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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-30
PANAMA WITHOUT DEBT.
Little Republic Is Only One Owing
Not a Cent.

Washington, July 80 - Panama,
winch claims the distinction of being
ule only country In the world without
a foreign debt of any kind, will have a
oaiance In its treasury of about s600,-
VVo as soon as the first annual install
,neht OF s250,000, just paid by the
'hited states, for the use of the canal
zone has been deposited.
hHective control over it's revenues
e"o strict economy i'm expenditures
nave given the little republic a bal
"n'ed budget amounting to $3,s4l.2li
annually. Its total invested capital is
SOS5,OO0
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ROCKEFELLER SON-lN-LAW
MAKES FLIGHT IN AEROPLANE E

Chicago. July S0.-Harold r. McCor-
mick, son-in-iaw Of John - Rocke-
fcller, made a successful flight I'm his
new aero -hvdroplane from his sum
mer residence in Lake Forest, over the
waters OF Lake Michigan To Grant
park. Chicago. thirty miles.
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NORTHERN TROOPS VICTORIOUS

Hankow, China, July 30.-Northern
troops captured Hankow forts Friday,
after 4 fierce bombardment from gun
boats at Olphants' Island. The North
ern troops will now advance on Nan
Ching
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MRS. VANDERBILT CAR
HITS BOY IN STREET
Rich Woman Takes Injured Lad to
Mothers Arms

Newport, H. l., July 3O.-Mrs Elsie
French Nanderbilt's automobile on
Monday ran down and probably fatally
injured Edward Connell. years old,
who was playing tag in the street
She had her chauffeur stop the ma
chine and both hurried to the office OF
Or. Maurice Butler with the uncon-
scious child
Mrs. Vanderbilt assisted the physi-
clan I'm dressing the boys wounds.
Afterward she took the boy in her
arms To his home and delivered him to
his widowed mother offering her every
possible consolation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-30
SENATOR DUPONT
AT MILESTONE IS
Delaware S0lon Still a Power In
National Politics

Washington, ID. c.. July Ex-senator
Henry A. Du Pont of Delaware receiv-
ed the congratulations of his colleagues
IN the Senate today on reaching his
seventy-lifth birthday anniversary. So
many men who are comparatively
young are being sent To the Senate in
these daye of election by the people"
that senators of Col. Du Points age are
becoming scarce. The Delaware sena-
tor Is splendid type of the old regime
that is fast disappearing. A multi
millionaire. an aristocrat of aristocrats
and "A trust magnate, so-called, Sena-
tor Du Pont naturally enough finds
himself out of sympathy with much OF
the sentiment that finds expression in
the Senate nowadays. \ majority of
the old time members who were lead
ers when he first came To the Senate
have since dropped on been dropped
out of public life. The Delaware SEN
ator is not what is called a good mix
ell" but his attractive personal quail
ties, coupled with his ability and his
conscientious performance of his pub
lie duties, have earned for him a high
place in the esteem of members of
Congress and others in official life in
Washington.
Founder French Politician.
No man in the United States Senate
can boast of more distinguished line
age than Senator Du Pont. Pierre
Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, the
founder of the American branch of the
family. was one OF the ablest political
reformers of France during the period
OF the revolution. He was inspector
general of commerce under Turgot
when that eminent statesman was con
trolllor general of French finances
During the revolution he fled To the
United States To escape the guillotine
In 1902 he returned To France and was
Instrumental in promoting the treaty
by which Louisiana was sold Ia the
United States.
IL was Eleuthere lrenee Du Pont the
son OF Picrre Samuel. who began the
manufacture of gunpowder in Della
ware and thus founded the great in
dustry controlled by the family today
He set up the first powder mill on the
banks of the Brandywine in 1902. The
models and machinery he had brought
from France. The industry was a sue
Continued on 3rd Pace. 3rd Column.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-30
Huss" BENTON NEAR DEATH.
cincinnati Pitcher Seriously injured
When Motorcycle Hits Car.

cincinnati, July 30.--"Rube" Benton.
','r pitcher of the Cincinnati Nation
S' was injured In a motorcycle acct
:, III early this morning and II Is
s"'usht he viii die. Benton's motor
's'ie collided with Madison road
lie sustained a fractured jaw.
"'ussion ~ of the brain, and multi
~ ~ OF bruises and internal injuries.
=, han not regained consciousness
" eight o'clock this morning.
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man WOUNDED
BY 500 SENTRY
Shot in Leg by Guard at the Isle
RoyaIe Mine Location Last
Evening
FIRING LAST NIGHT AND TODAY
.
FIRING LAST NIGHT AND TODAY
Strikers or Strike Sympathizers
Dispersed by Militia
ONE GUARD GETS A SCARE

Several clashes between men sup
posed To be- strikers or strike sympa-
thizera and the militia have occurred
Shots were hred early this morning at
Isle Royale, last night at Isle Royale
and in the Hecla x Torch Lake rail-
road yards at South Hecla, and at Su-
perior yesterday afternoon. one man
was hurt. a striker being shot in the
leg 10y 4 sentry at Isle Royale.
Yesterday afternoon at superior
shots were tred by sentriea over the
heads Of "A number of strikers who
refused to heed command 10 dis
perse. Last evening at Isle Royalc
about dusk, striker, who disobeyed
orders. was shot In the leg by sen
try, a member OF co NJ. of the 500.
The mans name could not be learned
II Is sand his wound is not serious
Early this morning. a man with a
searchlght, prowling about in the vie
unity Of the Isle Royale powder house
was fired at 10y the sergeant of the
guard whose command 10 the striker
10 halt, repeated three times. was un-
needed. The striker returned the IRE
with three shots, bur no harm was
done. After firing the intruder dis
appeared.
Shots were fired by sentries posted
in the Hecla 4 Torch Lake railroad
last night. They fired in the air after
shower of bricks and stones had
been thrown at them. The crowd dis
rerscd when the firing started
Sentry Has Thrilling Experience.
Early this morning. = sentry posted
near the headquarters of Col. Boucher
of the Third regiment, near the Mich
igan Telephone CO.'S exchange i'm Cal
umct, nad a thrilling experience Hear
inG y noise behiud him ne turned
quickly ana found himself covered by
! p revolver in the hands of a man much
bigger than himself He had not time
to get his rifle into action. but a sentry
ON the beat next To- him Witnessed the
hold-up. threw his gun to his shoulder
and ordered the man to throw mp his
hands. The fellow did as ordered but
mmedi ltely started to run, his hands
| Continued on 5th Page. 3rd Column.
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CHICAGO GETS COOL BREEZE.

Chicago, July So.-A lake breeze this
morning brought relief from Chicago's
hottest spell OF the year and the ther
mometer dropped twenty in few
hours. At o'clock II was 70, but from
that hour the mercury began To climb
and at 10 it had reached 81
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-30
III. CENTRAL DIVIDEND LESS.

New York, July 3O.-The directors oil
the Illinois Central II. II To-Day ue-
cIared "A semi-annual dividend OF Ef2
per cent. This is reduction Oh TWO
per cent In the annual rate, which mas
been seven per cent since 1905.
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REBELLION NeARS END.

Peking. July 30.-The return II
Nanking to the side of the Pekins
is considered here as hav-
ing taken away the corner stone from
the southern rebellion.
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WORK IS RESUMED
IN c. & H. SHOPS
Partial Forces in Plants Are Pro-
tected by Soldiers

An of the shops of the Calumet 81
Hecla, the machine, blacksmith and
carpenter plants resumed partial oper-
ations today. The shops are under
military guard There is plenty
Of work in all the shops To keep the
men busy even though mining opera
tions are not under way. Men kept
reporting for work at the shops
throughout the day.
Will Pump at r. j. Shaft.
The Jackson company is 10 be plac-
ed on guard duty at the Red Jacket,
where pumping is 10 be resumed. It's
captain is Frank Blackman, who, while
his company was on guard at Jackson
prison curing the riots there last fall,
shot and killed a man named John
Eisy. Eisy attempted TO buy rifles
from a sentry and when he refused to
go away he was ordered placed under
arrest. He resisted arrest and it is
said tried to Kill the sentry. Black
man fred To save the lite OF the. guard
The captain was subsequently absolved
of all blame in the matter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-30
POSTMASTER AT DETROIT.

Washington. July 30 80 President
Wilson today nominated William J.
Nagel to be postmaster at Detroit
Michigan.
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Mexican Ambassador Heard.

Washington, July 30.--Ambassador
Wilson today conferred with the Sen
ate foreign relations committee in eX-
ecutive session, giving his views of the
Mexican situation. Secretary Bryan
was not present. Ii is evident the
secretary will be keen!y looking for
ward To first hand informa ton from
the ambassador.
The committee was disposed to let
the ambassador tell his story in his
own way and for more than two hours
he continued an almost unbroken mar
rative oi personal observations of
startling events in Mexico. beginning
with the abdication of Diaz.
Ambassador Wilson advocated re-
strictive recognition of Huerta govern
ment but members of the committee
took no action. Details of his plans
were not divulged at the time
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COLOMBIA REMAINS NEUTRAL
Ambassador Wilson Tells Com
mittee of Mexican Affairs
ASKS RESTRICTIVE RECOGNITION

Bogota, Colombia, July 30.-Active
revolutionary movements in Venezuela
and the invasion OF that country, 81
multaneously at various points on the
Colombian frontier by supporters of
former President Cipriano Castro, are
reported by the newspapers here. The
Columbian government is observing
complete neutrality. II is said Castro
landed in Venezuela yesterday.
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Tells Story Of Attack.

The story of Yesterday afternoons
assault at the Superior mine was re
lated by Louis Kolaski one of tho vie
Tins, in Justice Little's court last eve
ming He claims that himself and
about nine or ten others went u the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

coquette who made slaves and fools of more
men than any woman since the days of Cleo
patra. l swear | mean that, yes, yes, Matte
Ould could capture and entrance the heart and
senses of men of all ages and conditions and
make jump jacks Of them just that child
out there dances her toy clown. I've seen the
most stately and severe jurSt dance attendance
on her with the enthusiasm Of college fresh
man.
she possessed a certain insight into mems
dispositions. an exquisite tact in discerning
their vulnerable points She treated the old
beauN, and, In fact, all her ancient followers
with gay deSpoUSm and hayward playfuneSs.
leading them for the time to believe they were
young gallantS in whom She was we'll pleased.
THAT woman pours regeneration in my brain
lege swain" said the erudite L. c. Q. Lamar to
me day.
Il have heard her discuss theology with the
Bishops. lowering her eyes with mute and
adroit reverence. The next moment she was
giving TO some gay sports the pedigree of the
noted hiooded racers and huntiughoundS She
could tell about every thoroughbred since the
days when racing started in Virginia
"Ah, yes, and such a horSewoman you never
saw. Her mount was that Of an Arab l can
see her now as she sat on "Black Charger"
Mart Gary'S blooded racer there under the big
oak tree. On one side was Gary, on the other
his rival. Pierce Young all ready for a race.
I recall the words of Valentine the sculptor.
AS he watched her flexible graceful mount.
Said he nodding his head toward Matte Ould
Il would ask for no more inspiring model for
an equcStrieune statue than that"
Yes General I. NJ. r. Young was her ardent
follower and worshiper. He was dashins,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

she preferred. oh, I'm straining at nat
put may swallow a camel she laughinglv
replied and was heard by all present
Another very funny thing she said" con-
tlnued the Old General was when Professor
Wheat the Richmond organiSt informed her
with guSto that the stOrk had the night before
left little new Wheat in his home Where
upon she exclaimed, oh, but remember this lit
tie Wheat will have to be thraShed and Graded
before it is any good
But | must not forget Mart Gary who was
another of her aSsiduous worShipers WHY
Gary didn't fear the devil. He has charged in
the herceSt battles. and it's recorded he was
never known to surrender to 4 foe but believe
me old Mart was completely Subiugatpd nv
this brown-eyed girl. who gave to the art of
coquetry something really powerful in its no
tent exercise. Yes, beyond doubt Matte OUId
was the cause OF this brave old Courser' diving
disappointed and lonely bachelor"
Yes, my friend said the Old General sigh
ing audibly, this place has venerable history
and many memories Of brilliant beautiful w6-
men, since the days of the stately Dolly Madi
son, but so long as this old resort stands it will
be redolent with no sweeter. more enchanting
memory than that of Matte Gwynne Ould
But there Is a sting and a pain to know thar
because Of her power to capture and entrance
the brain and heart and senses of men many
nave gone to their graves with a stone for a
heart
Gallant Young splendid, daredevil Gary
are but two of many" Here the old General
paused and looked at me with the saddast
eyes | have ever seen.
In a moment l read the life secret of this
grand old cavalier. He, too, had a stone for a
heart,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
A Belle of the Old South

IN HERE in the corner of the long porch at
White sulphur Springs, lovingly called
by Southerners THE White" l found
the Old General in his favorite seat lie was
quietly smoking an agc-tinted meerschaum with
n reminiscent look in his keen gray eyes.
LAS usual thinking" said l. But how can
you become absorbed in deep thought with that
bcvy of beauties over there In such tantalizing
proximity"
Turning slightly and sweeping the gay scene
with calm eyes, he then for a moment gazcd in
my face In silence.
"Ah, my dear friend" said he, they do not
belong to my day. I'm an old fossil to those
modernites. with their bunny -hugging tango
trottiug. griZzly-hear squeezing. and-and all,
but ! admit they're charming and bewitching,
vet | never recall q season mt this grand old
mecca of lotus-eatrrS when there was not as
semhled all that is most attractive in the South.
Sitting erect with shoulders thrust back he
grew voluhe on his favorite topic-the glorious
old days nj The White.
Yes" he continued. I've been thinking, and
it makes me feel pretty lonesome rs in fancy
I see the many friends who for successive gen
eratiou> have gathered here and realize how
few are here to-day. I can look up the length
Of this porch and see just plainly as though
II were yesterday. women and men who have
given 10 the South its reputation for beauty
and chiyalry.
but among the thousand. faces there is one
7 always See. wherever l look-yes | can see
her now standing there before me" And the
Od General with twiukliuG eyes glanced up.
beautiful brilliant. soulful Matte Oud. all
she was an cushautress. born subjugator Il
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where the action is limited by the stiffness Of
the joints There is often much general pain
and tenderness from effusion into the sheaths
Of the muscles, and the presence of sarcoactic
acid these pains, well as those Of the
joints, are worst at night. There are fire.
quenty acute exacerbatiOns with Intermittent
pyrexia. At such times the affected parts feel
hot, and there Is rather profuse perspiration,
increased muscular weakness, and general
lassitude. At other times the extremities may
be cold and somewhat livid, or the fingers may
feel dead and numb"
At later stage a radiogram shows wasting
Of the cartilages and rarefaCtOn of the artiCu-
lar ends of the bones; this leads to more or
less irreparable deformity. The lungs are not
affected the muscle of the heart may be weak
and irritable, and the blood pressure IS low,
but any valvular lesion which may be present
is due to other causes, or may be induced in
Natures methods Of cure.
The brain is not involved, except so far as
the irritability Of the patients temper may be
considered evidence Of such involvement At
any rate, the patient is never stupid nor men
tally lethorgic, though migrane Is not uncom-
mon; there is often slight anaemia The
urine Is usually clear, amber, acid Except from
the effects of treatment), deposits urates dur
ing febrie attacks, contains an excessive
amount of lime and phosphates occasionally
a trace of indican, and a little albumen in the
later stages.
The earlier the recognition Of the disease the
more successful the treatment. Our attention
should be first directed to the prima via, the
teeth should receive scrupuous attention and
all sepsis should be eradicated; the acid fer.
mentation In the stomach should be eliminated,
and this is most readily accomplished by cut
ting off all saccharine and farinaceous articles
OF diet, and placing the patient for a few days
on an abundance of red meat with plenty Of
hot water. Red meat produces ammonia,
which neutraIzes the sarcolatc acid In the
muscles; then milk, to which some sodium BIZ
carbonate and chalk or lime water have been
added, lunket and cream.
The sour milk craze In this disease has
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
By Genie Orchard StovaIl

brilliant and gallant-he and Butler were said
TO be the two handSomest officers in the army.
Young was the youngest Major General in
either army My friend T. c. DeLeon. the
Louisiana author. called him the Murat of the
Virginia lines Now this fearless fighter. the
idol of men, and no less popular with women.
was the slave of Matte OuId, and | know as
a fact she was the only woman whom he wOr-
SHIPPED until the hour of his death They were
engaged TO marry, some misunderstanding
arose, of course the result of her geometry.
Here the Old General paused and his eyes be-
came misty. The Saddest of all, said he, ''she
loved Young with the absorbing strength and
passion of her nature and yet the failure of a
was both We're too hard-headed and proud to
explain.
A very amusing incident occurred that Mat
tie use to tell on herself. 1t was during her
engagement To Young. one evening while in
her fathers library, her head resting on her
lovers shoulder, her father, the dignifed stiff
laced old judge entered Unexpectedly. Shocked
and indignant he approached 7. NJ. r. when
he was appeaSed by his daughters ready wit.
oh, father dear she cried. its nothing 1t is
not the first time Ould head has been put
on Young shoulders Yes. her wit was as ready
and as keen as a Spanish stiletto.
But I must tell YOU" he went on, how on
another occasion she put a dignifed dining
party in a roar Of laughter.
Two RichmOnderS who sought her hand in
marriage were among those present, one
Campbell the brilliant attorney. and the other
Il popular cluhman. Familiarity known by his
friends rs Nat The witty and erudite Colonel
Bacon. who sat next to Matte. teaSingly asked
her in low voice which of her two suitors
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

The numbers L to 7 illustrate the successive
changes in the nerve-ceIls affected by rheumh-
told srthritIs.
The cells undergo reduction in sizeJ the NiSsl
bodies being replaced by yellow pigment stain
ing black with Marchi's huidI the nucleus
shrinkS, becomes indistinct, and eventually dis
hPpeHrsi the processes get thinner and break
on, and ultimately small mnss of granular
pigment remains
lrritability and contraction, frequently spasm
and cramp, and at later stages neuritis with
atrophy of the interossei and muscles of the
thumb with deformity of the hands. The neu-
ritis and symmetry Of this disease have led
many to imagine that it is of nervous origin.
but as Sir James Paget pointed out the decay
Of leaf is symmetrical without any nerves.
The quadrceps extensor femoris and detoid
are frequently much wasted. The muscular
wasting leads to weakness. fatigue and weari-
ness but although there is usually general
emaCiation and malnutrtion, the existence of
the disease is quite consistent with the pres
ence of a considerable amount of adipose It's
sue There is a slight efusion into the joints,
swelling of the periarticular tissue, and the
joints become fusiform in shape stiff and
tender The skin over the joints becomes at.
tenuated and glossy.
All the deep refexes are exaggerated except
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
X-Ray Photograph of Hand, Showing
Rheunlstoid Arthritis. Note the
Thickening About the Joints.

the latter. When the blood is very alkaline
the fixed lime is fairly constant, but as the
alkalinity increases the blood holds less free
lime and part Of the free ionizable calcium is
thrown out into the tissues or excreted by the
bowels and kidneys.
The fixed lime in the form Of large mole.
cules OF calcium illuminate increases the Wis
costly OF the blood lessons the capillary veloc-
fly, and diminishes transudation Of abumnous
fluids hence where the blood is well charged
with fixed lime you do not get any albumin.
uria on the other hand with diminished al.
kalinity and the presence OF acid salts with
an alkaline reaction the blood holds a consid-
orahlc amount OF lime which is readily ex.
GREETED by the bowels and kidneys and leaves
the blood ready to take up more lime from the
tissues or alimentary tract SO long as the
blood Is more or less saturated with lime the
fixed calcium remains constant, but where the
acidosis Is not completely saturated with lime
or alkals the fixed calcium may be split off
from the albumen. and then you readily get
transudation Hence. in the early stages OF
rheumatoid arthritls the urine is usually free
from albumen, but in the later stages or during
acute eXacerbations when the fixed lime is
lessened you get albumnuria and also effusion
into the joints and tissues.
DR. Sidney Ringer made experiments on the
swelling OF laminaria when immersed in water
and he found that sodium and potassium chlor
ides retarded, but did not lessen the amount
Of fluid taken up; on the other hand, even
minute traces Of the chloride or other soluble
salt of calcium greatly and persstenty re
stricted the swelling of laminaria. Among the
causes of dropsy the presence of sodium Chlor.
ide in excessive amount must be recognized:
and In the treatment of this affection Vidal
and many others have recommended a salt
free diet; but have shown that in many cases
this is not enough; you must to some extent
replace the sodium salts in the tissues with
calcium salts. In rheumatoid arthritis there
IS usually a deficient supply and excessive
excretOn though, of course the activity of the
process is an ever varying quantity
We have already referred to the dilatation
Of the stomach deficient motor function acid
fermentation and intestinal stasis; when the
latter is very marked and persistent you get
augmentation Of the skin with dark lines round
the eyes The function of the liver and pan.
creas are impaired and the patient is usually
troubled with fatulence. There is anorexia
but very rarely vomiting. As was originally
pointed out by Kent Spender, there is a mod
crate tachycardia. and this is associated with
excessive function of the thyroid, which leads
to excessive calcium metabolism, fbrillar
tremor, myotatc irritability. and rather free
action of the skin.
There is general muscular wasting, muscular