Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i_? - ^ _ 1I. s. u *:? ?* ? i > i ??* '- ' *>f A :; Uepartni i jjjj f gTWqshingtPi J ' Bi^ Linei>t Clothmg~^n T.~. * ' !! : 7ren. . Bovs Suits A S'necial ?^?| pry Goodj^-St -?: Connected?with OUT 8ft ~ J; 'Shop, Barbel Shop and Be $ We are not^selling Race ~~ ~ "j?carrstrwe-Ldn sull Better i COLORED AVOMlLN'j NOT WHITE ' Continued from page 1 "I n(S^r~rt'ciM\I'd From a Negro man or taoman. anything but the most ner" - footly pron-toi-nis I rent.nwnt. but JL F "rlearned?fi^om the Colored?mnids * of th>? f fiend with- whom 1 was living. of a situation i'or which I wish we ^ might lind a remedy. Xho*? colored ?women are afraid to go on the .streets ' ? alone?after dark?fur .fear nf. attack ????..~by!dT"^'of the maids go home at night. They believe that they do not have as good police pro' tectiQn "s do white women, and for ~*' nnitual protection get together and : -'= - - ~>-o? homo In gr.nnre: it ?ccms- to -me -thllt it is the colored', not the white women-of the South for whose, safety ~ we should he concerned." ? . 4ANCHiN(i IN AikKA (Contmocd-From Page 1) ' . orilerfc'd the customary recess for. the nijrht with Iler.tha kovvwuh on the stand, awaiting; cross-examination by the" persecution at 9- o'clock tliis V| ^ '73o"i'mrig..' ' -y ' The prisoner?--were removed to the father of1 Dem"h??4*4?Hurt ha?I.o,\v man, in ihi--En-iil of whoso farmhouse Sherrtff Howard --hail-bt'Cn .killed, had alread\~T)Oen "placed after testifying yesterday as the first witness for the defense. . The sheriff,' his deputies and a. state eotistablu each went to ==rr= hfs noTTuT c r hotel and to sleep; riic , "jailer in Ins"rosTdeitce?a I'lll't. Of lilt! jail building-?made his final round, locked the front door and ictireT__^ " . morning a band of men, masked and - mrntentified, virrionslv estimated -'as overpowered the jaileramt-thv-sherid who had been summoned, and seized * the three prisoners. From the jail the mob, follow I tig an apparently well : ?conceived plan, made its way nut, ol town on the-'Aikcm-Columhia-highway to a pine thicket two ' miles. from _ * "*" '' Aiken, where the tlireiyNegroes were ?r? shot to death. -'-?'?- ??-? ?d ' More a few minutet^; later ^Sheriff _ ?f?tn1 An|,i11 MMd^iscovs^ tUcate ' afc they had Calletw Bertha T.ow' man's dress had cauirht Tire, evident.. lyfrom .the diiwha-rgtL-ol' one of the . : mobs guns,--ami the sheriif cxtfrr guisHed the blu'/e.? Investigation Begins :*?A fr'.v hundred?yards- MVom?fch* group pines, in which a Northern . tourist with his wife and* children ??had spent tho night, the sheriff had j-~jpiassed 15 or. 20* automobiles hearing " the members of the masked band back to Aiken, their labors ended- and -their -work done. Koiurumg- to the town after hi-: discovery the sherill found only 'the peace that ordinarily marked the early hours of any Aiken ?^-day, .a.. peace Jir.i)ij;n^hy_ sonic cock's - pr<>w -a-wd this 3?fI' Jilhr llV telephone .calls as news, of the, lynching was r^r ? -carried from one man to another, . from officers to the siflicitot and spe7 v" " " icial judge, from the'chief of police "r to (jovt'M inn* Thonuis.'G.?M'-IeoH jp Columb.ia.il: . > *This after noon /tl^c' Aiken -grand .. . - ham, 'heard the charge of- the-wpefhil inilcm thbt llfifiv kirTi/iiil/l mol/A ? thorough investigation"this dis-tressinc'"and disgraceful occurrence" and having met - and organized for the purpose of thy inquiry, rPcostTrd unt i r 111 ..'.-loefc 111 Ts"mornmg. * "Wc wrtt malce -itrj -thorough-, investi? nation of the afFaiVs." B. K. Boj'lesa?, ' ton, forej^jj-n^f thjii jury". declared. - "Wp met. * and orgasafced and ad jmirnetf until -10 o'eleoU tomorrow vestigating committees \C*tll be named and these will report tomorrow. The in/piiry will. I expeccffic'<?ui>y several days " ?-? ?;? ?r ? -?Solicitor B. D. Winter, deploring 7 the county's desertion at the orderly processes of the Taw, pledge*^ such 1 assistance 'as he might render the Errand jury in its inquiry, and Judge he would extend the special term of - ?? n.- Jfpwv JL'iy <i,!% * ^ ^ EEVV?1 ent-Store | tStr. ^Rfiorie 7567 | IVfenr WpmeiijaiisS/_C W1<1-' | ty. * . . *' n**npOOt *1*' loesJMlUl^ery -. | >re is:?First Clans Tailor v - C I r w/ : ' i & Pritte. Buy.from US, beW-Les*,? '' " .. 'X r7.r thr'.^ie pui*|i(j?Lr "''of"""proMiutliiK ''[lie thorough Investigation desired.? ?The Mlale. .1 -!....? " u. ? . -7. t 7 , A iiv i;N c;iJ_A iSOUTH The sinister and horrible tale of iiK.b murder in A-i.ken^e6uhTy7 as earned in uur d i spa'ichoii,?needs - -HO I'MitVi.ciLy :ili.in? shocks the sensibilities and consciences of every deeeltt ntvir mid woman ~in South Us it will shock and outrage every . ieeent man and -womifn throughout. I lie nation as the telegraph wires proud the story j?f our shame to the ^ T-ir- ' -" With. .fingers red with bloadTof heir victim^ the Aiken county mob has written a challenge to the. law;abi(i"ink people of. South Carolina! In tii" very shadow of the majecty.of the law, as embodied in the person of " xl trial judge sitting in11 jungmbnt the action of . the State against three Negro prisoners "granted a new trial 1>y the "Supreme '.Court, and In the1 midst of the proceedings, these massmurderers of Aiken county have spat upon the courts -and the authorities and stained, with a bloody and indel\ able stairn~thtr^frood-rep?te of all the ~ people or the eomtnonwealth. nance: only a few days jago the newspapers published articles dealing. wifh" crimehfn South Carolina whielt disclosed an alarming reign of lawlessness Hardly a day passes on wjViich the newspapers are not called k oil to chronicle a homicide. Have r--l ings rome to such a( pass in this jtoto that individnnh nnd mnhr, rnn - snap their fingers in the face of the law and the t'ourts with impunity ?.? The - Aikon crime cries aloud?dor vengeance on the part of the law. * "tr^EgaitetftFrrrrt' to the vested powers - of the State thn^ can not tie" side1 stenned.. Our information fis yet too [ meagre for us to venture' upon the. la.sk of judging whether or not the [. lynching of the Lowmans was. duo ' to a failure on the nurt of "ftio orti^o-or . to protect them against the- nioDT ( \Ve inilst withhold for the present any , expression of .opinion on that" aspect nof the "outrage. ; But we can and do, jiowL call on J tuteiL officers' of the trovTTi'nment, and p county, 4f?theV'-eheriKh- the. honor 'of thetr^coiiFtty, to exhaust every effort and to employ every- ounce oi the , power and means of the State-to-run this- foul crime against the sovereignty of South Carolina. For if u-such a crime a.s this can be perpe: trilled, if the law ran thus be flouted, l -r . J , ami the perpetrators f?o unpunished; I then indeed do we deserve the con, tempt of the law-abiding people of the world.?The Columbia Record. ., 1 "1 ~ WE WEST LOCALS " Rv nillA 1. 5mi*ir i On Sunday morning, October 10th, >_ the Sunday School of Mt. Lebanon ?. "A. M. "hh ChinrTr assembled at the ; usual hour 9:30 with Mr. W. S. Ilaw, ftho_rne,. Superintendent; Conducting. After the class period, and interesf: ing review of the lesson was conducted i by Mr. \V. L. Lee one of the teachersT A t j .1^1, th'tt pastnr, trKo RrtV- A- JL. Martin iweached a soul stlrring ser[mon to an appreciative audience, and . at the evening service, the Rev. S. D. Lee a former member of Mt. Lebanon church, who is now pastor of the A.* Church at Lake City, Fla. ably filled the pulpit. Mrs. 4Vfaggie Lee of Washington, I*. 0. is [hC 61 her motlP ! cr, Mrs. Alcatha Grier. . Prof. O. Y. Valentine c>f Allen University in comphny" with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. B ru n son motored up' from I Columbia j^arly last Sunday morning Tthe day as the guests of^ .Mr. and [Mrs. P. R. Valentine, the, parents of j Alt, imtrarinn ft iv* K I .hnrrh 1 J Mr. Thoma3 Susswell remains quits A. Susswell. Mr. Eugene, who spent .the summer in Chicago and Messrs. Thomas JJ\ and Edward of Philadel" fehia-cauie JHotne to be frig bcrtiitthr l?oth of ,the latter have returned to yh?ladelphia< It is hoped that their ?-J. ' ? - TH E PAI METr father may "soofl be himself again. ? Miss JeryimT Kettt who has been p much indisposed is almost herself-at- -s this writing. ' .-" f >ti^ NpUi'g O .Tnspph p rppphr _ graduate of Allen "University is home c after, spending a pleasant summer in e "Stew York. <j , icaviicio ill lUV, AJlTUCTIlVIl attftW* this year are Mr. O. L. Smith, frinci- "i frnlin P. Valentino, itlrs. An- g nie E. S. Jones and Misa Viola I, ~ .Garrett. t im T ?-pfow_ ( Ingr iiiipfnsR in the Mtwk Conference to be held Oct 19 in interest of the j church.- This~movefflent is_sponsored by Rev.. A. J. MartirTour pastor, an3~ ~ Mr. Melvin Eakins left on Inst Sunday for Henderspnville, N. C., where 1 he expects to lie T'or some^tiimT ~ I Mr. Ht^gu, uui-tiuBlee? of ttlvetslty and candidate fui^eleitiun ^ t as a delegate to the next- General I Conference is in fine-trim and is. ; [looking .iQr\ya_rdh.^o-Tgreater "things. r Mrs. Mary Saxon is home again j after spending the summer in the a - ?? ? ? telle will attend the Union High. < School of Greenville this terrp. L Mr. Yi F. Valentine is home again to the delight of his friends after ANDERSON NOTES. ? ' * ' " 4 ..ill-ior several day$ Is better, r- 4 r'.lir, and "Mrs. "C. W. MontgonteiV 4 had as their dinner guest Sunday' 4 [ Mr. arid Mrs. T. B. Williams.. -f"' Mr ,Uoi|stnn Cnlftmnn i'g stfk again 1 Wirbppe he will soon be fcble to be . * out. | The many friends of Airs. Fannie 4 Reed regret to know she is still sick.. < Little Isabella Stokes is at home i again. She was confined in the And- ^ erson County Hospital with typhoid .fever. She is getting along nicely.??Miss.Addie Lee Terry left_?riday- < lor Reme, Ga., where she will teach 4 thm term." - ? h , 1 ; ^ Mr*.?llester \Vare Thompson? Grejpnville; was in the "city Tuesday ' wmie neve she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. "Peek. * Mrs. II. C. Anderson has returned < from "Virginia where'she spent herj< vacation very pleasantly. I < .Dr. and Mrs. El Jones-; left =TRtfiy,dny '^morning?fur" Washington, D.~?r.-. their future home. We legrjflT "I very much to loseTbr. Jones, who has ; made many friends since coming to Andbrson, also, his wife wh^-is- a tiativp of Andersojdu,__ .. ,?. _ Thc^fitar SocialClub'' met at the home of .Mrs/ L. B. Quick on S. Fant "Street, Tuesday afternoon and every one seemed tp enjoy the meeting as we "have beep bff .ori* "vacation all summer. Plans weW^formulated tor T -our winter work and the outlook , is good. -"We meet next with Mrs, Minnio Roundtree on Morris St. . Mrs. Tliumas Jones and Mis* Fran Saturday.? - Mrsr Ptrrrce Andrp\\-s-jmd. ltttlerson _h ay g return I'll-TriHi i Philadelphia = : Jdmrtrtliry spent the, e:roatcr__pai?_i>f_'I the summer. Mr and Mrs. C. Leo Davis, Mrsi M. L. Gassawayr-Misses Emma Mack, vwp and Willie dVlue Gumbrell spent j the' day in W'illiamston Sunday with Air. Davis" mother and refund a very pleasant trip. ^ Miss Oallio"Oduin, w)ui has?hoen day for Blaekville. ?-Mrsr Corrie WtiHforih Vms gone to-Atlanta, Ga. to onto)- school. Wo wish her a-successful'school term. r1 Mr, Will Taylor is in the city for a few days. The Gree ??Gol< n ext.: Wednesday, T1 And-Sa Horse racin^Kaph alte tend the best Colored r air one at tne iNew r air urounc ori Toric ShoaL RoatE Dc be nvinced,' " -=^=^Octobcr.. ^ i_ 3AS: A TOLBE Route 8 D.T.COKEI o'tsaphit r~ l -j? ' 1 jl" ** ' **- w *jr ?ttevv Jaincu |RnM|C|i ,Wllu is astoring in Nefo^_York 6ity is jiciiutu^ a lcn uojsa nitu > w*. 'ampbelL- ~ |? hn revival meeting being carried iri at St, Paul is meeting with sucess. Large croydts are" attending very nightmnd the spirit is being - felt, sinners -are being saye^and. Sember3 added to the eh\HPCh;-i?vair;elist Campbell is preaching. ,' "Hiss-" Christine- Thnmag hag o Rock Hill, S. C.y wjiere she will 6B8h this-=atinter?- -MidR Thomas is n pyppllorit. feaeh^r and we know she rill make jfofttL--''' Madam Rachel Cftgnn Iwag tfap. dinfer guest of ftfcr. and Mrs^T. B. Wiliants on Monday. ^ r?T*?1? ?: : .? i " Mr. and?Mrs. W. I.j Peek enteral ned with a watermelon feast Sunnelons wand sweet. Those i-W Pninvpd the fgiret~were Dr. nndrtrs. C, W. Montgomery, Mr.?an<T lira. Thomas B. Williams and Verrmiicr -~rrr. - ? , Miss Kunice WkltoTT'fcifl Monday ifternoon for Philadelphia. . ^ . | South Car< p*? Colum to liiia Baby and Mother's Pay?I & RACES begin 2 P. M. BAS I; ^ ^" w'nd Ow? llnll finwp .4i30 | f y 11. A. M , A lion-Benedict Ai ? 7 ball game. r \ J 11 A. M., Booker T. Hi, vs. ?? witness this interesting gat ?v ' : - ^ RUNNING AND M/ |_Sepd Exhibit! Co ~ ?? ?.? Write for Catalog to Gre< * ** *\* * * * * * ?ffr.-arc- rieliffhtod?to?have?Elder ffiYT Mrs. W. S. Thonttmom with-os igain. . - ' . ' . ' McCORMICK-LOCALS. ; .... . f Sunday was a clay enjoyed by all who ^attended Shiloh A- M. E. church. The Sunday school was opened j>:30, Mr. B. Kemn presiding in Bis humble ivny The lesson was taught by the tvac lu'is .ind reviewed by tho suporin tendont. wjth 1much interest. ~ ' r At r;C0 the young people assembled md had a'little meeting. The young people are very interested in church work. Tiiuy have been organized Inter i. junior church.. They are prospering under -the-leadership of Rpv M. L. Ramsey, assisted by Miss Janie B. Perrin.? >. - 7 At S: HQ 4lie-missionary sisters and friends xisseifibled and listened to a wemlerfuh.,sermon tie Hvered -by our beloved pastor. His text was from St. Luke, 10:17. Subject: '"Misplaced ErauJiasis." All who heard him really ivas matte td understand theiydu tiesis missionaries, llcl is a man of spirit, [HQ* ahd'zcaL.. . ~ ..rue patrons of Slillulr-school met liepUiiuher 28. mid organized a Parents unl Teac-fiers assoejation. Tlm-fottrrw ing t^ere elected: Mrs. Laura1 B. Sfn;Ietary, president; Mrs. 'v Josephine Wfdenmti, v4ec president; Mrs. Lizzie nville tiursday, Friday fhoon. If you Want to atin the State, come To this Stmpsonviire, S. C., 'i. n _ i itt i stay ttway-^oine ano-M 20 ^0 23 J 1RT, President Greenville^S^C. I X, Secretary ? ?Simptonrille, S./**! 8 j_ . . " 1 1 i >- I f T" -t' i ~ . say Harrison^ treasurer. The teacher, Miss iarrfe B Perri^, -made ^eaae-.aery ln: tere9tteg-#efiiark8. ?rom> the splendid Pprrln haw made- we feel - that success wur* dH Ultra.?' She has started a new light la the chu'rch and community. We hope to keep It hurting _ Qur next' meeting will he Tuesday night-.- < Molter 12\ Cyanic one, come all, - We wnnre~ glad tc haver jrou~prtsent. Come and be with j ui~ana we-wtR-do-yau^good. A very Jute^Bting prograip is oeinjrprepared There win be refreshment's of- varhrtri kinds." '* " . y-r. , Mrs, Lizzie B. Traylor, Reporter ?j'' . KNIGHTITOF TETER CLAVER CONVENTION SENDS N, A. A. C. P. $5C New York, Oct. 1.?The NU11U11U1 Association: for1 the ^Advanceineuj. o! Colored PeupTe, '09 T*irt!i AV*UUU, Jii day announced receipt of a check, toi ?otcd inThw'ir last rruTYpntlon -atrGal veston, Texajj. )lina Colored bia, October TUtSPAy jaby "Welfare*- Board-of Cblumbl 5E BALL GAME 4 P. M., Charl WEDNESDAY M GREAT CHOIR CONTEST P. M..?Chnrlnttp vs TinrftTTpam THURSDAY^ - - inual Classic. Thousands- of vpn FRIDAY Wilson Hi, of Florence.- Equall P9,- ' ' ' , ^ " . ? VRNESS RACES Every Di iillifern SHows Fuwi me ivieec y our-Pi Icnii :' Race Ts DulngJ!! :n Jackson, Secretary, 1*1 19 Washif *' " * " . * ' "* C j %tyYyyyi !:=?~t~? A ne\ Tll|j~aCTECH1SM OF 'i ' "" ,< ' = *?1 - - ' Ry R: Alaainw Which contains the new, hut Bib Science; Creation and Developments Ill's Purpose on Earth.; The Dearth ai of the Holy Ghost; The Church; VT Tho History nf the Roman I'.ninim one efittre Chapter on THE B1 RLE I This hook is sold on the Book Sta and at-The Hamilton Book Store i address is Chester, is. C., Box 2b, at V V V V ?* *' V ? ~ | VVilse | 1 1 1 8 Mi W holcsale Deaicr | Findings, Harness $? Wholesale X Auto Top Manufai X ^- - - - ;t; wiidi you want CO y- want to Sell. L Poro'Bec Hair Culture, facial Massagi I ^ MMES. LYLES, H< | ? 113rWa?hington Stre | "THE SIMPKINS THE LEADING CO J ?: TTTET TW( 7?Mi '? y ' .. "jr" 2 Saxophones, Violin, Clarinet", Jt , Music furnished for Bails, where Good, Late, Lively., Higl - Studios 132^ Agiwr^ TELEPHO _ PRICES REASONABLE. J LeRoy Sirhpkins, Manager, L | -- Ban-Ga. 11: - Address all mail to LeRoy TSimj SiHiMil | Faustina, National Treasurer b?_tha Knights ot Pqteg- Cjavor, wtUw-Uw- ? check Is "to help the noble work" u- whleh-the-N< A. A. C. reprfflwfaia^. >-j ? ^ ' ... ! . J. w inuNSON WARNS PUBLIC OF IMPOSTOR J- . "J. L. WASHINGTON." Advancement of Colored People, todav nubliShttfluk warning of tile acttvlties of djae "J. L. JWa<Sfflngton," about whom inquiries have- bssn lrecelveO .7"^L7-^ from Georgia. -The' man claims to be ^ ( a aon-in-TaW of Dl. W. E. B. DeBois. ' i and also to be pastor of Shilq Baptist t- Bf -l.lnli hn nlntma M]- .lofrniTinn la rhnlpiinn r?f Iho board'of <fea- " ; -|eoBB. All-tho ri1nlnin artt fait" Th^re is no church afc-the location- given by 7 ,"37 L. Washington," and he is con nccted la^?o~yay wTthT)r~TMinnts nny I with. Mr. Johnson, 0). A. A| A. A, A. A. A. yVVVV t?yyyyyyy ^ State Fair | ~7 26-30. . i i^=#tas interesting prqgram. otfe vs. Local Team. - ? ' ?2>~. x 3 P. M., and 8 P. M, Sec- i jP ~. V : ' : T ?71 7 " - ? " *ople will witness this foot . . ?- . ?m X ' y as many are expected to ? R.y Beginnmg'Tuesday. sfrCarnivol. - ^ all SfctWIidl Tlie .=^-^= r - lgton Street, Columbia, S. C. ? i?????i? ? m V BOOK - ~~ rHE CH RISTT A N CHtf K^ H 7 lor Carroll, Pi D, ? ? lieal facts on Creation; The Bible and ^ >f Man; TheVirgin Birth of Christ, ai><t- = ml Resurrection of Jesus, arid the Office he Christian Church, It al^o contains ~7TTiTr Christianity,"fff ~ffPtfrnr with Tha TPerhrd-; Missions and "Evangelism, and . IISTORY OF THK-N,EGRO. nd at Tlu* State Book Store. Columbia. in Chester, also by the author, whose the normal price of 50 emits.- ~ ~ ~ - ,' ' , 0 _ " ' ""I : W. Ml artin | ampton Avenue | UMBIA, S. <1. . In Leather, Shoe ^ , SafjHloSj Ftr : ' '" a ' Hide Buyer ", 1 etiirer. Let usknowr| Buy and what you f - - uity. Shop | ng, Manicuring, Hair Bobbing OUSTON & DENDY . ? cpartment Siore ~ " et? Columbia) S. Gr :>o"c^ow^aa0wcnyo-oxrcf<^craCTgacfo> ' ENTERTAINERS" T Annrv /nw^.? ? ..wivnuj^AiUJJiliSJSTRA IN . i )CAROLINASi___ . ^ !_== EeBg=7-<?? ?I Bass Violin, Drnm*rT>iano and Corned i > !' . PartisBj ^wwwfs-Wrwl fui mi; O d t1A >-Class Music is desired \ SATISFACTION GUARANmj$f)?! . Eugene Simpkins, Asst. mLn*' , \ rt4s?mr Ti??rW 4 . ... .W ? ? j ? ?zl