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Foun The Palmetto Leader j -? Published WeeMy^By r The Palmetto Leader Pub* Co. 1310 ASSEMBLY STREET . COLUMBIA, S. C. . Entered at the Post Office at Columbia, S. C., as Second Class Matter. TELEPHONE 4523. N. J. FREDERICK, Editor A. B. LINDSEY, -.Managing Editor J. B. LEWIE ...Fraternal Editor W. FRANK WILLIAMS * __ Contributing Editor HENRY D. PEARSON City Editor GEO. H. HAMPTON, ^ ? Manager W. N. WILSON Traveling Agent I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ^ CASH IN ADVANCE. One Year.-_r ? $2.00 Si* Months ?1?? 1.25 Three Months rlb* Single Copy __ .05 Advertising Rates given on appli cation. . Communications intended for the current issue must, reach this office, (if out of town) not ?iater~~than Tuesday night. CF ty news by Wednesday night. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1926 The voters from the North nnfl .w*cf oppm nr>f to flare much) ?about President CooHdge judg-t ing from the way.they are defeating Senatorial, candidates known as Coolidge supporters "Silent Cal" must have lost his rabbit foot. " '? ? The Bill to appropriate $30,-, 000 foi^aononument to be erected in France in honor of the ?rdloretUgoTdiers of the 93rd Division has been favorably reported by the Senate' Committee on Military Affairs- The 37ist~re^giment, a South Carolina unit, belonged to the lJ3rd Division. ? ? We wonder how many white Southerners agree with Sentaor' j hetiimof Alabama when he said a few days ago in the Senate! ~"-%x - that the present rules- of that' body had defeated the Anti-Lynching Bill which struck at the very "heart of the South."; _ This Senator seems to, imply that _ "lynching is an industry of the, any bothedrife with it " ' " " f ' I Time changes all things. Even 1 this State, the one party system "is being deplored. Newspapers that in time past would not;1 dare suggest such a thing are ....... ~ l 1 1 c . -? ? w-w--tiihcugtmrg?tn?r rieuu~Tjr twu^ -vigourouc parties.?Of course, though, they say two white par-, ties. Time will even take care " of that. "Later, it will simply be" ,-r parties?made up of voters of 1 intelligence and worth and not ba^ed on color or race irrespec- j worth. 0 WELCOME ? THE BAPTISTSUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS The _Palmet^.o (Leader welcomes to this City, the best in < the South, this splendid body of , men and women gathered here from .all parts ol the country. You are welcomed for the work ( in which you $re engaged. The , making of yourselves more pro:.|; ficient to instruct the young in i , the religion which has done t world a decent place in which to liye, and which must?if it is. to i live, and it will?eradicate the ] 4 hatreds and wickedness that mow i divides mankind, is most import- ] ant. You are welcomed for your-' i ' I jselves. Such men and women as i you are cannot for a time abide ( ~~ : in our midst without inspiring!1 in us new ideals which will keep! T i ' . . . j* us in our strivings L We have no doubt but that t V. | your stay Will be profitable and(i certainly Columbians will do all * in-their power to make your stay!N pleasant, and impress the fact1!! 11 that each and all of you are t welcomed. ? . 5~- t -7 NEGROES MAKING KNOWN = THEIR--NEEBS va ? Discussing ably and sympathetically, the desire of intelligent and thrifty colored people to live in decent surroundings. The State. k>ne of the fairesl newspapers o$ the South, am swering a letter of Editor P. B Young of the Norfolk Journal & Gu^le, says among other things "But,i-w?r. think, if Negroes, in stead of regarding themselves ai particular wards of the genera government, dependent for theii 'rights' upon decrees by th< courts would take the positior that they are citizens, payinj rents of owning property, as the case, may be; earners of monej ^ ? .1 C 1 - - J? -H - ttnu nee spenuers or tneir earn ings, and make their petition t( municipal governments for de velopements and improvements just as other citizens do, the} would be more impressive ant have greater influence- The whites wlio wish to help then help themselves would ther know more of their ambitions more of their- - aims- and needs and surely only good could comt of sueh fuller undertaking." A aaunder^uolievprogress could, we believe, hardly be set forth. Colored citizen:; have. too long looked to. Washington despite the fact thai Washington has, been for quite a few years been breaking the news, sometimes gently at other times rudely, that there is nc balm there, Anyone, after all, is in a pretty bad tix wkerrTu; "rr. i i i i inufri iuok eisewnere tnan to nih own neighbors for sympathy and It just isn't natural .anyhow. ?- . 1 ? As taxpayers and citizens every man is entitled to decent surroundings, inhabitants of cities and towns are entitled to just whatever improvements that ia a municipality's function to provide. Colored people do not get improvements often becuase they do not petition for. lhem. Not asking, it is. supposed that they are satisfied by the very people whp-.oftimes would make provisions werrg^t^eir attention proper. ly called to the matter. Instead of just'.talkinc amomr ourselves of what we need an,pi complaining that the whites whose duty it is to make' certain provisions are mean and won't do aih i ng?even though their policy of asking be ?Municipal governments pruvide good .schools,-parks; playgrounds, sewers, lights and wafer1. Have we them? If not, ask for them. Whether they are will be, for as a supporter of the provided instanter or not, they government, you,are entitled to them. " - . V o s ... * ' * ItACE PREJUDICE TWO EDGED Prejudice of any kind is bad and race prejudice is wicked. It :auses more hardships and foolish situations than'any other feeling that possesses the breast af narrow people. Take the re:ent case?Curtis?Corrigan vs. ^ kj ulaicj'?liict l was recenty before the United States Supreme Court- A mffhUer of white peopie agreecTamong themselves not to rent, sell, lease or allow the u-se of their property in any manner by color'etl jpeople' for a period of 21 years. Mrs. Corigan attempted to sell her property to a colored woman of eduction, culture and wealth. One )f the parties to the agreement lied" out an injunction to pre/ent the sale and the lower courts made the injunction pernancnt. The~easu wlhTappealed ;o the Supreme Court, two or more years .having past since he suit first began. Meanvhile most of the whites have novecT elsewhere, disposing of heir property through one rick or another. The neighborlood is now "colored," only 3j THE PALME! [ white families residing there, ] - But"Mrs. -Corrigan'-cannot dis- < poSe of her property, though : she has moved away; she can not lease or rent it to colored i - people?the only ones who would i buy or lease. Her property i buy?or?lease. -Herproperty stands empty, the money inves'[ ted In it unproductive, and- we c presume she writhes every time ' 1 MTVPISGAH A.CHURCH 1 1| NQTES ^ f Greenwood, June 10.?A large crowd j ^ attended the fUrreral 'of Rev. E. R. j 1 BurgeW, Which was held in Mt. Pisjgah - A. M. E. Church last Wednesday af- -{ w tcrnoon at 3:30 p. m. Revs. D. L. ' I Wit her spoon, M. G. Williams, M. Mas- j r\vovf J. W. Douglass,. J. W. Bradley, "f - M.'L. Ramsey, A. J. Martin, Rev. Wal- i, % Vol* (if- tlio Rnntict CKi 1-nV. T>?.. , .. ~. ? * v..v v/iiuivu auu uc V. ^ . rW. C. Crawford, pastor of the M. { H: Church at Anderson wer epresent. ^ ' t Then, too, quite a few local ministers x [were present. Dr. B. J.Ramsey was ( *1 selected by the .famil ytQ preach the r I <u i'non. Dr. Ramsey woa in n^ion, 1 nd no extended commnet is necessary t J s mjessage brought comfort and a l\ l -ense hf-pcnce to all.?Long live Dr.^ ' Ranisev. 1 j t ?! Rev. -E. R. Burgess was a man of'^ J considerable ability, 'fie was under-1 j L ra'ed by some who had not the abili-' c | |Y ho U wl Tin i. n fin., ]... j on short grass while some who were1 c ! far beneath; him, intellectually and t '[otherwise, were advanced to places ^ above him. Burgess was a,man who b ;11 rf'ibli'il Lo?his?own?business. He t: > -was nut one of those ministerial r, ... .. i ; hound does that scent hprp and there -j /on other men's charges so as to find s .some scandal with which, to make ?) the. mfail. During the time that the t i writer of these notes has been in i-lirwmvuod,. he has never met a man . of the chilli who has treated him move ^ I like a real christian gentleman than v did K. R. Burgess?-Burgess was not e a deceitful man. .He Would nQt snig- g feer in your face and then knife you c ii v i _ r 111 niu uuck. i never Knew him to n , fight a man because he happened to a be a transfer. He was one among the best hearted Negro ministers I have r met in this section. Peace to his ash- ^ ' en. :?~ - . -V The Bi ewei^.Normal School held its "7 commencement exercises, Friday night ( . June 4ih. ' Dr. E. A. Adamls, of Colum. bia was the speaker. He is said to t have brought to the occasion a splen' did message. - a Watch out for our Rally, the fourth Sunday in ? ??? ; Our Childrens' Day effort, ia nnw ^ before us, and as usual, we'll go over. j _ he top.^ ' *' . j-* -The pastor's subject last Sunday ^ r-niurning?warn "The Infallible Way7 That' Leads to theJPath of Unconscious n Goodness." The evening subject was: """The VaLue-of; Your -W*ht to Your * ?Fellownven."? ' I. ? ------ ; p ! Weekly Comment?Our Doctrinal ( ; ? - r?iifl{^T| ?? -J The Negro's Doctrinal War is -y not his, it is a conflict that really be-" e longs to his white brother. When the Xefiro wasJirst-brought to this C6un~~e try from Africa, he knew nothing t Inm'P Slllllf l\nivwe ~ . - ci xjcijjuni, u iuemo- n (list, or a Presbyterian than a chick- h en does about Sunday. However, in_ y the gourse of time, he iva| led to a- h dopt the religious vfewsj of his masjter. Those who belonged to white li Methodists, became" Methodists, and b ! those who belonged to masters who s J were Baptists, became Baptists. Now d j their masters were often baptised by e ! immersion, sprinkling and pouring, b but the fact to be faced is, that there- ? was not enough in any of these things 8 to sause their masters to emancipate h them. So, the Negro's* Doctrinal Wair p is borrowed from his white hrothpr if -it has ever doirn his white brother h riny good, it has certainly never done 0 the Negro any good. ? 1 Let's face the childish folly this n thing has led many of us into. d _l 1A man marries a "Ave 11 reared girl e who was brought up in another branch v Tof the ChrisiianGhurch. aftur thev-are" -7 married, and she becomes the mother g .jof his children, she is shunted away p from his religious group. She is good 8 ^enough for him to m'nrrv to So n?> _ - ? - j r wv vnvi mother of his children, but when the n religious plune is reached, you go to cl ' your side and I will go to mine. Now, tl where did such a man get such folly o ' froin^? Answer:.. From ignorance, p J God has -nothing to do with such a G . mntrart?It ia purely human' 't? and imbedded in selfishness. The com- tl mercial vision, along with ignorance f< . and heart-sclfnduteaa, - have?created it -some complications "on" our religious ir j plane that need to be re-adjusted. ! Our white brother is donig his best ei (to re-adjust his mal-adjustments a- ai long this line. He is running away tc from the thing into .which- thounondg e". [of Negroes are running. He has seen tl I the folly of it and it's time for al i the Negro to see the folly of this si I foolishness also. vv I visited a convict camp in Alabama ai ? / TO LEADER premiums. Butshe is reaping Dnly what she sowed. We bet. 21 years of unoccupied property will make her a little skittish thereafter of giving concrete evidence at least of herracial prejudice. ~ Racial prejudice is rib good to, anyone-^white or black. Rut it takes a big soul?one with' Christianity tc^D?tb be above ^ prejudice. tn company"wTtlT Missionary Kent a few years ago. - And nearly every young Nggro in the camp had either| seen immersed, sprinkled or had been baptised by pouring. . I The condition noted above is its own :omment. s Sometime, years ago, I visited a own in North Cnrnlina nftar a roviv- | il meeting had been held there. There .vas. the .greatest possible religion'sr ?xcitment vibrant among the'Negro jeople. The Methodists and the Bap-1 aoto had reaeticd the par ling of Ihej vays. It seemed that nothing would ' ;nd the matter but. a fist fight. A-' ound the corner from the main seat >f the conflict I came upon two minis-11 ers in a "terrible conflict. Each of hem *had been sprinkling. 'As they, . axed warm in their respective claims, f hey advanced upon each otherV and" it < ook two men to keep them from fightng each other. Now, how is the ] ause of Christ to ho advawnpd hy t>iiq ' l iTOcess? Our white brfltker is doing, ill that he can to undo his folly in J' his direction. What will the Negro < lo about his? ^ J. There is more rot, down-Tight igno- j 1 ance. and foolishness staged today in I he name of God and Christianity than' J tn^~are neaa nn-A-^jog'a knelt. Thia- i tuff that thousands of us stage here] nd there in the name of God is not 1 he Christianity of which-Jesus Christ L. founder.- ? ? i It's really funny that in the forty s ears that I have vitally connected vith the^Christian Church, I have nev- 1 r seen any fighting about living~a1, :ood life. I have never witnessed any-,-J onflicts over .the effort to "Love one's ' eighbor as'one's self." The "do this ' nd you will be saved" or "do that and ' 'ou will be damnen" is alright as it (1 uuuy expresses tne voice of Uod, butj^ t-is-all wrong-as it eminates from the,1 /icked and envious heart of any man.11 t is this unchristiaff course of action ' hat is carried into the most of our re-., < ival efforts that causes the most of I hrtn to be failures. The sinful world ibout us has lost all respect for the < gents of this folly. It is amusing to 1 ee one so-?aUed christian attempt to) teal the members'from another chris?Tan Church. There are men-dressed i a the livery of heaven who are doing.' he biddings of hell jn this direction. I 'he Metho^'g? prpnehnr th n 1 a question approaches the Baptist j( nember and tells him: "Now. brother.!,) ou are on tthe wrong track. You can tot get to heaven the way you are ~ ;oing."Why not come and join MY < 'HURCH and you will be alright.! think so much of you that I do not ' ^ant any one lu misdirect you"! Heav- 1 n is in the way we are going." j' -Now here comes the Baptint prrarh? r, says he: "You will certainly go 1 o hell unless you aYe immersed. You ' mist either go John's way or go to ' ell. Everv MelhnHint-'t.Vmt Vine i without having been-4mmersed T5~~iri " ell" . ' ' " / |. After these two hypocrites and re-. ' igious frauds have delivered their roadsides at each other, then the 1 houters, standpaters and the other s isciples of grtft artd lying, sail into s ach other, and often they come to , lows. People who were on good ( ocial tprms with e^ch other for years top speaking to each other. Often J usbands and wives'"have t>een known 1 behave separated over such issues. [' ly-thousands^ among us, - aii of this lellish rot is carried on in the name 1 f God. . " ' ?- P It is well to note that real Christian 1 len are not engaged in this work of ' amnation and ignorance. Watch ev- 'x ry man engaged in this work and you 1 nil find the^ark of thg heaat in him,.! his is 'the type of man whom the 1 reat apostle Paul described as "slip-!1 ing around into houses, leading atray_silly women." Every individual hurch-that has been built up by this t lethod, becomes one of the most un- A , hristian places in the world. Whe- < hdr it is in the Methodist, the Baptist F r any other Church fold, ho such' lace can be really called a Church. : alone can describe the conditions * j be fdund in such places. All of lis work of hell is carried on that a w grafters and liars and scoundrel* * nay. get a good living without work-' ig for it. No we have spent so much useless * lergy in this folly, that our children g re going to the hell of gambling and g > the hell of prostitution before ous pesr and we have no program for ? leir salvation. What shal^we do * iout.it? Shall we continue it? Or g lall we follow oujc^White brother 5 ho led us intoifcf'lurn away from it! 5 id let it^lohe? ^ ~?1 "THE CURE" |n a . t A Story 1( - . V By Gilyoye. A. Griffin ^ It wasa beautiful day-in May. Old I Sol beamed down with a warmth that ^ --- I . | could oe thoroughly appreciated af- j a tor the chilly days of winter, and the 1t rich green of the grass reflected his ic rays where the shooting leaves, new 1 green and yet sparsely scatered, did 1' not cheat it~out of glory. The merry U laughter -of-ehikh'cn who played here 0 and there on the grass blended sweet-' J ly with the ceaseless twitering of, f birds in the shrubery. Gaily clad * couples laughing and-chatting, strol-JI led here and there along the park paths. A man, dreary, downcast and dejected, clad in dead black clothing,' entered the park from the streen with slow steps.- He kept his head bent I and entered not a sound.. It was' Terry Young. Terry slumped into1 the first bench th?t he came to. \jv Terry was out of harmony with n everything. Things in general did t not please himT Somehow he felt h that he would enjoy a more congenial Is atmosphere if it were raining, or fog- e gy? He had'ot caught the spirit of T the season. But whgt \yas worse, f Terry had no idea why" he should be ii downcast. " .. ]a While he was musing 'over ,his p plight, a man abuot his own age seat- p ad-himself nn the bench bocido Terry, d "Say," he- said "without ceremony, A T wonder what's tlje mater with the e: >ld dame." ^ . - -..-si Terry slowly raised his head and tl took in the scene before him nt a u glance. He saw happy children, men e and women, but none who seemed to d latfe any-failing. - j lj "Back of yotf, on .the left, of the leHge," the fellow directed. tl Turinirig in that direction, Terry f) taw \ykrat seemed to be an old woman v seated on ^ littie sun-bathed triangle | ar grass. iSut she wasn't old. Tho' tl ner face wore a hundred wrinkles and q was _a?_pijd.e as -any?he had eyer_5eenr though her dress of tay.nishcd satin o was tattered and torn, Terry could "h see that hef- hair, a stringy gold, had .tl not a strand of grey.. Terry would r have classed her as one of the City's n multitude of beggars, but for one s tjYirrgr?Tier actions^ She was nervous- p ly and aimlessly graspnig and clutch- c ing on all sides, fumbling in her pock- a 2ts and gnawing at her gnarled fin- w tiers, y-?e: Terry jerked himself erect and look- h 2d now with eyes wide open. w "Dope," he said, without turining ri to the man beside him,-"Dope crazy, tl rhey-get- that-way?wheii they CHirMr ~sl get, any more. It must be horrible-^? ? je like that." w "I've seen dope fiends before,", said N ni>i benoh mate, "but linci uuc 111 LllUt"^ condition. Nothing conlH bring me-to--ti hat." 1 "It's easy to say that," Terry snap- w ped, "When you don't" kno^jr what ? auses it." p "They say trouble rmsaeh5 ;ake drugs," said the stranger, "but, n no trouble-could bring me to that, I cl ell you." , . ' ' ' - o] - "It doesn't have to be the kind of ai rouble you think, my friend," Terry was musing again, "they say it's trou- a lie hilt I helieve it'o ? f IV P unu o uvaiA.il UI m iust the rerdization that nobody cares 0] mything about you." "Since - you speak of health and ^ sympathy," the young man returned, 'let me toll you^somqthing. I had an jr runt who was always sad?always S( ?ick at least she thought so. When j( she was not sure that her condition ^ was seriOQsp we. would oall in a physi- lt :ian and his usual report would be^ C( 'nothing at all the matter!" But she j iimpfy would not be reassured, or imnediately discovered some new evil jr .hat was preying on her body. It Was Her constant complaint that lone of us cared for, or sympathised p with her, althotfgh everyone in the ^ family did his best to cheer her up. ^ t was wasted effort.. -You simply Q] :ould not make her look o nthe bright w lide of life-1?she couldn't see any iright side,?ller hnriy grew thinner ind thiner, she withered away to alnost nothing, and?died." ? . * , ?????v 9 yr. It was another glorious May day he beauty of spring was everywhere. Children romped in the sunlight and couples strolled happily about the n< >athways of the pajk. ' . A A young man, dressed in gay gar- M 1926 SUMMEI State Agricultural and - ORANGEBURG, SOI / JUNE 21 TO x > FIVE WEEKE, SEX Goufyes in EfcrflenTary, ITigh tional Subjects leading1 to Colle Teachers' Certificate. EXCELLENT FACULTY in every course offered. For t r. s ii i i urn hit 4 V', Saturday, June 12, 1926. rents that stol& the rays of the "sun n cast them back with many a gliter, entered the park path with a eisurely but lively step. His face /ore a happy, contented smile?when ^ ie was not whistling a merry carol. Ie seated himself an the first, hench? ie came to, and suddenly his face issumed a serious look. He took in he scene before him. He saw happy hildren, men and women. Then he ooked over his shoulder and to the ^ ( eftvof a hedge that was in that direcion on a little "sun-bathed triangle ?grassr Children were merrily umping about there, too. The man's ace again assumed a contented look, ie began to whistle agaiff?he was 'erry Young. ' 5 PHE PART OF THE NEGRO WOMAN IN THE SOLUTION OF THE RACE PROBLEM ly Mrs. Cora Gethers, Georgetown, S. C. There is no woman, certainly no /oman in the United States who ha? lore reason to desire and more need 0 aspire for better opportunities for ier brothers and herself than the Jegro woman in general and the ?? ducated Negro.womsm in particular. 'he task that confronts the thoughtul woman as she surveys the fields 1 which she must labor is not a ressuring one. It will be a slow prorocess that any good will be accomlished much patient and earnest eneavuis on the part of .our {women, . strong missionai-y spirit must be xhibited before any appreciative reults will be reached. Not only has le Negro .race-to be iifted but the hite raco noedo to stand on a strung-. r platform than that of egotistical isplay of virtues which are not wholr theirs.. ' In view of this llioaght I cfflnnot see bat ;any diffeiJInt part should be 'omen in general in this land. Industry, honesty and morality are? be cardinal attributes to become acuainted with ?in forming an irreronehable cKITraeteF and each and all - f them must be dwelt upon in the ome. I believe that it is only thru be hofnes that a people can become eally good and truly great. Homes lore hom?s is the text upon which ermons have heeir? and, will be??? ? reached. The great National Asso lation has entered that sacred domain ncl chosen for its motto: Lifting as e Climb. There has een a determined (Tort made by this Association to ave a heart to heart talk with our 'omen that we may strike at the >ot of- the" evil, many of which lie at ie fireside." and so this association ' 1 (ranrhi work vigorously to establish. ' lothere' congresses on small scales herever our women can be reached. "r [o people need ever despair who^p 'OfHGh. ire ,lully , aroused to the du- . as which rest upun Ilium U"hd are ~ billing to shoulderr responsibilities hich they alont^ can assume/ r ? _ We hear a great deal about a race roblom and how to solve it, but I _ efitevcthat the l'l;aT"solution of the ftpp prr>hlnni |||i. twining f)7 lildren, both, so far as we who are ppressed and those who oppress us l'c -concerned. If you find in the home a pure moral tmosphere supplemented by taste nd refinement, it is the outgrowth f a pure home. Go to the schools and look into the right, intelligent faces of the puds and see the marks of refinement > dress and decorum; they are con- 1 jquences of a pure home- training.; is therefore important to the Ne . ~ u..iaii in general ana me educa>d Negro woman .in particular shoiild ime in close contact with the masses f our women that they may be proerly trained, to throw their, children^ i a healthy, moral atmosphere., and tey will imbibe (he salutatory influice and they will become a mighty ower in the future solution of this * i-eat problem. If there is anyone ling that is clogging the wheels of j progress as a race, it is that our omen are getting too popular. So apular that they nrtf t-nnnh ?? ?? n that is unpopular. '' To be continued next week LYDE?RYAN , Mrs. Bessie Thompson wishes to an-. . 1 5unce the marriage of hrer* sister, ^tis Lyde to Mr. Joseph Ryan, Wed. >-r .... O /> 1 Af*/1 ?y c.o, iyzo atr Florence, S. C. I SESSION;' , 1 _____ Mechanical College ijj JTH CAROLINA j JULY 23 ; DAYS EACH, ? i School, College and Voca- '? ge Credits and Renewal of > f OF SPECIALISTS further information^ write != ? . WILKINSON, President. yffyftjflcrscOTwaoftw u % w r>;a:i,K< j;rt