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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21

murder? You were the only one who
suggested it. Every one else who
knew about the crime thought it was
suicide"
THAT'S the queer thing about 1t,
Pelt Only those that We're m the
room with US are presumed to know
II Is murder That is unless Miss
Potter told others when she left here
The strange thing is that it was first
made to appear to be suicide by plac-
ing the gun in Sykes hand. Now
that evidence IS removed 1 hardly
know what we are expected to believe
had an idea, even before we came
into this room. that Miss Potter knew
that her brother-ln-law had been muir
dered."
What more he might have said /
do not know, for at that moment
Roche returned. He looked sheepish
and rather III at ease, He told US
that Miss Potter had refused to call
the servants. saying that BARLEY had
m authority 10 compel her to do SO,
and-he paused moment, his red
face flushing a deeper red-she had
added that she considered Roche was
the only one who had any authority
70 Five orders here Tor herself. size
was convinced that Slyka had com
uitted suicide. and that Barley did
nor know what he was taieine about
,gfan he said that be had been muir
dered
rar.lev gave r. for whistle. Does
49, ss,isrv Won RozbeT' lie asked.
"No. il doesn't Roche Eepiiea,
shaking bis head vigorously. X
doesn't. not by one little o.t ] am
frank enough 10 say Dir. BARLEY that
though don't =se# any light N TINS
ap / know yoU can. Yoursexperience
ana reputation are both greater than
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
POLO F0RERUnNER OF
BALL TYPE OF SPORT
Game Is Progenitor of All Pas
times Played With Bat and
Is 1900 Years Old.

TIE many Americans. says a writer.
baseball seems to be the oldest living
iuhabitant and polo the rank intruder.
the exotic importation OF its rich pa-
irons. They forget that polo is the
progenltor of all games played with q
bat and a bali. and that the young
heroes who disport themselves IN the
world series are hut continuing OnO
variety Of play which existed as much
as 1000 years ago on the plains Of
Persiu.
Polo, the recreation Of Persian
horsemen OF the days of julius Caesar,
The sport of Indian gentlemen OF rho
time Of Charlemagne, the game Of the
Chinese before Alfred the Great, is stiii
much the same. Baseball, golf, tennis.
squash the humble Skinny hockey, la
crosse, perhaps even basketball. are
the offspring Of this original invention.
or at least such are the probabilities
of history.
Who first contriyed polo is uncertain.
but il is known that before the Chris
tian era. In the higher civilizations OF
Asia, men raced their horses about an
oval plot OF ground, chasing L small
bali toward a b0nllng goal. II might
have been supposed that pedestrians
would have invented the sport be-
fore cavaliers took ii 10 themselves.
but this seems not 20 have been true
The man on horseback was the origin
ator Perhaps it wHs because in the
olden time In Persia only the rich
and the great were permitted the
luxury OF play. Il that be SO, the
modification Of polo 10 meet the re-
quirements of men With lean purses is
part Of the characterization ~ sport
At any event Ii Is true that millions
participate In baseball, tennis, golf.
and hockey while those who practice
rolo can only be numbered by dozens
or, at most hundreds
But the thrill remains unabated In
recent years race horses have gained
speed and broken old records Men
can run faster and Jump higher than
ever before Team play IN many sports
has been developed maryelously.
Athletic records exist only soon 10
be broken by oncomlng generations.
and yet In It's fashion polo remains
supreme Nowhere else Il the strength
aud sWifness and intelligence Of fines
ly bred horses so perfectly blended
with mans defmess and courage No
other game has the dash and brIliauce.
| 1t Is football aud horse racing and
golf combined into very acme Of
/ sport
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Has Much Confidence
in Catcher Devormer

Frank Chance having been catch
er himself, thinks he knows one when
he sees him, and il was his liking for
the work Of AL Devormer when Al was
playing in the Coast league that caused
the new Red Sox manager TO seek the
players services. Ne sooner had
Chance got his bearings as the Bos-
ton boss than he began angling with
the Yankees for a deal.
DeyorIner is not To be classed as
a veteran, but ne has had enough
experience to make him a wise and re-
liable backstop, and with Harold Ruel
gone from Boston, Al probably viii do
the bulk of the teams catching, for
he is big and strong and can stand
the work-work he never had chance
to do with the Yankees.
Deyormer got his early training I'M
der such wise manager as Bill
Essick, In the Central league When
Essick went to the coast as manager
Of the Vernon team he took Deyormer
with him, and he Immediately made
good In class IA company. He fin
ished out the year of 1918 with the
Chicago White SoX, spent the next two
seasons back in Vernon and was sold
TO the Yankees at the end Of 1920
after which followed two years Of dec
Grating the bench under Miller Hug
gins Now he has a chance to work
again and il happy.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
CHAPTER ~
The Dead Mans Ewes.


For several moments we were all
so startled that nOnn of US spoke. For
myself, / could only look at the hand
that had, so short a time before, held
the revolver. I could not imagine
who could have taken it, and what his
purpose in doGg so could be- /
glanced at BARLEY. His face was set.
white line showing around his tight
iy closed lips. He was angry, very
angry.
AS he turned TO Roche, who stood
with ewes bulging, his voice shook a
little. Roche, go and get Miss Pot
ter at once. Tell her to call all the
servants and have them assemble in
the living room. l will be down in
a moment"
Roche hurried out without speak
ing. Immediately Bsrtley bent again
over the bed, studying the position Of
the hand that had held the revolver.
When he Strengthened up he told the
photographer that he would not need
him any longer. AS soon as the young
man had left the room, BARLEY turned
to me with a ruefu little smile.
well, Pelt, l certainly slipped up
this morning. We left this room with
out locking the door. True. there
was no key, but I should have left
either Roche or you on guard. In
stead of that we have given someone
a chance to slip in here and remove
the revolver. He thought he was re-
moving a valuable piece Of evidence.
The joke is that the removal of the
revolver does not make much differ
ence. We all saw the gun. and we
all heard Miss Potter say that it had
belonged 10 Slyke."
"But," I asked, who could have
known about i'll mean that 1t was
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21

Purse distribution by race track
owners De North America win exceed
the unmccedentcd total Of Sl0000o09
in 1923
The existing record Is S9,o1G2t5.
made I'll 1000 Of that sum tho Trucks
Ia The United Statos pald oyer s3W0.-
600 r. winning horse owners The
Canadian track paid ont more than
sl75Ho0o ond the rest OF It was made
Up by purses donated in Cuba and Mex-
leo
In 1908. which was considered By
many MS the golden age Of racing
tue total money paid out was s5,eDi,-
$751; That remained record untI
1890. when the ugnrea went to $7T78-
o7 In 1921 they jumped close to
Ss.500o00
The ebb year In racing was 1911.
when the horses were not active IN
Kew York state. aud the total paid
out IN North America was only 81
3aL057.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Out Of the Darkness

Sykes neck and half covering his
chin.
"You had better take first a picture
Of the bed as it is now," BARLEY sug-
gested. Then l viii pull the bed
clothes down and you can take a pic
ture Of his hand with tie revolver
In It."
The first picture took some time.
for the young man could not seem to
find the proper place for his camera,
but at last it was done.
Now for the other one" BARLEY
went TO the side Of the bed. reached
down, and pulled back the bedclothes.
AS he drew them down he paused and
a cry escaped him.
"Look!"
AS my eyes fell on the hand Of the
dead man I, too started. When we
had gone upstairs the revolver was
clasped in Sykes stin fingers. Now
they were empty. Someone had re-
moved the gunl
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
BY
CHARLES J. BUTTON
r,ovrizht ls22 By DOda. Mead & Co.. Ins.
4q'm HALF CRAZY"

4obn BARLEY, noted criminal In
vestirator. recently returned from
es1rst Service work during the
- ls asked by the governor of
N-sy York to investigate mys-
.a-io,,s attempted robbery of the
fSahert Slvke home at Circle Lake.
-aar Saratoga, and TO establish the
s~iilt n innocence of two men In
- penitentiary for the crime. A
,siscarriage of justice is suspected.
partIey finds in it the rest2ging of
az old case. is interested and agrees
N solve the mystery With his
f-4end Pelt. newspaper man,
Per+lev goes to Circle Lake, the
mir becoming the guests of Bob
eur~ie. an old friend. The three
,-fsir the Slyke home. Slyke re-
rsnts Bartley's coming, saying he
h satisfied the two men In prison
ere guilty. BARLEY is not Next
Forming Slylke is found dead in
had apparently having shot him
sef Miss Potter. the dead mans
eisfer-in-law, the village police
raief Roche. and the family ply
slcian, Doctor King, all agree Slylte
killed himself. but BARLEY insists
he was murdered Investigating,
hartley finds evidence that Slyke.
after a card party he had given,
was shot on the tower of the house,
undressed, and placed in bed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Chief McGraw Likes
10 Boas. About Irish

John McGraw likes 10 boast about
the part the Irish have played In de-
velopiug baseball He is wont 10
remark that baseball would never have
gotten anywhere but for the Irish.
That IS. he used to. But one day he
was telling a fat Gprman-Americeu
about the power Of the Celts when the
fat chapple interrupted him with:
'What about Those Irishersf You
had Denim and o Iot Of Kerry patch
ers ard you got badly trimmed by 81
tenn that Bad TfeIster and Heulhach
and SteinfeIdt and Huffman and"
But John was o. his way out and
did not hear the rest Of IL.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Hard on CantiIIon

One afternoon up at Miuneapo-
us the Mllers were playing
rather poorly. About the second
inning the bag at first base was
cut and the sawdust started 10
pour out. leaving 1t "A bit limp
Manager Joe Can,illon Of the
Millers was sitting on the bench,
gloomlly The opposition was
pillne up the runs. ana his men
couldn't seem 10 get going
Finally one Of his boys said
to him. BOSS, you'd better have
that bag at FIRST fixed. Some
body's liable TO stumble over it
and break his leg"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Knox College Team
Is Most Versatile

Knox college has what IS probably
the most versatile basketball team In
the country OF the ten men ON thu
Knox squad every man is active in at
least one other major sport. The team
has three captains II other varsity or
qanlzations Albro. captain Of the
college football team Rhnd. captain
Of the track team, and Ludwig, cap
tain ~ the football eleven. Five OF
the other men are regulars on tho
Knox football team, and one other
IS tile best intercollegiate golfer ia
that pa u the map centering about
Gulcsbur..
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21

Claude Jonnard, speedball artist, Is
expected to be great help to the Nc
GRAY pitching staff this season. jon
nard has world Of speed and con
trois it well. but lie is trying hard to
develop a hook on his fast one. as well
SIS acquire change Of pace that IS
needed to fool the opposing batsmen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Suddenly . giriish voice called,
''Whc is talking about msl'

cTo Be coNTrNUEDJ
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-21
Announce Harness Card

a one IaTs haraezs-borse rac-
ing program wln Aa Aai4 81 the
now Gunu9o5 timex 90 Uec0Ea-
ton d8y. when the new plant
will Dr. dedlcafed. Three races,
each for 5000 H make Up
the program owes 5000 .Htl-
tatloHs alII be sent 5at
TIE first scheduled meeting
will commence % June - e4d
last six days
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
PLENTY OF BANANAS BUT NO
 STAMPS ON PITCAIRN ISLAND

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-Inhabitants at Pitcairn, one of the smallest and most romantic islands of the South Pacific ocean, have run out of postage stamps and money.
 A letter en route from Pitcairn to an inland United States City arrived in Seattle yesterday without postage. It had been routed via New Zealand, and on the envelope the New Zealand postmaster had scrawled a note say ing he was franking the letter because Pitcairn islands have no stamps nor money to buy them with. The letter was sent on to it's destination.
 A mere dot on the map of the Pa cific ocean, Pitcairn was first colo nized in 1780 by mutineers of the British ship Bounty. The island is four and one-fourth miles long. In 1905 it's population was given as 115 men and 96 women.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
HIRAM JOHNSON
 IN BITTER SPEECH
 PLAYS J. s. POLICIES

CHICAGO Nov 28.-A two-fisted, fiery denunciation Of the administra-- tion's foreign policies with a merciless flaying of Secretary Hughes repara- tions proposal were the outstanding features of the speech tonight by Hi ram Johnson before the Cook County Real Estate Board, formally opening his campaign for the presidency.
 Senator Johnson gave his approval of the Soldier bonus, demanded imme- diate tax reduction, aid for farmers, and the enactment of a child labor law and a minimum wage law as constitu- tional amendments.
 The Senator tore into Sec. Hughes latest effort 10 get the United States, as he charged into the cockpit of Europe" and deplored the lack of genuine American policy at Washing ton.
 America has evils at home which should be corrected" shouted the Sen l ator. Until we show we are able to | Keep our own uOuSe Cl6dU, w ny SuOulu be try to show our neighbor how to keep house A participation into Flu ropean affairs at this time would mean our entrance into another war Let Europe lay down the sword and take up the sickle before she calls for help. The money spent in armaments and { armed invasions of territory would ) enable them to purchase their own : necessities. I am bitterly opposed to mixing into the European muddle at any time, and much more so at the present"
 l In speaking of the soldier bonus ] Senator Johnson deplored the lack Of
 faith kept with the returning veteran
 who found his job gone, himself out
 of step with the business world, and
 tn emoney appropriated for his care
 and support, stolen by grating off
 cials.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
BANDITS HOLD UP
 BANK MESSENGERS
 MAKE RICH HAUL

SEATTLE, Nov. 2S-Samuel Wright and Terno Shonick, messengers for the Bank of California, while riding in a limousine were held up and robbed Of S50,O00 in cash and negotiable se- curities at 6:O0 last night, at Second avenue and South Jackson street. The robbery was pulled off in big trafflc jam. and was done so quickly that spectators hardly had time to realize a robbery had taken place, before the bandits whisked out Of sight Eight men participated in the robbery. R. H. Moulton, policeman, conveying the limousine, was bound and gagged and left in the machine. Three ar rests were made today, but none of the loot has been recovered. The messengers were taking the mail con- signment from the bank to the sub- postoffice. The money was registered 10 Vancouver, B. C., banks.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
JAWRoNE OF TooTHED WHALE
 IS FOUND IN CALIFORNIA PITS

SANTA BARBARA, Nov 27.-Dr J. P. Harrington, who is busy here digging out ancient bones, yesterday received a jawbone of toothed whale which he says is so old it makes an cient things look modern.
 The toothed whale lived back in ge, ological times certainly millions of years before the low-browed man whose skull was found few days ago, came into existence.
 The iawbone was dug out of cliff close to the ocean not far from this city. It was presented to Dr. Harring ton for the Smithsonian Institute. Dr Harrington plans a search to find the remainder of the animal,
 The section of bone is about foul feet in length and contains many teeth between twelve and fifteen in long. The whale is estimated to have been about thirty feet long.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
OFFICIALS NEW ENGLAND
 FISHERIES ON WATSON

II. (. Nunan, manager Of the NeW engineer for the concern, will arrive on the Admiral Watson this afternoon 10 investigate Seward as a probable site for an extension oi the company ) business. ln a telegram to the Sew aId GhdmOer Of COmmeIGe, 'nes ask ed the Chamber to have data ready for them upon theil arrlVa!, such as available sites, light anl power, wa ter. taxes, salmon, nercine, etc all of which have been compile by Sec retary Hannon and ale really for the gentlemen.
 The New Company $ one ot he la.g"st concerns in An , -a. and have rlany branches. They emp Y |, large number of men. and l'1e the Stand ard Oji Company, their advent into a tCwn IS for it's great Dett a-n'e.:t.
 As Seward is on the edge of the gl~lrest hailbut fishing banks in the Wtlld, fishermen can bring three fare into this port while taking che to "th CTS, il should make er9at difference it. the cost of fishing FecrEg al, 50 non are also easily secured. fror H.iibut Cove on the one side an. >,aw mill Bay on the otnel.
 meeting win be held as soon as Mcasrs. Nunan and Davis al.Ve, anC Sfward as a site for hali'.dr sto!agt pia... will be discussed in it's en'irety
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
GENERAL MANAGER LANDIS WILL REACH SEWARD TODAY

General Manager Lee H. Landis, Major John C. Gotwals, B. H. Barn dollar, and other officers of the Alas ka railroad will arrive in Seward this afternoon to meet with Governor s. c. Bone as the newly organized rail- way board, This will be Col Landiss first real visit to Seward, as on the previous occasion he came over to meet Mrs. Landis, and his stay was brief. It is hoped that it will be agreeable and that it will be the first visit of many Col Landis has already shown his efficiency in railroad man. agement and will undoubtedly work for the betterment of the road, regard less of the pleas of the various towns of the district for patronage. Seward has many advantages overlooked by preceding officials, but will surely benefit by the appointment of a prac- tical railroad man as manager
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
SEN. I. [. C1AM5EAIIN
 INJURED BY HARD FALL

Senator E. F. Chamberliq was seri- ously injured Tuesday night at his home in the north end of the city by fall caused by stepping on an oar in the upstairs of his home. MT Chamberlin started for town for surgi- cal treatment and tainted by the way side, being found by passersby later pr. Baughman was called and found that the injured man had dislocated his shoulder and was badly bruised
 MT. Chamberlin is at his home rest ing easily and will soon be out again.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW
 HEREINAFTER AT WRANGELI

The Wrangell Commercial Club has received word that the contract for the construction of the Wrangell Breakwater has been let to the Sims & Carlson Company of Spokane and Seattle. The firm has until March 1 to begin work. but it is probable they will begin work as soon as their bond is approved
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
CANADIAN BOAT THELMA
 LOSES MEN IN BLOW

The Canadian boat Tne1ma was swept last week by heavy sea near Cape Fairweather, the crew of five men, and all gear being carried over board, two of the men drowning.
 The accident occurred while the crew of the men were cutting loose the gear and boats that had been washed overboard A second wave swept the boat of all the crew save the captain who seized a chain and climbed back aboard.
 The gasboat Venue lost her rudder in the gale and the Norland lost a rudder shoe.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
ITALIANS DISPUTE OVER MERITS VIM,
 YOUTH |S STABBED

SEATTLE, Nov. 2S Patrick Ialio is dead as result of knife wounds received last night, whe., he att 4iupt- ed to save his father from the attack of San Fe1ro, aged 50. The elder Lal- 10 and r'erlo were engagel ill a drink ing party and the quarrc. arose over the merl,s of certain wines in certain Italian districts.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
sLAYERs WIFE PROSTRATED
 OVER DUPLIClTY HUSBAND

LODI, Calif, Nov. 2S.-Mrs. Alexan- der Kells, wife of the famous mur- derer. has been confined to her bed since she found out that her husband is alive. and that it was not his body found under the burning haystack on the Kels farm. Mrs. Staples, her sis ter said that since Mrs. Kels knows everything a fight will be made to have him declared insane.
 California will surely not hang an insane man, she declared.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
CORDOVA WANTS TO JOIN
 FIRST DIVISION IN NEW STATE

JUNEAU: Chairman R. E. Robert son of the Divisional convention re gently received telegraphic advices from Cordova saying that the business men of that town were unanimously in favor of uniting the Prince William Sound and Copper River country with Southeastern Alaska in the formation of separate Territory.
 It was explained that Cordova be. lieves she will be more benefited on account of the promise of early state hood.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
BANKING EMPLOyES
 POKER PARTY CALLS
 OUT POLICE SQUAD

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Nov. B. Banking circles were shaken up to- day following gun squad raid by the police at 100 o'clock in the morning on the vault of thn Minueap ."5 Trust Company, where , ianit'," reported yeggs at work, When the police ar rived at the bank they found four men connected with the bank, playing poker in the vault, surrounded by a fortune in currency and securities.
 The men were summarily discharg- ed by President Woodward, following a general shake-up of the help.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
GREW IF SH|NKQKU
 TAKEN CORDOVA.
 CAPTAIN WITH SNIP

CORDOVA, Nov. 28.-Fortytwo of the crew of the Shinkoku Maru arriv- ed here last night Captain Salter and seven others are still with the ship and will remain with her until it is decided what disposition will be made of the wreck by the board of un- derwriters. But one man was drown ed, fireman, who left the vessel to carry life line ashore.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
REDO CROSS BUTTONS MADE
 FROM HIDE OF WALRUs

Miss Ebba M. Djupe, while on a re cent trip to Nome, was presented with Red Cross buttons made by na tives on the Diomedes Island, from walrus hide. The natives had no Red Cross buttons, so made their own, us ing a center of walrus hide on which they fastened the red cross made ot strips colored red with native dyes The button is edged with white fringe of hair seal.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
EVIDENTLY A MISTAKE

Strollers' Weekly published at Ju neau says that hunters are wantonly destroying game in interior Alaska carcasses of many caribou from which the heads were chopped off, being seen along the line of the Alaska railroad These animals were killed for meat and dragged up to the railway line passengers evidently believing they were being wasted.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
OREGON PIONEER DEAD
 AT ACE EIGHTy-TH0

MEDFORD, Ore, Nov. 2S.-Dr J. s. Pearce, who came to Jacksonville, Oregon, in 1857, leading party of prospectors from there to the gold strike in Boise basin, Idaho, in 1862, and discovered gold on Mcclellan creek, Mont, in 1864, is dead here at the advanced age of 88.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
SHEEN BE TAKEN BACK TO
 PORTLAND STAND TRIAL

Walter J. Hamon, alias Steen, alias J. Lewis, who was arrested in Juneau last week on an alleged forgery charge will be taken back to Portland to stand trial. Steen cashed a num- Der of checks in Juneau drawn against a Portland bank, and it is probable that the issuers are losers.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-28
REINDEER QUEEN GOES TO
 COPPER CENTER TO TEACH

Miss Ruth Reat, known as the Reindeer Queen, has taken over an Indian School at Copper Center and will teach this winter. Miss Reat won her title by bringing one of the first herds of deer to the Broad Pass dis trict