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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

bachelor of fifty. Then, too, every
body loved him, which is very pc
culiar thing about a successful bust
ness man with competition, you'll add
nit.
This year HolcOmb was very busy,
and his Christmas gifts-general gifts,
you know-hadn't even occurred to
him until two days before the day.
He was passing through new
street between a restaurant and his
office, when he saw small shop with
windows crammed with tOys-nOthing
but toys AT this season, nearly the
middle of the afternoon, toy shop
ought to be crowded with customers.
This shop was closed On the steps
stood small, anxious looking man,
and a big one dangling a large key. 1t
looked like store key.
Seemed peculiar. So Holcomb went
to the steps.
Like to look at the toys" he began.
"Can't now" doomed the big man.
''This chap can't pay bill, so I've
taken It. Auction day after tomorrow.
I'm sheriff"
Meaning" said Hoicomb, ''that IL
the bill Is paid, the store belongs to
this man again? How much?'
"Of courSe-and $500"
whats it all WORTH to the little
man.
about $50 If sold at auction" de-
iectedly. Il picked bum street. No
business"
"What did you pay or agree to payT'
$500"
"What will you sell for?"
Cant sell until" nodding toward
the sheriff.
Holcomb counted out $500, and
passed 1t to the sheriff.
"Good-by," he said. ''Now what do
you ask?' to the small man.
"rd rather like $500, but viii be
glad to accept half that"
Holcomb counted out the $500.
"Give me the key" to the sheriff
THANK you. Now where can I find
two men to move the toys7"
"rll be one" beamed the man out
of business. 81 know about toys And
/ can get another man from the next
building"
do so, and I'll bring round my car
from the next corner
Inside of an hour the shop was
emptied and the limousine filed. Then
Holcomb took the most country Of all
the country roads, stopping at every
house that showed signs OF children.
"Hello-o." he would call to any small
boy or girl he happened to see; "got
some stuff for your house. Please take
1t in for me. I'm in hurry. Give you
quarter"
He had provided a pocket heavy
with loose quarters.
There were about three hours of
daylight. When the daylight was gone
the car was empty. He was glad of
the darkness, for he had to 60 back
by the same road
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
STATE CLOSING
AVERAGE YEAR.
ADDITIONAL COUNTY BOND
FUNDS ENABLE STATE TO
MAKE FAVORABLE SHOW
ING ON TRUNK HIGH
WAYS.

Minnesota trunk highway better
ments this year will approximate
averages for other years under the
new good roads program, mainly be-
cause of more issues of county re-
endorsement bonds from which has
come nearly half of all funds used
to date.
Trunk route improvements this
year include sos miles of new grad
ing, 275 of crawling and 80 miles
of paving. Twenty new bridges
totalling 1,167 feet in length were
built and there was much bridge re
pair work. Maintenance forces re
graded SIC miles and regraveleC
539 miles, patrolled the entire
7,000-miIe system, extended the
highway markings, erected miles OF
guard rail and carried on much un
classified work. Betterments were
widely distributed over the state
and road users in every county
shared in the benefits.
The summary of 1924 progress.
on state highway improvement i.
based on advance sheets made pub
lie this week from the annual re
view which Commissioner Charlie.
NJ. Babcock is required to make tt
che governor and legislature. The
same law makes it the sworn dut,
of the commissioner to present sucl
recommendations as he deems de
manded by public welfare anc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

economy. As announced, Mr.. Bah
cock accordingly will again recon-
mend that first issues of $4,000
900 of state highway bonds be
authorized for 1925 and 1926, also
that a 2-cent tax be put on gas
oline, motor vehicle taxes to remain
at the present low rates.
The highway department report
for this year went to the printer
this week and it is expected will be
ready for distribution about Feb. l5,
1t is a manual of highway informa-
ton, giving in detail all receipts
and disbursements, .pl!shme nts
during this and other years. traffic
census figures and much other data.
The facts and figures are set forth
under policy that full and correct
information will stimulate good
roads interest and command more
united public support for he pro-
gram.
New progress totals at the year
end, including few uncompleted
contracts will show 4,797 miles
graded, 1894 graveled and $50
miles paved on the 7,000-mile trunk
system. These figures are compar-
| able with 1,499 miles graded, 1871
miles graveled and sc miles paved
less than four years ago when the
trunk routes were turned over to
the state by the counties. The re
port indicates, however, that the
good roads program is less than hall
finished, because some 700 miles OF
paving and much larger mileages OF
grading and crawling are needed tc
serve economy and make the routes
fairly adequate to traffic demands
Nearly half of the funds used or
the trunk highways under the new
plan have come from county re
endorsement bond issues. Officia
| figures disclose an annual average
outlay of nearly $11,750,000 OF
which more than $5,O00,000 was
represented by county bond funds
and like credits. The grand aver
age on the, trunk highways serving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

character, but the season was full of
ner lacked the conventional roast tur-
key. Instead there was roast goose
or huge joint of roast beef following
the English custom with which my
mother was familiar) with suet dump
lings and gravy. There was always,
too, loaf Of spiced bread and plum
pudding with a delightful sauce of
drawn butter, and there was mince
pie followed with nuts and raisins and
other goodies.
Just as home always suggests to
mstsugar cookies, hot from the oven,
with mother warning me not to eat so
many as to make myself sick, so Christ
mas invariably brings to my mind the
thought of raisins. They were in the
spiced bread which mother made, the
plum pudding was congested with
them, found them always on Christ
mas morning in my stocking with other
good things to eat, and there was reg
ularly on Christmas day dish of them
on the table to be eaten after dinner.
1t was not altogether what we had to
eat that gave Christmas such a high
place In my regard, though that helped
materially, no doubt. 1t was the mys-
terry, the anticipation, the preparation
and the surprise of 1t all; the gather
ing together Of all the family, the
games, the roaring fire In the fireplace,
and the general hilarity and good will
prevailing that made Christmas for me
the best loved Of all the holidays Of
the entire year.
Eve are rather outgrowing Christ
mas" friend said TO me few days
ago. 81 don't believe it is ever going
to be for any one again just as it used
to be-"
| suppose not; though there are some
events connected with the celebration
of Christmas, there is the real Christ
mas which am sure shall never out
grow. If l should hang up my stock
Ing by the fireplace now, / feel just as
sure as / ever did that old Saint Nick
would get in some way before morn
ing and fill it as he used to do when
/ was child. My faith in Christmas
has never waned, and my need for it.
practice economy badly at any time,
but with the greatest difficulty at
Christmas time, and especially since
the prices of my own particular varie-
ties of frankincense and myrrh have
been so affected by the economic con-
ditloHS 1t Is what is in our hearts that
makes Christmas real The song of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

the angels is In the air if the Christ
mas spirit Is in our hearts, Christmas
is as great reality as 1t ever. was, II
we will make 1t so, and for us all the
angels are again proclaiming as they
did that night In Palestine. centuries
ago; GLORY to God in the highest, and
ON earth peace, good will toward men,
shall hang up my stocking at
Christmas Eve, there will be raisins
In 1t in the morning. have faith that
the old Christmas joys will be mine
once more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
The Busy Bee.

In order TO store up kilogram (two
and one-flfth pounds) of honey, bees
have to visit at least 100000 heads
of red clover, according to compute
lions based on observances of their
work by DR.. L. Armbruster of Berlin.
Clover honey requires the most work.
Fewer visits to other honey-producing
plants are required, as low as $4,000
in the case of peas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

fireplace in our sitting room and
filed our stockings on Christ
mas Eve was as real to me as
Noses or George Washington or my
grandfather or any other person or
whom had heard but whom | had
never personally met. He is to me
real today when / am in reminiscent
moods, perhaps because l have always
wanted him to be real. Long after l
recognized all the subterfuges which
were being practiced on me as child
at Christmas time, never admitted
them even to myself, for l was quite
willing to submit to the receptions; l
was made happy by all the ceremonies
and surprises.
I have never In all my life been
away from home at Christmas time; |
hope I never shall be. Christmas joys
are for me the most delightful; Christ
mas memories, the most precious.
Everything about our holiday prepara-
lions at home was Of the simplest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.

The congregation will worship for
the first time in its new building
this coming Sunday. AS this Sun
day is universally set aside for ex-
pressing the Christmas spirit in a
religious way special programs have
been prepared. For the morning
service the choir will be prepared
with Christmas anthems, choruses
and other offerings. The pastors
Christmas theme will be Three
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
How Men JUDGE.

Men usually judge of the prudence
of a plan by the result, and are very
apt to say that the successful man has
had much forethought, and the unsuc-
cessful has shown great want of it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Cook Without Fire

The people of India. when fuel is
scarce, cook an egg without fire. The
egg is placed in sling and whirled
around for about five minutes, until the
heat generated by the motion has
cooked it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Bean Beetles in Hioher AItitud.

Mexican bean beetles in Colorado
have begun to live higher. -Four years
ago they were not found higher than
5000 feet above sea level, but now they
have reached 1921 feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

did things
in a peculiar way
Ia peculiarly nice
way, though. 1t af-
fected his Christ
mas gifts, his bust
n e S S, ev e n h i S
friendships. But
then he was q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Taklna Advantaae Of Leap year.

He-"Scientists say that blondes
will disappear in a few years" She
(seizing her opportunity)-"Well, II
You want one, you'd better speak up
nnyr"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Christmas
Cline
Blu THOMAS A. CLARK
Dean Of Men. University OF Illinois
20. 1924. Western Newspaper union.l


f ALL the illusions
of childhood, / gave
up with most re-
luctance those that
clustered around
Christmas.
The old saint who
climbed down the
chimney into the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
ST. ANTHoNY's CHURCH.

1st Mass, Slovenian Sermon) -
a. m.
I'd Mass, English Sermon)
Catechism, ----.--2 to 8 p. m.
Vespers and Benediction.
REV. FATHER MIHELCIC, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19

ELY M. E. cHURc H-sunday
School at 1000 A. M. Morning
Worship at HOO A. M. Even
ing Service at 7:30 P. M. Come
and bring your friends. Epworth
League at 6:45 p M.
Special Christmas services will be
held both morning and evening next
Sunday The sermon subjects are
"God With Us" and "Sons of God"
Sunday School and Epworth League
as usual. All are cordially invited.
The Sunday School will render a
Christmas PROGRAM Tuesday evening.
JOHN L. PARISH, Minister
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
A Load OF
Christmas
By Frank Herbert Sweet

ID. 1924. western Newspaper unlon.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
Lessons Learned at Bethlehem

Lessons Learned at Bethlehem.
The custom of having vesper ser
vices during the winter months will
be inaugurated also this Sabbath.
Like the morning service the YES
pers will have the Christmas motif.
The parish will have an opportunity
of welcoming back again our orch. =
ira. This group of musicians will
have two numbers:
cliff Up Your Heads" 1850 Handel
From The Messiah
Give Favorite Yule Tide Songs"
DEMONSTRATION
The congregation will join in
singing a group of Christmas hymns
and the pastor will give the usual
Vesper Meditation talk. This talk
will bear relationship to the Christ
mas occasion.
The parish is notified that the
church school will not convene in
the new building this Sunday All
is not ready downstairs. Instead
the school will meet as usual in the
Community Building.
All who will not worship else
where or who are not affiliated with
any one of the other churches of the
city are most cordially welcome to
worship with US.
H. RUSSELL BROWNE Pastor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-12
TRAFFIC POLICE
ARE HURT BY
AUTOS
Two Are Hit Here in Day, but
Slightly Iniured-Flye Other
Persons Struck

Seven persons, including two
traffic policemen, were injured yes
terday. None of the injuries are
serious. Two drivers who collldetl
with parked cars were arrested ana
charged with driving while drunk.
A car operated by Carroll Her
bert, zoos street southeast, COL
lided with a car parked in front of
80 B street northwest. The dam
age was slight but Herbert was
charged with driving while drunk.
Another car, operated by Elmer
Middleton, 221 B street northeast,
collided with an auto parked on
the west side of North Capitol be-
tween D and e streets. The driver
was charged with operating while
drunk.
While directing traffic at Massa.
chusetts avenue and Thomas circle,
Traffic Officer w. w. Whittemore,
Of the second precinct, was hit by
an auto driven by Charles A. Haw-
ley 26O9 Woodley place northwest,
and was bruised on the left foot.
Mrs. Gertrude West, of Fort
HUMPHREYS, driving west on Massa-
chusetts avenue, at Scott circle hit
Motorcycle Officer Shotter, Of the
Second precinct, throwing him to
the ground and injuring his hip.
knee and chest His condition is
not serious. The motorcycle was
slightly damaged.
Others who were slightly hurt
We're: Jerry Regen, seven, 74S Nor
ton street northwest; Robert Car
ter, colored, 462 Clarls court south.
west; Dorothy Carson, seven, 1922
Thirty.first street northwest
Charles H. Allen, colored, 1898
Second street northwest, and Vim
cent B. Sedman, 921 Fifth street
northwest.
While backing from the curb in
front Of 1888 M steret northwest,
an auto operated by Robert Bass
ford, of Clarendon, backed into u
baby carriage pushed by Mary
Bakersmith, 1917 Thirty-fourth
street northwest. The carriage was
damaged. but the baby escaped in
jury.
Before You buy securities from
anyone be sure they are as good as
your dollars. Il IA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-12

Potato Chips, pkg. &c and Sc
horse KadiSh Ice,
Wafer Sliced Beef, 4 or. lie
Vegetable Chow, bottle. l5c
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-12
RRooDING OVER RoTHER's
DEATH, SHE TRIES TO DIE

Brooding over the recent death
Of her brother is said by police to-
have caused Mrs. Ruth Carpenter,
thirty-one. 1909 Twelfth street
northwest, to take poison.
She is in Emergency hospital.
Physicians say her condition is
hopeful.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-12

Before You buy securities from
anyone be sure they are as good as
your dollars. Il
Evening star., 1924-12-26
PLANES POWERED
BY RADIO SOUGHT
Navy Engineers Look to Day
When Gasoline Can Be
Abandoned.
BY ROBERT IT. SMALL.

While President Coolidge and some
of the other higher Government Off
Gals are worrying about a possible
depletion of the national oil supply
young engineering minds of the Navy
are looking forward to the time in
the not distant future when their air
craft will be entirely Independent of
gasoline or any other volatile fuel.
The Navy is looking for the develop
ment of radio to reach such d degree
that eventually it will be possible to
send power to aircraft by way of the
ether waves. Navy men do not regard
this as an idle dream. Already radio
waves have been employed in the
guidance of distant vessels and air
craft The problem of bringing the
waves TO the height and power of
supplying motive force to aircraft is
matter of multiplication of units
ana perfecting means of application
ltadlo power may solve many of the
present day difficulties of air navi-
CATION. 1t may put an end to motor
failures. These failures have been
the sources OF the great ajority of
air disasters. An electric motor, or a
stlleS OF motors, drawing their power
dlrect from the air by means of an
'htcnna or aerial trolley might prove
lar more dependa ble than the internal
combustion engine, with its multitude
OF moving parts, its temperamental
carburetors and its crratic spark plugs
The mere thought of radio power
Tor aircraft opens "A wide field for
the imagination. The question arises
as to whether each flying machine
would have it's own individual wave
length or whether each nation would
choose a standard wave length which
would remain as great a secret as
II would be possible to make it, The
thanceS are that each squadron of
aIrplaneS or dirigibleS would have a
given wave ratio so that possible in
reference or short circuiting" by
the enemy could affect only one batch
OF bombers or fighters at a time.
Radio engineers contend that there
Is no limit to the number of prac-
teal wave lengths or bands The
reason more of these bands are not
employed today i'll radio broadcast
ing is due merely TO the fact that the
receiving instruments have not been
perfected to degree of selectivity
which will permit the use of waves
meter by meter or by the fractions of
n meter. There is comparatively little
difficulty in adjusting the projecting
apparatus. but great majority of
the radtOphonc receivers are so little
s"lectivs that wide bands must be
employed to prevent interference to
degree which would make enjoyment
of hroadcasting out of the question.
Secretary Hoover of the Depart
ment of Commerce has expressed the
opinion that some day all receiving
sets will be Selective enough to per-
nit the widest latitude in assigning
wave lengths to broadcaSting sta
tions. The receiving sets are the one
draw back to more rapid radio devel-
opment for ordinary purposes.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
BRINDELL ARRESTED
AS PRISON DOORS OPEN
Former Labor Leader Charged
With Fraud in Income
Tax Returns,

COMSTOCK, N. Y, December 26-
Robert p. Brindell, former dictator
of New York City Building Trades labor
organizations, was arrested by Fed
eral officer upon his release on parole
from Great Meadow prison here to-
day. He was charged with making
out fraudulent Federal income tax re-
turns.
Brindell was arraigned Immediately
before United States Commissioner
Herman Mintgner of Glens Falls, who
came here with Brindelrs attorney,
James McPhillip..
Bail was fixed at $1,000 and Brin-
dell was allowed to proceed to his
home in New York.
Brindell served three years and
nine months after conviction on an
extortion charge. His sentence was
for a term of from five to ten years.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
10000 VISIT SHRINE
OF ST. PETER IN ROME
Each Kisses Side Post of Door
Opened for Year of Jubilee
by Catholics.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December 26.-Streams of
the faithful were still pouring today
through the "holy door" in st. Peters,
opened by Pope Plus on Christmas
eve in inaugurating the year of jubi-
lee. Each one passing through kissed
the side posts from which the door
had been removed.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons
visited the great shrine of the church
on Christmas day, the exalted and
the humble mingling democratically.
Among those seen passing through
the door were Princess Stephanie,
daughter of the late King Leopold of
Belgium, and her husband, Prince
Lonyay.
Evening star., 1924-12-26

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Evening star., 1924-12-26
JURY TAKES UP CASE
AGAINST KID Mccoy
Released for Christmas Holiday,
Venire Is Called Back
for Decision.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Calf, December
26.-The jury which will decide
whether Norman Selby, the kid"
Mccoy of pugilistic fame, killed Mrs
Theresa Mors in the apartment they
occupied here as Mr. and Mrs. N.
Shields, or she killed herself despite
his attempt to prevent her as claimed
by the former prize fighter was call
ed back to court after a Christmas
holiday to receive instructions from
Judge Charles s. Grail.
Arguments in the case were COM
pleted last Tuesday, but the court
decided not to have the jury delib-
crate over Christmas
Should the jury acquit Mccoy he
still would face several other indict-
ments charging robbery and attempt
ed murder, which grew out of a hold
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Cemetery Head Dies.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 26.-
James William Burns, 75, superin-
tendent of the National Cemetery in
Memphis, died at his home here yes
terday, following a heart attack Mr.
Burns served in the Union Army dur
ing the Civil War, being a drummer
boy with the 18th Michigan Infantry.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
$1,000 LACK AUTO TAGS.
Coombs Issues Warning-Four
DayS of Grace Left.

Now that the rush of preparing for
Christmas is over, Wade Coombs,
superintendent of licenses, reminded
automobile owners today that they
have only four days left in which
70 bry their new license plates.
Although $4,000 tags nave been sold,
Mr.. Coombs estimated that there are
more than $4,000 who have not pro-
cured tags. The superintendent says
that he does not expect to recommend
an extension of the time beyond We'd
nesday.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
HERRIoT is IMPROVING.
Sick Premier Is Permitted to Oc.
cupy Armchair.

PARIS, December 26.-Premier Her
riot, who has been confined to his
room by illness since December 10,
was allowed to leave his bed for the
first time yesterday The doctors,
however. have ordered that the pre-
mier must stay off his feet for the
present, owing to the continuing
stiffness in the muscles of tho calf
of one OF his legs. Consequently, for
the time being, he will work in an
armchair
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Southern Editor Dies.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December 26
james G. Rice. 50, former editor of
the Chattanooga News, and we'll known
Southern journalist, died at Alexandria,
La. yesterday, from a stroke Of apo
plexy, according to information re-
ceived by his family here. Mr.. Rice
was a native of Columbia, Tenn. and
began his journalistic career at Pensa-
cola Fla
Evening star., 1924-12-26
Gen. Johnston's Gift to Police.

Gen. John A. Johnston, former Dis
trict Commissioner. accompanied his
Christmas greetings to the Police and
Fire Departments with a check for
$500 for the policemen's and firemen's
relief fund. In the letter Gen. John
ston expressed the wish that every
man in both departments would have
happy and prosperous New Year