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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Thought u. S. Flag Was
Solid Crimson Block

Congressman A. Plat Andrew, wear
ing a Legion button. recently addressed
the sixth annual convention of the
American Legion at Pittsdeld. Mass,
and in the course of his remarks told
the following yarn:
when the Harvard medical unit
was in a little village in France in the
early days Of the war, the natives de-
veloped the idea that the United
States flag was a solid block of Grim
son. In consequence whenever it be-
came known that the Yanks were
about to reave in sight, red blankets
were drayed from windows, red muf
fers were unwound from childrens
necks and red flags were flown wher-
ever possible. The peasant women
unhitched their red petticoats, came
to the doors Of their cots and danced
on the steps while they waved these
undertakings and joyously screamed,
TO ell wiz Yale, to ell wiz Yale as
the lads marched by. This caused
Ralph hobart Of Cambridge, cheer
leader to call for three and a tiger for
the Gloucester buddy"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
WOMEN MEMBERS ARE
LIVE DICTIONARIES

A bursting shell in the Chateau
Thierry area overturned an ambulance
but the woman who was driving ii
was pulled out of the wreckage only
Slightly injured That accounts for
the fact that Mrs. ]. w. Atkins is
still alive-so much so that she is
counted one of the liyest Legionnaires
of which the Lowe-McFarlane post of
the Legion, Shreveport, La, boasts.
The energy and spirit that enabled
Mrs. Atkins to enroll many members
in the -McFarlane post recently
Is the same she displayed in the great
war.
She served six months as an am
bulance driver at the French front
with Miss Anne Morgans famous
unit, the American Committee for
Devastated France, which did volun-
teer service with the Third French
army Mrs Atkins, If she so minded,
could relate many vivid and thrilling
stories Of her experiences while driv-
ing her ambulance and caring for the
wounded. She was at the battle of
Chateau-Thierry where her ambulance
was overturned by a she'll 1--WE were
there to help and not to be helped
and performed service just as man."
Mrs. Atkins says. She did all the re-
pair work on her ambulance that did
not require the eorvice of a skilled
mechanic. On one sion she re-
paired II punctures in one day on her
machine Nor is Mrs. Atkins the only
woman member of which Lowe cFar-
lane post boasts
Many years ago a sparkling little
girl playing outside the walls Of st.
James palace in London caught the
eye of prince who called her to him
and gave her a string of beads, say
ing: You're a bright little girl; here
take these beads to go with your
brightness"
The prince later became King Ed
ward of the British empire and the
little girl grew into refulgent woman
hood retaining and emanating the
same cheerful spirit, as United
states army nurse, when HdQ once
pleased the prince of Wales, and
which, incidentally, is now pleasing
the members of we-McFarlane post
Of which she is a most active member
and mcmber-getter.
Mrs. Butler was born near st.
james palace in London. but follow
ing her marriage came TO this coun-
try. During the war Mrs. Butler
"joined up as nurse and made ex-
istence brighter for the boys at Camp
Macarthur base hospital, Waco, Tex.
Following her discharge she went to
Shreveport, where she is successfully
operating a small poultry farm known
as Blue Bird Cottage" a honey lit
tie bungalow place surrounded by
flowers and shruhbery Although Mrs.
Butler lives II miles from Shreve-
port, the little lady Of Blue Bird Cot
tage" very rarely misses Legion
meeting and is always smiling when
she gets there.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Fun for a week for MYRTLE
and her sponsors-and then,
what2 Anyway, MYRTLE Is
charming.
Cro BE coNT1NuEpD
Relief for Leprosy
Found by Indian King

Legend says that before the time or
Buddha Rama, king Of Benares fell
q victim to the dreaded disease OF
leproSy. The court physicians were
powerless 10 help him. therefore he
ahdicaied and laid himself down IN
the forest to die. Bnt instead of dy-
Ing he was marvelouSly restored TO
strength and health by eating the
fruits and leaves Of the kalaw tree.
In the Jungles he found royal prln-
cess daughter Of king Of northern
lndln, who had been east out by her
family because she too. was suffering
from the dreadful disease. He taught
her to cure herself In the same way.
and later took her as his wife, and
they and their 50 sons founded a city
on the spot where the kalaw trees
grew And so for centuries bazars
from India TO Burma and Slam have
sold seeds II the kalaw tree, known to
Europe as ehaulmoogra. for leprosy
and other skin disorders
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01

the principal allied and associated
countries. It's annual congress was
held at New Orleans in 1922 at the
time Of the American Legion eonven-
ton there.
The presidency of Fidac has from
its organization until now rested with
the French veterans. Charles Bert
rand, a member of the French cham
Der of deputies, has held the position.
Mr. Miller was a colonel in the
Seventy-ninth division in the World
war. He was one of the members Of
the Paris caucus at which the first
active steps looking towards the for
nation of the American Legion were
taken.
The new president. it is understood,
will devote his entire time to the ac-
tivities of the Fidac. one of the
questions, it is said, which eonfrQnts
him is that of giving more concrete
expression to the aspirations of the
millions of veterans in Fidac.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Legion Men Haze Raft,
but No Water in Lake

Legionnaires of Wo0tsfoWn, y. J.,
know how disappointed Noah would
have been if. after building him an ark,
the promised deluge had not been
forthcoming to float the said ark Re
Gently they builded them a raft Of
great dimensions to be floated upon
the waters of the Woodstown and vi
cinity Memorial Lake" only to have
their raft left high and dry IN the
shores of a waterless lake As a re-
suit OF litigation with one u the abuI-
ting property owners The lake basin
IS an excellent replica of he Sahara
desert. and. to decide whether or not
there shall he water in the lake, the
good citizens of Woodstown viii go 70
the polls soon. The Legionnaires have
adopted as their campaign slogan
Fill the lake to float our raft.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
The Green Mountain Boys and
"Oid tt"

Although an accident Of geography
placed Ticonderoga upon the soil Of
New York, Vermont, through 'as
deeds Of her "Green Mountain Boys
has an equal claim with her net-a.9r
upon it's stirring history. There a3A
Stark. a colonial captain fighting N.a
the British against the French showed
the military qualities which .a.af
made him the hero of BENIN FL
There, too, Robert Rogers from q
New Hampshire Grants Che ana
which later became Vernon. Aa4
many hairbreadth escape in tine sAF-
age warfare which he and his as
Rangers carried on against the tIsa Il
and their red allies.
But it was at the outhreas Of s5
Revolution that Vermont came @
her strongest claim TO Ticonaero-e Fl
a part Of her history. There
dawn of May 10. 1915, Ethaa
and his Green Mountain Boys
their deathless fame when tha1
nossession of the old French f
the name of Jehovah and tle
mental Congress z" But II I'
oga was the scene Of a Ner
unph, It must also be TecoF Gee
came very near being The see
great disgrace for her to1
within the walls Of the fort
traitorous negotiations be,We
british AMI some of her lea.'
satisfied because Of unaWaT
ors were carried on and t'
through them. Vermont DART
caped the shame which ~
Fame of Conway and Charles
engulfed Benedict Arnold.
The complete history Of
oga would FIJI volumes N
awav back in 1909 with Sam1f
main WHO fought the Lro-
narrow cape in Lake d
called Cheondaraga or
oga. between two lakes an.
next $50 years this spot WIS
~ battles. In 1855 the Eraa
building fort on this prom
and named it Fort Yaufra-
or NJ the governor of Canal4.
later called Fort Carl o..
best known as Fort Iteaa-
"Old IT."
After the Revolution -.e
Col, into decay. bat tareaz
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Q TIE 0
AflERICAN
LEGIN.
Copy for This Department Supplied by the
An erIcan LeEion News SerEice i
THOMAS w. MILLER
HONORED BY FIDAC

Thomas w. Miller, alien property
custodian, was elected president Of
the Fidac Federation Inter-Allies des
Anciens Combattants) at the London
congress of that international body Of
veterans of the World war recently
Mr.. Miller has announced that he win
resign as alien property custodian, a
position which he has held for a num-
Der of years
With the honor to Mr.. Miller there
came another honor to America and
to the American Legion at the con
gress. This was in the election Of
Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma as vice
president Of the organization.
! In the Fidac all American veterans
Of the great conflict are represented
by the American Legion. Fidac is
composed Of 100000 veterans Of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Famous Forts in
u. S. History
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
%. 1924. Western Newspaper un.
Christopher Greene Here W.,
Fame

THE post with which you are ~
trusted is of utmost important.
America. The whole defense Of "a
Delaware depends upon it; and a.a
sequently all the enemy's homes Il !
keeping Philadelphia and finally sns
ceeding in the present campaign"
wrote George Washington to ral
Christopher Greene, a brave oa i
who had fought under Arnold I'D.
Montgomery at Quebec and who vi
now in this critical year of 1777 aivaaa
command Of Fort Mercer at Red BANS
on the New Jersey shore Of the d.
aware river. Fort Miaiin and F-rl
Mercer, named for Gen. Hugh Mercer
We're two threats against PhnadeIoa.a
Lord Howe had occupied that cItvI
and Greene was given 400 Rhode Is
land Continentals to hold the post.
Greene Immediately began putangI
the fort into condition, work jnH
which he was greatly aided by Can't
Mauduit Duplessis, a young FrauchI
engineer who had enlisted in the aa
triOt cause. Before the repairs were
completed, however, a force of l.2Di
Hessian grenadiers, led by tile n
nous Count Donop, appeared and de-
manded its surrender. Greene scan-l
fully replied that he would defend Isl
post TO the last and refused 90 bel
frightened when Donop declared 8arl
no quarter would be given if he wasl
eorced to take Fort Mercer BY STORM
SO the Hessians, covered by Il heavy
artillery fire, advanced in two columns
TO attack the outworks of the fort
After pouring in CALLING ire
Greene's Rhode Islanders retired toI
the main works where they concealed
themselves to give the attackers theI
idea that the post was poorly gar
risoned When the enemy poured
through a breach which they aall
made in the north redoubt, they ggeI
great cheer as though the victory
was already won.
Just at that moment a conceded
battery was unmasked and accomra-l
MED by a heavy musketry fire ii
poured out a blast of death upon thei
Teutons The attackers reeled back.
On the south side of the fort Count
Donop, leading his men in person.
went down mortally wounded HsA
second in command was also stricken,
and although the next in commando
tried hard to lead his men on theI
stubborn resistance of the Rhode Isl
landers and their destructive tire adj
broken the spirit of the Hessians waoI
retreated precipitately.
In this brief battle The enemy lost
more than 400 men. The Ameraa3l
loss was only eight killed and twenty
nine wounded This brilliant de.easeI
brought a thrill of hope to the caaa-
try in one of the darkest days Of tel
Revolution and congress recognized
the achievement of Colonel Greene NJ
passing him a vote Of thanks and rs
senting him a sword as a testime1.A.
of distinguished merit.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
land THEN, WHAT"

sYNOPSIs.-Fieeing from a
brutal stepfather. an unhappy
home, and a proposed husband
she defeats. MYRTLE, young
French girl. stands IN a country
road on the verge OF desperation.
Halted BY an exploded tire, two
young EuKlishmen. Lord Gerald
Dombey and Christopher Bent.
are attracted by the girl's dis
traoted appearance. She begG
them to take her away from her
misery. In spirit Of adventure
they do 30, conveying her TO
Monte Carlo and leaving her with
friends MYRTLE speaks English,
her mother having been an e6u-
Gated woman. Gerald sees q
beautiful young woman In the
gambling rooms. and Is fasci-
mated. but can only learn that
she is called Pauline dc Poniere
and is with her aunt. He is un-
able to secure an introduction.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
MESSAGE TO LEGION

At THE sixth annual ma
"A donal convention of the
American Legion held recently
in st. Paul, the following mes
sage from President Coolidge
was read in the convention hall
in lieu of the Presidents at
tendance at the meeting:
THE thought Of the world
turns increasingly toward peace,
its preservation and perpetual
ton. l am glad to be able to
say 10 the Legion shat this
thought is more and more find
ing leadership and direction.
We are justified, as never be-
fore, in the hope for great ac-
complishments, through the CO.
operation of. the nations, in the
ways OF peace. You of the Lee
giOn, better than any others.
know what war means. So / am
happy to extend to you my con
fidence that highly important
progress is making along the
road which leads to the elimina,
ton Of war from this world
You have done me honor in at
tributing TO me ability to add to
the inspiration which Legion
members must always draw
from contemplating their great
part in the history of their
country and the world. Theirs
has been both In war and in
peace, a record Of unselfsh
readiness TO serve"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Post in Massachusetts,
Builds OtUn Clubhouse

Methuen post of the American
Legion at Lawrence, Mass. recently
closed deal whereby their post ex-
chequer was enriched TO the extent Of
several thousand dollars. Nor have
they embraced the great profession
born of the Eighteenth amendment.
They merely contracted with them
selves to build by themselves their
clubhouse for themselves. and hence
they now have Q clubhouse which big
hearted contractors would have been
glad to put up for them at some FIVE
thousand dollars more than it cost
them by doing their own labor.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
Inpests in Lung Motor

The Portsmouth (Va.l post Of the
Legion recently promoted fund TO
purchase a lung motor TO he used in
reviying persons taken out Of water,
gas victims and others whose lives
might be saved by forced limitations
~ oxygen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01
NetO Department Commander

RAYMOND G. Lttlefeld Of James
Stanton post. Central Falls Rhode
Island. was elected department com
mauder Of the Legion for Rhode Island
at the annual convention Of the Legior
nt East Greenwich recently.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-01

/ Dress her, madame. We viii return In
an hour"
/ Madame's eyes spanked. She looked
at MYRTLE appralsingly.
'Mademoiselle will be worth dress
ing" she assured them joyfuly. Re
turn, as you say, In an hour, MILFORD,
and / can promise that mademoisele
/ shall be oil that you desire"
Christopher for the first time inter
vened.
Look here, Gerald" he said, 81
don't think that you are giving ma
came quite the right idea"
I'm what respect?"
'Mademoiselle Is the daughter Of
working folk, Christopher explained.
"She requires clothes Of good quality.
If you viii, but clothes in which she
can seek situation That Is SO, is It
not, NIyrtue1"
The girls eyes were fixed anxiously
upon Gerald.
Il should like to have what Monsieur
Gerald would wish me to have" she
replied
"Mademoiselle has a figure so fash
ionable," Madame Lenore murmured (;
so slim yet so elegant. and an ex-
preston altogether spiritueIe. / have
some frocks only this morning arrived
from Paris, In which she would seem
a dream"
we do not desire mademoiselle to
| become a dream" Christopher said,
st0utly 1--WE have the charge Of her
for a short time only, and the sort of
toilette which you have In your mind,
I think, Madame Lenore, would be
highly unsuitable Am | not right,
Geraid?"
"Oh, | suppose So" the young man
agreed I'D rather like to see her in
one Of Madame IGNORES creations,
though"
Milford and monsieur" madame said,
leave II to me- Return In an hour.
There she'll be two costumes ready.
You shall take your choice If
mademolselle will have the goodnes
to step this way"
The two young men wandered out
They made their way back to the ter
race, where Lord Hnterleys walked
for a time, leaning on Gerad's arm.
Mary drew Christopher to one side.
$50 that is your little protege?' she
remarked
THAT is She" Christopher admit
ted.
y do not wish 10 seem a prude, .
Mary continued. "or anything else
disagreeablp. but do you really think
that you are doing the right thing,
Christopher, in sitting about on the
terrace with peasant girl dressed
er-accordinr 10 her position? The
whole escapade. think. is ridiculous.
l am not so surprised at Gerald but
am surprised ut you"
CHRISTOPHER was conscious Of some
irritation. He liked md admired LADY
Mary bnt n seemed m him tbat her
attitude was a LITTLE unsvmpatbeflc.
az co, ,,,t. ,rdo.stor3 tho Will
incident saa,,ir. i1.o3y5sad,, ne "a
r,it,n5 ahn, I6o,,nr haa,, !, - !
honesty oannot sao rhat e,sa wa
Evening star., 1924-06-06
FORMER BIG Lacquer
DIES DURING CONTEST

ST PAUL, Mimi, June 6.-Death
claimed Jack Sullivan, fortysix. for
mer major league catcher. while ne
was playing the game late yester
day.
Stationed at first base for a com
munity team during a practice con-
test here, sullivan reached out to
spear a drive and crumpled to the
ground He was dead Of heart dis
ease before medical aid could be sum
moned.
Sullivan first attracted attention in
the base ball world when he caught
for ST Paul in 1902, 1903 and 1904
His stellar work aided the Saints to
win two pennants. In 1902 and 1903
Miller Huggins, now manager Of the
New York Yankees, was a team mate.
Sullivan's work attracted attention
of major league teams, and he went
to the Detroit Americans. Later he
played with the Chicago White SoX
and then with Kansas city of the
American Association.
In recent years he had been living
in Minneapolis, and his body was
taken there today to await word from
relatives as TO funeral plans.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Mamaroneck two shots back at 1872.
Gene Sarazen, Notwithstanding.
f'awless first nine of 33 yesterday
morning. mussed up many of the sue
morning started out to overtake
Jones and Mehlhorn, playing with
handicap of seven strokes to over
come. Gene is 154. tied with Chick
Evans of Chicago, second in the list
of amateurs.
Tommy Kerrigan of New York. who
showed the British two years ago
how our American homebreds play
golf, is tied with Brady at 152. These
are the dangerous contenders. Any
thing like lead of seven or eight
strokes is too much to expect to pick
up on lads like Bobby Jones and the
relentless Bill Mehlhorn, 1t just
can't be done
Oakland Hills took its tpn of Jock
Hutchinson yesterday. Rounds of s4
and 20 don't sound like the former
British open champion, and Jock
wasn't playing such bad golf. either
Nothing broke for him, and the puts
sb bs Ee ost down bssr So SACK that s o aftef of
the running. and must wait another
year. Not much like Inwood. where
he led over the first thirty-six holes
Jones Has Two Poor Holes.
Bobby Jones was his usual fiawless
self yesterday with the exception of
the tenth and eleventh in the after
noon, where the Jones temper crop
ped out just bit. He took a on
the tenth and missed a four-footer
for at the eleventh. But then he
started out after par and beat it into
complete submission. finishing the
next six holes one under par. tn come
back in 81, added to his out nine of
36 for 73. to tie Mehlhorn. And the
best part of IL was Bobby knew he
had to do it, for the galleryites kept
the tournament player well informed
as to the state of the opposition.
Bill MehlhoTr jumped out in front
in the first round with a scintillating
were Eddie Loos and Dave Robertson.
Loos fell from grace in the afternoon.
while Robertson added a IS TO his 70
and was two Shots back. Playing
with steel-shafted, steel-faced
wooden club; Mehlhorn got the
breaks Of the game yesterday and
putted beautifully. He will need the
breaks again today 10 hang on to
Bobby Jones. for Bobby had none too
many yesterday and they are due to-
day.
Bobby started the last nine yester-
day afternoon 8, 5. But he stuck
niblick shot up against the pin at the
552-yard twelfth. nearly holed his 2
at the short thirteenth and just
fourteenth, and again he came back.
holing a fifteen-footer for a birdie 3
at the fifteenth, only to hook his shot
to the sixteenth which cost him a s.,
over par. Bobby stuck a beautiful
high iron shot up alongside the pin
at the short seventeenth, and again
trimmed the cup for his 2. He finished
Evening star., 1924-06-06
AFFORD HEADS LIST
AT SOUTHERN TRAPS

ATLANTA, Ga, June 6,-Dr. H. y.
Afford. president of the Atlanta Gun
Club, won the all-around champion
ship of the annual southern zone
trapshoot in the shoot-off of tie
with r. r. Earle of Starr, 5. {.
Both had scores of 369 out of 400.
DR.. Afford also won the prelimin-
airy handicap shoot after tie with
II. F.. Rudy of Alexandria, La, at
"a out of 100.
DR.. J. G. Wright of Atlanta won
the southern zone amateur handicap
from twenty yards by breaking SO
out of 100
Hartley Avery. Atlanta, won south
ern zone professional handicap
honors in shoot off with Lon T.:
Davis of Augusta, Ga. They had
tied at 81 out of 100.
The McCarty hundred, a special
event in honor of w. S. McCarty
president of the A. T. A, was won
by Frank Troeh Of Portland. Ore,
with 80 out of 100. Troehs score
tied the world record.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
SH0REY, GOLF VICTOR,
is A BROTHER OF MEL

John c. Shorey, the sixteen-year-
old golfer who won the East Poto-
mac Park public links tournament
yesterday by downing Charles Ag-
new, / up in eighteen holes, Is a
younger brother OF Mel Shorey. pro-
fessional at the Manor Club. Mel
tutored the youngster.
Agnew and Shorey played in good
form in the semi-final rounds. The
former took the measure of William
J. Cox, UP and to play, while
Shorey defeated NJ. A. Shipley by the
same score.
Shorey staged a rally in the final
holes to win. Agnew was 2 up on
the outward trip. but Shorey came
back to square the match by sinking
a ten fopt putt for a on the seven
teenth.
on the eighteenth Agnews drive
landed in a trap, while Shorey's went
straight down the middle. The latter
was home in 2. Agnew was on the
edge of the green in 8 and missed
for a 4. He conceded Shorey six
inch putt for win.
E. l.. Frost defeated Bill Williams.
and A. in the second flight of the
finals, while r. T.. Croos took the
measure Of w. Pendergast. 2 and l,
in the third flight. r. r. Williams
downed F. II. Thompson, and !, In
the fourth flight.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
GUN CLUB MEMBERS
BOOK FOUR EVENTS

Washington Gun Club members will
be kept busy this month, engaging
in four shoots. the first of which will
get under way tomorrow over the
Benning traps with a fifty-target
added handicap affair on the program.
The local members will compete in
a fifty target sliding scale distance
handicap shoot on June Il, which
will be followed by a fifty-target
class shooting event on June 81.
Activities for the Washington club
this summer will close on June %,
when the Oriole Gun Club will be
met at Baltimore. DR. 4. V. Parsons,
George A. EmmonS and G g Faw-
sett compose the tournament com
mittee.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
lA,PS TURN ONLY
IAF TER AIP PUNCH

head moves back and forth some with
the swing, but IL must stay down.
The player must he careful. too, about
the right side-ft hn~ n tendency to
collapse M the r1ubhead nears the
ball. Keep the right shoulder up ns
you come forward. The finish should
find the right foot "drnKKfnG" over TO
the left, the whole tendency or your
weight being to go forward. The
left hip may, in practice, turn some
to the left Mt the finish Of the swing,
hut the hip line hns been strhight
through the ball. and IL IL does so
turn IL will be after the hip punch
has been applied TO the ball.
Copyright. John F. Ollie CO..