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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
PROMISE CURE FOR CANCER.

In no field Of medical science has
the modern experimental method Civ
en- greater results in few brief years
and offered greater promise for the
future than in the study of that fatal
and obscure disease, cancer. owing to
the brilliant initiative Of Jensen in
Denmark and Leo Loeb in this coun-
try, it has been shown that form of
cancer occurs I'm certain lower ami
mails, particularly in rats and mice.
chat can be artificially transmitted
from one animal to another of the
same species. This fact has afforded a
means Of studying in detail the method
by which a malignant tumor grows in
the body and more particularly has
thrown light on the resistance or i'm
munity to tumor growth which may
occur naturally In certain individuals
and which may even be artifcially
produced.
Scattered over the world are small
groups Of individuals more particular
~ in England, in Germany and in
America, who are devoting their en-
tire energies 20 the solution Of this
problem. From several divergent
cources have come published results OF
experiments which offered the greatest
promise that we may soon learn a
method of curing these tumors. Tn,
final clue which will unravel the mys-
terry Of this complex disease would no,
appear to be as yet fully in hand, ant
yet no one of those most conversan
with the problem would be surprised tC
find tomorrow that it has been discov.
cred and that cancer was durable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
a SENSIBLE ATTITUDE.

President-elect Wilson takes a sen
sible attitude towards big business,
In which he does not differ from Pres
ident Taft. His utterances on this
subject are reassuring to all honest
business corporations of large size,
and highly encouraging to small bus.-
ness interests. Mr.. Wilson is against
monopoly. but cares not how large i
business may grow providing competi-
ton is not stifled. In a speech before
the Commercial club of Chicago Sat-
urday night he said;
Il don't care how big particular
business gets, provided II grows big "a
contact with sharp competition, and /
know that a business based upon gen
uine capital which has not a drop of
water in II can be conducted with
greater efficiency and economy than a
business which is loaded with water"
He also made an appeal for the dis
solution of what he said were pre-
JUDGES in this country between capital
and labor so that each will have con-
ndence in and trust the other.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Uninte ntioneI Frankness.

The eldest sons Of British peers bear
what are known as courtesy" titles
when the head of the house has two or
three and can spare an inferior one to
his son.
Earl Winterton, young English pol
itician. has keen sense OF humor and
can enjoy joke on himself. He likes
to tell the following:
Before succeeding to the earldom he
was known as Lord Turnour, under
which name he figured In some noisy
scenes In the house. A few months
after his fathers death he was thus ad.
dressed at dinner by fellow guest:
II ought to know you. but can't re-
call your name"
. "Oh. ] am Earl winterton," was the
reply.
"Of course, OF course" said the 9th.
er. why, have been confounding you
all the evening with that ass Turnourv'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
ENeLAND's SUFFRAGE TROUBLE

The English government continues
10 make the mistake of not taking the
suffrage problem seriously. II is dilly-
dallying with it as if IL were a pass
ing issue. As a result trouble is in
cited from one end Of the kingdom 10
the other. and when the trouble max
ers maint9in their defiant attitude the
government officials surrender un-
condtionally with peculiar disregard
for law and order, and order the re-
lease Of the recalcitrants. SO matters
have been going from bad to worse,
and without any sign that Premier As
quith cares fig what the country
thinks of the question.
Meantime the militant champions of
the cause have proceeded from the Old
and commonplace practice of break
ing windows to new and much more
desperate measures, such as destroy
ing mail matter and invading cabinet
quarter and wrecking everything in
sight. Police reserves have been call
ed upon TO guard the postal telephone
and telegraph offices, all of which are
under government control, and the
railroad station; there is fear now
that a plot is on foot to kidnap some
cabinet officer; all this worry and en-
pense being due to the fact that the
government persistently belittles the
cause, and, 50 far as possible, keeps
It under cover.
Asquiths attitude seems to be that
the suffrage campaign is delusion
and that women will recover from ii
if they are allowed sufficient latitude.
The delusion is really all on his side,
for the issue must De met seriously
sooner or later in every progressive
land. Militancy won't stop It nor will
official Indifference.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

end of san Joaquin valley No water
from Kern river has rcached the San
Joaquin in recent years. The water is
all utilized for irrigation before 1t
reaches the larger valley, and the Kern
becomes Il lost river"
The principal tributary of Kern RVS
or is its south fork The basin il
divided into two lesser basins. differ
Ing greatly in topography. The east
crn basin is characterized by COM
paratively low, fiat and irregular hills.
separated by many intervening mead
ows, large and small. 1t is drained by
the south fork. The western basin Is
characterized by high glaciated peaks
and ridges and by deep canyons. 1t is
drained by the main stream, which
flows for great part OF it's length
through Il narrow canyon. Kern river
canyon proper is about twenty miles
long, one mile wide Mt the top and
1900 TO 1000 feet deep The bottom
of the canyon is several hundred feet
wide. and the average gradient is 100
feet to the mile
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Keep carburetor In Condition.

A large percentage of the troubles
which by the novice are charged to
the sparkling system are in fact at
tributable to inefficient carburetor ac-
ton. The carburetor should be kept
clean and free from accommodations OF
sediment The tiny hole in the top of
the carburetor bowl should be kept
open and free from obstruction. This
hole is put there for the purpose of
equalizing the pressure in the bowl
with the pressure of the atmosphere
and thereby preventing the possibility
of vacuum being formed in the
bowl The closing of this hole seri.
ously impairs carburetor efficiency.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
CALIFORNIA; LOST RIVER.
Waters Of the Kern All Utilized For
Irrigation Purposes.

The deep Kern river canyon. I'm the
nigh Sierra country of California. is
interestingly described In report lust
Issued by teh United States geological
survey. Attitudes in the Kern river
basin range from few hundred feet
at the mouth Of the rivers lower can-
yon to more than 1900 feet on the
headwaters over a hundred miles dis
tant. More than fifty of the peaks In
the basin exceed 1900 feet In alti.
tude, and many of the lakes which
feed the upper stream are mt an alti.
tude OF 11,0c0 feet or more.
Mount Whitney, the highest noun.
tain In the United States, towering
l4,501 feet above sea level, overlooks
the northern part of the Kern river
basin from the east.
Kern river rises In glacial lakeiets
among the high peaks of the Sierra
divide and on the Kings Kern and
great western divides. II flows Of.
rectly southwark about seventy miles
then southwestward to the mouth of
Its canyon few miles northeast of
Bakersfield. where 1t enters the south
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
FLAGS AT HALF.MAsT.

Perhaps YOU have noticed that
whenever a prominent person dies
that flags on public buildings are
hoisted only part of the way up, says
the Toronto Mail and Express. This
is called half mast" Did you ever
stop to think what Connection there
could be between flag that was not
properly hoisted and the death Of "a
great man.
Ever since the flags were used in
war it has been the. custom to have
the flag Of the superior or conquering
nation above that Of the inferior OF
vanquished. When an army found it
self hopelessly beaten 1t hauled its
nag down far enough for the flag Of
the victors TO be placed above it Oh
the same pole. This was token not
only Of submission but OF respect.
In those years, when a famous SOL
der died, flags were lowered out OF re-
spect to his memory. The custom long
ago passed from purely military us
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

in the hands Of the people direct, just
as we now elect the governor.
Tomorrow and Wednesday-it takes
two days to do the job-the Legislature
will elect senator Four years from
those dates, under the present law,
will be the next senatorial election.
the tern Of Senator Charles f. Towns
md expiring at that time. But the
amendment To the federal constitution
has been submitted to the states for
their ratification. and ii is expected
that most of them will ratify this vim
ter. Michigan is sure to do so. She
has already gone on record time after
time in favor Of this amendment, and
several little bills providing for the
ratification are now before the tw0
branches.
To be sure, the people now have -
measure Of power i'm the election, and
that is the principal reason why. with
the legislature two weeks in action
almost nothing has been heard of Tho
approaching senatorial election Of mex;
week. The people now nominate theii
candidates for each party by dircct
vote, and " il should happen that thu
amendment to the constitution should
not pass, Michigan will without an.
doubt pass a law similar TO that II
oregon by which the people engage II
an advisory election and settle thu
choice Of senator regardless of par
ties.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

Approximately two hundred and If
~ thousand automobiles were built in
the United States during the year
1912. Ten or a dozen years ago the
majority Of the motor vehicles used in
this country were manufactured
abroad. Now American industry is not
only supplying the most exacting de-
nands Of the home market, but max
ing ears that sell abroad in competi.
ton with the products of Great Bril-.
ain and Germany and France. In 1901
the exports Of American automobiles
represented "a value Of $4,000, in
1906 the figure had expanded to 81.
100000, and in 1911 to 100000. /;
is safe TO estimate last years sales Of
American automobiles abroad as AK
sregatng sg5ooo,OCO. and to predict
that before many Years American au-
tomobie makers will supply the
world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

II the state Senate committee on
the Michigan College OF Mines has its
way the Institution will get every cen,
Of the appropriation it asks for the
next two years. The committee in
spected the college Saturday and was
favorably impressed with what they
saw gnt heard. They expressed them.
selves as satisfied that every item in
the college appropriation bill is need
cd. THIS rs gooI news for all friends
OF ,rc institution. Because Of the rigid
policy OF economy established two
years ago the college did not fare as
well as expected, but it appears the
state is -oing 10 be more liberal this
year The college will need for the
next two years $4,000 per year, Tor
current expenses and improvements.
including the cost Of a vcutlating sys-
TEN for Hubben Hall and the Mechan-
.cal building and cement sidewalks IN
oud around the campus.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
PEOPLE TO CHOOSE SENATORS.

Probably for the first time in the
history Of Michigan, United States
senator Will tomorrow and "Wednesday
be elected by the method which has
been the law Of the nation since the
constitution was drafted in 1857. I'm
less all signs fail that federal consu-
tuition win be 50 amended before an
other senatorial election comes around
four years hence, that the election Of
the United States senator's will be
taken from the legislature and placed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
RAT DESTROYING DEVICE.

1t. A metal arm, operated by power
full spiral spring, is released, and, pass
Ing through slot in the cagelil;e COM
partment In the manner of a catapult,
1t strikes the unfortunate rodent with
blow of sufficient force to break
every bone in its body and hurl the
carcass at least fifteen feet away from
the trap. far enough away so other
rats will not be warned against the
trap The spring will operate the de.
vice fifteen times with one winding.
A pneumatic device prevents the arm
from making more than one revolution
and automatically sets" it again.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Strain Lubricat;no Oil.

1t Is the part OF wisdom to strain oil
before placing it In the ubricating
tank or crank case. This Is not only
TO prevent the clogglng of the oil ducts.
but to eliminate the possibility OF
abrasion by foreign substances. Small
particles of sand or other grit In the
oil VIII frequently cause the pump to
work improperly or to be broken. TO
say the least. every effort should he
made to have the lubricating oil en-.
hrely free from any foreign substance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

The best thing the saloons and poo
and billiard rooms can do is to decide
individually or collectively, to live Vi
70 the orders issued by Sheriff James
Cruise. The sheriff means business and
unless the law is observed prosecu-
lions will follow. The law is plain
enough and there is no excuse for vio-
lating it. The sheriff should have the
hearty CO. operation of all village and
city officials and police officers in its
enforcement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Key to Puzzledom.

No. 19ST.-Hidden Fruits: I. Apple.
2. Cherry. j. Melon, 1. Peach. g.
Pear.
No. 1888. Riddles: |. Garden. .. Air.
3. Debt
No. 19S0.-Diagonal: Purple. Cross
words: J. Prince. =. Burner 3. Car
pet. 4. People. 3. Fondle q. Garage.
No. l09O.-Concealed Square Word:
Allot. leave, laces. overt. tests
No. l99l.-Rebus Puzzle: Mad as a
March hare"
No. 1092.-Charades: !. Son. nelson
net. >. Strata, gem-stratagem
No. l993.-Nlissing Words: Pots, post,
tops, stop. spot
No. l994.-Backward Charade. Dam
delion
No, 1898. - Transpositions: Meat.
team; nest tens; tales. stale: does,
dose; pore. rope
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

An English scientist says man has
made no improvement morally or in
tenectuallY since the days Of the
Egyptians. However, the proofs. on
which he bases his argument are care
fully concealed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

Beachcombers have recovered $1,000
worth Of watches and diamonds FROM
the beach at Rockaway. But what the
deuce dies anybody want 10 wear
watches and diamonds for when they
&c In bathing?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Popular Mechanics
NOVEL RAT TRAP.
Rodent Destroyer Kills Victim. and
Tosses Them Far Away.

Because OF its peculiar construction
the "ratapult'' IS the name that has
been given a novel rat destroying de
vice which was one of the exhibits of
all exposition held recently in Wash.
ington under the auspices of the Unit
ed States public health service
The apparatus Is so arranged that
when an unsuspecting rodent enters n
cagelike compartment to get at the
bacon rind with which the trap is
baited, he steps on lever which re-
leases a spring mechanism fitted above
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

age 10 public life OF all kinds. the nag
flying at half-mast being a sign that
the dead man was worthy Of universal
respect The space left above IL is
Cor the flag of the great conquerer of
all-the angle of death.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
A Wise GUY.

Hewitt-Gruet is wise guy Jew.
ett-how SO? Hewitt-He got married
on the 18th OF February. so that ia
,ne years to come he won't be bothered
very often by having his, wife refund
MN OF the anniversary OF something
ne would like to forget. New York
Press. '''~
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Mo. 1ee3.--Missing Words.

In the following sentence five words
with four letters in each are repre-
scented by dashes. Each word is COM
posed of the same four letters arrang-
ed in different order. Can you fill In
the blanks correctly?
Brightly colored flowers in - grow
round the that - the mound ana
cause many a passerby TO at the
TO admire their luxuriant growth"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13

If there is a disposition to start .
controversy as 10 whether parcel
post or parcels post is the bette"
form, cut it short by taking the short
est cut. Parcel post" is just as good
and contains one letter less. Besides,
the official usage seems to lean TO
parcel post"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
What old saying?
No. 19e2.-Charsdes.

Unto my first much love a parent tenders.
My next at ladies' toilet much service rem
dePs.
NY whole the readers love engenders.
H.
In my first and second deep within tho
earth
Centuries ago my third had birth.
My whole decelves many and since the
world began
Has been used by prince and peasant to
outwit a fellow man.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
Mo. INSTRUMENTATION.

Transpose and turn food into pair
OF horses. small hahitation into q
plural number. stories into too old,
makes into medicine, to be absorbed
into large cord.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918.

A Russian immigrant landed il
Philadelphia the other day with seven
children ana S4s,SOO in cash, He was
admitted.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
A Self Dumping wheeIbarrou,.

new wheelbarrow dumps its load
Forward as its handles are pushed
down saving Its user the labor Of lift-
ing It.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
No. 1se4.-Backward charade.

My last is an animal;
My first Is a swell.
My whole is a plant
You surely know well.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
The Land Of Puzzled0In
Ma. ,eg7.-tiidden Fruits.

I. This map pleases me better than
the small one.
.. According 10 our co@Sing teacher
rye is one OF the most nutritious or
the grains.
g. They told me London was only a
few miles away.
4. With Wild whoop each boy leap
ed from his particular hiding place
s. always have dip early IN the
morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
No. 1o39.-Diaqona

This diagonal contains six words OF
six letters each. IT the words are
rightly guessed and written one below
their diagonal letters, begin
ming with the upper left hand letter
and ending with the lower right hand
letter. will spell rich. dark color The
are: |. One belonging to a
royal house ,. A part of gas stove.
3. A floor covering 4. Inhabitants OF
a country. 8. To pet and caress. g. A
place where automobiles are kept
No. 1990.-Concealed Square Word.
One pot should not call others black.
Its self may not be shining.
But to it's manners II should cleave,
Take notice OF its lining,
Nor mind II honored place should be
Given another kettle.
Glad TO discover there are some
Made up of brighter metal,
Keep dry. don't rust or put on airs
And thus the contest settle
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
No. 19ss.--Riddles.

am found all round the house, new
er In the house; my product l SEND 10
the house.
| am most necessary To life. | am
never seen. but serve everything tha'
lives. At times ] am menace ana
deadly because of what ! am carrying
but give me chance. aud purify.
make one man suppliant To ahotl
er. | am a burden, aud | Increase
from day 20 day. yet my only message
may be one OF gratitude. may be
made when poverty knocks at the
door. or | may be made in the midst
OF pleasure a whole life may be Civ
EN- to destroy me.-Youth's Companion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13

are IN first class fighting ships. /
~ 10 means covers all the facts
IN the case.
Germany already has in commits
sI.4 ~nree battle cruisers" and is
building three more - SIX in al.
These may be referred . as '-cruis-
er dreadnoughts. swifter than the
lattleships. carrying guns Of the
largest caibre, though not so many
o. them. and capable Of taxing place
in line Of battle with Qthe dread
uoagats while they are Tar more val
liable for destroying commerce.
There is not a single ship Of this
class now il the roster Of the United
States navy.
In addition 10 IN Germany has
132 torpedo desrroyers built or bui d
ing as against our 80; Germany il s
rs Of the new type armor cruisers,
We have six: Germany has IS sub
marines, We have ..
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13
WILKINSON PLACID
UNDER $1,000 BOND
- - - -

3 80 hoo6. pez6ing ne O-.coze Of
TIE b0F's INJURIES
TIE general opinion Of persons
no kno~ tze facts concerning he &C
cseeut : hat gr. w1kizsO7 wzz n
% Ezy 70 blame. + being one Of
raose EazYolczole accidents EAere
re ehEs1 da-te6 in front OF the car
ard the driver had I'd tine II S1ica
10 stop
Dr. Bohaz1on had stopped lis car
T. he street IN front q the school
hczze 70 slx tire and the boz was
sanding near the Doctors a1so
watching TIE repair worz being done
Suddenly he took 3 notion 10 cross
The street and dz-te5 from behind
TIE Bohanzon car into the road 51ss
As the Wilkinson car came along
TIE lamp Or spri1g O. the Wilksn-
son car struck the boy on the side
0. TIE head. throwing hin back De
side the road. TIE blow fractured
his skull. A hurried examination
b. DIT. Bohanno1 showed the iniu
y 70 be serious and the Dor Eas
hurried across the river % the hos
y..zL
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13
KINGSTON.

Nella arter has been seriously
Ill al the hcme OF her brother Wal
lace Carter, but is improving.
Kingston viii have only six months
Of school this term.
Mrs. A. c. Carter has been sick
the past week
Dave Bradshaw Is also Oh the sick
list.
Rev. T R. Adams is up from Lau-
derdale this week. visiting his wife
who IS here teaching.
Mr.. Ballough has had some Won
derful cucumber vines in his green
house lately. bearing hundreds Of
large cucumhers. many from Is TO
"a inches. They are OF the Duke Of
Edinburg and Long Telegraph varie-
ties.
Erven Ballough took a trip in the
airship a few days ago, on the beach
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13
On Boston Common

Comparatively few people k7ow that
there %as once Z spinning school
On Boston co-n0z- Wlnsor's Memo
rial History Of Boston reccr5s that
u-on the arrival II Boz-c1 @ some
Irish SINNERS and EeaTeEs spinning
craze took possession o. the toxn,
ard the women. yog1g and Old. higa
and low, rich ard poor aocked into
tae spinning school, whicA for want Of
better quarters. vas sci Up n The Com
Eon. II the open air. Here the whiEr
g taeir wheels was heard trc- morn
Ing 70 night Tasrty-aye years later
ne Society for Encouraging Industry
and Employing tie Poor again used
Ire Common as : spinning school,
about 300 young women appearing
there.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13

Improved Inczndescenr lamp.
Inczndescent lamps n which the n
aments are in The form OF Al Inverted
cone have been found 10 give ozae-E11rn
more light than those 81 the same Elzs
In which flaraents form cyliDders-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13
Receiver Has Sanitary ear Pad.

Sanitary attachments for the trans
mi-ters Of telephones are numerous II
this country. but France has gone Us
one better II the matter OF a sanitary
pad for the receiving end OF the tele-
phone, The ordinary hard-rubber ear
piece OF the moaophone type Of instru-
1eut. which IS much used IN France,
is removed and its place taken By a
round pad formed Of $50 leaves Of
steriiized paper. Every time the tele.
phone IS used one Of the leaves is
torn OF. The purpose Of the pad is. OF
course, to protect the ear from being
soiled.-Popular Mechanics.