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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

Mr.. L u m ~ er Chiles Piummer
served as captain Of
artillery IN the one Hundred Sixteenth
ammunition train, composed Of two
battalions Of the old Third Wyoming
infantry, remaining fifteen months in
France. where his organization was a
part Of the Forty-frst DIVISION,
An organizer Of the George Vro-
man post Of the Legion at Casper,
Mr. Plummer served rs It's first com
mauder He was active In Quitting
clubrooms for that post and in IL
general development. A fighter fN
the rights Of disabled eI-service men
Mr.. Runners activity in their behalf
obtained national recognition result
ing In his election as national eXecu-
tive committeeman. and later as ma
tionaj vice commander. He IS a law
yer, was educated at the University
Of Illinois and is proud Of the fact
that he Is a fraternity brother Of Alvin
NJ Owsley, Legion national COM
mander.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

tered with junk Of all kinds, while the
roadway was entirely uncared for.
and deeply rutted from heavy traffic.
Half way down the block was a tan
merry, closed now for the night. but
with its odor yet permeating the en-
tire atmosphere Altogether. the
scene was desolate and disagreeable
enough, but the street was deserted
Of pedestrians, the factory doors
tightly closed for the night
The two men pressed their way
through along a narrow passage,
finding less obstruction as they ad-
vanced, the second block being com
posed entirely Of houses. largely Of
the tenement type, and apparently
principally populated by children.
Wray street was lined with homes,
usually humble enough outwardly, yet
the thoroughfare was clean, and the
small yards had generally an ap-
pearance Of neatness; 238 was a
three-story brick, on the corner.
the second story evidently utilized for
living purposes, and the ground floor
occupied as a saloon. The upper story
exhibited no signs OF occupancy. the
windows unwashed. and two Of them
boarded up The two fingered in IN
certainty opposite the house. Standing
there idly. however, did not appeal
to West.
We'll, let's 90 over" he said i'm
patiently. There is nothing to be
learned here"
1t was an ordinary bar-room and.
their entrance apparently aroused no
special interest. Besides the man be-
hind the bar, a rather rough-looking
foreigner. Pole, in Vests judgment.
three customers were in the place
TWO with feet upon the rail talking
with the drink dispenser. and. one at a
small table modify contemplating q
half emptied stein Of beer. There were
three other tables In the room. and the
captain, with a swift glance about.
drew out a chair ard sat down, his
action being Initiated By Sexton. The
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

headquarters shall be able to stand
upon its own feet without mourning
any outside obligation forcing the Lee
gion to lose bit Of its independence
and freedom of action.
General Tyndalrs message to Ie-
gionnaires this year is a reiteration of
his advocacy Of financial independence
with a request that Legion members
pay their dues early IN order that the
posts may find themselves free to
carry out the program Of relief for
disabled, Americanism and other inn
portant measures. General Tyndau
believes that too much energy is eX-
pended in the collection Of dues which
should be paid to the post finance
officer upon notification OF the MEM
Der.
The military career of General Tyn-
dali dates back to 1897 when he en-
listed as a private. He served in
Porto Rico during the Spanlsh-Amer-
lean war. on the Mexican border as
commanding officer OF the One Hun
dred and Fiftieth artillery OF the
Forty-second tRalnbow) division in
the World war. participating in all
major offensives. lie now COM
mands the Thirty-eighth National
Guard division.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

can Legion, typiiies
the spirit of the
West in the World
war. Although he
was thirty-eigh
years old at its oui
break, he couldnb
stay out Of the
scrap. So he threw
away his four-gal
ion chapeau a 70 &
donned a campaig
hat. spending TWEEN
ty-two months IL
The service.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

members of the Belgian ex.servics
mems organization.
The Louisiana men acted as hosts
10 the Belgian delegation AT the New
Orleans gathering Presentation was
formally made by VI. Joseph jaime, as
sstaut minister of tabor for Belgium.
n vice president Of the association and
commander of the Belgian Legion.
The diploma and badge will be pre-
scented to the Americans by King Al
bert at the next association gathering
at Brussels in 1923
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30
H0N0RS FOR TWO AMERICANS
Louisiana Men Are Named as Honor
AIRY Members Of the Belgian
Veterans Legion.

The signal honor of being made hon
orary member of the Belgian Vet
Grams Legion came to Clarence ].
Bourg, Louisiana American Legion ma
tional executive committeeman, and
Mayor Robert Mouton of Lafayette,
La, during the Interallied Veterans
association convention In New Or
leans There are only FIVE honorary
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30
CHAPTER VilI
trapped


West smiled pleasantly, glad the
man had taken the initiative. thus
naturally opening up a way for ask
ing certain questions. Whatever his
own immediate object might be in
thus scraping an acquaintance made
no difference. 1t would doubtless de
velop in time, but meanwhile here was
the opportunity sought to discuss the
affairs Of the neishborhood. Yet the
subject must be approached with due
caution. The very Indifference of the
bartender, coupled with the evident
desire of this hanger-on TO form an
acquaintance, served 10 reveal the
real nature Of the place. Plainly
enough strangers were viewed with
suspicion, and this was no ordinary
saloon catering to whatever trNde
drifted within Its doors More than
likely 1t was rather a thieves hang
out ever suspicious of the activity Of
the police
Yet this fellow bore no outward
semblance to the common conception
Of the underworld. He was well
dressed, easy Of manner. with an ex-
ceptionally intelligent face blue eyes
meeting Vests gaze frankly. "A care-
fully trimmed mustache, with white
teeth good hrmoredly showing when
he smiled, and threads Of gray In his
hair. His very appearance invited
confidence and comradesnip while his
outspoken words increased this I'M
preston.
Excuse my butting in," he OK
planned geulally "But IT'S d--n dun
around here tonight. Nobody to talk
with but a couple o. buns. You soe
I don't belong around here last
dropped in for a bit Of business with
Mike"
81 see" admitted West. puzzled.
and wondering how far + dared ven
ture. "You can get lone er In big
city than anywhere else"
you bet Won can. You see run q
brokers' office down town. an it's
pretty blame slow around a dump like
this-you ret me?'
Sure; this seems to be a prett.
QHIel pace.
Quiet H It isn't always so quiet.
I've dropped in here when it was live
~ enough, believe me. But tonight it's
the limit Fact Is I come up for q lit
tie excitement, as much as anything
else, but must have struck an off
night You're smoke Inspector, Mike
says?"
West nodded.
know Fred Karvan, / supposeY"
"Oh, yes; friend Of yours|'
Used 10 be; we were kids together
down on the South side. He's got
pretty soft job now; stands in strong
with the City hall. they tell me. Mean
to drop in and see him some of these
days"
you'll find him q mighty good fell
low" asserted West. 10 whom the
name was entirely unfamiliar.
Wen I'm not 50 sure about that.
He's got pretty stir the last few years.
they tell me But then you work un-
der him, and ought to know Head Of
your department isn't he?"
eyes, but I only meet him In a bust
ness way, Of course.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

Business Woman.

Ny father. an old doctor. has bad
many strange experiences In his ca
reer. have often heard him tell this
one He had been called 70 see a
man who had been severely hurt in a
runaway After examining the pa
TENTS injured limb. he was summoned
into the next room by the patients
wife She wished to inquire " the
doctor which would be cheaper-to
set the leg or amputate l-Cuicago
Journal
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30
INTO A TRAP

SYNOPSIS.--Answering an adver-
tisement calling for a young man
willing to engage in service of dan
gen Matthew West, ex-service man
Just returned from France, where
he had been captain of engineers.
meets Natalie Coolidge, writer of
the advertisement, and without be-
ing instructed as to his probable
duties, is engaged by her. and that
same evening introduced to her
friends as her flance. That night,
In the Coolidge home, West is star
tied by the appearance in his room
of a young woman, whom he takes
to be Natalie. Next morning Ma
tale tells West she has been trou-
bled by some woman, apparently
her double, who has been imper-
sonating her. Percival Coolidge.
Natalie's uncle and guardian, is
disgruntled by Vests appearance
as Natalie's fiance. Natalie, Cool
idge and West plan a visit of char
ity. Leaving West in the car, Ma
talie and Coolidge enter small
cottage. Before they return, West
secures information which leads
him to believe Coolidge is deceiving
Natalie for a purpose. Natalie in
forms West she has been mistaken
in her suspicious and that she has
no further need for his services.
West is astounded, but leaves. On
his way out OF the grounds, West
hears a revolver shot, and finds
Percival Coolidge dead, apparently
a suicide. 10 the city West is Wis
tied by Sexton, an old servant of
the Coolidges. Sexton tells him he
has been abruptly dismissed, for
no apparent reason. He thinks
Coolidge was murdered.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

when a representative OF the United
States Veterans bureau broadcast a
radio talk on the possibilities OF a
Rehabllitated TX Service Man" at At
.nnta. under the direction Of Joe
Sparks. tie new chairman of the Amer
irau Legiuu's national rehabilitation
committee. his remarks We're iIs.ened
to with interest BIS 300 veterans ~ a
training school at Cookyue, Tenn, 300
miles away.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

LegionnaireS to
Mai. Gen. Robert
Tyndall of Indian
apolis, recently re-
appointed national
treasurer of the
eX- service mems
organization.
At all national
conventions and
Legion gatherings
of various kinds.
General Tyniall
has insisted upon
the adoption of IA
financial p ollcy
- 4
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

financial poll cies
have been the hob
bies Of L. Earle
Cooke Of Dawson.
Ga, na'ionsl vice
commander Of the
American Legion.
Mr.. c. cbe was
one of tho founders
of the Georgia de-
partment Of the
Legion and has
been active in Lee
gion affairs ever
since. Serving as
a member Of the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30
ACTIVE in LEGION AFFAIRS
National Vice Commander Cooke Of
Georgia Gets RFsults With His
Financial Policies.

Rehabilitation of disabled ex-service
men and the establishment of sound
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30
C2/20
AMERICA
0.L..I::GN)N.
tcopy for This Department Supplied By
the American Legion News Seryiee.l
URGES BUDDlES TO PAY DUES
Major General Tyndall, National
Treasurer, Advocates Financial
independence.

Credit of the American Legion's
sound financial standing is given b.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
USEFUL LITTLE BOOKLET.

The Legislative Reference Library
of the North Carolina Historical Com
mission has just issued very useful
little booklet of 68 pages entitled
t'Directory of State and County Of
fcials of North Carolina" which
contains a complete list of North
Carolina congressman, State officers
heads of the various State depart
ments, boards and commissions, state
institutions and presidents, judicial
officers, members of the Legislature
and of county officials with their post
Office addresses. 1t gives for each
county the name and address Of the
clerk of the court, register of deeds,
sheriff, treasurer, coroner, surveyor
auditor, superintendent of health
superintendent of schools, superin-
tendent of public welfare, chairman
of the board of elections, county an6
highway commissioners. Copies Of
the booklet may be obtained upon
application to H. M. London, Legis
lative Reference Librarian, Raleigh
N. C.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
THE PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINALS


Respect for the law depends upon
adequate punishment of prisoners re-
safdless of sentiment, or influence.
The violations of the liquor law and
other laws in the county are the re-
suit of slackness on the part OF
courts to make the law breaker un-
derstand that infractions of the law
will be sternly dealt with. Wilson
County Superior Court opens here in
February, and we hope to see blind
tigers, and illicit distilleries dealt
with as they should be, and then op-
orators given the sentences justly
due them, since each and every man
who has sense enough to operate
still or sell liquor realizes the enor-
nifty of the offense and that he is
breaking the law. -, ~
Judges and courts it seems to us
take a very peculiar position regard
ing the apprehension of criminals
and their punishment. 1t. lis ex-
tremely difficult to apprehend law
DTSdhOE uuuC1 Oo1hdly I'll
and to secure direct evidence in the
case of those who are guilty of sell
ing whiskey is harder still, since
those who buy do not want to divulge
the names of parties from whom they
purchased, and again they want to
keep their source of supply open SO
they may secure more when it gives
out. Blind tigers will not sell
liquor to an officer in uniform, and
therefore other means must be en-
ployed to bring them to justice.
A case in point recently was the
employment of plains clothes man
by the city to ferret out dealers in
liquor. The mayor knew thai
liquor is being sold at certain places
in the city by some of the employee:
of these places. Accordingly the
plain clothes man endeavored to bu,
liquor from an employee and secured
the ardent. When the defendant wa:
before the court the trial judge Sc
verely criticised the officer for using
such methods, and the defendant
was dismissed. In the face of suc1
treatment and criticism where is the
encouragement for our officers to en-
force the law?
We are of the opinion that unles
some judges revise their code o
ethids that we shall have an in
ethics that We shall have an in
Ton.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
FINDS MAN ALMOST
FROZEN TO DEATH

Mr.. S. E. Leonard, the Welfare
Officer had an experience yesterday
that he will not soon forget. He
was called to see a man in the neigh
borhood of Kirby's Crossing, Char
lie Johnson, who was reported to be
in destitute circumstances. He lived
at the home of his brother, Joe
johnson
The house was poor shanty with
holes in the roof and floor. Charlie,
an unmarried man of fifty five years
of age, helpless with rheumatism and
dropsy occupied a poorly enclosed
room at the end of the porch. 1t
was not ceiled and there was no win
dow although there were plenty of
cracks to let the wind in. There
was no way to heat the room. The
man was seated on an old bunk
about a foot high Oh which was a
| filthy feather bed. An old quilt
| equally filthy was thrown over his
| shoulders, the only covering he had
He was trying to warm his shivering
| body by an oil stove. His feet were
frozen. Not being able to walk at
! all he had occupied this little room
| for many months and the filth was
| indescribable. From all appearances
not even his face and hands had
| been washed for weeks. His hair
| and beard were overgrown.
| 1t did not take the welfare officer
! many minutes to decide that the
man must be removed from that filth.
| The sun was getting low but he or
dered big fire built in the big fire.
place in the house, hot water, soap
and towels. A quilt was placed on
| the floor in front of the fire and the
man was placed On it where he was
given bath. Clean clothes were put
on him, he was placed in the car and
as darkness came on he was placed
in a comfortable room at the coun.
ty home. He was as thankful as he
knew how to be and frankly said
that he would have frozen to death
if he had remained in his shanty an
other night.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
WILL STUDY MARS
FROM AN AIRPLANE

New York, Jan. 26.-In prepara-
tion for studying Mars at compare
lively close range On and near June
10 of this year, when Mars will be
closer to the earth than it has been
before in the past thirteen years,
Professor William H. Pickering of
Harvard has made study by air
plane of the changing colors which
fields and forests, rivers and oceans
on the earth present when observed
from a great distance above them.
By studying water at a consider
able height from an airplane on a
bright day, DR.. Pickering has found
that the image of the sun in the wa
ter increases to great size. From
this he deduces that great round
bright spot should appear on the
centre of Mars when it presents a
completely Illuminated disk to the
earth, provided the colored bodies
near the centre of that planet are
composed of water. But as he and
other observers have been unable to
detect a gilded bulls-eye, they de-
duce that the patches sometimes sup
posed to be seas are composed of
vegetation.
The observation of green fields,
forests of different. colors, deep wa
ter. and shallow, at great heights and
in. different atm ospheres, may help
Mars from the variable colors, lines
and shapes whic hit presents at diff
ferent seasons.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
POTATO HOUSES

Potato houses have been found by
those who have tried them very eff
cient, effecting a saving of practi-
cally all the potatoes stored therein.
They are built on an approved plan,
and can be made sufficiently large
to store any quantity Of tubers.
Rocky Mt. has building which is
keeping potatoes all right, and now
Nashville plans to have one also
Why can't Wilson have a potato
house? This is a fine potato sec
tion and a potato house would save
enough during one season by keeping
the potatoes from rotting, which us
nally under the old method causes a
loss of about fifty per cent, to pay
fer it the first year.
The wholesale price of potatoes
ranges from $1.25 to $3.50 per bush
ell. We have seen as high as 800
bushels raised on one acre. Even if
only ESQ bushels are raised on an
acre this would mean the gross sum
of $375.00 at only $125 per bushel,
provided they could be kept from
decay and sold as they should be
slowly as the market could assimi-
late them.
We learn that the warehouse in
Rocky Mt. will store $4,000 bushe
of potatoes at cost of 25 cents : :
bushe1. There is not more healthy
\diet for either man or beast. They
pre- fine to feed to hogs, and cut
into small portions stock eat
them greedily. Let's start plan by
which we can locate potato house
and thus be up with the rest of the
state.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
GUARANTEES SECRECY IN
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

Washington, Jan. 24.-The "su-
perphone," an apparently simple at
tachment for telephones, which is
said to assure secrecy of communi-
cation and security from Interrupt
tions and to make possible multiplex
telephony, was demonstrated today
in the office of the Chief Signal Off
Ger of the army.
1t was shown that one telephone
line to which "superphones" were at
tached could be used for a number
of conversations simultaneously and
that no two speakers could hear or
interrupt another two.
The "superphone," it was ex-
planned, has been developed under
the direction of R. D. Duncan, Jr.,
Chief Engineer of the Signal Corps
research laboratory of the Bureau
of Standards, assisted by S. Isler, as
sistant radio engineer. 1t is based
On wired wireless or cline radio, :"
invented about ten years ago by Ma
jor Gen. George o. Squier, Chief Sig
nal Officer of the army. The inven-
tion consists of small, portable set
of instruments, which may be in
stalled in any Office Or residence in
a few minutes and connected direct
ly with existing telephone lines. High
frequency alternating currents are
employed
The daily times., 1922-01-26
ROBBERY AT STORE

Middlesex, Jan. 26.-Special to
The Times.-The store of Tomlinson
Company here was broken into last
night and a large quantity of un-
derwear, hosiery, suits, rain coats,
and shoes, four dress suit cases were
also taken. Mr.. w. H. Davis, man
ager of the store, stated that the loss
of the company from the robbery
was about $500.
Early this morning pair of the
stolen shoes was found at the rail-
way station. Those working ON the
case have reason to believe that the
robbers were travelling in an automo-
bile and left the shoes at the station
to lead the officers to believe they
left on train.
Entrance to the store was made
through a side door. The lock was
pulled of and a chisel used to force
the door open. So far there is no
clue to the identity of the robbers.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
JACK HALL GIVES
TO JEWISH RELIEF.

Jack Hall, serving a term in the
State Prison, has sent to Lionel
We'll, State chairman of the Jewish
Relief organization, check for $500
half of it to go to the Jewish Relief
Fund and the other half to the Near
East Relief.
The gift of Hall was accompanied
by the following letter:
Having read two articles in to-
days News and Observer about the
condition of the Jews and also an
other article of the Near East Relief,
although I am of neither nationality,
1 realize that although a prisoner, I
am better off than these people.
$50, for humanity's sake, here
with enclose $500, wishing at the
same time that you please place
$3.50 of it with Mr.. George H. Bell
amy or Hon. Josephus Daniels, to
be used for the Near East Relief, the
remaining $3.50 to be put to the
Jewish Relief Fund.
'This money is not Communication
money. 1t is some that 1 have earned
since being here. 1 am a musician,
and, of course, when out on a road
camp I made a little money playing
for visitors. 1 earned around $45.OO
or $4,000 while in Chapel Hill, N. C.
But this will conclude what I have
kept of it, or I would send more.
However, I hope this will help a
little. Wish you would phone my
, wife and tell her that I wrote you,
| instead of her tonight, or she will
| worry about not hearing from me.
You can reach her by asking the
clerk of the courts Office there at
the court house. Would greatly ap-
preciate it if you would notify her
,, as mentioned above. News and
Observer.
The daily times., 1922-01-26
PIONEER MERCHANT AND
GOOD CITIZEN DEAL

The funeral services of Mr.. John
C. Hadley, who died yesterday after
noon at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. A. F. Williams, were conducted
this afternoon at o'clock from the
First Methodist church. Rev. r. ..
Love. pastor of the church, ofhc1ateo
The interment was made in Maple
wood cemetery. The pallbearers were
Messrs- l.. S. Hadley, w. A. Pea-
cock w. H. Anderson, Graham
woodard. A. N. Daniel, r. H. Full
ebum. Geo. T. Stronach and DR.. +.
T. Dickinson.
The deceased was Is years OF age
and had made Wilson his home prac-
tically all of his life He was a pioneer
merchant of the town and man
highly respected in the community
He was a good man, who always had
.the interests of his fellowman at
heart.
He had been engaged in the mer'
camille business for So years. First
he was a member of the firm Of
Hines Hadley Company, later the
LHadley Briggs Company, then ]. c
Hadley, T. J. and J. C. Hadley, J. c
Hadley and Company and later Had
/ lev and Harris The firm was located
| in a building on the present site o.
the Farmers Bank. Mr.. Hadley hat
not been active in business for tht
past five or six years.
Mr.. Hadley was married to Mis-
Mary Moore, who died about ter
years ago. Two children, Mrs. Georg'
Connor and Mrs. A. F. Williams sur
vive.