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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14
WIDOWS PENSIONS
Our Article OF Last Week Has Caused Con-
siderable Comment in officiaI Circles


In our article on Widows PEN
sions" last week we gave the list of
pensioners and scheduled one from
Crystal Falls Township. Supervisor
Richards of the township took issue
with the statement and claims that
thsre is no one in the township who
Is entitled to pension and that he
has not been consulted in regard to
any pension.
Inquiry at the county treasurer s
office brought out the fact that the
pensioner scheduled from the township
is Mrs Leppinen but there is some
question as to her residence being in
Crystal Falls or Mastcdon township
and the exact residence Of the woman
is to be ascertained so that each town
ship may get its deserts in this matter
OF pensions.
Supervisor Richards, who ~ chair
man of the county board Is very much
opposed to the application of the con-
struction which Judge Rite places
upon the law and he and the Judge
have had considerable argument upon
the subject, Mr.. Richards contention
being that the pension should be grant.
ed in extreme cases only that the law
makes IL admissible and not compul-
sorry upon the Probate Judge TO issue
a pension to an applicant.
The points at issne between the
chairman OF the board and Judge Ritze
will undoubtedly be settled by the
decision which is expected shortly
from the supreme court
In this connection considerable has
appeared in the peninsula press up on
this subject since IL was at first
broached.
The Mining journal in discussing
the law in Marquette county says that
the widows pension law, so-callsd
does not promise 10 become burden
to the taxpayers OF Marquette county.
Not a single petition under the new
statute has been filed with W. T. Pot
ter, judge of probate. This condition
does not exist In some of the other
counties OF the upper peninsula. where
the payment OF pensions is a heavy
drain on the funds While several
widows have inquired of Judge Potter
regarding the statnte. their cases have
been disposed of through the Office of
the superintendent of the poor. The
pension law has been in effect only a
short time but it has been found by
judges of probate in all psrts of the
state that the statute is crude and
that it can easily be abused.
During the time that the law has
been In force only six or eight have
been brought TO the attention of Judge
Potter In each Of these II was found
that the persons were merely seeking
emergency relief. This was supplied
through the superintendent of the
poor. the plan working out satisfast-
orily In each instance The moneys
must come from the treasury Of the
county anyway, and ~ makes no differ.
ence whether iunds are granted
through the office OF the superintend-
ents of the poor or by the operation Of
the pension law, The names of those
who receive aid from the county are
not published as formerly. Thus there
is no incentive In that particular for
Continued on page u
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14
LAW SUIT LOOMS
UP IN BANKRUPTCY
spARRING or ATTORNEYS IN
HEARING INDICATED AS MUCH
EMINENT COUNSEL EMPLOYED
Some Of the Best Known Attorneys in
Cleveland. II not in the Nation. are
Lined up on Either Side OF the Case

Che hearing in bankruptcy In the
Macdonald and Youngs cases, held at
the court house last Tuesday before
Referee Looney. had all of the ear
marks of the preliminaries to battle
Of giants, and If we miss not our guess
the biggest law suit that has interest
ed Iron county mining circles will be
born of these very involved and COM
plicates receiverships.
When the cases were called last
Tuesday morning there was arrayed
on one side of the long table ;. H.
Holding of the we'll known firm Of
Holding, Maston, Duncan and Lechie,
of Cleveland Ohio, surrounded by e.
III. Lewis of Cleveland Ohio and W.
ID. McKeeffery of Letonia. Ohio. and
Isaac W. Byers the representatives Of
one greup of stock holders while on
the other side of the table was II. M
McGraw, of the firm of Henry
Fauver, McGraw, & Thompson
also of Cleveland surrounded by Clar-
ence Dwyer, A. f. Dixon and Frank
w. Youngs, representatives of another
group OF stockholders.
The Macdonald hearing was taken
up first. This hearing excited only
passing interest as il is conceded
that this company Is practically a
dead one, but nevertheless. Mr..
Holding let no opportunity slip where
saving clauss was apparent to his
clients.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14

in the nature Of secret agreement by
three men, two OF whom participated
ip the benefits that accrued from the
action. He argued that the action was
void. Tha opposition sought TO sting
Mr.. Holding by asking him If the
minutes as recorded were not written
by himself or some Of his firm, the i'm
plication being that MIR. Holding was
at that time attorney for the McDon-
aid Co, and serving the Youngs fac
tion Mr.. Holding looked the minutes
over and stated that the writing was
not bis Mr.. Looney took the matter
under advisement
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14
That Cory Decision

FROM one who was interested in the
tax title case viii h Mr.. Carry, the
Marinette tax title mar. lost recently.
we learn the point upon which the
case was fought.
II seems that Cory served the no
tices by mail. the charge for each no.
atice being $l.10. The bill which
Cory is said to have put in for the
land owner to pay amounted 10 s2ii 90
and for this service Cory is alleged 10
have paid Just $s5 IL was upon the
showing tins made that the court de-
creed that the tax title is void
Ay@%+-~ . -
Mr. r A, Packard, cashier of the
Miners State Bank at Iron River, was
in the city last Tuesday on business
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14
STRONG ARM METHODS DE
NOUNCED

Some minor items came up
first and among them was claim
from the Michigan telephone company
for discontinuing phone at the
mine Mr.. Looney took a severe
squint over his glasses at the attorney
for the trustee. John Tracey of Mar
quette the trustee is Mr.. Courtney but
he was not presently and wanted to
know what that meant. When 1t was
explained that the Michigan telephone
company makes i.s subscribers pay TO
the end OF the quarter whether they
get service or not he lost little time
IN blue penciling the claim.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14
A CLASH OF INTERESTS

The only real interest manifested
was when claim was presented from
the Lake Erie Ore Co. for commissions
on ore sold but not delivered amount
ing TO considerable money. SIR. Dixon
objected to this claim on the ground
that as the ore was not produced for
the reason that the company had not
the money TO operate with, the COM
mission was not earned.
Mr.. Holding took vigorous exoep-
tion to this position. He explained
that the Lake Erie Ore 90. as agent
or the Mcdonald Mining Co had
sold TO the Lake Superior Chemical Go
about 70 600 tons Of ore. that the con.
tract between the Mcdonald Mining
Go. and the Lake Superior Ore 20.
1.-THE contract was exhibitedl concern
cd only the two parties to the contract /;
that under the contract the McDon-
AID Go. was not liable TO the Lake Su-
perior 90 because OF the clauses in
the contract but as between the Lake
Erie Ore Go and the Macdonald Go.
the contract cut no figure; that the
Lake Erie Co. performed the services
for tho Macdonald when IL SOLD the
ore antft is entitled to its pay. Mr.
LoQnes gave Mr.. Dixon two weeks to
shoUl why the claim should not he
eellowed.
SAYS YouNGs PUT ONE OVER
The real interesting clash came when
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
Russia's Flags Described.

London.-A Russian officer, writing
ITO the Telegraph, describes the Rus
sian flags IS followe:
81 should be glad IL you could kindly
publish a paragraph which will settle
the dispute about regarding the cor
rect Russian flag.
THE yellow flag with the double
eagle is the imperial standard. The
white flag with the blue st. Andrews
cross is the Russian naval ensign.
This is used only By the navy, and is
not allowed to be flown by private
individuals.
THE ordinary Russian flag, similar
to the English union jack, Is tricolor
of white. blue and red stripes placed
longitudinally. This Is the flag which
should be used by people in this coun-
try who wish TO show their admira-
ton for their ally, Russia"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

"The English military uniform"
said General Holland In Canton, rs
the best looking and 1t is also the
best to fight in. Take the photo
graphs of the wounded and dead Eng
lish officers-viscount Hawarden, the
Hon. w. A. Cecil, Lieut.. the Hon. r.
Keppel Did you ever see such q
handsome lot of uniforms?
mo wonder all the English soldiers
marry WE'LL" General Holland conclud-
ed. Handsome is that handsome does
and the English uniform certainly
does havoc amongst the English heir
esses"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

places where
Whadde
rips the Intervals establishment
These earth. a
a ax TO
dear thing unless
has danced from p. m. until a. almost
We'll fix their
the geth to make some
he
going house they down
A P. C. planning
levy
1--WE will
a
he
assaults a violin in hail.
worry why
they'd
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

the German consular stan IN Mexico,
should have left the voom before Ed
die ushered In the esritish ambassa-
dor, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. The two
diplomats met
In the language Of diplomacy. e
was a contremps. The poiisnso
heels of the German baron clicked
sharply as he gazed sternly over the
head. of Sir Cecil st the gallery OF
former secretaries of state. Sir Ce-
ell drew himself up stiffiy and be-
~wol,s;velv intarastad in the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30


his fish
Amt
ben all
dat a a
a wachn him. But
o
pain yi-ant sanous de
lke Look
a Lawd"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

SIdHts OF uIUHty 10 IIuIVIuUdIs MS
unfortunate mistake which, II is
feared, will be the cause of consid-
cradle disappointment, appears to
have arisen through a misunderstood
ing of the Smith-Lever act recently
passed by congress. Under this act
funds contributed both by the federal
and state governments are made
available for practical demonstration
work in agriculture and home eco
noInics. Experts from the agricul-
tural colleges and county agents
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

and
onal and there provisions whatever for direct financial assistance
Smithever
possible visit the
the home economics
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

soaked. So saith the American So
ciety of Music Publishers, Composers
and Authors.
A wall of anxiety has arisen in
Washington. A number of thousand
dancers, hotel and restaurant pro
prietors and orchestra leaders are
making noises indicative of deep dis
tress.
The plan of the A. S. o. M. P. c.
A. A, in brief, is that royalties shall
be paid to composers whose selec
tions are whanged out in public
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
Where ENGLAND Leads.

England is ahead of the United
States in the development Of the au-
tomato telephone service, and con-
tracts for automatic exchanges OF the
total value of nearly five hundred
thousand dollars have been placed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
Vienna Makes Some Changes.

vienna Makes some Cnan9es.
vienna.-English sporting terms for
merly in general use In Austria are
now prohibited. Steeplechase has be-
come ..jagdrennen.v handicap, "aus-
gleichsrennen." and. spring meeting.
.fruhlingsrenneu.s
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

he's gw1ne come tuml1n down neao
fomus'-ain't dat so, LADY,"
The woman who happened to be
next took up the remark with
friendliness due to that rare and
comfortable being, an "aunty" Of the
old regime.
He's all right You and l will
be sailing around like that some day
maybe"
Don't count me in with you,
honey. Amt nobby gwine trick me
into flynn in de face of Helm, like
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach er ard bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny gr Easy to take
as candy. Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
BETTING Punishment.

Edith-The wretch! So he actually
proposed to both of US! Oh. wish We
could think of some way to punish
himi
Madge-We can: you marry him.
dear.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
PessImistic opinion.

'The good die young."A
Perhaps it is just as well. They'd
starve to death later"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
One Fellows Wish.

Crawford hear he thinks OF mar
rying again. Does he hope to get q
wife like his first?
Crabshaw-No; different.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

view Potomac broad windows
The baron bowed to and "exted."
secratary that he wouldg the safe conduct
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30

Sometimes man wakes up and dis
covers that he has a boss wife-and
they live happily ever after.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
Farm Women's Mistake About Smith Lever Act

NH
with
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
Aunty Watches the Antics of the Trick Aviator


n fulnes the emotions that beset her
his skylarkn thing
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
How Eddie the InfaIIibe Failed in Diplomacy

r
Office Baron Colenbeg
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
High Cost of Tangoing Threatens Washington

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
W The hippopoa
wg and all the be
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
ONLY EARTHQUAKE
WILL COST |. j.
CHAMP |ONSH|P
Badgers Alone Stand Between
illinois and Title of Bic
Nine, but They Lost to Min
neS0ta.

Chicago, Nov Fulfilling early
season predictions and playing close to
form. Illinois won the big nine foot
ball championship. or nj least has
come SO near winning It that only an
earthquake. in the form OF a Wiscon-
sin victory on SATURDAY can leave Il
in doubt.
Critics today, considering the llli-
nois' brilliant victory over Chicago
yesterday were inclined To credit
Coach Iuppkc with having turned out
the greatest team that Illinois. or even
the conference. has seen for years.
Whatever hope Wiscon had for
championship claims was dashed In
it's unexpected defeat by Minnesota.
Since the Gophers were decisively
beaten By Illinois, there seems but lit
tie chance OF the Badgers making a
successful fight against zuppkes men
next saturday
The surprisingly strong attack
taught Minnesota by Coach Williams
has made the Gophers formidable In
the tail-end OF the season and indi-
Gates a battle of interest. with second
place al stake in their game with Chi
cago next Saturday.
Michigan's erratic eleven apparently
was iewldered by the Cornell offense
and fell an easy victim after the first
half. Notre Dame displaying the best
football OF its season. crushed the
crippled Carlisle crowd through it's
fast backfleld
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
FRISCO SHOW IS
READY TO OPEN
ON FEBRUARY 20
Exhibits Are Arriving for In
staIIatlon in Buildings and
Everything viii Be in Place
First Day,

san Francisco, Nov. 10. - Three
months and five days f.om today. on
February %. 1915. the Panama. Pa
cific International exposition will be
opened, on time and complete to the
last detail
The worlds exposition building
record was broken. when six months
before the opening day an the great
exhibit palaces we're completed and
turned over to the various chiefs Of
departments for the installation of ex-
hlbits. At the present time large
consignments OF foreign aud domrs-
tic exhibits are arriving daily on the
docks al the exposition grounds. The
twelve miles OF track within the
grounds are In constant uss in the
distribution OF these shipments.
The first japanese shipment of L.
GIL cases hats been received: ten con-
slgnments Of 1868 crates and cases
have arrived from the Canadian gov
eminent: 1850 crates Of rare bulbs
made Up part of the shipment from
Holland; 10000 pounds of exhibits
and material have come from the
Philippines; 10000 pounds Of ma
tcrials from Argentina. and heavy
from England. Germany.
Australia. New Zealand. China ANA
Italy already are on the grounds.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE
FIRES REPORTED FROM
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO


Santa Fe. Nov. 15.--Just as had
been predicted by State Land Com
missioner X. =. Ervicn several
months ago. disastrous prairie fires
are being reported from northern
New Mexico where ranchers and
homesteaders had neglected his coun-
sci TO pillow fire breaks to check the
flames. The heaviest loss. perhaps.
has been in the Palouse valley and
east and south of Abbott, in Colfax
and Mora counties where 10000
acres of the best winter pasture,
which had been jealousy guarded all
summer, was destroyed last week.
Volunteers from Roy and Springer
fought the flames all night and 1t
was not until morning that the heavy
frost extinguished the fire.
One fire with a front of ten miles
was not checked until II reached the
FL Paso & Southwestern railroad. The
haystacks and outhouses on the ranch
of Wiley II. Johnson were burned
Sllas Fuller also lost his corrals. out
buildings and stacks. The fire was
started by 4 fire that had been left
burning by campers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
PIONEER ST0CKMAN OF
PEC0S VALLEY IS DEAD

SPECIAL cosEGsronogncg 10 MORNING JoUensll
Santa Re. Nov. l5.--Word was re-
ceved today OF the death of Thomas
j White. one of the best known
siockmen Of the Pecos valley. on Fri
day at the LED ranch. the home Of
h'. daughter. Mrs. w. NJ. Hodges.
Only a short time aso his son
dicu az Roswell The deceased was
S7 years old. sIis wife died in 1900.
The surviving children are: Phelps
White, OF Roswell. William White,
Mason. Texas Mrs Hodges, of Chaves
county; Mrs II. H. Walker, Mrs. J. NJ.
Murphy, Gonzales. Texas Mrs. II. A..
Wroe. Austin. Texas. a brother. John
White. lives at Cromo Miss, and two
half brothers, Mai. c. W. Littlcfield.
at Austin. and William Littlefleld, at
Roswell
The death Of another pioneer. Jo-
scph u. Thomas. aged rs years. is re-
ported from Clovis, at the home of his
son, r. l.. Thomas. He was one Of
the first citizens of Clovis, having
come there eight years ago. from
Olustee. Okla. Four children survive
him.
Mrs. u. y. Kemp, well known
worker in the State Federation of
Womcn's clubs. and for two years
president of the Woman's club at Ar
tesla died at Macon, Mo, at the age
OF 43 years. She was one Of the first
settlers at Artesia and three years ago
was married to +. b. Kemp, leading
business man OF the lower Pecos val
ley.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
ROSWELL MERCHANT TO
TEST CITY ORDINANCE


SPECIAL coRnssronpsnca TO soaslHe JOURNAL
Santa Fe. Nov 15.-Once more the
right Of municipalities of protecting
their home merchants from outside
competition is to be tested IN the
courts and that despite court decisions
and opinions of the attorney general
that it cannot be done. Simon New
man was fined si0 and asked to pay
costs at Roswell for selling fresh meat
within the city limits without TAX
ing out a local butchers license.
Roswell has two ordinances, one
providing that any person who raises
his own produce shall be permitted to
sell it within the city limits without
paying a license while another ordi-
nance requires every one selling fresh
meat in The city, whether in chunks
or in quarters or halves. even though
ordered by the consumer beforehand,
must pay license fee. Newman
raises his own beef and butchers Il
and delivers it upon order. The case
will be carried to the state supreme
court.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
STREETS OF CAPITAL
TO BE GIVEN OIL BATH

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING JOuRhtll
Santa Fe. Nov 1J.--Oil for settling
the dust in the streets il to be given
n trial by Mayor w. q. Sargent. who
is proving Il progressive and energetic
executive. Sprinkling the streets has
proven unsatisfactory and expensive. \
few hours after the streets are soused
they are dry again and their last state
is worse than their former. While the
sprinkler is doing its work citizens
complain of the mud and when 1t
quits they holler about the dust. But
Mayor Sargent is studying the Los
Angeles method of soaking the streets
two or three times u year with oil and
thus settling the dust problem.
Although only mayor since this
spring, more permanent improvement
work is already under way than dur
ing any administration since Arthur
Seiglnan held the reins The plaza Is
being paved, preparations are COM
pleted to build sewer system on the
south side and a system of police pa
troll is being devised. This is the
more noteworthy. since Santa Fe gets
along with u revenue only one-seventh
that OF albuquerque, one-third of that
of Roswell, which has the same popu-
IdhOh, Vhe-hdh u iitlt u h"'oiA Win
less people or East Las Vegas with
only one-half the population.
Albuquerque expends more for po-
lice in one year than the entire
amount of Santa FEES revenues. while
Santa Fe can afford only few police
men who serve for the pitiably small
sum of a dollar day, even risking
their lives, for only last Friday even
ing Policeman Jose Martinez suffered
compound fracture of leg from the
assaults of Il drunken man he tried
m arregt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
FACILITIES WANTED
BY PEOPLE OF CLOVIS

lsrscl.t eorsssrorpsscs TO soss'ss JOURNAL
Santa 1fe. Nov. 1.-THE depart
incnt OF education reports a mass
meeting at Clovis on Saturday evcn-
INK. at which the matter of provid-
ing additional school facilities for the
Curry county seat was discussed. The
Clovis school houses are overcrowded
because Of an increase of one hun
dred in the enrolment and there Is
need of immediate relief of the con-
gestion
Clovis will also make a supreme ef-
fort to land the eastern normal
school already provided for by statute
and having assigned 10 1t part Of the
state land grant under the enabling
act. The chances of Clovis have been
greatly heightened by the announce
ment that w. c. Tharp, the lone so
cialist Of the house, who was elected
In Curry county. will vote with the
republicans on major measures. All
the other eastern counties, including
even Union and Guadalupe. have sent
democrats to the house and thus les
sened their chances of capturing the
school