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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
EXPECTS GOOD SEASON.
Ben n. WiIIesen Quotes Hugh Chal
mers Anent Auto Business.

meFS AUont AUTO BUSINESS.
Ben III. Willosen. manager of the
Michigan Auto company. who returned
this week from business trip to Chi,
cago and Detroit states that In a con-
versation with Hugh Chalmers, head
of the Chalmers Automobile compa-
ny, that gentleman stated there were
orders enough ahead to place at least
seven hundred Chalmers cars of all
makes. MIR. Chalmers is quite optl-
mlstic over the future. believing that
the season OF 1912 will surpass all
others.
Mr.. Willesen said he inspected the
new Chalmers $50" and states 1t is a
wonder. I'VE had a demonstration of
the new go" and also the new "6''
which will not be ready for the mar
ket until the spring OF next year." said
Mr. Willesen. "The SO Is equipped
with a self starter, which also can be
used for initiating tires" The Chalmers
people are very courteous To their
agents. according To Mr.. Willesen, of
whom there are several hundred. and
either Mr.. Chalmers personally or one
OF his managers conduct visitors
around the big factories and to the
demonstration and racing grounds
where the new cars are tried out be-
fore being sold.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
GOVERNOR ASKS AID.
Appeals to People to Contribute to Re-
lief of Fire Sufferers.

Lansing, Mich, July 15.-Gov. Os-
born, who has returned from the Soo'
has issued the following from the exc
cutlve office. The governor is seeking
all the information obtainable on the
fire conditions of the north and is tax
ing every step to see that the poor un-
fortunates are provided for He has
issued the following proclamation:
I'm full accord with the above state
ment. /, Chase S. Osborn, governor oi
the state of Michigan, appeal to the
generous citizens of our beloved state
to promptly give such help as their
hearts may move them to supply. Con-
tributions should be addressed to the
mayor of East Tawas, and he who
gives quickly gives doubly.
CHASE S. OSBORN.
Governor"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
Cover nor Tells Committee Why He
Did Not Call Special Session
to Investigate the Lori
mer Case
TELLS OF wHITE CONFESSION
Was Asked Before Publication of Story
70 Call Legislature Together But
Finally Decided Il Would
Be Useless. =

Washington, ID. C., July 15.-on
Cross examination today b re the
Lorimer committee, Governor Deneen
said that before the publication of the
White confession. Editor Keeley of the
Chicago Tribune suggested TO him a
special session OF the legislature be
convoked to consider the Lorimer case.
The witness declared he tentatively
wrote proposed call for a special ses-
SION, but after consulting with advisers
concluded the investigation committee
probably would consist Of men who
were guilty and spoil the, session If
called
Deneen said he was in the Office of
the Tribune the night the White story
was printed and probably read the first
copy printed. He explained he walked
out of the building with copy under
bis vest because he had been warned
el eryone leaving the building that
night would be searched.
Whites reference to a $4,000 loss Of
the Jackpot" because Of the COVER
ror vetoing zone" bill was taken up.
Dcneen said White probably referred
t. the corporation bill" which he We
tced because it allowed a barbershop
to incorporate and buy railroads"
Deneen denied he said in the pres
ence of j. w. Ford, Jr., and Represen-
tative Browneback he would defeat
Speaker Shurtlem If il was necessary
TO use all the patronage to do it," He
also denied he told Representative
Charles Durfee Lorimer's election
would be satisfactory TO the admins
tration and that Frank b. Noyes, then
publisher of the Chicago Record Her
aid said to him the newspapers could
control the legislative votes. The
cross-examination probably will con-
lclude this afternoon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
ouGHroN COUNTY MICHIGAN AFTERNOON
News Forecast
.=Of the-
Coming Week

Washington, ID. c., July 15.-Presi-
dent Taft has promised to go to Manas-
sas, Va. Friday to attend the big cele-
bration of the Blue and Gray, near the
battlefield OF Bull Run. on Wednes-
day the President will press a button
and start the ceremony OF breaking
ground for the Pana- California exposi-
ton at San Diego.
The Dominion parliment will resume
its session early i'm the week The
outstanding feature, Of course. will be
reciprocity and the programme to be
followed wiz largely be determined
by the prospects at washington.
Following one of the most strenuous
campaigns IN the history of the Com
monwealth, the people of Texas will
vote Saturday on an amendment Il
the State constitution providing foI
state wide prohibition.
Prominent officials of the United
States and Canada will take part in
a meeting at Rouses Point. N. Y.
Thursday 10 celebrate the beginning
of work on the international highway
connecting Montreal with New Yorl
City, and forming part of the pro-
posed highway southwark to Florida.
Saturday is the day fixed for the
start of the "Daily Mali aeroplan,
race, in which a $4,000 prize will be
awarded to the airman who completes
prescribed circuit of approximately
1000 miles round Great Britain in al
aeroplane in night in the shortest
time within the appointed dates.
Important conventions Of the weel
will include the meetings of the Nation.
al Editorial Association i'm Detroit
the National Association of Local Fire
Insurance Agents in Buffalo, the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate Elk
changes i'm Denver, the Association o
Canadian Clubs in Winnipeg, and The
International Association OF Accidcn
Underwriters IN Portsmouth, n. II.
Also of public interest will be "Th'
Festival Of the Gift of Gold" i'm Sea
tile, the Copper Country semi-centen
niaI celebration at Hancock, Mich, thu
conservation of Rev. Joseph Il. Lyncl
as Roman Catholic bishop of Dallas
and the annual regatta of the Inter
Lake Yachting Association at Put-bn
lay.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
SLOW IN GETTING DIVORCE.
Miss Barrymore, II is Said, May Give
Husband Another Chance.

New York, July 15.-Ethel Barry
more after all may decide not to press
divorce proceedings against her hus-
band, Russell Griswold Colt. Her
friends and family are making every
effort To effect "A reconciliation between
the young couple, and Miss Barrymore
is seriously considering dropping her
proposed suit.
Friends of the actress assert that she
still loves Mr.. Colt; and friends of Mr..
Colt declare that he Is as fond as ever
Of his wife. and that when he has
dined out evenings he has shown his
guests her picture and that of his baby,
admirlngly. MIR. Colt desires that any
ldisagreement be settled, and is more
than willing to meet his charming
wife half way. His last meeting with
her was amicable. He bade her good
by most affectionately when he put her
on the train for her far Western trip
and up to several weeks ago the couple
exchanged a profusion of telegrams
and letters.
Mr. Colt himself expects that there
T, will be no trouble. He is preparing
the Mamaroneck home for her return
as the couple leased IL until the frs
of August, during her trip. The two
year old son is i'm the East with his
father, and no word has yet come re-
puesting that the child be taken To it'
|mother. Miss Barrymore herself vii
| in Am Z
her season ending In Spokane OF
July 20.
| Both John Drew, her uncle and Jacl
barrymore her favorite brother, arr
anxious to effect a reconciliation. ant
have wired to Miss Barrymore to re-
consider her action, assuring her tina
certain rumors which have reached ne
concerning MIR. Colt are utterly un
! founded.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
BROWN AFTER WOlGAST.

New York. July i4.-Dan Morgan,
manager for Knockout Brown, yester-
day posted $1,000 as forfeit to bind a
aide bet that Brown can knock out Ad
Wolgast I'm finish fight. Morgan went
n little further and offers to wager
that Brown can put Wolgast out In
ten rounds. Morgan adds also that
Wolgast must fight Brown ten-round
affair in New York before the big fight,
haslng this demand upon the word oil
Manager Jones, for Wolgast. as ne
agreed to another thirty minute affair
after the bout In New York early this
spring. in which Brown had the shade
ON Wolgast
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
All Horseplay In the Initiatory
Rites Of the Order Is Abol-
ished by B. P. 0. Z.
Grand Lodge
IMPORTANT ACTION IS TAKIN
Fight That Has Been Waged for Do
cade Among the Members is
Terminated by Decision Of
the Supreme Body.

Atlantic City. N ". July iS.-Nc
more will the intending Elk De COM
PEELED to ride the goat. climb tn,
CREASED pole or do other stunts In
connection with his initiation. The
last important action of the grand
lodge of Elks. which has been In con-
vention here this week, was the abol'
ishment absolutely OF all horscplaS
and hazing In the initiatory rites oi
the order.
This ends a fight that has been wag'
ed for a decade by constantly grow
ing element In the organization which
contended horseplay deferred MANI
men from presenting themselves al
members who would be towers OF
strength to the order.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
FAITHFUL nurse
GOT HIS FORTUNE
AND NOW SISTER OF MILLION
ARE, WHO LIVED TWELVE
YEARS WITH BROKEN
NECK, is SUING.

Hemstead, l.. l., July 15.-Eva Dur
yea Thelberg. of Stockholm, Sweden
sister of Walter f.. Duryea, the mil
lionaire, who lived twelve years with
a broken neck, has begun contest
i'm the Surrogates court. Nassau coun-
ty. for her brothers estate which hc
left almost entirely to Eleanore Pere-
grin. who had been his faithful nurse
and attendant. Tine nurse receive'
over two million dollars and two hand
some houses. Duryea broke his nect
while diving i'm Long island Sound *,
died at Mt. Clair on May II. His fa
ther did not believe he could live am
left him only a small income. Al
though n hopeless cripple, he showeC
such shrewdness that he built up ht
fortune to the sum he left at hl:
death.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
Agent OF BLACK
HAND SHOT DEAD
INSTEAD OF TURNING OVER
MONEY AS DE M A NJ D & D,
WoULp.RE VICTIM KILLS
PROSECUTOR.

Jeanette. Pa, July i5.-When Nenei
Ceciliano. an. Italian barber, today eG
tered the wholesale fruit store of Geo
Lebarto and started to light stogie
he was shot and killed by Lebarto,
who escaped. The act of lighting the
stogie was a signal to Lebarto from
the black hand" to pay $4,000 over ia
it's agent. Ceciliano.
This. signal, explained I>abarto, he
received in a letter after his barns dad
been burned down and several horses
destroyed. Immediately after tn.
shooting eight letters from the 'blaca
hand, demanding money of Labarto
upon pain of death, were turned over
to the police by Mrs Labarto.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
AUTHOR KILLS HIMSELF.
Earl kunst, Member OF Prominent
Family, Cuts His Throat.

washington. ID. c.. July 15.-Earl
Kunst. n member of n prominent fam
Ily of Parkersburg. w. Va, author ol
two novels. and connected by marri-
age with the family of former Senator
Camden, called the hotel clerk over tho
telephone today and told him to send 9
messenger to his room as he hao
something for the newspapers. Whcr
the boy arrived he found Kunst dcat
with his throat cut. No cause for tho
suicide Is known. lie recently entered
n suit for divorce.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
UPPER PENINSULA DAY.
Sept. 22 Set Aside by the State Fair
Officials.

Attorney sherman Il. Handy of the
500 received n telegram to the effect
that the fair management has set aside
Friday. Sept. %, as Upper Peninsula
Day."
The concession was the result OF
Mr.. Handy's efforts. backed by other
members of the Upper Peninsula De-
velopment bureau.
For upper peninsula people, this
date could not be better If they had
had the selection of II, as IL will give
all an opportunity. If they attend
tc see the grand circuit races aN well
las the motorcycle and automobile
races. The date will be one on which
large crowds from all over the United
States and Canada will attend and
will be most opportune time for ad-
vertising this section OF the country
IL the Handy idea of having a big
exhibit. lapel buttons and literature
| is carried out.
ON that day, also admirers of the
automobile as a racer will have an
w SIC AAit WI ~ '''t'N
wild Bob" Burnham and Ray Har-
| roun make some new records. The
two men won the 50O-mile race al
Indianapolis and they will use the
same machine at the fair in which
they won the indianapolis laurels.
| The excursion planned by members
of the U. +. Development bureau tc
Detroit will be well patronized from
all appearances. w. T.. Davidson, Sc
lcretary of the bureau. stated yester'
day that he had sent out so far 15'
inquiry cards TO different members
and had received $50 answers, In which
Iit was stated that the excursion wal
considered advisable from all point
OF view. This Is Indicative that tn,
Iplan meets general favor.
The establishing of Upper Pen
insula Day" and the contemplated cx
cursion will give people in the uppe
country an opportunity to repay tn
visit Of the Detroit Chamber OF Com
lmerce.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
QUARANTINE FOR
Life, Her FATE
CHICAGO TYPHOID GIRL" CAR
,RIER OF GERMS, is coNsID-
Erred DANGEROUS TO
COMMUNITY.

Chicago, ILL.,, July t5.-Miss Rose
Boersma, known as the typhoid girl
who Is being guarded by city detec-
tlyes on a dairy farm south of Chi
cago. may be quarantined for life ac-
cording tn the health department OIL
cials. Although enjoying perfect
health she is said TO be a carrier OF
disease germs, and directly responsible
for three deaths and fifty cases of
fever i'm the south division of the
city She has been under quarantine
for mure than n n11nth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
SUGAR Probe Continues.

Washington. ID. c., July 15.-John
Dymond, a cane PLANTER from New or
leans. today told the House sugar in
vestigating committee that the cane
growers Of Louisiana were absolutely
at the mercy of the American Sugar
Refining Co, which bought raw sugar
arbitrarily and paid its own price.
Practically all the buyers who had not
been brought into the combination by
the trust" he said, maintained an
armed truce"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
MANY KILLED
BY RAILROADS
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION GETS REPORTS OF
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS
EVERY DAY.

Washington. ID. c., July 15-The ap-
palling toll of human life exacted by
the American railroads is reflected I'm
the fact that the interstate commerce
commission receives daily from off,
cials of the Interstate carriers an aY-
erage Of thirty telcgraphlc reports of
accidents involving the loss of one life
or more. The reports are made In re-
sponse TO an order of the commission
which became effective July LIST.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15

Rochester. n. Y, July i5.-rne west
bound Erie passenger train. New York
to Buffalo, ran full speed into a switch
engine near Portage today. derailing
the train. Engineer Oliver of the pas
scnger was killed; the fireman injured.
and six passengers injured. but none
SCI iously.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
TAFT FORCED
TO DELAY HIS
HOUCHTON TRIP
PRESIDENT MAY NOT NOW COME
BEFORE AUGUST IS BE-
CAUSE OF LATE AD-
JOURNMENT.

Washington, D. c., July 15.-A
change in the plan for Taft's trip
over the Great Lakes from Buffalo to
Houehton, Mich, will be made in view
of the fact that Congress will not ad
iourn until the middle of August. u
is now probable the president will not
get to Houyhton before August 18th.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
ANeLo-JAPANEsE TREATY.
Old Treaty Expires Today and Will
Be Replaced by. New

London, July 15.-The existing trea-
ty OF commerce and 'naviga lion be-
tween Great Britain and Japan viii ex-
pire by limitation tomorrow and will
be replaced on the following day by the
treaty which was signed i'm London
new treaty removes the opposition Of
British merchants TO the recently
adopted Japanese tariff, which heavily
increased the duty on British manu-
features. as under the new pact Japan
grants reductions varying from II to
80 per cent. upon a large number OF
British imports
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
JIM JEFFalEs cHEERED.

Los Angeles. Cal. July l4.-James
J. Jeffries was welcomed home from his
European trip yesterday by a big
crowd of admirers a cheer went up
when the former champion stepped
from the train.
Huh. didn't see any Of you fell
lows here year ago." remarked JEFF
fries. grinning from ear to ear.
II was about a year ago that he re-
turned from his defeat at Reno. The
scene at the station was like the old
days when Jeffries was champion OF
the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
STRIKING COAL
Miners GUILTY
FOURTEEN ARE CONVICTED OF
CONTEMPT OF COURT AND
ARE EITHER iMPRisoN-
ED OR FINED.

Denver, Colo, July i5.-Fourteen
striking coal miners of Lafayette and
Louisville, Colo, members of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, VINO
have been on trial for the last week
before Judge Whitford on charges OF
contempt in dlsregarding the court
injunction against violence and intim-
idation, were found guilty today py
Judge Whitford and given sentences
ranging from one year imprisonment
in the county Jail to fines Of 800 ana
costs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
AMERICAS NAME DAY.
Four Hundrodth Anniversary is Cole
brated in France.

Paris, July 15.-The celebration com
mcmorating the four hundredth nnni-
versary of the publication of "rhe
Cosmographiae Introductio," In which
the name of America was first applied
to the New World. began today In the
little town OF st. Die-des -Vosges,
where the far-famed book was printed
In 1907. The American ambassador
and many OF the prominent members
OF the American colony In Paris at
tended the exercises today. the chief
feature of which was the placing OF a
memorial tablet on the building where
the book was printed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
WILLIAM WINTER is rs.
Venerable Critic and Poet is Congrat
ulated Today.

New York, July 15.-Artists. musi-
clans, journalists and people of the
stage i'm Europe and i'm America today
overwhelmed William Winter with
congratulatory messages on the sew
cnty-hfth anniversary of his birth
The venerable critic and poet was born
July Is, 1886, in Gloucester, Mass
Since his retirement from active worl
two years ago, after having estab-
lished a record of forty-ilve years OF
continuous service as dramatic critic
on the New York Tribune, Mr.. Winter
has spent much of his time in travel
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
THREE ARE AsPHxIATEo.

New York ~ Y, July 15.-Julia
Cali and two daughters Angelina and
Anna. aged sixteen and seventeen,
were found dead on the noor OF their
bedroom In BROOKLYN today. surocat-
ed by gas. The police have not set
tied whether the deaths were accident
al or a case OF double murder and sui
eide. All the windows were shut and
gas was flowing from opened lighting
Jets.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
Arrange Demonstrations For Next
Week to Show Scotland's
10y atty to King George
and Queen Mary
FIVE BUSY DAYS ARE PLANNED
Final Stage Of Royal Tour to bs
Reached Next Week Everything
Ready for Entertainmen.
of Their Majesties.

Edinburgh, July 15.-Fron every
corner of the land o cakes pilgrims
are making their way today TO 'Auld
Reekie" To take part in the welcome to
the King. His Majesty, with the Queen
the Prince of Wales and Princess
Mary, will arrive in Edinburgh early
Monday morning for a Iive days visit
ia Scotland. which will mark the ilnal
stage of the royal tour of the United
Kingdom, following the coronation
Preparations which have been under
way for months are virtually COM
pleted, and when the royal train steams
into the Caledonlan railroad station nj
6 o'clock Monday morning the machin-
cry will be set i'm motion for What is
expected TO he one of the most re
markable demonstrations of the kind
that Scotland has seen in years.
The royal family will reside in Holy
rood during their stay in Edinburgh
II will be remembered tha. i'm 1909, nine
months after their coronation. king
Edward and Queen Alexander came f.
Scotland and held levee and court al
lBolyrood- the first time in eighty
years. Their Majesties ala not, how
ever, take up their residence in III,
palace, but occupied Dalkcith House
which was placed at their disposal by
the Duke and Duchess of Bucclcuch.
Historical Surroundings.
ola II,IyFn,H Dalapa Kvhiptn In1pl
King George is now to become one,
more brilliant with regal ceremonies
was originally convent, supposed t'
have been founded in 1928 by David
The legend is that the king was hunt
ing in the forest OF Drnmsncngh whoi
he was attacked and would have beer
killed by a stag that haa gone mad, bu
| for the miraculous rood or cross tina
suddenly appeared and caused the ami
NAL to flee. In gratitude for his de
| Iliverance, David endowed the church o
the Holy Rood for the Canons of -
| Augustine. giving them the privileg
Of erecting a borough between thei
Ichurch and the city gate, now know
as Canongate. The abbey seems t
have become n regular royal residenC
i'm the time of James w, and James Y
built the apartments Lnown as Queel
Mary's. With the exception of thes
apartments the whole palace wa
burned at the close Of the civil wal
land Charles III. erected the present pal
lace
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
SENSATION IN ARMY circles.

Washington. u. C., July 15.-An m
vestigation will be made of the record
of Major Beechcr r. Ray Of the pay
department OF the army. Allegations
are made lac has been the beneficiary
of favoritism. 1t is said the nvestiga-
ton will develope something akin to
"A sensation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
STEAMSHIP RATES BOOSTED.

Liverpool. July 15.--The number OF
steamship companies involved In the
recent shipping strike today decided
to advance the passenger rates to the
United States and Canada by from
sf.25 to $3.50 I'm order to offset the In
crease In wages which they were
Obliged to grant the strikers. II Is
possible there will be some Increase
In freight rates.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15

brigade, the boy scouts and n detach-
mcnt of boys from the Queen Victoria
School at Dunblane. The purely social
functions win be confined to a 'levee at
Holyrood Palace on Tuesday and a
court at the same place "Wednesday
night. The visit will conclude with
the departure Of the royal family from
Edinburgh Friday morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-15
GATES ABOUT THE SAME.

Paris. July 15.-John w. Gates had
a had night. but rallied this morning.
and at noon his condition was about
the same as II has been generally for
two or three days.