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The Calumet news., 1911-11-09

HEAR PosToFFlcE CASE.
Authorities Arrest Man and He Brings
Conspiracy CHARGES.


st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 9.-The House
Committee or Expenditures in the
Post Office Department Of which Con-
gresham AshbrOok OF Ohio is chair
man, came to St. Louis today TO re-
sumo the investigation begun in Wash
ington last summer Of the charge Of
E. G.. Lewis that officials Of the pos
tai service were in a conspiracy TO ruin
him.
Lewis is the financial wizard" whose
alleged get-rich-quick schemes have
bothered the authorities for several
years and incidentally ave caused
several men prominent i'm public life
to regret their acquaintance with him.
Starting some ten years ago with
capital about equal to the price OF a
box Of cigars Lewis organized the
American Woman's League, which he
subsequently employed as a medium TO
promote innumerable enterprises, in
cluding weekly and daily newspapers,
cooperative colonies banks, and real
ty and development companies.
In the promotion Of his schemes he
is said TO have drawn nearly $10,000,000
from the purses Of women throughout
the country When the government
closed down on him and returned an
Indictment on charges of using the
mails to defraud, Lewis retaliated by
bringing charges of conspiracy against
officials OF the postofiice department
In the present investigation he is rep
resented by Attorney Edwin c. Mad
den, former Third Assistant Postmast-
er-General.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
WORK ON
Canal OUTLINED
ISthmian Commission Revie ws
Record OF Achievement In
the Gigantic Task
LANDSLIDE PROBLEM SOLVED
No Trouble Anticipated When Grade of
Big Ditch is Reached-locks
Big Problem.

Washington. Nov. 9.-The great me-
chanical problems connected with the
construction of the Panama Canal.
which is to be opened TO the govern
ment in January 1915. pass In review
I'm the annual report of the lsthmian
Canal Commission just made public.
The record Of the years achievement
in the gigantic task that is being work.
cd out by the Washington government,
under Congressional appropriations
that so far aggregate $293.561 ,4s6, in
cludes:
Completion OF almost three quarters
Of Culebra Cut. Total excavation of
material from Culebra during year,
16,221.672 cubic yards at average cost
of 5s.S cents per yard.
Big plans laid for canal terminals,
Including storage of fuel, fresh water
and other supplies, repair facilities, etc
Pacific terminal to have dry dock
storehouse and coaling stations.
Practical completion Of plans Of all
locks.
Elaborate scheme for lighting the
canal
Safeguarding of the canal against
big landslides.
The report treats the physical as
poets of the big waterway with minute
detail. Questions of tolls, form of gov
ernment and character and extent OF
population to be permitted in the cana
zone have been reported upon i'm ad-
vance sheets of the report already
made public.
Locks a Great Problem.
The locks have been great prob
lem. Designs for the approach walls
at all locks, except one, have beer
prepared. Contracts in force at the
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
.FU CHOW TAKEN
BY THE REBELS
City Of 100000, Having Promiu-
ent Government Plants,
Captured Today
PEKING IS GREATLY EXCITED
Now Considered by Legations That All
Hope for the Manohu Dynasty
Has Vanished.

Annoy, Nov 9.-Fu Chow. a city
of 100000, is today i'm the hands of the
Revolutionists, who, after taking it,
wiped out the Manchu district. The
foreign settlement were not disturbed.
but fires broke out in several sections
of the native city, threatening its de-
struction.
At Flu Chow are located a naval ar
senal, government ship yards, mint,
school of navigation and a large dry
dock.
The situation at Annoy is quiet. Pro-
visions are scarce. Most of the city's
supply of junks were captured by pi-
rates yesterday, the entire crew of one
ship being massacred. The American
cruiser Albany and a Japanese de-
stroyer arrived today.
Excitiment i'm Peking.
Peking, Nov 9.-Excitement is in
creasing tonight. Residents of the
Forbidden City" are taking in great
quantities of provisions. Fifteen hum
dred infantry and calvary of the Man
chu fret division, who fled from Shi
Kia Chuang after the assassination of
General Wlu Lu Cheng, arrived today
and entered the city. The legations
consider all hope for the Manchu dy-
nasty has vanished.
Shanghai Situation Serious.
Shanghai. Nov. 9-The situation in
this city is becoming increasingly seri-
Gus. The Imperial government has alb
solutely disappeared and the foreign
consuls are unable to recognize the
self-constituted government. which,
however. is maintaining order, except
across the river where the British
warehouses were looted this morning
The local police fed upon the APP
proach of the rioters.
Rebels Strong at Marking.
Nanking, Nov. 9.-The opposing ar
mics rested on their arms today. The
| loyal troops still hold Purple Noun
tain. while the besiegers are waitinl
supplies of ammunition from Shan
ghai.
In yesterdays fighting the Revolu'
| tionists lost thousand killed o'
wounded. The Revolutionists nov
| have twenty-five thousand men. op'
posing them are about six Thousand
Manchus strongly entrenched ant
| well equipped. The foreigners ar
safe. The Americans are in the con
sulate grounds. protected by marines
and blue Jackets from the cruiser New
| Orleans.
Tien Tsin May Fall.
London. Nov 9-Tien Tsin dispatche
says the Revolutionsts this morninl
posted manifcstos throughout the cit!
declaring their intention of seizinI
Tien Tsin today II Is feared desper
ate fighting will occur around the vice
roys headquarters, which are sur
rounded by guards. cablegram from
Niu Chwang predicts an uprising a
! Mukden shortly
! Canton Declares Independence.
Hong Kong, Nov. 9-Canton, the cap
ital of Kwang Tung province and tn
largest city In China, formally declares
its independence today when the dra
gon flag was lowered and salute 4
honor Of the new government was fir
ed.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
ANOTHER PANAMA TRIP.

New York, Nov. 9.-Nearly a score
of members of the Committee on APP
preparations of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. departed today on a three
weeks jaunt to Panama and Cuba. At
the Isthmus the congressman will in
spect the progress of work on the ca =
nal and fortihcations. on the way home
they will stop at Havana with view
to determining the advsability of fur
ther appropriations to raise the wreck
of the Maine.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
KILLED FORMER HUSBANDS?
Mrs. John Quinn Surrounded by Sus
picious Chain of Circumstances.

Kalamazoo Mich, Nov. 9.-Mrs.
John quinn, under arrest in Chicago In
connection with the fatal shooting OF
her husband there, formerly conducted
a boarding house here, while her hus-
band was employed by the street rail-
way. Before coming here in 1908 she
resided in Jackson. having married
Warren Thorpe. who was found dead
with bullet hole In his head Ihe
death of Mrs. James Taylor, mother oil
Mrs. Quinn, who was found dead In
bed in the home of the Thorpes at
jackson was never fully explained, II
lis said
Before her marriage to Thorpe, Mrs
Quinn is said to have married John
Macdonald. who also, 1t Is said, was
found dead i'm bed in 1901.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
SOME NEW YORK FIGURES.

New York, Nov. 9.-The annual sta
tistical reports of the New York de-
partments convey the information tina
1000, ,O00,000 persons rode on the city's
car lines during the past year, twice
as many as in 1901. The health de-
partment reports show, 11,i95 births as
compared with 6,571 ten years ago
Deaths and marriages show small in
creases. The actual death rate has
declined from 2O.2 To 13 per thousand
Ninety persons were killed and S55 in
jured in motor car and cab accidents
in New York City streets during the
past ten months.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
SAD DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

Chicago. Nov. 9.-When he awokC
today and found his wife had died dur
ing the night, James Thompson, aged
SO. is believed to have committed sui
eide rather than live without her
Their bodies were found this morning
The woman had died from natura
causes. Thompson cut his throat
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
BIG CIRCUS NO MORE.

Baraboo, Wis, Nov 9.-It is given
out here that the Sells & Forepaugh
circus. which for years has been one Of
the greatest and best of Americas
amusement enterprises will pass out
Of existence next year. The Ringing
Bros, Of this place, who are now own
ers of this show, will not put IL out
again. The property of the Sells q
Forepaugh circus will be divided be-
tween Gollmar Bros, Barnum & Bailey
and Ringlings, all of which are owned
and controlled by the Ringing Bros.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
WISCONSIN EDUCATORS.
David Starr Jordan to Address Badger
State Teachers.

milwaukee,. Wis, Nov. 9.-The fifty
ninth annual convention of the Wis
consin Teachers Association opened in
the Auditorium today for a three days
session. There are a large number OF
visiting teachers in the city and a pro-
htable meeting is expected. Among the
educators scheduled 70
address the association are President
David Starr Jordan of Leland Sanford
university, Sarah Louise Arnold of
Boston. Dean l.. III. Bailey of Cornell
University, and Booker T. Washing
ton, the negro educator
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
DEATH OF MRS. MoREAU.
Mother OF Former Manager Of Scott
Hotel Passes Away.

Mrs. Adam Moreau, aged 45 died at
o'clock today of dropsy at ST. JOS
eph's hospital at Hancock. Mrs. Moreau
was the mother of Joseph Moreau' for
merly manager Of the scott hotei'
where she acted for several years as
housekeeper. She is survived by her
husband, Adam Moreau of Pequaming'
who was present when her death oc-
CURED. and two sons, Joseph, OF De-
troit. and Henry. of Houghton. Joseph
is expected to arrive in Hancock to-
morrow.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
MRS. GATES TO WE'D.

New York. Nov. "a marriage IL
cense has been issued to Romeo Mig
lietta and Mrs. Mary Whedom Gates,
who recently obtained a divorce from
Charles G.. Gates son of the late John
w. Gates. Miglietta gave his age as
S2 and Italy as his home. They will
live In Europe
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09

WILL AsroNIsH THE FANS.
Ban Johnson Promises Revelations in
Ticket Speculation Schemes.

Cincinnati, Nov. 9.-President John
son of the American league. who Is
here to attend the meeting of the Ma
tional baseball commission, declared
today that ticket speculation viii be
thoroughly investigated, and that evi-
dence he has gathered will astonisa
the baseball world" The commission
also will hear appeals from the east
ern league and American Association
for a higher classification in the Ma
tional Agreements.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
GOV. foss AT DELEGATIONS.

Boston. Mass, Nov. 9.-Headed by
Governor Foss. large delegation OF
members Of the Grand Army of patri-
otic societies left Boston this after
noon for the south TO attend the dedi-
cation next week OF the monuments
erected by the state of Massachusetts
on the battlefield OF Petersburg and at
Valley Forge.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
CONFERENCE is HELD.

Chicago Nov 9.-The Rock Island
railroad and representatives OF the en-
ployes had conference today. Vice
President Melchor said the railroad de-
fined its position an dthe men agreed
TO consider II and give an answer. j
Is said the railroad reiterated its pur
pose not to deal with the federation.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
FIRST INDOOR BASEBALL.

The first regular indoor baseball
morrow evening at the Light Guard
armory between the teams represent
ing co. a and the Y. NJ. G. A. Both
teams are strong and a good game is
expected
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
SEE GETS FIVE YEARS.

Chicago, Nov. s.-Evelyn Arthur
see founder of the Absolute Life
eult' convicted Of contributing to the
ueiinquency Of Mildred Bridges. dis
ciple' was today sentenced to prison for
irom one TO five years.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
DANGER OF PESTILENcE.

New York, Nov 9.-Drivers of TWEEN
ty-fvc hundred carts in the street
cleaning department struck at mid
night because they objected to the new
method Of collecting garbage at night
There is danger of pestilonce shoIld
the strike continue many days.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
ALSO WANT PRIVILEGES.

Washington. Nov. 9.-Norway and
Sweden have requested the United
states to grant them, under the favor
ed nations clause, the same privileges
given Canada in Section two of the
reciprocity agreement, by which wood
pulp and print paper is admitted free
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09

FIRE FATAL TO THREE.

Sioux city. Ia. Nov. Mrs. John
Davis. aged 26, wife OF a farmer near
here. her hree-months-old baby, and
Miss Hodges, aged SO, an aunt, were
burned 20 death in a fire which de-
stroyed the home this morning. An ex-
plosion OF an oil can is supposed to
have caused the fire.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
ANOTHER TALEsmAN EXCUSED.

Los Angeles, Calf. Nov. 81. v.
Sexton was passed for cause In the
Mcnamara case this morning. The last
two days therefore have nettcd two
taleemon passed for cause and three
sworn Jurors.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09

MRS. OSCAR BRUSH
HORSEWHlPS EDITOR
OF JOLIET HERALD.

Joliet, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-Archibald
S. Leckie. editor of the Joliet
Herald, was horsewhipped today
by Mrs. Oscar Brush. He final
ly took the whip from the wom-
an. Mrs. Brush is the wife Of a
printer, against whom the Her
aid had made charges which the
editor refused to retract.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
M'vEAoH FOR PENSIONS.

Washington. Nov. 9.-sceretary of
the Treasuray Macveagh has come out
in favor OF the pensioning of super
animated government clerks. and 1t Is
said that in his annual report 10 con-
gress this year he will make this pen
sioning system a feature. The secre-
tary favors the contributory system of
pensions.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
D. r. SMITH is DEAD.

Green Bay, Wis. Nov. 3D.. f.
smith, pioneer hotel keeper of Green
lay we'll known to travellers I'm the
northwest. died last night in Califor-
mia
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
IMPLIcATEs TRIBUNE MAN.
Lorimer Witness Says Correspondent
Suggested Use Of Money

Lormer Witness Says Correspondent
Suggested Use Of Money.
Chicago. Nov. 9.-Former Represen-
tative Lantz told the Lorimer COM
mittee today that John Corwin, at one
time Springfield correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, came to him i'm 1903
and suggested the use Of money to
elect the late Robert w. Patterson Of
the Tribune senator. Lantz did not say
what reply he made to Corwin.
Charles Hedge of Hinsdale testified
that Lantz told him a Democratic rep
rescntative asked him G.antz) If he
ought to take a thousand dollars for
his vote for Lorimer. and that Lantz
told the Democrat that II he was that
cheap he ought TO be sent TO Joliet.
Lantz, on the stand just previous to
Hedge. denied ne ever made any such
statement to Hedge.
CorVin Makes Denial.
Baltimore. Md, Nov 9--John A.
| Corwin denies the statements attrib-
uted 20 him by Lantz on the witness
stand in the Lorimer investigation at
Chicago today. Corwin said he was
not I'm the Tribune's employ In 1909,
nor as far as he knew was Patterson
a candidate for the Senate.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
KNOX DEFENDS
PEACE TREATIES
Says They Will Not Infringe on
the Constitutional Author
ity Of the Senate
ANSWERS OTHER OBJECTIONS
Certain Questions Cannot Reasonably
Be Arbitrated But Are Not
Likely to Arise.

Cincinnati. Nov. 9.-Secretary Knox S
topic before the American Society for
the Judicial Settlement of Interna-
tional Disputes was "The Pending Ar
bitration Treaties" 1t was in the main
close legal argument canvassing and
answering in detail every objection to
the arbitration treaties set out in the
report of the majority committee OF the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions last spring. The secretary's ef-
fort was to show that the treaties dc
not I'm any way infringe the constitu-
tional treaty making power of the
Senate and above all that they would
not endanger the Monroe Doctrine and
the right of tho United States to con-
troll immigration.
The secretary began by pointing out
that the general discussion and ap-
proval throughout the world of the
treaties contained no intimation of the
opposition to their ratification for the
reasons now urged by the Senate COM
mittee. He alluded to the committee's S
report as indicating its agreement
with the president as to the advisable
ity Of charging to the utmost practical
limit the scope of arbitration, which
leaves the only issue the difference of
opinion as TO whether or not the right
full function of one of the branches of
the treaty making power may have
been impaired by one of the provisions
of the treaty.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
SUGAR DROPS AGAIN.

New York. Nov. 9.-Refined sugar
was reduced ten cents per hundred
pounds today.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
NEGROES IN US.
ARE 9,828,294
Percentage Of Colored People is
1917 and Whites 88.9 of
the Population
WHITE INCREASE is LARGEST
Census Reports Show Gain in Per-
eentage For Whites and Loss
For the Negroes.

Washington, Nov. 9-The director OF
the census issued today a preliminary
statement Of the white and negro pop
ulation Of continental United States, as
shown by the returns Of the Thirteenth
decennial census, taken as Of April 10,
1910. These figures have been prepared
under the supervision of Mr. William
.C. Hunt, chief statistician for popula-
tion in the bureau Of the census, and
are subject TO later revision.
According to the returns Of the Thir-
teenth census, the population Of conti-
mental United States Chat is, eXclud-
ing Alaska. Porto Rico and other out
lying possessions), which was 91,972,-
26G in 1910 is subdivided as to color.
as follows: White. S1,732,6 ,6S7, or $50
per cent negro, 9,S2S,294, or 1917 per
cent; all other persons Ondians, Chi
nese Japanese. etc), 411,2S5, or 0.4 per
cent
The whites now constitute sS.9 per
cent of the total population, as COM
pared with S6.5 per cent in 1880 where
ac the negroes now constitute only 1917
per cent Of the total population, as
compared with 1871 per cent in 1880.
immigration in Relation to White
Increase.
There has been an increase i'm white
population since 1900 of 14.923,49 or
22.3 per cent. as compared with an in
crease in negro population of 994,S00,
or 11.S per cent. The excess in the per-
Icentage Of increase for the whites is of
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
Objections Answered.

AS to the first objection, the secre-
tary said, 'unless the constitutional
power to agree by treaty to arbitrate
future differences does not exist at all,
or only exists as to certain kinds of
differences, this proposition is not
sound. If the treaty making power
ear constitutionally bind the govern
ment to arbitrnte any kind of differ
ence that may arise in the future. IT
can bind 1t to arbitrate any other kind,
including Il difference of the treaty it
self. If the power exists at all the ex-
tent of its exercise is a matter OF dis
cretion. There are many treaties now
The Calumet news., 1911-11-09
Locks a Great Problem.

The locks have been a great prob
lem. Designs for the approach walls
at all locks, except one, have been
prepared. Contracts i'm force at the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-13
REPORTER O'BRIEN
 IS SOME SLEUTH
Recognizes Former Co.,
 Worker In Jersey Town and Causes His Detention.

Representing himself as a news. paper reporter, an unusually tai yyoung man. about 28, giving the name .of Richard Gardner, was arrested on 1.-the street by Detective Sergea mt .complaint of AS. O'Brien, a reporter .of the Bridgeport Post.
 O'Brien was formerly a reporter on the Elizabeth Daily Journal, of New lJersey where Gardner was also em- rployed for a few weeks last fall. .O'Brien charges Gardner with hay iing decamped hurriedly from the New -Jersey city with a watch belongine Q to another and leaving a trail of un. paid debts and numerous bad checks behind him.
 O'Brien encountered Gardner on the street here today for the first time since they had been acouainted treporter walk into the office of the Post While he was being groomed flor a position, O'Brien was seeking ithe cooperation of police head lquarters.
 He kept a line on Gardner, whom E'rhe latter arrested him, held him for investigation at police headuuarters land later received word from Eliza tbeth that the New Jersey authorities iwould send for the prisoner today.
 O'Brien says that after the Eliza Tbeth police began searching for Gard rer. they learned that he was also known by the name of Garrison and also Barry Yorke.
 Gardner is believed to have come into the city last evening in an auto mobile with another man whose iden- tity has not been established He spent the night at the Atlantic hotel ,where he has not yet bottled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-13
COUNTRY CLUB ACTIVITIES
Meeting to Plan For the Eleventh Fair of the CIub-Herd of Poor Old Cows Cause Com ment
Especial to The Farmer.)


 Fairfield, May 13-The auditorium of ffilled Friday night with a thorough ' ly pleased audience who enjoyed the program provided by the young peo- pie of the club. The club orchestra furnished music and refreshments | were served. at the conclusion of the program Dancing followed until midnight The program: recitation, MT. Howard Wakeman; flute solo. MT. Harold Hull accompanied by Miss Everetts; piano solo, Miss Anna Gray:
 teong Miss Edna Bulkley and Miss ksGriffith: recitation, Miss Maude Will kson: duet. Esther and Blanche Wade; Fifth and W. s. Fallon.
 Seven members were added to the roster of the club.
 | At the next meeting of the club the kdnembers will be entertained by the kofficers A special meeting has been frvhen the preliminary arrangements kAfor the 11th annual fair of the club Twill be made.
 | The many friends of Daniel Rock in this vicinity will be glad to hear that he will soon be able to attend to bus iness again.
 {! The annual meeting of St. Paul's parish has been called for the evening I of May 15 at o'clock when the elec- tion of officers will take place and 1 other business transacted. Dawson C.. Glover. parish clerk signed the call. The walk. leading from Main street | to the town hall which was carefully covered with broken stone is admired so much by those who visit the struc- ture that it is carefully avoided and the travel has been transferred to the turf on each side.
 Efforts are made at frequent inter- vals by the school committee of other towns to get away the model teach \ CTS of the Fairfield schools. Miss Lar son of the Jennings Woods school has had a flattering offer from Torring- Hattfe Smedley, who has been a teacher in the Fairfield schools for 13 years is wanted by the Bridgeport school board. Larger salaries are of fered in each case. Rev Father O'Dell. Rev. Dr. Joyce and Supt Clark of New Haven en- joyed the aviation meeting in Bridge port with John Boyle on Thursday Deeds were filed yesterday convey ing the valuable Main street property of Mrs. Marie T. Farley to James F. ! Roach of Bridgeport
 A herd of fifty decrepit and poor old cows passed through town yester- day bound for Bridgeport. The driv- CTS refused to say who owned the cattle or to whom they were to be delivered. Some of the COWS were barely able to walk. A proposition has been made to the United Illuminating CO. to extend the gas mains to Fairfield beach, Ground has been broken on Penfield avenue for three new houses to be erected for Samuel H. Wheeler.