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The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
NEW THEATER OPENS TODAY.

The New Majestic theater will have
sts formal opening this, Saturday. af-
ternoon. when THE Kaiser-the Beast
OF Berlin" will be the attraction, The
building presents very neat appear
ance and the managers have one OF
the best little movie houses in the
upper peninsula.
Roy Weeks had charge OF the in
terror decorations, and he and Mr.
Dohrman were busy all week plying
their paint brushes. The electric
light fixtures were installed by the
KazIlek Electric Light Co.
The managers, Geo o., and William
A. Cook. will be in charge OF the oper-
ating room, and Mrs William Cook
will play the piano.
The ticket office is in charge OF Miss
Evelyn Gremore and the Misses Mel
ba DeRosier and Elma Louma are
the ushers. Leon Houlmont will take
tickets at the door.
The theatres program for the week
will be found on this page, and Mes
sers Cook will announce their pro
gram each week.
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gOMING-MARY PICKF0RD.

Manager Dodero OF the Alpha thea
ire. announces his engagement of
Mary Pickford's highly successful
photoplay released by Aircraft, "A
Poor Little Rich Girl" adapted from
the well-known book and play of the
same name. by Eleanor Gates.
As an ideal vehicle for"Little Mary
:his story affords Miss Pickford one
OF the best motion picture subjects
ever secured for her. The novel by
Eleanor Gates OF which special
photoplay edition has been secured,
became widely popular, as did the
play which scored big hit at the
Ertson theater, New York City, sew
eral years ago and duplicated this
success on the road. At the Alpha
heater on March %
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
TOWNSHIP ELECTION RESULTS,
Perkins and Sherwood Are the VIM
ners In Contests.

The primary election in Mastodon
township Wednesday was pretty
lively AFFAIR and is only a forerunner
OF what the election in April will be.
Tis rumored fact II is positively
known-that there will be two tick
cts in the field at the election next
month.
In precinct No. 2, PSI votes were
cast, 67 women voting. VIM. }. Perk-
ins and olof b. Johnson, candidates
for supervisor received 124 votes each,
For commissioner OF highways, An
thony Davis, Sr.. received 81 votes
and Ben Sherwood. 155.
There was no competition in the
other Offices.
In precinct No. 1 the total vote
cast was so, and 10 women voted in
the precinct. w j. Perkins received
80 votes; Olof b. Johnson, 3.
For highway commissioner, Ben Sill
verwood 123, and Anthony Davis, Sr
3S.
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TOWNSHIP BOARD.

February 4, 1919.
Regular meeting of the Mastodon
township board held on the above
date.
Present: Perkins, Whitehead, Swan
son and Anderson. Absent: None.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
read and approved.
Moved, supported and carried that
the plat OF Homecroft be accepted and
brought before the county board at
the next regular meeting for it's ap-
proval.
Moved, supported and carried that a
duplicate check be issued to Paul An1
derson to reimburse him for check
No. 1s6 for $500 issued November 6,
1918.
Moved supported and carried that
DR.. Edwards bill for incubation
amounting to $3325 and $500 for
first half OF health officer salary be
allowed.
Moved, supported and carried that
Jos. Skyrnia be refunded $1e.65 for
taxes jaxes paid on wrong descrip-
ton.
Moved, supported and carried that
the Alpha band be allowed $35 for
Memorial exercises.
The following bills were read and
approved and motion made by White
head, supported by Swanson and car
ried that the clerk draw orders on the
treasurer for same:
General FUND.-
w. ]. Perkins, salary .........$5O.OO
n. G. Anderson, salary ..,.. $500
Paul Anderson, dup. check. 80. 500
DR.. J. p. Edwards, iniculations 5S.25
Alpha Lighting Co. ........... 5.42
Alpha Band, services ...... $500
JOS Skyrnia, refund ...... 1866
On motion the board adjourned.
II. G. ANDERSON, Clerk
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

Little Gwendolyn was rich, yet poor
she lived in mansion, yet she had
no one TO play with. Many daughters
OF wealthy parents find themselves in
the same position as Gwendolyn, in
Mary Pickford's new Aircraft picture
"a Poor Little Rich Girl" at the Alpha
theater March 32rd. The picture
teaches a moral that both young and
old alike should learn.
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
Women of Michigan
This is Your Affair!

BUT YOU KNOW how dangerous
10 delay. Something may come
up-you may delay and th4n forget
until It IL too late-and then find
yourself barred from exerc}a$ng that
precious privilege for which % many
good women have fought % long.
DON'T DO IT-DON'T PUT OF this
matter from day to day. It h vital.
You viii want to vote on this amend
ment. We need not advise you
Nowhere Ia no doubt a. TO what
women will do on this subject.
ALL WE ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT
is that you register-so you will be
able to vote on this pernicious bit
of attempted legislation on April
seventh. And on every other issue
that is to be voted on then.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW the condi-
tions of registration, read below
we give a brief outline
YOU WILL OBSERVE among
OtiiCI liiiiko tiinA Jou uuN hAot hohSo
to tell your age-merely to state
that you will be 2l or over on
election day.
SO THAT IS EASY-isn't it2 And
the rest Is just as simple.
ALL YOU NEED DO IS--do i'll
Don't delay. Don't put 1t off.
Exercise your voting privilege now
that you have il. Prove that you
prize and that you deserve It.
REGISTERAToday is the best day.
BUT IF YOU JUST CAN'T 90 now,
set down on your calendar q. certain
day and make a solemn resolve that
on that very day you will 60 and
register.
REMEMBER-MARCH 22nd Is the
last day. except in cities or town
ships Of less than 10000. Then
you have till the goth. But don't
wait till the last day. Regisfer now.
THEN YOU CAN vOTE--cast
your first ballot against th&t dan
gerous bill, and as you msy desire
on any other-April 7th.
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

G. j. McCord left Thursday for Al
ma, Michigan, where he will spend
week or more at the factory of the Re
public Truck Co, where the McCord
Spring Wheel Is now being given a
try-out. lie will be met in Chicago
by Mr.. Phillips. the company's Chica-
go manager, who will accompany him
to Alma.
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
Simple Rules For Registering

Any worlon ~ or oosr, an American
citizen by birth, marriage or ma
furaIfIafion can Uofe--H her nams
is on the repatriation book.
You must appear In person.
Register wfth the city or toDnship
clerk any day excspf Sunday or
holidays up 70 and incIuding March
72rd.
In any city or toUnship Of less than
10000 up to March 18th.
Register In your oUn name not
your husbands. MARY Snifh"--
not "Mrs. John Smith"
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

is 1T NOT PROVIDENTIAL that
the first vital issue to come up
since the women of this state have
gained their franchise 10 that issue
which most intimately and most
seriously affects the life and hsppi-
ness of woman-the booze question:
IF THERE WAS ONE QUESTION
on which women have always
wished they could register their
convictions it was on this one of the
saloon.
ON APRIL SEVENTH the en-
Ganchiscd women of Michigan i'll
enjoy that golden opportunity
and for that reason we are abso-
lutely certain not only of success,
but Of vote so Overwhelmingly
against this last forlorn effort of
the "Wets" as TO end the matter
for all time.
FOR WE CONFIDENTLY ex-
pect that the most intelligent
vote ever cast in this state will
then be recorded-the intelligent.
clear seeing decision Of the women
added to that Of the men who
previously voted this same question
down.
FOR - MAKE NO MISTAKE -
while the so-called Light Wines
and Beer" amendment sounds al
most harmless, it is the old question
under a cloak of verbiage-it means
in plain language the re-opening of
the saloon.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT that
means-women know only too well.
SO WE WILL NOT ATTEMPT to
analyze that particular document
here. Time enough for that before
election day.
OUR PURPOSE NOW-our ardent
desire-is to impress upon the
women Of the state, the necessity
Of registering at once.
TRUE, YOU HAVE until March
22nd-and in cities or townships of
less than 10 900, until March 18th
to register.
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TO THE VOTERS.

Ben Sherwood takes this means of
thanking the voters of Mastodon
township for the splendid support Civ
en- him at the polls at the primary
election,
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THE NEW COUNCIL.

At the village election Monday of
this week Paul Andersen, who ran for
trustee on slips. was defeated by 81
votes. The new council will meet
Monday evening and IT'S personnel is
as follows:
President r. Edwards
Clerk-Roy Weeks.
Treasurer Otto Carlson.
Council Members Ray Burge, John
j. Grifhths. Pasquale Celanese, Alfred
Piper and John G. Bednarz.
Sergt. Dan Duffey, who had been
visiting his mother and sister at Puri-
tan, arrived here Thursday evening
owen Duffey came down from Puri-
tan Monday and will remain here for
week with relatives and friends
Miss Esther Carlson spent Wednes-
day with Crystal Falls friends.
Mrs. j. y. Edwards entertained a
number of ladies at her home Thurs
day afternoon as a courtesy to Mrs.
j. p. Edwards, Sr.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baily
on Wednesday. March 18th, a son.
j. NJ. Landrigan returned Thursday
from Milwaukee where he spent the
week attending to business matters.
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

Arthur Arcand. who recently re-
turned TO this country from France,
arrived here Monday to visit his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Arcand
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
ANNUAL SCHOOL BANQUET.
Junior High School VIII Entertain
Next Week.


The annual junior high school ban
uuet will take place Friday evening
March 21st. at the Porter school do
nestle science room. The guests will
be the teachers, members OF the school
board and wives, and the community
workers OF the county. Decorations
will be appropriate to ST. Patrick's
Day, and the following menu will be
served:
Tipperary
Bits o. Blarney Irish Bogs
Tiny Emerald Isles
Irish Pipe
Bunch of shamrocks Cork
Paddy Whacks
Twas Only An Irishman's Dream
Top o. the Mornin'
The following program has been
arranged for the evening:
Toastmaster--Jo Mason, Commis-
sioner of Schools.
Address l.. V. Johnson, president
pro TEN.
"Our Junior High School" .
.................. Roy Forsman
Agricultural Opportunities" ....
etaoin shrd cmfwyp shrdu shlrdshrmf
ID. G. Long
Victory Work" ..... Miss Martlnson
1.-The Children and the Law" .....
.................... A. T.. Bishop
"The Sew-So Club" ...........
....... Louise Hendrlckson
''The Eyes of the Army" II. V. Lulow
1.-THE True Blues" - A Four Fold
Program .......... Lawrence Uren
1.-THE School and the Community
Life" ...........C. T.. Lawrence
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

You do not hoUc 70 sioe your aeA~-
only TO state thct on sfectiodz zdy
you uoiH be II or upUayds. "a
You must hspe Hoed IN MiehVan
six months or more; and bseR
resident of foUnship, piifagsY Or
sOard 20 days preceding siectien
because the Tremendous anfou ne
Of work TO faH upon the cisrf "
spring by ysoson Of the extsnff an
Of the coffng pviOiiese To ,cons1n,
IL 10 important that you rss{Aksr
at once. A
H 10 simple. Requires only ~ 20
minufss-oniy that you do it--M ..
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15

Il. c. Bradley's logging outfit is be-
ing brought back to town this week,
the camp at Fortune Lake having been
abandoned for the season.
The diamond drill., 1919-03-15
Public Notice !!

UNCLE SANS YANKEE MINSTRELs AND THE s7th INFANTRY
BAND AND ORCHESTRA OF CAMP DODGE
ALL RETURNED SOLDIERS.
Including Sergeant Rh the Woods
gassed, who Will experiences. the
Rainbow Quartet making 90dy Crystal
Of the 30 cities o be visited.
Let's give these boys the hand greeting
send them their way boosting Crystal Falls.
SERVICE STAR
New City Hall, Crystal Falls,
Monday, March "a.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
" estcott Co. Chauffe eurs
Get Increase i'm Wages

In connection with the application
of the Westcott Express Company to
she Public Service Commission for per-
mission to increase its schedule for
handling trunks. baggage and parcels,
it was announced by the company and
by representative of the company's
chautfeurs and chaufeurs' helpers tha-
the strike had been settled and that
the men would return to work to-
day with q substantial increase in
wages.
The rev wage scale Is compromise,
The chautfeurs formerly received
$3.50 4 week, and the new rate will
be $27 Helpers formerly received
Sfr.S3 a week, and the new rate Will
be $3.50 There will be correspond
ing increases in overtime payments
Testimony was given that the new
wage scale was generally no higher
than that paid bE o her concerns which
enpioy chau.Feurs and helpers and en-
gage generally In the package deliv-
cry business.
the New York Transfer Company.
which does 4 business similar to that
Of the Westcott Company, also
fled with the commission to-day an
application for an increase of 80 cents
In it's rates, asserting that its expenses
approximated its income.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
Wheat Crop Ruined,
Jersey Farms Face
s50,0OO,0OO Loss
Grain Caught in Fields BY
Rain terminates and Will
Be Almost a Total Loss:
Hay Also Badly Damaged
Special Correspoudence

DptCtu< COFIeSD SDCVEeUCe
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., July "a
From rs to 80 per cent of the bumper
wheat and rye crops of New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania which were not
yet under cover will be a total loss due
to mould caused by the long rain" said
Professor L. A. Clinton, acting director
OF the New Jersey Agricultural Expert
ment Station here, to-day
"Ihe heads are sprouting to length
of four or five inches" he added This
years crop of wheat and rye in New
Jersey would have been record"
Both standing grain and that which
mad been left lying in the fields after
cutting viii be affected, ne said.
Loss Is S50,9O0,0OO
The loss to the farmers of the state
Will amount to more than $4,000 900,
according TO figures obtained by Pro-
lessor Clinton. The wheat acreage this
year, stimulated by the war, was more
than 100, 900. with an expected yield Of
3O,OOO,OOO bushels. The rye acreage was
about 10000, with an expected yield Of
1850, 900 bushels. Wheat is Guaranteed
at S225 a bushel, while rye is bringing
approximately S1.eo. Probably less
than one-fourta Of these crops had
been placed under cover when the "a in
came, Professor Clinton estimated.
practically all the grain that was
outdoors has been SO injured by
sproutng. developing into mould, that
1t viii be useless for anything but to
be pIoughed under" he said.
An equally gloomy view was taken
by Professor J. R. B. Dickey OF the
extension department OF the station.
who has just completed a tour of in
spection OF the state to estimate the
damage done.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
# Field Mineola arr;vad be

hurst Field, Mineola, arrived here to-
day. One of the machines was forced
by engine trouble to land at Pough-
keepsie, and another made a forced
landing at Castleton, few miles south
of here.
The plane bearing Colonel Archie
Miller. commander of Hazelhurst Field,
made the 140 miles between New York
and Albany in one hour and seventeen
minutes, new nonstop record for the
course.
Governor Smith was at the Quentin
Roosevelt Memorial Field here when
the airmen arrived. After he had
greeted all of them the party motored
to the Capitol, where in the executive
chamber the fiers presented to the
Governor a collection of photographs
taken from aircraft, and asked him to
use his influence in favor of establish
ment of flying fields throughout the
state
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25

on the way to public ownership 'be-
fore the snow flies"
lhese statements were ridiculed bv
Mr. Quackenbush. Asked bv member
Oh the commission what he thought it
would be the best to do to save the
electrc railway situation. he quoted
the words OF the late Joseph H. Choate,
when the United States was hesitating
on the brink of war with Germany:
- ~ you re gong to DO something, for
God1s sake get busy"
Put 4 little oxygen into the natien+ -
he added. Build him up, and then #
form it," p'A
Mr.. Quackenbush started his testi-
mony with criticism of the Public
Service Commission.
The trouble with the commission
has been,' said Mr.. Quackenbush. that
the members, in carrying out the
theory OF Governor Hughes, namely.
that the commission is tribunal. be
impartial and fair between the industry
ana the public; that it be the means Of
preventing any further prejudice, that
1t ascertains the truth and that
through 1t the people learn the truth
To Protect Investors
There has been a failure on the
part or the Individual to recognize that
they were there to protect the investor
inns commission has failed because it
dld not have the courage to put stop
to the sort OF rejudice shown by the
tormer Governor OF Massachusetts
here to-day.
Mr.. Quackenbush said he believed
that Public Service Commissioned
Lewis Nixon, Transit Commissioner
Delaney and the Board of Estimate to-
gether have the authority to grant an
increase and that it could "be done in
twenry-four hours" h
"This commission said Mr.. Quack-
enbush, can perform its function by
pointing out their duty to public ser
vice commlssions or local authorities
to have the courage to tell the truth
that rates are not determined on an
clent history, but on service and in
vestment"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
Navy Rifle Range Flooded

CALDWELL. n. J.. July 24.-The navy
rife range near here, where the ma
tionel matches under the auspices of
the Navy Department are to be held
in August, is almost submerged as a
result Of the overlooking of the Passaic
River. Two hundred tents, provided to
shelter the LOO soldiers, sailors and
marines quartered here were swept
away by the rising water last night.
The men retreated to the Administra-
tion building and the huts of the Y.
NJ c. A. and the X. .,of c.
The 100-yard butts for small bore
rifles have been seriously damaged and
the water flooded the l.0OO-yard butts.
The total rise of the rive is about eight
feet, and residents say it will take two
weeks for it 20 subslde to its normal
level.
Lieutenant Colonel Harlee com
mandart at the range, reported to-
night that the water already had be-
gun to subside and that the rifle
matches would not be interfered with
By the flood.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25

tracts with the city and which, under
the settled law of the state, may not be
made the subject of transfer charge"
Says 1t Evaded Duty
Mr.. Burr also claims that the COM
mission evaded the performance Of the
duty imposed upon it by statute and
by its own rules, "and has unlawfully
delegated to The appiicant-the rail
way mpanies-the power of deciding
what the commission itself should have
decided, the transfer points at which
q cent transfer should be permitted" ="
Mr.. Burr contends that there are
thirty-six more obligatory free trans
fer points in addition to the thirty
already designated by the commission.
In his conclusion Mr.. Burr declares
that "the sole purpose for which said
order was made. the prevention of the
disintegration Of the New York Rail
ways system. has already been frus-
trated and defeated in part, in that
one of the principal lines of the sys-
tenn has been separated therefrom and
returned to its original owners"
Public Protected, Says Farley
Terence Farley. counsel to the Pub
lie Service Commission, after reading
Mr.. Burrs brief, said:
~ VIC iSAA iiAS DtlOic AOtluli 49,
sioner Nixon with reference to the 2
cent transfers, the receiver offered
maps indicating the transfer points.
The city was represented by Assistan.
Corporation Counsel kohler Mr.
Kohler offered no evidence tending to
show that free transfer points in ad
dition to those designated were obliga-
tory. There was no snap judgment in
the matter. as intmated by Mr. Burr.
He had a copy of Mr.. Nixon's order
for eight days before it was signed
and made no objection to it.
The city is not shut out or preiu-
diced in any of its rights. If evi-
dence is furnished that there are more
obi ligatory free transfer points the
comm misson will order them. There is
a further safeguard in favor of the
passenger in that the law provides that
for every fare illegally exacted the
company may be mulcted in the sum
of $50. The whole matter rests on the
original rather simple proposition
namely, following the order Of the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
Martin Bomber Flies Here
From Washington: Will
Leave To-day for Maine
on First Hop of Voyage
Daring Feat by Soldier
Leaking Oil and Gas Tanks
Are Repaired as Craft
Flies Over Baltimore
Special Correspondercs

Special Correspondence
HEMPSTEAD, n. Y. July 24.-The
big Martin bomber, which is to make
a $500 mile flight around the United
States, few here from Washington to-
day, and tomorrow Will make the frst
hop of its journey, to Augusta, Me-
The alrpane and its crew of five
men are facing the most gruelling
trial ever imposed upon an aircraft.
II it is able to encircle the rim of the
its two Liberty motors or the machine
itself, it will break all records for en-
durance flights.
Oil and Water Tanks Leak
To-day's flight from Washington was
only a preliminary to the work ahead.
The big craft. commanded by Lieuten-
Field, Washington, at 10 o'clock this
morningt circled over the White House
and Capitol, and then headed for New
York. She carried as reserve pilots
Lieutenants Ernest +. Harmon and
Lotha A. Smith, and two enlisted men,
Mechanic Sergeant John Harding and
Master Electrician Jeremiah Tobias.
While the airplane was passing over
Baltimore it was discovered that the
OIL and water tanks were leaking.
Tobias walked out along the eighty-five
foot wing spread, swung to the wires
below and repaired the leak, while the
machine droned along high above the
earth.
Apart from this the trip was without
incident. Haze obscured the earth
most Of the way so that the machine
was guided by compass. 1t held to its
course, however, and came to earth in
front of the quarters of Colonel Archie
Miller here, two hours and forty-seven
minutes after it left Washington.
Shortly after landing Colonel Hartz
got Augusta by long distance phone
and made inquiries concerning landings
there. He viii be met when he reaches
the state capital by the Governor and
other officials. The plane Will leave
here at tomorrow morning.
From then on it will follow the
Canadian border and the Pacific. Gulf
and Atlantic coasts back to New York,
passing through thirty-one states and
over ninety-tive cities.
The general course Of the fight will
be from Augusta to Duluth, to Seattle,
to San Diego, to San Antonio, to Miami,
to New York.