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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-17
SCKWAB TO PUSH
BUILDING PROGRAM
Great Stcelmaker Appointed Di-
rector-General of Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
WILL BE GIVEN FREE HAND
Position of General Manager
Abolished at Suggestion Of
Man Holding Position.
WILL BE GIVEN FREE HAND
tBy Associated P-ess.l

t3E -AkscclGtep p.eSs.
WASHINGTON. April i6.-'rhe build
ins OF the great merchant marine
which will transport American men
and resources TO tho battle front was
cntrus Ted to-day by the Shipping Board
10 Charles NJ. Schwab. steel maker and
sh!pbu!ldc-. who becomes director
general OF the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. with unlimited powers 10 put
ready under way.
MIR. Schwab Will have complete SUI
pervision and direction OF the work
O: snipbuilding." said an official an
nouncement issued from the White
House after MIR. Schwab had been there
10 confer with President Wilson in
company with Chairman Hurley. OF
the Shipping Board: Charles Picz, vice
president and general manager OF the
Fleet Corporation. and Bainbridge
Colby. member OF the board.
SHIPPING BOARD CONTROLS
MONEY AND POLICIES
Control OF policies. which includes
decisions as to the number, size and
character or ships TO be built with
the millions appropriated b. Congress,
still wil! rest with the Shipping Board.
Mr.. Piez. at his own suggestion. re-
!!nquishes the position OF general man
aSer or the fleet corporation, which is
abolished. to give Mr.. Schwab free
hand. Mr.. Hurley remains chairman
O. the board and president OF the Fleet
Corporation. in charge OF policies: MIR.
Piez continues as vice president Of the
board, attending TO administrative de-
tails OF construction, including the
placing OF contracts, and Mr.. Schwab
Will organize an carry forward the
~orH OF putting the ships into the
water"
Mr.. Schwab Is the htth man 10 be
put in charge OF the Shipping Boards
building program. but his appointment
was attended by none OF the friction
which marked some OF tho previous
changes IN management. The suGEcs.
non for the appointment OF practl-
cal builder OF national prominence
came this time from The Shipping
Board Itself. and Mr.. Hurley chose Mr..
Schwab.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-17
RECENTLY
REaIODELED At SOME COST

The structure in which the fire oc-
Cured was recently rcmodclcd for tho
purpose Of conducting the distribution
Of seed and grain on a largo scale and
ii Was estimated that loss of the build
ing alone would approach $4,000.
Water did much damage to grain and
garden seed of all kinds stored in
No. -. Building No. II, which Is used
Continued on Second Page.)
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
REALLY NO TROUBLE AT ALL
Possibly American colored Cook and
French Baker Belonged to
the Same Lodge.

The American Red Cross canteen at
Dillon. France, boasts the possession
OF Tom. colored cook from the state
OF Georgia. Saturday nights Tom
makes something special" The last
Saturday I'm August the special was
chocolate layer cake. Thomas had no
suitable oven, and so without the aid
of a single word of French he induced
a pearby French baker 70 loan his
idle ovens.
"How did you do 1t, Tom?" Miss
Field, the directress, asked him.
"Oh. jes' told him that these here
boys OF ours would certan'y appreci-
ate 1t IL he would bake little cake
for 'esn. An he didn't make no fuss
bout II. 'Certainment.' he says. and
so 1 puts the cakes in the oven, an
that's all there is to t."
"Tom." replied Miss Field, "you are
a wonder"
That is what our boys said when
they ate the cake.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
JUST PART OF DAILY GRIND
Wounds and Death Mere Incidents to
American Soldiers When Duty
Sounds Its Call.

There were four OF them, and their
mission was to transport a machine
gun TO wooded hilltop commanding
the enemy lines. II was not very far
10 look at. But they had TO crawl the
entire distance under fire. All night
long they crawled. except when they
froze into stiffness under the light OF
the star shells. Before they were half
way there. two OF them were wounded
end had to work their way back to the
lines over the same perilous ground.
The other two kept on. The danger
Increased as they approached the top
OF the hill. Both OF them were bleed
ing from flesh wounds. Both were
spent with the exertion OF the long as
cent dragging their gun. But their
only thought was TO do what they had
come 10 do. Just at dawn they round
ea the top of the hill. The first thing
they saw were two German officers
standing with binoculars sweeping the
American lines. Quick as thought.
without waiting to place their gun. one
"Yank held IL while the other fired.
The officers went down. and the enemy
guns woke up. The two boys made
cover with their gun and answered the
fire. Before the day had fairly broken.
they had cleaned out" the nest of
enemy guns and had their own gun
advantageously placed.
This is just an ordinary episode OF
daily life at the front.--From a Red
Cross Scrap Book.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
Austrian chlId-sIaves.

The report OF parliamentary com
mittee appointed to investigate condi.
lions surrounding child labor In Aus
tria discovered most deplorable con
dItlon, according to the Arbeiter Eel
tung of Vienna. More than one-third
of all schoolchildren are engaged In
some kind OF work. In some districts
all the children of school age are work.
ing. Out of every 100 schoolchildren
between six and eight years. 1S are at
work; between nine and ten. 35; be
tween eleven and twelve, 80, and be-
tween thirteen and fourteen. -. Two
fifths of these children have been
working from the time they were five
or six years old.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

]. T.. Skinner OF the Judson ONCE
force spent Christmas at his home
in Duluth
Miss Helmi Jarvi went TO her
home at Amasa to spend Christmas
Miss Geneyieve Uren, who has
been spending an enforced vacation
with home folks, leaves next week
for Ironwood TO resume her duties
as teacher. The schools there have
been closed about two months.
Mrs. Otto. SCHNEIDER has been mum
bered among the sick people this
week
Miss Edna Richards spent Christ
mas with home folks at Crystal Falls
Letters were received by home
folks during the past week from
Sergt. Andrew Uren who is with the
army OF occupation in Germany.
Charles Hoyman and family enjoy
ed sleigh ride to Brule, Wednesday
where they visited the Daley family
Misses Emma and Matte Carlson
are spending the week at their home
at Iron River.
Miss Hazel Hoyman, who teaches
school at Felch, is spending the holi-
days with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Liberty are
recovering from their attacks of in
fiuenza.
Miss Esther Carlson has returned
from visit with relatives at Carson
Lake, Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs.
Peterson OF Iron River have been Wis
iting at the Otto Carlson home this
week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
NOTHING DOING FOR JOSEPH
Might Be the Engineer, but Found He
Had Little Control Over
Steam Powers.

Meekly made up his mind that he
wasn't going TO be bossed any longer
by his wife. so when he went home
ut noon he called out, imperlously
Laura Laura I"
Mrs. Meekly came out OF the kitchen
with perspiration on her face, her
hands covered with war flour. and a
rollIng-pin I'm her hand.
"what do you want with Lnura7"
she asked.
Meckly staggered, but braced him
self up. II want you TO understand,
madam"-and he tapped his breast
ramatIcally-"that I am the engineer
OF this establishment, that / am"
"Oh. you are. are your Well, 10
seph, want you to understand that
r'-here she looked dangerous-'T am
the boiler that might blow up and
sling the engineer over into the next
street. Do you hear the steam escap-
Ing. Joseph"
Joseph heard, and prayed that he
might be passed Grade / when he
went before the medical board.--Lon-
don TIt-Blts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
One Way out.

Two blucJackets were In the wash
room washing clothes, preparatory 20
the weekly inspection. They were both
regulars and had enlisted for four
years. One OF them had been In the
service che year. and was rather tired
OF being on the station so long, and
expressed his sentiments 10 that effect
The other looking up at his discon-
tented puddle" said, "Well, IL you
don't like II, give three years notice
and cult the navy"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
DELIGHTED IN HIS FREEDOM
Youngsters Chief Enjoyment Of Va.
cation Came From His Defiance
Of All ConventionaIities.

The best sort OF vacation and the
only kind that really Is benefit TO
the one taking II. according to Lewis
Weisenberger. Is the one on which all
conventional rules OF conduct are
broken. To enjoy a vacation one must
do absolutely as he pleases, Mr.. Wei-
senberger continues.
In proof OF this contention Mr.. We'll
senberger tells the following story on
a young lad with whom he hlbernated
In the wilds of Michigan for several
weeks this summer.
The campers had taken large sup
ply OF towels with them, as bathing
was expected to feature the holiday
events. On arrival at camp each mem
Der OF the vacation. party received his
apportionment of the towels and the
lad was duly included In the division.
On the second day OF the vacation
week Mr.. Welsenberger was surprised
TO find the young lads supply of
towels packed securely away in one
corner OF the cottage. thus far I'M
touched. He Immediately summoned
the lad and inquired whose towels
he had been using. since his own sup
ply was undiminished. He was not a
little taken back by the lads reply:
Jaw. 1 didn't wash my face yester-
day"
Even with face unwashed and tow
els untouched. the young barbarian
probably enjoyed the vacation trip
more than did any other member OF
the party, Mr.. Weisenberger says.
And the reason for the lads enjoy
ment, he believes, is the fact that he
violated all rules of personal etiquette
and lived one entire day with his face
innocent of acknowledgements
News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
A lp h a Departm e n t

II we are to furnish satisfactory ser
vice, These increases must be met
by increaing the rates. That revenues
are insufficient is obvious to all. No
other business has been able TO ex-
list in these times without increasing
prices.
CAS- a matter OF fact, revenues have
been insufficient since 1915 Divi-
dends on $6,OOO,0O0 OF common stock
we're paid in 1915. but not since.
Since 1915 the expenses outside De-
troit have increased 100000 per year
more than the revenue has increased
On top or this loss wages must be still
further increased.
THE proposed rate schedule Is
estimated, will just make good this
increase in expense since 1915. In
other words, when the new rates are
in effect, the property will not earn
more than II did in 1915. and there has
been 100000 added investment in
plant since 1915 outside OF Detroit.
1.-The 1S9 exchanges in Michigan
outside Detroit have been divided in
to six groups according to size and
telephone conditions. The lowest
rates are to apply to the smallest ex,
changes, and the higher rates to the
largest exchanges, with properly
graded rates for intermediate sized
exchanges. 1t is generally known
that the expense per unit OF service
that Is. per telephone, increases az
the size OF the exchange increases
Likewise, the value OF the service to
the user increases as the number OF
telephones increases. The whole
problem OF telephone rates is much
simplified for the public, and the
regulatory bodies by the purposed
plan of rates.
"The rates proposed are lower than
is proper. but an immediate improve
ment in revenue is vitality necessary,
and the rates are purpsoely made
low so there need be no delay in meet
ing critical situation"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
TELEPHONE 60. ASK INCREASE.
Petition viii BE Placed Before Rail.
road Com. January eth.

The Michigan State Telephone Co.
is applying to the state railroad com
mission for authorization Of pro-
posed increase In, and reimbursement
Of. telephone rates. The application
will be presented to the commission
January Z, next, at Lansing. The law
requires that the hearing shall be
held within twenty days OF the date
OF the filing OF the application, so that
~ will be called for some time In
January. After 1t is held the commits
sion will consider the showing, and
arrive at a decision. The company
has an advertisement elsewhere In
this issue.
In announcing the proposed tele-
phone rate adjustment at all ex-
changes in Michigan outside Detroit,
@. NJ. WEIGH, general manager OF the
Michigan State Telephone property,
makes the following statement:
THE present revenues are insult
hcient to meet the present expenses.
In addition to the present losses. some
wages must be increased Since Aug
ust LIST, the property has been operat-
ed by the United States government
through the postmaster general.
"The Act OF Congress placing tele-
phone properties under the postmas-
ter generals supervision required
him to pay the owners OF the proper
ty Just compensation, but made no
appropriation, so that telephone rev.
enues must meet telephone expenses.
The wage increases are imperative
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

The village health officer reports
several new cases OF flu this week
All told there have been abouty Tor
tv-fye cases in Alpha and vicinity and
these have been confined to about ten
families. In the homes where 1t mas
nut in appearance every member o.
the family has been stricken. cases
have developed among those "h'
have been ipoculated. but these cases
are mild.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
apENNIEs IN THE MAIL BOx.-
(The Postman Speaks.)

THE Postman Speaks)
I'm Uncle Sans most fayorite pet.
I'm hearty and I'm hale,
I've nothing in the world to do
But glide around with mail.
But one thing nearly broke my heart
And my nervous system shocks,
It's the everlasting pennies
That I'm fishing from the box.
| carry stamps and envelopes,
And postal cards and SUCH
And | would like TO sell a few
'Twould please me very much.
But man can't sell unless you buy,
No matter how he talks;
So | have kept on diving
After the pennies in the box.
It's all right In the spring time,
Or when the summer breezes blow,
But a different proposition
When it's thirty-two below;
When all your fingers and your toes
Are frozen hard as rocks,
It's most anything but funny
Scratching pennies from the box.
And now, quite confidential,
I'll tell you something more;
A rural carrier out West
Forgot himself and swofe;
lie said: Il can stand the snow
drifts,
can stand the frozen locks,
But blast the measley pennies
In a blasted measley box"
When the roll is called up yonder,"
And We all shall gather there,
They wouldn't let mail man In
II they knew he'd learned to swear.
II you want St Peter to open the gate
Buy stamps and don't be guilty
or putting pennies in the box.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
Aerial Postal Service.

Negotiations for aerial postal serv-
ice have been completed between the
British and Dutch governments. and
Holland is very busy making final ar
rangements. The journey from Am
sterdam to London would take but one
and one-half or two hours. The Dutch
military airmen, who have been In
training since the beginning of the
war, are to act as pilots and the min
lstyy of war is lending full co-opera-
ton 10 the scheme. On the same lines
an air service between Amsterdam and
Groigen is also being arranged. Ground
for large alrdromes is being prepared
hear the Dutch metropolls.-Scientific
American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
LETTER FROM LEON OsIER.
France, November 2S. 191S.

france, November %, 1918.
Dearest Mother and Dad.
1t is some time. Mother, since ]
wrote TO you people Well, Mother
/ had a good reason. We have been
linking" for nine days. So, you see
we didn't have much time to our
selves. But now that 1t is all over
We will all be a lot better off. BY
the way, some of the fellows talk |
viii be home as soon as this letter
Well, here's hoping it's true.
We are in a nice little French
town, and the second bunch or Amer
leans to even stop here.
have nice bunch of souvenirs. II
l can only get them home. have a
bayonet that was offered $500 for
and that was at the front I know
Dad will like II.
Well, mother, must close for this
time. Hope you are all well. / am
o X. Best to all.
From your loving son,
PIE. LEON osIER.
Co. I. lOl Eng.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
Accurate shootIna.

In France German plane. swoop-
ing around farmhouse, was startled
and soon driven away by very accurate
rifle fire. At least the firing was ac-
curate enough 10 convince Fritz that
he was in no safe neighborhood.
But he didn't know that the rife
was being handled by lieutenant col
onel in the American army, who, en-
ragged at the au6acity OF the hostile
birdman, grabbed the weapon and soon
had the supremacy of the air" In that
particular locality well under control.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
ny,ru DIE TO INFLUENZA

Erick Dahl. an employe at the Jud'
son mine, died Christmas morning al
3:4s o'clock. death being due TO IN
auenza-pneumonia. He was buried
Thursday in the cemetery at crystal
Falls
His wife and four children, th'
oldest, about nine years old, survive
Mrs Dahl and three OF the children
also have been Ill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
Deserves a Better Job.

We climbed into motor accompan-
led by Marcus. Marcus, by the way, is
one OF the characters OF the unit, Ma
jor Theodore Waters writes in the
Christian Herald. He IS more than
that; he Is an institution, is Marcus
product of the peculiar stress
through which Jerusalem has passed.
He says he is ii years old. But he
looks much younger and acts much old
er. He can read and writes English,
Russian, French and Arabic, and he
passed through all the regimes, Turk
fish, German and English. and he has
taken toll of each in the acquiring Of
languages and baksheesh. Yet, strange
ly enough, he is both Industrious and
honest, and Is the sole support of his
widowed mother. If you would know
what he looks like. imagine a gnome
about three and a half feet high, as
broad as n brownie and as brown as
berry, with two big dark eyes that
shine out Of the middle OF a perpetual
smile.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
MAY MEAN MUCH TO WORLD
Aviators Believe That Flying is Bound
TO Have Great Influence on the
Minds of Men.

Flying, In the opinion Of British
ayiators. is going TO change the char
acter of the worlds thought. IL will
have a broadening influence and II
will bring fresher, cleaner flow OF
ideas into the brains OF men.
A man, the flyers argue, who has
seen before him at the same time the
cliffs of England, the long fiat fields of
Holland and the smiling countryside
OF Belgium and France is bound TO
think in q different way than a man
whose horizon has always been bound
&c by bricks and mortar, or even by
hill and dale.
Travelling may have made him think
nationally, but flying will make him
think far more largely. He Will see
England and France lying close TO
each other. separated only by shin
ing strip OF water He will see the
green and brown mosaic of Belgium,
which In its turn merges into the dis
tant shadow 81 Holland. while, still
farther on, across the wide Scheldt
he will see the distant lowlands sweep
on over the rim OF the world.
How will he regard petty spites be-
tween individuals and cliques then
the blrdman asks. He can cover with
his thumb from the heights n fever
ish city swarming with a million peo-
pie. What will he think Of those who
live next 60 each other and will not
speak? How mean and petty their
quarrels and jcalousies and hates will
seem.
The true meaning Of human inter
course and friendship VIII come home
TO him. He viii gain an almost divine
outlook upon the world. Dishonesty,
civil strife, all will seem to him
contemplate. Perhaps, say the avia-
tors. this Is the new view which will
bring the millennium.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

Top Sergt. Yens Peterson. who was
reported killed in action on November
9TH is still among the living. A
friend here received a card from him
this week dated December 4th. Henry
Beach, who was reported killed in
action, has also been heard from.
The six months old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs, VIM. Dory, died Saturday OF
commissions. Several members Of the
family have been sick with the flu.
and the baby had also been III with
It, but was recovering when con-
yulsions set in
The George Il. Bishop home hat
been Guaranteed for influenza the
past week, the entire family hayint
been III with colds
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Dawson and
family of Crystal Falls, were guests
Christmas day at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. c. ]. Kazilek and fam
lily
Mrs. T. H. Harvey has been i'll with
tonsilitls and Mr.. Harvey has been
down and out with cold, so their
home IS quarantined as safety-hrst
measure Miss Hazel Uren has
charge OF the store
On account Of the influenza Alpha
could not have its annual municipal
Christmas tree. But Santa went
around from house TO house and pro-
vided each child with candy and nuts
which was greatly appreciated by the
little tots.
Mrs. Edward Powers entertained
the children in her neighborhood at a
Christmas tree party Wednesday
evening.
Henry veeser was at Powers Wed
.nesday eating Christmas dinner un'
der the parental roof
w. J. Perkins and family went &c
Norway TO spend Christmas day al
his old home.
Alfred Anderson. who has been In
the service for the past seventeen
months. arrived home this week from
Fort Hunt, on the Potomac. having
been released from service
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
PROGRAM POSTPONED.

The Christmas program which the
Alpha M. r. Sunday school had ar
ranged to give at the school auditor
ium on Sunday evening was post
poned on account OF the influenza
epidemic. The program will be Civ
en- at a later date.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28

The Y. M. C. A. winter camp at
Chicagoan Lake, which was planned
for the boys at Alpha, Iron River
Stambaugh and Crystal Falls for the
three days following Christmas. did
not materialize because OF the flu
epidemic. Mr.. Bishop, the leader. has
been confined to his home with the
flu, SO the camping party was called
off until next winter.
The Evening Missourian., 1918-01-21
Daily Food Hint

The United States Food Admins
tration introduces today Mr.. Corn
meal. Mr.. Oatmeal and Mr.. Tapioca.
You have known them in many ca
pacities before. but now they appear
in q new role. "The proof of the
pudding is in the eating" Try these:
Indian Pudding.
4 cups milk
Il cup cOrnmeal
= cup molasses
3 teaspoon salt
u teaspoon ginger
Cook the milk and the meal in a
double boiler for 20 minutes; add mo-
lasses. salt and ginger. Pour into
creased pudding dish and bake two
hours in a slow oven. Serve with
cream. This amount will serve six
persons.