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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
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LEGION
o. ks MEASURES FOR
DISABLED VETERANS

Recommendation of the senate com
mittee investigating affairs of the vet
erans' bureau reflect practically every
recommendation Of the fifth annual
convention Of the American Legion In
regard TO care Of disabled veterans.
This Is shown by the announcements
OF the committee, which indicate that
on the major points sought by the Lee
gion rehabilitation committee Iegisla-
tive recommendation viii be offered
to congress for action.
First Of the recommendation to CO.
incide with the Legien's views is
further decentralization of bureau af-
fairs seen In the plan suggested for es-
tablishment Of rating boards In every
district and subdistrict for the pur-
pose Of hearing claimants In person.
This has long. been Legion conten-
ton.
Another of the Legion's recemmen-
dations suggested in the committee re-
port is that disability of service origin.
short Of permanent disability, be no
bar to reinstatement of war risk In
surance.
Legion suggestions further Included
In the report are increase OF pay for
disabled veterans with children, to
widows Of veterans with children, and
double compensation for women who
lost son and a husband or two sons
In service; allowance for housekeep-
ers for totally helpless veterans retro
active reduction In compensation be
forbidden except in case Of fraud; In
crease in burial expenses for INDECENT
veterans; opening of hospitals to vet
Grams Of all American campaigns; sus-
pension of compensation payments to
guardians of insane veterans who fail
to render proper accounting Of funds
and that disputed claims on war risk
insurance may be taken to the courts
for judgment
Among the most important of the
suggestions made which are In line
with the Legion policy or rehabilita-
tion, Is that If tuberculosis or mental
diseases developed within three years
after discharge, these shall be pre-
sumed to be Of service origin. which
opens the way to compensation foE
thousands of veterans; and the Legion
further suggests that the hospitals be
thrown open to all veterans suffering
from mental disease or tuberculosis
without demanding proof that such
disease was of service origin.
Directions of the Legion's fight fol-
care of the disabled veteran Is In
charge of the national rehabilitation
committee, which maintains a large
force in the national capital, with an
active service bureau in touch with
the central bureau Office and liaison
officials and committees In every dis.
trict and subdistrict.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Cuckoo!

IF / were a radio wave
i L never could roost on tree
And sing like an asthmatic thrush
With a dial-twister searching for me.
Nor thoughtless and careless could
Sing bass to bullfrog's refrain.
Perched peacefully In the mans coils
AS he tickled his ticker In vain
I'd crawl In his tubes as I should,
And. amplified, how would singi
And let him exciaim to his friends
.Some selectivity, amt it? And
just
Think, / made the whole cockeyed
thing
Myself. and now I'm gonna get
reflex"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Fig. I. Cardboard Sides to Be Cut
and Used for the Construction of the
Loud Speaker. Rough Cardboard
Is Preferable to Bristol Board or
Highly Finished Cardboard.

chamber of one Of the most famous
monographs This loud speaker is a
revelation to those who have heard
only the tremendous bursts of sound
from the loud speakers placed In
stores TO sell radio. This reproducer,
while 1t does not take a field current.
employs large magnetic magnet.
which greatly increases the volume of
sound.
1t is said that loud speaker does
not increase the volume of sound
from a given set. While this is cor
rect, the loud speaker does not actual
ly add 70 the volume, it prevents large
losses from occurring, and so the vol
ume is greater than 1t would be with
out the horn. 1t also directs the sound
waves, and so it seems to greatly add
to the volume. When the sound waves
leave the receiver, they have a very
great amplitude. but they cover very
small area. When they have travelled
for some distance, they cover a great
area, but they have very small ampIi
tude.
To give best results. the horn
should spread the sound waves out
gradually, so that these losses are
eliminated. 1t should also be large
enough so that the fundamental of the
horn is lower than any of the sounds
which are liable to be reproduced. 1t
has been found that extremely large
ha
mouth approximating by s feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Increase Audibility of
Signals Forty Per Cent

A new antenna cable recently devel-
oped has shown that by its use the
audibility of signals can be increased
by nearly 40 per cent, says the Scien-
tific American The conductor is COM
posed of ten strands of No. Is bare
copper wire braided closely on spe-
eial machine to give 1t ribbon-like
appearance, one-half inch wide by one
eighth inch thick. With an antenna 80
feet long of this type, strung In a base
ment at a level about one foot below
the surface Of the earth. better results
were obtained than with an antenna
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Some Tube Problems
Amateurs Will Have

Have you been confronted with a
problem like this? A receiving set
consists of detector and two stages
of audio frequency application. A
UV-2O0 radiotron is used for the de-
tector and two UV-201 radiotrons for
the amplifier. Now, one of the UV-201
radiotrons burns out and it is replaced
by a Uy-201A. Which stage of the
amplifier Is best suited TO be equipped
with the latter tube? The usual prac-
dee would be to insert the new tube
In the socket formerly occupied by the
old tube. However, better results are
obtained by placing the UV-201A In
the first stage of the amplifier and the
Uy-201 in the second or last stage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Much Discussion Ouer
National Prize Essay

The essay of Lambert Slominski of
Greenbush, Mimi, submitted as state
winner in the national essay contest Of
the American Legion, caused contro-
versy to arise between Fl. J. Steel,
chairman of the department American
ism commission Of the American Lee
gion and several critics of the lads
composition.
Slominsk, schoolboy of sixteen,
wrote on the Legion's announced sub
ject. "Why America Should Prohibit
immigration for Five Years." His
essay was adjudged best in his state
and as a consequence was given wide
publicity. One of the points made by
the boy was that ability of Slavic and
Mediterranean subraces to maintain
free institutions and democratic gov
eminent is questionable.
This called forth much criticism.
particularly from representatives Of
those races. One letter from Rev. v.
F. Mikolasek OF Lankin, N. D., declared
that the Czechoslovak race, of which
ne Is member, maintained free insti-
buttons long before America was dis
covered. This is, of course, very true,
according to history.
But Chairman Steel cited the fact
that these people have for several
generations been under the domino
tions Of despotic monarchs and peo-
pies. They have not been able to con-
tinue their institutions Of learning,
their forms Of free government Steel
maintained that the boys points were
well taken In this respect, as admis-
sion Of such people was not reflec-
ton on the race itself, but on the
lords and masters of the citizenrN
In an open letter to Reverend Miko-
lasek, Steel said: Anyone who
pauses to reflect moment will agree
that the Slav OF today or Of any period,
Is and was different In many respects
from the New Englanders Of Colonial
times. But the Slav Is not therefore
inferior. Moreover 1t is not yet deter
mined that America VIII be nodded
along the lines set forth by our Puri-
tan ancestors. That is one Of the
things the Legion hopes to have con-
sidered and If possible settled In the
present discussion"
The fact that such an essay brought
forth discussion was the point aimed
at In the nationwide contest In which
nearly 100000 children competed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
BY sYRT c. CALDWELL

Many of the thousands who last
year had radio sets and who were sat
isfied with reception by means of ear
phones. want to discard the phones for
local reception. and employ loud
speaker instead. In many cases. the
price of the loud speakers on the mar
ket makes this prohibitive. and In
other cases the person has been dis
gusted with loud speaker reception by
the terrible grinding roars that come
from some radio store loud speakers.
OF all the horns used, the phono-
graph horn is undoubtedly the best
The monograph horn was developed
by means OF long years of painstaking
research and experiment by highly
paid acoustical experts The writer
has planned the horn, the description
of which follows, by taking the meas
urements Of the sound-reproducing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
VIII Aid vetsran.

A legislative committee to handle all
legislation pertaining to World war
veterans arising In the state is confem.
plated by the lawmakers In Virginia.
This Is in line with the policy Of the
national organization of the American
Legion which has recommended the es.
Enlistment Of similar committee In
congress. The present legislative com.
mfttee for the American Legion in vir.
ginia is composed Of former service
men now In the state senate and legIs
lature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

Fig. 2. Top and Side Views of the
Speaker, Showing the Location of
the Loud-Speaking Unit, and the
Method of Connecting II by Fiex-
ibIe Rubber Tube or Hose, to I'm
prove the Quality. The Magnet
Over the Phone Gives Better Vol
ume.
give wonderful quality results. An
other requisite of the loud speaker is
that the horn should be made of some
nonresonant material Thin sheet
metal is unsatisfactory. The inside
surface of the horn should be rough
ened, so as to absorb some Of the
scratchy sounds
The loud speaker described here
with covers all these points and gives
a wonderful quality of music and
speech. 1t is also a beautiful instru-
ment, as contrasted with most of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
From Rose to Rose

A member Of diplomatic corps tells
a story Of Persian who came to this
country on special mission Among
those who entertained him was a
wealthy man who invited the Oriental
to his country house The morning Of
the guests arrival the host visited him
In his apartment, and was astonished
to see him hopping about the floor In
the strangest way imaginable The
host ventured to ask the reason for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Filed for Reference

"was Jack heartbroken when you
Tilted him?"
81 should say not He was perfect
ly horrid."
What did he do p
when gave back the ring he
took little file out Of his pocket and
made notch on the inside
what was horrid about that?"
There were five notches in 1t al
ready."-Lampoen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

ngs Of which can be charted for the
various stations. After a station Is
picked up the tone and volume is
regulated with the variometer and de
tector rheostat. II the point of maxi
mum regeneration is passed the voice
OF music becomes mushy-the set does
not spill or squeal.
The author realizes that there lie
nothing new about this circuit, but he
is heartily in favor of the campaign
against "squealers" and, certainly, the
set above described will meet with the
approval of the most exacting in this
respect. Then. toe, 1t is simple to
make, good on distance work, selective.
cheap enough for any pocketDook and
as easy cooperate as any set could be.
New York Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

1t is said that In Korea the natives
pay little or no attention to time. They
get up when they have TO, eat when
they have something ready, and go TO
bed whenever they feel Ike 1t. There
is no such thing as an eight-hour day.
The people work when they must and
quit as soon as they dare. They have
no use for wrist watches in Korea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Caught as Catch Could
Said a Radiophan

SdlQ hdUOpHdH,
AS he tuned in his set:
This is catch-as-catch- can,
/ must take what get"
Then he turned on a wheel
And the stuff that he got
A political spiel
Made him swear quite lot.
Walter Drummond In Radio Digest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

this curious action. The Persian re-
piled: You see, this carpet is green.
with pink roses here an there Green
Is a sacred color with us, so am
Obliged to hop from rose to rose. II
Is good exercise, but rather fatIguing. !.
London Opinion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

The prime lesson that the boy scout
movement is teaching is the lesson
that manliness in its most vigorous
form can be. and ought to be accompa-
MED by unselfish consideration for the
rights and interests of others.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Place for the Set.

that the lower the radio set Is placed
with respect to the aerial the better
will be the results. With an antenna
80 feet or tile earth the best results
are obtained IL the receiver Is located
On the street door instead OF in the
attic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
lCuticura Soap
Clears the Skin
land Keeps itClear|
Sure Proof

She (tenderly)-When did you first
know you loved me?
He-When began to get mad when
people said you were brainless and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Weekly Uon-
don1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
.DANDELIoH BUTTER COLOR

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for so years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandelion" for 80 cents.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
TDo Useful Purpo.~.

Successful business men judge you
and use you for one of two purposes:
Either TO boost business or for COM
pany-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Tired of Them.

Mother-what are you grumbllng
for, Kitty
Kitty-Why. wish hens would lay
something else besides eggs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
Pas Definition

Robert. what is the law of grav-
ityT
PA says it is: Never laugh at your
own jokes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
French Alpine Protestants.

Some of the Huguenots In the noun
tain regions OF France managed to
maintain their own against the en-
deavors of the state to get rid Of them
So it is that today in the French Al
pine section there Is considerable
number of sturdy Protestant families.
One OF the most famous regiments
which fought for France in the late
war, one of the Alpine Chasseur COM
mands, was composed almost entirely
of Protestants. They were known as
the Blue Devils" and their achieve
ments in the war make a remarkable
chapter of recent French history.
Things have changed. France to-
day naturally regrets that the re-
ligious bigotries of three centuries ago
caused the government to act as 1t
did for there is realization that the
expelled subjects of the monarchy at
that time were for the most. part
skilled artisans who, when they emil
grated. carried their deftness and
their inventive ingenuity to other
lands. 1t took France long time to
recover in an industrial way from the
effect of the enforced emigration
Today in France there is no EVIL
dence of religious bigotry among the
citizenry. The Frenchman of today is
tolerant in religious matters. more toll
Grant perhaps than the people of any
other country. 1t would seem. how
ever, that Professionalism is not par
ticularly fitted to the temperament of
the French people. The great major
ity of them are Catholics and con-
siderable minority are of no church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

Fig. g. Completed View of the Home
Made Loud Talker. If Placed In a
Nicely Finished Cabinet and the
Front Covered With Silk as Shown,
a Good-Looking as Well as Extreme
iy Serviceable Speaker VIII Be the
Result.
mtely necessary, but 1t adds greatly
70 the volume.
This instrument may be placed In
one room, and the set In another.
When tuning the set this way, IL you
first tune in with the headphones, and
then attach the loud speaker. you will
have to slightly reduce the condenser
setting, as the tuning is changed when
the set is at distance from the re-
producer. Also, II you do operate the
set at a distance, use two well-insu-
lated wires TO connect the set TO the
talker, asst is impossible to use gas
or water pipe, and If poorly insulated
wires are used. great deal of energy
is lost.-Radio World
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07

whom his country once prosecuted In
n,yny cases to their death.
On one side of the coin are shown
the profiIes OF Admiral Coligny of
France and William the Silent of Hol-
land. Admiral Coligny was shot twice
and badly wounded two days before
the great body of Professionals were
killed on the night of st. Batholo-
news day, Aug. "A. 1872. On the
might OF st. Bartholomew" the house
where the admiral was lying wounded
was entered and he was put to the
sword. The corpse was given up for
three days to the fury Of the peopir,
end finally was hung up by the feet
tn q gibbet.
French Now Honor colIgny.
In Paris there Is church on the
Rue de Rivoli which has in its YARD
f8cing the Louvre a statue of Coligny.
The French today do honor to the man
whom their ancestors murdered.
The statue of Coligny from its ped
estal faces directly the window In
the Louvre from which, history re-
cords. Charles TX fred the shot which
was the second signal for the massa-
ere TO begin. The first signal was the
note of bell from a church which
sill stands about two blocks from the
place where Coligny stands In stone.
Virtually all the Huguenots in
France were compelled to emigrate
during the years which followed that
ST. Bartholomew day. The revocation
of the edict of Nantes which had CIV
en- them protection was a signal for
renewed persecution and for enforced
emigration.
Many OF the Huguenots came TO
America. New Rochelle. n. Y. was
founded by small colony of them.
Others went to what Is now New York
city, and many others went TO the
Carolinas There Is Huguenot
church in Charleston, where the old
time services still are conducted.
Some of the best South Carolina fam
flies are descendants of the Huguenots
the Laniers, the Gaillards, the de
Chancey NJ. Depew of New York, is a
direct descendant Of early Huguenot
immigrants.
There Is no Huguenot church, So
called, In France today There Is,
however, Protestant church which
Is Presbyterian in its form of wor-
ship; 1t Is the direct descendant, so
to speak, of the Huguenot church of
the older days.
In the suburb of Paris, where the
American hospital is located. is a
thriving French Protestant church un-
der the passionate Of Doctor D'Aubigne,
direct descendant of the D'Aubigne
who wrote the great history of the
Reformation This church Is a thriv-
ing one, and with the Huguenot
churches in Paris has the support Of
considerable number of the bankers
of that city, for curiously enough,
many of the heads of the greatest
banking Institutions in Paris are Prot
estant descendants of the old Hugue-
Evening star., 1924-12-23
SENATORS ACCEPT
PATRONAGE MOVE
ladd and Brookhart Say
They Have Not Been Con-
suited in Past.

announcement from the White
House that the President would not
consult the four insurgent Republi-
cans Of the Senate, La Toilette and his
followers and Senators Ladd. Frazier
and Brookhart. on matters of Federal
patronage in their States leaves those
Senators unperturbed, 1t appears.
Senator Ladd said today he had been
Informed when he first came to Wash
ington, during the Harding adminis-
ration, that none of the Non parti-
san leaguers would be considered for
appointment. Senator Ladd was the
nominee of the league on the Repub-
ican ticket for the Senate. He said
that so far as Federal patronage has
been concerned he had succeeded in
having his recommendation for one
ONCE accepted, and that he had
recommended one of the men for office
from list submitted to him by the
Il expect to continue to represent
my constituents. who elected me, to
the best of my ability" said Senator
Ladd. They are the progressive peo-
pie OF North Dakota"
League StiH Holds Power.
II was recalled today that the Nom
Partisan Leaguers. at the same cleo
ton in which the State went for Cool
idge for President, e'ected by a sub
stantial majority the league candida te
for governor, Sollie. Senator Ladd
comes UP for reelection in 1925. and
IL Is expected will have the backing of
the league.
Senator Ladd said that he received
messages from the State to the effect
that l.. b. Hanna, former governor and
Nr,yS
idge campaign in North Dakota, would
have the say in patronage matters.
Hanna, he said, was a cousin of the
late Mark Hanna
Senator Brookhart of Iowa declared
that he has had nothing to do with
dispensing Federal patronage in the
past, and that, therefore. the failure Of
the administration to consult him would
not materially change the situation so
far as he was concerned. He said he
expected to pursue his course in the
Senate irrespective of the decision of
The administration regarding patronage.
President Coolidge, through dispen-
satton OF patronage, Is recognizing
the action of the Republican Senate
conference in reading out of the
party Senators who held allegiance In
the recent campaign to the La Toilette
cause.
o The President never has expressed
publicly his views with reference to the
action Of the Senate Republicans. but
1t was made known today at the White
House that he is prepared to take notice
of this action when it comes to making
appointments in North Dakota and
Iowa. He already has refused to recog-
nize in Wisconsin patronage matters
the 10 Republican House members from
that State who aligned themselves un-
der the La Toilette banner.
Evening star., 1924-12-23
RECEPTION BANNED.
At INAUGURATION.
Coolidge Puts Foot Down on
Proposal-0. KS Ball,
But Won't Attend.

President Coolidge put his foot
down today on suggestions for an in
augural reception. He doesn't object
to ball. held in connection with the
inauguration. provided he does not
have to attend.
The President believes that those
who like to dance should be permitted
to do SO. but he doesn't care for dane
ing, and consequently will not attend
any balls where he might be expected
to participate in that Pastime.
The President has come to no con-
clusion regarding the proposed in
augural parade. 1t is known that
several congressional leaders. who
have been discussing the question Of
the celebration of the inauguration
with the President, have favored Il
repetition of the Harding inaugural
celebration, which was void Of Il
parade. ball and other similar features
They are understood TO have told
the President that the Harding In
auguration was the most satisfactory
Of all the inaugurals in their ex-
perience
The President, in answer to inquiry
today regarding the proposed unof-
fcial celebration of his Inauguration,
Is represented as saying that he
wants to make further inquiries and
to give more thought to the matter
before deciding upon the parade and
ball.
Evening star., 1924-12-23
CAROLS IN SCHOOLS
USHER IN HOLIDAY

The Christmas holiday period for
District public school children was
ushered in this afternoon with appro-
pirate exercises In virtually all the
schools. The programs included the
singing OF Christmas carols and
dramatized stories on Christmas, its
origin and its customs.
Turkey dinners were served In
many OF the atypical schools. The
largest dinner was held at the North
east Atypicsl School. at 800 East Capi-
tol street, which was attended by
school officials. 1t was given by the
District Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations, which had as it's guests
the atypicai classes from the Congress
Heights and Brookland schools. The
turkeys were donated by AImas Tenn
pie and were cooked at the Harring-
ton Hotel. Pupils at the Threlk eld
School, in Georgetown. also had their
annual Christmas feast Of turkey and
the trimmings that go with 1t.
The holiday period for the school
children will continue until Janu-
ary 8.