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Presents Tentative Bills.

Senator Newlands laid before the COM
mittee the tentative drafts Of bills framed
along the line of the recommendations of
the President. He explained that these
measures were tentative and might be
changed greatly by the committee before
any bill or bills were reported to the
Senate. 1t is the plan of the committee
to frame a single measure, combining all
the proposed legislation. and offer it as
an amendment to the House bill now on
the Senate calendar proposing to increase
the membership of the interstate COM
merce commission.
The tentative drafts laid before the
committee we're three in number. The first
provides for the establishment Of an
eight-hour day in interstate transporta-
Other Provisions of Bills.
The second provides amendments to
the present Newlands act, known as
the mediation and Cancellation act, so
as to bring about an investigation be-
fore any strike.
The third provides for government
operation of railroads in case of mill
tary necessity.
Senator Lewis of Illinois introduced
4. bill of his own in the Senate today
= to amend the interstate commerce act
/ so as to provide for an increase in the
number of interstate commerce COM
tfnissioners from seven to nine, SO as to
provide that disputes between the en-
ployes and the railroads shall be taken
and SO that appeals may be taken from
the decisions of the interstate COM
merce commission to the courts, and the
decision of the courts shall be final
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30

pressed the opinion that the Injunction
was in contravention of the law and
could not stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Mrs. Wilson Present.

Mrs. Wilson. accompanied by the
ambassador to Great Britain. Walter
Hines Page, and the ambassador to
France. William G. Sharp. was in the
Presidents reserved space. Several
members of the cabinet, including Sec
retaries Lansing, Wilson, Baker, and
some justices Of the Supreme Court of
the United States also were present
II the executive il weighed down with
the heavy responsibilities of his chosen
task, arbiter, he did not show 1t yester-
day. He entered the House chamber with
q 3aunty step and q smile on his face
A committee consisting OF Representa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
LAWS TO AVERT
STRIKE PLANNED

Continued from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Refuse to Discuss Details.

Minority Leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Sterling. the republican MEM
bers. would not talk about details of
the conference.
I'VE were all agreed to do every
thing possible to prevent the strike"
said Mr.. Mann. That's the only thing
THAT was agreed upon"
Although none OF the congressman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Senate Will Act First.

!t was agreed that further confer
"aes should be held today between
democratic and republican members
and also that the strike Legislative
program should first be undertaken in
the Senate and not brought up on the
floor of the House until the upper
branch had acted.
we all want to prevent the strike y
said Speaker Clark, there was no di.
vision of opinion about that: II .bs
strike can be forestalled think thai
Congress can go home and leave les
1ation to the future. II we can't pre.
vent the strike there is differen,
situation We talked over with tins
President the entire subject. All the
legislation proposed was discussed pre
and con. No conclusion was reached
about any of II. None of the sugges-
tons made by the President were
eliminated from consideration
The general understanding seemed
to be that whatever is to be passed will
be tackled on the House bill to enlarge
sAe interstate commerce commission
and that the Senate will act first The
House will wait for the bill to come
over, unless the Senate is too slow"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
COUPLE DIVORCED
LESS THAN A DAY
Man Visits Newly Separated
Wife in Evening and Recon-
Citation Follows.
RESUME MARRIED LIFE
JUDGE Grants Petition to Annul Sepa-
ration-Chisd's Fondness for Both
Parents Plays Part in Bringing
Couple Together.

st. Louis. After being divorced less
than "a hours, Mr.. and Mrs. n H.
SchimmeI of 6023A Washington ave-
nue. had the decree of divorce set aside
and resumed life as man and wife. The
divorce was granted to Mrs. Schimmel
by Judge Shields upon her petition that
her husband would not speak with her.
became angry upon little provocation
and was particularly angry when she
returned home late one evening when
she had been working in contest to
win an automobile.
Both Wanted Divorce Annuled
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Schimmel had
signed a stipulation which was pre-
scented to Judge Shields asking that
the divorce decree be set aside.
Schimmel, under the terms of the di-
vorce suit had paid his wife a gross
sum, not mentioned in the suit. in
lieu of alimony.
According to E. w. Foristel, the
attorney who presented the stipula-
tion to .ne court, Schimmel visited
his newly divorced wife and a recon
ciliaticn was effected. The couple have
one child, Nathaniel, Jr., and his fond
ness for both parents is said to have
played large part in the reconcilia-
ton.
The Schimmels were married in
1912. At the time Mrs. Schimmel
brought suit for divorce one of her
witnesses was Abe Altman, a lawyer,
who testified that he and his wife were
at the Schimmel home the night be-
fore the separation. He testified that
game of penny ante poker was played
and that when Mrs. Schimmel lost all
of her chips that she went around the
table to where her husband was sit
ting.
Took Husbands Poker Chips.
Altman testified that Mrs. Schim-
mel placed one arm around her hus-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Dickens Poor Taste in Dress.

When Charles Dickens was to make
his first appearance in America as a
reader an immense crowd awaited him
at public hall in Boston. The en-
thusiasm of the people had risen to
fever heat One of his most ardent
admirers afterward told this little in
cident of the evening:
With few gentlemen, who wished
to welcome him and to show him at
tention, was in the little room back
of the platform when Dickens entered
it, He was rather stout man, with a
somewhat red face, and | saw, to my
surprise, that he was dressed In an
exaggerated servility to the extreme
of fashion More than this, he wore a
boutonniere in each buttonhole, and
two watches, the chains of which were
strung aggressively across his chest.
There was gaudy bad taste in his
appearance which his friends regret
ted, knowing how distasteful it would
be to his admirers, who appreciated
his genius and enjoyed his writings
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
PLEASED THE W0ODPECKER
Erected Against Its
Peckings.

Mrs. John PoZer of Main street,
Newton, N. j., feared that a fine shade
tree on her lawn would be killed by a
woodpecker that appeared there every
day and pecked away at hole which
he was making larger and larger.
Therefore she had her husband tack
a sheet of tin over the hole when the
bird was absent
Refusing to be discouraged and pre-
tending he does not know the differ
ence the woodpecker now goes to
the tree every day and pecks away
like trip hammer on the tin sheet
The neighbors are nearly crazy with
the noise. and there is a law against
killing woodpeckers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
SLABS PLAYER Limit
McGraW BIames Rule for Defeat
of Giants Last Year.
Twenty-One Men Are Enough for All
Practical Purposes Says Pitts
burgh Scribe-Magnates Are
All Satisfied.

John McGraw of the New York
Giants never tires of attacking the 81
player limit, which is in force in the
National league. He laid upon it the
blame for the Giants failure to win
last season. No sooner had his men
dropped a couple of games this spring
than he came out with another attack
upon it. He claims that the Ameri-
can league managers have big ad-
vantage over the National because
they are allowed to carry 25 men.
McGraw might as we'll quit whining
and yelping, for the chances are that
never again will National league club
carry more players than are allowed 1t
at present, writes Ralph S. Davis in
the Pittsburgh Press. Twenty-one men
are enough for all practical purposes,
especially in view of the fact that the
league allows a suspension list, on
which may be carried all incapacitated
Players.
The Phillies did not complain last
season about the number of men they
carried, and McGraw would not have
opened his mouth against the rule had
his men won the pennant, instead OF
being a dismal failure-a failure be-
cause of the policy followed by the
New York club in dealing with it's mea
during war time rather than because
of the player limit rule.
So far as the advantage of the Amer
lean league clubs is concerned, 1t
might be pointed out that most Of the
clubs in the Johnson circuit cut their
squads below % last summer, and sew
eral of them wont along on Il men.
The magnates are perfectly satisfied
with the present rule, and they have
the final say in such matters. McGraw
stands practically alone in his conten-
ton, and he can't accomplish much
single-handed. 1t is not improbable
that a similar regulation will be adopt
ed by the American league at its next
annual meeting.
The day of indolent idleness for the
ball player is past Time was when q
half dozen men decorated the bench of
each major league club throughout the
summer, doing nothing for their sal
aries except to lead an occasional out
break against the umpires. The mag
mates came to the conclusion that
money paid for such purposes was a
wilful waste, and they cut it out. 1t is
not likely to be restored.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Why Not?

why did you strike this man.
asked the Judge sternly.
He called me liar, your honor
replied the accused.
is that true?' asked the Judge, turn.
ing to the man with the mussedup
face.
Sure it's true" said the accuser. 81
called him liar because he is one
and | can prove it"
What have you to say to that?
asked the Judge of the defendant.
It's got nothing to do with the case
your honor" was the unexpected re-
ply. Even if am liar | guess I've
got right to be sensitive about it
amt I?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
PETE HARRISON Is INITIATED
Newly Appointed Umpire Receives
Characteristic Searching at Hands
of John McGraw.

Pete Harrison, the new National
league umpire has received his initia-
ton at the hands of John j. McGraw.
Sooner or later they all have to get a
McGraw baptism and it may as well be
now as any time. Harrison gave de-
cision on the bases which entitled the
Giants leader to protest, but "the
imp" believes that he gave the play
right.
Walking over to the referee, Nc
Graw said, We'll, old boy, you've
tipped your hand, your homer" go
away, l won't talk to you," replied
Harrison. Yes, you will talk to me"
continued McGraw as he followed Har-
rison. Il have been talking to UNI
pires twenty-five years and I'm going
to talk to you" Other remarks were
made-anyway Harrison now knows
McGraw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Throws Samples at Woman.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-Mrs. D.
Johnson had an encounter with an
agent selling favoring extracts. Mr..
Agent, after exploiting the merit of
his extracts in glowing terms to his
would-be customer without making a
sale, completely lost his temper and
got rid of two bottles of his choicest
vanilla by hurting them at her. Be
ing a good dodger, however, Mrs. John
sen escaped injury from the flying mis-
siles, which struck door by her side.
sending a shower Of broken glass and
liquid over her kitchen floor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
WOMAN IS DOG CATCHER
Takes Official Position in New Jersey
Town and Will Serve With
cut Pay.

Freehold, N. Mrs. William s.
Holmes, daughter of the late William
NJ. Wins, who was candidate for mayor
of New York, has accepted the Office
of dog-catcher of the town She will
serve without pay. She explains that
she has taken care of many homeless
dogs, and took the official position to
avoid any complications. Mrs. Joseph
S. Yard and Mrs. William van Dorm,
representing the Woman's club, are
members of the shade-tree committee
recently organized to beautify the
town.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
OPENING SEASON TOO EARLY
President Ebbets Making His Usual
CompIaint-Plan Given for Re.
arranging Schedule.

President Ebbets of Brooklyn is
making his usual kick about opening
the season toe early in the majors
One way for Ebbets' Dodgers to get
In the game in mid-April would be
q schedule arrangement by which the
Eastern teams could play in the West.
Just because Brooklyn or Boston is in
the Arctic zone until June doesn't
mean the rest of the baseball map is.
Sporting News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Rescue pou From Wreck.

Members of the Eagle Harbor coast
guard rescued from a lifecraft of the
steamer S. r. Kirby the pet bulldog
of Capt David Girardin, who was lost
with IS of his crew when the vessel
sank off Keweenaw point, Lake SUI
perior.
The dog, half wild from his long
exposure, sprang from the surfboat as
soon as it reached shore and disap-
peared into the woods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Girl Born Blind Can See.

Lehighton, Pa. = Born blind, Ida
Friand now can see. She has passed
her twenty-seventh year Restoration
came by an operation performed at the
Wills Eye hospital, Philadelphia. Mrs.
Eckley B. Coke, owner of many coal
mines, bearing the expense. Surgeons
say she ultimately will have excellent
vision.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
The Magic Washing Stick

1.-The Magic Washing Stick is just
fine. 1t did just what you said it would
do, and the clothes were so nice and
white with all that hard rubbing left
off," writes Mrs. Sarah Goodale, Pres
ton Texas. The Magic Washing stick
Fifteen washings Csc. Sold by all gro
GERS everywhere. Winston, Harper,
Fisher Co.. Minneapolis, Mimi, Distrib-
TtorS-Ady
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
GUM-CHEWING NOT POPULAR
American League Umpires Do Not En-.
gage in Mastication Exercises
While on Field.

There are no gum-chewing umpires
in the American league; at least II
they do indulge in mastication exer-
cises on the field the movement of the
jaws is too slight to be detected. Last
year several National league arbiters
outdid all the cows in Christendom by
the continuousness and emphasis Of
their cud-chewing; but maybe this seq
son they have reformed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
In for WhirIwind Year.

Irving Kantlehner, massive left-hand-
er Of the Pirate crew, is in for a
whirlwind year. No portsider in the
National has more steam than his
Californian. His control is improving
and ere the leaves fall Kanty will be
pictured as a star slammer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
NOTES OfMe
DIAMOND


Fielder Jones says that his team Is
going to improve.
Witt of the Mackmep is fast becom-
ing a great shortstop.
Jake Daubert, the Dodgers first
sacker, is playing whale of game.
Cozy Dolan is one of the few that
can emulate Ty Cobb and get away
with it.
The real surprise of the Western
league, one might say, has been
Wichita.
Don't let anybody tell you that Al
exander has gone back" said Jake
Daubert
Ruth of the Red Sox is as good a
pitcher as there is in the American
league to date.
SOulllC hdCh uOSldlSo Cl
the greatest pitcher he has developed
in sixteen years.
The Cincinnati Reds are showing a
lot more spirit in their work this year
than ever before.
Roger Bresnahan once traded Pitch
err Hopper for bird dog. He is now
ready to trade back.
George Stallings says the only club
the Braves have to dispose of to win
the pennant is Chicago.
There were more homers made off
of ''Rube" Vanguard last season than
off of any other pitcher.
Milwaukee fans" are enthusiastic
over the splendid playing of Jim"
Thorpe, formerly Of the Giants.
Bill Louden, last year with the Buff
falo Feds, is the talk of Cincinnati
where he is playing second base.
Connie Mack has signed Captain Bob
Watt of the Columbia university He
is an infielder and hard hitter.
Some players seem to get lot of
pleasure out of their troubles when
they are telling them to the umpire.
Walter Rehg, one-time Pirate and
Red Sox infielder, is playing slashing
game for Dave" Shean's Providence
Grays.
Elmer Smith, the youngster playing
right field for the Indians, is about as
timely hitter as there is in the big
leagues.
Rabbit Maranville covers so much
ground the Boston baseball experts re-
fer to balls as being hit to his Pacific
or Atlantic side.
A dispatch says that player Acorn
lS uldhiuS SOOu LUZ SOuHlS MICK. wen,
| If he slips in the big league Mack
| might ship him to Cakes at Denver.
Roger Bresnahan's process of walk
| ing right through the association with
bunch of mostly Feds does not seem
to have worked out as advertised.
Fielder Jones is still wearing a uni
form and coaching from the lines. The
veteran pilot also puts in about ten
minutes pitching to his batters in pre-
| liminary practice.
| One of Benny" Kauff's good traits
is good craftsmanship When the UNI.
pire calls third strike Benny" usu.
ally turns to the bench without a show
Of protest.
| Eddie Ainsmith, the big catcher
Griffith wanted to dispose of last win.
ter. is working his regular turn fos
the Senators again.
| Connie Mack has a much bette,
ball team this year than he is credit
ed with having. according to several
Of the Eastern critics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Purity and Crime.

This is striking piece of sculp-
ture. Let's see what the title u.s.
"Well?"
IT'S called Purity and is dated
1867"
THAT isn't complete
MOI"
THE full title should be, Purity, AS
She Appears Under Ten Years Accu-
mutation of Soft Coal Soot.'"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Plenty Of Backstops

The Pirates have unearthed a capa-
BILE backstop In Schmidt, from Cali.
fornis. With Gibson and Wilson to
work behind the bat, Callahan has bet
ter catching material than Pittsburgh
fans have seen for many years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

The tanded hitter who settles batting box and toe
Well
man.
several efthander a owned by the Yanks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Compound made her well, so took it and
now am just as well as | ever was. [
cannot understand why women don't
see how much. pain and suffering they
would escape by taking your medicine:
i cannot praise it enough for it saved
my life and kept me from the Insane
Hospital. Mrs. E. SHELDON, 5657 S.
Halsted ST., Englewood, Ill.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists ii
pays to write the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, MaSs.s
for special free advice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
KAUFF BETTER BALL PLAYER
Manager Jennings of Tigers Voices
Interesting Opinion of Giants
New Outfielder.

Hugh Jennings has voiced an inter-
esting opinion concerning Benny
Kauff. 1t is that Benny will be bet
ter ball player in the National league
than he was in the Federal. Jennings
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Must Wear Lono Skirts.

Paterson, N. J.-Shocked by a too
fashionable display of ankles by sew
eral telephone girls on the streets, the
head operator has ordered all local
hello" girls to wear long skirts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Remarkable Fact.

Did you see in an account of the
war in France THAI Pomeranians were
making an attack at one point?"
yes, | noticed it."
But, John, what could little dogs
like that do against all those soldiers %
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

The Lord hasn't much use for the
nan who contributes to foreign mis-
sions the money he owes his washer
UOman
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
II YOU OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheumai-
tism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful book
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse a.
Case, Dept. G. W., Brockton, Mass.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
Stopped Quickly. Fifty years of uninterrupted
success of pr. Khnes Epilepsy Medicine insures
KLINE COMPANY, Red Bank, n. J.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

with headaches, ner-
vousness, flashes of
heat, and l suffered
SO much / did not
know what I was
doing at times. l
spent $500 on doc
tors and not one did
me any good. One
day a lady called at
my house and said
she had been as sick
las | was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink
! hams Va o. q + ah1a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Worry gives the undertaken more
business than work does.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Paradoxical as it may seem, it's
when a man finds himself in hot water
that he gets cold feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

ton.
bands neck and at the same time took
stack of chips he had upon the
able.
He testified that Schimmel became
furious at the action of his wife and
that she tried to quiet him and said
that he ought to allow her to remain
IN the game. Altman testified that
Schimmel struck his wife during the
argument
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
THINGS COBB CAN'T DO

After watching him for ten
years we have found out sew
eral things the so-called wonder
full Cobb can't do. Here they
are:
1. Stretch pass into double.
2. Steal second with the bases
full.
3. Handle foul balls smoothly.
4. Score from second on a
strike-out.
5. Field bunts.
Also, don't forget that Cobb
is the weakest player in the
American league tagging base
runners.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit. FinallyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Englewood, Ill. -" While going
through the Change of Life | suffered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

bases his opinion this way: "Kauff
will be better ball player under Nc
Graw than he was in the Federals be-
cause he will be more subject to dis
cipline. No ball player can do himself
justice unless he is accountable to a
manager he respects"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

lies. In the first place he shared in
the worlds series money last year and
he also has been a consistent winner
over the Giants in most Of the games
In which he has faced them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16
Like the ProdiaaI Son.

A young wife demonstrated with her
husband, dissipated spendthrift, on
his conduct.
Love" said he, 81 am like the
prodigal son; l shall reform by and
by"
81 will be like the prodigal son,
too," she replied, "for l shall arise
ana go to my father. "-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Connie Mack has signed Captain Bob
Watt of the Columbia university. He
is an infielder and a hard hitter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Connie Mack has a much bette,
ball team this year than he is credit
ed with having. according to several
.of the Eastern syatics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

Rabbit Meanwhile covers so much
ground the Boston baseball experts re-
fer to balls as being hit to his Pacific
or Atlantic side.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-16

A dispatch says that player Acorn
is making good for Connie Mack Well,
If he slips in the big league Mack
might ship him to Cakes at Denver.