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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
". A. MEL VAN, EX-WADOElL
GUARD LEAVES The COUNTY
lNFoRMER" TAKES
QUIET DEPARTURE THIS
MORNING.

w \. Melvan, the former Wadden
guard whose return to the copper coun-
Try early in January precipitated more
or less tumult in the prosecutors Of
fee. in connection with the Painesdale
murders of December :. this morning
quietly slipped out of Houghton. His
destination is unknown. but it is be-
lieved he is headed for Chicago.
The conduct Of Melyau. particularly
during the past two weeks, was such
that brief history of his career in
this district will not be amiss. He
came To the copper country as a Wad-
dell guard about the first of Decem-
Der and was stationed at Painesdale.
He remained there until the latter
part of the year and then went To Chi
cago During the interval that he was
employed as a guard, Harry and Ed
ward Jane and Thomas Daily were
murdered.
Melvan suddenly came into notorie-
tv through statement that he could
throw come light on the case. He was
cited 10 appear before the grand jury
to whom he told an apparently truth
ful story of the shooting. incidentally
connecting Waddell men with the deed.
After his departure for Chicago, Prose
cutting Attorney Lucas followed him.
I'm the hopes of securing additional tes-
timony While the latter was in Chi
cage the startling confession was
made ny John Huhta, secretary of the
South Range local. entirely repudiating
statements of Molvan and placing the
blame upon himself and three other
strikers
Thereupon, a warrant charging Mel
van with perjury was issued and Mel
van was returned to Houghton county
as "a prisoner. He then repeated the
statements he made before the grand
jury and again implicated Kelly.
Grimes and Nellis three former Wad-
dell guards who also were stationed at
Painesdale. At the examination OF
Huhta. Melvan was called as witness
but he refused TO testify. standing on
his constitutional right because
charge had been lodged against him.
To compel him To take the stand the
damage of perjury was withdrawn and
temporarily. he was "a free man But
he persisted i'm his refusal and a
charge OF accessory after the fact then
was lodged against him.
To ,omplcate affairs a charge of
murder was lodged against the other
Waddel guards who returned to tcsti-
fy in the Huhta case. The case was
dismissed when alihiS We're proven but
the men then were held as witnesses
.n the murder case Nellis furnished
a bond. but Grimes Nelyan and Kelly
were remguded To Jail After anguish
ing behind the bars for several weeks.
their attorney applied to the circuit
court that the men be released and
an old statute was resurrectcd which
resulted i'm their dismissal.
Mevan, however, refused to leave
the Jail and until this morning. hc in
sisted upon making the county jail his
Headquarters
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
KERREDCE WILL
SHOW MOVIES
Feature Plays and Other Big Pro
auctions to Be Seen Here

Manager Ray Kerredge of the Ker-
redge Theatre returned Yesterday from
Chicago. where he visited for the past
few DAYS on business. The business
was of an important nature To the
people of this district as Mr.. kerredSe
this morning announced that MOVING
pictures will be exhibited in his thea b.
ire. lie will continue booking theatr'-
cal productions. but in the interval be-
tween plays, on certain evenings ANA
afternoons, special moving picture
films will he exhibited
None but feature pictures viii he
shown. Mr.. Kerredge having arrange u
for service of high quality. Each
entertainment will last from two II
two and one-half hours, and but ONE
will be given during an evening. Natl
nees will he given the afternoon of the
evening feature picture is Ia bo
shown.
The moving picture machine has
already been ordered and is on the
way here. 1t will probably arrive this
week and he installed Immediately.
The first pictures To he exhibited ~
the Kerredge Theatre will be shown
the afternoon and evening Of May 30,
Memorial day. The opening pictul es
will lac Quo Nadis," one of the great
est pictures ever produced. This unique
film is i'm three acts, eight parts, and
it requires about two and one-half
hours. The pictures will also be seen
Sunday, June l. afternoon and even
I'M
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Under the auspices Of the Hancock
Anti Socialistic league meeting of
farmers and others interested in COM
batting Socialism in this district was
held Saturday evening in the Oskar
school house. Senator w. Frank James
was the principal speaker i'm English
and Andrew Bran i'm Finnish. The
meeting was very successful.
The funeral of George Monoghen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Monoghen
of Houghton, was held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. with services from st. lg-
natius church.
William Orenstein. whose fur and
fancy goods business suffered severely
In the recent Hoar building fire. has
returned from Chicago. where he made
heavy purchases Of goods for future
delivery. Mr.. Orenstein will open
next Thursday i'm the Sheldep-C alver-
ley building "A sale that will dispose
of his entire stock so that later in the
summer when he occupies new per-
manent quarters he will open with an
absolutely new stock throughout
The remains of the late Mrs. Lillian
Manderfleld Fletcher. who died at Tue
son. AriZ., are expected to arrive IN
Houghton today The funeral will
take place Tuesday morning at $3.50
with services at ST. Ignatius church.
Houghton. Miss Manderheld Of Ypsi-
lanti and Miss Marie Manderfield Of
Lapeer arrived Friday evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
IN ISHPEM|NC
Statements of lshoeming Residents are
Always OF Interest to Our Readers

To many of our readers the streets
Of lshpeming arc almost as familiar
as these Of our own town, and we
are naturally interested to read Of
happenings there. The following re-
port from a we'll known and respect
ed resident will be helpful to numbers
of men and women here in Calumet.
John Dabbs, miner, 4l6 y. Oak St,
IsEneming, Mich, says: Il had lame
ness across my back and when stoop-
ing sharp twinges seized me. have
used Doan's Kidney Pills for these
,roubles and have always found the
best Of results"
The above is not an isolated case.
Mr.. Dabbs is only one of many i'm
this vicinity who have gratefully en-
dorsed Doan's. If your back aches
If your kidneys bother YOU, don't sim
ply ask for Il kidney remedy-ask dis
tinctiy for Dpan's Kidney Pills. the
same that Mr. Dabbs had soc all
stores. Foster Milburn Co, Props.
Buffalo, n. Y.
Remember sas name-Doan's-and
take no othe Advertisement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
WATER DATA is COMPILED.
New Directory Expected to System
atize Collections.


A new water directory, containing
data which will be used as a basis for
the computing of water charges. has
been compiled by city Treasurer Rou-
leau during the last two months and
is now i'm use.
Included i'm the data compiled is the
number of faucets in every house,
whether there are two baths or one
and the number of people i'm the fam
lily. The city is anxious that the pub
lie use the water and for this reason
has not favored installing meters but
kept the system on Hat rates except in
business places. If the meters were
installed it was claimed negligence
might be shown, unsanitary conditions
would follow and ii would be costly
experiment.
After next August the city will not
look To tenants for water dues but the
amounts will he charged to the proper
~ owners. II is expected i'm this way
To keep down the delinquent list.
Annual Loss is Heavy.
II is estimated that the city loses
each year close to - per cent of its
water revenue and it is proposed to
put an end to this. The city should
receive between $1,000 and $4,000
annually for it's water and approXi-
mGtcly $4,000 is collected. The adj
ministration is anxious To furnish wa
ter To its consumers at low rate but
the price cannot he reduced If one
fourth the consumers refuse to pay.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
Houghton Department
MARK 18TH ANNIVERSARY.
Trimountain N. e. Church Prepares
Fine Program.

Plans have been prepared for the
observance at special services on sun
day, June OF the thirteenth anniver-
sorry of 81. James NJ. H. church of Tri-
mountain.
District superintendent Rev. W. f..
Marvin of Hancock will deliver the
sermon at the morning service. The
Painesdale lodge. l. q. q. +. will at
tend this service in body.
Al an afternoon platform meeting.
Rev. Richard Carlyon of Painesdale,
Rev. Marvin of Hancock and Rev.
stephen Polkinghorne of Pewabic will
deliver addresses.
Rev. stephen Polkinshornc of Pc
wabic will deliver the sermon AT the
evening service.
The church choir will sing at all
three services. Also, there will be 9th
Ell musical numbers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
CANADA KEEPS
LABORERS OUT
Refusal to Admit Two Copper
Country Men Is Made

| Several days ago. ELI Nikkila and
from canada because they sought to
enter by indirect passage as ex-
planned by one of the Canadian Off
Gals. Friends of the two men conduct
ed an investigation and immigration
Inspector Hollingsworth of the cana
dian 500 explained that the men could
not enter Canada because they had not
come directly from Finland
Further investigation has proven that
| Canada is AT present flooded with UNI
employed men and thai the migration
department is barring out as many in
coming laborers as possible At the
! time OF his return from Canada. Peter
Niemi stated that had been Informed
there were too many working men i'm
Canada. This assertion seemed poor
official excuse. but it was the only
one afforded at the time.
For the benefit of laborers of this
! district who might i'm the future make
an attempt 10 get into Canada, the
| following letter has been received by
| friends of Niemi and Nikkila from an
unknown official source:
Replying To your letter of May ..
re. the people refused admission to
| Canada. | do not know of any new
| instructions regarding who are adj
missable. / asked one of the inspect
| ors "A few days ago. He said they had
SO many idle men i'm Canada that they
were excluding every laborer possible.
I presume if a man is unable to quail
! fy in every particular, he is rejected.
| II is necessary to be in possession of
$25.
They must come directly from the
old country and they must look good
to the inspector. This applies To Eng
lsh. Irish Scotch, Firms or any other
nationality. OF course. on account of
the number of idle men now in Cam
ada they are enforcing the law To the
letter particularly the indirect pass
age portion OF Il. Even though man
is a citizen of the United States they
will endeavor to exclude him.
1t is really a good thing for labor
INK men as every bilt WIZ has the
necessary funds is getting out of Cam
ada and there is no work anywhere"
This explanation again applies only
To Nikkla. who is not a citizen of the
United states. II could not apply to
Niemi, who is a citizen. Both men
complied with all requirements, with
the one exception of indirect passage"
in Nikl<ila's case Each had more than
$50 in cash in his possession.
OF course. the friends of the men
are satisfied that the canadian Off
cials applied the law, even To the eX-
tent OF straining point in Niemfs
case, for the good of both men and of
canada. There is no intention on any
ones part To go any further with the
matter as all concerned are satisfied
with the way it has turned out and il
may prevent an exodus To Canada of
laborers who cannot find work i'm the
copper country but who would find
themselves in still worse straits If they
crossed the border.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
SECRETARY RETURNS.
Plans Made at Marquette Meeting for
Booster Trip to Chicago

Secretary George l.. Price of the
Copper Country Commercial club ar
rived home Saturday from Marquette
where he attended the meeting Of
Commercial club secretaries of the
various upper peninsula cities. Secre-
tary Price reports that the meeting
was a great success and the important
question under discussion was the pro-
posed booster trip To Chicago. II was
decided the start will he made from
Houghton July II and that night will
bee spent i'm Marquette. The next day
10 Meuominee. spending the night
there, the following night at Oshkosh,
then one night at Milwaukee and on
10 Chicago.
I'm Chicago the party viii be enter
tanned by the Chicago Association of
Commerce during three DAYS. The
party will break up for the return
trip. individuals or groups returning
as best suits them.
II was decided AT Marquette To name
committee of two members each from
the copper Country and Marquette
Commercial clubs 90 wait upon the
Covington township Barasa county.
board 10 urge haste i'm the construction
Of three miles of road that must be
built i'm the township before an auto
mobile route between the copper and
iron countries will he possible
10 is expected this committee will
have but little trouble AS the Coviug-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
NO U. p. TRACK MEET.
Marquette Normal Has No Funds to
Promote Pref

Marquette Normal Has No Funds to
Promote Project.
Principal Erickson of the Houghton
high school has been advised by the
athletic board cf the Marquette Nor
nal that owing to a lack OF finances
i'm The athletic trcasury. the school will
not be able to hold it's annual upper
peninsula track meet this year but in
tends To- make the 1915 meet an even
greater one than any they have ever
held.
This news is very disappointing to
the Houghton boys. several OF whom
have entered i'm meets in Marquette be-
fore. captain Chynowcth has been
working his men regularly on the
school grounds in preparation of the
Copper Country track which will he
held June .. The schools participating
viii be Houghton, Hancock. and Calu-
met HIGHS The meet this year is UNI
der the management of the Houghton
high school. 1t probably viii be held
al the Hancock driving park
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
1914 GRADUATES OF THE
N. C. NJ. FIND POSITIONS
SUMNER SCHOOL TERM WILL BE
DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO
PRACTICAL WORK.

The men who completed their work
at the College of Mines about May LIST
are all finding positions rapidly. Some
of the men who have already located
are the following: Robert NJ. Peter
son. LAnse, at the Superior copper
mine, Mich, Paul r. Hinckley, Kala-
mazoo. with Evcleth Mining Proper
ties EVeleth, MINI, Harold Mills,
Houghton. at the Lorctto Mine, Lo-
rc,tu. II. NJ. Northrup River Rouge, at
the Maggie mine, Ontario, Canada, c.
j. Rashlcigh. Houshton. at the Inter-
national Smelling and Refining Com
pany Tuoele. Utah. Barney Hirshberg,
Bay CITY at Benton, Wis i'm the lead
zinc district, }. g. Edwards, Houghton.
at the Isle Royale Copper mine, Mich.
Fred \. Barkell. Hubbell, with the
central "oal and Coke company, Kan
sas city. Mo.
Summer School Plans.
The summer term at the Michigan
College of Mines. which begins June
20. is entirely practice term. The
courses in which practice work is Civ
en- are as follows Surveying, II
weeks; Mctallurgy, 3 weeks: shop
work l. weeks; Mechanical Engineer
ing 8 weeks Electrical Engineering
6 weeks; Field Geology, 6 weeks. Some
of the courses begin on June 30 and
July ~. The students put i'm their full
time ON one of these courses. 4j hours
a week number of new students
who have the necessary preparation
always enter as special students for
this term to take the work i'm some of
these practice courses.
Alumnus Magazine.
The second quarterly number of the
1914 NJ. G. NJ. Alumnus Magazine will
be mailed within few days The lead
in garticles are AS follows Mining
Coal Above the Arctic circle" by John
NJ. Longyear, dllustrated). "A Com
parison OF Rand and Copper Country
Mining by Lewis -. Hingle, Assoc
ciatc Of the South African School Of
Mines and Technology, "A Problem in
Open-pii Mining by John III. Eby,
"a. and The Business Side of Engi-
neering" by J. r. wilkinson. II. The
issue contains sixty pages
plaid Mackinaw" Success.
The musical comedy, The Plaid
Mackiknaw' staged by the students of
the Michigan College of Mines was "a
financial success The dramatic club
expects To have surplus of between
$500 aud $500 in It's treasury after It's
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
c. K. BERRY TO EXPLAIN
new DELIVERY SYSTEM
IOWA MAN ON WAY TO COPPER
COUNTRY TO INTEREST
MERCHANTS.

Secretary George l.. Price of the
Copper Country Commercial club re-
ceived letter from c. *. Berry If
Marshaltown, la. this morning stating
that he would leave that city today
for Houghton. Mr.. Berry is coming 10
this district To attempt To interest the
merchants of the copper country i'm the
cooperative merchants delivery sys-
TEN.
Mr.. Berry stated i'm his letter:
II am leaving Marshaltown Monday
for HoughtOn and AT some point along
the route will wire YOU when cH-
pect to arrive at HCugHton. hope the
merchants are well enthused with the
idea by this time"
The cooperative ~ stem has been
explained several times and many
merchants reel that it would be a great
help in delivering goods.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
'ANsE.NEsToRIA RoAD.

Contracts will he awarded by the
'ovington township board on May %
Tor the building of highway between
LAnse and Nestoria. % distance of
four miles. When completed tins will
be HE connecting link between the iron
and copper districts. providing con-
tinuous highway for automobile and
other traffic from Eeweeuau county
south The road between Nrstoria
and spur viii also be repaired.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
$50 ADULTS ATTEND EXHIBIT.

The manual training exhibit con-
Quoted i'm the assembly room of tho
Hancock Central school Friday and
Saturday was great success, and ac-
cordlng To superintendent II. -. Lee
OF the school, $50 adults visited the ex-
hihit during the short time it was in
progress No attempt was made tu
keep record Of the children attena-
ing, but the number far exceeded the
number of adults
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
HUSTlERS ARE viCTORS.
Defeat Leaders in Fast Game on Gale
donna Grounds Sunday.

The Hustlers opened their baseball
season yesterday with victory over
the Leaders. time rivals, taking the
long end of the game by score of
. To 4. Five hundred fans witnessed
the game.
John. pitching for the victors. fam
ned fourteen batsmen while Dougherty
outwitted but three of his opponents.
The hits were evenly distributed, but
the Hustlers hammered Dougherty
when the bases were occupied.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
Hancock Department
REGULAR ARRIVES FOR YANTlc

l.. :. navy and formerly of the Frank
lin. arrived In Hancock Saturday and
will he stationed aboard the ". =. 5.
training ship Yantic. Mr., school re-
enlisted in the naval service. A re-
quest has been made for three more
regular seaman to be stationed abonrd
the Yantic and they are expected with.
i'm the next few days.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
FIRE NEAR CEMETERY.

\ brush fire, evidently isnited by n
farmer who was clearing land. swept
it's way To the woods Immediately back
OF Maple Hill cemetery yesterday at
ternoon and endangered the fence SUR
rounding the burial grounds. Help
was summoned and force Of twenty
men succeeded i'm eXtinGuishing the
blaze.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
Talks BY McNair.

President r. W. McNair of the Mich
igan College of Mines. while ON his
recent trip east. talked. in response to
an invitation. before the University
club of Boston on The Conditions En-
listing in the Michigan Copper Dis
trict." while in Lansing he attended
the conference of the three presidents
OF the Michigan institutions of learn
ing The purpose of these confer
ences is To arrange for collaboration in
the educational work of the state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
FORMER STRIKERS WANT WORK

About 200 former strikers met Sat
urday afternoon on the lake shore at
Hancock and addressed resolutions to
the board of supervisors in which they
demand that they be given employ
mcnt The men claim they have been
unsuccessful i'm repeated efforts To Sc
cure employment. The meeting was
addressed by Attorney John Kiiskila.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
JURY RETURNS VERDICT.
Finds That Spencer Boy Met Death by
Accidental Drowning.

\ jury empanneled by Justice +. +.
Prince To enquire into the death Of
Earl. the ten year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George spencer, today returned
a verdict of death by accidental
drowning in Torch Lake on the after
noon of May 49,"
Among the Witnesses were two little
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18

bills are paid This surplus. together
with that of other years productions,
is To be used To install swimming
tank i'm the gymnasium and club
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
LITTLE GIRL PASSES.

The death occurred early sunday
morning al Trimountain, Of Nellie. the
elcvcn-y ear-oid daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James erase after an illness of
only a few weeks The funeral will b.,
held tomorrow afternoon from the
Trimountaiu VI. T.. church and inter-
ment will be In Forest HU
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
BlAMES ALL OF BALKAN
STATES FOR ATROCITIES
Continued From First Page.

ties and Servian transgressions follow
ed 10y mutual demands for concessions
and extensions of frontier, plocipitat-
ed war between the allies which for
wanton cruelty and wholesale demoli-
ton is almost unparalleled.
The second chapter of the report un-
der the heading of THE War and the
Non Comhatant Population" is u re-
cital of these horrors. I'm a review If
the acts committed by the Greeks
against the Macedonian Moslems the
commission had At its disposal docu-
ments of undoubted veracity which re-
ported fIightful massaCres and Il ~ =
tematic prescript on of Moslems which
il found typical of the Greeks muir
derous practices.
our document" says the repor,,
gives particulars, village by village,
of the Moslems who were killed and
robbed. our experience shows that
lists of this kind i'm the Balkans are
usually accurate. In the villages al
these excesses seem to have been tn"
N'Ih III l''dI blt'h bdHdS. Inc HloNt
active of these bands was led by a
priest and warlike grocer who was Il
member of the Bishops council. The
Turks indeed accused the Bishop of
directing all these atrocities.
The burning of villages and the
exodus of the defeated population is
normal incident. What they have suf-
fered themselves they iniiict on 9TH
ore
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18

William Orenstein's smoke and va
ter damage sale. Look for the an
nouncement in this paper, Wednesday
Nav 20.-Advertisement. 10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18

William orenstein's smoke and wa
ter damage sale. Look for the an
noUncement in this paper, Wednesday,
May 2O.-Advertisement. 10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
Additional Houehton on Page Six.

William Orenstein's smoke and wa
ter damage sale. Look for the an
nouncenent in this paper, Wednesday,
May 20.--Advertisement. "