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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Mann Said He Knew What All the Bills Meant

big bundles. Holding them up, he
said:
Here are all the bills on the pri-
vate calendar, and all the reports on
those bills. I've read them all, and l
know what each one means!"
Before the congress ended, Mr..
Mann's colleagues in the house pre-
scented him with a costly watch, the
presentation speech being made by
Uncle Joe" Cannon, and seconded by
Speaker Clark.
1T gives me great pleasure" said
Uncle Joe," amid the laughter of the
house, Ito present you with a stop
watch"
During one of the lively debates
near the end of the session a con-
troversy arose as to who was "enti-
tied to the floor" Speaker Clark
tried to straighten it out, and in the
midst of the discussion Representa-
tive Moore of Pennsylvania inter-
rupted:
rs not the present parliamentary
situation this, that the gentleman from
Chicago (Mr. Mann) has been caught
asleep at the switch?"
THE chair is not going to rule
that the gentleman from Chicago ever
got caught asleep at the SWITCH" re-
piled Speaker Clark.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

MI ASHINGTON.-S smooth, eff
w cient is the business force in the
office of the nations chief executive at
the White House. The total business
staff, including ushers, messengers and
so on, numbers little more than 40. And
the modest one-story Office annex to
the White House does not represent
more than fraction of the floor space
occupied by many large corporation.
Handling the White House mail is
One of the heaviest responsibilities of
the business done there. 1t is doubt
full If there is any other place where
the incoming mail varies SO tremen-
aousiy from day to day. In addition,
there is rule that every letter ad-
knowledged from the White House,
even though it is referred to some gov
eminent department.
Moreover, there is rule also to the
effect that every letter received must
be answered within "a hours unless
exceptional circumstances make this
impossible. This policy Of promptness
taxes the resources of the White House
business establishment when, as some
times happens. the daily receipts jump
to 1000 letters or more. often more.
1t is only fair to say, however, that
such circumstances are exceptional, al
though many newspaper readers have
been led to believe that the president
received at least 1000 letter every day
Of his occupancy of the Office. AS a
matter of fact, there are weeks at a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

price of $3.50 paid by the army for
three-year-olds helps out the average
somewhat. Mr.. Bell in discussing the
matter said:
While think the government Of
fer for army remounts is as fair as
could be made under the circum-
stances, certainly should not advise
any one to go out and buy a lot of
mares for the purpose of raising
horses and selling them. There is
no question that the automobile is
hurting the horse business"
One of the things also that is wor-
rying army officers and horse breeders
in general Is the course of congress
toward the cavalry branch of the serv-
ice. There was a movement at the
last session of congress to eliminate
five cavalry regiments altogether, and
fears are expressed by some of those
interested, that similar move may
go through under the present admin
istration in the interests of economy.
The effect of such course as this on
the horse market, is it pointed out,
would be hard to estimate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
HARTSEL ON JOHNSON EDICT
Manager of Toledo Club Says It Is
Ridiculous to Thinks Ball
Player Can Write.

The recent edict Of Ban Johnson
forbidding players to act in the ca
pacity of reporters or critics of base
ball may cause some dissatisfaction,
but the rank and file of the army of
baseball players join in the declara-
ton that Ban made just one more
wise move.
''Topsy" Hartsel, the blond-domed
manager Of the Toledo club, was
commenting on Bans verdict: "The
line of stuff written by ball players in
the past" said Topsy, did no one
any good except themselves and did
much harm for host of other play
ers and for the game itself
In the first place it is ridiculous
to insinuate that player can write,
as it is that writer can play.
I'm the second place, 98h per cent.
of the articles over which appeared
the names of ball players never were
written by players.
In the third place the player has
not the judgment nor the power of
discrimination. His lack of expert
ence prevents him from looking at
the future results.
"a magazine article written by Ed
die Collins a few years ago created
havoc with the Athletics. Collins re-
vealed the entire system Of the club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
HorseIess Age Near, Is the View of Experts

CT EXPECT to live to see the day
i when the keeping Of horses in
Washington will be prohibited on san
itary grounds, just as the keeping Of
pigs has been and the keeping Of
cows greatly restricted" This is state
ment made by c.. G. Bell, one of the
experts of the department of agricul-
ture. Mr.. Bell believes that Washing
ton is much cleaner city because of
the introduction of automobiles, and
that the tendencies of the day. is to
eliminate horses in cities and restrict
them to the country.
According to figures published by
the department of agriculture, horse
breeding is about the worst paying
business that any one can go into. In
quiries were sent to 10000 correspond
ents and the average for the cost of
raising a colt to three years old was
taken for the entire country.
Counting the service fee, feed, vet
Urinary bills and breaking, the cost Of
raising colt to three years old, even
when making allowance for the farm
work he does up to that age, is $96.54
The selling price averages $136.17.
This is making no allowance for the
mares that do not produce foals or
for those that die prior to three years
old
Officials of the division of animal
husbandry who are cooperating with
the army in raising remounts for the
cavalry, say that the only hopeful
thing shown by these figures is that
the government free service and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
She Thought re House ley TEX Things So Calm

I ] SPEIGHT, clerk to the house
y. committee on judiciary, is not at
all the serious young man that any one
would take him to be. Not at ALL In
spite of the fact that Speight sits in
that large and impressive committee
room, which probably is worth more
money than all the halls the CONT
mental congresses ever dreamed of,
and in spite Of the fact that he is
stepped in the lore of trust investiga-
tions, judicial secrets, possible con-
stitutional amendments, impeachment
trials and Alabama politics, Mr..
Speight is always ready with a nifty
little yarn.
He says that one day the house of
representatives was in a terrific up
roar Progressives were hurting solid
masses Of objurgations against the re-
dictionaries. Representative Cooper of
Wisconsin, who refuses to 90 into eau
Gus with any one, not excepting him
self, was hurting defiance at Cannon
ism from the rear line of trenches,
while ever and anon Representative
Mondell would chirp feebly in reply
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

He created much ill-feeling We
were forced to completely reorganize
our signal system. Christy Mathew
sons articles during the past winter
were, as a rule, sensational, but for
the most part untrue, and likewise
often unjust and injurious to other
players.
There's no doubt in my mind but
that the criticism of the New York
Giants in stories signed by the vari-
Gus members of the club has seri-
ously affected the work Of the club
in the last two worlds series.
"As / said before, a player isn't
qualified to write fair, unbiased
opinion. I feel firmly convinced that
the game would eventually suffer a
tremendous wrong, because of the
growth of the writing habit, but for
the act Of Mr.. Johnson"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
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Manager Griffith predicts a close.
race in the American league this
year.
Bob Bescher is the best throwing
outfielder in the National league, says
Joe Tinker.
Otis Clymer has cinched the center
field job on the Cubs, according to
scribes with the team.
Manager Jawn McGraw says that he
has seven men on his club that will
average forty stolen bases this sea-
son.
Westinghouse are likening Merito
Acosta, the boy from Cuba, to Willie
Keller in his ability to draw a base on
balls.
twirler, is back in the same form that
made him famous in the 1909 worlds
series.
Bert HUMPHREYS Is the only player
living in California and Pennsylvania
MIA, Pa. -
1t appears that Washington is to
have Sunday ball soon. The people
are clamoring for 1T, and there is no
law against 1t.
JEFF Tesreau, who has been picked
by many as McGraw's best bet for
the season, isn't in such good form
as was reported.
There is talk in the camp of the Red
Sox that Pitcher Charley Hall may be
turned into utility outfielder because
of his hitting ability
Now that the big league clubs are
well started off in their pennant races,
fans are sitting back trying to size up
the winning combinations.
Larry Lajoie admits that he is
slowing up in fielding. But the big
Frenchman says that he will still
poke em out where they amt.
1t is a fairly easy life being Brook
Ign infielder If you throw the ball
anywhere within seven feet of Jake
Daubert at first you get an assist.
Manager Griffith expects Carl
Cashion, his young twirler, to pitch
better ball this season Cashion has
gained control, which has been his
great weakness.
According to Manager Clark Griffith
of the Senators TEL Pendleton, the
crack Princeton infielder, has promised
to join the Washington squad after his
graduation in June.
Report has it that in consideration
for granting waivers on Jacobssf and
Stock of the Giants, Manager Stallings
of Boston will later get Josh Devore
from McGraw for the Braves 0utfield.
Nick Cullop, the young southpaw of
the Cleveland Maps recently shocked
his teammates by asking, What
league does this here fellow Mathew.
son pitch in?" Such is fame, even in
baseball.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

JAMES R. MANN of Illinois, Repub-
y lican leader in the house, bears the
reputation of knowing more than any
other man in the house about the leg
islation before that body. He has
also well established reputation for
being ready and able to talk on any
subject at any time
In the midst of one of the long
night sessions near the close of the
last congress some one proposed that
the private calendar should be
taken up, and that minor bills pend
ing should be passed under suspen-
sion of the rules
Il object!" shouted one member
No man in the house knows what
these different bills are!'
Mr.. Mann, who was standing, reach
ed into his desk and pulled out two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

The speakers gavel was .attooing vol.
leys of protest and the intrepid Mann
OF Illinois was upsetting all hopes by
his constant objections. There was a
din that gave one a headache. A
French woman was in one of the gal
lertes, the guest of some member of
the judiciary committee, and Mr..
Speight was showing her around, and
at the particular moment when the
noise was at its height in the house
she turned to her guide and said:
"Ah, Meester Speight, you have rea-
son to be proud of re house! In
France zey are SO boisterous. Here In
re house zey tex teengs SO calm"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Handling Of White House Mail Is Gigantic Task

stretch when, under normal conditions,
the daily mail will seldom exceed 200
letters and the average for long in
tervals during the last administration
was in the neighborhood of $50 letters
day.
But this normal volume may be
quickly changed to the abnormal. The
appearance Of some new national is
sue, an international crisis, an import
ant declaration Of policy by the presi-
dent, a proposal of new legislation, or
any one of number of turns of affairs
is likely to bring down upon the White
House an avalanche of letter of in
curry, advice, commentator and wit
ticiSm.
The president of the United States
subscribes in effect to the policy of the
man who has no mail delivered by car
rier at his place of business, but in
stead rents lockbox at the local post
office or nearest postal station. No
mail is delivered by regular carrier at
the White House. In fact, the presi-
dent has his own special postman, a
member of the messenger force at the
executive offices, who is provided with
a horse and buggy and who makes two
or three trips daily to the Washington
postoffice dispatching the outgoing
mail and returning with the incoming.
The final trip of the day is made at
a comparatively early hour in the aft
ernoon, a circumstance which, of
course, facilitates the task of replying
to most letters on the day on which
they are received.
The office force is called upon to
handle one class OF correspondence
which has no counterpart in the opera
tons of the ordinary business institu-
ton, This is the social correspond
ence and 1t is of quite heavy volume
during the winter months, when for
NAL dinners, receptions and other en-
tertainments are held at the White
House In rapid succession.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Why johnson Puzzles.

Walter Johnson has speed, good
curve and a fooling slow ball. He
varies the slow ball and the curve oc-
casionally with his peed, but as a rule
merely sizzles them over with that
long, sweeping arm motion of his.
They do not hit them because they do
not see them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
USE ALIENS FOOT. EASE.

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes.
If you want and comfort for tired, aching,
swollen, sweating feet, use Aliens Foot-Ease 1t re
lieves corns and bunions of all pain and prevents
blisters, and caous spots. Just the thing for
Dancing Parties Patent Leather Shoes, and for
Breaking in New Shoes 1t is the greatest comfors
discovery of the age. Try it today. Sold everywhere
rs cts. Don't accept any substitute For FREE trial
package, address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE boy, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Abner's Preparation.

Abner, who worked for the summer
residents, told Mr.. Burns one morn,
ing that he was soon to be married.
We'll, really, Abner," said Mr..
Burns, I'm glad to hear it! 1 suppose
you've made all the preparations and
got your wedding finery ready?"
Abner did not balk at the question,
but he grinned sheepishly.
Yep" he replied, NAV, she bound
my Sunday coat and put a new collar
ont, and I've had my shoes tapped
Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Cleaning Public Money.

The new money washing machine
has been installed in the Philadelphia
mint by Burgess Smith, its inventor.
1t weighs $500 pounds, has a capacity
of five thousand notes an hour, and
has two parts-one scrubs the note,
the second gives it cold water bath
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

Love at first sight is apt to fade on
it's initial trip to the wash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16

It's easy for doctor. to make liv-
ing if he can keep his patients
scared
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Accurate Forecast.

Wilbur Wright was talking to a
Dayton reporter about very swift but
very unsteady monoplane.
ut is a dangerous machine" he
said.
BLANK adores it, though" said the
reporter. "He is all broken up over
it,"
"One of these days." said Mr..
Wright. he'll be all broken up under
it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
What is CastOria.

ASTORIA is harmless substitute for Castor OIL Paego Drops and
Soothing Syu pleasant. contains neither Opium Morphine nor
Narcotic substance It's its destroys Worms and aays
Fevenes For than has been constant the relief
of Constipation Fatun Wind Collie all Teeng Troubles and Nahe
regulates the Stomach and Bowels aates the Food giving healthy and
natural Sleep The Chld1en's Panacea-The Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been use for
signature Ch Fletcher and has been made under
his personal supervision since its infancy Allow to deceive this
All Couner limitations and but Experiments that % with
and endanger the health of Infants and CnEpence against Experiment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-16
Letters from Prominent Phys
addressed to ChaS. H. Fetch

Kah of N 81 have used Castoria
regard excellent medicine
forc children
Eisengraeber MINI, used
excellent, children"
E. Dennis of St Louis 81 used prescribed
Castoria outside practice number
and find it to be excellent remedy for children"
A. Philadelphia,
baby find pleasant
excellent results from its USE"
Simpson, Chicago, Castoria in
medicine kind
the market"
Eskldson Omaha
1t thing for infants and children
I recommend it."
L. castoria certainly
through all these
sufficient recommendation?
What a physician add? Leave it to the mothers
City, Fo have
invariably produced beneficial results"
called
n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19

Boylston. saving nothing. aud be-
having like a nice, gentle auto
should. Bumpety. bnmp! Pretty
soon a wild-eyed Cadillac hit the
Shank machine right in the shins,
the solar plexus, aud sQuarely on
the nose in one big Diff. The driv-
er OF the Cadillac jumped eff. tore
the license number off bis machine,
and disappeared. Both machines
are badly wrecked. Item No. 3.
Item No. 5 is a usual one: Mo-
torcyclist Called to observe the or
dinance to stop at car crossings,
and hit Miss l.. T. Lindsay, 1715 RAJ
VIENNA st. as sne was getting off a
car at 1ith av. ard 51st ST. He had
no number on his machine, and he
lnconcernedlv speeded away.
Miss Lindsay was only slightly
bruised.
T. r. Cunncll 4 taxi driver,
bought ED nayle to the city hos
pital. Boylcs head was badly
bruised. Council says he staggered
into the path Of the machine at an
early hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
PRESIDENT TAKES n HAND IN JAP TROUBLE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CREW FINISHES FIRST OAKLAND RACE
Predict Prison
Term for Furth;
He Will Appeal

VIII Chamber Of Commerce be cited to
Judge show they
be Jailed for contempt Of eourf
6elnshar Jacob Furth guilty The Chamber OF
by Innocent
promulgated miscarriage justice being
perpetra,ed In his case.
pending Judge Hardin Is sll TO
a a yet been sentenced
constructive contempt had been sp
reaeonars be made on case stu
pending the
In spite this Chamber of Commerce
proclaimed FNrh guilty OF
Furth himself could be pun
his case
contempt they would be ac
guilty sentenced by one Judge That
relic OF past AGES at standing
onth OF this
Any member OF jury Cargan
charge against the Seattle
citizens
Bengham the general opinion
trial and
pass upon nRancier Immediately y" b
Furh found guilty OF eonpng "
serving sentence OF
Waa Under the Law the penalty for
= the sehricker
guilty under
eelnehm convicted several 400
been In force In h state since
prison sen,enee but the
fine
exceeding $4,000.
will ask the court TO Impose
sehres
Imposing wiz be apsaled
"a The court battle win Be
demand appeal
ouxh without DELAY should be finally
settled az tho fall term
in his represented by nm array OF
while Braxy and Corrgan states
Thursday and following that kceher ana
Andrews will be tried
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19

Its gay little towns ours. AS
long as the gasoline lasts, the
wheels will spin AS long as the
wheels 20 round we needn't he
plagued with ennui. In other
words, Steve. there's something do
ing all the time. Do you get as?
Judge Gordon was busy Friday
collecting sl07 from IA motor
speeders who were caught. Item
No. /. That's getting q rather
prosaic affair: however
SO s. ]. Bessner, 203 West Crock.
EFT St. injected little list into
the game when he ran mis- machine
into Motorcycle Cop j. T. Little.
There vas little else for Little to
do than pick himself up Bessner
pinched himGslf Went 20 he sta
tion and got himself booked. Item
No. 2
Auto, belonging TO Philip Shank,
632 36th av.. was standing qui stly
Friday night at Fast Pine aud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
HAVE CURE FOR
PNEUMONIA, TOO

NEW YORK. April 19.-Declared
to be MS effective In It's results as
DR. FrIedmann's reputed cure for
tuberculosis. positive cure for
pneumonia is discovered by inves-
tigators. at the Rockefeller institute
here. according to an announcement
made by Dr. McWilllams. Of the in.
stltute staff, today.
II 10 stated the cure overcomea 80
per cent OF the germs causing pneu.
monla, but It's composition Is being
kept secret. Many patients for
whom there was practically no hope
have been speedily cured by the
serum, according to DR.. McWill-
iams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19

ingu in Japan Tho president did
not 40 10 tho executive offices to-
day. but remained Ia the White
House libraries studying alien laws.
Secretary Bryan has instructed
the American embassy at Toxic To
learn whether the mass meetings
there really represent tho feeling OF
the Japanese rank and file. or mere
ly that OF Interested parties.
The anti-alien substitute bill will
be- taken up In the senate Monday.
according 10 Senator Blrdsall The
amendments arc expected back
from the printer at that time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
Will SON URGES CHANGES IN
CALIFORNIA BILL ON ALIENS

STATE CAPITOL. sACRAMEN-
TO. April i9.--Secretary OF state
Vim. J. Bryan telegraphcd today to
Governor Johnson. declaring that
President Wilson urges that the
words Ineligible to citizenship" be
not included In any land laws passed
by the Legislature.
The telegram was read in tho
senate and ordered printed IN the
Journal There was no comment on
the message.
Secreary Bryans message read
aa follows:
Gov. Hiram Johnson. saera.
rnento, Cal. The President de.
sires me TO say that while he
fully recognizes the right Of the
people OF California TO leqlsiate
according 10 their Judgment on
the subject Of land tenure, he
feels II his duty 10 urge a rec
ognltlon OF the international
character Of such legislation.
Being anxious TO preserve and
strengthen the long standing
friendly relations existing be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
PRESIDENT SPENDS DAY
READING ALIEN LAWS

~ INIfeH TfeRe Irasat WIfe
WASHINGTON, April is.-Presi.
dent Wilson would not sdmI, that
any reason for a Japanese war scare
exists. despite the agitation at home
and In Japan over antI-alien land
bills now pending In California.
He does not intend 10 minimize
the situation. and IN keeping I'm
close touch with Developments in
Sacramento and Toxic. The state
department Is watching tho meet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
HO, KIDS! CIRCUS
COMING MAY 5

Twenty-eight railroad cars. form.
Ing a special train, are rumbling
across the country. The cars be
long to Al g. Barnes. They are
filled with $50 animals OF every de-
scriptIon. expert gymnasta and per
formers. and innumerabie clowns,
Yes. a circus Is coming.
A one.mile parade viii sweep So
atile streets on Monday morning,
May 8. and twice daily for three
days thereafter. gigantic tents viii
adorn the show grounds at Fourth
av. and Lenora
Mau.eatlng. forest-bred African
lions--20 OF them VIII perform un-
der the direction OF Louis Roth
There are 80 heart .strangllng acts
At least that's what the press agent
calls 'em And the clowns have a
lot Of new stunts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-19
CONSERVATIVE JApS
SAY WAR IMPOSSIBLE

TOXIC. April fs.-Desplte rabid
and popular clamor for immediate
action. the government and conserv.
ative papers today take the view
that war with the United States iH
impossible. even II the California
alien land Law bills are passed. The
official view Is that the California
bill even II allowed to pass. will be
considerably toned down. and that
It's enforcement will be lax.