Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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&*. . ' - . . . J L r ;?t!OHT ; i. s: i.iii Departme til 3 1 Washington! Big Line of Clothirig. For N ? ren. Boys Suits A Specialty. $ r^r*r*rlc ?-?. Ap- : ? WT9f ^TIVJ ^ -Gormectgii with' our^tara $ Shop, Barber Shop aji_cLBt;aj| X cause we can sell Better foi WEEK'S EPITQK1AL?WHITE },; PRESS. ' vi ' ? ' , ';.* -:' ' * -' st ^ tCoiuinuea rrorn Page 1) . ? number of?lynching?, but an?fiTT crease; and these three lynchings at ;a Aiken, with one in Tennessee on the ( ve same day, with no annarent sincere ;ei. attempt to bring the mo{} leaders to >V) ' Justice, wiH give to the advocate.; of '\,s 7 the antriynching bill such an ihilu t ?: ence in Congress ps they have not ;l ;. ." had in any recent session. ?, V/ -If the Governor of South Carolina, ~j~ and all others in responsible oiticial' ,(j iimdiimv-ma WlfcO, tlioy will heed thfr i vy . ndviqa ' of?fche-TjCJl ncUapapciS ^dhX^j their own state and other pares of i tlie South and betfflr HL nncn-ii ??? ortras nnd" perstetent-ciron- to" brirtgf eJ the- Aiken mob ^murders?to?justice. No sensible person person will be. lieve that it is impossible to get evi? ^ ( dence, if a sincere and thorough ef.. fartria mudc. ?~T" ^ THE WEEK'S EDITORIAL: 1,1 ' : ' . COLORED PRESS. ^ (From The Nation, New .York, City, r ; November 17, l'J2G) jgj, - T ? rf - South Carolina's' Shame i . J... V. I"..' - 1 ->??? ^? -Ca - To IValter AVhite, Assistant See,'^vv retary '. of, the National Association si for the-'Advancenieut of Colored Peo_ el pie, goes the credit for unearthing gi one of: the. gliaatUe^u.sxorle^-dtr-Ainr -rU TZZ eric-jn history. This young man, who fR % The Origina . I.. : ' ' JVtadarn A. . 'J Formerly of PHILA.1 J has established permanei Masonic Temp 1125 Washington Street c _ " tor tne'rniflMa" ?Wonderful Hair" Aricf%^ :* "Made Their Way byjtie 1 | First f-*rizjg Awarded :\ -- _ FairJ1 ? * W/ ill l r 1 <?> ?* I 1Ck I"luec i r-? ?:?_ Beauty Culture, beginning .Nov. 2 '** . c: for Hair Treatment. ' T?RMS ARE RE -ll^?=== - -- W nte or L, ^ ? 1125^WashlngtonS &a^o^Q"o^o)>w6'o-o^?a^?oy^ov:fo:^ co^o^^ow^.ooooo^o.oo.o.oo.o^o.oo: j Preser -j The Noted Te In Peciti > J - City" Auc Charlotte I Tuesday Night, J- ? At 8::]0 O =?i. J * ^S'f P io OT' 1 ? jr ^cllcony Reserve*'! Seats | GENERAL- ADi\ | - TO BALCON C j Thisis aJrare nppoi tui.itv to hea J ' btight for a rapacity hbus^. I Address: Poland Hayes Johnson C. S.iiitli Univcri v". ' -i a ; -y"~"l nt Store | ? f- DIvjthm ? ' ferc^r X _r?.* nv>>^ / JV> / J. 1enL W.omen antL ChifoK-?*j; s, Millinery ?? ^ f l7irat Cl&ss Tailor $ i|^hd,p for Women. \\ life. Buy fruiu USHbe- ] \ - Less. "4' .. 4 ^already distinguished -himself in iripus< Southern States by investi tting.race riots and lynchings that fleeted-disci edit on local ahd'State, ficiala, went down to Atken, S.-C., one; to. find himself in tha?most vvless and - brutal district that he td ever visited. The result of his in stigation he communicated to Gov wyr McLeod m a letter that might sjl have scorpht'd .Ilis Tlonor^e hands he held it^ Reminding the Gover 'o of his promise to "dn pvorutKinff -w. - """femy power tQ get at the truth in e proper parties." Mr. White furnish [ details of |,In; lynching, and ondod III a :Ibt_pf name^- o -"P"tiflng. antl idresses of a score qf men who tooK trt in it. Mr_\vhi nth i in his courageous and careful) arch, can, he declared, be amply lijstantiated by various citizens?ot iken ,whenever the Governor will py antra them iininunity -from the rath of- the'Ku Klux Klan. Accord g to Mr. Whit,e the Klan engineer 1 the lynching, and effectively con_ uTd~ the community. - But the State .Una i^-ilit the Governro's-call. The iod mime of South Carolina is in lauow; protection can be furnished G over nor McLuud wants it. ? A law abiding a?d industrious ere accused ot selling whiskey. lerilT auj ioai deputies, 111 plain othes and with nothing to distin .lih them as officers of the~law, ap t.aehiaK the Luwuian houaoP toyri? Hi the mother and her daughter. 1 ) i And Only x - n " * ' ^ 1. Russell DELPHIA. PA* , ntly .her laboratory at le Entrance Columbia, S.^fT '< :5ture of her ce Preparations TfeaT 21 Way^rhPy ftfcde1^ ? by Colored State *. >26 i fanigus Russell System of x 12, also will receive patrc.119 J| A SON ART F ? all At * *"*P" I^eelCOLUMBIATsTc., 7f ntyr^karlottc, N^- ^r |iu 1 111" 1 -v- 8 li& : 1 ^ "t. t, nor Singer, *Z^|. >1 At " ' - | iitorium ,j Nov. 23, '26 ! ''clock j|" $2~00 & $2.50 " | $1.50 & $2.00 I 1ISS10N $1.00 I Y ONLY | c Mr. I lay-es,?Proape<5*? erf ^ r* . n HI ; concert Dureau | *ify, Cfmrlottr, N. C. ?1 ' ^ ' : ... TRE PALME and brought about afracas in which the 'mother was killed, the daughter Bertha and assort "Clarence seriously Demon, shot but not seriously hurt, and the sheriff killed. Seventeen days after the affair five of the LoW~__ mans were put on trial for murder, with lawyers for the defense appoint ed by the Judge. - Bertha, Demon, and Clarence were found guilty, the two boys being sentenced to death and the girl to impriaonment'for life. So outrageous was this trial that a Negro lawyer in .South Carolina was able to present to the State Supreme trial. At the second hearing of.the case, Demon was found not guilty. Within one hour-of the reversal of-the verdict persons as far-away aB-Co-^ lumbia knew that the Lowttans would be lynched that joight. And they'were#- . ' Mr. White, . ip, hi8 extraordinary story, which'"ig huw being substantl ally repeated by the New York World, charges that, far from being overpowered, Sheriff Nollie Robinson opened the prison doors hniped drag Bertha Lowman downstairs to her death. Officials of the law and re jeiais were present at tne Destiai llynchingk "Here i the real shame of the South. Not that a bunch of hoodlums disguised in sheets?and pillow, cases can carry off a defense. less Negra and-dcHrdtimr-butrthat-nf^ licers of the law, sworn to uphold the law^too often actually- aid the murderers of the prisoners they have .sworn .to .protects The -Governor -of South Carolina is faced with a task which he cannot shirk. He must prove these charges false or he must bring the guilty parties to justice. Else he stamps himself unwot'thy Of office and his State unworthy of the ^n*0n* -rj DR7-31ANCE FOR RISHOP ? . i . ' Continued from Page 1 k. - " . ' ' " seeks. . . I And. whereas he is now recognized as the leading candidate, for the Bis. ,inure vutes than uny other candidate in South Carolina, at the last and pre effing General Conferences, who was hoi subseauentlv elected. hV And^,'whereas he has the common dation 6f the ministry, laity and peo pie of this district and State, irre spoctive of denomination, because of his work and worth, he himself hav ing run alternately' ranked second in the group of three asprrantsr.running highest"or next tp thole elected to_?be Bishopric at the last General , Con,, ference, pages 115 and 116 of.the General Conference minutes, .this Conference hereby endorse Ills candidacy for the Bishopric and com. niit itself to the support of the same at - the ensuing General Conference, May 1928. >? * Respectfully signed, . M. Warley J. M. Martini (L B. Brown ? B. II. Gray , .... M. C. Pollock ? Henxmi'ngway ^ E. H. MeGIll ? R. E. Brogdon -- J. F. Player' ' 7-??-? J?Jr Richardson - ?' - P., S Hfofiylfy - D. P. Pendergrass S. Chisom S. J. McFadden? B. W. Jones v '-? *. , Edmon Wells - * M- J- Sumter T. E. McRae . _ I. W, Wilborn. MASS MEETING.AT BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH LAST SUNDAY A GREAT SUCCESS. . (Continued From Pag^lj gro Business League, which is a branch of the Nathrnah Negro'Busi .IIUSS League; Air. Willis Johnson, of Johnson, Bradley, Morris undertakers, "secretary and Mrs. L. J. Rhodes of the Good Sa"rhar!tan Hospital, treasurer. Membership cards were distributed and 35 members Joined at the first meeting. Another meeting was call , ed last night, at which time members of the executive committee and other committee heads were appointed to complete^the organization .of the bus_ ine'ss league. *??? NOTES FROM THE WATCH -TOWER > < ?r ? Armistice Day, and Thanksgiving Day both occur in November, and so does our "Founders Day!" Observe them attf The success and growth of our ximrchefl and -pa story - depends so much mr hovr much time we spend in .communion with God. The dis ciples feit this need when they said, "Lord teach us how to pray." ?The brCTY2& tablet, T>earing the -names of 100 of our outstanding pas tors of yesterday is still incomplete. TTO LEAPEW I Such a tablet to bo worthy a galaxy V* | would be one of the., best tributes a ^ | blind ot worthy ones could pay to their-"* Denominational fathers. What about" your predecessors name? La. t cn.il tuo 1? c A onn VUC AVniUWII^ 91(^11 1X1 U A business place recently; "If you have 5 nothing to do, don't do'ty herel" As j I see the army of loafers here and';*" there actually smothering so many k Negro businesses, how I wish this ? sign was displayed everywhere. sot The reports so far from the No_ *-r vember election- tell of six members a of our group in Illinois, one in Cali_ m fornia, two_ iir_Nebraska, have been; w elected to state positiopa. Near c*' twenty years ago when the Hon. 8e George H. White was defeated for SP ~Congie?s"-m~N"orth Carolina, his clos, ing?words in he?halls of?Congress m were, "I go, but we shall return!" W Slowly, but surely, the Negro is on e> his way back to Congress. r. *? I ^aieoclatlons, churches, and Individ- 5* uals to underwrite the nl thy A' Publishing House, was given me by fr 1.1 T i i? a ir m a m I in nit; jl-uiu. xu. lownsena.- 10 " - this he is wholly giving hlmselft O, .how the plan should grip every: paa _ or, e.very church officer, and every - Baptist." "If you" are going to help tr Dr. Townsend, "pray about it, and Tu I write him today. . * T1 The Zion Missionary Baptist As_' G "" ociation of Illinois voted to^ obServe^ lo Founders Day to help our Sunday , le jjjaghoei board. . Wcdne^day^ Novcm-Jg< _ber 24, 1880, just 46 years ago, a 1 brave set of men and women, full of j tii " faith, dfirm belief in God, and in^he cc Tjossibiiities of si people"QjiTy 15 years i pe out of 250 years of bondage, met in dt -the First Baptit Church in Mont__ ty gomery, and through prayer, -start, is i ed our present organized work. In Bi memory of their great faith, the pas I fc tors everywhere, on Wednesday, No. tfi vember 24,* gather their people, and of talk about God leading them for the tii past 46 years. Write?Br. Townsend pj how you got on with your Founders 01 Day Meeting. Of course, the fourth cc Sunday will be a better time for _ such a service., fc "Republicans are created by the ^ .virtue, public spirit and intelligence ni i of the' citizens. They fall when the j wise are banished from the public |councis, because they dare to be hon.' p] ; est, and profligates are'rewarded, be. | cause they flatter the people in order? ; to betray them."?Story. All Christ. ians should-be infavor of keeping the I sa.oun forever out of our land. A * ! sober people is far happier than a | rum soak people... They have more i tor buying and improving homes and jthe cuucaiiun of their children. Pass ~ .j up the .moonshine and bootlegger. 13 .1 usrpray and lead lives of sober. H" ??t-i? Your's in .His service, ..... = j"; . , i hi G. Jordan? f*r '"_r ~ iii.iSJ'A-.C-' STATE COLLEGE NO^ES' #> The Fall Conference of Smith Hughes Agricultural and Home E oonpmic teachers will take place at - the College Nuvmnber 2tl nTU'ivlaiice ''OjU'M' teach Avs__wi?h ^ T*irwt4?p ~~irnri I ~ Supervisors is expected. Reports of the* past year and plans for the fut ure will be discussed. This occasion is one of great- in !-: crest "and inspiration to the student i body as well as visitors, by nufold -j_ing Held and?community- -problems ~ ;j and discovering outlining solutions, j An additional interest as to the Con. Jjnrnrp thin yonr-yyitt-hK thft liraakJ ? Ting of ground for the . Agricultural l and Home Economic Building, pro ? ; vided by the last Legislature in co operation .with the General Educat. < , ion Board, costing - $75,000.00; with , an appropriate program November itwpntv civiV* Tf in ? * * <.k jo jjiou proposed to | build aTTJome^jTraining Cottage near -4hredmfl<?fng at ap additional cost of $l(l,COO.OU. These structures will provide facilities for the greater ex_^ . pansion of yQca^'oh^t-p""g^"^^ tw = Agricultural and Home Economics. ? ? Much of the success attained?by the Orangeburg County Colored Fair this week may be attributed to uni_ ' veral cooperation of State College , and-.it graduates, many of whom are engaged, in teaching end Communi- j ^ty work-throughout the county.?Thtsr is very evident as one views the exhibits. The mark of State College i training, ideas and collaboration is< ' present everywhere. George W. Dan-f? ' iefs, president of the County Fflir) in _ T ? gratTuale of the Agriculture Do.' -? partrncTTt: " Htr lr ably assisted by ! Prof. J. I. Washington, head of the Commercial Department, and throughout administrative lines of the Fair may be found State men and : women doing team work for its sue cct.s. Undoubtedly thi3 institution is ?arr asset* to the educational anfT. ma. terial progress of the colored peo pie of this County as well as the ' Siate, and they are - fortunate, in i having At lmnd?its?trrmtypeu opportunities for example as well as, precept." 7 .. ' Armistice Day was celebrated with; , I > -* ' A " A w^ttmggoi^dooooooooo ?? Poro Beai Hair Culture, Facial Massaging MMES: LVfcfct). HOI I. S. Leevy's De 1131 Washington Street program con8igting_of_appropriatg usic, addresses and descriptions ot wv Orangeburg has among its tizens it representative body of ex " irvice men, most of whom- received ecial vocational training at the col ge during and since the war. A imber of them?accepted President ilkinson's invitation to attend-these :ercises and were seated on the plat rm. The chapel was decorated with uvenir flags of the Wocl l War, a , ^hich was the College service tg showing that 378 regular stud to the great conflict. The address as made by Prof. J. C. Whillaker,' ' the faculty. The War Department recently dia ibuted to the several states cap_ tred relics, of the World War. ; hrrmtrh rrmrfn<5v nf t1i? orliiCnnf I ; O" VVV MUJMVU.IVj eneral of South Carolina a collect i n of these was donated 'to the Col ge in recognition of services to the)vo>nmcht during that struggle. r.niiApro jCaoUaall team?eon- >. uucg?its?triumphant?match' over' impeting colleges. - Its latest ami srhaps most coveted yietor.V was the (feat of Benedict at the Co'uri ! Fair last Thursday, by a score of I Or" For the pajst " spynj1'!1 years pnodiVt lias triumphed nvnn git;i?'in lotball. State has lost bpt one game its sea son; that with-Painc College ' Augusta. Thus far these teams are ed_ for the Georgia.Carolina cham onship. A large crowd from-van-' is parts Witnessed this exciting intest. President Wilkinson appeared be ire the State Budget Commission r_?dnesday in interest of theColIege jpropriation hext year. [Trustees r. C. Bcthea and F. F Iamehbu.se al attended the hearing, and were eased with the outlook ?low price: -1 ; isiS" - BARCRA1N E Where a Little/Bit ol M< ~ GET- YOUR SHARE OP 500Q PAIRS WOMEN'8 NEW FALL STYLES _ -?- Stylet " of Every De?cr Iption I ? ? Size* For Every -tt^ Foot! - Extra Special Boye* Goodyear Welt Oxfords and Htptr Shoe*. ? ? Regular $4.00 yflrmrr'Strei"" ? ?V1i to 6 s - $2?95 _ Shown In tan and b:ack. Wo Bell Mora Shoes, Becai SPECIAL! ? ? - B*q Lot"Chitd?Wi?; Shoes and Oxfords, ( - fiSit ujrt?11 ' -J U__ $1.00-4 ^ vaTuot f ? =? BtQQEST AND BEST fiVl IN CHILDRE Saturday, November 20,1026. ... oooooooooooo^ooooooboaoot>o? - ' uty Shop in l. Manicuring, Hail Bobbing JSTQN & DLNDY W par*men t Store | : . Columbia^. C. | i6oo0oooooooc^QOoqocroaQoofto Ollice Uouvaj ' " ~ Telephone*: ' 8:UU to 1U:UU A, ML_: . Res. 7270 12 to. 2:0U P. M. Ollice 7266 ~4il?j'..'ll:l)(l"p; M:' , Dr. O. J. Champion ? . . _ * . PHYSICIAN *' ; ?? Office: Residence: 1JJ23 Assembly St., 70G Assembly St. ; COLUMBIA. S. cT Send us your Job Prfems- - Wxr Tire" ?4 ' i in position tg deliver ' A y ? . . ; work when promts- _ ed. Special attention to out of town.; o n .j... _ ? ~ ;vytfrkr :-A fria^ will 1 convince yon ?v. , j s feature? - | vmSfib9W^ Main ^EPARTMEtfP?? I ?-v^Mnaaetk ? ' B-?: >ney Gcita "? Long Wayi."" . I . THkii^ GREAT'VALUES I -? ?? "? i???~ *- ??- and ?' "1*1 os I 9 *JT-- . Y jse We Give More Value?. | Men's Dress Shoes ' ft And Oxford* | * B2;95 $3.45 S3^| ~ ?Men's Work Shoes! \ S1.95S2.93 S3.45 ; ? *- h.?<JT??N EVER SHOWTSP ? ^ N'8 6 HOES ? *8 *]['D0 t0 95 * $ 1 65 to 5<^.9S * i = i t6 2 A Li y $9-95 to $9.95 ' to 6 Li O >r Duyi ?nd Grtfwiiig Girls ' j