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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
j. r. Fitzpatrick Dead

John L. Fitzpatrick died suddenly Of
heart failure at the Hotel Eldred last
Tuesday night. MIR. Fitzpatrick was
about town all day in apparently good
health and bis death came as a surprise
10 all.
"Fitz'' as he was generally known
about town, was genial. all-round
character a bachelor who came TO
Crystal Falls as an electrician when
the first electric lighting plant was put
in. His home was in Philadelphia
and he delighted in telling of his ma.
tive city.
He made Crystal Falls the center of
his operations. having held positions
in several of the upper peninsula cities
but invariably returning here when
his service was completed
Last summer he went to North Da.
kota and spent the summer there. re-
turning mere in the late fall. He start
ed up a restaurant on The corner oppo-
site the st Paul station and was oper.
ating there when death came
A sister of the deceased arrived here
from Philadelphia yesterday morning.
The funeral will be held today, the re.
mains will be buried here
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
SEEK NEW LOCATION
City Council is Looking Over Other SITES For
The Proposed City Building.

AT special meeting Of the city
council. held last Thursday evening,
the matter of securing new site for
the proposed city hall was taken up
and canvassed very thoroughly
The committee of aldermen ap
pointed at previous meeting TO in
vestigate other sites and get prices re-
ported that the O'Callahan corner can
be bought tor SO, 700 and the Bregger
lot next north for 81. 700 making total
of IS, 400 for the entire property. The
council has taken the proposition I'M
der advisement and there seems TO be
quite sentiment on the council in
favor of purchasing the property.
The reason given for desiring the
change is that no title to the B8ndicK
property can be got until the middle of
the summer and that will be too late TO
get the building in shape for use next
year. The city fire protection is in bad
shape at the present time and will not
be bettered until there is a CITY build
ing in which TO assemble the apparatus
In regard to the action Of the bond
ing companies refusing to give a surety
bona for the safe guarding of the city 8
interest in the Bendick property should
IL be purchased, Mr.. Ward Kelly gays
that the council must have misunder-
stood the reply which the company
made in regard 70 the matter for they
did not refuse to issue such u bond.
Mr.. Kelly says that the letter he got
from the company stated that the pro
position was new to them in that in
all cases whore they had a bond Tor the
title TO property heretofore, the flaw
had been technical instead of real.
They stated that they would want more
information in this particular case a.
bout the financial sponsibility of the
parties for whom the bond was given.
Mr.. Kelly thinks that the company
win give the city bond IL the matter
is handled properly and that the city
need not leave its own property
AtNNhot hlhtANA lhhdu up dA tiiio
special meeting was the settlement of
the claim of Roger Jackson against the
city for damage alleged 10 have been
done his property 10y water. Tne claim
is for $500. After a lot of discussion
pro and con the council decided %
drop the matter.
Mr. Corcoran appeared before the
council with letter from the tax com.
mission in which that body acknow
lodged that they had made mistake
in the assessment OF his personal pro-
perty Mr. Corcoran has an old
Thomas car which the commission
valued al $40O but in copying the
figures on the roll tnat car was put in
IT 81. oOO The commission advised
that Mr.. Corcoran 20 before the board
and ask for refund of the over
charge II was granted
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
won Their Fight

The state railroad commission has
ordered the railroads doing business In
the upper peninsula to restore their
rates on ore from the mines 10 lake
ports The roads recently put into
effect dockago charge of 5.cents per
ton for loading ore and demurrage
rate of 5-cents tor every ton days the
ore remained In dock, This increase
was complained against by the indie.
pendent companies with the result o.
stated
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Sneak Thieves About

One or more sneak thieves have been
at work in Crystal Falls of late. Last
Tuesday night seems to have been their
big dav for reports from several differ.
ent places tell of his having called.
Mrs. VIM. Fraser was awakened a.
bout 9 90 O'Clock a. m. by noise in
her room and saw man paving over
the things on her dresser with the as
sistance OF flash light She scream
ed and he dug out through doors that
he had left open for hasty exit.
Judge Morrison was relieved Of $40
that he had in his pants pocket by the
same gentleman or his pal. The Judge
didn't hear the fellow when the money
was taken but Mrs Morrison was a.
wakened when the fellow entered her
room and screamed soaring him away.
She got good look at the fellow as
the arc light reflected through the
window
: al Charron had four dollars in change
in his pockets that the fellow got next
to the same night He must have
been hungry for on his trip through
the pantry he took half loaf of bread
that Mrs. Charron had finished baking
the evening previous.
Several other places have been repor.
ted as having been visited that even
ing and il all OF the reports are true
there must be gang operating.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Seek TO Regulate "Moyies"

Insurance commissioner Palmer has
a plan ON foot TO regulate moving pic.
ture shows. The report is that a bill
will soon be introduced at Lansing
giving the state lire warden the right
TO inpsect aud close up moving picture
theatres where he tiuds insufficient pre-.
cautions taken to safeguard the place
from the fire danger that surrounds
such places.
The bill provides license fee Of 800
in cities Of 100, 900 or over and grad.
uated scale for cities Of smaller popu-
lation
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Another Murder

Word came from Stambangh Monday
that Slav residing al one OF the
mining locations had shot and fatally
injured a fellow connt-yman.
particulars OF the affair are meagre
and conflicting. IL seems tnat the men
quarreled over a woman and that the
fellow who lost his life was particular
to exasperate the man who did the
shooting.
The wounded man died on Tuesday
and the murderer is in the county jail
awaiting n hearing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Seeks Repeal OF Law

An effort is to be made in the IRE
sent legislature 10 secure the repeal of
the oleomargarine bill which Imposes
tax upon that product so high AS to
practically put II out of competition
with butter
Marl +. Murray. secretary OF the
state board Of corrections and charities
claims that the tax costs the state in
stitutions OF Michigan over 500. 600.
The repeal OF the law will be fought
by the dairy interests OF the state and
the farmers generally.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

City Treasurer Larsen started out
last Thursday o. force the collection Of
the unpaid taxes from memhcrs of the
local taxpayers association Flo found
little difficulty in so doing Ms all he
bad 10 do was threaten 10 take posses.
sion when taxes were quietly handed
over
MFR. Larsen states that he % not Ger
tain yet IL personal property will
be seized TO force the payment of real
estate. That is q matter that will
come up later on.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Grand Vice Chancellor Coming

On next Friday evening. February 2.
the X. Of Z. lodge Of this city win re.
ceive a visit from Grand Vice Chan
celor. vandewaIker OF Ypsilanti. A
banquet will be served at $3.50, after
which the degree team will confer the
first rank work, ON class OF fourteen
candidates. A large delegation from
Iron River IL expected.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Frank p. Rogers

Last week We mentioned the candi.
dacy OF Mr. Rogers for the Office of
State Highway commissioner No bet
ter words can be said of him than the
following, taken from an exchange
1T IL fortunate tor the people OF
Michigan and especially fortunate for
the Republican party that an oppor-
tunity exists 70 secure one of the best
men In Michigan for most important
service through the nomination OF
Frank .F. Rogers for State Highway
Commissioner
Oliver Pecord sustained some very
painful injuries while at work mt the
Tobin mine last Thursday by being
struck under the chin by cable. which
he was working near He was knock
cd to the ground and besides other In.
iuries received two broken ribs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
NEW RATES TO BE HELD UP
Woodmen Council Decides 10 Let Head
Camp OF 1914 Pass on the Question.

Camp OF 1914 Pass on the Question.
The executive council of the Modern
Woodmen of America has decided not
TO put into force the new rates author
lied at the head camp meeting in Chi.
cago. but will let the head camp. which
meets in 1914 pass on the matter.
The councils decision will be effec-
tive regardless of what disposition the
Illinois supreme court may make of
the injunction which now restrains the
society from enforcing the increase.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04

Floating factories have become an
important part Of the development OF
the forest resources of India. In GER
tain parts of that country the forests
are only accessible through the water
courses, and the great expense OF
erecting the plants for the utilization
of the lumber resources makes such
a course impracticable. Therefore,
sawmills and other manufacturing
establishments are built on floating
platforms and moved up the streams
as they are needed. After the lumber
lis prepared In a sawmill it can be
packed in way that makes transpor-
tation much more economical than
any system of logging. Plants for
the preparation of tannin extracts
have also been established in this
manner The plants are built on fiat
boats, 200 feet long by ~ feet wide,
capable of carrying load of 470 tons
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
GETTYSBURG TROD
BY PEACEFUL HOST
Veterans Meet Where They Were
Enemies so Years Ago.
CELEBRATION BEGINS TODAY
of Wilson's Wish
Pleases Heroes-Six Persons Are
Hurt in Trolley CoIlision-old
Soldier Succumbs to Heat.

Gettysburg, Pa, July 1.-The arm
les of the Blue and Gray are again
assembled at Gettysburg, after fifty
years.
This time the veterans met at bar
doorstep to join In the semi-centen-
nial celebration of the greatest bat
tie of the war between the states and
to show the world that scars are not
SO deep as the feeling of American
brotherhood.
From early Sunday morning until
long after shutdown the veterans in
blue and gray trooped into the little
town which has slept so peacefully
among it's hills since Lee and Meade
turned their iegions southwark so
long ago.
More than thirty special trains
came into the village during the day,
and thousands of veterans who
tramped up from the Shenandoah on
their previous visit rode in the lux
ury of soft backed day coaches from
Harrisburg, Baltimore and Washing
ton. Instead of the roar of guns, the
thunder of charging cavalry and the
vocal tributes of the mule drivers
that greeted them in the other days,
they walked or rode through the
quiet, calm Sunday of a country
town.
From the station of the two rail-
roads that come into the village is a
tlong mile to the camp of 5000 tents
where the veterans are housed. Many
of them made the trip by automobile
or by carriage or in the friendly shell
ter of Seeing Gettysburg' car, but
thousands shouldered their suit cases
and walked.
The tents fall westward with the
slope of the ground from the Emmitts-
burg road to the point on Seminary
ridge, where the immortal charge of
Pickett started on the third day of
the fight They cover the peach or
chard" and the wheat field" where
thousands of men were lost, and part
of the ground over which Pickett
charged, but they do not reach to the
bloody angle or to the base of Gene
terry ridge, from whose heights
Meade's artillery poured out it's
merciless rain of grape and canister
and cut to pieces the legions of Pick
ett
The formal exercises will be held
in a big tent near Emmittsburg road,
but they will last only two hours each
day, and the rest of the time the vet
Grams will spend as they please.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS
MONEY REFORM MEASURE
Currency Bill Up for Consideration
Only Minor Changes Made-Come
Before House August 10.

Washington, June 2S.-The house
Thursday referred the Currency Re-
form bill to the banking and currency
committee, and preparations were
made to begin work on it Immediately.
The bill contains series Of changes
from the original draft. President
Wilson has given authority that the
measure as it stands shall be known
as 1.-The administration bill.
There still is a fight over the ques-
ton of public hearings, and 1t is
not likely that the bill will be ready
for action in the house before August
10. The senate will not touch it un-
til the tariff is out of the way.
Reinserted in the bill is the original
proposition for retiring the present
bank notes within twenty years and
the substitution therefor Of additional
federal reserve notes. This eliminates
the proposed limit of $5O0,000,000 in re-
reserve notes contained in the bill
as originally made public. In replac-
ing the bank notes the government
two per cent bonds, upon which they
now are issued, would be refunded by
three per cent. bonds without the cir
culation privilege.
The provision allowing country
banks to deposit part of their re-
serves was revised, and the federal
regional banks were given the author
ity to fix the rate of discount, subject
to the approval of the federal reserve
board The reserve provision now
would require country banks to keep
five per cent. of their reserves in
their own vaults and five per cent at
the regional reserve bank. The other
five per cent, at a banks option,
might be deposited with the regional
bank or go to correspondent in a
central reserve city with the approval
of the federal reserve board.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
CHARGES EX-MAYOR
WITH BRIBERY
East St. Louis, H., Councilman
Confesses to Graft.
FIVE COLLEAGUES ACCUSED
Railroad Attorney, Who Later Became
Corporation Counsel, Implicated in
$4,000 Deal-All Deny
Alleged Acts.
FIVE COLLEAGUES ACCUSED

ST. Louis, June 3O-Joseph A. Fan
sler, a former member of the East st.
Louis Qll.) city council, confessed
that he and others were guilty of bri-
berry Friday.
The confession was made in the
presence of Charles Webb, states at
torney Of st. Clair county, Illinois,,and
reporter for ST. Louis newspaper,
and was sworn to before notary pub
lic
The confession came within a few
days Of statement by States .Attor-
new Webb that he would lay and evil
dence Of municipal irregularities be-
fore the grand jury which will meet in
September and that he was prepared
to offer immunity to any guilty per
son who should aid the state in secur-
ing convictions
The confession of Fansler details
two alleged acts of bribery-the pay
ment of $4,000 for franchise granting
the East ST. Louis Interurban Railway
company the right to lay tracks on
certain streets of the city and the pay
ment Of $4,000 for franchise granting
the Alton & Southern the right to
cross certain streets.
Six members of the city council
shared in the division of the first ST.
600, according to the confession. and
four members in the division of the
second. $4,000. Both brides were paid
in 1912 it is charged
Charles S. Lambert, former mayor
of East st. Louis, is named in the con-
fession as the man who is alleged
handed one of the councilmen $1,000
of the Alton & Southern bribe money.
which was refused as insufficient Lam
bert, it is said, went to John l.. Elan
nigen, then counsel for the railway
company and later corporation coun-
sci Of East st. Louis, and got from
the latter the full $4,000 bride
money.
The written confession Of Fansler, it
was stated, was preceded by an oral
confession. At that time, it was stated,
Fansler gave a detailed account of the
Doodle transactins. ,
Fansler, who made the confession,
already is under indictment in another
case. He is charged with obtaining
money by fraud from an East st. Louis
money-lender.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
SENATE LOBBY PROBERS
AFE TOLD OF PLOT
Senators informed by Palmer That
Members Were Impersonated
Over the Telephone.

Washington, June 28.-The senate
lobby committee was startled Thursday
night when Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania testified that
efforts had been made by some per-
son, whose name he did not give, to
create the impression in high finan-
cial circles in New York that he.
Speaker Clark, Majority Leader I'm
derwood and other prominent Demo
Gratis could be Influenced in legislative
matters in way that would please
these interests.
Mr.. Palmer swore that Lewis CasS
Ledyard, New York attorney, had
told him of repeated telephone CONVEX
sations with a man purporting to be
Representative Palmer of Pennsylva-
nia.' who said he possessed the conf
dence of leading Democratic legislat-
Ors.
After many telephone talks Mr. Pal
mer said Mr.. Ledyard met Edward
Lauterbach, another New York attor-
ney. who was supposed to represent
the mysterious user of the telephone.
Lauterbach, he said, spoke of this
persons influence with high officials
in Washington and named several
Mr.. Lauterbach later took the stand
and made statement denying that he
had ever claimed to have influence
with congressman.
Il don't know people In Washing
ton," he said. II don't know any Of
the people investigating things this
year."
Lauterbach explained his converse
lions with Mr.. Ledyard by saying he
had talked with him about the alleged
interest of Congressman Riordan in
his employment by the Union Pacific
railroad
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04

When the Sultan of Turkey comes
into an American court on a suit, he
must be exactly on the same footing
as any other iitigant, and has to put
up a bond like any other, which was
the information conveyed to his royal
ears via his attorney. in suit for
the insurance on the life of a rich
Armenian. The decision is a patri-
otto one. as any citizen in an Ameri,
can court is as good as any king,
emperor, prince or sultan. AS far as
the bond was concerned, that was
prudent as we'll as patriotic
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04

The American traveller, who finds
himself in Dresden or Leipzig will do
well In case of need to look out for
policemen who wear badges bearing
the crossed flags of the United States
and England, says the ArConaut. Of
ficers thus decorated can speak Eng
fish, and even though it be not the
most accurate kind it will suffice.
And now Berlin is to follow the same
praiseworthy example. A number of
officers have been selected and sent
to language school from which they
will emerge fully equipped to be
guide, philosopher and friend to the
wandering tourist innocent of ali
tongues save his own.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
soclETY-MADNESs.

We are not content to leave much
to Nature nowadays. If we were, per-
ihaps we would get along better than
we do and with fewer worries to make
us grow old before our time. says the
Charleston News and Courier. Ph1la-
delphia just at present Is being held
up before the eyes of the country as
horrible example. Some industrious
statistician, seeking light or perhaps
seeking coin, has undertaken to ascer-
tain the effects of social activity In.
that city upon those who take part,
In 1t. He has discovered that the
season which is just now drawing to
a close has very nearly sent some OF
the society leaders to their graves.
He has unearthed the fact that OF the
women who have been in the main
responsible for what is declared to
be the most strenuous social season
In the history of the city Of Quakers
several are now In state Of utter
collapse as a direct result OF the
strain to which they have been sub
jected. This is interesting, but why
get alarmed? Social leaders of this
sort can very we'll be spared. II they
are taken away from us they never
will be missed. Why not let Nature
have her way and inflict what punish
ment she deems fit on those who have
not intelligence enough to take care
of themselves?
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
MANY PEOPLE DROWNED.
Bathers and Persons in Boats Lose
Lives In Waters.
DROWNINGS OF SUNDAY IN u. S.

Chicago, July MANY more vic
tins were added to the list of persons
drowned in Chicago and other cities
of the United States.
The saddest accident occurred at
Cedar Lake, Ind; where Charles III.
Ellis and Dr. P. D. Savill, both of. Har-
vey, were drowned within 100 feet of
crowd of nearly 200 Sunday pleas
ure seekers. While Ellis wife and
two children and Doctor Savill's
sweetheart stood on the beach in
front of the Sigler house and besought
some one to go to their assistance the
men finally sank from sight after
terrible struggle.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04

The experiment of women on the
police force has worked we'll in Cali
fornia. Los Angeles has two who
wear plain clothes" and patrol the
streets with the object of affording
protection to girls. Each will exer-
else surveillance over the dance halls.
skating Kinks. moving picture shows
and safes on her beat, and it is safe
to predict that they will perceive in
advance and adroitly avert a great
deal of villainy.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
SHIP ExPLoDEs; FIVE DIE.

Explosion in New York Leaves Six
Seriously Injured.
New York, June 30.-Five persons
killed, six injured and dozen are
missing as result of explosion of two
hundred tons of oil on the tank steam
er Mohawk, owned by the Standard
Oil company. The explosion occurred
off Tompkinsville, il New York bay
The bodies were seen floating in the
hold while fireboats were still pour
steamer.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
AsQUlTH HOUSE is ATTACKED.
MiIitants Are Repulsed After Battle
With Police.


London, July IA mob of mill
tants, reinforced by large number of
male suffragettes and led by Miss Sill
via Pankhurst, daughter of Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst, stormed Downing
street in which are located the resi-
dences of Prime Minister Asquith and
Chancellor David Lloyd George.
After a fierce struggle lasting for
some time the police repulsed the suf
fragettes and arrested five of the
male members of the party.
The attack on the homes of the
cabinet ministers was fomented by
a speech delivered by Miss Pankhurst
at Trafalgar Square in which she de-
nounced Home Secretary McKenna
for killing my mother"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
HAYDEN WILL SUCCEED M'NAs.

Attorney General Retains Counsel for
U. S. in Coast Gases.
Washington, June 28.-Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds retained Thomas E.
Hayden, former president of the San
Francisco board of education, as one
of the counsel for the government in
the prosecution of the Caminetti-Diggs
and Western Fuel cases, delay in the
trial of which led to the resignation OF
United States District Attorney Nc
Nab at San Francisco.