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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
TRADE SECTIONS TO ACT
ON PLANS FOR WINTER
Board of Governors of Merchants
and Manufacturers Prepares
for Annual Meeting.

Plans for the annual meeting Of the
Merchants and Manufacturer Associa-
ton were discussed yesterday afternoon,
at session of the board Of governors
Of that organization. in the new assem-
bly, hall. in The Star building.
President Philip King called the atten-
ton o. the members of the board to
the importance of special activity dur
ing the winter months and announced
that, pursuant to the constitution and
bylaws OF the association. meetings of
trade sections were in order for the cleo
ton of chairTnen for the new year. Each,
turn become member of the board of
governors. The officers Of the associa-
ton are elected by the board.
Several matters that were discussed
at yesterdays board meeting have been
referred to trade sections for action. in
GLIDING the sites for the experimental
flying field Of the engineering branch of
the air service. War Department. which
the Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION is ambitious to bring to Wash
ington. 1t is expected that the manu-
facturers' section, of which Joseph A.
Burkhart is chairman, will complete its
work early>next week, and Just as soon
as the section has compiled the data
formal bids will be filed with the 'serv-
ice.
The specifications OF the air service
for the new flying field contemplate an
area one mile wide and two miles long,
and it was stated by Secretary Charles
]. Columbus. following the meeting. that
this had been realized and that the Dis
trict of Columbia would not only offer
one. but several sites to the War De-
partment.
Secretary Columbus has been in con-
ference with Gen. c. T. Menoher chief
of the air service. and confidently ex-
meets that Washington will be chosen.
The oak room of the Raleigh Hotel
was the scene last night of the second
and final of two lectures by Dean Ernest
Petry. M. A. Wilder and Fl. NJ Bester
of the faculty Of the Rochester School
of Optometry. under the auspices OF the
section Of the association.
The subjects discussed included modal
and principal points. lens efectivity.
routine of an eye examination. vertex
dioptry, dynamic skiaInetry and polari-
zation Of light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
326,923,642 COAL BILL.
o. s. Railroads Paying $o7, DOC, 900
More Than Last Year.

Coal bill of railroads in the United
this year was s97.Os8.s24 more than
during the same period last year. &C
cording to a statement yesterday by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A resolution asking the commission
for a report as to the amounts spent
by the roads this year and last was
adopted yesterday by the Senate.
During the first nine months of
this year the roads have spent S326.-
923.642 for coal. as against S22o.Ss1.-
Q1S for the same time last year. the
commissions statement showed. Cost
of coal was greater in New England
than in any other part of the country.
the commission said. the cost being
$7.12 per net ton. as against $5.61 a
ton last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
WANT ACCIDENT POLICIES
FOR DOCK AND SEA men
Extension of Labor Insurance Bill
: to Include Them Sought
nv Association
by Association.

NEW YORK, December 2s-Immedi-
ate passage by Congress of bills now
pending to extend workmen's accident
insurance to 1ongshoremen and sea-
men, in order to rescue them from a
legal no mans land" was urged by
speakers at the opening session of the
fourteenth annual meeting of the
American Association for Labor Legis-
lation here today.
The speakers declared differentia-
ton should be made between seamen
and ]ongshoremen in the application
of accident insurance, advocating fed
eral admi nistration for the former
group. in order to insure uniformity.
and state jurisdiction over the latter
group. whose work is mostly confined
to land.
The recent decision of the supreme
court depriving maritime workers
from receiving accident compensation
under state laws was cited as reason
for action defining their status I'm the
application of workmen's compensa-
ton laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
WANT VIEWS OF UNIONS.
Federal Employees to Consider Re
classification. at Once.

Branch meetings of Federal EN-
ployes' Union. No. 2. will be sched-
uled this week and next for the
consideration of the Lehlbach re-
vised Redistribution bill.
The meetings will be held under
auspices Of the National Federation
OF Federal Employees. The object is
to find out what the government en-
ployes here think of the provisions
and salary schedules contained in the
new bill.
Next week President Steward of the
federation plans TO call together a
meeting, postponed twice, of legisla =
tive representatives Of the four local
unions. the American Federation of
Labor and the Central Labor Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
Hoover's Plea for Children

These children OF central and eastern Europe, the ten
countries where operating three thousand
asyums, hospitals and soup Kitchens the obligation of
every and woman who has penny than his
children and his neighbours children require. They
charge upon the heart and conscience of America Upon the
well being of this host of helpless depends the Europe
of the next generation HERBERT HOOVER.
Every penny your contribution will be used for chill
dren food without deduction for expense OF any kind
Send your check to John Poole treasurer European
Relief Fund. of Federal National Bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
WOULD POST HOME FOLKS.
Secretary Meredith Says Clerks
Should Explain Federal Activities.

Government employees should ac-
quaint the people of their home states
with the actual value the national
government is rendering, Secretary
Meredith Of the Department of Apri
culture told the Iowa Society at a
meeting held at the Thomson School
last night.
Mr.. Meredith deprecated cuts in ap-
preparations for the Department of
Agriculture and pointed out that the
prosperity of the nation depends upon
the prosperity of the rural districts.
w. G. Ladd. who presided, reviewed
the history of Iowa. After the meet :
ing there was a reception. followed
by dance. Officers of the society are
to be elected at the meeting to be held
next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
FOR 1921 THRIFT DRIVE.
U. S. Treasury Cards for Savings
Stamps Being Distributed.

United States Treasury cards. de.
signed to hold twenty 81 Treasury Saw
ings Stamps are being distributed by
that department as a part of the thrift
program for 1921, such stamps to be
stamps and Treasury savings certif1-
Gates
The new certificates will mature jan
uary !, 1926. and are issued only in
registered form in denominations of s25,
500 and $1,000. In January. 1921
these issues may be bought for SEQ. so.
sS240 and SS24 respectively. and their
value will increase slightly each sue
ceeding month during the wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG.
Representative Kincheloe Falls in
House Office Building.

Representative David II. kincheloe
or Kentucky broke his left leg at the
ankle when he fell in the corriSHr
Of the House office building at fhe
door of his own office last night.
The ambulance from Casualty Hos
pital was called. Mr.. Kincheloe's in
jury was treated by Dr. Reeves. and
he was taken to his home. in the
kedrick apartments, 1901 X street
northwest, where he was reported to
be resting comfortably today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
COLLEGE DEBATES PLANNED

Debates for the coming year at
George Washington University will
include mental and oral battles with
Swarthmore College ard West Vir-
ginia University. it was announced
today.
Try-outs for the selection of the
George Washington team will be held
Monday. January 10. in the Law
School building. 1885 X street. Man
and woman students from all depart
ments of the university are eligible.
The university has announced that
George Oakley Totten, Washington
architect. has consented to repeat the
lecture he gave last year on the
Magyar architecture of Yucatan.
Many pictures of buildings erected
by the Indians there will be used to
illustrate the lecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
HITS ANTI.FRATERN1TY LAWS

ST. LOUIS. December 2S.-I.egisla-
tion inimical to college fraternities was
denounced by Federal Judge Arthur J.
Tuttle OF Detroit in an address today
before the convention Of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, in session here.
He specified the University of Missis-
sippi as one which has prohibited its
students from membership in fraterni-
ties The convention will continue
through Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
PROBE MAYFLOWER. FIRE.
Navy Board Members Expected to
Complete Report Soon.

Official report of the board of inquiry
at Washington Navy Yard. now investi-
eating the cause of the fire aboard the
Presidents yacht Mayfower. and the
extent of damage caused thereby yes
terday, will be completed within the
next few days, it was announced at the
commandments Office today
The origin, of the fire has not yet been
determined, it was declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

Eve feel sorry fer tn farmer,
but how'd he like t live in town
with eight silk shirts an 14O
pounds o thirty-cent sugar on
hand, an no work ," said Pinky
Kerr, t'day.
Alvy Moots, efficiency expert,
is drivin' a team fer tn Acme
Gravel Company.
Copyright National Newspaper Seryiee)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
PROBE THEFT OF COATS.
Police Asked to Recover Garment.
Valued at 81, 800.

Investigation has been started by
the police department in an effort to
recover two womens fur coats valued
at $500, which were stolen from the
store of Stinemetz & Son Co, Inc,
1901 F street, on Christmas eve. AL
though the fur coats have been mis-
sing since that time their loss was
not reported to the police until to-
day.
The police have but one clue. 1t is
said that on December 2? two neatly
dressed women were inspecting the
coats. The next day the, coats were re-
ported missing.
One of the coats was valued at
$500 and the other $500.
The exclusive food of the harpy
naola of Rrazil 20 mon lonc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
Care Of T~th Es.entiaL.
HELD IN AMERICANS DEATH

The alleged murderer of John
Berens, an, American mining man.
killed last month in Mexico. has been
arrested and is being held for trial in
the state OF Michoacan. the American
, embassy has reported to the State
Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
CLAIM MURDER CONFESSION,

TAMPA, Fla. December 29.-Tom
Bryant. alias Tom Brown, a young
negro, has confessed to the murder OF
Albert Chambers. seventy-e eight, a store
Keeper at Lutz. according to the police.
Inc murder occurred Sunday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

The Romans gloved the hands and
yelled the faces of their bakers. lest
by any chance plebeian faint should
spoil the upper crust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

To Cure q Cold in One Day
AXE Groves LAXATIVE BROMO QUINISE
ablets. The genuine bears the signature Of
J. W. Grove. 30c.-Adveftisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE STOCK
holders Of the Hugh Reilly Co.. Inc will b.
held ut the omees Of the company 1884 y. Y
ave nv. NJ noon Wednesday. January 49,
tSiyned-l IRA G. BLUAER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE AN
nuaI meeting Of the stockholders Of the Capital
OF directors for the ensuing year and the tran
sacuon of such other business as may BE-
brought before the meeting. win b. held At the
ONCE Of the company. 36th and n sts NV
Washington, D. C., on "WEDNESDAY. January
II, 192l, at 1915 o'clock an The polls win
be open from IL O'Clock an. until L. O'Clock
noon H ID. CRAMPION. Secretz4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

The exclusive food of the harpy
eagle of Brazil is monkeys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

DIVIDEND NOTICE
John II. wilkins Company-Preferre6 st,.t
The regular semi-annual dividend Of ro1r n.
cent t40el on the outstanding eight per ON On
tssel preferred stock will be paid on Js,ner :,
!. 1921. to all shareholders Of record as q,
December 81. 1890. - oi
JOHN H. WILKINS COMPANY. NC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
CLAFLIN OPTICAL Co
Best Quality OnI,
207 y STREET,

DIVIDEND NOTICE
John b wilkins Company@ommou Stock
A semi-annual dividend Of five per cent IJes)
on the outstanding Common Stock has been de-
cIared and will Be paid On January + 1901 To
all Shareholders Of record as Of December al
$50 Stock transfer books close on Drrrm
Der 81. 1920, and will remain closed until after
the annual meeting Of the stockholders Jan
uary II. 1921
JOHN H WILKINS COMPANY. INC.
Frank ArchambauIt secretary
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Dividend announcement
WASHINGTON ICE MANUFACTURING co.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SrOCkHOLD-
ers of the Washington Hotel Company will Be
held at the Continental Hotel Wednesday,
the 18th day OF January. 1921. at o'clock
Pm. for the purpose or the election Of
hoard of directors and the transaction Of such
other business NAV properly come before the
meetinz ALEXANDER WOLF. Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29

Printing
that never dsappoints Consult
about your 1921 requirements IT,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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The diamond drill., 1920-10-02
AL PHA "A u EPA "A r T M EN- T

The ladies OF the Alter Society OF
the Catholic church will give a card
party in the village hall next Monday
evening. At the same time there will
be a drawing on a fine quilt that the
ladies have been sewing on for a long
time.
There was a wedding in Alpha re-
Gently whereby Mrs. Mathews was u
nited in wedlock to Thomas Buzzo.
Both OF the contracting parties are
well known to Alpha and Amasa peo-
pie. They will make their home In
Alpha, where Mr.. Buzzo is employed
in one OF the local mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Manke, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Max Manke,
motored to Eagle River, Wis. last
Sunday. While at Eagle River Mr.
Manke purchased a pony for his dau-
ghter, Miss Clara. The pony was
driven to Alpha from Eagle River
DIV MIS-. mduhts WIN aiilFSu hVAS
Monday evening at 900 o'clock.
Clara is very proud Of her little horse.
LOST Delta Upsilon fraternity pin
at Alpha dance, Saturday evening.
Return to Diamond Drill Office and
receive ward CS9)
Miss Francis Haulmont, who attends
school at Florence. was home last
Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Pultz visited with rel
atives at Florence last Thursday.
Mrs. f. B. Rowan of New Orleans,
La, and Mrs. Geo. Hoving OF Iron
Mountain, visited with Mrs. Larson OF
the Porter school during the week.
Mr.. Olaf Nelson of the Alpha Lum-
Der Co. is the owner of a new Chal-
mers car, which he purchased recent
ly of Joe Bonnin.
Miss Bagby of spaulding. Menom-
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

inee county. visited with her sister,
who Is a teacher in the Porter school
during the week.
The Commercial Club members had
bee" last Wednesday night TO dig
out basement room for a new furnace
which Is TO be installed at the Club
The boys worked hard but were COM
pensated after their toll was over by
a treat OF some dandy pancakes which
Paul Anderson baked while the work
was in its last lap. Those who ate
OF the cakes survived the ordeal and
say that Paul isn't bad cook at all
Madames ]. X. Hubbard and l.. "
Johnson were visitors at Iron Noun
tain last Wednesday.
Mr.. o. u. Johnson, who has had the
position of resident engineer for the
State Highway Department at Cooks,
Schoolcraft county, has been trans
ferred to like position at Rudyard
in Chippewa county.
Mr.. Otto Gullard drove to Marinette
last Monday on business.
Messrs Lawrence. Gallagher and
McGregor were visitors at the Balkan
mine during last Wednesday.
Mr.. VIM. Langendorf and Frank Ka-
zilek were visitors at Crystal Falls
last Monday, where they attended the
concert given by the High School
Athletic Association.
A large number of masons attended
the meeting at Crystal Falls last We'd
nesday evening when the state grand
lecturer visited that lodge. Among
those who went in were John X. Hub
bard X. Bengry. r. G. Whitehead
Capt. and Russell Goodney, Harry
Anderson, T. Harvey, l.. V. Johnson
and Claude Hughes.
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02
POTATO PRICES DROP
Fred 4. Olin Says That Dealers Don
Want 10 Stock up on Present Market

Mr.. Fred L. olin of Alpha is one OF
the best posted men on potatoes in this
part OF the country. He has been IN
the business OF buying and shipping
potatoes for many years and until this
week was the owner OF "A large potato
warehouse at Florence. He sold II
last Tuesday to the Farmers Equity
Society of Florence.
Mr.. Olin. in discussing the potato
situation with a representative OF The
Diamond Drill, said that he had been
advised Thursday by the people with
whom he has dealt for years in his
potato business to cut the price for
tubers put in storage now to 90-cents
per hundred pounds, which means a
bout 60-cents per bushel.
"The potato jobbers," said Mr.. olin
Are afraid to stock up on the present
market and they are playing a sure
hand. The fact that they will pay
only 90-cents doesn't mean that the
price will rule at that figure. II may
settle at a greater or less figure, but
they are willing TO take a chance at
that price.
"The potato crop this year Is a big
one from all accounts and It will be
some few weeks before the market
will settle so that one can get clear
idea OF what is to happen.
"The people with whom have dealt
for many years are not anxious TO
have the farmers sell at that price.
They are willing to. let them store
their potatoes at that price, advancing
that amount upon them, and II the
price increases they will share the
profits $3.50 with the farmer.
II find that II is difficult to get lot
of farmers to agree upon such prop
ositions and so have dropped out Of
the deal entirely as the very low price,
coming so soon after the abnormally
high ones, induces the average farmer
to believe that man is robbing him
when he offers 9O-cents per hundred
for potatoes.
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

The record OF the Alpha-Crystal
Falls base ball club is an exception
ally good one. A perusal OF 1t shows
that the team played 21 games OF
which number they won 15 and lost
6. OF the six games lost. were to
Iron River, / TO Niagara, ] to Negau-
nee and 10 Escanaba. Further con-
sideration OF the lost games show that
s we're lost by score OF l tally and
1 by two tallies. No shut-out was
registered against the team during
the season while our boys shut out
their opponents times.
A further consideration OF the
games lost show that three OF them
we're ten-inning contests. In which the
locals lost in the tenth.
The boys won two thinning games
during the season.
This is a very good record for the
seasons work. II is quite probable
that the team will keep together next
year and IL II does the returns In
financial way will be much greater
than during the past year as II took
half OF the season to get the fans In
Crystal Falls awakened TO what kind
OF team they really had.
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

Prices are dropping" said f. f.
olin, the Alpha grocer, "on almost all
articles, but especially upon vegetab-
les. ] expect to see gradual reduc-
tion until prices get down to some
where near a proper level. The
wholesalers with whom deal arr
recognizing the liability OF drop and
are advising their customers that re-
ductions will be made on certain goods
in the near future. AS fast as prices
drop in the wholesale market we are
dropping them in the retail market"
Mrs. f. G.. Reed, mother OF our pop
ular druggist, is back in Alpha after a
visit with friends in the lower penin-
sula.
The Commercial Club had an out
ing at Tobin lake last Sunday. Some
OF the members went out the night be-
fore, expecting to get rested up for the
events OF the following day. but they
didn't get much rest for Nick voornas
arrived some time after midnight and
awoke everyone in camp. The bulk
OF the party went out in the morning
and spent the day in different kinds OF
sports, shooting, fishing, playing cards
etc. Alfred Anderson was the official
cook and It is whispered about quietly
that he has his dad bes1>nsip the cui-
linary art OF couseozthenlnt isn't
spoken aloud when HGol6o N,for
II there is one thing meunrf1oc
er that he prides himself - 80
In being able to cook well. -
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

but says that work is slowing up there
now and wages are no better than
elsewhere.
Mr.. Paul Schook has started his log
ging operations on the tract OF timber
south OF Alpha. which he purchased
from the Sheldon estate. Mr.. Schook
has Arthur Quirt OF Iron River assoc.
lated with him in the venture. He
expects 10 log quite extensively and
will land his timber near the Bluto
farm.
The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

Alpha was we'll represented at the
Florence county Fair last Saturday
and all who attended Il are giving II
much praise. Some claim that, so far
as the exhibits of farm produce are
concerned, 1t was ahead OF the Iron
county Fair.
Jim Duffy left last Wednesday ev-
ening for Rochester. Mimi, where he
went for medical assistance.
Dan Duffy is back from Detroit 10
spend the winter in Alpha. Dan has
been employed in Detroit AL summer