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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Germany's internal troubles, politi-
cal, economic and financial, were in
extricably tangled up with her inter-
national woes and brought her to so
low state that her regeneration
seemed at times almost hopeless. Roy
aliSts, separatiStS and communists con.
spired, revOlted and rioted. Unem-
ployment increased and in the cities
all but the industrial magnates and
the profiteers were reduced to near
starvation, although the crops were
large and the rural districts were over
running with food stuffs. The govern
ment tried to meet the situation by
keeping up the flood of paper marks
and of course the mark declined until
billions could be had for one dollar
and those who had anything to sell
refused to accept the practically
worthless currency. In August Chan
cellor Cuno presented rescue plan"
to the reichstag. 1t was rejected and
Cuno resigned, Gustave Stresemann
succeeding him and forming the first
coalition majority government in Ger
many's history. He undertook to re-
form the finances by the issue of a
new currency, the renten mark, backed
by the country's resources. This was
far from successful.
Throughout the year the royalists
or nationalist of Germany were ex-
ceedingly active, those of Bavaria usu-
ally taking the lead In September
the Bavarians actually revolted against
tave Won Kahr dictator of the state.
The reichstag thereupon gave Strese-
mann dictatorial powers. A little later
the socialist governments of Saxony
and Thuringia refused to obey the
chancellor, and he subdued them by
show of military force. He yielded
to Bavaria's demand for greater au-
tOnomy, but this was not enough. On
November Hitler, leader of the Ba-
varian Fascist, and General Won Lu-
dendOrff attempted a royalist coup
d'etat in Munich and other cities and
threatened to march on Berlin. This
revolt was rather easily put down
by the national police and the workers
and Hitler and Ludendorff were ar
rested. On November 10 Frederick
William, the former crown prince, sud-
denly returned to Germany from Hol-
land.
In October the separatists of the
Rhineland got into action and set up
a republic which was looked upon with
favor by France. However, it was
not able to maintain itself very sue
cessfully, and there was almost con-
tinuous fighting with the national
forces. Another separatist movement
was started In the Bavarian palatinate,
but 1t failed for the time being.
Late in November Chancellor Strese-
mann's coalition went to pieces and,
being denied a vote of confidence in
the reichstag, he resigned. DR.. Helm
rich Albert, unpleasantly remembered
In America, and Adam Stegerwald both
failed to form acceptable ministries,
and so DR.. Wilhelm Marx, leader of
the Catholic party. was made chancel-
lor on November % and got together
cabinet that included Stresemann as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

With the exception Of Germany,
ruined by her own acts, and Japan,
shattered by the forces of nature, all
the world was better off at the close
Of 1923 than at its beginning. This
Is especially true of the United States,
Italy. Finland, Czechoslovakia, Tur-
key, and probably Russia, though the
information coming from the land of
the soviets has been so colored that
it was difficult to determine true con-
ditions there.
Economic recovery Of the world was
retarded. as it was during the previ-
Gus twelve months, by failure to
settle the matter Of the German repa-
rations and by the steady decline OF
Germany toward the point OF absolute
collapse. The occupation of the Ruhr
by France and the resulting disputes
with Great Britain brought on re-
heated crises each of which seemed
to threaten the final disruption of the
entente cordiale.
Several proposals for commissions
to determine Germany's capacity to
pay were made, but each Of them re-
Quired the participation Of the United
States and each time the American
government found unacceptable the
restrictions insisted upon by Premier
Poincare of France. AS the year
drew toward its close, however, the
Preparations commission was preparing
to appoint two committees of experts
to help work out the problem, and
President Coolidge approved of the ap.
pointment of Americans on these COM
mittees.
Turkey gained power and prestige
through the Lausanne peace confer
ence and the resulting treaties with
the allies and with the United States.
Late in the year she added herself to
the list of republics with Mustapha
Kemal Pasha as her first president.
Under the leadership of General
Primo Rivera and other army officers
and aristocrats, there was house
cleaning in Spain that resulted In the
turning out Of the crowd of politicians
that had for years been battening on
the spoils of disagreement. The So
called democratic government was
overthrown and dictstorial council
substituted.
President Harding's death In San
Francisco threw all the United States
and indeed all the civilized world
into heartfelt mourning. Vice Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge, succeeding to
the chief magistracy, carried on in
general the policies of his predecessor.
Mr.. Harding had been considered the
certain nominee Of the Republican
party in 1924, and his demise threw
open the lists and made the political
contest intensely interesting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
DISASTERS

Unequaled in modern times was the
disaster that befell Japan on Septem-
Der 1 when violent earthquake shocks
and resultant fires destroyed YokO-
hama entirely and about twO-thirds of
Tokyo and ruined many smaller towns.
The number of killed was estimated
at 225,OOO, and the injured at more
than half that number. Though many
of the houses were flimsy. the prop
erty loss was enormous. The hum
dreds of thousands of refugees suf-
fered severely, but the American gov
eminent and the American Red Cross
were swift with relief measures, and
other nations Joined in the work.
Shiploads of food and millions of dol
lars were rushed to the stricken land,
and the Japanese government was ma
terially aided in it's task Of rebuilding
the ruined cities.
Among other serious disasters Of
the year were: January 3, twenty per-
sons killed by collapse of bridge at
Kelso, Wash; February 8, mine ex-
plosion at Dawson killed 120, and one
at Cumberland, B. c., killed 80; Feb
ruary IS, twenty-five patients and
three attendants were killed in insane
asylum fire on Wards island, New
York; March 10, Greek transport sank
with $50 soldiers; April 6, tidal waves
in Corea and Japan killed 600; May
IA, Hot Springs, Ark, partly de-
stroyed by flood and fire; May II,
seventy-three killed In burning of a
schoolhouse at Cleveland, s. c.; June
10, disastrous floods in Kansas, Okla
homa and Colorado; June Is, thou
sands of Persians killed by earth
quakes; June 18, several towns de-
stroyed by eruption of Mt. Etna; Au-
gust ii, coal mine explosion at KEN
merer, Wyo., killed 90; August 18,
Hongkong badly damaged by typhoon !;
August %, million-dollar flood in Ar
kansas valley, Colorado; September s,
nine U. S. destroyers wrecked on Cali
fornia coast, % lives being lost; Sep
TENDER Is, typhOon and floods killed
5000 in Japan; September II, large
part Of Berkeley, CAL, destroyed by
flames; September q, forty killed in
Burlington train wreck at Lockett,
Wyo.; November Is, earthquake in
Shansi province, China, killed 1900 /;
December /, nearly 900 killed by burst
ing of dam near Bergamo, Italy; De-
cember 9, nine killed and many in
rr,--
fury train at Forsythe, N. Y; Deem
Der 10, destructive earthquake in
Colombia and Ecuador.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
SPORTS

In the field of sports there were
many interesting events. In January
Southern California university defeat
ed Penn State in football. In Febru-
airy Anders Haugen won the national
ski championship. In March Joie Ray
set a new world record in defeating
Ritola of Finland in a 5,000-meter
race; Willie Hoppe retained the balk-
line title, defeating Jake Schaeffer !;
Michigan university won the Western
conference track meet. In April Vim
cent Richards won the national indoor
Kentucky Derby; the American golf
team won the Walker trophy in Eng
land; Tommy Milton won the 5O0-mile
automobile race at Indianapolis. In
June Criqui of France took the feath-
erweight title from Kilbane in New
York, and Pancho Villa won the fly
weight title from Wilde; Arthur Ha-
vers of England won the British open
golf championship; Michigan won the
national collegiate meet, and Yale
beat Harvard in all races Of their an
nual regatta. In July Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight, defeated Gibbons at
Shelby, Mont, Luis Firpo of Argen-
tina knocked out Jess Willard, and
Johnny Dundee took away Criqui's
title; William Johnston of California
won the worlds tennis championship
at Wimbledon, England, and William
Tilden won the American clay court
title; Bobby Jones of Atlanta won the
national open golf championship.
In August Helen Wills of California
defeated Molla Mallory for the wom-
ems tennis title; Mark Arie Of Illi-
nois won the Grand American handi-
cap shoot; Harry Greb took the mid
dleweight championship from Johnny
Wilson. In September Dempsey
knocked out Firpo in the second
round; Miriam Burns of Kansas City
won the women's western golf title !;
the American team retained the Davis
cup, defeating the Australians; Will
liam Tilden won the national tennis
championship; the New York Yankees
won the American league pennant and
the New York Giants that Of the Ma
tional league; Max Marston of PhiIa-
delphia became national amateur golf
champion and Gene Sarazen won the
professional title. In October Edith
Cummings captured the national wom-
ems golf championship the Yankees
won the worlds series; Zev beat Papy-
rus of England in international race
at Belmont track. In November came
most of the collegiate football games.
Yale beat Harvard. and the University
of Illinois and University of Michigan
tied for the Western conference cham
pionship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

previous year, was fully exonerated
by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January %. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob-
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den; Miles Poindexter as ambassador
to Peru; r. NJ. Tobin as minister to
the Netherlands e. T. Sanborn as as
sociate justice Of the Supreme court
Of the United States, and Gen. Frank
L. Hines as director of the veterans
bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges Of mismanage-
ment. waste. ETC., against the former
director, Colonel Forbes, which were
investigated by senate committee.
Having passed the agricultural cred
its bill and many acts of lesser i'm
portance, and killing the ship-subsidy
bill. the Sixty-seventh congress came
to an end on March 4. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December 8
and the Republican majority was SO
slender that bloc of so-called pro-
gresSives held the balance of power.
Speaker Gillett was reelected and
President Coolidge then delivered his
first message, in which he declared
himself in favor of American member
ship in the World court, advocated re-
duction of taxes and opposed the SOL
diers' bonus.
Two governors got Into serious
trouble. Walton of Oklahoma, who
said he was fighting the Ku Klux
Khan, came into conflict with the state
legislature and assumed virtually die
tatorial powers. Despite his efforts to
prevent 1T, the legislature met in spe-
cial session, the house impeached him
on numerous charges and the senate,
sitting as trial court, found him
guilty and removed him from his Of
flee. Walton was then indicted by a
grand jury. The other state executive
In trouble was Gov. w. I. McCray Of
Indiana. who got into deep financial en-
tanglements and also was indicted.
The Supreme court on April 80 de-
cided that foreign vessels could not
bring liquor into American ports, even
though sealed, and later the liquor
stores of several liners were seized at
New York. Foreign nations protested
but could not well take any action.
However, late in the year the govern
ment negotiated an agreement with
Great Britain whereby the right Of
rnh RI oh txrn
miles from shore, and in return 1t was
expected the ship liquor regulation
would be modified. The extension Of
the search limit was made necessary
by the activities Of the smuggling
fleets which kept the country well sup
piled with wretched liquor. On May A
the New York legislature repealed
the state prohibition law. In October
conference Of governors on law en-
forcement was held in Washington,
and President Coolidge pledged the
full aid of the government machinery,
but insisted each state must assume
its own share of the burden.
President Coolidge had the appoint
ment of one ambassador last year.
Col. George Harvey resigned his post
at the court of st. James on October
4 and Frank B. Kellogg was selected
for the place.
Immediately after it's summer vaca-
ton the Supreme court rendered an
important decision upholding the laws
of the Pacific coast states which pro-
hibit aliens from owning land. These
laws, of course, are directed against
the Japanese especially.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Forged Certificates.

The forging of Uruguayan naturali-
zation certificates, to enable Europeans
ans, has been disclosed. The Uruguay
an law requires residence of five
years before citizenship papers are
granted an immigrant. Certificates
were obtained In great numbers by
false declarations Of witnesses who
apparently were members of a strong
organization which has ramifications
In Argentina and Brazil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Tonic !::
1N0N-P POISONOUS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Obedient Son.

Before Jebson, Jr., went In for his
him not only the fiat of his hand but
some sound advice.
ANSWER every question shortly and
concisely and you won't be far wrong"
said Jebson, Sr.
Jebson agreed, but before the ex-
animation he had to fill up form
which asked: Description of father"
Jebson wrote: "Stout old man. with
red face and whiskerS"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
"CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND B0WELS-10c A BOX
Cures Biliousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv,
Miles Of Yarn Used in Spread.

WIIes OF yarn USED IN Spread.
Using almost three miles of yarn for
their purpose, II. II. Neyman, Law
renee printer, and G. e. Scanland, res
taurant employee of Lawrence, Kan,
have completed a bedspread that at
tracted great attention in local dis
play window. The spread Is made of
yellow yarn, knotted, with turquoise
blue woven in the border. The amount
of yarn used was 4,400 yards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Xicarious COURAGE.

"John," whispered his wife "Pm
convinced that there's burglar down.
stairs"
"Well," grumbled her husband,
drowsily, 81 hope you don't expect
me to have the courage of your con-
victions. Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or en- tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
NEUROLOGY

Death reaped his usual harvest Of
prominent men and women In 1923.
The more notable Of his victims were,
in January: w. T. Whiting, Wisconsin
paper mill magnate; Edwin Stevens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
"DANDELI0N BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 80 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandelion" for 80 cents.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

Some political candidates lose out
because they are unknown and some
because they are too well known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

A Simple, Safe, Sure Remedy
for all local aches and pains due to
taking cold or over exertion Is an
Allcock's Plaster.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

Nothing ever takes a harder fall out
Of worry than hard work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
EVENTS Of 1923
PASS IN REVIEW
Happenings at Home and Abroad
During the Twelve Months
That Have Just Closed.
PRESIDENT HARDING'S DEATH

Futile Attempts to Settle German Rep
arations Problem-France Occu-
pies the Ruhr-Turkey's Diplo-
matte Triumph-Terrible Earth
quake in Japan-American
Prosperity and Politics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Keen WE'LL Avoid Sickness.

Necp WSII! NVUIu 0TCNHcSS.
Take Brandreth Pills. One or two at
bed time will cleanse the system, purify
the blood and keep you well.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

Catanh

Clinical tests Eave proved thaS
Zonite is highly effective in cases
of nasal catarrh when used in
dilution as nasal spray. Its effect
is to cleanse the mucous men,
brane and reduce abnormal dis
charges, thus clearing the nasal
passages.
Note: Atomizer fittings must b
Of hard rubber.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-07
BEZ MLEKA NEBYLO BY
LIDSTVA.

"Nevyrovnatelna nejlepsi po-
trava ma svete" - mi univer>
salni vyrok vedy 0 cistem NILE
ku.
"Nejdulezitejsi vyzivnost V
tekute forme" jest popis, KITE
~ occnuje tento vyborny dar
prlrody.
Pro nejsilnejsiho muze jest
nejlepsi a nejlevnejsi formou
zajisteni zdravi. Pro ncjslab-
81 dite jest spolehlivym zivot-
MIN pojistenim. Pro vsechny
druhy a podminky lidstva, cd
prvniho yykriku zivota az do
posledka sfiste mleko jest vel
kym tyufcem silly a puvodni O.
branou proti chorobam.
WHO'D jeho muze byti dosa-
zeno dvojim zpusobem. Jed
MIN jest zaopatriti 81 zasobu
mleka cestveho primo cd krav
opatrenych proti necistote a
nemocim a dodanym osobami,
iez venuji plnou pozornost
zdravotnictvi.
kde to neni moznym neb
kde neni zasoba podobneho
mleka postacitelna, ably vyho-
vtno bylo obyceinym pozadav-
kim - kde. podnebi neb POI
merry V domacnosti vyzaduji,
aoy mleko bylo chovano dele
pro kuchynskou neb i jinou po
trebu - Bordenovo preparene
mleko vzdy jest po ruce kdy-
koli Dotfeba zada.
Pro tuto potrcbu osvedcilo
Sc vyborne po celou ,radu let
pri stale vzrustajici populari-
te. A hodnota ciutota vyrob-
ku jest dncs prave tax nepo-
rovnatelna jake V dobe kdy
Gail Borden polozil prvni mil
nix ma ceste k spravne vyzive
jeho vlastnim puvodnim vyna-.
lezem zpusobu jak mleko bo-
hate a ciste zbaviti pfebytecne
vody a tax uchovati soustrede-
nou tekutinu jeji potravino-
YOU dulezitost.
Ma smetanove polevky sme-
tanova jidla kazdeho druhu,
na pecivo auchary, ma smeta-
move nakypy a pale vseho dru-
hu a ma nesclslne omacky, jez
isou soucastkou denniho iidel-
niho listku dodavaji cenu po-
travinovou We skutccnostl
vzdy kdyko-li jest mleka tre-
ba = jest Bordenovo prepare
ne mleko nejcistsi a nejiahod-
n6jSi re vsech krabicovych
mick. Police We spizirne bez
neho Jest opravdu chudou. :
kuchyn, ktera mem nevi pro-
meskala jcdnu z nejvetsich po-
noci pro dobre a vyzivne ku-
charenl.
Ucel techto clanku jest Sc
znamovati obecenstvo 5 jisty-
mi fakty tykajlci Sc nleka,
ktera by mela byti vseobecne
Znama 4 take itch uZito.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-07

Celodenni schIze vsech
tech, kteri navstevovali ce-
ske svobodomyslne skoly,
at ma Broadway, Quincy,
Buckeye Rd., Mt. Pleasant,
nebo ma zapadni strane, ko-
ma Sc v nedeli "a. cervna
1923 v Ceske SIM Sokol ma
Clark Ave. Dostavte sc vsi-,
chni a pomahejte budovat
lepsl budoucnost ceskemu
imenu v Americe.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-07
SETNlK HALABURD.
ROMAN z IDYLICKEHO ZAKOUTf.
Napsal Vaclav Week.
Napsal Vaclav Week.

ceste, jsou Cd nektereho bliz-
keho zahradnika. Zdali pax u
neho darce ucinil objednavku
pisemne, neb sam je take ne
daleko, v meste, snad V nejbliz
81 ulici?"
Ba mile Ruzene podobalo Sc,
re jest neviditelne pritomen a
tou libeznou vuni re k nj pro,
mlouva.
MONA, re Sc zejtra uka-
ae,Y pomyslila ST "nebo snad
posle listek..'
Ami jedno, ami druhe Sc ne
stale. Ma Smrzovskeho mladen
ce jeste mnoho Sc namyslila,
nez il prisel ma oci to zcela
nenadale. Kdyz Sc ma jare ote-
plovalo, hravala ma velikem
namesti vzdy nedeli odpoled
ne vojenska hudba nekolik ku
suv a tn Sc tam vSechen mia dy
svet vyhrnul. Slecna Velatova
sc tam pri takove prllezitosti
teprv po druhe prochazela s
rodinou, u ktere bydlila, kdyz
sc pred nj cista jasna obje-
vii pan Lebeda dvorne il po-
zdraviv, pripojil Sc ke spolec-
nosti. "a nejakou minutku kra
eel vedle divky sam, druzi ne
chali jich,. by 81 povidali mezi
ctyfma ocima. Il.
Vsak nepovidali sobe MIA
kych tajnosti neseptali. 'Kdyz
Sc Ruzena ctazala: "Co delate
v Kosobudach?' mlady muz
hned pocal hlavou mestecka,
pane Domnosilem, jakym zpu-
sobem a kde vSady Sc shani pc
zenichovi, ktery by pro slecnu
Kamilu byl dosti bohaty; po-
tom jal Sc probirati jednu osob
most "a druhou, neSetre louhu
ami vochlicek.
"Na jednoho pana nesmime
zapomenouti," pravila po civil
ce Rnzena. "Co pax della jisty
nehezpecny lovec re Smrzov-
skeho reviru?"
"Myslite mou malickost?
Nejpilneji delam blaZna mezi
blazny, dosti caste take mezi
vlky vyju, ostatne nejvic jen
Pannbohu kradu cas- - zrov-
ma .iako kdyz jste byvala do
ma; ami jeden vlasek Sc ma
mne nepolepsil.'
"V tom aspon zustavate ne
polepsitelny, re rad pomlouva-
tie pana priruciho Lebedu, sko
TO bych rekla, re mu hodne u
trhate -
"A muze mi ma priklad by
ii odpustenc, re tn vedu feci 0
sobe vselikych jinych Kocour-
kovanech, misto abych pekne
mlcel a jen vas poslouchal, |,
jak Sc yam tom novem svete
dari?"
az posud dobre" odtusila
divka. "Mesto ma nejednu pri-
iemnou stranku, spolecenskou
prirodni -"
"Spolecenskou zvlaste?" pro
hodil mladik.
"Zvlaste ma priklad tu, re
Sc v mem Osubka jako ia muze
ztratit a schovat Jako mysk a
We sve dire a nikdo z obyvatel-
stva sc 0 nj nestara, nikdo nj
nevi, nikdo ma nj nevzdychne."
"Opravdu?'
"A co Sc prirodnlch stranek
dotyce, bylo na priklad velmi
hezle, re jsem tady uz skoro
prisla ma fialky a konvalinky"
''Prosim vas, vrat'me Sc je-
ste k te mysce. Myska neziie
v tax uplnem bezpeci na
mysku vzdycky muze chat
-"
me, zustanme jiz Il fial a
konvalinek. vzdyt' jsou to kve-
tiny vaseho srdce -
"Vite, co jsem predpovidal,
kdyz jsme Sc spolu pred Koso.
budskou skolou rozchazeli? ze
%oH1y ~ y,o6cf6 ziic ION St'a ct