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NALLAN POLICE
RECORD Barred
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developments in the Public Utilities
Commission fight.
The fact that Blaine Mallan,
nominated for peoples counsel,
awaits trial in the police court on
a charge of driving an automobile
while intoxicated created further
doubt among members Of the Sen.
ate District Committee as to his
qualifications for the office.
Two inquiries loom as to the
mystery as to why this. case has
been pending for more than three
years-on by the Senate commit.
tee and one by the Gibson sub.
committee OF the House.,
While this curious court record,
based upon an alleged error or
oversight in the Corporation Coun.
sells office, 10 being investigated,
further data relating to the al.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-22

$4,000 In cash prizes. $500
first. $4,000 second. $3.50 third,
and 1856 prizes In all. Game OF
Presidents and First Ladies' OF
the Land starts January % in
The Big Sunday Washington
Herald. Don't miss It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-22
Raises Prize Cows

AFTER SHE had become q
grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Miller
turned her talents to stock raising
at Salt Lake. Idaho. She has be-
come famous through her prize
cattle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-22
Neu Wrinkle, Germany

MISS BOBE German girl, introduces heavy wool
oversocks which keep the ankle but leave the shape
" calf undefed. Miss Bobe and Miss Strasser the latter
Swiss, arrived in Boston the liner Thurngia Miss
Bobe to America to become the bride of Eric Mill
Ter, of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-22

4 USING HIS SON, Vernon, Boy Scout, as model
l. Haynes 1921 Fourteenth ST. N E, shown here with
his son, has painted huge Boy Scout figure for the
Methodist Church at Lawrence and Fourteenth Streets
Northeast
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Philology Tells Story
of Long-Vanished Race

Somewhere, and so long ago that it
is equally impossible to say when,
there dwelt in Europe or Asia most
remarkable tribe of mankind, says a
writer in the Kansas City Times.
These people are not mentioned in
any ancient history and no legend
gives hint of their existence. Not
even an authentic grave Of one of its
members can be traced.
Yet this ante-legendary race has
been raised from the dark past and
displayed in its ancient shape until
modern historians know as much of
1t as of many peoples yet living. The
words spoken by that mysterious race,
the gods 1t worshiped, the laws it
made, the character of its industries
and possessions, its family and polih-
cal relations, even the conditions Of
its intellectual development and its
racial characteristics, are all well
known.
These people were the fathers of
the so-called Aryans, who In growing
numbers swelled beyond the bounda-
ries Of their ancestral home and went
forth to conquer and possess the
earth. knowledge of this ancient
race has been brought about solely by
workers in comparative philology-
the study Of words. Word by word
the language of the original Aryans
has been exhumed from the descend
ent modern languages until, pieced to-
gether, they tell the story of a van
ished people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Airplnne Helps Ranch
MANAGER Direct Work

The first plantation to be "bossed"
from the air, says the New Orleans
Times-PicayI ne, is 6,500-acre ranch
in Tulare county of southern Cali
fornia. By means of an airplane the
entire place is kept mapped by aerial
photography, so that progress and
needs in the various fields and Sec
tons may be handled from the main
Office without the need of constant WIS.,
its, inspections and reports.
The ranch keeps 500 men employed
and it is OF the utmost Importance
that their labor be directed with the
minimum of friction and duplication.
The pictures, taken from as high as
1900 feet, give comprehensive views
of crop progress and without moving
from his seat in the ranch house, bit
by glancing over the aerial map, the
manager can make daily assignment
of his men to the various parts of the
work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Gets $1,000 Extra
for Turkeys

MODERN METHODS in all lines
are supplanting the old ways.
Formerly farmers almost invariably
sold their poultry alive, or If they
dressed the poultry they sold 1t at
home often to a General Store who
seldom was as well posted on market
conditions as the farmer is today.
THE PETER FOX SONS COM
PANY, 1122 Fulton Street, are con-
tacting with more than $4,000 poul-
try raisers thruout the country
advising them on market conditions,
instructing them on how to properly
prepare for market, where to ship, etc.
THE PETER FOX SONS COM
PANY have thousands. of letters tes-
tifying TO the excellent returns and
extra profit received from them.
g. Read this one.
o. G. Johnson, Hinsdale, Montana,
writes: Last year l gained $1,000 on
IA Toms by shipping to you. That is
$4,000 more than local man offered
so shall pass him up again and ship
to you"
If you have turkeys, poultry, or
veal to ship-ship direct to THE
PETER FOX SONS COMPANY,
CHICAGO, where you are guaranteed
the top market price of day of arrival
for kind and grade Of poultry less
$50 and transportation charges.
Ship or write them today. This firm
has net resources of more than three
quarter million dollars.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Famous for Ability
to Design Furniture

Important as an influence on furni-
ture forms of Eighteenth century
America was the work of the four
Adam brothers Of England, chiefly the
work of Robert Adam, whose influ-
ence on the furniture of England from
1760 to 1850 was marked.
He was a man Of means, a traveller,
but he was not cabinet maker. He
never made piece of furniture in his
life, though 1t is on his furniture that
his fame rests. When he designed a
house he also designed the furniture
to 60 in 1t, even going so far as to
mark chalk spots on the floors to
show where each piece of furniture
was to stand. His designs were pains
taking, exquisite in the spirit of an
tiquity, says Sarah Lockwood, author
of Antiques"
He drew his inspiration directly
from ancient Pompeii, uninfiuenced by
his trip through France. His furni-
ture legs were straight, his lines were
straight, his backs round or oval. His
decoration was purely classic; he
often employed the well known classic
urn. Adam may have snubbed Chip
pendale, for not one trace Of Adams
influence is found In the others work.
Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
What's the
Answer ....,......
ANSWERS No. ~

1-Greater Antilles.
2-Record of min. 56 sec. is held
by Enoch Taylor of Lowell, Mass, In
1896.
3-Seven, four In the American and
three in the National.
+Gen. George A. Custer.
5rSol Smith Russell.
6-Aconcagua, In Argentina.
7-Benjamin Franklin.
S+Nineteen amendments.
9-It is fourth in order from the
sun, or the next beyond the earth.
10-William Rockhill Nelson.
11-Five. Three Of the sun and two
of the moon.
12-Any formula or confession of
religious faith.
13-Any of the planets, Venus, Jupi-
ter. Mars, Mercury, Saturn, when 1t
precedes the sun in rising. . .
14-William Cullen Bryant.
15-Dunlap and Claypoole's Daily
Advertiser, Philadelphia.
16-From Panama to Cape Horn.
17-Buenos Aires.
1S-Twenty-five years.
q 19-In 1896 by Frederick J. Good
rich, a sophomore at Harvard.
20-Gen. Joseph Wheeler. e
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Railroads No Longer
Yield to King Frost

Special snow-fghting locomotives
have been adopted this winter by sew
eral Eastern railroad yards to clear
the switches of snow, reports Popular
Science Monthly. The engines are
equipped with nine pipes, arranged in
a "V" just behind the cowcatcher, to
squirt live steam directly beneath it
and melt the hardest snow and ice.
One large railroad has % of its loco
motives equipped for this duty.
Another way of keeping switches
clear OF snow is that recently adopted
by q New York elevated railroad. 1t
hts built into the switch rails auto
matte electric heating coils that Oper-
ate whenever the temperature falls
below a certain point
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Horse SaDed Companion

The spectacle of young horse tow
ing an old companion through the
flood waters near Burlington, VT, was
witnessed by refugees on higher
ground, according to an Associated
Press dispatch. AS the horses strug-
gled, the old horse finally began to
falter, slowed up and started to sink.
The young horse, swimming beside
him, paused as If uncertain what to
do. Suddenly the black head reap
peared above the crest of the flood
and the old animal set his teeth in the
young gray's name. With mighty
tug the young horse started again for
the bank, towing his exhausted COM
panion. At last he reached shallow
water and human friends drew both
animals ashore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Japs Develop Sweet Tooth

japanese are very fond of soft
drinks and ice cream, and the setting
up of soda fountains is increasing
each year, according to Halleck A.
Butts, Tokyo. commercial attache. II
is believed that there are about % to
30 soda fountains in Tokyo alone.
Although this seems to be small num-
Der In comparison with the number in
operation in an American city of the
same size, 1t shows large gain with
i'm the last two or three years. Most
of the soda fountains in use at pres
cnt are of American make.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Toy Balloon Went Far

A tiny toy balloon made 300-mile
air shop" in three days. The craft
took the air one Saturday night, ac-
cOrding TO its owner, o. G. Inman of
Nashville, Tenn. Inman tied a slip
of paper TO the balloon asking the
finder to write to him. After a week
had gone by, Inman received letter
from Hubert Mitchell of Lavonia, Ca,
300 miles away. 1t read: 81 found
a balloon about one mile out of La
vonia one afternoon with your address
on it. 1t had a small hole in the bot
tom and looked as If it had been melt
ed by heat. 1t came down at sun
down in a pasture"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Bonkruptcies

"One Of the heaviest costs of busi-
ness in the United States is tho inor-
dinate number of commercial fail,
ures," writes Jesse Rainsford in Har-
per's Magazine. SIN 1900 our bank
ruptcies totaled about 5000, about the
same number that occurred in Eng
land and France. During the past
year we had more than 10000 bank
ruptcies, more than twice as many as
England and France combined"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Early Air-Mail DeIiuery

What may have been the first sue
cessful delivery of mail by air was
made 81 years ago in France. Out of
mass of mail stamps of famed
flights collected by Harry A. TRULY.
vice president Of the Aero-Philatelic
Society of America, is one recording
that on September %, 1870, M. Jules
Durouf flew from Paris in balloon
with messages to Craconville, France.
At that time Paris was withstanding
the Prussian siege. Truby's collec-
ton of mail stamps includes tpose
used in many pioneering fights over
various regions of the globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

finally admitted its authorship and
presented the autographed original to
the New York Historical society. His
lexicon is forgotten, as would his
name probably have been, If he had
not written the poem that Christmas
in 1922 which is now looked upon as
the birthday" of the American Santa
Claus, known and beloved by all
American children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Islanders EUade Tax

Eddy island, off the coast Of Gal
way, Ireland, is so close to shore that
it's few Inhabitants can observe boats
leaving the mainland and prepare an
appropriate reception for visitors. No
body on the island has paid anything
toward the maintenance of the Gal
way county council for years, and the
last time bailiffs landed the inhab-
itants repulsed them. Little possibil-
ity exists of selling the cattle on the
island as they are driven to almost in
accessible hiding places when bailfffs
appear. The islanders owe the county
about 500, 0OO.-New York Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Singers Reply

Stories about John Mccormack con-
tinue to drift In. 1t seems that when
the tenor returned from Europe last
time, reporters met him at the pier
and told him that Deems Taylor was
writing another command opera" for
the Metropolitan.
rs that so?" said Mccormack, much
interested. sand what will this one
be about?"
"a well known commercial subject"
returned one Of the reporters.
"Ah," said Mccormack, smiling,
lotto KahnP-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Asphalt Long in Use

Back in the days of the ancient
Sumerians, the Assyrians, the Per-
SLAMS and the Egyptians, they were
waterproofng their boats and castle
walls with asphalt; they were making
pavements with it; they were Great
ing enduring monuments with it and
probably, most important of all, the
Egyptians had found in it the sub
stance which enabled them to pre-
serve for all time their marvellous
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
MUCO SOLVENT
STOPS COUGHS

Cough! Cough! Cough Some colds are
so deep seated that p6ople nearly cough
ther heads off trying to get up the
pMegm, when in faot all they need do to
get immediate relief is to take one dose
of MUCO SOLVENT, (liduid) price 70
cents bottle .sk all druggists. Wonderful
results. Newer fails.
For bssad cold getMUCO SALvE. %
cents. 1.-The pleasant fines clear the head
and .1oothe the infamI II embranes-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Various School Terms

The bureau of education says the
school term extends over period of
$50 days in Italy exclusive Of Sun
days and holidays); 215 days in Estho-
mia; over 200 in Germany; over 200
in France; 2O2 in Czechoslovakia; 227
in Hungary; 200 in Lithuania; 25O In
Denmark; 200 in Finland: from Oc-
tober i to July 81 In Portugal, with
six to eight weeks vacation; from
September to May 80 In Latvia, with
four weeks vacation; from October
to June 15 In Spain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Precautionary

Herself-John, really think you
ought to 60 see the doctor.
Himself-All right; dig out one OF
my old suits.
Herself-But you don't want to pre-
sent shaddy appearance at the doc
tors Office.
HIMSELF do unless you expect me
to 60 broke paying him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Fatal Experiment

Nine Alpinists, one of theIl a priest,
wee victims of an odd accident re-
Gently while mountain climbing in the
yrol. The party was experimenting
with new type of cope containing
pliable steel strand. They had man.
aged to reach the summit of Marmo-
lade mountain, 10000 feet above sea
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Not "in the Blood"

When you hear man say that he
owes all to his mother. take his word
for it. But when you hear a mother
say, "It's In the blood" smile at her
credulity.
The prenatal infant makes its own
blood. 1t no more inherits its mothers
blood than 1t inherits her love for
music or fear of snakes. The infant
inherits parts that can learn to go;
what they will 90 for largely depends
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Wheat in Alaska

The Department of Agriculture
says some wheat has been grown in
Alaska and that 1t has been demon
trated that 1t Is possible to raise there
a great part Of the wheat needed In
the territory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Over the Road

"In my younger days." the cid actor
said, 81 travelled from one end of the
country to the other"
swell, WELL" the young actor re-
piled "just think of that And there
were no rubber heels in those days,
either"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

level, when they were caught In
violent electric storm Lightning
struck the peak and the steel in their
rope conducted the electricity The
priest, leader of the party, was killed
and eight others were very seriously
injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

copied. Soon it became known all
over the country and had found its
way into the school readers. Profess
sor Moore was the author of the first
Greek and Hebrew lexicon published
in America and had hoped that his
name would become famous because
of it. AS such, he did not want it
known that he had composed what
he called this SILLY verse;" but he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Peruersity of Nature

We should be the last man in the
world to dispute the great facts Of
science, and 1t may be true that the
common housefy can travel six miles
a day. but what puzzles us is how the
eminent scientist. especially If be has
a bald spot, as most eminent scien-
fists have, got him to do 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Quite Simple

Mae-You really made over that
dress yourself?
June-Yes; you remember that or
child handkerchief with the pink en-
broidered edge, don't you? Well, that
is 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

]: !. ! J: J: ]
~ II
xMe I%N not be Christmas
xel& without Santa
.[RE.IA Claus. But who is
SSSYsI Santa Claus and
&KHYso- why his name?
s95SAH Whatever name he
~ - is called-S a n q
Claus, st. Nicholas,
st. Nick, or Kriss Kringle-he is the
personifcation of the Christmas spirit
and the symbol of childish faith.
Santa Claus, originally Sinterklass,
the pet name of the Dutch children
for their friend and gift-bringer,
Bishop St. Nicholas, came to America
by way of New Amsterdam, now New
York. December 6 was st. Nicholas
day, and on st. Nicholas eve he was
believed to make his rounds on fiery
white charger, leaving gifts for good
children and birch rod for the bad
ones in the wooden shoes or long blue
stockings which they put in the Chin
ney corner. 4.
When the Dutch customs began
to merge into the English in the
colonial days, the observance of st.
Nicholas day gradually merged in
to the Christmas and New Years
holidays. Soon after the Rev
olution Sinterklass began to change
and to become Santa Claus, an Amer
lean character. Instead of being a
tall, solemn person with long robes,
popular tradition made him a fat, jol-
ly person wearing knee breeches and
shoes with Dutch buckles. He also
began making his rounds in little
wagon drawn by a fat pony, and his
visits occurred on New Years eve in
stead of December 5.
Washington Irving had something
to do with the change in Santa Claus,
for in his "Knickerbockers History
of New York" he wrote description
Of this friend of the children which
made him look much like the Santa
of today. However, it remained for
Rev. Clement Clarke Moore, professor
of oriental literature in the General
Theological seminary, to describe
Santa Claus minutely and to give him
eight reindeer and sleigh for max
ing his rounds on Christmas eve. In
1922 Professor Moore wrote the now
famous poem, which he called "a Wis
it from st. Nicholas" but which is
better known as "The Night Before
Christmas" as Christmas present
for his children.
niece who was at the Moore home
that Christmas copied the poem into
her album. The next year it ap-
peared anonymously in the Troy
IN. ~ Sentinel and was widely
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
"PhiIippics''

Any discourse or defamation
Astounding in acrimonious invective Is
known as q philippe because Of a
series of famous orations of Demos
themes, the Greek orator, denouncine
Philip, king of Macedon-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

mummies. Nature herself, many thou
sands of years earlier, was employing
it in the extraordinary La Brea as
phalt pits of southern California.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Our Dusty Roin

= Contrary to popular belief. rain
drops are not pure water. Every
cloud particle contains q nucleus OF
dust around which the vapor con.
denses--Lberty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

The word razor in this proverbial
expression is probably corruption Of
azure the original phrase, which n
sometimes heard. being blue az
azure"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Human Signal Touuer

There's a traffic cop six feet ten
inches tall in Minnesota. He may be
good cop but guy as tall as that
must be awful high handed.-Farm
and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

on the lessons learned at mothers
knee-Dr. George A. Dorsey in the
Cosmopolitan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Name Long in Use

The word parliament, meaning the
legislative body In England. was first
used in the statute of Westminster.
1875.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
Isn't H2

"What about this idea of trial mar
riageY Every marriage is a trial.
London Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
West Indian Appellation

A mestee is the offspring of white
person and quadroon. II is a West
Indian word, contraction of mestizo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
For Colds, Grip or Influenza

and ASA Preventive. take Laxative
BROMO QUININE Tablets. A Safe and
Proven Remedy. The boy bears the
signature of e. W. Grove. f30c.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09

1t is only kindred griefs that draw
forth our tears. and each weeps
really for himself.-Heine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-09
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

would
not be Christmas
wit h o u t S a n t a
Claus. But who is
Santa Claus and
why his n a m e?
Whatever name he
is called-S a n t q
Claus, st. Nicholas,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
WESTBY HIGH TO
GIVE CLASS PLAY

At Westby on Friday the 10th of
May the High School Seniors are
presenting their class play, "No-
thing But The Truth" The play is
to be given at the Orpheum Theatre
in Westby and is to begin promptly
at 8:15.
1t is a popular three-act comedy
which gives the actors ample oppor-
tunity to show their dramatic ability.
The cast is as follows:
Robert Bennett, who agrees to tell
the truth-Melvin Morgan. E. M.
Ralston, his partner with whom he
bets-Andy Jensen. Dick Donnelly,
another partner in on the bet-Clin-
ton Zinek. G. Van Dusen, a client in
on the bet-Clifton Thon. Miss Dor
an, a social service worker-Jennie
Stubbe. Gwen Ralston, daughter of
E. M. Ralston-Elenor Spoklie. Mrs.
E. M. Ralston, society leader-Carol
Hoeck. Ethel Clark, interested in
charity-Lenora Olesen. Mabel Jack
son, cause of family trouble-Alice
Rice. Sabel Jackson, her sister-El-
ma Stubbe. Martha, a maid-Clara
| Christoferson.
Nothing But The Truth" begin.
\ in a brokers' office in the first act
goes through the second act in the
parlor of a summer home of E. M
Ralston and finishes in the broker,
office.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
TRANSATLANTIC AVIATORS LOST
BIG DANCE AT TEMPLE
nth DAY OF MAY

st. Patrick's Day all the Norwe-
gians came out to help the Irish cele-
brate their annual event, but you
should see the crowd of Irish that
is coming to the 18th of May Dance
to be held at the Farmer-Labor Tenn
pie. Not only the Irish but the
Swedes are coming out to help the
Norwegians celebrate their Independ-
ence Day, and everybody else in and
around Sheridan County.
The Tordenskjold Lodge of the
Sons of Norway are putting on this
dance for that Tuesday and claim
that "By yimminy dare amt nobody
vot amt goin' to feel dare best ver
dey can dance to da tunes of Krazy-
Kat's orchestra Wit dem sons anC
daughters of dem old red-headed her.
ring snappers." So maybe we al
better go if we don't want to miss {
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