The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-13
GENERAL NEWS,

OF Pittsburg has come TO the conclu-
sion that $4,000 was paid out last
year for "spooning' stenographers and
clerks making love over the wire. The
mayor has announced that the first
city employe caught making love over
the phone or permitting any outside
sweetheart 10 hang phone tolls on the
city will be discharged. Il has been
customary for lovesick ones TO call up
their sweethearts daily, even though
in distant cities. and have tolls
charged to the city, Fictitious names
being given so that the checks cannot
be traced.
The Belle Gilmore murder case
reached the commercial stage when
Miss Leneve received a telegram from
a New York theatrical manager offer
ing her $1,000 a week for an indefinite
engagement in vaudeville, TO begin I'M
mediately upon her release from pris-
on In the event that she is set free.
Whether the girl who Is jointly charg.
ed with Crippeh with guilty knowledge
OF one OF the most brutal crimes OF the
decade VIII elect TO make an Rsset Of
her notoriety was not made known at
the provincial jail, where the two pris-
oners are confined awaiting extradl.
ton TO England
Jacob NJ. pickerson, United States
secretary OF war. and his party, have
had some remarkable experiences In
the Philippines. They have made their
journeys on horseback, In jinrickshas
and Sedan chairs and have been re-
ceived by the natives everywhere Two
hundred and fifty armed Igorot titles
men In their regalia and arms escortC
the party during their stay al Boutoc
Primitive dances. the tribesmen being
dressed in barbaric costumes have been
Witnessed by the party and in their
visits Unprecedented assemblages OF
natives have turned out to give vel.
come
Henry Vastow. New York produce
merchant asserts that an automobile
stole his gold watch ard chain and he
wants the machine or somebody con-
nected with il arrested Nastow was
crossing an uptown street when ma
chine whizzed by He had a heavy
bundle on his shoulder and did not see
the automobile until IL was too late
10 get out OF the way II just grazed
him, without doing him any serious in
jury. But a projecting belt or screen
caught his watch and chain and his
$3.50 gold timepiece disappeared IN tho
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Fort Worth, Tex, Won the next
biennial gathering OF the supreme
lodge Of the knights Of Phythias.
which will be held beginning the
first Tuesday in August, 1912.
Representative Charles a. Bookwalter
OF Indianapolis startled the Pythlans
by introducing resolution directing
the supreme lodge TO pay It's own ex-
penses at the next meeting and select
Winnipeg or some other Canadian
city as the convention place. After
long debate the Bookwalter resolution
was rejected,
Admissions made while "in his cups"
by G.. NJ. Gernbrush, . sailor Ut Port
land Ore, may clear the name of John
Devine OF the charge Of train wreck.
ing. but not restore him his life. De-
vine died in state prison at Canon
City, Col, one year ago, after having
served six years OF a life sentence for
wrecking Santa Fe train near Fow.
Ter. Col, In 1903 Gernbush Is under
arrest and has been brought to Canon
City, Col. for trial.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Jack Cudahy
is said TO be preparing to sue
for divorce and the custody OF his
four children. Mrs. Jack Cudahy,
who is living with the children in the
Cudahy residence. declares she would
almost as soon lose her life as lose her
children. She is preparing to file
counter charges against her husband
II the petition is filed against her.
Lionel Walden and Jules Pages. the
American artists, and Alexander Gar
field the American explorer Of Africa,
have been decorated az Paris with the
cross OF the Legion Of honor Henry
Il. Gourd. president OF the French
chamber OF commerce az New York,
was al the same time promoted from
cheyalier TO office Of the Legion OF
Honor.
The birthplace OF Rutherford b.
Hayes al Delaware, O., nineteenth
president OF the United states, has
been destroyed by FIRE The building
was a two.story brick 90 years old.
Joseph w Folk. former governor OF
Missouri was injured in being hurled
out OF an automobile. which was over.
turned near Muscatine, Ia.
The honor of shaking hands with
Theodore Roosevelt almost cost 7 J.
Shea his lie Roosevelt travelling 70
the coal districts OF Pennsylvania by
auto. STOPPED Shea 10 ask for guidance,
and leaned over and shook his hand.
shea was so eager to tell his friends