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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
Woman in Congress Tells Funny Stories

RITICAL visitors in the gallery
listened intently the other day
when the only woman in con-
gress, Miss Alice Robertson of Okla
homa, made a speech. Curiously
enough, it was in opposition to the
maternity BILL" which the women of
the country apparently supported.
These critical visitors also commented
on the fact that she told three funny
stories in succession at the beginning
of her remarks. She began thus:
"Mr. Chairman, it may seem ungra-
cious to speak of little incident that
occurred once when a Cherokee girl
and very few of our beautiful half
breed Cherokee girls can talk in Chero-
kee-was suddenly called upon to
speak in her own language for the
benefit of an assembled audience. But
she quickly arose to the occasion and
repeated over and over, with different
infections of voice and gesture, the
alphabet and counted up to %. Laugh
teri We have heard the arguments
about pigs, and they mean just about
as much as the Cherokee alphabet and
counting up to %. [Laughter.]
''The committee in reporting out this
bill remind me little of the spoiled
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
Where Government Employees Do Resign

THE old saying regarding govern
ment employees that few die
and none resign does not apply
to the patent office. The force of ex-
aminers in this important bureau num-
bers 430. In 80 months 231 of them
resigned. In little over year one
quarter of the entire force went out.
They became very tired working for
Uncle Sam for 81, 500 to $2,700 year,
when they could go with corporations
that would pay them two or three
times as much, or could begin the prac-
tice of patent law.
If an application for a patent is
filed today, the inventor will be lucky
if he secures its first consideration a
year from now. There are nearly Co.
600 applications on file in the patent
office and these must all be taken up
and considered in their order. No
wonder that the patent Office is over
whelmed with complaints from manu-
facturers representing every section.
Seventy years ago patent examiners
were paid $1,000 year, the same sal
airy as congressman then received,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

child travelling with its mother and
nursery governess the mother was alb
sorbed in novel; young hopeful cry
ing very petulantly; mother said to the
nursery governess, without looking up
from her novel, why don't you give
him what he wants? I've told you he
is too high Strung to be crossed il any
thing There>was moments silence,
and then a frightened and angry
howl. Mother said, why don't you
give him what he wants? Poor nurs-
cry governess replying, L did let him
have it. 1t was bumblebee and it
stung him. [Laughter.] The house
has been given the bill that it has been
crying for; it may prove TO have a
sting to it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
TELLS OF SEEING
SOLDIERS HANGED
Veterans Declares IL Executions
Took Place at Issur Tile in
Two Month Period.
BETHEL TAKES STAND
Judge Advocate General Tells Com
mittee That in Time of War Court
Martial Death Sentence Did Not
Require Presidents o. X.

Washington-Geor HI. Taylor Of
Philadelphia, who served as a ma
tional army man overseas, told Sen
ate committee that he saw with his
own eyes IL American soldiers hang
ed around Issur Tile, France, from
April to June, 1918, but was unable
to say whether any of them had been
convicted by courts-martlal.
One of the soldiers hanged, he de
clared, was tried for assault on q
French girl by French court-martial
at which one American officer was
present Taylor gave the name of the
soldier and said he was sergeant
from Detroit, Mich, but the commit
tee later decided to omit the name
from it's records.
Witness Tells Of Lynching.
Robert A. Harrison, of Wilmington
N. c.. testified that in 1917 he wit
messed the lynching in France of q
soldier The victim was a Mexican
from Ell Paso or Eagle Pass, Tex.
who was charged with a crime against
woman and not tried.
i Was tOiu IHdI the IQdH udu 10 DE
hanged to save some officers from be
ing cashiered," Harrison declared
Through a pair of field glasses Har
rison said he saw the lynching in
which 80 men took part.
"It was nice little necktie party
he said. 81 saw the body later with
rope around the neck"
Bethel Recalled to Stand.
Colonel Walter Bethel, Genera
Pershings judge advocate general in
France, recalled before the Senate
committee Investigating charges thai
American soldiers were illegally hang
ed in France, declared that in time
of war court-martial death sentences
did not require approval of the Presi
dent.
Questioned by Senator Watson
Democrat, of Georgia, who laid
charges of illegal executions before
the Senate, Colonel Bethel said thai
after war conditions had ended the
government directed that all sen
fences be forwarded to Washington
for review.
Colonel Bethel denied it was his in
ference, as suggested by Senator
Watson, that executions were contin
uing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

but from 1912 to 1921 only $500 has
been added to this amount. Forty
eight out of the 430 receive the maxi
mum figure. There are nearly 100 who
get only $500 year. Time and time
again congress has been urged to pay
these men salary commensurate with
their work, especially as the patent
office is profit-producing concern and
the money does not come out of the
pockets of the taxpayers. Nothing
has been done. Bills have passed the
senate or the house separately aad
have even reached the conference
stage. but they have never become
laws.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

A MOVEMENT instituted by wom-
n en- against women-that is the es-
sence of the bill for abrogation
of all legal disabilities and discrimina-
lions against women that is being
promulgated by the Woman's Party.
This is the attitude taken by the Ma
tional Consumers league.
Perhaps they are doing it unwit-
tingly, but they are sweeping away all
the social determinations we have
been fighting for" said Miss Jeanette
Rankin, formerly congressman from
Montana. Miss Rankin, was in Wash
ington to attend the twenty-second an
nual convention of the Consumers
league, and she is perfect example
of the contrast between the woman in
political and public life of today and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

wv ASHINGTON.- part of Of
w fetal Washington which is
working for the reorganization
OF the executive departments is point
ing to house bill 9157 as horrible
example" of present conditions. 1t was
introduced by Representative Gordon
Lee of Georgia and was referred to
the committee on agriculture. 1t au-
thorizes the President, upon recon-
rendation of the secretary of agricul-
ture, to establish national park in a
national forest reservation in the Blue
Ridge and Cohutta mountains of
Georgia, created in 1911 under the
Weeks act. There are provisions for
leasing land for hotels, summer re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
WOULD RECOGNIZE RUSSIA
Borah BIames U. S. In Part For Pre-
sent Conditions of Famine.

Borah BIames U. S. In Part For Pre-
sent Conditions of Famine.
Washington The Senate passed
the House bill appropriating $4,000.
900 for the relief OF the starving and
distressed in Russia with two amend
ments, one appropriating 100000 to
be used for the disqualification of for
mer service men in Arizona and the
other setting aside 100000 for the
use of the government in relieving I'M
employment.
"The United States government
cannot escape some responsibility for
present conditions in Russia" Sem
ator Borah, Republican, Idaho, de-
clared during discussion of the Rus
sian relief measure. He urged a
change in the attitude of the Amer
lean government toward Russia, add
ing that, in his opinion, 'the de facto
government, as such, ought to be rec
ognized"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
BRITISH ARMY STAYS IN IRIN

London Hats Evacuation of Troops
Pending Outcome of Negotiations.
eenstown-Removal of the Brit
ish troops from Ireland has been sus-
pended and they will not be with
drawn unless the treaty is ratified, it
was stated here.
A transport which was to have TAX
en- on board troops at Queenstown
has been recalled to England and the
special trains to convey troops from
various places in Southern Ireland
which had been arranged for, have
been cancelled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
Mary Garden M.

!, Chicago-Mary Garden, general di.
rector of the Chicago Grand Opera
company, who was scheduled to ap-
pear tonight in Salome for the first
time in IL years, was forced ON orders
of her physician to cancel the per.
formance
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

r. XECUTIYE ciemency to offenders
against the wartime laws will be
given early consideration by
President Harding, it is said. The SUBJ
ject was discussed at a cabinet meet
ing and a policy of leniency where
possible was generally approved.
Brief but bitter debate on the sub
ject developed in the house when
Meyer London, Socialist, New York,
read resolutions urging general amnes-
ty for persons convicted of violating
wartime laws. Mr.. London said a
group of prominent men and number
of former service men, including four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

Belfast-While South Ireland dis.
cussed the Anglo-Irnsh peace treaty.
disorders in Ulster increased. One
man was killed and five wounded 10
bombings and shootings in variouf
quarters of the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
Soldier Bonus Bill introduced.

Washington-Paym of soldiers
bonus to be financed by sales tax on
manufacturers, jobbers and whole
salers, is proposed in bill introduced
by Representative Volk, Republican
of New York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23
LEGION SUES GERMAN PAPER
Chicago Post Asks 100000 for Al
Ieued Editorial Libel.

TeHeu EuItOTIdI EIptI.
Chicago-Notice in 100000 libel
suit against the Illinois Stats lei
tung, a German language daily news
paper, was filed by Blackhawk Post
No. LOT of, the American Legion. The
suit alleges the paper printed an edi-
torial December 13 saying the Ameri-
can Legion was IAN instrument
bought with British gold to suppress
truth, to gag freedom of conscience,
to beat down free expression of
opinion and to betray American or
ganized labor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

Boats Crew, Missing Days, Rescued.
Ogdenburg, N. Y.-Seventeen men,
bers of the crew of the Canadian
lighthouse tender Concretia, missing
for five days, have been landed SAFE
ly at Kingston, Ont, according to
word reaching here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-23

st. Paul-The $5,O00,0O0 National
Dairy show in 1922 and the Worlds
Dairy Congress and the National Dairy
show in 1923 will come to the Twin
Cities and be staged at the Minnesota
State Fair grounds, former State
Senator J. NJ Hackney predicted, fol
lowing telephone conversation with
w. e. Skinner, secretary of the Ma
tional Dairy Association in Chicago.
st. Paul-The population of the II
state institutions under the State
Board of Control of Minnesota increas
ed by 653 persons from December
1920, to December 1, 1921, DowneI
Mullen, secretary of the State Board
of Control announced. The greatest
increase for the year was in the in
sane hospital, with gain of 273 per
sons. The total population as of De
cember 1, 1921, was 1885 as compar
ed with 10,903 year ago. The second
largest increase was in criminal in
situations, which increased by 1873
There were decreases in the numbers
OF blind and delinquent.
st. Paul-The Minnesota state SUI.
preme court affirmed verdict for
Harold Carlson, Great Northern
brakeman, for $4,000, the largest YER
dict for personal injuries that has
ever been passed on by the Minnesota
supreme court Carlson was injured
in October, 1919, when he lost both
arms and suffered internal injuries.
Pelican Rapids-Santa Claus is go
ing to have three additional little stock
ings to fill this Christmas, when he
calls at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Johnson, who live a few miles south
of here. The stork visited the John.
SON home and left triplets-all girls.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Best Spoilers

The following pupils have received 100
per cent in their written spelling lessons
for one week:
Third Grade, Marion Greene, Eola
Goodrich, Shirley Morse, Maurice Smith,
Marcella Liberty, Theda Jackson, Joseph
Ghilland, Leona Warren, Agnes Wettach,
Marion Burns, Ronald Ring, Louis R oset-
tt, Teresa Rosetti, Zelmer Wiltshire, Ma
vine Newcity.
Fourth Grade, Anna Far. Marion
Churchill, Katrine Emmons, Hazel How
ard, Crystal Greene, Tia Laird, Edith Stew
art, Ruth Stygles, Maynard Darrah, Re-
becca Camp, Maynard Stewart, Phyliss
Philips.
Fifth Grade, Rowena Ring, Caroline Tim
norman, George browne, Doris Atchinson,
Gilman Jackson, Leona Larock, Inez How
ard, katherine Gates, Helen LeBaron,
WILDER Colby, Bailey Ovitt, Raymond
Wiltshire.
Sixth Grade, Clayton Stygles, Lyle ST.
loway, Cecylia Szelugowski, Georgia Cady,
Catherine Valleau, Robert Briggs.
The following pupils spelled down their
schools, third grade, Marion Burns, and
Robert Baker; Fifth Grade, Vaness Ma
COON and Inez Howard; Sixth Grade, Rich
ard Barrows.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
HYDE PARK,

Dead men tell no tales" Neither dc
they advertise.
Teddy Godette is having his house ar
tistcially painted by Perry Foster.
Frank Brown resumed rid. work Tues-
day after few days lay-off by illness.
George Patneaude, chef OF large expert
ence, has entered the employ of the Hyde
Perk Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Azeltine of St. Al
bans we're in town Sunday. Mrs. Azeltine
(tten Miss Hunt formerly taught here in
the L. C. A.
An extra large house greeted the Nellie
Gills last night, THE Third Degree" was
well rendered. Next time they v ii give
u' Nothing But the Truth"
Mrs. C. B. Boyce, of Montpelier, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs c. F Eddy, is
a visitor here. Mrs. BIO. Eddy and
Miss Mariette Nee Of Brandon, have also
been visiting at Mr.. Eddy's.
A trio of tranps had possession Of the
engine house down on the railroad awhile
They lodged there few nights
fired up the stove and lived like nab obs."
Just as the neighborhood began getting
alarmed about them they hied away to
more congential parts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Miss Edith Stewart spent Sunday with
Miss Lois Riley of Stowe.

Miss Edith Stewart spent Sunday with
Miss Lois Riley of Stowe.
Harold Lavarnway and Earl Slayton
spent Sunday in Burlington.
Miss Evelyn Whtcomb of LUDLOW has
been a recent visitor in town.
Shirley Skinner has recently visited her
sister, Mrs. Almon Call, in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Lizzie Drew of Cabot and son,
Merton Briggs, of Barre spent Sunday in
| town.
Mrs. Celia Grow has returned home
after spending some time with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. Page, OF Hyde Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. LaPlace of Deep
River, Conn are guests at the home of
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs G. P.
browne.
Justice G. M. Powers returned to Mont
pelier Monday to resume the May term
of Supreme Court, after spending Sunday
at his home.
The Nellie Gills had a good audience at
their play Monday svening. They will
appear here every two weeks throughout
the summer.
DR.. II. B. Freer expo cts to 60 Saturday
to Bethel, to attend the State Chiroprac-
tors Association meeting; therefore the
local office will be closed on that day.-ad.,
The Vermont Telephone Society will
hold it's first annual meeting here June
18th. Through the courtesy cf DR.. Slay-
ton the meeting will be held 1T the Samo-
set Club House.
Poll taxes are now in the hands Of the
Town Clerk for collection as per notices
recently mailed, and are due and payable
to him. Under the new ruling including
women voters the number of polls exceeds
double last years number by fifty.
Miss, Merle T.. Smalley, a student at
the U. V. NJ has rscently been electel to
Akraia. the woman's Serior honorary So
clety. 10 be eleCte1 to this Society IS to
receive one Of til hi 5hest honors that tan
be bestowed upon Senior at the U. V.M.
W. F. Churchill is expected to return
home today from the Mary Fletcher hos
pital in Burlington, where he was taken
last week and where he was in a critical
condition for several days. The case for
tunataly yiel ing to treatment, no operation
was necessary, and Mr.. Chu chill is much |
improved.
A party of eight young people motored1 d
to Lowell, Newport and other points Sun
day, enjoying picnic lunch at Big Falls.
The group included the Misses Ida Welch,
Annie Miller, Beatrice and Lucille Nor
rill, and Messrs Charles Mould, Carroll
Silloway, Earl Morrill, and Dwight Griggs,
the trip being made in tbs Griggs car.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman G. Stevens, of
Pittsford, parents of Mrs. L. M. Drew,
were recent visitors at the Drew home.
Hyde Park has base ball team-the
> 1nvincibles es"-made up largely of men
who have had experience on college teams.
They have done whole lot of practicing
and are now ready to consider challenges.
They hope to have game here Saturday.
Among the floral decorations at the
Congl church last Sunday in honor of
Mothers Day. was a handsome lot of
carnations sent to Mrs. E. G. Page by her
son Proctor. They were afterwards dis
tributed among the Sunday school teachers.
Hon. H. P. Simpson and wife and son
Wendal from Sheffield were weekend
visitors at the home of Clay Fisk and wife.
Mrs. Simpson is remaining a few days
and five o'clock tea" was given in her
honor Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Scribner.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the local Le-
Rion had very interesting meeting at the
home of the president. Mrs. E. G.. Page,
Monday evening, Besides transacting
business there was a social hour, during
which refreshments were served. Arrange
ments are under way for dance to be
given the Lesionasoys on the evening of
Memorial day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Grange Play a Success

The Grange Players, as they announced
themselves in their advertising, proved
themselves excellent amateur actors in
their presentation on Thursday and Fri
day evenings of Walter Ben Hare's comedy
drama, Deacon Dubbs, " at the Town Hall.
While the piece was not extremely heavy
in type, it was lively in action, amusing
/ in dialogue, and possessed of sufficient plot
to keep the audience guessing through the
three acts. The final curtain Of course fell
on happy ending, as should be the case
always.
The story deals with the doipgs Of the
name character, Deacon Dubbs, from Sor
ghum Center, West Virginny, and this
role fell to that veteran expon mt Of char
acter acting on Our local stage, T. B. Ellis.
Mr. Ellis was never Better than in this
part, depicting the shrewd yet credulous
and kindly gentleman in delightful fash
ion. His nephew, Amos Coleman, a
young lawyer, was excellently played by
Donald Moffat, while Arthur Hollis had
the difficult part of the heavy villain, Raw
don Crawley. Mr.. Hollis was at all
times adequate to the demands of his
role. Curtis Young was true-to-life
auctioneer and j. p. in the part of Major
McNutt, and Everett Eaton as Deuteron-
omy Jones, a country product, furnished
amusement throughout the play. The
distaff side of the cast was well supported,
Miss Faith Edmunds, who as Trixie Cole
man, mischievous village lass, had the
chief feminine part, was a Joy to hear and
watch. Miss Edmuuds bids fair to de.
serve the histrionic mantle of her sister,
Miss Thelma, who has given Morrisville
audiences so much pleasure in past days.
Miss Philopena Popoyer with both eyes
on the Deacon, was delightfully."- played
by Mrs. Della Gle, another veteran actor
whom we are always glad to see. Beryl
Cram was handsome and naughty Emily
Dale, and never let anyone forget that she
was the richest girl in town. Rose Raj
eigh, the little school a'am, was sweetly
and simply played by Mrs. Donald Moi
fatt, and Gladys Dick as Yennie Yensen,
the hired girl from Sweden, completed the
cast, and supplemented the humorous
efforts of Mr.. Eaton.
The play was cast and staged by Rev.
Geo. E. GoodGfte of the Cong'l church,
and great credit is due to him for his con-
work and his original handling
Of the production. The net proceeds Of
the entertainment were about 500.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
LOCAL n E w S
MORRISVII-LE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Silloway are
the parents of daughter, Helen May
born Thursday last.
F E Campbell and family are moving
from Richmond street to their newly pur-
chased home on Maple street.
Quite large party from Mor1isville at
tended the May ball at the Akeley Audi
torium on Friday evening last.
The AsL. Cheney store has been observ-
ing cleanup week" by adding a CO It Of
paint to its outside woodwork and doors.
Mrs J. M. Kelley, who recently under
went an operation for removal of tonsiis
at che Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlins-
ton, returned home Sunday.
Df. L. C. Robinson and family are NOV.
ing from their house at the further enl
of Congress street to their newly renode
led home at the head Of Winter street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Morse, F. B. Morse
and Mrs. j. W. Rivers, with Clarenc3
Wedge as chauffeur, left Monday by mo-
tor for Boston and Providence, k. |. F.
B. Morse and Mrs Rivers will spend some
time in the latter place as the guests of
relatives.
Kenneth Smith, who has an excellent
position as violinist in St. Albans thea
tire, is spending week iu town. Mr..
Smith and Wendell Gill, pianist, furnished
excellent music for the Nellie Gill Players
on Monday evening at the Town Hall,
and officiating at a dance following the
play.
There will be meeting of the Holstein
of Cambridge in the High School
hall, Thursday evening, May 18th. John
Dairy Specialist, will be present
and plans for community breeding will be
discussed. Every man who has, or plans
to have, Holstein cattle and is interestedin
his herd should be present.
Come and help put Cambridge on the
map as a Holstein town.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Struck Gasoline Pump

Nine young ladies, accompanied by
Miss Fay Bates as chaperone, went Fiji
day morning to Brattleboro to attend the
Older Girls State Conference, returning
Monday evening. The party was chauf-
feured as far as Waterbury on their down
trip by Mrs. G. M. Powers and c. H. Ray
more, The girls who went were Beulah
Wiltshire, Odelina Raymond, Gertrude
Young, Mertie Sulham, Alma Batten, Bar
bara Rapmore, Charlotte Slayton, Sylvia
Farnham and Mildred Stewart, the latter
being representative from the Congrega-
tional Sunday School, and the others from
the local Girls Club organization
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Senior HonOrS Announced

On Wednesday morning the following
students of the Senior class received hon.
ors in the order mentioned: Frances Farr
Harold Downey, Orland Batten, Hazel
Smith, Lillian 'Farnham, Reba Hollis,
Ruth Bartlett and Ruth Stewart.
Senior privileges also commenced Tues
day Of this week.
Citizens Night will be observed at the
Academy Hall on Friday evening of this
week. All townspeople interested in the
school are urged to be present An inter-
esting program will be presented and the
proceeds of the affair will go to the Ath-
letic Association.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-05-11
Went to BrattIebOrO

A Chevrolet automobile, left standing in
front of H. J. Edrnunds' jewelry store on
Portland street the other day, took advan-
tage Of its driverless condition to start out
exploring on its own hook. Fortunately
for everybody but Charles Mcfarland, be.
fore the machine had travelled far = COLI
ded with the gasoline pump in front of
McFariand's store, and there ended its
mad career, with a dented engine-hood
and various other minor casualties, The
gasoline pump was Knocked out and took
the count in the first re und.