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K** . ' P??.???? ? I I * ?J !< The Palmetto Leader ws K Published Weekly By 0^Kp The Palmetto Leader Pub. Co.;%a RV; ' ltlA iCCPMPIV gTBRFT fry fr - -w" COLUMBIA, 8. C. , .?L}Entered at the Post Office at Colum- *** ~ " bia, S. C., as Second Class Matter, TELEPHONE rr.. 4523' r ?...FREDERICK,, . . . Edttm^ : "r*"jA, B. LINDSEY, -..Managing-'Editor n) J. B. LEWIE? Fraternal Editor W. FRANK WILLIAMS?J?;K1 ' Contributing Editor HENRY D. PEARSON ..-City Editor ? GEO. II. HAMPTON, Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: CASH IN ADVANCE. ' . . One Year 1 $'2.00 . W Six Months l.'2.ri ti Three Months .70 I"' Single Copy . i'~-__.....? .1)5 <il Advertising Rates given- on appli- v; cation. tl " ' ? tr __ ^ --J & Communications Intended for g the current issue must Teach a] this office, (if out of.town) hotlg later than Tuesday night. Ci- j ii 4y news by Wednesday night.!v r : ? a Saturday, November 7, 1925. 1 s. The GWeiTmioiit "has been w keeping its eye 011 the socalled s r Iflbor congress and its move- v merits recently held ih: Chicago, h : . The idea seems to have gotten d< out that it is -a child- of the. M "reds" of Hioscow. UhcIItT Sam el need not" mistrust his ebony .ai sons however. They only be- if 1 lieve inured in combination wklFta ^white^and blue.? , 11 y< r I 1.1 ? ?:? ?' m - -.-?Jib ? , .m -? - Colored ?-bell-boys--hr hotels C1 had better be'ware ol' men beg- ci ???? ging them to go out' and get if them some 7 liquor. They will lo some times even pretend they w are sick unto death ami must _ have a drink or die- Better let h J-them die if they' wrH-. Such 11 * peoi)Je_Fas_a rule. aire liigh 'tone "P liquor officers. To early their f; point and get yqu in the Federal p courts, they don't mind doing c< violence to the highest .antkhoikfeJ feelings in the human breast. uJ - ~ _ ^ The Pullman porters, had hot- ^ . y ter go slbwj in the union busi-'a ness. To begin with, -we don't a1 like or trust th#? -oolil ic-a-l bo- .8 lief of the mail who is employ- 11 ed to .persuade them that a ^ union is- best for them. He- 1,v r^sidesj.the a. F. L. has grown al- ^ _____ together too suddenly soliciti-i ous of their ivelthre^ The por-j tersJmd better:. li&teii _io_.s u ch j_ men like Hon. Perry \V_. I low- *' ard and Dr. I. Garland. Penn,! ^ . . i men who are-:decided successes' hi life, rather than to mere a-gi-~ tators, | K m m i't After a hard fight, a colored N personnel was put in charge of n the Veter&ns' Hospital at Tus- C1 -kegee-^with,-iHa4or...J. II. U>rd 1 -as ; Superintendent. * It seems n now howevei' "that for personal ^ ; gain, some few of the men in 11 charge would have Major Ward Cl ousted, forming a most damn- ; -> # . - o able plot to achieve their pur- f5 pose- However, they have ^ failed a>nd Dr. Ward is still on u the job with the full confidence -,l of the authorities.?Some Xe.-..JL groes will do anything for sel? even though it may mean thd- C1 embarrassment of the whole?race, and they are found in every community, 'this city no " exception. 1" I- , h . """ 01 ' : :?? ? jia South Carolina ' 'Methodist t Church, South certainly docs^ is not care for unification with the rn A/1iof PVtlirnW Vnvf F ncf jTlCl/ilUUlO 1/ , 4 i I4i \ ii) a i v;i in, ju UkIU week, it_YQt^d_175Ui2:j against ..tc the union. Meanwhile the tl Northern- Conferences ar? vot- m ing overwhelminglly . for unifi-^_w cation. i t h Well, the "dead State Fair" ci juafr^ wouldn't stay "dead." It ec 5 ; ; 5 1 _ ? . 1 is about the livest thing lh pr e State last week, thousa-nds m PCdPlQ- : in attendance and fr ried exhibits of merit. J !ti< Gov. McLeod has designated oi -proclamation as "Education- c< Week" November 16-22. i)o-ai g this time stock is to be tak- ai i -of?educational problems, tl 3eds, etc. We suggest for n, )nsidera'tion, "Why Not a s( ent of School Funds For Ne- C( :o Education?" "tl ' - ; el ? ,\ . 1 a The SfatP Colored Fair. S :r; Despite the knocks of those c; ho would destroy ... because g ley could not?rule, the Slate ll ait uas a decided success. The^ vhibits were more numerous, d< lined and 01 a nig-n order. Apd z\ le people were there too. The b reatest disappointment how- h cer was the failure of the d late Colored College to give tl ny. sign to th~e~eftizens of the. t< tate tint "it rfrVi and i? dn V lg anything To help in the de- tl elopment ot the people. What T contrast.between it and Client- p 311 College at the white fair, a >f all the fine exhibits at the c liite - faiiv - fhat of Clemson c' tobd out. Then too thegrcat d ;ork erf the white farm and b ome demonstrators was in evi- T erice. If the colored demon- u tnftors are doing any thing E se "besides drawing-their sal- i! tdesf far asany evidence: of were seen at the fair, 110 one < < [TO"ws~it'"bTTt"'f hOmselves. The d trim-- 'Mlvr -"lnols .' nd rolggs had ' very creditable ex-' ibits?-schools like Benedict1 * , , i BiWc. Tf^-!-^r Universit-v. Flor- ice High and Booker Washlof Colcmtbia taking"" the. mCWiany rural schools too',5 it-e there with tine exhibits. At t!ie meeting of the stock-, olders during--the fair, all of jj le officers we're unanimously Q selected, demonstrating the n net that their efforts were ^ lea-sing to these vitally con- ^ ?rncd. 1 1 ? -1 si There might have-been some tl >or_ deluded folks who believed j. lat if they took no^pal^t by nding exhibits, the fair wuulliL_i ra failure.'""iiut the l'aiFwas success, as the thousands in j( ttendance^agfee. It is now a j( Sod' "time for all. disgruntle , v , ._?ti dks to "put up their little .r a-mmers and decide tha't theyj ill help boost for the greatest; fir cvcr in TH?t{ ' el the .Colored People Hedp. ^ Following three or four al- ^ ged attacks cn white women ^ y colored degenerates in and 1 round Asheville, N. C., within ' le last- six weeks, The Ashe- ^ ille.Citizen in an editorial de-i << landed-that the leading Negro i I i/.en.j?.take-^ome actions -to 11 >rovent"~" further outrages. In c' raking such '"a"demand,"evident- c T that paper must be assum- (l lg that decent, law abiding s olored' people are?at fault m 11 allowing .such lawlessness, p uch an assumption however ^ ; far from the facts. Our I hite neighbors don't realize j .ist how much lawlessness of < II kinds are frowned upon and t eplored by the upright colorccT7? Iti'/.ens. Were it in their pow- C I t_ .. fr . . .. . - / rl 'V ?r M rr !, ine QHieora 01 ine law couia J o a fishing every day.. This f >r many reasons. They know, c rst of all, that prosperity and s appiness depend upon law and e der, and secondly, they real"--b u thai?the devilment of the n rnfh-ant and vicious-is the yard -o ick by which the whole race - v measured, and they desire so v ,uch to be regarded as worthy C. tizcns. following The ?cdi- C ic colored people held"a~mass C netinir Sunday afternoon in si high the matter of helping in o le enforcing of law was dis- si issed from every angler The.b meensus of opinion as ex-^si c ?' - ? L - ? -? . . THK PAOMFT essed, was for the appointent of law enforcing olFicers om iimomr t ho colored nopnlnon?common opinion among ir group group generally. Of >urse. such an idea is at variice with the?prevailing idea id practise uf juir sections of le country^ But~ does that ecessarily make the idea less Hind ? In many instances and nder.-eertam circumstances, dored policemen a-nd detecves could and would he more Ticient in prcVeTTtfrrg- crime md apprehending criminals, uch men would receive c.oopeition and help from those wlic nit take the ideally higher round that it is the business f all trood citizens to help in ie enforcement-; ol law and -orer. The .decent colored ciii1 ?t- I- 1.4 e kept in; mind however* that is" teaching and preliciiiny oes not often get down telle criminal, for he is not there 3 hear. But" this is not peciu ar 1o the ' colored people, it i he same in the other races, 'lie very?ones?who need t hu reachment are the ones whe re absent. The decent colored itizens want t" help sigipre^ rimes and criminals. Yon 011T fullv reali/e. .\V)iiTe*'iieiuliors. .just how much they do ell. -us--what more can we ,dc nder tTie'methods in practise Iveji though ftjs still thought n.-t 11mre?is no place jii the dionie of Lay. cn'Yrdflnnmi eft* dored men. Udl us-w; -it , a cdr: ore, arid it will be tried. A. & T. ('ni.I.KCK NOTES. " t>7r>'aiwr,TTy7' >rn~-. not her traditional game will ring together ltpr-?*mmg. Si. ual football - representaT'i\\> ml tliq lighting grid warriors i A & T. College, There is iicj iferior complex in the St. Paul utfit. This ^ promises to lie ne of" rhc~ mesT rtTrviourl^ ought j^er.os of ,tliei-season i. & 1. li'i"' ai last i(;iiikt herelf-aad the, boy^, ago. Jikili:*: heir stride in mi I I'm-m U-eiy^man " came cut of* the lore ho u: e ga m e ~ a i: i) } irpe c] Iany oi' the oiil gratis and forl l r I " r^, fcil itrrr inr at.i-i floutsam ~ nvi >' r! <>rl. i f e on-hand to sir.g-jnnd yell then oya 1.-J;ghiing son ; on to -viewy : This -is-.lhL.iluiie.vCo.aihis h-iine. Men-mi i . H.me A. & T- Hold Moreiioime (o a : 7r7~T?p:~"~" The hoys from rhy. Old Tai [eel -State ..jounei^CUl-- -To Jiu lir., Off rht> jMofi hdn.-h; Tig-nr.nd there, . in his own j lingeriml, held him io'a 7-7 tie. The ame was played-in a. drizzling ain, on a wot and soggy field 'his, of course* proved a bi? andiCtV]), but. in.the face of that act, the- A.- & T. team fprcec Bear" Wilson iwross tjie. goa. \ the first lihlf for a turndown. Coleman kicked, tlu x-fHt?point. In . ?ffrm44 uarter, MoiidVbr.se. evened the core. The^hov-. are now" pre aring fen- ''The Home Comiiij: iame with St. haull." )ircctor~Sta!e>v at Community Fair at 4 hapel Hill. In. the city of Chapel Hill he seat of the L'TTtt'1'1 r.'Uy ~oi s Or til Cai'O.iIs I', e.V l" 11K )range County Training School 'Ills institut ion is header] 17> T0f."Bv L. Iio/.eman, the"])rTnipal, is the - Agricultural Intructor under t'uc Smith Ilughs Law. ' This r.-gricultura eacher's ?krrmv ledge?of the ecossitv and benefits of 1 ouat^ fabvwv+th the aid of be ay for the organisation of the Community Fair. The Annua' 'ouety?Fair -was?held Tlutra lsl, October 29th. at The 'ounty Training School. ' The chool owns six and half acre? Mand, in the midst of which tanas a commouious modern rick structure. Exhibits bowing the achievements of !" . - - - . , - ' -t *' 9\ fc"' 11 ' ^r^^ T f ? ^ TTO LEADER - ? ? - - 7" ~ * '7,""*" " I I the Negroes in Agriculture,!? Mechanical Arts and Home ? Economics were on display. fc Prof. Eozeman, Mr. Craig, Miss j l Settle . and the faculty ,of thisl| School a-re making a creditable '< ^h^wing Mn hip farnPy "ypjjj college graduates from Atlanta ^ University, Howard- and T-usko- r| , gee. At 1 ;30 okHolck, in the j 1 iK-hanel of this institution, he- ; | 4'oro n large number of farmersr^j . farmers'" sons, wives and citi- J : /.i lls, Director Staley oi A..& T. i > Utdk'ge niade^a-n address, which; , ylhased the audience. In the] . afternoon Orange county Train-! i h g school and the Washington 11 it^h of Greensboro played a i game of foot ball. The charges i of Coach..Ellis of Greensboro I r.u-iumphed over . their heavieiij. rivals by ? scor^ , of 9 to 8Many ^rooters- from Greensboro ~followed the team to Chapel : Hill, among whom was Coach > Lawrence of Bennet College. . Comjpjercial Department Gives .Play. Tiie Commercial Department Friday evening, Oct. 31. orei seated a one act play under the | direction of Prof. Occomy, head rof that Department! ? -i[;V. M. CV A. Representative Alakes . Report on " Kings* Mf. Conference. It-At the Tegular Stinday ser- ^ -'vieo;v t he yov.ng men and fac- s uity advisor of the AT M- C. A..f j |j.v.'ho' attended the King Monn. trttrn Conference - last summer, , u Co their reports. Prof. O. . J A. Fuller, the .faculty advisor, '* uji^LUileter of COTpmonlcs^.| |Mr. EV J. Baker, discussed "Ih-1 Iic\t--racuil and-international Re-' ' ^ ( . I 'unship and ITonoi* System in? iS. iiools and Colleges." Messrs. ! _J). C. Wcoteii, \W Hawkins, G. T\ Rogers ga?vc,"Echoes, from I lie conference." Interspersed > among these talks were appro-; I I-)riled musical selections.' All ^ of the talks-were filled with in-jf ' spiraTicnuTi ""t? -T?w a . j , ALLEN LiWEKSITY NEWS. 1 A . f?y. i'rol". G. A. Singleton f Tills -week mueh^j.nterest is ? uaiil'o; led in the State 'Faif.^ ) Tim major intoi'uot in centaucil 1 , v'i the , Football Game with Benedict * College.-.- Because I. of 1 r lie . riva'lry 1 ietween tlie.se ..two 'jinsiitiitions the games promises to Ira light to the finish. When1 this issue oT South Carolina's i ^.LhSJilr- t Weekly makes its ftp-'' 'pearance the game will be hiis-j' tory. ? . | ~ QiyFi'lday. of 'last week -the;" -"AttrfrMr'TriTcrMry-'Tdeven"defeat-'J "UfTUaTnos InsnTute of AutrustaT^ Ga.\ 20-0. The Augusta team ' was not able to furnish reai oj) ' position to A. U/ . " ! '! President D. II. Sims has re- | ' tinned from the session of the | Pahne.tto Conference.' lie reports the conference a success. 1 On Friday night the education' a! intcrest was high.. The President delivered an address on' ' I "Bulwark of Civilization." Bishop Beckett was "so iim' pressed by his -address that he| requested him to deliver the r same at each of the annual con-! iterances. j On Monday morning, Bishop ,_\V \V. Beckett, Dr. D. M. Bax- ! Cler. Manager of the A. M. E. ! : BookConcern. Mrs. EsskrrLcmcz i Beckett, daughter of the pre- ! aiding Bishop atwL several min- ! i -ters pa-ssed through- the city and visited Alma Mater. Bish- ! op is this week holding a con- < 1 fcrence in Mississippi. ?The?Northeast?Conference^; oil?Xqy. 11. It, will ^hpjj ' ham Idncoln Gaines of Balti-'! more. Bishop Gaines is a i h member of the Omega.. Psi Phii? -Praternity.?It is hoped thaCTetl '. will visit. Alma Mater while in}4 t he State. " y ' j \ Allen University Quartet will < , represent the . school on Educa- < t tional - night at thh Palmetto < ; Conference. ; Principal 0. Y. Valentine andn ? ' 'J* - . - w co5Xxm.oaoa0^.o?oni3OjCOD^o^w.cy^ | :-: STRAY I 1 !_ A Department of By WILLIAM I (All contributions to this Depa > poetry," accompanied by stamped {. and sent to IbOl Va TuyluF^t.V Coli ^ column. Allworthy manuscripts' v it name. Amateurs and poet'-aspiran it- tha' talent,. ifLxtm- .have?iL). 5 . J>h6 Editor 6F ibis Department | siring poems on any subject for ar > WliS " ?tprawipi - ttr ? 1 _ ~ ike^co^^o^ox>:ao:oxto.ao.aooc.Q?>o;oc^ r LONG From a Love-si ~?By William I L V . - -r With each passing-hour ] You are the very suns Sweet- flower, blooming ** To- me n star, piercing Thou art- the-dolight of i Lingering lovingly on My heart is glad to see ; . Re-echo 4n my heart \ And the music of your; Your laugh sends mirt Your love-lit eyes reveal . ? would that time nor ~~ Love bids me know Its s< But circumstances wai But I yvould obey love: ] 7 But I ThusFobey Reas^ ==7^-Jh^4^yL?n)tn vour-fr My passion. O believe* i Each joy we lose Love R. S. Hitter , *26 returned _).wberefthey represented:: he^Uni^efsity at' the Y. M. C. V. VohTerence. They report a irofit&ble t.l'ip and inspiring neeting. At prayer meeting lasUWedlesday ' evening- Professor Sin-" deton spoke on' "Peter's Re-' ease from Prison." His theme vas the lure of the undiscoveril,, it .-Was followed by a loud liscussion.* Allen University . Literary forum will meet next week.' rhe meeting this week was postponed, " The girls have begun .Uioii; practice for this year's Basket;! Ball tea-m. On last Sunday evening, lie v.! jcorge A. Singleton "was the^ tireonwood.-^Frof^ssor^-VVv?A^j Hilyard " is principal. Jrfis | . l^eme - was "The Purpose of j Miss" B. Bouknightr and Missj Rthet IfAbson were indisposed \ i_ few.(lavs this week. Bv this writing tm?y. .are olit again. Professor H. (J. A.- Perrin. is per--1 1 . Day 199-J ~PH< ~ PATTERSOI Funeral I And Licensee _ A|1 Ca U Promptly Night.?Motor equip 1109 FRIEND STREET Our Motto-' | . B. A. BL | " TAILCI ? ' * Dry Cleaning, Pre ? i Hats Cleaned and . ? ... jf ur and Deliver. ? 1112 Washington tit., Th \ 4? ?{ ?*? * ?* ^ v^vwywy1 > ? * < ! 'F 'I11?1 ir'!^^<' - when^m emitm BROADWAY . EVERYTHING SAN IT A * FISH an< ; IN SE a w. wo< jj 1108 Washington Street, t - Saturday, November 7, 1926, acumo.o.oo^aooox^oo^ooaaaaoop .EAVES ;-: . | Current Poetry i ~ 8 ). ROBINSON. *- ?' 8 ' rtmcrrt must be typewritten, "real 8 and addressed return envelope, ? imbia, S. (J., to the Kditor of thir g ~ ts, this is your chance to develop a ly occasion, such us epitaphs, me- 3 a, or topics for programs of all | a or>ooov.':>.o.o.o:^ o ojo^OJQ.C^P^qoap.Q ING. ick Schoolboy. ). Robinsun. '?[ love you more and more; shine of my-life, n life's hlealjf. barren shoro, the gluum pf strife, my love eager eyes, thee alone, the smile; thy sighs vhen joy is gone. voice delights my earf ? h into my eager heart.' . 1 the soul I love, dear; space e'er us could part! iveetest plea^mrcFr,~cfoim you; n; Reason "bids wait; [ love you, want you:. on,?Jove and wait. ' ? . . fc.' nor's soul. I pioafr. mccs_that. restraftiL, , my lover r.>s yoir read: shall for us regain. ' ~v?7:'""T~ ffH'niilinr liivj ?1ii + i#i<2 nrrain XV* iliu U1 Wl ^ having been ill several daysf~p column Prof.. Singleton is ably assisted" by Miss- Sadie Green. . ' * . 4* ' ' # ^1> ' IIM"B"L-"il-'j ' 11 ?? PHI BETA SOCIETY.~ The.meeting of the Phi Beta Society of Allen University met? with a very educational pro-? gram for the evening. Mr. Ja>s. Jiles presented- a volumn of book-; to the Society, that the ' him a committee to buy some boolfs for the library-. The thirteen, volumnes are called "The American College Courses" ~ The program-was then in order. d ' "thesis?"The Density: of De-" 1 mo -raev"-?Mr-.losonh Frppman 4 Addrc.-s?"Aaiure '?Mr., b. H? F. Gibson. . . Song SoL-iuty. - A t)?pnrM.iii<'Hinrarlity nnd .F.nvi... rcnmenr'?Miss Osmona LeVallie. . 1 Short Talk?Mr. J.< . T." ,W. ' . 1 Mims:" ^ A The program was very structive and inspiring. Visi- fl tor* are allowed. ? Kalhcryn Sharper, ^ ; : - Reporter;? ; TTMIIfll III IlK Tlllli a I H ? IIMWII I?II )NE Nrglit 531 M & PRATT i Directors I i Embalmers Attended Day or ? jment. ? Newberry, S. C. "iERViCE" " ' 'I iOCKER .... J lltlNti ? ? 3i : issing and Dyeing 3! UlocKed. We Call J J__ ?> - o one 3S14 Columbia, S. C., <| , ^ , -?*-? *t? C"t' >*'C"T"T"T' *.<**v'X*^^4 , > i \ 1 KIA, EAT AT THE \ r~ DAIRY CAFE :: RY AN1) UP-TO-DATE 1 ! [1 GAME - - ; ?j ason. * * :: [>DS, Prop. : - :: , . ? > ColumUtfv, S. C, J