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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Attempts at Suicide Ignored in Army

the service, said General Davis, that
this offense Is not punishable by court
martial, although a test case never
has been brought up.
General Davis declared that at
tempted suicide is technically consid-
cred crime in the army and navy.
ut Is a fact that, although many
men and officers Of the army and
navy have attempted suicide, no. one
Of them has even been court mar
tailed" he continued. "Just why
this should be do not know.
I'm both the army and the navy at
tempted suicide is considered crime,
but has never been officially recogniz.
ed as such. Both branches of the
service frown on the practice, how.
ever.
'The case In Germany, where EN-.
peror William pardoned Count Hans
Won Preill after he had been convict.
ed by court Of honor for this of.
Tense, cannot be compared to similar
cases in this country, because suicide
Is looked upon differently there. In
Germany an army man who commits
certain offenses is almost expected to
commit suicide, and therefore they
would naturally be more lenient there.
In the United States a man who tries
to kill himself is looked down upon"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

yVASHINGTON.-W on the final
w detailed plans for the fortifica-
ton of the Panama canal, for which
an appropriation Of 100000 was
made by congress and which had been
the subject Of wide discussion, nation
al and international, ever since the
digging Of the big ditch was undertake
en- by the United States government,
has been begun here by Brig. Gen, w.
II. BiXby, chief of engineers, and Brig
Gen. Arthur Murray, chief Of the coast
artillery. Officials Of the war depart
ment have already completed general
plans for the Notifications, but maps
viii have to be prepared setting forth
the details for the construction work
before the ground can be broken, and
it IS this task which Generals Bixby
and Murray are now undertaking. Ac-
tive work on the building of the forti-
fications will begin about July. 1t is
expected by the officials in charge
that the fortifying of the waterway
will be completed by January, 1916
the date set for the completion Of the
canal itself.
Brigadier General Crozier, chief of
ordnance, has already drawn up plans
for the manufacture of the $1,O00,O00
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
$500 sfsss % 1900, Asss

wreaths and offered prayers for the
men who were swept to death on that
dreadful February night
There are conflicting reports as to
the condition of the hull. A Spanish
board of investigation officially report
ed to the Spanish government that the
bow is in one place, while a Cuban
board located it in another. A United
States investigation agreed with neith-
er. The water depth is from 80 to 81
feet The vessel is Cor was) about SO
feet in height-that is, to the top of
her decks. The deck is now 10 feet
below the surface of the water The
mainmast and the fighting top are ex-
posed-also a part of the house,
turned upside down.
After their long neglect the bodies
Of the unfortunate seamen, who went
to their death on that February night
Is years ago, will find a resting place
in the Arlington National cemetery
under the stump of the fighting mast
which now thrusts its top above the
waters of Havana bay. The decencies
will thus be satisfied. But it is not
sentiment alone which is directing the
activities of the government engf-
neers. If it were only that their prob
lem would be immensely simplified.
The cause of the explosion remains
unknown; in the wreck itself the en-
gineers hope to find evidence which
will explain the mystery. All their
plans, accordingly, were laid with a
view to leaving such evidence as
might exist undisturbed.
Briefly and non-technically, the plan
being used to raise the vessel is as
follows: A series of cylinders-2O in
understanding a cofferdam, are be-
ing sunk in the water, silt and mud
around the wreck. These cylinders,
when completed, will form an egg
shaped dam encircling the wreck. This
dam will be made watertight and the
water inside pumped out. Hydraulic
pumps will suck out the mud and the
Maine and her fatal wounds will be
exposed.
The construction Of this series of
cylinders is the work now under way.
Half Of the 20 cylinders are down
now. They are made of Lackawanna
sheet steel pilings and about $50 piles
are needed for each. Each cylinder
is 80 feet in diameter and each pile
is rs feet in length.
Steam hammers mounted on barges
are used to drive these piles, and four
of them are at work at the same time
The bed of the harbor is soft down tc
about 60 feet. Below this the piles
must be driven into from 10 to Is feet
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
| tracing DATES IN THE EAST
Belmont Park and Saratoga Plan to
Hold Events as In Previous
Years With Longer Meets.

The pr1nciral race meetings this
season will be held at Belmont Park
and Saratoga. This does not mean
that Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend,
Aqueduct, Jamaica and the Empire
City tracks will not offer purses and
stakes to horsemen. They will. But
the Belmont Park and Saratoga
tracks will hang up the most valuable
purses and stakes and their meetings
than at the other tracks.
The brunt of the racing battle, II so
1t may be called, will be fought out by
Belmont Park and Saratoga. These
courses are better equipped in many
respects for long siege. They are
the richest and are situated in COM
Aunities favoring the sport. None of
the race tracks anticipates making a
fortune this year. Officials believe
the tracks may run at loss. But
the two associations will run long
meetings and offer big stakes to prove
to the public that racing is not con-
Quoted at their courses for the money
there is In it, but for the sport.
At Belmont park work will COM
mence shortly preparing the course
and the grounds for the meeting which
will begin early in the spring. When
the aviation meet was held last fall
the jumps were RACED and the fences
torn down. This gave rise to the be.
lief that the coure would be used no
longer for racing. But the terms OF
the lease to the aviators called for the
return of the grounds in the condition
In which they were found. All the
jumps will therefore be erected and
the fence rails marking out the vari
GUS courses will be built. The contract
for the work has been made and the
carpenters will start working in a few
days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
ShiIIaIah Still Useful.

The shillalah, which showed at
Louth that it has not entirely lost it's
old Importance as factor in deciding
elections, is no raw limb of tree. 1t
is almost as much work Of art as
well balanced cricket bat. The old
shillalahs were as carefully looked
after by their loving owners as is
rifle in the wilds. Cut from the stur-
diest Of young blackthorns, and show
ing as little taper as an ebony ruler,
it was weighted with lead or iron at
the end nearest the grip, so that its
center of gravity was about four
fifths of the way from the hitting end.
When properly seasoned by being
kept in the neighborhood of the farm
oven for a few months, it became
thing of supple steel. And the proper
pronunciation Of the name of this
fearsome weapon is the melodious one
of "shill-ally," with the accent on the
"all."-London Chronicle
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AzyI zx AvfxlY MIL Lax NzzCn NN7ZR rs SLYneeD ar

" T is impossible for a loyal Amer1.
about Havana harbor and look
E out on the tower of the Maine and
the twisted steel that once formed
her hull and not feel sense of indig-
nation and a conviction that what fol-
lowed was just retribution for SO
dastardly an act, if the Spaniards &C.
tually committed the deed.
One feels kind Of personal inter
est in the vessel that carried the flag
for years, that figured in the national
drama SO tragically. that must forever
appear in the annals of our country.
Whether or not the Spaniards were
guilty of the vessels destruction is ex-
pected to be developed when the hulk
is uncovered.
The battleship Maine was sunk in
Havana harbor 10 years ago. The
wreck of the Maine could have been
blown up and thus disposed of at a
cost of $4,000. The Cuban govern
ment wanted to do that in order to
clear the harbor. But Uncle Sam
would not have it, and so for years a
mass of twisted iron, sentineled by a
lone turret, has grinned, skull-like, at
the passing world. Congress, aroused
finally to action by public sentiment,
appropriated 100000 to be expended
in raising the Maine.
The Maine at the time of the explo-
sion was swinging with her nose to-
ward the Havana shore, and the wreck
lies in line almost west and east,
bow and stern. The buoy to which she
was moored was about three-eighths
of mile from the west shore of the
bay. The wreck lies in about the GEN.
ter of the harbor.
On the 18th of February each year
the Americans In Havana have visit
ed the wreck and decorated it with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Judge Denounces Sunday Entertainers

should desecrate Sunday by giving
large teas, dinners, musicales and 9TH
er entertainments. The custom was
brought here from the continent and
has been growing ever since. If al
lowed to continue it will undermine
the life Of this country and bring ruin
on us. / think that Sunday should be
observed above all else, and that this
continental habit should be stopped.
l agree perfectly with Justice Harlan
in all he said"
The custom of dinner giving, mu-
sicale entertaining and all that kind
of thing on Sundays was really intro
duced in Washington by the Baroness
Hengelmuller, wife Of the ambassador
of Austro-Hungary. 1t will be remem-
bered that Baroness Hengelmuller
only few weeks ago gave out a
screed against the "slowness" Of
Washington society and the lack Of
sprightliness and spirit in the matter
of entertaining here, which got her
into no end of trouble and sent her to
bed with serious nervous illness
The baroness called President and
Mrs. Taft "westerners," and without
actually saying so practically did say
that they were devoid of tact and So
cial aplomb and need polishing up.
When Count Cassini, ambassador
from Russia, was here his harum-
scarum adopted daughter, who was
the head of his household, did Sunday
entertaining with an abandon that
was perfectly startling. The Tafts,
however, particularly Mrs. Taft, are
against 1t and quite agree with Justice
Harlan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

of stiff clay. AS the cylinders are
completed each is filled with clay,
scooped up by an immense steam
dredge from a bank near Regia.
The cylinders are connected by an
arc on the outside, which joins each
cylinder by ''three-way" pile The
pocket between the arc and the cylin-
ders will also be filled with clay and
thus prevent leakage between the CYL
1nders. In other words, there will be
20 big, round affairs that look like
gas tanks, filed with clay and locked
together around the sunken wreck. 1t
will take, it is calculated, about two
days to pump the water out of the
space within the circle of cylindrical
gas tank affairs and more time to
suck the mud out
After the vessel is exposed" the
work of raising the Maine will begin
How to proceed, what course to pur-
sue, what equipment will be required,
all these are questions that only time
and the preliminary work of exposing
the wreck to view can answer. For
no one knows the vessels condition.
No one can say with accuracy wheth-
er or not the vessel can be f1oated.
If 1t be humanity possible, the holes in
the ships's sides will be patched up,
the water let in through the dam of
cylinders, and the hulk floated If
the bow is beyond repair, the Mains
will he in, WV
stern floated.
The Cuban government Is assisting
the United States in this work most
cordially. A wharf of sufficient size,
conveniently located in Casa Blanca,
just beneath the walls of the Cabana
fortress, has been set aside for the
work. To place the cylinders, ordin-
airy round piles are driven at the axis
of each. Around this central pile is
tloated templet of wood, made IN
sections for ease of removal. The
sheet piles are shipped in lengths of
rs, 35, 40 and so feet, and are bored
and provided with fish-plates and
bolts for assembling into lengths of
rs feet. The piles for a complete cyl
inder are set up around a templet and
then driven to the required DEPTH
After any remains of the dead found
in the wreck have been removed and
the necessary examination has been
made, the actual removal of the wreck
will be begun by whatever method is
found most economical and advan-
tageous. 1t now seems probable chat
this will be to sever the shattered por.
ton of the hull from the after part, to
build a bulkhead across the cut sec.
ton, to remove the shattered parts
piecemeal and finally to float the I'm.
broken end away from Havana.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
GoRz&&W
Gas&RA

Sammy Strang, the former big
league star, is studying music in
Paris.
The latest foreign star in the wrest-
ling line to break out with title Is
chap named Krsck.
The National Sporting club Of Lon
don is offering Packey Mcfarland
$4,000 to cross the pond to trim Matt
Wells.
The sale of First Baseman Eddie
Sabre of Buffalo to the Topeka club
in the Western league has been an
nounced.
Harry Howell, the veteran pitcher
of the St. Louis Browns, will get a
berth as an umpire in the American
association.
Detroit may solve the first base
problem BY witching George Moriarty
to the first corner. In that case Lath-
ers would cover third.
The only fault sportsmen have to
md with Coach Stage is that he is
too lenient to those who attack him
in order to gain a little notoriey for
themselves.
Manager Chance is standpatter on
his outfeld. He will retain Sheckard.
Hoffman and Schultz In their respec-
tive positions, with Beaumont in re-
serve. The only other outfield candi-
date is Ball.
San Francisco capitalists are try
ing to bring the worlds series to their
city in 1915. to be part of the Pan
anna exposition. They can have the
scalpers If they want them in time for
this years games.
Manush, the third baseman whom
Connie Mack had and let go, is to be
tried by McGraw. This will be inter
esting as to the judgment of two of
the ablest managers in the business,
comments Gotham expert.
John Bender, brother of Pitcher
Albert Bender of the Athletics, may
be given another trial in the South
Atlantic league the coming season. He
was in that league couple of years
ago, but was bad actor and could
not stay.
Manager Mcclure of the Cleveland
Maps, has announced, so early in the
season, that Ivan Olsen will be sec
ond in the Nap batting order, while
Terry Turner probably will top the
list. Ivan was the infielder secured
last year from the Pacific coast league.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
THIS SUICIDE !
GAME MAKES
NE heRv0uS

THE fact that although attempted
i suicide Is technically a crime in
certain states in the United States,
and civilians who violate the law are
usually punished by the courts. off,
GERS and enlisted men in the United
States army and navy are never
court martialed for this offense, was
brought to light when the news was
received from Germany that EN-
peror William had pardoned an army
officer for attempting suicide and de-
clared that his deed "can be judged
neither by regular or honor tribun-
ais"
Gen. George B. Davis, Judge advo-
cate general of the United States
army, declared that since the or
ganization ef the army and navy Of
the United States no officer or enlist
ed man had been punished for trying
to kill himself. 1t Is generally I'M
derstood custom In both branches of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
VIZ g1lzlli| I 4 ZEE RzHT
AH ktB y N|l5<<ES<@
Plans for Fortifications at Panama

worth of guns and mortars required
These will be made at the govern
ment shops at Watervliet, N. Y. The
entire armament will be used in for
tifying the two ends of the canal, no
provision having been made by con,
gress for the defense Of the locks and
dams. Two sets of Notifications will
be placed at the Colon end of the ca!
nal and one set at the Panama end.
Four 14-inch rifles, eight 12-inch NOR.
tars and six six-inch guns will be
placed at the Panama side and the re-
mainder which the balance Of the ap-
preparation will provide at the Colon
end.
Comparatively strong natural posi-
tons exist at both the Atlantic and
Pacific ends of the waterway for de-
tense against land enemy. Limon
bay, the Colon entrance to the canal.
will be strongly fortified and fortified
lions will be set up on Perico island
and at other points.
Plans for the protection of the
docks at Pedro Miguel, Mia Flores
and Gatun are now being drawn up.
The defense Of these locks has pre-
scented a new Woblem to the war de.
partment, nothing of the kind ever
before having been attempted in the
United States. When the canal and
Notifications are completed perma-
nent garrison will be maintained in
the canal zone in time of peace, to be
composed of four regiments of infan-
try, one battalion of field artillery and
Of lrU
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Well Defined.

Charles Dana Gibson, an authority
on feminine beauty, discussed at a
dinner in New York the beauty of
the Englishwoman.
81 admire" he said, "the English
woman's type. Most men, however,
don't She is so lean, you know, with
a clean, greyhound leanness. She is
like tall boy in football training.
"a Japanese diplomat once defined
the Englishwoman neatly at a ball in
Cavendish Square.
Comparing the Englishwoman
with Others he said, Z find out the
formers meat looks much harder
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Keep Watch on the Tuberculous

NCCp w dCCT tTC UpCTCUIUUSs
The Italian government, on account
Of the number of tuberculosis cases
among the Italian emigrants sent back
from America, has appointed boards
of examiners in the seaports, whose
duty it is to report the arrival of tu-
berculous persons. These are then
kept under observation in those
places where they settle, to prevent
further spread of the disease. The
erection of new sanitoria and other
tuberculosis institutions is being
urged in Italy, and the number of
beds for consumptives has been con-
siderably increased in different
places.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
The Way SuccessWard.

success is never easy" said the
late David Graham Phillips at din
ner at the Princeton club in New
York. eff told you how many maya.
zine stories of mine were rejected
before my first novel made a hit,
you'd never believe it.
Success is like skating" said Mr..
Phillips. when I was a little boy
in Madison, another little boy said
to me enviously one winter day:
"'How did you learn to skate SO
well?'
"'Oh, just by getting up every time
I fell down. I said"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
BILL COUGHLIN BUYS CLUE
Former Star Third Baseman of Detroit
Tigers Secures Franchise In
Tri-State League.

Bill Coughlin, manager of last sea-
sons Williamsport team, and George
Cockill, first baseman of the Montreal
club of the Eastern league, bought the
franchise Of the Reading team of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
DISTEMP PER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
rs we'll as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and $10O. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Doubts.

The Stranger-Are you quite sure
that that was a marriage license you
gave me last month?
The Oficial-Of course! What's
the matter?
The Stranger-Well, I've lived a
dogs life ever since.-Sketch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
Quite So.

WAS your brother hurt at pole
vaulting last night?"
Eyes, but he hopes to get over it
all right"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
FACING the Future.

Even when Henrietta gets the
vote" said Mr. Meekton, Il don't be-
lieve she will be quite satisfied"
"Why not?"
well have to reorganize the ballot
so that when there's an election she
can stay home and let me attend to
that along with the rest of the err
rands."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

For disordered liver, take Garfield Tea
the Herb laxative. All druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Whenever there is tendency to consti
patton, sick-headache or biliousness, take
cup of Garfield Tea. All druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Hamlins Wizard Oil is recommended by
many physicians 1t is used in many pub
lie and private hospitals. Why not keep
q bottle on hand in your own home?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptic powder for Tired
lching, swollen, nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort. Makes walking delight. Sold everywhere
&c. Don't accept any substitute. For FREE
sample, address Allen g. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

some women unless there's an occa-
sional bargain sale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

A man of few words isn't cut on
for q compositor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c q bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Powerful, indeed, is the empire OF
habit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

No woman can be happy who has
too much time to think of things that
are none of her business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Practice is the best Of all instruc-
lions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Even the dull man may be able to
make bore of himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
To Support WldoWers.

TO Support WIuUWerS.
. It is said that women in the civil
service in Sweden will have to con-
tribute to fund to support widows,
widowers and children of those for
merly in the aervice. This including
of widowers as interesting and along
the line of women's suffrage argument,
which makes no sex distinctions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Tri-State league from the Reading
Baseball association. The price was
not given out Coughlin will be the
manager and play third base. Cockill
will cover first base.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31

Truthful.
Owner-Do you like your harness?
Horse-Not a bit.
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Sidestepping.

Sidestepping.
How old would you guess me to
be?"
II wouldn't guess; got done look
ing for trouble years ago."
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p T is impossible for a loyal Ameri-
can to stand anywhere IN or
about Havana harbor and look
Il out on the tower of the Maine and