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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

also am connected with financial mat ters"
 'I will give testimony said Lawson, regarding the damnable condition which has existed for two years for the regarding the damnable condition which has existed for two years for the purpose of finding remedy for condi- tions which caused hundreds of thou sands of persons to be driven to enor- nous lossess."
 FLIES INTO RAGE
 Lawson flew into a rage after he had proceeded for half an hour, when inter rupted by Representative ChiperfeId. He declared he proposed to say all he had to say regardless of consequences
 What's the penalty?" he shouted. land I'll take 1t in advance"
 The committee room was in an uproar and Representative Henry threatened to clear it and hold the proceedings in executive session.
 Lawson gesticulated; shook his pointed finger in Chiperheld's face and loudly declared he was an American citizen and would see to it that he got his rights.
 Jerry South. clerk of the House. pulled MT. Lawson back into his chair until order could be restored.
 Lawson declared that all he had said
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

sing he would not need to disclose any confidential information.
 Such a matter has not the slightest pertinence to this inquiry on the effect of a leak on the stock market" said Representative Garrett
 After a lively discussion among mem bers of the committee on the propriety of Representative Chiperfeld's' line of ques- tioning. Chairman Henry ruled that the secretary need not answer.
 Secretary Lansing said he did not know if representatives of Wall street papers were present at his conference with news paper men. Neither did he know the duties of the Wall Street Journal rep resentative present.
 LAWSON BEGINS
 Thomas ". Lawson was the next wit ness.
 Chairman Henry told Lawson that he might proceed in his own way for the present"
 Lawson asked if he might be stopped at any point in his discourse.
 MT. Henry said that would depend entirely on whether he confined himself to the sub ject before the committee.
 My name is Thomas W. Lawson" he said. My home is Boston. My occupa- tion, you might say, is that of farm er."
 The crowd laughed
 T don't say I am farmer to be facetious,' Lawson said. Tn a way l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Fairfax Harrison Elected President Northeastern,
 Succeeding Larz A. Jones

New Orleans, January S.-Fairfax Har- rison, president of the Southern rail- way. was elected president of the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad to sue- ceed Larz A. Jones, resigned, at meet ing of the Northeastern's directors here today. The Southern recently purchased the New Orleans and Northeastern, which was a part of the Queen and Cres- cent system
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Marines Go to Hayti

Philadelphia, January S.-Two hundred marines left the Philadelphia navy yard today on the transport Hancock for Hayti, where they will relieve men on duty there. The transport will stop at marines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

ulty heatedly. T would be ashamed to be a party to anything that would blemish the reputation of a public man on mere letter written by man named Curtis. If l were guilty of such thing I would not be Tit to hold the smallest public office"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
ANNUAL FAIR NEXT WEEK.
Twenty Annual Fair of the Co.
gebic County Agricultural Society
to Be Held Sept. IL, l3, ID.

Next week Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, Sept. 12, Is and
IA, are the dates of the annual fair
of the Gogebic County Agricultur-
al Society, to be held at the Iron
wood fair grounds. This will be
the twenty-second annual event.
All the features which have hereto
fore marked this annual event will
be included this year together with
many new ones. Competition for
prizes in the exhibits and other
contests is open to Iron county.
For entertainment and amuse-
ment good program of horse
races, sports, etc, has been pro-
vided. The horse races will take
place on two days, Thursday and
Friday, together with a balloon as
cension with double parachute drop,
stock parade, exhibition fire run
and drill by the Ironwood Fire De
partment, boxing matches by Iron
wood boys and exhibition drill by
Michigan State Mounted Constab-
ulary. On Friday afternoon Attor-
ney J. A. O'Neil will deliver an
address. The miners drilling CON
test will be held Friday afternoon
and other features have been pro-
vded.
The concession rights at the fair
have been given the GogebiC and
Iron counties chapters of the Amer
ican Red Cross and both these
chapters will have booths. In ad-
dition the officers of the agricul-
tural society will donate one quar-
ter of the gross proceeds from the
fair to the Red Cross.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
Win Get Thirty Dollars a Month.

Soldiers called into service for
war against Germany will be able
to send at least S25 a month home
to dependents. In case of death in
line of duty their dependents will
receive from $3.50 up, according to
the rank of the soldier.
This was made clear by Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder in the fol
lowing supplemental ruling which
was sent to the governors of the
states:
please call attention of local
boards to the fact that a soldier 5
pay is not less than $50 a month
and that all clothing, sustenance,
medical treatment and housing are
furnished. Under the law he may
allot any portion of his pay to a
dependent. Many soldiers receiv-
ing $50 month are easily able tc
allot SIS monthly TO the support q
dependents. In case of death in
line of duty the beneficiary desig
mated by the soldier receives SIX
months pay.
Section 4 of the selective ser
vice act provides that those i'll a
status with respect to persons de.
pendent upon them for support
which renders their exclusion oil
discharge advisable may be dis
charged, but it does not require
that they shall be discharged ii
all such cases.
The discretion of the loca
boards is invoked by this provision
and such boards may well take tn,
facts recited above into considera
ton in deciding claims for dis
charge due to dependency with q
view to determining whether, as q
matter Of fact, the person claiming
such discharge will not be in a.
good or better position to supporr
dependents after selection for va,
service than he was before. II sucf
is the caSe, discharge should no
he granted
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

The people of Hurley had been
given but short notice to prepare
for the send off, but even so it was
a grand and glorious affair, show
ing that in the hearts of all there
is present the spirit to do honor to
whom honor is due. 1t was a dem
onstration of Americanism and pa
triotism pleasant to behold. The
members of the local exemption
board wish to express their appre-
citation to the people of Hurley and
vicinity for the splendid turnout,
and to the members Of the band do
they especially feel grateful.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
KILLED BY STREET CAR.
Andrew MattsOn, of IronwoOd, Instant.
" Killed On Street Railway
Monday Forenoon.

Andrew Mattson, of IrOnwood
was struck by a street car about IL
O'Clock Monday forenoon while
walking on the track and instantly
killed. He fell underneath the
wheels in such a way that his head
was severed from the body. Cor
oner Charbonneau took charge of
the remains and later they were re-
moved to Ironwood. An inquest
was set for Monday afternoon and
adjourned to Sept. "a.
Mattson came to Hurley and af-
ter transacting business at the of
fee of the Iron County Lumber
and Fuel Co. started to walk TO
town on the street car track. The
street car which caused his death
was coming from Gle and struck
Mattson Just before he reached the
Office of the American Express Co.
The motorman. Thomas Hand
rang the bell when he saw Mattson
on the track and no doubt expect
ed that Mattson would step off the
track before the car reached him.
Passengers on the street car stated
that the car was travelling at speed
of about IS miles an hour. Matt
son, according to his friends, was
hard of hearing and evidently did
not hear the gong of the approach
ing car. When Motorman Hand
noticed that Mattson was not going
to step off the track and when quite
close to the man he applied the
brakes and reversed the power, but
was unable to bring the car to a
stop before the man was struck.
Mattson was 66 years of age and
had been a resident of Ironwood
for many years. He is survived
by his wife and a daughter.
Motorman Hand had been in the
employe of the street railway COM
pany for about two years. Since
the accident he has been seriously
i'll, the gruesome sight and shock
to his nerves proving almost too
much for him.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
Railroads viii Be Busy.

Passenger facilities of the rail
roads of the United States will be
taxed to the utmost this month, in
transporting the 687 900 men in
the regular army to the various
cantonments, carrying visitors to
numerous state fairs and handling
the regular passenger traffic.
The movement of troops must
have precedence over all other traf-
fc, even if it necessitates a reduc-
tion or even the abolition of the
special trains which in former years
have been run to accommodate those
attending state and county fairs.
1t is possible that in places there
may te officially in maintaining
on certain days the regular passen
/ ger service, on account of the ex-
traordinary call by the government
for passenger equipment.
1 To move merely one field army
of 80, 900 men requires 8, 229 cars,
made up into 500 trains with 36t
! locomotives and train crews.
In addition to moving the 687,-
900 men in the regular army, the
railroads have been asked to trans.
port $50. 900 men Of the national
guard to their training camps.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY.
Vacation Days Have Come to an End
and Young America Must Again
Take Up Lessons.

Another year work will be ush-
cred in next Monday in the Hurley
public schools, when children and
students will again heed the call to
books and lessons after having en-
JoYed more than three months va
cation.
On account of the remodeling of
the high school not being finished
1t will be necessary to use several
places for school purposes for a few
months. The high school will as
semble in the court room, the 8th
grade in the town library, the sew
enth grade i'll the Presbyterian
church parlors, the fifth and sixth
grades in the old kindergarten
building, the fourth grade in the
South Side school and the first, sec
ond and third grades will meet in
halliday sessions at the South Side
school, the children from the south
side meeting in the morning and
those from the north side in the
afternoon.
A general teachers meeting will
be held this afternoon at the South
Side building.
The following teachers have been
employed together with J. +. Muir
ply, superintendent
High School.
Harold J. Connors, principal;
Ruth Lobdell, assistant mathema.
tics; Kathleen Wright, assistant
English Bernadette CORY,
assistant Latin History; Luella
ThaCher, science; Irene Paul, sci
ence-history; Eileen Harrington,
music and drawing; +. Goldman,
domestic science; Olga Dreger, 8th
grade; Helen Sullivan, 9TH grade;
Dorothy Perron, 9th grade; Agatha
Houlehan, 5th grade; Nellie c.
Frame, 4th grade; Alice Miller, cd
grade; Hazel Hawn, end grade;
Donna Downs, Ist grade.
South Side school Mary Muir
ply, 3rd grade; Gertrude Newett.
end grade; Hazel Leavitt, Ist grade
Cary school-Miss c h M b ers,
principal; Miss Arthur. Miss Nc.
Cauley, Miss Hughes, Miss Hoye,
Miss Schmagner, Miss Swanstrom
Gle school-Marie Bergland and
Anna Gimski.
Montreal school-Geo. w. Sulli-
van, principal; Myrtle Arthurs,
Mary Fries, Cecil Nolan, Tilda
Johnson, Alice Canney, N ettie
TosCh.
Pence school-Edrye Trier, Hill
da Lake, Luverne Canney.
Meadeville sChool-Miss Waters.
Miss Friola.
Defer school-Miss Balm.
Hinkle school-Miss Larson.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
Insects and Crops.

An annual loss of crops from insects
In the United States is estimated at
81, 20O.OOO,000. In view Of this every
one ought to encourage a bigger force
OF bird police.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
left FOR CAMP GRANT.
i, Contingent of Iron County's Men
u n,,fted for Army Service Left
Yesterday Afternoon.

AeSteIudN dlN~ii
from Iron county, five per
Of the county's quota, LETT for
.A cantonment at Camp Grant,
s. ford H., where they will be
uhysical examination by
nbvsicians and if they pass
4. termination will be accepted
/. service in the army. They left
/. The o'clock train for Escans-
+. Going from there to Milwaukee
.,a then to Rockford. Those to
,shom goes the honor of being the
81, to 90 from this county since
she draft are:
lOHN GRENDA. Hurley
FELIX OBERTONE, Hurley
ANTON BOSIO, Hurley
HENRY BRADLEY, Hurley
ROBERT WARREN, Hurley
brio KALLIO, Iron Belt
The Young men were given a
Oood send off, their relatives and
sriends and hundreds of citizens
qEthered at the depot to bid them
fatewell. At noon all the business
places in town closed and remained
c)osed until after the train had
pulled out. The young men were
escorted to the depot by long
marching column of school child
rem, civic officials, the members of
The local exemption board and citi-
zsns Many carried flags and two
large outstretched flags we've car
ried by Young men who later will
go in answer to the call to the col
ofs The parade was headed by
dc Hurley City Band and after
iorming in line at the court house
marched down main street to the
depot, the band playing martial
and patriotic airs. Hundreds of
people crowded the sidewalks and
Rhen all had assembled at the
DEPOT the crowd was immense. Be-
iore the train pulled in the band
mndered a number of patriotic
SELECTIONS and relatives and friends
bade Godspeed to the departing
ones, presenting a touching and
Patriotic scene. Henry Bradley,
b behalf OF the drafted boys, ex-
tended thanks to the people who
Bad assembled to do them honor
and in his closing remarks laid par
Ocular stress on the duty of Amer
cans to uphold the cause for which
he and his comrades were going to
do their bit. " The train pulled
an and tender hearts and some
8Neeplng eyes witnessed the young
men 80 aboard and leave amidst
rheers and waving hands.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
FlRMNEss.

Firnnsss 10 great virtue.
Firmnsss, both in sSHsranes and
sKsrtion, 10 a character which !
would wish to posssss@ have
always dsspissd ths whining yslp
Of complaint and The eo~ard!y,
feeble rsaelvs.-Burns.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

Bix-Say, what's the rest OF that quo
tation beginning Truth is mightyT
Dix-"Scarce," | guess.-Exchange.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19
THAW IS INDICTED
 FOR WHIPPING BOY

NEW YORK, Jan 9.-Harry K. Thaw was today indicted by the grand jury on three charges of crim- inally assaulting Fred Grump, Jr., a high school boy of Kansas City, Mo. A bench warrant was issued for Thaw's arrest. The district attor- ney, soon after the bench warrant for Thaw's arrest was issued, re- ceived a telephone message from Philadelphia saying that George S.. O'Byrnes, described as Thaw's body guard, charged with aiding and abet- ting his employer.
 Thaw is accused of enticing Grump 16 years old, from Long Beach, Cal, to this city and having assaulted him at hotel here with a buggy-whip on three different occa- sions.
 Testimony brought out at Thaw's two trials and during the litigation over his release from Matteawan had to do with, the whipping of young women in fashionable hotel apartments by Thaw and was clio tied in an effort to show that Thaw was insane.
 The same charges were made at his murder trials It was said he di rected the whippings at almost any beautiful girl he met and that many young chorus girls suffered.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19
MINER KILLED BY EXPLOSION

GLOBE, Jan. 9.-Mart Nagle, a miner employed at the Old Dominion mine, was instantly killed at 11:15 o'clock last Friday evening by an ex- plosion of powder which he was carry ing. At late hour last night an in vestigation by the mine officials failed to reveal the cause of the accident.
 The tragedy occurred on level 15 east as the man was on his way to a point where powder was to be used for blasting. Without warning the bundle which Nagle was carrying ex ploded, blowing the carrier a number of yards When workmen reached the spot where the miner lay life was extinct.
 As far as could be ascertained this morning the deceased leaves no rela- tives residing here. An attempt will be made to discover possible relations, and also to determine the cause of the premature explosion.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19

 B of the First Arizona regiment re- turned to Naco after having sent five men back.
 Eddie Manciet, a member of Com pany B, who is clerk at the Santa Rita hotel, has agreed to go back to Naco. Manciet had not reported and claimed that he had been disqualified by phy- sicians for overweight and because he had recently submitted to an oper- ation.
 Captain Browne went to the Santa Rita. to see Manciet about thematter. A dispute arose and Captain Browne arrested Manciet. Later Manciet was allowed to go on his own recognizance He is married.
 There are said to be number of national guardsmen in the vicinity of Tucson who have never reported.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19
ARIZONA GUARDS MUST HURRY AND REPORT

TUCSON, Jan. 9.-Efforts are be- ing made by officers of the Arizona national guard to procure the presence of all members who have not thus far reported for duty. While such de- 1inquents are subject to court martial, dishonorable discharge and peni- tentiary term, under a ruling in test case recently, it is understood that anyone reporting voluntarily will be 1eniently dealt with.
 Captain M. G. Brown of company
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19
DOES THIS CONSTITUTE
 MISUSE OF U. S. MAILS?

AJO, Ariz., Jan. 9-An interesting legal question has risen here as the aftermath of the strike of New Cor nelia employees. It is: Does the so- licitation of funds through the Un- ited States mails, after a strike has ended. constitute fraudulent use of the mails? It is said that despite the fact that the large majority of em- ployes who went on strike have re- turned to work, appeals are still be- ing sent out through the mails beg ging money to support the strike.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19

machine with a battery and wires which would have been connected by the sliding off of the lid of the box. Four percussion caps, embedded in a considerable amount of dynamite, would have been exploded.
 The package was addressed to J l.. W. Fisher The return address on the wrapper read From Joe 4Kovich, Auburn, Wash"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19
BOMBS SENT WOMAN

BSBEE, Ariz. Jan. 9.-When Mrs.
 J. w. Fisher, wife of a shiftboss in the Calumet and Arizona mine, lifted the top of a Christmas box with a knife instead of sliding the top off as it was meant to have been done, she saved herself and dinner guests from being blown to atoms. The box con, tained an elaborately made internal
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19

Instead of coming to this oouatry in order to make an aeroplane flight back to Europe, the two aviators who have arrived in New York should have flown over here and been done with it.. as
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19

According to fashion note, high boots for women will go out soon, in order to save leather, but it's a., far cry from 12-inch boots to sandals.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-01-19

Talk of busting General Joffre must be based on the theory that he has already done enough for France.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-22
German Consul BOpp
Is Sentenced to Term of
Two Years In Prison

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Franz Bopp,
former German consul general here,
must serve two years Imprisonment and
pay $4,000 fine for violation of Am
eriean neutrality.
This sentence was pIbnounced on
him this afternoon by United States
District Judge Hunt after the court
had overruled motion for new trial
for Bopp and his convicted associates.
Bopp was found guilty on two counts
OF the Indictment. On the first he was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine and on the second ia
one year imprisonment and $4,000 fine
Ii was stated, however, that his actual
sentence will be two years and $4,000
fine, as the prison terms will run con
currently.
Bopp's attorneys announced that
they would appeal Immediately.
Eckhardt Won Setback, former vice
consul, and Lieutenant Baron Wilhelm
Won Brincken, military attache of the
consulate, were sentenced to the same
term as Bopp.
A similar sentence was pronounced
on Charles c. Crowley, secret service
agent OF the German consulate, while
Mrs. Margaret Cornell, who was Grow
ley S assistant, was sentenced to a
prison term of one year and one day.
All prison terms will be served in
the McNeil's Island penitentiary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-22
COLONEL BISHOP
ARRIVES At YUMA
Bunch of Dried Yellow Flow.
ers, the Cavalry Color,
Found IN Breast Pocket

Yuma, Arizona, Jan. ga small
bouquet of half dried yellow flowers
was crushed in the leIt pocket of Lieu
tenant Colonel Harry G. Bishop, army
aviator, when he was found in the des-
ert south of here, after having been
lost FOR nine days.
Crawling painfully on his hands and
knees, the weakened officer had gath
cred them with infinite labor as he
faced death in the sands. Yellow is
the color of the cavalry arm of the
United States army and Bishop trained
in that branch, il he had to die he
wanted to go out with the color of the
service he loved pressed against his
heart.
With weary smile Bishop made this
explanation of the presence Of the
flowers in his pocket, attendants who
carried him to safety told newspaper
men today.
1t may be several days before Col
onel Bishop can tell the story of his
nine days wandering and of the four
days when, too weak to walk, he sent
his subordinate, Lieutenant Robertson
ON ahead of him and remained to die,
as he believed, alone. Complete rest
was ordered for him at the hospital
here.
Physicians said that had he remain
ed unattended ten hours more he would
have died. Even now his condition is
so critical that he will not be moved
to San Diego for several days.
Surrounded by an eager group of
newsDanermpn when he reached Well
ton, Ariz., after an ambulance and
stretcher trip from the Mexican desert,
Bishop tried to tell his story but he
was only able to corroborate Lieuten-
ant Robertson s statement before he
weakened and the doctors ordered 81
lence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-22
THE Lilac Domino
< * x * x x * x x y X x x

Andreas Dippel will present "The
Lilac Domino" at the Grand theatre
tomorrow night. Unqualified praise
and crowded houses have followed this
production across the country thus far,
repeating the plaudits which it won in
its record breaking run in New York
City, Boston and Washington last sea-
son. The cast includes some of the
finest voices in the country Among
them are Bradford Kirkbride, Yvonne
Darle, Marie Hamilton, Joseph Carey,
Edward Crawford, Allen Ramsey, Mile.
Andree Corday, and Archibald Gil.
christ. There is chorus of fifty ra-
dainty youthful girls of the peach.
blow variety in the chorus, who sing
and dance in the most bewitching man
ner and display gorgeous costumes that
are fashion show in themselves. There
is fun and merry making, dancing and
laughter but everything is secondary to
the beauty of the score and the wonder
fully catchy lyrics. In the matter of
scenic and electrical effects there is a
thrilling surprise in store for the pa
irons of the Grand during this engage
ment.