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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-15
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Pearl White, movie dare devil, is in convent in French Alps in hope of hav- ing lungs restored. Friends say break in health is due to mysterious disappear ance of former husband, Wallace McCutcheon, which has never been satisfac- torily solved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-15
In tue NeiUs

Gen. Degoutte will lead the French troops into the Ruhr district. Renewed threats to expose statesmen who drink liquor in violation of the Volstead act was made in House by Representative Upshaw Democrat, Gal.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10

A man who runs things on a bluff
is liable to fall over it,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
INFLUENZA PREVALENT IN
MANY PARTS OF STATE
EPidemies Have Been Reported in
Few Localities, But in General
1t Is Mild in Form.

Madison,-"Flu" is sweeping Wis
consin.
Reports to the state board of
health indicate that influenza is
prevalent in all parts of the state,
generally mild in form, but in
epidemics in few localities, it was
announced today
Rules to fight the dread winter
disease We're announced by the board
Of health in an effort to stop the dis
ease before pneumonia complications
set in.
Go to bed and send for a doctor. !"
il advised "Avoid excessive fatigue.
Avoid crowds. Eat lightly. Re
main isolated at home. Cover
every cough and sneeze."
Frequent washing of hands is ad-
vocated as soiled hands are most
common carriers of infection. Other
carriers are sneezes, common drink
ing cups, roller towels, infected food,
and improperly cleaned eating and
drinking utensils.
We do not desire to alarm the
public unduly, but it should be I'M
derstood that proper precautions and
adequate care of severe colds are
absolutely necessary in order to
keep down the mortality from
pneumonia. If every individual at
the beginning Of severe cold would
go to bed and stay there until well
this board feels confident that we
would have very few deaths during
the present outbreak" the state
ment of the board of health said.
The law requires that influenza
cases be reported to the state au-
thorities by local authorities, and
that the houses be placarded.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
Welfare Worker Favors Schools
for Moonshiners.

Government colleges for training
Of noonshiners were advocated to-
day by DR.. Ben L. Rentman, famous
welfare worker, as solution to the
prohibition problem.
President Harding should immedi-
ately declare national emergency
rising from the evils of prohibition
and order schools for bootleggers
established in every postoffiee, the
doctor declared in an interview with
the United Press.
An epidemic of crime, lawlessness
and death has resulted from the
enormous consumption of illegiti-
mate intoxicants, according to DR..
Reitman, who declared that the
only remedy next to repeal of the
Eighteenth amendment lies in teach
ing the manufacturers and distribut-
ors how to turn out non-poisonous
product
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
THOMAS BARDON DIES AT
HOME IN ASHLAND
Was Pioneer Citizen of Northern
Wisconsin and for Half Century
a Resident at Ashland.

Thomas Bardon, one of the most
widely known citizens in Northern
Wisconsin and the middle west, died
last week Thursday evening at his
home in Ashland. His death re-
suited from pneumonia.
Mr.. Bardon's life had been closely
connected with the development of
Northern Wisconsin and the middle
west He had an active interest in
numerous industrial enterprises
mining, numbering, shipping and
agricultural. He served five terms
as mayor of Ashland, his residence
in that city dating back more than
half century. He was president
Of the Ashland National Bank.
The deceased had large
acquaintance in Hurley years ago
when he owned the Burton hotel, at
that time known as the Bardon. He
was probably best known 10 Iron
county residents as president of the
Northern Chief Iron company, fee
holders of most of the mining pro-
perties in this county.
Thomas Bardon was IA years old.
He was born in Mayville, KY, Oct
ober %, 1848. In 1853 he moved
with his parents to Superior, where
he received his schooling and then
engaged in the insurance ard real
estate business with his brother, the
late James Bardon. He moved to
Ashland in 1872 and maintained his
residence there continuously since
that time.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10

Lots of lips just made to kiss are
made over again afterward.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
Automobile Drivers Would Have to
Pass Examination.

Madison, The most stringent leg
islation yet proposed on the control
of automobile driving for the protec-
ton of the general public was in
PRODUCED in a bill by Assemblyman
Michael Laffy, Milwaukee, in the
lower house of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture Tuesday.
Drivers of motor vehicles would
have to pass an examination on the
operation of an automobile and the
ordinances of the city applicable to
automobile operation before getting
a license from an Of the county
clerks of the state, who, under the
direction of the railroad commits
sion would act as licensing commits
sioners.
On each license stub would be the
signature of the person, finger prints
and a dated photograph.
Before securing a license the oper-
ator of the car must be insured
against personal injury and property
damage that might be caused by his
car.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
WOLVES GETTING
MORE NUMEROUS?
This Seems to Be Mooted Question
in Northern Wisconsin. Some
Say Yes, Some Say No.
STATE is BEING FLEEcED
w. E. Barber of the Conservation
Commission Says That Wolf
Scalps Are Being Imported.
Are wolves getting more numer-

Are wolves getting more numer-
Gus?
This is the question that is heard
from many sides this winter, with
various opinions advanced. Some
claim that the animals are increasing
in numbers and others that they are
merely covering more territory.
Others claim that the seemingly in
creased number of wolves in North
ern Wisconsin this winter ic due to
large packs of the animals coming
from other states and sections of the
country.
At any rate it seems that wolf
stories are appearing more frequent
IL in newspapers this year than ever
before. You read about wolves be-
ing killed right near farm houses,
being run down by automobiles and
brought down by other methods not
usually heard about This has given
rise to the notion that the animals
are on the increase.
In Ashland county the members of
the Rod and Gun club are of the
opinion that wolves are getting more
numerous each year and kill more
deer and wild game than the hunters
do. The club went on record as
favoring the hiring of expert wolf
trappers in order to get rid of the
animals.
On the other side there is the
opinion of wolf trapper at Gldden,
Ashland county, who claims that
wolves this year are merely covering
more territory. His opiaion as
given in the Ashland Press is as
follows:
H. A. Scotford, of Glidden, who
is trapping in the heart of the wolf
territory, scouts the assertion of the
great increase in the number of
wolves. He states that while there
may be few more than in past
years, there has been no alarming in
crease, but that with the opening up
Of the country through the removal
Of large bodies of timber, and with a
light fall of snow, the animals are
covering vast tracts of territory,
where formerly they stayed in one
neighborhood.
1t is his experience to have caught
two wolves of one pack that origin
ally had about seven wolves in the
reighborhood of Clam Lake. An
ether pack of about fifteen wolves
traverse the Clam Lake region about
once in two weeks. This pack
evidently gives the impression of the
great number of wolves that abound.
Their tracks are seen in the vicinity
of Cayuga one day, in the Clam
Lake region the next, and several
days later near Winter, and con-
sequently the woods are full of
wolves
1t is his opinion that several packss
Of this nature, by being seen in
many neighborhoods, would give rise
&c the erroneous idea of the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
HARD JOB TO
FIX AUTO TAX
Highway Committee of Wisconsin
Legislature Has Its Hands Full
in Fixing Schedule.
BUSES WILL BE TAXED
HEAVILY
Latest Is That Buses VIII Be Re-
quired to Pay Double the Tax
Paid by Trucks.

Madison. Decisions of wide i'm
portanee in highway legisl} tion to
be proposed to the present session
were made by the joint highway com
mittee of the Wisconsin legislature
At its meeting Wednesday. Al
though final agreement was not
reached upon weight tax on auto
mobiles, the members made other
determinations that indicate the
trend on the legislature in road
matters
A. r. Hirst, state highway engi-
neer, after presenting a tentative
bill as directed by the committee,
calling for graduated weight sur
tax was asked again to charge its
provisions slightly in order to set a
flat rate on automobiles between
certain small steps in weight, rather
than by adirect 100-pound basis.
This win mean but slight change in
the general schedule,
Buses Hit Hard
In order to realize larger returns
from motor buses which farmers
declare are tearing up Wiseonsin's
roads, the committee decided to as
sess the carriers at double the license
fee on trucks of the same weight,
making the maximum fee 1852 per
car.
Decision was reached to give auto
mobiles from other states ten-day
privilege period in Wisconsin. and if
they stayed longer to tax them ST
for the first 30 days and require a
regular motor tax after 80 days
had expired
Trucks, which formerly paid flat
$40 rate if operated within city
limits, would be required to pay a
single rate based upon weight, no
matter what the limit of their travel.
Tax Motorcycles
A flat rate Of S5 for motorcycles
without side cars and Of So for
motorcycles with side cars was
agreed upon by the committee At
present these machines pay 81.
1t was determined that auto
mobiles licensed after July ! each
year would pay rs per cert of the
full fee, while those licensed after
September would pay 80 pr cent.
They now pay the full $40 fee.
Mr. Hirst is to prepare new tables
of license fees based upon weight,
based on definite steps, and present
these to the meeting next Wednes-
day While weight is still adhered
to by the committee as the basis of
its licensing bill, there is a growing
sentiment for a gasoline tax com
bined with a graduated license fee
based ether on valuation or weight
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10

Divorce is great menace, and
habit.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
numerical increase in these animals.
State S Being Fieeced.


In connection with wolf trapping
there IS the statement by Mr.. Barber
CT the Conservation Commission that
the state is being fleeeed by dis
honest gangs of wolf hunters Who
bring in scalps from border states in
order TO claim the high bounty in
Wisconsin. Mr.. Barber brought the
matter to the attention Of game
wardens in Northern Wisconsin in
the following communication:
This letter J" says the communica-
ton, is to advice that you see the
county clerks and town chairmen in
your district and caution them
against paying bounty on any wolves
unless subsection two of section
$3.50 particularly is fully complied
with, that is that the party claiming
the bounty must bring the carcass
of the animal to the town chairman.
Also caution your town chairmen to
take their time and not hasten the
payment of any bounties unduly and
grant the authority to the claimant
to collect bounties until they are
fully satisfied that such animals were
killed within the state Of Wisconsin.
For number of years the practice
of bringing wolf hides in from Mimi
esota where the bounty is only $l4
and from Michigan where no bounty
is paid, has been going on according
to the conservation men. The
latestmove is to ship the hides in
from Montana where the bounty is
but So, it was added.
While the state bounty law pro-
vides that $40 shall be paid for a
mature wolf in the county in which
the animal was killed, it also pro-
vides that "a reward for the killing
of any wolf or fox shall be paid out
of the state treasury equal to that
paid by the county"
Under this provision an Iron coun-
ty trapper gets $40 for every wolf
killed, $50 being paid by the county
and $40 by the state.
As if to bear out the contention
that wolves are getting more numer-
Gus there is the record established in
Iron county in the month of January
when bounties were paid on 20
wolves. This is a record for one
month in this county.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
Meet U. S. Aid.
Sunshine /. conquerine Moon.hine.

Sunshine Is Conquering Moonshine.
Death from alcoholism in the
years of Volstead / and "A. d.
1920-2l were only one-fifth those of
1861. A. l. Benjamin, editor of
the Christian Advocate, which claims
quarter of a million adherents, de-
clared in letter to the members Of
the Wisconsin legislature.
Benjamin declared that the aver
age per year in 1867 was 124.2 in
IA big cities of the country; in 1920
u the average was only 20.
In Milwaukee, he said, the average
seven years ago was 17.b year; in
1924 the annual average was FIVE
The decrease in alcoholism deaths
is 1879 per cent, his letter claimed
Sunshine slowly is eonquering
moonshine," Benjamin declared.
He declared the Literary Digest
poll was not sentative, saying
that the Digest 5000 majority for
beer in the state of Ohio was re-
pudiated by the vote last fall of 1884,
900 again beer in the general cleo
ton
AS the beer millions hold out,
few highbrows, parlor socialists, and
society sissies will talk about per-
sonal rights and liberty, and coupon
cutting benefciaries of liquor divi-
dents viii weep for the working
mans beer-and hire cheap vaude-
vile performers to weep for them.
Beer from Milwaukee won't solve
the prohibition problem but punch
from Madison law enforcement will.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
Fewer Persons Ride on Street Cars
in State

Madison,--Street car passengers
in the state are decreasing in number
according to report of the industri-
al commission
The reason for less people riding
on the electric cars was due last year
to the general business depression,
increase of fare, which induced many
former passengers to walk and to
the ever increasing number Of auto
mobiles, the commission reports.
The interurban lines have been
forced to compete with auto busses
during the last two years and these
have increased greatly in number,
the commission says.
Advertise in the News
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10
BILL TO MEET FEDERAL
HIGHWAY AID
Emergency Measure Introduced to
Provide Funds So State High
way Work May Continue.

Madison,-Federal aid for high
way construction to the extent of
$1,500,000 will be made Immediate
~ available by a bill recommended
Thursday through the joint highway
committee of the legislature. This
viii enable the highway commission
TO proceed at once with its plans for
the present year, if the bill is passed
Under its provisions $711,000 of
highway money now lying in the
general fund out of use, will be APP
propristed to the commission for
road building in addition to s7S8,000
which is appropriated from the
general fund in anticipation of ex-
cess highway funds after all ex-
penditures legally allowed from
license fees on automobiles, are
made.
Meet U. S. Aid
The bill terminates the county
obligation to meet with a like
amount, the expenditure of the state
to meet federal aid. 1t provides that
one-half of the total expenditure
shall be prorated to counties for
expenditure by them on federal aid
projects within their boundaries, and
one-half remains with the state
department for expenditure by it
This is in effect an emergency
measure to meet the federal aid soon
to become due and to guarantee the
highway commission some funds to
90 ahead with its projected construc-
ton for 1923.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-10

If we didn't have something to
kick about what would we kick
about?
Evening star., 1923-12-02

These two are the high spots in a
southern season which usually offers
the pros far more than their bare liv-
ing and travelling expenses. Tn" mon
who go south, and who play the major
part of their sojOurn there. are Will
ing and able to pay the pros Substan-
tial fees for tutelagc and exhibition
matches.
So it is becoming quite the thing for
the luminaries of the paid brigade to
make the southern swing each year.
and by the time snow flies III Wash
inEton. the major portion of the pro-
teSSionalS already are dong their
stuff in the south, DESERVING the north
for the easy money and the life OF
Riley" in the southland. Some few
of them have winter jobs. or are at
tached to clubs in the south. but the
major portion of the gOltng gents.
whose names fill the headlines when
tournament season rolls around. are
unattached drifting from t"urna-
ment to tournament on the Lookout
for the soft money that iS aV"ilabi".
This winter will ScC Il coalition al
the British and French open cham
mons in team matches 1T various
places in the south. for Arthur Ha-
yers, the British open tit!eh"!der, ana
his brilliant partner. James ocken-
den the French Opcn champion. are
due TO arrive here on December ~.
proceeding medfately 10 Miami.
where Havers will play an cEh 'hltion
Evening star., 1923-12-02

shape to play abroad than be has
ever been. If he could go across and
win the open, holding 1T at the same
time that he holds the open cham
pionship of the United states. he
would be the most youthful double
champion in the history of golf. The
old fellows would be driven COM
pletely to cover by youth.
Bobby failed to capture the anna
teur championship of his own coun-
try after he had won the open, find
ing out how hard 1T is to pick up any
old golf championship when the
country is so rough as It persists IN
being against the ambitions OF all
golfers.
The possibilities that faced Jones
when he won the open championship
of the United States would nave
given him row OF titles longer
than the ten commandments IT ne
had been able to capture the United
states amateur. Had he turned up
with that title he would have been
in line to annex both the British open
and the amateur. and the golf tmasl-
nation can soar no higher than that
Any chap with four such titles TO
his credit would be the lord OF the
golfing universe.
tCopyright, 1928
Evening star., 1923-12-02

10 ddfnit II "a debatable question.
In a remarkable editorial tribute
10 Bobby Jones as the new national
open champion, the American Golfer
said:
Bobby Jones learned the bitter
lessons of defeat before he came to
victory, an important factor in any
career. Although only twenty
many heartaches. many crushing dis
appointments, many vain attempts TO
scale the heights"
And If you. decline the somewhat
fippant term of jinx. l am ready to
substitute for it and with perfect
sincerity the dignifed title Of fate.
which kept Bobby Jones from man.
title ne seemed on the verge of
winning, though he was plentifully
good enough to win at the time.
the alibi Let us do justice here.
lie Never Makes Excuses.
1 have been close 10 Bobby Jones'
in eight national golf championships.
open and amateur. and many more
sectional affairs, and in special
matches. And l never have known
Bobby Jones to offer the slightest
semblance of an excuse or an alibi
for defeat and only under pressure
to essay an explanation-iu which.
invariably, the blame was placed
squarely on Bobby Jones himself.
1t required an accumulation of cir
cumstances to earn the title or fate,
season OF Bobby Jones triumph not a
few of the critics We're saying:
Hes the greatest golfer al! right
but he can't win"
Let us regard the southern amateur
championship OF 1919. at the Erw Or
leans Country Club, wner: Bobb: in
the Qualifying round. not being as
sure aa he should have been concern
ing the rules. stood up precarl"usiE
on a wheelbarrow Just off the first
green and with his niblick played out
of the barrow large shoe contain
ing the golf ball that had dropped
into it on his pitch from the tee. As
recall 1t, Bobby played the shoe
itself well on to tho green, the ball
rolled out and he just missed his putt
for 3.
Bobby was going at fine clip in
that tournament and the Atlanta
delegation was convinced that this
was the time he would defeat Nelson
Whitney, that gallant veteran. and
four times title holder.
It was n grand exhibition Nelson
Whitney gave that day. meeting
Bobby in the semi-final round.
In the morning the Atlanta boy
kept step with him and they Were
all square at the intermission.
Something Goes Wrong.
In the afternoon something Went
wrong with Jones. His big shots
We're all over the course and despite
some almost miraculous recoyeries
he was badly beaten by whitney
who played with mechanical precision
the entire route.
1t was a hard blow to the Atlanta
contingent Walter Kennon. colored
locker-room boy from East Lake,
who accompanied the Atlanta party
TO look after them, was saved from
walking home only by the club mem
bers who needed his ministrations-
he had bet every cent he had on MI.
Bobby"
Evening star., 1923-12-02

Hagen would like 10 run up long
record of victories in Great Britain.
merely to demonstrate that American
golfers are not players OF Il season
only. Ii is no small task to do that
The British golfers cannot 10 it. If
player from the United States
should do it the BRITISH would have
half their young men out on the
links trying to perfect thei" game
and the Scotch would hc more in
earnest
Max Marston. the present amateur
champion, may set sail for the Brit
ish amateur title next year. Marston
has been abroad and knows about
what he would have to meet.
The Walker cup will! he played for
In the United States in 1924. and
possibly that viii prevent some Of
the. Inited States golfers who would
like TO make the trip from going
abroad. although when the time
comes fof the championship in Great
Britain there IS no reason to believe
that the United States will not be
we'll represented. Some of the golfers
will go on their own account foI
the sport of the thing. and without
any special preparation for the cham
pionShip other than that which they
have on their homo courses
Bobby Jones is in better phNSlcal
Evening star., 1923-12-02

match ith Gene SaraZen. the Amefl-
can professional champion From
Miami this trio will proceed along
the Florida coast. playing in exhibit
tons here and there, probably with
John Farrell as the fourth member OF
the quartet of all-star golfers.
The Hagen Kirkwood team will go
south again this winter to rival the
British French combination for eX-
hibition Shek els. and doubtless VIII
figure heavily In the tournaments con-
Quoted on the Bermuda grass greens
Of the Florida resorts. All m all the
winter season promises lots of easy
"plci,irS' :, for the boys who go south.
Leo Diegel probably is the only
Washington pro to go south for the
swing around the circuit. He Will
leave within IA few weeks while prob
ably Fred Mcleod of Columbia Will
not go south except to play in one or
two special events, notably the north
and south open, at Pinehurst.
The southern season has opened Up
to the golf professionals an avenue of
mnaey-making and easy living little
dreamed of fifteen years ago. Then
the pros usually ioafed through the
winter or opened golf schools in
the cities. Today they travel en-
masses through the south, following
the Journeys from city to city. max
ing good living and building up
regulations which help them when
the season opens again in the north,
in the spring.