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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
BENNETT RECOMMENDS MORE
 LAWS AGA. .NST PERJURY

the ultimate consumer at the cheapest possible price eonsonant with a due ad. herence to the principles of conserva. tion.''
 Referring to the amount of work done in the general land office, MT. Dennett cites the fact that during the past year f2'lS9 patents were issued. as against 72,- oS0 in the year previous.
 The establishment of parcels post de- livery along rural mail routes should not be delayed any longer, in the opinion Of P. V. Degraw, fourth assistant post master general, in his annual report sub mitted to Postmaster General Hitchcock.
 Every consideration of praeticability. business eXpediency and good admins tration,' he says, ''favors the plan as being probable source of large reve- nue and great public utility.''
 Mir Degraw basis his recommendation for a parcels post on the ground that the expenditure for rural service is com ing much more rapidly than the receipts and the parcels post, he says, would pro- vide much additional revenue. During the past year the rural mall receipts were S,570,000, while the expenditures were $31- 13000Q. For the present year there has been appropriated $427s0,0O0, while 1t is not expected that there will be any ap- preciable increase in receipts. This loss will become greater each year. he says, unless the parcels post is established to help.
 There are at present more than 100000 miles of rural mail routes and the aver age mileage per day Tor each carrier is 24 10 miles. During the past year 577 routes were added, making the present total fl, , 656.
 More than 100000 letters and parcels were received at the dead letter office during the year. the daily receipts aver aging 44,500 pieces, an increase over the previous year of per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15

Washington, January 14--"owing to the non-existence of any common law or crimes which the federal courts can ad- minster," says Fred Dennett. commis- sioner of the general land office, in ms annual report to Secretary of the lnte- rior Fisher. many forms of false swear ing seem not to be punishable by pro- ceedings in those courts and I earnestly recommend that this defect In the law be repaired. Attempted prosecutions Tor false paths in relation to the character of the land of which entry is sought, or concerning the legal qualifications of the would-be entryman, have failed of sue cess because it was held that the oaths were not specifically required by value"
 Commissioner Dennett says that the attention of his office often is called to the evils and hardships resulting from the practices of unscruplous professional locators who exhibit to would-be set tiers lands which afterwards proved to be not public lands or lands of different description from that furnished. He recommends a law which would make such offenses punishable by fines up to $500 or by Imprisonment up to year or by both.
 The commissioner declares there is pressing necessity for legislation looking to the proper development of the coal fields of the west.
 "A measure providing for the leasing of the lands under proper regulations" he says, seems to suggest the best means of meeting the situation. The inadequacy of the present laws is conceded. The object to be obtained is the laying of this public necessity in the coal bins of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
REVENUE CUTTERS ARE BUSY
 ASSISTING WRECKED SHIPS

less has played it's important part in the rescue work.
 There are serious defects in the general mining laws of the United States as ap- piled to Alaska, and those defects arc becoming more apparent in the opinion of Governor Clark. expressed in his annual report to Secretary of the Interior Fisher. The existence of provisions which tend to retard development and to encourage more speculation has often been com plained of by intelligent and progressive mining men of the United States, he says, adding: "In Alaska there is still more ground for complaint for the owners of mining claims in many cases reside else where and have no intention of operating their claims. The motive to develop as a condition of ownership is entirely want ing in Alaska.
 "One of the worst discoura gements to mining development under present con- ditions,' he asserts, lis the frequent and long drawn out litigation in the courts over mining claims and water rights which the present system induces"
 Commenting on the fact that there was no increase in population in Alaska dur ing the past year Governor Clark declares that 'any considerable increase in the population of the territory must await a more liberal governmental policy as a whole, including a revision of the present land laws and the enactment of new ones; and furthermore in some measures more considerate attitude on the part Of the press and the people in the states toward the development of Alaska by highly capitalized interests"
 The prime importance of providing a means by which coal mining in Alaska may be made possible under the law is generally appreciated he says, adding that the patenting of any number of the ex- isting claims would fail to bring com plete solution.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
WILSON ID SUCCEED
 MR. BACON AT PARIS
Persistent Rum0rs in DiplO- matic Circles Not
 Denied

Washington, January 14.-Hunting- ton Wilson, assistant secretary of state, is to succeed Robert Bacon as ambassador to France, according to persistent rumors in diplomatic circles here today. Thomas c. Dawson, resi- dent diplomatic officer of the state de- partment. whose name. was mentioned prominently in connection with the post of ambassador to Brazil, to which Ed ward V. Morgan was named, will be named assistant secretary of state, the same rumors say.
 State department officials refused to comme ent .ol, the matter or declared that it was neSya stq. them,
 T have nothing 10 say in regard to the rumor," was MT. Wilson's only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
ARE ARRANGING
 FOR REPUBLICANS

Chicago, January 1.-The sub-commit- tee on arrangements of the republican national committee held It's first meeting here yesterday. organized and transacted some routine business.
 The architect who is to have charge of preparing the Coliseum for the gath ering, reported that he would be able to seat about 1z.000 persons. Of this num- Der l06O will be delegates. Ninety fewer than this number attended the last re- publican convention.
 To facilitate seating of newspaper men the press committee having charge of the seating of correspondents in the United States Senate was appointed to dispose of this work All those present expressed themselves as favorable to the candidacy of President Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
WAR
 MAY BE AVERTED

London, January 14.-(Speelal')--- rro,,as of the government that a vast war can be averted, admit ted today that only the most delicate handling of the situation could prevent q conflict that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The coming week is expected to bring crisis.
 Every resource of the nation will be used to prevent strike or the 9oo'- 900 miners who are anxious for test of strength between themselves ana their employees. Incomplete returns mourning in at labor headquarters show that in England. Scotland and Wales the vote for walkout. unless the union demands are granted, is over whelming.
 The miners are inflamed by the tex tile trade lockout and a cry is going up from other unions that there will rever he such a favorable opportunity to combine their resources and compel the payment of living wage The high cost of living is an issue here as we'll as in America.
 Conferences between Sir George Ask . with of the government board of trade and representatives of textile em- ployers and employees in an attempt to end the Iancanshire lockout which is affecting nearly 100000 men and wont en will be resumed on Monday. but there is little likelihood that the ne- gotiations will be crowned with suc- cess.
 The cotton mill employers associa- ton has served notice that while they are willing. to make some concessions to the operatives they will stand out firm for the open shop policy. On the other hand, the employees have adopted an attitude just as stubborn so that the chance for a settlement have dwin- dled to the minimum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
ICE BOUND STEAMER
 ARRIVES IN PORT

Chicago. January 1.-The passenger steamer Indiana, which had been ice bound several miles out of Chicago har- bor for three days, was liberated today. and, after a stiff fight against ice fioes, reached port here tonight. Nine passen- gers and 50 members of the crew were nearly worn out by the protracted strug- gle
 The crew. after 4s hours of almost con stant work with saws. axes and steel bars. freed their craft shortly after noon. The Indiana. however. had proceeded but short distance when 1t again became fast in the ice. IL required six hours 10 traverse the few miles to harbor. Other boats are having similar trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
SON IS KILLED
 PROTECTING MOTHER

New York, January 14-W. M. Quinn died to day from bullet wound received in an effort to protect his mother from assault last night. Patrick Quinn, his father, is under arrest charged with the shooting and with having twice shot and critically wounded his wife after the son received his death wound in trying to keep the old man from carrying out an alleged threat to Kill her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Gardner Accidentally Killed

Alexandria, La. January 1f-Just as Alfred Williams, negro. fired at a flock of birds this afternoon, c. T. Gard ner, aged S5. proprietor of a bakery, rose from behind a fence. receiving the entire load of shot in the side of. his head. causing instant death. Williams returned to this place Immediately and gave him self up to the sheriff with this explana- firn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Roth Goes to Cornell

Ithaca, N. r., January 14.-With the announcement of the coming of Profes- 3r Filibert Roth, of the. University of iichigan. to Cornell to he at the head f forestry school. it is made known
 at Cornell eventually will give a de- ,ee in forestry. Heretofore the study IS been an elective branch in the state 1IIeEe of agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
FEDERAL CONTROL
 OF THE TELEGRAPH Hitchcock Will So RecOm-
 mend to Congress COULD LOWER RATES
In England, France, Germany, Aus tria, Italy, Spain, Russia and Japan Government Con
 trols Telegraph

Washington. January 14-Acquisition of the telegraph lines of the United States by the government and their operation as a part of the postal service will be recommended to congress in a short time by Postmaster General Hitchcock
 For a year or more Mir. Hitchcock has had this recommendation under consid- eration. After a thorough study of the operation of the government controlled lines and postal telegraph systems of foreign countries, he has decided to urge the matter upon congress.
 "Skould this recommendation be adopt ed said Mir. Hitchcock tonight, in a statement of his intention, 'I am eonvinc- ed it would result in important econo- mics, and very materially lower the tele- graph rates that now are exaeted In approximately fifty countries of the world notably in Great Britain, France, Ger many, Austria, Italy, Spain, Russia and Japan-government controlled telegraphs now are in successful and profitable oper- ation. In many of the countries they are operated in connection with the pos tai service. These telegraphs serve an aggregate population of 950,00O,000 and in every instance they have been found to be of immense practical benefit to the people in both promptitude and cost of the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Chilean Cabinet Disrupted

Santiago Chile. January 14.-The Chi,- can cabinet, which has been in office for a year. is threatened with disruption. The minister of foreign relations. En- rique RoderigueZ, resigned today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
FOWLER AT EVERGREEN

Evergreen. January 14.-(Special.) R. c. Fowler, aviator. reached Evergreen this afternoon at 3:l5 and circled around the town for about 10 minutes. He alighted in a field about one mile from the courthouse on account of gasoline giving out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
ALABAMIANs TO SPEAK

Washington, January 14.-(spe- cial.)--Senator Bankhead and Congressman Hobson are among the speakers who will address the federal aid good roads convention which will be held in Washington Tuesday and Wednesday. Senator Bankhead introduced the first bill ill Congress looking to federal aid in building public highways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
FATE

Paris. January 14.--(SpeciaD.- very strange incident occurred at vauyert during storm. Jean Le- bert, so years of age, was caught up by a whirlwind and hurled over a hayrack. He came down in safe fly on the other side. but as his friends were congratulating him on his escape. the old man was killed by lightning. which spared the men who were standing around him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
Consolidate With Postoffice

Tn this country post offices are main tained in numerous places not reached by the telegraph systems and the proposed consolidation, therefore. would afford n favorable opportunity for the wide exten- sion of telegraphie facilities. In many small towns where the telegraph com panies have offices, the telegraph and mail business could be handled readily by the same employees. It is evident thar the separate maintenance of the two services under present conditions result in a needless expense.
 "The first telegraph in the United States was operated from 1S44 to 1S47 by the government, under authority from congress and from many viewpoints il is desirable that government controi should be resumed. The acquisition Of the telegraph lines Is prescribed in Sec tion 5267 of the revised statutes which provides that, for postal, military or oth- CT purposes. the government may pur- chase telegraph lines, operated in tic United efstates, sas an appraised value.
 My owh view is that every reason for the transmission of mall under govern ment control can be urged with equaf force for the transmission of communi- cations by telegraph. Because of the more extensive organization maintained by the postal service, and the freedom from taxation and other charges to whicn private corporations are subject, the government undoubtedly could afford greater facilities at lower rates than are offered by companies now conducting the telegraph business. Next to the intro duetion of a general parcels post. for which there is q strong popular demand, the establishment of a government tele graph system offers. in my judgment. the best opportunity for the profitable exten- sion of the nations postal service"
 II is not MT. Hitchcoek's purpose to recommend the acquisition of the tele- phone lines, except. possibly. in instances where they are operated as telegraph lines and are an integral part of definite telegraph systems.
 The latest census figures available in- dicate that about 100000 people are con neeted with the telegraph companies of the United States. The appraised value of the systems proposed to be acquired would he purely conjectural but 1t is said it would approximate s25o, o,000,0o0. The ex- perts who have figured on the propos tjon are of the opinion that existing tele- graph rates could be reduced at ieast one-third to the public and yet make the investment in and operation of the lines profitable to the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
PASADENA HOTEL BURNS.

Pasadena, Calif, January f4.-The Pasadena hotel caught fire at ll:55 o'clock tonight and the entire building was destroyed. It is a large frame structure and was fill ed with tourists. All the guests escaped. The loss is estimated at s250, 0,t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17

versity of Wisconsin; The silo en-
ables us to preserve greater guam
tity of food materials of the original
fodder. for the feeding of farm ami
mails, than is possible by any other
system of preservation now known.
The necessary losses of nutrients in
CURED in the SLIDING process need
not exceed 10 per cent, and by be-
ginning TO feed from the silo soon
after it has been filed the loss Will
be reduced to a minimum which may
not be far from per cent. 1t is one
of the very modern farm appurte-
nances bringing the work to BUSH
ness basis. 1t is eliminating one Of
the greatest causes of worry the
farmer has ever notwithstanding of
feed 1t is helping to make the agri-
culturist Independent Of weather and
fear of drouth,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17
ls the Fishing Season Here2

A fearless caller at the editorial
rooms. Thursday morning. with malice
aforethought, brazenly mentioned that
a member of his household had, ON
Wednesday, secured Is handsome trout
from somewhere in the region Of
Names Capitol City. Some day this
joke is going too far and we shall arise
in our just wrath and shy q few ink
stands. paste jars and perhaps tele-
phones and typewriters at such evil
minded and malicious visitors.
But this is not what, we started out
to talk about-our sense of outraged
patience for the moment overcame us
we were going to say that out in
Washington state, according to the
New York Herald. fisherman found a
one-carat diamond in the stomach of
a newly caught speckled trout. In
trout. overcome with a spirit of spring.
leaped too far in ascending the rapids
and landed at the feet of farmer. In
Ohio small boy caught hold of a huge
catfish and was nearly drowned before
he was pulled out of the river. Ia
Michigan disciple of Walton landed a
carp that weighed IS pounds.
There are others, but We deem these
incidents as sufficient proof that the
fishing season is here. Were ii not so
We should not have. been tortured by
the first mentioned yarn of % beauties.
And now, by way of cheering the soul
of the angling folk, man in Texas
has found method of catching bait
without working for it. We recon-
mend ii to our esteemed fellow sinner
of the composing room, as perhaps
suited to his case. 1t is this: Drive
stick in the ground and rub a rough
plank back and forth on il. tThis Is
the directions as it comes to us, but in
the case OF the fisherman above refer
red to we would suggest that he give g
boy a nickel to do the rubbing. The
vibrations cause panic among the
angleworms and they rush to the sur.
face TO see what is going on Then, the
moral is; If the fisherman is too tired
to pick them up he had best not &c
fishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17
ODD PHASE OF INVENTION.
PROGRESS Of Development Seems te
Advance in Waves.

The progress of inventive discov-
cry seems to travel in waves. For q
period Of years the development or
Improvement of some particular arti-
Gle or process is remarkably RAPID.
and then there comes a lull until
another wave occurs. and the article
or process again enjoys the most ac-
tive progress.
In no industry has this fact been bet
ter exempliiied than m that of CUR
making, which for present purposes may
be held to cover the art of manufactnr'
ing portable firearms for military OF
sporting use. The date of the discovery
of gunpowder is lost in obscurity Al
we know is that explosives Of one KIND
and another We're known in the cary
part of the Christian era, If not be-
fore But many centuries passed
away before the uses of explosives in
a portable arm were realized. Nor
tars and cannon of rude description
were used in very early times, but
the shoulder arm does not seem to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17

press train. OF course. before visit
ing it. one has taken the delightful
trouble to burrow through tones of
Sir Walter Scott, forgotten since
childhood. and TO resume aequaint-
ance with the classics of Robert
Louis Stevenson. EVEN more than
Scott may Stevenson claim identity
with Edinburgh as it's, laureate in
prose. if not in verse. His delightful
descriptions of the. town in all it's
phases and moods, of its various
quarters and aspects. of its traditions
and stories, possess a touching rever-
ence, which puts one in the fitting
mental attitude for personal inyesti-
CATION.
Situated. as it is. under the frown-
ing shadow of Arthur's Seat. with the
Castle Hill at one end and the Cation
Hill at the other. built over series
of ridges and valleys, it would be inn
possible to imagine anything more
grandly arrogant than Edinburgh.
Originally, the place consisted only
of the huge fortress ON the castle
rock. built there by Edwin of
Northumbria. and hence known as
Edwin's Burgh, But gradually there
grew up a long, struggling town,
mile or so in length, that wended
along the rocky saddle-backed ridge
which was the only approach TO the
castle entrance In the Twelfth Gem
fury Holyrood Palace was built at
the foot of this long street. which has
been variously known In history as
THE Royal Mile" or THE Cockpit OF
Scotland" In the vernacular Of the
town during the Middle Ages, though,
it was always referred to as The
|CauseWay.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17
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