The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-21

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Three alleged counterfeiters were
arrested In the city OF Chicago by gov
eminent secret service men and de-
tectives OF the Chicago avenue police
station. and thirty-six silver dollars.
together with a complete counterfsit-
ms outfit. were confiscated In raid
on their headquarters at 6657 South
State street A counterfeit silver dol
lar. which they left behind when they
vacated rooms at 504 Cass street, sew
eral days ago led 10 the arrests
| Captain Thomas /. Porter and Oper-
alive Peter G. Drautzburg OF the gov
eminent secret service, and Detectivef
Patrick LOTUS and Edward Gard OF
Chicago Avenue station made the raid.
The men arrested are Louis Schlich-
ter. 542 Lincoln Park Boulevard Ar
thur Schlichter, brother. 6657 South
State street, and Walter j. Kuiros.
alias Frank Ross alias Walter Rus
sell. 4sl6 Ogden avenue.
In behalf OF 100000 employees en-
gagged In railroading. l.. III. Morrissey.
OF Chicago, president OF the American
Railroad Employees and Investors as
ISOLATION. presented a formal state
ment TO the interstate commerce com
mission In support OF proposed ad-
varces In freight rates by railroads.
Mr.. Morrlssey is the chairman OF a
committee representing the employees,
consisting of George Brophy conduc-
tor; X. Il. Fitzpatrick, conductor; ii.
J +. Smith, baggageman, and X. ID. Bull
luck locomotive engineer Il. j. Do
Ian of Chicago, general secretary
treasurer OF the international Broth
erhood OF Steam Shovel Men, also
! joined in the statement.
The Mexican administration papers
In chihuahua are making much CAPT
tai of the execution OF federal officials
at Guerrero by the insurgents In re-
! prisal for Navarro's act In executing
! all his wounded and prisoners at Ger
zero Prieto several weeks ago. El
! Norte, a daily paper owned by Enrique
! Creel minister OF foreign Affairs, and
! published in his home town in Chi
/ huahua. says that II has just become
known that n prominent ranchman
was captured and executed at Guer-
/
10 give money and horses for the rebel
cause His head was cut OFT with an
axe, the paper charges
Aviation prizes distributed In 1910
amounted 10 S940. 900 This total does
not include special sums paid 10 avia-
tors for their appearance at different
meetings Louis Paulhan, with prize
winnings OF 100000 during The last
two years. received under contracts
$4,000 a month extra for his flights In
America Aviators who in 1910 won
$4,000 or more includes Paulhan, $780,
600; Latham. 100000; Morane. $780,
600; Grahame-White. $4,000; Leblanc.
$4,000; Cattaneo $4,000: Chavez,
$4,000; Captain Dickson. $4,000; and
Wynmalen, $4,000.
Chicago. as the center of the cold.
storage industry of the country, is 10
be the vortex OF a wholesale unload.
ing Chicago wholesalers admit that
! the bottom has fallen out OF the prices
for dairy products and poultry, and
that big slump Is due as soon as the
| contents OF the colL-storage warehous.
as can be put upon the market.
Although the collapse OF the cor,
ner" is likely TO ! g felt most keenly
! by the cold.storag7 men OF Chicago,
/ the pinch will be cit I'm many OF the
important shipping centers Of the east
and middle west
Several examiners for the New York
state insurance department are al
work on the books and papers OF the
grand lodge of the Ancient order OF
! United Workmen Of the state Of New
| York Conditions are so bad that Su-
perntendent OF Insurance Hotchkiss
may find himself called on 10 pass on
| the question OF whether he shall per
( NIT the order 20 cor inue 10 do bust
| ness In this state and endeayor 10 re.
\ trieve its fortunes. cr direct II 20 cease
writing insurance
Near Binghamtun. n. y, the prompt
\ work by hromeu al ] attendants OF the
| Susquehanua Valley Home saved the
lives oil all the l55 children inmates
when FIRE broke ON IN the boiler room
of the dormitory building az n. m
I Dozens of the children were carried
/ out unconscious 1857 the tromen and
were attended boy physicians summons
ed from the city The loss was not
large. as the flames were confined TO
/ the basement.
Realizing the impossibility Of fore
ing a passage through drifts from
six 10 eight feet deep. Western Pacific
officials annuled IT'S stalled eastbound
overland at San Francisco which was
ready 10 depart for the east Vice
| President Schlacks. who went over the
road In a special train from San Fran
cisco. was compelled 20 return after
reaching Belden. East OF Beden the
blizzard ragged continuously all day
The German balloon Hindebrandt
, missing since ascent at Schmargen-
! dorf on Dec. 20. was found In a lake
/ in pomorania province In Prussia. The