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THURSDAY, APRIL 23 1914. PAGE FOUR THE CALUMEt NEWS IN in Ihc vfniamrt Nous Founded lVMt. Published by the MINING GAZETTE COMPANY. DAILY EXCEPT 1UNDAT. M W. v a ;s. Kd.tr. M LTON itusines Mmm m Kntered at the I'ost O00C Bl '.iluim-t Michigan, Ml Si- Mi i'lass Mail Matter. THEPH . i:s: Business ortlce Editorial KiHima 20 I TKHMS ' SUBSCRIPTION: By Vull i.r 'urnr. Per vear, la advaiue $5.00 Per year (not In advunce) (J.oo Per rru-nth r' inl issue 05 ; mpluitits .if IrrfKularliy .n ! liv ery sjBJ receisc prompt and thorough Investigation. THURSDAY. APRIL 23 1914. THE MICHIGAN MILITIA. Mrihf Qenetral Kirw. fa command the Mich'tan Nat. una 1 tjuanl. as MM BtrHtfB i ru! fur edl NMBl rvice m spite of Hi strike duty in e .i.pj.-r country last Mimmer. Wt la ethe militia is rtd ' .r .-it. I nt tvi. e, not !i sfdte 1 its sink, ilntv, it because of it What QMttm! Kirk .-in!.-. I : . v.. . nn doubt, is t hai 1 saga nnsiwd their tagdfcl .imp am ...rv ni rifle pnM lira losl e.r. faa militia realty i better i 1 1 1 i ' i day to lake the geld for a. ma I -ar tm omm Li would bars been had 11 not r inline, seosont 1 the own end trained them how t.. luaducl rhfiaiirhm prop crly m an extended camp. nun. nn h as the) nmii tedty would be rompailej to undergo if the) aere Baal ta lies io. w- doubt whether there ie i state militia in the country that can today surpass that of Mfc higan In sol dierly eelf restrain t, stamina end Ml round eftcien Thf oonduft ol the troops in thf OOpper countiy l ist summer. epeaklBi of thf body as :i whole, was so ood that it attracted unisonal attention. Thf young fellows, many of then in experteneed, quick!) took to camp life, learned readily, end acted like veterans with Ions, yean of servici behind them. Then ,s no doabt that if the .Mi' lnuan .National Quard is called dtirtni the Mexican unpleasant ness that it will make a splendid re ord, Tin- bueineaa end of the organi sation is in excellent hands. The fa ilil Willi which the BMI) and eui- menl were moved to the copper conn try last rear, and the lack confusion in .imp end commissar) arrange mite, reflected the greatest eradti on thf men in chai'Ke. Clean ii' fteoaraphy, stand Hi1 Where ate Tamph o. Torreon, Topolohump . Tuxpam, Miuantepee, Te x. ... Tia- ala and Tla I la Rt uitf Jm- ' that I n. If Sum will then have to him self t ice the American mini which he put into Villa' hands, when he raised id, eiiiharvo nuns which our polio) Intended should have been turned i gainst HIM instc.nl of ax.unst M'K- Wliu knows hut wluit lluerta h atrain demonjitrate.1 hiniHflf to in r Ntratei;lt? Who knows inn what we are doing exactly what this old Mexican Xa lean has planned for u to do" ' Watchful waiting" was planned t lire llaeiia out oi power ami to let him .In- of inanition. Win. knows but what it has been apii.ilize.l l lluerta into his salva I loll W h. WHO KNOWS? knows. ;ms the ii.md Uapids Herald, bol than we.'i timeii aladon foxy old Maerti 'ho Know is dellberata and i in tie mndneai ol unload Butcher Vii- iion onto fn- h el Rgttn ii that few BtorC veek-S he m-r' v of the on- . i it" anatai of uu be preferred to human tiaruis if the iri ! w p h tVaatrtattoa on the deftmxtve ee ti,- dafandi i of .M-xi' oCIt i nan lain Villa and hs rei-ihoij banditti? 'A Green Vel vet Gown' Where ( Who has green retval pawn?" W'h, Mr-. So A, S,,s lawn. of course. Bnyon'l roa eeaa n 1 The most beautiful ehade of lie en. They boaajtM it from the Van Ordea Company and Iti iruaram. ed not to ahrinfc, fade or baaeaas itraahwd, its n pret ty wh'n the Hon shines on the .sparkling daaj flaHi ui UM mornlnaai ami ie just as eaan tlful at twilight when Bhe dirk ehadowe era rraaphag alone its velvet Hiitlace.'' "Why don't you have a lawn like this one ' Ymi can Its easv -if roil us. our I'ertili.er. Oa any sort of lawn, at any time, it produces thf beat icsulis." "Try our I'.rtilizer around paw trees, shrubs and Kaarati and th- will all he ilicked out in wonderful gowns ' The M. Van Orden COMPANY ll 'I OHTON LAURll'M THE STATUS OF HOME RULE. (in vina paaaed its eecoad Medina la he house of commons in three su -noire eeealoaa as najairad ev par li.imi nt, the Itish home rule lull will prohahl) baceaaa 'he law of the land, with l ister included, if the unionists i.. ..t eeeepi th.- reaaproneiat efleaed by the ui.erai lavaraaaaal H will ee BUbmtttad to the house of lords. but its r-Je.tion ! that b.Kiy will have no effe t, an I all the lull will then e need tie laaalare of the kiti. The lull call be amend.! even now by introdm Injf the 1'Ister omptotnise which the government olTerel to the unionists, under the term.H of whii h . eountlee of rist.r .an take a ple- beeite vote as to whether they wish l be represent.-, iii the Irish parlia ment of DtthUa or not during the next six year. Bu: the n.ernment will Oneenl to such an amendment only oa receiving a blading ale dan that the bouse of hrds will pass the- bill ee mrndad erithoui opposition. The maaoa for this pieiige is that if the bottee of krrda should reject the emeaded bUi, the erboie queattan woaM then be m- ess..r fr. the huse of commoni to pass tbie amended, bill at three ucoeHMie sessions in order to override the veto of the house of lords in accordance with th.- n. w parliament act. There is little likelihood, there fore, that the bill will be amended. .Meanwhile, it is noticeable, even at this distance, tnat there has been a marked o baring doara "n the part the I'lst.-rites ami their supporters, th iinlonleta, TRAGIC STORY OF SING SING History of Prison Is Full of Weird and Somber Incidents Factory Fire Drills Important Feature of Industrial Safety THE IMMENSITY OF RUSSIA. Merely by way of supplement ine the reanlnr approprkltloae fur thf Rune i :i arany thf CiaPi govern meni has added ;. i, unit to the usual tethnatee for thai great eaaine of war. lOuropr i- gravely dlacuaaing eatenaive chnaaaa and ImproveMente in the eaulpmenl ami organization of the Kussian art II lery, eeueciallyi ami Qemsany and A uat ritt - if u naary are carefully aotiafl the leporta of the wneaing of Riieelen troope near their frontiers. .Mi Ruch incidents direct attention to the Itugh bulk of tin- Ruiaian em -i-ite i by far the greatest csnae t- d territory under any tiag. The only emp re more extensive is that at Oreal Hi ' In, winch liee in eridel) uprated parte ol the earth . Th.- population of raal realm is much greater 'ban thai r( it) other POttntV inbab- Ited b) people chiefly of European blood or origin. The : Handing arm.v is b far the large.-t in the world. The Russian revenue ei greater than those of other nation, though not larger than those all .arts of the British empire taken together, Ruaeie grown the biaaaei ebeal crop in the world and the largest I . CTOP. They seem so anxious for war lit ..me portion-; ,,f Colorado tiny can't van for the booting to begin in the nint for lluerta. Who has seen that wireless T P.. ieni to the war department ord. rinu I iao mil.- an hour' aaroplant ta Fetch itm koine in thia time td graal atix- SKINS AS BANK NOTES. in China, th.. arai country to ana benfc notee, certain skins were once ,,t Ii graal value that they were ac cepted as . ash, pasedig from hatid to band in the same way as Lank notes of i he present ,a . The riegoi iabilPs "i thaae kina wai ratahflahed in thia wa : The nmparor ou Tl, being m waal of money, gave his treasurer to un ' i hUUj 'bat Ml' h a state of affair-' inui noi .ontinue. ,i that time it wai euetontar) for prhtcea and courtiers on entering the ral presence to . over I h. fac es Wt, ;i pi, , e of skin. Tak ing advantage of this custom, the inasurer procured the Issuance of i decree forbidding the use ,,f any other kins for this purposf saf those of ell. mi iperiea rd white deer in die royal parks, lawtdktlely, of course. 'ben .1 a demand for pieces of 'us., skins, which, betas a monopoly, were sold at a high price. Thus ,,. ,.liy ,.urr(.r reillled. The Mead) .ilue of the skins thus oh taraad Made thajfl nadiiy a substitute for com of the realm. In the Kussian seal fisheries of Alas ka the wavhaaea ware tavRprt) paid In the urrency stamped oil siiiares .r Walrus hide. Sing Sing is the name of the heet km.wn pris-n M the l r.n.,1 Si:.t Kor nearly a eewta) its grim gaafli have exe.'uded fr.n view the tears, the sufferings, the .lespalts ..f .ts th.ci samls of Inmates. Its site was known .is Mount Pleasant, and a pleasant one it is. overtook ine the Rtedeon, but : lb.- inmates tin- name is a l sm ! mot kcry. Mount Pleasan: was chosen as the su.- for New Vol s penal InetUutioa in tx;'... fjM hundred and fmirtefrt a. res were a pp r. pr i;ft ed tor its pur- pose and the ..rigmai prison contatneu ' .1 .ells, the bulk of the W '! k ha-, ing been executed b convl. ts from Au- I'lirn It reqnlreu thre- vears in its first buildina. but as it was tound to ha too small shortly M more .ells were addtd. and afietwards tag more. Sing Shik tor is rat) el weird ami somber an. I traau- in. idents. Fire In the ..s destr-'Vei! its records, but p"i'- ular mem..i and the publi, prims (fid thf main outlines. Contract labor aaaad many tumultuous disorders. but of recent years refotm have been i.roU(fht to the extent that there has l.en little or no d. sturhar.ee. and the wardens have bad more or les ot an time of it. Ke.peis uead to be in leagim eritb lha rontractora, end the) worked bhe men terribly, Praajaeati) lha caaa blaatloa waa aapeciall) ertaaL Prleon era erould dip then feel Into cauldroaa f molten mi-tal to make it Impoe ible that they should have to do the I bur imposed upon ihem. The ggoat exciting; revolt that Sing Silif ev.-r witnessed was during the bread and water riots in 1m'.'.'. me hot Jul day in the ouarries A oonvicte refused to rk unless they got ice water. The ke.-p. r In charge mart hed th.-m baca to prlaon, Th.-n- the strike preatl the shoe shops. Soon I, I men had to he locked up. Tbej howlod and hooted at the attandani niaht and 'lay. Finally all doors and wlndowa w-re cioeed to shut out fresh air, and the obetreperoua priaoneri ware denied food and wan r. They Bwattarad, ban -re, i end could riot sleep, but would Dot give in Then the steam h.at wax turned on. This Really toasted them und mi the sixth duv thev promised ohediencei The stories f the many eecapca !r..m Sing Sing, particularly iii the old day a emu Id till volumes ..r thrilling romances. Since the wall was erected around the prison in is7 the steam siren, wjji. h annbuncee an eeonpe, has riot bd to be sounded ratj often, when th.- lata A.idison Johnson be came warden of the institution he de vised a wire screen (or the room for visitors, with meshes so title that aothlng could be paeaed In the prison IS Mis nile soft, l ed the lives of the POnVlCta and he made the entile pris on as airy and clean as a boepital Nohod) is made to work when ill. PVmmJ is beti.-r than it was instead ot iron tips and plates, crockery lias been provided. There are suntaaer hotels lode) with riot as sweet a place to eat In as the dining room of SiiiK Sing. Htripee have been given up at Slim Pins alonu with the lockatap. Toda) when political canpaigneri talk of "putting the rascals Into stripae" the) ire using an obstacle lluure. Tile prison uniform is dark graft with a blue, negligee shirt. The heads of the pi isoiiers are no longar shaved, aacapt as a mailer of leanlineae when they tirst arrive. After that thev are permit led l lot their hair mow so they can comb it. Johaaon argued thai there wns noth ing Rtora 1 1) improving in shining a man's head. ODD LAMP GIVES A VERY PUZZLING LIGHT The appearance of the Leon lamp la Paris is providing the Parisians with a pUttla which vcv but the sclent iii' all) minded i an elucidate. The Neon lamp contains the rate at mospherii gas, neon, discovfieil by Blr William Ramaay, which possesses the p report ) ot eltowtna the electric Durrani to traverse it under pertain conditions of pressure and tent per a t u re and turning an extraordinary large proportion of It into light of a beautiful i 1 'sc pink ' olor. The --as ealata in the atraoaphara tg the extent of not more than ,ttl per 'lit b v ulume, but In spile of ihls it Mill soon be obtainable in fairly large i lantlt) from the bain residue front i fractional distillation of maid ir. which is about to be undertaken on a rnnalderaMe scale both la Horhra) and n fierwan) In connection With the iixation of atmospheric nitrogen. Bil William Kanisav, Inlervievvei, cast some doubt on tlx- eommei ill value of the Neon lamp. Ii works all i il hi." In said, -but il does not la. -it long-" When Baked whether there was any thing objectionable In the color of the Meoa lamp Sir William Kamsay led tin way into his laboratory! where aftr fee momenta1 maalpulatloa at wlraa ami lubes be turned on a brilliant rose dnk streak of light. "Verj pretty, but not ajaMa suitable for Illuminating purposes." was Hie only commanti in defem f the ligbi fmrn the Neon lamp II Is claimed I hat II is far prof et aide t thai of ih- garrvur) rapat lamp Which, Ihoiigh 11 uses very IKtBJ ' iiir.nl for much llaht. Is of so BO" . nh it a Inn thai llesb tints under Its ra) u appear greanlah, The Neon lump Is also said If re quire even less current lor the same ui ni of light than the mennrv va por lamp New Yolk Sim aorilatlrth PREPARING FOR PANAMA TRADE American Ports Show Great Ri valry for Canal Business Photo by Americnn Press A F IRE drills for employees of bi' factories: BOW cons tit life one of the gjuajl important features of safety in Industrial Ufa in America. Thtg picture Is a typical scene of ggiployggg leaving a big factory by (he lire 'scnn.' in a few minutes' time It was taken at the American Tobacco company's plant in New fork city on the anniversary of the dlsus. trotis Trtaagta tire, when i early ISO l"-t their lives The drill was Wi tit eased by .Mayor .Mlt. hel and other city eUciab. HOW IT FEELS TO DIE With some: if there is on. world it is th id Hi til Mfea thina cei i the vii) Pr babh most Teople r n above title shudder, foi tain in thbl majority of sane men ami woman re gard tile v.iv word 'death" Willi the greateel pos.sji.ie gtraralon. This is largely due to the fact thai the gal !"in allow themselves tu think about n. and also because of the .-haoow of lha grim unknown which .hioiids the w hole matter In mv ggf) . One thing is absoluiciv sme. how ever, and thai is that have, al! Iff lis.' K.t to die al ortie time Of oilier, and il il foolish Id gad oiirsselves lo the lad bv putting .the lilaa ultogcther into the background, U unl) a rew human beings were nldigcd :' die, death might, indeed, be terrible; bul we have ail got to go sooner ot later ii. h ami po.u. i end bad. happy ami unhappy and in ibis there is gn ai cnmfi rt, i f the chief reasons why people fear aeatb le'lssciutee thej think trial ii will lie painful; TlirgflaYo, perhapK seen a ili'iit frier, oi relation in the Mwmlled ' death egony," ami ile y ure iiiule- thf Impreaalon thai when their thfto comes, the) win have a rery rough time of it indeed. Luckily, the scientists an- neari) all opKned to ill.- Idea thai i nli II painful, and doctors loll us that no BtBttei hOW min h a person ma wuffer some time before death, the actual act of d.vinu i:: ahaolutely patnlei i, Not long BgO a in. hi who bad ItaOfl Certified as dead astonished all hh relative- bv llttlnv boll Upright in his o'lin. ii,- had " been actually dead at all, but be had I n so nea. death thai the medical men Who at tended him were comp'lelel) deceived. Ills bean had apparently quite reaaed to beal. and ho hnd RhOWB all the signs that are usin.l in cases of real death. When questioned em-es he replied I I fore he be. erne m icit sure thai be had strength enough to hold a pen he K'OUid write how . asv ami pleBBnnl a thing ii was to die, end another airtt ' ' has pointed ou; that the lata Prof, Jo wet t, after an illness which had brougl i him van near to d atb, de North Mm il an seaports from nitir wa around I" Alaska by Wa.v of I he Panama Canal ale preparing for ihc opening of thai waterway al the be tanning "i iti&, ttnm iauuirtea mad. it is concluded thai not less than HM,- Igogeg is rapraaented ia raasmitmenti already made and under roneloerutlon, laehafltag federal appropriations, public harbor Improvement at iios- toa under I he Boeton port directors has ei iis disposal l,agf.agf for Improving terminal facilities. While Ihe opening of the canal was an important l.n tor in (his outlay, the p&BBiMe canal needs are onlv pari ol a larger plan for in creasing Ronton 'fl share in ihe foreign trade oi ii ountr) both by land ami by sea. Ai New York, pun improvements wUlh the canal in view are likewise part ot the general policy under which the Board of Qstlraate has est aside 116,909,000 for the di parinieni of do. kg and ferries, of bondl representing self sustaining .lock pl opel l i. s. This does not, of couraa, include the allotment pi IMtMtl by lha state of Nan Tort for canal terminal! a1 his peel ,in pan Flection with the improved barge canal connecting the lakes with the seaboard. None of the Bouth Atlantic ports thus far reporting has made special provi sion Par iii reused shipping tonnage, Philadelphia has been developing her p.ut resources more or less oonslitent I) bv the deepening "t the Delaware J and a and oihervvise. Baltimore has plan i rar $230. a bond issue for harbor improvements Accpi no BO ot.ling p. ihe report of the Chamber 'a4 cannot of Oonanet with ipeclal referenee io Incraaaed trade (feaai ii panlag of (he i a nil. Vorfolk has under discussion some liaanelng with th.- Banal hj view, but has noi as ,ci laken auv d.Minite steps. i ii.- same is true ol W1 Imington, n. t .. and of Savannah. Oa the gulf, rensacola, umler the aunpicaa of LouievHte ami tfaahvHla Railroad company, Mobile as ihe term inns of the .Mobile and i diio and New il leans w ith lis eXIenslve lallwav ler- Hifnnr. ai.- losing no iime in strength enlgsj "line t urns and providing t,,v n Is. New iirleaus has In contein- platlon an issue .,f ts.uoo.ooo (,r do k ami warehouse bonds lor Ihe building of a cot ton warehouse ami terminus as a me HIS of maintaining the prestige of New ui. 'litis as a cotton exporting . mpol mm Don't Fuss With Mustard Plasters There's no sense in mixing up mens oi mustard, Hoar and water and getting everything all mussed up when yOM can so easily reliev. thai pain or soreness with a little .lean, while .l ITSTiCROUC MUSTrSROt4E la made of pure oil of mislaid anil oilier helpful ingl e il if 111 s, combined in the form of a pheasant while ointment. It lakes the place of ,he oat -of date maatard piaster, ami will not blister! .MI'STKIiiil.K gives InatBBl leli.i from Sole Throat, llionchuis, Tonall itis. CroUB Btlfl .Neck, Asthma, Neu ralgia, Headache, Congaatloa, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lumbago. Patau and .Vibes of the Mack 0T Joints, Sprains, Sol,, .iiis -ics. Bruisea, Chilblains, frosted Pat t, 'olds of the 'best mi i rev ems Pnegnxfnlfl ). At your drugglat'i in Bi and Bad special l.irge hospital size serltspd ih" experience as being 'full of interest end devoid of alarm. ' in one occasion a w e - known pub lic man deecrtbed the aci of dying as a greal adventure thai mUat be much more katereetini the i setting out for Hi. north pole." While lew will Rgree with him. ii is a graal thing to know I iii it science has robbed death of its terrora, and has taugM us thai ad matter how inu. I. a dying Hereon may appear lo be Buffering, be or she, hll- ntedlatel) before death, can feci noj pain, what. vet. Pearson's Weekly, stibatltute, if your drag Uppl) von. send L'.'.c nf "aic to the mtstkip i.k Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and we will mall von a Jar. postage prepaid. Miss i-. Bleadlnghlser, Murae, Wash ingtoa, PaH mva: "Have used Mus- lerole oil paliepts ami consider II tm. ." (71 ) aiaaaa)a)aa)at) Special in Men's i i to his expert u some lime be 'onecloUl he Irii as about to die Although he had been for many daya, as soon death was upon him. a left him, ami he mis kiu,i of scats gnat pain II as he fell thai all the suffering i I ih cl a il. lid that ma dr him completely happy, w hen hi realised that he was back in the material world again he was almost Indignant, for nothing agrthl) wa:- lo be compar'd to the delight he experienced when he thought he was "going." Main) nurses and doctors who hav. seen numerous people BCtuall) die, have declared that the end was al ways piilc painless, no mailer what Ihe pain might have been Just before hand. A personal exporlerfOS of what it feyls l'ke lo be near death befell me one da When out Cycling, While K'l lag down a ver sleep hill on a muddy day, my bicycle "run awa." with me. I I new that at the bottom of the hill there was a high brick wail, ami if i (lashed Into this, which seemed Inevll able, death Was certain. When first this idea entered my brain, the feell :g oi tear was terrible, i nt after i verj lew seconds I he torn.: disa ppi .'I'd and in lis pit I u feeling of in tense expectation of ,t cef) plensur able 1:1ml. "In a few seconds shall be dead," Hashed through mv mind. "Whnl glor s experie. , l( Mdll be ' RJtll Ihe experleni .i imi, nl ifOJrse, lealied. Before reaching Ihe wall, the bike skldd' d an I threw me heavily to ihe ground. That sudden h b hr uubt tne .pilcklv "hacg to earth" i more senses than one, but ever since tfcaa i have never bad art) feoi of meeting death. A correspomleiit writing in thi Times has parent!) rc alted ihe r,,. i thai William Hunter, the celebrated anatomist who died in IT., aid lo a friend in Id" Ulsl inoiinnls that I h i t Y Y Y Y f t Y Y Y 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y t t t Y Y t t t t Y Y e 1 t Y 1 Y Y Y Y Y t Y Y Y 1 Y t Y t 1 Shirts 5ummi Town (- use ountr isShirhx Style and Comfort libi-l nil JT T VV ni l 1 M VU '-SiJ 'Mill' I Uiihaiih - i i , . t .'s. . l ii r ice : ( i ri ci i i tl ii lu iiilci slinmipnl nl' mon'M slnrls ttunoufl "SUMMIT" make. Thin lol hhonld Rrrived for our spring teiiinp; trade, bul was tlirouirli unavoidablo ptrciiniHtauePA. In in lli' lol at'' s.,,il(. 0f ii,,. Iiifrlipr nri(od c - g till-. Hollinir us liisrli ;i M.(M). The materialg nscl ill till--" Kllil'th lire all lllis s,.;,s,(), 's j(.s,l ('s;iolS i lie ntyioH nve ol' Hip Hame good denite for which k8ummil " li'n i i noted. .. ami si. nil iin s.ii'i eollar. I s, aii over s 'rencli eiirTs coal neal Sl VlP, (IP latternH, $2.75 il.h I !! lot Still Pfl of $2.50 ami , h'rencli tMiflFn. $!'.) hhirtg, All HI ECH. al IU corded and wash materialg, detach $1.75 and $2.00 OTHER SHIRTS FROM 50c. UP. a 1 Y Y Y Y t t ? 1 1 ? Y t Y 1 ? t Y 1 Y a 1 el Headquarters for Balmaccans ip in SINCERITY MAKE .t : i 1 1. i , s . i i ii i-t iM'ti dim ( 1(11 o lose tiiii.n mi' rxiotu l I ' wi Rverj Kartuenl made by Knh, Nathan A Pineliei CLEVEP NEW and EXCLUSIVE FABRICS, WEAVES Whether you !' Htout, slim or regular in bnild, 'ii ai the niiee yon wish in pajy, Hpecial Rhowtng at sen son. iiici iv eravenetted aixl PATTERNS. lol h. inve ii BALMACAAN for $15, $18, & $20 VertinBros.&Co Clothing Department : : Main Floor X