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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-04
Maybe His Eyesisht Is Poor.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 4.-Repre-
sentative Hay introduced today bill
prohibiting women from wearing
dresses that button up the back unless
the buttons are as large as dollar.
The bill provides a fine of one To
three dollars, with Jail sentence for
persistent offenders
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Of Plttsbufg Plate Glass Plant
To Be Doubled
Three New Building Are To
Be Constructed
Another Tank To Be Built.
II New Machines viii
Be Installed

Information, which means much for
the welfare Of Nj. Vernon, was given
out At the offices Of the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass company, this city, Thurs.
day afternoon, when the announce.
ment was made that the capacity Of
the plant will be doubled, meaning Of
course the employment Of large ad.
ditionai force Of employees.
The directors Of the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass company arrived In Mt.
Vernon In = special car early Thurs.
day morning and spent a greater part
Of the morning In going over the plant
and in considering the proposed I'm.
provements.
At the noon hour the director, an.
nounced that the contemplated i'm.
provements would be made just as
soon az possible.
Manager Harry 6. sIinoIuh stated
to Banner representative Thursday
afternoon that three new buildings
will be constructed and that IL new
machines will be installed.
A carpenter shop, machine shop and
flattenine oven will be constructed
and another tank will be built.
When the new improvements are
completed the capacity Of the factory
will be doubled. A large additional
force Of men will be required.
II 10 the expectation to commence
work on the enlargement Of the plant
at very early date.
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Another Examination viii
Occur On May II
When All Applicants viii Be
Given Another Chance
A List By.7OWnships Of Those
Who We're Successful

The following applicants were sue.
cessful at the recent Boxwell. Patter.
son examination held In Mt. Vernon
Berlin
Hazel Hess, Halle Leonard. Pearl
p. Phillips, Alice Thompson, Howard
Gregg.
Ruth Pealer, Martha Richert, Savilla
Workman, Dwight Kieffer, Clarence
McIntire, Caleb Motz, Albert Coleman.
Butler
Mae Wolfe.
Alva Harris, Howard Mccullough.
Clinton
Elizabeth Brock, Orca Graves, Hazel
Hersey, Margaret Kelley, Madge Shell.
Clyde Black, Dwight Fletch-
er, Burton Mcdonald, Pearl Smith.
Harrison
Daisy Mckee, Mae Mckee, Esther
Wolfe, Frank Biggs, Clarence Lepley,
Clarence Lybarger, Rodney Ross.
Hiiiiar
Ralph Oliver.
Jefferson
Esther Walton, willard Shultz.
Jackson
Lester Hall.
Liberty
Martha Bell. Mary Cochran, Grace
Mclaughlin, Burgess Cochran.
Miller
Bessie Higgins, Edith Lloyd, Junita
Oldaker.
Middlebury
Ramelle Cyphers. Evelyn Wagner.
Howard Fidler.
Morgan
Eleanor Kirkpatrick, Carl Shields.
Cless Bell, Wilbur Elliot.
Monroe
Julia Welsh.
Milford
Helen Shelter. Charles Bird.
Pleasant
Mabel Totman.
Anna Griffith, Dorothy Murry, Ethel
Robinson, Glenn Daniels.
Union
Eta Fowles, Elsie Grimm, Iva Petry,
Rosalie Wolfe, Russell Sells, Stephen
Collupy, Helen Day.
Wayne
Cora. Rood, Clyde Wyker, Wilbur
Inks.
From Other Counties
Olive Keller, Mona Kiser, Vaughn
Debolt, vern Hulse.
The class was unusually large, two
hundred ninety-four, OF which one hun
dred forty-nine were girls and one
hundred forty-dve were boys. The
number successful we're forty-one girls
and thirty boys. ~
Those having q grade Of 75 per cent
or over are exempt in those subjects
at the next examination which will be
held May H..
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SIN Railroads Less To Blame
Than County Officials
Recommended Dyke Be Built
Higher
And That All Openings Be
Made Wider

Captain Harold c. Fiske of the corps
of United States engineers, arrived In
Mt. Vernon Wednesday afternoon at
1880 o'clock over the Pennsylvania
lines from Columbus.
Colonel Skunk of the engineer corps
was called to Louisville, Ky, and
could not come to Mt. Vernon.
Captain Fiske was shown about the
city by City Engineer Ray 8. Blinn.
The captain stated that the object OF
his visit was simply to view the situa.
ton so that the army board could
more intelligently pass upon different
plans presented to them.
He stated that there had been Gre
ated a board called "The Ohio Valley
Flood Board" composed of the follow
ing army officers Col. Skunk, Col.
Jervey, Major Braunell, Major Alsted-
ter, Major Rand and Capt. Fiske, sec
retary. This board will meet in Gin
cinnati next Tuesday and Capt. Fiske
stated that the duties Of the members
would be to pass upon and advise any
city or county officials the best plans
which they cared to submit, and II the
city or county or any individuals had
eny suggestions to make, that II they
were prepared in good form, they
would be glad to consider them and
give a written recommendation in
reply.
Capt. Fiske, when asked his per-
sonal opinion, he was somewhat
guarded as to his reply, and stated
that he was not authorized to recon-
mend anything particular, but as far
as he could see for the present, he
would build the dykes higher at criti-
cal points and widen the spans of
bridges where the water seemed to be
held back. He said all spans should
be in the clear and was very emphatic
against such structures as the viaduct
He said that he thought the rail
roads were less to blame than the city
or county in regard to their water.
ways.
When asked as to the reservoir
scheme to hold back waters at the
head Of streams he said he thought
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02

II was good plan for the lower Mis-.
sissippi valley people; but was not
much good for the land where the res.
ervoirs are 10 be built He thought
Ohio would be more Interested in let
ting the water get away as fast az It
can.
The captain stated tl,At there had
been plan suggested n that connec.
ton that might be Of some help II
enough farmers would cooperate in
1t, and that was, that II the theory Ia
true, that there is no more water falls
on given acre or Held ID a year than
that field acturally needs, II the farm.
ers would conserve their flood waters
on their own farms they could well
use 1t in time OF drought. When this
practice OF individual reservoirs for
each farm because geneal practice,
there would be no more floods.
In addition to City Engineer Blinn,
Capt. Fiske was also entertained dur
ing his stay here by County Commits
sioner Dill. County Surveyor Arthur
c. Wolfe, Director Of Service Charles
Fairchild and Mayor A. a. Perrine.
After viewing the damage done to
the dyke and the bridges, County Sur
veyor Wolfe took Copt. Fske to the
Dial mill and from there to Gambler
to take the 5 o'clock terrain to Colum-
bus and from there to Pittsburgh.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
State OF Ohio: s city S,,r,v of Toledo tss.

q Lucas County, ~ -T1I
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he -
r Co. doing business In the City Of To-
iedo, County and State. aforeshid. anf
that said frm will pay the sun q ONE
erv case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
= FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed 10
my presence. this 9Th day OF December
A. d. 1855.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
cous surfaces OF the system. Send TOT
r. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. O
Sold BY all Druggists. 75c. -
Tsks Val's Family pills for eeAstiyeaten.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
cEMrEasuRc COMMENCEMENT

x Csnterburg, o., May THE COM
mencement exercises Of the Center.
burg schools will occur Thursday ev!
ening, May 49, The class has eleven
members this year and the class ad-
dress will be delivered by Prof. Will
liams OF Dennison University.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02

Honus Wagner believes that Ever
ett Boos, now with the Pirates. Is the
coming star infielder in the major
leagues.
That boy weilman. the tallest Fitch
er in the big show, is doing some
beautiful hinging for the st. LouiA
Browns.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
RAYMOND
Placed In Jail On Execution
For An Old Fine And Costs

Modest Raymond was taken into
custody Thursday morning by Oficer
Walter George on an execution for a
fine and costs imposed upon him some
time ago by Mayor Perrine before
whom he was convicted Of Illegally
selling intoxicating liquor. The fine
was $500. Raymond was placed IN
jail.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
MINERS ON STRIKE

St. Clairsville. o., May 1-2,50o min
ers, employed by the Lorain Dock
Company struck today after they re-
fused pay for cutting soapstone and
slate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
CLASS
Of -Four To Graduate From
Martinsburg High School

Martinsburg, Ohio, May THE an
nual commencement exercises of the
Martinsburg high school will be held
Friday evening in the town hall. There
are four members of the graduating
class. Miss Vera Van Wrinkle, Miss
Alice Woodruff, Miss Emma Woodruff
and Mr.. Ira Hawkins. The commence
ment address will be delivered by
Professor ]. Z. Skaggs, former super
intendent of the Martinsburg schools.
Music for the occasion will be furnish
ed by the Moose orchestra of Mt. Yer
non.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02

sANNER WANT Aos PAY
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25
Whispered Tip to Cop Wakes Up City Employees

D'TTSBuRGH. PA.-These are siren.
uous days for the Coppers- Afraid
ofTheir-Jobs What with the willy
thieves active and the public claiming
the city Is overrun with robbers, pick
pockets and other plundering rascals,
aad Director John II. Daley after
these same coppers until they dream
OF "shakeups' and dismissals. the
life OF a bluecoat or a plain clothes
man Ia not pleasant.
The other afternoon Lieutenant OF
Police Charles Faulkner and n couple
OF subs were polishing their but.
tons In Magistrate Fred Goettman,
Jrs. courtroom at the North Side po.
lice station. while the magistrate told
funny stories and drew cartoons on a
pad (the court not being then In SEES
sion). a wild-eyed taxpayer" rushed
In and whispered to the sergeant In
charge that two suspicious negroes
were skulking In an alley on Arch
street. near the High school building. "
The tip was given to Lieutenant
rpulkner. Instantly be and the subs
got busy IN making . marathon dash
for the scene OF action. They feun1
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

sarded the larks fair prey made numbers
carry the day
One day Billy and the stroller afield were
tramping the meadow that edges the Bowman
Vile road that runs along and the rustic
bridge over the north branch OF the river They
heard shouts and turning saw that building
facing the road fire II a frame
structure with the two upper stories occupied by
families It the ledge OF the front win
dow of the upper apartment that the Gagged lark
which Billy had tried to save had been impris
for the OF the fire The building was
furnace "EveTybody's out" called a man In the
crowd that had gathered
Billy, the witiess looked up. He the lark
In the cage The stairway was burning He
eluded a OBTAINING hand and dashed into the en-.
trance and up the stairs man Jumped after
him. but It was too late He was driven back
In less than a minute the people with staring
eyes saw the boy appear at the front upper win
dow. His form framed with smoke and
flame. They saw him fairly tear apart the cage
that held the lark. In an instant the bird was
free and went soaring heavenward singing
There was crash: floor had given way. A
little later a crowd had gathered round the dead
body OF a boy. The school teacher and By's
naturalist companion were looking down on the
face that the flames had left untouched
Wanted to be-" said the tramper OF the fields
Wanted to be? His whole life was a poem
and his death was song
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

wife also was questioned a. to her
age.
DO have to tell:" she asked.
NO. not unless you wish"
We'll. ladies are a little bashfui
about telling their age after they pass
thirty"
''Aw. tell the man how old you are.
Hannah" The husband seemed dis
gusted with coyness.
Well" the old lady made confess
sion reluctantly. Il amt so old ~
the old man is. but I'm eighty-four."
And ! suppose you are retired.
too" said the smiling teller
That may be your name for Il. but
what with the cooking and the house
work and the milking and the butter.
ing and all, | manage to keep kind OF
busy"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25
BARN SWALLOW, CHIMNEY SWEEP AND KING BIRD
~ JULIE ADAMS POWELL.


parts are grayish slate color. on his
head is concealed orange red crest.
The under parts are white. washed
with gray on the breast The tail Is
black. tipped with white. The nest is
built at the end OF a branch Of some
low tree, several feet from the ground
and is a compact structure. composed
Of leaves. string. weeds. grass. fine
rootlets. bark and hair. The number
OF eggs are generally Ave. and they
are creamy white. spotted with dark
brown and purple gray.
suppose that every boy who reads
this paper has seen the Barn Swallow,
but how many have seen the bird at
work building her nest, Some day
II you hide away inside the barn. and
keep very quiet you can witness this
very interesting performance.
One day last summer was out on
farm. and in the barn heard great
chattering and chirping, and discover
ed the Barn Swallow were building.
"A, the male OF most bird families
does not assist his mate in this work.
! concluded that 1t was he" who was
doing the chattering. while the little
housewife carried the mud and straw
OF which the walls of the house were
built. Most OF the time he was inside
the half.hnIshed nest giving advice,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25
Cleveland Firemen and Police in FIy.Trap Race

idea. The firemen contributed to q
fund to build the largest and most
lethal fy-trap In existence. IL was In
stalled near the stable. wherein the
firemen had an immeasurable ad-
vantage over the police in the matter
OF flies.
Then, all confidence. Trump chal-
lenged Cregan to fly.catchng con-
test between their respective traps.
Because the firemen had the advan-
tage OF the stable. Trump gave Gre
gan n handicap of 100 flies.
For days frGmen and policemen
watched their traps earnestly. Wagers
were made on the result and In
terest grew to fever heat Each
side accused the other of catching
fiies by hand and "stufiing" the traps.
But. strangely enough the police trap
continued to attract more flies
An approximate gave Cregan a lead
OF possibly 1000 flies and the fire.
fighters were in despair. A terrlble
disappointment awaited the police ons
morning With the break OF dawn
CregaD went out to inspect his trap
He sent In vocal riot call The fiiea
were gone and nervous bat Was
alone In the cage
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

n INCINNATI. O.--Not long ago an
- aged man presented himself at the
new account window OF a local bank
and asked TO have his semi-annual in.
terest entered In his passbook Rec.
ognizing him at once. the teller on
duty asked: Are you still retired?"
Il reckon | am. as far as ever I
was. replied the depositor, smiling
grimly
The little joke dates back a year or
two to the day when the account was
opened Accompanied by his wife on
that occasion, the aged farmer from
Ohio's onion belt rendered the teller
a rsll OF banknotes counting up In the
thousands
How olo are you?" asked the clerk.
pursuant to the banks practice OF
keeping such bits OF information on
Ale
"Eighty-six''
"Occupationr'
Farmer"
Farmer. retired" repeated the
teller and began to write It So
Retired nothing" protested the
octogenarian. ~ you call working
$50 acres OF land being retired. then
! suppose I'm retired"
The teller made suitable apologies.
As 1t was to be joint account, the
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

eye YOURS q second edition Of Ralph Waldo
Emerson. my boy" said he a little quizzicaily
They're .retty by the water" said Billy and
the wind whispers TO them and they tell me phat
the wind says"
You're a poet" said the man with the box.
II wouldn't pick your flowers now were ..5, the
real gold they TO be- but I'm x':er birds,
too"
Bang EN- and put EN- in a box"
mo Just look at them"
"fl show you lots =" said Billy
The man came to the meadows often after this
and met Billy The lad knew where the lark
finch. where the vireo placed its paper-lined
home and where the oriole swung its cradle. lie
showed all his treasures TO the man who
willing to look and to spare. One day Billy
brought some papers to his botanical alornithologi-
cal acquaintance. They're poems" he said.
like what the man with the gray beard wrote
about bobonks and like what the man Shake
something said about the yellow swamp flowers"
Bily's naturalist friend took the manuscript.
make q photographer weep. but there poe
try Tho boy said In essence that the marirold
didn't die because he thought OF II all the year
through. and thinking OF things makes em live"
Ono OF Billy's schoomates had trapped shore
lark. The bird sings as II scars, and in that
spect Is like unto the lark that at heavens gate
sings" Billy had fought a good fight for the
homeward but a crowd OF schoolmates who re-
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

NIICAGO.-Chicago's first Broadway
" car ran through the loop district
the other night, through the La Sale
street tunnel up Clark street. and
out Broadway. 1t was the first evi.
dence OF the city's SCI varieties OF new
street names
The car, with no sign save the un.
vonted broadway" displayed. swung
around the loop at the alcoholic hour
OF IL 30, just when the most people
wanted car.
Say now. where'd that come
from" demanded one night owl OF an.
other on the curb, as No. 2l9 trundled
BY. Lived here all my life an didn't
know we had Broadway. let alone a
car line on IT,"
Nobody could tell him.
Down Randolph street rumbled the
Broadway" apparition, and drew up
in front OF the Lambs cafe Just AZ
two chorus girls emerged
Amt this luck. LII" exclain : ,ne
as they peeled their hobbies ius, ,igh
enough to allow them to reacL ,he
step. The way remembered It we'd
have to beat II two blocks to a car.
an here's one right at the door Call
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

thesc people showed that they were TO be classed
with the wiser ones
Wise gii,y had been h,t on the head when he
was nothing more than toddler and II was tho
blow that set hts mind cropping for things that II
could never fully grasp. Bowmanvie. while 1t
IL q part OF n great city. has green fields and
great forests yet untouched by the AK OF nature q
tyrant Billy roamed the fields and threaded tho
forests Like Little Hiawaths he learned OF the
birds and the squirrels their secrets. They were
playmates that never made sport OF his mental
short comings. lie loved them and they loved
him The streams beyond the little stream which
farther In its course becomes the Chicago
river. were the haunts Of bobolinks. II was
there that the Italian bird catchers hired by the
big city dealers were In the habit OF setting their
traps to catch roilicking Robert OF Lincoln that
he might be coopcd up In a by cage to Pine
away a few brief summer months for the sup
2 posed pleasure OF someone whose ideas Of liberty
did not include bird and beast.
One afternoon the Italians set their traps all
over the meadow with a captive bird in the lower
compa RI nieut' The men went TO hedge by the
roadside to watch results. They saw boy start
on 4 keen jump across the meadow. His feet
were winged Before tn, trappers could realize
whs. was up the lower door of the first trap in
ltne was open, bobolink was freed and the trap
itself was q crushed mass Of wire and sticks.
They tried. bat they could not catch this grey
hound OF lad. He liberated twelve birds and
smasAcd twelve traps and then shot into tho
Budl0ng woods II Wise Billy who had done
this turn for his bobonk friends.
Wise Billy's father and mother sent him to
school The teachers did not want TO receive
him but he was quiet and he showed shortly
that impression could be made upon his disor-
dered mind. lie knew more about the pictures
than he did about the words. but In the course
Of q year or two he wrote sentences disjointedly.
II was poetry that Wise BILLY loved. especially
the poetry In which the words sang of birds and
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

the suspects sure enough. Both. how
ever, were reclining on the sidewalk.
comfortably resting against a brick
house. fast asleep In the broiling sun.
When yanked to- their feet by the
jealous limbs OF the law. the darkeys
rubbed their eyes and gazed In won
derment at the blue coats.
'Whahfah you arrest Us. boss?"
they asked Of Faulkner I'VE ain bin
doin' nothin' but waitin' yeah fer Do
gawbage wagon 4 come long. We
all's city 'ployes. We 10. We jsss--"
"'Bout facet" shouted I.isutsnane
Faulkner to the subs" FORWARD.
maPeh- straight back to the cooler
Joint. We've been fooled agaia-"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25
HAPRLNN{S la 4INN{S'. So
AIIuo &
CHICAGO "Ows" Blink at First Broadway Car
C,dr

Us at One Hundred and Nineteenth
street, conductor"
Serene in their belief that they were
headed for home. they settled down
for a talk.
viii this car take me to Evanston
svsnue!" inquired a precise individual
No he held back his nickel and eyed
tho conductor suspiciousiy.
Yes, sir"
But how can car take me whers
want to go when It runs on a street
never heard Of? And I've lived on
Evanston avenue many years"
All the way out the precise gentle
man debated with himself where that
car would land him.
But there we're many voyagers who
did not intrust themselves to the pi
ratical.looklns craft flying such
strange colors.
Say! Where does that thing go~
asked one OF these from the curb
"Whers do you want to go'"
Evanston avenue"
Come along-this car1l take you"
Not me. Only got one nickel. an
no strange car don't git that"
And the cautious one sheered on
until he could find a car with a famll-
lar sign.
Many. thinking they recognized
something familiar about the car or
crew or both. came out into the street.
looked doubtfully at the unfamiliar
broadway" and. looking like victims
OF misplaced confidence. stepped back
to the curb to wait for the genuine
blown.in.the- bottle Evanston car.
Nothing less would satisfy them.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25

When the King bird arrives In the
early spring with his bride from the
south. he guards her most jealously.
and fights most pugnaciously all 9th
ers OF his kind who come near.
Noted for his fighting nature. the
King bird is entitled to his royal name,
and Is also called the tyrant Fly Catch
er, and from his epicurean love Of In.
sects he Is known again as the Bee
Martin, although far removed from the
Martin family. being really one OF the
Fly Catchers.
lie possesses no noble qualities. al
without provocation he often allows
his angry passions to rise, and
makes bold and aggressive attacks on
the crow. and often chases away
from his field the less offensive small
birds. Very like the Indians OF the
western plains the King bird never
likes to meet foe In open warfare
preferring TO swoop down upon some
unonending neighbor. giving him q
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-25
n LEvELAND. o.-A desire to excel

n LEVELAND. O.-A desire TO excel
~ In the manufacture OF fiy.traps is
responsible for bad blood between
the police at the Eleventh precinct on
East one Hundred and Fifth street,
near Euclid, and the fremen at en-.
gine house No 10, next door
Sergeant Cregan, the Thomas klva
Edison OF the force. wearIed OF shoot
Ing flies from his face. or pursuing
them with a swatter." designed and
built gigantic hy.trap This was
placed near the front door. ms the
transformation OF the stable into a
garage had eliminated the busy fly
from that region. The flies began to
buzz around
Charles Trump, the Marconl of the
firemen. chanced to see the police trap
and went back to the station with an