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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

additional drawing card, but Jake is
not spectacular, except in accomplish
ing difficult feats.
Stengel is spectacular, even when
doing nothing in particular. He has
more fans around the circuit who come
out to the Brooklyn teams games,
with the special idea Of kidding him,
than any other three men on the ros-
ter.
In Cincinnati and Boston, especially,
where the right field bleachers do a
good business, large numbers of lads
with the foghorn voices treasure up
the bits of repartee they have heard in
tie winter to hurl at C. D. Stengel in
the summer. They are willing to pay
for the privilege of trying to kid him.
We say trying" because that is as
faz as they get. If fan has put it
over on Charles in the last three years
1t has not been mentioned, while the
sharp retorts of Charles have become
classics in the league
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
WAR TO AID BASEBALL
Would Stimulate Interest in Ma
tionaI Sport, Says Foster.
Secretary of New York Giants Agrees
With President Barrow That Game
Would Not Suffer-WouId
Affect Seacoast.

John B. Foster, secretary of the New,
York Giants, agrees with President,
Barrow of the International league that.
the game of baseball will not suffer be-
cause of war. He believes even that
baseball might be stimulated.
WAR has never hurt baseball in
this country" said Foster. "As mat
ter of fact, it was the baseball played
during the Civil war by the soldiers
which resulted in giving the game its
great impetus in this country.
Baseball was highly prosperous dur
ing'the Spanish-American war. Toron-
to had an extraordinary good season
last year. AS a result of the pres
ent war In Europe there is more base
ball being played in England and
France than ever before, and the game
has gained foothold In Italy. The
reservists who were called home to
the colors took the sport with them
when they left this country.
Baseball games have been played
repeatedly close to the actual fighting
line. One game at Verdun went seven
innings before 1t was broken up by
the appearance Of hostile aeroplanes.
'"There Is lot of baseball being
played around London, and 1t Is ex-
citing more interest In that vicinity
than it ever did before. There are
plans to organize professional league
at Monte Carlo as soon as the war
Is over.
"Only seacoast cities will be much
affected by war. In the interior the
game will go along pretty much the
same. Baseball in New York will not
be affected to any extent, for the rea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
JOE RODRIGUEZ is PRAISED
Little Cuban Is Remarkably Agile and
Saves Fielders by Brilliant
Catches and Pickups.

Joe Rodriguez, the young Cuban
first-sacker sent to Rochester for fur
Their seasoning, is one of the most SEN
sational fielders McGraw has had on
his club in many day.
The little Cuban is remarkably agile
and saves the fielders from many wild
throws by his phenomenal catches and
pickups. Rodriguez's hitting is not on
a par with his fielding, but all his hits
are clean and sharp, as he takes nice
cut at the ball.
Joe was with New London, in the
Eastern league, last year, and attract
ed more attention than any other play
er on the circuit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

perhaps
a
waiting enlist medium
himself
all the
n he
aboutw ha at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

public
behind the tightly
ewhie
suffrage picketesses picket
STILL credenialed admitted
The accomplishing of social call the executive mansion during
taking chances Washington these days
barred against her
Blank the buecoaed ST. Peter politely you
lei
his
allowed
carefully All
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Popular lectures on the Importance
of forestry to China have recently been
given in Picking under the auspices of
the Chinese forest service, of which an
American, formerly chief of the Philip
pine bureau Of forestry, is codirector.
Recently a young French soldier
who was wounded at the beginning of
the war woke after nap of over two
years. During the whole of that period
food was artificially administered, and
today he is just as strong in body and
mind as he was before his unique ex-
perience
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Game Regains Popularity.

Newark is to pull a comeback in
baseball. This was evidenced when
1000 fans turned out to see the first
exhibition game of the season in New
ark, played between the New York
Yankees and Tom Needham's Bears.
1t was the biggest crowd that has seen
the International leaguers play in
three years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
CAN PLAY WITHOUT CAPTAIN
idea of Field Leader Is Joke to Man.
ager Lee Foil of Cleveland
Will Act Himself.

The Cleveland club will not have a
captain this season. Lee Foil, mana
ger of the club, will act in the dual
capacity of captain and manager. ''The
idea of captain is a joke to my way
of thinking" Foil explained. 1.-THE
captain of ball team has no more
power than manager on the bench,
providing the manager is in uniform,
and I'll be out there every day."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

SON that there are always so many WIS.,
itors to the city, and when they come
here they want to be amused.
"The more men are forced to think
of serious things the greater is their
need for some form Of relaxation. I
believe that in war times many will
be glad to go to the ball grounds in
the afternoon, even if it was only to
find something to distract their minds.
''It is probable that everybody will
be talking war, but there will be no
better place to discuss things than at
the baseball parks. From all my ex-
perience and my years Of connection
with the game it is my opinion war
or no war, baseball is due to a
good year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
COBB CUTS OUT GOLF

Ty Cobb will devote his en-
ergy to baseball this season and
leave his golf sticks alone until
autumn.
Cobb, like many ball players,
believes that golf does not seri-
ously affect a ball players work,
but that it does remove the edge
from his batting ability. Then,
too, he argues that ball player
has more than enough exercise
during the season and that
tramping over a golf course Is
apt to make him overturned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Teach Children the Lesson.

Year by year Memorial day sees
fewer old soldiers participating in it's
exercises. The time is fast approach
ing when the pious Office Of laying
flowers and raising flags on the graves
of the hero dead will be left to a gen.
Grafton that has no personal recollec-
lions of the Civil war. May children
preserve and cherish the sacred tradi-
lions that have been passed down to
them from patriotic fathers and moth
erS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25


the
in
Clarke, Bemis Rossman, Bradley n Turner
Then
and
When
The Texan could always hit but his
40 Cobb
official
n of the
to rom q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Anniversaries Meaning.

Loyalty to America-that is the
theme for Memorial day as for no
other since that sacred anniversary
was established. There is scarcely a
day in the year when in one way or
another we are not concerned with the
question of our rights and privileges
let Memorial day be that on which we
take special thought of our duties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

stalled
the salutary
of the aids the Miss Elizabeth Eicott
relative
ingtons leading
OF
the
editor magazine.
Glasses nursing and knitting wigwaggng bndaging diet
ktchening
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
BASEBALL
STORIES

We note that the Yankees have a
left-hander in Love.
Another thing to worry about-filling
the shoes of Honus Wagner.
Smoky Joe Woods arm is all right,
according to accounts from Cleveland.
Some clubs strike jinx and 60 to
pieces, and others strike the jinx on
the snoOt.
It's pretty tough to be in a league
where the club has to flag train to
get back home.
Walter Johnson Is going to rely
largely ON q slow ball and a splitter
this season, it is said.
Claude Hendrix would rather win In
Pittsburgh than any other city of the
National league circuit.
Some players start the season labor.
ing under handicap, but mostly it's
their heads that all 'em.
About 80 ex-Feds are on the big
league pay rolls this year. They're the
ivy on the ruins Of the lost cause.
Victor Aldridge, the Hoosier school
master, has gained a new nickname
since joining the Cubs. Its Blossom.
Should Chuck Ward continue his
sensational fielding he will be the won
der of the National league in field
ing line.
Risberg handles himself like q star
at short His throw to first lacks moth
ing in speed, but it might be little
more accurate.
Wilbert Robinson seems to have a
clever shortstop in Fabrique. The
French anuck hits the ball hard and
is beautiful fielder. NJ
Hans Wagner's career again proves
that baseball is precarious business.
One year a fellow is hero and the
next he is has-been.
Newark club of the International
league has adopted the name of Bears.
1t remains to be seen whether they
are wild or tame bruins.
Manager Bresnahan believes the
Iron Men will have big year. A fan
rises to remark: "But not as big as
1916, which was leap year"
Jack Barry believes the Red SOx
will win the pennant again this year.
He will have to win it or be cOnsid
cred failure as manager.
Steve Yerkes will make the Indian
apolis team contender in the Ameri-
can association this year if he gets a
little help from the rest of the club.
hdUDlI N1uTduVlllc anu Ncino lclUoiu
are said to be the shortest players in
the big leagues this year, but wait
until some of the speedy spenders get
to going good.
A report from Oakland says the
work Of Ollie O'Mara, secured from
Brooklyn, is disappointing and that he
will not be classed as regular unless
it improves.
Beals Becker is setting fast pace
in hitting for other association slug
gers to shoot at. Not only is he get
ting many hits, but he is makingNa lot
of them good for extra bases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25


unless display coveted pastebOard.
grounds the other The policeman the
policeman
a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
SOME POSTSCRIPTS

A double egg beater, which can be
used to beat the contents of two recep-
itacles at the same time, has been pat
ented by a Seattle inventor.
, For use in the harbor of Naples, the
italian government has purchased a
fire tug the pumps of which can de-
liver 1,245 tens of water an hour.
! Head harness has been invented for
golfers to enable them to practice
ito overcome the desire to follow the
lights Of balls with their eyes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

coward. Just as last year, Mrs. George
Barnett, the beautiful wife of the ma
jor general of the Marine corps, has
been acting as commissary general,
serving the students about the same
rations the Marine corps men live on
during their camp life. The assembly
hall where notable speakers have been
heard every day, was a donation from
the widow of Admiral Dewey. 1t is
called Dewey hall. This petticoated
Plattsburg is on a government reser-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Chapman Fully Recovered

Ray Chapman of Cleveland declares
the leg he injured early last season
is as good as ever and that he is set
for big season. Much Of the Indians
hopes depend on their shortstop show
ing his old form.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

of the first day Of
the fight we had
put her in pasture
as usual. This
pasture was near
the edge Of town.
OF course we saw
n o t h | n G Of her
during the three
days Of fighting.
Often one Of us
W o III d S ": II
xxynp6or what hos
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

high and low, of all sexes and cOlOrs,
have lined up before the official state
department photographer for the pic
ture that is later printed on an identi-
ficatiOn card admitting them to the
building. Newspaper correspondents
and all other holders of permit passes
also must face the camera. The gov
ernment is taking no chances. Every
one is regarded as a German spy I'M
I'll proved otherwise.
1t is about as easy to get into the
various government buildings partic-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
War May Take Pitcher.

War may cost Connie Mack one OF
the most likely looking pitching re-
cruits. Walter Anderson, the newcom-
er to the Mackmen, is, or was until
short time ago, member of the State
Militia at Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
CASEY STENCIL IS POPULAR
Many Brooklyn Fans Get Pleasure Out
Of OutfieIder's kidding-Sharp
at Repartee.

One point in favor Of "Casey" STEM
gel is that he has more individuality
than any other member of the Brook
Ign team. Jake Daubert, for instance,
has an immense personal following,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

much OF the local territory that used
to have the welcome" sign out. Tour
lists and "tourism," as the French say,
are baked at every point. The public
must needs step gingerly nowadays.
You must show your marriage GER
tificate and your vaccination mark be-
fore you are admitted to most Of the
regulation sightseeing places. John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., and his family
were among the last group of visitors
taken through the treasury before the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Strangers Excluded From Government Buildings

st(sOoD morning have been muggedT"
- Washington
state buildings From %
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Time for Patriotic Thoughts as
We StreW Flowers Over the
Graves of Our Heroes.

A MOTHER year has rolled around
~ since we cut the lilacs, the
| ~ snowballs, the peonies and 9TH
er flowers with which our
yards abound at this time of the year.
and reverently laid them on the
graves of our soldier dead. 1t has
been year of stress and storm for
many of us, year of war and rumors
of war in the land. We do well to put
aside the duties of the season for a
few hours and go out to the cemetery,
where we may reflect on the great sac
rifice of the heroes and heroines buried
there, writes James M. Pierce in the
Iowa Homestead.
Memorial day is to me one of the
saddest and loneliest days of the whole
year. / remember the years which
have gone; the father who left the
happy home circle, never to return,
lying today in an unknown grave in
the sunny Southland. / remember the
uncles who likewise gave up their lives
that this nation might be free and
united. I remember the struggles and
the sacrifices of my mother and sisters,
and as remember them the tears well
from my eyes and loneliness comes
down around me and upon me, like
shades of night. Such a goodly COM
pany Of brave young men marched
forth, dropping plow-lines and ledger,
with flies and drums quickening their
pulses and their steps; and so few
returned. And of that pitiful handful
which came back, how few we have
left with us today! The ranks Of
those who don the old and threadworn
uniform to march out to the cemetery
and honor their fallen comrades are
thinning rapidly; but a few more years
and there will be none left among us.
Shall we not honor them while they
are yet here? The poet was inspired,
/ believe, when he wrote these lines:
d'y-day to me,
1t 'pears-like, more'n any day I nearly
ever see!
Yit, with the Stars and Stripes above. a
f1utterin in the air.
On ev'ry soldiers grave I'd love to lay a
lily there.
Gone are the days when there was
North or South, when there was divi-
sion in our beloved land. Today we
are united as never before, and as we
strew our flowers and reverently lay
our wreaths we do not think of wheth-
er the one we revere wore the blue or
the gray; he was q hero and he fought
for what he believed to be right. Let
me give you three Of the stanzas Of q
poem I love that you may read them
over, at your leisure:
So when the summer calleth.
On forest and field Of grain
With an equal mumur falleth
The cooling drip of rain;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day;
Wet with the rain the Blue:
Wet with the rain the Gray.
Sadly, but not with upbraiding,
The generous deed was done;
In the storm of the years that are fading.
No drawer battle was won;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day;
Under the blossoms, the Blue.
Under the garlands, the Gray.
No more shall the war-cry sever,
Or the winding river be red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves of our
dead.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day;
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Willing to Enroll, but All Want Commissions

MEMBER the said had 5000
military relates Earl Goodwin the Star
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
MerkIe Is a Good eoIfer.

Fred Merkie, the Cub first baseman,
now is the best golfer in baseball, ac-
cording to some very good authorities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
"WeIcome" Signs Scarce Today at Washington

anything but the Washington It's
hardto in
into
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
"SoIdierettes" Have No Use for the Stacker

HE soerees the capital have been serving seriously battle
All
khaki will the matrimonial
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Each Of them detailed the fact that he
could run an automobile, or had been a
clerk in grocery store, or had voted
for Wilson, or had come from a long
line of Indian fighters, or had read
considerable about the history of the
United States. One of the applicants
was twenty-one years old and desired
to be a major general, which is as
high as they come in the army of the
United States. None of the applicants
desire anything lower than the rank
of lieutenant. You would think that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
ALL FOUND THEIR WAY HOME
Cows Broke From Pasture Durinu the
Battle of Gettysburg, and Reached
Places of Safety.

We had an old COW that had been in
the family for years, and the morning
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Could we do better than to read
these verses aloud, or teach one Of the
children to speak them at school, or
ask that they be read at whatever ex-
ercises may be held in our cemeteries?
We have been drawn together-we of
the North and the South, we of the
farm and of the city-within the past
year, in the face of common danger,
as never before. Shall we forget that
there ever existed dividing lines, and
unite, all together, in being true-blue
Americans, dedicated to one another's
welfare and prosperity, the greatest,
most closely knit nation the sun ever
shone on?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Risberg handles himself like star
at short. His throw to first lacks moth
ing in speed, but it might be a little
more accurate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

About 80 ex-Feds are on the big
league pay rolls this year. They're the
ivy on the ruins of the lost cause.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Should Chuck Ward continue his
sensational fielding he will be the won
der of the National league in field
ing line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Wilbert Robinson seems to have a
clever shortstop in Fabrique. The
French anuck hits the ball hard and
is q beautiful fielder. ~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Beals Becker is setting fast pace
in hitting for other association slug
gers to shoot at. Not only is he get
ting many hits, but he is makingNa lot
of them good for extra bases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Victor Aldridge, the Hoosier school
master, has gained new nickname
since joining the Cubs. Its Blossom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Hans ~Wagner's career again proves
that baseball is precarious business
One year a fellow is hero and the
next he Is a has-been.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-19
SPIRIT OF SEvENTY-SIx" IS
NOT DEAD

As the time for the draft draws
nearer, the spirit of Bereas young
men can be more clearly determined.
In a number Of different interviews
tn determine the spirit OF Berea
men, the answer has almost invari-
ably been. IF Uncle Sam needs me,
am ready TO go" Most of them
feel that they cannot afford to let
this great world conflict pass with
out having hand in it. The children
OF the future will ask their fathers
what they contributed toward the
worlds battle for freedom. On the
cheek of very few Berea fathers oil
the future will there ever be
blush of shame. when this question
is asked. Every man is ready to DC
his duty. Many have enlisted al
ready, as our Honor Rolf shows
many more only await the call,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-19
REEL PICTURES"

Berea movie lovers are having the
opportunity to see the official War
Pictures" sent out by the Pathe
people. These pictures are authen-
tic and are authorized by the Gov
eminent. IL is hoped that the peo-
pie of America will become better
acquainted with war and its hor-
rors thru this medium. The pic
lures shown Tuesday night told OF
the ambulance work Of the Red
Cross on the battle field and of the
brilliant heroism Of the American
Aero Squadron which has done such
wonderful work on the French front.
The exhibitions are given free
under the auspices Of the College.
A six reel feature is promised for
Friday night. Everyone in and
around Berea is invited.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-07-19
BEREA FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION

An interesting meeting of the
Berea Farm Loan Association was
held at the Berea National Bank last
Saturday afternoon. There was a
good attendance and several matters
If Importance were passed upon.
Prof. NJ. 4. Marsh was elected as
a member of the Board of Directors
To fill the vacancy caused by the
withdrawal of A. NJ. Flanery.
The final Arrangements will soon
be completed so that the Association
will be in operation. II any person
wishes to become a member, this
will be a good time TO do so. Any
person who can furnish a clear title
to farm land can borrow fifty per-
cent of the value Of the land for
from five TO forty years. The rate
OF interest is to be five per cent,
but the payments on loans will be
made on the amortization plan, and
the most convenient length Of time
will be for 36 years. The amOrtiza-
tion payments on a 36 year loan will
amount To $50 every six months on
each $1,000 borrowed and at the end
of % years the principal as well as
the interest will be fully paid of.
On shorter time loans, the amount
%: payments will be some larger.
Every farm should be worked to
its full capacity for largest profits
and To do this, the farm should be
fully equipped with good buildings
and all the live stock the place will
support. In fact, better and more
live stock is the secret Of profitable
farming.
Farm Loan Associations are back
ed by the Federal Government and
will be a great blessing To farmers
when they fully realize the advan-
tage of them. Anyone desiring
further information see or write to
NJ. l.. Sphinx. Berea, ky- or any o.
the following directors of the local
Loan Association: Carlos Moore,
Green V. Todd, 5. l.. Baird, Walter
Whyland. Z. :. Meyers, Miles +.
Marsh, J. b. Terrill. Miss Adelia Fox.