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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
LEGION NOT MILITARY BODY
Aims and Objects of Organization
Made Clear by LemueI Bolles,
National Adjutant.

Numerous reports received from all
parts of the country at National head
quarters Of the American Legion, show
that there is misunderstanding on
the part of many regarding the or
ganlzation, and particularly with re-
gard to its purpose along military
lines.
This misunderstanding has resulted
In the issuing of the following state
ment, by Lemuel Bolles, national adj
jutant:
-"It has been brought to nv notice
on several occasions that there is a
belief on the part of many that the
American Legion is a military organ
fzation. OF course it is not. The
American Legion is a civilian organi-
cation and membership does not affect
or increase liability for military or
police service. We maintain our civil
ian status and our military obligations
are the same as those of all other cit
liens.
THE organization has interested It.
self actively in the military policy Of
the country, not because we are q mil
itary organization but because we are
able from the inside to detect certain
mistakes and weaknesses in the mill
tary organization as now established.
Our work in this direction is but an
effort On the part Of patriotic citi-
zens to serve their country along lines
In which they feel they are specially
prepared to speak intelligently.
THE military policy of the Amer
lean Legion was determined at the
Minneapolis convention and has been
clearly defined by the military policy
committee there appointed.
1.-THE American Legion is in favor
Of universal military training, but the
national convention of the American
Legion also provided, as condition
precedent thereto and as an essential
safeguard thereof, for civilian control.
The convention recognized the Fact
that thorough housekeeping and
elimination of the. inefficient officers
and methods OF our entire military
establishment was necessary and also
favored equality of obligation and op-
portunity for all American citizens,
and adequate protection against an
enlarged or stronger military caste.
"Whne the convention favored the
policy Of universal military training,
at the same time stand was taken
against compulsory military service In
time of peace. The American Legion
favors national military and naval
system based on universal military OBJ
legations to include a relatively small
regular army and navy and a citizen
army and navy capable Of rapid ex-
pansion sufficient to meet any national
emergency on plan which will pro-
vide competitive and progressive
training for all officers, both of the
regular army and navy and Of the citi-
zen forces.
"But our military obligations are the
same as those of all other citizens
the same as the obligations of any of
the many fraternal organizations In
the country" l-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

They are not, however, the first
psychic" photographs which have
been made, since DIR. Durville, in
France, and others, have, obtained sue
cessful markings upon Photographic
plates, of radiations issuing from the
human body. DIR. McDougall of Hav-
erhill, Mass, also, some years ago,
succeeded apparently in weighing
the soul at the moment of death. He
found that it weighed about two and
a quarter ounces. He placed the pa
tient, bed and ALL. upon delicate
balance, and, at the very moment of
death, the balance showed sudden
and unaccountable loss of between two
and two and half ounces.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Much Proposed LEGISLATION.

So many Ideas have developed in
congress as to what should be done for
the former service man, that Senator
Robinson of Kansas has proposed the
appointment of a special joint commit
tee to keep tab on proposed legislation
Of that snature. Some 1900 measures
relating to insurance compensation,
back pay, bonuses, demonstrating priv
ileges, home buying schemes, proposed
loans and many other matters Of In
terest to those who served with the
colors, have been introduced in the
present congress and referred to vari-
Gus committees. The average is al
most three bills per member for both
houses. Senator Robinson would have
three men from the house and three
from the senate appointed to sift the
wheat from the chaff in all such leg.
islation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
TOOK PHOTOGRAPH OF SOUL
French Scientist Declares Plates
Showed Indications of the Spirit
Leaving the Body.

Some years ago DR.. Baraduc of
Paris attempted to photograph the
soul at the moment of its departure
from the body, at death. His wife
was lying upon bed, and from her
body issued, at the very moment of
dissolution, three white, misty balls,
which gradually condensed and con-
solidated into one-being bound to-
gether, apparently by white threads,
Hereward Darlington writes in Les
lies. Dr. Baraduc took photographs,
on specially prepared plates, every
fifteen minutes for three hours after
death, and on all these plates obtained
these MARKINGS showing the gradual
process of the withdrawal of the soul
from the body, and its final detach-
ment therefrom some hours later.
These photographs represent so far
as we can see, the first successful ac-
tual photographs which have been
taken of the departure of Sthe soul
-oinSthe body at the moment 9f death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
""YOU WIN OR LOSE, YOU GET A HIT OR
DON'T" Is PHILOSOPHY OF ED CIC0TTE

You win or you don't win. You get
That is the baseball philosophy that
governs the field tactics and technique
of Eddie Cicotte, the White Sox star
hurler. 1t is an expression of conf
dence in himself, a notice to all that
he is not superstitious, that he is
willing to accept all things as they
come in game, no matter what the
breaks are.
To watch Cicotte pitch to batter
you would admit, by his cool work in
pinches, by the very manner in which
he carries himself, and by his method
of outstanding his strength for a crisis,
that he is not easily ratified, but that
does not say that he is not super
stitious, for Eddie really is.
Score ON Cicotte in the opening
inning and the opposition can usually
figure. that game is almost as good as
in, for the veteran Chicago hurler is
afraid Of the first round. If he gets
by it unscathed he has all of his con-
fidence for the remainder Of the game.
going to lose, and very often does.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

could, Wheat felt the restraint on him
self break. Marching himself to the
office of President Ebbets, after a
glaring rank exhibition he is said to
have greeted his new boss thus:
"Say, Mr.. Ebbets, came here to get
in your outfield and 1 want chance
to land there. If / can't do better
than any of that gang playing out here
for Lumley, I'll pay my own way back
to Mobile"
Wheat's grit and ambition made a
hit with EbbetS. The next day lack
got his opportunity. The rest is his
tOry
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Union Eavors LeaIon,s Stand.

: Franklin D'Olier, national COM
mander of the American Legion, is In
receipt of letter from the Brick
layers union of Ames, Ia, favoring
the stand taken by the legion on ad-
justment of compensation Of ex-serv-
fee men. The letter which is signed
by Charles Cooney, financial secre-
tary, is as follows: 1--WE wish to ex-
press our attitude on the question OF
bonuses for soldiers. The question
was taken up at our meeting and I
am glad to state that we are heartily
in accord with the movement and
hope it will be of sufficient size to
show our appreciation Of service rem
dered. Please let Us know what we
can do to be of service
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

plain why catchers make good mana
gers. Schalk says:
"It is like this: The catcher is back
there running the game, calling for
certain forms of pitching and generally
looking after things. The whole play
ing field is in front of him, and he can
see what is going on all the time.
"You know catcher has to hold up
his pitcher, watch all the base runners,
call for the kind of pitch that will
best fool the batsman and come in
such manner that the batsman will
have to play in the hands of the
fielders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
SMALL REGULAR ARMY
National Organization Supplemented
by Large Citizen Army Is Ideal
Sought by Legion.

A small regular army supplemented
by large citizen army is the ideal
sought in the American Legion Army
Reorganization bill (Senate Bill 1892
to the which the support of the legion
IS pledged through it's national legis-
,lative committee in accordance with
resolutions adopted at the Minneapo-
lis convention. ~
The provisions of the bill may be
summarized as follows:
The large citizen army would be
composed of all young men between
the ages of eighteen and twenty-one,
who would take a four-months' course
in intensive neutrality-suspicious. ed
vocational and military.
Veterans of the war would not be
called upon to serve these four months
or to take any other training, although
1 provisions probably would be made
TO accept veterans who volunteered to
assist in the training program.
Young men could elect, if they so de-
sired, to substitute for the four
months of intensive training an en-
listment of three years in the National
Guard. This National Guard service
would be under rules specified by the
federal government requiring weekly
drills and certain standards of pro-
ficiency.
The training proposed would not in
terfere unduly with the regular oc-
equations of the young men enrolled
because there would be both winter
and summer periods of which they
could make their choice. This would
enable the youth working on a north
ern farm to select the winter train
ing period and be assigned to train
ing camp in the south. In any event,
he would be away from home COM
paratively short time and he would
not be absent during the harvest sea-
son.
Furthermore, young men would be
placed in training according to the
service for which they are best suited.
Esr example, negro youths Of the
south, who had not gone far in school,
ing might be enrolled in labor battal-
ions. In these they would acquire the
rudiments of drill, but, more impor-
tant, would learn habits Of right liv-
ing.
A careful selection of officers would
1e relied on to insure the system
against any abuse Of authority. Off
GERS unsuited for training work,
whether they belonged to the regular
army, the national guard or the re-
serve corps, would not be assigned
to training camps. Those developing
traits that impaired their usefulness
would be relieved. Civilian officers
would have an equal share with reg
ular army officers in the training pro-
gram.
Advocates of the system of COM
pulsory training say that small reg
ular, army together with large citi-
zen army as contemplated would cost
less than even the regular army es-
blshment, which would be set up
Ter the bill which the house of rep
entatives now is considering seri-
sly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
NONE IDLE IN DALLAS.

Every discharged service man from
Dallas. Tex, is assured job on his
return to that city, by reason of the
efforts of the local chamber of com.
merce. The chamber he's organized an
employment bureau known as '.the
Open Shop" which Is available to all
former fighting men free of charge.
The treasurer and employment super
visor of this bureau are former service
men and are guaranteeing every man
a Job.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
TO COMBINE SMALLER POSTS.

4 A movement is on foot in Chicago
to combine many of the smaller posts
into one large organization. Four
south side posts. the Washington
Park, Priddie, John Eaton and Mid
way have recently consolidated and
are now known as the Eaton-Priddie
post. Kenwood and Drexel posts have
combined under the name of Kenw00d
Post $50, and negotiations looking to
the uniting of other posts are under
way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
GRIFFITH's CLASSY INFIELD
Robert Maxwell, Sport Writer, Praises
Washington Players-No Cues
ton About OutfieId.

Robert Maxwell, writing about the
Washington team, says it's infield
looks classy, there is no question
about the outfield being good and that
with a couple of the young pitchers
promising to give Walter Johnson real
assistance the Griff men are likely
to get somewhere this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
I eanister' S Life Saved

Peterson Ointment Co.. Inc. had q
very severe sore on my leg for years. i
am teamster. tried all medicines and
salves, but without success. / tried doc
tors, but they failed to cure me. I couldn't
sleep for many nights from pain. Doctors
said could not live for more than two
years. Finally Peterson's Ointment was
recommended to me and by it's use the
sore was en,rely neaed st p.r nb
care P. G. Reitz, Box 199."
Peterson says: IT am proud of the
above letter and have hundreds of others
that tell of wonderful cures of Eczema.
Piles and Skin Diseases"
Petersori's Ointment is IS cents box.
Mail orders filled by Peterson Ointment
Co.. Buffalo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Geographical Sisters.

Miss Rose asked her eighth grade:
"What are the sister states?"
Mabel answered: 81 am not sure,
but I should think they were Miss
Ouri, Ida Ho, Mary Land, Callie For
MIA, Louisa Anna. Della Ware, Mime
Sofa, and Mrs. Sippi."-The st. Cloud
(Minn.) High School Mascot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Run in Turbans.

A new feature Of the Olympic games
this year will be the entry from India.
The Indians have been coached by ex-
Cambridge and Oxford athletes. Two.
of the clever marathoners run the EN-
tire % mile distance with turbans on
their heads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Ro stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. It is a gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer &c Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
WOULD SPEED UP FIGHTERS
Seattle and Portland Boxing Promoters
Permitted to Stage Bouts OF
TWo-Minute Rounds

To speed up boxing as well as re
heve boxers of unnecessary strain, box
ing promoters in Seattle and Portland
have been permitted to stage matches
of six two-minute rounds, instead of
four three minute rounds, the custom
there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
INTERESTING
!: sport
PARAGRAPHS

w. r. Applegarth, famous English
sprinter, has retired.
Massachusetts, Golf association is
made up of seyenty-four clubs.
Carpenter brought over seventy-fiye
suits so he'd have plenty of pockets.
= 4
Purses amounting to $2,942, 1888 were
raced for on the English and Irish
turf last year.
Former Governor DUNES son has
been awarded his letter by the Uni
versity of Michigan.
Francis Ouimet was favored to win
the North and South amateur golf title
at Pinehurst, N. G.
Canada and France may be per-
mitted to enter the Davis cup inter.
national tennis matches,
-A
Close to $500 nominations for the
% events of the fall meeting at Sara
toga next August have, been made.
Wrestling bouts have been ENJOYING
boom in New York for some time
and the promoters have been making
money.
Horse racing in New York under
the supervision of the state racing
commission had in 1919 the most sue
cessful year in its history.
New York Tennis club will lease
grounds adjacent to its present home
at West 23Sth and Broadway and erect
a new club house and lay out 30
courts.
L. p. Thurston '21 of Honolulu. Ha-
wall, has been made captain of the
champion swimming team, and d. III.
Row ~ of indianapolis captain of the
water polo team at Yale university.
The stake list for the big line meet.
ing at Readville includes the follow.
ing: 2:O6 trot, $1,000; 2:12 trot.
$1,000; 2:0S trot, $1,000; three-year-old
2:1S trot, $1,000; oil pace, $1,000;
2.06 pace. $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
It,s All Over Now.

ibid you read about that French
army aviator who made 314 loops in
one flight the other day?"
Lucky dog! I've had mat sensa-
hon puseff, but not since last June"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
UpIift in Boxing.

Gentlemen, l have been requested
to ask you to please stop smoking. !"
This will be the opening address at
boxing shows in Philadelphia in the
future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
QUITE LOGICAL

Manager Gabby Cravath was
showing Walsh, a rookie out
: fielder, how to hit. A lefthand-
er was pitching ard Gabby
smashes the ball over the right
field fence. Turning to Walsh,
Gabby commanded:
Now you do It,"
IF I could bat that way" re-
turned the recruit, Il wouldn't
be here looking for a job"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Practice and Words.

Tsze Kung asked: Who is a superior
man? Confucius replied he who first
practices his words and then speaks
accordingly.-C Chinese Classics, trans
lated by Rev. David Collie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

; Z L . VI l " I'D y.
Among the former
maskmen n O W
bossing the major
league clubs are
Pat Moran, Will
b ert Robinson,
FIR e d Mitchell,
G rye Gibson,
Branch Hickey
and George Stall
ings of the Ma
tional league and
Connie Mack in
the A IN e ri c a n
! e a e ue. II a Y
Schalk, White Sox
catcher, believes
that he can ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Old but Effective.

Jack (Twin) Sullivan is the only
boxer, perhaps, who began fighting In
1895 and is still working regularly and
winning. Jack Is bald headed and
battle SCARED.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Fohl can,t PIay.

Cleveland sandlot fans got a shock
9hen they learned that Lee Foil, ex-
cilieftain of the Indians, will be barred
f'om catrhing for his team in the inter-
=, sries of the National Baseball
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
Three Posts Unite.

Three posts in Harrisburg, Pa, have
united into one big post. The new
post, No. q. has 60-piecs band.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
CATCHING AND MANAGING

Catchers of other years are promi-
nent among the major, league mana
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

A young man always takes a girls
hand before asking for 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

When two become one, it sometimes
happens that the missing one will new.
er be missed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
cuticura for Sore Hands

Cuticura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in CO.
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Ii
only one of the things Cuticura will do
IL Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

How many talk and write without
saying anything?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

A woman's strength lies in her weak
ness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

L. p. Thurston '21 Of Honolulu. Ha-
wall, has been made captain of the
champion swimming team, and D. III.
Row ~ of indianapolis captain of the
water polo team at Yale university.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

Horse racing in New York under
the supervision of the state racing
commission had in 1919 the most sue
cessful year in its history.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

New York Tennis club will lease
grounds adjacent to its present home
at West 23Sth and Broadway and erect
new club house and lay out 30
courts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

Wrestling bouts have been enjoying
a boom in New York for some time
and the promoters have been making
money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21

'No. I'm running away. and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-30

WE ARE closing out our used car stocks to
make room for our 1920 models; cars In
clude demonstrators. tourings. roadsters,
sedans, etc ALL cars thoroughly overhauled
repainted and fully guaranteed; price $3.50
up; attractive time payments; open evenings;
sunday by appointment Phone Poplar $3.50,
LORRAINE AUTO co.
18th and Fairmount ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-30

MEN wanted to work In planning mill. Apply
Janney Lumber Co.. 1147 Beach st.
statesmen wanted by large corporation to
sell stock in local enterprise with which
some of Philadelphias prominent men are
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ambitious and willing to work; men who can
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YOU earn. no more. no less Call after 10
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SALESMEN-Experienc store statesmen for
our Germantown branch; must have good
knowledge of the better lines than ordinary
and accustomed to waiting the better
class of trade: Germantown resident pre-
ferred. Mitcheu-F1etcher Co.. $500 Ger
mantown ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-30

SECRETARY-Unusu opportunity
for bright ambitious young man as
assistant to busy executive in up
to-date manufacturing business:
must be active. agreeable and able;
should be not less than 25 years
of age, write shorthand and use
typewriter: knowledge of modern
business methods will be helpful;
fair salary to start with; advance
ment when ability is demonstrated;
give full particulars. including age.
references and salary expected. Ad-
dress MIA. p. o. Box 34To.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-30

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