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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
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rt-Sleeve" Diplomacy

Six of the thirty ministers now
serving in the diplomatic corps, the
committee found, were appointed on
the basis of their experience and eight
were men appointed during previous
administrations, but were retained by
President Harding.
Four ambassadors, sixteen minis
tiers, two agents and one minister resi-
dent and consul general appointed by
President Harding, the report says,
were persons without any previous
diplomatic experience.
"While many of tie % appointments
made of persons without previous
diplomatic experience operated as
recognition of political obligations"
the report states, 1.-THE evil of such
appointments is largely abated by the
present administration and contrasts
faYorably with the records of the first
year of other administrations.
For this record. President Harding
and Secretary Hughes are to be COM
mended.
The committee reported a still bet
ter showing, IAN unequaled record Of
adherence to the merit system" In its
examination of appointments in the
consular service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
FIRE BUGS SET
WOODS ABLAzE
Guards With Motorcycles and
Planes Trail KindIers
of Flames.

eapolis-Firebugs have wilfully
and maliciously set a large number
Of the fires which have threatened
many lives and destroyed thousands
of dollars worth of property in Nor
thern Minnesota this year, w. T. Cox,
state forester, declared at the session
of the governors fire committee meet
ing in the offices of Governor Preus.
National guardsmen on motorcycles
and state airplanes will engage in a
campaign to be started Immediately
for the apprehension of men employed
in starting the fires.
Investigation, Mr.. Cox said, has
shown conclusively in several in
stances that the fires were intention
ally started and were encouraged.
Choice spots were selected where the
underbrush was thick and dry and
the fire would get big start.
Mr.. Cox pointed out that it is very
difficult to apprehend men responsible
and he believes that in some instances
the work of setting the fires has been
thoroughly organized. The national
guard motorcycle patrols will be of
great assistance in checking the fire.
bug activities.
National guard airplane and motor
equipment was ordered back into the
fire zone by Governor Preus, follow
ing receipt of information that the
fires about Kelsey and Cotton are
again running and that the situation
is serious.
There are rs fires now burning in
the state.
Eight reconnaissance trucks, "a mo-
torcycles and three airplanes will
leave for the Duluth area immediate
ly, Adjutant General Rrinow said.
"a great many of the new fires are
the result of gross carelessness and it
behooves the farmers and settlers to
be more careful in the use of their
burning permits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
Budget Bureaus Pruning Knives Busy

exceeding probable receipts, put at
So, 1913, 100000. This figure Is about
S6OO,OO0.000 less than the authorized
expenditures for the current fiscal
year.
In addition to the usual statements
Of expected disbursements by the
spending departments, Director Lord
has In preparation a classification of
expenditures to. show how much Of
the governments outlay will go for
specific purposes where a MURDER of
different federal .gencies contribute
to the total expenditure.
Statements presented. to the Presi-
dent will show how much of the total
expenditures is to go for national de-
Tense, public welfare. trade promotion.
and like ends, where the Departments
of State, Treasury, War. Navy, Int
rior, Commerce, the shipping board.
and other federal establishments ALI
contribute their quota.
In line with the governments policy
of keeping careful check on expendi-
ture, Doctor Forbes Of the veterans
bureau has applied the budget system
to the IA district Offices of the bureau.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01

CHARGES of a two-sided scandal
~ in connection with the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill in the SEN
ate caused a furore that resulted in
a general demand for an investiga-
ton.
Senator Pat Harrison (Dem, Miss),
who provoked the row, first charged
that the United States government
had attempted to intimidate Cuba into
restricting her sugar crop for the year
to 100000 tons, so as to protect
American cane and beet sugar pro-
ducers from competition.
He accused Senator Smoot (Rep.,
Utah) of writing a letter to Major
General Crowder, in Cuba, "propos-
ing that if Cuba would reduce her
crop to 100000 tons, this country
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
LABOR BOARD DENIES MOTION
Refuses to Define Principle of Living
Wage" as Requested.

Chicago-The Railroad Labor Board
denied the motion of w. Jett Lauck,
labor statistician, that the board i'm
mediately define the principle Of "a
living wage" in the case of the main
tenance of way employees who are
seeking increased minimum rates of
pay. At the request of E. F. Cradle,
president of the maintenance organi-
cation, the hearing then was ad.
journed temporarily.
Mr.. Cradle announced that he was
telegraphing President Harding and
Senator Cummins, one of the authors
of the transportation act, at Wash
ington, asking them to present to Con-
gress an amendment to the act which
would make it mandatory on the on
the Labor Board to "enunciate the
principle of the living wage"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01

D UDGET bureaus pruning knives
- are rapidly cutting down esti-
mates of government expenditures
for the lscal year 1924 to the $c,O00,-
600 900 mark, it was said at the treas
ury.
Brigadier General Lord of the bud
get expects soon to have ready for
submission to President Harding
preliminary statement of all probable
requirements for the next fiscal year.
Although the tentative estimates of
departmental disbursements for 1924
have not been disclosed, President
Harding has announced that he will
not send to congress any estimates
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
Uncle Sans

WTASHINGTON.-Long strides to-
ward removing diplomatic posts
from rewards for political service
have been made during President
Harding's administration, according to
a report issued by the committee on
foreign service of the National Civil
Service Reform league.
The report says the first year
seems to indicate that an earnest eff
fort has been made to retain the serv-
Ices of men of experience and to ap-
point to diplomatic posts persons with
qualifications in diplomacy"
The committee reports that five of
the nine ambassadors appointed by
President Harding were men with pre-
Vious experience in diplomacy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01

fever addict takes no stock in tech.
nical descriptions. He knows that it
comes periodically and leaves period
ically, and that while it remains it is
violently and explosively in evidence.
He has the consolation of knowing
that relief is near in the higher alti-
tudes, but owing to the fact the neces-
s,ty of making living interferes
with his freedom of actin, that con-
ISOLATION has no practical value unless
he can avail himself of it.
Some hay fever vic, inns fall heir
to the affection in August, but vet
Grams of the art acquire it early and
lose it late.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01

vision was made for natives of the
islands who previously had come to
the United States or moved to other
islands in the West Indies. They are
citizens of Denmark, under the pres
ent program, if they are citizens of
any country, which some among them
seem to doubt They want that ques-
ton settled, so that those who wish
will be granted American citizenship.
The political troubles of the island
ers are not causing them half so much
worry as are their economic difficult
the eighteenth amendment TO them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
President Wants to Run Mines.

Washington-Pre Harding still
believes that Congress should grant
him Immediately authority to take
over railroads and mining properties,
it was said at the White House, but
has assured congressional spokesman
that only the grimmest public neces-
sity would move him to exercise such
powers, if granted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
ais Drowned as Steamship Sinks.

Santiago, Chile-The Chilean Steam
ship Itata, 1900 tons. sank today off
the Chilean coast near Coquimbo. All
the passengers, numbering 244, and
the crew of " were lost. Itata was
a coastwise ship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-01
Easter Inv Blooms AUG. 2e.

st. Paul-H. Vierow, 218S Dudley
Ave-, ST. Anthony Park, has an Easter
Lily in full bloom in his garden. 1t
Is the usual variety and has five bios
SONS and several buds which will
bloom before frost.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04

TANKS DESTROY
ING "MooNSHINE" STILLS.
During the recent labor disturb
ances at Newport, KY, the
State militiamen, in the interest
Of order, cleaned up many il
legal resorts and captured large
quantities of "moonshine" liq-
uor. Stills and other contraband
material were gathered up.
0Interratlonal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04

LOST coLoRs RECOVERED.
The standards of the Black
hawk" or seth Division, were
mystcriously lost when the Divi-
sion reached France and were
found after long search in the
blouse of one of the enlisted men.
The colors are here shown being
saluted by Sergeant John J. Gavin.
They will be presented to the vet
Grams Of the Division.
eInternational
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04
PRESIDENT SIGNS FARM BILL.

PRESIDENT SIGNS FARM BILL.
The Capper-vo lstead Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Bill is here being signed by Presi-
dent Harding in the presence. of several
members of Congress, who had been active
in pressing the measure. The bill gives the
farmers the right to organize.
olIarris & Ewing from Paul Thompson
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04

inns HOUSE FRONT BLOWN INTO STREET
W r Ralph Woolnough New Brunswick,
Il N j. into dynamite flung person
although arrested The
police theory that the explosion Black Hand plot
II
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
Klej Grange Resident
f Died Last Monday

Mr., Marcellus Pruitt, aged seventy
five years, died at his. home in Klej
Grange last Monday, following a
weeks Illness, his death being due
to a com plication iof diseases. Mr..
Pruitt was very highly respected, and
he will be greatly missed by his
many friends and relatives.
He is survived by four children,
Mrs. Nancy. .sTarr, with whom he
made his home, Mrs. Thomas Tarr
and Mrs. Cephas Adkins, all of Klej
Grange, and Mr.. Paul Rruitt, of near
Girdletree.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon in Klej Grange M.
+. Church, Rev. c. II. Strausburg,
pastor of Bates Memorial NJ. p.
Church of Snow Hill, officiating. The
body was laid to rest in the NJ. f.
Churchyard.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
CAPTAIN OF BOAT
FROZEN TO DEATH
Another Mans Leg Fr0stbitten Dur
ing Severe Snow Storm
Last Saturday.

The Morning Light" power boat
which loaded with lumber at land
ing on the Pocomoke River, few
miles below Snow Hill, on Monday
of last week, was lost in the blizzard
last Saturday; the captain of the boat
lost his life, and the members Of the
crew underwent untold suffering be-
fore they reached safety.
The vessel in command of Captain
Irving Insley, age 81, was making her
way to the Wicomico River with a
load of timber for c. X. DisharoOn
Company, Salisbury, when the storm
in all its fury broke upon her. She
came to anchor off Hunting Creek to
ride out the blizzard Friday night.
Next morning the night heads We're
torn out and the vessel sank, causing
the crew of three to take to small
life boat
From a little after midday on
Saturday until late Sunday afternoon,
Walter and Will Niblett, the other
members of the crew, and Captain
insley, fought the ice and tried to
reach shore. The wind was blowing
gale and the temperature was
freezing. By the time they touched
land, Captain lnsley was exhausted.
The point at which they landed was
on a marsh four miles or more from
the mainland, and the mariners start
..,tar.l -. noh Af hn1n
Insley, who was drenched through
and nearly frozen, was unable to
travel, and consequently Will Niblett
picked him up and carried him for
more than three hours until he him
self was on the point of dropping.
Laying the Captain down, Niblett
went on seeking help. About eight
o'clock he reached house, and with
its inmates started back to get Insley.
The captain of the Morning Light"
died within ten minutes after reach
ing shelter.
Walter Niblett, who lost one leg in
an accident some years ago, was the
other member of the crew. He man.
aged to make his way to safety but
was badly frozen and is now in the
Peninsula General Hospital.
Captain Insley had made frequent
trips to Snow Hill, and is well known
here. The Morning Light" was a
power boat, SIS feet | ng. 1t is under
stood that efforts will be made to
raise the boat as soon as practicable.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
MRS. MAC GREGOR
PASSES AWAY
Was Eldest Daughter of Mr.. George
w. Purnell and Wife, of Snow
Hill; Fifty Years OF Age

The sad news reached Snow Hill
Monday of the death of Mrs. Charles
S. MacGregor at her home in Norris
town, N. J.
Mrs. Ethel MacGregor was the eld-
est daughter of the late George w.
Purnell and wife OF Snow Hill. She
was born here about fifty years ago
and was married TO Mr.. MacGregor
in All Hallows p. +. Church April
22nd, 1897. She was beautiful
bride and the wedding was one of
the most fashionable ever held in
Snow Hill.
Mrs. MacGregor attended the pub
lie schools of Worcester County until
she graduated and then went away to
college. 1t was not great while
after she finished college that she
married Mr.. MacGregor, who survives
her with two sons, Messrs. Russell
and Purnell MacGregor. She also
leaves to mourn her death two sis
ters, Mrs. Alexander Russell, of
Baltimore, and Miss Frances Purnell,
of Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacGregor occupied
their nome n Snow Hiii during u
greater part of the late war. She
was active in war work and was a
patriotic American anxious to do her
part.
Mrs. MacGregor left Snow Hill
about three years ago. She had a
stroke of paralysis, followed by a
complication of diseases, which ter
minated in her death. She was a
great sufferer and death came as a
releasing angel. Funeral services
were held in the Church of the Re-
deemer, Morristown, at half after
eleven o'clock Tuesday morning.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
Afternoon Train
Needed For Fruit
c. c. Mumford Makes Convincing Plea For
Better Train Service For Fruit Growers
In Worcester And Sussex

of this territory would produce more
car loads if it paid them to do so.
The consumer would be benefited,
even if he paid cent more per quart
for his berries because they would
be fresher and he would not have to
throw away so many moldy and de-
cayed berries. The grower would be
greatly benefited as prices would
be higher for his product. 1t is to
be hoped some of our men of in
fluence will also help in getting the
Railroad Company to consider this
matter and give us service of this
kind.
Senator Orlando Harrison, of our
county, and Ex-Gov. j. G. Townsend,
of Delaware, are men of influence
and ability to help us in this matter;
and | am expressing the feeling Of
not only hundreds but thousands of
growers on the ID. NJ. & V. Branch of
the p. II. r., when l say when a con-
certed action will be brought to bear
on the Railroad Company for better
service in marketing our perishable
fruit, they will do something for US.
The merchant, the manufacturer, the
doctor, the lawyer, and the preacher
is benefited by anything that brings
better marketing conditions to his
community. Pardon me, | forgot to
say the newspaper man will also be
benefited. Yours truly,
C. C. MUMFoRD. \
[The Editors Of The Messenger
agree with Mr.. Mumford, and we will
do all in our power to help secure
the train service and the Snow Hill
Business Mems Association will do
likewise.l
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
Whole Peninsula
Struck By Blizzaro
Worst Storm For Twenty-three Years. Great
Destruction Of Trees And Telephone
Lines On Peninsula

The worst storm that has visited
this section since 1899, started in
Friday night and continued all day
Saturday, Saturday night and part of
Sunday. While the snow in Worces-
ter was only a few inches deep on
the level, there were drifts which
were impossible and which prevented
rural mail carriers from making their
trips. The mail carrier between
Snow Hill and Pocomoke City had to
abandon his automobile a short dis
tance out of Snow Hill and walk back
to this town where he spent the night.
The state road north and south was
impossible until Monday.
Many of the people on rural routes
did not get any mail until Tuesday.
At Ocean City the storm was very
severe on Saturday. The ocean and
bay met in several places and for
while the destruction of property
was threatened but the wind shifted,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
THE INCOME TAX
IN A NUTSHELL

WHO? Single persons who
had net income of $1,000 or
more, or gross income of $4,000
or more. Married couples who
had net income of $4,000 or
more, or gross income of
$4,000.
WHEN? March Is, 1922, is
final date for filing returns and
making first payments.
WHERE? Collector of in
ternal revenue for the district
in which the person lives, or
has his principal place of bus
mess.
HOW? Full directions on
Form 1040A and Form l040;
also the law and regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent nor
NAL tax on taxable income up
to $4,000 in excess of exemp-
tion. Eight per cent normal
tax on balance of taxable in
come. Surtax from per cent
to 65 per cent on net incomes
over $4,000 for the year 1921.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
WHALE ON BEACH
AT OCEAN CT.
Great Monster Of The Sea, 58 Feet L
Very Much Dead Attracts Number {
People This Week

Somewhat less directly c,
able are fishes, like the mei
which feed in a similar manne
they swim their mouths are
continually open, sitting the rio
vest of the minute life fro.
water, and by taking advants
this generally inaccessible foot
ply they become exceedingly +;
are of much value in the prod
of fish oils. Each individual n
den is a fish of small size, but
swim in enormous close +
schools, and the economic probe
voled in such a schools finding
ishment must be similar to Il
which a whale must solve to
its great bulk.
"rhe whale shark, basking
and menhaden have unquestio
been derived in the course Of ,
tion from predacious fishes :
like ordinary sharks or trout, ]
comparatively large prey. !
the comparison between them
whale holds true. The VIII;
whales have probably develope
toothed porpoise-like species.
modern porpoises are closely n
to the whales-warm blooded an
in no sense fishes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04

tempted in 1886, says the report,
when Congress directed that chan
mel six feet deep and 20 feet wide be
dug from Chincoteague Bay to Della
ware Bay. When about one-third
completed this project was aban-
doned. In 1912 modified project
was undertaken for the section be-
tween the confluence of the Lewes
and Broadkill rivers and Rehoboth
Bay. Here a channel six feet deep
and 30 to so feet wide was construc-
ted. with the necessary bridges and
cuts.
To continue this channel to Chin
colleague Bay the army officers esti-
mate the cost at $171,000 and an an
nual maintenance cost of $4,000.
There are, however, additional jetties
to be built at the entrance to Della
ware Bay, in order to maintain the
proper depth there, which it is esti-
mated, will cost $4,000. Lack of an
adequate depth at the mouth Of the
Broadkill, says the report, has ham
pered commerce for years.
Other Plan Held Costly.
The board does not find that Mis-
pillion river, as the northern en-
trance, is any better suited than the
Broadkil river now used and it adj
vises that the additional cost would
be entirely out of all proportion to
the benefits to be derived from max
ing such change.
When the work is undertaken the
board recommends that the entire
amount of the appropriation be made
available at one time. 1t is signed
by Gen. II. Taylor, senior member
of the board.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04

the sea fell, and the danger passed
without loss to property.
Telephone poles and telephone lines
were bady wrecked in every section
of this and adjoining counties and
many trees were damaged. IT.
storm prevailed all over the Pc :
sula, but was worse further nth
and in and around the cities Of Balti-
more and Washington.
Twenty-six inches of snow fell in
Baltimore, putting the street cars out
of business for an entire day and al
most suspending all kinds of trade.
The roof of the Knickerbocker
moving picture theatre in Washing
ton collapsed Saturday night, killing
96 people and injuring many others.
U. S. Senator Weller and wife always
attend this theatre Saturday -
and would have been among IT,
tins had not they accepted
tation to lunch.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-04
4 Inland Waterway
Along Our Coast
The "Covington Canal Project Has Been
Revived By u. S. Army Engineers
With Recommendations

Is the dream Of an Inland Water
ington, resident of Snow Hill, and
Representative in the AID Congress
of the United States to come true ?
While Mr.. Covington was a mem
ber of Congress he projected the idea
of an inland waterway between Della
ware Bay and Virginia, including the
waters Of Sinepuxent and Chinco-
league Bay. Mr.. Covington secured
an appropriation for survey and a
part of the "Covington Canal" was
actually completed in lower Della
ware.
The project has again been recon-
mended by the Chief of Engineers of
the L. S. Army, as shown in the re-
port emanating from Washington,
which says:
Washington, Jan. 26.-Improve-
ment of the waterway from Chinco-
league Bay, Virginia, along the Eas-
tern Shore line of Maryland to Della
ware Bay, at Lewes, Del, is recon-
mended by Gen. Lansing II. Beach,
chief of engineers Of the army, in a
report to Congress published today.
In order to establish channel six
feet deep and 40 to so feet wide
$171,000 will be necessary, it is esti-
mated.
Report Result of Survey.
The report of the Board of Engi-
neers for Rivers and Harbors, which
accompanies General Beach's letter,
is the result of survey and exami-
nation ordered in the River and Har-
bors act of 1919. The length under
consider alton is So miles.
A more elaborate project was at