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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
What Other People Think
Earthquake Theory Confirmed.

TO this Editor 81 The journal.
there is any doubt Of the correct
ness OF my. former article ON the San
francisco earthquake, written last May
and published thru the politeness Of
the Minneapolis Journal a. complete
PROOF Of the correctness may be found
IN the current number of the Popular
s sSaan; Monthly for August, in nap
caused by the earthquake, and which
continues GO for nearly 800 miles along
the coast, sometimes infringing on the
land and sometimes on the sea.
!, IN my former article I claimed that
Ine earthquake was caused by the land
becoming strongly positively electrified
aI;dad me E., sea e. strongly negatively cleo.
blowing constantly and strongly from
the sea to the land, and the earthquake
was the result of sudden discharge to
restore. equilibrium. In this discharge
the: positive and negative forces would
rush to meet each other and their meet
ing place would naturally, be on the
line of demarcation between them,
which is the eoastline, and here was
according to the article in question,
passed six miles west of the city Of
San Francisco. Had 1t passed directly
thru the city, destruction would have
been much more complete.
IS ~ ow, claim that the movement to
restore equiii bri,,m commenced some
where near the center of the line and
there they first met, and as the cleo
trlc forces closed in on either side the
line was extended to the northwest and
the southwest until equilibrium was
completely restored, when the action
I And now wish to write q few lines
regarding the South American earth
quake. In the fall of 1879 I struck
course Of reasoning that convinced
| ne that the earth was hollow sphere
| with shell Of about fifty miles in
| THO kness. John c. Symmes arrived
at the same conclusion nearly 100 years
| ago, and his conclusions, being widely
published, have been the object of con-
tempt and derision Of every little So
] called scientist since. Nevertheless. /
am not ashamed to call myself dis.
ciple of Symmes, and am prepared to
i assert and maintain the correctness of
his theories substantially.
| With this prelude / can now explain
the South American earthquake, which
in every instance have. ever read is OF
the vertical shock. = There is dis
turbanee Of electrical equilibrium be
| tween the. outer and inner surfaces Of
the earth IS she'll and the vertical shock
is the result Of an electrical discharge
! from the inner to the outer surface te
restore equilibrium. IN. +. G..
Rochester. Mimi, Sept. 10.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
Supports DR.. Jordan.
To the Editor Of The. Journal.

To the Editor OF The JOURNAL
I desire;to correct an implication that
would naturally be drawn from an edi.
torial in The jour al this evening,
that other, candidates for the school
board not mentioned in your article are
unfriendly to DR.. Jordan. Speaking
for myself, I have the utmost goodwill
toward DR.. Jordan, and believe he has
done splendid work in bringing our
schools to their present high standing.
I am heartily in favor Of continuing
DR.. Jordan in his present position, and
believe that he should be giv.n the OPP
portunity to carry out his plans for in
creasing the efficiency Of our educa-
,tional system.
misunderstanding that may have exist
ed as to my position in; this matter.
LOUISE C. Keyes.
Sent TX
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

An interesting suggestion for munic-.
ipal betterment is submitted today by
M. A. Phelps Wyman.ta It is ans.inter-
esting scheme but an exceedingly ambi-
tious one and more difficult OF accom-
plishment than any which have been
presented to the public. Perhaps the
contemplation Of more ambitious
schemes may encourage us to undertake
some that may not be SO formidable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
THE NEBRASKA ISSUE
Springfield Republican.

~ Springfield Republican.
There is more significance than appears
upon the surface in the nomination Of
George. y. Sheldon for governor by the
Nebraska republicans. The party in that
state has longsbeen dominated by railroad
Influences and Sheldon. who is an educated
farmer. entered the contest single handed
Tor 8ak reversal Of the party's attitude In
relation to the railroads and syndicated
wealth generally. His success affords an
other demonstration of the influence of
the Roosevelt ,administrat ton toward
breaking. up Old republican, affilia lions
with corporate and monopoly privileges
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

The Scientific American shows that
England has lost $50 square miles by.
sea erosion since the conquest. At this.
rate = England s will last only about 5o,-
600 years; parliamentary commission
has beepssappointed to. look into the
matter, don't ,ye know. Il will proba-
bly, tns ennsat the same time the alarm
ing reports that the heat Of the sun
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

The shah of Persia and the car Of
Russia would be glad if any kind gen.
tleman would tell them how these par
liamentary; countries, are run peace
ably; : 1t is simple. Give the people
frequent elections for sheriff. and coro-
ner and they will be- quiet on nearly
every other topic. 1rt7 - -. 81"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

+ Senator La Toilette told the people
Of Kansas how Senator Long of that
state voted. on some questions, and
Long went Sout and Moderated, that he
had been attacked" What was the
matter9s ~. s, ff = 4"SN3@> . Z: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

. One drop Of liquid air is said to: have
the same freezing qualities Of block
of ice as big as your head. If the ice
man would but deliver a block Of that
size we, should like to make the com
1oarison IL -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

crops, given by the govern
L ment, was ..................... 2,1H9,9I9,OUU
Us Increase this year ........... SOS, $50, 900
Assuming the first. figures to be APP
proximately correct, it is a favorable
sign that an increase is shown, in view
Of the lower prices ruling this year for
some leading cereals, notably wheat.
The table is incomplete, however.
There are two other crops well worthy
Of note,-fax and hay. Indeed, hay is
one Of the great crops Of the country,
and fax, tho confined to a more limited
area yields good quantity yearly and
with reference to price per bushel, is
one Of the most important products Of
'theSsoil. Including these on the same
basis the table then would show:
Nine crops tabulated above ...,.$2s 6s 800, 900
Fla1,g approximate ............. ..I 1900 ORC
Hay. APPROXIMATE ...............s.Sa fSeQ4 0ag
Is astal :. & ~ t 90
u Investigation carried into the LESS
important crops would swell I'll let total.
IF the dairying and cattle-raiBing inter
.ests were Included 4stota1s would IN
crease materially. There are many items
that might be included, most Of which
do not come in finality until very much
later. But these eleven crops make. up
the backbone of the country. Z, This
year they. yielded well, nor. have, the
larger returns depressed prices SESSIONS
". There is this enormous production
Of new wealth. that in creating activity
and especially in bringing good returns
ito the producers cannot fail to work for
continued prosperity for the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Representative Longworth confesses
to a sense of disappointment in Mr..
Bryan s. speeches in England. Roger
Sullivan confessea to something like: it
since Mr.. Bryan came home.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
WHERE BRYAN NIGHT TAKE

kansas C1LY SCaf.
Labor unions in England without
lament to have all railroads. canals
and coal mines in the empire nation
allied. - Did Mr.. Bryan get his gov
eminent ownership 9 hunch from
England, or did. England get it from
Bryant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Richard Croker has acquired the govt.
This makes him better Englishman
than William Waldorf Aston, who has
never had anything but that blawsted
Hamerican dyspepsia. .'t,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
SUMMER GAYETY
Scribner,,s Magazine

Earnest women in Shetland shawls
with spectacles and thin knobs Of hair
eating bluebefry. pie at unwholesome
hours IN q shingled dining room on q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
GLAD HE'S BETTER
Boston Globe.

j Boston Globe. y
1T is announced that Chauncey M. De-
-pew's health is better, and that he
will return to the senate in December.
We are glad that he is better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

New York has stumbled on the dis
covery that it owns million dollar
equity in Coney island. All, ha! The
Brooklyn. Rapid Transit caught nap
ping. .-e-z ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

President Roosevelt has shown Cuba
the straight goods and he can deliver
them, too.f Seel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

4 The muck rake and the lawn mower
appear to have gone out Of commission
nultaneously.. @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Chicago's aldermen beat Milwaukee s
aldermen at baseball. Chicago s alder
men are always beating somebody.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

$ .OneSbright Minneapolis boy says he
would rather not 90 to school at all
than to gattend half sessions. Do you
donbt. it7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
The letter from San Francisco which

The letter from San Francisco which
T he J gu + n al prints today is
vouched for by one'of the leading citi-
zens Of that city as true story Of the
conditions there and the conduct Of the
relief work about which there have
been SO many conflicting reports. Sci
entitic charity !seemss.tp have furnished
in this instance striking proof of what
q cold blooded, nnsy mpathetic thing It
can be when It is ndncted on the most.
scientific lines The heart sof the nation
was stirred by the pitiful distress
which great calamity had brought
upon great city and sthe relief of
fered was generous and free until sci.
entific charity got control, when the
professional phil nthropist came in be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
Had ANOTHER THINK COMING
Chicago News.

Secretary Wilson after visiting the
packing plants has noted some pleasing
improvements in institutions that. .ac,
cording to their proprietors, were al.
ready perfect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

SIS When Governor Hoch was asked
whether he preferred = Kissed y or
8 kists,,''s he said he hoped that Islander
was out sof the campaign. S q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Many candidates believe the square
deal should be preceded by fresh
shuttle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

It should be understood that Mr..
BRYAN issnot "agin'' all the Sullivans.
That would be too. much for any man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

tween and with cold and Indifferent
system began to spend in many d.
FecfaenH sInoresgln onestsp sinvestig cations
and sssd tape reports than would have
ssaAtisfed the spfferiIIlSs and Want that
waitad Tor relisf a9 Mr. sssss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
FOUNDATION ALMOST IN
.ondon Tribune

f London Tribune.
Henry James is at work on new
novel. The greater portion of the open
ing sentence is already completed. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

One Of the shouters for DR.. Williams
the other night ,exulted that it was
= bad politics. to use the churches for
political meetings. and Immediately aft
terward complained that Dr.. Williams
had not been invited to address any Of
these meetings. What! Tempt Dr. will
liams into bad. politics. ! Never! il =, !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

DR.. Williams evidently thinks issues
are akin to exits. What he is looking
for is an entrance,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

The political parties are 80 near to-
gether now that they should be able to
unite on the new charter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
Smiths.

= se1AA0no o'i0 q udIuy race W tWuOW
suicide is abhorrent. They grow, null
tlply and wax exceeding great. The
original Smith took his name from his
calling, but one calling or hundred
has long since ceased to satisfy the in
satiate appetite of the Smiths for en-
ployment. They have burst into trade,
into the learned professions, into manu-
featuring, :. even ant politics. No Smith,
has yet achieved the supreme, heightsof
the presidency, butslt is admitted that
If they got together they could accom-
plish it.. Smiths. are Judges, governors,
mayors, sheriffs and coroners. Smiths
are even institutions: See Smithsonian.
Smiths make the directory a fat vol
sume. The Smiths soverrun the 7encyelo-
pedia Of American biography. .tWho IS
Who?' revels in Smiths. Esi ::,,
Some Smiths change their name to
smythe, Smithe, or even Smithers, but
I the odor Of smithsW3ilI Finger there still.
Most Smiths have a passion for naming
their offspring John. John Smith is
. legion in. himself, ably secondedsby
Bill smith:sss ;.p1ring the war, there. were
General SIpqitAsRss enough To- make. a regi-
ment. Ii congress- they have Smiths
Until th - clerk H l:. tss give them an mum,
Why don't some of the Smiths take
their wives names when; they marry9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

will last but a million years more, and
that the coal supply will peter out in
900 years. Governments cannot be too
careful about the future,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Total value ................. so, 1868, S29, OOO
Last year the total value of these
crops, as given by the govern
. ment, was Observation-Disclosures. 2,7ss, 979, oou
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
70 the Editor of The Journal.

Sept. Is.
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PUBLICATION oFF1CE-Minneapo polls, Mimi
Journal building aI-40 Fourth street 8.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
New Building to be Erect
ed on Sheffield Lot.
Jacksonville RegIster.)

Nelsonville, July 8l.-L. j
Warner, of logan, was in the city
yesterday on business connected
with new business building he
has announced his intention OF
erecting in Fulton street.
Mr.. Warner has decided to build
a two-story business structure on
the old Sheffield corner, Fulton
street, the building material to be
either of cement or Hallwood
blocks. The building will have a
frontage of forty feet and will be
sixty feet in length.
The lower floor will be divided
into two business rooms, while on
the upper floor will be offices and
living rooms.
Mr.. Warner expects to commence
work on the structure some time
this year.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09

timated that former Adiutant
General Critchfeld would be re.
turned to the Lfilce, the governors 6
rooms have been swamped with
letters of protest. Hundreds have
kicked TO the governor in person.
You'll have to cut loose from Dick,
they demanded. And it now seems
that the governor may take their
warning. He has at least attached
enough Importance to the protests
to announce publicly that Dick
didn't own him. The governor
fears that he will convict himself
of playing up to Dick, who wants
Critchfield, and assistant Adiutant
General Kaufman may land the
chiefs job.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
Why Hs fingered.

A man was accused of having
stolen pair of trousers. There
were several witnesses, but the eyi-
dence was rather meager, and SO the
accused was acquitted. He was told
that he could go, but he remained
His lawyer, to whose successful de-
fense he mainly owed his liberty,
limited to him again that he was free
to depart, but still he stayed.
There being no more cases to be
heard, the court was getting empty,
when the lawyer, growing inpatient,
asked, with some asperity, why he
didn't go. The injured, innocent
man whispered in his ear, "The fact
is, sir, | did not like to move till the
witnesses had left the court"
why so?"
Because, sir, | have got on the
trousers that | stole"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
He Was IL.

1t was Oliver Wendell Holmes,
was it not, who was asked after he
had made trip across the ocean If
he had done any literary work while
on board the ship and answered that
he "had been frequent contributor
to the Atlantic ?"
Somewhat similar is an anecdote
related Of New York merchant
whose business had required him to
make several Journeys to San Fran
cisco and back during the year.
While on one of these long trips,
after he had exhausted the stock
Of reading matter he had brought
with him, he was showing fellow
passenger a bundle of the popular
magazines that formed a part of
the supply,
"You don't seem to have the
Overland Monthly here" remarked
the passenger.
Huh" exclaimed the New York
er. "I'm the overland monthly my
self"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
Cortelyou and Dover Dis
agree.

Washington, July 30.-Roliti
clans here would not surprised tc
hear any day that Elmer Dover,
secretary of the Republican Ma
tional committee, had been force d
to retire from that position. He
has been pretty we'll ignored by
Postmaster Genera! Cortelyon,
chairman of the committee, al
every turn.
Mr.. Dover made this contingency
more possible today by the publ.
cation of an interview in which he
said that stand-pat campaign
should not be carried on by the
Republicans this fall that the
tariff question should be regarded
more as a local matter to be
handled by each congressional can
didate as he saw fit.
This is contrary to the policy
agreed upon at the conference OF
Republican leaders with the Presi-
dent ut Oyster Bay few days
ago.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
Run w ell.

Judge o, w. Fl. Wright of Lo,
gan, who is slated to receive the
Democratic nomination for Con
gress against Hon. Albert Douglas
of Chillicothe, made wonderful
race in theThird ward of this city
when a candidate for Judge against
Judge Martin. Roosevelt's ma
jority in the ward was 1852, while
Judge Martin carried the ward by
only ~, showing that Wright had
run 1876 votes ahead of his ticket.
Had his acquaintance extended all
over the county and his gain been
as great in all the precincts, he
would have carried the county
.Pomeroy Democrat.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-09
BY Competitive Bidding,
tAthens Messenger.l

For years the stewards of state
institutions have been pointed out
as men who have "good thing"
While no doubt most Of them are
honest, the way is open for con-
siderable graft in purchasing sup
plies. The dishonest steward can
easily make his purchases to his
own advantage by fixing up deal
with certain firms and, of course,
the state foots the bills. Instances
are not rare in which supplies for
institutions, purchased by whole
sale, cost more money than was
paid for the same articles in small
lots by private individuals.
In recent years there has been
considerable discussion of this
problem, and Governor Nash urged
that all supplies for state institu-
tions, aggregating millions year,
be purchased through competitive
bids. There was never any law
covering the subject and making
such action mandatory, and for
the most part affairs went on in
the same old way, although Gov
ernor Herrick advised the same as
Governor Nash and treated the
subject in his last message to the
Legislature.
The attention of Governor Har-
ris has been called to the abuses
growing out of the old order of
things by developments at the
Athens hospital, and he has de-
cided to instruct the stewards of
all the state institutions to here
after do their purchasing under
competitive bids, and it would
seem that even in the absence of
any law the governors order can
be enforced.
Governor Herrick struck the
right note when he declared that
it is the duty of the state to buy
its supplies where it can get the
best goods for the least money, as
institutions are built for the well
fare of the inmates and the best
interests of the state. If Govern ,
or Harris succeeds in establishing
this reform he will have cut off "a
source of graft which has unlaw-
fully enriched many a man and to
yhe same extent impoverished the
state.
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Bryan's Power.
tAdvocate.)

(Advocqte.)
Wherein does the great power of
William Jennings Bryan rest2
You have had this question put
to you perhaps. The answer may
be found in an incident of "a few
days ago when Bryan was called
to- speak before the interparlia-
mentary peace conference. Bryan
addressed the delegates. He fired
them with his brilliant ideas of
peace, of progress, of life. After
most able presentation of his
views on international peace, he
pointed dramatically to a painting
in the hall illustrating the death
of Nelson, and exclaimed "There
Is as much inspiration in a noble
life as in heroic death. Perma-
nent peace can only be esta bished
on the foundation of the brother
hood of man."
Bryan's power was manifest at
once. 1t was his brilliancy, his
commanding manner of arraying
fact, of appealing to reason, so
convincing to his hearers. Bryan's
power rest simply on his capacity.
They call him an actor, say it is
his dramatic ability, but every
reasonable person knows the limit
alton of the actor and the incapac-
ity of dramatic force to teach, to
reason with and to convince econ
omists, publicists, scholars. Bryan's s
words before that interparlia-
mentary conference, and the mind
mastery back of his weighty words
were the power that brought the
delegates to their feet in ovation
w tHe Neofaskan, anu III was
largely through the influence of
Bryan's words that the conference
adopted a resolution recommend
ing the extension of arbitration in
the settlement of international
disputes.
Bryan's power is his genuineness
of character and his mental capac-
ity-the man, the mind.
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