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The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.
Cast Of Characters for "Mr. Bob" to Be
Given Tuesday NIGHT.

Given Tuesday Niaht.
The cast of characters for lhe
Houghton high school play to be given
Tuesday evening has been announced.
II comprising several of those who took
part in the recent successful prodrc-
tion OF You Never Can Tell staged
last spring. The play is TO be produced
under the direction of Miss Catherine
Weber. OF the English department.
who has supervised the rehearsals.
The cast is as follows:
jenkins. Miss Rebecca's butler
James Cooper.
Rebecca Luke. a maiden lady-Mar-
garet Cooper.
Patty, Miss Rebecca's maid-Keitha
Bellies.
katherine Rogers, her neice-Ruby
Armstrong.
Philip Royson, her nephew-Elmer
Theriault.
Marion Brown, clerk Tor Benson AMI
Benson-Frederick Cross.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.

The Painosdale Britiyil-Amorlcan
club has elected officers FOR the year.
They follow:
President J. Trevarrow.
Executive committee at Painesdale-
u. Thcms, I'd Cowllng and Captain
H. Jolly
Executive committee at Trimountain
W. II. Whitford and Albert Kemp.
Treasurer at Paincsdale-J. Tregen-
"a
Secretary at Palnesdale--S. Barlow.
Assistant secretary at Trimodntain---
w. ~. James.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
M. C. NJ. MASONIC SOCIETY.

Members OF the Masonic fraternity
who are students, graduates or former
students OF the Michigan College OF
Mines, are arranging for banquet t.
be given "Wednesday evening of next
week in Houghton. The place for hold
ing the banquet will probably be the
Houghton club.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
oNToNAeoN ELoPERs.
Stanley Yopeck and Miss Mary Smith
Taken by Police.

Stanley Yopeck. a Green Bay man
who has been employed at Ontonagon.
secured a license from the Menominee
county clerk to wed Mary Smith of
Ontonagon. Acting on the advice of
Police Chief Il. Hawlcy of Green Bay
the couple was taken into custody by
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
Rural School Far Behind
as Educational Agency
Buildings In Poor
Condition and
Insanitary
BY T. FAIRcHILD, Instruction Of
Kansas

BUILDINGS ARE POOR, IN
SANITARY AND ILL EQUIP.
PED. The school enrolment is
CONSTANTLY DECREASING.
The supervision is wholly made
quate. High school privileges are
denied to the great majority of
these boys and girls. The strong,
virile rural school of a generation
ago has gone, and in its place is
primary school, weak in numbers
and lacking in efficiency.
THE COUNTRY SCHOOL NEEDS
ASSISTANCE, 1T NEEDS THE
HELP OF THE EDUCATIONAL Ex-
PERTs, 1T NEEDS THE HELP OF
TIE EDUCATIONAL AND GEN.
ERAL PRESS, 1T NEEDS THE HELP
OF THE PHlLANTHRoPIsT AND
THE BUSINESS MEN-IN SHORT.
1T NEEDS ORGANIZED HELP. If
THESE SCHOOLS ARE TO BE
5ETTERED THERE MUST Be A
NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN OF PUB.
LlciTY.
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
Country Boy and
Girl Not Given
Fair Chance

w HE rural school is the one
II laggard in the educational
49, procession. With the ex-
ample of marvellous de-
velopment, in enrolment, in kind
and character of teaching force, in
excellent buildings, in equipment
and diversity of courses in town
and city schools, in normal schools,
colleges and universities, the rural
school remains the MOST BACK
WARD OF ALL EDUCATION-
AL AGENCIES.
THE COUNTRY BOY AND GIRL
OF THIS STRENUOUS AND CON-
PLEx TWENTIETH CENTURY ARE
NOT AFFORDED EQUAL EDucA-
TIoNAL OPPORTUNITIES.
OF the 100000 rural school
children less than 25 per cent is
completing the work of grades.
The teaching body is immature
and lacks proper training.
Terms arc too short. SCHOOL
The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
Sentences Are Imposed.

During a recess Of court this morn
ing sentence was imposed By Judge
O'Brien on several prisoners who had
been found guilty Lewis Sewing.
charged with violation OF the liquor
law. was fined $40. with t25 costs.
which he paid. 4 fine and costs Of the
same amount were paid also by VIII
liam KehI. also charged with liquor
law violation. John Hukkala. charged
with assault with intent to do great
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

form some very interesting reading
for the next few days for the people
of South Carolina. Mayor Grace is
determined to make out his case, and
ne certainly seems to "have the evil
dence."
While the genial mayor of Charles
ton has been appointed kernel" on
the governors staff, the reporter of
The Chronicle was shown the unopen-
ed package containing his fashy uni
form, which is the main thing about
being Colonel" on the governors
staff.
Mayor Grace leaves tonight for Co
lumbia and goes prepared to hand out
some hot shots" to his once political
bed-fellow. He says he is going after
his former friend with the bark of,
and expects to prove every charge he
has made.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

gave free telephone service, the city
free lights and water. and to all our
friends for the private donations sent
in. We wish to thank the doctors Of
the county for their support and to
assure them and all our kind patrons
that we are always ready to give our
best efforts to the cause Of helping
suffering humanity.
During the year we have had quite
a number of visiting usrgeons: DR..
Prior from Chester, DR.. Knowlton
from Columbia, DR.. Guerry from Co
lumbia, DR.. Jervey and DR.. G. B.
Earle of Greenville.
We ask the people of the county to
continue their support and help. to
make their county hospital one of
which they can be proud.
i remain,
Most respectfully,
Julia M. Irby,
Superintendent.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19
HOT TIMES BEGUN
IN CONVENTION CITY

Taft and Roosevelt Forces Nominate
Candidates for Chairman of Con-
ventlOn.
Convention Hall( Chicago, June IS.
Amidst the clamor OF yells from
rival factions and friendly shouts of
state delegations, the Itteenti repub-
lican national convention began it's
history making course at noon today.
There was none OF the disorder that
had been feared. A few minutes after
Chairman Rosewater's gavel had crash
eded summons to the delegates quiet
had been obtained and Chaplain Cal
lahan had repeated his prayer.
The chairman presented the name
Of Elihu Root of New York for tenn
porary chairman.
Mr.. Cochems Of Wisconsin,, in oppo-
sition, nominated Governor McGovern
of Wisconsin for temporary chairman.
Job Hedges of New York, second
ing Roots nomination, quoted p
complimentary tribute that Roosevelt
once paid Mr.. Root This caused
great amusement. Hadley followed
Hedges to second McGovern's nomi-
nation, and there was loud and pro-
longed cheering.
Governor Johnson of California
also seconded McGovern. In ruling
on a point of order against Hadley's s
motion, Rosewater said:
"The chairman has had this ques-
ton under advisement for several
days, and has consulted many men of
himself l wish to have read a state
ment discussing this question and then
will give my ruling"
The statement was decision of
precedents cited by Hadley and Fort.
At the conclusion of the ruling Had
ley standing not more than ten feet
away shouted:
81 appeal from the decision of the
chair" and 81 move the motion he
laid on the table" shouted Watson.
The convention was in an uproar
but Rosewater was not perturbed. He
declared both out of order.
The only duty | now have to per-
FORM" he said, 'is to present the
name of Elihu Root delegate from
the state of New York, for temporary
chairman. Are there any other nom
inations?"
"Mr. Chairman" shouted Hadley.
Bang" went the gavel
for the nomination of McGovern.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF COUNTY HOSPITAL
The First Year has been Very Sue
cessful One from Many StandpOints

cessful One from Many Standpoints.
To the Editor Of The Advertiser:
The Laurens County Hospital has
just completed its first year Of work,
and 1 feel the people of the county
will be glad to know what we have
done in this time.
We have had ninety patients; fifty
six surgical, ten fever, five obstetrical
and nineteen general medical cases.
Lost by death three surgical, one few
er, one case of Bright's and one child
two hours after admission.
The Hospital has paid It's current
expenses and for all its equipment
We feel very much gratifed with our
first year and appreciate the help we
have received from the Kings Daugh-
ters and the Masons who have each,
free bed here. Also, the Laurens
Telephone Company who generously
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

pointment I wrote to him, and also
went to Columbia to see him, and held
conference with him in Charleston,
and each time he said he would not
appoint anyone here, but would leave
the situation locally to the local peo-
| pie.
From Blease's Own Mouth.
ut was not until after he had been
to Charleston, on February %, and had
made a speech and returned to CO.
lumbia, that / got it from Blease's own
lips over the long distance telephone,
that he was going to make the ap-
pointment. He said at that time that
he was going to appoint Stothart chief
state detective at salary Of 5000 per
month, the salary to come out of his
own private funds. This was the
statement he made to me, although
did not know at the time, nor do
know now, of any law providing for
such an officer. / was also informed
by Governor Blease that Stothart was
not to operate In Charleston county,
but was to go from place to place over
the entire state.
In less than week after he had
received his commission Stothart was
going about the streets of Charleston
with a wagon, and was visiting the
places of local people. There were a
number Of deputy constables sent here,
and they too. were. very busy. 1t was
at this time that / first heard of his
first attempt to graft.
Plenty of Witnesses.
Il will have plenty of witnesses, and
any number of them, who will testify
that the constables, both the "Chief"
and the deputies, have been making
regular monthly collections from the
people here in Charleston. All this
Will be placed before the committee
and the evidence will be unmistakable
and convincing. The money has been
grated from both the retailers and
wholesalers, and / have afidavits and
other evidence to bear out my case"
"ThOse Human Vampires
Mayor Grace has in his possession
letter, which he has received from
local person of good reputation, but
whose name he will not permit used
at present, which contains the follow
ing, among other things:
Il want to say that being thorough
ly familiar with the conditions-I
would be glad to render you any as
sistance or testimony that would be
of service to you'll collected some of
the money that those human vampires
and bloodsuckers forced those poor
people to pay"
The evidence which will be submit
ted is voluminous and promises to
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19
GRACE INTERVIEWED
IN CHARLESTON
Reiterates Charges Against Governor
Blease and Says He VIII Go S'ter
Him with the Bark On.


Him with the Bark On.
(By j. Nj. Haynie Of Chronicle Staff.)
Charleston, S. c.. June III have
absolute, unmistakable and unim-
peachable evidence of grating in
Charleston county by the state con
stables, and will be ready to present
1t tomorrow when | face the investi-
eating committee in Columbia" is what
Hon. John p. Grace, mayor of Char
lesion, and the man upon whom the
eyes Of the people of South Carolina
are focused at present in connection
with the latest "Blease controversy,
said to me today.
Mayor Grace was very free to talk
about the case this morning when seen
by special representative Of The
Chronicle, but he declined to use
names at this time. saying the case
may be postponed tomorrow.
Wont Into Graft Quick.
II will say that the grating by the
Chief Dispensary Detective began in
less than week after he received his
commission, and that commission was
rendered him over the protest OF my
self and a large number of Charles
toms best citizens. / have evidence
which / will submit to the committee
tomorrow which will show that her In
less than a week after taking his oath,
demanded and was paid $2,500 by one
of the dealers In Charleston. This is
not hearsay, for the person who paid
the money came to me at the time to
get my advice. / told him l would
not give him any advice; that he could
do as he plased. He then told me that
he had his customers to look after,
and had a family to take care of, and
he left my Office to pay the 'hold-up
money"
The Governors Emissary.
Il also have evidence that an ennis
sary Of Governor Blease was in Char
lesion the next day to see Mr.. Stothart,
and they had conference.
Il have never said that had direct
evidence to connect the governor him
self with any of the grating, or with
receiving any of the graft money, and
/ don't make any such charge at this
time, but | do renew my charge that L
have practically traced the grating
to the governor himself
I'VE protested against the appoint
ment of Ben Stothart as a dispensary
constable in this county, and when the
governor was about to make the ap-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19
Three Operations Performed.

DR.. Knowlton, of Columbia. came up
to the County Hospital Thursday ev-
ening and performed operations upon
Misses Mittie Owings, Sadie Sullivan
and Lila Hart All Of the patients
are now improving steadily and will
soon be able to return to their homes.
Mrs. Luther Finley, Of Madden, was
also operated upon several days ago
and Is now on the road to recovery.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19
ENROLLING COMMITTEES.
Separate Comimtte for Each District In
Laurens Township,

h'OPeSNeAVO NVAAAhbetO tVk StbCu DlotIlCt In
Laurens Township.
The following is list of the enroll
ing committees to enroll the democrat
ic voters of the severa! School districts
of Laurens township;
No. III. d. w. Watts, j. F. Owings,
A. b. Barks iile.
No. 2-B. Y. Culbertson, +. w. Fin
ley, Geo Rtown. Ir.
No. 3-Ben w. + ,ams, Austin
Bramlett, C. c.. Cradd, :.
No. 4-B. B. Blakeley. Furman l..
Brown, Whit w. Adair.
No. 5.-Arthur Riddle, Tom B.
Childress, John u. Mills.
No. 6-R. o. Hairston, s. r. Sloan,
T. Reid Blakeley.
Laurens Special--D. C. Barksdale,
Calhoun MCGOWAN. r. H. N)lf.
The committee in each Gistr:,:t is
requested to prepare a complete roll
of the voters of the district. and hand
same to the Secretary of Club No. i,
w. G. Irby, Jr., or to W. T. Crows.
Every voter is urged to .iaud his
name to some member of the COMMIT
tee in his school district.
o. G. Thompson,
President Club No. 2.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

Scarcely had the convention been
called to order when Roosevelt went
to his room in his hotel, where pri-
vate telephone to the Coliseum had
been installed, and by this method
took personal command Of his forces
on the convention floor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

The enrolling committees, as ap-
pointed by School Districts and an
nounced above, will please hand in
names of all voters. desiring to be en-
rolled on Club Roll No. /, to the
Secretary, Alison Lee. =
j. j. Brooks,
President Club No. /.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

Sec us for extra fruit jar rubbers
and tops.
s. NJ. G E. II. Wilkes G. Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

Season Tickets on Sale Now.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-06-19

pointment I wrote to him, and also
went to Columbia to see him, and held
a conference with him in Charleston,
and each time he said he would not
appoint anyone here, but would leave
the situation locally to the local peo.
Dlp
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
AVOID sPREADERs OF GLOOM
contented Persons Are Never the
Best Of Companions In Life.

The chronic grumbler is not good
companion nor in any way an admir-
able person. We fly from her as from
a contagious disease. Nothing so Ger.
tainly affects ones spirits as being In
the constant company of 9 person
who has grievance.
The cherishing of discomfort with
our circumstances, business, DRESS or
any other thing in life soon robs US
of beauty and marks the countenance
with the lines of worry and i'll temper
that tell their own unhappy story.
Why anybody who is young should in.
dulge in grumbling as a pastime Is one
of the puzzles that never is solved, yet
such people there are, and we meet
them to our sorrow almost every day.
If they happen to be passengers on
a railway train they pile their bags
and bundles on an extra seat for which
they have not paid, are conveniently
blind to the WEAKNESS of other passen-
gers who are standing, and assume the
aspect of martyrs when the conductor
courteously but peremptorily informs
them that they must make room.
They object to having the windows
open, although the air may be loaded
with impurities from the congestion
of the crowd; they scold and fret at the
throng or the conductor and rail at
Providence in general because every
thing in life is not arranged with a
view to their comfort.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
Wanted-Woman.

For a good many years now all
civilized nations have had the census,
In order to determine scientifically the
approximate conditions of population
at home and throughout the world.
Some Of the statistics relating to the
proportions of the sexes in different
parts are interesting.
The total population of the world is
estimated to be 1,700,000,000, and the
proportion is said to be 1000 men and
800 women.
The proportion varies considerably
according to the region. In Europe
there are, for each 1000 men, 1,O27 wo.
men; in Africa, 1,045; in America,
964; in Asia, 961; in Australia, 957.
The maximum feminine population
is in Uganda, where there are Last
women to each 1000 men, and the
minimum in the gold countries of
Alaska and in Malaysia, where there
are found only 391 and $50 women,
respectively to each 1000 mcmillan
pers' Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19

We wish to call your attention to
the fact that most infectious diseases
such as whooping cough, diphtheria
and scarlet fever are contracted when
the child has cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly cure
cold and greatly lessen the danger of
contracting these diseases. This rem
edy is famous for its cures of colds.
1t contains no opium or other narcot-
&c and may be given to a child with
implicit confidence. Sold by Bankers
drug store ---A6y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19

A Des Moines man had an attack
of muscular rheumatism in his shoul-
der. A friend advised him to go to
Hot Springs. That meant an expense
of $4,000 or more. He sought for
quicker and cheaper way to cure
it and found it in Chamberlain Lin
iment. Three days after the first ap-
pllcation of this liniment he was
we'll. For sale by Bankers drug
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19

these statements before 4 body Of
learned colleagues, q jury in Chicago
found three boys, aged consecutively
seventeen, eighteen and nineteen
years. guilty Of murder and convicted
them to long terms in prison. The
slayers were all slum products Their
youth saved them from hanging.
Society cannot afford to wax senti-
mental over a murderer because Of his
youth. Its duty, in self-preservation,
rs to tnfict punishment. A part of
this Misrepresentation duty. however,
IS to prevent the growth of murderers.
IN so far as society allows slums to
exist and other degrading influences
TO be fostered, it is not without
responsibility for the criminal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
Encouraging Generosity.

One Of the cleverest Of Cleveland's
blind newspaper merchants takes his
stand daily at one of the corners of
the public square. He's got a sar.
castle little sign that reads:
Don't be ashamed to give me
penny-Fm blind"
The other day a friend Of ours
dropped a nickel in front of this chap,
just to see if he was taking. The
blind never shifted his blank gaze,
but he said: ..... - -.
Make it a quarter, boss, and I'm
likely to forget myself"
Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SLUM
Society Can Not Ignore Its Share Of
Blame When the Facts Are
Brought to Light Of Day.

Children work out their destiny
along the lines of environment. If
two infants, one born in slum howell
and the other in a palace, were ex-
changed on the day Of birth, each
would work out his destiny in accor-
dance with his surroundings. The
child of the howell would grow up to
the palace. The child of the palace
would remain on the level of the slum
howell
While noted physician was making
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
One Can Write in the Dark.

A novelty is penholder permitting
one to write in the dark, since it is
provided with an electric light. The
tube through which the point of the
pencil goes is fitted with small &C
cumulator and an electric lamp. The
latter throws a disk of light over the
point where the writing is being done.
This luminous pencil has been in
vented for the use of doctors, re-
porters, detectives, etc., whose work
necessitates the taking of notes In the
streets and in darkness.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-19
Was MisQuoted.

The king of the hobos slouched into
the office of The Daily Bread to make
a complaint.
You tn editor?' he asked.
YES"
I'm yore paper this mornin' you said
I made talk to tn boys last night
on How to Be at Work All tn Time.'"
"Weu?"
"You got it wrong. Tn subjeck of
my little talk was How to Beat Work
All tn Time want It erected.
mister. That's all"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-26
Nebraskan Declares That Nominee Should
Be IN Accord With Resolutions, and
to Accomplish This Should
Be Chosen First.
OPPOSITION Is MANIFESTED
TO OVERRIDING PRECEDENTS
Senator Rayner Advocates the Innovation -Conven-
ton Listens to Speeches and Ad-
iourns Until P. NJ.

CONVENTION HALL BALTIMORE, June eo-When the
democratic national convention today Bryan had carried his
before the resolutions defer the drafting
platform until after the candidate for President had
committee rules had agreed the
1t then the convention to decide
any indication whether the
the progressive wing of the would dominate
considered good policy hold back the plat
tons choice.
Bryan's Reason for Proposition.
1--WE do not have perpetual debate be-
the PLATFORM said Mr. Bryan advocacy
of his posponng action the platform until after the
presidential candidate and he continued the
only such result is to first In
deed he n these days the man the platform
The candidate he argued should have opportunity talk
about the platform in advance of its making rather than feel i'm
PEELED to talk against it afterward. s-re
Clarke of Arkansas opposed the change OF
antagoned Senator Rayner OF Maryland
taking sides empaicaly with Mr. Bryan, said the time had
for overtirowng undesirable precedens
When the convention announced that the
committee unable report the assembage
listen distinguished orators of the party
The convention adjourned at 2:I7 until pm