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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-26
PLAN D. A. r. CONGRESS.
Daughters OF Revolution Arrange for
Convention in Washington.

Washington, u. c., March 2G.-All
arrangements are now completed FOR
the twenty-third Continental Congress
Of the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution, which is To assemble in this
city next month. The convention Will
be the largest in tn" history of the
organization. The meeting will mark
the close of the first year of the ad-
ministration of Mrs. William Cumming
Story as president general. Ten vice
presidents general are To be elected at
the meeting. and some spirited con-
tests are in prospect. Several pro-
posed amendments to the constitution
of the organization ar" also to be con-
sidered and acted upon. The local
committees are preparing an attract
i've program for the entertainment Of
the delegates.
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All Agencies at Command of the
Opponents of the Bill
Are Employed
OWENS FIRES THE FIRST GUN
Speaks in Senate in Support of
Repeal; Near FiIibuster in
House Delays Debate

Washington, March 26.-The Pana
ma tolls repeal bill was obstructcd in
the House today by parliamentary
situation rich I'm motions, roll calls, de-
mands for Il quorum ana all agencies
of delay at the command of its op-
ponents.
Just as both sides were prepared
FOR beginning the struggle in the
House, Fitzgerald, Democrat, fighting
repeal, brought up the conference re
port on the urgent d efficiency bill. The
conference report is always in order
under the rules, So that it displaced
the river and hafbors bill which had
he right of way over the tolls hill.
The conference report contains a pro-
vision for paying Tor the care of the
Mexican refugees at Fort Bliss. That
question, much disputed, caused ucdy
tliouster and long debate. The actual
dcoate on The Panama bill Is several
houls off.
The Democratic leaders abandoned
,hc idea Of only a ffteen-ho debate
on the Panama tolls exemption repeal
and agreed to twenty. This may
bring vote probably Saturday.
y provision in the special rule.
brought on soon after the House con-
Neucd, divided the time SO as To give
ten hours for those supporting the re-.
peal, to be controlled by Chairman
Adamson Of the committee, Ave hours
FOR the Democrats opposed, controlled
by Borrmus, of Michigan, four hours
cor the Republicans. controlled by
knowland Of california. and one hour
FOR the progressivcs, controlled by LAT
fcrty of Oregon.
There is a tacit understanding tina,
tn" debate on adopting the special
rule vll be more limited than first
Supposed and probably Will be held to
two houis or less.
Nearly one hundred speeches
have been prepared ON both
sides The fight promises To he Tho
most spectacular since the admnistra-
tion came into power
The president conferred with several
congressman before the House con
rcned. Cnvington and Bell told him
there would be "a majority of at least
fifty on the passage of the special rule,
and - to 100 for adoption of the repeal.
In the Senate, owen fired the first
sun in speech supporting the prcsl-
dents contention for repeal.
senator Lewis introduced a rcsolu-
tipD for apnoI toIIg for all
senator Weeks introduced a rcsoll
ton Cor line of naval cruisers to ear
~ mails, passengers and freight be-
tween the United States and South
America, for the purpose Of increasing
trade.
Whole World Favors Repeal.
Washington. March 26.-Prcsidcnt
WILSON declared today that with the
united protest of the South American
press, the opinion of the entire world
IS unanimously i'm favor of the repeal
VI the Panama tolls exemption.
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NO APPROPRIATION FOR
PRINCESS POINT PROJECT

Washington. March 26.-No change
was made i'm the appropriations for
Michigan rivers and harbors Con-
gresham Macdonald offered an
amendment for an appropriation of
$13S,O0O to make a cut across Princess
Point. He stated the Improvement had
been recommended by the United
States army engineers. but that the
favorable report had not been received
by the rivers and harbcrs committee
until after the appropriation bill had
been reported To the House lie asked
the chairman of the committee To con-
sent To the adoption of the amend
mcnt. but the chairman refused. He
said he had not had time To study the
on incer'S report.
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15.YEAR- OLD BANDIT DIES.

Terre Haute. Ind. March 26.-Er-
nest McWilliams, the fifteen -year-"ld
hoy, who on Tuesday fought a l'-mln-
Ute gun battle with the police and re-
ccivcd numerous wounds died today.
The boy was caught i'm n gun store
and the police suspected robbery. The
lad, however, claimed he was there %
get even with the proprietor because
ne was refused employment
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PLAN BIG AUTO
TOUR IN JULY
500 Peninsula Motorists Will
Make Trip to Chicago

More than 200 automobiles including
many from the copper country, con
tanning 500 men, women and children
of the upper peninsula will motor
through Wisconsin on trade exten-
sion tour TO Milwaukee and Chicago in
July The tour is being given under
the auspices Of the Association OF
Cloverland Commercial club secretar-
les, of which l.. NJ. Barton of Manis-
tique is president
Ii is probable the official start will
be made from Menominee and the line
Of cars will extend for distance Of
more than ten miles. 1t probably will
be the largest gathering of ears ever
congregated for trip of like distance
1t is planned to spend about ten days
between the upper peninsula and Chi
caso, going ana coming. with two DAYS
in Milwaukee.
Arrangements are now being made
by Geo. u. Chambers, secretary Of the
association, for hotel and garage ac-
commodations for the tourists. 1t will
he no easy proposition to entertain 500
people over night and extreme care
will be exercised in choosing the city
or cities wherein to put up.
IL Is proposed by the association 90
invite the Wisconsin state organiza-
tion of commercial club executives 40
participate i'm the tour. The trip will
be made for the purpose Of acquaint-
ing the people of the middle west with
tie summer resort ana automobile
touring facilities of the peninsula and
also Wisconsin
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BOOST LAKES. OCEAN ROUTE
Canadian Residents Aid Movement by
Appeal to Capital.

largest and most influential deputa-
tions that ever waited uron the gov
ernment at ottawa left this ely for
.he capital today i'm the interests of the
movement for the laKes-to-t the-oc
waterway. The delegation includes
representative men from all over west
ern ontario. The chief purpose OF the
demonstration is To offset the attempt
of the Montreal and Quebec interests
To induce the government to build the
Georgian Bay canal.
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Bio Blaze at EstherviIIe, la.
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO BAR
FOREIGN CONVICT GOODS

Washington u. c., March 26.-Aftc,
vigorous contest the House yester-
day passed bill to bar foreign con-
vict mGde or plupcr made goods from
competition with the products of AM
erican free labor.
The measure which row goes to the
senate, follows bill recently passed
by the house forbidding the shipment
ct convict made goods i'm Interstate
commerce into states which prohibit
the sac of such products in the. open
market.
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CONFESSION IN
POLLOCK CASE
is ADMITTED
Jury to Decide Whether Promise
of Immunity Was Made

The prosecution IN the Pollock mur-
der trial gained a conditional victory
i'm the Raraga county, circuit court at
L.Nnsc this afternoon WHOM Judpa
O'Rricn agreed to admit The confession
of IiIl;a pIcse one of H., defendants
charged with the murder. or polInrb
The confession was admitted with the
provision that the Jury shall dcterm-
inc whether il was secured through q
ur,misr.
Yesterday afternoon the federation
attorneys. who are rcprescutinp pleso
charged that tie confession was secur-
ed through a prsmisc of immunity. and
Judge O'Brien ruled that ne would
hear arguments ON the subject TODAY.
The entire morning session was occu-
pird with the question and at 2:l5, the
court announced it's decision. The FIRST
witness today was John philppi who
took the stand at press time.
Tho prosecution is represented by
Prosecuting Attorney Lucas. Special
Prosecutor Nichols and Attorney Hu-
bert Brennan, prosecutor for Baraga
county. For the defense, Attorneys -.
~ Hilton. Angus W. Kerr and T.. y.
McNally have been retained.
I'm his argument for the admission
of the confession. Attorney Lucas de-
clarcd that he told Plcsc ne would rec
ommcnd leniency for him if he would
po ON the stand
Yesterdays Witnesses.
The witnesses Yesterday afternoon
were Mrs. Barbara Mcrkic of Huron
town, who saw a gang of men attack
.ng lone man that morning; August
Matson, neNsboy, who saw Pollock
and the crowd of strikers approaching
each other: willy Bresnahan, another
newsbov. who first saw Pollooks body;
Drs. LaBine and Turner, who attended
Pollock before his death and deter
mined he had been shot after being
knocked down; Deputy Sherffs Muir
phv. McCarthe and Dwyer, who found
the diving Pollack: Joseph Gasparich,
who saw Plese and Mike Knecz cs-'
corting the wounded NTinerich to PIN
tar's house, and Philip Jackovich' VINO
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SHOT TWO MEN IN FIGHT
OVER TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.

Chicago, March 26.--"I haven't had
good nights sleep since ! shot those
men," said Louis Hairstrom. a negro,
who surrendered today. He confessed
he killed Edward Dennc and wounded
Earl Russell in a saloop quarrel over
- cents on March s.
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THREE TO ExPIATE CRIMES.

Atlanta. Ga. March 26.-The first
triple execution that has taken place
in Georgia i'm many years is To he
held in the county Jail here tomor-
row. The condemned men are William
and George Hart and Robert Paschal.
all negroes. The crime for which they
are to pay the death penalty was the
murder of Mrs. Seth Irby near Louis
Vile, Ga.
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HOPEFUL OF SETTLING THE
STRIKE AT DEPEW, N. Y

board Cf mediation is confident OF
arranging settlement of the strike
ot the Gould Coupler Works. Several
shots were fred today None was in
iured. The militia did not return the
fire. Five hundred strikers marched
at the funeral of Stanilaus Skolonski'
shot during an attack on work train
AlnndaN
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is GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.

Sullkell, Okla. March 26.-TandS
Folsom, an Indian, was today sentenc-
ed To life for the murder of Patrict
Dore. politician, at Westville. Dorc
was a member of Roosevelts body
guard at the National progressive con.
vention.
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THREE KILLED IN AUTO
ACCIDENT AT DALLAS

Dallas. Texas. March 9G.-Dr. Sam
uel Upton, Mrs. Katie Loving and the
latter's son were killed today when
their automobile swewed from the
road and plunged into n forty-foot
ravine. Three other occupants, two
women and man, were injured.
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SLIGHT QUAKE AT MEsslNA.

Messina, Italy, March 26.-An earth
quake. accompanied by violent storm.
caused a panic today among the in
habitants Of this district, most Of
whom He'd to the open country Tho
damage was insignificant and none was
i'm iured
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QUEEN OF BULGARIA WILL
VISIT THE U. S. IN MAY

Sofia, Bulgaria. March 26.-Quccu
Elone will leave here the third wccN
of May for the United States She will
he the first rciguing queen TO visit
this country. She intends TO studr
American institutions and people, il
which she is greatly interested.
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He Is Believed to Have Been Re-
pulsed With Heavy Losses
Near TorTeon
FEDERALS ON THE DEFENSIVE
Unofficial News Is Discouraging
to Juarez constitutionaIists
Who Fear Worst

Juarez March 26.--An atmosphere
Of pes,imistle anxiety enveloped Con-
stitutionallsts and sympathlzcrs here
early today over the possible fate of
General Villa and his 1000 rebels.
who, at last reports, were engaged in
desperate fightiun at Gomez Palaciu. a
suburb of Torreon. Not for two days
has an authoritative word come from
the front. Not even a courier has pen
Grated the desert between Torrcon and
Chihuahua.
News dispatches that the war de-
partment i'm Mexico city lad issued a
bulletin that Villa was in fun retreat
were not generally believed, but no
doubt they added TO the worry Of the
rebel officers here. The fact that COM
munication, which was coming freely
during Villas triumphant march
southwark ceased soon after the at
tack on Come Palacio gave rise %
misgivings in the hearts of the Consti-
tuuoualist, more than any Other
agency.
Defeat OF Rebels Reported
Washington, March 26.-Thc Mexi-
can embassy received the following
dispatch from Mexico city last night:
Rebels once more routed and re-
pulsed at Gomez Talacio, with heavy
losses. while trying to approach Tor
reon."
Federals TO Take Offensive.
El Paso, Tex. March 26-AIiCuu Die
bold inspector of Mexican consuIates.
exhibited messages from Mexico city.
asserting the rebels We're repulscd ev-
cry time they haG taken the offensive
ana had not even approached Torrcou
proper, It also was said the fedcrals
were about to take the offensive
Artillery Duel Last Night.
Juarez, March 26.-At noon an off,
cial report said am intermittent artiI-
iery duel was carried on at Gomez Pa
laoio during the night.
Rebels Win at Guerrero
Hapata, Tex. via courier To- Laredo.
Tex March eG.-Mondays battle at
Guerrero, near here, resulted i'm the
defeat of the goo federals under Cen
ctal Guardiola. Guardiola stationed
100 men ON house tops at o'clock in
the afternoon and for three hours tbes.
men held their positions, most of
them possibly all. i'm Ignorance that
they were making a perlous stand.
Meanwhile GuardiUla's main force re-
treated
4 federal sergeant who cscaped to
the United states was authority for
the story Of the retreat lie claimed
Guardiola attempted to sacrifice tho
lives Of 100 men Of the Twenty-n.nth
infantry 10 save the ma iDr NORTON lf
his command.
II was NOT rntu 4 o'clorl, tbg+ tho
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GIVE SOLDIER A MEDAL.
Lieutenant Rescued Man Wounded
Under Hot Moro Fire.

Washington March 26.-Secoud
Lieut.. Louis &. Mosher of the Philip
pine scouts, will shortly be presented
with a congressional medal of honor
for distinguished gallantry in action
at Bagsak mountain, island of Jolo, in
the Moro uprising of last summer. In
the thick of the lighting at Bagsals
mountain, Lieut.. Mosher entered a
cleared space with in 20 yards Of Moro
trenches and in the face of a furious
fire from the enemy carried wounded
soldier 10 safety.
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C. A. r. CHAPLAIN DIES.

Los Angeles. March 26.-Rev. Gar
rett NanIIorne, former chaplain OF th'
illinois department of the Grand Army
Of Republic, is dead lie was TWICE
presiding elder of the Rockford dis'
trct or the Rock River Methodist
episcopal conference.
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POND WATER is OFF.

Because of "A leak in the pond water
main. the water has been shut off from
the territory west Of Eighth street be-
tween Elm and Pine and will be off
until the leak is found and repaired.
Meter Inspector Carne has completed
repairs on a leak near Portland street
and the water has again been turned
IN
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BOMB EXPLOSION; NONE HURT

South Norwalk. Conn March 26.-A
bomb exploded in a tenement house to-
day and threw the occupants In pam
ic. Nobody was hurt. The owner is
n stockholder in "A silk mill whose
weavers are on strike
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$4,000 employees LAID OFF
BY PERRSyL LVANIA ROAD

Philadelphia, Pa, March 26-The
PENNSYLVANIA railroad in the last three
months has laid off fifteen thousand
employees in East Pittsburgh, placed
forty thousand of the remaining 125.-
600 on shorter time. ana laid off two
hundred clerks in the Offices here. \
policy &C retrenchment is being car
ricd out
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TWO ! KILLED IN
COSTLY fire AT
SIOUX CITY, IA.
Firemen Are Victims; Several Saw
ed by Means of Life Nets

Sioux city Iowa, March 2G.-Fire
i'm the block at the southeast corner
Of Fourth and Nebraska streets today
caused 81 loss of between three and
-four hundred thousand dollars.
The heaviest losers were the Alder
son Furniture Co, Moore Clothing CO.
ana Franks Hotel, \ number roomng
IN tie block were rescued by firemen.
Frank Fullon and Seeley Lawton
liremcn, were killed by a falling wall.
Three other iircmen were injure 4,
none seriously The dead liremen were
under the wall two hours before thay
were missed 10y their comrades.
Tho flames broke out in a nve-story
building. occupied by the Anderson
Furniture company. swept through
the Frank Hotel adjoining, and com
municated To- three story building on
the corner occupied by the Moore
Clothing company.
The occupants of the hotel were
warned, and most of them escaped by
the stairways Three, however, were
cut off by the flames. and were forced
To leap. They were caught i'm fire.
mems nets and were uninjured. Sew
eral men and women jumped into the
life nets from the third floor over the
Moore store and Central bank.
Big Blaze at Estherville. la.
Sioux city. March 6.-Estherville,
Iowa, was swept by disastrous fire
at 6 o'clock this morning caused by
an explosion Of a lantern. The loss is
$135. 600.
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NO TRACE OF STEAMER.

Honolulu, March 26,--Scarch in
Pearl Harbor today failed to reveal
any wreckage of the inter island
steamer Maui, which was loaded with
explosives and reported blown up with
a loss of thirty To forty lives. II is
expected the scssel will report safely,
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POPE TO HOLD coNslsToRY.

Rome, March 26.-lt has been tenta-
lively decided by the pope to hold a
consistory the end of April or the be-
ginning of May II is assumed that
about dozen cardinals will be ap-
pointed.
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TWo.MAN BOWLING HoNoRs.

Eunalo, n. Y. March 26.-Ne ley
and Nanncss. Of Newark, \. J., were
declared the winners Of the two-hla'
event in the American bowling con
grcss
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STATE MOTOR CAR
TAX LAW DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Lansing, Mich. March 2G
The new state motor car tax
law was declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court
today. 1t provided for a tax of
fifty cents per horse power.
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Withdrawal of Guarantee Against
Fighting in Ulster May Dis
rupt Military
FIELD MARSHAL HAS RESIGNED
No Disposition as Yet of Cases
OF Gen. Cough and Other
Officers in Ireland

London, March 2G.--Although Il is
generally conceded that Premier As
quith has regaincd the upper hand
of parliament, the government is by
40 means altogether out of trouble. II
has stu. To deal with the army officers
in Ireland under the new conditions
established by the government. The
government has withdrawn Colonel
Seely's guarantees To the army Off
GERS III ireland that they would not b.
called upon To fight against the Ulster
men. Thus the situation with re-
spcct To General Cough and his 50
comrades who sent in their resigna-
tiOns is still i'm Il state of suspense.
General Cough declares this will mean
"a Wholesale designations and disrup-
ton of the army.
The Liverpool Post, Liberal, saws the
month If June IS now given as the
latest date for general election. Ii
estimates that as the result of in
Cervention by King George an agree
ment has been reached by the Union
lists ana Liberals by which the home
rule bill and Welsh disestdblishment
bill will he passed with the under
standing that there will be general
election.
Field Marshal French Resigns.
London, March 2G.-Field Marshal
French, chief general Of the STAFF Of
the British army has resigned.
French was one of the signatories Of
the memorandum 10 Brigadrer General
Cough. guaranteeing the army officers
they would not be ordered 60 fight the
Ulster unionists. and resigned because
he regarded the repudation of the
document by the government as a
slight upon himself
The opinion prevails i'm military cir
cies that the resignation of Lieut.. Gen.
Ewdrt also is imminent He, too. was
a joint signer with Secretary Seeley of
the two repudatcd paragraphs that
brought about the designations of See
ley and French. The principal COM
manding generals held confer
ence IN the war office today. See
ley and Churchill conferred with AS
quith.
4 news agency announced that both
French and f.wart had resigned. but
that the government had refused their
designations.
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W. O. Ninton. laborer. Berkeley. Cal,
has fallen heir Co S25O.o00 10y the death
Of relative i'm Massachusetts.
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Terrazas Is stIII Safe.
No Immediate Danger.

III Paso Texas, March 26.-GeneraI
Terrazzas received a telegram from
chihuahua this afternoon stating his
son was i'm no immediate danger.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-07
COMMITTEE GIVES
OUT A SURPRISE
viii Prohibit All Candidates Who
Who Have Not Announced In
the Newspapers, From
Making Race.

Dewitt. Feb. 4.-The Democratic
County Central Committee met here
yesterday and among other proceed
ing it passed resolution prohibit
ing persons running for nomination
for any county office in the primary
election who had not already an
nounced in the newspapers.
What will be the effect Of the un-
precedented resolution of the COM
mittee cannot now be foretold. 1t
came as surprise
The primary isl set for the same
date as the State primary is to be
held. At present no one has an
nounced in opposition to T. X. Ben
net for representative, L. 8. Halter
for county Judge and E. B. LaFargue
for sheriff. Several parties have
been mentioned as probable candi-
dates against those now unopposed,
and it was thought that some Of them
were contemplating entering the
field. Yet with the resolution barr
ing all who have not already an
nounced in the newspapers the pros
pective candidates are puzzled.
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KILLS HIMSELF
AND SWEETHEART
Loves Two Young Women, Takes One
Out for Auto Ride, Stops Machine
and Ends Two Lives with
Bullets.

Greensburg, Penn, Feb. 6.-Sitting
upright, the bodies of John McFad-
den, 20 years old, and Miss Anna
Lutz, 20 years old. were found in an
automobile two miles east Of Ligonier,
Westmoreland County, early today.
The girls arms we're around McFad-
denis neck. Each had been shot
through the heart.
McFadden telephoned to the garage
where he was employed at midnight
last night, and when the proprietor
answered, said Goodbye" and hung
up the receiver. The two automo-
biles started out to find McFadden.
The engine was still going. The
young people were we'll known here.
Love for Miss Lutz and another 16-
year-old girl, neither of whom knew
of the others existence, prompted
McFadden to kill Miss Lutz and him
self, it developed today. In McFad-
denis pocket was a note saying that
Bertha Milligan. at Lambert. Pa,
could tell the cause Of the tragedy.
To Coroner H. A. McMurray, the
girl said McFadden had written her a
letter yesterday telling her he was
going to kill "the other girl" and him.
self.