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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1918.
JUSTICE, NOT OFFICES.

The Detroit Informer comes out in
defense of President Wilson and
thinks that the Anti-Seg1egation Dele
cation which presented a monster
petition bearing the signatures of TO-
900 Afro-Americans acted hastily.
The Informer further says that
there "are other questions of more
Importance pending engrossing his
(the President's) attention than the
appointment of members of the race
to Office
THE APPEAL believes that it is al
ways right to protest against wrong
and injustice and the time to protest
is when the wrongs and injustices are
being perpetrated. The President is
the head of the Nation and he does
not need the assistance of a single per-
son to stop segregation. 1t would not
matter if every member of Congress
objected to his decision, single word
from him would stop it instantly.
THE APPEAL has read the petit
ton, Mr.. Trotter's speech as chairman
of the delegation, and all the matter
pertaining to the petition and there is
not one word about the appointment
of Afro-Americans to Office. The OBJ
ject of the petition is to end CON
dition of affairs which is disgrace
to country which calls itself a Chris
tian democracy.
The Informer seems to be very
much worried about appointment to
Office but that is of little consequence
in comparison to the greater question
whether caste is to be introduced into
this country and if sAfro-Americans are
to be appointed to Office with the un
derstanding that they are to segregate
their employees THE APPEAL does
not hesitate to say that a colored man
who would accept any appointment
with such conditions attached would
be lower than the vilest reptile thai
crawls upon the earth.
It is Of course proper then thai
President Wilson should give the
Afro-American representation In presi
Dental Offices and that matter should
be taken up later, but the matter nov
In hand is segregation and that Is the
matter to Be handled frat.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
Growing Grain by Electricity.

Growing Grain by Electricity.
Very successful effects have been at
tanned by William Stahl Of Evanston,
ILL.,, in his efforts to facilitate the
growth Of vegetables and grain by the
use Of electricity. He has a network
Of wires spread over his farm at d
point about eight feet from the surface,
and after the seeds have been planted
a current of electricity is maintained
constantly passing through these, and
In this manner the air is kept In q
constantly charged condition. At times
the polarity OF the wires and ground
is changed, so that sometimes the
earth is the negative terminal and at
other times the wires are. Specimens
grown almost side by side, except
that some were in the field Of electric
influence and others were not, have
made great showing in favor of the
use Of the current The gentleman Is
an electrician as well as farmer, and
he is convinced that electrical farming
Is commercial and practical success.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
File Pipe Wrench.

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Utilizing Stillson on brass or cop,
per piping is bad practice, as it will
mark or cut the metal. A handy pipe
wrench can be made from an old file,
and it has an advantage over the for
mer tool, as it will not injure the tub
ing An old twelve inch half round file
should be chosen and ground fairly
smooth on the fiat side, just enough to
remove the points Of the teeth for a
short distance. Next. the end should
be annea!ed and bent into shape. The
size of the curve will depend upon that
of the tubing. A file bent around an
inch pipe will take three-quarters. A
hole is next drilled and tapped to take
a long set screw This device will hold
brass or copper tubing securely in a
very effective manner
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
Mans Preferences.

4 woman lecturing on eugenics In
Cleveland said:
1T Is good thing for the human
race that beauty counts for more than
intellect when It comes to love. Intel
lect too often means nerves insomnia.
hypOchOndria.
81 s Yes: L Is q good thing for the hu-
man race that. as an old maid from
Vassar put II rather bitterly:
:. Men prefer well formed girl 70 q
we'll Informed one 81 New Fork Trib
una
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

-Four of the white men who mobbed
and shot to death an Afro-American
at Greeley, Iowa, a couple Of weeks
ago nave been arrested and charged
with murderof which they unques-
tionably are guilty-Whether their
punishment will fit the crime remains
to be seen.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

In the Black Belt of Alabama where the
BACKS outnumber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY.
Over 1.50O Students. more than 100 in
structors. - 1890 49, =
COURSE OF STUDY.
English education combined with In
1ustrlal training; % industries in constant
operation. -.
VALUE OF PROPERTY.
Property consisting of $3.50 acres of
land. lob buildings almost wholly built
with student labor. is valued at 81, 25O, 900.
md no mortgage
NEEDS.
$50 annually for the education of each
student; ($2O0 enables one to finish the
course: 81 900 creates permanent scholar
snip. Students pay their own board ID
cash and labor.) Money in any, amount
for current expenses and building.
Besides the work done by graduates az
class room and Industrial leaders
thousands are reached through the Tus>
.<eeee Negro Conference.
Tuskegee is 40 miles east of Mont
yomery and 1876 miles west of Atlanta, or
the Western Railroad of Alabama.
Tuskegee is a quiet, beautiful old
Southern town, and is an ideal place foy
study. The climate is at all times milo
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

Minnesota's junior United States
Senator, Moses E. Clapp, is all right.
In a speech before the National
Woman Suffrage Association in Wash
ington Thursday he said: "God never
intended any race to be subservient
to another. No more did He intend
one sex to be in political or economic
bondage to another We are willing
to accept the entire statement just as
it stands.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander." One of the
strongest arguments used in favor of
female suffrage is: "Women should
have the ballot for their own protec-
ton" Granted. But how about the
black men in the Southern states who
are deprived Of the ballot by the
grandfather clause or some other
equally outrageous and unAmerican
subterfuge? Do they not need protec-
ton?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

Would you think that $2O,00O,OOO
worth of toys have been made in this.
Ecount.s, or will be made before this
yer is out, and 5000. 900 will be i'm
pu<.4d? That's what is claimed as
the record breaker for the year.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

The American Medical Association
has sent out warning that the tango
and other modern dances are dan
gerous to health and morals. Well
bet cookie that they viii keep on
dancing them just the same and take
chances.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst is hav-
ing a tough time since her return to
dear old Lunnon and she will, very
likely, have to separate herself from
many of the $4,000 of American
money she accumulated during her
short stay in this country before her.
troubles cease.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
TEN TONS OF PLAYING CARDS
Shipments Of Nearly 100000 Packs &c
to the Orient.

to the Orient.
Seattle, Wash.-Ten tons Of playing
cards. approximately $4,000 decks,
were among the shipments taken
aboard the japanese steamship Tamba
Maru of the Niphon Yusen Kaisha.
loaded here for ports in the orient.
The cards arrived from the east by
train few days ago. They are for
Macao. China. the Monte Carlo Of the
orient, situated forty miles from the
island of Hongkong on the mainland.
near the mouth of the Pearl or Canton
river
It is the gambling resort of the deni-
Zens OF the British colony
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

The Richmond Planet In its last is.
sue tells the plain, unvarnished truth
about the oft suggested idea OF
"colored daily newspaper and shows
Just Why II cannot be done.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
PEDDLER LEAVES FORTUNE.
$4,000 Goes to Religious Charities
Rest to Folks

q Rest to Folks.
Minneapolis, MINI. Edgar Allen
Sloane, a wandering tinsmith, who
had made his headquarters for the last
ten years in Minneapolis. has been
buried at Lisbon, N D.. where sew
eral months ago he chose spot as his
final resting place. "A will left by
Sloane directs that the First Baptist
church Of Minneapolis shall receive
$4,000 Of his estate. that $4,000 shall
go to theological school in Manitoba
and that relatives in the east shall re-
ceive the rest.
Sloane. who was known because Of
his desire to roam about the country.
was believed to be poor man. He
met death recently under the wheels Of
train at Beaumont. Cal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
MARK OLD MISSOURI TRAIL.
Woman Drives First Stake to Show
Way Pioneers Travelled.

w OuIaH -0IlvVS TiSI 0sdN0 ~ 0IlO"
Way Pioneers Travelled.
st. Louis, Mo.-Mrs. John N. Booth,
chairman of the old trails committee
Of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution. drove the first of the stakes
that are to mark the old trail from st.
Louis to Kansas City.
This trail was travelled by pioneers
who went overland to independence,
Mo-, near Kansas City, and there join
ed the great caravans Of home seekers
that followed the Oregon trail to the
northwest or the Santa Fe trail to the
southwest. vs.
Other stakes were driven in the city
and st. Louis county. and in October
they are to be replaced with concrete
markers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
Burn Watchdoo With Acid

Burn Watchdog With Acid.
Middletown. N. when negroes
attempted to rob the henhouses OF W..
f. Popple at Monroe they were
frightened away by an Irish terrier be-
longing to Henry Wellington Wack.
The dogs paws have now been ruined,
with virulent acid. A big reward has
been offered for the conviction Of the
guilty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
Etttrnln 9nBtttntp
JEFFERSON CITY. MISSOURI

JET ENSON@ NllT, MlSoOON
Founded by the Soldiers Of the ed and 65th
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.
Their information address r.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN,
President.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
&ha111 Mntupraitu

This-insttuton 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.
The facilities have recently been increased.
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 academic year begins on the Thursday
nearest the first day of October and continues for
thirty.two consecutive weeks. The charges are
moderate. Catalogues furnished upon application.
Address THE PRESIDENT
Shaw University, Raleigh. N. c.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA..
AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim Of this school is to do prac-
teal work In helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. Its course Of study
IS broad and practical; its ideas are high;
it's work is thorough; its methods are
fresh. systematic, clear and simple.
COURSE OF STUDY.
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 seminaries of the country.
EXPENSES AND AID. =
Tuition and room rent are free The
apartments for students are plainly fur
nlshed. Good board can be had for sever
dollars per month Buildings heated by
steam.
A Z 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
address
THE PRESIDENT,
Cannon Theological Seminary,
,ss.,ga5-.. Atlanta, Georgia.
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Washington Conservatory Of
Music and School of Expression
s02 T STREET, WASHINGTON, D. c.
DEPARTMENTS

DEPARTMENTS
Piano. Voice and Violin Piano Tuning Theory Analy-
sis. Harmony. Counterpart Fugue. Vocal Expression
Wind instruments. History Of Music. Methods.
Scholarships Awarded Artists RecItals
HARRIET GIBBs-MARsHALL, President
GEORGE WILLIAM COOK, Treasurer.
ABBY WILLIAMS, Secretary.
LEWIS G. GREGORY, Financial Secretary.
~ ANNIE e. GRINAGE.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13

Beautiful Situation HeahfI Location The Best
Envronment.A Splendid intellectual Atmosphere
Noted for Honest and Thorough
Offers full College, Normal
High Schools Grammar School
Good
very reasonable. Opportunity for Self-help.
Opens sept. ~ For Information Address
rN~LSlDE,Nl (. W. f1eGRANAHAN. knoxville.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-12-13
TUSkEGEE
Normal and Industrial Institute
TUSkEGEE, ALABAMA.
Uncorporated) .-
WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer.
excellent winter resort.
LOCATION.

Organized July 4, 1881. by the State
legislature as The Tuskegee State Nor
nal School. Exempt from taxation.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal
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lowles Building. Boys Han. Stone Hall
kATLANTA UNIVERSITY
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

WILBUR p TnIRKIELD. President
Warrington. d. G.
The Geegeoi Arts and ScienceakELLY MI14R NJ Dean
The The Academy-GEoReR J. CUMMINGS, a N. Dean.
The Commercial Co1ege-GEoRGE A M, Dean.
School Of Manual Arts and Applied Science
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
The School Of Theoogy-1sAAc CLARK, D. D.,
The School Of Medicine: Medical
colleges-EDwARD O. Balloon, NJ D.. Dean
The School of Law-BENJAMIS L.. d., Dean.
For Catalogue and Special
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
HAYS CALLS LEVEE
 BOARD TOGETHER
TO MEET WITH CITIZENS
REPEATED COMPLAINTS OF MlSMANAGEMENT M CAUSES
 GOVERNOR TO ACT.

Little Rock, Sept. 15.-Gov. Hays issued the following self-explanatorv statement late last night:
 T have just received a telegram from Blytheville calling my attention to the conditions as they exist in the St. Francis levee district and from repeated complaints that I have had coming from the people interested in thls district and from appeals for re- lief, l have decided to request the president of the board of directors to immediately call meeting of the board for September 30, to meet at Marion at the office of the board at 12 o'clock noon
 Tt IS my intention to invite the taxpayers of the district through the press and otherwise to attend the meeting. l will attend in person to the end that some plan may be devis- ed by which the life and property interests involved may not be further Jeopardized. This request that the board be convened is not to be inter- preted as reflection upon any one, but 1t IS patent that results have not been obtained sufficient to give the necessary relief, and for this reason l feel it my duty as chief executive of the state to use all the powers at my command to bring about condi- tons acceptable to all interested par ties, with the hope that the turmoil prevailing over the entire eastern portion of our state may be settled. and that the growth and development of the St. Francis valley may not be further retarded because of pickering and strife. This rich basin lying within our state, which is second in fertility not even to the valley of the Nile, must be, in the interest of our entire citizenship, properly and suc- cessfully protected and developed, and deserves the time and thought of us all.
 Il am vitally interested in develop ing every portion of our state and in giving the good people of this section the relief needed and to which they are so justly entitled.
 GEORGE w. HAYS"
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
CONWAY CITIZEN
 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WIFE PREVENTS DEED
JOHN HARROD SHOT THROUGH LEG WHEN WIFE KNOCKS
 PISTOL FROM HAND.

? Dependency, it is thought, caused by the death of his daughter, Mrs. Marie Douglass of Morrilton on last Friday, caused John Harrod, who lives on North Front street, to at tempt suicide Friday night. Just as he raised the weapon, a 38-calibre Smith X Wesson revolver, intending to blow out his brains, his wife, Mrs. Martha Harrod, entered the room and, seeing that he was about to shoot, knocked the pistol from his hands. The gun was fired, however, the ball passing through Mir. liar rods leg, inflicting a very painful wound. He was carried to Little Rock on the noon train today, and will be placed in an infirmary.
 MT. Harrod has been in failing health for the past several years, and has been afflicted with rheuma- tism for quite while. He was deep- ly devoted to his daughter, Mrs. Douglass, and when the news of her death reached him he was grievously shocked. He retired to his room a
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15

few hours after hearing of her death, secreting himself. His wife, fearing the shock might prove serious on ac- count of his physical condition, began searching for him. When she entered the room he was occupying, she did so just in time to save him from self destruction. Had she been a moment later it is quite probable he would have accomplished his purpose.
 His son, James Harrod, who lives at Fort Smith, was notified of his fathers condition and arrived early this morning. He accompanied his father to Little Rock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
CONWAY PHOTOGRAPHER
 BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT

C. I. Pearje, q photographer, whose gallery is located at 312 1-2 North Front street, has just installed an electrical flash cabinet, the latest invention in the photographic world. The cabinet is self-adjustable, elec- trically operated. Four powerful tungsten lamps furnish light for the work. the old-tirne skylight system be- ing eliminated. This cabinet, it is said, is the first of its kind to be used by an Arkansas photographer.
 Mir. Pearle has recently opened his gallery, and it is handsomely fitted up. He is an experienced photog- rapher, and the work he turns out is excellent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15

direct election of senator under the new federal law. For several years advisory primaries have been held in the state, meaing virtually the same thing, however.
 At this time it seems probable that Senator Clarke and Associate Justice w. F. Kirby will be the only candi- dates for the office, although two or three members of the congressional delegation persist in coming to the front as possibilities.
 It is probable that the campaign will open vigorously soon after Jan uary l.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
TOO MUCH RAIN.

Little Rock, Sept. 15.-Complaint is heard not only from Pulaski coun- ty, but frorn other sections of the state that there has been too much rain during the last few days. The drouth that had lasted several weeks, and had done great damage, is eff fectually broken, but the weather has one to the other extreme, and the cotton is suffering in consequence.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
CLARKE HERE TO
 FIX HIS FENCES SENATE RACE OPENS SOON PRESENT OUTLOOK IS THAT JUDGE KIRBY WILL BE ON
 LY OPPONENT.

Little Rock, Sept. 15.-U. s. Sena- tor James P. Clarke has returned from Washington for few days to look after his political fences. He is indicating to his friends that he will make one of his characteristically hard fights for the re-nomination and much interest attaches to it because
 of the fact that this will be the first
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
SCHOOL OPENS
 AT LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, Sept. 15.-The Little Rock public schools opened today with a large number of new teachers. There are 36 teachers in the high school alone and dozen ward schools. To take care of the large in- crease in attendance this term, number of patent portable buildings are being used at the various schools.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-09-15
HAMP WILEY.

Hamp Wiley, well-known farmer or near Wooster, died Saturday, after a short illness, and was buried yesterday at the family cemetary near Wooster. He is survived by his wife and one child.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-19

In general article on the existing
political situation ex-Speaker Cannon
says: "The revenues that maintain
the machinery of government form
the very lifeblood of the government,
and the revenue policy is fundamental.
We can cross party lines on other
questions, but here is where we rep
resent the people on fundamental
issue; and the man who desires to
take the tariff out of politics does not
know what he is talking about-in
my Judgment. So long asswe have
two schools of economic thought as
to the policy governing the raising of
revenues, the tariff will remain a
question of politics-and of the high
est and best order of politics at that"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-19
BEST TINE AND METHODS
OF IRRIGATING GRAIN
(By Walter W. Mclaughlin, u. S. Ir-
rigation Engineer.)

(By Walter W. Mclaughlin, U. S. Ir-
rigation Engineer.)
1t is desirable in growing a crop
for grain rather than for straw that
the straw be rather short and not
too rank This is desirable for sew
eral reasons, chief of which is that
it is not often possible to produce a
heavy growth of fodder and of grain
upon the same plant; the ranker the
straw the more liability to lodging, to
rust and other diseases, and usually
the grain is softer and poorer in
quality. Where the straw is not of
Importance, the first irrigation should
be delayed as late as possible without
impairing the vitality of the plant.
The less water used in growing grain,
the greater the percentage of gluten
in the seed and the higher the food
value. 1t is good practice to with
hold the first irrigation somewhat in
order to obtain early ripening and a
good quality of grain. There is dan
ger of impairing the vitality, how
ever, unless great care is taken and
sound Judgment used in determining
when the grain begins to. suffer for
moisture. Grain sometimes starts
second growth if the first irrigation
is left too long, and this second
growth is fatal to profitable yield.
The grain plant obtains from the soil
a great part of its total weight dur
ing early growth. During the inter-
mediate growth the plant is undergo
ing certain changes preparatory to
building up the seed. During the lat
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-19

In Kansas there is a judge who
is handing out some unbroken pack
ages. One day last week, Judge Ho-
gan of Concordia, sentenced a DIR.
Sexton of Clyde to serve eighteen
months in the county Jail and pay a
fine of $1,000, together with all the
court costs, for violating the prohibi-
tory law. The doctors attorneys gave
notice of appeal and bond was given.
Although the accused doctor was sick
when the judge announced that SEN
tence would be pronounced, and an
attending physician advised against
his going to the court house, he went
and took his medicine, which would
not be very agreeable dose for an
able-bodied man to take.