The diamond drill., 1920-12-11
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Dec. 2, 1920.


Editor: The Diamond Drill.
The letter contributed to your col
ums last week. by Rev. Poyseor
must have amused your subscribers
The way he rushes into these reform
battles recently and the position he
puts you In, when he accuses you OF
remaining silent regarding the clubs
at Iron River and Crystal Falls, is
indeed humorous. even tho his sim
cerity Is doubted by a majority OF
your subscribers, I'm the county In
which he lives and makes his home
for | do not know. nor can think OF
anyone who can remember OF any re-
FORMS he has ever advocated or even
suggested in the many years he has
lived amongst us.
III the searchllght OF truth was fair
ly turned upon the doings OF the
Higher Ups" as he calls them, II
would. am sure. include in that
class Mr.. Poyseor himself. as well as
the members OF the clubs from Iron
River and Crystal Falls.
There are many things happening In
the community in which we live, that
should be known by the readers OF
your valuable paper and II you would
use your columns as Mr.. PoysOr sug-
gests that you should do, the public
would undoubtedly know more about
all OF us as well as the Higher Ups. "
~ 1 have been a member OF the Crys-
tai Falls Club for many years and II
hs my good fortune TO have been a
guest at the Iron River Club, and
while | cannot endorse everything
that happened in either place, ! can
truthfully say that there never was
any intentional violation OF the laws
of this state, applauded or approved
by the club members within the club
rooms. will not deny that some OF
the guests and members Of the club
play cards. and that some other mem
bers or guests have brought intoxi-
eating liquors into the rooms on sew
eral occasions. but IL the Blue Laws
I'm the Criminal Statutes of Michigan
were observed and enforced many OF
our Higher Ups would be on the
same level with the Lower Downs,
In fact ! have never heard OF any or
the home folks naming their frst
born after the author OF your article
on the Higher Ups"
In justice TO the management OF
the clubs at Iron River and Crystal
Falls | want 10 make IL clear that no
liquor has ever been sold by either
club or any member thereof or by
any guest. TO my knowledge or be-
lief In Crystal Falls. the directors
of our club prohibited the sale OF
intoxicating liquor therein at least
six weeks before Iron county went
dry under local option. Liquor has
been brought into the clubs by indi-
yiduals and drunk or by their friends
but such thing Is liable TO happen
any place or anywhere. II Is q fact,
nevertheless, that on every occasion
when liquor has been brought TO the
clubs II was for some social gather
ing outside OF club membership.
Both the Crystal Falls and Iron River
clubs have been very generous with
their rooms and no social gathering
has ever been denied the use OF the
club rooms for dinners given by the
business men, or by friends who de-
sire 10 give luncheons or parties or
to some business gathering who de-
sire 70 entertain people from outside
where IL was deemed 10 be for the
common good of the county At
tertalnments given in the club rooms
are entirely outside OF the club mem
bership and are private affairs 20
which outside. as well as club mem.
bers are invited They do have real
good times there ! am sure. that II
Mr.. poyseor would attend more OF
these gatherings and forget his sor.
did hunger for gold. visit the club, as
I have seen other ministers of the
community do he would forget his
crouch and cease To make political
capital for himself by attacking the
innocent amusement INDUCED I'm the
clubs OF Iron River and Crystal Falls.
In fact. | will frankly admit as a
member OF the club or as one OF the
"Higher Ups" that ] would rather
see man bring his booze to the
club and there drink Il IN public,