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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
NEW CHINESE REPUBLIC EXTENDS
LIBERTY OF IDEAS TO CHRISTI MS
Aumnus the NJ c. A. in Pekns Finds Social Con
Show Gradual Improvement

coollc's idea Of "A republic was that
Yuan Shih-kai had become emperor
but perhaps this shows signs Of as
tuteness rather than ignorance.
Long training 10 consider bodily eX-
cI,'ise as iguohlc, ana many wise pre-
cepts about tine student who burns the
midnight oil have brought about "a
class of students for the most part ply e.
siCally weak, among whom tuberculosis
aud eye trouble are common
The Westcncr is struck with the
emptiness uf Ia" lives of the poor and
of the rich alike, ana the apparent lack
of development of the play instinct.
The coolies ideal OF Il good time Is to
go home and du nothing When a stu
dent Of the College of Languages was
asked what hc did when he wanted &"
enjoy himself he replied, I eat This
is my nflh meal today.
Finds Lack OF Amusements.
The lack of wholesome am,srments
naturally results in participation in un-
wholesome amusements. Five years
ago there WAS not a poolroom In Pc
King There are now dozen Of them.
Gambling and drinking are common in
such places.
The theater never a place of hith
moral influence. is in some eases intro
ducing modern drama, with orchestra,
curtains and realistic acting and
speaking Since the revolution for the
first time actresses have found plac"
in the city. We are told by one Of the
police departments that ther" has been
marked increase Of open immortality
since the revolution The convening OF
parliament was also coiucid"nt with
an unusual sale Of girls into slavery
from Impoverished Mauchu families.
The sudden change "f this nation
into u republic has brought In 4 host
of new and totally misunderstood
western ideas about the supposedly
modern relations of men ana women.
This has been noted even in the mis-
sion schools, OF a pleasant summer
cvenina numbers of unchaperoned
Young men and women could be- seen
strollmp about the groves of the Tenn
pie of Heaven, arm in arm. For China
such n thing was utterly unheard of 4
few months ago.
Appeals For Popular Education.
Mr.. Burgess declares also that tho
prisons range from Heaven To He'll
| There is "a model prison i'm Picking
that compares favorably with the
| prisons of Europe and America, and
might be an inducement for many oi
! the homeless. who lose their limbs ano
sometimes their lives by freezing II
! the streets of this city i'm winter, t.
commit crimes i'm order Ia hc sem
there Bat, as a policeman explained
/ 10 him. the prisoner cannot tell which
iail he will be condemned To occupy.
MIR. Burgess is irving Ia enlist th'
! Coz oprratiun Of the Chinese Whenercl
and wherever possible in his work. liz
says he has been advised that will
some definite scheme in hand, Yuan
| Shih-kai himself will heartily cooper
ate i'm a plan of enlightenment. Mr.
burgess proposes that all the public
halls in the city, the thoatcrS an'
schuoiS. as well as the foreign missions
shall he thrown open to a campaign Z"
Ipopalar education. with public speaker
On the platforms
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

Picking, Dec Members of the
Christian community are now free as
never before To enter into all forms al
activities and Ia make their influence
felt in social life in Pekiup." SAYS J :,
Burgess, one OF the young Princeton
men who are conducting one y. NJ. g.
\, Tor Chinese and another for the sol
dirrs of the various lepuriun guards in
this capital.
MIR Burgess has been devoting him-
self especially to social work among
The Chinese He has, as "a result ac-
quired much knowledge ot unusual
conditions in the prisons. insane asy-
lums ANA poor houses I'm Picking At the
same time he has great hopes of the
Chinese becoming more ana more ar-
tive in lettering conditions among
their own people. He THINKS, too, that
the new liberty Of ideas which the re
public has brought about will increase
the number of Christian converts more
rapidly than heretofore. out of Il
membership of 400 the Chinese y. NJ.
G.. \. IN Picking has at present but
thirty acknowledged Christians one
reason is that the converts made by
missionaries have generally come from
the poorer classes, and many of these
Christians are unable To spare from
their earnings The annual dues of So "a
year for membership.
Some Conditions intolersble.
As result of ms Investigations. MIR
Rmgess says there are 20 900 rickshaw
coolies in Picking. and that many ot
them not only provide for themselves,
hut also for families of TWO or three
persons on an income of from ten To
fifteen coppers, worth less than hall
The value al the same number ot Am
erican cents per day. ~ brief study
of twenty of these men says Mr. Bur
gese in Il report just compiled. re
vealed the fact that they are not 81
grossly ignorant and hopeless as might
he supposed. a good proportion q!
them can read. and thus are open a.
the influence Of easy Chinese literature
There are thousands of apprentices
ana employees in the large stores who
are virtually slaves, working from IA
10 IS hours n day with no wholesome
recreation and no chance for education
These men are not allowed To leave the
store. Modern industry has as yet
scarcely shown its head i'm Picking, hui
now is the time to create public opln'
ION which will result in the enact
ment of laws making impossible those
conditions already existing in the fac
tories at osaka and Shanghai. In Osaki
thousands of women, lured in from tho
country on false promises, are forced
To work incredible hours on starvation
pay, sleeping in crowded and unsanl.
tary buildings under blankets that arr
never for an hour without Il user.
Ignorance Among Lower Classes
THAT there is ignorance of th'
grossest kind among ihe lower classei
i'm Picking and vast field for educa
ton along the very simplest lines l.
evident. \ coolie who was attending
the Social Service cab night schoo
asked mc whether America really wa
a place. or whether IT, was vague lik
| Heaven and added What do No'
! think? They say the world is round
Anyone can see il isn't. The ricksha,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
MERCURY MORNING
STAR WITH VENUS

Jupiter Visible In Early Evening, Sat
urn and Mars Brilliant.
Mercury aud Venus both are to be
morning stars during the month Of
December, according to data furnished
10y the Washburn observatory. The
former reaches greatest elongatiou
vest on December 10 ana may he seen
at dawn over the southeastern hori-
2on on December Mercury passes
close by Venus To the north OF the
latter which may AID ia identifying
he former. Venus itself practically
disappears Is a morning star by the
close Of the month as IL approaches
superior conjunction The brilliant
Jupiter is still visible early i'm the
evening as it sinks 10 the southwest
ern horizon. Saturn and Mars are
brilliant objects i'm the eastern sky in
he evening The former reaches the
meridian az a high altitude somewhat
before midnight followed about three
hours later by Mars The latter forms
a conspicuous trio with the bright
stars Castor and Pollux.
The times of sunrise and sunset for
the month are as follows
Sunrise-Dec. al 7.g; Dec II at
80, Dee u at 7.2G; Dec. ~ at Z. 30.
Sunset Dec. I at 80 Dee II ~
Z -, Dec. - at 4:25, Dec. Il at I.32.
The times of the moons phases are:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

LET'S have the buck law by all means,
lys the lshpeming Iron ore, H. works
we'll wherever it is tried and it. would
operate iu the same way in Michigan.
Let's save the men and the deer Both
are worth saving. The next legislature
Aould be- visited by strong appeals
from the best men in the state who are
Interested in this matter. as many are.
came be sacrificed 10 the greed of the
hunters.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

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osiV IN President Wilson's advocacy
Il federal law doing away win party
national conventions and pro'laihS Tor
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
YOUNG HOUSEWIFE.

You may give me some apples
Cooking apples"
II don't understand"
we have two kinds: cooking and
eating"
oh Well | want the cooking kind.
also of the cooking variety. '--kans;is
city Journal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
AGRICULTURAL ITEM.

PENNSYLVANIA legislates that no wo-
man may work more than "a hours u
week. or 10 hours u day or six days
n week Always excepting farmers
wives New York Tribune.
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LITERARY TIP.

II is reported that insanity is in
creasins IN Indiana These statistics
must be old publishers report less
poetry from the Hooser state than
ever before in literary history.
land Plain Dealer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
DOMESTIC NOTE.

Missouri women are going TO help in
the good roads movement, The wo-
men ought To be interested in this
matter. The better the roads the less
excuse hubby will have for getting
home late.-Chicago Record Herald
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

as follows; 70 the west. Mega, Attain
aud Fumalhaut To the east, Aide
haigiu. the Pleladcs, Capella, Castorand
inlluN Sirius ProcNou and the
bright stars Of the constellation orion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
NONSENSE sTARTEoY

ON. let's have universal peace
And look for an occasion
When hostile moods are made TO cease
BY generous persuasion!
oh down with war;" says Uncle 81
I'm settling any question
Let's meet the foe with pumpkin P'
And give 'em Indigestion"
Washington star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
POLITICAL NEWS.

why should Mr.. Wilson give any
thought TO the 1916 nomination when
member of the cabinet is giving al
most his entire attention 10 IT.
cleveland Leader.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
AW GWANl

The lardsttck has three feet and va
In spite OF talk
We'd like To make a little bet
That IL can't walk.-Cincinnati En-
quireT
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CHICAGO Wall.

II 1t be true, as estimated, that down
town walters receive $34 900 day in
tips they should feel themselves NOR
ally bound to Keep their thumbs ont
of the soup.--Chicago News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
DOMESTIC AMENITIES.

Hub-MarN my love. this apple
isn't half done.
Wife-Well. then finish il, my dear
boston Transcript
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

Dutyless meat continues to arrive il
large quantities from Argentina with
cut making much Of an impression on
the high cost of living.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

Jooray The Democratic admins
tr8uou and the new tarn bill are at
.aar indicated The high cost Of uy-
INK BIAS been given body blow The
price Of gasoline has been reduced a
half cent q gallon by the Standard
oil company
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

4 few more weeks of weather IKE
this and Florida and California WIZ
have 10 close up for lack of business
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

copy American Press Association
WILLIAM BANARIp HALE who ac
u Wilson
q In
not
thought able negotiate informally
president worked together
uerta n aqo the q
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06
NEWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK

Washington. ID. g., Dee 6.-Formal
Announcement Of the recipients Of the
Nobel prizes, founded with his vast
fortune 10y Alfred Nobel, the inventor
Of dynamite. Ia reward each year those
who have most aided humanity by
scientific or medical research, by ideal
istic literature and by the promotion
OF peace. viii be made al Stockholm
ON Wednesday the anniversary of Mr..
Nobel's death The names of several
Of this years prize winners already
have been made public, among them
being Tagore the great Hindu poet,
who receives the prize for literature,
and Prof. Charles Richet a noted
French Psychologist who has been
awarded the prize la medicine
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PLFNrY OF BACKBONE

ptrNr>J Of BACKBONE
s.,.ros, Ferris must bs credited
Win a.. GOOD strong backbone Whom
bee fakes 81 stand ne believes is right
be- cannot 1c sverycd from it bv any
amount Of criticism or pressure Wit
ness his attitude .u the copper COM
,-y strike When il became evident
rrr.ue wen. necessary bee sDut the en-.
.,.,.,..,f,, ......,,.. loss threatening.
..,...,. 4, TO- .nrorg..l thar soldiers
...,....,.. -.. .rY,y I'M E,v.euav. coun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

Other conferences ana conventions
of the week will include the interna-
tional yivisection congress, in Wash
ington: the American Good Roads
congress, in Philadelphia, and the an
nual meeting of the National civil
Service Reform league, in Biston.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

The much discussed ease OF the
Western Fuel company a number of
whose directors. officers and employ es
are charged with fraud against the
United States government, is docketed
for uial on Tuesday in the federal
court at san Francisco
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

The proposal lhat a national inter
state trade commission, fashioned
along the lines o. the interstate com
merce commission, should be formed
to deal with problems arising from
large Industrial corporations viii be
one Of the important subjects 10 be
dealt with by the National civic Fed
Grafton at It's annual meeting in New
YORK THURSDAY
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-06

Observance Will be held Wednesday
~ the centennial anniversary of the
birth of Zachariah Chandler. the ia
nous statesman who served for many
years in the United states senate and
Tor a time as member Of President
Grants cabinet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13

from the healthy exercise INDUCED in
by the kids and with their observing
the proper amount of caution there is
nothing that is detrimental to health
or habits In the pastime.
The council members are consider
ing the installation OF wooden instead
of iron mains the next time any water
extension is made in Crow Point. The
wooden mains are said to exceed the
longevity of iron mains and the cost
of installation is practically SO 1-s per
cent less than iron pipe and be
done by any ordinary intelligent me-
chanic. costing about so or IS cents a
foot to install No definite action has
been taken, but the council were nicely
impressed with the wooden mains
while on an inspection tour to Valpa-
raise, where a big water extension
contract is being made. the specinca-
lions calling for the wooden mains.
Erhart Bixenman has bought a new
Ford touring car and will now keep
up with the procession of plutocrats
that can afford to burn gasoline.
Word from Mrs Howell " Parry
states that she has left Albuquerque.
n. NJ, and Is now located at Colorado
1 Springs, where she hopes to be greatly
I benefited by the climate of Colorado.
She will remain there some time.
| Word from Pete" Henning. who re-
Gently was called to Covfngton. KY. to
join the Federal league players OF that
city, Is anything but optimistic re-
garding the future success of the team
there. the crowds being too small to
warrant the continuance OF keeping q
high saiarfed team In the field. 1t Is
more than likely that Henning will
quit that part OF the country and again
return north, where baseball is more OF
a profitable game.
The heavy cannonadiEr heard at the
south end of the city Is caused by the
blasting of stumps at the fair ground.
park. The work is being done BY
Superintendent Donnaha. and a great
change and Improvement has already
been made In the beautiful natura
park In the progress OF the work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13
ST. JOHN.

Mrs Margaret Gerlach and daughter.
Clara. are Chicago visitors at present.
Mrs. John Miller. Sr.. returned from
Gary Saturday evening
Ms George Gerlach transacted bust
ness in Hammond Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Connors and family
from Hammond spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Robert Connors and Edward Thiel
were Crown Point visitors Sunday
afternoon.
Elizabeth Thielen of Chicago is visit
ing here with her sister. Mrs. Edward
Austgen.
George Dietz and Rene Thiel of Chi
cago were the guests of relatives here
Sunday
Mary Seeker of Chicago spent Sun
day here with her parents.
John Pickering was Cook visitor
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Michael Berwanger OF
Hammond were in town with their auto
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd James were
Morocco visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernhard Blocker. Mr.
ana Mrs Joseph Scheidt. Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Klein and Matilda Klein were
Chicago visitors Sunday.
Frances K1assen of Chicago spent
Sunday here with her parents.
John Miller. Jr.. and son Frank tran
sacted business in Chicago on Monday
George Thiel of Chicago was in towr
on business Mnoday.
Joseph Gels and Jacob Schmidt o.
Dyer were St John visitors Monday
afternoon
Rose Ludwig of Chicago spent Sun
/ day here with her parents.
| Born to Mr. and Mrs Edward Schaef-
er Sunday baby girl. Congratula-
| tons
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13

tain the Good VIII club at her home in
the Petersen flats this evening.
The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Taray,
who had committed suicide by drown
ing herself in Lake Michigan, was held
yesterday morning, services being held
at s. Johns Slavish church
Myrtle Roberts of the state Home for
Girls, at indianapolis, who is 10 years
of age, arrived here last week to take
up her abode with the Abraham family
in the Petersen flats. Mrs. Atwood of
the home accompanied the girl to her
destination.
Mrs. Allen of Fischrupp avenue went
o the Presbyterian hospital, in Chicago,
yesterday to undergo an operation on
her throat
Mrs. G. w. Fredenburg of Sheridan
avenue will entertain the woman's
, Home Missionary society tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Go to snyder's Studio for picture
framing ct A. Z
Paul J. Scholz has returned home
from Michigan, where he underwent
/ treatmens for rheumatism. Mr.. Scholz
is much improved in health
The L o. T. NJ. will hold their regular
meeting tomorrow night, when Miss
Margaret Griffth's committee will en-
| tertain
| You get instant warmth and COM
| fort with Gas Heating Stove.-No
| Ind. Gas & Elec. Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13

nue. were South Chicago visitors last
evening.
The boys of the seventh grade of the
Franklin school and the seventh grade
OF the Washington school played ball
at he Forsyth ball park Saturday aft
ernoon- The Franklin boys, winning
by score OF 30 to IA.
Mrs. Edward Freeman Of Pearl street
was the guest of friends at Windsor
Park yesterday.
The fire department responded to a
call from the sisters home or the st.
Johns church Saturday. The blaze.
which was a small one, was caused by
spark from the chimney and was soon
extinguished by the nremen.
Thomas and Mike MCGOWAN of Har-
rison avenue are spending a few days
at Detroit. Mich.
Edward Klemm of Indiana boulevard
transacted business in Chicago yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Moore are enter.
tanning the formers mother from Shell
by. Ind.
Mrs. James Ryron of Pearl street ii
suffering with an attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. John Biaul of Roberts avenue
visited her aunt. Mrs. Mccain OF
Franklin Park, Sunday.
George Bader spent the week end ir
Chicago visiting relatives.
Mrs Richard Schaaf and daughter
Clara, were guests of the formers sis
ter. Mrs. Albert Myers OF Chicago. yes
terday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13
R.ORERTSDALE.

II Robertsdale people want any OF
the park subdivision lots they had
better get busy. Mr.. Schaaf says only
10 OF them left See the ad. today
Charles Greenberg of Indiana bou1e-
ward. who has been very sick with
typhoid fever at the Children's Memoir
ial hospital in Chicago. is reported
much better and will soon be able to
return home.
Mrs. John Leverenz of Harrison av-
enue is confined to her home with a
severe attack of quincy sore throatand
is under the care of DR.. Dewey.
Mrs. Reed Hubbard and daughter.
Myrtle, Mrs. c. G. Buell. and Mrs. A H.
Stress attended the institution of Lake
Side temple. Pythian Sisters, at Indiana
Harbor Saturday evening.
Mrs. Elliot Aman is entertaining her
mother. Mrs Ambrose Smith of Wheel
er, Ind, for a few days.
Mrs. J. Secrecy and Mrs. Davis saw
THE World In Chicago" Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Bacon of Reese ave-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-13

the nearf uture. The three weeks prior
to the present week were without fea-
lures of any kind. but during this week
conditions have so presented them
selves that the belief seems prevalent
that steel buying will again become
very active Immediately upon the ex-
haustion of the material which is on
hand.
Blast furnaces have been making
remarkable strides along the lines OF
production, and in spite of the fact
that some fifty furnaces were tenn
porarily out of commission during the
recent floods the total tonnage runs up
into large figures. Iron ore shipments
are greatly in excess of what they
were a year ago. Up to May / ss6.3s7
tons were taken from the Lake SUI
perior districts alone. as compared
with 204,042 tons for the same period
in 1912.
Taking all in all, the situation at
the present time Is not very far from
that which was predicted at the be-
ginning of the year, II was said at
that time that reaction would in
evitably come as the result of the
strenuous buying which had been go
| ing on for several months. While I'M
favorable expressions in regard to all
| lines Of business have increased, the
| steel trade continues to show resist
ance to such sentiment.
The pig iron market is extremely
dull and prices have fallen SO low that
| if a still lower level is reached some
mills will be obliged TO either discon-
tinue operations or produce at loss.
| The railroads are not placing orders in
| any quantity yet, although some
roads are taking comparatively small
| lots, primarily for use in construction
work rather than in the form of rails.
| One of the largest tonnages for the
| week was ordered by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company in Pueblo, for
use in the extension of their plant. The
contract was awarded to the Ritter
Conley company, and amounted to L.
$50 tons.