The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 21, 1927, Image 1
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IN BIRMING- [
HAM ALABAMA
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09 Year Old?Negro?Ire?Mttrr
Charged With Attempted At
tack Upon White WomaiT
WHITES POST BOND
,No LessJThan 75 White People
in Court Boom When Race
Man Was Given Hearing
New York, May 13?Report of one
' of the most unusual incidents to have
?occurred^ri any Southern court room
in recent years has just reached the
National Association for the Ad-vancement-of
Colored People, 69 Fifth
Avenue, in a report on the casg of
a 04-year old Negro. ice man, Melvin
Green, .charged with "attempted atmingham,
"Alabama. r?-f
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?When the members of Drrrnnon Phi
Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity
journeyed to nreonwood for
their monthly meeting, Thursday.
i evening," May 12th, little did they
awaited, them as that received on
their. arrival.
. Pa their entra-ce upon the campus
at Brewer Normal, they_ discerned
an array of beautiful lights
arranged in alternate gold and purple
colors?the Omega shades stretch
OIL across the roadway high up, was
beautiful electrie-dieplay,-earrying
out the purple and gold color scheme,
announcing "Welcome Omega." 4
On their arrival, Professor W. M.
Hilyard, the genial host, informed the
fraters that the business meeting
""Wood's Elite was there to entertain
Omega royaTly. After apVery short,
-but lively business session, the frainrc
mnrn^o/1 f r\ tlm . Jam
where they were greeted by Several
of ^Grocnwood^ most chftrniiftfif "Wo~ |
=F~~ men and handsome-ment weH- asseveral
persons from Columbia, wjbo;
had apprised of the festivities.
After greeting had beeh exchanged !
~ " the eothpany was escorted?to?thm
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j When the Auged colored mhn was
brought up trr-the court for preliminary
hearing no less than 75 prominent
white citizens whom he- had
served with iee for 20 years and who
had posted bond in his behalf, ap-?
poard in court.
A local newspaper report, published
in the Birmingham Age-Herald of
May 0, states: "Interact of the West
? End citizens became so intense at one
time during the examinationo of< de?*?
fensG character witnesses, that the
delegation arose in a body and ap,
pTauded. . >
The judge admonished them, and
threatened to force them to leave the
courtroom if The occurrence was re
peatcd. . ' -?. ; ^?*
"The witnesses, some of whom ,tes
tifinrl thny bml Lnnwn P.ropn for 20
years and longer, paid a glowing tri-1
bute to the Negro's character. Most j
nf thn /lofonco uMtnneene Worn lr?AWn '
? uiniiii who represented -househHders
in a territory served by Green. \
"One woman, by whom Green was
-frtnployod?for?four years as?a ser-:
vant, nad whom the Negro later' serv-!
.1 ed for many years as an ice man, en- :
tering her home daily, testified that j
~ Green's character 'could- not be -bet- }
ten* And many others testified that]
it--wan 'fha vary hnfttJ
"The accuser, in her testimony,
charged that Green attempted to attack
her when he entered her home to
.. . ..make an Ice delivery,.. . . . . .
OMICRON PHI CHAPTER PSI PHI t
ROYALLY ENTERTAINED AT H
GREENWOOD
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ve Disfran(
S() c fD
AnnlaiJ
fl]J[JlClUu
White
STAlOl
APPLICATIONS
BEING RECEIVED}
"Late Registration is ^iot Advised
if Credit is Expected,"
Says Presdinnt TO
-OPEN ON* JUNE 20lh'
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Special Remedial Classes Will be
Instituted?Bureau of Appointments,
Another Asset
~~ Tlie Summer"-School of Stale Cut?:
lege \vilj opeh June 20th, and closes'
will Ijegin on the opening day. I^Ue"(
registration is not advised if credit is
expected. The faculty has been advised
by President" Wilkinson 11 i:it?
-they are expected to report in ample.
.tinrc so that^all schedule l'mitU'is ?t
be completed before the opening day, 1
The essential arrangements have., already
been made by the Stttmm.i
School Committee and the plans' as
outlined hidioate that persons w ho atpleasant
sseijionT " >'
A splendid-indication of the popu-.
larity of the Summei School is Omuil _
in the fact that numerous applicatii-n-are
being received daily, arid tlie olli
cers arc kept coiisyoHly lai-y aii.r a
wering inquiries .anil 'sending, out:,
summer school bulletins. Maiiy peri
sons are registering for specific courses
through the mail, fearing that in
certain pojpular and much needed ,
eon'Vsos a limitation will !k* placed, on... '
the" number of .students. The faculty,
however, is sufficiently large hr?
care of all" Persons who may rcgMcr'
for apy-'-cotirse outlined in-th.. hullo- _
tin. Along this-same line special rev
mej;liaT classes have been, formed for
-persons who feel deficient in a par
ticular subject; remedial arkh+ntMkv
remedial reading are iimong the classes
that have 'hech III us?frrrtned-f?
A special feature of the." FnnTmer :
School is a new well equipped Bureau
tian realizing that many teachers
may be unemployed or -mrey?dc-iro -a?.
position hotter suited to their talents,
or that ascertain (WPifuuii'.Y'
may be in need of a Teacher; has
formed a modern"equipped- appoint- .
ment of bureau. TeacT>ers-:may rate.?
ister in this office for the kind of position
' they desire and suporintcn-' N
dents, principals, directors, and school
officials are urged to register their
needs with this office. This Bureau ,
need in the State of South CTaronhlC
It will serv0 aiTa cleaving iVnii'so and
will bridge that mediunT which is pec- ,j
essary to put teachers in touch with (
positions and school officials iii touch I
with teachers! This a ~new and v
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mucn neeaeu icaiure 01 mo stateia orlepe
Summer School for teacher?.
beautifully decorated (lining ball., ,
when1' a-aumptumis repast war. sor'v- ?
ed. The dining hall was beautifully ,
decorated - in the colors pf the .Eraternity,
t^pether- with", many beauti- |
ful flowers. Hasilous I). II. Sints a? t- j
erfinr^tTjnstTTTasteT for a hrjof propram;
FRe main feM lives fff v*. liirb?i
were. short but insipirinp addresses
by Mr. Robert W. Bnpnall of \ho N.1 j
A. A^-XL ,P and Principal. V M Ui1_yr
ad^ - -- ?T
After the elaborate banquet, the
puests were further entertained by
Brewer's splendid orchestra in the j
spaetous reception rooms. ? 4
k . %
sends I
;hisement
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JMMERA
3t&. MAN TO :
DEFENDED
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!i:ue .Man Accused of Murder
Tor'.DofoKdiRff Mis Home
And Daughters
>\YN LIFE THREATENED
\tt c ;n . i . (I. Southard, Wh<i
Jk!>nded I/mmans, Is Attorney
for Defense
' V 1. AT.*. 1 ? 'PL "i
. . * . . i ?iiit' .-vauonai
V ain , r t.c Advancement oi
<i ) -eo?4<*.-o*i h'ifth Avenue, has
rh ( '. f r''$:'.0p to .South:'VtT7
:w'y\of' Sfiartanbifl'i*, S. C
: " i i!? !?' hi' 1 iivinnn?family
o vny l", r a m \v trial for Jim Davis
i.l ; ! i,-an otl^nnmlor homr-cr-hr
ilrtVrrl-'fl his two tTaughfor*
an!- h!< owe. 'life iff tea' a white raiti
r::iw ho. s 'rail threatened to remove
lifsis Jr. i art .|)avi.' home.. \
1 n vi,v, the X". A. A. C. V. had
r it.. i. for to pay. for an
r .a! ot h.e ii<' to ihL, State Suroan*
Court so a consequence . oi
. \u h tl i-fiivirt i?m of Davis was ..re v'rvt*
a tu vv trial was ordered
.Mr. S has been contributing
.a- ii'i i:i'"hey in orde)
<> .;oj jr.' "e (l iiic'i'n tliis case, and
a>.;Yt"'T to cTtTVy it to a confluent
j ri m avmirv r?i?
Trl <1 1 1 i C?. N-A TO !VtEET
. '.u nth?rethr
< . s. C? May 11?Mrs,
::.;< *i;\ .' ?;.* 1 I n, l.">:h and 16th
:* the. date .when the Colored Wo.i.'r
s < :;.os m' South Craolinu will
mWvofl at ("hn: K-.'Von-, in what pro,,i
i i- oncof the most Interestand
inner':i:t. inct-linj*s of theii
listhvy ' .
oatiy-.liirifh A'.ark is under ^way
o make tiu: . prvornm constructive
"hdi i. ,, : - Trench, will u&e up the
:11;i or j art' of the l into the first day
i i-ij- to l>e ntc. o.-itin^ and spi_oV4?
re-- ?' ' "i the -iHstrtet?VieeITi
i . v. ill he of "unusual sipenifh
..ikc ic vh'w *.r the. new work they
,vai- no ic toward extension. Fair.vi
Id will !>,. on hand with an inter?
'v | .,. . T1k- address of H,
aw i cne 0::!t-y on Fairwold day will
e i ,-ivially rieniiieant. The women
trL? out to name up vhe mo ITfousaltc
lolljtr. di ; canoe' by the .recent
cg; I .t ion cit. intf- oir the aid1 .giver,
jy - the - SUtUv - A-nc-w- [ilan wilj be
od .v.h". ubv the.deliiuiucnt girl
ii^l|lv nuv ? : J ;?'
. li p, c3ucation.il program will have
j i of. miiliuihaU.vt: speakers
"rant anddenofimiafional sfhool. Dr
Sylvia Allen of Charleston and- pne
; "! he I'.-i n?r* r1 y^irir.n.s of the State
/.ill address lht. body.
AM *Im (lo oted Clubs* of the State
lave been urged to send, their re 'TVs
and ?lues immediately to Mrs
\Tni;V l\Tc I'hirf on of Orangeburg, sc
Vr e\ i I'V rich1, ale?pre .lent* ?t?the
uahy" discur-sj:.11 of the first, day.
~ w itff+r \i
Xou- York, May fl?The National
\ssoci-a1 ion for tho Advancement of
Vlorg'l P"Q|>l?, received'a clipa
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Money I
In Hertzog
NCE BAR
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;RDAY, MAY 21, 1927 .
hm~k
it Giv
SAYS CLIPPING I
FROM LONDON;
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Spirit of Hertzog Legislation
Judged From Study of RepJ
reaeritation of Natives
TO ABOLISH FRANCHISE
i Bill to Exclude all Natives1 From
General Parliamentary - i
Register
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[ Now York, May 13?Thc. Nationals
r Association for the Advancement -of i
; Colored People, 6'J Fifth Avenue, has')
received a cutting from the London j
. Kconomist of April 9T in which a j
^niith At'rif.-in corrospondeivf niiilim-s!
, rthe franchise- provision of the Ilei't-I
y.og bills. Tho writer saysr
! - "The spirit of the -Hertzog legisH
lation can be best judged from a study !
'"! of the Representation of Natives in
i Parliament Bill. Briefly, the object^
11 of this Bill is to abolish the existing
11 native franchise in the Cane (dating
i back, as it does to the beginnings of
representative govejfiljr?ent in the Col
ony) to ' excludt. all names Sn Clio
. future from the general Parlaiment;
ary. register, and to- provide for a*
k'nd of .ipeeial-eommunal represent a-*
I tion of natives in the TJ-nimi Pnrtin. !
nient, The. Union to be divided in-^"
to seven constituencies. eneh sendine-/
. oive representative (who .must, be a
European) to the Assemblyv Such
L .representatives are not to-have the
~ Tiprhtsr of full members, They may
not vote on anyr question which Has
been been declared- to he one of con.
liuchce (that is, they do not "count"
rrtn a parly senstr)-rtor-irray thcj*-4jrke?
I any nart whatever in proceedings' in
i j Parliament for the alteration or a
1 mendment. of the system of native .
1 repfesentatjon (i.: e., they may do !
nothing as members to represent their
' "constituants on the vital maer of the '
' franchise itself). The franchise is to ;
he exercised, not. by individuals, but '
by chief s and headmen and mom her 1
. of native councils on conditions to be i
f "Tilid down by rejruUHioirTi. c., the na'
tive is to keep to his own typo com-;
munal institution, and to be- headed
off?from anything that may assi mi-:
* late his habits and ideas of. .repre'scn,;]^a^MT^o-^Ios^-o^^Tie^Iu^:opeanyl^'
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i BAGNALL ADDRESSES TWO j
r;~?KALES IN?CHARLESTON
i j New York, .May 13?Robert W. |
I' Hagnall, Director of Branches <?t" the
National Association for the Advance- <
II ment of Colored People reports, that
U at o? concert for the benefit of Miss-7
I . issippi flood snkerers given by Avery j
! ' Institute, he addressed""a joint audi-|
once "cTT 2,uno white and colored pen- |
pip in the^eity of Charleston, S. r.t
; [ in?the?Academy?of?Music i?anotboe-Hptpeakfr
at"the meeting beiiVg~~THe
( Mayor of Charleston.
i Mr, BapnaU's tour has taken hrnv
Carolina and South South Carolina,
1 and he reports great interest in the
work of the N. A. A. C. P. among the j
students of Southern colleges and uni- j
versifies. . i
r ping of iT despatch from South Africa
to the London Daily News stating!
j .LfuL .vuicrr-tJr. giln?^ SfeleTlia.?a nu- \
five doctor, graduated from Edinburgh
University, had been appointed prac-1
titioner in Mnfeking Hospital, the
staff of white nurses resigned, re?filling
fojlfn nrrlpr'g frnm n native. 1
For Ne
.South A
ROW AN
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;n Ser
TO NATION AL
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BOARD
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Reputed Lawyer and President
(>f New Orleans Branch
on Board
ON LEGAL COMMITTEE
.Mr. Dafrow,-W'iU Continue To
Serve on Com ir.it tee of
I ,ei? al I )efense^^^
New V.n k. M;iy.J.J^OLreru:u. Pair
row ;uv1 .1 MvTioTTnv l.iuii . Pwidert't
nf the New (rfAi'i ; vh iif ilx,,\a.'_
tionnl Asso;3* :io-rt for the AUvanoenieht'of
Colored IV. n'lv.-'vTere* elected
in '-lie II .i '1 ' 1' 1' i.vS.l- i !' liu- N. A7
_A. V; I', aV the Aiav inep^-ino' of the
Hoard hold ;i.i. y.-r it v.-a.?uiiinunt
ed today,..'. - _ , ..
Prior-to. his 'elect-fort to tht. Hoard,.
Mr.. Dnrraw had hc-oii ser\ i.il.Lr a* a
hie-inl.er,.ot' th" Asgo Tuion's 'National
I.e;:al Conmii'. tee. in wlwelv ca.puc.i-*
ty h^. will i' wirino lrvc. ?
i? ^ PRKSIDT-N
I^-H^ .I AMIN F. IIFbk'ut
of i n m c;i:<>F><;i \ state
- COl.FEHE SPEAKS.,AT llAMP?
TON INS i frrTFJlN "l.IvA DERSIIIP
IN AOKKT LTl.KF.
Speaking to< the- V^tH'leuU and
teachers in llamptop- In'-uiute, Chapel.
Hamppsi- Institute, A'a., on-May 7,.
as the invited jr lie's t of the institution,
(leorgia S at',. I: 01;.-".na! Culli ti.nloccasion
to stress the importance of
t-rnim*-!-loit-'v(?:'n'h' in nericd 1 '..u+nl-and
country life, lie urged th(. young
ir.un. and women win. are lookinc for
_U- real ..job trn.tax4dc-v to lift on' to--the1
Call <H" thc. millions of nun and women
wlio ive out lit ^he onca country. Thcr<?I
is posiWy the 1 ?i? C opp o ; unity- for
real tangible service in America's
1'arin conimunities today than "arty*
uhsee else iu the v.'diftr"""
A.mong other?titinir-s, hc. said. "Fellow
Sl U iloTiTs' ~n Hthic' ay ! oVs f I rejoice'
-U-HVUl pro pe-. m.Lie.! lo 'Jivv in an age
h:it-aI"?uin!\V.u ifs.<i i. iitTl: hi iPed ;ind
tin rival -d jr-p vtunitii.- f..v !-ho train*
< ('. man a;,d v.oir.un. Opportunity
[berkoi^s . to., lis' in almvaj. e\ t y plia>oof
our- ecoffomi and social :u iivitv.
\o man has ;o sea:el: for a held in
wheih h.e can -serve? hi- IT* low man.
ComjmOrce {11111 ir.ii.is ry. .the . various
professions and irar-p' rtat'ion, olTer
inviting;, fields to Djc y.,_:;.ng .man leaving
college today. 1 -ohir.g .for riches,
fjtine ami honor itnl the'plaudits of
hrhcfelolCsT Hu1 I waTu fo spo;ik to you
totlay about th.?11of anoi her great
business, \a !u : e millions .of nan and
"woirron toil n.way- fromtthe "white
lights, behind'the hills. They seek
l or It niiev ?) > " m. \ ii P.Tp4eader;"shirT
m m.-iTiTmT- - T ''f-inir^ >,
leadership in ? via! life., leadership in
their schoolyard churches. * ~
Aeet-i'iiinir )...> il^- 1'. S. ?or_
1920, there were over thirty millions
of people liVing-tTn our farnis. Nearly
one i .ill: n *.hi \vi fi^NtTrrVS'farm-"
c^s, who with thi ir families, number
probai'ly .-even million people, These
Negroes. "f iluoo without?any
education, have been able'to-.get together
millions.-of acres of land," and
liiiild for . thxim^olv+^?^-eofnwnnitips
\vht?rP they have been a bid to rear'and
educate their families. They are now
at_ a standstill In many places, they
arc losing ground. The question comes
what will we. the chosen leaders of
"L/v ::
w Trial
fi'iean Bills.
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N. A. A, C.l\ TH AN KS ^
I'KOSIX I TOIt
William P. Hall Sentenced for
Raping Race Girl'Whom He ?
Had Employed as Maid
WOIUKI). . WITHOtT PAY
N. A.-A. G. I?: and Phyllis Wheat-.
leyifead Urines About ('on- - ~
vietion of Hal!
*. New York, May 15,?The National
A sVoyialiofT" for the -Advancement of
Colored People. <!'J Fifth A*.' las
sent letters- .of thanl'.s ai d'Atnoi-fri.t
ion to 1). O'Hrren, -!> .. fViunty AtUirht'Y
of Pahhoy jr."' Paul. ,
Hini!.,.antl to. dudjre f'liarles I?efo..> \?;?
; o r or1 lli(. Pi-: rift .Cn-.jr:.~fnr thT-v i?? ?
and impartial trial a- a rt'-vdt of. V '
. which a* white' rapi.-t has been s nt ?
: to jail for an uitutkAupbn 'a . young
colored girl. 1 ......' .I'JS.
~~ The colored girl hadbeen brought
J to St. Paul from Atlanta, tka., as-jar ?
;nursemaid in the family of William' ' '
' P. IlilTT." The girl who was- under_JS?\
? c ..I.I 1?-i-i? ?
.?vrm. H.-.-MIHCH i inn s no . j.t.y rv^
' reived "no compensation for licrsdr_>viccs-and
~had boon , unable* id deavp ?
i the family, hti\Mhg no money of..lie'r
'A.n, ar.d that she had boon afraid. Id '
I Hall's assaults because of-fits throats,
i The St. Paul* Minrfeapolis^nraftches
i of the N. A. A;,Ct P. ..'fogroth'er with '
, ihe head ' resident of Phyllis Wheat- :
j ley House .and other social agencies^broiiKht
about pro, ccutie.a ar.d eon
. vietion of Hall under a law v. Rich
earrios'with it a. penal tj* of ir.tprisonj'nient
up .to 7 years. ' ''
U.IBRAllIAN AT A. ANT) T. COL-:-.
> i-1:<. i: pu a is f.i) ix kmpokt on '
j- 1IBRAKLKS IX S'tiGRQ COlii .
- ?? I.K(i KS . .
.Miss II. H. Hill C.'itcd gs One of lite.
l'w? Nrijni l.ihr aria its ( radiiatoii
Front a Library School
- * - ?- T.. -CT.=?.rr - ?i? n-n r^gfgrjV^ C~.~T ?, ,H
Durihy the jfCSs'ion -ot. the llyinp..:on
Institute Library .-c'huof. Ihiector
LTorerce Rising Curtis. reti'd . upon
pWhich was based U';vn a v.-;: to
teen It-ailing colored 'ihst iititions in
America, hi thhs rf-port. Pi rector .?
'jt'iiflis;envph'iiiis..ii?ct that~lonJ> . '
"nTaatcly^fT.Vt ita~l a-r o ~V*\i"; ;o--' ~ "
>it iori to boas? of the" i.nVi t niTf The
] ibi ;>i laio?oiii] I. > o<i had i.oc "-*-nttra:d ? :?
in and graduated >oin':i",t "A" !
Library scln.nl i ? i v \ *f > i . i?V nivci'.iib'
and A. and T. Ooliefro wore +4o- t\\.>
college* who were placed in "his 'class.A.
and T. <'nlltgt> in having- A1 i^ = n
-Hill. as. librarian.'. lias 'taken another
advanced sfop in "increasing the call- *''
Iof her teaching force and adding _
prest ige to tin- ".ivi.t?a. Hill,???
v. !> ? received her t lUltRtf-rn iheauiiool ?
'.of Library Science .in Sinnvn . -t v.i
Mppe, Boston. Massachusetts, is "fully
j qualified to serve as?librarian in any
library-whit h culls frn i'.,r pTgfi r ?
-al t-minioff.?th eta*ehnhwr"rif---hfirnry?
science, the appreciation of'the larpor
aspects of library service' .- a part
ul'.thc system of mil.lie niu.,dni,. Her
academic tvainin'jr in Knplish, foreign
languages, social and pure sciences,
"Tnp-nther "with the practical evpe'rinieniatiom
which accompanied .the
class work as well as her three years
.of expei ionco trre?t*i w ' * !11 mv i'1 i " i s
of the just commendable praise given
this^ 'college :y=^3gs;g==
he race, tfo about it?
I come from Georgia. where there
are twelve hundred thousand- Negroes.
Th,. conditions there are very simi(Continued
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