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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
CHARITY BASEBALL GAME
PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH
JAMES r. FISHER is IN CHARGE
OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
Proceeds Will Be for the Benefit o. the
Good Will Farm.

James 4. Fisher announced yesterday
that 1t is probable the proposed charity
baseball game for the benefit of the
Good Will Farm Of iIoughton win be
held next month at tho Laurium driv-
ing park. The definite date has not
been decided but this matter viii he
taken up soon. The game will be be-
tween the Calumet league team ana
one of the other teams Of the IRON
Copper Country League. all of the
Arrangements having expressed a will
ngrcss to participate if called upon.
In view of the fact that the baseball
game is to be played and the proceeds
given to the Good VIII Farm, the pub
lie OF Calumet has not been asked to
make any other public contribution to-
wards the maintenance of this insti-
tuition, although private contributions
have been received. AS usual the
cherlty game viii be one of the big
events Of the season and the arrange
ments will be similar To those made
for other charity efforts in other years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
LAURIUM
WILL REBUILD
PALACE BLOCK
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE YESTER
DAY BY BOSCH BREWING
COMPANY ADJUSTER
COMING SOON.

Il is expected an insurance adjustcg
will arrive i'm Calumet this week to adj
aust the loss i'm the recent Palace Hoo
lei fire. He will arrange satisfactory
settlement with the owners CT the
building, the Bosch Brewing company
of Lake Linden, also with Walter
Sanders. proprietor Of the Palace Hoo
TEL whose goods were also insured.
The Bosch Brewing company an
nounced yesterday that the Palace Ho-
lei building Will be rebuilt as soon
as the loss is adjusted Estimates
have already been made by several
contractors. but it viii be impossible
TO award the contract until after the
loss is adjusted The building win be
placed in first class conditions and will
be occupied ny the former tenants,
John Hartman and Mra-5anders.
Mr. Hartman has reopened his saloon
in tie north half Of the first floor. that
part of the building having been least
damaged by the fire. However the
entire building will be repaired and
placed in good condition.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
SPORTING DEPARTMENT

1t Is said that Pitcher w id BiH'
Donovan Of the Detroit Tigers, viii
1--WE M active baseball after this sea 10
'on. and become manager If some
uinor league club
KID Gleason is given a great share
= the credit for the fine work OF the
White SoN. The ancient Quaker has
been big success as coach and fore
nan of the ginger works.
The Jersey city team is the sensation
# the International League. and the !.
=. teams will have To start pretty
'oon ii they expect 10 hold tho saect-
RS back with the bunch
Almeida. the 'cuhan player released
~ the Reds To the birmingham South
arn League team, says he would rather
De regular with the minors than
warm the bench in the big show
Nothing to that story tn the effect
that Manager Johnny Killing of the
Boston Braves. Is 10 get the gate. It
would cost the Braves bunch of mon
y To flag John rs he has a three
year contract
In recent game in Washington both
"a Walsh, Of the White SoN. and Wal
ter Johnson of the Nationals. were
Knocked out of the box. II isn't often
hat the battors are able TO drive these
two stars TO the shed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
WILL PAY $4,000
FOR THREE BOUTS
AT COAST CLUB.
Observation-Disclosures;

Los Angeles. Cal, May 21.-The
summer slate for the Pacific Athletic
club has been completed. The three
matches offered by Promoter Tom Nc
Carey will bring together six of the
best known men i'm the boxing game.
incidentally il may be mentioned that
the Vernon ventures will cost the Los
Angeles magnate something like $42,-
600.
Nothing ventured. nothing gain
ed" is Toms motto and the result OF
Lis figuring means that at least two
OF the battles bagged will attract
worldwide interest
ON the afternoon of Saturday. June
S, win come the scheduled twenty
round meeting between owen Moran
and Jack White. The latter, By his
decisive win over frankie Conley, has
won a California following. II Jack
proves capable of topping the Bir-
mingham boy over he will he in line
for a match with Joe Mandot.
Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers como
together on the afternoon of Thurs
day. July T. Every mark for heavy
coast attendance is expected To go on
the rocks on this occasion. The arena
building is to be enlarged and the re-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
FINE RECITAL PROGRAM.
Miss Mary Torreano to Entertain
Friends Friday Eveninu,

The Calumet high school orchestra
Charles O. Jackola and the Calumet
ladies' trio, composed OF Mrs. james
D. Godfrey Miss Lottie Chlds anC
Mrs octave Gardner. will assist Miss
Mary Torreano at the recital 10 b,
given Friday evening for the latter.
benefit in the Laurium town hall. The
recital will be under the direction oil
Miss Adelaide Fowler. and Miss Ethe
May Kinsman will he the accompan-
Ist. The proceeds will be used for tho
purpose Of assisting Miss Torreano in
her studies. She will take an eX-
tended course at the international
School OF Music of Boston and expects
20 be thoroughly prepared for mu-
deal career
program OF much merit has been
prepared for Miss Torreano's recital
the numbers being as follows:
Selection--High school orchestra.
Chanson Provencale-Eva Dell Ac-
qua. Mary Torreano.
The Fish are in the Bay, L. Il. Need
ham---C. O. Jackola. "a.
1a) VioTets,c r. Huntington Wood
man. Oh, Stolen Fruit, Godfrey Nut
ting. ,tc)' To You. Obey Speaks-Mary
Torreano
Ladies' Trio--April Moods, Holman.
Mrs. James ID. Godfrey. Miss Lottie
ChIlds and Mrs octave Gardner.
lie Parlate AD'mor CAria from
FausO, Gounod-Mary Torreano
on the Wild Rose Tree, Rotoli-
c. o. Jackola.
Vilanelle, T.. Dell Acqua-Mary Tor
reano.
Were My Songs With Wings Pro-
vided, Hahn-Ladies' Trio.
(a) Fairy Dance, Mario. OBJ An
open Secret, r. Huntington Wood
man. (c) Morning Glories. Mary Tur-
ner Salter-Mary Torreano.-
Selection-IIigh school orchestra.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
WORK ON SIDEWALKS.

A special meeting of the Laurium
council probably will be held this
week when the matter of whore side
walks are to be constructed will be
decided. As the cost of these walks
probably will be assessed against the
abutting property, it viii take some
time to arrange the details and the
village authorities are anxious that
preparations be begun at once.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
LAuRlUM eREvIrIEs

ED Mitchell of Hancock was a Laur-
ium visitor yesterday.
Attorney f. +. LeCendrc is in Eagle
River on legal business.
The home of Charles l.. Ffchtel is
under quarantine because of case
of dlrhtheria.
The quarantine was lifted today from
the home OF Mr.. and Mas. G. W. Hun
tie daughter having entirely recovered
from an attack of diphtheria.
NJ. T.. O'Brien, president of the De-
troit Life Insurance company ana for
merly of Laurium. Is expected hero
today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
COW NUISANCE AGAIN.

Street Commissioner James V. wills
calls attention again TO Laurium's an
hual COW nuisance. lie states that as
most of tho pastures nearby Calumet
nave been reopened for the season,
there is no excuse for the owners TO
Permit their COWS to roam ut large.
lie issues a warning To the fact that
all cows found roaming az large in
'he village will he impounded.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

Shortstop owen Rush. of the Tigers
is covering more ground than ever this
year and hitting in grand form.
The Boston Red Sox gardeners
Lewis. Speaker and Hooper. are play
ing up to their reputation as the stan
outiield Of the country.
Christy Mathewson was set back five
sinners by the umpire, in a recent
game for discoloring the ball They
say II was "Matty's'' first fine.
rhe University Of Vermont baseball
team has a crackeriack pitcher in
lake" Malcolm. The chances are that
Connie Mack has a scout trailing the
collegian right now.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
r. SCHULTZ BREAKS
so BATS A SEASON.
:.......;..:....:.s........:;::.......,.,....::.

According to the Cubs. Frank Schul-
te breaks an average of % clubs per
season. The Cub star uses bats that
boast the smallest handle Of any that
are produced The club is of second
growth ash and weighs 40 ounces.
Scores OF other major and minor
!eaguers who have asked to inspect
the Schultz model while ordering bats.
invariably throw the home-run stick
aside, likening 1t To a switch"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
new LEAGUE TO
FAIL SAYS BAN
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN LEA
CUE DISCUSSES BASEBALL SIT
UATloN - OPPOSITION is
TOO FORMIDABLE.

organized baseball has not reach
cd the pinnacle of success. but it has
progressed to such "a degree that it
covers the field so fully that il Is
practically impossible for an organi-
cation. not under the national agree
ment to achieve success in any part of
the country" declares Ban Johnson
in the Baseball Magazine for June,
having evident difference to the newly
formed L. s. league. lie sees little
hope for success in the new organiza-
ton and comments Interestingly or
the birth OF the American league.
IAN opposition Iaague." he contin-
ues, launched as rival to the Am
erican and National leagues would
have to build up its playing. strength
and patronage i'm cities provided with
parks covering an expenditure OF
100000 or more. and represented by
one or more teams Of high-clas play
ers satisfied with their salaries.
'"aPtrons of this period and the
players under contract to major lea
que clubs are not discontinued, as
they were when the American league
asserted its independence and invad-
cd National league territory.
THE birth of the American league
marked the beginning of the most i'm
portant era in the annals Of base
ball, and its expansion, at the cost
of conflict with the National league,
was the forerunner to a period Of pop
ularity which the national game
could not have attained while con-
Quoted as a monopoly.
Every western and each eastern
city i'm our circuit, except New York
has an American league park owned
il, fee by the home club and orna-
mented with capacious structures
The Highlanders' handsome home
will be completed in mfd-scason. The
Boston and Detroit plants were dedi-
Gated in April.
Viewed from the standpoint OF re-
suits, none can gainsay that the
been largely due to the conditions
created by the graduation of the AM
erican league from minor to a ma
jor league. When the younger or
ganization became national in scope,
baseball was in a stagnant state. The
National league rent by factions and
neglec;ful oof it's patrons and players,
was in so pitifql plight that il
played only a passive part in the war
that instilled new life into the sport.
After the reorganization OF baseball on
n peace basis and the adoption of
the national agreement popular en-
tkusiasm was evidenced in minor lea
que circles, as well as in the principal
cities of the country.
"The gross capital of the American
league in 1901, plus the resources OF
all it's clubs, would not eualq the value
Of the 1912 holdings of several of its
individual clubs The aggregate
expended in financing the Am
erican league during its struggle with
the National league would not suffice
to equip one club up TO the 1912 stand
ard of either of the leading organiza
lions of the country. Moreover, pro-
although provided with ample
funds. would discover that there is
no demand for third league
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
FIRST PRACTICE THURSDAY.

The first practice Of the running
team of the Lamium fire department
will be held Thursday evening at the
Laurium driving park. The directors oi
the park yesterday gave their consent
to the use of the park for practice and
active work will be started at once.
Sufficient equipment has already been
secured to enable the candidates for
the team to try for all events. Martin
Dooley has been named as captain and
manager Of the team and desires all
candidates who would like to try for
places to report to him Thursday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
STRAW HAT SEASON HERE.
First Gay Bornet OF the Summed
Makes Its Appearance.

Il is here. The FIRST straw hat of the
summer made its appearance yester-
day Marshal James " Wills saw it
and made no effort to arrest the guile
less youth whose head IT adorned, in
fact he has already promised immuni-
~ to all others who are willing to
tempt Old Sol, J. Pluvius and fate in
this manner.
The gay tokens of summer have not
become common yet, but the ice has
been broken and it won't take long 10
accomplish the rest. So get out the
old straw bonnet with any old colored
ribbon on it. and Join the glad process
sion. Lacking the sky piece which did
such valiant service last summer
when II had a chance--thc retail mer-
chants will not get mad If you offer 20
exchange some hard earned cash with
them for new one.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
PRESENTATION TO SOCIETY.
lAttilio castisliano Surprises Italian
Citizens League.

Attilio Castigliano, Italian consular
agent at Duluth and formerly of Laur-
ium. is the guest of local friends.
on Sunday, Mr.. Castigliano was
present at the meeting of the Italian
Citizens league and presented to that
organization a complete history of the
details of organization together with
list of charter members, all neatly
framed and a very acceptable gift.
Mr. Castigliano, who was promi-
nently identified with the organization
of the league made an address COM
plimenting the members on the sue
cess they have achieved, His remarks
and the gift he presented were very
much appreciated by the members.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
ROOF ON GRAND STAND.

A force of Inen under the direction
of Contractor Ed Ulseth yesterday be-
gan the construction of the roof on tht
grand stand at the Laurium driving
park. 1t is expected the work will be
completed in few days. Those who
saw Sundays game were very favor
ably impressed with the diamond. II
will be further improved before the
next Same and will undoubtedly he one
of the best in the upper peninsula.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
WITH THE BOXERS.

Al Wolgast wants $4,000 to box
Leach Cross. or $4,000 for so with
Packey Mcfarland.
Jim Corbett has taken Bobby Waugh
under his wing ana will act as man
ager for the Texas lightweight
Jack Johnson and his party viii
leave Chicago May 20 for Las Vegas
whore mis- champion battle with Jim
Flynn is billed for July 4.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
Device for Securing QUIET.

To give quiet to dwellers In noisy
streets an English builder has simply
used windows with double glazing. In
sick rooms. lecture rooms and others
the sound OF street cars and the rum
BILE of wagons were greatly diminished
and the sound OF voices was made i'm
perceptible.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21

ceipts are expected to reach $4,000
and 100000.
Saturday, July %, will bring togeth-
or the two powerful blacks Sam
Iangford and Joe Jeanette These
principals viii have TO do some trav-
cling IN order 10 keep the California
engagement as Langford is now in
Australia, while Jeanette Is located
In Paris
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
MARRIAGE IN LAURiuM.

Miss Geraldine Dave. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dave, lag Ahmeek
street, and Timothy Hand of Quincy
were united i'm marriage Saturday
evening at the home of the brides
parents. The ceremony was a very
quiet one and was witnessed by the
friends and relatives.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
MeeooRTY VS.. BOB MONA.

Chicago. May Fiddle McGoorty,
Oshkosh middleweight, and Bob Mocha,
of Milwaukee. will meet i'm what is
admitted will be a rough bout at New
York. ON May %. Articles were sign
ed yesterday for the fight to be stag
ed at he Nicholas A. c.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
Loss FoR AMERICAN TEAM.

New York. May 21.--Matt McGrath.
the giant weight thrower, probably
Will not compete in the Olympic games
at Stockholm. He declares that he
cannot afford TO give UP the time nee
essary TO train for and compete In the
games.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
DR.. H. c. SHELTERS HERE.

DR.. II. c, Shelters. praeticing
homeopath and wife have arrived in
Laurium Or. Shelters has secured
quarters in the First National bank
building and will practice in this vii
lage.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
National League.

Chicago Brooklyn game postponed;
rain.
r II r
Pittsburg 81. II 3x-l3 Is o
Boston e.. ....901OOO001-4 IL 4
Batteries-Hendrix and Kelly; Hess
Griffin, McTigue. Tyler and Killing.
Rariden.
r II f
st. Louis ......1O1OG1OOx-3 s o
Philadelphia 100000 60 6 0
Batteries-Sallee and Wingo Sea-
ton. Schultz ana Doom.
r II II
Cincinnati OOOOOO0O0--O o.
New York ....OOO111OOO-3 10 l
Datterles-Fromme. Smith and Nc
Lean; Marquard and Myers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
American LEAGUE.
Today's Games.

National
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St Louis.
Boston al Pittsburg.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
American League.

Philadelphia game postpon-
ed
p II L
Boston &C.. ....O20OO0OOx-2 6 3
Chicago .... .OOOOOOOOO-O 5 /
Batterles-Wood and Nunamaker;
Walsh and Kuhn. Sullivan.
r II T.
New york o.. .OO2O0OO1O-3 10 .
Clov o.. ..O11O220 IA o
ies-Vaughn. Caldwell and
Sw, icy; Handing and Easterly.
r III T.
Washington ..221OO0OOx-5 : ?
st. Louis ...,..OOO1O2O1O--4 10 .
Batteries-Walker and Henry; c.
Brown. f. Brown. Baumgartner and
Stephens.
American League.
Columbus g. Toledo Z.
Louisville 2; indianapolis 4.
Kansas City .; st. Paul 10.
ee-lndianapolis; rain.
College Baseball.
Syracuse =: Michigan {.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
American

American
Chicago at New York.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21

1T might be cheaper for Father buy his friend
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-29
TWO MORE RECRUITS
SECURED FOR ARMY

Local records will be broken this
month at the army recruiting office,
as the consequence Of the enlistment
Of Bert Helms and John Kiser. Nine
recruits have been secured 30 far this
month by Corporal william Hern.
Helms. 27-year-old Richmond man.
signed up for three years service in
the coast artillery, and left for In
dianoplis, where he will be given
some preliminary instruction. John
Kiser. Of New Castle. is the First col
ored man to take advantage Of Cor
poral Hesn's campaisA this week 10
set recruits for the negro regiments:
Kiser passed the admission test fsr
the infantry and was sent to Inaiana-
polls. ~. -. : g. -,
One local applicant, Who impressed
Hern as being one OF the best built
candidates he has had. wAss refused
admission simply because he . msr-
ried. M HI ,esss. '.ss,Iy-ss .sss.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-29
DISTRICT Meeting :
A SUCCESSFUL ONE
Every County Represented at
Roosevelt Conclave at
Cambridge City. .,....

An tho districts UwereeE0peeDenee6At At
the Roosevelt conference 1t Cambridge
City yesterday afternoon. H. b. Stout
who 10 Edwin NJ. Lees aide-de-camp,
was ambassador plenipotentiary. He
came over from the Roosevelt head
quarters in the Hotel English in Indi-
annapolis to start the ball rolling In the
Cambridge City opera house. He did
this by acting as the temporary chair
man of the meeting. until Charley
Campbell of Shelbyville was elected
permanent chairman for the Sixth dis
trict with power to name a secretary.
Ed Warfel of Richmond, was elected
vice chairman.
Things over the district seem to be
rather stirred up over the Roosevelt
announcement. There is decided
amount of spirit behind the Roosevelt
the same fashion as the perfunctory
federal machine of the Tart brothers.
Shelbyville seems to have been the
real home Of the Roosevelt movement.
Down there they have accumulated
1900 members who are all out logging
night and day for Teddy" The rest
of the district seems to be in about
the same state as Wayne County.
where everything is outwartl1y quiet.
until the mass meeting Friday night
at 1880 at the Pythian Temple.
A number Of men engaged in the
railroad service and in the shops of
Iichmond have swung into line for
Roosevelt and are anxious to have one
Of their men represented on the Roose-
welt organization. Their feeling is that
IL the Roosevelt organization falls into
tho hands of men unfriendly to pro-
eressive measures it viii be used as q
part Of the reactionary organization
In the state.
1t 10 likely that these men win be on
h and at the mass meeting ON Friday
right in order to see that the local re-
dictionary politicians do not put one
over on them"
The petitions which were started
for signatures for the Roose-
velt Club seem to be coming on in
good shape, and. tomorrow night. the
committee is confident, the
Pythian Temple will have a crowd of
{ nj n1husiastic workers for Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-29
WRITER KILLS Man
FOR MONEY TO WE'D
Redding, Believed to Be In
sane, Shot Morris
Greenberg.
(National News Association

(National News Association)
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb 2s.-To
obtain money with which to marry
Mrs. Lora Hudson, % years old. we'll
known widow, George Redding, age Fl
years, at one time 4 writer of melodra.
matte plays, in one of which he star
red, lured Morris Greenberg, a young
huckster, to the west woods OF Ham.
den. last Saturday, where he shot him
down in cold blood and rifled his DOC.
kets. After a grilling of q third de-
gree. today. at the scene Of his crime
by Coroner Mix and detectives, Red
ding confessed and told in detail the
story of the crime. He was held with
out bond.
The strange part of the confession
is that Redding claims to have found
no money on the person of 0reenbers.
while the latter's parents claim that
when he left home to go to Hamden he
had between 500 and $500 in his DOC
ket Only ST was found in his cloth
ing.
Readings parents declared they be-
lieved the young man insane. Red
ding il said to have sold q number of
plays to William A. Brady, the theat-
rical promoter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-29
RAILROAD ISSUES
A RELIEF REPORT

o.. According to the regular monthly
reports OF the Relief departments of
the Pennsylvania railroad system, Is
sued today. the sum of $214,365.36 was
paid to members during the month OF
January. 1912. OF this amount, $148..
SS3.s6 represents the payments made
On the lines East Of Pittsburg and
Erie. and $66.O265O on the lines West.
Since the establishment of the funds,
. total Of $32.365.590.92 have been
paid out.
On the lines East Of Pittsburg and
Erie In the month Of January the pay.
ments In benefits to the families Of
members who died amounted to $47..
6l2.12 while to members incapitated
for work they amounted to $10O,826.71
The total payments on the lines East
OF Pittsburg since the Relief fund was
established in 1886 have amounted to
S23,47&.2Ss.6O.
In January, the Relief fund Of the
Pennsylvania lines West Of Pittsburg
paid out total of S6.O26.50: Of which
426.SOO.OO were for the families Of
members who died. and $S9.526.5O for
members unable to work. The sum Of
$S.e9l .26:.32 represents the total pay
ments OF the Relief fund of the Penn.
sylvania lines West Of Pittsburg since
II was established in 1889.