The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 11, 1927, Image 1

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ANTIION1 Women's f ai " *. . * . > ' r ; 4'"i:-?j! m * ? : : VOL. III.?NO. 23. MOB TURNED ' 1 war facb without dispute, that?those | . LwowVhite girls that I have 'named,! were not assaulted hv Neeioes." ! Mr. Scott, .retained, by the N'. A:-A.' C.-P. has undertaken the defense -ut*two-colored men, Anderson and Ford,' who'are charged with filing into, the' mob which ran riot in the Negro dis- : trict. .All of the while people arrest-j cd in collection with the rioting have , . . been .dischjar The N. . A. ..C AP..j?e! been ' discharged. The N. A.^V. A. , C. FI Is financing the case. , . According to- tlie Cpffe^villc DjfiTy... 1 Journal, Ira Kenedy, white, former , automobile salesman, has., been, arrested chargod with rape, and one' of the school girl "victims" Julia Mooney, is held charged with being" an accesory to the attack upon her friend, MargaretrAkers. 'AAt least- two-otiire white men will be arrested, according to semi-official predictions," reports the Coffeyville Daily Journal.. "It in aUti. rumored _ to use money in diverting the course' of-justiee wili-feel-the heavy hand of . the law." ' ' [ In ihe course fo the riot, which fol^ lowed the assault upon the white ts girls a'number of Negroes were brut-J A ally-?assaulted^ahd beaten by the j B white mob, one at least being left B for dead. H Attorney Elisha Scott reports thlit has belen-sympathotic to the Ne B groes. Mr. Scott's report toTh(FN7A. A. ' C. P. says in part: "The record shows r that a' white' hoy was shot through the hand and one fell to the ground J and His shnnlilnr iirT,g I i,, 1....) .1.1 nw.l ; was beaten, but at least three white men were killed, probably more.'' . The mob fired upon byTolored men defending themselves "was stopped ? ? before -'they rerrehwt Anderson's Pool " Halt" ? - " | r: \ N * . ' ' ..i n . .< * i.aif ?" ? --- ? m gfcKfeatfcttsst i _ *.-.? , __l_. i j Girls 'Not Assaulted hv Negroes j as Previously Reported, Says White Daily -? ? r- - ' , ' zr-' ?- : ? "NEGROES" ONLY^ HOAX ' ' r-~ "W; - A' ?In Course of Riot Negroes Were? Brutally Assaulted?1 Negro J And .'5 Whites Were Killed ? New York, .Tune li. Charges made ' by Attorney .Elisha Scott, l'otainejl' . by the National' Association for The Advancement of Colored People^ in i May, to the effeet that white mints j . not colored were responsible- for "the | race riot of March 18."in CotfeyvlHe, Kansas, are now admitted in a fnont 1 page display story in the CofFeyville ! Daily Journal of May :'>U, which*pays} "Whites?-not Negroes?were the J bedfellows'of Julia Mooney and Mar- j garet Akers, * Coft'oyvMle ."high schol. _ girls, TRo night of .March IV, the j _black letter night' in the city's his-j _'J tpry which led lip to ^rioting, mob; violence anil bloodshed, it prosecu- j tions started by the Stale are based] .J?. . ... .. I As early as .May 11, in response to telegraphic appeal from the -Coffey ville Branch, the National office of . -- the- National Office of the^Nv A. A; Q. P. wired Attorney Elisha Scott, asking hini "to go at once to CofTey. ville. Mr. Scott on May to reportgil toth^T^-A.A r P.;'-?V . 7 ? "This?ctttt?rs?of unusual?impoi- ( tance' because the Negroes made a : stand, turned hack the mob and saved the property.of our folks:*?Ami jt is fOVERTC "ederation , 1" . 1 I I ! ! ALLEN IJN x. A. & T. Si large atte; _ IMNaU5XRi:G$Eti On^.One TVl-eli Remains'Hefort ;n;y!; Thirtieth An - nual Session OLDFST fX COUNTRY 1 on d a >. .Tim a 1:{. Mf?rk s^Olii eia Opening Day?Uftjfslration of Students ?Urccl>; Jnnr> 1?Sini'i laif nnn aulu>L- ivinioSiiu 1?#?P.w** fl?*> erring ef 't,ve 'hirie.lli unnual seSf-'ot of'the state summer school for No"rrn?teachers.?pinny pre - Tieiwrr- twr> 1 uvod to make VJic? first day a smoothV fuTrclioniair ?'av. By.',v.irtno ol the faft-thid" in n'< iv* ;cvvieo, the A- anil T. College" summei school" ftfr No*.'.roes is the oldest TV the country. and due to the fact thai the work is rinder thesupervision pi the State Hoard of Education,- plnas are definitely, out lined, and everytTTTmr will "he fn . readines? for tin opening1. ... President IV.uford .'is delighted tc amVoenre that1 t'w 1 oll'icc is Hooded with'.aplien.lions to -such' an .evte.nt thai all of -:!.:e p. j: ,1 (jiVemi_hiu^ tired sunuiVer school I n]lot ins, v. or* exhausted and tT>e additional four h.un<Ji.?dnnmy >j/rarlted bulletins have nls.i ke n i . . Monday, -lane 1'!, will mark the official opening day at which time students will lie, given the "privilege ti rey:is:v|W-..-.Tjat!.-+lfl^;^Vift'if ' nth., cfiY.-> room instruction 'will* begin. It h a?h.i<i (| l\v . ! I'.reelor Slaloy that all students expecting: to receive credit vlLII T-e on hand and ready to work not later Hut#! .1 uiie j.4~ ? . . .... - 'V ' Diteelor Statey is pleased to all nouirco that prospects for a very hue-ijI'nl?; .um ?u*n?tfrr?In j-.jht: His optimistic view i> vd upon the j'ac! that .his otl*;ce Ih'.iyhi ! \v11li a lar.-.x nu-mbep <?f iipidtcations i7n-~r-adi'nissi..r and that one oi' thyjhest faculties if the South b;;v I>0inselec te^l to yivi instruction io those who- may be far-lunate cru'tiatt to at tent FT-1* NICK A. FOIUJ APi'OINTEJ) 1'KIN (il'.VI, OK SlIlOEIKU) NOR1 MAh AMMXni STRlAL SCilOOI Aii;en, Ff t'.Julie nt-e ment broup'irl' nYatty .changes in Scht lield .W>rmy! and Industrial "ScTfoo of this city. The most .outstanding feasor Nick A. Ford to the, princi, palship which was made* vacant J>\ the withdrawal- of IVofcssor Geo. K Hull, who had <served the school ii t'hitt" ca'paci.ty..i'6r three years, l'ro feasor Hull, who is a graduate ol Wilbcrforce University ;intl n resi Tent "77T Yellow Spi-tnjjs, 'O'hlb, Rai done a wonderful work in' raising1 tin standsrd of the sehool, and has lefl tm?enyigble record for-4tonest.yr -integrity, straightforwardness and efti eiency. Other members of the faculty. who will not return are IMisf Lillian F. ("- field, who for man\ yeapiJiijp ligeri matron of the Otrls Dormitory and head of the laundrj Amelia Mohley -and- -Mir*? Wcon Simpkins. . , Professor Nick A; Ford,, a nntivi of Ridge way, S. C.,:_and a ?radual< of Benedict Collage in the class ol ' f. ^ , )N IS RECI . / 1 * . ' . Meeting Tc 11, , I , I , ., ""Coi.rMjnA. s. e.-, SATU iiVFPgITY'g ' ummer Sell INSURANCE CO. i_ KiSPKIVESAWARD , Medal Awarded to Mr. Overton _ H: cause Haziness. Career _ And A?hieyeirtents ' IMII ANM'.'ili AWARD' .Mr. Overton Secured Admission . of the Victory Life Ins. Co. v to Operate in New. Y6tk X.eu Y<u-?A?-hm'e .The Xational ' 1 Association for the- Advancement of -i Colored People. CU Fifth Avenue, to- i 11 day aim, in-.e. d that the Spin (Tarn Me <1 ' ! ii Awa'id CoiMinittce'had met" in its r; r:;i!iiy" t;Pd nWal'ded the ~i 'ii'iiTgaVn Mydal f?Vy IPttT to AnHrony ' ' h'e' ton, of ( hfeayro, .l?r< .iictent of the. -! Xatiiiutil. liuuh Of .Chicago ', atxj inanufaetuYey; ; .. j I 1 The 'Medal is jAvarded 'txt' Mr. Over ; ; jrai'/'iiecatise' of his success in a lonj? m; itie career and for the crowhi'njjj ' cjiievc-ra ni of securing admission 1 ot the Victory Life Insurance^1 Company as lVie first Xeirro organi-1 j \-.atidn permit-led tu do insurance hus- : ' CSS IIO.lei I he rii. id Y'liiinlwiliuirifc Af lj.be State j if ^Ne\V York."- *7 ; 7"" I' I >* the thirteenth -award of the. ' " invirrn ^!TTl;i[ v.hu'h ^ws annually* ' ?e??douceiit?(ii'cnvd?In -have?must ^ '. i-Yfia'ly dfetffijgliishcif himself or ~fT. is('TT ITT >?ne liwi.uu'ahtn 'field of ' ' J iuYmnti endeavor., ' 4 .-.ii'-t?i; 1 ;mi ;;> > ion?1 hi1 Victory.. jj-i-dV. Lns-uvar.ee Company has loaned ' . ptpre than t o Negro proper- [ I i !;* o\\ :..>rs. only one loan exceeding j Mo.OOil; the hulk i f the loans being j this year the company had close toi I x" .('oiV.iii'.t" if in - ;> ar.ee in force 'inj. '! .i-n Statos outside of Ijlinois. The--1 j r- lti ohti'- is iKA i'h : i ii lig Xfo-I-O.au-ln.-i-j I t ies and proposed its" own" valuations ' ^:md all -latenients for the years l.i'25! 1 U:Ui lb inV" nfl,CC* "-?--4. INDIANA ( Y< LONE SPARKS NEI LUoiiS l)A\lA(;ivS I'KOl'KRTY OF KLANSMEN &;j _|- Ny'.v...Yoj};, Juty o-^-Tho National | , "Association" Fur life Advancement of ' * j ? ? " ' * ' \ j i Colcri'd IVojJp, (>'.? Fifth'Avonucy has received it n,; 01t fn.in .Mrs. Olivia | , r11 ?ii;i i;i. i.;'.; lu . Indian,"mnlO , ?4Lt^U'lu-OUt44U'j lituL the?recent cy- t c{unc 'Mid 'i?r;*vtinilly-no damapre to j ' it cort;*uly jdayed havoc in. the (HtHT 1 D iet of the former prand dragon and j i.'-'s eonsi itiicm.-." . j -^4'ctvnces (.'ommitteeH nro hard at wovk i-n paring for the l'Jth "Annual Conference in. Imtiunuholis. June 22 to 28 r < f tiie. National" Association for the Advancement of Colored* People and . - hat piVspcct s a ft; excellent for a ( !u"Mily sun e~vttil meeting1.' ', 'lit}, well deserves the post of honor .and responsibility which has been 5 granted him. lie is a tireless workon. iiyina! thicker. Hiwl !l SOhol- " ar of no moan.ability." Having had the advantage o^ teaching one year ' rTif the* ftc--titnt ion of which he Uecomes principal, lie s ! |,<4uainted witfi the work, and proml|ises t<> raise the standard to meet fjlligh School' 0 EVER OF > Be Mosft i Gcoi 1 p *. j ; "* " s ' ' ??? ? .. lib AYVJUNE II, 1927. [fFDIj U.r. Kit A A ^ QQMMENCE looI Plans 10 CONVENE IN CHARLESTON One Important Item to be l)iseussed Is the S|io)iort of Fair wold School OFFICERS GIVE TIME All ."Members of. Executive Hoard to be Present Monday for Opening Session *> .. \ - ___________ -r?';-" Chaijeston, S. C., June it?Oil Tuestlayv AuiJfc?l-itlv, the- C'??I. > < > Club Women of {South Carolina 'will i?e on hand* to begin thV nVos't im? por'tant session in the history of the inganizati/m, All .. Charleston 'has spread -oMt jLhe welcome mat to oc onioda.te * the larpe aitcndance expected. .Many serious civic unti; uplift problems -"vvill be discussed a.id solutions proposed. . Amoiifc - the iuirp?*tanfe iie"ms; that H'iil be particularlyemphasized will be the support of Fairwqld, a home for the; unfcirtTTFRTtc tin<l delinquent ?irl, tlus hoijie- tfo'ea. not. receive any support from-the State. In the drive for funds for this work mucTi aiil lias been promised by the white members )f the . State Interracial Committee. thYO of thii "sessions' at this meeting fs to by turned over to the InterrypiiiT t< < ' .-ii d tl.x (' ltf Al.f.,,n .. .i rr+11- proside, the leading addresses lie white members of the committee. The program for-all the sessions is to he par. excellent. The "Home.-'. will lie discussed by Mrs. $. \V. CaldivrIt",'rofossions? by ..Airs. Tuuiise F, lioTihc'S, "The "Farm" by." Mrs. .J. tV. TlU 1 " 15by Ma Pel .Janu's. J"' < * .-rhi1 Stptu Officers who have: hivea. freely df their time-and who fire wesponsible I'm; ,1 he accomplishments the- jn ganfantion arc as ToTTows: Xhs-.""^TTTTT Wilkinson, Ora'pgehurg. president; Mrs. Ida CrecYi." Florence. ist* viee-president; 'Mrs, IViapjfjio* O. Levy, Florence, vice-president; Miss Helen lTsher, Sumter, wee-president; Mrs. Maltha Monafee, I)ei)inark, vice president; Mrs. Nina l.ittlcjohn._ spartanhure, vice-president; Mrs..* A. Ionia Frederick, Sumter. Recording secretary; Mrs. Serena Mbrrisbi , Hmrtrstorr, assistant recording secretary; Mrs. Etta B. Howe, Orangeburg, corresponding . secretary; Mrs... i. eiia i>: saxon. < olumlun. lrn i ; Mrs. sSusfe J. Butler, Columbia, chair* man of Ways and Means^ Mrs. L, F. rime Committee; Mrs. C. \V.- ThomPion, Greenville. State Editor; Miss Anpie Dickerson, Aiken, Auditor: Mrs. H. D. Spaulding, Camden, Chaplain ; Mrs. Mabel K. Howard, fbi clington, chairman of Federation Interrariar Committee; Mi's. Susie Butler. Charleston, Kd. Department: Mrs. Julia Stevenson^ Florence, Tcmpr-department; Mr- F. A nitre w S'nrV'TV 1Tonie Economies Department: Mrs." Leah Thompson, Anderson, Thrift Department; Mrs. Effie Strothor. Florence, Musical Department; "Miss Ruth DeLorme, Orange.burg, Girl's Work; Mrs. Mary Kirven, Syracuse, Bom neon Dc'pai tiiU'Ml;??TTT .Mary Wright, Spartanburg Health Department; Mrs. Belle Vincent, Columbia, Fothers' Department; Mrs. Alice l c mm-. Chartrstgn^ 11HFAI ITtirEf Mrs. C. TL Brown, Florence, Chairman Clnjb Press;. Mrs. Jennie Jacksop, I'lriiiiguourK. special urtrantzcr: fllrs. Mary E. Gordon, Dillon, Organizer; Important h p"""" iz I f I III! lment ^ .;XA' Compiciea 1 i"V M-.0. O ' -W IilA '"' , \ ; V i' '' ' ; Junic.. ). ( ):>(-<>. iqj i'iij'm" ,,,7 l>eci i'. ilfi (f ?>v (.nuurd)-; . . ' v. /Le AI:KhS : Vi;^ VATICAN* V ? ifcJton Saw NA-.v" o\ ;-N'ii.;v with + Axis, Scaldvci'w,1 IimMoIJ.Wa-.( Let attd Si's:)! Xc\y Yin!;. .?;*p.o Tk N 1 ' As ncftiti.i.x i'm XI.-- A-.vii;; . .uf ! ( .) i?... . i . .i ?'- . >->< ? 1 ; , ; _?4i. ha.-' Utrjjriyi.h. 'l t'i 4 Ha -lY .v'lvt ' of .hi ilc-e \n \Y ' i,-. ;i la. 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I \u--yip I iiild" thill' lhi.*' O.-'.V Liv-kf'-iloy.i/ ..i{ li-.v mrgrtr'A i:,aa a-. . >. r.--,r ' ^ p^.Lci_ti liiI,:, -.l" I JeH+ )>"ti ! i't fil i -t :TT- _' hh<-y ha !'. - a r.-.nv; ;'< :> y. ar-- "V,, .. i \v"i'!-:i.n^ 1 v ;,.7 Wi'.h [ '"! j. , ' ' . " * . ' ' * ' w ' '' 1 i^VI l ^ thy fai;ni 1 >*; t? i 2 o.-fapfvl,'t'c'daTod ?v..,d * "("hon. " i{ T :,;i ah \v > ;; V e . ..I V- ;>i;t "wtfiif aof.Vi to ffo out of .i] lit:lit Vt?a [-ml. lnjt .< !iim j Ayhothti- my. .>Uu'- t-'Ui;e.." ' , t le." . i-v;u-nw:: h,- yg .w.j'-- j.-j?r?;c<5 st n^k ?! 'v. Jo lit- with ," (' .'iNffi .Uio'.. !" <1 >i;. M : nt i M?:d hsul in tW. l>yj-u?K lie . -.hi.wM u7u- .. - \yn * llP-H> fT'X-fi-^^g-urn.l hiiii n ].-. I-^Tl liin. -tenth i ( 'u.:. .at with a ;nJ that In- Wn ;' ' >' | tualiTod with h<>t water. j idc-al f _ " . ' pi h y- Ar.nii- Sumteiy. Or- wrom ! C"-r.i^v; ?t.'Slaj'y I... ijan.l.'fSW. , ^-' harh?(tnrt.- nr'-now r. - M,.Y ; ' 1 t">?X. I 1 j ^11 t ) All 4Mtwiit*vs??-?f tnr F,*prtrl'ivc pfejri*' [ rin.T..i.Iiuip 1.1th tn ha ii-waJy^for tho^? [.Spcnihf: -session ii-mc o'clock ^Tuesday1 Ynovnin*, June i 1th. XTTJoimTmerifr4w>;^1 ; Thursday afternoon nt two o'elrrck, knov | June 16th. . '. " ' ershi " \ , . T J^>?. ^ / - lifiarir #. ~*v" ' > ?- - ? MEDAL n History ^obedl : f > , ! i 8? t i g <m?? . ? . . : *v 1 . 1- ' ? ' ?* .. .. ' . / . % ' ".V ' 7 "7^" ; - 5c. A CORY ' ; TEST YET ' ATE Vt TUE" 1N TERES*!'MANIFESTED reSs t ?> Graduates Delivered ? > \ U, S. Wilkinson, Ph. 1)M f ij President of State College C!;:CPT. Fiui.M Speech ader -hip of Model* World" . N < (I Pivlosopher's Subject i -Dctuiis Next Week l\.inTii;i?}?. <*.; .hinc ;<?I)r. K..S. > U" i es'ii'iuiL-of: South Cairo- ' Si.-itti ( ' th^i'<~feIiyored the Com i ;i "tit .id<?:'?--s-ii't Allen today to re. r'.i.s- oi"? uratluates.-- 1J is words a-. a. lilting climax of the sue':-U?y ear's work at Allen and left ding ii?ij re.-sion <ut the minds of n. .-v -1 .the class and the : hlidiehee. " ' . .- ' * . . " < "U i.-dip in the Moderi\.World" 1 ' -iftSfeet of his discourse.'. Id ili vyWp.nii.nt'he puijited! out the . 1 j living a ,l:I.es. the attributes i""~ n dor.-hi p. the kpotly problems v.u-pK od / ip" the world and the Ol- oom-iuiring and tinsel- . men a- loader.-,. Attributes of a Leader * * ..." explaining the attributes of. a J t*. .he said.'.'"'every leader should . . i'i d.-- "-u ciiiin .of humanity int W- ? . i, -' . tin- v. e. f diamonds and leaver of sup-lnmnet, Too^many ^ ? "1 tQ othgrs . '' V e : a cat I -n f< -fin- ' ! hom'si'-reo*. . u;.u.-t have an appreciation of the. .Jv.-j-j.lt-.'have done,' for you, .. t- . ur achievement into, tangi- . _ -rii -Mi' hm in' aih thinprs 7~ ' e-M\ r a forward, contented :xuni y life. ..." '..I'.'.y v:i n::t arc sweeping thru' j-'.- J.u.. V latt riee.*:crin-t^_ L re.i'.jo'n. -Yntr-must- make. the l !'( ) . the ht%t>-generation, v_-- ;M tm .hvTTS'n and women Who' realise" tile \;a!iie .'of .othef per- J. .an-". realising' that cooperation i-t the ire-?Mr -f the impor- ; ; i a a h |.f tnhran.eo ' The h'.-'ider tVulst ! c open handed, a' >r -frit'tel* we\V tixrths. which are ?h:!''?i v i ' .' l-t i1. i nut hi to la. r . arc not wanted.? bui-t pOiir ?.your life into v. ork M-wwttm- dv.,set aside the, x e: - that_'eo'nfront mankind- from' ; dot--- -7 -*rh- -rrrrrTrr disregard 'of fTTT TTTvvirr h-'A'ovhiheni. A fefW*' ' " huh, can save a community.^.or . 7 ha; "ij-ih and Women'.are "fteCxf^ b v. .11. ?iitve iill races, under all ; . . s and -conditions., God's poo oTIvkp'P.aiTv-round Important ?2 J ' * mjndfub of v.bur hackcround, . Id the traditions'.of Allen the -Artytf":n-AletWHyt .--frfyisprtpnl 'Allen was a pioneer in new s of Christian-education." It has TiiTJt on principles considered of1 ik' importance. The men and en who built if had a frenuinc nroh.? ii^'.nn It lino grown in buib ^ e'l'iipnient and endowment in . ho requirements of effective epl "trTTmfng in a complex stage of I >' v . ^ ^ ^ ??- . ' ~ if- and must have nYodern leadip lit ?-~r- ' , A ? * ?