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The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
sEATTLe's ENGINEER.
Man Who Has FIattened the HilIy City
on Puget Sound.

OF TuHcI OOuUus
The American Magazine contains
an interesting article concerning Reg
inald II. Thompson. city engineer Of
Seattle, who for a generation has
worked with almost inconceivablc en-
thusiasm at the task of remedying Sc
attles natural defects. He has re-
graded more than twenty-five miles Of
street and has moved more than six
teen million cubic yards of dirt. He
has washed the hills into the bay and
torn down and regarded five square
miles of city. He piles taXA on the
citizens, but although they grumble.
they follow him. A brief extract from
the article follows:
What Thomson intended to do he
has done. Mayors come and go are
but for n month or year; but Thorn
| son hangs on forever. For twenty
years he has pounded away with ny
draulics at the hills of Seattle, has
built boulevards and parks, put in
sewers and water system and Incl
dentally piled up taxes upon indignant
citizens Today he is recognized as
one of the great municipal engineers Of
the country. but the opposition to him
has been tremendous. You have only
to look at the strong. well-set, IRON
gray man with the closely clamped
jaw TO know he is a fighter. But he
could never have won II he had not
been diplomat, too. He has had to
move the minds of the people from
their Inertia so that they would see
with a vision broad enough to under
stand the situation as he did To that
end he has argued, explained, concil-
| lated, educated, while at the same time
he was washing into the tide flats a
glacial moraine that had been incon-
siderately dumped in the way of the
main arteries Of the city.
I'm the early days improvements
were made at the least possible ex-
pense. so that many OF the grades were
as high as twenty-five feet In the hun
dred. To cut down such incllnes from
all lines Of general traffic has been the
chief work OF II. II. Thomson. Take
the case Of Jackson street, an import
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
WHY NIGHT RATES
WERE GIVEN UP
TELEPHONE MANAGER TELLS
WHY THE BELL COMPANIES
CHANGED THEIR
POLICY.

X. :. Baker, of Marquette. division
manager for the Michigan State Tele-
phone company has received copies OF
an address setting forth the reasons
OF the Bell companies for discontinue
ing the night rate for long distance
service the companies for about three
years past having made the same
charge for long distance messages both
night and day. The address was deliv-
cred by Angus $. Hibbard, a general
superintendent of the American (BelD
Telephone and Telegraph company.
before a convention OF grain men at
Omaha, Neb., oct. TO- last.
Mr. Hibbaru states that the half
price uisht rates We're established in
the infancy of long distance telephone
lines for the purpose of encouraging
the public TO try out the service. The
country did not take rapidly i'm the be-
ginning to telephoning as a means of
transacting business. and for this rea-
son extraordinary efforts were put
forth i'm order that the business inter
ests might be brought 10 realize the
advantages OF the system.
With the arrival of popularity of the
long distance telephone II was found
that everyone wanted to telephone just
after o'clock at night. the hour when
the half rates became effective. Mr.
Hibbard likens the situation to condi-
tions at a toll bridge, where at GER
tain hour the public could cross for
half price.
The natural result was that so many
people wanted to use the long distance
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
CASCARETS INSURE
INSIDE CLEANLINESS
The millions of Casearet users never
have Headache, Constipation, Bill
iousness or Sick Stomach,

II is more necessary that you keep
your Bowels, Liver and stomach clean
pure and fresh than it is to keep the
sewers and drainage Of a large city
free from obstruction.
Are YOU keeping clean inside with
Cascarets-or merely forcing a pass
ageway every few days with salts,
cathartc pills or castor oil? This is
important
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the sour.
undigested and fermenting food and
foul gases; take the excess bile from
the liver and carry out of the system
the decomposed waste matter and
poison IN the intestines and bowels
No odds how badly and upset you
feel, a Cascaret tonight viii straighten
you out by morning They work while
YOU sleep A 1o-cent box from your
druggist viii keep your entire family
feeling good for months Don't for
get the children-their little insides
need a good, gentle cleansing, too.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04

ant east and west artery. Upon IL were
grades of 10 per cent. To reduce these,
so that the highest should not be over
5 per cent, required a cut through
seven blocks at a maximum depth Of
ninety feet. In order not to leave the
street a canyon, IT became necessary
to regrade a district five blocks wide.
In other words, every improvement in
a built-up territory of fifty-nve acres.
stretching close to the business heart
of the city had to be destroyed with
the consent Of a majority Of the own
ers.
Thomson believed It would pay the
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04

The Sault Ste Marie canal author
tiles report a total freight homage for
the month of 192l,572 short tons com %
pared with 7.S6S,7ss short tons for Oc-
tober, 1910, the gain being due to the
heavier westward movement of hard
and soft coal 10 Atlantic and Canadian
destinations. The freight movement
through the canals for the season To
the end OF October, 47,S59.739 short
tons, notwithstanding the heavier
westward movement, shows "A decline
of over per cent from the correspond
ing 1910 total.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04

temperatures prevails over all sec
tions. The barometer is low over the
cntirc Canadian Northwest and there
are some Indications OF the possible
development OF n storm of considerable
energy In that region and to tho north
Of Lake Superior. Should such devel-
opment occur, increasing south to
southwest winds will occur over Lake
Superior with rising temperature. 9th
erwise fair weather will continue in
this vicinity during the next S6 hours.
II. B. cowDRICK.
Official In Charge.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
coAsrINe is DANGEROUS.

President +, ]. Bawden of the viii
danger to Ioughton children in
coasting on the side hills. While Mr..
Bawden does not like TO interfere with
the innocent pleasure of the children,
he realizes that the practice is likely
to result in accidents and asks the
parents to see that their children take
the proper precaution to avoid col
Hiding with the street cars or passing
rigs.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
By JOHN WANAMAKER,

property owners TO have this done, ana
with characteristic energy he set
about proving IL 10 them. A chart was
prepared with a series Of pictures. The
first showed a load that could be haul
ed by one horse on the level, as shown
in Trautwines Engineers book. Ihe
last gave picture of nine horses pull
ing the same weight up Jackson street.
and this argument was so effective TOT
the regrade that the work was indors-
ed by the owners. with the result that
the surface OF 12O acres was removed
involving a total OF S,36i,0OO cubic
yards OF earth"
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
KIMMEL CASE Is
AGAIN ON TRIAL
Continued From Page one.

taken out insurance TO the value af
about $4,000. Al the time OF his dis
appearance. according TO evidence in
troduced at the first trial of the insur-
ance suit, Kimmel owed nearly Sl5,-
00O, which has since been made good.
Found In Asylum.
In the meantime the Insurance COM
pany discovered man in the asylum
for the criminal insane at Matteawan,
n. Y. who claimed TO be Kimmel. He
bore the name of Andrew J. White. In
the course of interviews the man gave
a number of startling facts about him
self purporting to prove that he was
Kimmel. According to his original
story he had been assaulted by foot
pads I'm Kansas City and the attack
had left him mentally irresponsible
and for a long time he was unaware
of his own identity. While in this con-
dition, he declared, he had committed
crimes which led TO his imprisonment.
Several years ago the insurance
TO legally establish the mans identity
by inducing friends and relatives to
visit the convict at Matteawan. Many
of these witnesses declared the convict
was the George A. Kimmel whom they
had known intimately. Mrs. Julia Es-
telle Kimmel, the mother, and Mrs. Ed
ma X. Bonslett, the sister, after study
ing the convict carefully, denounced
the man as an impostcr.
Relatives Are Divided.
When the convict was released from
prison last summer he Immediately
went TO Kimmel's old home in Niles.
Mich. where he endoavored to prove
that he was the missing bank cashier.
The mother and other relatives Of
Kimmel again denounced the man as
an imposter. But other residents of
Niles who had known Kimmel in:i-
mately declared their belief that the
man from Mattcawan was the former
bank cashier. A cousin and uncle OF
Kimmel, his former Sunday school
teacher and n number of business men
in good standing held interviews with
the claimant. AfterWard they relates
incidents which "the man of mystery
brought to their mind, or they to his
that confirmed their belief, they said
that he is the real Kimmel they knew
years ago.
An interesting feature in connection
with the trial is the fact that both At
torney +. NJ. Bacon, who has fought for
the Kimmel interests FOR years. and
Attorney Edward II. O'Brien of Chi
cago, who represents the insurance
company in the case, knew the real
George \. Kimmel MIR. Beason knew
him from boyhood, and he stoutly de-
clares he cannot be mistaken in the eX
convict, whom he says is not the real
while Attorney O'Brien with
equal positiveness declares the former
convict is the man whom he knew as
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
Weather Conditions.

An immense field Of very high pres
sure covers the entire United States
this morning; with the exception Of a
narrow strip along the Middle Allan
tic coast. where the barometer is low,
apparently due 10 storm Of consider
able energy some distance to the east.
High winds are reported this morning
and precipitation has been general
from the sections covered by this low
westward 20 the Great Lakes. Aside
from this fair weather with moderate
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
COMMERCE IN OCTOBER.
Decrease of Almost 100000 Tons Of
Freight is Recorded.


Freight is Recorded.
Domestic freight movements on the
Great Lakes during October. 1911. as
measured by the aggregate shipments
of merchandise between domestic lake
ports, totaled 1O,153,473 short tons,
compared with 1O,649.2S7 short tons
shipped during October 1910. and H.
olN,2l2 short tons during October 1909.
The smaller tonnage for the moneh
was due mainly TO the lighter move
ment OF coal and iron ore The ship
ments of grain lumber and unclassed
freight were heavier than a year ago.
The merchandise tonnage shipped
during the 10 months Of the present
year as reported 10 the Bureau OF Sta
tistics Of the Department Of Com.
merce and Labor aggregated 66,46S. .299
short tons and was almost 10 per cent
less than in 1910, though only about
two and one-half million tons short
OF the 1909 record A considerable
decline in iron ore receipts is shown
for all the important ports with the
exception OF Conneaut, which reports
an increase Of half a million tons and
Lorain, the season receipts Of which
closely approximate those Of a year
ago.
The shipments Of soft coal for the
month. 2,162.S45 short tons. were on
lower scale than in October, 1910, when
2,554114 short tons were shipped. Oc-
tober shipments of hard coal, 49, SCI
short tons, likewise proceeded on n
smaller scale than in 1870 though the
10 months figures. 3.722.741 short tons
are larger than those of year ago.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
Welded ON SATURDAY.
Two Pretty Ceremonies SoIemnized In
Houghton Saturday.

William Houghton Beaman and Miss
Helen Marion Taylor were married on
Saturday evening at eight O'clock, at
the residence of Rev. Frank u.
knowles, pastor of the Houghton
Presbyterian church Mr.. and Mrs.
Beaman will reside at 1873 Ruby street
Ralph n. Jewett of Lake Linden. and
Miss Christina III. Wilkinson of
Houghton, were married Saturday ar
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
). Quinn on South street, Rev. Frank
p Knowles officiating The couple were
unattended Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett will
make their home at Lake Linden
where the groom is employed by the
G. & II. mining company.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
PAlNEsDALE MATRoN DIES.
Body of Mrs. Hilma Daume to Be Sent
TO Calumet for Burial

BODY OF Mrs. Hilma Daume to Be Sent
to Calumet for Burial.
of Peerless =. Daume of Painesdale
died last evening at her home, leaving
"A sorrowing husband and three small
children, the youngest an infant but a
few days old. There also survive Mrs.
mon Abramson Of Laurium. two sisters
Miss Jennie Abramson Of the Trimoun-
tain hospital staff Of nurses and Lii
liam at Laurium, also a brother, John.
The body will be sent to Laurium to-
morrow morning for interment
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
Official In Charge

Farm land, exclusive OF buildings.
which was valued at S13,O5S, ,OOS 900 in
1900, had more than doubled before
1910. being then returned as having a
value of s2s,ss6,77O,oOO, an advance Of
11I4 per cent.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
PILES DEFY THE KNIFE.
The Cause Of Their Formation Still
Remains,

Remains.
one place where surgery fails to
3ring permanent relief is i'm the treat
ment Of piles, because when the evil
tumors are cut away, the cause of their
formation still remains. That cause is
poor circulation. Or. Leonhardts
HEM-ROID is the tablet remedy that
is taken inwardly and gets right to
the inside cause.
HEM-ROID is sold for 81 by Eagle
Pharmacy Calumet, Mich. Laurum
Pharmacy Laurium, Mich, and all
druggists. Money back If it fails. Dir.
Leonhardt Co, Station B. Buffalo. N.
Y. Write for booklet.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04

Local Office L. s. Weather Bureau,
Houghtou, Mich, Dec. 4. 1911.
Forecasts Till p. M. Tuesday:
Copper Country: Fair tonight and
Tuesday.
Upper Michigan: Fair tonight and
Tuesday
Lake superior: Moderate to brisk
south winds.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04
Houehton Department

lines between 6 and O'Clock in the
evening that the equipment was not
sufficient TO accommodate them, and
tinue the night rates and give salts
factory service, it would have been
necessary TO build many more lines,
the return from which would not bring
i'm fair return on the investment, as
they would be needed only for a short
period each day. Accordingly, the Bell
companies decided TO discontinue the
cheaper night rates. In telephoning
the public demands prompt service
rather than cheap service, according to
Mr. Hibbard.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-04


In answer 10 a query as to why the
telephone companies can not give re-
duced rates at night the same as tel
cgraph companies. Mr. Hibbard says
that the conditions are different. a
night message is accepted by tele-
graph company at reduced rates only
on stipulation that il is to be trans
mitted al the company's earliest con-
venience, ana immediate" messages
are charged for at fun rates In the tel
ephone business, every call is neces-
sarily an Immediate" call and reduced
rates cannot be given. In closing Mr..
says:
The experiment Of Offering a half
rate, beginning at o'clock, was tried,
and. as the business began To develop,
i, failed, resulting i'm an unsatisfactory
service TO all concerned. and a service
which could not be provided with any
satisfaction without so
greatly increasing the plant and oper-
ating costs as 10 make an advance I'm
an the day rates imperative. 1t is be-
licvcd that such an advance in day
rates would not be popular. and that
the greatest good TO the greatest num-
ber is now accomplished by making
the lowest rate thought To be reason
able and possible, and have this ex-
tend during all hours of the day at
which service is demanded"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
LA TOILETTE PLANS
NO SPEAKING TOUR
WISCONSIN SEN .ATOR EXPECTS
HIS TIME TO BE TAKEN IN
WRITING TILL CONGRESS-
MEETS.

Washington. D. C.-Senator La
toilette announced today that no
plans had Deen completed for a cam
paign speaking tour in November. al
though he still hopes to be able 10
make several progressive speeches be-
fore congress meets. His statement
follows:
The statement that | am to spend
the month of November speaking in
a number of states has been printed
from time to time for several weeks.
have never authorized such an an
n%ouncement. In response to invita-
tons from many states and contrary
to the wishes of immediate friends |
have been obliged to say it was un-
certain whether | shall make and fill
such engagements.
"Following the adjournment of
congress ! began TO work on a series
of magazine articles reviewing the
last thirty years of political history.
To meet the obligations of my CON
tract with the magazine ! must COM
plete the articles before congress as
sembles in December. | have taken
rest and shall work early and late
that job is finished.
"Whatever time remains before
the session owen | shall gladly
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26

If The Republican remembers cor.
rectly, this is the first time that
South Dakota has entertained
a president while in Office. The en-
tire state, from Lead on the west, to
Huron on the east, is highly appre-
ciative of the honor. Special pro-
grams for the entertainment of the
distinguished guest have been ar
ranged at every point.
President Taft is at his best in a
personal meeting with his friends.
His w%ell-known cordiality and his
thorough gentlemanliness combine to
make it q pleasure to meet and talk
with him. He has never claimed to
be an orator, but has developed a
direct, forceful style that is intended
to appeal to the reason of his hear
ers.
The presidential campaign is just
beginning. No one can with certain
ty predict the outcome. The presi-
dent vas told he would be reasonably
of four out of the ten delegates
from this state. But, whether Taft
or La Toilette will receive the sup
port of South Dakota in the national
the presidents visit to
the state will be remembered with
qualification. And it may be believ-
ed that the president will remember
that South Dakota easily held her
own with other states in her hospi-
to him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
TO A FOREIGN POST
FOR MISSION WORK
MISS WHITE, OF UNIVERSITY
FACULTY, LEAVES FOR ia.
PAN TO ENGAGE IN HIGH
SCHOOL WORK.

Miss Annie Laura White departed
this morning via the Milwaukee road
for st. Louis, from which point she
goes to San Francisco, Cal, to sail
for Japan. AT the depot a large num-
Der of students gathered to bid her
goodbye and wish her a safe journey.
Miss White goes to Aoyama, Toxic,
Japan, where she will take up edu-
cational and missionary work in the
girls high school department. She
is under the northwestern branch of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
SOLVES PROBLEMS IN CUR
RENCY REFORM.

Senator Aldrich's supplemental
report as chairman Of the Monetary
commission will serve to commend
more than ever the plan worked out
by that body for sorely needed re-
form Of the currency system.
Three problems left unsolved up
to this time are worked out in the
additional report just made by the
chairman Of the commission. In
caidtlentally. the representation on the
board Of directors of the national
reserve association created by the
plan Is SO changed that New York
With one fifth the banking capital
.aaof the United statec. would. have
sonlysyone tenth Of the representation.
should d dispose for all time of
hseharge that the plan is an at
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
IT'S EQl Al DON'T ENIST.

No one mas ever ma. Il salvc, oint-
mont or balm 10 compare with Duck
lens Arnica Salvc. It's the one per-
feet healer of Cuts, Corns, burns.
Bruises, Sores, scalds, Eoils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rhcum. For Sore
Eyes. Cold Sores, Chapped Hands or
shralns its supreme. Uur:valed for
r1'es- Try ii. Only csc at Dichl &
drown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
Mitchell G: Redfeid o.

The team went up there With th,
feeling that ii was to be a hard fought
game, and the boys were moi mis-
taken after it started. Coach Pol
ing, however, had coached his lads
to a fine point and they responded to
his teaching in a way as to win
In the first quarter Mitchell won
the toss and defended the west goal.
There was very little Roadway made
In the quarter to get across the line,
and both teams resorted TO puntins
a good deal OF the time. Toward the
close OF the quarter Redfield got the
ball close enough to the goal TO Try
a place kick which failed.
There was nothing doing in tho
second quarter, both teams trying
a forward pass, With the best of it
going 10 Redfield, who made a gain
of 80 Yards on a play of this kind.
There was more or less punting done
when the lines held. Once G. Smith
went through center for nine yards
on a fake play.
Right in the opening of the SOC
ond half the touchdown of the game
came. Mitchell kicked off, and on a
forward pass by Redfcld Gordon
Smith got the ball and made a %
yard run for a touchdown, d. Smith
kicking goal. The rest of the half
was made up OF constant punting and
trying the forward pass, which was
o worked successfully by either
team.
In the last quarter Reed at the be-
ginning Reed went owe center or a
2O-yard gain, with an additional ten
yards a moment later, but Mitchell
was penalized the last ten yards. At
ter pushing the ball through the line
for ten yards, Medley tried for a
place kick but failed. Reed made
goo3 gainst through the line during
the last quarter but they awaited
nothing toward another touchdown.
The following is the lineup:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
of the Methodist e. and
will remain there for ali i%nnvfinite

period. Miss Mite ne Z. n: a. er
OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. =. N,,s.:c q he
south side, and for the past r., ears
she has been Il member o. IT. .4ac-
ulty of Dakota Wesleyan I.liyI ssity,
as assistant professor OF mathematics
under Prof. Stout. Her work here
during that period has proven OF the
CHE character, and the officials
OF the University We're 10th to let her
go. Miss White is a graduate of
Chicago University.
She was personally Very popular
among the students at the Univcr-
slty OF this city and there has been
much regret expressed at her depar-
ture.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26


WANTED-Wide-Awake Men in
both City and Country territory as
Sales Agents, Grew Foremen and Dis
trict Managers to sell wonderful new
improved Fire Appliance needed at
once in every home, store, office. fac
tory, hospital, business place and on
every farm and automobile. 500
sales in one town of less than 1000.
$4,000 sales i'll one county. C. r.
Essig, Penn. wires Sold As two davs
Rush express 1OO." His Profits
$3.50. Exceptional business oppor-
tunity for men not satisfied With
moderate results. If you are in this
class and mean business write to-
day TOR full information. Bell-Edi-
son Manufacturing Co., Chicago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED-Clever encr.
getic men as exclusive solicitors TO,
Il new combination scrubbing. win
ing and self wringing mop. All nor
IDEAS revolutionized. Life chance
TOT hustlers. Every woman wants
this mop. The only one for schools,
hospitals, hotels, and public build
lngs. Proven success, unlimited
sales. Big money. Write for terri
tory at once. The Universal Supply
Co., Dept. B, Franklin and Huron
streets, Chicago.