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? , Everybody I FF THIS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE m INTERESTS O F Mfc. 1 -THE-PEOPLE. ?: ^ I ' - VOL, II.?NQ. , HIS HOUSE WAST f| RECENTLY BOMBED I" Dr. Gariwn is receiving police ""TTPfoleclion and the Boca!? ? Hranch is Aiding = TAINT "'it. K. K." ON HOUSE j Cleveland Bombing victim. Dr. "*] Ift : C. H. Garwin, is a Colored ?- I)L..^2?2 iiiv&niuu I \ New York, Feb. 15?The N. Br A. A. C. P. has offered its aid to the Cleveland Branch in protecI ting Dr.r C. H." Garwirt,'- colored & W physician whose home was re .. cently bombed after the letters * * "K Iltv-K!" hail "been painted on -the side of the house. Harry E. Davis, member of *jthre~~N7~A.~Ar C: Board of Dmcc^ Hr ters, reports that Dr7 Garwin is receiving, police protection and-v that the Cleveland'Branehifcfol- f I lowing up trie case closely. T Awarded Contracts . i H Beac-hum & Calhoun Contractors r H. _ Make .Good Showing I v Thp Sopnnrf 'Roi-kTtef t B (white) Savannah, Ga-., has a-js warded them a contrac tof plas-, ? B tering amounting to 12,500. j) Another contract at Ato, Ga.,j' on the Georgia State Tubei;cuht-r Sanitarium amounting to . 824, P jv 000, for the plastering, - a - At Darlington, S. C.",they have c a contract on the Dela Howie j; State School, which amounts to 1 $2,200.00. They also, have the l auditorium of the* Teachers' c College at Greenville, N. C., con- 1 for same being S19,000.00. ! THpsp rnntrnfrl^wpi't* awni-fl^rl 1 over competitive of both races, j* TO say that these young men r "are climbing in their prote~ssion would be mildy describing their 1 * achievements. They are going . \ by lea-pe and bounds. ""It "Keep Going," is their slogan.! . EXECUTIVE BOA) . TION ENDORSE I SUNDy -?? BR HFWRV AIM Jl 1A% JL The Executive Board of the * Baptist Educational and Mis- t sionary Convention of South Cart olina met at the'Zion Baptist > . , church, Columbia, last Thurs-.c Earle^D. P..' presiding. *31 members were piesent, 20 rep. t resenting the regular board and \ 11 from the Associations. The program of the next Bap- 1 ? tist Stale Convention, which is t ' to meet in* Georgetown in May c was completed. The ladies of 5 Zion Baptist Church served dirr-^ -ner in the basement. At the ( afternoon session the matter.] came up on a motion prefaced... by-, a fiery speech of Dr. F. D.j, L r-^ISims of Chester, that this board |< endorse whoever it was that in- 1 vited the National Baptist Sun- < day School Congress to Columbia. ] \ Rev. Dr A A Si'ma TTn ion arrested the motion and ask- ' ~y the Board to allow JJr. J. C. fcr ' \ Wl te, President of ,the liaptist, i gtate.Sdfiday School and B. Y. d " p u/Convention who had be-1 come the storm center of .the' state for an explanation. '' |< |~~r Dr. White came forward and < stated that he, Rev. J. C. Wh^te! W\ had invited the National Con-\: 1". Begin to-day?Ar / Wins in Ou COLORE WILL OP1 4EROISMIN I'HE SUNDAlT SCHOOL CONGRES tev. I. W. Williams, I). D., I I)., Criticised for his stand in the Matter i NATIONAL PltOGfU M 'his Congress ^vvill ire one of I Greatest things the State Hits, ever seen * ** " \ "7* i' " - * . A.sheviilo, N.. C. Feb. 11.?> i-role poem about Lucifer," 1 nllon angel In his noem ho_. ireserrteft txreifer as si nging, rtdb a song so mar-velously bei iful a~nd uplifting that the nohs forgot their pain and s ow, and -for a moment .imagii ha-L they were once again hining angels of light, fighti ;lorious battles for. right in i im it loss blue. Re ading the Poem, one is_ to wish that Lucifer's rhu ould GeToo^ect on earth occasi lly. We're Xiip^tly well-mean Iccenlly i n t eat. i c n ed -follw?1 o hi' ii I'V-!- I 11^ w:i.u V* U ' ? '?A.U IUC 1I1W\ lllg ulse that Ibis fabu?oua_music -milch give us.?the -impulse't. !Oii'd make us do the fine, un: ish things we dream about do There seems to he a mv? 'ious jiarmpny in the air at tir hat makes men realize that nan "can iive to himself ale >r tha?l lie* can "prevent?oti ncn from living that feel an nilse and that brings about)le "deedsT*** ' * Continual on Page 8 Doming ofna \ V CPt AAi ^ i ov^nuuL luj ' "N BOYD 'i OVlSll *ress here through Zion B ist Church,- and not throi he SHate Sunday School C .ention; and that he had in' id it'three years ago throi ^ion church, and it was acec id. hut Ciwinnali got it. bera hey had the4"bonus" money ut up of-"$900.00. Many speeches were n^ade he Congress, D^. C. F. Gai :>F' the Springfield- Bap hu?K?h, making the outstand speech in fa'ver of the Congn ivhich swept the entire liO? 3ppositions were voiced by I [. W. Williams, of Sumter, Sims and J. W, Boykin. I. C. Tobln came forward i offered the resolutions found ow and backed them up with eloquent Speech, RESOLUTIONS OF ENDOR! YII? "NT rr 1*1 1J11 M We, the Executive Board, f in session at Ziun Baptist chu Columbia, S. C., while we wo have preferred to have met i unitedly invited this great hi }f Christian porkers, but drcum stances would not pert Therefore, we commend wisdom ,and thoughtfulness : r> i s i Unparalled ( .1 ,i^t ,r - ? ir Subscription 'jaltiic u A V COLUMBIA'." g. C.T SATX D GIRL'S % 2BSE A NTI-1 HELL^ANDSOU i - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES | FfoR COLORED-YOUTH ?h.; * I j AntiscTel Represents Benedict ? | The annual meeting of the As^iyj sociation met this year for a sesjsion of two days, Feb. 5-6, at :he Marshall,-.Texas where Bishop ? College and Wiley Univ. (two of the colleges belonging to that {Association) are located. The fx. 'other colleges of the Association nOe ' are: Atlanta Univ., Benedict the; College;, Fisk Univ., Howard UjjiTversity, Knbxville College, JLinjn xoTn UiiI\L^ Morehbu^er? LU1 iShnw Univ.. Johnson C. Smith, tf-e_-t-TaHadcga College, Virginia Unov_ ion.JLniv. -and Wilberforce Univ. le(j This year Spelman College was thfe jadmittcd as she had met all ths ing! requirements for admission. Lhe'i Those ^requirements are to be " i the same ^of class /'A" college ,jnt jand in a few years the require-^'Tnentsnre to be thesame asxlass on_t "A". rl hree other colleges had jrir app!iert4iut oh investigation they 1,,^'had not yet come up to the reimMquireme'nts; but it was voted to j. ..'admit them as soon as they attain the standards. The other "^litems' for consideration were ing -1- Plans for investigation of te- Colleges. nes 2/Student councils in our no' schools. 'ue, o. The Psychological examining Tv at ion.. n<> '1. Intercollegiate athletics. ' Most of the time was dfevoted ' to-discussing the advisibility and r STATE rftNVFNTIONAL BAPTIST MGRESS h THE"5TATE SOLM f ap- those who acted for us in inigh filing them, making it possible on- that we the Christian family of cit-'South Carolina, and the Baptist lgh constituency in particular to "pt- have the pleasure once in life to USO SWIU'P i tlf> pnnfnnf onfl fn vn/i/-u'iTA .? ??? 14 i 111 I.W I y to the information and the inspiration to 1)0 derived in such a for great gathering as the National Tidy ,Rapt ist Congress, hist: WeT therefore pledge our full ing: support to whatever means and ?ss, 1measures may be^ suggested for ird, I its maintenance and further give )rs. :'our unstinted thanks to those A.jwho assisted in making their Dr. coming possible and here and ind jnow pledge them our unqualified be-!endorsement in anything they an may do to further the Master's cause and to enlighten our people in being better prepared to *E- understand and teach the Word of God. i And now; as a Board we urge ^)W the Baptist family of South Carrc^ olina in particular and Christian family in general- to join us an(* in making this one of the greatly !est Sessions of our NationaJ Rap^?,tist Congress. the Respectfully submitted, ofj -J. C. Tobin, Union, S. C. )ffer~ Everybody ^ - * . ." t i . , : ' ' : ... Contest?Real tta ? IRDAY, FEB. 20, 1926. ING RAC lTTACKEI NTF.RMARR Grand Chancellor Julius A: Brown Here Grand Chancellor Julius A. ! Brown attended a business con- j freence here a few days ago. mi ? ? . ' i nis comerence was attended by Dr. R. W. Wilkinson,G. M. of Ex. Grand Attorney, N. J. Frederick. This meeting wa6 held ir^ the business transactions relative to the K. of P. Order,-were discus^, sed. All of the Grand Offjceijs of part in doing every thing possible to bring the K. of P. up to the maximum.-?? Scrubwoman Leaves Fortune \ Oklahoma City, Okla.?(By A. N. ! P.)?Investigation following the J death of Miss Dolly -Wakefield, 50,' who worked for a dollar and a quarter j ' aday as a scrubwoman, verealed that: | she hud le?t 825,000' ifi cash and se-,| curjties. The "money is to be turned -over-to-retetives in Louisiaba. method of rating our colored colleges. Committees appointed the year before had cunsuUedJ | with the IL S. Commisioner of Education, Phelps- Stokes Fund, -and the General Education Boafd. 'and the Association was advisedto beconie a rating agency for such colored colleges as desired jto bo rated. . 1 The College Blue Book' says iwhile there are very many rating! r agencies~yeT" perhaps^Ttve" or^sixri are the principle ones /BC$?nized^j It was decided to adopt the same' high standards fixed upon by the recognised Associations as abas-1 is of rating our colleges for colored "vouth. ~7 ' = The Phelps-Stokes Fund had promised $5^000 and each college pledged $200 to supplement this amrlnnf fAWO?*/J 4-VV^ 'Uiiiuuilb lunaiu LUC CApCJlrttJS U1 _ securing one or more expert ex-j " eminers to personally inspect the finance^, equipment, library and scientific apparatus, teaching force etc. of such colleges as desired rating: A committee was appointed to . work out the details and it is ! hoped the inspection will be (ready to act next fall with the .beginrHng of the next school year I This, is a great forward sten and it will encourage all colleges to make every endeavor to raise their standards, and- it will give the graduates of all classified colleges a standing! in all the Northern Colleges and Universities when they desire to enter for post-graduate or t professianal studies. And it will alsc^sh?w [- what wonderful progress has been made by the colleges for , coioren people' in the ten years _ since the Phelps-Stokes Fund , made investigation, under the direction of ThomftS .Tpssp .Trmnc Dr. Antisdel also reports that the faculty and equipment of Benedict College meets the re quiremonts of a class--.HA" cob , lege. But Benedict is hindered just a little by its endowment. The" required sum is $500,TF0(T," Benedict hopes that by the next Annual meeting of the association of Colleges to be a class "A" college in every respect. $/iri?--took on p d Our Offer oil eai>cr MM IS NOW O! IAGE BILL^ OPPOSE THE BILL1 ????? . - -. Senators Gillett and Butler of ^ Massachussetts, will not Support the Bill GAVE BOSTON ASSURANCE; ??t? > ' Senator Wadswdrth of New; York promises to give the | Bill Careful Copsideration C - Brc New York, Feb. 11?Sen-I j(n a tors Gillett and Butler of Mas- ^ sachusetts, have given assurance to the Boston Branch of the Na-| , e tioiial Association Tor the Ad-rey vancement, of Colored People,' C!" that they will oppose the inter-.. marriage bill introduced by Sen- ~T ator Caraway of Arkansas, ae- ^^ cording to a report sent to the V N. A. AZ C. T."JJational Office^ by Bfttler R.- Wilson, President!^" of thp Boston Branch^ i ca The National Office has also:?U heard from Senator Wadsworth . * St a of New York who has promised j n to give the bill his "most care- ^ fnl consideration." Mr_ ; pre ASHEVILLETS FIGHTING <8t EDITOR IN milTMRIA to: . .. ' " ' o f 1 Dr. E. W. Dixon And Editor ted J. D. Carr, the Fighting Editor 7of. The _ Asheville ^ Enterprise act Avere visitors atothe Beard-meet- ^ ing of the Baptist Educational lan a n d Missionary Convention i oi*? Thursday. ^ I 'Editor Carr said, that he was L>e here to see who it was in"; South 2 (Carolina to oppose the coming of ?ur' jthe National?Baptist- Sunday -Vil i School Congress. to . j That Jie did not intend Jto.toJ meddle in South Carolina's af-j^o jfairs,?bu? that?he is a Baptist jean hmd~~thal lie did-rrot-propoac j keep silent since thi^ is a Na- wit itional issue^ ^ lorr I Dr. Dixon is one of the lead- 3. ing preachers of Western North Jur Carolina, in ar speech declared llg^ the 31 ministers met in-Ashe^ I 'ville and pledged their support tioi jto Columbia, and that these-31 Ee* preachers represented seven different Associations. "If Columbia- needs money to put this National Congress over. A she vihe has it, and you can get lit " > nid thn diring prulatn ?-r ? H TWO MEN WALK TO ELECTRIC (rud CHAIR CALMLY ' "" will ?Lee and James Walker, brothers, '.-en; walked calmly to their death at the'wilt S State Penitentiary Tuesday. They-}?? were convicted of the killing of Ira^aut* XL Hudson,.an?^El Dorado rtTill*owner, ^as on December 12th ' iusc< A^A 4^4 ^A A^A A^A A^A A^ ^ ^ ^ If y ^ 4 TO OUR SUBS' We hiost heartily appreciate yoi past. We1, have had quite a prosper it takes rponey to keep the LEADE lishing this paper for more than a is, those who.have not paid for the We will apreciate an early remitt; m i) i. _ 1 il ?i . ? i ne ruMai autnoruies no not &no> have not paid up, Please govern yourselves according from those in arrears"at once. See your agent at once or send rei THE PALMETT GEO. H. KA 1310 Assembly Street, r-x-.in-.f H )age 3 for particu A i Page 3 'T . ^SUBSCRIBE ANB^ AD VKKTISP^-^Current, Social and Gen .jexa)JS^?>L 7 oc A COFY. * N TRIAL IE GIRL DIES WITH PNEUMONIA ~ uiorney will see thiit the Guilty be Punished LL SPARK \n PA IMS ? Girl was held a prisoner for Three Days: She Died on February 4th Jew York,. Feb. 15?John E. i 3eehan, District Attorney of inx County N. Y-., ,has writto the National Association the Advancement of Colored 'pleMeclarifi^ he will "see that ? utmost is done." to punish ninally attacking, a colored 4udd pi isuiwr-for three days I bar:: who died on Thursday, >. 4, rro'm double pneumonia. -McGeehan has written Alan Dir\gle, colored attorney reled by the N7"A. A. C. P. to ? ? 1st in the preparation, of the Ir. McGeehan in his letter tes" r * *' ~f I Have instructed the Assist Disrtict Attorney who resents this office in that court h District Magistrates Court) -pare no pains to see that all the facts are. forcibly presento the court with a view to' in]? the defendants held for . ion by the Grand Jury.? * ? I am this day. writing Mr. A-L. Dingle, the attorney your ranizatibn has retained - and - = i mav be sure that justice will done in this matter." ?he N. A. A. C. P. telegraphed ids tn~The"girl's mother7~in New York City and testify as? the girl's age. She arrived in w York on Feb. 9. The girl le to New York seven months to go to school and lived h her aunt and uncle in Har1. , The easeJs to go to thfe Grand y, probably Monday .or Tues\ Feb:. 15 or 16. ~~ ~ - ? ? follow the trial and convic- k. is of this case in the Palmetto ijder. ARAMA TO ABANDON LEGAL GALLOWS lontj;ornery. Ala.?>(By A. N. P.) : i line ill lit plans ntjw''being far*"., out; by Gov. Brandoru tbo fro"ows be abandoned in the S' -te prison n=?Feb. 28. 192?,?ami?prrsoi* rs- . enecd to death af'ef that dSte be bleetrocuted. The Legislature ldrizedthe action itr~i>923. Nothing been done about the many trees 1 as gallows in this St^te. . CRIBERS: ir support ,for the year just ous year. But as you know. H going. We have been pubyear. All subscriptions, that ensuing year, are due. since. ' a* us to carry subscribers who fly. Bet us have a remittance (Pittance to: O LEADER ?,Mt?TON, Manager. Columbia, S.'C. liars--Get busy