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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Umpires Not Needed,

Paul Armstrong, New York humor-
ist after long and careful observation,
is convinced that the umpiring system
Is dead loss to baseball. IF Tom
Lynch will listen to me, suckers, III
save him some money" declared Paul
the other day. ''If / were president OF
the league I'd fire all the umpires. I'd
let the catchers call the balls and
strikes, because they always know
best and have to correct the umpires
frequently. I'd leave the other deci-
sions up to the infielders. The first
baseman always knows whether he
has the ball ahead of the runner, and
on steals the other intielders are
closer to the plays than the umpire.
That would entirely eliminate the
mistakes We see made so frequently.
Hardly a day passes but what the in
feeders and catchers have to correct
umpires in addition to their other
duties"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Summer Resorts Offered Uncle Sam

it would probably cost Uncle Sam
500, 100000 instead of $11,OOO,OO0
One of the leading summer resort
forest reservations" which the gov
eminent has been asked to buy is the
Natural Bridge in Virginia, for which
something like a quarter of million
is wanted Accompanying the offer
was a beautiful painting of the bridge.
which was great for scenic beauty.
but did not seem to be much for tim
Der. No charge was made for the pic
ture, it was explained. The promoter
of this property did not admit it. but
it is we'll known that the Natural
Bridge died a natural death in recent
years.
A large number of other resort and
hotel properties in the White Noun
tains and the much advertised Land
of the Sky" or Sapphire Country"
of Carolina are being offered to the
government at ridiculous prices
whether ridiculously high or ridicu-
lousy low will be for the forestry COM
mission to say Officials of the forest
service have mapped out certain areas
within which it is thought desirable
to buy land for the protection of for
ests and the conservation of stream
flow. Some of these areas include
summer resorts; but that does not
mean that the forest service wants
those resorts purchased.
Certain big White Mountain hotels
want the government to buy whole
mountains so that the trees thereon
will be preserved for the benefit OF
their guests. Lands are being pressed
upon the government for $50 to 500
an acre, but few If any of these will
be bought. Most of the purchases
which the forestry commission will
authorize will probably be cut-over
and waste lands which can be OBJ
tanned for few dollars an acre.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
MILLERS TO HAVE NEW PARK
If Negotiations Prove Successful Min
neapoIis Will Have Modern Grand
stand in Two Years.

Minneapolis followers of the nation.
al pastime took notice the other day
when the story leaked out that the
Cantillons have in mind the making
of new baseball park within easy
walking distance of the center of the
business district, to have seating ca
pacity double that Of Nicollet park.
The Cantillons, it is stated. are dick
ering for coveted property. and the
building of the new park hinges who'll
ly upon their ability to close the deal
Even if the negotiations are sue
cessful, it is stated, it is unlikely that
the park will be ready for occupancy
next season. In the event Of purchase
the building of a modern grandstand,
the bleachers and the diamond will be
timed so that the 1913 season will find
the Minneapolis team of the American
association Is new and superb
home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Draughtsmen Separated From Payroll

Rightly draughtsmen, whose annual
T. salaries aggregate quarter OF a
million dollars. were dispensed with
at the end of last month. This force
has been busy for years making indi-
vidual plans for the governments pub
lie buildings throughout the land.
The treasury officials, in taking
stock of cash on hand, found that they
had only money enough to pay these
draughtsmen. Therefore they asked
congress for 100000 to keep them on
the payroll fer the next nine months.
completing the fiscal year.
But there was nothing extra coming
from congress to meet such situa.
ton and it was suggested that as the
government has over six hundred
drawn plans for all kinds of public
buildings the draughtsmen could be
dispensed with and new buildings au-
thorized built upon plans already made
use Of.
OF course without the necessary
money the treasury officials had to let
the draughtsmen go. The old prac-
tice of carrying clerks when there was
no money to pay them with and hav-.
ing congress make up the deficit when
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Coaches Hall and Llndsren.

With the game with Minnesota on
November rs to decide the western in
tercollegiate conference championship
as the goal toward which to turn their
eyes, the Illini football men are in
grand form. Coaches Hall and Lind
gren, both alumni of Illinois, are
again back coaching and expect to
turn out the banner eleven of the west
this year.
Only four veterans have been lost
to the team by graduation-Captain
Butter, guard; Twist. center, and
Bernstein, halfback. All the other vet
Grams of the team that went through
the season last year without losing a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20

q PIES, according to reports in Wash
y ington. are still at work finding out
Tor the nations which they represent
the secrets of this countrys defense.
Not satisfied with their military at
taches"-sometimes called the title or
a spy not in disguise-these nations.
directly or indirectly. have been work
ing all the time throughout the world
collecting information. This informa-
ton is of every sort; economic. geo.
graphical. commercial. but especially
military 1t is the first duty OF these
men to report all details they can
gather of the Notifications in the coun-
try to which they are assigned. All
this information is eventually filed in
the vaults of the general staff. and on
it, to a large degree, depends the
preparedness of the country for war.
In New York itself there are doubt
less many spies besides the consuls.
Some years ago a young lieutenant in
a foreign army spent his vacation on
this side of the Atlantic, admittedly
reporting to his government the vari-'
GUS activities of the United States. es-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
"Tex" EamsdeII Turns "Pro."

TEX" Ramsdell, the star Splinter of
the University of Pennsylvania last
year, has quit the ranks of the aua-
teur, and in the future will run as a
pro"
Ramsdell made this declaration upon
his recent return home from a trip to
Europe, where he defeated many crack
runners of England and Scotland. In
announcing his retirement from the
ranks of amateurs Ramsdell has also
let it be known that he has been en-
gagged as athletic director of Carne-
gle Tech. at Pittsbrug, and will soon
leave to assume his new duties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
MANAGER MACK MAY RETIRE
Poor Health and Recent Marriage OF
Leader of Champion Athletics As
signed as the Reason.

This season will probably be the last
one for Connie Mack as manager of
the Athletics.
Connie is stakeholder in the Ath-
letic club, and when he retires will
become an officer of the club, probably
president, in which capacity he would
direct the club the same as Charley
Comiskey directs the White Sox.
Mack is forty-nine. and at times his
health is not good. He has remained
at home several times this season
when the Athletics made short trips
on the road. Another thing. Connie
was married last fall and naturally.
prefers to remain at home instead of
travelling over the country with his
team. -f'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20

convenient does not appeal to the Of
ficials in the departments any longer.
Several years ago law was passed
making it an offense for an official to
create a deficit or to use money ap-
propriated for one specific purpose for
another purpose for which the regular
appropriation had become exhausted.
Not only will there be a saving OF
$250.000 for the present fiscal year.
but there will also go on indefinitely
saving of quarter of a million dol
lars each year. for the treasury OH.
Gals have let the draughtsmen go for
good.
There are now in the United States.
erected and in use. 662 public build
ings. costing from $4,000 to So. 900 900
each, the last named figure being the
cost Of the New York custom housA
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20

thought He jumped to third base.
touched the bag. forcing the runner
coming up from second. and then
slammed the ball to the plate-and
the catcher tagged out the runner
there and made the double play. That
saved us and we won out in the
tenth
Elberfeld had figured as soon as
he got the ball that the only way he
could make double play was back.
wards, and knowing the batter was
fast he played to the plate for the
runner who was off to bad start
He must have had almost half sec
ond in which to figure it out, but he
calculated it perfectly.
Copyright, 1911. by w. G. Chapman)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Followed Rina Rules.

Seated on the veranda of the Chs
cago Beach hotel were bunch of the
players, and in the natural kidding
that results in such gathering the
talk turned on Cyrano Morgan's we'll
known lack of ability to hit Cy was
in the bunch, too, and joined the fes-
tival Of comment.
Tales were told Of the Athletic
pitcher, and his prowess With the
bludgeon, and also his ability to bach
away from any sort of pitching.
WELL" said Cy as finale. you
can kid me all you wish. But I'll tell
you one thing. I'm the only man In
this league who bats Marquis OF
Queensberry rules, hitting with one
hand Free"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
sporl!lg
GOSSIP.

Perhaps If there were more fntrar
scholastic athletics it might help.
Swindell, the pitcher signed by the
Maps. should be good base stealer.
Another rooter's pet notion Of moth
ing to read about Is an ante-season
football game.
Somehow or other Rye doesn't seem
a singularly appropriate name for a
golf tournement.
The golden days OF football are
past Athletes are obliged to attend
classes nowadays.
Over in dear ole Lunnon they have
a way of letting TIE opponents to box
ing take it out in talk.
1t is understood some of the high
schools have substituted marbles ana
top spinning for football.
The 1911 Carlisle football SQUAD in
cludes the following: She Bear, Half
Town, Ez Nez and Wounded Eye.
The "old boys" VINO once played
prep school football hate to admit It
in these days of the board of control
Suing a ball club for damages after
having been elected on account of dis
orderly conduct seems the height OF
fourflushing.
Ty Cobb is thinking Of training this
wiz. r in a billiard room. He heard
George Sutton made 500 points In
four innings.
To the uninitiated 1t seems as II .
course In football, track or basket ball
ought to be just as much physical
training as fancy dancing. even In tAa
credit uns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Just Suppose II Happens.

Just by way of supposition: If the
American association were to invade
big league. society with it's present
colony of performers. does it seem
probable that fans would dessert
Mathewson, Alexander, Bresnahan,
Chase, ct al. to see such celebrities as
Waddell, Ferris, Cravath and Pat
Donahue pastime, at the same price
of admission.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
New Grounds for HighIanaers.

The new Highlander grounds al
Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth street
in New York are being hurried along
so the concrete stands can be erected
before the weather gets too cold this
fall. Hal Chase and his men are tc
have the finest home Of any Ameri.
can league team when the big plant
n completed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Teasing an Umpire.

Sometimes a fan can roast an UNI
pire and raise laugh at the same
time. For instance, the Pittsburgh
rooter who told Jack Doyle one day:
Say, Doyle, If your brains were made
of ink you wouldn't have enough to
dot the In your name" 1t was only
another way of saying You're rot
ten," and it was based on the familiar
wheeze "g is soft as in TURTLE" but
It took with the rest of the fans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20

game or being scored on against tho
best there was, with the exception OF
Minnesota, have weathered the gales
of scholastic standing and financial
discrepancies and are out on the field
getting ready to win the conference
championship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
USE OF THE FORWARD PASS
That Play, Intermingled With Others
of Open Variety, Indicates Style
Yale Will Depend On.

In the east Yale so far has made
by far the best showing of the big
teams which got into action. The
Ellis took Holy Cross into camp. rs to
0, in game in which the forward
pass and spectacular runs by Captain
Howe and Sid Anderson were the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Two oddities Of the Game.

Rube Waddell got credit for a VIC
tory with Minneapolis the other day,
though he pitched but two balls. On
the other hand, Larry Pape. the Red
Sox hurler, lost game on one
pitched ball. Pape relieved another
pitcher In the ninth inning in New
York early in the season with Chase
on third and the score tie. The bat
~ hit the first hall for a single.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Daubert Makes Record.

Jake Daubert of the Superbas has
set up worlds record this season.
Daubert has not muffed fairly thrown
ball at the initial corner during a
game. What errors he has commit
ted have been made on wild throws
to second and on fumbles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Captain Howe.

features. The constant use Of the
forward pass, inte-mingled with other
plays of the open variety. plainly
shows that Old Eli will depend upon
the most open sort of play for its VIC
tories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
Had Appllsd thu EDGES.

Had Applied the Edges.
Wife-Our new maid has sharp
ears.
HUM noticed that the doors are
all scratched pp around the keyholeS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
ALPINE FEELS SURE
OF PECOS RAILROAD
Looks Like the Road From
Peeos to Balmorhea
Would Be Ex-
tended.

Alpine, Tex, Jan. 5.-There is NJ
question but what Alpine stands head
and shoulders above any other cornpeti-
ton for the Peeos Valley Southern rail
road from Pesos and all that is necessary
to capture the prize is to go after it
in the proper way. The following letter
to the Alpine commercial club is self ex.
planatory:
Il am now IN position 70 say posi-
lively that if sufficient encouragement
IS offered. the Pecos Valley Southern
railway viii be extended to a connection
with the Southern Pacific, preferably
Alpine. However, a shorter route can be
found east of your city.
NY first undertaking, to build 40
miles Of road viii be comnleted by Jan
1. We are operating daily trains from
Pecos to BalmOrhea now. l have built all
this without mortgage or liens against
the property and can build the extension.
Il shall be glad to confer with your
people at any time after January 1st.
''W. L. Carwile. president
The eastern point" referred to ! this
letter causes no worry to the people OF
Alpine. In addition to the fact that
such a route would cost many thousands
of dollars more than a line to Alpine,
there IS no water to be had in that
direction.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
Birmingham Citizen Swears
To Remarkable Statement

I want to tell you what DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root did for my wife. She was
troubled with terrible pains in her
back and they were such that 1t de-
prived her Of many nights sleep. There
was a thick red sediment in her urine
like brick dust The passage of the
urine was very annoying, being Of a
burning sensation and the complica-
ton was making her very thin and
weak. The medicine which the doctor
gave her did not seem to help her and
she was finally pursuaded to try Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. L purchased one
bottle Of the large size for her and It
helped her greatly. After she had
taken three bottles she did not have
any more trouble with her kidneys. It
has been seven years since she took
Swamp Root and she is now well and
healthy At the time Of her kidney
trouble, she weighed 80 pounds and
sne now weighs 1S5. Ny wife is 80
years of age and cheerfully recon-
mends DR.. KiImer's swamp Root to her
friends and feels very thankful that
she found a remedy with such wonder
ful merit
We give you absolute permission to
publish this in any way you wish.
Yours very truly,
.. r. RIDENHOUR
Cor. 4th Ave. and goth st.
Birmingham. Ala.
State OF Alabama
Jefferson County
L E. G. Stevens a Notary Public in
and for said State and County certify,
that D. R. Ridenhour, known to me as
such personally appeared before me
this the 31st day Of July. 1909, and
made oath that the above statement
was true in substance and fact.
Z. G. STEVENS,
Notary Public.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
ADMITS KILLING
OF CIVILIANS
Mexican Herald Correspond
ent on the Butchery Of
Non-C0mbatants.

Writing in the Mexican Herald, the
pro- government organ in Mexico City,
Gerald Brandon, that papers CORES
pondent who was with Gen Navarro
al Cerro Prieto. admits that civilians
were killed by the troops. but attempts
to apologize for 1t by saying that they
were accidentally killed The Associ-
Rted Press correspondent said they
we're deliberately shot because they
could not disprove their connection
with the revolutionists. Brandon says:
Later we discovered that some of
the men who were killed at Cerro
Prieto. had been villagers who had not
actively participated in the battle. 1t
viii be understood that during the
fighting it had been impossible TO diff
1erentiate between the revolutionists
and the rancheros who were In the
houses which sheltered them in their
attack on US.
There was only one truly loyal resi-
dent in Cerro Prieto. This was Man
Uel Gamboa Sanchez. a Oaxaquenan,
who is staunch adherent of Gen.
Diaz. Sanchez invited the general and
sll his staff to stop at his home during
their stay in the village. and they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
COOLEST WEATHER IN
TWELvES YEARS AT LIE MESA.
Thermometer Drops to Two Above Zero
In Upper Valley Town Wednesday;
Many Social Events Held.


La Hesa, n. NJ, Jan. 5-The social
event of the season was the dance
given by Miss Katie Jones in honor Of
Ralf Baker Of Clint, Texas. Those
present were Misses Katie Jones. Anita
Mead. Sayah and Grace Hyland. Eva
Bailey. Mary Livesay. Hilda and Hazel
Creamer, Messrs. Doc Mead. Wayne
Hyland, Ralf Baker. Renick Livesay,
Alfred and Hart Greenwood.
Mrs. H. H. Hyland was hostess OF
the Merry Village club Wednesday aft
ernoon. Several papers on the philan-
trophic women of the day were read.
Miss Clara Mundy and viii Mundy.
are visiting at the Potter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. White are visit
ing friends in FL Paso.
Logan Colwe1i of Utah is here look
ing after his bee interests in the val
ley.
Miss Nellie McCa1liff of Ell Paso is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. McKenna.
Hart Greenwood has returned after
spending the holidays in Maria Texas.
c. A Viljoen and family left for
South Africa. their old home
The coolest weather in II years was
recorded Wednesday. the thermometer
standing at two above zero, the river
and bitches were frozen over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
ROBBERS BOLDLY
HOLD UP A TRAIN
The Mail Clerk, Wounded,
Writes Report Before
Going TO HoSnital.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 5.-The police
are convinced that the two men who
robbed a mail car of the Northern Pa
cific. eastbound North Coast limited,
as it was leaving Seattle last night and
shot and seriously wounded mail clerk
Harry Clark, are still in Seattle.
Two men who were arrested at Kent,
do not answer the description Of the
robbers, and it is believed the bandits
left the mail car as the train slowed
down for crossing at -Argo, subur-
ban station.
Mail clerk Clark. who was shot in
the mouth, was complimented by the
postoffice and railway officials and
the police for his fortitude in refusing
to go TO the hospital. until he had Civ
en- the officials all the information he
had concerning the robbery Clark was
unable to speak, but bravely wrote
report while the blood was dripping
from his mouth and scattering the
paper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
THREE NEW BRIDG Es
BUILDING AT BERINO
But Little Work Remains To Be Done
on Canal; New Townsite Is Laid
Out: New Roads Surveyed

BerinO, n. NJ, jan 5.-The Santa Fe
bridge gang under foreman Thomas is
putting in three bridges for the Three
Saints ditch necessitated by the en-
lsrgement os this ditch These bridges
finished there remains but the con-
crete work on two headgates and
wastes and few bridges to turn wa
ter into the ditch. January Is is set
for finishing the west branch of the
canal and the east branch will be COM
pleted shortly afterwards.
J. w. Cannon and NJ. L. Galliher were
Ell Paso visitors Friday.
W. C. MossmaD is attending to a
bunch of his cattle he has on pasture
near Organ, N. NJ.
Donald Price, son of the postmaster
has been quite sick with tonsilitis, but
is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Rawlings went to
FL Paso 20 spend Christmas with their
son. DR.. J. a. Rawlings, and have not
yet returned owing to the sudden ILL.,
ness of Mrs. H. c. Rawlings.
J. c. McNary has plated a part Of
the Reynolds and MoNary tract at Be
rino station into town lots and has
sold several lots.
County surveyor c. L. Post has fin
ished surveying several roads along
section Zines in the past month and
they will be opened shortly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE.
$4,000 mission buffet. $1,000.
FL Paso Household Furnishing Co.
WEDDING OF PROMINENT
COUPLE AT SOCORRO.

Ysleta, Tex, Jan. 5.-Leopold Acosta,
of Mexico, and Mrs. Filaberta Armen-
dariz, of Socorro, Tex, were married
at the Socorro mission at early mass
Wednesday morning, by Rev. father
Cordova.
The bride wore an elegant dark blue
French wolfe costume in hobble effect.
the yoke and sleeves being of real
Duchess lace. She also wore a price
less black Spanish lace mantilla and
carried an arm bouquet Of pink carna-
lions.
Miss Marie Ronquillo was maid Of
honor and 3 .Acosta, nephew of the
groom, best man.
After the ceremony a reception was
given at the home of the bride. Hun
dreds of palms and potted and cut
flowers transformed the house into a
tropical scene of marvellous beauty.
Rare wines, cakes and CONNECTIONS were
served and a stringed orchestra played
throughout the receiving hours
Mrs. Louis Folk and Miss Juanita
Loewenstein assisted in receiving the
many guests. Mrs. Folk wore a black
princess gown, with touches of light
blue, and Miss Loewepstein wore
dark blue silk princess gown.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05
EXCITING RACES
IN AIR AT DALLAS

Dallas. Tex. Jan. 5.-An effort will
be made this afternoon to smash all
previous altitude records in the avi-
alton meet at the state fair grounds.
This means that the bird men must
exceed 1900 feet. Six machines repre-
senting four. different styles. were all
pronounced in perfect condition this
morning.
Simon, in a Bleriot mcnoplane, and
Hamilton and Frisbie in biolanes. viii
go after records. Garros and Frisbie
are scheduled for thrilling cross
country race.
AT least one race of five miles be-
tween machines OF different makes
will be held. The wind this morning
was under fifteen miles. an hour and
the weather ideal.
Frisbies's machine. which was dam
aged when it fell yesterday, was re-
paired today.