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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
OMAHA DENIES TALE
OF RED CROSS HELP
Cyclone City Objects to FAKE"
Stories About Relief Given.

Omaha.-Relief to the value Of ST.
25OOOO has been received for the bene-
fie OF the sufferers from Omahu's big
Easter cyclone This sum includes
cost. supplies. labor. automobile and
hospital service. tornado insurance
and everything that was done for the
victims to help them
The biggest single item ON the list
Is the $5OO.O00 In tornado insurance
carried by the losers Insurance COM
panies have been very liberal in their
adjustments Of losses and many homes
In Omaha are now being rebuilt which
otherwise would have remained In
ruins
The second largest item is that of
cash contributed from all sources.
This amounts to $47OOOO and will un-
doubtedly reach the half million mark
before the fund is closed. This $47O..
600 was raised almost entirely In Oma-
ha itself. Many donations were sent
In from Nebraska towns and the state
Of Nebraska contributed $4,000 New
York city's donations amounted to $S,-
600. San Francisco. to which city
Omaha was the first In the Union to
send succor after the earthquake and
fre. sent Omaha just S.
This was an individual subscription
from the editor of labor paper. On
the afternoon following the earth
quake Omaha started a special train
Of supplies and provisions and large
amount of cash to San Francisco.
The great american Red Cross 80
ciety has not aided Omaha to the ex-
tent Of a single dollar. although Oma-
ha hears frequently of subscriptions
being handed to that institution for
the benefit Of the tornado sufferers.
Omaha Is not kicking against the Red
Cross for nonassistance. but does OBJ
ject to the stories spread over the
country telling Of the quickness and
speed with which the Red Cross leap
ed into Omaha and did wonderful
deeds of relief
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09

mathematics in his alma mater and
remained there four years. when he
became professor of mathematics In
Central Tennessee college. now Wal
den university. at Nashville. In this
capacity he became the main support
Of DR. Rraden. the president. especial
~ interesting himself in the yvLng
men and women Of the institution.
Fourteen years ago. on the recon-
mendation of Bishop j. G. Hartzell. at
that time corresponding secretary Of
the Freedmen's Aid society. he was
elected president Of Wiley university
He accepted the position with full
appreciation Of the grave responsible
ties assumed and threw himself into
the work with vigor and enthusiasm.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
SHIFTING RIVER MAKES CLAIM.
sacramento's Freaks Give Man Fine
100 Acre Homestead.

100 Acre Homestead.
Hamilton City. Cal.-Taking advan.
tage Of the freaks of the Sacramento
river in making land along its course.
John P. Ryan, a well known young
civil engineer Of Hamilton City. will
In a few years become possessor Of
100 acres of the finest land in Cali
fornia, as he has filed homestead on
100 acres on Packer island, in the riv-
er short distance south of Butte
City.
The Mexican government made the
west bank Of the Sacramento river the
eastern boundary Of the Larkins grant
At that time there was a channel
around Packer island which filed up
on the west side as the years went by
and the island became a part Of the
Larkins grant The land on the oppo-
site side Of the river was surveyed
and the island was not included. The
owners Of the Larkins grant claimed
the island. and their right was not dis
puted.
As Ryan has notified the other own
ers on the island, there are no more
lucky acres to be obtained by home
steading. ..
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
TEETH IDENTIFY SKELETON.
Dental Work Shows That Bones Be-
long to Lost Girl.

Albuquerque. n. M.-The finding of a
woman's skeleton In lonely Los Huer-
tas canyon. thirty miles from this city.
explains the disappearance on Nov. IA.
1911. Of Margaret Greb. twenty-five.
daughter Of John Greb. a carpenter.
who afterward went insane over the
loss Of his daughter. while brother
contracted tuberculosis from exposure
In the search and died.
The girl started out for walk in the
sand hills. lost her way when night
fell. and. although the mountains and
mesas were searched for trace Of her.
none was found
The skeleton. which was found
stripped clean Of flesh and clothing.
was identified by a gold filing In the
teeth.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09

"Hhtah." ETC.. and sings with great
feeling and tenderness the old planta,
ton melodies
Wiley stands for the highest form Of
mental development. The different
courses Of study have been carefully
selected. and the best teachers availa-
BILE have been employed. There are at
the present time fifty in the college
classes.
Wiley takes a position Of uncompro
missing opposition to the saloon Dur
ing recent local option campaign the
college brass band played free Of
charge at many Of the meetings. and
the Young Mems Christian association
Of $50 members held meetings in all
sections of the state The drys won by
q decisive majority.
The state school commissioners re.
Gently placed Wiley on their accredited
list, which gives the graduates from
the college department first class GER
tincate, for life to teach. without exam
ination. in the public schools Of the
state. Only three colored schools are
granted this privilege throughout the
country. and Wiley is one of them
The Industrial work is Of the most
practical kind. Farming. electrical
engineering. broommaking. carpentry.
masonry, printing. sewing. dressmak-
Ing. millinery and cooking are taught
Matthew W. Dogan. president of
Wiley university. has had a unique
and interesting career. He was born
on Mississippi cotton plantation Of
slave parents, and In the early days
Of bis childhood he determined to get
an education by which he could be-
come Of large service to his people.
By chance the family removed to
Holly Springs. the seat Of Rust univer-
sity.
This gave young Dogan the opportu.
nifty for which for SO many years he
had been longing The family. how
ever. was poor. the father earning q
scanty living as proprietor of barber
shop. Young Dogan at once started
to school. largely supporting himself
BY working as a bootblack In his IA
theirs shop. Many a day while "shin-
ing shoes" he kept his eye on the open
page. his book lying under the chair.
and In this way he often prepared his
lesson for school,
He graduated from Rust university
with honors md was accredited as the
best mathematician In his class He
subsequently became professor of
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
FLIES OVER PANAMA CANAL.
Fowler Makes Trip From Pacific to
Atlantic In Fifty-fi five Minutes.

"oNSc oSusS ~
Atlantic In Fifty-five Minutes.
Panama.-Robert G. Fowler. the
aviator. successfully flew from the Pa
cifc over the canal in hydroaeroplane
with passenger. landing at the At
lantic side in fifty-five minutes. A pic
ture was taken Of the operator and
machine In motion
The flight has frequently been term
ed impossible on account Of the air
currents over Cuebra. Fowler flew d.
rectly over the cut and was able to
carry out various evolutions despite
wind obstacles
Leaving Panama Beach at 9:45 a. M.
he circled over Panama City and the
canals entrnce for awhile. then rose
high and steered toward Colon, where
he encountered a twenty-five mile
breeze. In continuing to Cristobal the
motor suddenly stopped. after missing
fire, through the gasoline giving out.
Fowler succeeded in landing with
ease on reef The pontoon was torn,
but otherwise the machine was undam-
aged.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
Five year. old Girl Prodigy.

st. Wannetta Haverstick Of
1850 Maryland avenue, Just Eve years
old, has developed In the last six
months into prodigy Of learning, wit
and wisdom under the teaching Of her
father. DR.. G. w. Haverstick, formerly
lecturer on children's diseases at the
Physicians and Surgeons hospital.
She has mastered the FIRST grade read
er. knows more geography than the
average twelve-year-old pupil, Is well
up in physiology. has taken a keen in
terest in politics and is so well versed
in the Bible that she is excluded from
the Sunday school class containing
children Of her age.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09

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ness and professional men, cover up
most Of their taxable property. The
intangible personal stock, bonds and
other securities escape taxation almost
entirely"
According to Mr.. Hull, manufactur-
ers have been in tariff partnership
with the government and have waxed
fat For more than half a century
there has been a constant struggle by
the wealthy to shift the burden Of tax
alton to the shoulders and backs of
those weaker. poorer and less infuen-
tial citizens.
Statistics Of property valuations were
given by Mr.. Hull to show that wealth
Is not being taxed and is not bearing
its fair burden.
The census investigation, 1904, In
New York reported that the city had
about $500. .OOO, 900 of personality, and
the returns for taxation were about
$780, 100000.
The Kentucky tax commission re-
ported in January, 1912, that the total
amount Of bank deposits from which
the assessors were to make up their
taxation lists against the depositors
and taxpayers was about $4,000
The bank statement to the comptroller
for the same month placed these de-
posits at $133 100000.
The mayor Of Philadelphia recently
told the councils there that property In
that city had been undervalued more
than $500, 100000 The census reports
in 1904 valued all real property at
SLOT 600. 100000. The ad valorem as
sessment was $39.OO0.OO0.0OO The
value Of personality was placed at $44,-
000.O0O.OO0 1t was assessed for taxa
ton purposes at $9,OO0.OO0,OOO
Hull charged that under the former
scheme Of taxation the government, in
forcing the people to turn over for gov
ernment maintenance about $300,OO0,.
600 annually. gave bonus Of about
81, 800 100000 year to selected indi-
viduals who were given special favors
by the high protective tariff tax.
Denial was made Of the charge that
the income tax was sectional in char
acter. Hull argued that wealth had
made itself sectional "f
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
Ball Of Live Snakes.

Peru. Ind Joseph Spangler and Rob
ert Stanley. Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road employees found n bali Of snakes
near pond In West Peru and killed
twelve Of the reptiles The men were
had crawled to the track. ami when
they struck nt the snake II urndr u
dash for the ball whi' h WIS M Ipnsi n
foot in diameter Some of the $nnlpM
we're Ave feet long
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
Rooster Sits In For Hon.

Columbus. Ind. - Fred Ortel. care
taker at the City hospital. has hen
which seemed to want to sit. but she
persisted in leaving her nest Becom-
ing disgusted with her unmotherly
conduct, the rooster took the nest and
proceeded to sit on 1t. Noting the
ROSTERS steady habits. Ortcl placed a
setting Of eggs under 1t \ few days
ago, and so far 1t has proved faithful
to its trust, leaving the nest only for
food and drink.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
REPAYS FRIEND HE ROBBED.
But Not Until Twsnty-six Years Have
Passed BY.

Louisville.-The stricken conscience
Of an aged man in Germany was re.
sponsible for the return Of German
bank notes amounting to nearly $1,000
American money to Nicholas Wermeis-
ter Of this city, who was robbed of
that amount ut his old home in Metz
Germany. t1'nty-six years ago.
The letter inclosing the notes was
dated March 10. 1913. the anniversary
Of the theft. and was unsigned Al
though the writer referred to himself
as trusted friend who betrayed the
confidence Of your household" Mr..
Wermeister declared he was unable to
identify him.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
Women Hold Five City Jobs.

Kansas City. Kan. With the ap
pointment of a woman as city clerk IN
this city five important positions un-
der the government Of this municipal
lty are now held by women. Miss
Laura A. Jost was appointed city treas,
urer, Mrs Merle Addison Cutler and
Miss Esther Bower. deputy treasurers.
and Miss Beulah Reitz. city clerk.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
BEES KILL 200 PULLETS.
Honey Gatherers Also Give Auto Party
Hot Time.

Hot Time.
Porterville. Cal.-Two hundred pull
let's belonging to w F. Weems.
poultry raiser in the Plano district,
were stung to death when swarm of
bees attacked them. The bees. which
belong to the Kern County Land COM
pany. are brought to this district every
year during the orange blossom season.
Besides the chickens which were
killed. several score Of others were so
badly stung that they will also die.
After the bees had attacked the
chickens they continued down the road
and attacked an automobile party. The
bees were so thick that after the car
had emerged from the swarm the ton
neau was covered with them
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
NEGROES WILL HONOR HENDER.
SON.

Observation-Disclosures services for
the late former Senator John p. Hen
derson, author Of the thirteenth
amendment to the constitution abol-
ishing slavery. will be held May %
under the direction Of the Henderson
National Memorial League Of Amer
lea, a Negro organization.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
Young Mons Christian Association.

The annual students conference Of
the Young Mems Christian association
will be held for one week at Kings
Mountain. n c.. beginning Tuesday.
May 20 Twenty nine student associa-
tions will send delegates to the con
ference. The sessions will have many
attractive featur
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-09
PROMOTION FOR
THRIFTY WORKER
How j, Logan Jenkins Rose
to Prominence.
STORY OF EARLY STRUGGLES


by Strict Attention to Business %.
cupies important Position With Big
Steamship Company-A churchnas
and Member Of High Secret Orders.
Baltimore.-The race has produced
many young men who are making
good In the various lines Of industry
In this country. But little Is known OF
some who are filling positions of honor
and trust
In this connection we mention J.
Logan jenkins. who Is one of the stew.
ards on the steamers plying between
Baltimore and Norfolk Of the Chesa.
peake Steamship company. Mr.. Jen
kins started as an ordinary hand and
worked up to the responsible position
Of steward.
He was born In Salisbury. N. c.. and
received his early school training In
a private Presbyterian school at the
home of his parents, which was con
nected with the church Of which his
parents were members.
During vacation he spent his time
working around home and at the home
Of the white people In the city Of his
birth. which had much to do with At.
ting him for his present position. OF
course he had fair literary training.
for after finishing the graded school
work he attended Biddle university
But at the close of his aacOnd vaar at
Biddle he was compelled to discon
hnue his studies there on account Of
having to assist his widowed mother
In making a Living.
He entered the service Of the Ches-
apeake Steamship company in 1896.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
ARCHITECT WILL PREPARE
COURTHOUSE WING PLANS
Hman Hospital Addition Plans Also Ordered Made Yesterday
BY Board of Revenue New Wing to Courthouse Will
Cost Between $4,000 and 100000

Architect Harry Wheelock was in
strueted yesterday by the board of
revenue to prepare plans for the erec-
ton of a new wing to the courthouse
of jefferson county and also to pre-
pare plans for the extension of the
Hillman hospital. The matter of inn
proving the almshouse was passed until
another meeting.
These improvements were decided
upon yesterday at a meeting of the
board and as soon as the plans are
prepared and accepted the contract will
be let for the construction of the ad-
ditions to the present buildings.
The proposed new wing for the court
house will be located in the space be-
tween the courthouse and the big
rock" Jail, and will be built to cor
respond with the present building. The
cost will be between $4,000 and $50. 900.
The basement of the new wing will
be used as additional record rooms and
as one of The courts of common pleas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
WARRIOR CITIZENS
RESENT CRITICISM
Base Injustice Done Com
munity in Report Made to
Governor O'Neal

At a meeting of the citizens OF War
rior held at the town hall on wednes-
day. resolutions were unanimously
made by c. r. Bibb in his letter to
Governor O'Neal. The resolutions were
signed by % citizens
The resolutions denounce the represen-
tations made to Governor O'Neal as abb
solutely untrue and without any founda-
ton" The resolutions proceed in part as
follows:
Immediately after the passage of the
Smith bill certain element in Warrior,
led by Mr.. Bibb and backed financially
by Birmingham liquor interests, began
preparation for opening a saloon in the
town and in spite of the large majority
in this precinct against saloons in the
county election, and in spite OF the fact
that the mayor and eouncilmen opposed
to saloons were elected by large ma
jority at the town election last year. this
crowd has never let up in their struggle
to force a saloon on the people of War
rior. Repeated applications, backed by
fraudulent petitions. have been made to
the excise commission, court proceed
ings have been threatened and com
meneed, and resort made to every. possible
means to accomplish their object. which,
so far, has been successfully resisted by
the people of the town.
THE only argument In favor of the
saloon used during this whole period
has been that blind tigers had been al
lowed here. There was so little founda-
tion for that charge that some of the
saloon applicants, in order to sustain
this contention, have engaged in the il
legal whisky business themselves, through
the agency of disreputable negroes and
otherwise. Indictments have been found
and cases are now pending against them
in the courts.
I'VE emphatically assert there has been
no lack of protection: the council has
employed police whenever 1t was neees-
sary: the deupty sheriff has been sta
toned at Warrior during the entire time
complained OF, and special deputies have
spent weeks here without detecting a
single violation of the liquor law. The
entire outcry is only part of the scheme
to induce the excise commission to To-
cate saloon at Warrior. regardless of
the wishes of the people. There is no
community of the same size in the state
freer of disorder than the town of War
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
AT THE HOTELS

Murray Cannon of Oakman, W. c. Nc
MILAN of Talladega and A l.. Myers of
Atlanta are registered at the Empire.
N. H. Lawson of Atlanta, r. p. owen
of Mobile and r. W. Henderson of Tall
ladega are stopping at the Hillman.
r. P. Hollinshead of Montgomery. G..
r. Burnett of Mobile and ]. w. Baxter
of Ft. Payne are among those registered
at the Birmingham.
]. Fl. Lewis of Atlanta, W. A. Davis
of Admission and NJ. B. Hammond OF
Gadsden are among those stopping at
the Florence.
j. H. Mcdaniel of Helena, j. d. Tuck
er of Knoxville and T. Cravens of At
lanta are registered at the Morris
w. A. Mccall of Decatur, J. S. Watt
of Talladega and ]. S. Sanders of At
lanta are among the arrivals at the
Metropolitan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
ARLIE BARBER HAS
LETTER TO LANE
Asks for Further Information Regard
ing Arrests for Gambling Made
in Birmingham

Arlie Barber. the we'll known citizen
yesterday gave out for publication the
following open letter:
Hon. A. o. Lane. Commissioner Public
Safety:
Sir: I read in the papers that during
1912 there were 1901 arrests for gambling.
For the information of the public as well
as for my own enlightenment, desire IN
ask the following questions, which kindly
answer through The Age-Herald:
''Of these 1901. how many were white
men.
''Of these white men, how many were
duplicate arrests: that is, how many We're
arrests of the same offender more than
once?
''Of these white men. how many we're
prosecuted under fictitious namese
How many OF these white men were
arrested in places known to the police u
be gaming houses?
How many of these gaming houses in
witch arrests have been made have been
closed up permanently?
How many property owners have beer
prosecuted for renting their property for
gaming purposes?
'If | understand the law correctly, 1t
says that any person having the general
reputation of being gambler is so con-
sidered by the courts How many such
white men are there in Birmingham,
How many places known to the police
are there in Birmingham that are recog-
niaed as gambling rooms?
"A prompt reply Will be appreciate ted.
Respectfully. ARLIE BARBER.
birmingham. January 8. 1872
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
JOE WEINSTEIN PRESENTS A
THREATENING LETTER WHICH
HE BELIEVES FOUR BOYS AR
RESTED SENT HIM

What the police believe may ter.
inmate in another black hand plot was
unearthed yesterday when Detective
Jones arrested four young white boys,
who are suspected OF sending threat
ening letter to Joe Weinstein, pro-
prietor of a store at Sixth avenue and
Fifteenth street. Welnstein identified
the four boys as the same ones who
have been seen about his store for
some time and stated he saw them look
ing around a tree where he had been
told to place sum of money.
The four boys arrested are Willie
Cooney. viii Scheiler, Sam Dilday and
John Wright. all of them claiming they
came here from East st. Louis. They
are all about 10 years of age.
The letter given to the police by
Weinstein, said to have been placed