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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
LONG SINGING RECORD
Aged Magistrate Marbles Hundred
Ballads in One Evening Without
Being Much Fatigued.

Especial Cable TO Herald Republican. }
London. May What is believed to
be the most prolonged singing per-
Torrance on record has Just been
achieved by Alexander r. Porter. a
magistrate. living in the Liverpool
suburb Of Waterloo, who, before retir-
ing from business, was chief account
ant in Liverpool Of the North and
South Wales bank
Mr.. Porter has sung a hundred songs
In one evening by way Of demonsgraI L
ing his vigor at the age of r. The
veteran magistrate is sprightIy in his
bearing, and mas a ruddy and cheerful
race. He believes that vigorous and
frequent singing tends to longevity
and good health and attributes his own
mental and physical Well-being to yo-
cal exercise.
Since he was a lad he has always he
gun the day by a vigorous bout of
singing before breakfast and closed IL
with q liberal exercise of his vocal
chords in the evening. The more he
has sung the more he has found him.
self able TO sing and he contends that
the singing has invigorated his heart
and BRAIN expanding his lungs, and so
contributed largely to his enjoyment
OF good health.
Mr.. Porter, on his seventy-second
birthday, gave q party to relatives ana
friends, and during the evening sang
seventy-two songs. one for each year
OF his life. The songs included mod
ern light opera, old ballads and sacred
selections, and were rendered in a
rich and powerful baritone, accom-
panied by a pianoforte.
The feat took six hours, with neces-
sary intervals. AS the outcome or a
suggestion that he had exhausted him
self, the wonderful veteran invited his
friends another evening. when he sang
100 songs, and demonstrated that his
staying powers were better than those
OF some Of his chalIengers.
On this evening Mr.. Porter began
singing ct a quarter to seven in the
evening and finished at half past one
next morning. his performance thus
occupying, with intervals, six and
three-QUarter hours
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
VALUE OF TRAINING
Germans Rise to Crisis Because of
Their Education IN Military
knowledge.

Especial Cable to Herald-RepubfcaP)
Berlin, May What military train
ing has done for the German nation
was remarkably illustrated in the re-
cent Socialist open-air meeting, held In
this city as a demonstration against
the Prussian franchise bill
More than 10000 demonstrators were
on hand, but the affair was conducted
without parallel for orderliness, disci-
pline and self-control-
Only a handful Of policemen were to
be seen throughout the capital No
more We're needed, for rive OF the kais-
er's army corps on parade could not
have conducted themselves with great
er tranquility and regularity.
The Prussian official theory that
working men cannot be trusted TO air
their grievances publicly without peril
to law and order has been totally ex-
ploded, and the Socialists have fur
nished a proof OF the thoroughness of
their organization, which IS not likely
soon to be forgotten
Three separate demonstrations took
place. Two were in Berlin proper and
one in the outskirts, at the Treptow
park. the region from which armed bat
talions of the president of the police.
Herr Won Jagow, barred the Socialists
five weeks ago. Between $4,000 and
10000 persons took part IN each of their
Berlin meetings, but there were not
fewer than 100000 at the Treptow park.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
HUNTER WOUNDED, But
STRANGLES ALEOPARD
New Yorker Hero of Terrific Com
bat With Great Cat in South
African Jungles.

Especial Cable to Republican,
London, May 7.-Mr. G. NJ Wyn-
koop, a prominent American sports
man, who has just returned to Eng
land from a hunting expedition in
East Africa. has brought with him a
story of an unparalleled fight for life
with a leopard
Mr.. Akeley of the New York Muse
um of Natural History, was the hero
Of the combat. He shot a leopard IN
the left leg while hunting near the
Tana river The Infatuated beast
sprang at him and hurled him to the
ground. A terrific struggle followed
Mr.. Akeley was unable TO shake him
self free and the animal seized his left
arm and began to chew it
The unfortunate hunter was unable
to move and was compelled to bear the
sickening sensation OF having his limb
slowly eaten until the leopard's neck
came within reach of his disengaged
arm Then, with q despairing effort,
Mr.. AkeIey clutched the animal by the
throat and strangled it.
When his assistants discovered him
he was found to be terribly injured,
but he Is expected to recover.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
WATERWAY THROUGH
HEART OF EUROPE
Impetus Given International Scheme
By the Municipality of
Paris.

Especial Cable to Herald-RepubIican }
Geneva, May IA waterway through
the heart Of Europe joining the North
sea TO the Mediterranean and passing
through Holland, Germany, Switzer-
land and France, will be an accom-
plished fact within the next few years
The Paris municipality has given
the first impetus to the international
scheme by deciding TO open naviga-
t1on on the WhOne between Geneva
anc MarseIiles, and has decided to con-
struct barrage and a parallel canal
70 the Rhone from Genissiat. an hours
journey by train from Geneva The
work viii be commenced this sum
mer and completed in 1913
Inc swiss association for navigation
from the Rhone to the Rhine has
pledged itself to prolong the river
route from Geneva to Basic via the
lakes of Neuchatel, Morat and Bfenne
and the River Aar, which flows into
the Rhine. The North Sea is already
connected with Basic by the Rhine
highway.
1t would cost little to construct a
Few short canals and deepen the river
beds in Switzerland, and this would
have been done long ago, but on ac-
count of the opposition of the rail-
way companies in France, Switzerland
and Germany This opposition has now
been counteracted, and in the near
future a motor boat or a steam yacht
will be able to steam through the heart
of Europe
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
Son of Edward VII Proclaimed
as King of England and
Ruler of British Dominions
Beyond the Seas.
DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Privy Council Meets and Ap-
proves the Proclamation.
Fanfare Of TrumpetS in Ac-
CordanCe With Ancient Idea.
GREAT CROWDS IN LONDON

London, May king George
was proclaimed this afternoon The
proclamation was approved by the
privy council at o'clock
The council met in the throne room
at St. James palace under the presi-
dency of the Earl of Crewe, who Of
fciated in the absence of Viscount
Wolverhampton. the lord president OF
the council. The new monarch was
given the title of King George V
The king, who had driven over from
Marlborough house. waited in room
adjoining the council chamber while
the lengthy fornaliries leading up to
the actual proclamation were proceed
ing.
With today's ceremony and in his
forty-fifth year, the second son born to
King Edward VII and Queen Alexan-
dra. becomes the ruler OF the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British dominions beyond
the seas, king, defender of the faith
and emperor of India
Great Bel TOIIed.
The toliing of the great bell IN St.
PauIs cathedral at minute intervals
between and o'clock this morning,
an Office performed only for the SOW
ereign end the archbiShopS Of Canter-
bury and York. conveyed to the count
less thousands Of LOndoners and sub
urbanites the first intimation Of the
death Of King Edward VII
Crowds coming into the city on
early trains proceeded toward Buck
ingham palace, and by 9 o'clock an
immense stream Of people was slowly
filing past the front of the building,
4 -
west end OF the palace to gaze on.
the windows of the chamber where
the body of the dead king was lying.
On the bulletin board was still
pinned the sheet Of foolscap with its
tidings of the momentous event
scrawled hurriedly in a dozen words,
and this was another center of inter
est for the throng, each of whom
seemed determined to read with his
own eyes the official announcement
Royal Standard HaIf-masted.
Over the palace the royal standard
was half-masted, but except for this
and the frequent coming and going Of
officials and attendants at the palace
there was little outward evidence of
the passing away of the great king.
Queen Alexandra is bearing up
bravely. She had breakfast as usual IN
her own apartments today.
Members Of the royal household at
tended a special service in the private
chapel of the palace at an early hour
The death Of his majesty has caused
a general ksrsp ension Of business and
the abandonment Of all race meetings
q nd other sports. public gaieties and
private entertainments. The theatres
have been closed. The stock exchange
and other markets were closed today,
and the law courts took a recess as a
token Of respect. Everywhere through
out the country flags were placed at
ships and shipping, while church bells
sounded the doleful news.
The bulk Of the population Of the
country have donned mourning garb IN
some form. Men who are not wholly
clothed IN black are wearing black
neckscarfs or black bands about their
coat sleeves.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
TOURISTS PAY AUTO TAX
New Wrinkle In Effect When Freedom
Is Shuf Off.

Especial Cable to Herald-Republican)
Paris, May Tourists who come TO
France on motoring expeditions will
soon have to pay a tax on their cars.
The chamber Of deputies had allowed
them only three months to career in
absolute freedom over the country, but
the senate, more generous. has in
creased interval to four months, after
which they must either pay the tax or
send their motor cars away. As 1t Is
calculated that this will bring only
$4,000 to the national Golfers IN the
course of q tvveivemonth, the wisdom of
the step IS questioned by many prac-
teal persons, who, considering the vast
amount of money that foreigners spend
in France, ask why they should be ex-
Dosed to such vexation- They argue
that. rather than submit to It. such
tourists will betake themselves to other
countries, where they viii not be an
moved in this fashion.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
JAPAN HAS RACE THAT
DESCENDED FROM DOG
Hairy Ainu of Mikado's Kingdom
Prove to Be Big Curiosities
in Great Britain.
lsnac,aI cable TO Herald-Repubncan.)

Especial Cable TO Herald-Repubhcan)
London, May Ten Ainu, that hairy
race who believes they are descended
from a dog, who have strange rites and
worship boars, have arrived from Japan
and are now at Shepherds Bush, where
their village Will be one of the sights
at the Japan-British exhibition.
A party of twenty-six Formosans
came with them, and they also will live
in their village in the exhibition
grounds. London has seldom seen a
stranger people than the Ainu. There
were four men, four women, a little
bow and the baby-Okajaki-f asleep
in a bed on his mothers back. as snug
as an Italian "bambino."
The men have the thick. curling
boards of patriarchs, and their long
hair falls in coils over their shoulders.
The women's hair hangs loose about
their faces, and their lips are tattooed
thickly as though they were ringed In
with burnt cork The upper lips are
tattooed with fierce kaiser moustaches.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
COMPULSORY FOOTBALL
AT ORDER OF THE KAISER

Especial Cable to Herald Republican
Berlin, May THE military authori-
ties are awaiting with interest the in
PRODUCTION in the army of the direct
instiga ton OF the kaiser, of compulsory
football and other sports. Football is
to be the game above all others. The
kaiser IS convinced that II can not but
help to increase the physical and moral
value of his troops. Sport. as 1t is
known In the English army and navy,
is entirely a novelty in Germany. 1t is
the kaiser's intention that his soldiers,
after acquiring freedom of movement
at the fondness for football, shall take
up other sports, including tugs-of-war
and track athletics,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

He had two daughters, both of whom
were married, and had received good
dowry.
One of them was the wife of an ar
tiIlery captain stationed at Vincennes,
who often called on his invalid father
in-law and had dinner with him 1t
was during one of these friendly Wis
its that the tragedy took place
The officer, it seems. left the Vim
cennes garrison in the best OF hunor In
the evening and walked part OF the
way to his father-in-law's house.
On arriving he was received in the
most friendly way. and his father-in-
law insisted on his remaining for din
ner. The servant was told to purchase
certain things and she left the two
men, who seemed very happy. talking
together most pleasantly.
HALF an hour later. when she re-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

In two years time there is every
probability that passengers viii travel
between England and France without
changing railway carriages and that
light goods from any part OF England
will be transported to any part OF the
continent without being unloaded on
the dockside and taken from the rail-
way van to the ships hold
A ferTy-boat service between Calais
and Dover, to be followed by similar
services between other ports. is now
being organized and advising engineers
like Sir William White and Sir John
Wolfe Barry and g staff OF other ex-
pert engineers are hard at work on his
great enterprise.
In speaking of the enterprise Sir
Charles Rivers Wilson, former presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk railway Of
Canada, said:
-In 1905 we obtained parliamentary
powers to proceed with a train-ferry
service between England and France
and a syndicate was formed, Of which
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
MARRY AFTER WAITING
F0RTY-SIX LONG YEARS

Especial Cable TO rald-Republican.)
London, May AFTER waiting forty
six years to marry her lover, FrauIein
Singer, aged 81, was united yesterday
at. Altdorf to her fiance, Herr Wattav,
who is OF the same age.
The couple left for Argentine or
their honeymoon trip. They knew each
other as schol children, and became en-
gagged at the age of eighteen, when
Herr Wattaw left Switzerland for South
America to seek his fortune. The couple
corresponded regularly and exchanged
over 1000 letters and scores of photo
graphs.
Fraulein Singer in her younger DAYS
refused several offers of marriage and
remained faithful to the scnoolboy
lover.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

Lord Weardale Is chairman We had
the advice Of Sir Benjamin Baker, who
Is now dead, and Sir William White
has advised US as to the construction
Of ships The work is making good
progress and the only difficulty in the
way is the lethargy Of the railway
companies. They have promised us all
assistance, but they have not SO far
co-operated with Us IN an energetic
and practical way
However, there is no insuperable
obstacle in the way, and with public
opinion behind US, and. If necessary,
fuller parliamentary powers, we shall
probably be able to start the first
train-ferry between England and
France well within two years.
There Is nothing extraordinary
about II, and It is 50 possible that
IN Canada and the United States alone
there are something Ike seventy-two
train ferry services over great lakes
and rivers, and most travellers on the
continents are familiar with the serV-
ice
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

turned, she was Mortified to find the
old man dead in his armchair with a
bullet wound in his head, and the Of
ficer dead likewise, lying on a bed in
side from which, as it afterward ap-
peared, three shots had been fired The
officer seems to have shot himself
twice IN the mouth. Various surmises
have been made as to the cause OF this
apparent murder and suicide, such as
a family quarrel over money matters.
and also a will, but nothing has been
established for certain.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
TO BUILD A TRAIN FERRY
ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL
Plan Adopted at Last Whereby Pas
seneers Nay Be Carried From Paris
and London Without Change.


IL between England and France channel
Shore ferry boat
ali hadth and adherents
public has settled the belief
actually
progress English pushing
with it in a satisfactory
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
AERoPLANE VS.. MOToRBoAr.

Special Cable to Herald-RepubIican.) }
London, May IA novel race. IN
which an aeeroplane will pit Its speed
against that OF a motorboat. Will take
place at the Bournemouth International
aviation meeting in July. The Motor
Yacht club recently issued a chalIen gs
10 the Aero club, which the isstex LES
now accepted.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
FAMILY SKELETON CAUSE
OF MYSTERIOUS MURDEI
Artillery Officer and Fatter-in-Law
Found Dead in the LatteYs
Home in Vincernes.

ID ARIS May AN artillery officer
both result
of family affair that has been up
amaed fortune in his trade butcher He
the city of his houses while
the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16
METHoplSTS OF UPPER IOWA
CONFERENCE PREPARE FOR
ANNUAL GATHERING.
OPENS TUESDAY,, SEPT. 10,
IN SESSION SIX DAYS
Charles City Selects Preliminary Com
mittees to Mako Plans For Enter.
tainment of 400 Ministers and Lay
men-other Iowa News of General
Interest.

Charles City, Aug. 1.-THE Metho-
dist people of the city are now en-
gagged in preparing for the coming
Upper Iowa conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The conference
is to meet on Sept. 10 and continue in
session until the 10th. This meeting is
expected to bring to the city about 400
visitors, pastors of eastern Iowa and
their wives.
Last year the conference met at
Mason City and thru the efforts of
Rev. Mr.. Caffyn and a number OF
boosters for this city a decision was
reached by the last years conference TO
hold the meeting this year at Charles
City.
During the six days which will be
devoted to the conference work the
people of Charles City will extend the
hospitality of the city to the distin-
guished ministerial visitors and there
IS no doubt but what the people of this
city will do this with credit
A committee, composed of the fol-
lowing, has been selected to look at
ter the entertainment of the visitors
E. p. Humml, Mrs. w. II. Shepard, H
c: Ireland and Rev. j. R. Caffyn.
AS there are a great many details
in connection with the work of enter
tanning this annual meeting of the
Methodist ministers the committee in
charge desire to get the question set
tied and out of the way as quickly as
possible, and to that end an effort is
being made to get all of the places
arranged during the coming week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16
DAMAGE BY STORM.
Story County Barn, Including Several
Horses, Destroyed by Lightning.

Story County Barn, Including Several
Horses, Destroyed by Lightning.
Special to Times Republican
Nevada, Aug. 16.-Lightning struck
a barn on a farm belonging to John
Hopkins Of this city during an electri-
cal storm yesterday and set fire to the
building, which was destroyed, to-
gether with the contents. The tenant
is Orville Sarsfield and his loss was
considerable. There We're three horses
in the barn at the time and two OF
them persisted in the flames, while an
other broke loose, escaped from the
barn after 1t was aflame and ran a
distance UP the road, before it dropped
over dead. Besides the horse the barn
contained ten tons of hay, 200 bushels
Of corn, some oats, six sets of good
harness, some farm machinery and
other property. The barn was worth
about 5000. The loss to Mr.. Sarsfield
was close to $1,000 and was partially
covered by insurance.
One of the heaviest rain storms of
the season fell here during the fore
noon, about two inches falling. There
was little wind with the rain and nc
corn was blown down. The rain was
general over the county and was the
salvation of the slowly drying up corn
crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16
ottumwa Women Hurt in Wreck.

Niagara Fails, n. Y, Aug. 16.-In a
head-on collision between two trolley
cars in the gorge last evening, nine
persons were injured, one seriously
The collision occurred at Swift Drift,
and the point in the gorge where the
river breaks into the swift rapids above
the whirlpool. The ledge upon which
the tracks rest is narrow and on the
river side there is a sheer drop OF
twenty feet into the churning waters.
Both cars were shattered by the ter
rife force of the collision but neither
left the rails. Among the injured are:
Miss Elizabeth Campbell and Mrs.
James Gordon, OF Ottumwa, Iowa.
The accident was due to the failure
of brakes to work on the down river
car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16
QUESTION Of METHODS
FIGHT ON SUPERINTENDENT
RoTHERT CONTEST BETWEEN
SYSTEMS.
ORAL VS.. FINGER READING
AMONG STATES DEAF
Oid-Tisns Students Renew Attacks on
schooi Man Because He Favors New
err Methods-Take Advantage OF
Deposition of Cownie to Renew
Their Campaign.
s7ecia, to Times-Republican.

S,,eciat to mes-Republican.
Des NIoines, Aug. 16.-At one of the
% ge.rences of the state board of con-
tIx.l scd neads of institutions last year,
Superintendent H. r. Rothert, Of the
state school for the deaf, made some
statements which may throw light on
Ike nature of the attack to which he
bis now being subjected by certain deaf
persons Of the state thru their organi-
cations. He was discussing the ques-
ton OF teaching the oral method and
lip reading as against the older system
o. anger writing and stated that at
Council Bluffs both systems We're
taught. It was also disclosed that
among the older deaf people there Is
Inl:ci. antagonism to the oral method.
Il seeing that this antagonis1n to in
novations OF this kind has no small
part te play in the fight being made
against MI. Rothert. Some OF the let
tecs 20 the state board indicate that
the compialnants are opposed to MI.
Rutters because he does not use the
finger reading. The fact is that they
are Aghtlng the Introduction Of the oral
| SYSTEM AZ Is alSO ulSClOSCo lAlG1I OAAO
reason the matter has been brought up
al this time is a hope that because of
the unsettled condition of affairs in
connection with state institutions a
better chance will be had to GUST Mr..
Rothert. Mr.. Cownie, while he was
chairman, had most to do with aiding
III the quelling of trouble at the school
and preventing the success Of the re-
calcitrant students; and now that he is
out OF the way the thought was that
i, would be easy enough to stir up a
revolution at the school But lniss
see,ns to be the wrong tip on the sit
uation.
The city council investigation into
the wide-openness of the town, which
was started yesterday and will be con-
tinued indefinitely, promises to be full
of enss.tions. At least it is quite GER
tain from the prelfminaries that there
will be a great deal of recriGninatio lion
and heavy cross-fire. The citizens who
are interested only in good government
and care nothing for the personal fort
unes Of any person, fear that the real
issue will be obscured behind a mass
Of purely fictitious contentious, and
that the public will never see beyond
the petty quarrelS or the members or
the council The case is regarded as.
in very large way. being a trial of
the commission form of government, at
least a test to find out whether the plan
works out as its author intended it
shouldby bringing definite responsible
ity up to the voters.
While the chief of police, George
Yeager. is the accused person, and w.
c. Barber is the accuser, yet it is hard
ly concealed that the trial has signi-
ffcance far beyond these two persons.
The outcome Of the hearing will be
watched with great interest not only
here but everywhere, as it is regarded
az one OF the crisis that will test to
the limit the commission plan