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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22
NOTED MEN VISIT COOLIDGE
Ford, Edison, Firestone See President
of

Ford, Edison, Firestone See President
Amid Quiet of Boyhood Home.
Plymouth, Vt.-President Coolidge
was host at his fathers home to three
fellow vacationists Henry Ford,
Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone.
The famous inventor and the two
manufacturers have been travelling to-
gether with their families ON outings
for several summers. This year they
are making vacation headquarters at
the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass,
about 200 miles from here, owned by
Mr.. Ford. President Harding was
their guest on vacation jaunt Just
after he entered office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22
JOHN B. GILFILLAN, 80, DIES
Was State Legislator, Member of Con-
aress, University Regent.

gress, University Regent.
Minneapolis-John Bachop Gilfillan,
oldest member of the Minnesota bar,
one of the founders of the Minneapolis
public school system, university
regent, legislator, member of Con-
gress and an outstanding figure in
civis affairs for nearly 70 years, died
at his home here. He was SO years
old.
Coming to st. Anthony from New
England as young man of 20, Mr..
Gilfillan had observed the growth of
Minneapolis from a frontier village to
a metropolitan city and had participant
ed to an unusual degree in shaping
its destinies and contributing to its
advancemnt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22

Condensed Resume Of the Important
Events In tho Nation and State.

Hoquiam, Wash.-Sparks from a
dry kiln plant of the National Lumber
and Planning Mill Company started a
fire which destroyed the mill and 81
100000 feet of lumber, causing an
estimated damage of $1,00O,000 and
throwing 500 men out of work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22

A dash Of lemon juice In water
makes cleansing tooth wash, re-
moves tartar, and sweetens the
breath and hardens the gums
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-22
Good Cannot Be Harmed

Be of good cheer about death, and
know of surety that no evil can hap
pen to good man either in life or
after death.-Socrates.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Macdonald Yields.

BY a vote of 364 to 1913 the British
House Of Commons yesterday adopted
a motion which called for a parlia-
mentary inquiry on the halting by
the government Of the trial Of a
Communist editor. The Liberal min
istry, by advance understanding ac.
cepted this vote as one Of mo con-
fidence" and today the Premier asked
the King for the dissolution of Par
Lament and call for a general elec-
ton. Thus do events justify cxpec-
tation.
The premiership Of Ramsay Mac
Donald has been surprisingly pro.
tracted. Taking Office in consequence
of the failure Of either the Liberals
or the Conservatives to secure a ma
jority in Commons, and holding it by
virtue Of their mutual willingness
while they were making ready for
another trial of strength at the polls,
he has proved to be exceptionally
successful in the administration of
government affairs. He has displayed
a high quality Of craftsmanship. He
has given the country confidence. He
has handled several difficult affairs
ably. Tie has been Unexpectedly con-
Evening star., 1924-10-09
The Slush Fund Nonsense.

SO old Il cappaiGner as Senator
La Toilette knows perfectly well, of
course, that national contest must
be financed. He knows that it is nee
eSsary to have funds for the main
tenance of headquarters, for the rent
of halls for speakers, for the ex-
penses of speakers, for the printing
of literature" and for the hire of
clerks Tor all sorts of services at
headquarters and Subheadquarters
lie knows that while political enthusi-
asm leads to the rendering of much
service wholly free, few people can
afford to give their time and energy
absolutely without compensation dur
ing an entire campaign Somebody
must pay the bill. Even in the man
agement of the third party campaign
this year funds are necessary in such
a large amount that appeals have
been made to all sorts and conditions
Of men and women to give their dol
lars in exchange for script certificates
of membership and for medal tokens.
Nobody works for nothing. even for
a third party.
So when Mr.. La Toilette declares
that fund raising by the Republican
party and in its behalf is prinla facie
evidence of intention to buy the cleo
ton by the corruption of the voters
he is simply talking nonsense. He
knows better. He knows, as above
stated, that campaign funds are re-
quired for the most legitimate pur-
poses, and that in n national cam
paign the sum needed for those pur-
poses reaches large total. The mere
fact that money has been called for
is not proof that it is intended for
dishonorable purposes. 1t is not evil
dence. 1t is not even warrant for
suspicion.
Both OF the old parties came out
Of the campaign Of 1920 with deficits.
Their legitimate expenses exceeded
their incomes. Each could have used
a million or two more to good effect,
though there is no chance that the
possession and expenditure of another
million or two million by the Demo
Gratis in behalf of Gov. Cox would
have effected his election. And there
has not been any doubt OF the hon
esty Of that election. But not because
the funds were small. Nor is there
any reason to suspect now that be-
cause funds are called for they are
designed for vote buying.
To assert that enough American
voters can be purchased, if the money
is available. to throw the election
one way or the other is to charge that
the average American voter is venal.
That charge is absurd and shockingly
unwarranted. If the electorate is as
corrupt as the scare speech Of Mr..
La Toilette suggests, then not even
the pure motives and the high states
manship and the advanced principles
Of the third party and its leader can
save the country from decay.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Traveller Fails
To See Depression
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
After quite an extended rout..
through 4 wide section of the countr.-
during the past two months | am u
tirely unable to understand how
Senator La Toilette and some orhc,.
major political aspirants are justiticd
in asserting that the Nation is il
serious industrial depression. and that
labor, railroad workers especially. is
only receiving mere pittance. y"
on" could believe this who had any
real Information. so that such utter
anceS are only made by opportunistS
who seek political preferment through
false appeals to the cupidity OF thFt
working public. 1t is too bad that
these disciples of unrest are ad-
vertised so extensively. Otherwise
they would not cause much stir. No
one-can dispute that living conditions
among the rank and file are not
infinitely better than ever before at
tanned in this or any other country.
Notwithstanding this. these political
UplifterS, who never worked them
selves. are continually waving the red
flag in the face of the people.
4 little thought on the part OF the,
voter ought to convince him that ali
altruism, patriotism. interest for the
masses, etc, is not personitied in these
self-seekinS professional uplifter~
that others who may, not talk so
much are more sincere. and are striV-
ing to perpetUate the good conditions
that have been achieved through the
medium of the prevailing form Of
government They should realize that
any steps toward an untried and
probably unworkablc policy would,
likely throw the ship Of state int
troubled waters, where il would
surely founder. II. c. ROBERTSON.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
F LO w F. II S
For the Living
Irwin S. Cobb.
BY ROBERT H. DAVIS.

If the truth were known every poten-
tial practical joker can look back on at
least one OF his attempted witticisms
with shame and regret. Few of US are
willing TO reveal the details because in
the last analysis they do moro credit to
the jokee than the joker and transfer
flowers for the living from the grave OF
the self-slain hunorist. A case in point ::
Irwin Cobb and the writer have been
travelling around togther for proba bly,
10 years, sleeping in fshernan's huts
hunting lodges. duckboats, lean-tos and
rnakeshifts. Occasionally we have
crawled into Some reasonably clean
quarters and SDent A week end here and
there like gentlemen.
During all these years I have never
known the Paducah humorist to utter
one harsh word, complain about any
kind of weather, criticize the food or
ask for the best OF ii. He may lean
slightly toward the lower berth in A
Pullman drawing room, but out in the
broad open. where men are men, he ac-
cepts what befalls without criticism.
The worse the conditions the less luxury
Irwin expects. Wind or rain, snow or
sleet, hunger or exhaustion. will not mar
in the slightest degree tho warmth OF
his f1avleSS agreeability.
In spite Of Is years afiliation with
this Incompatible companion there came
moment when 1 struck him q foul
blow, receiving in return n soft word.
II was in the cold month OF January in
little shack in Smithtown, Long Is
land. We had retired in adjoining
rooms, having left the windows orcn for
ventilation. During the nighttime
bleak north wind came up the direct
blast of which Srnote Mr.. Cobb with
supreme violence.
"How about some moro blanketsT' he
shouted.
"All right. old pal" replied. my
voice ringing with q rich friendship,
I'm bring you some" Whereupon with
out wasting any more time on Ken
tucky's favorite, and being myself out Of
the draft, l went back TO sleep, con-
vinced that l could match joke for joke
with Irwin any time.
In the morning Mr.. Cobb. blue-nosed
and stiff as mackereI. slittered into
the living room like fiddler crab and
itaned up aga inst the stove.
What kind of a night did you spend
Irvin?' ! inquired casually.
Horrible was his reply. After you
offered to bring the blankets and didn't
thought perhaps my oldest and dearest
friend had frozen to death. The hor-
rible thought kept me awake all night.
but my prayers are answered. You are
still alive. Put her there
This story has been on my conscience
for some time. I have never told ii be-
fore but really when all is said ard
done it y the best wreath ] can lay on
the brow of Irwin Cobb.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-10-09

by a roundabout way. The big ship
passed through the air at about an
average speed of 65 miles an hour,
and from Atlanta, Birmingham.
Greenville, Dallas and scores of other
cities have come dispatches telling Of
large crowds gathered to see the
Shenandoah pass. People in hundreds
Of villages and on thousands of
farms have looked up with wonder.
ing eyes. She is making the first
dirigible airship cruise across the
United States. and If she succeeds
another mark will be set in air travel
The ZR-3 is tuning up for her
flight attempt from Europe to Amer
lea. The United States consul at
Stuttgart has arranged for clearance
papers for her, and she is expected
to start her flight to Lakchurst. y. j.,
Friday or Saturday. providing the
Atlantic weather is favorable.
Seven big Zeppelins remained in
possession Of Germany when the Yer
sailles treaty was signed. She had
destroyed many that had survived
the war. OF the seven on hand.>two
were allotted by the allied council to
England, two to France, two to Italy
and one 10 Japan. The United States
claimed a "reparations'' airship, and
after long delay the claim was al
lowed by the allied council, and the
Zeppelin plant was directed to turn
out the best dirigible it could design,
primarily for commercial purposes
and not for war. That airship is the
Zeppelin R-3.
There IL rise III airship transport
prospects. The news is that the Brit
ish government contemplatcs sub
sidiZing an airship line between
England and India, and Spain has d
commission which is studying the
feasibility Of an airship line between
Spain and Argentina. The air is full
of reports that rigid airships will give
safe and fast transit for men and
goods. Meanwhile, the Shenandoah
goes her way and goes it faster than
any train that runs on rails.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
The Last Stand.

BeFond the disappointment Of Wash
inStnn in the loss OF tue fifth game
~ lie world series yesterday in New
York is the feeling of sadness that
l"rEades all basehalldum III the
rltod States that Walter johnson.
"nrc king Of the pitching mound. and
III The league season just closed the
premier of his circuit, despite his
fldny years Of service. has lost two
OF his trials and probably his last
rhance for victory in the classic Of
IT," game.
Losing yesterday put the Nationals
al tho scriouS disadvantage OF having
to win two games III a row in order
TO capture the champions ship. while
the Giants need hut one. The current
phrase il. 1T was a hard game to
Iose! SO is evcry game that is lost
Yesterdays contest was hard 10 lose
simply because if il had been won
thc two teams wc.;ld have been TODAY
s" aligned that Washington could
gain the Supgtm. honor br taking
this siNthi enlargement.
Yesterday the Nationals were out
batted and "Utfieldcd still crippled
'y the a}acncc ut the veteran short
stop. whose defensive and offensive
work was So valuable in the first
three games. they were Handicapped
from the outset. Yet with a little
better break ri the luck they would
have had / chance The frs. hall
hatt'd hy Washingtonian should
ordinarily have gone safe. with
good chance Of developing into run
PERHAPS several. That agile young
st"r who is filing u gap left by
Giant tnffeldcr's injury and who has
made thus far the best lid for the
- role Of series hero, made = seem
fn2ly impossible play and got his
man. y sc,Nre for the reserve strength
If the New York team
AS the series has developed it
would seem that the Giants have been
really superior thus far in the pos
session of that same reserve force.
Injuries have reduced the resources
Of the Nationals. One of the Dlavers
whose hitting aided greatly in the
winning of the league pennant was
disqualified by reason of lateneSs in
joining the team from taking part in
The series. But. then. one Of New
Horh's regulars WAS disqualified by
reason Of participation in a foolish
attempt to corrupt the Giants op-
pnnents in the final series of the
regular league schedule McGraw
Rad a stouter reserve line than Har.
ris, and that fact has told in the
result of the games 10 date
But hope still remains. Today may
see the teams again tied in that
singular alienation of victories that
has thus far marked the series. Ex-
rectation is that two pitchers will
hc on duty, each Of whom has won
a game and has lost none. The ball
park will be jamnled TO the limit and
If today's game comes our way and
81 seventh game thus becomes neces-
sary it Will be played here and the
very Capitol will shake with the en-
thusiasm Of the multitude.
Evening star., 1924-10-09

servative. And he has managed his
following with great skill. restraining
it from excess and organizing a min.
-istry of unusual ability.
In the election soon to be held
Macdonald will bid for votes on the
strength of his performances and will
perhaps poll greater number even
than in the campaign which brought
the Laborites into power by sufferance.
Another three-cornered blockade may
result. with both Liberals and Con-
servatives unable to muster an or
ganizing majority or dominant plu-
rality. In that case it would not be
surprising to find Macdonald once
again at the helm:
Responsibility has steadied the La
borites in England. But it was the
unusual quality of Macdonald that
held them steady and restrained them
from unwise eXcesses. Would they
have been so moderate under another
leader? That is a question that will
figure in the elections soon to be held.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM FILE

ton. either in the speech or in wbs.
! Is known OF Borahs own predilec-
tons. that he intends to emulate
Brookhart and bolt the Republican
ticket But q. o. L. leaders. who re-
member that Borah is the original
Coolidge mana few hours after
President Hardinss death. Borar said
coolidge was the logical candidate
for ls2t-expected a ringing indorse-
ment from him. For the moment,
therefore, Borah joins that impress
slve company of silent and suiIen
senators like Hiram Johnson. George
Norris, Jim" Couzens, Pete" Nor
| beck, and some others. who arc hon
oring Calvin Coolidge moro in the
breach than in the observance
I: !. :: i:
Associate Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes, nestor of tho United States
supreme Court, has resumed his duty
for the Fall term in apparently in
vincible vigor. He will be 81 years
old next March and is completing his
tWenty-second successive year in the
supreme Court. Justice Mckenna is
only two years Justice Holmes
junior He, too, gives no indication
OF Impaired vitality. Though by no
means the youngest member of the
bench. Chief Justice Taft. who has
! just turned 67. is as robust as when
he became President Is years ago.
Big Bill'' has shuf1ed off GO or 20
pounds avordupois since he inhabited
| the White House. Walking, not golf,
is his favorite form of attacking
WaIst-line excesses nowadays. The
Chlef Justice calls it "girth control"
& = J: I.
The Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace has published in
brochure the address OF Edwin E.
Parker, umpire of the American Ger
man mixed claims commission, on
Americas Part in Advancing the
Administration of International Jug
tee. The address was delivered last
Summer before the Texas Bar AS
sociation at Dallas. The contribu-
tions made by America in promoting
International Justice says Judge
Parker. may we'll excite the pride
or all its people. Thus far we have
kept the faith of which John Jay was
the apostle. Tho opportunities for
further contributions are only edualed
by the responsibilities springing from
our present position of power and in
f1uence. That position naturally fills
all Americans with exultation, which
contemplation of the correlative
duties"
= x x ::
Copies have just reached wasil-
ington, in lithographic form, of the
only painting made of the burial
Of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
on Armistice day, 1921. The artist,
Louis Gillot, was a member of the
French mission to the Washington
armament conference. The picture
was painted at the instigation of
Rodman Wanamaker. was first shown
Ito a distinguished Franco-American
company at the United States EN-
bassy in Paris in July. and now is on
exhibit for the first time in America
in the Wanamaker collection at Phila-
delphia. The treatment of the his
| toric scene, showing President Harding
in the foreground, is boldly panoramic
but portrays the immortal occasion
| in graphic fashion. The architectural
glories OF the Arlington amphithea-
ter are faithfully depicted.
Copyright, l9:I}
Evening star., 1924-10-09

/ If the presidential election is thrown
! into the House there will be no more
interesting figure in that body than
Representative Charles !. Stenclc of
Brooklyn. Thereby hangs a tale. Mr..
StengIe IS a. Stanch Democrat, but he
failed of denomination at the recent
sixth New York district primary. His
friends blame "Buttcrcup" McCooey.
Democratic boss Of Brooklyn. for
Stengle'S defeat. The reason Mr..
Stengle will concentrate attention on
himself If il is Chaos, not Coolidge.
after November is that the New
York delegation is Democratic by q
, single vote. 1t stands o2 Democrats
and Fl Republicans. Under the unit
rule the delegation would vote for
Davis. provided all OF its Democratic
members, including Stenglc. stand
pat. Mr.. Steugle is naturally not
coming back to Washington for his
farewell session in particularly good
humor. What he may or may not do.
if certain transcendent events come
to pass. is giving the Democratic high
command food for anxious thought.
!: Z = =
Calvin Coolidge says little himself,
but seems TO have no objection to
biographers saying all they please
! about him. The fifth or sixth consec-
utive compendium dealing with the
Presidents life and record is just off
the press. 1t is called The Prepara-
ton of Calvin Coolidge" The author
is Robert a. Woods. Well known Bos-
ton settlement worker and author of
several books dealing with socioloE-
ical problems. Mr.. Coolidge and Mr.
Woods We're friends and co-work ers
I in Massachusetts civic affairs for
many years. There is between them
the tie that unites the President to SO
many of his intimateS-they are both
graduates Of Amherst and have served
together as trustees Of the college.
The Woods biography traces Cool
idges career from his earliest politi-
cal beginnings in Northampton and
asserts that Calvin Coolidge went
through a moro consistent and COM
plete preparation for the presidency
than any previous incumbent of the
Office"
America is going to overlook no op-
portunity within the law"-by which
is meant the immigration law-tto
show friendship to japan. One of the
tangible evidences of our attitude,
which is expected to take form at the
next session of Congress, is an appro-
priation of S1,150,0OO for the purchase
of ground and erection of an embassy
in Toxic. The 1923 earthquake wiped
out every stick and stone of official
premises owned by Uncle Sam in Ja-
! pan. When Ambassador Bancroft
| reaches there in November he will
, have to hang out his shingle in q ho-
! tel If Secretary Hughes recommen-
| dations are adopted by Congress-. the
| United States will put up as hand
some a building as there is in the
| Far East. Our consular people at
Yokohama are living in mail-order
collapsible houses, which Wilbur j.
! Carr then director of the consular
service, rushed to Japan after the
! earthquake 13 months ago.
| x* x
No campaign speech has been read
and studied in Washington with
closer attention than Senator Borah's S
| first utterance on the stump in Idaho
! this week 1t is considered important
| chiefly for what it fails to say. for it
| is devoid of any espousal of the Cool
! lidge candidacy. There is no sugges-
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Prince Would See Real
Sports at Emporia, kans.

William Allen White broadcasts
through the press of the Nation an
invitation to the Prince OF Wales 10
visit Emporia, Kars., and become &C
quainted with real American sports.
Tennis and polo, or. as MIR. White
calls it, horse pool" are not Amer
lean sportS-not what Kansas calls
sports, anyhow. If L. w. will so tS
Emporia Mr.. White promises to in.
itiate him into the thrilling pastimcs
of snipe hunting and badger fighting.
The prince would have an interest
ing experience it he accepted Mr..
Whites invitation although 1t is said
the badgers are not nearly so fierc"
as they used to be. But aIr. White
forgot one OF the chief sports of the
Middle West, which is horseicsS
pitching. 1t is especially suitable for.
warm afternoons in late Summer or
early Fall
What's more, Mr.. White is in error
in dubbiIg polo horse pool" 1t
bears no resemblance either to pool
or to billiards. Rather. it is tho
boyhood game OF Skinny" all dolled
up and put on horscback-El Paso
Herald.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Davis Hard Luck.

John w. Davis is the subject of
coincidence in that events are not
breaking his way in the matter Of
yeoman assistance on the stump from
some eminent coworkers for the Dem.
ocratic national ticket. He is car
rying the heavy end of a load which
was to have been shared by some
others. The fact that illness is re-
sponsible for this does not mitigate
the loss.
In tie early Stage of the campaign
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, who
had been scheduled for some very
important service. fell i'll and dropped
out of the procession. Mr.. McAdoo
had no sooner returned from his trip
abroad to recover from the disap-
pointment OF losing the nomination
than he had TO betakc himself to
Johns Hopkins Hospital for treat
meft and abandon a tour upon which
the managers We're counting heavily
for the retention, of the railroad vote.
threatened by Senator La Toilette
Nv" Wv s'iiiitii VI +>t" VI HAS
to go and catch himself cold which
brings on rheumatism and lays him
up just as he is in the midst of a
drive in New England. The doctor
hopes to get him in trim again in
time TO so to New jersey later but
New England will miss; him.
In the midst of this run Of untOward
incidents Mr.. Davis can be justified
in praying that Charles W. Bryan,
his running mate. may continue TO
be so busy being Governor Of Ne
braska that he may not be able to
come East a-campaigning. There are
assist.