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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
OFFICIALS N OF
TO
JAP SUGGESTION
Impression Gained That jap
anese Commission Plan
is Not Acceptable

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept. 27.--
Administration officials declined TO
discuss for publication any phases Of
the negotiations with Japan growing
out Of the proposed anti-Japanese law
in California. but the impression is
gained that the proposal from Toxic
that the question be referred 70 a
joint commission for solution will be
unacceptable.
Conversations regarding the Cali
fornia law which have been going on
between Ambassador Shibehara Of
Japan aid state department officials
continue. SO far rs has been learned
the proposal for a joint commission
has not been formally communicated
10 Washington by the Japanese gov
ernment. Conflicting opinion and in
ternational law make the task more
difficult. Proponents Of the law say
that the measure refuses To Japanese
III this country no rights not refused
by Japanese law 10 Americans in
Japan. Japan contends that the CAL
ifornia law IL discriminatory because
il does not apply to all foreigners alike
as does the Japanese law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
NEW BRICK BUILDING
STARTED AT MERCEDES

MERCEDES, Texas. Sept. ~
II. J. Mention has begun the construc-
tion of brick building on Texas ave
nue.. which. when completed. will be
occupied by wholesale and retail
confectionery store TO be known as
The Palace Of Sweets" The pro
prietors are the owners Of a San An
tonic confectionery. The building will
be p so feet with n 30 foot
kitchen with concrete floors. IL will
be one Of the most up-to-date and
complete confectionery stores in the
state. There will he a forty-feot
soda fountain with mirrors and cleo
trical fixtures Confectionery will be
made and distributed daily to the diff
ferent Valley towns and retail busl-
ness done in Mercedes. The Mcr-
cedes managers will be Theo- Pap
outris. J. GroSas and y. Manyatis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
BUILD COFFIN FACTORY
FOR RETURN OF BODIES

CHFRBOURG. Sept. PA coffin
mandatory destined to turn out the
coffins 10 receive the remains OF
American soldiers buried i'm France,
has been installed here ander the man
agement of Major Riley Of the L. s
army. The major expects 70 have
nearly 25.O00 coffins constructed
Thirty carpenters are already at work
Remains of soldiers will be place in q
large warehouse nearb. and from
time to time. American transports will
call and take them to America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
PRESIDENT OF REDS
CALLED BY CHICAGO
JURY FOR HIS STORY
(Ry The Associated Press)

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Sept. 27.-Augusi
Hermann, president Of the Cincinnati
Nationals, former chairman OF the
national commission. today was re-
quested by States Attorney Hoyne TO
appear Friday before the grand jury
investigating alleged baseball crook
edness. He was asked to bring all af-
fidavits and other evidence in his
possession relative TO the matter un-
der investigation.
NEW YORK. N. ~, Sept. 81
John ]. McGraw and Magistrate
Francis \. McQuade. manager and
treasurer. respectively. Of the New
York National Baseball club. today
accepted the tclcgraph:c request Of
the Cook county. Illinois. grand jury
to testify in the investigation Of al
legged baseball gambling. They plan
to reach Chicago in time to testify to-
morrow or Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
GOTH DIVISION men
ASK THAT O'NEILL
BE MADE GENERAL

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept
27.-Resolution to the secretary of
war urging that Charles III. Martins
ard Joseph II. O'Neill. colonels in the
United States army, formerly general
and brigadier general AZ the Nine
teenth division, be appointed TO the
permanent rank of general. ard call
ing on the senators and congressman
from Texas and Oklahoma TO use their
influence to this effect, were adopted
by the Association or Ey-Ninetieth Di-
vision members IN reunion here. The
resolutions cited that the Officers
should receive such recognition be-
cause of their splendid service to the
division in action and that suitable
appreciation of their achievements
would stand to the credit Of the
Ninetieth Division.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
.D|Az GENERALS PLAN
HIS DEFENSE AGAINST
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

VERA CRUZ, Sept. 27.-Advices
from Nautla where General Diaz il
living, report tt.at Diaz has been in
conference with generals who previ-
ously served under him, with the OBJ
ject Of arranging to defend Diaz
against the attitude Of the federal
government toward him. II was agreed
at the meeting that Diaz should not
leave Mexico and should be treated
on equal terms with other rebels who
helped TO defeat the Carianza regime.
1t was said that Genera. J. Guadalupe
Sanchez, government chief Of opera
tions in the state Of Vera Cruz, IL de-
termined to take arms against Diaz il
he does not agree TO leave Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
AMERICAN KILLED.
One CAPTURED, in
POLISH FIGHTING

With the Polish Army al the Front
Sept. 23.-Captain Mercen Copper oi
jacksonville. Florida. a member ot
the Kosciusko aerial squadron. whe
i reported a prisoner Of the bolsha-
vik after being shot down. lodged the
Cossacks all night but was captured
the following day. Copper suffered
only cuts on the face and bruises
received while trying to escape
Captain Arthur Kelly Of Richmond.
Virginia, also of the squadron, who
was shot down over the village of
Swierow. was thrown from his air
plane when il struck in front of a
church and death was due from a
broken neck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
FIRST WORK OF
MEETING
With SUCCESS
One Man, Having No Money,
Offers Proceeds Of Sale
of Ten Jersey Cows

The campaign 10 dispose of $101.-
600 worth Of the bona. Of the Rio
Grande Railway Company, a part Of
the Sl9l. goo issue necessary to Be
subscribed for TO insure the early re-
building of the railroad to standard
guage. was off To flying start this
morning
With the exception cf two commit
tees, every committee answered pres
ent at 2 O'Clock this rsorning at the
Chamber Of Commerce. and the com
mittees that failed 10 show up at that
time came III later ana cot To work.
Tie committees were handed prospect
cards. contracts for subscribers to
sign. and also guarantees that are
handed 10 each subscriber 10 the
bonds.
The committees are expected to
work only during the morning hours.
concluding their first dav's labors and
reporting to the Chamber of Com
mcrce at noon TO maxi reports.
The first committee TO report this
morning was that capfaned by J. II.
Batsell and which included A. Ash
helm and q. +. Dodd. This commit
tee, after being out only one hour.
reported back with contracts aggregat-
ing eighty per cent of thr total amount
taken out. The committee expected TO
make its prospect list one hundred per
cent perfect.
W. J. Truss. local dairyman. made
an unique proposition tc the commit
tee with his prospect card this morn
ing Mr. Truss was down for $500.
lie told the committee that he had no
money with which 10 hny bonds, hut
that he did have ten fine Jersey milch
cows on his place which he offered
for sale and that he would use the
proceeds to buy railroad bonds. He
told the committee that he had just
sold five cows of the same strain for
from $125 to Sl50 each, and that the
ten he offered the committee should
bring not less than $l0v each. What
ever they brought over that, he said
would 20 for bonds along with the
balance He stipulated that the cows
were not to be sold for less than 500
around
W. F.. McDavitt and. F. Il. Camiade
stated that they would probably take
the ten cows between them. Mr..
Truss said that he would keep the
COWS on his place until the purchasers
were ready 10 receive ifem.
Charles Hielscher, chairman Of the
today issued an appeal TO
All those against whom prospect cards
have not been issued 10 call az the
Chamber Of Commerce and volunteer
their subscriptions. r. said that in
the main the cards were issued for
those who contributed &c the channel
fund a year ago. and that in the new
many might ave been over
looked.
Committees as a whole. which were
out today. reported thai they had met
with considerable success: Jack Rowe.
Of the general campaign committee,
said the committee hoped TO wind up
the campaign bv the middle Of the
week. with the exception Of out of
town prospects who viii have To be
written letters explaining the propo-
sition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
RATE INCREASE in
TEXAS Is SUBJECT
OF HEARING TODAY

GALVESTON, Tex. Sept. 81
Railroad officials and representative
are here today 70 appear before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
which opened its hearing on the que~-
tion Of increased intrastate freight
rates. The Interstate Commerce
Commission has cited the Texas Rail
rad Commission to show cause why
rates should not be advanced to con-
form with the new interstate rates.
The Texas rate making body recent
ly granted a freight rate increase Of
33 Is per cent as against general
advance Of 35 per cent authorized by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
BANKS INVOKE 9O-DAY
LAW BECAUSE OF run"
NV The Associated FressJ

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 27-The
fremont Trust Company this morning
announced that the law permitting the
bank to require ninety days notice for
Withdrawals from the cEvings depart
ment will be invoked forthwith be-
cause crowds are Withdrawing de-
posits.
We have plenty Of money to pay
everybody. said officials. I'VE are
prepared to do this this morning, but
the crowd became SO large that il was
impossible to have paid them. We in
voked the law for the protection of
depositors, not for our own protec-
tion.
The Fidelity Trust Company took
similar action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27

tEv The As~tcinfed Fressb
SALINA. Kan. Sept 27.-Plans
that Snyder" the trained elephant
which ran amuck her" and was killed.
be given decent burial" for scnti-
mental reasons. got a. far a. reckon
ing with the prospective grave Dig
gers. Figures furniahcd by local
excavating contractor who said the
grave would necessarily be about the
size Of an average hor7E basement.
only deeper, were DECLARED BY the cir
Gus owners to be prohibitivc. The
body Of Snyder" Yves thcrcpuon dis
posed of on commercial basis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
MINERS REFUSE TO
RETURN TO WORK AT
THURBER, TEX, Mine
lEvs The AssMiater .-ressl

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 81
Gus Sparkling, district committeeman
for the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea in this territory. returned today
after conferences with six hundred
striking miners at Thu-ber. He an
nounced that the men will not return
70 work until their demands are met
regarding tonnage anG digging, de-
pite Sparling's order u end the strike
rhe strike was unauthorized.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
1000 DELEGATES
AT OPENING OF
LEGION MEETING
Second Convention Of Order
is Called Together By
Commander D'Olier

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Sept. 81
More than thousand delegates were
in their seats this morning when
Franklin D'0lier, natioral command
or. called the second annual conven-
tion Of the American Legion TO order.
The convention ends Wednesday with
the election of officers and the adop-
tion of legional ritual initiation.
Veterans Of all allied nations. il i
said. will start movement at the
convention TO form their own league
Of nations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
BELIEVE AMBROSE SMALL
is HELD BY KIDNAPPERS

CHICAGO, H., Sept 27.-Search
for Ambrose J.. Small, Canadian thea
trical manager and multimillionaire,
has been started here by Chief of De-
tectives Mooney who says he is con-
vinced Small is held BY kidnappers.
Both Small and his secretary. John
Doughty, disappeared last December.
A reward Of $4,000 hss been offered
for the arrest Of Doughty, ii was
learned last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
INDIANA CLASS RATES
INCREASED ONE-THIRD

INDIANAPOLIS, Ini.. Sept. 27.-
Class railroad rates in Indiana were
increased 33 l-3 per cent. commodity
rates ten per cent. iron and steel ar
ticles and livestock sixteen per cent,
BY order today of the Indiana Public
Service Commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
LECTURES FOR FARMERS
AT WEEKLY MEETINGS

MERCEDES, Texas, Sept. 27.--A
series of educational lectures are be-
ing given at the weekly meetings OF
the Mercedes Farmers, Inc. These
lectures are especially designed foi
the instruction Of the newly arrived
farmers of Mercedes.
Men who have proven themselves
successful Valley farmers will talk
on different phases Of growing. mar
keting and farm management.
DIR. III. III. Harrington, T. r. Riggs
q. III. Bagg and DIR. Rothrock spoke
at the last meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
COTTON MARKET

Houston-Spots quiet; 200 lower;
middling 22.50; sales lies.
New Orlesns-Spots quiet; 200
lower; middling "a; sales 81.
Galveston-Spotsq quiet; 200 down;
middling 23.75; sales $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
ExTRADITloN IS DENIED.
tBy The Associated Pressl

LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 27.-The
Mexican government has declined to
honor the request Of the state Of Tex
as for the extradition Of Alvaro Pena,
under Indictment for defalcation of
funds from local bank. it became
known here today. Pena was arrest
ed in Mexico City several months ago
and i now held in the Nuevo Laredo
jail. The reason for refusing to per-
nit extradition Is not known here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
CRODNO, LARGE
RUSSIAN CITY, Is
TAKEN BY POLES
Large Number of Prisoners
and Much War Material
Captured By Forces

WARSAW, Sept. ZIr-NrOdnO, an
important city in northwestern Rus
sia. near the Lithuanian frontier. was
captured by the Poles after heavy
fighting, says the official statement
today. Ii said largc number Of
prisoners and much war material
were taken BY the Poles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
COLLARLESS AND
TIELESS, HARDING
TALKSAT ALTOONA

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept 2T-A large
crowd including many women, greet
ed Senator Harding when he arrived
this morning en- route TO Baltimore.
He was not called early enough and
appeared without a coIlal and necktie.
He made a brief speech, stating that
the Cummins- Esch bin was one cf the
best pieces of legislation ever enacted
for the workers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
MISSOURI RETAINS ITS
RANK In POPULATION

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Sept. 27.--
Iissouri has population Of s,403-547
an increase Of il0.21o. or 3.S per
cent. the census bureau announced to-
day. Unless Michigan gains approxi-
mately 100000, Missouri win retain
its rank Of seventh state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
KEREMEsE OCT. ".

Especial On The Herald
EDINBURG, Tex, Sept. 27.--A
three days Kcremesc will be given
October 8, z and BY the members
Of the Catholic church ~ Edinburg 60
raise money for the parochial school
purchased from the Edinburg Inde-
pendent school district. Dinner and
supper will be- served i'm tho Edinhurg
park each day Of the Kcremcse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
NlacsWiNEY STILL ALIVE.

LONDON. Sept. 27.--I.ori Mayor
MacSwiney passed another bad night
al Brixton prison. He was very weak
and exhausted this morning. accord
ing 10 4 bulletin Of thu Irish Self De-
termination League. This Is the
forty-sixth day Of his hunger strike
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
SPECIALIZATION OF
INDUSTRY IMPEDES
RECOVERY BUSINESS

BRUSSELS, Sept. 2---The great
est impediment TO reconstruction in
Europe il the movement for socializa.
tion and naturalization Of industry
with the accompanying burdens on the
government, r. B. BRAND British vice
president Of the international financi.
al conference, declared at the opening
Of debate in the conference this morn
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
BOND CAMPAIGN HAS AUSP|C|OUS START
General Reduction In Food
Prices Predicted By Head
of Retail GyOceyS' Association

CHICAGO. H., Sept. PA gem
eral reduction in food prices was
predicted today by Sol Westerfeld,
president Of the Retail Grccers' As
sociation, who declared that all ar
ticles Of food except eggs and but
ter are due for a STEADY decline.
Unwillingness Of banks TO loan mon
ey except at high into; est rates re-
suited il producers cutting prices
to move their goods, he said. He
added that conditions viii return To
normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
TEXAS CATTLE TO GERMANY

GALVESTON. Tex, Sept. 27.-
Negotiations are under way for the
shipment OF large numbers Of Texas
cattle to Germany end Austria for the
rehabilitation Of herds of those coun-
tries. local ship agents announced tor
day. The date of shipments and
definite arrangements are not an
nOunced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27

. For the West Gulf Coast States
Generally fair and relatively cool
weather There are no indications at
this time Of disturbance in the
West Indies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
BALLOON KANSAS CITY III
PASSES OVER DETROIT

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 27.-The
balloon Kansas City III. pilot T.. ii.
Honeywell Of St Louis, in the nation
al balloon race. passed over Detroit at
z o'clock this morning headed east
ward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
N00SED ROPE FOUND
NEAR DENTON'S BODY

los ANGELES, Calt, Sept. IL
a six foot length Of rope, noosed on
one end. was found Sunday in the
cellar where the body Of Jacob c.
Denton, mining promoter. was dis
covered Thursday A full examina-
tion Of the body Will be made to aScer-
tain whether death was due to
strangulation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-27
WEATHER

Tonight partly cloudy; Tuesday
generally fair; light to moderate vari-
able winds on coast
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13
Palmer Gets a Chill

NoX populi hath spoken. Such a
roar of indignation has come from
all classes and sections that the
plan to railroad the Palmer-Ster-
ling-Graham sedition bill through
Congress has halted in the Rules
Committee of the House. Palmer
deserted his own child on the steps
of the House office building.
After searching out Chairman
Campbell, of the Rules Committee
to arrange for being the first to
testify in support Of the sedition
bills, he got cold feet and failed to
put in an appearance. He sent a
letter saying he had changed his
mind, and would not approve the
r-Sterling- Graham bill that
would authorize him to send a man
to Jail for reading the Declaration
of independence on a street corner
and would authorize the Postmast-
er-General to become the thought
controller Of the nation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13
CFron "I4abor.")

NflOll LABOR.
Perhaps the most important
event Of the past week tending to
show the reaction against the hys-
terra of Attorney General Palmer
in attempting to make political
capital out of his prosecution of
imaginary radicals, was the resig-
nation of Francis Fisher Kane, of
Philadelphia, United States Dis
trict Attorney for Eastern Penn
sylvania. In letter to President
Wilson rendering his resignation,
Mr. Kane said:
81 am obliged to take this step
because l feel out of sympathy
with the anti-radical policies of
Mr. Palmer and his method of car
rying them out. ! am strongly OPP
posed to the wholesale raiding of
aliens that is being carried on
throughout the country. TO my
mind this policy is both unwise
and unjust. | am utterly opposed
to the enactment of new espionage
and sedition laws | believe that
the enforcement of such a new act
as Mr.. Palmer has proposed would
lead to an entirely unnecessary re-
preston of free speech and inter
ference with the liberty of the
press
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13
Campbell and Trotzky

Chairman Campbell afforded an
Illustration Of the average grasp of
Congressional knowledge on the
subject being considered. He said:
81 know all about these radicals.
Leon Trotzky spent eight months
In my Congressional district and
made speeches there almost every
night
Campbell represents a Kansas
district According to the best
records Trotzky was in America
only three months and never got
further west than Philadelphia.
kilograms from more than fifty
newspaper editors opposing the bin
were entered in the record One
from the editor of the Toledo News
Bee was typical He wired
eff a man has foolish thoughts
if is safer to let them ont into the
fresh air where they may dissipate
than to let them burn in his bosom
until something bursts. There is
no danger of revolution in this
country so long as the people may
freely speak out what they think.
Efforts of Congress, through So
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13

of the Harvard crimson banners at
ball games.
Chairman Campbell wanted to
know if there were any 'parlor
Bolshcyists' among the college pro-
.fessors at Harvard.
Not more than elsewhere" Pro-
fessor chafce replied. But what
of it?"
DO these Socialists believe in
our form Of governments" asked
Campbell.
- think so, Chafcc replied.
But why shouldn't we nationalize
our Industries and our form Of
government
"Why have Congress them
asked Campbell.
"To run the railroads." was the
reply.
The proposed sedition law would
make criminals of the Harvard
University faculty who are securing
al. exhaustive collection of the lit
erature and documents of the Rus
sian revolution to place at the dis
posa of historians and invcstigat-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13
CUMNINS' ASSAULT
ON LIBERTY BONDS

bomb was thrown into the
ca,nn or tho railroad lobby by Sen
ator Arthur Gamer Of Kansas.
whom no declared that he was on
nosod 20 the cummins railroad re-
turn hin a., any similar measure
becanso Of fine adverse effect if
would hovo unon tho INTEGRITY of
bonds that Americans generously
bonoht that tbo nation mieht snc-
cossfrIv nrosocrto if. war AGAINST
tho Cantral povors
Sonator rarna, noint. ont that
tho onarantooino If tho nronortv
investment aocounty of tho rail
road. and o..urino tho holders of
ali soc,,.ftios hono.t aud drhiors
alike rcrurn Of 80 no, cont nor
arr,,n, veil, oiyo tboir .oc,,itios a
Idocidod od,antaoo as Investments
and v.l1 corro.nordfral,- donraes
an .oc,ri+io. hoari,o rowor rate
If f,+oros+
..rhoro oro too r,o,, ir+oro.+s
,,..,,,tna 90 Tho ,o.1, Of doo,os,i,, &c,
.,,o ,.oTuo Of co,orn,,ont ho,d. o.,
Ar rannor SOW, .ond su,ol,. No
+ro,oh+r,,I ,,orso,, will want 70 odd
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13

these people whose activities have
been branded as red
what do you mean by fools in
Congress'?" Chairman Campbell
asked.
81 am afraid | would be guilty of
lese majestic if ! mentioned any
names, replied Gompers.
Zachariah Chafee. of the Harvard
Law School said the ban on the
display of red flags, penalized to
possibly twenty years in prison by
the BILL would prohibit the display
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-13
Directed at Union Labor

Gompers told the Committee that
the bill was primarily directed at
labor organizations. That it would
nreyent assemblages and circula-
ton of propaganda. That 1t would
penalize the exercise of moral
force as we'll as physical force. lie
said.
This legislation confers upon
the Postmaster General the right to
become the Paul Pry Of the nation
and pry into every letter he may
choose to. and suspend the publica-
ton of any newspaper that doesn t
suit his Quixotic fancy Further
along he declared "Standpatters,
reactionaries and fools in Congress
may hate me, but none hate me as