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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

ing Oh instructions from the depart
mcnt, iasued TO facilitate the hand
ling OF the Christmas mail. will not
back stamp" incoming mail The
mail viii be taken from the pouches
60 the distributing eases, just as the
second. third and fourth class mail les
row handled. Considerable time
should bee saved as a result Of this
order,
The Calumet postofiice will use one
substitute carrier and one substitute
CLERK during the holiday season, prob
ably commencing on Dec. IS.
The department has ruled that "A
mere holiday greeting Merry Christ
mas" Best Wishes" etc, does not
constitute q communication and may
be nclosed i'm second, third on fourth
class mail
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

der, but the real thing made a much
better picture!
\ naval liutenant is another pic
ture player. who has had many nan .
Tow escapes, his latest exploit In this
direction being a fall from high
cliii near Brighton. Once. too. he
was badly wounded in "A sword duel
with a picture player antagonist. OF
course the injury was quite unin-
territorial and accidental.
Miss Ivy Martinek, while playing in
one of her famous Three Fingered
Kate" films was nearly stined in Il
London sewer, into which the plot of
the price made II necessary for her
To descend, and along which she had
TO grope her way for nearly mile
underground
Alfred Brighton, a clever young
American picture player, lost his life
in the Hudson river year ago. He
hal 10 leap into the water and rescue
girl who was supposed To be drown
ing. While swimming towards her,
he was observed to throw up his
arms. sink once or twice and struC-
gle frantcaly on coming to the sur
face.
The spectators ON the bank APP
plauded wildly, imagining it to &c
part of the performance and TN.
operator kept turning the handle OF
his machine, while shouting to the
drowning man to keep it up only
when he had sank for the third and
last time did anybody even begin t.
suspect that anything was wrong.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06
MRS. JOHN moLlToR DEAD.
Former Copper Country Resident Dies.
Funeral m Calumet


After being IN for but a week, Mrs.
John Molitor, a years of age and a
resident of the upper peninsula for
many Years, passed away last night at
the home of her daughter Mrs. l..
Marcott, at iOl South Elmorc street,
says the Escanaba Press. Mrs. Moli-
tor suffered from stroke Of paraly
sis on Wednesday of last week and
since that time her condition had been
critical Slowly her strength ebbed
away and at l2:l0 o'clock last night
sho passed away.
Mrs. Molitor was born I'm LuXem-
berg. Germany. ana came TO this coun-
try at an early age. She resided first
at Port Washington, Wis later going
10 the copper country where she lived
for number of years From the cop
per country Mrs. Moltor moved TO
Cry stall Falls, where she remained un-
iii seven months ago when she came
To Escanabd to make her home with
her daughter Mrs. Marcott.
The body was removed TO the under
taking parlors of j. A. Allo last night
and will be in state at the chapel of
that place until Friday The body
will be taken to Calumet her former
home for burial, probably on Satur-
day morning
Mrs. Molitor is survived by six
daughters and three sons who are;
Mrs. Il. Oulcttc, Of Los Angeles Cal;
Mrs. H. Becker of Norway la, Mrs. j..
Miller, Mohawk, Mich. Mrs. JOS
eph Larch. Escanaba Mrs. James
Flood of Crystal Falls; Mrs. Marco,t
of this city; Nicholas Weycker of All
meek. Mich; George Weycker Of
Pemb'nc and William Wcycler of Es-
canada. All of the sons and daughters
were at the bedside of their mother
when the end came with the exception
# Mira. Oulcttc, who is expected to ar
riy" here from Los Angeles Saturday
morning
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06
PeriIs OF Films.

! Acting in front of the camera for
moving pictures isn't quite so soft ~
I job as people not in the know N,
apt to imagine.
Grave risks have to be taken. am,
more or less serious accidents are
quite common. Sometimes these even
result fatally.
The other day. for example man
named Bittner descended in paTr-
chute from the Column of Victory il.
Berlin. with a view TO being cine
ma tosraphCd as he was falling: bu,
something went wrong with his ap.
paratus. and the unhappy parachutisJ
was dashed To his death.
Similarly picture player named
Dunno was killed on the railway last
year while acting part The un-
fortunate man was only supposed T."
be run over by the approaching traIu.
il being the intention to substitute q
dummy figure at the last moment.
But the rails We're slippery. the drive
was unable to pull up his engine IN
time. ard the actor was mangled To
death beneath the wheels.
Miss Alice HOLSTER, whose face
and figure are familiar Ia ircuucnters
Of picture shows the world over, near
ly lost her life while rchearsing in
Egypt the other day. Attircd In thu
vulumnOus drapcrics of an ArdU
peasant woman, she was seated on
inn. ~.
brought up from deep we'll water
for irligeting purposes.
At certain moment she had 10
bring the camel which worked the.
wheel 10 halt, and descend from
her seat. Unfortunately the came!
started revolving again, and Miss
Hollister was ierkcd into the we'll
which was more than hundred feet
in depth.
Luckily her cumbersome garments
caught projecting stone in the side.
and being of athletic Luild. she man
aged to hang on until she was rescued
10y means of a rope in the hands OF
her dragoman. But ii was narrow
escape.
No one viewing on the sceen the
superb riding of pretty Alice Joyce. |
The famous exponent of cowgirl
parts in Western dramas. would /,
suppose that any horse could ever
succeed i'm throwing her, AS "A mat |
ter Of fact. however, she has met
with several accidents.
Miss Gene Gauntier Of Kansas city |
The Kalem company's leading woman,
has been exceptionally unlueky. only II
quite recently she was attacked by II
Bedouins In the Sahara, and had To
light hard to get away In Florida
She was nearly engulfed I'm quick
sand. In the battle scene in THE Girl
spy" she was kicked by = horse and
here was a premature explosion OF
,assion that hurled her high in the
air. and the fall rendered her uncon
.cious. but Ii made a great picture.
once. when she was to be rescued
rem burning house. the company
bought IN old abandoned farmhouse
n the country, and set IL ahre The
ire burned more rapidly than had
,een provided for In the rehearsal,l
md Miss Gauntier was unconscious
ND almost dead when the rcscuers
.hopped hole In the roof and pull
ii her out.
They had intended To take her out
through window and down - lad
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06
BIGGER NAVY
IS ADVOCATED
Necessary to Preserve Peace
Says Sec. Meyer
Continued From Page One.


more torpedo boats and submarines
the secretary expresses the belief that
until more OF the old battleships are
replaced it is wiser To build battle
ships than smaller vessels.
As to the need of battle cruisers, the
swifter ships of the first line oc de-
tense, Secretary Meyer quotes the Ma
val General Board:
The United States has no vessels Of
this type. They have military valuc
not possible 10 obtain from other types
or combinations Of types. 70 further
neglect their necessity is TO deliberate
~ weaken our naval strength. The
paramount need of the navy is how
ever for battleships. ana the board
does not recommend any modification
of the building program by which
preference in building is given to bat
tie cruisers or other fleet units, and
auXiliaries. which will interfere with
the ultimate battleship strength"
Battle practice has brought the eN-
isting feet TO a state of complete read
mess tor instant service says Secre-
tarN Meyer i'm commenting on the ia
yN's condition. Reserve as well as ac-
tive vessels are kept in condition for
any contingency; and the nayy's gun
ners having during the year made roc
ords that more than sustain the high
standards of the service
Aeruplane equipment is entirely in
adequate at the present time according
TO Secretary Meyer. He points out that
while the United States spent only
Sli0.0U0 for this purpose last year. Ja
pan spent 100000 and five European
nations spent individual sums ranging
from S2,0OO,00O to s6,00O0O0, the latter
being the expenditure of France. Sec
rotary Meyer says there should be no
limitation upon the progressive devei-
opmcni Of naval aviation
Advocates Strong Reserve.
He recommends the creation OF "a
naval reserve of about $4,000 men, aud
5000 to be secured from the honor
ably DISCHARGED men of the navy, the
naval militia. and various mechanical
trades of civil life: the other 5000
from among sailors of the merchant
marine.
The application of the eight hour
law to an shipyards says Secretary
McHer will probably cause an increase
in the appropriation necessary 10 build
shius of given type. AS to small
American navy Yards Secretary Meyer
makes nu definite recommendations
FOR their adjustment, but suggests
that If The American fleet is TO spend
part of its time on the Pacific coast af~
Ter the Panama canal opens some Of
the navy yards on the eastern coast
will automatically close from lack If
work. AS to the first class yards he
adopts the recommendation OF the
general board that all their channels
be- dredged to depth Of at least forty
feet and n minimum width of $50 feet.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

Atlec PUmerenc, United States SEN
ator from ohio, ~ years old today
T.. II. Sothorn, one of the most pop
ular actors OH the American stage. ):
years old today.
Charles VI. Hall. known as the
father OF the aluminium industry in
America. g. years old today.
Col John :. Mosby. the famous
leader of Confederate cavalry, - years
old today
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Edward r. Hutton
noted British army officer and former
" in command of the Canadian mill
tia, OF years old today.
Brig. Gen. Richard RI. Pratt. l.. :. A..
retired, originator of tn, famous car
Isle Indian school - years old today.
Howard Elliot. president Of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company. =
years old today.
Dick Y. Morgan, representative IN
congress OF the Second Oklahoma dis
trict. ~ years old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

Take advantage of Levin Jewclry
Co.'S = off removal sale. We have
The finest stock in this city Come
,arly \ small deposit viii assure
YOU the pick Of the stock,
Advertisement. e
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

Levin Jowelry Cos. grand removal
sale now going ON. Come early. The
pick Of the stock is at your disposal.
Advertisements
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

Clement &. Dickinson. Representative
in congress of the Sixth Missouri dis
trict 60 wears old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

New York shortly will spend So
100000 for new public school build
ngs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

e.. X. Case. A. years deputy col
lector of internal revenue. Hartford.
Conn. has resigned. Age.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-06

Mrs. Ann Fitzpatrick. OF st. Paul,
- Iuv
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
.REARTLESS OUTRAGES
 BY THE zAPAT|STAS
Record of Several Wanton and Pur-
 poseless Murders
Especial to The RepubIicanl

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 3.-Residents of CuernaVaca who have been in fear of an attack on that city were further alarmed yesterday when a band of 400 Zapatistas raided the electric light plant not far from town The rebels cut the electric wires but were repulsed by government troops who are pursuing the band. Reports from various parts of the republic tell of the operations of numerous maraud- ing bands.
 One of these, explained by Benito Candles yesterday raided Cuchi Cuato ranch three miles from Guanajuato. killing the manager and his son. Re- turning from the ranch the band en- countered a woman carrying a baby. both of whom were shot. The baby was killed, and the mother badly wounded.
 Another rebel band entered Amre- amOca, at the foot of PopocatepetI. and carried away a man whom they hanged. This band also killed a wo- man and two little girls whom they met in retreating from the town.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
Overwhelming Majority of Lower House of Legisla- ture Insures Election of Fletcher, Republican Can didate for Governor
PROGRESSIVE TICKET
 TAIL OF PROCESSION
Republican Vote Was Cut Twenty Per Cent From Figures of Two Years Ago, Majority of Loss Go- ing to Progressives
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept. 2.-The strength of the new pro- gressive party in its new lineup against older parties, and the dis appearance of a republican majority for the first time in ten years, and first time in the history of the state on a presidential year, were out standing features of the state cleo ton in Vermont today,
 It was apparent in the early even ing that there had been no election by the people, although sufficient number of the republican represent atives were successful enough to seem to insure the choice of Alton M. Fletcher of Cavendish. republican candidate for governor, by the legis lature.
 For many years political student, have pointed out that any decrease in the republican majority in Yer mont in September below the nor nal of 25,0O0 has been followed ai- most invariably by d party defeat in the presidential fight in November. These majorities, which averaged close to 3O,0O0 in all state elections in presidential years since 1892 were represented today by a bare plural ity The republican loss apparently went in a great degree to the pro- gressives, and in somewhat lesser extent to the democrats.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
NOT GOING ID LOSE
 STATE HIGHWAY
Delegation of Tempe and Mesa CitI-
 zens Call on Supervisors.

A large delegation of Mesa and Tempe citizens called at the board of supervisors yesterday under a miSapprehensiOn that a movement was on foot to locate the state high way in such a manner that it would miss those towns. It had been under stood that the purpose was to have the highway ordered by the way of the Center street bridge and thence south of Tempe to Chandler.
 It was stated by a member of the board that such route had not been under consideration and had rever been suggested. The misap- prehension is supposed to have arisen from a petition by the people of Chandler for the opening of county road from Kyrene to Chandler.
 It was urged that that would be great advantage in the matter of getting supplies as it is only abou, three miles from the station at kyrene to the west line of the Chandler tract
 At present it is necessary to bring in supplies by the way of Mesa Yesterday was the regular monthly meeting of the board when demands were considered and other routine business transacted
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
Damaging Evidence Brought Out in the Government s Suit Against the Power full Western Retail Lum- berman's Association
HAD THE STRENGTH
 TO MAKE OR BREAK
Testimony of Lumber Man ufacturer Who Introduced a Letter Which He Was Advised Was of an In- eliminating Character
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

SEATTLE, Sept. 3.-F. H. Martin, a lumber manufacturer of Centralia. Washington, was the only witness ex- amined today in the hearing of the governments antitrust suit against the Retail Lumbermen's association. Martin was called to testify regard ing correspondence between his com- pany and A. L. Porter, of Spokane. secretary of the Western Retail Lum- ments by the H. H. Martin Lumber company to F. C. Drury at Idaho falls, Idaho, in 1909.
 Martin testified that Drury, a for- mer emplOye, had been commissioned as agent of the company at Idaho Falls, but after few cars of lumber had been disposed of through him the agency was abandoned because it was a losing venture and because of the attitude of the Western Retail Lum- bermen's association.
 Among the letters introduced in evidence was one from J. L. Broat, lumber dealer of Idaho Falls. In this letter Broat asked the Morgan Lumber company to quit supplying Drury and said: If not, the asso- citation will have to take a hand and notify every dealer in Idaho. Montana, and Washington. A copy of the let ter was sent to Secretary Porter who wrote to B.oat advising him against referring 10 the possible action os the association, because it is very in- criminating evidence should we ever be called upon to explain the same in court
 Porter wrote to T. H. McLafferty, secretary of the Southwestern Wash ington Lumber Manufacturers asso- citation, regarding the Drury ship ments. McLafferty advised the Mar tin company that it would be bad policy to incur the i'll will of the retailers association. "The Western Retailers Lumbermen's association does not consider any one retail deal- CT unless they carry at least small stock wrote McLafferty, where they find anyone retailing lumber as they claim you are doing they simply mo- tify the different yards with whom you are doing business and notify the secretaries of all retail lumber asso- citations as to conditions. In fact. they do not consider you a legitimate retail dealer. This is as far as they go but you readily can see that it sometimes might prove an injury to you"
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
President Addressing Con vention of Post Office Clerks and Carriers at Boston Declared Against
 Attempt to Shorten Term
NEED HAVE NO FEAR
 WHILE HE'S IN POWER
He Favors Also a Pension System to Insure Them Against the Time When Old Age Renders Them Helpless
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

BOSTON, Sept 3.-President Taft tonight contrasted the conditions that confronted a president in the days of the spells system of appointment under the civil service and he at tackled the democratic house of rep resentatives for attempting to limit the tenure Of government employees. He declared that as long as he is in power no government clerk need fear discharge unless the United States has provided a system of civil ser vice pensions to keep him from want in his old age.
 The president spoke in Faneuil Hall to several hundred postoffice em- ployes now in convention here. He motored in from Beverley three hours before his train left for Washington, and limped into the hall with his right foot in bandages, wearing on it a loose felt slipper instead of a shoe. The foot was injured several years ago while playing golf and late yes terday he strained it again. At eight o'clock the president left for Wash ington for an engagement with the International Association of Applied Chemistry.
 President Taft was wildly cheered when he entered the hall. Congress- man Green, of Massachusetts, had praised the president for his veto of the legislative. executive and judicial appropriation bill when ii eontained .tils provision .o liniiI. sg s44ysr ears the tenure of civil service employees.
 The president began by praising the "skillful and intelligent employees of the government who built up a ma chine government in 125 years so that no alter what president or cabinet of ficer or bureau chief leaves Washing ton for his vacation, the public busi- ness goes on and the government wheels still turn.
 The government" he said should assure these men the permanence of their tenure and that they will be talk en care of in old age.
 T believe in a system that might be called an enforced system of pensions where the government pays part and the employees contribute as we'll
 MT. Taft gave his reason for the veto of the legislative bill. He held that not only did he oppose it because it was unfair but because it would have ac- complished nothing but to make the life of congressman and presidents con- cerned in the the reappointments un- bearabie.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
OCEAN PARK
 WAS SCORCHED
Fierce Flames Yesterday Caused the Loss of One Life and Damage to Prop erty Estimated at Over Two Million Dollars
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHl

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.-A fire or iginating in defective flue in the Casi-
 mn Cafe in the pleasure pier at ocean Park. at five o'clock tonight caused the loss of at least one life and property
 damage estimated at $225O0OO For a time it threatened to devastate the twin beach resorts of ocean Park and Ven ice, eighteen miles from Los Angeles. A high wind caused the flames to spread so rapidly that seven men were caught at the end of Frazer pier on which the Casino is located and they were forced to jump into the breakers. Six of them were rescued by life guards who put out in boats. They were not in time, however to save the life of H E. Locke, cashier of the Ca sino Cafe. Locke was apparently un-
 able to swim and was dead when pick
 ed up.
 The flames spread through the con- cession district along the water front, sweeping everything from Dragon Gorge
 and the huge roller coaster, down to-
 ward Venice. The Ocean Park bath
 house and plunge seemed to check the
 progress of the flames and the dying down of the wind gave the fire depart
 ment. augmented by five companies from Los Angeles an opportunity 10
 get the fire under control The flames
 practically destroyed everything on
 Frazer pier and attacked the Decatur
 hotel which was totally destroyed.
 There were many thrilling rescues. The guests lost $1O,0O0 in gems, money and clothing Nine babies, including
 one Japanese infant weighing fourteen
 ounces was saved from the Baby ln- cubator" on the pier by Frederlck House The state militia and Los Angeles police guarded the ruins. The damage to Frazer Pier and buildings on it is $75O.OO0 The damage done to other buildings is estimated at $1,5OO,- 900 to the Decatur hotel $50,000. The building and plant of the Ocean Park Journal was destroyed, loss $25,000. The Catholics gathered at St. Clem- ems church at 6:30 and prayers were said by Father Hennesy. The church bells called those who had lost their all and those who feared the flames.
 The wind seemed to shift at about the same time and the sparks which flew around the church did not touch it.
 The churchyard was the storage place
 for tons of household goods.
 A captive balloon on Frazer Pier
 freed from it's moorings by the flames
 sailed away inland. Between Pomona and san Dimas, fifty miles from ocean
 Park. a thousand feet of cable when
 the balloon was dragging with It.
 caught on the trolley wires and inter
 runted the electric car service for a
 long period until a construction gdhS
 could repair the damage. The balloon
 disappeared. All the companies of the
 seventh regiment of the Nat1onaf Guard of California in Los Angeles and vicinity was ordered to Ocean Park to guard the ruins.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-04
5. P.'S FIGHT
 FOR EMPIRE
Fourth Hearing in the Gov ernment's Suit to Recover 2,5O0,0O0 Acres of Land Valued at More Than One Hundred Millions
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHJ

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 3.-The taking of testimony in the oregon and California railway land grant case was resumed in United States district court this afternoon. Miss Margaret A. Fleming sitting as ref cree This is the fourth hearing in the case The land in dispute ir- cludes 2,5O0,000 acres valued in eX- cess of a hundred million dollars.
 The property was donated by the government in 1866 to the former Oregon and California Railroad com pany under certain conditions as to settlement and sale. The govern ment contends the stipulations have not been carried out by the railroad company. and is seeking to recover title from the Southern Pacific Rail- road company, successor to the ore gon and California.
 The first hearing was held in Port land last spring, another in Wash ington, D C., and third in San Francisco last month.
 The present hearing will take sev- eral weeks and it probably will take another month for United States Judge WoIverton to go through the testimony and make decision. Whichever way the court may decide. the case in all probability will be taken to the United States supreme court.
 B. D. Townsend, special assistant to the United States attorney gen. eraI, is handling the case for the government. Arrayed against him is group of railway attorneys headed by w D. FentOn.