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The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
NRWBERRY TRIAL DRAGs
Prosecution Ended Direct Testimony
This Week and Motions Followed

The days that marked the ending OF
the direct testimony In the action a
gainst Sen. Newberry and those In
dicted along with him. were draggy
ones. The testimony was principally
a rehersal OF that given by the defend
ants before the grand jury. For this
purpose one OF Mr.. Dailey's aides who
took notes OF the testimony OF each
person who appeared before the grand
jury was placed upon the stand and he
read from his notes.
The curious crowd OF spectators who
crammed the court room at the COM
mencement OF the trial dwindled to
very small number at the finish OF this
class of testimony.
The prosecution finished putting In
it's direct testimony ON Tuesday and
Immediately the defense turned It's
batteries on the court In support OF o
motion to dismiss for want or incrim-
mating testimony.
The testimony put i'm by the prose-
cution. while II showed the distribu-
tion OF a lot OF money, did not show
any conspiracy and conspiracy being
the principal charge against the de-
PENDANTS II Is the wonder Of the legal
profession about the state how the
prosecution expects to convict without
clinching testimony OF that nature
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
FARMERS PREPARE FOR SPRING
Laying Plans and Beginning Work for.
Another season.

From the indications that are show
ing up, this Will be banner year for
iron county farmers In the line OF aR-
ncultural Improvement. How the sea
son VIII be from the crops standpoint
Is an unknown quantity, hut there viii
be more building, buying OF improved
livestock OF all kinds. and real farm
ing than ever before.
Several men will either build new
barns or remodel old ones 10 better
fit their need. ID. G. Long. the County
Agent, has already had calls for helm
In planning these changes. A file OF
plans for buildings OF all kinds Is kept
In aid OF this work. The dairy indus
try Is growing rapidly In Iron county.
and the farmers are building better
quarters fer their workers.
general campaign TO interest
farmers in silos is on, and II Is hoped
that several will be erected in the
county. In spite OF their seemingly
high price. there is hardly anything
that could be put on farm that will
give such good returns. One farmer
has already decided to put up silo
this summer.
Last year saw a decided increase I'm
the number OF sheep on Iron county
farms, and the number will increase
much more the coming season. The
farmers are finding out that sheep are
a big help In more than one way.
Sheep clubs will be started among the
young folks to encourage them in
learning to take care OF livestock, and
have a share in the farming game
There will be more pure-bred bulls
used in the county than ever before.
Mr.. j. 7. Gibson has just purchased a
registered Holstein bull from tho Up
per Peninsula Experiment Station at
Chatham. Several fine young calves
are for sale now, and afford fine op.-
portunities for the beginners In the
game.
The meetings to be held among the
farmers will be soon started in ear
nest. The first one was held last Sat
urday night at Mansfield No. 2. A
fine attendance ws there to see the
pictures which the County Agent
showed.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
BEATEN IN MINERAL HILLS.
Proposition 10 Merge With Iron River
Isio Ore City Was Turned Down

The special election held last Sat
nrday In Iron River and Mineral Hills
villages for the purpose OF consoli-
dating the two municipalities into one
city was defeated by the electors or
Mineral Hills who voted 70 against
To Is for.
In Iron River the proposition car
ried by almost unanimous vote. 2S7
TO .. The rejecting of the proposition
by the village OF Mineral Hills puts
an effective veto upon the proposition
TO make a city out OF our west side
neighbor and leaves Iron River up a.
gainst the proposition or improving
her streets and supporting the village
government out OF the taxes raised
from the residence property only.
The rejection OF the proposition has
caused considerable OF a feeling on
the west side. the people OF Iron River
holding that they were double cross
cd by the leaders OF Mineral Hills
who have been working on a special
charter for nearly year.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

Mrs. Jean v. Duffy passed from this
life last week Friday at the home OF
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. M B, Me-
Gee in this city The immediate cause
OF death was an attack OF influenza
which was aggravated by other COM
plications from which she had been
a sufferer for several years
The deceased was born in Marquette
In November, 1888. making her 36
years. The family came TO Crystal
Falls In 1892 and has resided here
since that time. Her young days
We're spent mostly in Crystal Falls
where she attended our public schools
and grew TO womanhO0d.
In 1914 she was married to james
Duffy from which union son. VII
liam McGee Dufiy was born and who
survives her, age years.
Owing TO the restrictions upon pub
lie funerals only very few OF her
intimate friends were present, the re
mains being buried In the Crys'Gi
Falls cemetery.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

Michigan voters In addition to vot-
ing on presidential electors next No
vember will elect 13 members or the
lower house OF congress and a com
plete state ticket. Besides a govern
or, lieutenant-goyernor and other
state executive officials, 32 state SEN
ators and 100 state Representatives
will be chosen. No senatorial election
Is scheduled.
Candidates for the legislature. gov
sernor and lieutenantgoverno and
congress will be nominated in the
general primary TO be held August 81.
the time limit for filing nominating
petitions for these offices expire July
81. and all aspirants for places on the
primary ballot are required to file
before that dste AFFIDAVIT showing
their party afflliation. Candidates for
other state executive Offices and MEM
bers of state boards will be nominated
by the primary conventions 10 be held
within forty days after the primary.
-Four constitutional amendments
are certain TO be placed on the ballot
in November. and some others are
possible. Whether prohibition will
become an issue again depends upon
the state supreme court. Validity or
the legislatures ratification OF the fed
eral prohibition amendment has been
attacked by the wet advocates on the
ground that a referendum is required
for such ratification. Should the SUI
preme court uphold this contention pc
tions filed by the Michigan State Ho-
telmen's association will place the
question again on the ballot.
The four proposed amendments
certain OF submission are:
To empower the legislature 70 fix
salaries OF the secretary OF state. the
state treasurer and the auditor gener-
al.
To extend the provisions OF the ab-
sent voter law 10 include persons en-
gagged in teaching in public schools
and the immediate families Of mem
bers OF the Legislature.
TO give the Legislature power 70
limit working hours OF women and
children.
To authorize municipalities through
legislative sanction 20 condemn more
land than is needed In acquiring
parks. houlevards and streets.
Petitions have also been fled with
the secretary Of state seeking ret
erendum on proposal that all child
rem between the ages OF i've aud SIX
teen be compelled TO attend the pno-
lie schools. The movement Is aimed
AZ parochial schools,
One other amendment which may
get place on the ballot is the home
rule measure which seeks 70 vest ia
the power 10 determine
franchise rights Of public utilities do
ing business within their boundaries.
Michigan is one of the few states
In the union that will hold preslden-
tlai preferential primary. This cleo
ton Will be held IN April
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
APPOINTS ACoMMITTEE TO MEET
WITH BUSINESS MEN
PLANS TO GET INDUSTRIES
Development Of the Agricultural
Resources Of the Community
Gets Attention

| At the meeting OF the Louis Bowman
| Post or the American Legion held last
Tuesday night the question OF the Le-
gion assisting the Business Mems As
sociation to boost" Crystal Falls and
the surrounding community was taken
up.
The young men discussed the oppor-
tunities for doing something to better
working conditions here and I'm an ef-
fort to bring about some tangible sol
ution OF the problem appointed com
mittee Of three to meet with the exc
cutive committee OF the business mems
association and talk over plans for a
boosting program. The members OF
the committee are Albino Notes, Olaf
Nelson and Norman Olson.
The fact that small companies are
now looking for locations where good
may be had for manufacturing pur-
poses was one thing that lead the Lee
gion members to take up this line of
activity.
Crystal Falls Is surrounded by lot
OF fine timber which can be made a
yailable for supplying some medium
sized manufacturing plant.
keep the Boys at Home
In explaining the reasons for their
activity in local development efforts
Commander Burridge said:
"The Legion is docking to its own
interest In this movement. We are
wholly practical, not ideal In our ef-
forts. The Louis Bowman Post con-
tains some 200 young men, the major
fnn N VAL ftt m of In Truu
tai Falls, Amasa or Alpha. Many OF
them don't want TO work in the mines
all their lives and, with the exception
OF few clerical positions. there Is
nothing for any young man here ex-
cept to go underground. We are not
adverse to underground work. Many
OF our members like II and are making
good money. To all such we want to
be an assistance
But, there are lot OF others who,
because of physique or training do
not want To go below the surface to
work and thus they are compelled TO
leave the community. 10 gravitate to
the big city where they simply exist
I'VE want to keep the boys in Crys-
tai Falls IL we can. III we can succeed
In locating some small wood working
plant here or II we can promote agri-
culture I'm the community IL means
that many OF our members who would
otherwise be compelled to leave us
will be enabled to stay here, TO marry
here, settle down and become OF us.
Therefore say, this effort on the part
OF the Legion is simply one looking to
the future interest OF our members.
We will OF course, benefit lot of 9TH
er people by benefitting them II we
succeed in doing anything. but that
part is incidental, not primary with
us"
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS

The Crystal Falls High School
wishes to announce that during the
months OF March, April, and May IL
will sponsor some musical entertain
ment each month. The chief object
OF presenting this musical course is
not TO make money. but to be instru-
mental In bringing to the city high
class entertainments OF a cultural and
educational nature. In a way IL Is a
sort OF an experiment TO determine II
the general public desires the school
or other agency to furnish IL oppor-
tunities OF this character. It's ap-
proval will. OF course. be measured by
the amount of support given.
During the month OF March the
Girls Reserve will present the Ear
nest Gamble Concert Party. The ex-
act date OF this concert has not yet
been determined. In the musical
world the Gamble Concert Party is
recognized as a trio OF artists OF rare
ability and attainment. We venture
to Say that no musical company OF e.
quail merit has ever visited this city.
On the 23rd OF April Mrs. Jessie
Broman Dagget, OF LaGrange, ILL.,,
mother OF Miss Jean Dagget, Super
visor OF Music. will be heard in her
lecture. What Bird Songs Mean To
Me-" This will be illustrated by whis-
tling and piano. Mrs. Dagget is rec
ognized as one OF the best authorities
on bird music. Many press notices
speak or her work in the most glowing
words OF praise. Her engagements are
chiefly In Chautauqua and larger cit
les, and II is only by the happy cir
cumatance OF visit TO her daughter
that we are able TO secure her. She
will appear under management of the
junior class.
This year, as in several years prev
ious, the high school chorus will give
an operetta. The selection for this
event is the "Mikado," one OF the most
popular operas OF Gilbert and Sulli-
van. The proceeds will go TO the SEN
Tor class who will have charge OF the
business management. The opera will
be directed by Miss Jean Dagget IL
is expected that the date OF this per-
formance will be May 14th.
The high school will spare neither
pains nor effort TO make these events
a success. The least that we can ex-
pect by way OF appreciation is liber-
al patronage. An earnest effort will
be made TO keep the admission charges
as low as possible in order that the
creates possible number may attend.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
TAKE FAST GAME
Locals Stage Comeback In Second Half
and Win From Stambaugh 31-2G.

In a fast and hard fought game the
Crystal Falls High School Basket Ball
team defeated the team from the
Stambaugh High School last Friday
night on the local floor. The score
was 81 to rs. The features OF the
game We're the free throwing OF Eddie
Guenther, local forward, the sensa-
tional basket shooting of the Stam-
baugh team, and the comback staged
by Crystal Falls in the second half.
Guenther's free throws won the game
for the locals. He made eleven goals
out OF fifteen tries.
The game started with a rush.
Stambaugh fought to wipe out the de-
feat ora month ago; Crystal Falls TO
keep its record clean. Crystal Falls
was the first to score, when Guenther
got a field goal after two minutes OF
play. But thereafter the local five
could not break through the Stam-
baugh five man defense, while goals
by Il. Harris, Baumgartner and Rem
berg put Stambaugh in the lead and
kept them there during the rest OF the
half. The period ended with the score
l5 to In favor OF the invaders.
Between halfs the Crystal Falls
team got together, and in the second
half played a much better game. Five
minutes OF playing saw the Stam-
baugh lead wiped out Then for ten
minutes Il was nip and tuck. In the
last five minutes OF play the locals
pulled away TO five point lead and
the game.
The second half saw one OF the most
spectacular goals made on the local
floor for several years. Renberg.
Stambaugh guard, finding his team
mates covered, shot for the basket
from three-fourths OF the way across
the floor The ball dropped through
the basket without touching the ring.
For the locals Guenther lead In the
scoring, with twenty-one of his teams
thirty-one points TO his credit. or the
other ten points Kieren contributed
six and Peterson four For STAN
baugh Il. Harris was responsible for
ten points. and Judish for eight. Prin-
cipal Schrader referred the game.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
!. SALE A WINNER

Nathan warshawsky's sale Of groc-
cries and provisions was the biggest
moving OF merchandise that has been
pulled OF In Crystal Falls I'm many a
day, Mr.. warshawsky's store was so
crowded several times on Monday that
he was compelled TO close and lock the
doors and not allow any more In until
those being served had finished their
business.
The sales ran into large sums OF
money. many people buying a supply
for a month or more.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

Crystal Falls Motor Co. Has Branched
Out on Big Sale.

The Crystal Falls Motor Company
has taken the agency for the Marmon,
Grant and Maxwell cars and have en-
tered upon an active campaign OF sale.
A couple OF carloads OF cars will be
received by the company within the
next two weeks and prospective car
buyers will have an opportunity to
make their selections.
The Crystal Falls Motor Company
has forged right to the front In the
handling OF motor accessories. espec-
tally batteries, In which the company
is specializing Last months state
meut sheet sent opt by the Exide com
pany showed the local concern TO
stand In second place among all the
sub stations In the northwest.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

AS a sample OF the response which
the committee canvassing for the sale
of hotel stock Is meeting with we cite
the following. Alex Andrizzi sub.
scribed and paid for ten shares, Christ
Olson subscribed Tor shares and
paid hts payments. Tom Behan sub
scribed for shares and paid his pay
ment. These are but a few Of the re-
sponsea met with. Very few are refus-
ing 10 take their allotment.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
Mps. Am JOuNs0N DEAp.

Mrs. Sam johnson. wife of farmer
living on the east bank OF the Paint
river In the southwest corner OF the
city, died last Sunday after a briei
Illness. The cause OF her death was
pneumonia following an attack Of In
fiuenza.
The funeral was held from the home
on Tuesday, the remains being Inter
red In the local cemetery.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
uortense Marrarct Johndrow

The three year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Johndrow died AT the
home OF her parents last Sunday after
IA brief but severe illness from the IT.
fiuenza. The little one was an adn-f-
ed child, having been taken b. fer
parents when a mere baby 20 Lad
grown into the lives Of the sorr1wing
pareuts who grieve her loss eeately.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
from the home. the.romains being IN
tered Ia the Crystal Falls Cemetery.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
rssTALLs A BOOT MACHINE

A. l.. Flood will open mp his vulcan
izlng shop next week and when he
starts business again he will have IN
hts shop one OF the latest machines Tor
repairing rubber boots.
This will be big convenience TO
Crystal Falls miners who are often
compelled 10 throw away perfectly
good boots because OF a cut or tear
which causes them 10 leak.
MIR, Flood will tell the people about
his new line OF work In his weekly ada.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

George ". England, OF Iron Noun
tain. and Miss Bessie Arbelle Wellen-
dorf. OF Claiming. we're married al
the parsonage Of the FIRST Methodist
Episcopal Church. In Menominee, on
Thursday last. Feb. 18th, Rev. 4. A
Greenwood. pastor OF the church. Off
clatlng. After the ceremony, the young
people were entertained at a wedding
supper by the groom's aunt In Mari
nette. from which city they departed
later In the evening for Chicago where
MIR. England has an important posi-
tion.--Iron Mountain Press. Ns
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06
MR. IRELAND SAYS COMPANY WILL
TAKE ITS STOCK ALLOTMENT
coMMENDs THE PROJECT
Committees Are Working And Are
Meeting With A Fine Response
From Everyone

The Hollister Mining Co. through
its vice president, James ID. Ireland,
has written to Louis Bowman Post OF
the American Legion that the Hollis
ter Mining Co. will take its stock al
lotment in the new Hotel project.
The letter is as follows:
Mr.. A. l.. Burridge,
Com. Louis Bowman Post No. 81,
American Legion,
Crystal Falls, Michigan.
My dear Mr.. Burridge:-
Am In receipt of your letter OF the
goth inst. and wish TO say that the
Hollister Mining Company will be glad
TO take their quota OF stosk as listed In
the last sheet of your letter, namely,
$11,4S4.00.
Ii seems to me that you and your
committee are open TO congratulations
for having combined your Memorial
Hall with the hotel proposition, which
Crystal Falls Is in such great need OF,
and we hope that your circular letter
will meet with ready response from
everyone.
With kindest regards and best
wishes,
Very sincerely yours.
JAMES ID. IRELAND,
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

Prof. starner has resigned his posi-
tion in the Crystal Falls schools and
will leave April I for Cincinnati, Ohio.
The diamond drill., 1920-03-06

The generous way i'm which the
Hollister Mining Co. accepted the al
lotment OF stock charged 10 them
marks the success OF the hotel project
In Crystal Falls. II may be that there
will be some delay after the corpora
ton gets TO functioning but any delay
which will occur will be because OF
policy, not because OF inability to go
through with the operations.
IL is the intention OF the promoters
to try and induce the mining interests
to take prominent part on the board
OF directors SO that the building may
have the advantage OF the wide bust
ness experience which these people
possess. The advantage OF their ad-
vice In undertakings OF such magni-
tude Is one very important item and
correlating the efforts OF the associat-
ed mining companies with the best
business talent OF the city should re-
suit in some good results in the way
of getting the best building possible TO
get at the minimum of expense.
Meeting Fine Response
The Ireland letter has served to put
lot of hope into the local committees
and the local investors. The mem
bers OF these committees who have
been canvaSsing the community for
subscriptions during the week tell US
that they are meeting with very gem
erous response and that Il looks as II
there is but little chance OF the prop
osition missing. They say that the in
formation regarding the Ireland letter
has permeated all the community and
has given everybody heart TO sub
scribe TO the project.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-22

CRISIS IN FIGHT FOR
PETTIBONE'.S LIFE IS
DUE THIS AFTERNOON

tai two or three times. 1t seems that
the Walbridge ambulance had frequent
OCCASION to go to the hospital either to
remove bodies or to take people there
and that Pettibone drove the ambu-
lance.
Frank O'Toole a taxi driver of Ben
nington told of frequently being hired
both before April sixth and since to
take Miss Guillow and Pettbone to
various places including several trips
to the Guillow home in Sodom. On
some of these trips he merely took
Pettibone to Sodom to visit Miss
IGuillow.
Edward Shannahan a deputy sheriff
of Bennington was the final witness CT
the day. Evidently he had been em-
ployed by the state to shadow the
couple while Pettibone was under sus-
picion. His notebook refreshened his
memory to the effect that he had seen
them meet on the street many times
and had often followed to see where
they went Several times they me-;
near the post office and walked tow
ard the hospital On one instance
they went to the movies together. The
dates Shannahan mentioned were be-
tween April twenty-seventh and May
10th
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-22
TROY ITALIAN
FATALLY SHOT IN
PISTOL DUEL
Building Riddled by Bullets in
Sensational Fight
SLAYER HAD ILLICIT STILL
Large Quantity of "ltalian Wine"
Found by Police at Home Of
Peter D'Alesandro.
HAD ILLICIT STILL

Troy. July 22.-The most sensational
crime in the history OF Watervliet,
since the famous barrel mystery of
some years ago occurred early last
night, when, in true "gunman" style
John Scala, "a years old, of Newark
N. j., died in duei at the plant of
the Foreman, Clark company, where he
had been employed as a foreman.
Peter D'Alesandro, a discharged en-
ploye of the company, the man who,
automatic in hand, entered the office
seeking Scala and killed him. made a
sensational escape, and for him a net
has been spread by the police of the
Upper Hudson district.
John Coleman manager of the plant,
was witness to the entire affair, in
fact, he was between the two men
when they opened fire.
According to the story told by all
witnesses. D'Alesandro and Scala
began firing at each other as soon
as the former turned at the word of
the latter One on each side of the
thin wood partition, they fired through
the boards until the wall and windows
were riddled by steel-jaoketed bullets.
After more than dozen shots had
been exchanged, Scala was seen TO
stagger and his assailant turned from
the room. Pointing his weapon al
Coleman, who had stood, hands aloft.
during the entire affray, he made his
way from the building, jumped into
his waiting su;ky and made off down
Second avenue.
Scala, the man killed, was for.
mer resident of Newark. N. J.. where
he was married about five months
ago.
Acting on suspicion that D'Alesan.
dro might have known something of
the origin of the quantities of italian
wine offered for sale in the vicinity
during the past few weeks the police
/ visited D'Alesandros home at 2413
broadway.
In the cellar was found stiIl for
the manufacture of wine and several
barrels of the beverage. No one was
II the house guarding the premises,
aud the still and wine were brought
to the police station.
AT an early hour this morning
DAlesandro was still at large though
search was being made in the upper
sections of the city.