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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
LOCAL BOY in BoRNEo.
Letter Received from Steve Guerin
Who Left Here Eight Years Ago.

The Diamond Drill received a let
ter from Steve Guerin, young man
who lett this city about eight years
ago with a determination TO see some
OF the country and work up a good
position for himself. He has sue
ceeded in both as he is in the employ
OF large oil compang and has re-
Gently been transferred by his com
pany to Mir, Borneo.
AS his letter will be of interest to
his old time friends in Crystal Falls
we have decided to publish It,
Miri, Borneo, Aug. 14,lsl6.
The Diamond Drill,
Crystal Falls, Mich.
Gentlemen
Just line from the wild man
from Borneo, who. no doubt, few
OF the people living in Crystal Falls
will remember, as il is only eight
years since l left there to go TO Cali
fornia.
Just lately left the Golden State to
make my future home down here,
"the garden spot OF the world in
! Borneo.
never was so satisfied with a place
in my life as / am here. Just right,
climate cannot be equalled anywhere.
And the people, why they don't even
seem to notice a white man. Every
body has a wrong idea OF this part OF
the world, I am sure, or there would
be more white people down here.
All of those so-called wise ones in
California told me awful stories about
Borneo but / refused to believe them,
and now am glad that l didn't, as 1t
just the opposite from what they said
About Cannibals and head-hunters, 1t
is all rott. / came down here for an
oil company to stay three years but
since / found out the conditions of the
place / have agreed 10 stay five, so
you can see just how like it. l have
nice little cottage all by myself, with
two native servants, and believe me
"this is the life" l don't expect /
will ever be satisfied back in the Good
Old u. S. A." anymore.
AS American papers are rather a
treat out here and one from Crystal
Falls would be most welcome OF any
/ know OF, / would like to get your
subscription rate for five years. Also
run a few lines in your paper TO say
hello TO all of my old friends, with my
address, so they can drop me line II
they want to hear from the wild man
OF Borneo / will surely answer any
letter from home"
Hoping TO hear from you in time q
cannot say soon as IT takes seven
weeks or so for letter TO go one
way) | am
Truly yours,
S. H. GUERIN
(Better known as "Steve')
Mir, Sarawak, Borneo.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
MAKE PLEA FOR
CLOSED SEASON
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bird, and they do not refuse diet Of
red squirrels and chipmunlxs.
"The mistake most OF the trappers
make is in their belief that the coyote
tracks are those OF the fox and they
bait and set their traps for fox
without result The coyotes habits
are not unlike the fox's in that it
follows roads and trails and will APP
preach within few feet Of buildings,
barns, etc
"The sportsmen must be awakened
TO the fact that there Is a very serious
situation now facing our game birds
and wild animals, and they should
make very strenuous efforts to make
the state put bounty of not less than
S75 or 500 per pelt for wolves or
coyotes, this money to be taken from
that now paid In for the hunting IL
censes. Make the bounty so liberal
that the trappers will be able TO stay
in the woods and make a good living,
and wage a relentless warfare at all
tines
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07

has been branded as an anarchist and
blacklIsted and boycotted.
Through this system he has become
the helpless victim OF social system
which will soon be intolerable and un-
bcarable and then, OF course, some
thing may happen.
OF what benefit is II TO the laboring
man how high wages go II he can't
get enough Of the coin OF the realm
to support himself and his family de-
Gently. A gentleman who had made
a life long study of the money ques-
ton told the writer about ten years
ago that wages would in the future
reach as high as twenty-five dollars
per day but when they did the cost
OF living would be about double what
the wages we're The day is coming.
We had not thought TO have said SO
much on this subject at the beginning
OF this article Our subject was the
increased cost OF paper, but one sub
ject always leads on 10 another.
But before concluding we wish to ex-
press our firm conviction that the In
creased cost Of paper is not due TO
the increased cost of production, but
largely to the Unsuitable greed OF the
manufacturers.
Perhaps some day when three-quar-
tiers OF the newspapers Of the country
have been frozen out of existence the
people will have left few corpora
ton dailies and the weeklies will be
printed in Chicago and New York by
Willie Hearst and the common peo-
Piles literary tastes will be fed by the
comic section and Arthur Brisbane's
Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
WILL BUCK MOVEMENT.

T.. B Smith, representing the Michi-
gan Fraternal league. is in the upper
peninsula for the purpose of securing
the cooperation of lodges in the fight
OF the league against the proposed
amendment regarding the regulation
OF fraternal societies.
Two years ago the voters passed on
an amendment to the state constitu-
ton In regard TO the regulation OF fra
ternal insurance societies and II was
defeated by great majority due 10
the fact that the newspapers and fra
ternal societies attacked II with much
vigor.
The amendment in question aimed
at the very foundation OF the fraternal
insurance orders. The same amend
ment little more cleverly worded
and drawn up is TO he submitted 10
the voters again at the election in
November and a fight TO be made for
its adoption. For that reason the
Michigan Fraternal league was or
ganized TO oppose it,
The various fraternal societies in
this city and throughout Iron county
and the voters in general rolled up
several hundred majority against the
amendment two years ago and will
undoubtedly make it as large or larg-
er when IL comes up again at the gen
eral election in November.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
NOTICE

A steer entered my yard Friday,
Sept. Is, and did considerable damage
to vegetables therein. 1t is still in
my possession and this is to notify
the owner that he can have his prop
erty by calling at my place and pay
ing costs.
Alex Andrizzi,
lwpd 116 River St
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07

The 500 News answers the fault
finding of one of its readers because
II is printing the Home Rule amend
ment advertising. Why shouldn't the
News. or any other newspaper. be ii
wet or dry, print this advertising? 1t
is written in good taste, is argumenta-
tive and not abusive, and presents the
pros of a concrete proposal that many
men who are little informed on the
subject desire 10 know something
about. Why shouldn't newspapers of
various shades of opinion present
these arguments in advertising. If
they were given in their respective
communities by speakers, it would
clearly be their duty to present them
as news Some OF the drys and some
OF the dry newspapers. are getting so
erect these days that they begin to
lean backward Marquette Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
ST.. MARKS EPISCOPAL.

The sixteenth Sunday after Trinity.
1000 a. m-Sunday School
1880 D. Evensong and Sermon.
Subject: profit and Loss"
All are welcome. COME.
Dir. John H. Davis.
Rector.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
STOMACH MISERY
Quickly VANISHES

Your money back X you want It is
the way in which Wilkinson &c Co.,
the popular druggists are selling
Mona, the grea. dyspepsia remedy.
This is an unusual plan, but Mi-o-na
has so much merit and is SO almost
invariably successful In relieving all
forms OF indigestion that they run but
little risk in selling under guarantee
of this Kind.
Do not be miserable o. make your
friends miserable with your dyspepsia.
Mi-o-na will help you. II 1t doesn't.
tell wilkinson & Co., that you want
your money back and they will cheer
fully refund 1t.
A change for the better will be seen
from the first few doses of Mona
and its continued use will soon start
you Cd the road to perfect digestion
and eujC yment CT food.
M-noa has been so uniformly sue
cessful that every box is sold under
a positive guarantee to refund the
money If it does not relieve. What
fatrer proposition could be made?
Wilkinson c Co.. give their personal
guarantee of money bac!. if you
want it. with every box Of Mi-no-a
that they SELL A guarantee Ike this
speaks volumes for the merit Of the
remedy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
GET FIRST NOT LAST

When cold grips your system it IS
convincing proof that your condition i;
acknowledgements that. 1t is risky
indeed to simply trust your strength tc
throw it off, because neglected colds
have brought more serious sickness
than any other one thing, while weak
ening cathartics and stimulating yrups
are often depressing and dangerous.
The one best treatment for any cold
the one so often relied on when others
fail, isthe powerful observation-disclosures
in SCOTS Emulsion, which feeds the
very sources Of bodily strength to sup
press the present cold and generate
strength to thwart further sickness.
Get SCOTS first, not last-and insist
on the genuine always free from al
cohol and injurious drugs.
Scott s. BOVINE. PIoornfrld ny
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07

an advocate merely to bring out his
clients claims. Certainly he went
amply far in presenting the case Of
the shippers and the general public.
"Brandeis was hired so that the
commission could learn of vast
number Of facts. of no particular ad.
vantage to the attorneys of either side
and which but for the presence Of a
third fairminded man would not nave
been brought at all. There is no more
reason for criticising his final action
than there would be for criticising an
attorney whom you engaged to
examine title and who informed you
that there were facts both to prove
and disprove your contention"
Teal watched the case as attorney
for Pacific coast shippers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
Stained Last Night at O'Clock In the
Chew Building and Spread
to Other Business
Buildings.
ORIGIN Is NOT KNOWN
Failing Wall Crushed Building Nest
Door, and Spread to Theatre
Building Which Was
Damaged.
Especial to The Gate City. !

Especial to The Gate City.1
MEMPHIS. Mo-, Feb. Fire which
broke out Sunday evening at SOC
o'clock in the hardware store of Greg
DRY & Chastine in the Chew building
on the east side OF the square, com
pletely destroyed this building and
was communicated to other buildings
The fire loss will be $1,000 or more
It was estimated. Insurance was car
Yied on the buildings, sufficient to GOV.
er the loss.
The blaze started In the hardware
store, and grew beyond control of the
volunteer fire department. The build.
ting was left mass OF ashes. A fall
ing wall crushed the Popel Giller
building next door and menaced the
Hotel Memphis. It was filled with
smoke and many windows were brok-
An.
Tho fire spread to the Star theatre
building, the wall burning through.
and the stage catching ire. Dr.. Civ
ms office was burned. and the hard
ware and furniture stock OF J. W.
Bence In this building was damaged
The Chew building was one OF the
dnest In town. It was owned by w. C.
Chew The fire burned all night,
breaking out again at o'clock this
morning.
The Gregory & Chastine stock in
the building was being boxed up to be
shipped out Of town.
The origin OF the FIRE Is unknown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
WILL TESTIFY IN
FAVOR OF BRANDElS
Pacific Coast Attorney and Rate Ex
pert Says Clifford Thornc
has the Wrong Idea.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. Joseph N.
Teal, Pacific coast attorney and rate
expert, called to testify Wednesday
before the senate subcommittee IN
vestigating Louis D. Brandeis, today
Indicated he expects to refute
charges of misconduct by Brandeis in
the railway rate cases.
Particularly Teal will seek to show
the accusations which Clifford
Thorne, Iowa railway commissioner,
is expected to make-that Brandeis
threw this case to the railways
are false.
"Brandeis letter of employment
from the interstate commerce com
mission in that case" said the Port
land man, will show that he was
retained as an expert and not as an
advocate for either side. He was an
examiner, to bring out all facts; not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07

put into new buildings and machinery
and the employment of thousands of
additional men to handle the in
creased business.
More than $4,000 men now are en-
ployed in the automobile industry
here. This number is steadily in
creasing.N The average number of
auto employees throughout 1915 was
about 5000.
Auto prices will not be lowered
much during this year, local Inanufac-
turers declare. In fact, some OF them
predict slight increase. The aver
age price of all pleasure autom )biles
sold in the United States during 10
was $672. Eight years ago, the aver.
age price was $2,123.
Statistics compiled by manufacture
ers here show that the proportion OF
automobiles to the population OF the
United States is ! to 48. For every
mile Of road in the country, there is
one motor vehicle, according to these
statistics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07

seen at the first of the year. But
one township, Jefferson, asks for
bridges on the township road system
this year; one request is for 120
foot span across Devil Creek on the
Viele road, the others being for 40
and 80 foot spans across Dainter
creek. There will probably be recon-
mendations for two, and perhaps
three, new bridges on the country
road system, which, under the new
law, is taken out of the hands Of the
township authorities.
Concrete cuIver-s asked for are:
Jackson township, eleven; Franklin
township. four: Montrose township,
five;. Jefferson township. three.
Marion township asks that all Gull
be of concrete.
Requests for boiler pipe culverts
and their approximate cost are:
Washington township, eleven cul-
verts, S267.20; Charleston township,
seven culverts, s15S.40; jefferson
township, thirteen culverts, s571.00;
Montrose township, fifteen culverts,
s452.S0; Franklin township. twent,-
Ave culverts, $4,000: Des Moires
township, twenty-five culverts
$73440; Jackson township, eleven
cuIverts, S463. So; Cedar township,
eleven culyerts, s573.60.
West Point, Denmark and Green
Bay townships reported quite an
amount of road work done last year,
but made no requests for improve
ments this year Reports have not
been received from Van Buren,, Plea
SAINT Ridge and Harrison townships,
but will likely arrive in few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
WILL EVANGELIST
VIOLATE LAW IN
TABERNACLE HERE?

. Will Evangelist Charles Reign 4
= Scoville break an Iowa law In his
q tabernacle here? 4
. He will il he drapes an Ameri-
. can flag about the pulpit, because 4
. this Is one OF the things which 4
. the Iowa flag law says shall not Z
. be done with the American BAN Z
q ner. Z
. All of the pictures which have Z
. been sent to Keokuk recently. Z
. show Scovtlle standing near tho Z
. pulpit which has an American Z
. flag over IL. II the evangelist Z
Q attempts to do this in keokuk.
. he will, no doubt, - reminded Of =
. the fact that Iowa has flag law, .
. and that this act is in violation =
Q OF It. Q
. The Iowa flag law provides for .
. the use of the national colors .
. only as a banner 1t cannot be .
. used for any draperies, or hang .
. tngs Of any sort. The Iowa nag .
. law was passed by the legislature .
. two sessions ago, and was fos- .
. tered by the local D. A R chap .
. ter. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07

, chickens. ITO; turkeys, 1sc.
Potatoes-Receipts 15 cars; Michi.
gans. Wisconsins. Dakotas, Mime
sofas. 80c@$1.05 per bushel; new
| Floridas, $1.25@2.25 per hamper.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. Feb. Flour marke.
firm. Winter patents. $6.35@6 80;
spring patents, $6.25@6.eo.
| Pork market steady. Mess. 10000
2o.5o.
Lard market firm. Middle west
spot $10.1o@10.20
Sugar, raw, market steady. Centri.
fugal test, $4.S304.S9; Muscavado SO
test, $4.06@4.12.
Sugar. refined, market steady. Cut
loaf, $500; crushed. $3.50. powdered,
500; graduated. $s0096.25.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, firm, size.
Tallow market steady City, $40,
country, S@S1sc; special, 9Ac.
Hay market quiet Prime, 1880
100; No. 8. sl.o0@1.o5; clover, coca
$1.15.
Dressed poultry market, firm.
Chickens, 1920; turkeys, -20630c;
fowls. 141s @191zc: ducks. 10000.
Live poultry market steady. Geese,
Ice; ducks, zoo: fowls, 171a @18kc;
turkeys, $4,000: ROSTERS, 13c; chick
ems. 15h @16c.
Cheese market steady State milk
common to special. 14@19Ac; skins,
common to specials. 4h@1G1sc.
Butter market firm. Receipts 3064.
Creamery extras, 31@311sc; dairy
tubs, 26@3Oc; imitation creamery
firsts, 23@231zc.
Egg market steady. Receipts 5,2SS.
Ma rh1y yryhifa aynn lANA0r. NJ nv
mixed fancy, 29@33c; fresh, 32@33c.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. Feb. Mooney on
call. * percent.
s six months. 2z9 percent.
Mercantile paper, 81 @31h percent
Bar silver London, 81 lied
Demand sterling, s4.75 1916.
Stock Market Notes.
UNITED Press Leased Wire SerYice1
NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Lackawanna
Steel broke SIS to rs at the opening
of the stock exchange today. follow
ing announcement that the company
had withdrawn from negotiations as
member of the proposed indepen-
dent steel merger.
The general list opened strong, re-
fecting favorable sentiment regard
ing Lusitania reports. Baldwin Loco
motive was up 2A Steel sold S35s,
up Is, and Mexican Petroleum adj
vanced 21s to 100. The railroads were
strong.
Weakness in Lackawanna was fol-
lowed by strength in United States
Steel which sold up to S41s at noon.
Mexican Petroleum sold UP nearly
five points to 1117s. American Smelt-
ing advanced to 1924 and Anaconda
to S71s.
Mexican Petroleum also advanced
and next to Steel was the most ac-
tive stock on the list. Twenty-Five
thousand shares of Crucible were sold
at prices ranging up to 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07

Mack, their self-confessed leader, had
plotted with certain police officers to
pull off the robbery and make quick
capture. in order to gain glory.
Attorneys Robert E. Cantwell and
Forrest G. Smith, who asked permits
sion to withdraw from the defense of
the alleged gunner, were also ex-
pected to testify as to the police plot.
Cantwell issued a statement today
declaring he was convinced the rob-
berry was framed.
The state planned to fight any ef-
forts to secure q continuance when
the case was called before Judge Rich
ard Burke today.
Besides the two Kramers, the de-
PENDANTS are Alex Brodie and Harry
Fein.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE
CONTINUED from page l..

i this afternoon or early tomorrow.
cancelled all out Of town engagements
| until the situation clears.
1t became known today that Presi
| don't Wilson has not gone over the
| memorandum submitted to Secretary
Lansing Friday by Ambassador Won
Bernstorf. He has talked briefly with
the secretary by telephone, however,
and has general understanding OF
the German suggestions It Is under.
stood that he expects Lansing to have
the whole matter definitely In shape
for decisive action by this government
following their conference.
The only expression obtainable from
the white house preceding the con-
ference, was that there would be no
quibbling over words and has been
none" Whether this was intended to
indicate that the government was In
clined to accept Germany's effort at
phrasing a sentence that would take
the place of Illegal was intended as
rebuke to constant suggestions from
German source that the difference be-
tween theNtwo governments is only a
matter of phrasing, could not be de-
termined. 1t IS known that some i'm
patience has been expressed at the
"h1lS ucuSc Will G.StlfllICo VI
this character.
Certain Germans have been very
dil1gent," was one expression used.
A Sensational Turn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA sensa-
1onal turn was given the controversy
between the United States and Ger
many today when Secretary Lansing
declared that Under Secretary Zim-
norman Of the foreign Office had
made an utterly false" statement II
he had said, as quoted by a News
Agency dispatch, that the United
States had made new demands in the
Lusitania case
In conforming with the secretary's
announcement was another significant
episode.
Lansing declared that the United
States had neither increased nor re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
POLICE PLOTS AND
COUNTER PLOTS
Trial of Four Alleged Bank Robbers
10 Expected to Bring Out
Several Sensations.

United Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, Feb 7.-StoTies OF po-
lice plots and counter plots were to
be unfolded in court today at the trial
of four alleged New York gunner, &C
cuse dof robbing Jake Stahl's Wash
ington Park National bank.
big and Little Polly Kramer, two
of the defendants, promised to reveal
the names OF police officers. who, they
declare. exacted tribute from crooks
and permitted them to work at will.
The bandit suspects charged today
that they were framed" that Eddie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
H9nker 10 Recovering.

6Cntted Press Leased Wire Service.
LOS ANGELES. Calf. Feb. T.
George M. Reynolds. Chicago hnancier,
over whose condition grave fears
were felt last week, was on the road
20 recovery today, according to at
tending specialists. His wife. son and
daughterin-law. who made hurried
trip to the bedside. were overjoyed to
f1nd the bank president improved
From San Bernardino TO Los Angeles,
the last leg OF their journey. was made
In racing automobile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
1916 Autos Won't Sc Cheaper.
TBy United Press

DETROIT, Mich, Feb, More
than 100000 American citizens will
buy automobiles in 1916, according to
the estimates of Detroit manufac-
turers who have made preparations to
supply at least $4,000 of the total
number. Detroit's automobile output
last year was 425,oO0 cars, valued at
approximately $500, cc0,Go0.
Detroit auto makers are gambling
on 1916; gambling With the millions
of dollars in real money they have