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The Appeal., 1910-08-20

Much Of the deterioration Of our ma
tional morals is due to the actions of
Well-meaning but silly people VINO
adept with eagerness almost any plan
to raise funds for the promotion of a
good object without any reference to
its propriety or impropriety. In our
opinion, just such a plan as what is
called 'tag day" We should be a lit
tie slow in expressing, this opinion
were we not in accord with some of
the sanest thinkers of the country.
Thus, the New York Times says:
ITO send out. lot of women and
children with license, formal or in
formal, to accost everybody they meet
on the street or can corner in homes
and Offices is fairly efficient device
for extorting small sums of money
from more or less reluctant givers,
but it cannot he defended in either
economics or morality, and it's result
is much more likely to- dry up the
springs IF charity than to set them
flowing more freely. Nothing could
possibly be more demoralizing to
those who take part in this sort of
blackmail, for besides the education
in highway beggary and its potentiali-
ties as a sourceaof income which it
gives them their minds can hardly
fail to ACQUIRE most incorrect ideas as
to philanthropy and social better
ment'' -
This is the sober truth, yet we have
seen the most prominent women of a
certain city running the streets, tag
ging the lowest characters. Tom, Dick
and Harry, and Encouraging the most
disgusting familiarities, and, in some
instances provoking real insults. We
hope that tag day" will never be-
come a national institution.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
THE PALESTINE MASSACRE.

That the killing of the Afro-Ameri-
cans in Texas was simply wanton,
savage butchery, without even the
usual palliations for such occur
rences, is evident from the testimony
of good citizens of the state.
1t was a butchery which puts that
of Kischinev in eclipse and surpasses
that of Bialystok. The whole coun-
try, not Texas alone, is disgraced by
such a demonstration that a large
portion of the citizens of Texas are
as savage as the Cossacks and as fe-
rocious as the Modoc Indians. Is it
surprising that the Austrian govern
ment is throwing every possible OBJ
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
the thirst of the old monster is not
quenched. His cry is ever for more
blood
WATCH YOUR DAUGHTER.

A Chicago daily paper tells a story
of two young girls who eloped from
Cincinnati in a stolen automobile,
with two young men who pawned
their jewelry and deserted them, pen
niless in this city, and says, Watch
your daughter"
1t is good advice for the Caucasian
parent and it is even better for the
Afrc-American; for our daughters are
far more exposed than those of the
White race, and they have much less
protection, for they are considered
the legitimate prey of the scoundrels
Of both races. So we repeat to the
Afro-American parent: WATCH
YOUR DAUGHTER!'
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
"SAME AS White FOLKS,v

During the recent trial of Will Cole
man, an Afro-American, at Greenville,
Miss, a mob of women of the same
race thronged the court room and
begged the judge to give him up to
them. They wanted to do him up
"same as white folks" The judge de.
clined to grant the request.
Our Caucasian friends would do well
to note the desire of these women to
act same as white folks" There is
a good deal in it. A great number OF
the crimes of the Afro-Americans in
the South is due to the desire of the
Afro-American to do the Same as the
white folks"
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
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chow DID HE GET lTW

"What is needed more in business
is less elastic conscience and a
greater disposition 10 ask, not how
much has he got?' but how did he
get '"-Chicago Tribune.
The complaint thus made is as old
as Juvenal, who says the same thing,
and the Tribune is as unable as
Juvenal to suggest a remedy. The
whole nation seems to be tarred with
the same stick. and engaged in the
same hypocritical performance of
compromising for sins they are in
clined to, by damuing those they have
no mind to.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
THE PERVERSE CAUCASIAN ED.
- ITORS.

It is remarkable fact that the eau.
casion editors persist in speaking of
the Afro-Americans of the United
States as if they were as wild, ig-
norant and uncultivated as the tribes
of the jungles of Africa. For in
stances the Washington Herald says:
''The Negro does not know by in
heritance or early training how to
care for himself, either as to temper
ature or sanitation. He still needs
supervision and instruction., even COM
pulsory, in such affairs of self-preser-
vation."
The foregoing is true in reference
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA


AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim Of this school is to do prac"
t1cal work in helping men towards sue.
cess in the ministry. It's course of study
is broad, and practical; it's ideas are high:
us work is thorough; its methods ara
fresh. systematic, clear and simple
COURSE OF STUDY.
Al. The regular course of study occupIes
tnree years, and covers the lines of work
IN the several departments Of Theological
instruction usually pursued In the lead
ing theological seminaries of *he country
EXPENSES AND AID.
dultlon and room rent are free The
atpdirtments satsia for students are plainly fur
1lshed Good board can be had for seven
a1mars etas per month. Buildings heated by
Ald from loans without interest and
fn E11ts OF friends, are granted to deserv.
lng students who do their utmost in the
grace gifts. and energy. need be derived
;I oI me advantages now opened tc him
address eo' ''Aeo'a's
, REV. j. w. e. BOWEN, d. D.
Pres Cannon Theological Seminary
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

The main argument now used
against statewide prohibition laws is
that they do not prohibit It is an
argument not invented by the liquor
interests and used by them exclusive
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

Those good people who think that
a special delivery stamp makes it
safe plan to send valuables in the en-
velopes need to be reminded that
such is not the case. It is very risky
business to send valuables in that
WGY -.-- - - -
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

The statement that Jack Johnson
intends to invest $168,OO0 in United
States bonds shows that the cham
pion has some correct ideas on some
some other matters besides pugilism.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

Charles D. Norton, Secretary to the
President, is a great success in his
new place. He has tact and skill and
succeeds in pleasing all who have
business with the Chief Executive.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
TlLL0TSON COLLEGE
AUSTIN. TEXAS.

AUSTIN. TEXAS.
The Oldest and Best School in Texas
for Colored Students. Faculty mostly
graduates Of we'll known colleges in the
training part Of the regular course
Music special feature of the school.
Special advantages for earnest students
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
RACE PREJUDICE,

ar? convinced myself that
there is no more evil thinq in
this present world than Race
Prejudice; none at all. write
de!iberateIy-it is the worst
single thing in life now. It JUS
titles and holds together more
baseness, cruelty and abomina-
tion than any other sort Of er-
ror in the world. Through its
body runs the black blood of
coarse lust. suspicion, jealousy
and persecution and all the
darkest poisons Of the human
soul.
-. G. Wells in the
N. Y. Independent.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

The Republican platform.
adopted at Chicago, explicitly de-
mands justice for all men With
out regard to race or color, and
just us explicitly declares tor the
enforcement, and without reser-
walton. in letter and spirit of
the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn. t is needless to state
that 1 stand with my party
squarely on that plank In the
platform. and believe that euual =
Justice to all men and the fair
and impartial enforcement OF
these amendments are in keepinr =
with the real American spirit Of
fair piay.-HOn. VIM. H. Taft's y
. speech accepting Republication y
nomination for Presidency.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
BRA|NERD INSTITUTE

CHESTERs S. G..
<,ra "a = ne n9rlnai and industrial school with
graded course of study designed to cive
E thorough, symmetrical and complete
Engnsh education: and Law solid foun-
vocation of life Board and boardins hall
h - r11 :. ~'~.'s'. ~. = .-l'>.5. -.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20

:2rgani1sd 1nly 4, 1884, by the State Logic.
Exe1upt from taxation.
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON, Princioa,.
WARREN LOGAN. Treasurer.
LOCATION
In the Black Belt of Alabama where tfaa
a0acks outnnmber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY
Enrolment last year I,253; males, Ss2:
senales, 81: Average attendance. 1,l05.~
COURSE OF STUDY
English education combined With industria,
2taiziug; Is industries In constant operations.
VALUE or PROPERTY
Property consisting of 2.267 acres of land.
% buildings almost wholly built with student
NEEDS
$50 annually for the education of each STU
gent; ($20O enables ore to finish the course;
E.oOO creates permanent scholarship. Students
pay their own board in cash and labor }
F..Uney In any amount for current expenses
Add building.
Besides the work done BY graduates as class
S9or1 and industrial leaders, thousands ~.
fcached through the Tuskegee Negro Confer.
3nce.
Easkegee is 10 miles east of Montgomery aut;
20 miles west of Atlanta. on the Western f:::::
ss:S s. Alabama. :.
;SSsss,egee is quiet, beautiful o.a Sc.1::>.:f.
", and is an ideal place for study.. h4a 4
is at all times mild ana a:1;f<::1.. -. .
nE the place IA exccticr:s W.: *: :s;'--<:
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
MOrriStoWnNormalC CoIIeQe

F0UNo8o N 1881.
Fourteen teachers. r.Ieeant and oor,
moolous buildings. Climate unsur-
PaSsed: pa Sa4d Departments; College Pre-
shorthaEd sh TTnaWr;it;nE TTVnma1; Englishi Music;
Training. u '"'
E1FTY DOLLARS IN ADVANCE.
Wiil VII; pay TOR board, room, light, fuel,
year. Board $500 per month; tuition
500 per term: Thorough work done
IN ~ each department. Send for circular
Rev. JudsQn S. Hill. d. D..
Morristown, Tenn.
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
SAMUEL HUSTON COLLEGE.
CHRISTI SCunnv

n O1I1t1SIIAN SCdOOI.
Able md Experienced Faculty.,
,r Progressive IN all departments, best
Methods Of Instruction, Health of Stud.
ents carefully looked after Students
Taught to do manual labor as well
as think. For catalogue and other in
FORMATION, write to the president.
R. S. LOVINGGOOD,
Austin, Texas
The Appeal., 1910-08-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
JUROR IS TRIED ON
 CHARGE OF BRIBERY

New York November 3.-One of the jurors in the second of the murder trials of Nan Patterson, who was set free be- cause no verdict could be reached against her was put on trial himself today charged with accepting a bribe to hang a jury. He is George W. Yeandle, an architect, and was discharged from the jury drawn to try Edward T. Rosenheim- CT. whose automobile killed Miss Grace Hough and against whom the state tried to establish murder in the first degree. With Yeandle was indicted Dagobert Tie mendorfer, accused of being the go-be- tween. Tiemendorfer testified today that, acting under instructions from Yeandle, he had informed James w. Osborne, counsel for Rosenheimer. that for 5000 he could deliver the vote of a juror in favor of Rosenheimer. MT. Osborne told tbe district attorney that he been anproached and trap was set Money, if is alleged, was passed and Yeandle and ,r,emendorfer were arrested and indicted on the testimony of detectives that Tie- mendorfer accepted a bribe of $500 in the presence of Yeandle. The case will be continued tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
WOODLAWN
 Real Estate

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 Either of the above described homes are attractive and the best values In woodawn, so if you are interested call or phone us at once, and our MT Gar den will take pleasure in showing you at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
Long and Short Haul

Washington, November 28.-The com plexities of the long and short haul phases of railroad traffic were threshed out before the interstate commerce com mission today and the interpretations to be placed on provisions of the fourth section of the amended interstate com Inerce law governing this subject were taken under advisement
 All day counsel for railroads in all rarts of the country argued their views as to the way the commission should in terpret that section. The western lines, including the Union Pacific system, Southern Pacific. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific contended, among oth- CT things, that the export and import rates are embraced In the fourth section while the eastern and southeastern roads, headed by the Pennsylvania system. took the contrary view.
 The fundamental Idea of the long and short haul clause, as explained by Com missioner Lane and approved by counsel in the course of series oI questions and answers, was the avoidance of prefer ence to any community in railroad tar ifs.
 Most of the testimony was of a tech nical character and bore on not only export and import problems but also on rroportionate rates. switching charges and a host of allied subjects. George s. Patterson, who represented eastern and southern railroad interests including the Pennsylvania system argued that the fourth section, that re- lating to the long and short haul, did not apply to import-export rates. Norman | Powell for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, argued likewise. l ETC Lindley. for the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. and Judge billiard for the Union Pacific ant Southern Pa ciffc, declared that the commission should | hold that the fourth section did apply tC such traffic. Both favored test by tho commission issuing a general order per hitting lower rates on that business upor application setting forth such need
 We might as well say that the foirtf
 section does not apply" intervenet Chairman Knapp. "as to grant such
 wholesale blanket exemption"
 "The difference" suggested MT. Clarke lis that one would have a. string at
 tached to it and on the other, we would have no string"
 MT. billiard approved that distinction F Walton Moore, for the southeastern
 lines agreed that the commission had tn
 right to make a general order. but point cd out the conflicts that might arise II 1 the acts of the roads under both tn
 sections and the general order based ol the section, suggesting that the com
 mission should deal broadly with tn section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29

WANTED-Position as stenographer by young man with two years experience.
 Address V-11, Age-Herald. 11-23-7 7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
Re.dviIle Track Sold

Boston. November 2s.-The Readville race track has been sold to syndicate which will remodel it for the purpose of holding agricultural fairs. It is pro- csed to construct half-nile track in side the present mile track and make over the rest of the enclosure into a 4N-acre lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
BASIS FOR CONTROL
 OF STOCK ISSUES Physical Valuation of Rail roads May Be Necessary HEARINGS ARE BEGUN The Interstate Commerce Commission Takes Up Subject of Issuing Se-
 curities By Railroads Un-
 der Regulation
HEARINGS ARE BEGUN

Washington, November 2S.-"The in- terstate commerce commission believes that a physical valuation of the rail- road properties of the United States is the first step toward adequate regula- principle applies to the establishment of basis for the control of stock and bond issues,'' said Judsoh c. Clements of the interstate commerce commission at the first public meeting of the rail way securities commission.
 The committee appointed by Presi. dent Taft under authority of the rail- road law passed by the late Congress, began hearings today at which mem bers of the interstate commerce com mission and state commissioners from Massachusetts and other states will present their views of federal control of the issuance of railroad securities. President Arthur T. Hadley of the Yale university presided at the hearing.
 We have not agreed upon a rem edy for the present situation regard ing stock and bond issues," said Com missioner Clements.
 
 would be no need for the appoint ment of a commission such as this one. There is no dissenting voice on the interstate commerce commission, however, to the proposition that regu- lation and control of securities is nec- essary..
 Commissioner Clements said he had opposed the measure introduced in tn e last Congress to regulate the issua nee of securities because he did not believe 1t embodied all the features such a law should have. He objected to the provision that no new road should be allowed to sell it's stocks and bonds below par. Some new roads had to do this, he said. in order to obtain funds for construction work.
 MT. Clements said that he believed the body having control of railroad securities should be authorized to all low the issuance of such securities at less than par value where the cases justified such action but that limit should be fixed by law, below which the price could not be reduced.
 Walter L. Fisher of Chicago, F. N yudson of St. Louis, Frederick Struass of New York and B. H. Meyer of Mad ison, Wis, the other four members of the securities commission, also were present at the meeting. They asked the members of the interstate com merce commission whethar that body had made plans for a general valu- ation of the properties of all the rail- roads, MT. Clements said it had not but that experts could be put on under the supervision of the commission who could fix value that would give ship pers and government authorities as basis for the defense or condemnation of rates.
 Members of the Massachusetts state railway commission will appear before the commission The commission will not attempt to agree on any plan for stock and bond control until it has dis cussed the situation thoroughly with the federal and state commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29

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