The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 25, 1926, Image 1
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TO TRANSLA1
VOL. II~yo.-37.
r7? IN THE SOUTH
,?:?Declares White Women Dare not
Leave Homes in South, eyen
- . In Day Time
NO SUCH CONDITION EXIST
Tjfrns of Thousands of Souihern^
^ /;Whjtf wpmcn Alone Wilh~
?Negroes, Never Attacked
William Pickens, Field Secretary
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, has.
written a letter, printed on the edi?^
turiafftage of the -New Yrok Tribune
for September 16, in which he slashingly
rebukes a "professional Sou_
V white women-did not dare leave their
houses in the South, even in the day
?rtimer"for~ fear of "attack" by Ne^
groea. Mr-, Pickens'?letter?in theTribune
reads as follows;
- "A FEAR IN THE SOUTH"
Infrequency of Attacks on White
Women by Negroes.
~in your issue of September 11,1
Thelma Cudlipp Grosvenor, a Southern
white woman, say a that white
women in- the South da*-e-not go unarmed
out of calling distance from
their houses for fear of Netrro attack.
The -statement somewhat "begs
the question.'^ Even if it can be
? ?shewn- that?tens?of thousands-ruf,
f *
.v?^Southern-white women-are; along, with
colored men for hours and- even for
- still that-wouid-not prove that they
logic- can do is to shoyr the unreasonableness
of this fear if" it exits.
In the South there are more than
-five?million?Negro?men?and?more
- than fifteen million white women:
In the last five" years tt
criminal assaults (includiiig_allthe
alleged and all the "attempted" assaults"
by these men- against thesd
women averaged twelve a year. In a
community-where all the officers of
- law are white, all power in the~handsof
whites and all newspaper reports
made by whites, it is reasonable to
suppose "that every case of- violent
attack by a black man against a white
woman is brought to light. r
The fear, then, is not based on the
aptnnl dangrpr r?r frequency of the
attacks, but it is due to the American
color-psychopathy caused by the playing
up of this insignificant record of
the black man. These sixty attacks
by-colored men got, more feet of news
? popcr opaeo daring these five years
than was given^to any 600 of 6,000 !
' similar attacks by white men.
Besides, frankly, the Negro is an
oppressed people, especially in the
South-.?Men as well as women readily
conceive^ fear of those whom they
'oppress. In the British 'West Inmfl?dies-46<i
hlaoks are relatively not oppressed,
and consequenfIy."a handful
of English, whites among a-multitude
- uf the blnukrot^bteeks havg~no fear.
- So iflr \yg have^grQnted- the
tpnoo'.of-^thia alleged feat, BuLwdl
know white Ivomen "who have Hived
ior yeara- in tne aoum ana eecapea
=r? Bis, who hftvg, gone where they;
- ? pleassd through?Aia^oouritryv and
mong the black folkwfrT^ftn'f. fear.
William Pickens, Field Secretary,
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? For the first time1 In nearly forty
- years, the .heavyweight title passed
from champ' to challenger by way of
?' dooiaion.-- Kvoey previous, j
champ' from Sullivan's reign, has
paaaed ffom the throne via the K> O.
route. Dow nthru an illustrious line
?Sullivan, Corbett, Ftzsimmon, Jefmark
the passing of the scepter.
re "fire inh
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R1. REV. JO
DELIVERS ADDRF,S<TT
* ?wr ri'nvi,^!
Thougfrthe Kairi fell in Torrents
. A I^arge Crowd Heard Him
At Miller Cliapel ? ~
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a noted Churchman
People From all over Newberry i
And Other Counties Attended
fleeting Tn Large Numbers
Special to The Leader.'
The Bishop spoke so complimen- ,
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BISHOP JOHN HURST, D. D.
Willi Will IM'O.V'h at Bdthel A. 1V1. ft- 1
Church.-this city. Sunday^'Sept. 28tlu-_
The public is cordially invited to hear 1
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Newberry, Sept. 22?Bishop Hurst
fnma tn Nowbm-ry ti fnw pypniripg '
ago in keeping with an engagement
made the pastor of Miller Chapel '
some time ago. The Clubs and the ^
Boards of the church, namely: Dea- ,
coness ancT^SEewardess Boards Nos.
1 and 2, the Calander Club, greeted ]
the* Bishop's arrival at the parsonage. .
Tli? prepared a feast'for the Bishop '
that was fit for a king. The fallowing
ministers- were also in evidence
to assist us in making the Bishop
happy, from Columbia;. President Q.
H. Sims of Allen Univ., Ors. Mance,
Adams, Miles, Holnian arid, Addisom
Gt. George, S.TIb^Rerv.7 J-.- l^r^Chest- '
nut. Clinton? Revs. IX -Mi, Wadsatl.
Laurens?Rervr J. u. McClellan. ,
Spartanking?Rev, D. Gamble, Dr. j
Henry. Other ministers: Dr. G. K.
Xylfes, P. E. of this District; Rev. T.
F. Harper, O. A. Parker, J. W. White (
Prof. U. S. Gallman and many others, (
are- now ready t-rr-sprvi^Tmri^ -prmrt- J
Bishop again. They expressed themselves
a3 being highly elated with |
their Bishop and;sol?say all the people, j
Another feature of the oepasion was 7
The rcrcptmn prnprmm tfrrrt
dereJd at the church at night. Desptts
thSTIiumlefing and lightning and
the downpour of rain, a'tremendous <
"drbwd was nrcflent fcn see ami hn?r j
our good Bishop and what the speakers
would say about him.?The veflted dhoir
with Mr. W. W. Graham, chorister,
was on harid with choice selections.
He captivated his audience
with one of his original poems.
Dr. Lyles wag at his best in showing *
what the presiding elders of S. C. k
think of Bishop Hurst. '
1?.. DjgbEL-A. Adams made thtt Rit -rrf t
Viie 1 i fo in f ollinrr Af P iuknn
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IE FLINT?IN"
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COLUMBIA. S. C.. SATUR]
rCH A N
ni^ nurxo i
ARE TOLDTO QUIZ
r All. <'ANDIPATE?
James Weld on. Johnson, JSayi
Vote for the Candidate Who
Pfbmises loiicip us
MUST HAVE GOOD; RECORI
Colored Voters' Thruout Nortl
Are Urged to Quiz. Senatorial
Candidates '?
New York?The National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colore
nounced that in view of numerou
inquiries received at the Nations
Office concerning the record of candi
dates for election or re-election tj
elation was urging colored votsir
thruout the North to -quiz t~Kelrr~sen
atorial candidates and put them a
record, with regard to tho fnllnwfVi|
three issues:-^-'"7--: ~ ~
2r5~in~Th?r_SoTrfhr "=7~
3. Segregation in pie Governmen
Departments at Washington.
A statement" issued by James Wei
dprWohnson. Secretary df tEe JL A
At-C. P., ia as follows; -- ?==
"In the fall elections of 1926, thi
colored voters have an opportunity
lo show their power.and to make thh
"This has been brought hojne t<
Lhe N. A._A. C. P. by 'numerous let
tors of inquiry asking about th<
ecord of candidates for office .**anc
n the coming elections. ~ " '
.very?candidate fpr election to thi
United StUt'bs Senate staTS unequiv
ically , and plainly what he intehdj
:o do, if elected, about the Dyer Bill
Disfranchisement and Segregation ii
IX A. *
?> MBimiKwn.- as everyone^ Knows, i
is the United States Senate that ha:
docked nnssapp nf the Dver Anti
Lynching Dill, with the result LhtT
;here have been more lynchings ii
;he first 8 months of 1926 than ther<
,vere in the whole 12 months of 1925
"Our advice to colored voters ever]
ivlime,, tg to v6te tor. the ^enatoria
candidate, irrespective of his. party
vho answers the three fpioitinng ii
i straightforward/ and satisfactory
mainver-j?ftiid-to vote against am
candidate who fails to do so. If a can
lis promises, demand an explanation
[f colored voters will concentrate oi
these issues, if they will write ii
arge numbers to candidates for elecnomto
4he Senate^ ff they-will forci
these men Uy declare ihemnnlv^a^
?reat step forward will have beei
Mcgrocs as u gioup tlT America ef
'eetive." - . jAUSDEN
FAMILY LOSES HOM*
BY" FIRE
Gadsden, Sept. 23?The home ol
Mi. J-?7Trs Wcalwruf lira Pine Blufl
section was consumed by fire earl^
Sunday morning. TKtT family was
asleep and-"-?arrowly escaped witi
fieir lives, losing almost everything
Two othiei) buildings were consume*
Uso a supply of cotton that Ji&d jioi
>e#n ginned, *
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3AY. SEPTEMBER 25^920?
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EW INSU1
mm i/^rk I m i
Bianur A 11
WOULD IMPROVE
3_ An Association- lot-the Study, of
African Languages is Projected
According to J. Gill
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CLAIMS AFRICAN SHREWD
i Sullen and Childish. In Spiritual
Matters He Dwells ip. a State
- Of Panic,' Writes Mr. Gill
ii" ;
N., A ).A. C. P. Press Service)
d Art Association for the Study of
s cording to^L^Withers GiH, writing in
,1 the British Empire Supplement of the
. Outlook, of London, of September 4,
[L_and the. work of such an Association
r^- he-holds-eouId not fail- to throw light
s upon African psychology.
~r-' uTho conditions?under which the
n "rnituT of :l tvnipal Afrinari
g_ works appear to us in n topsv-turvy
light," writes Mr. Gill. "The mal?
.rial matters he i< xhipu-d, snllfn und
childish; in spiritual pia.ttars-he-dwells:
in. a stale oT"panic. But sit down in
i a liative "CouTT fo Jurisdiction. where
the procedure is in. the hands of a
. tribal chief and his counsellors, and
" where the *case law' Ts represented by
? a familiar folk tale. You will marvel
v at the simple justice of the verdict
t which may freqtrently be according"
^ to what the lion enid or tlm elephant
} did in some worn' out fable culled
. ' front the lure of iTi'H Iblk. llow much
j 'more genuine-"and effective is the ej
quity of these judgments than, those
j- -given "iSnrlpr the elaborate procedure
t?f qlicn courts adapted to a different
i?stage?of civilization where~a high"
|- standard erf-evidence is imposed!
. Evidenee of this - latter character is
s readily obtained by cajolery or pur(
chase at so much a head. With ease
r it deceives the European but not the
i .1 .
t ???*vtve juuge wim Knows tnc mentality
5 of his fellQW men.. Talk to natives
. in their, own tohgue. free +he
f restraints of ~otilcial etlqggtte, arid
^ the shrewdness of their argumeittjF*
j and the keenes's of their insight into
. the mental processes of their fellows
f -will aatoaiafa^you.? -IT the su~1
perior person would descend fho.m his
, pedestial he would learn a lot about
?- -African mentality winch would prtr^
T foundly modify plans designed for
; Tunned Wins - Heavy'
I " ~ r?. * Grown
E": ' '
i Philadelphia, Sept. 2.^?Eighting a
f carefully planed battle, Cene- Tunney,
ok marine and challenged ef the
heavyweight crown, won the crown
- fi<nwi-.Jnrie nptyip'iey hri-n iw t?n
Tunney carrying^ at least 7' of the ten
rounds, one even7 and two, to Dempsey.
^ Tlit' clmllengtT, refiling thgold stall
- of the ohnmp to wear his opponet
down, did not rush Dempsey at first
but after a few rounds Vie found that
i T)empsey's style harl indeed efianged
f by his long lay-off, and hoisted his
p, sail and sailed right into the chamr
pion with left and rights flying.
~~ Although, receiving some telling
^ blows, Dempsey held, his ground and
gave in return a few left hooks to
^ the body and head, whichUid not.?yeiT
l jar Tunney. Bempsey's fall endo a
' goven years' reign. _ .
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1 NEW J
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DEWBERRY
[WALTER WHITE
THIL AUTHOR
rheJFir?4n-the FlinF--H?j Being
Translated into German for
---^I'uDucation" in Germany
A. A.. KNOPF, PUBLISHER
Arrangements Are Under Way
For a TraqslaXion Into French
AmlNorVvegian ??=
"The Fire in the Flint," by -Walter
White Assistant Secretary qf the N.
German for publication in Germany,
arrangements are under way for - a
translation into French an da Norwegian
writer has asked for a permission
of. the Amerjcjm_puhlisher&r Messre.
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.-, to translale-fche
novel intorNorwegiaft....
- Teftr Wantsto Make
Institution Stand at the Tup
?.Savannah, Ga,,-Sept. 22?President
Benj. F. Hubert recently elected head
of Georgia State Collegg^la enthusiastic
over the prospects for the coming-year
at the industrial institution,
and particularly hopeful of llie growtl'f
of the college in years to conic. The
| college opens Monday, Oct. 4th, and In
an announcement vosterdne. IYp.si.ier.iHubert
tells what has~been done in
preparing for the coming session. He
says. " =* "
"The outlook for a 'arge'enr^Hment
.was-nevpr better _than it is- this year.
Hundreds Tof letters aid porning in
.from parentis in all parts of the State
asking for informatiunj-elativeTto the
I work of the college ?(vi coming
ryvarr?Many of the people have -come
out to see} the improvt^u nts tha^ have
[been made. Most of the buildings
have been remodeled under ,thg^gcrie yfll
oversight of -l-ha ch;ut-mQHr~A7
^ratt Adams,'of the cotnnuasionT who
ha.v tuken a great deal Of litleivsi in
the college and is trying to make it
function to the end Jthat we might
3iave"here itT Savannah ah A grade
college so that students will not need
to go away from home to receive col"tFge
training. The campus has been
cIuuilM 'ahtHthe buildingH now present
an appearance the equal of that
found at any other of tho leading colleges.
?~:HL
?''One of tho first things, that w
plan to do is to build, a strong..foot
ball team. The college should lead in
athlotico among- the colleges 6T the
South, ffa will givc^tht* su|i|lOI'trrs~oT
the State Colege a team of which they
can justly hc-proi&fe?Physical trainthe
institution will stand. Already
plans have been made for several trru
Jim-court*.?It-4& [ilmmed to l'Paku it
-possible- for every-student-arrd teacher
to eu^age in some kind of athletic
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- "Many apw Kaon-attcured
for the^collepre work. Most of
these {oachers have not only completed
their Work for the bachelor's degree
in leading institutions, but have
continued to improve themselves" along
Iheir special line and now have
their waster's degree: This makes it
possfBle for us to ofFe* attractive
courses riot offered here during- m"eent
years. It witt be our objective
to strengthen the course of study and
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5c A COPY t
ninirijr
llllJUHIi
COMPANY
TO BK 825.000 Oft
Temporary Board of Directors :
. . Ejected.ToRound Tilings ?
In Shape
HEADEDBYOUR BEST MEN
i? . . . ' - - Messrs
Simkins and Dibble, Organizers,
Report Enthusiastic , ...
. Interest tbrnnnt the Sfata
A group of leading business andn~
..pwvfeinririiml mini ~nt gftviTn "ftprolinft? ' 1
met and elected a temporary Board
" -TTf-Birorfcf>rtr-fttr tfrn pnrpnso launch
ing a new Industrial Life'Insurance
r Company, wnose initial ?eapit-?l i? tn
be ?25,(M*0 and a surplus oi,;:$25,000.
? Among those present" and elected
on a temporary board of directors
were: ~G.~li. "Floyd, TT. L. Dibble, and
A.- W. Simokins nf P.nliimhin ; n?in p. ??
R. Green and Daniel Moqrer, .R, S.
Wilkinson, president of State A. & '
-I Cade;-and ?L~J. Sultun, Jr., oi Orange- '
. burg; J. -Sr^tsrmsey; bf*ftiken;
- Saspurlas, Eau. 01 Chariest ^ ffl W
Bigg&rof-GreenviHef-J>r.*<5r"W. Birtile-rrr- ? 1 Ar^?
' "of SUhitef'ancI DrT Geo". VV. STmpkins
of Greensboro, N,C. Dr. B.*R. Green : "?
was chosen chairman and T. Sas
portas, secretary... '""~~~ .
Jn_9i'iiejr to have state wide inter.
est in a home comnanv,' this new- or- 1=
: ganization meeting the rigid require
ments of the State Insurance-Conn?
" uiissiuii, is soliciting subsbrjptions
for stock. This is, as far as'can be
learned, the first effort of Negroes in
this State to out over a stock Indiau
trial Insurance Company. ...
The organizers H. L. Dibble and - .
A. W. Si'mpkins^ report an enthusiastic
interest and hearty response thru ,
- out the State and feel assurpd" fh?t ~~
1 the new company w'11 fldH a n^w iiny
"Tn the economic development of our
group in South Carolina. , ?
NATION-A-hLY KNOWN SINGER
VISITS NEGRO COLLEGES IN L_
GREENSBORO
: Madam Edna H. Jones, Accompanied
By Editor Carr, Pay Calls To Benr~
-??licit and "AT & T. CoTleceft
Greensboro; N. ., Sept. ?Madam --'-Tr
ffiltla R Jnnes, nationally knuwu sing. ? "
er ,accompaniedT>y Editor Carr, of the '
Asheville Kntprprise, pnrrmto :?
" Xew Bern,_\vhere she had just given
a^cecitaly-stopped over in Greenftbcrro. ' -'?
" While in tne Uity .she visited Bennett
Madam Jones played a very con
opinions part in the Natioaat-Baptiat?
Sunday School Congress which- held _
its session in Columbia, S. C., June ,
- #-44!?TUuae vUi'o Wgbe present- will ~ T .
never the manner with\ which
ihrouph her melodious voice sheVwept
. the audience off of their feet. \
: Madam Junta tag bl'ori extended An
invitation to return to Greensboro at
- a subsequent date'to-owe 0 ^.1 ?
aaxiou^ly_anticipa&ftg-the approach- inf:
nrrival of this distinguished ?r?? ? t?7
native =
pleased with-Asheville that she.h*s
- dvcidotl to make "the land of thfe sky**
HIind man is running for
35^consmTWe]l, many dumb ones *
, have j. bee it elected'." .::'T
Drive carefully. JUow your bom.
In Chicago a man fan over a girl
and-she-marric*Tbim.