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- . k. .. i VOL. IV.?NO. 47. ,^Negro 3a v< S in Vesti Headed Colored John R. Hawkins, financial secreU17 of the A. M. E. church, who y* headed the National Republican Campaign among the colored people, that9* helped to send Herbert Clark Hoover over In the greatest landslide ever known In a presidential election. j THE WEEK'S EDITOR IA l>?COL , (From the New York Age, New York City, November 10, 1928.) INTERSTATE PASSEN' GERS RIGHTS An important victory for inter-state passengers is claimed in the case of hfrs. Clara Brookins, who recently recovered damages in her suit against the Atlantic Coast Line,, for her expulsion from a Pullman car at Palatka, Florida, in July pf last year. Mts. Brookins had purchased a Pullman ticket' from New .York to Ory landa, Florida,- but at Jacksonville ... , the conductor told her to go into -the* Jim Crow Car. She refused and the conductor telegraphed ahead to Palat ka, Where two officers took her from the train and put-her. in jail. She was kept there night and the next day was fined five "hundred dollars and costs. !( ... j ' -r-?Thru thc National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Arthur Garfield Hayes was secured to handle the case for Mrs. Brookins, and the Association paid for taking testimony in Florida. After taking t? case to court, Mr. Hayes reported the railroad offiered an amount amount in settlement of damages H which was acceptable to Mrs. Brook^^^is and the case was settled by the ^Lvment of $2,760. The action of railroad in settling this case with^kgoing to -trial .is held as an a<j^ lers t0 Pulman accomodation deK any state laws to the contrary, ^ emphasizes the fact that these KlerfggfS" are-not subject tu Jim Hrow regulations, but must be given ^^qual accomodation to that given o^pther passengers who pay the same rate of fare. _ J^rr? While it .is gratifiying to learn that M*rs. Brookins received some compen sation^for the brutal treatment she was forced to undergo at the whim _ of an ignorant employee of the Atlantic Coast Line, for which the railroad was 'willing to nav a round" sum it would have been more satisfact'oty_ if the settlement had been brought about by a decision of the court. We understand the reason why the case could not be pushed to such a legal concluftioifi,^ in view of L ho willingness of the' diefendant to 5 settle by paying damages in a^sum \ satisfactory to the plaintiff. The real offenders in this matter, \ the railroad conductor, the twQ officials and the local jnagistrate^at Pa' , latka, appear to have got off scott free. They are the criminals who should have been made. to pay f6r their prejudice and presumption in A daring to override the laws of the United Stated iy the Jim Cfcow'regulations of Florida. The supremacy of the Federal statutes over all local legislation should be established 3Ije | i i " 1 1 es 20 is Disaster _ . _ . ' . i rtTT * i.rM. i.. ? ? ' V* U AK lUiJttM ASTEK HERO IN SINKING OF STEAMSHIP I?! ___j i . New York, Nov. 23^?Quav termaster, Lionel Licorich, is one of the heroes of the terrible sea disaster in which the?Ktoambhip Vu.itriii. of the. Lampor. and lfolt Line, bound for South Amo-rica, sank off the Vir J?|nia_.Coast \vi.Ui_.8.4_passengers m[s sing. Stories, told by the rescued survivors who 'reached the city yes terday, and relayed by the Natipna! Association for the Advancement of Colored People, credit Quartermastei Licorish With saving 20 lives. The New ?York Times says of him: "In pleasant contrast to the stories of failure and'cowardice on the Ve*tris, other stories were told yesterday whep the survivors landed, "st&rics of, individual courage anil self sacrifice in rescue woii^U the par, of both passengers and crew. ' . i j "There was a heroic little Negr Quartermaster, with the picturesqui name, Lionel Licorish, who crawie Into a life boat containing an in jured fireman and' no oars, who agnit; braved the?shark-infested seas to swim to a capsized boat for oafs, and then-*rowe<l back and forth thru the 1 wreckage tor Hours until he had pick ed up all lie could, firfd. Sixteen was his own count of those he saved;' others said twenty.. \ "That little Negro did what officers of the Maestris fwilfd to Hn,' was the eulogy pronounced upon Lionel Licorish by Alfred Ramos who was in the water 14 hourii before the Negro pulled him aboa^" Quartermaster Licorish hails from Barbadoes in the West Indies. Other Negro members of the crew of the ill-starred Vestris came in for praise for their seamanship in handling the lifeboats and Jceeping them "afloat in a stormy acai TWENTY-FIVE 7 YEARS OF RANK ? r~ " ' ING SUCCESS Silver Jubilee or a Quarter of L a Century to be Celebrated by Nashville Institution Nashvile, Tenn. (Special)?Conipleted plans for the celebration of its twenty-five years of banking succes? were annuonced this .week by.the Citizens Savings Barik and Trust Company of this city, which claims to be the oldest Negro bank in the Uniter! . States.?This Bank began its opera tion on the lGth day of January, 1901 and has been a continuous financial plant from that day until the present The stockholders, directors, and oflfr cers have arranged to devote pne week, day and night, in observance ol this quarter of a century of its existence. The presidents of two of th< leading National_B5nks of~tfte~ citj have been invited to appear on the State Banking Department have alst been invited. The populace of the ci ty will be entertained with addresses literary 'selections and demonstratior in the present day banking affairs during the week. Sunday the week ol ceieDrauon, wmcn win De tne zum day of January, will be giver over t0 religious forces. The progran will be under the auspices of the Ad visory Board, composed of the mi nisters pastoring churches of everj jienomination. There will be one La dies' Night one night for the business and professional men. Tl^e Presi -derft trf the-+nsttt?t4on, Henry Aller Boyd, who^is?the son of the s suer Boyrl, who is the son oT one of th< founder^ who served as president foi 18 years, with the cashier, the Honor able J. C, Napier, former Registrai - of the United, States Treasury, anc the other officers, plan to make this - -the biggest and most serviceable pub lie celebration that Nashville has wltn?- ' ; -? ? ? i . ' \ ^ . " y ~ . eoL'UMBIA, S. C., SA1 ?:? ; -ATTENTION COLOREI UMBIA AND RICE f... We earnestly appeal to every : < woman to help us inaljo January ] tjhat We have ever had It is the ; ub by Congress; ami wc-shoiilil ft! together ami demonstrating art. mestic science ami mingling our God, for our privileges and ache , We also invite every colored ci the Association Monday,' night, 8 o'clock sharp; for the ..purposi and electing cflicers of the day!. Time MONDAY NIGHT, Dice. v 1 UUId l-VI *-T * W * - - .- Ljn Stives 20* Ui'.xnrnitM \sick pkaisi According to survivors of-thirt sank' off the' Virginia Copes last Quartermaster, of Rarbadocs, *took _ _1 not only-saved its ot'eupant-v-hui-oe to save some struggling passenger from exhaustion. those saved by Licorii'e, after he waves for over fourteen hours. H him, und odds rhat I.Icorlee did wl erew fatIcch*o do. There wore t - ? thos to survive, eaeh of. whieh f,s. giv ever, saved the lives of twenty i renehed them. I?SI OMEGA CHAPTER. OMEGA 1 -?PSI PHI FRATERNITY U \S A - ' ,'CHIEVEMENT PROGRjyfl. DR.SIMS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER. Augusta, Ga., Nov. ll>.-*-The Psi | I Omega Chapter .of the Omega Psi ^JBhi Fraternity celtdnati'dJLhc clostnZhof their achievement week program I <at the .Lenox Theatre here yesterday. . A huge crowd participated in the - celebration and an-excellent, program i was rendered, the principal speaker. ' being D. H. Sims, President of Allen . University, and Basilens of Omicron i Phi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi r Fraternity at Columbia, S. C. Ali pha Phi ^lpha; Kappa Alpha Psi; l_ and Phi Beta Sigma fraternities > were represented on the program, as - was Alpha Kappa Alpha *S'orority. , The meeting was very instructive, i and was well conducted d?e to the - untiring atfnrt-nf Prof. .1. EfcYjnrnott f who acted as .Master of Ceremony. ) . BISHOP W. H. HEARrf IN FLOR i ?NCE r - ML Zion A. M. E. Church. Of Flo* rence, S. C., was honored with the presence of Bishop .W. H. Heard of *- -Philadelphia Sunday -nightr- Novem? i ber 18th, and the church was denseJ Ty packecT Seemingly all Florence r came out to honor this great Pre late. His subject was: "The New f Birth." The bishop set^r the church 1 afire and left a lasting impression. ' He spoke highly of our pastor^^ie - Rev. J, E. Thomas, who is highly welt corned t0 the city to begin his sixth year.*- ' , T" r~~' 1 - ' '? ' ltd ? . V V . , . . V V rURDAY, NOV.*24, 1^28. " ) CITIZENS OF CDL-. [LAND COUNTY! true American Race man and i, 11)21), the greatest Celebration only day nationally conceded to ' ' towouf, ain)teciajJun_h^_catnin^ craftsmanship) agriculture, <ku r voices in praise.and prayer., to ivements;- -. . itizen to attend the meeting of Dec. .fret, at "Bethel' church, at j of completing arrangements *This is your rneeting. Be on 2-AT 8 O'CLOCK SHARP. , Hi COULTRY, President, cojnMemorial Association. iled as Hero ;/> to it won K AT sea :?" ?????? tMatod VestrIs, which-listed and week, Lionel Licorice, Negro command of boat No: li, and cnsionallyjumpcd into-the water , who was just about to drown me?sw4mming, star, 'was among bad swam and battled with the amos has the highest praise for li.tt the ollicers and many of the wo other* Negro seamen among en special credit. Licorice, howr. iKlivirtual passengers before aid LARGE CROWD GREETS Dl* BOIS The Onvi'cron Phi Chupter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity sponsored the appearance of l>r. W.E. B. Du Bois I . # at Allen' Univer,sitjJ, Friday night November' 10th. Dr. Do Bois' address came as a climax to the locu.chapter's celebration of Negro A-j chievement week, a'nd quite appro-! priately Dr. Du Bois a*Mressed the; gathering on Nrgrn AVlii'y Yemeni, iPf Literature and Art." ; Dr. DuBois address was scholarly and i informative. He was presented by the Basileus of Omicron Phi Chapter,; Dr. D. H. Sims. At the conclusion of ? ?? - -- - 1_ . the progrant the speaker was greets ed hv mnifv persons . among whom was Josiah' Morse, Ph. D., Professor at the University of South Carolina who said: "Doctor, you have enlightened?mf> ntt - tK?t hnvn caused , me considerable concern?I thank you.". ..... ' ..,? .. . Dr. Du Bois? left Friday evening for Florida. ' ' ? J"!' ??= i PROMINENT (HIUCHMAN HELD, UP MONDAY NIGHT. A .. Mr. B. J. Mundle, prominent officer^ or Hether'AT 3T: E.^uTtfrwai--Trera up in- front of his home in the 1400 block of Blossom St., Monday night Nov. l<9th, about "eleven o'clock. Mr. Mundle was not harmed nor did he sufte? loss from the experience, as his attackers were frightened away before he "was able to <farry out his plana. ; T" ' "t . ? ?'?1?*?: + ?-? 7?: , ' ;' ; * . \ Florida Ne Driven frc HOUSES STORMED ~ AND BURNED IN ~~ OKAEOOSA CO. - ;__4_ Xew York, Nov. 12.", Ueports of barbarous bruta.li'y jiraeJeod atf.this' Xojfrocs, in Okaloosa County, Florida. haw reached the X. A. A. C. 1'... The reports" -stale that XeiCJtwes hyve boon fired ujion in their -home- and. Wounded. that 1 c-n-4nn? ~ aid to the UTj;u"<t by a tin 1>. ami. t ha-. 'amities have moved away for safety One home in Oak (.IroVc.w is burin Qo the. ground-on the "iiiylit of .*' cmlTpy 2.">rd. after, having. been- ! ' > ' into on the'nijfht of the IStli; Se.i il homes were fired into on tie-'iiia of September 28th.' ami a man am; . his /wife were hit . with .bullets. neighboring home was. }]i J in10 hi. A. L. -Harris '!!, v* the report -sta*-. us?kill,d.-?'I ^?t?ther?homes' ;rn vpc lie if been li./d "n ''About fifteen 'Trove ."moved. aw \ foi* safety, :$il (j a.:: -owners." sta'< he letter t,, t.. c- X. A. A. C. P. Tin ioarest railroad Nation to this settle.-,ment is Laurel Hill, about <>K m U-.from. Fensacoht and about 10-.miles from Floral|a. Ai:\bam .? CLEVELAND GETS ?i o. O. North Ohi0. Will Kntertain Young Folk for 19.21), Says Henry Allen . .Boyd . ." '' ; s Nashville,'Tehn.. .Nov. 2:ird, (Special)?After canvassing the invitation] j. front the several cities, the dongvess ' officials, in session here today, awar- t (led the next session of the Sunday i ^ School Congress t'oj.".Cleveland. OhitftV The dates fixed for the 11)29 session.^ of the. Summer Sunday School. o.f j ^ Methods, as this movement is called, [ will he .lime 5th to 10th. The" invi-j ^ tatiori was extended by the baptists' of Cleveland, headed by the'Rev. Kr y nest Hall. D. D.the pastor of hte Fast I Mt: Zion Baptist Church. He atende ( Hie last'session held at Louisville and ( it Will' be recalled that he made an annuoncem.ent that Cleveland invite the Congress,- The cities -that wefC! contesting?with Clev eland, f<.&?Hie ; honor of entertaining op" this, tl:.e I v largest^ denominational group ol" .< young folk in America, were 'Chicago. ] San Francisco, Jacksonville, For: r Worth, Asheville and She^report. Tlu; j. Congress Secretary, in making tin aiinuon.ceim.'nt of the action'taken b\ ; his b o a r dr* d eel are d that- it -was om ^ of the closest contests that they havi i been called upon to decide. He fur 1 ther stated that he has made apjdi v.r.tion twi* an excursion vuto of on: aad oac-hnlt i;;ie for the rolind tl'l) ~ on the identification .'certificate plai for all Sunday School Cbngrcss nies- ( - -- They're 1 Help them st ^ BUY 1 CHRI S 1 - . THE NATIONAL, STj TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION ' . ' 4 ' ' . v 1 ' t . * .. ' 4 * . "V ' ("..* f? . * . . . .* * - 1'. ?4t : . ' ' > . " . v&" *. v-vv' i *n\A 'f . < k ? . < ? y? ??,?-V,? : r?; r; 4? ? groes %? )m Her: 3 ' 1 ' i ? ~ ? he Lecl Democratic * Forces /. ; ' V~?? _y~ ~ - . ? [ -? : ? '??? r " " "L* ??-. 'A V.'Alt :i.. .: ; . >1 m 'tht N<".v York iD.i.Iy.i W Wild.* lic:uU'd tlief Ni. ? Km .. ..il I>.-n ? "rr .;< uifTr ii) the tcf'-Mt < i -Ja t ' ; jit'ii. Mr. Walton Is. ?( " ' d x to otfJf of the furl-mo:N.< ury. . !> ; j.vr r:cn M>d rami):.. i> / rs - ui the United' states. ioMi: 'K<TjNi?!:( < ' .> : ys 7?? JO mki.T ; Stale I!e:u< llov.; 1 < . . 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