The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-26
GENERAL NEWS

That the conclusions OF hbe 80
called Townsend report are based upon
clearly erroneous statements 81 we'll
known facts Is the opening assertion
IN a reply By Edgar A. Bancroft OF Z
Chicago. counsel Tor the International 4
Harvester company. fled with the \
house "steel trust investigating com /
mlifee in answer 10 charges made by 1
Burdette ID. Townsend special agent /,
OF the department Of justice in 1908
AS to the charges that the lnterna'
tional received rebates from railroads
and special concessions from the United /
States Stesl corporation. the reply de-
Glars that the harvester companys
relation TO the United States Steel
corporation Is not different from It's
relations with the competitors Of the
steel corporation" and that durins
the past seven years II has bought
from the steel corporation ten per
cent OF It's total needs while IL has
purchased 80 per cent from compei-
tors OF the United states S'eel."
AT Evansville. Ind. Tuesday seventy
five rural mail carriers OF the First
Congres sionai district met ard re-
elected the old officers with Geo'g &c
Heurlng OF Petersburg as presid mt
and decided to ask the state eonven-
ton to meet In Evansville next y ear.
The convention this year will &c
held at Greensburg on Labor day.
Resolutions favoring better road laws
in Indiana and asking the government
TO put rural carriers on scale OF
wages graduated by length OF service.
with the privilege OF transfer to CO.
ordinate branches OF the postal SER
vice. were adopted.
London's strike seems 10 have been
settled too quickly. The men LOOK
ed for a long struggle and the settle
ment evidently took them by surprise
! The port authority remains hrm
against the payment OF wages fsr
meal time and insists on strict adAsr-
euce 10 the agreement signed BY the
strikers representatives July II. The
authority also refuses TO make any
| concessions in the demands OF the
union men that they be not required 90
work with non.union men.
MtchiRans mortality report issuod oy
Secretary OF state Martindale shows
that 3I4i deaths occurred In hichf
nan during July, which corresponds
10 the annual death rate OF 1870 per
1000 estimated population. Tuosrcu'
losis caused the death OF EOS; ssteritis
] and diarrhea 10 children under two
years OF age, 1872 cancer, III. snd
violence. 3i2 There was also re.
norted 81 deaths from drowning. nins
from sunstroke and six from tstanus
Arthur ] williams, foreman OF the
foundry section OF the government
printing ofice, is TO be given soio
medal by vice President Sherman
The medal has been awarded to Mr.
Williams by the public printer for
hvetenlc invention which will greatly
reduce the danger from graphite dust
and tend in the future 10 improve ths
health OF electrotypers and printers.
viii also insure cleaner working con
ditions.
At Columbus, Ind Mr.. BENJAMIN
r. Repp. seyeniy-eight years old, ma
fled suit in the Bartholomew circui
CONT for $500 damages against the In
dianapolis. Columbus & Southern
Traction company. alleging that whel
few weeks ago be was robbed Q
5000 by picFpocfets on one q ~
, compapv's cars I'm this city that N
, conductor refused 10 ASST him 70 re
cover his money
The senate passed the Cummins Oh
terminating the existence Of the ma
tional monetary commission after Oh
hin had been amended TO close the a
: fairs OF the commission on Jan. ., II
y stead Of the first week in Decembe
| The amendment was offered by Ser
/ ator Heyburn and was adopted by
Il vote OF 80 to 30.
II Members OF congress who claim
II he in possession OF knowledge that q
II president viii veto the statehood bi
Il instead OF permitting II 70 become
law without his signature, are expec
ing from the White House one OF q
II most vigorous state documents u
II president has ever penned,
| Seemed to Give Him New Stomach
II II suffered intensely after eatir
II and no medicine or treatment tri'
/ seemed TO do any good. writes II. ,
II Youngpeters, Editor of The Sun. Lal
II View. Ohio. "The first few doses
II Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tia
II let's gave me surprising relief and u
III second bottle seemed to give me ne
II stomach and perfectly good health.
II For Sale by Sam Bridges.
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