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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25
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As Judge Healey. gray-haired but
erect, walked up the avenue his keen
glance fell on Gerry Lansing standing
across the street before an art deal
er's window. Gerry's eyes were fas-
tened on a picture that he had long
had in mind for a certain nook in the
library of the town house.
1t was the second anniversary of his
wedding, and though it was already
late in the afternoon Gerry had not
yet chosen his gift for Alix He
turned from the picture with a last
long look and a shrug and passed on
to a palatial jewelers. farther up the
street.
For many years Judge Healcy had
been foster-father to Red Hill in gen
eral and to Gerry I'm particular With
almost womanly intuition he read
what was in Gerry's mind before the
picture and acting on impulse the
judge crossed the street and bought ii.
While the judge was still in the pic
ture shop Gerry came out OF the jew
eler's and started briskly for home.
He had purchased pendant of bril-
liants, extravagant for his purse but
yet saved to good taste by a simple
originality in design.
He waited until the dinner hour and
then slipped his gift into Alix' hand
as they walked down the stairs to-
gether. She stopped beneath the hall
light. 81 can't wait, dear, l simply
can't" She snapped open the case.
"Ohr' she gasped, How dearl How
perfectly dear! You old sweetheart
She threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him twice. Then she few
away to the drawing room in search
Of Mrs Lansing and the judge, the
sole guests TO the little anniversary
dinner Gerry Strengthened his tie
and followed.
Ahx' tongue was ripplng-her whole
body was rippling-with excitement
and pleasure She dangled her treas
ure before their eyes She laid 1t
against her warm neck and ran to
mirror. The light in her eyes matched
the light in the stones. The judge
took the jewel and laid it In the palm
of his strong hand. 1t looked in dam
ger OF being crushed. "A beautiful
thing. Gerry" he said, land well cho-
sen. Some poet jeweler dreamed that
twinlng design and set the stones
while the dew was still on the grass
After dinner the four gathered in
the library, but they were hardly seat
ed when Alix sprang up. Her glance
had followed Gerry's startled gaze
He was staring at the coveted picture
he had been looking at in the gallery
that afternoon 1t hung in the niche
in which his thoughts had placed 1t.
Alix took her stand befose ii. She
glanced inquiringly at the others. Mrs.
Lansing nodded at the judge. Alix
turned back to the picture and gravity
stole into her face Then she faced
the Judge with q smile.
ave live. she said, in Philistine
age. don't we? But I've never let any
Phillsdnism drive pictures from their
right place IN the heart. Pictures in
art galleries." she shrugged her pref
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25
WISE AND HUMANE PROVISION
Uncle Sam, From This Time On, Will
Look After the Bankers" Hith-
erto Neglected.

Those who brave the dangers OF
storm. fog and icebergs of that ele-
waited submarine plateau east OF Cape
Cod. where the bankers seek the
cod. are to be looked after by Uncle
Sam. The men OF the big fishing fleet
which puts of from the New England
coast from Gloucester, Boston, New,
buryport and Portsmouth lead ex-
istences which are dangerous TO bod
ilv health and even 20 life itself
The fishing craft which seek the
cod. hake. halibut and other deep-sea
ground fish on the Georges have mea-
ger facilities for men who become dis
abled and the usual program has been
that when a man got sick he had to
stay sick and take his chances of re-
covery being out OF reach of physl
clans saws the New York Press, edi-
torially. In a single season many
boats and lives are lost. with numbers
more of men injured
The national government has placed
the coast guard cutter Androscoggin
at the disposal Of fishermen that may
become sick or disabled, and the Unit
ed States public health bureau has
fitted out the boat with hospital appll-
ances and fittings A very thoughtful
and attentive locker after the welfare
and safety of Americans is Uncle Sam
becoming in many different ways and
directions
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25

Eyes, It was" said McDale bluntly.
Most satisfactory. But there was a
funny ching there too. They wrote
that while they did not approve Of
Mr.. Wayne's tilue-saving methods. the
finished work had their absolute ac-
ceptance."
The judge was silent for a moment.
You want my adviceT"
Yes, not for our own sake but for
Wayne's"
We'll" said the judge, I'm going to
give it to you for your sake When
you stumble across a boy than can cut
ten per cent on the working and time
estimates of an old hand like Walton.
you bind him TO you with long con
tract at any salary he wants And
just one thing more: when Alan
Wayne steals a cent from you or fifty
thousand dollars you come 10 ME and
I'll pay it."
Media e. eyes narrowed and he
pulled nervously at his cigar. He got
up to take his leave. Judge" he said.
your head is on right and your hearts
in the right place. as well. l begin
to see that widow business Wayne
sized US up for a hard headed firm
when it comes TO paying out what we
don't have to and we are. 1t wasn't
law, but he was right Waltons work
was done just as if he'd been alive.
Even a Scotchman can see that. You
needn't worry A man that you'll
back for fifty thousand Is good enough
for McDale & McDale"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25

Some time ago Brown said to
Smith. Il envy you You come In
contact with all kinds Of men. You
actually know and talk to burglars
and other criminals. All I know
about them Is what | read or imag
inc about them. Now, the next time
you meet d good burglar want you
to send him to me. Give him card
to me and tell him | will pay his car
fare and expenses ] want TO talk to
him and see how criminals differ from
other men,
Smith promised to send along the
next good specimen Of a burglar that
came his way and forgot all about
the matter until some weeks later he
received this letter from Brown.
Your friend came. but | had not
expected him professionally. II you
will tell him to bring back the family
plate and Mrs Browns jewels you
and ! will resume social relations"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25
Good Game to Play on a Train.

Here is an interesting game TO play
when we are travelling by train. While
the train stops at a station, all the
players look about and take as much
notice Of things as possible. Then. a
few minutes after the train has left
the station, VIC take turns at naming
objects which we saw there. OF
course. at first this is easy. and we
can go round and round again, each
player naming one object which no 9th.
CT player has mentioned. But as the
game goes on II becomes harder and
harder % recall something seen Which
.asnt already been aamed. Tho one
Eao is last able to mention an OBJECT
wiDs the game BESIDES being good
sport, is tIsins Ia observation.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25

know If you see any reason why we
shouldn't have that money back, to say
the least"
The judges face cleared Didn't he
tell you why he drew Walton's payT'
"Not a word. Said he'd explain ac-
counts when be got here but that sort
Of thing takes a lot of explaining"
well" said the judge. 81 can tell
you. Waltou's pay went to his VI low
through me I've been doing @'me
puzzling on this case already Now
will you tell ne how Alan got the
money without drawing on your
"Oh. there was plenty OF money ly-
ing around. The job cost ten per cent
less than Walton's estimate II he'd
come back we'd have hauled him over
the Goals for the blunder. There was
the usual reserve for work in mac
cessible regions and then the people
we did the Job for paid ten days
bonus for finishing that much ahead Of
contract time"
The judge unused. was the Job
satisfactory to the people out tAereE
he asked.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25

~ shouders--''f have not been trained
up to them TO me, they are mount
ed butterflies in a museum, cut dow
ers crowded at the ferist's. But this
picture and that nook-they have
waited for each other. You see the
picture nesting down for long rest
and ii seems a snail thing and then
it catches your eye and holds it and
you see that it is q little door that
opens on a wide world 1t has slipped
into the room and become a part OF
life"
A strange stiffness followed on AK
words. To the judge and to Gerry it
was as though tie picture had opened
window to her mind Then she
closed the window. Come, Gerry"
she said. turning. Make your bow
to the judge and bark"
Gerry was eXcitRl. though he did
not show it, you have dressed my
thoughts in words l can't equal" he
said and strolled out on to the little
veranda at the back Of the house. He
wanted to be alone for a moment and
think over this fash of light that had
followed dark day. For the first time
in long while Alix had revealed her
self. He did not begrudge the Judge
his triumph He knew instinctively
that coming from him instead OF from
the judge the picture would not have
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The next day Gerry gave his consent
to AliG' plan for flying trip abroad,
but with a reservation. The reserva-
ton was that she should join some
party and leave him behind
Judge Healey heard of this arrange
ment only when it was on the point
of being put into effect. In fact he
was only just in time at the steamer
to wave good-by to Alix Leaning
over the rail- with her high color. moist
red lips and big excited eyes making
play under golden crown of hair and
over huge armful oI roses. Alix
presented a picture not easily forgot
ten.
The Judge turned to Gerry. "She
ought not to be going without you,
my boy"
"Oh it's all right" said Gerry light
ly. She's well chaperoned It's a
big party, you know"
But during the weeks that followed
the judge saw it was not all right.
Gerry had less and less time for golf
and more and more for whiskys and
sodas. The judge was troubled and
felt a sort of relief when from far
away Alan Wayne cropped into his af-
fairs and gave him something else to
| think about.
When Angus McDale of McDale and
McDale called without appointment
the judge knew at once that he was
going to hear something about Alan.
Lucky to find you in" pulled Nc
Dale, 1T isn't business exactly or
I'd have 'phoned. l was just passing
by"
Well what is it?" asked the Judge.
Offering his visitor a fresh cigar.
ITS this. That boy. Alan Wayne
sort OF protege of yours, isn't he?"
leS--lH Way-yeS, SAID the
Judge slowly, frowning. what has
| Alan done now"
IT'S like this" said McDale. "Six
months ago we sent MIR. Wayne out on
contract as assistant to Walton wal
ton no sooner got on the ground than
he fell sick. He put Wayne in charge
and then he died. Now this is the
| point. Mr.. Wayne seems to have pro-
NOTED himself to Walton's pay He
had the cheek to draw his own as well.
He won't be here for weeks but his
accounts came in today. want to
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25

Il was afraid you and Dubwaite
would come to blows Yesterday"
When we had our little argument
about the war;
Yes"
NO danger of that You see, nei-
cher of us is paeidst."
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25
SYNOPSIS.

Alsr wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
his home, by his uncle, J. Y. as a moral
failure. Glenn runs after him in d tangle
Of short skirts to bid him go9d-by.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-25
Exactly II.

Won't you consider an apartment
proposition
mo. | won't. That's fiat"
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

tween the war cabinet and the rest
Of the government Il not very clearly
outlined. Apparently. however, other
members Of the government will
have the responsibility for working
out, in their respective departments,
the details Of the plans formulated
|by the inner council. The big, sweep
ing program Of war conduct will be
with the group of five, practically Of
three, men; and their policies will
have to dominate domestic as well
as war affairs. for there Is only one
business in Britain, ~ in the rest Of
Europe, today. It 10 the business Of
carrying the war to q successful con-
clusion. Every other consideration
has to be subordinated to that, and
men are compelled to. subordinate
themselves to the. national purposes
and policies. No man will come into
this government without q distinct
understanding Of the place he will
occupy mono will be without very
definite understanding OF the things
expected of him; and chief Of these
will be to make himself q harmoni-
Gus part in the great organization to
make England more efficient. cfec-
tive, and powerful, militarily and
economically, than 10. ever was be-
fore or dreamed IL could be. r.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
PASTOR DEGREES
WOMEN'S FASHIONS
Rev. Or. Gordon Declares Man
10 Helpless In Guarding
e, His Morals.

A msn,is helpless today In guard
Ing hts morals with the prevailing
style OF women's dress observed the
Rev DR.. James L. Gordon last night In
,his sermon At the First congreEa'
tionAl Church on Tho Fashion
Craze
Women who are fashion crazy are
taking a step downward" he de
clared. ''They doll up and parade the
streets, as ~ 20 say TO the men: Here
j am: look me over
women are the worst gamblers In
the world. They will gamble away
their destiny. Through their love for
stylish dress, women are plunging 20
hell thousands OF men every day"
The gsmbIing OF Monte Carlo FADES
into insigniicance when compared 60
the gaming OF women here every day,
asserted the pastor.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
DEFENDS clTYS NAME
Prssehsf Declares Washington
Needs Better Sabbath Observance.

Washington may not be altogether
a Goddess city. In the opinion OF the
Rev. John MacMurray. at Union NJ.
u. Church last hight. but what II
needs Is a more strict observance OF
the Sabbath.
The. pastor defended the often-As.
sailed social world. saying those who
look upon IL must have. jaudiced eyes
To see SO much bad. rr.
The Excise Board IL not wicked"
protested Mr.. MacMurray, hut II In
sadly weak and suffers occasionally
from moral neurasthenia."
The speaker defended also the city's
motion picture houses. saying there
are only four or five that yield a bad
Influence, The District Commission
ers are not a lot OF thieves, as some
may have been impressed, he declared.
He added they are not answerable TO
the citizens for what they do.
I'VE ned a Billy Sunday here to
pump some spiritual ozone into our
atmosphere" he said In conclusion.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

some than fresh. Time was when
hot bread was presumed to be indi-
gestible, and stale bread undesirable.
Now, hot bread gets q high rating
from the dietarians, and stale bread
il preferred by many Of them. Mr..
Corby's plan Of warming the slices
provides II as hot a. may be wanted,
and saves II from staleness.
II shout $4,000 Washington women
could be induced somehow to attend
these useful and practical sittings Of
the Housekeepers' Alliance, there
would be less worrying about the
cost Of foods. II might stay up. but
II wouldn't get to the pocketbook 70
hard.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
A USEFUL GOVERNMENT WORK

The Federal Bureau Of Education
has In recent years been transformed
from an Office for the collection Of
dry statistical data, TO an agency
which has given q helping hand to
most Of the newly developed phases
Of boy and girl training. - :
In its annual report. spprppria-
tions are sought TO extend IT'S work
still further. especially into the
fields Of commercial and industrial
education. It's officials are alive to
the new opportunities for young
business men In our fast expanding
foreign trade, and II is the natural
center for the development Of edu-
cation TO meet this expansion.
Some Of the most valuable work Of
the bureau has been in the study Of
administrative methods Of tho school
systems In cities, towns, and rural
districts. II now seeks funds 10 de-
velop the study Of city and county
school systems by experiments under
scientific control. Many Of the most
marked developments In education
have como about through such move
msnts as the Montessori and the
Gary systems. To have q Federal
agency 60 about educational work as
the Department Of Agriculture has
dealt with farming, would be to
stabilize new ideas. eorrelsts them
and mako them accessible 10 the
great body Of educators. = -.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
THE WICKED MARRIED MEN

All the way from st. Louis, hot of
the pslpitsting wires, comes the an
nouncement that the Commission on
Temperance Of the Federal Council
Of the Churches of Christ in Amer
lea has fixed It's eye on the married
man, and that his derelictions are
being made the subject Of INQUIRY,
Il Ia declared-this, however, on
the basis Of studies In a single city
which Is unnamed-that married
men spend more time in saloons than
do single men. The discovery 10 ac-
counted Somewhat startling" by
the commission, because married
life IL supposed TO have a soldering
eject upon q man." -"
It does, too; truly, it does. Sta
tistics Are inevitably . dangerous re-
lance. Figures don't lie, but.
There 10 a possible explanation Of
the phenomenon of married men
spending moro time in saloons than
single men. Il 10 possible that there
are more married men of saloon
patronizing age than there are single
men. .. ....
Red-headed girls drink less soda
water than other girls. White horses
are less apt to walk down the Ave-
nue. on their hind legs than other
horses. Men named Ezekiel are not
90 much given TO wearing hats ~
men named John. The fact that
there are moro "other girls" than
red-headed ones; more "other horses"
than white ones; more men named
John than named anything else IL
quite a salient detail In such compu-
tations.
Still, II would be interesting to
know how the married men In that
unnamed town manage to do II and
get past.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
LETTERS FROM READERS
Comment on Current Topics In
Communications to the Editor.
, the Editor Of THE TIMES

TO the Editor OF THE TINES:
The rank and file" In the Govern.
ment service In Washington has some.
ming TO congratulate itself about.
Never used TO compliments, perhaps
a pretty word OF praisesnow and then,
they tthe rank and fiie) feel sharply
disappointed whom the newspapers In
their quotation from official reports
fail TO accord them las q cIsss( tho
, ,,, to- which they were en-.
The rank and file" In the Govern.
graduates itself upon the fact that
y Is not a ''non.entity." but that u
Is a much commanded, and useful
force that 10 essential to the proper
whilst its advantages are stifled Il.
results are utilized without regard
The frank and file" In the Govern.
ment service In Washington have
been so long hoping for something
that has not happened that they are
In groove. a groove that leads 10
We 1.-THE rank and fil.) see In the
estimates for 1915, as published in the
Inmates, recommendations for In.
creases OF salary 20 office chiefs.
division chiefs, and others who do not
properly belong to the rank snd
tue, out never a word 10 said. never
a recommendation made that IL one
OF the big bugs IL 20 be promoted
the lesser bug" will be permitted 60
step into his shoes. .
l have looked over the book OF e.
Inmates until my eyes are tired, and
NOWHERE can I find a place where
one OF the rank and file" can be
sandwiched In. =
Mr.. Editor. may ask q question:
Suppose some cataciysm OF nature IN.
capacitated. as IL were, all OF the
rank and file" What would hap.
pen? Would the office chiefs, the
bureau chiefs. the chief clerks, etc.
rush TO the rasouei or, course they
would But could they effect a res
They would not know where TO look
In their own files. Leave IL TO them.
and they would make a sad muddle
OF IL. At that l am willing to le'
them make a test case. To what ~
tent would they telephone or tele
graph for the missing member OF the
rank and file" that his or her pres
ence was urgently needed.
As long as tho bureau and office
chiefs can utilize without trouble the
trained and experienced minds OF the
rank and file" why worry?
1 believe the frank and file" 10
perfectly willing TO 40 FIFTY FIFTY.
ONE OF THE RANK AND FILE.
Washington, December Q. 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
WIDER MEANING OF HOME
ECONOMY ~.

hitherto, avoidance Of waste in
The home has been regarded as q
psfsonal and family saving. Think
ing women awakened to the fact that
the wsstefulness, Of the. average
kitchen might have q wider bearing
The Federal food price Investigators
wisely sustain this view by pointing
out that domestic economy may be
used as q weapon to fight higher
prices in general. ,s-,e &C..
Perhaps q study Of the nations at
wax has helped TO drive this fact
home. Most observers now realize
that industrial preparedness must
supplement military preparedness.
Fewer folk appreciate that domestic
preparedness Is q fundamental part
Of military and industrial prepared
nsaa .t."t
The housewives organization here
which 10 trying to show how higher
wages which arc squandered are de-
plsting the nations capital are per-
forming q valuable service. France
knows and appreciates the economic
importance Of the housewife. This
country has neglected her as an eco
nomic factor. II the present high
price crisis brings US to q realixa-
tion Of her importance It will have
been . blessing in disguise.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
HOW To USE BREAD

When Mr.. Charles !. Corby told
the Housekeepers' Alliance that
probably one-third the bread sold in
Washington Is wasted, he was not
faS from the figure that general be-
lief and common knowledge would
place on that incident to consump-
ton. There was, nothing very i'm
pressive in the statement of what
nearly everybody realized that had
taken the trouble to think or observe.
One Of the most discouraging facts
about domestic wastes is that Amer
leans all know they are wastefpl, and
don't do anything about 1t. They
regard the business Of waste O. one
Of the privileges Of their station.
Why be an American. II 1t doesn't
bring the privilege Of being profit
gate?
But when Mr.. Corby reached the
next stage Of his discussion, he had
illumination and helpfulness. He de-
clared that before the recent increase
in price, sales increased appreciably,
because people found, in an era Of
high costs, that bread was the cheap
est food. Then came the advance
from 8 to scents the standard loaf,
and sales fell of about one-seventh.
This seemingly did not mean that
actual consumption of bread was re-
duced, but that families made 1t 70
farther: ceased wasting SO much Of
1t. t'.
How to save bread? Mr.. Corby,
who is one. Of the greatest authori-
ties on bread. who has made mil
lions of dollars worth of it and has
spent tens of thousands of dollars in
laboratory Investigations Of 1t, told
how his own family handles bread:
The majority OF people do not
know how to eat bread. In my
family the entire loaf is sliced,
these are put into the oven and
warmed about four or Ave min
utes before serving and the slices
that remain are then taken and
warmed with others at the next
meal.
The prejudice against '"stale
bread" is not to be easily eradicated,
despite that increasing numbers of
people know there. is ground for the
belief that stale bread is more whole