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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
A Jap on Earthquakes.

From the London Globe.
A distinguished Japanese seismologist
prof OmarD has for the last few months
been studying the effects of the recent
California earthquake. AS a result of his
Investigations the learned professor con-
cludes that California will be free from
serious disturbances for the next fifty
years. Probably, indeed, he thinks it will
now rest quietly for centuries. This
representation so comforting to the re-
builders of San Francisco, is founded on
the following theory of the cause OF
earthquakes. A crack, or assure, exists
in the earths crust. and this is brought
into a state of unstable equilibrium by
the redistribution of matter. And this re-
distribution of matter is brought about
|. by the ordinary agents of denuda ton.
Rains and rivers carry down the solid
matter of the land into the. sea- thus
down the other This goes on, perhaps
for centuries, until the weighed part is
obliged to give way. Then there is an
earthquake shock, on one side of line
of fissure the rock crust falls down,
forming a geological fault. and the earth
gradually subsidies again in a state of
stable equilibrium. Centuries may now
elapse before the transference Of sedi-
ment is sufficient to cause another shock.
The Californian rivers had been at work
for long ages carrying the debris of the
mountains into the ocean before a suffi-
cient weight was accumulated to produce
the shock which laid San Francisco low
And now that region has probably set
tied down, to remain for long ages undis-
turbed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02

terial increase has taken place In the sale
of stamps, and will then say to himself:
Well, this little place seems to be grow
ing. I'll just wait and see about that
rural delivery idea
1.-THE postmaster goes from one resident
to another and induces each to buy from
him all the stamps he uses. BY this ma
neuver he assures the permanence OF the
postoffice at that particular village, al
though there has not been the slightest
increase of business to justify it.
but some large postoffice Will handle
the mail matter and when the postmas-
ter of the large office asks for a greater
allowance owing to the growing business.
he is told that the apparent business done
as told by his sale of stamps does not
justify the increase"
This plan of engraving the names OF
the city of issue on postage stamps is not
entirely new, as 1t has been followed in
Mexico for years. In Liberia also the
names of five of the principal towns are
engraved upon the stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
ENORMOUS DIAMOND
Found In Canada and Fields VIII Be
Opened.

Ottawa (Can.) Cor Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
1t is expected the announcement will
shortly be made of diamond discov-
cry in the Temiskaming district of On
tario. L. o. Armstrong, the Canadian
Pacific colonization agent, expects
soon to hear important results from
the expedition of biologists and dia'
mond experts sent by the Tiffany firm
of New York into the district west OF
TemislSaming to investigate the dia-
mond indications discovered there.
Small diamonds, it is said, have been
found at several different points re-
Gently in that region. The whole form-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
FLOWERS USED AS FOOD.
Important Articles of Diet for People
of Many Parts of the World.

The lotus-eaters of old, they tell us,
were not flower-eaters at all. What they
did eat was the fruit of a prickly shrub,
the jujube tree. The fruit is still eaten
by the natives in parts of Egypt. and APP
parently without any remarkable effect.
But a native wine is made from the juice.
But If we must give up the Lotophagi as
hower-eaters, there are, says the London
Globe, yet a number of blossoms which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
The danger" Of Home.

From the Worlds Work.
Home is the most dangerous place /
ever go to-" remarked Mr.. John Muir the
famous geologist and naturalist He was
on the train returning from Arizona to
his home In Martinez. cal. after the
earthquake As long as | camp out in
the mountains. without tent or blankets,
! get along Very we'll: but the minute [
get into a house and have Il warm bed
and begin To live on fine food. | get into
draft. and the first thing | know I am
coughing ana sneezlng and threatened
with pneumonia and altogether miserable.
Outdoors is the natural place for a man.
Walk where you please, when you like.
and take your time. The mountains won't
hurt you. nor the exposure. Why, | can
live out for $50 a year. for bread and tea
and occasionally a little tobacco. All
need is a sack for the bread and pot
to boil water in. and an AZ The rest is
easy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
Salaries Are Padded.

But this is only one of the purposes the
change is expected to serve, say stamp
authorities Another is to enable the
postoffice department to determine the
amount of business done by the differ
ent postoffices.
A great deal of complaint has been
made in the past on the ground that GER
tain offices were doing very much
greater volume of business than they
were credited with doing, and postmas-
tiers have had more or less trouble in
showing that they needed increased IA
cilities for handling their mails, as in
the opinion of the congressional commit
tees having the matter in charge the re-
ceipts from the sale of stamps did not
warrant the increase.
ut is no exaggeration to say that New
York City's postoffice does millions OF
dollars worth of business every year for
which it gets absolutely no credit-that
is. as far as the sale of stamps is con-
cerned," said Joseph S. Rich, an author
ity on stamps. Hundreds of mail-order
houses in the metropolis each day re-
ceive from out-of-town points thousands
of dollars worth of stamps all of which
are bought at interior postoffices.
These stamps remain in New York and
are transferred to smaller houses in part
payment, and soon afterward the stamps
are doing duty on mail sent through the
New York office, but for which that Of
flee gets not cent in revenue.
Chicago suffers in the same way, as do
most of the offices In the larger cities
where an extensive mail order business
is carried on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
STAMPS THAT WILL
STOP ROBBER|ES
Novel Series 10 Be Used in
the Year 1907,
CRIMINALS EASILY TRACED
New Issue viii Carry tho Name of the
City In Which They Are Sold
as Well as That Of
the State.
CRIMINALS EASILY TRACED
from tie Mashlngton Herald.

FROM LilG w uslA4A4S lO4A @ASASaeA'
A number Of reasons have been suggest
ed to explain the fact that all the United
states postage stamps for 1907 to be issued
from the 600 Presidential postoftlces Will
bear each the name Of the state ana
city in which the postoffce Is situated
Twenty-slx Of the 5000 postofhces Will
have these names engraved upon thslf
stamps, while in the case Of the other
postofhces the names will be printed
across the face of the stamps after they
have been engraved.
The chief reason for the change IS said
at the postofhce department to BIZ The
belief that it will help to do away with
the big postoffice robberies and make 1t
much easier to trace criminals. The post
office robbery in Chicago few years
ago Is u good example of the ease with
which stolen postage stamps can be dis
posed of, for no trace Of the perpetrators
was ever discovered, although nearly
hundred thousand dollars worth of stamps
We're stolen, and these mostly OF small
denominations
AT one time the authorities thought
they had found a clew to the robbers. A
Chicago mail order house couple Of
years after the robbery received Soa
mail order, in payment of which was
rendered a package containing -hat
amount of one and two-cent postage
stamps. The order being so unusual IN
character the head of the firm informed
the United States authorities, and efforts
were made to find out from whom tho
order had come, but without avail 1t
was regarded as fairly certain that these
stamps were a part of those taken from
the Chicago postoffice, but there was no
way OF proving 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02

The best haIf-tone cuts are made By
the Gawk Engraving company. Aae
Herald Building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02

Try the CaWk for haIf-tone and Tins
Illustrations. Aqe-He-aId Building
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
ALL STATES
Are Asked to Enact Laws Forbidding
Re-marriage of Divorced Par
ties Until Year After
Trial.

Washington, Feb. 22-At the early
session today of the congress on uni
form divorce laws. a resolution was
adopted recommending that all the
states enact laws forbidding the re-
marriage, of either party until a year
after the hearing or trial.
ba Judge S. c. Stimson, of Indiana,
chairman of the committee on mar
riage and licenses brought in a report
calling for the enactment Of laws to
impress the sacrednes6 ana peTma-
nency of marriage upon the contract
ing parties. He would require an ap-
plication for license and it's publica-
tion in newspaper at least two weeks
before the issuance Of the licenses
In all cases he would require that a
license be granted only to parties
domiciled in the jurisdiction grant
ing the license.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27

ed, and it is the fact, that have re-
Gently upon request of different per
sons interested in the rate regulation
measures now pending before the sen
ate, submitted my views as to the pro
vision which | deem essential to the
certain constitutionality of the bill
passed by the house of representa-
tives. 7 presented my views by taking
out of the bill which now offer sec
ton 5. 1t is not my expectation that
the bill which now offer will receive
any further consideration from the
committee than they may choose to
give it as throwing light upon a pro
vision for review in the courts of the
action of the commission and IL it is
of any assistance in this direction J
shall be satisfied"
OIL REFINERS' PETITION.
!. The petition of the oil refiners as
sociation of Pennsylvania was sent
to ~the clerks desk by Mr. Tillman
through whose intrumentality the sen
ate has generously lent itself to in
serting the probe of publicity into the
alleged discrimination of railroads. 1t
told of its unsuccessful efforts of II
years TO get relief before the inter-
state commerce commission or the
courts against a prohibitive rate
Among other things it said:
This extortionate advance, under
inexcusably insulting and arbitrary
circumstances, was made over II
years ago and hard as it may be for
the general public to believe, remains
still in force, though the complain
ants have used every legal avenue for
relief and reparation with the utmost
diligence and business care on their
part What is the result? That par
ticular barrel traffic is entirely lost
to the railroads. For the original
shippers many are dead, some dying
bankrupt and some now living insol-
vent because the awarded reparation
in damages for overcharges have not
been paid to them. Many have gone
out of business with loss and disgust.
who entered it expecting the inter
state commerce law would protect
them from the old style railroad out.
lawry rebates, overcharges and ia
vored shippers. The sole survivors,
who never dreamed that this law
could be used to destroy instead of to
protect their business, have carried
on their just claims for equity and
reparation at an extraordinary ex-
pense and now feel, after II long
years of struggling and waiting, not as
near justice as when the commission
issued its circular of November, 1888. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
HOUSE PASSES
STRONG TEMPERANCE MEASURE
BY VOTE OF 81 TO is.
Majority of Voters by Petition Can
Gust Saloons According to Bill.
Fight Expected in Senate.

Columbus, O., Feb. 22.-The house
today passed the big temperance meas
ure OF the session by a vote of 81 to 16.
A motion to amend BY substituting
the original Brannock bill, the pro-
posed temperance measure of last ses-
sion, was voted down by IA to SO.
>The Jones bill provides that when
a majority of the male voters of any
district of a municipality petition that
it be made temperance district and
file their petition with the mayor or
common pleas judge the sale of
Intoxicating liquors as a beverage IN
that district shall be unlawful A
majority petition to permit the sale
of intoxicants may be filed after two
years and shall remove the prohibi-
ton.
The bill will now be reported to the
senate, where fight is expected to
be made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
DEAD, ARE CRIMINALS.

F Schaub, a theosopbist of Column
bus, says that the legislature in re-
fusing to abolish capital punishment
is increasing other crimes.
Schaub says: THE criminal is a
greater menace to society after his
execution than if he were allowed to
live. He exists as an unseen Grimm
al for the period of years he would
have lived in the physical body had
he not been executed. He is ever
trying to affect individuals who are
mediumistic with malice, hate and
desire for revenge
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
New chamnersbura News.

New Chambersburg, Feb. 2O,-EL
mer Cameron and Charles Shott OF
near Homework, called in our VII
lage Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. William Weaver were
shopping in Alliance Saturday.
Dr. Bell was called to Henry Weav-
er's Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Weaver are not improving very rapid
ly.
Daisy Roberts made business trip
to Alliance Friday.
Lester Pieren and Edward King
made a business call to Rochester
Saturday.
John Bowers has been hauling
wheat TO Kensington the past week.
Floyd, the young son of Mr., and
Mrs. John Reed, has the measles.
Myrtle, their daughter is slowly re-
covering from tonsilitis.
james Messemore made a trip to
Rochester Saturday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
CHARGES FILED
With Governor Pattison Against
| Members of the National Guard.

With Governor Pattison Against
Members of the National Guard.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 22-Charges OF
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses have been filed with Governor
Pattison against Col. c. X. thinner
man and Captain J. J. Metzgar, Of
the Fifth regiment, o. N. G. The
charges were referred to the adjutant
general who will make a thorough in
vestigation. Charges of incompetency
were also lodged against Major C. w.
Johnson by the complainant, Attorney
Richard II. Lee.
Lee alleges that Zimmerman and
MetZgar, in collecting dues for honor.
airy membership, have retained a part
of the sums as commission, contrary
to law. Membership dues for honor
aTy members are $40 A certain num-
Der OF members are allowed each cons
pany and the captains are allowed "a
collect dues.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
BY A LETTER
THE ALLEGED MINERS PLOTS
WERE EXPOSED
Was Said to Have Been Written to a
Trusted Agent ard the Fourda-
ton for all the Arrests.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. pa letter SAID
Federation to trusted agent at Sill
yer City last December is given out
by the authorities working on the
Steunenberg case, is said to be the
foundation for the wholesale arrests
in this notorious murder case. The
letter was not received by the party
addressed, he being absent from Sill
ver City at the time, but was delivered
to another. A detective sent to Sill
yer City after the murder was com
mitted got possession of the letter
but buried it fearing to have it dis
covered on his person. He came away
and sent another detective there after
it who brought it back with him.
The letter directed the assassination
of Steunenberg, called attention to
past successes of the organization in
inflicting punishment without dis
covery and outlined the plan for the
death of Steunenberg. The name of
the party to whom the letter was
addressed is withheld but it is beliey
ed to be Jack Simpkins.
HOW PLOTS WE'RE REVEALED.
The letter was delivered to the pros
ecuting attorney, who turned it over
to a detective imprisoned with Or
chard and was used by him to extort
Orchards confession. The document
evidently was written to encourage
the agent in the commission Of the
crime. 1t detailed other crimes COM
mitted in Colorado, at Independence,
Telluride and Cripple Creek, to show
how the organization protected it's
men and saved them from conviction.
This evidence, with Orchards cOnfes
sion revealed plots of the Western
Federation and established the guilt
of the inner circle of the order. Fred
Miller, acting attorney for Orchard,
who appeared for him at the pIelim-
mary examination was refused per-
mission to see his client by the war
den of the penitentiary. No reason
was given but it is believed to be on
the orders of the prosecution to pre-
vent Orchard being tampered with or
induced to retract the confession made.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone are
confined in separate cells in the peni-
tentiary but are permitted to hold
conversations every day. All letters
written by them are inspected by tho
prison authorities before being mail
ed. Steve Adams, arrested at Haines
Oregon, and Vincent St. John, both
Steunenberg suspects were delivered
to the penitentiary today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
to make similar contracts with indi-

to make similar contracts with indi-
viduals.
Representative Lersoh introduced a
bill TO cut off the ! per cent fee the
county treasurers now draw for boing
custodians of school funds II is
companion piece to the Harlan bill,
enacted into law last week, by which
auditors lose their percentage for the
collection Of school tax.
Senator Vanover, of Wayne county,
has introduced bill requiring ;be
state fire marshal to file an annual re-
port During the late election no
information could he secured as TO
the business transactions Of the de-
partment
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
THE MOCK MARRIAGE
AROUSED STORM OF PROTEST

Lynn, Mass. Feb. 22.-The mock
marriage Of the Longworth- Roosevelt
nuptials which was announced for to-
night at the High street Baptist
church and which aroused a storm Gf
protest from ministers of all denomi-
nations throughout New England, took
place as scheduled. Miss Alice was
impersonated by little girl years
of age, while Mick" was portrayed
by youngster of 8. Other children
took the part of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, Teddy, Jr, Mrs. Langworth,
sr., the vice president, Secretary Taft
and other notables.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
INDICTMENTS
RETURNED AGAINST DR.. MAX
WELL AND zENGLER
Held in Connection With Celia Ritz
er's Death-The Physician Can
Not Ee Located-ZeneIer
in Akron.

Cleveland, O., Feb 22.-Secret IN
dictments against DR.. D. P. Maxwell
and VIM. Zengler have been returned
by the grand jury.
Both men are held in connection
with the death OF Celia Ritter, of
Akron. Zengler appeared before the
grand jury Monday to give his YER
sion of the affair. Prosecutor MCMa-
hon had been informed by Zengler's
attorney that the young man was
ready to turn states evidence He is
now in Akron
DIED OF OPERATION.
Celia Ritter died at st. Alexis hos
pital The coroner said a criminal
operation had been performed The
girl was brought to Maxwell's. Office
by Zengler, but Maxwell denied he
had performed a criminal operation.
Zengler was the girls sweetheart.
MaXwell's whereabouts is now un-
known. He disappeared from Cleve-
land Immediately after the coroner'S
investigation of the case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
BETTER REPORTS
SENT OUT CONCERNING GOVERN
oR's CONDITION
Strange Death of a Couple at Come
aut-Husband and Wife Die in
Peculiar Manner.

Columbus, o., Feb. G2.-Gov. Patti
son, Secretary IIouck said today, was
maintaining a rate of Improvement
which has marked his condition dur
ing the last fortnight. The govern
ors physician added that Mr.. Patti
son was doing as well as could be
expected and that while weak physi-
cally, he was in good spirits and his
mind keen despite reports from the
executive residence. Friends of the
governor who have not been permit
ted to see him fear he is more serious
ly i'll than reported.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
Shock Killed Both.

Conneaut, o., Feb. 22.--Albert Del
mage who suffered paralytic stroke
last night was discovered lying ON the
floor by his wife. She thought him
dead and the shock was so great that
she fell over dead from heart failure.
Witnesses say that when Delmage
recovered and learned his wife had
died he grew steadily worse and died
shortly afterwards.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
sENATOR LANE BOnMED.

Senator Lamb is being mentioned"
among the Legislators from north
western Ohio as a possible IndeDend-
ent candidate for congress from the
ninth district against Congressman
James II. Southard. Lsrab denies pG-
litical aspirations and says his only
ambition is to do well in this lcgis-
lature and then "be let alone
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
NEW CLUB FOR TRUSTS.

A weapon for the trusts was put in
soak, when Senator Carter introduced
a bill to provide that, when wit
ness who is an employe or agent for
a corporation, refuses to give testi-
mony on any other ground than that
he would incriminate himself, the
court shall assume and direct a jury
to assume that the facts are as al
legged by the person seeking to make
the witness testify.
SOME NEW BILLS.
The Tinker bill to reduce from A.
600 TO l2,5O0 the minimum population
for registration city has been re-
ported favorably by the house COM
mittee on elections, It's purpose is to
make Chillicothe, Ashtabula and Ma
rietta registration cities.
Representative Welker of Stark, in
trOduced bill to include water COM
palies in the class of public service
corporations whose minimum rates
may be fixed for ten years by CON
tract, and permitting municipalities
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
SAFE BLOWN AT MENTOR

Painesville, o., Feb. 22,-The post
Office at Mentor was entered today
and the safe blown and robbed. The
amount taken is not known. The
burglars then stole horse and bug
gy from the barn of the Rev. F. /.
Dunbar, pastor of the Methodist
church, and escaped,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
SPORTS ON MEMORIAL DAY.

Baseball and horse racing on Me-
mortal day are forbidden under the
terms of a bill already slumbering
in committee. The sale of liquor on
that day also is to be prohibited if
a bill introduced by Representative
Hatfield, of Clark, should become
law. First, it will go to the lid"
committee of the house.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27

recting the interstate commerce com
mission to investigate the railroads,
soft and anthracite coal and oil trusts
will be considered and most likely
adopted
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
FEARED INSANITY
And Young Man At Leetonia Com.
mitted Suicide.

Leetonia. Feb. 22.-Emmet Quinn,
26 years of age, suicided by cutting
his throat with a razor. A realization
of approaching insanity is thought to
have prompted the deed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
LOSS A MILLION
Three Big Buildings at San Francisco
Consumed by the Flames.

San Francisco Cal, Feb. 22.-Fire
today partly destroyed Station C Of
the San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.
consisting of three two story brick
buildings. Before the flames had
been eXtinguished two men were in
jured, one by fire, another by falling
timbeTs. .n .
The loss will probably reach 81, ,000,-
600 but accurate figures have not been
compiled.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
Sends Conscience Money.

Kent, o., Feb, 22.-Geo. Stauffer, a
merchant, has received a letter with
five dollars from conscience strick-
en- person who had short changed him
years ago.