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The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
WILL NOT HIRE LAWYER.
State Railroad Commission Must De-
fend Their Own Case.

The board OF state auditors has re-
fused the request OF the state railroad
commission for permission to hire asr.
outside attorney to defend the actios
OF the commission in allowing an ad-
dition 10 the telephone rate in the
city OF Detroit. II is expected thar
the city OF Detroit will start suit
against the commission TO set aside
their finding In the matter and. II any
defense is put up IL will have 10 be-
made by the Michigan Telephone com
pany
The attorney general. Alex Groes-
beck, Is not in sympathy with the Ind:
ing Of the commission and while his
records will be at the command OF
either or boith sides to the controyer
sy, there is not probability that he's
viii appear In the case AT all
The city OF Detroit intends TO start
suit az once 20 estop the railroad com
mission from putting their order int, /,
effect.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
COMPARISONS IN
LOCAL TAXES
SHOWING REASONS WHY CHARTER
SHOULD BE CHANGED
WILL GIVE PEOPLE TAX POWER
A Voter Contributes an Article
Summing Up the Reasons Why
You Should Vote "yes"

Several questions have been asked
this week regarding taxes. The
questions and answers are given be-
low for themselves
Some doubters on the charter ques-
tion wonder how the charter can give
relief. The answer is that the tax
| ing ofiicials-the board of review-are
elected by the votes OF the entire peo-
pie under the new charter. ALL of
the people vote for ALL Of the Of
ficers. BY that means the board
members are directly under the thumb
of the people where they should be,
and IL they refuse to do what the peo-
pie want they can be recalled.
This charter question is taxpay-
ers fight against greed. 1t is a fight
10 equalize the burdens
Just consider the showing in the
questions below; the Big Columbia
mine property containing l60 acres OF
land and crossed by very rich form
alton with the Carpenter mine to the
south and one shoot from the Carpen-
ter vein crossing over onto the south
OF the property, the Mononghela mine
to the west with that ore lense also
giving indications OF crossing over
, the line onto the Columbia and the
big Tobin mine on the north, the shaft
of which is sunk on the Columbia
mine property and the certainty OF
the ore lense crossing the line at n
depth, and all the tax that is paid up
on that valuable property is $12l00.
Half OF that is school tax or, i'm other
words, that property paying school
taxes into the same fund and presum-
ably in the same proportion as every
piece of property i'm this city, Is pay
ing, $6t00 school tax. Look up your
tax receipt and see what your school
tax was; then say If II isn't time TO
try and get relief.
The questions and answers are as
follows
VIII YOU kindly state in next weeks
issue the amount of taxes paid by
each of the mining companies OF the
city. and what the tax was paid ont
Reply;
Bristol Mining Co ........ $50, ,7S0.43
Mckinney Steel Co ........ 10.12444
Oliver Mining Co ....... 9.9S635
Hollister Mining Co. 49,. 2,5l920
The Bristol taxes were paid upon
the mine and its personal property.
The Mckinney Steel Co. paid as
follows: Kimball. s45336. Great
Western, including the extension, So
0S5.l6; personal property. including
machinery. stockpile. supplies and
houses at the Great Western and the
machinery and houses al the KimbalI
$S,34470, tennessee No 2 two fort
les west Of Glendalel, $l359S; 1-3
tContinued on Page Threel
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
WARNED OF GERMAN BOMBS.
Every Town In Iron County 10 Bc
Shelled This Month.


Iron county being in the iron dis
trict is important as a community sup
plying war materials. Reliable In
formation has just reached us tha.
every town and mining location I'm
the county will be bombed in the near
future Those interested in the pro-
lection OF Iron county have appealed
TO the war department for protection,
but have received instructions that the
local communities will have to organ
ize home defense So Iron county
with her usual pep" has taken meas
ures which will assure complete pro-
lection OF every home in the county
A council OF war has been held: a
major general has been appointed for
the county, together with a regimentak
STAFF and nineteen companies have al
ready been organized with all neces-
sary officers appointed. Ammuntiom
has been ordered, consisting of ten
thousands rounds of shells for big.
guns and We plan to get the ammnuni-
tion for the smaller guns from Ioaall
communities. The whole defense pro.
gram will be under the direction or
the major general. with headquarters
at Iron River. Minute men have been
deemed too slow for this home defense
Second men are needed All members
of companies are ready to respond ON
a seconds notice.
A second council OF war will be held
tonight at the community house At
Iron River at 1850 D. m. at which the
following officers will be present:
III. r. Paul. major General
A. Byers. Brigadier General
II. j. Sopher. Lieut. Colonel
Mrs. II. Oates. Colonel.
J, G. Odgers, Major.
Mrs r. Dahlin. First Lieutenant.
Home defense is the part our Mich
igan Sunday school association is to
play the war game. by increasing thu.
membership I'm the Sunday schools or
the state, and thereby larger service.
to the communities I'm which there are
organized Sunday schools Iron coun-
~ plans 20 have every Sunday school
increase its membership at least 90
per cent Every member OF every
Sunday school is a private IN his com
pany. Each new member that pri-
yate brings in represents shell
When private has secured seven
new recruits he becomes a corporal.
Ammunition for the campaign con
sists OF printed shells which are pot
loaded until private gets new
member One member loads IL for
short range and four new members.
or more loads IL so IL will reach Ber-
lin. Each company CSunday schooD
is required TO recruit its company up
20 the full amount by March 3lst Re-
ports from the recruiting office of
each company will be telephoned to-
the major general every Sunday after
noon and complete reports from the
county will be wired in to state head
quarters at Kalamazoo every Monday
morning. and each week We will have,
returns from the entire state. for pub
ication.
Let's Put Iron County over the Top.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
Water Acts Peculiarly.

Seven men were sent from the Tul-
ly mine at Stambaugh to assist in
the work of getting the men out.
Among them was Captain Smithen
who sank the Tully shaft, and is ac-
knowleged to be one of the best men
in sand work in the county.
In addition several men were sent
from here TO help out with the handl-
ing of the machinery, among them
Frank Koob and Chester Nettle. With
this crew assembled and number OF
pumps ON hand the men started az
their task. The water stood at about
40 feet below the fourth level, SO a
No. pump was installed there and
started work throwing up to the pum)
station on the third level. The wa
ter was lowered rapidly and the men
felt we'll satisfied with the outlook
when, OF sudden, the water boiled"
and completely submerged the pump
When il settled the water was about
at the fourth level,
The cause of this sudden rise OF
water is quite mystery and the
subject OF much conjecture However,
the men set at work installing an
other pump at the fourth level and
got il working about Sis on Monday
night when the warning came and
they rushed to the surface. In about
Is minutes afterward the rush of Wa
ter was heard i'm the shaft and fur
ther efforts to get at the men by way
OF the shaft and the raise from the
bottom TO the fourth level were aban-
doned
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

Hon Chase $. Osborn came here
last Wednesday morning from Iron
River and spent the day here visiting
friends. In the evening he delivered
an address before the assembled bus
iness men and their guests in the aud
itorlnm Of iae city hall that was high
" amended on all sides During
the afternoon he visited the Crystal
Falls schools and delivered an address
TO the children.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

The school question Is attracting
the attention Of some Of the people IN,
Escanaha again The last upheavar
IN the Escanaba schools brought out
a great deal Of contention and result
ed IN the dismissal of the superInten-
dent. prof Davis.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

II Is claimed that the Anne icar
heavy artillery Is proving of super
ior type In battery work ON the west
ern front A lot Of American guns
have lately been sent 10 Italy. and are
In use on that front also
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

A message received on Tuesday tellr
OF the safe arrival In France of the
upper peninsula companies of the NJ
n. G. The companies come from
Houghton, Sault Ste Marie and Me,
nominee. Thlrty-seven Iron county
boys are Ia the Menominee company
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

Outside OF scattered raids there ha
been very little activity on the west
crn front the past week The Amerl-
cans are getting in their work in raid
ing attempts and are giving a coed ac
count OF themselves.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
WAR NOTES.

The Germans continued their ad-
vance into Russia and have taken Pc
trograd The entente ambassadors
left the Russian capital last wednes-
day.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

The average per capita cost OF
drafting men in 1917 was S4.93 The
per capita cost in Michigan was $3.50
The highest cost was in Delaware
which shows $1,000, and the lowest
was in Oklahoma. which shows $157.
The average per capita cost OF draft
ing IN Civil War times was s9S4.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02

MIR and Mrs Frank Yusba. OF the
Tobin location. near Crystal Falls.
visited relatives in the city last Sun
day Mining News
The diamond drill., 1918-03-02
VIII Drain the Pit First.

The second rush OF water filled tho
workings so completely that all qucS-
tion as to the recovery OF any OF the
entombed men alive were set aside,
and Mr.. Richards decided not TO risk
injuring any more men in the effort
to secure the bodies as that work can
be done much safer by taking a lit-
tie longer time.
The plan is to sink shaft to the
north OF the present shaft and %
drive a ditch from there SO as TO ditch
the pit and drain away the water
which accumulated in the pit and
caused all of the trouble When the
shaft Is down a sufficient depth drill
holes will be run I'm from the drift to
the pit so that kind of a sieve will
he formed through which the water
will drain rapidly TO the catch basin
In the shaft where II will be pumped
to the surface.
With the water menace removed the
work OF recovery of the bodies will be
a simple matter. The danger comes
from the water. and with that removed
the present working shaft will be as
safe as any in the county
Stories OF Survivors.
Some interesting tales are told by
survivors OF the accident AXel Wes,
who led the procession up the shaf.
says that three times he gave up in
despair Once he was so benumbed BY
the falling sand aud gravel that he be
came momentarily unconscious. when
piece OF pipe came flying down the
shaft struck him bringing him back 20
his senses. He was followed by a big
Finn. who remained behind him until
they arrived al ladder landing wher,
large boulder blocked the way.
West tried to move the rock. bat
without success. lie put his whole
strength into the effort. hut was un-
able To bulge IL. lie shrank back In
despair. when the Finn. realizing the
YEunttnuna -, De- t-got.t
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The sun., 1918-09-30
LAUNCH WOODEN SHIP TO-DAY.
Kingston Builders Complete First
of Several Cargo Carriers.
Special Despatch to TIE Sux.

KINGSTON, n. y, Sept. 29-Weather
conditions favorable, the Esopus will be
launched here tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. She Is a big wooden cargo car
rier built by the Kingston Shipbuildng
Corporation on what was formerly the
Island Dock OF the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company.
When she takes the water the Esopus
will be complete with the exception of
engine and boilers. She is PSI feet
over all, forty-sx foot beam, with depth
OF hold of twenty-six feet, and cargo
capacity of $500 tons.
The public has been invited to the
launching. Miss Dorothy w. Schoon-
maker, daughter of John D. Schoon-
maker of the Kingston Shpbuildng
Corporation, will come from Camp Up
ton, where she has been engaged for
some time at the Hostess House. TO
christen the ship.
Among the visitors will be W. G.
Hudson, district officer w. NJ. Mills.
chief inspector; T.. S. Kiger, traffic en-
gineer, and others of the United States
Fleet Emergency Corporation. The
keel for another wooden cargo carrier
will be laid in the afternoon, the frames
being already sawed out. Two other
ships of the same size are on the ways
on the Island Dock nearly completed
and will be launched the latter part of
this month, while another is under con-
struction.
The sun., 1918-09-30
Outlook for Speculation.

Except for the strength shown In a
few stocks, there was nothing in the
stock market situation last week to suE-
gest Increased buying by either profess
sional or investment interests A few
industrial stocks made new high records
Tor the year. but this movement was
partially offset by the selling of other
industrial shares. on the theory that n
general adoption of an eight hour work.
ing day would so increase operating ex-
penses as TO make II difficult to con-
tinue the present dividends.
Some of the steel stocks, however.
showed pronounced strength and In a
few instances where the rise was based
on rumors OF impending disbursements
there were sharp advances. Speculation
was held in check by the unwillingness
OF local banks TO enlarge their advances
upon speculative collateral. There were
indications, however, that some traders
were securing loans from out OF town
institutions and that the proceeds would
be used later on to finance the transac-
lions of speculative pools.
There Is no reason to believe, however.
that the loans thus secured were suffi-
cient to support any broad speculation
for the rise or that they would figure
prominently in any immediate revival
of speculative activity. 1t is difficult to
restrain such operations, however, at n
time when the most favorable news of
the war period is being described In daily
dispatches from the western front
The belief prevails In many quarters
that a highly successful response TO the
fourth Liberty Loan offering may pro-
vide such an incentive for an outburst of
speculative enthusiasm as can be
scarcely restrained. There are many
factors justifying increased optimism
quite apart from tine military successes
reported by the Allies. These will be
DETECTED In increased speculation In due
time, but there Is no reason to believe
that the facilities for financing specula-
tiop will be increased for the present
at Yeast.
The sun., 1918-09-30
Coke Production Drops.

Tho Conncllsvillc coke region rel a-'s
railing Off in production last Woe. d
shortage OF about $3.50 tons bciug Io',.
however, tho actual requirements -
foundries are filled, and no ,mlar.a~s-
ment has been felt this week by vrtt.n
OF the decrease in production. 49, .
furnaces dependent won tho rrsiou .'-
port plentiful supply OF r"ke for pre-
cnt needs, although the shipment wc''
not so heavy as the preceding wrCE ana
all onorts to start a stocking up pyn r''
nave been futile so far and wNtcr " y
be upon them very soon, making y fine
perative that they place extra sto.nF so
their yards as quickly as possible
Prices are quoted az follows; Fur, a.
Sc: foundry. scveuty-tNo hour s,!,,'r',
": crushed. over three -quartcr .r.E
scfeo2. $3.50.
The sun., 1918-09-30
MONEY MARKET STATUS
RESTRICTS SPECULATION
Favorable Developments Excite Little Stock Market
Response-Survey of Weeks Financial Features
Liberty Loans Value to Bankers.
NJ WILLIAM JUsTUs BoIEs.

In the light Of what Is happening on
the western front and the pledge taken
at Chicago last week by a great con-
vention of bankers to put every dollar
to work for the winning Of the war It is
evident that the present Liberty Loan
canvass will be an extremely interesting
incident In world war finance.
The campaign already has developed
the best team work that those in charge
Of the country's 10000 banks and trust
pose of supporting the war enterprise
not alone to the last dollar, but as
President Hinsch Of tho American
Bankers Association pointed out, to the
last unit of credit" that the bankers
can command. The present Liberty
Loan drive has been turned into O
patriotic effort to mobilize the nations
financial resources so as to make victory
doubly sure and to put over a record
loan In record time.
What an Oversubscription Means.
quick oversubscription to a $4,000
100000 undertaking would be an ex-
traordinary achievement at a moment
when the American people were read
justing their finances to provide the
largest tax fund that any Government
ever asked its people to contribute. This
operation will bring into the bond
mQrkaf mil
and in all probability will result in dis
tributing the loan so as to place one OF
more bonds in the hands of one out OF
every four OF the population.
Every canvass Of the kind has
broadened the market for bonds and
has been in that way Of benefit in
educating the people to put their saw.
ings into bonds as well as into savings
bank deposits. mortgages. notes, stocks
and various forms of visionary invest
ment. That a Liberty bond is pre-
eminently security for an investor OF
the wage earning type was emphasized
by the disclosure that out of Is. oOO. DOC
investors who bid for the third Liberty
Loan all but 22,50o applied for amounts
ranging from $50 to $4,000.
Every Liberty Loan canvass works
important changes in American life
1t makes bankers forget old rivalries
and brings them into intimate touch
with the Government officials with whom
| previously they have worked often n,
cross purposes. In this way the wal
enterprise has transformed many a little
money changer into a big enough
banker to realize that his own pros.
perity was SO dependent upon the wei.
fare of the people that It was the
poorest kind of business Judgment for
MN TO pursue selfish ends in disregard
or the larger good for the greatest
| number.
Charles II. Sabin OF this city and other
, speakers before the bankers convention
last week emphasized this point and
dwet upon the necessity Of thinking
internationally" in a crisis which called
| TOT the solution of the most compile,
problems that bankers ever encountered
This Is one of the changes incident &c
the process OF making over nation and
; hitting 1t to secure the greatest fruits o.
victory. of which the American fnan.
ciers must be prepared to make the
most when peace compact has beer
actually signed.
The sun., 1918-09-30
Provincial Banking.

New York bankers are fast losing the
sort OF provincialism that was develope,,
during the period when the Clearing
House committee supervised everything
or financial Importance below Fulton
street. The Federal Reserve Board has
become court OF last resort for the
banking community, and to its wise
leadership must be attributed the sue
cessful overcoming of the financial OBJ
stacies encountered in this country al
most as soon as the world war began.
The vlcissitudes of the last four wears
have brought all bankers together and
made them realize the value of united
ACTON in weathering the financial storms
OF the war period. This cooperation has
been rendered more effective by the
working alliance maintained by the
Treasury officials in the effort to save
the money market and to safeguard the
investment situation during the period
when the Government was borrowing
large sums from the banks to provide
FOR war outlays and other expenditures.
IT Is clear that the old order OF things
VIII never return. for the war has
changed everything and made 1t neces-
sary for those in control of the financial
institutions to provide very differently
for the future
The country has become committed
to policy OF Industrial expansion, and
II VIII be necessary for the bankers to
lead the procession and as soon as the
war is over to support numerous foreign
undertakings with which they are as
yet scarcely familiar. These contingent
cies are to be provided for through the
organization of heavily capitalized cor
porat'ons to represent American inter-
ests abroad and to arrange for the es-
tablishing of banks and other institu-
tons required for such a service,
But for the time being 1t will be neces-
sary for the banks. as Governor Harding
of the Federal Reserve Board pointed
out at Chicago, to concentrate upon
loans to essentials" and not to attempt
to finance speculative ventures no mat
ter how great the promise of liberal
profits may be.
The banks have to finance the war
frst or all and to abandon all other
pursuits, however productive. which con-
hict with the carrying out of the war
enterprise. To that extent, therefore,
1t is true that the country has entered
upon new era, which will lead to
further changes in trade and finance.
1t has been necessary for the Govern
ment to regulate business as war
necessity. but this In many cases has
not injured it; on the contrary, It has
encouraged It.
The sun., 1918-09-30
CONCRETE BARGEs ORDERED.
New York state Canal VIII Use
New Tyne, $50 Feet Long.

DETROIT, Sept. 29.-The Government
has placed contracts with Detroit
yard for the production of concrete
barges. which are to be used on the
New York state Barge Canal, accord
ing to officials of the company.
Two of the vessels already are under
construction and others are expected
to follow in a steady stream when all
mechanical equipment has been in
stalled and the construction basins COM
pieted.
The barges are $50 feet long. They
will have capacity of 500 bulk tons.
A barge can be ready for service in
twenty days from the time the molds
are put into place. They are being built
below the water level in basins diked
in at one end.