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Saturday^," June 26, 1926.
At last the U. S. Senate has
macle up its mind about
firmation of Hon. Jas. A. Cobb
~ .as Judge of the Municipal Court
of Washington. It refused to
reconsider, on motion of Senator
? " Pat Harrison of Mississippi, its
favorable vote of March 17th.
It is now Judge Cobb Without a
doubt. .
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' A $500,000 paving bond isisue
will soon be placed before the citizens
of this City to vote upon.
~ Are you prepared to vote? If
you haven't, a registration certificate
you can't vote. The -Ifcegistration
books are ''opened at
the Court House every first
Monday. Register.
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Senator Blease is reported as
sayirrg in a speech in the U. S.
Senate that he has always been
just to the Negro, citing instances
to prove same. It must be
acknowledged that the Senator
in his official actions has been
L_Li__ far from injustice-and hostility
to colored citizens. .
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uoger tJabson, the Statisti
cian, says that "Next jo whiskey
and a useless wife, the desire to
wear a white collar and have an
office desk has held back more
men than any- other thing to
day." YcTcmg^merr preparing for"
their life work can well keep in
mind that it's the flannel shirt
jobs- today- that offer the most
. ..in monetary reward. 7"Sr
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. It is said that "politics" has
he*?n injected into the pffnrt tn
But what has "politics" to do
with two pugs^*punching each
other? :Not "politics .but down
right littleness mixed with "fear
of the outcome is the thing that
. has up to this time prevented
a tight between Dempsey and
Wills.
Air. Carroll D. Nance, a candress
last week, discussing the
appropriation bill of the last le
. gi.slat.urft whir^fcas written by
_ . him, said that "it was to Aid the
white children of South Caro
lina, charit^l^in^^utipna_ and
1 the old- Confederate soldiersr1
That's pretty disappointing--to.
all the other-people and institutions
of South Carolina. The
idea of legislature appropria-,
tions is the general welfare of I
the State, which means all. -^ T^
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; SENATOR BORAH, THE 14th,
15th and 18th AMENDMENTS
The admittedly able man, Senator
Borah of IdaKo. ha? taken
to himself the role of champion'
of the 18th Amendment. Hej
holds up his hands in holy terror
at even the suggestion of nullifying
the 18th Amendment.
"It should not be," the erratic
^ statesman exclaims, "it's a part1
of the Constitution and no good
American would think of nullifying
any part of the United
State's Constitution." Answertng
the Senator, some who are
not so certain about the goodness
of the 18th Amendment
ask, "What about the nullification
of the 14th and 15th A-1
-mendments-? 'Are they not an
integral part of that same Constitution?"
I Not however for a moment is
j the Senator embarrassed. "But
I do not admit," says the Sena- j
tor, "that the 14th and 15th A-j
mendments are being nullified." j
| Of course, he does not admit (
;1t. How could he get himself out
Iof the hole if he did? If how*
j ever the Senator's^krtowledge'
' of other important things which !
concern hia country is on a par
with his knowledge of what has (
been and is being done to the
14th and 15th Amendments,j
Aen the wonder is that he is
rated so highly as an able man.
"It is true that so far as the"
concerned, there is no outright
i nullification, but what_?j30.Ut.the
spirt? If the 14th an'd 15tlrA- !
i mendmonts mean anything at
all? they mean that the colored
| citizens of the United States
l who measure up to the same
l^andards set for, have the same
| rights of all other citizens to
1 participate in the selection of [
the various officials without let
or hindrances of any kind. They
mean, if they mean anything,
-that a Negro in South Carolina
or any other Southern State can
identify himself with the democratic
or republican party?ju&t
as he chooses, the same as he can
| in New York, Massachusetts or
any other State* where not only
the letter but the spirit of these ,
Amendments are observed. But
can,he? . j
Perhaps the eminent Senator
TUP PART Til I." XT VVAMiu
i IS TO PLAY IN THE SOLUTION
OF ?TIE RACE PROBLEM
By Mrs, , Cora Gethers, Georgetown.
Continued frpm last Week"
*~V'God honored womanhood in the
blrih of Christ. She was a party .to
the fall and now she has become a
I party in the salvation of the world.
In.dispair we apeal to heaven for
relief and in distress we welcome th'e
celestial intervention of woman. Her
{"soft hands can cool the fevered brow.
tHer "sweet" voice "wiH calm - the an.
I guished mind. Her holy influence can
'infuse into" the surroundings all the
| endearments _nf home. H-Q.M-E. Four
capitals. Women stop, look and
listen! At every cross road of life .
this sign posted in large letters. The
greatest poets of all times have sung.
' described it?in, the?gluwing?words,
Ut-s-beauty audi sweetness and influnece '
' upon the"world for good. "fh ehome is
i practically every thing; it is beyond
i expression. Since .civilization began
thousands even millions of the invaded
and struggling have died for it beJ
cause wltfr the home 'gone all that
.lifts humanity above the beasts is
gone. The home with what it sheli
ters and what it means is the sum of
all we have on earth. Women do you
1 oyer think of that?. It is because
I it contains the whole of what makes
-k*va~-o?-4?an -and womair. -The love '
o fchildren, the comforts and amenities
of life and is the citadel for the
children's preservation and developement.'
It Is the birih place of all that "
may be done for increasing the hap!
piness of human beings. ;
I Now, the Queen of/ the home . is _
.woman. What other word awakens
' sucli tender emotions in our breast.
kWhat other word has such power over
ithestrong and weak alike? What other
word carries with "it such a world of
'memories? Ideal it v nnd T.nvo?
| Woman whoever and whereever you I
go, do you know that -you are the
l*4eved personality in the wurld??Dcr
you know that in your hands lies the
vitality of the race, the strength of the
nation? -You seem to stand back appalled.
You canot believe it. You
no doubt have neVter thought of your
self as being of so much importance. .
Yon do not know that the world has
its eyes on you hopefully and fearfully.
Do you think that the walls of your
home shut you in and that is is a sim- pie
dyty to keep the house and rear the
children? Stop, look and listen! 1
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TO LEADER
Public Welcome.
Attend Bible Institute held at 2nd.
Nazareth Baptist church, Elmwood
j by the Southern Fireside Tract Society,
of Jacksonville, Fla., Rev. J.
J. Brabham. Sec'y.
Special Address at Wesley M. E.
j church, Gervais and Barnwell Sts.,
- Sunday 3:30 p. m., Rev, N. S. Smith, J
Pastor. _
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?^*"T . :V ' 'A .
THE PALMET
is only concerned with the letter
when h,e refuses to admit
the nullification of these Amendments,
iyrgettirig or ignoring
the fact that the "letter .killeth,
but the spirit giveth life."
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THE 1926 SPINGARN MEDAL
AWARD
The Spingarn Medal, which is
awarded each year to some Negro
for distinguished services,
will this year be presented to
Dr. Carter G. Woodson of Washington,
D. C. Perhapsv no one
who has been the recipient of
this medal in the past, has done
more to merit the award than
has Dr. Woodson.
The recital js as follows:
"For ten years service in collecting
and publishing records
of the Negro in America, culminating
in the publication of
'Negro~Orators and Their Orations'
and 'Free Neo-rn HpoHo
Families in the United States
"in 1830* ?
Besides thesie works. Dr.
Woodson is the author of a number
of other publications dealing
with the -history of the Negro
in America- ao well a3 the
publisher of The Journal of Negro
History. .Much that is authentically
known to the paintaking
. investigations of Dr.
Woodson.
More than anyone else he has
brought to the attention of Negroes
the merits of the achievements
of the race; things that
ought make the Negro lift up
his head and feel that he belongs
to a race that hau the ability
to achieve. --tThere
can be no greater work
than this. A people that knows
nothing much of itself can't get
very far, for tl^fe pride of self
is .based on knowledge. It is
well that the work of Dr^JWood"sohhe
given this recognition.
Rear the children, on that denends tho
welfare of the Church, the home -and
the State. Th(^ child's future is in
your hands. Show me a good man
and r will show you a good mother
rings-true in almost every case. It is
bedause_the mpther. far more, than
the father influences the action and
conducts of the children, that her good
examples is of so much groater? im-J
porta nce..# If mother be good, all the
shortcomings of the father will fail
to lead the children astray, b"Ut if
mother is not what she should be, all
the holy influneces of angels cannot
save the children. It is up to the
"bjMlh,munhi into tha,
children pure principles. Woman,
the world is "asking you to inculcate
correct principles and set good examples
for your children whose Httlo YeeT"
hui'g_ao many, thorny pfflhs of temptations.
injustice?and prejudice^-to
tread. I would to God today that I
could get our woinen stirred up until
they could see the great importance
ot reaching the "masses of our women
without so doing the great liroblem
would remam'unsolvod.i
I can say just here with pride that
we have many noble women in our
own rflCP M'tnco liiirn. _
- ..>1 ??,u iauurs are
worthy of emulation. Among whom
We find Frances Watkins JIarper,
Sojourner Truth, Phyllis Wheatley,
Ida Wells Barnett and others.
In this advanced age if the Negro
woman would scale the delectable
alroady attained by move nighl.v fuvored
races' women, you must ?initj_
yourself in your endeavors .to uplift
the masses with concentration- of
thought and unity of- action all things
arc possible. These can effect, victories
when armies and navies fail.]
The part the Negro woman is to
play is of vital importance. There is
no sphere in which your' activiti?S-4o
not go. Gather then yohr forces; elevate
yourself to some lofty heights
where you can' behold the need of
. p '
your race; raise your voice for God
nnrJ 4
JUOWV.C, u:ave no stone untamed J
in your endeavor to route the forces
of all oposiption. ..There is no height
so elevated but what your influence
c-anT climb; no depths so low hut whaa
your virtues touch, cart purify. However
dark and foreboding the cloud
mrty be, the effulgent rays from your
faithful and consecrated personality
will dispell. And ere long.Ethiopia's
sons and daughters led by pious women
will be elevated among the en-'
lightened races of the world.
The End.
Next week:. "The Man That The
World Needs To-day." _ 1
THE PROBLEM OF DrffdRCE IN
THE UNITED STATES.
By Miss Lillian D. Watts
In older days families were held to- ;
gether by innumerable ties.- : I
I The existence of the home deperi- i
'ded upon-its unity; when mother and i
1 children depended upon the father for
maintainence. ]
But this <fo?ndition no longer exists, i
- The members no longer have that i
genuine family interest and not e- i
nough interest is shown to develop a .
' race for this future generation. The 1
intermingling of the individual with i
foreign characters of unlike |ways J'
and habits have brought on an actual '
social breakdown. -
T Family ties"have also been broken .
up by econorriicTties. During' this- pre^l
sent crisis women can make their oWn !
way and are able to compete with j
men.?This growing economic lnde- j 1
; penaenoe of women Is & lact Which 1
has produced the growth of divorce in J i
| the United States. % . ' . :' : T1
The United States has the greatest i
divorce rating of all civilized nations i
with the exception of Japan. |_
Every State in the Union grants t
divorces with the exception of one (
which stands out alone with her royal t
! colors and positively refuses to grant i
divorces on any grounds, that is South (
Carolina. New York with its bright s
' lights, paved streets, money and over-. j
whclminjg " crowd?is?not?the?wprse i
[ state in the Upinn. Sha stppw in next, i
'with her binding laws granting di-j'\
j vorces for adultery only. Had it not j (
, been for this clause, Mrs Stillman f
and her child would have been de-! t
1 sorted and left to face many false'
i rumors'. Now that she was protected r
by a lack of evidence she is again with 1 c
her husband enjoying his protection.
I?Co nect icut? faHs- next - m - line ~ with y
very rigid' laws. If you can produce f
1 evidence complying with ?tfie State \ <
laws you might secure a divorce, but'*
the wife must be supported. 1
Nevada is a regular play house. Go
.in Ronn and io-six--months?you are -t
free. jt
; The other States are about in the t
1 . . I
same;sphere, with very little or no >
; la\v at all. ! e
The States granting divorces clas?tho
divorce decision as n legah-rj
disolution in whole or in part of the
marriage relation by-court or ano- 7
ther body having competant authority.
Any separation made without .
. some legal form is not classed as a
piegal tjivorce. 1
f?The divurcu rating In thr"UhTTg3 l
States is increasing two m; .three times v
as fast as marriage, with causes vary-' I
Jng in different States. 1t
In quite a number of cases children 1
have been affected. p
r ~ Records show that most cases startT~
; their procedure about the fifth year^t
r of -marriage which is evidence to show . t
Jilat living conditions must have some >'
t effect. 1 _ 4
I Again, the divorce laws of the dif- "
jferent States hayp a tendency to encourage
separation?" Other causes are'
[_ _hasty marriages. N |rriages for
| wealth, society, men not willing to'
; shoulder the responsibility, uf r mar--',
ried man, women not willing to cope.
with the needs of a wife, also couj
pies not of th esame standard. I
Divorces as forestated, not only
involves the divorcees; but the chil-l
1 ilien uf the divorcees and the family;
Ofttimes there are some caused to
suffer and left to drift; others ore but
burdens to the family. Family ties
' are broken by husband and wife, bring
iinr the families into their quarrels^[
It is paretic to see a mother and
babe sueing^ for divorce because of.
the brutality, drunkedness or morals
of^ an unworthy husband. The same
holds good with women who are not j
willing to assume the duties of a wife ~
and .mother or with a disposition that C
is not pleading. ^
1 Our only possible relief is to so ?
train the children in their early lives ?
to apply- themselves to the home,, C
cherish their family relation, conect 2
school and home leagues. Mother and i?
fathers: give the correct training to ?
your boys and girls. jg
Tfie divorce rating* will never^e ft
reduced until our people are educated g
-Economically, socially and. religiously, g
The home atid the school must make $
some effort to develop each generation g
into citizens whose attitude towards. ft
the home will be wholesome.. J fie ft
school must serve as an instrument of S
insurance against disorders and as ft
a means of control. Not until then $
will the divorce rating be reduced in 8
the- United States. % |g
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APPEAL FOR STATE S. S. & *
B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION 4
-TO MEET AT ANDERSON .
IULYJ5^MADEJaY ?
REV. W. HOWARD
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Now that the Congress is over, all t
eyes' should be turned;toward~A'nderT j
son for the 20th Annual Session of the I
above Convention. : 1
Twenty years of this Convention t
is a record of which every one ought <
be proud. The .money raised during 1
these 20 years ($48,020.80) "the-in- i
spiration imparted for more and bet- r
ter Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. ?
work, the "fellowship and better ^pqijluintances
of the thousands that j
have attended its missionary de- j $
partment are among its contributions
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Lunaiu unliving vim megro oapusis ' c
of the State up to their present state.
of efficiency^? s - t ?U
The Sunday School and Young p
Peoples' Union are still vital factors 1
in our Church and Racial life.? Time?<j
and money spent in furthering these I
agencies will pay back a thousand fold a
A. consecrated knowledge of the Bi-1 c
ble for' the present^ generation is one r
of the prime necessities of the day.11
The Sunday School and the B. Y. P. Y
U. ape our two most potent agencies \
for imparting this knowledge. Our i
State and district conventions should (
tiave as their dominant theme, the i:
itttdy of the Bible. . .. ' . >?' jt
The State Convention which is to V
iieet at Anderson next month will li
impart to ltui1 anxious student very
nuch help.?- Its program of lectures,1
sermons,, papers, deportmental meet- ; ~
ngs, et$ will afford rich spiritual j
ind intellectual food. I
Every school and union will do well ;
a make a special effort to have a dele- 1
* ' t. i' ' 1
jate present. If not possible to sena ' /
i delegate, send a letter with doorway ! g
'ee. Financially {he convention has j]
lone well, but this convention ought j
strive "to raise more money than any : p
areviousone. The need for- money J /
low is urgent.?Pi. Slaiks is nmking' v
i-great record at Morris -College -an<H7i
ve know that the increased erowth 1
>f IVforris College calls for a corres- a
>onding increase in contributions from 1 v
he Baptists of the State,And
then there is the cause of , t
nissions, Home and. Foreign. These ; t
auses should have Ihe unstrited sup- |
prions blunder for the impression to
[o out thafTwe are indifferent to the p
ause of Missions and our State or-it:
janizations must set the pace for the C
ocal and district bodies. * n
Rev. S. C. Campbell, pastor and the d
food?people of St? -PmtT are- making xtensive
preparations to entertain ^
he convention and from all points of ii
dew, this will be one of the best, most n
njoyaye and^mose profitable sessions, p
[yi'SUJI ^uly lb". ' li
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"MY OBSERVATION" - t
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By O. A. Parker C
The trustee board meeting of Allen -tJnivresity
is now a matter of his-Tri
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ory." 1 ATtTTough itw as approached ti
vith many apprehensions and fore- c
>odings the clouds were all dispersed
>nd the_atork accomplished was un- a
irecedented in the operation of a ii
chool with such proportions us~Alleh "y
^University. Especially when you
hink* that this 'institution is con- g
rolled by colored people, a better spiit
prevailed anion}? the laity during jn
he acsaion of this board than perhaps A
THE ANDERSON S
APPROVED BY THE S
OF EDUC
Excellent location- An attrat
study.,.; Ample efficient
private homes atV6a>sonable r
SESSION BEGINS JULY 19,
For further infi
Miss Alice E. W
S&C8XC<O9C8C8CGC0C??CeCW^^
ST. AUGUSTIN
| (A Junior (
- RALEIGH, NORT1
FOUNDED
| Affiliated with- the?American Chu
I Augustine's aims to prepare capabh
[ ' positions of leadership and responsibi
t . ' ENROLLMENT IS
Courses offered r-?Junior Co
Academic and
i Accredited by the North Carolint
the St. Agnes Training School foi
Memorial Training Sdhool for Church
connected with the Institution. '
It is hope'd that it will l>e possible
course for students entering the Colh
the fall of 1020. To accomplish this
gaged in raising a fund of $500,000 f
ditional endowment.
? For catalog,, etc., addcess
The President, REV. ED<
sea
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Saturday, June 26, 1926.
my board that has been mine to attend.
This was the result of Bishop
fohn Hurst's impartial ruling and the
rankness with which he tackled the
ntricate proWems-ofthe-schoof which
vere presented at that meeting. Perlaps
one of the most outstanding
hings that was done was the ap- r~
minting of a body of layjnen headed
>y Prof. George Howard of Georgeown,
S. C. to investigate sdme con
litions around the school that did not ^
rreate a vtjry healthy atmosphere. .
Phis-will preclude the criticism com- i
ng from the laymen that thejrfiave
lot been given an opportunity to as- j
;ist*in .running the school.
The financial returns from the dis~
~ i- U I 1~
UIV.VS agg I cgan;u suiiiciiuug liver
! 19,000. ^
The presidents report showed a dg- -* 5
:ided increase in the number of students
and. finance, Jand everybody
eft with a brighter prospect for the
chool's' future.
feishop HOrst showed himself an aiept
in handling men and measures,
le does not seem to encourage tricks
tnd the like, but he idicated in the
pening of the meeting that he had
10 special favors for any one except
hose that did their work. And that
lis sessions would be open to. any
iody. When merit be made the basis
nd the only basis of success in our ?
Church fand I use the word tnoriin
all of its phases and ramifications) .
here yiU-Jfee a lot of men whom I've
mown that are put forward that will
iave to be relegated and vice versa.
NORTH MEDICAL ASS'N.
HOLDS 38th ANNUXTT
SESSION 7 ; I
Durham^N. C. June f7?The 38th
innual North State Medical Asso- " "
iafio'n is in session here with many
n atendantre. . ?J? . *
Anjong the prominent surgeons and
physicians is Dr. L. D. Miller from
tsheville, N. C., President-elect and " ?
uiu win ue sworn in at tms session
I pit1 silent aTTd surgeon of renown.
" Dr. Miller is a typical mountaineer,
t one vPiwe a splendid brick-layer
nth a mean slight witlua-trxiwel.
The Association is to be congra-y_
ulated for its wise choice in elecing
Dr. Miller as its President!
He is an accomplished physician, .
aying received his literary training
it Claflin University, Orangeburg,
. Crr"after which hf spent a year in
he School of Liberal Ar(ts, New York
'ity., He next attended Boston Uiversity
where he graduated in Meicine
in 1918, the only member of his
acr m the class. ??
He is prominent in civic life and
istrumental in the Negro getting ? <
idny good things from the white v
cople not only in Asheville but thruut
the ent.ir^ . ...
na.t .
Dr. L. O. filler is_chief surgeon of
he Bllue Ridge Hospital of this City
ne of the.seven members of the N.
!. Welfare Committee, chairman of >
he Executive Committee of the Meive
member of the St. Mathfas Episopal
Church of this City.
Dr. Miller is to lecture on Pellegra ,
t the National Medical Association
n Philadelphia in August of this
ear. ~ , " II
"TJnc before has be apeared on proram
at the National Medical Assn.
With.^this Herculean leader;- I see S
othing but success for the. Medical
koovwiaviuii ui inonn \^arolina,
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UMMER SCHOOL 1
TATE DEPARTMENT
ATION
J '
itive and helpful course of , \ >
teaching forra. Board in? ?
ates. '
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ENDS AUGUST 28, 1926
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C. A. Johnson. Director.
oi'mation write, ,
ehbr 1247 S. Fant Street,
^ ? Anderson, S. C. '' . j
oeooeoo&xiwo^^
E'S SCHOOL
>llege) |
H CAROLINA 8 A
? 1867. jx ^
rch Institute for Negroes. St! v;
}. youth of the Negro Race for g
lity. g i
125 -1926?!>02. ?
liege, Teacher Training, c ||
Vocational. - 8 a
i State Board of Education. 8".
r Nurses and the Bishop Tuttle ?
and Social Service Workers are fi .
to provide a four-year .College c
}ge Department as Freshmen in 5
< purpose the Institution is en- g
or buildings equipment and ad- C
GAR H. GOOLD, M. A. \