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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-04
0SLER AGE LIMIT
FOR U. S. JUDGES
McReynoIds Bars Lawyers Over
Sixty For Federal Bench.

Washington.-No lawyer Of more
than sixty years of age and no lawyers
with large corporation and railroad
connections need apply for appoint
ment on the federal bench.
This announcement was made by
Attorney General McReynolds, who re-
ceived delegations from Virginia and
Maryland in behalf of lawyers of those
states now being urged for the va.
cancy In the Fourth circuit court OF
the United States. composed Of the
states of North and South Carolina,
Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia.
BY this announcement Mr.. Mercy
nolds eliminates almost the entire field
Of aspirants from Maryland and vir-
ginia. The half dozen lawyers from
Virginia who are advanced for ju-
dicial honors are either more than
sixty years Of age or have large corpo-
ration connections. The lone Mary
lander, q. G. Devecmon, was eliminat-
ed because he has had no previous ex-
perience on the bench and has had no
practice in admiralty courts.
The Virginia delegation was stunned
by the announcement. The men elm.
mated include Charles v. Meredith Of
Richmond. who is sixty-two years old:
Lucien B. Cooke Of Roanoke. who Is
division counsel for the Norfolk and
Western railroad: Walter Fl. Taylor of
Norfolk. who is counsel for the late Fl.
H. Rogers Virginia railroad; w. Leigh
Williams Of Norfolk. who is counsel
for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
and A. w. Patterson and FL. r. Pol
lard, barred on account of the age
limit. DR.. Minor Lyle. dean Of the Law
School Of the University Of Virginia. is
the only aspirant now in the field from
Virginia who comes within the McRey.
nolds rule.
There are half dozen judgeship ap-
pointments which the president has to
make. Most Of them are carried over
from the Taft administration and
were tied up In the senate flibuster
against all the civil appointments made
by Mr.. Taft after his election.
It Is taken here that the rule laid
down by the attorney general applies
to all judiciary appointments that will
come up during the coming four years.
It will apply equally to the United
States supreme court as to the district
courts.
Just now there Is pressing demand
upon the president to appoint chief
Justice of the United States court Of
claims. The work Of this tribunal has
been retarded since the retirement Of
Chief Justice Peel and the refusal Of
the senate to confirm the promotion of
Associate Justice Booth for this place
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-04
DEATH IN WAKE
OF GREAT DELUGE
5000 Drowned by Floods
Throughout Middle West.
half MILLION HOMELESS.

Ohio, Indiana and Part Of Pennsyl-
vania Suffered Most Heavily In
Worst Disaster Of Its Kind In His
tory-Work Of Rescue Hampered by
Rising Waters.
Columbus, O.-While Dayton, with
5000 reported dead, suffered most from
the foods that swept Ohio. Indiana
and part of Pennsylvania. other cities
were severely stricken. At Peru, Ind.
It was said in reports to Governor
Ralston that 500 or more lives had
been lost.
Columbus also suffered enormous
damage from the food. Railroad traf-
&c was paralyzed. Fires ragged for
many hours and for time threatened
Q considerable portion of the district.
Because Of the food firemen were un-
able to respond to the appeals.
Conditions at Indianapolis, Fort
Wayne, Kokomo and other places In
central Indiana were the worst in
many years. In every part Of the state
there were reported disastrous inunda-
tons. At Lafayette two spans Of
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der DR.. Franklin Kline Fretz, a spe-
cial investigator for the University of
Pennsylvania.
In June. 1912, Mr.. Howard finished
course In bookkeeping and was later
appointed by the civil service commits
sion as storekeeper for the Oak Lane
station Of the electrical department Of
the city Of Philadelphia. Many OBJ
jected to his appointment, although
one vested in power by the civil serv-
ice commission. solely on account Of
color, even though he was rewarded
only In the regular order Of recogni-
tion for efficiency.
While in school Mr.. Howard won
four medals for scholastic efficiency
and was on two occasions called upon
to represent the colored students Of
Temple university. Since leaving
school Mr.. Howard has also entered
the industrial insurance field and is
director in the Peoples Aid society Of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, acting
AZ the Philadelphia superintendent.
Mr.. Howard. his wife and two chill
dren are comfortably housed at 6828
Haverford avenue. West Philadelphia,
which be owns Besides the home In
which he lives be owns some other
real estate In this city, purchased
largely with the influence and aid Of
his most estmable helpmeet. Mr..
Howard represents the best type Of
young Afro American manhood.
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euKNH IN ONE OF THE FLOODED TOWNS.
bridge went out. Two were reported
dead. West Lafayette. where Purdue
university is situated was cut of
when the levees were broken by the
force of the waters of the Wabash riv-
er. The river is two miles wide and
rising rapidly.
At Indianapolis thousands were driv-
On from their homes. and four deaths
were said to have resulted from drown
ing. The pumping plant was forced to
suspend operations, and the city L.
without fire protection.
At Peru property damage Of 100000
was caused by the food, it was re-
ported. LOgansport also was under wa
ter.
Governor Ralston received frantic
appeal from Connersville, Ind, for aid
for many sufferers there from the
aood. It was said that the White riv-
er had broken over its banks and that
there had ensued great loss Of life.
The entire business district Of Rush.
Vile and part of the residence section
b under water. One person is report
"a drowned. The courthouse practical
y was the only dry place in the city,
and It was crowded with refugees who
had been driven from their homes.
Cincinnati experienced cIoudburst
which started the Ohio river rising ra-
pidly and flooded many of the streets.
Families in the low lands below Mil
ford, O., were warned in time and fed
10 higher ground before the sweep Of
waters reached that place.
A big dam a short distance north Of
Akron, O., burst, and horsemen were
hurried through the valley in different
directions to warn the people Of the
impending danger. Hundreds Of farm
ers with their families fed to higher
ground.
The great bridge over the Miami riv-
O. at Middletown, o., collapsed. Fiji
teen persons were reported missing at
that place. Several houses were seen
6oating down the river. which was q
raging torrent.
Sweeping up the Ohio valley from
the west, the third storm in ten days
devastated different sections between
Louisville and Cincinnati. In Ken
tucky and in extensive districts in H.
tinois. southwestern Ohio and Indiana.
At Louisville the wind maintained
velocity of sixty miles an hour.
Several persons were reported killed
at Makanda. ILL.,. although the report
lould not be confirmed A freight train
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-04
PROGRESS MADE
BY YOUNG men
Work Of }. G. Howard Shows
High Efficiency.
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES.

Success Of Native virginian Who
Represents the Possibilities of the
Race In Business and tho Professions
In the North-Speoial Fitness Shown
For Important Position.
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NOTES FROM THE NEWS.

Twenty-seven quail were found starv-
ed to death in a snowdrift at Hokah,
Wis. They had dug their way into the
snow for warmth and were caught by
the freezing Of crust ON top.
A Canarsie IN. Y, hen is the latest
entry in the freak egg contest. She is
owned by Herman eager and named
Tootsie. Each egg laid by her is plain.
ly marked with ''T." the initial Of
her name.
Harriet Tubman Davis, born in slav-
cry and who served as scout, nurse
and spy In the Union cause, Is dead at
Auburn. N. Y. in home she founded
for aged and INDECENT negroes. Escap-
Ing slavery. she was a runner for the
underground railroad" before the war
and helped more than 300 slaves to
Canada. At one time there was a
price Of more than $4,000 on her head
READ OUR ADVERTISEMENTS.
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was blown from the tracks of the iii.
nois Central railroad. and two of the
crew were injured.
Other cities affected by the food and
storm are:
Lima, O.-Flooded by the Ottawa
river. Ten miles of trains held up
there by washout at Middle Point.
Springfield. O.-Mad river and Buck
creek both out of their banks and sew
eral hundred houses flooded. Many
factories compelled to close.
Laruse, O.-Inundated. Many per-
sons homeless and much suffering.
West Liberty, O.-Mad river overrun-
ming Its banks.
Fort Wayne. Ind.-St Joseph, Mau-
NEE and st. Mary rivers on a rampage
Town without lights and water famine
threatened. Highest water I'm twenty
years.
Marion, Ind.-Five hundred persons
forced to fee for their lives.
Ellwood, .Ind.-Three hundred per-
sons homeless.
st. Louis.-One person known to have
been drowned and many families in the
western part of the city forced to leave
their homes by sudden rise Of the Des
Peres river.
Broda Ripple, Ind.-One thousand
feet Of railroad track washed out
Youngstown. O.-Fourteen thousand
men idle by reason Of the closing down
Of mills and factories. The food Is the
worst that this city has experienced in
many years.
At Delaware. twenty-five miles north
Of Columbus, from nineteen to fifty
are reported drowned as a result of
the food. The town also is isolated,
with the exception Of intermittent tele-
graph service. One part Of the town is
cut of from the other because the river
channel runs practically through its
center, thus handicapping rescue work.
At Middletown it is reported that fif-
teen were drowned when bridge
from which crowd was watching the
food was swept away. Several bodies
were recovered from the stream.
Cleveland, Akron, Toledo and Spring
field also have sent out reports which
show that probably total Of sixteen
lost their lives.
Because Of the proportions of the
food which washed out practically
every bridge of steam and electric
roads leading out Of Columbus, nearly
all train service was annulled, and op-
erations likely will be indefinite for
several days. State troops at the or
der Of Governor Cox patrol the streets
in the flooded sections, and scores Of
automobiles are busy carrying the suf,
fering to higher ground.
1t was estimated that the total
deaths would reach 5000. with hun
dreds Of thousands homeless.
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mind, which attracted much attention
In early childhood. Completing the
public school course. he then found his
way 70 Tllotson college. Austin, Tex,
one of the institutions of the Ameri-
can Missionary association.
Like many young men, during va
cation he taught school and Of course
was called "fessor." but that was not
his desire He wanted to rank with
the professional men Of the age and to
make his mark as a physician and sur
geon. So when he was graduated from
the college in 1905 many Of bis friends.
because Of his ability. thought that the
scho0lroom needed him: hence he was
persuaded to enter Prairie View col
lege, In Texas, where he took the spe-
cial course for teachers. 1t was In
June, 1907, that he was graduated from
Prairie View.
It was while at Prairie View that he
came In contact with many Of the
leading men Of the race from whom he
received from them words Of encour.
agement and inspiration. Among those
connected with the school that helped
the struggling young men were Pro-
fessors ID. L. Blackshear, I. T. Hodges.
W. O. Rollin, r. Isaac. J. q. Crawford
and @. w. Luckie.
At the opening Of Meharry Medical
college, Nashville, Tenn, for the fall
term Of 1908 he was there and entered
with a determination to make good In
the profession to which he felt called,
medicine. While student at the COL
lege he made many friends who proved
to be very helpful. Friends among the
students, friends among the Instructors
and friends among the citizens counted
for much in his life.
Having made special friends Of Drs
r. n. Boyd and r. A. Stewart. he was
called upon to assist them In many Of
their difficult operations. thereby giving
him special advantage. Being made
chief inferno at DR. r. r. Boyd's In.
Urinary. he he showed extraordinary
skill and ability.
Graduating from Meharry In 1912.
DR.. Bailey sought the middle west as
his location and took to the work at
once among the members Of his race
and at the same time here and there
making friends among other races.
Located with his office right in tho
business section Of Parsons. he has q
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-04
Middle Tennessee Educators Confer

Middle Tennessee Educators Confer.
The second annual meeting of the
Middle Tennessee Colored Teachers
association was held In Nashville for
three days, beginning on Thursday.
March 20. Sessions were held in the
high school building. Fisk Memorial
chapel and St John A NJ e. church
Professor w. T. B. Williams aud DR..
George q. Haynes were among those
who made timely addresses All the
sessions were we'll attended.
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7ell equipped modern office.

well equipped modern office
He enjoys the personal friendship of
Mayor o. Fl. Stewart and other promi.
nent citizens Of both races DR.. Bailey
is found in the front rank of racial en-.
terprises. He is one of the prime NOV.
ers In the organization Of the Negro
board Of trade in Parsons, Of which he
Ia president and which is one Of the
few In the country conducted by the
race.
"What man hath done man can do"
and the success of this young man
should be an inspiration to other men,
bers Of the race. He ranks today with
the foremost men of the race and is
rendering great service. holding as
his motto Industry. honesty and re-
liability"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-04-04
IN BED FOR FIFTY-NINE YEARS

Woman Holder Of All Hospital Time
Records Celebrates Her Birthday.
Philadelphia. Taken III with typhoid
fever at twenty -0ne years Of age and
still In bed at eighty Ia the experience
Of Miss Sybilla Schnatz. who. after
dfty-nine years. has just celebrated
her birthday in st. Joseph's hospital.
She holds all hospital time records.
Since her typhoid attack Miss
Schnatz has been unable to move with
out assistance. She has been an ar
dent student Of scientific subjects She
has a telephone at her bedside and has
seen trolleys and automobiles from the
window. but her greatest ambition lis
TO see an aerOplane.
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GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE
OMAHA TORNADO.
List Of Dead and injured.

LlSI OF LEAD anu tOJoT0os
After leaving Bemis Park. the tor
nado coming in a northeasterly direc-
tion, struck North 28th avenue and
Burdette street. Tore away he house
mex door to me, broke four Of my win
dows and passed to 2Sth street de-
molishing the entire street. Not q
whole house is standing for two
blocks south. Down Burdette street
not a whole house standing from 9th
avenue to Gath. Twenty-fifth street is
wiped clean on the east side from
Lake to Blonde. Patrick avenue Is
completely demolished. Gath street
Is completely demolished. DR.. A. G.
Edwards home is the only house
standing and it Is wrecked. 10th
street is wrecked and 9th street Is
demolished. 9th avenue Is wreck.
The town is completely demolished
in the path of the tornado. Hundreds
of negroes are homeless and the sur
vivors are awe stricken and bewild-
cred at this great calamity that has
befallen US. Yet We are thankful to
Almighty God that we escaped with
our lives. The great wonder is that
not more lives were lost. With the
exception Of broken windows, the
Pastorium is unharmed. DR.. and
Mrs. Bolts are safe and turned their
home into temporary hospital Sun
day night and an asylum for the
both white and black.
Zion Baptist church Is unroofed and
bricks are swept away from the frame
work but the masement Is intact.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Jones, 431S Jack
son street, home demolished and
youngest daughter, Florence. in Clark.
son hospital with broken orm.
The injured are: Mr.. s. L. Bush
and daughters, Marie and Dorine;
Fred Reeves, 2212 North 25th; Jno.
Walls. 26th and Grant; Albert Lee,
2210 Burt street; Georgia Jackson.
2514 Patrick avenue; Mrs. Rosa
Smith, Mrs. Ellen Golden, both Of
1902 North 25th; Mr.. Martin Ander-
son, Mrs. Ida Anderson, 3501 Blonde;
Mr.. Frank Douglass, 2O11 North 9th
street; Mrs. Mile Allen, 2425 Err
skine street; Mr.. Rob. Robinson, 43rd
and Harvey, Mr.. John v. Green, 25th
Indiana avenue; Miss Amy Anderson,
109 8. 25th avenue; Mr.. John Lind
say, 1414 North 30th; Mrs. Luetta
9th street.
The dead are: Mr.. G. w. Dillon,
Mr.. Lloyd Glover, Mr.. Geo. Hansett,
Mr.. Sunny Ford, Mr.. Tom. Johnson,
Messrs. Scott Barbour, Asa Boyd,
Bowler, Charley South, Alb
ner Thomas and Mr.. Landam Gardner
Of Macon. Mo-; Mrs. Odessa Parks,
Miss Marie Lindsay and Mr.. Lee Mel.
Messenger.
Editors T. II. Mohammet of The
and @. w. obee Of The
Age, both Of Omaha, Neb.,
met severe losses in the recent tor.
nado.
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BY WHITTIER II. WRIGHT.

BY WHITTIER II. WRIGHT.
Philadelphia.-A young man of grit
and determination with common sense
enough to work to achieve the goa! of
his ambition regardless Of difficulties
and obstacles and Of what the world
has to say Of him Is Of the kind most
needed among this race of men of af-
fairs.
The thrifty city Of Richmond, Va,
gave US Joseph Cephas Howard In
1888. While he was yet boy his ia
ther, though humble, but highly re-
spected citizen Of the Old Dominion
state, migrated to Norwich. Conn,
where opportunities for broader and
more liberal education for the young
progeny might be found.
Under the wise guidance of his par
ents he developed ravenous appetite
for learning and at the age Of seven
teen years had completed the public
school and high school courses of that
city. For three years following he en-
tered the college department Of How
ard university In Washington.
Still desirous Of obtaining knowledge
along business and scientific lines
which would ft him for a business
career, he further matriculated at
Temple university and completed the
prescribed course for a bachelors de-
gree. He also completed a special
course In sociology and statistics un-
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At this a panic seized them. They rushed down the stairs. clambering over one another, pushing, scrambling, falling. A mob of a hundred men fought for precedence. Blows were struck. No faintest murmur Of tumulf came from their futile heat It might have been the riot of wax-works in a vacuum.
 They fell into the lower hallway. and fought their way to the street, and stood there dazed and staring, a strange, wildeyed. whitehead. bloody crew. The hurrying avenue stopped to gaze on them cuTiously, gathering com pact a mob that blocked all traffic. Policemen pushed their way in and began roughly 10 questinn-and to question in real audible words.
 But for the space of a full minute these people stood there staring up ward. drinking in the blessed sound that poured in on them lavishiy from the life of the street: drinking deep gulps of air. as though air had lacked.
 Darrow, and with him Jack War ford, had descended more leisurely. Before leaving the building DaTrow placed the fiat of his hands over his ears and motioned Jack to do the same. Thus they missed the stunning effect of receiving the world of noise all at oncei as a man goes to bright
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trouble 10 fnGuIre about"

trouble to Inquire about"
 That must astonish them some, 20 said Jack.
 And If they do overhear, don't much care. Now" said he, turning to Helen, we have here three strange happenings comprising two phenome- na-the cutting or of the electricity. first in the Atlas Building, second in the city at large; and the cutting off of sound in the Atlas. Although we are, of course, not justified in general izing from one instance, what would you think by analogy would be the next thing to expect?'
 That sound would be cut of in the city," said Helen; but Jack has all ready delivered me your warning or advice" she added.
 Precisely. Now as to theories of the ultimate cause. Naturally this must have been brought about either by nature or by man. If by nature, it is exceedingly localized, not to say di. rected. If by man, he must have in some way acquired unprecedented pONEE5 OFEI Ano liiGhOAACaAa oA CsCN tricity and sound These he can evi dently. at will, either focus, as on the Atlas Building, or diffuse, as over the city. For the moment we will adopt the latter hypothesis"
 That it is a man in possession of extraordinary powers" said Helen, leaning forward in her interest "Go on"
 We have, completed, only the phe- nomena of electricity" continued Oar row; ''the phenomena of sound remain to be completed. We observe as to that (a)"-he folded back his fore finger-''the Atlas manifestation last ed about nine and a half hours; and (b)"-he folded his middle finger the city manifestation was little less than two hours"
 "Yes," cried Jack, but then this second-"
 "One minute" interrupted Darrow; let me finish. Now, let us place our selves in the position of man pos sessed of a new toy. or a new power which he has never tried out! What would he do?"
 "Try it out" said Jack.
 Certainly; try 1t out to the limit. to see inst what # could do in differ
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light from dark room. Furthermore. Darrow returned several times from the sound to the silence, trying to de termine where the line of demarca- ton was drawn. Then, motioning to Jack. he began methodically to make lis way through the crowd.
 This proveG to De by no means an sv task. Rumors of all sorts were lafoot. Some bold spirits were testing a new sensation by venturing into the corridor of the building. The police were undecided as to what should be done. One or two reporters were al ready at hand, investigating. Me Carthy. his assurance returned, was conversing earnestly with B police captain.
 Percy Darrow, closely followed by Jack, managed to worm his way through the crowd. and finally de bouched on Broadway.
 What was it? What struck us?' demanded Jack. Do you know"
 T can guess; in essence" said Per cy. "L was pretty sure after last eve ning's trouble: but this underscores 1t, proves it. Also, it opens the way.
 "What do you lnean?"
 Along the lines of these phenomena there are two more things possible, Possible, I say. They might be called certain. were we dealing only with