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Woman Held For Murder.

Upton, April 17.-Special: Police
stein. Neb., of the arrest of Clara
Bowers of Bennett, Ia, who is charged
with the murder of an illegitimate
child. Gus Bowers, brother, also
is under arrest. The body of the
child was discovered by Joseph Big
ley of near Bennett, who unearthed
it while blowing.
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]. S. BEGINS PROBE !,
into SH|PWRECK
Official Asks for Number of Life
boats on Titanic.
MUCH COMMENT IN LONDON
Hints Are Heard That Provisions For
the Safety Of Passengers Were
insufficient to Aceommo.
date All.

Washington, April IA quick re-
port from the White Star line on the
number OF lifeboats and life RATS car
ried by the Titanic has been tele-
graphed for by Supervising Inspector
Uhler OF the government steamboat
inspection service
The federal steamship inspection
service was awaiting the arrival OF
the Titanic for examination to see
that she complied with the English
law with regard to life and other
equipment. If the vessel had been OF
American register it would have been
obliged to have lireboats or life RATS
containing 23,47O cubic feet, or ac-
commodation for 2,347 persons.
Much Comment in London.
London, England, April 1.-THE
apparent fact that the Titanics boats
were not sufficient to accommodate
the ships personnel is causing much
comment here, although the papers
are chary OF discussing the subject.
The law does not provide the number
OF boats the largest ships shall carry.
1t applies only to those vessels dis
placing up to 10000 tons, as 4 was
passed before the present big ships
mad, been designed or built.
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Girl Robs Dentist.

Dubuque, April 17.-Special: DR..
r. E. Haggerty, prominent dentist
of this city, was yesterday robbed of
81 800 in paper bills by his Office girl,
Miss Mildred Key. After assisting
the dentist in searching the Office
for the missing money the girl be-
came suddenly confused and DR.. Hag-
gerty's suspicious were aroused. She
was searched and fourteen 800 bills
with two $50 bills were found on her
person. The dentist refused to prose.
cute Miss Key, after discharging her.
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Brings Suit For 5000.

Des Moines, April 17-Special:
Charging that she was falsely and
maliciously arrested for stealing $75
worth of jewelry, and that the pro-
ceeding was actuated by i'll will.
Emma Kubera brought suit for $1,000
damages in district court yesterday
against Harry and Mrs. Mary zins-
master. She said she was put In Jail
and was kept there three days, and
then the prosecutor dismissed the
case when he didn't see a chance of
conviction.
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FLOOD VICTIMS NEED FOOD
Large Number Found on Verge OF
Starvation Near Dirk, Mo.-Cairo
Sends Relief.

Cairo, ILL.,, April IA report
reached Cairo that large number of
people near Dirk, Mo-, were surround
ed by water and upon the verge OF
starvation. Rations for 80 people
were sent there and the people We're
found in deplorable condition. Much
stock in that neighborhood is dying
off, having had nothing TO eat in sew
eral days. Freight service has been
started into Cairo by all railroads.
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Hotel Porter Disappears.

Des Moines, April Especial: The
police have been asked to search for
Jack Davis, a porter at the Chamber
lain hotel, who is said by the hotel
management to have disappeared
Tuesday afternoon after leaving the
hotel TO go after the mail at the post
office. Davis was given $40 to buy
railroad tickets for two hotel guests.
and the police think he has left town
with the money.
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Was Eorewarned of Disaster.

Fond du Lac, Wis, April IA for
tune teller told Dr. w. K. Minahan. a
reported victim OF the Titanic disas-
ter, that he would lose his life on his
second trip abroad. The doctor, be-
fore sailing with his wife and sister,
increased his insurance $4,000.
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Describes the Titanic
CoL Il. ". Sovalm Believed the Big Boat
was Unsuitable.

those icebergs. Something had tC
give and as the iceberg wouldn't the
ship crumbled up. | imagine that
some of the iceberg was broken by
the impact and fell on top of the bow
end of the ship.
"A word for Captain Smith, her
commander. He was a splendid cap
tain, the oldest in the service, a care
full man, the best navigator in the
merchant marine service in the world
| have known him for years. All that
the mind of man could create in con.
structiOn and all that the honor OF
man could do in commanding, were
personified in the construction of the
Titanic and the seamanship of Cap.
tain Smith 1t is simply one of those
terrible tragedies of history which all
the force and genius OF man is power.
less to prevents 1t fsNferrihle, terrible
The desolation in the homes of South
ampton today must be something ter
rible."
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Given 2o.Year Sentence.

Dubuque. April Especial: Leon
harrington yesterday was sentenced
to twenty years at Anamosa. He was
convicted of breaking and entering,
and pleaded guilty to a charge of as
sisting prisoner to escape from Jail.
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Miss Samson Resigns.

Cedar Falls, April 17.-Special:
Miss Mary Samson. for two years in.
structor in physical education at the
State Teachers college, has resigned
and will accept similar position at
the Minnesota State Normal school at
Winona. She will remain here until
the close of the present school year.
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He said he was directed by the presi-
dent to secure all information, but he
secured little.
Will Hunt for Bodies.
Halifax, April 17.-Special: The
MacKay Bennett was chartered by the
White Star Line and started today
loaded with 200 crafts to hunt for the
bodies from the Titanic for 10 days.
The ship carried a number or under.
takers to care for the bodies which, if
found will be brought back and ship
ped to the United States. Vincent
Aston may charter the sealing ship
to hunt for his fathers body.
Discrepancy in Reports.
New York, April 17,-Special
While the White Star Line says SOS
were safe and about 492. lost, the
Marconi wireless officials asserted
today that they have messages saying
that the saved number is 700 and the
lost 1000.
Morgan Denies knowledge.
New York. April Especial: A
positive denial that ]. p. Morgan, Jr.,
knew of the sinking of the Titanic
ton to control the stock market was
made today.
To Meet the Carpathia.
Washington, April IT, Special:
President Taft announced that there
would be no revenue cutters sent to
hi tn
New York, as he has sent the West
Chester and Salem, which will be in
touch with the Carpathia by wireless
this afternoon, and the details of the
disaster will not reach the White
House until these warships are heard
from.
Another Iceberg Collision.
Flensberg, Russia. April l7.-Spec'
ial: the Steamer Occident collided
with an iceberg but her captain run
her ashore and saved his passengers
and crew.
New York. April l7-The last hope
for any of the survivors OF the ILL
fated Titanic who might have been on
life RATS or in lifeboats atioat on the
Atlantic was abandoned when reports
from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
came to the effect that a wild thun-
derstorm broke in the neighborhood
of the Grand Banks OF Newfoundland
and was travelling eastward.
Before the thunderstorm there is
being driven bank OF heavy fog,
forming double danger to any OF the
survivors who might be atioat.
Liners Abandon Search.
All the liners that have been cruis'
ing in the vicinity of the wreck in the
hope OF picking up survivors have
given up the quest and resumed their
regular trips.
Wireless dispatches from the Car
pathia place the list OF survivors on
board that ship at S6S. There were
2,2lO on the Titanic, including passen
gers, officers and members OF the
crew. This means that 1,342. OF whom
at least 552 were passengers, have
persisted.
Wreekage 200 Miles From Scene.
The tremendous current and under
tow OF the Grand Banks have carried
the wreckage 200 miles westward O
the scene of the disaster. ships pass
ing that distance reporting that they
have encountered life preseryers
wreckage and debris from the III
tanic.
President Taft has ordered two rev
enue cutters, the Gresham and th'
Acushnet. both now of the Massachu
sets coast. to meet the Carpathia
bound to New York with the surviv
ors. The navy department supple
mented this order with instruction.
| TO rhe cruiser Salem, the fastest II
! Continued on page ~.
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child. ]. n. Robertson, undoubtedly Ar
thur Ryerson of Philadelphia, Miss SUI
zette Ryerson. Miss Emily B. Ryerson,
Mrs. Arthur Ryerson, Miss Eliza Rog-
ers, probably Selma Rogers, Countess
of Rothes.
Adolphe Saalfield, Abraham Salanan,
Mrs. Paul Schubert. Mrs. Emma Sc
gesser, Miss Augusta Serepeca, Fred
erick Seward Robert Douglas Shadell,
Miss d. Shutter. probably Mrs. E. w.
Schultes, Mrs. William d. Silvey, Miss
Synly Silwana, probably Lille Silyen,
Col. Alfonso Simonius, Mrs. w. n.
Skeliery, Max Slocklielin. Miss Hilda
Slayton, William T. Sloper, Mrs. Luz
Gin P. Smith, Mrs p p. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Snyder, Abraham Solomon,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Spedden, probably
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick o. Spadden,
II. b. Steffanson, r. Spencer Silver
thorne, Mrs. p. Stephenson. Mrs. w.
A. Spencer and maid. DR.. Max Stehe-
hin, Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Fl. +. Stengel.
Mrs. George NJ. Stone, Mrs. Fred
erick Joel Swift
Miss Ella Thor, Mrs. Tucker and
maid. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Thayer Miss
Ruth Taussig, Mr. and Mrs. +. H.
Taylor. Gilbert NJ. Tucker, Mrs. Jes'
sic Trout.
Mrs. F. NJ. Warren, Mrs. ]. Stuart
Miss Mary Wick, Mrs. George D.
Widener and maid Rich n Williams
probably n. w. Williams, Jr.; Miss
Constance Willard. Hugh Woolner.
Miss Marie Young.
Names Not on Sailing List.
*List of survivors whose names do
not appear on the original sailing list,
probably includes a large number OF
those who took the ship at Cher
bourg
Second-C Cabin Passengers.
William Angle. Hanna Abelson.
Ada r. Balls, Miss Kate Bliss, Ed
ward Beane, Miss Ethel Beane, Miss
Dagmar Beryhl, Mrs. Karolna BY
strom
Mrs. Charlotte Collyer. Miss Mario.
RE Collyer. Mrs. Alice Christy. Miss
Julia Christy, Mrs. Ada Maria Clark,
Miss Cameron. Mrs. Stuart Collect,
Albert F. Caldwell, Mrs. Sylvia Cald'
well, Miss Ethel Carside.
Miss Lulu Drew, Miss Agnes Davis,
John NJ. Davis, Florentine Duran,
Miss Mary Davis, Mrs. Ada Doing,
Mrs. Elsie Loling.
Mrs. Lizzie Faunthrop.
Miss Mary d. Hewlett, George Har-
ris, Mrs. Jane Herman, Miss Kate
Herman. Miss Alice Herman, Miss
Annie Hold, Mrs Esther Hart, Miss
Nina Harper, Anna Hamalainer and
son. Mrs. Elizabeth Hooking, Miss
Nellie Hooking, Miss Eva Hart.
Mrs. Amy Jacobsohn.
Miss Nora Kane, Miss Fannie
Kelly.
Miss Louise Lareohe, Miss Jessie
w. Leith. Mrs. Lahore, Mrs. Alice
Louch, Miss Bertha Lehman.
I Mrs. Elizabeth Mellinger and child
Mrs. A. Mallet, Master Andrero Nal.
| let.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nye.
Mrs. Alice Philips. Emilio Pailas,
Julian Padro, Mrs. l.. Parish. Mrs
Emilio Portaluppi
Mrs. Jane o. Quick, Miss Winnie c.
Quick, Miss Phyllis o. Quick.
Mrs. Lille Rebouf, Mrs. Lucy Rids.
dale. Miss Emily Rugg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emile Richard and son.
Miss Maude Sincock. Mrs. Marion
Smith.
Miss Edna S. Trout
Mrs. Matilda Weisz, Miss Susan
Weber, Miss Marion Wright. Miss
Bessie Watt, Miss Bertha Watt, Mrs.
West and two children, Mrs. Addie
Wells, Miss J Wells. Ralph Wells.
Charles Williams.
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Saddened by Tragedy.

Col. and Mrs. Swain are visiting in
The city as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer A. Miller. Colonel fells SO
keenly the tragedy which has darken,
ed the homes of the Southampton
people that he did not care to discuss
other questions of public interest. The
disaster strikes home to him in a pc
culiar manner because of his long res.
idence in Southampton and his &C
quaintance with the officers and crew
of the lost ship.
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Lack of Life Boats.

LCndon, April l7.-Special: Prac.
tically all the newspapers demand
rengenCe for the death of about 1892
passengers and crew on board the
lost Titanic and lack of life boats is
universally condemned. Investigation
OF all other steamers is demanded.
Lord Mayor opened subscriptions for
the relief of the women and orphans
OF the crew
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Solid Ice Beneath Waves.

she must have struck a giant field
of ice, sideways. One-fifth of these
icebergs are above the waterline while
four-ffths are below. They stretch
under the water in a solid field of ice,
being practically an immoyable body.
Imagine ii you can a gigantic thing
of steel and iron, riveted, braced,
banded. moving at good rate of
speed. striking such a thing as one of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-18
Inquire for Major Butt.

New York, April 17.-Special: Hen.
ry w, Taft, brother OF the president,
called at the office of the White Star
Line today and asked for Major Butt.
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Morgan Denies knowledge.

New York, April 17.-Special: A
positive denial that ]. p. Morgan, Jr.
knew of the sinking of the Titanic
Monday and suppressed the informa
ton to control the stock market was
made today.
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He said he was directed by the presi.
dent to secure all information, but he
secured little.
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New YORK, April 17,-Special:
While the White Star Line says SOS
were safe and about 492. lost, the
Marconi wireless officials asserted
today that they have messages saying
that the saved number is 700 and the
lost 9. 200
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-03-09
AIDA ovERToN WALKER CO.

Aida Overton Walker and her COM
pany played at the Orpheum this
week. The act was tremendous
success. Opening with Porto Ricos",
Miss Walker Is supported to a great
advantage by a company of ladies
who are all stars. Their singing,
dancing and costumes make up an
effective combination. Mr.. Creigh-
ton Thomas is featured in Lovely
Dear" and Bless your ever loving
little heart and though this is his
first season, his mannerisms are ex-
ceptionally good. Mr.. Thomas has a
good barytone voice, and his work is
far beyond the average professional.
Miss Walker offers an impersonation
Of the late Geo. Walker in That's why
they call me Shine" which is &C.
cepted at each performance with
great applause, displaying her versa
tality and some real acting. She has
proven greater than Of former years.
The press Of our city has given her
much of their space, and credits their
act as the best on the bill. Mr..
Tim" Brym, the Musical Director de-
serves great credit for his interpre-
tations, not only Is he a recognized
director, but one of our best compos-
ers. This company will play at the
Orpheum in st. Paul, week Of March
10, and few will miss this opportunity
to see one of the best staged Negro
acts and representative of the evo-
luton of Negro stage craft.
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NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

A joint resolution demanding the
resignation of United States Senator
Leroy Percy was adopted by both
houses Of the Mississippi legislature.
The resolution recites an alleged prom
ise Of Percy's to resign If he should
be defeated in the Democratic pri-
mary election last summer. Former
Governor James X. Vardaman won
the nomination over Percy in the pri-
mary.
John Mitchell, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
clined to give to Judge Wright Of the
District Of Columbia supreme court
an assurance that he expected here
after to lend adherence to the deorees
Of the judicial tribunals Of the land"
To do so, he declared, would be al
admission that he had hsretoSuss
failed to comply with lawful dscresa
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-03-09

Members of the American Bar as
sociation in Minneapolis are 10th to
discuss the situation, but expressions
so far obtained are against expulsion
of Mr.. Lewis on the grounds of color
and race prejudice.
George w. Burlington, member Of
the association, said that he was op-
posed to the exclusion Of Mr.. Lewis
on the grounds of color, and If there
was no other issue he should be re-
tained. Il am not in favor of the
depriving of lawyer Of membership
in the association solely upon the
grounds of color" he said, ''if other
wise qualified to become a member.
l am opposed to throwing a qualified
lawyer out of the association on &C.
count Of color"
l.. W. Collins for Mr.. Lewis.
Judge Collins is a prominent G.. A.
r. man, and member of the Loyal
Legion.
''If this action was taken against
Mr.. Lewis because he Is a Negro"
said l.. w. Collins, 1T is not worthy
Of consideration. They must have
considered Mr.. Lewis respectable or
they would not have elected him. II
this movement is based upon race
question every one knows what the
opinion of respectable men of the
North is on that"
H. V. Mercer and former Governor
John Lind, both members of the asso-
citation, decline to discuss the matter.
w. A. Lancaster said: 81 don't
know whether they are asking his ex.
pulsion on the ground of color or not,
and | want to suspend comment until
| learn more of the facts in the case"
II heartily agree with Mr.. Wicker.
sham," said Ludwig Arctander. There
can be only one way to look at it. If
Mr.. Lewis is otherwise qualified there
is no reason why color should exclude
him. ! don't know how they can
STAR 2 Alfred
consistently take any other stand
under the principles for which our
country stands"
''If the intention Is to exclude Mr..
Lewis on the grounds Of color
have no sympathy with that" said
Hector Baxter. II cordially indorse
the position of Mr.. Wickersham and
President Taft as the only one that
intelligent men should support"
Other local attorneys interviewed
condemn any attempt to exclude Mr..
Lewis on the grounds Of color, and
not one was found to express him.
self otherwise.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

President Taft has taken the initia.
tive in a movement to bring business
men of the country into touch with
the government for advice and coun.
sci in the administration of laws, the
enactment Of new statutes and the
development of commerce. Virtually
the president proposes a nation
board of trade, broadly representati'
of all commercial and industrial or.
ganizations and Of such character as
the government may recognize by
federal charter.
Indications are that large body OF
the national guard will soon be or
dered to the Mexican border. Condi
tons in Mexico are rapidly approach
ing a crisis. Officials of the admin
istration declare privately that If r,
cent advices received at the state .
partment are corr6borated a mo, .
ment of regular and state troops to-
wards the Southern border will soon
b started.
At cabinet meeting at the White
4AouoC IL Woo uCChiCo CApOuiCht that
President Taft issue a proclamation
urging citizens of the United States
TO comply strictly with the neutrality
laws of the United States in all mat
ters affecting Mexico. In effect the
proclamation Is a warning to Ameri-
cans to stay out of Mexico at this
time.
England, Russia, Germany and Japan
have responded favorably to Secretary
Knox's invitation to place themselves
on record with the United States for
the continued integrity Of China and
Join action without seeking individual
advantage in any concerted movement
Of the powers which may become nsc.
sssary In the present disturbances.
Startling announcements Of canni
balism among starving Persians are
contained in letters from Teheran to
the Persian-American Educational So.
ciety at Washington from Dr. Susan
Moody, formerly OF Chicago. She de
slares fathers are eating their children
and children are eating each other in
Northwestern Persia.
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CRIMINAL NEWS.

John T. Snead, father of John Bead
Snead, the Amarillo (Tex) banker
recently tried in Fort Worth for the
murder of Captain A. G.. Boycs, was
shot and killed at Georgetown, Tex,
by r. o. Hilliard, a a.tenant, who then
committed suicide. Hilliard left a note
saying that he had killed snsad for
revenge.
Bert H. Franklin, the former No
Namara detective who pleaded guilty
TO a charge of having tried to infiu-
snce q Juror in the trial Of James B.
McNamara at Los Angeles, Cal, was
fined $4,000 by Judge Cabiniss, whs
pronounced Franklin's conduct dam
nable."
Because Of her inability to earn
enough money to keep her four chill.
dren from starving Mrs. L. F. Jellson,
thirty-six years old, of Salem, Ore,
administered cyanide of potassium to
each Of them and then drank dose
herself. All i've are dead.
Standing seven for acquittal and
i've for conviction the Jury which
tried John B. Sneed for the murder
Of Captain A. G. Boyce, the aged Pan
handle cattle king. was discharged at
Fort Worth, Tex The jury was out
l12 hours.
Former Mayor Eugene e. Schmitx
Of San Francisco was acquitted In
Judge Lawlor's court in that city Of
the charge of having bribed former
Supervisor Wilson In case growing
out of the San Francisco graft prose
sutions.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-03-09

unknown to Americans. The climatic
conditions are ideal. Edenland 1t is,
as Mr.. Nelson calls it. and he yearns
for more American Negroes of the right
stamp and class to locate in Cuba and
grow up with the country.
The plan is feasible and practical
and offers a partial solution of the Ne.
gro problem in the United States. Pref
udiced Americans who have come to
Cuba to make their fortunes naturally
do not want to see American Negroes
here for obvious reasons. Mr.. Mel
son will furnish any information de-
sired by colored men in the United
States who may be thinking Of Cuba
as field for profitable labor.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-03-09

want to see the Negroes Of the south
enjoy better industrial opportunities
than they now have.
The Havana Telegraph, edited by
fair minded gentleman, in an editorial
q column and a half long takes an
optimistic view of the proposed plan to
place 10000 Negro farmers from the
south, who want to improve their con-
dition politically and financially.
1t says: although we have lived in
Cuba for more than a dozen years,
we have never seen displayed blacker
ingratitude than that shown during
the last week by the organs of Cuban
public opinion to the American Negro
who played SO large part In winning
Cuba's freedom.
did American Negroes of the Ninth
and Tenth United States cavalry and
those Of the Twenty fourth infantry
prove themselves inferior In the fight.
ing about Santiago to the Cuban Ne
groes making up the army Of Calix-
10 Garcia? Was there ever as brave
q deed done by Cuban Negroes as
that of the American Negroes Of the
Twenty fourth United States infantry
who volunteered to do guard duty at
the yellow fever hospital? And has
any one better right to come to Cuba
than have the brethren Of those Ne
groes who fought SO well in Cubas
causeY' .--
Any American farmer who desires to
migrate to Cuba and who has the
means to do so and to support himself
while getting established has as much
right to change his residence as any
American white man and as many
American white men are doing con-
stantly.
A sugar plantation In Cuba will last
ten years without replanting There Is
Ane pasturage here and every variety
Of tropical fruits. with many species