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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

Ten years ago and twenty years age
the reappointment of Congress on the
basis of the new census was made AT
the short session Immediately follow
ing the conclusion of the census. Prior
To that time II was made by the sue
ceedlng Congress. There is discussion
as 10 when the reappointment based
on the Thirteenth census shall be
made. Before the time for the meet
ing of congress the result of the Mo-
vember elections viii have become
known. II the Democrats should come
into control of the House for the Six
ty-third Congress they would natur-
ally resist any effort to have the
change made by the present Republic
can Congress, while the Republicans
would be as anxious TO have the
services performed while they are in
control of legislation in both houses.
Apportionment in itself. as a Wash
ington correspondent takes occasion
10 point out. can be used for party ad-
vantage only through the manipula-
ton OF population fractions in-a the
various states. II the present day
plan of fixing upon a definite number
Of members as the first step in the dis
trbution is followed many states will
be found to have a considerable num-
Der Of citizens over the number ne
cessary to give them the number of
members assigned them. The size of
the House once determined. the rep
resentation of each state is arrived at
by dividing the aggregate population
of the country by the total member
ship of the House and then dividing
the population of any given state by
the quotients thus obtained Almost
inevitably there ensues upon each of
SuNH Wv iSipiiS a. ANhie'iANN't '"' -
small. Aside from arbitrarily fixing
the representation on the voting rath-
er than the actual population, this
remainder, or fraction, affords the on
~ base of members. If used TO the
extreme it might De an important fac
tor, as no fewer than twenty three
representatives now hold their seats
on fractions.
The census experts already under
stand that when figures are made
public some of the smaller Eastern
states will be found to have failed to
keep pace in growth with some of
their larger neighbors and with many
Western states. If there is no de-
crease in the representation of these
Eastern states, there will have to be
an increase in the size of the House
in order TO give the West the benefit
OF its growth. The old leaders of the
House are anxious to keep the size of
the House down and few of them will
admit the possibility of an enlarge
ment to beyond four hundred or four
hundred and ten at the utmost.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

minus one leg While the parade was
passing a sympathetic lazy stopped
and eazcd at him in pity.
gan asking him questions. She asked
him if he were married, how many
children he had, where he had work
ed last, how he had met with the acct
dent that had incapacitated him for
work. and a thousand other questions.
Finally the unfortunate one became
peevish. Madame" he exclaimed
harshly. you may think this is an in
formation bureau. II is not; it is a
collecting agency. Com
mcTcial Tribune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
RUNS AGAINST COUNTRY WIT.

The smart angler from tic city
Thought he would have some spJIt
with tho weather beaten native by
asking him a few nonsensical ques-
tons.
And why is it the fish bite better
when it is raining?" queried the city
man.
That's easy to answer Sir re-
sponded the old man, solemnly. you
see, when it is raining the trout stay
under water because they are afraid
to come to the surface and nibble the
floating insects"
"And why are they afraid to come
TO the surface?"
why they are afraid of getting
wet, Sir. Would you mind passing the
tobacco?"-Chicago News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
NEW LEGISLATIVE PALACE.
Cornerstone Of New Structure in Mex.
leo is Laid Today.

City of Mexico, Sept. 23.-Today's
contribution to the great celebration
of Mexico's one hundred years of in
cornerstone for the new legislative
palace. which is to cost several mil
lion dollars and rank with the finest
structures of its kind in the world.
President Diaz officiated at the laying
Of the cornerstone and the other par
Elephants in the ceremonies included
Vice President Coral and leading
members of two branches of the ma
tional congress.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

Mr.. Hemans Democratic candidate
for governor, opc-C1 tiz -~wpGi y ~
Grand Rapids. "Wednesday night. Con-
trary 10 the expectations Of some he
came out hat-footedly against a tom
mage tax. but devoted considerable at
tention to the mining taxation ques-
ton, producing figures in an attempt
to show that the mines of the L. p. are
assessed for but one-flfth of their
value. Like Chase 5. Osborn, the Re
publican nominee for governor, he ad-
vocated the valuation Of mining prop
erty along ad valorem lines by a board
Of expert appraisers. His views on
the methods of valuing the mines are
identical with Mr.. Osborn's. but Mr..
Hemans maintains that the L. p.
mines are under-assessed, in this way
appealing TO the farmers Of the lower
part Of the state Mr.. Hemans' re-
marks on employers liability also con-
cur with the position taken by the
Republican candidate. He also called
attention to the increase in state ex-
penditures in late years, and attacked
Mr.. Osborn for once supporting Gov
ernor Warner.
Mr.. Hemans is TO be congratulated
for his stand in regard to the tonnage
tax as an inequitable method of as
sessing the mines. Nevertheless it is
plain he will endeavor to capture the
votes Of the farmers by taking the
stand that the mining properties Of
the upper peninsula are greatly under
assessed. In this way the question of
mining taxation win be made an issue
by IN Democrats.
However the biggest fight Of the
Democrats viii be made on Mr. Os-
born personally. He will be attacked
right and left for his one time support
Of Governor Warner. But Mr.. Osborn
has already met this issue fairly and
squarely and we fail 10 see what the
Democrats are going to gain by de-
nouncing "Warnerism." Mr. Osborn
at the beginning Of the primary cam
paign took the attitude that the Re
publican party is big enough and great
enough to correct It's own mistakes by
electing the right men to office, and
that Il was not necessary To- turn the
job OF house -clening over ito the
Democrats. That his argument bore
weight and that the Republicans OF
Michigan have confidence In him Is
shown by the splendid majority he
received at the primaries. His cour-
age. ability, progressiveness, and son-
esty Of purpose carried the day, and
have been the means OF uniting the
Republican party in both OF the pc
ninsulas.
Mr. Hemans says he entered the race
for governor reluctantly, yielding only
TO the pressure brought upon him by
his friends. IL is apparent Mr.. He
mans was greatly disappointed over
the outcome OF the Republican pri-
mar,es AZ ne 1rtssiltzes that In aff. o.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

The census returns so far available
show a big increase in southern cit
les. The south has lain dormant
long but indications are that an
awakening has commenced. 1t may
be expected that the next census will
show a much greater porportionate
increase in southern population.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

party. ne has strong man TO OPP
pose. The third-term sentiment is
lacking in the campaign and the new
slate the Republicans have endorsed
does away with "Warnerism" as an
effective issue. The Democrats how
ever. are hopeful, as usual, and il is
certain the campaign viii be "A lively
npa
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

Forty-eight million eggs are slowed
away in the storage houses at Omaha
for consumption next winter. This Is
right in line with our national policy
of conservation Of resources.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
Sept. 8, ., 10. IL, 20, %, %.
COPPER RANGE CONSOLIDATED
COMPANY.
DIVIDEND NO. o7

AT meeting OF the Board of Direct
ors held this day "A quarterly dividend
of $l.O0 per share being Dividend No.
q, was declared, payable on Saturday
October LIST, 1910, to Stockholders of
record at the close of business on Sep
tombcr 6th,, 1910.
The transfer books of the Company
VIII close at the close of business on
Tuesday September 9th. and will be
re-opened on Wednesday, September
18th, 1910.
FREDERIC STANWOOD.
Treasurer.
Boston, August 31st, 1910.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
SHE BORED HIM.

The opening day of the exposition
brought many street beggars to the
city. At the corner OF the Federal
building sat an old man blind and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
CALIFORNIA FRUIT FREE.

Cincinnati. o.. Sept. 2s.&A carload
OF luscious peaches, grapes. oranges
and other varieties OF fruit for which
California is famous was distributed
free 20 all Corners today as a feature
OF the celebration OF California Day
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
Sent. %. 20. Oct Z.

Sept. 23. 80; oct. I.
on and after this date / win not be
responsible for any debts contracted
by my wife Katherine Bone in my
name.
ALFRED BONE.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

Another persons secret is like an
other persons money; you are not as
careful with it as you are with your
own.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

It seems about as hard for Rather
inc Elkins to get married as for King
Menelik to die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
|. D. YOUNG HERE.
COngressman-E Elect From Sixth
District in Topeka.
Expects to Visit Washington
Next Month.

I. D. Young of Beloit, congressman
elect from the Sixth district, spent the
day in the city, arranging matters
prior to his departure for Washington
next month to take his seat in the next
session of the national house. Mr.
Young has not yet disposed of his law
business at Beloit and will be in at
tendance at the sessions of the Mitch
ell county district court up to the time
he leaves for the east
Hayes B. White of Jewell City, who
made the race for the congressional
nomination in the Sixth district against
Mr.. Young and Congressman Reader,
was also in Topeka today. Mr. White
is more interested in farming at this
time than he is in politics and spent
more time in the board of agriculture
offices in the state house than he did
in the governors suite.
DR.. H. A Dykes of Lebanon, Smith
county, another Sixth district politi-
clan of note, and secretary of the state
board of medical examiners, came to
town today and called on friends at the
state house. The Sixth district visitors
were all interested in the discussion of
the next candidate for governor that
has been going the rounds lately, but
did not spring any one from their dis
trict to make the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
BUFFALO ARE CAUGHT.
Commissioner Bone TeIegraphs That
He Has Succeeded.

Two of the big buffalo of the Topeka
herd of seven in Pontiac, Mich, accord
ing to Buffalo Bone. have been cap
tured and it is now up to the railroads
to bring them to Topeka
The first bulletin from Buffalo
Bone was received by the State Jour
nal this morning. 1t tells the story IS
follows:
Pontiac, Mich, Dec 29.-Arrived this
morning. Snow IL inches deep and still
falling Lovely weather to hunt buffalo,
I don't think. Got them in corral easily
and have both big bulls tied fast to big
posts, two and quarter inch ropes on
each one. Soon as car is set will load
in crate and leave to railroad, if crate
holds. We must use sled as snow Is
too deep for wagons. Have named big
bull Joshua" after doner, Joshua Hill
Haven't taken to tree yet but picked
out several convenient ones before we
penned them. BUFFALO BONE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30


possession of them. Detectives persis-
tently questioned him. however, and
then started out with him on tour of
investigation.
Last Saturday Walter Damrosch, the
orchestra leader and composer, and
one of the judges in the competition,
which is for the best grand opera COM
posed by native American, shipped
the four operas by the express COM
pany to George w. Chadwick, direc-
tor of the New England Conservatory
of Music in Boston. The package was
stolen from the wagon Will, the driv-
er was delivering another package. De-
tectives were unable to get any trace
of The missing operas Early today
John Rea, about whose personality lit
tie seems to be known, brought the
bundle containing the missing scores to
the East 104th street police station He
said two men had given him the bun
die and told him to turn it over to the
police, threatening him with death if
he gave any information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
HARVARD VS.. PRINCETON
Prospects Improved by Roper-N0
Harvard-Penn. Game.

New York, Dec. 30.-College foot
ball men who have been here while
the intercollegiate athletic association
was in session have had numerous
conferences, one result of which it was
said today was that the prospects for
a football game between Harvard and
Princeton next fall had been greatly
improved. Especial stress was laid
upon talk that Percy Haughton the
Harvard coach, is said to have had
with Coach Roper of Princeton.
Haughton would not discuss the mat
ter, but he is known to favor a meet
ing with Princeton and the conference
was regarded as significant. Novem-
ber A, at Princeton, is the suggested
date and place for the game if one fin
ally is arranged.
Another conference was between
DR.. White, Carl Williams and Craig
Mitchell of the University of Penn
sylvania with Coach Haughton. There
was said, however, to be little proba-
bility of gridiron meeting between
Harvard and Pennsylvania growing
out of the consultation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
WOMEN ARE IN OFFICE.
With Farmers They Hold Majority of
Chase County Berths.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Dec. 30
Farmers and women are well repre-
sented among the office holders of this
county. At present Chase county has
but four county officials who are not
farmers or women. Two of these
County Attorney Dudley Doolittle and
the coroner, DR.. Charles Mckinley
must necessarily be professional men
in order to fill the duties of their Of
farmers are S. E. Bailey clerk of the
district court, a school teacher, and
County Commissioner N. Gosler, a
bank cashier. The list of farmer Of
fee holders follows: County treasurer,
| A. P. Brickell; county clerk, w. B.
Penny; probate judge. T. R. Wells;
county surveyor, C. II. Burnett; two
county commissioners, E. P. Allen and
j. e. Stout, and Representative ]. H.
Mercer. There are two women Office
holders, Miss Anna Arnold, county
superintendent, and Mrs Hattie Smith,
register of deeds. TIE county's Off
GERS are classed as follows: Eight are
farmers or stockmen, two are women,
there is one lawyer, one physician, one
banker and one school teacher.
On January 9, when twelve new Of
ficials or officers who were reelected
begin serving their terms, the proper
ton of farmers to the professional and
business men will remain about the
same. The women will gain one and
the figures will stand: Seven farmers
three women, one lawyer, one abstrac-
| ter one physician and one merchant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
Staten Island Commuters Find
Themselves MarOOned
Owing to a Strike of the City's
Employees.
REDUCTION IN WAGES.
Ordered by the Authorities Is
Being Resisted.
Municipal Boats at Anchor in
Slips and Stream.

New York. Dec. so.-Staten Island
commuters found themselves maroon
ed this morning when the employees
of the New York cities municipal fer
ry went on strike against reduction
in wages ordered by the city authori-
ties.
Two of the ferry boats were tied up
in the slips at the battery while two
other boats were forced to anchor off
the battery because the slips were oc-
cupied. This is first municipal strike
the city has had in a long time.
Hundreds Of commuters on Staten
island were unable to reach Manhat-
tan except by making a wide detour
into New Jersey. The city officials
have hired one hundred longshoremen
to take the places of the strikers and
they are being instructed in their
duties. When the service will be re-
sumed is problematical.
The strike was short lived, the rep
resentative of the men after a confer
ence with the city officials announcing
that an agreement had been reached
and the firemen would return to work
pending investigation into their
charges of OVerWOrk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
SEEKS A PARDON.
Petitions on Behalf of Wilbur
Van Horn Are Out.
Sent to Prison for Life for Kill.
ing VIM. MorgasOn.

Petitions are being circulated today
asking Governor Stubbs to pardon Will
bur Van Horn, serving life sentence in
the Kansas penitentiary for the killing
Of William Morgason. The evidence
which resulted in the conviction of Van
Horn for first degree murder, was
largely circumstantial. and the petition
asks the governor to consider the char
acter Of the evidence and order q re-
lease of the prisoner.
AS further evidence why Van Horn
should be released from the peniten-
tiary, the petition states that the de-
fendant was poor and unable to make
or prepare a proper defense and for
this reason did not receive the consid-
GRAFTON to which he was entitled. The
petition also attacks the testimony of
one of the star witnesses for the state,
on the grounds that she admitted on
cross-examination that she was an ac-
complice to the killing of an old soldier
in missouri a short time prior to the
Morgason murder and that she ESCAPED
punishment by turning states evil
dence.
According to the evidence offered a.
the trial of Van Horn, the victim ha6
exhibited a roll of bills to the defend.
ant few days before the murder an6
| remarked that he had plenty Of
money. In reality the bills were main.
| ly or the 81 order, but the state con,
tended that Van Horn thought Nor.
gason was wealthy and robbery wa.
pleaded as a motive for the shooting
The morning Morgason was killed
Van Horn went to Abe Jacobson
store and redeemed a revolver which
had been pawned. While in the stor,
Van Horn loaded the gun. He ther
mounted his hack and drove to NortI
Topeka, where 12-year- stella Rob
bins saw the two men cross the thre.
bridges. When Morgason was fount
some hours later Van Horns revolve
was lying on his breast
| The Robbins girl furnished the miss
| ing evidence to complete stron,
chain of circumstantiaI testimony an,
Van Horn went to the penitentiary II
January, 1906, to serve a life sentenc
for the killing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
DAN COUGHLIN DEAD.
Was One of Central Figures In Noted
Cronin Case I'm Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-A special from
New Orleans to the Record-Herald
says: Dan Coughlin, who was one of
the principal figures in the famous Dr.
Cronin murder mystery, and who is
now wanted in Chicago on charge of
jury bribing, is dead in San Pedro,
Honduras.
Two decades ago Dan" Cough1in
was one of the central figures in the
noted Cronin case at Chicago. DR.
Cronin was murdered and his body
thrown into sewer. Coughlin was
arrested, charged with completely in
the crime, but was freed by the I1li-
nOiS supreme court.
Several years later he was indicted
on a charge of bribery in a railroad
damage suit. Cough1in fed to Hon
duras, but after few years in exile
returned to Mobile, Ala. where he was
arrested.
He escaped through legal technical
| tiles and returned to Honduras.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
COLD AND STORMS.
Predicted for Most of the Country by
Weather Bureau.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Cold and
storms will prevail throughout most of
the country during the next forty
eight hours, according TO the forecas-
ters of the United States weather bu-
reau. From Florida to Maine along
the Atlantic coast storm warnings are
swapping in the rising gale and win
ter's icy grip is Tightening in the
northwest, where the mercury is stand
ing at 20 degrees below zero in Du-
luth, Mimi, and Devils Lake, N. d.
These conditions, the weather bu-
reau declares, are directly traceable to
the passage northward of the storm
that has been centered in the SOUTH
In the territory from the Appalachian
range to the Rocky mountains, the
mercury is falling steadily and the
conditions are aggravated by another
storm that is brewing in the extreme
northwest. In Winnipeg the mercury
stands at AZ degrees below zero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
CORN NO LONGER KING.
Alfalfa Now Claimed as Leading Crop
in Lyon County.

e. Emporia, Kan, Dec. 20.-In thI, opin-
ion of many farmers of Lyon county,
corn has become the second crop of this
state. Indian corn held its own for
brought into Kansas, but in the last
few years alfalfa has made such rapid
gains that it is now holding first place.
Especially have it's gains been notice
able during the past five years in Lyon
county. AT the beginning, only few
farmers took interest in the new crop,
and preferred prairie hay to any other
feed. Gradually, however, the alfalfa
began to gain in popularity, and its
feed qualities demanded its present
prominence.
Hundreds of acres on the best farms
of this county are annually SoWed with
alfalfa, receiving preference to all 9TH
er crops About two and a half years
ago a company Of feed men saw an open
ing in Emporia for an alfalfa MILL At
that time interest in the feed had
grown so much that the county over
flowed with the new straw, and as a
result of no market at home, the farm
ers began to ship. u. S. Wolfe, a mem
ber of that company, and now the pro-
prietor of the Alfalfa Milling company,
has noticed a steady increase in the
crop in the short time the mill has
been in operation. Since that time an
other company erected mill near the
stockyards west of town, and nearly all
Of the business of Lyon county is now
handled at home. A little trouble was
had about prices last summer, and a
few of the farmers in the northern part
the county began to ship to Kansas
City, but the price difficulty was soon
adjusted and until the middle of De-
cember the good roads leading to EN-
poria have been filed with loads OF
the hay. Emporia gets nine-tenths OF
the alfalfa of the county. Alfalfa in
the stack brings about SO ton, and
the fact that the average stack contains
about ten tons is conclusive evidence
that there is money in the hay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
HIS LAST OFFICIAL ACT.
Retiring Michigan Governor Paroles
Two Murder Convicts.

Detroit, Dec. 3O-One of the last Off
cial acts of Governor FRED NJ Warner is
the announcement by him today that he
murder and commute the sentence of an
other who is serving life term in Mar
Quette to forty years. The latter is
known as "Black Bart Reimund Holzhay,
who was convicted in 1889 of holding up a
stage in the woods near Lake Gogebic,
Mich, and killing A. E. F'leishbein, a
banker.
When sentenced 21 years ago Holzhay
was sullen and intractable until an opera
ton removed bit of bone that was
pressing on his brain. For several years
he has been in charge of the prison
library and has become an expert
photographer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
MOB SHOT HIM TWICE.
Prisoner Is Finally Saved From
Lynching by a Deputy Sheriff.

Gulfport, Miss, Dec. 30.-After
rescuing his prisoner from a mob bent
on lynching him, Deputy Sheriff ]. M.
Williams arrived here today with
Jesse Odon1, charged with murder at
Bond, Miss, and placed him in the
county Jail for safekeeping. The
prisoner bears two gunshot wounds
inflicted by the mob before Williams,
assisted by other officers, dragged him
into a. building and stood off the
would-be lynchers with drawn re-
volvers. The lynching was attempted
at Bond last night while Williams was
on his way to the train with his pris-
oner Odom's wounds are not serious.