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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
2S KILLED BY
AN EXPLOSION
Every Man in Immediate Vicinity Of
Quarry Near Albany Is Blown
To Pieces.

ALBANY. y. Y. May l3.-The fixing
OF the liability for the premature ex'
plosion at the Callahan quarry at
south Bethlehem yesterday afternoon.
in which more than score were
killed. was commenced today, but the
authorities are skeptical as To the re-
suit owing 10 the fact that every man
In the immediate vicinity OF the ex-
plosion was killed Coroner Day was
on the scene OF the explosion early to-
day, but as no one can be found who
VAS In the gang at the point where
the explosion occurred. II Is exceed
! ingly difficult To secure any positive
Information.
While SO far the count reveals eight
Americans and II Italians dead. some
say that more laborers were killed.
About two tons OF dynamite remains
in the ground near the point where
the explosion occurred. the manage
ment having reached no decision as TO
its disposition.
Today the laborers remaining con-
tinued the gruesome task OF gathering
UP the fragments OF bodies, which
were scattered by the explosion.
Among the killed are: John II. Cal
lanan, 81. married. vice president and
general manager OF the Callahan Road
| Improvement company: Charles r.
Callahan. brother. 2S: Leroy Nc.
MILAN. assistant superintendent; John
| Hendrickson. steam drill foreman:
Fred Synder. master mechanic: Will
lam Baumes. foreman: John Maloney.
blacksmith. Fred Zephart, expert for
the National Powder company OF New
York.
All OF the above were residents OF
the locality except Mr.. Zephart. who
resided In New York, and all OF their
I bodies were recovered except that OF
/ Mr.. Hendrickson. In all IA bodies
were recovered last night and all were
dismembered except that OF Snyder.
! The Callahan Road Improvement
/ Co. was operated by the two brothers
OF J. II. Callahan. the publisher OF the
Schenectady Union. They furnished
crushed stone for good roads. railroad
ballasting and concrete work. Ere.
quently in the past they have enter.
tanned friends at the scene OF these
blasts, the last one being OF $500
pounds OF dynamite.
The 10 holes for yesterdays blast
were drilled 20 feet back from the
face or the blum, which was SO feet
high. The holes were rs feet deep
and five inches in diameter II was
TO be the biggest blast OF all, using
over four tons OF dynamite
The blast was scheduled for
Io'clock yesterday afternoon. and was
expected TO dislodge material for 20
600 wagon loads or crushed stone.
Those killed had successfully
placed the charges in six OF the holes
and were working upon the seventh
when the shock came. The explosion
is supposed 10 have been caused by q
defective cap.
All but one OF the % bodies. that
OF Snyder. were blown TO pieces and
scattered all over the quarry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13

fact, the accompanying picture was
caught as they were coming out OF the
residence OF Mons. Lavelle, the Cath
Ollie prelate. after they had made the
preliminary arrangements for the we'd
ding
But Papa lselin is pretty good
sportsman. When he saw that Nora
wasn't going To back out and that
there was really going 10 be we'd
ding. Mr.. lselin looked the young
count over and discovered that ne
wasn't such bad young fellow after
all
So papa fixed II up for great big
wedding at New Rochelle. And the
smile that you see In the picture on
Noras face has been on 1t ever since
papa caved. She's been such a game
little American girl through 1t al that
here's hoping the smile never will
come of.
Her friends say that II isn't case
OF Europe getting another American
girl. but of America getting Euro
pean count
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
TONSIL is USELESS.
Doctors In Convention Say Organ Is
Veritabie Germ Breeder.

CHICAGO. May 13.-One more USE
less organ of the human 3ody is being
held before the public eye. This time
IL is the tonsil which is put in the
same class with the appendix by the
Illinois Homeopathic Medical associa.
ton here.
The doctors, in papers. and discus.
sion. have agreed that the tonsil Is ab.
sClutely OF no use and neither have
they been able 10 figure out what Is
was ever good for. They also claim
that the tonsils are veritAble germ
breeders. especially tuberculosis.
Dr. Richard H. Street said IL per
cent OF the children recently examin.
ed were found TO be infected with In.
cipient tuberculosis. When the tonsils
o. these chlldrens we're removed there
was a complete recovery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
MULE WITH REPUTATION
AS ALL-AROUND KICKER
Has Killed One Man. Sent Two Others
to Hospitals, Even Tried for
Birds in Trees.

oWENSvILLE. Ind. May 1s.-To
the great relief Of the drivers of big
lumber firm here. mule known as
Maude. an inveterate kicker. has been
placed on the idle list until she can
either be sold or given TO any person
who will take her as gift. Maude
firmly established her reputation as
kicker about a year ago at Evans
vile when she kicked James Stinns.
killing him instantly. Clarence With
crow. OF this city, received a broken
arm when he got too close to Maudes
heels
John Wiseman was the next victim
He tried 10 get on the gentle side or
Maude and received a broken rib.
Maude has been known To kick at
birds singing In the trees. and her dis
position to kick without due notice
has placed her on the retired list Ev-
cry mule works in this neigh borhood
but Maude.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
AUTHORITIES DISCOVER
ANOTHER DEATH FARMP
Find Four skeletons In Old Well on
Mccoy Property Near Mari
posa, Cal.

NARIPOSA. Cal. May 13.-What
the authorities believe Is another
death farm" rivalling in horror the
famous Guinness farm, near Laporte.
Ind, was revealed here yesterday.
The authorities have found four skel-
etons In an old well on the farm OF
George Mccoy near here and are hunt
ing for more.
A tunnel leading from the basement
Of McCoy's house to the well was also
found. The tunnel was closed with a
slab OF marble and was discovered by
accident.
Mccoy died on the farm two years
ago He settled there In 1853 and liv-
ed there continuously until his death.
District Attorney Adair stated today
that he believed one OF the skeletons
found today IL that Of Sam Wilson. a
rancher, who quarreled with Mccoy in
1877 and later disappeared. No trace
OF him was ever found. though a
search for his body was carried on.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
WINS HER COUNT
AT TER HARD FIGHT
Miss Iselin's Father Objected to
Marriage, But She Was Game
Everything Lovely Now.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Nora Iselin
is an American girl whose father
swore that nche OF his daughters
should every marry foreign noble
man. You bet your life. no, thunder
ed father.
Yes. she's the same Nora Iselin VINO
has just married Count Mannsfeld OF
the Austrian embassy.
Papa. by the way. is c. Oliver lse-
lin, a real Yankee Doodle man. He's
spent thousands OF dollars on yachts
Just to keep Sir Thos. Upton from
carrying-a-certain silver cup across
the Atlantic. He's not just what you
call fond OF foreigners. Not exactly.
He is credited with saying that he
didn't like France because there were
so many French there.
But along comes the foreign noble
man. First names Colloredo. You
can imagine what kind OF hit man
with a name like an imported Hav-
ana cigar made with Dad. Colloredo' ;
other name was Mansfield. Leading
IL of was the title count"
They say there were stormy times
when Count Mansfield began TO call
evenings and afternoons whenever he
could get the Austrian ambassador to
give him a day of. Somehow Papa
Iselin's objections were not sustained.
Count Colloredo kept a-coming. First
thing Pa Iselin knew, Nora was an
nouncing her engagement.
More stormy times when papa came
home from work one night. Then
Nora rose TO state:
We'll. IL you're going TO act that
way, we'll get married quietly. For
of course. we are going TO get mar
ried"
And the young couple began TO fix
II up for themselves. AS a matter OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
Ships Collide: $4,000 DAMAGE.

BUFFALO. May 13.-The big steel
freighter Thomas Barlum crashed into
the propeller George Russell while
leaving her berth inside the break
water last evening. The damage to
the Russell Is estimated at $4,000 A
Misunderstanding OF signals is said TO
have been the cause OF the collision.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13
.Dstroit-the City, beautiful,

"Detroit--the city beautiful; the
American Dresden" Is the caption un-
der which the Wabash railroad has
Issued q magnificent 23-page booklet
showing some OF the city's principal
pOints OF interest. The half tones are
works of art. particularly the full-page
views Of Grand Circus park and Belle
isle. Several views OF Mackinac ISL
and are also shown as a supplement
tary feature. The book 10 copyright
"a bv the publishers. the Detroit Pub
fishing Co
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13

c. VIM. O'Brien. formerly with the
Ballentire Co. tailors. has embarked
In tho tailoring and dry cleaning bust
ness at s73 Mack-ave. Mr.. O'Brien has
many friends in the city who wish him
all possible success In his new enter
prise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13

(! Colombia Is known TO nave at least
% deposits Of coal. but no scientific
survey has ever been made OF the
heIds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-13

There are less than 800 miles OF
railroad In Alaska
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Collecting Fad Is Not Dead.

Though SOUVENIRS age out Of fashion
and Cur teaspoons are rolled M in
Can.phor instead OF being submitted to
our friends for admiration. the collect
ing fad isn't dead yet. 1t is the cor
rect thing To collect something. and
many wealthy women have Il nobb.
which takes ,hem To queer places.
Among the things collected randei-
sticks are perhaps the most common:
pitchers come next.
IN Evanston woman has q collec-
;ion OF wonderful teapOts; some are
valued for their age and uniqGeness,
others Tor their value ami rarity. \
ChicagOan collects boxeS-boXes of
rare carved wood. OF precious metals.
lacquer. ivory and enamel. Slippers
took the fancy Of young lady-nOt
slippers for wear, but models OF this
charming footwear. 1t is not recorded
that she possesses CinderelIa's famous
glass slipper. Brasses. china cats
bells. crosses and articles in minia-
ture are affected by other women.-De,
troit Free Press.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Plea for Esperanto in Opera

Polyglot opera is tolerated in some
old world cities to an extreme that
baiiies the understanding of spoiled
New Workers who may be asked to
take their opera in mixed French and
Italian once or twice in a season in
an emergency, but not oftener. lie
Mehestfel reports performance of
l. Africaine" in Budapest in which
the Seiika sang in Italian, the Nerusko
in French, the other PRINCIPALS in Ger.
man and the chorus in Hungarian. An
English writer into this stage BABEL
plea for Esperanto for opera
Musical America.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
University Calendar

November l6-Seumas MacManus,
irish writer and lecturer. in audi
:orium.
November lS-Prof. Charles F. Kent.
i'h. D, Of Yale University, at assembly.
November l9-Glee Club MINISTRIES.
November 22-Martha Fowlkes re-
citnl.
November 23-President A. Ross
Hill al assembly: subject. The Mean
ing and Method of Science
November 2i-l2 III. to November
- a NJ, THANKSGIVING holidays.
November 25-Football: Missouri
IS KANSAS AT Kansas City.
December 10-Play in university
auditorium by Dramatic club.
December l6-Ralph +. DenniS at
stephens College and University
Assembly,. Under auspices of elocu
lion department of stephens College
December l7-School of Education
nigh school play in university audi
torium.
December 22-t p. N. To January ]
a r.. Christmas holidays.
January ,! to February =. Mid-yeal
examinations.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
The Seuenth Column
Columbia Gnanias Club Minutes.

! regular meeting OF the local
branIl of the Ananlas club was held
last night to celebrate the arquisi
tion OF the Hon Joseph &. Cannon as
4 member OF the national order.
iiuch disappointment was expressed
ove, the non-arrival OF the phone
graphic records containing publisher
Herman Riders reply 10 the Car
OF the House.
An appropriate ballad composed by
one OF the members. entitled Pipe
Dreams OF the Great, was recited
while refreshments We're being served.
y genia! cabiegram from Theodore
Roosevelt consratulating the local OF
der on its increased membership WAS
read
The question OF admitting the Sug@r
Trust As an honorary member Was dis
Cussed, but on a motion OF the vice
president the question was laid over
until the next meeting.
Reports from the following COM
miitees were heard
Committee on amateur hunters
and returning tourists.
,. Committee on truthful husbands.
Who have to work late at the Office.
,. Committee on honest farmers
paying taxes.
i. Committee on reliable football
dopesters.
!. Committee on the ages OF
women.
6. Committee on PROF. gralIerS.
:. Committee Oh tales OF old inhahi-
lants.
s.. Committee on political speeches,
=. ConImittee on North Pole discov-
ereGs
10. Committee on weather forecast
ers.
Arrangements We're made FOR the H.
cal order To travel To Kansas City
in a special car next Thanks giving.
After discussion on the relation
of The bear story to moral victory
/ the meeting was adjourned sine die
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
TIE U. D. Club.

Tn the Editor "f the University Mi>Sourtan:
In Il viewpoint OF Il lew days age
the question was rather contemptT-
oUsiE asked. What sort Of an crgani
zation is the L. ID. Club anyway >"
In answer to that question peImil
ma TO say that the /. d. Club is az
organization whose standing in wortlly
university activities is higher thar
that OF any other club or society Ii
is an organization which has furnished
SiXty-tive per cent. Of the football!
players in the university. Il is ar
organization which has furnished 20
the school almost eighty-hve per cent.
of its Interstate debaterS. 1t is All
organization the average scholarship
OF which is higher than that of til"
student body. or of the combined fra
ternitieS. 1t is an organization in which
is the largest number of that type of
men who have sufficient strength
of character to work their own way
through school. 1t is an organization
which in the last four years has furn-
iShed three editors to the Savitar.
three editors to the Oven, and other
student publications. 1t is an organi-
zation which, in proportion to its size.
has the largest number OF men in
honorary societies. it is one of the
fostering places of university spirit,
and above all other of its characteris-
tics it is the most democratic organiza
tiOn of which the school can boast.
If the individual who asked the
above question doubts any of these
assertions he may call upon the L. ID.
Club at any time he may desire, and
he will find himself treated as courte-
ously and as Hospitality there as he
would in any other club. fraternity.
or society i'll the university.
AN OLD STUDENT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17

ing is an Old industry. and mine fires
are as Old. yet little progress has beeH
rade III handling them. Men perish
H,iserably and We can Gnly lGok on in
horror. After ali We are but iii d
formative condition. i thousand years
ago men boasied as we DO. They
claimed the greatest aga mankind had
known W. ,all it tae dark ages. i
thousand gears hence We VIII be
looked upon a. q curiously inefficient
people. It needs some awesome thing
like the Illinois disaster to give us
true pe.speo dive of ourselves. TO
show IL. tha, after ali we are but as
ants rushing TO and fro busily. swellel
with our Importance yet crushed as
easily as TIE: by the heel of those
powers which we claim 20 control
III ancient times persons ran the
gauntlet OF fire i'll order to save their
lives Now they run the gaunt!c; OF!
collectors for student enterprises 70
save their rorI,e; books.
1t is too bad the Tigers We're not
taught jill !t,u. y Chinese student
overcame an opponent twice his
weight in It recent exhibition at the
university.
When little children take footballs
to bed with them and preachers talk
about the new Coach. surely th2 new
spirit has reached all.
With class. department. county and
H,aSs meetings to attend, how car any
body he expected to attend class?
Surely football has benefited the
player who made up ten hours work
in order to get on the team.
y student captured an eagle sSatiir-
day. Is he sure it is not a Drake;
or pert hanSc Il .JayhaWk?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Washington U. Buys Real Estate.

st. Louis, Nov. S.-One hundred ana
ninetyone feet on the south side of
Coliseum on the west, was sold Thurs
day afternoon to Washington Univer-
Sity. 1t is stated the university will
improve the property shortly with
buildings for commercial purposes.
The price a front foot is said to have
been $3.50.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
WE ARE NOT so GREAT.

When Va read of the terrible mine
disasters At Cherry ILL.,. we can say
nothing With all our boasted pro
gress. our harneSsing of the elements,
our conquest of earth. water and air,
now little after all we have accom-
plished. how much we are at the
mercy Of those very things which we
proudly claim to have mastered. Min
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
The DAY OF THE FEAST.

So int=a." is the interest in Thanks
giving da. aS the day OF the bag foot;
bail ga, that many lose sight CT
the days real significance. Frosty
.TurnirS y .llG5 make one step liveliCs
L takes frGst Oh the pumpkins to
put them n condition for the pie-
that mother makes"
The frost has hurried into ripening
all Of II" slower products OF yearly
harvest Il has put the finishing
touches on more tardy crops and pre-
pared them for storing away future
use. NOt only man but other animals
are preparing now for the days when
the SNOW $ on the ground. The
squirrels are hurrying about hiding
away nuts TO keep them alive during
their long winter seclusion.
After all the harvest is over, man
IS thankful He is not always a thank
full being. but upon this one day of the
year il j an established custom that
he should be thankful He will pre-
0are himself a great feast. taking the
chOiC est of the harvests offerings for
lis table and upon the stimulation of
being well fed he will think of the
things for which he is glad.
l. is "sported the turkey supply is
short this yaar Here is safe bet
that mother has one saved up for an
Interesting event about week hence
Many students earn their way
through school as musicians. Surely
the old phrase ''liddling around" has
modern meaning.
Prof. Kent says the laws OF Exodus
are applicable now. And still tie pei
iticians -ell rs about our dead-Iet-
Ter laws.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Paris to Have UNDERGROUND Walks.

Paris to Have Underground Walks.
The municipality Of Paris mas made
an attempt TO grapple with the prob,
lem OF traffic congestion. Owing to
the difficulty Of crossing the road:
du" to the constant stream of motors
underground passages for pedestrians
are TO be built at various points be
meath the Champs Elysaes. If the
Champs klysees tunnels prove a su2.
cess. others will be built in the center
ol Paris. and foot passengers will ir
ilture cross not over streets. but
under them. The scheme OF inclined
planes Tor peranbulators has been
abandoned on the ground of cost. and
Only staircases will be provided.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
LARGE Eeaucst for Princeton.

The Daily Princetonian records the
death of c. c. Cupler. by whose will
ent and approximately $3.o6o,1oo more
upon the death OF Mr.. CUpler's widow.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
That Old, Old Pathway.

We cry.
We talk,
We laugh.
We walk;
Our mothers pride and JOY.
We fight.
We swear.
And pants
We wear;
Our fathers little boy.
We dance.
We smoke.
Hold hands
And Joke;
\ girl. and then q row.
We drink,
We eat.
II"I cards.
And treat:
The fellows claim us now.
We love.
We're led,
We WOO.
We wed;
At leisure We repent.
We work.
We sigh.
And soon
We die:
So many a life is spent.
Cornell Widow
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Crane Makes Gift to Chicago.

Charles r. Crane. who was appoint
ed United States minister To China
and later asked To resign, maze a gift
ot 81 800 to the .niversity Of Chicago.
The money is to be used for scientific
research.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
CorneII Students Nav Fly.

An aero club. with lGn members.
has been organized at Cornell tniVer-
,ity for The special study OF aerial
nav igatiuu Several aerOpian"s are
being constructed by club members.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
A Golden Rule For Freshmen.

The freshman will find in Oxford
innumerabc things with which he dis
agrees; hut he Will, ii he is wise, sit
still and watch them for his first few
terms. The golden rule is to remain
imc0nspi Varsity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
These Sunday Night Callers.

The president OF De Pauw tniver-
sily has threatened to take drastic
measures. if the girls do not regard
more seriously some OF the rules in
regard to Sunday evening callers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17

One of our monthly magazines is
asking, What Should Boy Go to
College For?' We suggest that he 90
for the purpose OF discovering some
better way of putting it-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
ScE-Governmert at Dartmouth.

President Nicholas OF Dartmouth
has lately inaugurated a system OF
student c.t-government winch was
enthusiastically accepted iii a mass
meeting OF the students.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Notes of Society.

The students in the home economies
department will give a reception in
the Geology Building Saturday night.
Westminster Abbey" was the topic
OF discussion at the meeting OF III"
Tuesday club Of Columbia yesterday.
Mrs. c. b. MaClarlane led the meeting.
The name of Mrs. William Whittle
was added to the roster of the club.
AT the next meeting the club will be
addressed by the Rev. William Jasper
Howell Of the Baptist church He will
speak on Castles and Abbeys in Eng
land. The meeting will be held in
the circuit court room November 30.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
Nebraska Gels Mammoth TusH.

The recently discovered tusk Oh
mammoth will be pu; in the tnIver-
sity OF Nebraska museum. The tusk
is twelve fee; lons.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
shakeup FOR Defeated syracuse.

Following their Overwhelming de-
feat by Michigan. Coach Tad Jones Is
fubjpcting the Syracuse eleven TO
.WnOlesale shakeMp.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17

LOST-Natch fob with Masonic. Elk
and X. i. cmh,ems attached. Re
ward if returned to l.. ~ Carter, GG0
South Ninth Street.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-11-17
VIEW POINTS

It'll" University Mi->nl!riLu Invites r"uirhll-
lions ol lliti"r~ al University ;ut tutuuil'.a III
t"r,~f II" mann. oi he WrIrr>huH Il aCtl Iu,arN
such letter. buI viii not br printed urI,-- do
sired.