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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-27

Aiiss sallie Stuart has been visiting
Miss Alice Leigh in Richmond. Ma.
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Miss BLAND Murphy, recently a teacher
iu the Virginia Female Institute, IN
stanton. Va. has come here 10 spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Gilbert
Cox. Miss Murphy had 10 resign her
position OH account Of III health.
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Miss Helen McSherry ShrVer. of
Union Mills IS the guest Of Miss Anne
Lewis Jones
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Misses Bessie and Mamie Jones en-
tertained at supper after the german
in honor or their guests. -.iss Helen
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CONTINUED from Fourth Page)

oilde Mr.. and Mrs. A. BERG. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stacey Heacocks Miss Nerda
Knots. +. Welsh. Miss Louise Allen.
j. Heaeoek, Miss Sarah Rollins, Dom
AID Brittle. Miss J. Petit, and Claude
Bittenbender
Tho next meeting Will' be held with
Mis-. Borg. l0i \ street.
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The Thursday Club was entertained
THE week by Mrs William r. smoot.
Mrs. Stewart JamisO won the prize.
Others present were Mrs Thomas Rob
iUSou. Mrs. Emmett g. Dunno. Airs.
James Reid, Mrs. Henry Robert gn,
MIR. William J. Booth. jr-. AIrs- Arthur
Sn0WdeI and Mrs. George Jnler.
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Mrs. Henry G. kim OF Baltimore,
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Samuel
Beudhime
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a few days la this city during the past
week.
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Mrs Chester l. Long will observe her
annual Kansas day at home on Thurs
day. January q. assisted by the ladies
or the delegation. The young ladies
from the state who are attending
school in the city viii serve chocolate
and tea. All Kansaus are welcome from
3 10 G.
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Miss Elizabeth Worthingt0u and Miss
Kitty Pollock, OF Washington spent
Friday night with Miss Bessie Jones
Miss Worthington and Miss Pollock
We're AT the german.
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Miss Kitty Barrett IS visiting in New
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Mrs Albert ID. BrncksJ was the host
ess on Tuesday at beautifully APP
pointed bridg, luncheon iu honor 81
AIRS Joseph Taylor. Of D4aviHe. Hei
guests were Mrs Louis s. scott Mrs
William j. Hoothe. jT. Mr.. Henry T.
Robinson. and Airs. Clarence IeadbeHt e.
err. Miss Phil Walters, Mrs William g.
Walters. Afr. and Mrs. Clarence Lead
b-ater Mrs Arthur SuoWden. Mrs. Syd
uey DoughiIss Marshall King, Carroll
AeHET
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Mae Clagett. Of Winchester. spent a
few days in this city during tine past
week
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Sir ami Mrs. Clarence Lesdbeater en-
tertained 40 dinner Thursday evening
u honor uf Mr and Mrs. Naugu, OF
Washington Invited 20 meet Mr and
Mrs Waugh were Mr. and Mrs. John
L-adbeater. Airs. Henry Robinson, and
Milton MurrrI1
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Nine Alfred Thierry. who is spending
the winter at the Portland. viii he at
home tomorrow afternoon, but viii not
be at home on Monday February {. She
viii receive on Tie remaining Mondays
during the season
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Airs. Samuel Sardou Brent is visit
ing relatives in Baltimore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
Only Twenty.Six ofthe Hundred
or More Miners Escape With
Their Lives
FIRE SHUTS OFF RESCUE work
Relief Party Halted by Presence 81
Blaze in Lower LeveIs-Thirty te
Forty Bodies Remain in the Mine
Those Rescued Alive Will Recover
Women at Scene All Night.


Birmingham, Dec. 17.-With thirty
dead bodies taken from miI,e No. 1 OF
the Yolande Coal and Coke Company
at Yolande, Tuscaloosa county, up to
this morning, the rescuing party have
discovered that there is fire in the
mines and 1t may be impossible ia
reach the thirty or forty more bodie,
which are in the deep entry.
The explosion was caused by .
windy shot below the second entry.
There twenty-six men were gotten out
alive who will recover. Women and
children, together with strong men, re-
mained about the mouth of the mine
all night despite the fact that all ars
greatly tagged out. The bodies last
taken out were badly blackened, and
as the rescuing forces got further into
the mine hot air was felt
Announcement that fire had brok-
en- out caused great lamenting to those
in distress. 1t is estimated the death
list will approach seventy, while those
coming out Of the mines alive will not
go above twenty-six. The contract
system was in vogue in the mines.
therefore no definite record was kept.
of the men who went into the mines,
Monday. Several men were working
laborers under them and using one
coal check.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
As Good as Money.


Stories have been told of buttons,
tacks and various extraneous sub
stances found in contribution boxes.
but it is seldom that church MEM
Der strikes blow so severe as was
that delivered by Amos Budd of Pot
terville on one occasion
1t was at the close of missionary
sermon that Mr.. Budd, whose wont it
was to contribute 10 cents to each Of
the charities to the support of which
the church subscribed was seen to take
a blue slip romoffvbgkq vbgkq bgH
a blue slip from his pocket and look
at it keenly and affectionately.
When, after slight but evident
hesitation. he dropped the slip. care
fully folded. into the box Deacon Lane
who was passing it, could hardly re-
frain from an exclamation of joy
"The Lord will bless You, Brother
Budd," he said, when the sermon was
over, hurrying down the aisle to over
take the prosperous grocer.
81 hope So" returned Mr.. Budd dry
ly, <"but I'm afraid you cal-late on
that being check that 1 dropped in
the box. 1t wasn't. Twas receipt
ed bill for kerosene the church owed
me last year. and it has been over
looked. OF course, it's just the same
as money, tho, when you come to
that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
New York in the Senate.
(Philadelphia Telegraph)

Thirty minutes prior to the initial
session of the Sixtieth congress a
lone man is reported to have taken
his seat in the untenanted senate
chamber. He sat there with his hands
folded, an unobserved and neglected
figure, as the chamber and galleries
filled, and when the brief ceremony Of
organization was ended he disappear
ed. No admiring eyes were bent upon
him. No hand singled him out for dis
tinction. He was not noted in "the
medley of the great" and on his depar-
ture he was not missed. This was
Thomas Collier. Platt, whose politics
have always been Of the selfish kind
and who long ago fatigued not only
his native state, but the nation. Not
so, however, with Chauncey Mitchell
Depew. He had the customary airs
of the man in motley, and was con-
stantly fitting" we are told in the dis
patches, between the cloakroom and
his seat" 1t was the Depew of June,
not the Depew of December, sprightly
impinging himself on every line Of
vision, and with the incessant attitud-
inizing which before he was all found
out, was his matchless possession.
These two again from New York, like
in substance but different in form, and
ali the people may well exclaim, "Oh,
Lord, How Long"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
Russian Admiral Who Took
Fleet Around Africa Says
Evans Cruise is Practicable
POINTS OUT SOME DIFFICULTIES
Bound TO Be Lassards Among Vessels
Duo to Breaks and Deiays-Rojest-
vensky Compares American and jap
Fleets and Declares War is Quite
Excluded.

Petersburg, Dec. 17.-Admiral
.evensky, who during the Russo
gnese war led the ill-starred Rus
sian feet around Africa to ultimate de-
feat at the hands OF the Japanese IN
the sea OF Japan, lis keenly Interested
in the cruise Of the American battle
ship squadron. He talked today with
I correspondent Of the Associated
Press on the matter. =.
From his own experience, Ro1est-
yensky is familiar with the problems
which confront Rear Admiral Evans,
and after outlining some of the diff
culties the American vessels would
have to overcome, he said he consid-
cred the voyage to the Pacific to be
entirely practicable.
ut can be made safely either in time
Of peace or in time of war" said ne.
According to Rojestvensky, the chief
criterion OF the success of the voyage
will be Evans ability to bring every
vessel Of the squadron to the various
stopping places on scheduled time.
Struggling due to mechanical defects
he said, will be hard to overcome.
The British feet, which ranks among
the most efficient in the world, found
1t necessary to drop the laggards dur
ing its recent maneuvers. I'nis would
be fatal in war time. The Russian
admiral then spoke of the effect OF
the American squadron in the Pacific
on the Japanese, and said:
While this voyage will be valuable
in welding the fleet into a homogeneous
sgweapon it will have also high STRAIT
eSgic value in curbing the pretensions
ok the japanese, whose jingoism has
nsticeably abated since the announce
ment of the plan"
Contrasting the American and jap
anese fleets the admiral said: The
Japanese personnel, man for man, is
now undoubtedly more efficient than
the American, due to practice in bat
tie. but the American ships so. exceed
the japanese in strength and numbers
that there is no question of American
superiority. I consider the question OF
war between Japan and the United
States is quite excluded"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
TOT MAY HAVE BEEN SLAIN.
searchers At Rosaiie, Neb., Point sus'
picion's Finger at Father

Rosalie, Neb, Dec. 17.-Lillie Olson.
the 4-year-old child 1T Olaf Olson.
lost for week, is not yet found, de-
spite the fact that thousand men. on
horseback and afoot, on Sunday
secured vast Nebraska territory.
Men and women here are limiting
freely at foul play, the finger Of sus-y
picion pointing to the, father. In the
possession of DR.. Grant Johnson OF. this
place is a club, four feet long, which.
bears blood stains and hairs the color
Of the missing girl.
1t was picked up near the place ofl
the girls disappearance. The clothing
oe :lla child was freshly washed when
bloodhounds were brought to obtain
from, it the scent with which to track
her The seeming impossibility of the
girls beins lost SO near her home, the
fathers violent temper and his con-
slant use of pure alcohol, are facts
used in stirring suspicion against him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
SENATE COMMITTEES
FIXED By CAUCUS
Large Number OF Changes Made
in Assignments Of Chair
manships
ALLISON HEADS APPROPRIATIONS
DoIliver Made Chairman Of Committee
on Education and Labor-Several
New Committees Appointed to Gre
ate Chairmanships for Newer Mem
bers-other Memberships Switched.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE republi-
received and accepted from the COM
mittee on committees its report on
the assignment of senator's to various
committees. A large number OF
changes were made in the assignments
to chairmanships, including the fol-
lowing:
Knox from coast defenses to rules
Kittredge from patents to inter-
oceanic canals.
Hopkins from fisheries to enrolled
bills.
Smoot from weights and measures
to patents.
William Smith from disposition of
documents to national banks.
Eulkely from civil service examina-
ton to railroads.
Nixon from national banks to coast
defenses.
Several new committees were created
LOT Lllc puipoSe VI giving Sit'Ai htesAA
ships to new republican senator's.
These come in the list known as select
committees" The vacancy on the
committee on finance is to be filled by
Hopkins of Illinois. Smith, of Mich
igan, goes on the committee on COM
! merce, pensions. expenditures, depart
ment of justice, Pacific railroads and
revolutionary claims.
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, is made
chairman of the committee on expen-
ditures of the department of agricul-
tllre, and members of the committees
OF claims, enrolled bills, the five civil
lied tribes, Pacific railroads and revo-
lutionary claims.
Lafollette leaves the committee on
| claims and goes to the committee on
| military affairs.
Among the chairmen of republican
committees are the following:
Allison-Appropriati
Dollver-Education and labor.
! Hopkins-Enrolled bills.
| Aldrich-Finance.
Cullom-Foreign relations.
| Elkins-Interstate commerce.
! cCumber-Pensions.
Burrows-Privilege and elections.
Hansbrough-Public lands.
Lafollette-Ptomac river front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
APPEAL TO NATIONS
Persian Parliament Issues Manifesto
Asking Foreign Powers to Aid in
Present Crisis - Says Shah Has
Been Misied.

Teheran, Dec 17.-On behalf of the
nation the Persian parliament has is
sued manifesto to the world, ex-
planning the present constitutions
crisis and appealing for assistance.
The manifesto, which was distributed
to the foreign Legations and consulates
here this afternoon, says:
when the affairs of the empire had
fallen into a hopeless, state, the nation
saw it's only salvation was in con-
stitutional government. The late shah
granted the constitution and the reign
ing shah confirmed it, but persons who
under the despotic regime were accus-
toned to oppress the people, misled
our young sovereign into the belief
that the constitution was the cause of
the present troubles. The nation
wants to do nothing that will disturb
the peace, but in view of the attack OF
reactionary members of the govern
ment it will defend the constitution, its
only hope, to the utmost. BY means OF
this manifesto, the Persian nation
makes known to all legations and for
eign diplomatic representatives the ac-
tual conditions of affairs, and informs
them the sovereign is violating his
covenant with the people. 1t makes
this announcement to all the nations of
the world, convinced that they will
show brotherly love to 1O,OOO,O0O
Persians and not allow their rights to
be trodden under foot"
Negotiations between the shah and
parliament have, up to the present
time, been without result. Today
members Of the old cabinet are holding
a council in the palace. The postof-
flee and all shops in Teheran are closed
and none of the newspapers can be
published today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17

speaker who denounced Mr.. Cannon
was Rev Perley A. Baker. superin :
tendent of the National Anti-Saloon
league. He said:
TT is disgrace and an outrage that
man whose lips drip with profanity
and whose energies are directed To-
ward the furthering of the liquor IN
terests of the country should occupy
a position of power only second in this
great republic"
He brought these words out Slowly
and emphatically, and then paused a
second or two. An answering mur-
mur came from his auditors: Fire
him! Fire him!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
BARLEYcoRN WAS IN TOWN
(Fonda Journal. }


John Barleycorn is much in evidence
in Fonda these days. He stalks the
streets by day and night, robbing in
nocent women and children Of their
daily bread, and those under his dead
ly influence, of their manhood and
self-respect. He lays his ruthless grip
on the rich and poor alike; the intel
ligent and the ignorant, and does not
even stop at the moulder of public
opinion. Why cannot men and boys
see the evil effect of strong drink?
Surely the hand of fate has pointed
with no unceasing certainty to the
handwriting on the wall Young man,
turn back before the demon, John Bar
leycorn. fastens his fangs deep int
your soul. "But," says one, Il can
take a drink and leave it alone" Yes,
the drunkard in the gutter said the
same thing you are trying to make
yourself believe. Don't be deceived.
"Wine is a mocker. strong drink is
raging. and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
FEARING LOSSES SETTLED.
Majority of Firms Burned Out, IL
Temporary Locations.

Majority OF Firms 6urheo Oue, !"
Temporary Locations.
Special to Times Republican.
Gearing Dec. 17.-The insurance
companies We're quite busy last week
settling the losses from the fire. Most
of the firms have found temporary To-
cations.
l.. Fl. Moon has opened his barber
shop in the basement Of the Brown
building.
The Gearing Harness Company is To-
Gated in the Golly building.
The postoffice is upstairs over the
Farmers bank.
S. U. Eller has a corner In the
Haase building. for his jewelry stock.
but can do no repair work until he
replaces his tools.
The Gearing News is located in tn !,
Shaffer building. but has not yet pur-
chased a printing press.
j. S. Bunker and c. Fl. Coffelt can
not resume their business, as there are
no more vacant buildings, and none
can be put up before spring.
Mr. Coffelt will remain in Hotel
Gearing for the winter.
Mr. Bunker has not decided what
he will do, but will remain in Gearing.
He will move his household goods in
to the John Holcomb property this
week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Well Known Couple of Near Nashua
Entertain in Honor of Event.

Nashua, Dec 17.-Mr and Mrs. L.
Fl. Weller of this city celebrated their
golden wedding last Saturday even
ing at their pleasant home at the out
skirts of town by inviting about thir-
ty of their old time friends. December
IA, 1857, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. were
married Mr.. Luman H. Weller and
Miss Mary E. Picket. Shortly after
their marriage they came to ChickasaW
county, and have continuously resided
here ever since, and in that time, oy
frugal industry, they have accumu-
lated modest fortune, producing the
same from the fertile soil, and today
Mr.. Weller is one Of the largest land
owners In the county. IA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
TALKED BACK; NOW HE'S DEAD.
Louisiana Negro Who Resented q Res
mark, Hanged by Mob.

Shreveport, La, Dec. ia negro
member Of travelling minstrel troupes
named Homer Rogers, was hanged by
mob in Moorhouse parish last night.
The body was riddled with bullets. AZ
far as can be ascertained the lynching
resulted when Rogers resented res
mark made by white man by declar-
ing he was "a Yankee niger, ana did
not take any impudence." This is the
third lynching in Moorhouse parish in
ten days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
BOYCOTT is ENJolNEo.
Federation of Labor Loses in Court
Boycott Must Cease.

Washington, Dec. 17.-In the case OF
the Buck Stove and Range Company,
of st. Louis, against the American
Federation of Labor, involving the
right of labor to boycott business
houses which the labor organizations
regarded as unfair to them, Justice
Gould, of the District of Columbia
equity court, today granted the tenn
porary injunction asked for by the
stove company, to prohibit the feder-
alton from continuing to boycott the
company, pending final settlement of
the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
LAND FRAUDS CLOSE BANK.
Indictments Cause Loss Of Confidence
-, n,,.ao~o Col

indictments Cause Loss of Confidence
in Durango, Col.
Durango, Col, Dec. 17.-The Smelter
City Bank of Durango. a state instttu-
ton, with a capital of $4,000, failed to
open this morning. No statement was
made but deposits are believed not to
exceed 100000. Charles Mcconnell,
president of the bank. said all lhbili-
ties would be paid in full. Lack OF
confidence. due, 1t is said to the in
dictment of prominent citizens on
charges of land frauds under the fed
eral laws. led to the suspension OF the
Smelter City as we'll as the Colorado
Bank. which failed last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
MILITIA ROW MAY END
Governor Considering DisapprovaI Of
Charges Against Both chantIand and
Parker-Won't Come Before kuIp
Court at Least.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 17.-There may be
no court martial trial for Major Chant
land and Major Parker. If there is 1t
will not be before the court now sit
ting. At the conclusion of the Kulp
trial this court will quit. Governor
Cummins said today that while he had
not completed going over the charges
against Parker, he was thinking SER
iously of not approving either those
against Parker or Chantland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17

probably fatally injured Mrs. n. G.
Cochran, while she was asleep. ana
then killed himself. The shooting oc-
CURED in Mrs. Cochrans room. where
Dillon had concealed himself Whlie
Mrs. Cochrane was at the theater. Dill
Ion, it is said, deserted his wife, then
persuaded Mrs. Cochran to separate
from her husband. After having been
divorced, Mrs. Cochran became peni-
tent. and refused to receive Illions
attentions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
MILITARY JUDGES GIVEN CASE.
After Reaching Verdict Decision Will
Be Renorted to Governor,

Des Moines, Dec. 17.-The case Of
Captain Kulp was given his military
judges last night, following addresses
by Judge Advocate Gerkebile and the
defendants attorneys. No attempt will
be made to reach decision until the
record is completed, and the verdict
will not be given out until approved
or disapproved by the governor.
A recent decision by the judge adj
vocate general of the regular army was
cited by the defense. 1t was held that
officers Of the regular army may dis
regard illegal orders issued by the
president It is contended in the pres
ent case that the order of Governor
Cummins was illegal, so far as it ap-
piled to a legal sparring match.
An effort to show that Adjutant Cen
eral Thrift had enmity toward Kulp
was defeated by the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
GREATER FIGHTER is BEGUN.
Keel Of the Hugo BattIeship North
Dakota Laid at Fore River.

Quincy, Mass, Dec. 17.-Coincident
with the departure of Admiral Evans
fleet there was laid down in the Fore
River shipyard the keel plates of the
fighting sea monster North Dakota,
far more powerful than the most ef-
fective ship in the fleet which left
yesterday for the Pacific ocean. the
biggest vessel in the departing fleet Is
10000 tonnage, but the North Dakota
will be of 10000 tons displacement,
nearly 1000 tons heavier than the
famous Dreadnought of the British
navy and 25 per cent more effective in
gun fire than the latter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
TAFT INFORMED OF PLEDGE.

Secretary Will Make No Comment
Upon Roosevelt's Announcement.
On Board Steamship President
Grant, Monday evening, by wireless.
via Cape Race, N. F.. Dec. 1.-THE
President Grant, on which Secretary
raft and Mrs. Taft are passengers, has
encountered disagreeable weather, and
will probably be day or two late at
New York. Secretary Taft has learned
chat President Roosevelt has repeated
his promise not to accept nonlina-
ton. The information was received by
wireless on Thursday. The secretary
would make no comment. He said he
had no information upon the political
situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
Railroads Declare Dividends.

New York, Dec. 17.-The directors Of
the Lake Shore railroad today declared
a semi annual dividend of six per cent,
and an extra dividend of per cent.
The directors of the Michigan Central
railroad declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent and an extra divi-
dend of per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-17
PROFESSOR LlNDLEY DEAD.

Founded University Of Missouri Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity in 164s.
Mount Vernon, o., Dec. 17..-Profes-
sor John w. Lindley. founder of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity at the Unl-
versity of Missouri in 1S4S, died OF
pneumonia today.