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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
FIVE BILLS UP TO CONGRESS
Legion Legislative Committee Is Press
ing Passage of Measures important
to World War Men.

Five bills are being pressed by the.
legislative committee of the American
Legion 1t the present session of con-
gress. Foremost among those in pub
lie interest is the Fordney bill, that pro-
vides adjusted compensation for all ex-
service men, but more important in the
eyes of Legion men are the Watson
bill, the Rogers bill, the Stevenson bill
and sundry appropriation bill allow
ing $10,000,O00 for hospital construc-
ton.
The Fordney, or bonus bill, passed
the house in the last days of the last
session of the Sixty-sixth congress. 1t
then was referred to the senate finance
committee, of which Senator Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania is chairman.
Assurances were given that early hear
ings would be held on the bill.
The Fordney bill, as it stands now,
provides a cash payment for all vet
Grams up to and including the grade of
captain, of one dollar a day for each
day Of home service, and $1.25 a day
for foreign service, with limit of $500
and $625, respectively. Or, the option
of the same amount, plus 40 per cent
If taken in the form Of government GER
tificates, assistance in the purchase Of
home or farm or vocational training.
The Fordney bill, however, will be
subordinated to the other four pet
Legion measures, all of which aim at
the improvement Of the condition Of
the disabled. In this the legislative
committee is following the mandate
Of the second national Legion conven-
ton, which went on record that mat
tiers for the benefit of the sick and dis
abled are of first Importance and are
to be given preference over all 9TH
er legislation affecting the welfare Of
the service men,"
The Wason bill provides for IA re-
gional branches of the bureau of war
risk insurance, as many sub-ofices as
may be necessary, and would make it
possible for ex-service men to pay
their government insurance premiums
at any post Office. 1t relieves from the
payment Of premiums disabled men In
hospitals or taking vocational train
ing and men temporarily disabled. 1t
extends the time in which ex-service
/ men may apply for disqualification. It
is bill that would improve the eff
cheney of the war risk bureau and
would give justice to the disabled. The
Watson bill passed the house unani-
mously at the last session. It then
was referred to a subcommittee of
the senate finance committee.
The Rogers bill represents the efforts
of the American Legion to obtain CO.
operation between the bureaus func-
tioning for the benefit of disabled ex-
service men. 1t provides for the trans
fer Of the rehabilitation section Of the
federal board of vocational training
and of the public health service to the
Jurisdiction of the war risk bureau.
The plan is to have all the bureaus un-
der one directing and responsible head,
preferably a new cabinet officer.
The Stevenson bill would establish
the same privilege Of retirement for
disabled officers Of the emergency
forces as is now enjoyed by officers Of
the regular army, privilege already
accorded by congress to emergency Of
fcers of the navy.
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er, presented it before the ways and
means committee Of the house Of rep
reSentatives.
Mr.. Bettman was graduated from
Harvard college and the Harvard law
school with three degrees, and prac-
ticed law in Cincinnati until a short
time after the outbreak of the war.
Appointed as assistant to the d.
rector Of the bureau Of war risk insur-
ance, Mr. Bettman served in that ca
pacity until the German offensive of
March 81, when he was commissioned
captain In the military intelligence d.
vision of the general staff.
Mr.. Bettman attended the st. Louis
caucus Of the American Legion and
the Minneapolis and Cleveland con-
ventions. He has served as chairman
Of the war risk committee and as
member Of the national beneficial leg.
islative committee.
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"Red sent me to tell yah he
wants yuh?
CTO BE CONTINUED)
LONG LOST ROMAN CARVING
Story of the Rediscovery of Lost
Treasure, Now in British
Museum

A remarkably beautiful specimen OF
Roman sepulchral carving has just
been added to the British museum
through the generosity of Ernest Dix
on. The story of the rediscovery of
this treasure is romantic Mr.. Dixon
acquired it from a contractor in Lon
don, in whose yard it had been lying
for some fifty years. He placed his
purchase so as to form the central
feature of rock garden in Putney.
but afterward struck by its unusual
beauty, brought 1t to the notice Of the
British museum authorities, who iden-
tilted 1t as genuine and long lost
antique, says the Boston Transcript.
The sculpture is marble relief. over
f1ve feet long by nearly two feet wide.
1t shows three draped busts set in
deeply recessed panel. 1t was a mon
ument to Lucius Ampudius Philomu-
sus, and the busts depict himself. his
wife and his daughter. The relief is
not part of sarcophagus, but is
slab built originally into the wall Of a
tomb. Its date is probably between
B. c. 25 and A. d. 25.
The sculpture is first mentioned by
Bianchini of Verona, who was copying
Roman inscriptions between 17O6 and
11l5. 1t had been excavated probably
about 100, near the Porta Capena
and was taken to the villa Casali.
Seen and noted on more than one oc-
casion during the eighteenth century,
the last copyist to mention it was
George Zoega, who was established at
Rome between 1854 and 1909. After
this the relief became lost to the
world. 1t was perhaps shipped home
by some travelling Englishman. who
placed it in his house or garden In
the st. Johns wood region. and
thence it found its way to the contrac-
tors yard from which it has now been
rescued.
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General Sherman STUFF.

It was perfect French night. In
other words, the rain was coming
down steadily and the mud was at its
stickiest. In "squab" formatfon-twcs,
threes, fives and sixes-a regiment Of
Buffaloes was moving into an al
legged rest camp. The accent was On
the camp.
The most foriorn Of all the forlorn
crew staggered against a barracks
doorway where he was accosted by a
white non-com.
"Well, Sam, whaddye think OF this
war now? Pretty good WARP
BOSS, dis yeah war never was a
good war-and dis last day practical
ly done ruined it completely. Amer
lean Legion Weekly.
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General Davis was born In chicago
and received his education in Chicago
schools. He attended Northwestern
university, and served as member OF
the Illinois legislature and also held
the position of recorder of deeds Of
Cook county, Illinois. He is now vice
president and trust officer Of the Chi
cago Title and Trust company.
The military career Of General Davis
dates back to 1897, when he enlisted
in the Illinois National Guard. He
served as a private in the Spanish
American war and remained in the
army afterwards. He attained the
rank of major, and served for some
time on the Mexican border. After
a short period at Camp Logan with the
One Hundred and Thirty-first infan-
try, he was promoted to colonel and
given command of the One Hundred
and Thirty-second infantry, which par
ticipated in a number of major Of
fensives in France. He has received
the rank Of brigadier general in the
Illinois National Guard.
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he'll get her away from those others
and marry her and make her good,
and make her happy, too. Give him
give both of them a chance, Philip
Pleased If anything should harpen to
either of them, /"
Priscilla !"
The imperative tone shocked her
into momentary silence. But her at
titude remained that of supplication,
she still trembled in frantic anxiety
and besought his generosity with
pleading hands.
"You won't-you promise not to 90
to headquarters"
at promise. For the time being. at
least, I'll keep away from the police
but on one condition Are you
listening"
"Yes-yes, Philip"
''You must stop this fretting-take
things quietly. And you must come
away from the studio with me at once.
I'll see you home, and this evening-if
Aunt Esther will have me-Pu drop
round for dinner. After that, if you've
nothing else arranged, we might do a
play. If you like, I'll scare up some
others and make it box party, and
afterward we can drop in at the Club
de Vingt for a dance. What do you
sayT
The panic in her eyes gave way to
daze. then to dawning comprehension.
She smiled feebly, her hands sketched
a sign of apology and chagrin.
1--we been silly again! What have
been saying, Philipw
1T doesn't matter. Will you give
me this evening and do your best 70
help me enjoy it?'
1T sounds awfully jolly, and I'm
sure it'll do me heaps of good. Philip
her eyes were dangerously kind
don't think me ungrateful You're so
good to me. You're such a dear !"
Il know" said Philip with a ruefuI
smile. But 1 hope that won't be my
only epitaph."
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THE AMATEUR SLEuTH.

Synopsis.-Vaguely conscious OF
double personality, but without any
idea of its meaning, the girl, Leo
nora, makes her accustomed way
into the Street of Strange Faces
in the underworld of New York
Mario joins her. Greatly in love
and seeing the fine qualities which
the girl really possesses, Mario
seeks to turn her from the path
of inevitable destruction She prom
ises to marry him. At Ristorfs
cafe, gathering place of criminals,
Leonora meets her partner, Red
Carnehan, and his associates, and
is accused OF betraying a fellow
criminal to the police. She saw
agely defends herself. Police crash
into the room and two are killed
by Carnehan- Leonora and the rest
escape. In her studio, Priscilla
Maine, wealthy artist, awakes from
troubled sleep with a distinct feel
ing of having her life linked with
Leonora's. Priscilla has painted
picture of herself in fancy dress
a gipSy-which his a strange effect
on her. Unnerved, and fearful that
her mind is affected, Priscilla calls
to her aid a dear friend, DR.. Philip
Fosdick, who is in love with her.
He is stunned to find that her
dream story of the police fight is
confirmed by the newspapers Pris-
ella tells him about the mystery
of her mother, who died when she
was born. He sees the effect of
the painting and pronounces it a
case of auto-hypnosis.
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Ton enlisted in the Canadian engi-
neers in 1914, and served with them in
France until 1917, when he received
commission In the American army.
He served with the Three Hundred
and Seventy-second infantry, attached
to the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
French brigade from its arrival in
France March il, 1918, until he was
discharged in February, 1919.
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III. THE PRESCRIPTION.

Priscilla had a pensive moment.
'HypnOtism?" she echoed her thought
"I wonder If that's one way
Do you think you could get at the
truth. Philip. If you were to hypnotic
and then cross-examine me?"
"Pd rather not except as a last re-
sort. Hypnotism demands such COM
plete surrender to the will of the
hypnotfst. it tends to undermine the
independence of the ego which is es-
sential to the right development of
the individual"
But what else can we do?'
MANY things To begin with,
I want to take this story home with
me and go over it word by word. As
1t stands, in its intrinsic significance,
it's an absolutely unique human docu-
ment, utterly artless and honest. The
clue we need may be in it, in some IN
conscious betrayal of repressed emo
ton or desire; it may lie hidden in
some turn Of phrasing, even in some
unusual word, the word you wouldn't
ordinarily use to express your thought.
Such things can only be got at through
close study"
"What else?"
"Oh. plain sleuthing, for one-like
digging into the mystery of your par
ents' marriage, finding out why they
were unhappy, and especially who
your mother was and what sort of
family she had behind her-whether,
in short, it's possible that you've in
herited some psychic tradition. There
are families, for instance, that hand
down from generation to generation
the clairvoyant tendency we know by
the name of second sight. Finally, we
may find the police useful"
Priscilla started sharply. "The po-
lice!' she repeated in a tone of pro-
test.
"Wby not?" Philip tapped the
manuscript of the dream story. If
you actually did, through some freak
of psychic activity-'traveIing clair
voyance,' or whatever II is-have first
hand knowledge of this Bielinsky bust
ness Well. his isn't the only
name mentioned. And if you remem-
iDeTeu HIS dCCuTdttIy, anu me pldlQ-
clothes men, Ennis and Corbin, and
Ristori's-why shouldn't the others be
real names of real persons as well
English Addie and Inez, Harry the
Nut and Charlie the Coke, Red Carne-
han :"
Struck by a circumstance whose sig
nificance had till now escaped him, he
paused for thought. unheeding the
signs of disconcertion betrayed by
Priscilla.
81 sayl If you dreamed true, neither
of the policemen who entered that up
stairs room lived to tell what they
found there. Then Bielinsky is cred
ited with two murders of which he's
innocent. l fancy police headquarters
viii be deeply interested if 1 can per-
suade them Red Carnehan was the
author of the killings In Ristor;sr'
Priscilla's cup and saucer Gathered
You mustn't" she cried, her eyes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
A Feeling of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kimer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained In every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken In
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
It is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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turity, with nights of wonder whose
winds walked suavely beneath skies OF
velvet, purple, dense and soft. Top
coats and heavy wraps went early and
unmourned TO limbo, summer furs ap-
peared TO stress the delicacy of sum-
merry frocks. Shop windows bloomed
with displays of sheer and dainty fab
RIGS exquisitely tinted, like beds of ex-
otto flowers under glass. In between
them the Avenue saw confused and
distracting shows of living flowers,
drifting up and down, eddying in
groups, pausing lightly. And by day
and night as well the Town abandoned
itself to such frivolity as had no prec-
edent in the maddest chapters of its
history. Between twelve and twelve
il was difficult to secure a table at any
of the more favored restaurants unless
one had been thoughtful enough to
make reservation long in advance.
Plays offering the sorriest of entertain
ment prOspered beyond belief. At one
in the morning rushing tides of motor
cars rendered the passage of Fifth
avenue as perilous as at five in the
evening. The more retiring social life
was proportionately more gay and rest
less, its brief post-Lenten season in
candescent with a brilliance unparal-
leled in the memory of the most elder
~ idler. Everywhere there was end
less feasting, dancing, coquetry, laugh
ter, love in idleness. Announcements
OF engagements popped in well-nigh
continuous fusillade; and after dark
all the kindly shadows in the parks
were murmurous with the voices of
humber sweethearts. Love was in the
air, as omnipresent as the dust of gold
sprayed into the night by flaming sky
signs. 1t found few immune, none
quite insensible to the preoccupation
it imposed so generally. Even Pris-
ella, though she made no sign .
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wide, her features drawn with diSmay.
You mustn't do that, Philip! Don't
you understand-don't you know what
will happen if you do? Red wouldn't
hesitate an instant if he thought I'd
if he thought Leonora had told. He'd
| crOak-I mean, he'd kill her, Philip? J"
"Oh, GOMEZ" Philip put down his
cup and tried TO speak reassuringiy.
You're taking this too seriously"
I'm not. 1t is serious: it's life or
deathw She was suddenly on her
feet, gesticulating in a manner utterly
out of character. Philip got up to face
her, and tried to interrupt, but she
wouldn't listen. Its the way they do
with quealers-informers that is
people who tell. 1 know what I'm
| talking about. They kill them, or get
them killedr'
Easy, ella. Don't lose your head"
She didn't even hear. REDS sus-
picious already" she declared. Hes
! rowed lot with Leonora about Mario.
He told me 1 mean, / remem-
Der his telling Leonora he thought
Mario was dick-a detective-and If
he caught her talking to him again, or
anything happened to make him think
she'd talked too much, he'd kill her
| first and Mario next"
She threw out hands that shook
with passionate anxiety. Promise me
you won't go to the police, Philip-for
my sake, for Leonora's, for Mario's"
For Mario's sake?" Philips eyes
darkened. "To be sure: I'd forgotten
about Mario. And he seems to be
rather a more important parsonage
| than /"
'1-she loves him, Philip-and he
! loves Leonora. And his influence is
good for her. l know, if you won't
| tell don't know how know, but
do-Mario will find way to save her,
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Primitive Baptist paper and decided 70
try it. Ihave used Lydia E. Pinkham,s
Vegetable Compound and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Liver Pills for about seven
months and now / am able to do my
work. / shall never forget your medi-
cine and you may publish this if you
want to as it is true. Mrs. j. +.
HURsEY, Star, N. G.
Here is another woman who adds her
testimony to the manywhose letters we
have already published, proving that
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound often restores health to suffering
women even after they have gone so far
that an operation is deemed advisable.
Therefore it will surely pay any woman
whe suffers from ailments peculiar to
her sex to give this good old fashioned
remedy a fair trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

h o s p | talization
a n d vocational
training Of the
American Legion,
is a front-line SOL
der who won the
d / s t / nguished
Service Cross and
Croix de Guerre
when he COM
manded the One
III u n Dire d a n d
Thirty-second in
fantry In France.
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CHAPTER FOUR
The Haunting Portrait.
IN THE AIR.

That was the year of the impetuous
spring; March brewed weather whose
golden graciousness she stole from
May, April brought times of summer
heat. such as that afternoon when
Priscilla fell asleep in the studio and
dreamed her dream of terror. Days
followed as rare. unreasonable enough
but sweet with the warm delight of
youth anticipating the richness of ma
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
Holds Patriotic Rally.

A patriotic rally which recalled the
days Of the war was staged recently
by Mercer-BrasweIl post Of Demopo-
lis. Ala. A banquet was provided for
the men of The American Legion and
other veterans and the days program
closed with a large bali given In
honor of the former soldiers by the
Elks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
There Are Fronts and Fronts.

A mud-spattered doughboy slouched
into the Y hut where an entertain
ment was In progress and slumped
into front seat.
Firm. kindly and efficient, Y. M.
c. A. man approached him saying !:
"Sorry, buddy, but the entire front
section is reserved for officers"
YEARLY the youth rose.
"All right" he drawled, "but the one
I just got back from wasn't"-Ameri-
can Legion Weekly.
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MEETING Place in Panama.

Due to the fact that most Of the
buildings In the canal zone owned by
the government, particularly those
suitable for meeting place for posts
of the American Legion, the Panama
department of the Legion had some
difficulty in holding meetings. This.
however, has been solved, according
to letter from Fred De V. sill. de-
partment commander to Lemuel
Bolles, national adjutant, which states
that through the courtesy of Governor
Harding the administration building
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

ing men for its Of
fcials, Henry L.
Norton, fifty years
old, a fighter for
four years and
seven months In
the Canadian and
American armies
during the World
war, has been ap-
pointed organizer
Of the Vermont de-
partment Of the
Legion. Mr.. Nor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

legislative COM
mittee Of the
American Legion,
Is well known to
m a ny Legion
members because
he helped to draft
the four-fold op-
tional plan Of adj
justed compensa-
ton and, with
James G. Scrug-
ham, new nation
al vice command
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they would last Two
W e e ks. ] W a 8
treated by two doc
tors without relief
and they both said
/ would have to have
an operation. had
mytroublef ouryears
and was unfit to do
anything, and had
given up all hope of
ever gettin g any
better. Tread about
YOUR medicine In the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

in Ancon has been assigned for use Of
posts of the Legion and the United
Society of Spanish War Veterans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
Our Ancestors.

Howell-Do you believe in the OAR
winian theory?
Powell-Stop your monkeying.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

If man is millionaire he can say
all the fool things he wants to with
out impairing his reputation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

Too many people in this world are
not happy unless they are bubbling
over with unhappiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14

The one proof of mans superiority
over woman is the fact that he never
wears clothes buttoned down the back.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
WELL KNOWN TO LEGION MEN
Gilbert Bettman, Chairman Of the Ma
tionaI Legislative Committee OF
the American Legion.

Gilbert Bettman, who was recently
chairman of the national
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
NORTON is NAMED ORGANIZER
World War Fighter Appointed Organ
izer of the Vermont Department
of the Legion.

In keeping with the policy of the
American Legion of electing real fight
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AMERICAN
q. Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Service.l
DAVIS FACES IMPORTANT JOB
Prominent Illinois Legion Man Heads
Committee on disqualification and
Vocational Training.

Gen. Abel Davis, who has been ap-
pointed chairman of the committee on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
WOMAN AVOIDS
AN OPERATION
HopeNearly Gone, but Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Saved Her

Star, N. C.-"My monthly spells
gave me so much trouble, sometimes
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Not Unanimous.

do you pay your servant wellg
81 can't say. Everybody except the
servant seems to think So"