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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
LITTLE ORPHAN WRITES
WILSON; WANTS TO BE
CHILD OF WHITE HOUSE

Trenton, n j.. Dec "a little
girl in Maryland wants To be the
daughter of President elect Wilson. A
letter which the president elect re-
ceived from the little girl reads as
follows:
Dear President
II thought | would write TO YOU
and ask If YOU would want to adopt
me. am a poor little orphan and
have TO work for my living. | heari
you was so nice and kind. and all your
children being grown, l thought you
might want me.
Il am l3 years old, and would
love very much To be your daughter.
Il hope | would not insult YOU by
writing this. Excuse writing. Please
answer.
From your little friend"
The name of the child was not made
pnblic.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
MEETS "suIcipe" AT DOOR.

The report, which was current about
on Caledonia street had committed
suicide proved erroneous. Coroner
Fisher was notified by phone OF the
reported suicide" and when he went
to investigate, the man alleged to have
taken his own life met him at tho door
prepared to give substantial evidence
of the fact that he still is live one"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
MRS. HEARsT's BIG GIFT.

Deadwood, s. d, Dec. 24.-One hun
dred thousand dollars in gold was
distributed as Christmas present
today among the employees of the fa-
nous Homestake gold mine, Of which
Mrs Phoebe Hearst, mother Of Will
lam Randolph Hearst, is the principal
owner. Each Of the S50O employees Of
the company was presented with an
amount equal 10 S per cent of what
ne earned in wages during the year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
MUCH CIGARETTE SMOKING.
Three Billion "plls" Used in This
State Every Year.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 24.-According
to figures gathered by the State AS
sociation of Farmers clubs which ad-
vocated a law prohibiting the sale OF
cigarettes, there are about three mil
lion of the short pipes used I'm the
state yearly II is figured that one
Ierson in every five smokes and that
four fifths OF the smokers indulge In
the short pipes. ON this basis there
are about 100000 smokers in the state
this would allow each smoker over
400 cigarettes a year, or less than two
a day.
Cigarette smoking is said to have
doubled in the last six years and 9TH
er forms of smoking have held their
own.
Michigan has a law at present
which prohibits the sale of cigarettes
to minors. but the farmers say tt is
violated in every town in the state
They blame the cigarette habit for
causing other habits.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
HER nth CHRISTMAS.
Aasd Arkansas Woman Looks For
ward to Celebration,

Yellville. Ark. Dec. 24.-Mrs. E-
mira Wagner residing In the northern
part of this county clyose to the Mis-
souri, line, is looking forward to a
double celebration of Christmas and
her one hundred and eleventh birth
Gay anniversary. Mrs. Wagner Is
believed to be the oldest white woman
In the United States. She has resid-
ed In this section the greater part OF
her life and her age OF Ill years Is
vouched for by many grandfathers and
grandmothers who knew her as wo-
man Of middle age when they were
children. She enjoys remarkable
health and vigor and still takes an
active interest In her household af-
fairs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
KERN ARGUES FOR
THE DEFENDANTS


Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 24-United
States Senator Kern argued In behalf
of the defendants in the dynamite
trial today. He appealed TO the jurors
10 remember, when preparing then
verdicts, that most of the defendants
came from distant parts OF the coun.
try
Some are uneducated iron work.
ers. he said. taken from homes hun.
dreds or thousands of miles away and
made TO face a strange court with the
district attorney hurling abusive lam
guage AT them-is IL any wonder some
of them became confused, any wonder
some couldn't remember the details
Of letters they wrote five years ago.
Some didn't know what they were
charged with. | had To explain "a
them that they were not charged with
dynamiting, but with transporting ex-
plosives Illegally"
Hot Reply TO Kern.
Replying TO Kern's argument Dis
trict Attorney Miller said to the mry
"A United States Senator. paid by
the people to serve the people, and
who ought 10 be in Washington at
tending To his duties. stood here for
two hours, raising his voice i'm defense
of such consummate criminals as
Herbert Hockin. He has denounced a
sworn federal officer because he did
not conduct a childish cross -eXanina-
tion Of these defendants. The only
argument made here in defense Of
these men was in the name of the de-
PENDANTS wives and children, but no
voice was raised in behalf Of the rela-
tives. women and children of the
twenty-one persons killed in the Los
Angeles Times explosion"
III YOU bring back verdicts finding
these forty defendants guilty, 1t will
be anarchy of the worst kind con-
tinued Kern 1T will be anarchy that
viii threaten liberty"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
BR ANDEIS FOR
new CABINET
Noted Boston Lawyer May Be
Named Attorney General
tcopyrisht.'

Boston, Mass, Dec. 24.--Amons
Democratic leaders here the opinion is
gaining ground that Louis ID. Brandeis
of Boston will be New England's
representative In President Wilson's
cabinet and that he will be given the
post Of Attorney General For this
place there are so far but two mon
prominently mentioned besides Mr.
i'randeis. They are Senator O'Gorman
Of New York and Judge Westcott of
New Jersey VINO placed Governor Will
son in nomination at Baltimore. Ii Is
generally believed that Senator O'Gor.
man prefers 10 remain in the senate,
but II drafted by President Wilson he
might obey the call. As to Judge
Westcott, the Democrat of New Jer-
sey are planning to nominate him for
governor next fall and in view of this
fact II is thought likely he would de
cline a cabinet portfolio.
Louis ID. Brandeis, who under the
circumstances is looked upon as the
strongest candidate for the attorney
generalship, has been prominent
lawyer I'm Boston for many years, but
10 the country at large he is best
know as publicist Born in Kentucky
In 1856. Mr. Brandeis was educated in
American and German universities.
being a law graduate of Harvard.
where he erceived his degree when
twenty years old under suspension
Of The rules after studying law only
two years.
Gained Distinction Early.
He attained success, even distinc-
tion. early in his professional career
in Boston. Meanwhile he found time
To take an active interest in public
service and social uplift work of a
practical nature Years ago he laid
down fixed rule To devote a limited
number of hours to social settlement
work, making evening calls upon the
poor and needy as district committee
man for "A charitable organization.
With the passing of each year Mr..
Brandeis has added to that service
contribution for public good. until to-
day he gives more than half his time
10 the community at large without any
money consideration. And what Is
still more remarkable he voluntarily
has paid To his law partners out of his
own funds the equivalent of the fees
he would have earned in private prac-
tice while thus serving without pay as
the peoples lawyer" In justice To Mr..
Brandeis' partners, however. IL should
be said that they have repeatedly pro-
tested against this action.
Won Fight For Che aper Gas.
Mr. Brandeis made his first great
fight for the people OF Boston some
ten years ago, for cheaper and more
honest gas Al that time the gas was
high priced and of an inferior quality
At his own expense Mr.. Brandeis hired
a hall and announced that he would
talk on the subject. The people came
and were Interested. He moved off TO
another part of town. hired another
hall, and delivered another speech.
The people were aroused. and then the
lawyer carried the fight up to the
legislature. The necessary legislation
was passed, and today Boston's gas Is
Of the best quality and cheaper than
In most Of the large cities of the
country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Brief Items ttOt
Off the Wires

French Battle Painter Dead.
Paris, Dec 24.--The French battle
painter Jean Baptiste Detaille, is dead
aged 80.
English Airman is Killed.
London, Dec. 24--Edward Petre. a
Wen known English airman, was kill
ed While undertaking a flight from
brooklands 10 Edingburg.
-Four Aeroplanss Burn.
Coal City H. Dec 24.--The build
ing OF the Illinois Aero CONSTRUCTION
company and all the contents, includ-
ins four aeroplanes were DESTROYED by
hre today The loss is twenty FIVE
thousand
Costly Fire in Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 24,-Fire early today
destroyed The building occupied by
the STANDARD Glass Co. The loss IL a
quarter Of a million. Dwellers in cot
tases near the blaze were forced into
the streets and shivered for four hours
while The firemen fought the flames.
Taf, and Party at Colon.
Colon, Dec. 24.-Presdent Taft and
party arrived today on board the war
ship Arkansas. They landed at y
o'clock this morning. The trip from
Key West was uneventful. The wealth
er was fine and the sea smooth The
presidential party Will he received TO
day by Col Goethals at Culebra.
Enter Plea Of Not Guilty.
New York. Dec. 24.-President Mel
len OF the New York, New Haven a.
Hartford railroad, and President
Chamberlain of the Grand Trunk. in
dicted yesterday for criminal violation
of the Sherman law pleaded not guilty
today and were released on ten thou
sand dollars bail each
IS Hurt in Rail Smash.
Americus, Georgia. Dec. 24.-Fifteen
persons were injured, several serious
", when three sleepers of the Semi
mole Limited" on the Central Georgia
Railroad left the rails near here to-
day They did not turn over. The
train was filed with tourists bound
from Florida To points In the central
west
Pope Receives Greetings.
Rome, Dec. 2i.--The pope this morn
ing received the members Of the sa-
cred college. who brought their Christ
mas greetings. The pointiff did not
deliver an address. The ceremonies
consisted of exchange Of fluctuations.
Tee pope referred TO the London peace
conference. saying all Christians
should unite in prayer that the out
come should be peace. He deplored
the attempt to assisinate the viceroy
of India The pope looked remark
ably well.
Two Boats Go Aground.
Sandy Hook, Dee. 24.-The three
masted schooner, John u. May, came
ashore here during a blizzard this
morning and grounded in danger
Gus position. Later the vessel was
released. The United Fruit company :
steamer, Turrialba, went aground ear
" today on the sandy waste of the
Jersey shore line between Barnagat
and Atlantic City She Is resting
easily. a stiff gale is blowing. She
carries sixty passengers. Wrecking
tugs and life savers of the revenue
cutter Seneca have gone to the scene
The weather is thick and the rescuers
had trouble locating the vessel
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Attorney John Shields, Jr, employed
by the Pere Marquette railroad at De.
troit, and Miss Elaine Shields. a stu
dent at the u. of M. are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Shields
of Phoenix, for the holidays.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Gov.-elect Dunno OF ILLINOIS, Is "s
inc a card index system TO keep ac-
curate track of Job hunters.
Charles Rolfe Barnes edits news.
nonor in Big Cabin. oklahoma, printed
In the Cherokee language
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
RAILWAY NOTES.

A ban has been placed on pencil
sharpeners by the Rock Island railroad
on the ground that they are a cause
for waste. Employees have been noti-
fed that the sharpeners win not be
carried in future by the stationery de-
partment- 1t is pointed out that about
$4,000 pencils are used each year by
the employees a t a cost of about 81. 600
and that this cost can be cut half See
another article on Rock Island economy
in this column.
During the past year the Lackawanna
has placed in its tracks 493.5O7 creoso-
ted ties. with twice that number of the
plates. Laboratory and field tests have
convinced the maintenance of way de-
partment that a screw spike in an oak
tie treated with creosote has a hold
ing power SS.1 per cent greater than the
ordinary nail spike.
Announcement is made that the Penn
Sylvania Railroad company has placed
orders for 1000 freight cars to apply on
the 1912 equipment program.
The Boston & Maine is introducing
motor cars for the use of track repair
ers.
Mr.. f. c. Wells has been appointed
way, a subsidiary of the Gulf, Color
ado & Santa Fe railway, with head
quarters at Kirbyville, Tex
The Missouri supreme court has sus-
tanned the validity of law of that
state requiring railway companies to
maintain passenger service on Sunday
on branch lines of a certain minimum
length.
At joint conference of representa-
tives of number of eastern lines and
the Pullman company, held at Buffalo
this week, new rules for making res
ervations for sleeping cars by wire
were adopted for general application
and which, it is expected, will be put
into effect shortly. At present the
multiplicity of rules of different roads
is often embarrassing TO travellers,
ticket agents and conductors.
After two years of construction work
the Southern Pacific of Mexico has
completed it's main line tracks into the
city of Topic, 936 miles south of
Nogales. Ariz.. and about 100 miles
northwest of Guadalajara- The event
is to be made the subject of a general
celebration in Topic and along the west
coast of Mexico January 20. Regular
train service will be established Feb
ruarv :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
EMPRESS SHEDS TEARS.
She Wants to Abdicate and Princes
Won't Let Her.

sion of the question of the abdication
of the Chinese throne has been ad-
journed until Friday, according to
news dispatch from Tien Tsin. The
conference held today by the princes
of the imperial clan at the palace was
inconclusive
The empress dowager during the
conference was keenly affected by her
position. She wept bitterly as she in
formed the princes that she thought
the abdication of the throne had be-
come imperative.
Prince Ching. the former premier.
assented to this view, but the younger
princes took an attitude of strenuous
opposition to the passiveness of Prince
Ching and urged on the empress dow
ager to refuse to abdicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
oUIGLEY AFTER BALL PLAYERS.
st. Marys Plans Usual Good Team
This Year.

St Marys kan, Jan. 1.-THE severe
weather does not put a damper on
athletic activities at St Marys' college.
Yesterday Quigley called out the
basketball men to resume work and the
baseball men to start indoor practice.
While basketball is new sport at the
. school much Roadway is being made
and from the material in the lower
classes the future has a bright outlook
for the indoor game.
While many of last years baseball
squad were graduated last spring Quig-
ley has Mahoney. the star pitcher. Col
Inns, second base. and 'Husk'' Collins,
captain and pitcheF on which to build
another championship team. It is the
custom here to start the early practice
with a series Of class and league cham
piOnships indoors, which this year were
pulled off before the Christmas vaca-
ton The coach umpires these games
so as to get a good look at all the pas
timers.
For the infeld there is Collins. cap
tain, whom the coach expects 20 make
into a star first sacker. as he is left
handed and a good hitter. Seaman.
brother of a former Seaman, will also
try for the initial sack
Collins. brother of the captain Will
again play second. having won a letter
for two years at the keystone job. Cos
tello, who practically had quit the game
Will likely win the io1 this year and
Reilly who PLAYED the hort field posi-
ton on the reserves last spring Will
likely win out over the other candi-
dates.
0uigley lost two of his star catchers
last spring and has only Cahill, a Kan
sas City boy. left from the list. Roy
Stack. a brother of Eddie Stack. whom
the Phillies traded to BROOKLYN for
/ Seaman, will likely do the backstopping
this season.
In the outfe1d there is plenty Of
| available material and the Is or 20 men
who will strive for the outer works will
have to show a great deal of class
a bout 20 or % games will be played
Kansas. Missouri. Nebraska. Olx1ahorna
and Colorado universities will be met
and all the smaller colleges in the state
The season will likely open with two
games with the Topeka Western
leaguers and the Denver club will be
played on the st. NIarys' field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

participating in the metropolis and
the fact that Jack Curley stole a march
on him when he made the articles for
the Nevada championship fight stipu-
late that neither party to the agree
ment was to engage in a contest after
May l, that the forfeits were to be
posted February 16, and then immedi
ately signed for Flynn to box Palzer
February 15 Jacks ultimatum proba
bly means that there will be no Flynn
PaIzer contest in New York. He in
formed Manager Curley today that he
would cancel the big battle If Flynn
stepped in the ring with Tom
O'Rourke's white hope
It is but a matter of a few days I'M
til the proposed New York engagement
will be calle- off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
AFTER HIS HEAD
Doctor Lays Claim to That of a De-
ceased Patient.

AfiddIesboro, KY, Jan. 17.-Repre-
sentatives of DR.. Blair of Apache. Ok.
are trs Yelling through the mountains
of east Kentucky enroute to Whitesburg
where they will claim the head from
the corpse of Smith Fouch. promised
25 years ago as payment for DIR.
Blairs services in saving Fouch's life.
Fouch was shot in the eye. DR..
Blair performed a hazardous operation
and discoyered, he says, that Fouch
was able to perform normal functions
with bullet in a lobe of his brain.
After Fouch's apparent recovery he
said he could not pay the doctor. but
offered to will the physician his head.
The doctor accented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
DODGE TAX LEVY QUESTION.
Federal judge Hands Down Important
Land sale Opinion.

Helena, Mont. Jan. IA ruling
of interest to all states in which are
railroad land grants was made in the
United States district court here.
Judge William H. Hunt in refusing to
enjoin the sale of Northern Pacific
payment of taxes, said it was a deli
cate matter for a federal court to in
terfere with the collection of a tax
levied by a subdivision of the state
not be used except upon a showing of
actual injury The railroad company
is contesting an increase from one
dollar to two dollars an acre in the
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
Ellie LOSE no KANsAs.
Washburn Was Within Two Points Of
Tie.

Tie.
Lawrence, Kan, jan 1.-THE bas-
ketbau season was opened at the Uni
versity Of Kansas when the Washburn
five was defeated by the college team
Of the university 80 to 80. Contrary
to custom, the game was played in the
AFTERNOON. This was made necessary
BY the absence of lights at night ow-
ing to the fact that there is insufficient
coal on hand to generate electricity.
The Jayhawkers started off strong
and PLAYED the regationalists off
their feet during the first period, the
score at the close being 13 to 21. Sew
eral pretty goals from field were
thrown by Hite for K. U. and the col
lege team exhibited great team work.
n the closing half the Topeka boys
came back strong and threatened to
win the game. Bishop and Smiley for
Washburn contributed most of the
scoring in this period, while McNesh
added three points on fouls. The final
score resulted in 80 points for the x.
4. college and 80 for Washburn.
The game was unusually free from
fouls, only three being assessed each
side in the first half and two each in
the second period. The university team
viii open the regular schedule today
with a game against Baker university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

Rock Island Lines are lost by being
carried around in the pockets of en-
pioyees. The supply of pencils in
each Office should be kept under lock
and key and should be issued one at
time to each employee. A great
saving could be made If chief clerks
would follow the rule laid down for
issuance of tools, lanterns, brooms,
ETC., viz: that for each pencil issued
the stub of the old must be turned in.
This suggestion is not fmpracticable
IN any way and is commended to those
in charge of pencil supplies. The use
OF pencil sharpeners should be aban-
doned- Pencil sharpeners waste pen
cils a great deal more than they con-
serve them, and for this reason they
are not carried in stock at this time
and will not be furnished in the fu-
f11ro -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
States Follow Lead of Kansas in
Drinking Cup Rules.
Railroads in Other States viii
Take Out Germ Spreaders.
TOWELS AND COMBS OUT
Missouri Sees Danger in Mixture
of Faces and Hair.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Orders against the use of the com
mon drinking cups on railway trains
have spread to all parts of the country
And it was only a short time ago that
the country was laughing at Kansas
because of the strict anti public drink
ing cU7 orders in this state.
In many states the railroad com
panies have made their own rules
without state orders. All over the
United States a traveller finds railroads
with plenty of water in their car tanks
but no cups near them.
All the roads will come to it in
time.
The board of public utility commits
s1oners of New Jersey has ordered all
roads operating in that state to pro-
vide facilities for the use of drinking
water by passenger on trains and the
order says that the arrangement made
in some other states by railway COM
panies, by which passengers can obtain
individual paper cups without cost by
applying to conductors, brakemen or
porters, recommends itself to the
board
Official announcement has been
made by the New York, New Haven &
Hartford R. r. to the effect that the
company will provide without charge
individual drinking cups for use on it's
trains. These viii be of paper. para
fined to make them disable. The law
requiring the elimination of the com
went into effect January 1.
Against Towels and Combs, Too.
Under a resolution adopted by the
state board Of health of Missouri, all
common drinking cups, roller towels
and combs now used on railroad pas
senior trains will be strictly prohib-
tied from and after March 1, 1912.
The railroads have acquiesced in this
order.
The lines sent letters to the secre-
tary of the board, stating, in effect,
they would use their official author
ity t. see that any order the board
might make would be obeyed. Secre-
tary Hitler will at once communicate
with the officials of the various rail-
roads and ask them to equip their pas
senger trains with drinking cups to be
sold to passengers at one penny each.
So far as towels and combs are con-
cerned, it is presumed that passengers
who care to wash themselves and comb
their hair while making railroad jour
neys. will carry their own equipments
after March 1
The action of the board is in the in
terest of the preservation of public
health The commo on drinking CUP. the
ancient roller towel and the comb that
everybody uses were condemned long
ago as being unsanitarv and the means
of spreading conta gious diseases