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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
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Elevation of Guns on u. S. Battleships

"The limitations on modernizatioD
prescribed by treaty are to prevent
abuse of the treaty by building practi-
cally new ships under cover Of alter
atoms.
"Such sharp practice, it was the in
tention of the treaty to forbid, but
each nation is free to modernize Its
own ships as 1t thinks best without
disputing the methods preferred by
any other navy, always keeping inside
the treaty limitations.
1.-THE change in angle Of elevation Is
what the United States navy needs to
keep our ships equal to those of Great
Britain, which may choose at pleasure
means Of modernization more suited to
Its needs.
IF the country wants no navy, or a
navy that is inadequate, 1t may read
lily have such. But 1t should go about
it, knowing what 1t is getting and not
thinking it is getting navy second
to none.
Putting the matter In another form.
1t is unbelievable that our delegates
meant to agree that Great Britain by
treaty was to preserve for some of her
ships an ability to fire at ranges which
most of our ships cannot attain with
out alterations Of some extent"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Yank and Jap Now on Equality in China

of view and, In the light Of the under
standings arrived at by the Washing
ton conference on the Limitation of
armament, the American and Japanese
governments are agreed to consider
the Lansing-Ishii correspondence Of
November 2, 1917, as cancelled and Of
no further force or effect.
81 shall be glad to have your con-
firmation Of the accord thus reached"
Ambassador Hanihara replied under
the same date as follows:
81 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of today's date
and / am happy to be able 70 confirm
to you, under instructions from my
government, your understanding Of the
views thus developed, as set forth In
your letter."
This restores a parity of interests
on the part of the Japanese and Amer
lean governments in China and gives
them an exact status with that of
Great Britain, France, Portugal. Italy.
Belgium and the Netherlands, the
other signatory powers to the nine
power treaty negotiated by the arms
conference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

II T is the fiapper who Is keeping
the drug store and the chemical
preparation industry busy. ac-
cording to the latest official sta
tistics of the census bureau, while the
American people are turning away
from the time-honored patent medi-
cines and druggists preparations.
The census bureau has just COM
pleted the compilation Of its figures on
the census of manufacturers in 1921.
1t has three general clasSifications COW
ering the basic business of drug stores
Druggists preparations, patent medi-
cines and perfumery and cosmetics. OF
the three, the last classification, per-
fumery and cosmetics, called the
weapons of the flapper-is the only
one which shows an increase.
The value Of the perfumery and Co.'S
metics produced in 1921 amounted TO
SO, 100000, according to the official fig
ures, compared with $59,600,0O0 In
1919, the last census period for manu-
featuring statistics. This Is an in
crease of % per cent. In 1914 per-
fumery and cosmetics output was only
S16,900,000. Thus, from 1914 to 1921
the percentage increase in this decora-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

~ EFINLTE suggestions for CO.
operation between shippers
and the railroads are con-
tanned in letter sent by the
secretary of commerce to national and
state trade associations throughout the
country. The suggestions, contem-
plating greater efficiency in railroad
operation, fit in with the program an
nounced by the railroads at the recent
New York meeting.
"Due to the war and the long con-
tinued impossibility on the part Of the
railways to finance the necessary bet
terments, both our production capacity
and consuming demands have now adj
vanced beyond our transportation ia
cilities," says the letter.
''The railway managers under the
recent improved conditions are making
great effort in nance and expansion
of facilities to meet our necessities,
but full recovery of lost ground must
be slow and, If we IRE TO maintain our
present rate Of productivity and en-
pIoyment, it is vital that there be CO.
operation with the railway manage
ment from both producing and con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Farm Mares Are
Most Desirable

sirable when 1t is necessary to work
three or four abreast. In case four
are needed to wagon, it is a good adj
vertisement of the owners judgment
and ability as horseman to have
them all uniform, in good condition,
and hooked up to nicely. If the
mares resemble one another and are
bred to the same stallion it will often
be possible to sell the young horses
as pairs, in which form they nearly al
ways sell at premium. The market
for horses bred in this manner will
not be Overcrowded very soon, as
readily will be attested by any one who
has been confronted with the difficult
task of purchasing from farmers
mated pairs Of a certain type.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
COOPERATIVE MILK PLANTS
Those Interested viii Find Many Of
Their Problems Solved in Re-
cent Bulletin.

Those interested in establishing CO.
operative milk marketing plants will
find many of their problems handled
in a bulletin recently issued by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G. Ask for the
department bulletin entitled Pro-
ducers' Cooperative Milk-Producing
Plants.
The bulletin is based upon studies
of experience in a large number of
plants both large and small, but spe-
cial emphasis is placed upon estab-
lished plants in small cities where a
satisfactory system Of distribution
does not exist.
Details are given on contracts,
financing plant equipment, organiza-
ton, sales methods, distribution costs
and accounting systems.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
A Sermonette.

My son, avoid widows, red-haired
girls, embryo prima donnas and girls
with the romantic complex. Linger
not with cake eaters, Broad street
cowboys, persons with hip pockets and
stud poker players. Pass by the pic
ture with the taffy-haired hero stand
ing off tribe of Indians, for verify 1t
never happens. Pin not your faith to
promises of raise, but learn the next
higher job before that fellow gets
fred. Go to church and put a dollar
on the plate, but do not neglect the
beggar at the door. Live half way
decently, believe what you will of the
hereafter, and fear some sort of a
Spiritual Power. Love girl, or many
girls, and buy them ice cream cones
like a sport. So shall you come into
great JOY, for / am the Prophet
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

tree this afternoon" said the next
note. "Come at Eplease."
Gloria, sure that 1t would be Glenn
who would be waiting for her be-
meath the slender tree, drove quickly
to the place that had become a tryst-
ing spot.
He was there-the writer of the
notes, the sender of the flowers. But
1t was not Glenn Buck. 1t was the
man he had roomed with for years
friend whom Gloria knew very little
John Horton.
Gloria" he cried, when she
alighted.
Gloria was disappointed. Her emo
lions were mixed. She did not know
what to say or how to act.
ut is-you?" she asked.
OBVIOUSLY" he laughed. "You are
| not glad to see me?' Gloria thought
| his attitude was bit overdone-a bit
theatrical.
IL rather thought 1t would be
some one else" she admitted.
"Oh," breathed the man, trying to
look detected.
Then they both laughed.
LET me take you back" said Gloria.
"What on earth can you and do out
here under a birch tree?"
They drove back laughing, but
neither one mentioned Glenn's name
nor gave the other one an insight into
/ L. I'D
AS soon as Gloria got home she
reached for the telephone In the hall.
Her father entered the room before
she had time to call the number.
GLORIOUS" he said-that was his
pet name for his only daughter
saw Glenn Buck today and he's coming
around tonight. I've been in a tight
hole financially, and he has helped me
out very materially. l wish could tell
you what splendidly dependable fell
low that boy is"
Gloria hung her head. "Why, dad,
I like him lot, myself, you know"
"Yes, yes, / know, my girl, but he
isn't just the fancy sort of man you
young things want. know the style
that gets you"
Gloria did not reply, but that night
she was not bored by the companion.
ship Of Glenn. And she made him ad.
NIT that he had sent the flowers. the
messages and the alibi.
II just wanted to show you how
little there is in that stuff, DEAR" ne
said. 1T is pretty and Wen try to
inject little of it, but you really love
me, plain as 1 am, do you notT" Glenn's
voice was tense with sincerity.
Gloria hid her head on his shoulder
II could have cried when l saw Johr
Horton standing under my birch tree
instead of you," she whispered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
When Shipper and Railway Cooperate

, s1ming industries to secure the most
efficient operation Of the railroads
'The principal directions In which
such cooperation can be extended by
the trades are:
1.-THE advance storage Of their win
ter coal during the light consuming
season-that is, from now until Sep
TENDER /, including the early movement
Of lake traffic.
"The loading Of all cars to full ca
pacity. their prompt loading and dis
charge.
Production Of reconsignment ship
ments and restriction Of to-order bills
Of lading.
Demands for no more cars from
the railways than can be promptly
used.
"If we can secure the maximum
efficiency in these directions We will
have added more effective commodity
movement than would be brought
about by the addition Of approximate
ly 100000 cars and 5000 locomotives,
and the addition of at least 10 per cent
to our track mileage and terminal ia
cilities."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Farmers Have Been Slow to
Adopt Control Measures.
Convenient Descriptive Key Given to
Different Ailments of Plant En-
abIina Growers to Determine
Cause of Trouble.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
1t is not surprising that farmers
who produce watermelons for the
market have been slow to adopt dis
eaSe-cOntrol measures when frequent
ly buyers pay just as high a price to
growers of diseased melons as to
those who produce healthy ones, says
the United States Department of Agri-
culture in Farmers Bulletin 1877,
Diseases Of Watermelons, just off the
press. However, there is a: this time
a movement toward cooperation be-
tween railroads, distributors and grow
ers that promises great Improvement
In this respect.
The bulletin discusses and gives
control measures for such diseases as
wilt, root-knot, gummy stem blight,
ground-rot, anthracnose, stem-end
rot, and minor diseases. 1t contains
a convenient descriptive key to all
these diseases, by means Of which
a grower may identify. disease in
his field.
Briefly, the control measures for d
few of the principal diseases are as
follows:
Wilt is avoided by planting on land
not previously used for watermelons,
with precautions against the use Of
wilt infested stable manure and the
spread Of the disease by drainage
water and live stock.
Root-knot can be prevented by the
use of land free from infestation, or
by rotating infested fields with root
knot immune crops.
Anthracnose is controlled by thor
ough spraying with bordeaux mixture.
during the month preceding the ma
turity of the crop.
For stem-end rot the most impor-
tant measure is the disinfection OF
the cut stems with biuestone paste
as the melons are loaded into cars.
Infection by the organisms that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

"HE VIII Hays of the map, the
United States geographic
board might jokingly be called.
Arguments about names OF
places are automatically, but officially,
settled by this august tribunal, mainly
for the benefit of the government. The
board establishes a form as correct,
and henceforth the name is so written
on all government maps, charts and
documents, and in the postal guides.
About $4,000 decisions have been
made by this geographic board since
it was established In 1890. Okefen-
okee swamp was spelled twelve differ
ent ways when the board settled on
the form given here as most accept
able. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
the unpronounceable name fastened
to a little New Hampshire brook, was
officially discarded by decision Of the
board, and it became simply Beaver
brook. Endless names ending in
borough have had the ending shortened
to boro, and a good many scarcely es-
thetic names have been changed to
others suggesting pleasanter associa-
tons.
For one thing, the board aims to
simplify names to some extent. 1t adj
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
ignorance on the Part of Owners Ia
the Cause of Great Deal
of Suffering.

More suffering is caused to domestic
animals and to pets every day of the
week through ignorance on the part Of
their owners, than by the acts of
cruelty committed in month. Dogs
and cats are the commonest sufferers.
A cat, by nature is one of the most
pernickety creatures about it's toilet.
Rough-coated dogs should be brushed
and combed at least every other day.
If this is not done they get into a
wretched state, nuisance to them
selves and everybody else.
Again, in the case Of both dogs and
cats, it is necessary, for their health,
that they have green food. In a nat
ural state they eat certain grasses, but
when kept where they cannot get
grasses they must be given boiled cab
bage or something Of the sort with
their food.
A cat kept In house where 1t can
not get green food will jump on q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
TAKE PROPER CARE OF THE PETS

table and bite at flowers in vases. The
result is usually punishment instead Of
recognition that the creature is only
trying to satisfy natural appetite. A
handful Of oats sprouted in a saucer
of wet earth will give dogs or cats
just the fresh green food that they
need.
The first necessity for all creatures
kept in confinement is absolute clean
illness, yet how often do you see rab-
bits in hutch so unclean and often
sive that you can hardly go near it.
The same happens with ferrets, though
perhaps it Is straining point to call
them pets.
Cage birds are usually kept fairly
clean, yet they frequently suffer from
wrong feeding. A robin, being purely
an insect eater, cannot live on the
same food as bullfnch or linnet or
canary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
SUPPORT HELPS DWARF PEAS
Crop Will Do Better If Given Narrow
Strip of Chicken Wire to
Make Its Start.

Although the dwarf peas will grow
well without support they will do bet
ter, even the most dwarfed. if given
width of narrow chicken wire to
start them into upright growth. The
taller Of the dwarf section, those that
grow two feet or more high, need this
support and some of the finest of the
dwarf section attain this height.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
HedQacle
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Pain, Pain
Harsh Criticism.

Senator Ashurst of New Mexico tells
this story:
THE best story I know Of is on my
self. It happened several years ago.
when 1 was making speech in little
town in New Mexico and the crowd, of
course, was made up Of women as
well as men. Up in the front row was
an old lady, and 1 noticed her follow
ing intently every word / said.
81 launched into a defense Of my
policies, and, naturally, made the
pledges 1 might be expected to make
In the political campaign. Along to-
ward the end of the speech the old
lady in front got up and started to
leave.
"'Sweetened wind was all she said
as she stalked out. The crowd roared."
New York Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
CROP ROTATION is FAVORED
Gardener Can Avoid Enormous An.
nuaI Loss From Attacks of
Insects and Diseases.

There is a rule scratched down in
the notebook of many good gardeners
that reads something like this: Never
allow cabbage to follow cauliflower or
caulifower to follow cabbage" The
reason for this rule is that both crops
are attacked by the same kinds of dis
eases and insects, and by rotating
them with other vegetables losses
from these pests are often avoided.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

FFICIAL announcement that
III the celebrated Lansing-Ishii
agreement between the United
States and Japan has been
cancelled and is "of no further
force or effect" has been made
by the State department with an
explanation that the cancellation
was being announced Simultaneous
ly in Tokyo in an identic state
ment. The statement given out at
Washington included only the texts Of
the notes exchanged between Secre-
tary Hughes and Masanao Hanihara,
Japanese ambassador, and was made
public without comment.
The note to Hanihara, signed by
Secretary Hughes under date of April
Ia, said:
81 have the honor to communicate
to your excellency my understanding
of the views developed by the discus
sions which have recently had with
your embassy In reference to the sta
tus Of the Lansing Lshii exchange Of
notes of November 2, 1917.
"The discussions between the two
governments have disclosed an identity
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Roman Remains in Britain.

Excavating for the foundation Of
new factory to be erected at Keyn-
sham, near Bristol, England, workmen
recently unearthed Roman remains.
The Daily Chronicle of London reports
the discovery Of collins containing
skeletons, a Roman needle about six
inches long, spoon and a brooch. The
brooch is believed to have put the
finishing touch upon the toga Of
Roman gallant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
East Indian Woman Lawyer.

Cornelia Sorabji, the first woman
lawyer in India, was trained in Eng.
land. She has served under the gov.
eminent of Bengal as legal adviser,
connected with the court of wards to
represent the interest of Indian wom-
en- and children left with estates. She
is now at Lincoln inn, and plans to
spend a year in practice in London
after she is admitted to the bar
in order to gain further experience
for her work in India. She sees great
opportunity for service, since, as a
woman, she may penetrate beyond the
purdah and help in the solution OF
the domestic problems Of her secluded
Indian sisters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
HIGH PROTEIN FEED COSTLY
Amount of Gluten and Meal Pur-
chased May Be Reduced by Grow
ing Alfalfa and Clover.

Protein in the form Of high pro.
TEN feeds is extremely expensive.
The amount of gluten feed, cotton
seed meal, and linseed oil meal Ordi-
narily purchased can be reduced by
the production or roughage rich in
protein, such as alfalfa and clover.
Heavy grain feeding is also expensive,
and the quantity of grain fed can be
lowered by growing roughages of high
feeding value.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
WATERMELON DISEASE BULLETIN

cause anthracnose, gummy stem
blight, and ground-rot may be reduced
by seed disinfection, provided the
crop is planted on soil that is free
from these diseases and in case barn
yard manure containing the organisms
is not used.
Copies of the bulletin may be had
without cost by addressing the De-
partment Of Agriculture. Washington.
d. G.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
CHECK ON FERTILIZER BILL
II the Farmer Will Give Legumes
Fair Chance They Will Repay
Him HundredfoId.

Legumes are always ready to help
lessen the fertilizer bill. Give them a
fair chance, treat them as you would
true friend and you will be repaid
a hundredfold; remember, it is the
legumes that have been credited not
only with boarding themselves, but
paying for the privilege.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
CORN MOST IMPORTANT CROP
Quantity of Yield Is Greatly lnflu.
enced by the Quality CT Seed
Used by Farmer.

Corn is the most important crop in
the United States, both in acreage and
in value. The quantity Of yield is
greatly Influenced by the quality Of
the seed planted, says the United
States Department Of Agriculture. A
practical way to decrease the cost of
harvesting the crop if it is to be fed
to hogs is to let the hogs do the har-
vesting or ''hogging down" by turn
ing them into the fields in the fall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11

M dent Harding does not dis
regard the advice Of naval
authorities, work Of ele-
waiting the guns of the battleships will
start soon. The department takes the
ground that nothing In the spirit or
letter Of the treaty forbids elevating
the guns and that it is imperative that
this be done If the treaty status Of
equality between the United States and
Great Britain is to be established. The
nayy's attitude in the matter is thus
explained by Rear Admiral w. L. Rod
gers, head of the general board Of the
navy:
American naval officers who were
most closely in touch with the work Of
the Washington conference of 1921
p are one in their belief that nothing
In the naval treaty prevents increasing
the elevation of the guns as provided
by the congressional appropriation Of
last session.
1.-THE United States navy Is to be
second to none 1t can only hold this
place by undermining its ships. Other
nations are doing the same thing, but
not all take the same steps to reach
the objective. Modernization Of ships
is as old as navies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Might Have Been.

Two young men bowed to a young
lady. She gave them a smile and
passed on.
Said one, "That girl always gives
you a peculiar look when you meet
her. At least so / think. Am
wrong?"
"No," said the other, 81 think you
are right"
what is all the mystery about?"
"I'll tell you. At party, five years
ago, almost kissed her. / don't know
whether she is laughing at me or not"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-11
Human Judgment FaIIibIe.

Who knows not the truth that we
have dim and short-sighted eyes to es-
innate the nature Of our own kin and
that we borrow the spectacles which
alone enable us to discern their merits
Of their failings from the opinion Of
trangers.-Bulwer-Ly tton-