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^ . . . rouR ??? The Palmetto ^Leader j l > Published Weekly By' L _ tji'' I The Palmetto Leader Pub. Co. < I, 1310 ASSEMBLY STREET ^ ' ' / ^ * COLUMBIA, S. C. " jjWtt-iv * Entered at _the Post Office at Colunt- | j /. , bia, S. C.t as Second Class Matter.-' ' TELEPHONE 4623 11 n. j. FREDERICK, i ....-Editor . 5 LIN1^SEY? ---Managing Editor! B. LEWIE Fraternal EditorW. FRANK WILLIAMS .J L; Contributing Editor i HENRY D. PEARSON -City Editor; GEO. HtUlAMPTON, ' Manager 11 SUBSCRIPTION HATES: * . . 'CASH IN ADVANCE. J ^ * One Year _"L $2.00 Stx~Mumha_ liBS ; Three Months -1 .76 Single- Copy- 1 .05' ?p? ; ?.... -....i; i. nuvci kioing naica given V/ll | ?" tnti*"1 - ' i " ' j- _ *' "Comm u in cat Tons .Intended fw- -the current issue must reach this office, (if out of town) not ?_v_Ulater than Tuesday night. Ci-'. ty news by Wednesday night.; ZI SATURDAY AFRIT 24, 1926 Despite Court, ini unctions, sharp schemes'and much wrang^ Uling, the Georgia republicans j held their State Convention; In-J domitable Ben uavis as u^uat" came^out on top. - ^ * . ? parvey, Garvey. Every paper one piclcs up, there is something about the Garvey's. When it is not about tire "ProvisibnalTres~^lfTpr>t~ofllA-fripa-'^fVjhurriing fny awhile in Atlanta,-fit's about some of his wives. It is about; timp to havo a snrronsp of the*'" doings of thy Gaivuyn. ?t-The fight against Hon. James A. Cobb being a judge inAVashington .goes merrily on. led hvi Senator Pat Harrison of Misdis-j ... sippi, aided and abetted by-some traitorious,. Negroes of Washington. Senator Pat says that Mr. i Cobb is "one of those upstart darkies always wanting their rights." Thipk of it! "Upstart77^ ' for wanting rights * Tho "Hrys" arrtP-"Wets" aVeh having it out in Washington om-| _ el* "fht1 ,eiifui uuMiL'iit11 ai ill of the Volstead Act. Because | Gen. Andrews, Chief Enforce-j mon-S^-fhat he thought enforcement wou,ld be easier if light ; beer were legalized. Fanatical ,^ "dry.s" are demanding that he Undischarged. Meanwhile, there is no. such thing as real prohibi4J ' ? r~- - | What's the mailer with the| "^Chicago Defender? It seems to . be losing its ra.bbit foot. Awhile 1?back it boasted that in accordance with its advice1 and work I the JYIayprs of many Cities es- , pecially New York and Detroit,'; were elected. The week before' the Primary election in Illinois,! it in a strong editorial advocated j *~ the renomination of Sefiator Mc- i ~ Kinley. However, the Senator'. was overwhelmingly defoatod.-AT T majority in" The 2nd "and 3rd Wards of Chicago e\eir being a-* gainst him. How*eome? ?4 j ? ? ""<* -In Alabama one "CoL" Rihh. j ? Graves is asjgiring to be govenor^_ . v. The Colonel says that by giving i - -V,.'the Negro children'the scanty i education that they are getting, i the whfte'children are being de- " -?? privpd of what is justly due them -! iMect me governor," says the'J Colonel, "and I have a way ail 1 . figured out to stop this evil." < Think of any man outside of the < insane asylum talking about Ne- i gro children "havirig too much 1 money spent on their creation t in Alabama or any other South- 1 ern State. < O . ^KENTUCKY FALLS DOWN i ON LAW, ) , A short time ago, the press, of 1 the country was singing the t praise of. Kentucky because of the expense it incurred and the 1 !* *' * ' / ? ? : ~ . ' . ~ * / * ? jain it took to see that its ltfws vere upheld. The occasion was ;he trraTof Ed7" Harris, accused )f murder and assault of a white j tfoman, the latter offense being ;he one for which he was tried.! Harris was given a trial, such as it was, lasting 17 minutes. He. was sentenced to be hanged and 1 the sentence~duly carrfed'^oufn About-month aftor?thia^a.! white man, the son, of a weal-' thy citizen made a most brutal j assault on two young colored girls. Nqw the penalty in Ken-; tucky for such a crime is death. Realizing the predicament of?the| ^oung white assaulter?for there; was no doubt about his being pniilty n plnn r>f inf|ai)^y-WaaL. entered. To save his neck, 12 white men solemnly brought in a~verdicT to "the1 effect that 4he_ aaaaultcr was crazy. The rnlprit was committed to the asylum Now, does Kentucky thinkshe is fooling anybody ? Does she think that she is helping herself i by such damnable administration of her laws? . . The whites have taken into their hands - the.-absolute-administration of laws and the, least the^ can do IS to be fail. ?T One thing' sure, they can't pretend fairness with the object rvf fnnliwpr tVi,, nnlnroH pppple who have the right to expect justice. Fooling days are over. ?~? 1 ' .) ^ THIS IS A DEMOCRAT The old question, what ds-.-a-l dpmnnrat ? has at last, been an pharles Satchell Morris Speaks at Dillcm * , Special Correspondence^ Dillon, April 20>?Welcomed here, last evening b^-His Honor, Mayor vC/armiidiael, together with a large group of' other r white citizens, and greeted by a I great concourse of the members of his own race, Charles Satchell Morris, Jr., of Norfolk, Va.,'? famous on two contiBffttts.for his j eloquence, brught a second riies-.; sage to this City within three month^. His 'superb address | pronounced one of the'Tnost aide . and masterly ever, heard ! here,-- Morris pleatied bilSSlOil-1 ately for men to answer the stirring cry of the hour. Approv-J ingly he quoted Sam Walter] Foss': - ?: Give me men to match my- mouhtains. i Give me men to match my.*plains J Men?^idlh? empires in their nnroose.1 Men-with eras in their brains. The throng enjoyed that and responded with- -a Trnghty burst of aplatfee;? ? Kev. Ur: A."C. sampler, preeminent .pastor of the^Bethel AM. E. Church introduced the. dis-; tinguished visitor of the occasion | A large jubilee chorus rendered i old plantation" melodies, popular i selections .and classic numbers"?] A number of other interesting features had been arranged for rm thc~Tn*ogram. ? All in all the meeting was one oi tne most successful ever ^staged here. \Tnppjjt hnr nlrmdy prnmisp<4 to ' return pn July and speak to the1 general populace?in -the Omul 1 Htrose. ... ^ his race"to awaken to the du-j tie_s of _the hour. . IFe ,,pointectout opportunities for advance- j meht on every hand. He stated that there were '"some qualities' which--neither law of God nor | From enjoying. He shouted to ^ his auditors that thev michl py_ 1 . ... I ;el as a .people in industry and dtizenship, that they might soy-" :>ass others in love of right and rrutfr,~t hair they-might set an e*- : imple for the world to follow in j fidelity to duty and devotion to Tod. . Asstiring his Ifeaf enTTftar Jehovah has given all races some ?reat. gifts, Morris pleaded that his group might use its gift of nusic to make the world a bet;er and brighter place in which .0 live. The matchless orator ^painted - word pictures , which >rought hi^ audience fo its Jeei - - v.- ^ ~ THE PALMEr swered. A contest recently was held by the Pathfinder of Washington, D. C., in which the best definition of this animal was^ sought. This is the prize definition : "A democrat is one who believes in the fullest freedom ofj speech,, press and religion; separation orcinn^haiidState ; laws that bear equally upon ail clas-. ses, without special privilege "7>F monopolistic advantage; rights of States guaranteed by the Con-j stitution, and less national paternalism.'i-. ;* ""' '1 Of. course there is "no sich" running around these diggin's. Perhaps, when the miilenium comes such-Ttoffoitions may cov er a multitude, but not now. The only kind now known to the Tiost uf us-Ts:- "A democrat is one whu believes in one law for himself and another-for the other l'ellow?particularly if the other -fellow doesn't.belong to his race ; who believes in the other fellow saying what, he wants him to say. and doing what he says says for him to do; who demands for himself all of the nghtFand privileges of a free American cir tizen, hut denies it to the other fellow; who believes that the other fellow should contribute in proportion-?if nof more so?to his means, to the .support Of the government but should not even " ' * I dream of taking a part therein, education and- intelligence not counting in* his favor." Yet', there -is such as thitu- 1 again and again in outbursts of applause. ? ' 1l was announced Ik his sec letary that The celebrated speaker would address a mammoth mass meeting in the First Calvary Baptist Church, Columbia, next Suniiax^fternoon, April 25th at 3 o'clock. DOINGS ON WHEELER HILL. By Rev. J P. Washington^ Sunday was a very pleasant day throughout. Sunday mornintr we faced-a very pleasing" audl'enee! As some one else usual ty - r-opor.L?xl;fir our liltllVldU'll church, we shall mot trespass upon her rights by touching this particular feature. We want to speak particularly about the meeting held in our church by the Stewardesses of the various, churches of4he-ei4yv Sunday afternoon (4 o'clock)' a iargeidiilegation of women renresehting BeTheT, Sidney Park, am+ St. James churches met in, St. James church under the caption: "Stewardess Union." . fTi,,, a. <>?...u:? int IUHCI in nti \ III>4 inn intn year as pastor in this city ; but for the first time he witnessed this meeting of the sisters. To say that was a pleasing occasion will be putting it mild; it iv.'i ? not only Tn-atifymg, but-itl was surprising to me. ?They started, off. with prayers and Testimonies,*, wjhigh, caused thn spiritual fervor to run high After spending sometime in the above named feature of the service, a special programme was. rendered, : Sister Wilhelmina Tohnson of; St. James, presehted Sister Henry of Sidney Park, as Mistress, of Ceremonies. Sisier Henry occupied the chair and presided over the meeting with ease an(T diginity. . ; ' Sifter .Ella,-LowndeS, heroine "of many battles, who is a member of Bethef A. M. E. church and President of the-Union was presented by Mrs. Henry- Sister Lowndes made an inspiring address to the tTntorras unly siw can do. 1 Thus closed a most pleasant afternoon at St. James among the sisters. If you "are not .connected to this body, .see about it. .Come again sisters. You ar? always welcome. . ?a rro leader Corinth Baptist Sunday School " Rev. Daniels' 5th Anniversary , Union, S. ?To our beloved j pastor, most noble deacons, and| trust worthy triist.PPar On hgJ half of the'Sunday School, i' deem it an honor with pleasure to I _tiave the privelege in the pasP torV 5th iumiYersary to speak of the interest the pastor has manifested in the Sunday School since he^has been here.- ~ Every time' the Church door i is opened on Sunday mornings, for Sunday School he is always at his post of duty. Since he has jbeer^ here he has organized a | mainly for those thaC^oiTldn't j read, but others became intere^ted and joined. This ^lass! was a great addition to the Sunday School. We are certainly proud of. RevT^Daniels as ouri I Pastor. We can truly say that j [lie 1? a mail ^ent irom UQCl. AI man that keeps his hand in God's l hand. We do not boast of Rev. ' Daniels as a preacher, because' : anybody can preach, but. we do | boast of him as a pastor Reader that keeps in touch with JeEMB. "A clean, clear cut leader. A man you can depend on/ All P'^rHinrr pastors. We have to say that Re? Daniels has made a wonderful impression on this Sunday School. ' He Ts always on the job, sleet or snpwJ rain or shine- We have not words to express our gratitude to you, our dear pastor for the interest you have shown in the Sundays ^Schoob- We. have not words to tell you" how much we love and admire your disposition.-- 'You1 are a man after our own heart,. The heavenly Father is our spi1 ritual Shepherd, but we can say iRev. Daniels is our earthly-shep-j nera, we snail not want for the Gospel. H? leadeth us beside the still waters of peace, he maketh our souls rejoice, he leadeth us 4n the path of righteousness by living an upright anck clean life.?Yea, though welcome to' Sunday School on Sunday, we fear fop evil for God's word he ^Vef; us. He prepares the tnhln ot fhn hihlp hpfnre dis In I |?Alio prnwanro nf nnr cnpmios,! our cups rufmeth over with God's! | word. Surely goodness and mer-j U?v shall follow lis as long aswve J sit at the feet of Rev. Daniels, j - We are again proud of the fact that we have a God blessed 'man, we know that God .has blessed him foflie~said, ".Blessed is the man that walketh not in thoJ deth in the way of sinners", nor ftitteth in the seat of the scorn-; ful. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters thatJ bringeth forth his fruit in its' seasons. His leaf also should not | wither, but what so ever he doeth shall prosper." We love and j adore^you again because of the' I nrr\/~v/-l r?o>v? A I?ah V* i guuu iiaiuc y u navg wun aniuti Lcomipg intoour City. There is! only- iiin1 Uiiy In wm and that] is to walk with God- Not only have you won it with, your own ? people,.but with the whites, i Wp prav that vou will keep your 1 good name it means all the world | | to you. Remember that God' said: "A good nameps rather to j j-ber chosen than-great riches andH; gold." ?We. enjoy yourteaching Jnjthe j SundaySchool, because you have o nru? -i-i a jjuic ncai i. vv nu cuuiu pray ! for their^herriies aS~~ you do?" i None, but a man with a pure heart. Who could turn the devil 1 away with a soft answer when' he comqs to cause confusion &hd mako war? Yet the Lord said: "A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grieyus words stir up nwgo??t" Moraybut^a-man.with a, pure heart. We say unto you,! keep pure. Christ said: "Blessed : are the pure in heart for the y I shall see God." What more consolation do you want? None. Lastr-but not least we admire you _ for keeping God's word Jfoimd in Timothy 3rd chapter ? .?L* - . . ? V ' .. m ;<' f , * l written by Paul to Timothy. It c I says'that a preacher must bett blameless, the husband of- one wife, vigilant, sober , of good be- \ havior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given, no striker, ( not guilty of filthy lucre?-but rj patients Jio^a nrawler and not ~ Icoveteous. We can -say with a | clear conscience that you are not j; [guilty of none of these,l>ut your'^ tlife in. JifliohnFias; been~a clean one. We pray you'God speed ^ on the way. We know that the ^ way will be^ dark and dreary sometimes, but remember that c night brings out the stars. No a star can be seen as long as the sun shines. So it is with our 1 lives. Some one has said it _ -takes a hyavft mail to^ace Llin | ! darkness alone with God, but this is wrong and unjust, because the very nature of the Creator who made nights as well as day can carry you through the night y safely. Every life has its night times, its hoJurs of care and sor- y row, when the sun of happiness ^ refuses to shine, and wonders iL_ it will ever-shine again". There ^ was never a night that. had no j morn. Remerober Rev:~Daiiiels; -j that it is the~dafck~hours of life _ that- brings out all the strength ^ of goodness, and virtue. The y night of our lives that bfih#.^ r?nf tVio stars of faith, hope, love, humanity, patience and epclurance in our characters. We pray ^ that at the end of your night you shall find song hr trhe-night?set to the harmony of the celestial choir, a choir not made with ^ jhqnds. but by the power of the i where and stepped on the sc$ne ^ [and said loF.thore-be a heavenly 'choir, aiidjthat thc-nigfyt will ^ bring out the last triumphant j j stars of glory of rest, of peace, of resurrection, of immortality in ^ the house of mansions^ of gold, where there is no^night, no sun j to shine, no moon to shine, for T 1 I the cLamb Jesus Christ'lighteth the whole heavens. There is- no j rains no storms, but heavenly ^ , peace. """ ~ - | We say to you stay here until [you join that innumerable num-^ jber that John saw and could not ^ number. Then When God says tr> yn? "Pninp Hnwn.nfF flip wall y"n hnve f"ugH n cM fight ph. ter in at the pearly gates." - A1-. ter you ha Vie praised God,, sing _ the little- -^ng-J^TheL,angelsij, "Home at Last-" When you get j, tired of-singing, open up your wings, lmefcle up jlour golden i slippers, push your cro,wn down [on your head/ and fly until you are tired, then go down and walk the golden streets and when you flTAt. Tn the rivers. bathe" your J weary soul. ??;? On behalf of the Suday School [ take~ this little motto^ that it I may guide you onward through life. Take the Bible, as your 'guide. Take God a$ your shield of protection. Take Christ as l.your tight that you "may not fall pby the^vayside and faint. pnnntn hid whai ynil 'ffiVR-' ? It's not what you have that counts, but how you~Tive7 j?ItV^not- how- you look thal__ rnnr.tC) what VQU do. \Z It's not a pretty-rface that' < :---? - ' ifLA BL( ;; TAILOI -! !_ Dry Cleaning. Pres ; I Hats Cleaned and B < For and Deliver. J?H42 Washington St., Pho ??< ;; WHEN IN COLUMB :: ^ BROADWAY I \\ EVERYTHING SAN1TAI FISH and j L ;... IN SEA D. W. WOO 1108 Washington Streat, < ? ^ ^ ' , ' =fc-=?d Saturday, April 24, 1926. ounts, but a heart that is true (fr God. ?Read during the'fifth anniversary of Rev. J. S. Daniels. Charles Satchell Morris ro Speak at 2nd Calvary 4 Charles Satchell Morris, Jr.,_ he "prince of?a thousand platfrrmr" '"ill deliver hiq famous [ddross on "The Measure of the dan" at First Calvary Baptist Church, April 25th, at 3:00 p. m. Everyone should avail himself if thp -nnnnrfnriitv fr? Vipnr fhic ible "address. - 7 ?^1 Admission free. Silver offerng. - Rev. H. W. Long, Pastor Honor aml-&istinitioft ? Rolls looker Washington High School . Pupils whose averages are aiove 95 are .considered eligible?) or the-hnnnr roll and those fl >ove 90 are eligible for the dis^ inction roll. ~ '" ~HthGi'adti?Distinction Roll;?* 7Harln.ct_Pailflyr Fred C. Hipp. Vank V Montieth, ^Charlotte E. ackson, Sibyl Mance. lOffr ? Diiistincliuii?Canie??? ]ook, Eva Johnson, Annice Wil- ?L iama.. . -? _ ?' . 9th?rDistinction?Harry r'Ruherford. 8fh ? Distinction?Raymond iailoiT I " 7th?Distinction *? Dorothy sTanee, Jannfe Wolfe. 6th ? Distinction ? Mattie founts? 5th?Honor ? Daisy Belle - ' ifoung-. Distinction?Albertine" iarris. " 4th ? Ceplius ? joodwin, Josephine" Buhner, luth Sulton, Annie L. Veal, I- lez Martin, Melvina Johnson, Cthel Johnson, Louise Monroe. 3rd?Distinction?Elizabeth ackson, Clara Williams* Orea * tymes. 2nd?Distinction?Annie But- * . \ er, Anna B. Lewis, Hattie Ruff, ? Cugene Brown, E. D. Coleman, ierbert Dickson 1st?Honor?Vashti Jackson, usie Belle Martin, Mattie Dixon, Villie Mickens, Blondena Mims, _ .Tory William^ Kathlyn Jqhn- ' :uulla Tf'a.ykii, John L. Adams, _ Distinction?Bessie ' Robinson, ulia Simpkins, Arthur Williamsr tiarrita Baker, Eliza Friday, Wil ie Quarles, Eloise Payne, Mamie "Austin, Susie Willder, Willie Vashington, Talmatlge Whet- 1 tone,?Clementine?Allen, Ella J_ Dixon, Minnie McGraw, Viola Jims^JMamie Ruth Dayson. LouCraig. _ ; . 1^1? :? 1? Vlartin & Thurman - / Electrical Contractors A " " *" ( LICENSED AND .BONDED / .y Phones 8723-8854 ' ' ' * "Columbia, ?>. C. 1 '? JKJKEK " ' I UNG ~ 1 sing And Dyeing > locked'. WeUaQ * * | V ' * jj > n? 3814 Columbians. C. j j ' 9^ - ? ? m, ?* IA, EAT AT THE | )AIRY CAFE : IY AND UP-TO-DATB^ ! . GAME L^J S?N. . *J >DS, Prop. ; Columbia, 8. C. J !