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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16

III the upper peninsula, and is about
'he hardest oats In existence. Many
years of breeding will be necessary
however, Ia establish the yaiiety ON
such hrm basis that there win be no
POSSIBILITY Co determination for a new
variety very quickly runs back "a The
p"aliiy Of It's progenitors II ID is al
lowed 10 grow without care. The asso-
cations and clubs To be organized by
Nh. Geismar will take up in earnest
Tile work of propagating pure bred
oats ana viii assist In the work of
producing seed from only the aest of
Their crops. The winter of 19lI.l9l2
helped the work along as the extreme
cold weather with little snow result
ed in the killing Of everything bat the
hardest Of the seed crops of oats
Fruit and Alfalfa.
Fruit growing in the upper penm-
shla mas had an impetus the last two
years, Mr. Gelsmar says, which prom
ises 10 create considerable activity
among the farmers who have property
bordering the lakes. Here the land
and climate is ideal for fruit raising.
aud much attention will he given in
the future to the culture of trees suit
able To this climate.
Mr.. Geismar promises that another
season viii see an advancement in al
ialfa farming. II has been conclusive
~ proved that this product can be
raised IN the, upper peninsula success
fully If the farmer will pay attention
to this soil, keep it alkaline and give
1t the requisite chemical composition
ny adding whatever II naturall,- laclxs
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16

Operates on a Cat
without knowing the delicate ma
ture of the operation. Mrs. Marian
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16
Filtration Cuts Death Rate

The part that has been played 10y
the installation of the alteration plant
in connection with the public water
system in wiping out typhoid fever and
reducing the general death rate at
Escanaba is eloquently portrayed by
the records on file at the office Of
City Clerk A. j. Pepin. The line Of
demarcation between the period when
raw water was fed to the people and
when filtered water service was
provided is clearly shown. The plant
was completed in the winter Of 1910.
The number of deaths that year was
2l2. In 1911, during the first year of
operation of the filter, the number OF
deaths was reduced to- 1871. That num-
Der was further reduced last year,
when the total was 1856. That Tie
number of deaths i'm 1910 was not eX-
cepticnal IS shown by previous records.
In 1909 the number was 220; in 1908,
339, and in 1907, 22S. During the past
year and in 1911 there were but six
deaths in each year from typhoid fe-
yer. In 1909 there were twenty. nine
deaths from typhoid and the records
of former years extended from those
figures up to as high as forty-iive.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16

Thorsen Of 1919 Escanaba avenue re-
moved bullet from the base of the
brain of the family cat, by the ala Of
a common razor. The cat is frisl<y to
day and seems none the worse for the
experience.
The cat came to the Thorsen bone
about two months ago and was taken
in fed, and given "a nice warm place
To sleep. Mrs Thorsen noticed that
something was wrong with the feline
but was unable at first to locate the
trouble.
Seeing that the eat was suffering
more than usual yesterday, she made
careful examination and discovered
lump under the base of the cars
skull
Tuesday night shee took IA razor
made an incision in the cats scalp ana
barred the skull. Probing skillfully with
knitting needle she discovered some
foreign substance just under the skull.
II later proved to be BIB bullet and
using great caution in order not To in
jure the brain of the eat, Mrs. Thorsen
removed the bullet.
The surgical operation did not TAX,
over fifteen minutes and after the bull
let had been removed the incision was
closed During the operation. the cat
remained very quiet, seemingly realiZ-
ing that something highly necessary
was being done for il.
Now the cat is scampering about
the house and seems TO be much bet
ter than At any time in the past two
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16

Budapest, Hungary. has built in L.
months 1,279 model houses and tene-
ments, with suites of one to three
rooms, exclusive of closet. pantry and
kitchen, and renting per year ut s26.-
70 to S60o7 FOR the one-room suites.
Sl0l.50 for the two-room and $ls2.,G
for the three room
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16

There is something undeniably ele-
CANT and chic about the cutaway-or
"dckey bird''~coat, AS it is familiarly
called This suit OF wine colored Ben
galine is trimmed with matching vel
vet. and dull kid boots with buttoned
wine colored cloth tops accompany the
costume
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16
Survival Of Fittest."

The process of breeding oats that
viii be suitable To upper peninsula
climatic conditions consists of weed
ing out all but the hardest plants and
those that have the most promising
appearance. The plants that gro~
large. white. kernels and wide stalks
with the greatest rapidity are artin-
cially propagated, while the less hardy
plants are destroyed before they cross
breed with the better variety. There
was only one stalk of each of the Two
y5rieties produced at the experimental
station AZ Chatham after years of
cross breeding, but in six years The
seed from these stalks has produced
tfty acres Of oats. Each year the crop
has been carefully watched. and moth
ing hat the strongest. finest plants
have been allowed to live The crop
now represents the survival of ,ha
!ittest.
During the last four years the new
oats has outyielded all other varieties
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Great Loss of Life
Reported at Peru;
Many Are Homeless

PERI. Ind. Cvia Telephone to South
Bend. March added details of the
isastrous flood which visited Peru.
drowning scores of its inhabitants and
rendering homeless more than two
thirds of its population, were obtained
late when rescuers succeeded in propell-
ing boats through the inundated streets.
The facts established were:
Number of persons drowned estimated
from fifty up to as high as $50. II being
impossible to learn exactly, because
many bodies are hidden In houses siul
wholly submerged.
Number OF persons homeless. $50.
Two hundred and twenty-five injured
or sick survivors rescued and removed
to a temporary hospital at Plymouth.
Ind
Most of the 10000 people of Peru
nre huddIrd In the upper stories OF
the business blocks uear the court
house. which ~ the center Of the re-
lief work. All day they watched the
muddy waters which rushed over tn"
city's paVements, waiting for the food
to subside and permit search of the
homes on the streets near the river
which they believe contain upward Of
fifty bodies.
So far only FIVE are known to have
been drowned. city officials and MEM
bers Of the citizens committee assert
that the death list will not he less than
fifty. They cannot see ,how the occu-
pants Of the twelve cottages on Wallace
row escaped the rapids which poured
over the banks Of the Wabash river.
which. after reaching a high water
mark on Monday evening. suddenly rose
scven feet in three hours.
One man who came from the west
Peru dIstrfc said ne had seen twelve
bodies floating in one house. The only
person who has been along Canal
street, where the great loss OF life II
returned.
Il Is not known whether he crossed
the river. which has increased in
width from 400 yards to four miles.
Alexander Clevenger carried his
wife and three children on his back
through water waist deep to the
Miami county court house. Then he
obtained a rOwbost and rescued
TO the court house the boat was
crushed 'bv a telephone pole The
woman gripped some wires and kept
afloat until Clevenger reached her
The child was lost.
A boat. which was carrying man
from his inundated house to safety,
sprung q leak and he took re fuCn IN
the ledge Of building where he re-
mained for nine hours before relief
came.
The property damaged ir PrrU will
total &3.0OO,OOO. The five bridges.
which were torn out cost half that
yum. Tho Broadway hridG. went
down when large house lodged
against II and in turn carried away
the Union Traction structure
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
FEAR IS FELT FOR
B|CKNELL' SAFETY
No Word From Director of Red
Cross Since Tuesday, and
Fate Is in Doubt.

Grave fears are entertained today for
the safety Of Director Ernest p. Bick-
nell, Of the National American Red
Cross.
No direct word has come to headquar-
ters from him since Tuesday night, al
though messages to a press association
last night indicated that he had left
Chicago. Nothing further has reached
here. He was delayed by floods on his
way to Chicago, from which city he
planned to go to Omaha
Inaspuch as messages are getting
through Dayton. the headquarters here
are especially worried today. Frantic
efforts are being made to get into touch
with him.
Press association wires and others
open as far as Lebanon are crowded
with inquiries as to his whereabouts.
That he started out to direct the efforts
Of Red Cross workers around Dayton
seems certain. Because of his prolong-
ed silence, however. there is a strong
fear that he may have met The fate
Of the hundreds In the devastated Sec
ton.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Capital Police Open
Fund for Relief of
Sufferers by Flood

Members Of the Washington Police
Department today started a fund for the
relief of the flood victims. The fund was
started with subscriptions by Major Syl-
vester and other officers of the depart
ment Notices were posted in the differ
ent station houses that subscriptions or
contributions would be received by the
captains.
The subscriptions are purely volun-
tary. Major Sylvester said that "" be-
lieved the members of the DEPART
ment would like an opportunity to
aid the sufferers, and that by starting
fund OF their own the men could
give whatever amount they felt they
could afford.
An effort will be made to have the
money all in within the next few
days so that II can be turned over
to the Red Cross or other proper au-
thorities to be used in the purchase
OF food or in a way that will best re-
lieve the victims.
AS soon as II became known that a
fund was being raised in the depart-
ment a generous response was made.
and II Is expected several hundred
dollars will be collected.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
SEES NO WAY TO
PREVENT FLOODS
M Leighton Chief photographer Of Geological Survey Says
Disaster in West Could Not Have Been Averted
by Any Human Agency
By JOHN SNURE.

OF water that poured down from the
clouds on the Ohio region. Mr.. Leighton
pointed. out that the Potomac basin.
above washington. Is five times as
Yet the Potomac has a capacity OF car
ryinE without overflow ten times as
much water as the Miami. What
would overflow the country there.
would not cause a flood in a more
mountainous region. such az the basin
or the Potomac. above Washington.
Floods Are Growing Worse.
One of the interesting questions in
connection with the Ohio flood is whether
the lower Mississippi region will again
be flooded. Mr.. Leighton said there
would doubtless be high water in the
lower Mississippi. but disastrous floods
would not necessarily follow. He ex-
plained that last year high water
throughout most OF the Mississippi val
ley was sent pouring through the lower
Mississippi at once. That caused the
disastrous overflow. 1t may be possible
for the rainfall in the comparatively
small area of Ohio and Indiana to be
carried off with comparative ease
1t is a fact, according to Mr.. Leigh
ton that floods are growing worse and
more frequent He points out that an
inch of rainfall now causes higher water
in the streams than formerly. For This
there ar eseveral reasons. such as the
narrowing OF the streams by the en-
OF cities and towns on them:
the heavy drainage OF water from cities
and cultivated areas. water that for
merly to large extent was absorbed
In .he ground: and the stripping II he
forests from the country. the trees for
merly operating to hold back flood
water and increase the amount of the
a bsorptiOn into the soil
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

WEATHER BUREAU
SEES END OF RAIN
Precipitation in Flood Swept
Region Over for Few Days,
Say Officials Here.

Lack Of information from the flood
districts has seriously haInpercd the
" ork Of the Weather Pureau as far as
1t applies to OHIO. Indiana, and the Mis-
sissippi valley region. Prof. Alfred j.
Henry, in charge Uf the division of
floods Of the Weather Bureau today is
sued the following bulletin covering the
situation:
The Weather Bureau is without re-
cent advices from the flood districts on
account Of loss Of telegraphic communi-
cation. The only reports thus far avail
able show a stage OF twenty-eight feet
in the Ohio river at Pittsburgh and the
flood stage at Pittsburgh Ii twenty-five
feet. Belated advices Of yesterday seem
to Indicate high stages at down river
points than were frst forecast. No ad-
vices have been received from the Mis-
sissippi river stations.
The precipitation in both Ohio and
lower Mississippi valley regions 10
over for the present with the pos
sibility Of fair weather for several
Situation Bad.
Officials of the Weather Bureau to-
day. while not disposed to put a bad
face on conditions In the flood dis
there could not be much worse. Cold
weather and snow has followed the
flood in the Lake district and practi-
cally the entire flood district will
ly II it has not already arrived. We
are expecting colder weather here
by tomorrow and the temperature
will probably go down to freezing"
This statement was given out by one
OF the officials Of the bureau. 1t was
explained that in spite of bad conii-
tions, the worst is probably yet to
come. One meager dispatch. the. only
word received from the flood section
today. stated that the Ohio river
stage was 57.2 feet at Cincinnati
and still rising. Farther down the
river. Louisville reported 1886 feet.
rsins 81 on eet the n Mssissippi nGaIf ana rITer s
Memphis is reported 32,s feet and
Vicksburs 81. both slightly higher
than yesterday.
Levees May Be Weak.
Attention is called to the fact that the
great flood Of January passed Memphis
only a few weeks ago and the levees
may be weakened 20 that they will rot
De able to stand the strain put upon
them by the high water. The situation
for the lower Mississippi valley and all
the country below Cincinnati Is admit
tedly grave. Weather Bureau officials
say.
The storm OF the past few days is
over. according TO Weather Bureau Of
ficials, and the only danger is now from
the swollen rivers and small streams
all through the food districts. The
great damage sustained by the heavy
rain will be aggravated by the food of
water farther back. which will gradu
ally swell the flood for several days.
THE freezing weather. which has
been scheduled to follow the food an
official said today, although II may
prevent further damage from water.
will greatly aggravate the suffering of
the homeless"
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
TRAIN FROM WEST
REACHES CAPITAL
Came From Chicago by Way
of Cleveland and Was Sew
eraI Hours Behind Time.

One PennsyIvanii train arrived IN
Washington from Chicago today. 1t
was No. 32l. due in at 1o:25. and arrived
a little after ! p. m. This train came
by way Of Cleveland, and its passen-
gers were almost Ill with tales Of hor-
ror and suffering heard en- route
This was the only train which ar
rived today from Chicago via Ohio, ac-
cording to statements at Union Station.
Train service to the South, in spite of
the windstorms which prevailed there,
was uninterrupted.
1t will be many days before train
service in Ohio and Indiana becomes
normal, even for through trains, while
local service Is simply wiped out. Long
stretches OF track have been washed
away and bridges destroyed SO that 1t
will require weeks to get service re-
established In parts Of those States.
Wire service west of Pittsburgh does
not exist. The wires and poles are all
down, according to statements by the
Western Union today. Officials cannot
hazard guess as to how long II will
take to restore rhe service. In an in
fiood-stricken cities Of Ohio may be
established before long. it Is hoped In
the meantime thousands Of messages
are piling up
Dayton and Peru are begging that
kilograms be sent to relatives there
and even more earnestly asking IL
there is anything for them from these
and other cities.
Without RELIEF at the telegraph Of
fees these men and women have turn
ed to the telephone company and
sought to get into long distance COM
muniaction with as futile result. Then
lastly they have besought Union Sta
ton to tell them of trains which the:
can take to the West.
Little comfort and relief has been
vouchsafed them at railroad headuuart-
ers, for while they can be sent as far
as Pittsburgh. getting much farther
has been hopeless.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

. fright. 1t would crack open and bleed at
night. lost nearly all OF my hair 1 could
not bear 20 put my hands In water. tried
al remedies that could DO ment4med and
received no relief. After usjng Cu,irura
Soap and Ointment q week could wash.
scrub and do any Kind Of work without any
pain or bleeding. Now my face, hands and
head a-e perfectly well and my hair Is Grow
Ing very nicely. Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment cured me" (Sisned) Miss Anna
Moses. Apr. Is. 1912.
Why not have . clear skin, soft white
hands, 4 clean scalp and good ha,rr 1t Is
your birthright. Cuticl!ra Soap with an oc-
cs.s;oIl uss of Cuticura Ointment will bring
about these coveted conditions in most cases
when all clso fails. Sold throughout the
world. Liberal sample of each mailed free.
with app. Sktn Book. Address postcard
"CuttcurA. Dept. T. Boston"
AS-Tender faced msn should use Cusscura
Soap Shaving Seick. Dc saRpae nsA
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Twelve Dead in Single
House at Peru; Many
Dead at Logansport

PERU, Ind. March 27.-The loss of
life here is still unknown. with more
bodies being hourly reported floating
down the stream. Twelve bodies We're
found In one house. One report sta ted
that twenty bodies had floated as far as
Logansport. and were taken from under
the interurban bridge there.
Reports from LoSansport were that
many lives had been lost in that city.
Several hundred Inhabitants had fled to
the hills, and thousands Of others we're
crowded In school houses and churches.
The identified dead AT Peru are:
MRS. ROSE WHITTLE.
MRS. OPIE SMITH.
Two babies were born in the county
building.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Secretary Bryan Held
Up by Floods in Ohio:
Reported Safe in Akron

Secretary Of State William J. Bryan is
not at his desk in the State Department
today. Instead. he is In Ohio hoping to
get through to the East by tonight and
to be at work tomorrow morning
In his office today II was said that
little had been heard from him but n
message leaked through today declaring
that he had reached Akron. Ohio, safe
ly. and was In hope Of getting out of the
flood zone in time to assume his position
again in the morning.
Much anxiety has been felt about the
Secretary. in as much as II had been
thought he would be here by last night
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

This well known
brand needs no iutro-
duCtion. They're pack
ed . pairs in a box and
are guaranteed for s
months wear. Black
and all colorS. All
sizes.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Spurn Fortunes
Offered for Rescue

DAYTON. March 27.-Five thousand
food sufferers. shut off without food,
heat. or drinking water, in buildings in
the business section of the town. saw
what they thought was a chance of
rescue snatched from them last night
Fred Patterson and Nelson Talbot, ex-
pert oarsmen. reached Main and Third
streets, the city's principal corner. in a
boat, where they saw dwellings drifting
down the street between the office
buildings. Cries for help from the
buildings had to go unheeded. The two
men almost lost their own lives. They
were offered fortunes to bear victims to
safety. but their small craft could hold
no moro
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

and then tbs skin would
break ard scale up and then
draw ard wrinkle up. 1t
would break and crack open
In great gashes and bleed
freely. 1t 5uned and itchcd
and j would almost scratch
tho flesh Oft. When tie
itching caased tho burn.n,.
~ao Aapo AL A.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
letter ON HANDS,
HEAD AND FACE
Skin Would Break and Scale. Burned
and Ihaed. Face Fright. Lost
Nearly All Of Hair. Could Not Put
Hands in Water. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Cured.

Route No ,. RuStburp. va--I casxhs
tcttH In my hands. head and face four year,
AGO IL came first with itching rorghne.,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-07-09
Bryan Talks to Bows.

A troop Of Boy Scouts paid visit
to the Sec'y. Of State few weeks
ago to thank him for banishing IL
quors from his official dinners. In
reply to them he made this notable
address on temperance and good ex-
ample:
eff since 1 was grown, 1 had ever
felt tempted to begin the drinking of
liquor, 7 would have been restrained
by the feeling that it might injur-
iously affect some who looked to me
for an example. And I have felt
that more especially in public life,
for as one becomes better known his
example has a more far-reaching in
fuence. IF I have been the means of
helping just one boy, I do not know
how much service I have rendered
to the world through him, for we car
never tell what boy can do.
''The possibilities Of boy are be-
yond the powers of language to de.
scribe or measure, and especially the
possibilities Of an American boy, fol-
nowhere else in the world has the
Individual a greater opportunity re
come into touch with and to infu.
ence his fellow men, and in no for.
mer age was this possibility Of serv'
ice greater than it is now.
II learned when I was a boy to b
a total abstainer. I have now beer
Of age 80 years and l have foun<
that there is no necessity for alcoho
after one ceases to be a boy, and
only hope that you will be able t.
maintain and to keep the pledg'
while you are growing, and will se
no reason after you are grown TO
changing your habits of life on thi
subject"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-07-09

than 80 per cent profit in 3 months
This illustrates the great value ri
long range weather forecasts. The
producer, the dealer and the consum
er, who have been governed by ou1
weather calculations, have had grea:
advantages over those who do not
profit by such information.
Next disturbance will reach Paci-
tic coast about July IS, cross Paci-
tic slope by close Of 10, great CEN
trail valleys 20 to %, eastern Sec
tons %. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about July IS, great CEN
trail valleys 20, eastern sections p.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about July p, great central valleys
%, eastern sections 25.
Temperatures Of this disturbance
will average about normal but will
go up to high and down to low de-
grees, very warm as the disturbance
comes in and very cool after it has
passed. A very great rainfall in
temperatures from near July II to
near July %.
Great extremes of rainfall are cx-
pected for July, particularly in the
great central valleys; severe drouths
in some places and too much rain in
others. It is not expected to be a
good cropweather month as a gener-
al average but some places will get
the lucky normal rainfall. Normal
is the average Of many years and
normal temperatures and rainfall are
always the very best cropweather
Jupiter and Mars will have much tc
do with July weather. The forme,
may be seen in the south at midnight
and the latter will be morning star
rising a little before Venus. Mars is
the red or war planet and Venus is
Of soft, silvery color.