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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
GREETINGS TO ALL KNIGHTS
TEMPlARS:

Dear Brothers Sir knights as your
Grand Marshal for the international
Conference of knights Templars
which will convene in the city Of
Washington in 1912, send you greet
ings and ask that you begin prepars
ing to make the pilgrimage to that
city. Get ready for the grand parade
to be held on that occasion. Let ~
show the world just what We can do
in this matter. It will require the
united efforts of all who are interest
ed in the success of Templarism to
make this a day long to be remem-
bered among our number. hope
that each Jurisdiction viii keep me
informed as to their intention to par
ticipate in this grand affair. ! shall
be pleased to hear from any Sir
Knight and to furnish any informa-
ton he may desire.
Yours fraternally, Howard w. Pinn.
81 w. Rutland Square, Boston, Mass.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
FINANCIAL and INDUSTRIAL

The career of the "oil trust" has
officially come to an end. The Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey, some
times called the father of trusts and
perhaps the most celebrated corpora
ton in the world, will no longer con.
troll the affairs, as the holding COM
pany, of more than thirty corporations
in various branches of the oil business.
These subsidiaries, which under the de-
cree of the United States supreme
court must conduct independently the
various enterprises, assume entire
management Of their own affairs.
The value of manufactures passing
out of the United States in the calen-
dar year 1911 may exceed $1,000, 0O0,-
900. This estimate is based upon fig
ures of the bureau of statistics, de-
partment of commerce and labor, COW
ering the exports of manufactures in
the nine months ending with Septem-
Der, 1911.
Suit was filed in the United States
circuit court at Cincinnati against the
National Cash Register company Of
Dayton, O., charging that the COM
pany is in a conspiracy in restraint Of
trade and that it be enjoined from
further carrying on such illegal prac-
tees as Is set forth in the petition.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
CHINESE REBELLION.

It is believed in influential quarters
at Toxic that the stage has already
been reached in the situation in China
for mediation by the powers. Which
power will take the initiative, however,
remains to be seen. The opinion pre-
walls that Japan, England and the
United States will take concerted &C.
tion for restoring peace in China.
Hanyang has been occupied by the
imperial forces, which crossed the Han
river twenty miles above that place.
Wuchang has made p. nal cap
itulation and it is eviGe- that the
government is getting a strong hand
in that part of Hupeh province, where
a few weeks ago the rebels seemed to
have supreme control
The Chinese revolutionary forces took
possession of the city of Marking after
a parley with the imperial government
forces, who were in occupation. Reli-
able revolutionary reports say that
Puknow, across the river from Nan
king, is surrounded by rebel troops.
It is occupied by $500 imperial SOL
diers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Fifty persons were injured, several
possibly fatally, when temporary
grandstand at the state fair grounds at
Jackson, Miss, collapsed Just before
play was started in the annual football
contest between the University of Mis-
sissippi and the Mississippi Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college. A thou
sand or more spectators tumbled to
the ground with the wreckage Of the
stand.
Ted Schriver, well known Ameri-
can aviator, was killed in an exhibit
ton flight which he was making at
Ponce, Porto Rico. Schriver fell from
a height of 200 feet into a cane field
and died within half an hour. Thou
sands of spectators witnessed the &C.
cident.
Captain e. A. Swaney and four men,
bers of the crew of the towboat Dia-
mond were killed in the explosion of
the boats boilers while she was lying
in the Ohio river off Avalon, six miles
south Of Pittsburg. Five others were
injured, two fatally.
Fire swept the plant Of the United
States Express company at Jersey
City, N. ]. Stables and other build
ings which occupied nearly a full city
block were burned, 200 wagons and
auto trucks were destroyed and 800
horses persisted.
The hunting season which has just
closed cost 100 lives and resulted in
more or less severe injuries to thirty
seven others.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09

nineteen of these deaths the McNa-
mara brothers were indicted. J. B.
Mcnamara was on trial specifically
for the murder of Charles ]. Haggerty,
a machinist, whose body was found
nearer than that of any other to the
spot where the dynamite was sup
posed to have been placed. According
to reports of an alleged agreement
between counsel ]. B. Mcnamara will
be given a life sentence and J. J.
about fourteen years. Ortie McMani-
gal. the confessed dynamiter, whose
admissions are said to have been a
big factor in the McNamaras pleading
guilty, will 60 virtually free, If the
plans of the state in his behalf do not
60 wrong.
A signed statement is declared to
be in the hands of District Attorney
Fredericks, made by Mrs. Robert F.
Balm, wife of the first sworn juror in
the Mcnamara case, charging that
$500 was paid to her by an agent Of
the defense to influence her husband
to secure a disagreement if not an &C.
quittal of James B. Mcnamara.
Gertrude Gibson Patterson, accused
of the murder of her husband, Charles
A. Patterson, whom she shot to death
while the couple were walking to-
gether in a suburb of Denver on Sept.
2, was declared not guilty by jury
in the district court in that city.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES.

List Of Afro American Students In
Carnegie Technical Schools.
In the Carnegie Technical schools
In Pittsburg Afro American students
number fifteen and are distributed
among the departments as follows:
School Of applied science. Chavles W.
Scott, engineering. first year; night
school Of applied industries. Arthur
Brown, mechanical dra wing. first year,
night; Petro Campus, bricklaying. Hrst
year. night: 8. G. Johnson. teachers
course. FIRST year. day; J. Docket,
chemistry, second year, night; q. A.
Stevenson, building trades. second
year. day: Warren Mari. plumbing,
third year. day; Edward Coins. cleo
tric wiring. first year. night: school Of
applied design. W. #. Jones. architec-
ture. third year. day; L. B. Claggett,
illustration. third year. day: L. 81.
Persley, architecture. fourth year. day.
Among the women enrolled as stu
dents In the Margaret Morrison Car
negie School are: Lois A. Hall. secre-
tariol. third year. day: Emma G. Top
son. general. second year. day; Irene
Wilson. dressmaking. second year,
night: Carrie Banks, dressmaking. sec.
ond year. night.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
NEWS OF WORLD
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Persian national council has
rejected the Russian ultimatum by Q
big majority. The foreign minister
has resigned. The Russian ultimatum
to the terms of which the Persian ma,
tional council has refused to. agree
called, in the first place, for the In,
slant dismissal Of w Morgan Shuster.
the American who has for several
months occupied the post Of Persian
treasurer general. A further demand
was for cash indemnity from Per.
sia to cover the cost of the dispatch
Of Russian troops to that country.
The concluding and most impressive
ceremony connected with the creation
Of the new cardinals took place at the
great public consistory at the vati.
can. when fourteen princes of the
church, including the three American
prelates, Cardinals Falconio, Farley
and O'ConneH, were invested with the
Ped hat, indicating their rank.
The Italian military authorities at
Tripoli announce that the casualties
among the Italian forces engaged in
the battle of Fort Mesri and Henni on
Nov. 26, when the Italians attacked
and forced the Arabs and Turks to
retire with loss Of over 500 men and
800 prisoners, totalled 120, of whom
sixteen were killed.
In consequence of the rejection by
the Persian national council of the
Russian demands Russia has ordered
the Russian troops now concentrated
at Resht, capital of the Persian prov.
ince of Gillian, sixteen miles from En-.
zeli, on the Caspian sea, to advance
on Teheran. .a - ....s
Baron Gustave Samuel James de
Rothschild is dead at Paris. He was a
partner in the banking firm of Roth.
schild Bros. and he also acted as con-
sui general for Austria Hungary in
Paris. He was a commander. of the
Legion of Honor.
The students of the colleges and
high schools, in order to express their
disapproval of the governments re-
preston OF proposed demonstration
of medical students at Barcelona, have
proclaimed general strike" through
out Spain.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
THE DEATH RECORD.

John Bottineau, known in Minnesota
and North Dakota for more than half
a century as Indian john" is dead at
Washington. He was member Of the
Chippewa band Of about quarter blood
and for many years acted as attorney
for the Turtle Mountain band of Chip
pewas of North Dakota.
Professor George Davidson, for thir.
ty years head of the United States
coast and geological survey on the Pa
cific coast and a member of the prin.
cipal geological societies of the world,
is dead at San Francisco. He was
eighty-six years old.
Death came suddenly to Rear Ad.
miral George Francis Faxon Wilde, u.
8. NJ, retired, at his home at North
Easton, Mass. He suffered from heart
disease. Rear Admiral Wilde was sixty
seven years old.
Charles S. Francis, proprietor of the
Troy Times and late ambassador to
stria-Hungary. is dead at Troy,
NJ
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.

The first regular session of the
Sixty-second congress convened at
noon Dec. 4. Practically every men,
Der was in his seat and the galleries,
as usual, were crowded. Legislative
machinery is in readiness for long
session, Speaker Clark and other lead
ers having predicted that adjournment
may not come until after the national
conventions of both parties have been
held. This has not happened since
1888.
A demand that Representative Lit
Teton be impeached and expelled
from the house was filed with Speak
or Clark to be laid before the house
by Secretary Henry Martin of the
Antitrust league. It was framed as
a memorial, accompanied by resolu-
lions adopted by the league, charac-
terizing Littleton as an ally of the
trusts.
An investigation of the operations
Of the so called American Antitrust
league was demanded by Republican
Leader Mann in the house after re-
markable speech by Representative
Martin w. Littleton of New York, who
charged Henry B. Martin, secretary Of
the league, with attempting to defams
him.
Senator Cummins of Iowa announces
that he will introduce bill providing
for presidential primaries early in the
coming session of congress.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
UNLIMITED LAWLEssNEss.

The sentiment of the American
public knows no bounds. They chose
any time or place to perform any
ceremonies which may appeal to
their fads or fancies. The
lynching of Negroes by white men
is prevalent. yet the lynching of
white men by white men has proven
that this lawlessness is not born of
prejudice alone, but out Of q custom
practiced by these public execu-
TONERS, who disregard the written
laws of the land and hold justice as q
mockery.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

John d. Rockefeller has terminated
his career as head of the Standard
Oil company. With him retired most
of the conspicuous figures Of the early
days of the oil trust, not Rockefeller
remaining among the officers and d.
rectors of the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey, chief of the oil cor
porations, which was the holding COM
pany up to the time Of the recent dis
solution o. the combine. John D..
Archbold, one of the few members OF
the "old guard" to remain, becomes
president of the Standard Oil company
Of New Jersey and will control its
destinies.
Ad Wolgast, the champion light
weight fighter, who was scheduled to
defend his title against the British
boxer, Freddie Welsh. at Los Angeles
Thanksgiving day, was stricken with
appendicitis in his training quarters a
few hours before the time fixed for
the fight. He was at once removed to
hospital and an operation performed.
James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, de-
clares that he has written his last
poem. The paralytic stroke which has
kept Mr.. Riley in bed a great por-
ton Of the time and practically an
invalid for two years has reached his
right hand, which is now completely
helpless.
The condition Of Charles w. Morse,
the banker prisoner Of New York, is
not so favorable. He suffered relapse
following his removal from the fed
eral prison at Atlanta to Fort Nc
Pherson hospital. 49,,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
PROMOTERS OF
/. BANK PROJECT
Business and Fraterna| Society
/. Men Form Trust Company,
OBJECT OF THE new VENTURE

Spirit Of Unfriendly Rivalry Between
the Leading Secret and Mutual Bene.
fl Societies In Texas Ceases.
Treaty Of Peace Signed In Dallas and
Cooperation Begins. ...
Fort Worth, Tex.-Prominent Afro
Americans Of the Lone Star State will
open in this city early in 1912 bank
with capital stock Of 100000. The
promoters of the project are some of
the leading fraternal men Of the state.
The bank will be known as the Fra
ternal Bank and Trust company. With.
out doubt this is the greatest project
ever undertaken by the colored peo-
pie Of this section Of the state, and the
ultimate success of the enterprise
means in more ways than one very
much to our people.
For long time it has been recog-
nized that the secret societies with
their large collections in endowment
premiums could be utilized as a great
agency for good. but heretofore a spir.
1t Of rivalry existing between the bet
ter known orders prevented any intel
'Hgent cooperation. In the various or
ders zeal to increase their respective
membership somewhat handicapped
matters. This wrought ruin In many
ways.
Discontinued members and heavy
financial drains put the leaders in fra
'ternal circles to thinking and to plan
ming for the betterment of conditions
In the last few years. with all the
charges Of misconduct and misman-
agement, 1t cannot be denied that all
the leading societies have made sub
stantial gains in every direction.
) And now an era Of cooperation
seems to be the order of the day. Sew.
eral weeks ago the representatives of
the leading orders met in Dallas and
organized what might be termed a
joint health bureau, which has for its
object the improvement Of the living
conditions Of the members of the diff,
ferent societies. the tabulation Of &C.
curate mortality data and the cooper
alton of the various endowment de,
partments so that each may be inform
ed of unhealthy risks refused by the
other.
1t is likely that $500 will be the
standard policy of the Texas lodges
Several orders are paying this amount
at present to the heirs Of deceased
members. Others pay at stated inter,
walls, but likely in the near future all
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
POLITICAL NEWS.

Senator Simon Guggenheim of Col
orado will not be a candidate for re-
election and will quit the senate upon
the expiration Of his term, March 3,
1918, according to an announcement
made in a letter to Jesse F. Mcdonald,
chairman of the Colorado Republican
state central committee.
In a three-page editorial in his Com
moner, William j. Bryan personally
addresses the Democratic members of
congress, urging them to stand lit
orally and unequiyocally for the re-
demption of the pledges made In the
party's Let national platform.
Unite States Senator George Pea
body Wetmore of Rhode Island will
not be a candidate for reelection
when his present term expires next
year. Senator Wetmore has been q
member OF the senate since 1894.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Wharton Barker, retired banker
Of Philadelphia, sprung a sensation on
the senate" committee on interstate
commerce when he alleged that New
York financier told him in 1904 that
the financial interests would support
Theodore Roosevelt for president be-
cause the latter had made bargain"
with them ION the railroad question"
Colonel Roosevelt calls the story a
pipe dream"
The federal supreme court took un-
der consideration the application Of
counsel for the Chicago beef packers
for stay of their trial in the United
States district court at Chicago on
charges of criminally violating the
Sherman antitrust law. A stay and
bail was asked until the court could
pass on the constitutionality of the
Sherman antitrust law as a criminal
statute.
Estimates of the treasury depart
ment for running the government dur
ing the next fiscal year, submitted to
congress, contemplates a saving of
81, 1888, 921.33 as compared with the
amount appropriated for the fiscal
year 1911-12. The total amount esti-
mated for all expenses of the govern
ment is $745, 834,563.
The United States has formally Of
fered to China the services of $500
American troops now stationed in the
Dhi1ippiuoa IN old In koopino opav, fba
railway from Picking to the sea and
for the purpose Of the protection Of
foreigners in China If the Chinese
council Of ministers desires to accept
their services.
The much discussed report of the
tariff board on the wool schedule of
the Payne tariff and on the wool in.
dustry will be in the hands of Presi-
dent Taft not later than Dec. II.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

We claim to be the best advertising
medium Of the Twin Cities. and when
you're not advertised in the Twin
City Star. you need not show-that's
all. Because the people read the
Star for the news. especially In Min
neapoIls. The day Of the Town Crier
is past. Be up-to-date, Advertise and
Pay for II. A newspaper is the best
medium. It reaches the homes and
firesides Of people who attend public
entertainments. These people never
60 out and loiter around and read
hand-bills and hang.up notices. They
read the Twin City Star.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09

the orders will pay their claims In full.
To do this the societies must remedy
the one large defect Of their present
insurance methods. An adequate re-
serve fund must be created.
The Masons have in a measure pro-
vided for this In the erection Of
grand lodge temple In this city In
which the new Fraternal Bank and
Trust company will have its Offices.
The Knights of Pythias have purchas-
ed q fine business lot In Dallas. The
Knights of Tabor have bought good
site at Waco. and the q. B. f. grand
lodge several years ago purchased a
modern business building in the heart
Of the business district in Houston.
This latter lodge Is providing for re-
serve fund now.
Its financial strength will enable 1t
to stretch forth and save hundreds of
homes and enable thrifty persons to
engage In commercial enterprises on a
large scale.
The promoters include such influen-
tial men as Hon. Fl. @. Bell. grand
master Of the Odd Fellows; DR.. A. N.
Prince. grand chancellor Of the Knights
Of Pythias; Rev. J. W. Mckinney.
grand master Of the Masons; Hons.
]. r. Nelson and ii. ID. VIM. Pro-
lessor W. g. Willis. DR.. B. r. Bluitt
and william Mcdonald. each Of whom
Is a prominent officer in one Of the
leading fraternities In the state, and
also prominent business men like ].
d. Hightower. Tom Mason and VIII
liam M. Mcdonald, Jr.
Hon. William Mcdonald. leading
politician and secretary Of the Mason
lc grand lodge. is busily engaged In
the selection of the bank furniture and
attending to the details for opening
the bank the first week In January.
1910.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
ASCENT OF UNCLE TOM.

1t is only. about A years since
Uncle Tom was slave, owning
nothing, not even himself or his baby.
Now the census of South Carolina
discloses the fact that of its total of
176,1s0 farms, 1886 are owned by
Negroes.
Bravo, Uncle Tom! You are doing
powerful" well. In fact, you are do
ing better than lot Of white men!-
Minneapolis Daily News.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09

The Catholic Church has done more
for the American Negro than any
other Of the religious denominations
or political porties. It's leaders have
drawn around black men the magic
circle Of the church" and held at bay
the riot-ruffians of the North as well
as the heH-hounds of the South.
Verily-"More sharper than q SER
pents' tooth is an ungrateful child.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
SAMPLE SHOES. BEST BARGAINS
DAHL's-1424 WASHINGTON Az. q.

GEE? but you're glad to sec q pa
per from your homo town, when
you're in a big city, that's why the
Twin City Star Is popular. All of
our representatives when abroad can
point with pride to the news from
home-The star-the paper that
placed the people Of the Twin Cities
before the public.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
Social Workers Hold confereno.

Under the auspices Of the National
League on Urban Conditions social
workers conference was held In the
United Charities building, In New York,
on Monday. Dec. 4. Two sessions
were held. at which men and women
Of experience and ability gave their
views as to how to better conditions
among the large Afro-American popu-
lation Of the. city and vicinity. DR..
w. L. Buckley presided at the after
noon session. and e. q. Pratt conduct
cd the evening session.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
BROOKLYN MOTHERS UNITE.

Young Organization Of Parents Makes
Its Initial Bow.
Among the more recent organizations
under the leadership Of the women Of
Brooklyn and one which promises large
results in personal help to the mothers
Of the various communities Is the
Mothers club. The organization had
its inception In the thrift and industry
Of Mrs. Smith Ferebee and Mrs. Adah
N. Talbot. who communicated their
ideas and plans to several other inter
ested mothers, including Mrs. q s.
Newton, and the result was the forma
ton of the club.
One Of the objects Of the Mothers
club is to create greater interest in
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
MRS, ADAH N. TALBOT.

dress by International Secretary w. A..
Hunton Of the Young Mems Christian
association.
The officers Of the club are: Mrs. N.
B. Dodson. president; Mrs. Smith Fere-
bee, vice president: Mrs. Adah NJ. Tai
bolt. secretary. and Mrs. Frances Har'
rison, treasurer.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The national organization of the
Salvation Army, which has been gath.
ering reports from its charity relief
officials in all ports of the United
States, announces that the approach.
ing winter will be period OF great
suffering for the very poor people. ss.
pecially of the larger cities.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
CONSTITUTION IS DIRECTLY
VIOLATED.

1T would be crying shame against
the people Of the country to admit
that the Constitution of the United
States was being indirectly violated;
and no man is a safe legislator or
representative of the people who
favors the indirect violation of the
Constitution of the United States"
Sen. Hepburn.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-09
OPPORTUNITY.

A Negro can come to Minnesota,
make a comfortable living, purchase
a home, and sit under his own vine
and fig tree, protected by its laws
and enjoy the fruits of his labors-a
life worth living.