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I , ( \ ' ' ' * r;', I VOL.VI?NO. 5. - , \ K. of P.'s F?preine V, V - ? ? | Ernest Tidrington Kill- J # ^ed In Political Fud * Evatisvillo, Indjana, Jan. (SNS)? Attorney Ernest 'Pfdrine'ton natlnnol. ly known lawyer and politician, was shot lo death early Thursday morning-. January 23, by a disgruntled pol-; iticiah. Tidrington was'seated in his auto-r ! mobile witlt^his wife, when the fatal L . ,r' shot was -fired thru" his Brain from i . . behind with a shotgun at close range. Luther Bell surrendered and said -he killed -Tidrington because of the latter's political persecution of him. > - v Mr. Tidrington was Vice Supremer Counselor of the Knights of Pythias and Grand Chancellor of the State or ganization. lie was a member of the Imt roved .Benevolent Protective Or T tier of the lvlks of the World and was . head of the State lodge. ' *> . Mr. Tidrington was an outstanding', figure in Indiana politics. He headed! the Colored Bureau of Republican j St etc- Committee in* 1924^ 1926 and. lii'.'X .ehmpabrn and was on0 of three) Negro members, appointed by Presi-1 j dent Coolidge in 1925 on an interra-j " ciul commission.. i After the general election Tidring-: T . txin wit A reported an-applicant for thc| otlice of Register of the Treasury and 1 spent several weeks in Washington ( (inferring with influential Republi-: cans. When the position was not! foithcoifling despite >:the campaign; promises of. the State Committee, he j d turned his support to w. J. tireiss,' .Democratic nominee who was elected Mayor of Evansville in the recent f ^election. ' Attorney?Tidringtun lias lived in this city for years and was one of Kvansville's most prominent colored citizens. The tragedy was a shock to the community. ^ ^ President Hubert Appointed to National Iiilteracy Committe ' ! ? Benj. F. Hubert, president of the Georgia State Industrial College has recently received appointment to the f/ National Advisory Committee on IIr literacy by Secretary Ray Lyman Wil^ her of the Department of the Inter V ior, President Hubert was placed on * the comrimte'eto represent the Ne groes of America. The National Ad' visory Committee is made up of twen ty prominent educators selected from I all sections of the tountry. S j ... President. Jiuhert says that it * is his purpose not only to see that evcry Negro may be enabled to read '' and write but to encourage the enforcement of the compulsory school k laws to the end that all fregro boys ' and girls will be made intelligent cif tizens. Only in this way he says will illiteracy be permanently abolished. BENJ. CLARK DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Beni. Clark who lived for many years on th(T~BarhamvilIe road near \ Columbia, a brother-in-law of the late James H. Goode, died at his late residence Saturday afternoon .at 6:45 | ed Wednesday afternoon 3" o'clock i from Emanuel A. M. Church, his n pastor officiating. Mr. Clark is sur! vived by^four children and one sister, * Mrs. Hannah Clark Williams. His r children are; Hubert-Clark, Washingr ton, 'D. C., Leonard Clark, of New if- York City, Mrs. Lydia Clark-Watkins ' Philadelphia and Mr.3. Alma ClarkL. Bellamy-?of New^Yo^k City. > ' \ GEORGETOWN NEWS The'Scientific Club of Howard Hi < School was highly entertained at the home of Mr. Mendell Fraser on Wood . Street, Jan. 24. The. object of this club Is fe proJ mote self-expression, promote the minds in the. scierjtific field and to prepare boys and girls for better cit-^ Izenship. * . . ? An inspirational program was had containing the following: Singing, T "My C^n^y- Ti" nf i.^ uy 'I Miss Mildred Goff; prayer by Miss Marjorie Kelly; paper, "The Ten Leading Scientists, by Miss Mary .;i Bonds; duet, "I Get The Blues When *, It Raing," by Misses Martheus RicKrardson and Mildred Goff; current event, The Latest Scientific Achieve ments, by Miss Harriet Sawyer; phper l~T -Miss Mildred Gofff instrumental solo. The Black Hawk, by Miss Marjorie 1',' Kelly; paper, The New Fhyschology, by Miss. Sterleta Greene. Afterwards . a delicious repast was served while ? listening to music galore by radio. The Sunday School of St. Stephen I A. M. E. Church was well attended ?V-rm- Sandayr The le*M>n wiu highly I taught by Mr. Julius Prioleau. The I subject was The Standard of the.King < dom. Miss Wilhelmiha BeWette, secretary^Mr. Matthew L. Alston, Supt. 4 .#? _L . . . . - __ Lose Su-'t -Counselor *1 v - r ; Hold Services For 0. C. ^ Clarkson * ' ' ... " Ck ' c P]ditor Soulhprn Fnfprnria? Succumbs to &hort Illness o > * " ^ ^ | Funeral Kecvices were held xat 2 1 o'clock Mon.day afternoon at Springfield Baptist Church, on McBee Ave., for Editor C. C. Clarkson, whose death occur redFruJay morning al thc "Work ing {Jenevolent-Hospital, Green Ave., following a two or three -weeks' illness. The services were conducted hv bin pastor, the Rev. TJ. F. Candy, D. Ffc, and many other ministers of the city. Prof. ..J. A. Tolbert; Grand Secretary of toe Working Benevolent Society spoke on "The Worth of Editor Clarkson to the City and County of Greenville." _NutsT 1*otraPcrnTT, Supt., of W. B. S. Hospital on "Editor Clarkson's -I,ast Requests." Unique indeed were his funeral servicpS, for not one of his relatives; was present, hut the citizens of Green ville in a large number attended his last rites.?Twenty years ago Editor Clarkson came to Greenville a stran-i gcr, reared at Jenkins' Orphanage,' Charleston, and started publishing' "The Southern Enterprise" a weekly. ' which has a large circulation in the Piedmont section of South Carolina. I . The following served as Pallbearers:, KlonornryT~T>r. O. M.' Thonip.'i'm, Dr.i S. S. Lawton, Mr. J. A. Brier, Mr.1 M.I). Fowleiv Mr. J. L. Fisher, Mr.! W. E. Payne, Mr. Son Bpvven, Mr. W.; J. Thomas; active: Prof. Jas. A. Tol-! bert, Mr. E. W. Biggs, Dr. Warren Cooper, Mr. E. C. Murray, Mr; M,. C. Clark and Mr. Mose Collins.?later- . ment was in Richland Cemetery. . National Benefit Pays Ten Thousand Dollar j f Life Insurance -Claim 1s , An Appreciative Letter . ; New Orleans, Louisiana?National Benefit Life. Insurance Company has received acknowledgment and receipt fro/n New Orleans, Louisiana, of its first Ten Thousand Dollar payment1 under a policy upon the life of Mrs. Klla, Alice Dejoie, late of that city. ; This is probably the largest claim ever- paid %'"~H~NegF#srLtfe Instrraneir Compa**y:~ No*%etter tribute to the solidity and tik'estvgc of National Benefit can be cited^tTinn the eommunicd- 1 tion received by the officers of the Company a few days ago: '"New Orleans, La., National Benefit Life Ins/^Co., 609 F Street, N. W. Washington, D. C., Gentlemen: . .. ., .. ' . - ' ? "We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your check for Ten Thousand Dollars *($10,000.00) as full settlement of the""Ten Thousand Dollar I Policy Number 1015634 which was car' | ried by our mother, "Irs. Ella Alice! ! Dejoie. :. nvnwnf cot f 1 nmnnf of tV?ic? I JL 1 >",v"""j claim in our opiniuii niaiks an cpqeh j in the history of Negro Life Insurance Companies and will be the means; of inspiring confidence in the great: maaa of our people without thijP val-1 uable protection on their lives. We I commend your representatives,^your t Company and its Officers for their ability in promoting your institution and their willingness to demonstrate^ a spirit-far fairness and promptness in the settlement of their claimsT" "With assurance of our hearty good wishes and cooperation we are "Sincerely and appreciatively, "Paul FL -V. Dejoie.". Prudhomnie J. E. Dejoie." The Dejoie family is one of the outstanding colored families tf th? Commonwealth of Louisiana, and are themselves engaged in Life! Insurance, being the owners and directors Of the Unity Industrial Life TFhfturan'ce Company of that city.?ijfhe ,ii. surance by Mrs. Dejoie was placed with National" Benefit, December 1, 192R- m . , Stepin Fetchit Has Another Job r .. . t Los Angeles, Calif., Jan.?(CNS)? Stepin Fetchit, the tempermental star whose acting in "Halleluiah" won the applause of the? natiqn,-has another job in the pictures. ? He will?play hno of-thc^Jeading, roles in ".Love. Come Back," a story by Norman Huston, produced l>y Harry Cohn, with Pauline Starks and Buster Collier, furnishing the love interest. . . . *. ! It is rumored that Stepin made the change following a tempermental out burst in which he expressed his opinion of motion picture producers and directors and left the lot. Harry Cohn, however, thinks that t Stepin is a great actor and ta "SOT'S j they can get along. ':f. . . ' ; .V ./ V 1 'itlttlC x New Attempt Made On 1 Life Of Ben Davis Atlanta, Ga., Jan, (CNS)?For the fourth time an attempt was made on 1 the life of Ben Davis of ?str Boule- 1 var^, northeast, editor of the Atlanta ] Independent and former "Republican 1 National Committeeman for Georgia, 1 when the front of his home was swept 1 by a fusillade of bullets, Monday, Jan 1 uary 20. i A guard recently employed by Mr, < Davis to protect his home is said to have relumed the fire of the assail- I ants. He said he saw two persons, i one at the rear of the. house and one nt tU Tt.. ? ...? -1-?: i t vuc ituuv. A IIC euaui wttS.MWpniK in the rear of the residence at the < tiipe. j Precaution to prevent the i;"Cur- < rence of Mondajmight's affair, were < taken by Police Chief James L. J3ea- < vers, Tuesday, night, when;' orders ' were isued for two men to guard the t re'sidertt at night. j < According to police, the most recent incident was the fourth attempt on the life of Mr. Davis. The first I attack on him was reported December 10, when unidentified persons fir-j ed pt him as he entered his residence. Two other alleged attempts to kill him occurred on Jan. 2" and January 10. The police were given to under- ' stand that a disgruntled faction in the 1 Atlanta Lodge of the Elks is to blame J for these attempts upon his life. Da-1! vis, who is exalted ruler of the lodge, ^ recently triumphed with his support- ( grs in elections qf the organizations, j E. L. Collier,, also active in Republican politics and a leader of one ' lodge factjon was shot at and slightly ; ing of the lodge. ' No arrests have been made to date. ] Governor Pi Support To . ^ ' . / ?7??? ? IVIutual Relief and Benevolent Direc-, tors Have Meeting Youngblood Makes Excellent Report to Association / ..The board of directors of the Mutual Relief and Benfevolent AssociaJanuary 23rd, in the offices of the nsociation. The meeting, according to Theodore R. Youngblod, general manager of the association, was the best and mose business like meeting ever attendedby him. The president of the Mutual Relief and Benevolent Asociation is Mr. A. W. Simkins, Sr., of Edgefield. The other members of the directorate are the Rev. J. W. Boykin, of Camden; Mr. C. Lee D^vis, prominent Ander- , son grocer; Dr. H.H., Copper, Columbia dentist; Dr. James H. Goode, Columbia dentist and'son of the late Mr. James H. Goode, who was at the time of his death last fall, general manager of the association; Mr. E. Z. Asman. nrnrrttwmt. flnliinTtlm tiBThnr? and, Theodore Youngblood, general ma; nager of the association. These arej the members of the board who were present at Tjniraday'g meting: Mr* W. II. Thomas, clerk of the board, ~ was not present, because of his having taken up his residence in New Jersey; in his absence Dr. Cooper acted in his-stead as cleric. * ? --The condition-of ,the association was reported upon at this meeting, ahcTFfie"" directors' expressed thefhselves as being elated over the showing made by the young mdn upon whose shoulders the responsibilities of the managing so eollossal an undertaking fell after the tragic death of his predecessor. Mr. C. Lee Davis expressed the sentiment of the entire board when he pledged.-their cooperation in making the association* an institution in which South Carolinians may increasingly take pride. Mr. Davis expressed the confidence of the board-in the administration of Mr. Youngblood, and tfpoke in glowing terms of his excellent report which was enthusiastical-* ly aduplcd by the body: . f All recommendations made by Mr. j Youngblood and the Insurance Com-1 missioners were discussed and voted upon favorably. Upon recommendai tipn of the insurance examiner a j I finance committee was appointed to | assist in investigating the nature oTj investments to the end that greater | Jiad. This committee comprises Dr. | H. TIT Cooper; MY.E. Z. Airman andi Mr. Youngblood The following is an excerpt from the ] report to the insurance commissioner from the insurance examiner: "The association appears to be deal-1 ing fairly with its policy holders. Its records are in excellent shape and its officers extended every assistance and courtesy W furthering this examina tlon.H ?r? ' ; i | . Mr. Youngblood when interviewed, i [??; ? ? : t " W + - . - . 4 .. . r ' . i . *1'' tto ? tf.-. - i K5=SaS55^=5=H=555SSE^=^ AY, FEBRUARY 1, 1930 "Divorced" Says Kip "Deserted" Says AJice White Plains, N. Y., Jan. (CNS)? Mrs. Alice Jones Rhinelander won the li'Sl step {in her fight to hovo the Mew York courts hold invalid the Nevada divorce of Leonard Kip Rhinelander, when Supreme Court Judtice Morschauser granted her permission ;o serve by publication the complaint in her suit for separation against the >nce doting and "divorced" Kip. " Mrs. Rhinelander is suing "her hus>and" for separate maintenance, charping. abandonment and cruelty. * In her complaint she contends that the Renon divorce ber husband obtain ;a recently illegal and void. She charges Rhinelander recently convey?d his holdings in - a valuable piece >f Fifth Avenue property to his father," and that the conveyance ^vasfraudlilent and collusive and executed solely for the purpose of divesting the iefendant of title to the property and bar from her interest. Mrs. ^Rhinelander also"charges -that the wide publicity, given Rhinel^nder's Nevada divorce action caused her much humiliation and annovfince. The Judge, appointed! William G. Reely of Port Chester receiver of Rhinelander's real and personal property in this State in sequestration proceedings. All the defendant's property ih New York was ordered seized pending- disposition of the suit. Lu enuble the wife to collect whatever alimony, but her attorney, William D. Cunningham, white, riaid he would apply for $500 monthly. _ With one court holding that Kin is Rvorced and another contending that he has deserted his wife, the legal status of the Leon'ard Kop Rhinelandgt whosp marital troubles have attracted the attention of the nation, became further complicated. romises Full Movement Iodine Commission Starts State Work Many letters Pour Into Offico Of Chairman?Tour 4nd Columbia Meeting Are On The State Negro Commission " of South .Carolina Resources-alT well under way with the organization about the detail work of the~7sev6ral committees and bureaus that are to be actijai^in ,the~icommission are still at work. /; i- . ' . Dr. William Weston, Managing Director of the Commission issued a statement through' the Negro Commission this week calling upon th" people of the statp to rally to the call of the commission. \ larger consumption of .vegetables in tne state, means a healthier people and a greater demand for South Carolina grown vegetables,, fruits and milk because of the large amount of iodine that they contain. * Seymour Carroll of Columbia, chair man of the State Negro committee, conterred agam^ this week with G(oV Richards and Col. John K. Aull, Whc have promised the full support of the state forces in the movement with the program in and out of the stat* by the Npgrn ComTniagbin Mr. Carroll ex-pressed great hope and says that to judge from letters reaching his office much good is to come to tin people of the state from an economic and industry in this Iodine movement mont is getting the cooperation of the Chambers of Commerce at several cities that are to be reached. James E Dickson, Director, has his desk cov ered with leaflets and other literatur.bearing on;the good-will-tour, to L? distributed to the boards of trade 01 the Chambers of Commerce along t.h< line setting forth the plans of the -State Negro-Committee. Dr. David IT. Sims, president ol Allen University, and chairman of tin Finance Committee, stated over th< phone that everything is in r^adir.ts, tor the State-wide Iodine Confereno .when Gov. Richards, Col. Aull, Sena tor W. W. Smnak, Col.-W. P. Conyer of Qi eenviHtr and-others will opoak.? expressed himself as beifciK inbue< with a greater determination than e ver to give to the company the v.er; "best that-he has because-of the- splen did attestation of the board's cditfi dence in him: and because of the on hundred per cent cooperation -give him by his office force and agents The Mutual Relief and Bencvolcn i Association of South Carolina wri founded by the late Rev. A. P". Dur bar, and has had a continued exis tence for nearly three decades. Th late Mr. James Goode was largely r? 1 sponsible tor the [present splendi condition of the association; and th 'present managerial incumbent intend I that it shall grow under his admini; tration. , * > *' * . i " 7 r ~ ~ - pi Columnist D< Stir ?-. i --? < Dr. Lee Otis Miller : Addresses Upper 1 "i : State Dental Meet k - Special to The Leader Spartanburg, Jan.?The nationally knovyn and, famous Itace Surgeon, Dr. Lee Otis Miller 6f Asheville, N. C., ' addressed the Upper State Dental So cie;ty which' is in session here at Silver Hill A1. M. E. Church. Before a large audience, Dr. Miller used for i ' ' ^OiMI DR. L. O. MILLER his subject: "Co-operation." Few men can say more on the subject than | Dr. . Miller as: the speaker ia^ a man of unusual ability and is almost in National >lr?mnnri ' TTp iv r. mor. of, iarge reading and understands the Negro.-Aside from his extraordinary preparation," he has the natural ability i bo reason and is an excellent thinker. Dr. Miller greatly pleased his audience and at one time during ris address, had to give way to the applause <Sf his hearers when he stated, "those^ of us who depend* upon the co-operation of our people for support are no , doubt in a large measui'e, responsible ' ceive." He also stated that wfe get ; no more-out of ljfo than we pour into ' its heart... "Whereas the man .who putsj telligence and ability, who is unwill-1 ing to mafce good of the dollar, Who acts amhjjyes the part ofc his husi-1 ness with unselfish enthusiasm for.) community assets and betterment, is < indeed the man of the hour and is i never foi-ecd to make apoligies for | idleness. I Dr. Miller' has met with unusual ' success in the practice of Surgery, f The records in the Blue Ridge Hospi( tal, Asheville, N. C? of which he is ^one of the founders and Surgeon-in ^TTTief, after being verified show that , he has performed in his eleven years of practice, 1059 operations with a ' 20 per cent mortality rate. Dr.'Miller T citizens of Asheville, both white and , colored throughout the State of N. C. * -He is ( A several very important com-) [ mittees and is reputed to have the r largest prat'trcc-of??ny~Negro phyfli cian in North Carolina. j Dr. Miller was introduced to his hu? dience by his friend, the eloqueht Col. V/ S. McDowell, President of the Y. j M.'-I. and Y. M. C. A. lie is a widely ,' known speaker and civic leader. Br."1 R. M. Hendrtx, one of the leadinfe ] dentinsts of N, C., Dr. W. D. McGifL * also ? Dentist, A.'*v. MeKinley Battlethe 'only. Negro Civ ver in that sec^ tion of North CaroliYia, E. D. Miller, ~ his brother, a contractor, aecompanj ted Dr. Miller to Spartanburg. j!J> i ? Rev. R. T. Mrt?heH Passes In Winston' Salem Nor. Car. A. M. E. fcion Leader Winston-Salem, N. C., Jan.?The j Rev. R. T. Mitchell, p'astor of Zion A. - ty^*?vChurch in this city died at his i/Bie residence here Thursday, Jan. / 16th and was "buried here Sunday afternoon when'.services were conducte ed for him that \vere Very largely atm tended from. ministers' in; thp Confer, ence in Western NortK Carolina, nnd * men and women in every walk .of life. Rev. - Mitchell has been connected 8 with the local A. M\ E. Zion conferl" ence and was married in this city to the former Miss I.ena Scules of Wine ston-Salem. He is survived by his late widow, four children, three sigd ters and four brothers, e , Thew funeral services were attended la by the following relatives from South i- Carolina: Allen C. Mitchell, Mrs. Car rie Lue Glenn-MTfcheTt, Mrs. Sarah f : ' I * . ?f " ^ ^ * ., v\. ' ,/ ; , ' *+ " ' * ^ ? 0 ^ * *. -1 * '*4 * * ". * ' . "o I -f \ ft -A ' . . * ' .v ' . I * * . i * \ UCE: FIVE CENTS PER COPY slivers ring Address > " ! ... Schuyler Lectures At, Allen?Large Crowcl Last - Sunday afternoon a large crowd greeted George S. Schuyler, of tfew York City at'Allen Univer- " "> sity where he lectured on "What's To f Become of the Negro?" Mr. Schuyler appeared under the auspices of the Waverley ParCnt-Teachers Association which conducted the following program. v* Devotionals were conducted by Dr. D., II. Sims, President of Allen University.? Miss?Sfc?E. Gfrecn?gave?a reading from Dunbar, Ode to Etbioj? $ pill. The Benedict male quintet" thep ,rendered a Selection'. . Principal VV. .'"Perry, of Wjrverley School . next -presented Mr. R. W. Jackson, "President of the Association who after setting forth some of the c:\rdinaf aims of the body . presentyj Mtv II. . "\V. Baumgardner who <rrrtivi?)uced t&e -'-V? speaker for the occasion. At the con elusion of the lecture an interesting forum was held during which Mr. Schuyler answered several questions which were sent him on written slips of paper. After the forum the female octet of Allen University rendered a selection, after after which the National Nefcro Anthem was sung by the , audience arid benediction"" pronounced rT by President C, B. Antivdel of Be.ngdict College. - ' I Mr. Schuyler is oin his second trans- * tuiiuHenwi tour in interest of awakening ?eitif.owa of Amcrien?to?n ?-? full appreciation of the many ramifications of human relations. .'The subject discussed last . Sunday is one among a repertoire of half dozen or so, and forms the basis of- his article in the February number of the Ameri can Mercury Magazine, which is discussed editorially in this issue of The Palmetto Leader. * Mr. Sehuyler stated at the outset of his lecture that his main purpose is to make people's minds beat; and that destructive criticism is very nets' essary in America. "Had there been justice in the beginning there would be 110 questions to settle now," said Mr. Schuyler. The speaker . said that all Americans -should try and go abroad in order to get a detached view of America. He expressed the belief that if that happened present conditions would be impossible. Mr. Scjmyler expressed the opinion that "fnere is no strch~ thing as a Negro in America, and. -that those-who- are so styled shouhl accept nothing short of American citizenship, and continue to flight until such becomes recognized. Mr. Schuyler placed special emphasis on the economic factors involved that 90 per cent of the wealth in the in the Negro's future.T He pointed out United States is owned by five per cent of the people, and that Sherman Anti-Trust law is obeyed just about as religiously as the . 18th amendment- is obeyed. Independent y businesses have failed in the last ten years at the rate of 25,000 a ye?.r, and chain stores have increased theiv profits_at the rate of 15 per cent a . lyear. These figures were quoted to show what raav he evnpetrvl fr>?* the ness. it'was pointed 'OUl lliul I'.iuie are no Negroes Jit all in the class which controls 9U per cent of the nation's wealth. It was- pointed out that what Negro, hnsinngs -thcr*/ isdoes not have an-unrestricted field in which to work, fbr more white concerns are selling toilet preparations, and the like to Negroes than are colored companies. j it was further stfown that the cum- ? .bined circulation of the Negro press does npt exceed'450,000 while many times that many Negroes subscribe to . white publications. . He showed that the Negroes wealth in proportion to that of the whites is as 2 is to 298. Mr. Schuyler nCxt discussed the question of Amalgamation, .tie said that so-called Negro is an amalgam of the white, the American Indian and the African/ He thinks'" that the program of such organizations as the N. A. A. C. P. and the Urban league should be supported by Negroes to the best of. their ability; for before anything can come to him ho mnot gain the right of franchise Tl.n* . ? .V...U 1 J. * A. tiutb a ii^nt snuuiu uu iimuc \.u m'l all unjust laws off the Statute books .... is important is Mr. Schuyler's opinion. Ultimately a black, skin in America will be as rare as the dodo is Mr. Schuyler's conclusion whicb he bases jjpqn the fact that the Moors once a dominant and black factor in Spain have been swallowed up and a - black, face is no -kmgep-to- be seen in ,... that country; and other evidence. The > .audience . cheered Mr. Schuyler for about four minutes at the conclusion . of his lecture. - f ?^ >. ' i. ' ?? [ ? ' ' / ' V Abies, Mrs. Leona Boggs and Alexander Russell, all of Winnsboro, S. C. I . He was a graduate of Livingstone i College at Salisbury, N. C., and has pastured at Gastonia, Lexington, Chari lotte and New Bern In this state. ? ?L. ' .