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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
TRAIN PORTER LOSES
FRIEND SUITCASE

Ignacio Cruz, train porter of 1924
Guadalupe street, lost a friend Fri
day night.
Losing the friend did not matter
so much except that he took with
him Cruz's suitcase and a change of
clothing.
The porter left his suitcase con-
tanning his uniform and other cloth
ing in care of the supposed friend,
while he ate.
When he returned preparatory to
making a trip, both grip and friend
were gone.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
MRS. CRAIG BIDDLE
TO BE BURIED IN EAST

Los ANGELES. Oct. 24.-The
body of Mrs. Craig Biddle, wealthy
Philadelphia society woman, who died
suddenly here on Saturday. was sent
East yesterday. Craig Biddlc. mil
lionaire sportsman, accompanied the
body. Funeral arrangements have
not been announced. Police investi-
CATION into Mrs. Biddle's death ended
when the coroner signed a certificate
attributing her death to natural
causes,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
MRS. MAXINE CULVER
SUES FOR DIVORCE
BY Universal Service.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 24.-Mrs. Maxine
Culver filed suit in Circuit Court here
yesterday for divorce from Gene
Gordon Culver of st. Louis.
Mrs. Culver is is years old and
Culver, the grandson of the founder
of Culver Military Academy, also is
n minor.
Randolph Daughlin. an attorney, as
next friend Of Mrs. Culver. asked that
a guardian be appointed for the hus-
band that he may defend himself
against the charges.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
CYCLIST AND AUTO
HIT, FORMER HURT

Samuel Gonzales, 15-year-old youth
living at $40 South Laredo street.
was bruised Friday night when the
bicycle on which he was riding col
lided with an automobile driven by
r. G.. Walker at Houston and
Laredo streets.
The youth was given emergency
treatment at the Robert Il. Green
hospital.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
BLAST ATTRACTS
CROWD TO SITE OF
NEW S. "A. BUILDING
RANG,

BANG!
A woman screamed.
The crowd rushed to the corner OF
East Houston and Losoya streets.
who is it," was on every lip.
People peered through the cracks of
the high board fence and surge1
around the barricade.
Then they melted away with sheep
ish Grins.
Workmen were blasting for the
foundation for a new building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
MRS. CHARLES E. LANE
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Charles T.. Lane, former res
ident of San Antonio, died Wednes-
day at her home in Oakland, Cal.
Mrs. Lane is survived by her hus-
band and three daughters, Misses
Rosebud. Regina and Yetta Lane.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
TAX ON AL TOS
BROUGHT Up
At HEARING
Tobacco Merchants Seek
Reduction to Enable
Cut in Prices.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Rl-
Taxes on automobiles, admissions AMI
tobacco were up for discussion today
before the House Ways and Means
Committee as it concluded the first
of two weeks of public hearings OH
revision of the revenue law.
Reductions in all of these leyics
were sought by the representatives Of
affected interests. No place for such
cut. however, was given in the $500.
100000 reduction program suggested
to the committee by Secretary Mel
lon. except for repeal of tax on auto
mobile trucks, tires and accessories.
Mr.. Mellon estimated that repeal
of that levy would make up $50. 1000
600 of the $5O000,OOO he allotted in
his program to the reduction of mis-
nnllopnouc taxcS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
TOBACCO CUT ASKED.

The remainder should be devoted. he
thought, to wiping out taxes which
yielded but small returns and were Il
nuisance to collect, such as those OH
art works. But the admissions levy,
however, he believed should be retain
ed since it applied only on tickets sell
ing for more than so cents.
In a statement presenting the posi-
ton Of the Tobacco Merchants Asso-
citation of the United States in favor
of a cut in the tobacco tax, Charles
Dushkind of New York. declared this
would permit sale of cigars at lower
prices.
I'VE are not asking for tax redu"-
ton in order TO increase our profits
or enrich any branch of our indus
try" he said. "but we are looking for
it as means, in fact, as the only
available means in sight, to enable us
to give the consumer better value
DISCUSS ESTATE TAX.
A reduction of 81 per 1000 on ,
cent cigars, So on two-for .1J-cent ci-
CARS and $3.50 on the 10-cent grade
was proposed. Collections from to-
bacco levies next year are estimated
by the treasury at $3.50. 100000, form
ing the greatest revenue-produccr
among the miscellaneous taxes.
Concluding the hearings carried
over from yesterday on the estate tax,
the committee also had allotted time
today to J. S. Mooring of Birming.
ham. for presentation of the views of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton against outright repeal of the
tax. The federation believed that in
stead of its repeal the credit allowed
for payments on state inheritance
taxes should be increased from % per
cent to 10 per cent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
TRIBUTE TO YOUTH

She laughed and said abruptly, with
Il tinge of aggressiveness You two
are young"
Aren't you:" Nora Lee mumbled
uneasily. I'D say you were"
Natalie looked at the distant hills
o.. faint, weary smile on her
pale, well carved lips.
When Dane took, samples OF
Grapes and tried them with the
walls she said absently: Dane is
gifted. He is exceptional, isn't he?"
She walked away before Nora Lee
could answer.
When they were ready to leave she
came down the wide stairway, a bun
die of sketches in her hand.
I've looked over these, Dane.
think the Italian villa will suit the
Naples, admirably. 1t seems to me,
perfect, except for few details
She smiled, and her face became
very girlish and appealing. 81 took
the liberty of making a sketch with
one or two changes. Pardon my
daring"
She handed the bundle to Dane. He
cOlored, but almost Immediately was
pale.
Nora Lee noticed with an angry. re
morseful stab that the plans Natalie
returned were the same as those he
had left on the breakfast table with
the note asking her opinion.
Continued Tomorrow
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-24
Nora Lee By Elenore Meherin

of which proves that love is love
flappers, wenches, wimmin and la.
dies notwithstanding, 80
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
Haue uou This Habit7
Bu Margaret Morrison

for many moons. Gradually he found
himself breaking through his reserve
and talking freely Of himself to the
man at his right. Wiggin finally began
telling the story of his life. He had
been born in a packing box on the
wharves-'like a mongrel pup" he
said. Now he was a married man with
business bringing fair income This
supported his wife and three children
and also a ne'er-do-well brother-in-law.
Yet Wiggin allowed himself some lux
uries; he had fondness for poetry,
and he subscribed to the Atlantic
Monthly, and went to the theater when
ever there was Shakespeare play.
"NOw, you," he interrupted himself
surveying the other, you must have
got on better in the world than l."
II had head start, that's ALL" said
the stranger Then he drew a card
from his pocket, after a moments hes
itation, apd presented it to Wiggin;
and Wiggin, glancing at it, realized
that he was entertaining the governor.
Governor" said Wiggin, "we've had
an interesting conversation. There
will always be place at my table for
you"
And the chop house breathed again,
for Wiggin had remained true to form
and his habit of, under any circum-
stances, treating 'em equal"
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
90 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
Something Like a Wampus,
Probably

They were holding an examination
of aspirants for the position of princi-
pal Of colored grade school in Louis
vile. One of the most promising can
didates for the vacancy was a small
yellow man, who wore shiny, gold
trimmed spectacles, and bore himself
with that air of assurance which
learning sometimes imparts.
The superintendent of the public
school system of the city was sound
ing tie qualifications of this person.
The subject was syntax. The inquis-
itor would choose word at random
from the lexicon and the applicant
would give his conception of its prop
er definition.
Out f clear sky, so to speak, the
superintendent sped this one:
Jeopardy" =
The candidate froze stiff. His eyes
rolled in his head as he recoiled from
the shock.
which," he inquired softly.
Jeopardy"
Il believe you said jeopardy didn't
you, subj" said the Ettle yellow man,
Still sparring for time.
Certainly, jeopardy You know
the word, don't your"
"Oh, vas, sub, fiuently."
well, then, since you are familiar
with it, what is your understanding of
its meaning?"
Like a man preparing to dive from
great height into vastly depths the
candidate took deep breath. Then
CALAMITY he leaped headlong:
"Well, subj" he stated, ''in reply to
the question just propounded should
say that jeopardy would properly
refer to any act committed by
leopard"
He got the job on the spot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
One Who Desired to Know

A suburbanite in New Jersey was
moving from one street to another
where he had just built a new house.
Observing with dismay the care-free
way in which the moving crew yanked
his cherished antiques about, he was
filled with a desire to save from posi-
BILE damage a tall grandfather's clock
which he priced highly and which was
reliably reputed to be more than hun
dred years old.
Taking the clock up in his arms he
started for the new house. But the
clock was as tall as it's owner, and
heavy besides, and its doors kept
swinging open, so that he had to put
It down every few feet and rest his
arms and mop his streaming brow.
Then he would clutch his burden to his
hcaving bosom and stagger on again.
Before he had gone block he had
repeated this operation a dozen times
and was painting from exhaustion.
Every time he put the clock down he
would gaze into its round, impassive
face and curse it for weighing so much
and for being so unwieldy.
After half an hour of these strenu-
Gus exertions he was nearing his des-
tination when man who had been
watching his labors from the opposite
side of the road took advantage of a
halt to hail him.
Mister" he said thickly, "could
ask you quest'n?"
"What is it?" demanded the pestered
suburbanite.
"Why in thunder don't you carry a
watch7"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
THE oUARRELING BIRDS

THIPPY and Brownie were two
- sparrows, and they were always
looking for a chance to pick quar-
rel with some other bird. 1t did not
matter at all IL 1t was one of their
own family or a robin, Chippy and
Brownie were ready to bristle their
feathers and fight.
Look over on the lower limb,
said Chippy one frosty morning.
There are Mr.. and Mrs. Robin. They
came up too early. Old Mr.. Sun
fooled them when he shone so warm
for few days. Looks to me as If
they were pretty cold, and should not
care at all IL the got their toes frost
bitten"
1t did not matter at all to Chippy
Sparrow that Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
were hard workers and looked with
sharper eyes than he did for their
food. He just wanted to think of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
I$klf}AXEESfE|Q'I{

Haven't got a bit of spunk," said
Brownie, bristling his feathers. Il
guess 1 could whip any robin that
comes from the South"
Later, one day In summer, the spar
rows were picking up crumbs I'M
der tree in yard where behind l
bush puss with greedy green eyes
was watching her chance to spring
upon them.
Up in that tree Mrs. Robin sat on
her nest, and beside her on the limb
sat her loving little mate.
Brownie or Chippy had no idea that
puss was around, and neither had
the robins until Mr.. Robin saw puss
creep slyly out from her hiding place.
1t would be of no use to chirp to the
birds on the ground, so Mr.. Robin,
who was eating cherry. dropped the
stone, which fell right on puss's nose
and made her run.
Brownie and Chippy flew up in the
tree with frightened chirps, and then
they saw Mr. Robin. "What made
her rum" asked Chippy when he
could chirp.
II dropped cherry stone to scare
her." said Mr.. Robin. Il knew there
was no time to. warn you. She was
ready to spring"
Chippy and Brownie looked at each
other, ana then Brownie asked, ''Did
you do 1t to save us, Mr.. Robin"
"Of course" replied Mr. Robin. 1--WE
birds must help each other, you know.
We all belong to the same family,
though our feathers are different"
Brownie and Chippy sat very still
for minute. and then Chippy very
meekly chirped: II am sorry we said
such saucy things to you and Mrs.
Robin the other day. Your kindness
today makes me very much ashamed"
Brownie chirped that he felt the
same way and he hoped Mr.. Robin
and Mrs. Robin would forgive them.
When they had flown away Mrs.
Robin said: THAT was splendid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20

some reason for quarreling with them.
So he flew nearer to the shivering
pair and chirped saucily, Il guess
you wish you were back in the South,
don't you? We are likely to get snow,
| think"
"Oh, no." answered Mrs. Robin 81
don't think we will have snow, and
am sure the sun will shine warm
again in a few days."
mo 1t won't" said saucy Chippy !;
land 1 don't care IL it doesn't. be-
cause you will be too cold to hunt for
worms. Why don't you stay down
South instead of coming up here every
year and eating up all of our worms?"
YES" chirped Brownie, who had
flown beside Chippy, thinking there
would be a quarrel and wishing to
be in it." why do you come up In
our country and take all the worms
and steal the best places for nestsT
81 am sure you do not mean what
you have said," replied Mr.. Robin,
"for our folks never steal nests, and
as for the places to build, you spar
rows like snug place behind blind
best, / thought.
In spite of all they could say, Mr..
and Mrs. Robin refused to quarrel
with them. "Come down here on the
ground" said Brownie, flying under
the tree, land I'll show you who is
the best scrapper."
81 am sure you are" replied Mr..
Robin, and he and his little mate flew
away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
WALT WIGCIN

yKIALT WIGGIN'S chop house was
Wv famous; no one knew whether
more famous for it's planked steak or
for Walt Wiggin himself. 1t was an
announcement little hole to reach, in
convenient, that is, for the conven-
tional and conservative; but, unlike
other restaurants, it did not move
when its boom began.
The chop house was In basement
which one reached by descending
flight of uneven stone steps. The floor
was spread with clean sawdust, and
there were perhaps two dozen small
round. tables under the central arc light
that hung, round and bright-white,
from the ceiling. At a corner OF the
red brick fireplace was Virgins table,
and this the old-timers in the room
would watch with interest as the chop
house became increasingly the rendez-
vous for fashion, being safely adven-
turous and Bohemian. For the flavor
Of the occasion was to sit at Virgins
table. When Treat EN- Rough blus-
tered that the coffee was bad, Wig
gin quite calmly and patiently would
explain why that was impossible. And
when Treat EN- Down condescended
that the oysters were better than any
thing else in the city, Wiggin would
name the one place that he knew ex-
celled him. Meanwhile the room, de-
lighted, took 1t all in.
One night stranger alone was
ushered with more air than usual to
the seat beside Wiggin, who was quite
oblivious to the stir that the new ar
rival had occasioned. Wiggin took to
his guest as he had taken to no one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
whats in a Name?"
FACTS about your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived: sienf-
canoe; your lucky day and lucky Jewel

The first Maria was Spanish NAL
den martyred by the Moors in 851.
However, the Spanish Urraca was
identified with Maria and this name
fourishes in Spanish name history and
ballad literature. The Infanta Dena
Urraca. or Maria, was prevented from
becoming Queen of France because of
the uncouth sound of her name
Urraca, whereas, If she had lived a
century later, she might have been
called Queen Marie. Other famous
Marias were Maria of Antioch, wife of
Emperor Manuel; Maria, wife of the
Marquis of Montferrat; Marie, daugh-
ter of Louis VII; Marie, translator
of Breton legends for Henry III, and
Marie, daughter of Edward ]. The
actual name of Mary comes through
the French and Is from the Blessed
Virgin.
Mary's jewel Is the moonstone,
whose mystic qualities are most ap-
propriate. as well as its close associ-
alton with Heaven, rejecting as Ii
does, the waning of the neon. Mary's
lucky day is most fittingly the sew
enth day, Sunday, and is her lucky
number.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
Observation-Disclosures
MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN S. COBB
Testimonial of Strength

A man ! know told me that one eve
ming he got on an 81" train in Chicago
to go to his home in the suburbs. In
one of the lengthwise seats near him
sat three Negroes big, wide darby
in the center, with a little slender
darby on each side of him. The big
negro was looking for trouble; that
much was plain.
Every time the guard, who was
little German, opened the door to call
a station the big darby would mimic
him, and then the other two darkies
would laugh admiringly. The pestered
guard finally protested, whereupon the
big darky threatened him.
go on, you Dutchmanr" he said.
EFF you sasses me I'll hit you jest
onct, an knock you so high in the air
you'll starve to death comm down."
Hell do it, too," said one of the
little negroes.
"He will 'at!" assented the other.
EFF he say he'll do it, he shore will J"
Just then the door flew open and in
came the German, accompanied by an
other guard, nearly seven feet high.
The German pointed out the disturber,
and the giant, without word, grabbed
him by the collar, jerked him out of
his place like tooth out of socket,
cuffed him first on one side of the
head and then on the other, dragged
him on the platform and pitched him
bodily over the gate upon the plat
form of station from which the
train was just moving. Then he re-
opened the door and gave the friends
of the late departed a hard and threat
ening look. But they were staring
straight ahead of them, their eyes
blinking and their faces indicative of
q great mental concentration.
For long minute there was silence.
Then, as if moved by the same set of
strings, the heads of the two little
darkies turned gently, inch by inch,
until each looked into the others face
across the gap where their friend had
been sitting. One of them sighed
musingly.
DAT suttinly was strong man"
was all he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
by Mildred
MARSHALL
MARY

DARADOXICAL as 1t is, the sweet
l name Of Mary means bitter. Mary
is perhaps the most prevalent name Of
all languages, due in large degree to
religious devotion to the Blessed Vir-
gin. Indeed there are so many Marys
and so many derivatives and diminu-
tives of the name, that each one re-
quires separate treatment and this
article will be limited to the simple
Mary and its English and French
spellings, Maria md Marie.
The first well-Yaon bearer Of the
name was the sister Of Moses and
Aaron, who led the sons Of the Israe-
lites when they saw thei- enemies
dead upon the seashore. Though the
most honored name among women, 1t
is one which has caused a great deal
of contention regarding its source.
Some day It comes from meri-(stub-
bornness), others say that it Is from
marah (bitterness). The most poeti-
cal explanation of all Is that II comes
from the Latin and Teutonic mar,
meaning sea. and hence Mary is "Star
Of tho Sea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
CHOW | Am Well
and the Mother
of Two Children"

Mrs. Anna Under, R. F. D. No.
I, Box a., Dassel, Meeker County,
Mimi, writes: "For two years I
suffered with that terrible disease.
chronic catarrh. Fortunately I
saw your advertisement and took
Pe-ru-na. Now / am we'll and the
mother Of two children. I owe it
all to Pe-ru-na. / would not be
without that great remedy for
twice its cost, for I am well and
strong now. / cannot speak in too
high terms of its value as medi-
cine"
For more than half century DR..
Hartman's Pe-ru-na has been per-
forming just such wonderwork as
this.
Pe-ru-na is sold everywhere in
both tablet and liquid form. In
sist upon having genuine Pe-ru-na.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
Synthetic Cocaine

Making synthetic rubber has result
ed in the discovery in Germany of
synthetic chemical substitute for CO.
caine. TutOkain, the new compound,
Is made from the intermediate prod
ucts which have been prepared in the
manufacture of artificial rubber. The
sale of cocaine has been discouraged
in Germany because of its habit-fOrm-
ing characteristics. Tutokaln Is nom
poisonous and may be sterilized by
heat without decomposition. Accord
ing to articles in the German medical
press, it has been used with great sue
cess as a local anesthetic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
TdctIess

was invited to an ultra smart
wedding. The groom, particularly
handsome chap, had brother whom
/ had never met. During the festivi-
ties l happened to observe an ex-
tremely awkward, homely boy coming
down the stairs.
Laughingly turning toward my
hostess, l asked who the gawky youth
was coming down the stairs.
Turning TO look at the person re-
ferred to. and without the change Of
a muscle, she replied. "That is my
son."-Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20

thing you did, my dear; better than
quarreling with them, though / am
sure you could have given both of
those saucy birds good whipping"
"They both feel worse than If /
had" chirped Mr.. Robin. ''The one
who wins in quarrel is the one who
keeps his temper, my dear" And
Mrs. Robin chirped that he was right.
"a. 1925. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-20
Treasure Under SnouD

Bank checks, drafts and remittances
worth 100000. sent by Oswego banks
to their New York correspondents. lay
under tive-foot pile of snow near the
Syracuse trolley terminal for week
until uncovered by the police. When
the mail did not reach New York an
investigation was started, and the
bags were traced to Syracuse. They
had been thrown off trolley at the
station and snowstorm covered them.
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punches of celery, one can of pimen-
toes, two large green peppers, six
small sweet pickles, all chopped; one
teaspoonful of salt and onion juice,
and a pint of mayonnaise. Add the
finely cut white meat with a few
roses Of mayonnaise to decorate) to
top Of the salad.
Dutch Dish.-Add to one pound Of
veal or fish leftovers a quarter of a
pound Of bread soaked in beef extract
and water or beef tea, one slice of
onion chopped fine, one-fourth of tea
spoonful each of salt and Cloves three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, peel,
grated from half a lemon and the well
beaten. yolks of three eggs. Mix we'll
then cut and fold in the well-beaten
whites and bake three-quarters of an
hour.
Spinach Masked With Eggs.-Steam
two quarts of well-washed spinach I'M
til tender, then drain and chop fine.
Season with one-half teaspospful of
salt, one tablespoonful of butter and
one cupful Of medium-thick white
sauce. Place the spinach in buttered
glass baking dish, cover with three
hard-cooked eggs, sliced or quartered,
and pour over one cupful of medium
thick white sauce. Sprinkle the top
with half cupful of grated cheese
and bake in hot oven for twelve min
utes.
Beef a la Mode.-Take thick piece
from the under part of the round, let
stand day in marinade, using half
vinegar and half olive oil, chopped
onion, eight peppercorns, bay leaf and
a little chopped parsley. Basic often,
turning occasionally so that every part
of the meat is seasoned When ready
to cook, drain and scar on all sides
in a hot kettle, then half cover with
boiling water and simmer for four to
seven hours. Some may like sauce
made from the marinade, thickening
with flour.