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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Good Act at Peoples.

Freeman and Carr, I'm THE City
Chap and Country Cousin appear
at the Peoples. Not i'm long time
have we witnessed anything more
original or entertaining. The act is
clean, full Of humor. and should
top the bill wherever presented.
The films shown tonight contain a
two-reel feature picture entitled AT
Cripple Creek" This is a melodrama
of Hal Reds that has been played
from enc end of the country to the
other. AS a photo-play production 1T
is more amusing than dramatic. for
exaggeration of characters and broad
pantomime and impossible situations
abound to such degree that its real
merit as picture story is all but
lost. II opens at n dance hall at Grip
pie Creek. Col, where the owner has
lured young girls to their destruction.
In the east an orphan girl reads an
advertisement in a newspaper for
governess at Cripple Creek, and she
goes west to secure the position. She
finds that 1t is hoax. A rough sort
of a girl named Dynamite Ann" who
has also been lured to her ruin by
the proprietor of this dance hall, takes
her part and decides to reform. A
marshal adopts the daughter of the
dance hall proprietor and asks Ann
to look after her and the newcomer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
IN MINES AND QUARRiEs
industries Which Have Greatly Pros.
pered Under President TAFT.

From the Quincy. ILL.,. Whig:
The mining and quarrying industry
Is one of the greatest industries in
the United States. During the ad-
ministration OF President Taft the
miners have prospered. there have
been fewer strikes than ever. and why
should the miners vote for change?
The best is none too good for the
working people Of this country. and
they have been getting the best dur
Ing the past four years. Can they
expect anything better under the
administration OF Democratic presi-
dent. when history teaches us that
this would be an utter imposibility?
Illinois has S6,3S9 persons engaged
IN the industry. larger number than
any other state in the east north Gen.
trail group. which consists OF the
states Of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Mich
igan and Wisconsin. DO the voters
Of this great state want to continue
to prosper, or do they prefer to go
back to the old days when they
worked for starvation wages? This
Is something for the thinking men OF
this country to ponder over. You
cannot get away from the cold facts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
eu,Ine., Continue. Good.

From the Jackson, Mich, Patriot,
Sept. II, 1872:
As to the general business of the
country. although within less than
eight weeks OF election, with con6i.
tons growing feverish among sendi-
dates. there can be no two SIMMONS
1t is large and tends to become larger.
in some cases showing a WINNIE new
err before recorded.
This is especially ne case with
those industries which imply large
volume of business in other lines and
directions, such. for example. as the
industrial demand for fuel and the
biggest output ever known IN MaAufac-
tured steel.
At no time in the history Of this
country has the production OF steel
been SO great. and its relation 70 9th.
err industries is shown in the large or.
ders received from the railroad equip.
ment companies.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
.FORESEE AN ERA
OF GOOD TIMES
Julius Kruttschnitt and Otto Kahn
Tell of Increased Bust
ness Everywhere
From the New York Sun, Sept, II,

From the New York Sun, Sept, IL.
1912:
Prosperity for the United States and
its insular possessions was predicted
by many returning passengers on the
Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North Ger
man Lloyd line. Among the most OPP
timistic was Julius Kruttschnitt, vice
president of the Hartman railroad
lines.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt bases his roseate
predictions on the reports he received
through the newspapers and from the
thinks that the prosperity wave will
extend throughout the country.
Among those who are confidently
looking for good times is Otto Kahn OF
the firm OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who
sailed for Europe on the Maufetania
this morning. In discussing business
conditions throughout the country Mr.
Kahn declared the big crops Of this
year indicated a revival of prosperity
and increased business.
But Mr.. Kahn was careful TO point
out that there was danger to business
from politics and unsettling legisla-
ton. He said in part:
when any one tells you, as many
are saying, that the business revival
Is going on regardless OF politics, you
can laugh at him." he said. 1T will
not. II is true that the country is all
ready for the great prosperity. The
crops are wonderful, the greatest we
have seen. Business Is running smooth
ly Factories are-operatins at full
capacity, LABOR is we'll employed The
outlook Is good But business will
not cut loose into any great boom.
Politics is one big factor Wilson
Is an uncertainty. He has been CIV
ing us a great deal of loose talk late
ly on one thing. concerning the inabil-
ity of American business men and
bankers to handle their business Pres
idents cannot afford to indulge In
loose talk"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
WILL OPEN new
STATION TODAY
Capt. Albert 0scha and Members
Of Crew Here

The new United states Life saving
station at Eagle Harbor was formal
" placed in commission today. Capt.
Albert Oscha, who will have charge
of the station arrived here yesterday
from the Two Hearted River station,
near Whitefish Point and went imme-
diately to Eagle Harbor to take
charge. He came to Calumet again
this morning and this afternoon has
gone to the life saving station at the
canal. where he will take charge Oh
Two surf beats one of which is pro-
PEELED by power which arrived here
about ten days ago and have been in
charge of Capt. Mccormick. Two
members of Capt. Oscha's crew joined
him in Houghton today and will as
sist him i'm taking the boats to Eagle
Harbor. The other members Of the
crew. which will be composed of eight
men, will arrive at the station this
week.
Although the new station was prac-
tically complete about six weeks ago
IL was not accepted by Inspector ID. {.
Wickham. until the flag pole which
was destroyed by lightning early In
the summer was replaced. A new
steel pole has now been erected.
The station IL now one of TIE BEST
on the lakes. It's equipment is mod
ern. It's men are experienced and 1T Is
expected the crew will be able to do
very effective work in case Of ma
rine disaster along the northern part
of the point. 1t is fortunate that the
new station has gone into commission
before the fall storms increase the
hazards on the lakes. The new sta
ton is much closer to tie points where
the greatest danger lies than the sta
ton at the canal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD
Oun's Trade Report Gives Encourage
ment for All Lines Of Business.

From the Freeport, H., Standard, Sept
II, 1912:
Dun's trade report for the past
week gives encouragement for all
lines OF business. crops and manufac-
turing enterprises. In part the re-
port says:
Continuous advance in trade activ-
tiles is the tenor of the reports from
the principal manufacturing and dis
tributing centers last week. The sad-
vance Is both in actual volume OF
transactions and in that confidence
which Is the basis of healthy business.
The big August bank learings are
a development of present activity and
buoyancy. Clearings in August gain
during this week they Increased 105
per cent over 1911 and 17.6 per cent
over 1910. The evidence Of these
clearings Is confirmed by the current
railroad gross earnings, which show
a gain OF SIS per cent over 1911.
Hates of money are hardening in all
parts of the world. a plain response
to the greater movements of trade
and commerce and the bigger de-
mands of new enterprises. The in
creased confidence in the financial
markets is illustrated by the fact
that the August output of new Sc
curities and shorter term notes in this
country was S92.oOo,ooO greater than
year ago The remarkable consump-
ton of iron and copper products con-
tinues to the point Of actual capacity.
and all the principal industries show
satisfactory activity.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01

They Have Every Cause for Joy on
the Next Thanksgiving Day.

From the Detroit Free Press, Sept. IL,
1872:
A marvelously fortunate year Is this
OF 1912 for this land OF ours. The
goyernm snt crop report yesterday re-
news once more the proof that all
things are uniting for the welfare OF
Americans. II 10 an amazing show
ing, 300,000.000 bushels Of spring
wheat being reported as in sight,
where last year the yield was only
19O. 000, 900 bushels, and the year be-
fore 200 900. 900. Added to the winter
wheat, which In spite OF the soft wheat
losses In our own section of the coun-
try, will still pass the 1911 mark. the
total yield of this grain will run well
above 700, 900 900 bushels. and II pri-
vate advices are reliable, even above
SOC. 900. 900 bushels.
We have had but two years in the
past when the 70O,0o0,00o mark was
passed. 1906 and 1901, and the outlook
is that the return per bushel for the
harvest now available will exceed that
OF either OF these.
Nor is wheat the only crop that is
practically assured of reaching record
figures. Corn. potatoes, barley, rye
and some others are already in the
class OF bumper yields. Theendica-
tons amount to assurance that they
will all exceed any previous aggre-
gate.
While the American fields are TEEN
ing with their produce across the
ocean is heard the cry or distress.
Cold weather and prolonged rainfall
have played havoc there. The land
Is sodden and unfriutful. What crops
have grown are drowning in food
The American farmer, with his barns
bullying with the yield OF IL acres
will get big prices for is big stock
OF food supplies.
A bountiful harvest and strong
demand should make the farmer OF
this country HAPPY man on Thanks
giving day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
PROSPERITY lessons CRIME
Secret Service Chief Says That with
Good Times There Is Less
lsw-Breakfne.
From the Buffalo, N. Y. Inquirer:

From the Buffalo, N Y, inquirer:
The department of agriculture in
it's latest announcement reports bum
per crops Of corn. white potatoes.
spring wheat, oats, rye and buck
wheat.
Business agencies report booming
iron and steel trade. strong demand
for cash and decrease in the number
of commercial failures.
The most novel sign OF prosperity.
however, is recorded by Chief John
f. Wilkie of the United States secret
service. Whenever work is plentiful.
and employment easily obtainable."
says Chief wilkie, Crime is less and
this rule, which has been demon
strated by years OF experience. sp-
plies as much to counterfeiting as to
other offenses against the law"
AS a general proposition easy times
are the times freest of crime, indicat-
ing that distress is the cause OF much
law breaking.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Prosperity Wave Increasing.

THE prosperity wave is increasing
daily" said President BENJAMIN F.
Bush. OF the Missouri PacificIron
Mountain system. II WISH" he adds,
that the railroads were going to
share equally in the profits with 9th
err lines OF business, but the prevailing
rates are low and operating expenses
are great"
Mr.. Bush's interview shows that the
Interstate Commerce commission. I'M
der President Taft. is protecting the
interests OF the people and that
wages were never higher than they
are at present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
ALL SIGNS POINT
TOWARD PROSPERITY
Tremendous Business In Sight Which
Should Not Be Checked.

ShouIo NOT Be Chockeo.
From the Gary, Ind. Tribune, Sept.
II, 1912:
States Steel corporation as Of August
81 called for 6,163,375 tons of material.
This figure represents an increase OF
206,296 tons over the amount booked
month earlier. 1t Is also the largest
amount of business shown since the
corporation began issuing monthly re-
ports OF it's orders, and has not been
exceeded In the quarterly statements
since September 80, 1907. The largest
amount OF business the corporation
ever reported was s,4S9,71s tons on
December 81, 1905. Since the begin.
ming of this year the business on the
order books has increased from 6,0S4,.
761 tons and during a large part Of
the period the mills have been running
close to their productive capacity.
This means everything to Gary for
the next year. II the steel companies
cannot keep pace with their orders,
with ALI the plants running at prac-
tically full capacity. the time is at
hand when extensions will be In or
der, and Gary is going to get It's share
OF the extensions.
Elsewhere in this issue, the Tribune
prints a remarkably "boomish" series
OF interviews with New York bankers.
They are worth reading.
1t all goes to show that general bus
mess is going to be tremendous for
at least a year to come, and Gary is
in position to get its full share OF the
good things bounteous times are to
give ont.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Should Not ,mperii Prosperity.

From the Buffalo, n. ", News:
The current number OF Dun's Re-
view remarks upon the steady advance
in trade activity, according to reports
from various business centers in all
parts of the country. The advance. II
SAYS, Is both in actual volume of bust.
ness and in that confidence which is
the basis of health In business.
II is we'll to remember these things
when one Is considering the outlook,
The situation together with the mag.
nificent crops of the year explain why
business men are less and less inclined
to imperial prosperity by overturnins
the government.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
lola IRON WORKS RUSHED
HOPE TO INCREASE FORCE FROM
100 TO 400 MEN.
Treasurer Hornsby Says the Resurp.
ton Of Business Came Within
Three Months.

From the lola. Kan, Register. Sept.
10. 1912:
Business at all our plants is rush
ing and in short time we hope to
be operating at full capacity at our
lola mill. which will call for some 140
men," was the interesting statement
made to a Register reporter by Mr.. F.
A. Hornsby Of Springfield. Mo-, treas
urer of the United Iron Works COM
pany. Mr.. Hornsby was on visit
to the lola plant of the company and
stated that he was adding TO the force
here as rapidly as possible, having
now 100 men on the pay roll.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
WILL DEPENDUPON ELECTION
Politics Unfortunately, VIII Have an
Influence Upon Continued
Prosperity.

In an interview published In New
York, Mr.. James s. Alexander. presi.
dent of the National Bank OF Com.
MERGE, said:
Merchants have been increasing
their stocks. Labor is well employed
Tremendous crops are assured. The
outlook is exceedingly good"
But Mr.. Alexander added that poll
tics, unfortunately. were a factor in
the situation and that n present con.
ditions were changed by the election.
the business world would naturally
suffer-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Can Be Affected by Politics.

Henry Clews. the New York finan-
cial expert. says in his weekly letter
that business conditions are good.
especially In the west, but he points
that they may become unsettled by po-
litical developments.
There were good times before the
last Democratic administration. but
they soon became bad times. The
country does not want history to re-
peat itself
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
PROSPERITY HERE
SAYS RAIL CHIEF
President of the Pennsylvania
Sees Record Good Times
Ahead
from the Chicago Tribune. Sept. Is.

From the Chicago Tribune, Sept. 16.
1912:
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. Especially
Prosperity that will eclipse anything
the nation has ever enjoyed is what
James McCrea. president Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, sees in the future.
McCree came to Pittsburgh last night.
Asked what he thought Of the bust
ness situation, he said
"Prosperity-why II is here! Every
body ran see that. The pulse Of
the whole country Is beating to the
rhythm of happier times. And we
are just entering the new era OF pros
perity."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01

This Marshal is interested In a mine
dance hall owner and Mexican half
breed discover gold in these diggings
and try TO buy II fro mthe marshai
at a low figure. on being refused they
villain is kidnapped and thrown over
"A cliff, where she is miraculously
caught i'm the arms of an Indian. Then
the eastern girl and the marshal go
to the mine. where they are surprised
by the dance hall man and the half
bNeed and are bound and about to
be blown up when the Indian, who
has also been made captive. burns
his bonds and helps the others escape.
A double marriage ends the play,
when the eastern girl and the marsh
al and an eastern chap. who had fig
ured In earlier scenes, and the daugh-
ter of the villain are married. Ann
Is shot by. the halfbreed, though the
bullet Is intended for another and the
reformed woman does in the arms of
the marshal.
Indians did not inhabit Cripple
Creek at the time of the early days
of this mining camp. other small
matters of detail were overlooked In
It's production. but which will pass the
notice OF many not familiar with the
story.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
PROSPERITY IN THE WEST
Chairman lovett Reports Crop and
Business Prospects
Good.
From the New York Tribune:

from the NEW 1Ork ITlDune:
Ex-Judge r. S. Lovett, chairman Of
the executive committee of the com.
panies embraced in the Hartman sys-
TEN, who reached this city at the
close Of last week from five weeks
trip in the west. said yesterday as the
result of his observation that the crop
and business outlook could not be
more encouraging AS to the crops,
he said he did not see how they could
be bettea and business was for that
reason unusually good. Labor, how.
ever, was vssv scarce, and as a result
a good deal q the construction work
OF the systems roads was being de-
layed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
BANKS SHOW PROSPERITY.
From the Beloit, Wis. Free Press. Ser

From the Beloit, Wis, Free Press. Sep.
TENDER II. 1912:
Bank deposits are sure indicator
OF prosperity in city, and on this
point Beloit banks show steady in
crease and this city on this score
compares most favorably with the
outside world. Total deposits in the
four banks according 20 the current
statements aggregate H,34s,47s4s, of
which s2,569,371.14 represents the saw
ings OF the people. Rockford. with
three times the population. has little
more than double the amount OF money
on deposit in her seven banks. Figur-
ing Beloit's population at $4,000, which
Is probably conservative, the per capt.
Ia deposits in the banks amount 10
s2.4lis, which is pretty good showing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Bright Business Signs.

From the Reading, Pa, Times:
It gratifies the Times to be able 70
bring to the attention Of its readers
the many evidences OF business i'm
provement appearing In all sections Of
the country. These come from the
west as we'll as frbm the east, and
AFFECT the agriculturist as we'll as the
industries and financial and CONNER
cial houses.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01

A combination that attends to the
welfare of motion picture theaters has
been formed by more than nine-tenths
of the owners in the downtown dis
trict of Kansas. Mo-, and its initia!
step was to raise the price of entrance
from five cents to ten cents on Sat
urdays, Sundays and all holidays. f..
w. Reynolds. president Of the Exhibit
ors' Association, a league composed OF
all motion picture theater owners, was
asked If this raise In price would not
cause a falling Oft i'm patronage.
you seem to forget" said Reynolds,
that the high cost of living has
reached the motion picture owners.
We have been compelled to pay higher
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
mean Man,

An Osborne man once let his wife
90 visiting her folks. The first week
she was there he took the home pa
per and cut out a piece and sent the
paper to her. She wondered and won
dered and wondered. The next week
be did the same thing. She at once
packed her telescope and hurried
home. He told her II was only q
Joke and he smiled behind her back
for Q week.-Kansas City Journal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
Let Wei, enouoh Alone.

From the Quincy. ILL.,, Whig:
II strikes us that we should be sat
ished with our present prosperity un-
der President Taft and not be misled
BY those who are trying to create q
spirit OF unrest throughout the coua.
try. .s
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01

According to reliable statistics.
barely one Of one per cent. Of the
144,000,000 Of women In India are
able to read and write; and to none
OF the hundreds OF thousands Of Hin
du gods may these sorrowful little
dark women look for any ray Of hope.
either In this world or In the world
20 come.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
er. OF Creates. Prosperity.

From the New York Telegraph:
1t is pleasant to note that the
opinions OF leading business men ane
watchers OF the country's hnaaeisl
pulse are that an era OF the grsatsst
prosperity Is on its wsy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
mors ,n,eresrrna ,o r,ae.

TITS all very well for the minister
to preach from the text, Remember
Lots Wife," said an overworked, dis
couraged matron. but wish he
would now give US an encouraging
sermon on the wife's lot"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
A Great Business Revival.
From the Independence, Kan, Daily

Reporters
Prenounced revival Of business
prosperity has set in. according to the
growing belief Of business and finan-
cal men frsm all over the country.
A decided awakening from the period
Of excessive dullness and limited bust.
Bass operations that has continued In
- country since 1907 Ia widely pre-
dicted by men in touch with business
conditions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01
cribs column appears every Tuesday and Friday)


The most turnover man In the state
and probably In the United States, Is
prof Max Miller. appearing AT the
Grand in fcats OF strength. AS II
drawlng card ne allows a heavy auto
mobile TO run over> him on the streets.
the machine being flled TO its capacity
Miller at one time was Shadows part
ner and right hand man.
Also at the Grand Is May Teresa,
the comedy girl in a sketch that bal
ances the vaudeville bin very nicely
Pictures shown are good. the fea-
ture tonight being Mick Carter a
,bree-reel production full of thrills.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-01

The fact that a new moving picture
theater, which opened In Kalamazoo
last week. PLAYED to more than 10000
another movie" house, showing Kala-
mazoo views, had audiences that in
six days totaled nearly 1900 and that
the remaining four picture theaters in
that city displayed films to many thou
sands more, gives something of an
idea Of the popularity of the motion
picture and of the way people fiocl;
day and night to these hourly SHOWS.
1t seems to be fact beyond dispute
that the population of Kalamazoo is
moving picture crazy" and that this
sorm Of entertainment. instead of de-
Creasing in popularity and becoming
a dead issue I'm the amusement world.
as II was predicted 1t would two or
three years ago, has grown in favor
by leaps and bounds and is still grow
ing.
There is hardly village worthy OF
the name in the United States today
that hasn't it's moving picture theater
and they are even equipping schools
forts, colleges, churches and homes
with them. There are thousands up
on thousands of them and still more
thousands of persons whose livelihood
is dependent upon some form or fea-
ture of the great moving picture in
dustry. The amount of money invest
ed in II fairly stagers one even to con-
template In New York City alone 1t
ie said that 100000 persons visit the
picture houses OF that great metropolis
daily. The same proportion obtains
ir all the big cities of the country.