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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
The Universal Language.

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An interesting Canadian writer has
been looking up the matter and finds
that English is coming into such eide
use that before long our tongue may
be regarded as q world language,
Certainly the figures he gives are
suggestive. Summarized, they show
that from 1850 to 1900 the number Of
persons speaking English increased
from 200e0.000 to 1876, 100000. or SIS
per cent: French, from 34.0O0000 to
5000. 900. or II per cent: German.
from 100000 to 100000. or 100
per cent: Russian. from 100000 to
%. 200. 900. or 200 per cent; Spanish.
from 40 600, 900 to 45.O00.0O0. or 50
Per Gent; Italian, from 100000 to
50, On. 200. or II per cent. and Portu.
r1kse. from 100000 to 100000. or
81 per cent The absolute accuracy
of these figures may be open to some
question, but there Is no doubt as to
the remarkable gain in the English.
speaking population Of the earth. And
the United States furnishes the larger
proportion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
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4 M IfN
OUraAso.s ~ Assss
j European statistician haa pub
oshsd carefully prepared figures o.
ocnesvisy which tend TO throw
rather remarkable light ON the rela'
don, 6rst Of progress. and secondly
U climate, TO the duration Of lie. ~
would appear that Germany, With :
population ct the time Of 66.Ooo,ooo'
counted less than so centenarians. or
- ne ratio Of one to 100000; that the
ratio II lower still IN Denmark, where
ii ID enc To 1,250.ooO. and In Belgium.
|vhers it 10 one to 1.350.000. but that
Il rises In Sweden (1:60O. 0OO). Eng
land (l:2e0. 0O0). France d:1so.ooo),
Norway and Scotland (1:100. 0OO, ana
Spain (1:4O5. 0O0), till It attains an a.
founding height in the Balkans. where
Roumania can show one centenarian
FOR every 5000 inhabitants, servV
one for every $500, and Bulgaria on.
Tor every 1000. The obvious deduc'
tion would be that climate Is evident'
u . powerful factor In determining
the length OF life. and that the Medi-
terranean countries enjoy especially
favorable conditions In this respect.
The vegetarian should also have MS
Innings here. for It 10 the oil ana
grain-eating peoples OF the south that
seem to have approached nearest 70
the secret Of Immortality. 1t J In
certain parts Of the Balkans that lie
Netchniko6 found old age to flourish
md sacribed 1t largely to the prevail
Ing diet OF fermented milk. But 1t IL
also obvious that centenarianism
varies invsrsely with the scale OF
civilization. There Is. however. the
cheerful reflection that longevity also
seems to vary inversely with the
scale Of literacy. and that perhaps
statistics In Servia are not kept SO
carefully % In Germany. Tchaikow-
sky's music may not be the only me
dunn In which the slav imagination
utters itself.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
DISASTROUS WRECK
NEAR WASHINGTON

had been thrown when the engine tore
the cars asunder. ~
The absence of fire rendered it pos.
sible to save many of the injured who
were pinned beneath portions of the
wreck. The cries and groans of the
injured were heartrending. The thick
white cloak of the fog closed around
the horror and mercifully hid for q
while the extent of the disaster.
Strange Feature Of Crash.
A strange feature of the wreck is
the fact that neither the engine, the
tender, nor any of the empty coaches
of the colliding trains left the track.
Despite the havoc which 1t wrought,
the engine of the second train, run.
ming so miles an hour, was only slight.
ly injured, and neither the engineer
nor the fireman sustained any injury.
Both remained in their cab and were
placed under arrest as soon as the
police reached the scene.
Will Probe Block Systems.
Washington.-The interstate COM
merce commission Tuesday reached
an agreement to investigate the block
signal systems on both the Southern
and the Baltimore & Ohio railways. in
view of the recent disastrous collisions
and derailme1ts on those roads at.
tended by serious loss of life.
The commission will make its in.
vestigation under a resolution Of con.
gress approved June 80, 1906, empow.
ering the interstate commerce com.
mission to report the use and necessi-
ty Of block signal systems and ap.
pliances for automatic control of rail.
way trains in the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
COTTON EXCHANGE ATTACKED.
ceorqians Ask Fraud Order Against
New York institution.

Washington. - Charges Of fraud
were filed late Wednesday afternoon
with Postmaster General Cortelyou
against the officials and members ct
the New York Cotton Exchange by
Representative Livingston of Georgia
and Harvie Jordan, president of the
Southern Cotton association of Allan
ia. On the charges they filed they
base request that the post Office
department issue fraud order
against the officials and members Of
the New York Cotton Exchange IL
order to bar them from the use of the
United States mails in conductin;
what the charges term fraudulent
practices.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.
Book Must Have Been Funny. but
One Knew What 10 Was.

Il must have been Q very ful
storyl The type looked funny Il
across tho aisle Of the car. the
lures looked funny. and the "
lady who was reading 1t doubl4
In dts Of stifled laughter ever
minutes. Tho young man IN the
with her could not help steal
glance ct the pages Of the book
Vas evidently %, funny. but
:ovsr was carefully doubled ba
Of sight, and soon no began to|
% hs unblushingly followed thu
page after page, shaking Will
pressed merriment
The woman IN the seat at rfA
gles became interested and
over the girls shoulder. PREF
her face broadened into grij
soon she was convulslvely sha
The man In the seat across smil
the scene. A boy . few seats
the aisle grinned sympathsticall
darky still further down shove
his white teeth. The contagion d
until the car was nearly on the
of Mysteries, when the fair read4
up to leave the train. yet no on
the girl herself had any idea
what the book was.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
ORDERS WASHERS SHOT.
Police Chief Of Alton, H., Shows Them
No Mercy. -,

Alton, III. - Orders were issuel
to the police Tuesday by Chief Of
Police Maxwell to shoot at Washers
who annoyed women on the streets
and attempt to escape arrest. The Or
der followed an unsuccessful attempt
by Chief Maxwell to hit masher al
whom he fired. The chief chased tho
masher two blocks and because thu
latter failed to obey the command to
halt, two bullets were fired after him.
but without effect other than to in
crease his speed. The chief then is
sued a general shooting order and said
he hoped his men would be bette,
marksmen. "-. '
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
ATTACK THE ROCK IsLAND.
Oklahoma Shippers Ask President
That Receiver Be Appointed.

Guthrie. Okla.-A large number Of
millmen and grain. lumber, cotton and
coal dealers in Oklahoma, Tuesday
sent to President Roosevelt a petition
asking that a receiver be appointed for
the Rock Island railroad, alleging in
ability on the part Of the corporation
to properly handle the freight and pas.
senger business offered to it.
The petition Is the direct outcome
OF the car shortage from which the
interests represented by the signers
OF the petition are still suffering.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Woman Shoots at 81. Louis Judge. 4
e st. Louis.-Miss Rosa Well, q dis
appointed litigant In an Inheritance
case, shot at Judge Mcdonald Of the
circuit court as he sat an the bench,
but missed him. She had planned to
6ll the Judge and commit suicide.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Pacific Liner Ventura Overdue.
Honolulu.The Oceanic Steamship
company's Pacific liner Ventura,
which sailed from Sydney, N. s. W.,
on December II, for San Francisco,
via Auckland and Honolulu. Is 80
hours overdue at this port.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Administrative London contains lii
square miles. and : population o.
4.5o0.00o. Greater London contains
- area Of 6s3 square miles, with .
population Of e,5s1.s72. Possibly Lon.
don has no hxed boundary. the limits
being extended Or reduced Ct the
pleasure Of tho posma ,r.general.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
GOV. FOLKS MESSAGE.
Missouri Executive Urges Many Re.
forms,

forms. ~
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. THE
forty-fourth biennial session of the
legislature was organized by the dem.
ocratic majority yesterday. "A joint
session was held to canvas the vote
Of the recent election of state ofiicers,
after which the message of Governo,
J.W. Folk was read in the house.
The governor invited consideration
of the propriety and advisabilitv OF
the adoption of a resolution makine
application to congress to call con.
ventjon for processing amendments to
the federal constitution, particularly
with reference to the election Of sen.
ators BY the direct vote Of the people,
the establishment of the principle Of
the Initiative and referendum and for
Just income tax.
Governor Folk recommended num.
Der Of acts relating to life insurance
companies. Among others a stand.
ard policy for all life companies. pro.
hibiting discriminating and rebating.
regulating the election, and recurring
nonresident companies to keep al
least 20 per cent Of the premiums r.
ceived from Missouri rolicy holders III.
vested within the state.
He also recommended the enact,
ment Of law making It crime for
any one for compensation to lobby
with the members OF the ,oois,atr~a.
| The railroads, he said. should be re.
quired to carry passengers within the
state for 2 cents a mile.
There should be state primary
law for the nomination Of all elective
Officers, including United states sen.
ators. The election Of senators ~
the people, he said, has long been de-
manded but 1t cannot be obtained un.
I'll the federal constitution 10 ">ne"h 4
Public opinion will ultimately forcA
this reform, but In the meantime ~
next best thing can he scored Nv
having senatorial candidates voted for
at state primary. He nIvoc.
registration law applicable to nj,
towns Of 10000 inhabitants. 0
He recommended law making Il
felonv to egister bet upon a horse
race, either on blackboard or anv
81 9 horse race to any other state. or
other substance, or to telephone 4 bet
to telegraph or use any device to a..
complish the registration Of bets. Ia
also recommended legislation to sun.
press bucket sbors." 4 7s.i n 80 6
Rigid child labor law, prohibiting !
concern or corporation from sell,. :
figher IN one part Of the state Tina ,
% another, adding prison punishment
for violation Of the antitrust laws. ~
.nakrg the oenalty for the violation -
the maximum freight law apply "a mar.
sons, corporations end partnershir..
'lso statnte providing proper np NY,
YES ior railroad corporations or tho
ullectors or emplo Dyes. or agents a
ny railroad giving rebates On shin.
ments within the state, I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
BURNED TO DEATH IN WRECK.
Thirty-five Men, Mostly Mexicans,
Perish In Railway Collision.

Thirty-five Men, Mostly Mextcans,
Perish in Railway Collision.
Topeka, Kan.-Two white Ameri-
cans. negro train porter and about
50 Mexican laborers lost their lives
and SIS persons were injured when two
passenger trains on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad collided head
on four miles west of Volland, Kan,
at $40 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The trains were No. 20 and 80, run.
ming between Chicago and Ell Paso.
They met on a sharp curve with fear
full impact. Adding to the horror of
the collision, fire from the lamps In
the cars and from the locomotive
was communicated to the splintered
wreckage and spread rapidly, consum-
ing five of the forward cars of train
No. 20, west-bound, and burning a
number of the passengers. All but
three of those who persisted are
thought to have been Mexican labor
ers, who were on their way from Col.
umbus Junction, O., to Mexico.
The officials Of the company place
the blame on John Lynes, the 10.
year-old telegraph operator at Vol.
land, who failed to stop train No. %
at his station, after receiving orders.
BY the light Of the flaming wreck
age passengers who We're uninjured
worked heroically to save those who
were pinned fast beneath the mass of
splintered timbers and twisted iron.
work. The lack Of tools to work
with in chopping away the sides of
the cars was a great hindrance to the
early rescue work
S Five minutes before the trains
crashed together the operators for
hundreds Of miles along the line Of
the Rock Island system knew that
the collision was certain, as Lynes
had wired from Volland that he had
let No. 20 pass, but there was no
earthly means Of preventing the dis.
aster.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
ahsnIne struck TSs'se

q q. J. q. Keith. formerly z
Yeuia vho Wa struck ~ NaAtaiao,
several ysars ago. went = Lsaaun1
Col for his health. and Wa again ~
Sy . bolt. About II yearo 40 ~
doctor. While walking o. ~ serso
Va struck By 3 thunder bolt e. =.
left aide was partially paralysed =
went to Colorado for his health M
last spring while on the strees = ~
sraia hit BY lightning. This secon
bolt practically rendered Or. AsitA
helpless @ far q his lett sids - con-
cernod, 6
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
an. CO.. 4. eeII ]. pe.d.

Gen. Geo. A. Bell 10 Dead.
Warrington. Brig. Gen. George "A.
Bell. y. 8. "A. retired, died at his resi-.
dence In this city Wednesday. He
was Q native Of Maryland and was
graduated from the military academy
In July, 1868. Il VI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Cuts He Throat with Two Raxors.
Decatur. III. Elmer Nice lelland, .
Joint railroad rate inspector and the
son Of H. r. McClelland. : wealthy
resident Of Newark. O., committed sui
eide Tuesday By cutting his throoi
with two ra{or1.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
c,n. Ea,IIy WhIp, Herman.

Tonopah, Nev.-Joe Cans fought
true to the dope" Tuesday. After
playing with Herman for eight rounds,
the champion landed full swing on
the point Of Herman's jaw, and Chi.
cago's favorite fighter went to the mat.
q beaten man.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Armour Will Build Car Shops.
Minneapolis. Mimi. The Armour
Packing company will build, IN addi.
tion to the packing plant, new car
shops in Minneapolis at cost Of 81.
100000. The packing plant will cost
between @2,000,000 and $4,000. 900
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
FiFTY.THREE PERSONS MEET
DEATH WHEN TRAINS ARE
TELEscoPEp At TERRA
GOTTA STATION.

the result of the appalling wreck at
Terra Gotta, on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad Sunday night, has reached %.
Forty.five of the number have been
identified. Inquiry at the various hos
pitfalls of the city, where the injured
have been taken, showed a number
of persons whose condition was re-
garded as hopeless. The injured mum.
Der over so, nearly, If not quite all OF
whom, will recover.
Collide at Station.
The wreck was caused by an engine
drawing eight empty cars running in
to local No. &c, known as the Fred
erick express, crowded with passen-
gers, Just as the passenger train had
pulled out from the station bound for
this city.
The wrecked train was filled with
Sunday excursionists and others re-
turning to Washington from their
country places in Maryland.
Engineer Hildebrand, who was In
charge of the dead" train and who
was arrested shortly after the disas.
ter, declares that on account Of the
dense fog he was unable to distin'
guish the signal light at Takoma Park
block station. Tower Operator Phil
lips declares. that the danger signal
was in it's proper place and that En-.
gineer Hildebrand's train passed the
tower station going at a speed OF
from SO to go miles an hour.
Many Die Under Debris.
The scene after the accident was
sickening. Bodies had been hurled on
every side and it was after midnight
before all the dead had been collected
and placed on the special train to be
brought to this city. Nearly all the
residents of Terra Gotta worked re.
moving the dead and rescuing the
injured from beneath the masses of
debris. T.ey toiled under great diff.
culties, for many of the injured were
wedqed beneath the wreckage, and
numbers of them died before they
could be rescued. The many acts Of
heroism and self-sacrificc that were
performed will never be known.
A detachment Of 40 policemen were
sent from Washington and nearly so
physicians from this city and the
suburbs responded to general call,
but long time elapsed before the
doctors were on hand to relieve the
injured.
For more than three hours after the
fatal crash occurred the police and
c. liens were still taking bodies from
under the great pile Of wreckage.
which was strewn for fully a quarter
of mile along the track. The res.
cuers took out several bodies which
had been ground to pulp. Catholic
priests administered the last rites to
many of the dying. Women and chill.
dren Joined in the work, and every.
thing possible was done to relieve
the sufferings Of the injured.
200 Persons on Wrecked Train.
More than 200 persons crowded the
wrecked train. The crash, owing to
the fog, came without a seconds
warning. The three rear passenger
coaches We're torn to fragments in an
instant. The horror Of fire, however,
was not added. Most of those killed
met death instantly. and when the
6rst help arrived their bodies were
scattered along both sides Of the track
for $50 yards, lying just where they
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
Woman shot Dead Il -. !

Woman Shot Dead In Her eed. ri
Peoria. III. Mrs. Henry Anderson
wife Of 3 prominent restred farmer -
Cambridge. Ill. was shot dead IL har
bed early Sunday morning by a IN.
Identified person. A negro IL beinr,
held q the murderer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
Husband Shoots Physician.

Carthage, Mo.-Dr. J. w. Meredith
was shot and probably fatally wound.
ed by Arthur Sanderson at the latter'a
home here Wednesday. S.nderson
had called the physician in to attend
his wife and then met him at the
door and fired on him. Sanderson.
who was arrested. asserted that DR..
Meredith had broken up his home.
Meredith says that Sanderson shot
without provocation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

By the English admiralty's orders
perfect models are made in paraffin
wax Of every new battleship before
Y q laid down. and these models
a1e tested In . tank. being 400 feet
Ionh and 20 feet wide. They are
madssof wax because 1t Is q material
which does not absorb water Of
change IL weight. 30 that alterations
can b easily made and the materia,
can % melted up and used again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

Ibs explosion Of : Eomb IN 81
Peters ct Rome q another illustrs
don Of the wicked insanity Of anar-
,shists. Fortunately. the bomb vas
poorly made and killed 70 one The
only damage done was TO women ana
children hurtled and frightened ~
- stampede. i = usually those Who
sould not - offensive even 10 o.
asarchist Tint suffer from ths anar
saie:'s murdsrous work
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
cassatt Estate 10 Family.

Philadelphia. Counsel for the e.
tate Of the late A. ]. Cassatt issued
. statement Wednesday to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Cassatt BY his will left
iAis entire estate to Mrs. Cassatt and,
in equal shares. to his children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
Lion Mano,es 4 Trainer.

Toledo, O-While performing an act
called tho "lion hunt" here Tuesday
afternoon, trainer Harry Ray, of tho
Bostock animal circus. was attacked
by one Of the animals and his sides.
shoulder and breast lacerated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
Rich Old Man Murdered.

Kansas City, Mo. Thomas Tanning.
Aged 80 years, : wealthy property
owner who lived alone, was murdered
some time Saturday at his home at
1873 Olive street In this city. His
head had been hacked with : Ratchet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
FELLOW servants, Ar. Void.

Memphis. Tenn.-Judge Mccall, Of
the federal court, Tuesday declared
the Lafollette fellow servants act un.
constitutional. The action was that OF
Damselle Howard against the Illinois
Central Railroad company.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
Commits SUICIDE 4 nm

Owatanna, MINI. Fred thinner.
man, accused Of shooting Mrs. Guam
at her home In this city last Thurs.
day evening, committed suicide some
time Tuesday evening BY hanging
himself IN his cell in the iail. I.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
\ :. q. Cam Kllle ilI,r.eIs.

z. 8. Camp Kills HlmsslS. (
Norwich, Conn. Frederick s. Camp,
me Of the most prominent millmen In
eastern Connecticut, took his life by
Shooting Tuesday. He had been iii
.or about six months and had been;
lesp0ndent, ~ VI v WI /.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04
rerrorlsts XIII oendarmes.

Terrorlsts Kill Gendarmes.
Warsaw, Russian Poland.-Two ter
rorists shot and killed two gendarmes
on Granitzna street Wednesday, and
fed. Soldiers opened fire on them
and wounded four pedestrians.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-04

The Wild boar that killed kim
Carlos horse hadn't : very delicate
appreciation of the respect due royal.
~, even when disguised in the shape
avS afUan.