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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
New Jersey Teachers Meet.

Atlantic City. N. j.. Dec. 27.-The
New Jersey State Teachers Associa-
tion opened its hfty-sixth annual meet
ing in the High School auditorium to-
day and when the president called the
meeting to order, the large hall was
crowded with teachers from every part
of the state. State Superintendent of
Schools Charles J. Baxter and Profess
sor Paul H. Hanus, of Harvard Uni-
versity, delivered addresses and the
reports of several committees were re-
ceived. The session this evening will
be devoted to the memory of those
members who died during the year and
to an address by DR. Stephen S.'wise.
Of New York. An interesting program
has been arranged for tomorrow's
sessions and the meeting will adjourn
Thursday noon.
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sso.ooo,ooo FOR GIFTS.
Experts State That Amount Was Ex-
pended This Year.

Washington. Dec. 27.--what DIR.
Wiley would probably describe as the
gift bearing germ" included into the
people of the United States, has cost.
this year about s90.00O,000 in cash,
perhaps s5,OOOOOO in debts, a large ac-
count of happiness, and also a large
amount of ceremony.
This is purely unofficial estimate.
"doped up" by Victor II. Olmstead,
chief of the bureau of statistics of the
department of agriculture.
In Olmstead's opinion. not more than
one-half of the people Of the United
States this year made Christmas pres
ents that cost actual money. OF the
remaining $4,000, 900 few did not give
presents because they do not believe
In the cusom. More did not give be-
cause of their religious beliefs. Still
more did not give presents because
they live in out-of-way places, remov-
ed from stores.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION.
Tenth Annual Meeting Opens
Princeton, New Jersey.

Princeton, n. j., Dec. 21.-The tenth
annual meeting of the American Phil
osophical Association which opened
here today with large attendance and
which is scheduled to continue until
Thursday, promises to be of exception
al interest owing to the action of the
executive committee in deviating In its
arrangements and plans from the
routine observed at former meetings
subjects of unusual interest have been
chosen for discussion and the pro-
gram of the sessions has been so ar
ranged as to give more time for debate
and the reading of polemic essays IL
has also been so arranged that the
business meetings are held at a time
when they will not be interferred with
by other matters.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
MICHIGAN PROSECUTORS.

Lansing, Mich. Dec. 27.-Necessary
reforms of the criminal laws and the
best means for bringing about the de-
sired changes will be subject for con-
sideration at the annual convention of
the Michigan Association of Prose
cutting Attorneys which opened its two
day session in the senate chamber of
the state Capitol here today, including
Judge Phillip II. Van Zile of Wayne
County. President Walter S. Foster
Ingham; Howard Cavanaugh, Cal
houn: Attorney General Franz Kuhn,
and Others. President Foster Is sched-
uled to speak on THE inefficiency OF
the criminal laws governing non-sup-
port cases." and Mr.. Cavanaugh will
speak on Local option from the pros
ecutor's standpoint"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
ANN ARBoR HOTEL BURNS.
Famous Cook House Almost Wholly
Destroyed on Christmas.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 27.-The
Cook House. one of the leading ho-
tells in this city, was almost wholly de-
stroyed by fire on Christmas day. Sew
eral employees sleeping on the fourth
floor narrowly escaped with their lives.
That there were no fatalities may be
due to the fact that Ii was Christmas
morning and the travelling public was
spending the holiday at home. AS IT
was, the five house guests had no
difficulty in getting out, though not
all of them obtained their belongings.
About o'clock in the morning the
night clerk went into the dining room
for lunch. He smelled smoke and at
once started for the basement, where
the odor seemed to come from. There
he found the cellar filled with smoke
and was driven back. After turning
i'm an alarm he rushed to the fourth
floor and awakened the hotel employees,
who were asleep there. while another
employe aroused the house guests.
Many of the girls were taken off a
balcony by the firemen, as was also the
wife of the proprietor. and they suf-
fered greatly from the cold before they
could be gotten to neighboring hotel
The personal effects of the maids were
entirely destroyed, as was everything
in the rear of the building. The front
of the house suffered less and the
greatest damage is due to water and
smoke.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
TAKES CHARGE OF BANK.
Suspension Of Northern Bank Of New
York Unmportant, However.

New York, N. Y, Dec. 27-The
Northern Bank of New York. 215 West
125th street, which has several branch
es in Harlem and Bronx, and deposits
of S6000,00O, was taken possession of
today by superintendent of Banks
Cheney The suspension Is regarded as
unimportant in banking circles.
A statement made by the superin-
tendent of banks says his department
found certain irregular transactions
and conditions such that he deemed 1t
necessary to take possession for the
protection of deposltors. Cheney says:
"Ths institution has capital OF
$500, 900, and book surplus at the time
of its last published statement, No
vember 10, 1910. of s1s5,9e5. Its de-
posits at that time were s6,912,5S2.62."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27

BOARD OF EDUCATION FILLS
TWO VACANCIES IN SCHOOLS

At a recent meeting of the board of
education of Calumet district No. /, #.
II. Atkinson was appointed to the
principalship OF the Washington JEFF
ferson schools. he will take up his
work here at TIE beginning of the
second semester. january 80. Mr.. At
'kinson is mans of wide experience
and is now pris,cipal of the John
Moore school at saginaw. He comes
TO Calumet highly recommended.
MIR. Heiney Iresent principal of the
Washington Jefferson schools, leaves
Calumet to go into the school book
business. He viii represent the Eaton
Publishing company of Chicago,
Miss Eala Tormey a graduate of the
wisconsin University, has been en-
gagged to teach the Latin courses for
merly handled by Miss Lena Morey.
Miss Toumey will Begin work when
school reopens. Thursday morning,
January S.
a successor TO Miss Florence Cou-
tant, who has had charge of the stem
ogra ply classes in the high school,
has not yet been named.
The high school basketball team
dropped its first game of the season
yesterday afternoon. being defeated
by a "quint" composed of old-time Y.
NJ. c. A. stars. by the close score of
80 To 81. The game was fast and
clean. Frimodig and Curto put up a
great game for the school while Gar
field King of Munising and Director
Sherwood of the Y. NJ. c. A. were ef-
fective for the picked team. The line
ups
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SCIENTISTS TO MEET.
Great Gathering Of Noted Men al
Minneapolis This Week.

Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. 26.-The
Twin Cities will entertain this week
over 1000 scientists, members of the
American association for the Ad-
Vanoement of Science, who have as
sembled To make report on the scientl-
hc progresss OF the past year. TO read
papers describing remarkable expert
ments and to indicate the direction of
research during 1911. IL will be the
sixty second annual meeting and the
ninth "convocation week. of the AM
erican Association for the Advance
ment of Science. The gathering is one
of the most important scientific events
OF the year. being. i'm fact. the same
to America as the meeting of the
British association IL To England
In addition to the association itself,
with its sections devoted to mathe-
matics. physics astronomy, engineer
ing. chemistry. geography. geology
Zoology, botany, social and economic
science, etc, fifteen affiliated scienu
dc societies are To hold their meetings
In conjunction with that of the AM
erican association. as follows:
Botanical Society CT America; the
Botanists of the central States; the
American Chemical Society; the En-
tomological Society of America; the
American Association of Economic
Entomologists; the American Fedora
ton of Teachers of the Mathematical
and Natural Sciences; the American
Mathematical Society; the American
Microscopical Society; the nerican
Nature Study Society; the Western
Philosophical Associations; tho Amer
lean Physical Society; the American
Phytopathological Society: the Am
elican Psychological Society; the Sui
livant Moss Society, and the Ameri-
can Society OF biologists.
The very list of the various societies
and associations is formidable The
list of members is still more so, for
every scientific man of prominence In
the United States is a member OF one
or another OF the various bodies. DR..
David Starr Jordan of Leland Stan
ford University, who is president of
the American Association. retires at
this meeting in favor of Prof A. A.
Michaelson OF the University OF Chi
cago, who is elected for the year l9ll.
The first general session OF the asso-
cation will meet tomorrow evening III
the First Baptist church in this city.
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New York State Teachers.

Rochester, N. Y. Dec. 27.-The un-
usually large attendance indicates that
the educators of this State are taking
more than ordinary interest in the
65th annual meeting OF the New York
State Teachers Association which
opened its session at the East High
School in this city today AT the first
general session tonight Professor
Herman Schneider, dean of the School
of Engineering, University of Cincin-
natl, will deliver an address on the
subject "Is the vocational to replace
the cultural ideal in High School and
College,. An interesting debate will
follow, in which President James M
Taylor, of Vassar College and Presi-
dent Rush Rhees. of the University OF
Rochester will take part.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
SIX MEET DEATH
IN R. R. WRECKS
FAST TRAIN ON ALTON RAIL,
ROAD is WRECKED. KILLING
THREE-coLLlsioN IN
w. VIRGINIA.

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 27.-No. 9,
known as the Red Hummer" on the
Alton railroad. which left Chicago last
night for Kansas City, ran into a
freight train near F'arber. Mo-. this
morning. The caDoose OF the freight
had failed to clear the main track In
going onto the switch
Three tralnmen were KILLED, but
none OF the passengers were injured,
according To a statement Of local oni-
cials of the road. The dead:
B. Davis. passenger engineer.
M ]. Cra0tree. passenger fireman.
IL. M. Flora. freight brakeman
Another Fatal Wreck.
ParlSersourg, w Va, Dec. 27--Three
trainmen were killed and three others
injured, one of them probaly fatally, in
collision of Freight trains on the
Ohio river division of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad at MERGERS Bottom, w.
Va, today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
CALUMET HoUGHToN AFTERNOON
PLAN TO DOUBLE
!. s. CORN CROP
EXPERT SAYS THIS CAN BE DONE
BY IMPROVING METHODS
AND CONDITIONS OF
THE SOIL.

washington, Dec. 27.-That IL is ON.
y matter of a few years before II
VIII De possible to double the present
average production Of corn per acre in
the United States is the belief az G. p
Hartley, In charge Of the corn investi-
cations of the bureau Of plan industry
set forth in pamphlet issued by the
department of agriculture. And this
may be accomplished without increas-
ing the work or expense. says Mr..
Hartley.
MT Hartley proposes three ways by
which farmers would be able practical
" TO double the present production per
acre. These are:
First, Improvement in the quality of
seed planted; second, Improvement in
the condition of the soil, and third.
Improvement in the methods of culti-
walton.
Mr.. Hartley says that it should not
be understood from this statement
that 1t is desirable to double the pres
ent corn crop, but that II is desirable
to produce the same yield on a small
er number Of acres and with less labor.
The expert says that the average
crop in the states best adapted to
growing is but little above the gem
eral average of the entire country.
This, he says, clearly indicates the
possibility of greatly increasing the
yield per acre in the corn belt. This
is especially easy of accomplishment
in the southern states, where the pres
ent production per acre is low and
where the growing season is not short
ened by frosts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Twenty Sixth. Annual. Convention
Opens at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.-Mem-
bers of the American Historical AS
ISOLATION assembled in this city today
for their twenty-si annual meeting.
In connection with this meeting the
annual sessions of the Ohio Valley
Historical Association. the Mississippi
Valley Historical Association and the
North Central History Teachers AS
sociation will also be held. Govern
or Marshall will deliver an address to
American Historical association to-
morrow evening and Frederick ]. Tur-
ner. of Harvard University, will de-
liver the presidential address. The
session of Thursday morning has been
set aside to commemorate the fiftieth
anniversary Of the passage OF the
South Carolina ordinance OF secession.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
FINAL WORK ON CANAL.

Washington, Dec. 27.--As indicating
the progress which is being made in
the construction cf the Panama canal.
the canal commissions Office has just
received from the isthmus acquisitions
for material TO be used i'm the building
of the emergency dams. The installa-
ton of these will constitute the final
large work to be performed in connec-
tion with the canal locks.
The emergency dams will be erected
at the head of each of the sets Of
locks of the canal and will be used in
NIT the water af Gatun lake to flow
into the canal. Even I'm the event OF
accident they will be utilized only af-
ter two other precautions which have
been taken in the plans have failed.
The first protective measure lies In
the fact that there will be two sets
of gates to the locks, and these would
have To be injured before any danger
would be imminent. Secondly, there
will be heavy chain stretched across
the locks at the gates which would
stay any vessel in an emergency be-
fore it could injure the gates. If by
some unforeseen possibility, these two
protective measures should fail. the
emergency dam will prevent the emp
tying of the Gatun lake through the
locks.
The canal commission will shortly
advertise for bids for the structural
steel OF which the emergency dams
will be built. 1t is believed that the
first of these dams will be installed
June 1, 1911 and the last January 1,
1912
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
DEWEY WAS 7s YESTERDAY.

Washington, ID. C., 26.--Admiral
George Dewey the hero of Manila" :"
received congratulations from the
president and numerous other friends
in official and private life today on the
occasion of his seventy-third birthday
anniversary. The admiral. though not
quite as spry as when he sailed his
ship into Manila bay on that memoir
able May Day. in 1898, is enjoying
good health and continues to take a
keen interest In all things relating to
the navy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
Florida Isaehsrs cathsr.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. H.-Pensacola
is entertaining for three days the am
nual convention of the Florida Edu-
cational Association. Features of the
programme Of general interest will be
the openenig address of President
Lincoln Hulley of John b. Stetson Uni
versity, the annual address to be de-
livered by state Superintendent w. NJ.
Holloway. and a lecture on Modern
Tendencies in Education" by DIR.
James L. Hughes OF Toronto.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
GIFTS TO HIS CONVICT WIFE.
Boyle, Prisoner, Sells Tobacco to Get
Money for Presents.

Pittsburg, Dec. 27.-The devotion oil
Jimmy Boyle. who is serving life
sentence for the kidnapping of Willie
Whitla, to his wife, Helen, who Is
serving twenty-five years for her part
IN the same crime, became known
when 1t was learned that he was the
friend' who had been sending her
books, fruit. flowers. etc. Boyle ad-
mitted that he had been mailing money
TO friend who purchased the luxu-
ries for her.
From lad Boyle had been an invet-
crate user of tobacco, and In prison
mas daily allowance. Instead of using
II he has been selling his share to 9TH
er convicts and sending the money to
friend to aid his wife. The prison
authorities have been so touched by
,his that they have announced that on
christmas day Boyle win be permit
'ed to see and talk with his wife.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 27-'Archie
Hoxsey, of the Wright team. broke the
worlds record for altitude yesterday
afternoon. reaching a height OF 11.474
feet. The previous record was 10,49s
feet. Hoxsey's record is almost a
thousand feet above the altitude OF TO-
4es feet recently attained by Legage-
nux at Pau. France.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
SIR MACKENZIE BOWEL 81.

Belleville. Ont, Dec. 27.--Slr Mack
enzie Bowell former premier OF the
Dominion, received numerous mes
sages of congratulation and good wish
es today on the occasion of his eigh-
ty-seventh birthday anniversary The
public career of the veteran states
man covered a period of forty years,
beginning with his election TO the
House of Commons at the time of Con-
federation and ending with his resig-
nation as leader of the Opposition in
the Senate I'm 1906.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
HACK DEFEATS DR.. ROLLER.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 27.--George
Haclenschmidt. the Russian wrestler
last night defeated Ben f. Roller OF
Seattle by winning two straight falls
the first i'm one hour seven minutes
and 20 seconds and the second In fif-
teen minutes and 23 seconds, with the
arm grab and body roll.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
PAPkE LOSES TO SMITH.

sydney. n. s. W.. edo. 2T.-Bfly
PaplSe who claims the middleweight
championship of the world. yesterday
lost to Dave Smith. Australian mid
dleweight champion. on a foul In the
tenth round. smith led the fight
throughout.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
Most Of Natives Loyal

porlin. Dec. 27.-The Colonial onice
,oaav received message from tnc
German governor Of the Caroline is
,onas reporting his arrival at Ponape
with lso soldiers. He states the III !.
sureents do not exceed $50 ana 'ha'
,he natives generally are loyal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
GERMAN PUBLISHER DEAD.

Detroit. Mich, Dec. 27.--August
Marxhausen. proprietor OF the Ger
man daily newspaper, Abend Post, Is
dead, aged II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
TO PUT DOWN REBELLION.

Tsingtau. China Dec. 27.-The GER
man cruiser, Emden. sailed today ior
ponape. Caroline Islands, where IL Is
ronorted an insurrection has occurred
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27

Born, a SON to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Jenery of Maple street. Tamarack'
Sunday morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
Director Hornaday oi New York
Geological Park Declares the
Explorer Should be
Punished
COOK REPLIES TO RASMUSSEN
Brooklyn Doctor Does Some Flailina
Himself and Calls the Dane a
Muokraker Who is Seeking
Notoriety.

New York, Dec. 27.-Whle DIR. Fred.
erick A. Cook was spending the day a
his typewriter, getting up a bitter re.
ply to Knud Rasmussen, the Danisl
explorer who said he did not believ,
either Cook or Peary reached the pole
nr. w. II. Hornaday, head of the ZOO.
logical park, and an explorer himself
was failing the self-avowed fakir In 9
public statement that Cook should be
given some kind of punishment.
DIR. Hornaday referred to DIR. Cool
as "the man without country" and
said: I'm view of the Mount McKin-
ley episode and other incidents i'm his
life as an explorer think DR.. Cook
should be punished. Aside from this
Dr. Cook is dead one, and scientists
have no interest in discussing dead
things unless they hold some promise
of interest"
Cooks Reply to Rasmussen.
Cooks reply to the Rasmussen state
ment was in part as follows:
"One cannot but ask the question
why did Rasmussen first defehd me
later to discredit me and then to cham
pion Peary, and again later to pull
down Peary? What is. the point aimed
at2
The only rational explanation for
Rasmussens irrational course is to
credit him with an ambition TO get in
to the lmeligiht For he first jumps
without invitation on the Cook band
wagon when the music stops he joins
the rebound of the shouting press;
then cut OF a job. he runs to the Peary
band wagon; again, when the music
stops. he joins the noisy anti-Peary
knockers.
Il hope the outcome has given him
the publicity which he has aimed for.
But need an explorer stoop to the
depths of a literary, mucxral<er to get
public attention."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
THE WEATHER.

Snow flurrIes late tonight or We'd
nesday. Colder.
Temperatures.
Midnight 26: 3 a. M, 2S: 6 n. m.,
81; a. m.. 81; highest yesterday 27.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27
Christmas Gifts of More Than
Three Million Made Through
Chicago P. 0. Money
Order Dept.
CHICAGO COMMERCE INCREASE
Business Of Present Year Greater
Than That of 1908, Over 5000
Boats Entering the Port Dur
ing the Season.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 27-Christmas
gifts of more than $S,OOO,OOO were
made through the Chicago postoffice
money order department this year ac-
cording to the report OF Supt. Schloss-
man of the money order department.
OF this more than 81, ,OOO, 900 went TO
foreign countries.
Chicago Commerce Report.
Chicago. H.. Dec. 27.-Iake Com
merce through the Chicago port show
ed an increase the past year over the
twelve months previous. according TO
the report of Collector of Customs
John G. Ames just issued. The total
number of vessels which entered This
port this year was 6,155 vessels with
total tonnage of S,4S2,575. The clear
ances i'm the same period were 6.11S
vessels with tonnage of S,3S6,6S5.
In 1909 the tonnage was nearly half
a million tons less. both in entrances
and clearances. Among the totals of
classified shipments are the following:
Corn, 4O.e26,10O bushels; wheat, o.
17l5OS; oats. 7,S29,G2S; -four 2,SlS,997
barrels.
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Don't despair over poor
business. Despair nsvsr did
and never will help. Ad-
vsrtiss in The News. II
counts. u msans success.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-27

business. Despair never did
Don't despair over poor
and never will help. Ad-
vsrtiss in The News. II
counts. II means svoesss
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-29

more effectively than by emphasizing the
social opportunities which such an &C
caSion affords.
Family reunions. neighborhood reun-
ions. parish reunions, and finally, the
reunion which includes those former
residents who have wandered away
from the old home and. responding to
the invitations, have come back out Of
a spirit of pure loyalty and love for
Shreveport. No one can estimate the
uplift that would be impaired by the
contact, even for 4 day, with several
hundred friends and former citizens
VINO come back with messages of loyal
" upon their lips and with ripcned OBJ
servations and experiences CLEANED in a
thousand different fields OF activity.
Old Home Day ought to be great
day for Shreveport and for many others
besides.