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The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
MAY NOT HAVE
PLACE ON TICKET
TAFT ELECTORS IN CALIFORNIA
MAY BE ELIMINATED BY
L A w.

San Francisco, June PA peculiar
situation has arisen I'm California re-
garding the election of members oil
the electoral college. Under the prl-
mary law of this state the nominees
of the various parties to the state
legislature will meet october to
nominate party candidates for the
electoral college. but the name of the
presidential nominee will not appear
ON the ballot in November.
In California. with the Republican
nolitical machinery dominated at pres
cnt by Roosevelt's supporters, the
electors nominated by the legislators
NAV easily be Roosevelt men VINO
would secure the regular kepup'c'n
column ON the ballot submitted TO the
voters i'm November. In that event
" the supporters Of Taft place an
electoral ticket i'm the field they PROD
ahIv would have to do so by petition'
n that can he done. Some doubt is eN-
nressed as 10 whether an elector Is u
candidate for public office" as Is re-
ouired by law.
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dinal principles. he said, was TO be-.
Thou shalt not steal"
Representatives OF twenty-five
states composed the notification COM
mittee which informed Colonel Roose-
welt of his nomination and in a sense
stood as sponsors for the movement.
The committee consisted OF Controller
w. II. Prendergast. New York. Meyer
Lissner, California; former Congress-
man Richmond Peason Hopson. n. c.:
Frank Knox. Michigan; Matthew
Hale, Massachusetts; A. r Garford.
Ohio; David Browning, Kentucky,
Eberhard Bierer, Jr. Utah; Walter
Thompson, Vermont; Judge oscar r.
Hundley, Alabama; Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. Colorado; Andrew Rain.
Minnesota; Judge Stevens. Iowa;
Judge lowder, North Dakota; William
Allen White, Kansas; John c. Green
way, Arizona; former Governor John
Franklin Fort, New Jersey; Colonel
+. c. Darlington. Maryland. Pear
Wight. louisiana; Lorenzo Dow.
Washington; Walter Clyde Jones. Illi-
nois; Frank Frantz, Oklahoma.
Just before Governor Johnson of
California called the meeting to or
der the crowd sang patriotic songs
and initiated a steam roller.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
ONE U. S. CAR IN
THE FRENCH RACE
GRAND PRlx EVENT WILL START
FROM PARIS AT DAWN
TOMORROW.

Paris. June 24.-Crowds of people
are leaving Paris for the Dieppe cir
cult, where the Grand Prix automobile
race viii be started al early dawn to-
morrow. IL will be the first automo-
bile road race OF International import
ance held in Europe in nearly four
years and upon its success depends
the future Of the sport On this side of
the Atlantic.
The Dieppe circuit, one neg Of which
lies along the English Channel. is the
same that was used In the Grand Prix
races in 1907 and 1908. The circuit is
AIS miles long, triangular i'm shape,
with Approximately 16 miles to "A leg.
Ii is claimed TO be the fastest that can
be found In France.
The race this year will occupy two
days. 1t is To be $50 miles in length,
AIS miles. or ten laps OF the circuit
being run on each day. The starting
point will be just outside of Dieppe.
The most elaborate arrangements win
be made TO prevent mobs invading the
track Nearly ten thousand soldiers
will he stationed at forty-foOt inter-
walls along the course. and no person
within the inclosure will be permitted
20 cross till the race is finished.
There are more than fifty entries In
the race, mostly from France and
England, though the United States is
represented by one car, and there are
entries from Italy. Germany. Belgium
ard Switzerland. There are practical
ly no limits to the construction of the
cars entered in the first class, so the
manufacturers have had a free rein to
construct cars with the greatest pos
slble speed ability. I'm view of this
IL is expected that the old speed rec
ords will fall and that a new worlds
mark at road racing will be estah-
lished.
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FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY.
Conference Opens in London Today TO
PUSH the Movement.

London, June 2i.--in Lambeth Pal.
ace, the historic home of the Archbish-
op of Canterbury, a small group OF
English and American churchmen as
sembled today to confer on plans
whereby unity of Christendom may
be accomplished. In attendance on The
conference were the Archbishop OF
Canterbury, the Archbishop of York
and several other eminent prelates oi
the Church of England and a commits
sion representing the Episcopal church
in America. The American commits
sioners present We're Bishop Ander
son of Chicago. Bishop Vincent OF
Ohio, Bishop Hall of Vermont and the
Rev. Dr William n. Manning, rector
OF Trinity church, New York city.
The i"Lo~tance of this conference
can scarLs:J be overestimated. II
marks the first tangible step In the
colossal scheme for the union of all
the Christian denominations of the
world into one church. The movement
for Christian unity was started by
the American Episcopal church. II
has received the supper of eminent
clergymen and laymen of all the lead
ing denominations in America and the
approval of the heads of the Estab-
lished Church in England and the old
Catholic church on the continent of
Europe.
The purpose of the present confer
ence, which might be termed sub
committee meeting, is tq discuss ten
tativc plans for the great world con-
ference that II is PROPOSED to hold
some time within the coming year.
New York has been suggested as the
meeting place for this conference.
which will endeavor To agree on n
statement of what is fundamentally
necessary in each denominational sys-
TEN of doctrine and dogma. and to
evolve from these universally accept
ed fundamentals of raith basis upon
which an undivided church may be
built
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portant only as a preliminary to Il
national campaign for the election OF
president. The Chicago convention
mst ended is nfuch more than this
and is in itself the end Of pre-con-
vention campaign presenting crisis
more threatening and issues more inn
portant than those of the election
campaign which is to follow between
the two great national parties.
The question here at stake was
whether the Republican party was to
change its attitude rs the chief con
tional representative government ana
vas to weaker the constitutional guar
antees of life liberty and property and
all other rights declared sacred In the
HAl Of Rights by abandoning the prn
ciplcs of the absolute independence Of
the Judiciary essential TO the main
tenance of these rights.
The campaign carried on to seize
the Republican party and make it the
instrument Of reckless ambitions and
To unsettle the fundamental principles
of our government was so sudden and
unexpeeted that time was not given
clearly to show to the people and the
party the dangers which confronted
them.
1t was sought TO break the wise
and valuable tradition against Civ
ing more than two terms to any one
man in the presidency and the danger
from its breach could not he meas
ured. The importance of the great
victory which has been achieved can
not he overestmated. All over this
country patriotic people tonight are
breathing more freely that serious
menace TO our Republican Institutions
has been averted.
1t is not necessary tonight to speak
of the results in November or OF tho
issues which will arise between the
Republican and Democratic parties I'm
the presidential campaign to follow.
Il will be time enoubh 10 do that after
the action of the Baltimore conven-
ton. 1t is enough now TO say that,
whatever may happen in November.
4 great victory for the Republican
party and the United states has al
ready been won The party remains
as a powerful organization for carry
ing out it's principles, as an agency of
real progress in the development of
the nation along the constitutional
lines upon which it was constructed
and has ever been maintained; and
its future opportunity for usefulness
is as great az its achievements in the
past"
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
SWISS TO THE ROCKIES.
Better Wages Are Luring Mountain
Guides TO the U. S.

Paris, June 24.--The allurement OF
better wages and all-the- year round
employment is causing the emigration
of many to the Rocky Mountains. ac-
cording to dispatches from the Swiss
mountain resorts. In Switzerland the
majority of the guides have n precsr-
ious existence. as during the winter
months they have practically nothing
to do and earn no money
Agents Of the Canadian Pacific Rail
road have offered many of them en-
ployment twelve months in the. year,
on condition that they abandon the
Alps for the Rockies and so TO settle
there with their families. Several fam
lilies Of Swiss guides have recently left
C;rindelwald and Interlaken for the
Rocky Mountain states.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24

Buffalo. n. Y, June 24.-Five bodies
and list Of eighteen missing persons,
were brought here today from the
scene of a disaster last night at Ed
sle Park on the west shore of Grand
Island, where over one hundred per-
sons were thrown into Niagara River
by the collapse of an excursion dock.
In the terror and confusion families
became separated and there is FAINT
hope that some Of those listed as miss
ing may be found today.
George Richmeyer, who lost his wife
and ten year old son. saw them car
ried clear OF the wreckago by the cur
rent that sweeps past the dock He
was chnging To a spile. holding an in
fant son i'm his arms. and could do
nothing to save the others.
George Mckee, who lost his wife and
infant son, saw them go down in a
mass of struggling people and didn't
reappear.
The excursionists were members Of
Friends court Ampherest lodge. No
eS2, Foresters of America, who were
on their annual outing.
Planks Rotten; Structure Weak.
The section of the dock which gave
away was about fifty feet in length
and twenty-five feet in width.
A medical examiner who examined
the wreckage today found many brok-
en- planks rotten and directly beneath
the collapsed portion of the structure
there were no supporting piles. A
platform of two-inch planks rested on
cedar beams laid across the full width
of the dock, and many of these show
ed signs of decay.
Boats We're sent down the river from
Eagle Park today To recover bodies.
a mile below the landing there is a
reef running several feet out into the
river. which with the shore swing OF
the current, forms a natural basin and
into this it is believed the bodies will
be carried.
The excursionists were taken to
Eagle Park on two steamers. These
boats were coming into the dock to
take on passengers for the return trip
when the crowd began to gather on
the dock
There is some difference in the stor-
les of eye witnesses as to whether the
boats contributed to the collopse of
the dock by striking it when they came
in, or whether it sank under the sheer
weight of the crowd on II.
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TO AID FOREIGN STUDENTS.
France Plans Faculty TO Teach the
French LANGUAGE,

french Language.
Paris. June 2l.-The question Of for
eign students at the University of
Paris has been brought to a head by
complaints from the French Students
Association that the teaching of the
University is being hampered by the
presence of so many students with an
imperfect knowledge of the language.
There are now over 1900 foreign stu
dents entered at the University. most
of them at the Faculty Of Ltters,
which cannot, it is alleged, without
grave injustice to the French stu
dents. give courses which foreign stu
dents are capable Of following.
TO remedy this state OF affairs. the
Alliance Franchise, In cooperation
with the University authorities, has
decided to create faculty where the
French language will be taught from
it's earliest origins to It's latest devel-
opments. and the foreign student fitted
10 follow any course in the University
without inconvenience to his fellow
students and with profit TO nim-
self.
The University has offered to sell
TO the Alliance at reasonable price
a plot OF land conveniently situated
on the left bank of the Seine. close 10
the University. In order TO raise the
necessary funds to buy the land and
build and equip the necessary prem
ises a stock company has been formed
under the name of the Society os
Friends of the Alliance Francaise. with
a capital of s120O00
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
MARRY 10000 MILES APART.
Bride In Holland While Sweetheart
Faces Texas Notary.

races tcNas Notary.
Wichita Falls, Tex, June "A
ceremony which. extending across TO-
600 miles is TO unite Harry Won Ten
brink Of this city and Miss Helena
Swartiz of Amsterdam. Holland. gives
Tenbrink claim to the title Of cham
pion long distance bridegroom. Ten
brink remains in this. city, while the
bride is nearly ON the other side Of the
world. but their lives are TO be linked
none the less securely because OF tho
yastnesses between them.
The strange ceremony began when
Tenbrink stood before a notary in the
presence of witnesses and made a de-
claTation of his Intention TO wed Miss
Swartz by proxy. This declaration.
duly signed and authenticated was
forwarded TO the Danish consul In Gal
weston, who sent IL to Queen Wilhel-
nina, Of Holland. If IL meets with her
approval II will go TO Miss Swartz.
who will stand before the lord mayor
of Amsterdam and make similar de-
claration. Then she will be. to all in
tents and purposes, married to Ten
brink
Mrs Tenbrink viii sail for Texas in
July. One reason for the ceremony be-
ing performed by this long-distance
method is that the duties law make it
very difficult for an unmarried woman
to get passport out Of Holland. This
difficulty will be circumvented by the
wedding. Won Ten
brink will have another ceremony per-
formed by a minister when his proxy
bride reaches Texas.
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MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Further Arrangements I.ill BE Made
for the Fourth.

for the Fourth.
Thomas W. Allen. head of the Wor-
than and Allen Carnival company,
playing this week at Ishpemng ana
openine i'm Red Jacket the week oI
July /. Is expected here tomorrow
from Chicago. on his arrival he VIII
he I'm a position TO inform the execu-
tive committee Of Red Jackets fourt''
whether he was successful In securing
an aviator and biplane from the Cur
tiss Biplane Co., OF Chicago ior eN-
nibitions in Red Jacket next week.
A regular committee meeting OF the
executive committee will be he'"
Wednesday evening in the Reo 'acN-
ct council rooms. when final arrange
ments for the carnival and celebration
OF the Fourth of July will be mace
The carnival company will have i'S
attractions scattered all over .n'
streets of Red Jacket. some OF '"e
principal shows to be stationed OH
the vacant lots beteen SeVeh'n any
Eighth streets, II is expected
walter Stanley. superintendent Vi
the carnival company is expected neie
tomorrow from Ishpeming, ana MT
Stanley will personally supervise '"'
location of the attractions. lie Is F"
past master I'm this work.
Two special trains will bring ..'e
shows to Red Jacket. The trains az
expected to reach the local yarus =, :
tho south shore between | ana
o'clock Sunday afternoon next
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DEMOS HAVE FUN
WITH THE c. O.P,
HOUSE ENJOYS ITSELF OVER SIT
UATloN IN REPUeLI.
CAN PARTY.

Washington. June 2i.-For forty
minutes today the House enjoyed itself
over the situation in which the Re
publican party fnads itself because OF
the chicago convention. Campbell, of
Kansas, started 1t by having read a
letter written by Roosevelt i'm 1905. eX
ioiling the virtues of Taft. then a can
dldate. Republican applause greeted
phrases containing fulsome praise for
faft. The Democrats laughed dproar-
iously. Then Heflin of Alabama had
read one of the Chicago statements by
Roosevelt The Democrats had lot
of fun by applaudng references lo
fraud and "rascahty."
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS

The summer term for the Calumet
high school began this morning anu
large number Of students are taking
advantage of the special courses that
are to be given this year at the school.
Good instructors have been engaged
for the work, and the students wiz
cover as much work in the six weeks
Of the summer school as In twenty
weeks of regular school. The manuai
training and sewing departments also
opened today.
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PAID RANSOM TO
SAVE THEIR LIVES
SEVENTEEN AMERICANS HAVE
VERY MARROW ESCAPE IN
MEXICO.

III Paso. Texas. June Seventeen
Americans la Valardena, fifty miles
west of Torreon. Mexico. were recently
lined up against a barn while half II
dosen drink-crazed brigands, calling
themselves rebels. branished guns and
threatened summary execution unless
million dollars ransom was forth
coming. The retels halted their
threats when thirty-fve hundred dol
lars I'm gold was paid them. At VAL
ardena forty FNederas. captured by
Campo, were executed.
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He fAVORS KERN and JAMES
Vigorous Opposition to Parker is
Planned in Convention
COMMITTEE FOR THE JUDGE
Majority of Membership is Likely to
Ratify His Sc
lection.
NNT

Baltimore. Nd. June 24-The strug.
gle over the temporary chairmanshil
of the Democratic national conven-
lion over Swallowed every other issue
today. Bryan and his followers re-
main steadfast I'm opposition to Park
er. and If the national committee to-
day approves the sub committees se-
lection OF the Judge. the fight VIII be
taken To the fioor OF the convention
when IL meets at noon tomorrow
The candidates most favored by the
Bryan element are Kern of Indiana,
and James of Kentucky. The national
committee has planned for the com
plete temporary organization of the
convention tomorrow, when the usual
committees will be announced. We'd
nesday they expect 20 complete the
permanent organization and platform
report. ana on Thursday begin the
work of naming the candidates.
Bryan announced at noon that il the
progressives cannot agree upon a can
didate for temporary chairman. he
would be candidate himself He said
he would wait until the convention
meets before beginning the fight.
After making known his intention
to run for the temporary chairman
ship In case no other progressive is
determined upon, Bryan ordered poll
taken OF all arriving delegations to as
certain how they stood upon the issue
OF progressivism as against conserv-
atism. Governor Burke of North Da-
kota. vas closeted with Bryan. and la
ter said he would do all he could to
elect progressive.
Parker Likely to Win.
The national committee was sched-
uled. 20 meet at noon, but IL likely
will be much later before the members
assemble. Friends of Parker say he
will have the votes of thirty lone out
o: the hfty-two members of the COM
mittee. Efforts continued this morn
ing to affect compromises among the
contesting delegations but there seem
ingly was no hope of the Illinois fight
between Harrison FORCES ana Roger
Sullivan's followers being adjusted
amicably.
The Democratic national committed
soon after meeting today took up the
ohairmanship. The selection of Park
or was opposed by former Governor
Adams of Colorado. committeeman
who argued against the appointment
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF U. s.
OLYMPIC TEAM ARE INJURED

Antwerp. June 24.'-The steamer
Finland bringing the team of athletes
who are representing the u. S. at the
olympic games at stockholm. Sweden,
arrived here this morning. Most of
the athletes are in good condition. but
several are suffering from the effects
of slight accidents which occurred
during training on board The Finland
will remain here two days before pro-
ceeding To Stockholm.
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NO INCREASE PERMITTED.

washington, June 24.-An increase
of approximately Si.0S ler ton on pig
iron from Duluth. Minn" and other
points in upper Minnesota and Mlchi-
gan to Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux
city, Sioux Falls, and other middle and
western districts was suspended today
iy the interstate commerce commits
sion until oct. 20.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
CATHOLIC EDUCATORS MEET

Pittsburgh, Pa. June 24.-NearV
1000 delegates. consisting of preiates'
priests. religious brothers and sisterS
and representing practically every sec
tion OF the country, are attending 'he
ninth annual convention OF the cath :
olic Educational Association OF the
United States. which Assembled h'
Pittsburgh today for a weeks SEES
sion
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sEcRE1ARv MEYER NO BETTER

Hamilton. Mass, June 24,-There
was no appreclable change today in
the condition Of Secretary of the Navy
Never, who Is suffering from typhoid
fever. lie rested easily during the
night.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
LABOR LEADERS HELD TO BE
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT

Washington June 2i.--Samuel Com.
pers. Frank Morrison and John Nit
chell. labor leaders. today were held
guilty Of contempt of court by the su-
preme court of the District of Colum-
bia. in connection with the courts in
junction in the Bucks Stovo and Range
boycott case. They will attempt 60
appeal again to the supreme court OF
the United states. which reversed the
former conviction.
Leaders Are Sentenced.
Justice Wright sentenced Gompers 10
one year. the same as upon the pre-
vlous convictions; Mitchell TO nine
months; and Morrison TO six months.
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DEMOCRATS ON
IRIS COMMITTEE
PRoGREssIVES OF BOTH PAR
TIES WILL BE GIVEN REP
RESERVATION.

Chicago June 2I.-Roosevelt plan
ned to leave today for oyster Bay.
Governor johnson of California, chair
man of the new party. announced to-
day he will not at present choose the
other committeeman to perfect plans
of permanent organization. Ii is
probably that Democrats. as well as
Republicans. If two progressives, will
be given representation on the COM
mittee.
There was no formal meeting OF the
Roosevelt men today There were.
however, informal conferences in
which Roosevelt discussed the situa-
party. No statement was made by
Roosevelt beyond the announcement
he did not expect to make any state
ment for publication until some def
mite program was reached.
Roosevelt Nominated
at Second Convention.
Chicago. Ill.,, June "a. Former
President Theodore Roosevelt was
nominated for president on an inde-
pendent ticket Saturday night la the
dying hours OF the Republican nation
al convention In which ne hal met de-
feat. The followers OF Colonel, Roose-
welt gathered I'm Orchestra hall, less
than a mile from the Coliseum, and
pledged their support to the former
president.
In accepting the nomination, Col
onel Roosevelt appealed 60 the people
of all sections. regardless Of party al
hiiations. TO stand with the founders
of the new party, one OF whose car
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NOTED SOLDIER IS DEAD.

London. June 24.--Fielj Marshal Sir
George stuart White. aged seventy
seven. one OF the most distinguished
soldiers In the British army, Is dead.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24

The Swedish Benevolent society's
picnic held Saturday afternoon at the
Tamarack park was a delightful one.
and was largely attended. The Laur-
ium band furnished the music.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
.EXCURS|ON|STS THROWN
into RIVER BY COLLAPSE
OF DOCK, THIRTY DEAD
Disaster Occurs to FOreSterS
of America on the Nj
agara River
PERISH IN CURRENT

Buffalo, June 24.-At noon six
teen bodies had been recovered,
and the official list Of identified
dead ard missing had reached
thirty.