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The Calumet news., 1912-04-17
RESCUE SHIP WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY MORNING

The White Star line made public this morning the
following message from the Carpathia:
"The Carpathia was east of Ambroz 595 miles at ii
u, m Tuesday. All well.
T. Nv Ambroz is meant Ambrose channel, the entrance
to New York harbor The lines officials think the Car
nnthia will arrive at 9 O'Clock tomorrow night.
The treasury department, through the customs OIL
foo has given orders TO expedite the landing of the
vivors of the Titanic and to aid them in every way pos
sIe upon the arrival of the Carpathia Customs regu-
aons have been suspended and the customs officers VIII
aid the survivors in finding relatives and friends.
Sabe Island was in wireless communication this
morning with the Carpatha, carrying the Titanic sur
vivors The Carpatha reported twenty lcebergs were
sohted fthe banks where the Titanic sank. violent
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Operators at important wireless stations in New
England complaining bitterly of the interference by
amateurs. The last two days amateurs have kept up
constant succession of sparks thus preventing the Char
lesion Navy yard station from obtaining scrap
of much desired information from ships the Titanic
Flags on all shipping in New York harbor half
masted today in honor of the Titanic s dead.
In the list of Titanic survivors given out by the
White Star line at London, the of President Hays
of the Grand Trunk railway does not appear.
Both Pope Plus and King Victor Emmanuel have
expressed their deep sympathy for the victims of the
Titanic disaster
The cable ship Minis which was in the vicinity of
the Titanic disaster has arrived Halifax with
vivors aboard.
A resolution will be introduced in the Senate at
Washington probably today providing for a thorough
probe of the Titanic tragedy 1t is proposed to
survivors of the disaster as witnesses
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just twelve years and FIVE months had elapsed since
the first wireless message sent from ship at
when the ether carried out the of the Ttancs dis
lress.
This first message sent from the American liner
St Paul to the Needles November ID, 1S99 as ii
completing its ftysecond voyage the Atlantic.
heavy fog wrapped the Isle of Wight when from the
and station there this call began to go out at regular in
tervas:
''St PAUL. st. PAUL" At 245 p. m, when the fog
bad grown dense that any observation of the liner
would have been impossible. the ''Yes."
''Where?" went the second query.
Sxty-six nautical miles out, the reply, and
from the interchange of messages that followed Vol l.
No. 1. of the Trans Atlantic Times made up.
W. W. Bradfed its editor and II. H. Mcclure
its managing editor.
To the layman this wireless telegraply has only
been assured since Jack Bnns sent out the call for assist
ance from the White Star liner Republic after its COLI
with the Florida off Nantucket January 23 1909
The Calumet news., 1912-04-17
Such a Factor in Mexican Rev.
olutionary Politics That He
Will Survive Defeat
He FIGHTS SHY OF PUBLICITY
Little is Known Of Him Either in
Mexico orOut
Said Madero Government Did Not Pay
Claim Of $4,000, Causing Him
to Desert.

Mexico city, April l7.-Whilc most
OF the other military personages of the
two revolutions have permitted their
personalities, Views and daily move
ments to become subject matter for
the pencils and typewriters of the cor
respondents with considerable freedom,
the most interesting figure of them all
at the present time is one Of the least
known either in Mexico or out. That
is Pascual Orozco. the fighting head
Of the present revolution as we'll as
Of that of a year ago.
Orozco is a lean. angular man whose
personality is redolent Of the camp and
the hills and not at all of the council
chamber of state nor of the DRAWN Z
room. Outside his own particular cir
Gle there are not many who know
even how old he.is. 1t is a. moral GER
tainty that he can 'hog-tie' u steer
quickly and artistically. that he can
throw a diamond hitch on a pack ami
nal and that when he speaks he Is in
the habit OF receiving respectful at
tcntion
For 4 Mexican he is n large man. y
life i'm the deserts and mountains OF
the north has tanned him with "a
parchment finish and has bcqueathcd
lin the loose figure that looks Il good
deal better on horseback than on the
ground. His hair and mustache are
black and the latter droops from UNI
restrained habit. His photographs
show him slightly stopped and looking
straight at the camera as If more in
terested in IL than in the results OF
the snap shots.
Does Not Court Publicity.
What he THINKS. what he intends to
do become apparent chiefly in his ac-
tons. Not that he has the reputation
Of being morose or silent, for his men
seem so think him an ideal leader; but
he has never courted publicity In any
of his campaigns. lie had been fight
ing in the Madero revolution last year
several months before the reporters
(Continucd on Page SKI
The Calumet news., 1912-04-17

The White Star offices in London, Southampton and
Liverpool again besieged today by throngs of anx
ions inqurers. Many remained in the Offices throughout
the night hoping for of the list of survivors.
While travellers generally understand the fact that
the great liners do not carry enough life boats to
modate passengers and crew. to the general public the
that all aboard the Titanic did not have chance
of saving their lives in this way rude SURPRISE
and there likely to be considerable agitation and out
of Parliament on the subject.
The lord mayor of London opened mansion house
und for the relief of the families of the crew, Others
left needy circumstances consequence of the disas
ter. \ memorial will be held at ST. Pauls Cathedral
April 10.
The electrical control of the bulkheads installed in
the Titanic is coming in for much criticism 1t is stated
here they pet idea of Lord Pirrie, who insists
introducing them in ships built at Belfast despite the
condemnation of well known contractors who pin
their faith to hydraulic power being far reliable
THESE constructors point ont that small mishap
~ lin Lln 1n rnLl1lnr nlnctric instal atinn Iseless
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Surrender .
:. have not yet begun to fight :

The second Inscription is Just below
the has relief representing Commodore
Jones raising the United States flag for
the first time on an American warship.
IL reads.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-17
UNvEIL STATUE
OF PAUL JONES
$50, 900 Memorial to Naval Hero
Of Revolution is Dedi-
Gated Today
IMPOSING MILITIA CEREMONY
---
Taft Pays Splendid Tribute. Ad.
miral Dewey Assists
IMPOSING MILITIA CEREMONY
Secretary Ven Meyer Presides oveI
Days Exercises and Gen. Horace
Porter Speaks.

Washington, ID. c.. April 17.-With
impressive military and civic exercises
the magnificent memorial to John Paui
ZONES. the naval hero OF the American
Revolution, was dedicated in this city
today. Congress appropriated $4,000
| for the memorial, which occupies "A
conspicuous site at the main entrance
to Potomac Park.
The President Of the United States
and members of the Cabinet, the Dip
;omatic corps, justices of the supreme
Court of the United States, distin
! guished officers of the navy and the
army, senators, representatives In
congress and many others prominent
! i'm Official life, as well as % large con-
course of citizens. were present. Thou
sanos Of buejackets of the navy,
United States marines, soldiers CT the
regular army and of the National
Guard and delegations representing
patriotic and other civic organizations
were assembled i'm parade as tribute
10 the famous naval hero.
The memorial, the work Of Paul III.
admired by everyone WHO saw 1t. I'm
many respects 1t differs from other
similar memorials erected in the na-
tional capital. II consists Of a marble
pylon Of classic design as the back
ground for "A colossal bronze figure of
the intrepid naval commander OF The
early days OF the republic. The pyion
Is massive rectangular tower about
fifteen feet In height. 1t occupies the
center of an ornamental fountain. the
water for which will come from the
bronze heads of dolphins at each end
of the pylou. On the back of the
shaft is large panel containing bas
relief representation of Commodore
Jones raising the American flag on the
historic ship BonhOmme Richard.
inscriptions on Tablet
The Jones statue STANDS at tho base
of the monument in front of the pedSs-
tai 1t is OF heroic proportions. be-
ing about ten feet high The great
naval commander is shown in full uni
form. with an expression and pose sug-
gestive of his indomitable will and un-
corquerabc spirit. Apparently he is
watching naval engagement. His
right hand is clenchcd and his left
hand clutches his sword.
In the die under the statue is in
scribed:
.:.......:.....,..:..
:. l747 Firs, 1872 -
:. To compel foreign men of war -
:. TO strike colors to the Stars =
:. and Stripes :"
t...:.::...:-...:.......:'....
There are two inscriptions Oh the
rear of the pylon. The first OF these
is ON the stone forming the cap of the
shaft. II cmbodes the language popu-
larly attributed To Commodore Jones
when called upon by the commander
of the British frigate Serapis T. sur
render the battered American ship
Bonhommc Richard. The inscription
IL as follows:
49,.
:. Surrender -
:. have not yet begun to fight. =
.
The second Inscription is Just below
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:. In Life he honored the Flag.
:. In death the Flag shall honor
!. him.
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Does Not Court Publicity.

Continued on Page six)
The Calumet news., 1912-04-17
PROBABLY ONLY SEVENTY=NINE MEN
OF THE CABIN OCCUPANTS OF BOAT
ARE AMONG THE RESCUED


electrical storm off Sabel Island interfered with
communication with the Carpathia.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-17

Continued on Page Six.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
BREAKING OUT ON LEG

Hilltop, Kan.-"About two years ago
I began to notice breaking out on my
leg. At first 1t was very small but
soon it began to spread until it formed
large blotches. The itching was ter
rible and almost constant. Many
nights could not sleep at all. After
scratching it to relieve the itching 1t
would burn SO dreadfully that !
thought could not stand it. For near
ly year I tried all kinds of salves
and ointment, but found no relief.
Some salves seemed to make it worse
until there were ugly sores, which
would break open and run.
"One day saw an advertisement OF
Cuticura Remedies. got sample OF
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment and began by washing the sores
with the Cuticura Soap, then applying
the Cuticura Ointment twice day.
I noticed change and got more Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and in few
weeks I was cured. 1t has healed so
nicely that no scar remains" (Signed)
Mrs. Anna A. Lew, Dec. II, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
WHY THE FIFTH MAN LEFT
He Wore a Wig and the Other Four
Men at the Table Were Bald
and laxative.

In the smoking room of west
bound ocean liner two days out from
an English port five men sat at a
small game" of poker. When the
chips had been cashed in the men re-
tanned their places, and presently one
of tho party said: This is funny;
four bald heads out of possible
five," and then there was a discussion
as to the causes of badness, in which
all took part except the unaffected
man, who was good listener for a
while. He then babe the others good
night. When he had gone the young
est Of the group, who was less bald
than the others, said: do you know
why Mr.. Blank made the getaway?
He wears wig, and is probably as
bald as any of u.s." And for the rest
Of the journey Mr. Blanks head was
the object of study-at distance
for he never again appeared in the
smoking room.
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best hostelry, directed their attention
to the stability of the Driller's Bank,
and then carried them down into the
oil field. There they found blind
folded Fortune scattering her favors
like tipsy Vestal. That man who
whisked by the train window in a
motor from French shops had been,
yesterday, barber. That man whose
carriage waited at the depot, with a
driver in livery and pair of cobs
harnessed with silver buckles, two
years before had waded the river
from Ohio wet to his middle. That
man whose stone house chung to a
bluff above the car track, apeing the
architecture of the Rhine, had found,
not the lamp of Aladdin but that
which Illuminated all lamps. The
Prince Of Monaco never dreamed OF
such an orgy of chance.
Captain Shelton counted well upon
his heady air. He brought forth his
maps, but he spoke little and sanely.
The topsy-turvy condition spoke for
him. He posed as oEe sober, careful,
far-stghted, in a community of drunk
ards. Here were opportunities to be
seized, wisely held in hand and made
to produce, not casual pot of gold,
but a great fortune lasting for q GEN.
fury. He brought shrewdly to the
strangers notice the two tracts lying
within his parallelogram of leased ter
ritory. They instantly inquired why
these tracts were not included, and
he replied that at the time the com
pany leases were taken they could not
be had, and now he could not secure
them without the consent of the stock
holders, a thing impracticable. He
would take these two tracts in his
own name, but such an act might sub
ject him to criticism. This was, of
course, a lie. The roustabout from
whom Shelton had secured his leases
omitted these tracts because the own
ers demanded twenty-five cents an
acre bonus. Around these two tracts
Shelton masked his arts of suggestion.
He wished these mems fingers dipped
with his In the dish, little of their
gold on the table. a wager left here
behind them on the spin Of the wheel.
When the two bank directors re-
turned to New England. they took
with them the fee simple titles of
these two tracts. They took with
them also the impression. but not the
certainty, that Captain Shelton was
merely an adventurer. Able to Judge
accurately any situation In New Eng
land. they were at sea here. The bank
in Pittsburg was certainly solvent
The territory advertised by Shelton
was certainly covered by his leases.
It was a land where Fortunatus
drunk was swinging his purse by the
strings. Who could say upon what
passer the gold would fall
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the depositor's credit while he. Shell
ton, tested the territory. II these
lands proved oil-producing. u he
thought they would. then his stock
holders would make enormous profits.
If they proved worthless. no man
would lose cent, the company would
be dissolved, the certificates can
celled and every stakeholder per-
mitted to withdraw his deposit. Then
he spoke thus pointedly:
your banks good, isn't It? You
will pay the peoples money back to
them, won't you? 1 can't rob them.
and suppose you won't"
The president of the Driller's BAhk
determined to lay tbs matter before
his directors. In the meantime, tide
OF small deposits began to arrive.
When the directors met on the second
Tuesday of the month, there were a
hundred thousand dollars in these de.
posits, increasing with every mail.
The bank needed the money. 1t was
loaded with Industrial securities. The
directors hesitated, and finally con-
tinued the matter until the next meet
ing. The tide swelled into a flood, the
matter never came up again before
the board, and Captain Shelton Sc
cured not one million, as he had prom
ised, but in all nearly two million dol.
lars in deposits.
The entrance of the two bank direc-
tors from Massachusetts, followed a
little later on. Shelton had sent his
literature broadly scattered into New
England, reaching for persons there
with small annuities and little savings
in banks. His plan touched the very
king-bolt in the nature of these peo-
pie, possibility of wealth without
risk. The income from their deposits
In savings banks was slight. This
speculation involved only the trans
fer Of deposits to different bank with
try at an ell dorado for rider. Hav-
ing determined that the Driller's Bank
of Pittsburg was solvent, deposits
went flooding westward So great
were the Withdrawals that two direc.
tors of one of these banks in Massa-
chusetts, at the suggestion of the de-
positors, went to Pittsburg to look
into the matter
Captain Shelton was advised. He
met these gentlemen at the Pennsyl-
vania station, entertained them at the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
1e struck he PENNSYLVANIA win lSs
clencbed fingers q bis lett

Captain Shelton was greatly reas-
sured; but doubt remained.
IF come, they won't SELL" he said.
That's the very trouble I'm trying to
get around"
Il will get around that" replied
Randolph Mason.
Then" said Captain Shelton, you
will have to pretend to represent some
one else, and leave me to my lawyer"
your foresight is amazing" replied
Mason. II shall leave you entirely to
your lawyer / shall pretend to rep
resent, let us say. the stockholders of
the Union Consolidated Oil Company"
Good" cried the captain, that lie
will do the work."
Randolph Mason arose, and waited
for his visitor to depart.
II think" he remarked. that it will
do the work excellently.'
The men who met in Randolph Ma
sons private office were of most in
congruous types. My visual memory
of this conference remains clear-cut,
like the climax of some drama; there
was the notary, tired old man, look
ing on unconcerned from chair by
the door: Captain Shelton, his under
lip painfully frightened, seated on one
side of the library table with his at
torney at his elbow. This attorney
merits q word of comment; he was
the ablest practitioner of his class in
New York, class abandoned wholly
to intrigue, schooled smatteringly in
the law through attendance and ex-
perience at trials, but past masters of
trickery; he was little, rotund man,
bald, with a fringe of hair running
from the top of one ear around to
the other; a face as expressionless as
wood; eyes steady as though set In by
an optician. The mans hands alone
betrayed his thoughts-they were as
nimble as the fore paws Of a mink.
Opposite were the two New England
ers, an uncle and his nephew-the ell
der, tall, grave, somber; the younger,
a youth, powerfully built, his face
fresh with health, his hands suggest
ing the strength of ivory-and Ran
dolph Mason, walking up and down
by the bookcases.
Mason introduced the matter with
this remarkable statement to the men
from Massachusetts,: He represented
certain Of the stockholders of the
Union Consolidated Oil Company, act
ing for the benefit of all The stock
holders Of that company had lost in
interest on their deposits, through
Captain Roger Shelton, some eighty
thousand dollars. This money Cap
tain Shelton was now ready to return.
He wished to do so through these d.
rectors, leaving them to distribute IT
in detail to the stockholders. How
ever, In the manner of this restitution
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
CARVED capitol win PenknIf..


A clever carved model of the Cap
itol building at Washington has been
made by Prof. George F. Sayres Of
Stokesyille, Va. The carving Is OF
wood and was made with no other
tool than an ordinary pocket knife,
not even a carpenters square i'eing
used on 1t.
The carving consists OF more than
three thousand pieces. The wood used
is poplar, white pine and white wal
nut. The height of the building is ten
inches to the crest Of the Liberty
statue The structure is two feet
long and about eight inches wide. The
grounds contain a hundred and forty
one trees, made of felt of different
shades of green, which supply beau
tiful setting to the work.
The statue Of Washington seated
and with his right arm uplifted faces
the central portico. A number Of
spectators are standing around this
statue, while others are to be seen on
the steps Of opposite wings of the Cap
itol. The carving 10, Of course, paint
ed white, with the exception of the
Liberty statue which, In golden hue,
is siIhouetted against background o.
sky and cloud.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
More sehooIboy Howlers.

"The Salic law is that you must
take everything with a grain Of salt"
Julius Caesar was renowned for
his great strength. He threw a bridge
across the Rhine"
"The zodiac is the zoo Of the sky.
where lions, goats and other animals
go after they are dead"
"The Pharisees were people who
liked to show off their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
can abstract noun is something
you can't see when you are looking at
IT."
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about" --Westmins Gazette.
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Eighteen months later, the Union
Consolidated Oil Company was dis
solved and its stock cancelled. The
bank returned the deposits and paid
Roger Shelton eighty thousand dol
lars In interest. He feared to place
this money In bank lest some one su-
ing him might attach 1t, and kept 1t in
safety deposit box of New York
trust company. He had learned that
the two bank directors were now in
New York, and had hurried here hop
ing to purchase the tract of land he
wished; but, on reflection, he hest
tated to approach them. They would
be greatly suspicious of him. and he
would not risk having the deed taken
in the name of any other person. He
desired to get hold of the tract lying
over the synclinal, and he would, II
necessary, give all the money he had
for 1t. This was the story skillfully
unmasked by Randolph Mason.
The captain, when the cat was out,
began to regret his rashness. His
secret had escaped him; 1t was an in
discretion to be amended by greater
caution. He was taken swiftly with
trembling seizure of suspicious.
You have overlooked the names OF
these gentlemen from Massachusetts"
said Randolph Mason.
A certain cunning lodged along
Captain Skeletons features.
81 have not overlooked it," he re-
piled Il don't intend to tell them. l
expect my regular lawyer to be pres
emit when these men are seen. l came
to you for a plan. When l get that,
my lawyer will do the rest. l don't
mean these Yankees to sleep on the
trade. The deeds and the cash will
go on the table together. When they
are exchanged, the matter will be end
ed. That's my way of doing business.
Now, what's your plan?"
my plan," said Mason, will con-
form to your way of doing business.
Have these men here at two o'clock.
Let them know nothing of the object
of this conference. But you, on your
part, take every precaution. Come a
half-hour earlier with your attorney.
Bring the deeds and the cash with
you. Bring also notary. / would
have you take no chance. I would
have you omit no safeguard which
your instincts suggest"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-11
Marie Divided the Candy.

When the uncle OF couple OF
Brooklyn youngsters last called at
the household whereof they form a
part he brought with him some pieces
of candy, which were given to the
little girl to divide with her brother.
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when you divided those five
pieces of candy with your brother, did
you give him two and a half pieces?"
mo, sir" said Marie. 81 saw they
weren't going to come out even, SO
ate one before I began to divide. >
Lippincott's Magazine.
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RAAN~S VA SeAAh-hoeO 20
per.
Then the captain sat down at a
hotel desk In the city of Pittsburg and
wrote the literature which had come
to me In the mail two years before.
This he put in the hands of a mailing
list agency of New England with q
deposit on account OF two hundred
dollars. With the remaining money
he rented three furnished rooms on
the nineteenth floor Of the Iron Build
ing, and sat down to await the arrival
of his fortune
The president of the Driller's Bank
sent for Captain Shelton and demand
ed an explanation Of his remarkable
plan. The captain instantly invited
an inspection of the company. He ex-
hibited recorded leases, legally valid,
covering some ten thousand acres Of
land. and corporation properly DR.
ganized, the lease holds transferred
in payment of the stock-every detail
entirely within the law. He pointed
out that under his plan no man could
lose dollar of his money. It would
remain on deposit with the bank to