The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 22, 1928, Image 1
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VOL. IV.?NO. 38.
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BISHOP JOHN HURST
HTA HUSHES RESIDENCE
IN CAPITAL
CITY. ./
Pfilinnl?!n li!U Um /lict i?w?f *r\n r\ 1
numbering among its citizens, one
who without regard to color, is ono
moT The iiiitstaiulthjr personalities ir
the .United States-. Bishop John
Burst appointed t? take charge oi
the Seventh Episcopal District, at the
last General..Gonferenco of the A, M
II. Church has taken up his residence
at 2dl'J Taylor Street. " * "
Bishop Hurst has a long record ol
achievements to his credit, and is associated
with piany progressive'move.
v ments. As a member of the Trustee
Board of. Howard ynivcrsity, and foi
sivloen y.n-nv, Pi?;bnp of the Epi?copi\
? District,--emirrrrciU|g ' Ptnrrttn," -where
Edward Waters College is located
and over which he had supervision
L 5 Bishop Hurst conies exceptionally
qualified' to shape the destiny of ?
Greater Allen University. As a mem
her of the' Executive. Board of the
National A.sspeiatiqn for the Advance
'< ment of Col-ired People he comes
an added inspiration to the citizen:
of Colombia in the procurement oi
the chance t,y live a fuller life re
ga I'd less of" color. As chairmhn" oi
the Spingarn \fedal Award Boarc
L ho copies as a keen judge of men am
merit, which assures his cooperatioi
in rewarding those in all fields wh<
prove themselves worthy." . .
Bishop Burst, it will be remem
| .bored, was a delegate to the Con
Vference on Faith and Order, held a
Imusamte. Switzerland during th<
os ^ - *% 1DO- T ? L>\- _ A r\ - -- 0
. *>..^.1.mil < ! n'-i. in inai isomer
enfce he played -a conspicuous part
His contacts have been of. the rares
" fhiport. .Having traveled abroad 01
several occasions Bishop Hurst add
greatly to the cultural atmosphere o
Columbia. Columbia ought and doe
feel complimented by having Bishoi
Hurst: choose this city as a place o
; residence...
Mrs. HifiP the talented and nffa
ble wife of tin* Bishop, we are pleasei
to say, is a native South Caroliniai
and of course WC" welcome her bae
to the State where she was born.
The Lender on behalf of Columbii
extends a cordial welcome to th
Bishop and his family.
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\ LOTT CAREY CONTENTION
MKKTS
, HERE NEXT YEAR
Baltimore Delegation W'ihtfrnwsIn
South Carolina's Favor
After Masterly Sermon
j. ?? By--Columbia Mtn-?
- . ister
' ! The~ThirtyTsi'i oniTTuimiul session of
' the I.ott Carey Foreign Mission Con
vent ion of America concluded ofte of
' the greatest sessions, which was held
with the First Baptist Church, Wins
| t'on-Salom, X. O., Aug. -K-.'tl. The
rt'.ott "Carey 1'ureign M issioH Coiiveil,
tion <>f America is the- greatest a)
gency in the world among Negroes
j for doing foreign' -.mission work in
j-hcathen lands.
J * The t'onvention in-hides the states
I of Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Con'
j nccticul. New. Yoi'k, l'ennsylvania.
- I Maryland," West Virginia, Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee. And |
since the alliance was formed between I
^ the Lott Carey fuid the Rational Bap?
tist Convention * of ^fnortert the other
states of the United States will he
' added to the field of the Lott Carey
Convention. This combination will
I make the T.ott Carey the most potent
' factor in the world .in the line of
^ missionary ende,avor. The total monContinued
on-page eight
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We wtmUto thank those who so^,
willingly contributed to the expenses
of the Ben Bess Trial. -
i. Chapnelle Station A. M. K. church.
- Roy.'II. J. Bryant $1.00; Mrs. L. K.
II Nelson 81.00; Mr. .1. T. W_ Minis, $1.00
fj Mr K .t, Collier r>0c; Mrs. M. C. Bow
( man'oOc; Mrs. (Irace Robinson $1.00;
. j Mr. J. F. Bowman $1.00; Miss Mattie
t Bowman 25o; Miss Amanda Ffierson
11 25c; Mrs. Sarah Skeith 25c;,Mr, Juls
I ius Duly 50c; Mrs.'Mary M. Williams
f [ r>0>-; Rev. .T, W. Williams 25c; Mr! C.
s i T. 'Foster $1.00: .Miss Irenfc Barber
t j 50c; Friends 10c; Total $0.10.
f Nazareth Baptist church $5.05; Mr.
II. W. Beach urn $1.00; Total $0.05.
Bethlehem Baptist church $.'1.55;J
Dr. L. H. .Mailman $1.00; Mr. J. W.
n Weeks $1.00.; Rev. S. K. "Watson 50c;
j. I Mr. Robt Cannon 50c; Mr W. F. Poo
50c; Mr. John'TI. Robertson 25c; Rev.
I. Istfae L'bc; Air. W. R. l.oe Uf>c; Mrs.
a Carrie I.e? 25c; Miss Atnelia I.ee-25c
e Friends $1.55; Total $(^0.
t J. T. \V. Mints, Solicitor.
Columbia', s. c., sati
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Nominee's N<
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PRAISES 1)R. (JEO. I
' CARVER'S WORK
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The State (Vmmends -Tuskej?oe
Chemist en Discoveries
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Sneak ih'jv jfcdit or in ll y, Uiir worthy.!/
fnntf'mpnr.nr.v.? T4u- ^tato. has t4ic? fnl-!
having. t.i say under tlit* heading: "A ;
N'egro Chemist's Work-."
"Coovge Carver, Nn^ro' research j
chemist working: ' at Tuskcgeo, con-j
tinues to lind new utilities for neg-1
'erted Southern. vegetable resources, ;
Cleinson Collie students have heard,
him describe some of his discoveries J
11 work with the peanut, sweet po-J
tato, afui milk weed. Recently he has :
i eon deriving- useful substances from '
the despised and rejected roots o,f ttie
wild l'almetto. Doctor Carver is also
opening attractive possibilities in his
expernientation wth persnimons nad j
tobacco ..stalks. From persimmons he
has extracted uncommonly rich dye-;
stlitl's:. The laboratory of this Nog J.-' > j
scientist qUito .possibly will yet e-!
vol ye large new wealth-producing; '
processes'* - for the South."
IS DEMOCRACY POSSIBLE
IN II. S. ASKS
DUBOIS IN CRISES
Now York. Sept. U;?Writing 'in'
ftnr October CRISIS Magazine on
'The Possibility of Democracy in America."
Dr. W. K. T$. DuHois assorts
hat "here, where we have essayed!
he'greatest, xp'erimnt in dmocraoy, I
ye have, pyihaps tlie greatest failure."
The disfranchisement of Negroes,
he points out, has encouraged oligarchy
in the South, has enalded cliques^
'fl nullify the 1-tth. and 'lotIk Amend-1
muiits and even the lt'thor Woman
Suffrage Amendments ' " r
"And finally,", writes' Dr. DuBois,
'it entirely vitiates the normal disrihution
of voting powe#-4ihr'oughout
lie nation and makes a third party
hipoksible."
Another important article in the'
-Uctoher (Udsis.-is dry?Alexuu?|
lor on "The Iloitsinjr'of Harlem" il-1
Continued on pane eight. I
MRS EMMA LABF
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Eastover. S. C., Sept. 0.?Funeral
services of Mrs. Emma Labrew; 59,
.who died at her home o'clock,
-Saturday -evening,- Sept. -1st, were
held at Mt. "Zion Baptist church Wednesday
Sept.. 5. Revs. J. J. Harrison
and A. P.'Porter, assisted by Rev.
ii? W. .IcohiiK -ro)uln<'ted the ser-'
Mrs. Labrew had been In'' declining
health since the death of her husband,
who preceded her t()_the grave Feb.
28, 1928. , Mrs. Labrew is survived
by the following sons and daughters:'
Mrs. Mary Patterson,' Mrs. Anna
Young, Mrs. Rebecca, Bailey, Mrs.
Daisy Rice, Mrs. Carrie Williams,
j Miss Eva Labie\\\ Messrs. James Labrew,
J. L. Labrew, "Jr., of Orange,
i N. J,, and Ernest- L. IJabrew of Detroit,
Mich.
Mrs. Labrew had a host of friends
I wh0 grieved over her death. She was
I born' in upper Richland County in
. 18G1) and was married to J. L. Labrew
i in 1883. She was buried with all the
rights that the -House Hold of Ruth,
j of which she was a member could
: bestow. Many
Distinguished Persons Attend
Funeral.
j Many prominent persons were seen
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JttDAY, SKPT. 22, 1928.
iDirectn
swark
monstrates
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imivrvikw on iii:kui:ut lit Ml\
!:ux S\:\\ AKK SI'KKCfl. *
Herbert Hoo.verJs addtess a.i Nx?>v? |
.rk attain demonstrates hLs command ,
U l eiasp' of the nation's problems, !
is relator! ro in'dtlstvy and the \Voik7i
is, and is convincing evidence that
rnin the .standpoint- of the self inter-.]
" st iij these people, ami their families i
-and homes- he 'mtist hp eleeted pre si- i
h'til of the Uiuto<t-States. -?V ..|
Not duly that, hut .the record and !
nTl.cios of tlt'e Republican piuty. upon
vh.it h Mr. Hoover stands, jto hand in
'and villi his ability' safely to'steer I
'he liatoh through the prdfilcms
vvh'rch. will arise-, afifeeting agriculture,
mhistr'y- and the people as a whole
n the next four-years.
The speech recalls clearly what can !
V.accomplished when a tried and cap- -j
eUle. hahd is at -the'1 helm, -it show?s.
what may lie expected fium Mr. lloo-t
er and a Republican Congress in
keeping the nation progressive and |
abreast of the problems -that will a I
rise in the days to com?.
Mr. Hoover showed that real wages j
and standards-of-living have advancethT
more in the past seven and one-half j
rears than during any similar period
in the history of this or any other
ountry. When the Rcpuhlicafi party
'. anie.to power in 1 i>20,. between five,
and ^ix million unemployed walked the
streets, and fear of hunger haunted a |
piarter of our 2T,000,000 fapiilies.' |
-?\ niti1111 wide unemployment confer j
nee Under the chairmanship of Mr.'
Hoover restored employment and in-1
't it'.itod a permanent program that
has brought' steadily rising wages and j
imm-nved tlnmloi'/lc i;.
, . .. . w.. vV?imui\i.i \J L IIVIII^, WIIIK*
>thor .nations still .struggle to regain
-iinvai' levels. ??
The t\\<> groat Republican policies
vhich have conducted most to the so-!
ami- prosperit-y?f?f-?labor are '
'he protective tafitf and restriction
d' immigTation. The Democratic.pary,
traditional 'foe of protection, hints
mi the Houston'platform that the Re-1
tuddicah pylicy is the only sound one,!
'nit holds lip as idoftl the discredited.:
Underwood tariff which brought disister
to labor during the Wilson administration.
A tayiff hill huilt on]
fhat pattern again would bring.ruin. |
DndeVdirection of Air. Uooveivthel
reorganized Department ef Commerce!
indeitooh the priuiiutiuii of AnuM'il'fm
t?>reign trade in a scale" never before
Continued on page seven
IEW .
S LAID TO REST
.it the. funeral service; among them
being:" Prof, and Mrs. Lewis Scott;
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson, Mr. W. M. BaiI
ley, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Melton
| Bailey, Ctdtimbia; Mr; -and-Mr*; Alexunder
Robinson, of Sumter; Mrs. Gertrude
(Collins) Woodard of Waterce;
Misses Ina Lee Fihch, Amanda Finch,
Lizzie . Finch of Kingvillex Mr. and
.Mrs. D. Mc La more of Cblumbia; Mrs..
Liila"Suinter and daughter of Kingvilfc;
Mr. F. II. Webber of.Gansdcn;
Prof. C7 G. Garrett of Columbia; Dr.
N. A. Rice, 6T Newberry.
Mr. L'ahrew as a Progressive Farmer.
My. Labrew began his career as.
a poor. man. Farming/Was his voeastarted
out with an ()x farm, and ended
up to be one of the we<h'BtSF'mtfa
| n lower Richland County. He was
I fair in all his dealings and was watchI
?d by every citizen in his community
I for his steadiness and his progrossiveru's?
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Mr. La brews wealth constitutes
. I'.'O acres-of fertile fawning'land;
i horses, mules, wagomt, hogs, cows
I and many farm implements that run
[ into hundreds of dollars. Among
j other personal property the estate con
jstitutes 5 hales of cotton tha? was
made in 15)27, G houses and $5,000 in
cash. Mr. Labrew's wealth will run
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B.M.C. HONORS ?^
K1)IT VTORR
Prof. II. 'II. Hotter. (<> Fill Position
o'f "National (irand Director
of (Irand F'nited
Order of Odd 'Keil^s. ; ; '
of America
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At the recent i'. ?.!.'< . hold in <"hj
cJtfl'O, shim",h 1! i '1 - 1
anrals of that 1t? !;. I.. Th : .
;position of Nat-ions! * tan ! |>ir < t<-c
of -the (irand.' .1'nit'e 1 Unlit: (Ml
Fcllows'of A'liiM ii a \ ;t- lUl ! f y .the
iinaninious vo4o- i?f t!v !?. M. it
is stated that.-the - ho. -' ! HI Other ofperson^
cvtTF .( ? a: ' P.. M. C. 7s
Iteint; est minted 1*'." -ivl s ;,*v?i.<
meetinp were 1t :i. . r>'i:trv
ular interest iTi > . i TiuTTTiTi
this occurence. !>. , :.y-'c. tlav person,
named for that tli-. t'hic":i>hc i dice
.-.ho baK \v?ir!,i"n '."'- -l.v i"j r-. the
'tWiSE,nf rUttrafh.m friar - a-y rmhr
try in ftouth ihi'dinn. .
" Prof. II. it. lintS. i. * "ll.ii l.-.viill ,
k'causc of. h)> jit < :a; - c !. labors in
behalf of his Oi'iLt. ami Uv aw ef. .}
his unquestioned a bill; y ;< '<T'>' t hinirs %
iii a big way was yh *-.eit un.qujm.u dy'
to- direct I'm- ;u i " liii' t.' id
FolloWS uX ail .. Aj..i ... 1 * i i * I ~| S> I ; I
| Butler has n 1? iSi? ? < : il -i" a? hVcve1
moot in o?Iu?hU'>Viu<1..' l'*nternaP and",j
religions ' For a number of
years he has Im-n principal of the
graded school at Mart- die. whine he
has encolt rayed many dioys and girls I
to aspire towards the ,higher' things'
of life. As President. oi:'TEe Alumni '
Association of Her.tnHct'^elkrge- he has
boon a dynamic force in 'awakening, e
that body' to the performance Jtjf its b
duty in behalf el' the CoHeyc. -Hi-?
work in fraternal circles has-been of
such nature, that it i- needless to j
reiterate those ' achievements, because <
1 variolic 'nlMr.-inivn4 i'nlis loivo no-nio ri?t
a#ajm rewarded n? Tho-uni' nf *
faithfulness and eda-l-in the per- i
for m a nee'of whatever d :t:os tha-t have
Attorneys to Pi
Must Ha\
j AN'.APPEAL |-'0U Fl'-l
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Mr. I,. A. 1 ImwIxmi-.
t'oUun; t.tr S. t
Hlonsr ?:>(! ; " n?ru i !.. . h 'hi
fray expenses ip.-flie t<e:i loss Ca
victorious.
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"If tlu?s'c Var away t
Pen Hess, w! v > a''V..!u- *i -.ili'tYs*
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J; will HO rcmemliercd thAt- a .I'eW
?eks ago a white South Caroli-fuan
as . similarly . rewarded hy tl^e, Nun1Val
leathering of a white ,1'rateinal .
^iluii/ali?:>li; -The while, press, spoke
glowing: 'ti-iins <>f what that man's
cation means to South-Carolina'. ' '
e' was a- eol'ded a rousing welcome
i hi* return to hjs native heijth-^-not . .
ijy.'-l?y those who wereatliliated .
if If him fratenm!ly,?hiit-hy all those .
ji-.an s idur on e. _ mt e rest, ed- in- State - ?- ?r. aj-.
and 'civic responsibility. ' He ?
,iuH as .proud of Professor Bptler'
it.d we i\uigi afulate the K. M, C. on .
uving made so' wise a choice..
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A. AC. P. HOARD
TO UK LP KKN HESS
.1 l-t'.rnt'y >."<>\\ IManninu' Slate
.supremo (our! Appeal
S-rW- Vnrkr?Sept,. t"l.'The
1' <? '; i : the. National Associg
n- !*?-.r'the* Advancement of Colored
V- ! '?- - at its .regular . meeting, on
last.'appropriated a- fund to'
I'- used in aiding' the legal tight for
a- freedoip . f Hen Hess. South Cnro?>
t \car,-. ?}in.l)ii?-.!'Cf;! in prison. Kl
' :;) . aI'< i ;i,,.n ?n a -fthitc wo- ^
rarr's" j>ei Jurod fi-st iniony. V '
X. '. Frcdrrti'ki, colored attorney,
f (.'olumhig.. S. is iv*\v planning
>' appeal to'tho State Supreme court
mm.the decision*of a Circuit Court
ledge. who ruled that Hess' must
erye the .additional 17 years- of his
('-year .sentence, despite the report
I' a retV^eie - timt t lie- eonfssion on
hic.h th (Jovernor pardoned Bess had "
ei unmade without fraud..
v\' this sanic im-fring the X. A. "A.
1\ Board confirmed the- nppropria?
'on i>t" $*ioi) P*r tlu? ilofrnse. of two
oltn-fi!hays, Robert IVl] and Graily .
Vain.; .11 and IS rospoc-tHt'ly, 'sertm.
oil . -,\i .k-iiij?...on a' .rliiu'U'o (>f nuir- T
v'V in Arkansas, after thi-y.had.boon
"I ' .iif'i to .' ( onfrssions."
jsh Bess Case;
re Funds
M)S FOR RKN RKSS
.-land, N. Y . S. i>t. IS.. 1028. . . ,
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! i?11j ilolhw (?' l.oo) in help do
sc. Trusting lie may come out
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x. l.OtiAN. U'oi\mor Columbian)
an send a" contribution to help
people here e'ive something.
L. A. HAWKINS. V H