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Paragould soliphone., 1921-12-16
wvrv~ ywp n v vsz x MEN TO LEAD
 IN CAMPAIC
 ARE NAMED
Little Rock Banker Among Officials of Cotton Re- duction Boosters Mir. Lowden a Speaker.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 14-Or- ganization of the campaign for linn itation of cotton acreage and crop diversification in 1922, decided upon at the South-wide convention here, was protected yesterday with the selection of Leon Steinberg of Mem phis as chairman; E. J. Bodman of Little Rock, vice chairman, and T.. B. King of Memphis, secretary, of an executive committee named by the convention to direct the move- ment next year.
 The convention adjourned yester- day after adopting resolutions pro- posing the limitation of land to be planted to cotton next year on the same ratio as was devoted to cotton in 1921. The resolutions also stress ed the importance of the farms being made self-sustaining.
 Frank o. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, was the principal speak CT at the final session. MT. Low den urged the need of greater food, feed and live stock production in the South.
 Leaders in Work
 Under the plan adopted at yes terday's meeting the convention hereafter will be made of the gov ernors of the cotton growing states, three farmers, three bankers, and three merchants from each cotton producing county, and representa- tives of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, state agricul- tural schools and farmers unions. Memphis was selected as the head quarters of the organization, and pledges of approximately $10,00O were made to fund to meet the ex- pense of. the movement.
 Adoption of the resolutions fol- lowed the address by MT. o. Low den, who told the delegates that the economic and industrial hope of the South lies in cutting cotton acreage and diversification.
 Food, fuel and clothing as found on the farm" MT. Lowden said. "These are the three things needed to sustain life. That was the view of the early settlers of this coun- try, and the view we must all come back to-" MT. Lowden, who oper- ates an extensive plantation in Ar kansas, said he would plant only one-third of his acreage in cotton next year. He urged farmers to devote greater attention to the growing of corn and live stock
Paragould soliphone., 1921-12-16
KY. LAbORERS ARE GIVEN A
 l()HOUR DAY
Board Leaves Them a '3Prip- ciple;" Cuts Overtime Pay-New Rules Go Into Effect Friday.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Slashing extra pay provisions for the first two hours of overtime after the regular eight-hour days work from rules governing railway maintenance of way employees, the United States Railroad Labor Board has set up a schedule of 10 hours day at the regular hourly wage for common laborers, in new rules announced last night to replace the national agreement made under government control.
 The principle of eight consecu- tive hours shall constitute days york; is retained, however, and time and a half pay is granted after 10 hours work.
 The new provisions make possible 10-hour day without penalizing the railroads, which were compelled under the federal agreement to pay time and one-half after eight hours. Practically all section gangs work more than eight hours day, due to time necessary for travelling to and from the point of operations, and because of the seasonal nature of the work making long hours nec- essary to take advantage of good weather
 Effective at Once.
 The rules become effective De- the agreement was made between the United States Railroad Adminis- tration and the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railroad Shop Laborers. They apply on all railroads where agree ment has not already been reached on rules to supplant the national agreement. Many rules have been agreed upon by majority of the roads, and in such cases the federal counterparts were remanded for fur ther consideration to roads not reaching an agreement. These in- clude rules on seniority, promotion and special service, where local conditions were held to govern. Wage schedules were eliminated as a part of the rules agreement.
 Removal of the two hours over time penalty was decided by Labor Board attaches to cut many millions of dollars from the carriers annual pay rolls. Normally the new rules would affect 5S5,000 men, but at present the force is considerably
Paragould soliphone., 1921-12-16
S2O,00O,OOO GIFT
 10 RUSSIA URGED

Washington, Dec. Effective food relief in Russia must be ad- ministered by Congressional action, Secretary Hoover told the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday in asking an appropriation of $2O, 100000 to buy food supplies for starving Russians. The question cannot be solved by public charity, he said, explaining that voluntary contributions to Russian relief since August have not amounted to $50O,- GOO.
 In urging purchase of twice the amount of grain recommended last week by President Harding in his message to Congress, and as called for in the Fordney bill to appro- priate 0,000,000 for the purchase of 10,000,000 bushels of corn and 1000, 900 bushels of seed grain, MT Hoover said the situation requires it."
 The supplies contemplated iii the Fordney bill he declared inadequate. In addition to the grain, he said, 5o0,0O0 cases of condensed milk should be sent to Russia for 3,50o,- GOO starving children.
 James P. Goodrich, former gov ernor of Indiana, and Governor Kel- logg of Washington, both of whom recently returned from Russia, join cd in urging that a $20,0O0,0OO ap- be rushed through Con gress.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-12-16
SUICIDE SHIP OF CIVIL WAR
 IS REVEALED
Barred Grave of the Mouse Visited by Thousands al Kinston, N. Guilt for Confederates.
(By The United Press)

Kinston, N. C., Dec. 15.-Thsl barred grave of the Mouse, suiCiT2 man-of-war, has been visited 1y thousands here It has been given to- this generation to see what ail- other may not, for only when the Mouse river reached the lowest level in it's history as result of this years protracted drought was the long hulk of the old Civil war ship revealed in it's bed of sand and mud.
 The Mouse was built as unit of the Confederacy's iron-clad armada. It was similar in size, shape and gun-power to the famous Merrimac and the Albemarle.
 Construction was started at Whites hall, up the river from here.s the vessel was brought here r completion. Low water, accOrdNll,, to local historians. detained the ship at this point when she was needed in the sounds of Eastern Carolina, infested by Federal fleets.
 In land battle around Kinston the Mouse served as floating for tress, hemmed in by the shadows below her. The man-of-war was threatened with capture. Her crew fired her and then left the ship. One of the Neuses shotted guns, supposedly Intentionally depressed, exploded and blew a hole in her bottom, and the suicide ram sank by the eastern bank of the Neuse
 When the water receded recently the big wreck was found to be coE- cred with sand, with timbers, rail4 road irons and links Of chain show ing here and there.
 ball teams.
 Great Britain has more than
Paragould soliphone., 1921-12-16
Widow Had to Ask Nav"

St. Louis.-Will, well, we'll! A widow had to have the consent of her mother before she could marry the second time. A marriage li- cense clerk declined to issue li- cense to Mrs. Nora Schaeffer, eigh- teen, and James R. Boone-until Mrs. Lillie Wade, mother of the widow, gave her consent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
Chicagoan Says Bible Bars Photographs

is the same as making 1ikenesses' and
therefore the writer cannot meet with
that particular requirement.
However, there Is another means
of Identification namely, such as the
loss of finger. The applicant has lit
tie finger of the left hand missing. Cam
not this be specified in the passport?
CARL w. JOHNSON
''Thou shalt not make unto thee any
craven image, or any likeness of any
thing that is in the heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath, or that is
in the water under the earth. "-Ex-
Cdus 90
This is the verse of the Bible on
which the Chicagoan stands. He ap-
peared before Thomas Sell, head of
the passport division, and made appli-
cation for passport to go to Norway
and Sweden, where he intended to be-
come a missionary. When Johnson
learned that it was necessary to have
two, photographs taken to attach to
the passport for identification pur-
poses, he refused to allow himself to
be photographed. He referred Mr..
Sell to the biblical passage quoted.
Upon advice of Mr.. Sell, Johnson wrote
the letter to Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
NATIONAL CZIglalldg3
.EIFlEAaIlS - -, j 80 80
Major Inkipen," Captain Rarehorse'

published here in the interest OF
''reclassifcation and regeneration OF
the civil service of the government
and edited by Quinn.
Quinn countered by preferring
charges against General Harris, aiieg-
ing he had shown favoritism in the
conduct of his Office and had used gov
eminent clerks and property for pri-
vate purposes. He defended his novel
as an expose of conditions which ne
declares should be remedied.
General Harris was directed by
Secretary Weeks to refund to the
Treasury sum sufficient to cover the
cost to the government of printing a
booklet commemorative of the gen.
erals son killed In France. Secretary
Weeks said General Harris had caused
the type to be set in the War depart
ment printing Office, and that while
the total expense probably would not
exceed $40 or $12, it was manifestly
improper for a government official to
use official material and equipment for
such a purpose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
Does the Mississippi River Flow Up Hi

n GORGE OTIS SMITH, director of
" the United States geological sur
vey, solved the old school debating So
cieties' problem whether the Mississip-
pi river does or does not flow uphill
and settled the question scientifically
for all time. Here is the answer:
"Some describe down or at lower
level as the point nearer the center of
the earth, and consider the upper as
the one further from the center.
IF only a small area is considered
this is practically true, but in referring
to widely separated localities. such as
the source and the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river, such definition would
lead to an absurdity, and must there
fore be incorrect.
Nov, as the equatorial radius of
the earth is about thirteen miles
greater than the polar radius and as
the intermediate radii differ in length
between the limits, and as the source
of the Mississippi is nearly 10 degrees
of latitude further north than its
mouth, it follows that the mouth of
the river is about four miles further
from the center of the earth than its
source.
Therefore it would seem to run up
hill,' but the surface of water at rest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
Lest We Forget" See China's PLIGHT

tlon wherever practiced, leaves naked
soil; floods and erosion follow. and
when the soil is gone men must also
go-and the process does not take
long. Forests not only play an frnpor-
tant part in the distribution of man.
kind over the earth's surface. but also
deeply affect the spiritual, physical
and economic life. A country that
recklessly wastes its natural resources
faces ultimate poverty and decadenee.
History is full of such examples.
Human folly and short-sightedness
have made a country fertile enough
to support over 100000 people into
place where man must ever be
haunted by fear of starvation and de-
struction. The lesson of deforestation
of China is one which mankind -shouId
have learned many times from whaf
has occurred in other places. In fact.
it may, in lesser degree even be
brought home to the people of Amer
lea in future years unless, through
wise forethought, care is exercised in
the preservation of our forests from
destruction by fire and wasteful lum-
boring"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

CHICAGO has man who believes in
~ the Bible, thinks he understands it
and has the courage of his convictions.
Witness the following letter which has
been received by the Department of
State:
Secretary of State, Washington, D.
C. Dear Sir-In accordance with in
structions given me, at the passport
Office of Chicago, the writer herewith
desires to give the reason for failure
to submit photographs with applica-
ton for passports as is usually re-
quired.
''The objection is purely religious
one and is based upon passage Of
the Bible found in Exodus 20:4. 1t is
the firm conviction and belief of the
writer that the making of photographs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
American Defense

TT HE fur seal islands of Alaska are
endangered by the bill Oh. r.
5694) introduced by Representative c.
F. Curry of California, says the Amer
lean Defense society. This bill trans
fers to a board of five residents in
Alaska, with great powers, pretty much
all the national things in Alaska ex-
cept the coal mines and the national
parks.
When the United States bought
Alaska from Russia in 1867, the fur
seal islands were, so far as then
known, the most valuable thing in
that great territory. For many years
since then, these islands have brought
in much money TO the government, in
terrupted during the period of pelagic
sealing and again, to some extent, by
the laundering of congress in more re-
cent years. Now, however, the herd
is rapidly increasing and from now on
should be a source of large revenue.
Now, however, by this bill it is pro-
posed to transfer to board of resi-
dents of Alaska the seal islands, the
fur-bearing animals, the game and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

is level surface as that phrase is usu-
ally understood. Any particle of mat
ter above such a surface will be at Q
higher elevation, and if acted upon by
natural forces alone will tend to go
down toward the water. Mean sea
level is the surface generally accepted
as the datum or reference plane for
all topographic elevations.
"The source of the Mississippi is
about 1,500 feet above sea level.
Therefore the unrestrained water at
the source, under action of natural
forces, tends to go down to sea level at
the rivers mouth.
'sThe combined effect of gravity and
centrifugal force makes the water run
down hill, although the, water actually
moves away from the center of the
earth in doing So"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Eddie Collins continues his hitting
streak.
The clinch in boxing is no relation
to the squeeze PLAY of baseball.
''You can't tell a player without
scoreboard." Can't tell him what?
Otto Miller, in his twelfth year with
the Dodgers, is catching better bah
than ever.
Mulrenan. seems to be getting better
every time out. At least, his control is
improving.
Our idea of nothing at all : the honor
OF batting into the first triple play of
the season.
a Clyde Manion, Detroit catcher, has
been loaned TO the Toledo American as
sociation team.
When batter stretches a single into
a double it doesn't mean that a rubber
ball was used.
All the International league is
shooting at Baltimore, but it looks
as if the Orioles are yearning for it.
The New York Yankees have sent
Outfelder Christensen to Joplin to re-
place Frank GIeich.
Walter ("Dutch") Ruether, former
Cincinnati player, is giving great serv-
ice to the Dodgers this year.
School teachers are umpiring ball
games in Chicago. Maybe it'll make the
kids perk up in their studies.
There is something wrong with the
day during which several homers
aren't registered in the big leagues.
Fort Worth beat Wichita Falls in
four straight games of their recent
series, each time by one-run margin.
The 14th must be Walter Pipps
lucky day. he cracked out his hrSt
homer of the season on April IA, and
his second on May Ii.
Speaking of return to normalcy,
an infielder's business is picking up
every day.
One of the notable comebacks of the
season who should not be overlooked is
the veteran Bill McKechnie, who is
going great guns for Minneapolis.
Walter Christensen, new outielder
from the New York Yankees, got away
with the Joplin team. He is compIi-
mented for his smartness of play as
we'll as his hitting and fielding ability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
SUMMER BASEBALL Is
OPPOSED BY ST. JOHN
Buckeye Coach Is Not in Favor
of Proposal.
Asserts There Is Ample Time for Col.
iege Player to Take Up Profess
sfonaI Game After He Has
Left His University.

Commenting upon the suggestion adj
vanced by George Huff, athletic direc-
tor of the University of Illinois, that
the western conference colleges per-
nit their athletes to play summer base
ball for two or three years as an ex-
pertinent, L. w. St John, athletic d.
rector at Ohio State. said: There is
take up the professional game after
he leaves his university. He should
not be permitted to play in the sum-
mer for money and still maintain his
amateur status.
'While it is true that our swim
mers, musicians, orators and others
earn money during the off season by
imparting knowledge learned in col
lege to others, / am not in favor of
allowing our baseball men to play for
money. There is ample time and
plenty of opportunity for the good
players to join professional teams
after they have played their allotted
time on college mines, College base
bali is for the mass of students rath-
er than the few who are exceptionally
proficient, and I think it would be
unfair to the majority to permit a
few to earn money during the summer
because of their diamond skill.
81 realize there is plenty of room
for argument on both sides. If the
majority Of our directors want sum-
mer baseball, then 1 will climb aboard
the band wagon and give it trial.
AT present, however, I am opposed to
it and will not permit any of Ohio
States players to engage in profess
sional games unless such a rule is
passed by the conference. When our
with the understanding that they
never have played baseball for money.
At the same time they are told our
faculty board of control reserves the
right to recommend suspension from
college If they have told an untruth.
believe that it is up to the man to
determine which game he wants to
play. If he wants to play profession
ally then believe he should be barred
from playing on our university teams"
Director st. John is stickler for
amateurism. It was largely through
his efforts that Chick Harley, Ohio's
great halfback, did not play profess
sional football while he was in col
lege. Harley was offered large sums
Of money to play with pro teams in
the Buckeye state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds

Dempsey doesn't ask sparring part
ners to pull their punches.
1t isn't always the golfing dub who
swings real hard-and breaks a club.
In the boxing game there are a lot
of good hitters and lot of poor
fielders.
The stalling boxer gets the 'gate, /"
while the real scrapper gets the gate
receipts.
A lot of men give up golf' who
never give it up.
Jack and Georges swapping punches
doesn't come under the head Of for
eign trade.
Is there any more reason to crow
over being bantam fighter than in
any other weight?
Tennis players of France and Japan
will meet In Cleveland in one of the
Davis cup preliminaries.
With these international polo games
on the schedule, the up--o-date sports
man will have to add chukker to his
vocabulary.
Another golf course at Cedarvale,
near Toronto, is projected, making an
even dozen in the immediate vicinity
of the Canadian city.
Mike O'Dowd. the fighting harp. is
taking a rest at his doctors orders.
Mike will spend two months recuper-
ating from an operation he went
through following his fight with John
ny Wilson
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
CREDIT GIVEN ARTIE HOFFMAN,
1t Was "circus SoIly's" Throw to John
Evers That Forced Merkle at
Second Base.

Artie ("Circus Solly') Holman, Chi.
cago Cub center fielder from 1906 to
1912, has returned to baseball after
nine years in the commercial world.
Announcement is made of Hofman's
appointment to coach a high school
team at Chicago. In 1908, it was
Hofman's throw from center to
Johnny Evers at second that forced
Merkle of the New York Giants,
causing the game, whichswas for the
pennant, to end in a riot. The Cubs
defeated the Giants in the play-off,
thereby winning the title.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

forests of Alaska. Such action seri-
ously threatens the natural resources
of the territory, for among residents
of Alaska. as among residents of any
new region, there is little thought for
the future, and people generally con-
slider only the matter of present gain
of turning into money anything that
can be sold. For the United States
to give up for possible local exploita-
ton such great potential treasure as
the seal islands, is to take great risk.
The United States is bound by treaty
with other countries to pay over to
them a share of the annual harvest of
fur from these islands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

tactics will Offset Dempsey's rushes
and heavy blows. Jack will discover
right at the start that he is up against
the smartest antagonist he ever has
tackled. It's the general opinion that
Dempsey hasn't defeated a frst-class
pugilist and that each of his victims
would have been pie for the European
champion"
Brady until recently was in partner
ship with Tex Richard and Charles b.
Cochran in promoting the Dempsey
Carpenter battle. He and Cochran
withdrew, however, and left Richard
TO act as sole manager of the mill.
Brady knows the boxing game from
every angle. He developed two heavy
weight champions in Corbett and JEFF
fries and predicted their respective vic
tories over Sullivan and Fitzsimmons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
UNUSUAL OFFER TO GOLFERS
Effort of Wykagyi Club of New Ro-
chelle to Bring Out Players to
Break Record.

An unusual offer to golf enthusiasts
has been made by the Wykagyl C. C. of
New Rochelle, n. Y, in an effort to
bring out amateur or professionals,
able to break the par figures of the
course. Wykagyl has the reputation
of having one of the most difficult
courses in the country. Par is fixed
at 70, and no golfer has been able to
reach this figure since the course was
heightened last year. So Wykagyl has
offered prize of $50 to any profess
sional golfer, or trophy of equal
value to any amateur who breaks the
par of the course with the lowest fig
ure during the season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

Carpenter, in my opinion, will be
the next heavyweight champion of the
world" said William A. Brady dur
ing a chat the other day. HE surely
will defeat Jack Dempsey in the big
bout on July 2, and it will not surprise
ne if he turns the trick in less than
&c or four rounds.
ampsey isn't so formidable as he
o-7hen he won the title from Will
AVeiIe was comparatively slow when
--xed Brennan in Madison Square
Sen. In the Frenchman he will
( a wonderful fighter-the greatest
xer since Jim Corbett's time. Car
entier not only is scientific, but he is
powerful hitter and the quickest
thinker in the ring today.
''When those big fellows clash you'll
find that Carpenters clever defensive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Bewarel Unless you see the mama
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache. Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes Of twelve Bayer Tablets of AS
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture OF
Monoaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-24

NY ASHINGTON. - Official WASH
w ington smiles. BY order of Sec
rotary of War Weeks, Robert ]. Quinn,
a $2,400 clerk in the army adjutant
generals Office and government en-
ployee for Is years. has been summar-
lily dismissed following publication of
of belittling and ridiculing Maj. Gen.
Peter c. Harris, adjutant general of
the army, and Col. F. w. Lewis of that
Office.
The serial, entitled "The Lair of the
White Lion" has been running in the
Reclassifcationist, small weekly