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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12
GOOD GOVERNMENT.

This campaign Is notable for lack
Of attacks on he excellence ot the
present administration. II is TO be
noticed that neither the third term
party nor the Democratic party at
tempt seriously to discredit the work
Il President TAFT. In fact q num-
Der OF Democrats notably Colonel
Harvey Of Harper's Weekly have gone
out OF their way TO commend certain
phases of his activities. Even a
considerable section Of the third
term press has been Obliged to speak
in high praise Of the Presidents veto
IL the Democratic legislation calcu-
lated TO destroy the civil service. OF
his budget system. Of the economies
and bettorments he has installed in the
government, o: course IN International
affairs.
As a matter Of fact. there are no
grounds for attack. such assaults as
are made are by innuendo and indi-
rection. Both the third lermers and
the Democrats are campaigning sCle-
" on promises to give the people
something different in The way Of
government. They are sticking all on
presumed restlessness among the
people that requires "a change" with
ont any very clear idea Of what sort
OF change is wanted They can h2n,
no charge Of maladministration OF
the perty in power. and so try to
diver; the public mind to unimpor
tant things. I'VE will give YOU a
change" they say. why?
Good government is really on trial
in this campaign. This very silence
Of the Taft opponents on the ques
ton ~ evidence that we have 5000
government. II must be admitted that
never before was there less OF par
tisanship and more of efficiency in
public Office than during the pass
four years Isn't this the sort of
government the people want"
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For The State.

The other night as the last train
was about 10 go out an old farmer
rushed into an already overcrowded
compartment. Ii so happened that an
occdpant-a dandifed young man
was one of his custor.ers. Ry way Of
pleasantly the dude inquired what he
mao In small box under his arm
see,' the young man replied. with
ar air of wisdom on his countenance.
and looking around At his fellow-pas-
SenSers, chalk Tor III" milk. CHI"
Not 'xactly," drawled the old chap
SLOWLY, but I've done so much, chalk
ins up for milk at your house that I've
nad to buy another hoSl"--Tit- Bits.
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able to get ahead OF the men on foot
excepting my orderly. Henry Brad
shar, who had run ahead very fast II
order 10 get better shots at the Span
iards, who were now running out o.
the ranch buildings .. No soonei
were we on the crest than the Span
iards from the line Of hills in o0l
/ front where they Were strongly
| intrenchcd. opened very heavy fir
upon us with their rifles. on the Tor
of the Hill was a huge iron kettle. OF
something Of the kind probably used
for sugar refining. Several OF our men
took shelter behind this.
We had a splendid view OF the
charge on the san Juan block house q
our left. where the infantry OF Kent
led by Hawkins. were climbing the hill
Obviously the proper thing to DO WAS
10 help them. and ! got the men to-
settler and started them volley-firin
aga inst the Spaniards in the san Juan
block house and in the trenches
around il. We could only see their
heads OF course this was all We ever
could see when we were firing at them
IN their trenches. The infantry
got nearer and nearer the crest II the
hill. At last We could see the Span
ards running from the rifle pits as
the Americans came on in their final
rush. Then l stopped my men for fear
they should injure their comrades. and
allied 20 them TO charge the next line
II trenches on the hills in our front.
from which We had been undergoing
good deal u punishment
wanted the o,her regiments 70 come,
TOO. 50 | ran down TO where General
Sumner was and asked him II l might
make the char-e. and he told me TO go
and that he would see that the men
followed. By this time everybody had
his attention attracted and wnen /
leaped over the fence again, with Ma
cor jenkins beside me, the men OF the
various regiments which were already
on the hill came with e rash. and We
started across the wide valley which
lay between US and the Spanish in
The long-lsgged men /
Ike Creenway. Goodrich, sharp /
shooter Profit. and others. outstripped I
The rest u Us as We had consid- I
rable distance 20 20. Long before We 4
got near them the Spauiards ran. save (
4 few here and there, who either sur 4
rendered or were shot down. When We 1
reached the trenches we found them 4
and white uniform Of the Spanish reg
Ilar army. There we're very Few
wounded.
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FROM OUR READERS

Editor Calumet News
would consider il a great favor II
you will allow few comments on the
C. o. p. rally held Thursday even
ing at the armory.
wish to compliment Col Rankin
and Mr.. Harlan for their good taste
in abiding so respectfully 10 Presi-
dent Taft. First. because it is proper
TO be respectful TO our president and
second, because we should always
speak respectfully of the dead and
President Taft is dead. politically
Col. Rankin Just before his retreat
use this word advisedly-made the
statement that Mr.. Roosevelt received
20 per cent of the Republican vote
Of the state of Illinois AT the primary
last spring He failed 10 tell Taft on
ly received about 10 per cent.
Mr. Harlan in his word picture
oulogized Mr.. Roosevelt. He told how
he loved, worshipped. yea idolized the
first man of the world-the man OF
oyster Bay. His alteration first waned
when Teddy's candidate, Mr.. Stimson.
was defeated two years ago for gov
ernor OF New York. He pictured it a
crime 10 be defeated regardless of UNI
DERIVING principles. Mr. Harlan's adj
miration for Col. Roosevelt ceased en-
tirely when the latter left the Grand
old Party. The speaker went on to
tell how Teddy. when In ONCE, broke
law after law, fostered the trusts. only
escaping impeachment through the
cowardice of Congress and fear Of the
big Stick" yet he followed and loved
him but that bolt OF the G.. o. +. was
more than he could stand. Judging
from Mr.. Harlans past record. if II is
a crime to change political affiliations.
he is a past master of crime Ask
any voter of Chicago about his rec
ord.
1t seems fitting at this time to re-
mind Mr.. Harlan of the old saying.
Consistency, thou art a jewel"
The visit of the Taft or Mones Spe-
cial to the copper country has GER
tainly made many votes for Roose-
velt.--J. II. b.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

In ",The Light Eterna;," the stirring
, spectacular drama o. early Rome
which comes Ia the Calumet theater
on next Friday and Saturday nights,
also for a matinee Saturday. Martin
V. Merle, the author, has hit upon a
happy blend of unhappS love and re-
ligious persecution resultant it, one
Of those rare dramas, = almost melo-
dramas, that appeal alike To every
class and condition Of people. Theater
soers revel in its intense drama. wh!lp
churchmen fiLG much to commend in
ITS religious fcrvnr. When Wilson
Rarret wrote "rhe Sign OF the Gross"
he paved the way for other dramatsts
in whom lurked a desire to portray
early Christian martyrdoms-anG FOL
lowers he has had plenty; though it
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has remained for the author of "The
Light eternal" To Guido Parrct at his
best. This play combines intense hu-
man interest With the beautiful and
subtle sentiment Of the Christian re-
igion the hest thought Of a brilliant
playwright with the clever conceptions
of a master producer; the players have
caught the spirit of tie theme and
every person an the cast harks back
10 the strife Of paganism and the
glories of d new faith with sincerity
and conviction that eng,lfs the
audience i'm the intricate mcshes of
the play. Added to the evident SINGER.
lily and unquestioned dramatic worth
there is in THE Light Eternal a
glitter and spicndor nf production pos
sible only in presentations of that
period. Advertisement
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Editor News:

Editor News:
Will YOU kindly print this address"
to the voters OF Hcughton county in
behalf Of lin Cruise:
Az nver Houghton county you have
seen the legend: Vote for Sunny jim
Cruise" You may have wondered about
that word Sunny" Thourht it Moon
shine" perhaps. Not so, if YOU know
the man. If YOU do, huff sed." If YOU
do not know him YOU are short one
first class friend, and you had better
make up the shortage as soon as YOU
can. If YOU can't-why. bless you-it
is in your power Just the same 10 do
yourself good turn, your friends a
good turn. the public service n good
turn. and n good turn to high class
manhood everywhere, by voting TO
make James Cruise the next sheriff Of
Houghton county
Born right here in tho copper coun-
try, Allouez. December 81. 1S72-born
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Takinu No Chances.

y Pittsburgh man. visiting Youngs-
town. had 10 drop a note to his ste
rosrapher.
what is The proper way In address
Young LADY," he asked his host
Would You say, MY Dear Miss.
Dear Miss or WHAT"
lust address her rs you would in
the Office" advised the friend
On, that would never do" the Wis
II exclaimed. Suppose nv wiro
mould get the letter."
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Please publish:
Colonel Roosevelt, the man of the
hour.
Has been with us on his tour.
Though limited in time
He did very fine
In explaining how if ne got power
Then along came j. Adam Bede,
Who is trying very hard to succeed
In reversing the switch,
To side-track ana ditch
The man that should have the lead.
NO doubt, he caused you to laugh,
While boosting for William II. Taft.
For he is noted for such,
And that's not saying much,
Say, perhaps he is after the -.
The Colonel is rough and is steady.
Just the man we need, yes, Teddy,
Who can cut out the knots,
And erase out the blots,
Why not try him? He is ready.
He has had his chance you may say,
But view 1t the other way
Place The Three in "a row.
Take your choice. why that's so.
It's Roosevelt, the Man of the Day.
"A Bull Moose.
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THIS is MY 9th BIRTHDAY"

Rear Admiral Charles II. Stockton.
U. 5. ~, retired, was born i'm Phil
adelphia, October 10, 1s45, and grad
uated from Annapolis in 1865. While
still oa6et he saw active service in
the final year of the civil war and af-
ter the war he went to the Pacific
squadron and later was transferred 20
the Philadelphia navy yard. From
1898 to 1900 he was president of the
Naval War College. AT the organiza-
ton of the new navy" he was plac-
ed in command of the Kentucky. Lat
or he served at the head of various
naval boards. Since his retirement
for age three years ago Admiral
Stockton has been president of George
Washington university.
Lily Langtry G.ady de Bathe), co
years old today.
Augustus Il. Wilson. former gov
ernor of Kentucky, o6>years old to-
day.
James O'Neill. the actor. SO years
old today
Rt. Rev. Benjamin j. Kelley, r. c.
bishop of savannah, 65 years old to-
day.
Maj Gen. Thomas II. Barry. In
command of the Department of the
East, 81 years old today.
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Some of these little Balkan states
are just beginning to show the world
that they exist. There is nothing like
world hostilities to give the public
practical lesson in geography
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

Cheer up; the worst is vet to come.
The campaign will not be long over
when Congress goes into session.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

Tasmania has 1,5Is.OO busheI APP
pie crop.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

vote for Taft is a vote for contin-
ued prosperity. a vote for anyone else
IS a vote for nothing better.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

were sreat. IL is because they under
stood real public opinion better than
old the untanled passion Of the mo-
,1rut
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

standing room al Armageddon is
not so crowded as a few weeks ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12

f.H.l1 Mills was with me. The
H.rr ls-e. which had wire fence
.0rr side, led straight ur toward,
between the two hills fin our front.
e h.I ca the left san juan which
luta-Ied hcatr block house. being
further away from us tlan the bin On
91r right, which We afterWard rev
call Kettle Hiu and which was sur
autcd merely by some large ranch
.la.res or hleicudls with sunEru
r.eklucd walls and cellars. The
IS NTH REGIMENT was Immediately .n
'front.' ~ ue and tar First on my Jeff
nd these went up Kettle Hm with my
REGIMENT Tho Third. sixth and Tenth
vent partly up Kettle Hin. ard partly
between that ard the block house
hill which the infantry were assailiug.
As soon as Has ia the line !
aailoprd forward few yards until /
saw that the men were wen started.
and then gallopod back o. help Good
rich. Who was IN command Of his
troop ger his men across Tho road so
as 90 attack lAc hin from that side
Captain Mills bod already thrown
three ~ The other troops Of the reei-
meut across this road for the same
purpose Wheeling around. / then again
-ailoped toward the hll, passing thcI
shouting. cheering firing mon. and
vent up the lane. spiasLiug through a
small stream when / got abreast 81
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Tasmania has l,S4S.OOO busheI APP
square.
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the right as he sees the riGht-Hhy,
dash it all-here we are talking about
II man who is tit to be governor of The
for him as Sheriff of Houghton Conn
~. IL YOU are looking for the highest
character and best talent in the public
service. and We believe that you are,
YOU will not refuse.-.An Admirer
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-12
ROOSEVELT AND SAN JUAN.

At the Republican rally at the Light
Guard armory Thursday evening John
NJ. Harlan, one Of the speakers, in
cidentally made the statement that
Roosevelt had permitted the people Of
the country 10 believe he led the fam
Gus charge up san Juan hin, but that
Roosevelrs own writings show he was
not a participant in that charge. The
statement Was disputed by one Of the
coloneTs admirers in the audience
while another auditor stated the
speaker was correct in his assertion
which could be substantiated
In Roosevelts own story Of The
Rough Riders" published in the April.
1899 number Of Scribners' magazine.
he tells. in vivid, picturesque style, Of
the Kettle Hill and san Juan Hill
fights II was he who led the Kettle
Hill charge, but the charge on the
LIGHTHOUSE on san Juan Hill or ridge,
ahere the heaviest fighting occurred,
vas led by General Hawkins, the brig
sde commander. Roosevelt who cap
tured Kettle Hul-which was unforti-
ied-after a somewhat stubborn re-
sistance, witnessed from Kettle Hin
the assault on the strong blockhouse
position on San Juan Hill and aided
as much as he could by directing a
cross-Are to the Spanish trenches.
When the strong san Juan position
was taken, Roosevelt led a charge UP
rhe San Juan ridge but states before
hey got near the trenches the Span 4
iards ran. save few Of them. Suisse
-ently there was considerable heavy /
hting on the hills overlooking San
uago. in which Roosevelt, took a con-
ieuo1s part.
The vital parts Of Roosevelts own /
t.ry 2oncerning the capture Of Ket-
=. In and the charge by Hawkins
lea IN the san Juan HM blockhouse
ll. m follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
SATISFIED OWNER AN ASSET
REQ People Greatly Pleased Over
Letter from Enthusiast.

That the satisfied owner OF a car is
fruitful source OF developing buyers Is the
belief Of r. NJ. owen e. Co, distributors
of REQ cars. voiced by r. G. Rueschaw,
sales manager OF the concern. No boost
in Mr.. Rueschaw's opinion. has such tell
ing effect as that of the man who is en-
thuslastic over his machine. letter MIR.
Rueschaw has just received from Pro
fessor r. H. Morse. of Hartford. Conn. he
considers an ideal recommendation to i'm
press prospective purchasers In part It
reads:
Before / selected car I went into
more exhaustive search and series of tests
than do most men. ] visited the New
York. Boston and Hartford shows and
personally tried out what / considered the
best makes. ranging in price from $1,000
to $4,000. 1 put these all against the
steep hill on Cedar Mountain leading from
the New Britain road to the New Haven
turnpike. The REQ made It on second
speed, and made IL easily. No other car
which / tried could do 1t on second; sew
eraI could go over on the low speed, and
n few could not make the hill at all.
Last summer I made a trip through the
white Mountains and the northern por-
ton OF Maine. and returned home by the
coast line of New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts. In that trip and since that time
7 have not had the slightest trouble with
nv car except such as / could easily fix
myself by the turn of a screwdriver. l
believe to-day 1t Is running smoother than
A. ba. svsr run bef6rsA -----------------
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
RACE FOR SELF-STARTERS
Novel Motive Power in Contest
Conducted in West.

Since the automobile first attracted at
tention, fifteen years ago, 1t has been
entered in every form of race and contest
Imagination and expediency could devise.
but II remained for the citizens OF Canton,
Ohio. to see a contest that was a positive
novelty. The Canton affair was for cars
propelled by their own self-starters. no
ether mower being used The conditions
were normal the cars running with four
adult passengers, and the course was a
little less than two-fifths of a mile.
There were five entrants, all Cadillac
cars. and all of them finished. The contest
was interesting because IT was based on
the employment of 1912 device. The one
thing an electric cranking device is de-
signed to do is to turn over the engine
while the car IS standing still-a thing that
was necessary to do heretofore by hand.
All the device is there for is to start the
engine.
But in the case Of the five Cadillac cars
in the test the spark plugs and the pet
cocks were removed from the engine itself
and the cranking device turned over the
engine continuously many thousands of
times. It also pulled the weight of the car
itself and the four passengers. The last
two blocks of the course were upgrade,
with a rise of about nine feet One Of the
cars had been driven about four thousand
miles and was given handicap OF thirty
two feet, but II finished first. seventy-five
feet ahead Of It's nearest competitor. After
all had finished two were left running. and
the starter kept the engines turning over
one hour and fourteen minutes. when they
were arbitrarily stopped 4----------------
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
AUTO WHEELS STRENGTH
Interesting Test Shows How
Jacksons Stand Shock.

I'm the mind OF an automobile owner. the
wheels OF his car doubtless appear 10 he
of lesser Importance than any other single
detail" says Howard a. Matthews. sales
manager Of the Jackson Automobile Com
pany. "On the other hand. II may be that
the owner or buyer has confidence In the
forethought Of the manufacturer. And this
confidence is not misplaced, for the average
manufacturer realizes full well that
strength and toughness of the wood arc
prime essentials TO the safety OF those in
the car
Take the Jackson wheels, for instance.
We have found by actual test exactly how
great a force is required TO crush one OF
our wheels. 1t Is a force equivalent to
2, $50 pounds, or eleven and half tons.
"Of course, this Is q shop test, not one
carried out on the road. ] don't think we
will ever be able TO crush a wheel in a road
test, for reasons that are apparent from
the calculations OF our engineers.
"They figure. with the resisting ability OF
the wheels as a basis that 36-inch wheel
equipped with a four-inch tire, would have
to be driven head-on, at a speed OF sew
enty-five miles an hour. over a curbins or
other construction six inches high, In Or
der to cause Il 10 collapse. These figures
are based on the weight OF the car carry
ing a full load and striking the curoins
squarely with both front wheels. 1t is al
most inconceivable that in any circum-
stances q car would be so handled.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
Fifty-Seven Entries Are
All of Usual Poppet
Type.

To date ffty-scven cars have been en-
tered in the Grand Prix TO be run In
France next June and the race is GER
tain 70 provide close competition and TO at
tract world wide attention. The enthusiasts
of this country will. however, have less Of
a roofing interest than II some Of the
domestic makers had seen fit to enter the
lists. The efforts Of Bruce Brown and
De Palma to win for America al the wheels
OF foreign built cars will be sufficient 10
focus the attention OF enthusiasts on this
side OF the Atlantic In connection with
the entry list The Field OF London.
brings up the rather interesting fact that
no make Of cars thus far entered employs
the sleeve valve type OF motor.
I'VE sincerely hope that some makers OF
the newer valve types will have the cour-
age or the confidence to compete. Granting
that the sleeve and rotary valve designs
originally were not offered us as anything
more than silent substitutes for the chat
tering poppet-valved engine, We must point
out that since their Introduction claims
have been made for greater efficiency as
we'll" THE Field says. Nothing can
supplant the speed test as the final arbiter
In all such disputes. and we may add That
until the speed test-the competitive speed
test for preference-is submitted to very
considerable section Of motorists will not
accent the claims made for the sleeve and
rotary valve designs in this way
Assuming that the natural functions
of sleeve and rotary valves are per
formed as efficiently as in the case OF
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
COACH FOR TIGER CUBS
Longren to Instruct Princeton
Freshman Ball Team.

Princeton. n. j., March 16-The fresh
man baseball team at Princeton Is TO have
a competent coach this season. ana arrange
ments have already been completed to have
Ioneren. formerly of the Chicago Nation
ais and Toronto. take the Tiger cubs In
charge.
I,ongren has been coaching the Princeton
varsity pitchers during the last week. The
pitching department was regarded as the
weakest spot in THE Tiger nine this year
and so special efforts have been made 70
strengthen IL. and not without success. ac-
cording to Clark and Longren. the coaches.
Those who have been watching Lear a
sonbomore pitch during the last week are
freely predicting that he will make good
twirler this spring under carefui coachine.
Irnder the coaching of Longren several OF
tho other candidates are developing, and II
beeins to look as though the Tigers would
not suffer from the lack of good twiriers
for their big games this season.