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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
BUSY COUNTING NEW NOSES
Recent Membership "Push" viii Re-
quire Time to Decide Total of
New Faces Added.

There are two reasons why 1t will
be impossible for some time to an
nounce the total of new members OBJ
tanned in the Legion's recent member
ship push. The first is the inevitable
lapse of time necessary to get individ-
ual figures from nearly ten thousand
Legion posts in all parts of the cOun-
try-and in some parts of other cOun-
tries. The second is the fact that,
while the push closed officially on May
%, the enthusiasm accumulated and
concentrated on that week of effort
has spilled over the edges and gone
right on effervescing
The full story Of the push-the meth
DDS used, all the way from somebody's
ingenious idea to everybody's solid
hard work-can perhaps never be told.
Governors of more than thirty states
gave whole-hearted endorsement to
the push, and the resulting publicity
was of immense value in directing at
tention to the Legion's effort. Gov
ernor John, III. Bartlett of New Hamp-
shire, for instance, issued a proclama-
ton, exactly as on Thanksgivings "In
one sense" reads the proclamation,
"this is an exclusive affair, as In the
nation only four million, and in New
Hampshire only eighteen thousand
men and women are eligible for MEM
bership. Yet in a wider sense, the
push as it is designated, carries
D0wprfII1 opDpa1 Tn all Americans WIN
cherish our national traditions"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
MISS LIEUTENANT NOW HERE
AssimiIated Rank Won for Members
OF Army Nurse Corps After
Long Fight.

There will be female officers in the
American army hereafter. The army
nurse has won her fight for recogni-
ton.
Sailed carefully away in a safe cor
ner Of army reorganization legislation
as passed by both branches of congress
is neat little section comforting the
"assimilated rank" of major, captain,
and first and second lieutenant on
members Of the Army Nurse corps.
The superintendent is to have the rank
of major, the assistant superintendent,
director and assistant directors the
rank of captain, the chief nurses the
rank of first lieutenant, and other
nurses are to be second Iieutenants.
Officially speaking, person holding
assimilated rank is one who exercises
limited authority of that rank under
certain conditions, but does not enjoy
the full privileges of the rank. 1t lacks
several of the elements Of absolute
rank. 1t does not call for commits
sion and it does not carry the pay, al
lowances or the emoluments of one. 1t
makes no attempt to confer the power
Of command incident to a line officer
of similar grade. The only incidents
of absolute rank conferred are:
1. The dignity incident to the name
of the rank.
2. The right to wear the insignia
thereof.
8. The eligibility to exercise author
ity within the limits set forth in the
law, which are as follows: Gas re-
CARDS medical and sanitary matters
and all work in the line of their du-
ties, they shall have and shall be re-
garded as having authority in and
about military hospitals next after the
medical officers Of the army"
The movement for rank for army
nurses began with Americas entry into
the great war. A series of hearings
on the proposition were held before
the house committee on military af-
fairs on April 16, April 20 and June Z,
1918. Nothing Immediately resulted,
but the nurses maintained an active
bureau in Washington, headed by Mrs.
Helen Hoy Greeley, a New York law
yer. When the war was ended and
army reorganization was plainly inn
minent, they stepped in and won.
More than 10000 army nurses saw
overseas service during the war. All
were graduate nurses recruited largely
through the American Red Cross nurs-
ing service. Army nurses were among
the first to represent America on the
other side.
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/ uiotiOh VI Tic
system was announced a few weeks
ago.
PROBABLY the most significant in
stance Of efficiency under the new ar.
rangement comes from Oshkosh, Wis.
oshkosh post. No. 20, located so men
who had put in claims for training, but
had been unable to obtain a decision
on their cases. The post got these
men together and notified the district
ONCE OF the board at Chicago, which
sent flying squadron" of trouble
men to Oshkosh. Everyone of the so
cases was cleaned up at once.
1t is the intention of the Legion,
through its national vocational officer
at Indianapolis, and cooperating Lee
glonna1res in every department and
community throughout the country, to
see that this same system is put into
universal practice until the last red
tape enlargement is swept from the
path OF every crippled veteran, wheth-
er member of the Legion or not.
who is entitled to training under the
provisions of the vocation rehabilita-
ton act
Since the Legion took up this work
In Michigan, total of $500 cases have
been settled by the Legion and the fed
eral board, working together. Confer
ences have been held in Is districts
of the state and Legion men, accom-
panied by representatives of the board,
met vocational officers of the local
posts and sought out the men whose
cases had not been acted upon.
In New Jersey, the Legion and fed
eral board have offices in the same
building, and through cooperation the
board is brought in touch with every
man who has claim, with the result
that immediate action is being OBJ
tanned in practically every instance.
-Four district conferences have been
held in Ohio and arrangements have
been made to have flying squadrons'
visit the posts as fast as men having
claims can be located and gotten to-
gether.
In Utah, the Legion is interviewing
every ex-service man in the state with
reference to any claim he may have.
AS soon as such a man Is located, his
case is taken up and settled immedi-
ately.
In Wisconsin arrangements have
been made to hold a vocational confer
ence as part of the state convention
of the Legion at Green Bay, as
final determined effort to wind up
any and all cases that may still be
pending at that time.
Similar reports, all attesting great
success for the cooperative plan have
come in from California, Arkansas and
Alabama.
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Fooled the Recruiting officer,

Omar Miller, member of the wy
oming Qll.) post Of the American Lee
gion, has good claim to being the
youngest "gob" in the American naval
establishment during the war, accord
Ing to recent issue of The American
Legion Weekly. HE enlisted" says
the official Legion publication, "July
8. 1918. soon after his fourteenth BIRTH,
day. fooling the recruiting officer by
putting on his first pair of long trous-
ers the day he signed up. He served
on board the New Jersey. His father,
DR.. Herbert Miller. served four years
In the medical department of the First
Illinois cavalry"
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I'VE go in here :. Why, it puts the
quietus on any last hope of yours
that there's still some business to be
done in Syracuse, doesn't it? / should
think that's about as plain as day
light
Harmon's brows went up.
"Wh-a-t?" he said, and then.
promptly, "Oh, yes-of course. But
you've been such a live wire from
start to finish, I thought the harder
the proposition, the better you'd"
"Oh, don't make me wish I hadn't
taken the trouble to meet you'll" snap
ped Hilliard. He slipped into the first
unoccupied BOOTH Harmon followed
him stupidity. "The, things done for,
and you know it. Don't act so inno-
cent, Mr.. Harmon-it isn't becoming
to you, and it isn't helpful to me. We
are in a position to talk English,
should imagine"
Harmon's eyes were very small and
bright.
whats he been saying around
here?
Saying it's fake promotion. What
else would he say? He's quite intel
ligent. That's why it's unfortunate for
you, and that's why we don't need to
fool ourselves any further-isn't it,"
As Harmon removed his hat, he ap-
peared to be somewhat warmer than
the temperature warranted. His round
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
BIGGEST OF EARTH'S VALLEYS
Giant Crack in Surface Extends Over
one-Sixth of the circumference
of the World.

The Great Rift valley, as it is called
by. Prof. ]. w. Gregory, extends over
one-sixth of the circumference of the
earth, remarks the London Times.
1t begins in Lebanon, follows the
canyon of the Jordan and the Dead
sea and crosses a high divide" to be-
come the deep fjord of the Gulf Of
Akaba between the highland of Edom
and Sinai. The Red sea, a great
trough 1000 feet deep, measured
from the summit Of Its rocky wall to
the sea bottom, continues it between
the high deserts of Nubia and Arabia
to the narrow neck Of Babel Mandeb.
1t strikes across Abyssinia to Lake
Rudolph, runs almost due south
through British East Africa and
traverses range 1000 feet high to
Lake Natron, In what was German
East Africa. Where it crosses the
Uganda railway it's walls are so steep
that the trains used to be hauled up
or lowered by cables. 1t is continued
b.. the rift which holds Lake Nyasa,
an inland ocean, whose surface is 1000
feet above sea level, with depth Of
700 feet below sea level.
From Nyasa it runs down the Shir
valley, crosses the Zambesi and ends
in the Indian ocean at the Sabi river
in Gazaland. A minor branch forms the
lower end and gigantic arm stretches
from the upper end of Nyasa through
Tanganyika, the second deepest lake
in the world, it's bottom 1000 feet be-
low sea level, to the upper Nile.
We are accustomed to think Of val
leys as having been formed by erosion,
but the Rift valley is clearly the result
OF some more catastrophe agency.
There have been differences Of opinion
as to the mode of its formation within
the historical period. But the discov-
cry of fossil mammals, of types long
extinct, makes it impossible to regard
the laundering Of the Dead sea as CO.
incident with the destruction Of Sod
ON and Gomorrah.
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seemed to be srsa,s with an lnsplr.

seemed to be slsa>s with an inspir:
ton.
I'm not sure of 1t, at that. Look
here nowl I've got an idea! Let's
try to get some benefit out of it. Sup
pose you got clear of this mess. Sup
pose we straighten it out from top to
bottom. Everybody satisfied. Sup
pose you got out of it absolutely clean !:
do you think you could take your ex-
perience and your front and your en-
ergy and cash in on some better bust
neSs?"
billiard exclaimed aloud; he could
hardly credit his ears.
whats that?" he managed. T
don't UNDERESTIMATE"
The brokers' eyes frightened. ats
easy enough If you put your mind to it.
I've told you before" he said impress
sively, "Im out for results. That's my
middle name-R-E-sults And not re-
suits from minute to minute, but re-
suits in the long run. Now it does
seem to me like an awful shame to
have you come I'D here and spend all
this time and money flub-dubbing
around. and then have it all over
with, and nothing to show for 1t but a
lot Of bellyaching customers. OF
course we've made little money, but
when we let this scheme wind up in a
big howl from everybody we've got
into it we're losing the cumulative
value of you. And it's you that was
the backbone Of the whole idea. Now
this is only passing thought, but let's
consider (which way would be the
best for us in the long run, to close
up this deal and get out from under,
and take little profit and be In dutch
here forever, or to be a couple of phil
and play strong for the
future?"
"How do you meanw billiard was
afire with hope.
The brokers' smile was every mo-
ment more broadly ingratiating.
"Why, suppose I should hand you
back every cent you've collected and
paid in. This is just a suggestion-I
want your opinion on 1t. You go
round to your subscribers; tell 'em
the mine isn't as promising as you
thought it was; you're going to make
good; give 'em their money back.
Now-if you did that and left first
class impression everywhere, could you
start from scratch all over again and
sell enough honest-to-goodness conser-
vative stuff-municipals or like that
to those same people to make up the
difference" He was studying his
keenly.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
Visit Hospital Buddies.

Fremont Post, Palo Alto, CAL, has
been carrying the benefits of the Le-
gion to invalid comrades at the nearby
government hospital in various ways.
After warming the wires last February
and getting a full-time representative
of the w. r. l. bureau and steno-
grapher on the job to clear up old
compensation claims, the post has
turned it's attention to Sunday visits.
Every Sunday morning, fifteen Legion
naires from Palo Alto and Stanford
university are called on as their names
turn up on the roster, to enjoy a two
mile hike to the hospital, where they
spend the forenoon in the wards, swap
ping stories and doing friendly little
jobs.
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Obtained inclusion of clause In the
army appropriation bill providing
$4,000 to equalize railroad fare for
disabled men.
Helped TO obtain preference for ex-
service persons and their widows in
civil service appointments, with spe-
cial preference for disabled men.
1t is actively supporting the bin
extending the functions of the bureau
OF war risk Insurance so as to give
increased benefits to ex-servfce persons
and to carry disabled mems insurance
during disability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
Ground Hogs.

In the American Boy Enos A. Mills
says: 1.-TWO summers while / was
guiding on Longs peak, a ground hog
summered, on the summit. A few
minutes after arrived on top with
a party of climbers he showed him.
self and waited for lunch scraps.
After he was better acquainted lie did
not wait but expected to have help
ings from the first table. His winter
den was 1000 feet below the top.
Ground hogs, especially in spring,
wander in search of the first green
plants; usually, from their tracks,
they know just where these are most
likely to be found"
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face was now preternaturally blank
but his urbanity had increased until
he was on the verge of fawning.
$50 he's been giving out a pretty
| bad story, has he?"
"Only the bare facts. And If you
don't know 1t already, I'll tell you that
he's got representative out there on
the ground. so that"
Harmon bit his lip. "a representa-
tive? When did that happen?"
NEARLY week ago. It's about time
to hear from him, and then the goose
will be cooked"
The broker reflected diligently.
Haven't seen him today, have your
"No; not for nearly a week."
Harmon sat back, and massaged
his forehead absent-mindedly.
"Well-has this made much differ
ence to your"
"How could it help it?" Hilliard
grimaced. 'This isn't New York city.
or a deaf and dumb asylum. News
doesn't have to travel fast to make
the rounds. Everybody who's ever
heard my name knows it by this time"
Harmon leaned forward on his ell
bows, and drew a quick, nervous
breath. His eyes, now slightly dilated,
sought for HiIliard's, found them,
darted away again.
"That's tough mighty tough
I =. I. I came up here thinking might
do something about it. Save the sit
uation, you know. Too late, is it?"
"a good deal too late"
Harmon exhaled lengthily, and FUN
bled for his invariable cigarette; Hill
lizard observed, without particular de-
duction, that his hands lacked Ger
tainty.
THAT does sort of burst the bubble,
doesn't 1t? Well suppose
the next step you want to take is to
get out of town."
NO." said billiard, 'Tn stay till it's
over with"
Harmon gasped.
"Stay? Stay here after the news
is out? What for?"
81 hardly think you'd understand
what I'm staying for, Mr.. Harmon"
The fat broker shook his head In
vigorous protest.
Now, look here" His voice was
kind. you've been a fine
sport through this whole business. ex-
cept once. and we won't let that bother
US now. As salesman you've been |
a holy wonder. You've done all I ex.
pected you'd do, or could do, and then
some. And YOUR fiare-up last time
was here don't hurt you with me one
little bit. But here we are at the fin
sh. My suggestion to you is to pack
your duds and get out. Call it a day
and quit. There's better business
else. And if you'd like to
plant yourself in some other good
own, say, Detroit, and"
"No, thanks" billiards. smile was
,ut of genuine humor.
swell. aren't you open to convic-
ionY
mo, I don't think I am. Please.l
lon't argue-that's final.
swell. you're sure you can't do any
more here, aren't your"
mot a nickeIs worth-eyen If IIl
wanted to. And would you mind get
ing down to brass tacks? Otherwise
can't see any benefit to either of us
rom prolonging this interview; can
our"
Harmon inspected him carefully and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
He MON.

o. D. (belligerently)-Put out that
candle in that tent.
(No action).
o. d. (stiIl more belligerently)-Tn
give you ten seconds to put out that
candle.
Uight vanishes immediately.
Voice from inside-Ah, hahi 1 beat
Cha to 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
WHAT THE LEGION HAS DONE

Obtained 60 days preference for all
ex-service men In the matter of right
of entry on homestead lands.
Instigated an investigation OF the
undertakes lobby" in Washington,
resulting in putting 1t out of business.
Drafted and put before congress the
fourfold optional compensation bill,
which provides for ex-service persons
choice of land settlement, home aid.
vocational training or cash compensa-
ton based on length of service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02

operation w / t il
t h e + ed e r a !
Board for Voca-
catiOnal Educa-
ton to bring
about immediate
a d m / S S i ON TO
training, at gov
eminent expense,
of thousands of
disabled former
S e rv | C e men,
have b cen re-
ceived at nation
al headquarters
of the Legion,
since the inaug-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02

agement or medical prescription, or
a good cigar and chat, or quiet eve
ming with an old man and girl who
plays the piano rather pleasantly, or
seventy-five hundred dollars which
you've already shown you won't let
me invest unwisely. come and see me.
Now, let's drop business. Not another
word: I'm tired of it. You're through
as an expert; let's get back to old
fashioned friendship. Speaking of
coming to see me-Carol's wondering
if you're trying to slight her. We've
seen very little of you lately? It's a
week now. isn't it,"
When. sustained and soothed nv that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
Simple journalism.

The editor of the BANJO (Africa)
Daily News does not>have trouble over
such matters as circulation or the
high cost of paper. When he gets
a piece Of news he smooths off some
slabs of wood, writes up the story in
his best editorial style, and then gives
the slabs to his Office boy, who runs
off with them and hangs them in con-
spicuous places so that he who runs
may read.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
Eyes of Plants

OF course we know that trees have
circulation, not of blood but Of sap,
that goes upward in the spring and
downward in the autumn. 1t has
been demonstrated also that plants
have eyes, certain epidermal cells be-
ing really convex lenses filed with
clear sap that brings the light rays to
a focus somewhere within the cells.
These little lenses are able to form
images just as the eyes Of insects do.
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reply came with some difficulty.
In spite of everything, you'd
=. you'd take my word for it, Doc
tori"
"Yes, / would, and I've got Cutler
and my own daughter to agree with
me. Certainly I'll take your word fol
it. Would You let me invest say
seventy-five hundred dollars?"
billiard gulped.
mot now-no, sir"
Suppose I'd asked you a week ago
before this miserable story began to
go the rounds?"
I'D have taken it then-perhaps."
The Doctors eyes snapped.
| You're retiring under fire = are
your"
mo, sir-digging in"
Simply because of fatherless re
port?"
mo, its parents are pretty lively.
And the ;. the recent developments
haven't been what we ;. expected.
1t isn't on account Of the rumors that
can't let you in, Doctor-it's on ac-
count of the facts"
The Doctor remained silent until the
waiter had served them, and departed.
Then he looked keenly across the
table.
cullen isn't going to lose his
money, is hep"
"Not all of it, anyway"
"Some of it?"
"YOu never can tell"
sand are you obligated in any way
to make good his loss? You, person
ally, I mean? Either legally or NOR
ally?" -
Hilliard sighed dispiritedly.
'Why, seeing that not one of these
men ever saw the property, or knows
anything about it, or about copper
mining in general, except what I told
them, I feel morally responsible for
every cent that's lost, whether I've
any legal responsibility or not. That
is, I'd make it good-if could. OF
course, Pm hoping that nothing will be
lost, but"
The Doctors eyes frightened.
"Do Cullen and his friends under
stand that you hold yourself respon-
sible?" . a
81 think not. I haven't said so to
them yet"
at isn't part of your bargainT"
"No, SIR"
They're paying you a brilliant COM
pliment. then"
II realize that fully" said billiard,
The Doctor toyed with his
fork.
you'd do the same for me, sup
pose, if were one of your group?'
'Why, Of course-if you had BEEN"
''You wouldn't advise me to go into
1t, you say, under present conditions"
mo, sir, wouldn't. I wouldn't
permit It."
81 thought you wouldn't" The Doc
tor slipped glass Of water thought
fully. "And that leaves me with sew
hundred dollars / still don't
know what to do with. Well, If you
can think Of any reasonable use for 1t |
within the next few weeks, let me
AuOW, VIII you! IL Keep IL luldCl uu- |
ii l hear from YOU"
Something in his tone snatched at |
billiards heart; he went white as
)aper.
Doctor Durant!'
The Doctor smiled slightly. "Any
use, said. Any form Of in
that"
Hilliard was practically tongue-tied.
Doctor Durant If I
f see what you mean I.
f you're willing to take my advice,
Why"
''Tm sixty-three years old" said the
Doctor calmly, "and I've made a fool
# myself in every conceivable way but
me. That's in my own field;
IN a diagnostician. I've watched you
'ery carefully, young man. I
hink perhaps you need as much adj
ice as I do, of different variety.
10 here it is-when you-want encour-
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and addresses of
more mere men
she has never
seen and who
are members of
the American
Legion than any
one in America.
Her trick men,
DRY Is one of the
things that ena-
bles her to hold
down the respon-
Sible position of
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stiekIer for Details.

"You two will remain here" directed
the lieutenant. 1--WE have reason to
believe this trench is mined. If there
Is an explosion you will blow whis-
tie.
"Yessir." agreed the downtrodden
buck. do we blow it going up or
coming DOWN.
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head OF the mailing department of the
American Legion Weekly, the Legion's
Official magazine. Her name is Miss
Title Turk and her address, as stated,
Is New York City.
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Ready to obIiue.

Visitor-Have you any exhalations
of deleterious nature in your house?
Host-No. but if you wait awhile I
will send out and get you some.
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ole
AMERICAN
0L-|;GIO|l0l
Copy for This Department Supplied by
National Headquarters OF the
American Legion.)
VOCATIONAL PLAN GETS o. K.
National Headquarters Receives Many
Expressions of Approval of the
Work Accomplished.

Remarkable tributes to the success
of the American Legion's plan of CO.
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GIRL WHO HAS TRICK MEMORY
Miss TiIIie Turk Knows Names and
Addresses of Scores of the Le-
gion Boys.

There Is a young woman in New
York who knows 'by heart the names