The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-22
BRIEF ITEMS HOT
OFF The WIRES
Eliminate Character Clause.


the Immigration bill agreed today 10
eliminate the certificate of character
clause of the bin which IL was claim
ed would exclude many Jew immi-
grants from Russia anu Roumania
$50 Mohammedans Drowned.
Suakim. Egypt, Jan. %. Three
hundred nifty Mohammedan pilgrims
from India 10 Mecca were drowned
today in a Hood which overwhelmed
the entire caravan midway between
the sacred city Of Medina, Arabia, and
the port of Yembo.
Chicago Leads in Parcel Post.
Washington Jan. 22.-The total
number of parcel post stamps printed
and distributed To date is 339, 10000
their value being S1S,0ll, ,l2O. Chicago
received forty-siX million stamps,
leading all other cities ST. Louis is
second and New York third.
Webb Still at Large.
Chicago. Jan. 22.--The police receiv-
ed an anonymous telephone message
stating that Robert Webb the slayer
of Detective Hart, left last night for
st. Louis. The police are certain the
real story of Hart's murder has not
yet been told
Girls Have Marrow Escape.
Columbus. O., Jan. 22.--Three girls
today jumped from the fifth floor Of
burning factory building into the
Scioto river ana swan ashore to safe
ty. Because of recent rains, the river
was at food height. Scores of gils
employed in the factory escaped
Much Cosane is Found.
st, Louis, Mo-, Jan. 22.-The arrest
of a negro resulted in the finding Of
five thousand dollars worth of cocaine
IN a vault in a squalid part of town
today. Ii is believed much more CO.
caine and opium are i'm the vault.
more than ever before found in one
raid in the United states.
Employees Flee for Lives.
Chicago. Jan. 22.-Three hundre !
men and women garment workers werc
compelled To flee for their lives 1T
four-story building at Franklin street
and Jackson Boulevard. All escaped
without injury. The fire started in
the basement. and was eXtinguished
before il reached the upper floors.
Charged With Gold Theft.
New York, Jan. 22.--As they step
ped of a western train today four
miners were arrested on the charge OF
stealing gold dust and nuggets, worth
more than fifty thousand dollars, from
the mines of Leadville, Colorado. New
York detectives, who made the arrest
said they found the nuggets strapped
around the men in money belts.
Wants Memorial to Lincoln.
Washington, Jan. 22.-Talt confer
red today with more than thirty Re
publican members of the House, whose
support he asked for a BILL passed by
the Senate, appropriating two mil
lions for memorial structure 10 Abra
ram Lincoln in the Potomac Park
lere
Entire Town is Threatened.
St Anthony, Idaho, Jan. 22.-Fire
broke cut this morning in the Ross
Hammer bank and spread to adjacent
buildings. AS frozen water pipes had
practically cut off the water supply
the entire town is threatened. Fam
lilies are fleeing with their household
GOODS The Ross Hammer block was
occupied by several firms and was
valued al close to four hundred thou
sand dollars.
Recognition of China.
Washington, Jan. 22.-Recognition
of the new Republic OF China was the
leading topic Of discussion of the con
ventian of the chamber of commerce
Of the United States today. IL was de-
clared American trade in the Orient
might suffer from the delay in ac-
! knowledeing the dawn of new govern
mental era i'm the ancient celesticol
empire The delegates will be re
ceived at the white house later in the
day.