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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
kino Becomes Godfather.

London, April 22.-King Edward, rep- resented by Lieut.. Col George Lindsay Holford. one of his equerries-in-w waiting, stood godfather to the infant son of MT. and Mrs. John Hubert Ward today. The infant was named Edward John Sutton. Mrs. Ward is daughter of whitelaw Reid, the American ambas- sador.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

When the Liberians see a commis- sion approaching in three warships they may take to the jungle and not come back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The aviator of the future will be apt to confront the sign, Keep off the earth" This will confront him when ever he tries to land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

There is plenty of smallpox In Mom- basa, but it knows better than to tackle Theodore Roosevelt and his strenuous party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The lynching of wealthy eattlemen in Oklahoma has started a new fashion and the obscure negroes may gain vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
GETTING READY,

GETTING READY, The latest word from Jingletown Informs me that the bards Are writing quantities of verse Just yards and yards and yards All in a patriotic vein, From which you may infer The razzle-dazzle ourth this year VIII create quite a stir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Every rain storm costs Jefferson county thousands of dollars. Spring torrents are doing big damage to the county roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Uncle Adlai Stevenson is outranked in years by Levi P. Morton, who is our oldest ex-vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The business man in Constantinople is kept busy putting up and taking down his shutters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Farmer Patten has secured his rake off, and there is no reason now why bread should not regain it's status quo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The Turks, young and old, decline to kill each other. They prefer to kill Armenians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Don't forget the name of the summer capital-Beverly. It is but few miles from the Hub itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The national class in geography will now take up the study of British East Africa and the Jungles to the west of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

A western college president has re- signed to grow wheat at present prices. He has an eye to income.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

There are 5,O000O0 canary birds in captivity in this country, and it costs S1.50 each to feed them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The Sultan needs a Jack Binns to flash signals to the world, "C. 0. D." in quick succession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

A FOOLISH QUEST. To the worlds end for happiness The land and sea we roam; To the worlds end for happiness And find 1t right at homel COMMON SENSE VIEW. T heard a scientist the other day try- ing to analyze kiss" 'Pshaw!" Why that exclamation of disgust?" "He ought to be thankful that there Is such 8 thing and not try to pick it to piecesl"
 SPRING FEVER.
 Feeling droopy?
 Tired of clatter? { You are lazy's
 Whats the matter!
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Festival seats are going so fast that few will be left unsold by tomorrow night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Major generals are jumped over Gen eral Funston's head with ease and rapidity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

A soldier of '76 would scarcely rec ognize his daughters in their present headgear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Loaves of bread will become mere biscuits if the process of reduction goes on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
EVER THE SAME.

EVER THE SAME. Ever the same old story
 Of heartache and trouble and loss; Iris a weary way to the Judgment day And each must bear his cross. Ever the same old story
 Of thorns mid the roses found And passionate tears to hallow the years While the wheels of life go round. Ever the same old story We laugh a while and we weep; Then We lay us down In Shadowtown, In the Silent land to sleepl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Abdul Hamid is generally consid- cred the most crafty old rascal in all Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

As things look now the plain people may go hungry in this Taft-Aldrich regime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Ten thousand tourists have visited Cuba, leaving on the island s600,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
WITH FELL RESULTS.

Did you Know that there was cer- tain resemblance between football play CTS and poets2"
 No; what is it?"
 Both hammer the line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
sUPERcILIoUs YOUTH.

SUPERCILIOUS YOUTH. T suppose you are very proud of your boy since he has come back from col lege, MT. Jimpson?"
 "Yaas,' drawled MT. Jimpson. But I'd be a durned sight prouder of i'm if he'd treat me with a leetle more re- spect than he does the cattle on the farm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
THE DODGERS

Tt is only step from the cradle to the grave"
 And some people make the trip side- stepping.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

her husband with flatiron for contra. dieting her when she said that Portugal was in South America"
 Maybe that will teach him some | sense."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

The presidential message crop prom ises to be the shortest on record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
INOPPORTIrNE

INOPPORTUNE. Just when the weather's getting warm
 And clothing seems a bother, i Salome quits the scene. Iris strange,
 You say; I say, Well, rawther!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

lNOHGOR1QNE. Just when the weathers getting warm And clothing seems a bother, Salome quits the scene. 'Tis strange, You say; I say, Well, rawtherP'
 
 A RAINY MORNING. You spoke of giving your wife a rain check this morning?" ''Yes, had to sign a check to make her stop crying
 THE SONG OF A PESsIMIsT. The promise of the years How sweet to dream of that, Until old Trouble comes along Some day and knocks us fat! The futures golden morn, How wondrous fair it seems, Till Pain and Poverty combine To shatter all our dreamsl The happiness to be How anXiously we wait, Until the raven of despair Doth croak, ''Too late, too latev' NO DOUBT. T see where Virginia Harmed failed to get her divorce" [ "A disappointment like that must be very trying for person with an aesthetic temperament"
 AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE. "Is he pleasant in his ways?' "Only when he wants to borrow money"
 DISTLLUSIONED. The cutest little maid
 l ever saw;
 But when she igan to talk
 My, what jawl
 MARRIED MANS MISTAKE. 'I see where a New York woman hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
DON'T BE LAZY

DON'T BE LAZY. Keep a-stirriAs, weary brother Lift your feet and move about. For old lassitude will get you, If you
 don't
 watch In your bed don't dare to finger Greet the morning with a shout; For old lassitude will get you, If you
 don't
 watch
 outl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

 When the Liberians see a commis- sion approaching in three warships they may take to the jungle and not come back.
 The lynching of wealthy eattlemen in Oklahoma has started a new fashion and the obscure negroes may gain a vacation.
 There is plenty of smallpox In Mom- basa, but it knows better than to tackle Theodore Roosevelt and his strenuous party.
 The national class in geography will now take up the study of British East Africa and the jungles to the west of it. Farmer Patten has secured his rake off, and there is no reason now why bread should not regain it's status quo.
  Uncle Adlai Stevenson is outranked in years by Levi P. Morton, who is  our oldest ex-vice president.
  There are 5,O00000 canary birds in captivity in this country, and it costs S1.50 each to feed them.
  A western college president has re- signed to grow wheat at present prices. He has an eve to income
  Don't forget the name of the summer capital-Beverly. It is but few miles \ from the Hub itself. The Sultan needs a Jack Binns to flash signals to the world, "C. o. D." in quick succession.
  The business man in Constantinople is kept busy putting up and taking down his shutters
  The Turks, young and old, decline to kill each other. They prefer to kill Armenians.
 -s- A soldier of '76 would scarcely rec ognize his daughters in their present headgear.
 --.s- Loaves of bread will become mere biscuits if the process of reduction goes on.
 Major generals are jumped over Gen. eral Funston's head with ease and rapidity.
 Abdul Hamid is generally consid- cred the most crafty old rascal in all Europe.
 As things look now the plain people may go hungry in this Taft-Aldrich regime.
 Festival seats are going so fast that few will be left unsold by tomorrow night.
  Ten thousand tourists have visited Cuba, leaving on the island $500 900.
  The presidential message crop prom ises to be the shortest on record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 14sl G street. N. ".
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
TENEMENT FIRE
|hP[R|LS lives
MORE THAN SCORE lNJuRgn
FIVE OF THEM POSSIBLY
FATALLY.
MANY FiREMEN OVERCOME
WHILE SAVING TENANTS
Family Of Five Found Unconscious in
Room, Rescued by Firemen But Are
In Serious condition-Was Heroic
Struggle to Save Lives That Other.
wise Would Have Been Lost.

New York. Dec. 30.-More than n
score OF persons were Injured, Ave
possibly fatally, In a fire which swept
a double tenement on Belmont avenue
in East New York today. Six of the In
)ured were firemen, who were overcome
by smoke and hurt In aiding the i'm
perilled people in the blazing struct-
ure. Some OF the tenants ESCAPED ia
adjoining buildings, but when the flre-
men reached the scene the fire es-
capes and upper windows were crowd
ed with panic stricken people ready to
jump. All were deferred and rescued
by ladders except one woman. who
Jumped from second story window
and was badly injured
In one room a family OF Ave for
eigners was found unconscious. The
f1remen carried them to a fire escape
and down the ladders. All of the Ave
rescued persons are In u hospital. in n
serious condition.
Three firemen fell unconscious when
they reached the street with their bur-
dens. Three other iiremcn were over
come after rescuing tenants from the
roof and upper stories.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
SPECIAL ENVOY FROM MEXICO
EXPLAINS WHY zELAYA WAS
GIVEN ASYLUM.
RETIREMENT OF zELAYA
FoRERUNNER OF PEACE
cree' Says His Mission to United
States Has Been Highly Successful
Entertained at Breakfast by KNOX,
United States and Mexico in Full
Accord.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Enriaue Creel.
special envoy of Mexico to the United
States in Nicaraguan affairs. today
gave the Associated Press an author
azed statement regarding his present
mission to this country. Creel de-
clared he had accomplished his task
with gratifying results. The resigna-
tion of Zelaya and the succession of
Madriz had ended many difficulties and
prevented anarchy, he declared, and
peace and patriotism are now finding
their way on both sides in Nicaragua.
The granting of asylum to Zelaya
by Mexico, said Creel, was in no sense
an act Of unfriendliness to the United
States. Concluding his statement Creel
says:
$50 far as Mexico is concerned. the
policy Of my government, always
friendly to the United States, has been
wen understood and appreciated by
PRESIDENT Taft and Secretary Knox.
They have both been kind enough to
congratulate me- The United States
and Mexico will continue acting and
cooperating in full accord to consoli-
date peace in Central America, to give
solid consistence to the Washington
convention of 1907 and to develop a
feeling of high respect to the inter-
national court of Carriage"
Creel will leave for home immedi-
ately after Jan. 1. He had no further
diplomatic duties to perform here, he
said, but had remained a day or two
longer than he intended in order to
accept breakfast invitation from
Secretary Knox.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
GAS KILLS FOSTER,
1H[AIER MANAGER
PROMINENT DEs MONIES MANA.
GER, WITH SPENCER YOUTH.
ASPHYxlATED.
DEFECTIVE GAS HEATER
KILLS TWO AT DEs MONIES
Louis een'is, Prominent Young Man of
Spencer, Who Was Fosters Guest,
the Second victim-6emis Engaged
to Miss Foster-Planned to Go South
to Spend Balance of Winter.

Des Moines, Dec. SO.-Wiliam Fos-
ter the prominent architect and the
atrical manager. owner of Fosters
opera house, and Louis Bemis, son OF
banker of Spencer Iowa, aged II,
who was guest at the Foster home.
We're found dead from asphyxiation in
adjoining rooms at the Foster residence
today.
Foster and Bemis died because the
gas heater in their room at Fosters
home went out or failed to light and
both were found dead this morning.
Bemis was supposed to be engaged to
Fosters daughter, having met her at
the lakes last summer He came here
from Spencer Tuesday. Foster had
planned to take him to Florida with him
in February to spend the balance of the
winter. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
WEATHER BUREAU SAYS LONG
PERIOD OF MILD TEMPORAL
TURE WILL PREVAIL.
STILL COLD IN SOUTH,
WAVE is MOVING EASTWARD
Ohio River at Cincinnati Frozen Over
and Ice Forms in Tennessee Streams
Rise of Thirty-Tw Degrees Re.
ported at Huron, S. D.-other News
of the Day.

Chicago, Dec. 30.--With the predic-
ton rising temperature over the entire
district east of the Rocky mountains,
and the weather bureaus promise of a
long period of mild weather following
the present cold wave, the Mississippi
valley and the northwest experienced
a night OF severe winter weather. Chi
cago's mark was below. reached at Q
O'Clock this morning. and at O'clock
8 below was indicated. During the
day. however. the weather moderated
considerably.
Along the Ohio river the temperature
was low enough to cause the formation
of Ice for the first time In several
years. The south is shiverng all along
the coast and far inland. while the
east to New York got its share of the
cold wave.
That the prediction of milder wealth
or viii be verified is Indicated in the
fact that Huron. S. D., reports rise
of thirty-two degrees from Yesterdays
lowest temp perature, and Omaha. Des
Moines. points in Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma tell of higher tempera-
lures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
MExIco's ACTION SURPRISES.
Probable Recognition Of Madriz Gov.
ernmsnt Slap at United States.


ernmsnt Slap at United States.
Washington, Dec. 3O.-Much specula-
stion Is current today In official and
diplomatic circles here concerning the
probable action of the Central Amer
ican republics in recognition of the
Madriz government at Managua. Up
to this morning the department had
received no official information of such
recognition by any Latin American
country.
1t is an open secret the American
state department will be intensely sur
prised to learn that Mexico had recog-
nized Madriz without having previous
ly consulted the United States. Zelaya's
influence in Honduras has been such
that recognition of the Madriz govern
ment by that country would seem quite
natural, in the view of diplomats here.
The intense desire of Costa Rica for
peace at any price, it is said. might
lead that nation to wish for settle
ment of the disturbed state of Mica
raguan affairs at the earliest possible
moment, and for that reason, it is be-
lieved, it would lend it's influence in
giving stability to the Madriz govern
ment, by recognizing its authority
should a movement be started by any
other Central American republic.
Official information that General
Toledo, who is supposed to be in pos
session of arms distributed by Zelaya
before his departure, is at Managua
directing the military operations in the
capacity of minister of war, and was
received at the state department today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
T.-R. BULLETIN
NoticeabI,5 Jews Of Today
10 Weather.

..ss sa nrlTy Dec 81 at 7:a4; sets at
Iowa : flllnois-Partly cloudy and
probabl reatening tonight and Fri
day; rising temperature
Missouri-F'air. with rising temper-
ature tonight and Friday.
South Dakota--F'air tonight and FRI
day; warmer in east tonight.
PAGE ONE.
Telesraphic News:
Creel Says Mexico Is Friendly.
Action Deemed Slap at United States.
Foster Opera House Owner. Asphyx-
lated.
Daughters Fiance Dies With Him.
Tenement Fire Imperils Many.
Warm Wave Is Coming
English Earl Dead in Paris,
Duel Rumor Is Denied.
Wireless Electric Lights Latest
Cosson and Feeiy Want Byers' Job.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Trusts Defy iowa Law.
Woman Starts to Party, Dies.
Farmer. Aged 90, Dead In Lonely
Court Takes Pity on Hung Jury.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Half Dozen Fat Ones.
Taft's Opportunity.
Throw on n Little More Coal.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
Farm Column.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Typhoid Prevails at Council Bluffs.
Fuel Famine at Davenport.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The Riverman -
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Wheat Trading Light.
Corn Moderately Light.
Cattle Slow and Weak.
Hogs Irregular.
Pinchot's Def to Enemies.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
Miss Woodbury. Scores Triumph.
Given Hearty Reception by Old
Friends.
Ackert Talked Of for Big Job.
Said to Be Slated as Shonts' Success
Sor.
Preliminary Census Work Begins
Soon.
State Center Girl Dead.
General News of the City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
ENGLISH Earl DEAD
FROM DUEL WOUND!
HENRY ALeERNoN GEORGE,
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,
EXPIRES IN PARIS.
FAMILY SAYS PNEUMONIA.
RUMoR SAYS OTHERWISE
Son and Heir of Duke Of Northumber-
land and Holder Of Several High
Offices Said to Have Been Involved
h Quarrel Which Ended in "Gente-
mems Combat"

London, Dec. 30.-Word was received
here Of the death at Paris today of Earl
Percy (Henry Algernon George), for
merly under secretary of state for for
eign affairs. According to the family
death was due to complications fol-
lowing an attack Of pneumonia. It is
widely reported here. however. that the
earl's fatal illness followed wounds re-
ceived during a duel in which he is
said TO have taken part in Paris some
days ago.
Earl Percy was the eldest son and
heir Of the seventh duke Of Northum-
berland. He has represented South
Kensington in parliament since 1895.
In 1902-03 he was under secretary of
state for India, and in the two succeed
ing years under foreign secretary. He
was born in 1871 and was unmarried.
His home was in London.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
HLAMEs U. s. MARINES.
Zelaya Says 400 Americans Fought
With lnsursents-contradicts Him

Mexico City, Dec 30.-Jose Santos
Zelaya, former dictator of Nicaragua,
blames American marines for good
part of his downfall. He alleges that
men from American warships engaged
in several recent battles in Nicaragua.
do you know that there were 40O
Americans fighting with the insurgents
at the recent battle of Rama?" he said
here. "Do you know that at the battle
of Colorado Junction on Nov. 1 the
bodies Of twenty American marines
were picked up on the field by our
forces-all dead, and all from the
American gunboats anchored in the
river to protect American interests"
Almost in the same breath he ad-
mitted that the American officers were
not involved in the affair, and said they
had explained to him that the marines,
If any had fought with the Estradan
forces, were deserters from the service
of the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
TO FIGHT MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
Michigan Knights Of che Grip Plan
an Educational Campaion.

an eoueaclon0l campaign.
Lansing, Mich, Dec. 30.-Declaring
that the, mail order houses, and partic-
ularly those In Chicago, are in fair
way to ruin the country by destroying
the cities and villages, the Michigan
Knights Of the Grip. in their conven-
ton here, declared war on the firms
that sell their goods thru the medium
Of Uncle Sans postoffice department.
The resolution says:
We concur that, if done along logl-
cal lines, thru common sense and good
reasoning, consumers should be in
formed that the value Of their farms
depends to certain extent on the
nearnessy Of the farms to good live
town ana that any agricultural town
depends for its prosperity on the sup
port OF the consumers.
Further, the consumers should be
educated to the fact that continual
support Of mail order houses means the
annihilation Of the hustling villages and
towns which on an average today pay
about 30 per cent Of all taxes. If they
succeed in destroying these towns and
villages the consumer must pay this
extra tax and charge 1t, pro rata, to
the cost of mail order goods"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-30
LIGHTS WITHOUT WIRES
NikoIa TeIsa Says He Has Perfected
System For Lighting Houses With
out Wires-current to Be Sent Over
Ether Waves.

New York, Dec. 30.--A wireless cleo
trio light run by current shipped
from a producing plant over ether
waves will supplant all present meth
DDS of lighting within twenty years,
according to Nikola Tesla, the inventor.
Tesla, who has been at work on
wireless electric light" for twenty
years, says that he has practically
brought it to state of perfection. He
says plant for its production is now
nearing completion at his laboratory on
Long Island
1T would be possible by my wireless
transmitter of great power" said Mr..
Tesla, ito light the entire United
States. The current would pass into
the air, and. spreading in all directions,
produce the effect of strong aurora
borealis. 1t would be a soft light, but
sufficient to distinguish objects.
Some day soon my idea will be car
ried out. I would like nothing better
than to undertake to illuminate first
the harbor of New York for distance
of, say, 100 miles around.
My present plan is to distribute this
light from a central station, which is
the most economical and also the best
method of obtaining light of highest
quality. My lamps will last forever,
there being nothing in them to burn
out. They are simply tubes or bulbs
of glass, hermetically sealed and con-
tanning nothing but rarided gas.
'In this system of distribution there
is absolutely no difference where the
dwelling is located. The force of the
current is the same. The house might
be 1000 miles from the plant or twelve
feet.
"The same current can be used to
carry the human voice or the telegra-
phic code. One plant will DE- all this
without interference of c9 action with
the other"