The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-22

PRINCETON, N. There will
be a Wilson family reunion at
the White House Inauguration day in
which all the close relatives OF the
new president will participate. Plans
for Il are announced by Mrs. Woo
row Wilson. Colonel Thomas D.
Birch, personal aid to Governor vii
son. went to Washington TO arrange
details for the family party. It WI
probably be grouped In the presiden-
tial reviewing stand for the inaugural
parade. Thirty-five persons will COR
pose the party, about twenty OF who
are relatives. Members OF the new
cabinet and their wives probably will
be added later. All will be present
at the White House at luncheon, Just
after the inauguration ceremonies.
LOS ANGELES, CAL. - The hr.
rest OF two alleged confidence men To
vealed what the police declared to be
the existence OF a country wide
swindling syndicate, consisting OF 200
members, with headquarters In Los
Angeles. San Francisco, Salt Lake
City, Kansas City and Chicago
The men arrested were Il. G. "Pok.
er" Davis, "A former poolroom keeper,
and Lee Rial, alias THE Juarew
Plunger." Rial is charged with hpv-
ing swindled G.. p. Friescz. a retiftd
Illinois farmer out OF $5.110 by means
OF fake poolroom scheme. Tho 30.
lice say the syndicate has swindled
visiting tourists out OF about S20o. 00e.
CHIcAGo-John Joseph BrennnR.
who was alderman OF the Eighteenth
ward and for twenty-five consecutive
years a member OF the Chicago city
council, Is dead. victim OF pneh-
monia. Aid. Brennan was about the
last OF the old type OF the saloonkeeS
ing ward bosses who once practically
ruled Chicago In some ways he was
the ablest OF them. An uneducated
man, he had a certain mental. as In
his younger days he possessed phys
cal, strength, which. combined with a
thorough knowledge OF the pecuiiar
wants OF his peculiar constituency.
carried him through all politics
storms and difficulties
CHICAGO - Frederick w. Buek-
minister, treasurer OF the Northwest
ern Can company, wanted as q prinei
pal figure in the larson trust" prose
cutions, was arrested in windsor.
Ont, as he was preparing To iease
for London. England. Detectives
Thomas Sheehan OF Chicago, W. n
Delehanty OF Toledo. o., and Invest
gator Charles Furthmann OF States
Attorney Hoyne's Office hustled Bucl
minister across the international Dor
der and left at once for Chicago. They
arrived with their prisoner over the
Michigan Central railroad.
1 TRENTON, N. IA court hearing
upon petition for the appointment
OF a receiver for the Union Bag and
Paper company. New Jersey cor
poration. will be held here on March
8. The date was fixed by Chancel-
Tor Walker in the court OF chancery
on the application OF Sarah 8. Aid
rich OF Glens Falls, N, Y, and Others
The company has an authorized can.
ital stock OF s27,o00.000 and Is en-.
gagged In the manufacture and sale OF
paper bags. paper and wood pulp,
with branches In various sections Of
this country and Canada.
SPRINGFIELD, iLL.-The legisla-
tive machinery TO initiate constiCl-
toinal convention for Illinois will be
In full operation during the present
week. Senator Edward c. Curtis OF
Kankakee Is prepared to push joiDt
resolution already introduced by hiv
providing for the submission to the
people OF the necessary proposition TO
assemble a constitutional convention
Senator Curtis said he has assurance
from n majority OF the senators that
no obstacles will be placed in the way
OF immediate consideration OF TIC
resolution.
NEW YoRk-The president ele' :.
Woodrow Wilson, came here In very
happy frame Of mind. All day long
the murmur OF suffrage voices had
gone up and down the broad corridors
OF the statehouse ut Trenton. There
is reason TO believe that MIR. Wilson
cast occasional glances OF alarm to-
ward his waiting room as the tumult
OF voices gave an occasional warning
OF some one approaching. But he
escaped them.
NEW YoRk--James Purcell. the
veteran New York gambler who testsi
fed before the aldermanlc committee
last week that he had paid police
graft over period OF seventeen
years. quarreled early In the day with
his wife in their APARTMENT and heran
shooting. Mrs. Purcell tainted, bot
wild bullets struck their thirteen-year.