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The Washington times., 1926-12-23


triple turret style Of lgtln.mount'
ing.
The guns on the Nelson and
Rodney will be carried in three
triple turrets each mounting three
16-inch guns forward. The two ships
will be one-funnel vessels.
"Jane's'' also shows that Britain
is not the only first-class power
altering the outlines Of her war
ships.
Pictures are shown of new Italian
warships with extraordinary smoke
stacks. broadbased and extremely
flat.
The japanese battleship Matsu
has curved funnel. bent aft in the
middle to take the smoke and
fumes away from the queer-lookine
mainmast.
The new japanese cruiser Furu
TAXA is another freak, with ob1ons
tunnels attached by a great trunk
to the forebridge.
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
QUIET XMAS FOR
PIG WOMAN

JERSEY CITY, Dec. %. Christmas
will be just like any other day
for Mrs. Jane Gibson. who was the
states star witness in the Hall
Mills murder case.
The famous eyewitness OF the
crime, who has been In the hospital
here since shortly before the trial
opened, will have = Christmas din.
ner OF soup, milk and other soft
foods. She Is not expected 70
live many weeks, doctors. said.
Mrs. GibsOfl's condition is about
the same as when she made her
spectacular ambulance ride to SOM
erville to testify from specially
built bed Ia the courtroom. where
she identified" the defendants As
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
Nine Suspects Nabbed
With $4,000 i'm Loot

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-A
maze of highway robberies, payroll
hold-ups and dope peddling is being
built up against seven men and two
women arrested Saturday in house
at Seventeenth and Master Streets.
Police recovered a stolen truck OF
the Pyramid Transportation Con-
pany with it's load of 100000 silks
untouched.
Police say evidence shows clearly
that this gang is implicated in the
truck hold-up, as well as the u. 900
Maurer payroll robbery at Nicetown.
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
NEWS BRIEFS Of
ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Dec. 90.
Congress will be asked to regulate
speed of automobiles and punish
driving while under the influence OF
liquor and colliding on the Federal
highways leading out Of washington
through Arlington county, according
to d statement today BY Il. G. Nc
Nemar, member OF a special com
nittee from the Arlington district
council of citizens associations.
Representative r. Walton Moore
VIII be asked 10 accompany the com.
n1ittee to the Department. Of Justice,
to secure its assistance in having the
present law amended.
Robert e. Janson, former chief Of
the CherrydaIe fire department, was
elected president OF the Arlington
Fairfax Volunteer Firemen's Assoc
The Washington times., 1926-12-23

having been ct the scene Ok the
crime. She has shown no Improve
uaent.
Her little daughter June VIII have
Christmas dinner with the nurse
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

y.40 q. IIl.-EbDWT6ScIGdGIV
Wood Qndiana).
10 q. Representative Pur.
nell Indianal
1915 a. nl.-RepresentatiVe
Leayitt (MOntana).
1890 a. Ex-senator Tyson
and Senator Mcclellan.
III q. IN. DIR. Il. s. Rowe.
11:3O q. lfl.-SamueI Prescott.
11:45 d. m.--GIitzon B0rgIun1
(scuIptOrl.
1915 %. in.-Representathye
Thatcher (Kentuel1yl TO present
friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
ROAD DRAGS.

The news of 20 years ago give
some interesting items, tells OF I'M
portant events and serves as the
pasis of striking comparisons.
For instance, the first road drag
In Itasca county was built 20 years
aa thus month. A local blacksmith,
now deceased, was given the con-
tract by the county TO build two
drags, for it had been observed that
the dragging did the roads good.
Another kind of drag was also
mentioned in the Herald-Review
nile of two decades gone by.
The people were petitioning the
Great Northern not to use any
more cinders in making walks across
the tracks. The long skirts of the
day picked up the cinders and dirt,
much to the discomfort of the lad
les of the village.
That situation has changed, too.
1t would not make much differe nee
whether or not it was cinders as far
as the modern skirt is concerned
Grand Rapids Herald Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

In the campaign of education to
prevent forest fires, suggestion
Is made that campers and plcnlcKers
carry with them 'long-handled
shovels" to be used in smothering
camp fires with earth, says the
Seattle Times. @
A better suggestion would be, fol
each camper or picnicker to carry
little 'long-headedness" into the
nre hazard zones. A camping par
W plentlfuny supplied with common
sense and longheadedness, Will not
need other materials with which to
cope with the remains of a sensible
nre.
prevent fires through moderate
reasonable use of the forest. FRO
tect the right to renew your youth
by occasional contact with nature
unhampered by other men, ano
there will be no need for carrying
curative weapons into the forests
1t is the unthinking boastful 700
who misuses the privileges OF en-
Toying nature at her best, and sucr
individuals are a menace wherevel
they are to be found. They az
not have to go camping to demons
trate it.-Maila Walla wash.
Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
NOONANISMS.

(From the Baudette Region. !.
A woman is suing her HUSBAND
for divorce because he gently chided
her on the nose and breaking it.
Aren't some women touchy?
Dempsey is to get a million for
his next fight. He's the greatest
price fighter of all time.
Even the old hardshells who think
that a woman can't do anything
will have to admit that Gertrude
Ederle who tanned the English Chan
mel, is pretty good, to say the least.
Magnus Johnson, who thinks he is
running against Governor Christian
son, has a running partner who is a
Communist. That's one reason why
the Governors majority will nudge
pretty close to the two hundred
thousand mark at the fall election.
A party of Chicago sportsmen
! fishing at the Lake of the Woods
last w eek caught several musnies
weighing from 20 to 40 lbs, and
threw them back into the water.
Up here they keep only the big
| ones.
Now that the tourists are arriving
in Baudette don't keep your voice
quiet. If there is anything that
makes a tourist peeved it is to meet
a native, ask him a lot of questions
and then have to use a can-openel
to get word out of him. Tourists
always return to the friendly ttwr
and sidesuep the other kind.
Sinclair Lewis. who thinks thai
Sinclair Lewis is very smart man
is an aethist, and recently he defiec
God to strike him dead. Now he j:
at Rainy Lake writing book on the
Subject. Can you imagine anybody
| living at Northern Minnesota LAKE
and being so blind as to deny tn,
presence of Supreme Being?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Ely's Scout camping season has
closed much to the regret of all the
Scouts attending it. 1t was consid-
cred most successful from all stand
points. The following honors were
won by the girls: Best all around
Scouts were Margaret Agnich and
Jennie Beuk of Troops and d;
Best Scout Spirit Janet Laing,
Troop and Amalia Beuk of Troop
8; Most Loyal Scouts Elsie Hill of
Troop and Josephine Strachan of
Troop 3; Most Courteous Scouts
Mary Lou Barker, Troop 6 and
Faith Frary, Lone Scout; Most Help
full Scout both weeks was Sadie
Sikala; Most Cheerful Scouts Mad
aline Slattery, Troop l and Faith
Frary, Lone Scout. The two best
all around Scouts will receive the
camp letter at the fall rally and the
other Scouts will receive recognition
at this time.
The swimming honors were divid-
ed into classes according to the
ability and size of the swimmer.
In .Ive senior "roup the Best Swim
mers were Laura Porthan, Kathleen
Walsh and Bertha Niemi; Intermedi-
ates were Lillian Suoja and Sadie
Sikala; Juniors, Martha Koski and
Amalia Beuk. These girls will re-
ceive the swimming awards at the
rally too.
Due to the congested school con-
ditions, the Scout Office has been
moved from its fine location on the
second floor to the southwest corner
room in the basement of the Old
High School Building. Although
the outlook is not quite so nice there
is more actual space and the Scouts
have fine place for troop meetings
in the corridor.
The Camp Committee wishes to
express its qualification for the Won
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

by a grown-up or alone. It's new
ruling of the fair managers, who all
remember what they would have liked
to get when they were kids.
And what a program has been pre-
pared for the boys and girls OF the
Northwest! There's the fish and
game exhibit; the wild animals; the
midway shows; funny-looking horses,
cattle, sheep, swine, and chickens;
all kinds of moving machinery; the
boys and girls club demonstrations;
sixteen bands and orchestras; the
hundreds of drink-and-eat stands; roll
er coaster, gigantic merry-go-round,
auto racing, fireworks, open-air circus
acts; horse racing-and a thousand
other big and little features.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
NAVY RECRUITING
OFFICER HERE TUESDAY

Navy Recruiting Officer ii. IL.
Ward of the U. S. Navy visited Ely
Tuesday.
The Navy is now open for enlist
ments, and has some wonderful OPP
portunities for men between the
ages of II and 30.
Exceptionally good advantages
are offered to young men having
completed two or more years In
High School.
information may be had by cor
responding with Mr.. Ward, City
Hall, Virginia, Minnesota.
Free transportation will be fur
nished all men desiring to enlist up.
on request to Mr.. Ward.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Some of our exchanges are taking
dig at President Coolidge because
he said that if Americans did not
like the treatment accorded them in
foreign countries they can stay at
home and spend their money. These
papers seem to think that all that
is necessary is for the President to
notify France and the others to let
the tourists alone and this will as
sure them protection at the hands
of the natives of foreign lands.
The president knows what he is
talking about. If Americans per-
sist in going to countries where
they are not wanted, they should
be willing to stand the conse-
quences and not try to embroil
others perfectly willing to stay in
this country in the messes they have
stirred up. We are just beginning
to get on our pins after making
the world safe for democracy. Why
start something again, besides,
America furnishes excellent touring
country and especially the Arrow
head part thereof.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

The Miner solicits comment on
matters of public interest. Write,
and get it to US not later than
Thursday morning. In writing for
publication, we must insist that you
sign your name, mot necessary for
publication but as guarantee of
good faith. Gossip and matter of
a hbelous or scurrilous nature will
find no place in the paper and we
will fight no personal battles
through these columns. Anonymous
stuff will not be published, neither
will the shortcomings of our neigh
bors be broadcast to the outside
world. We reserve the right to vass
on any matters for publication, be
1T advertisin~ or news. Advertising
of misleading nature is not want
ed at any price.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

county as it is now conducted.
Neither is agriculture and stock
raising encouraged by it within our
boundaries, nor are the splendid adj
vantages of the county advertised
abroad. Duluth has demonstrated
her inability to handle it."
Since Hibbing has made the en-
deavor to secure the fair, the same
has been looked upon with con-
siderable favor throughout the
county. Duluth has awakened and
| is making strenuous endeavors to
| hold fair this season without sue
cess and Hibbing will in all prob
ability make go of it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

"The Playground of a Nation"
slogan coined by the Ely CONNER
cial Club years ago has become very
popular and has been assumed by
many other places and sections
throughout the land. 1t would not
be so bad to "crib" the slogan out
right as it is a fine one, but some
go even farther and use the pictures
taken in this vicinity for advertising
matter pertaining to their sections.
A view of BURNSIDE lake and its
islands has been located in various
places in the u. S. Yesterday we
saw the picture of a cottage at
White, Iron Beach illustrating a fold
err telling of the beauties of lake
near Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

derful cooperation of the various
firms and individuals who SO kindly
gave of their time, materials, the
use of their cars, etc. of the Scout
organization during the period OF
encampment.
Scholarships, which means that a
scout must have been the most out
standing girl in her troop for the
wear were awarded to six scouts
Vienna Hill, Troop 5. Margaret
Agnich, Troop /. Sadie Sikala
Troop 6. Fannie Porthan, Troop
|3. Unabelle Carpenter. Troop z.
Frances Kalan, Troop 2. These
were given by M. j. Murphy, DR..
! Sutherland, Mrs. y. w. Parker, jim
Paulos, Byrd Brownell and Tom
MilIar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Harry B. Turner, publisher OF
the Inquirer and Mirror at Nan
tucket, Massachusetts,, sent out
QUESTIONABLE to his readers asking
them what part of the paper 'hey
looked at first. Fifty-four per cent
of the replies were to the effect that
the first thing they looked for was
the movie announcements of the
week after which they read the local
news, base ball dope and then
browsed around among the headed
stuff and editorials.
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Arthur Ely was in the city Mon
dav on his way to visit his various
prospects on the Vermlllon.
x
Miss Leona Hedloff rtturned Mon
day from a weeks visit with friends
on the Mesaba range.
Miss Florence Pengilly returned
to her home at Mortified Saturday
after week spent in the city with
friends.
Mrs. Peter Wagner and children,
after three weeks visit with rela-
tives in this city, returned to their
home at Everett, Wash, yesterday.
Peter Henderson and Anna Christ
ensen were married by Judge Kane
yesterday. Both are well known
and many friends wish them much
happiness.
Edward Duthey, more Familiarity
known as Duffy, was taken to Du-
luth yesterday to be examined as to
his sanity, he having shown symp-
toms of arrangement for some time.
J. G. Morse, who figured promin-
emily on this range in the early de-
velopments of mining and before the
advent of the United States Steel
corporation, died at Cleveland We'd
nesday.
In the old days, Mr.. Morse was
at the head of the Illinois Steel
company and was business associ-
ate and close friend of II. H. Porter.
who succeeded to Charlemagne Tow
er's interests in the Duluth & Iron
Minnesota Iron company. Both re-
tired when the steel corporation
stepped in.
James Sheridan, we'll known in
this city who has been in Duluth
for a few weeks attending to bust
ness matters is preparing to return
to Mexico, where he is heavily in
terested. He says that the trouble
that was experienced with the min
ers at Cananea is not likely to re-
cur and he looks for no further dis
turbance. Mr.. Sheridan says the re-
ports from there originally were
grossly exaggerated by people who
sent out the news.
X
Some of the southern papers are
shouting themselves hoarse and in
thunderous tones proclaim that
johnson has made a good gov
ernor." What did they expect? Oh
course Johnson has made gooG
governor. Anyone reading theil
effusions would naturally suppose
they had discovered something re
markable. Johnson is of the mater
ial of which good governors arr
made, bright. honest and will
ability.
J. Adam Bede has returned t.
the Eighth district to mend up hi
fences recently filled with gaps b,
the advent of E. L. Millar into tn
field. j. Adam says he has n
cause to fear the encroachment o
Millar into his plum patch and Nil
lar thinks he has j. Adam jumping
sideways to keep from losing on
on Sept. Is. The best part of tn
whole thing is that both have a hos
of admirers and workers on thei
staff.
X
1t seems that some of our down
country exchanges think Jacobso
is the Republican candidate for COY
ernor and are continually harpin
on that line. Tell with the natior
atty question. We are for the Amer
cans in this country. Cut out TIL
palaver about the Swedes, Norwee
ians, Danes, French and German!
Be United States or go back to tn
old country.
The Hibbing Speedway Associ'
ton is earnestly considering tn
question of holding a county ia
this year, or rather establishing tn
county fair, heretofore held in d.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
MARTHA'S CANDY KITCHEN.

Ice Cream Specials, different
every Sunday in bricks and bulk.
Different favorS in Ices and Ice
Cream.
Pies on hand at all times. Come
irr and ask for the kind you like
the best.
Get it at Martha's Candy Shoppe.
TRY OUR LUNCHES.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

SON. as much as they dare. They
build fires and leave them smoul-
dering. They smear the landscape
with paper and empty cans and re-
fuse. they cut great branches OF
fruit blossoms and chop down
thrifty, young trees. They pull up
wild flowers by the roots. Their
Decoration day plcnics and thelr
October duck-pass expeditions leave
trails of rum behind them.
'.rhese middle-aged vandals are
the scatter-brained youths grown
up.
.'Minnesota's fish and game, It's
lake sand woodlands, are a heritage
that can be destroyed In genera
ton as surely as youth can destroy
It's future by pleasure seeking reck'
lessness.-Fergus Falls Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
UNIQUE Cathedral

The Philadelphia chamber Of COM
merce says that the cathedral at
Bryn Athyn is one of the most mag
nificent and costly structures in the
world. Every bit of stone In 1t was
cut by hand and by expert stone cut
tiers brought from abroad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

sour self respecting farmers and
hard headed business men speak
with contempt of the youth who,
with the world as his oyster in
sists on eating up the entire oyster
befose he is Fl years old; who
burns his little candle at both ends
by excuses that will leave him
bankrupt IN health, reputation and
pocket.
"Then these self respecting and
hard-headed gentlemen take their
rods in the spring and their guns in
the fall, and go out for the limit.
They keep the little fish to fatten
their string. They ignore the sea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Nude Himself Unpopular

A Belgian chemist, Van Helmont,
coined the word "gas" in the first half
of the Seventeenth century. The Dutch
word "geest," signifying "ghost," sug-
gested the term to him, and his super
stitious neighbors bounded him into
obscurity for talking of ghosts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Prices for seats at the Dempsey
Tunney mixup in Philadelphia have
been placed on sliding scale rang,
ing from So to $27.50 a seat and
the stadium is being enlarged to
accommodate 150, 900 people and the
proceeds are supposed to figure
about $2,OOO,000 in the pot to be
split among the promoters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Duluth music, educational and
fraternal circles suffered severe
loss Saturday in the passing o! "A. =.
NJ. Custance. He was prominently
identified in Masonic, church ana
school work. He was composer OF
songs and one of his compositions,
TAPS" has .ften been sung on spe-
cial occasions in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Yea Verify. Some Anthem.

At the end of the service Sunday
night the choir will sing a special
anthem composed by the organist,
after which the church will be closed
a month for repairs.-Unity, Sask.,
Courier
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

The Duluth city Council mas oe.
creed that municipal employees must
file verified statements OF trips
made outside of the city In city
owned cars. This rule was MADE
necessary according to the city COM
missioners by reason OF the large
amount of joy riding being done by
emplOVeS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

What has become of the elo-
fashioned woman who used to relax
into a sunbonnet and moIner-nuD
bard wrapper at sixty? she now
gets her face lifted, cuts on seyerai
inches off the bottom OF ner skirl'
nuts on silk hose and hops to II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Va "a "a IA "a "a p "a
THE AMERICANS CREED.

s I believe in the Unltea
s States of America as q gov
8 eminent of the people py
s the people for the people
8 whose just powers are oe
s rived from the consent Oh
4 the governed; a democracy
s in a republic; a sovereign
. nation of many sovereign
8 states; perfect union, one
3 and inseparable; estabhshee
a upon those principles OF
8 freedom, equality, justice ana
5 humanity for which Amerl-
. can patriots sacrificed thelr
. lives and fortunes. l there
q fore believe it is my duty
. to my country to love 1t; 70
= support its constitution; TO
a obey its laws; to respect It's
q flag; and to defend 1t against
p all enemies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Certainly Not

Daphne-It's no use proposing to
mel / should never dream Of mar.
rying a man who couldn't afford to d.
vorce me London Mail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Minneso t a
State Fair
and North.
west Dairy
E EXPOSITION,
Septemb e r
4 to II, any
d a y o T
n / g h t OF
t h e week,
whether &C
|compani e d
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
90 c OIL 0 S S A L
- is THE GREAT EN-
- TERTAINMENI and

~ ~
- is THE GREAT EN-
TERTAINMENT and
educational program OF
Minnesota's 68th State
Fair and Northwest Dairy
Exposition, Twin Cities,
September 4 to IL, that
500, 900 persons are plan
ming to attend it.
A thousand thrills have
been booked to please
this gigantic audience.
The Thrill of Thrills will
be furnished by Gladys
Roy, latest sensation OF
the air, whose daring
feats transcend anything
ever attempted by any
aviatrix.
Daring auto racers, the
worlds greatest harness
and running horses, two
big stages of open-air
circus acts, the thrilling
fireworks S p e c t a c ! e
"1776," a midway show
of 40 railway cars, whip
pet races, sixteen bands,
and a host of other fea-
lures of like character
are to be presented.
Eighty acres of nachin-
cry; thousands of prize
horses, cattle, sheep, and
swine; LOO boys and
girls in club work DEM
onstrations; 40 county
displays; big exhibits OF
fruits, flowers, and vege-
tables; auto show; Style
Revue; and scores of 9TH
er educational attrac-
lions have been planned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Endowment

The best philanthropy for the fine
old American stock would be to en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Kids Free at State F air

Yes sir, and we don't mean Maybe:
Any kid under twelve years old VIII
he admitted free to the great
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

lutn, in Hibbing and making per-
manent institution of it, says the
Hibbing Tribune and further says,
at has amounted to little or no
thing in past years and s getting
poorer. 1t is an injury to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Mrs. Nick Trebilcock left yester-
day for Battle Creek, Michigan, for
a three weeks stay for the benefit OF
her health which has been poor re-
Gently she being sufferer with
rheumatism.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Mr.. Strachan of the Pioneer en-
cheering force is having visit with
his mother who arrived Monday
from the east.
x
Mrs. r. j. Whiteside and son re-
turned to Duluth Wednesday after
spending several weeks in this city
with relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

The Hibbing Speedway Associa-
ton is earnestly considering the
question of holding a county fair
this year, or rather establishing the
county fair, heretofore held in Du-