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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-27
PROPOSALS.

CONTRACT "a.
SEALED BIDS will 10 received by tie Board
q Water supply: at US ohlces, seve,.'h moor
october rs. 1912. for Contract ~, 10! furnish
ing and erecting, complete, three steel floats
FOR containing pumping equipment for nn"ater -
ing the Waikiki Hudson and ,roton Lake
siphons OF Catskiil aqueduct eatn about l2@t
feet IA outside diameter. and 22ls, 10 and 2SIg
feet IN height respectively: also furnishing and
delivering $50 feet OF steel discharge Pipe with
guides Tor Hudson Croton Lake slphons. ana
approximately 5000 pounds OF miscellaneous
IRON and steel. The work is located In the
towns of Gardiner. Ulster County; Ftshkill.
Du,che-s county and Yorktown. Westminster
AZ The above place aud time bids win be
publicly opened and read. Pamphlets contain
ing information for bidders. and contract draw 70
ngs can bee obtained at the above address b.
depositing the sum of ten dollars $40 for each
pamphlet For further particulars see Infor-
nation for Bidders
CHARLES y. CHADWICK.
JOHN T.. CALVIN,
Commissioners OF the Board Of Water supply.
JOSEPH y. MoRRissEl. Secretary.
INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS. TREAS
ArchItect. washington. d. c. August q. 1917
Fl ,aled proposals will be received al this Of
nee until o'clock p m. on the 80 day OF
piping. heating apparatus. conduit and wiring
at the United States Marine Hospital at
Stapleton staten Island. y y. In accordance
with the specification and drawings enumerated
therein. copies Of which may be obtained from
the chief supervising engineer. ~ CUSTOM
house, New York N. y. or al this office. at
the discretion Of the Supervising Architect.
OSCAR WENDERoTH. Supervising Architect.
OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS. ID, G..
September 90. i9l2.-Sealed proposals will
Re received az this Office until o'clock
!. NJ, october LIST. 1912, for the eonstruc-
tion OF sewers In the District OF Columbia.
Forms OF proposals. specifications and neces-
sary information may be obtained from the
Chief Clerk, Engineer Department, Room
427. District Building. Washington. ID. G.
CrNo H. RUDOLPH. JOHN A. JOHNSTON,
wM V. JUDsON Commissioners, n O.
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RECORDED MORTGAGES.

va name and address OF grantee ana
=. Attorney
PEI cent unless otherwise s'a'eO
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TYPeWRITINo AND TYpeWRjTERs

VICTOR VISIBLE. 70 Nassau at. Catalo gus
free; all makes taken part payment; bargains
IN Underwoods. Remington divers smiths.
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SCHOOL AGENCIES.

American and Foreign feachers' Agency
Supplies Professors Teachers, Tutors, Gov
ernesscs. etc. 10 Colleges. Schools and Fam
iiies Apply 10 Mrs. NJ. J. YOUNG-F, T..
% Union Square
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CARPET CLEANING.

CARPET CLEANING.
NEW YORK CARPET CLEANING WORKS.
Oliest. Largest, Most Modern.
FINE RUGS WOVEN FROM OLD CARPETS.
Prices Reasonable. Send for Circular.
Tel. 4ep2-4s93 Bryant 437-439 West 45th st.
CAREFUL CARPET CLEANING co.-cleans
by compressed air, steam, hand on floor
1868 Broadway, 42i East 4sth at. con ~
BRANDT Tel. 132-3sth.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
PROGRAM OF FUNERAL OF
LATE MIKAD0 ANNOUNCED

Toxic. Aug 1.-THE official pro-
gram Of the funeral of the late en-
peror was issued today. The services
will begin Mt O'Clock the morning Of
Sept. 13 when Emperor Yoshihito and
The empress dowager will be present
At I o'clock in the evening of the same
day the elder statesmen. peers. and al
high officials and foreign representa-
tives among whom will be Secretary
Knox, will assemble at the palace
from which the procession will start at
) o'clock. The lire of the procession
will be very long and interpersed With
musicians, torch bearers, and officials
carrying embems. while many priests
also will participate. The coffin, con-
tanning the body, will be drawn 10y a
team of oxen. The services at the tern
pie will comprise the full ard imposing
Shinto ritual. At the conclusion OF
this service the imperial train will
leave for Kioto where there will De
another procession.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
poor SEASON FOR FISH.
Commercial Catches Down TO Unusual
" Low Level

" Low Level.
Are the DAYS of planked white FISH
or baked Lake Superior trout num-
bered
Commercial fishermen in the copper
country report unusually poor catches
Tor this season of the year the white
fish being even scarcer than the trout
They look for au Improvement later
in the fall however.
Fishermen of the north shore Of the
lake. who make their living by catch
ing the luscious finny food are fcel-
ing pessimistic Several of them de-
clared to fishermen a few days ago,
that the best DAYS of fishing are sure
ly gone and that they believe that the
beginning of the end has come unless
some means Of replenishinp the supply
In the lake is found. Each of several
recent years mas showed poorer catches
Of both white fish and lake trout, and
this year is the worst of all. with
the supply thus diminishing they be-
lieve it To oe an indication that the
industry will soon be wiped out.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
N. Y. PROBE TO LAST YEAR.
Graft Investigation 20 Take Long
Time. Says Official.

New York. Aug. 12.-That 1t will
probably take at least a year properly
to uncover tho trail of graft running
through the police department and
drive the grafters from the organina =
ton was the declaration on Friday
of Aid Henry ID. Curran. head of the
committee that will investigate for the
board of aldermen.
Although Lieut. Becker insisted. I'm
his first statement since his arrest. that
he had no intention of confcssing, be-
cause he had nothing 50 confess, II
was generally believed that Jack Sulli =
van, the king of the newsboys," was
about to tell in detail everything no
knew about the murdenof the gambler.
A formal calf for a citizens mass
meeting "Wednesday night, to open a
campaign to rid the city of gambling
and other forms of lawlessness, will be
largely attended. Besides the promi-
nent men heretofore named as leading
the movement among sthem jacob II.
Schin. Lyman Abbott. Milton Holt,
Darwin r. James, William Loeb. Jr..
Horace white and Prof. Felix Adler,
the signers of the call include four
women. Mrs. G. H. Mackay. Mrs. W.
II. Baldwin. Jr. Mrs. G. III. Israets and
Miss Maude H.. MineI.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
.TY COBB ATTACKED AND
STABBED BY THREE MEN

Syracuse. ~ Y. Aug. Fly Cobb
was attacked and stabbed i'm the back
by three unknown men i'm Detroit this
morning while on his way to the train
which brought him and his team here
for an exhibition game. Cobb's agility
saved him from serious Injury and
possible death. His injuries are slight.
Cobb was driving in an automobile
TO 1.-The station, accompanied by his
wife, when three assaiants appeared
from behind building and ordered
the car to stop The men were partly
under the influenc of liquor The ma
chine came TO stop and Cobb pump
ed from the auto and began to argue
with the men. The trio demanded
money and all three made lunge for
Cobb. A battle royal followed Cobb
felled one of the men with a blow on
the chin, and one of the others began
To- run. The third gtabbed Cobb by
the neck and the pair clinched. While
wrestling the thug pulled a knife and
inflicted wound in Cobb's back. Cobb
shook off his assailant, jumped i'm the
auto and got away.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
BAND CONCERTS THIS WEEK.

Manager Fred Cowley Of the G. &
II. band announces an interesting Sc
ries Of free open-air concerts FOR this
week. This evening the band will
render concert program at the South
Kearsarge location and Friday even
ing there viii be a concert at Lake
Linden. on Saturday afternoon the
band will render a program in connec-
ton with the drilling contest at the
C. & II. park and Saturday evening a
choice program of concert numbers
will be rendered from the c. a H.
mine office lawn.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
SEVEN ARE ELECTROCUTEO
IN SInGSING PRISON TO-DAY

Ossipg. Aug. 12.-Seven murderers
were eIectrocuted this morning. This
is the largest number to suffer the
death penalty by electricity in one day
since the electric chair was adopted
John w. Collins. negro. without
provocation shot and killed Michael
Lynch. New YORK city policeman in
July. ii91f. Collins came to the chair
smiling and seemingly happy. He
kneeled In prayer minute.
The second man executed was Jc-
seph Ferrone who killed his wife in
New York city In October, 1911.
The other five were members
Of the band of italian highwaymen ana
inurderers who terrorixed the Croton
Lake district In Westchester County
a year ago.
The crime for which they paid
the sdeath penalty was the murder Of
Mrs. Henry Hall. the Young wife Of "A
superintendent of the aqueduct near
Croton Lake on November g of last
year Mrs. Hall wns attacked and rob
bed by half dozen Italians who en-
tered her cottage while her husband
was at work mile away. She was
stabbed twice, one wound being near
the heart.
The Young woman, bride of few
months. was in delicate health and
was in care of young woman nurse,
who was also beaten and Kicked. but
who recovered sufficiently to run to
the construction campsand spread the
alarm.
A posse OF sheriffs. farmers and la
borers took up the chase and succeed
ed in capturing Eve of the Italians who
had participated In the diabolcal crime,
\ sixth member. Lorenzo Coli. said
To have been the leader of the gang.
was arrested in Rrooklyn a few days
later. Coli confessed 10 having been
the actual murderer of Mrs Hall. he
was given separate trial and was
convicted and executed several weeks
ago.
Coli tainted as the straps of the
electric chair were being adjusted.
The seven executions were accom-
plished in one hour and fifteen min
utes.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
PopvI,srs GATHERING
Party Likely TO Assist Democrats or
"BalI Moose" Workers.

ST. Louis. Mo, Aug. i2.--The advance
workers fer the nstioaal convention OF
the Peoples PARTY. which meets here
tomorrow. arrived today. James II
Ferriss of Peoria H.. chairman of the
national committee, has had headquar-
ters at the ST James Hotel for sew
eral days in arranging for the convcE
ton. He was joined by a number cf
others today. u is expected that be-
tween 100 and $50 1elegstes will be
ON hsnd when the convention is called
to order. o.
Opinions expressed by the delegates
already on the field SHOWS a strons
sentiment in favor of the proposal 20
Indorse the Roosevelt national ticket.
This sentiment however, Is no. shared
by the Nebraska Populists. who have
given notice that they will vigorously
oppose the movement for fusion with
the Progressives. TIE State convcn-
tion of the Nebraska Populists has al
ready Endorsed the Democratic national
ticket.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
Complaint Result Of Disturbance on the
keweenaw Central.

Complaint was issued In the court
of Justice William Fisher this after
noon against Edward Bruneau, the
warrant charging assault and battery
Henry Klasner. conductor on the Ke-
weenaw Central road. was the COM
planning witness and the charge is the
result of an alleged disturbance on
the X. c. train returning from ke-
weenaw county points last evening. in
which Klasner claims he was struck
by Bruneau, the alleged offense hav-
ing occarred near Copper City.
II is probable that another com
plant will be issued in the keweenaw
county courts today against another
member of the Bruneau party charg-
ing noise and disturbance.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
SAMPSON RICHARDS PASSES.
Well Known Old Pioneer Dies at Age
of Seventy Three

Sampson Ricnards an old pioneer
died about o'clock yesterday morning
at the family residence, 1888 Caledonia
street. He was 73 years of age. hav
ing been born at st. Agnes Cornwall
in 1888. The deceased was seriously
Ill only about one week, although hC
had been in failing health for some
time.
The late Mr. Richards entered the
employ of the G. q. n. Mining compa =
ny In 1871, retiring on a pension from
the company In December 1910 He
was well and favorably known
throughout the copper country, and had
hosts OF friends
Besides his wife he Is survived by
one daughter Mrs. Lewis Smith, of
Woodland avenue. Laurium; and tho
following sons. Arthur Edgar. Frnk,
and George, all residing in Calumet.
The funeral viii take place Wednes-
day afternoon with services at the
Calumet M. e.. church Rev. c. L. Ad-
ANS officiating. lnterment will be in
Lake View cemetery
The late Mr.. Richards was char
ter member of "One and Ar lodge.
Sons of St George. members of which
will attend the funeral.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
BLUE SOX HERE
FOR BIG SERIES
To Meet Copper Country Teams
In Week Day Games

Senator Proctor's Elkhart, Ind. Blue
Sox arrived in Calumet yesterday for
a series of week day and Sunday
games with the Calumet Aristocrats
and other copper country teams. The
Blue Sox will be remembered as the
team which played a series of excel
lent games with Calumet last season
and several of the old players are
still i'm the lineup. including 'Bill'
Gray who is the regular catcher for
the visiting outfit.
The Blue Sox will meet the Calu-
met Aristocrats Monday. Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon they will cross
bats with the Mohawk team at Mo-
hawk. Friday the Elkharts will meet
the Hancock team at the Hancock
Driving park and Saturday afternoon
they will play with Hubbell on the
Caledonia diamond at Hubbell Next
Sunday. a picked team from the Cop
per Country league will be pitted
against the visitors at the Laurium
driving park. the game commencing at
30 o'clock
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
TO GATHER AT CLIFF.
Historical Society and Home Corners
to Picnic on August p.

Cards are out announcing the basket
picnic to be Conducted at the Cliff
Mine location on Thursday. August p,
under the auspices of the Keweenaw
Historical society. There will be a
special train leaving Calumet at
o'clock over the Keweenaw Central
road and arriving here at 6:55 o'clock.
While the event is planned largely
for the purpose of gathering historical
data, a large number of former resi-
dents of the cliff Mine plan to visit
that location and the outing wiz be
similar in many respects to the an
nual hcme- coming reunions of the
Central Mine residents. There are a
number of former Cliff Mine residents
residing In Calumet and IL is expect
ed the outing will prove a very pleas
ant one.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
WILL MEET AUG. IS.
State Workers Conference Of Tuber-
eulosis Association.


a state workers conference of the
Michigan Association for the Proven
tion and Relief of tuberculosis will be
held at Lansing August 3. The meet
ing will be called to order at / 30 in
the office OF Dr. Dixon, secretary OF
the state board OF health. DR.. Collins
II. Johnston, president of the state as
ISOLATION, will preside at the confer
ence.
Among the subjects which have al
ready been suggested for considera-
tion are: Needed Legislation" "The
Best Plans for Successful Seal Sale"
and ~ More Adequate Local Cam
paign."
Delegates from number of places
will attend. Christmas seal agents
local secretaries. nurses and anti tu-
berculosis workers will be at the meet
ing.
Seventy-five million Red Cross
Seals are now being printed for the
holiday sale of these anti tuberculosis
stickers in 1912. The National Asso-
citation for the Study and prevention
of tuberculosis, which in cooperation
with the American Red Cross will con
duct the sale makes this announcement
today. and states further that the out
look this year is bright for a larger
sale than ever before.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
LsFolI.tts's Mail Riaed2
WITH THE CAMPERS.
Some are Returning and Some leav-
ina for the Wooded Spots.

The party of twenty or more Y. NJ.
c. A. campers are expected home to-
morrow from Grand Marais. near Ea :
gle Harbor. where they have spent the
past two weeks. The boys have en-
Joyed the usual camp pleasures such
as bathing. rowing, fishing, cooking
and berry picking. The camp has
been under the personal direction of
John tombstone, the new physical di-
rector
Although last weeA was a most un-
favorable one for camping. those-who
arrived home from the woods yester-
day report that their outings were as
enjoyable as might be expected
Mrs. Thomas Bastian and family
and Carl Stenson and Arthur Erick-
son have returned from Lac La Belle
where they spent the last week camp
ing.
Misses Florence and Irma Schu-
maker and Freda Romsdahl will ar
rive home today from Eagle Harbor
where they have been camping.
Miss Edna Lyon is the guest of
Ruth Bloy at Eagle River.
Misses Ruth Hall and Tena Mac
Donald are spending few days at
the Central Mine location.
Misses Mary DelOsso and Mary
Bracco are enjoying q short vacation
at the Eagle River hotel.
Charles Macleod went to Eagle
Harbor today after spending Satur-
day night and Sunday with his par
ents here.
Medell Frimodig has returned from
Eagle Harbor where he has been
camping.
John Morrison Is back from Eagle
Harbor.
Luke Lesage. wilfred Rowe. Hilary
Lesase, Clarence Kaiser and Richard
zen are spending a week at Eagle
Harbor.
caesar Borgo and Dan Harrington
nave returned from the Central Mine
"here they have been camping.
a large party of vertin Bros clerks
"sVe returned from weeks camping
uip to Lac La Belle.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
TO HAVE WOMAN CAMPAICNER
She viii Direct the Work in Six
Woman Suffrage States
ECONOMY IN THE CAMPAIGN

Sea Girt Aug 12.-Though the Dem
ocratic party has no plank on womaI
suffrage. plan has been formulated
by the Wilson managers by which
they hope to make bid for the femi-
nine vote in the six women suffrage
states. Mrs ]. Borden Hartman OF
New York. will have charge Of the
Wilson campaign among the wornca
voters Of California. Washington, Wyo-
ming, Utah. Colorado and Idaho. With
out going into the suffrage question,
Mrs Hartman will appeal by speeches
on the tariff, cost OF living and iegis-
lation relating 20 hours of employment
and worlnneu's compensation.
Small Campaign Fund.
Economy u the extreme and tnc
smallest campaign fund in the history
Of any party, if possible. will represent
the wishes of Governor Wilson in the
coming campaign. In a discussion ot
the reports that the Democratic party
wanted To raise two millions. wilsoa
said
1T yeXes me very much that II bs
stated that two million has been fixed
as a figure ] have not the slightest
notion how much Is necessary. out I
remember BRYAN telling me the sum
used a. his campaign. : have forgot
ten the exact figure but it certainly
was under a million. regret it costs
ds much as IT does TO run campaign"
Stephenson on Stump.
New York. Aug. 12.-Former Vice
President Adlai stephenson win take
the stump for Wilson and Marshall.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
LABOR LAW IS VIOLATED.
So nof Former London Lord Mayor i,
Arrested.

Boston. Mass. Aug. ll-Francis
Vernon Wiley of bradford England
son of Francis Wiley. former lord
mayor of that city. was arrested OF
Friday on a charge of conspirins 20
bring English operatives into this
country in violation Of the contract la
Dor law. Wiley is treasurer OF the
Barre. Wool Combing company of
Barre. Mass. and is a member Of the
arm of francis Wiley q Co. wool
manufacturers of Bradford and Bos-
ION.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
NOT TO CONTEST WILL.

New York, Aug. ia report pub
nshed today that Mrs. Madeleine Force
Actor rs contemplating contest of
the viii OF her husband. John Jacob
Astor. met with an emphatic denial
from William II. Force, Mrs. Astor's
father.
There is no thought of it," was the
way Mr.. Force put II.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
FAIR EXHIBITS FREE.
Mineral Range Announces Arrange
ment for keweensw Fair.

nnent for keweensw Fair.
The Mineral Range road announced
today that all exhibits OF live stock
and other articles for the Kewcen,.N
County Agricultural Fair at Mohawk.
sept. rs to q inclusive will be carried
free under the following conditions.
" shipped entirely at owners risk
I'm either direction and regular charges
prepaid at shipping point or collect
ed at Mohawk, Mich. When returned.
if accompanied by certificate from the
secretary cf the Fair. that the exhibits
are unsold and have not changed own
ership, amount of charges into Mo-
hawk Mich. viii be refunded and
property transported back TO original
point of shipment free. Arrangements
have been made with the Fair Com
mittce 10y which shipments may be aC-
cepted, charges 10 be collected and
same Will bo duly paid at destination.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
LONG TRIP BY ARMY men
IN A -AEROPLANE

Marblehead. Mass, Aug. l2.-Two
participants in the war game in Con-
necticut. LieutenaBts Arnold and Kirt
land. of the y. $. army. began a 200
miles flight in hydro aeroplane from
here today They planned 20 follow
the southern New England coast and
land in the aviation field seven miles
from the mouth of the HoasatoErc
river. II satisfactorily completed IL is
said II will he the longest flight ever
made in this country in hydro aero
plane.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
HOUSE PROVISION NOT LIKED
II Is Replaced by One Offered by
Two Senators
RATES WOULD Be GRADUATED

Washington, Aug i2.-The Senate
today resumed the debate on the post
office appropriation bill the good roads
section being eliminated and provision
made for a commission to inquire in
to Federal highway construction.
Without debate the Senate adopted
the Bourne Bristow parcels post plan
as a substitute for the House parcels
provision i'm the postofiice bill. The
Bourne Bristow plan would divide the
country into eight zones. Within a
fifty mile radius the rate would be
Eve cents for the first pound and three
cents tor each additional pound OF
fourth class matter, graduated TO COW
er the other zones, and would increase
t. twelve cents per pound in the
eighth zone. covering points more than
1890 miles apart The House provi-
sion outlined straight twelve cent
rate on parcels weighing up to eleven
pounds
1908 G. o. p. Contributes.
The finapcial operations of the Re
Iubllcan congressional committee in
1908 were reviewed today for the Sen
ate committee by Representative Me
Kinley. chairman of the congressional
committee. Mckinley said that i'm the
1903 campaign he knew OF no contrib
utions accepted from big business"
The entire fund i'm 1908 amounted.
think, to sixty thousand" said McKin-
ley
He specifically denied that contribu-
tions we're received from the Steel cor
poration. the International Harvester
Co., Standard oil or American Tobac-
co Co.
LsFolIetts's Mail Rifled?
Senator LaFollette today charged
officials of the postoffice department
with rfing his mail in an attempt to-
learn the results of the investigation
he is making into the postal service.
He showed the Senate a bundle of let
ters which he declared were opened
before he received them. ff
LaFollette said he had sent fifteen
thousand letters to postal employees
asking for conditions of the service.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
PLAN ONE BATTLEsHIP.
Compromise Program Agreed Upon
BY House.

Washington Aug. 12.-Battleship aud
no-battleship Democrats in the house
have practically effected a compromise
by which provision vii be made in the
naval appropriation bill for one supeI-
dreadnought. As "A result Of the un-
dcrstanding a petition was circulated
for a caucus Wednesday night.
TIE battleship champions are said to
be insisting, as a price for their sur
render, that the single ship to be au-
thori2ed shall be more powerful thaa
any. now atioat or contemplated The
proposal will be fousht, as there is
strong conviction among many MEM
bers of the naval affairs committee
that smaller and faster battleships of
the cruiser dteadnought type are pre-
fcrable TO those OF heavier armament
and slower speed.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-12
FIGHT AGAINST TAMMANY,
New York Democrats Oppose Leader
ship Of Murphy.

Rochester. N Y. Aug. ia move
New York State from the domination
of Charles T. Murphy, the Tammany
Hall leader, was launched here today
at conference Of number of repre-
sentative leaders Of the party, includ-
ing several members of the state Com
mittee.
rhe especial object of the movement
is to prevent the Tammany Hall icad-
er from debating the actions of the
coming state convention. IL is hoped
to accomplish this by makins the fight
i'm every county to send delegates to
the convention who are opposed tc
Murphy.