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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

would needs be 80 feet high, ten feet
thick from front to back and i've feet
broad across the shoulders. II he
were 10 remain as thin as he is to.
day his stature would have to be In
creased until he lowered above the
Washington monument In order to
give him room within his body to put
the food which It would be necessary
TO eAt to sustain life.
It must be borne In mind that the
subin and. its bro1her birds breakfast.
dins and sup largely upon noxious In
sects.
Look at the accompanying cut to
zee what the midget Of q house wren
(Troglodytes aedon) does for man In
the way of checking the plague OF
creeping ana lying things. You VIII
search the record Of the house wren
Ia vain to find any evidences Of fruit
stealing. He dearly loves grasshop-
pars. Scutworms, wsevils and the un,
tpleasaPtly nsnea stink bugs. Tbs
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

This kingbird, called in some parts
Of the country the tyrant fiycatcher.
lives almost wholly on winged insects
of the injurious kind. It also has an
appetite for bees, and it was this
marked taste that made trouble for
the bird. Its numbers began to d.
minish under persecution, and then
some Of the members Of Uncle Sans
biological survey who had a suspicion
that the kingbird was being treated
badly, began an investigation. 1t was
necessary to be cruel to some hun
dreds Of individuals in order to be
kind to the entire family. Kingbirds
were killed and their stomachs were
examined. 1t was found that nearly
everything they ate was something
which. living, was inimical to the farm
er's interest. Bees were found in some
numbers in the stomach. but strangely
enough the kingbirds had distin-
guished between bees and bees. SO
to speak, and had left the workers
alone to dine off the worthless drones.
When this statement of the authori-
ties was published in bulletin form
by the government the bee-keepers
thought the matter was huge joke
and laughed at the Investigations Of
the scientists. The bee men were in
duced to do little investigating
themselves, and after few months
close observation they were willing
TO let Tyrannus stay unmolested on
his perch above the hives. The king
bird is the farms policeman. He is
the deadly enemy of the thieving
crow and the marauding hawk. He
fearlessly attacks and drives away the
cornfield pest and the poultry yard
assassin.
There Is a bird of the sky which the
government of the United States re-
CARDS so favorably that there recently
has been issued and sent broadcast
through the land a special plea for its
protection. This bird in the northern
states. for practically the whole
breadth of the continent, is known as
the nighthawk (chordeiles virginian
us), while in the south it is called the
bull bat. The nighthawks are resi-
dents both of the city and country
They may be heard after sundowr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21
TRIBUTE TO PETRosINo.
Famous italian Detective, Terror o
Criminals, Who Was Killed In Sicily.

Famous italian Detective, Terror OF
Criminals, Who Was Killed In Sicily.
Vaguely. with neither praise nor blame,
We In our guarded safe repose
Knew him by name as ono Of those
Who walk the darkness Of the days.
We did not understand as now
That Death walked with him through
the years,
Though never thought OF faltering fears
Paled the high courage Of his brow.
sVe did not know when evening skies
4hone on our rest or pleasurng
That any dusk his doom might bring.
The end was ever in his eyes.
And still. with laughter and with love,
He, went his shadow haunted way.
The martyrdom we mourn today
Needs none to tell how we'll he strove.
He died for us across the sea,
A people 0Men to his race
He died for US amid the grace
And flowers OF his Italy.
He has come "hpne" to sleep, to rest
Here whore men plotted ALI his harm,
Our sterner hearts above him warm,
Our colder blossoms on hie breast
Hero - no deed enacing death:
Here % no triumph for his foes.
Forth his uhbannered battle goes.
His sperit breathes eternal breath.
-CheGter F4rlslns IN New York Amerie
can.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

wren loves spiders, too, and, while
spiders have a use, they are not over
pleasant companions, and there be
few men or women who will blame
Jenny Wren for depopulating the
webs.
The wren, small as it is, raises q
large family. once watched the de-
parture Of family of wrens from the
nesting box. The father and mother
stood perched on the roof and en-
couraged the fluffy youngsters one by
one to take their first fight in life.
One little one poked its bill out Of the
entrance to the nest and futtered to
the ground. A brother or sister
quickly followed. And then they FOL
lowed fast and followed faster" until
nine little gray and brown birds were
blinking in the sun. The parent wrens
had fed this family and themselves for
two weeks. There are some millions
Of house wren families scattered all
over the United States. A thought
will show that the insects that they
destroy are In numbers almost beyond
calculation.
There is another bill Of fare on the
printed page. 1t is that of the Eng
lish sparrow. In chapter on neces-
sity of the preservation of the birds it
may seem strange to read the recon-
mendation that one. widespread
species Of birds be condemned to
death and executed as rapidly as
means may be found. A glance at the
daily food list of the English sparrow
(passer domesticus) gives sufficient
reason for his death sentence. AS q
matter Of fact, however. the bill Of
fare does not tell half the tale. The
sparrow, not content with being al
most wholly grain eater, does its
best to kill OF the tribes of birds that,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21
HER EASTER HAT A sTARTLER

Trenton IN. ~ Girl Wore Wonderfully
Trimmed Wastehasket.
Miss Roberta Slower. the daughter of
one Of the largest manufacturers In
Trenton, N. j., created sensation on
Easter Sunday afternoon by appearing
on the fashionable thoroughfares of
the city wearing hat Of her own ere
alton. 1t was q waste paper basket
elaborately trimmed with two feather
busters, an ear of corn, a miniature
suit case, squash, a pincushion re-
sembllng strawberry, clay turkey
and lemon.
The streets were crowded with Eas-
ter promenaders, and Miss Slower. at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

vent this the directors propose to con-
vert Norton common. In the center OF
the town, into a bird sanctuary. Here
weeds. grasses, berries and fruits OF
various kinds which are pleasing to
birds will be cultivated, and part Of
the common will be fenced in for nest
Ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21
PRESERVE TO HUMANS
THEIR FOOD SUPPLY
Activity Of the Robin, Wren, kinsbir4
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is Con.
demned by Expert Clark in Treatise
on Subject Of Birds and Their Val.
We to Man. -
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
associate Msaber American ornithol-
h. ogists' Union.)

Copyright. Joseph B. Bowles9
Science has shown that bird life
must be counted as one Of the ele-
ments OF the wealth of nations. Sci
ence has shown further that the an
inhalation of bird life means the ami
h1lation OF human life. This latter con-
ndent assertion failed of its effect
when 1t was given to the world, for no
other reason than that of its startling
nature. The people put 1t down for a
pit Of scientific buncombe.
It y q curious fact that the great
pass Of The people finally were moved
70 consider the fowls Of the air. by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21
Girls For Mssaan oarA

Leipzig is the first German city to
inaugurate a system Of bicycle mesaen,
ger girls. They are dressed in uni
forms of red, trimmed with gold braid
and gold buttons. and wear their little
messenger caps at the dangerous angle
OF forty-flye degrees. The hat is held
securely by the regulation band, which
passes under the chin and also does
away with the necessity of hatpins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

tracted great deal OF attention. ST..
was escorted by her two brothers
During the afternoon she called on her
Sunday school teacher and her pastor.
the Rev. John d. Fox. who was taken
aback at sight Of the novel top dress
ing Of the young lady. but realized the
humor Of 1t and passed her along with
a laugh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21
Eish Convoy Germs.

Experiments made In Germany prove
that the germs Of cholera or typhoid
may endanger not only those who live
below stream, but also those above the
polluted point, as. FISH carry the germs
upstream. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
HARTMAN MERGER
 CASE CONTINUES

Cincinnati, February 10.-After devoting two days to hearing testimony of wit nesses in regard to the effect on general business of the alleged merger of the liar riman lines as to the evidence of such merger by the elimination of former com petitive conditions, it was announced to- night that tomorrow the attorneys in the case would, before General Examiner Syl- vester G. Williams, enter on the record various excerpts from the evidence sub mitted before the Hartman hearing in the interstate commerce case.
 Of the 13 additional witnesses examined today only one or two developed much out of the routine statement of conditions Railroad Commissioner Gothlin of Colum- bus, O.. was on the stand most of the morning, and his experience as railroad man and as a public official brought out number of points desired by the gov ernment Several witnesses reported lit tie business with the freight solicitors. because the consignees governed the route of shipments. Almost without exception all these testified that since the merger of the Union and Southern Pacific agency there had been no preference shown in asking for business by such agents as between those companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
CONGRESS DRAWS
 THE RAGE LINE

Washington, February 1O.-(Speeial9- able to give their approval to Congress if they knew it has just drawn the race line. For it has.
 It has been done in connection with the insurgent movement in the House of Rep resentatives. The insurgents, got 29 names One of the foremost insurgents was Nell son of Wisconsin, who though born in Wisconsin, is of pure Scandinavian extrac- ton, and was born in a county named Dane
 Nelson undertook the task of getting all the scandinavians in Congress to sign the insurgent measure, and he succeeded. They are Gronna of North Dakota, Vol sted of Minnesota, Steenerson of Minne- sota, Lindberg of Minnesota, Haugen of Iowa and Nelson of Wisconsin. The story goes, moreover that MT. Haugen was not willing for time to go along with the rest of the Scandinavians, but he repre- sents one. of the strongest Scandinavian districts in the country and likewise one of the most insurgent.
 He had tdoubts about the plausibity of trying to hold his job with lot of am bilious aspirants for it on the issue of being a representative of the Scandi- navians if the opposition were to be armed with the argument that he was the only Scandinavian in Congress who voted against the insurgent programme. So he got in line and at the last moment appended his name to the resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
GERMAN LEGATION
 FIRE IS MYSTERY

Santiago, Chile, February 10-Baron von Bodman, the German minister to Chile, today made the official declaration to the Chilean government that the body of the man found in the ruins of the office of the German legation, destroyed by fire Friday last, was not that of Chancellor Beckert This gives the affair a very se- rious. though not unexpected turn.
 The medical examination established the fact yesterday that the man whose body was burned beyond recognition had been murdered. three knife wounds having been discovered. An examination by dent ists today proved beyond doubt that the body was that of some one other than Beckert A servant employed by the le- gation has been missing since the fire, and 1t is now believed it was he who was killed In this connection, an intimate friend of the German chancellor made the statement yesterday that he saw Beckert the day following the fire.
 A report has reached here that Beck ert has been captured at Chillan, the capi- tai of the province of Nuble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
Reorganization PI0n
 Of The Southern Steel
Required $2OO0 Has Been Paid In and Various Properties Will Be Sold In Birmingham In March, After Which the Work of Improvement and Extension
 Will Be Carried Out.

New York, February 1O-The reorgan- ization plan of the Southern Steel com pany became operative today when the committee announced that the s2,000,00O required for this purpose had been paid in. Of the amount called for, a liberal share is said to have been subscribed by prominent banking interests of Lon don and Paris. The various properties owned by the company will be sold by the trustees in bankruptcy at Birming- ham, Ala, some time in March, and the work of improvement and extensions al- ready planned will then be carried out.
 According to the terms of the reorgani- zation, a new company will be created
 probably under the laws of the state of New Jersey. It is intended to vest in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11

Washington, February 10.-Following close upon the discovery that Senator Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania could not, without violating provision of the constitution of the United States, accept the state portfolio in the Taft cabinet, the Senate today took prompt action to remove the constitutional ob- lection.
 Senator Hall introduced a resolution which was referred to the committee on judiciary, providing that the salary of Secretary of State be reduced from $12.- 900 to sSOO0, the figures at which 1t stood before it was increased, along with those of all other cabinet officers, two years ago.
 In view of this resolution, Assistant Attorney General Russell, to whom the question was referred, informally, for an opinion, held that if Congress re- stores the salary to what 1t was before MT. Knox entered the Senate, the case falls outside the purpose of the law and is not within the law"
 Senator Hale, in discussing the situa- tion, said
 Tt would be very serious if there were no remedy, but there is a remedy in a repeal of the law increasing the salary of the Secretary of State, and it will be immediately applied. The por- tion of the law applying to the office of the Secretary of State can be can celled by legislation, and as the law was never intended to apply in such a case as that of MT Knox, there Is no doubt that bill with this end in view will be immediately introduced and just as little doubt that it will be passed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
A STRONG ACCUSATION
 AGAINST SHERIFF SHlPP

Chattanooga, February 1O.-Copies of the governments brief in the case of the United States of America vs. J. F. Shipp. ct al.. being the prosecution on the in- formation in contempt filed in July, 1906, in connection with the lynching of Ed Johnson, a negro, were received here today. It is the closing of the govern ment's case, and is a strong accusation against Sheriff Shipp, Judge McRey- holds of the criminal court and Attorney General M N Whitaker As to these three the brief says:
 Little need be said about the testi mony of Whitaker who prosecuted John son and McReynolds, who sat as judge at his trial. Their desire to prosecute Shipp is manifest. They are also evil dently endeavoring by their testimony to justify their own actions on the night of the lynching, and especially their neg feet to make any attempt to identify any of the lynchers, even as they did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
KnON Is Knocked O1It Of
 S4,OOO M Ye0r'S Salary
Constitution of Pennsylvania Prevents the Senator From Ac ceptng Office of Secretary of State Until Congress Repeals the Obnoxious Act Which Raised
 the Salary of That Office

Senator Hale said there is no thought on the part of senator's of increasing the compensation of the Secretary of State after March 4, 1911, when MT. KnoX's term in the Senate would have expired had he served until its close. He said, it is the purpose of MT. Knox to serve througho hout the four years Of the Taft administration at a salary of $S000 per annum
 The general rls of opinion on both sides of z ate chamber was in accord wit - .ator Hale's view. by the repe ie law insofar as it affected tH 70 of the Secretary of State, but - were a few dissenting voices O. .9g emocratic side. Sena- tor Ray nself an eminent legal author NS sr ssing both sides of the n r, expressed the view that that out of tn~ difficulty. He said:
 "The status at the time the appoint ment is made governs the case. and if at that time, un9er the law, there is no increase in salary, but the salary stands as 1t did before it was increased, there can be no opposition to the ap- pointment.'
 This could be accepted as accom- plished by making the status of the law what it was before the increase was made.
 In the House there was general ac ceptance of the suggestion, but it was not accepted by all as feasible. Some members raised the question as to whether even after a repeal he would not be prohibited, inasmuch as the constitution forbids the appointment to an office. the salary of which has been raised during the appointee's term as a member of Congress, nothing being said about the subsequent reduction of the salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11

not see fit to attempt to stop the lynch ing. They testify that at about the time the mob entered the jail they were a few blocks from the jail and apprehended that theYe was a mob for Johnson. For more than half an hour before the mob came to the jail with Johnson they were in the county courthouse, about 25 feet from the jail, etc.
 "Only one conclusion can be drawn" continues the brief, "Shipp not only made the work of the mob easy but aided and abetted it. The motive for his actions is found in his desire to avoid criticism by a certain element in the community and obtain votes for his reelection
 The brief, a document of 60 printed pages, is signed by Charles J. Bona partes Attorney General Henry NJ Hoyt, solicitor general and Edward w Law renee, special assistant to the Attorney General.
 Reply briefs will be prepared at once by the defense. It is only about two weeks until the final hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
INDEX OF TODAY's NEWS
Page l..

Page i. Anti-Japanese bill Is rejected Electoral vote Is counted Taft arrives at mouth of Mississippi. Knox will lose third of his salary. Reorganization of Southern Steel. Strong accusation against Sheriff Shpp. Evidence concluded in Smith trial. Employers responsible for unmaking men. Fierce storm in Philadelphia.
 Page 2. Well-known young man dies in Ensey. Bad negro gets drop on deputy sheriff at Bessemer.
 Page 5. Work of paving is to begin at once. Gadsden people smiling again. Appropriation pleases Walker.
 Page ?. Editorial commentA
 Page 5. King testimony before senate commit tee brings forth statement from Dren- nen Family happily reunited after a5 years separation. Board of Education hopes soon to have funds available from bond issue. East Birmingham is all that remains annexed to Birmingham. Authorities begin crusade on dope fiends' One hundred and eighty thousand dollar sale of iron ore lands consummated.
 Page 6. The iron market.
 Page :. Birmingham society. Feminine Fances, by Dolly Dalrymple.
 Page g. Stock market still very sluggish. Cotton declines a few points. Wheat makes new high records.
 Page 10. Hammer addresses city athletes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
DEATH PREFERRED
 TO WEDDING BELLS

Pittsburg. February 10-True to the lover she left in Russia, Smila Majestoro- wit. 16 years old, belle of the Russo-Greek colony of Ruquesne, a suburb, cut her own throat early today, rather than marry a suitor of her parents selection.
 Her wedding to Mike Cucolz had been arranged and last night the wedding feast was celebrated When long after mid night the beer ran out Smila was sent to the cellar for more. She did not return and her brother, going to see what was wrong, found her dead in a pool of blood with her throat cut. Prior to the suicide she stated her father locked her in a room with Cucolz, hoping she might re- lent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
BUFFALO SUFFERS
 FROM GREAT FIRE

Buffalo. February 10.-Fire tonight de- stroyed the entire south end of the block facing on Michigan, Scott and West Mar ket streets. The Buffalo Produce ex- change and about 20 commission firms were burned out, involving loss of about S225 GOO. The worst blizzard of the win ter was raging, and for a time the whole produce commission district was in dan ger. The principal losers are:
 Satuoff & Hendel, John w. Snyder, William C. Townsend, A. H. Doolittle, Rothenburg Bros, H. A. Paxson and Charles B. Lang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11

new company all the properties owned not only by the Southern Steel company but also those of the Georgia Steel com pany, the Lacey-Buek Iron company, and the Chattanooga Iron and Coal company. The directors of the new company will be elected in classes by the reorganiza- ton committee.
 These new securities will be author ized: $10,O0O,000 of 4 per cent first and re- funding mortgage 20-year gold bonds; aO, GOO, 900 common stock, and S,0o0000 non- cumulative per cent preferred stock.
 The properties of the Southern Steel company and subsidiary concerns include plant sites covering over 2000 acres and red and brown ore lands, and rights covering over 4, ,0o0 acres There are also six coal mines, with a monthly capacity of SS000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11

insist upon "poutet Creole (young chick ems stuffed with fresh mushrooms), While others declare that teal duck With a carefully prepared pecan nut butter would be much more appetizing. Many favor crawfish bisque, but others hold out Tor tbe old-fashioned Creole gumbo- The fish will be either pompano or sheeps- head and it will be cooked in Charbord wine. There will be fruit salad in which the principal ingredients will be nine apples bananas, oranges, grape fruit. celery and a rich Creole dressing Biscuit glace, pralines of cocoanut and other sweet things will form the last courses.
 Old cellars have been ransacked and wine of rare vintage unearthed for the occasion There will be Amatlllado Chateau LaFitte and many other fine old wines, which, according to the chefs have been stored away for so many years that rakes will be required to separate -hem from the cobwebs which have gath cred over the bottles.
 feature of the banquet is to be the serving of the cafe brulot. Several hun dred silver bowls have been secured and the coffee, rich with aroma of spices and cognac will be stirred with long silver ladies by darkies chanting old Creole songs while the alcohol Is burning
 The President-elect will leave for Gin cinnati at 9:20 o'clock Saturday morning. over the Queen and Crescent route. Mrs Taft will leave about the same time over the Louisville and Nashville for Wash ington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-11
Meridian Prepares for Taft.

Meridian, Miss, February 10.-(Special) Secretary Moore of the Meridian board iof trade this afternoon wired Secretary Trezevant of the New Orleans Progress s,,1e union asking that the Meridian peo- nla he advised as to the train that Pres ident-elect Taft will leave New Orleans upon Saturday morning, and inauiring also what character of reception In Me ridian would be entertained by MT. Taft.
 If the President-elect leaves New Or leans on the first train 1t VIII give nm Q stav of one hour and 20 minutes in Meridian, during which time it is the de- sire of the people here to have him ad- dress them and to accept of them an informal reception. Should MT. Taft de- part on the fast Queen and Crescent train he will have ten minutes here and II ne will consent to the plan he will be asked for a five-minute address from the steps of his car at the south end of the union passenger station 4#