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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
MAIL,
MILLION
PIECES
Amount Handled in
Local POStOffice Under
New Rule.

In carrying out an order issued by the
Assistant Postmaster General the
clerks employed at the local postofice
were compelled to handle almost a mill
lion pieces of mail matter during a re-
cent week and divide them Into their
respective classes, and take the total
revenue received from each class.
The mails received for dispatch during
the week between October 10 and 10, in
elusive, was divided into eleven classes,
the total number of pieces, according
to the figures obtained from Assistant
Postmaster Cyphers yesterday after
noon, being $751; 32. The total revenue
was s17,S14.29, or a little less than two
cents for each piece dispatched.
First-class mail matter leads the list
with 573,1S3 letters and lis, 6S3 postal
cards. The revenue received from the
letters was s13,SS5.13 and the postal
cards 81, $3.50 81. Next in order comes the
third-class matter, with 137, 472 pieces,
with a total revenue of 81, 709.57.
During the week 213 pieces of ranked
matter were handled, while the penalty
matter totaled 1889 pieces.
The clerks handled 80, 467 pieces of mail
matter. which the government delivers at
pound rates, the total postage for this
class being $685. %, the Smallest for any sub
division of the various classes of mail
matter handled.
1t was for the purpose of ascertaining
the cost Of handling this class of mail
matter that the order was originally
issued. as has been told in the EVENING
STAR.
During the last session of Congress an
effort was made to increase the postage
rate for newspapers and other periodicals,
and the Publishers Association opposed
such action strenuously, claiming that If
this were done they would be ruined.
The claim of the Postoffice Department
was that the government was losing money
In handling this class of mail at the pres
ent prices. For the purpose of substan-
tiating the publishers claim that there
were other classes of mail that cost the
government even more money to- handle,
the department decided to nav the mails
weighed by classes for six months, and
by States for one month, and the total
revenue for zach class for one week taken
and submitted to the department at Wash
ington for analysis. The mails will be
weighed, as stated. until December 81.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
P0STOFFICE RECEIPTS FOR
MONTH SHOW INCREASE.
Amounted to $s5, 53s, IL Per Cent.
Higher Than for Same Period
Last Year.

Postmaster James L. Hays has just
forwarded to Washington a detailed
statement of the receipts of the local
%postoffice for the month of October.
The report shows hat during the
just ended the receipts of the
office amounted to $50, 539. SO, against
$77,277.SS for the corresponding month
last year, an increase of about IL per
cent.
Assistant Postmaster Cyphers said
yesterday afternoon that the receipts
for last month were the largest for any
October in the history of the office. He
added that the purchase of stamps for
election mail had little to dc with the
large receipts shown by the figures.
There were but one or two months in
the history of the office that surpass
these figures. These We're December
n the March following.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
COACH SELF-PROPELLING.
Passenger Car on Rock Island Railroad
Runs Itself.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA self-propelling
steam passenger coach Is to be put into
service next week ON a branch line OF the
Rock Island RAILROAD. II It proves sue
cessful extensive use Of the cars will prob
ably result. Auto car is the name APP
r,ied TO the new coach. One of the cars
purchased for experimental purpose was
given a trial trip from Chicago to
Joliet and return.
A party of officials headed by President
Winchell made the trip and expressed
themselves as being pleased with the test.
The Indianola branch of the Rock Island,
running from Des Moines to lndianola,
Ia. a distance Of twenty-five miles, Will
probably be selected as the line where the
car will be given a thorough test.
1t is planned to have it take the place
of one of the regular trains for a period Of
a week or more.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
WOMAN LOST $500, 900.
Left Jewel Bags ON Pullman at Jersey
City-Police at Work.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-Detectives are
searching pawn shops for trace of
$500, 600 worth of jewelry said to have
been stolen from the wife of a Pitts
burg millionaire en- route from New
York to Pittspurg November l.. The
name of the woman was not SEM to
the local detectives.
The information received here is that
the woman was a guest at the Waldorf
Astoria. From there she went to a
woman's tailoring establishment and
from there to the Pennsylvania depot
in Jersey City. She placed her Jewel
bag on the seat in a Pullman car and
left the compartment for a few min
utes. She did not miss the valuables
until half way to Pittsburg,
A local detective agency of this city
was notified to look for the Jewels. If
the gems are returned prosecution will
not follow, 1t is stated.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
SHIPPERS
RAILROADS MUST EXPLAIN
FREIGHT REFUSALS.
Effort of New York Upstate Commits
sion Will Help to Stop I'm
just Discrimination.

ALBANY, Nov. Am order of inn
portance to shipping interests, which it is
hoped will prevent the possibility of un-
Just discrimination or hardship to individ-
ual shippers arising from an arbitrary re-
fusal of any railroad to ship their goods,
has been issued by the Public Service
Commission of the second district.
1t requires that any steam railroad re-
fuslng to accept freight destined for a
point within this State by a route wholly
within the State for transportation over
its lines, by an order which Is commonly
known as an embargo, must transmit at
once to the commission a full and de-
tailed statement Of the reasons relied upon
by the road as a justification of such or
der, and that the terms and reason fol
any embargo now existing shall be at
once reported to the commission.
Railroads are also required to notify the
commission at once in case any embargo
Is revoked or modified.
The embargo, which is a technical name
well understood by shippers, is a notice
issued by a railroad that certain kinds of
freight will not be accepted for shipment
from certain specified localities or shippers,
This order is issued arbitrarily and has
been a frequent cause of complaint.
1t is easy to see how such arbitrary
pONcIS GAtIClStQ WllIlUul TtSLIdlnt ny lut
railroads might be used to discriminate
between shipping interests.
While the order is generally applied to
non-perishable freight, in one instance a
complaint has reached the commission of
an embargo on onions by one of the rail-
roads. This individual case vas taken up
by the commission and the embargo was
removed by the railroad.
In accordance with the resolution adopt
ed by the commission, a notice of the or
der has been sent to every railroad under
the jurisdiction of the Public Service
Commission Of the second district. 1t will
take effect immediately.
Another order of almost equal impor-
lance, and effective on November IS, has
been issued by the commission, dealing
particularly with delays in furnishing cars
for shipments of freight. The commission
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That all railroad corporations
transporting freight in carload lots shall
report to this commission every case in
which 1t has been unable to place a car
for loading within four days after the
time for which 1t was ordered, or, If no
time IS designated in the order placed for
the same, within four days after the re-
ceipt of the order.
The resolution sets forth that 1t Is not
intended as an expression of opinion that
four days is a proper length of time in
which to place a car, but is designed
merely to afford Information as to exist
ing conditions.
The effect of this resolution will be to
prevent the Withholding Of cars from ship
pers without the knowledge of the Public
Service Commission. This difficulty is OBJ
tanning cars experienced by some shippers
has been a frequent cause of complaint.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
sHRINkAGE OF IRON.
Curious Action of the Metal When
Cast in Mold.

The action of fluid cast iron in the mold
is somewhat curious. When poured into
a mold in a state of fiuidity, cast iron,
and especially what is known technically
as very gray, expands at The moment or
qualification. thus giving a sharp impress
sion in the mold. The expansion, slight
but very noticeable, extends until in the
process of cooling the iron attains the
stage Of red G. Contraction then takes
place, with the result that the cooled iron
is noticeably smaller than the mold.
In making patterns for iron castingss
therefore. patternmakers commonly allow
about an eighth Of an inch per foot for
shrinkage. The shrinkage In castings
however. is by no means a constant quail
ity. but varies materially with the propor~
tlon existent In the pattern, and the char
acter Of the metal used-as much as one-
tenth Of an inch per foot being allowed
when casting beams and only one-thirty-
second of an inch with large cylinders.
In casting. therefore, thin strips, the
shrinkage Of the length is very great,
while In the thickness it is scarcely APP
preciable. A uar plate shrinks little in
thickness. but equally In width ana
breadth: a fiat disk shrinks little in thick
ness. but equally In diameter. A thin ring
shrlnks more In diameter than a thick one
When It is known that iron with different
shrinkage from that generally employed y
to be used in a foundry, the patterns are
altered to meet the changed conditions.
Silicon. unless in excessive quantities.
gives a gray. soft iron, which has the
minimum ~shrinkage. In many cases a Ju-
dicious mixture OF iron will give the de7
sired result without extra xpense in pat7
terminating. Charcoal Iron has usually &
higher melting point than that of less pure
iron made with coke, 1t sets more quickly
in the mold and contracts more. so that an
extra allowance for shrinkaSe must be
made in NIL patterns employed; II VIII be
seer from the above that patternmakers
require special technical skill as well As
Knowledge of the iron to be used in CASTE
which require greater specials.
lied knowledge of rather a wide range than
Of paiternInaking-Phfladelphia Rec
-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
Gnrlbaldl a NationaI Hero.

Giuseppe Garibqldi was pre-eminently a
national hero. In his country's long and
stubborn struggle for independence and
national unity his We're the %stoutest blows
that were struck for freedom; with his
regiments of devoted volunteers he vindi-
Gated italian honor upon the battle fields
of 1919. 1859. 1860 and 1866. winning IN
military annals a place among the worlds
great captains, while history has not
hesltated to rank him with the prophet
Mazzini, the statesman Cavour, and the
honest King Victor E~manuel-the makers
Of modern Italy In the days of revolu-
ton and conflict MS name was the dread
Of ~despotism, as It was the hope of the
oppressed. and today in the land of his
ICES what is most unselfsh. most fearless,
and most constant ia patriotism, and what
il noblest In dernocracy.-H. Nelson Gay,
in The Century.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
FORT CONGRATULATED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Sends Telegram to Governor
elect and the Latter Wires Back
His Appreciation.

A congratulatory letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt was received yesterday
by Governor-elect John Franklin Fort,
of East Orange. The letter read:
White House, Washington, d. c.,
November 7, 1907.
My Dear Judge Fort-I cannot deny
myself the pleasure of sending you a
word of heartiest congratulat1on.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
To Hon. ]. Franklin Fort, East Orange,
N. j.
Mr.. Fort at once dispatched a, letter
of thanks to the President, the contents
of which he declined to make public on
the ground that it would be d~iscourte-
Gus to Mr.. Roosevelt.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
WORKMEN MOVED DOWN..
Two Italians Killed by Pennsylvania
Freight at Jersey city.

JERSEY CITY. Nov. "a fast
freight train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road plowed into a number Of italian
workmen at First and Green streets
yesterday.
Michael Pestotori, of SO Railroad ave-
nue., and Maresto Cupulo. of 80 Wright
avenue, were instantly killed. James
Carino, of 50 Wright avenue, had both
legs broken. The others were unin-
jured.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
SUPREME COURT A

The call for the Supreme Court Circuit
for Monday will be: Nos. 40. is. as. SO. II.
So, 81, IS. Is, &c. For the balance of the
week the call win be: ss, SO, 90, 81, go. 90,
"a, 95. n, 81, 81, So, GA, 80, 46, AZ, 3, IS,
IL. 10.
For Circuit Court b the call for Mon
day will be; 22s, 256, 263, "a, 2s1, 2s2,
2s5. 900, 292, "a. For the balance Of the
week the call will he: 2s1, 296. 800. 222, 2sO,
24s. 295, 3o2, $50. $40. $40. 81 2l4, 22i, 226. $50.
SlsA, sl5 and Sle.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
WALKER TO RETIRE.
Rear Admiral Will Reach Age Limit on
Wednesday Next.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Rear Admiral
Asa Walker will be retired from the navy
on Wednesday next, when he will have
reached the statutory age limit of 50
years.
Admiral Walker commanded the gunboat
Concord in the battle of Manila Bay on
May 1, 1898. He was born at Portsmouth,
N. H., on November 10, 1916, and was
graduated from the Naval Academy In
1866. He has served on various stations
and at the Naval Academy. He was a
member of the general board OF the navy
In 1904, and since February, 1906, has
served as superintendent of the Naval OBJ
servatory at Washington.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
CHARGES BIGAMY IN DIVORCE SUIT.

TRENTON. Nov. 9.-Mrs. Emma A.
Robson, of Lambertville, formerly OF
this city. has begun suit for divorce.
charging her husband. James w. Robe-
son, now a resident of California. with
desertion and bigamy. She also wants
alimony from a fortune which Robson.
has just inherited.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
BUSY ON EvANS'S FLEET.
Rushing Repairs on Ships Which Go
to Pacific.

NORFOLK. Va. Nov, 9.-Work of re-
pairs on the battleships Virginia, Mime
sofa. Kentucky and Iowa and the GOLFERS
Brutus. Ajax, Caesar. Arethusa and ObeI-
anda, all of which will 30 with Admiral
Evans to the Pacific. is being rushed night
and day with a double force OF men so as
10 nave the ships all in good shape for the
start on December 10.
The men are working in two shifts. TIE
FAY force works from S a. IN. to 8 .. m,
and the night force from . p. m. to l. a. m
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
GETS Ss,5Oo FROM G. R. R.

TRENTON, Nov. 9.-Mary o'Shea, of
Boston, got a verdict of $4,000 In the
United States Circuit Court yesterday
against the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. The damages were for injuries
received by Mrs. o'Shea on June H.
1906, at Eatontown. The car was de-
rallied and Mrs. O'Shea was thrown
several yards.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
HE WON'T REACH RUSSIA.
Buse Tried to Jump Bail at Trenton
and Was Caught.

TRENTON. Nov. 9.-Alexander Buse, a
Russian. under bonds to appear before the
Grand Jury on a charge of atrocious as
sault and battery, was taken from a train
at the railroad station here yesterday as he
was about to Jump his bail. He con-
fessed that this was his Intention and a
railroad ticket to New York and a steam
ship ticket to Russia were found in his
pocket.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
SUED CUBAN RAILROAD.
Engineer Got $4,000 for Loss of Arm
in Trenton Court.

TRENTON. Nov. 9.-After travelling all
the way from Cuba to prosecute the case,
Walter e. Crosby was awarded today &c.
900 in the United States Circuit Court
against the Cuban Railway Company, a
New Jersey corporation.
Crosby is an engineer and in the dis
charge of HIS duties had an arm crushed
so it had to be amputated. The company
claimed the accident was due to the negli-
gence of another employee.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
prncticnI DemonstratIon Wanted.

Little Allen-Papa, has everybody got a
soul2
Papa-I suppose so, my son.
Little AllenAWell, papa do you thinK
you could open your mouth wide enough
so / could look down your throat and see
If you have oneg-Chicago News.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-29
OBJECTS TO ARTICLE
 IN THE SILVER BELT

Pinto Creek, June 27, 1907. : Editor Silver Belt;
 Your article "What 's in a Nameg'' in the Daily Silver Belt of the 25th inst. is not only misleading, but is in the main false.
 Some time in May last petition was circulated and signed by nearly one hundred persons asking for the estab- | lishment of a postoffice on Pinto Creek and suggesting the name of Pinto for the same. In due time the proposed postmaster (the undersigned) received notice from the postoffiee department stating that there was already Pinto postotfice in Apache county, this terri tory. Several names were then sug- gested, and the name of Calumet was adopted for the new office. The name of Crowley was never adopted by the department and there never was peti- tion presented or circulated asking for the same.
 It is a sad commentary that a matter of such public benefit should become the brunt of newspaper ridicule and venting of petty jealous spleen As to Con Crowley, no reflections have heen made or intended against him. The name of Crowley for post office and what is hoped in the near future will become town is inappro- priate and not descriptive in any way, whereas Calumet is almost synonymous with Copper. So far as Crowley being entitled to the distinction as "oldest settler" eff such term must be used) the names of Banker, Berray, Batellier S,Inu. Do md n4b s.,ht have been selected in the selection of name; however, that would give no- tiee to the investing public that our camp was distinctively Copper, large majority of the signers of the original petition are more than satisfied with the name of Calumet.
 JAMES LIGHTFOOT.
 Pinto Creek, June 27, 1907.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-29
Protecting the Forests

The forestry division of the depart ment of agriculture has issued pam phlet relating to the timber and lum- Der supply of the nation. It is justly alarmed at prevailing conditions and sounds note of warning. The United States promises soon to be in the po- sition Germany found itself 150 years ago, when that country was face to face with timber famine. The gov ernment took prompt and radical ac- tion, passing laws making it felony to cut down a tree without planting an- other, and providing strict regulations for the protecting and preservation of forests. Germany has demonstrated that by scientific and conservative treatment of the problem recovery may he made from the effects of recklessness in forest destruction. One.ffth of the forest area of the United States is embraced in the reservation system, and the gov ernment proposes to take every possible step to stop waste and increase the growth of every acre of forest we have. In no other way can an increase of the timber famine, already being felt, be prevented. It is a problem of the great est moment.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-29
NEW RACE OF PYGMIES
Finely Physiqued People Live on Milk
 and Honey

Dr. A. F. R. Wollaston has returned to England after journey in Central Africa, largely through an unknown country.
 From Ruwenzori he proceeded down the Congo, being accompanied on the expedition by only one European, Mir. D. Caruthers.
 From the south of Lake Albert Ed ward the expedition proceeded through theMfumbiro volcano region, wild, mountainous and difficult country, with waterless stretches.
 The tops of the volcanoes, which are for the most part extinct, are covered with dense bamboo, which is inhabited by race of pygmies, who make their abode there and live by raiding the vii lagers on the lower slopes. Although the expedition spent five weeks among the volcanoes, it was found not possible to visit the people at their summits They are of diminutive stature, and as they are far removed from the Congo forest, they are probably new race.
 The sides of the extinct volcanoes were found to be very thiekly populated by people of fine physique, very rich in food, bees and cattle, and living prin- cipally on milk and honey. In one viii lage that was visited there were found to be some 300 bee hives constructed in dug-out tree trunks.
 From the volcanic region Dr. Wollas- ton proceeded down deep descent to Lake Kivu. Tanganpika was reached at the north end at place called Uv- ria, a large Belgian post. Here Dr. Wollaston came upon the sleeping sick ness country, and from this point on through the Manyuema country tray ersed region devastated by this terri ble plague.
 He describes the sights as being fear ful, with people dead and dying on the roadside. Almost every village present. ed revolting spectacle, as it is the custom of these people to turn the stricken natives out to die. In this country the population are dying by the thousands and absolutely without med ical attendance.
 In Uganda also over quarter of million have succumbed to sleeping sickness since it broke out a few years ago.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-29
GLOBE SIGHTS AND
 SILVER BEl.TLETS
Current News of Busy Globe Told in
 Brevities

Mrs. A. T. Grant and child and brother, Archie Frederick, have return ed from a visit in Los Angeles.
 Alderman Charles T. Martin returned last evening from a business visit in Denver, where he spent several weeks.
 Ed MeQuaid and Eva Hayden, both Of Globe, were united in marriage by Judge W. F. Rawlings yesterday after noon.
 Forman c. Hanna of the Hanna phar- macy has gone to the Sierra Anehes, fifty miles north of Globe, for an out ing.
 Fred Zimmerman leaves this morning for Los Angeles, where he will visit with his mother and brothers, after which he will go to Chicago to locate.
 It was cooler yesterday. The ther. mometer registered l03 degrees as against l04 on the previous day. The minimum for the twenty-four hours ending at D. m. was 6l.
 Dr. MeGee of the Old Dominion med ical staff returned last evening from his vacation, which was spent in North ern Michigan. The hopes of his friends were dispelled when he returned alone.
 Maury Grider of Stafford, who was operated on for appendicitis at the Old Dominion hospital several weeks ago, was able to be out yesterday for the first time. He will remain here several days longer before returning to Saf ford.
 Mrs. w. D. Fisk will leave tbs morn ing for Los Angeles, where she will spend the remainder of the summer Mr. Fisk will leave this morning for Superior, where he will look after his mining interests and will later join Mrs. Fisk on the coast.
 Mark and Luke Page arrived in the city last evening from Bisbee to enter the drilling contests on July 4th and 5th. Both are entered in the double handed contest and Luke is also entered for the single-jack contest. They come from the Bisbee Extension mine west of Bsbee.
 Thomas w. Law, the popular night clerk of the Dominion hotel, leaves this morning for San Francisco, where he will spend his summer vacation. He expects to arrive in time to see the big fight between Burns and Squires on July 4 at Colma, and if Squifes loses he will be home few days after the fight.