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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

First, because the weeds w.. -. ave
been started will be prevented from
seeding, and the weed seeds will BID
brought near to the surface, where
they will terminate and be killed by
the frost before they have seeded in
the fall; and second, there is more
spare time for the work. ;
Late fall blowing is best for soil be-
cause:
1. 1t gives us the benefit of late sum-
mer pasture.
2. 1t is the best possible place to
spread the barnyard manure during
August and September, as there is the
least danger of washing or teaching.
3. The ground can be much better
prepared and with less work than when
plowed in the spring.
4. There is less danger from damage
by cutworms and other insect enemies.
Spring Flowing Abused.
We often abuse our spring blowing
by turning the earth up to the sun and
dried winds to bake and dry out, de-
pending upon a shower to mellow the
ground before planting time.
With spring blowing it is good rule
never to leave the field at noon or
might without narrowing the newly
plOwed ground. In my estimation no
ground can be properly prepared, Civ
ing a good seed bed for corn, without
the use of the disk.
Deapth to Plow.
What is known as deep blowing is
not advisable in the corn belt.
There is seldom any advantage in
blowing more than six inches deep. On
heavy soils the bad effects of too deep
blowing are often apparent for several
years.
Too Deep Planting.
Too deep planting is especially bad
when the seed is weak or the spring is
cold and backward. When the ground
is not well prepared or is very mellow,
there is danger of putting the seed down
four or five inches when two inches
would be better.
Dry, MeaIy Surface Bed.
On the other hand, there is no more
serious mistake than shallow planting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
HAS CONFIDENCE IN MAJORS
Connie Mack Expects to Make Great
Pitcher Out Of Youngster-laek-
ina in Experience.

Connie Mack is confident he can
make great pitcher out of Jack Ma
bors. There is not another manager in
the game who would nave sent a
youngster, with as little knowledge OF
the fine points of the game as Nabors
has at the present time, to the mound
to pitch an opening day contest before
a strange crowd. Mack did 1t and got
away with 1t in splendid style. In tax
ing this great chance Mack killed two
birds with one stone. He did not think
Majors would win, but. knowing that
he must get more experience and con-
fidence. figured that he could get twice
the amount Of each in an opening day
game In preference to an ordinary con-
test.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
BASEBALL NOTES

McGraw has a bright prospect in
Schupp.
Don't forget that Jim Thorpe is de-
velOping into real ball player.
HOrnsby of the Cardinals is the star
OF the league this year in the inficld.
Submarines won't do the Athletics
any good; what they need are aero
planes.
RUDE Vanguard says that he would
rather beat the Giants once than draw
months pay.
Hook Warner, Dayton Central
league third sacker, has been sold to
Pittsburg for $4,000.
Connie Mack is going to call on
a submarine commander to find out
how to get to the top.
Bert Daniels. once with the Yankees
and now with the Louisville Colonels,
is laid up with broken leg.
]. Luther Cook, the former Yankee
outf1elder, has been benched by the
Oakland club for poor hitting.
Certain National league umpires rise
to remark that Johnny Evers is the
boy who put the rave in Braves.
The strongest team in the American
league is the Athletics. Standing at
the bottom, they hold up seven clubs.
There Is a difference between that
German submarine and Mack's Ath-
letics. The sumbarine finally came
up for mir.
All that Ray Caldwell has to do to
win is to pitch alright ball and then
bat out victory himself. The Yanks
can't hit for him.
Eddie Rousch, the outfielder trad
ed to the Reds as part of the deal for
Herzog, is real ball player, accord
ing to latest accounts.
Before retiring last night, Presi.
dents Tener and johnson issued bull
letins reporting everything quiet in
the various theaters of war.
Eddie Mahan, the famous Harvard
football player and pitcher, refuses
to sign a contract with big league
team except at high salary.
The twenty-one-player limit is max
ing big money for the railroads In
shipping players from major league
terminals to minor league junction
points.
Mathewson decided to keep Hal
Chase on first base permanently. so he
did not need Fritz Mollwitz. Chase
can play first base better than he can
the outfield.
Ty Cobb is sending briefs of base
hits to President Johnson in an eff
fort to prove his contention that his
patent on the American league bat
ting championship hasn't expired.
Brooklyn has given Raleigh Aitchi-
son lump sum to tear up his IRON
| bound contract with the Superbas.
which was to run through this season.
Another new one with Connie Mack
Is catcher named Stanley Karl, who
halls from an independent team in the
Shamokin coal region, where he Ia
said to have played great ball
Being shifted by the Yankees from
the inf1eld to the outfield seems to
have put kinks in Paddy Baumann'a
batting average.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

in lumpy, dry soil. The moisture Is not
sufficient for rapid termination, much
of it SOurs or rots, and the remainder
comes up unevenly, with large per
cent Of sickly plants. This condition
is most frequently found where the
spring blowing is not followed by the
harrow the same day or where the disk
was not used in preparing the seed bed
and especially when these two condi-
tons are accompanied by dry, cold
May.
Cultivation.
Cultivation should be level and fire.
Quent when the corn is small. 1t may
be deep at first, but it must be shallow
later.
Many assume that there is nothing
more to do after the corn is planted for
two weeks, or until it is up and large
enough for the first cultivation. There
are others who believe in narrowing
and even in cultivation before the corn
is up, but on account of the pressure Of
work neglect it. Where ground is left
two weeks and often longer it becomes
foul with weeds, which take up the
moisture and plant food and also make
it difficult to work the corn. The
ground becomes packed by the rains
and baked by the sun until 1t is hard
and dry.
1t is especially important in the case
of corn that it should not become
stunted when young, as it never fully
RECEIVERS even under the most favorable
conditions.
The time to kin weeds is before they
come up and before they have deprived
the corn Of moisture and nourishment,
Where it is possible to do so it is q
| good plan to cultivate the corn once
before it comes up, following the cult
vator with the harrow.
This practice of cultivating the field
before the corn is up following the
planter marks as a guide, is good
one, and especially on old and badly
worn ground or heavy clay ground and
land that has become foul.
It Is common practice with some
| W libiIoW Soih ullei II 10 UP, Dul PIC
| fer to cultivate and harrow as de
scribed above, especially on cornstall
ground. Even on stubble ground The
harrow does considerable damage t.
the young corn.
1t Is very common mistake to cult
vate shallow when the corn is small
and "lay 1t by" with a deep cultivation
The reverse will be more profitable
There Is little danger to the roots from
deep cultivation the first time ant
there is great advantage going deel
enough to secure good mulch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

Profit. The fact Is that the time Is
near at hand when we must give great
er attention to the fertility of our soil.
What is needed is more clover, bet
ter use Of barnyard manure and less of
the continuous cropping with corn, oats
and wheat.
Fall Flowing for Corn.
There is a difference of opinion re-
garding the merits of fall and spring
blowing for corn. Among the advan-
tages of fall blowing are the follow
ing:
1. The work is done at the slackest
timerof the year, when both men and
teams would otherwise be idle.
2. Having the ground already plowed
In the spring gives us time to better
prepare the ground, and, what is of
equal Importance, to get our corn in
on time.
3. A better prepared and a warmer
seed bed, and consequently better
stand of corn.
4. Less danger from insect enemies,
especially in the case of sod ground.
5. Weeds are prevented from seed
Ing and the seeds already in the ground
will mostly terminate and be killed by
the fall freezes before they have
seeded.
Some disadvantages of fall blowing
are:
L. Occasional losses from blowing
and washing on rolling ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
DON'T LOSE ANOTHER HAIR
Treat Your Scalp With Cuticura and
Prevent Hair Falling. Trial Free.

For dandruff, itching, burning scalp,
the cause Of dry, thin and falling hair,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are most
effective. Touch spots of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment. Then
shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. No treatment more successful.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
COLLINS IN BATTING SLUMP
Going Through Unusual Expert
ence in Hitting Line.

1t is an unusual experience for Eddie
Collins to be away down in the Ameri-
can league batting list as he is this
year. Eddies mark up to date Is but
PSI. 1t is probable that he will better
this before the season closes, as he is
hitting in better form than he was, but
he will have to go some to get within
the charmed 300 circle, where he has
been a shining light for a number of
years. Last year Eddie finished sec
ond to Cobb In the American league
batting averages, with 1892. This year
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Hen and Wornel,

women as well as men are made mser-
able by kidney and bladder trouble. Dr.
kilmer's Swamp-Root. the great kidney
remedy, is highly recommended by thou
sands.
Swamp-Root stands the highest for the
reason that so many people say it has
proved to be just the remedy needed in
thousands of even the most distressing
cases.
At druggists in Soc and s1OO sizes. You
may receive a sample size bottle Of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post, also a
pamphlet telling you about it. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, n. Y,
and enclose ten cents. also mention this
paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Silo Roof Not Necessary.

A silo roof Is not a necessity, but
certainly is a convenience worth the
expenditure. AS it will keep sllage
from spelling quite so deep on top
and in cold weather the silage will
freeze less. Last, but not least, a
silo with roof presents a finished APP
pearance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Control Corn Root Lice.

Corn root lice suck the juices from
the roots Of corn, grasses and weeds.
They depend on colonies of small
brown ants for protection and trans
portation and may be controlled by
crop rotation, fall blowing, and early
spring cultivation to destroy weeds
and grasses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Refutes Golf Stories.

Refuting the theory that golf and
baseball won't mix, iris Speaker, the
American leagues best hitter and out
fielder, plays golf every day on the
Mayfield course, when mes at home |,
and Bob Shawkey, one Of the Ameri.
can leagues best pitchers, plays every
time he gets chance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Seven swats In One Day.

Seven good base hits In one day IS
some record. Russell Blackburne OF
Toronto made 1t In recent double
header with Montreal. He got five hits.
three Of them doubles, IN the hrst
game, and two singles In the second.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Confidence of Horse.

If horse SHES at an unfamiliar OBJ
ject, never strike him with u whip; II
is cruel. Stop, show the horse that
the object Is harmless, and you will
gain his confidence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Emulatlno Ty Cobb.

In a desperate effort to keep up
with Ty Cobb, Benny Kauff was put
out of the game recently for throwing
his bat in the air after being called
out on strikes. 4.s@s
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

National
o OF the nizaton
George formerly
of
sstent pitcher
ong the ST. Paul club
with
Louis Bailey
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

sides playing right field on two other
occasions. In addition to heaving fine
brand of ball, McTigue is hitting the
ball in great shape, as his nine hits in
% trips to the plate during the past
week would indicate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Sufficient Cause.

"What caused Jones to resign from
che presidency of the Don't Worry
club?"
"Triplets."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Start Slow With Dairy.

Start with few dairy cows then
increase the number and quality as
fast as possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Unfortunate,

Novelties an unlucky fellow.
Powell-Yes, he is always Johnny
on the wrong spot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Keen on Cultivatino.

Keep the cultivator going. Weeds
are unsightly as well as injurious to
the crop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Keen Farm Accounts.

Keep farm accounts. II Is Just as
important as to spray your orchard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Candor.

CdnOOT.
"In one respect she's like all other
women"
Meaning she thinks she's so differ
ent?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

From toper's point of view a soft
drink is synonymous with hard luck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Cause Of Many Fires.

Smoking in barns and Outbuildings
than most people realize.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Was Formerly a caddle.

Jack Lapp, veteran catcher Of the
American league, now with the White
Eox, used to be golf caddie in Phila
delphia. A kt&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05

the presiding officer with a talk en-
titled The Worlds Debt to Italy," in
which she said that the real modern
civilization came from that country.
Miss Mary oHearn delivered salu-
tatory on Cervantes and Shakespeare,
entitled knights of the Pen" The
valedictory. The Launching of the
Ships was given by Miss Eleanor S.
Collins.
The graduates were Olive Marie Kiln
Of Arkansas. Anna May McEniry of
New York. Eleanor Meyer Dorsey of
MARYLAND. Ellen Doan Gordon of Mis-
souri,. Mary Ransom O'Hern of New
York Mary-Stuart Winter of Virginia.
Alice Marie Laffey of Delaware,
Eleanor Sullivan Collins of Texas,
Mary Mercedes Kane of PENNSYLVANIA,
Nina Louise Norris of Oklahoma. Agnes
Cecilia O'Brien of Ohio, Frances Scott
Neirs of Maryland, Catherine Elizabeth
Holden of Washington, Mary Helena
Donahue of Washington. Achsah Theo-
dota Fordney of Michigan. Margaret
Patricia Golden of California and
Valerie Campbell Lorig of Texas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05
PRELATE TO CELEBRATE.
Cardinal Gibbons to Observe Thir
t;eth Anniversary of Elevation.

Cardinal Gibbons. oldest in service
Of the Roman Catholic hierarchy of
the world. will Wednesday celebrate
the thirtieth anniversary of his crea-
ton and proclamation as cardinal
priest of the Sacred College of Rome
He expects to go to Carroll county.
Md. and there in the chapel of the
:,hriver Home will offer a mass of
Thanksgiving.
The prelate will be eighty-two years
old July %, and his length of service
IN the College of Cardinals is only ex-
ceeded by that of Cardinal Netto. but
as the latter has retired from an active
life Cardinal Gibbons is looked upon
as the dean of cardinal priests
Cardinal Netti was born in 1871. and
Cardinal Gibbons, therefore, is seven
years his senior
Cardinal Netto was created and pro
claimed cardinal in 1884, while
Cardinal Gibbons was elevated to the
Sacred College in 1856
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05
VALUATION HEARING ENDS
ON GENERAL OBJECTION
East Washington Heights Traction
R. R. Company Demurs to Utili-
ties Board Figures.

a hearing. given by the public utiIi-
ties commission his morning on a ten
tative valuation which it has estab-
lished on the properties of the East
Company. came to an abrupt end when
the company entered q general objection,
but failed to submit evidence to show
that the commissions rating was too
low. The company operates the line
from 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast to Pennsylvania and
Minnesota avenues southeast. 1t was
represented at the hearing by Attorney
l.. II. Milsaps.
The valuation suggested by the COM
mission places the cost of reproduction
al $50. 32514 and the cost of reproduce
ton. less depreciation. at s22,710.14.
Attorney MillsapS read letter from
J. f.. Melton. vice president of the
company. stating that the cost of con-
struction and equipment was S58.44412,
and that this does not include back
salaries to the officers. amounting to
$4,000. which have not been paid.
Mr.. MillsapS was uncertain as to
whether or not the company would
desire to submit evidence tending to
show that the commissions figures
are too low. The commission an
nounced that the company would be
given twenty-four hcrrs in which to
decide whether or rot il desires a con
tinuation of the heaii ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05
FINE OF SIS IMPOSED.
Eugene Frye, Colored, Convicted of
Disorderly Conduct and Assault.

Eugene Frye, coIored. was arrested
Saturday on charge of being drunk
and also with being disorderly While
under arrest he struck Policeman
Langley in the face with his fist and
managed to get away. He was cap
tured however, and in the Police Court
today was additionally charged with
assault.
Judge Muliowny imposed a fine OF
SIS. or in the alternative TO serve 12t
DAYS in Jail in the assault charge. 81
or fifteen days on the disorderly charge
and SO or thirty days on the charge
of being drunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05

POINTS OUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF INTELLIGENT CONSUMPTION
Mrs. Julian Heath, President of Housewife $
League. Presents Other Side of Cost Of
Living Problem During Visit Here.

Intelligent consumption is as imDor-
tant as intelligent production. but it
has received practically no considera :
ton and il has cost and is costing mil
lions declared Mrs. Julian Heath to-
day in discussing the objects of the
Housewives League. of which she is
the national president. Mrs Heath
came from New York to appear as A
witness before the House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce on the
Stephens-A shurst bill TO 1egaliZe con-
tracts for the resale OF trade mark and
special brand goods at uniform prices.
"The work of the Housewives League
is in the main educational" continued
Mrs. Heath. because II we can edu-
cate the women of this country sum-
GENTLY the other work that the league
is attempting will be unnecessary. The
women have not regarded their work
the task of organizing and managing
a home-as important They have gone
about it in haphazard way and the
results have been what might he eS-
pected Men have worked and worke I'd
and worked to increase their business
efficiency. to standardiZe their factories
and their various lines of endeavor and
they have succeeded.
Importance of Home Making.
Making a home is more important
than making the things that go into
that home. Consumption is more i'm
portant than production and yet con-
sumption has not been approached in
scientific thoughtful manner No
effort has been made to increase the
efficiency of the consumer and he has
made no progress. He should be made
more efficient. he should be taught to
reduce trade waste and trade friction.
He can, il he will save as much by
intelligent consumption as has been
gained by intelligent production.
Il have used the masculine pronoun.
but I really mean the feminine. because
it is the woman who does most of the
buying for the home. And this buy
ing is very important when one stops
to consider what a wide variety of ar
ticIes are used in the home.
How does the consumer show lack
of intelligence: In various ways. They
do not always know as much about
know and they do not always use
Judgment and good sense in the guam
titles they buy or the times when they
buy. The Housewives League is trying
to do educational work along the sim
plest lines.
- Cites Delivery of Groceries.
Take the case of deliveries of gro
ceries as an instance. ! was told of n
grocer who sent his delivery wagon
four times to one home. and the total
amount of the sales that caused the
forr trips was less than so cents. This
was a pure waste. and IT was a waste
that the consumer must pay. The
Housewives League is trying to edu-
cate it's members into having but one
delivery a day. This can be made eff
fective. however, only when the women
are more completely organized and
when practically all of a grocers Gus
toners will consent to the one-delivery-
daily system
"The objects of the Housewives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05

League is not entagonistic to the re-
tai1ers and in New York we are work
ing in harmony and in cooperation
with the retail associations Our OBJ
jects are identica1--to enable cOnSum-
ers to get more for their money. to
make buying and selling more efficient.
We have undertaken to make ar
rangements with high grade Grocers in
various cities by which members of the
league should receive price concessions
by making cash purchases and by car
rying their goods home. Ultimately
this saving to the retailer will be APP
preciated and will be rewarded. There
is no reason why the woman willing to
carry her bundles home should be made
to pay for the delivery of goods to the
woman who orders by telephone This
is only one of the reforms that we hope
some day to accomplish.
The Housewives League in New York
has carried on successful crusade
against insanitary stores and against
merchants who did not keep their
premises clean. Keep clean or we will
keep out has been the motto the or
GaniZed women have followed. and Mrs.
Heath says it is effective. The smaller
stores of New York have been greatly
improved during the four years that
the House wife's League has been in ex-
istence.
Advocates the Stephens Bill.
Ashurst bill because ] believe 1t will
be a benefit TO the housewives of the
country by increasing their buying
efficiency and by educating them along
lines they need education. And once
they are educated standard articles at
uniform prices will enable them to con-
tinUe to buy efficiently.
when the Housewives League was
organized the cry of the high cost of
living was heard all over the country.
n ed
ton in existence. AT first we advis-
ed our members to reduce their house
hold expenses by buying bulk goods
instead of package goods. We believed
they would get more for their money
and we honest in giving the add
vice. But we We're wrong.
I'VE later urged our members to visit
f. ctores where foodstuffs are pro-
duced, and then saw that our advice
regarding bulk goods was not sound
How can you visit a factory unless you
know where it is and what it produces?
Then we saw that identified goods were
the only safegua rd for the house wife. I
have changed around until now 7 would
like to have everything we buy stan
dardiZed. graded and branded 1t would
be an advantage for all fruit and vege-
tables to be branded and identified be-
cause buyers then would be sure of
getting goods of uniform quality
Mrs. Heath caused hearty laugh at
the hearing before the interstate com
merce committee when she said to the
members: you gentlemen know what
brands of cigars you smoke. You want
them identified. You do not merely
want a cigar. Those of you who drink
wine know what brands you drink.
You call for it by name. We women
want the same right and advantage in
buying goods for home. Buying
food is certainly important as buy
ing cigars.