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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23

An exchange inquiries as to what
has become of the lightning rod
agent. Why, bless your heart,
he's out selling oil stock, packing
stock and other brands of blue sky
And it beats the |. r. business all to
pieces.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23

What do you think Of the fellow
who, when asked as to his opinion of
the Einstein theory, responded, 81
don't think much of it. Plain oat-
meal is good enuf for me"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23


Miss Fern Christensen of Wash
burn returned to her home on Mon
day of this week after service for
several months on the nursing staff.
A large attended clinic was held at
Highbridge, Ashland county, on the
IL. Miss Gertrude Stein, county
nurse, assisted DR., Conroy in the
examinations.
Mrs. Margaret II. Walters, the
first superintendent of Pureair, re-
newed acquaintance with the
sanatorium on Sunday.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23

don't believe that the Lord ever
made man as a monkey But |
know Of number of cases where
the fellows have done the sob for
themselves.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23

Politics makes strange bedfel-
lows-and one Of EN- usually wakes
up on the floor
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Curious Morgue
Kept by the u. S.

ship next docks takes charge of his
effects unless he Is accompanied by
relatives. In case the consular officers
can find no evidence to show the lden-
tity of the deceased mans relatives
and their whereabouts, they cable the
State department at Washington to
advertise in the American newspapers
the news Of the death. Postmasters
and police officials in different parts Of
the United States are queried II the
estate Is large, and every effort is made
to locate the rightful heirs.
Articles Held indefinitely.
The American consul holds the keep
sakes and effects of decedent Ameri-
cans for one year, during which search
is made by Uncle Sam in oil parts of
the United States for the missing or
unidentified relatives. If the heirs can
not be found the effects are sent to the
Treasury or State department in Wash
ington. There they are audited, sealed
and sent to the depository lockers In
the civil division of the diplomatic and
consular service, where they are beld
indefinitely until claimed.
All the cash funds from these ex-
traordinary estates are turned into the
treasury of the United States, where
they are credited to the relatives Of the
dead Americans under the decedent
trust fund, federal financial account
which now amounts to many hundreds
Of thousands of dollars. If ever after
ward any legal claimant or relative of
the dead man appears, the money Is
turned over to such person when he
establishes his identity and relation
ship to the satisfaction Of Uncle Sans
banking representatives.
The sealed parcels containing the
trinkets and keepsakes have to be held
indefinitely by the State department
until either congress by special act
authorizes their sale or the missing
legatees appear. The last sale Of these
curious and unknown treasures, on
hand for two years or longer, was held
in 1911 by special confirmation Of the
national legislators. Pens, photographs,
rings, watches, pistols, wishing rings.
curious charms, lucky pocket pieces.
foreign coins, medals, trophies and
many other trlnkets and keepsakes
were sold on that occasion, the pro-
ceeds of the novel auction amounting
to $50. Since that time the dead
mems shoes have been accumulating In
the State department storerooms.
If an American soldier or Navy de-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Miners Alive After
Being Entombed 9 Days

Falkirk, Scotland.-Buried alive for
nine days, five Of the forty-one miners
entombed by an explosion In coal
pit near here were rescued. They
were brought to the surface. In fairly
good condition and their remarkable
escape from death has raised the
hopes Of the relatives of the others
imprisoned. The searchers were re-
doubling their efforts. The first
thing the rescued men asked for was
cigarettes. They said all they had to
exist on was water after the first day.
when the supply of bread gave out.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
ShelIfish Aid Mother Nature In
Long Process Of Cutting
Huge Cliffs.

Boston, Mass.-The sand upon which
you bask at the seashore Is not a
ready-made article, nor does 1t find
its way to the beach In a haphazard
way. Sand Is one of natures most
finished products. 1t is the result OF
countless thousands of years of cease
less work and wondrous compound
of a myriad ingredients.
The microscope reveals to the scien-
tist that no two sands are quite alike,
though they may look and feel much
the same as you walk over them.
Take handful Of that which sur
rounds you and spread 1t out and ex-
anime carefully the tiny particles OF
which 1t consists. Many will be lit
tie stones. Others are fragments OF
shells. And If you have sharp eyes
you may find among them numbers
of beautiful unbroken shells. varying
in size from that Of the smallest pins
head to that Of pea.
Shells Under Microscope.
The smallest shells must be seen
under a magnifying glass before
their full beauty can De appreciated.
They are the discarded homes Of tiny
creatures who wormed them into per-
feet cups and twists and spirals aDd
had the skill, even in the small space
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16

partment sailor dies on foreign soil s'r
water, the military and naval authori-
ties supervise the settlement Of his IS
tate and the disposition of his personal
effects. In the general accounting Of.
fees In Washington there is q special
tomb room, vault where the jewelry
and trinkets, treasured photographs,
Bibles, love letters, fountain pens, gold
pencils, rings, watches, stickpins, cuff
buttons, charms and curios of deceased
soldiers are held in storage awaiting
the arrival OF relatives to take charge
Of the property. Five large steel lock-
ers are full Of approximately 1000
sealed and indexed parcels. envelopes
and packages containing the personal
effects of Civil war soldiers who served
In the Union army. These federal fight
ers either were killed on the field of
battle or died In camps or hospitals.
Their missing heirs have never claimed
the personal possessions. Uncle Sam
has held them In his safekeeping now
for about sixty years. Unless congress
authorizes their sale, the War depart
ment authorities will have to continue
to act as their guardians.
In this same morgue of dead mems
heirlooms and treasures are eight addi-
tional strongboxes of steel crammed to
capacity with other parcels, the effects
of soldiers Of the Spanish-American or
World war who died In the national
service and whose relatives have never
come forward to claim their keepsakes.
Approximately $500 of these'unclaimed
estates rest in Uncle Sans keeping be-
cause the kith and kin Of the deceased
boys in khaki have not advised the
War department Of their whereabouts.
Relics From Many BattlefieIds.
What tales Of courage and sacrifice
these keepsakes could tell. Many of
them were removed from the bodies of
soldiers who were killed on the battle
field. With reverence and respect, the
writer examined the contents of sew
eral Of these packages whkch had been
opened officially. One contained a
dozen or more bloodstained, rusted
coins, mostly French money, and a
fountain pen with which, perhaps. the
soldier lad had written to his sweet
heart only the day before the battle In
which he lost his life. In another enve-
lope was a shattered watch Of gold.
1t looked as II 1t had been wrecked by
bit of shrapnel or vagrant bullet.
1t was blotted and splotched with
stains. 1t was owned by an american
soldier killed in France June 13, 1918
These priced possessions of some of
our bravest American soldiers are rest.
Ing almost forgotten In storage when
they should be treasured keepsakes Of
the relatives of the soldier boys who
gave their all that posterity might live
and prosper. Uncle Sam has exhausted
his resources In trying to find the heirs
of these relics. which have been res
cued from dozens of different battle
fields. II would be better to bury these
trinkets In some special national tomb
with official ceremonies or to distribute
them over the country for display In
public museums, rather than to ever
BIER them for public sale. II they ara
not claimed.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
30 New Varieties
of Birds Found
u. S. Tars Had Busy
Time During Quake

Washington, ID. C.--Biuejack-
cts proved their diversity In the
Japanese earthquake zone by
performing as firefghters, car
penters and safe crackers, and
doing relief work, in addition TO
their regular duties. Details OF
the activities of the American
navy, first to arrive In the strick-
en- area, are contained In : re-
port received by Secretary Den
by from representatives of army
relief in Japan. Here is what
the bluejackets did:
Cleaned up American con-
sulate In addition to rescue
work among survivors. and es-
tablished 1t anew.
Searched for and buried Amer
ican dead.
Cracked safes, securing valu-
ables and securities for Ameri-
can and foreign firms.
Furnished water for all Amer
lean ships touching In Yoko-
hama and for Americans and
army hospital ashore.
Fought fire on one American
ship.
Succored two other ships bro
ken down and repaired machin-
cry so they were able to pro
ceed.
Furnished supplies and food to
embassy and relief organizations
until arrival of army transports.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Sand Formation
Takes Centuries

available to introduce a wondrous
scheme of gay colors.
The stones are infinite In their va
riety. AS the sun falls upon them
they glitter and flash like so many
jewels. Many of them are jewels
little chips of the less precious
stones, such as carnelian and the diff
ferent crystals. Others are quartz.
flint or granite. But you will notice
one thing about all of them-thelr
edges are beautifully smooth. That
is why 1t is so pleasant to ramble
barefoot over the shore, for the tiny,
rounded grains feel as soft as a car
pet.
What Is natures method Of making
this mixture? Briefly, geology ex-
plains 1t as follows: She hurls the
waters Of the sea at the feet of the
great cliffs which guard the land. The
force of tides and storms is so ire
sistible that as attack follows attack
the stoutest rocks are Clipped and
cracked
To aid the waters she makes use Of
boring shellfish, whose file-like tongues
weaken the stones by eating tunnels
Into them. AS the centuries pass
and time to nature Is a thing that does
not matter-fragments large and small
are torn from the rocks and fall to the
beach below.
Battered Against Cliffs.
Here they are rolled and ground
nd lnd In 81 oh nth h-
tides. being split gradually into
smaller pieces and having ell their
edges worn smooth by their constant
movement. Once a few chips have
been wrenched from the cliffs the
work of the tides become easier. The
water picks up these fragments and
hurls them like battering-rams at the
rocks.
And now nature begins to sort out
her ingredients and arrange the
stones so that they are graduated in
order Of size. You will find close to
the cliffs coarse gravel composed Of
stones as big as oranges. Nearer the
waters edge they grow less and less
In size. Coarse gravel Is followed by
nne, ana nne gravei Dy sanu.
AS the stones are split and torn the
larger fragments resist the pull Of the
water and therefore remain close to
the cliffs and the smaller ones roll
farther and farther out with receding
tides. During a storm the waters of
sandy bay may look like pea soup,
owing to the tiny fragments they are
carrying.
In some places the tides pick up
the sand and remove It as fast as IL
is made. carrying 1t away, to deposit
1t on other beaches. That Is why some
shores are sandy while others are not.
And when nature lays down her car
pet of sand she mingles with II the
shells great and small for which her
tiny creatures have no further use.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Sea Monster Caught
on Hook and Line

Hampton, va.-Probably the
most remarkable deep-sea crea-
ture ever landed III this section
was caught recently by hook and
line off Ocean View.
The creature has a body like
a founder and wings that meas
ured an even six feet from tip
to tip. 1t has head like hog.
with a sharp, long bone protrud-
ing from the snout and a whip
like tail that measured 65 inches
from the body to its tip. At the
end of the tail two bony horns
extend from each side.
The body Is IL inches thick.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Aroument for lndustr,.

Old Hen--Ill give you piece OF
good advice.
Young Hen--what IL III
Old Hen-An egg a day keeps the
butcher away yI-Progressive Grocer.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Must stoks Tn.

II you have ambition without ener
lgy, you will get about as far as loco
motive without steam.--Boston Tran
script. :,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16

with delicate pink glow; green
teals; the blue-sky kinghsher, and the
most striking of all, the fruit pigeons.
Every color in the rainbow sclntillates
from the fruit pigeons in Doctor Muir
phys office-moss green. deep, deep
crimson. orange burnt dark by the sun;
and an endless number of : lilacs,
mauves, and pale purples.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-16
Shells Under Microscope.
America Now Makes Large Lenses

What Is claimed to be the largest
lens ever made In America Is shown
here. with the chief lens maker In
Uncle Sans employ. John Clacey.
Making of fine lenses was an unknown
art here before the war and due to
our supply being cut Off, the govern
ment set about making its own. What
is called the finest lens factory in the
country is located at the bureau Of
standards.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16

Every day, in every way | am
doing BETTER and BETTER by
taking advantage of the Special
Sales put on by the Holbrook
Traders. The Big Little Store.
adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
TREES HEAL SCARS OF WAR
American Seedlings in France, Britain.
and Belgium Are Rapidly Cover
ING the Denuded Ground.

American seedlings, fast growing
into mighty trees, already are begin,
ming to heal the war-scarred areas of
Europe. Not only are they being
grown In France and Belgium, but in
Great Britain also and In Ireland.
The French ministry has ordered
that the seedlings shall be located in
places readily accessible to main trav-
eled roads, and, If possible, near his.
toric sites, with the view that such
future forests shall remain as monu-
ment to the partnership of France and
America In the great war;" The same
sentiment prevails in Great Britain,
which actually lost more forest cover
than any other country by the sudden
demands of war for materials. In
Belgium, In the once beautiful Arden
nes, where the German AK left nothing
standing, the beautiful American Doug
las fir Is lifting it's head.
Arthur Newton Pack of Princeton,
N. j., has just made a report to the
American Forestry association, which
supplied the seedlings, after three
months inspection of the paintings.
He reports the trees everywhere are
regarded as growing monuments to
cordial relations between the allies in
the great war. Packs report shows
that the seedlings have been planted
along the Chemin des Danes, around
Lille, Valenciennes and Hirson, at the
doors Of reviving industry; in the for
est Of st. Gobain and around the
ruins Of the famous Couchyle-Chateau; !;
in the forest of Normal, where in
25,000-acre forest of pine and beech
the German ak left nothing but the
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
Copper and Calcium.

It is reported that Professor Hart
ley of Dublin has photographed, in
ordinary air. spectroscopic lines, due.
among other things, to copper and
calcium. 1t is believed that they arise
from fine dust consisting of these sub
stances, projected into the atmosphere
by road vehicles and by smoke and
the sparks of trolley wires. 1t is from
the latter that copper is supposed to
come. The quantity of copper thus
found is excessively slight. Indeed, it
is only the delicacy Of the tests that
renders 1t appreciable. Lines due to
lead, carbon, iron, manganese, nickei
and magnesium have also been de
tected, but the quantity of these sub.
stances is even less than that of the
calcium and copper, the lines Of which
are always prominent in the -spectra.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
Arizona Industrial Progress

Douglas Approximately Co.
900 head cattle moved to markets
and new ranges in past two
months.
Nogales Seventeen head cat
tie sold at auction bring $50, 900.
Globe-Steel and cement
arrives for construction of East
Verde river bridge.
Flagstaff County Potatoe
Growers Assn. announce large
sales of local crop throught the
state.
Ray-American Ore Corpora ion
being financed for active dev-
elopment.
Miami-Louis dor Mining Co.
starts deve opment work with
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16

smallest saplings; in the Ardennes
mountains bordering the old duchy of
Luxembourg; in County Tyrone, Ire
land, where the best nursery showing
of any planted by the British Forestry
commission has been made and along
the Caledonian canal in Scotland
known to all the American navy, be-
cause 1t was there the American sub
marine chasers were mobilized.
The magnitude of the work ahead Is
shown in the report, which brings out
that Great Britain's program calls for
$4,000 pounds of seed year, while
France needs an equal amount, and
because of the summer drought, Bel
gium needs almost as much.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16

Is men.
Jerome-B;g shovel making
record progress on 100 level of
United Verde.
Cooley-Application for con-
construction Of railroad into
coal and iron district filed.
Superior Construction of
great smelter stack to start at
early date.
Holbrook Midwest Refining
Co. receives machinery for third
we'll.
Gila Bend Carload of
thoroughbred Herfords to be
placed on Tuttle property.
Flagstaff-Local flour mill re-
sumes activities.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
His Greatest Achievement.

At dinner in honor of President
Underwood of the Erie, an exceeding
ly modest and retiring man, speeches
eulogizing him came thick and fast.
When they had ended Mr.. Underwood,
after thanking everyone present for
the complimentary expressions, re-
piled: "But, gentlemen, that for which
you have given me credit is not all.
You forgot to mention that last win
ter, when was in control of the har-
Dor. no ice formed and traffic was un-
impeded, the first TING in many years
that such condition has prevailed"
Wall Street Journal.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
Bohemian Pearl Culture.

The scientific culture of pearl-bear-
ing oysters has been carried on for a
namDer of years In the Ottawa river. In
Southern Bohemia. The oysters are
opened once In eight years. The last
examination of the oysters, which took
place this year. resulted in the finding
of FIVE white pearls that may be classed
as precious, 25 less valuable ones and
200 cnlOred pearls.
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
PROMINENT EDITOR
dies IN PHOENIX
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

j. 0. Dunbar, publisher of
Dunbar's Weekly, a Phoenix
weekly newspaper, died in Phoe-
nix Feb. 2 after an illness of
two years.
Mr.. Dunbar was 70 years old
and had been a resident of Ariz-
ona for fifty years, coming to
the state from Bangor Maine,
when 70. years Of age. He was
the first county treasurer of CO.
chise county, being appointed to
that position when the county
was organized in territorial
days. He started one of the
first newspapers in Tombstone,
Ariz. He moved to Phoenix in
1887.
Mr.. Dunbar had published
Dunbar's Weekly for the past
seven years. He was formerly
connected with the Phoenix
Democrat and the Mesa Free
Press. He is survived by his
widow, one son and one brother.
|
The Snowflake herald., 1923-02-16
ARIZONA ROAD
CENSUS SHOWS
4,55l MILES OF
IMPROVED ROADS

Arizona now has 4,551 miles
of improved road not including
that added during last season,
according to the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, United States depart
ment of Agriculture, which has
made a complete census in the
State. The improved road mile
age at the beginning of 1922 was
as follows:
Graded and drained -----3, 318
Sand Clay ----23
Gravel, ebert, and shale- e-----960
Water-bound macadam- -------29
Bituminous macadam m---------..3
Bituminous concrete -35
Cement concrete te-----18 1873
The total road mileage of the
State is 21.227 miles, as COM
pared with 12.O75 miles in 1914,
and during the seven year period
from 1914 the graded and drained
mileage has increased from2, 696
to 3,318, and the surfaced and
paved roads from 253 to 1888
miles.
The total road revenue in 1921
amounted to $40. 299, 619, or 500
for each square mile of area,
$485 for each mile of road. or
$50. 80 per capita.
The Washington times., 1923-07-16
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

~ 1BTS make freemen slaves.
- To keep your ground keep
your head.
Keeping cool helps to keep you
out of hot water.
Beware of being conquered by
love of comfort.
in not trying again.
A mere COPPER of nature can
never produce anything great.
He is the most subjected, the
most enslaved, who is so in his
understandings.
Genuine simplicity of heart is
a healing and cementing princi-
pie.
Our own productions flatter us;
it is impossible not to be fond Of
them at the moment of their con-
ceptiOn.
A good word Is as easy obliga-
ton, but not to speak i'll requires
only our silence, which costs us
nothing.
Education begins the gentleman,
but reading, good company, and
reflection must finish him.
He that would have the perfec-
ton Of pleasure must be moder-
ate In the use Of it.
We cannot be too much on our
guard against reactions, lest we
rush from one fault into another
contrary fault.
Little do men perceive what
solitude is, and how far 1t ex-
tends, for a crowd is not COM
pany, and faces are but a gallery
of pictures, and talk but a tink-
ling cymbal, where there Is no
love.
The Washington times., 1923-07-16

Dy AAOSA 6O w AIAAA>s
KIT DON'T want to be forced
to live by the standards
u of other people. want
to be left alone in my private
life.
Americans have a way of
setting themselves up as stand.
ards Of morality-or what they
choose to believe is morality, for
the entire world"
This is what she said to me,
with an impatient shrug of her
very lovely shoulders and n
flicker of irritation in her big
dark eyes.
She was just about to leave for
Paris, where she believes she
will be able to live her own
life"-that'S what It amounts 20,
ton, speculation, criticism, than
she has found in New York.
Not that she wants to do any
thing really radical. In fact, she
is rather q conservative person,
homish and without the slightest
ambition to Startle and shock. I
doubt If she has been within the
borders of Greenwich Village
twice in her life and she doesn't
care a thing about what we arc
pleased to describe as "Bohe
mianism."
The truth is, I suspect, that
she feels the inconsistency and
dorses relatively great freedom
for one sex and condemns the
same freedom for the other.
w oil L. g.
woman to consider and become
me that it will continue 20 be a
always widening world of women,
while two circumstances exist
in the center of human affairs.
One circumstance Is wiping
itself out gradually-economi
dependence Of women.
The other Is the innate DISPOSE
rule her head.
However, it is not the me-
chanics of the matter thai seems
significant to me. Instead, there
is another view of 1t that seems
vastly more startling even though
it may tacitly endorse the double
standard" This:
All the laws Of court and hui
manity, all conventions, all social
forms, are made and designed
for the protection and considera-
ton of the woman.
And at this period Of social de-
velopment, any woman who re-
oudiates these laws or forms puts
herself outside the pale-she be-
comes an outlaw by her own
choosing.
Copyright. 1923. King Feature
Syndicate Inc.O