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tl 1 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL TODAY'S NEW8 TODAY. THE WEATHER. Ceneially Fair Toniyht jnd Thurs day. Wiimir Thursday. VOLUME XXII. CALUMET, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8. 1913. NUMBER CO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY Ex-Secretary of Treasury Pro poses Unsecured Guaran teed Currency THREE INQUIRIES ARE ON Tariff Hearings, Money Probe and Currency Reform Inquiry Continued Today INVESTIGATING BANK LOANS Washington. Jan. 8. The nwrml lap of the tariff revision ha rings wa.-i reached today when the r-ommlttet look up Schedule If t:arth, earthen ware and glass. TIih schedule it' opened a negations of ihe, .so-calle-l 'las.s trust. It i;is been represented t the committee that American pit ducfion of plate Klaus is uliotit llft million square feel annually liy only twelve manufacturers. Advocates of a t a rift' reduction, contend the duly could lie cut in half without injuring the American manufacturers. Leader Underwood indicated today the ways and means committer would Ma nd for retaining a tariff of .' and fin per cent on pottery, He announced that the testimony had satisfied Hie i i rnmittee of the hhthly competitive conditions in the industry in Furope. Reserve- Bank System Favored. I iirmer secretary of the treasury. Leslie M. Shaw, and Professor I.awr i nrr- l.amhlln, of Chicago, wore tin principal witnesses before the. hoiis. currency committee today. (j.iestion.s asked by the Dennoratie members of the rommilten Indicate the committer- favors the establishment of system of divisional reserve lanks operated under close government supervision :l :t MibstiMite lor the national mouc tary oomnils.iluii'.s proposed central dank. As a. remedy for existing conditions Shaw prOK)sed the government authorize national hanks to Issue un secured currenioy, to he guaranteed by the government to tlie extent of L'f. per cent of their capital stock, not includ ing surplus, in times of emergency. Tc force contraction after the emergency ceased to exist, he suggested a tax o, five per cent be imHsed upon all such supplementary currency, until can celled, after a certain date lie fa vored negotiable books of acceptances. These ehangea he regarded as the only necessities of banking reform. Inquiry Into Bank Loans. Affairs of National banks, particu larly their loans und securities for loans, were before the money trust committee today. Counsel Fntermeyer. lor the committee, paid because of the refusal of President Taft to direct the comptroller to furnish Information on the subject It would be ImiMMslhlo t conclude the investigation. The com mittee plans togo to the new ad ministration and ask the new comp troller to furnish the desired Informa tion. Comptroller Murray was the principal witness todjy. Criminal statutes, to prevent bank officers from accepting "persona; ompensatlon" for loans from their 'anks, regulation of loans by banks to their own officers and directors, and a stricter method of national bank ex amination, were among the monetary reforms endorsed by Comptroller Mur ray before the committee. WITNESSED GREAT MATCH. H. C. Lcvvery Saw HarveyCarkeek Pout 50 Yeart Ago. If. C. l.owery, Janitor of the Nr. M. bank, one of the oldest residents in the copper country, Informed ' Thf. N'ewH this morning that he was an eye-witness of the great furnish wrestling match between Tm Car keek und C.ecrge Harvey, fifty years ai;o at Rockland, Ontonagon county, which was recalled In last night s News. George Harvey, of Wyoming, a ""ii of the famous wrestler, Is in Cal umet on mining huslntss. Mr. Luwery t.ill look him up and have a chat with him about the elder Harvey. It Is believed Mr. Low cry la one of very few living today who witnessed that memorable match. In discussing Mr. Lowery wild Tom Carkeek, who was the father of Jack farkeek. who became champion, was the h-v-ler man. and punished his adversary severely. Harvey, however, was game "nd his cleverness could not be denied, '"atchlnac farkeck unawares, Harvey I lire w him. Miss Nora Shea has returned f Norway, Mich., after spending th holidays with friends and relatives here. BRIEF ITEMS HOT OFF THE WIRES Australian Statesman Retires. Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 8. Alfred Heakln, leader of the r.pimsitlon In the House of lleprestnta fives, his resinn ed because of III health. He Will -tire to public life. Servia Quits the Adriatic. IvomU.n. Jan. x. The. Servian gov ernment today decided to withdraw from the Adriatic sea. Tills action is regarded in all quarters as a notable step in the direction of peace. Miss Redmond Is Married. London, J;ln. S. Tho marriage or Max Green, chaiiman of the Irish prisons' board, and Miss Johanna Red mond, youngest daughter of John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nation alists, tool; place today. Big Blaze at Peoria. Peoria, III., Jan. 8. Th main ware, house of the Oak ford Wholesale groc ery and Its stock contents were de stroyed by tire of an unknown origin this mornlug The loss is MUCUica, Telly insured. Tin- fire threatened the entire vholesale district. Alleged Bandits Arraigned. Chicago, Jan. s. The. three automo bile bandits, paid by the tolice to have committed a score of daring robber ies in the past iimni Ii, were formally charged with., various crimes today. Herbert Saucier, was "booked" for rohberv. and James Mitchell and Al bert Charest with assault with intent to kill Policeman Sticken. MANY NEW CORPORATIONS IN STATE DURING 1912 Lansing, Mich., Jan. 7. (ViHra lions v lth a capital of t-",.",'.'H" were organized in Michigan during 1M.', it is announced by Secretary of State Martindale. There were l.S.Vj articles of lncoriKration filed up to Pee. H! and 53a dissolution polices were filed, of tho new corporations organ Uod 1.1 PI were mercantile and manu facturing, five were railroads, seven limited partnerships and :i"l miscella m 011s. Purlng the session of the legislature one of the important matters to be considered is relative to the annual re ports of corporation. At present these reports are tiled with the secre tary of state but are used by the state tax commission and the railroad commission in the work uf tlio.se re spective commissions, us well as by the state department. It has been undi gested that some, way should be found for establishing a s stern of reports suitable for each of the thi.-e depart ments and a system of tiling arranged to make them easily accessible for each department. REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR - ARMY HITS SMALL POSTS Washington, P. C. Jan. & A dozen of the highest ranking otlioers of the Cnittd States Army met in conference with War Pepurtment ullirials here today to discuss the details of the ex trnslve plan of reorgjin.athm of the niiny, which will be the last important military action of tho retiring admin istration. The plan, which was first made public last summer .contemplates the abolition of the present army de partments and the creation of brigades as units In different parts of the coun try, all so arranged an. I proportioned in respect to tho various arms of the service as to be capable of concent ni tlon at a moment's notice Into regular army corps. The sponsors for the plan of reor ganisation appreciate the fact that it cannot be curried 011' xccpt in the face of much opiosition. It the de partments are abolished it will mean the passing also of a great many small losts throughout tho country, a move that would certainly draw forth bitter opposition of many senators and rep resentatives of states and localities in which army osts are located. LOS ANGELES MAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN A NOVEL WAY Los Angeles, Calif.. Jan. S. -Willi his head encased In an airtight box. whbh hore the inscription, patent applied for." ami lt which a largo quantity of gas was released through the agency of an alarm clock device, i). P. Comber lay on the floor of hl- home. asphyslateJ. The alarm served a dual purH.se. It not only released the gas but attracted the neighbors. They arrived too late. ANNUAL MEETINGS TONIGHT. P.ev. Luther K. 1-ong, of the Calu met Congregational church, announces that the annual met ting of the church ill be held this evening. All metn ers and others who mnv care to at nd are cirdl;illy Invited. Hearts in 1... ...... 1 I, nl u'Ncers elected. Tl. ...,,,,. it meeting uf the Med 1 u ket Congregational church will also e held this evening, when olllcers for the ensuing year are to be elected, re- rts read, and other business Iran- pacted. H'DONALD GIVES STIRRING SPEECH Calumet Man Calls Secretary of State Martindale Tool of "Corrupt Ring" PRESENT CLAIMS IN FEBRUARY Will Go to Washington to Lay Case Before the House REORGANIZATION IS EFFECTED Lansing, Mich.. Jan. K. (Special)--Declaring Secretary of State Martin dale the tool of a corrupt Republican ring to whb h it was resorted to do feut the will of the? people wlw n all legitimate effort failed in the r.'em Congressional contest in the Twelfth district, William J. MacDonald, of Calumet, last night delivered a stirring address at the banquet of the state na tional ProgrehFlves which aroused the Progressives to enthusiasm. Mar-Donald' chastisement, of th' r.tate board of canvassers for its action in counting out the Ontonagon county vote for the. Progressive candidate was the most striking speech of the evening, and ut its conclusion many Progressives pushed forward to clasp bis hand. Mat Donald announced that in Feb ruary he and Cue hems of Milwaukee will leave for Washington to present his claims to the national House of Representatives. The support of thj state organization was pledged last night. Plans were made for an active campaign. (Ireat care is to be exer cised in selecting candidates to be pre sented. MacDonald spent the morning calling on (Jovernor Ferris ami will leave this afternoon for home. Ditttntion in the Ranks. The jtale conference of' the Progres sives beJ here yesterday narrowly missed breaking up in a row. As it is, a eerlous rift has been ca5t into the bosom of the party and some of its most Influential members have been lost to its organization. For a long time certain factions of the party have been lighting against H. M. Wallace, the national commit teeman. Today Mr. Wallace seems to be absolutely In power and has cast out from the ranks such men as John I. Rreck of Jackson, who was a mem ber of the Republican State Central committee and quit that body to as sume a similar position with the Pro gressives. Mr, Rreck Is most bitter over the vhole business and has blood in his eye. "I was sick .of taking the crusts and crumbs from the party," he says. "I wanted some of the pie. Rut I'll tell you one thing If I wanted to do any thing. It would take more than II. M. Wallace to prevent me." The Jackson man had resigned, as a member of the state central commit tee, and. then the conference turned round and repudiated him for asso ciating too much with "stand-patters 'I expect to see Whitney Watklns In the same boat with me," said Mr. Rreck, who was closest to Mr. Wnt Ulns during the campaign. "He did the same things I did, and much of what I did was by his Instructions. They'll get rid of us all, as they have of several of us today. In this purging process through which they are go ing." Among those who are thus cast out are Sybrant Wessellus of fSrand Rap Ids, who gives place to .A, K. Kwing, and every member of the executive committee except Stelmo Lewis. It was a "grand little house cleaning" and tonight only remnants of the or ganization which started the move ment in motion are left. Ira Sayre Is another cast-out, and It was a signifi cant fact that the house members who are progressive failed to attend th conference anJ some of them said openly they had no Interest In It and tld not care what the conference did. BEGINS HIS SECOND TERM Governor Baldwin Proposes Progress iva Laws in Connecticut. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 8. Simeon K. Raldwin was today inaugurated for his second term as governor of Conn ecticut. Tho oath of office was taken before the general assembly !n Joint convention, nnd an unusually large gathering of prominent citizens of tho state. The ceremony was preceded by the usual military display. At noon the state legislature assem bled for Its biennial session. The chief measures that ar to be broimht for ward during the winter are: Km p'oyers' liability, workingmen's com pensation, Industrial Insurance, regis tration of legislative agents, repeal of the personal tax law, revision of state banking laws, liberalizing Sunday laws and bills to promote the welfare of women and minors In Industrial find mercantile establishments. Another effort will be made to secure ratifica tion of the amendment to the Federal Constitution for an Income tax. lt . THIRTY-THREE GO DOWN WITH SHIP ONLY THREE SURVIVORS OF OIL TANK STEAMER, WHICH WENT ON ROCKS. Astoria, Oregon, Jan. S. Of a ship's company of thirty-six, wht sailed from San Ktunclsc on the ill-fated oil tanker Rosecrans, only three survive the loss of the vessel yesterday on the rocks of PeuciKk spit. tuartfcrtnaster Peters is the only man ashore, lie was washed upon the beach last night, six miles from the wreck, more dead than alive. He la unconscious, has a broken shoulder and marry cuts aiml bruises as the re sult of a battering of six miles by the breaking seas. Two more survlors, names unknown, are aboard the light ship, which rides lar out beyond the Columbia River bar. Thty were taken from the rigging of the lost ship by a life saving crew, who dared death many hours to make the rescue. I'nable to make their way ashore, the life savers worked their disabled boat out to the lightship, " here res cued a ad rescuers were sate when the last w ireless was recr ived from a tug which put out t sea last night to aid them. The lihthlp has no wireless. Astern of the lightship, the disabled life boat rode at midnight, a floating coffin, for the fourth member of Rore cran's crew, who looped from the rig ging and was picked up, but died In the boat. The gale Mill howled over j the bar today. ' COACH OF CHICAGO ELEVATED TRAIN FALLS INTO STREET Chicago, Jan. 8. While rounding curve on Fifth avenue and Van Rureu street early today.tho rear coach of an Oak Park elevated train was de railed, bumped over the ties for twen ty feet and fell to the street. Two men, the only passenger in the car, escaped Injury by stepping Into tho forward car. The train had discharged its load of several hundred and was returning to the western terminal. The accident caused considerable cltement among the iatrons of the road and 'docked traffic on the elevat ed loop for two hours. ROCKEFELLER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TALK AGAIN New York. Jan. 8. William Rocke feller probably never will be able to appear as a witness before the Puj" committee, In the opinion of his phy sician. !r. Chapell. The condition of his throat is so serlotiH that wpewh might result in strangulation, accord ing to his physician. Cha.piH prac tically said Rockefeller must bo silent the remainder of his life. His hands tremble and It Is dltllcult for him to write legibly. NIGHT SCHOOL IS POPULAR The tecond term of the night school commenced last evening, and will he continued Tuesday and Friday, eve nings. There was a large attendance of students, several new enrollments being made, especially In the Knglish nnd commercial classes. The school is proving very lU'Pulm". "SNOWED IN" -WILSON ITALIAN QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. Hsr Fortieth Anniversary Is Being Observed Today. Rome, Jan. X. Queen Helena today rebbra'ed her fortieth birthday anni versary and v.n.s the r-cipieni of many presents aud messages of greeting from her relatives an! the various royal families of Europe. In accord ance with the w ish of her Majesty the anniversary of hrr birth is not a state occasion, but is always celebrated by a ouiet family gathering at the Quiri nal. The Queen is a daughter rf tho ruler of Montenegro and, quite nat urally, It Is with a strong feeling of personal interest that she has followed the progress of the stirring events In the Lalkans the past few months. ROOSEVELT MAY ATTEND TRIAL OF HIS LIBEL SUIT Maniuette, Mich., Jan. 8 It is re Krted t hat Colonel Theodore Roose velt will be a visitor to Marquette next month. The civil suit for recov ery for libel started by Colonel Roosr -velt against Oeorge A. Newett, editor of the Ishpeming Iron Ore, last Octo ber la set for trial In the term of cir cuit court that will open February 10, and unless something occurs In the meantime to bring about a postpone ment of the trial it Is said Colonel Roo.'-evelt will be here to attend it. It is asserted that William P. Rel den. attorney for Mr. Newett, desires further time in which to prepare the defense, but that Mr. Pound, of De troit, who represents Colonel Roose velt in the case, Is not willing to agree to any delay in bringing the matter to an issue. As the thing stands It Is said that the case will go to trial In February, but It Is of course possible that something will romo up that will bring about a further postponement. V,. S. Hill, of Marquette, is associate! with Mr. Pound In Ihe case. He Is looking after local matters connected with It. Since the iase was started at the instance of Colonel Roosevelt there h i bven much speculation, first, as t whether the colonel would appear per sonally in the proceedings, and, sec ond, as to whether It would be pushed. Many persons hav held to the view that It would be allowed to lag from postponement to postponement, and finally would be dropped. The attor i.eys representing Colonel R osovelt strongly assert, however, that the case will be iHished to an Issue and that It (s their desire that it be tried a-i soon as possible. WILL ENTERTAIN U. P. SOCIETY. Marquette and Alger County Medical Association Will Play Host. At a meeting of the Marquette and AliTer County Medical society, held re cently In .Vegaum". it was planned t entertain the Upper Peninsula Medicnl association some time next July in Ishpemlng. and, if posslbU. to brln; the members to Marquette for half a d'.y at least. The meeting was well attended, and a supier was served. The business session was held In the Xogaunee hospital. Several cases were dl.H'iissed. and papers were read. Plans for the meeting of the upper peninsula physicians are all tentative as yet. The last assemblage was held In Marquette, and tho members were delighted with the entertainment The Marquette physicians are anxious to give those members who wero not present last year a taste of the Queen City's hospitality. U. J. MacVeigh will leave next week for Xew York City to attend a meet Ins of the district managers of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. WARDENSHIP HOT YET CONSIDERED GOVFRNOR FERRIS HAS SO FAR NOT INTERESTED HIMSELF IN BYERS' BEHALF. Lansing, Mich., Jan. b. Former Sherift James Hyers, of Ibuuhtuu county. Is here, looking after the Mar quette prison wardenship. In connec tion with the matttr, Covernor Ferris rays! "1 do not wish to say .-.nythini: vet about It. as I have given it no con siderhtion. I suppose I could InMuerir the board. If I was so minded, but I have given it no thought yet." New Tax Commissioner. Orlandu F. Harnes. of Roscommon, will he named by Governor Ferris a- a member of the state tax commission to succeed Judge F.d w a rd White, if Fscanaha, as soon as tie iv is a quor um of the Senate to w huh to selnl the appintnieut. Mr. Haines l.-i one the best known Democrats of Michi gan, having been a candidate for sla.e land commissioner on one or two oc casions and always prominent in the councils of tho party. Many Good Jobs Involved. This aprointment will give the Democrats two out of tho three mem bers of the board. It will consist of Mr. Fames and Thomas D. Kearney, Democrats, and George P. Horton. Re publican. With this majority, the Democrats will b able to ntnie a Democrat l chairman and abo to hand out something like three hundred good Jobs to Democrats. Among these jobs will be that cf chief brk, wired car ries with it a salary of $'-o a year, as well as a large iiMnoer of 01 her pood appointments in Ihe oilicc f..r e. CHICAGO-NEW YORK WIRE SERVICE PROSTRATE TODAY Chicago, Jan. S. Telegraph wires between New York and Chicago arc prostrate today as the result o: a slei-: and wind storm last ninht. The con ditions are the woist in ors. When the markets opt ncd today only one Chlcauo broker had a wire and he of fered to help other . brokers as far as losslble. This wire. the only on' working, went down in half ur hour. Teleurams of all kinds are congested In the oH'ce-s of the telegraph com panics. Hundreds of poles and wires are broken. The greatest damage Is in Illinois. Northern Indiana and Ohio. MOTHERS' PENSION PLAN PROPOSED IN WISCONSIN Madison, Wis., Jan. S. With no great Issues at stake and no fnited Slates senator to be. elected, the Wis consin legislature which convened to day nevertheless promises to make for Itself an tmKrtant place in the history of the state. With social bet terment as a keynote of the bglslativ" program, humane legislation will characterize many of the bills to b Introduced. KffortJ to establish a system of rural credits t aid farmer", a system of latvt colonization that will make possible tho "lack to the land"' movement for men with little money ; a mothers' pension plan, a minimum wige bill and a proposal to extend tho cope of the workln-smen's compensa tion act so that occupational diseases may le oared for, are a few of the measures that will be considered. MILLIONS CAN BE SAVED IF CONGRESS AIDS Taft Urges Work of Commission on Economy and Efficiency Be Continued ASKS FOR APPROPRIATION Believes Great Saving Can Be Ef fected in Offices Outside of Washington VALUABLE REPORT SUBMITTED WashinKton. Jan. v. Congress is asked to appropriate u quarter of a million for continuing the investiga tion of the commission on economy and efficiency into executive depart ment ot the government in a special message by president Taft today. The president points out "there is un neater service that can be rendered the country than a continuance of tho Vork of the commission, until sonic form of organization is provided for continuously doing this kind of work: under the executive." He expresses the opinion that the. procedure in every branch and office; of the government should be submit ted to a tninstuking examination. Hn asks Congress for a quarter of it mil lion appro). nation by March 4 for tie incoming preskltnt. The president is of the opinion that in offices outside of Waf hiniitfiji. the largest opportunities for economy will be found. "It is of Interest." continues l,e pi ei u', Tit. "to note that the Cost of clerk ulre in the New York postofli alone is more than that incurred in the departments of war, navy, Ftate, Jus lice and commerce and labor at Wash- il.KtolI. Il the customs house of New York the cost r tb-rk hue is uie.it. r than ,ii one deiaitm. lit in Wastiirn;. toll The report of the coiunii-! ion con tains n description of 110 subjects as the result of twenty-one months work. The chariKes recommended by the commission carry definite esti mates of a yearly savings of several million tloll.ns. BASKETBALL FRIDAY. Cslumet Y. M. C. A. vs th M. C. M. 'Varsity the Attraction. Basketball lovers will turn out in force Friday evening to witness Un contest between the Y. M. 1'. A. aggre gation and the Michigan College :' Min s 'varsity, which hkiiy will pro . the most interestlnu of the season. Word was received h-i,. tod:- thii the .Marquette Knights of Couml,;i. have been successful in their eft'ori to secure a basketball hall and will hive a strong team in the field. Thl- in Pleasing to lo- al enthusiasts for the Marinette team has always been one of the best in the upper peninsuln. The Y. M. C. A. team will arrange for cntots with tint team on its trip to the iron country commencing Jan. '.'." and endinc Fel. L. Games will o. play ed in the following ol der, M mu sing. Gwinn. Guild Pall. Marquetio. Necauiu e Alumni. Ishpeming V. M. C X.. Marquette Normals and Marquett K. f C. The Ishpemiiu V. M. C ..v. team will be here on Jan. 1'S to meei the Calumet Y. M. C. A. toim. Physical Director Johnsti tie of tho Calumet Y. M. C. A. stated today th.i: the Osceo'.i branch of" th- Y. M. C. . extension work is to com.- into clos r touch with t!ie locil association. Th" members will come t this it every Friday evening to indul-e in gymna sium work, until such a time as a suitable gymnasium can be seviircd in Osceola. SERVICES WELL ATTENDED. Week of Pnytr Meetings in Calumet Proving Successful. The union prayer meetings that ar. being conducted this week at the Ue.l Jacket and Calumet Congregational churches are pro Ins vi ry success ful. Good sized congregations are a'. tending. Owing to the annual meet ings of the churches there will be r. services this evening, but tomorrow evening the service will be continu al at tho lied Jacket Con-rregatlonol church, and Friday evening at thcCal vnn t church, bringing the service to a close. Week of prayer also is being ob served at the First Presbyterian church of Calumet. Rev. D. I). Stalke Vn charge. Ii rge congregations aro noted, and It is belhvvd much b?rHl; will accrue frnm the meet ires. Mr. C. R. Verrler has left for home In Indiana nfler vUlllnir tvltli her reir. cuts, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Whaler. i if V f 1 tV c J, I t I r I