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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-24

Nor did Quinn have much on ~
ball His slow delivery In handicap
10 him, The hatters can study tlaAs
bali all the way to the plate ana utu-
~ take full swing at It. WAA1
Quinn hurries he is more eaecktyUs
than when he uses long wind-up.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
STATE NEWS BITS
Minor Happenings Of the Week
Throughout Minnesota.

The largest and best state fair IN
The history of Minnesota closed Sat
urday night after a run of six days
and nights. The estimated attendance
for the week was 37S,000. It was o
remarkable fair in that, notwithstand-
ing the remarkable throngs on the
ground at all hours of the day and
evening, with horse races, automobile
races and balloon and aviation fights,
there were no serious accidents. An
other remarkable circumstance was
that the arrests were q negligible guam
tity. A third feature was the almost
perfect weather all week.
All members of the Pipestone board
Of education will resign at the next
regular meeting Of the board and 1t
will be necessary to hold special
election. The action of the board has
caused the greatest sensation ever
known there in school circles and fol-
lows a denial of the prayers Of seven
hundred petitioners that Harry l..
Tupper be reinstated In school. Tup-
per was banished from the school for
all time because of charge of drunk.
enness made against him by the
board. -.
The mills Of Minneapolis produced
16,708,075 barrels of -four in the crop
year ending Aug. 81, a remarkable
record In view of the scant wheat
crop Of last year in the Northwest,
the total standing almost even with
the production of the two preceding
years, showing 105,115 barrels less.
than in 1901 and 867,0S0 less than
In 1909-10. The increase over 10000
was 2,015,705 barrels.
Hog cholera has made its appear.
ance In Stearns county and general
alarm is felt. The cases we're first
found near Pearl Lake, where the
droves Of Messrs. Maus, Dunkel and
Steichens were attacked. Maus alone
lost forty-eight out OF fifty hogs. Other
farmers have had some OF their hogs
vaccinated, but it Is not believed this
will check the disease.
A peculiar disease has broken out
among the horses OF Albert Lea which
IL puzzling experts as to where 1t
originates and whether 1t is conta-
sious. 1t starts in the form Of pink
eye" and finally ends in the swelling
Of the jaws and throat. One OF the
draymen Of the city has lost eleven
head, while several others have lost
valuable animals.
The John A. Johnson memorial
statue on the state capitol grounds
will be placed where the base already
has been constructed, in spite Of the
protests of Cass Gilbert, the capitol
architect, the Minnesota. State Art so
ciety, the Women's Civic league and
others, the memorial commission hav-
ing voted not to change the site.
Labor unions of Minnesota have q
membership Of about 22s,144 members
and last year contributed $176,969 to
bsnevolences among their members.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
BOLEY COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Promoter Of Industry Among the Pso-
ole of 6oley, Okla.

Promoter Of Industry Among the Pso-
pie Of eolsy, Okla.
The Boley Commercial club. Boley.
Okla. was organized six years ago.
From a small beginning It has grown
to large proportions as strictly busi-
ness concern. 1t has membership Of
127 Of the most progressive citizens Of
the town. The mission Of the club Is
to foster and develop the commercial
and industrial interests Of the COM
munity.
In this It has done marvellous things
for the people. 1t Is in truth an active.
we'll equipped board Of trade. w. A.
Kennedy, president Of the club. Is a
successful merchant: Vice President T.,
M. Haynes IL banker and real estate
dealer; Secretary Isaac W. Young Is
practicing physician: c. L. White. the
treasurer. is a hardware dealer and
Auditor e. o. Tyler is a successful at
torney.
Among other men who act In an OFF,
cial capacity are L. P. Foster. who Is
In the hotel business: william Knight
is a cotton merchant. B. r. Brown IL
an agriculturist. NJ. A. Sorrell is city
Justice and the Hon. M. j. Jones Is
LAWYER.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
MAN OF BROAD EXPERIENCE.
Professor r. T. Gresner as Educator,
Statesman and Race 1snefactor.

Professor r. T. Gresner as Educator,
statssman and Race Bsnefaetor.
One among the many men Of ma
tonal reputation who attracted spe-
cial attention at the recent session of
the National Negro Business league
held in Chicago was the Hon. Richard
T. Greener. Many Of the younger
men who have gained distinction in
business and the professions were
mere lads when Professor Greener
was doing effective educational work
as dean of the law school at Howard
university in Washington.
e 1t was while In this position that
Professor Greener counteracted the
then prevailing discrimination against
colored people by some Of the leading
life insurance companies upon the
basis of assumed greater mortality
risk than that which existed among
individuals Of other races.
Professor Greener took the matter
up with leading insurance companies,
controverting and criticising these
statements, and was able to bring about
change in the treatment Of colored
people in the offices of number Of
the larger eastern life insurance COM
panies. AS result some Of the most
important Of them commenced to write
life insurance on colored people in the
District Of Columbia on exactly the
same terms as they did for other
people.
New Yorkers will especially remem-
Der Mr.. Greener for the able and salts
factory service which he rendered as
secretary Of the Grant Monument as
ISOLATION. of which he is one Of the
trustees. President Dickson Of the
Royal Casualty company In Chicago
is fortunate in having a man of Pro
fessor Greener's experience and execu-
tive ability associated with him in
q business capacity.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
MISSION OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
STRONG AGENCY FOR UPLIFT.
Baptist Host In Old North State Makes
Phenomenal Progress Under the Ef-
fsetivs Leadership Of President A. NJ.
Moors-Youns Peoples Union Also In
Flourishins Condition.
BY GEORGE z. KING.

Lumberton, N. C.-The fortieth an
nual session Of the North Carolina
Baptist State Sunday school conven.
ton. recently held here, brought to-
gether the most enthusiastic contingent
Of Sunday school workers of one de-
nomination that has ever met In this
section of the country.
During the three DAYS the conven
ton was In session there was evi-
denced such a spirit for the conserva.
ton of every interest Of this work
that indications are that during the
present years work Of the convention
there will be a deep awakening on the
part of Sunday school workers in all
parts of the state.
The convention represented twelve
districts. 1856 schools with an aggre-
gate membership Of $4,000. The leader
of this movement, who was the cyno-
sure Of the eyes Of hundreds Of repre-
sentative men and women, Is DR.. A.
M. Moore of Durham, N. c. He Is re-
garded as a potent factor In all the
agencies at work in this state for the
uplift of the race.
DR.. Moore has made his first year as
president Of the convention the most
successful in the history Of the organ
ization. BY his comprehensive grasp
upon the affairs Of the organization 1t
has made phenomenal strides. The
educational and missionary features of
the convention have been made strong
elements for uplift. Last year the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
AFR0-AMERICANS IN THE
! P0STOFFICE Department.
Where They Arc Located and What
H., Their Salaries Aggregate.

There are 3,957 Afro-Americans
serving the government In the post
Office department, whose annual sala-
ries aggregate $3,O99,9O7. Among these
are included postmasters, assistant
postmasters, clerks, rural mail carriers
and railway mail clerks.
There are about $50 Afro-American
postmasters Among the presidential
offices are: Mound Bayou, Miss, Mrs.
Mary A. Booze, postmaster; Beaufort,
8. G., George w. Reed, postmaster;
Boley Okla, william L. Jones, post
master; Tuskegee Institute, Ala, ]. B.
Washington, postmaster.
In many Of the southern cities all
Of the letter carriers are Afro-Amer-
leans. This is true Of Jackson. Miss,
and Clarksville, Tenn. There are AT
Afro American employees In the New
York city postoffice, drawing annual
salaries aggregating in round numbers
1896, One hundred and seventy
three Afro-Americans employed in the
st. Louis (Mo.) postOffice draw salaries
aggregating $152,OOO annually
In the Richmond (Va) postoffice
there are eighty-seven Afro-American
employees, whose salaries aggregate
$7S,5OO annually. Sixtysix Afro
Americans are employed in the Louis
Vile Ry) postoffice, and they are paid
salaries amounting to $50, ,44O annually.
There are thirty-six colored employees
in the Cleveland CO., postoffice, who
draw salaries aggregating $35,5OO an
nually. There are ffty-seven colored
employees In the Mobile (Ala) post
Office, who receive annually $56,533.
In the Chicago postoffice there are
sos Afro-American employees, whose
annual salaries aggregate $554,3O0.
The forty three railway postal clerks In
Louisiana, running out of New Or
leans, receive $49,sO0 in annual sala-
ries. The forty-four colored employees
in the Cincinnati CO., postoffice are
paid $41,5O0 in salaries annually.
There are sixty-seven Afro-Americans
employed in the postoffice at Boston,
and their annual salaries aggregate
$4,000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
Starvation Near Kin to Murder.

Segregation Near Kin to Murder.
Notwithstanding the many unfair
acts Of legislation intended to humili-
ate, discourage and hinder the prog.
ress Of the colored people In this coun-
try. they are going forward. Nothing.
except murder. is meaner than the at
tempt to degrade and segregate by un-
fair methods class Of citizens which
grew up with the republic. gave it
nearly 800 years Of free labor. helped
to win its freedom and has never been
guilty Of disloyalty to the country's
dag.
The Press and Business Enterprises.
That the best Of feeling should exist
between the press, business concerns.
secret and social society Is self evil
dent. Each should be a promoter Of
the others interest. for therein lies
mutual benefit The National Negro
Press association at its recent annual
meeting voiced its sentiments In this
direction by adopting strong resolu
lions calling for closer union betwee
commercial enterprises and newspaper
a. essential to greater industrial
progress.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

convention supported twenty nine girls
In various schools In the state, and 1t
is giving impetus to the material prog
ress Of twenty-three secondary schools
In North Carolina.
He Is an ardent believer In sustain
ing such agencies that will properly
mold the character Of the young peo-
pie of the race He has made careful
study Of conditions In the south and is
endeavoring to make this convention
q potent factor In solving some Of the
problems that confront the church.
BY the introduction Of his progressive
ideas he has kindled q new enthusiasm
in the convention and has every de-
partment down to a practical basis.
He Is one Of that class Of men who
bring things to pass by having har-
mony.
A new movement in the missionary
department has been inaugurated. One
of the ablest young men in the minis
try in this state and graduate from
the college and theological departments
Of Lincoln university. Rev. o. 8. Bull
lock, was elected superintendent Of the
missionary department. He Is excel
lently qualified to direct the forces In
his new field. DR.. Moore presented
plans that were unanimously adopted
that will bring better results for the
missionary activities Of the convention.
The state B. Y. p. u. convention
meets with the Sunday school conven-
don. This religious movement held the
best annual meeting in its history. The
program was pregnant with wholesome
features. Like the Sunday school con-
vention the deliberations were full Of
saneness, and reflected credit upon this
large body of Christian workers. The
conventions meet next year In Char
lotte, N. g.
DR.. Moore is superintendent Of one Of
the best organized Sunday schools In
the country. White Rock Baptist
church, Durham, presents an inspiring
scene every Sunday morning. This
Sunday school has such men Of inter
national reputation connected with 1t
as DR.. James e. Shepard and Mr.. @. @.
Spaulding. general manager Of the
North Carolina Mutual and Provident
association. ....r ~. r.-..
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
FIRST LAW FIRM
IN new STATE
EventfuI Career Of Attorney
SaWner In Oklahoma
ORGANIZED COTTON MARKET.

brief Account OF the Achievements OF
Man Who Divides Time Between the
Practice Of Law and the Mercantile
Business-Authority on Relation Of
Soil to Crop Production.
Among the many men Of prominence
from the far southwest who attended
the annual meeting Of the National
Negro Business league recently held In
Chicago was Attorney G. w. F. Saw.
ner Of Chandler. Okla. He is known
quite widely as one Of the pioneers Of
the early history and development Of
the state. He Is a thorough race leader
and a man Of excellent business pro-
clivities.
Shortly after Oklahoma was admit
ted into the union Of states Mr.. Sawner
took up permanent residence in Guth-
rie. 1t was not long after settling there
before he put into practice what he had
long held as strong lever for racial
advancement, namely. cooperation In
business. With this resolve In view the
law firm Of Twine, Saddler & Sawner
was formed.
This was the first law frm of colored
American attorneys In Guthrie, and
possibly the first in the new state.
Through the wise counsel Of these three
lawyers the way soon opened for other
men of the profession to gain recogni-
ton In the courts Of the state. So that
at the present time men who have
made their way to the front In the legal
profession cite the fact that to the old
firm of Twine. Saddler & Sawner Is
due the credit for doing real pioneer
work.
After practicing law for q few years
Mr.. Sawner turned his attention to
buying cotton. which was the staple
crop Of the country at that time. Hav-
Ing had experience previously In his
home state. Texas, and by careful
study Of conditions in new section
and q new soil. he became an expert.
and for nearly twenty years In the
state he has been an authority on all
matters affecting the crop and the sta.
pie.
DuTIuS tue lluc WuISh hC Aup bCCh
I'm the business he has handled an i'm
mense amount Of the staple and has a
standing in the market equal to that
Of any man In the state. In localities
where the colored people have estab-
Iished settlements Of their own he has
been the first buyer to establish mar
ket for them.
He is the first man Of our race to
buy cotton upon his own responsibility
in the state. Mr.. Sawner Is now a
resident Of Chandler. Okla. where he
owns valuable city and farm property
aside from an elegant home. He Is
perhaps the only Afro-American who
has been in touch with the English
market. he having sold cotton from
Boley to the Liverpool market at one
time with consignment of $4,000. a
check for which he received solely
upon his reputation as man Of honest
business methods.
Mr.. Sawner still engages in the prac-
tice Of law. but devotes most Of his
time to buying cotton. He Is also
prominent in the politics of the state
and Is a leader in the political affairs
Of the county in which he lives.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

The three miners imprisoned In tho
flooded Ruddy mine in Biwabik for
several days have not been rescued
and little hope is entertained that any
Of them Is alive. 1t Is feared that they
have been asphyxiated, as they were
supposed to be blasting at the time
the cloudburst filed the shaft.
James Conroy. a Minneapolis civil
engineer, was instantly killed and
Christian l.. Ilstrup, candidate in Hen
nspin county for county surveyor,
miraculously escaped death when an
inbound passenger train struck the
two men as they were crossing the
Northern Pacific tracks.
The two and one-half.year-old daugh-
ter of Irve Ambrose of Forest City,
while playing with matches and trying
to light a jack-olantern, caught her
clothing on fire and before the mother
could arrive the clothes were entirely
burned from the child's body. She
hved but . short time.
Max Schell, q well known Shakopee
contractor, fell from o scaffold and
received q broken neck. He died in
stantly. Mr.. Schell was inspecting
work on q silo.
Matt Kommers, formerly Of waver.
y, this state, met death at Butte,
Mont, when a scaffolding on which
hs was working collapsed.
Superior, Wis, Sept. 11.-Found
guilty Of white slavery on charges
brought by 15-year-old white girl,
Fred Newman, negro, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two
years and nine months. The girls
testimony also will figure largely in
the trial Of Mae Jackson, a negress,
to start Wednesday on the same
charge. A third negro is to be tried
under the federal white slavery law.
nEA& s-,~ as-sasA
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

20 the posts. There has never been
time since when they were not needed
on the border, either for the moral ef-
feet or immediate service.
When ovsrman Lost Out
When the bill which finally closed
congress came back to the senate for
the last time Senator Overman was
much disturbed. He had put In lit
tie item for postoffice down in North
Carolina, which the house conferees
would not accept. 'Those house con.
ferees stand there for hours and hours
and refuse to accept this item." said
Overman. "Now, why? What Ii the
reason for 1t unless they want to be
contemptuous and bull headedr'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

sUsscRIsE FOR THE STAR.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

Two Necessary Elements to Success.
In 1894 r. L. Houston Of Fort Worth,
Tex. was working as porter on
salary Of So per week. A few years
ago Mr.. Houston went into the under
taking business and now owns a block
of houses In the business section Of the
town. He is highly respected by both
colored and white citizens. He ascribes
his success to economy and strict at.
tention to business
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

READ THE sTAR--IT's NEWS.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
Montgomery and Mcleod a. Statesmen

Montgomery and Mcleod ~ Statesmen
Mount Bayou, Miss, founded twenty
i've years ago by Isaiah T. Montgom-
cry, is the oldest and most successful
municipality in the south founded and
controlled exclusively by colored Amer.
leans. The next most successful and
perhaps the largest town ruled by col
ored men is Boley, Okla. Mayor w.
n. Mcleod Of Boley is a native Of Ten
nessee, but has made Boley his home
since 1907. In 1909 Mr.. Mcleod was
elected mayor Of the town Of Boley, a
position which he still holds. Mr..
Montgomery was the frst mayor Of
Mound Bayou.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14

Work Of Bishop College Praised.
Much satisfaction Is expressed con-
cerning the work Of Bishop college. In
Marshall. Tex. The Baptist Home
Mission society has stood by this in
stitution for many years and is still
its friend and great benefactov.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20

There's the crispy winter .
baseball bowed terrible
they're fray
alas they the players have decided
will unless he a diamond studded
dignity demands it, he'll home this
his plunks month distributing thebee
a
nsulted, he'll farm,
He thousand is offered M
Dobb, or field;
wouldn't yield
n a o declares he'll n 10
But and haibut country
goat;
think the letter what they
sucker, don't think-heyT
when they toll
When they take it driving buses by tn
beautiful touching in this greed,
these stalwart players commercial appetes
there be- I'm sad suspicious
Who look upon these awful threats nothing but joke
tell independence like away,
of swat shall be discovered pitching
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20
SPIKE" GETS
JACKRAbb|T

Spike" Hennessy, no relation
to "Three Star" although he has
as strong a wallop, is managing
Nick Langes, the Greek. and will
take him to Everett Thursday
night to meet Carl Nelson in a
handicap match. Nelson agrees
to throw Langes three times in
80 minutes. He weighs ITS
pounds to Langes' 1873. Despite
the fiasco ending of the last
'Riley-Langes meeting. Spike"
wants to bring the Greek back
for a return match.
There's good story on
Spike" that leaked out since he
left Astoria. With party of
friends, Spike" took the train
for Seaside to dip in the cool
waters of the Pacific. The train
stopped to wait for a COW to tire
of munching grass between the
rails and jackrabbit popped out
from near the coach and started
across the sand dunes like a
streak of lightning. Spike"
leaped through the window and
caught the rabbit after a five
minute run. The rabbit was one
week old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20
He
WILL WIN
fBy United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 49,
81 am going to do the very best
can and If / am beaten 1t will
be because Klaus is better
man."
This was the modest and ear
nest statement forthcoming from
Sailor Petroskey, who is sched-
,uled to clash 20 rounds here on
Washington's birthday with
Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg mid
dleweight. Petroskey is in grand
shape, probably the best condi-
ton to which he has trained his
huskey body. The sailor did not
brag about what he expects to do
to Klaus, but said that he was
never in better shape and hoped
to win.
Klaus, too, Is in rare fettle for
the bout and says he expects to
win on a knockout well within
the 20 round limit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20

"Bellingham High school stu
dents are unsportmanlike. and al
ways have BEEN" says Physical
Director j. G. Fletcher, as re-
suit of the squabble over the
score of the game played at Bell
ingham Saturday night in which
the Tacoma High team defeated
the Bellingham team by a score
Of 32 to 81 as the Bellingham
people contend, or 33 to 80, as
Fletcher maintains.
After the game was over the
Bellingham crowd declared that
the game would be protested be-
cause of the difference of one
point. The local team men and
rooters are highly indignant over
the treatment accorded them
while visiting the up-Sound team.
Crane, the star shooter for the
Blue and Colds, made eight
baskets from the field and eight
on fouls. The only other basket
made was one by Johnson. The
game was won on team work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20
ByCondo

(By United Press Meased Writ
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 20.
Dissatisfaction prevails here
over the action of Referee
Harry Stout in awarding Johnny
.Coulon of Chicago, bantamweight
champion of the world, the decis-
ION over frankie Burns of Jersey
City in their 20-round battle here
Sunday. A draw, 1t seemed,
would have been fairer decision.
For 10 rounds the men fought
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20
Athletics Off
For Texas

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 90
Connie Mack's youngsters. candi-
dates for berths on the worlds
championship team, have left
for San Antonio exas, by
way of st. Louis. The Athletics
win condition themselves at the
Texas city, which, like Marlin,
has Hot Springs as an added at
traction to the balmy climate.
The youngsters will reach the
Texas metropolis late this week
and begin practice while the vet
Grams will report early in March.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-02-20
ALTMAN TO SEALS.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20
Danny Long has received a tele-
gram from Connie Mack announc-
ing that Joe Altman, the infielder
secured by the Philadelphia
Americans from Memphis of the
Southern league, had been re-
leased to the Seals. Altman led
Ham" Patterson and Bill Lind
say in batting when they were
playing in the Southern league
and last year he accepted more
chances than any inflelder in the
league.