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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27

st. Louis at New York. $50. cloudy
Chicago at Boston, 3:15. clear.
Cleveland at Philadelphia. 3. clear.
Detroit at Washington. 3. cloudy.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27
weather Indication.

Chicago. Sept. 27.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
This DATE IN HISTORY"

1S09-Ol'ver Wendell Holmes, fam
Gus author, born I'm Cambridge, Mass
Died In Boston, oct. Z, 1894.
1Sl9-Joseph T. Mcdonald, who rep
resented Indiana in the ". S. senate
born in Butler county, Ohio. Died In
indianapolis, June 81, 1891.
1S33--Fire i'm Constantinople de-
stroyed 10000 homes.
1S35--The Beaver" first steam YES
sci To- ply on the Pacific ocean, left
England for Fort Vancouver.
1S57-Minnesota adopted n state
constitution.
1S62-Brig. Gen. Jefferson G. Davis
u. s. A., shot and MORALLY wounded
Maj. Gen. William Nelson i'm an alter
cation at Louisville.
1S64-Gen. Crook superseded Gen
Hunter as commander of the Depart
ment OF West Virginia.
1SS3-The Salvation Army COM
menced operations I'm Canada.
1SS5-The first cable-road In Now
York city began its service.
19O5-Japancse and Russian ENJOYS
at Portsmouth reached peace agree
ment.
19t0-Gen. Juan ]. Estrada assumed
office as president of Nicaragua.
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them by their designers. Only the nrsi
two cars of the heavy nine-car train
were much smashed"
The story is so plain that its lesson
needs no emphasis.
II steel cars are needed To protect
passengers from death and injury In
railroad wrecks. then to steel passen-
ger cars must the railroads come.
The old cars probably can't all be
replaced I'm a day or year. but as
fast as 1t can be done every wooden
passenger coach ought to be supplant-
ed by steel coach.
The travelling public, which pays
well for it's service. il entitled TO the
best and safest accommodations that
the ingenuity of man can devise.
No objection on the score of ex-
pense is valid. There is no expense
too great To be justified by the need
of safeguarding precious human lives,
And as safer passenger coaches will
lessen the number of casualties and
thereby reduce the railroad losses from
damage claims. the economic side OF
the question ought to appeal to rail-
road managers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

IL Ny Closest Calls In the Air

we're a strain on the planes that II Is
extremely dangerous.
think. on this day speak of, that
was turning the machine In her own
length or even shorter. / was paying
not the slightest attention to the angle
at which | was flying; all my thoughts
were on the little circles l was cutting
through the air, when suddenly / felt
myself slipping on my seat. and I
realized in a fash that my planes
were dangerously near the perpendic-
ular.
There was no time to think. One
instant more and she would have lost
her balance and come crashing down
sideways to the ground $50 feet below.
Instinctively I threw my weight to
the high side. My hand ut once touch
ed the bottom of the framework-a cir
cumstance that will give some idea OF
my great angle. I took my feet from
the steering lever, braced the left one
against the side of the framework,
showed the steering post over with my
knees to warp the left wing and help
TO right her and then-I closed my
eyes and waited for things to happen.
But, fortunately for me, ] had done
the right things Just In the nick Of
time. An infinitestimal fraction of a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
RECIPROCITY IN CANADA.

Reports coming in from all parts
OF Canada show the intensity of the
election struggle which is now under
FULL Roadway and they reflect also the
position and progress OF the various
dement's ON the main issue-reciproc-
ity between Canada and the United
states.
Although the campaign comes while
harvesting is at its height. the con-
ventions and political meetings an,
irawing assemblages unparalleled for
size. II is conceded that greater
percentage of votes win be polled than
ever before in Canada.
Reciprocity has continued the domi-
nant issue since Premier Laurier and
opposition Leader Borden made their
initial addresses. Since then, Mr.
Borden has remained I'm ontario.
speaking daily. while Premier Laurier,
after one week i'm ontario. has swung
over into the French Canadian prov
ince Of Quebec, where he has been ad-
dressing one to two meetings each
day, including Sunday.
Meantime the premiers of various
provinces and other leaders have been
ranging themselves on the firing line
Premier whitney of Ontario. Premier
Mcbride OF British Columbia and Pre-
mier Hazen Of New Brunswick have
taken the stump in opposition to the
ratification of reciprocity and I'm oppo-
sition to the return of the Laurier
candidates. Clifford Sifton, formerly
member of the Laurier ministry. is
holding meetings In ontario I'm which
he lenounces the reciprocity agree
meut and the government for having
made it.
The grounds taken for and against
reciprocity are shown i'm the reports
coming from all sections. The fight
against reciprocity is made on both
economic and sentimental grounds by
the opposition speakers. They declare
that agriculture i'm the United States
is so much better developed than IL
is I'm Canada that the Canadian farmer
viii be swamped by the arrival of
food products from the United States
The sentimental grounds are based on
the statement OF Presiden Taft. in
which he said that Canada had come
to the parting Of the ways" The OPP
position still insists that president
Taft had he annexation of Canada in
view.
The fight for reciprocity is based
by Premier Laurier and his followers
on the economic advantages which
will accrue to Canada as a whole. They
denounce the annexation cry as a hol-
low device to win votes
The French Canadian province Of
Quebec is regarded as the pivotal
province OF the campaign.
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DeECafely
Formed

and gently reared, women will find in
all the seasons of their lives, as maid.
ems, wives and mothers. that the one
simple, wholesome laxative remedy.
which acts gently and pleasantly and
naturally and which may be taken al
any time when the system needs a
laxative, with perfect safety and real.
ly beneficial effects. is Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir OF SIENNA.
II has that true dellcacy OF flavor
which is so refreshing to the taste,
that warming and grateful toning to
the stomach which responds so favor.
ably to its action and the laxative ef.
feet which is 80 beneficial to the sys-
tenn when, occasionally, its gentle
cleansing Is required.
The genuine, always bearing the
name OF the California Fig Syrup Co,
may be purchased from all leading
druggists in original packages OF one
size only, price fifty Cints per bottle.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
A TEST OF STEEL CARS.

Some Of the railroads have been ex-
coaches Some of the railroad men
are inclined to believe i'm them while
others are not Those who do
not believe in them may be right;
and again they may be like
those who didn't believe in the steam
engine, in the telegraph, in the tele-
phone, in the automobile or In the
airship when they were first tried,
comments the Duluth Herald.
That something needs to be done
to make passenger coaches stronger
can hardly be denied.
When two trains come together
some Of the coaches usually are crush
ed like eggshells. Naturally the peo-
pie travelling in them are crushed, too.
As the railroads have To pay damages
In many cases. they have an interest
in making coaches that will protect
passengers--a greater interest, I'm fact,
than some OF them are showing.
That something can be done toward
lessening the mortality In railroad ac-
misunderstanding the number of ac-
cidents is another matter-is proved
In almost every accident by the fact
that IT Is the day coaches and smok-
ers, old wooden structures, that kill
the most people. while usually those
travelling in the strongly built Pull
mans-for which privilege they pay
an extra price-get off more lightly.
\ late experience with steel cars
should go far toward removing rail-
road skepticism abo ut them.
Recently the Pennsylvania Flyer
from Chicago TO New York was
wrecked near Fort Wayne. Ind, and
two persons were killed and thirty
three injured.
There were two wooden coaches at
the front of the train. and seven steel
coaches.
The two wooden coaches were
smashed into kindling wood.
The seven steel coaches were prac-
tically uninjured. their passengers es-
Gaping with nothing more than a few
bruises.
The Associated Press dispatches
said: Passengers In the seven rear
cars escaped with only cuts and
bruises. whereas, II is declared by
railroad men, IL the cars had been OF
the old-fasnioned wood construction
the carnage would have been fright
full. The all-steel cars of the flyer
were put TO the first actual wreck test
they have ever undergone, and proved
TO be all that mas been claimed for
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
AROUND WORLD TRAVEL.

Andre lager Schmidt, of the Paris
Daily Excelsior, has just accomplished
the circling of the globe in the space
Of 40 days. Strange to relate, the
achievement causes no establishment
II is merely one of those demonstra-
tions of the march Of human progress
of which we are vaguely conscious all
the time. Forty years ago Jules Verne
was entertaining the reading public
with his imaginary achievements I'm
fiction. His Twenty Thousand Lea
CUES Under the Sea" was an anticipa-
ton of submarine achievement. His
Around the World in so Days" was
a reminder that human inventions had
accomplished remarkable things I'm
transportation since Magellanes and
the early circumnavigators first showed
the way. He did not offer the achieve
ment as really wonderful demonstra
upon the fact that as one circles the
globe he either gains or loses a day,
according to the direction of his route.
Twenty five years ago rival yellow
newspapers which were seeking new
sensations for their readers took up
the Jules Verne idea and sent women
reporters AROUND the world and made
tremendous hurrah because the route
was accomplished i'm az days, or less
than Verne's estimate. Today lager
Schmidt turns the trick easily in 40
days. and decade hence we may have
30 days demonstrations. From that
time forward the reductions of time
are likely TO be very slow and gradual.
The increase of railway speed up to
80 miles an hour was quickly accom-
plished, but beyond the rate of 60 miles
il is necessarily very slow and any
material increase involves expensive
improvements I'm road bed, tracks, en-
glnes and cars. In 1919 the steamship
Savannah crossed from New York to
Liverpool in &c days. She was pur-
sued nearly a whole day by the British
revenue cruiser Kite, which mistook
her for a ship on fire. by 1916 the
time was reduced to II days and 8
hours. In 1851 it was down to . days
and II hours. In 1872 the Adrlatic
made the run I'm z days and Is hours
and minutes and they began count
ing minutes. 1t has taken 40 years of
the most progressive age i'm all history
to shave off two days and IS hours
and it may take considerable more
time to reduce the record as much as
"a hours.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

In his swing around the circle" next
month. Pres. Taft will visit twenty
four states I'm the west, paying particu-
lar attention TO so-called insurgent
territory. Mr.. Taft will defend his
vet,es OF tariff revision bills passed
by Congress In extra session and at
tack the Democrats and insurgent Re
pubicans who put those measures
through. He also will defend his at
titude in regard to reciprocity. His
trip win open up the 1912 campaign.
fer 70 win provide material for come
backs by both Democrats and the rad
zeal Progressives I'm the Republican
ranks. Mr.. Taft has made 1t plain that.
so far as he IS concerned, the tariff
Will be the main Issue Of the campaign.
Although he will speak on many sub
jects, the tariff will receive most OF
his attention. The president IS now
at work on tn addresses he will give.
and il can be stated with certain
Is that they viii De straight-from the
shoulder speeches in which Mr.. Taft
will show he has the courage Of his
convlctions-the right kind Of back
bone 10 fcariessly do what he believes
s for the best interests OF the peo-
Ufc
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
THIS is MY 40TH BIRTHDAY"

Albert Francois Lebrun. who holds
the post OF colonial minister In the new
French cabinet was born in Mercy-le -
Haut, August 20, 1871, He received his
preparatory education in the lyceum
at Nancy and later attended the Poly
technical College and the National
School OF Mines. For several years
after finishing his education he held a
professorship in one of the leading
technical schools of France. About
eight years ago he first became active
in political affairs in his home dist
riot and subsequently was elected Ia
the Chamber of Deputies. As Nom
Der of the chamber he soon attracted
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

Arrangements have been made for
a series OF games between the Mohawk
baseball team, champions of the cop
per country league and Negaunee pen
nant winners in the iron country. to
be played next month after the close
Of the playing schedules Of both teams.
Two games viii be played in the cop
per country, two in the iron country
and fifth II necessary. on neutral
ground. There has been much talk
Of late relative To the class Of ball
played in each district, and many COM
parsons made, and the proposed series
should settle the question Of suprem-
aey quite satisfactorily.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
- -
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Congressman Bartlett of Nevada has
entered the University of Nevada as a
freshman.
Mobile has adopted the commission
plan, after an experience Of more than
200 years under the aldermanic form
of city government.
Rev. DR.. Robert Watson, a Presby-
terlan minister has entered the race
for mayor OF Cincinnati on an indepen-
dent ticket.
Connecticut delegates To the next ma
tional Democratic convention will urge
the nomination of Governor Baldwin
for the vice presidency
At special election 20 be held
September % the voters Of Atlanta will
ldecide upon the acceptance or rejcc-
tion of the commission plan of gov
eminent.
Former Governor Malcolm r. Patter-
son is mentioned for the Democratic
nomination for congressman i'm the
Tenth Tennessee district. to succeed
the late General Gordon.
Five states now have the presiden-
tial preference primary law. They are
oregon, Nebraska. Wisconsin, New
Jersey and South Dakota.
Col Leonidas f. Livingston, who re-
presented the Fifth Georgia district in
Congress for many years until his de-
feat in the last election. is TO become
a candidate for the seat of Represen-
tative Tribble, of the Eighth district.
Democratic leaders in North Dakota
are working quietly to enlist the sup
port of other western States i'm n move
ment to secure the vice presidential
nomination for John Burke, who is
now serving his third term as governor
of North Dakota.
Not the least discouraged by four
defeats, officers of the Oregon State
Equal Suffrage Association are pre-
pairing to wage most vigorous cam
paign to carry the state for Woman's
suffrage at the presidential election to
be held next year.
The death of Senator Frye of Maine
has left Senator Cullom of Illinois as
the ranking member of the upper house
In point of continuous service. Sena-
tor Cullom was first elected to the
senate in 1888, eight years before the
election of Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire, who is the second Oldest
member
Congressman David j. Lewis of
Maryland and William d. Wilson of
Pennsylvania began their careers as
breaker boys i'm the coal mines, while
Congressman Carl c. Anderson of Ohio
takes pride i'm recalling the days Of
his youth, when he earned his living
as a newsboy and 'bootblack.
Charles r. Crisp Of Georgia, who
succeeded Asher Kinds of Maine as
parliamentarian of the national house
of representatives,, hopes to emulate
the example of Mr. Kinds i'm becoming
"A member of the house. Mr.. Crisp,
who is son of the late Speaker Chas.
T. Crisp has announced himself a can
didate for congress from the new
Twelfth district of Georgia.
The contest for governor of Massa-
chusetts this year is expected To be
unusually lively and interesting. Gov
ernor Eugene ~ Foss, whose name has
been mentioned i'm connection with the
nomination for vice president, will DO
named by the Democratic party to sue
coed himself. Lieutenant Governor
FrOthingham is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor,
as are also Joseph Walker and Norman
White. both members of the general
assembly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

emergency in the best way. At other
times the danger comes and is past be-
fore we really realize what is happen
ing, and In these Instances it is only
the instinct that comes with long train
ing In flying that pulls us through in
safety.
1 have personally had many thrilling
experiences In the air, but there are
two instances that have left upon my
memory stronger impressions than all
the others. / regard them as my two
closest calls.
Both of these thrilling moments came
to me while was flying for practice
at my school at Beaulieu, near South
ampton, England. My partner. MacAr-
die, and l have an ideal dying grounds
there. It is seven miles from the raik
road station, with perfectly fat coun-
try, smooth and clear except for one
line Of telegraph wires.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
Ny Closest Call Of All.

MY closest call came to me In most
undramatic way. There were no spec
tators save only MacArdle and our
mechanics, and l think that Mae was
the only one of them who really saw
my danger and knew that he was
near to losing partner.
/ was flying low with the Bleriot
XII, with the antiquated type of wings.
/ started TO circle the place In wide.
easy curves. without any definite OBJ
feet I'm view / found the machine
was banking well at the turns. and
became curious TO see Just how small
q loop l could make with her, so
gradually narrowed the circle in which
was flying. There seemed no limit
to her possibilities; felt as though I
could turn her on her beam ends IL
wanted to, and so. without the slight
est thought of danger, l kept drawing
closer and closer about the center, fly
ing at q great angle all the time be-
cause the circle had become so small
that there was no straightaway flight.
1t was a case OF jam the rudder over
hard and SEQ how close she would
come about.
1t may be well to explain that the
Bleriot banks automatically when go
Ing about a turn-that Is. the far side
rises and the near side falls until the
machine is frequently tilted at an
angle of forty-ive degrees. This can,
Of course, DO prevented by wnrping
the wings and keeping her on n more
even keel. b1t to do this puts So no.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

attention by his readiness in debate
and his wide and thorough knowledge
OF practical affairs. Ills appointment
TO the important position of colonial
minister at an age when most men are
stiil fighting for recognition occasioned
little surprise in French political cir
Giles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
Additional Hancock
SAIL BOAT UPSETS.
Couple of Youngsters Fall Into Water
But Are Saved.

Couple of Youngsters Fall Into Water
But Are Saved.
Two young boys playing i'm an old
rowboat on which they had erected a
sail and mast transforming it into a
sailboat, got "a wetting yesterday af-
ternoon at about three O'Clock, by the
overturning of their craft i'm Portage
Lake "a short distance east of the Os-
ceola sands. The boys chung to the
overturned craft, one of them climb
ing upon the keel, and there he re-
manned until parties in a gasoline boat
who had witnessed the mishap, came TO
their rescue.
Were Delayed by Wind.
III. u. Brock, V. L. Tissera, Il. A.
Hamilton, j. G. Condor and John Nc
CURE returned last night from fish
ing trip to Huron Bay, on their final
jaunt after piscatorial prizes of the
trout species for the present season,
which. closes on Thursday night. The
party went over and returned i'm An
drew Bram's boat, Mr.. Bran and DR..
Arminen taking the trip across and
visiting camp but not remaining. 1t
was the intention to return on Sun
day, but the lake, on account of the
high wind, was too rough for them to
venture out i'm a small boat
Paul Ruppe and DIR. DeMass, who
went to Eagle Harbor Sunday, were
also held up by the rough sea, and a
party consisting of DR. Dodge, DR. CAL
len and A. l.. Levy was held up at Port
Arthur from the same cause. They are
expected to return home today.
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John d. Rockefeller is adding ten
bedrooms TO his home in the Adron-
dacks at a cost Of 100000. But
if money talks wouldn't $1O.OOO,OOO
bedroom be a little noisy for COM
Portable sleeping?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

In spite Of Harry Atwood's remark
able trip we still insist that the va
carries OF u aeroplane are fully as
uncertain as hose Of the weather.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

Champ Clark refuses to talk about
his pr si initial aspirations. but VIC
presuu, that he is saving wood
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29

The price Of sugar seems to have
cau-ht the fever from Atwood.
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second later would have been useless
for | am convinced that l caught the
machine just us she was passing the
critical angle, after which there would
have been nothing to support her In
the air. and l should have gone crash
ing downward. AS swiftly as it had
come the danger had passed; the ma
chine had righted herself. and opened
my eyes to find myself sailing away Oh
God for it.
l looked beneath me and saw that
the mechanics were gazing up at me
with no idea of what had just passed
through. Mac. however. looked as
white us ghost. He knew.
Naturally my nerves were about
gone. My heart was humping like a
triphammer. and I could scarcely get
my breath from the excitement. But
/ made up my mind that Mac was not
going to see me quit. so, as though I
had intended just what happened.
went sailing away to the far side of
the grounds and came back again I'm
wide, easy. sweeping curves that land
cd me ut the feet Of my excited part
ner In perfect style.
j did not fly again that day.
Lost In Cloudland.
MY other narrow escape was the re-
suit OF 1uke, and was saved by a
fluke. To this day have not been
able to figure out why either Of the
fukes happened. was practicing at
Beaulieu for height; altitude work had
attracted me from the beginning, and
| practlced constantly. In fact, I had
several times exceeded the worlds
record for height as it stood then. but
could not claim 1t officially. as l used
my own Paragraph and aneroid and
the flights were made with Mac and
the mechanics as the only watchers.
On this day l went up toward even
Ing. 1t was one of those gray DAYS
with a thin mist over everything and
q damp feeling In the air that sug-
gested an impending fog. should
have known better than TO attempt to
climb under such conditions, but I
was Legged up to 1t and did not want
to put It Off.
The mechanics turned the propeller
over and l was of. The engine was
running with that smooth purring that
Is music to the ears of an aviator. and
without any incident whatever I
climbed to something like 5000 feet,
which was thee above the record. and