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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

YEARS IN Pen
.
Edward Eckart Is ParoIed Today
From the Wisconsin State
Prison At Waupun
LONG FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Always Denied That He Murdered
Companion As Charged
ALWAYS A MODEL PRISONER

Waupun, wis, March S.-Edward
Eckart OF Pennsylvania was today pa
rolled from the Wisconsin pcnitcntiary
after tlirty-sevcn years, actual time
served behind the bars. He was con-
Nictcd of murder when he was II, and
splendid health and with reputation
as a cook, upon which he expects to
depend for a livelihood.
During the excessively cold winter
OF 1873. lfCkart and Charles Peterson,
also of PENNSYLVANIA, were tramping
in Wisconsin. I'm quarrel over a fire
started beside a railroad track. near
Jefferson, Peterson was killed. Eckart
was sentenced to life lie never adj
mittcd the crime. maintaining Peter
son was killed by another man. In
the thirty-Scven years of his Conlinc-
mcnl, never mark of dcmerit was
placed against his record He was
pronounced the model prisoner of the
pCnitcntiary. Under the parole law,
Eckart must remain IN Wisconsin
Before EcNart was 81, he saw much
of the world. sailing in salt waters.
and penetrating the diamond fields OF
South Africa The judge whc scntenc-
ed him and the district attorney who
prosecuted are both dead. and only
three of the jurors are alive. During
his Imprisonment his kin deserted him
and hc does not know the whereabouts
of his wifC and daughter Alone and
without money he managed TO bring
his case To- the supreme court of Wis
consin and the circuit court of appeals
Of the United States, hut at every
turn he was thwartcd. AS II last hope
hc appealed to "a Milwaukee newspaper
man, who was directly Instrumental
in obtaining - conditional release.
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ANACONDA.

For several years The Auaoord' Co.
has made no atte'orf 90 deyclormepts
below rbe sog-foo, lcyoI, vhlrh depth
mas been attained N Tho High ore
shaft of that company, We uAder-
stand however .1v Thompson. Towlo
~ CO.. that the Auscond5 compaus
has now started sinking the uigh orc
shaft 500 feet deeper
The Anaconda mine has recently
made Il wonderfully rich strike in one
OF the old levels Of the Neversweat
mine. but as that mine has been clos
ed for repairs which viii take six
months. mo- development Of this new
ere body Is likely for some time to
come Iu addition 10 the closing OF
tll, Ncverswcat the Anaconda has ale
So closed it's Right Bower muc and
also two smaller properties, while cN-
tensive changes are bling made at tbt
Washoe smeltor and it is expected
March will show a further decrease in
production.
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EIGHTEEN INJURED IN WRECK
NEAR MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA

Marshalltown, Ia. March lS.-Eigh-
teen persons were injured, three pos
sibly fatally when northbound pas
rcngcr train on the Minneapolis & St
Louis railroad, known as the Twin
Lake Special" was dcrailed six miles
south of here early today. Most Of
the injured are from Missouri and
southern Iowa and were bound for
Minneapolis and the northwest.
The derailmcnt occurred at the ap-
proach of Il culvcrt at o'clock this
morning. The engine passed over in
safety. but the combination baggage
and mail car and chair car went into
the ravinc now filled with water, and
caught on fire. the baggage car being
destroyed The train was running ten
miles an hour.
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PRISON FOR Wife BEATERS
Bill Is introduced Providing for
a Maximum Penalty of
Five Years
PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL FRAMED

Lansing, Mich, March Is. CSpccia)
Friends OF the proposed short ballot
were unable to muster but - votes i'm
favor of the proposition when it was
brought up in the House again this
morning. and it is thought that the
measure is effectually killed for this
session. Speaker Curric voted against
submitting this proposed Constitu.
tional amendment that would give the
chief executive of the state the right
to appoint all state officers below lieu
tenant governor
a bill to provide for adequate pun
ishmcnt FOR wife heaters was intro.
dugcd in the House this morning by
Rev. Monticth of Port Huron. The
present statute limits a wife bcater to
a 80 days sentence, except i'm cases Of
murdcrous assault. This bill makes il
a felony with n maNimum sentence of
five wears in the pcuitcntiary
Senator McGrcgor viii introduce an
administration bill in the upper house
this week To provide for the better
regulation of public utilities II adds
gas aud electric public service cor
porationo 10 the others now under the
supervision of the state railroad COM
mission The bill is along the lines
recommended 10y Gov. Ferris in his in
uugural message.
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To ASK MEDIATION
UNDER ERDMAN ACT
Nineteen Railroads Entering Chi
Cago Hope to Avoid Strike

Chicago March lS.---While 1t is
known that five thousand switchmen
and switch tenders of nineteen rail-
roads entering Chicago have voted the
authorization To their leaders TO call "A
strike, unless their demands for short
cr hours and time ana half for over
time are met the formal result of the
mail vote will not be announced until
late this afternoon. The employers do
not expect strike as probably media
tion under the Erdman act viii bc
sought. Such AN appeal, II is said.
would clear up the question of whether
the Erdman act was not wiped out by
the law which created the department
of labor
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KoHLER is FOUND GUILTY,
Charges Of immortality Sustained; Is
Discharged From Office.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 1S.-Thc
civil service commissioners last night
announced that they had found Chief
of Police Fred Kohlcr guilty of gross
immortality. conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman and conduct
subvcrsive to good order and discipline
IN the police department, aud immc-
diately discharged him from Office.
The charges were filed 10y Mayor
Baker and the trial occupied to whole
of last week.
The charges involved alleged visits
of Kohlcr To the home of Mrs MAY
Shearer ON February >, May - ANA
June s. 1912, Ia the absence of her
husband On the last named date
Schcarcr testified in the trial lac sur
priscd Kohler and his wife in tho
Schcarcr home "in scanty attire.
Kohler attempted to prove alibis for
the first two dates ana declared ms
mission On the night Of June an m
uoccnt one. Last September Schearef
was granted divorce from his vile Ia
. suit i'm which Kohler was named as
respondent.
Had we authority" the commission
said I'VE should add to the sentence
a. permit To this officer Ia receive
full pension to which a retired chez
is entitled In view of the term anu
character of Ills service. but we are
without mower To do so
kohler had indicated his Willingness
to resign IL allowed to receive his tull
pension of Sl25 month. II dischargto
his pension would bc but half tins
amount
Kohler is ~ years old and has been
a member of the police department lor
tvonty-four years and chief for ten
years. Ills golden rule policy Tor
first offenders aud minor Offenders
has made him one of the best known
police chiefs in the country, The uu'
of best chief in America was con
ferred ON him by Theodore Roosevelt
The commissions decision praises
Kohlcr's work as police chief ANA say"
that. while in other cities police or
1iccrs have been guilty Of corruption
and cxtortion, Frederick kohlcr Is d
poor man"
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new SENSATION IN
ARSON RING PROBE
Thirty-0ne Warrants Issued, Some
for Wealthy Men

Chicago, March 1S.-Onc hundred
ana fourteen warrants for thirty one
alleged members of the arson ring
were ISSUED 10y Municipal Judge Wade
today at the instance of Assistant
state Attorney Johnston. Twenty eight
ol the men named in the warrants are
business men, some of whom are
wealthy Their names are not made
public, pending arrests. When the ar
rests are made on todays warrants, the
total number OF persons taken into
custody viii aggregate forty-four al
legged mcmbcrs who are implicated in
forty fires from which a total of six
hundred thousand dollars was collect
cd in insurance. Johnston declared that
a large number Of warrants growing
out Of smaller fires will probably be is
sued at later date.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
RENDER EASTER CANTATA.
Choir Of Calumet Congregational
Church Assisted by Others.

The choir Ol the Calumet COngre-
gationdl church is preparing for the
rendition of the sacred Easter canta
ln from, Life and Death" by Harry
Rowe Shelly SUNDAY murning and
afternoon. This should he one of the
finest musical efforts of the Easter
season In Calumet The choir of the
Calumet Congregational church, which
has been augmented for the occasion,
will bc assisted by such sulOists as
Miss IIuldah Kenley, Mr.. Gould and
others. Numerous rehcarsals have
been hcld under the direction of Mrs.
W. :. Whistler the organist of the
church and the choir is under splen-
did control
The afternoon service at the Calu-
met congregational church will be
held at o'clock aud will take the
place of the usual evening service.
This win permit members of the
church to visit other Calumet churches
to hear the Easter music ami the ser
mons SUNDAY evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
BRYAN PLEASES ALL
ILLINOIS FACTIONS
Addresses Assemblymen on Sen
atorial Situation in State

Springfield H., March lS-Secretary
of state Bryan Declared his views ON
the Illinois situation today. aud when
hc concluded the representatives of all
elements of Dcmocracy expressed sat
islaCtion with his position
Supporters of Col Lewis are con-
vinccd that Bryan considered it the
first duty of the asscmblymcn to elect
,hcir candidate to the long term Gov.
Dunno was satisfied that Bryan had
endorsed the executives position. fav-
ul ing the election of Lewis To the long
term and Judge Sherman TO the short
term. Supporters of Charles Bocsch-
onstcin, the Democratic caucus nom
ince for the short term, accepted Bry-
ans remarks as declaration for the
c;cction of two Democratic senators.
Specifying that he did not offer his
personal guidance of the assembly
men, ana asking that his reasons he
weighed only as to their value as rea-
sons, nc declared that by their silence
ON the subject during the campaign
last fail, every member of the legisla-
ture bN such silence, acquiesced in the
platform of his party, and his party's
candidate for United States senator
Bryan said ne could see no reason
why any member Of the Democratic
side should fail to support the nominee
Of his party for SENATOR
Docs anybody doubt that ir we had
an election of senators by the people
last fall that YOU would already have
representing you at Washington a man
whom the Democrats selected. and
who, as a candidate, was part OF their
ticket?
Does ANYBODY doubt that if va
cancy had occurred soon enough to
have permitted nominations To be
made. that q Democratic nominee for
a short term would have been selected,
and both Of these candidates these
scnators-would have been chosen by
a plurality"
Docs any one doubt that both of
them would have been Democrats If
the people had a chance TO speak"
It was this statement that aroused
the enthusiasm of the supporters OF
two Democratic senator's" The idea
gave the friends OF Boeschenstcin
grounds for assuming Bryan spoke for
the election of two Democrats
On the eleventh Joint ballot for the
long term senatorship there was no
choice. Eight Democrats. who voted
for Lewis on the tenth ballot last
Tuesday. deserted him today. Lloyd
and Taylor, Progressives. voted for
the first time.
The tenth joint ballot for the short
term was without result Bocschcn-
stein received, IS; Sherman. "a; Funk,
Is. aud others were scattered.
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DENOUNCES METHODS OF
HANDLING SUFFRAGETTES

London, March lS,-Thc methods of
the government in dealing with the
militant sulfragettcs were discussed in
Il heated fashion in the House of Com
mons today Harold Smith Unionist,
declared the passive submission of TIA"
authorities to hunger strikes and
Subtcrrugcs brought ridiculc on the ad-
of the laN.
The country faces mob rule he
said and emergency measures are
necessary, The Home Secretary has
reduced the administration of the law
to a farce
Smith dramatically demanded that
the Home Secretary resign from the
cabinet.
You are "a hopeless failure, Sir he
shouted,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
CHARGE TRUST COMPANY
OFFICIALS WITH GRATING

Cincinnati March 1s.--Gcorge t.
Cox, former president of the defunct
Cincinnati Trust company, two former
officers and eight members of the
board OF directors have been named i'm
scaled indictments returned by The
Hamilton county grand jury ono bill
of nine counts charges "missappropria-
ton of one hundred fifteen thousand
dollars of the banks money through al
legged illegal loans TO The Ford and
johnson Chair company now i'm the
hands of receivers. Three officers and
converted to their own use ~ promis-
sory note of the trust company for
t3525OO
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FAIR AT CENTENNIAL m. e.
Ladies Md Arrangos Special Program
For Thursday and Friday.

Thursday afternoon and evening,
the Ladies' Ala society of the Ccnten-
NAL NJ. T.. church will conduct a fair
in the parlurs of The church They
have arranged - splendid assortment
of useful homo made articles, which
will be placed on sale at o'clock and
the ladies' will also sell ice cream and
crHC<criaCk.
Friday evening, commencing at 1;3O
O'Clock, a service OF song, entitled
Saved at Sea- will he rendered by the
Ladies Aid society. \ nominal admis-
sion will bc charged and ice cream
will he sold at the close of the pro-
gram.
The rair will bc continued on Satur-
day, opening AT o'clock. At o'clock
supper will be served and during the
evening the members will serve ice
cream and cake.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
TEXAS eATTLEsHiP DAY."

Austin. Tex, March lS.-ln response
to the request OF Governor Coldui''
this was observed as Texas Battlcshlp
day" In all the public schools through
out the state. Exercises were held 10
express the public appreciation of the
action of the navy department IN nam :
ing one of the greatest battleships or
the navy after the state of Texas. NJ
The same time small contributions
were received from he school pupils
To aid in the purchase of silver ser
wee for the new dreadnaught
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
LETTER OF Jan. 80 MADE PUBLIC
In This He Expresses His Attitude
to Senator TiIlman
QUIET WEEK AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, March 1s.-Prcsident
Wilson Is in favor of a budget system
for the conduct of the government
finances. lie made public today let
ter written Jan. 30 from Trenton TO
Senator Tillman, expressing the hope
- budget system might bc worked out
after he got to Washington. Wilson
wrote in part;
Ever since ! was a youngstcr
have been deeply interested in our
method of financial legislation one of
the objects shall have most i'm mind
when get to Washington will be
conferences with my legislative col
leagues there, with a view 10 bringing
some budget system into existence.
This business Of building up expenses
Of nation, piece by piece, certainly
leads us to error perhaps cmbarrass-
mcnt."
This promised to bc quiet week So
observe holy week -Four hundred
school girls from Brooklyn, y y,
North Borough, and Framingham.
Mass. and Newark. y. j.. were to in
wade the east room of the white house
today.
kilograms We're received today from
state Senate Leader Davis, stating
that the New Jersey jury reform bill
would 20 through the Senate without
referendum amendment and would
be presented for reconsideration tN
the House, II became known today
that Wilson also will urge the Demo-
cratic leaders of the New Jersey SEN
ate TO secure the passage of "A resolu-
tion providing for the direct election
of United States senators.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
SPECIAL MEETINGS BEGIN.

The first of - series OF Tour spcclal
meetings viii he hclt at the Call'lne'
church this evening
with an address 10y Rev. 6. II. Colly-
rrit of the Osceola NJ. r.. church The
centenary of David Livingstone the
.,,tcd African explorer. will be com
mcmorated tomorrow evening ana
Rev. G.. L. IIargcr of the First Bap'ist
church will speak THURSDAY evening
Exercises appropriate TO Good Friday
will be- offered Friday evening. All
mcctinrs viii begin at 7:i5 o'clock and
u cordial invitation To each is extend
cd Ihn nmhlIr.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
CLEVELAND BIRTH MEMORIAL.

Caldwell n. j., March iS.-The
movement inaugurated one year ago
for the conversion OF the old Presby-
terlan parsonage in this city, the
birthplace of Grover Cleveland. into
a national memorial to the late pres
ident, is now an accomplished fact.
Appropriate exercises to mark the
successful elimination of the project
were held today. on the 76th anniver-
sary of Mr. Cleveland's birth.
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BOMB PARTLY WRECKS HOME.

Chicago, March 1S,--A bomb, bciiev-
ed TO have been placed by Italian
partly wrecked the home
OF Pedro Silvestri early today. Silvcstri.
his wife and four children. were
thrown from their beds, but were un-
injured Scores Of excited residents.
awakened by the explosion. fastened
to the scene. many in right garments
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
TO GIVE TEMPERANCE TALK.

Miss Schlctten of Eau Claire, Wis.
temperance lecturer engaged by the
Norwegian Lutheran church, arrived
day evening will give temperance
address i'm the Norwegian Temperance
hall on Scott street. Later similar
addresses will he given In Hancock.
Ishpeming and other cities.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
IN THE JUSTICE COURTS.

Tony BODY and John Urh. ar
rested and arraigned before Justice
c. o. JackoIa this morning, charged
with defrauding their boarding house
settled the accounts against them and
paid the costs involved In the case,
whereupon they were dismissed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
rRleoMANN's HANDS TlED,
Wants to Treat All Sufferers, But Rcd
Tape Prevents.

New York, n ', March i.-Dr. /.
=. Friedmanu is ready 10 treat With
cut charge all sufferers from tuber-
culosls, according to his brother, pr.
Arthur Friedmam who declared that
IT was a crime not tu permit him 90
do SO
pr Friedmann has been refused per
mission by the medical authorities of
the city to give his treatment OK
cept i'm connection with certain hospi-
tails. Since his arrival here hundreds
of sufferers have besought him to aid
them.
MANY of these people have come
from out of town and they cannot be
taken into the city hospitals because
they do not live here" Or Arthur
Friedman declared.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
TRAIN piTcHgo, SIX HURT.

Macon. Ga, March 1S.-Six persons
were slightly hurt this mornine when
three sleepers and one day coach OF
the Dixie Flyer" Chicago To Jack
sonville, was ditched % miles south
of here on the Georgia, Southern and
Florida tracks.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS.

Paris, March 1s--Premier BRAND
and the cabinet handed in their resig-
nations to President Poincare today.
The government, under the premier
ship of BRAND was defeated today On
vote in confidence during a debate in
the Senate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
ACCUSED OF KILLING FOUR

Quincy. Ill., March lS.-Thc ease ot
Raw Pfanschmidt, the alleged quadru-
plc murderer. was called in court TO-
day for trial. The youth rs charged
with the murder of his parents sister
ana Miss Emma Kacmpcn' whose pou-
les were found in the ruins OF the
pfanschmidt home. about twelve miles
southeast of Quincy. which was dcs-
troved by fire on the night OF sept
20 last.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

pr. NJ. II. Mcmillan, who is to nave
charge of city cleaning campaign In
New York this spring. had charge oi
sanitary work in the interior OF Cuoa
during the first American occupation
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

Dr. Il. j. Coffee. of Pittsburg. thinks
cities should have morals police. dis
tinct from regular police to deal with
vice conditions
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HURRICANE SINKS FLEET
or GERMAN VESSELS;
FIFTY MAY BE DEAD.

Hamburg, Germany. March
tS.-Eightv ships, mostly small
craft, were sunk off this city
early today i'm hurricane.
Twelve deaths are reported and
1t is thought the death list will
reach fifty.
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ENGLISH ACTRESS DEAD.

Chicago. March lS.-kdrenne Ausu-
arte, the English actress, is dead here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
BULLE TINS.

SalonikL March 1S.-King George
Of Greece was assassinated here this
afternoon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

London, March 1S--Ncws of the as
sassinaticu of King George Of Greece
came from correspondent OF q
Greek semi-oiiicial news agency at
Saloniki It was filed at G.35 y. IN. It
is believed here a censorship has been
imposed, preventing the despatch of
details Both the Greek embassy and
British foreign Office are without ofi-
cial news of the assassination.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

King George was &C, and had
reigned tor fifty years, today being
the anniversary of his election as king
Of the Hellenes. tie was a brother Of
the queen Mother Alexandria of Eng
land, and son Of the late King of Den
mark.
a previous attempt 90 assassinatc
Him WAS made in 1S9S. but il was lrus-
trated.
Crown Prince Constantine, in COM
nand Of the Greek troops, which re-
Gently captured the Turkish fortress Of
Junina, with a garrison of $1,000, will
be the successor of his father
King George often was rated as an
autocratic monarch. but i'm spirit nc
was democratic and did much for the
prosperity of Greece His name WAS
mentioned after hostlitics broke out
as candidate for the presidency of a
permanent federation of Balkan states.
When King George arrived at Salon
Xxi Nov H., with Prince Constantine
and Prince George hc was warmly
greeted 10y the Greek metropolitan and
senior officers of his army. All houses
were decorated and thousands of pco-
pl assembled TO cheer him. Since tho
occupation of Saloniki there has been
some friction between the Greeks and
bulgarian allies.
Chosen King so Years Ago Today.
London, March 1S.-Half a century
has passed since the memorable day.
March Is, 1863 when the Greek N9-
tional assembly at Athens. at the slg-
gestion Of the great powers of Europe,
elected Prince William George of
Schlewig uostcin Souderburg o.
Gluecksburg. second son of the late
Christian IX of Denmark, ana brother
of queen Alexandra, to bc king of the
Hellencs England and the English
people have never lost their interest
i'm the young prince who became king
and the founder of u new dynasty Jon
the classical realm of the Ucllcucs. not
only because of his close relationship
to the royal family of Great Britain.
but because England, ina q manner was
responsible for his election TO tho
throne and stood sponsor Tor tbc new
dynasty.
Prince William GeorEe was only
eighteen years of age aud midshipmau
in the Danish navy when he was Of
fcred the throne o. Hollcucs The for
mer ruler King Otto l., who was n
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18

Washington, March 1S-The Greek
legation had received no official word
Of the assassination Of King George up
to } o'clock this afternoon