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The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
FACE TRIAL ON
= OTHER CHARGES
Former st. Paul Police OF.
ficials Acquitted.
JURY OUT MANY HOURS

kx-chIsf Flanagan and Detective Tur.
nsr to Appear In Court on Monday
Next on Another Indictment AIIss-
Ing Acceptance Of Protection Money.
St. Paul, Feb. 8.-Martin J. Flana-
gan. former chief of police. and Fred
Turner, former city detective, were
acquitted on the charge Of bribery in
the third degree In connection with
the alleged payment of $1,000 by
Dorothy Hazard for police protection
for her resort
The Jury agreed as to the verdict
Of not guilty, after, being out nineteen
hours. but only about six and half
hours were spent in actual delibera-
ton. The trial has been In progress
since Jan. 26. 1t was ths first case Of
the kind In the history of st. Paul
and was characterized by sensations
from the first day Of taking testi-
mony.
The two defendants will go to trial
next Monday on a similar charge in
connection with the alleged payment
Of $4,000 by Ida Dorsey for protection
for q resort which she conducted on
Washington street. County Attorney
O'Brien moved before Judge Morrison
to proceed to trial at once in the Dor
soy case. Counsel for the defense
asked, that the date for beginning the
Dorsey trial be fixed for Feb. 16, in
timating q change Of counsel for Flan-
agan.
The court suggested beginning the
trial In day and Flanagan In Q per.
sonal appeal to the court had the date
set for next Monday morning
When the verdict Of the jury in the
Hazxard graft case was read there
were Kisses from courtroom specta.
tors and no applause. The court
raped for order.
The Kisses, however, did not repre-.
sent the sentiment Of all present, for
many pressed forward to shake the
hands Of the defendants and congratu.
lato them.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
INCREASE IN FUNDS FOR
FREEDMEN'S AID SCHOOLS.
New Buildings and Equipments With
Stronger Faculties Also Secured.

The twenty-five schools under the
auspices of the Freedmen's Aid society
of the Methodist Episcopal church have
started upon new era this year and
with the brightest prospects for the
second year Of the church quadrennium
In all the history of the society's work.
Additional appropriations have been
made to most Of the institutions, the
faculties have been strengthened, re-
pairs are under way. ground has been
broken for a new dormitory at Walden
university. new buildings have been
recently erected at MorristOwn Normal
and Industrial college and Clafiin uni
.versity. and buildings under course of
erection at Wiley university and Phi
lander Smith college are being com
pleted.
Bishop Theodore 8. Henderson. one
Of the most resourceful bishops In
Methodism, has been relieved from the
holding of spring conferences and Is
detailed by the board Of bishops to lead
in a campaign for the Jubilee among
the white conferences In particular as
executive director in cooperation with
the secretaries. All Of the bishops res
ident In the south are backing Secreta-
ries Maveety and Penn. in their plans,
and the brightest day In the forty
seven years history Of the society Is
now at hand.
The schools fostered by the society
and their location are:
Cannon Theological seminary, Atlanta.
Ca; Flint Medical college and hospital,
New Orleans; Meharry Medical college.
Nashville. Tenn; Bennett college, Green's
boro, N. c.; Claflin university, Orange.
burg. g. c.; Clark university. Atlanta. Ga
Sam Houston college. Austin. Tex; New
Orleans university, New Orleans; Rust
university, Holly Springs. Miss: George
r. Smith college. Sedalia, Mo-; Philander
Smith college, Little Rock, Ark; Walden
university, Nashville, Tenn; Wiley uni
versity, Marshall, Tex; Central Alabama
academy. Birmingham, Ala; Goodman in
stitute. Jacksonville, Fla; Gilbert acad-
emy, Baldwin, La; Haven academy,
Waynesboro. Ga. Meridian academy. Me-
ridian. Miss Morristown Normal and In
dustrial college. Morristown. Tenn; Nor
gan college, Baltimore: Princess Anne
academy Princess Anne, Md: Virginia
Collegiate and Industrial institute, Lynch
burg, Va.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06

Hon. ]. Frank Wheaton, New York's 8
famous Negro lawyer, is well known
to the people Of Minnesota, where he
was the only Negro ever elected to
the State Legislature, serving with
special honor and distinction. His
"Civil Rights Bilr' is one of the bull
wark's of his race in this state. Atty.
w. T. Francis of st. Paul, Mimi, said
of it that "any amendment to Wheat
on's Bill was loss Of time and energy.
Mr.. Wheaton has his offices with "The
Amsterdam News" ]. H. Anderson,
Publisher at II West 135th st. New
York. The News says that "Mr.
Wheaton has disposed Of thirty cases
this month from murder down, and it
is really revelation to visit the
courts and observe the high esteem in
which the judges hold him.. Mr..
Wheaton is one of the most eloquent
speakers of his race. His response to
the Mayors welcome address to the
Elks at Atlantic City last year was a
classic. He is president of the Equity
Congress and passage of the bill pro-
viding for the Negro Regiment in New
York and it's organization are the re-
suits of his efforts. Mr.. Wheaton is
greatly admired by the Negro Reg
ulars, having secured a change IN the
Army orders that they might be en-
tertained by the citizens of New York
while enroute to Ft. Ethan Allen. His
greatest ambition is to properly edu-
cate his sons, Layton and Frank, who
are winning signal honors in college.
The above cut shows Atty. Wheaton
as he is today, and our readers are al
ways anxious to hear about him. He
is ever inquired off, by our represen-
tative citizens, Of both races. Atty.
Wheaton keeps in touch with his old
friends through these columns. A re-
cent letter states:-
My Dear old friend Smith
am enclosing price of renewal of
my subscription to your valuable pa
per, perusal Of which brings me much
pleasure and joy each week. In my
busy life here, It is indeed refreshing
through your columns to learn the do.
ings of the people, especially my
friends in the old home, which so
a -
always regard with love and affec.
tion. Wishing you continued prosper.
ity, remain, Yours sincerely, J.
Frank Wheaton.
Atty. Wheaton contemplates q visit
to Minnesota with a delegation of
Eastern friends en- route the Panama
Pacific Exposition. A royal welcome
awaits them.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
'..MoTHER" zIoN's NEW HOME

Progress Of Well Known Religious Cor
poration In New York.
The corporation Of the Mother A. M.
ID. Zion church has purchased the build
ing Of the Church Of the Redeemer In
West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
street, near Seventh avenue, New
York. Alterations are to be made as
follows: The roof is to be raised and
galleries erected, electric lights will be
installed and decorations are to be up
to the modern idea. The building when
completed will have seating capacity
Of from twelve to fifteen hundred,
and the members Of the famous old
Mother Zion will have one Of the most
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
BlNGA'S GENEROUS GIFT.
Chicago Banker Donates $500 TO Work
Of National Association.

Chicago Banker Donates $500 to Work
Of National Association.
Jesse Binga, Chicago's we'll known
banker, has given $500 to the National
Association For the Advancement Of
Colored People Mr.. Blnga is much
interested in the welfare Of his race
and gave this amount at the recent
meeting held at Lincoln Center in Chi
cago after listening to Professor ]. f.
Spingarn's speech.
He is very enthusiastic about the
work Of the association and thinks that
the time has come for the colored peo
pie to give money and work together
to retain the rights the race now en-
Joys and regain those which have been
lost by the Indifference and shortsight-
edness Of those who in their preach
ments have put other things before the
conservation Of rights.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
College Men to Issue Monthly Magazine

College Men to Issue Monthly Magazine
It is encouraging to note the increase
In numbers and influence Of the Alpha
Phi Alpha. fraternity Of intercollegiate
Greek letter men among Afro-Ameri
cans. The first issue Of the Sphinx.
the Official organ of the fraternity, Is
due to make It's appearance the first
week in February. The seventh an
nual convention Of the fraternity Will
be held at the seat Of the Theta chapter
in Chicago for three days beginning
Monday, Dec. % Henry Lake Dick
erson of Ohio is president Of the fra
ternity, and Roscoe W. Ross of Cornell
university is the secretary.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
Anniversary of Lincoln and Douglas

Anniversary Of Lincoln and Douglass.
The birthdays Of Abraham Lincoln
and of Frederick Douglass occur In
February. Arrangements for suitable
celebrate In honor of the great work
for human freedom accomplished by
these two famous Americans are al.
ready. under way In many parts OF
the country. Such anniversary meet.
ings should serve to inspire and re-
kindle in the. breast Of every Afro.
American determination to make full
use Of the opportunities which he has
as a direct result of the fearless stand
taken by Lincoln and Douglass fol
human freedom.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
FOR PROTECTION OF BIRDS
Agricultural Department Intends to
Enforce Federal Laws.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Reports that
the federal law for the protection Of
migratory birds would not be enforced
this spring are declared to be entire
ly unfounded and misleading" by the
department of agriculture in state
ment calling attention to the fact that
Feb. 1 marked the end of the hunting
season practically throughout the
country.
Every effort" IT says, "is being
made to enforce the law 80 far as the
limited means provided by congress
will permit" The statement was is
sued to allay the misapprehension
caused in certain sections of the coun-
try by the circulation Of reports that
the law was not to be enforced. -,
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
ASSAILED on HOUSE FLOOR
Moroan-o -ougoenlreim Syndicate Scored
by 1oriand.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Nearly every
crime In the calendar was laid at the
doors Of the Morgan -Guggenheim In.
tsrests by Representative Borland Of
Missouri during house debate on the
Alaskan railroad bill.
"The story running In the sober
records of the court includes every
thing from the corruption and bribery
Of Judges to the wanton attack by
armed bands Of assassins upon work
men engaged in rival enterprises" he
declared.
He declared the situation to offer
the alternative Of turning the country
back to the Alaska syndicate or to
Sive the United States the benefit Of
the great natural resources by means
Of the government controlled rail-
roads,
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06
The Naked Truth.

An old fable says that Truth and
Falsehood went in bathing together.
Falsehood came first out Of the wa
ter and dressed herself In Truths gar
ments. Truth. unwilling to put on
Falsehood's clothes. went naked.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06

The annual report made by the Sec
retary-Treasurer Of the Colored Ma
sonic Beneficial Association shows
that the association collected on pol.
icies in force over $4,000 during the
past year.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06

Bic Trades Onion Organized In Paris.
The trades union organized by color
ed men in Paris the latter part Of Jan
uary 10 said to have membership OF
over 10000. The object Of the union
IL to resist the efforts Of the white
worlkmen, who are claimed to be at
tempting to prevent the colored men
from getting an increase in pay.
The Twin City star., 1914-02-06

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
MAPLE PRODUCT PRICES

Two years ago the Monitor stated
editorially that maple sugar was bound
to bring better price and predicted
that 20 cents, 25 cents and even more
would be nothing exorbitant for choice
product in the near future, and that
syrup would be 81. so per gallon or more.
We were laughed at and told the
Monitor was dleamer. So it always
is with pessimists. But little did the
Monitor realize that the above prices
would so soon be realized by the manu-
facturer of first-class maple products.
We have before US price list of a
gentleman in this country whose prices
are 20 cents per pound in 10-pound pals
and range up to 80 cents in confection
boxes. Syrup is SLIGO per gallon and in
pint bottles is 80 cents. Not only are
these prices asked but the gentleman is
selling quantities of maple products at
these prices and is shipping it all over
the eastern states. OF course the pro-
ducts is of good grade and is standard
lied so far as possible.
| The Monitor believes there is good
profit to the Vermont farmer from his
sugar orchard and that very little ex-
ira time and trouble in making a choice
article will give large returns. A little
publicity and modern marketing methods
and Vermont will realize what it should
from one of the very choicest and purest
and most harmless products of the
''sweet tooth" found on the American
market, Barton Monitor.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
TO PLOW UP &C, 600 ACRES.

Sacramento, Cali, April 30. As a re-
suit of the visit of Ogden Armour prac-
tically the whole area of land controlled
by the Suffer Basin company, com
prising about $4,000 acres will be
ploughed this year. This was decided
at conference held between w. E.
Gerber of Sacramento, Armour and
others.
Work will begin in June with i'm
mense steam ploughs. Approximately
$4,000 acres have been leased in tracts
ranging from 500 to 5000 acres. The
remaining 10000 acres will be ploughed
by the company.
Next year the lands will be sown tc
grain, beans, rice and other crops. 1t
is expected, according to Fred w. Kissel,
that the reclamation of this principally
will be completed by June, 1915.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08

and make us provide al lsorts of protec-
ton for their business throughout the
State. They are willing to defy our
laws and put our State in contempt in
stead of paying their taxes under pro-
test and obeying our laws as would an
individual desiring to test our State
system of regulation and taxation.
And yet these express companies are
the ones needing law and order and the
certainty of justice and all the expen-
sive projections of this age more than
almost anyother kind of business.
Under these circumstances it is nigh
ty poor example of lawlessness that the
American Express company is setting
the people here and elsewhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
COLLEGE SECURES $4,000.
Continued from Page ~

fiftieth anniversary of his graduation,
has promised an address for Alumni
Day, June .23rd, on Fifty Years of
Middlebury College" Governor Mead,
"a, will preside. The date has been
fixed so that more may attend, and
commencement will be Wednesday,
June oath. Let US rally to show that
we believe in the old college and that
we are bound to make her yet larger
force in the life of Vermont and adj
vance her to a yet worthier place
among the colleges of America.
President Thomas has also announced
two new instructors for the coming
year. One is Lleyellyn R. Perkins, now
teaching at Dean academy, Mass. Mr..
Perkins is a graduate of Goddard SEM
mary and Tufts college and formerly
taught at Brooklyn POLYTECHNIC institute.
Mrs. Perkins is a daughter of the late
Rowland E. Robinson.
Miss Marion Spaulding, graduate of
birmingham Normil school and of
Teachers college, will succeed Miss
Fife P. Wells in the Department of
Home Economics.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
One Fatality in Day of Auto Mis-
haps.

Crushed beneath a 40-horse power
touring car when it turned turtle on
the Columbia turnpike, at Elliott's
about 6:l5 O'Clock yesterday morning,
John Hinkei, % years old of East
street, Rensselaer, was instantly killed.
Two other occupants of the car. Noble
T. Jackson of 142 State street, the
owner and driver, and Glen Robertson
of Sc South Hawk street, We're also
pinned under the overturned car but
miraculously escaped with minor in
jures.
Jackson was taking Hnkeil and Rob
ertson, both of whom were in his en-
ploy, for a days outing at Nashua
lake. After the accident, Jackson said
that his car was not making over 20
miles an hour and had reached a point
Just west of Elliot's Corners, about
three miles from Rensselaer,, when
suddenly he found that the steering
gear had broken. He put on the emer-
gency brake, but the car continued its
headlong speed, ran into the ditch and
hit Concrete culvert in front of the
home of Charles Ball, shot up into the
air and turned turtle, coming to earth
again with its three occupants directly
underneath. The top of the car was
completely wrecked and why all three
of the occupants were not killed was
a miracle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball were the first
of the neighbors to rush to the aid of
the injured men and We're soon joined
by Road Commissioner John Elliot and
many other nearby residents. By using
fence rails they lacked up the car suf-
ficiently to enable Jackson and Robert
son to crawl out, but Hinkeil had APP
parently been instantly killed and lay
motionless. Mrs. Ball crawled beneath
the car to see if she could not aid the
man but found him to be dead, while
her husband and neighbors labored as
fast as they could to raise the car. -
Albany Times Union.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
Death of William Kinsley.

William Kinsley, 92 years old, died at
his home on South Main street at $3.50
o'clock Saturday morning. Death was
due to heart failure. Mr. Kinsley arose
early, dressed himself, and at O'Clock
ate his breakfast. Just before his
death he was reciting the Scrip ures.
Mr.. Kinsley was one of the Oldest
residents of this town, living in his own
house on South Main street for over
half a century. He was well known
throughout Addison county.
At the age of IA he Joined the Meth
odist Episcopal church. He had mar
ried three times. His third marriage
was made when he was about so years
old, his bride being Mrs. Chrilla East
wood, who was about 70 years old.
Mr.. Kinsley always took great in
terest in village affairs.
He is survived by brother. George
Kinsley, who lives in the state of Kan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
Dorchester Boy Killed by Truck

William T. Devine, the five-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Devine of
70 Mosley street, Dorchester, was
knocked down and instantly killed by an
automobile truck in front of his home,
shortly after p. m.
The truck was the property of the
Burt Miller Express Co.. of Quincy, and
was operated by Alexander Mickey
Rogars, "a, of SIS Village avenue, Ded-
ham. The driver was arrested and
taken to station II, Dorchester.
The driver told the police that he was
driving through Mosley street from the
Columbia road side, and that coming
down on the right was two-horse ice
team, blocking his view from the side
walk.
Just as he was about to pass, he said
the little fellow ran from behind the
team and directly in front of his truck
and before he had time to do anything
the child was hit by the truck he wa
operating. Boston Record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
DISCUSSING CARNEGIE REPORT.

The Carnegie educational report
is still up for discussion. President
Thomas of Middlebury has come out
with a statement which shows his
good sense and his sense of fairness.
In the main he agrees with the report
that the States first duty is toward
her primary and secondary schools. He
does not believe that to do this. all sup
port will have to be taken from our in
stitutions of higher learning. He be-
lieves that some of our reforms will
have to come through our teachers and
our superintendent and rightly says
that we cannot do better than to train
Vermont teachers in Vermont colleges.
Some system of State scholarships
should be maintained by tn e State that
Vermont may do something for boys
and girl who want to go beyond high
schools. The other States all do some-
thing along this line, and without in
jury to our common schools, we ought
to be able to do something in this way.
| iSoiuChe 1hOiuoo says tudt Tic hlCOlue
from savings banks alone, the past year,
has increased half the amount now ex-
pended for higher education and we
better put some of our extra resources
into education along with our other
public improvements. President Thomas
believes that the State will do cheerfully
all that is needed for wise and generous
institution of the constructive program
recommended by the Foundation report
without cutting off all aid to her three
institutions of higher learning. Such
talk from such source helps clear the
atmosphere and tends to make thinking
persons study the subject without the
prejudice which is likely to be aroused
over those parts which meet with indi-
vidual disapproval. - Bradford Opinion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
Woman Hurt in Crash,

Hampstead, L. l., May a. Mrs. J. r.
Herrick, wife of DR.. ]. r. Herrick of
Hampstead, was badly injured Saturday
when the landaulet she was driving
collided with a storage-battery car on
the line of the West Hampstead d.
vision of the Long Island railroad, near
Porrier's hotel. between Hampstead
and Garden City. The accident &C.
cured about 5:15 p. m.
Mrs. Herrick was driving her car in
the direction of Garden City. The West
Hampstead branch of the road is an
unfrequented line, traversed only by
the storage battery cars that run from
Mineola. The crossing at the point
where the accident occurred is an I'M
guarded one. Mrs. Herrick's car was
about halfway across when the car
struck it, completely wrecking the
machine and throwing the woman a
distance of several feet.
Augustus Porrier, in the hotel, heard
the crash of the collision and ran to
Mrs. lHerrick's assistance. With the
aid of the crew and passengers on the
car he carried her into the hotel. She
was later removed in an ambulance to
the Nassau hospital. At the hospital
it was said she was suffering from Sc
we're scalp and wounds and cuts about
the face and neck.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
DROP OF 25, 900, 600 POUNDS.

Chicago, May THAT a total de-
crease of about $4,000, coo pounds is
evident in the 1914 wool clip of Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Gtah and Ore
gon is the statement made in bulletin
from the National Wool Warehouse &
Storage company. The bulletin com
prises a map of these States, with esti-
mates as to the decrease in the number
of sheep, based, it is claimed, upon the
opionions of bankers in all sections of
the intermountain West. A summary
of these letters shows a decrease in the
number of sheep in Utah of Is per cent.
Only one part of the State-t the South
western corner below Milford-sho
an increase, and that of but per cent.
Decreases in other States are given as;
Montana, 40 per cent; Wyoming 20 per
cent; Idaho 10 per cent; based on re-
ports on January /, 1914, as compared
with January l, 1913.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08

When Theodore Roosevelt admits that
he has been pretty sick' we may sus-
pect that he has been gravely i'll. The
message from the eX-president, now
out of the Brazilian wilds and headed
for home and civilization, was the first
hint to his countrymen that he had been
attacked by the dreaded swamp fever.
All the nation rejoices that Colonel
Roosevelt did not fall victim to trop-
zeal foe more deadly than the wild beasts
of the painless jungle. His rugged
physique, built up by clean and athletic
living, has again stood him in good
stead. He even put Brazilian guides on
their backs when it came to endurance.
Rutland News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08
CORNWALL.

Miss S. E. Grlswold went to Brandon
on Monday. where she will remain few
days before going to Brattleboro.
Miss katherine Griswold was a recent
guest of Miss Laura Bascom in Shore
ham.
Mrs. j. II. Atwood. Misses Flora
Rlngey, Jennie Ringey, Ruth Eggleston
and Dorothy Battles attended the Addi'
son County Teachers association in Yer
gennes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-08

sas, and a daughter, Libbey Kinsley o
Kansas City, Kansas.
The funeral was held lat the under
taking parlors of A, j. Blackmer, Mon
day afternoon at o. clock. Rev. Davi'
H. Corkran, pastor of the Methods
Episcopal church, officiated. The bur
ial was in the West cemetery. TIL
bearers were William NJ. Jackson, Prof
Myron r. Sanford, S. B. Aines and H
B. Potter.