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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-25
RACE PREJUDICE
CAUSED TROUBLE
TaIIadega Students Object TO
Southern White Man
FACULTY WAS SUSTAINED
Secretary of American Missionary
Association Says Race Prejudice Is
What They Have Been Fight
ing for Sixty Years.
FACULTY WAS SUSTAINED

Talladega, January 24-(speeiaL)-The
rebellion Of the Talladega (colored) col
lege was ostensibly settled. The remain
Ing students held a meeting yesterday
participated in by the alumni also and
after debating the matter decided to re-
main and endeavor to secure the return
OF those who have shaken the dust from
their pedal extremities with VOWS never
to return. The faculty was notified Of
this action, but in no iota of its former
firm position did the faculty reeede.
The issue as presented to the faculty
was whether they would discharge an eff
hcient southern white man because the
students didn't like a southern white man,
but would tolerate northern white man,
and the faculty promptly met this issue,
and decided emphatically In the negative
There is a persistent rumor on the
streets this afternoon, however, that there
has been fresh outbreak of the stu
dents at Talladega college. There are ten
or twelve students with trunks at the
Louisville and Nashville depot at 2:30 p.
IN. waiting apparently to take the train
to depart from the city.
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Determined to Retain Parks.

Montgomery, January PA special TO
the Advertiser from Talladega, says;
The students strike at Talladega col
leee broke out anew today. 1t is said that
at a conference of the faculty and stu
dents 1t was agreed that Mr.. Parks should
remain as superintendent of the farm
but when it came to putting this In writ
ing to be issued in a circular, the stu
dents again revolted and absolutely re-
fused to work under Mr.. Parks. President
Nyce broke off relations with them, and
as matters now stand the disruption OF
the school may result 1t is reported on
the streets that there is a rupture in the
faculty, but this is denied by the presi-
dent and others will not discuss the
matter.
DR.. Cooper one of the officers of the
American Missionary society, is expected
here tomorrow, and it is not known what
course ne will pursue. The officers of the
college hope he will be able to straighten
out matters, although the association has
already placed itself on record as stand
ing by the president, even If the college
has to be closed. Many of the striking
students are still in the city and can be
seen on the streets in groups, together
with local negroes and they all seem
to be greatly excited.
Some of the former students, preachers
and school teachers, are here. and some
are with the strikers and others with
the faculty.
Talladega college is a large institution,
owning four or Ave hundred thousand dol
lars worth of property The matter is
attracting attention throughout the coun-
try, and on it's outcome may hinge flu
ture efforts for negro education in the
south. A late communication from the
college this evening stated that the school
had been running today minus half of its
students.
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Negro Waterman Is Suspended.

Atlanta. January 24(Special. - ackson
McHenry. one of the most prominent ne
gro republican politicians in Atlanta, was
today suspended from his position as
night Waterman at the postoffice and
federal court building, pending an inves-
tigation into the fire in the, petit jury
room night before last which damaged
the building to the extent of about $500.
McHenry was a delegate to the national
republican convention in 1883, which NOM
mated Harrison, and for fourteen years
was chairman of the republican executive
committee of Fulton county, from which
place he resigned on account of the, re-
cent civil service regulations.
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WATTs-M,coRMAcK.

Reuben b. Watts and Miss Lila Reed
Mccormack We're quietly married at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the homo
of the BRIDES parents. Mr.. and Mrs II. h.
Mccormack, 2130 Twelfth avenue, N. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. W.
r. Hendrix of st. Johns church, and
there We're present only the members Of
the families and few intimate friends.
The wedding march was played by Mrs.
William Gussen.
The parlors of the home were decorated
in white and green, and the bridal couple
stood beneath wedding bell of flowers
as the ceremony was performed. The
bride wore her travelling costume. After
the ceremony a luncheon was enjoyed
and an informal reception held, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Watts left for Ha-
vana, Cuba, via Tampa, Fla, on their
wedding tour. They will spend two weeks
in Cuba, and will reside in Birmingham.
The bride is greatly admired and the
groom is widely known young attorney
of Birmingham.
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YESTERDAY EVENTS
IN SOCIAL WORLD
Carter-CIarke Wedding Was a
Prominent Event
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIAL
Mrs. Susie Mudd Clarke Becomes the
Bride of j. Rivers carter-Cere-
mony Witnessed by only
Family and Friends.

Mrs. Susie Mudd Clarke and Mr. j.
Rivers Carter were married yesterday
afternoon at ESQ o'clock at the residence
of the bride. 500 South Twenty-ninth
street. The ceremony, simple but deeply
impressive, was performed by the Rev.
DR.. L. S. Handley and was followed by
an informal reception at which only the
immediate family connection and a few
close friends were present.
Mrs. Carter made Il regally beautifully
bride. She was gowned in lilac silk.
an unusual and exquisite shade, fiecked
with small figures in white embroidery.
The skirt was made with two deep fiared
flounces finished with silver braid and the
corsage was rich with real lace, which
also finished the elbow sleeves. She wore
hat of real lace trimmed with gor-
geous white plumes and carried white
roses. Her Jewels we're rare amethysts,
which We're worn as a. necklace, and
brooch of diamonds. She came down the
magnificent stairway on the arm of her
nephew, Mr.. William Mudd Martin. MIR.
Carter, with his brother, Mr.. Benjamin
Carter of Washington, d. c., met them IN
the grand old hall and the ceremony
took place before an improvised altar IN
a large aleoVe on the left of the stair
way A pyramid of palms on either side
"
band of white satin ribbon dividing the
alcove from the hall, formed the simple
decora lions. Mrs. Robert Stone plaN,d
1.-The Evening Star just before the cele-
mony and as the bride came in the Tan
hauser march was played. During the
ceremony September" in accordance
with a sentiment of the BRIDE was softly
played.
Mr. and Mrs Carter were showered with
congratulations. Many toasts were drunk
to their health and happiness and they
remained some time among the wedding
guests, driving later to the station, where
their train for the south was an hour
late. Mrs. Carriers travelling gown was
of blue and green the short coat hav-
ing a narrow vest. embroidered, ana
she wore a small toque of breasts
During the receI ion following the cere-
mony an elaborate buffet luncheon was
served. The decorations were in Palma
violets, nareissus and roses. White can
dies were used on the wedding table.
The wedding was one of the most promi-
nent that has taken place in Birming-
ham society In several years. Mrs. Car
ter has always been one of the distn-
gushed women here, quite the most noted
belle in her girlhood days. Prominent
socially. and possessing a brilliant per-
sonality, she has drawn about her cir
Gle of loyal and devoted friends. She
has one son, Basil Clarke.
Mr.. Carter is prominent and popular
socially. He was appointed postmaster
under the Roosevelt administration.
After a short journey along the south
ern coast Mr.. and Mrs. Carter will be
at home at their residence, 500 South
Twenty-ninth street.
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NEW RECORDS FOR
THE FIVE MILES
MARRIOTT IN LITTLE STEAMER
GOES THE DISTANCE IN 2:47 is.
THREE RACING CARS HAVE Ac-
cIDENTs.

Ormond-Datona, Fla. January 24-The
second days events in the automobile
tournament were marked by an establish
ment of new and extraordinary world $
records for five miles and more or less
serious accidents to three racing cars.
McDonalds record of 3:17 for five miles
was reduced by Marriott in the little
steamer to 2:47 10.
In the heavy weight class every car
that finished went under the former
worlds record. Laneia went over the
course in 2:4 80, Fletcher in 1902 and
Clifford in the contest of gasoline cars
only, in 256 There was strong wind
blowing which the hard course aided
somewhat in the breaking of the records.
In the second heat of the five miles, open
championship. a false start resulted in
difficulty. Hemery who was ready with
his 22-horsepower machine, thought that
the start flag had been dropped and went
over the whole course, though the other
cars did not get away Hemery's big gas
oline car went over the course in 2:34.
and a small fraction. though the time
was not officially recorded. When the
officials wished to start the heat prop
erly, Hemery refused to drive his car
and demanded that his time be officially
recorded Persistent in his refusal, he
was ruled out of the races by Referee
Morrell, and afterward disqualified from
all races by Referee Morrell in the tourna-
ment here. Hemery asked for a written
statement to his company, and said he
would go back to France Immediately.
OF the accidents that to Fletcher's gas
oline car was the most serious. During
one of the races he had trouble with his
valves and when he was at work on 1t
there was an explosion which smashed
both front cylinders and his crank case
Marriotts burner was perforated and Lam
els broke a piston. The summary was as
follows:
Five mile, open championship-First
heat won by Laneia. 40 horse power gas
oline- Time 2:54 3-5. carp, so horse power.
did not finish
Second heat won by Marriott-2O-3O horse
power steamer; time. 2:47 1-5; second
Fletcher, 10 horse power gasoline, time
SOP.
Final won by Lancia, time 3:O1%; sec
ond, Fletcher, time 3:02; third, Marriott.
time 3:03
Five mile middle weight championship
Won by Cedrino. 24-30 horse power gaso-
line, time 1858 80. Second, Holmes, 1870
horse power gasoline, time SAG
Five mile, heavy weight champion for
power gasoline; time 1855; second. Down
ey, 80 horse power gasoline. time 3:25 1-5;
Lancla and Fletcher did not finish.
The board In charge of the racing tour
nament here has cabled the Paris Auto
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EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED.

The Margaret Allen school has arranged
n round of foreign travel for the months
of June and July. Two of the teachers,
Miss Willie Nj. Allen and Miss Alice f.
Rumph, will leave New York on the
End of June, by the new Anchor line
steamer Caledonia, for Glasgow, Scot
land.
This route is chosen in order that visits
may be made during June days to the
homes of Burns, Scott, Wordsworth,
Shakespeare and Gray. 1t is felt that
Kenilworth Warwick, Stratford, oxford,
Windsor and Canterbury afford delight
attributable about equally to literature
and history Miss Allen hopes to make
this interest a source of great pleasure
At the same time she will see that this
beautiful trip shall lose none of the rec
reatiVe features of a vacation outing.
Leaving England, the party Will WISH
the Dutch cities Rotterdam, The Hague,
Leyden, Harlem and Amsterdam, where
opportunity will be given for studying
some of the worlds famous masterpieces
In painting Miss Rumph who has worked
in these Dutch galleries. will conduct
the art study incident to this part of the
travel as well as that connected with the
stay in Paris. The quaint customs (anu
the costumes of brave little Holland
will be enjoyed during visits to the ISL
ands of the Zuyder Zee. Cologne. and It's
great cathedral, the Rhlne, heluelpeIS'
and the Black Forest country, VIII be
taken on the way to Switzerland. Inc
most attractive cities in the Land of Tell
will be enjoyed during the Swiss round,
which Will include Lucerne, Brienz, inter-
laken, Grindehoald, Berne Lausanne ana
Lake Geneva Paris viii next engage the
travellers attention; and excursions TO
Versailles and Fontainebleau Will not be
omitted The last week of July will hnd
the tudent-traveler in Boulougne, where
passage for New York will be taken on
a steamer of the Holland-American nne'
The company will be limited in number.
II Is expected that all arrangements shall
he perfected within the next few weeks.
While the arrangements promise all pos
sible comfort, the charges for this initial
a,luaat ional tour are very reasonable.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mr. Benjamin Carter of Washington, u.
c., is in Birmingham.
Mrs. chappell Cory left yesterday for
Montgomery.
Mrs. II. W. Hargraves and Mrs. r
G. Green have gone to Selma.
Mrs w A. Davis of Admission was In
Birmingham yesterday.
Miss Ethel Clifford returned last night
from Montgomery, where she has been
guest of Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. MISS
Clifford will leave the latter part or the
week for Louisville and will JOIN MI. anu
Mrs. B. NJ. Starkes' party to Pensacola
Colonel S. w. John has returned from
Washington.
Council of Jewish Women meets with
Mrs. ]. Friedman at 1912 Eighth avenue
tomorrow at $3.50 p. M
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McReynoIds Charged With Fraud.

Chicago, January A.-Direct charges OF
fraud and misrepresentation were today
made against George s. McReynolds, a
member of the board of trade firm OF
McReynolds & Co.. in petition filed in
the United States district court The
petition was fled by the firm OF Warner
& Wilbur, and declared that an agree
ment was made by the concern with Nc
Reynolds to ship him grain at price
which brought the total amount of the
deal up to 1926. A check for the amount
was given by McReynolds and according
to the petition it was returned marked
mo funds"
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Inc IOllOWlnB letter Was SSllN y SSSSANehJ
to DIR. Beard regarding the Talladega Of
fee:
I'LL Eighth Avenue, N.
Birmingham, Ala, January "A, 1906.
DR.. A. F. Beard, New York City.
Dear Brother-I have just read the
statements of the faculty and students of
Talladega college respecting the trouble
that grew out of the employment OF
young southern white man to be assist
ant superintendent of the college farm,
and also your reply and advice to the
students
Please accept my thanks and congratu-
lations for the wisdom, soundess and
Christian spirit of your ruling in the
matter and loving council to the students.
l keenly feel the mistake the students
have made Their position and fight have
the weakness of a false basis. Evidently
they were moved more by sentiment than
fact. We could never, without hurting
our cause, object to the employment OF
a worker on the ground of his being a
southern white man. From the stand
point of wisdom-justice, Christianity or
otherwise, such a course is extremely OBJ
jectionable.
l hope the unfortunate affair VIII not
be productive of evil, but rather may be
for good. Sincerely yours,
F. G. RAGLAND,
b. H. HUDSON.
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stems From Freight Car.

Atlanta, January 24-(Special)-z. B.
Lyde. a boiler maker. while trying to
cross some railroad yards last night
stepped from the top Of high freight
car in the dark. thinking he was stepping
onto another car, and fell to the ground
nearly twenty feet below. His right leg
was broken in two places and from
10 o'clock last night until o'clock this
morning, he lay practically unconscious
in pool of mud and water. Then he
managed to drag himself for hundred
wards or more and by shouting procured
help. He was sent to the Grady hospital
and will recover.
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Socks IS. DAMAGES.

Meridian, Miss, January 4-(speeial.)-
Mrs. Mary Mazingo, a widow, today filed
suit in the circuit court against the
Meridian Coffin company, claiming $4,000
as damages for the alleged killing of
her son, John Alexander Mazingo, in
March, 1906 The allegations set forth that
young Mazingo was an employee of the
coffin company and while at work at his
daily labor was caught in belt and
killed. The case win be brought up for
hearing at the coming term of the circuit
court
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effect. The President he declared had
no right to put into effect any agree
ment of modus vivendi in Santo Domingo
without authority from Congress.
Mr.. Teller then discussed the railroad
rate making question and defended the
Senate against newspaper charge of OBJ
structing the consideration of that sub
iect. and the diversity of opinion on
4.
Mr.. Money gave notice of a speech
tomorrow on the Moroccan and Domin-
lean questions.
The Senate then, at p. m. went Into
executive session, and at 3:15 the doors
were re-opened, and the Senate took up
the private pension calendar, and at Az
adjourned.
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pr. Reard,s Statement.


Rev. B. NJ Nyce, Talladega College. Tai
ladega, Ala
Dear President Nyce: Your esteemed
favor of January II is received. The
same mail brought long petition writ
ten in forceful language, signed by Ran
dali, Sykes, Thomas, Kingsley, Foust, in
behalf of the students.
1t closed with these words: Through
the years we have believed In and loved
your sacNJicial labors for ua. and the
aims and ideals your great organization
have developed In our breasts. From the
strife to have and hold these aims and
ideals, we cannot and will not retreat"
OF course we do not wish their ire
treat from such ideals" DIR. Cooper
is south and will not be back for many
days. Upon his going he asked me IL
would take my old place at the desk and
not leave any work whatever for him on
his return, no matter what should arise.
He is going early in February to Porto
Rico and he felt that his desk should
not be loaded with accumulated corre-
spondence. | was willing to do 1t under
the circumstances, and so this correspond
ence falls to me. Whatever my personal
reluctance might be- l enter upon 1t with
less, because I have been through the
wars before. Moreover I am a trustee
and secretary of the board of trustees
and feel that I am right In sending to
the students the correspondence, copy
OF which / enclose under the same cover
with this letter to you.
We have been fighting race prejudice
for sixty years. Race prejudice is just
as bad when directed against a white
man as 1t is when il is directed against
a black man. This is so clearly a case
of prejudice that we could not go back
upon our history to sustain the appeal
of the students. 1t would be better to
close the doors of the college temporarily
than to endorse a position which has not
been thought through. I take the re-
sponsibility Of speaking for the trustees
and for the association to inform you and
them through you, that we give them
opportunity to reconsider their action and
to prove their loyalty TO their race and
to the christianity which we endeavor to
teach and live. by putting aside such
prejudices and conforming TO the require
ments of the college. l believe that those
who cannot make up their minds to do
this will prove unhappy and not very
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FREE KINDERGARTEN.

The regular meeting of the board of
directors Of the Free Kindergarten asso-
citation will be held this morning at 1880
in the parlors Of the Morris hotel
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mobile company, which Memery repre-
sents, for instructions as to whether they
wish their cars driven in case Hemery
refuses to accede to the demands of the
board
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LODGE DEFENDS
THE PRESIDENT
Continued from First Paael

has now renewed. 1t failed utterly when
ne was a candidate for election before
the great tribunal of the American peo-
pie. It will fail again and react upon
its author. What is the use of trying
to arouse feeling when the President
has received the great endorsement OF
the American voters when he has passed
out finally, and irreyocably from the re-
gion of candidates for the office of Pres
ident and put his refusal in his own
words as explicitly and as honestly as
man could do it
Teller Follows Lodge.
Mr.. Teller followed Mr.. Lodge in
defense of the privileges of the Senate
in the matter of treaties. He complained
of what he charged was a tendency to
refer TO opposition to the treaty as an
attack upon the President. With refer
ence to the Santo Domingo matter he
said that the executive department was
proceeding just as 1t would If the treaty
had been ratified. He agreed with Mr..
Lodge that conditions in Santo Domingo
might become such as to necessitate the
Interference of the United States. but
urged that the executive alone could not
take that step. He contended that in
Santo Domingo the President had at
tempted to do what only an act of Con-
gress could justify, and he said that
the President had himself admitted that
he had practically carried the treaty into
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

Friends and acquaintance of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Forbes are requested to attend
the funeral of the latter at Woodlawn
cemetery at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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useful factors in the uplifting of their
race in the time to come. Yours sincerely
A. F. BEARD.
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I'LL Eighth Avenue, N.
anAr

The following letter was sent yesterday
to DIR. Beard regarding the Talladega Of
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Caused BY Race Pre- ludIce.

Talladega, January 24.-(Special. Fol
lowing up further the muddle at ITALIA
dega college as a result of which large
number of the students have left, the
statements of the faculty, and of DR..
Beard, and officials of the American
Missionary association. and secretary of
the board Of trustees. is enclosed. from
which 1t is apparent that the sole ground
of the objection the negroes made to
Mr.. Parks was that he was a southern
white man. 1t is not commended as rumor
had it, that there was any difficulty be-
tween Parks and one of the students.
but from the enclosures 1t is manifest
the sole objection to Mr.. Parks was based
upon race prejudice.
Here are the statements of the faculty
and Dr. Beard:
Statement of the Faculty.
On the 18th day of January instant
a young white man of Alabama birth
was appointed assistant to the farm SUI
perintendent of Talladega college, He
was highly recommended by prominent
citizens one of whom was a longtime
friend of the institution, and had done
notable service in securing its charter
from the legislature. Moreover, he held
a state certificate to teach and was es-
teemed for his character and skill.
On the morning of January 16. five
young men-students of the college and
claiming to be representative In character
waited on the president and presented
an ultimatum. They stated that the APP
pointment of a southern white man as
assistant to the farm superintendent was
a blow at their manhood. and demanded
his summary removal. The question was
duly considered by the faculty, and after
reaching a decision the students were
told that the subject would be referred
to the officials Of the American Mis-
sonary association, with headquarters in
New York. under whose direction we are
laboring, and that the students We're
privileged to present their petition to them
also. The officers of the association were
also trustees of the college, and directed
its policy
This was done, and their reply was as
follows: