The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-05
GENERAL NEWS


i rAl iHbtdHttpoiht lutoudSs Icpfcbtu
ftativaupf railroads operating la In
diana declined before the state railroad
commission 20 enter into a defense o.
any motive the roads might have haC
in the order Issued several weeks age
Ito increase from 25c to soc the mini
II mpmrfftight charges on small pack
I axe. shipments within the state. A
/ committeod The roads. headed by
/ Frank Litlcton Of the Bic Four. stated
! That the action OF the roads IN films
a subsequent order annuling the or
nder of'lncroase was taken by the roads
ITO be sufficient and asked that the
| hearing be cancelled. This the COM
omission refused 20 grant and the rail-
read men with their attorneys With
drew a permanent order against any
Increase is ordered
4 The question II whether the United
States government employees can be
membeTsio OF labor unions will be tested
on Sept Z. Labor day. when the Ma
tional Federation OF Postoffice Clerks
assemblies for the sixth annual conYen-
ton In Des Moines. la. The postofiice
! clerks, according 20 President Nelson,
expect then TO affiliate formally
with the American Federation OF La.
Dor. A government clerks right TO Join
labor organization has been in doubt
sigce President Rooseyelt's ''gag-rule'
for civil service employees was issued
in 1902 That order stated employees
OF the government shall neither direct.
iy nofiindlroctly through associations
nmake any attempt TO have their rate
of compension increased
ia {The policemen OF Yonkers, N. "
are searching for James II. Gore, chief
clerk OF the National Sugar refinery
ohere, on a, warrant which charges him
with the theft OF more than 1000 bar.
rels OF sugar, valued at nearly 500, 600
.Itis alleged that the sugar was stolen
barred at time over period OF
many months. II was discovered some
time ago that a considerable quantity
Aof 'sughr was missing and inyestiga
ton Showed That many barrels had
1baan delivered 20 local grocers at re.
dNeedspyiees These dealers told the
police that the sugar had been sold &c
them them hX Gore. - n
&. The report which was sent out from
sNa4ica hat the control Of The NATIONAL
railroads had paired out OF. the. hands
Of the Mexican government through |
1ti,e sale by General Diaz and Minister
oAFinance Limantour OF their report \
personal holdings to
lAew r6rks bankers was denied by ~
i. BennsrDsvioe president OF the roads
He said,db9t in the plan for the mer
rhr OF the National Railroad company
olsAlexico and the Mexican Central
iI,ynihS odie consolidated company, ii
wAfl distinctly stipulated that conrof
shogldsbe lodged with the federal gov
a. New York Friday l.. c. Hanna
Of Cleveland, o.. a brother OF Mark A.
Haiina, told the house OF representa-.
dves' c0nimittoc OF inquiry into the
United States steel corporation his
version or the absorption OF the Ten.
rqeyee Goal and Iron company by the
steel trust in 1907 He was one OF the
mqnagers Of the Tennessee company
+. Wa,O glesby Of Cleveland who
also was connected with the Tennessee
deal, followed Mr. Hanna on the wit
ness stand. He Is now director OF
Inc Republic Iron and Steel company.
The Paris, France. Mathis Berlin
,Grespondent says he learns on high
authority that the German emperor Is
the situation in which Baror .
'on Observation-Disclosures. the foreign
placed Germany In his alb
iepce. which was the result OF false in
osmation. II was believed that Great
}ritQin was utterly Indifferent to Mo
Coco and would abandon France in
hd"moment Of danger
Denouncing at Washington as
bsoiuteIy false Tie charge OF William
efihings Bryan that he blocked the
ffors OF Speaker Clark and others
o lreylse The iron and steel tariff
Oscar Underwood. Demo.
Iaqc hotse leader. amid uproarious
applause, spoke In the ma.
Ional house In defense Of his position |
nd that OF the Democratic house
Mler being hit by an auto at Kala /
lazoo. Mich, and knocked 10 the I
avement, Jerry Iinihan. an aged resi- /
ant OF the city. saved himself from
sang crushed under the machine by
aiching hold OF the front axle. He
as dragged along on the pavement !
nth The machine was stopped. While I
atfy hdrt II Is not believed his in.
iries will prove fatal
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