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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Making Road Maps of the United
 States

What else is your division doing, Mir. De Graw?"
 As to this division" said the fourth assistant postmaster general it does considerable outside the rural delivery service. We have to do with all the dead letter mail. which last year we opened and returned to their own : CTS more than 7.Ooo,00O. We have a force of 176 clerks, under Col. Jame 5 K. Young, who do nothing but handle dead letters and packages which have been too badly addressed to be deliv- cred That alone is quite chore"
 Rut outside that and more directly connected with the rural delivery serv- ice Is the division of topography. This is little appreciated except here In the depa rtment but it is an important cog in olk machinery. It collects, complies and publishes all the geographical m formation required by the service, lIi- cluding the plating of existing pos' offices and the mail routes. rms ln- formation is er.bodies in post route maps and in blueprints. We nave ooo such maps in the department here ana they have to be corrected to date eV- cry month. In addition we have about 23,0o0 special diagrams which are IT, tended for the railway mall service and we have to draft maps Of the cour ties where the complete rural deliverf service has been established. We made 275 new maps of tn at kind last year. These maps are of great value moi only 10 the department but to outsiders They are used by business firms and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

private individuals and are sold at just 10 per cent over the cost of printing, the proceeds going to making more maps Indeed we have plenty to do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Working for Road Improvement

Another important thing that the
 rural mail service is accomplishing, :
 said the fourth assistant postmaster
 general, "is connected with the roads of the country. We are now working with the agricultural departmental bu- reau Of road improvement and are in sisting on good roads wherever the
 malls are carried. We refuse to grant
 route until the roads have been put
 into shape, and if they become in- passable or in such condition that the delivery cannot be easily con
 tinued over them we insist that they be repaired or say that the service will be discontinued. In this work we
 are assisted by the road officials of
 many of the states, who send out to each rural carrier blank containing g questions to be answered as to the con- dftions of the roads over which he travels.
 He is asked to report as to the ma .
 terials of which they are composed, as to the conditions of their bridges, and
 as to how they are worked
 'The state of Indiana, for instance has made d law that all the highways along the rural delivery routes must be
 kept in passable condition all the year
 round. A neglect to comply with this law after five days notice is punisha ble by fine of from s1 to s25 per day which is levied on the locality. Other states are considering similar laws, and
 by these means material improvements are being made in the roads Of the country
 As it is now our carriers are going daily over nearly million miles of
 roadway, and we have now instructed
 the postInasters at the rural delivery offices to send in detailed reports con corning these roads. So far We find | that only 35,000 miles of them are of macadam, the remainder being of cath sand or gravel. The reports show that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

since the rural delivery service was es- abolished, more than $70,000, 900 has been expended on the roads traversed that the road officials and people gen. orally are doing much to put the roads into better shape for the service. In the past year more work has been done on such public highways than in any other year since the rural delivery was started, and our reports indicate that general interest in road improvement is being manifested throughout the country
 The Passing of the Small Post0ffices
 Docs not the rural delivery do away with many of the smaller postoffiees?" IT asked.
 '''rhey have been discontinued by the thousand. There is no necessity for many such offices with an efficient rural carrier service. The. carrier is not a mere collector and distributer of tho mai. His wagon is a miniature post office on wheels, ofteh containing com partments for stamps of the denomina- tions in general use and stamped en- velopes and postal cards. He has the authority to sell these as well as to register letters delivered to him which may contain money or other valuable matter In some places he is authorized to exchange currency for money orders sent by the people on his route and he delivers registered letters and special de- livery mail to the individuals, taking their signature therefor IT "a farmer wishes to mail a letter and has no stamps he can leave the amount neces- sary to prepay the postage with the let ter in the box and the carrier must stainp it. In short, tle service is as far as possible what I have described it-a | little postoffce on wheels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

We have had to discontinue some of our routes, and in such cases we find that the most strenuous protests come from those who are thus prevented from daily receiving their favorite n neN'SpaDers g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

the length of the routes all told i just about 1000. 900 miles.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07

high record OF the previous day for
twcnty-four hours longer. Physicians
pointed to the fact that the list had in
creased each day and said that the
sixth day would have been the high
est number Of fatalities OF the entire
siege.
The relief was felt in practically
every part OF the country that had
been in the grasp of The heat but the
New England states. 1t was promised
by the weather bureau authorities,
however. that the temperature there
would drop to something approaching
a comfortable state this morning.
AS In Chicago, however, the reports
Of death due to the heat in all OF the
districts affected continued during the
day. The lists in every case We're
smaller than on the previous hot days,
but were due, physicians asserted, to
the continued suffering that had weak
ened the victims to such an extent as
to make 1t Impossible for then. to re-
'cupera:e under the cool temperature.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
REAPPoRTIoNMENr nILL,s HOPE.
Friends Of Measure to Make Effort to
Get it Thru. 80
Especial Correspondencel.

lSpeClal COrTeSpOn0enCeJ.
Washington, July 7-Despite the
tangled situation in the senate and the
general desire to hurry the session to
an end. the senators who are anxious
to have the reapportionment bill pass
ed this session are going to make q de-
termined effort to get it thru.
The bill as passed by the house and
as ordered reported by the senate
committee on census provides for in
creasing the house membership to 433.
This arrangement would prevent any
state from losing a member.
Opposition exists to this bill in the
senate. Senator La Toilette is against
1t and, strange to relate, the Wiscon-
sin senator and Senator Root. Of New
York, for once find themselves oc-
cupying the same position. That Is,
they are on the same side La FolIette
is against the bill because he thinks
the house ought not be enlarged to
l33 and Root is against the bill as are
other republican leaders in New York.
because they do not want the demo-
cratic legislature to redistrict the
state Senator La Toilette, however,
is not expected to make any particular
fight against the bill. Senator Root is
expected to try to hold it back from
passage this session.
The democratic senator's, however,
are insistent on passing it and there is
vigorous talk now about compelling
the senate to take a vote on it before
it adjourns regardless OF the DISPOSE
ton to put the bulk of the business
over to next winter.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07

Miss Graham at a dinner and that she
was in distressed circumstances.
When went out this morning to
business Miss Conrad said, i left Miss
Graham In bed after me. l forgot my
pencil and returned for it. When got
into the room was shocked to flnd a
note on the table together with a bun
die Of letters, the note saying that
Miss Graham. had committed suicide
and she had addressed the letters to
the press
Stokes said Miss Graham told him
some Of tho letters were Stokes. anu
others belonged to other men.
"She said she rushed into the bed
room and found Miss Graham IN bed.
her face all bistered and burned
where she had spilled carbolic acid
Woman Claims Royal Descent.
Miss Conrad. according to Stokes.
preceded to tell him he" family his
tory She was, according to this mar
rattve. the daughter of Russian
prince who met her mother In Louis
vile, Ky. and eloped with her Miss
Conrad being born in Bluef!elds,
Nicaragua, where her father was killed
in riot.
IT told Miss Conrad that Miss
Graham was an undesirable woman"
said Stokes. "and that I wouldn't give
Miss Graham one cent But I said I
would give Miss Conrad money for a
nurse to look after Miss Graham. Miss
Conrad wanted me to sign q note for
5000 to allow Miss Graham to go
abroad.
II would give no agreement because
I thought Miss Graham n dangerous
woman"
Stokes said he offered to give n
check for 5000 to enable Miss Graham
to get to Belgium to join her sister.
whereupon. he continued. Miss Con-
rad said oh. no. don't draw n check,
there might be some scandal about It.
Give me the cash 7 said all right
and gave her the money"
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
BEAUMONT AGAIN
returns winner
DARING FRENCH NAVAL oFFDcRH
FIRST IN INTERNATIONAL clA4J
CUT AVIATION RACE :.
VICTOR IN TWO GREATEST
CONTESTS or the YEAH
Ross and vidart Win Second and Third
Places Rsspsetivsiy-eut Nine sk
Fifty Entrants Conclude flight -
Long Race, startsd at vinesnnss,
juno 1s, Resuits in 0sath. o. I've.

Paris. July T.-Lieutenant conneau.
whose racing name is Andre Beaumont
won tho 900 international circuit avi-
alton race. which ended today at tho
aviation field at Vincennes.
As he had already won the Parls-to-
Rome contest he brings added glory to
the French navy OF which he Is an
officer. Ross was second, and Vidsrt
was third.
OF the fifty air1ncn who started at
Vincennes on juno IS. nine reached the
final goal.
Two OF the racers Iemart and Lan-
dron. We're killed. on the opening day.
Several others received serious Injuries
from falls.
The course took the aviators thru
four countries. Prizes aGxregAtinO
100000 were given.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
LoRIMER TESTIMONY LENGTHY.
Third Volume Of Evidence Heard So
Far Comes From Printer.

Far Comes From Printer.
Washington, July Members OF
the senate VIII have IL tremendous job
on their hands when they undertake to
digest the testimony taken by the
Lorimcr Investigating committee. This
became apparent when the third vol
| ume OF the evidence heard so far came
from the government printer
The three volumes. which comprise
tho record of proceedings during the
two weeks of public hearings, contain q
total OF 1000 printed pages. the steno-
gra phic report OF the testimony rum
ming to hore than 400, 600 words.
The tnoroughness with which tho
committee Is going into every detail Of
the stories told by witnesses is indicat-
ed by the fact that the evidence heard
thus far is more voluminous to the ex-
tent OF 100000 words than the entire
record OF tho proceedings OF the former
committee Of the senate which iuvesti-
gated the Lorimer bribery charges. Tho
printed record OF the previous commit
tee contains 74s pages. or total OF
approximately SEQ 900 words.
During tho debate in the senate
which followed the submission OF the
report Of the former committee. there
was considerable complaint because
the inve tigators had not asked wit
ness this or that question or had ex-
cl"dea certain lines Of testimony. Tho
bars have been let down in the present
inquiry and the attorneys are allowed
to drag in all sorts OF apparently ir-
relevant evidence.
The committee has heard only twen-
ty of the forty witnesses who appeared
before the Helm committee ut Spring.
field. Tho entire Helm committee
record. however, amounted to less than
100000 words. or considerably less
than one fourth OF the total heard by
the senate COMMITTEES. Inasmuch al
the hearings will continue for several
weeks. it seems probable that the
senator's who attempt to read the en-
tire testimony will have to wade thru
upward OF 100000 words.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
Wants Teachers Better Paid.
TO HONOR MAINE DEAD
Cuba Takes Official Action Towards
Paying Tribute to Memory Of United
States SaiIors-saIuts to ee Fired,

Washington, July Cuba is ar
ranging to pay tribute to the sailors
whose lives were sacrificed in the de-
struction Of the battleship Maine Pres
ident Gomez has issued decree order
ing special demonstration of SYM
pathy thruout the republic as soon as
Havana harbor gives up the dead. Flags
of all the public buildings in Cuba and
ships In Havana harbor will fly at half
les viii ne fired al half minute inter
walls for an entire day over the historic
scene of the wreck. which, whether
caused by an outside by an outside or
an inside explosion, had much to do
with the clash Of arms that freed Cuba,
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
MAINE DISASTER IN DOUBT.
Must Wait Weeks TO Determine Cause
of Exnloso Saxs General 4ixhY.

Of Explosion, Says General eixby.
Washington. July IA board OF
naval officers. experts in explosives. Is
being selected by the navy department.
to study the hull OF the battleship
Maine In Havana harbor as the water
Is pumped from the cofferSiam now
surrounding the wreck.
Because OF the necessarily slow pro-
gress Of the work, weeks probably Will
elapse before the experts will be able
to inspect the keel OF the warship. but
the board will proceed to Havana as
soon as its personnel ia made known
and will remain with the work until
1t is finished. III
The navy department Officers are
convinced that the examination Will
prove the correctness OF the Sampson
board. which decided tho destructive
explosion which sank the Maine was
caused by torpedo or mine. and that
the explo sion OF the ships magazines
followed.
In view OF the renewed interest at
taching to the actual cause OF the de-
struction of the Maine resulting from
the uncovering OF the wreck by the
army engineers. Gen. w. IL. BiNby, chief
engineer. who has just returned from
Havana, issued the following signed
statement:
The work o. unwatering the Maine
50 far proves nothing to the origin
of the explosion OF the magazines. but
already shows such extensive destruc-
ton OF the forward part OF the boat
that 1t Is quite probable that fuller un-
watering will fail to give any proofs.
either way, as to the origin OF such
explosions. l have so far made no
reports or statements as to the origin
OF the explosion"
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
SENATOR SWANSON ASKS CON.
cREss TO APPROPRIATE MONEY
ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS.
MONEY NEEDED TO IMPROVE
RURAL DELIVERY ROUTES
United States Declared to Be Notorious
for Its Poor Public Hishways-Plan
Would Open Up Million Miles Of
Road to Government Aid-No Legal
Bar to Appropriation.

Washington, July 7.-An annual ap-
propriation of 1000, 900 for five years
to improve the post roads and rural
delivery routes of the government was
urged in the senate today by Mr..
Swanson, Of Virginia. Contending that
despite the amazing achievements in
many directions scored by the country
it is notorious that the United States
has the poorest public roads and
highways Of any civilized nation he
said he regarded the subject as the
paramount one before the American
people.
Mr.. Swanson explained that his plan
would open up more than 100000
miles Of road to government aid, that
tho states or local authorities would
furnish an amount equal to that ap-
propriated by the federal government.
and that the total would be divided
among the states according to popula-
ton.
No Constitutional Bar.
He sa> I the limitation to postal
roads elm. mated any constitutional OBJ
jections. The bill would create q road
department consisting of engineers
and capable officials to carry out the
project
THE federal government" said
Senator Swanson, should delay no
longer in extending to the state and
local authorities generous aid for road
Improvement. When the federal gov
ernment commences to bear its fair
share of the burden Of improving pub
lie roads that day will mark the be-
ginning Of the end of bad roads in this
nation"
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
HEAT DEATHS CONTINUE.
Effects Of Torrid Wave Apparent Il
Chicago Despite Drop Of Mercury,

Snicaoo Oee0Sto OroP OF M0rcury.
Chicago. July THE difference be-
tween the terrific heat of Wednesday
and the joys Of yesterday was just
twenty-five degrees. The 1O2 degrees
recorded at 4 o'clock Wednesday afterJ
noon had dropped to 80 degrees yes
terday morning under the benign in
fluence Of the twenty-mile breeze that
blew in from the northeast BY after
noon the mercury had dropped to e
degrees.
But this welcome relief came too late
for many of the city sufferers. The
five days Of unbrolen heat-heat such
as never before had been experienced
for similar period in Chicago-had
been too great a strain on weakened
humanity. The result was that thirty
more deaths were reported by evening
o. direct result Of the torrid wave.
There were only three prostrations.
This long list nf dead rave hws
slight idea Of what the loss might have
been had the mercury maintained its
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
T..R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News Of Today

The Weather.
Sun rises July 8 at 4:3S: sets at 7:sc.
Iowa settled weather and prob
ably \ e showers tonight or Satur-
day; : .er In east portion tonight.
1llif : Generally fair tonight and
SatuI s With rising temperature.
So = ,akota-Fair tonight and Sat
urda = lh probably local showers.
: PAGE ONE.
Tel : 'hie News:
] : Calls For Billion For Road
= King.
bea.mont Wins International Flight.
Stokes Tells Story OF Shooting.
Mrs. Bridges Describes Absolute
Life"
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa Move:
Cities Have Assessment Complaint.
More Freedom For Inebriates Fa-
vored.
Saloons Again Hit
Railroad Cares For Sick Employees.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
Nothing IN it For Promotions.
Should Develop Our own Art.
Trusts Really Illegal.
Topics and Iowa Opinion
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Cedar Rapids Man Kills wife and
Self.
Iowa Summer Bible School
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
A. Il. Stewart Dies Very suddenly.
Well Known Retired Farmer Sue
cumbs to Heart Disease.
Home Injunction Case Affirmed.
Badly Hurt BY Fall
Must Report on Estates.
News Of County Towns.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEEN.
Markets and General:
Disquieting News Aids Wheat Bulls.
Commission Houses Purchase Corn
Hogs Show F'irmer Tone
Cattle Prices Unchanged.
To Bring Ocean to Chicago.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
OLD FIGHT RENEWED
INSURGENTS and Old Guard Of National
Eduesti onaI Association Preparing
for Annual cIash-Mrs. Young Not
Candidate for Re e-eIeetion.

San Francisco, July IA lively fight
on various issues between the so-called
insurgents" and "old guard" wings
in the National Educational Associa-
| ton, which opens its convention here
| tonight, Is Indicated by the statement
of its president, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
Of Chicago.
Mrs Young, leader Of the progressive
| element, was asked what she thought
Of insurgent prospects Of success.
II can not tell yet" she said. Il think
1t depends good deal on how San
Francisco and the other coast towns
line up. have no definite information
| on how the old guard has reached into
the west and organized"
Reiterating her declaration that she
will not be a candidate for reelection
Mrs. Young said that she would not
accept the office even II rendered to
her.
A. to Ethics in Schools.
When asked as to her interest in the
question Of ethical education in the
public schools she said:
There will be some time devoted to
that in the convention and volumin-
Gus report has been prepared-they
! have been working on 1t for the last
year. It deals with the matter of moral
and ethical training and is thorough.
understand, but I have not had time
to read 1T myself. It is something in
which I am much interested. however" "
Mrs. Young acknowledged that there
were certain things in which she had
more heartfelt interest, and one Of
these Is the compensation of teachers.
lone council Is to be devoted to the
teacher" she said. The higher side Of
her profession, her equipment, mental
and ethical, will be taken up and dis
cussed and then-the matter Of COM
pensation."
Wants Teachers Better Paid.
That this is now insufficient was
Mrs. Young's idea, and she is hoping
strongly that some action toward the
betterment Of the financial standing Of
teachers may come Of this conventions
action
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
DEFENDS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Works, Of California, Declares Practice
Saved Him From Death.

Washington, July IA remarkable
defense Of Christian Science and per-
sonal history of his family's experiences
in that faith. including the story of his
own transition from scoffer to devout
believer, was made in the senate by
Senator Works, Of California.
His speech was in reply to one by
Senator Owen. whose bill for a depart
ment Of public health has met opposi-
ton from many Christian Scientists
and supporters of various schools Of
medicine.
Mr.. Works denounced the movement
as an attempt by the American Medical
Association to control medical activi-
ties. He said Christian Science had
rescued him from death and had saved
his wife from suffering.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
EASTERN HOT WAVE BROKEN
Cooling Breezes Strike Pittsburs-Fivs
Die From Heat.

Fiitspurs, July ?-A!t!:c five deaths
occurred thsi m orning from the heat the
torrid spell here has been broken. The
temperature at . o'clock was 70, as
compared with SO at the same hour
yesterday. Since the beginning Of the
warm weather a week ago there have
been fifty deaths and eighty prostra-
tiOns
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07

ber Of the Kansas state legislature in
1907-19o9, and during his term in the
legislature introduced the law abolish
ing capital punishment now in force in
Kansas. For six years he was mem
ber Of the board of regents Of the Uni
versity Of Kansas. Mr.. Mitchell was
elected to the national house last year
on a progressive republican platform
defeating Representative Charles F..
Scott, regular republican.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
NO FOURTH OF JULY FOR JEW.
Hebrews Celebration Interrupted B.
Plumber With Ball Bat.

Chicago. July 7.-"He told me Jew
had no right to celebrate the Fourth of
July. When / told him he was wrong
he pulled a piece Of chain out Of his
pocket and struck me OH the head
Then he picked up q baseball bat and
hit mo on the head
Isidore Levin made this statement
TO Municipal Judge Sabath's court to-
day in prosecuting Samuel Rubinstein
plumber. on disorderly charge
Rubinstein was fined $50.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
HEAT DAMAGES FRUIT
July Report Shows Apple Crop 10 Per
Cent Under Last Month-Fruit Of
Fine Quality and 20 Per Cont Crop
Predicted-Grapes Now Show IS Per
Cant Crop

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July Z. Secretary
in the July report on Iowa fruit, states
that the average per cent Is now SIS
which Is ten less than last month
Apples are about 70 per cent Of a crop
and grapes IS. The apples however
are reported as of fine quality and free
from blemish.
Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-07
ARBITRATION GIVEN BOOST.
Ameriea and England Asrse to Settle
laras Pecuniary Claims.

America and England Agree TO Settle
Large Pscuniary Claims.
Washington, July THE principle
OF arbitration Of international disputes.
insofar as it's application to the
United States and Great Britain Is con-
cerned. received pronounced impetus
yesterday. Secretary Of State Knox and
Ambassador Bryce signed the first
schedule of certain pecuniary claims
existing between the United States and
Great Britain and the terms Of their
submission to lsse.tration is according
with the special' agreement signed Aug.
Is last.
The pecuniary claims TO be arbi-
trated aggregate several million dol
lars Some Of them are Of long standing,
even antedating the war Of 1872, while
many grew out Of the war In the Phil
ippines. Others relate to fisheries and
the Fiji islands.