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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
MAKES NEW RECORD
IN TRUST BUSTING
Administration Shows Increased
Activity as Its Day OF Power
Grows Shorter.
SUIT A DAY FOR SIX DAYS
During Past Week Government
Was Successful in Several
Notable Cases.

Washington, February 16.-A high
record in trust busting" is being cs-
tablished in the closing days OF Prcsi- :
dent Tafts administration. Attorney
General Wickcrsham and James 4.
Fowler his assistant, the trust bust
err Of the Department of Justice, filed
four civil antitrust suits during the
last week and two similar suits in the
preceding week, making a new record
of Il suit a day for six days, exclusive
OF Sunday.
In addition, the government was vic
torious in several notable Sherman law
prosecutions during the week just
closed. The towing trust" on the
Great Lakes was ordered dissolved, YER
diets of guilty were returned against
the cash register and bath tub trusts
and James a. Pattcn pleaded guilty
to one count OF the cotton corner
Indictment
There is no indication that the anti
trust activity of the cX piring admins
tration has ceased. and in all proba :
bility more suits will be filed before
March 4. y distinct effort is being
made TO bring TO conclusion the pend
ing investigation % the Standard oil
Company to dete. mine whether the de-
cree OF dissolution has been violated.
Attorney General Wickcrsham so far
has filed ciShty-onc civil and criminal
antitrust suits during his four years OF
service. exceeding by nineteen the total
number of prosecutions instituted by
all of his predecessors since the Sher-
man law was enacted in 1892 Seven
antitrust proceedings were begun in
President Harrison's administration.
eight in President Clevelands. three in
President McKinley's. and forty-four
in Roosevclts.
When Ny. Fowler returns To his home
In Knoxville. Tenn, after March 4. lie
VIII have exceeded ii is pointed out,
the record of all his predecessors
Under the immediate direction Of At
torney-General Wickershan. he has in
stituted in less than two years fifty
eight of the cighty-one antitrust pro
ceedings begun during the Taft admin
iStration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
WILL MEET TODAY
IN FINAL EFFORT
Railroads and Employees Still
Hope to Avert Great
Strike.
CRISIS NOW is AT HAND
So Much at Stake That Compro-
mise Agreement Is Antici-
patcd.

New York, February iG.--The crisis
in the controvcrsy between the East
ern railroads and their $4,000 frcInen,
which last week narrowed down to the
method of arbitration to be employed
to settle the differences between them,
Is expected tomorrow when rcprcsen-
tatives of both sides have agreed to
meet Judge Knapp. of the Commerce
Court. and q. w. W. Hanger. acting
'nediators. in final effort TO avert a
strike.
We arc waiting for Judge Knapp
and Mr.. Hanger to announce that they
arc unable. under the Federal laws, to
secure arbitration" President w S.
Carter. OF the brotherhood of Locomo-
/ tive Firemen and EnGinemcu. said to-
night. This means that nothing will
be done by us until tomorrow"
Further Meetings To-day.
Mr.. Hanger met with the conference q
committee Of managers to-day but de-
clined tonight to discuss the nature
Of the conference. lie said that, to-
morrow he would join Judge knapp
who is expected TO return from Wash
ington late tonight Ior further meet
ings with both sides. Much signifi-
cancc is attached to this hurried visit
OF Judge Knapp to Washington and
also TO the conference day of Mr..
=,
and another proposal as to the method
OF arbitration is expected TO be made
to the fremen tomorrow.
Keplying to. the statement made by
President Carter, Mr.. Hanger said
When we announos that We are un-
able to bring both sides to terms of
arbitration, then it will he up to Mr..
carter to act; we will have done all
that was possible under the conditions'
In formal statement to the public
Tonight President Carter discussed the
Erdman act. under the terms of which
the railroad managers have refused to
arDitrate. and contradicted various
declarations OF the railroads regarding
me arbitration board of seven which
settled the differences of the engineers
with the same lines last summer
with regard to the public state
ments by the railroad companies
wherein it is said that the engineers
are satisfied and have been benefited
by arbitration under the railroads
plan, and the railroads have paid 81.
100000 in back pay. ETC." said Mr..
Carter in his statement ~ am adviscd
by Grand Chief Stone, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers that
while II has been ten months since they
agreed to arbitrate, and seven months
since the hearings were closed and
given TO the arbitration board for :,
decision, the award of that board ba g
not yet been put into effect, exccpt on
one railroad and it has been found
necessary TO request the engineers ar
oltration board to meet again and final
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
BUcKMINsTER ARRESTED
Tre"surer of nankrupt Company

Treasurer Of IIankrupt Comuany
Charged With Arson.
Chicago. ILL.,. February 16.-Freder-
ick w. Buckminster, treasurer of the
bankrupt Northwestern Can Company.
was arrested to day in Windsor, Ont.
3uckminster is charged with arson,
and the arrest was made by one of tho
arson trust Investigators from the
Cook County States attorneys Office
Chicago and Toledo detectives brought
Buckminster back to Uniled States
teTitory, and he was started at once
Tor chicago The charge against Buck
minister is in connection with the
blowing up and burning of the can
company's property near here, In MAY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
Generally Fair
Weather in South

Washington, February tO.-Tcm-
pernfurcs throughout the country
during the coming week Will he
near the seasons average, and rajnn
or SHOWS Will he below the normal
In most of the states. the Weather
uureau's weekly forecaHf announced
To-day. Over the Southern hnIf OF
tho country the week will he one of
generally fair weather.
disturbance of moderate In
fenslty Will appear In tho far West
ydestlay. advance Eastward over the
Middle West Wednesday or Thurs-
day. md the Eastern States about
Friday. This disturbance will he
preceded by moderate tcmpernturcn
aud be attended by local SHOWS in
the Northern States, cnst OF the
n1cky Mountains, md followed by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17

camp followers. consisting Of report
ers and others, who number about
nifty when the suffragettes set out to-
day, were augmented by curiosity
seekers and synpathizers until the
line extended for Dearly mile along
the macadam road.
The pilgrims were given All oppor-
tunity to wash up. and were rendered
repast at the home of Mrs. Alfred
Lowry, prominent suffragist of Cam
den. before taking the ferry for this
city The boat boarded by the march
ers was crowded from bow TO stern
by followers. who were added TO the
swarm anXiously awaiting their ar
rival on the Pennsylvania shore It
was shortly after dusk when this city
was reached, and after reporting at
the headquarters. the pilgrims hasten
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
DR.. ELIOT DENIES 1T
Says He Did Not Aim Criticism at
President Taft

Says He Did Not Aim Criticism mt
President Taft.
Boston, February 16.-Dr. Charles w.
Eliot. president emeritus OF Harvard
University, was quoted in dispatches
recently as criticizing President Taft
for having placed fourth class post
masters until civil service rules.
DIR. Eliot said to-day he had been
misquotcd. and explained that while he
has said that the fourth class post
masters were patronage appointees he
had not singled out President Taft for
censurc. He said:
The reporters did not quote ME ac-
curately, I did not criticize President
Taft did not mention his name. [
did say, as quoted, that the fourth
class postmasters are patronage an
pointees, but this is not new to the
present administration. They have
been patronage appointees in earlier
administrations. made no personal
criticism of the President"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
AMERICANS ARE
IN FLIGHT FROM
STRICKEN CITY
Women and Children
Being, Rushed to
Places of Safety.
PORT OF VERA CRUZ
is THEIR r E F UGE

Once in That City They Will Be
Under Protection Guns Of
U nit ed States Battleships.
Ambassador Wilson, in Mes
sages to State Department,
Tells of Conditions in Mexican
Capital and Refusal of Madero
to Resign-His Requests for
Greater Provisions for Safety
Of Noncombatants Is Acceded
To.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17

Philadelphia. February iG.-Enthu-
siastic crowds greeted the survivors
OF the little band Of suffragettes.
which arrived here early tonight
bound from New York to Washington
tootsore and streaked with the dust
OF Jersey roads, the eight women
under command of General Rosalie
Jones. marched UP Market Street to
the local suffrage headquarters in a
lane cleared by police escort. Hun
drcds of sympathizcrs met the army
on the roads between Burlington and
Camden, and escorted them here
Io-day's hike started promptly AZ .
O'Clock this morning from Burlington
seventeen miles away. Luncheon was
served along the bank OF pond at
Fairview and Camden was reached
about $50 o'clock. BY this time the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17
ARMISTICE BROKEN
BATTLE is RESUMED
IN CITY OF MEXICO'
Signed at O'clock Sunday Morning, Agree
ment Is Violated Before Noon, and Whir @
OF Bullets Announces That Fighting
Is On Again.
SlRONG CENSORSHIP is ESTABLISHED.
CUTTING CITY OFF FROM THE, WORLD

government Determined That Not Word Of Desperate
Conditions Now Existing There Shall Be Communii-
Gated to the Public, if 1t Can Be Prevented-MIes-
sages OF Correspondents to Their Papers Ruthessly
Discarded and Other Messages Containing News
Are Con6scated--Feared Many Things May Hap
pen to Foreigners Before Their Governments Can
Learn Exact Situation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-17

ed to hotel. where their dinner was
served.
In spite of their fatigue. the mixers
attended meetings in several parts OF
the city tonight in an effort TO Sc
cure additional recruits for their ION
to Washington" movement. Among
those who have promised to join in
the march from here tomorrow is
Miss Helen Mermark. of Marble. Col.
who is studying music here.
The two young women law students
from New York, who joined the march
ers at Trenton OH Friday. arrived here
with them to-day. but will return to
their studies tomorrow. rejoinng the
army next Friday in time to march
with ii into Washington.
To-morrows schedule calls for hf-
teen n-mile hike 10 Chester. Pa
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
Christmas DAY Beautiful

Few more beautiful specimens OF
Christmas weather have been handed
out in the history of Crystal Falls
than that which WAS IN evidence laat
Thursday The air was keen and
quite cold hut ne skies were beautiful
Christmas this year was accom-
panied by more business aud better
feeling IN Crystal Falls than for many
wear. The general response from our
merchants IN reply 20 the question.
How Is business was. business ia
the best that we nave had All ~
our local merchants we're we'll satisfied
with the patronage they received.
Social affairs wero quite numerous
and generally successful The Chur.
ches all had Christmas trees and st the
Catholic church the building was
crowded 10 the doors with the large
number that attended midnight mass.
a great many troin other denomina-
tions being present TO witness the i'm
pressive ceremony.
Taken ss whole. Chri-tmas 1913
was a day beautiful.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
Cot A Fine I cam

Captain las. Houtson Of Calumet
came 10 Crystal Falls last week fri
day and when hes left here he took
with him the beautiful sorrel driving
team which Fred Reindl bad for sale
The team is one OF the finest pair Of
drivers to be found anywhere in the
North. weAt and Mr.. Reindl spent n
long time Ia getting them.
Captain Houtson spent couple
days about the city and his visit will
long be remembered by many Of the
fellows He promised 60 come down
again In January 10 take In the annual
rabbit hunt and the hunters are con
tidently expecting him.
Mr.. Houtson was accompanied hero
by his coachman whose frat name ia
John and after he concluded the deal
with Mr.. Reipd and had decided 70
take the two mares along. with him.
rather than leave them % be shipped
later he sent 10 his wife the following
message or something very like IL.
John and and Maude and Mable
will be home In the morning.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
DON'T DRINK RIVER WATER
From Any Point on PANT River Below
Crystal Fails City

From Any Poirt on PANT River Below
Crystal Falls City
Five cases OF typhoid. resulting from
drinking water out of the Paint river
at point below the place where the
Crystal Falls sewers empty into the
river are in evidence ia tnis city.
The disease Is almost directly traceable
to the drinking Of the polluted river
water and ehould ba sufficient warn
ing TO keep anyone from drinking
from the river.
The cases referred 70 are those OF
Rnssell LaPlante. Arnott Widstrand,
Art Aeshliman. Charley Hansen and
the lato Jonny Massie. The boys went
hunting early in the season and pitch
cd their camp OH the river about five
miles down stream. They used the
river water for drinking and cooking.
Jonny Massie was not with the boys
all Of the time. Shortly after they
returned Jonny Massie was taken III
and died from hsmmorhage OF the
bowels Art Aeschlimsn came down
with the disease soon afterwards and
was very sick BOY for a time Next
Russell LaPlante was taken and ht
was 40 i'll that st one time il was fear
ed il might 20 had with him. Last
week Thursday Arnott Widstrand was
taken with typhoid and day or tive
later Charley Hansen was reported
very N and he had TO be taKen to the
hospital on u stretcher. The tempera
ture OF the boys In each case has been
very nigh, showing that they nave
the real thing no half way abont the
dose OF typhoid that they got.
II 10 generally conceded that the
souice OF their illness was the river
watsr and sign has been posted
warning people not 10 drink out OF
the river at that point II is for the
purpose of warning everyone Of the
danger that We publish this item and
hope that our readers will spread the
warning all about 80 that hunters and
pleasure parties may know the danger
that turks in the water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
Garter in New York Evening Sun.
INTO NEW QUARTERS
Pupils From the Grade Buildings WIll Re-
port al New Building Nent lime

port at New Building Next Time
There is one. man in town buster
than postmaster Ball and that man is
rrof Hill. Professor 10 always busy
but Just now he has double dose Of
business due 10 the fact that he 10 su-
pervising the moving OF the pupils
and equipment from the grade schools
70 the new grade building. The job
ia one Of large proportions. There
are ~ grades 70 move; seats appara-
tus, pupils and all, inside of two
weeks.
In addition very extensive changes
are being made in the high school
building that will make that building
one Of strictly high school work and
none other.
The work Of moving the seats from
the grade. schools rooms OF the several
buildings to the new building was
started Monday morning. Knud Mel
son has a few men at work fastening
the seats and doing the carpenter
work incidental 10 the moving. A
halt dozen OF high school boys were
pressed into service. as labor is scarce
just now. and when Prof liant busy
telling carpenter where TO drive n
nail or sink screw his time is oc-
Gu led hunting mp the boys.
They are pretty good lot OF boys
however, and they are q 1ing more
work than many OF the men that can
be picked up for roust.about labor
these days The seats all nave 70 be
carried from the room In which they
stood 10 their new place and the larger
seats are pretty heavy lngging but the
boys stick " II like leech TO an
ankle in dog days. Most of the seats
were in the new building before
Christmas day so tnat the work next
week will be mainly cleaning mp the
rooms aud corridors and that Is no
small job
One OF the IN 3st conspicuous changes
in the removal OF the manual training
department from the basement OF the
high school builsing 10 the nor IA west
corner room on the first floor OF the
uew building The new quarters
are admirably fitted for the purpose
intended
Another conspicuous change in the
old bnilding is the building of new
vault the moving OF the superiu.
teDdente Office to tho lower floor and
the fixing up ot a school board room
In the beautiful half oval bay window
room on the north west corner.
The library is enlarged greatly aud
number Of new class rooms laid ont
in the old building.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
WORST IN MlcH's. HISTORY
Was the Tragedy at Calumet Xmas Eve
Where 30 Lives Were Crushed Out

Where 30 Lives Were Crushed Out
The cry fire shouted by some un-
known man az the door OF the work.
mans union hall at Calumet last
Wednesday evening about i've o clock,
resulted in the death OF 90 children
aud 20 men and women
The tragedy happened during Christ
mas tree exercises. under the auspices
Of the union for the little children OF
the members
The man who uttered the false
alarm came from Che saloon below and
was Mt least partially intoxicated
Immediately following the alarm
women and little children started 10
rush out OF the room and down the
steps 70 what they supposed TO be
safety The rush became stampede
and men. women and children were
trampeled 10 death in the mad rush.
The bodies as they lay were trampel-
cd over by others in the rear Ia their
mad rush TO get out When the last
one was out and inventory taken. an
awful slaughter WAS apparent The
dead lay in heaps. A Gre alarm was
turned in and citizens poured ont 70
aid in the work OF removal.
The latest authentic count Of the
dead was as follows J meu, IL
women. 20 boys and SO girls II is not
known ii this count included all that
were killed az many parents are
known 10 have siezed the bodies OF
their children and taken them away.
The couut given is from the corpses
taken 10 the temporary morgue. From
there the bodies were taken 10 their
homes as tast az identified.
Some idea OF the gnddeness of the
panic may ne got from the fact that IN
two minutes after the cry OF lire il
was all over and in three minutes more
the dead were being removed
Several were killed 10 jumping from
the binding. Very few Of the iniGr.
ed are badly hurt The man who
uttered the false alarm IL being sought
by the entire detective force OF the
copper country and II apprehended lie
will stand mighty good change OF
rough handling.
There is general sorrow IN tho cop
per country. Assistance in monry
and medical supplies ia ponring in
20 Calumet, the mining companies
taking the lead ia rem dering every
assistance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27

As a sequel to the troubles OF the
Macdonald Mining company, noted IN
another column. an application was
fled in the United states court last
Tuesday afternoon 10 throw the com.
pany into bankruptcy. The action
followed the serving OF the injunction
filed by Mr. Byers for the Riess Coal
%. and, attorneys think, will confuse
matters very much.
AS the matter now stands the pro-
perty Is up for sale Tor the labor
claims. II is sought in receivership p
PROCEEDINGS and is also claimed in
bankruptcy proceedings. In addition
the township treasurer of Crystal
Falls township has decided 10 take
~ tor taxes II anyone can track that
mt they are welcome 20 the meat
therein, that is. what IL left after the
lawyers get through
- ~4a NJ ~ A. \
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27
Laborers Need Not Worry

Mess's. Moriarty a. Dwyer wish us
TO say to the laborers who Asye money
tied M in the Macdonald mine litiga.
non. that they need not worry Their
money is secured and while they may
have 70 wait q short time, ~ will be
got and got in foil. The attorneys
wanted TO get their money for them
for Christmas but the serving Of the
injunction defeated them on that score.
Labor claims are preferred and what
ever becomes Of the property. the
laborer Is the first man paid