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roult ^ -? -?- Thtt Palmetto Leader '--.O ?Published-Wegkly By __ The Palmetto Leader I'ub. Co T 1310 ASSEMBLY STREET ? COLUMBIA; 8. C, " f i ' . ' I ' j ^ ' i ? Entered at the Post' Office at Colum ? bia, S. C., as Second Class Matter TELEPHONE . n. j. frederick, _.i _-?edito A. B. LINDSEY, -Managing Edito ? - ?n i 1 , J. iS. ljJiYVliJi ruierutii uuim - W. FRANK WILLIAMS ' " - . _ = ^Contributing Edito * HENRY D. PEARSON City Editoi ?OKQ?H HAMP'l'QN, : Mnnagg ? -Wr^WILSON.Wri^?eUBfe,AKeii - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: CASH IN ADVANCE. One Year_-_ $2.0< ? Six Months ? -1.21 Three Months ? r- HH .. ' Single Copy-1---. .W . ... Advertising Rates given on_ appli cation. r? i < . _? Communication;* intcndod foi ?thp pnrrfmt issue must read - this .office, (ITout of town) nol later than Tuesday night.?G* ~ ty news^ by Wednesday hlght ?SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS T. Thomas For utile, the vete ran journalist and Heretofore s 1 epublican of-thtr stiaitest^sect ; - now advises . colored voters tc -oppose the effort of -Presidcifl - ^^goolidgo to ouBtwttd himself--it ?v ~t928. He aays'that the pSlqrec ' voters owe him nothing 2 s h( ^ has donte:nothiflg for them. Th* facts certainly- are "with the journalist. Roger Bab.son, the Slatistictar " ~m a recent address before tin ? T National Business (Jonterenee said that the-installment busi " ness Is eating the vitals out 01 the American people and is dm of the factors that points to ? panic within the next two 01 4hree years,?There is no doubl -hut that theJAdollav downandLj dollar when you catch ,'em-J"ine 'JJ"~ thnri nTrTrnnor iT - together too popular. , t . . " . "? ' ? ? _ One of the reasons so rnnn^ ? ?peace officers believe they havt the divine right to kill a mar on the slightest provocation i'i ? when he does'murder a- man? ^ especially Jf-HeZIsI a" ~Ncgx-o-^? the officer "was acting in dis ?-unarKtf 01 nis uutv. ami n he, perchance, is put to the in i convenience of standimr_ar-trtai a petit jury says~\v!rat the "Cor :?oner's jury had ah-endy uaid.? * '* In Tekamah, Neb., a man con victed of selling liquor, was sen tenced by the County Judge ,t< -?-? 60 dayain-iaiL . During the firs r ~~ ~ -ia a? ? ?..j?~ - - -l ? *?\J uaya?trie prisoner IS CO Oi restricted to a diet of bread an< water- Just how-anyone can fig ure that such cruel and unusua : punishment can make Ihe pro hibition.Iaw jxopular is puzzling ' i^ut'anything where the torturing- of liumai ^ . being is yeF toleratciTT*" It seems that the rigid en ??-.~^or.cement of the law againsi Negroes because of prejudice a froinef" rofk/>? ' ? - teijtion . to develope him,, ha. r - made them a-law-abiding people ^ - A survey.. of'criminal conditio#: in South Carolina some time, a ?? jaro s-;howeal th^fcuileSs' crimina -? thaw the Whiten. - Now*?w-re port of the State Departmen of Public W^Ifa TC^f'tfeoFgh shows that for the past fo?'i ? cent decrease of: Negroes" 1*1 L-1-' jails, while for the same periot _ Jiierehas been a .?.0 per cent in ?crease of. whites^ May ho-though the officials have been. s*d bnsj ^- watching the-Negroes that the} didn't have time to see . thcii own people.?" ~" ?r* . - x^-0? "DARKEST AFRICA -FOR ^ DAY IN CHARLOTTE" ... IIndftr such headlines its the a bove, the daijy papers tell in t\m or three columns Jii the ,di=- ? 1 f1on^ irnd fweltshness cut -rtp^by^i . ot trie unristian religion. IT .Lr.lJU seems that one "Bishop" it C. M. Grace, a Fortugese "faith- tl ]heft!efr~ was ..the high mogul of o "(the affair. It is said that the e; scene was witnessed by over o ]; 5,000 people. The descripfion t< r of the affair was painted in most a r vivid laguage by some able re- n L-porter. _ : 1-1 a r I "The scene," says the descrip- K ration, "was remindful of those ? r. described by .explorers as taking lj k-phrce in thewilds t?f-Africay-exr"' : cept for the modern clothing and; jltthe madenijflccoiitrements of a . bathing resort. .... The torn- & .' torn was all that was lacking." oi -But think of- it~ this is the ct gear of our -Lord 1926, ^arid^i! ^ r ? ranee,. dark and pitiful igtfo. !? i ranee, cannot be doubted. Who M t is responsible that sUch an ig-J ^ noraiil?spectacle Could take^ ' place ? Has noi.!j North iCaro-j? Minn, and every- other State in \ which such a scene^SftUTd- lake j c-. Z. nlu^'a niicoi'iililu in ifo nf_ P, J/invwj lallCU lit t?vl Ofctxj?rllr 1 *V< fort to enlighten by proper train- Ci 1 ing such people? Sixty-one r; >" years Mmvc ' ftatfaed g(mce"~Tfar=^ ' States? have undertaken to ra : spread the light of intelligence th I Had this duty been efficiently. Bi J" and Honestly done, no such? "darkest Africa" scene could ! have been pulled^off in or near ur J Charlotte, N. C., in 1926. In-jdc 'stead of this performance being! Pimply a pfeCe of "news," it st - should be an event for serious ito I inquiry as to why is sucn pos- ,, -sible. ^ S --.-.Q_ =4^ : , I" I SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY *| LIKE ILLINOIS'? "''"' "nt editorial ent itled. "A Lib- _rtr ol on DLuL-rf iTTsijlissiiiy Cuiigius^^ l^nan - Williams1?!!!!. ) -statement fv i thuL the majority of the legal ev ^_votorrt of"tilm^SoiltlieriL..Stat^ ^ 3 are disfranchise^ isaid-among^? * other things: ^ V-? ' is 'The Democratic party candidates (ol' South Carolina) enter d primary t contest and, ofxourscs-have^rules pro-)11 j. " vidi'ng that'only Democrats may "reg- N*i istcr and Votft4 thPrelTT. ...-Is there any sc - .disfranchisement in this plan? 'Isn't ^ r it just about- the same sort of a nri ^ mary as is staged in Illinois, or do C( : Republicans, Progressives, Socialists, ?and., what uota?inoiut ?n voting?ifH-m * Democratic primaries in Illinois?" -j?Of:. <*ont*sp _ thp Primary of c' I South Carolina and Illinois .are . not alike, Ih Illinois everyciti-oj _ zen can enroll as a democrat and i> > vote as a democrat just when he sc t pleases. Indeed they are urged ;i1 f to ally themselves with that ~ 2 party and vote.?InJSouth Caro= 1 lina No Negro lihder 71 years _ of age can register even, to say p] 1 nothing about voting, as a, dem- M . ocrati . -3* zj- /jBy the rules of the Democrat "f g ^ SffSSSgJffim 1 register or enroll as a Democrat a " mU5t,"-rtrst:of all, be white.. ThatT ~i [ rule' says" to every Negro piti. zen, be he ever so intelligent or tc wealthy, " You cannot take part ^ . in choosing officials." Nothing w . like Uuil can be found in Illi- ~7 a' nois. The Democratic primary > of South Carolina with its im- fi s possible rules was designed spe-^ . ''cifically to disfranchise the Ne-* n, ). trro citizens, and every last one riigfranffhiapd Thp Rampd vi t'says "JNo," Out every Negro in ~ l^South Carolina sa'y? "Yes." JT' The State, (Columbia, r a newspaper that calls a spade a" 'K, ! spade, knows that the Negro "is *tc I disfranchised and that all .the ?? II rules and flaws' governing elec- ~~ L jtionafpr many years have been ' r.' enacted for the specific purpose h of disfranchising the.N^gro.Jn A ?4S30, tMs paper under the head-*** I "South?PnrrtHrHY Rlppfinri sc 11/ saysi,-r ?T??~-j' -r T) r ~ "At flfst the"ai'm was to preserve ^ - \vhiu>?supremacy. Later tnis was ~ enlarged to a purpose to confine the m election to the whites and this has . been affected by the> substitution-of " the Wirite?State primary for tfio * r' genet ?t**lection." * ' Pr ' . THE PALME Now, a primary_election has jrsfpassed in this State. Out f almost -200,000 votes cast, ot a dozen Negroes voted. Is reasonable to suppose that of ne more than 800,000 Negroes f the State, only about* one doz^ n" would vote in a real free demcratic primary? Comparable 3 South Carolina, there is only handful of Negroes in Illiois, and yet thousands of *Neroes voto-irr the derhdcratic ejetions. What's the difference AY CORNERSTONE AT BOOKER COLONIAL HpKhmF The cornerstone ,oT the "Rosenwald k.b.Qol at JBopker Washington Heights : which Mrs. M. E. Dunmore is Prin. pal, was laid Sunday afternoon Sept. Jth.by Bee B'Ve Lodgej Knights Of' ythias, with appropriate ceremonies^ Colored Schools spoke at length on1 fhw Importance Better Schools,, odern ^Equipment and More~Fully j repared Teachers." He urged a iff "WopgrutioTi on the pavTof school * ry helpful.- " / wfl * j Rev. H. W. Long, Pastor of First ilvary B a pt i s t~Ch urch, introduced j pv. Cha>i. H. Brown, Pastor nf'flndi ilvary Baptist Church, the ' princi-! il?speaker-of the day, whose sub-J ft wns- "Soma nf the Powers o?] nowledge." His address was "logi- l 1, deep and profound and inspired t e audience to larger endeavors. iVIv Uhvinr A 1 1 r.V? onA TV-f 1 lj i?uv M anu >. -cwster, ^conducted the spirituals., j Mrs. Brewster rendered a beautiful to*that -pleased her hearers.' -M-iss Sarah-.Jennniir* sang . a ^solo : id Rev. Brown of New York City livered the inyncatinri. ; Rev. Lincoln C. Jenkins, Pastor of . John's Baptist Church, was Mas^ r of Corempnips. 1 reenville after an absence of sev~ ral ycurn. " ??~ ~ Mr. Lewis Hill, Jr., was a recent reityr in Union; nnrt CartiRlr. ? Master Eugene Bowling, after spch. njg. several ^wecks-Jn ChaTlustuH-.-lHUt Turned to his. home here. ? ^ = r.ittln Mary Lee Cummin^ nf Hnrl9a. will'; spend the present school Tin with iter" rftint, Mrs; W'." A. Fisher i Logan Street. Friends, of Mrs., Emma Ware will i pleased to kftow thaf'sW is ?ble r be;but fuljuwifiy-n-rt'Ctnrt ttlHUSiT" Miss Janie Holmes, Due West;, Mrs. bbie Chappelle Abbeville are amongit ?>f?town teachers in the' lorlil hools, which opened Monday last. The Will Do Club met in Allen emple Church, Monday Afternoon, Here a fme mebtiTtfr winr held. The L. J. Uoppin Missionary Society et in th'e A. M. E._ Church, Sunday ternoon, with a good attcndnace. flO wa<4 nrpvulort .mmr K*? esidenl7 Mrs. Uessie Fair and proved) - *?? * : -JU. . html who .arc-working So untiringly ith the Principal and teachers for e new School site and school wpro esenfm large numbers. " m mm' 7 " " " Greenville Local* 4 ' ' Rev. \V. F. Rice. D. P.. Pastor of Hon Temple A. M.?E- Churcly cached two very timely and poweril sermons last Sunday morning and ening,- respectively. The speaker -ovod especially?interesting- on the as. heard by a full house. Music by e ."Invincible Twelve'! was superb. Xllday School and A. C. E. Leagife ng. In addition to the regular serees, Rev. Rice delivered a special (fmon to the Independent Order of ing David, in the afternoon. The di?_? >urse proved a masterpiece and^wtts " use. Music fur?ihi^ocension ~tvas urniwnwi hy Allen lemple's able hair. I '' _t l.ocals ana I'ersonals ' The Invincible Twcfrg Social Set f which Mrs? 6? W. -Kmns?ji the resident, ami Mrs. rJ. W. Humbert, cretary, met Wednesday afternoon t the home of Jlrs. M. V. Bowen, nri Street, whereavory lively meet^ was had, after which the hostess rved delicious dainties. . _r? The Boosters' Club of Allen Temle met at the home of the asst. sect., iss Gussie .Calhoun, Nichols Street, uesday afternoon, \vith Miss' F- Iykps, in her usual gracious planner, residing ynd the very efficient seeren'.i, Ml.v< M'TT Wlute7 iirhor pkuuofter a very splendid business ses-_ on, the "Club "was favored with a o\ve'KX address by Greenville's nias r orator, I)r. E. A. Muggins, after hichLseyeral visitors were presented ? the assembly^. The meeting ended ith a delicious three course lunleon. >_ '* . Mr. and -Mrs. Alee Williams and ifniily a fid Mrs. William Adams, foVtoriy of Phtiariehphia have morgd-tcr TTQ LEADER .. . between, a Negro-Ui Illinois and] * one in South Carolina ? We1 ] Know, one "difference between a1 *! Hpmnorat in Smith Curnlina A<nf1, j one in Illinois. 'He htf must be *i white, there he is only required '3 to have sense ehough to knopylj ' whether the men and measures j presented by the party" are,- j .his way of thinking, th.e best^_, *j Oh, yes, there is a wide dif- j 'f.erdn??_between & Democratic! Ij nrimarv hpro anH in TllrnrUa i J very helpful. . *~7? "7 met-at-the home of MrpHBessie Fair, *| Nichols -Street,' Thursday' afternoon,-4 ?j where a lovely meeting was had... ! j Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Calhoun motored I ^ 1 to Greenwood, one day last week. -I { Rev. W. F. Rice delivered a special I [ sermon at the Mutton Presbyterian ..5 Cl^irch) of, which RevTOTM. McAd- '? .aiiis is- the .pastorT- on Tuesday~nif?ht J -of lost: week, the ^;imp iwing- witneg-j-^ 1 sod bv an annraaiatiy ???"???">, fly 1 Rice was accompanied by his choir *? and a number of members. Pastors?4 service at the Matton Church last Week; which was the occasion 0f"1tS ? -fOth Anniversary^ ?The Boosters' Club enterained at a;_ lovely party at the home of Mrs. Alice1 . Doyley, Nichols Street, Tuesday eve- .J. miit; ux. itisl weeK. i.ne enort was ^accompanied by abundant success. jrj|j ?NOTICE?1There will be tin Adult % Program rendered in Allen Temple ^ A. M, E. Church, Rev. W. F. Rice, X Pastor. Sunday evening, Sept. tilth,-% at 8 pV m: The public is most cordially invited tu be.present.? ~?.. ! A Mr. Bivens Entertains With a Stag X On?Monda^ last, Mr. H. T. Bivens, *|* Logtltk Stjreet,-entertained with a most ?* enjoyable. Stag Party whiclji includ- ^ .cd everything dear to the male heart X -^but women. During a very merry .*j* evening """"*3 pilous repast was served. The guests included: Drs. E. ?*. A. Huggins. O. M. Thompson, J. B. X Rowe, P. T. DePenna, R. D. Cooper y and J. L. Duokett and Meaoro. -Spaul?-j* ding of. Durham; N. C.;~ E. C. Murray, S C. E, -Brier, Veiling MygrM, John Mc jjuue, inosv ureen and W. A. Fisher. '? ~ 1 ; ' ' )$ ?? ? ?v =? ' . "7T i)lt. CltAI'lM^LLl^JtLMAlNK 1N^ I Pj', \V. D.. Uhappclle, whp has been A -corrected with Allen University" asP^?! -professor of Chemistry and Biolog^?? -lias re-signed to depute himself Lu Ills % chosen profession, the--practice of me- {? dicine. ,ms resignation came in an- ! ] swe'r "ti#mis increasing clientele Nand. the grej^demand madc-upoir him by !? those >vho sought his professional services. Dr. Ghappelle is one_oi-ih<r.? leatbng colored physicians of Colum-^* bin, -with an established icpulaliurr uf ! ! professional ability and the public. X will be pfoast'd to learn tH;it he hftn j] decided to devote himself to the prac-,' {< Lice of medicine entirely. {A Hepoi lis WI'IV f hut th<? *1* Doctor -intended leaving the city but, ? suctr-"rumors" were unfounded and^5 unauthorized. Dr ChapeTTe"will re- ??< main in Gohuwlii*. -V His friends and patients will find?* him in his~ office TX&ch and every day { between the hours of eleven and two, !j< and six and eight. -iX ' ; % i?*, ' A FAREWELL RECEPTION X . - - ' "If Dr. and Mrs. J, Wr Pennington,^ X 1'ditth.t principal and matron oTTjrnoTT'v1 JJiigh School, Belton, S. C.. were given a farewell reception by their friends' oft the evening of their de- X parture td^a new field of labor, Con-j$ iord. N. C. ' L * . . [| This was the grandest affair they had witnessed during the six years' stay. ' 7" ' : .' ,f~ !~X I It was splendidly conducted by Hes-j 5 hdames' M. II, Green, Pearl Garrison, I ? Yt;,.? a > ?: v "*?uiiv. iuwvvi3\;i!y- xtjli|p and others who liberally contributed , Many "inspiring" arid encouraging v [remarks were made by the speakers, j ftr. hind Mrs:-PmiTTiwgtnn W | their tha.nk? and good -wishes to the--^ good' pcftplfe \vhu had made it so pluav- I ^ mat for them-durmg, tHeir 8tay??-"~:? 1 ' ' | 4 =-H , : MartirT ST Tfrurman i 11 . . Electrical Contractors ""'~"i| - - ' ^ Phones 8723-8854 ipjt Columbia, 3. G. . . * Saturday, September 18, 1926. f . " . . : cj h r Rrpwpr NnFmat Srhnnl"f ?~^r. Greenwood, South Carolina - ; p State accredited High School. Cirntluate.s receive !! | Second Grade State Teachers'Certificate. .11 from Standard : . , ^ Expenses are Moderate 'r W. H. H1LYARD, Principal jj , ??r - ? , ?? ?"M?^^?? ?MM?? > Allen University- I An Accredited Institution of the A. M. E?_Church and the State of ?\* --?-1-?Sftuth-Garehna?Benefieiary of the Slater-and (General " j? Educational Board Funds " ~~ .2 ?Offers exceptional opportunities to thcNegro -youth,'?Hfta fine Ineili*?-4j ties for the following courses:- * y .Divinity?in Dickerson Theological Seminary. College of Artsanfl A Science. College of Education (Teacher Training). High School. $ Home Economics. Commercials Music. Training Schoolr ^ "Professorial staff is compose^ of graduates,of leading Colleges and fessor of Science in the College Department. ' $ Religious?Intellectual?Physical Training^are combined to prepare -X., ? for leadership. 1 7==== - "" ?* Student activities and social life under snnervisfon receive their X . share of attention and?furnish?pleasant diversion From study. X " An idea) place for young men and"yfomen to be.'l " ' : 1 v 1,091 Students from Seven States Wcte in Attendance Last Year * FALL' TERM begins Wednesday, September 15;-1^>26. All StU- S ?dents expecting tu reside in the dormitories rtl'e r c q u e s ted la forward ? Ap]li^eTiTiolisSa r e.'^'n Jntr^ 1 n "r a tlid4v?"iii 1 ^ ? Prerident. dh;eau?aia^i'uiui.u-uuu.'i i raiding In- the City,| be refunded if the applicanCdoes not Matriculate, otherwise it will X . be applied on tHe-frppltmnPs -t>yppnsp^- ~ i?JVotiec ^Extraordinary Graduation from the High School Will tal^fe ? T". 1?^ls YffW uspnl and n -om-tirtcat-n>?Mll !? ffrp mm ft?A f^AVin HF.mFY-HfMai, ? - ??BISttOPT JOHN HURSTtV-2 ? President. Chairman of The Board of. Trustees. \y ; A Door Of Hope For The I i / Colored Race. | Twb things there.are tnat never return?time past and neglected op- X porturtllv. St>rim?-and -Summer.^Au-tumn and?Winter, inJiirercnt it Wee?jr- t to'pcraoiib and seasons. time~rrrovgs orT. ?i Time is carrying YOU to a future filled with bright prospect*, nr?A__?_ arr old age of poverty and regrets. You can't dwudle away a winter *t* 4 without jeopardizing a future,. EVifyJiuur .wasted how bends your di- -? reetion more surely toward, the junk heap of_worn-out humanity. y What you get-in this 'world, depends whblly upon yourseli. What' X you do with your time determines absolutely what von Are. N0 one A can help you if. you-wll not help-yourself. You have got your own f frghtrto make. To canrmorc, Rai'h lhorG. " " a You know which way you-are traveling; backward or forward, and X you can change your direction if you will. You know your weaknesses x and can remedy them IF YOU W A NT TO. You are the architect of a your own fortune. An hour a day spent in acquiring "knowledge, will y \ save your future. ' i Every hour spent in getting knowledge is _a step nearer success. X Every hout^ wasted is UOST FOREVER. The. W0l'td is full of oppdg^z3 e?:? ?tunities.?'The successful htnn oi the luture is getting ready for his* , > ~ \ futuie today.?lie is dDtauuiig VOU Iheuumu lie unbraces every bp*1 ' poi tunily tu improve his attainments,?whTTe you stanU still. You. need stand still-no 4ong?r;-yotr-ean eiimb if you wilt. Begin " ?today, this very hour, the makig of yjpur future. Are yourable to fill a Jbetter positnion if the opportunity presents itself? The average 'C price paid to typewriters and stenographers is from to $35 a week. X ?This school offers-you the collecting link"between the past and the fu- yture. -ftroffers you'the opportunity of a sure footing on the highway a of PROSPERITY. Grasp tis oppotunity. DO IT NO\yi Graduates y ?are assisted to 'locate in desirable 'puslllbTIS.?THINK OF THOSE T*1 TIMES wtTPTi jTOu have yearned for a future?when you have grown impatient with tho borricrn that seemed to hold you- down,to^such g J I narrow sphere of life?rwhen.you hear of the career of an acquaint&nt 5. whom you knorw to be inwardly no more capable than you. It-is a v matW iff DEVELOPED nrprnPTmrrrv -Tin Miie?nlm. lu; mm y;ni f ?satlslvGd witn your condition and prospects for the future. -Or do you ^ want 'to step'out from "the irowd anj couijt-for something more than y T-the average? In other words, what does pay day_ mean-to you if & ' RcrrtrtfmbfT, there is always room--ftt-Httrrdh. apd this s^pr>y win AN ; neip you to got mere. This school will perfect vou in a nrofpasmn that e ^ - is golden with', opportunity. " ? - ,7'~" ^ It Fits Yofif orSnetess Anywhere r^rf?r v.'.-l.l 'in 11111_ in .iml.T.',ii.ir r'1 .di') 'nfi . hi busy t :i^ni')iiulrtnn "hew x : ?-Vork-?^Wouid you liktilfl!) live in some quiet tild Southern City like ^'t v.- Orleans??Would you likgitp live in-some bustling .western Citv Y like Chicago, or San FlanciscqTii Would you like to live in the qUaint " X old isrttional Capital?like Washington, D. C. This-great school will v wrrfihLe you-taj&h^ose your own location. There is unfimTted demand X tiim'j.typewriters and stenographers everywhere. Send in your applica- -? ?? Newl _ B * ?? -*-? ? -Time usually required to complete the "course is from three to six- \ T ~ months. I he course contains: shorthand and Typewriting pp"niBa- ^ ? ship,, bookkeeping; commercial Ia,w, letter-writing, dictation and punc- ? tuation. > J | V This College will open Monday, September 6, 1926. - - -< WILLIAMS' BUSINESS SCHOOL PROP. AM4JONSO Wlf-OA MS, President, 1 ' Booker Washington ^Hei gMs,^ El I i oUJSt reetf^-2 i ^ITT-fwv/vyvwwv99g