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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
A Fat Reducer.

Before starting to starve or druJ
on your extra layers Of fat try TIL
effect Of this simple exercise, which
is a great reducer Of adipose tissue.
Standing with knees close together
rise on the tips of 1.-THE toes, and. at the
same time, elevate the chest and foroA
down the palms Of the hands as Il
pushing hard on a board. Bend the
hands UP slightly SO the muscular
strain comes OH the feshy part of the
hand close to the wrist
Do this whenever you happen te
think Of it during the day, and yor
will soon notice q decided difference
in your flesh, particularly in promi
nent abdomen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
HONOR DEPARTED STATESMAN
Senator Francis Pays Tribute to De.
ceased Senator-cousin's Ora.
ton Gem Of Beauty.

Des Moines, March 17.-Amid most
impressive scenes, while the hearts
of the multitude throbbed in sym
patty to the orators eloquence, trib-
ute was paid yesterday afternoon to
the memory of the late Jonathan r.
Dolliver by the members of the Thir-
ty-fourth general assembly Of Iowa.
Not alone did the members of the
legislature pay their mead of tribute
to the sterling worth of departed
statesman, but the crowd which fill
ed every available space of the house
chamber, joined in silent tribute to
that mans memory.
The legislature we'll chose the ora
tor for the occasion. Hon. Robert G..
Cousins of Upton, the lifelong
friend of Dolliver and his colleague
in the congress of the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

tient,y. that's just whet you're doing.
should think you could see you're
jcopardizing your chances with Agatha
Sixth every time you SO much as
glance at Agatha First, and really,
when you consider that you've asked
the girl to marry you and are sup
posed to be awaiting her answer with
all q lovers impatience, 1t doesn't look
well. 1t doesn't really! What do you
want to do 1t for, anyway" paused
in my TRADE, but he made no motion
TO answer. why, it's plain loony of
you!" / exploded in my irritation.
For q man in your position, it's posi-
lively suicidal to fool the way you're
doing. shouldn't wonder at all II
Miss Lawrence refused you eventual
ly, and then the game would be up
indeed"
What gamer" said Arch, II you
please, just as II he didn't know what
was talking about.
why, your aunt's property In Au'
stralia," beloved in his ear. You
can't inherit it If Agatha Sixth won't
marry you, can your"
Cant II" he said simply. as If it
didn't matter at all, and nearly lost
my patience.
+ How could you?" returned. 1.-THE
times up in two days; Ia 1t likely you
could get anyone else to marry you in
that length Of timer"
He looked up. Il shouldn't care to
marry anyone else" he said. II hap
pen to care about her." and his ex-
preston was SO earnest and sincere
I had to believe him.
well, then, for heavens sake, make
a little more effort to convince her
that you care!" ! advised, but more
gently, and we walked on in silence.
l broke 1t first, as he didn't seem in.
clined to talk. Honest, old man." !
said, IT wish you'd tell fellow what
you're up to-! hate to see you ma
king mess of this thing, for no good
reason. If you didn't like Hiss Law.
renee it would be different. But you're
self-confessed az to that, and it's es.
pecially hard to bear when Dearest
and I have been doing our very best
to help you. Tell me what it's all
about, can't you? Why will you per-
sist~i running after Agatha Endicott
just at this critical stage Of the
gamer"
my dear fellow" he replied, "I'd
tell you everything in minute if
there were anything to tell. But there
isn't, not blooming blessed thing; I
deny your last statement, however.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

confidentially with Terhune. He and
| were walking home, as seven was
rather a crowd in the machine and we
wanted the exercise.
What in thunder do you mean by
it?" demanded when ! had finished
setting his erratic and inconsiderate
conduct before him in it's true light
excepting, Of course, the details OF
the incident of the automobile in the
wood, and our later discovery Of the
checked coat in his closet. All refer
ence to this little episode and the
suspicious OF Dearest and myself In
regard to his connection with 1t,
had felt obliged to omit. We had de-
cided not to mention the subject to
him as we had after all only circum.
stantial evidence upon which to base
our belief that Terhune had been
Agatha >First's companion that day
For, after all, the checked coat we
found in his closet might only have
resembled the one I saw In the car
and he might easily have owned one
Of the kind without our ever having
seen 1t. Our friendship with Arch
was too dearly priced by us to risk
falsely accusing him. And then
couldn't help feeling that after all
had rather surprised them when l had
come upon them in the woods, and in
seeing what Was not meant to have
seen, had rather played the spy, how
ever inadvertently it might have been
done. And l did not relish making
use of information SO obtained. II
was better, much fairer to Arch, we
decided, to act simply as II my dis
covery had never been.
.Here you've gone and asked us to
help you" / went on, "in the matter
Of getting fortune, not to mention q
wife. and when it's made as plain as
it could we'll be that Agatha Sixth is
the girl for you and you admit fancy
Ing her yourself, why, then, what do
you dor stopped and faced him.
We were crossing Hartsmere common
and the castle was already in sight,
and his eyes fell before my just in
dignation. He didn't seem anxious to
tell me, SO set to and told him my
self. ..Why, you go and spoil It all
by flirting with Agatha First, nov
don't you!''
"spoil II all?Y he asked withou
looking up. Yes" affirmed impa-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
.65V0TEF0R KENYON
Break In Ranks Puts Fort Dodge
Man Near Goal
LACK ELEVEN VOTES TO WIN
Great Effort Will BE Made to Bring
About Election Today-lt Is
Reported That Deemcr
viii Withdraw.
LACK ELEVEN VOTES TO WIN

Des Moines, March ia break in
the standpat ranks came yesterday
with the result that six standpatters
left the Deemer fold and came to
Judge Kenyon. With them came ten
progressive republicans who hereto
fore have voted for Judge Deemer.
Judge Kenyon, with the addition of
these votes, mounted to within thir,
teen votes of enough to elect. The
coming over of two or three more
standpatters and the vote of the rest
of the progressive republicans will
bring about the election of Judge
Kenyon.
A greet effort will be made to
bring about the election this week.
A particular effort will be made to
do it today. 1t is reported that Judge
Deemer, having lost the support Of
many of the leading standpatters
and of leading progressive republi.
cans, is preparing to withdraw from
the contest.
Kenyon men are confident of sue
cess, particularly because of the fact
that standpatters who have left
Judge peemer are not men who fol.
low, but leaders. Representatives
Moore and Harding, who have been
prominent in all the standpat coun.
ellis during this session, were among
those who changed their support
from Deemer to Kenyon.
The following shows the changes:
From Deemer to Kenyon-Balke.
ma, Bybee, Dixon, Finlayson, Fourt,
Francis, Harding, Harvey, Huntley,
McColl, Mates, Moore, Shane, Smith
of Mitchell, Whitney, Zeller-16.
An effort to take two votes were
unavailing the democrats combining
with the remaining Deemer support.
ers to defeat it. The vote was as
fN11o1rct.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Make Use OF Spare Time.

Young man, don't sit with folded
hands. calling on Hercules. He'll
yourself. Take an hour every day
from your frivolous pursuits. employ
that hour profitably on some hobby
and If only Of ordinary capacity you
will master some scieEce. Try the ex
pertinent. Even though you may nov
be an ignorant man, you may become
"a well-informed man in ten years
Hundreds who have had no better op
portunities than you have risen abov4
the commonplace. But they mAds
more Of their spare time. sfr ss'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Harris BUYS City Railway.

Des Moines, March 17.-Des
Moines' city railway. has been sold
to the N. w. Harris company of Chi.
cago. The sale includes the interur'
ban properties. 1t takes effect immed.
lately. ]. R. Harrigan of Columbus,
O., will take active charge as the new
manager of the Harris syndicate. Mr..
Harrigan, was manager of the Co.
lumbus, Delaware and Marion rail-
way. "He is thorough street and in
terurban railway manager" is Mr..
Hippee's statement.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
sluaaed and Robbed.

Des Moines, March Nv. H.
Watkins, 1414 Fifteenth street, was
slugged and brutally beaten last night
when three men robbed him of 5000
at Ninth and Locust street. Watkins
had sold a team yesterday and was
on his way home when the money
was taken from him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
lets, Big Contract.

Cedar Rapids. March lib. ].
Sweat Of Boone submitted the lowest
bid to the city council to construct
the new bridge over the Cedar river
MI Third avenue. s The figure WIS
s155. $3.50.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

Judge Smith Takes Oath. II
Council Bluffs, March 17.-Judge
Walter l. Smith took the oath of OF.
fee as Judge Of the United States
circuit court Of appeals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
sma,Inox Al Home For Deaf.

Council Bluffs, March 17-There
are thirty new cases of smallpox at
the Iowa school for the deaf here.
The pupils and teachers have been
indefinitely quarantined. The cues
ton of securing enough nurses is
bothering the officers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Can courtshlp BE cut7l

Let us see II there be aught which
may be condensed. May we cut short
the length Of the courtship? Not In
these days. for 1t requires more time
than ever to amass means sufficient
for marriage. Thinking upon the
matter. point by point, we are unable
to discern any sweet pleasure Of
courtship which could advantageously
Do abbreviated
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Boys Set Barn Afire.

villisca, March 17.-small boys
playing with matches were respons-
ible for the fire which burned the
big barns Of w. 7. Hass north Of town
last night Several bead of horses
and cattle we're lost.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
koontz Gets Nomination.

Iowa City, Ia, March 17.-Hon.
George w. Koontz, member of the
Iowa legislature, was nominated for
mayor by the democrats of Iowa
City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
And There You Ara,

A New York man who was unable to
sign his own name left million. But
II he had had an education he might
have left billion. And then again he
might not.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
corvdon Man Curator,

Corydon, Ia, March 17.-Judge w.
H. Tedford Of this city has been ap-
pointed curator Of the Iowa State
Historical society.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Arlzona,s institutions.

SNV1&O1sN = tVoSSNUNUOtuVs
Arizona maintains 9 prison, an asy.;
lum for the insane. an Industrial school
and home for aged and inflrm pio-5
neers. university and two normal
schools. # ss. @ 5ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
CHAPTER YIN.

1t was on the return trip to the cas-
tie that found an opportunity to talk
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

Justice In London.
The administration Of police and
Justice for year costs London Sl0.-
100000 II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
HUDSON EXPECTS
 LARGE INCREASE
Railways Will Run Specials to Ac- commodate Young Ladies-Many
 Improvements

Marion, September 1Z-fSpeciaD.- Arrangements have been completed for the seventy fourth annual opening of Judson college on the morning of the 21st To accommodate the increased attendance the Southern railway will run a special train from Birmingham via Selma on Wednesday morning. ar irving at Marion at noon. The West ern railway will furnish special cars at Montgomery to connect with this train at Selma, and Dr. Paul V. .Bomar will be in charge of the Montgomery delegation.
 The Queen and Crescent has shown much liberality by placing special sleeper in Shreveport La, on the even ing of the 10th. and this will run through to Marion, bringing young ladies from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The Rev. w. Y. Quisenberry of Lineville will be in charge of the party.
 The room assignment at the Judson college Is the largest in the past five years. During the summer much im- provement has been made in the in- terior of the dormitories, and the col 1ege grounds are the most inviting in the town. For the second year as a class A institution and the seventy fourth annual session there will be added to the faculty Miss Austin of Charlotte, N. C.. in the expression de- partment; Miss Hansen of Oberlin col 1ege, Ohio, conservatory of music, piano; Miss Shields of MurfreesbQro, N C., voice. and Miss Townsend of Chi cago, assistant In English.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
 ATTRACTS SETTLERS

Brewton, September 17.-fSpeciaD.-- Rapid development of the farm lands in Escambia county Is being made. Settlers from the north and east are making special trips to this section of the county for the purpose of in- specting the land and nearly everyone that sees the land and can judge of the possibilities of good soils invar- iably buys a farm.
 T. H. Barnett, an experienced farm CT of Mt. Meigs, has purchased 2100 acres and 1t Is his intention to culti- vate 200 acres himselr and rent part of it to tenants and ~pout 500 acres he is going to convers Into an up to date stock farm.
 M. R. Crabill, an experienced farm CT of Montgomery county was in the city today, having just returned from prospecting trip. and he states that this land Is exceedingly fine for farm ing. He said that he had been all over the state and without doubt the land around Brewton was the best for the money in the south, and that the people here did not realize the oppor- tunities that lay at their door.
 The South Alabama immigration cor poration, a Birmingham firm, bought 22,000 acres of cut over timber land which has been developed Into some of the best farm lands In the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18

eyes flashed. The red burned in her checks
 "Seeking?" she queried scornfully. Where? When? How stranger'
 Mrs. Potter. or Mrs. Post. appears to be a woman of exceptional personality. It creeps to the surface in-every mannerisin. every change of expression and every word she speaks.
 After giving negative answers to her interviewer. she stood silent by the piano, turned a leaf of music and said, with Il note of wearness in her voice.
 T guess that is all. Pardon my atti- tude but you must know the subject is painful
 Starkloff's arrest is expected in the near future. He is wanted for the same charges that confront Post.
 Meanwhile, in Chicago, before United States Commissioner Foote, Posts bond was fixed at sl50,0o0. the largest demanded by tEe federal courts in criminal ease.
 Starkloff, according to the federal au- thorities. has been the foreign agent for Post and his band He is the man who. living at the most expensive hotels, with a retinue of servants, has lured in the foreign investor away from his silver and gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
NEWS OF HARTFORD

Hartford, September 17.--(SpeclaL)-- Miss Viola Chancey left recently for Sanford, Ala. where she has been elect ed to teach.
 Fred Lammons, one ee the best gin ners and machinists in, the state. is now with the Farmers union ginnery
 Sunday evening at the home of MT and Mrs. w. J. Goodson, Miss Mollie Goodson and Mir. Ewell Garner were married.
 Miss Corrine Carmichael of Enter prise has been elected as teacher of instrumental music in the city school here She is an accomplished musi- clan. st# Harvey Metcalf, formerly of this place but now of Camilla, Ga., has been spending a few days here with relatives and friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
CARROLLTON NEWS

Carrolltof, September 1T.-(speciaD.- The revival services which have been in progress at the Methodist church at this place for the past 10 days, were closed Friday night. The Rev. A. c. Holder of Shreveport, La, vas in charge of the services and much good was the result of his efforts. There were quite num- Der of additions to the churches of the town. as we'll as a great awakening among the Christian people.
 The cotton crop is rapidly opening and is being gathered and ginned earlier than usual for this section. While the crop is cut off to some extent the yield prom ises to be better than was first antici- pated after the cotton worms made their appearance.
 The public school of this place will be- gin it's BILE session Monday and indi- cations are that 1t will be one of the most prosperous in the history of the town. The school board has gotten to- gether an excellent corps of teachers, all of whom have arrived and are now busily engaged in mapping out the years work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF ALLEGED
 CONFIDENCE KING INTERVIEWED
"Al Know Is That My Husband Is Innocent" She Smiles
 Her scorn Her Eyes Flash, Red Burns in Her Cheeks

Chicago, September 17.-(SpeciaD. Mrs. IS. A. Potter the distinguished looking, handsome wife of George W. Post, ar rested under the name of Potter" and held in $150,oO0 bonds for gold mine con- fidence games. returned to her luxurious apartments the Southside today after having mysteriously vanished the day of her husbands arrest.
 With quiet dignity and an air of con- tempt for the workings of the secret agents Of the federal government, Mrs. Potter looked al a picture of her husband resting on an escritoire, and said in an- swer to a questions
 "All I know is that my husband Is In. nocent He is the best man God has created. What more is there in life?'
 She was told that 1t was reported that federal agents were even then searching for her. hoping she could throw light on the subtle working of an alleged nterna- tional million dollar swindling trust. of which her husband Is said to be the mas ter brain power She smiled her seorn. She eurled her lips in contempt. Her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
B|G LAND DEAL IS
 CLOSED IN PERRY

Marion, September 17.-(SpeciaD. .-one of the largest land deals closed in this county in number of years was that in which 5000 acres of land were bought hy J. Freeman Suttle of Felix. The prop critics were operated as the Suttle & Jones Trading Go. This land has a value of from s15 to 40 per acre and cash representation of about $200,000.
 James ". Hurt, has sold to c. F Mar shall 800 acres of farm land, and numer- QUE small realty holdings have been sold here during the present month, all of which brought good prices.
 The Woodmen of the World band in- struments have arrived and the instruc- tor has commenced to have practice Postmaster J. D. Dennis, who was largely Instrumental In the organization, was made manager.
 An effort is being made by pr. Sam uel Perry to secure town clock for Marion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
CHILDERSBURG BANK
 DIRECTORS CONFER
Public Schools Open With Very Bright Prospects-Building Activity
 Begins

Childersburg September 17.-(Spe- | cial. )-The regular monthly meeting g of the board of directors of the First
 National bank of childersburg was held at the bank building on Friday The bank opened for business only a short time ago and already has heavy
 volume of business. Something like 5000 bales of cotton ere bought each season by merchants here and hereto fore 1t has been very hard for them to procure cash with which to handle the crop.
 Childersburg public schools opened Monday with an enrollment of 125. Prospects for lare. and successful school are very bright. Probably never before in the towns history has a more able faculty been secured. Professor McCreeles, the principal, will be assist
 ed in the literary department by Misses Powell and Salmon. Miss Etta K. Meis- ner has change of the music and art departments.
 In honor of her niece, Miss Clara Carter of Hattiesburg, Miss, Miss Sweety Oden beautifully entertained at forty-two Friday evening at her home
 here. The evening was pleasantly spent and prizes were won by Miss Annie Salmon of Birmingham and MT. F. c.
 Gull. A delightful ice course was
 served The following were present
 Misses Clara Moss, Annie Salmon of
 Birmingham, Etta Keith Miesner of
 Hopkinsville, Ky, Clara Carter of Hat
 tiesburg. Miss, Sweety Oden MT. and
 Mrs. F. c. Gull, Messrs. Walter and
 Graham Heath, Fred Moss and Francis
 Roland.
 this place, is building a brick store
 to be occupied by h.w firm.
 w. c. Chancellor is erecting a beau
 tiful residence on his 4ot in the south
 west part of the city which he re-
 gently purchased from Capt. B. A.
 Bowen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18
ETNA CONTINUES
 ITS ERUPTION

Catanfa, Sicily, September 17.-An at- tempt to ascend Mount Etna was made yesterday, but 1t was impossible to se. nearer than 50 feet from one of the craters. owing to the intense heat and thick smoke in which no one could live
 Tho eruption of lava continues. Near the source the river of lava flows swiftly out distancing that along it's edge. Further down the volcano's side the mass oools gradually and thicken- ing, 1t divides into four principal streams and loses much of its velocity. Great masses of rock wrenched from the crater's edge float and roll down the slope slowly liquifying. The con- stant cannonading of the volcano is deafening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-18

Philadelphia September 17.-tSpe' cial )-When Miss Harriett De Witt the spinster daughter of a retired truck farmer of Easton Pa, is placed on trial In the federal court here tomorrow on the rather indefinite charge of mis- using the malls, the postal authorities expect to clear up the mystery sur rounding a system of anonymous letter writing that has terrorized the church. going folk of Easton for the past six years. In that period homes have beer wreck ed, friends have become enemies, and lovers have been separated-all as n result of a series of slanderous epis- ties written in the same treacherous hand and couched In the same venom ous language.
 Whether the examination of Miss De Witt reveals her as the writer Of the pen printed, venom barbed letters that have disturbed the peace and quiet or Easton for the past six years, or vim dicate the assertion of herself and her friends that she is innocent, they will unfold to her eager townsfolk the his tory of her life-a history that, by some tr1cK or ldte, Sttlfis to po S'iA ously in harmony with the, rise and continuation of the letter writing.
 Miss De Witt is a single woman living with her parents. Her father Is a retired truck farmer of Easton. Her movements ever since the series of letters began to make their appear ance in Easton society have been yelled in mystery. ever her intimate neigh bors being unaware of her existence. Before the letter writing began she Is said to have been a member or the Christ Evangelical Lutheran church, of which the Rev. Elmer E. Snyder, then a young bachelor divine. is pastor.
 It was while the Rev Snyder was attending the social pleasures of his church that the first letters made their appearance They were addressed to members of the young diyine's flock and contained charges so unspeakable that the resulting furore almost re- suited in his expulsion later. when he was engaged to marry young lady from the west, another batch of let ters disturbed the peace of the church over which he had held sway. From this time on, it is said, little was seen of Miss De Witt.
 From time to time, other letters