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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27

find that the opportunities are 40.
accepted.
The truth of tho matter is, tha.
under the primary election code, the
people have an absolutely ideal means
10 an ideal form Of representative
government If the people would ac-
ccpt the full opportunity which the
mere primary brings TO them, ] don't
believe that initiative and referen-
dunn and recall would be necessary
| am not out of sympathy with them.
the people TO know that they must
accept responsibilities as well as priv
ilcgcs
Il believe in progressive develop
mcnt in government affairS-but | be.
licvc IN it in the form of action ana
not merely by way of profession. For
example, IL seems to mo that the time
has clearly demonstrated that this
third party movement last fall was not
progressive at all so far as net result
goes. but that Oh the contrary, it was
sadly rcavtionaIy Why For num-
bCr of reasons.
Take one simple example, The
third party protested faith in "A tar
iir board--not perfect, but splendid
start in the right direction. 1t was
given TO us ~ the Republican party
and Il Republican administration. The
third party movement was responsible
for division in the ranks of like,
thinkers on this subject SO that the
Democracy was permitted 10 enjoy n
minority victory. With this victory
| comes abolition OF the tariff board
We had and return to the old fashion
cd way of building tariff law by
guess. by compromises and by favor
itism. The result, therefore, of the
| third party movement in this regard
has been rcactionary ana not pro-
gressive,"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
Displays Of the World
at San Francisco Fair
Depicting Every Phase Progress VIII
Be Shown.

san Francisco, March e"-The
most wonderful and elaborate cassi-
! hcation Of exhibits over made FOR any
/ international exposition is that which
! has been prepared for the Panama q
Pacific International exposition TO be
held In san Francisco in 1915 to
commemorate the opening OF the Pam
anna canal
In the vast work of getting ready
! for worlds fair perhaps no feature
is of greater Importance than the
] planning OF the manner in which tue
exhibits shall be displayed. in order
that their inspection shall prove OF
! the greatest benefit to the visitor no
matter what his walk in life.
\ modern universal exposition Is an
! opitomc of human achievement con-
tanning in logical relationship mans
words and work. II constitutes a
compendium. for ready reference OF
I the accomplishments of all people ia
all phases of their activities. both
material and intellectual. II is a die
! tionary of human development.
Because of this development and
| because public opinion becomes moro
critical as the years 20 10y, the tasN
of creating Il classification of exhibits
/ becomes more and more difficult WITH
each succeeding exposition. II must
satisfy present conditions of art, SET
cncc and manufacture. -
\ f,tn Ia M
confronting Captain Asher Garter
Baker. u. S. ". Getred director o.
/ exhibits. has devoted ne past tel.
months To the plan and preparation u
| Il plan of classification that is pro-
nounced marvellous by the best known
experts on the subject The document
has just been issued by tile eXpos'-
ton. and bears the endorsement of
/ DIR. Frederick J. V. Skiff drcctor-in-
chief of the exposition and we'll known
international expert on classification
under whose supervision ii vas Gre
ated by Captain Baker.
| The classification includes eleven
Departments Fine arts. education. So
! cial economy. liberal arts, manufar-
lures and varied industries. mac"in-
! cry. transportation, agriculture, live
stock, horticulture and mines and
metallurgy. These departments have
been divided into 1856 groups. Subdi-
vidod into 500 classes.
| The utmost care has been given by
| Captain Baker to the classification Of
each department. and in many tristan
ces notable departures from the meth
DDS followed at previous eNpos'tions
arc apparent. For example, the VS.
itor 10 San Francisco in 1915, will find
that the department Of electricity has
been eliminated ASK such. and thu
/ classes are distributed in those
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
THE ORIGIN OF ,GANGMeN
IN OUR GREAT CITIES

In the Dairy of Cop published
in the April American Magazine. APP
pears the following passage showing
the origin of gangmcn:
The gangmen start as boys in the
tenement house Districts The Kids
run in punches and fight each other.
The gang that wins out holds sway
and becomes Il desperate, AMI hard
crowd. Even before they drop the
curtain tput on the first pair Of Ions
trouscrs) they get To running chances
With the crooked game by robbinS
drunken men The first watch they
get they find it easy To turn into
money at a pawnbrokcr's. If a cop
secs a Kid leaving a pawnbroker's IL
knows what is doing. II he goes in
;hc show 10 talk about II the pawn
broker offers to slip him little
change. If the cop doesn't take the
money the Fagin runs TO his district
leader. The district leader either per
suadeS the cop to drop the case or
has him shot off To "A beat where he
will find nothing but trouble.
The young gangman never works.
You can see him standing around the
corner saloons and cigar stores ana
pool rooms In every election district
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
Daddy 'sBedtine
What the
,NtOTV- Mice Found
In the Box


II
Tabhy kitchen
mic do
somebody the eat them I'm glad I'm
old daddy with little folks
m mus n
They born old
Mrs Mouse
n
might able there awhile
in
Mrs Mouse allowed Scamp
liked.
debad The old bachelor had been out TO dinner that evening and skip
o likely It's something good eat'
so
almost
wouldn't tie
said Skip
o treat, replied
a
Of
cloth
Vow squeakel skip Scamp jumped
moherr There's
Well
o .
kind of cat herself she would have funny Kind Of
which the old bachelor had
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branches Of human activity where
they are used. The majority of elec-
trical exhibits are classified under ma
chuery. and electricity is made "a
group in that department
The exhibits which viii bc grouped
In the transportation exhibit palace
I Will he wonderfully arranged, accord
ing To Captain Bakers plans As the
exposition is To celebrate the opening
of the Panama canal "A distinct mar
atime event. It is the intention TO fea-
section of the transportation exhibit.
In the transportation palace will bc
shows tile exhibits OF all the great
steamship companies; water trans
portation Of all countries, navigation
and commerce. characteristic boats OF
all nations, complete exhibit of mo-
tor boats their engines and motors
pleasure yachts; sail and steam
yachts, which are generally shown 10y
models; methods of water Transports
ton: the great water industry of the
great lakes, showing the transporta.
ton of ore: methods of unloading;
models of the ships of the early naN.-
caters Of England, Holland, Franc
and Spain-thercby making an inter-
national exhibit i'm all its form.
\ remarkable classification has been
effected by Captain Baker in the dc.
partment of social economy RCprcscn'
tation viii be had of all phases of the
Important economic questions which
agtatc he world AT the present day.
Fifteen groups. including - classes,
arc found necessary i'm this depart
mcut alone Special attention has been
given 10 the care of Juvenile depend
onts and dclmquents.
The fine arts exhibit rs another H.
which the panama-paciiic Information
al exposition is To Guido all previous
worlds fairs. Particular interest at.
taches to this exhibit because of the
awakening in art i'm the last decade.
Finer paintings, and more of them,
are, owned i'm the United States today
than at the time of the eNpositions At
Chicago St Louis. and In consequence
II Is expected that the exposition al
SAN Francisco will include the finest
loan exhibit ever made in this coun-
| try.
So with all of the other depart
ments above mentioned. Houses In
the magnificent palaces which the best
architects. artists and sculptors of two
continents have planncd-surruund
| by courts of Oriental beauty. and set
in a landscape bounded by ocean, bay
ana smiling hills, the exhibits of the
/ Panama Pacific exposition at san
! Francisco in 1915. will constitute Il
marvel of completeness of uncNccllel
classification and of infinite education
! al value.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
LONE TOUCH OF SADNESS"

Governor Ferris prompt action In
extending aid to Ohio in its sore dis
ucss viii he warmly approved by all
Michigan people who's, sympathy has
gone out to the thousands of sufferers
in the Hood swept state.
Michigan's sympathy will be shown
ia q material way The governor yes
terday directed the military depart
meut 60 dispatch Loco tents. cots and
blankets TO Dayton and tho shipment
got under way from Lansing this
morning The governor also has
called upon the people OF Michigan
for contributions FOR the flood suffer-
crs. and has named as custodian o.
the funds. Emory W. clark of the
First National bank oC Detroit. II il
believed the response will be liberal
md that thousands of dollars viii lac
sent from this state In addition to
This. Governor Ferris has placed the
entire rational guard of Michigan al
The disposal OF Governor Cox If it is
needed in relief work.
other states and the federal gov
yrnmcut also are extending aid, and
the thousands OF homeless people will
oe well cared for. Tents to shelter
Huy Thousand people and thousands
of blankets. cots. hospital and field
.upplics are being sent from army
costs and should reach the devastated
districts of both Ohio and Indiana
within twenty-four hours. one mill
lion rations Sufficient ~ feed 200 0"c
Ter tive days at least, also are being
dispatched. Hundreds OF motor boats
are being rushed forward to rescue
people sim marooned.
The generous nature of the Amcu-
can people is asserting itself and il
affords the one ray Of sunshine to the
thousands. who, anti they can rc-cs-
tablish themselves. viii be dependent
on this material Sympathy.
II is true, indeed. that one touch %
sadness makes the whole world kin.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
roWNsEND'S OPTIMISM.

United States Senator Charles Z.
Townsend is very optimistic in his
political viewpoint for the future
"Rcpublicanism is already regain
ing nearly all it's temporarily lost
ground" said lac at Grand Rapids this
week. six months from today-af-
ter the Democratic Congress has pass
cd a free trade aud low tariff bill
Brpublicanism, furthermore, will u
twice as popular as it Is today. Mich
iEan is one Of those states which viii
sadly feel the direct effect ut more
than one Of the Democratic free trade
aud low tariff schemes"
Senator Townsend was very out
spoken in his view regarding the trend
Of the times toward pure democracy 80
set off against continued representa-
tive government
If the people want the initiativ,
and the referendum and the recall,
said ne, there IL no reason why theJ
should not have them. l only want
to be sure that 1t is the people wht
are making the demand and not merel!
o few politicians who have been un'
able To- attract attention to thcmselve'
ia any other way save by the advo
c0cy of this doctrine. These means TO
the promotion of direct legislation cal
work tremendous advantage and com
mon good provided the people are fui
~ ready to accept the rcsponsibilitie
that accompany these new function
Tor which IL IL said that they are ask
ing. u must be clearly understoo
that they are seeking burden as we
as privilege. They must be proper
ed to vote when their vote Is caiie
for-all Of them. We shall be nope
lessly involved in government by NH
critics II we widely and limitlessiy 90
tend electoral opportunities ana Tue
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roR WIDOWED MOTHERS.

u is orcouraEiug to nud that tho
movement for the compensation Of
mothrs is making rapid hsdway iu
many parts ur Tho country As "a re-
suit of ,ur s1rrcasrm referendum At
tb, general election i'm Colorado las,
Noy.mbcr. a. widows pension measure
viii now bp passed by the legislature
uu mr Pacific coast a public-spir-
tied tumsu IN <ua i CrooEo. has
brought about Tho Introduction n The
Wasmurtau legislature of motn,rH
pension nU
s moment consideration VIII con
ynr, uy unrr,iudicoj mind that t.
rs far bstter for tho state TO support
the mother and the fathcrIesa child
ron and keep them together than "a
ia for bc rHIIrru to be loft to run
tue streets without ware OF control
aud thus soon become criminals, or
for The children 20 be cared for in our
institutions al thr expense Of the
state
Some of The measures to which NO.
men VIII resort before giving ny then
children we're startIngIy brought Ia
urm tn tile closing weeks OF 1872. IN
connection with the revelations modc
tu New york by tho Factory luyesti-
eating commis3iou
Ia order 80 earn enough to pay on
ly the rest some widowed mothers
were found to hc working nearly eigh-
teen hours a day ia foundrics anc
textile mills And even more apYall
ing were thc disclosures about yer,
young children, some and . year
old. at work carly aud late on artih
cial flowers or dolls clothes, meIei!
to earn enough TO buy the bread.
obviously IL was not from chot.
that these mothers Of the tenement
shaved OF played the rol0 Of har'
"Reminiscences and kept the noedl
busy in little hands These poor won
en- were unrescrvedly sacriiicin
themselves. lighting on merely To sus
tain existenco--ali they hoped fo
themselves possibly to lift th
children they loved out Of the slough
Is 1t surprising that these remark
able sbowings have given fresh impe
tus IN New York TO the movement 4
widows pensions?
Another indication of the serious
ness OF the situation came out whe
President Cyrus g. Miller Of the bol
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Rudely Jared.


They looked ike newly married
folks. but were not ON their honey
moon. rs the observer learned by de-
ductiou, The woman laid down Il
newspaper she had been reading aud
said TO her husband:
do YOU know, | wish ! had one OF
these a(iiuitlcS oh, ! think IL would
he Just gr-a-n-d 10 sit on a rock with
somebody aud have him rave about HE
Incompatible golden color OF my hair
aud tell me that my eyes were the
most beautiful in the whole world.
and
"Uh, huh,"N the husband yawn-
ing,
And that the delicate pink of my
cheeks had been painted there 10y the
angels aud that he conduit live with
out me Ooh, think nm affinity like
that would he"-
''1isI't an affinity you want, utter
ruptcd her husband what you seem
TO want is plain. old fashioned liar"
Exchange
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in the city. He gets To know all the
gamblers and CROOKS and when no h
twenty he doesn't mind trying foot
pad job ii the street is dark and clear.
AS he works for the party on cleo
ton day he can always get bail IL he
is arrested. If he makes cleanup
on n job, lawyer who stands IN
With the district leader shakes him
down for the most of the money ana
the politician gets a drag on the Zee
Ii doesn't take him many years to
get IN the gupman class.
Monk Eastman, Humpty Jackson
Chick Trigger, Bib Jack Zelig, ahd
the rest of them started that way
They always had protection, and when
they got in trouble had bail and law
ycrs ready for them They will GRIP
pie a man for life for twenty live dol
lars and Kill one for a hundred.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27
Rouuh on the ei-hop.

ms he entered the pulpit shat hc had
forgotten the manuscript Of his ser
mon. II was Impossible 10 do rs the
Scottish munster did in similar cir
cumstances. send for the sermon from
his home while the congregation sang
Psalm 10. No. he must preach ex-
temporc. and did So. taking FOR his
theme the existence of God. Very well
satisfied he felt with his effort. As he
walked home he overlook one Of his
congregation, whose opinion Of the ser
mon he invited We'll, il were a very
good Sermon. was the reply, but |
dou't agree wi it. ] believe there is a
God"
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ough OF the Bronx, said that he knew
OF teachers in the public schools VINO
were buying bread and milk TO feed
the boys and grls in. their classes
who arrived without having eaten
breakfast The widowed mothers Of
some OF them were evidently unaOle
To cope with the problem of thrcc
meals day.
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Contentmsnt.

60 eet are the thoughts that ssvor OIL Coz
tent
The quiet minde 1. thher than CROW ne
Sweet are the nights In carclesse slumber
spent.
The poor estate scorns fortune, sngris
froTne.
Such sweet content. ouch mindes. such
sleep such blia,
Besgars in joy when princes Oft do mis-.
The homely house that hsrbours quiet
rest;
The cottage that AFFORDS no pride nor
care,
The mesne that 'sresa with couatrie mu-
sick best:
The sve et consort " mirth and musicks
fare;
Obscured life set down a typs OF bis,
A minde content both crowne and king
dom Is
Robert Green's u5so-aD.
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FOR u. OF NJ. REGENT.
Victor M. Gore Is Candidate on ths
Republican Ticket.

Victor " Gore, OF Benton Harbor
IL the candidate on TIL Republican
ticket for regent OF tho University OF
Michigan tshort tcrm) He MAS horn
In Illinois in 1858 and received vi
carly education in the district schools
VI that state aud at the Blackburn
University. Car!inville. ILL., Al AZ
early age he came TO Michigan and
attended The University or Michigan,
where he graduated from the law dc
partmcut ..t.
Taking up his residence al Benton.
Harbor, Mr.. Gore served for . nl;nm
her of years ON the school. board and
other municipal boards OF that city
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He Ate the Stalks.

Asparagus was u great dlsh win
Dean Swift Dining with him one day
George Faulkcucr. the Dublin publish
or. asked for u second helping of his
favoriic vegetable. hut swift pointed
Ia he stalks on his guests plate AMI
said. Sir. first finish what Is before
Won" What" exclaimed Faulkcnrr,
"cat my stalks Ave. sir. hcllo""c
the impcrious dean: "cat your stalks
or YOU will get no more King William
Ill. always ate his stalks.
Asked once when he was telling the
story. whether he really did eat his
stalks. Fnulkcner replied. Yes. cor
tainly: and if you had dincd with
Dean Swift YOU would have hacn
obliged to cat Your stalk too"
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ni,trihntina III. Aonors.

During the Spanish American war
the navy department 10y way OF
graceful compliment 10 the great unl
crs Hazard aud Yale Not long after
Commodore Dewey was asked what
new names should he conferred upon
two little Spanish guuboat> that had
beeu captured in Philippine waters.
oh said the commodore. well iust
call one The Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology and The other The fenn.
sylvauia College For fsy sl"ians AMI
Surgeons.
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THE SCRAP BOOK

iracled 10y the strange outfit aud won
dcrcd ms tiuc went on and HE darky
made NO effort Ia depart what allied the
old fellow.
one of the congressman walked over
and said, why don't You move on,
uncle
The old darky pointed trembling
linger ~ his team md replied,
Cause dis we're mU|c Wont 90 les !
whistle 1T him. and it's 80 cold
cyavn'i whistler Everybudys.
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In a Quandary,

An old darky. with an old gray mule
hitched TO ramshacklc wagon. stood
on the incline of Capitol hill, in Wash
ingtou. during one ~ the worst slect
storms in January,
The old man huddlcd in his rabbit skin
cap, sbvcriug The mule was trem
bling with the cold Two congressman
waiting for beiatcd car were at
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27

The series of back yard tarmius
agtiyJcs i'm The News are valuable ref
ercnccs aud should be saved for the
time when the snow has disappeared
and the spring planting fever is upon
ms The articles contain practical in
formation uy practical man and
should prove great aid to household.
crs who contemplate raising their own
carG,u STUFF
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Something About
the Progress of
the Press
Bs JOHN L. FALLoN.

BS JOHN L. FALLON.
Il You cannot see the torres,
for the trees" said a histor'
ian. NOR history in the max.
mo for being so close TO the
event"
q he wrote before the pres
ent greatness OF the rcwspa'
pers was attained. Nowadays
the history OF the minute IS
yours when you pick up your
daily newspaper. Not only
those things which happen in
the city and throughout the
country. but throughout the
world. There are romsnees
back Of this achievement,
tales OF suffering, Of loyalty TO
the paper, OF long hours, OF
strenuous endeavor and ssr.
ing.
q Consider carefully this
composite wonder, the news.
paper which you buy daily
for an insignificant price.
Usually II contains several
square yards Of paper. and. in
the metropolitan dailies lis
lines OF type set end TO end
would extend for miles. And
all this type must be set in
few short hours. The wonder
is that your paper does not
cost you many times its pres
ert price.
q The advertisements, as we'll
as the news, are OF great i'm
pcrtance because they bring
you the store news Of Calu-
NETS leading merchants and
tell you OF opportunities 10
purchase at big saving in
Price.
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out in California where they have
ostrich farms. it IL said that the os-
trich is Il bird with delicate and sen
much trouble from any hut tn" most
careful feeding.
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THAT there are airquakcs, caused 10y
the explosion of mctcors in the at
and entirely independent OF
is a theory advanced by
an eminent English astronomer
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27

Ar52nsas has done away with ITS
state troops 1t doesn't consider it,
self ma DANGER of invasion either
from Che Mcxjcaus or the Jups
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Kansas man is said 10 have killed
his wife ny uushius ralsc teeth down
her throat. The Sun0uvcr state al
ways did have ana original way of do
iug things
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-27

IT. Tennessee e man drank ten
quarts of vh;skey in two days in an
effort TO cure himself of the drink
nabt Hen never touch another drop,
all rirht He died
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he has been engaged. exclusively, IN
the general practise OF his profession
for twenty-five years, and while nc
has never been candidate Tor
political Office. he has always taken
an active part in politics. always sup
porting .ae principles and candidates
Of ne Republican party. Mr.. Gore
vas a member OF the recent Consii'u
tionsl Convention. He is man OF
hish ideals aud. II electe6, VIII he
valuable. member Of the board OF w
gents OF fae University Of Michigan