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TUESDAY, MAY-16, 1911. frg en THE CALUMET NEWS. PAGE SEVtf.. DOINGS OP THE VAN LOONS-But Father Forgot to Reckon With the Neighbors TT "l sr- . ' I mirri- ' . n : " I .. vOv I KNOW WMAT h.uirtVHlrii ri i4hinry-:-:-J' ( TELL YOU IT S " v. ' NSVV "' " IWIL.Lto: I WAVfS J r r.. i" WuTSv'; TAKES A MtM7Y CLEvtl V . for aUoopX v5XVS, I to t-AM THAjfr- V . loi SftMrV im7pq; y . OH . MAMV J tw Launum D epartment 10 START WORK ON IROQUOIS ST. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL CONTEMPLATED IM PROVEMENTS BEFORE WORK BEGINS. MRS. DAVID DECKER DIES AT HER HOME IN LAWtli'M Well Known Resident of Copper Country Passes Away After Short Illness Remains Will Be Taken to Detroit. As soon as the work of macadamlz Ine lYwabic street, from Second to Third is completed and the tar dress ing applied, work will be commenced in IriMiiiiH street, between Second and Third. It Is expected that the flnish Inir touches will be applied to Pewabio strtft about the latter part of this wick, nml It will then be possible to Ifgln wink on Iroquois street. All residents of the block to be Im proved are urged to make contemplat ed Improvements at once so as to avoid the necessity of tearing up tho street in tin future, after It has been finish ed. Those who propose to install jxind water pipts or to make sewer connec tions will 11 ikI it much less expensive to do "that vork now"7 than "a few months Liter, after the street has bun macadamized. As the village Is meeting the expenses of the Improve ments uliimt to bo made, it Is to be expected that property holders will be called upon to defray the cost of rc r;tiriiiK the street If It Is necessnry to tear it uj in the future. It h:is not been decided so far whether nny work will bo done on Florida street this year. Last ear considerable money was expended In gnuling the street and cutting down n llg hill of almost solid rock and the Mrect Is now practically ready for other Improvements. If th street Is not completed this year. It Is almost crtuin that it will be placed In pood condition next year. RULING IS SURPRISE. Attorney General Holds Machine That Overpays is Gambling Device. According to nn opinion handed down fy' Attorney-General Kuhn on Thurs day there are several thousand slot "fid gambling device machines now inir operated In tho state that will Mil out of business. A prosecuting attorney In the state "sKed f.,r an opinion, nnd the opinion 'aciied l,y the attorney-general is "u surprise to many. He holds that J"iy machine that gives value received lnt a Rambling device, but when the machine Kivcs more than value rc foivd In nny case he holds that such a nnehlne comes under the gambling f tho state, nnd Is consequently "legal. K"r '""lance, a gum machine that , 5,s nut n "Hek of gum for each penny 8 Md not to be a gambling device. 'ul when si4, a machine gives out r thn ne ftlck at any such time " h -i machine Is held to be a gamb IlnR devler. There nr0 thousands of cigar ma . ni'" In oration In the state that V fut one rlgar for every five-cent thlT ,'InrM tho mHchlne, but when Phi"h'l,ln Bto'"' nt r,rtaIn figures for n aS nVe c,Rars can bo obtained now 0"'8, Tiw nlnf,,n,9 are r"l' d to be gambling devices. stopped off for a short time nt F.l Paso, Texas and while there ho saw several windows which were broken last week in the battle of Juarez. Just across the border line. Incidentally he mentioned that most of the Ameri cans who were Injured In tho battle were non-combatant spectators wh had ventured too close to the danger zone. BETTER LAND IN U. P. Charles Wills Arrives Home from Tri Through West. Charles I). Wills, elootrLal Inspector of the village of Lnurlum arrived home jestrrday from tin extended trip to Sc at tie, Spokane and other western cities Mr. Wills went west with n vU.ul- r.r in "avl" I'ecKcr, nse.1 tz years, catl..r farm lnr.,1 .n.i iu. i, i. . died at her h.,:ne on Osceola street. , 1oyi)1 (,10 trlp very mucll u Wflg ft Ug uiuuuiii iu.il eeiniiK. ioiiowmij; a short illness. Mrs. Decker had been suffering from asthma for a short time, and this together with her old age, vths responsible for her demise. Tho decedent was born In the south ern ipart of Germany, near the river Uhein, and resided In that country un til about eighteen years ago. She was married forty-eight years uro to Dav id Decker. Since coming to America, Mrs. Decker lurs made her home at Calumet and Marquette. Pe.ddes her liin-'band, e:.ght eilldrcn survive her, Mrs. William Rothschild and Joseph Decker of Detroit, Mrs. Decker of Kvcleth, Minn., ;Mrs. Annie Metz of Hancock, Mrs. J a col) Sihcr- mann of Dauntim nnd Jach) nnd Otto Decker of the well knnwn firm ot Dm ker j:ros., of Calumet. Services will be conducted Jit t;io family residence tomorrow Afternoon and the remains will be taken to De troit for burial, accompanied by the surviving relatives from the copper country. The funeral services will Cjo conducted cn Friday, at Detroit. EXHIBIT AT SACRED HEART. Arrngemant, Made for Exhibit o be Open Wednesday Evening. WW m,1 "fnrt cxhmit of school mtri 7'nt'n,," lo b0 lh0 cntor r t,rd t0 ''nth younK aml 0,(I- Ye"' mrly ,"fttrnoon the teachers were ..f mn f,loa!l"'" nt tho -presence nunrfHT of educators from Calu 1 nd the neighboring towns. l t'hi ....... . . 'nni reouest or rnrtles W,. Auditorium will fle Th. a y ,vtnin: from 7:30 to th. 'V ,0 nu'1"' the exhibit during , ""ditorlum will fle open " nil; In " i niKn sc .1001 orclie- ., " '"rnlsh music for the even- HAY EXPENSIVE FODDER. Good Timothy Is Now Quoted at $24 Per Ton Wholesale. Hay of all kinds Is now very scarce and consumers fear that before the new crop is available It will be selling at from $30 to $-10 per ton. The whole sale price of No. 1 timothy hay has ad vanced approximately $f per ton In the past two weeks, and the dealers are not able to procure It In nny great quantities, i Recently a Green Day commlssloi firm quoted No. 1 timothy at $24 per ton delivered in Calumet. With the quotation was a notice to the denier that if he wanted any at that price he had better wire his order at once, ns the orlee was subject to change. A week ago the dealers here were re tailing No. 1 timothy at from $2 to $3 less per ton than it can now be bought wholesale. Hay of other varieties has Increased In price in proportion to the advances in timothy nnd the poorer grades nre now selling nt what No. 1 timothy us ually brings at this time of tho year. Tho new crop will not come Into the market until tlie latter part of July. As a rule, tho farmers cut their hay the latter part of June or early In Ju ly, that depending largely on weather conditions, and It usually takes from three to five weeks to season and bale It. disappointment to him so far as the realization of Its object is concerned Mr. Wills states that while there are a number of fine farms in Washington Oregon, Idaho nnd western states, the Indications point to the fact that It re quired years to bring them to the pros ent state or cultivation. On the other hand, there nre hundreds of farms which do not seem half ns fertile as those in upper Michigan, according to Mr. Wills After spending several weeks in the farming region of the great northwest, Mr. Wills Is thoroughly oinbucd with the iuYa. that the upper peninsula of this state offers agricultural Induce merits to the home-seeker every bit as good If not better than those offered by the much more extensively Jidvcr tlsed northwest. BAST GOES UP IN BALLOON. VA. F. LeGomlre and W, Alt n t(l '. " havo Km t. Rlv fr K ',"n,' ' term of c Ircult court wecnaw county. Laurium Man Makes Successful Ascent at Los Angeles. At last Iiurium hns an aeronaut. Dd. Past, assistant cashier or ino Laurium State Saving's bank, arrived home yesterday from an extended tour of the southwest during which he spent considerable time In Lower California. Arizona nnd other states. While In Los Angeles. Mr. Rant had the novel experience or making a nai loon ascension but when pressed for details, Mr. Hast reluctantly admitted that the balloon had been made secure by a heavy cable fastened In the ground. He stated thil-the balloon reached a height of 1.200 feet and that despite the nervous tremors he exper ienced was fully repaid by the won derful view he secured of the sur rounding territory, ints of Interest having been pointed out by a guide. One of Mr. Past's friends JoklnRiy nsked him, while he was relating his exerlence. what would havo happen ed If the cable broke, and ho replied that he had never considered that, for If he had he would not havo made the ascent While returning home, Mr. Past MENOMINEE HEALTHY TOWN. State Deputy Food and Dairy Inspect or Makes Statement. John T. Rowe, of Laurium, deputy state food and dairy inspector, recent ly returned from a visit to Menom Inee. Ho states that city Is In the very- front rank of the upper peninsula towns In the matter of milk, dairy and meat InsMctIon and In sanitary con dltlons generally. In his annual report to the city of Menominee, the health officer stated that he believed that many deaths that occurred In that city during the year, were preventable, and added "With that In mind I Issued a pam phlet on 'How to keep the baby well,' which was freely distributed through out tho city. Its cordial reception has taught mo tho value of Information Riven In this manner." The city has appointed a milk and meat Inspector. In addition to the state officers, and the sanitary condition of the village Is also up to date. Tho milk and meat Inspector has n printed form on which he makes his regular reiw.rts. It shows the number of complete nnd partial Inspections, number of cows tested with tuberculin, number of wagons Inspected, etc. The slaughter houses also undergo a thorough inspection periodically. - LAURIUM BRIEFS S 4 Attorney p. II. O prion Is at far- piette on legal business. President Joseph Wills of tho village of Laurium, has gone to Marquette on business. Appropriate children's day exerciser are being Arranged for tho Laurium M. R Sunday school next month. The third degree was conferred at the regular meeting of Laurium lodge, No. 202, Knights of Pythias la.-t even ing. Tho peninsula Heating nnd Phi min ing company of Lnurlum, Is arranging a branch office at Virginia. Minn., or Duluth. It Is considered very unlikely that the Laurium fire department will send a running team to the tournament nt Pessemer this year. Lnurlum will Hunrt Hed Jacket's Invitation for the tournament In IS 1 2. SPORTING NEWS OP THE WORLD NEW BASEBALL HELPS BATTING CORK CENTERED SPHERE MAY RESULT IN CHANGE OF STYLE OF PLAY IN MA JOR LEAGUES. There has been a good deal of com ment locally over the fact that the players In the big leagues are appar ently hitting the ball harder nnd more frequently this season than ever be fore, larger scores and also more er rors than usual are a feature of many of the games. In the opinion of many sporting experts, this Increased batting Is due to the fact that the balls used by 'big leagues this year are livelier than Any balls since the (.1,1 days, when much of the ball 'was rubber and ii base hit was generally a home run. Thri livelier J.al! has cau.--.or: ;i sw it: h In the style of defense of sonic of the teams already, notably the Chicago Cubs, nnd this promises to bo the best batting year base ball Jiias had Ih ten years. The manufacturers of base balls a year ago began using a cork center instead of rubber. At first Iti was unsatisfactory, but by many ex perlments u ball has been made that FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE. Jimmy Coffroth Willing To Hang Up Big Purse for Bout. Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco boxing promoter, Is determined to bring off a lightweight battle within the next few monthn If such a thing Is possible In these times of fabulous offerings nnd the men ho lias his eyes on are Ad Wolgast, par-key Mr-Far-land. Knockout Drown and Freddy Welsh. Jimmy says if he can get the winner of tho Wolgast-Moran bout with MeFarland he will draw over $:(). 000. It seems strange to select Fred dy Welsh in preference to Matt Wells, tho Kngllsh champion, who beat Welsh for the title over there. If Hugh D. Mcintosh would step Into the game right now and begin bidding the chances aro tho purse would run Into gay figures, but the Australian pro motor is satisfied for the time to han dle his F.uropean ventures. baseball) STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS. McALEER PICKS ATHLETICS. Washington Manager Still Fears Con nie Mack's Crew. Chicago. PI., May 16. Jimmy Mc Alef r, leader of the Washington Sena tors says he Philadelphia Athletes will be jn tho pennant race all the way and fighting for the pennant at the cud. The leader of the Senatorial band takes no stock In the stories that the Athletes have gono back. Ho thinks "lhey are even stronger than they were lart year. This means that the other ' , .. ... , , , teams In the American league wil have any further effort to provide for niote1, , ,, .. , .. . .. batlj I to do considerable strengthening If they are to remain In the hunt for tho pen- iuosi or ino star outneiriers or tho',,,,,, big leagues aro now playing deeper than has been their custom for tin past fivo years. They found too many balls were being hit over their heads when playing In the m-ual position. As soon as they nre driven back, it opens up tho space In front of them for short base hits and gives the base runners better chance to advance after fly balls have been caught. It also makes tho Infield Jobs harder,' because the ground ers are hotter nnd harder to handle. So there seems to be no question that the manufacturers havo furnished the game with the means of moro batting. and have done it innocently. Tho effect of the Introduction of the new baseball Into tho play of tho major leagues is very apparent In the figures, One day last week, there were 12fi runs scored nnd 177 hits made by the teams In tho two major longues. In tho American league the average 1 number of hits was 11, whereas the average for the entire season IukL ye.ar-.was about The Chicago sporting writers nre al ready complaining . against the new ball, claiming It to bo too lively. How ever, as there has bcert nn agitation for moits hitting for several years, It Is believed the Innovation will be very satisfactory to the fans. Incidentally the Detroit crew has the manager of tho Senators guessing. MeAleer says that all the fans in tin cast are surprised at the pace tho Tigers have sot and that they are tm p.ble to understand it. National League. AV. Philadelphia 21 Pittsburg 1C New York 10 Chicago J", Cincinnati St. Louis 7 lioston s Prooklyn c American League. W. Detroit 24 Poston 15 Philadelphia 13 New York 13 Chicago 13 Washington 11 Cleveland 11 St. Louis 7 L. r, 9 9 11 10 15 20 20 r 5 12 11 12 12 14 IS 20 Pet .778 .CtO .G40 .577 .521 .318 .2X6 .231 Pet 82S .556 .542 .520 .520 .440 .379 .259 YESTERDAY'S GAMES. LINE.UPS FOR CRICKETS. JOHNSON'S SPEED LACKING. W can even take a charitable view of the time taken dally by the type writer Klrl for the arrangement of her hair Her fingers are congested by the work of writing, and tired by contact with the hard keys of her machine; and the different feeling of her hair, and the little plays and movements of her fingers In fadjustlng It, are a dis tinct stimulation end relief. Paul W. Goldsbury, In Atlantic. Washington Heaver Depending More On Curved Balls. Washington, May 16. It Is noticea ble that Walter Johnson has not the speed this spring that made him "the marvelous pitcher In former cam paigns. As a result strike-outs are not as numerous, nnd bis whole stylo of pitching has been changed. Whore Johnson would not pitch more than two or three curve balls during a game when he was M bis best, ho Is curving every other one now, besides resorting to n change of pace frequently. Put that speed with which the ball fairly hopped over the plate is sadly mlssin. and until It returns Johnson will not go through hall games ns ho did In for mer seasons. Thero Is nothing wrong with John son's arm. It Is perfectly sound nnd probably stronger than ever, but bis physical condition Is prxir. On tho re cent trip ho lost 10 pounds In weight, nnd the natural effect of this Is that he Is weak. He Is on tho mend now, however, nnd should gradually Improve. Make-up of Wolverine and Kearsarge Teams Announced. Tho line-ups of the Kearsarge nnd Wolverine cricket teams havo practl cnlly been determined and are as fol lows: Kearsarge Thomas Ralph, Edward Fust Ice, (captain). Thomas Ivoy, (sub caplaln), Robert Roskllly, James Sem- nicns. William White, Fred Sleep, Ar thur Pailey and John Ivey. Wolverlnrt George Frlggcns, (cap tain), John Davis, (sub-captain). Ar ohlo Allen. Arthur Prokenshlre, Wll Ham P. Ellis, Parkes, Pollard and Pan- field. SEASON OPENS SATURDAY. The Calumet baseball team Is now- preparing for the opening of the league season next Saturday afternoon at the Calumet Athletic park. The Hubbcll nggrcgatlon will be the opponents of tho locals on this day. Practices will bo indulged In every evening and the weaknesses which were discovered In the charity game last Saturday will bo overcome so far as possible. Ty Cobb says he likes to step up to the plate when the bases nre filled. Most batters like to come up without nny ono on so they are not blamed so much if they fall down. Collins & Peterson LICENSED Embalmers and Undertakers. V J I Up-to-date parlors 413 Pine St. Efficient and prompt service both day and night. Parlor 'phone 623. Collins resi dent 139. Peterson residence &25J. National League. P.. H. K. Philadelphia . .0 f, 1 3 1 C 2 2 x 21 21 4 Cincinnati ....1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 10 5 Patteiies Humphries and Moran: Caspar. McQuillen, Schricber and Mc Lean, Fevoroid. R. Ii. E. Poston 0O 0.1 2 0 2 O310 12 6 juisourg 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 012 16 3 Patterles Mattern. Parsons and Parlden; Camnltz, Nagle. Ferry and Simon. R. II. E New York 11011330 x 10 12 M. Louis ..... .020012 0 01 6 11 1 Patterles Drucke nnd Myers, Wil son; Zmich, Golden nnd Presnahan. R. II. I" Prooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 02 6 Chicago 300 0 0300 0 C 5 Patterles Rucker. Ragon and Per- gon, Erwin; Ruelbach, Drown and Archer. American League. R. II. 1 St. Louis 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 x S 11 Washington ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 flatteries Powell and Stephens; Sherry nnd Henry. R. II. H. Chleagf 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 x 6 8 rniiarjciphlu . . .0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 2 Patterles Olmstend nnd Sullivan; Coombs and Iapp. R. H. Ii. IVtrolt 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 10 2 Poston 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 00 14 7 1 Patterles Covington nnd Stnnago; Wood and Nunamaker. , R. II. E. Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 12 2 New York 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 H 9 1 Patterics Plandingi anil Fisher? Ford and Sweeney. American Association. Milwaukee. 1; Kansas City, 4. St. Paul. 3; Minneapolis. 1. Indianapolis. 5; Louisville, 8. Toledo, 8; Columbus, 10. RAISE FLAG ON JUNE St. Louis, Ma. May 1C Connie Mack will raise the world's pennant won last October from th' fumed Cubs in Philadelphia, June 2. he said here. The Naps will be the Athletics opponents In the game that follows the festive doings. , Mark Is bucking the Friday Jinks by smdlng the bunting up the Hag pole June 2, but he says lie will cop another title this fall, all omens to the con trary notwithstanding. JOHNSON HAS NEW STUNT. Chicago, 111., May 16. The effete east is to get something new, for when Jack Johnson appears on a New York stage during the week of May 22 It will not bo ns "Jack Johnson, heavy weight champion," but as "Jack Johnson, mu sician." Johnson will not display his muscles nor do a boxing turn. He will tell what he declares ore funny yarns, sing what ho declares are real songs, nnd ploy what he says is real music on his big 'hull" fiddle. Johnson says that If Jim Corbett can make 'a hit with his histrionic ability, he Is sure he can. SPORTING EDITOR'S NOTES. Pitchers Moore. p.o be and Rowan are shooting them over for the Quak ers in classy fashion. They call "Pinj," P.odie of the White Sox a fence-buster, and he looks all of that sure enough. Jim McGulre. former manager of tho Cleveland Naps, is back on his old Job of scouting for the Naps. John Covaleski, a brother of the fam ous "Giant Killer" has signed with the San Antonio Texas League team. He is an outfielder. It looks as If the teams In the second division of the National League bae little or no chance to break through and enjoy the company of the elite in tho first division. "Pugs" Raymond is pitching great ball for the Giants. If the erratic Ar thur sticks to the soda fountain there Is nothing to It but his name In tho baseball hall of fame. Jim Iiynn putting A I Kaufman down for tho count was a big surprise to the boxing fans. (Pat Nelson says that he has not signed to box Jack Redmond or any other boxer. Pat is going to n camp in Maine and try and get In condition. Promoter Mcintosh has signed P.ill Pnpke and Jim Sullivan, middleweight champions of England, for a tangle to take place In London the last week of this month. Johnny Evers Is sure the Cubs are going to win again this year. "Our team Is in better shape this year than It has been at any time since 1906." says the grout little second baseman. George Is one of the commonest of English names and will doubtless be come even more common now that tho fifth George sits upon the throne of England. Put there was a time when tho name of George was a symbol of party strife. In tho early days of the Hanoverians George savored of Wblg- glsm. while James or Charles betok ened nn unashamed espousal of tho Jacobite cause. So acute was tho state of feeling In Manchester that some of the clergy at the Collegiate church re fused to bestow "the name of George upon an Infant In baptism, sheltering themselves behind an old English can on which empowers ministers to de cline to confer nny "indecent or pagan name. London Chronicle. In the whole of Franco last year there were 497 balloon ascension. ATHLETE IS SUICIDE. Princeton. J., May 16. Hamilton Drown, the iTlnceton Junior who com mitted suicide in his dormitory room hero last week, was a well-known ath lete, nnd held the Intercollegiate rec ord in the half-mile swim. According to his classmates. Drown had been much depressed since the death, sev- oral months ago, of his fnther. a New) York lawyer. His mental depression had been followed by attacks of Illness and Is believed to explain his act. After that fishing trip WHiat a delightful, satisfying and refreshing treat awaits you, after n day on the stream if ltd CALUMET BEER that Is set before you. The first glass makes you ap preciate Its unusual Invigorating qu-illtles. Order a vise to be delivered to your home. CALUMET BREWIIIG GO. Phone 274.