The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 21, 1928, Image 1
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^ The grit mi in'jit? of tlx- It i?rlrs ?
~*r-; . " Pythi'S w itli tHP? <i'and iVmrt -i
I? *?Calanthf' w'bl ?ni i i in ^ ' ' ' i v '
. Florence, .luly The jr. ami i'
ccptionto all-tie gr.aul olYuvrs at
- ' representatives will he jiueti on t-i
-i". CO!.. N,
(.'rand CtgmccUor
/ part?ttl* the kieal lodges a'inl 'C'uii&e
-Aj of iri.n-i.iwi^ Ml n.l:i V JuJv :
* The assembling of tlit* grand Mod.
of this order' is the aggregation
' >he .intelligence of iSouth Carol.i
yjg And any city, is indeed fortunate .
! . have as its gKc (Mho. c.eain of. o
gjoup in this state. It is a sigt
? honor to he identified with tl\i~< bo
of noble -then ar.d women, for. ti
Brand lodge is a soiuve of' inform
>i- .'tion, inspinft'ion and a-jTrnrtio i.
2 side lrom that, eiti/.ens ami miles a
, wherever it assembles. Attending t
' grand lodge and grand cat ft is "1
simply taking a plea, diiit tip t>* - i
may think, but it i' 1> isiiu ss^ of i.o?
l:i importance, There is no'^prelint.ina
?i f.< ?*plo l i'i up Hie usual r?1 i lev t '
m' ' oning; after uhirh In.s'ness hegi
f and continues until ti'e final ndiOPi
r ' i rnelit. Subordinate lodges v hoy Id i
^ Ki press, upon their/representatives tl
they are, being sent' to the jr?:?
' ;f. lodge at the' ex i en so of their loi
lodges to attend tjie .grand,-, an 1 r
5 to jny-rwlo mo 1 -li.aid lllr t !!>> ' .?igl
,'v eal lodge lor its repr?ae hiat:Ve's
be on the streets when they', sl.oi
be in the grand lodge. .They are i
ing their local lodges a pro ?t in '
tree. Kvery session or -part oi" a s
:7/-'V sion of the }irand lod'vc that a do
jjrate niisstfs his h< nu> h.i!;rd is mil
of that nuu Tf IfftfT mhtlon at .flic <
pense of his noynjren .0. It is an *
portunity. to be a member. of t
grand lodge. To be permitted to 1
'* soriate with the c lit re. Of men ;i
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Pythias
In Florence
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women gathered together in- th? se
I ndies, and learn front them, is an
v "neation within itself. And any ind.sidnal
that will spend his time in
"l ..Wind I,>Vl<r<> M-sil U?t?i.
ii HI uiuiii i ID 11 iv uoi- i
1 pet pared, not only to perform the
.uties t>t the en lor, but those of life.
Our i egret is, that* tvjTeanmit .nten- j
iii.n all (if tiie talent that will com|him;
this wonderful leathering: arUl
1 il l- oifiile achievements wrought by
, t h.oin.. Hut everybody, should strive
! 1 upMiK; a.quaiirtcd with them tvhile
7 S i j iiiiii. t he grand Judge, In so doing
y-)U?will lie learning: of those that.are
i . nil-': the lest that the race affords.
S r -Itil us lb-own, of Charles"?s.
('..'is ;i.t the hetul ol' the grand
' ''ilt r. a .ii i- inil- of .tho-Jn' U thi nn;'ln?
out the entire diilna n 'of of the sU
r in- : n I . jurisdiction. lie is a-'
-?' iniiim the-leading paiTanionturinna of
i .-> r.t r. II s ix el eiit store of
* 1 - - .
' Vit v\ a- go along livle.llnis. his'tVoiK"
fe fill r.l'il ' y to deal with the prin.
iples- i f the order, and' his inipar]
lial i'aiI i.i s at the givnd lodge have
| t! i'ii. i*l mI h hi. ill. a class separate
aid dis in f, and his continued
-s-~-e>vWtttrtt tS' really in demand. The
trraiu) n <1 r has,'.grown hy leaps an I
it* 1,1 - 'J u.'dn^tdT'tnd t hantd'or Brovyn
Stay :n the grand lodge and see him
..j/- in . t-: n' !.' lieat; his masterful repoit
0-' . n ! learn j/f his unquestionable de,;u
cisions vimtlefi'd from time to time
L() "i'.| liv.m place t?i place. By so doll.;
"n y" a \v 11 rot only he benefittid
yo.a\s(rli I.ut elated in knowing -who
iv 's ill lio head of this noble order in
jjs .South Carolina., " *" '
jj l Sir *F. 11. Henry, I'. CJ. C, is'indeed
,^..1 a inorU 1 mail of jtheorder,'--He is a
HT' many other ways, lie is an ackiiow|\c
I. (Led ni>oil citizen ofhtjs country.
,,t i Sir K. 1?Y riyyil, (1. V- C , is a worlu,
! l.y i-ssisyant to .the'.G. TC.. He is a
)S 1 nr. hi.aran l can count on his friends
, i n the _jii;uid IocIkc,- includinjr "this
ip. 1 i'C'Xll'l.. .J 1 . 1
7~~ Sir K. W . Miincc, 0. 1'., is an able
.m yind debater," and yvith the
nv-' | i ''!,er organization he will yet lead
rat . the forces in his" ureat church.
mj Sir -I. 11. I.ewie, G. K. of R. & S., is
a] in a class to himself. None in the
u.(- it-'iinu". grand jurisdiction have disIit,_
; 1 inguishod that ofliee and made^it a
~ i ; ;11 I;( 1):i ^ t,ij'lit hke .1. It: LlJWiO.
(1,'M umi; to Columbia and see for yourSelves
what lie has done.
lol, Sir^R. S... Wilkinson, -G. M. E?
t[\ ho is president of the State College
s- a: Orangeburg; S. C., is one of the
le- ; most intluential nun in this country,
ns During his administration the State
w rt'tvUepT- of?Smith .Carolina has-been
>p-1 made second to none in the United
he ;Stit(-S In attending that school now
lis- : y<>u are matriculating in one of the
nit' est'schools in the South operated for
J. FREDERICK,
d Attorney. ^
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rhl.IIMKlA S (SATl'
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Acting as attorney,-for SaUle-1 loss;
j the Wife Of Ben Bess, Attorney N. J.
i Frederick, of Columbia, S. pre- j
rsonted a petition for a Writ of-.I la- j
1 hens Cnijins in India If of Urn liesi
last Saturday.. The Writ was is'-iied
I hy Judge W. II. Townsoml and in:pie
rcturnabTo Thursday July 1'Jth, at
10 o'clock# A. M., at tlie County, Gouit
House. The petition alleged, - that
Ben Bess was being illegally held in
the Stale penitentiary after being
pardoned, unconditionally by Governor
Johnj;. Richards'; May 1-th; I'.'JS;
Before the return date in order lli i.t
Ben Bess might be'held at a:.y co.u;>
Governor Richards?issued?Lis?nr.i r
Attempting' to cancel and make , void
the pardon previously issued'*ti.vTIi7fn.
t(} Bess, giving as his reason for. the
.attempted revocation that the pardon
was issued oil false, representation
and through'"fraud. .
Thursday morning the return to .*he
Writ was made, the State being represented
hy Attorney General 'Daniels''and
Ben Bess by Attorney N. ).
Frederick. Judge Towirsen 1 ruled that
4inasmuch as tlie Governor hid attempt
|;ed to revoke the pardon, asserting
that the same was based on fraud
that that raised a question ul fact.
that should_^?>i gi.lie thoroughly into
and that Ben Bess should have the
opportunity to have -witnesses appear
j in his behiUf and refute, the Charge
J of fraud, and that furtUer he should
havtf compulsory process to have such
i witnesses present, the State hearing
[all expenses for-" suclT witnesses..
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.r?\?x?^vr -iu? wnt'iiu r>ci 1W 111?l I till* Ultll1
ter was one* of extreme importance
and should lw yone thoroughly into
and for that reason lie-passed ail order
referring the ease*to the Master
I'ov Richland County to take the testimony.
In. the meanwhile lien Bess
'is to remain in?the^hlfi^liarp-Ww
.{ fallowing- is the Order of .Indue
i Townsend: &
| This~i< jin :ippTir;"it iftn l<y 'Hie l'e.
tit-ioner. Sa'lie Bess, for a ^diseharfre
I from the State Penitentiary of one
jBen Bess on the uround that the
crime for which lie was fconyieted,
and for, which he has been serving
| sentence has been pardoned j?y the
| Governor. He .offers in evidence ,u
I pardon issiii <l to him lie 1 he Governor
lor. ?l.o 1)1 t. 11..".. * To ?C. * > ?' I
? y?? vuv, i-i ll HI Xi'wO, tllld
the State represented' hy 'itn"-Attorney
General replies l-hat the alleee 1
pardon was void because obtained
from the Governor by fiaud.and inisfeprftsentation.
This presents. a (jues.
tion of fact "upon . which ' ' both the
Attorney General and the Petitioner
should he fully heard, after- an opportunity
to both of them to produce, examine
witnesses and to face the witnesres
whose testimony'niay .estab:
lis.h or refute the charges of fraud
olored'people. Dr. Wilkinson develops
anything that is committed to his
trust.
Su%,C.' W. Bifnie, G. M. li? is one
, of the l est'| hys'ei. lis and sur.ee.>r's ol
the profession; He is "oft. iv reforrl; I
'o as a colored spocialst.
Sir N7.TT Frederiik, G. A., lias a roe.
. ord in the courts of this, country unexcelhd
hy any colored lawyer of. the
- Ohl Palmetto State
.[ Sir (i. K. Adams, of SpaVtanhur'tr
S. is the G. L. He is a verv fim
j
man, and is among, the most refined
. our race. ;
Sir f. M. A.Myers, ~\sstTrS('c. of
Fn '.. is a real expert in t'mt .posi-(tion.?His
records are'the r-mnmont11
I d' the urand loda;e at each session
1 Sirs. Sol. G nfimard, Mr at A.: J. X
| Finlcy, G. M ; J. S. Hh cker. (I. 1. G.
j H. P. Crawford, (J. O. (!.. are all gran-J
an 1 nohlo men," of which there is ar
j imperative need of (heir ^civlrcs rr
I Use grand lodge
Major-P. A. Roper is orjjaiii&pr an
'hem) nf <ho grand ooutt in thin .siiuto
n j?. .will ihi t l.n 11/ill li.ioil thr< fP
pnvtment as long -an-ho-lU'ca,?The-iaL
| tit e Court constitute his loyal sin*
j porters. .These are only some of thi
I official staff of -the order that wij
m?im i - ? -
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RDA'Y- .IH'I.V '2\. 1<)2K
EEDINGJ
torney
ants Petition
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and misrepresentation upon which the J
validi.y of. the pardon is deliied.
The riyhl of the petitioner to a .
discharge from thy penitentiary de- j
til 'in i iliv ,tU'UTH>inuJ.iuH vl"
issue itf i'fict presented-r~as tp how the i
laxluii w;.s ohiuii^i'd. St^ch issue
should not be decided 6n affidavits.
"'I lie question here presented uroWij
out of hie use of an affidavit befpiv ;
t e (.'invcMMor to. show facts . .upon >'
which the pardon was asked; and
involves the issue as to* the truth of
siu'lv. affidavit, whether the- afliuht
knew its < ontehts when she signed it,
and whether, she swore to the -facts
11 c, i;'n s atiid. * : ' I
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I. therefore dcejn it proper to follow.
tl.e course of dex. iVi-rte NoVris S S. (:.
i -o
, HIS, and to refer this, question tp the '
| .Master for Richland (hmntyr-nnd 1
theiel'ore order''that the eaUse '-he re-.
f( rre I to the:.'Muster for Fiii-V?l;ind
! County-to take and repujin the,'U'aU-J
, niony, with" his"findings thereon, and
j tluv'>" the plaster fur Richland County i
h<<ld a -n.'tVrnri'", with all convenient-^
speed, and tiikf" testimony'of any'
.a nt LuUuit uc* sd :?h die red hythe State 1
j or the | ainner to establish .or rej
l'ntf the rhaiut's of fraud and misrepresent
ill inn, anil to re lid ft his- tinrl.
I in" -i?m' ; ;u ?i Ihtmiii
I' Hi* as liuuh as the petitioner, Hen
j Ho s, is eonlined . and being held a
prisoner in the State Penitentiary, it.
is further ordered that he h;ive eoinptilsory
'| roeess to compel the attend'aiiee
of his witnesses at the hearing or
hearings before the Master. and that
the, per. diem due said witnesses and
mileaeo for 'attendance' het'oke the
| \).'IsiI'i'i :iint the lV?>i i>iHl expenses in- |cjtirri(I
hy tlii' faster"in Having their
j testimony taken and transcribed by'a
/St.- noyjapiu'i' tor the use of thy Court
'of the hva'rine _ho-intid hy the State.'
rll' lnuing important that the prisoner j
he. nj!:o>rdod an opportunity- to face'
and hoar the .witnesses produced a-'
' L-ain>l. t ire-\al.di' v ..t the pardon -The"
rol'ei-en^s" should he hold in a place
whoife" '1*1% at tend alii t? can he.- jwo-.
'a;rod,, and. lie- should he allowed at
all leas- liable. t'lines to consult 'wi-tlvi
his;-counsel.'
] It. is further ordered that as soon
as the tostinrony. and. findings of the!
alayter 11lia roll he i-'in plt-t i.tl. I ha I lit
report the same,to nio, or any Judge
Iv.ving juvfisdiction, ' to determine
! whether or-not thy petitioner is en-1
i t-tied to the. discharge asked for. J
. That in the meanwhile, and pending
t the .determination as .too the validity I
i of the pin dor), the said Ben Bess he j
I i.eman led to tin' custody of the State
J Penitentiary. . ? |
\\*. 1I..TOWNSEND,:
Judge Fifth District.'
1 Uolumbia, S. Ck J
'ply lOih, 14>28.
| v?s nihil) next wool-:.
\>i i? from thosi^ mentioned-on the j
i stalf, t he i e are scores of others of.
| ou^taiul n? character that coul'l be
!: s okeo "of in. the" grand lodge., Iyor inj
'Vitoe Sir N. ('. Xix is noted as tie!
I leading mathematician of our group^
1 i? ihV-State., Sir 1>. II. Sim,s. y-'ho ,s
| it. :!.e head of Allen University; is an
'; i kiuAv'c ilged leader one of the best
ollege "prp'idi nt in* the A. . M. I-'.
I o lie -Uoh. Sir A. A. Sims, principal ]
i W't: e Si > s Iligh vhmil at I."nion.
I I 11-. has been greatly honored by
i. tiar < .( 11:c:itit n , interest of : his city.
' A.c.lrHM Sun. ti. \V .' 11 OWrtrfl', 1!.
Butler, S. I.. Kinky, E. I.. Avery.
her u11U ma iy htlur*- luc tm.ni-; ^
t in 1.1 vo e incational world. While f?irs|-.iir.:s.
Ii\'i i nv <1, Williams, IT IT"
l ili mas. ('. II. Dannolly. li. A. Richie
jT.'ini i.-tla'rs of that class represent the
i ; financial and business enterprises ..f
rr.i:.i. ,^\|l ..f the characters nu n
tlined in this Uriel ar.e only a saipplc
j'j-nl' the group that will pat her next
'stock in the city nf Florence.
T TecT sn re even;'- lo
: al I d'.n1' in tin* y'ri;'dfction"*fo woTfe
ing its best material to represent TT
s r at this drand lodge.
I) ? Continued on page two
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This; iti .etvori.fy -l'iH-- .. . ii.i.v?
.'w appointed at 'he untrsvl a',? 'jj
>f tin; Ahimni n..-. : .
' 1 -ssi c . I
L .Duqkett, nj ('jialt'iitini} l*s I lv'
Jenkins, 'Doctor N. A. .nro.it- , V.:
luilie ,Adams; i'luu i S. 1. I ' ..
iiml Rcvct't'iti] J. ' AT-Alv'_'Vi;n !'
luet a diivut. i'' r i,' i .? '?-? ?.??
l<> raise $r?o.??o?.oi) . .L'.y.ii.. l.Ae
for Bene +k*t. < ol'J-.'te.,
Ipnjilhy ami .jo a ,ful > <i<
selected KeVtMt-r.tl A. ? 1
us such" ijirwto'r, '
t^is younjjf' .*tteee*.-sV.?'{ mi ' a
graduate of Bern-diet fi<
ba.s | a by i'.% > 1 eel* yaj i ? ;i
thiisiustty both'privately .and it. i1 '
lie in pi omotin" '-the it e -t. ?
eollojie. The e".irtfnfee la. *
doiu o tliat?m-4?. i.iy?t la . A??a
also tne/public jrenernlly wl'j'l: r
Support' Broth< V Vrh ' t.rv ml,"
hoped ajl. will !H.e ail' i?- - j ij??!
his appeals Pf mir- i' !' . ?
College. .
Signed: -J- . _
, i>. K. .H:\kT\S.
President of the Ahnnni \ if. i> '
J A NIK A DA Ms, ' : .
, r * , ' *' . ?* 4
'Secretary of the Alumiij \ '
" DI'CK KIT. . '
Chairman of life CoinnilrP-\ '
In behalf of lit liediet tadieiie.1 I
desire to" exp\ie.'.i?u_x?ye- iti^n
fof the interest' which the A! .Aii.iaiv'
taking in. i'.^ 'i q ,?-.it
funds for a lut ire i ndouineut a:d }.
t ...
that all will?tt-iv-e?t4at--i* ie4fr--u?~-e--?I
|?n>sf liberal considerati' :t t.
of the i firm-tor, sell ( *{ <! i y A
Jumni. Reverend. A. C. I/. A: ' ?.'m.
\Your hourly. Mipport will uivatly
ftti'eupth Bem-dirt < olfav n.:.-i:v
.the college',' . great*" 'a.- i- ,-h.fr .n'wfd.
even more etlirient.
-t'ordially >'"ur--, I r-^ I ~
' 15. AXTIsi>Kl.. !'!? < N-r.'. '
wlcill WD C<|| M \ i:\ l.l'l 'f'l VK
committee mrtfHvirj fT<?:\ i .
W. TOJ.KKKT IN .MM'tHVi INI. _
KEY. U.-AYrJiCNKlSS AS MlJA."
i v ( iiairm an
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T^e Riclflantl' C'U?r..\ " I A ' /_>
Oiunmitti-e emU-i'M-d th". ' ant.
of the Rev. II. \\ . JenkhiWi'iv
H? ?v 'lie ( .a.iVtjv'. 't !
The ;tpjiointii.e:it v.as Tn-a-de ' : .! "
oral le J. \Y. Tolher.t; after the d< e i?'<
of- I if. hi-. II. (!" ;.uy??>. 'Vise :i |
incut?hohi>?rrr-H?rh???-? ?
next county .conventiui: .
Hon. J. \V. Tulhv. ft . ..State ' ha-i
urges all Republicans to j.-ul!' v- ,;
for the Ji'oocl of:tlu* (ir.iv, >
The committee' requc?: s i-v? ]> }:>'
publican to ivjfistef as the h \>\? v. i J
"remain open irnt.il Au?
Rev.- l\h_MJLIo'waf'i. of I '.t r '
and W. K. McMahali. alrf'u ">p ;.i-. an i
uru'vil loyalty to .the pa.ftv".
ftv Executive-X' .mmittie of lih-h !
hind .CMinty.; * * . ' n
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