The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-06

President Nicholas Murray Butler
at left. Professor Harry Thurston
Peck at right.
New York. July 6---Because Prof.
Harry Thurston Peck has been sued
for $4,000 damages by Miss Estel
Quinn, ne has been asked TO resign
from the faculty of Columbia univer-
sity. He states that he is innocent
of the charges brought by Miss quinn
ard that the faculty has no right to
force him out and that further, he
will not resign under fire. In return
he makes counter charges which are
annoying 10 President Nicholas But
Ter. Professor Peck now holds the
chair of Anton professor of Latin and
English literature.
Il have known President Butler for
30 years and am acquainted with all
of his weaknesses, the greatest of
which is his greed for power said
Professor Peck. 1T is a matter OF
record that the men who have declined
to be dominated unjustly and 10 the
detriment of the institution have had
to go to please DR.. Butler.
"The finance committee is the only
body that acts independently. Small
matters like education are entirely
overlooked.
so far as my case is concerned, 1
intend to fight. 1 am absolutely inno-
cent of the charge that has been made
by Miss Quinn, but would not consider
it an injustice if were suspended un-
til after my legal controversy with the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
twenty years and has witnessed the
price Of greenstones climb from a
nominal figure to $50 per carat. The
latter price is now demanded in Du-
luth and vicinity The greensboro is
essentially a Michigan gem, since it is
found only on certain beaches of Isle
Royale. The supply has been decreas-
| ing steadily.
! Log Drivers Near Death
A large number of log drivers on
the Menominee river were near death
the other day. The water is especially
low on account of lack of rain and the
excessive heat and this causes the logs
to jam at almost any time and place
However. the crew of one hundred
men employed in driving the mair
stream had succeeded after extraor-
binary difficulty in bringing the drive
as far as the horse race near the Hy-
draulic falls. at which point the logs
piled i'm "A gigantic jam. The mel
sought to release the timber by pryinl
gradually from the bottom, when sud
denly and unexpectedly the great pie
broke lose. AS the men were in from
of abe jam when it gave way, and al
most of the logs were too small t
ride, they were forced To swim for thei
lives. All escaped serious injury bu
one or two who sustained spraine'
ankles. while others were bruised. Tn
less rain falls within a short time
will be necessary to suspend opera
tons. To date it has taken longer {
drive the stream than in number O
seasons past.
Believes in U. p. Farming
President Flanagan, of the Sagol
r Lumber company. is an enthusiast
believer i'm the agricultural POSSIBLE
! ties of Dickinson county and the up
4 per peninsula in general His ow
company is planning to engage i'm tn
farming and dairy business on an eN
r tensive scale. -Four or five farm
! each to contain several hundred acre
[ will be started and each farm is
@ maintain creamery. Judge Flan'
gan declares that nearly every acre
land i'm Dickinson county is suitab
q for agricultural and dairy purposes.
Il has been demonstrated that lands f
If many years considered worthless a
r capable Of producing large croT
n. These new lands produce the fine
If oats i'm the country the berry bell
e perfect and the yield phenomen'
q. while peninsula potatoes are conced
10 To be uneaualed and are In great q
# mand for seed. The peninsula h
10 tremendous possibilities as fruit al
he berry country The great success 9
r. tanned i'm the cultivation of strawbC
a Eries is proof abundant of this asse
ID ton. Roots Of all kinds can be su
cessfuIly cultivated and peninsr
wheat is standard The fact that mu
i'm of the land is owned by large corpor
nd lions has no doubt retarded the gro"
w OF the region agriculturally. The Ia
o. Of roads has also kept out the settl
a This latter drawback Is rapidly bel
O. remedied and IL Is only question
NJ time when the corporations VIII
IN forced Co place their holdings In