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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
SuffOcated by Gas.

Joel Strang, All employee OF the
city of Ironwood water depart
ment, was suffocated BY gas in a
manhole on Silver street on the
Ironwood side of the bridge Satur-
day afternoon. The use Of
pulmotor failed to revive the man.
Strang entered the manhole early
in the afternoon, ostensiblv TO work
around or take readings from the
meter through which passes the
water from Ironwood to Hurley.
Ii is believed that gas in the man
hole Immediately had its effect on
Strang and he was rendered I'm
conscious, How long he had been
in the hole is not known definitely,
but his predicament was discovered
when an employee of the gas de
partment looked down in the hole
and saw Strang lying there, Men
engaged in unloading snow taken
from Silver street in Hurley into
the river assisted in pulling Strang
from the hole. The pulmotor from
the Ironwood fire hall was dis
patched to the scene and was used
for almost an hour in the efforts to
revive the man, but of no avail,
the gas having got in its deadly
effect and Strang never regained
consciousness.
Strang was an old employe of
the city and lived in Ironwood for
many years. He was Is years old
and leaves the widow and seven
children.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
RON BELT HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING BURNED MONDAY
building Burned to the Ground and All
Equipment Destroyed. Origin
of Fire Unknown.

The Iron Belt high school build
BIZ was burned to the ground Mon
aay evening The building and
contents are a total loss with but
bttle insurance.
The origin of the fire is un-
known but before it was discovered
\ had gained such Roadway that
here was no possible chance of say.
Ihg the building nor any Of the
sontents. The fire was discovered
shortly after eight o'clock and the
Interior of the building was then a
bass of flames. The two story
hame structure, old and dry as
dnder, was rapidly eaten up by the
aames and it was with difficulty
Ehat adjoining property was saved
The school district suffered the
Greatest loss in the destruction of
~ equipment and apparatus. The
lew school building under consruc-
bon at Iron Belt will not be COM
pleted for probably a few months,
and with the destruction of the
Equipment in the old building it
Fill be necessary to purchase new
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
Lecture Next Friday.

On Friday evening, March !,
Hurley people will have another
treat in store for them. The second
number of the Knights of CoIum-
bus lecture course will be held in
the Lincoln high school auditori-
um, and the Council is very happy
to announce that it has been fortun.
ate enough to succeed in getting the
Reverend Father Noonan, presi.
dent of the Marquette University,
who will lecture on Christian
Ethics of Education. Father
Noonan, as president of one of Wis
consin's largest educational institu-
tions, is we'll known throughout the
state as an educator and a thinker.
Indeed, his fame has gone beyond
the state, and he is known through
out the length and breath Of this
country as one of the foremost lead
ers and thinkers in the educational
field. The lecture will be open to
the public, and will start at $50
p NJ. No admission will be charg-
ed, and all are cordially invited to
attend.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25

equipment for the new building,
entailing additional expense to the
school district. Until the new
building is ready for occupancy
school activities at Iron Belt will
be curtailed, although arrange
ments have been made to hold class
es in other buildings.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
Lent Begins Next Wednesday.

Next Wednesday, March /,
Lent begins and extends until
Easter, which this year falls on
April 10.
The fixing of the date of Easter
puzzles many persons, but it is
really very easily done. The first
Sunday that follows the first full
moon after March 81 is Easter
If the first full moon after March
al falls on Sunday, however, then
the following Sunday is Easter.
Easter never comes earlier than
March p and never later than
April rs. In 1928, Easter Sunday
will fall on April I, which is also
noted for being All Pools Day. .
These are the perfect days for check
/ or ph9mDionshiD coufasta
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
RANGE TOWNS
ISOLATED BY STORM
Most Severe Storm of the Season
RACES for Two Days and Nights.
All Trains Annuled.

/ The most severe storm of the
season ragged over this section
Wednesday and Thursday and
isolated the Gogebic range towns
from the rest of the world, all
passenger, mail and freight service
being at standstill. Communica
ton with the outside world by
telephone and telegraph was limit
ed.
A heavy fall of snow, driven by
a northeast wind, prevailed all day
Wednesday and in the evening the
velocity of the wind increased. A
regular old time blizzard ragged all
Wednesday night and up until late
in the afternoon Thursday, when
the storm abated.
The storm was quite general
over the northwest, covering a
wide territory. Reports from some
places were that it was even more
severe than on the Gogebic range.
From Ashland came the report
that it was the worst for many
years. At Duluth and Superior
the storm ragged as early as Tues
day morning.
A general tieup of rail service
resulted, the heavy snow being
piled into huge drifts by the strong
wind and preventing movement of
trains. All trains through this
section were annuled. The last
train through here was Wednes-
day morning and that was three
hours late. The Wednesday after
noon train from Chicago to Ash
land was held up at Amigo. Trains
for the south did not leave Ash
land at all. This condition pre-
vailed all day Thursday and even
in the local yards not car was
moved.
Street car traffic was at a stand
still with the exception of short
distance within the city limits of
Ironwood. Street car service west
of Hurley ceased early Wednesday
evening and it will probably be
few days before cars are running
west. Traffic between Hurley and
Ironwood was opened yesterday.
Yesterday morning opened bright
and clear with the sun shining, re-
vealing wildly the results of the
storm. The work of digging out
started in earnest yesterday morn
ing. Flows were put in service in
the railroad yards, assisted BY
large crews of snow shovelers.
Shortly after seven O'Clock an
engine pushing plow started for
Ashland.
The first train from the south
to reach Hurley since Wednesday
forenoon pulled in shortly after one
o'clock yesterday afternoon. This
train left Milwaukee Wednesday
morning and on account of the
storm was tied up at Amigo. Two
engines were used to pull the train
from Amigo here and they both
showed the effects of the storm and
bucking snow drifts. The engines
we're covered with snow and ice.
The train was small one, two
coaches besides the mail and bagg-
age cars.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-25
Legion Dance Postponed.

The dance which was to have been
given under the auspices Of the local
American Legion Post n the Lincoln
school gymnasium last night was
postponed on account Of the Indictment
weather until next Monday night
Feb u.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
ONCE OVERS
WHEN HOME FOLKS FAIL.

Gone of the best things you did for yourself said
friend to another go and stay among strangers
Immediately after you married.
The one who made the remark has always been among
relatives and homefolk
The who made the remark disgusted because
in every effort get ahead and accomplish something
unusual of the homefolk intimate friend
would laugh and say: "What do you know about that?
Billy is making big bluff that he knows So-andSo and
this and that and-why he has been away from
home, could do it well he, if had the nerve"
And the wrench fell in the works and another
bition killed
1t very often happens that those nearest and dearest
do not appreciate the ability the possibility of the
characters associated with them in home life
Neither do they appreciate how many longings have
been stfled and embryonic efforts dashed by the shallow
laugh of supposed friend, brother sister, when
bit of faith and encouragement might have made really
great character in the long run.
Don't make necessary for your boy GIRL for your
brother sister to away from home to find appreciation
and encouragement
The Washington times., 1922-12-28

" HE story Of pre-. historic man,
extending back tens and
l. even hundreds of thousands
Of years, Is expanding with sur
prising rapidity. Farther and FAR
ther into the remote past the dis
covery OF the monuments or hu-
man industry and of the remains
of early man himself, Is being
pushed. At the same time addi-
tions are being made to the
number of successful industries
that have been recognized as
characteristic Of the advancing
races Of primitive men.
The earliest history OF Egypt,
Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, India,
China. and other lands where
lived the people that the Bible,
and the great literatures OF the
world, treat of, Is but story or
Yesterday compared with the rec
ords of incomparably more an
cient peoples that modern archae-
ology and geology have gathered.
Antiquity takes on new sig'
nificance in the light or these
marvellous discoveries. Inc psla
mids and the sphinx appear no
longer truly antique. Inc tiine
s,,nposed to be told in the story
of the tower Of Babel, or thas y,
Abel's murder. or that Oh Aua,n
and Ewes expulsion from .he
Garden. loses its aspect OF AMI
uity when confronted with lhe
chronology Of geologic man.
Have Air Of Newness.
u,, those discoveries are them
selves so recent that they impart
the air Of newness to their SUD-
iect. Thus the most ancient his
tory becomes the latest knowl'
edge, and the greatest novelty Is
found in the remotest past. Ihere
Is nothing hackneyed about the
doings OF "FoXhall man the
ancientest Of all yet known-hV-
ing on that spot of earth where
England now stands. and sur
rounded by relatively primitive
mastodons. rhinoceroses. saber.
tooth tigers and two species OF
elephants"
Some Of these creatures that
perhaps did not daunt him more
than they would daunt us, have
in the flow of later time utterly
vanished from the earth, leaving
their kind unrepresented on this
planet; but he, though his race is
gone, is not thus unrepresented
in the modern world. for we are
OF his species.
Through his brain coursed the
stream of thought that has sim.
ply deepened and broadened
down to our more highly organ
lied mental apparatus. The proof
that he was true thinker.
though an humble one, is plain to
be seen in the ten or a dozen
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
minent Astronomer and Authority Subjects of Scientific

kinds of flint implements that he
fashioned, in the clothing that he
made for himself, and in the
great fact that he used the secret
that Prometheus filched from the
gods, and warmed himself with
fire Of his own kindling.
Henry Fairfield Osborn and
Chester A. Reeds, of the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History,
are the authorities for placing
the Foxhall type of humanity in
the Upper Pliocene division OF
geological time. This was imme-
diately preceding the Pleistocene,
frequently called the glacial
epoch. To say, then. that Fox
hall man lived a hundred thou
sand years ago is TO be very mod
crate in statement.
First Intergiacial Time.
The discoveries of the Foxhall
remains were made in 1921 at
place called Foxhall, near Ipswich,
England. More recent than the
Foxhall industry, say the authori-
ties just above mentioned, is that
of Cromer on the east coast OF
Norfolk. discovered in the sum-
mer of 1921. This, they affirm,
belongs to the Lower Pleistocene,
or TO the First Interglacial time"
/ This means that the men Of the
Cromer type lived in the interval
between the first invasion of the
ice and the second, for it has been
discovered that the great ice age
was not a continuous period, but
consisted of several alternate ad-
vances and retreats of the ice, the
interglacial periods enjoying rela-
lively warm climatic conditions.
So we see these early men shut
in, chronologically. between two
great hedges of glaciers. And.
similarly. some of the succeeding
primitive races appear to have
flourished amid the CLEANS OF sun
shine that divided the stages OF
glaciation. What a background OF
climatic variation and capricious
grandeur of scenery these, our
ancient forbears had for their
stage of life.
And now, thanks to these re-
cent discoveries, we are able, say
Messrs. Osborn and Reeds, ito fix
with considerable certainty the
geologic level of the entire success
sion of human industries, namely.
the Foxhallian, Cromerian, Chel-
lean, Acheulean, Mousterian, Au-
rignacian. Solutrean. Magdalenian.
and Campignian. We are also able
to fix with considerable exaCtitude
the geologic age of the successive
races Of men, |. e., Trinil. Pilt.
down. Heidelberg, Neanderthal.
and Cro-Magnon. which appear be.
tween Foxhallian and Magdalen-
ian industrial times"
Verify this is an old species that
we belong to.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
WHY
Arc Beauty" Patches Worns

Portraits Of many of the beau
ties Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries show them
with tiny bits of court.plaster,
often cut into fantastic shapes,
upon their cheeks, and this fad
for beauty patches" as it is
called, has been widely revived
Of late years. But the great ma
jority of women who wear what
they consider aids to their beauty
are not conversant with the real
reason for the launching of this
unusual fashion.
This dates back to the old duel
ling days when men wore strips
Of plaster on their faces to hide
the unsightly scars which they
had. received in affairs of honor,
and some of the beauties Of the
Court Of France began to initiate
them, particularly when it was
found that the black plaster
formed a startling and pleasing
contrast to the whiteness of
their skins. 1t was not long
before the tiny bits of court.
plaster were cut into circles and
stars. crescents. and various other
odd shapes, and the fad for wear
ing what is really a relic of the
days when duels were fought
almost every hour has persisted
In spite Of the passage Of two
canturteA
The Washington times., 1922-12-28

An innovation in flags by
Messenger vessels was wit
11ed when the S. S. President
Garfield of the United States
lines arrived in quarantine on
recent trip from London.
When the revenue cutter puileu
alongside the Garfield the custom
inspectors looked i'm astonishment
at a strange flag that was flying:
Many admitted that they had
seen queer flags in their years OF
meeting the thousands or Vessels
that have come into the port OF
New York, but they all agreed
that this particular flag was the
most novel one that they had
ever seen. On boarding the ves-
sci, one Of the first questions
that was asked of Captain Look
was: Where did you get tnat
flag and what is 1t all about?'
Captain Look explained that
on leaving London he noticed the
very bashful and retiring de-
meanor OF two young couples.
and that II did not take him very
long to figure out that they were
on their honeymoon. The next
morning various stewards re-
ported to the chief steward that
they had swept out enough rice
in fifteen staterooms to make
puddings for the entire crew for
seven round trips to Europe.
The information was reported
to Captain Look and he realized
that there were fifteen honey
p,oop coiples on board, that he
was in command OF a veritable
honeymoon ship and that II was
only right that the fact should
be duly heralded and proclaimed
to all ships that they passed by
flying a special flag. He called
the ouartermaster and, giving
him a drawing. instructed him to
make tbs flag at once.
Through the stewards reports
concerning the rice Captain Look
knew who the honeymooners
were, and at dinner that night
each couple was surprised to find
a note from the captain request
ing their presence at n very
solemn and important occasion
which would take place on tse
promenade deck at 10 o'clock the
following morning.
The next morning promptly at
four bells the fifteen honeymoon
couples assembled. without the
slightest idea OF what was going
to happen and what II was all
about.
Captain Look and several Of.
ficers approached the expectant
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

"O bear is to conquer our
i fate.
Unto the pure all things are
pure.
How poor are they that have
not patience.
A single fact Is worth a ship.
load Of argument.
Counsel after action is like rain
after harvest.
The art Of pleasing is the art of
rising in the world.
The word knowledge" strictly
employed implies three things:
Truth, proof and conviction.
He only Is great who has the
forming what none in ten thou.
sand could accomplish. passes on
like Samson. and tells neither
father nor mother Of it,"
To be thrown on ones own re-
sources Is to be cast in the very
lap of fortune. for our faculties
undergo a development and dis
play an energy Of which they
were previously incapable.
Copyright. 1922. by Newspaper Featur
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
BOY, IA, HAS
NEVER SHED
A TEAR
ooOyrasss ls2s. b. star ousapany.

r ONDON.-Fourteen years old
and never shed a tear!
- This is the rare record OF
Camberwell boy, Bernard
Waites. who has never been
known to cry, and has only
whimpered once.
Il have never seen his eve
moisten since the moment no
was BORN said Mrs. Waites. he
had most of the baby ailments
that bring tears, and has since
had his share of bumps and
bangs like any other boy.
Every means has been tried
to- make him cry. Bigger boys
have tormented and excited him,
Knocked and jcered at him. told
him sad stories and even stuck
pins in him-without drawing the
suspicion of a tear. He whim-
pered once, for about half
second. when his father cut his
corn too low. did not hear
the whimper."
This fourteen-year-o fearless
boy has an exceptionally strong
and well-knit frame. He Is over
five feet three inches in height.
He has the muscles and sinews
almost of man, lisps like
child, and still has seven Of his
first teeth uncut. He only began
to talk when he was twelve years
old.
"He has more than the nor
NAL boys share Of feeling, in
telligence, and understanding"
said Mrs. Waites, 'and l am
convinced that a good burst of
tears would cure him of all his
'queerness,' backwardness and
restraint. I would sell my home
to see him cry"
Bernard wears the habitual ex-
preston in his dark eyes of a
better for a good cry.
And I would like to cry" he
said, III only to make mother
glad"
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
Pastor Passes Hat
in Hotel Lobby

OAN FRAN SCO-Rev. w.
X. Guthrie, d. D., outdid
~ the blind man when with
his hat In hand he paraded the
lobby Of the Palace Hotel and
took up a collection.
The money was not for him.
self but for the Travellers Aid.
DR.. Guthrie. had just explained to
his fellow Rotarians at luncheon
that the wealthy directors of the
aid society had levied an assess
ment of 800 on each member In
order to clear up the finances in
anticipation of the Community
Chest plan.
"The directors" said Rev.
Guthrie. forgot that the clergy
mans income will not sustain
such large levies. and as a
preacher is supposed to ask for
money on all occasions, l will
now pass the hat"
Thus the clergyman spread the
assessment upon the Rotarians,
who cheerfully met It
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
How Scotland Yards Bird" Rids
England of Undesirables
One 'Chrp" Generally Enough to Send Suspected
Alien to Some Other Country.

This course has been adopted on
many occasions, particularly dur
ing the war. But this method of
clearing out a troublesome for
eigner is only used in really Sc
rious cases.
When a man is making himself
a nuisance by his actions or in
tended actions the only procedure
by which he can he removed
presuming his passports are in
order-is by the Bird"
Failure to comply with the hint
to leave without any fuss means
that the machinery of interna.
tional law is set in motion.
In certain cases the Yard"
through the foreign office, deals
with the undesirable in more
delicate manner. Several for
eigners have been quietly removed
by a hint from their own con-
sulate.
The trail Of the unwanted who
has been given the Bird" by
Scotland Yard is closely followed
His movements in the country
are carefully noted, and when he
leaves by the boat train he Is
seen off by unseen men. Other
eyes greet him on his arrival at
the port OF embarkation, and
when he lands on his own native
soil a brief message in cypher is
cabled across to Scotland Yard to
the effect that Baron X Tor Nine.
~ landed here at - a. m. or -
p. m"
Scotland Yards little Bird"
has done its secret work.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
Honeymoon Flag on United States Ship
Cause of Much Speculation

group, followed by the Quarter-
, master, who carried a flag. Then
the ships band came up and
started playing They Were On
Their Honeymoon" while the
quartermaster hoisted the flag 10
the top of the staff. AS it was
unfurled everyone looked at II
in astonishment. then broke into
cheers as they recognized the
significance of the design, which
consisted of two red hearts bound
by a gold band on a field of pure
white. BY acclamation the flam-
ing banner was named the Honey
moon flag.
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
Johnny Was Only
walker He Knew

NOLUMBUS, Ohio.-Applicants
for permission to practice
~ law in Ohio were taking the
examination prescribed by the
State supreme court, through a
board of examiners. Among the
questions were: "Who was Wal
kerr" What were some of his
writings?"
THE only Walker I know any.
thing about was Scotch. His only
writings are the labels on the bot.
ties" answered one would.be law
Yer, evidently familiar with the
bar
The Washington times., 1922-12-28
BY Universal Service.


II ONDON-Many a society scan
dal has been averted by the
IL Bird"
The Bird" is Scotland Yards
hint to the alien visitor that his
presence in this country is no
longer desired. He is told in
pretty straight language that he
must leave England by a certain
date or official action i'm the
shape of deportation. with all its
indignities, will follow. The
Bird" the unofficial hints
usually all that is necessary.
The Scotland Yard men deputed
to carry the message to the up-
desirable report to their chief in
due course that Baron X. or
Nine. z. left Charing Cross or
Victoria by the boat train.
day or several days before the
time limit" expired.
The task Of giving the Bird"
to the unwanted alien is usually
entrusted to members Of the spe-
cial branch, the silent secret de-
partment of Scotland Yard.
Detectives engaged on such du-
TIES invariably go IN pairs, an IN
spector and sergeant. The senior
officer, always a linguist, con-
veys the message" the sergeant
simply listens and-observes.
An alien whose presence is
considered undesirable can be de-
ported on the mere order of the
home secretary without making
any appearance in a police court.