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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Seven Million Phones

A CCORDING to the most recent estimates,
n there are upward of seven million telephone
instruments now in use in this country which,
allowing a population of eighty-four million,
makes a telephone for every twelve inhabitants,
counting babies, children, men, and women.
From this it may be assumed that we are the
greatest telephone users in the world. Tele-
phonitis" is the word coined by visiting
Englishman, who after investigation concluded
that we had bad case of the new disease. In
his interview at departing he said that we used
the telephone to communicate with every.
body and everything except the dead And,
he added, when | come back l shouldn't be
surprised if you had a wire running to Heaven
and another to the other place"
This recalls one extremely novel use of the
telephone to prevent premature burial. Fear
ing that he might be buried while in cata-
leptc condition, a wealthy farmer ordered
telephone to be installed in his coffin, with
direct connections with one in his house. In
this way connection was made with the dead;
but so far there has been call from the grave.
The telephone has made owners of copper
mines nultmillionaires in recent years, and
the symbol on the note paper of many copper
mining companies is the Bell telephone.
Enough copper wire is spun and used annually
to girdle the earth so many times that, II
wrapped up in it, it would have the appearance
of ball of Irvine. In ten cities alone there are
over two hundred thousand miles of fine wire
used in the telephones. The Bell system uses
some five million miles of heavy and light cop
per WIRE tor It's local services. a single caDie
of wire will often contain twelve hundred sep
arate small strands. There are a number of
ten thousand-line switchboards in the large
cities, and each one includes some four thousand
miles of wire.
The telephone was first luxury, and then a
business necessity in the cities. Now it is a
necessity SO common in country and city that
half the industrial life would be paralyzed by
its sudden elimination. Each year it is find
ing new uses The forest telephone has come
at a time when most needed. The great tim
Der tracts are strung with telephone wires wires
in time to summon help from distant towns.
Not only is thousands of dollars worth of
timber thus annually saved but many towns.
which, without the telephone warning, might
the Northwest the telephone to prevent
serious results from log jams, the wires being
strung temporarily on the trees along the banks
of the rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Whispered in the Phone

the navigators
can tell what
part of the dan
gerouS Goa S t
they are near
The modern
coal mine is
wired for tele-
phones SO that
t h c superin-
tendent can al
ways keep in
close touch
with the differ
ent gan G S
Many accidents
have been pre-
vented by this
use of the tele-
phone. In a
Penns Wv ania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Used on Ships

CHIPS are not only provided with interior
~ telephones for the use of their passengers,
but many of them have telephones below decks
for use in fogs. Water is better medium for
conducting sound waves than the air, and
along the Atlantic coast more than a dozen
marine stations have been established to give
warning to approaching vessels during heavy
fogs. \ huge bell under water is tapped, and
the vibrations cause the delicate telephone
receiver in the hold of the ship to respond.
The bell is rung, ard as Geographic code is
arranged according to the number of strokes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
rs a telephone
L marriage le-

gal;
This question
was raised in a
Western court
where an irate
father sought to
dissolve a mar
riage of his
daughter which
had been per-
formed over the
telephone. An
OF her similar
case was one of
breach of prom
Use, the lover
having made
the proposal
over the tele-
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
SEVEN MEN ARE KILLED.
New Bridge In Course Of Erection
CoiIapses.

Bloomburg, Pa, Dec. 11.-High wa
ter caused the collapse of new
bridge in course of erection over the
West branch of the Susquehanna river
at Mifflinville and resulted in the death
of seven men and the injury of nearly
. score of others, two perhaps fatally.
Forty men were at work ON the
traveller on the middle span of the
structure when 1t collapsed. They
were all thrown into the swollen
river.
The bodies Of four of those killed
were found floating on the surface of
the water entangled in the bent and
twisted girders and ironwork, but the
others have not been found.
Many Of the men were caught in
the rapid water and carried a mile or
more down the river before they were
reScued
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
LETTERS FOR SANTA CLAUS
Postmaster General Issues Or.
ders for Their Delivery.

Washington, Dec. 14.-1n past years
many communications have been re.
ceived by the postoff1ce department
requesting delivery of so-called "san.
Ia Claus" letters to philanthropic So
.:ieties and others in various parts Of
the country, but the requests have
always been denied, the department
taking the stand that letters of i'm.
portance would be classed with the
"Santa Claus letters" through error.
Now, however, Postmaster General
Meyer has adopted a more liberal at
titude toward the children, as indi-
Gated by his action in issuing an or
der to postmasters all over the coun.
try Ito whom letters full of trust and
pleading are coming in such numbers
from the little ones) to let the people
in their cities know through the
newspapers that mail addressed to
Santa Claus will be delivered to any
responsible parties who will under
take to act as Santa Claus agents In
the matter. The order follows:
"Ordered, That hereafter and until
the close of Jan. I, 1908, postmasters
are directed to deliver all letters ar
irving at their respective postoffices
addressed plainly and unmistakably
to Santa Claus without any other
terms of expression Identifying the
person for whom such letters are in
tended to any regularly organized
charitable society in the city or town
Of address, to be used exclusively for
philanthropic purposes. In the event
that claim should be made by more
than one such society for letters SO
addressed such letters will be equally
divided, according to number, between
or among the societies making such
claim"
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
WILL MEET IN DENVER.
Democratic National Convention to Re
Held July 2.

Oemocratlc National Convention to Be
Held July Z.
Washington, Dec. 13.-After decid-
ing to hold the next Democratic ma
tional convention at Denver and fixing
the date Of the meeting for July z,
1908, the Democratic national COM
mittee entered upon a spirited debate
on the proprietysof accepting more of
the 100000 offered by Denver for the
convention than actually needed to
pay the convention expenses in that
city. The opposition to the acceptance
of the contribution took the form of a
resolution by Representative Clayton
of Alabama, declining money not
actually needed for convention pur-
poses, but after long debate the reso-
luton was laid on the table by vote
of 81 to IA.
On the first ballot, Denver received
% votes as against IL for Louisville,
5 for Chicago and for st. Paul. July
z was selected after a very brief dis
cussiOn,
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
ONLY ONE Man SAVED
American Schooner Lawson Lost
Off Scilly Islands.
EIGHTEEN OF CREW PERISH
Lifesaving Crews Attempt to Render
Assistance but Fail and Vessel
Soon Goes to Bottom.

Hughtown, Scil'y Islands, Dec. a.
The American seven-masted schooner
Thomas w. Lawson was wrecked in
Broad sound, Scilly islands, during a
fie ce gale and so far as known of
her crew only one man survived. The
schooner turned turtle and is now
floating bottom up.
Three dead bodies have been found
off Annet island, an uninhabited islet
of the Scilly group. The sole sur
vivlr, who has been landed at St.
Agnes by the St. Agnes lifeboat, is
only Dal lily conscious.
Signals of distress had been heard
at the Bishop Rock lighthouse. Two
lifel oats at once put out and found
the Thomas w. Lawson anchored in
a dangerous position just north of
Gunner rock. Great seas were rum
ming and the lifeboats, although they
stood by for several hours. were un-
able to render assistance.
At the request of the captain of
the Lawson the st. Marys lifeboat,
the masts Of which had been broken
off in attempting to rescue the crew
Of the schooner, put back with the
purpose of telegraphing for tug to
come to the assistance of the Law.
son. The st. Agnes lifeboat was left
standing by. A little later, however,
this lifeboat had to leave, as one of
its crew was dying of exposure while
the others were almost completely
exhausted.
Suddenly Goes to Bottom.
Some hours later the lookouts at
the st. Agnes and Bishops Rock
lighthouses and the coastguards
missed the lights of the Lawson at
the same time and when a lifeboat
returned to the scene oil floating on
the waves indicated the disaster. A
few minutes later the lifeboat crew
found the Lawson bottom up.
Searching in the vicinity the st.
Agnes lifeboat picked up the solitary
survivor, man named George Allen
Of London, and found three dead bod.
les off Annet island. The survivor
and the dead were brought back to
st. Agnes.
Among the drowned is w. G. Hicks.
Sicily pilot. who managed to scran,.
BILE on board the Lawson during one
of the attempts of the st. Agnes life
boats to help the Ill fated ship.
A prolonged search failed to dis
cover any further survivors and it
now seems to be established that AL
len is the only member of the crew
who did not lose his life. The num-
Der Of drowned is said to be eighteen.
Allen was seriously injured.
The Thomas w. Lawson encoun-
tered prolonged bad weather and lost
all her boats on the trip out from
Philadelphia.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
BANKER ENDS HIS LIFE.
Manager Of Branch Of Defunct Frisco
Trust Company.

San Francisco, Dec. lit. Otsay
Saldeir, manager of the West End
branch of the California Safe Deposit
and Trust company, located on De.
visadero street, committed suicide in
the Office Of the branch bank by blow
ing off the top of his head with shot
gun. His dead body was found by a
watchman. He was a close friend of
j. Dalzell Brown, vice president and
manager of the California Safe De-
posit and Trust company, who is in
prison accused of embezzling funds of
the bank,
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
CONSPIRACY AND PERJURY
Brooklyn Banker and His Three Sons
Indicted.

New York, Dec. 11.-John g. Jen-
kins, formerly president of the First
National bank of Brooklyn, and his
three sons were indicted by the Kings
county grand jury on charges of con-
spiracy and perjury. This is the first
indictment against the elder Jenkins,
but his sons already have been in
dicted on other charges. Their coun-
sci pleaded not guilty in their behalf
and bail for John G. Jenkins. ST., was
fixed at $4,000, while that of his sons
was made $4,000, as they are already
under heavier bail in other cases.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
WORK OF A FANATIC.
Brewery Fires at Chicago Probably
Due to lncendiary.

Chicago. Dec. 14.-The $250,000 fire
in the Cooke brewery is the third
brewery fire since the Sunday closing
crusade began in this city. Coming
SO closely after the others Fire Chief
Hogan believes that some fanatic,
actuated by the belief that brewery
destruction helps along the cause, is
at work. Mr.. Hogan said:
while am not prepared to state
positively that the fires have been
set the circumstances are at least
peculiar enough to Justify me in max
ing the most searching Investigation
and shall not be surprised If we
uncover a pyromaniac as the insti-
gator of the SERIES"
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19

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The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
Wilson Accused Of Inaccuracy.

Washington, Dec. ia resolution
charging the secretary of agriculture
with inaccuracy in estimating this
years cotton crop and calling on him
to furnish to congress "the figures and
the information upon which he based
his estimate Of the cotton crop Of the
United States for 1907" was intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Helm Of
Alabama.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
FEDERAL JUDGE INTERFEREs
Missouri Officials Must Not Enforce
New Express Rates.

Kansas City, Dec 11.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson, in the United States dis
trict court here, issued an order tenn
porarily restraining the Missouri state
board of warehouse and railway COM
missioners and Attorney General Had
ley from putting into effect the new
law reducing express rates.
The order was granted upon peti-
tion of six express companies, the
Pacific, American, Wells Fargo, Ad-
ans, United States and Southern. The
law goes into effect Jan. is next and
reduces express rates on an average
of 21 per cent. A motion to make the
injunction permanent will be argued
at Kansas City Dec. 21.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
EIGHTEEN STILL MISSING.
Three Hundred and Twenty Bodies
Found at Mononaah, w. Va.

Monongah, w. Va, Dec. Estate
Mine Inspector Paul of West Virginia
is making thorough examination of
mines Numbers 6 and 8. Until Mr..
Paul concludes his investigation all
other work at the mines has been sus.
pended. Three hundred and twenty
bodies have been recovered.
The results Of the house census
taken by the company show that 1888
men are missing, which leaves eight.
cen bodies still in the mines, accord.
ing to the oompany's estimate.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
Pneumonia Heads the List.

Chicago, Dec. IL. - Pneumonia
climbed to the head of the list of
mortality causes during the last week,
according to figures submitted in the
health bulletin, and not only reached
the astonishing figure of 101 in seven
days but is credited with being re-
sponsible for more than one-sixth of
the deaths in the entire city during
that period,
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
WOnzan'S WafcZ1WOrd
Is MOdeSfy.

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obnoxious local treatments which physicians necessary
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The Oakes times., 1907-12-19
WALKEFp UNDER ARREST.

Absconding Treasurer OF a Connecticut
Bank Caught In Mexico.
New York, Dec. 13.-According to
information received here a man re-
ported to be William F. Walker, the
absconding treasurer of the New
Britain, Conn, Savings bank, has been
arrested in the mountains Of Mexico
and is now on his way to Los Angeles,
CAL, in charge of detectives.
Walker disappeared on Feb. 10, last.
after . shortage IN his accounts had
reached 100000.
The Oakes times., 1907-12-19

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The Oakes times., 1907-12-19

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The Oakes times., 1907-12-19

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
NEEDS MORE MONEY
COMMISSION OF AGRICULTURE
 DRAWS UP BILL.
Department Has Only Small Sum of Five Hundred Dollars a Month to
 Pay Its Running Ex-

A bill has been drawn up and will be introduced in the Legislature by means of which the Department of Agriculture hopes to remedy the de- ftciency in the law which, under the opinion of the Attorney General only allows eo the Department the small sum of $500 month to pay for the inspec- tors of fertilizers. whose work is directed by law, for Farmers Insti- ute and for other details of depart ment work.
 The tag tax fund under appropria- . tions made by the Legislature at its winter session has been very nearly eaten up, but under normal conditions each year there will still be left a balance, although 1t may not be large. The new bill puts this balance to the use of the Department in the carrying forward of the work placed upon 1t by the laws of Alabama. The bill provides that at the end of the year when all the demands upon the tax fund have been met the surplus shall be put to the credit of the Agricultural De- partment' It Is further provided that the Department ssSll have no more from the fund than is left over.
 It is regarded as impossible to carry on the inspection work. the Farmers Institutes and the other work of the Department on the $500 a month now allowed
 Commissioner Wilkerson Is not sure just now what the bill of the Fertilizer Investigating Committee is or what effect 1t will have on the Department. The Committee seemed to be opposed to the use of fillerS If they draw up and recommend bill which will forbid the use of filters in fertilizers it will have an important effect on the tag tax. It is probable if~ this is done there will be no surplus of any sort as an expense account for the Depart ment of Agriculture
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06

Phil Brandon versus Alabama South ern i" 1ilroad. is the style of a suit filed in the Circuit Court for $5,o00. It Is a personal injury suit for injuries said to have been sustained June f2, 1907.
 Will Cheeks has sued the same road for $10.o00.. He claims that he was brakeman, and that he was assaulted by a conductor at~Tuscaloosa on June 21. The petition alleges that he was showed from a train moving at the rate of ten miles an hour.
 w. E. Morgan, as administrator, has filed suit against the Republic Iron and Steel Company for $25,000 for the death of Robert J. Trammell. Jr, on July 13, 1906. Suit for a similar amount has also been filed against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in connection with the same death. If is averrcd that TrammelI was an engi- neer at Warner Mines and that he was killed in an accident.
 Hamp Keeler has filed suit in the City Court against the Southern Rail- way for $2,000. It is for alleged per- sonal injuriesin a wreck near Wood lawn on April 21. 1907.
 Ernest Willis vs. Alabama Fuel and Steel Company, is the style of a suit for $3.000 filed today in the City Court. It is claimed that the plaintiff was kicked by mule while in the em- ploy of the company at Davis Mines, St. Clair, County. The accident is said to have occurred March 21, 1907.