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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07
TO SHOOT OR sLUFF7

Synopsis. Warned BY his physi-
clan that he has not more than six
months to live. Dan Failing sits
despondently on park bench, won
dering where he should spend those
six months. Memories of his grand
father and deep love for sll
things of the wild help him In
reaching a decision. In a large
southern Oregon city he meets
people who had known and loved
his grandfather. a famous frde
tiersman. lie makes his home with
Silas LennoX, typical westerner.
The only other members of the
household are LennoX's son, Bill"
and daughter 'Snowbird" Their
abode is in the Umpqua divide, and
there Failing plans TO live out the
short span OF life which he has
been told is his. From the first
Failing health shows marked
improvement, and in the compan-
ionship OF Lennox and his son and
daughter he fits into the woods life
as If he had been born TO it. BY
quick thinking and a remarkable
display of nerve" he saves Len
nox's life and his own when they
are attacked by a mad coyote.
LennoX declares he is a reincarna-
ton of his grandfather. Dan Fail
ing l. whose fame as a woodsman
is a household word Dan learns
that an organized band of outlaws.
of which Bert Cranston is the
leader. is setting forest fires Ian
dry Hildreth. a former member of
the gang. has been induced to turn
states evidence. Cranston shoots
Hildreth and leaves him for dead.
Whisperfoot. the mountain lion,
springs on Rildreth and finishes
him.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

TO be believed, the japanese naval pro-
gram is largely blum They say that
If the present naval programs Of the
three leading naval powers are carried
out until 1925, the United States will
have Is capital ships embodying the
naval lessons OF the late war, Japan.
IL and Great Britain five.
The present naval strength Of the
three powers, according to information
in the possession of the British is as
follows
Great Britain: Capital ships, 30:
light cruisers, 81; destroyers, 1856, and
submarines, 90.
The United States: Capital ships.
80; light cruisers 10; destroyers, 2S4.
and submarines, 1903.
Japan: Capital ships, 81; light
cruisers, II; destroyers. 81, and sub.
marines, 23.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07
CHAPTER Il-Continued.


And as for Whisperfoot-th terror
that chol1ed his heart with blood be-
gan to wear off In little while The
man lay so still in the thickets. Be
sides. there was a strange, wild smell
in the air. Whisperfoot's stroke had
gone home so true there had not even
been fight The darkness began to
lift around him- ana a strange exalta-
ton a rapture unknown before in all
his hunting began to creep into his
wild blood Then. as a shadow steals.
he went creeping back 10 his dead.
Dan Failing had been studying ma
ture on the high ridges and he went
home by back trail that led to old
Bald mountain The trail was Just
narrow serpent in the brush; and
Il had not been made by gangs of
iaoorers. working with Shovels and
picks Possibly half a dozen white
men, in all, had ever walked along it.
10 was just the path of the wild crea-
lures. worn down by hoof and paw
and cushion since the young days of
the world.
II was roundabout trail home,
nut Vet it had its advantages. It took
MIN WITHIN two miles of Snowbird'S
lookout station, and at this hour Of
day be had been particularly fortunate
finding her at a certain spring on
'he mountain side 1t was rather a sim
Gu'ar coincidence Along about four
ne would usually find himself wander
ing up that way. Strangely enough.
&c the same time, it was true thar
she had an Irresistible impulse to 20
down and sit in the green ferns beside
NE same spring They always seemed
10 ba surprised to see one another. In
reality, either of them would have
"een considerably more SURPRISED had
me other failed TO PIT in an appear
"nee. And always they Tad long talks
as The afternoon drew to twilight.
But ! don't think you ought to wait
so late before st 'rting home" the girl
"oRia always 81 You're not a
human hawk, and it is easier 10 get
-ost than you think"
and this sOHcitude, Dan rightly flo.
affd. was a good sign. There was
.aiF one objection to it. It resulted
20 me unmistakble inference that she
sdered him unable TO take care
h.malf-and that was the LAST
on earth that he wanted her
'#aak. He understood her well
to know that ..er standards
lhe standards Of The mountains.
strength and seIf-reliance
r an things. lie didn't stop to
n why every day. he trod 50
f weary mites TO be with her.
vas e. natural as a fawn: and
times She had quite taken away
am And once she did ter
ID didn't thln6 that 50 lol as
spared him he would ever be
= forget that experience. it was
ll.'aay aad knowing Of it ia
mad arranged for the delivery
am package, dear TO a gir'ish
her fathers LousI III the
hour he had come tru9ging
NILS with it, and few ayper
h3s life had ever yielded s.. !
pleasure as the s. .ht Of
as white ana red. as she .oak
aiming paper. was a 'olIy
80 Eeeo.lected-aud wher she
= She fairly ieapcl 1t him.
round arms aruusd his
The suftarr Il.raff.z+ asr.- :.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

The week closed with much brighter
prospects for settlement of the strike
Of British coal miners. Sir Robert
Horne, acting for the government, held
series OF meetings with the miners
delegates and made new offers which
included the suggestion of wage re-
duction OF 3 shillings per shift. The
miners are willing to accept reduc'
ton Of , shillings, and it may be the
government viii arrange a subsidy to
meet the difference. This would amount
TO 100000 monthly while the industry
IS being recognized. IL was thought
the delegates would recommend that
the members Of the union accept the
proposed plan Meanwhile the miners
and owners have agreed TO plans for
the protection Of the mines, and the
railway mems union has modified us
order against handling coal SO that IL
does not apply TO fuel for domestic
purposes, hospitals and public utili'
lies
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07
Crisis Reached in Preparations
Matter, With the Germans
Still EVaSive.
SIMONS MAKES new OFFER
Total War Damage Bill Formally Pre-
scented by the AlIies-Knox Peace
Resolution on Way to Passage
Naval Holiday Move Checked.
BY EDWARD W. plcKARO.


1t would be foolish TO attempt to
predict what will be happening in and
to Germany in connection with the
separations dispute by the time this
reaches the reader. 1t all depends ON
developments during the weekend, so
the most that can be done is 10 tell
what has taken place up TO the time
Of writing
Early in the week the German gov
eminent, really alarmed by the prepa-
rations of the allies to enforce penal
ties, transmitted to Washington a re-
viSed offer which it was hoped would
be submitted to the allied govern
ments as basis for further uesotia
items. In this Doctor Simons proposed
Germany should engage to pay approXi-
mately SD. 800 100000 principal which
with interest would total aboui 500
000,00OUO0 The allies have fixed the
principal at 0OO0o0,0o0 and the to-
tai with interest at $5G0U00 100000 The
suggested methods Of carrying out lbe
engagement are too complicated for
discussion here aud indeed the allies
found them SO vague that fur her eN-
PLANTATION was demanded. What France,
at least considered a joker IN the
offer appeared IN the conditions APP
pended reading
Germany only considers these pro
posals ms capable of acceptance if the
rppilttp. ~ sanctions etnp- immediately.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

The railway workers Of the United
States had their innings before the
railway labor board last week b. NJ
Jewell was their first witness In their
effort to retain the present wage
scales He presented a mass OF evil
dcnce to support the unions two prln-
clpdl points that living costs have
outrun pay rates and that wages in
the only other basic Industries com.
parable to railroadiug, coal mining
ana steel making, have not been re-
dured.
His argument also was framed 10
show thaf the railroads have not OF
Grated With economy and efficiency as
required by the transportation acf-
and G..t the same financial interests
vlir control the railroads also cone
,ro the production Of fuel, timber.
equipment. Oil and other supplies and
that they have determined upon
policy of decreasing railroad expenses
by reducing wages and al the same
time charging unwarranted and I'M
reasonable prices for supplies which
the railroads must purchase
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

Despite The efforts 70 compel early
action toward q naval holiday, by pro-
yiding that expenditure Of appropria-
ti0us for warshlps shall be conditioned
on the Presidents inviting all nations 10
discuss disarmament, Ii Seems certain
congress VIII not at this time take any
action in the way Of reducing naval
armament This, 1t Is said, Is due to
the increasing tension Of the relations
between the United States ana Japan.
According 10 Washington dispatches,
Secretary Hughes has explained The
situation .o the leaders handling the
pendiHg house appropriation bul for
the navy and President Harding in-
yitea Chairman Porter and Representa-
tive Rogers IF the house committee on
foreign 8Tairss To discuss with him tha
international situation aad lis bearing
gu pending legislation
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

Premier Briand was given fun lib
erty Of action by the French chamber
of deputies after he had declared: III
on May l satisfactory proposals, with
acceptable guarantees are not made by
the German government the Ruhr viii
be occupied"
Prime Minister Lloyd George already
had assured the house OF commons that
If the German proposals We're unsatis-
factory Great Britain would support
France in occupation Of the Ruhr.
Whether this occupation would be for
the enforcement Of the treaty Of Yer
sailles or the Paris January agreement
was not made clear in either Paris or
London The French have been insist
ing that Germanys violation of the
treaty would alone be sufficient TO 1us-
fifty the seizure OF more territory No
body, outside Of Germany, disputes this
hut many are of the opinion chat thus
10 curt further Germany productive
power would only make it more diff
cult to extract the reparatious from
her
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

GOO gold marks, The commission in it's
cOmmuniQue said;
'ln fixing this amount the repara-
tons commission had effected the nee
esSary deductions from the amount Of
damages in order to make allowance
for resolutions effected or to be effect
cd in execution of article 23s, and in
consequence no credit will be allowed
to Germany In respect TO such restiu-
tons
The commission has not included In
the above amount the sum In respect
to further obligations incumbent on
Germany IN virtue of the third para
graph Of article 232 to make reim-
bursement of all sums which Belgium
has borrowed from allies and associ-
ated governments up to November H..
1918, together with interest at the rate
of per cent on such sums"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07
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She las to be, TO cover up ne
breaks nzr husband makes"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
TIE NEW POLICE o M

At last Perth Amboy has a poiceweman. Such an Of
Ecer has been badly needed. The person holding it assumes
a grave responsibility and must perform much hard work. 1t
is going to be no sinecure To properly perform the duties Of
a policewoman one must be prepared to wade in filth, if nee
essary, and learn the ways of evil without becoming contain
Hinated. One must be hardened to crime, yet be kind and sym
pathetic. Being a policewoman is no child's job and it is to
be hoped that the person who has been selected by Mayor
\ Wilson thoroughly understocd what was expected of her
before she assumed her duties.
There are two duties that stand out in the public eye in
connection with a polcewoman. One of these is looking after
The young girls who frequent the dance halls. This will re-
quire a great deal of tact and much of the work will have to
be done at night-often late at night. Therefore the person
care of herself under every circumstance and one who can
command respect.
The other duty that the public associates with a police
woman is looking after the female prisoners who chance to
be locked up in the police station, comforting and mothering
the hayward and assisting those in distress. Here is where
the sympathetic and motherly qualities come in.
If the new policewoman is not capable of doing these
things she is not the proper person for the position. No
doubt all this was explained TO her before her name was
presented to the aldermen and she has doubtless impressed
The mayor with her ability to measure up TO the task.
Now that she has been sworn in she should be given
every chance to make good. 1t is for her 10 assume the initia-
tive, make a record for herself and prove that no mistake
has been made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
ONE OF PERTH AMBoY's HaNcIcAps

New York is seriously agitating a new city charter. But
it was only a comparatively few years ago that New Iork's
municipal government was recognized in order TO form the
greater city. Then it was that a system of boroughs was ere
ated each one with its president, with a mayor and a Board
Of Estimate to preside over the whole. But New York feels
That she has outgrown this. She must have a new charter in
order that the city may be kept up to date.
This reminds us that Perth Amboy is still trying TO do
business and make a noise like progress under a charter that
dates back TO 1871, a half century ago. I n 1874 Perth Am
boy was a little village extending only a block or two inland
from the shores of Raritan bay, the principal industry being
oystering.
We sometimes wonder what is the matter with the town
and why we are so often handicapped. Here is one of the
answers. We are trying TO run an up-to-date city of rs. 900
population with a form Of government that was designed for
a village of 1000 population. 1t can't be done satisfactorily.
1fPerth AmbOy were given a new charter bring its GOV
crnment up to date and then had a comprehensive CITY plan
by which to work out its future development. what a won
derful city we soon would have.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
GOSPEL OF HARD WORK
BY DIR. w. f. BARTON

/ am of those who believe that
York is a blessing. 1 am no advo-
C1.e of work for works sake.
/ remember a story commended
to me in my boyhood. of a man VINO
wanted to hire a boy. He assigned
to each applicant the task Of Wheel
ing stones from one side of the field
to the other and then wheeling them
back. The boy who would do that
for the longest period without COM
plant or question got the job.
Now IL / were a tramp and out of
money and too honest to steal and
that kind of job were offered to me,
[ would do it one day but, by the
grace of God, l would not do it a
second day.
/ would arm. as nearly as one
might earn, one days wage at such
labor. But even il l were a tramp,
my life would be worth too much to
waste it in unproductive toll.
| think hat labor is a close APP
proach to a curse when a man works
with no heart in his work and no
sense of the worth of IT..
/ believe that every machine that
Is invented ought to lift something
from the load that rests on the back
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
Daily Letter by Frcderic j. Haskln

Mrs. Brueggeman explained that
the government is progressive in its
compensation law in that all of its
civil employees benefit by it. In the
state laws men and women who are
engaged in industries are %practic-
ally the only one Who may be COM
pensated By law and there is a va
riety of opinion IN different states
as to what industries are sufficiently
hazardous 70 entitle workers to
compensation If they are injured.
In the government, a man who is
struck by a falling object is entitled
to file claim whether he is a clerk,
who was struck by a falling cabinet,
or a labo1ef hit by a falling crate.
The government law recognizes
that there are dangers of office work
not so numerous or frequent as those
of a machine shop. but still worthy
of consideration.
Typical Office disabilities are often
among the most difficult cases for
the commission tn decide. If tuberc-
ulosiS is contracted ard the patient
claims that the disease developed be-
aus of insanitary or otherwise bad
conditions in his office the commits
sion must Investigate both office and
home conditions before making a de-
cision. 1t may be that the patient
has been careless of sanitation and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22

1s
The season is just beginning when
bronchitis starts to claim its victims.
1t is the time, now, to beware Of the
careless cougher, sneezer and spit
ter. Keep away from anyone you
suspect has bronchitis. The disease
itself is not sc dangerous as the po-
tontial results or complications.
Bronchitis is a condition of in
Illumination of the bronchial tubes
with the production of mucus or
phlegm. This irritates the throat
and causes the patient to cough.
Accompanying the cough is usual
ly a slight fever and more or less
irritability and loss of appetite.
There is frequently an Inflammation
of the membrane lining of the nose
the so-called cold in the head"
Many of the acute infectious
diseases frequently begin with bron-
chitis, as measles, whooping cough,
diphtheria, scarlet fever. meningitis
and so on. In fact, bronchitis is a
disease that is said to be responsible
for o~ne-seventh of all sickness!
There is one basic rule for the
prevention of bronchitis and that is:
Keep away from all people already
suffering from the disease.
At this time OF year when the
disease is most observation-disclosures
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
THE BIG THING FOR THE CITY 70 DO

If Perth Amboy has a real city plan providing for mu-
nicipal development for years to come there would not be
the present mLX-up over the railroad siding and other accom-
modations along the waterfront and in the industrial sec
ton. An expert engineer who specializes would have gone
over the city in detail and shown just what could be done
along this line, providing all the why's and wherefores so
that the average citizen could be convinced without all the
argument that is now going on.
To permit the city to grow in the present hodge-podge.
hit-or-miss fashion is a mistake and cannot help but result
in serious harm being done. If the Board of Aldermen. in
considering the budget for the next year, were TO ignore
every other improvement and provide fully for a real. com
prehensve city plan they would be doing the really big
thing for the city. Thereafter, in making up the budget they
would have something to guide them and they would know
what they were doing without any guess work.
Now is the time for Perth Amboy to adopt a CITY plan
before SO many permanent improvements are made. The
adoption OF a city plan is the really big thing for Perth Am
boy to consider.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22
Learn One New Thing Every Day
cILIcIA: GATEWAY BErwEEN LAST AND WEST
BULLETINS BY THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Eierce between Egypt, Syria, Ara
la. Mesopotamia and even the Far
East on the enc hand, and the
Creek and Roman world on the
other. Almost exactly ver this
great arav1 route the famous
Bagdad railway has been construct
cd in late years making Cilicia
again an important way station.
British soldiers, prisoners of the
luiks performed much of the la
Dor in constructing the difficult Sec
ton of the road. through the Taurus
Whether conquest ebbed east
ward or westward Cecilia was
sure to be IN its path. The Persians
held the country 1000 years before
Christ. Nenophon and Cyrus passed
that way. Alexander came through
Ike gates to Cilicia in 1913 Is. c. and
defeated Darius on the plain of Is
srs After his death a Greek
Kingdom sprang UP there. Rome
set up her standard in Cilicia in
hundred years. Tarsus the home of
81. Paul. was the principal city of
Cilicia in Roman times. 1t was
made a free city by Mark Antony;
ana there he was visited by Cleo
p&tre.
THE Arabs had their inning at
the ownership of Cilicia, retaining
control from the seventh to the
tenth centuries During this period
I;yzantium held sway beyond the
Taurus, and the Cilician Gates
formed the bulwark of Christendom
against the Moslems.
Frances interest in Cilicia
which vas recognized after the
World War when she vas given Il
mandate for part of the territory.
raay be traced to the Crusades. A
Frank kingdom was maintained in
Syria for more than hundred years
in the twelfth and thirteenth cen
turtles. Prior TO this large numbers
OF Armenians had moved from the
north because of Turkish encroach-
nient, and had set up the kingdom
OF Lesser Arnenia~in Cilicia. With
tFis Christian kingdom the Franks
had close relations. and in later
years many of the officials of the
C:lician kingdom were Franks.
After the Turkish Empire gain
cd control OF Cilicia in the six
century the Armenians in~the
population suffered much at the
hands of the Moslem fanatics.
Adana, chief modern city of the
pain. has heen the scene of M
bloody massacre after another in
which women and children as well
as men have been slaughtered by
tie thousand. Keen memories of
the massacre of 1919 when the
Young Turk movement arose. Of
that during the World War when
the British left Galipoli, and espe-
olally of that of 1919 to celebrate
Eemal Pasha. are no doubt respon-
s.bIe for the fears of the Christian
Inhabitants of Cilicia as the French
evacuate the territory and leave the
country to occupation by the Ke-
malists."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-22

of mis- health at home.
~ number of CLAIMS are filed with
the government To- influenza cases
contracted, il is hello, III draughty or
badly ventilated rooms. In some of
these. too, the commission finds that
there is &c. sufficient evidence that
office conditions were responsible.
1t is especially hard to fix respons-
ibiity for disease which might have
been contracted az any time during
a considerable period. In every case
every possible bit OF evidence is OBJ
.ained and carefully reviewed. The
commissioners have their staff of
doctors. lawyers, and claim experts
wit'i whom to consult. and doctors
and lawyers in differentsparts of the
country work VITA the commission
to clear up ases of Federal employees
working outside of Washington. =
In 1921. to date, the commission
has paid oft $1,129 900 in compen-
sation for injuries. This does not in
clude lump sum compensation that
is occasionally given 10 a man too
seriously injured to return to his
work. \ lump sum sometimes gives
him u chance to start a small bust
ness for himself. The commission
is kept busy. There are nearly 600,-
600 Federal employees and several
hundred cases come in daily.