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Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
LAW OF THE APEX.
Director of United States Geological
Survey Recommends Repeal.

The law Of the apex has proved more
productive OF expensive litigation thiiA
OF economical mining. In many of the
more recently established and more
progressive mining districts this stat
ute has been made imperative either
by common agreement or by compr1-
mise between adjoining owners. Its
repeal could not effect established
equities under patents already granted.
hut would render possible more GER
tain property rights in large mining
districts. not yet discovered. where new
and valuable claims viii be l-cated a
hundred years from now. The unit Of
disposition should be the claim, pre-
rerably square. limited on its four sides
l5,- vertical planes. and Of a size Suffi-
cient to allow the miner occupying two
contiguous claims 10 follow the vein or
lode to considerable depth, even if its
dip IS only - degrees. Such definition
OF n mining claim is found practical in
Both Mexico and British Columbia.
ard in the latter country the change
from the apex law was effected with
ont trouble or confusion.
The same knowledge Of natural con-
ditions that leads 70 the suggestion of
4 repeal of the law Of the apex forces
the further suggestion that discovery
Of ore in place can not be made uni
versally a prerequisite TO the location
of mining claim. Geologic study of
ore deposits has furnished examples in
n number OF regions where the present
law can not be complied with, although
rich deposits exist underground and
their extent can be more definitely sur
misel than in most places where ore
il discovered at the surface. To meet
such actual conditions the Law should
provide for the acquisition Of metal
liferous mineral land classified as such
upon the basis OF adequate geologic
evidence, whether actual outcrops are
present or not. (From 32d Annual Re
port. Director United States Geological
survey
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
IDAHoANS GOING TO THE FAIR.

The Panama Pacific exposition to
be held in San Francisco in 1918 is to
be brought To the doors Of Boise with
out loss Of time. Indeed it Is to be
pressed upon the attention Of the citi-
zens of this community to the eXclu-
sion Of everything else. If the pro-
motors can do what they are setting
out to do.
These fellows are determined that
the men, women and children of
southern Idaho i'm general and Boise
in particular have to begin saving
money right now-today. this minute
in order to be ready TO take in all
the glories of the exposition in San
Francisco three years hence.
The plan is simple. TOO. when one
thinks about it. a man buys GER
tificate for n stated sum, varying ac-
cording to the distance and cost of
transportation to San Francisco. This
he pays by the week 81 or more as
suits his convenience. This certifi-
cate entities him to all sorts and sizes
of pleasures and accommodations
trip to San Francisco and back in
Pullman: European plan hotel accom-
modatiOns of the best for two weeks
in San Francisco; auto rides to all
points of interest in San Francisco:
magazine for three years telling all
about the expositions; twelve admis-
sions to the exposition grounds; adj
mission to twenty Of the attractions
within the exposition grounds; all
sorts of steamboat rides about the
bay; railroad rides to all nearby
points of interest; health and acct
dent insurance. and, in fact, almost
every other accommodation that could
be demanded by any reasonable per-
son on such a tour.
e. f. Jamison. for the past two and
a half years connected with Shoshone
and Dietrich land companies, now OF
Boise has been appointed assistant
field superintendent for all southern
Idaho for the San Francisco EXPOSE
ton tour company that has this mat
ter in hand.-Idaho Statesman.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
EXPORTS OF COAL GROWING.

The people Of the United States are
not fully aware of the value of their
great coal deposits as an article Of
export Since 1900 the exports of coal
from this country have Increased
threefold. and this year have reached
a value of $S0.OO0.000. gain over
last year Of sl5.O60,0OO. or % per cent
But Great Britain and Germany are
still far ahead in coal exports, though
their coal fields are much smaller
than ours. British exports Of coal are
slT900O000 a year and those Of Ger
many 100000. 400. The United States
has reached third place in the eX
portaticn of coal. vet its coal produce
ton is much the largest, and it has
$4,000 square miles of coal fields.
compared with the 5000 of Great
Britain. $500 of Germany and 1900
Of France Russia. with its vast ter
ritory. Possesses less than one sixth
of the natural coal resources OF the
country.
1t is foreseen that the Panama zone
is To become great distributing
point Of coal 10 foreign customers. In
this connection the Improvement Of
American waterways is of special i'm
portance. If the Mississippi and some
of its leading tributaries had per-
manent deep channels Golfers could
reach far into the interior and get
cargoes of coal with the aid of mod
ern leading facilities and with sys-
tematic economy insured in every de-
tail. The vast coal deposits of Illinois
and Missouri are within easy reach Of
the main rivers of the continent, and
only sufficient water at all seasons is
needed to develop heavy exports Of
coal from this region. What Great
Britain and Germany are doing with
smaller opportunity points the way to
what will be done in American coal
expectation. which is shown by the
latest official figures to be growing
fast. though the existing methods Of
transportation in this respect are
crdude and eXpensive.LSt Louis
Globe Democrat
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
AND PSYCHOLOGY"

The Investigations in supernOrmal
psychology undertaken in recent years
have so upset preconceived, notions
that the average man hardly knows
what TO think. To him il seems as
If a kind of insanity had fallen upon
a part of the learned world. High
authority is quoted in behalf of the
strangest phenomena. and ingenious
theory is pushed to the verge of 20
tai incredibility. Theodore Flournoy
has never committed himself to any
extreme views. while he has always
stoutly upheld the Importance of
seeking to explain the facts of So
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

BY some strange oversight Mr.
Hitchcock neglected to inform con-
Eressmen whether their postal franks
will be good over the telegraph lines
when Mr. Hitchcocks department
takes them over.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

the friends recent death. Later
letter informed her that the person
whose spirit she had seen was in
his usual health The case Of the
famous medium Eusapia Palladino is
taken gp in detail
"Spiritism and Psychology" does
something more than appeal 10 the
curiosity: il is an enlightcning as Il
is fascinating in its subject matter.
Hereward Darlington, the translator.
supplies notes and an introduction.
and there are numerous new and
scientifically valuable Illustrations.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Either the democratic presidential
band wagon must be enlarged or
somebody will have TO get Off IL
was always big enough when Bryan
was riding alOne.-N. y. Evening
Mail
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

William Jennings Bryan does his
best advertising during presidential
Nears-DetrOit Free Press.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Get into The Republicans AutOmo-
bile Gold and Trip Contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

for the nomination look good to me. A number of dark horses will bob up in the Baltimore convention, but it Is best man and if the convention be real party, it will agree upon our Alabama congressman The next electoral col lege based on the new apportionment of Congress. which in turn is based upon the census Of 1910, will have 53I Votes-48 more than the electoral col lege of 1908. The electoral college O. 1892 had 444 votes. Dating from recon structfon days up to the last Cleveland campaign the solid south" meant not only all of the Confederate states, but 1t included those slave states that were not in the Confederaoy -- Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri. When Bryan ran in 1896 the solid south was broken by Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky going for Mckinley. Bryan caught one of the 13 electors in Kentucky but the others voted for the republican ticket Since 1896 there have been some varia- tions in the border state vote, but 1t may be that we will have the old solid south back again next November. would feel sure of the democrats carrying Delaware. Maryland and West Virginia, as well as Kentucky and Mis- souri, if Underwood were the nominee.
 In 1892 the solid south's electoral vote was 1J9. This year the same states will have 176 votes in the electoral college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

and the Metropolitan museum of art s50,000 to erect a fountain in Central park and $25,000 to erect a statue of Thomas Jefferson
 John D. Rockefeller gave S1,3I5.96C to the University of Chicago; S50O, ,OOO to the Euclid avenue Baptist church Cleveland another million to the InstI- tute for Medical Research in New York City; $150000 to the Baptist Mission ary Union; $50,00O to the Dakota Wesleyan University and s5O,0O0 to the Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta. which. by the way, Is one of the best institutions for technical train- ing, especially mechanical engineering, In America.
 but he seldom makes his benefactions known-if he can help. 1t. He gave to the Metropolitan museum of art Gobelin tapestries worth s325.000
 Tuskegee received upwards of s1 ,000. 900 by the will of Emma Densmore
 Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts announced that she would give s500.000 10 inn prove educational conditions in the south.
 William K Vanderbilt gave s150,0OO to Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
 The late E. M. Hartman gave away little or nothing for public benefit, but Mrs Hartman has started upon q course of benevolence.
 One hears great deal about the com mercfalism and the sordidness of the twentieth century, but the benefactions of the rich during the past few years have made the public marvel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

Constantinople, It's progress being re- ported from various stations along Ina line. According to the same source. the Turkish Ambassador in Berlin has rendered the thanks or his Government to the Emperor William for the cop- vineing proof of German friendship fur nished by the despatch of munitions of war to Turkey at this critical tuncture.
 War preparations are being rapIdlv pushed forward In European vilayets Of Turkey especially i'm the Albanian dis tricts and in the neighborhood of the Montenegrin frontier. All the reserve ists Of the Salonika division have been supplied with uniforms and ordered to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to headquarters. The officers of the re- serve are stated to have already been summoned to join the 5eolors The troops at Skutari will shortly be rein forced by 5000 men. The situation in Macedonia daily grows worse, and the authorities evidently anticipate serious trouble In the near future. Notwith- standing their positive assertions in regard to Italian compIlcity in the bomb outrages, they now declare that the authors of these crimes are Monte- negrin anarchists working in collusion with the international organization The Bulgarian population of Ishtib are much reassured by the presence of the parliamentary commission, which ia stated to have already obtained clear evidence of the participation of gen darmes and police agants in the pro- gramme" of December l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
MACHINERY TAKES
 PLACE OF WOMEN

Paris, January 13-- (Special) The State tobacco factories of France have decided to replace the women and girls there employed by machinery. The fin- gers and lips of the cigarette makers are presumed to be insufficiently clean to satisfy the dictates of modern hy- giene, and Carmen will be forced to seek employment elsewhere.
 Whether the tobacco harms the girs or the girls the tobacco Is not apparent from the official announcements but figures are said to have been produced which prove the injurious nature of tais manual and labial labor. Even so, tn ere ara many who consider that the dis charge of such an army of workers is exceedingly unjust, and the unhappy cigarette girls are beginning a rat.er gloomy lseW Year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Personages of High Title

His royal highness, the duke of Con naught, the new governor general of Canada. will visit the United States during the incumbency of his present office. This will be following the prec- edent of many of his predecessors The marquis of Lorne, now the duke or Argyle, accompanied by his wife, her royal highness the Princess Louise. spent several weeks in this country. while the marquis was governor gen. eral, coming as far south as Richmond, where they sojourned five or six days. The marquis was quite democratic, and although a man of becoming dignity, was good mixer. But his wife main tained the same severe etiquette that she brought from the court of her rev. cred mother. Queen Victoria The princess was always unbending.
 It seems that all the sons of the the late queen were simple fin their manners and affable on all occasions The duke of connaught is the only one of the queens sons who was never involved in q scandal He Is a soldier by training and experience and when was in England few years ago he was the general commanding at Aldershot never met him, but a member Of the diplomatic corps told me that his royal highness reminded him very much of a true southern gentleman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
New Diamond Mind

Capetown. January 13-(SpeciaI IA few months ago diamonds were dis covered at Bloemhoef, farming dis trict on the banks of the Vaal. just inside the Transvaal border. The dis covery was kept a secret for some time but 1t gradually became known. and as there is direct communication with the district from Capetown by way of fourteen streams, and from Johannes burg and Pretoria by way of Klerks dorp, prospectors have been enabled to reach Bloemhoef in thousands There is now a canvas town with 4 ponula- ton of 12o00 In day or two the first 10000 claims will be officiallv pro- claimed. while 1t is expected that be- fore the spring is over at least $50, 900 claims will have been staked out A rough, temporary hotel has been erect ed in the new town. and it's proprietor is reaping harvest of at least s700O month profit, while some little eating houses which hare opened business are making $500 month.
 The usual mininN camp stores have opened and the ent>sprising owner ls coining money His p,ices are natural ly high and his daily ta,ings are aver aging $2500. The discoverer of an al luvial digging Is entitled to select block of 50 claims, and to hold them without paying license money Tn owner then takes 100 claims or three tenths. whichever is the greater. Then any white male person oyer the age Q IS years may take out a license and peg off one claim This he can shif once month till hs finds setisfeetaf.'. place A claim is l50 feet squar ff usual license money is s5 per l4ir per month The tenant without 1afi rights gets compensation for the
 ton of his farm license The 41f laid down in the Transvaal pi slete stone ordinance of 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Presidential Politics

I am glad that Theodore RooseveIt is in the race for the republican nom ination for the presidency. If will make the campaign lively. and it is well to have some stir in these quadrennial contests.
 A few months ago it looked to me as if President Taft would receive tho republican nomination by exclamation and that Governor Harmon would head the democratic ticket, but the situation appears different today. The repub1i- can convention will be full of fireworks s and no matter whether Roosevelt or Taft is standard bearer there will be fierce resentments and the free use of hatchets.
 The republicans usually do their quar- reling long before election day and get together in time to roll up mighty republican vote. But there have been times when animosities were serious enough to cause the partys defeat It was that way in 1884 and in 1892 ai- though Blaine would have pulled through. perhaps. when he was opp oscd by Cleveland had 1t not been for the Buchard episode. If Roosevelt should be the republican nominee. President Tafts friends would certainlg feel bit- ter, and many republican would stay at home on election day. Vf, on the other hand, President Taft should re- ceive the nomination the partisans of Roosevelt who are now emphasizing the idea that Taft cannot be elected will stay away from the polls in order to help make their prediction good.
 I do not set myself up as an export in political forecasting, but I have IL notion that Harmon is practically out of the race. Woodrow Wilson has a good deal of strength but he will fail to have enough delegates to give him the necessary two thirds vote. | sin cerely hope Underwood will be the dem ocratic standard bearer His chances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Concerning Words

An interesting feature of the World Almanac and Encyclopedia for 1912 is Bryant's "Index Expurgatorius.' I was not old enough to read the New York Evening Post when William Cullen Bryant was it's editor. but I have known him many years as a poet and have always liked his verse. The editor of the Almanac gives us a list of words which writers and reporters on the Evening Post were forbidden to use. The distinguished editors son -in-law, Parke Goodwin, who was something of purist himself and who afterwards be- came editor said, in a letter to the World Almanac:
 MT Bryant's index grew up grad ually out of the bad habits of the re- porters who. in their haste. were apt to mako use of words and phrases that were offensive to a nicer taste He did not exclude forms of expression that were incorrect or improper only. hut others that had become almost na1Iseat ing as common places or as slang. He did not likeSto see the vulgarisms of the street introduced into the news paper, lest they might make their way into literature."
 Some years ago Whitelaw Reid as editor of the Tribune posted a list nf interdicted words. but as I recall that list most Of the words forbidden to be used by Tribune writers were such as one might find in the back part of the old blue back spelling book" under the head of words to be avoided MT. Bryants list is remarkable in this. About one third of the words that he disapproyed were good before his day and are good now. Here arc some. Aspirant considerable. donation. ignore. inaugurated ffOr "begun"), initiated ffor ''begun"). lady ffor "wife'D. min ister for "preacher'1. ovation predf- ate, role tfor party, and rowdies. Some of Mir. Bryant's interdicted words are such as no writer of reasonably good English would use-balance ffor 'remainder'D, loan ffor '1end") relia- ble tfor "trustworthy"), transpire (for "occur'), pants (for "pantaloons'), quite tprehxed to good. large. etc.), neasurcably (for in measure') and ieopardize ffor jeopardy. The phrase in our midst was interdicted by MT Bryant but I am just old fashioned enough to use it now and then. Ii is favorite phrase'of the country editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Great BenefactiOns

The benefactons reported to the World Almanac during 1911 from Jan uary to December D totalled about s150.000,000. Gifts under $10,00O were not included. At the head of the list was Andrew Carnegie, with gifts ag- gregating in round figures $40,000, ,00O His Argest benefaction was s25000 900 to the Carnegie corporation "to carry on the educational benevolence" which he has been doing as an individual; ; $10.000,000 to the Carnegie institution at Washington. D. C.: S1,250,000 dis tributed in his birthplace, Dumferline, Scotland; sl.250,000 to the Carnegie hero fund in Germany; many gifts to hero funds in various countries and many gifts to colleges in the United States several in the south Randolph Macon fMethodisD at Bynchburg received $I5,- 000
 Joseph Pulitzer bequeathed more than s3,00,000 to public uses, including $500,- 900 each to the Philharmonic orchestra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
German Arms to Turkey

Sofia. January 13.-(SpeciaI)-It is learned that special train conveying war material from Germany has arrived at the Turco-Seryian frontier station of Iibeftehe, where 1t was met by an of- ficer of superior rank despatched espec- ially from Uslub. The utmost secrecy was observed. and the train, preceded by pilot engine, left for Salonika and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
irreal Interest dnd Otherwise
2, ! Ma9 |. aals uRE.

ts large number of restaurants open ght, and the throngs that may be seen daily at the vaudeville theatres. Birmin gham needs large modern ho- tel, 1t is true. The lack of one keeps us all the while apologizing to strang- CTS, but in other respects this city is ahead of all tho cities, north or south, of it's approximate size.
 It is safe to predict that s1,0o0,000 hotel will be d reality during the pres ent year. and I would not be afraid to bet that within the next three years this city will have not less than three hotels of the s1,000,000 class
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
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 If you could read these unsolicited let ters you would no doubt go to the near est drug store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Remedy at once. price fifty cents.
 We do not ask you to do this. Send us your name and address and VIC will send you a trial package by mail, fee.
 We know what the trial pdckage will do, in many cases 1t has cured piles without further treatment. If it proves it's value to you. order more from your druggist. H soc box. This is fair, is 1t not? Simply cut out free coupon below and mail today. with your name and ad- dress on slip of paper, to the Pyramid Drug Co. i25 Pyramid Bldg. Marshall. Mich. and a sample Will be sent you FREE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

and I hope the rural press will continue to use it freely, for the country paper would well nigh lose its identity with out 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
ulation it becomes less pfo4
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T IAt4t T5t
 A uIation it becomes less pIor 4 \ vincial, but some of the most provincial communities in the United States are those of vast population such al Philadelphia and the borough of Brooklyn.
 Many of my friends who live north of the Mason and Dixon line seem to think that all southern cities, no mat ter how large they be, are provincial. Among the distinctive marks of pro- yincialism may be classed ignorance and indifference to everything that hap pens outside of one's own town. Now, the men who live ill southern cities are better informed about worldly af- fairs, as a rule, than the average run of men in New York or Boston. I in sist that Birmingham has a good deal of the metropolitan about it---crowds of unfamiliar faces on it's thoroughfares