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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30
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VETERANS COLUMN
VETERANS ORGANIZE

GET OUT THE VOTE"
CAMPAIGN
Taking up the slogan raised at the
National Convention of The Amer
lean Legion at st. Paul, "No Shirker
Voters in America" the American
Commission from National Head
quarters has issued bulletin urg-
ing the 1000 posts of the Legion
to push a nOn-partisan campaign
to the end that "every voter votes
votes as the voter pleases-but
votes"
can organized effort shall be
made to get all Legionnaires and
other citizens to vote as a pa
triotic duty" was the gist of the
resolution on voting adopted at the
national meeting of the Legion
at st. Paul. National Commander
James A. Drain said, 1--WE are not
interested in one party or the
other. Our object is to push this
campaign to successful accom-
plishment in the interest of good
citizenship and Americanism."
The American Commission of the
Legion points out that the general
apathetic attitude of the American
citizenry towards the franchise has
resulted in startling minority re-
presentation, and provides the fol
lowing data to support their con-
tention:
AT the last presidential election
only 26,000,000 votes were cast,
whereas 54,000,000 people could have
availed themselves of the opportun-
ity to elect men who would repre-
sent them in the various govern
ment offices. In New York state a
senator was elected in 1922 by less
than 20 percent of the eligible vot-
ers; Texas elected senator by APP
proximately ~ percent of the eli
gible voters, while in Minnesota, "a
percent of the electorate chose
senator"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30

Many prominent Democrats signed
Mr.. Roberts petition, and they claim
that the wishes of the majority were
ignored by Senator Agans because
ne evidently figured he could get
more votes by endorsing Mr.. Cleary.
This is another problem the Sena-
tor will have confronting him at the
Primaries.
Ordered and paid for by Campaign
Manager)
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pated August %. 1924.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30

feel warranted in asking
that reelected training will enable
those death
with the Surrogates Office.
tics conducted profit the
above salary and all of the office.
has publicly published
salary Motor Vehicle Agent 1928 $1400I feel justified
his 1924 after the Territory
he expects to hold
Certainly the of Hunedon County will
s21oo from political appointment in addition the surrogae salary
$500 his
Under the law Motor Vehicle Agent receive maximum sal
of $500. a
If reelected would be glad continue and be
possible
businesske partisan politics
side dictation.
Your vote and support will be appreciated
Very truly yours,
CHARLES McCRACKEN
Ordered and paid for by Hunterdon County Republican
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30
For
STATE SENATOR
EDGAR II.
WILSON

of having the determine
deal for Ilunerdon He stands for enforce
including Judges and Prosecutors
thoroughly understands the unaness of
money, shown by his able assistance
school for unterdOn
of State aid for roads and is determined
to Hunerdou BE securing
local should be reduced
mention better schools and roads that will
follow Wilson business unusual ability and
integrity industrial interests
his experience His father
a operates in West Amwel Township.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30
For
CONGRESS
.')R. C#As. A. EATON

Our Country is the most and
happy in the world The only keep ii Is Calvin
Coolidge back the White House and him pledged
to HIM DR. Eaton for Coolidge keep
American with American minded
the people
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30
For
United States Senator
Walter {. Edge

has made splendid record in the State Governor and
He stands oursquare the Republican National and
platforms nearly the of the people
Hunterdon County tina the ticket at this time
He S peded o back Coolidge
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-30
ENGLISH CHURCH TO
ERECT VETERANS MEM
nnTAI IN M ANrrE

ORAL IN FRANCE
Church of England authorities
have completed plans for the cree
ton in or near Ypres of memorial
church to be used by the many thou
sands of persons annually making
pilgrimages to the graves of the
British dead who fell during the
four years fighting in the Ypres
salient.
The church will be designed by
one of the foremost of British ar
chitects, and will be erected in the
form of cross, with belfry, chan
eel and naive. Facilities for worship
will be afforded communicates of
all denominations.
A VOICE FROM THE BEYOND
The instructor in the flying school
was in fine fettle.
"Now, Mr.. McManus," he snap
ped, perhaps you will be good
enough to suppose yourself the
bearer of information upon the de-
livery of which depends the fate
of an army and you will find your
self in some such cul-de-sac as
this: Squadrons in hot pursuit and
bearing down on you from above;
enemy airguns peppering you from
below, a tornado rushing up ahead
and your engines totally disabled.
What would You do to insure the
safe delivery of your information p"
The harried youth thought rapid
ly, and then submitted:
Just say my prayers, sir, and
then try and get in touch with the
nearest medium. Legion Weekly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Bird. of the Might

Nighthawks and whippoorwtls work
chiefly at night. when most other birds
are OF duty. and at daybreak their
work is taken up by the swifts and
swallows. These birds are provided
with big scoopnet mouths, and as they
swing through the air over wide areas
OF country they scoop up almost IN
bellevable numbers of insects.
Homing pigeons probably are closer
to the human family than any other
form of winged life. The birds have re-
markable intelligence. They mate In
pairs and the female of each union has
exercised her right OF suffrage to the
extent that the male helps her in
Matching out the eggs and in caring for
and feeding the young
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
CannePs Great Value

Conditions inl central Australia are
said to be more primitive than those
Of the rural world during the time Of
Abraham. 1t Is roadless country
traversed only by camel caravan and
yet a land Of great possibilities 1t
has been the caIhel which has held
central Austraita-the camel first, and
then the goat flor its domestic yalue),
and after that the donkey as f1ne
Offsider. The camel performs won
ders in endurance and reliability amid
big distances. The Importance OF the
goat is great in the scheme Of things.
There Is no family without a goat
herd. Like the camel, 1t is marvellous
what they live on. Amusing incidents
often occur connected with the ex-
traordinars appetite Of the goat, which,
so far as food is concerned, has no
fastidious habits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

A well-knOwn author on leaving his
house one morning forget letter he
had intended to mail. During the af-
ternoon something recalled II to his
mind, and as 1t WAS OF considerable
Importance he hurried home.
The letter was nowhere to be
found.
He summoned the servant. Have
you seen anything of letter Of mine
lying about?
"Yes, SIR"
"Where is it!''
Mailed, sir"
Mailed! Why, there was no name
or address on the envelope"
81 know there wasn't, sir, bat l
thought 1t must be In answer to one
OF them anonymous letters you've been
getting lately
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
raj thousand politicians.

s
eral thousand politicians.
Four thousand people stayed up
all one night last week to get tickets
to a football game. You never
heard if 1000 people staying up
nights to break into church.
There are several reasons why
we don't intend to buy expensive
Christmas gifts this year. One of
them is that we are broke.
The cruelest slap we've heard
against the boys of this generation
comes from college professor,
who says they are as good as their
fathers were.
An agitation to shorten the Min
! nesota legislative session has bob
bed up again, but won't get any
, where with the politicians. It's too
sensible.
Minnesota's winter has many
pleasant features, but waking up a
furnace at six a. m. isn't one of
; them.
Thousands of farmers lost twelve
cents bushel on wheat when they
were steered wrong by Senator
Shipstead's dream that Wall Street
was boosting it in order to make
the election easy for the Repub-
licans, and that the bottom would
drop out of it after November
fourth. If the senator ever comes
up for reelection he will have a
golden opportunity to test the
efficacy of prayer.
When you see a farmer whose
pocketbook looks as if it had the
mumps You may be sure that he
has herd of good dairy cows.
A Baudette citizen says that all
editors are liars and he mentions
the Region editor in particular. We
accept the nomination. We not
Only admit it but we claim to be an
expert. If we weren't, some of the
men who delight in calling us one
would have had to leave town long
ago.
Don't let your carelessness inter-
fere with the fun of a lot of poor
kids. Prepare to play Santa Claus
to poor family this Christmas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
5()vlE>
SflII, IS,
~ go
WAS NO CANNIBAL

A misery old man visited one OF his
relatives unlimited.
One morning his little niece of five
summers approached him Unexpectedly
with the indignant question: Uncle,
are you cannibalT'
The old man was startled, and said ::
mo. of course not, my DEAR but what
on earth makes you ask?'
The little girl replied: "Oh,
thought you must be, because mamma
was saying this morning just as you
came in that you always lived on your
relations"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
The Heavenly Song at s
Merry Christn,os Time

~ HILETUs PHONE was lover
M Of music, but he had his limita-
lions. His collection Of records
represented his taste, but also the
taste Of the young masters. His piano
rolls embraced all the jazz variations
without due attention to harmony.
The wave lengths of his radio set were
too short.
1t has been said that all the heav-
emily orbs sing in their motions, but
PhiIetus had never heard them, even
In imagination. His ears were long,
but they had never reached that far.
There were conceptions so delicately
beautiful that they could not get into
his mind He had been heard TO say
that the story Of the Christmas song
was doubtless an oriental invention.
Had he been among those wondering
Bethlehem shepherds it is probable
that he would have neither heard nor
seen anything that night.
So the Christmas singing was too
high for Philetus. He spent Christ
mas Eve with a fox trot and a giddy
whirl, but the carols went over him
and passed him by. In the splendid
church great organ harmonies swept
up to meet the moonlit benediction Of
the starry heayens, carrying rapt souls
to heights of fuller vision OF the glo-
rious gladness of the Christmas time,
but Philetus was in bed.
A mere lad, however, rejoicing In
saying. Give me Heaven"-and got 1t /!
Christopher g. Hazard.
60. 1894. Western Newspaper Uniea.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Saint Nicholas Tired
of His O.Dn Children

TN HIS book called "a Tramp
Abroad" Mark Twain gives the
legend about Santa Claus or st.
Nicholas. While the author was trav-
cling from Lucerne to Interlaken he
passed by the house OF the children's
Christmas saint There, the story
goes, at fifty st. Nicholas became tired
of his own children and decided to be
a hermit. Their noise distracted him,
80 he sought out dreary refuge far
from the world. Here, Ii is said, he
had the leisure to ponder and reflect
upon pious things. What became of
his wife and ten children is not men
toned. But as q penanee the old
saint is obliged forever to climb down
"soOty chimneys Christmas Eve con-
ferring Kindness on other peoples
children, TO make up for deserving his
own
In any event the old fellow looks
pretty jolly. and we hope he enjoys II
as much as the children enjoy him -
Martha Banning Thomas.
20. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
GIRL SCOUTS

The Girl Scouts wish the people
of Ely Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, and will help
make it so by singing carols in the
streets Sunday afternoon at four
thirty and Monday night at seven
thirty. They will make an especial
attempt to sing in front of those
homes where there are candles
burning in the windows The Scouts
are to meet at the Community Cen
ter at Ais Sunday and .7:15 Mon
day and will go from there up and
down the streets. They will be
chaperoned by some of the members
of the Girl Scout Council
The regular meeting of the Ely
Council of National Girl Scouts was
held Wednesday Dec. II at t e
home of the Commissioner, Mrs.
Strachan. Among other business
the Council voted to make it's first
payment on the quota for the Ma
tional Building and Budget Fund
and the Secretary was instructed to
send it with a letter to National
Headquarters the next day.
The Scout swimming Class will
meet tonight as usual at a quarter
to seven. All Scouts are to meet
at the entrance to the tunnel to the
Old High School Building at f:35
and go to the pool room in g;oup.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

= Sometime in the past we can re-
member when there was a law pro-
posed-or passed and repealed,
compelling all vehicles travelling on
the roads to be equipped with
lights, both behind and before. The
1arge number of accidents of the
past year wherein horse drawn veh-
icles were hit and drivers injured
on account of absence of lights, has
renewed the demand for an act
compelling all vehicles to carry
lights. The funny" writer's make
sport of such measure claiming
. that baby carriages, wheel-barrows
and other vehicles would be COM
PEELED to carry lights. Why this
should be considered joke is hard
to tell. If they use the public
highways, it is no joke. Lights
would afford protection for .hem-
selves as we'll as the automobile
using the road. 1t is considerable
of a shock to the car driver to be
confronted suddenly on dark road
with load of hay, railroad iron,
mining timber, or even bicycle or
baby carriage. Lights are protec-
ton for all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Perhaps Little Stars
KnesD About Christn,os

~ HE stars shone brightly over
u head. Below. the snow was GOV
ering up the hard ground, which
did not seem to understand Christmas
II was much too hard for that. 1t was
better that Old King Snow should
come along and cover it up, giving the
people q white Christmas.
The stars shone down upon little
farm house 1t was not palace. II
was not even beautiful house. But
the stars shone very brightly.
Perhaps they knew, bright little
stars that they were, that in that
house, as in many another house which
is neither palace nor beautiful res
idence, there was great happiness and
glorious celebrating of the beautiful
Christmastide-Ma Mary Graham Bonner.
&c. 1924. Western Newspaper UniOn.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Good Stock

The stock salesman, after painting
a beautiful word picture, said. Now,
Mr.. Jones, you know this company
hasn't got dollars worth of watered
stock in it. How much are you going
to buy?"
Young man." he said, 'fhe next
stock | buy Is going to have four legs.
and | will water 1t myself
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
A. Two Aged Men Sa.o
Approaching Yulefids


m WAS feeding the pigeons at the
J end of one of the park benches
when two old men sat down.
One, ruddy-cheeked and jolly looking,
made me think of winesap apple !;
the other, thin, dyspeptic. and with
a frown between his eyes.
well, sir, almost Christmas r. be-
gan the ruddy one cheerfully. Funny
how a body can begin to feel it in the
air this time of year"
Don't believe in Christmas !"
snapped the other Grossly.
what about glfts?' asked his
friend. "How do you get around
themf"
Don't believe in this swapping OF
presents, either"
And Christmas trees and children
can't very well wipe them off the face
Of the earth"
Don't believe In any of this hula
oal0o about Christmas-what's 1t all
amount tor
.Well, john" said his friend, you
are losing lot, can tell You that.
and I'm glad you are not my grand
father. Ii you don't look out you'll
get old; yes, sir--Old!" Why, you
haven't left yourself anything but the
Monroe Doctrine! Back Of this swap
ping gifts. as you call it, human hearts
are getting closer to each other than
they do at any other time. And back
of 1t all are the Three Wise Men, and
the Star In the East. No, sir. you are
missing out on the whole business
you mark my words. The world needs
Christmas-downrlgh needs 1t, and
whether you believe 1t or not, reckon
we'll go on getting it!'-Anna Dem
ing Gray.
&c. 1924. Western Newspaper Unlon.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Giping Of Toys

The origin of the custom Of givins
toys TO children at Christmas has
never been automatically traced 1t i.
known that children Of the early
Egyptians received toys as gifts al
stated periods during which their
elders. INDUCED in festivals of good
will more than 1000 years before the
coming of Christ. = George Newell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Fish Not Brain Food.

:. 1t used to be believed that certain
foods, especially fish and other foods
containing phosphorus, were especially
valuable for the gray matter Of the
brain. This is not believed any more
Brain cells apparently use the same
kinds of food materials as all other
living cells do. The best way to feed
the brain well is to keep the body In
good health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Three's a Croud

Tourist (Ianding on small island)-
Who lives here, my friendf
Man on Landing-Just ME and my
wife and my sister-in-law.
Tourist--And what sort of a place
is 1t?
Man-oh, an awful place for scan
dial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
unIucky Greek Letter.

Theta is sometimes called the I'M
lucky Greek letter, from being used In
ancient Greece by the judges on their
ballots when condemning prisoner to
death. 1t WAS used because 1t was
the first letter of the Greek word for
death"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Ocean Bed RlsIno.

A cable ship searching for broken
cable between ST. Helena and Cape
Town found that the ocean bed had
risen two and quarter miles since
1899. When the original soundings
were taken In that year the chart
showed depth OF three miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

Estimates show that it costs
about $4,000 a year TO maintain a
mile of dirt or gravel road. At this
rate, it is plain to be seen that
paving is the only proposition. At
that rate, upkeep will pay for paw
ing in few years and besides saw
ing on car maintenance added to
this will pay the interest for the
taxpayer on borrowed money with
which to pave. Let's ride on paved
roads, whenever possible, now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
The SaIpase

Mistress-Whst was that terrible
crash?
Maid-I tripped on the carpet, and
the tea things fell, ma'am.
did you manage to save anything?"
Yes, ma'am. l KEEP hold Of the
tray all right"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

The death of Samuel P. Gompers
of the Federation of Labor removes
from this organization the man, who
above all others has been the guld-
ing star of the labor body. Who
will be chosen to fill his place has
not as yet been decided but who.
ever it is, will needs be a man of
more than ordinary ability IN order
to keep up the go-get-it spirit of
the dead leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Gold In Black Mud.

Gold valued at $l,S06.S9 was recoy-
cred from frunkful Of black mud
purchased at 4 sale of unclaimed ex-
press by buyer In Omaha, Neb..
who was ridiculed for his purchase un-
til chemists analysis proved Its
value.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
BILLY" NooNANIsMs.
lFrom the Baudette Region.

from the Baudette Region.)
Tony LaFreniere, editor of the
Grand Rapids Independent, ought to
}e glad that he lost out for thu leg
islature. Not haEig much sense
we went there for one term, and we
know.
Ted Christensen will have an
easy time as Governor. He has a
hundred or so jobs at his disposal,
and nobody wants them except sew
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Same Cause, Different Effect

Byron wished Doctor Alexander to
accompany him TO Greece, but the
physician explained that he could not
so, as he was married
"Ah," said Byron bitterly, "how diff.
ferent 1t is with me! I'm going be
cause i am married. Living Age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Much Nitrogen In Air.

BY volume, the air near the earth is
about rs per cent nitrogen and 81 per
cent oxygen. Hydrogen is found also
uniformly distributed Other gases and
vapors of more complex molecular ma
ture are water. carbon tiioxide, ammo
MIA and sulphuric dioxide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Uncle E6en's Wish

Santa Claus comes around once .
year. said Uncle Eben, IAN de land
lord comes aroun' once month.
wish dey'd change places"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
A Dream of q Hat

Wife, dreamed last night that /
had perfectly lovely hat.
Hub-Thst's the first dream of hat
you ever had that didn't cost me
money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Not That Sick

LADY, want nice book for an In
valid!
Bookseller-Yes, madam Something
religious?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. conya.
descent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
He Wanted to Kno,D

"This," said the hopeful visitor, SIS
q villanelle."
The horse editor was in charge that
day.
He read the poem laboriously and
then asked: "Where's the villainT'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Absolutely
The sensible clothes"
As all girls know.
Are those that let
The good points show.
Strange but True

"It's funny that the pupil OF the eye
never learns anything"
Yes, and it's curious that the bridge
Of the nose is never crossed, and the
roof of the mouth never repaired"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Not All Do

Employer have placed you in q
responsible position and hope you will
not abuse my trust.
Cerk-Certainiy not; only newspa.
pers abuse trust
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Ruie the Same

Profit and honesty sometimes up
pear to interfere with one another
But the case Is otherwise, for the rul.
is the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Personal Vanity.

There are degrees of personal van
ity. The man who shaves with an old
fashioned razor feels an unapproach-
able superiority over the one who uses
q safety.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
just Like That

Doctor-"Well, Thomas, how are
youf" Thomas-"I be better than I
was, sir, but / bain't as well as was
before was as bad as be now
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Weak, Ia?

Willie Winn plays the ponies,
At the game he is bug,
And he's always picking phonies,
Willie couldn't beat a rug.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
VERY PECULIAR

Pup-That's funny. That tree has
q bark and so have l. but the tree
can't growl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
A REAL TOUCH

THE walters solicitude for you Ia
unusual"
"Yes truly touching"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

-~!ASs.