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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
CITY SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN ON SEPT. 2l
Registration Heavier Than
Usual SO Far.

The City schools will open on Sept.
21.
This was decided on at a meeting OF
the Board of Education held Yesterday
afternoon. A proposal had been made
that the opening be deferred until Oct
l, but the reasons for the postpone
ment did not seem to the board to be
sufficiently weighty to justify the
change.
Registration went on in consider
able volume yesterday. When the hour
of closing the lists came at noon
about fifty children were in line These
had to postpone registration until to-
day Some of the children had been
at the building an hour or more, but
got in line too late to reach the desk.
One cause of the rush to register
is that the demand for accommoda-
tions will be greater this school year
than last, and there is a fear that
some children who came in last may
not be able to get places.
superintendent Miller stated yes
terday that he would try to provide
seats for even a larger number than
last year, and every effort will be
made to give every student place
But anyhow, those who register early
will be sure to get in. The registra-
tfon will be continued each day from
to II up to the opening day.
All students must be vaccinated, as
heretofore. In cases where admission
cards are given to those who have not
been vaccinated within the time re-
CURED a proViso is printed on the
card to the effect that it is good only
after this requirement has been COM
piled with.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
Four Cities May be Avoided

An experienced Americus shipper
believes that the Georgia growers will
protect their interest by avoiding New
York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia and
Boston.
New York, he says, controls the
peach market as absolutely as it does
the cotton market, and the daily quo
tatiOns sent out from that city by
commission men, even with a glutted
market, are observed by dealers IN
other markets of the East
His idea is to deal with New York
only in the way of straight out sales
and never on a commission basis,
where it has all the advantage.
There are a hundred smaller cities
throughout the country that never
see a peach, and where two to three
carloads each, per week, could be
disposed of readily and at most satis-
factory prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
Peaches Sold for Freight

In many instances carloads of lus-
cious peaches shipped from Americus
did not net the grower the cost of
Grating and gathering.
Probaly they were shipped to glut-
ted markets, where the commission
man looked only to his freight char
ges.
If the carload brought the amount
of freight he had advanced, all was
well with him. Only the grower got
it in the neck.
The fruit growers in convention to,
morrow, will adopt measures pro-
viding against glutted markets. The
cars of peaches upon leaving Georgia
will be routed in such manner as to
place the fruit where it is needed, in
stead of otherwise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
BOUGHT LOT, SOLD
IT ON SAME DAY

A lot at the corner of Cotton ave.
nue. and Wheeler street was bought
yesterday by Mr.. w. L. English from
Mr.. H. j. Bagley, and by Mr.. English
sold later in the day to J. F. Kelley q
Sons for fair price. The lot con-
tains an old shack, which will be torn
down. The property will be used in
connection with the sale business of
the livery stable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09

To Bertha Schultz, young dress
maker in Hamburg, Germany, $10,-
600 was bequeathed on condition that
she should not marry a man engaged
in an intellectual occupation She
is already engaged to an accountant,
and she and her fiance are now en-.
deavoring to persuade the law that
the work is purely mechanical
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
READY FOR TENTING ON
THE OLD CAMP GROUND

At public sale in front of the
courthouse yesterday a large and val
liable tent, capable of seating several
hundred people with little crowd
ing. was offered; and the bid Of Col.
John Shiyer was the lucky one that
pulled the canopy. The tent is rath-
er large for fishing trip and trif1e
small for campmeeting purposes, and
an expectant public is awaiting to
see to what purpose it will now be
devoted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
THE PRICE OF PEACHES
FIXED BY new YORK
Americas Fruit Men Would
Gut it Out.

Mr. j. w Josey, representing his
individual interests as well as that
of other prominent fruit growers of
Americus and Sumter county will at
tend the convention of Georgia fruit
growers which will assemble in Allan
ia tomorrow.
The fruit men will discuss meas
ures having in view the more profit
able marketing of the fruit crop, which
has grown to large proportions in
Georgia.
The experience of the season just
ended calls for united action, if this
industry is to be continued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
Have a Bank Account
WITH THE
AmeTiCuS Trust & SV'gs Bank

Anyone can make money,
but Ii takes q wise one to
save it. Begin with 81 and
get a Home Bank free. Call
and ask about our plan. per
interest paid on Savings De-
posits Compounded. Office in
Americus National Bank
Building, Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
Ronald Wanted to Know.

Ronald, much to his sorrow, had
tored" the arm of his soldier doll
and he was trying in vain to prevent
the sawdust from coming out. He
had tried, and at last in desperation
exclaimed: "Oh, mammal; how does
God get the blood in?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09

tee with power to act A strong in
vitation will be extended to the Indi-
ana delegation to make Americus their
headquarters while in this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
Big Shipment of Bulbs

l have just received shipment of
Chinese sacred lilies, hyacinths, mar
cissus and other bulbs for fall plant
ing. Plant them now. B. l. MIZE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
FINEST GROCERIES

and charge most moderately at all
times. AT present we are Offering
special inducements in Smithfield III,
Top Hams. Did you ever try one?
Conners can syrup; just as good as
when made.
Our TEAS AND COFFEES are the
best Let US have your orders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
IF YOU ARE AT SEA

about purchasing your Groceries let
us suggest that you give us a trial
we carry very superior line of the
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

tion of their children. Even the white
children in the South are not receiv-
ing enough money to properly educate
them from the public fund In some
way each community must organize
effort to tax itself and keep taxing
itself until each community has
good schoolhouse and school term
lasting from six to eight months in
each year, taught by qualified teach
ers.
l speak to our people now on this
subject that they may begin organic
ing and that they may raise money
this fall while our people have it.
Now is the time to act. Do not delay
another day. This is the season Of
the year when our people are hand
ling considerable cash as a result of
the sale of their crops. This is also
the season OF the year when they are
tempted to throw away thousands of
dollars in unwise directions. I urge
you to use some of the money this
fall that you would throw away ID
providing for the proper education of
your children. We must, as a race,
learn to make sacrifices. It is better
that we 60 without proper clothing,
that we go hungry, live on bread
and water even If necessary, rather
than neglect the education of our
children. Let each person, teacher or
minister, who reads these words, be-
gin at once and stir the people to
action in his immediate county.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1908
A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Yuletide, the joyous time of year, is
upon us. This Is the time when all
the world feels akin. Our hearts 20
out: in love and kindness toward our
friends. our relatives, and, in fact,
toward all mankind. We are imbued
with the spirit of the Saviour. whose
birth Christmas is to commemorate
and we, more than usual at this sea-
son, feel inclined to do unto others
as we would have others do unto us
A retrospection of the past year will
generally reveal the fact that our
joys have outnumbered our woes orr
blessings outnumbered the ills that
have befallen us, and most of us can
take the sweet JUNCTION. to our souls
that We have not lived in vain: that
the Divine Ruler of the Universe has
Kept us here for some good purpose.
SO, in the midst of our joys, let us
lltt our hearts in thankfulness to Him
who doeth all things well and en-
deavor by our daily actions to de-
serve the continuance of divine favor
1t is not in our power to play the
part usually ascribed to Santa Claus
and place a real, tangible gift in the
stocking OF each Of our readers, but
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

chise. The Negro should ask moth
ing other than an equal chance to
qualify himself for the franchise, and
when that is granted by law and not
denied by executive discrimination, he
has nothing to complain of.
"The proposal to repeal the 18th
amendment is utterly impracticable
and should be relegated to the limbo
OF forgotten issues. What we are
considering is something practical,
something that means attainable pro-
gress. It seems to me to follow,
therefore, that there is or ought to be
common ground upon which we
can all stand in respect to the race
question in the South, and it's politi-
cal bearing, that takes away any jur-
lsdiction for maintaining the contin.
ued solidity of the South to prevent
the so-called Negro domination.
"The fear that in some way or other
a social equality between the races
shall be enforced by law or brought
about by political measures really has
no foundation, except in the imagina.
ton of those who fear such a result.
The federal government has nothing
to do with social equality"
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
REREA COLLEGE

4 sa = .
And the Coeducation for the Races
Berea College is an institution char
tered in Kentucky for the education
OF the white and black races alike. It
dates from the period of the Civil
war and it seems that for more than
a generation children of both races
studied there together, side by side.
But in 1904 the legislature of Ken
tucky passed a statute forbidding the
coeducation of the black children and
white children. The supreme court
of the United States has recently af-
firmed the validity of this statute as
applied to Berea College. The court
found it unnecessary to pass upon the
broad question of it's applicability to
individuals, but upheld it as against
a corporation of the state of Ken
lucky, under the reserved power to
alter or amend corporate charters.
The court, Mr.. Justice Brewer writing
the opinion, brushes aside the sug-
gestion that the statute must be val
ID in every aspect or must fail alto
gether. There is no force" it is
said, "in the suggestion that the stat
ute, although clearly separable, must
stand Or fall as an entirety on the
ground that the legislature would not
have. enacted one part unless it could
reach all. That the legislature of
Kentucky decided to separate the
teaching of white and colored chill
dren may be conceded, but it by no
means follows that it would not have
enforced the separation. 80 far as it
could do so, even though it could not
make it effective under all circum-
stances. In other words, it is not at
all unreasonable to believe that the
legislature, although advised before
hand of the constitutional question,
might have prohibited all organiza-
tions and corporations under it's con-
troll from teaching white and colored
children together, and thus made at
least uniform official action
Regarding the actual question upon
which the opinion is based, it is said:
1T is undoubtedly true that the
| reserved power to alter or amend is
subject to some limitations and that
under the guise of an amendment a
new contract may not always be en-:
forceable upon the corporation or the
stockholders; but it is settled that
| power reserved to the legislature to
after, amend, or repeal a. charter all.
thorizes it to make any alteration or
amendment of a charter granted sub.
ject to it, which will not defeat or
substantially impair the object of the
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

our colored children in the country
! districts where from 80 to IS per
cent. OF our people live. In recent
erat1ons. refer to the education or
Trip through the state of MARYLAND T
was surprised to find, for examnle.
that there were rural communities al
most within sight of the dome of the
Capitol of the Nation where the public
schools for our race are only omen
IRON two to two and one,half months
during the year.
Taking the Southern States as A..
whole, 1t is safe to say that the coun-
try schools are not in session ar u:es-
ent longer than four or five months
out OF the twelve. When we add to
tnls condition, in most cases, poor
schoolhouses or no schoolhouses, little
apparatus and poorly paid teachers, it
IS clear that this is condition de-
manding the immediate and constant
attent1on OF parents, ministers, teach
ers and leaders of every description.
Inc Facilities for public school educa-
ton In the cities and larger towns
are good for the most part, but know
OF counties where Afro-American
teachers are paid not more than SIX
per month, and out of this they must
BOARD themselves. This means prac.
Ccally no school, for teacher worth
more cannot live on such a. wage.
;, IN order to impress our people with
the truth of how far we are behind
ana with what remains to be done,
1et me make a comparison: Two
years ago each child in the state of
massachusetts, had spent upon him as
per school population, in the free nub-
nc schools $26.42, while taking the
South as a whole for the same wear
each AfrocAmerican child had spant
upon him as per school population
from SO cents to $1.50 in the different
Southern States. At such rate. does
any one believe that we can educate
our children? Ignorance will grow
denser, and crime, lawlessness and in.
emclency will increase. Something
inust oe done and that speedily.
What is the remedy? Let parents
ana leaders get into close and SYM
pathetic touch with the local and
county and state officials and make
known the condition and the needs
OF the children. If one effort does
not succeed, make another and an
otner. You, yourselves, must make
your wants known, no one can or will
90 it for you. We must in a firm. CON
serVative and yet polite manner in
slst upon our proper share of the pub.
lie school funds. -
Parents must bear in mind that if
they get all the public school fund
tnat is Justly due their children, this
alone will not provide for the educa-
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

grant, or any rights vested under it,
and which the legislature may deem
necessary to secure either that object
or any public right We need
concern ourselves only with the in
quiry whether the first section of the
Kentucky law can be upheld as COM
ing within the power of a state over
it's own corporate creatures. We are
of the opinion that it does come
within that power"
The decision seems less extreme
than the case of Security Nut. Life
lns. Co. v. Prewitt, 202 u. S. 246,
which held that a state might in
pursuance of statute forfeit the char
ter OF foreign insurance company
for removing a case from the state
courts to a United States court. For
elgn and domestic corporations are in
respect to the states power over
them subject to the same limitations.
Orient ms. Co. ". Daggs, 172 U. S.
557. .s- ..,}%..A -, - -
E3& Mr.. Justice :Harlany with whom Mr..
Justice Day concurs, files vigorous
dissent, insisting that the statute
AA.u0S oSoAO Va AdA1 l1S =Itu ana
that the question which the court
must decide is whether it is a crime
under any circumstances to educate
white children and Negro children
under the same roof" Regarding that
as the question, he proceeds to state
some rather startling consequences
which in his judgment follow from
the decision, and which of course his
associates are as far as he from sane
tioning. IF the lower court be right"
he says, then a state may make it
crime for white and colored persons
to frequent the same market places
at the same time, or appear in an as
semblase Of citizens convened to con-
slider questions of public or political
nature in which all citizens, without
regard to race, are equally interested.
Many other Illustrations might be Civ
en- to show the mischievous, not to say
cruel, character Of the statute in uues-
ton. and how inconsistent such legis-
lation is with the great principle of
the equality Of citizens before the
law. Law, Notes, Northport, N. Y.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

President-elect William H. Taft ad-
dressed the North Carolina Society of
New York City, Monday night. Mr..
Taft said in part:
Il come at once to the present
condition of things, stated from a con-
stitutional and political standpoint.
And that is this: That in all South
ern States it is possible, by election
laws prescribing power qualifications
for the suffrage which square with
the fifteenth amendment and which
shall be equally administered as be-
tween the black and white races, to
prevent entirely the possibility of
domination of Southern state, county
or municipal governments by an ig-
norant electorate, white or black. It
is further true that the sooner such
laws when adopted are applied with
exact equality and justice to the two
races the better for the moral tone of
the state and community concerned.
Negroes should be given an op-
portunity, equally with whites, by ed
ucation and thrift, to meet the re-
quirements of eligibility which the
state legislatures in their wisdom
shall lay down in order to secure the
safe exercise Of the electoral fran
@!"Y sF9~ lI7<s' aTaE asIAVWlI,|N[]VIR|VIW
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
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The Appeal., 1908-12-19

Nine. Steinheil, French lady with
German name, is the latest sensa-
ton of Paris, It is said that she
maintained very intimate relations
with the late President Faure, whose
death was mysterious to such an ex-
tent as to cause suspicious that he
was poisoned. The lady seems, also,
to have had such relations with SUM-
dry and various other influential par
ties, one of whom is suspected of the
murder. For the time being the Cas-
tellane7Sagan incident is eclipsed.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
WILL HE SUFFER FOR HIS CRIME

WILL HE SUPERIOR HIS CRIME
A few days since we were filled with
horror as we read of the awful act
OF white man in Memphis. Tenn.
who walked into a saloon where a.
number of Afro-Americans were as
sembled, deliberately pulled an auto
matte pistol from his pocket and shot
to death three men and wounded four
others, one being woman. The only
cause Tor his murderous action, so
far as we know, was simply the diff
ference in the color of the skins of
the wanton murderer and his victims.
IS 1t not unspeakably terrible to
live in a community where such a.
thing can be done with impunity?
When the murderer had completed
his dastardly deed he threw away his
empty pistol and said: 'I shot 'em
and that's all there is to it,"
We very much fear that is all there
is to it. The murderer is credited
with already having killed a white
man, two Afro-Americans and wound
ed score more.
If ever there was a case in which
Justice could not err this seems to
be the one.
We do not favor lynching under anv
circumstances whatever. If we did,
this is a case where such unlawful
action would seem to be justified. We
are unqualifiedly opposed to capital
punishment in! any form, but this is
case that certainly calls for the Sc
verest other punishment that can be
lawfully administered. ,-z''....+.
Murder, however, seems to be so
popular in that section of the coun-
try, generally, and that city particu-
larly, that we doubt if a jury can be
found that will take the killing OF
three black men, the serious wound
ing of three black men and one black
woman very seriously We very
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

One OF the great delights of the
German over in the Vaderland is to
'Hock der Kaiser,' so that an Ameri-
can resident said it was the only
thing one could do in Berlin without
risk of violating some municipal law.
But that does not prevent the German
from unlocking der Kaiser, should
he stray too far from the middle of
the road. Just now, the Germans are
engaged in the latter process.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
information Wanted

I am seeking my fater, George r.
West. His fathers name was George
west and his mother was Jane Coffey.
He has several brothers and sisters:
Daniel and Willie West and Bette,
Georgia, Priscilla and Alliian West. l
last heard of him at Vandale, Ark. Ny
mothers name was Sarah Wortham.
have two sisters, Willie and Minnie
West. Any information Will be crate
fully received by Hollie West, Man
tee, Oklahoma.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19
Also the Locomotive Spark.

In the Far West ten thousand acres,
containing valuable timber, were set
on fire by lighted match, carelessly
tossed aside by a casual traveller. In
the enlightened jurisprudence of the
days to come the careless tossing
away of fire, however small the COM
bustible, will be accounted among the
criminal acts to be reckoned with by
the law. There is entirely too much
costly carelessness in the disposal Of
lighted matches and of cigar and cigar
.,.tte butts.
The Appeal., 1908-12-19

The Memphis school board has ta-
hooed grass widows as teachers in the
public schools. This may be hard
ship upon some worthy women, and
THE APPEAL thi nks that every case
should be tried upon its own merits.