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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
TORCH LAKE NEWS
CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST
The REV. J. B.VHITFORD

A sensation was sprahs at the open
ing session OF the M. EL conference.
when IL was made known that the
committee on conference relations IL
TO give formal hearing to charges
against Rev DR. John w. Whiuord of
oxford, alleging he had been subsidiz-
ed by the whisky ring OF Michigan"
as one member Of the conference puts
it. to betray the local option cause In
the state. The committee on confer
ence relations will call upon Mr.. Whit
ford to give an account OF himself, and
If the account is not satisfactory his
name will be stricken from the con-
ference rolls. says the Detroit News.
During the last local option campaign
in this state, Rev Whitford wrote sew
eral able articles against prohibition
declaring Il to be an infringement on
the personal liberty of the individual
promoting not temperance, but disre-
gard for the low.
Rev. Mr.. Whitford is well known in
the copper country. He was formerly
pastor OF the Lake Linden NJ. Il.
church.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
HEMANs COMES NEXT WEEK,

Members of the local Democratic
committee have been notified by the
state central committee of the ar
rangements for the visit Of Lawton T.
Hemans. the Democratic nominee for
Governor of Michigan, to the copper
country next week. Mr.. Hemans VIII
arrives from Ironwood on the carry
morning train over the South Shore
on Thursday morning next septem :
Der 81 and will be met by ioca'
committee who will arrange ms pro-
gram and entertain the candiua.'
while he remains in the county Del
mite plans have not been deciuco
upon, but 1t is probable that three
meetings will be arranged. two to p'
held during the day and a big rally
at Calumet in the evening
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
X. OF p. OFFICIALS HERE.
n. G. Parr of the Insurance Depart
ment Visits Hancock Today.

III. G.. Parr. of Whitewater, Wiscon-
sin, representing the insurance de-
partment of the Knights of Pythias,
was a visitor In Hancock today, on a
visit in connection with the depart
fent. He is on a trip through the
upper peninsula and during the pres
ent week has been at Gladstone,
Crystal Falls, and last night was at
Calumet. All of the upper peninsula
lodges of the Knights of Pythias,
with the exception of Chassell, now
have branches of the insurance de-
partment,. and on his present visit
Mr.. Parr was unable to take a trip
to the sawmill town. He is obliged
to leave for Chicago this afternoon, in
order to be i'm Indianapolis on Tues
day next. when a gathering will be
held of the superintendent of the in
surance department, of which organir
zation he is president. A regular
meeting of Hancock lodge of the
Knights of Pythias will be held this
evening but Mr.. Parr, for the reason
mentioned, will be unable to be pres
emit The exempliflcation of the am
plified first rank work by the degree
team of Laurium which was to have
taken PLACID this evening. has beer
postponed for a week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
WASHINGTON 3. THOMAS.

New York. Sept 23.-The so-called
sugar trust is to he the next comoiha-
ton attached by the United states
legal department Attorney Genera
Wickersham has so decreed and IL Is
known that for months the govern
ment attorneys have been working up
the case against those Interested III
the sugar business. This prosecution
will be entirely different from the re-
cent case brought against the sugar
trust and il is entirely possible tha'
individuals will be indicted. including
many of the people prominent in the
sugar business.
John Il. Parsons Is president of tho
association of sugar manufacturint
concerns known as the trust a1o
washington Il. Thomas is one OF th'
directors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

New Orleans. La, Sept 2S.-lniiu-
entiol women of New Orleans theat-
en- to antagonize the proposed tax OF
S7,5O000O for the Panama Canal expo
sition on grounds of unconstitution-
atty and privilege as taxpayers.
Mrs. Roydan Douglass. president of
the Era club, one Of the most import
ant woman's organizations in louisa
ma, has announced that the club pur-
poses formulating such opposition
other members OF the club state that
they disapprove of plan to lay such
in heavy levy on property owners
through the votes Of the mass of nom
taxpaying men.
1--WE are oppoced 60 the actual tax,
stated Mrs. Douglass, because it is
heavy burden, which must continue
many years and we who are TO carry
great part of it are not to be per
mitted any voice on the question O
| imposing it and no say i'm directing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION
OF BRITISH AMERICAN CLUB
[Ilal 4

A meeting was held last evening In
the office of Mayor W. Frank James
for the purpose of effecting a temper
airy organization of a Houghton coun-
~ British-American Naturalization
Club, on lines similar to those of the
French Naturalization clubs and with
the identical purposes. Delegations
were present from Calumet, Trimoun-
tain and Hancock. and much interest
was displayed I'm the formation Of the
new organization. w. Frank James
was elected as temporary president
and ]. t. Rowe of Calumet as tenn
porary secretary. A committee was
chosen consisting of Messrs. William
X. oates of Laurium, William ]. Nc
Donald of Calumet and S. l.. Lawton
of Hancock, TO draw up constitu-
ton and by laws, upon the completion
of which another meeting will be
called to complete the permanent or
ganization.
The next meeting is to be a big
rally OF British American residents of
the county and n large delegation arc
expected to be here from Lake Linden
and Mohawk as well as from the
towns represented last evening. II
is the purpose to organize local
branches in each of the towns, to be
affiliated with the county organization
and act In conjunction with IL in Sc
curing the naturalization of all ell
gible residents of the county of Brit
sh birth or origin. Within the next
couple of years IL is expected that
fully two thousand new voters will be
made through naturalization in the
county.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
CARNIVAL ENDS TOMORROW.
Eagles Reunion Week Will Conclude
In a Blaze of Glory.

Saturday will be the closing day of
q e Eagles county reunion held here
under the auspices of the Hancock
aerie for the past six days, and it is
expected that weather conditions be-
ing favorable ii will be the banner day
and evening of the entire carnival.
The cold weather and rain have de-
TRACKED somewhat from the size of the
crowds i'm attendance during the
week, but Notwithstanding this car
nival attractions have been well pat
ronized and the affairs on the whole
has proven a decided success.
Today Is the day set apart for the
Eagles or Hubbell and Lake Linden
and one of the biggest crowds of the
week Is expected. The election of
carnival queen was concluded yester-
day by the selection of Miss Rosie
Cummings, who far outdistanced
the two other contestants. Miss Ma
mic Callahan was announced last
evening as the winner of the doll.
The show that has attracted the
the Kempf's Model City, located OPP
posite the Scott Hotel. This is really
a remarkable piece of mechanical IN
genuity and required five years Tor
it's construction. 1t shows an entire
village with electric lights. street
cars, railway trains, drawbridges
opening to let the boats through, an
inclined railway up mountain side To
a summer hotel perched at the sum-
init, coal mine in which miniature
miners are delving into the earth with
picks and shovels, churches with
Ginning bell, hotels with elevators
coal hoists unloading cargoes, aho
practically everything that goes TO
make up a model community. All are
operated automatically and the exact
ness and fidelity to life of every detai
have elected expressions of wonder
and admiration from the hundreds
that have visited it.
Mamie" is another of the star at
fractions of the Midway and consists
of an EXCEPTIONALLY fine exhibition o.
serpentine dancing with colored lire
water and mirror effects.
In spite of the rain of last evenine
about fifty of the South Range Eagles
with a number of their friends cam'
down to Hancock and helped SUI
up things and add their share to ala
ing their Hancock brethren In max
ing their carnival a success. IN
South Rangers were attired In whit
uniforms and presented fine appear
ance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
CHICKEN RANCH PRosPERs.
David j. Beauchene Placing Industry
on Paying Basis.

That poultry can be grown with
profit for the market, in the Torch
Lake district has been demonstrated
by David j. Beauchene Of Lake Lin
len, who during the past four months
mas raised over 700 head of chicken,
and disposed Of over 200 In the local
market. Mr. Beauchene launched in
the poultry raising business last June
With fifty fowl. The farm is equip
ped with several incubators and
breeders and from the results Of the
first summer, it is evident that the
venture will be a success. Besides
raising chicken for the market Mr..
Beauchene has disposed of a large
number of eggs. The market is eager
for such products according to Mr..
Beauchene. who reports he could not
supply the demand for young chicken
and eggs.
He expects TO house about $50 head
of chicken this winter and by next
May will have from 1900 TO 200 young
chicks. A new henery is being erect
I'd and the stock will be increased as
rapidly as conditions warrant.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

HANCOCK BRIEFS.


R. Mcleod, of Detroit, is in the city
on business trip.
Twins IA boy and a girl, arrived
yesterday at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Nicholas Peters of Park street
A special meeting of the Hancock
chapter of the order of the Eastern
star has been called TO take place on
Tuesday evening next
New telephone directories yere is
sued and distributed yesterday among
Hancock patrons of the Michigan
State Telephone company.
Neil Olson of Chicago, representing
the Limoges Chinaware company was
in the city yesterday on business and
was registered at the Scott.
Germani, the famous magician, will
be at the Kerredge theater on We'd
nesday evening in a program of
mystery and magic. Daddy and the
Girls" will be here on Tuesday night
Ralph Ciabattari has installed a
new front of mahogany and French
glass at his Assembly restaurant on
Ravine street and has engaged an
orchestra to play at the cafe during
carnival week.
The crysanthemum season has ar
rived and many plants now blossom
ing in the greenhouses of the Yorl
estate at Ripley will shortly be ready
several of the flowers having alread!
been placed on exhibition during tn
past few days.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Osca
Eliasson, whose death occurred ol
| Wednesday afternoon, will be held ol
| Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, wit
services az the West Hancock Finnis
church, conducted by Rev. a. l.. Hei
deman of Calumet
Otto Borresen, the Hancock jewel
er, has engaged booth at the Cope
Country Fair next week, in which II
will make a display of hammere
brass work, an art which has recent
" been introduced here and of whic
Mr.. Borresen has lately been shown
some attractive specimens in the win
dow of his store on Quincy street.
This evening at the odd Fellow
hall on Hancock street, the Holly Ike
bekah lodge will hold a social Wit
music and refreshments. A feature
the evening will be a symposium o
"Why We Never Married" in who
seven old maids and seven Dacheiol
will take part. An evening of fun an
entertainment is promised.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
NEWS FROM HANCOCK
OVATION FOR MELeA.
Given to Great Singer At OPENING
Concert in Halifax M

No"Sert IN halifax, ~ S.
Madame Nellie Melba, the famous
singer who is to appear in a grand
concert at the Kerredge theater on
october 10, opened her American tour
recently at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after
an absence of three years from this
country, The event proved To be n
red-letter affair in every detail Never
before In the history of Halifax, says
press notice, has such a distinguish
ed audience showed such enthusiasm
over an artist. At noon people began
To assemble in front of the Academy
of Music, and the crowd kept increas-
ing until dusk, anxiously awaiting the
opening of the doors. The capacity
OF the house was taken up completely;
some 200 were seated on the stage,
and SO was eagerly offered for stand
ing room only. Melba was gracious
ness itself, and her vocal powers were
as brilliant, sympathetic and beauti-
full as of yore. The program revealed
her powers in ballad, aria and even
more trying forms of music, and she
was equal to every test Encores were
so numerous that the management
finally had to take the genial prima
donna in hand to prevent her return
TO the stage.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
npedler,a Acren

Lambeth (Eng) "Old" Church has
numerous historic monuments. and in
one OF the windows is the full length
figure of a pedler with his pack. staff
and dog. This is supposed to repre-
sent the unknown person who present
ed "Pedler's Acre" to the parish upon
condition that his portrait and that
of his beloved canine companion
should be preserved In the church and
that his dog should be buried in con.
secrated ground.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

the manner i'm which it shall be spent
We oppose it under the constitution OF
1898. which provides that the women
of Louisiana shall not be taxed WITH
out their consent. We shall consult
able lawyers on the subject before
taking definite action
The article Of the constitution to
which Mrs. Douglass referred reads as
| follows:
upon all questions submitted to the
taxpayers as such, of any munlclpal
or other political subdivision of this
state. the qualifications of such tax
players as voters shall be those OF age
and residence prescribed by this art
icle. and women taxpayers shall have
the right to vote at all such elections
without registration in person or by
their agents. authorized in writing
but all other persons voting at such
elections shall be registered voters
4 well known constitutional lawyer
who was consulted on the contention
raised by Mrs. Douglass expressed the
opinion that the legislature would I'M
doubtedly find some way to cure any
such objections, but that constitutions
al questions are delicate subjects, an1
that the lawyers representing the
Worlds Panama Canal Exposition
COMPANY would do well TO shift ever!
one that is raised and guard CAREFUL!
against the possibility Of future up
set of all promotion plans through
some assault in court 1t may be
tempest in a teapot, he said, but !
should be carefully studied by tn
legal weather men.
'The proposed legislation would b
as amendment To the constitution, u
continued, "and as such addressed I
all the voters of the state withou
9 reference to their ownership of prop
T crty. on the other hand, it would in
voive tax. and would, Therefore
r seem to fan under the provision
4 Article f9g OF the constitution, bu
9 whether or not IL could be construe
as being submitted to the taxpayer
$ as such / would not care to express
opinion without careful study. Whetf
n er. i'm other words, they would haN
o the right to demand that il be sui
= lnitted to the taxpayers. as SUCH
s and this would include the women
= sannot say.
q IAN such issues involve fine distin'
: tons. This much is certain: III
courts would scarcely uphold mel
legislation which operates counter
right assumed by the constitutio
lie IL the courts could be convinced tn
l. the proposed legislation would do tn
Il the exposition management mig
= eventually ind itself In the impossit
= position of being deprived OF fun
"a when Il needed them most by a simp
pr legal assault upon the tax on viii
l. Il had relied
st This is another step on the part
MS the women OF Louisiana to dema
n
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
Won't Eco nomIze on Daylight.

A year ago quite furore was maoe
over the proposed plan. which II not
20 prolong our lives was literally to
Iengthen our days by setting the
clock hands an hour ahead In early
summer and back again ito first prin'
ciples when the sun resumed getting
nm late mornings. The daylight-sa'
wing bill was seriously considered In
narl,ament. but failed TO become law.
although Birmingham, England, and
cincinnati. O.. actually passed ordi'
nances. Both cities after futile at
,smpt TO inforce the undesirable meas
ure repealed 1t. The idea. which like
most fads, was not without Its good
features. was given the widest posi-
bie nublicity in the press. but public
on,nion was against 1t. The interest
Inc thing is how soon the pendulum
Swings to the other extreme. for In
the space OF ~ months most talked
NJ incident has become the most for
H.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
Upper Peninsula
NOTES AND BRIEFS


was marked by CLOSE contest for the
position Of county chairman. Ben
iamin Zero was reelected TO the
place by the vote of thirteen TO twelve.
His opponent was Jas. ii. McCallum
The latter was chosen chairman of the
convention in contest with w. H.
Middlebrook. mayor Of Manistique' by
fourteen votes to thirteen.
Young Woman Loses Foot
Miss Sophia johnson, nineteen years
of age. was run over by a string oil
ore cars while crossing the North
western track az Norway the other
afternoon and had her right 100
crushed so badly that amputaton was
necessary. The young woman was az
companied by her mother. She was
crossing the track ahead of a west
bound ore train and did not see
switch engine with number of ore
cars coming from the opposite direc
ton on the north track She wa
struck by an ore car wheel and knock
ed down, one of the wheels passin'
over her foot. She was taken to chi
cago for treatment.
Wants the Firemen's Tournament
Gladstone already is bidder for IN
1912 tournament Of the Upper PENN
sula Firemen's association, which mex
year will meet at Bcssemer. To fur
nish sinews of war. ball will be Civ
en- Thanksgiving night at the oper
house. Gladstone has urged ht
claims year after year In half-hear'
cd way. always coming in at the las
minute. Now the department NEAR
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
BAND CONCERT PLEAsEs.

The concert by the c. & II. band at
he Lake Linden opera house last
evening was we'll attended and gave
genuine pleasure The program rend-
cred was an excellent one and II Is
hoped that arrangements will be made
for similar concerts in the near future.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
FINNISH LUTHERAN MEETING

Rev. John Back, pastor OF the nan ran,
ooct Finnish church has announcer
services for the coming week az ~
lows: sunday. Hancock, 10 a. m
poston. 1890; Redridge' ?. m; 'a'
.'r.,.,I,o 10 n. m: Chassell. 1880 p
49,. paradise. 4 p. m. Tuesday sep
.,.n.r OF Coburntown, 1880 p. M
september 20. Sturgeon River sc"oo'
| 2 u. IN.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

representative the Hinner Or
gan company OF Pekin, Ill, arrived
here today to supervise the instaiia-
ton of the new pipe organ recently
received for the Pewabic Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
viii Discontinue Logging Work.

Will Discontinue Logging Work.
The, West Branch Cedar company
which has been operating on a large
scale near Ralph for several years.
has decided TO discontinue operations
and will sell its logging outfit. the
company owns 5000 acres of land in
Dickinson and Marquette countess
which will be held for future opera
tons. During the past season the
oomnany has cut 1900 cords OF pulp
wood. 10000 railroad ties, 10000 feet
of single timber, 100000 feet OF
mixed timber $4,000 posts and 5000
poles.
Married for Fifty Years
Married for fifty years, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Farr of Sault Ste. Marie nave
inst celebrated the event. Half cen
tnrv ago they were welded In the an
Gent and historical Plumstead churcf
obout ten miles out of London. since
that time the city has grown so tha'
phmstead is now a portion of th'
great metropolis. Mrs. Farr was a.
that time twenty and Mr.. Farr TWEEN
ty-three years OF age. Ten years ar
ter their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Far
went TO Hamilton. Ont, where theN
STAYED until r.oy,n- to the 500 in 1882
Al the time of their arrival the So
was little village on the water IRON
and they have seen II grow to the cit!
of over 10000 inhabitants.
Close Contest in Schooleraft--
The Republican convention held a
Manistique and which chose IN
schoolcrass county delegates to tn
..tt... az nofral
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

A meeting of the executive eomm,,,
,.o % the Copper Country Basepa''
league will he held saturday even'ns
,no osr,ce OF w. Frank James pres
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-12

D. f. NJ. Schas, president Of the
Continental Savings Bank Of Memphis,
Tenn, and a widely known financier,
committed suicide yesterday by shoot
lug himself in the head, The death OF
Mr.. Schas WIS attended with sensational
incidents. He repaired to the main
pavilion Of Oyerton Park about noen
yesterday and swallowed poison. The
banker then attempted to kill himself
by plunging a knife into his throat.
He then fired q pistol ball through his
head, dying instantly. HiH friends be-
lieve he was mentally unbalanced. The
Continental Savings Bank Immediately
closed its doors when the news OF Mr..
Schas tragic death became public.
Officials say that the dead president s
accounts are in good condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-12
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