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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
DECISIVE BATTLE
IS NOW EXPECTED
Forces of Nicaragua and Hon.
duraS Line Up
USE AMERICAN GUNNERS
A Honduran Gunboat and Mexican
Steamer, With Well Armed Forces,
Sail for Trajllo-official
Statement Made.
USE AMERICAN GUNNERS

Washington, March ia decisive en-
gagement between the forces of Mic
aragua and Honduras may be expected
at any time, according to a dispatch to
the state department received today from
Philip Brown, secretary to the American
mission TO Guatemala and Honduras, who
has just arrived in Tagucigalpa, the Hon
DURAN capital.
Mr.. Browns dispatch says that the
military encounters so far have not been
of such a serious character that they in
Dictated the strength of the opposing
forces, but that the armies are now get
ting into such a position that an impor-
tant engagement may be expected in a
short time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Gambler Fined.

Seventeen hundred dollars was turned
into the citys Golfers yesterday from the
pockets of seventeen gamblers around
town. Judge Feagin got busy on the old
docket of forfeited bonds, and as fast as
Officer Street could bring them into the
courtroom from the streets he would
place the usual fine upon them of $780,
All of those arrested over the Morris and
the Peerless, more than month ago
had failed to appear in court thus for
feiting their bonds, which will amount to
several hundred dollar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
WANTS SCAFFOLD IN
NATIONOL COLORS
Mobile Man, to Be Hanged Tomorrow,
Wants to Paint GalIoWs Red,
White and Blue.

Mobile, March 13.-Andrew Thomas. q
white man who Is TO be hanged here Fri
day for the murder of his wife, Harriet
Thomas, was recently visited by rels-
tive. When the time for her departure
came Thomas was allowed to accompany
her 10 the yard in which the scaffold
stands ready for it's mission of death.
Walking up to the scaffold. Thomas
turned to Sheriff Cazalas and said:
Sheriff. why not let me paint this scaf-
fold. | can do it well. Let me paint 1t
red, white and blue"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
uouisiana's Plans.

New Orleans, March Estate Immi-
grafton Commissioner Schiller announced
today on authority of a telegram from
United States Senator Murphy j. Foster
who participated in yesterdays immi-
grafton conference that Louisiana's plan
for inducing immigration will not be In
terfered with even under the new law in
effect next July. This state proposes to
advance the transportation expenses to
immigrants, who are to repay the money
after arrival.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Dowies Shroud Fails to Cure;
Invalid Falls Down Steps

had carried her into the room, that she
could walk. She pushed him away and at
tempted to descend a fiigt of steps lead
ing to the outer air. She fell on the top
step and rolled to the bottom where she
was picked UP unconscious, seriously
bruised about the head and body.
She was only one of many who thronged
into the house during the day. All OF
them sought relief from their ailments by
touching the hem of the shroud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Road Abandons Work.

Omaha, Neb., March 13,The Union Pa
clfc railroad this morning announced that
work on the Athol Hill cutoff, near
Cheyenne Nyo., would be discontinued
at once, because Of adverse legislation
towards that road. including a cut IN
rates Many men will be thrown out of
work by The estopage Eighty per cent
of grading has already been finished.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
J. p. Morgan Sails for Europe.

New York, March ID. Z. Morgan
sailed this morning for Liverpool on
the steamer Baltic. Mr.. Morgan went
aboard the steamer last evening, which
was scheduled to sail early today, in
order to take advantage of the tide.
Mr. Morgan declined to be interviewed
on his Washington mission and refused
TO state what could be accomplished
by the railroad presidents conference
with President Roosevelt. He sent out
word that he did not care TO add any
thing to his Washington statement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Splendid "Monte Cristo.v

The Count of Monte Cristo, in the full
splendor of his new environments, will
make his appearance at the Jefferson the
atre Monday. Everything possible has
been done to make the production the
most satisfying ever given the Dumas
drama. Mr.. ONeill of course, will play
the part of Monte Cristo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Gunboat Sails.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, March b.
The Honduran gunboat Ia Tumbla and
the Mexican steamer Olympia, under
charter, both equipped with rifles and
cannon and with a large. well armed
force, including American gunners I'M
der General Quroz, on board, left here
today and steamed in the direction of
Trapillo
The reports that Americans have been
impressed into service in the Houdurean
army are untrue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
FUNERAL OF EX-SENATOR PueH.
Numbers of People Gather to Pay Trb-
ute at Eufaula.

Montgomery, March IA special to the
Advertiser from Eufaula says:
People from all sections of Barbour
county and elsewhere In Alabama gath
cred this morning to pay their tribute
to the late ex-senator James il. Pugh.
The funeral services took place at st.
James Episcopal church at 10 o'clock and
we're conducted by Rev. Betram Brown
of E,ufaula, assisted by DR.. Beard OF
Birmingham The remains were laid away
In Fairview cemetery Eufaula never
before saw such a display of flowers.
They came from every section Of the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Rev. Spuraeon RESIGNS.

London, March 13.-The Rev. Thomas
Sturgeon, pastor Of the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, has rendered his resigna-
tion partly owing to poor health. The
deacons oppose his resignation and
suggest that he take long vacation.
The question will be submitted to a
vote of the members of the church next
month
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
1Mo Killed In Collision.

Orange, Tex. March l5-ln COLLISION
between two trains on the Gulf, Sabine
nd East Texas railroad, near Fields, La,
last night, Thomas Hawley and william
Ware were killed and several other men
were Injured, two seriously. The collis-
ion occurred in a valley. and those in
jured jumped from the train. Hawley
was formerly of Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
To Assess Panama Lands.

Washington, March 1S.-Montgomery
Blair of the District of Columbia and ID.
s. Amber of Salem, Ore, have been ap-
pointed members of the commission Great
ed by the treaty between the United
States and Panama to assess damages for
lands and property of individuals and the
state of Panama needed for canal pur-
poses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
senhora Prenka Has Broken Leg.

Rio de Janeiro, March 13.-Senhora
Prenha, wife of the vice president of
Brazil, met with a serious accident
yesterday. The horse she was riding
became fractions and threw her to the
ground. Senhora Prenha has suffered
broken leg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Lumber Fire In Benson, Ga.

Benson, Ga, March 13.-Fire in the
Stewart Lumber company plant here to-
day destroyed thre dry kilns and large
quantity of lumber. The loss is $4,000,
partially covered by insurance. The fire
originated from defective fiue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Mrs. Eliza A. Ellis.

Mrs. Eliza A. Ellis, aged 50 years, died
yesterday at the home 2513 Sixth avenue,
after suffering for some time. The funeral
services will be held tocay at 80 O'Clock
and interment will be made in Woodawn
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
University GIee Club.

The attraction at the Jefferson theatre
bama club The university is said to
have one of the best clubs in It's history
this year, and the comments from cities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
President of Uruguay Teaches.

Montevideo. March 13.-President
Willemans, it is stated, will retain the
professorship of physics at the Uni
versity and Military College and will
give lessons as before his election to
the presidency of Uruguay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Thirtysixth Ballot Without Change.

Providence, r. l., March 13.-The thirty
sixth ballot for United States senator
was taken in the legislature today with
out change.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14

where the young men have already sung
have been very hatterng.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
THE GOLDEN TREASURE.

Little Frederick had beautiful gol.
den curls. When his grandmother CUT
them off she almost cried but Fred
erick only laughed and said, ;.
"Grandmc Their. l will give you half
of them and will take the rest home
to mother"
So he wrapped the pretty curls in
a piece of paper and stuck them m
his pocket. "Do not lose them, SAID
grandmother. q,
"No. indeed" said Frederick; u
never lose things, grandmother"
Grandmother smiled to herself for
she had heard very different story
about the little boy and on the way
home he lost the curls. His father
laughed when he heard it but Fred
erick's mother cried and Frederlck
cried little, too, for company. Ono
bright day soon after this trouble the
little boy found a broken egg under
the cherry tree. 1t was robins egg
small and blue and the prettiest onf
he had ever seen. Up he climbed
into the tree to see what had happen
ed to the birds What do you thinl
he found? A little nest all trimmed
with his own yellow curls. The
mother robin sat on the nest ant
Frederick would not disturb her bu
he called all the family out to SCI
the queer sight.
Not long after. when the mothe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
JUNIOR STORIES.
A SQUASH PIE.

I read a story of little girl by
the name Of Polite. She went to visit
her grandma on Thanksgiving day,
Her grandma was real old lady with
snowy white hair. Shortly after Polite
had come her grandma took her in
the pantry and showed her a tiny
squash pie she had made for her to
eat the next day. Polite was so de-
lighted she could hardly wait for the
dinner next day, so all the folks sat
talking and they put Polite to bed
but she could not go to sleep for
she heard them talking about her
uncle that was to come that night and
squash pie was his favorite pie and
she heard grandma say he ate all she
had the last time he was there SO
Polite worried he might eat her pie.
So she crept down stairs softly and
into the pantry and got her pie and
took it up stairs and lifted her pillow
and laid the pie under it. You can
guess the rest. The next morning
grandma went up to make the bed
and took off the pillow and asked
Polite what it was. Polite was
frightened to see her pie ell mcshaa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

heart. Rebecca summoned her rea-
son long enough to inquire further
into this dark rumor that slowly had
forced a great lump into her throat,
and a tear, which she just couldn I
keep back, into the dark, lustrous
eyes that her own Max had spoken
of once as looking like shiny water
puddles."
To all her questions, Amy being
her best friend, answered IN fullest
detail With her own eyes she had
seen Max deliberately take the
orange from his pocket and pass It
over to Rosie. Hadn't she even ask
ed that fortunate lass for slice, or
even half a slice Of it's luscious IN
sides and hadn't her modest requests
been refused ANONYMOUSLY? ana
hadn't Rosie openly boasted, AFTER
wards to an assembled group OF rope
Jumpers in De Koven street. that
MAX had trun Rebecca down. anu
that she herself was basking in the
light of that faithless gentleman ;
smiles in consequence thereof VI
course Amy hated to tell all this but
It was the truth and Rebecca being
Max's sweetheart had right to KonW.
Rebecca Had Been Tilted.
Rebecca's was a gloomy and over
cast sky after what Amy had told her.
Try as she would. she couldn't ges
her thoughts away from that orange
nor could she understand why Max,
/ sensible youth, should want anything
to do with a"tawny head" like Rosie
And vet, the whole universe seemed
to cry out that her Max was hers nc
longer. In the kitchen of her homa
| the busy little alarm clock on the
| shelf seemed to say with every tick:
cloves her." cloves her" Rosie and
Max" "Gived her a or'nge.' Outside
in the street every passing Wagon
took up the same refrain. Wheels
rafting over the pavement sent bach
! their message Of Max's transferred
directions. Her older sister, workinf
into the night on the sewing machine
produced a perfect clatter, Whicf
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMwA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAux.
EDITOR.
a NEW FEATURE TODAY.

Dear Juniors-Today we have an
entirely new feature for you and one
of which we are very proud. We are
very much pleased with it and we
know you will be too.
Now we know you are all ASKING
yourselves "Why are we SO proud!
80 we will answer you by saying that
the new feature Is story by former
Dttumwa boy, and is just one OF the
incest little story that you ever read.
The name Of this story is "Faithless
Nav, a Romance of the Ghetto"
Now then we can hear the Juniors
asking "Who is the young man and
what is Ghetto?"
The young mans name is Arthur
West and Ghetto" is quarter IN
q large city where the poorer foreign
people live in the crowded tenement
houses. Another reason We are very
proud of this story, is That we are
very proud Of this young man who
wrote It, because he is one OF the
Courier boys, and did his first news
paper work on the Courier when he
wrote the high school notes while at.
tending school. He is now employed
by the Chicago Tribune, and every
Sunday he has story in that paper
He takes the Courier and reads the
Junior page every week, so this week
be sent us this story about Max, and
Rebecca and the tell-tale door. Il
some OF you Juniors ask your brothers
or sisters if they know Mr.. West, they
will tell you that they used to play
with him at school, and that he was
q good deal like other boys.
Now, Mr.. West is going to be in OF
tumwa in few weeks and If any Of
you want to write to him, just address
your letter to him in care of the Cour
Ter, and we will deliver it to him and
then he will reply to you through the
Courier Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
The NEW CONTEST.

We will again publish the rules for
the contest which closes Thursday,
Oct. H. We are getting some splen,
did stories.
Select your prizes from among the
following articles:
Gold cross, bracelet, watch, real
live white rabbit, swastika pin, Teddy
Bear (either white or brown book
of songs or story book.
To get one of these beautiful prizes
you must write story on one of the
following subjects:
MY TEACHER, MY SCHOOL,
AND MY CLASSMATES.
"WHERE / ATTEND SCHOOL AND
HOW MANY PUPILS ARE IN MY
ROOM"
"THE PRINCIPAL, THE MUSIC
TEACHER, MY TEACHER AND MY
STUDIES" or just my SCHOOL :
which should include all the above
subjects combined
Besides giving one Of the beautiful
prizes named above for the best
story written by Daily Junior and a
Tri-Weekly Junior, we have another
splendid reward The Juniors Zone
Daily and one Tri-Weekly) who
write the best stories will each be
asked for their picture, their
teachers picture, and the pic
ture Of their school. Now you all arc
probably wondering what we intend
to do with these pictures when we
get them. Well, the week following
Oct. 18, the day on which we will an
announce the prize winners. We will
have all these pictures in the Junior
We think that we will have beauti
full page for that day. Don't you
dear JUNIORS Now this contest will
close Thursday, Oct. II, and the da!
following, Friday, Oct. 10, we will an
nounce the names OF the prize win
ners but will not publish their stories
until the next Junior Oct. 25, VIII 81
we will have the pictures.
The Juniors working in this contes
must state whether they belong to tn
Daily Junior or the Tri-Weekly Jun
iors They must give their names il
full and their correct age. and, abov
all write On one side of the pape
only. We will not tell you how man,
words you must send in but we hop
you can tell your stories in 200 words
What grand contest this will be !;
all the schools in Ottumwa and al
the schools wherever they are an.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

translated by her mood told of her |
broken love. Rebecca was Tilted. |
Else why had Rosie been given that
orange
If hope, lingering eternaly in
Rebeccas much distressed breast, had
been supported there by any clinging
doubts, it was ruthlesly dispelled
when she discovered on the front
door of her home the written evidence
Of her sweetheart's duplicity. But
wait: did Max write those words him.
self. or were they scrawled there by
an envious rival? Perhaps even the
tawny haired Rosie, made presumpu-
Gus by the gift of an orange had
thus expressed her momentarv
triumph. For one brief instant Re-
becca's heart sang song OF reincar-
mated gladness. Perhaps after all,
Max was true. While the cruel die
tum was there, in big brutal letters
almost as high as her head, 1t did not
follow necessarily that Max had been
their author. Despairing. heart hun
cry, Rebecca. eager for any remain
| ing morsel of her vanishing romance
was more than willing to gi-e her
sweetheart the benefit of dou>t.
She Is Willing to Forgive.
She turned again to the inscription
on the door. Here. after all her days
Of misery since Amy had come to
her with the bitter secret that mad
all but wrecked her life. was key
with which she might unlock this ex-
tremely puzzling AID unsatisfactory
situation into which her love affair
had settled. Did Max write those
words? Did he? She would have
pawned her soul to know. After all,
it was not such an awful crime for
Max to give Rosie an orange, even II
he was her sweetheart. So ready was
she to forgive and so unwilling to be-
lieve that he had not written on her
door that the impulse to run the
full length of De Koven street to his
home and ask him once and for all
almost was irresistible within her. o,
if Max would only twist his fingers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

There is a shattered romance IN
Tho Ghetto. Over near the junction OF
jefferson and De Koyen streets. where
commerce has crowded pedestrians
off the sidewalk and where perseVer-
ing merchants lock the front doors
when once you seek the bargains De-
yond there is broken dream OF love
and in the bosom of little 10 year OIL
Rehecca Kliefolwolsd there beats
heart from which all thoughts
happiness have fed. MaX-her MAX
doesn't love her any mere.
Worse than that, the unlaithlul
Max, not satisfied to crush the trust
ing heart of the black eyed Reoecca
into a thousand fragments, mas seen
fit to heap injury on his Insult Dy
writing out the fact of his fickleness
in letters Of blue chalk root hisu
souarely across his sweethearts IRON.
door And these are the words that
robbed the Tilted maiden OF the charm
of life and made good old MIS-. uolu.
hiatt returning to repay Rebecca'
mother for the loan of cupful OF
Horr. smile broadly when she READ
them: ,,,1n No
MORE.-MAX."
Any Reveals the Dark Secret.
Rehecca learned Of her fall from
what she had fondly hoped was the
ton round in her lovers affections
With various conflicting emotions
some time before the cruel Max hai
translated his change of heart 1nto
chalk little Amy Wilfowicz, first OF
Rebecca's friends. had proved her
right to that distinction by whisper
ing in the soiled little ear that nest
led beneath the black clustering curis
that Max had loved SO well, that she
"lsnaw something" Eager and joyous
at the thought of sharing the secre,
that was held by her generous friend
the unsuspecting !Rebecca her arm
locked in Amy's fastened away IRON
the group that was building a sana
empire in the middle of DekoVen
street. Amy's secret was not Tor vul-
gar ears. from which it might stray
to gossipy tongues. Rebecca Should
hear it alone.
That was a dark. dark hour. Then
It was that the first drop of jealousy
hitter poison found its way into the
sweet nature to which all thoughts
save those of Joy and happiness had
been alien and unknown. Ihen dlo
Rebecca learn that loves youne
dream may be punctured by a shafl
corner Of the eternal triangle. anC
that Max. with capacity beyond he'
own, might have room enough in his
heart for two. But no, that shoule
not be. Angrily did two rows of teetl
strike together, and if some small
determined fingers were tightly
clenched the clench was born OF !
dark resolve to yank whole handful'
of hair-yellow tawny stuff it was
too-from the head of one Rosi
Finkelstein, to whom, according Il
Amy, Max, her Max, had given al
orange.
Weeps at Her Lovers Faithlessness
Following the first inward storu
of indignation, in which fear. hope
hate, doubt, revenge and jealousy ha
ragged in fprinu- ~a'afint around he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
CHICKEN PATTlES.

Mince up fine cold chicken. either
roasted or boiled; season it with SAT-
and pepper and little minced pars'
lev and onion. Moisten it with chick.
en- gravy or cream sauce, fill scallop.
ed shells that are lined with pastry
with the mixture and sprinkle bread
crumbs over the tops. Put two or
three tiny pieces of butter over each
and bake brown in a hot oven.
Maggie Mccoy, age 10,
r r. D. No q. Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will also send a souvenir album
to the first Junior who has twenty
five cards sent by the Courier junior.
We ant more receipts but the Jun
Tors must send only one receipt at a
time. Each receipt must be accom-
panied by little story or letter and
must be written on separate piece
Of paper. We have caught up with
our receipts now SO the Jnuiors send
ing in new ones will have them pub
liShed at once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

would be at her feet, begging forgiv--
ness and with an armful of oranges
for her to make up for the one he
had given to Rosie Quickly this
thought flashed through her mind.
and it even occurred to her that may
be he had not given Rosie an orange.
Amy might have been mistaken. Be-
sides, what difference did it make
now? Max was coming to her and
everything was to be all right.
If Max had given 'tawny headed"
Rose an orange he would tell her
that he was sorry and she readily
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

and she told grandma that her NAM
ma put her watch under the pillow
for safe keeping and she thought
that was good place for the pie
Grandma had good laugh and told
Polite there was time enough before
dinner to make another SO Polite had
her pie after all.
Yours truly,
Forest Weber, age 7,
1905 E. Main St. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15
TEN MILE ITEMS.

Uncle Will Knox is visiting in. OF
tumwa. Aunt Lydia is visiting in the
country
There is prayer meeting at the
Ten Mile Baptist church.
Papa and Uncle Francis went 10
a sale today.
There is protracted meeting at
Plain View.
read the letters in Uncle viii
Knox's paper.
Well, as my letter is getting long
| will close.
Yours truly
Edna Raster. age .,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-15

would forgive him o, wouldn't she
forgive him. though? The thought of
having him back again thrilled her
and sent the old glad song into her
heart. Max was coming. Soon his
fingers would be playing with her
curls, and she would be listening as
he told her fondly that her eyes were
like the crystal puddles. Max was
coming! She had heard him laugh