The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-15
REVISE CHINESE GOSPEL.

! Pel<ing, Sept. 15.-The final revised
edition of the New Testament, togeth-
er with the first completed book of the
Old, the Psalms of David. is now issu-
ing from the press I'm Chinese, and
stacks of the volume are being shipped
to the remotest parts OF China The
special committee of translators is now
gathered at Che Fu at their annual
conference on the work, which they
hope will be to China what the au-
thoriZed version OF the gospel is TO the
English speaking world. The project
was inaugurated i'm 1890.
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election here To-Day
In most congressional districts, In
surgency is an issue, and in several
districts there are bitter fights
The primary is the first under the
Illinois new primary law 1t is ex-
pected to give a demonstration of the
workings of the cummulative system
that was not looked for when the bill
was framed With a view of making
the law constitutional section was
inserted allowing voters to pick one,
two or three candidates or distribute
three votes as he sees fit. Candi-
dates have instructed their support
ers to cast three votes for them
Congressman Mann. chairman of
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce, a staunch supporter
of Speaker Cannon, has two adver-
saries. both running on the insur-
gent platforms. So has Henry Bou-
tell in the Ninth district. Congress-
man Foss, also alleged with the regu-
lars, has contest on against an in
surgent candidate.
Lee O'Neil Browne, the minority
leader in the last legislature, who was
found not guilty of bribing Charles
A White To vote for Lorimer, has
spent the last week since his acquit-
tai campaigning.
Leaders of all parties incline to pre-
dict the vote will be less than sixty
percent of that cast at the primaries
two years ago. The fact that the
polls remain open until o'clock, the
length of the ticket and the antici-
pated unusual amount of scratching
may delay the announcement of the
result until late tonight.
Heavy Vote Cast Early.
Springfield, ILL.,. Sept. 15.-In the |
ongressionaltdistr outside of Cook |
county, excepting the Eleventh and |
f,f. In, MI
maries is chiefly in the nomination of |
candidates for the legislature. The |
Early vote was reported heavy in the
where there are -Republi- 4
,an factional fights. Echoes of in
,idents attending the election Of SEN
ator Lorimer are heard practically in
every district where legislator who
roted for Lorimer is seeking rcnomi-
nation.
In the Eleventh district an unpre-
'edented vote was cast early. Ira c.
-opley. Progressive. opposes George
W. Conn. Jr.. Regular, and forced
he fighting I'm every precinct. The
withdrawal OF Congressman Lowden
rom the contest in the Thirteenth
district left two Republicans, both
to fight II out. They
IRE ]. c. Mckenzie and Reuben r.
Bitter Fight in Kentucky.
London. KY, Sept I5.-An exciting
lection Is In progress I'm the Eleventh
congressional district today over the
republican contest between ID. G.
edwards. the incumbent. and Caleb
lowers, former secretary of state.
lowers eight years imprisonment.
ecause Of his alleged connection with
he Gocbel assassination. has been an
ssue in the campaign. Bitter per-
Qualities marked the canvass and the ,
eaders Of both sides are busy today {
rying to keep the peace. X