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~~ Saturday, April 25, 1925. j
^WHfle^TOe^mrHr^vas in?the_j
grip of mid-summer weather }
this week, the New Effgtand+j
'--"states had-14 inches of snow | <
and' the North-west section injj
some parts?also had wintry1 (
^ weather. J, \ / ; . . , j'
He who subscribe to the doctrineh
tnat the coloi'^d anil vvliitu pee-ls
?pie of illis-:eountry7-cannot live^
togelhei1 in peace and harmony,4^
each living, his own life and de-jt
veloping himself as high as ability,
energy and character will J j
allow, but?confesses the impo-j:
tency of religion and education.},
r?
Colored passengers purchase}
?? ing -ticketsc at the Union depot >
are not made to feel very kindly r
Py railroads bv Llie method-^
employed irrsetling them- tickets^
Cojjdd they help themselves, the .
railroads cerf airily "" would" not", ^
haye^.ono of them-as passengers '
When automobile "transportation j ^
- <: becomes a-little more convenient ^
perhaps-the railroads will rea-|lize
that their patronage was af- 'j
ter a>ll worth something, but it
will be too late.
.... ? _ v
-P"lic? v?r>r>gtqbles and r_
other pence officers ought get 1
some idea of thejr rights and duties
frnm the sentence of 3 to
6 years imposed by Judge Memminger
upon Policeman jVIcFadderf
of" Rnckr~Hill, who -was~can-_. j
victed Of manslaughter^ _The po-'r
?-4w>mnTi ifillad a young wliitfcU
man Tiding in a car which the! ?
officer attempted to stop?by %
* , shooting at the tire. Too many c
' ' C
officers believe their position %
givethem the license to shoot if
in season aneTrrnt of season;?? T
?t Col. Little of the old 15th reg-l*
? ? ?-? > I ?
imeht of New York, taking-no-}.
~jtice of the agitation foj: arcobl^
ored personnelhas" resigned asj ^
ColoneL Quite a fevfar other 1
white officers also followed suit,
We can see no reason wny this|r
*" officered by notorud" men. Ther
time has passed whqn colored j.
TUMI rvf aJvflif'xT
?r- anu ! c-uuictcitr j
cannot be found to fill any office!^
Of dignily and responsibility. |.
And they .should be found in?
them. , :???.
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-The white .press, seems tor
have decided to create anothep.dark
picture ol the JVItiglVh JSv- x
er now and then is published a *
story of some colored man re- x
fusing to give aid in rescuing c
a victim of an automobile acci- ^
dent in which he may figure. ?
The story is sometimes embel- *
lished by a young lady of the *
pai ly compelling tho colored fhrm i
at the point of a pistol to giVe 5
aid. Such stories simply wont x
do. The Negro is not buitttftat"**
way. There is no person in the J
world who will more readily help *
?-a white map needing aid than y
a colored person, and that Is too *
well known to believe stories ~ta
the contrary. - ~
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. THE CONSTITUTION.
Preliminary contests are be
7 ~~~ 7
rick the representatives for the i
National Oratorical Contest.'
rhe subject for discussion is/
"The * Constitution^meaning, ?)f
course The Constitution, of '
:Tie United States. There could j
lot be-a better subject for dis-|
mssioh.. - While the Constitu-1
tion is the greatest instrument j
written by free-men for-the-goy-1,
srnment of a .free" people, yet,L
there is perhaps no instrument |
if anything like equal impor-i
:ance, more -honored in the1
>rea>ch than.in the observance.}
qVr>m prr^pnt rlny activities, OIlG i
,vould think that the Constitu- i
inn is the eighfeentn amend-!
? t;?
nent. More ado is made over "
he enforcement of the lawsh
macted to carry out the idea of
his amendmenl than all the rest ff
the Constitution. While the
tSth^mendinent deals only with
ivhat the citizens should ?or- J
lather should not drink, there
ire others?the-14th and 15thp
'or example?that deal with the
sacred rights ,privileges and pre- 1
'ogAfives. of citizens. These K- '
nendments however seem to be ]
egarded as orphans. No?one seejns
to remember them, unless
t is to see jusr what methods -i
:an"_be "devised to null^y-them. }
The strange thing too~about the-"
Constitution is the lusty whoop- j
ng up of some people for its obiimaning
onjyjhe 18th .
imcndmrnt and the studied
iftttfference ui actual hostility
o some of its other provisions;; ^
he 14th and 15th amendments
n particular. How they can do'
f \v i tharstraigh t face- is-perhaos-l
t peculiar to Americad
3yt the Constitution is "either
o be observed in its entirety or(
lot-at all. (^e ca^nQt talh hpn- .1
;stly about his love for his counry's
i undablOlilid law and the
luty of loyal citizens to observe'
t. and then nick-out for himself.
lie part-that-suits his fancy.
rh'O sponsors-of tbp--Natifmal-p.;
'atorical Contest have done well ;
o have this neglected instru- i
tferit discussed far and wide.,et
us hope that from the discus- '
iion a genuine regard for the!
Jonstitution may be aroused?1
tot for just a--part or certain j
tarts of it.
NEGRO NATIONAL TRADE
"" vve-^rV . I
The National Negro Business!
nent known as National Trade'
Vgrtf -The time-4s-de&ignatefcl 1
:-s May 4th to 9th. - During this1
ve^k it is urged that every Ne-jfro
spend at .-.least some money '
vitH colored . business men, A!
tetter idea could not be foster-J
ith?M^my-colored people dh not^
'eaikie4trbut it is true that mon^I
ty spent with their own people
s money spcnt.zto "the- a4van- age
of the spender, aside, from 1
he goods purchased or the ser
dcfl_received. Wit.hin the next |
>0 days hundreds of young menT
ind women will be graduated!
from the various- schools, and^
'olleges. Where are tl\py to be}
fmployed ? Certainly not in1
vhite business establishments.
Those places are too busy* takmTon
their cmdryOLing^TnoTT andr
vomen, and no one blames them'
or that. The colored- people lave
many wants to be supplied,
in'n irrinviiig_qlag-Wlay
W-bv-canT Tcdol^ljeopIO :
irofessional men supply the serdcefi
needed ? They can, if the
olored people-would just like a
ittle more common sense. Peronally,
reader, what do you exiect
jyour child to do, when by
tacrifice on your part,,he s^all
urve been educated ? Whom do
roil expect to patronize liini,
vhether he chooses a business
ir_professional career? But if
rou are not patronizing somejody's
else son or daughter,
vhy do you think other people
.hould patronize your child?
There are thousands of colored
>eowle in and arrnrnd +K??
vho do not and have never spent
i dollar with a colored man, be
ielSfTgaged in business or a proiession?and
yet there-are color
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THE PALME
ed men ready to serve you courteously
and efficiently. Here-is^
work for the teacher and the
mini ster ~ We do not believe
that the ministers could^preaclT
a sermon that would njean more
to their members thamone dealing
with this important subject.
We hope that a Sunday will be
given to such a topic in every
colored church in this~clty, nay
not only1- here but throughout
the State: Durjng this designated
week, let every colored per
son spend at least twenty-five
cents with some colored business
or professional man. '1 nat's litntrtrut
it_ would Tnctm much in
the aggregate to say nothingoi
'the spiit^afLtlifi_thing. ?_
1 -- O ;
THE NEGRO ALWAYS AT
FAUfTK ~
That there are too many collisions
of automobiles on the
highways is recognized ,the
country over. . That most ~~of
these collisions are due^WTeeklessnessThTthe
part of the drivers
is>also too plain-f<9? arguthere^is
a collision in which a>
Negro and a white person are
involved, the colored brother ig
always at fault is a mystery-,
unless there -exist a silent plot
on' the part of the white press
to always so represent such matters.
Whatever the reason, it
is hot iaiTTit is not right. Tf
is hot good for the Negro and
it-is- not good for the whites^
tlow could it be when it is wrong
in principle? If a*colored person
is unfortunate enough - to
run down a white person, he is
a dvnnkan-brute. A speed demon,
a reckless scoundrel. If, on the
other hand, a colored person is
run down by a white driver,-it
is an unavoidable accident?or
rather- the colored persO'If rarr
into the white man's automobile
and the driver couldn't stop
iir time. In case no persons are
injured, then the colored man
will have to pay all costs of repairing..
the other's dar. The
colored brother as a rule might
as well agree on the spot to do
so. If he doesn't ho is suod in
court for the same and often not
only tlie rnst of repair?often
fanciful?but punitive damages
are awarded against~him~ We
have seen such things happen
in courts where in otKyiTtllUlLLEf
suits the.:colored man gets a
pretty fair deal, \Ve_saw once
a colored man sued in a case of
this -kind-whero two Fords. wereinvolved.
The white man claimed
his Ford" \yas damaged as
follows: Front fender bent,
right front wheel injured, left
year wheel damaged and wntr?r
hose torn loose. A verdict of
fifty dollars was giveiKagainst
the colored man?forty dollars
actual damage and ton dollars
punitive damages. Now,, everyone
who knows anything about
Ford cars know that you can
buy four new wheeTs and a front
feridef-for less than the sum of
forty--dollars. - Yet in this instance
only, a front wheel and
one fear wheel were involved;
neither of which was damaged
so that it was not continued in
11 up V>)<.' tim mill 1 " ??
^ v.^) my/ cmm man ra~
alwfeys a-t fault. The car, use-,
ful as it is, has added one more
burden to the Negro, has intenfettkid
-Kl'-- p'^hlenr?* ~~~~
SWHEN THE DAY |
IS DONE. A I
BY JEAN JEW. J . :g
Do yo realize, what results
when the da\r m done and you
sit alone with your thoughts?
Everything has a beginning;
most of the things of life?work,
play, pleasures are planned in.
conscious soberness. Actions as
& result are automatic and not
always conscious. J
Life is sjjch a Complex uncerbar
Ws?
tematic planning, we find it necessary
to change*,?often . the
course of, our actions. And
Ji v : nr~f
" 1 ill ill i lit i i|i ..
TTO LEADER
? _
this isdbe case every hour of the
Iday; in big things as in small
ones. We have little time to(
! think when the emergency is ?t,
J hand. You -prnhnhly hflve derided
to cease the intake of intox- j
iqants. You are placed in a j>qs-;
jition. to xeject your late decision;
land befojre you have considered
[the actibn you have drunk and
what is more, no after thought
is immediate. You have decided
to acc.ept kindness as a practical
virtue, to exercise for
health'^jsake; to read for the
sake of kaowledge, to take the
, dread out of work, to put pleasure
in companionship, to-make
-life a hving preseiit, and deaTtr
U dead past.
These resolutirma' nro
_ _ ,i V AtlUUV/ J 1
they are tried; they are broken.
| Then comes the end of the dayI
and you sit a-lone yvith your
thoughts. Jt is the time for
taking stock of one's self, the
hour of repentancc, petition, forgiveness*?it
1st the time when"
man is nearest ' "the man" and I
furthest from "the beast." _
the day and you are regrdtful
out your contributions to llie day
| make you happy.,
I "The "evening "twilight Is the
[time of punishment for the day's
| infractions, the time ot reward
jfor your sincere efforts.
I A _ J xl ~ *
i ^vnu m?ue creeps upon me a
| fueling?tfratr?man'a laot j^con
xeiousmaoment. is Vila ,twilight of
dife, the Time for punishment for
life's infractions, the time for
the rewards for the efforts of
'life. \f -*" V
The darkness comes, but~wfttr
the darkness comes a-renewed
" souh? '^_r~ _ - ~r?^
The darkness fades and when
the dawn breaks thru, hope appears
and a man begins anew.
THE STATE COLLEGE" STIT
DENTS' VOCATIONAL CONI
FERENCE. v '
Orangeburg-, S. C.^-An event
jnf-undsual interest at the State
.College was the holding of the
j Second-Annual "Students' VocatrorraFConfereneer^AprH
Id and[TS7T
The Conference had as its
Ig&feet "an expression hv foe
students. 6f their reaction on
' problems suggested by vocation|
al courses in order to form a
jhasisHi'or vocational gilidft'fl&MTr
graining industrial and community
workers." The students
I themselves conducted the Conifereiice,
which was tlivided into^
i Agricultural, Mechanical, Home
[Economic, Commercial and Acaidemic
courses... The main theme
at the agricultural session was]
Rural Sanitatiofl in keeping with
| Negro Health Week. In the J
jHome Economic section the
I most interesting discussion was!
i "Wh V Shrmlfl
in/inc jjjcoixmmcs j
Form a Necessary Part of Rural
Education?" In the Mechanical
: session great, interest was shown
jn discussing '"Better Homes,"
| "Home Decoration" and "The
Advantages of College Training
in- the Industrial World.-Tho,
Commercial Session was .made
interesting by papers on "Essentials
of a Business. Education
and Efficient Stenograph-^
ers." There was a very keen!
dlacuccion -on "Successful Ne- j
gro Business JEnterprises." In
the final session discussed."Why
TTfT^rT!oilege" and "Gontrtfrafcr
ions that College Trained Neg-j
roes Are Making. to the Ad-1
vancement of the Race." Pro- j
fessors A. H. Gordon, M. F.j
Whittaker, and N. G. Nix made*
RflTYIP ftKoOMtAtlABi. -V? 11?
vaviUilS Oil lilt! UOn-|
ference to clear up some points |
vague in the minds of many,
students. They?also offered
constructive criticism- of. thej
students* methods of conducting
the Conference.
The~anhual triangular Debate
of the Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina State Colleges
wilt'be held a?t Petersburg,
Greensboro and Orangeburg on
Friday, April 24, at eight ofclock.
The College Y. M. C. A. will
present- a_moving_ picture?"Jo- t
seph in Egypt" on Saturday, i
April 25th. j
President Wilkinson and Mr. i
H. E. Daniels, District Agent of
the Farm- Demonstration work
of the?Stat^are attending the
Conference of Eaha~Grairt-Gol- leges
in Greensboro, N. C., this
week. '
The Senior Normal Class, un- ,
der the direction of Miss S. \
Henderson, will present. ''Rip ]
Van * Winkle," Friday evening, |
April 17th. * ;. > : ^ "w {
Enjoy Stay at Clinic I
REGINALD SMITH HEADS 1
CLINICAL 30CIETY -I
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(By The Associated Negro Press.) '
Tuskegee Institute, April? ^
Dr. H. Reginald Smith, Eye, Earr ^
Nose and Throat Specialist of j
the John A. Andrew Clinical So- 1
ciety ajf the cldse of the Thir-J
teenth Annual Meeting and 1
Eighth Annual Clinic, which 1
was held here at the John A. An-:1
drew Memorial" Hospital of-they
Tuskegee, Normal jand Industrial
Institute duritig the past week7 ^
- Dr. A. B. JacksQn^_director of
the Public HealthSchdoTHowaVd 1
T?v.;??ii? 1 ? ? '
rcxm'vefmt-y-j?w^tsmng^nn, * C.,
was elected vice-president of the~
society and Dr. Eugene H. Dib
I ble, medical director of the John 1
A. Andrew nospilUi, TUskegee]
|Tnstifntp, Will serve fhs^t.he
retary-treasurer for the ensuing;;
year. - -4v
The annual reception to the1
visiting phvsicians^ held in the]
teachers' dining room Wednes- ]
day brought to a close the ser-l,
ies of social eventsIhelcLtn cmrnection
with the~Ciinic a?hd Am j
nual meeting. : r- .
The week's^social events began ,
-Monday, when the physicians on]
the staff at Veterans' Hospital"7"
No, 91 gave a banquet in honor i.
I of the visiting physicians and
surgeons, Early the saffig^ev^
ening Misses Esther J. Bullock!,
and Amelia J. Gears, chief nurse |,
and assistant chief nurse, to-!,
gether w-i$h the entire staff of]
rmyinn HPSpi^l entertained
the visiting physicians .
-jit the Nurses' Home, Later the]
nh vsiAians mot a? + Un V./-.W.^ I
A ^ ut tixu.: 11WIIIC UI j
Colonel and Mrs. Joseph H. Ward^
for an informal reception.
*?-jTimmla.v uvmiiiug-Mrn. W. H-.i
Carter entertained in Honor of;
Mrs. C. Lcukeyth Roberts of (
Nevv Tork who was-with" her htrs~;
-Ua-mlrJMr Rnhprts, thp popular
composer, both of whom are vis?.
iting^the Institute this - week. ^
The same evening Mr. and Mrs.
Walt?r S. Durkee entertained in t
honor 6f Mr. and Mrs. R. B. >;
Harrison, of Athens, Ga., house (
guests of Mr. and Mis. A. L. * j
HoTsey. Mr. Burke is the business
executive at the Veterans*
Hospital^ ?- '?J
The smoker for tbp nWci_
dans given by Dr. Eugeno-tL ^
John A. Andrew Hospital oi^ij
ed the visitors an evening of do-lightful
entertainment.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington ]
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Saturday. April-25^: 1925.
mtertained on Wednesday after--"
loon in hotior of Dr. and Mrs. .
\lgernon?B. Jackson of Washington,
D.. C.
TIP-BITS
By Leonard Massepburge
(By The Associated Negro"Prcssr)?
. The Great Pyramids of Egypt
rvere erected more than 5000
fears agp, and nothing more
Mechanically perfect has ever ^
jeep built. Ip massiveness of
instruction i?~tor exceeds ?nyHhirnr
that .niv nation an, 1
dent or modern, has ever at emptod.
?_?/, ~? "
?Tin original height just
iver 480 ieet, arrcTfhc length of .?
?aeh side at the-base764 feel. z
[ts cubical contents exceeded .V
3007000 OOP cubic feet, and the
weight of?its?;mass?fit?40r000
tons._ Its. original cubical contents~vvouid
Have built a city of
320.000 houses, with walls a foot .
thicks each possessing "30 feet ... '
frontage. Or if the contents of
this vast structure were laid.,
lown ima line a foot in breadth
nd depth, the llne.woulc\Jbe near- - ?
[y 17.000' milpq In IpngtK, ;
Herodotus tells us that 100iOO
men. were engaged^ in its
Construction for a space of twenLy
-years, and modern scholars do
not think-this" estimate an exagga^ated
oi?e*. ......
' A traveler wnb, has
returned irom an expedition into . - |he
-forests-of the Amazon tells _
lis that he was much more'fright
snetl by -the hugh .spiders he encountered
ihan of the jaguars.
Fhereis certainly something awe
inspiring in his description of a
species of Amazon spiders as~?r
greature? with long legs, fatbodies"
aboirr ther size of. a young
rat, and the wickedest, most fi-__
mdish. beautifullv camouflaged
artd-so perfectly JSOancHjizltiTat
they shut by their own weight.
Beneath them arc tunnels or pits
in^wtnchlljae nion'sier spiders?=
watch for their prey. Another
Spider is shotted "lilcn thn nnrH "
a. r?
and spins a web quite a yard across.
The straroda of this huge .
web,- suspended?between?two
trees, are so?strolls and tough
that if a small bird Hies" into
them it is unable tcTescape before'
the arrival of the spider, which
makes short work of it. :
The Now York State College
af Agricluture qt Ithaca has a
request iur its. btrtletins>t:to-be^-.,
translate d.iiito. the Tamil vernacular,
-one of t he-diale?ts~of the
.-?a? \ ,
The world's oldest stone builcfings
are reported to have been
discovered near the famous pyramiles
south of Cairo. Thev are
two- rovai?tomb cilapels of_ tho._
third Egyptian dynasty, about?_
4000 B. C.
"Built, in a style differing in almost
every respect from whatj
is known as Egyptian architecr
ture, the-chapels are believed to
have been the burial_places of ?
princesses or queens.
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)epartment of Education. X
wol, College and Vo- f ' ,
ding to renewal of" |
college ciedilK^ 1*??
>n--Six Days Each |
MS X t
$ 3.00 &
$ 20.00. ?
trial .Subject % 1.50 *'*,
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