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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
vlrslnIa Baptist State Convention

Virginia Baptist State Convention.
The forty-sixth annual meeting of
the Virginia Baptist state convention
will be held at Hampton. Va. in the
Queen Street Baptist church. Rev. DR..
Thomas 81. Short, pastor. beginning on
Wednesday. May IA. The Rev. DR.. R.
81. Bowling, president of the conven-
ton, is rapidly recovering from a Sc
we're illness of several months. DR..
Bowling is urging the members Of the
convention to work zealously to raise
the amount needed for missions and
education by the time the convention
meets.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
Elk For Oreaon Forests.

st. Anthony. Ida.-A carload Of wild
elk from Wyoming passed through
here for Joseph. Ore The shipment is
In charge Of deputy warden from
Oregon. The elk are all young. and
the men in charge say they are even
better than the herd received last year
IN Oregon. They will be placed in the
big pasture In Oregon.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
.virainia Annual Conferences, Aprl IS.


The Virginia annual conference OF
the A. M. Il. church is always an In,
teresting gathering Of cburchmen and
religious workers for home and foreign
missions. The sessions of the con-
ference this year will be held in the
Bethel church, Eastville, Va, begin.
ming on Wednesday, April 18. Candi.
dates for admission to the conference
will be heard at meeting held for
that purpose on Tuesday, April Is, al
noon. The pastor of Bethel church ID
the Rev. r. Allen Seaton, who win
give delegates and visitors most cor.
dial welcome.
Buy the Twin City Star.
! COPY MUST REACH Us by
"WEDNESDAY.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
THE SITUATION
IN OKLAHOMA
Many Applicants For the Boley
POStoffies.
CHANGE FOR jAMESW NOBLE
Spirited Contest For Position Held by
the Hon. w. L. Jones, Who Has q
Fine Record For Efficiency With
Postmaster Generals Department..
r. Johnson Recants.

r. johnson Recants.
Boley, Okla.-There are forty-nine
postofhces In this state having Afro
American postmasters. The colored
,nen of the Democratic party are In
sisting upon recognition in this depart
nent Of the federal government In
Oklahoma. It is estimated that there
are 1000 cOlored Democrats In the
state. The fight for the postmastership
Of the Office in this city. which pays
81, 400 per annum, promises to be q
bitter contest. "
The Hon. w. L. Jones Is the present
incumbent Of the Office here and has
been for the past four years. It is
the best paying postofice held by any
colored man In the country. so it L.
alleged. and the wise ones say that q
change is liable to be made between
April and July. Mr.. Jones' commits
sion, however, does not expire until
Dec. Ia, 1914. A strong effort Is being
made to have Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson name one of the many capable
colored Democrats for the position at
an early date. 49, s.41
The Office has six employees, and
there are two rural routes from this
Office which serve the outlying terri
tory. The most talked Of man for the
postmastership Of this Office at the
present time is James w. Noble, an
attache Of the state legislature. Mr.
Noble seems to have the most infiu-
entail Endorsement of any applicant
thus far. He has wide acquaintance
among the rank and file Of the white
Democrats. many Of whom are cham
pioning his candidacy.
Postmaster Jones does not seem to be
worried, though, and when asked re-
Gently about the situation, expressed
his confidence in the fairness Of the
present administration not to remove
him without just cause until the expi-
ration Of his commission. Mr.. Jones
claims the Office has been continually
growing, that he has conducted It In q
businesslike way and that 1t has q
good efficiency record with the depart
ment.
Present indications are that no out
siders save Noble longer care to fight
for the place. ]. R. Johnson, formerly
Of Langston university, wanted the Of
fee, but now he is seeking the one at
Taft, Okla. The Taft Office is rated as
next to the Boley Office In Importance,
and Taft is the home of Hon. 8. Doug
lass Russell, the acknowledged leader
Of the colored Democracy, In this state.
Friends Of johnson claim Russell Is
for him. At Langston, where the COL
ored state university is located, N. B.
Smith, well known business man and
q pioneer citizen, Is considered to have
the best chance. That is considered
the third best Office in the state.
Some one has picked every Office,
though, and 1t seems to be the general
opinion that colored Democrats will
I'LL all vacancies when they occur. In
one or two places, on account Of the
large number of whites who have set
tied In the places mentioned, they may
get the Offices, but in by Ear the larger
percentage Of instances the colored
Democrats will be rewarded.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11

It Is regarded as of pressing impor..
tance that ambassadors to England.
Mexico, Japan and Russia and min
,ister to China shall be named within a
short time. For none Of these posts,
except that of Mexico. b has President
Wilson been able to find a. suitable
man who would accept the post
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11

Praise For President Joseph A. Booker.
The long and successful administra-
tion Of DR.. Joseph A. Booker as presi-
dent Of the Arkansas Baptist college in
Little Rock, Ark, is most commend
able. The school has many graduates
and former students who are doing
good work among the masses of our
people in various parts of the country.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
BITES INTO A FORTUNE.
Mrs. stutx Finds $2,5oo Pearl In an
Oyster.

Passaic, N. J.-August Stutz, pro-
prfetor Of casino. is telling his
friends how he got a pearl worth $2,-
900 through the purchase of A cents
worth Of oysters.
Stutz says his wife bought the oys-
ters from a peddler. While she was
eating one Of them her teeth struck
something hard and large and smooth.
1t looked like pink pebble and was
the size Of a marble Stutz says a
New York jeweler offered him $2,5OO
for It
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
NATION NEEDS MORE CATTLE.
Demand For Meat Shown by Big
Changes In Export Figures.


Washington. - The decrease in the
meat supply available for expectation
Is illustrated sharply by the February
export figures, just compiled by the
statistical division of the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce. They
show the number of cattle exported In
the eight months ended with last
month as 1856 head against 270, ,219
head In the corresponding months Of
1907 and the quantity Of fresh beef ex-
ported as 4,7O9,O47 pounds against 175,.
808649 pounds in the same months.
That this shortage In the expectations
Ia due in part at least to an actual re-
duction in the number of cattle In the
United States is evidenced by the fact
that the total number of cattle on
farms, according to figures of the de-
partment of agriculture. on Jan. last
was only 56,527 900 against 72.534,Oo0
on, Jan. l.. 1907.
Still another evidence of the demand
In the United States for an increase In
it's cattle supply is found in the figures
Of the department of commerce, which
show an enormous increase in the i'm
portation of cattle, the number import.
ed into the United States In the eight
months ended with last month being
$4,000 head against 1858 head in the
corresponding months Of 1907.
The table which follows, shows for
the years 1907 and 1913 the number
and value Of cattle on farms In the
United States. of those imported. Of
those exported and the quantity and
value Of fresh beef exported. the fig.
ures relating to the eight months ended
with February Of the years named: d"
CATTLE. &c., I'd
1907. 1919. .
Number on farms Jan. I. 72,5340OO 56.527.00o
No. imported, 8 mos.... l2.613 $4,000
Value imported, 8 mos. $27l,S92 $3,670.000
No. exported, 8 mos. N0,H9 1865
Value exported, 8 mos. 81. .622,2so S75s.4sl
FRESH BEEF.
Pounds exported. mos. 1B.So6.e49 4709,047
Value exported ........ $is.a1o06s S6S.2S
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
LOOKS VERY Cd,
But SOUNDS wei
Slmpllfled Spelling Board Issues
|. Fourth List,

New York.-They simplified spelling
board has issued a fourth list of SIM
,plifed spellings." The recommends
lions are comprised In thirty rules.
some Of which involve changes more
noticeable than any hitherto set forth.
y Some of the recommendations In the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
Press Association to Begin
Several New Features. .
FUTURE PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Progress Made by National orsaniza-
tion Of Publishers Creates Demand
For Wider Sphere of Development.
Hunter G. Haynes Gives His Views
on Advertising. .

BY N. BARNETT DoDsoN.
New York.-In connection with the
progress already made by the National
Negro Press association since the last
annual meeting come the desire and
demand for the establishment Of an ad-
vertising department. At the midwin-
ter meeting Of the executive commit
toe held in Philadelphia the following
subjects were referred to subcom-
mittee Of the executive-namely, the
Standardization Of advertising matter,
q reciprocal weekly news service and
a>Wndicate news service to be issued
In plates with the cooperation Of the
association.
As to the matter of starting an ad-
vertising department in connection
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11
Financial campaian For Ordinances.

Financial Campaign For OrphanaGe.
The Jenkins orphanage, Charleston,
3. O., began its twenty-third annual
worlds fair for the benefit of the
orphan children on Monday, March 81.
The campaign for funds will run for
several weeks. Gifts Of money, articles
Of food and clothing win be gladly No
ceived. t- t..s
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11

4 A circular sent out by the board says
of its thousands Of supporters:
ALLOWING for the necessity and in
deed desirable proportion Of criticism
ard dout which always accompanies
new proposals, we may say that this
great body of educated men and wom-
en-, no matter in what degree they use
the simplified spellings themselves, viii
hereafter advise teachers to teach and
children to use these new spellings."
The reader. is urged not to be "too
much influnst by the cd appearance Of
the word. Any change must look Cd at
f1rstn
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-11

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Mr.. Wilson Declares II 10 impossible
For Him to Get the Men He Wants.
Troubled by Repeated Refusais-Ex-
pert Says Salaries Should Be at Least
$25,000 a Year.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06

At largely attended meeting of the Fairfield County Equal Suffrage Asso- citation, was voted that all members of the association send individual let ters to Congressman Jeremiah Don ovan, requesting his aid for the cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
BRADY LEFT ESTATE
 ESTIMATED AT STE, GOO.
Widow Gets $1,ooo.ooo Outright and
 Annuity of $6o 1000.

New York, Aug. 5-The will of An thony N. Brady. who died in London on July 23 and was buried in Albany on Saturday, was offered for probate yesterday in Albany, where MT. Brady resided The will disposes of an estate estimated at about SIS, 5,000,00O, the bulk of which goes to MT. Brady's five chil- dren and the only child of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Flora Gavit, who was killed in the New Haven wreck at Westport last year
 To his widow Mir. Brady left 1,000,- 900 outright, an annuity of $60,000, which is to be paid quarterly, and his residence in Albany
 The only charitable bequests are $25,o00 each to the Albany hospital, AL bany's hospital for incurables, Home opathic hospital. Albany, and St. Peters hospital. Broadway, Albany.
 The entire residuary estate was di- vided in six equal shares. two of which go outright to his two sons, Nicholas F. Brady and James Coxe Brady, Three other parts go to the executors and trustees to be held for the three daughters, Margaret Ruth, wife of James G. Farrell. of Albany. Mabel. wife of Francis F. Garvan. of New York. and Marcia, wife of Carl Tucker, of New York.
 The other sixth is to be held in trust for Marcia Ann Gavit, daughter of the late Mrs. Flora Gavit. Upon the death of the benefciaries of the trust funds, the principal of the funds goes to their heirs.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
 INCREASED BY 2O,ovJ.
Report Given at Sunreme Council Ses-
 sion in Boston.

Boston, Aug. 5-Three thousand Knights of Columbus assembled at solemn high mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross today were called up- on by Rt. Rev. Joseph G. Anderson, auxiliary bishop of Boston, to seek with all right minded persons a solu- ton of social problems through evolu- tion, not revolution.
 The growth of the order since the 1912 convention was related by the supreme secretary, William J. McGin- ley, of New Haven. in the business session, who reported that on June 30 last the total membership was 302, ,074, made up of 9S.783 insurance and 2O3,- 291 associate members, comprised in g state and territorial jurisdictions and 1880 subordinate councils. Dur ing the year Thew councils were in stituted and the net increase in mem bership was 19,3 ,326, Outstanding insur- ance aggregated $103, ,659,900. Death benefits during the year totaled $721,- GOO, and since the order was founded the aggregate of death benefits exceed ed $6,585, 900.
 After the preliminary business of the convention had been disposed of the party landed at Nantasket Beach, where a shore dinner was served A cabaret show and display of fire works were given in the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
Considerable Progress In Tariff Metal Schedule Made
 By Senate Democrats
BRANDEGEE's AMENDMENT WAS LOST
Conttee Fixes Duty IS AS Per Cent According to Value-Republican Senators Claim That All Foreign Cars will Come In at 30 Per Cent. Rate, In Parts

Delaware discussed the tariff generally. predicting success for the bill and as- sailing protection and socialism as twin evil and ill-omened birds"
 Brandegee's Proposed Amendment.
 Senator Brandegee sought to amend the automobile rates by making the rates on chassis equal to the rates on finished cars, -46 per cent on chassis of chassis of cars valued at 8, ,0G0 or less than $1.500, and Is per cent on chassis of cars valued at less than $1 ,000.
 The amendment was lost, 46 to 21, Senators Bristow, Crawford, Cumnnfns Gronna, Jones, Sherman and Sterling of the minority voting with the demo crats against it. The committee rates were then approved.
 Other Rates Approved.
 The z5 per cent rate on bicycles and motorcycles also was agreed to- Axles at 10 per cent hlacksmith's tools and bolts at 10 per cent, and nuts and washers at 5 per cent encountered no effective opposition. Other rates ap- proved were nut locks 25 per cent, chains of iron and steel 20 per cent sprocket chains 25 per cent, welded steel tubes, pipes, etc, 20 per cent. cent
 Amendment by Senator GaI1fnger to substitute the Payne-Aldrich rates for the proposed rates on table knives and such cutlery was voted down. 45 to +, the committee rates of 25/per cent and 30 per cent. prevailing. Senator Gal finger said that ever under the existing rates domestic manufacturers had diff flcu1ty meeting foreign competition
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
Mail Clerks
 Were HandCuffed
BY TWO ROBBERS WHO HELD UP
 TRAIN IN ALABAMA
REGISTERED MAIL TAKEN
No Estimate of Loss-Robbers Got off at Birmneham-shot at Man Who Looked.

Birmingham. Ala, Aug 5.-The mail car on the fast Louisville and Nash vile passenger train No 4, northbound from New Orleans, was boarded and robbed early tonight by two unknown white men who held up the mail clerks. All the registered mail was taken, but no estimate could be made tonight of the amount obtained
 The train reached Birmingham on time at 8.97 o'clock and two of the mail clerks, George Hoover and k. G. York, were found handcuffed together in such a way that the irons had to be filed from their wrists The thumbs of Chief Clerk Harry Ecerett were se- curely bound together with heavy twine.
 The robbers boarded the mail car at Calera, 33 mies from Birmingham. The clerks said they immediately were covered with revolvers and ordered to turn their faces to the wall. Everett looked around once and was fired up- on, the bullet just missing his head. The robbers jumped from the train at Fourteenth street in Birmingham.
 E. G. York. one of the clerks in the car tonight, was also in the Louisville and Nashville mail car which was robbed near Boyles about a year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
HIS OWN FAST DRIVING
 THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Verdict in Waterbury Police Joy Ride
 Case-Censure For Officials.

Waterbury. Conn. Aug. 5-In his finding tonight. on the fatal joy-ride in the police car. Saturday night which ended in the death of Patrol man Robert P. Kiersted. the driver, at Seymour. Deputy Coroner Walter D. MakePeace stated that the imme dtafe cause of kiersted's death was his own fast driving. He adds that Ee was provided by the "dereliction of his superior. Commissioner Johnson" cne of the injured Members of the board of safety are severely censured for using city property for private pleasure or convenience" Johnson ( sexonerated from any casual con- uection with Kfersted's death.
 Investigation showed. the coroner Sssd that the car had been used fre- quengiy for private purposes by sew e-ai If the commissioners during the months os June and July. Commis- Gor~r D- L. Lahev. alone. used 1t 9e.rry eight times. he reported
 The deputy coroner finds that Kier- aeed had mt been drinking. that oth- erx fn the party had been drinking.
 Kf~rssed was buried this afternoon. City officials. including the mayor. -.ernber~ of the board of safety and superintendent of police. practically the entire police department and hum e-cds of friends attended
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06

Washington. Aug. 5.-Senate demo- crats succeeded today for the first time in speeding up consideration of the tariff bill, making considerable prog ress in the metal schedule despite pro tests of Senators Oliver, Smith of Michigan, Cummins and Shoot against many of the rates.
 Chief opposition centered in the rates on automobiles, which the com mittee fixed at Is per cent on cars valued at $1,000 or less. 30 per cent. on less than s1.500, 45 per cent. on cars valued at $1,500 and over, and 30 per cent. on automobile parts. Senators CUmmins and Shoot both insisted that the rates on completed cars would be useless. because all foreign cars would be brought in at the 30 per cent. rate, in parts.
 Fools Want Foreign Cars.
 Senator Thomas, for the finance committee, said he could see calamity if all automobiles came in at, 30 per cent The other rates, Senator Cum mins asserted, were a mere pretense'' and he advocated a flat duty on auto mobiles of 2o per cent. Senator Will Hams remarked there are a lot of fools in this country that will insist upon completed foreign cars, thinking they are better and these rates are fixed for them" The rates were not changed.
 Efforts of Senator Oliver also were unavailing to increase the rates on iron products. His argument was that bar iron was more costly of production than the conversion of steel from pig iron Before consideration of the schedule began Senator Salisbury of
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
FOUR GUNMEN OPERATE
William Lustig Lured to Coffee
 House and Shot.

New York, Aug. 5.-William Lustig, young man of whom the police know little except that he comes from re- spectable family and who has brother who is a process server attached to the District Attorneys office, is dying in Bellevue Hospital to-day the vic tim of assasSins whose work recalls the gunmen's methods in the Herman Rosenthal murder more than year ago.
 Lustig is believed to have been lured to "Humpty' Jackons coffee house by woman last night The couple had just taken a. seat at a table when the woman suddenly left and Lustig start ed after her. He found his exit barred by four men with revolvers. They all fired and three of the shots took effect.
 A big black touring car provided means of escape for the gunmen and they were speeding away before the policemen on nearby posts could reach the scene.
 The gunmen threw their revoivers into the street. The police have no clue to the identify of the men, nor any knowledge of what led up to the mys- terious shooting.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
1000 VENEZUELANS
 MARCHING AGAINST REBELS.
Pres. Gomez Leads the Army-Sisters
 of Charity as Nurses.

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug 5- An army of 1000 men. comprising three brigades dividede into seven regi- ments of infantry and one of artil- lery, left Caracas today to operate against the rebel followers of Ex- President Castro. The brigade com manders are Gen. Emilio Fernandez, Gen. David Gfmon and Gen. Torrel- las Urquicla. Gen. Feliz Galavis has been appointed chief of staff of the army. A medical corps with Sisters of Charity acting as nurses accom- panied the governments fighting forces.
 President Juan Vicente Gomez will leave the capital tomorrow and lead the army to Maracay. on the rail- road fifty miles southwest of Cara cas- During his absence campaign ing, Dr. Jose Gil Fortoul, president of the federal council, will act as chief executive of the republic.
 An unknown steamship which is presumed to belong to Cipriano Cas- tro is reported to have passed Lagu- ayra today. Photographic communica- ton between Caracas and Marasaib is interrupted.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
SUIT TO RECOVER
 $500, ,ooo IN TAKES. Will Be Brought Against Chicago Packers and Others,

Washington, Aug. 5.-Suits to recov- CT SSO0,000 of federal oleomargarine taxes will be begun soon at Chicago against prominent packers and other oleomargarine manufacturers The de- clslon for the suits, which relate to sales prior to June, 1911, followed a conference today between Commission CT Osborn and United States Attorney Wllkerson of Chicago
 The grand jury criticised the previ- ous administration of the treasury de- partment for compromising a million dollar oleomargarine tax claim fof $l0l,oo0 and found that there were other eases, outside Cthe dates of the compromise, in which the government was said to have lost a large sum be- cause the manufacturers were alleged to have paid only the tax of uneoiored oleomafsarine when their product was eeloPed,
 The suits. it was announced, wi. be directed against G. H. Hammond eofn- pany, Friedman Misunderstanding eona- Pany, Me2fey x tempaaY Afmour k company, all ef Chicago. and several smaller eoaeefns outside ef that city
 The tax en uaealefed ete6ma Rsafine IS eHe- auaRter eeat Per pound and ea ceiefed ten cents per PeaAd.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
CHICAGO PoLIcEWoMEN
 FOLLOWED BY MOB.
Had to Be Rescued by Plain Clothes
 Men.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The ten women assigned to duty on the police force began their work today. So great was the curiosity aroused among pedestrl- = ans by the women bluecoats that in several instances plain clothes men and even uniformed patrolmen were needed to extricate the women.
 The policewomen. selected because ls was thought that they might be a-hle to detect certain crimes which male policemen might overlook were sent out in twos, pair being assigned to each of the four most populeus dis tricts and one pair to. detective duty. Male officers pointed out to them the district limits, the use of patrol boxess location of saloons and dance halls.
 In one of the crowded West Side tenement districts such a mob pursued the women that they took hurried refuge in the police station None of the women attempted to make an ar rest.