The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, November 24, 1928, Image 1
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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
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HERO IN SINKING
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. 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.
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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
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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
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. eoL'UMBIA, S. C., SA1
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-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.
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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.
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. BISHOP W. H. HEARrf IN FLOR
i ?NCE
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- 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.*- ' ,
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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 :?"
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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
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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
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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.
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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" '
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Driven frc
HOUSES STORMED ~
AND BURNED IN
~~ OKAEOOSA CO.
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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- (
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