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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 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
ms. Co. v. Prewitt, 2O2 U. S. 246,
which held that a state might in
pursuance of statute forfeit the char.
ter Of foreign insurance company
for removing case from the state
courts to a United States court. For.
eign and domestic corporations are in
respect to the states power over
them subject to the same limitations.
Orient Ins. Co. v. Daggs, 172 u. S.
557.
Mr.. Justice Harlan, with whom Mr..
Justice Day concurs, files vigorous
dissent, insisting that the statute
11luSC SIduU Vi AGli dS du 0uLlrGCy, ana
that the question which the court
must decide is whether it is 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 2
he says, then a state may make it
a crime for white and colored persons
to frequent the same market places
at the same time, or appear in an as
semblage 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 ques-
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.
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our colored children in the country
districts where from 80 to IS per
cent OF OUT people live. In a recent
erations. I refer to the education ar
trip through the state of MARYLAND +
was surprised to find, for example.
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 open
from two to two and one-half months
during the year.
Taking the Southern States as a.
whole, it is safe to say that the coun-
try schools are not in session d.. utes.
ent longer than four or five months
out OF the twelve. When we add to
this condition, in most cases, poor
schoolhouses or no schoolhouses, little
apparatus and poorly paid teachers, it
is clear that this is a condition de-
mandlng the immediate and constant
attention of parents, ministers, teach
ers and leaders of every description.
Ihe 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 SIS
per month, and out of this they must
board themselves. This means prac.
tlcally 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
and with what remains to be done.
let me make a comparisons: Two
years ago each child in the state of
Massachusetts had spent upon him as
per school population, in the free pub.
lie schools $26.42, while taking the
South as a whole for the same year
each Afro-American child had spent
upon him as per school population
from SO cents to $3.50 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
efficiency will increase. Somethins
must be done and that speedily.
What is. the remedy? Let parents
and leaders get into close and sym
pathetic touch with the local ant
county and state officials and make
known the condition and the need,
of the children. If one effort doe.
not succeed, make another and an
| other. You, yourselves, must max,
your wants known, no one can or will
DO it for you. We must in a firm, con
| servatlve and yet polite manner in
slst upon our proper share of the pub
lie school funds.
Parents must bear in mind that i
they get all the public school funt
that is justly due their children, thi
alone will not provide for the educa
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sEREA COLLEGE

+ l.
And the coeducation for the Races.
Bereas 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
generation children of both races
studied there together, side by side.
But in 1904 the legislature of Ken.
lucky passed a statute forbidding the
coeducation of the black children and
Whlte children. The supreme court
OF the United States has recently af-
tirmed 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
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 so 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-
t1ons 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 tha,
under the gufse of an amendment 8
new contract may not always be en-
forceable upon the corporation or the
stockholders; but it is settled thai
a power reserved to the legislature tt
alter, amend, or repeal a charter au
thorizes it to make any alteration Of
amendment of a charter granted sub
I 5ect to it, which will not defeat OF
'Sfsubstantially impair the object of thu
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OF an attractive home. Well dressed
men and women come forth from
dingy homes, ugly from the lack of a.
little paint or whitewash, and where
the light of day struggles through un-
washed and uncurtained windows"
THE APPEAL thinks that much of
this condition arises from the fact that
so many of the Afro-Americans are
renters and that they are compelled
to occupy dilapidated houses in un.
desirable localities and to pay enor-
nous rentals for them. The white
people will not rent to them houses
OF any other description. Mrs. Will
cox, under the same circumstances,
would not invest many nickels in
paint or whitewash.
The Appeal., 1909-01-02

President-elect William H. Taft ad-
dressed the North Carolina Society of
New York City, Monday night. Mr..
Taft said in part:
I come at once to the present
condition of things, stated from a con-
stitutiona1 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 a
domination of Southern state, county
or municipal governments by an IT,
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-
portunfty, 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.
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Also the Locomotive Spark.

In the Far West ten thousand acres.
containing valuable timber, were set
on fire by a lighted match, carelessly
tossed aside by 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.
.,tstte butts.
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
AN ATROclOUS STEAL.

With all due respect to the de-
cision Of the supreme court in the
Berea College matter, THE APPEAL
wishes to say that the taking of prop
erty from the Afro-American race is
no less than a most atrocious steal.
That property was purchased with
funds collected by the old abolition
lists for the benefit of the Afro-Amer-
ican. The money was given for that
express purpose. The founder of the
institution, Rev. John G.. Fee, was an
old abolitionist and the money was
collected from the old abolitionists for
the uses and purposes above men.
toned. The state of Kentucky ought
to pay every cent of it to the race to
which it belongs.
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
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 Lulian West.
last heard of him at Vandale, Ark. My
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., 1909-01-02
The Afro-American and the Public
Schools of the South.

To the Co1ored People of the South:
This is the third time that I have
had the privilege of speaking to you
in this way upon what consider the
most vital subject, outside of reli-
gion, that concerns our race. Action
upon it cannot be delayed or omitted
without the mpst seSous conse-
quences to this tnd succeeding gen
The Appeal., 1909-01-02

Ir recent address Prof. Woodrow
Wilson said:
1T is futile to talk of return to
anything. Our economic conditions
are snch as have hitherto been un,
known. We must bark forward.
"The conservatism which should be
sharply distinguished from this false
and bastard conservatism, which is
merely reactionary, is the conservat-
ism which seeks a return to old and
we'll recognized principles"
Wisely said; but can a party dom
mated by such an incumbrance as the
Solid South "hark forward?" Can
the leopard change his spots?
The Appeal., 1909-01-02

Burns will cause the bosoms of the
Atro-Americans to swell with pride
and that they will get fresh" toward
white people. We have no doubt the
victory Of johnson hurt the old ex.,
and the fact that it hurt him gives
us great JOY. And, if the Afro-Amer.
leans do feel little chesty when they
think of the fact that one of them is
the heavyweight champion of the
world in the manly art, of self de.
fense," can they be blamed? But ex-
Governor (and thank God it is ex.)
Vardaman need not worry. We will
wear our laurels with becoming de-
corum. We are not likely to go daffy
over pugilist, though we may have
a spasm of delight over the fact that
in that line as we'll as all others we
can make good if given a fair show.
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
TILL0TSON COLLEGE

AUSTIN, TEXAS.
The Oldest and Best School in Texas
for Colored Students. Faculty mostly
graduates OF veil known colleges in the
north. Reputation unsurpassed. Manua
training part Of the regular course
Music special feature of the school
Srecial advantages for earnest students
seeking to help themselves Send for
catalogue and circular to
eEV. MARSHALL r. GAINES, A. NJ.
President.
AUSTIN. TEXAS
The Appeal., 1909-01-02

The Tennessee night riders are still
onto their job, as shown by their at
tack upon soldiers on guard duty at a
humber mill. The result was pitch
ed battle.
The Appeal., 1909-01-02

Ex-Governor Vardaman is of course
inclined to think that the recent VIC
tory of Jack Johnson over Tommy
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
BRAINERD lNST|TUTE
CHESTER. &. r.,

CHESTER. 8. G..
normal and industrial school with a.
gradeq course Of study. designed to give.
2 Thorough, symmetrical and complete
English education. and lay solid fo.tn-
dat1on for success and usefulness in every
vocation OF life. Board and boarding hall
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
TuSkEGEE
Normal and Industrial Institute


TUSKEGEE ALABAMA.
(1NcoRPoRA1ED)
organized July I, 1881, by the State Leris,
Tture as The Tuskegee State NoEmal School
Exempt from taxation.
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON. Principal,
/ WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer.
LOCATION
In the Black Belt of Alabama where the
blacks outrumber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY
Enrolment last year 1883; males, ssz:
females. an; 90 Average attendance. ,,1os.-
COURSE OF STUDY
English education combined with industria.
eraiEing; u industries In constant operation.
VALUE OF PROPERTY
Property consisting of 2.267 acres of land.
30 buildings almost wholly built with student
labor, is valued at $350.0O0, and no mortgage.
NEEDS
$50 annually for the education of each stu.
dent; ($2OO enables one to finish the course:
e1,OO0creates permanent scholarship. Students
pay their, own board In cash and labor J
: uneJ In any amount for current expenses
md building.
Besides the work done by graduates as class
foom and industrial leaders, thousands .:e
reached through the Tuskegee Negro Confer
ence. o--,.al..----
Tuskegee is 10 miles east of MONTGOMERY and
80 miles west of Atlanta on the Western Rail-
1oA>. s. Alabama.
Tuskegee Is quiet, beautiful Old Southern
town, and is an ideal place for study. The c1
uate is at all times mild and uniform, thuS
waking the place auexcellent winter res""'
The Appeal., 1909-01-02
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMlNAAT

AE1.A1IA. 0E0R0A
AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim of this school is to do p-ac-
tical work in helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. Its course Of study
Is broad and practical; its ideas are high;
its work is thorough: it's methods are.
fresh, systematic. clear and simple.
COURSE OF STUDY.
The regular course Of study occunies
IN the several departments OF the6AoEGaI
INSTRUCTION usually pursued in the lead
ing theological seminaries Of the country.
EXPENSES AND AID.
Tuition and room rent are free. Ths.
Isns apartments for students are plainly fur
n1Shed. Good board can be had for seven
steam. ~
Aid from loans without interest. and.
gifts of friends, are granted to deseE1-
Ing students who do their Utmost In che
line Of self-help. No young man VITA
grace. e1fts: and energy. need be derives
OF the advantages now opened to hs1s
address
REV. J. w. e. BOWEN. ID. ID.
Pres. Cannon Theological Seminary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29


: The bursting of pipe in the toilet
room on the third floor of the block at
the corner of Water and Bridge streets
owned by the Augusta Real Estate Co,
shortly after 4 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon caused the flooding of the Of
fees of DIR. Lewis l.. Mann on the
second floor and a wetting of the CELL
ing and floor of the locur Office of
Hoyt's Express Co. on the first floor.
Andrew Pierce, the tenant on the third
floor, was away at the time the pipe
burst and it was necessary to force an
entrance into his rooms to ascertain
the source of the trouble. The damage
to DR. Mann's fixtures and furnish
!ings in the Office will be under $780,
Most of his drugs and instruments
were in closets. which were out of the
reach of the water. The damage to
Hoytss Express Co. was merely nomi-
nal Some damage was also done to
the walls and ceiling Of the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
BILL IN EQUITY.
Filed in. Supreme Court Against
+ Owners of Somerset Wild Lands.

A bill in equity was filed in the
supreme judicial court Wednesday by
Susie M. Scott of Fftchburg. Mass,
against Joseph Moulton and Della v.
Moulton, wife of Joseph S. Moulton,
Warren S. Moulton, Olive Moulton,
James w. Moulton, George A. Moulton,
widow of o. H. Moulton, oliver E.
Moulton of Randolph and Catherine
/. Currier and Alger Y. Currier, hus-
band of Catherine l. Currier of Hal
lowell. The bill pays for the appoint
ment of a receiver and the sale and
distribution of certain Somerset wild
lands.
The bill says in part
Diver Moulton, late of Randolph,
died Oct 20, 1902, seized in fee simple
of certain tracts Of real estate known
as wild lands, located in different town.
ships and towns in the county of Som
erset and State of Maine, and left a
widow, Catherine Moulton, and six
Children Oliver H. Moulton,s Warren
S. Moulton, James w. Moulton, Olive
Moulton, Catherine l. Currier and
Joseph Moulton, which said children
are the sole heirs to said land. -
| Olive MoultOn was duly appointed
and qualified administrators of the
estate of the said oliver Moulton
and as administrators, settled
| said estate, paying all the debts Of
| said deceased out of the personal prop.
erty, leaving the real estate to descend
to the heirs of the said oliver Moul.
| ton
Oliver H. Moulton died, May 80, 1906
! leaving a widow, Georgia A. Moulton
and two children, oliver f. Moultor
and the plaintiff in this suit, Susie NJ
Scott, to inherit his share in the rea
estate of the said oliver Moulton.
Catherine Moulton, widow Of Oliver
Moulton, had no right by inheritance, ol
as widow, in said wild lands, but the
same was inherited by said children
| in equal shares. ~
Fmay order and decree either that the
said premises be sold and the pro-
ceeds thereof be divided among the
plaintiff and defendants, or that thu
said different tracts of land be divi-
| ded among the plaintiff and defendants
according to their respective interes1
in said premises; that a receiver may
}be appointed to take, charge of sai
Epremisess and dispose of the same III
pursuance of such order and decree;
and that the plaintiff may have such
other and further relief as the court
require.
The writ is returnab BILE. at the Sep
TENDER rules
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

A young boy of IA or Is; who was
lodged at the Augusta police station a
few nights ago, and who told the Off
GERS that he was walking to his home
in Monsoon because his money had
given out, turns out to be the same
young man. who was arrested Tuesday
at Monsoon by Deputy Sheriff Gerow OF
Yarmouth for the larceny of bicycle.
The young man has sold his bicycle,
but the officers hope to get on the trail
OF it. He was taken to Portland We'd
nesday. The boy made an unsuccess-
full attempt to jump passenger train
and get out of here Sunday morning,
but later was more successful and got
to Monsoon in season to be arrested.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
THE EDWARDS WIN.
City League Game Wednesday Wa:
Mainly a Pitchers Battle.

The City League game on the Reuel
Williams Athletic field Wednesday at
ternoOn between the Edwards and the
Plumbers, which was won by the Ed
wards, four to three, was mainly a
battle between the two pitchers. Good
child and McCurdy. Goodchiid~ had
slightly the better of the argument al
though McCurdy was more sure of his
control and allowed no one to walk:
The Edwards got only four hits off
McCurdy and the Plumbers but two
with total Of three off Goodchild.
The Plumbers were the first to score
getting tally in the first inning. The
Edwards tied the score in the third
and another run in the fourth put the
Plumbers ahead. Two wild throws
brought in three runs for the Edwards
in the sixth and from this blow the
Plumbers were unable to recover al.
though they ran in another score in
the eighth. Fuller caught a difficult
fly in left field in the fifth inning. The
detailed score and summary:
EDWARDS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

After next Sunday, the Penney Me-
moria. church will close till the first
Sunday in September. The services
Sunday will he the regular preaching
service in the; forenoon and Commun-
ion at o'clock in the afternoon Nc
evening service. The pastor, Rev. C. G
Mosher will be at Sebago Lake during
his vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29

The advertisement of The Shaw
Business College in another column
should appeal to those in need of a
business education. A school which
allows it's students to attend one
month and guarantee full satisfaction
before payment is required must he
worthy of patronage, Twenty five
years continuous service in preparing
young people for business, coupled
with the privilege Of personally inVes-
tigating it's merits before payment is
required, has gained the confidence
of the public.
The. forty eight page catalogue
giving full details of its work, is to5be
had for the asking.