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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
SOMETHING NOVEL
IN THEATRICALS
"BUNTY PULLS THE STRINGS" 4
QUAINT SCOTCH COMEDY, is
COMING HERE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

\ delicious novelty recently landed
in America and set the critics and
theatergoers agog.
II is more thoroughly Scotch than
any of Barrics plays and bears the
title of "Bunty Pulls the Strings" and
viii be seen at the Calumet theatcr
Friday evening.
It's fun. like Bar'ie's, lies in it's
dissection of Scotch canniness and
Scotch closeness.
The canniest of all it's Scottish F'olk
is Bunty Bigger, who pulls the strings
HAT control the actions of all the rest.
shes a young and pretty lass, who
runs her fathers household, conducts
her own and other peoples love af-
fairs, and is the general butter-in us
ually TO the advantage Of everyone
concerned.
Scotch writer's have been SO frank
about the characteristics OF their oHn
beople that even an american audience
appreciates the delineation humOr by
the different imported companies, could
, have been no more quickly recognized
in Edinburg or London and not u
point i'm tho comedy Is missed
The fun Of "Bunty Pulls the Strings
lies not so much in plot or situation
Pas in the TRANSPARENT worKinrs OF the
minds Of It's characters Everyone Of
them is. on has been. or wants To be
q grasper of something. and everyone
Of them except "BuntN" is more self
decei, ing than dangerous, because cN.
cry one Is ION TO" every one else. Even
the old lady, who. with tho Scotch re.
gard for proprietics of the kirk, could
/ find no other way Of satisfying her
curiosity as 10 why tic policeman was
called out during service than by faint
/ ing and being carried ont where she
could see what was going on deceived
/ not a single one OF the congregation.
All the people in the large east were
! imported from London and Ednnurg
! theaters. Most of the characters in
! the play, with the exception of Blnty,
are what is known as character parts
the most pronounced of which is a
vinegar faced Spinster with matri-
monial intentions that she Is not afraid
To put i'm evidence coyly at first and
then without pretence.
Another remarkable character sketch
! is that of "Weelum Sprunt." the
youthful Elder of the Kirk and Bun
tvs Young man"-There are the
young and old all breathing the fra
grant breath OF the heather and this
tie. bringing all back to the simple
life in the Highlands Of Aud Scot
land
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
ELECTRICAL"
PUZZLES MANY
THE MEANING OF AMPERES
VOLTS, WATTS, kiLoWATTS
AND KINDRED TERMS
EXPLAINED.

Every business has It's own language
and nomenclature. The average Wan
Street operator for instance. can tic a
neophyte's brain into hard Knots ~ the
course of a few moments converse
ton on fiscal matters. But the bust
ness which presents itself 10 the lay
man as the most hopeless riddle is
electrical manufaeturin2. Or Schuyler
Skaats wheeler president Of tho
Croker Wheeler CO.. Of Anlpere y. j..
recently deplored in a pablic utterance
the spirit of opposition which has
grown up between the electrical en-
gineer and the world an large.
you cannot talk in electrical terms
to the average layman." he said, with
out soaring him to death. The men
ton of ANYTHING as absuuse as ihduc-
ton coils is sure to set mis- wits 10
wandering. certain method OF i'm
mcdlately losing Your auditors atten-
ton is to make use Of technical
term
Electricity like Browning. is not dif-
hcult 10 understand n you approach IT
fearlessly undsunted by the "Elec~
,rictalk which has been coined dur
ing the last couple of decades fhorc
is a definite. logical reason why each
one of the terms Is ia use, and IN an
other decade they will be as famiilr
to that part of the public which IS !a-
terested as Automobile talk is fast bc
coming to the public AZ large AT
present "EiectFictalk' makes the aver
age man. feet that "be it ever SO ham,
BILE there's no place like home
The units of measurement are the
basis Of "Elecrictaik." ampercs volts
and watts. Ampere IS the name OF tho
Frenchmau who discovered how %
measure electric current The unit oi
measurement was therefore called an
umpere i'm Acknowledgement of his val
uaOle discovery. Electricity may be
best compared TO water iioVine
through a pipe. The volume, or sal
Ions Of water. correspond to tn, vol
ume. on ampercs OF electricity. But
water may flow at greater or less
pressure. A thousand gallons Of water
lowing through pipe at one pound
pressure to the square inch would
Just dribble out at the end. Under Z
thousand pounds pressure 70 the
square inch IT would shoot out Of The
pipe with fierce enerey The number
OF pounds of pressure under which
, water is lowing corresponds TO the
number of volts Of pressure under
which an electric current is flowing.
The energy with which water flows
out Il a pipe is the result of the vol
nme Of water ana the pressure under
which it is flowing. Everyone has nc
ticed how much faster water flows oui
Of faucet in one place than IL does
out 81 faucet in another. The guam.
tity of water which flows oct II The
faucet depends upon the water pres
sure in that particular locality In the
same way the qGantity OF electricity
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

delivered over a single circuit u the
prodUct OF the volume (ampetes) null
tiplied Dy tho pressure (volts). The
electrical term FOR the energy thus
generated is watts. y thousand watts
are called a kilowatt, as this term
Is part Of the metric system
In order 70 understand inst what a
l.ilowatt is, {; IS necessary 10 ascer-
tain what il viii do. We know ,hat a
stream of water OF given volume
lowing at given pressure into a tuc-
bine win generate certain quantity
of horse power Of energy. A klowatt
is the mechanics equivalent of one and
third horsepower. Electric lighting
circuits usually carry 10 t. 100 volts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

w HE obvious conclusion that young people must have an
opportunity become acquainted with another They
~ have the opportunity not only for CONVERSATION
AND THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS, but for the
exhibition Of those qualities Of and soul which make up the
But occasion designed for intellectual
purpose would fail entirely
first place they probably would not attend it. and if they
would keep every of them hidden in
shell of embarrassment and prggishnes
Only while engaged PLEASANT EXERCISE involving
movement but concentration do the natural characteristics of
young people o the surface.
THE INSTITUTION WHICH MORE THAN ANY OTHER ATTRACTS
AND ALLOWS UNcoNscoUsLY REVEAL THEMSELVES
THAT SOCIAL DANCING WHICH CAN BE BROUGHT INTO
OUR SCHOOLS ! CONNECTION OTHER STUDIES.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

Il. II. Sothern and Julia MarloWe,
known off the stage as Mr.. and Mrs.
Sothern. are considering proposition
TO pose for a film giving "A condensed
version of THE Tanning of the Shrew.
Upon their arrival i'm Kansas city a
few nights ago the distinguished couple
paid visit TO motion picture thea
tire near the Coates House and Otter
the show Mrs. Sothern gave out the
information that a prominent film
manufacturer had made an offer to the
co-stars to appear before the camera
in Shakespearian roles.
III we should do this 1t would not
he for the money there is in it," said
Mrs. Sothern--that is. Miss Marlowe.
You see. it would cost us more than
We would get out of il, for we would
have To rehearse a company Tor a
week. In a very different version of the
PLAY. and it. would cost us as much To
give one performance for the films as
IL would to play a week of full bills
Put think it might be a good
thing to do. Tonight. for instance. we
saw many persons in the picture show
who, / am sure, would never see a
regular Shakespearian performance.
Perhaps, after ALL we owe something
To the followers Of the picture shows,
IL ii is something we can easily fur
nish. Nine. Bernhard and her COM
pany have posed for several plays, and
the films have been big successes
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

That famous artist of mimicry, Mar
| shall Il. Wilder was the star perform
er in film exhibited at one of the
| local houses last week, entitled THE
Five Senses" Never in the history Of
the motion camera has it's wonderful
effect on the observer of the screened
subject been so remarkably displayed.
IT, scientific sense IL is worthy of
editorial comment and the makers are
deserving of exceptional plaudts for
its conception. The nlm proves that
silent acting, combined with a bit of
pantomine. cannot only convey the
realization of action, but of a true feel
ing Of all the human senses. IL be-
gan by showing the effects of hearing
on listeners OF music, and the specta-
TOR almost heard the instruments as
they were played; Wilder was then
seen 10 inhale the perfume of a flower
and it's smell could almost be enjoyed
by the viewer. while the swift change
to the inhalation OF an unusually
strong and healthy cheese had the
opposite effect the beauty of a wo-
mans back, showing her neck and
shoulders. proved entirely pleasing,
but her ugly face gave Wilder a chill
and he protected his eyes from the
sight; he also gave man bit of
money with an expression of self
complaisance. but when the man was
seen 20 spend it on liquor with dis
astrous results. the joy changed TO
chagrin, and again the spectator join
ed In the change of feeling; a little
girl gave some ice cream TO the hui
morist, and he smacked his lips with
delight, and evinced an expression of
horrible tartness when salt was sub
stituted by the youngster.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

Bounder,' asstory of a homestead
ed mountain lion; '@rhe Sherlms
Daughter" when Duty Calls" THE
Loan Shark" and THE Price of a Sill
Yer Fox" are the pictures exhibited
at the Royal Supposedly in the Can
adlan northwest the latter film Is a
remarkably fine picture play Of that
sort of country. and the realism ad .
hered 10 throughout is one Of it's fin
est assets. The story has It's drama
tic qualities and Is OF more than pass
ing interest Three young men go ON
a hunting trip. one of them. because
of tiff with his fianeee, who, as he Is
leaving sends him note bidding him
bring back n skin Of silver fox and
all will be forgiven. He secures the
skin IL is stolen and he goes after the
thief gets lost and Is half frozen when
rescued. The experience costs him
dearly for he is blinded i'm one eye
and badly MANNED for life.
After several subsequent experiences
In which ne finds the thief aud recov-
ers the skin all brought about ny an
Indian girl he returns To his fiancee
To find her engaged To another man.
and he returns 10 the northwest to let
her enjoy her happiness unhindered.
The play is well acted, is admirably
PUT on and shows m-ny beautiful win
ter mountain woodland scenes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

sutton and Caprice, eccentric dane
ers, pleasing singers and all-around
entertainers, are presenting "A top
notch act at the Peoples. They are
the real thing in vaudeville. and in
connection with the many beautiful
and entertaining pictures shown will
give one the cheapest ana most en-
joyable hours entertainment obtain
able.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
HIGHER RANK IN
NAVY Is SOUGHT
BILL PROVIDING ADMIRAL AND
FOUR VICE ADMlRALS
ON ACTIVE DUTY
FAVORED.

Washington. April lG.-This city
hasn't been as much interested In "A
bit of proposed legislation for long
time as IL Is in the Bates bill. looking
t. the revival of the grade OF vice ad-
mira i'm the American navy. The bin
was introduced few days ago, and
II is the subject OF SO much favorable
comment among members OF both
houses that folks are beginning 10
think the time is almost at hand when
congress will enact legislation giving
American naval officers rank COM
mensurate with the importance of their
commands. AS the press dispatches
have already Informed the country. the
Bates bill provides for an admiral and
four vice admirals on the active list
Ii II should become a law, the great
fleets Of Uncle Sans sea fighters
would be under the command of one
man, together with all necessary ac-
cessory vessels
This Is not the first time such n
proposition as that of Representative
Rates has been before congress, but 1t
is said by the experienced men at the
capitol that at no previous time has
the suggestion met with as much en-
enlargement as that which Is now
manifest.
President Would Make Selections.
Rear admiral is now the highest
grade In the American navy. Under
the Bates bill. the officers to be made
admiral and vice admirals, respective
ly, would be selected by the president,
with the approval of the senate.
One of the strongest arguments in
favor of the proposed legislation is
that the United States is the only
great power whose navy is command
ed by officers of the junior grades.
England, France, Germany and Japan
have each more than hundred naval
officers who outran1 any active OFF,
GERS i'm this country. The Bates bill
is heartily Endorsed 10y Secretary Mey-
er of the navy department. who. i'm a
letter to Representative Bates, says i'm
part:
THE navy department believes that
the enactment of a measure re-estab-
fishing the higher grades of flag ofii-
GERS has now become an urgent neces-
sity. This opinion is based on the
principle that rank should be com :
memsurate with the importance of the
command. and should be higher than
that of subordinate officers i'm the same
command; also on a consideration of
the material national interests likely
10 become involved.
No Dignity for Flag.
g. after thee OF the civil war.
says Representative Bates i'm speaking
of his bill. the country put the navy
ON a peace footing and abolished the
grade Of admiral and vice admiral
The country wanted to do away with
big fleets. and the American flag was
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
The Average Man.

The average man is person who
can remember that you owe him IS q
good while after he has forgotten that
you named one OF your children after
him.-Galvesto News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

The Crown is the big noise" with
its three Varsity Girls i'm a live wire
singing and dancing sketch, with elab-
crate changes of costume. one girl
usually draw a crowd, but three of
them especially these three. would
pack the Palestra
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
The Picture Houses
(Thls column appears Tuesdays ana
Fridays)

Collectively the picture houses Of
Red Jacket and Laurium are Offering
their patrons uneXcelled entertain
ment this week, both in vaudeville and
pictures.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

The hanson cab was invented by
John Hanson. who took out patents
for the vehicle in 1884.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

the latter shows him a newspaper ac-
count Of the killing of the contractor
by an accident The play is logical,
easily followed and creditably played.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

Broncho busting, rCpirG and feats of
.laring in horsemanship, wherein a
woman rider is the feature. was de-
pictcd in the film entitled 'sIhe Dia-
mond $ Ranch" exhibited at the Ly-
RE last night. Al this sort of thing
has been shown before. hut as pre-
scented by the Diamond s outfit. is
unusually daring and entertaining,
giving an idea of what Copper Coun-
try folk may expect when Buffalo
Hilrs aggregation OF rough riders and
wild west characters appear here this
summer. a number of other good pic
lures are shown as well, Thursday
evening remarkable film, showing
the Inflated Maine being towed out of
havana harbor and it's subsequent
sinking. will be exhibited.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

appearances are deceiving," so
don't believe all you see at the Grand
at least, not all of it anyway The
two young ladies billed as the DeBourg
Sisters. are charmingly attractive ex-
ceedingW entertainnG. and wilfuily
deaeiying i'm their act which is very
FIcnchy and mysterious.
OF the films, "Tony's oath of Ven
geance is a feature. Italian stories
seem TO Zoe favorites with picture maxi
"rs, for quite a few have been exhibit
ca Of late and most of them have
been worth while This is especially
true OF "Tonys Vengeance" An Ital-
ians daughter is deceived by a con-
tractor who wins her love through the
employment of the father. The girl
runs away and returns later broken
IN health and heart and dies. The
Italian swears vengeance and follows
the other out west. To make his way
lac Is obliged to turn thief. but on his
first Job" he is caught, explains TO the
clergyman he attempted to rob, and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
Give Dancing a Place In Gen
eral Educational System

BY CLARENCE A. PERRY Of the Russell SAGE Foundation
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03

DIR. Wiley says that oysters
suffer untold agony when you
jab your fork into them" But,
we don't, Doc, we don't! We just
take three or four of 'em up in a
spoon and jab it into US, to the I'M
told pleasure of all concerned,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03


The history of usades in American cities shows that
most temporary Juror created the police get busy
the enderon there few arrests finally the excitement
dies out and vice goes it did before.
One that commrcazed vice intimately related
machine politics. that the who make money have
stronger pull with the powers that be than the people have
But conditions Chicago that the situation may
be helped by such crusade if only makes the people familiar with
this rotennes for then help the public conscience
and that's what is needed.
The investigation made by the Chicago commission
thorough enough The trouble the report practically
pressed Only favored few got chance read it. Much of
it couldn't be published newspapers the newspapers had
been disposed print it. But parents could have been put
session of copies.
The mayor and police familiar with the report They
make living of commercialized vice.
But they also know that all of these active in politics.
and that whenever peae needed and registration
be padded, these men help do the dirty work.
So may be that good will of crusade it is
pushed the limit may result investigating low wages
department stores other mercantile establishments and factories
1t of welmeanmg reomers that
lasting results they strike the of vice and crime in
stead merely scratching the surface denouncng the effects
Chase the who profit by commercialzed vice. the
fortunate who have been made their victims
Yo husband says he leads Dr. Wiley says that oysters
dogs life, said suffer untold agony when you
eyes, it's very similar jab your fork into them" But
"He don't Doc, don't! We
with muddy feet makes himself take three four of EN-
comfortable by the fire waits spoon and b nto the
ILL.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03

"Your husband says he leads a
dogs life," said one woman.
eyes, it's very similar" an
swered the other. ''EIe comes in
with muddy feet, makes himself
comfortable by the fire and waits
to be fed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

The production of coal for 1911 is es. t;mated at 15,001.o00 tons.
 Such is the situation today But Bir-
 mlngham Is making preparations While other producers of pig iron have done nothing hitherto in steel produc. tion,-it is rumored that the Republic Iron & Steel Company is busy with serious plans-the steel trust has had gigantic plant built by the American Steel & Wire Company al Corey, which plant has not yet been entirely finish
 ed. ostensibly on account of the pend Ing federal governments investiga ton
 1'lfe immediate task of this plant will be 10 provide the whole south with
 wire, which is used in large quantities
 for fencing and with hoop iron for the
 packing up of bales of cotton. At Co.,
 rey are situated the trusts newly built
 coke oven plants. which are equipped With complete arrangements for pro- dueing the by-products. The trusts further experiments made with a view
 to the use of the coke oven gases for
 the production of steam will doubtless
 take place here.
 In the face of the extraordinary de- Velopments which may be expected in the future, the city of Birmingham is
 unfolding a comprehensive activity It has already made striking improve
 rnents fin it's traffic arrangements. and today the city is the junction of. not less than nine railway lines. Between 1900 and 1910 the freight traffic almost
 doubled. But Birmingham is eagerly intent upon communication by water
 To reach Mobile, the nearest harbor on
 the gulf, with barges drawing feet of water only requires canal about 1S
 miles long, which will bring about q connection with the already navigable Warrior river The cost is figured at Sa.0OO,O0J fin round numbers To offset this ii is estimated that there will be saving of more than sl.OOo. .oN
 year fin freight. It will not be long before this plan Is realized If as may be expected, the plan succeeds of bring ing heavy freight goods of small spe- cine value into the harbors of the gulf by way of water and at a fraction of the present cost, Americas most impor- tant iron and coal district will be able to compete successfully almost every where with Pittsburg's products
 Mean while Alabamas iron industry
 and her striving for water freights gains q quite extraordinary sieni6canco through the Panama canal. the openinr of which Is expected in three years
 Birmingham Is preparing in every di-
 reetion, expecting probably with good reason that there will then be a n abrup.
 upward movement of her industry. She
 Is indeed making steel and fashioninr
 1t into rails, or-as will soon happen
 into wire and hoop iron. but wide
 reaching refinement Is still lacking. Yet even now there are many begin
 nings of finished products plants. which
 use Iron. With the Panama canal bril- liant prospects will open for almost all
 the export products of southern iron
 industry. Although 1t has not yet been