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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
Analysis Necessary.

Analysis Necessary.
1T will be necessary to show the
operations of the New York Stock
Exchange and the New York Clear
ing House Association and to ana
lyze the complicated network of the
colossal financial structure that Is
responsible for growing money
oIigarchy that threatens US with dan
gers as grave as any nation has ever
known.
Behind it all will be found a sys-
TEN, vicious and dangerous beyond
conception, but one that is still with
in the law When we understand
the system we will be face to face
with the question Of what changes
in existing law and what new laws
are needed.
Whether this sort of calm, judi
cial, painstaking, non-partisan inves-
tigation can be conducted on the eve
of a Presidential election is for you
to determine.
Let me here briefly summarize in
leading facts which may be suscepti-
BILE Of proof.
Few Groups Control
That as a result of the recent con-
solidation Of our industrial and rail-
road corporations, the control Of the
finances of these corporations has
drifted into the hands of a few
groups of men in New York City.
That these same groups of men
by virtue of their control of the
funds of these corporations have
been able to build up and dominate
most of the great banks and trus
companies in the city of New Yorl
and to influence the use of the vas
deposits for the enterprises in which
they are interested or which they ap
prove.
THAT within the past five year!
there has been a concentration of this
money power greater than tha
known in the preceding fifty years
brought about by the control secured
by a few banking houses and thei1
allies over the funds of the great cor
porations and that this power ha
been cemented through interlockin,
directories in financial institution
that were naturally competitive. Thes
men are thus enabled to assist thei
friends and punish their enemies il
the financial world and have uset
this power to crush opposition an
to subject the smaller financiers an
financial institutions at their will.
Competition Curbed.
THAT the control of the none
and security markets Of the countr
is largely in the hands of these men
That under existing condition
Independent railroad construction
at an end in this country, except t
the extent that it may be sanctione
by these interests.
THAT competition against an
trust Or industrial corporation 70
which they are sponsors is also i'm
possible. Their ramif1cations are S
endless that the sources Of credit ar
not to be found for any new enter
prise that conflicts with their plans
Therein lies the greatest danger O
the trust.
THAT this same power dominate
the New York Stock Exchange an
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01

Raleigh, Cor. Fayetteville St and Exchange Place
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WORK GREAT
SOCIAL ORDER
Ancient knights and Daughters
Of Africa Meet IN St Louis,
NOTABLE POLITICAL TRIBUTE

coIorsd Congressional Candidate In .
Missouri District Strongly support.
Cd BY His Own Raee-chanes Fer
Negro Werkmsa to Advance Offered
BY . Street Railway Company.
St Louis.-The Ancient Knights and
Daughters of Africa, an organization
which Is strong among our people In
the middle west or which william
Herbert Fields Is the grand master.
held its grand session recently. with
the annual sermon delivered by DR..
W. Sampson Brooks, at St Rau's
chapel
The feature OF the occasion was the
address OF welcome by Judge Hugo
Auench Of the circuit court, who told
the 1000 persons present that with
faith In themselves. cooperative effort
in business and the trades, coupled
with the VneXampIed tTiumphs Of the
rare 10, the acquisition OF property and
e,Iu,auun which the future would see
grow AMI augment, no force Of eircpm-
stance. u" Lig9tFy or prejudice could
withstand their onward march TO the
heights of progress.
Young men and women largely make
up this order. and the clarion voice
OF the judge. white haired and veneer
able, rich In wisdom and experience.
was q trumpet call to duty and achieve
ment.
Fairness Of United Railsays Company.
The United Railways company. the
monster corporation which controls the
street railway system OF the city, open
ed the door Of opportunity to the col
ored IabOrers by Offering employment
to all who wanted to work at a daily
wage OF S1.75.
The men will be given transportation
to and from labor. with chance for adj
vancement TO those who proved most
efficient These riffs In the clouds evil
dence that the sun Of favor still shines.
Happenings In Political Circles
The failure OF DR.. Charles Henry
Phillips to secure the nomination to
congress from the Twelfth COMPRESSION
al district Is what might be termed a
fruitful fsilure-fruitful In that it dem
onstrated the fact that 1900 colored
men could support a member Of the
race who sought political preferment
through the medium Of their support
True. hundreds could not see their
duty clear and therefore voted for the
successful white man. but IL was a not
able thing that the young manhood Of
the race stood to their guns. polling
vote for Phillips that has won the re-
spect OF the politicians as never before
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NEW YORK PHILANTHRoPIST
LEAVES MANY REQUESTS
Afro-Amsriesns Share Generously by
Will Of Mrs. Ellen cOIIinS

In her will, which was fled for pro-
bate in the surrOgate's court in New
York, Mrs. Ellen Collins left to DIR.
and Mrs. Booker L. Washington of
Tuskegee. Ala. s.. 900 each. The estate
Is said to be valued at $1s5.OOO. Mrs
Collins was much interested in the
education OF Afro-Americans. Her
death occurred in New York the latter
part OF July.
Among the institutions remembered
In the will OF the deceased are the
New York Colored mission, 5000; the
New York yearly meeting Of the So
ciety Of Friends, over $4,000, and sew
eral thousand to the Snow Hill Normal
and Industrial institute, Snow Hin,
Ala.
The other institutions which receive
legacles are the Lincoln hospital and
home and New York Bible society,
$1,000 each: American Seamen's Friend
society and Peace Society Of New
York, 1880 each, and American en-
dowment fund Of Lebanon Hospital
For the Insane, Syria, Asia. the sum
Of 5000.
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city. where senators. representatives
and other distinguished citizens have
spoken.
Among those who have aided Dr..
Drew's work might be mentioned the
following: Representative William B.
Mckinley Of Illinois. chairman of Taft
national bureau: Senstor W. Murray
Crane Of Massachusetts. Senator Henry
c. Lodge Of Massachusetts,, Senator
Weldon B. Hepburn Of Idaho. Senator
Charles Curtis Of Kansas. Representa-
tive Samuel W. Mccall Of Massachu-
sets, Representative Frank B. Willis,
Representative Edward l. Taylor.
General Joseph W. Kiefer Of Ohio. Sen
atOr Moses E. Clapp Of St Paul Mimi;
former Senator John B. Henderson.
author Of the Thirteenth amendment 70
the constitution; Mrs. John Hay, wife
Of former Secretary Hay; Hon E. 81.
Warner and others
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DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Nh William <. Vanderbilt has e.
taelished 9 bone for girls IN connec-
bon With the Big Sisters society Of
New York, Of which she Is the founder
and leadlng spirit.
ArA William Vaughan Moody has
been elected one Of the trustees at
Cornell Her predecessor was Miss
Ruth Putnam. no woman having been
2 trustee in the interim.
Ms Percy '. Pennybacker. the new
" elected president Of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs. has won q
high place for herself as an educator
and writer. Mrs Pennybacker IS a
Yirginian by birth. Her home is at
Austin, Tex.
Miss Kathryn BalIou, one Of the most
active members OF the brokerage divi.
sion OF the cottonseed product trade, Ia
believed to be the only woman broker
In the business. She lives In Memphis,
Tenn. and has been unusually success.
ful IN the work she has chosen.
One Of the prettiest and most popu-
lar girls at the Italian SQUIRT Dona
harcella Gionotti, the daughter Of the
one time famous American beauty
Constance Kinney Of New York, now
Countess Gionotti. has Just been mar
ried IN Turin to young Italian dipIo-
mat, Cavalier E. F. Frescot
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Former ksntuekian Ersets naaniEosnt
100000 Casino % New York
n en- a $3.50, ,1...,...,

Former ksntuekian Ersets naaniEoont
100000 Casino % New YorI.
By FRANKLIN 2. Johnson.
New York.-With the opening Of the
100000 Young's casino In West One
Hundred and Thirp-fourth street and
Park avenue. the largest and most
costly building Of its kind owned By
the race In the east, our people ars
rejoicing. For years It has been sadly
told OF New York that there was not a
hall owned by the colored people in
Greater New York where a convention
or other large gathering could be con
veniently held.
The actual placing at the hands Of
the colored people Of this city OF the
much needed hall for the accOmmOda-
don OF their various gatherings is due
to the foresight and enterprise Of
Gideon L. Young.
Gideon L. Young is . natiYe Of Ken
tucky, but has been In the east for
the past seventeen years. He has con-
Quoted business places in several New
England cities and for the past seven
years has conducted a restaurant at
100 West One Hundred and Thirty
fifth street. this city. He has a large
circle OF friends in various sections OF
the country.
The structure Is Of colonial design,
built OF brick with Indiana limestone
trimmings 1t runs eighty-five feet
along Park avenue and I25 feet along
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street
II Is fireproof heated BY steam and
lighted by electricity. A banquet hall
to seat 100 persons takes up the
basement The main door. with gal
lery. will seat AGO persons. A roof
garden, on which light vaudeville
will be a feature. Is also one OF the
attractions. Two fifteen feet courts
are at the northern and western ends
Of the structure.
Though the casino was only formally
opened the latter part OF July, the
various organizations have already
booked dates that will keep the hall
open nightly until late in the winter.
Alexander Rogers, the manager, Is
well known in the theatrical world,
having spent ten years with the old
Williams and Walker company. he
has written a number OF the most
popular songs OF the day.
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SOCIOLOGY FOR TEACHERS.
Subject Of Summer School Lectures BY
Or. &. z. Wright

Subject Of Summer School Lectures BY
Or. &. q. Wright.
Sheyney, Pa.-The Institute For Col
Ored Youth at this place is one Of the
Oldest normal schools for our people
in the United States The institution
was established through the beDevo-
ience Of the Quakers Of PeRnsylEania
in 1897. 1t has accomplished much for
Intellectual advancement among the
people Of the state.
Professor II. NJ. Browne, principal
Of the school, was fortunate this year
in having DR.. R. R. Wright, Jr.. de-
liver a series Of lectures TO the stu
dents at the summer school Dr..
Wright's subject vas sociology For
Teachers"
The spirit Of industry among the
cOlored people OF the state Has never
SO widely felt as II has been during the
past five years DR.. Wrights new
book on the PennsyIya1ia Negro-a
study in ECONOMIC history-has added
new impetus to the already growing
spirit Of material upIift which seems
10 pervade every section Of the CON-
monwealth- Difficulties must clear fhs
track when the industrial train Is driv-
en- by the forces Of unity, eo-Operahon
and self reliance
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Political QmpS.

Most Of our politicians have the cour-
age OF other peoples conEictions.-Chi-
esgo Record Herald
Senator Mark Smith wants to abolish
the Congressional Record. Why not
engage a better lot Of contributorsf-
Chicago News.
Some day some smart politician will
Invent a new human beings" party,
and everybody will be so ashamed to
admit that he y not 9 human being
that he will Join it--washington Post
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MISS SIMMONS ESTATE.
Relatives and Many Institutions 5ono-
fit by Will Of Wealthy Woman.

Relatives and Many institutions 5snO-
fit by Will Of Wealthy Woman.
1t has been learned upon good au-
thority that the late Miss Catherine
Simmons Of Middletown, Conn, in her
win left $500 to ST Monica's Home
For Sick Colored Women and chill
dren, $500 to the Home For Aged Col
ored Women, $500 to St Augustine's
church and $500 to Woodlawn ceme-
terry, in Everett, Mass. The three In
stitutions above mentioned are in Bos-
ton.
Near relatives Of the deceased were
also remembered. Miss Simmons was
cared for by friends in Boston, with
whom she spent her last days The
first report concerning the will Of the
deceased was to the effect that all OF
her estate. valued at $4,000, had been
left TO Ex-Governor Frank B. Weeks
Of Connecticut. to be disposed Of as
he saw ct.
Holy Trinity Episcopal church. In
AlddletoBn. Conn, where Miss Sim
mons lived for many years, was given
$500. The rest Of the estate is left In
trust with the Hon. Frank B. Weeks
Of Middletown. with the request that
the income be devoted to charitable
purposes at his discretion.
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Pen, chiseI and Brush.

e.
The Italian sculptor Montevende has
been commissioned to chisel the monu-
ment to Verdi which is to be placed on
the Monte Pincio in Rome.
II is whispered among close friends
Of Henri ROchefOrt. editor OF La Patrie,
certainly the must picturesque and
probably the most lannon's Of living
Frenchmen. that be Is rapidly going
blind
Wynfoui ilewhursi. the English art
list, has hs-'n paid the highest honor
possible ." n living painter by the
French gpvrrpmeni. which has pur-
chased hiS "Effpt d,Hiver." which has
been on exhlhiiiou at the Durand RueI
galleries.
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Foreign Affairs.

Something better than Esperanto has
been discovered In Japan. English IL
taught In the common schools Of the
empire-St. Louis Giobe-Democrat
China Is one of the few countries
on the map that have difficulty in Sc
curing enough volunteers TO Gil all
the government Offices. - Washington
Star.
The request Of the Dominican gov
eminent for a loan OF S1.0OO.Ooo with
which to light Haiti has all the charm
Of the request Of a tramp for a dime
to get q drink.-New York World.
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THE cOloRED GYPSY SMITH.
NJ, 8 ?. W. Drew, Wfho conduetsA ous
Of washinatonis ersstsss RsriNsis.

Or. s. p. w. Drew, Who coaductsd One
of washinston's Creates RsviNair
WashingtOn.-No spectacle u human
history is more dramatic than that Of
a man who stands single handed and
alone against q machine or combine
ton. Hannibal, the Carthaginian gen
eraI, by the sheer force Of his tran
scendent genius crushed and annIhi-
lated one Roman army after another
and almost humhled the pride and
broke the strength Of Rome. the one
Imperial city in the annals Of history.
Demosthenes by his tongue alone for
seventeen years held at bay one OF the
greatest generals Greece ever produced
Napoleon Bonaparte, foreigner ana a
soldier Of fortune, at the bead Of the
army Of France changed the map of
Europe, made and unmade kings and
for years successfully de6ed the COM
bined strength OF Europe and only met
his Waterloo through the failure OF one
Of his generals to appear at the crucial
moment
In our own day we hare the spec
tacle Of FOeaker, single banded and
alone in the face Of q hostile admins
tration and an Indifferent senate and
country, winning a great victory tog
the discharged coloped soldiers. these
thoughts occurred to the writer recent.
~ as he sat in the pulpit Of the great
Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist church in
Washington. Packed from the altar to
the door. it rejected that It was the
personality Of DR.. s. P. W. Drew, the
colored Gypsy Smith. which drew the
crowd together.
DR.. Drew came to this city about
eight years ago. a stranger in this city.
and conducted one Of the greatest re-
vivals ever known in Washington,
where over go persons gave their
names to join the church in four weeks
time, and the good people gave in M
turn to DR.. Drew as q free wiz offering
$3.50. Since then he has organized and
now pastors one Of the largest and
most influential congregations In the
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Current Comment.

1t seems to be time to 60 TO selling
beef by the ounce.-Omaha World-Her-
aid.
The latest Helen Keller prodigy,
that Of singing. beats TriIby and puts
hypnotism in the discard as a wonder
vorker.-NeY York World.
With the distoGraph coming into
general use the only class whose con-
Eersatioo can be considered safe is
that Of the deaf mutes--Pittsburgh
Post.
There are nearly thirty murders a
day IN the United States. a greater
Average than that OF any ten civilized
nations put together.-New York Amer
lean
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oHIOAN FIRST CONTRIBUTOR.
Secretary Of Frsenen's Aid Society
Receives Encouraging Letter.

Secretary Of Fresnsn's Aid Society
Receives Encouraging Letter.
The FIRST contribution received by
DR.. J. Garland Penn for the work Of
the Freedmen's Aid society since he
became secretary was from a woman
in Ohio The donor expressed the be-
lief that under Or. Penn's admin!stra-
ton the work Of the organization
would enter upon a new era Of pros
perity.
Certainly the educational Institutions
under the fostering care OF this grand
old abolitionist the society should take
on new life and vigor by reason Of the
great good which has come to the race
from this source In the past
There are twenty-three schools In
the south looking to The Freedmen's
society for financial support and adj
ministrative guidance. They are To-
Gated IN important centers where the
masses Of onr people live The young
men and women Of the race should
flock to these schools for instruction.
where they may obtain q good educa-
ton which win ct them for safe and
sane leadership.
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Tm BROAD AK GAN m POUND
on RALz AZ RHR FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS:

Prom on and after this date TIE
Broad Az. can be found On sale At the
following news stands:
AZ. TervalOn, cigar store and nsEs
stand, 50O4 Safe street.
George L Martin, maker Of hns cigars
and news stand, Is ". S1st st., near
State
B. II. HArvey'S barber shop and
news stand, 1924 State street.
Ms. Nellie Phelps, cigars, notions
and news stand, IS ". seth st., near
Dearborn
". 8. oOe, cigars, tobacco and news
stand, "a W. slst st., near Dearborn
7. B. Han, laundry once and news
stand, IL W. 18th st., near State.
B. Davis, cigars, tobacco and nswB
stand, $3.50 State St
". n Maxwell, notions cigars, to-
bseeo, CONNECTIONS and news stand, 694I
State st.
Edward Felix, notions, cigars and
news stand, 50 ". 3Oth st.
7. BiShop, cigars, tobacco and nsWs
stand, 8 W. 9th St., near State.
Turner WiIliAms' barber stop and
news stand, $3.50 State St.
Sylvester MeGlofan, news stand and
laundry ofRes, 4122 State 81.
William Gaughan, laundry once,
cigars, tobacco and news stand, 9eSs
State ST.
N. 7. Chiffon, ladies' and gsnts'
shoe shining parlOs and news stand
500 State Street.
Harry Shelby, news stand sos L.
State Street.
Ma L B. Taylor, notions, eisarS
and news stand, Is ". SSth Street,
near State.
Benjamin z. EGkin news and advsr-
Using agency, AS Indiana Aysnus, In
diAnApOlis, Ind.
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TaIes Of cIlles.

chattanooga. Tenn e about to e.
tabiluh q geological garden.
Ioa Angles plans establishing ma
rins elrdeps a. 4 feature IN GEimth
park.
Psttsburzh,s new city directory
shows a population Of $4,000. ean
Of $500 - 2 year.
IN the town han Of Kreuzdorf. sEit-
xerland. fhere b 4 roomy lot Ehleh
housewives are allowed 10 use a. z
IauDdry ana drying soon On peymsnt
Of q small Zee 70 The earetaksr.
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German GIeanings.

German towns now keep records Of
all drunkards-
Germany's rescue organization, the
Blue Cross league. has 37,s76 members
Germany has an employers organi-
zatiop with branches in 15s cities and
$500 members.
So many streets Of Berlin are paved
with asphalt and wooden blocks that II
has been found necessary to at the
horses with rope shoes to prevent
slipping.
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How,s Your Boil?

Uncle Sans treasury In running
short of one, two and sEe dollar bills
has nothing on the average citizen
Atlanta Constitution
secretary Macveagh is still talking
Of reducing the size Of paper money
despite the gIaring fact that It's plenty
hard to gather an Impressive ron OF
one dollar bills as matters stand-Den-
yer Republican
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Normal School Plans to Aid Students.

Normal School Plans to Aid Students.
The Clifton Forge CVa) Normal and
Industrial institute recently closed q
most successful school year. In order
to Eiye employment to students who
ara not able to pay all Of their expenses
IN cash the trustees have decided b
open q steam laundry. The estimated
cost Of the plant Il $500 Rev. d. w.
I'm. president Of the school. b spend
ing HIS vacation in the north ratEing
Money for the laundry project
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Mi..ian.ry 5000 : 3 .P,u.bIl.h e.p,r

Missionary seeisty to RukIisb espsr.
The state board OF the New York con-
Terence Of the women's Mite Miselnary
society Of the African Methodist Eplseo-
pal church at q recent meeting decided
% hold fits annual state meeting at
nay Shore. n T.. for two days. begin-
nins on Thursday. Sept 8 The board
also decided to publish . quarterly pa
per. Ars. Lydis G. smith Was selected
% edit the new puhlleation and Ars.
mary s Edwards Wsn set as busansB
manager.
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Du BoiS Name Used Without Authority
Dr.. ". T. BurEhandt Du Bols. editor
q the Crisis Magazine In New York
declares that IN no sense was h .
eandldats for the presidency Of How
ard university. he says hat the -
q Ms name was unauthorized and nat
~ would not have accepted the pod
0oa a fhs improbable svent q - hGE-
ing hasn oGered him
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THE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF ILLINOIS.

Oh Llla LaEal Reserve c.
~@ ElUadsF Stats cSysransat ssOsryisISs.
10000 deposited with the stats-1 Policies OF all
kinds, r1nging from Eve cents 70 ten thousand
dollars. Our industrial Contr1c6 give 70 the color
ed policy holder more than any othedeompAny for
the sane weekly premium.
cslsred AEsnts 10 Write and callset Ter Blslnass
Information OF ntee and ValneS a your age viz
Be furnished Tree. upon giving your age, name and
addreSsto
The knsriean Life Insurance. Co., Of Illinois,
Tel. RAaASlDhS ~ West Adams Street
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NEW BUSINESS CONCERN.

Former Government Employee Starts
Entsrpriss Of His Own.
Among the most recent business en-
terprises started BY Afro-Americans in
St Louis Is the Building Loan and In
vestment company. Of which Charles
A. Pittman Is the chief promoter. Mr..
Pittman recently resigned bis position
In the government service IN order to
devote his entire time to bis own bust
ness
The need OF such an enterprise among
our people in ST Louis has been long
felt SIR. Pitfman Is a man Of large
experience and Will no doubt succeed
IN his new line OF work.
As an employee Of the revenue de-
partment OF the federal service for
many years Mr. Piftuian made q splen-
did record. There Is room for SCORES
Of men Of bis type TO engage IN bust
ness In al ss-,tI0ns OF the country. The
movement indicatpS thrift and self re
lame and will do much to encourage
other meml'prs % the race 10 launch
out for Themselves
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Rounding Out Fifty Years q Frss5onl
Judging rum the many evidences OF
thrift and Intelligence among Afro
Americans. In al faIroess one must
conclude that the racp IL on the up
grade u IL roandlng ont IT. nfty
years Of freedom With cheering signs
Of its ability 10 conquer the dif3cnIties
Of TIE past and tue harder problems q
he fsfaFA
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