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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Charley Stepinthemudd, Good Old Scout

Pay for my services On account ov
some of them army officers not turn
ing in my name for my services. My
first service waz with General Jackson
at New Orleans. When scouting in
Middle West after Bad Indians. / was
with General Scott in the Old Next
can War; after scouting on the Plains
was with A. J. Smith thru the
sivil war then Back West after Bad
Indians.
i went to Cuba with Colol Rosefent
as a scout with them Ruff Riders.
Rosefelt did not give me my trans
portation home soc / Had to goe and
work in cane fields and sugar mill
until could get to this Place to my
old time white Friends House his
greatgrandfather and I were boys to-
geather..~
Can not. you Bring it to Pass soc
l can gett just Recompense for mr.
services to this our Beloved country
for all the years ov toll and Hard
ships | have passed through in my
countrys service? or. must waight
another 100 years. Respectfully
CHARLEY STEPINTHEMUDD."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Article Is Necessary to Aid In Best
Appearance Of Semi or Wholly
Fitting TaiIor-Mades.

If you want to look your best in one
Of the new semi-fitting or wholly fit
ting taflor-mades you must go back to
corsets. There are corsets and cor
sets, is the comment Of writer.
Carefully selected and cared for the
one adds grace and support to your
figure, and III nowfse menaces your
health, but If you happen to belong to
the large body of women who simply
go into corset department. and, Civ
ing the girl behind the counter the size
Of the waist. ask for long or short
corset, it is your own fault If your
choice hurts you and makes you
squirm in its grip.
When you go to buy \ pair of cor
sets be careful not to choose too small
size. The small size brings your
curves in the wrong place and fiattens
your back.
Be careful about the corset's height
and length. To gel both correct. take
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Ousting of the Inefficient Army Officers

in the right place. rhe best interests
Of the service should always be para
mount in deciding this question, and
it usually requires study of the Off
GERS whole record to determine it.
can officer receives his base training
in the branch in which he is commits
stoned, and must be fit for duty in
his branch in peace and war. Should
he not show fitness for any branch,
then his case will be brought to the
attention of the annual classification
board.
There is now law providing for
the elimination of inefficient officers,
and the blame must rest entirely upon
the army if we retain this class Of Of
ficers on active duty"
The new orders issued by Secretary
Weeks may serve to bring to head a
situation that has existed ever since
the War department began to carry
out the provisions of the recent law
having for its object this elimination
Of unfit" officers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Washington Club of Clubs for Women

THE Woman's National foundation,
L recently organized here as a
means to focus the interest of the
women of the country in cooperation
with women's organizations has
bought S1OOO,OOO tract of land in
the heart of the Connecticut avenue
residential district and plans to erect
buildings costing about $3,500,000 Mrs.
c. C. Calhoun, president of the founda-
ton, has described its objects in an
address to its 80 founders, and says,
among other things:
Zone of the objects of the founda-
ton is simply to invite clubs and club
members who desire to feel that they
have a club of their own at the ma
TONS capital. We are not going to at
tempt to subordinate any club, but
the foundation will supplement their
work and add to it. In this central
club we shall have everything that will
be convenience, including a swim
ming pool and gymnasium, rest rooms
and a good restaurant.
"Then we plan a theater or open
house Our auditorium will not in any
way interfere with the plans for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Modes Of Hairdressing

The short cap sleeve, which is just
q little puff, is used in summer dresses
of the lighter materials, such as volles
and crepes. 1t also makes an occa-
sional appearance in some of the heav-
fer fabrics, but, although the dress it
self is of heavier cotton, the 1880
sleeve is of a thinner material. For
instance, quaint looking dress of
lowered chintZ, made with straight
bodice and full-gathered skirt, has puff
sleeves of white Organdie, the cuffs
Of which are stitched with red worsted.
Further touches Of the organdie APP
pear in the form of picoted ruffles en-
circling skirt and deep, round neck.
The. modes of hairdressing In Paris
Indicate vogue for smooth and I'M
curled arrangements Of the hair, as In
opposition to the much-waved and
puffed couture which has been worn
for several years The exaggerated
psyche knot low down on the head is
much affected by Englishwomen as
well as Parisiennes. Although the
hair is arranged not only with plain
ness, but apparently with precision,
most fantastic headdresses are worn.
The large Spanish comb is retained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

confidential material. They forbid
praise or censure of other persons in
the naval service; state that the mo-
tives of others must not be impugned !;
prescribe the methods of redress for
wrongs, and covers appeals. ReguIa-
tons also exist for guidance in CORE
spondence.
"Any communication intended for
the public should be composed only
after mature reflection. in a spirit Of
good taste and good temper, and in a
seemly and proper manner.
"a signed copy of any article by
any person in the navy on professional
subjects must be in the hands of the
Navy department at the time of pub
l1cation of communication. The author
will be responsible for any statements
made"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

George Washington memorial, which
is to be the much-needed convention
hall with space for patriotic. societies
headquarters. We shall have, also,
an open-air auditorium or sylvan the
ater"
1t is the purpose to establish centers
or branches of the foundation in every
part OF the country, so the most re-
mote village or farmhouse may have
a proprietary interest in the club or
clubs in Washington.
There will be a board of 40 govern
ors with the president, six vice presi-
dents and an executive committee to
direct the work Of the organization.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

IN Sllll DIT weak, - ~-A2,4s44liSu.
II was wounded"
When pressed for details he owned
up to 26 wounds in four. major Of
fensives. A job was made for him,
clerical work that would keep his
mind occupied" but which would be
consistent with 26 wounds.
Evans was a private in the Twenty
eighth infantry, First division, A ma
chine gun got him at Cantipy, a
bayonet came next at Scissors; he
was struck by shrapnel In the st.
Mihiel push and in the Argonne a
one-pounder shell hit him a glancing
blow on the chin before it exploded.
When it went off almost under him
% pieces of shrapnel peppered his
body. He remained on the battlefield
SO hours before he was picked up.
"But I'm happy just the same"
Evans says. ''This job keeps me from
being loafer and pays just enough
with my government compensation
for me to get married. i guess I
was born lucky
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

NAUTICAL lecturer at Christ church, a
post he continued to NIL until 1881. He
published books of a purely mathe-
matical nature first; but I'm 1865 he
published, under the pseudonym of
<Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures In
Wonderland" n work that was the out
come of his keen sympathy with the
imagination of children and their sense
of fun. This whimsical story was an
immediate success, and the name Lewis
CarrOlP' has ever since been q house.
hold word.
Mr.. DOdgsOn was extremely fond of
children, and 1t was an open secret
that the original of Alice was a daugh-
ter of Dean Liddel. A dramatic version
of the Alice books was produced at
Christmas, 1886, and has since enjoyed
numerous REVEALS.
Throughout this dual existence, Mr..
DOdgsOn Professionally refused to be
publicly identified with "Lewis Car
roll" although his authorship of
"'Alice in Wonderland" and "ThrOugh
the Looking Glass" was well known.
He died at Guilford on the 18th of
January, 1898; his memory is apprO-
priately kept green by n cot in the
Children's hospital, Great OrmOnd
street, London, which was erected and
endowed perpetuaIIy by public sub
scriptiOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

The newest combs are of ivory rather
than shell. These white combs are
most effective. For those who do not
like an all-white comb they may be
had with beautiful enameling, in color
as well as with settings of precious
stones.
The weirdest of feather ornaments
ere chosen for the hair. Bands of
the costly and forbidden paradise may
completely encircle. the head or plum
age of the common barnyard fowl may
make the craziest looking headdress
imaginable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the
Wv disposal of surplus army har-
ness, valued at S25,000,000, were OBJ
tanned by conspiracy among tempo
rary officers Of the army, according to
Attorney General Daugherty. Acting
ON the advice of the attorney general,
President Harding has ordered the
War department to declare the con-
tracts null and void. The following
statement was issued:
These contracts were entered into
by the former director of sales, with
the approval Of Secretary Baker, and
provided that the large accumulation
of stock of surplus military harness
and accessories were to be turned over
to the United States Harness company,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Do Kindly Act Gracefully.

Manners are the ornament of &C
ton; and there is way of speaking
kind word, or of doing kind thing.
which greatly enhances their value
What seems to be done with grudge.
or as an. act of condescension, is
scarcely accepted as a favor. Yet
there are men who pride themselves
upon their gruffness; and though they
may possess virtue and capacity, their
manner is often such as to render
them almost insupportahle.-Sa Samuel
Smiles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Flag for Each casket.

The American flag is henceforth to
be draped about the caskets of all ex-
service men dying in hospitals In this
country, as result Of conferences be-
tween members Of the American Lei
gion's national legislative committee.
the surgeon general Of the United
States public health service and the
director of the bureau Of war risk In
surance. A Treasury department rul-
ing has now been obtained whereby the
purchase of flag for this purpose win
be permitted as a part Of the funeral
expenses betrayed by the government
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

ent day and which found expression
after the armistice, when the Cine,
inspecting the One Hundred and Fifty
first field artillery In Germany, left
crowd of generals, walked over to
stubby little first sergeant, thrust
out his hand and said:
"Whitmore, / am glad to see you"
Whitmore was born in Dayton, o.,
in 1873; was brought up on a farm
in Nebraska, and graduated from the
state university there In 1895.
He was contractor in Minneapolis
in 1917, when he presented himself
for admission to the first series of Of
ficers' training camps. He was re-
jected as being overweight. Back to
the farm went Whitmore In four
weeks he took off 20 pounds and
asked to be admitted to the second
series Of training camps, but the sur
geon said: ''Too fat to fight" An
other examiner said: '"Too old"
Whitmore went from recruiting Of
flee to recruiting office until he be-
came private in Battery B, One Hun
dred and Fifty-frst field artillery,
Forty-second division. He went over
seas with the outfit and served with
it through the war, participating in
every engagement in which the Rain
bows took part
When discharged he was induced to
become state adjutant of the Ameri-
can Legion for Minnesota. He has
done much for the development Of
the Legion in the Northwest. Mr..
Whitmore recently resigned from that
position to accept the dictatorship OF
a company formed for the manufac-
ture of an automobile accessory de-
vice which he invented.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
IMPORTANCE OF THE CORSET

the narrow tape which marks the
@waistline on the inside of almost all
corsets, and, using it as the starting
place, see for yourself how many
inches corset is intended to extend
above and below the waistline.
How high it should come depends
entirely upon your figure. Remember,
If you choose too high pair it will
make the shoulders appear too high,
and If the bust be large, apparently
increase 1t.
Unless during the past corsetIess
year you have lost your proper pro-
portions, choose pair of corsets with
bones only in the back and front.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

THEY very much fear in the office
i of the quartermaster general at
Washington that some western wag
has been trying to have little fun
with the War department. Anyway
Charley Superintendent writes thus:
'Thorp, Wash.-First you will hat
to excuse my Riting as / onley learned
to Rite after waz 100 years old. 1
am now 40. / am Onida and Sem
lea Indian the Reason ov me riting to
y9u liz this. / have followed the Amer
lean Army near on too So years az an
Indian Scout scouting and spying for
the Army and ! have never drawn any
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

DRY, says no. In wash fabrics we must
be gay. Black and white cottons had
their innings last year. Now their
place Is usurped by red and white
checks. There is a goodly showing
Of brown and white as well as many
green's, but reds are most prominent.
According to an old-time saying, an
individual is as old as he or she feels,
and no woman could help feeling very
young in these fresh, crisp, wash
dresses that in design, material and
coloring are very like those she wore
in her schoolgirl days. Except for
the size it would be next to impossible
to distinguish them from little girls
dresses.
The full skirt which stalks so threat
eningly among the new clothes finds a
logical place in the cotton dress. The
slim silhouette is retained by dress
makers catering to the women who
really know most about dress, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

ECRETARY WEEKS has ordered
y the heads of all branches Of the
army to eliminate officers who do not
measure up to standards of military
efficiency. Officers who cannot give
satisfaction in one branch will be tried
out in some other, and those who fail
to measure up in any of the positions
will be subject to retirement on small
pay or discharged under the provisions
of recent law. In an explanatory
statement the War department says ::
'"The basic principle in making as
signments is to have the right officer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Benefit Performances.

For some time the benign old gen.
tleman sat watching the novice in his
vain attempts to land fish. Finally
the angler was reduced to his last
worm and still no catch.
"Cheer up, son." said the old gen.
tleman. They're biting well for you
at any rate"
"No, they amt" retorted the other
aggrievedly. They're bitin' for their
own personal benefit, that's what they
are."-American Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

HOSSy Dduh DeSlu6 n6r dig SIS
ter, who was reading.
Presently pink-eyed white rabbit
ran by looking at it's watch and cry
ing, "Oh dear-I shall be late" Alice
bounded after the rabbit across a field
and into hole under a hedge After
running through the hole a distance
she suddenly stepped off into space
and began to fall. She fell slowly
and it was very pleasant sensation.
Alice was wondering whether she would
stop at the earth's center when, bump
she landed on heap Of leaves I'M
hurt.
The rabbit was scampering down the
passage. Springing to her feet she
pursued, but it disappeared around
the next corner and Alice found her
self in long hall of many doors all
locked. On q table was a golden
key which fitted the smallest door,
only 10 inches high. Unlocking this
she beheld a beautiful flower garden,
but could not squeeze through the
door.
On the table she found a bottle
labeled "Drink Me-" Alice tasted-it
was delicious and she drank it all.
Soon she shrank to only ten inches in
height "Now 1 can go into the gar
den!" cried Alice, running to the door,
but, alas, she had relocked it and left
the key on the table far beyond her
reach.
pnnnnfh 70 in oil oh
she found a cookie on which were
the words, Eat Me-" She ate this
and soon grew nine feet tall. Pres
emily the rabbit entered and seeing
Alice fled in dismay, dropping his
gloves and fan. Alice picked them up
and began to fan herself. Soon she
was only two feet high and dropped
the fan in a fright. Thereupon she
stopped growing smaller and knew it
was magic fan.
Hearing footballs she turned to see
the rabbit standing near. 1t was
nearly as tall as she and seemed very
angry. "You go to my, house and
bring me pair of gloves and fan ~
commanded the rabbit sternly. Alice,
badly frightened, started to obey.
Strangely enough the hall vanished
and she found herself running through
a deep wood. Soon she came to a
little white house. The doorplate said
''W. Rabbit" Entering she hurried
upstairs to the rabbits bedroom and
found, not gloves and fan, but a
bottle on the bureau. 1t was not Ia
beled, but Alice drank the contents.
She grew so rapidly that the room was
hardly big enough to contain her, al
though she was lying on the floor with
her knees drawn up to her chin.
While in this predicament someone
threw a handful of pebbles through
the window into the room. These
turned into bits of candy. Alice ate
several of them and soon shrank until
she could escape from the house. Run
ming into the wood she sat down be-
side a mushroom to rest.
''What can / do for you?" asked a
voice. Alice looked up and on top
of the mushroom sat a blue caterpn-
lar smoking pipe. ooh, please, SIR
replied Alice, snake me larger y
''That's easy" said the caterpillar
lone side of this mushroom will make
you taller and the other side shorter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
BODILY SENSATIONS.

The feeling of cold or warmth is
caused by sensations in the skin and
has little significance as to the body
temperature. On a hot day one may
feel very hot when the body tenpera-
ture is quite normal. Again at the
beginning of fever one may feel cold
as in the case of chill. This chilly
feeling is caused by the contrast be
tween the higher temperature of the
internal organs and still normal tenn
perature of the skin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
The Latest AIihi.

The Boswell, what excuse this
time? Grandmother dead again, I
suppose?
The o. BIO sirl Grandmother
wants me to take her to the game
and point out all the best-known play
ers.-American Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

holding down a
pivot in the cadet
battalion at the
University of Ne
braska in 1895
when the future
general was a
c. m N a n d a n I
there. Incidental
ly Mr.. Whitmore
and General Per-
shing formed a
friendship on the
campus which en-
dureS to the pres
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Directoire Hats.

Very stunning are the new directoire
hats. They curve upward at the left
side and droop at the right. Sweeping
down over one ear there is. as a rule,
a long feather. Uncurled ostrich or
brilliant glycerin ostrich are most
often chosen for garniture, being most
becoming to the wearer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

apolis, Ind, still
believes he was
b orn under a
lucky star.
He walked into
national h e a d.
quarters of the
American Legion
the other day
seeking "just any
kind of work that
will keep my mind
occupied" II e
said he was an
overseas veteran.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
New Lines.

Trains may do anything this season
--one Of the newest lines is that which
starts at the square-necked front of
the corsages and cascades down over
the arms in lieu of sleeves. This
en- PEASANTS a delightful departure
from the court train which swings
from the back shoulders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
No Kissers in japan.

Japanese girls do not kiss each
other, nor do parents ever kiss or en-
brace their children. They bow, kneel
smile and utter polite phrases with
downcast or ayerted eyes and bent
head, and are content with this sort
of expression of affection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

l. e wis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge
ID O d g 50 n) was
born In the VIII
laEe of Darebury,
Cheshire, England,
Jan. "a, 1882. He
was a mnthema-
tfcian as well as
author, and while
the literary life
of Lewis Car
roll" was familiar
to a wide circle
of readers, the
pr Nv a { e life of
Charles Lutwidge
Dodgson was re-
tired and practi-
cally uneventful.
He took a first
class I'm the final
m a t h e m a ( teal
school In 1854,
and the follow
ing year was ap-
ID o fnted mathe-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
O. IHE O
AMElICAN
LEGL0N
fCopy fer This DEPARTMENT. supplied b.
the American Legion News Servtce.)
LEGION MEN LIKE HIS TYPE.
State .Adjutant of Minnesota Made
Numerous Efforts Before Ac-
cepted for War Service.

Horace G. Whitmore began serv-
ing under Pershing early. He was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
WAS BORN UNDER LUCKY STAR
TWenty-Six Wounds During His
Service in War.

Wounded 26 times and glad It
wasn't 81. William n. Evans. Indian
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
Evening Gowns.

The dyed lace evening gown is often
accompanied by square cape Of the
same lace lined with taffeta.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15

q LICE sat nodding sleepily on a
~ messy bank beside her big sis
- - ter who was reading.