The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, February 28, 1925, Page FOUR, Image 4
^ The" Palmetto Leader^
Published Weekly By
r " The Palmetto Leader Pub. Co.
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V 1310 ASSEMBLY STREET
J. B. LEWIE -I President"
; N. J. FREDERICK, ^ Editor
W. lf'RANK. WILLIAMS ,
_T 17..:.. Contributing Editor
- GEO. H. HAMPTON, Manager
; One?>Year .. . ^ $2.00
Six Months . ? 1.25
Three Months .75
T Single Copy , .05
CASH IN ADVANCE.
Saturday, February 28, 1925.
White and colored pastors ex
? ance of National Raco Relations
Sunday. All of them talked a^
bout the same Christ.
ft' ' -? ? ??* ??-?No.
friend--c-ologed promoters
know how to organ izb and have
fairs?it takes ho special training
fot that, but colored attorney
tTvyliO must have special
???trailing and in-addition pass a
stiff examination, don't know e"
fairs.J~ " : -I.
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'"There is g new" perif-in the
"" *~ worldS^rfch is already becoming
"a bogy in the imagination of
men. It is the 'Rising Tide of
dolor,' says Sir Philip Gibbes,
flip erhinent. English writer. But
like all bogies it only needs the
application of a little common
? sense: ?^
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Marcus Garvey named his on?
ly^sMp^ theJt:. vvLasnington.
There ought be some wav
to prevent the name of such a
man from bemg^-eonnected ~hr
afiywav with anything Garvey
has or had anything to ao with.
-? Thename of Booker T. Washington-stands?for
Teal servicer
sense and. wisdom, the opposite,
of any" and attbhmgs-4or-avlikh_
. -.Garvey stands or advocates.
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It Is reportgd-that Disbui'sing;
-Clerk, N. P. Webster, of?the'
White Hous^-iiL his drive for
ppnnr?m\r koc /Innn num.. ..rrfT. i
j f- irnu a vvcv-^y WAUil j
^ individlual paper drinking . cups
inJJtie corridors ajxl has substituted
a common drinking glass.
Tf^that's true, the While Huustr
water bill will be less, for who
wants to lip a common drink- J
ing glass ?__ . " ?j
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Is ii. not rather far fetched
to accuse T)r Iff. K. a. DiTBdis1
with responsibility for the re-!
cent unpleasantness" at Fisk University?
If things-were all right
there, Dr. DuBois could talk un-!
"til Doomsday and the even tenor;
" " of irfe at FTsk wuuld not he disturbed.
Those who woiild ex
plain ought at least give reason"
able apologies. Thoso who know;
Dr. DuBois know that when he.
does speak, he speaks with.
knowledge...
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The outpouring ~of thousands;
Of Columbia's best- ditizens.j
white and colored, Sunday af- i
ternoon to hear and welcome Dr.
this city since his leaving one!
yeaC ago was rather unusual.;
? ItL however but illustrates the
fact that service of an uplifting
kind is appreciated by thinking
"people. While a minister of
Bethel A. M. E. church, of thbr
city, Dr. Wiseman, identified
; < himself with every' movement;
looking to the betterment of the
cny. as a monument -to -his^
work as a minister stands one"
of the most beautiful church edifices
of the"cttyr~"A-s a remin(Jer
of fyis efforts along social
uplift is a splendid chorus of
jfe well trained voices, numbering
p oyer a hundred. There is ifo
doubt about the fact that the
'f?~~ work of Dr. Wiseman, while here
dfd much to improve the relaBfcfe1.-:''
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lUM^iiMiwy IPI'I
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ttorr of the white and colored
people, -as pleasant as it had al-vvays
J)een. All in all, this city
is the better for the sojourn of
| Dr. wisemah "and a^warm welcome
is his at any tinte he comes
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The State luiir Assnrialioib. _
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Behold, the mountain labored
and brought forth?not even a
i mouse. The Secretary of the
iiA^?oeH>ttair~twiui foFr'oohrethne
fwere unjust, unfair and altoigether
unfounded, .At the re|
cent meeting (VE IhtF-'Falr Association,
complete and itemized
! reports were -made byTjofK the
.Trcaourcr-and So^ce^ry . Every
cent 01 money received was^C'
'counted' for; every cent spent
was reported in? detail form.
The only- sin that^was found
committed by Secretary Green
Taclcson was OTaT when the
treasury of the Association was
! empty, the big-hearted Secretary
^ci]d not hesitate to spend
his~ovvn money?many hundreds
of dollars. Is it any wonder
jthat a successful fair was^^ the
result? It is not often that an
'organization is fortunate enough
to have an officer liberal minded
"time, who does not hesitate .to
^use>his own means for the ben*efit
of others. As long as the
iFair Association can command
bined with the in tell i gen ce, enjergy
and pep that characterize
the. present Secretary it is
;bound, to succeed.
The .stockholders appreciate
the service anH^vbrk of this officer
and showed that apprecia[a
resolution expressing confi
dence in him and his co-workers.
.The. two or .three - disgruntled
i stockholders "sHmild now" fall in
Ti: ~ j t i"
.niie ana siop raising tftecry of
|''Wolf," wolf," since TRere~ts no
i wolf 'and never' has been, save
in tneir imagination. ThS" Fair
Association is safe in the hands
^of the present officers* -Wiiat
they ncecLjQjQW. is united work
from everyone with a spark of
vision.
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Raise Money For - v
Persecuted Couple
Columbia, Mo., -?eb^-Negroes
bprp raised a defense-fund of
$330 for Ivory Hudson aficthis
wife, following-Hudson's arrest
and conviction by a lower court
on a charge of .stampeding cattle
with -his" Ford and filing at
the owner.: ^ ?ry Hudson
is a young war? veter-"
an who left the hospital for tubercular
patients in Chicago for
his horire in" McAlestm*
ma on the advice of Chicago Phy
fe'.eians. e and his wife had pro
gressed as far as Columbia when
they'ran up over the top of .a
hill near dusk and before they
kfiewjt, into a herd of cattle
owned by R. P. Reed, white.
When Reed found they were
colored he smashed the wmdwhip
and caused Mrs. Hudson to
be badTy cut on the arms and
Face7~~Hudshn fired out the opposite
side* of the car to frighten
Reed away, he says.
When the couple flri^ivcd In
Columbia a. few minutes later
they were arrested. Bothulludson
and his wife have been made
to suffer untold indignities.
Notwithstanding she is charged
with no crime, MrsrHtidson was
forked up fur nearly a week, and
her husband suffering hemmorhages,
was given no felief.
Appeals for aid in carrying the
case to the Supreme Court arc
made by-a committee of citizens
headed by J. R Coleman, Box
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Spartanburg News.
Dr. BeTRrTna to-Beeome a Spar
tan. The Successful City
Boasts of Its New Member.
Dr. P. T. DePinna, a very sue
w pwuijiMi,- my i 'y. ^J"- " '
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: THErALME
I The Sea
:| RjlWilliam Fr ai
X^iE WAS THE KEGgdi
In a ' certain southern city
there was a large factory which:jdid
not employ colored, skilled
help. But in this case there
' was a Negro whose skin was so
j li yht that- hp?got~ fimnlftymfjiL.
< the impression that ho was a
white-ipan
By some means it became
-lrnmvn ia Hip nwnor of the fapflory
- that. there was a Negro
I passing for white in his em-_
(pipy, but no one was able to tell
^n-was-thp Negro.?u:ha--awn^
jer called the superintendent''
iand asked him did he have the
cunning to find out who was the
son of Ham that hadj only five
par cent of race'^hkmd..
coursing through?his?:vcihsr
j"Suro," said the superintendent.
[ "wait until we close and I will
(find out," ^ 7
i?When closing timfe came the
| -superintendent stood at the
jdoor. When the first mari eame
.out he asked: "Witt you return
to work tomorrow?" "Ab"sulutluy,^
wa.i-.the-; stern-.-?a?srAveiv
When the^ second?mam
jcame out he inquired r "Will
tn werk tomorrow?"
'"Certainly," was the polite re!
ply. When the third man came
[outTie asked: Will you come'
suh, if I live and nothing hap-j
ipens." He' was fired.
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BENDAVIS.aPEARS^
Rumor has it in Atlanta that
Bonjamin J7~Pavis, editor-of the
Atlanta Independent, is planning
to make his home in the
i^orthi Irhr^atnrday's Indepen-~
I deiit^Edttof Davis came out with
: a...strongsdenial of such, a plan..
land charged~that It is a inali
ciou&T "false alarm" circulaljjd
^ Editor Davis says in his de- :
Tense: . . " ]
r~T,Ther^ is no place on God's 1
' green * earth That I -Would live |<
"except in Geuigia.?ITove-Gaor^j
!gia; its traditions and opportu- 1
j-mties.'!
He further says: "I would 1
rather live in Georgia with the i
opportunities before me to solve '<
the problems that are up before
me every day for $100 per i
rrl6nthy~thap^to live anywhere a-jj
;bOve,fthe Mason and Dixon line,;]
iTor double that amount. I am;!
[ not hunting for a land of least I
' n/V/i ltilni-irtrt 'J tl.'Onf f/\ 1 j-j i (
j iXolptitllvUi j. Wttfrt tO I!VC illTj
|a country where-there its some-j 1
j-thing to do. I am not one of j
i those who believe in-running a-ti
' way from problems."- ?. ' | (
i 1? Davis says he la too ol5j1
! cessful Pharmacist of Column 1
tbia has taken oyer the Piedmnot I
Drug Store, once owned "by the deceased
-Dr.4r W.Sexton. This 1
"drug store is located in the bus- i
; iness. section of the city on a
jvery popular street, and the only
| one on that street. That section
is known ^s Broadway. We
[_know that _Drs. DePinna 'and
[Dickerson will succeed, because i
j of their business ability. They 1
have our hearty cooperation. 1
Mr. Seymour Carroll of Green-"
ville, was a visitor in the city ]
this week. - ' (
Spattans Mourrr. : <
Mrs. J. TL Young, a resident (
of Cemetery street, wife of a
very wealthy briclc layer, de parted
this life Wednedsay c
! night, Feb. 18, 1925. Funeral- ?
jized Sunday at Mt. Moriah Bap- '
tist church, where both were 1
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;prominent-rhembers. The'church }
j WQt! nrA^ir/^A/1 4-r-w i 4- ~ L ' *
11>c*o viunucu i,yj its capaeity. >
Spartanburg misses her already <
1 but we know, that She is better 1
off. Sleep on dear one, sleep on. 1
The will-of Mr. M. H. Brown, j
wh7> died'here this weekleaving t
a fortune of $19,857, more than t
$10,000 cash in local banks. His 1
request was that his church J
dues should be paid; ,with exception
of $250.00 to the P4rey \
Grove Baptist church, the rest <
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i a imjju.m^ww'-^.'j lypW.JJ 1 W
t"WKKK"Xrv"'w'wV"'w'wXwX,<x,,i,';"i^''
rchlight- -|
tiH Williams. |
to migrate to another part of
nrvifnr nffrPPS that Won rtf
Davis' age who have planted
their -future in the Southland
are doing things should not Ifeavr
the South.- We further agree
with him that there are big opportunities
in the South, but
we fiave~no love nor praise to
give "to southern traditions.
There is no use ?o mention
them?we meet tliem every day\
Speaking of problems, we-are
going to find them wherever we
i*u. In fad, we 4iave: eneotmtered
keener embarrassment in
the North than wp pvor Viavp
in the South, for, as the southern
wfrite man nsays, we know
qui place-down h e r c7^ KuFlnThe
North where there are no "Colored"
and "White" signs, we do
not pick our places to go and frequently
drop into places.Where
we are plainly, shown that we
are not wanted. So, we Have
our T>roblems in the North also.
Owing to. the migration of
V - ?A*;
common laborOrs to the North,
some men of education and vision
muot go with them. It is
not a matter of running away
from problems so much as a
search of~~bread, education and
a-little more freedom. Let us
not?>*mil<a Qr?; olo
- - - - ? O herding
together in a certain locality
and running the same
course, but let us' scatter to the
uttermost, parts of jthis Jand -Qf
ours and assert ourselves t6 the
best things of American citizenship
and thereby lessen the
prejudice which is mostly caused
by friction.
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MARCUS GARVEY MEETING.
In Atlanta the followers
Marcus Garvev. have already
startod rallying for .sympathy.
for their "martyr." A big
meeting is to be held as a protest
against the imprisonment
M what his followers call, "the
The writer agrees with Jidi-.
tor Frederick that the race does
not need a leader. The minds
:>f black men as well as the
minds of white men are too pow^
(Jrfill, self-suggesting and different
for them to follow the
nnind of mne " man?and ^Mareus3arvey
least of all. 7 - .
We do not need a leader and
any man who attempts so big a
Las"k either deserves a berth in
an "insane asylum or the twin
cot to the rone which -Marcas
Grarvey sleeps on down at the
J i
teuerai prison. ?????mmmri
was lefir-te?b?a wife, M 's Isa:<ejial
Brown._ :?
?Miss Ila Fair ha3 been nick,
but we are glad to say that she,
is able to be out again.
(Miss) N. L. Oxner, Reporter.
Georgetown Items.
?The Booker T. Washington-Literiry
and Social Club celebrated its
linth anniversary Monday Feb. 23,
>y presenting Prof. T. D. Philips of
Orangeburg in a pipe organ.and pL.
ino recital at Bethel A. M. E. church.
3rof. Philps is a graduate of Oberlin
Donservatory of Music and is now~
rpnnected with the State College of
Orangeburg, S. C. The church upon.
ma ui;tU31OTn was- aecoratetl with'
Southern smilax and ferns. The In .
lies of the Club wore corsage boujuets
of white narcissus. After the
ecital Mr. James Powell, entertain;d
the Club at the home of Mr. and
VIrs. W. H. Brown, 912 Duke St. A
lelicious repast was served by the
lost. Among the visitors present]
tfere Prof. T, D. Philips and Mr. A.l
Dunmore. We hope that Prof.
Philips will favor us with another
Msit ip the near future.
Messrs. Clifton C. Poinsette, Philp
H. Brunson, Charles S. Browne
ind Dr. Wm. S. Thompson" mhtofcdj
;o AnclrewS on Sunday afternoon, afer
Sunday school and visited Mr !
tnd Mrs^ Melvin Jones and- Miu_and i
VIrs. Fred Greene. ""
We are very sorry ir^leed to know,
hat Prof. J. B. Beck has gorie -to
Charleston to take his little son Tlds,:
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t Faithin Others.
BY JEAN JEW. ^
: contact with pooplo daily?-has
missed hearing a remark which
has been uttered so frequently
- that-it Is commonly accepted as
- O-foot. I -?
- That "pgnplo. Have jiq faith
in each other" is a saying which
ought be reversed "to "people
havp mnrh faith in parh other."
I* ror examples the following:
~ To slander another one must
have .faith, for who would be
: guilty if hn holived the victim
" would obtarrrredress.
The stunt performer -who
changes aeroplanes in mid-air
must believe in the pilots effi..cipney.
It takes faith ta be restful
-and optimistic in a dontat chair
when the dentist approaches
4 you 'with an "open your mouth
* Wide," and a pair of glittering
. forcepSLin his . hand,
To feel that you will get to
Heaven by Way of. a preacher
whose precepfs contain 100 per
[font ideal him and who.se exemplification
contains one-half of
"one per cent,?that takes much
faith, """ "W"- '
] Then th^se" arc: those who put
poisonous mixtures, waste and
filth in WofVdrink laottLes. And
when they get ready 'for another
dripk they return that botI
tie. Of course the bottle which
! they received was not so treated
i -by another^-??W?*
And what about ther man who
i sits in the car at 60 miles per
I hour and tells the driver to
' -1' . " 4* . waW,
who rom appendicitis,
we are earnestly hoping XoxJite.
We -are glad to know 4feat Mrs.
Mary E. Brunson isx recuperating
Charles S. Browne, Reporter.
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jj COLUMI
| U'CappY
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$ Vv- IS THE i
I Victory Ssc
To Each and Every<
- ~ and Fi
I We have just paid
| members of our 1224
|L which meant so mu(
| one of them.
We want 5000 men
| to join our 1925 Savi
i
:j; We'hope to pay ou
i mas and would like i
1;;
number.
| COME TO THE BA
1 LET US Will
j? ! WE PAY 4% ON S
| Vidtoxy Sa
,? W. H. HAftVEY, President,
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Saturday, February 28, 1925.
N^A-ArC^Pr^eeretarr
Confers with Congress
Leaders on Dyer Bill
Weldon Johnson today returned
. where he conferred
with leaders in both
Houses of Congress op the Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill.
Mr. Johnson issuod tho follow
ing statefnent: : y~ ,
As is known,: nothing further
will be done-about-the-Bill in
the present Congress,- but the T.
plans are to introduce the Bill
in the t>9th Congiess siniultanc?
ously in both Houses. This Will
tmt^ase me propamiity ot linai
passage??; ??!?
"The greater effort will bo?
centered upon'getting the Bill
through tjhe Senate. If the Bill ;
can be passed^ in the Senate,
there isiittle or no doubt that it
will be passocHn the Jlousg,
. "The N. A. A. C. P. will con- "~
linueT- unremittingly the fight.
it has been making for upwards
or live years to have this Bill"
enacted into the law of the Unit- . i
ed States." _
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' 'step On It." "What do you call ,
fhat ??of course other than the
Then there is the man who
finds himself in r\P
suspecting Jews. - In the midst
of their habble of tongues who
but a trustful person feels safe
and comfortable.
, It takes a mighty heap of..?
night until early morn, tell the
A\*ife_you've been to lodge meet- _?-?_
ings, and then?to think that she
believes you.. * " ? ?' - - --- He
has the greatest laith in
And the world goes merrily
rm ; fnr fail h is anotheivword for
life. . ..
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