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Evening star., 1913-11-13
CAMNET7| IS IN FAVOR
OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY.
Head of U. S. immigration Bu-
reau to Work for Its Estab-
lishment in Capital.

One of the centers of the movement for
federal university at Washington will
be the Office of Commissioners General
Caminetti of the United States bureau of
immigration Mr. Caminetti. who has
just left for months tour of inspection
of immigration stations on the northern
and southern borders and the Pacific
coast. stated before his departure that he
intended upon his return TO take an ac-
tive part in the campaign to have es-
tablished in Washington federal uni
versty, such as was outlined by Presl-
dent Edmund J. James of the National
Association of State Universities at their
recent meeting here.
Mr.. Caminett was one OF the first 10
put In concrete form the proposal not
only for a federal university at Wash
ington but a department of education
with a cabinet officer. While mem
ber of the California state senate Mr.
Caminetti introduced and succeeded IN
having passed a resolution outlining the
need of promoting education In order 10
maintain the stability of the nation, and
requesting the United States senators
and representatives representing the
state of California to use all means TO
obtain aid for the Inauguration and es-
tabishment Of national university ana
department of education at washington.
Copy Sent to President.
This resolution also directed the gov
ernor to transmit certified copies OF the
resolution to the President of the United
States. the President and Speaker re-
spectively of the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States. the
commissioner OF education and to each
of the California senators and repre-
sentatives In Congress, the governor and
s,lperntendent of public instruction In
each state and also the presiding ofhcers
of the respective houses of the legislature
of each state.
This has been one of my pet projects,
declared Commissioner Caminetti just be-
fore his departure for the west II Is
one in which / am deeply interested ana
have closely followed since my resolution
was passed The Governor of California
has sent certified copies of the resolution
to all of the persons named in the reso-
luton and replies are now beginning TO
come in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-25
Chapter III.

In spite of the unhappy expert
ences of his two brothers, Jack, the
youngest of the three brothers, made
up his mind to follow the foals.
HIM, fine joke" said the other
two brothers, rubbing their sore
backs. eff we failed, how do you,
the youngest of us three, expect to
succeed?"
81 don't know" said Jack, ''but
am going to try and do my best.
So Jack started off, taking the
same road toward the kings palace.
Just at nightfan he reached the king,
who was sitting, for the third time,
in his big, Iuxuriant chair on the pal
ace porch.
81 am brother to the two boys who
tried to follow the seven foals,' - said
Jack. 81 want to try my luck Will
you let me, oh, king?"
After a little consideration the king
decided to let him try.
But" said the king, eff you are
brother of the two other boys who
tried, you might just as well save
yourself the trouble You viii surely
get the three stripes down your
back"
ooh, good king" said the lad, 81
would much rather have the beaut-
full princess"
So the next morning when the
seven foals started out of the corral
toward the hills, son, the third,
started after them. Everything went
along nicely until Jack came in view
of the old witch who was still spin
ming in the cleft of the shady rock.
please come hither and let me
comb your hair she said in Garess-
ing voice.
mot a bit of it." shouted back
Jack. Catch me if you can" he
added as he flew past her as fast as
his feet would carry him. He hung
onto the tail of one of the foals to be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-25

the rock and almost lost sight of the
ugly old witch, the youngest foal said
to him:
Wont you jump on my back?
We have long, long way to go YET"
Jack was glad of the chance. He
jumped on right away
For a long, long time the foals
rushed over hill and dale.
At last the foaI said to Jack, do
you see anything yonder?"
NO. said Jack.
So they rode along again in 81
lence.
After a bit the foal asked him the
same question. do you see any
thing?"
NO" said Jack.
A third time the foal asked the
question, and this time Jack said he
thought he could see something white
which looked like the outline of big
birch trunk.
eyes, that is what it is" said the
foal. I'VE are going into that
trunk"
How could foal go into a trunk,
children? Wait and well see.
Ito Be Continued.)
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
PRES. MONCCAL is lNAUGURATEO
President Wilson Sends Message and
Special Envoy For EVent-Ves-
sells and Forts Fire
Salute.

Havana.-Amid scenes of intense
patriotic enthusiasm General Emilio
Monocal was inaugurated as the third
president of the Cuban republic. The
ceremony took place in the historic
palace of the Spanish captains-general
in Havana and was attended by a
brilliant assemblage, including a spe-
Cial American mission. Special fetes
were held at night when the city was
brilliantly Illuminated The principal
streets, lined with triumphal arches,
and the buildings draped with the
national colors, were thronged There
were superb electrical displays in the
Prado and Central park.
General Monocal was escorted to
the palace by a squadron of rurales
and cavalry and was met at the en-
trance by the retiring president, Cen
his cabinet. They proceeded to the
red salon where a platform had been
erected on which stood the incoming
and outgoing presidents, the justices
of the supreme court and other dig
nitaries. The oath was administered
by the chief justice, after which Pres
ident Monocal and General Gomez an
peared on the balcony of the palace
where they were greeted by the plau-
dts of an immense gathering in the
Plaza De Armas. A battery OF ar
tillery facing the palace, the Cuban
naval vessels in the harbor and all
the fortresses fired a national salute
Immediately afterwar1 General Gomez
and his family left the palace in car
riages proceeding 10 the expresi-
dents country estate at Calabazar.
After his Inauguration, President
Menocal received the American spe-
cial mission composed of the third
assistant secretary Of state, Dudley
Field Malone, Brig. Gen. Enoch II.
Crowder, Judge advocate general OF
the army, and Edward Bell of the
Latin.American division of ale state
department, acting as secretary, and
the members of the American lega-
tion.
For the past few weeks Mr.. Flagler
Beaupre officiating az chief of the
mission, congratulated President Men
ocal In behalf Of President Wilson.
Secretary Malone read message OF
fellc.tation from the president of the
United States, to which President
Monocal responded in terms Of the
highest appreciation for the good
wishes extended to himself and the
Cuban people.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
FIFTEEN PERISH IN OHIO MINE
Gas Drives Rescuers Back; Relief
Man, Overcome by Fumes,
Dies; One Man Hurled
800 Feet

Belle Valley, Ohio-Burned and
blackened, the bodies of fifteen min.
ers who lost their lives when an explo-
sion of firedamp partially wrecked the
Imperial mine, were brought to the
surface by rescuers working under
the direction of Deputy State Mine
Inspector Abel Ellwood.
Several attempts we're made by res
cue parties to enter the mine Saturday
night, but the gas had not vanished
sufficiently to enable the rescuers to
reach the bodies until early Sunday
morning. AS each body was brought
to the surface, it was identified by
weeping relatives and taken into the
engine room of the mine, where 1t
was prepared for burial.
Nearly all of the 1000 inhabitants
of Belle Valley gathered at the mine
entrance soon after the explosion and
stood for hours watching the work of
the rescuers.
An investigation was at once begun
by officials of the state mining depart
,ment. The Imperial mine is owned
by the O'Gara Mining company, COM
lposed principally of Cleveland stock
iholders.
Henry Fairhurst, a member Of the
first rescue party to enter the mine,
was overcome by gas and died soon
after being taken to the surface. Or
vile McCune, a companion, also over
come, will live.
Fairhurst and his party found Roy
Yaeger unconscious soon otter enter
ing the mine and placed him in cart!
Fairhurst went ahead 20 clear pas
,sageway and was overcome. The
.other members Of the party fell down
ION their faces and waited few min
utes until the gas became lighter.
They then placed Fairhurst's body In
the cart beside Yaeger and took them
to the surface.
Yaeger, rushed to the Cambridge
hospital, was revived and it is said
fhe will recover.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
HENRY M. FLAeLER DEAD.
Associate of Rockefeller Was Nearly
Ninety Years Old.

West Palm Beach, Fla-Henry M.
Flagler, aged S3, the noted capitalist
and railroad magnate, died at his win
ter home here after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Flagler sustained a
fall from the steps in his home and
because of his advanced age his re-
covery had not been anticipated.
Henry VI. Flagler was born at Can
andaigua, n. Y, in 1880. Little is
known of his early life except that he
was clerk in a country grocery in
Orleans county, Mich, when he was
in his teens. Later ne removed to
Saginaw, Mich, where he engaged in
the manufacture of salt.
Becoming interested in the possibili-
ties of petroleum industry he removed
to Cleveland o., where he organized
the company of Rockefeller, Andrews
e Flagler, engaging in the refining Of
oil The Standard Oil Company was
the outgrowth of this venture and Mr.
Flagler has remained actively con-
nected With the management of the
great corporation since it's inception.
In 1885 Mr.. Flagler paid his first
visit to Florida and became impressed
with the business possibilities pre-
sented there by the railroad field In
connection with the development OF
winter resorts.
Entering actively into the work OF
turning Florida into one vast winter
resort, Mr.. Flagler built the Florida
East Coast railroad and later erected
the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar hotels
at a cost of $3,00O,000
His greatest achievement, however,
was the extension of his railroad from
Miami to Key West. For many years
his plan was ridiculed as impracti-
cable and was called "Flagler's folly"
The opening of this oversee" line
was listed as one of the engineering
triumphs of the age.
Mr.. Flagler formerly was the vice
president and director of the Stan
dard Oil company, president and
chairman of the board of directors of
the Florida East Coast railway and
Jacksonville Terminal company, di-
rector of the Western Union Tele,
graph company, Morton Trust com,
pany and other corporations.
For the past efw years Mr.. Flagler
had been losing practically all of his
faculties and his death was momen
| tarily expected.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
ASKS RAILROAD TO PAY LOAN
Kansas Congressman Wants Missouri
Pacific to Dig UP
$31 1862, ,346.

Washington.-Rep Neel-
ey of Kansas has submitted to Attor-
ney General McReynolds a formal re-
quest that the government at once
proceed to collect from the Missouri
Pacific railroad $31 ,362,346 due the
government for subsidized bonds ad-
vanced to aid in the construction Of
the central branch of the Missouri
Pacific railroad in Kansas Mr.. Neeley
recently introduced a resolution direct
ing the attorney general to take this
step.
Solicitor Thompson Of the treasury
department suggested several courses
for collection of the claim. These
include:
Withholding all charges for trans
portation services over the particular
one hundred miles Of road on behalf
of the government; demand upon the
railroad owners for reports as to an
nuaI net earnings and 70 satisfy the
government claim and government
foreclosure proceedings.
This is the only claim the govern
ment now has on account Of the sub.
sIdy bonds issued to aid In the con
struction of the Pacinc railroads.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
WILL CONFER ON
OSAGE LEASES
SECRETARY LANE OF INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT CALLS CON.
FERENCE FOR JUNE 4.
MILLIONS OF FEET BEING WASTED
Department Desires TO Prevent a
Repetition Of the Loss Of Supply
In the older Gas
Districts.

Washington.--With the hope of
checking the waste of millions of feet
Of natural gas, Secretary Lane of the
department of the interior will hold a
conference with various officials and
possibly oil and gas operators in the
eastern section of Usage county, Okla
hOma, on June 4. According to ad-
vices which have reached the depart
ment millions of feet of gas are lost
every week in the Usage country.
Knowing the present fuel impover-
ished condition of once great gas fields
where wells were allowed to flow
unchecked, Secretary Lane hopes to
husband the supply in Oklahoma.
Other matters affecting oil and gas
operations in the eastern section OF
the Usage country, which under the
Foster leases are controlled by the
Indian Illumination and Oil company,
will be considered at the conference.
Secretary Lane is moving cautiously
i'm regard to the leasing of the oil
lands in the western section of the
Usage country, and wishes to receive
the ideas of those interested in the
question as TO whether the lands
should be distributed in small or large
tracts to lessees. Strong influence
is being brought to bear in favor OF
the small lease plan, as this will per
NIT the Independent operators to enter
the field, where if the lands were
leased in vast tracts no one but the
Standard Oil company or it's subsidi.
aries could meet the requirements.
Secretary Fisher stirred up a storm
of protests when he declared that he
would lease the lands to any company
which was the highest bidder and
that he favored the system of leasing
under large tracts. These protests
caused the matter to go over to the
present administration.
Lists of the lands and those desir-
ing to lease them are with Secretary
Lane at the present time, but it is
not expected that action will be taken
until after the conference to be held
June 4.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
Nicaragua Canal Plan Enoouraaed

Washington.-Ano great Allan.
tic-Paciic waterway, making a ship
route between the eastern and west.
ern coasts of the United States 1000
miles shorter than through the Pan.
ANA canal viii be built soon by the
United States, is the opinion Of DR..
Salvador Castradillo, NicaraGUa1 min.
lister. DR.. Castradillo declared that he
believed the canal treaty would be
negotiated between the Unitel States
ard Nicaragua and that a caIal wou.5
be constructed across his county.
The canal treaty, an inheritance
from the Tait administration, was ne.
gotiated by Minister Weitzel last win.
ter and has received the approval CT
the Nicaragua government. BY it's
terms Nicaragua for sS,OOO,OOO would
grant the United States the exclusive
right to construct a canal across Mic.
aragua by way OF San Juan and Lake
Nicaragua. This government also
would have a right to acquire a coal.
ing station in the Bay OF Fonseca, ON
the Pacific side Of the coast.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
PIER CRASHES;
Sc ARE DEAD
TRAGIC END TO CELEBRATION
OF BIRTHDAY or LATE
QUEEN VICTORIA.
CATASTROPHE At LONG BEACH
Damage Suits Aggregatlng 100000
To Be Flled.-Pier Had Been
Weakened By Salt
Atmosphere.

Long Beach, Calif.-Too weak to
uphold the burden Of nearly 10000
human beings assembled for the fes-
tivities of British Empire Day." the
big double decked municipal pier in
front of the city auditorium, collapsed.
Hundreds of persons on the top deck
we're plunged down on the heads or
other hundreds crowded on the secord
deck The lower deck then gave way
and all were dropped down a chute of
shattered woodwork to the tidewashed
sands 25 feet below.
Thirty-six persons, all but one wo-
men, were killed by the shivered tim
bers or crushed to death by the falling
bodies of companions and friends.
Seventy more were seriously injured,
while hysteria and fright caused the
disabling of scores of others.
The victims were subjects, or form
er subjects of Great Britain, resident
in southern California. The Empire
Day parade, the principal feature Of
the celebration in honor of the late
Queen Victorias birth anniversary had
| just ended and the participants, with
thousands of other visitors were
crowding up the steps of the pier and
surging toward the auditorium when
the pier floor sagged. An instant later
the supports gave way and the crack
and groan of breaking timbers mingled
with the shireks and cries of the vic
Tins as all went down into a mass OF
broken wood and writhing human
| forms on the sand.
Caused by Locked Doors.
The cause of the accident was the
ver-burdening of the pier. This, &C
cording to an official statement was
due to the delay in unlocking the
doors. Had the doors been unlocked
at the proper time, it was asserted the
crowd would have got into the audi
torium, instead of massing at the
doors where the weight overwhelmed
the pier supports.
The weakness of the pier which
was built eight years ago and never
repaired in that particular portion is
believed to have been due to decay
| caused By the action of salt atmOs-
phere on wood and it's iron fasteners
and supports. However, it was de-
clared that a much stronger structure
might have been wrecked in the same
circumstances, as the participants in
the big parade marched upon the pier
! in step. Military men pointed out
that the rhythmic vibration created
! by the measured tread of thousands
of feet caused a tremendous strain
upon the supports which already had
been heavily burdened by the crowd
about the auditorium doors awaiting
admittance.
/ Prospective damage suits aggregat-
ing probably $1,OO0,OO0 or more and
q grand jury investigation engage the
attention of city officials as the most
imminent outcome Of the disaster.
City Attorney Long answeredoreports
of the prospective damage suits with
the statement that in his opinion the
! city could not be held responsible for
the deaths and injuries because no
charge had been made by the city
for the use of the municipal amuse.
ment property. Use of the pier and
auditorium had been given without
cost and the celebrators, he said, had
used at their own risk.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-29
Katx VIII Extend Road

Altus.-A contract has been let by
the wichita Falls G. Northwestern, a
branch Of the Katy system in Okla
homa, for 100 miles Of construction
west of Forgan, the present terminus
OF the line in Beaver county, towards
Canyon City, Colo. The intention is
to tap the coal fields OF Colorado and
ultimately build into Denver.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10

Phipps, R. L. Agassiz and c. G. Rum
sey. Payne, Waterbury and Milburn
were members C: The American email
longing team in 1909 and the defend
ing tea: 4 1911 and on both occasions
they electrified the followers of the
sport by their wonderful riding, their
daring and all-around teamwork.
This years challenging team is
composed of Captain Leslie st. George
Cheape, Captain Vivian Lockett, Cap
tain Noel Edwards and Captain r. G.
Ritson, with Lord wodehouse and Cap
tain F. M. Freake as reserve players.
For the past four weeks the English
men have been in this country under
going final preparations for them
selves and their ponies. The team has
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10

since organizing February 20, 1918,
there had been collected by him
$46S.75. of which s2s2.75 was for the
relief fund and $17e for expense fund.
The disbursements have been for re-
lief $256.77, for expenses $1as.60. Total
expended $393.37. Balance in treas
ury, relief $35.9s; expense $3s.4o.
Applications for help since organiza-
ton 81; rejected. 6; helped 45. The
number for whom help was sought is
100; number helped, 146; number ef-
fected by application rejected, II.
The secretary reports that all cases
are carefully inquired into and that a
majority Of those seeking help are
willing and anxious to work. Every
case where they were able to work
efforts have been made to secure en-
ployment. -~-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10

therance of his plans, which are said
to be quite aggressive.
Referring to the drastice nature and
severe penalties of the white slave
law as enacted and recently amended
by congress, Mr.. Spinks thinks it
makes the renting of houses for i'm
moral purposes a very hazardous bust
ness. He states that he has gathered
information relative to this matter
which is available to the United States
authorities if they desire it in prose
cutting those who may be receiving
rents from such property.
Mr.. Spinks is not engaged in prose-
cutting violators of the white slave act,
but primarily in calling attention of
fallen women to the fact that the
Pentecostal Rescue Home offers them
door of hope. He, however, ex-
presses little sympathy for any prop
erty owner or other person who may
feel the heavy hand of the law because
of penalties imposed on those found
guilty of violating the provisions of
the white slave act.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10
SlLO BUILDING IN TEXAS;
1900 NEW ONES IN 1912

At recent meeting of yellow pine
manufacturers In Kansas City, ]. Lew.
is Thompson. Of Houston, Texas. said
the first silo in that state was built
four years ago. In 1919 there were
1900 siios built in the state. which
required the use OF 100000 feet of
lumber.
The farmers are said to be very
slow to take up the consideration Of
the uses and value of the silo, and It
is said to be true that most of those
erected in Texas have been by others
than those engaged exclusively in
farming. The adoption of this very
valuable farm accessory has come
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10
INTERNATIONAL POLO CONTEST:
WHITNEY LEADS AMERICAN

New York, June 10.-The interna-
tional polo cup series began this after
cccn at the grounds of the fashionable
Meadowbrook Hunt Club at Wostbury,
L. l.. some twenty miIas FROM ..:s city,
and during the remainder Of this week
the results Of the matches between the
champion American quartet and the
English challengers will be awaited
eagerly throughout the entire world,
wherever polo is played.
The American team, which regained
the famous trophy from the Britishers
in 1909 and successfully defended it
in the matches two years later, is
made up Of such veterans of the game
as Harry Payne Whitney, Larry
Waterbury, Devereaux Milburn, ]. s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-10
BUILDING-L0AN
AIT NOT VALID
SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT
MEASURE PASSED IN 1912 is
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Jackson, June 10.-The Supreme
Court Monday, in rendering a decision
in the case of R. e. Halsell against
the Merchants Union Insurance com
pany, declared the building and loan
act of 1912 unconstitutional.
In the chancery court of Jones
county 1t was held that the insurance
company, under the law, could col
lect ten per cent interest on a loan
of $500, for which certain real estate
was given as security.
The case was reversed and remand
ed by the supreme court. When the
case came up in the lower court the
bill charged that the rate of interest
which he contracted to pay was usuri-
GUS. The bill admitted that the appel
lee was a building and loan association
within the definition OF section Q,
chapter 1877 Of the laws of 1919, but
charged that the chapter was invalid
Of the constitution, providing that the
legislature shall not pass "local, pri-
vate or special laws regulating the
rate Of interest on money"
In declaring the law invalid the su-