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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-26

they saved the University from losing
Rockefeller's first gift by securing the
necessary funds.
One of the greatest Educational Fac
tors of New Yory City is The Free
Lecture System of which a Jew, DR..
Henry Leipziger is president, and un-
der his guidance it has grown from an
occasional lecture to it's present
status. A lecture for every night in
the week on every possible subject in
every portion of the city, and these
lectures are we'll attended that there
is standing room only.
Jews hold professorships in al
most every great college in the United
States. Soloman Schecter of the
Jewish Theological Seminary in New
York is the greatest discoverer, not
only of ancient cities, but of ancient
manuscripts, and whose acquaintance
not only with Hebrew, but with Uni
versal Literature, has made him for
years the dominant figure in the most
brilliant university circles.
Among Jewish writer's of America
can be mentioned A. Cohen, the dra-
matte critic, better known under the
nom de plume of Alan Dale. Mrs. Annie
Nathan Meyer, who is also one of the
founders of Barnard College, the first
Woman's College in New York. Music
and the drama in America are much
indebted for their advancement, to the
Jews, both as eXpositors and as pa
irons. Hinrich Conried and Oscar
Hammerstein, are at present directors
of the greatest Opera Company in the
United States. Among the great must
cal conductors are Sam Frank, Alfred
Hertz and Walter Damrosch, the lat
ter is contributing more than any
other American today to the cultiva-
ton of music.
AS painters the Jews have already
achieved distinction. Ben Austrian's
picture "Adays Hunt" received $4,000
the largest sum ever paid in America
for still life painting.
Among sculptors Moses j. Ezekiel
stands second to none. His work
Religious Liberty" at Fairmont Park
Philadelphia, was the first public
monument erected by Jews in the
United States. Sam Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation o.
Continued on page eight.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-26
The JEWS IN AMERICA TO-DAY
By Miss Martha Schnitzer

The Jew in the America of today
is very important factor in the up
building of the country, for at every
Junction, in every crisis he has made
the cause of this country his own, be-
cause he knew himself to be and is an
There is not field in the entire
range of commerce and of professional
life which the Jew has not occupied
and developed Every branch OF
manufacture has been stimulated and
improved by him. Many facts have
combined to bring about this result.
This is a century which, with all its
fads and fancies is fatal to prejudices
however ancient, and the Jew has be-
come recognized. His services in the
struggle for intellectual and religious
liberty, are more appreciated, and the
edge of antipathy so sharp and UNI
relenting of old is losing much of it's
keenness. He now enjoys the benefits
of Free Institutions and equal treat
ment before the Law.
When the foreign Jew arrives in
America he is hungrier for knowl-
edge than for money, scholarship is
what he worships, American Customs
and Atmosphere are to him what {
food of sunshine is to the blind. He
may feel it's warmth but the brilliant
beams are not for him. 1t is only af
ter a sojourn of few years that his
viewpoint begins to broaden. Thel
he begins to realize that in the whole
history of his people the Jew neve
had period of tranquility parallel t.
the present in the United States.
The Jew has had SO few opporuni
ties that he appreciates one the mo
ment he sees it. self Help" was
llJewish habit long before Emerso
made it philosophy. In the colleg
of New York City the mojority of tn
students are Jews and similar condi
tions exist in all other large publ
educational institutions and it is
rare case when several or at least on
Jew pupil fails to carry off scholar
ship. Jewish students are not onl
helping themselves in satisfying thei
thirst for knowledge but act as
stimulant to their non-Jewish collea
CUES.
The Chicago University especial
owes debt to its Jewish friends
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
COMPANY TO MAKE PICKERs.
Preparing to Equip Two OF Fourch-
er Machines.

The Augusta Chronicle says a
company has been formed to perfect
two OF tho Fou,cher cotton pickers
and put them in the field for the
foal and thorough test Orsaaiza-
ton was had few days ago.
The stock subscriptions foot up
between $4,000 and $1,000. and
were made by number OF gentle
men Of Augusta in stock-tek!ngs OF
$3.50 70 S5e0 each. This prelim!-
nary company secures en- interest IN
the different patents. II the picker
develops into the success that IS hop
ed for It and claimed for it :he fur
ther capitalization for manufacture
OF the machine will be quickly pro-
ceeded with.
The plan Is to have the inventor
go 20 one OF the big manufactures
Of the east and perfect and turn out
two picke1s. The sum named is
fully ample for that purpose. Eve
~ facility will be provided to en-
able Mr. Furcher to manufacture the
pickers. He will leave for the east
IN a few days.
One OF the best &'own and one
OF the best equipped manufactures
in tie country has been arranged
with n which to make the p!ckers
When the machines are completed
they will be tried out in the cotton
Geld and on this practical test OF
the perfected picker will depend the
fate CT the invention.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
SWEPT BY FLOOD.
Many Lives Lost and Many Houses
Are Destroyed.

A dispatch from Monterey. Mexico.
says the Sants Catarina River has
returned to its banks. leaving q
score OF desolatIon and destruction
in the southern part Of the city.
Fourteen lives are known to have
been lost. and estimates place the
number as high es ct,y. The exact
sgures vii! never De known. as the
Ear.io OF San Luisito. where most
OF the damage occurred. is inhaoit-
ed by the poorer classes mostly. and
many occupied houses were washed
away. Over 500 houses have been
washed away IN this ono district. and
practically all those left standing are
more or less damaged.
The people returned to the str!ek-
On d:str!c, few days ago and spent
the time n cleaning the deposits OF
mud from the houscs. Many fani-
lies have los. all their possessions
and there IS gsea: suffering among
them. In the city proper several
houses caved In as result OF the
storm and the damage a.! over the
city las been great.
The Monterey bath house was
flooded by rain. One man lost his
life IN the swimming pool Houses
,h-orcho,,t the lower sections OF the
city were inundated and the fani-
lies forced to move out The cleo
t,:c light plant WAS damaged. Is
was the power plant OF the street
railway system. The rains continue
and another food IS expected IN the
Santa Catarine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
DOCTOR RUNS AWAY.
Gave Patient Chloroform and He
Dies at Once.

Dies at Once.
The sudden and excited departu e
of D.. Philip Sussman from the
apartment OF Mrs. Abranlm Lazetc-
witz. in the East Side tenement, New
York. before daylight Wednesday
was explained later by the doctor to
Coroner Hamburger as being occa-
stoned by his fear that the woman
and her family would attack him
when they learned Of the death OF
their s!xteen-year-old son. whom the
doctor was attending.
Dr.. Sussman was called to per
form an operation or the boys knee
and to DO so he said that he had
administered chloroform. Before be
was ready TO operate. however. he
discovered that the boy had died
while unde. the influence Of the
chloroform.
u know how excited those fani'
lies become on such an occasion.
the doctor Is reported to have told
the coroner. "and left the house
telling the mother that I was going
for my instruments. Had I remain.
ed there until they discovered thai
he was dead they and the neighbcc<
would have mobbed me"
When the doctor did not return tc
the house in half an hour the nothe!
discovered that her son was deac
and called the police. The coroner
will bold an inquest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
ELEPHANT SHARK CAUGHT.
Fishermen Eave Exciting Battle
With Big Fish.

a shark Of the elephant species.
said to be the largest ever carsht
aiong the Jersey coast Is on exhi-
bition IN a Long Branch. n. J. shop.
I: is twelve Get long and weighs
1.c00 pounds. II was captured of
Long Branch by fishing crew after
Vicious Battle.
&c shark, which Is Of the man
eating variety and with reputation
for combatIveness, was feasttng II
school OF mackerel when the fish
e-men speared him For halS
hour the monster lowed the Ash
e.men's boat around the ocean be-
fore he was subdued with hooks ana
prongs.
The presence OF this shark has
intimidated many OF the bathers
along the Jersey coast who fear that
it may be a torerunner Of many ota-
ers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
A STRANGE VISITOR
'Possum Calls at the Sumter Post
Office for Mail.

The Sumter Watchman-Southron
says Of all the extraordinary Incl
dents that occur around this city.
the most extraordinary and unusual
happened in the postoffice Thursday
night about O'Clock. M-. FuEnso
Tisdale. night clerk at the postcAce.
opened the back door OF the Office.
and a aice fat 'possum walked IN.
He was so we'll pleased with his new
quarters that he utterly refused to
depart. an! consequently the door
was closed upon him and be spent
pleasant nights rest behind a box.
He IS now under arrest for forcing 6
his way into government premises.
and will very probably De held. pend
ing the arrival OF President Taft IN
this State in Eorenb Der.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
PARCHED BY DROUGHT.
Corn Crop n Northern Virginia
A,nost . Failure.

Dispatches from Winchester. Va,
saws the great corn Geld OF North
err Virginia are burning up. The
severest drought OF years is prevail
ing and for more than six weeks lit
lie il any rain has fallen in the
Shenandoah and Page valleys
Streams are lower than for years
and many are dry. The corn crop
will be .lmos. q total failure, while
aii growing crops are cut short
Should the drought prevail much
longer the apple crop. which gave
sne promise. will be seriously az
tec,ed. Thousands OF dollars have
already been lost to the farmers and
each day the loss Increases.
The railroads are seriously tcoue-
led. hay fields being set on are by
passing locomotives and valuable
property damaged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
8Eaye Engineer, Fatally Hurt
Told Rescuers
TO ATTEND OTHERS
Passengers who We're In Bristol
Wreck Tell Graphic Story Of the
Bravery Of Engineer Bush, Who
Was Fatally Hurt in the Accident
Tha. Wrecked Els Tain.
That Wrecked Els Tain.

Passengers who were on the
Southern train wrecked near Bristol.
Va. Thursday evening arrived at
Atlanta Friday night. bringing de-
tails OF the bravery OF Engineer
Samuel Bush. OF Knoxville. who died
Friday IS result OF his injuries.
Bush was slowly and painfully
working his way out Of tae wreck
OF his engine. scaided and fright
fully bruised. when the few pas
sengers who retained their senses.
dug into the mass Of twisted and
burning iron to meet him.
He was lifted out upon the ground
and hurried call for physicians
resulted in the discovery tia: there
was not doctor on the train
AS the passengers began HINT
:or whiskey to stimulate him and
were breaking open suit cases in
their search. Buoh asked for last
look at his old engine. as hopeless
a wreck as was It's engineer.
When they came to him with the
liquor. he begged them to look after
the comfort OF the passengers Told
that no passengers had bee; injured.
be said:
That's good. But before ! take
this wh!skey. I want you men to
smell my breath and testify, II need
be. that I had not been drinking
when this happened"
Although suffering horrible ago
MES, the brave engineer would not
,ounch the stimu!ant until four OF
the men had smelIed his breath and
promised to bear witness to his sob
r!ety.
''All an engineer has Is his rec
ord" he said ,eebly. land hs cannot
afford to have anything against
that" And Engineer Rush went out
upon his last run with his record
spotless.
Engineer Rush was a native Of
Bedford county. Virginia, being
menb Der Of an old and widely known
family IN that section Of the State
He had been in the service Of the
Southern Railway for more than
thirty years. He leaves an estate
valued at 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
Young Lady browns.

Miss Caroline Middleton. the six
teen-year-old daughter OF MT. James
S. Middleton. Of SIS Piedmont ave-
2ue. Atlanta. Ca. was drowned II
East Lake az the Country Club OF
me Atlanta Athletic Club Friday
morning about II o'clock, whilo IN
bathing with number OF young lady
friends. The family went TO Atlanta
from Charleston.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
PellaSra z: Durham.

a report from Durham. \. c..
says an epidemic Of DellagCa result
ed in the fifth death there few
day. ago, that OF Mrs. D. c. Mitch
ell, native Georgian, and the wife
OF an extensive lumber dealer.
PHYSICIANS are not able to assign
any cause for the disease There
have been eight death. from pellasra
in Durham and adjacent territory.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
Killed By Accident

At Spartanburg Henry Wyatt. as-
ed twentv-seven years. car inspec-
tor OF the Southern at Spa-tanours
Junction, was killed Wednesday
morning by being run over by a
freight car. The body was shipped
to BeitoE. in Anderson county. his
former home. for 3nterment. he
was a very popular young man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
STAKE ALL ON CHANCE.
Two GreenviIle Candidates VIII
Draw for Office,

Two candidates In Greenviiie who
tied IN the election for a!demeo have
hit on novel way to decide who
shall have the Office. A dispatch
from Greenyille says: The city
Democratic committee found that c.
II. Webb and ". T. Bull. candidates
70. aldermen from the first ward.
had each 71S votes. The committee
will meet again this morning and
take up the matter OF the challenge
voters. II the result is not changed.
the names Of the two candidates Will
be placed in a hat and boy not
over ten years OF age will draw out
the one WHO is 70 represent the ward
in the council II is a state OF az
fairs never seen here before" This
will save the trouble OF holding
another election.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
A FATAL FIGHT
A Gifted Lover and Brother
Killed Brothers
OF THE YOUNG LADY
Ghe Dead Mems Father In Attempt
ing to Avenge Their Death By
Shooting Their Murderers Kills .
Man Passing That Way By BIS


Wild Shooting.
The Latin temperament Is eve.
ready to Hy to extremes. and. par
tieularly when jealousy supplies the
motive. Thus 1t was that the little
village Of Genzano, near Rome.
Italy. was few days ago provided
with all the elements OF a lu-!d mel
odrana Eva1!sto Apenni was mad
~ enanored Of certain Esneralds
Bernono. who. however. had given
her heart to Arturo CaToggi.
Between the Apeani and Eernoni
families good deal OF raacos had
| arisen on this account, which had
hitherto only found e1presson n
scowling looks and nuttered threats.
Evar.sto Apenni. boiling with
rage. under the effects Of new
repulse By the enchanting Emeralda.
was walking through the streets OF
Gengano. In company with his
brother. Saverio. when they met
Achille and Cesare Bernon!. broth
ers OF the fair enslaye-. and the lat
ler's father. 4 few brief but e1-
aspesatins words were exchanged.
and soon. long-bladed knives were
h'ssing through the air. The two
Besnonis, on the one side, and the
two Apenn!s on the ether separated
.or brief moment to get breath.
and then FELL to again with redoEbled
vigor.
The second round was brief but
decisive. Hardly had the 2reltni-
nary saints for advantage been e1-
changed before the Apennis' knives
struck home and the Bsrnonis fell
to the ground mortally wounded.
But the battle was not yet over. Cor
new conbataat appeared on the
field.
THIS was the Beroonis' father.
who, naddened By the sight Of his
two sons lying on the ground with
their lite-blood ebbing away. pulled
out his revolver and fred two shots
at the Apennis.
Neither bullet took OBJECT. Ach!l-
le Bernoni. however. although lying
wounded on the ground. had yet
sufficient strength left to enable him
to draw his revolver also. Four
time. he pulled the trigger. and al
though he missed his antagonist. one
OF the shots struck passer by.
Francesca Valente. who was killed.
Meanwhile. on hearing the firing.
carabireers hurried to the spot. and
on their appearance the Apennis
took to flight. The cathe. Of the
Bernonis was arrested with the re-
yo!Te, In his hand and his two sons
were taken to the hospital. where
they expired. After brief chase
Saverio Apenni was caught 5y the
police. but so far Eyar!sto has elud-
e6 the vigilance OF MS pursuers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
SOME FOOLISH talk
PUTS : asoUTHEY BAMBERG Me-
GRO on CHAIN GANG.
Said the Negroes Ought to XII the
Police and Then Bum the Town
Down.

| Down.
The Bambers Herald says last F.!
day night Ben Black. negro whe
keeps a little shop on Main street
was arrested By Policeman G. c
Rowel!. Black was standing in
| crowd Of negroes behind the depo'
| at train time when the eight O'Clock
train arrived, and M Rowell heard
him say that negro had 40 rights
| in Bambe and the only thing tc
do was to kill some OF these smart
officers or burn out the town, using
oaths.
His talk was occaSoned By the
fact that, acting under orders from
the mayor. Policeman Rowell has
been keeping negroes and others who
had no business there. away from
the trains, in order that passengers
could ge. on and OF. conditions on
the arriva. OF trains having become
intolerable. as the negroes would
crowd the narrow space between the
depot and the track.
AS soon as the train left Nj. Row
ell went down TO Blacks shop and
arrested him. He attempted to re-
sist. and Mt. Rowell gave him two
taps with his club which cuieted
him. Then J. A. Ninnons. the col
ored barber, went on h.s bond. but
as soon as be found out the charge
against Black, he came OF the bond.
so Black was rearrested and placed
In the guard house.
He was tried Saturday afternoon
before Mayor J. A. Wynan and
found guilty on three concts: Ours
ing at the depot Friday night, re-
sist!ng an officer and cursing at the
depot one night last fall. this fact
having come out afte. his arrest.
Las: fall he stated with an oath that
after Tatt's election negroes would
get on juries. and he wanted to get
on and hang some white nas. as
white men had been eonvicting ne
groes. This was heard BY q white
man and testified to Saturday after
noon.
The maximum fne and imp7tsoa-
meEt was put on IN each case:
500 or thirty days. making q total
Of $500 or ninety days Black took
the days, and was sent to the chain
gang late Saturday afternoon. This
negro has long been regarded As an
impudent fellow by the white peo-
ple OF Bamberg. and he bears any,
thing but good reputation. He
will no doubt learn some sense
while serving his sentence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
Towboat Capsizcs.

The naval tug Zeninscot. from
Portsmouth 10 Boston. capsiZed OF
Cane Ann early Wednesday. Several
O: her crew were drowned. The sec
ond officer. the captains wife. her
little boy and four Of the ere" were
landed on the tugs boat. The cap
tain, surgeon. engineer and three
other members OF the crew. who took
raft, were blown of shore. They
were rescued later.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
A F!END HUNG
PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY FOR
HIS ATTEMPTED CRIME.
The Negro Who Attempted to As
ssult q Young Lady Near George
town Confessed Before Execution.

At Georgetown on Friday Alfred
acksco. alias "Siippery Joint" who
was convicted OF an assault and an
at,enpt to comn!: c-iniua! assault
on a young white school teacher at
the special term OF court which was
held on July 81. paid the desth
penalty 70. his crime on the gal
lows, in accordance With the seoten-
CO which vas passed upon Elm oy
Judge john S. W-iisoa to hang oo
August -.
jenkins. Jus: before leaving his
cell .o- the gsllows. confessed his
crime. saying that BE had had .
dream IN which the Lord told him
TO tell the truth before he died.
jenkins up to this time had denied
that be was the guilty party and at
bis trial he put up the plea OF an
aiibi.
While Oh the gsllows BE 1ade no
s:asenen. regarding his crime. tho
only thing be said oeins. Lord have
mercy on ns soul. The Lord Is ny
Shepherd. I shsl! not want"
Ills spiritual advisor. Rev. 4. 5.
Jackson. colc-ed. made q prayer IN
behalf OF the condemned maa On the
sallows. Alter tho prayer Shasi1
asked jenkins II ae had any
thing else to say. to which hs re-
piled. No"
The sheriff soruas the s-sD At
s:s lo'clock and jenkins hung for
sixteen and a hals minutes before
life was pronounced extinct by D-s-
Oi!n Sawyer. Ga!llacd and Aeorer.
jenkins did not show any signs
Of nervousness whe2 be walked up
the steps OF the ssllews except that
oerspiradon was streaming from his
face.
The execution passed OF quietly
and his family took charge OF the
body.
One o: the witnesses Of the exc
cution tainted when the trap was
sprung and was taken to the jail
house by the doctors. who were pres
en-. for attention.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18
WAR TO The LIMIT
WITH NO QUARTER ASKED OR
GIVEN WITH CONTROL
OF the Republican Ns:ional Organi-
zstion az the Stake Is Declared By
the Progressive Republicans.

1
War TO the limit with 40 Quarte'
asked CT gi:en and with the cootro
OF the Republican national organ!
zation the one great prize at stake
Is officially declared ythe PTogres
siye Republicans.
The Republican National Conven
ton OF 1912 is the promised field o.
the spectacular battle OF the cam
paign already initiated. The tariff
aad how to revise It furnishes The
line Of demarcation between the op'
posing forces. 4 dispatch from Chi
cago says:
Senator Albert B. CunnIns o!
Iowa homewacd bound from Wash
ing:on. flung down the gauntlet and
for all practical purposes officially
and formally delivered the political
ultimatum which opens hostil!t!es
between the Progressive and the old
order. which has aligned in Wash
!agton by Senator Aldrich.
The big items emphasized by Sen
ator Cumnias as critical points to
be pushed to tAe fore BY the Pro
gressires are these:
!. Placing IN control at the head
Of organized Republ!canisn men
who will stand absolutely By plat
form pledges.
2. Struggle for this policy at
every convention, local. Congress
!onal OF State between now and 1912
where there are enough Progressive
Republicans to make Il worth while.
8. No general revision Of the tar
IL for perhaps decade. but re-
visioa from time to time in pardc-
ular schedules as expert invest!ga-
ton demonstrates to be necessary
and at the same time conforming
with the broad principle OF p7otec-
ton.
4. Appointment Of an expert tar
ir commissioner ct the earliest prac-
t!cable moment to furnish this IN
formation to Congress
S. And. particularly. no oppo-
sition to President Taft-whom the
Progressives believe to have e thor
oughly progressive program IN hand
for his admin!straion-at least u1-
I'll the Presidential policy demon
s;rates the contrary.
What immediate step will BE
taken by the Progressives?" Sena-
tor Cummins was asked.
We shall present the issue fatty
20 every Republican convention be-
tween the present and the Nationa!
Convention of 1912 where It Is pos
sihle for the issue to be presented.
That issue is: Shall the men now
in control Of the party's destinies
be permitted further TO disregard
plain party declarations"