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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15

The lady elected Principal of
the First Ward school, to take
the place made vacant by the
election of Mrs. Susie Faith to
the position of Co. Superintend-
ent of Schools, arrived today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15

Robert loft, of Council Bluffs,
is in this city, guest Of Mr.. J.
W. Harris and family, for a few
days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15

Frank Tedford and wife, of
Leigh, Nebraska, are in this
city, for a few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Donahoo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-15

Chas. Eliff of South Dakota
is in this city for a few days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Smith. He is returning from
Illinois to his home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

san Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, May D.
A large part of Cartago, Costa Rioa' was
destroyed last night by powerful seis-
mic movement. Details are very meagre'
as the telegraph wires have been ievelieo
between San Jose and Cartago. The op-
orators at the latter place were killed.
If Is known that at least 500 persons are
dead and many hundreds injured.
Scores of building were thrown down.
among them the palace of justice, erect
ed by Andrew Carnegie.
). The wife and child of DIR. Bocanegra,
the Guatemalan magistrate to the Gen.
trail American court. have been killed
Excitement reigns as the earthquake
shocks continue. San Jose has been
shaken and several buildings damaged
but no deaths reported. Several persons
were slightly injured. Earthquake shocks
were also felt at several points in Mica
ragua, near the Costa Rican frontier
Reports reaching here state that there i
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
5000 TRAINMEN
WILL GET RAISE

New York, May Approximately y
5000 trainmen and conductors employed
on the lines of the New York Central
railroad east of Buffalo Will receive
substantial wage increases by a de-
oision rendered today by E. e. Clark
and p. II. Morrissey, arbitrators il
the controversy between the road and
it's employees. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad and the
Delaware and Hudson railroad anc
their employees are likewise bound by
the ruling, which, broadly speaking
takes the recent Baltimore and Ohio
settlement as a basis. The schedule
of wages which the Baltimore and Ohio
granted not long ago was adopted by
the unions as a standard which they
have been attempting to enforce on
al, the lines in the eastern territory
I'VE won hands down. said A. 3
Garretson. president of the order OF
Railway Conductors. commenting OF
The decision tonight. with the excep
tions, which will not apply to any line
except the New York Central proper
the contention of the committees ano
organizations is granted by the arbi.
traitors. This extends the standardiza
tions of wages in the eastern territory
and virtually guarantees its universe
application
The exception referred to by Gar
retson concerns conductors and train
men on the main line of the New York
Central between New York and Buff
falo, and on the West Shore Because
OF the high speed made on these runs
the mileage is greater than elsewher,
and the Baltimore and Ohio rate was
tn erefore held excessive. An increas,
for these employees, excepting men OF
through trains, may be made after Jan.
uary /, next, however.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
TODAY's AGE-HERALD

lover hundred miners killed by cx.
plosion. .4
Battered railroad bill waits for Taft.
Ballinger and Brandeis in a wranple.
2-Mallory gets 1893 majority in Dallas
county.
3-Excellent work done by schools.
Enumerators will be given more time.
4EEditorial comment.
5-Tom Alexander killed in local hotel..
Lee Long and o. P. Gaut discuss
election outcome.
Travellers Protective association con-
vention opens today.
Hardware men enjoy final banquet.
City committee fixes June 20 as pri-
mary date.
6-Enumerators will soon finish at Ems
ley.
7--1,irr,ir ham social news.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
2 .s's '"""h talk.
Church needs many new bishops.
H. ..-.is i.S1s.
IL g in stock market.
No gains made in cotton.
yaai q made in wheat
makes good impressions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Erskinc Ramsay, an engineering ex-
pert who went out to the Palos mine
with the rescue train stated last night
that it is impossible at this time to as
certain the exact cause of the explosion.
'As a rule" he said, big mine ex-
plosions come in cold weather when
there is no moisture. and the mine dries
out, causing an accumulation of dust. In
warm weather the air is moist, and the
dust settles The Muiga explosion came
during cold SPELL and following dry
weather. This, may have had something
to do with that explosion, and may fig
ure in the awful disaster today.
1.-THE after damp, the destruction of
brattices, and disarrangement of ventila-
tior makes it slow work to get at the
seat of the trouble
Mine explosions are either caused by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
NINE Explosions IN
SUMMER MONTHS RARE

y Yesterdays explosion at Palos, in =
y the month of May, is regarded as the =
y more remarkable. as mine explosions =
y occur very rarely in summer =
y month. Practically all of the serious =
y explosions which have occurred in =
y the Birmingham district have been =
y in the winter and early spring =
y months, especially February March {
. and April. =
y This is explained by mine experts =
. as follows: During the winter cold =
= air is carried into the mine. This =
. cold air becomes warmed and alb =
y serbs moisture and carries water =
y from the mine. The more water car =
= ried from the mine, the dryer the =
y mine becomes and the more liable =
y is dust to collect =
y On the other hand, during the sum- =
" mer months, warm air carrying an =
y excess of moisture goes into the mine 4
y and as it cools the water is left in 4
y the mine. Thus water is constantly Z
y being taken into the mine during the 4
= summer months and taken out dur I
. ing the winter 1t is for this reason 4
y that the explosions occur during the 4
y cold months when there is an abnor- 4
y NAL absence OF water In the mine. 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Red Cross Workers Are
at Scene Of Disaster
Red Flag Is Flying and Representatives Will Be Con-
santy on the Scene-Pathetic Incidents of Catas
trophe Related by Spectator.

yestigate the conditions at Palos. There
is of course a great deal of work to
do. The explosion was awful and there
Is no hope that any of the men are
alive.
"As an example of the pathetic cases
take those of Dave Williams and VIII
Willum. These two men were until
recently employed at Virginia Mines,
but yesterday they went to work at
Palos. Both are down In that chamber
of horrors and there is no hope of
their being alive. They both leave
widows and six children each
These mine explosions are hard to
account for. Mr.. Felix Drennen told
me tonight that the mine has been
shut down for a week and only re-
sumed operations today. He said that
after the Mulga disaster they decided
to close down and do everything they
could to safeguard their property. The
sprinkled every part of the mine and
installed everything that they thought
would aid in preventing Just such a
thing as has occurred today. They re-
sumed work at the miEes this morn
ing with reasonably full force Of
men and within few hours has come
an explosion that sets at defiance all
of their efforts to prevent such cat
astrophe. The Drennens are certain
ly doing all they can. They are on
the scene and working like Trojans and
seem to be everywhere at once. The
Of down
about $500 feet in the slope at the
time of the explosion and when L left
tonight the rescners had only got dowr
about 400 feet.
"The Red Cross workers will now be
on the scene constantly for some tint
to come"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Federal Authorities Are
Stirred By New Horror

Washington, May 5.-When news or the
Palos disaster was communicated by the
Associated Press to the officials of the
United states geological survey they I'M
mediately telegraphed hurried instruc-
tiops to two of their experts at Birming-
ham TO proceed with all haste to the
Palos mines with their rescue equipment
and render all possible aid. These men
are J. ]. Rutiedge, who has charge OF
the mine rescue station of the geological
survey at Knoxville, Tenn, and George
F. Rice.
Roth of them were in Birmingham with
their equipment. which renders 1t pos
sible for them to enter the mine In spite
of the black damp. Having gone there
at the time of the Mulga disaster week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Ramsay Discusses Cause
OF Explosions In Mines

fire damp or dust. There is question
whether dust explosion is possible
without gas, and in the largest explo-
sicns, both often figure. Fire damp is
the same gas or carbonated hydrogen
that we saw at the gas well in Fay
cite. The dust does not explode unless
it is agitated, by blowing out shot or
some other disturbance, such as a very
snail gas explosion. Any finely pulver-
lied substance is usually an explosive
under certain conditions. Dust often
causes terrible explosions in flour mills.
ut might have been set off by an
open miners lamp or by a shot.
1.-The condition of the mine was above
suspicion as the fire boss, who is charg-
ell with the duty of examining it before
the shifts change, was in the mine the
night before, and allowed his boys to
go in, all four of whom are lost"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

ago they had not concluded their invests
CATION in the cause of the Mulga accident.
When members of Congress heard of
the disaster their thoughts turned at
once to the measure now in Congress for
the creation of a bureau of mines in the
interior department. One of the chief
purposes of the passage of such bill
was to provide for a thorough study of
the causes of mine explosions with view
to preventing them as far as possible
through federal regulations.
Senator Scott, who had charge of the
bill in the Senate Immediately took steps
to get the conferees together Tor the
adjustment of the differences Gctween
the Senate and the House. The bill will
become law as soon as the conference
report is adopted and the act is signed
by the President
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Detective Is Acquitted

Fayetteville, w. Va, May 5.-Acquittal
was speedily voted by a jury in the case
of Albert c. Felts, superintendent of a
private detective agency, who had been
OH trial charged with highway robbery.
Several members of the Hatfield family
of feudal fame were among the wit
nesses for the prosecution and Fayette-
vile has been in state of fear during
the trial, owing to the intense feeling
manifested by partisans Of both prose-
cution and defense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
SIX MEN ARRESTED
FOR NIGHT RIDING

Paducah. KY, May 5.-John Atkinson,
Jewell Robinson and Woodson, George,
Roy and John Crawford. prosperous Liv-
insstone county farmers were arrested
today, charged with night riding.
The arrests are the result of a recent
visit by the deputy state fire marshal to
this section, where numerous mysterious
fires have been attributed to the raiders.
Atkinson e said to have confessed, i'm
plicating the other five.
Theee are the first night riders arrested
N Livingstone county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
KNOCKED INTO RIVER
AND KILLED BY SHOCK

. Sam Goolsby, rural mail carrier to =
the mines and justice of the peace =
y at Porters, was killed while walking =
y on the track in front of the mouth =
y OF the mine. He was knocked 50 feet =
y into the river and was horribly man. =
y gled and burned. The flame from =
y the opening seemed to envelop him =
y entirely, although he was probably =
y 100 feet from the mouth of the =
y slope. He leaves a wife and ten =
y children. =
y Goolsby's clothing was almost =
y burned from his body and the mail =
y sack which he was carrying was =
y burned half in two and the letters =
y which he was carrying were con- =
y sumed. =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Maurice Willows. superintendent OF
the Birmingham Boys club and Chill
dren's Aid society returned from Palos
la st night where he went yesterday aft
ernoon to aid in the Red Cross work.
.The Red Cross flag is now flying
at Palos," said Mr.. WILLOWS last night.
"Dr Rountree and Major Dodge OF
the First Aid corps are on the ground
and are being assisted by Jelks Cab
aniss, who also represents The Red
Cross. The local Red Cross society has
telegraphed e. r. Bicknell, the nation
al director of the Red Cross, asking
him to return to the district to in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

The following notice. was given out

= The following notice was given out
= last night for publication:
= "The Jefferson county chapter OF
= the National Red Cross society
= makes an earnest appeal to a gener-
! GUS public for funds for the relief
= of the Palos sufferers. Large con-
= tributions are needed and he gives
. twice who gives quickly.
= ''All funds contributed will be care
= fully and judiciously expended.
= Headquarters of the National Red
= Cross society at Washington have
= been wired for trained helpers. All
y funds payable to w. Fl. Manly, at
= the birmingham Trust and Savings
. bank, who is treasurer of the Jeffer-
= son county chapter, National Red
y Cross society.
= "All pastors of churches in the city
. and district are urged to present the
= matter to their respective congrega-
= tions on Sunday next and request
= liberal offerings to be made that
= morning for this purpose.
. "A. III. FORD,
= president Jefferson County Chap
= ter, National Red Cross Society"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Alarm In Washington

so consequent upon the disaster.
Alarm In Washington
Washington, May 5.-Central American
diplomats were thrown into CONSERVATION
tonight over the news of the destruction
of Carriage. At the Costa Rican office
here Minister. Calvo received word that
the city practically had been destroyed; ;
that 500 persons were dead and many hun
dred injured as result of the disturb
ance. Further. the minister was in
formed by the department for foreign af-
fairs, the shocks have not ceased. and
the damage and loss of life is confined to
Carriage.
John Barrett, director of the Interna-
tional Bureau of American Republics
when Informed that the palace of justice
had been destroyed said that Mr.. Car
neeie In this city had inquired eagerly as
to the progress being made in the erec-
tion Of the palace of justice. Mr. Carne-
gle said he would not be able to go to
Costa Rica in the fall. when the building
was to have been dedicated, but that he
probably would send representative.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Justices Asked to Wear Gown.

Natchez, Miss, May 5.-The Mississippi
Bar association today adopted resolution
asking the members Of the supreme court
of Mississippi wear black gowns while
sitting on the bench, and the same be
observed when they take their seats dur
Ing the ceremonies as in other states.
resolution was adopted indorsing the bill
of Senator Owen of Oklahoma providing
for the creation Of a national department
of health
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Present From, Pearx

London, May 5.-Commander Peary to-
day presented the Royal Geographical So
ciety with one OF the sleds which he took
to the pole. He had named the sled Beau
mont after Sir Admiral Beaumont, who
was a member Of the British Arctic ex-
pedition of 1S75-76.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

y Among the negroes known to be in .
y the mines are: Dick Hendricks, Will :
y Faris, Jim Burriell, VIII Neill,
y Cunningham, J. T. Moore, Walter :
. Cunningham. j. T. Moore, Walter :
y Johnson, Arthur Clayton Tom :
y Cater, Sandy Daniels, Will Keips,
y Felix Honton, VIII Cook. w III. Hot :
y man, George Evans, Felix Webb. :
y Henry Foy. Frank McDaniels, :
y George Bryant Rich Barber, Tom :
y Brown, Robert Ewing, Frank Jones,
y lave Campbell Isiah Farmer, Tom
y Malone, Doc Richardson, Jim Bank :
y head, John Williams, B. Thomas. Rid :
y Greene. B. d. Neal, William Arnold, :
y il ! Johnson, Tom Houston, Fletcher :
= Gilbert, D. II, White, John Richard :
y son, Jessie Carr, Oscar Hendricks. :
y Sandy Richardson, VIII Blaclxman,
y King Crawford, Robert Calhoun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Superintendent Drennen
Describes the Explosion


- standing the
the flames They shot
a 2
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Five Hundred People Killed
BY Earthquake In Costa Rica

much suffering and dcsttution at Carta-
so consequent upon the disaster
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
GREATEST MINE EXPLOSION IN HISTORY OF bA
STATE COSTS MANY MEN THEIR LIVES
WHITE MEN IN NINE
THOUGHT TO BE DEAD

y Ralph Sesser.
y j. d. Pennington,
y Cliff Pennington.
= Albert Pennington,
= Clarence Pennington,
y Perry Morrow,
y J. l.. McLaine.
y Knox McLaine,
= Douglass Guthrie,
y Burner Brassfield,
y Young Setter,
= George Curley,
y Mr.. Squirrel,
y James Cudely,
= Mr.. Wardo,
= s. Berry,
y Ebert Spuriel.
y Henry McArdle,
= J. w. Clark,
y Bert Hancock
y George Levan,
= f. ]. Morrow,
y Y. j. Morrow.
y F. w. Branslee,
y Martin Burrel,
y l. V. Warren.
y b. Kincannon,
y Dave Williams,
y Dave Gwillim,
y Bob White
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
ELEVEN MEN FOUND
EARLY IN EVENING

Eleven men were found on the In
side early in the evening. but the res
cue party which found them was too
exhausted to bring them to the surface
and it was afterward decided best not
to bring any of them out until day.
light. DIR. J. w. Snow, who is the
company physician, was the first ply
s;cian on the ground and he has charge
of all of the work among the ply
sicians
f. NJ. Drennen said at $3.50 O'CLOCK
tonight that they will build brattices
land apparatus at once for getting air
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Mr.. Brandeis called the attention OF
the witness to letter written to Com
missioner bennett last fall by Special
Agent McEnery. stating that Senator
Guggenheim had called on the President
in behalf of Dennett's retention as COM
missioner.
"Wny was Guggenheim so anxious to
have bennett retaned?' asked Mr. Bran
deis
IL don't know anything about it, re-
piled the witness
Mr.. Brandeis then read a letter written
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lCONTINUED ON PAGE ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12

38. In what book are these words:
Keep thy heart with all diligence %
80. These: Remember now thy
Creator in the days of thy youth ?"
40. In what year did the fall of
Samaria occur?
POEM.
There's only one method of meeting
life'S test;
Jes' keep on a strivin' an hope for the
best.
Don't give up the game and retire in
disrnay,
Cause hammers are thrown when
you'd like a bouquet
This world would be tiresome, we'd
all get the blues,
If all the folks in it held just the same
views;
So finish your work; show the best of
your skill.
Some folks won't like it, but other
folks will.
If you're leadin' an army or buildin'
a fence,
Do the most that you can with your
own common sense.
One small word of praise in this jour-
ney of tears
Outweighs in the balance 'gainst
carloads of sneers.
The plants that we're passin' as cam
monplace weeds
Oft prove to be jes' what some suffer
er needs.
So keep on a goin'; don't, stay standin'
still.
Some folks won't like you, but other
folks will.
MRS. G. F. MENNINGER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
NEWS AND NOTES.

1t is estimated that medical mission
airy treats seventy cases of sickness and
surgery for every dollar invested in his
work.
There are now eiehty-two Young Mems
Christian Association secretaries from
America working in thirty cities of thir-
teen foreign countries.
The Observation-Disclosures meetings now
in session in Chicago include religious
services at more than fifty different
points.
Presbyterians are said to be taking the
lead in efforts to revive and help the
country church. Fully one-half of all the
Presbyterian churches in this country are
located in towns numbering one thousand
inhabitants or less.
In the first year Of its existence the
receipts of the American Board were less
than 81, COO In this centennial year they
have reached nearly million of dollars.
A great campaign of appeal to men for
personal religion, to be promoted through
out the country by the Young Men S
Christian Association and the denomina-
tional brotherhoods working in unison,
will be held from September, 1911, to May.
1912. This will be known as the Men and
Religion Movement.
Sunday school workers of the state of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
UNITY OF ALL CHURCHES.
Epfscopalians Form Society Which
Proposes to Bring Them Together.


The Christian Unity foundation, which
was recently incorporated at Albany, N.
Y, is a society patterned after the Sage
foundation, purposing to place at the ser
vice of Christianity the same methods en-
ployed by the Sage and similar research
foundations. It's aim is to bring about
organic union of the Christians of all the
world-Protestant, Eastern Catholic,
Roman Catholic, everybody everywhere.
TWenty-fOur American EpiScopalianS,
fourteen of them residents of New York
city, are responsible for the launching of
this big religious trust which shall sink
all names and creeds into one great re-
are clergymen and twelve are laymen.
as church, in New York, on February 20.
One layman has assumed the initial ex-
pense up to 100000.
The task before this foundation is ire
mendous. There are 1SS different Protest
ant bodies in America alone, with innum-
cradle divisions in Europe and more in
dependent bodies in England and Scot
land. The new organization hopes to
unite these by research, the dissemina-
ton of information concerning the faith
and works of religious bodies, methods of
cooperation, evils of division and points
of agreement and by frequent confer
ences among the leaders.
Its leaders declare that 1t will take
years for the foundation to mature, but
that it is bound to become an exceeding
ly important factor in uniting all relig-
ious bodies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
+ : |II (aS3MReM@s'

New York are pioneers in the field of pro-
viding an endowment for their work, a
fund of 100000 having been raised and
invested so as to yield $4.8oo a year. No
other state in the union has such a fund
as yet Inc income OF the endowment Is
experts in educational work, and in part
to the searching out of new conditions
and new fields. None of the income can
be used to support work already in ex-
istence.
Negro clergymen consecrated to oversee
the coloTed churches or foreign-speaking
clergymen assigned to the charge of
churches of immigrants, are indications
of a forward movement soon to be inaug-
urated by the Episcopal church, such a
vote having been taken at It's general con-