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The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST
THE SPARROW.
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In an article on planng war on
the sparrow in the current Issue OF
Farm ana Fireside by Dr. Leonard X
llirshberg. appears the following i'm
dictment of the sparrow
Mr. English Sparrow having been
duly tried and found guilty of being a
past an undesirable and general nui .
sance. Uncle sam respectfully invites
all good citizens of these United States
to abolish him.
All persons who are Interested IN
swatting the fly or exterminating the
mosquito are invited to give hand
and chase from this land the little
brown bird whose dynasty has extend
ed over a period of sivxty wears You
can trap him. shoot him, poison him;
in fact, there's lot of things You
can do To him, and i'm the opinion Of
the United States Department of Agli-
culture You will be doing the cour;ry
good sized favor.
The bill of complaint against Mr..
Sparrow by Ned Dearborn. an expert
IN the United States Biological Survey
sets forth that he is cunning. destruc-
tive and filthy He feeds in winter on
waste material, and in summer switch
es his diet to wced-seeds and insects
About the only extenuating circum-
stances advanced IN his favor is that
he sometimes-but very seldom flies
out 10 the country districts where al
falfa grows and does a little good SER
vice by preying on the alfalfa -wcovil.
But most of the time he feeds on In
sects which play a useful part i'm asr-
cultural service Hence about ninety
nine counts against him and only one
in his favor.
Also. he is guilty of destroying
fruit. such as cherries. grapes. pears
and peaches. He gobbles up buds and
flowers of cultivated shrubs. trees aud
vines. He causes havoc In gardens Ly
nibbling at the peas and lettuce. He
is destructive to wheat and other
grains Some idea Of the extent of his
depredations is gained by the state
ment that a flock of fifty of his fell
lows requires daily the equivalent o.
a quart of grain. Hence. the animal
loss throughout the country mounts up
TO a large total.
Furthermore. he is n pirate and
disturber Of the bird world. He preys
on some Of our most useful and al:
tractive birds. among the number be-
Ing blucbirds. house -wrcns, purple
martins. tree-swallows clifi -swa llows.
barn swallows, the wrens and mock
ingbuds.
He is noisy and vitupcrative and
doesn't sing, but. on tire other hand
DESTROYS many fcathered sing
ers"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
A MAN. UNDER THE BED

Philadelphia salesman. returning
from a trip through the middle west.
tells a story which he SAYS was an
incident of his trlp-cf a woman who
at last found what she looked fora
man under her bed.
~ newly married pair" said the
salesman. occupied berth In the
Pullman coming from Cincinnati. Evi-
IDENTITY the woman occupied the upper
berth. and not long after the curtaius
had been drawn and everybody had re
tired. those near the pair heard the
woman whisper.
Peter. dear. have at last found
what have locked foi SO many years. %
WHAT'S thatg inquired the bride
groom.
"a man under my bed "-Phila b
delphia Zines.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
SUPPORT THE TICKET.

The primaries are over, gentlemen
Now it is up TO Republicans to sup
port their ticket. The defeated Re
publican candidates should be the first
to rally to the aid of the successful
nominees. just as they would have ex-
pected had they been returned the
winners They should insist that
their friends do their best for the sue
cess of the ticket in November. To
bolt the ticket would show a notable
lack OF party loyalty, and no regard
for the real spirit of the primary. The
primaries get close TO the people. and
the majority should rule. That ma
jcrity has now spoken, and il is up To
all good Republicans to do their duty.
The Republican candidates all are
strong, capable men and deserve cleo
tion.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
AcoulrrINe WOMEN OF MURDER

District Attorney Waymsn of Chi
cage goes on record. after. several
trials. that no woman can be convicted
of murder in his jurisdiction. This
seems to be a severe indictment Of the
jury system, comments the Minneapolis
journal. hut an examination Of mere
~ the titles Of the causes whore wo-
men have been acquitted .cads 10
doubt In most # them the accused
women killed their husbands or men
who ought to have been their hus-
bands.
Behird the first class of cases there
is usually train Of wrong. which
explains the recourse of the weaker
sex 70 assassination In tho second
class the juries probably were swaye1
by the almost universe. opinion tha.
the homicide law cannot be invoked to
avenge male creatures better dead
IN some Of these cases women Of Grim
inaI instincts wantonly killed men and
there was miscarriage Of Justice.
It is too broad a statement to say
that no woman can be convicted Of
murder II is true and probably al
WAYS will be true In America that no
woman can be convicted Of murdcr
where she has killed a partner. whose
long course of brutality has deprived
him OF all tie benefits Of that crystal
lizcd public sentiment which makes
law If juries are. sentimental in these
cases 1T is a sound sentiment and viii
not ruin social order
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
rHE PENALTY OF poLlreNsss

When James J.6liin is in the numor
he VIII tell YOU OF = particularly po-
lite brakeman IN The west. who never
tired Of answering the Innumcrable
questions put 10 him concerning .the
scenic features along ais line. Usual,,
the brakeman formed part OF crow
that comprised a conductor who Wav
something of crouch a1
ON one occasion when the polio
brakeman had been for sone time rex e.
patiating uron the beauties of natur.
as seen from, the car window. pas
senger whispered To the conductor.
Can YOU tell me how tho brakcma y
lost his fore finger? lie seems to BE- n
nice follow"
Sure. he's nice fellow" asscato6
the srouchy conductor That's too
trouble. Why. that fellow is so ohlis
ing that he's worn his finger off point
ing out the scenery along the line
Judge.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

firms. The exports OF automobiles
from this country to Canada rose from
i.2sO in 1903 to 4CS7 i'm 1911
rhe high clearance heNibilit>
and moderate price of the American
car are steadily winning IL favor ia
regions where highway conditions are
similar to those in the United States.
rhe market in Australia and New Zea-
land Is already being well cultivated by
American exporters. while Argentina.
Brazil and Uruguay I'm South America
and British South Africa are named as
promising fields fer future sales. II Is
estimated there are more American
than European cars in use In Mexico
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
AMERICAN cARs ABROAD.

As we'll ~ supplying he great home
demand ror motor vehicles the auto
mobile manufacturers Of the United
states are annually making great
strides IN invasion Of foreisn markets
according To- monograph entitled
foreign Markets for Motor Vehicles
10y the bureau OF manufactures, de
partmcnt Of commerce and labor. This
publication is compilation Of reports
from American c2nsuls in every part
Of the globe. and is arranged to aid
American manufacturers TO extend
their foreign sales. II descriDes tho
peculiarities of the various markets
special local condition and preiudices
10 be considered. foreign competition
TO be met and the best methods Of sell
ing cars.
Canada is the United States best
market. the majority Of the cars In
use in the territory Of our northern
neighbor being either made entirely ir
the United states, assembled in Can
ada from parts imported from tn,
t-nited States. or made by Canadian
branches or affiliations Of American
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
NEWS FROM CORNWALL.
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"Wcll Wisher" (camborne) writes To
'"rhe Western Morning News"'-
Rugby football i'm Cornwall. IN M
opinion has reached critical stage,
and If the amateur game is Ia be pre-
served immediate action is necessary.
am writing in the interest of no par
iicular club but for the game as Il
whole throughout the county. The
question IS: What is % become of am
ateur Rugby in Cornwall, and what is
our governing body prepared to do for
The game? Ponzance and Falmouth
clubs have gene. leaving only -four
senior teams--R Redrtth, Cambornc.
School of Mires ard 81 Ives. OF these
Camborne are at losgcrheads With
Redruth ard ~. Ives. and no matches
have been arranged bet Neen them for
uctx season. Under these circum-
stances. how Is it possible for TIE
clubs to exist wl.h such limited
Eumbcr of fNtures" At Cambornc
there is a grievance with regard 10
the punishment meted out TO certain
PLAYERS whiCh is considered ny many
t. he too severe DO not wish 10 re-
open any distIsteful subjects i'm your
column. but | do think the County
Committee should take steps imihedi-
atoly to bring about better under
standing between the clubs.
] venture To suggest 5hc following to
those IN authority, which IL considered
and Iemedied would in my Judgment
improve Cornish football:-O At
tempt To rcsuscitate senior football al
Penzance and Falmouth; CD add Il
possible To the list of senior clubs. C)
reconsider the present suspensions ~
Llayers: % settle the petty differences
between the clubs and arrange fix
lures; (5) induce players to play foI
tie club nearest to their home; (6)
suspend the league system Of playirl
for points. CD invest some of tho
county funds in building up the weaker
clubs.
II these matters are attended to by
the county officials and surely il is
not too latc-there will be no danger OF
amateur Rugby dying out. If the feN
remaining clubs continue their squdh
hlings. and no efforts is made TO stcp
them, the enc Of the t9l2-l3 season
will be more than the beginning.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
OLD KING COLE.
Author Unknown.

old King cole was merry old Soul
Aud merry old Soul was he; ,
lie called for his Pipe, and he called
for his Glass,
And hc called for his Fiddlers three
There was Paganni and Spagnioletti
And to make up the three Mori;
For King cole he was fond of a Trio
fond of Trio was he;
For old King cole was a merry OLD
Soul
And merry old Soul was he; he
called for his pipe,
And he called for his Glass, and he
called for his Fiddlers three.
old King cole, though merry ole
Soul,
Not to read nor to write could he;
For To read or to write, II were use
less quite.
When ne kept secretary.
So his mark for REX" was single
""
And his drink was ditto double;
For ne scorncd the letters Of four and
twenty letters,
And IT saved him vast deal OF
trouble
For old King cole was a merry old
Soul.
And "A merry old Soul was he; he
called for his Pine,
And lac called for his Glass, and he
called for his Fijdlers three.
odd King Cole-drank SO much alcoho
That he rocked like the worm of q
still:
And while, lighting his Pipe-he sci
himself alight.
And he blew UP like a gunpowdei
mill
As there are the whole-of the records
of King cole
From the cotton Library;
II YOU like YOU can see 'em-at the
British Museum
I'm Russell street. Bloomsbury.
For old King cole was a merry old
Soul.
And merry old Soul was he: he
called for his Pipe,
And he called for his Glass. and he
called for his Fiddlers three.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

entire plant. when finished. viii be
larger by far than the giant gas plant
Of I.ondon, which supplies the metro
polls of the world, The total cost of
the nine units complete will be about
500. zoo, ooo
Exhibited Murderers' Bodies.
Enterprise. nm an undertaken, ls apt
to take some grucsome form When
the I've Italians who had been convic.-
ed of the murder of Mrs. MARY HAN
near Croton lake WestchcHtcr Couuty,
were clectrocutcd AZ the Sing SinS
prison recently, an Italian undertaken
ON Mulberry street, more rntcrprsirs
than his competitors, conceived of IL
rather novel plan of adyertsing his
establishments. Armed with a petitloa,
signed by the friends ard relatives ct
the executed men he went To Sins
Sins ana obtained permission To have
the five bodies taken to hs undertaking
establishment ana To be prepared fpv
burial. After the bodies had been om-
halmed, they were laid out in row
In the morpue room of the establish
mert Smc kind of an altar was
improviscd in corner of the toom.
under an arch decorated with painted
angels and a picture of t'e NirEtU.
candelabra with burning wax cawJloe
were placed in front of the altar and
around the oiers and then the pdhlic
that means the sWarming mdlu,udcs
living in the Mulberry street district
was invited To- view the bodies. Con-
spicuously placed ON a table near the
bodies Was large platter, with SIN
soliciting contributions for dolrdyiuS
the cost of shipping and embalminr tine
bodies and naving thcm buried ga
proper style. For whole week the
bodies were ON exhibition ana ia tEci
time thousands of mon. women dGd
children. driven by thciy morbid cur
iosity viewed the grucsone spectacle
and filed the platter to overlooking
many a time.
Wrong Woman in Asylum.
Nothing Is easier than 10 get into
an insane asylum, bat IS is a mighty
difficult matter to set out ofocecnnN
difficult matter 90 get out of one, ever
IL one is not at all insane aud WAS
taken to. the institution by miatahg
\ few days ago rcsilen Of New
ark, y. H.. went to the Essex County
Hospital FOR the Insane, after he hdd
been informed that his mother, who
had been at the Newark CITY Hospital
had been transferred TO the insane
was shown 10 a room Great w1s his
when he found that the Wc-
man who was in bed and apparently
very III. was net his mother. An in
vcstigation was made wficn disclosed
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
NEW YORK NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
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New York Aug. 1.-THE recent com =
pletion Of the first half OF Unit No. Of
the Consolidated Gas company's plan;
at Astoria. l.. T.. marks another mic
stone in providing for New York the
largest single gas plant in use any
where in the world. as well as the NEST
economically producing plant. owing
to its very magnitude Of operations.
The first unit completed produces 90.
cO0,0O0 cubic feet of gas daily, and the
half OF Unit No. which has Just bc,n
completed has capacity of 20.OOO,00o
more. The entire nine units OF which
the plant is TO he composed will have
productive capacity of 100000 O0J
cubic feet Of gas daily. The enormous
capacity can be realized when II Is
borne in mind that az present the to-
tai consumption for Manhattan and
the Bronx is 110, ,OOc 400 cubic feet 1a'
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

when it is considered how relent-
lessly Roosevelt pursued the Harvest
or trust. his horror and chagrin on
learning that he had unwittingly used
p barrel or two of currency from the
STANDARD oil can better be imagined
than described.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
THIS is NY 55TH BIRTHDAY"

Representative James r. Lloyd who
has Just received denomination with
out opposition at the hands of the
democratic voters OF the First Mis-
souri, district and against whom the
Republicans failed to nominate a can
didate, was born in Canton. Mo, Au-
gust 2S. 1861. After finishing his col
lege education in 1878 he taught school
for several years. At the same time
ne studied law and was admitted TO the
bar i'm 1892. Since 1855 n has been
engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession in Shelbyville. Mo-. where he
served as prosecuting attorney for four
years. He was elected TO congress i'm
1897 and has now represented his dis
uict continuously for fifteen years. TO
the public at large Representative
Lloyd is perhaps best known as the
chairman of the Democratic national
congressional campaign committee.
Francis G. Newlands United States
senator from Nevada 64 years old to-
day
Bellamy Storer formerly prominent
in the diplomatic service Of the Unit
ed states. 65 years old today.
DR.. Elmer, r.. Brown. chancellor of
New York University and formerly
United states commissioner OF educa
tion. 81 years old today
DR. Frederick ID. Kerschner. who re-
Gently became president of Texas
Christian University 81 years old to-
day.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

Now that it has been officially 1e-
clared that George Washington on oc-
casion used cuss words, our doubts
or the cherry tree are renewed.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

The republic still lives-and never m
its history was their les real rea-
son for the calamity howler.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

The standing joke Of the season is
the sudden conversion of Bin Finn of
Pittsburgh into an apostle of reform.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %, 1912.

Politics make strange bedfellows,
but very often the bed breaks down
under the load.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

Last year St2G5 100 were rpent Oh
nov schar buildings i'm Los Angeles
county California.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

Michigan fruit shipments 10y single
railway line will aggregate 1900 car
leads.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28
ADVICE TO BoRES.

A successful after-dinner speaker
said the other day at Atlantic city
II owe my success to the fact that
I'm always brief and to the polEt
II once asked Senator Depew how
long an after dinner speaker ought q
speak.
"Abcut two minutes-unless by
that time he has struck rich ore the
senator replied 'And if he hasn't
struck it, he should at once stop bor-
ing"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

the startling fact that by the mistake
of a stupid or careless inferno the
wrong woman had been sent 90 the
ysylUm. The patient had repeatedly
protested that SHE was rot the woman
mentioned i'm the transfer papers ana
was not insane, but NO attention was
raid 10 her After the mistak was
disco, cred the woman was taken hack
to the Newark City Hospital, where
she lied a tew days later. her death
hclns probably hustcncd by the eX-
element and Worry over her oNLer-
i,nce in the asylum
Sensational Spectacle.
Thc visitors To Luna Park, ConcA
Island were treated To "A sensational
spectacle the other evening, which was
not included in the regular program.
~. H. HilL who nightly entertains he
crowds by doing Il clever wirc-w walling
act on wire which is stretched from
the main entrance ovtr Tho bandstaad
and the lagoon la the big tower. lie
had almost completed his act the other
nuns ''iAN Ns'N VA iiiff ~ fffANN n AZ
the tower. when the violent shalliuS
of the wire almost made him los, his
balance. Looking up toward the tow a.
he was startled 10y the appearance or "a
big baboon. who. skillfullN balanCib"
himself on the wire came toward him
on all fours, occasionally stopping in
his progress To give the wire a vicious
shaking. ThmGs began to look bldVt
for the human performer. rs he couM
not dodge the ape on the wire aud
could not reach any point of sJfeU
The spectators began to realize tlat
there was something wrong and ,La
the Wire walker was in danger. sud
denly from the tower rope coil sl,ut
out toward the balloon but fen short.
II was drawn IN aud at the second at
tempt the moose feel over the head ot
the ape and the resisting animal Naa
pulled into the tower giving IIlll ah
opportunity to complete his dangerous
journey.
Sold for s14,ooO,ooo.
The property of the Equitable Life
Assurance society. which comprises
The whole block bounded by Broad
way, Pine. Nassau, and Cedar Streets,
and upon which stood the Equitable
Ruilding destroyed by ire last spr us,
has been sold To a corporation headed
10y Gen II. Coleman du Pout of VII
inngton. Del, the powder manufactur-
cr for about 81 iOO0.O0O. The purchas-
ing company intends 20 erect upon Tho
site which IS right i'm the heart of the
hnancial district. a gigantic o0,te
building, thrty-siN stories in dcighi
and planned To be the largest building
of it's kind IN the world.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-28

PhceniNville. Pa. has an cp demic Of
typhoid fever. Traced to polluted mix.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
This Is What NJ
Commercial I,ld|
MORE TROUBLE" FOR sruo, :.
W.
BIG SIGN TELLING OF rx,., !
cEpENTED BARGAINS cou,,'
4e UNDER POLICE BAN ia

-,
The big colorcd sign COVERING >. /.
front CT the J B. Simon Co., s:or. !,
Main street says "rrouhlo ~
Trouble!' and it was evidon. >.
morn ng that the statement 49,
ed more truth than poetry A. 4
sign was placed in position son,,
decided shat it was dangerous
100 opulent as to color or somptAi,.
and complain was Registered
Tlce headquarters against if rom..
ing in post on. There was mr.,
and no little activity for a W.T.,
and II was finally decided that y,
sign AUST be abbrey at2l from ,,.
SO that it's top would not reac0 .,,..
the &C ual store front. 7 o;n
himself entered he baftlps o.,
made a strong effort to have The sion
rema II as it W., contendjng th,.
carried the best of news 10 b,r,,i,
hunters, but the g lositien von ont
and he big clio h was reduced Thos,
who have read tie advertisements il
the j. B. Simon Co, dur ng tho n,s
few days will recall taat thew an
ncunee special bargains in cothu,
shoes, hts, haberdashery and snp.
dry other goods hendled by the com. |
pany under the starting head I'll
"Tronbse, Trouble, Tr-uble.s The /
difficulty over the b g sign was N
line witt the general tenor Of anil
comqany's advertisements. but M
Simon AYERS tina viii be no trouble
to discover that III public is going
to have an opportunity to buy goods |
at prices never Def re offered in Pine
Blutf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
They Claim

It's Y olalion to aaye that sign
up. 1T MAY BE +. A TECHNICAL
VIOLATION.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
That Sign

Was put up, not to violate any law.
1t was put up to indicate to the thou
sands of strangers, out of town
trade, where the place is.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
SIMON COMPANY
MUST REMOVE SIGN

MUSI kEMUyE SiGN
The J. B. Simon Company, which
went into the Jefferson chancery
court yesterday for an injunction to
prevent the city from removing
large sign that was placed in front of
their business house on Main street,
will have to remove the sign or the
police will tear it down. Judge j. NJ.
Elliott in the chancery court yester-
day refused to interfere and informed
Chief Parnell that he could enforce
the city ordinance governing such
violations as he would not issue an
injunction in the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
This Is What the
Graphic Said
BIG TROUBLE SALE
ATTRACTS HUNDREDS

TIE big Trouble sale of the J. B.
Simon Company which opened yester-
dizzy and will continue fer nineteen
days attracted hundreds of buyers to
that store yesterday and the sales
men and salesladies were rushed
throughout the day until a late hour
last night. The Simon company is
offering many bargains and local and
out Ct town buyers nre taking adj
vantage of them. Never before in
the history of Pine Bluff has a local
merchant SO extensively advertised a
special sale nor covered such a large
area as the mon Company One
hund,ed thousand big newspaper cir
culars were spread broadcast through
out this section of the state for miles
around Pine Bluff and much other
printers ink has been used to bring
the bargains before the buying pub
lie. The indications are that the sale
w II be big success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-12
The Mayor Said

"The merchants are kicking. IN. toy
Of the sign must come down, if not l.,
o'clctk, I'll order the Chief Of Police t.
tear it down.
But even at that, If no sign was MP al
ALL nothing can now stop the thousands o.
people coming from all over the state Il
buy from Simon's.
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE CAN'T BI
FOOLED-SIGN OR NO SIGN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-22

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