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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
YEAR OF DISASTERS AT SEA.
Claims of s35,ooo,ooo Made on Under,
writers at Lloyd's in 1911.


The year which has just closed has
marine insurance. After eight months
of comparative immunity from any
thing abnormal the latter part of 1911
hit the underwriters of Lloyds some
heavy blows;
II is estimated that the sum Of 7000,-
600 sterling or $35,00O,000 represents
the amount Of the claims. But even
now II is feared the tale of 1911 is MOI
yet fully. told. The recent terrific
weather is responsible for the bigges;
overdue list which Lloyd's has faced
for long time.
The year has been remarkable for
the great number Of minor casualties.
particularly during the last three
months of almost continual gales in
European waters. which underwriters
ascribe To the green winter now being
experienced in England and Europe
generally.
The biggest loss of the year was the
huge liner Russia. which stranded of
the Dutch coast while bound from New
/ York To the Baltic. Hull and cargo
the vessel represented $l.5OO,OOO. An
other big loss was the Parisiana, burn
ed at sea while bound from New York
TO Australia. Cargo and ship We're
valued at S1.l5O,O0O.
| The loss OF the Fifeshire i'm Arabian
waters, while bound from Australia
TO London, was responsible for claims
totaling $1.000,00O. The recent loss of
the Delhi did not affect Lloyd's heavily,
as the Delhi was uninsured
A satisfactory detail from the under
writer's point of view has been 10
per cent increase during the year i'm
the rates on hulls, but against this is to
be set a rise Of Is per cent in the cost
Of repairs.
F'reights during the year have shown
an all-round Improvement and reflect
a great increase of trade Many buyers
of secondhand cargo steamers are in
the market and their cost shows a
large increase as compared with prices
Of 1910. Altogether British shippinv
seems to be prospecting, and, under
writer's are confident that the return
of good trade conditions will coincide
with a considerable stiffening of rates.
/ London Correspondence New York
Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
NOW THREE CANDIDATES.
Lucas Stefanec, Joseph Curto and Bert
Barnham Seek Sunich's Place.

Lucas Stefanec this morning an
nounced himself as candidate for
trustee on the Red Jacket village
council to succeed Michael Sunich, who
resigned to make the run for treas
urer. Mr.. Stefanec is well known and
his friends will be out In force at the
caucus tomorrow evening.
Joseph Curto, local manager of the
Park Brewing company announced this
morning that he is a candidate for
trustee Of the village 20 fill the unex-
pired term of Michael Sunich, resigned
Bert Barnham. of Sixth street. man
ager and proprietor of the Calumet
Dye Works, also is a candidate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
MUSICAL PLAY IS COMING.
Flower Of the Ranch" Will Be Seen
Hero March 6.

THE Flower OF the Ranch" which
comes TO the Calumet theater Wednes-
day. March C. is n musical play in
three acts. all of the scenes of which
have been laid in the rugged west.
with colorful and scenic settings Of
great beauty. The book, lyrics and
music of the play have been written
by Joseph T.. Howard. composer OF
THE Time. the Place and the Girl"
THE Honeymoon Trail" "A Stubbrn
Cinderella" "The Flirting Princess"
"The Goddess of Liberty" and other
successful musical comedies. There
IRE more than a dozen swinging song
successes i'm THE Flower of the
Ranch" among them being "The Pa
jana and the Nightie," a quality hum
orous and colorful ditty that tells a
pretty story of n clothes line Irritation
The music Is all in Towards best vein
and when it is remembered that this
author has provided the music for SO
many successes. something out OF the
ordinary may be expected.
LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE
FAUCETT BROS. & GUCK.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
CONTENTION is STARTLING.
Valuable Stock Cost Hooking Valley
Nothing. Says Government

Columbus, o., Feb 2S.-In the gov
ernments suit against six railroads
and three coal corporations. charged
wish monopolization of the bituminous
coal industry Attorney Harrison today
stated the government would prove
that not a penny was expended nv the
Hooking VALLEY. chesapeake x ohio
in purchasing five million dollars
worth of stock i'm the Sunday Creek
Co., which they sold TO the Lake
Shore.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
CANDIDATE FOR ovERsEER.

John Rowe, the we'll known dray-
man, announced this morning that hC
will be a candidate for overseer oil
highways at the Calumet township
convention and election. Mr.. Rows
has been a resident of Calumet for tho
past twenty-one years, and has hlt
experience in BODYBUILDING work in
his native county of Cornwall, Eng
Alex Silvola. the present incumbent
will also make the run for re-elec-
ton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
HE'S A HOMELESS MAN.

c. Arthur. who closes his engage
ment ut the Crown tomorrow night, Is
a mystery to the medical practitioner
Judging from his exhibition he rs
without n bone in his body, and his
nexibility reminds one of an India rub
Der doll. His browning feature is tc
fold himself into n receptacle so small
that one is inclined TO credit II to an
optical delusion which IL isn't.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

A stereopticon entertainment VIII be
given Saturday evening in the Osceo-
10 NJ. Il. church on Travels in the
Philippines" Following this a social
evening will be enjoyed. Coffee. cake
etc. will be served. The program viii
start at n m. The proceeds will b,
devoted To the purchase of hymnals.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
EXPECT HEAVY TRAVEL WEST.

Fred Hills, general travelling pas
senger agent for the Great Northern
road, and +. l.. Wolfe, travelling pas
senger agent for the Denver and Rio
Grandc. were Calumet visitors yester-
day. Both expect a heavy colonist
travel beginning with Friday, March 1,
when Colonist rates go into effect all
over the country. They base this be-
lief on the many demands received for
rates.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
CALUMET woMAN's CLUB.
Fine Program Arranged For Weekly
Meeting on Friday.

The regular meeting OF the Calumet
Woman's Club will be held on Friday
afternoon at the Y NJ. &. \. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered:
There is a history in all mems
lives Shakespeare.
1713-I74O-Frederick William /.
4O-17S6-Frederick IL. The Great"
1S5S-7Frederick William II. III. and
IV.-Mrs. Flora Wright
Attempt the end and never stand to
doubt:
Nothing's so hard. but search will find
IL out" -Herrick.
Scenic "trip through Germany.
This number will include collec-
ton of excellent views taken by Mrs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28

Margaret c. Goodsole on a recent trip
through Germany, shown on a canvas
by aid of the high school predecessors.
The views will be accompanied by a
descriptive talk by Mrs Goodsole.
Music
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28

There viii be a meeting of the Fair.
view, stockholders at the Temple OF
Honor hall Saturday evening March
End at s o'clock. All those having
annual reports please bring them
Herbert Sobey, Laurium
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28

John Torreano, candidate for treas
urer Of Village of Laurium solicits
your support at the Village Caucus
Thursday. 20
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
WE WRITE SURETY BONDS
FAUCETT BROS. q GUCK.
cANDIDATE ron TREAsrRrp

Michael Sunich is a candidate for
the office of Village Treasurer of the
Village of Red Jacket and respectful
~ solicits your influence and support
at the caucus and polls. %
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
TO THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE
OF RED JACKET.

] am a candidate for the office n
Village Treasurer and respectfully So
liclt your support at the caucus and
polls.
~ Frank ]. Johnson,
OF the firm of Matheson & Johnson.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
TO THE VOTERS OF CALUMET
TOWNSHIP.

Thomas S. Warren Of Blue Jacket
candidate for Treasurer respectfully
solicits your vote and interest at the
convention and at the polls.
YOURS respectfully,
g. Thomas s. Warren.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
TO THE VOTERS.

7 am a candidate FOR Village Treas
urer of Laurium and solicit your vote
and influence at the caucus and cleo
ton
was born in Rochester. n, Y, in
1854, moving to Keweenaw County in
1859. then to Calumet in 1865. ! have
been resident and taxpayer of I.aur-
ium since 1892.
Yours respectfully,
-2S Matthew Gipp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Japan IS PAINLESS
Homes Usually of Implanted
Wood.
T0YlIKE IN FRAGILlTY
Other Things Which Are Different in
Home Building in the
Orient.
Nilliam Archer. in the London News.

William Archer. in the London News.
The painter has a very poor time of 1t
In Japan-not, of course. the painter of
pictures. but the painter and decorator
who. in England hangs his sign on your
front balcony and makes your house I'M
inhabitable for weeks on end. They have
no for him in this land OF implanted
wood The paint-pot is practically ban
ished from Japan That is the first thing
YOU notice as you approach the coast:
FOR the first adventurous fishing boat You
pass is built. it would seem, of about half
dozen broad, implanted deal planks
So with the sampans that cluster round
your ship as soon as the anchor is
dropped: they are all nature-colored. un-
decorated and undefaced by a single lick
of the paint-brusb So with the houses OF
the first japanese street you enter: they
are weathered to the silver-gray of I'M
painted pine. Such color as there is pro-
ceeds from the innumerable strips of CAL
leo inscribed with huge hieroglyphics.
which flap perpendicularly or horizontally
before every house.
But you very soon come to feel the
charm of the implanted wood. and after
a few days in a japanese house YOU be-
gin to think of the painter and paper
hanger as one of the most offensive
symptoms of western barbarism 1t has
been said that there are no permanent
rooms in a Japanese house but that
rooms can be improvised at any moment
by an arrangement of screens. This is
a totally misleading statement. "Scree s.
in our sense of the word, have nothing to
do with the matter. They exist, no doubt,
in mos: japanese houses, and are often
very beautiful: but they are used. Just
rs we use them, either for pure ornament
or 10 shut out draught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
ASKS $4,000 FOR RIBS.
American Actor Hit by Autos in
Paris Badly Injured.
Special Cableyram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS, August A.-In the Rue Daunou.
in front OF the New York bar, two big
motor cars united their efforts to kill
Charles f. Mccarthy, the we'll known
American actor One of the cars knock
ed him down and the other ran over him
and broke several ribs. The chauffeur,
seeing he had caught victim under his
car, instead of having it lifted off Nc
Carthy, put on full speed and dragged
him along. Mr. Mccarthy is in a private
hospital and has instructed his lawyers
to sue for heavy damages. He thinks his
ribs worth at least $4,000, but only small
damages are allowed for automobile ac-
cidents in Paris.
There were 500 auto accidents here last
month, thirty of which were fatal.
Among the Americans who were injured
in this recent motor car carnage were:
G.. J. NJ. f. Paquin of Paris. whose teeth
were broken and face disfiglred: DIR. and
Mrs. Leidity of Philadelphia. Mrs. Ross
Amber Curran of San Francisco and
Mrs. Van Pell of New York Automobile
speeding in Paris is more wreckless than
in any city in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
TOWN BANS TURKEY TROT.
Warrenton Council Goes on Warpath
Against Freak Dances.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENToN. Va. August ea-The
persistent effort on the part of well
known summer social leaders here to in
dulge in the Turkey Trot, Bunny Hug
Grizzly Bear and other such dances has
resulted in severe criticism. and at a ger
man where an effort was made to depart
from the usual conventional dances the
leader Immediately stopped the german
and in plain words stated that the new
ones would not be permitted. To make
it absolutely prohibitive at the town hall
in the future the council of the town of
Warrenton at called meeting this week
passed the following ordinance:
The town hall of Warrenton. Va.
being public place of entertainment.
and under control of the council of the
town, we. the council OF Warrenton, Va,
in meeting assembled prohibit dancing.i
said hall dances known as the Turkey
Trot," Bunny Hug" "Grizzly Bear" or
any kindred dances. Upon violation of
this ordinance the sergeant of the town
be. and is hereby, directed to order such
dancing stopped, and If not discontinued
at once. to close the hall. 1t is further
resolved that copy of this ordinance be
furnished TO persons renting the hall for
dancing. This ordinance is in force from
its passage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR MEN.
British Emgirants Rush to Country
But More Are Needed.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. August 24.-The rush of Eng
lish emigrants to Australia is tremendous
and there are not enough British ships
to carry the passengers. Seven hundred
sailed Saturday on the Moravian, and
1900 are on the waiting list. Many can
not wait and prefer going to South Amer
lean countries rather than remain in
England. J. E. Ridgway, a shipping
agent, says:
about 10000 Britishers are going to
Australia this year. Men and especially
girls are wanted there. AT least 5000
would have gone if accommodated
Percy Hunter. director of the immigra-
ton department of New South Wales.
who came to England to study the ship
ping facilities. SAYS the emigration is due
to the success of British in Australia
He said:
Australia is starving for men, 1t
wants 2O,OOO,OO whites and has only
5000, 900. 1t must have good, healthy
girls There are 100000 more men than
girls in New South Wales alone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
ASKS FOR PRISON TERMS.
Prosecutor Surprises Koreans Elk
pecting Death Sentences.

SEOUL, Korea, August 24.-Prosecutor
Matsudera today asked the court trying
the 123 Koreans charged with being i'm
plicated in plot against the life of
Count Terauchi, Governor General Of
Korea, to infiict sentences of ten years
each on Baron Yunchiho and five other
leaders of the Sinminhoi. a secret society
having for its object the establishment
of an independent Korea.
He also asked that the other 1T prison.
ers be each given terms of imprisonment
ranging from five to eight years.
The fact that no death sentences were
requested by the prosecutor appeared to
surprise some of the prisoners
Assistant Prosecutor Sakai traced the
course of the leaders and the movement
of Sinminhoi against Japan, alleging
that meetings had been held at which
infiammatory speeches were delivered
and anti-Japanese writings distributed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
POLICE SEEK PIRATES"
Search Lake Michigan for Men Who
Stole From Yachts.

CHICAGO. August pa police boat
armed with a high-power machine gun
and several rifles tonight began a search
of Lake Michigan for pirates" who are
alleged to have stolen $4,000 worth of
property in the last few weeks and to
have been responsible for the death of
one man.
The body of the man the pirates" are
suspected OF killing was found near the
mouth of the Chicago river several days
ago. The hands and feet were bound
with wire.
The gang is said to have stolen from
warehouses on the shore from private
yachts In the harbor and from small
pleasure craft, of which there are sew
eral score moored near the various clubs
Search will be made along the coast
as far as Milwaukee. It is believed the
gangs rendezvous is between Chicago and
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
POSTPONES CHANNEL SWIM.
Rose Pitonof Will Not Attempt Feat
Just Yet.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, August 24.-Rose Pitonof or
Boston has practically abandoned her at
tempts to swim the English channel this
month, owing to storms and the fact that
the slack tides are now over and will not
come again until the first week in Sep
TENDER. However, next Monday or Tues
day she will take a twenty-mile practice
swim from Dover to Ramsgate.
She also has challenged Ted Heaton.
the Liverpool swimmer who has failed IN
eight attempts to swim the channel. 10
try to stay in the water longer than she,
for a purse of anything up to 500 This
challenge was made as result OF bad
feeling ebtween Eli Pitonof. Roses father
and Heaton over the latter's accusation
that Rose could not swim MIR. Ptonof
Immediately put up his money, but up TO
now Heaton has not covered ii.
Jack Weedman. who stands the best
chance to win the channel honors this
year is enthusiastic over the American
girl and predicts she will come very close
to victory, at least. He will accompany
her on her practice swim to Ramsgate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Sliding Panels.

House construction becomes very much
clearer when we think of the partitions
as consisting, not OF screens, but of
sliding panels. Nor is il true that the
japanese house is not divided into rooms.
The line Of demarcation between room
and room is definitely fixed by the
grooves in which the panels slide There
Is even 4 solid and permanent boundary
for the panels are only some five feet
nine in height. whereas the height of
the room IS generally about eight feet:
so that from twenty 10 thirty inches OF
fixed partition fill the space between the
panels and the ceiling. III is true that
Wnen all the panels are drawn back a
whole floor of a house becomes practi-
cally one large room but this is almost
as true OF some English and many Amer
lean houses when all the folding or slid
ing doors are open.
So much hy way of removing the mis-
conception created, in my mind at any
rate, by the use Of the word Screen"
Looking now al the Japanese house at
large. one can easily define it's dominant
characteristic. II is a house without
walls. il is a roof raised on wooden up
rights over wooden platform some
eighteen inches above the ground which
forms the main, and in one-Story houses
the only. floor. The roof and tho upper
floor or floors are supported entirely by
tie beams which form the skeleton of
the whole erection. The SPACE which in
European houses is occupied b. walls and
windows is here given over To sliding
panels of dffercn SORT from those which
form the partitin's between rooms Each
house has an outer and an inner casing
The outer casing Of wooden shutters.
called ''amado." slides away every morn
ing into cupboard boxes disposed that
"A dozen .'amado'' slip into them with
perfect ease, and can he slipped out
again at night with a minimum of ex-
ertion. II is in these simple vet in
geniouS adjustments that the Japanese ex-
Gel Thus the outer wall tas should
call it, Of the house is unhuiit every
morning. to he rebuilt at night. The
process OF unbuilding. | may add, is emf
nentlv favorable TO early rising, for the
showing away OF the "amado at day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Japanese Architecture.

And what of the inner casing? 1t
likewise consists of sliding panels placed
some two or three feet behind the outer
casing: which space of two or three feet
forms sort of veranda for lower story
or balcony for an upper story. But these
inner panels called "shoji'' are entirely
peculiar characteristic Of japanese archi-
lecture. They consist of light wooden
frames, over the rectangular panes Of
which, so to speak. white paper is pasted
in lieu of glass. Translucent but not
transparent. the paper admits light while
it secures privacy: though secure" is
perhaps scarcely the word for privacy
which an inquisitive baby's finger can
destroy.
The reader may now understand, per-
haps, something of the toylike fragility
of the Japanese house. Save its roof and
its floors. there is scarcely anything solid
or immovable about it. When the
"amado' are slowed away for the day
the walls are literally Of white paper i.
and though these paper walls are sell
dom quite removed one panel is generally
slipped behind another. SO that, to all
intents and purposes the building is as
wall-less as a bandstand or as a doll s
house with the front unlocked Add to
this that everything is on a diminutive
scale. suited to the low average stature
of the people. At least ten times a day l
nearly brain myself in passing from
room to room. Chairs there are none
oh. the luxury OF a common Windsor
chair after a few hours OF squatting on
Japanese mats!-and the tables are about
a foot high. suited to the needs Of kneel-
ing jewellers Everywhere and in every
thing. moreover. the workmanship is of
a toylike neatness. finicky nicely of
adjustment. In literal fact, there are
many portions Of a japanese house that
you could smash at blow. like a child s
plaything. II after an hours suuatting
you are moved to lean your aching back
against the karakami" (the partition
mantels) you are as likely as not to fall
into the next room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
MUST PAY PHONE BILLS.
District Officials to Go Down in
Their Own Pockets.

Telephone bills will confront a number
of District government officials next
month The legislative, executive and
judicial act provides that no money shall
be expended for telephone service in
stalled in private residences of local gov
eminent officials and. as the act has now
become effective it is the opinion of the
auditor that vouchers for telephone SER
vice rendered this month cannot be APP
proved.
That the anti-telephone clause may
prove a serious handicap in administering
the affairs of certain departments of the
local government. especially the police
and fire departments. is the belief of the
local authorities. 1t is expected that an
effort will be made next year to have the
telephones restored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
JONES AGAIN rs VICTOR.
Representative Renominated in the
First Virginia District.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. August "a
With the results from four of the re-
mote counties missing. including Rich
mond county the home of Representative
William A. Jones, returns from today's
democratic primary for the first Virginia
district give him a majority Of $50
over his opponent. Samuel r. Buxton,
formerly mayor of this city. Buxton
carried Newport News by a majority OF
10, and a few precincts in the adjoining
counties by small margins. In the coun-
ties along the Chesapeake. Representa-
tive Jones polled large majorities. The
voting generally was light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
SCHWAB LOSES $4,000.
Is Not Sure Whether or Not He Was
Victim of Robber.

LORETTO, Pa. August 24,-Charles NJ.
Schwab, president Of the Bethlehem Steel
Co.. and former president Of the United
States Steel Corporation. lost $1,000 on
Pennsylvania railroad train while on his
way from New York to his summer home
here last night The money was In a
wallet and whether he lost II or was
robbed MIR. Schwab is unable to tell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
EQUIPPED WITH MEDICINE.
Cruiser Prairie Supplied by the Hos
pital Ship Solace.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August A.-The
United States battleship Idaho and the
hospital ship Solace passed out to sea
from the Delaware breakwater today for
Hampton roads.
The big battleship will join the Atlantic
fleet. replacing the battleship Mississippi.
which is now undergoing repairs at the
Philadelphia navy yard.
The hospital ship --olace brought to this
port from Norfolk medical supplies and
hospital equipment for the cruiser Prairie,
which sailed from here today for Colon
with marines who will be sent to Mic
aragua.