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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03

TIC Ieague mas enjoyed mos; sue
cessful season. The fact that two
teams, the Tamaracks and CONNER
cials. are tied for first place lends adj
ditional interest to the finish of the
schedule. and the final games between
these teams shoull be wen worth Wit
Messing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
LA TOILETTE STARTS TOUR.

Washington April S.-Senator Ia
Toilette leaves Washington this after
neon for a tour of Nebraska and ore
gon. Presidential preference primar-
les In both states will occur on April
10.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
IN THE Y. N. c. c. LEAGUE.
Y. NJ. c. c. Seniors Defeat Knights oi
Columbus Juniors

The bowling match on the Y. NJ. c..
c. alleys Monday evening between the
Y. NJ. G. G. Seniors and the
knights of Columbus Juniors resulted
in n victory for the former by the fol-
lowing scores:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
POTATOES s,.75 WHOLESALE.

Chicago, April 3-Potatoes today are
selling. Wholesale. here. at $I.75 per
pushel. the highest price recorded In
recent years. A year ago they sold
at fifty cents per bushel.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
Majority Would Hold Out.

London. April 3.-The miners OF the
northern counties Of England and a
lowed the fighting lead of the miners
of Lancashire and declared against
the resumption Of work until the mini
mum wages are definitely fixed. This
will give majority of the miners OF
the United Kingdom in favor OF con-
;inuing the strike, but it is expected
the federation will nevertheless declare
II TO be terminated. The number OF
miners working in the pits is increas-
ing daily, but not rapidly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
EIGHT TO nine THOUSAND
MADE HOMELESS BY FLOOD

is covered with water and boats are
the only mode Of conveyance. Several
small houses have been swept away.
Practically the eastern and southern
part of New Madrid county are GOV
cred with several feet of water.
Cincinnati Affected.
Cincinnati Ohio. April 3.--Owing to
flood warnings issued today by the
weather forecaster, the merchants OF
the lower part of the city started NOV
ing goods from their cellars. Tributa
ries are pouring volumes of water in
TO the Ohio as the result of heavy
rains.
keokuk Situation Serious.
koeltuS, Ia. April S.-The Missis-
sippi passed the food stage here today
by two feet two inches. the gauge
reading sixteen feet two inches. The
top OF the power coffcrdam is only
three feet above water Service on the
burlington to the south has been dis
v. S. to Send Tents.
Washington, April president Taft
has directed the war department to
send 5000 tents to New Madrid Mis-
souri,.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
cHAs. S. HAvENoR IS DEAD.

Milwaukee. April 3.-Charies s.
Havenor. owne. of the Milwaukee Am
erican Association ball club. well known
in baseball circles, is dead.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03

The next league game will be bowl
ed on April between the Hibernians
and Y. NJ. G. G. Jr. teams.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03

4 piece Of land owned by the city OF
New York was recently found TO nave
Increased in value more than $500 per
cent in so years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
Secretary Of Miners Federation
Announces End Of the
Struggle Today
MAJORITY AGAINST RESUMPTION
Most of the Men Desired to Hold
Out For Demands
Despite This Fact, However, Numer.
Gus Pits Have Been
Opened Up.

London. April 3.-Secretary Stanley
Of the Miners federation. and a mem
ber of the Commons, practically an
nounced the end Of the coal strike
this afternoon
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

With four Mississippi river towns
seriously affected by the invading wa
ters, caused by the greatest rise ever
recorded In the rivers history. the flood
situation today assumed more serious
aspects in the widespread distress.
heavy financial loss and impairment
of business facilities.
Four thousand persons driven from
the factory district of Hickman. Ky.
pie at great personal sacrifice The
levee broke opposite Hickman yes
terday at Dorena, Mo-. and thousands
of residents OF that community were
rescued. many from the tops Of homes.
and taken to Hickpan, where they are
being cared for.
Hieknan's food supply is Lwindling.
Trains. bearing tents and provisions
cannot reach the town because of the
washouts. fourteen TO twenty block
area being covered by the flood.
In the northern section of Memphis,
seven To twelve hundred were driven
from their homes. Water continues
To rise in the Bayou Gayoso. The levee
protecting the Memphis gas plant
gave way last night and Memphis is
without gas.
In the vicinity Of Nicksburg, Miss,
the water Is rising. Farmers are leav-
ing their iowland home, taking goods
and live stock, followiii the example
set by thousands of persons in Mis-
sCuri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ar
kansas.
Cairo May Escape Flood.
Menu his. Tenn April S.-The break
at Birds Point and Commerce. Mo-,
end Hickman, KY. relieved the situa
tlon at Cairo and the flooding OF that
city probably will be averted.
At Hickman, factories were destccy-
cd. being inundated to a depth of fif-
teen TO twenty feet this morning. and
the business district was almost GOV
cred with water.
New Madrid. Mo-, and Columbus
KY also are flooded
The gas plant and sewerage pump
ing station In North Memphis was out
of commission last night. The flood
ed area In the northern section is rap
idly increasing. II II estimated owe:
five hundred families we're driven from
their homes and practically every In
tlustrial plant In that district has sus-
pended operations.
Cairo, ILL.,. April S.-The Cairo dis
trict is safe and dry today. The river
guage is 537 feet, IA feet above all
former records. While more water IS
reported above the city the weather
bureau here predicts unless hca,y
rains fall on the water shed OF the
ohio river the stage will not be much
above 49, More men were put 90 work.
strengthening the levees today. Steam
boats are returning from the MissOu-
r! side with refugees and live stock.
The river men reported the water two
to three feet deep I'm farming sections
that never before were touched by the
river.
Suffering Among Refugees.
Hickman, KY. April 3.--The suffer-
ing among the two thousand refugees
Is mating Itself felt. Tents and sup
plies on the wav here have not arrived
on account OF the washovts.
Train Service Abandoned.
Maldin. Mo-, April s.-The Cotton
Rclt railroad has abandoned train serv-
ice into New Madrid, as every stree,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-03

Maldin. Mo-, April 3.--The Cotton
Rclt railroad has abandoned train serv-
ice into New Madrid as every street
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-25
QUITE AN IDEA

Berlin, Sept. 25.-Dr, Nagel-
schmeidt has invented an electric
device which you apply to the
base of the brain, touch the but
ton and, Lo! you fall asleep.
When you want to wake up you
just turn off the current.
That sounds like the old story
about the boy who wanted to
wake up early the morning, SO
tied rope to his toe and hung it
out the window. The next morn
ing, early, he ran downstairs,
went outside and pulled the rope
until he woke up.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-25
And Chief McWeeny mlght

=. g.
say:
81 did not say Lieut.. Burns was
a prize boob before / knew any
thing about the bank robber case
because | wanted to say any
thing like that.
4 was sitting alone in my of
flee that day when a crowd of Ex-
aminer and American reporters
came in and t1ypnotized me. They
told me President Yuan of China
was. interested in getting"
Burns, and that Yuan would
make me a mandarin if I helped
out. 1t has been the ambition of
my life to be mandarin"
And of course Municipal Judge
Robinson might say:
I did not accept annual passes
from the Illinois Centraland San
ia Fe railroads because l wanted
free rides.
Il was sitting in my chambers
one day when five corporation
lawyers walked in through the
window and hypnotized me, They
told me that if l took the passes,
the Begun of Nepal would send
me pair Of silk pajamas done in
the royal colors."
And Jacob Fay Guthrie, the So
ciety burglar, might say:
81 did not commit those bur-
glaries because l wanted to steal.
-Four men kidnapped me on an At
lantic liner and hypnotized me.
They told me that if / committed
the burglaries, the first assistant
knight of King Georges bed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-25

spiIling over something like this.
81 am not supporting Wilson
by boosting Roosevelt because |
want to.
'Boss Murphy of Tammany
hall kidnapped me in a canoe, and
hypnotized me. He told me that
if said 1 was supporting Wilson,
and boosted Roosevelt, William
Jennings Bryan-coises on his
name would not put the kibosh
on me at the next Democratic
national convention"
w. Howard Taft might say:
Il did not steal the Republican
nomination because wanted four
more years of vetoing bills want
ed by the people.
''Elihu Root kidnapped me in a
baby carriage, and hypnotized
me. He told me if l stole the
nomination, my game of golf
would improve and all the golf
fans in the country would get to-
gether and re-elect me-"
Howard Edwards idea ought
to be worth taking up.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
COMMITTEE IS
NAMED TODAY

President T. NJ. Edwards of the
Fifty Thousand club this afternoon
appointed a committee to join the
booster excursion to Glenwood
Springs Thursday and confer with
the county commissioners and good
roads enthusiasts of Garfield county
on the opening of the Glenwood to
Grand Junction auto road. The com
mittee is composed of ]. NJ. Kinard,
William MUIR, Mayor T. NJ. Todd NJ.
c. Ramsey and NJ. II. Loeffler.
The committee will lay plans to
urge the Garfield county commission
ers to repair the road in that county
and an effort will be made TO have
the Mesa county commissioners join
the excursion and meet the Garfield
people.
The party will make report to
the next noon luncheon of the Fifty
Thousand club.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13

Glenwood Springs Board of Trade
has provided a hospitable welcome
for the Grand junction business
men and boosters who accompany
the special train Thursday morning
and if anybody fails to have good
time they are Offering a heavy reward
for him.
Free lunches, free pool tickets. a
ball game, band concerts and the
like are being listed among the
stunts prepared for the occasion.
Harry Burnett of the Hotel Glen
wood this morning announced the
following program for the day in
Glenwood;
Arrival of train at 1880. Boost
ers met at Colorado Midland depot
by monster reception committee who
will escort them to the Hotel Glen
wood.
Dutch lunch, free to all visitors
Address of welcome, by Clin c.
Parks.
Response by T. NJ Edwards
Baseball game: Glenwood VS..
Grand Junction Interstates at 2:30.
Free swim in Glenwood pool for all
visitors.
Dinner at the Hotel Glenwood.
Probably a dance Will be arranged
for the dinner hour, but this has
not been definitely decided on.
All along the line the business men
of the small towns are going to pro-
vide rich entertainment for the visit
ors, and al every stop they will be
royalty welcomed,
Today the Grand Junction band
decided to make the trip with aug
mented numbers while the Interstate
team completed arrangements at
noon for their game with the Glen
woodites. This will be a battle roy
al. and big crowd will attend 1t.
Tickets for the trip are on sale to-
day at the uptown Office of the Col
orado Midland and the demand is
heavy The full quota of hundreu
have been signed up and the special
is assured.
Every business house in the city
should be represented on this excur-
sion. One business man said this
morning that he would not miss it for
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
GUARANTEE
FOR FLIGHTS
IS CERTAIN

Among some of the doubters in
Grand J,inrtion there exists an idea
that the newspapers do not guaran-
tee the Curtiss aviation meet TO be
held here on Tuesday, August 81.
The News and Sentinel want to dis
pei this idea at once and will an
nounce that unless the flight is given.
both papers will stand behind the
people who bought tickets and return
their money to them. The papers
have a guarantee with the aviators,
who must perform their program as
announced in the papers some time
ago. or gel no money If bad wealth
er interferes, the meet will be held
a day later
The newspaper are paying over
$1,000 for this privilege of bringing
a worth while" attraction to the
western slope. The guarantee to the
people is backed by the papers. and
remember there will be no trouble
in getting your money back II there
are no flights.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
CH|NAMAN
BEATEN UP
BY THUGS

Charges of serious nature may be
fled against the TWO Issailants OF
Quong Lee, a Chinese laundryman
who was badly beaten last night by
Vic Strangers and Frank Roberts.
well known Italians, who have been
watched by the police for several
months. Quong exhibits terribly
battered face as the result of blows
delivered with pair of brass knucks
in the hands of Strangers. Assault
with the knucks is a penitentiary Of
fense and county charge is to be
filed.
The trouble last night grew out
of a little 'name-calling" match
among the men. Quong was attack
ed by both at once. City Physician
Plumb had to dress the wounds.
Strangers was later arrested for
bootlegging
Strangers and Roberts were arrest
ed this afternono by Deputy Sheriff
JEFF Watson on charge of assault.
The men claimed that the Chinaman
called them names. They were taken
to the county jail in default of bond.
Strangers is the self-styled prize
fighter.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
ROAD CAMP
TO Leave
THIS WEEK
Board Asks Warden lyman to
Move C0nvictS to Delta for
Three Months.
COMMISSIONERS UNABLE To :.
PROVIDE MONEY TO KEEP IT

The county commissioners today
requested Warden Thomas J., lyman
to remove the camp of road building
convicts from Plateau canon to Delta
county. The board is unable to
maintain the camp any longer and
the Delta people are very anxious to
get them.
I'VE expect to get them back as
soon as we get little money in,
said the commissioners today in dis
cussing the matter We have asked
Mr.. lyman to let us have another
chance at them when Delta is
through with them and before they
are turned over to some other
county"
After three of four months the fate
OF House bill 200 will be known as
well as the result of the vote on the
sic, 900 bond issue. The county
will also get its taxes in about that
time and the board will probably
have enough money available to
keep up road camp even bigger
than ever.
I'VE could use to good advantage
two road camps as big as the one we
now have and keep them for five
years" said Commissioner Bessire.
1T is unfortunate that we are un-,
able to keep them longer"
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
HUSBAND OF
SUICIDE
HERE
Letter from Officer Allison First
News Of Death II Wasn't
Surprised" He Says.

Frank Flannery, husband of Lou
Use Flamery, whose body was found
in the Grand Valley canal Sunday
innshinl, ana Tds S,nI.a tiie ,.oliee
and sheriff's office have been search
ing for for two days, came to Grand
Junction today and found u letter
from Officer Allison, giving him the
first news of the tragic death of his
wife. Flanncry went ut once to the
mortuary parlors of YunIser ~ Calla-
han and identified the clothing and
false teeth.
The old man. whose age is 80.
wept over the only earthly evidences
of the wife he had last seen alive.
Broken in health and without funds.
the old man presented a pitiful sight
as he wept, and through his tears
told the story of the family's hard
ships.
81 wasn't surprised that Louise
committed suicide" he said. 1--WE
had always been used to plenty and
she told me time and again that she
couldn't bear living in poverty. When
reverses came we tried to find work.
but old people as were, there was
little chance. When l left Palisade
after our efforts had been futile to
S't VhI"oyH HHtu', size Sstlu she WOiliu
try again TO get work. but that she
did not feel like keeping up the fight
much longer" said the old grey hair
ed man.
Flannery was living in cabin near
the Indian school, and he was not
reached. In spite of the strenuous ef-
forts of the officers to locate him. Of
ficer Allison in "A vain hope, address,
ed letter to him at the local post
office, and he came here first, as he
says, expecting n letter from his wife,
and received instead IA notice of her
suicide.
The body of Mrs. Flannery will be
buried tomorrow morning. Coroner
Porter Is in Palisade today making
an investigation, but the finding of
the husband dispels any other belief
of the cause of the woman's death.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
I)T WORDS
FLUNG AT
ATTORNEY
DarTOW'S Counsel YeIIs "Liar"
In Face Of Prosecutor Ford
During Argument.
SAYS FRANKLIN BRIBED
FOR FORD AND NOT DARROW
Associated Press.


Los Angeles, Aug. 13.-In his
opening argument for the defense to-
day in the Darrow trial Attorney APP
pei declared that the United States
prosecuting officials in Los Angeles
assisted the county district attorney
to introduce Bert II. Franklin. con-
fessed briber. as a spy in the camp
of the defense.
Tears, epithets. objurgations and
bitter excavations punctuated the ad-
dress of Appel to the jury and ut one
climax he shook his fist in the fact
of Assistant District Attorney Ford,
who opened for the state yesterday,
and shouted, liar" and base falsi-
fer
Appels attack on Ford was occa-
stoned by the latter's statement yes
terday that not only were criminal
tactics employed in the Mcnamara
case but that the present case was
reeking with corruption. Appel told
the jury Franklin was introduced to
Darrow by letter from United States
District Attorney A. l. Mccormick
and thereafter as a spy and trapper
he drew money from Darrow and de-
liberately began an attempt to bribe
jurors, not in the interest of the Nc
Namaras or Darrow but in the inter-
est of the county district attorney.
Appel said he expected to conclude
this afternoon and that Earl Rogers,
Darrow's chief counsel, would follow
him.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13

Bringing a written agreement sigh
ed by Secretary Walter l.. Fisher. in
which the department of interior is
pledged to sign the contract for the
construction of the Grand Valley pro
ject, Secretary d. w. Aupperle OF
the Water Users Association. return
ed this noon on No. from Washing
ton, where he has been for the last
month on business connected with
the high line canal.
II feel that we have finally come
to the point where the contract is to
be signed The fact that Mr.. Fisher
specifies the signing of the contract
by the department prevents any
further delay that / had feared on
account of his trip to Honolulu which
will be in progress about the time
when he have the articles of the Wa
ter Users amended as per the secre-
tary's specification.
The letter in full will be read to
the meeting of the water users di-
rectors Thursday. when the arrange
ments for the change in the articles
will be made. 1t will take month
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
DOPE F|END SAYS
MOTHERS GRAVE
WAS ROBBED HERE

The wild and fanciful belief that
his mothers grave had been opened
and robbed through some avenue con-
trolled by the police of Grand June
ton. was the startling statement
made in Justice Hills court this af-
ternoon in the trial of Sam Williams,
a morphine fiend. charged with vag-
rancy. Williams refused to give any
information as to the situation of the
grave and the officers believe that it
is another dream of hop-head.
Williams claimed that he was not
being treated as an American citizen,
that he was being oppressed and de-
MED the statement that he could get
along without the use Of morphine
He was found guilty of the charge
and sentenced to two months in the
county jail at hard labor. AS the
sentence was passed the man smiled
and remarked that he was satisfied
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
ASSAULT
ON 'RED'SPEAKER
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Port Townsend. Wash, Aug. 10
AS a result of an appeal made to Con-
gresham Berger, the war department
has ordered an Investigation of the
alleged assault by non commissioned
Officers of the coast artillery on
George Boomer, a socialist speaker.
The alleged assault. which was made
last May. consisted in pushing Boom
er off a box from which he was ad-
dressing a street crowd. The investi-
cation is being conducted behind
closed doors.
The findings will be reported to
the war department.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
GRAFT SCANDAL
LID IS LIFTED IN
DETROIT TO-DAY
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Detroit. Aug 13.-The arraigH-
ment in police eonrt today OF eighteen
members OF the Detroit common coun-
ell who are charged with accepting or
promising to accept bribes is expect
ed to forecast the future plans OF
Prosecuting Attorney Sheppard in
regard to the breakup Of the alleged
councilmanic graft.
OF the aldermen charged with hav-
ing been implicated in plot to force
the Wabash railway to pay them var
ious sums for their influence in put
ting through the council resolution
closing street for the benefit OF the
railroad company. 1t is alleged that
nine aldermen actually received
bribes, not, however, from railroad
officials, but from detective who
posed as such.
Nine others. ii is claimed, agreed
to accept certain bribes. but failed to
collect" at an appointed time.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
HOUSES PARTY
ON WAY HERE
tBy DELL S. COBB

lSentineI Special REPRESENTATIVE
Denver. Aug. 13.-Four special
coaches reached Denver last evening
containing 80 young men and wom-
en-. en- route to the western slope to
pick fruit in the Grand valley.
The party is in charge of Will A.
House, general secretary of the Terre
Haute, Ind, Y. NJ. C. A, formerly of
Grand Junction. and will visit Salt
Lake before starting work in the val
ley
The Denver & Rio Grande says
that 10000 cars will be needed to
handle the movement of traffic for
the fruit growers of the western
slope.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
INTERIOR Department PLEDGES
TO SIGN HIGH Line CONTRACT

to make the change and it is practi-
cally certain that the contract will
have the signature of the department
secretary before October /, which
means that work will begin about
November l.
Assistant Secretary Adams of the
department of the interior has been
advised on the high line matter. and
Secretary Fisher told Mr.. Aupperle
that he would know all about the
signing of the contract and that he
would sign it.
Mr.. Aupperle reports cool weather
in the east.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-13
ATTEMPT FAILS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 13.-The at
tempt to amend the postoffice appro-
priation bill to prohibit postal en-
ployes from joining secret organiza-
tions outside the department was de-
feated in the senate today by a vote
of 81 to 20 after a sharp fight in
which the possibility of strike
against the government was discuss
ed.
Senator La Eollette refused to go
further with his charge that his mail
had been tampered with by the post
office officials who wanted to know
about the investigation of the ser
vice which the senator was conduct
ing.
Officials of the department pro-
nounced the charge absurd.