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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
MELLEN RESUMES
new HAVEN STORY
Dominant Part in Financial Deals
Taken by Big Finapciers

Washington, May 19.-Charles s
Mellen today resumed the remarkable
story he is unfolding before the inter
state commerce commission concerning
the vast complicated financial opera
tions of the New Haven railroad and
its various subsidiaries.
Chief Counsel Folk for the commits
sion developed that the dominant part
taken in the transactions was by prom
inent figures on the board of directors
of the New Haven road and more par
ticularly the late j. Pierpont Morgan
and William Rockefeller.
Mellen told in detail of his relations
and his differences with Morgan. He
went fully into the acquisition Of the
New York, West Chester and Boston
road by the New Haven. This brought
out the further reference To the part
taken by late Police Inspector Thomas
Byrnes of New York, who. Mellen tes-
titled, operated through the people on
Fourteenth street, where you know,
Tammany hall is located"
Mellen was questioned about his
differences with Morgan regarding the
West Chester deal, detailed a CONVEX
sation with the late iinancier who. he
said, had greatly "humiliated" him.
First he hesitated to relate the CONVEX
sation because Morgan was dead bat
when pressed he said Morgan asked
him if he thought he knew more about
how report on the West Chester deal
ought to have been drawn than he (Mr.
Morgam did.
Were you afraid of Morgan" Folk
asked.
You might call it cowardice." Mel
len answered. II held Morgan in more
awe than any other man ever knew
Mellen answered n rapid fire of ques-
tions with readiness and seeming com
posure and frequently evoked laughter
by some sally.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
ROOSEVELT HOME TODAY;
WILL GIVE LECTURE SOON

New York, May ia wireless from
the steamship Alden, nearing this port
with Roosevelt, says the Colonela
health is greatly improved and that
within a short time he will deliver a
lecture, on his explorations in Brazil,
before the National Geographical So
ciety at Washington. The Alden is
expected to reach quarantine about 1
o'clock this afternoon. a tug will take
Roosevelt direct to oyster Bay
At the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, the
plan of the villagers of oyster Bay
to welcome the colonel has been post
poned for at least "a hours. There
was to have been a parade tonight.
but the decision to bring the colonel
by tug put these plans awry. 1t was
planned to have Roosevelt dine quietly
with his family tonight. If he feels well
enough. and tomorrow evening to go
down to the village.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
DEMOCRATS REAP
HARVEST OF JOBS
Administration Appoints 23,317
Postmasters in Ia Months

Washington. May 19.-That tn,
Democratic party is reaping full har.
vest of patronage through the nationa
administration is shown i'm an an
nouncement from the postoliice depart
ment that 23,317 new postmasters have
been appointed in the last If months.
OF these. 5,171 have been of the
presidential grade. requiring nomina =
ton by the president and conlirmd =
ton by the Senate. The others, 1916.
have been of the fourth class, the post =
masters having been selected following
civil service examinations.
There were at the beginning of this
year in the United States Alaska.
Porto Rico and Hawaii. S,61O presiden-
tial postofllces and 4S,930 fourth class
postoilices, or a grand total of $3.50.
This leaves 3,439 presidential postot-
fees yet To he filled. for which there is
at present a grand scramble among Of
flee seekers in every state.
Albert 5. Burleson. postmaster gem
eral announced early i'm the present
administration that all postmasters
under Mr.. Taft would he permitted to
complete their terms and that there
would be no removals, except for i'm
proper conduct or incapacity. Soon af-
terward came another announcement
requiring all postmasters to spend at
least eight hours "A day in his office.
Information had reached the depart
ment that in some cases incumbents
devoted their chief attention to other
occupations, drawing salaries as post
masters but leaving the work of the
offices to subordinates. Against them
the eight hour rule has been rigidly
enforced.
Some of the Republican postmasters
were named late i'm the Taft admins
tration, and their terms will not expire
until the present administration is well
along. The terms ordinarily are four
years. Toward the end of the Taft ad-
however, some of the
were held up i'm the Sem
ate. AS "a result, several hundred post
held over for nearly n year
until their successors could be selected
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
Official Reports Do Not Corrobo.
rate Extent of Damage Pub.
Iished Says noyt
SOUTH SHORE BRIDGE BURNED
Structure Nine Miles From Iron
River, Wis.,, Burned; Traffic
will Proceed

Lansing, Mich, May 19.-Charle
Hoyt. deputy forestry warden, declar
ed today that the reports that great
forest fires are sweeping the uppel
peninsula of Michigan are exaggerated
Several official reports do not corrob-
crate the extent of the damage est-
mated in the news stories.
Hoyt said 1t would be almost impos-
sible TO destroy the village of Lobert
in Delta county because the outskirts
of the village were five miles from the
timber line.
The department has received q mes
sage that thousands of acres of timber
are in the line of the fire in Chippewa
county.
Unofficial reports from Petoskey
said that serious fires are raging in the
northern part of Emmett county Other
reports said fires were burning in AL
pena, Cheboygan and Otsego counties,
all being confined to slashings, no
standing timber being burned
South Shore Bridge Burns.
Marquette. Mich. May 19.-Forcst
fires i'm the vicinity of Iron River. Wis.,
yesterday afternoon spread to rail-
road bridge ON the Western division o.
the South Shore railway about nine
miles east of that town and destroyed
the structure.
The fact that the bridge was burning
was discovered by the engineer on the
train leaving Marquette yesterday
morning and due to arrive at Iron
River at about 8 o'clock. 1t was ne
ccssary to back the train To Bibon, and
then detour distance of between for
~ and fifty miles over the Northwest
ern and Northern Pacific tracks via
Ashland in order to get To Duluth. Tne
train leaving Marquette at Has
o'clock last night-tooll the same route.
as will all the through trains for the
next few days. until the bride is re-
paired According 10 the information
here the bridge was wooden struct
ure and valued i'm the neighborhood of
$4,000 or $4,000.
A special train and crew with bridge
timbers will lac dispatched to the scene
this morning from this city. The
structure vii he rebuilt at once. With
in a distance of twenty miles on the
western division, the South Shore has
as many as fifteen bridges i'm the fire.
ridden region. No reports had been
received last night that any of the 9TH
ers had burned or We're in any particu
lar danger.
Train service will not he seriously
hampered.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
SPENDS NEARLY
THREE MILLIONS
Carnegie Teachers Foundation
Makes Report for Eight Years

New York, May 19.-The Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching, founded by Andrew Carnegie
with an endowment of $4,000, 900 to
provide retiring allowances for teach
ers and officers of high educational
institutions in the United States and
Canada, has, during it's eight years of
operation, distributed a total of So
936,927, according to the annual report
issued by its president, DIR. Henry =.
Pritchett, today.
The report for the year ending Sep
tember 80. 1918, shows that s579440
was distributed in retiring allowances
to professors, and $S0,949 in pensions
to their widows, during that year.
The number of allowances for the
year was thirty-three making the
present total of allowances now i'm
force 3O4. The average annual pay
ment to an individual is $1,7O3.
In connection with the Foundations
work as a center of information con-
corning pensions, the president dis
cusses pension systems that are main
tained by half a dozen colleges, the
development of new systems at Brown
University, the Rockefeller Institute
and the American Museum of Natural
the new federated pension
system of the English universities and
the proposed system for the clergy
of the Episcopal church. Among pen
sions for public school teachers the
report discusses the misfortunes of the
New York city system. and COM
mcnds plans of the new state system
in Massachusetts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
NAVY LEAGUE IS
URGING RESERVE
OF $4,000 ME N
Holds That the United States Is
Behind Other Countries

Washington, May 19.-The United
States should have a permanent nav
al reserve force of at least 10000 men.
according to a circular issued by the
Navy league of the United States.
Such a reserve the league believes.
could be organized and maintained at
very small relative cost" Through
out the circular run references to the
ever present emergency Of war"
Under the leagues plan, not only
would discharged men from the navy
be subject to call in emergency. but
even civilians in coastwise and lake
shipping would be included among
those liable to service in exigencies.
Every great naval power with the
exception of the United States has
a well organized naval reserve. the
league points out England, Germany.
Japan and other military powers in
clude in their naval reserve honorably
discharged men from the service and
the seGmen of their merchant marine
step has been taken toward securing
naval reserve in a recent bill passed
by congress, whereby the state naval
militias, which now include 5000 men.
are subject to the call of the presi-
dent in time of war for service.
Would Necessitate Reserve.
There are now nearly $4,000 enlisted
men in the navy. For the first time
in many years a full quota of enlist
ments was recently secured. SO that
there is at present a waiting list.
n war with first-class power
would necessitate calling into active
service the reserve fleet, according 10
league officials. While il is recognized
that our revenue cutter service would
in case Of a war with frst-class
power he of great value for scout and
other auxiliary service; nevertheless.
the government should, the league men
observe, have in reserve at least 10000
men for the reserve fleet and many eX-
ira auxiliaries called for by the emer-
gency of a war with a nrst-class
power, experts opine.
rs Per Cent Would Return.
From 5000 to 1000 men are honor
ably discharged from the navy earh
year and naval officers estimate that |
fully a. per cent of these men would |
be glad to return to the navy in case
Of national extremity. Many have set
tied down To new occupations and have
tnt
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
VERA CRUZ FREE
FROM BUzzARDS
Sanitary Improvements Work
Great Change in Mexican City

Vera cruz, May 19.--Vera Cruz is
rapidly showing the effects of the
sanitation measures instituted by the
American authorities.
The buz2ards are fast leaving the
city, probably because they find there
is nothing for them to do The great
public fish and meat market, which
before the American occupation was a
breeding spot for disease. is now
wholly screened i'm and can no longer
be located by it's offensive odors. The
building i'm which the market is locat-
ed has been thoroughly cleansed and
disinfected, and the floors and walls
are now washed every day.
The vendors of fruits and sweets i'm
the streets have been compelled to
keep their wares which are purchased
To Il large extent by the soldiers and
sailors covered.
Metal Cans Ordered From U. S.
An anti-spitting ordinance has been
promulgated and householders arc
compelled To place their refuse i'm
metal garbage cans. which have been
ordered from the United States by the
hundreds and will be paid for by the
city.
The compulsory vaccination of all
the inhabitants will begin this week
It will apply to every one and it is not
thought that the Mexicans will raise
any objection The medical supervis-
ion of the city will also be extended To
the redlight district.
There are no malarial or other few
ers. The Mexican physicians have
withdrawn from the board because the |
people of the city had dubbed them
"Americanists," but they are still co.
operating unohicially with the Ameri- |
can doctors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
WILL ASK WILSON TO KEEP
U. S. SOLDIERS IN COLORADO

sey. of Denver, Mrs. Lee Chapman, of
the Colorado Women's Relief commit .
tee. and three women who passed
through the battle at Ludlow. three
children of one, Mrs. Mary Petrucci,
being killed, passed through Chicago
today. en- route To WASHINGTON to beg
President Wilson not to withdraw the
federal troops from the strike zone.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
SAYS JOHNSON, AlNSMITH
AND MILAN WILL SIGN
WITH PITTSBURGH FEDS

Chicago. May 19.-The Evening Post
says that Pitcher Walter Johnson,
Catched Ainsmith and Outfelder- Milan
of the Washington Americans have
agreed to sign with the Pittsburgh
Federals at the end of this season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

Much of the report is devoted TO the
development of the work of the Foun-
dation into a separate division of ed
ucational inquiry. 1t present work in
cludes a study of education in YER
mont Educational Commission, of lc-
gal education at the request of a COM
mittee of the American Bar Associa-
tion. and of engineering education at
ContInued ON 9Th Paca l.A C.I...
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
RIVERSIDE GOLF CLUB OF
CHICAGO SUFFERS BIG LOSS

Chicago. May 19.-The club house
of the Riverside Golf club was destroy
ed by fire today. The loss is 500. 900.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
Parks Horses are Returned.

Vera Cruz, May l9.-'rhe two horses
taken into the Mexican lines by Pri
vate Samuel Parks on May g. when the
soldier disappeared, were returned to-
day tn the headquarters of the Ameri
can authorities by order of the Mex
lean commander.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
N0n-Arrival at Vera Cruz of u. S.
Consul Rearouses Concern
of State Officials
NO MORE NEWS OF PARKS
Huerta Government Fails to Fur.
nish Details of Killing of
American Private

Washington. May l9.-Reports from
Mexico city today that the long de-
arrived there without American Con-
sui Silliman, concerning whose safety
the Huerta government has given re-
peatcd assurances, re-aroused concern
in the state department Bryan said
Saltillo. where il was reported Sill
man had been held by the federals, and
that the consul might have been un-
able To connect with the train that
reached the capital
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
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JAP PREMIER MAKES
PLEA FOR REMOVAL OF
MISUNDERSTANDING.

Toxic, May IA plea To the
press of the world to work for
the removal of misunderstand-
ings and suspicious between ma
tions was made today by Pre-
mler Okumwa i'm addressing "A
gathering of Japanese and for
eign journalists.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
Consul Sullivan Is Safe.


Consul Sullivan, of La Paz, arrived
in San Francisco today and will leave
Immediately for Washington. Consid
erable concern had been expressed for
Sullivan's safety.
Information from the Huerta gov
ernment regarding the American pri-
vate, Samuel Parks, which was de-
manded, also is still awaited. Though
unofficially satisfied that Parks was
executed outside Vera Cruz by the
Mexican federals, the Huerta govern
ment has failed thus far to commun-
cate the details.
With the mediation of the Mexican
crisis practically under way at Niagara
Falls, Ontario, the president and his
cabinet took up routine matters today.
Federals Evacuate Panuco.
That federal soldiers still control
pico, as rumored late yesterday by
Admiral Mayo, was confirmed today bv
report from Consul Miller. An en-
tire garrison, which evacuated Tampi-
co, when the revolutionists took the
city. is said to have ceased it's flight
at Panuco. where extensive oil wells
are located. Concern is aroused over
the fate of this property.
Later i'm the day. Admiral Badger re-
ported that the Mexican federals who
fled from Tampico To Panuco in the oil
district had evacuated the latter city
also. He said there were two to four
thousand federals in the garrison
which he believed they evacuated yes
terdaV
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FIees From Huerta's Wrath.

Vera Cruz. Mex. May 19.-Hooted
and jeered by small mob of Mexi-
cans and called an assassin by one
who alleged that his brother had been
killed by the order of the ex-minister
of the interior, DR. Aureliano Urrutia,
who held that office and was once
Huerta's most trusted counsellor. was
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Attack on San Luis Potosi.

Juarez, May l9.-General Torres
Constitutionalist troops have gained "a
position in the outskirts of San Luis
Potosi and dealt the federal garrison
"A severe blow. according to q message
from General Carranza's private
sppratarts
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

NH ASSOCIATED PRESS
lM e NIB e r OF THE
ALL ToDAY's NEWS TODAY
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-01

ttnins Of the valves Or the ignitiua:
IL manufacturer known best Treat
yoss cor - you would m expansive
watch. A lot Of trouble may b. avoid.
a By having IN expsrt examine the
car about once every two months.
There are many little wrongs that nay
quickly develop into big wrongs u not
discovered and checked.
"Dont patronire the cheap ne
chanic- his work 10 usually In keep
Ing with his price. Keep your car
out OF the hands OF the schooIboy
Who Offers to work free Of charge. The
manufacturer In always ready to ad'
wise and help you. His reputation -
In your hands and don't be too much
inclined 10 blame the car when the
first little trouble arises. Each ma.
chine has peculiarities Of its own and
no matter how experienced you may
be In the operation Of motor cars In
general, II II essential that the manu-.
facturer's instructions be carefully
read and followed.
The idea that there ID no particu.
Iar care ueCtbboty hot thc sussSooae
operation OF car. aside from filing
the tanks and radiator is erroneous.
There 10 no more carefully designed
mechanism In existence. and as Ii usu-
ally the case with all complicated
machines, careful inspection and at.
tention to details will prolons its life
and insure successful operation to an
immeasurable degree.
Treat your car well, Intricate II
regularly. The result will be efficient
service at minimum upkeep. And
then. when the emergency comes,
when something does 90 wrong. don't
lust tinker Be systematic. First
find where the trouble il; second. de-
termine what 1t Is; third. what 10 the
remedy; and last. how this remedy
may be applied"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-01

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loeeNee, aNe 10 new On exhibition q
the omlthssWlsa iNssltutieN, United
oeates NaslsNal Museum, Washington.
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sosssllNs Avtemeblls, built BY u.
-ssee1 btayNss, In kskeme, ,Nd.. 1895
tooA oSsesssfSl trial trip made q .
spee1 q elk o. seven miles pr hour,
Juoy IN. too<. ON u gisee1 Haynes.
setA 1oe,tss.~
Nc tAat sAoald - kept secret from
~ eas swnss. bat the temptation To
'tinker usually becomes TOO great; .
Aslteaes adjusting screw b turned OF
. wire b disconnected and then
tsouble begins.
-ralk 70 The rspairnaa. study the
iaslsuelioas. learn I'll you can. and
thea whsA Tie smergen6y comes.
ysu1l - pespars1. Bss wait for the
snosgeney. Do aee tinker. Doat try
= uaho alt1slmsats whsa Tie ear u
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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-01
Preserve Car Body.

For the particular man. one Of the
most trying things IL to have the body
work Of his car get shabby. The fol.
lowing mixture makes an excellent
"restorer" for the body work: One
pint Of turpentine. one pint Of wood al
cohol. one quart Of distilled or rain
water. one quart Of kerosene oil Mix
the alcohol and turpentine together.
then mix the water and kerosene oil
together. In order to defy the old
adage about oil and water not mix.
ing. 1t 10 necessary to place the kero-
sene and water In = gallon jar and
shake briskly until they mix. then add
the alcohol and turpentine. which
have been previously mixed, and
shake the whole until thoroughly mix.
cd. The mixture Is apt to separate
after standing. but can always be
brought together again by brisk shak-
ing. The mixture should be applied
to the body work with the soft side
Of flannel cloth and polished with q
dry one.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-01
Noted Feudist Dead
Kentucky. respecting neither man nor
the law.

Kentucky. respecting neither man nor
the law.
In 1881 johnson HATFIELD eloped with
Randall McCoy's daughter. After the
girl had returned TO her parents John
son Hatfield again induced her to 90
with him. They were surprised By
members Of the Mccoy family. who
took Hatfield prisoner. bad "Anss"
HATFIELD and other members Of his
family Immediately organized IN exps-
dition and rescued johnson HATFIELD.
Things were fairly quiet then for
two yearp until on election day In
August. 1883. Ellison HATFIELD A.
tempted to murder three Of Randall
McCoy's sons-Floyd. Talbert and
Richard--ths eldest being twenty-foar
years old and the youngest nineteen.
In the night. Ellison Hatfield was
MORALLY wounded and the Mccoy boys
escaped harm. Floyd Mccoy escaped.
while tine other two boys were arrest.
ed BY the authorities. A crowd Of
Had Anse" Hatneld's despsradoes CAP
tursd Talbert and Richard Mccoy.
along with Randall Mccoy. Jr. four
teen Year, old. and held them pending
the outcome Of the INJURIES to Ellison
Hatfield. Immediately after the death
Of HATFIELD. the Hatfield clan tied the
three Mccoy boys to trees and shot
them to death
Following the insistent demands Of
law-abiding citizens. Governor Buck
ner Of Kentucky commissioned Frank
Phillips 70 60 to West Virginia 10 take
charge OF the HATFIELD clan. Who had
been accused OF the Mccoy murders.
Phillips took his work seriously. and
TO the surprise OF the Hatnslds land
cd his prisoners In the jail at Pike
VILE.
A few days later ON the night Of
January /. 1887, others OF the Hatneld
clan attacked the house OF Randall No.
Coy and killed . son and . daughter.
besides fatally wounding his wife. No
Coy made . desperate fight. and killed
three Of the attacking party before be
ned for his life. One Of his daugh.
ters went mad a. the result Of the
sight OF her dead brother and sister.
When Kentucky heard the story OF
this attack there was such an outcry
that the fearless Phillips again organ.
lied . posse and invaded West Viz.
ginia. the stronghold Of the HATFIELD
clan. He captured the other mem.
bers OF the band and lodged them
In Pikeville jail. They were all In
dicted for murder.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-01

The municipal authorities Of Paris
have under consideration an ordinance
making It obligatory for all motor cars
to carry a device by means Of which
passengers In the interior Of their car
may stop Il instantly without the n.
sistance OF the chauffeur. Such .
measure would prevent accidents sim.
liar to that In which the two children
OF lsadora Duncan met their death.
Another preventable accident Of the
same kind was caused In Paris short
time ago by chauffeur fainting on his
box. The proposed device which the
technical committee of the prefecture
Of the Seine has before II for consid-
Grafton 10 said TO be easily applied to
any automobile ut cost Of about $40.