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The Appeal., 1913-10-18
MAINTENANCE IMPORTANT.
Provision Should Be Made to kee;
Roads In Repair.

A EZa1E- ss15 nOdoo VI nSPdTs9 a4E
Hon. Logan Waller director o1
the United States Office OF public roads
believes that there is nothing more i'm
portant than maintaining roads after
they are built. Commenting on this
phase Of road work. he said recently: Is
Too much stress cannot be laid o.,
the importance of maintenance in COZ 5
nectiOn with the work of impro, 10.
the roads. The people in nearly all TIL,
states are filed with enthusiasm fol
road improvement and are spendin.
enormous sums of money in tue con
struetion Of superb roads, and yet al
most without exception they are max
Ing little provision to care for the roads
after they are. built. This is true moi
only in the various counties. but under.
many Of our state highway depart.
ments. f
To maintain the roads in good con
dition ye,,r after year requires con-
siderable annual outlay, but this out
lay Is infinitely less than the loss which
must fall upon the people eventually II
they allow their roads to go to utter
ruin. The thing for all advocates of
good roads to do is to urge continuous
systematic mainter..n and the setting
aside every year Of an amount per.
mile estimated BY the engineer in
charge to be sufficient for the proper
maintenance of the road-a course
which must make for economy and eff
cheney.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
MAKING GOOD ROADS BY
BURNING UP POOR ONES
"Gumbo' Roads After Being Fired
Make Excellent Thoroughfares.

Blazing trail of good roads through
the south is not a figure of speech, but
an actually. for many miles of good
roads are being made by setting fire to
poor ones. the result being what is
known as baked clay road.
There are no poorer roads in all the
United States than the ''gumbo" roads
of the south. gumbo being the name
given a certain kind Of mud or clay
that is particularly sticky. clings tena-
ciously. seems to have no bottom and
will not support any weight. Gumbo
however, contains a large percentage
of organic matter which will burn
when dry. and as a result road of
this material properly prepared and set
on ire emerges from the fiery ordeal
as a perfectly good road and one. more
over. that stays so for considerable
period of time.
The process Of converting gumbo
road into baked clay begins by plo wing
up the roadway and making bitches on
the sides. Cordwood Is laid in sort
OF flooring across the. furrows which
run crOsswise Of the road. Great Jumps
Of sticky gumbo are spread over this
door. along with more wood loosely
strewn about. Then second floor of
wood Is laid and the whole covered
with gumbo, tamped and rounded Off
Fire is now set to the road. and the
flames rushing through the burrows
which serve as hues, ignite the wood
After the heat has driven the water
out Of the :gumbo this. too. ignites. and
the actual cooking process is in full
swing.
1T is more than merely drying out
the gumbo.' says c.. n. Claudy in Mo:
tor. 1T is peculiarity of this gumho
that at low temperature 1t clinkers. and
these clinkers when broken up are
quite different from the original Jumps
of gumbo. The clinker is not only
fairly hard. but If properly burned
will not make mud when mixed with
water. In this. is the triumph Of the
burned clay road When the fire ha,
burned itself out the. roadmaker has
not only a thorough mixture of dr.,
clay and wood ashes. hut a good deptll
Of gumbo clinker. which he promptly,
proceeds to break into small pieces II,
spread evenly and finally to roll and
compact into a real road
To all intents and purposes the road
so made is a fine dry stretch Of crun
bled brick.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
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The Appeal., 1913-10-18

AS drowning men catch at straws
80 are we inclined to renew our hopes
that all our white brothers are not
against us. Mr.. John Wanamaker in
speech before the members of the
Business Mems League at it's recent
meeting in Philadelphia, said: .You
make mistake if you think that the
white people Of this country do not
want you to succeed. It is not mat
ter of race or of face that makes for
success, but a matter of grace" That
listens very good but the conditions
throughout the country appear to be
very different. Apparently, every ob-
stacle possible is lut in the roads to
our success by the whites. 1t would
be fine thing for us if things were
as Mr.. Wanamaker thinks they are.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
WILL WE'D ONLY THE SOUND.
Montclair Pastor Will Insist on Cor
tificate Of Good Health.

tificate Of Good Health.
Montclair, N. THE Rev. Henry Il.
jackson, pastor of the Christian Union
Cong: :'egational church here has an
nounced he will perform no more mar
riages without certificate signed by
the physician Of the bride to be that
the intended bridegroom is in perfect
health.
At the coming annual meeting Of
Unity church the members will vote
on the question as to whether the pas
tor, Rev. Edgar s. Weirs, shall perform
the marriage ceremony without having
first obtained from each of the con
tracting parties medical certificate
that they are physically sound.
The eugenics movement in Montclair
Is racting considerable attention, in
terest In the subject having been arous-
ed by recent addresses of DR.. Hen
ry Smith Williams, Professor d. e.
Jordan of the University of Virginia,
Dean Sumner Of Chicago and Clifford
Roe, also Of Chicago
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
THE ROAD.

sing you an ode
Or the country road, ~ II.
The lumpy road
And the bumpy road
load.
Mud to the hubs when the rain
comes down,
FLO oded wherever the creeks run
high,
3 Filled with ruts when the fields are
brown
And the sun is hot and the air is
dry sSsss ss
It's clogged with gravel and packed
with sand.
So. built and graded and laid and
planned z
That It takes q team
And sometimes two
TO DO the work one horse should do.
. II RACKS the wagons with jolts and
Jars:
It ruins horses and motorcars,
: Keeps back crops from the market
place,
Piles up debts on the farmers place.
The old time road is q plain dis
], grace.
But the modern road Is a different
thing, 81
a worthy theme for the bard to
sing,
Put together
For every weather,
, Smooth and dustless and good to
see, 81, fs z5e4
And graded right. as road should
be:
Useful always and muddy never,
a thing of beauty, a joy forever.
-Berton Braley.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
DOCTOR HELD FOR
CRUELTY TO DOGS
GlrI Testifies That Machine
Was Used to Break Backs.

Phfladelphia.-Dr J. e. Sweet, as
sistant professor Of surgical research
Of the medical department Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was held in
$500 bail for court here by Magistrate
Haggerty on a charge made by the
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals Cruelty to dogs In the
vivisectiOn and experimental labOra-
tories of the university was alleged.
Miss Henrietta Ford Ogden. rich,
testified that every Friday for six
months she had crawled through a
hole in a fence so that she could gain
entrance to the kennels of the uni
versity and obtain evidence Miss Og-
den identified the back breaking ma
chine, which she alleged is used In
the laboratories to crush out the lives
Of dogs.
The machine is best described as
dtmfnutive gallows. A heavy iron
weight Is operated on ropes and pull
leys so that it will descend with suf-
fcient force to break the backbone of
any animal held beneath it.
Magistrate Haggerty at this point
said: "We realize the right of the
university to perform necessary ami
NAL experiments. but there is nothing
too severe for person who would de-
wise or use such an apparatus as this.
1t is almost Incredible to believe that
a civilized human being would use an
apparatus of this sort. It is an In
fernal machine
Samuel S. Geyer. formerly in charge
Of the university kennels. said that
the members of the faculty ordered
the surgeons to remove all evidences
Of cruelty to animals when the legis-
lature was acting on the vivisection
bill He declared that after the meas
ure was defeated and after the danger
had passed the practices were con-
tinued
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Sir Sidney Oliver, who was govern
or of Jamaica from 1907 to 1912, at the
Church of England Congress at South
hampton, said: mo solution of the
American color question is possible
except by resolute disclaimer of the
color line and the race differentiation
theory. Negrophobia is in mixed COM
munities one of the most active
sources of danger. Where race differ
entiation is held to, it must increase
civil discord" Sir Sidney Oliver is
all right. 4
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Most people living in the cities of
this country know something about
the way moving picture shows are
patronized, but only few have any
idea that within the last year $780,
100000 nickles were spent to see the
movies" This means that $319,00O,-
900 went in that direction carried by
100000 spectators. Over 100000
is invested in the business, more
than 100000 persons are employed
and 1O,OO0,O0O feet of picture films are
produced weekly.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA. cE0Rc,a
AIMS AND METHODS.

q AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim of this school is to do prac-
tlcai work in helping men towards sl,c-
cess in the ministry. Its course of study
is broad and practical; it's ideas are high:
ITS work lis thorough; it's methods are
fresh. systematic, clear and simple.
COURSE OF STUDY. s.-., ..-s
=. The regular course of study occupies
three years, and covers the lines of work
IN the several departments of theological
instruction usually pursued in the lead
ing theological seninaries of the country.
EXPENSES AND All.
Tuition and room rent are free The
apartments for students are plainly FUR
nished Good board can be had for sever
dollars per month Buildings heated by
steam.
from loans without interest, and
gifts of friends, are granted to deserving
students who do their utmost in the line
OF self-help. No young man with grace
gifts, and energy, need be deprived OF
the advantages now opened to him in
this Seminary For further particulars
THE PRESIDENT,
Cannon Theological Seminary,
Atlanta, Georgia.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Society is better or worse in pro-
portion to the education that all of its
members receive" This quotation ap-
pears on the title page of report just
received of the Household Ethics and
Industrial Training in the Colored
Schools of Kentucky There is moth
ing the matter with the quotation and
from our investigation, nothing the
matter with the report.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Charles Roberts, Creek freedman of
Oklahoma, claims to be the champion
father of the United States and pos
sibly Of the world. He says he is the
father of 81 children. He was first
married in 1867 and of that union
19 children were born. He has been
married several times since and says
he has now 33 children living. Evi-
IDENTITY he does not believe in race
suicide.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

A hen in CORVALLIS, Ore, has just
made a record that entities her to
claim to be the champion hen of the
world. She was hatched April 20,
1912, and began to lay in 57s months.
She has just laid her 2S3d egg within
a year and the title of "the greatest
hen in the world" has been conferred
upon her by the Oregon Agricultural
College. Some hen, eh?
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

At Eighty four Cuts Third Set Of esth
Brazil. Ind Mrs. Caroline McGregor.
aged eighty mother Of Judge
Samuel NJ. Nc Gregor. is cutting her
third set Of teeth. Eight teeth Of the
third set have come out so far as to
prevent her wearing her false set.
Newfoundland Seals.
Newfo,lndland seals are not fnr bear
Ing. bnt are killed in large numbers
for their skins and fat. The skins are
transformed into patent iearher and
kid. gloves, while the fat is used for
soap.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

When the human family really gets
busy something is generally done.
The evil effects Of habit-forming
drugs has become so well known thai
already thirty-fve governments, in
Guiding our own, have agreed to put
a ban on tht-r traffic.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
Wonders.

ERNEST Thompson, seton said. 81 ask
ed little Toy in one OF my camps to
tell me something wonderful about
birds.
81 : Why. said the little boy, how they
come out Of the eggs. that's wonder
ful.
Now. went on. tell me some
thing about them more wonderful
still.
:. w by. he answered. Its more WON.
:derfui how they eyer got into the
eggs New York ,rribune.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

There have been incorporated at
Springfield, ILL.,, the Federation of
Pullman Conductors of America" and
Federation Of Pullman Porters of
America" We don't know anything
more about the matter but believe it
BODIES no good for the porters.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Carl Settle, aged thirteen, a SOM
nambulist, jumped from a third story
window to the roof of a porch, thence
twenty-six feet to the ground, ran two
blocks and plunged into pond, when
lie awoke. Evidently Carl was born
TO be hanged.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Secretary McAdoo has instructed
the supervising architect of the treas
ury to use Arabic instead Of Roman
numerals on all public buildings here
after, because Of the difficulty the
average citizen finds in quickly inter
preting Roman numerals. To which
we say, amen!
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

It was with considerable satisfac-
tion that we noted the strike of the
white longshoremens union of Mo
bile, Ala, to help the local Afro
American union some 1000 strong to
enforce their demands for an increase
in pay. True unionism among labor
ers should have no color line.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

The first daily newspaper in the
world, the Daily Courant, was estab-
abeth Mallet, in London, England.
March, 1703. Women have always
been great disseminators Of news ever
since the days of Mother Eve who told
Adam how the apple tasted.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

st. Paul has one man who has al
ready announced himself candidate
for mayor, on platform which con-
tains among other good planks, claw
enforcement" and race equality"
Whatever the other planks may be,
these, from our point of view, ougnl
to help some.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

The race papers all over the country
are greatly wrought up over the jim
Crow segregation which is being put
into operation by the prejudiced
crazed white men at Washington and
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

are volcing their sentiment in vigor-
GUS and unmistakab1e terms. We
have not space to even slightly refer
to what they are saying. but we agree
with and indorse every word.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
A RACIAL PARALLEL.

Rev. A. j. Carey, Pastor of the Insti-
tutionaI A. M. e. Church, Chicago,
Wires Approval Of the jews Mass
Meeting in Washington and Calls
Attentions to the wrongs Of the
Afro.American People.
A great mass meeting was held in
Washington, d. g., Sunday night to
protest against the actlon Of the Rus
sian government in prosecuting Men
del Belliss, Jew of kiey charged.
with ritual murder. Although it mas
been proven false many times this
ritual murder lie has persisted aga1nsl
the Jews for hundreds OF years.
Rev. A. ]. Carey, D. D., pastor of
the Institutional A. NJ. Il. Church or
Chicago, sent the following telegram
to the Washington mass meeting, ap-
proving the protest and calling atten-.
of the Jews in Russia and the Goloreai
christians in the United States:
Greeting. May your protest prove
effective. May God aid you in dis
proving for all time the infamous "rit-
3ual muTOeF m lie. SO
Caucasian Christians in this country
have treated Colored Christians in
about the same manner as Russian
Christians have treated the Jews. Just
now Efforts are being made in some
parts of the country to revive a form
Of the mediaeval ghetto, from which
your race has just emerged, and COM
Del COlored Americans to reside there
In. Ghettos are also in active opera
ton in some of the Government De-
partments in Washington.
While you are protesting against
the wrongs of your race in Europe
kindly say a word against the oppres-
sion, persecution, denial of civil rights,
segregation, disfranc chisement and
mob-murders of Colored Christians by
Caucasian Christians in the United
States.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
Git,rnl1, 1nstttutr
JEFFERSON CITY. MISSOURI

Founded by the Soldiers OF the 62d and e5th
Regiments Of the q. s. colored Infantry.
Supported by the State of Missouri. Has
Normal, Collegiate. Agricultural. Mechanical and
Industrial Courses Buildings and equipment
unsurpassed Thirty teachers representing the
best schools of the country Students from all
sections of the country. For catalogue and fur.
ther information address
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN,
President.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
con.truct;nr pav.a nr;v.,.,.x

Constructing Paved Driveway.
The city of Fort Worth. Tex. has un-
der construction the longest paved
driveway in Texas. the distance being
Approximately four miles. When CONF
pieted It will have cost about $1.25G,-
()1O.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

When an auto and an engine
Race extemporaneously
For q crossing quite too oft they
Get there simultaneously.
Chicago Tribune.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

The corporations of the United
States earned $3,3O4,OoO,OOo over and
above all expenses during the year
1912. No wonder tis said that cor
porations are soulless."
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

sHow'd Smith come out with his
garden p Very few Of his seeds
came up. but he got q ane crop of red
corpuscles." lie.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
6ha111 NntuprHitu

This-institution of learning established in 1865.
and young women, as we'll as college, normal and
preparatory departments. There are. also Schools
of Law, Medicine. Pharmacy and Theology.
Other improvements are being planned that will
be completed within the next two years.
Applications should be made several months or
a year in advance, for it has become impossible
during the last few years to receive all who apply
The present enrolment is over 500.
The academic year begins on the Thursday
nearest the FIRST day of October and continues for
thrty.two consecutive weeks. The charges are
moderate. Catalogues furnished upon application.
Address THE PRESIDENT
Shaw University, Raleigh. N. c.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

Beautiful Situation, eahful
Envronment-A Splendid Intellectual Atmosphere r
Noted for Honest orongh work..
Offers
High School, Grammar and Indust 800 .'
ooo water steam heat electric lights, good
aeIn "opens sept. For
lie. Tenn.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
Washington Conservatory of
Music and School Of Expression
e02 T STREET. WASHINGTON, D. c.

LARGE AND COMPETENT FACULTY
DEPARTMENTS
Piano. Voice and Violin Piano Tuning. Theory Ansly-
SIS Harmony. Counterpart. Fugue. Vocal Expression
Wind instruments. History Of Music, Methods
HARRIET GIBBS.MARsHALL, President.
GEORGE WILLIAM COOK, Treasurer.
ABBY WILLIAMS, Secretary.
ANNIE E. GRINAGE.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1S, 1913.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
TUSkEGEE
Normal ami. Industrial Institute
TUSkEGEE ALABAMA.

lOSN60eE, ALABAMA.
(Incorporated)
Organized July 4. 1881. by the State
Legislature as The Tuskegee State Nor
mai School Exempt from taxation.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Principal.
WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer
LOCATION.
In the Black Belt Of Alabama where the
blacks outnumber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY.
Over 1.50O students, more than 100 in
structors.
COURSE or. STUDY.
English education combined with In
dustrial training; 2S industries in constant
operation.
VALUE OF PROPERTY.
Property consisting of 1850 acres of
land. lob buildings almost wholly built
with student labor. is valued at 81, ,25O, 900.
and no mortgage.
NEEDS.
$50 annually for the education Of each
,student;.(s20o enables one to finish the
course; 81. 900 creates permanent scholar.
snip. Students pay their own board In
cash and labor.) Money in any amount
for current expenses and building.
Besides the work done by graduates as
class room and Industrial leaders,
thousands are reached through the Tus-
Kegee Negro Conference.
Tuskegee is 40 miles east of Mont
gomery and 1876 miles west of Atlanta, on
the Western Railroad of Alabama.
Tuskegee is a quiet. beautiful old
Southern: town, and Is an ideal place for
study. The climate is at all times mild
excellent winter resort.
The Appeal., 1913-10-18
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY. Alta
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

st5s WILBUR II. THIRkIELD President
Washington. %. G.
The r Genegsof Arts and ScenceKa1Iy N
me me AAcademy.G GgoEeE = cuadMNGs A. M. Dean.
The commercial College-GEoRGE w. Cook,
School Of Manual Arts Applied Science
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
The School Of Theology-IsAAc CLARK, D. D., Dean
The School Medicine
Colleges-EDwARD .. BA1LocH, D.. Dean
Inc ocnooi OF LaM-BENJANIN d., Dean.
For Catalogue Address Dean If
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-11

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