRIS s & Licensed iers_-?x ?? ? t. Phone 3512 * - ' ^ V*'' s. c. ___ "prosperous^ SH OF? ' ' I / ngs Bank 1 5 nds. ;? it $25,000.00 to the ; mas Savings Club, ;; happiness-to each ^ \ omen and children j h? [sChib. 50,000 next Christ- . .][ =?= YOU to be in thiisf :; ^ ? C AT ONCE AND f\ S YO^UP.^ I \)| ings Rank I G. L. FLOYD, Cashier. |