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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
Des Are Items.

We have had snow all the week,
but fine weather for hauling, etc.
Business is still good in our
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
SEND GREETINGS
BY AEROGRAMS
DeForest Operators by Means of Wireless System
Exchange Messages Between Los Angeles
and San Diego-Tightens the
Commercial Ties, Also

ment is sending out the right wave
lengths.
Projecting from the head of a
"grasshopper" are two "feelers" which
point at an angle of about As degrees.
They are called the antennae and it is
from the similarity of these feelers
that the two wires leading from the
transmitting apparatus of the station
house to the cages on the high pole
are also named antennae.
"Cages" Explained
These wires are composed of seven
small strands of twisted wire, which
lead to the cage" a sort of cylin-
drical arrangement to hold a number
Five parallel wire hoops form the cy-
Under, over which eight wires are
stretched to make up the cage, the
ends Of the wires taperlng to cones off
the outer hoops so as to connect with
the single wires leading to the top Of
the pole and to the station house.
There are two of these cages, each
fifty feet long, thus giving 800 feet of
wire from which the wave lengths can
project into space and thus meet sim
liar cages at the receiving station.
These cages are used both for trans
mission and receiving. Twisted strands
prove better conductors with less re-
sistance than single wire of the same
diameter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
ARREST WOMAN AS SUSPECT
Truelove Home Late at
Nidht

Clara Barton was arrested at the
Truelove home, 2670 North Griffin ave-
nue. last evening by Patrolman Willard
Smith.
The Barton woman was locked up
in the city jail on the charge of "sus-
picion" late last evening.
1t is understood that she has sisters
at the Truelove institution.
What was the woman arrested for,
was asked of the patrolman.
IT don't know" replied Smith.
Did you arrest the woman" was
asked.
Yes" was the reply, II arrested her
because Mrs. Herbert L. Crates OF 911
East Thirty-second street requested it."
From the air of mystery thrown
around the case by the police, it is
taken that they have no convicting
evidence against the young woman and
arrested her late at night her friends
suggest, so that she would have no
opportunity to communicate with
friends to secure bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
BRAINS SANITY
BECOMES ISSUE
PYROMANIAC'S ATTORNEY ASKS
LUNACY INQUIRY
Police Maintain That Penitentiary and
Not Asylum Should Be Abode
of Self=Confessed In
cendary

A determined effort will be made to-
day by Wallace W. Wideman. attorney
for James Brain, the young degenerate
and pyromaniac, to have the boy exam
ined by an insanity commission and
ordered sent to some institution for
the insane.
But in view of the felony complaint
that has been made against Brain,
charging him with arson the police
do not see how any such action would
be successful
They say that the proper time to
plead insanity Is when the author of
recent incendiary fires is brought be-
fore Judge Smith in the superior court.
The preliminary examination is set
for March "a in the police court.
While admitting that the boy is one
of the worst examples of degeneracy
that has ever come into the station,
the police do not believe that he is
insane. They think that the lad is
shamming and that he could appear
brighter If he so chose.
He found no difficulty in obtaining
positions when he chose to work and
showed considerable cunning In his
method of setting fires.
According to his own confession,
Brain set nearly all of the recent in
cendiary fires that We're causing great
anxiety to the property owners and
is suspected of being the author Of
every incendiary fire that has occurred
since the beginning of the year.
1t is noted that the frequent fire
alarms of the past few weeks have
stopped with the arrest of Brain, and
while there may be occasional incen-
diary fires in the future, the real pyro-
maniac has been captured, the police
say, owing to the cleverness of officer
Hoosick and Detective Davis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

the first floor so that she might stay
there when she became too feeble to
go up stairs.
The defendants produced evidence in
contradiction of this by showing that
the bed room on the first floor was
built for an aged relative and that
when the relative died before the COM
pletion of the home Mrs. Reed had
the room turned into a reception hall
and removed the plumbing from it.
The amount involved in the contest
is about $1,500,O00, which has been
donated for the founding of charitable
institutions in Portland, the former
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Reed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Spectators Numerous

All day long Charles S. Du Mont.
special representative of the DeForest
company, received a throng of visitors
in his offices on the second floor of the
Huntington building. All of his call
ers wanted to get look at the queer
machines which projected messages
into space and reached up tall arm
to snatch the replies from the clouds.
II. L. Bleakley. who was an eXpe-
rienced teegrapher before the present
perfected system of wireless telegraphy
was dreamed of. is in charge Of the
machinery of the office. and yesterday
experienced one of the busiest days of
his life. Mr.. Bleakley installed the
machinery in the station here and in
San Diego.
The DeForest company has stations
in scores of eastern cities and intends
to establish station at Santa Bar
bara and San Francisco within short
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
BROADWAY PSYCHIC GAINS
DELAY THROUGH ATTORNEYS
SHERIFF INTERCEPTED GOING
TO THE DEPOT
Police Think Seeress Will Not Defeat
Extradton, but Her Lawyers Are
Making Hard Contest in Her
Behalf

Through the quick action of the at
torneys of Margaret Sauer, alias
Graham, the Broadway psychic" yes
terday escaped being taken back to
San Antonio, where she is under in
dictment for numerous alleged swim
dies. and today she will go before Judge
Smith in the superior court on a writ
of habeas corpus.
The police department, however, is
confident that Mrs. Sauer will not gain
anything by this procedure except a
few days delay.
The detectives who have been work.
ing on the case say that papers are on
the way from Gov. Lanham of Texas
which will clear up the matter and that
there is no doubt that Gov. Par
dee will grant the requisltion and order
Mrs. Sauer to be sent back to San An
tonic to answer to charges which have
been pending seven years.
After being arrested last week and
released on $4,000 ball. Mrs. Sauer was
rearrested Tuesday night and Sheriff
John Tobin was on the way to the
railroad station yesterday morning
with his prisoner when he was served
with the writ of habeas corpus and
compelled to bring the woman back
to the police station.
Her bail on the second arrest was
fixed at $4,000.
What is your ambition, Mr.. d'Auber?"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
FLAG ETHICS ARE VIOLATED
Surmount EmbIems by Stars
and Stripes

Since the firing on the American flag
by Chinese the citizens in the vicinity
have begun to make reports to the
police that there are numbers of
Chinese flags flying H. Chinatown with
no American flag over them.
In several cases there is an Ameri-
can flag only as large as postage
stamp flying over these flags.
There is a federal law compelling
all foreign flags flying in this country
to be surmounted by American flags.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Charity Bequest Law

Under the law of California not more
than one-third of an estate can be
given to charity when there are heirs,
and 1t is for this reason that the bene-
ficiares are seeking to have the will
located in California so that it can be
probated under the southern statute.
Evidence was produced by the at
torneys for the plaintiffs yesterday
tending to show that when Mrs Reed
built her winter home in Pasadena
she announced her intention of making
1t permanent home when she ordered
that bed room be built for her on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Id presidents of the chambers of COM

and presidents of the chambers of COM
merce.
The business men of the city showed
their interest in the test by congratu-
lating the management.
They argued that it would link Los
Angeles and San Diego by closer com
mercial ties and gave the idea their
Endorsement.
The outlook for an enlarged tele-
graphic business between the South
ern California cities is bright, San
Diegans declared.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
SAN DlEGANs JUBILANT
Visitors Crowd the Wireless Com
pany's Offices
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN DIEGO, Cal. March THE
wireless station of the American De-
Forest Telegraph company was opened
for business today and during the re-
ception hours the rooms of the COM
pany in the Granger block We're filed
with people and many messages were
interchanged between this city and the
City of the Angels.
Congratulatory messages were ex-
changed between the newspapers Of
the two cities and between the mayors
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

What is your ambition Mr.. d'Auber p
ITO paint a picture so good that 1t
will attract more attention than the
Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Increase Bond Issue

SAN BERNARDINO, March 1.-THE
members of the city council last night
voted to increase the proposed bond
issue for the building of bridges and
roads from $4,000 to 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Wave Lengths

wave lengths by means of a ribbon
from the Leyden jars. The current
with the message then passes into the
wire leading to the aerial spark gap.
which allows the current to enter two
antennae leads which carry it to the
apparatus on the high pole and at the
same time indicates by the regular
ity of the spark whether the instru-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
Iqnore Storms

eve are here for business and are
ready to accept aerograms," said Mr..
Du Mont. "It is our intention to make
the service as prompt and efficient
as any system can be made. We do
not fear fogs and the storms which
lay the wire systems fiat and isolate
towns and cities have no terrors
for us"
Asked about the rates, Mr.. Du Mont
said that the tariff of the DeForest
system would be about 20 per cent
lower than that of the two great COM
panies which have long enjoyed
monopoly of the telegraph business.
Stripped of technical perslflage, the
method of transmitting messages, or
aerograms, as explained by Mr., Du
Mont, is like throwing a pebble into
placid lake. The ever enlarging wave
circles travel outward from the CEN
ter of disturbance; the larger the peb-
BILE the greater the size of the wave;
the greater the energy projected, the
larger the electric wave.
The secret of the whole success of
the DeForest system lies in the pres
ent state of perfection of the instru-
ments of adjustment at each station.
The attunement of synchronism of
communicating stations must be per-
feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
AS to Voltage

Although it requires about 10000
volts of electricity to project messages
into the ether, this amount of cleo
tricity is not required as primary
asset The Los Angeles station re-
ceives 1OS volts from the Pacific Light
and Power company's wires and this
Is mechanically increased to the re-
quired voltage.
The 1Os volts OF electricity first are
carried into Choke-coil, where the
electricity is modified in order that it
may pass into the telegraph key used
in sending. Then it passes into set
up transformer, where the voltage is
raised from 10S to 10000. The current
then passes through a set of eighteen
Leyden jars which condense the cur
rent so that when it reaches the helix
sparker it has attained its highest
power. 1t is here that the transmit
ting key comes into play for the
sparker is manipulated so as to trans
NIT signals by breaking the current
into dots and dashes, as the code re-
ouras
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08

Perched high above the noise and
turmoil of the city the American De-
Forest Wireless station on the roof of
the Huntington building was thrown
open to inspection yesterday and a
public demonstration was made Of the
practicability of the system.
Los Angeles Is now in closer COM
muncation with San Diego, for tests
of the system proved beyond doubt
that the DeForest methods are by far
the best the world has known. For
speed and accuracy of transmission the
working of this wireless method proved
a revelation to those who have tech
nical knowledge of telegraphy.
Aerograms were exchanged between
the chamber of commerce of Los An
geles and the chamber of commerce
Of San Diego, in which greetings and
congratulations were expressed.
The first message received was from
Mayor John L. Sehon of San Diego,
and was addressed to Mayor Owen
McAleer of Los Angeles.
Mayor to Mayor
The aerogram read:
San Diego, Cal, March Mayor
Owen McAleer, Los Angeles: Cordial
greetings and congratulations to you
and your municipality upon the era of
development and prosperity which is
now extending over all Southern Cali
fornia. JOHN L. SEHON,
Mayor of San Diego"
Mayor McAleer at once made the
following reply
Los Angeles returns the kindly feel
ings expressed on behalf of your city
and, in return. wishes to express the
hope of growth and prosperity of San
Diego city and county.
"OWEN McALEER,"
Chambers Exchange
The message received from the
chamber of commerce of San Diego
was signed by Edward Grove, president
of the San Diego chamber Of COM
merce, and reads as follows:
"San Diego, March w. j. Wash
burn, president Los Angeles chamber
of commerce: The San Diego chamber
of commerce sends greeting to the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce by
the DeForest wireless telegraph and
trusts that this new electric current
will bring our two cities in closer
touch and cement more firmly the
friendly relation already existing
"EDWARD GROVE.
President of chamber of commerce. y
President w. ]. Washburn of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce sent the
following reply:
MIR. Edwin Grove, president cham
ber of commerce. San Diego, Cal: The
Los Angeles chamber of commerce now
in session extends hearty Congratula-
tons upon the completion Of the De-
Forest wireless telegraph between the
city of the Silver Gate and the City
of the Angels, and believes that in ce-
menting these two cities with the most
improved method of communication,
bonds of friendship are most firmly
welded w. ]. WASHBURN,
President"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-08
REED LETTERS
CONTRADICTORY
PASADENA AND PORTLAND ARE
BOTH MENTIONED
BY California Statute Million Can
Be Diverted From Charity If
Residence Here Is
Established

More than a score of depositions were
produced yesterday during the second
session of the hearing in the suit
brought by the heirs of the Amanda
Reed estate in contest of the will of
the late Pasadena millionairess.
The case is being tried before Judge
Monroe in department six of the
superior court and yesterday the court
room was we'll filled with visitors from
Pasadena who are interested in the
probate Of the will.
Letters written by Mrs. Reed to her
friends, in which she stated that Port
land was her permanent home, were
produced by the score by attorneys for
the defense, while other letters were
offered by the prosecution in which
Mrs. Reed spoke of Pasadena as her
home.
The action in court is a petition by
relatives of Mrs. Reed, who desire to
have her will set aside and an appor-
tionment of the estate made by the
court. This action Is taken because
the will provides that more than half
of the estate shall be used for the pur-
pose of founding homes for the aged
and infirm in Portland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
COURT Is WEARY.
Urges Attorneys In Beef Trust Case
to Hurry.

Chicago, Feb. 28.@Judge Hum
phrey. presiding in the packers case,
today declined to admit as evidence
the correspondence that passed ne
tween Commissioner Garfield and Spe-
ctal Agent Durand while the latter
was investigating the beef inquiry in
Chicago. He held that anything that
went to show the mental attitude of
the packers in the case was admissible,
put that the letters were hearsay eV1-
dence and would not be competent
The court also urged the attorneys
TO llyelier efforts in the conduct Of the
case and expressed the hope that this
case VIII not last until eternity
The greater part of the forenoon
was occupied by the testimony of Mr.
Durand
After he had identified a large mass
of spondence, Mr.. Durand was
with Arthur Meeker, the general su-
perintendent of Armour q Co. Mr..
Meeker said, according to the witness,
that he was anxious to have the report
Of the bureau of corporations pub
lished soon.
He said" declared the witness.
that the packers were suffering from
attacks in the papers. to the effect that
the government agents had discovered
combination and the report of the bu-
reau would dispel this. Mr.. Garfield
and myself were asked by Mr. Meeker
II any evidence of a combination had
been discovered. Mr.. Garfield replied
that evidence had come to our notice
tending to show that there was a com
bination. Mr.. Meeker replied that this
might appear from the action of our
Jealous employees who might do things
not in accord with the orders Of the
superior officer. At this time or later
perhaps. Mr.. Meeker said that he was
willing to take his oath that there was
no com bInation between the packers.
Mr.. Meeker also protested against a
public hearing because of the sensa-
tional reports which might result"
Mr.. Durand then detailed a CONVEX
sation between J. Ogden Armour, Ar
thur Meeker and himself.
Mr.. Armour asked if the report
would cover the matter of a combina-
ton. The witness said he thought it
would not and Mr.. Armour said that
he thought there should be a report
showing that there was no combina-
ton 81 told him. said the witness.
that we had received charges from
va rious sources that there was a com
bination, but did not believe the mat
ter should be published at that time
because the department of justice was
then engaged in looking up the mat
ter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
LINCOLN ana Boone

GU sometimes cannot always tell, -
remarked H. NJ. Mccartney of the
Western Pacific engineering depart
ment.
The people from whom you are
prepared to expect the most are fire.
quently deficient and. disappointing.
met lady from kentucky som time
ago. She was a school teacher We
chatted on various topics, and, among
other things she asked me:
Whom do you consider the great
est man Kentucky ever produced?'
There can't be any dispute about
that, I replied Abraham Lincoln
Aren't you Mistaken she said
Lincoln. you know, came from ILL
nois'
Well I said in an excess of gal
lantry, if that is your understanding,
we will let it go at that
What state do you come FROM
Mr.. McCarney?' she asked.
Pennsylvania I replied
And whom do you consider the
greatest man that ever came from
Pennsylvania? p she continued.
Daniel Boone, I told her.
Daniel Boone? And who was hep
g Well informed her, among
other things, he discovered and settled
up the state of Kentucky
And she was a school teacher. And
from kentucky. - San Francisco
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
LOCAL MENTION.

The following building permits have
been issued: Dwelling, 40 Spruce street,
500, L. Marker; addition to dwelling,
lots 154-156 Topeka avenue, K. b Schoch,
81. 600; dwelling, E. D. Benner, lots 223-
225 Lincoln street, 81 500; Smith Auto
mobile company, erecting shop, $500,
lots 194-196 East Tenth street.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon on a false alarm.
A representative of the American As
phaltum and Rubber company called on
Mayor W. H. Davis today in the inter
ests OF promoting the pavement Of Kan
sas avenue with brick and an asphalt
filler.
Fines to the extent of s628.25 were
turned over to the city treasurer by Pc
lice Judge Urmy this morning The
fines are those collected from February
II to date.
Lena Talbot. 1910 Harrison street.
gave a lungeon In honor OF Miss Hodges
Of Denver, Col, Monday. The guests
we're Mrs. Bert BuclSner, Mrs. Grey Al
exander Mrs. Emma Jordan. Mrs. NJ. H.
Slaughter, Mrs. Robert Rowley. Mrs.
Henry de Shodder, Miss L G. Wilson,
Mrs. Cooper.
Ed AIcKeever. former assistant United
states attorney, will open a law Office
at SIT Kansas avenue, after March 10.
a marriage license was this morning
Z issued to Charles p. Dawson and Sarah
P. Hughes, both Of Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28
TO MEET MARCH 10.
Coal Operators Cali Another Confer
ence at Request of Roosevelt

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb 28.-Before the
conferences of bituminous coal operators
Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and IL
hnols opened today it was generally
conceded that the proposition to grant
800 per cent advance would be laid
before the operators and that it would
meet with opposition from some of the
independent operators who freely ex-
pressed themselves as against granting
any increase in wages at this time.
The conference opened shortly before
noon and all but members of the state
committees were excluded.
The conference adjourned about I
o'clock with the announcement that it
had been decided to issue a call for a
general conference to be held in Indian
apols on Monday, March -
A statement issued by the joint COM
mittee in explanation Of the action taken
saws
Issuing a request for a conference of
the coal operators Of four states, Of
Ohio. Illinois. Indiana, and western
Pennsylvania at Indianapolis on March
10, it is positively stated by all the op-
orators joining in this call that said
meeting has been called entirely in de-
ference to the wishes of the president of
the United States and no action has been
taken or agreement of any kind has
been made by any operator up to this
date regarding any possibility Of set
Ting the difficulties. No settlement is
possible on any terms until after such
meeting has been held and the view OF
all the operators of the four states have
hean obtained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-28

Eugene Moriarity, who seemed to be
fixture in the Massachusetts legislature
some years ago, was at one time on the
Worcester school board. A fellow mem
Der, the Rev. D. o. Mears, more than
limited at one meeting that there we're all
together too many Irish names on the
list Of Worcester teachers.
The charge passed unchallenged at the
time but al the next meeting up rose
Mr. Moriarity with this little gem: Mr..
President, at the last meeting Of the board
some one intimated that there are too
many irish names on our list Of teach-1
ers. The next day went UP to the pub
lie library and saw our genial Librarian
Mr. Green. Mr. Green I SEE, have We q
dictionary OF American uames2' 7 have
SEE he Is it completeg SEE l. It is, sez
he Can I take It homer SEE I. sYe cam
SEE he Mr.. President. 7 took It home I
searched it through and through from
cover to cover. I found no Mears in the
book, but I found that Mitchell MoFiarity
was one Of the bodyguard Of General
Mashington .--Chieag0 Inter-ocean.