The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-17
Review Of the Worlds Events

gins almost with the mountain ltSeiI.
Mount Everest has only 10000 feet Of
snow. Mount Mckinley, much lower,
has about $4,000 feet The peaks Of
the Andes, which are being scaled
readily, now by Miss Peck and now by
Professor Bingham Of Yale, are higher
than Mount Mckinley by several thou
sand feet, but are far less difficult to
climb.
The feat of reaching the mountain
ID difficult one. 1t is impossible to
reach the north side in summer, and
In winter the scaling Of the mountain
is made extremely hazardous by ex-
treme cold and gales.
Professor Parker, who accompanied
the 1905 expedition, when Cook sep
arated from the rest Of the party and
later reported victory, set out this time
quite convinced that from the north he
could reach all Of the three SUBMITS
of Mount Mckinley. He even hoped,
he said, that IN the time his party will
have beforeThe ice breaks up In the
summer he will be able to scale the
peaks several times and make large
number of pictures and scientific OBJ
servations.
MILITARY OFFENDERS
Secretary of War Stimson recon-
mends sweeping changes in the meth
DDS Of furnishing military offenders.
He does not believe that youths who
are guilty of purely military offenses
should be placed on the same plane
and treated in the same way as hard
ened criminals confined with them.
Secretary Sumson does not advocate
the abolition Of prison sentences for
thoughtless desertion, nor can any one
doubt that the discipline of the army
must be maintained by punishment of
sufficient severity to impress upon en-
listed men the necessity Of yielding to
military authority and Of observing the
terms Of their contract with the Unit
ed States. But at present, according
to Mr.. Stimson, the man enters prison
usually as an offender from immature
ty or thoughtlessness and comes out
without hope Of or opportunity for re-
deeming himself in or out Of the mill
tary service and with a distinct griev-
ance against society.
Prison reform and a scientific devel-
opment Of penology are important
The states are making remarkable
progress along these lines.
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CATTLE SHORTAGE
The International Cattlemen's asso-
citation, according to q notice sent out
by Henry M. Taylor, secretary Of the
organization, Is to be held at Laredo,
Tex, Feb. %. Endorsement Of Con-
gresham Burleson's Mexican reciproc-
ity bill in all probability will be given
at the meeting. 1t is declared that the
bill will have wide effect In enlarging
the cattle raising territory.
Mr.. Taylor says there is shortage
of cattle in the United States occasion
ed by the influx Of settlers on cattle
ranges and the increased price of land
as well as the high cost Of feed. The
cattlemen hope to have cattle admit
ted free Of duty from Mexico so that
the ranges of that country may be
utilized in the raising of cattle, which
will be sent later to the United States.
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HOGS AS BAGGAGE
An Indiana man has raised the ques-
ton, Is pork ever baggage?
A hog destined for the larder Of o.
B. Christ, an Erie fireman Of Hunting
ton, Ind, was taken by Christ's broth
er, a farmer, near Bluffton, to the rail-
road station in sack, and he wanted
1t checked to Huntington as baggage
on his ticket.
The agent objected, but Christ insist
ed that anything that was carried was
baggage and ended the argument by
seating himself in car with the ITO
pound hog on his lap, and there it re-
manned during the trip to Huntington.
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