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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
Patients in Federal HospitaIs.

"On March the date Of our last
weekly report" says the surgeon gen.
eral of the United States public health
service, "about $500 beds were va
cant in our hospitals. OF these about
1000 were in hospitals just opened or
additions to older hospitals, and were
rapidly being filed. The remaining
1000 was less than 6 per cent of our
total capacity of 17,64s, very small
allowance for new arrivals. This does
not, of course, include our patients In
rented beds IA contract hospitals, who
numbered 1896
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

don't know. But we know we do try
to keep the price as low as we can
without detracting one iota from the
quality.
We feel that an Edgeworth smoker
wants Edgeworth and will pay a right
price for his smoke. There's such lot
of comfort in smoke. Itsmooths away
lot of small worries and fits man to
tackle things as they are.
Provided it's the tobacco that abb
solutely suits his taste.
Every man knows what good
smoke is. The old pipe, Drumming
bowl of the right tobacco, few min
utes Of perfect comfort.
If you haven't yet found just the
right tobacco, we wish you would try
Edgeworth. Edgeworth may or may
not be Just the right tobacco for you,
but you can learn at our expense.
Merely write upon postcard your
name and address, then that of the
dealer usually filing your smoking
needs, and we will willingly send you
generous samples of Edgeworth In
both forms-Pmg Slice and Ready
Rubbed.
E<u8cWOICu rug SuCc 10 plCcccA ~
to cakes, then cut into very thin slices.
One moist, waferish slice rubbed be-
tween the hands makes an average
pipe load.
Edgeworth Ready Rubbed reaches
you ready to pour right from can to
pipe. It packs well and burns evenly,
freely.
Edgeworth is sold in various sizes,
suited to the needs and means Of all
purchasers. Both Edgeworth Plug
Slice and Edgeworth Ready Rubbed
come in small, pocket-size packages,
In attractive tin humidors and glass
jars, and in economical in-between
sizes.
For the free samples, address Larus
e Brother Company, Al South 21st
Street, Richmond, Va.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants = II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany win gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post one or two-dozen carton
OF any size Of Plug Slice or Ready
Rubbed for the same price you would
pay the iobber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
VERY EASY FOR BOBBY JONES
sence to Student to Compete
in Big Golf Match.

Probably for the first time in the
history of any college in this coun-
try university has granted a student
two months leave of absence to
compete in a golf tournament. That
is what LAS been done for Bobby
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
ONLY
|MEh CAN BE
lAcconrlODATeD
At TRAINING
CAMPS -

n My 1000 applicants for free
~ practical military training of civ
iiians can be received this year at the
summer military training camps in
each corps area, the War department
announced, owing to the limited ap-
preparations. Throughout the whole
country only 10000 men can be accom-
niodated at the training camps.
According to the plan, the govern
ment pays all expense of training. In
return the candidate, In consideration.
OF MS TIME, viii be taught five Of the
most essential principles of American
citizenship:
F1rst-How to serve his country Eff
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
HAS GIANT PITCHING STAFF
Shortest of Mack's TwirIers is Feet
II Inches, While TaIiest is
Feet 6 Inches.

Connie Mack has a pitching staff Of
thirteen big men. William ]. Barrett
of Cambridge, Mass, and Charles w.
Eckert of Philadelphia are the small
est, and each is feet IL inches tall.
"Slim" Harris, the Texas star, stands
6 feet 6 inches, being the tallest. Rob-
ert K. Hasty is 6 feet inches, and
Edward Rommel, the knuckle ball ex-
pert, stands 6 feet 2 inches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

Hotels in Jersey City haven't raised
their rates-yet.
Dempsey marks time while Carpen-
tier packs up his silk shirts.
1t will take 20 tons of nails to build
the Dempsey Carpenter arena in Jer-
sey City.
Levinsky is fooling the wise ones
who said he was ready to go shopping
for shrOud.
Joe Stecher refuses to admit he has
seen his best days on the mat. Human
nature is queer.
Sherman A. Jones, New York boy,
has been named captain of the Will
Iiams swimming team.
Carpenter has made a fortune of
something over 100000 since being
matched with Dempsey.
1t costs Benny Leonard more than
$4,000 year to live. That makes him
a champion spender, too.
Charles w. Paddock, claimant of
the worlds record for 900 yards, will
not go East this summer.
Young Montreal, bantam boxer, Is
doing a good job of advertising one Of
the oldest cities in Canada.
Pete Herman may be blind in one
eye, but so far none of the bantams
have discovered which one of his look
ers is out of order.
George ('Mike'') Murphy. stroke of
the University of Washington's eight
cared shell, has been elected captain
of next years varsity crew.
Carpenter has bunch that because
he crowned Levinsky in New Jersey he
can hang the well-known mallet on
Dempsey in the same place.
Hockey as an organized sport in
North America dates from 1873, in
which year the first regularly organ
lied club was launched in Montreal.
Six hundred thousand good Ameri-
can dollars is one estimate placed on
the earnings Of Champion Benny
Leonard during the past four years.
Eight heavyweight championship
fights in the last % years drew a total
of S925, PIT. Richard thinks the Demp-
sey-C Carpenter show win pull mill
Hon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
DISCUS RECORD FOR HAUsER
Santa Barbara High School Lad
Makes New lnterscholastic Mark
of 145 Feet Inches.

Clarence Hauser of a Santa Bar.
bara high school established new
interscholastic record for hurting the
discus when his fling measured las
feet inches. In setting the new mark
he broke his own standing record of
LOT feet 3 inches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

by the ex-service
men of his state
is the recor d
jump made by G.
L. d a W S on Of
Beach, N. D., re-
Gently appointed
national field rep
resentative of the
American Legion.
From buck pri-
vate to depart
ment commander
Of the American
Legion in North
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
PROMISING COAST STARS

The Coast league usually
turns out star infielder or two
each season. The players being
touted just now are Charley Cor
man, the youngster with Vernon,
and Carter Elliott, of the Seat
tie team. Both were in the
Pacific International League last
season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

President Hard
ing's special COM
mission to frame
a comprehensive
program for the
relief Of disabled
veterans, which
was headed by
Brig. Gen. Charles
G. Dawes Of Chi
cago.
He jam m e d
through, in less
than two days,
an inOuirv into
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
STAR FEATURE AT. COLUMBUS
Favorite Stake for 3-Year.oId PAGERS
Has Been Assigned to Ohio City
Again in 1921.

The American Association of Trot.
ting Horse Breeders. promoters of the
Favorite stake for three-year-old
PAGERS, has assigned that event to the
Columbus Driving club again this
year. The Favorite. with value of
$1,700, will be run during the July 25-
80 Grand Circuit meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
EMBARRASSING Questions.

Now when the mortality rate of
grandmothers, etc., is about to reach
its peak, one firm, a large employer
Of boys, and evidently with some feel
ing for grandmothers, has inaugurated
an employment application blank
which calls for full and detailed in
formation regarding the health of
their relatives.-New York Evening
Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
Horemans to Leave.

Edouard Horemans is going back to
Belgium in June. He will return next
fall. New York promoters plan an in
ternational cue tourney to bring the
Belgian and Hoppe together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

4 II Y Y 4 y
in
the very nature
of the business
of making to-
b a C c o t b a t
seems to pre-
vent injusticein
the matter Of
price. Whether
or not it is the
good fellow
ship, the COM
r a d e s h ip of
pipe : smoking
TIL at rea es
back into the
factory. W e
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
stockdaIe is Chief of Staff

Milton Stockdale, who has been in
the international league for the past
two seasons, will be chief of Presi-
dent John c. Toole's staff of unpires
this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
Baseball
Notes

Notes
Baseball is watching its step, and
remembering its misstep.
Pennsylvania recently defeated VIII
Hams at baseball solely on good base
running.
Harvard's baseball team has made
a great hit in the South by gallantry
on the field.
Joe Connolly, purchased by San An
tonic from San Francisco, will replace
Pete Knisely.
So far as the race has run, Chatta-
nooga looks like the dark horse of the
Southern league.
The Cleveland batting order to start
the season shows six left-handed bat
tiers in the lineup.
Where are the Red Sox of yester-
day? Echo-New York, Chicago and
other points west.
John O'Brien, former major league
ball player, has been signed as a scout
by Manager Evers.
Ray Caldwell of the Cleveland In
dams has quit using the splitter in or
der to gain control
Clarence Twombly as pinch hitter
for the Chicago Cubs is deserving of
q line of commentator.
Joe Guyon may be a college star,
but as an outfielder in the Southern
league he has failed again.
Bobby Orr, veteran infelder, has
been released Internationally by the
Waterbury Eastern league club.
The Cincinnati Reds have signed a
new catcher, collegian, who answers
to the name of Astyanax Douglass.
lave youhS NoINhOAs mas
been released by Kansas City to Co
lumbia of the South Atlantic league.
1t has been suggested that Mike
Finn call his Omaha ball club the ST.
Michaels. Why not 'Huckleberries?"
The submarine ball which Carl
Mays of the Yanks throws is equipped
with a whistle 1t whistles by most
batters.
Oscar T. Clarke, son of the Prince
ton baseball coach, has been selected
captain of the freshman ball team of
that university.
Batting averages in the majors are
expected to be proportionally lower
this year since managers are stingier
with new balls.
Lifting the ban on summer ball for
college players would help many a
youngster earn his way through school
and into the majors.
Samuel Gerring, a young catcher
who had a trial with the Pittsburgh
team last season, has been released to
the Grand Rapids club of the Central
league.
Jim Carton, released by the Giants
to the New Orleans club of the South
ern league under an optional agree
ment, is a very promising young
pitcher.
Judge Lands probably wants it
quiet while the court crier gets the
megaphone and announces the days
batteries
Wamby, Lunte, Evans, ct al. never
will get back on second base for the
Cleveland team if Riggs Stephenson
continues to play ball the way he has
started out.
When a game is postponed in the
American association this year the
home club must within "a hours select
a date for playing it off and so notify
the league president.
Joe Dugan, now considered the best
third baseman in the American league
by many fans, never had even minor
league experience before Connie Mack
stuck him on third base as regular
in 1917.
Pitcher Luke Nelson gets back to
where he started from when he lands
with the Peoria team. He went from
Peoria to Memphis, thence to the New
York Yankees. then to Toledo and now
fo Peoria again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

The Atlantic, the second largest of
the four great oceans, has an area Of
100000 square miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
BUCK PRIVATE TO COMMANDER
c. L. Dawson, North Dakota Legion
Man, Rises From Lowest to
Highest Rank.

From the lowest rank In the military
service to the highest grade conferred
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
q IHE q
AfIRICAN
LEGION
MEANS VICTORY FOR LEGION
Report Of Dawes Committee Embodies
Principal Features Of organiza-
tion's Relief Plan.

All investigation speed records at
the national capitol were broken by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

UnrRa0a a AwoNpERFUL FACE BLEACH Removes
kkEMUlA 8: IKE ss S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Jones by Georgia Tech, where he is
a student, in order that the youthful
Southerner would be able to go
abroad to compete in the British anna
teur meeting the week of May %.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Young Montreal, bantam boxer, is
doing good job of advertising one Of
the oldest cities in Canada.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Charles w. Paddock, claimant of
the worlds record for 900 yards, will
not go East this summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Hockey as an organized sport in
North America dates from 1873, in
which year the first regularly organ
lied club was launched in Montreal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Pete Herman may be blind in one
eye, but so far none of the bantams
have discovered which one of his look
ers Is out of order.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Six hundred thousand good Ameri-
can dollars is one estimate placed on
the earnings of Champion Benny
Leonard during the past four years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

1t costs Benny Leonard more than
$4,000 year to live. That makes him
a champion spender, too.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

George (''Mike'') Murphy, stroke of
the University of Washington's eight
cared shell, has been elected captain
of next years varsity crew.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Carpenter has bunch that because
he crowned Levinsky in New Jersey he
can hang the well-known mallet on
Dempsey in the same place.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Carpenter has made a fortune of
something over 100000 since being
matched with Dempsey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Eight heavyweight championship
fights in the last % years drew a total
of 1925, 277 Richard thinks the Demp-
sey-C Carpenter show win pull mill
lion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Sherman A. Jones, New York boy,
has been named captain of the Will
Iiams swimming team.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Jim Carton, released by the Giants
to the New Orleans club of the South
ern league under an optional agree
ment, is a very promising young
pitcher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Hotels in Jersey City haven't raised
their rates-yet.
Dempsey marks time while Carpen-
tier packs up his silk shirts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27
Baseball is watching its step, and
remembering its misstep.

Samuel Gerring, young catcher
who had trial with the Pittsburgh
team last season, has been released to
the Grand Rapids club of the Central
league.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Joe Stecher refuses to admit he has
seen his best days on the mat. Human
nature is queer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-27

Pitcher Luke Nelson gets back to
where he started from when he lands
with the Peoria team. He went from
Peoria to Memphis, thence to the New
York Yankees. then to Toledo and now
TO Peoria again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
Price, $4,000

This home IL located on 6hep-
herd street near 18th. It has
eight rooms and bath. brick
house with two enclosed sleeping
porches, hardwood floors, hot
water heat and electric lights.
Lot rs by 100. This Ia y very
good buy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
HEIGHT COMPANY
BUYS PROPERTY
FOR EXPANSION
Increasing Business Necessi-
tates Acquisition of Two
Adjoining Stores.

The Hecht Company during the
week purchased the two stores ad.
joining their present establishment
Nos. 521 and 523 Seventh street north
west.
While business in washin gton il
not booming as II was a year ago, any
number of stores are still going ahead
Of last years figures. The Hecht
Company find their growing depart.
ments so cramped for space that they
must find more room by taking on the
two buildings Immediately.
These will soon be converted into
specialized shops for women's acces.
series, and the management promise
that these shops will be as finely
equipped as anything south of New
York.
During the past two years the
Hecht Company has acquired posses.
sion of all the properties clear to the
+ street corner and back to include
the Shubert Theater. II present plans
go through Washington win soon
have fine new building to house
adequately the entire Hecht Company
Shops.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
HAMILTON HOTEL
BEING RAzED FOR
NEW STRUCTURE
Builders to Start Hotel at Once,
With Completion Expected
BY Next March.

The old Hamilton Hotel. which has
stood on the site of the northeast cor
ner Of Fourteenth and X streets north
west since before the civil war, is be-
ing RACED and the construction of the
New Hamilton" there will be started
at once.
The New Hamilton Hotel will cover
the entire Fourteenth and X street
corner, consisting of about $1,000
square feet. fronting 147 feet on Four
teenth street, with l02 feet on X street.
II will be an eleven-story structure of
reinforced concrete and fireproof con-
struction, containing $40 rooms and
80 baths. Every room will be an out.
side room, assuring ample light and
air. II will be handsomely equipped
and furnished. The hotel will be oper-
ated under a New York management
and will supply permanent need oil
The travelling public and OF the city of
Washington.
The property is owned by The Ham.
ilton Hotel Corporation. The follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30

ing prominent business men and bank.
ers OF New York and Washington con.
stitute its board of directors:
Albert. Keller, director general OF
the Ritz Carlton Hotel System. New
York; Peter A. Drury. president Of the
Merchants Bank. Washington; Ezra
Gould, president of the Washington
Mechanics Savings Bank; w. Gwynn
Gardiner, attorney at law and former
commissioner OF the District Of Column
bia: Theodore l.. Weed, vice president
OF the Commonwealth Finance Corpo-
ration of New York and former direc'
tor of the United States Postal Saw
ings Bank, and William A. Mills,
Washington representative OF the Com
monweath Finance Corporation, New
York.
The construction Of the building Will
be diligently prosecuted and compile
ton is anticipated about March, 1922.
]. II. de Sibour Ia the architect In
charge. Barnet Phillips and Company.
furniture engineers, OF New YORK.
have charge of the furnishing, equip
ment and decoration.
A first mortgage of 81 200 900 on THIS
property has been underwritten by
the f. II. Smith Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
F|NANC|ERSPRO
FAITH IN BU|LD|NG
At PRESENT TIME
s. w. Straus & Co. Underwrite
s Per Cent Bond Issue on
Apartment Project.

That the present Is a favorable time
for building operations is indicated by
the announcement made in New York
that 8. w. Straus & Co. have under
written q bond issue on another large
housing project in that city. A four
teen story apartment building. consist
ing of small apartments, is to be built
1T once on which a first mortgage 8
per cent serial bond issue of 1926, 900
has been underwritten by s. W. Stratus
4 Co.
In commenting on this loan, s. w.
Straus q Co. made the following sig
nificant statement: I'VE are very glad
to assist in creating activities in the
building industry. not only because of
the fact that the nations housing re-
Quirements are far below normal, but
also because of the fact that greater
building ACTIVITY will have stimulat-
ing effect on general business.
at is our opinion that every right
full effort should be made at this time
to increase construction work. espe-
cially in buildings of residential type.
Such activities not only will help al
leviate the ills of inadequate housing,
but they will help general business
for many lines of industry. There is
no fundamental reason why building
work should not go forward, and a
period, Of intense activity between now
and the end of the current year would
prove great boon to the country at
large"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
HOME INVESTORS
TAKE ADVANTAGE
Of DUNCAN SALES
Third Street Row OF New
Houses Finding Strong Favor
With Local Buyers.

ID. ]. DUNCAN reports continued &C.
tivity In the sales of new houses. Dur
ing the past week in Fourteenth Street
Highlands, the beautiful semi-detached
house, 1896 Longfellow street, was sold
to Leonard M. Biggs. This Is one OF
the popular four-bedroom houses re-
Gently completed by Mr.. DUNCAN.
Philip and Caroline Nicholson also
purchased in Fourteenth Street High
lands house 1904 Thirteenth street.
This house is attracuvely arranged,
having eight large rooms.
In Mr.. Dunigan's Petworth opera
ton, house No. 4124 Third street was
sold to JOSEPH Dyer, jr. This house
is located on Third street. between Up
shur and Taylor streets. and Is In a
row of fifteen houses recently finished,
of which only few remain unsold.
These houses have large cellars ex.
tending the full negth Of the house,
in which may be found the heating
plant, laundry and servants quarters;
on the first floor there lis a reception
hall, living room. dining room, kitchen,
pantry and breakfast porch; on the
second floor are four large bedrooms,
ample closets, bath and double sleep
ing porch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-30
CONCERN
REPORTS BIG SALES
IN LOCAL PROPERTY
Transfers Amounting to $780,
900 Show Continuance OF
Real Estate Activities.

The continuance Of activity in real
estate circles Ii shown by the report
from the N. l.. SALISBURY Company.
Inc. of eight residential properties
sold during the past week. the total
consideration amounting to consid.
erably over $4,000.
Property at 134s Perry place was
sold for John e. Mayors to Henry L.
Jennings. This II two-stsry brick
home, containing six rooms and
bath, hot-wster heater. electric lights
and other attractive features.
Samuel r. Beard purchased from
Mrs. Sue B. Pyle her detached frame
residence, $500 Iowa avenue north
west. This home contains six rooms
and bath; all modern improvements.
and has a built-in garage.
The detached frame dwelling at zo7
Sheridan street northwest was sold for
Charles e. Wire. Inc, to Joseph Love-
less. This home contains eight rooms
and bath; has all modern improve
ments, and IL situated on large lot.
Mrs. Della q. Smallwood sold her
two-story brick residence. $40 Kennedy
street, containing six rooms and bath,
with modern improvements, to Mrs.
Nora T. Torpy. The new owner II
now in possession.
An attractive little frame bungalow
in Cottage City. Md, was sold to N.
Edmonston Reynolds for Mrs. Anna
M. Harlow. This bungalow II sit
uated on large lot. and has modern
improvements.
James L. Oney sold his home. lzs
Randolph street northwest. to Henry
w, Winter. This house In semi|de.
tached and contains eight rooms ana
bath, with all modern Improvements.
Property at 1909 Thirteenth street
northwest, was sold for Mrs. Lizzie A.
Rosefy to Charles Fahy. This prop
erty contains ten rooms and bath; has
all modern improvements ana garage
The new owner has moved into the
same.
Bessie 8. Campbell purchased from
Charles r. Wire. Inc, An unimproved
lot on Laurel avenue, Takoma Park.
The purchaser intends building upon
this property.