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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

election of officers, and TO take look
at the government in action. But
spring is the most favorable time for
seeing Washington. and therefore
spring always brings an unusually
large assortment of convention follow
ers. The capital with its trees burst
ing into pale green, its cherry blossom
drive along the tidal basin, and its gay
flower beds is at it's best.
Sightseeing is serious business for
the visiting delegate. There is a COM
bination exposition. circus, state fair
and liberal education perpetualIy avail.
able in the government buildings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

he took special courses in military tao,
tics under Maj. Claude Decatur Jones.
Major Jones became interested in the
lad because he had such an unusual
war record.
Young Shoemaker served with ma
chine gun company in the Fifty-fourth
infantry for two years, during and fol.
lowing the World war. His West
Point appointment followed a cam
paign in his behalf by the Phoenix
American Legion and Major Jones,
who were anxious that war veteran
should take the place at the military
academy vacated by Charles Barrett
an overseas hero, who graduated al
the head of his class last June.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

THAT there are between 500 and
= 1,2O0 lepers scattered all over the
United States" was set forth in a SEN
ate debate the other day which re-
suited in the passage OF bill for the
relief of these afflicted ones. Senator
Fernald of Maine, as chairman of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds reported the bill Is. 3731) di-
recting the secretary Of the treasury
to have erected additional suitable
buildings for the National Leper home
at Carville, La, at a cost not to ex-
coed $650,00O. 1t appears, however.
that the bill does not actually make
the appropriation, but simply author
ICES the committee on appropriations
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Job

major or brigade generals for phys
ical disability would create vacancies
and permit the appointment of COL
onels to general officer rank, reducing
the number of surplus colonies to that
extent.
among board members as to the view
army officers might take of the boards
action in recommending any officer for
honorable discharge Preliminary in
vestigation indicates that probably
more than LOO officers now on the
rolls must be separated" from the &C.
tive service in this way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
ALMOST WRECKED
STATES R. R. MAN
Stomach Trouble Had Him Nearly
Past Going, Declares Mowrer.

''Tanlac has helped me to gain ten
pounds" said ]. E. Mowrer, 157 Park
ST., Akron, o., well-known railroad
man.
my stomach was in such bad fix
that for several days at time 1 could
hardly retain any food. l had no ap-
petite and often the very sight of food
made me sick. I was Intensely nerv-
Gus, too, could not rest at night, felt
tired and worn out all the time and
lost weight and strength until 1 was
almost a wreck.
"Tanlac has made me feel like a diff
ferent man. My appetite is enormous
and l haven't a sign of indigestion
left. I never felt stronger. Tanlac
certainly does the work"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
MANNERS IN SECOND PLACE
Mrs. cIarver Put Necessity for Eating
Far Above the Importance of
Table Niccties.

When Miss Violet Robinson. a COL
ored teacher in Mobile. was invited by
Mrs. Carver, the mother of two of her
pupils, to stay and have dinner with
the family, she accepted with no an
ticipatiOn Of what was before her. Mr..
Clarver hung far over his plate, and
seemed engaged in race against time
and labor as he lifted knifeloads OF
viands to his mouth. His wife and
children were not much outdone.
The teacher was not one to keep her
thoughts from her face, and Mrs. CIar-
yer looked at her first with distress
and then with growing wrath as she
felt the need of coming to her mans
defense.
Finally she leaned across the table
toward her guest, and pounded heavily
with the handle of fork
I'm tellin' yO' what it is" she said,
emphatically. Manners amt nothin'.
Eating must be i''-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Many "eummedu to Convention.

Because of the financial depression
many penniless disabled veterans OF
the World war walked and rode in box
ears to San Francisco to attend the
second annual convention of the Dis
abled American Veterans of the World
War, according to Raymond Creelman
and Robert NJ Smyth, members of the
national staff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Ex-Tommies Cheer the Legion.

Ex-Tommies who attended the frs
annual conference of the British LIE
gion in London recently, rose en- mass
and cheered II. Nelson Jackson. ma
tional vice commander of the Ameri
can Legion, when he read the greet
ings of Commander Hanford Mac
Nider and the entire American Legion.
to these 'buddies" in the mother coHn
try. The message of good will and
comradeship was received for the Brit
ish Legion by Field Marshal Earl
Haig
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

in the army at
fourte en- and
s rye d nj n y
months with the
American eXpedi-
tionary forces in
France, has now
received presiden-
tial appointment
to West Point.
Shoemaker re-
Gently graduated
from a h i g b
school in PhOe-
~; ,.;1 "h orc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Che.
Anmleef1can
q. Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied b.
the American Legion News Service)
TO MEMORY OF GALBRAITH
Bronze Tablet Is Embedded In Huge
Boulder on Spot Where Com
mander Was Killed.

Dedicated to the Memory of Fred
eric w. Galbraith, Jr., National Com
mander of the American Legion, who
was killed on this spot in active serv-
ice of the American Legion, June 8,
1921" reads the inscription on a
bronze tablet embedded in huge boul.
der which has been dedicated by the
Legion in memory of its beloved com.
mander.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

mobile accident near indianapolis,
while in active service of the Legion.
The rock and tablet were recently
dedicated at special service held by
the headquarters staff and attended
by National Commander Hanford Mac
Nider and Mrs. Lowell f. Hobart, pres
ident of the American Legion Auxil.
iary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Keen Meade Down

A plant disease or a weed is pygmy
IN new locality. A few years later
IT may be giant. The time TO step
on 1t is when it first appears.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

Bobbed Hair Hurts Industry.
LeOminSter, Mass, an important GEN.
ter of the comb and hairpin industry,
has been hard hit as a result of the
prevailing fad for bObbed hair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Should SAY Not.

Money doesn't do some
people any good" Black-"Especially
if they haven't got it"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
They Meet.

'Your face seems familiar" said the
eminent clubwoman and welfare
worker.
THANK you, Mary, for them kind
words" responded the gentleman.
I'm your husband"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Modern Literature.

81 see Dobbs has written a new
book" "And what immoral does it
point Prom Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Sow Infested Seed

1t Is remarkable how many farmers
SOW INFESTED seed and yet expect full
harvest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

Earth has but few sorrows that an
enterprising cook can't make us for
get temporarily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
If Walla Walla
says so, it
must be so
No law of limitations
blocks justice in
this case

All the way from Walla Walla comes
a communication that we believe holds
some interest for the general smoking
public. At least, it gave US a thrill
which we want to pass on if possible.
Walla Walla County
County Attorneys Office
Walla Walla, Washington
Larus & Brother Co., Richmond, Va
Dear Sirs:
If a gentleman owes q debt he pays It, or,
lacking the ability to do 50, he at least admits
that he owes it.
For many years have been indebted to
you, and up to the present time have made no
acknowledgment; counting from the time that
the obligation was first incurred it has long
since been outlawed, but then It has been q
continuing obligation, and the statute Of limi-
tations does not run against q gentleman's
debt.
was past fifty when first knew the as
suaging balm of the great God Nicotine and
for year or two houndered around among
all sorts Of brands of tobacco before found
the right one and settled down. Now when
pouch and they say " Edgeworth?" and grin
and say "uh-huh."
As write, pipeful of Edgeworth il going
up in smoke, and for that reason feel little
more kindly towards my fellow man.
NTH best wishes, am,
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) A. J. GiIliE.
As you see, it isn't so much that
another smoker has found that Edge
L l. l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Nitroeenous Fertilizer

Lime put on before You seed the
clover is in effect an Indirect nitroge
nous fertilizer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
KID CORPORAL SCORES AGAIN
John Shoemaker, Through Phoenix
American Legion, Draws West
Point Appointment.

The kid Corporal" has scored
again. John Shoemaker, who enlisted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

Labor worketh hardness upon sor-
row.-Cicero.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

Truth is mighty, for it explodes ro-
nance
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
A Clean Tongue

DO you always read in the original
French?" Yes, translations are so
indecent" Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
Looked the Part.

Looked the Part.
He-"She made me feel like fool"
She-'I could tell how you felt by the
way you looked"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

. ton.
| We liked his
letter and are
proud of the to-
bacco that in
spired him to
write it. Almost
every mail brings
fropo Elrou,1-+h
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

Where She Made Good
"She makes good showing as q
swimmer" 'Yes-but not when she
leaves the wateri"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25

WI III IOSS oulOo Aio
taste as it is that
this veteran prose
cutting attorney, way
out in Walla Walla
should postpone
duties to his State,
his family, and his
private affairs to sit
down and write US q
- note of apprecia-
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
eachs y BIZ Illustrated Charles Dana Gibson
A Realistic Romance Wherein Poverty
and Millions Walk Side by Side
in Strange Places.

nearest TO you. About that time
ia begin to learn the real names
Of these lords OF finance. Attcr
After that you'd become interested
my future. That's always the
worst period. Once ia made you
you realize that you meant moth
in my life and that my future was
provided for, you'd tell me stories
about your family-how vour
wife is an invalid, how Tom 10 al
Yale, how Susie Is coming out
in the autumn, and how ynu
really had no idea ladies were 70
be present tonight or you'd neve"
risked coming. Finally you'd con.
fess that you were naturally i'm.
pulsive, generous. and affection.
ate, and merely lacked the en-
ragement Of a kindred spirit
like me to become a terrible cut.
up. Then you'd insist upo1 dane
ing. I'd die IL I had to teach you
the tango"
Mr.. Merkle grunted, so would
l."
She smiled sweetly. You see,
we're both unpleasant people"
Merkle meditated in silence while
she attacked her food with a
healthy, youthful appetite that
awoke his envy.
Il suppose you see q lot Of this
sort Of thing" he at length sus.
gested.
"There'es something Of the kind
nearly every night. 10 this your
first experience"
"Um.m-no. Steel men are no.
toriously sporty when they get
away from home. But I don't 60
out often"
This party isn't as bad al some,
for the very reason that most Of
the men are from out Of town and
it's a bit of a novelty to them.
But there's a crowd OF regular New
Yorkers-the younger men-about.
town" She paused significantly.
II accepted one invitation from
them"
only one?"
1T was quite enough"
i've Travelled some," observed
Merkle, but this city is getting TO
be the limit"
To Be Continued MondayJ
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
BUNGALOW
CLOTHES
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

" HIS is the time that many
town folks are moving to
bungalows. and the question
Of suitable clothes is uppermost in
the minds OF many.
One OF the most important
things In bungalow life is to cut
down the laundry question, and
crepe underwear will be found suit
able. for II requires no ironing
This ia especially good for chill.
dren. Boomers to match each
frock. and these may be Of crepe,
will solve the underwear question
for the younger set. as no petit
coats are required.
For morning wear, mother and
the girls will welcome a smart
slip.over frock, cut in one piece.
which may be cut from chambray,
gingham, percale or ramie linen,
and can be attractively finished
with white collar and cuffs. Short
kimono sleeves. and two pockets
AT the front, and belt of the
same materials. are noticeable feat.
lures, and there Is an opening at
the back Of the dress almost to
the waistline.
Tha collar and cuff set may be
bought ready to sew on, and II one
chooses white bias tape to outline
the pockets, hem and belt. the Of.
feet is quite neat. Dutch blue, gray
or fine checked ginsham is attrac.
tive, with white trimmings.
For afternoon or evenings sew.
eral sweaters and white skirts will
he needed, and one must have
plenty OF white collar and cuff sets
to use on the slip over sweaters.
The sweaters do not soil readily
and the collar and cuff sets are
laundered easily. White satin
skirts may be washed in warm
soap suds and dried in a heavy
towel. and is much easier to clean
TINA flannel or basket cloth
model.
The very young child will thrive
In khaki overalls and sandals. The
boys OF the family will do we'll to
choose khaki suits for all daytime
wear. Dust.colored play suits are
suitable for, the rough and ready
hoy and Will save much trouble
for mother,
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
BY Ann Lisle,

(CopyriEht. 1921 by King Features
Syndicate. Inc
r We often fallen short OF my own
ideals in feeling a petty form
u Of jealousy, known ds DiQue.
when I've found that two OF my
friends have entered on an in
timaCy in which | am not the fac
tor So there was a double salts
faction in the rush of JOY I felt at
realizing that Tony had seen Car
l0tta before coming 10 the office.
and that they'd talked things over
even II those things happened
10 be my affairs.
"Ill confess that told you a
htt.- story tantamount to a white
lie " confessed Tony. "Tve seen
CarIotta. Lyons told me YOU were
making your home with her. So
telephoned to the home of my two
fine friends the first thing after !
got in. And Carlotta suggested
that | surprise you by coming over
to dine
So you'd had your dinner when
you brought me here and forced
yourself to eat second time
rather than let me realize"-I
Gasped
Not a bit Of it We waited for
YOU. When YOU didn't come Car.
lotta began TO worry. Then your
secretary telephoned 70 see II
you'd been able to arrange the
matter Of the Star advertising &C
count with Mr. Hoadley. In her
agitation she told a bit more than
she realized. Carlotta filled in the
gaps"
"Carlotta doesn't like Max Hoad.
leY? | Ventured. driven to touch
ing on the dangerous topic | was
50 grateful to Tony for avoiding.
She preferred 10 have you take
me on as business adviser" replied
Tony in an even, unstressd voice.
1t told me that he would never al
lude to what he had seen and had
guessed when he came to my office
and found Max Hoadley there
under slightly different CirCum-
stances from what even the astute-
Carlotta could have expected.
Don't hurt Carlotta by refusing
her advice as you refused to turn
to her for-more substantial help"
Not so fast" I begged, hesitat.
face with the imminence OF accept.
ing help from anyone-most of all
from the man OF whom Jim is 80
Jealous
My dear child. we've argued
and meandered and bickered all
through dinner. But there never
was chance Of your escaping me
unless YOU prefer to let Carlotta
arrange the credit through Pat"
Tony's face looked innocent
enough as he flicked me on the
raw spot by suggesting the ar.
rangement which would put me In
such a humiliating position. This
meant that Virginia would know
how near failure ia been. II
meant also that some day Jim
would know. couldn't hear TO
have Jim despise me or sneer at
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
When 4 Girl Marries
AN ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE.

me as he might II Virginia told him
the story, with oil the fine shades
OF sarcasm and innuendo she could
manage. Rather than that Id risk
arousinE again Jim's increasing
jealousy. which had once Ps
trangled US when he commanded
that give up Tony's friendship
and refused to obey com
mand.
That terrible severinE quarrel
took place long ago I'm sure I
can count on Jim's having grown
enough in faith in me so that he
will accept Tony now for what he
is-a wonderful friend.
Moreover. I have a half.mischis-
vous. half hopeful matchmaking
attitude toward Tony. The secret
which is no secret except in Car.
lotta's imagination will bind them
close He'll be a bit tender toward
her for her delicacy of feeling
where I'm concerned. And Car
lotta will be at home with Tony
free to take an attitude OF honest
and natural friendliness toward
him. since II was she who had sent
him TO me in my time of need.
remember how Carlotta had
once said that she'd never take
Tony from the woman who
needed him Once had thought
she felt II was Betty who needed
his friendship so much that II
wouldn't be fair to trespass on
his time. Now I feel fairly sure
that she thinks 1t Is
The hlunder gives me a chance
to clear the way for the glory
OF love Carlotta has in her heart
for Tony, If only he can be
made to open his eyes and see.
He calls himself a battered old
hulk" Carlotta can teach him
how much a man he is to the
woman who loves him.
didn't realize what a long
gap Of silence Id permitted to fall
between us as l romanced away.
But suddenly Tony repeated his
question with q trace of urgency.
"Anne-who is to aid you in
the purely business transaction
OF establishing credit-getting
loan-from the bank? Pat or II"
You I flung back firmly.
Go be continued Tuesday,.
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
ADVICE TOLOVELORN
Beatrice
3y Beatrice Fairfax,

him again. Please tell me how
would be the best way to act
with him hereafter I believe
to be Indifferent would be most
effective. but II is terribly hard
because love him so much.
SUSAN.
SOMETIMES a great love 10 in.
~ articulate. What your sweet.
heart says doesn't count. II is
what he does to show his devo
ton. What you call sensitiveness
may be merely q selfish desire to
have what you want-instead OF
considering what makes-the man
you love happy. A man can pay
a woman no higher tribute than
TO ask her to share the rest Of
her life with him. And there are
men who are incapable OF pro.
testing over and over in words
the thing they most deeply feel
BE little more generous ana
understanding. There lies your
real chance for happiness.
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
WORTH.
98 CENTS
BY Brice Belden, NJ. D.

" HE total chemical compost
ton Of the average man may
- be roughly summarized as fol-
lows: Fats enough for seven bars
OF soap; iron enough for a medium
sized nail; sugar enough to fill
shaker; lime enough to whitewash
chicken coop; PHOSPHORUS
enough TO make 1900 match tips
magnesium enough for a dose Of
magnesia; potassium enough TO ex.
plode a toy cannon, and sulphur
enough 20 rid a dog OF flCas.
The cost of these ingredients in
the open market comes to only
about ninety eight cents, at present
prices.
Yet with these simple things as
fundamentals nature constructs
marvelously complex being, with
the most delicate adjustments Of
various meChanisms. and the most
astonishing functions.
This wonderful organ nism Is very
sensitive to certain factors. One of
the most interesting OF these is the
effect Of sunlight. one Of the
sources of our energy. without
which tuberculosis anomia, ricketts,
and many other kinds Of illnesses
are sure to occur.
Man has always liked 10 hask
in the sun. realizing the healthful
effects of sunlight. Ancient mans
worship Of the sun Is another proof
OF his appreciation of its benefi-
CenCe.
II has been definitely established
that children who get their proper
share OF sunlight are not likely to
develop ricketts, even If their diet
is quite defective. and it has also
been found that children who have
ricketts, are cured by sunlight and
proper diet much faster than by
proper diet alone.
A very interesting fact Is that
the freqdency of ricketts, In dark
skinned races living in northern
cities depends largely upon the
shutting out OF the sunlight by the
Coloring matter intended to protect
them from excessive doses of light
in their native lands.
Hellotherapy, or treatment by
sunlight, has produced most re.
markable results in tuberculosis OF
the bones in children. They are
gradually tanned all over by play
ing in the sunlight while divested
of all their clothing, or by careful
exposure while lying in their beds
If too i'll to be up and about.
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
DO YOU KNOW THAT

A 12.00o.ton liner carries within
her hull approximately 1,74o tons
OF water? For drinking purposes
there is a provision of $50 tons OF
fresh water, and $40 tons OF sea
water is carried for ballast.
That they would be worn one
day by a kings daughter is a tradi.
ton attached to the Clanricardo
diamonds which Viscount Lascelles
presented to Princess Mary on
their wedding day.
Active, energetic races have, in
the main, small and shapely feet,
Gays a scientist; "1ndolent ones
have clumsy, flat or otherwise i'll.
ahapen ones
The British Museum contains
the oldest known examples OF Chi
nese writing in the form of in.
scriptions on animals bones?
Color blindness is usually hered
itary, although a form OF it may
result from the overuse OF 10.
bacco.
The Washington times., 1922-05-27

In making oatmeal porridge,
mix your oatmeal with q little
cold water before you put II into
You will have no Jumps and bet
the boiling water in your pan.
ter porridse.
Golfers and salters remained
serfs TO their employers until
late In the eighteenth century in
Scotland.
The first savings hank In Ens.
land was established at wend,
over, in 1893
Desertion for four years is
good cause for divorce under
Scottish law
Nests OF silk, about the size ~
cocoanuts, are woven by Anaphe
caterpillers, which are found ir
Central Africa.
False fringes and wigs were
worn by the women of Egypt 5000
years ago.
The Washington times., 1922-05-27
BOBBIE AND HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

"A was reedins me a story
M out loud, II was about a
2V1 old man wich they call a
Prosper-ecktor. that is long
naim to call a old man. Ma sed
1t meens a man wich searches for
kold a also for dimonds, etc.
That is a kind OF killjoy story,
isn't it? sed Pa. all about a poor.
lonely disappointed old man
which never got what he was
serching for? sed Pa.
It is well for the yung to lern
that mortis seldom git what
thay are serching for, sed Ma.
Many a yung girl, serching for a
noabel husband. has Termed that
lesson, sed Ma.
& many young gent has rush
ed around & found a preecher 4
Termed the saim sad lesson, sed
Pa. Without meening to do so,
sed Pa, the preachers has put
many a yung gent on the hum
mer. sed Pa, by wedding him to
the rong blonde. sed Pa.
Moar gurls has been dis-il.ew-
shened, sed Ma. doant know II
I have got that word rite but It
doant maik much differns. 7
guess
Ill Of us are Prosper .ecktors In
The Valley Of Life, sed Pa, look
ing for happiness. serchins for
the bluebird, cropping for the
peece that passeth all mis- under.
standing, sed Pa. You are
prosper.eckting for soshul posishun
4 new hats. sed Pa. You are
prosper-ecting for the Doe to buy
them hats with, & Bobbie Ia
prosper-eckting for sumthing to
eet moast Of the time, sed Pa