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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

~ ONE marriages should be PROHIBITED 1t wonder to
80 me that the United has recognized this whole
when already have laws which prohibit the mar
riage OF HABITUAL DRUNKARDS AND IMBECILES.
When discussion of what marriages should be pro-
hbted the question that faces is Who shall be the judge
The answer to that is the COMMUNITY The community which
now sanctions when have been complied with
should appreciation upon marriage which will not go to
MAKE THE RACE BETTER marvel the Socialists who ar
that equal distribution of property would heal all unhappness
They overlook the fact that life and the power org
the property of the individual They BELONG TO
THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE which has the right demand
the BEST OF THE RACE.
To marriage for money social position
Divorce should be given the ground of ncompatbty
say that the only for divorce if sanction it, must be
the for marriage Divorce be granted the grounds
established by the LAWS OF EUGENICS.
ABSOLUTE SEPARATION WOMAN. WITH
PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO wEDLocK WITH ANOTHER TO
SHOULD BE GIVEN WHEN 1T WILL BE BETTER FOR
CHILDREN THE COMMUNITY. THE NATION THE EMOTIONAL
NATURE. NOT ADVOCATE DIVORCE BECAUSE PITY THE
INDIVIDUAL, BUT BECAUSE HAVE SOMETHING GREATER IN
MIND-THE GOOD THE
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

him on his speaking tour, and thus OBJ
tanned a statewide acquaintance and a
thorough understanding Of the way the
Osborn campaign was set up that
should serve him in good stead in the
work he Will undertake for Mr.. Mus
selman. The fact that DeFoe will be-
come one Of his aides indicates that
Air. Musselman is going into the CAM
paign in a systematic manner. and that
he Will overlook no bets 10 pull out
ahead in the primaries. Mr. Mussel-
man wants TO be governor and he
wants to be nominated this time. He is
well equipped with the worlds goods,
made in the wholesale grocery Dusi-
ness, and while II is not expected that
he viii spend money SO iavishly Is 10
cause adverse comment. ne will still
not have to worry about how the nlegi-
Innate" campaign expenses are 10 be
betrayed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
rHE COST OF LIVING.

Congress makes no progress on th'
cost Of living inquiry because none Is
possible. Living is high. first. because
few want % farm. and second. because
OF the Increasing craving Tor Injuries;
and neither Of these causes can DE-
corrected by statute The administrsl-
ton is usually The goat out these
are the facts.
whether people ever viii return 10
the soil In sufficient numbers 20 make
food cheap. nobody knows; but that We
shall return To the simple standards OF
cur forefathers nobody believes, Ev-
cry American is born with a cham
payne appetite. Most Of our problems
long since were forseen. and II no solu-
ton was predicted St may be- thai it IS
because there is none
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
"THis DATE IN HISTORY

73t-Danicl Defoe. author Of Robin
son Crusoc." died. Born in 1868.
1743-Edmund Cartwright inventor
Of the power loom, born. Died oct 80,
1928
1Si5-China issued an edict permit
ting foreigners to teach the Christian
religion.
1S47-Troops from wisconsin and
Michigan left Detroit by boat for Vera
Cruz, enlisted in the Mexican war.
1862-Ferraguts fleet passed Forts
jackson and st. Philip, guarding the
entrance 60 New Orleans.
1S77-War began between Russia and
Turkey.
1Sol-Count Won Nioltke. celebrated
German soldier, died Born oct. &c,
1900.
1S9S-Spain made n declaration of
war against the United States.
19oO-The senate refused TO seat
Matthew Quay appointed United States
senator by the governor OF Pennsyl-
vania.
1911-The Pacific Mail Steamship
Asia was sunk off Finger Rock. China.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
This is NY GATH BIRTHDAY"

Rear Admiral Adolph Mark, U. S.
~, retired was born Of Jewish parent
age in Saxony. Germany, April "a, 1S4S.
While still a boy he was brought by
his father to America. He was app
pointed To the United States Naval
Academy from Iowa and graduated in
1868. lie was made master In 1870
and lieutenant in 1872, after which he
was assigned to special service in the
Judge Advocate Generals Office, where
he acquired knowledge which stood him
years later In such good stead when
he became Judge Advocate OF the
Maine disaster board of inquiry, an
appointment which made MIN promi-
ncnt in an interesting chapter of AM
erican naval history. When President
Taft was Governor General Of the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
MARcoNl AND PEAaAHr.

Suppose. SAYS the Minneapolis
Journal Marcoui himself, the inven.
tor Of the wireless. had been on th'
Titanic-which should have beer
saved Marconi or a peasant woman
Let us frs, inquire who was the moth
er Of Maroon A peasant woman
suppose that forty years ago this We
man had been on board a sinking YES
sci Suppose she could have been
saved, and someone having the power
OF choice had refused 20 save her
What them No Maroon No wireless
telegraph with its priceless blessings
TO mankind.
This world has ever depended for it,
progress on the so-called peasant wo-
man. The aristocracy flowers and dies,
and the world falls back on the coar-
ser strains Of blood with their pos
sibnitles Of power and refinement An
moderated woman nurtured Abraham
Lincoln. A clever Corsican with just
the right temperament gave the world
Napoleon. Down the line Of history
the men who have stepped out Of the
ranks and saluted Genius as their only
master have been marked by their
mothers. and those mothers We're AZ
rule Of the peasant class. which
means simply the class close to ma
ture.
To reject the peasant woman in the
hold OF the Titanic is to reject the
cornerstone Of the race. 1t IS to pre-
fer the flower before the seed and that
Is bad husbandry
The men who sacrificed themselves
on the Titanic obeyed something more
than an impulse Of gallantry. Granted
that they were proud TO say "noblesse
oblige," stin they consciously or I'M
consciously obeyed higher law than
that Of altruism. They obeyed the
law Of the growth Of the race. the cor
uerstone Of which Is motherhood.
This is abstract, but true. What is
concrete ami also true is that by their
act they put in motion a wave Of in
spiration which will not die tin the
race dies. Though they are dead in the
highest sense. they live again. Vive
the dead Of the Titanic!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Mr.. Ismay doubtless yearncd TO es-
tablish a record; but where did he
get the idea? Perhaps from that pub
lie insanity which demands records in
everything That he is culpable. for
permitting the Titanic 70 run at such
speed through a dangerous course. none
VIII deny. but he Is no more culpable
than the rest of US, in occidental civil
ization, for we have all gone crazy
about speed. along almost all lines Of
endeavor. II is an age when risks
are held lightly, and Ismay is only
one Of his age.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Moving picture exhibits OF the Ii
tantic disaster viii be prohibited in
Canton, o. Public Safety Director Dun
woodie OF that city said he had learn
ed the pictures were faxed" and that
they were so horrible that they would
leave a bad impression on the minds
OF women and children. The action
taken in Canton will be commended
the country over, and likely will lead
20 similar steps in other places where
attempts may be made 10 show such
pictures.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
The LOSS OF THE TITANIC.
tBy a Calumet cornishman,

tBy a Calumet Cornishman)
OF late we have been reading
In the papers Of this state
OF terrible ship disaster
That took many to their fate.
II was the great Titanic.
The largest Of an ships
With hundreds of souls aboard her
Making her maiden trip.
Mothers, fathers, wives. ana children
To their loved ones said good bye.
And prayed TO Him in Heaven
To guide them with His eye.
From Southampton che was steaming
Just like a moving town
and by the way of Newfoundland
FOR New York she was bound.
Twas getting late one Sunday night
when an awful crash was heard,
The gallant ship with all her might
Had struck a large iceberg,
Passengers and crew, most Of them
Were somewhat panic stricken.
When from the bridge Smith shouted
BE British all YOU men.
SxsSlJsG fExa
Get in the life boats some of YOU
It's ladies first YOU know
But women tn their husbands chung
And thus refused TO so.
Who worked ten minutes late
From Phillips received the G. Q. ID.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Yesterday the Ohio constitutional
convention defeated a proposal 10 in
corporate a provision for the recall Of
public officials in the constitution.
This Is a return 10 sane principles Of
government To have included II
might have jeopardlzed the accept
ance OF the new constitution by the
people lnasmuch as it is 70 be put up
10 the voters as a whole.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

President Taft won sweeping VIC
tory In New Hampshire yesterday. and
AZ a result will have every delegate
from that state 20 the National Re-
publican convention. Where is the
"insistent call" Of the New Hampshire
voters for the Colonel? Gov. Bass, you
know. was one OF the seven governors
who persuaded r. r. to get into the
race.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

many OF the large liners are being
equipped with adequate lifeboats and
Il Is conceded that as a further result
Of the cfhcial probe n revision 81 the
laws governing ocean travel viii oe
brought about.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

The natives Of Fee have reyoltec
against the French ana brought on
come real fghting There is also said
10 be nghting in Tripoli. but it is hard
O. prove
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

A New York couple waited eight
years before they were joined in the
holy and everlasting bonds Of wedlOch-
Plenty Of time to think about the fatal
step.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

According 10 the testimony Of one
of the Titantic's lookouts they were
not supplied with binoculars. The
failure 20 do so was one Of the con-
tributing causes OF the ships loss.
Such criminal negligence is shocking.
As the Senate inquiry draws out the
facts OF the great disaster. the great
value OF the Investigation becomes
more and more apparent Already
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

And saved others from such fate.
Major Butt. and Col Aston
Were heroes through and through
For we've read in the papers
They assisted quite a few.
And as the ship was plunging
Down I'm the icy sea
Were told the band was playing
Nearer my Good To Thee.
on! may all those dear people
That shared the THAMES fate
When the list is called In Heaven
BE found inside the gate.
j. r. 4.
A hushaI az uJhaaf tVeiphS ON nh
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

II is said President Taft may make
public some Of the letters he got from
Col Roosevelt They would make in
teresting reading at this time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Possibly there is a poet on earth
who has not written an epic on the
Titantlc disaster. but II there is. his
writing arm is crippled.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Philippines Commander Mark was q
naval attache at the islands. When
retired for age two years ago Admiral
Mark was serving as chairman of the
Lighthouse Board at Washington.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

The Taft forces are keeping 4. II.
on the defensive these days. Quite a
new experience for the Colonel
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Lyman Abbott. editor Of the Out
look. informs US that man does not die.
Sometimes he does. politically.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

AS a political prophet Governor
Bass must now admit he wasn't much
Of a success
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
BY Mail or Carrier.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL "a. 1912.

The ''ireproof building and the
''unsinkable ship" are in the same
class.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

Cyril Maude well known or the
English and American stage so years
old today.
David Felmly. president of the Illi-
nois state Normal University, So years
old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24

A bushel of wheat weighs, on the
average. so pounds. and oats SS To 40.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
STATE POLITICS.
Observation-Disclosures.


Senator William Alden Smith may or
may not be Scotch, but he is certainly
canny enough TO be Scotch. He an
nOunces that he does not intend 10 take
sides as between Governor Osborn and
T.. -. stair over differences in the
state. He cOnceivcs il TO be his duty
10 maintain such a position as will en-
able him 10 be OF most use 90 his
party when IL encounters the Demo-
Gratis in the fall when the time
comes" he says. THE Republican par
~ will be i'm need Of workers who have
an along stood in friendly relation TO
all factions. The fight next fall prom
Uses TO be unusually trying. We shall
need whatever strength and unauimity
we can muster For myself ! do not
care. / have no selfish purpose 10 sub
serve. The party is at liberty to place
the senatorship where IL pleases. But
owe most TO the party and / consider
IL a duty 20 maintain those relations
which will make IL possible To serve
the party best ! consider Governor
Osborn one Of my best friends. y. ID.
Stair is one Of my best friends. too. i
know OF no faction of the party with
which / am not on friendly terms. !
have deliberately kept my hands off the
aght for Michigan delegates to the
Chicago convention. by this course /
have made il entirely plain that have
no ambition To become a boss or To-
subdue one element i'm the party for the
glory OF another. And | hope that when
the campaign comes may be able to
serve a united party in Michigan"
VI. II. DeFoe, who has been executive
secretary OF Governor Osborn during
most OF his term, Will resign this post
within n few days to become the pub
lefty man for Amos Musselman, Of
Grand Rapids. who IL a candidate for
governor. DcIroe has been close to
Governor Osborn. and his becoming an
agent I'm the Musselman campaign may
be pointed TO as AN indication that
Governor Osborn looks with favor on
the candidacy OF the Grand Rapids
man. although. Of course. there may be
no relation between Detocs course
and the governors views. Der'oe Is
well equipped 60 be useful aide 90
MIR Musselman, as he was through all
the field work OF the Osborn campaign
with the governor. He accompanied
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
BANK STATEMENT.

No. 345l
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
the First National bank of Calumet,
at Calumet i'm the State of Michigan,
at the close of business, April 18Th,
1912.
Resources.
Loans and discounts. .S2.2SS col 81
overdrofts. secured and
unsecured ....,...!.... 100 50
U. 5. bonds 10 secure cir
culation ....,........ 100000 90
u. S. bonds to secure u.
:. deposits ............. 1000 90
other bonds TO secure Pos
tai Savings .......... 10000 90
L. S. bonds on hand . G,64O 90
Premiums on L. S. Bonds 1000 90
bonds. securities, etc. 294. 1919 80
Banking house, furniture,
and fixtures go. -. 52.ls7 SS
Due from National banks.
(not reserve agents. So. 20.lOl 20
Due from state and private
banks and bankers, trust
companies, and Savings
banks .................. 1888 p
Due from approved reserve
agents ................ 4lO,i96 40
Checks and other Cash
items ................. 1873 IS
Exchanges for clearing
house ........ 1549 "a
Notes OF other National
banks .......,., 1920 90
Fractional paper currency
nickels and cents go. 1871 81
Lawful Money Reserve in
bank, viz:
Specie ......... 207. 1901 65
Legal-tender
notes ......... 72,92O 90 2SO,221 65
Redemption fund with u.
$. treasurer 6 per cent
circulation) ........... 10000 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
MRS. WHITEHEAD
TO MARRY AGAIN
NEW YORKER TO WED ATLANTA
~
WOMAN-WELL KNOWN
IN THIS CITY.

According to q special from At
ianta, announcement was made there
last night Of the engagement Of Mrs.
Joseph B. whitehead, OF that city.
formerly Miss Lettie Pait. Of Bed
ford county. to Carlyle Boyd. New
York capitalist. Following the we'd
ding which takes place In New York
In June, the couple will 60 abroad
for esveral months, accompanied by
Mrs. whitchead's youthful sons. JOS
eph B.. w., and Coney. now attend
Ing school at Lawrenceville, n. J..
They will reside in a palatial home
on the Hudson on their return.
Mrs. White head has ben much
courted since the death of her hus-
band ut Bedford City seven years
ago. He amassed a fortune Of sew
eral million in the coca cola business
in Atlanta Before entering upon this
enterprise, he was a lawyer, prac-
ticinE In Chattanooga, his native
home.
Mrs. Whitehead Is well known In
Richmond social circles. having stop
ped at the Jefferson on several oc-
casions within the past several years.
The last two winters she has spent in
New York. occupying apartment on
Riverside Drive. She entertained
lavishly both in New York and At
lanta.y Mrs. James NJ. Goad. her only
sister and near relative. died in Bed
ford City last spring. following I'm
le-ing illness during which she spent
six months In Richmond, under the
care Of DR.. NJ. O. Burke. Of col East
Franklin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
ALDERMAN TO ACT
ON DOCK TONIGHT
NOT PROBABLE THAT ANY OP.
POSITION TO RESOLUTION
WILL DEVELOP.

A busy session awaits the members
OF the Board OF Aldermen tonigh:
and 1t will take them a couple of
hours or more to dispose OF the bust
ness awaiting their attention.
Perhaps the most important item
is the resolution directing the city at
torney to proceed to acquire the City
Dock ut the price OF 100000. regard
less O fanny technical legal flaws in the
title. The resolution having been
adopted by the Common Council last
week, It now remains for the Alder
man to. concur. No opposition is an
ticipated.
Most Of the other business is con-
current, too.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. a subcommittee on streets.
consisting OF Messrs- Ferguson. Had
don and Don Ieayy. will visit West
street and other parts of the West
End where the Virginia Railway and
Power Company hopes to get permits
sion to lay additional tracks. The
trip will probably be made in an au-
tomobile-
Thursday evening at : o'clock. the
school probe committee viii resume
its hearing in the Council chamber.
The ordinance committee Is sched-
uIed to meet Friday night at o'clock
to consider several measures of spe-
cial interest. among them being the
builders ordinance and the resolution
reducing the number OF pawnshops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
BROAD ROCK MEN
ON TRIAL TODAY
GOVERNMENT CHARGES DISTILL-
ERY OWNERS WITH con.
QUOTING BUSINESS WITH
INTENT TO DEFRAUD

Pending a result in the case Of the
Government against Boroughs. now in
the hands of the jury. Judge Waddell
yesterday called the case Of the Gov
Srnmant against the Rrnad Rock Dis
ttlllngy GompsEysgG companion case OF
that Just finished.
The specific charge in the present
hearing Is that the company has OPP
Grated It's plant with the intent to de-
fraud the government OF taxes due on
spirits distilled. and that It did remove
certain spirits upon which no taxes
had been paid and OF which no record
had been made In the regular books
OF the concern.
Collector Lowry and Colonel Chap
man Of the revenue service testified
yesterday that they had visited the
distillerry and found two small tanks
buried near the distillery proper con-
tanning small quantitx OF spirits. one
of them having pipe projecting.
which could be easily connected with
the worm Of the still.
Further evidence will be heard
when the United States District Court
convenes this morning IT 1880
o'clock.
The jury In the Roroughs case was
yesterday adjourned over to tomor-
how. because Of the illness OF Juror
Harvey Walden. His physicians be-
licves that by that time Mr.. Walden
win DO able to attend court
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
LARGE INCREASE IN
RAILROAD EARNINGS
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAIL-
WAY OPERATED SUCCESSFUL.
LIZ By RICHMOND carr.
TALISTs.

A report just issued OF the earn
-tn8s Of the GeprgiA and Florida Rail-
way. which u operated by Richmond
capitalists. shows that the earnings
OF the read for the past month ex.
ceeded by 20 per cent the earnings
for any previous month. The earn
ing for March were $S2,366 a. CONF
pared with @6s.z24 for March Of 1911.
An additional 100000 has re-
Gently ben added to the stock Of the
road. This additional capital will
still further increase the earnings
both gross and net
The MANAGEMENT announces that
II has Just closed arangenaeuts for the
operation Of an experimental farm
on the main limo q the road south
OF Augusta. which u to be run under
the auspices OF tho road. Another
experimental Farm vii be started on
Its Southern division near valdostA,
Ga. Settlers are moving into this
territory from all parts OF tho coun-
try. This movement b receiving ad.
ditional impetus now ON account Of
the hara winter which the farmers
have passed through In the North ana
West, the result Of which has been: to
direct their attention moro ana more
TO the advantaees to be found In the
South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
DELEGATES NAMED
FOR MASON REUNION

A deiegation Of thirty members win
represent Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
erans at the reunion to be held at
Macon. Ga. in May. The COMMITTEES
appointed to select the delegates have
recommended the following members
to represent the local camp:
DeleEates-Peter J. White, EDGAR
D. Taylor. J. Taylor Stratton, ". b.
Freeman. J. Thompson Brown. George
L Christian. Thomas J. Davis. J..
Tyler Jobson. ]. r.. Rahin&an. J. Tar
Tor EfIysor. W. b. Lightfoot. Samuel
w. Williams. F. H. Rahm, ". e.
Moore, James p. Smith
Alternates- c. A. Spence, George
+. Dean. w. r. Wood, j. Henry
Krscke. A. C.. Wrenn. W. r. Hall,
John y. Owens. A. r. CourtAsy, James
H Eubank. e. b. Loving, J. W. D.
FATrar. C. A.. HARRINGTON. Andrew
Krouse. Charles r. Winston. c. r.
Wtngfleld.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
KESSNICH'S BAND
MAKES GOOD MUSIC

When Professor Joe Kessnfchs
municipal band made Its bow to the
people yesterday morning In . de-
cidedly enjoyable concert In Capitol
SQUARE the people took on their hats
to him and gave him much applause
and many words OF congratulations.
The concert was enjoyed by hum
dreds. Of citizens who were out In the
Easter parade. and hundreds OF Wis
itors to the city praised the leader
and his corps Of musicians.
After the concert the band proceed.
ed to various sections Of tho city.
where II was received with applause
A most delightful serenade was given
The Virginian ONCE.
This Is the band that Il expected
to furnish the park concerts this
summer. Professor Kerrnich has
gathered a number of musicians OF
the very highest grade. Professor
q. A. Thilow Is the business mana-
ger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
VETERANS WILL GET
CROSSES OF HONOR

Crosses Of honor will be delivered
TO the Confederate Veterans entitled
to rcnaive tho distinction BY the
Daughters .of the Confederacy at the
Home tor Confederate Women on
Grxcs street tbr evening. IN connec-
ton With the delivery OF tho medals.
linen shower win be siven for the
b&neflt Of the home: There with be
music. and refreshments WITH be serv-
"a.
Those 20 receive the crosses are:
n. w. Digxn. =. r. Epps. c. Bennett
Fleet, James H.. Henry. John Fl. john
ION. John w. Marston. Leslie Oliver.
Gideon Spencer. ]. W. Winston, and
@ the WIDOW Of John H. Guy.
The presentation win bo made by
Mrs. Arthur p. Wilmer.