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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
SCIENTIST HAS PLANS
FOR MINERlESS MINE
Sir William Ramsay Wants TO Get Gas
From the Coal Now Underground

London, May l4.-According TO the
opinion of practical and scientific men.
the miner docs not seem to BE In much
danger from Sir William Ramsay 5
scheme for his abolition.
His suggestion is to convert coal in
to power as it lies in the earth The
idea is TO drive borehole into a
stratum of coal. which would he set
on fire. and to convert the gas as 1t
issues into electric power for JistIibu-
ton over the country
II is stated that Sir Hugh Bell has
placed at Sir William Ramsay's dis
position a small stratum in Yorkshire
for the purpose of making an expert
ment
Pref. Arnold of Sheffield university
regards the scheme as virtually inn
practicable. He says:
1T is purposcd, ! understand, 90 put
a boreholc down with tubes and set
coal on fire. Assuming this TO be pos
siblc. the first reaction which would
take place would be similar 60 that If
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

Vhisked by him while he lifted his
cap. And the reason why ne lifteC'
his cap was because ne knew that In
car Of that train. little dreaming Of
the plots of anarchists. or Of any dan
ser whatsoever. was the President Of
the United States.
II is not every trackwalker who has
had the honor Of saving the life OF a
President, or at least OF rendering hin
SO great a service. but trudglng w
and down their lonely heats, many
patrolmen of the rails hav, saved
thousands and thousands Of lives Of
lesser persons. You in your overneat-
ed Pullman berth. on a stormy winter
night rarely. II ever give a thought TO
the man walking the rcadbed ahead
of your train, facing he blizzard while
his bright lantern CLEANS along the
double row OF rails. looking for loose
platsbolts for high joints. for brokei
culverts. for track distractions or
whatever else might prove Of danger
in your swift fight through the dark
ness. But ahead Of YOU there, safe
guarding your way, the trackwalker
tramps his cold, dismal beat, with
wrench and oil can and lantern, with
alert eye and ready hand 10 repair. IL
il is in his power, whatever damage
has been wrought by the elements or
by the heavily grinding wheels.and, If
he cannot repair 1t TO set signals for
the engineer and TO summon the road
master and his gang.
AT all seasons and at all hours these
careful inspectors are on the job and
the number Of disasters they avert IN
the course of a long term OF years *
tracks" in June Technical World Mag
azine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

one of the upper windows comes IA puff
OF smoke Up the street the engine
dashes at a furious gait. followed Dy
The volunteer mob.
Motion picture audiences like lot
of door smashing and window break
spare any expense to give them All
they want OF course the front door
is always locked and a half dozen
husky flremen batter their way through
II with axes Others smash I'm thu
windows on the lower floor with utter
disregard OF. the cost of plate glass.
All the time-thanl0s TO the chemist
he smoke is growing denser and fiery
tongues OF flame show at every win
dow.
Now the work OF rescue begins A
little child is bi ought out through the
front door. Several men and women
are dragged through the upper win.
lows and brought down the ladders.
It's all SO realistic that the crowd does
not need any coaching to applaud the
rescues.
"One of the men who frequently has
Il part In our fire scenes has little dog
which Is always at his heels. When
he dashes into the burning house the
dog fearlessly follows. Presently the
dog is seen to leap from one OF tho
upper windows. The feat always gets
Il round OF applause just as it will
later when shown in the films.
"Of course there's always one woman
left I'm the burning building-the her
uine OF the play. Quite often this part
rails TO Mss May Buckley. who plays
the leading role in so many OF our
dramas. The rescued people beg the
hremen To save her.
Although flames are belchng from
every window and the walls and roof
seem on the verge Of falling. one brave
fire laddie dashes up The ladder to
window. Taking their cue from our
own actors. the spectators turn their
heads away in horror as he disappears
IN the flames.
VI
two he is sure TO reappear with one
arm around Miss Buckley's apparent
ly sensolcss form. Out through the
window he drags her and down the
ladder.
IAN this time. of course. the engine
has been pumping water on the flames
and various other things Incidental to
Ere fighting have been happening for
the benefit OF the camera, But VITA
the heroine safe at last the usual ire
scene comes to an end. The marufac-
tured smoke and flames quickly fade
away and the house which has played
such am important part is as good as
ever. save for the broken doors and
windows"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
CUT OFF BEARD AND
COULD NOT GET MAIL
Postoffiee Clerk Didn't Know Rcsset
ter, Who Shaved When Vow
Was Fulfilled.

Back in 1905. during the ho:. dry
spell. when beer tasted better and was
Perhaps as wholesome as the doubtful
city water, Charles Rosscttcr. q well
known business man. vowed that never
should a razor touch his checks until
Hartford was assured an adequate
supply of good water
Recently lac received this assurance
and after he had had his first scrape
and massage in nearly foIr years. he
lii a cigar and went to the postonice
for his mail
He was politely refused and told that
81 he wanted any Rossottcr mail nc
must present the autograph order of
Charles Rossclter himself In vain he
argued with the grinning mail clerk
that he was R1ssetter and had only
shaved his beard Of
/ That's fine stuff laughed the clerk
There is no beard IN town in Rossct-
ter's class and he's never going to tip
a barber a. ain"
Finally Rcsetter went TO his store
aud got one Of his CLERKS, who iJcnti-
ned the ooss, Then the mail clerk
apologizod ard delivered the evening
letters.
Rossetter feels sure that Hartford
win not want for supply Of good
water again since the ust spadefui oi
earth was turned on the S6,600,0Oo
storage reservoir system IN the Ne
paug valley.-IIartford Current.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
STORY OF THE TRACK
WALKER WHO SAVED
PRESIDENT TAFT'S LIFE

A special train was humminS along
through the hight over the wind swept
beach side tracks of the Southern Pa
cihc cuiniyanys coast line between San
Francisco and Los Angeles. Trudg-
ing ahead OF the train. between the
rails and carefully inspecting every
foot OF the roadbed by the light of his
lantern. went an humble cmploye OF
the company named Abe Jenkins. II
was Abc's business To see that the
track was in proper shape for the pa :
sage OF trains. AS he walked out upon
"a bridge he saw the dark figure of a
man bob up from between the ties In
the middle OF the structure and run
quickly toward the opposite side Abe
ran after the man. seized him and
would have captured him but that an
other man appeared and beat him of
While these two were vanishing in the
darkness Abe walked back to the mid
die Of the bridge and there he found
on cross-piece under the ties a boz
with a rope protruding from H. HC
opened the box and In II found thirty
nine sticks of dynamite. The rope was
a ten-foot fuse.
And now down the line and out upon
the bridge shone the big electric head
light of the special Abe stepped aside
With the box in his hands. the trair
Numbered out upon the bridge anc
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
GIRL RISKS LIFE SAVING
KITTEN ON HIGH WINDOW.
TO Lose Her Balance Means Fall
Of $50 Feet 10 the Sidewalk,
So Men Recoil.

Greeley. Colo. Nav l4.-At the risk
Of her life Miss Loretta Campbell, pref
~ Is and q stenographer employed
in an office building rescued tiny
Maltese kitten from a ledge
Miss Campbell heard TIE animal =
cries Of distress, but It was several
minutes before she located the SOUND.
as snow storm was raging. The
young woman moved her desk 20 n
point near the window and bracing her
feet against II leaned far cut and
caught The kitten with one hand.
For a moment her balance WAS pre-
carious and the sidewalk was $50 feet
below. but size remained cool ana the
rescue OF the cat was accomplished.
She did not undertake the task until
several young attorneys to whom she
had appealed told her II was too dan
gerous a task for them 10 attempt.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
FARMING WITH DYNAMITE.


Where the surflce soil is underlaid
With layer Of compact subsoil o!
lardpan that is impervious TO water
md inlpenetTable 10 the roots Of grow
lg crops. the rain runs off quickly
md the land suffers severely in times
Il drouth.
Blowing up with dynamite this
ompdct subsoil TO form underground
esetvoirs has been tried with good
'esults Bore holes in the ground two
q six feet deep and from twenty TO
thirty feet apart. according TO the ma
'iire and compactness of the suhsoil
md hardpan. About eighty sticks OF
dynamite are used per acre, which
cost $3.50 With caps and fuse.
An ordinary two inch anger with a
ong handle is used and half pound
stick Of blasting powder is placed In
ZACH hole. The explosion breaks the
ground all around for distance Of ten
% fifteen feet. makes an opening at
the surface eight TO ten inches in
diameter. ana forms a subrcservolr be-
low the bottom of the hole from three
to six feet IN diameter. with the hard
pan shivcred into fragments. The
openings and hole 50 created should
De partially filled with sand or gravel
10 keep them opened permanently for
the surplus rainfall. The work can be
lone In leisure time In dry weather.
Largely Increased crops result. The
modern method of tree planting is TO
blow a hole for each tree with dyna
and Home.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
GIVES TALK ON
PRISON REFORM
WARDEN RUSSELL SAYS HUMIL
iATlNG AND IRRITATING
REGULATIONS ARE BE.
ING ABOLISHED.

Marquette, Mich, May 1i.--warden
James Russell of the Marquette prison
gave an interesting talk at the First
BAPTIST church Sunday evening on
the Relation OF the Public to Prisons
and Prisoners" He dwelt particularly
on the tendency among penal institu-
tons at the present time to remove
all unnecessary humiliaung and ir-
ritating regulations that serve only TO
impress on a man the fact that he Il
n criminal and is being punished.
As an example OF regulations or this
kind that are gradually being abolish
ed he told of the custom of clothing
prisoners I'm stripes. He asked how
IL could be expected to get any more
than hiss from men Of this kind
when they We're made 10 look like
snakes. II is a particularly humiliat-
ing custom, he said. and tends to de-
stroy all manhood and self respect OF
men who have started on the road to
crime. He gave several Illustrations
OF how extreme penalizing is rot COM
patiblc with the reform Of criminals.
Deficiencies i'm nome training, he
said. are responsible for practically ali
of the crimInality that is represented
in the prisons today. He classed the
homes that produced criminals as brok-
On homes, bad homes and extravagant
| homes. Enlarging upon this idea ne
told Of the effect OF the divorce evil on
the children. and showed how many
criminals have had drunken and dis
solute parents. The greater percen-
tagc of the criminals, he said are
drawn from the ranks of those VINO
| have never had chance, having had
an unequal start in live because of in
sufficient nourishment when young He
recommended the plan of the state OF
Illinois in taking over the children who
live among immoral surroundings and
are destitute and giving them o chance
IN good homes.
To illustrate his point that it is
necessary for the prison officers to be
square with the prisoners in order to
maintain discipline and get results. ho
told of his experiences at the Mar
quette prison and of how the feeling
that they will he given a square deal
has worked wonders among the in
| mates.
Warden Russell concluded with q
plea for a mere rational mental atti-
tude toward the prison. He is entitled
he said. to the presumption that II,
is a man who has had his crimina
tendencies eradicatcd and is now go
ing to make good.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

AZ least six good pictures are shown
ut the Royal, the best OF which arc
The signal that Failed" His Little
sister," The Girl Sheriff" and loan
some Robert" No picture could be
more up to the minute than this last,
and none could have a better appeal
10 boys. II incites desire TO know
the practicallties of modern day in .
vcntion and stirs the Imagination. y
little cripple boy is taught the secrets
of wireless by a newly found friend
who is employed by firm using that
form Of telegraphy. a small instru-
mcnt Is installed in the cripple's room
and he and lis friend communicate
with each other daily. One night
thieves enter the Office, overpower the
operator and bind him. He manages To
get near enough to the instrument To
send call for help to his little chum
whose father is policeman. The
thieves are captured and the little boy
receives a handsome reward FOR his
part i'm the affair.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

The Paris police authorities are con
sidering a scheme To have moving pic
ture cameras mounted It various
points throughout the city where they
will take pictures AT regular intervals
automatically Of everything that is
Passing in the streets. II is believed
that this would furnish indisputable
evidence OF many crimes and misde-
mcanors which now go UNPUBLISHED,
and that the knowledge that they were
likely to be caught by the camera
would discourage wronsdocrs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

THE first thing to do when We
have fire scene To stage" SAYS Barry
O'Neil. the managing director Of one
of the film producing companies. lis
TO find a vacant house standing in "A
row of pretty cottages not too far from
our plant. The owner of the house is
usually willing TO loan his property
Tor our purposes on condition that We
do not really burn. IL down and that
we pay for all doors and windows
which VIC have TO smash in putting on
the scene realistically.
When the actors have learned their
parts and the sun Is i'm the right
position our chemist gets his smoke
and flame producers ready for bust
ness. Just how VIC got the effects Of
genuine conhagration without doing
any damage to the house where it Is
staged is a little trade secret that |
can't reveal.
Around the corner p fire engine and
a crew of firemen-oftcn borrowed
from one of the regular city stations
are waiting fer the signal to get in
10 the picture. The mob of excited
spectators which is characteristic OF
every fire scene supplies itself without
EFFORT or expense on our part. The
mere sight Of the fire engine is suffi-
Gent to attract big crowd.
Now everything is ready. From
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

Miss Maude Sincock is appearing at
the Lyric the early part of this week,
telling the. story of her experience on
the Titanic and her subsequent rescue.
Many fine films are also shown.
among them being "Alkali Ike Bcsis
Bronco Billy" and The Lighthouse
Keepers Daughter" This latter film
develops differently from what one
is led TO anticipate from it's beginning,
thereby giving 1t a charm of interest
quite unusual. atmosphere. excel
lent production and creditable enact
incnt all so toward enhancing it's sue
cess, and the interesting story unfold
ed completes the result lighthouse
keeper has daughter who is loved by
q young man. and whose wooiDs the
father approves of. Ile hopes to mar
ny her, but she elopes with another
She returns after a time, her husband
having been lost at sea. and the for
mer lover hopes that perhaps his
chance has come. But in vain for just
as he believes that she will marry him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

preparing coal sas by distiliation IA a
effort with the production. ca ccurSa,
Of gas and coke, which would form
a sort Of barrier between The air ana
the unattached coal
Even assuming that you got PERFECT
combustion and got rid of the coke a.
soon as the combustion had gone on u,
any extent the roof above the area
where the combustion takes place
would fall In AID shut off the supply
of air TO the remainder of the coal.
Then there would, OF course, always
he the danger Of serious explosions.
In short. the scheme is imprac ticable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

rescued from a watery grave.
The Crown offers a good vaudeville
sketch by DeWeltz and Belvidere, en-
titled Her Burglar" The male rnen-
Der Of this clever couple gives some
screamingly funny interpretations OF
country school characters. taking IN
turn the part of the head of the school
board the teacher. and several Of the
scholars. The lady in the sketch in
PRODUCES a style of dress. which If the
suffragettes ever gain, the balance OF
power viii probably become fashion
able. So be careful. men.
Among the pictures are The Witchs
Necklace" and "Checkmate.' In the
last mentioned picture one young man
invites another 10 visit him at his city
home. and on his arrival takes him To
call on mis- flancce. Here the guest
Outshadows the host and the girl gives
all her time and attention TO the for
mer. The engaged Young man leaves
with his guest. but the latter returns
and persuadcs the girl to 30 with him
TO the Chat Noir restaurant where his
friend had already engaged q table.
In anger at being cut out, the host
sends a wine to his 6hum at the res :
taurant which brings about the check
mate most successfully II informs him
That twins have arrived at his nome
and that his wife is doing nicely. The
girl reads II and promptly deSerrs the
young man. leaving with her former
suitor who happens in at the proper
time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
when SAILING
Be Sure You are Booked Right
Agents for Cunnard, White
Star and other Steamship
Lines

We give special attention TO your
wants when booked by us. You will
be met at all railroad stations and
cared for properly no danger of not
being rightly transferred'
Special attention to berths ana ell
other accommodations All boats Tor
which we are agents are equipped with
life boats and RATS sufficient for every
soul on board also taking the long
southernly course.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

President Hadley has told the Val,
News that the changes I'm entrance
exams demanded by the National Edu-
cation association win not be made az
New Haven. "They say" he's quoted
as remarking. that Yale ought to
admit man who has had no algebra,
no geometry. no LATIN The amount
of foreign languages which the high
schools should be required to furnish
is. they say either elementary French
or elementary German. There Is no
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
The Picture Houses
Cribs column appears Tuesdays ana
Fridays.)

Eight of the best trained dogs in
America arc these of Prof Sigble now
being exhibited at the Peoples. Their
intelligence is truly wonderful and It
astonishes one TO think what can be
accomplished in the trimming of dumb
animals by the application Of kindness
and untiring patience Be sure your
children see this act.
The pictures shown last evening were
Among the Gypsies,' The Strength OF
Love" The Tangled Web "Unlucky
Nike" and Tender Hearted Mike.
All new pictures will be on the pro-
gram tonight, of which Shamus
OBrien, great two-reel Irish drama
is one.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14

BENEFITS and Marcelie, I'm acrobatic
pantomine, are the attraction at the
Grand. They do many clever and diff
iicult stunts in all Of which comedy
abounds.
The Governor with Heart" one
of the pictures shown, offers plausi-
bic solution as TO the cause which
brought about the enactment ~ the
child labor laws. This film is deeply
pathetic in parts. showing the evils OF
the system which in some states per.
mits little tots to wear out their young
lives in sweatshop ald factory. Rice
and Old Shoes Tine Trail through
the Hills" and THE Girl and Her
Trus." are other good films. For down
right realism and thrilling excitement
this last picture has the average filiu
entirely outclassed. II is q railroad
play and the average spectator knows
what can he pictured with such en-
vironment. A girl telegrapher receives
a sum Of money from the express mes
senger. and the act is witnessed by
tramps who plan to steal Ii. The girl
made aware of the attempted robbery
wires for assistance. which does not
arrive until the hobos have taken the
strong box in which tile money was
placed and loaded 1t ON a handcar The
girl attempts To interfere and is taken
with them. The pursuit of the ban
dts by officials on an engine is in
tensely exciting and the element of
danger enters So largely into the port
raging OF this scene that the spectator
is held spellbound.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
TO attract women away from factories

To attract women away from idctOilcS
The curious strvivai Of mediaevalism
which compels ofiiccts OF the German
army to engage in duels, although they
break the law in doing so, has again
challenged the attention of the non
military portion OF the German empire,
The emperor compc's officers to fight
or resign. The rechstag WIN probably
pass law compelling them TO resign
IL they fight Then the only logical
recourse left tc those who are com
PEELED to fight, being unable to face
with oluanimity the alternative OF
resignation, will be to handcuff them
selves together and jump into a river
thus making further proceedings un-
necessary. With such a prospect in
view duclling will quickly ceasc.-New
York Tribune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-14
SOME FACTS OF
GENERAL INTEREST



The Woman's Municipal league of
I;oston has under taken to provide the
City with a. sanitary market. The site
| of the proposed market market is TO be
neor CCpley square, ami within easy
| reach of several car lines. II will De
constructed OF the NEST approved ma =
terials with nopabsorbent ard dust
ties for handling food-stuffs. Control
of the sources and quality of the food
itself will also be included Mrs. r..
=. Bowker, the president of the lea
que. is at the head Of the movement,
though most Of the investigations con-
corning market conditions have been
made by Miss Teresa Norton, the mar
lSet inspector of the league,
Miss Margaret Smith Of Showhogan,
Me. has the distinction of being the
only woman member CT the New Eng
land Retail Coal Dealers association
Miss Smith began her business career
as her fathers assistant as a retail
coal dealer Immediately after her grad
uation from the high school in 1861.
She now takes regular trips to Port
land and Boston for the sake Of
transaotlng her business personally.
At the recent convention of retail coal
dealers. which was held i'm Boston,
she was the only woman present.
New York City's supply of women
for domestic homework Is short of the
actual demand by approximately i00.-
900, according to a report made to
Mayor Gaynor by Commissioner of Lii
censes Robinson. The commissioner
gives as the principal reason the pre-
ference of girls and women to work
i'm factories where, although they re-
ccive barely a living wage. they have
personal independence and feel that
they are not below other people in
the social sale. The commissioner
recommends that domestic servants be
given regular hours as the best way