The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 01, 1928, Image 1
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VOL. IV.?NO. 35.
NewDay
For ]
PREDICT NEW POLITICAL
OPPORTUNITY
FOR NEGRO
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T, oaiiiiigiuii, u. V/., /vug. ()!, I'JZO?
Heralding a new day in political opportunity
and leadership for the Negro,
editors Sf various racial weeklies
have commented widely and faJ
vorably upon the personnel ^elected
t?n. direct &the" Republican campaign a mong
colored voters.
Pointing out that business, professional,
educational and religious interests
as well as those purely political,
comprise the Colored Voters Division
of the Republican National
?? Campaign Comitee this y.uar, the. bt'- '
lief is advanced by numerous papers
that the campaign will be conducted
ujfon a high plane and give an opportunity
for self expression to every
phase of life within the group.
"It is a splendid augury for the po-7
litical future of our group" says the
Norfolk Journal and. Guide, "to see
men and women of the highest repute
and of the most unselfish motives,
men and women, personal successes in
themselves and not dependent upon j
the promised loaves and fishes, enter- j
ing actively into politics.
in seiecung tne personnel ol" the |
Colored Voters. Division to direct the
Hoover-Curtis forces among the colored
republicans, Chairman Hubert
Work was well advised. No group
of Negro leaders could have been selected
that would have more heartily
~ "l met the approval of the race in gen
erftl without regard to party affiliatipns
than those announced as .consti-1
.' tuting the personnel of the division.
, Conspicuous?on the list and placed in
key positions: are persons who are best j
-- - - known for the genuine service"lliOy j
.. have rendered their race and nation!
.. rather than for their political attach-|
rrfent"^ '. "
MEN AND
WOMEN OF sr-rrpss ?[
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jf *\ "ChairmafT John R. Hawkins of;
Washington, is_ahighly successful feu?[
?. siness man and eminent churchman
who has made marked success in the ,
conduct of his personal affairs. One
of our wealthiest men, his character is
unimpeachable and it is-impossible tn '
think of Mr. Hawkins being" actuated
by any other than the most unself-.
Mi luU'liVL's. , gei'reuu'y Alton L.TToIT!
sey is virtually unknown'in politics
' but as. secretary of Tuskegec Insti-i
tute and- secretary of the National Negro
Business League he is known as
a man of the most, devout race inter-'
. '. est."
"Not in the past thirty years has j
the Republican 'Party presented tf
- - more formidable. organization?for?a-1
presidential election among the co-!
lored voters of the United States than '
It starts with for the purpose of eloct.
r ing Hoover and Curtis. Whatever the
Race may think of the party as a I
whole, it certainly reposes profound
confidence in the group selected to
place the party appeal before.".
While the Louisville Leader adds, i
"A successful banker, business man,
churchman and philanthropist, John
R. Hawkins brings to the "G. O. P.
campaign commitee the type of JeadV
ership which commands the respect
m and confidence of men no matter wVi?t
I ^ theip political aviation."
^ ' ? -or selected the committee to
NX \ have Oharge of the campaign", follows
Vv up the East Tennessee News, "exhi<;
bited excellent wisdom when they
Xv named T)r. John R. Hawkins, Dr. Em,
V met J. Scott and others whose leaderV^hip
is acceptable to the racial group
The\selection of men and women of
Such calibre is commended because of
out* Deiiei that the Interest of entire
grpup will be served rather than an
j/?' exhibition of selfishness Q?^W?eJ part
of a few. We believe the type of men
and women who} have been selected
_ will plase support of anti-lynching
v>far above holding a berth in sqjne de.
B Jrtnrient of ^he government or serv43
as patronage referee in some
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Heralded
Race
N X. COLLEGE EN
TERS NK\V ERA OF
DEVELOPMENT
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Insitution Founded J>y Dr. Jas. 1
E? Shepard Hapidly Forgih g i
, Ahead
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Purjiam. X. ('.--"-Founded l?y Hs pro- 1
vent head. Dr., Janus Shepard as.
u lolpioufi 1 rain ins: School and Chaulaqua;
by whom its destiny lms been .
sftaped. in the -i'acd bfseveral dis?R- '
trous fires and numerous financial cri- ^
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sqs, North Carolina Colleye fpr Ne- .
e:rocs, accprdinp: t0 plans now on fpo't,
I ids fair to become the loading insti'
ulion in t4ie southeast for higher education.
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\N ith ^150 OCo to be expended upr 1
an"-adThin;s{rifno^"l)tiilding of the
mot modern type.upon which actual .
- oust i in : i it' is to ;.Tii in the tall. ?
and ivith the prnspect of an additional ..
*150,0fiU to become?available shortly J .
it is hoped by the oMieors, for build-1
n.tr purposes ah 'oxterroro program- nf.j expansion
is briny .planned for thp'
oinTn;*- voir. It .is Tui ther honed by ^
white and cob.red citizens of llnrhnm !
interested in tin? institution, that" the
next legislature will make liberal pro-1 visions
for maintiinance and improve.-!?
rnont put pores ami enable the, officers
o fov?;\> raprdly ahead, in their 'effort i
) make the institution the ' loadtpgr J f
ollejre f<u -N'ee rocs In this section. j x,
\ViLh the upt-nimr the school for |
lie ' . rs-ion i"n September, j .
t is un.h'-rsto? d that the fir t seniol't~
'n.s- iir Mm r ' n ? :||. j,,- i-|i-j
>n tlv'ir ?l;!'.:oy- for the, year |<nd "by :
he ur-il anion o?- . h,'.? elass In J line
Noi th C.iv 1 nr. C. 1 will hive,
caehciI y. ji ;> fjrnde A.
"nior (-*? ?*".. jre <1 -v ":ed excin ive'y
y tin* f f "I i.* if To Vi)':i"'M i""ii
\tyitl viwrci."'
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An a*. ' .ve.-,t e i rani is plan i
led for' th v 1 y.:Q> s: a im. The '
dothall teaai'' \ h'rh \r?iv (he X. (\ ?
dtafe ('Ivirp'n 'In . i he .
ranks of the C. *.. A. Ax. anil he piloted
tliito n. hrrd . : he lo'e 1 y B. II.
-frtr! Inn. i.e'llr rT.iTrT.rn~ Star end andftitiu-male..lit'
-Urn uU\*v?-' Byr4
n the stropjf. "Bear" ajr^r-'-ration of
t bin
I>.\ .sln'inrl 11t>1 Ikii-'m"
'"H
o*hod a h.r,,li educat iona! standard
Mid (ifof permalent
improvements upon the plant of
ho school. \><>i th?Cnpidinn Ci llcgfTT'ioV
ilu- i'Tj-'t'iivi 1:11nI nirst ugflTdl ~
period In its brief history.' ASBURY
I'jjVUK N. A."
A. C. P. WINS FIGHT =
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Segregation of Colored Bathers ,
At As bury Hark Decisively?i)efeated
"TTdw YbiTe, Aug. 31, lU2H-^-Low
continued segregation of colored batftj
at Asbtiry Park. N. J., has been deei|
steely defeated by the branch there of
I the National Association for the AdI
vaneenient of Colored People, it was
j artouneed today,"under the leadership'
i of "the entire Exe cuti ve^^Co'mmittea
j headed by the brqnch president, IV
I William .1. Parks.
| been confined to the smallest section i
of the beach. Then rennets lioenn to
.come to the N. A. A. C. P. that co-j
, lored people oicbeuchgs along the Asbury
Park front had been requested
J by police officers to "move on down
| where the colored people belong'."
J The Branch promptly drew up a
' letter to the mayor protesting against
this segregation of colored people along
the beach, Two letters were ,
taken to the ' mayor of?-Ashup.v Park
lLy the N A a r- i> r^.,anrr
Parks reports: ?;?T1"
"There were no discussions folfhW^
ing the reading of tlds letter.. The
mayor simply asked what actions we
wanted them to take.
. "The mayor speaking Tor the
Board gave us the assurance that the
colored people have the same rights
other group of citizens, antj, that no
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COLUMBIANS. C., SAT
Attorneys to P
"Must Ha1
\N APPEAL 1'OK KB
Ben Bess is faced with 17 yean
n the South Carolina perntrntmr
lOPQtVt..^ linlf>S? 11 cill'XwvPlll iiwi-tsw
-1"' .. . u^oni Ul
k)lirt. Tho Mp|u>q1 ^ ?'V >w.vT., t,
fey to make the appeal. Ben Bi
<"> years he has been working foi
list ice loving antl fair rtiiiide^l. pi'
o a fund to aid in the light for
ictim, not a criminal. It is Ben
norj'ow?
Send vonr c?nl l-ilmf ion eggg
We have associated with, us it
tblest and'conragemis attorneys
<ing.
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JEN EDICT COLLEGE to OPEN
. ON 12TH ' r
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Benedict College will open on Wed-,
t"9*1 ay TJth for enrollment and e\
mination at 9:00 A. M.
City students both old and hew. Will
e enrolled, in Convention Hall at 9:00
*?Al.. Keftttmibrr ~h~n, (}, and 7th.?H~
; important that all city students be
lasslHed on the assigned dates,
ew, will be enrolled and classified on
londay and Tuesday at 9:00 A. M ,
Students from away, both old and
iiftu's to have all new fctudcnts.re-1
.ister on the earlier dates. : Follow.',
he dates and .you will avoid a lonj? (
viiit and receive bettey service. i
Frederick C. Re.lfernj Dean? !
i in in -\r- / '"i'TT-iirnirn I ' , >>.,
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A real University in ' the making.
>rders -have been, given to the leesoes
or any of the emissaries^of the
Board to treat colored people ditfer?ntly
from any other group and that
r?o ordcts will be given to that elfcct.'!
_ Th tho fir?tt letter to the mayor, the
As bury Park N. A. A. G. P. said:
"Our Association is organized and
Lizenship rights. As we view the matter
the beach front is a public play
ground ownccL.by.tbc City of Asbury
Park and is for the use of everybody
just as the streets, or tjie Library
Square. Surely, you will not contend
that you have the authority to gay
which side Gf a street colored or white
people-^ shall use. TherT why wh.Lcfi
part of the beach?
"We call your attention lo^0*? fact
that no other sea shore city in New
Jersey has-sueh an-arrangtunent. Why
ALLEN UNIVERSITY TO O
Allen University Opens the; fs
lt)28. Registration begins on t
sent to the Registrar or to the 1
cript from the last school attend
Students.must reside on the ca
dent. : |
Remittance for room rcserva'
keeper at least'one week before
to those who do not come, other
to. the credit of;the student's ex
The prospect for the most fav(
and improvements in the Music*
interest. Athetotics, Dramatics,
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UliDAY. SEPT. 1,1928. "
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ush Bess Case;
ire Funds
NDH -frt)it"Kfr!N
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> more of a thirty years sentence
y for ir criirje~o f vyh icltho~Ts. j>1 it
is iniule to the state Simfeino
y his niioi n.io s. 'ft * "ll-'o-lM ;'Mess
has {10 money?for. the 1 as!
the state as a prisoner: Every*
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fairness to- Don Ross. .He -s :>
Boss today"; who-rnipfht it ho to""V"
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to viw. .
1 Bon Boss' dt Tori, ay ono of fly(white)
in t-tnr-strri-o. Mr.""Ay J
"KktM'Jii i( 'A. A. .' vi-.i-y, ~
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TO" FIGHT JIM CROW
' PRiMART VO'l i:
XirFxTnal ' As -iooiat ion Ko-fairis
-\o\as Lawyers to Contest
New Disfranchisoiiioi.i
j New York, Aug. .11, 1028?The NV
11 dual Association i or the A(i\aiKeinent
of Colored People, hits' retained
l-'rcd C. Knollinyhurt;; of Ml Past*, Texts
the a.t.orney who, hud the groundwork
for the celebrated White Primary
Ca>?> victory before .the Unite:}
.States An pre file Court, t.o fijrht the
i i v'f." !?I' "-in f iN !Y:nu-lii nirniit of
. Johnson C. Smith Universit
) should-"vfe? We can furthcv ""stat
i that we proWblj- pay move- than
i the colored people of any other resoi
?Atlant'e City not excepted.' W'e.ilo
not letri that \te should be " made "the
continuing to be Jim Crowed on out
<mn beach. May we have a repl>
from you? Yours for a friendly a-1
just moil t."
The branch committee, besides Dr
Parks, included John A. Stewart, T
| H. Murray,, Anna E. Jackson, Bessie
i A. Wallace, l)r: John 11. Hayes, !JeT
tie A. Carter, Couisa L. Upperfnaj
and MabCl Hendrickson.
Div-I'ai'ks states that thelcesec o
bathing concessions has been instruo
lie not to discriminate a<rainst coloi
j.ecl balhcm and that ho gave assur
PEN ON SEPTEMBER IhTIi
ill term Thursday,-September 1;>
ho 12th. Applications should Ih
'resident at once".so that a trans
led may be had. *
tin pus unless.excused by the I''res
Hon should be sent to the ttprrkopening.
Refunds \vill~ti> niftTli
ivise the remittance will be placer
penses. . . J
arable opening is good. Addition*
\1, Commercial, Home Ecohdtnics
raining Departments-add to~ttn
Giee Club, Qnartot and Orchestra
. SIMS, President.
IHtiattiiHMiMliitMttMttiM
Chancello
Hoover'
r v(je ticket move'
i-.a^NT IS DEMOCRATIC
"PROPAGANDA
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1 <>isvIl't? Edi 1 or . say's Negro
: . Ticket- firi| of
Tit falls
Iloufrville, Ky., Aug." 2:5,' 102H^-In a
i > - i: 11", v. !. li appeared In
it'b. I c:h\ r, I. \\"ill;s- ('<;Jo, local ediftrrt?ami
i-'.ii-ii'Jti'; . doi-Unod- that; the
| vcmcilt. Arldclir^'ttm &PS a Ne|?ro
C . i:i*t. is. fall pit pitI'ads and stamped;
t-C--tis i It'ni!!..ra:" prnp'nrnmbi: At. lie' >
' 'in- 'ii'H' lu uryed tin- colored voters!
fi?:'*v iiiphro the ,t roatinent Rivon Ne-'
??-' delete t-vs' ;>t dTio national ednven-;
t ens of t h; -two | artjtvs," . |
ruKacc .fco'crs are" not deceived by '
what is very pr b dily DemoeVatie pro1
| ' ' ". in,da" ?>:? . .Cole v. n te." "They will
4+r^-o he very-4dadv t-o compare. theI
...a.,.".. v . ? .i i i i
v. v .ivmi iii, .k i vii . > v.. i ir? ill* iUlU
:\ Vmrs at the 'national oonvonfirihs,o.f.
' ho two part'os."
" f -uhmoiTTh.'^Vvnw.. ' . . !
\ h.'!i the S p' fine Court declared
>-- it;;t. 1 tho^tVxas la\v bar-j
\'r'.T; i(.>b>.vc(l voter-? from the state!
! s mnovatV prmn-r'es, the white peot.'p
sn.ui.dit to nfcpmpKsh the same end
'.v ,:i law niacin jr in the hands of the
s ate commit t<os the f>o\ver to deter-*
'me , who shrdl'have the privilege of
Cn.ir in primaries. Thus, in
: ! . i' . I I'll': Vut'ois I'l Mill till1
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y, Charlotte, N. C. "i?f> A.N.P.
M- iniavios the lU'inoevatie st.ate e< niH
o::iteo enaetyd a' rule. that no Nojrro
ho*..'ld vote. *
by tIjk* N. A. A". ('. I'. pYeefseTy its was
*!io White Primary Uaw. Dr. L.
Ni\on oHVri<Mtiinitch' a* a fully><iua.
litietj Democratic voter ami was've:
MYred-rr ballot.?The . X..A. A: C:-N.
; has now rift; mod IVIi". Kuril inprberg
I to eai'uy this ease up to. and through.
, the United States Supremo. Court,
, i n'e 'gir?ty itneif to pay a fee of $2,500
| a d inee'ssary expenses up to the stun
' I of $l ,o()T)0.'
I S:nee the Whito IVmiarv decision
j. i ' C-v.^npoeH-e Court ninny"aouthoi'TV
ales. nrevo^f l'f'()]>r barring/ NcU'i
oc. by law have- tried the expn'dient
, '?>f h a'. bur .a^ate coniniitt ws^pass rules
j'agaj foil flu- rtvoTm<.r. The Texas case
.; ' h.M^yr,., TTke ' In White Thhvracy curse
['will serve as a precedent. for shnilar
J situations throughout the .-southern
(li'tntr*. X. A. A: C. P. .eenfultnt?
ly expects that en the basis of the
.\\ hi'to Primary, decision, the Supreme
.Court will-o'.ithiw the Pew. subtetfuge.
IX1)1A MISSIONARY COfNTIL
ZTZ *3K3 fi. A^A. a P. FOR ?
V . RRF'ORTS
Now York, A nor. 31, 15^28?The Na*
4 ioTnl Ass cintfon for the Advnnce,
j n'ont of Colored People, has received
i , <>f - the National Christian Council 6i
i yndia, Rurnta and Ceylon, asking for
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s Policy
HEAD OF PVfHlAN
FRATRENITY FDR
V HOOVER-????
S. \v. Greene, of New 0?'^cans? ^a->
Supreme Chancellor of tfcie Knight* ofy
Pythias of the World, repi/escntinP ?
membership of more than G0,0)0 colored
Pythians. is for Hofbert. Hou
vr. he -Stated nim'telee-ram received
hy A. P. lf.olijey, secretary thcr v<r- f
lored Voters division of th? Repuhli- -J "^
;-m "Xalidnal CaniptPjarn organization-.Mr.
Greene declared that Hoover's
'acceptance address" "should appeal
.ajilV.s nf party nOilintilP* as l>nm"
ing from a statesman wih A clear and
cnneise grasp of the probH'nis ?F ow
government and one Who', if.elected.,
president will manage the affairs. of
the government in the-interest of
every section of our country an(l Cov
the benefit" oT every" class our clei
wnryT . * /*
.. "His policy of equal oppdl'tunity
ey yy -man and woman art4' child re. a;dless
of race or e&ligiod is the ?xpi'o^sidn
ot a heart a$ bl'oad as hum*nity."
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The organization of \vh*ft-'h th* Su-v ?.
prenie Chancellor is the f>ea(l 's th?
! second largest "race* fratei'^ity 'n
j country" in point Of numb<;rs? 1)U^ re"
i presents the grehtost wcj1^!1 . anT
trace organization because' i^s >n"
surancc features.
POLICE LYNCHED
HOUSTON NEGRO "
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? l^f^K^Ush tA? Kcrait?^
Says lh;it uniformed ^icn
? Took I'art?in ?
vent ion "Snort" . ?
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t New York; Any. 01; hit hoi
i-Cr unpublished report say'?? ikat-th*??ul^_
:H-nc-h";n;r-rrf n jfejrro in 11 Tex-*
vs. just before the Deni(>cvafc Con- .
V- 'Tien ronyenod there. v.*As oniiueerh^t-byincal
policy, ts t,eI;iyed try tl * "
at ona! Assnoia' ion for the 'Advance- .
n ent of-Co!ore:i Pooplt>, P'; ") "\ariei
y" for Wodm sday.' Au?fiist ''su The.
| ivyort' of the tIoti?t:n lynoh'ing*.jn
;"Vaiio'y" rends .us. f<>lio\\ s: '
l.TNi iilXC; AT HOl-'-S-'FON
; " A ii io.pi .ji'.cd la, y ^?ti>e lyorh
?f.i'.ui'fti nam iii n by
1 i ol.ieinen of that city, just-prior to
j.j-1-P Democratic Convent:'<>^? seems to .
-HO-* hm tr l-nnivn |>y. ;tH the newvp-i
; l er men in attendance, notwithstanding.
It was on account o*" the corres-- .
pondcnts that the ftope Beeing wan
smothered, over by the authorities.
't would not Sound nice, (hey decided,
. I'or :tkc world to' know Houston
{ policemen violated the ve'T lynch law
that the South has beCn trying to .
Uuiiare /or years. . . .
"A night or so before the Convention
opened a cop ahd a Negro fired
^lT^ts- at nntr-a-notherr- Both' wet*#- hit1
and taken to a hofcp-jtaLs'her ethe officer
died. Later'the sart>e night five
_ o/*the dead cop's unifonm'(* companions
went to the hospital-where the
still unconcious Negro ha^ heen taken
removed,and hung him f,oni a bridge
near the outskirts of tfff'city. Hie*hotly
was?rtrt?down?tin7" follownvg ;?DTorning."
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?That the cops had done it wa?
spread ..over the inside of the Clty1foustorrV
Sfayor, it is sd'd, in the di-?
;-Tmrm, thought to- beppei*^-^*? wdvica
>f four other Texas Ma>'ors how
to -hush up or keep fluid* about, cops
as the lynchers. Only o'lp reply contained
a suggetion thou?ht worth
while.. That is said to havo come from
'the mayor ofPallns, '1* suggested
any other five men he pinned and held
-| uul.il. after the conventi**" ended.
' "Accrrrdinjrlyv-from -tpo?story, the ? '.
police of Houston picked "P five local
vagrants on the lynching charge, told ?
them to hehfhve or thi'V would get
- the limit afterwards, Otherwise later
I lot loose, and evert "mavK UlPm writ# n
' a confession.
U- ?PAM far as any of_tfie newspaper'
J mep know, that was tHe ?.n<J of the
TTTouston BeeihgTT ' ~ ' v|
n . . . ' " * - ; "mi' iiiim