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I -r :: fit* 4 " ' ? ? 1310 Assembly Strw, Columbia, S. C. ? Entered at the Post Office at Columbia, S.. Gs, as : . h??uu ***? u) an- Act vi Congress. ! ? ?l*BSCRIPTlONSV - ------ 4T %T I. a ?'.>[ Sift 1.26 Si.nu'3 Copy __ .. . .05, c I FOREIGN ADVERTISING AGENCY " <*m . I W. B. Z1FF CO., 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, I1L otn.iat Au eiliaen.ents ui ?uc utii* .iIkAh'j taw. The in?df ^riil publish brief and rational letters en auujetws oi general interest v. nun tm*> are ac-'j ceffcparned by the name? ar.u ndaresses of. the a.u- i r tKors and are* not of a defamatory nature. Anony- t mous communications will not be 'noticed, lie- j , ? I* ted manunuiiin. wA n<n bu iei'.n Tod.?: 47j REMITTANCES h 4..J, at'U i'OSt i w 1 Moiitiy \J|.'deni'_^ inO?ai ue ;uade ^ayaMe to i.^ yiuci oi The-PaU ' iuetto Leader. .'r' 1 GEO. H. HAMPTON Publisher i . N. J. FREDERICK __ Editor! J H. W. BAUMCARDNER Acting- Editor! ' ? JAS. S. CHANT ..- Manner ; ] t> LEE A. LOGAN .i...? Advert i.-injr Manager J ' ' ' i ! C6mm"n c.* tl">ns v!? d f? -Vr >* >-<-" * ;dj i o o y ~r:,o n^d cf 'T,,,o-py\y I ft** O'V!^ (Vr T*nrK3 I cccfei] Tjcvir,, ^3! Ti*?dn c r da v. nicr4*. >?^? I Durtaeea rod Tr,:tor'r.: Pr^?^ 4""t ' -? : ? : COLUltfEIA, S. CV. SATI'TcDA Y. "F.TT.' 12-. 1911. ? ?~? FitA^^r _ttAtvtvT!J 7 '""" ?**** w'-' i* w?r??kTTri?P'-trl-?TT*.Vv't ~i 'tev* TTT^t r>OOyio tr.OT wr.? ilttlO- ?mT>^T~ ! trnee at^nchoo to that nr.ro-.rr.e^rrer,--; hv.t many *nst *ho annenran.cc of tr.c r.arrc rrrr.r--Hr.rri- in i tho news of the. <5av wa= rniTiricrt. to >nurc thorn ? to pause and ponder the i>f-erer't*-" -.vritinyr of . that man has had upon their Tiro-- i w . . rr' ?- o" P"nvvi- *.v;itfon for the ' ?^ ,J1 'vr ~rc"ao,-s with ' OS- dynamic of- personalities. He will i- th~ werid coming-'to the put-inr cfr of its armor 1 -'* superficiality,,-. and dor.r.iru- the. Ay-hiliment of --F-"in1.- Tlaryi.-'- v-aiin - 'are hv.utaily > , - ?Ai-'twnl fti'r'i' {dirj-L;u^ o n,. \? ?t7T(T T?v~< How to live.?! r> ?. ' rw^-pv; rVMTavri? TTa%?F bark ^ v^>d{nor of V. autnV.i f.ranhi.'al work "Mv 1 pw o?h T()vos." This hopk puM'ird.'-'d irrthrt'r vo(vs nct procurable in tin dear < 1 i_ f hi ted State? 1 '" '-en we read it. gives meiv usaivlo num n ation a? j to vow to keep tho h nic fna-s hi:ti?in.y and do away j I with the unnecessary separation of family ties than j ?n;i i,:~ > .. .. V..-..K Miiu nav. i'vc,: Tii~ft! hj< I . 1-hsra* cd i'u- fa. t- .1 . ox ?^mri^rid]-" Vniiv tr. tfij". end. t'w Mi?h: 'who woreH ^ ' ' ar.?'i- nv-'ht i'ml the <-nioviwrnit t ..is mos? Von t 1 : t! < ; ~ that tint UK- J '"v*k's.. Frank.. Harris 1 rd< n\ ,.?vd toko sex. out" ; ' o-??w of the"my-ti :a! ar.l Hrim? it <1 wn. to } ' v-'-intfv the lives -of mi'!, an.I v/ouY-.\ evt-y *. v a''- C.f life. How well he -ueeoedi i *i- : !y w:l! tnll. F r our- part we believe th:- ' h-> w s.ur'lr . "^'iV a-ci we would re. <>:?:n ? v. .Ji.,*ut tin 1 ?'i r^test hesitancy that those .1' .,;jr ivadors* who ; 'P~ themselves 'sophisticated ?.y s..;i e in< am 1 - - - J i ; ? "* *'*<" i noted for his hi ^ra; h- ...1''o-, a.- Wil l. . th^-t distinguished'chat a-, iff. i- -.sniver "s hein'tr -the best_ Wi'do tl.^g !.; reT.'sb're, His .-style *is" clear,'loivefi;!. i eaatii'tr ~ n-1 truthful. Fur thr flngst that hits hoe,) '?"J Tnijrhy figures of the" world since h raul. ' Han i- ha ' vee nin it, we recommend, that the se\v;al series' * ' ' "C S'?,-n(,rPr.'. |> , . ... j. I . _ . ' -|'l. ... ... _ 1>a 1 . ? ' a|m s- an;. ^ .Jjt SJ(1, rnrv f-Virrr.r.l -" [ a '; ',-m , Iv 1 ? ?-r\f-?TVf^--rv/'| "- " " / i*,t.Trv\ ~~ -Harris has know,, am! > .. r r>*. f nhem arc \w-ri... . ' > li'-riit ( ' '?t?A .A o . ;|,. i - , . ! , a!'.'. * iIf! <t u"i\-Vrn) IV* nr; Jf-vvi 5 v rj|.<."-. li_v ;ra or.** r? {? ir. ^ .*.;, },j , ' c .* ch"v. I c.-traits 'r 'plijuh'p an -t i>>* t , ../> ohis \\ ii;s ciin* he ha<! at <iii ' "is Book Store 'in thvc.clve hundred l?Wk o 1 Main St'cot. If any person fails'- act-oaim him f jfV with Franks-Pane'. \ ic.vpi.;..*, .there -Li-much 1 hat 'ife awes htm. We hope that ihrotmh ih> v '"'ito.iM his works may. ho :.i vo v-. >t ' ' . i GEORGE SAM I EL srHtVf.EK To our feeble way . of thinking. anrVy tin* most [ i - lmpoitant figures"oT~7contemporary (bought ajid 1 civilisation is George Samuel m hu'vk r. . \V:tho:r ] ' ? the name that is mo-t froifuontly mentioned j in the Negro press is his. Why is this true? M>- I -ii.T-va' eri".e hinges ' U|W n the fa t that he is a ?thinker qflio Is able to put his thought-; oveFTiTEirJ " " '"h a manner -1,," <*au < thenv to foster | most heartily or to contest most bitterly his stiff- < Vticns.The Capital News .Service is to be n' rffrntulated j - ? for the broadness, of its attitude in securing Mr. < R huyler's permission to publish far Negro eon- J ' suriDtion. the series r.f notChx o,. i n.-..-:*. tn-a v,,. I 1 jvrote for the New York, Evening IVst. The . Philadelphia Public?lodger. and The Wnshingt"" ~ Post. The series running now in several Xegr I papers appeared in the above mentioned dailies hack , in June and July and has since -caused quite a bit j of-comment favorable and unfavorable. What wo would suggest as being of more than usual impor- < . is that'a Negro was sent to A-fri'a by a P" 1 b'isbtng company to carry on such an investigation r.: This, of course; is^Uggesting that wr reader* fallow. : "?rftttillv the ent're series of t^o i- o.-to j/e There are some things that Mr. .Schuyler has ac? j ; - eomnbshrd r; v-t >n* rope.\tio<* co-hid do no h"--- 'o ~'-y> v , -v/? Ho, mare th *i anv .fir- Negi' f v, kmAy, has proved . mere pig.og n,int. i< , n. i . ie> it'Wiv' accon1 nfiah rent 1t r.v': . i \ .a i < : ! prominently in tHc Ameiican Mercury "'Magazine; 1 f . ' it 'Lr- *-* " - ' f iii r ho New Masses; The Natr nf The Woftt Tom or-| (I\y I Thn A moricnn?Parade, 'I'l?-suj 1 HI111, 111-' rst novel "Black~'No "More"' Is Ttm~-mrrrt--j-tai'crd-jhout picee hf litoratnro piilluli,..! ilmin,. tin. . It was our pleasure last week to Mt in Mr-j Schuyler's New York Apartment and listen to his, eafifngr of several excerpts from a_copy of the riirm's.-rint of his forth coming- novel ' 'aves Tr>lay" which is now in the hands cf his publishers, brewer, Warren and Putnam. This is not a preview, but jve are prepaie'd to staic teat "huiw.-s roday" will prove to be aiWc-ns the piost startling i ovels of the twentieth century?-just a . Black No ! lore"-will prove when it is better understood. A cif?G 4* VATn Vtin > f .. ? C? t- , \ ~ - - ' AiVAU iiwirtiy ti'w > 11.ui, ocnuyivr is j naking a strong try at helping tossmvohhoe'ojm> - 1 riie problem for his people. He has orgams^Avhat* s called the Young NotM-nr^?f. . up. i r. ii> "?I ".'* r w~ rle purposes through this national rganV'ntior Vo save Negroes throughout the countr.. \.e a s.-i.ady? ^ I'piisi]nipvR?f i niirrtttivos??hhinui-u-i*?apply gichprtuctpli's to their oiomjiric ' ..1 j ?II". Iws crralled a stupendous amount of literature, and! ntered up.on_an exhaustive Sutugy-.oT :nyi.-,-iigafh n .0 prove the value of Consumers' Cooperation. Hcj ms already achieved some niqsrilKv.t-.t rvs.'.its. Ir. 1 las already , been opened and is doing^' a /Thriving I msir.ess. The Vour.g Negroes Cooperative u: Coumbia is enthusiastic and wciccnies '.c suet's every '.Vocnesday evening to their meetings a: Salter Memorial Center. History wili record, \vy think, t-r.at durmg his goncraticu-no mrrpo~VT.!tr.r.: figure I livd than that -which bete the name U"" " Seauyler! . * T 3 OUR SERVICE- STATIC N'f . TVo have made no attempt to 'asset tain v;.it how . ' * 1 * l much gas, oil and other meter necessities' are cen>umed by Columbia Negro motorists by. the day, week, month or year; but we feci sate in savmc. .hat the amount of automobile service that is required to keep the cars running- is mere thr.h sut/cient to provide employment lor nutuy r.r c Xb.roes, tliuii are now Working a,J. ...*. i/ii.n-i sta.ions, repair'shops and other autoyc.. .'e/ i :?d-s .i:i -nd around Coulmtia. __ ~~ . ~ s. _ , Of recent date a service 7tati.11 whs! cpehed at the-TSoutheast__c0rner of l'avie; a:.,: in:..- s.r< under the management ol''H. Aulc, H..U' a'. i' H. Williams. This station is known \*". .. .. service Station and is prepat ed v y.o . up-To-daU\.,_or"ATivToei""!<.7 remark how splendid it w^uld Lc ivi rf.t*.- i -N . ; v : businesses to locate in W a verity where the- :'ii; ... ' Negroes.live. . We believe that any- i u-n . '/ y,-yy j Led by Negroes purchases a.largo anr< .;rr?-r ~ui v; -'1 v ai value when if is. established m-Aw-A* .vy?Tii:.- i mediately comes to mind Thomas ihub r t-me at ti e iner of. Harden hiul Taylor. Then A nil. die moment in that place, lkn- can- w.. taken in r*w?matter of location ami Thomas- Ht.tt >t M round to urvive aad'not only survive rut pf.tspen A H : 1,1 -hi.I tViilmi I-'' 1 1 . .. I.eating their establishment. Xer... n.inr- i-11-! ire sullicicntlv distributed in oar cir. .i:' w ?..? vv.o .} (air measure of service to our uiit'o I.ec\\ ? 1 vu.ed ai Gregg?-turd- Taylor 'w'tiiu- I- i'... i - :A \\ asjiington and J'ark. Ail those ; '..vi - u ndct a high type of service afld are desdr dug of :hc- pa -1 nonage of their follows. 1 u-.-p-1 t . i!f thing else Negroes', must 'face the t.:; - It:- ,-i 'lrorit .jndauntod. There ale splendid Oj port unit b-s. in .in.-, tiutvjnoUle industry and' We ale gun: : N'.-yr c'.? I entering it, lit nee we congratulate .'d-v. Ai,a..l ..all and .Williams. """"BETWEEN' THlf7,l\KS ~ ~j BY GORDON 1{. HAM 0( k ,t" THE HlfillCoSI' (IF KlliDAii The United Slates is >:'.? ? dim' ;'; . \ i natoly -ane Uillhm del hir>* o;r rTrrrr. . . ' .r ] fv-r iiru . ? V large percentage of t.hi-'Y> i:- ? v i... -,f ': >..i: -violation of our prohibition 'a . . ?' . : ; ' | tie of the most expensive : , : mill s." - arid is Let* liiiug ' on i ; : i . ,i a , =onie. If the prohibition that ti.i.- ' \ ' ':r.an o really prohibited.'<'.;V.., v ' ! > y tio objection to tin?tinan^a.!?: .;. r?:??. ; ' at tlie stark fact must be faced iI,at v.,. bate H-vec, had, do not tio\v' have. and. 0 ' i v lktb' eason to believe-that wo .-hail m ih< near tuniiv iave anything resembling prohibition, f};.. man I et of men who believe that tin i i... i.R Pi--! umumws -really folding; and- it i ar'.- Jl .t 1 cry costly kind, ^prohibition is a <iov..n? h'- ?:.,i' !, are in "that it does not pr-bibi".l . nv. .on-lliled masses' of data t<? 'pr..Yhat ; b-ii n.i-a J s a success; the wctsT-havt- like- b.:i r i.u.f; j t is a failure. In the- meantim. . t.;<- , ut/ ] i -jn-uminr increasingly "sttlgPF i . Sjuii ie- '? F; .\ li'ske.c, "good, "bad and jn.oiii iu i ~ r ' \ n> care about certain airiendn.citty '. > c n :i- j ^ution. 'People want alcoholic .;1?Hera-/.- ami the:. ' ire tiding to have what thev want iine pm-ii .of the.i i'ight or wrong of the -matter. Tin.- u liter- has: ilways believed in the underlying prli.t-iple .<>f pro-( hibition on the score that-the iuasM:- <?.i' m.- .do dorrrrtr?know what l^htTsT for Inerii-! .i. a1 | ays?thought-.-it?a serinu.-?t+rrrr"?trr?prrt? t'i'".i.rT I fink Within too easy reach of the ignorant masses; j rie has also known that to .take away the strong Li-ink Yr6m thfe masses without enjug 'in -VinaVse'-" something better in turn, was not only a hard thing' :o do. but dangerous as well \nhr?'h- d ah;. the honesty and humane motives that actuated the zeal of those responsible for oivr so-called prohibition; and nobody doubts that the-cour.se the . pursued has resulted in utter failure. If the evils of drinking couhj, been -mere flagrant without prohibition than they are with it, the average person cannot imagine it! ft Trrightr be argued that without our so-called pro 1 iibition, things would be immeasurably worse; it igiu aiso oe argued tnat they might he bettor. The purpose of prohibition is^to .prohibit and when in this it fails it is a failure! In the wake of this prohibition we find a mounting crime wave-with ifime raised almost to d profession; we .find drink addicts of the most vigorous type among the youth of the land; we find children commando red into thei services of the liquor traffic in many casps by theirJ parents.; we find autocides, increasing- at. an "aldy.ni-1 ng rate based largely upon the "< Io.-e c nnoeCion 1 between high-powered cars and low powered brain.-, 'ho said brain power having been lowered by drink.] rohi'itl i.i may le a good thing b..*, we are n r r. vv > i fp?? -tHo things ? '*; ") c.o.v.. '< si- kilvi'.ion attempts arc not good. T .at l">art' tvis. country that dicTitve*' thai""\\? i i r> '? JrPt bidding end If'js ai>'. d 5 . hw that the r. /' t hi ki'dme r t'ronnv. >; >' . i ' :,n- ma ? possihle to make this a piohiM'ior. n:? i m by ei : * ' t THE PAI MEVm MEATIER , ... -ctinp a'-Jaw than to make of the Negro_race citi- Ml (. !'.< i v the emancipation proclamation. Low has t" -Hniits! The real source of what is good resides not so nuich in the laws as in enlightened minds. te< ; h. proposal <vf the temperance torces to 3et about s:v :ui e d u t tyU o n a 1 ^ p^r o grain ^ is a ho u t the most sensible no a long time. This education will be dojbly diflfl j pr .ult lecause prejudice against an "unprohibitive th prchi' ition" has taken a mighty hold on the public, lu l'he high cost of kiddiwgt ^ '' . gn THE HARD OF HEART . ! At last Negroes of the "upper crust!' are realizing that something is seriously wrong. More and e-x more there is a call from laughter to hard thinking. I Those so-called "thinkers" who have been wont to'gi ign re the warning that something serious threatens j the Negro's already slender economic hold are more and more taking up the "sad refrain" that jobs are -jobs!'- If this humble servant dould have secured ^be-hsympathy of even a few outstanding Nptrro hfejiki.1 miui ur five years ago when he\lirst began to propound the "IIold-Your_Job" gospel, Things "tyfccrTd - be better.. We would not have saved all our jobs' but we could have saved, more than we did. , St uio .'.yg'.'u jnassc-s triCO' To 'ftedf 'barthe din of j t" " f"i"vi(Trg?'\" vr.g sc 'dcop ttinir'ffiey could not! o hard ?* of heart to believe; the time is at hand! nr mum ? I I..I II M III. I 111. tc POINTED POINTS S BY GEORGE A. SINGLETON Tjh The weekly text: .' t .* I In Kim was life; nnd the life was the light of *V; men.?John 1:4. The weekly thot: > S Tn nrdrrsmnd nvrrvthin < gis to forgive?ovory- ?II thing.?Gautama. t w ?n*ys Marl: Twain; . ' cc * . - C| he thankful for the fools.- ?? : r*r But for them the rest?of us could not succeed." Also spake R. G. Ingcrsoll: "Justice is the only }>t worship. Lovo is the noly priest. Ignorance is the j or * nlv slavery. Happiness is the only good. Time j a c be happy is now. The pface to. be happy is here, j Ji The way tc be happy is to make other people , appy." Give it serious thot. * Those of you who are alive since last this column a.od in South Carolina's Greatest Weekly may , M be figured that you are nearer-the end of the trail vc /ban whtn you started to trek.-'? 7 1 ' Likewise is your American government. Bishop yf . R'apsojn raises the timely question, Who knows that *1: is thfinal form ot government? This writer u makes due na-te to say it is not nal. Governments ^ i hange. kinzdoips rise and fall. You are not in-, Mi tonne ol at, l<ut...justice. ariti- ^.-iiMnMiii rnn'ti tij: talent. ?=??? _.Stud\ ideals and ideas. Ask some schcol teacher C) : \\vil \< ad person to speak to you itjformingly l.aut Voltaire, Rousseau, Tom .Paine, and Karl' fe .Marx. ~Db not- turn aw&y Trom this column in dis-J" D.vtnhing that the. writer, te "too Bookishr ? . ( m win) write and make books lead in civilization) ,'i'dir.y. . lire world today is looking backward to ?] Karl'"MaiX and trying to understand what is the!next stf;-p. i hi A ; -hi finds it necessary to- cay-that! ! ' \ -ni : h aid hang our heads in shame and nevei tell j ' : 'i-' " V'-n 11 ii1'1 tn si-lm. 1 if von hnv.. m road "PROGRESS AND POVERTY" by Henry, j George. When one'calls his name at once you . t( k;}iin|"< ai out Single Tax. t rr When you gaze at things about, you and note so ~ trh-;.4iiiiteer, naked ties*, depression, economic, and olfc t'-v.intness of-business you are taken aback.! VV,;,!th in your country is-in the hands of. the il" far red few. A move equitable systomof taxation . co:.;!<i, level things .somewhat. '-r What rigfit has a man oft hand down to the third jn x. 'ourth gen.- ati n great fortunes'of wealth? E'. y man- should earn -what he us-'s and consumes. cj In America a landed aristocracy has been built up. re .MONEY all things soevfcr bow in submi?the church, religion, law, the press, educa -ip-r- Complete the' list ad infinitum. ? . ."! ^ TV. \vi.ini is going to turn after a while.. He is C'l-: v.er now. hut so slowly -that in any cannot dis- ?ji rr Ho i- turning lu'vorthek1??. ~ ' I ' not worry about your race and the frame of The Groat Checker Player of the Universe is ah.1;: to make a move. He makes moves that ; ? >'.!iin.v 1 jni lienry Heard has been assigned to the TV. ore Area hy the African Methodist Council 1 " I " .pg. lift 1;!!- thc ' UmMdrod term of the laTT .mi Lincoln Gaines. Bishop Heard is one. of Vf v..>t""unique -chlvraCtcrs in Bronze Methodism. .,n !' - a typical Methodist. His'going, over the ). Di-trici?i-s?of histo'i-'al .-interest heennse ' . re rivals Philadelphia as the cradle of the e-' ( r.nivh , -i. 1T:. lir.vt bi.-hop to he elected in the African M. !' . an.rch was - 1 rim Baltimore. However Daniel i r was novej' sot apart as he declined the fol- j ; day. and Richard Allen was chosen. . I episcopates.. have-crest the mystic- stream r 1 i i .laat.-4.hfc-Uencira.l Conference met in Chicago. *r there are now four vacancies', this writer waits what the anti-selectionists..are saying. Many ,,, clt-iTy worvl?1 like to he elected but \<mat . ' they do in the Vvcpt they were successtul'! ."[ is hop should he well trained, experienced, and 4. afO'l tQ his office. His training mav not In; (, v : i, yet he must- be trained. The times demand ; ' ' 1 e should know the- nhurch. theorticallv aiui ?'v;'.'Hc* should be representative: The >-i U: h forms contact with" the outside world .thru i jJj i ! aders. The African M. E. Church musi be h.civl in the councils of the mighty. 1 f v up the men 411 South Carolina. .Mr. Dele. .-I.-?ai;4 from?tho?following?numher.. select the , ?? be.-1 fri m every angle: Drs. J. E. Beard, Sandy j .j. Simmons, T. J. Miles, and D. H. Sims. Rumor die- j *j* : tnat i>. 11. i oit is now in the- group.' This i -f will stand by-the' decision of South (.Carolina. X obvor the delegation .suvmorts will l.n form id--jt hike. Again Dr. Lee" A. Logan's statement -femes- X to :i nd: "No man is any stronger than the thimr !? that is behind him." Brethren, get "the thing" < 'nd,. you. J _J_ South Carolina, mirsh-ewne away from this Don- .? ? raj Low for once wtth cofrrrcctionnl honors: By act- *t* wi-ely it can he done. Stay with a possibility, X | v. rk, and "Keep faith." V ! Before the writer was thru congratulating Mr. X Sawyer upon his marriage and invitation was re- ^ eivcl from Mr. Horsey Lane, another" former X I .student. Mr. l.ahq was brilliant in school, and i y n aking good as a teacher.. Congratulations are. X attain in order, I ?r-WhVre are thrse who sa|v that young people have X .erc-.-i. in. the. church? Come to Snrinttfteldi'i t IRin' is and-he convinced; to the contrary. This I X I writer turns preacher, each Sunday and talks to j scores of them. They are organized into-a Koland X aye-: f'horal' flab, and have full charge of ar. I 1 y<.ri!;ir service, once a month. They serve as Ritat | X . as usl:?Ls aid. usherettes. This writer hat " o^i'ly organized the Paynian Literary Cluli t? ^ ? Negro Literat ire, and current events. THE jj. - ?-gaiai ISS ARTHUR COMPLETES WOKK < y Miss Darthula Arthur who comple- < i work of seventh grade the ~ last ' ssiott at WurVerloy Schoul -and ir 1 w entering: Booker Washington igh was awarded a certificate forL oiiciency in business writing from' o Zanor and Bloser Company of Coinbus, Ohio. This was obtained by nding in a specimen~uf b?yv plain isiness penmanship to the Company, lis published that other foward dking ^students may follow the ample of Darthula and do likewise. rATE CONFERENCE OF COLOR ED AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS LAS SPLENDID SESSION. , . I Bv \V;iyiri^n--.er-Trij: Orangefjurg. S.-C., Sept. 4th?The ^ ate Conference of Colered Agricul ral leathers closed at noon to my j id thinking of next, year's work. 1 The conference opened Monday af v moon with Prof. John P. Burgess, esiding". _ After expressing words ' welcome, representing R. S. Wilk . son, who is on vacation, hp turned t e program over to Mr. Verd Peter . in, State Supervisor of Vocational t griculture. The feature of that day's program j as th* short address by Dr. 11. .0. ivgei.1", director of Vocational Agri itur. for Negroes in the Southern" j .htes with head quarters in Wash ^ton Tuesday the "Live at Home" ilea as expressed. In connection the | itton situation was brought up which 1 lded in an address on i\ia?keting ; * ir p-oiittct? by Mr. G; H. Aloud the . v .'.e. al ^Farto -Board from Texas; , ad-1res; hy .Mr. S IT Simmons, ~ ate Supervisor of Vocational Teach ] for North Carolina, on how to rate | superior teacher in the old North , :ate. Wednesday--the program'- revolved '<>\nd Tai ni mechanics in which Frof.-: \ W. -Wilkins was the leader. Set \ ) and opperations were demonstrat ; ! by him. 1 Thursday pliosf"; of thii- achers program on- all" day, part t me, unit course and evening tlas's ork were taken up. and Friday the , I I 11 I ^ IH K'* ******** * ?**>* * fc* ken to see whether it was better to , t4vk:W^-t4m,' hays- to the stab* _ go! 1 luv vote was in l'avur ul Tlr" tilege. . , The- following are the objectives ir the coming year.; \. Help the agricultural b'oys grade j ul market; his-products. " " ( 2. Labor income of not less than , tOO.OU ' :l. Help the boys to -budget and ( we a thrift club through the New aimers' Club. . _ 1. Build and equipt a Tarm mechanic ion. Build a tiling cabinet. . 5. Take part in district .lunging >ntest. G. Organize an advisory committee. 7. Alt-nd the New Farmers' State onvention.- . . . i ;s. iitive- some vocational exhibits h ; some fair. p. Plan an educational trip, fof the , .>ys. ' ' ! ( 10. Have a minimum of 75 members i .11 *. aU...w.a ?1 Villi 4-imA f i an . *> in iiflSM'a iwi ? luu uiii-j i ncher and 40 for the part time tea ' ter. ' ' " 11. Have evening and part time asses. ' 12. Complete 90' < of projects star ! id. ' . | 13. Practice personal thrift and ec j lpvnv.' : %egp repurter up to date. ?-?r 15. '..lake Itptne improvement plans'| 1G. Make soil improvement plan. . .I\,' . I VISITS WESl.EY KP WORTH LEAC.UK Hello Public?Here ive are again the air after a prolonged stay on . ' Yuu don't know what you t e ; missed? you who did.not come our League.meetings to - tho pass < Sundays. First the League wr o. -d. t" have Rev.' Hc.jjinson ol ; Te.lic.t College : spvhk for them. e concerning ti\e young jk-o? c's disinterest' in the ..church and . ' s. urgan-. Vv'e shoul 1 remedy that rtr'Tse the future churh will he buin.j r-rn the voting people. The next ', i r'.'.y we decided to'lhrash out this "hu m and very interesting results. c-. v out a i ned. j_ Tl-.g. ftdjojyjpg SiuuJny. .we had a . i;.*_ I.eagMP meeting at Newherrj, imposed oi' ilit t-ji'uguetj 'of Spartan i |J| : -tV dreenville. .Newberry aud Co | ?.:m h a gm;ing together was ,iod ;<>r as We inti lid to have- maTfy ' ore such gatherings. [ STATE AGRICL MECHAN1CA Orangebi; BEGINS THIRTY-FIFTH A DAY, SEPT NEW STUDENTS WILL El STATE IS GETTINi IT CAN GET KESt IF ^INTERESTED, f . i R. I . .?/ >' ->.w .ihuk i i ilflirfor G .. . < tbiy, September 12, 1931. I.ast Sunday, we met with the Ep Aui ui Lingvie ?t Vvos?ey. \Ve had an enjoyable time, and hope to be in vltod there again.-, It is. understood viieJ to St. Ljuke. ECHO FROM * THE MOUNTAIN As we are nearing . the Annual Conference jthe interest of the* men if tho Piedmop Conference seem to be climbing^ higher and higher with regard to the election of: delegates to the forth coming General Con. I feel like with our present chieftain at the head viz: Bishop Re verily C. Ransom everything will be fare and square, qbite a few aspirants are on the road saying: "Wo aie sxpecting to go." I wish to mention >ne of the aspirants that I think ihould really be elected viz: _Rev. V. C. Sumpter, Greenville, S. C. Rev. Sumpter is a young man, well jducated, a great personnel and then te has the courage of his convictions 10 ikov. . Sumpter > is the one man hat takes a desided stand for his >rethren on the mission field and the nnaller appointments. Can't you-hear-in your minds now [when.some brother is short) saying: 'Bishop I am among" these mem, on the field from time to time ~ helpi ig', ' hem. "Bishop these men are suil'erlig and working hard, Bishop, its iard- there." ; Brethren, remember the man that >. stands by you when you are in trouble. - Not a. Politician 1 am "sure it is his nature or brbtjierly love from a principal. When I look at one if not the best hurch built by Rev. A. C. Sumpter ind where the corner stone was laid refused to allow his name to- be~ilaced on the stone saying: "The Lord knows what if man knows riot. Let Christ increase and Sumpter . decrease" unasuming. Quite a few of these years of suffering to build that beautiful structure?and dia.s__.. been offered positions and larger churches unimctrm-? bored, but in the language of Moses le said" :'i had rather ^Wie1, ?? rurjFwith my people, than be,called lie .sen of Pharaoh's" daughter." llince- by choice he reduces that rhurch defloWcrn ahrr.uld ho rifled on a brother while he can enjov them. Sumptor as an intortainer Krolhron, ^ nftPn ypu gn' ^ f>Q) - fcrences $pd_ the mission men or men i>n smaller works ^are-sent 3, 4^-5-and G miles to stay during the! conference, the men'with good appinotment s_ cared for in best style. . Watch brethren isumptor treats all men alike. Think op these words, review his past, and watch the?coming confc-i ence. , W. Timothy Harris. Till-; CP I) AH Y PACKING CO. ' Chicago.?E. A. Gudahy, Jr., i>r?sident of the Cudahy Packing Company, announced today tnat onetenth of the company's southern sales during the next three. months-r: would be invested in cotton, to helpimprove conditions In the cotton industry and stabilize the market. ' "EU'eCtive immediately and continuing until December 1 next, the r.winU.. ,.,;n \_-Utlc4il,Y iavhiiig - V>V>444 V* Hi. All.? vest. 1.0 per cent of' its sale/ in southern territories . in cotton at current market prices to be held noe year fro mdate of purchase or un?.il j the market price' of cotton reaches """" ten qents," Mr. Cudahy announced. ''We estimate that our southern amount to approximately ?10,000,00a. Many Cudahy products, including Puritan Hams, Bacon, Lard, Beef and Lamb, White Ribbon Cunipi.und. It'". Lard, salt meats, etc., have enjoyed a wide distribution throughout the rirrrrt+r" triy -morer-than? ft y<*?rr - Our Old Dutch Cleanser especially has been favored with the aecoptan-> ce of the southern people. We feel that this period of stress caused by ttnr?current?unfavorable., busine.s condition is an opportune time ?for us to express our esteem for our southern friends in a tangible way A and to extend whatever assistance is m. our power to alleviate the elf eel-, of the depression dry purchasing . a substantial quantity of the South s ' principal crop." Arthur B. Heiberg, 6 X. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Representing Cudahy Packing Compaixy. ' ? ' Don't fail to hear some of the mast pnanir.mvt?men of Cadumbia ? _ at .SitTriF^' Park, Sunday niiiliL, .Sep , USiibei- 13th. . " , ;!; ".. . JLTUHAi AND L COLLEGE _ '| * ' *>o ( % irg, S. C. | : . x i i i " NNUAL SESSrON TUES- ? EMBER 22 ? t VTER MONDAY SEPT. 21 ? - < ? X _ | G RESULTS FOR OTHERS ? ULTS FOR YOU! & WRITE | S. WILKINSON, Ptes/dent. ? J ...../ i.. ? i . .. i? v