The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 17, 1927, Image 1
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WHITE RAPISTS I
BEING TRIE!)!
I>ocaI N. A- A. C.' P. Reports
* Contributing $750 Trough.'. !
President
The Men Are?Charged?with Trailing
Two Colnrorf Wom^n
And Attacking Them
New York, Sept. 9.:?The Nashville
~ " Tenn., Branch of ~th~?T Nn t ionVi T A-T. _
.Suriation for the* Advancement of. Col _
Ieored People, through its President, J.
A. Martin, reports contributing: ^ roOfor
the employment of a special attorney
to prosecute two white men
Charged with brutally assaulting two _
colored women near - Murfreesboro.
?-1-" Tenn. The trial resulted in a mis?trial,
I&^jurm-s hoing-dm^rmTrTrtiTm
and ^for acquittal, according to Mr,
Martin, who states that the- rapists
are still in jail and their ca^e is to
come up again in October.
?U The?white?men?.Elgin. Lewis?and Aubrey
Paine, taxi- drivers, are
charged with trailing two colored women
in. .an automobile, representing
themselves as' state police officersand
"arresting" them oji a-country
road and thop. committing brutal assaults
on them.
Both of the colored women victims
pf the attack are married.
CLAFLIN COLLEGE OPENS
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* Orangeburg^S.: C., Sept.. 12?According
to previous announcements
" "Otaflin College will open ScpU'inbct 14,
ready to accomodate the record'
enrollment of her history. $ 15,000
is in hand to strengthen the science
labortories and library. On the faculty
are men and women trained in
the best colleges In America.
To give the College a new rating,
President Randolph has selected the
.best in equipment and faculty. In
additions Claflin bids, fair to stand.
in the faculty.
Professor Elijah Horace FitchetJ,
A. B., A. M., Howard University wiU
head the Department of Sociology and
Economics; Professor E. B. Svrraels,
A. B., University of Michigan heads
?? tllo OfiiM rl rnem of T'noehoLvi'v 11.1 -
of the Department of Biology, 'Pro-'
lessor H. L. Slovens. A. B? Ilu'iv .rrri?
University. The Department of Mu- ;
sic has three additions: Miss ElizabeLh_
J. Bhillipft, Mus. Bt; Chicago '
Musical College.?Mian Susie Sonora
Smith, A. B., Claik?University, At
lanta, will direct chorus nrfd voice*.
Prof Wiliam C. Steward Will direct
= The "Band. Mi as "AnnaTElestinc .Smith, ;
B. S., University of Pepsylvania, Will
teach Latin. The Department juif Ithy-sical
Education Will have as its head
West, ProfeJsm^Brice Taylor," Bachc- "
lor of Physical Education, University
of Southern California. With these
aditions Claflin bids fair to stanT^
with, the best Negro colleges of the
' land. \
GENEVA CONFERENCE .'WOULD
INTEREST YOUTII OF WOULD '
IN NEGRO.
New York, Sept. 9.?Dr. John
Hope, President of Morehouse College
informs the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
that at the recent conference in Geneva,
Switzerland, of the World Com- "
mitfece of the Y. M. O. A. it was de- .
cided to try to interest the youth of
he world in various problems including.
Ihose of the Negro and his relation
to other races. Dr. Hope states
it is the plan to publish a number
of articles rriattng~~t6~ the Negro and
. that these. wilL be translated into
number of languages and widely dis
tributed.
. NOTJCEt
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* All meml)or,s of the Ajax L. and S. v
Club are to meet at 1119 Washingtoa _
St.. Monday SSeptember 10. - at 7:00 .
P. M. without fail.
-H. ADA:M$, Vice President
J. B. JoEngon, Secretary. ~L
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nfn rp hir to sponsor the ("hoir ConM.*si
at ' Hollywood RpyyI next June
''>-r the. ln'.ltiT miigvic ont.(>rtainnicnt
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I | rize of $r>0O. to the winning choir
and it promises to ho a gigantic, af-,
lair." . ' '
MEETIN
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TE? OF MA
T^UKONS Ol- DLStKli 1 .NO. 3 UK-1 V
(E; El N A N I t AI. 1 )K 1 V E
1()K .NEW SCHOOL. '
Qujtfe ,ii larev lumiher of t iuhuiii; n
:e ,r l>..t loll^ 371(1 fl'icmi* of School il
district Nd. .?,.?it<:l ut Second Na'/.a- a
ii-nHiJrchufch, l'?e.?TOty night j,
;S'epL Ofh, for tlie purpose'of fornjtng Ti
''Aht>iti?:civcirrTnt?)' au organization tn j.
pot i.vit tli.- financial drive, alrpady
j.oegtui for t he new . .vc'liool. ii
_ AI n?I'. S. I ,n-vy?i,-haii-pian nl' the Jf
l,Hynliiill?Coiin.diH p. presided. 11 is ; p
opening reniatfk.s were very inspiring S
Ct.r ull present. us h,. made p'hrm -to (1
> in.';i. he r< ;t 1?older; i?I* the Associa-' M
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' . *1 he i'olLinlag i.dlteeits. AV'aJhLr.oltirt - _?
} td':. ,,M rx. KliS Randolph, I'reMdent; (
v H Miirie' (insxion. SotjcA;|ry-;'^|f.*:- '
Mr. Boss .Tjiefcson, 'ljteasureV. ir
1 Ml ss ('. A. J;V k.s<>n. congmtul.atccl J
hp ?-ph to "II ('I UCt i lit'.' Stlch , I'
I ' >ne; .and liiptihle officers. She told i>
j' I' M rs. Itandoli.'h'if rr^rYulncss. in the j
' i ..ir.dmniiy; Mating that her life is t
j.-m- of service; ' ^ j t-,
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j Mi>. Randolph was then .ushered j
l o the M'r.orH.'where she t'Aok charge!)1.
|. I' the .meeting. She made some1
! t lp u ly remarks. tl>irjking Mr. Leevy jv
i : <<r t ht? "itHs-re-t and ytilunhte service?,
he is ri ndoring the.' pcojjlo of the dis- 11
th e uMi.' out much ar, he had
h. u. a ide luk business and conn; out
to Lulp them. rh,. felt determined
| !)? .do. 'a.'l iil Iter power to help put
r. i'm tirom over. SJ)e njsu ftpoRe-aJ
t :rt b-yh Uo itis of the people nf-thr I
T - 'Vi c eontnmnity. laying that she j1
-feels. rare of their hearty coopem- | '
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tion: r._ : , ).
' Alt*-. Itanfddjph th.fji gave oiu'.W1 j 1
i it it/;; cards ati/1 lists, urging the.; 11
. utotnhors to get tint among their relar |
.ti'vt*.'*"a/id frlen !'s help and elsewhere j
O'd .' idit it 'lill' tllov ( ill hv Hie . opelt-.j..t*
ing of tlk- seltool.- " [ ,
j Rev', ilolman.. pas'or of -Emanuel, J
I A. 'M. K. einm-h, ' wms present and-:"1
f..ad<- ?:?.. la lpl'ti.1 rripxJuJ>.?.. Jle in- "
v :*(.-?i the ;is-oiiatiofi to meet :tt his 1
I'. it ;: eh. Ttlesdti;.- tjight, .Sept. Id til. j
. i no. rrt^uuTU men tpaniu'U the ;
iMm1 and ctVw.cis of Secnd N'af.atvlh
f<?;\ their kindness and adjournC.
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|R \N iiii r.o' N. A. -A. < . I'. WINS
| j{AIMN(i littit COI.<)?.] :i) -Nl'RSE 11
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\i-tv S nrk. |it. li. I'll, Xali'i.i1ul~~'.tiaii'ti
fur the A?Kancomont- of
j ' lr
i'id red People, d'.i Fifths A ventre,-has /
l'i < dyed the foiltAvinfr toloprnni frortt *'
T?T "Sr'ii'j ('ah, livjeirh: . '
"'Tin- kail OiiV'o Branch "of the Xa-'11
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ion ;I . A,-s?:ci:.ti"n for the , Advnnoe;:n
a of Colored -People was victor- ' u
. . . ' 1 :
;T.- .in it- litrht' fur the admittance'! "
1 .fcifi i-Irls ns-nurses m'tho San"'
(i<<- (? C',,t!i;y Ii<?s!ntal'ifivg'mwtrig yes
-teid-ay'/i
, Sha md ) \ JLOJ A .1KFFKRS'(> \, Sec. j.1
Sacred Band Concert
Davis Concert Band 25 ^
Musicians
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At Wesley M, E. chut'tlu-Cor. Biirrt- u
well ?od Gt-nnis Sts., Sunt jay Scptvin- iri
her- 4,tifc1ogk;-? ~ '* th
Thi? public is cordially invited t?f
it tend and hoar this Great B?jnd tynd in
i "W.iUM i,-L. tj.iiU'U.U?Vi.-I in I inu S;i. lit
civil selections'. tl
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Jit v. X. S. -Smith, Pas'or. rt
Prof. Fid. P. Davis, Music Director
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The "Comrtttinit j^SfrThI ^ A v.:: 1 Ti
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M. Fl. Church, Friday nipl'.t S, p'e ' , it
bt-r 2.",. at. ^: )() o'clock. rr
ThO' Hub?Ciuii.iifm?fuyr "trirmhers'- in
They arc Flu (rone Bradley.-Piaaiot. 11
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Fred Hipp, Tenor Banjojst, Fred "
RrtcrmteMrl HHUowIMI ? 711
uuuun^i, dumcs nns;1- ];
niond.-Mandolin isi and Violinist. '
i ivi'i'c win lit' leadings ?md voca'
singing also. ' -* , Si
The public Is invited. ^Admission Si
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UKKAT YliAKtS WOIHv ;
r c-p a+a li <xk^ure.. practically*^?all
ic Vou.hec:- N. and 1. School located'
t Denmark.- S. C. . According to
resent plans,!..the '.student body will1
e dge'of the larggst h> recent years, j
'hiity-two to.aehers and workers are j
igned up for the year, the follow inc.'
ejpg new faces. .Mr. Curtis Muhry,
-tiskegoe Institute instructor- in cur-1
entry; Mrs.. Magnolia (j. Taylor.'
pplman College, .in charge of the :
il|s* '1 lormitory; -Miss Ks$%s I.-., Gan<t
y, Ilchedicy Collopp ;ind- a sneeial '
tudent at. Columbia University, in'
ingliaihr- .Mr. A. ?:' Harrison,?State-j
Wloge.. at Orangeburg, Instructor in
licklayin^; Mrs, H. 'Randolph (wifeJ
f the Chanlainl Snclm.-m Y\.tn.<*? !
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lstrue.tyr of ' prlnuwy-Avorfc . ill, - tfth.
lodel School; and Mr. J. \V. Brown.1
nine. College.?inv-t met or?m?Mntho j
tatics. .... v ,
The syhool is nuikTBg a special e.tfrt
tq-givcHa thorough high school
mrse begining at Oth grade and golg
through the 12th, with trades, as
foundation of, the high school'work,
he J'tiuiig men getting carpentry,luohnighting.'blackshiithing-,
plum- I
ing, printing, bricklaying -and farnir
ig as trades; and the girls cooking
ltd sewing, also nurse training for a
nail qumber. ' . '
Vouchees is, for the first tiriie, opning3
its trade - shops to a number
f young rgen who have been unfor-'
Tm'.c in that they have not had
uu'Tr. opportunity in school. A num-^
er of young^ men 20 to 2.'{ vqars. old
i . the last three?years have .beehj
uned away because they c-oufd not
take Tth grade, which is. the lowest
'ade grade.' This f<-?v
m6 \vg are trying to give trades to j
oting men as low as the 4th gradei
"ith ljo idea of making 'them grad- ,
ates, but with the determination of ;
aking them good journeymen trades-,
ion*. "All phtns are made looking'
i waiif to lino of the best years in
le history of the school..
t il.fori) delegation _ AT
TIM) axm ai. meeting or farmies
at iredel test
? farm , icmonstrations
and Speeches Formed
I'arl of the, 1'rogrnnt ?;
Greensboro, X. C., Sept..9'? Head'oU
v IE E. Webb, loca) agent for Gu/ilird
County, a large. dolggatiojy of
irmers. agents and t.-.irlifis . >' -j-. .
inuiu, aiu'iKU'u int. annual., mulling
f the farmers and local ageiits'/uT.jc _
as held at. the-Iredel Test/Farm-,
tatcsvilie, North (Carolina! L
rei>, i e.--idiii.u in the l'iediHinil stvr
oii of this stale, gather at/the state
st farm fro the purpose of studying- rUili/.er
test's/4 variety tests, pasture
1 ... * ' . J "frr-?t
njjsm^tratums, hog leedi/ig and-ot"R-;
tests, that are of practical' benefit"
? the farmers of this syetion.
-Through sttr! h c-ffiTiTS', Ahc promoters, J
il rami methods will be put into piao j
uc.bvlthe adults amy Ki'eater interest i
i farm J^fe will bJ* manifested by :
10 young people.' 7
The large number of Guilford far-1
ers who wore present were highly J
iii>'iitU?d and I.mihI ii.umui U'ybh funU
Ult Gui.lfonf County will reap large
turns as'a result of this visit..
Approximately thirty people .fronjj
io county wore on Hand. The fot-[
wing t-omniuliities .were reperesent- I
1: yTmonot'HQolc Ridge, Oak Springs.!
ig I'oplaran d Sodplia.
In addition to -the "fflmR-rs wore ;
preseplatives' fgom the Agricultuil>Depatftmont
of A. and T. :CV>llege,
eluding- Idrortor Staley, rt'ofessors
rufober, Harrison. FroOIMtin and f>r~
ow"MI. v.
> cents.
Smitbl Cantor. _. .
Miss AnUolnie Evans llOfi Pine
Ireot left Monday afternoon^ .fy
:ate College at Orangeburg. ' ,
NMARK
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5c A COPY
W DEATH
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FOR ANOTHER V. .
Msivs Executed "for Murder of
White i.irl inTTenncSMe .
i "i ViviiL A'lii
WHITE WOMAN CONFESSES?
Woman Sims She ITonnetf MefFs
A lolhos and HIackeneU'"~Fa<Je 7- . -??;
to ( ommit Crime
Mituriee -Mays is 'death Five years . 7 ~
3Bgq he was executed for the murder
of a 'white Viri in KnttxvilkyTenn. .
Last 1 week another \yhite woman
-t-rm f rv*rcrtri t-Vrrt?? fiiM rtu. S . M -.rttH 1 ~*
v?...v...?w? v i iv, . - vi *III v~? k^auiv .Plenum
white, tojd-policc\ she'. kiileil Bertie
Lindsey. also'white. because the latter
was intimate with her husband.
To commit The crjme Sadie told
police she donned men's cinthus and' ?'??* -blackened
hoc?face. thus ' making?it... -- -J ?:?
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impossible to connect a .white per* . ' son
\vith~the Trinie. Mays was se- _
leeted by Knoxville-police as the vietirii,
no-t because he .was suspected of ' J
the crime, but because it was publicly
known that he hail "affairs" with
white women.
Mn.vs' arrest- was a signal for _a
mob outbreak and. attempted Jynch= .
in>r. 7A- race riot ..followed, ?ont. of
the series .'which t'raVelle'd round the
country afier the wa"r. Two were v
killed-and many hurt. There follow- .
ed similar riots in Washington and
Chicago. . '
.Ways had eminent counsel, arid the
?A C J> Hie catn . . . '
Went- twice to the State Supreme
Court. When Knox\ville white police
-finished tclling-Hes-about the accused
sentence to death was a foregone
conclusion. Besides the Court knew
That unites MAYS were condemned,
' anoflherl {attempted lynching 'would
follow. / " . . " . ' ' . . ? ;
. So"'YMays " innocent -went to the
chair.. In disgraced ?reprobate and
criminal. Conscience smitten the reaV
criminal now confesses. It's too late
.KnpxyiHe'police have ordered "Sadie
'the/Killer" released. The ends of
"jtudice" they say. have been served. I1..
If Sadie insist*. they'll-probhildy lodge??=
hijr '.in the mad house: It's bad bus
ijiiess to show 'the world how Dixie r
luatieeTHai "ffone astray, ' 7 H
I. The saddest pjift'aboi/t it i that <v
the .May.i cam. i.? mi i<?lnnd in
s.-in'ri' : : ?
Jpftn Sriiuvden was handed ;in Mary
land on circumstantial evidence' that
would have hecn thrown out of most
courts John Ferity is serving a life?-? .
term in the Maryland Pen under .
similar circumstances. Few states
are there South of MaSop and Dixon's ?
line which cannot point x'tft a dozen
similar eases of justice miscarried. ^ ~
TmrrrrrtTnees thrifuirh its General Man.- aerer,
Mr. F. B. Ransom, of Indian- "
apolis, that the Company Will eontinue
to pive the Madam C. J. Walker
Gnla tri..t,i
y ?vvi... vw lUf JI?U1>1UU<U 111 Cm+itr
judged to hare rendered the bust , " '
service ot colored people through the
'.National Association fhr- the AdV
.'iTic'^nu !'.? ot t ..Iniv'c. l^opl,. during ' "~
the. year;
For the present the Company will'
suspend the gift of the two scholar-' "
ships to the two branches making
the-lhijghcst records in money and
membership. The rncdalisf" for 1027
U i 11 iui auho tt'd. after tht; ci<n c ol' the . " . .
year, and the medal will be nresenfed
At thV Annual Conference in Los An- v
geles in Jnne,. * '
"A From 1 he Afro-American. BaTtXmore,
Md? Sept. 3rd.)
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MICHIGAN MAN BEQUEATHES ' t
$100 TO N\ A. A. C. FT
' New YuiK. !>pt. ' '.-' The Nntio'nnl? '
Association for the Advancement of '
Colored People has been notified that
the late T. H. A. Moores,. of Ludinp- ^
-ton,?Michigan?haw?hodnorthed .the ???
sum of $100 for its work and that,
upon presentation of proper docu
Aim its gbg gqm will ba paid.?