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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Columbus. Ohio, Dee. l3s~~in defend
lag bis Mexican policy In al address
here before the ehsnber OF commerce
President Wilson snnaunce5 tha, 10
Icnz as he Mas president. he would be
president. theirs woald be ao ~ba,asng
in Business men were told 10 be
naaFs sstfssiiaaat, 10 get over the tim
idssy sof the past To cease looking 10
Washington for prossetion. Amsrieaa
business men are strong snoash TO
Conquer the world MIR, Wilson DE-
elMrsd.
The European VAR WAS inached Gu,
and the president gage IL as bis orin.
lon there would b. no patched up
peace. The United States, he said,
had great part 10 play la the recon.
ssraestoa days ahead Of the bs!llgsr.
snts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Amsterdam, Dec. 1.-THE British I'm
Mssopotasnia have halted their retreat
from Bagttad and are making a sac.
eessfnl stand at kut-eLAmara. an on.
eial statement srom conatantinnpie In.
dicates. The Turkish war Office re-.
ported several attacks BY British
troops. but declared all we're repulsea,
the British suffering heavy losses.
In the snlsa bay region al Gaiilpoli
our artillery scattered attacking trcops
and drove enemy transports ON the
shoals of kimiki!maa bay" Id. state.
msns added.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
SAYS U-B0AT SEIZED FOOD
Amsvsess Tank Sssx~sr p~systse
Tssis ef Attack In Msstsssrx.
nssn by Asssvs~n Sssmsysns.

wsshtaEtaa, Dec. is.~~Ths Aaassi.
ean tsnk sasam~s resrolsts. suas he'd
Sunday an the Eastern Ms1isssfa.
assn by M Aasssssa sabuasSas, sF.
rsssd safely nj Aigasfx with ths re-.
port that the suImssias foseibsy took
kss pYpsasioas,
Arrival of tbs ssakss wAS reported
10 tbs ssass department In eonsa'
lar MESSAGE from AIxisFs, II 10 said
the espssIn told os being shsltea
@haa ~ hours oat ot AiHxandraa.
The submarine allowed him 10 pro.
coed after ssamiainx his papers snd
sesxDaR quantity nj prosasaoax. 0ns
sseanssa sas slightly sa.afsd BY a
she'll fraxmsat.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

That u be made q specific crime
60 place . bomb on . vessel sail
ing fronn tire Unstec States.
That II be MAGE . cri~e for sny
person 70 escape Or attempt to e.
cape from an informed warshlp.
That more stringent statutes be
" enacted against persons spying on
our sortifsrsticns.
That the government be given
" power to seize arms believed about
20 be exported In violation Of nm
embargo.
That the whole statute Law rezr-
ing on cur international relations
be resised.--Reccnmen aticns I'm
. Attorney General creaory's report.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
xsisung Doubts version Of Message.

Frankfort. Germany, dec, i3, via
London. This Frapkfcstsr zeitang de,
yotcd Its editorial TO President VII.
son'a message To congress. introducing
ia with the qualities ton that aimee the
only version available was that pro.
yided by Reuters Telegram company,
IA Ii possible that the British News
Agency may have introduced into the
single cupfal IT broth antiGerman fla.
.sorsna intended for the whots tureen
thus materially altering the last al the
soup.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
lrcoms Tsx Rsysnus Jumps.

Washington. Dee, is The per.
sDnaI iseotna tax WAS paid during this
LAST fiscal year by ss7,5ls Individuals.
who ssifasd into the government SAL.
USAsiE2, more by nearly ti3,nan. 900
thAn tbs total paid by the sS7 .5as
maxine fstnfnH the year before &C.
eafdsnE 70 Tbs annual repor, of the
commissioner III internal reyanns.
The Efssssst increases shown MAS in,
the astositsss paid hy thosa subject To
this Hef'sHsi fas, jump from about
eiatTaa.1at,s In 1874. ~ about Iiu.Dss..
c06, if 1915.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

London. Dec. il.~-Angry comments
In the London press on the German
chanrelior's speech were mingled with
sarcastic shots and declarations that
the chancellor merely repeated the
Old biur and brsg"
lie hal the temerity to warn TN
that the longer the war continues. the
harder will be the German terms Of
peace" said the Daily Express, and
ibis in tbs faee Of common knowledge
that Germany In necessarily growing
weaker eyery day and less able 10 car.
~ oat the Eraadsose plans Of her ruler.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
FUSE PLANT BLAST is FATAL


tssath Nethlshsm. Pa, Dee. iS~~An
espiosion I'm the fuse plant vi the
Esthiehem Esesi company al aeaiag.
ton. 4 miles from hers, killed ons
workman and injured IL others. sew.
~Yai ot fhsm seriously. The acct
DEM occurred In The pellet depart.
fasns II the plant and resulted. IL
Was said. from spark nj die com.
munieating with quantities os pow.
der I'm the room.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Shakespeare Called Uc~r.
We think 3 fine lot OF Shakes
s1,aare""
20 DO, EIr,~ vas the reply.
An re think he was MAR clever
than Ratshle Brrusg
Why. there's no comparison be-
tween them
Maybe. nc: but ye tell rs IL was
Shakespeare who wrote, Uneasy lies
the head that wears a crown, Now
Rahf3ss would never hae written sic
nonsense as that"
Nonsense, sir" Numbered the
ofher
AYE. inst nonsense. Rabbie would
hae kent fine that king or queen Ell
Their daEna gang to bed wi the Groom
oz their head. He'd have kent they
hang " over the back O. a chair"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
HISTORIC MEEK IN CONGRESS
xsSESfEsEiw-sS ADDRESS as MOST
BMsosrGMr EVENT.
First sss Dsss Bring tshasfs FsasEs
eas.y saarmoasans Grpauizx.spn
lsn EpEn sapssses.

tsautapsstnnI, DEG. ID THE fsrsa
Nsseat ~ fans ssiaty sntE,tfh Gsongraas.
siisiah IN saaahinaa ~ hs adtste,;sss
sbrauf4sa aabeut pActiaalls acrimonious
ssnsant1asioa 10 aoth hoasar after o
sew preliminary sitStaassshss, and ts-
ssslna a 2sslsrsntmadian on tue part 81
1As aemainassradaon leaders 10 atJassAts
40 serious Asflssaasase business atnza9
tire AssElaas assaraa As tosef
President Wilson's address, with sss
suggestions Tor naaaes4aa ssreparas~
Nsas. Recommendation Of assesNsa tissae
asara4oaa against msulnaAifs ~ the
Eesernasst. wasatasx ~ the nssossalts
au aaesaasssa aeYenaas sae outline ~
tNiass asxent aaxaaatatass nsss<e. stSsoa
out as fsss aesa RnporSaas essat 81
this week.
conrssss sslaas 10 adaesrr fahenass
aaxNas saassaas & fos nhe ehsasslnass
heaaaas. isofh Democrats ane Eegsgn.
Aaans ~ ssas Ssssaass sss soN ready
sfsa shsor oaanmastss recsgantzartes.
ssaxss .zss Lively Days
President Mtasaafs rigorous refer.
sneas an has aanssi address 10 tsea,
Dlas sathaa fhs borders NJ TIE rnat-
10 States snssagassss bssaaasse ~ the
Easopeaa Mas. bs sssansas M scseaxn
barsh. SERVED 80 gass TIE Sssasas psas
saaaseD~f das s dssbats,
Nsnasas Hgks Ssassa Of Gaefraa 10
st0Saase Eseostssssa eaaasay saBsa ssas
fsfsaFn s&AstapNg ~tssnsNasas@ ssa sRsas.
ssxsssy WITH view 10 recommending
sestoa, the British baeek&se aEaiass
.s9sssa commerce
Ths Georgia seasass n&nSs ss8tr
vang baas tot his resolution. @hach
AROUSED sseasstgs IT, sgs as Mssss@Aaas
sssss to onss sa .saesasaens psossS-
Ing fer Investigation also ~ sssssnal
soaspsrass@s agstnss sha Eoassnneas
sna 81 Tbs isw s,sc facts reAassag 10
b*slaxsssns destruction ri lbs Last
asRss ana ether passenger SHIPS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
KAISER EeALs HTnas
SEcsJESTE GAZE 1scsh-.ETE FOE
BOWED InE WON parffN
kas&sGf aTsEssss Es4ssserr tn 0fsisksa Gss,.
fsass ~ F'srrls't IScs-tur Taken by
German Eusperar,

Washington Disc. IL Emps.nr
William assts personally recalled
Capt. fsoy I'D ard Capt ven Rapan,
military attaches of the Gsarunsn sap-
aaaay stre, vine pr their activities
rendered themselves persona nnn
srnza 10 the United States govern
ussDt, TIE emperor rsvaeE1sd tine
Enltad Etatss 10 uas ITS good offices
tn securing Eafe conducts tsr fne 6e-
ssaraaasg attaches ana for their saG-
sssacrs, was win a,s named aatsr.
Officials Are Satisfied.
a communication from the German
teseagr ssffafss announcing the action
was delivered 10 Secretary Lansing
hF Count ZOE Bs~nsaasr, German ar-
asssaaaf
Much satisfaction was sF8asrt In
ossciaa circles II ~he prornEa artaon
taken ay E1pFeror wiI1aun and aa
The outcome Of situation shaca for
d tsns appeared 80 fsareaa~r serious
dJ+,euataes Cogsgs vun Berngtor+~s
MANNER as he left the state depart
raeas. reflected has OWE apparent
qualification
Tbe Britain and French embassies
viii he a&Ese Dry Secretary Lansing
TO secure aats conducts Scr tas ~
turn 80 Germany o. ths officers,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Loadon. Dec. la.--Ffve more vessels.
among them a small Italian warship,
have been sunk by Tegton suhma rines
A dispatch from Vienna says: One
OF our submarines on the 5th sank a
small Italian cruiser with two tunnels
on Aslonar Albania" The British
steamer Ignis has been sunk. The
crew has been landed. Eleven officers
and II men of the British steamer
HaimEnuir have been picked mp. The
Italian steamer Dimis and the Italian
bark Pietro Lofaro have been sunk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
FATHER AND SON KILLED
As THEIR TRAINS c1AsA

Stockton Cal, Dec. f3.-witliam
Wing. . Santa Fe passenger en-
ainecr. and his son, William Winu.
freight train fireman. were killed
here when their respective trains
crashed together. The engineer of
the freight train and the fireman
on the passenger engine jumped in
time to escape injury. Many cas-
sensers were shaken Up but none
WAS injured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
-EL,-gyeIs gggJpF-'E@Af It'd -..Llsst<ssssss
EEsgBIGwgg INt- MLyMTTf.nafzsssssztMR
AND L,n.r-'agFsE MANY -'F4Is-
slyaE.EE r.M- gs-fME.
NILES rETIHlnEl; CREEK
ATTITUDE is IMPORTANT
IS1rtsnS saaun-tE f.nrnrrrs 7t-uups mNfi
ae 1.ifpsssti To Withdrew 81 Ssalp-
raart rF ere Grasses art Mih
Ess Ssrrnfrtst II rsangaiG..

I.untiun, res. 14s-T'frs tsaiasr sisu
at,rfraen General gnn Wsarsesnaan Esg
ing -tss1 st~ gsaiH never fnrpst Ths tiss,t
he OWES MIN fur t1is Epraty ,Esrtnaipf
i'm the Eaitans. u Ese-rTan aapeI
Eeys -ns Allies arx strEafsg itn . traf
amt ,sannrt zscaps..
Ias,nfion. IssG. IA. Thu AIlrala
F'rerlttn truDTH, wIhD hast y7ssE tsssgR1
their rssrtramant from their advanced
puaitiG,nE IN Southern 6s,,t1iE, Ers
npv approaching, If they have moi
trr-sHssa. the Esrsssb frontier, Ene tht
Eirrftikas Gsrssne Will anout becomes
ufare End nors Important.
Frnnrn Trnnas nj sainnlsdl.
NsErwEfis, fresh uantinEsntB p
1~rfLifn -rocga have basn landed ri
ssA.luLlll. Up 10 the northwest, Eaonf
TIE Albanian 6rtsu-isr Hnd III Monte
negro the TsutsfIic E4Ifias continue 1t
hHraRs the Ee,'taians an6 Mnutsne
grllaEl. The tfCupattEsn EG Kssrdta AM
EaRsaa III Montenegro ana tas cap
rgre Of fjhhB prisoners fG1Ha 90 Ssra
guns, Ire reporrtsd Ia the Austrian
Esfts;isa statement.
dispatches a-,urn Athens End rswl
xr1Ela.t4s IN Lnnaon Indicate that thu
rzaExtar, w1ae:h waa left To the GreeA
and A3fas6 military authorities al ss
la1aEas liz being sznacEhlF ARRANGED
amt thai the AI1sss win he allowed IL
retire 10 That city wa1nout any inter
rrptlgr al the g.srT sf Ire Creeks, ant
wiz be permitted Is remain there.
To Deass EEaFsrx
Questions which are seriously &C
EsupFszg the Gsrsssk government hav.
10 DO with the nss Ct the railways
which are csacad .ar the Greed
troops, and Tire Damage that might b,
Gone 10 them with the object OF in
g'sda1g Bulgarian pursuit. should IN,
Soss government deesas that III.
British and Preach are to be follow
es AntS Greek TERRITORY
The BsIfasa casualties are eEtsna.
&C ~ 1,5e8s while they were forces
10 aaaTe beaaa1 eight fea6 guns whics
had been placed II position 10 cove
the retirement and could uu1 be re
moved
What the rsra rnure viii be 1,
E1oEn only TO the Allied STATS. hu
It as generally bslssra6 that the Al
gae-Frsnes forces VIII fail right bach
10 Saloniki
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

San Francisco. Dec. lathe die.
abled steamer Minnesota, which la be-
ing tomed 10 this port. In ~ miles sousn
Of here. according 10 n wireless mes-
sage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

London. Dec, fs.~mGerman aud hui.
sarian troops have begun The lombard.
msnt ef aiGygsil. according To the Ia.
Janihs correspondent ri the Natl,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
No Savinu.

The women ought to be able to
save money on dress this year. wear
ing their skirts too short"
Yes, but they have to spend so
much more on shoes and stockings"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Broccs Over Operation. Found Deac.
Los Angeles Cal. Dec. l3.~-Af,sr
hrooaing over an impending opera
ton. Ernest Goeriitx. said TO have
been former execntire-dsrec,or Of the
Metropolitan Opera horss of New
York under Heinrich. Was found dead
tn hotel here
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
SHI kh IS CHOSEN
EMPEROR OF CHINA
PRESIDENT or rEpLELtr &c
GEsrs rsaRcsnE rEMrEREp Es
I&CahcaL. or STATE
FAVOR CHANGE TO ssG3A1RcHf
Rspreagns.tsses yets Ger Gssssa4pn ase
S2ae FeniAsaa So Essses 81 aDg gJua-
600 sstaes taea AArstns +atra 80
Receive fsIqh t4paot.

Takasgg. Dae. aS.~-YaaD Esfj Essa, pass,
Aaant 81 fhe CsaAaess. sspuasises asas &c,
eeptssS the aaHgas 90 ssihatsa rendered 10
nasn by the fsppnssa C. stEts.
Asssa1s as u par1...sass,sa, the x,ogtatsa
st staSs eaasaased TIT vote 81 the
question: 81 change ia the farm 81 the
government sf Csiua 10 q Epcnarssag
aaas toanS thai the writes OF 3 !aYg nepss'
asnsAtases oaa cf IJb#t gaaa1tlee 10 suts
Oh the proposition were saapfssas ss
the change,
T'Ae Geantal 3ausue5Aassay sswG as
sasa kssj kaa q pstsfse9 asg3Ss haED 10
aeeesa the sArtsas. aae Geealaae aa strxs.
but ahea the psaasscp Ma forwards
10 haaa A ssaeaa fl1as lie aoGsssac with
fhs pnosaso aaas he seEas continue 10
asa ~ presaesans aasa n eoassn3sai
samR Tor aosQaaa8ca.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Dr.. Pssrce's Pleasant Pellets are the
Original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

as recent years IgaE EhSkaa sgss he.
soaas she anass eo1ss ElAtsaess personality
ot shs Dr8sas fhraaEA h&s efforts 10
br1aT has Aala ytstv sss,3 fellow ysalow znea
sssao iaas as tasa1eas OF ths EspaE&ae Of
Caissa~ The task ~ sarnaaa this snoss
AseAsns sna backward 81 kkag6cnas kaac
u sspaa3ae sathan whose contnes there
was q sftA ot The was5ds iaAabaaaRts~-
u republic s0ar times as large ~ The
Iasiae fssssss~~wAS obviously &c easy
csas And Ire sasa WHO attempted h did
n@s escape storms q criticism .s0m
those who held THAI he Mas dictator.
virtually founding a new dynasty Bsa
aaAanx Foreigners seasraglg YuaR Sal
ksa as gives credit fer sx able BE aa-
fnsaasssstAon Sc could bs expected un.
der the circumstances.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

Hobby horses are dearer than Arab
isns
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-12-07

hercz;es : toGa rcvoluc:6n, en- CAM
bio ha hcc.lo iib-c : fciiZ al pueblo
meSicanO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-12-07

BEECCRACLA, Los 2!CJGS 7
e. TIEC.
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
MAY LOSE CITIZENSHIP.

'esatus Of 1aitimorsans Fighting Ia
Europe Is- In Doubt. -
Baltimore.-A question Of law may
arise If the young Baltimoreans now
lighting SinS Europe, John Poe, John
Sydney Howell, Alexander Godby and
Martin D. Monaghan, attempt to re-
turn to their native land. 1t is held
by thea department Of labor that by
taking up arms they have expatriated
themselves. This was the finding In
the case Of Frank Caswell Of Harri.
son, Me-, a trooper Of the Canadian
contingent who attempted to come
home, but was held up by the authori.
ties on the ground that he had ceased
to be a citizen Of the United States.
Local officials declare that different
light may be thrown on the subject
when It becomes known under just
what conditions these young Baltis
moreans enlisted. . If they swore all
legiance tosthe flag under which they
aspired to fight they Of course ceased
to be- citizens of the United States, but
there appears to be doubt as to Just
what the foreign powers exact of their
recruits. ..- IS. +, !
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
FIFTEEN YEAR HUNT TO END. MAN OF GREAT INFLUENCE

Captain @. e. -Farrand's Widow to Be
Declared Legally Dead.
Denver.--Mrs. May Spencer Farrand,
second wife Of the late Captain Charles
q. Farrand, q. 8. A., retired, who mys-
teriously disappeared fifteen years
ago. may soon be declared legally dead
In order that-the captains estate may
be settled. The only heir the attor'
ineys for the estate have been able to
lfind Is Mrs. Louise A. Ryder Of New
York city, daughter of Captain Far!
rand by his first marriage.
A Enation wide hut futile search has
been made for Mrs. Farrand for fifteen
years by war department officials, fed,
eral- secret service men and attorneys,
since she left ;Arvada. q Denver suburb,
shortly kafter,g her husbands death,
Neither relatives nor friends have since
heard from her.
- ~sUnlesss Mrs. sFarrand is found In q
few weeks, Public Administrator
Woodward said, "she viii have to be
declared legally dead, and the captains
fortune will go to the only heir we
have been able to locate, but II she
In found half Of the fortune will go I'd
her"
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25

|. Subscribe to your local weekly pa
per-The Twin City Star isathe only
legal Negro newspaper in Minneapolis
and It has. received the support Of the
general public. We need more SUBJ
scribers-to make a better paper
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
ALLIGATOR BILL.

Worriss the Town Council Of Andsr-
--son, Ind. r-
Anderson. Ind.-Two small aalliga-
tors,eeach about three sfeet dong, but
nearly twenty-five years old, are caus-
ing the city water department some
concern because Of their meat bill, al
though the cost has averaged not more
than $50 year.
The last bill just presented for meat
was SIS, and because that bill was for
only one feed City. Clerk~C Collins and
City Comptroller Richter were aston.
ished. II was explained, however.
that the alligators had tasted since Oc-
tober last. 1t Is regarded doubtful
whether the alligators will again mani.
fest hunger until next spring. but the
records show that perfectly good meat
for the two alligators has cost the, city
about 800.
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
: Blind BASEBALL FAN.

John Moore Of Decatur, H., Has That
-.N Distinction. -
Decatur, Ill.-John Moors of-this city
has entered the competition for the
distinction Of being the most confirm.
ed baseball fan Of the country. Moore
is blind, but is not depending upon that
infrmity to bring himaany advantage
over his rivals.
The prize to go with tho distinction
IN o ticket admitting the holder to any
ball game between professional teams
IN this country or Canada. .f
Moore has a strong sciaim to the title
and is prepared to submit eSidence, as
conclusive as practicable, that4he has
not missed a game at Decatur, which
is a member Of thetThree-I slsague, IN
eight years.
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25

osersIa's educational Color Line Law.
In discussing the matter Of white
teachers In schools for colored people
at the south the New York Evening
Post wisely says: Both races will
profit by the close relationship. and no
one will profit more than the white
people Of the south, for to them the
Negro question is much more important
than It Is to the northerner. At the
same time It is national problem,
and II Georgia writes this law on her
statute books she will offend not only
herself. but the whole country, by tax
ing a step toward the complication and
not toward the solution Of the problem"
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
WlLBERF0RCE UNIVERSITY
MAKES GREAT PROGRESS
Authorized 40, One Of ohIe's Institv.
tlens For Training Tesshsrs. u.

The combined normal and industrial
department. Of the jWilbcrforce CO.,
university has been placed on the sap.
proved list, Of state normal schools.
This announcement was made recently
aftsr an inspection by Mr.. Williams
from the ONCE Of the state superintsnd
snt of instruction.
This result II one which the G. n.
and I. department, under superintsnd
snt William A. Joiner, has besn work.
ing for q number Of years. The course
, wss formerly too short to place the
school ON the accredited list but II was
Z finally brought mp to the required
standard.
Graduates Of the normal department
ars, now entitled to, four years pro-
vfsioual certificate without examina-
tion, and after twenty-four months Of
successful teaching they are entitled
to q hfs certificate good in thiry.fvs
states.
Now that the istatsJ department of
public instruction has given this -
partment full recognition a. one oR the
states authorized, Institutions fog train
Ing teachers. the Legislature Of Ohio
has determined to properly equip the
normal and Industrial department for
its WORK.
Ths lsgislaturs, which recently ad-
journed its session, made liberal Iappro-
priations for this department Of work
at Wilberforcs. There win be erected
shops, q building, gymnasium, water
system. hospital and recitation build
Ing. These additional buildings will
make Wilberforce one Of the best
equipped plants among the institutions
for Negro youths.
In the past i've years the normal
and vocational work at Wilberforce
= university has been greatly strength
.ened under an increased faculty, and
the work VIII be kept up to the stand
ard. This institution also has the dis
tinction Of being the only Negro insti-
tuition with q military department IN
der direct charge Of the United states
government.
- LAeutsnant BENJAMIN O. Davis Of the
famous Tenth Omitted, States cavalry II
military instructor. The normal and
Industrial department b under super
intsndent william A. Joiner. formerly
director Of the teachers' training school
Of Howard university, Warrington.
Professor Joiner - doing q splendid
work at Wpberforcs university o He b
Q man we'll qualified 6ss- ths position
which 10 holds.
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
poss.'t Like Water.

Marion, Ind.-John Dfnkle, arrested
for vagrancy, told the police he had
not taken a sbath for seventeen years.
When he was turned over 10 O. r.
Wright, sheriff, II was directed a-bath
bs given the man. TRUSTEES Of the jail
applied soap and brushes. with the re-
suit that Dinkle' received a securing he
win remember for some days.
The Twin City star., 1915-09-25
Say Dan Cupid % Lessns.

Columbus. -Cupid's sbusiness In
Ohio was all shot full Of holes last
year. Little Dan trapped only $1,000
J Ohio pairs In theryear- ending April 1,
1915. according torfigures giyensout by
Secretary of State Hiidebrand. And
that's 1851 pairs fewer thanswere wed
ded In Ohio In rhe previous year and
300 fewer than 1912 whenn the popu
latiOn was much smaller.