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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
FOR CHARTER GOVERNMENT.
Election in st. Louis Brings Hot Nun.
icipaI Campaign to Close.

st. Louis, Mo, jan 31.-Foliowing
one of the warmest municipal cam
paigns in the history of st. Louis the
new city charter was put before the
people for ratification at a special
election today. The most striking
feature of the new charter is the con-
centration of power into the hands of
few officials. 1t provides for a may
or with broad powers and individual
responsibility for the acts of his whole
administration and for a single legis-
lative body. Between seven and eight
thousand positions in the municipal
service are to be placed under control
of a civil service commission Three
executives and fifteen councilmen are
to be the only elective officers. Many
of the departments of the municipal
government are to be consolidated and
others will be abolished entirely.
Large increases i'm salaries are pre-
scribed for practically all the officers.
The salary of the mayor is TO be in
creased from $500 year, its present
amount, to $1,S00 year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
FARMERS MEET AT REGINA.
Western Canadian TiIlers of the Soil
Hold Convention.

Regina, Sask., Jan 31.-Hundreds of
progressive farmers, with their wives
and children, arrived in Regina today
to take part In the convention of the
Agricultural Society and affiliated
bodies, one of the principal events of
the year in Western Canada agricul-
tural circles. Every section of the
Dominion has been drawn upon this
year for experts to address the con-
vention on the various branches of the
agricultural industry. The dairy in
dustry. alfalfa growing, winter wheat,
soil physics. good roads. poultry rails
ing, cattle breeding. fax production.
and the growing of fodder. corn and
potatoes, all are on the programme
for discussion. The Canadian Seed
Growers association. the Saskatche-
wan Dairymen's association and the
provincial women's clubs will hold
meetings during the week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
GET AFTER IDLE HUSBANDS.
New Court of Domestic Relations to
be Opened Tomorrow.

Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. S1.-"Everybody
Works But Father" will be sadly out
Of tune in Chicago after tomorrow.
when the new Court of Domestic Re-
lations will open for business. The
new tribunal is designed to deal es-
pecially with men who sit at home all
day while their wives take in washing
to support the family. Husbands who
abandon or fail to support their FAM
lilies will be given particular atten-
tion. The new court also will have
charge of ell cases concerning thee
abduction of children under twelve
years Of age contributing by parents
to delinquency ot children, child labor,
compulsory education, card playing in
saloons by miners, conduct of minors
in dance halls, selling liquor or tobac-
co TO children, and cruelty 10 children.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
WOOL MEN DISCUSS TARIFF.
Will be Principal Subject Considered
At Convention.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31.-wheth-
er or not the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers shall indorse the
Administration plan Of tariff revision,
including the tariff commission idea.
probably will be made known at the
associations annual meeting and din
ner in this city tomorrow. No group
of men in the country is more deeply
concerned in the proper revision of
the customs duties than are the wool
manufacturers. Recently many of the
great woolen manufacturers of New
England and other sections are said
TO have come around to the view that
one of the results Of the work of the
Tariff Board will be to protect their
interests.
The plans for the dinner to follow
the associations annual meeting to-
morrow are of unusual significance.
The special guests will be three mem
bers of the Tariff Board. and Chair
man Henry c. Emery will make an ad-
dress other speakers will be Vice
President Sherman, Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts and Senator Warren of
Wyoming. The members Of the SEN
ate Finance, and House Ways and
Means Committees, also have been in
vited to the dinner.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
MISS ARNOLD STILL MISSING.
Entire Country is Being Searched and
Reward offered.

New York, jan 31.-"ft is the silence
of DEATH" said Francis II. Arnold, fa-
ther of the missing heiress, Dorothy
he had any news. IF you knew the
character of the girl you would be-
lieve me-"
Arnold and other members of the
family put on black, evidencing their
belief that Dorothy is dead
John w. Arnold, brother, who ar
rived from Europe today to aid in the
search, said: 'iIf Dorothy is alive she
must 5e suffering from aphasia or is
held prisoner by criminals"
Arnold's lawyer ridlculed the insinu-
ations that an important fact is being
withheld by the family. The Phila-
delphia police tonight were requested
to investigate a report that Miss Ar
mold was. seen there last Wednesday
and Thursday.
The story of n clerk at the -oneral
postoillce here was also order cd in
vestigated. The clerk declares that
Miss Arnold called at the postofiice
the afternoon of the day she disap-
peared, December ~ last. with a man,
and after receiving a letter bearing a
foreign postmarS departed with him.
lie says she received letters frequent
~ at the general delivery window
False clues, will-o-the- wisp tips and
abusive letters were all the comfort
the Arnold family got today i'm their
search for Dorothy. The girls moth
or has broken down and has been
placed in seclusion with friends out
OF town.
Circulars reproducing three of Miss
Anold's latest photographs and Civ
ing a minute detail description of her
appearance, were mailed today to
every chief Of police town marshal
and detective agency in the United
states and Canada with the offer of a
reward of $1,000 for information lead
Ing to her recovery.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Permanent Tariff Board.

Washington. Jan. 31.-After consid-
ering the matter for more than seven
hours under special rule. the house
at 11:40 last night, by vote of 1876
TO 49, passed the bill providing for a
permanent tariff board of five mem
bers. This is the first of the legisla-
tion recommended by President Taft
to be adopted in the house this ses-
sion. s. ,T
The democrats split on the passage
Of the bill and although Champ Clark.
the minority leader. voted for the
measure. ninety OF his followers were
voted in the negative were scattering
republicans.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.

Charles Tilton, engineer on the way
freight between Green Bay and Chan
ming. died Thursday morning at Chan
ming of heart failure. He was about
fifty years of age and leaves a wife
and two children, who reside ~ Green
Bay, where the funeral was held yes
terday. Mr.. Tilton had been employ
ed as engineer on the st. Paul road
for over twenty years. He went To
Charming "wednesday might on his
regular run and went to bed feeling
apparently we'll Early Thursday
moring he got up and complained OF
q pain in his chest DE- Dockery of
Sagola, was sent for. but before he
arrived, Tilton had passed away.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
CUTLER DEFEATS BELL.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Fred Beell of Wis
consin and Charley Cutler Of this city
entertained an excited mob of wrest-
ling fans in their thirty minute handi-
cap match at the Empire Saturday
night. Cutler winning because Beell
failed to pin him down once in thirty
minutes, the agreement made when
signing. Science. speed, cleverness and
strength all played It's part in the en-
counter and for half an hour the spec
tators witnessed one of the best
matches seen here in some time.
Cutler lived up TO his promise to 60
after the man instead of taking the
defensive and remaining at that. and
twice during the battle he had Beell
pinned to one shoulder. with the other
not far from the mat, but the little
lad from the Badger state knew too
much and wriggled out. .lxlj
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
TO VISIT LOCAL coMMANDERY.
Adjutant General Of Knights o
Golden Eagles Coming Here.

A week from Friday evening, the
adjutant general of the knights of
the Golden Eagles will visit Calumet
for the purpose of inspecting the To-
cal commandery. The officer is a
resident of Detroit, and it will be his
first visit to the copper country
All of the members will arrange to
be i'm attendance. Following the in
spection a social session will be held
i'm honor of the distinguished visitor.
Last evening Garfield Castle,
Knights of the Golden Eagles, held
a regular meeting. at which time four
new members were initiated. Both the
local lodge. and the commandery,
Knights of the Golden Eagles. are in
creasing their membership rapidly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Union and Southern Pacific Will
Double TrackLines From Mis-
souri, to Frisco and Do
Other Work
line ALONG COLUMBIA RIVER
important Announcements Follow
Executive Meeting of Companies
in New York. Rock Island
Meeting Held.

New York. N. Y, Jan. 31.-The exc
cutive committees of the Union and
southern Pacific railroads today voted
10 complete the double tracking of the
lines from the Missouri River to San
Francisco; a double track of the Ore
gon shore line from the junction with
the Union Pacific main line at Grange
wyoming, to Huntington, oregon; al
so a line along the Columbia river in
oregon to Portland. The cost will ex-
ceed s75,OOO,OOO.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
oscEoLA LADY is DEAD.

The funeral Of the late Mrs. Thomas
j. Dave. of the Osceola. will be held
tomorrow afternoon with services at
the Osceola NJ. r. church at 1870
o'clock. Rev w. II. Collycott will Of
ficiate. The decedent is survived by
her husband and five children. three
boys and two girls. The children are
Horace. Gilbert, Harold. Geraldine and
Ethel the latter only six years of age.
Horace and Gilbert are i'll at home
with pneumonia.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Col. Dorante, With 200 Cavalry,
Cooped Up at Cuchillio Par
rado With Little Hope
of Escape
REBELS ARE GAINING HtADWAY
Government Troops Hard Pressed by
RevoIutionists are Remnant Of
Detachment Recently Led
Into Ambuseade.

Preside. Texas, Jan. S1.-The Fed
eral troops under Colonel Dorante.
which sustained heavy losses in the
lighting between Ojinaga and Coyame
recently. were attacked at Boquillita
yesterday by the Insurrectos The
fighting continued all night and the
rival forces are still at it. 1t is be-
lieved losses are heavy.
The Federal loss, it is said, ex-
ceeds one hundred. General Luque,
with less than one hundred men, oc-
cupies Ojinaga, and Col. Dorante, with
about two hundred cavalry, is at
Cuchillio Parade.
The Insurrectos occupy every road
leading into both towns and will not
permit provisions or forage to be car
ried in.
Following the rebel ambuscade into
which he was driven at Coyame last
week, where he lost over one hundred
killed, Dorante on Sunday led his men
from their place Of refuge with the
evident intention of avoiding the
mountain trails. The rebels OWNED
Dorante's purpose and flanked him.
When his file attempted to pass
through the canyon at Boquillita, the
rebels poured a murderous fire down
upon them. A fierce fight ensued and
the Federals were forced back in the
direction of Cuchillio Parade where
the Insurrectos have them completely
cooped up. Yesterday reinforcements
Of more than three hundred passed
through Mulato to aid the Insurrectos
who declare their intention to cut
Dorante's force to pieces.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
PENSIONS TAKE
AWAY THE DREAD
SYSTEM NOW IN FORCE ENABLES
MANY THOUSANDS TO LEAVE
THE AIMS HOUSES OF
ENGLAND.

London, Jan. 31.-This has been a
great month for 100000 old people in
the poor houses of Great Britain. on
Jan. 1, the pauper disqualification of
the old age pensioners was removed.
Tens of thousands of old folks are
leaving the poor houses, each TO begin
life over again on a pension Of S1.25
a week. Henceforth. even though they
received outdoor relief" or have been
in the poorhouse, old folks may draw
the old age pension.
Words can't tell all that this means
TO these old people. The honest poor
Of England dread the poorhouse as
they do prison. 1t brings with il a
mark OF shame and degradation.
Thousands OF them i'm the past have
starved for years rather than enter ii.
Naturally to many the poorhou3es
loomed in front like a living death.
Entrance to it appeared the last act
Of life. And yet i'm SO many thous-
ands Of cases it's inevitabiity remain
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Steel Co. Dividends Declared.

New York. N. Y, Jan. 31.-The di-
rectors of the United States Steel cor
poration today declared the regular
quarterly dividends of 1% per cent on
preferred, and q per cent on common
stock
The quarterly report of the Steel
corporation shows earnings of $685.
99O,97S for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. 1910. The net earnings of
the same quarter were $20,462, ,460.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Customs Inspector 0'Connor Of FL
Paso is Killed and Judge
Henley Wounded By
Desperadoes
OTHER TRAGIC EYENIS OF DAY
Woman Physician, Who Acts as Doc
tor, Nurse and Attendant to Fam
lily, is Strieken-Snow
Slide Kills Three.

II Paso, Texas. Jan. 31.-lMounted
Customs Inspector Thomas OiCoDApr
of FL Paso killed, Justice OF the Peace
Henley wounded, and one of the trio
of men wanted for the killing of Po-
several days ago, shot TO death by a
posse is the net result Of the attempt
by O'Connor and Henley TO take the
men into custody near Fort Hancock
last night. The other two men are re-
ported surrounded by posse near
Sierra blanca.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Rock Island Changes.

New York, N. Y, Jan. 31.-J. j.
Qunlan was elected secretary and
treasurer of the Rock Island company
today, succeeding George II. Boggs, re-
signed Boggs also resigned as vice
president. Assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer of the railway
company, II. T.. Freund, was elected
vice president. James Mclean was
elected a director of the Rock Island
railway.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERS.
Preparing TO Observe Thirtieth An
niversary Thursday.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 31.-Arrange-
ments were completed today for a big
celebration to be held at fremont
Temple Thursday night i'm honor OF
the thirtieth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Society for Christian
Endeavor. Preceding the meeting and
i'm honor of Rev. Francis Il. Clark, ID
D.. founder Of the society, a banquet
is to be given at the Hotel Bellevue
The world wide mission which the
society has accomplished, in the stim-
ulation OF Christian activity. is given
as the reason for the celebration.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Potash Reply Received.

Washington. Jan. 31.-The reply of
the German government to Secretary
Knox's inquiry as to the reason for
imposing penalty tax on potash was
delivered to the secretary today by the
German ambassador. Germany's an
swer defends the imposition of a pot
ash tax as a measure necessary TO
conserve the valuable potash deposits
of the empire and protect them from
speedy exhaustion. The matter will
be taken up with the president at to-
days cabinet meeting.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The. annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Tamarack Cooperative
association will be held at the annex
OF the Tamarack NJ. f. church on
Saturday evening, February IL. The
election of three directors will take
place and other business will be tran
sacted. II is believed that the reports
for the year will be very favorable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
MILWAUKEE, e5 YEARS OLD.

Milwaukee. wis. Jan. S1.-Flags
were displayed on public buildings To-
day in observance of the citys six
ty-fifth birthday anniversary With a
population Of about 10000 persons
Milwaukee was incorporated on jan
nary n. 1876. The last census gives
her a population Of nearly $4,000
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
JUSTICE SHOWS LENIENcY.

Olaf Savela. of the Trap Rock river
district, was brought before Justice
Jackola yesterday afternoon. on the
charge of non-support. He was re-
quired to sign pledge to abstein from
the use of liquor and to promise to
support his family in the future. 1t
is claimed that savela had been drink
ing heavily of late, and had neglected
Go support his family.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
SELL WASHINGTON LETTERS.
Collection Of Autographs offered for
Public Sale Today.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 31.-1nclud-
ed in a notable collection OF auto
graphs offered at public sale here to-
day were twenty-three letters and doc
uments written or signed by George
Washington. One OF the finest letters
in the collection. written entirely in
Washington's hand, was dated Phila-
delphia. Aug. IL. 1893. and addressed
to Thomas Jefferson. requesting him
TO continue in office as Secretary of
state. Several of the other letters
were dated from Valley Forge and
two were written while Washington
was President.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
VICTIMS NUMBER 400.

Manila, Jan. 31.-The latest con-
servative estimate places the number
OF dead as the result of the eruption
of Mount Taal and accompanying IT,
dal wave at 400. The volcano contin-
ues active and there is no lessening Of
the shower of mud and stone.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
NEW PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLIES.
Kina George to Open British Parlia-
ment Next Monday.

London, Jan. 3l.-Political activity
was resumed today with the informal
opening Of the new Parliament by
royal commission. The formal open
ing by the King with full state cere-
mony is fixed for next Monday. The
intervening period will be devoted to
the usual formalities consequent upon
the assembling of a new Parliament
such as the reelection of the Speaker
and the swearing in of members OF
both houses.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Woman Physician a Martyr.

Ottumwa. Ia. Jan. 91.-While serv-
ing as physician nurse and attend
ant to her sister, brother-in-law and
four children. all down with pneumo-
nia, Or. Mary Keith OF Mount Pleas
ant, contracted the disease and died
recoVe'.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Can Struggle Along.

All this is now ended. The tiny pen
sion of five shillings-s1.25-m all
the difference. An old man and his
wife now can struggle along on the
cCn5ined allowance. II may even be
that with a trihe or so received from
a grownup child they can live in COM
parative comfort. At any rate they
have poured out of the workhouses in
their tens of thousands.
The British old-age pension bill,
passed largely through the influence
of Chancellor Lloyd-George. provides
a weekly pension Of five shillings (S1,-
25) for all persons over seventy-five
years of age whose income is twenty
one pounds or less per year A sliding
scale based on the income OF the pen
sioner, provides for smaller pensions
of 4, 3, @ and 1 shilling a week An
income exceeding 81 pounds, 10 shill-
ings disqualifies one from receiving a
pension.
'Lunatics, criminals. inebriates and
wastrels" are excluded from pensions,
as We're the recipients Of poor relief
originally.
Payments are made weekly through
the postoffice officials i'm each place.
1t is not expected that i'm every
case the pension will be successful in
releasing an old man or woman from
the poorhouse. When they are abso-
lutely past work or infirm or with no
one to help it is impossible to live on
the small amount. But the figures of
the exodus show that these cases are
in a great ninoritv
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
TO LECTURE ON PEACE.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-Count Albert Ap-
ponyi. the distinguished Hungarian
statesman and advocate of peace. sail
ed on the Kronprinz Wilhelm today
for New York. After first paying his
respect to President Taft and former
President Roosevelt the Count will
start on a lecture tour of the United
States. His subject will be The
Worlds Peace"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
AtteII Will Fiaht Aaain.

Cleveland. O., Jan. 31.3Abe Attell,
featherweight champion, who suffer
cd a fracture of the fiat shoulder bone
clinch with his opponent. Tommy Kill
bane, here last night, will be able to
fight within two months, is the at
tending physicians announcement to-
day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Accident Victim Identified.

Davenport, Ia, Jan. 31.-The body
of a man found mangled on the Rock
Island tracks near Davenport, has
been identified as that of w. ]. A.
tMorisey, of Omaha, from letter found
in his pockets.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Snow Slide Kills Three.

Salt Lake City Utah, Jan 31-Three
men are reported killed and ten others
missing as the result of snow slide
at the Utah Coalition mine in the Big
Cottonwood canyon near Alta.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Reciprocity Measure

Washington, Jan. Sl.-The ways and
means committee OF the house decided
today to take up the Canadian reci-
procity bill next Thursday for the
first consideration of the measure.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Aaed Man is Murdered.

Iowa City. Ia. Jan. S1.-Joseph
Hunter pioneer of Iowa City. has
heen found murdered in Idaho City,
Idaho according to a dispatch receiv-
ed by his brothers here. No details
are given.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
MAY NEVER FIGHT AGAIN.
Abe AttelI Breaks "Funny Bone" in
Bout Last Night.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 31.-Abe Attell
the featherweight champion pugilist,
had the humorous bone of his right
arm broken i'm the fourth round OF
scheduled ten-round bout with Tommy
Kilbane here last night. According to
the doctors he may never enter the
ring again.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
WRESTLING Match Fatal.

Amarillo, Tex, Jan. 31.-'Stanley
Lake heavyweight wrestler of Neb-
raska, injured here in a wrestling
match with Harry Hayes Saturday
night. is dead.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
ARCHBISHOP is BETTER.

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. S1.--Arch-
bishop Ryan had a restful night and
this morning showed slight improve
ment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
Other Bouts.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 31.-Packey
Mcfarland of Chicago and Pat Briton
also of Chicago fought eight rounds
to a draw here last night.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
THE WEATHER.


Unsettled tonight and Wednesday.
Temperatures;
Midnight. Z; 3 a. m, 8; a. m. 12;
D a. m. IA; highest yesterday Z.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31
BANK ROBBERS GET 5000.
small Institution at Swan Creek, III
Entered-'Other Robberies.

Halesburg, Ills, Jan. 31.-The bank
at swan Creek (Warren county, was
blown up and robbed early today OF
ABOUT $4,000. The robbers cut the tel
ephone and telegraph wires, confiscat
"a TWO rigs from nearby farm houses
and escaped.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31

Kane, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-The private
"ahk OF Green & Co, here was en-
'ered by rohbers last night The vault
0ontalned $4,000. The door of the
vault cannot be opened today and II is
"ot known IL the money was taken.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31

DIXON, H., Jan. 31.-The safe In the
FRANKLIN Grove postofice was blown
open last night The explosion wreck
su 'he safe and badly damaged the Of
.ree' m, The robbers secured nothing.
tho bank. "
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-31

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 31.-Gus
Christie of Milwaukee outpointed
Knockout" Brown of Chicago in a
en-round bout here last night.