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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
TAFT INDORSED
IN MINNESOTA
DELEGATES INSTRUCTED FOR
WAR SECRETARY
RooSEVELT'S ADMINISTRATION
is COMMENDED
Temporary Chairman Declares Re-
vision of Present Tariff Schedules
Is imperative and Corporations
Must Be Controlled
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. April 16.--
William II. Taft was indorsed for pres
convention, the delegates chosen to
represent Minnesota In the national
convention being instructed for the
secretary of war. Harmony was the
keynote of the convention, every ele-
ment of contest being eliminated. Pres
ident Roosevelt's administration was
commended, and revision of the tariff
by Republican congress- was urged
in the resolutions adopted.
The delegates at large are Frank r.
Kellogg of st. Paul, Walter Heffel-
finger of Minneapolis, Frank T.. Put
nam of Blue Earth, A. b. Hawk and
e. b. Blwak.
w. d. Parsons of Winona surprised
the convention by withdrawing from
the race for delegate at large and mov-
ing that the four other candidates be
chosen by acclamation After several
hearty speeches the motion was carried
by a rising vote.
f. b. Kellogg of ST. Paul, w. A. Hef-
feltinger of Minneapolis. State Senator
Putnam and e. b. Hawkins had no OPP
position rs delegates al large and they
were elected by acelamation.
DIR. A. b. Cole, chairman of the state
central committee called the conven-
tion TO order and introduced Samuel p.
Snyder as temporary chairman. Mr..
Snyder said in part:
In the campaign in which we are
about to enter this tariff principle is
to be assaied upon the one hand and
defended and maintained upon the
other.
Tariff Iniquitous
In a recent speech by the present
Democratic governor of this state, now
an active Democratic candidate for the
presidency, he openly declared that our
tariff system is as iniquitous as was
the farming out of taxes in France
prior to the French revolution. That
is but mild statement of the Demo-
cratic doctrine.
"That party has always combatted
the fundamental principle upon which
the tariff is based.
while maintaining the tariff prin-
ciple in it's integrity the Republican
party of Minnesota is firmly committed
to the proposition that revision of the
present schedules shall now be made.
Another issue. the Importance of
which Is recognized by/ both political
| parties is the regulation and control of
great corporations now engaged in in
terstate traffic. That such control shall
be had all are agreed.
I'm the campaign now before us in
this. our home state, are we going to
maintain party allegiance upon ma
! tional issues and disregard it in state
| issues? Our beloved president, now
| voluntarily declining a renewal of his
| high office, has inspired Republican
sentiment throughout the breadth oil
the land and commanded the conf
dence and respect of all parties. 1t is
no longer a matter of prophecy to de.
clare that his successor will be his
grand coadjutor, our present secretary
| of war, William II. Taft"
The delegates voted to dispense witt
the committees on credentials and rule;
as there were no contests. State Sena,
ter Ripley, a broker of st. Cloud, was
then unanimously chosen permanent
| chairman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
APPOINTED TO SURVEY
ALASKAN COAL FIELDS
BY Associated Press.

BY Ass0clated FTess.
CHICAGO, April 16.-Professor Wal
lace w. Atwood of the geology depart
ment, University of Chicago, has been
appointed by the United States geo.
logical survey department to survey
the coal fields of Alaska, with view
to ascertaining their value and to de-
termine the best place to establish a
coaling station for the navy depart
ment. The professor will leave for
Alaska April 10, to assume charge Of
the surveying party
This will be Professor Atwood's sec
ond visit, as he recently has returned
from two years trip, during which
he studied the minerals of the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
STEAMERS COLLIDE AND
BOTH ARE DAMAGED
Ry Associated Press.

FL Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Whie out
bound for Havana today the steamer
Monterey collded with the Scandin-
avian line steamer United States, out
ward bound for Copen Copenhagen.
Both steamers were damaged. The
United States is aground on the west
edge of the main channel about two
miles south of the west bank light:
The Monterey, with railings smashed
and dent in her bow, is being towed
back to port by three tugs.
The United States is said to have sus-
tanned damage below the water line
and to be leaking so badly that her
commander was forced to run her
aground to prevent her sinking She
has about 500 passengers on board
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART
IN FIT OF JEALOUSY
BY Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, April ia spe-
ciaI to the OregOnian from Marshfeld,
Ore, states that John Erills last night
shot and killed Ora Roby, then COM
mitted suicide. Erills had been paying
his attentions to the girl and attended
a dance with her last night.
Erills was about 25 years old and
had recently been away from home
Returning, he learned Miss Roby had
been receiving attentions from another
young man and that the latter's suit
was successful. This is supposed to be
the cause of the deed. Both young
people had lived in Marshfield for
years and were highly respected.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
BURSTING WATER MAIN
MAKES HOLE IN STREET
Torrent Rushes Along Pavement, Rip-
ping Asphalt Like Paper and
Running Street-Leaves
Slime In Park
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, April 1e.-The bursting
OF 1S-inch water main early today
tore a hole twelve feet deep and fifteen
feet In diameter in Herbert street al
the intersection of Rauschenbach ave
nue., and spouting six feet in the air
the Hood ran west on Herbert street
for two blocks. ripping up the asphaIt
like paper and running the street. Gel
lars In the vicinity were flooded.
The flood invaded a section of beauti-
ful st. Louis park. depositing a coating
OF slime and mud. Pavements were
torn up and converted into unsightlv
piles of bricks and debris. The water
main broke with roar that alarmed
the neighborhood and frightened resi-
dents ran from their homes in night
attire. Telephone messages were hur-
riedly sent to the street and fire de-
partments, and after a time the water
was shut off.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
FAsTENs WIFE's FEET;
BINDS HER TO BED
BY Assoclatnd Press.

BY Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, April ia spe-
cial to the Oregonian from Tacoma
says: Confessing that from jealousy OF
his wife he had time and again during
the last three months fastened her
feet together and bound her to the PED
and finally had locked her up IN thelr
home clinton E. Candy, an insurance
solicitor. was yesterday bound over
TO the superior court for trial.
Mrs. Candy, who is only 20 years old.
has been in terror of her husband, and
only when the suspicious of her ia
ther. ]. B. Olsen of Bellingham, inn
PEELED him to visit his daughter was
Mrs. Gandy's plight learned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
is BOSTON MAN SLATED
FOR WAR SECRETARYsHlP?
Kv Associated Press.

BY AssOclated Ircss.
BOSTON, April 16.-The intimate per-
sonal friends of Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon, formerly of Boston, have
received information which leads them
to believe that Mr.. Bacon will become
secretary of war about July ! next,
succeeding Secretary Taft, who is un-
derstood to be desirous of retirement
from the cabinet at that time.
The determination of Secretary Taft
to retire is said to be quite definite and
is understood not to be dependent upon
the outcome of the national conven-
tion
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
DECLARE NIHILlSTS ARE
WELL ORGANIZED HERE
YOUNG Austrian Jew Steadily Refuses
to Give Names of Persons
Who Planned Demand
of $4oo
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND. ore, April 16.-Adolph
Adler, the young Austrian Jew who
was arrested yesterday after he had
addressed a written demand for $400 to
Sigmund Sichel, a prominent Jewish
resident of Portland, or suffer death for
his failure to meet the demand, still
refuses to reveal the names of the or
ganizers of the plot.
Adler says that If he told who sent
him to Sichel he and his family in
Austria would be killed.
He declares that there are hundreds
of men in this country with nihilistic
tendencies, ana that they are more or
less organized. The man declares he
left Austria several years ago to es-
cape from the mental torture which
followed his taking up socialistic ques-
tions, and that he was recognized by
one of the nihilists here two weeks ago
and told to do their bidding.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
Would Remedy Affairs
Nv Asaoclated Press.

BY NsNOcIHNtu IItsa
PANAMA, April 16.-Advices received
here today from Bogota are to the ef-
feet that President Beyes has left that
city for the Atlantic coast, ostensibly
to endeavUr to remedy the present eco
nomic crisis in that region. Secretary
of Finance Anguo remains at the head
of the government. The national as
sembly has been convoked and will
meet next June.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
JULIA MARLoWE TOO ILL
TO CONTINUE SEASON
Ev Associated Press.

BY Ass0cIated Press.
NEW YORK, April 16-The illness of
Julia MarloWe, the actress, has reached
such a STAGE that her managers have
announced the closing of her tour for
this season. The company has been
dsbanded and arrangements are being
made to fiji the time which has been
reserved for her at the Lyric theater
here.
Miss MarloWe is confined to htr room
at the Plaza hotel and while her illness
is not considered serious her physi-
clans refuse to allow her to act again
this season.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
SCALE COMMITTEE FIXES
RATE AT NINETY CENTS
BY Associated Press.

By AssOCTdIeU T 1859
TOLEDO, o., April 16,-The scale
committee of the interstate operators
and miners has decided practically on
a two-year basis at 80 cents per ton
rate for mining coal with n satsfac-
tory agreement as TO the advantages
of working conditions.
This scale will he accepted by Presi-
dent Lewis on behalf of the minere
with the understanding that he will at
once communicate with the various dis
trict5 and have them vote on the prop
osition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
sNOWSLIDE SWEEPS
JAPANESE TO DEATH
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CALGARY, Alberta, April 16.-one of
the worst snowsides in the history of
the Canadian Pacific railroad occurred
this week near Alberta canyon, in the
Cascade mountains, sweeping away
two boarding cars filled with Japanese
laborers. The number that perished is
not known, as all telegraph wires We're
carried down with the slide, but 1t is
believed that at least forty Japanese
were in 1t.
Only five bodies were recovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS AND
KILLS HIMSELF INSTANTLY
By A Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, April 16.-WiH
Redington, a member of the firm of
the Wood Redington Machine COM
pany, accidentally shot and killed him
self at the family residence today while
cleaning a revolver. He died instantly.
He was a member of a prominent and
wealthy family of this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
HOSPITAL SURGEON
COMMITS SUICIDE

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Drlven
almost insane by constant brooding
over the death of his wife and little
daughter, who passed away within a
week of each other very recently, DR..
H. A. Stensfield, past assistant surgeon
in the United States marine hospital
service, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head, and was
found i'm Sutro forest, a short distance
back of the affiliated colleges, this
.1ft
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17

write in the provided the and ad
for whom wish to vote the
contestant designating either
and bring mail the The Herald
fail fill in the blank provided for the NUMBER
the you fail do it will be impossible count the
Information to the numbers and other details
published elsewhere this morning
Herald c
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
Arrive for Conference
4 ssnciated Pross.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Bish-
ops w. +. Oldham and John e. Rob
ins0n arrived here today from India
on their way to attend the conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which opens at Baltimore on May 3.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
General Kerr Assigned

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 16.-Brigadier
General John B. Kerr has been assigned
to duty as commandant of the mounted
service school at Fort Riley, Kas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
A Typewriter for the Japanese.

From Harper's Weekly.
 It appears that an invention hitherto considered impossible has recently been achieved in the shape of a writing ma chine for the Japanese language. This language, as Is commonly known, is not a .'sound'' language for the ear, like our own but sight" language for the eye. We convey all the sounds of our speech by means of an alphabet of 26 letters used in syllabIes But the Japanese, like the Chinese, has to have a separate character for every idea, so that many thousands of these ideographs have to be memorized before one can read or write. The Japan csc have also two sets of syllabaries. called the Hirogana and the Katagana, but as this form of writing is only used to express the sounds of foreign words or doubtful ones of Chinese derivation no one thought it would be worth the trouble to bring out a typewriter with these sounds. The crux of the problem was to produce a machine capable of writing the thousands of ideographs daily used in Japanese writing.
 Yusaka Shinowara, an official of the imperial banking bureau in Tolkio, it seems, has been keeping his inventive fac ulty alive to this subject for some time With him, with many another in the course of human progress. necessity has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
HOW | TOOK MY
 WRINKLES OUT.
After Facial Massage, Creams and . Beauty Doctors Had Failed.
BY HARRIET META.

Trouble. worry and i'll health brought me deep lines and wrinkles. I realized that they not only greatly marred my appearance and made me look much older but that they would greatly interfere with my success, because a woman's success, either socially or financially. de- pends very largely on her appearance Che homely woman. with deep lines and furrows in her face, must fight an un- equal battle with her younger and better looking sister, nefte
 I therefore bought various brands of cold cream and skin foods and massaged my face with most constant regularity hoping to regain my former appearance But the wrinkles simply would not go. On the contrary, they seemed to get deeper. Next I went to a beauty specialist. who told me she could easily rid me of my wrinkles. paid my money and took the treatment Sometimes thought they got less, but after spending all the money I could afford on the treatment. I found I still had my wrinkles. So l gave mp in despair and concluded I must carry them to my grave. One day a friend of mine who was yersed in chemistry made q suggestion. and this gave me a new idea. I immediately went to work making experiments and studying every thing I could get hold of on this sub 1ect. After several long months of almost HufuptllcSS lidlS dflu I finally discovered a process which pro- duced most astounding results on my wrinkles In a single night. I was delight ed beyond expression I tried my treat ment again. and To and behold. my wrinkles were practically gone. A third treatment-three nights in ali-and had no wrinkles and my face was as smooth as ever. I next offered my treatment to some of my immediate friends, who used if with surprising results and 1 have now decided to olfer it to the public Miss Gladys Desmond of Pittsburg, Pa, writes that 1t made her wrinkles disap- pear in one night. Mrs. J. E. Black of Yonkers. N. Y. says that when she looks in the glass she scarcely knows herself. the improvement Is so great. and that her wrinkles are entirely removed. will send further particulars to any one who is interested absolutely free of charge use no cream. facial massage, face steamings or so-called skin foods: there is nothing to inject and nothing to in- jure the skin. It is an entirely new dis covery of my own, and so simple that you can use it without the knowledge of your intimate friends You apply the treatment at night and go to bed. In the morning, To. the wonderful transforma- tion. People often write me. it sounds too good to be true. Well. the test will tell. If interested in my discovery, please address Harriett Meta, Suit 500, Syrs- cuse. N. T., and I will send full partic- ulars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23

grounds covering an area of about an acre in extent, protected against ocean winds and planted with flowers shrubs and trees In this farm, many thousand of in- sects of varied species move about in state of perfect liberty. inside a high lat tice work fence. which separates them from the outside world till they are pur- chased by collectors at high prices.
 Similar plants, in which more elaborate methods of butterfly breeding are em- ployed, have of recent years been in- stalled. the best known being those found-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23

been the mother of invention. Sinowara was greatly distressed by the immense la Dor involved in carefully copying out by hand the endless official reports of his department. Tn the native ideographic script. Gradually he applied himself to the possibility of evolving a machine to dc the work. When his mind was satis- fled that he had hit upon the fruitful idea, he bravely resigned his position and devoted all his time to perfecting his model.
 Recently Shinowara applied for, and was granted. patent for his invention. Tho new machines is about IT inches square, not unlike the ordinary model, and Is ca pable of typing 2500 ideographic charac- ters. the approximate number daily used fin correspondence and in the public press. Arrangements are now being made for the manufacture of the machine and the sell ing price is expected to be about s160.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23

had built funeral pyre of logs, set fire to it. and then shot himself. thus seeking to remove all trace of his body after end ing his life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
NORTON Tie Home of Cut Prices NORTON
 R NORTON'S CORNER R Q THE CENTER OF q N BIR M IN G H A M \
The Home of Cut Prices
NORTON

If you are stranger in the city any you happen to ask and will instantly direct you to Norons Corner; 1t is the most central and convenient location in the city and for sixteen has been occupied by Norton and devoted to the exclusive sale of drugs and all those articles and preparations which go to complete the stock of mod ern and progressive pharmacy
 Today in addition to our reference to cut prices, want to mention prescription department Here your prescriptions filled exactly the doctor would have filled them himself if it his practice to do so We follow his prescriptions to the letter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
Marx $500 Silk Petticoats

The quality has gone up! That's equal to the price com ing down-but we thought you'd rather have quality, and you have the very best silk made. Yes the very best hips and founce six inches wider than formerly-founce deeper and prettier. You know we are always improving quality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
ereedina Butterflies for Market.

At time when all sorts of animals and plants are bred on a large scale, it is not wholly astonishing endeavors should have Deen made to raise rare beautiful and valuable butterflies by artificial means. So writes the Berlin correspondent in tho Technical World Magazine for March. In fact, the first butterfly farm was estab- lished some years ago by an English en- tomologist William Watkins, at East bourne. a small channel harbor, who has devoted to the industry extensive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
An Achievement.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 ''And you dare to criticise the financial ability of the government" exclaimed the energetic citizen.
 "Tm not criticising. But I fail to see any Extraordinary brilliancy."
 That shows how unappreciative some people can be. What other government has turned out s20 gold pieces whose value went up to s30 inside of month";"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23

ed by pr. Hughes at Chomerac and by M. Andre at Macon, respectively.
 Photographs and full description of this remarkable branch of industry make an interesting feature of this always vail uable magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
Most Remarkable Case of All.

ing his life.
 Most Remarkable Case of All.
 But even the suicides of Mrs. Dukes and Thompson fail to approach in any of their unusual features the most in- genious manner in which James Moon took leave of this world by his own hand in the old Lahr hotel at Lafayette some thirty years ago.
 In all the annals of suicides the world over, 1t Is not recorded that any man prepared for death and stared the grim reaper in the face with more fendsh composure than did James Moon in plan ming and working, month after month on the most remarkable method of ending his life which he adopted
 After strappng his body securely to the floor he then chloroformed himself so that ne would remain perfectly mo- tionless until a candle burning through a cord. would release the blade of guil- otine of his own invention to sever his head from his body.
 T will make for myself a name that will live for years and years after my death boasted Moon when first he be- gan to work on his plan, months before he actually carried it out If was not an idle boast His name is still remem- bered beyond the confines of Tlppecanoe county for tine diabollca cunning en- ployed in his grewsome deed lnsures the perpetuaton of the story for years 10 come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
Light Spring Coats-$5 Special

Made of Wool Suitings- light grounds-partly covered with dark stripes and checks unlined; box coats, pockets. But for right now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-23
Black Silks-Big Savings

75c Yard-wide Taffeta-loom
 finish. 75c Punjab Pongee-27-i inch. $1.OO Taffeta, pure dye, yard
 wide. a $1.O0 Rajah Silk@27-inch. 75c Precipitation and Water
 proof Jap. Silk.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
The pathos Of Fate,

The imperial glory that once was
Spain's long since passed from her.
and It is reported that pathetic and
tragic admission OF the fact is to be
made in Madrid by dismantling the
Pantheon of the Spanish colonies and
dispersion Of its valuable collections
among the libraries and museums Of
the city. says the Boston Herald The
site is needed for other purposes; the
fact political which the building sym
bolized TO longer exists; and the
sooner present and future genera
lions are rid of a reminder OF past
national waste and maladminlstra-
ton. the better. Thus the argument
runs Greece, Rome. Carthage. Spain
and Holland. each have had their day
Of empire on the sea, wnl London
ever witness such a scene as Madrid
is to see? And Berlin after London?
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Defective designing was the cause
of the collapse OF the cantllever bridge
across the St Lawrence river at Que.
bee several months ago. according TO
the report OF the royal commission ap.
pointed TO make an investigation. Tho
designer used the standard formulas
In computing tho strains, but in the
opinion OF the commission he should
have modified them. as the bridge was
larger than any that had hitherto been
attempted on the cantileyer principle.
II Is easy to say this now, for all en-.
glncers know more about the subject
than before tho falling bridge demon.
strated that the old formulas were
incorrect. but II Is important TO fu.
turo bridgo.bulldors. as well NJ To the
public. that an adequate explanation
OF tho Quebec accident has been
found