Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
TELEeRApHIc eeEvIr,Es

Ho'erhor warner urges the MIchI
gan legislature to pass laws to sun
press the professional lobbyist and re
strict the liquor traffic.
DR.. KIrke Stanley of New York ha,
brought suit against Chicago mil
lionaire widoy for sI5O.00O for breacl
OF promise. Turn about is fair play.
A national conference on crtmlnol
ogy Will be held here In June in con
nection with the celebration OF the
hftieth anniversary of the founding OF
the Northwestern University School ol
Law.
The Colorado congressman voted
with the majority in centuring Roose
welt for his message in connection with
the work OF the secret service depart
ment. The vote stood 212 to 80 In
favor of the resolution.
Special dispatches from Teheran say
the Shah of Persia has again isaued
manifesto revoking the constitution
There has been an outbreak of dis
order at Shlraz similar to the recent
disturbances at Ispahan.
Walter Wellman tells of incident In
senate showing that body no more
disposed than the house to accede to
President Roosevelt's recommenda.
tions, and says any progress with his
policies will have to wait for Taftg
Inauguration.
The distress In Anatolia because of
the failure of the crops has reached an
acute phase in the districts of Erze.
rcum, Yozgad. Kaisarieh and Mardin.
Hundreds are actually starving. The
populations are without means for OBJ.
tanning food or fuel.
The body OF Lieutenant Foertsch the
German aeronaut, who lost his life at
seat last October, was picked up In
the North Sea two days ago by the
fishing steamer Orion. Foertsch was
participant In the international con,
test that was. started from Berlin Oc.
tober 18th.
Justice Stafford of the supreme
court Of the District OF Columbia, has
decided that an employe of a railroad
Injured In the service of the company
cannot barter away his rights under
the employers liability act by signing
a contract that he was to receive only
certain amount as damages in the
event OF injury occurring to him in
the course Of employment.
Gen. Booth says in London dis.
patch he Is making good progress. He
can get out OF doors a little every day
and is able to see pretty well with
the aid Of smoked glasses. but 1t Is on
ly now becoming known that the op.
eration he underwent, was not only
somewhat serious, but painful 1t was
for lenticular cataract of the right
eye.
The new international Smelling and
Refining company. say Chicago dis
patch, is receiving applications every
day from mine owners, who wish to
make contracts for smelling their ores
at more advantageous terms. The
rates OF the new company VIII be con.
siderabIy under those now existing,
and a general re-adjustment OF smelt.
ing and refining charges seems to be
inevitable.
High school students In Iowa must
decide between their "frats" and their
studies If bill proposed by the state
educational commission is passed by
the legislature. The commission plans
to deal death blow to all high school
secret organizations by closing the
schools to students who belong to Sc.
cret societies. Rushing for frats
will be an eyGn more serious offense
than belonging to them under the pro-
posed law. The bill provides that any
person. who enters any high school
building or grounds for the purpose of
soliciting members for any secret So
ciety connected with the school, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor.
The production of copper In the I'm.
nited States, Mexico and Canada for
December amounted approximately to
104 100000 pounds. This would give
All indicated copper production on the
American continent for 1908 OF 1,071
100000 pounds, compared with 1916
100000 pounds In B07 and 1.172,OOO,-
900 pounds Ia 1906. Arizona leads all
other states with an estimated pro
duction OF 293.802,000 pounds as
against 260 900 pounds In 1907. and
2S4 100000 pound in 1906. Arizona is
producing at the rate of about 325.000.-
900 pounds per annum. Montana now
leads Arizona In monthly copper out
put by about 100000 pounds per
month. but the restriction in Butte
during the first part of the year pre-
vented Montana from retaining Its
leadership throughout the year.
The highest bridge In the world Is
soon to be built across the Snake river
canon, 800 feet west of Shoshone falls
at one OF the picturesque spots In the
West. The span of the bridge will
be LAO fet from cliff to cliff and the
roadbed Will be $50 feet above the wa
ter. From the bridge one will be
able to look down at the falls whicf
rank among the greatest natural won
ders Of the Pacific Northwest. Tn,
/ work has been placed In the hand
OF the American Bridge Company. The
next highest bridge is on the Cape Il
Cairo railroad In Rhodesia. Africa OIL
the Zambesi river. just below Victorii
falls. at height OF 400 feet The spai
however. is only $50 feet. The Brook
lyn bridge, while having longer span
is only 14o feet above the water. Tn