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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
WAR FLEET TO
VISIT AMERICA
international Navies to Gather in
Hampton Roads In 1915

Washington, oct 2l.--Anchorec IN
Hampton Roads early in 1915 win be
ule greatest international fleet ever
gathered in American waters, assem-
pled IN answer to tho invitation or the
United States government to celebrate
the completion of tho Panama Canal
ny making a voyage 10 the Pacific
through the new waterway.
The number of Vessels which VIII
be- IN the famous roadstCad is not yet
known 10 the officials OF the navy ue-
partment az 80 FAR there nave been
no formal desponscs received 70 the
invitations dispatched b. the state oe-
partment to all nations of the world
The formal invitation Of the United
states was dispatched 10 an the dip.
lomatic officers of the United State1
abroad on Sept a. last by Sccrctary
Bryan
Wilson to Review Fleet
The president is also 20 20 90
Hampton Roads to review the assem-
blcd fleets as they start on their voy-
age To- san Francisco.
1t is expected that the American
invitation viii meet with general ac-
ceptanco and the result viii be the
gathering OF a fleet of perhaps - OF
100 warships of the best type for the
reason that slow ana antiquated YES
sells viii be unable TO keep pace with
the rest Of the fleet IN the cruise from
Hampton Roads 10 San Francisco.
The international fleet viii probably
L" under command Of an American
vice admiral, IN all likelihood, Gamer
On MGR. Winslow. 1t Is expected tina,
Congress will make provision for this
now grade rather than have the Am
erican commander outrankod by some
foreign naval officer.
Trip Consumes " Days
IT IL estimated that about four days
will De required TO pass the fleet
through the locks and the canal and
about twice that length OF time will
suffice 10 replenish the ships before
,hey resume their cruise. Altogether
IL is planned 10 make the complete
voyage from Hampton Roads TO the
Golden Gate I'm forty-rwo days. which
viii include n stop OF a day or two
NJ some convenient haIbor for uddi-
uonal fuel and supplies.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Among recent feature importations
the film oramatization OF Charles
Dickens David Copperfcld," brought
10 this country by Albert Blinkhorn'
has already won place All the fam
iliar personages of the story are any
characterized. and the scenes pictured
are those Dickens himself described SO
wildly
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Pictures under water were taken in
connection with feature film on tho
Italian coast recently. Divers at work
among the deep sea line are distinctly
visible.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
Child Is Investigated.


The man Immediately writes in his
notebook the apparent contradiction OF
seeing person on horseback and also
both legs. Henriette is peculiar She
Is a very short Isl hted, and at twenty
yards she can not distinguish house
from tree. She can not gee what
everybody else sees, but. curiCusly
enough, she pretends TO be able t.
read at distance the words INSCRIBED
on the banner OF Jeanne dare, An
able, who Is following the case out o.
curiosity, asks her 60 tell Jeanne
dare to speak in Latin. The child
does SO, and she immediately eaye
that Jeanne dare has spoken in Lat
in. What does she say?"
she says, Ave Maria. +"
The able one night tod her to re-
peat a long Latin question, somewhat
as follows: Tell us if You have come
to announce war by making q star
appear in the sky" The Sky was very
cloudy, but soon afterward the clouds
separated, and not only one star. but
half a dozen stars appeared.
"oh, that is too much" said the
able. II wanted only one star, and
Jeanne dare has shown us five or
six"
When Henriette is asKe what Jean
ne dare is saying, she often repeats
words and sentences which she had
learned I'm her school books. The re-
porter went to see the visions at .
o'clock in the afternoon. There was
considerable gathering. and The num-
Der of those who had seen til, visions
constantly increased. There were not
only children. but also grown-up per-
sons.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Incredible as 1t may seem, Partisan
scientist now announces a motion pic
ture apparatus for blind people. What
next?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Charles Dickson. remembered as star
Of the comedy classic, 'Incog," and
several other Broadway successes. 70
not only producing picture dramas for
the Reliance company, but will soon be
seen in the leading role of n picture
THE Buffer"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Some of Jack London's stories soon
will be illustrated on the screen
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
Premier 1.-the as Indian.

The premier is as 1.-THE as an Indian
and az quick as a cat in his move
monts a large horn trimmed pair Of
spectacles which nc wears since a cat
aract operation ON one eye last year
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
euHaIo Bill Pictures.

BuGJiu Bill will again hgur. os
scout and plainsman; again fight I'm
Obj. battles of former days-liye his
whole adventurous life over again--foc
the Lssanay. Arrangements have been
made 90 this purpose ON an extensive
seal. by George X. Spoor. president Of
the company, and one OF the biggest
feature productions is promised
As buffalo hunter. as pathfinder and
trail blazer, as Indian scout and as q
fighter IN the battles Of Wounded Knee,
The Little Big Horn and other historic
engagements in the bloody Indian wars
Of former days, William +. Cody will
re-'nact for the screens, the deeds that
Won him tame and the sobriquet Of
BuIalo Bill" Aud as supporting
members in the scenes in which he will
appear as star will DO some 5000 In
al3na, 5000 soldiers, and an equip
nent of cannons, firearms of all kinds,
horses, mules, and indian ponies, and
All VIII be assembled on the exact spots
where the original engagement took
place,
The films are designed not only to be
vi interest from the standpoint of the
thriller, but Of value as an educator
both 10 young and old.
The pictures will be in six acts,
which will comprise 10000 feet of film
lN'E viii be booked by the Col. VIM.
j. cody CuiIalo Bid Historical Pic
lures company. and will be shown in
,He largest theaters ON this and the
Nulopean continent.
W
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

The most wonderful thing perhaps
that has happened in the Essanay
Chicago studio for months, was the
making Of gigantic elephant out of
papler machc. The elephant will he
used IN two reel production to be en-
titled The Hand OF Fate" Thomas
Commerford will play the leading role
in this production.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
EVOLUTION OF
The MOVIES
Nicholas Powers, Pioneer of In
dustry, Tells of Origin

To many who attend motion pictures
pnd who does noO, there is much
curiosity as to how they are accom-,
,Jisled II Is not enough TO know that
lney are projected from the compart-
meut known as the operators booth.
They want to "scc the wheel go
round,
Nicholas Power, authority on the
subject. and a pioneer In the industry,
believing that an insight into the de-
tails of the business would interest the
lJyman, has this TO say:
Motion picture machines were first
patented in 1857. They consisted of
objects which, revolving rapidly. simu-
lated motion. They were of little worth
In 1869 there was patented an OPP
teal instrument comprising a disk or
moving shutter movement, which, OH
revolving, projected objects with the
appearance Of motion. There were then
no dlms and translucent glass was
used. This was the forerunner of mod
I'm machines.
- bet was made IN 1871 by the late
Senator Leland stanford of California
that "a running horse at no time had all
tour feet off the ground Edward N[uS-
bridge, an Englishman, by way of ex-
pertinent placed numerous cameras at
intervals about the track, which were
snapped 10y the horse In passing. 1t
proved that the horse always had
when running, one foot on the ground
In 1850 Buybndse produced in San
Francisco the zoopraXicope, which pro-
Guccd pictures on glass positives on
screen. Later he sought to combine his
machine with the Edison phonograph,
then in its infancy.
Nh. Marcy Of the Institute of
France was the first TO utilize the
continuous film, which was then ia a
crude state
In 1898 Lumierc produced the cine
mutograph,' the first machine to pro-
'cct throw on scrcon) pictures from
tim. Films then had only one hole on
cacn side OF each picture. Edison in
creased this to four on each side and
ia 1896 produced his vitascope. These
machines became the models for the
greatly improved article of today.
The Improvement since then has
been pronounced. Ny first machine
was called the 'peerlescope. kept
continually improving IL and in 1902
changed the name to 'cameragraph,'
which is known throughout the world.
rh ~ a brief review of the evolu-
uoHaIy stages of the motion picture
machine, eliminating many of the de-
tails In the near future | shall trace
.t, Development through other stages"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
CITIZENS SEE
QUEER VISIONS
People Of Alzonne, France, Claim
to Talk with Spirits

Paris, France. Oct. 21.-Alzonne, IN
the south of France, will soon have a
confirmed reputation as II visionary
village. All the people there see Wis
IONS, even II they do not dream dreams
one sees the Virgin Mary, another
81. Michael. third st. Margaret, a
| fourth -. Catherine, NTH the Holy
Face, and nearly everybody secs jean
he dare. Lourdes viii soon become
jealous. The inhabitants may soo,
demonstrate with their bishop, who has
failed to share their enthusiasm and
has forbidden the clergy to give their
approval.
| For two months and half the vii
lalers have now been seeing things
a reporter of the Matin has been there
to sec, and left in hurry. The vii
layers were saying 20 one au1ther
shall we throw him into the water"
The water nearby Is the littlo River
Fresquel, lined with willow trees and
| poplars. on arriving the reportc' saw
o washerwoman busy washing clothes
| in the stream, n boy playing with a
hoop, and some ducks swimming
about. He had hardly left the station
when peasant woman carrying some
vegetables In a basket said To him.
"Ah, You are not of the country. You
cant to see the visions? They are
down there among the trees alonss
the river"
Going TO see the visions" has be-
come the chief occupation of every
body at Alzonne They 20 there H.
the morning and In tho afternoon
They do so at 5 and at 10 In the morn
| ing, at |, at I and at 7 o'clock in tie
afternoon. In the evening they al
gather I'm the cemetery. a procession
came along the road headed by little
IIenriette lambert, daughter II a
small farmer. They were all recitng
the rosary. Little Henriette as one
of the principal Missionaries of Alzonne
| The other is little Marie Terramond
whose father is a tailor Henriette
leads one procession and Marie leads
another.
Ii there is no rivalry between the
two children, there is a good deal
iHlOiib lllt bltNAl-h W. bNi o'iAo ~ NAi'
respective professions. When they
| reach the spot of the visions the child
zen become excited and rccitc their
prayers more feYerently They have
rccited various missions TO ask for ce-
lestial faVors. one OF the commOnest
is to get 4 blessing on "a blue ribbon.
They look AT the sky between the po-
lars, and exchange their impression.
one says. 81 see Jeanne dare"
80 DO /. Her face Is covered with
her armor. No, her face Is not COW
cred -Af e.sat..
Il see. st. Margaret, EaSs. one. Il
see the holy face" snys thn other 1t
is hopeless to try to make them agree,
as even standing side by side they
never see the same thing,
An habitu OF Lourdes asks Henriet-
te. How do you see Jeanne dArc|'
Il see her on horseback"
ITO which side is the horse turned
To the right"
"Then you see II only from the
side?"
Yes"
DO YOU see her legs
Yes; both"
Really, both Of them
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Wealthy residents of Pleasantville,
y. V, authorized by the board of edu-
cation, are arranging TO install a kline
the high school, Tor the purpose of
experimenting the courses of instruc-
ton IN history, botany, natural science
and literature with appropriate NOV
ing pictures i'm the natural colors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Tev a NEWS WANT 40
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

Ever eeen molten metal pouring from
furnace To ladle and noticed how 1t
passed from one process to another? II
is said TO be werdly interesting and
not nearly as technical az one would
suppose when seen in moving pictures.
Making Pig Iron" will be released IN
the near future
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21
Movies al Rapid Rate

II IS claimed that moving pictures
ua'' recently been made ut the rate Of
-Vv,VoV second. The only thing NOV
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-21

The latest dare devil act in moving
pictures was Rodman Laws leap from
a high cliff into the sea astride II horse
1t was To illustrate Lovers Leap" foI
a film concern, and he had a Girl on
the horse behind him. They came
through without inJury--evcu the
horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
DIRECT FREIGHT LINE
BaItimoreans Want Better
Shipping Facilities To and
From Liverpool.

Lack of direct steamship accommoda-
tons for freight from Baltimore to Liver
pool is freezing Baltimore exporters out
testimony of Baltimore grain exporters
before the House so-called ship trust in
vestigating committee today. G. S. Jack
son and C. \. Meyer were witnesses. Mr..
Meyer advocated publicity of ocean
freight tariffs as remedy for existing
ocean rate conditions, to put the foreign
steamships i'm much the same situation
interstate commerce commission.
Line Regarded as Inadequate.
Mr.. Mayer said the present steamship
line running direct between Baltimore
and Liverpool was inadequate to handle
the business offered at Baltimore. that II
was doing business In small way on
sufferance of the International Mercantile
Marine. which controls the New York
Liverpool business. and which would not
naturally want too much business to go
via Baltimore. If this Baltimore line
should attempt to improve'its service. he
said. the International Mercantile Marine
probably would put its feet on it,
Old Vessels, Few Sailing Dates.
He said the Baltimore line operated
vessels that it had twenty years ago and
had fewer sailing dates. "One of them :"
he added iran on the rocks near Liver
pool the other day and ! suppose they'll
have to put on another vessel in its
place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
Faults Corrected.

In addition. he adds. many corporations
have corrected faults pointed out by the
bureau, and in other instances the coun
try has been given information for the
basis OF a constructive policy in dealing
with economic problems. Mr.. Conant urg-
ed that corporations be required to sub
nit regularly and automatically to the
bureau of corporations elementary data.
relating to their organization. capitalize
ton. business and profits. especially the
larger interstate concerns Mr.. Conant
also asks that the powers Of the commits
sioner of corporations be more clearly de-
fined.
These Investigations by the bureau are
still pending:
International Harvester Company, final
reports on the tobacco and steel indus
tries and further reports on water trans
portation. lumber and state taxation Of
corporations.
The cost Of some OF the important In.
vestigatons by the bureau, exclusive OF
administrative expenses. as shown by the
Lumber. $500. 500: oil. $143, 5ss; iron and
steel. sos 1871: tobacco. $119.3s5; water
transportation. $1O6. 1874. and harvester,
500. 161.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
Old Vessels, Few Sailing Dates.
PASSES SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
House Authorizes Expenditure Of
$113, O0O,O 900.

The sundry civil appropriation bill.
carrying a little more than S113COO.Oo0
passed the House yesterday. The provi-
sion for two Golfers to cost not exceed
ing 81 100000 each was stricken out. An
item of S2Oo0O for the hygiene congress
at Buffalo also was eliminated. An I'M
successful effort was made to prohibit
scientific management in government
works at Panama. The bill now goes to
the Senate.
The various items of the bill of a local
nature for the District were left un-
changed. Notwithstanding fights made
against them. These include the allow
ance Of 10000 for the purchase of
Klingle Valley road an addition to
the Geological Park; 100000 for use in
beginning work on the -milion-dollar
Lincoln memorial in Potomac Park. and
Sl5O,OOO for central heating, lighting
and power plant for the government de-
partments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
Degrees in Efficiency"
TAFT CHAMPION TRAVELLER.
President Will Have to His Credit
Total of l14,479 Miles.

When President Taft returns to this
city tomorrow afternoon from New York,
which will complete his last Official trip
as President of this nation. he will have
travelled total of 114.479 miles by rail-
road and steamship Besides this. he has
Travelled in and about Washington and
on his summer vacations thousands OF
miles by automobile.
President Taft has visited during his
administration every state in the Union
with the exception OF North Dakota and
Oklaho Many states he has visited
dozens of times. and I'm large number
of them he has visited with more or less
frequency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
OPPOSE BIG APPROPRIATION.
Democratic Representatives Threaten
Shake-Up in Naval Committee.

An economy conference of about thirty
democratic representatives last night
threatened an active fight for reduction
in $146s1S.OOO naval appropriations and
to punish the chairman and majority Of
the naval committee by shaking up the
personnel of that body when the House
reorganize in the next Congress.
The economy steering committee named
by the conference comprises Repre-
sentatives Gregg of Texas. Witherspoon
of Mississippi. Hensley of Missouri and
Buchanan of Illinois. the one-battleship
democratic minority In the committee.
and Saunders of Virginia, who presided
at the conference.
The naval appropriation bill was called
up in the House late yesterday afternoon.
An effort to rush II through at a night
session was blocked by Representative
Cary Of Wisconsin, who objected.
The House suddenly adjourned with the
purpose of the majority of the committee
to secure a rule to expedite passage of
the bill. Economy advocates. however.
had meantime polled the rules committee
and at the conference last night an
nounced positively that there would be
neither a rule nor filibuster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
PLOT AIMED AT WILSON.
Alleged Writers of BLACK Hand
Letters Face Conspiracy Charge.

NEW YORK. February -. = Seeley
Davenport and Jacob Dunn, two of the
New Jersey mountaineers accused of
sending Black Hand letters to President
elect Wilson. threatening to kill him If
he did not pay them 5000. must stand
trial on the charge of conspiracy.
Davenport, who. after his arrest De-
cember 10. was released because of the
lack of evidence. has been reassested and
must appear before the federal authori-
ties at Trenton. 1t became known at the
same time that the federal grand jury
had found indictments against Daven-
port and Dunn. Deputy Marshal Beck
man has been unable to find Dunn, but
he Is expected 10 surrender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22

PICKING. February 22.-Ye HO Ma La,
Empress Dowager of China died at 230
O'Clock this morning. She was the widow
Of Emperor Kwangsu. The empress had
been Ill but few days.
Ye Ho Ma La was a daughter Of Xvii
Slang, a Manchu general. She married
Emperor kwangsu in 1889. She was for
ty-eight years old and niece of the late
Empress Dowager Tsu Hsi.
Tsu Hsi, who always had tempered the
Emperor kwangsu with slavish atten-
tions. made the most important event in
his life the choosing of his bride. AS a
preliminary she picked out about 200 can
didates and set the members of the board
Of rites to work inaurng into the horo-
scope of each. When those Officers who
inquire into heaven" had selected about a
dozen likely candidates from the lot. Tsu
Hsi had them come and live at the palace
until by her observation of their charac-
tiers at first hand she could pick out the
most fitting one. The final choice fell
upon Ye Ho Ma La The marriage rites
were performed with great pomp and GER
emOnial
Succeeds to High Title.
With the deaths Of her husband and
the dowager empress. Tsu Hsi, within
two days Of each other in 1908, lie Ho
Ma La became dowager empress. With
the accession of the baby emperor. Pu
". a son of Prince Chun. and the COM
mencement Of the reform movement
which resulted finally in China becoming
a republic. Ye Ho Ma La never had the
sway in government that fell to the lot
of her predecessors.
Ye Ho Ma La adbicated February II
of last year with the emperor, Pu Vi,
and the other members of the Manchu
dynasty.
Mrs. ". J. Calhoun. wife of the Amer
lean minister to China, visited the dow
ager empress February IA. She was
slightly aling then 1t appears that the
dowager recently showed symptoms of
oedema, With occasional periods of an
acute illness resembling appendicitis
The government. considering the dow
ayers condition serious, telegraphed for
the emperior's guardian, who arrived in
Picking Friday morning.
That afternoon the dowager became
seriously i'll. suffering from vomiting and
fever. Later she became deliriouS. At >
o'clock she was unconscious and died
peacefully at 2:30 o'clock.
Rumors of Suicide.
There we're rumors that the dowager
committed suicide owing to the impend-
ing transfer of the imperial family to
the western portion of the Forbidden
city in order to give accommodations to
the government in the eastern quarter.
but while the preparations for the depar
tylre appear to have excited the dowager
she showed a happy Willingness TO hand
over the eastern palace to the govern
ment. This originally was her proposal
and the circumstances seem entirely to
dsprove the theory Of suicide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
BODY RESTS IN ARLINGTON.
Funeral of Pay Inspector H. E
Biscoe, u. S. NJ. This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Pay Inspector
Harry f. Biscoe. United States Navy.
who died at tho Naval Hospital Thurs
day. were held at o'clock this afternoon
at St. Johns Episcopal Church. 10th and
III streets northwest. A troop OF cavalry
from Fort Myer escorted the body to its
final resting place in Arlington.
The honorary pallbearers were PAY In
spector NJ. NJ. Ramsay. Paymaster T w
IeutZ Paymaster Charles Morris. jr
Paymaster l.. NJ. Addison and Paymaster
T. F. Hail. all of the Navy Pay Corps.
and Constructor William g. Du Bose of
the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
PORTO RICAN BILL INDORSED.
House Measure Comforting Citizen
shin Approved by Senate Committee.

The Porto Rican citizenship bill that
would give citizens of Porto Rico and
certain natives permanently residing in
the island citizenship i'm the United
States received the approval of a Senate
committee yesterday and will be report
ed to the Senate for passage. The bill
already has passed the House.
Under the proposed law any person on
the island might retain his present po-
litical status by making declaration I'M
der oath that he did not intend to be-
come a citizen of the United States.