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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
TO PUT BAN ON
NEW CORK BALL
OF PITCHERS OF
BIG LEAGUES TO BE CHECK
ED, SAYS GARRY HERR
M N NJ.

San Francisco. Calf, May 24.-The
slaughter of the pitchers by the bat
ters of the National and American
leagues soon will be checked by the re-
tirement of the new cork centered ball,
according to August Hermann. chair
man of the National Commission, and
president of the Cincinnati club of the
National league, who left for Portland
today.
a movement already has been start
ed for the relief of the moundsmen
who have faced a terrific lombard
ment of safe hits since the introduc-
tion Of the new ball A circular letter
has been mailed all directors and Off
cials of the American and National
leagues asking for expressions of opin-
ion regarding the continued use of the
new bah Hermann said "the present
BAN makes the games too one-sided
and uncertain"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
CONSIDERING EVIDENCE TO-DAY
No Decision Vet Handed Down in the
Grant Heresy Case,

Atlantic city, N. j, May 24.-The
members of the judicial commission
Of the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, met i'm executive session today to
consider the evidence In the trial of
DR.. william -. Grant Of Northum-
berand, Pa. who is accused az hercsy.
The commissioners may agree upon
a conclusion today. Judge Hinckley,
the attorney who Is prosecuting the
hercsy charge, says the main and on
ly point at issue is the question,
Were Grants teachings contrary to
the word Of God" Grants defense
was sweeping denial of the heresy
charge. The board OF home missions
and committee on publication and
Sabbath school work presented their
reports today
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
AMBASSADORS QUIT CAPITAL.
Nearly All Members Of Diplomatic
Corps TO Depart for Summer.

Washington. May 2i.--Members ,of
the diplomatic corps are completing
plans for the hot season. Although
some thus far have not arranged for
leaving the capital, most of them have
selected their summer homes and have
hxed upon dates for departure.
The Austrian ambassador, Baron
Hengelmuller and Baroness Hengel-
muller will go to Bar Harbor, and the
British ambassador, James Bryce, and
Mrs. Bryce, to Seal Harbor. The
french, German, Russian and Italian
embassies will be established at Man
chester-by -the-Sea although NJ. Jus
serand, the French ambassador. and
Nine. Jusserand and Marchesse Con-
ialonieri. the Italian ambassador and
the Marchessa Confalonleri will re-
turn home for the summer.
Mr.. Bryn. minister from Norway and
Nine. Bryn return to Norway. the le-
cation remaining here; the minister
from the Netherlands and the minister
from Venezuela and his STAFF go to Bar
Harbor; the Chinese minister to Nyack
on the Hudson, the Dominican minis
ter to Shawnee on Delaware. the lega-
ZION remaining here, Count de Buisse-
ret Belgian minister will return home,
the legation remaining here; the min
ister from Peru goes abroad: the lega-
ton remaining here; the Samese
charge goes to Gloucester, and the
cuban minister will spend most of his
Time In the mountains of Pennsylva-
MIA.
Among those who have not made
.helr plans are the Japanese ambassa-
uor and the ministers from Spain.
PORTUGAL. Bolivia, Nicaragua. Panama.
Sweden and Chill.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
TAMARACK MINE FIRE.
No Damage Done by Small Blaze in
No. 5 Shaft,

No Damage Done by Small Blaze in
No. 5 Shaft.
Late this afternoon, 1t was thought
by officials in charge that the mine
fire, which broke out on the 31st level,
south. of No. shaft, Tamarack, short
ly before noon. had died out. Searching
parties sent down to ascertain the con-
ditions reported that conditions had
improved greatly and that they were
able to penetrate to the bottom of the
shaft. also to approach almost to the
point where the nre was. The gas and
smoke had disappeared almost en-
tirely.
The fire, which is believed to have
resulted from blast was discovered
at a considerable distance from the
shaft by party of miners. They we're
unable to locate the blaze exactly, be-
cause of the smoke. and Immediately
gave the alarm. All of the men were
safely brought to the surface through
the Tamarack No. 3 and the Red
Jacket shafts. Considerable smoke
made it's way to the surface early in
the afternoon. but IL soon diminished
in quantity and the officials sent par
ties of miners underground to make an
examination. The conditions had so
much improved that the men had no
difficulty i'm reaching almost any part
of the mine. The officials expressed
the belief that the fire had died out. II
is thought possible that single piece
of timber or a log had been burning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
THRILLING RIDE IN BALLOON.
officer Of Garrison at Engolstadt,
Bavaria, Escapes Luckily.

Engolstadt. Bavaria, May 24.-An Of
flccr of the garrison here had a thrill
ing ride today when a military captive
balloon broke loose from its anchor
age. The officer was a novice at bal
looming and unable to manipulate the
gas waive. Finally when the balloon
reached a height of sixteen thousand.
five hundred feet the officer clambered
to the top Of the gas bag aei succeed
ed In wrenching open the waive. Then
the balloon began a headlong descent
near Munich. which is fifty miles dis
tant from here. As the balloon was
nearing the ground its occupant jump
ed into a tree and he was only slight
~ injured Relieved OF the mans
weight the balloon again ascended. and
later was found near Innsbruck.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Butte Ballaklava Copper Co. Starts
Suit Against Company for.
Alleged Illegal Extrac-
tion Of Ores
Is BEGINNING OF A Big FIGHT
Four Counts Contained in Action
Brought in Courts at Butte-Cov-
ers Different Periods Of Al
legged Extraction.

Duluth, Mimi. May 24.--'The Butte
BallalIlava Copper Co, whose head
quarters are in this city. have COM
menced action against the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co, to recover ST.
373,095. alleged to be the value OF ores
claimed to have been Illegally extract
ed from veins owned by the Butte
Ballaklava Copper Co during the past
several years.
There are four counts I'm the suit,
covering different periods OF Illegal
ore extraction.
The action is filed i'm the courts at
Butte, Mont, and Is the beginning Of
one of the biggest mining suits started
since the famous HENCE -Amalgamat-
ed copper litigation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
MASSACRE OF
jews FEARED
REPORTS FROM RUSSIA CAUSE
ANXIETY. GOVERNMENT CAN
STOP SLAUGHTER If
1T DESIRES.

Berlin, May 24.-Rumors of the eX-
pected massacres in Russia, and par
ticularly at Kishinev, in consequence
of the spreading of the reactionary
story of the ritualstic murder at
Kiev, are causing much anxiety in
Jewish circles here. kilograms re-
ceived by the Jewish Aid society of
this city from various points in Rus
STA say that no anti-semite outbreaks
have as yet occurred, though the enc
mics of the Jews are doing their ut
most to provoke disorders Every
thing depends, it is said, on the atti-
tude of the Russian government and
the municipal authorities. If the ofi-
oials remain firm it is declared the
massacres will not happen.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Canada observe. the pay.

Toronto. Ont. May 24.-The memory
throughout Canada today by means OF
the national holiday that is the only
rival of Dominion Day. Dispatches
from all the principal cities and towns
from Halifax to Vancouver indicate
a general observance OF the day Ev-
the business interference with legisla-
casion. for parades. military reviews.
patriotic exercises and sporting and
athletic contests. The schools OBJ
served a holiday and the courts and
public offices and many places of bus
mess remained closed for the day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
BIG Liner HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
STEAMER IVERNIA STRIk & S
DAUNT ROCK WHILE AP-
PROACHING QUEENS
TOWN.

Queenstown. May 2I.-The Cunard
line steamer Ivernia, which left Bos-
ton May 10th with 775 passengers for
queenstown and Liverpool, struck
Daunt Rock today during . fog as she
was approaching this port.
The vessel Is anchored I'm the liner
harbor with twenty-five feet of water
In the fore compartment No one on
board the steamer was hurt.
A great hole In the forepart of the
liner and the narrow margin of free
board above water sufficiently indicat-
ed what a narrow escape the Cunard
steamer had from disaster. The wa
tertight compartments, however.
stood tho strain well and the water
was confined to the forwari hold. The
captain brought his damaged vessel
safely into the inner harbor where
she was anchored. The passengers
were quickly landed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
EFFICIENCY IN
NAVAL CUNNERY
SECRETARY MEYER SAYS 1T HAS
INCREASED FROM 8 t-e TO
3 1-s SINCE YEAR
1898. >

New York, May "a" Scientific man
agement' as practiced in the United
States navy was the theme OF George
Won l.. Meyer, secretary of the navy
before the the Economic club. Secre-
tary Meyer told how the application
OF modern business and industrial
science hal increased the navy's eff
cheney, and as a measure of economy
he advocated lessening the number of
navy yards and asked his hearers to
aid him i'm this project upon which
congress thus far had failed to smile.
Said Mr.. Meyer: Scientific manage
ment experts who saw the recent bat
tie practice tell me the battleship is
the finest exhibition of scientific man
agement they have ever seen.
I'm 1893 the percentage of hits at the
battle of Santiago was 1-2 per cent.
Today 33 1-3. although increased from
5000 yards to over 10000 yards. The
rate of fire then was one shot I'm five
minutes, while today 1t is two shots in
one minute. This has been brought
about by better appliances and by sys-
tematic study of the men and their
qualifications and the recognition of
the necessity of placing men i'm duties
In which they do the best
about ten years ago system Of
competition In gunnery was established
and the speed and accuracy of firing
has been raised to standard of ex-
cellence which is the equal If not the
superior to any navy In the world.
"One of the chief causes of great
expenditures I'm the navy is the ex-
cessive number of navy yards on the
coast and the gulf of Mexico.
I'VE have on the Atlantic coast nine
navy yards, where money has been
spent lavishly i'm some instances. which
would not have been the case if the
strategic and economic point of view
only had been considered
Last year, as a beginning, recon-
mended to congress that the yards at
New orleans, Pensacola, Port Royal,
New London, Sacketts Harbor. San
Juan. Culebra and Cavite be abolished.
II have been criticised by southern
members for not having recommended
the adjustment of any Of the eastern
yards, the reason being that the docks
In the eastern yards were n necessity
to the fleet When the Panama canal
opens, and the fleet spends probably
an equal amount of time I'm each ocean.
the work for the Atlantic yards will be
much reduced and il will be more evil
dent that fewer will be needed. BY a
proper reduction in navy yards, there
would be a vast saving of money in
and realization of funds
from the sale of real estate"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
ARE LIABLE TO A FINE.
Some Corporations in Michigan Have
Disobeyed the Law.

Washington, May 24.-From the de-
partment of internal revenue today, it
is learned that about 1000 corpora
tons throughout the country are La
BILE TO fine for failure TO present data
regarding their holdings as a basis for
laying the corporation tax on them.
Representative Hamilton of Michi-
gan called on the officers having the
corporation tax in charge, this noon,
in the interests of some corporations in
his district that are liable TO fines.
Under the law imposing the tax cor
porations were required to file their
statements by March and the 1000 odd
corporations now in hot water, failed
to get their data in by that date.
Mr.. Hamilton was informed that
there is not a congressional district
in the entire United States but has
one or more corporations thus liable.
I'm one case. not a Michigan cor
poration. there is liability not only To
the line stipulated but also to addi-
tional penalty tax amounting to over
$1,000
Two Michigan firms arc i'm trouble.
one being a corporation that owned a
steamer. The steamer was lost prior
to the date for filing statements and
was its own asset and the corporation
had nothing to report
Mr. Hamilton was given to under
stand that that corporation might he
let or Another corporation sent off
It's data February 2S but failed to reach
the department on March 1. They,
too, may get OF
But other corporations are not going
into the courts to contest various dis
puted phases of the law.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
WILL DISCARD THE MOOSE.
Roger Warren May Be Last Man To
Be Hanged in Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, May 24.-The execu-
tion of Roger Warren here tomorrow
will probably be the last legal hanging
I'm Kentucky. as the law now requires
all men condemned TO death to be cleo
trocuted. provided the crime was com
mitted after the electrocution law
came into effect. Warren IL a negro
convict sent up from JEFFERSON county.
After his arrival at the state peniten-
tiary he killed another negro convict.
the crime being committed just before
the electrocution law went into effect.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24

nomic maladies Of this sort But pub
licity will continue to be very difficult
so long as our methods of legislation
are so obscure and devious and pri-
vate, ! think 1t will become more and
more obvious that the way to purify
our politics is to simplify them. and
that the way to simplify them is to
establish responsible leadership"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Hearst Picks Champ Clark.

New York, n. Y, May 94.--William
Randolph Hearst sailed for Europe to-
day with his wife. Asked at the pier
who he thought the Democratic cam
didate for president would be Hearst,
said
II think Champ Clark has done such
good work in the house of represent
atives, and is so largely responsible
for the Democratic success. that he is
very conspicuous for 1912"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
ECONOMY FUEL TEST.

Chicago. H., May 2i.--A distance of
sol miles will be covered on the an
nual economy fuel test Of the Chicago
Motor Club which is To take place to-
morrow. The run will extend over a
route from Chicago to Mil
waukee and return.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
1000 MINERS LOSE JOBS.
Steel Trust Properties on the ooeebio
Will Retrench.

Bessemer. Mich. May 24.-Beginning
today all the night shifts at the Steel
trust mines on this range. outside the
Tilden mine in this city. will be laid Off
and the day crew will only work four
days of the week. The mines affected
arc the Norrie. East Norrie. Pabst.
Aurora. Geneva and Puritan. In all
about 1000 men will be made idle and
as many more will only have four
shifts instead OF six a week.
The Jackpot mine. idle some ten
yeers. will be started again. New ma
chincry is being installed and repairs
TO be made will take up a month or
more before actual mining can begin.
The property is under lease to Jones
4 Laughlin Of Pittsburg.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
CHINESE PLOT DISCOVERED.

Victoria, y. G.. May s4.-News was
brought by the Tamba Maru yesterday
cf the discovery Of a plot at Peking TO
assassinate the Chinese court. Seventy
chinese were arrested at the theater In
Peking while making preparations for
the coup.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
WILD WEST SHOW WRECKED.
Part of Buffalo Bills Outfit is Dam
aged Today.

Lowell, Mass, May PA section
of Buffalo Bilrs wild West" train
consisting of twenty eight passenger
and animal cars, and carrying four
hundred people and large number of
animals. was wrecked outside the city
today by "split' switch. The wrecked
cars contained elephants. horses, bur
ros and buffalos and their keepers.
-Four persons were injured.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
TAFT RETURNS TO CAPITAL.

washington, ID. c.. May 24.-Presi-
dent Taft returned from New York to-
day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
EMPIRE DAY ceLEsRATEp.
Colonies Join Mother Country in OBJ
servino Holiday.

London. May 24.-Empire Day was
celebrated today throughout Great Bri-
tain. in many places on an elaborate
scale. The observance Of the day in
London was given added significance
by the presence of the premiers and
other distinguished Representatives Of
the overseas dominions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Founder Of Lake Mohonk Confer
ence Welcomes Delegates to
the 18th Annual Meet
ing Today
CITIES PROGRESS DURING YEAR
Adjustment Of All international Trou-
bIes Peacefully Is Not Far Dist
ant in Opinion of Albert
X. Smiley.

Mohonk Lake. n. Y, May 24.-Albert
*. Smiley. founder and host of the
Lake Mohonk Conference on Interna-
tional Arbitration welcomed the mem
bers here today at their seventeenth
annual meeting. He said, in part:
For a century the conflicting claims
of Great Britain and this country with
reference to the Newfoundland fisher
les baffled diplomacy. Yet last Sept
ember the question was settled AMIGA
bly,. and without causing a ripple in
the diplomatic world, by the Perma-
nent Court Of Arbitration at The
Hague. The very next month, our last
great outstanding difficulty with Vene-
zuela-the Orinoco Steamship case
was settled by the same Court. Four
months later, the delicate Savarkar
dispute between Great Britain and
France was the subject of the Courts
award. Even now, IL has under con-
a question OF war claims
which has been troubling Russia and
Turkey for thirty three years; and be-
fore the end of the present year. it will
probably have passed upon a financial
dispute between italy and Peru. Sure
ly this is not a bad years work for
an institution whose defects we admit
and Of whose life we were not so GER
tain few years ago. What a promise
Of success for a real international
court of Justice when il comes!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Would Simplify Politics.

"This discovery on their part of what
ought to have been obvious all along
points out the way Of reform, for un-
doubtedly publicity comes very near
being the cure e-all for political and eco-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Movement Gains Impetus.

"Our movement is no longer con-
fined TO individuals or societies. II
has become governmental. President
Taft and. Secretary Knox are among
its strongest supporters, and both have
made noteworthy utterances in its fa-
vor Those who a year ago thought
the President assumed an untenable
position in advocating unlimited arbi-
tration have in recent months had am
pie proof of his sincerity. Not only is
he earnestly engaged in negotiating
with Great Britain a treaty of unlimit-
ed scope. but we have his clear infer
ence that he hopes the treaty. will
serve as model for other treaties,
and, perhaps, for world treaty. The
adoption at this time of such treaty
with Great Britain would be the great
est event in the history of internation-
al arbitration.
"That the proposed Anglo American
treaty would meet opposition in the
Senate is hardly possible. That body
is too intelligent and high minded TO
stand In the way of a reasonable pro-
posal of such Importance"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-24
Total Of 142 Treaties.

Some years ago, treaties even Of
limited arbitration attracted much at
tention. but as their number increased
we came 20 take them as a matter Of
course Within the year at least nine
treaties representing six American and
six European nations have been added
TO the long list, making according TO
some authoritative English statistics
142 in all We rightly feel proud of
our 25 treaties, but | wonder how many
of us know that our great southern
neighbor Brazil, is now a party TO %
such treaties. We should recognize
more fully the part the nations TO the
south of us are taking in this move
ment. We have much to learn from
them, not the least Of which is the les
son of the Central American Court of
Justice. There, I'm Central America.
is a real international court of justice
for five nations, with compulsory juris-
diction over all their differences-th
first institution in the world which has
sat in judgment upon nations! The
Central American Peace Conference.
which i'm 1907 created the Court, has
during the year held its third annual
meeting. This. with the fourth Pan
American Conference held in Buenos
Aires last summer. give the American
nations worthy showing in the years
events.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-06-16
Having Things Handy.

How many times we see poultry
men, or rather those who are breed
ing poultry on a small scale, and in
many cases farmers who do breed
quite lot of fowls having their
poultry buildings, coops and applian-
ces arranged very unhandy. A few
hours or perhaps a few days or a
weeks work would save twice as
much time by the end of the year If
used for arranging the work so ii
would be more handy.
believe that Ii would be time we'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
PRiNCETON USES
old FORMATIONS
Holds Whip Hand All Through
Game. Defeating Holy
Cross 20 to o.

Princeton. y. j.. October p.-The Princn-
ton eleven took Holy Cross Into camp this
afternoon by the scoro OF 20 to o.
The Tigers held the whip hand all through
the game except In tho third period when
loose line play and fnmbles kept them on
the defensive continually. They did not
advance the ball single yard. while tho
srrappy visitors tore through the Tigers
for sixty yards. In the last quarter PEN
dleton rceied of two sensational runs. ono
for thirty-hve yards and another seventy
yards for touchdown. Tackier after tack
!er laid hands on him. only 10 be knocked
on Hike dyht from dying arrow. Captain
Hardt WAS also tower of strength to tho
Tigers lie went down under punts with
The cndt. and nailed his man With ouch
deadly tackiing that tho visitors took to
slgnaiiug for a fair catch when the human
battering ram near enough to strike.
Tho Individual play OF the Tigers fine.
but team work MAJ lacking.
The rigtTs used only old formations 10
do tho trick, They gained 2e5 yards on
rushing the ball to the visitors twelve
yard line.
The Tigers are weak at drop kicking
Baker put Ills nrst try over. hut missed two
other easy chances once kicking straight
into the line. IL was ideal dag for foot.
ball. clear aky and not too cold. About
100 witnessed the contest