The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-29
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.
(From Detroit Saturday Night

The breaks are always against
poor, old father. Just when he is
getting last Christmas bills paid up
and is looking forward to buying
himself some new fishing tackle or
a midiron, along comes Fathers
Day" and he is in for another set
back. June II has been designated
as Fathers Day." There is no ex-
act information available as to who
designated it, but there is no doubt
who is principally active in trying
to make it bowling success.
The Associated Mems Neckwear
Industries, Incorporated, in a spirit
of beautiful altruism, has allied it
self with the cause, and is bending
every effort toward seeing that
father is not neglected on his
day. Curiously enough, the Asso-
ciated Mems Neckwear Industries,
Incorporated, has come to the de-
cision that the proper way to let
father know you are for him is to
give him necktie on June II.
The slogan, "Buy Dad a Tie," has
been adopted by the Industries and
is being passed along to the public
without charge. Even the expenses
of publicity campaign of consider
able magnitude are being borne by
the Industries.
If father had been consulted he
might have made a feeble protest
against this national tie shower.
For years he has submitted grac-
iously to the christmas tie" horror.
He has been most ELUSIVE in his
thanks for some silken monstrosity
in beautiful effects of cerise, rag
enta, saffron, mauve, Nile green and
royal purple. He has even gone
so far as to wear the thing once or
twice before giving it to the ash
man. Father is long-suffering
and docile creature, but he can be
driven just so far, and this effort to
make the gift tie evil, semi-annual,
instead of annual, is getting close
to the limit of his endurance.
Most men have developed re-
liable outlet for the Christmas tie.
In some cases, they have gone so
far as to resort to bribery to make
somebody take it off their hands.
1t is doubtful, however, whether the
janitor, the furnace-man, or the
porter can absorb two gift ties in
year. 1t is hard enough 20 get
any competent ''help" as it is, with
out imposing upon them in this
fashion.
1t is barely possible that the
Associated Mems Neckwear Indus
tries, Incorporated, believes that
the "Buy Tie" movement will
stimulate business. But if that or
ganization is actuated by any such
Interior motive, it is running the
risk of launching boomerang. For
long time, father has had it in
the back of his head that there
ought to be a national board of
censorship for neckwear, and this
deluge of ties may bring about a
crystalization Of sentiment and
some legislation.
Such censorship is sure to come
some day, however, and the Indus
tries, at worst, are merely hasten
ing it. A bill along these lines is
now being framed for presentation
at the next session of congress. 1t
provides that no person shall give
another necktie without first tax
ing the tie to the local branch of
the national board of censorship,
having it duly approved, and secur-
ing a certificate authorizing its pre-
sentation. Before such certificate
shall issue, it must be established
that the tie has been paid for in
full and is not charged to the re-
cipient.
But now that the florists have
Mothers Day" and the neckwear