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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Compiling Average Weights

Average weights of men and women
are usually compiled from insurance
figures, and are merely what the ad
jective implies. Ideal weights differ
somewhat. An authority on dietetics
says that average and ideal weights
are nearest together when individuals
are between twenty and twenty-five
years of age. AS the years progress
the average weight Is higher than the
ideal weight,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Jungle Leech Pest in Malay Peninsula

they feel like cold bags of jelly hang
ing to the skin.
Luckily leeches sleep at night. If
they did not 1t would be almost i'm
possible for an animal to live in
the jungles The big leeches, called buff
falo leeches, are more serious mat
ter and Malay women are as much
afraid of them as white women are of
mice. They are as big as cigar when
they attach themselves and they till
up to the size of a German sausage
New York Times Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Fuel Economy

Fuel economy and cleanliness are
both featured in the type of gas range
which incorporates smooth cooking
surface. Several cooking operations
may be carried on with but one burn
er in operation, while foods spilled
on the stove are easily wiped up and
the utensils are protected from the
direct flame.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01

lists and engineers who are thoroughly
experienced in the business.
The ultimate answer, therefore, to
the stucco question is the selection of
a reputable material, the proper prep
aratiOn of the undercOnstruction to
receive the stucco and the application
by mechanics who understand their
business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Old Belief DispeIled

Experiments made at the University
of California have proved that a bulls
reaction to the color of red is no more
than any other color. In fact, judging
by the conduct of the steers tested, it
seems doubtful whether it can tell red
from green, white or blue. It is even
possible that the animals have no
realization of color at all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Popular Dutch Stamps

All the popular sports are repre-
5 led on set of pecial "Dutch
Olympic" postage stamps. The one
portraying boxer is of the largest
denomination. The new stamps are
IA cents, dark green, showing the
figure of an oarsman; 2 cents, violet,
a fencer; cents, light green, a foot
ball player; 5 cents. light blue. a sail
ing yacht; ~ cents. orange, weight
putter; 10 cents. red, runner; Is
cents. dark blue, a horseman, and
80 cents. brown. a boxer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
Wall Finish

Rough-textured wall finishes are
appropriate for almost any room in
any home. And they are most at
tractive, economical and easily ap-
piled forms of decoration. which any
housewife can well be proud of hav-
ing in Der home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01

The photo shows Andrew Charlton,
Australia's swimming champion, who
will make a big effort to beat Arne
Borg in the 1,5O0 meters swim at Am
sterdam. He is also a 100 meters as
pirant and hopes to defeat Johnny
Weismuller in this event. His best
time for 400 yards is 4 minutes so 40
seconds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
NDIAMuNDN
.PIEk-uFSN

Holy Cross nine has scheduled a
Worcester.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01

Paul Hopkins, year-old
pitcher, obtained by the Nationals
from Albany of the Eastern league.
has been sent to the Montreal club of
the Tn.Tnationa. league with option to
reca"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01

About the most useless thing in
great crisis is a shoestring catch
that misses by a sixteenth of an inch.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
Short Skirts Are
For Holy Land
Past Years Disasters Signs
OF Auah's Wrath, Says
Guardian of Onar,s Mosqu
JERUSALEM

JERUSALEM
THE venerable and devout sheikh Of the
famous Mosque Of Omar will never believe
that natural causes" had anything to do
with the death and destruction spread through
the Holy Land by the earthquakes Of the past
year.
As he watches workmen clearing away the
wreck Of once beautiful buildings or consoles
those who lost relatives in recent catastrophes.
he strokes his long, white beard and intones Of
the infinite justice Of Allah
1T was nothing but the fury Of Allah" he
pronounces. the fury Of Allah visited upon
wicked humanity. And do not for a moment
think that BY wicked humanity ! mean only
the hereto unbelievers who rejected the holy doc
trnes Of Mohammed. Peace be Upon Him. No.
This time include all mankind
They all went wrong in their modern man
bobbed hair their dances and social entertain
ments-who Of US. who Of our generation ever
heard Of such fastness Of life9
1T is pleasure seeking humanity. humanity
which pinned its faith to the coin and all that
coin can bring. There is no trace Of piety Of
charity. of all those noble qualities which made
for an elevation Of an otherwise brutal man to a
higher. almost divine plane.
Il am far from preaching ascetcism. and a
hypocrtcaI discarding Of all legitimate pleasures
which are mans. No. | never implied any
thing of the kind. But cannot help telling you
that if mankind will go on in this corruption.
this calamity will be but the chapter before the
end For the end Of the world is dawning
sooner or later. Il may come tomorrow or it
may come the day after. 1t is bound to come
anyway.
IT OOK at my own Moslems None Of them
care; today to 70 follow the prophet; com;
the holy month Of Ramadan. You would find
but very few who stand the fast all the thirty
days as we have been commanded by our prophet
and sases.
Most Of them prefer their gambling dens.
their intoxicating drinks. and their women in
addition to the allowed number that they can
marry. Their hearts are now made Of iron.
their conscience is gone. their bodies prevail with
their bodily desires and pleasures.
Can such wicked society even seek the
compassion Of Allah9 Can they claim that their
lives are just clean and innocent as were those
Of their fathers3"
The noble sheikh is but one Of many Moham-
medans in the Holy Land who regard the earth
quake as Allah's way Of telling the world that
it must not go on enjoying pleasures that blot
cut all thoughts Of living according to divine
commandment
The discoveries Of modern science abou, the
natural and understandable causes OF tremor. in
the earth's crust. mean nothing to this mosque
keeper. who looks upon the world in much the
same way as his ancestors did centuries ago.
For al! his fatalistic view Of the calamity that
came. as he thought to punish those who walked
in ways not to the liking Of Allah. the shekh
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

NOO might call swift an unconscious Hester Tdnhonngh
murderer. who killed passion became vicl
emotional oversight and tortured brought despair and
another from the
There in him nsaton Of the SYM
P. carefully nseaon He tried to put himself beyond love-
life he sought eody fe But he could
and the overlook falling FIRST the whom he
might have loved and then. hideously. on himself.
Swift This Christian Jonahan) born Dublin Noye
b 1867 His paternal grandmother Elizabeth Dryden Of the
poet his mother related Hsrk author Of the e:perde:
ready been dead even months when he wa born and he came
Of family that fighting battle with poverty
In little Mrs Swift returned her home in Leicester and her
left in the Of her brother-n-law Goodwin Swift
THIS harsh and unfeens and the boy developing early high
and independent spirit suffered kssny result The uncle made Of
was good school he displayed little skill in hi .d He failed
later Trinity College Dublin obtaining his degree only BY special
and after blamed his relatives ukndnes for h careless and
successful school days.
He still the university when he his "Varna Jane Warns
the sister Of fellow Sunderland fell love with her. An intense emotion
po,essed him. passion which completely serious.
But Vanna did could respond and che committed the (atan
inevabeD Of him good advice Th: asssd for time and
then. naturally. a change. Swift began o cool
Copyright. 1928. NEA MasAsine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21


had compassion for the victims and appreciation
for the assistance rendered by shocked and
big-hearted world.
CIT is true" he said. that we saw in the
earthquake the hand Of Allah. but this did
not relieve US Of the responsibility Of going to
the rescue Of the afflicted.
The enlightened British government took the
matter in hand and organized relief on grand
scale.
Nathan Strauss that noble American phi
lanthropist. displayed his generosity by cabling a
considerable :um to be used for the relief of
sufferers This gesture coming from Jew
with whom we are not in sympathy relgiously
was greatly appreciated by us here"
The catastrophies that have spread misery in
the Holy Land in the past year were not. as
such happenings GO. especially devastating oc-
eurrences. The world remembers many calami-
Ties that exacted far heavier toll in life and
property.
But Palestine is sacred place to all the
world-the cradle Of Christianity. much more
than an arid spot on the map IF Asia. That's
why the news of its worst misfortune, sent to
every corner Of the globe BY radio and telegraph
and telephone. shocked millions Of people and
brought instant and generous response to the call
for relief.
WHEN one read in the morning paper that
50 many bodies had been recovered in the
ruins of Jericho. he forgot-or did not know
that this place so outstanding in Biblical writing
is not really city, as the western world under
stands the term. but very ancient. and rather
dilapidated little town.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

The partial destruction
Of Shechem brought to
mind. not the fact that this
place is hardly a 6fth-rate
city BY the standards Of the
fast-movins world. but
the feeling that something
sacred and priceless was in
dire distress.
So long as the world ex.
lists. the Holy Land will
be a shrine treasured BY
millions who believe in
Jesus Christ and the things
he preached. Its soil and
its history and its traditions
are hallowed.
At the time Of the holo-
caust a determined move
ment was under way to
keep the Cradle Of Chris
tianity from becoming a
sort Of holy waste-place:
to rehabilitate it and its
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

StIdISHl IdCc, dn mat 5
when YOU re DRAWN to
= y =
A lot of men are very
fond Of small babies;
others are truthful about
it.
= = +
A doctor in Maryland
notes with satisfaction that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

married hin S s ~ Su S% ~ ICY ~! ~ - Tous ~
and her love passionate with the passage Of But
Swift deep his frozen creed loved her in that way.
SWIFT during of his Lsndon Heater Vanhomsh the
= eldest daughter Of a Dutch merchant
the irony Of Sws life that being incapable Of love- having vsn-
ds,d himself he could yet inspire it, and u Hs:.
with vanessa passion became thing that brought depa ad dea
Swift returned to Ireland be followed there BY Vane.sa
them in Stella srefsieken and Jealous
First order make amends Stella Swift agreed 10 nominal
marriage
Then Vans tormentd BY her frustrated passion plunged ..d.
Swift and received the shaems that Stella his wife Te o.
not that Stella: reply; and she Swift yanea. letter.
Swift furious rode Vanesa house. flung the letter down IN eas
her, and rushed away from her forever Us. hepsl.s.: dea1a q
Swift England when recalled BY Stella. nes and
he returned to find her dying She died January g. l720
Age and such visions much bear they broke Swift III,
mind aared terribly sudden ens and then like exhausted Fame
sank and smoldered slowly into the All Of DEATH
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

Leather pocket-books are perhaps the best ex-
ample we have Of the skin you love 70 touch.
Statistical Note: No matter how much some
men drink to forget. it seems like they never for
get to drink.
A prominent social worker says that beating
a child in early youth will make criminal Of
him in later life. In other words. from cuffs to
handouts.
That large. wide stream Of traffic that flows
from the gates Of our cities each Sunday. might
be called the golf stream.
=
Il costs around $45 { call London on the
telephone. which seems t Be another proof that
silence is golden.
Resardin' this science Of reading your char
aeter by your handwriting. very indicative point
Is the manner in which you make eyes"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
By Kolars

The average time for lunch in this country
is seventy minutes, accordn to til news. 1t
sounds reasonable; ten minutes for eating. half
an hour for addin' up the check. an half an
hour worryin about the answer.
=
Barnum's we'll known quip revised by Euro
peans during the touring season would read to
tn effect that there's an American born every
minute.
y
Now that the women Of Paris are soin' {
wear hats made Of glass it's imperative to re-
member that people who walk in glass hats
shouldn't throw stones.
Speaking Of poker" says Lem Haskins.
there's one time when It doesn't pay t keep a
skr aiohf faeA H.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

the last Of til form-6uin' styles has vanished. He
evidently has never seen New York apartment.
A newspaper headline says that man we'd a
girl he loved while she administered him an
snaesthetic on an operatin' table. Well, girls.
that's one way Of settin' EN-.
A prominent educator says that it's healthy
for youth L want to be at the head Of every.
thing. But might we add: with tn possible
exception of funerals.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

citizens without destroying any Of its glory.
The news of the earthquake brought the
fear that the desolation Of this land might
tend to the loss Of its meaning to the world.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
BY ANTHONY PRAGA

NOU might call Swift an unconscious
murderer. 4 man who killed a woman
by an emotional oversight and tortured
annther from fhe Aanne rai,se
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
Whittlin's

TTENRY FORD. on
III his way to Europe,
was master Of cere-
monies and asked that the
ships orchestra play doth-
ing but the old fashioned
dances. Just another
evidence Of his ineurable
love az fintvnea.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21
Three Women
Were Made Wretched
By His Stubborn Refusal
To Return heir Affection.

There comes the moment
when her feelings alter. and she
and her lover change places.
It is now the woman who
pleads. and the man who re-
fuses. although Swift did not
make his refusal categorical.
He was either tired Of his
love for Jane Warins. or fixed
in his pessimistic philosophy,
perhaps both. And the result
was that Swift. embarrassed by
the attentions Of a woman for
whom he no longer cared. dis
entansled himself by playing
the prig.
Varina could not stand It.
She gave him up. and with that
But (fate overlapping fate)
humiliation and rejection Swift
were to suffer 80 much
Of the famous Journal.
She was living under
= whose service Swift was
"a a child.
;.,.; Swift. who had take
religious life). acted a.
: of affection. The MAJ
thirteen.
Ter Then. in 1899. Sir /,
e. a legacy of a thousand
and Swift. 50 soon a hi
for his ward to join hin
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-21

The Prince Of Wales has
chosen riding horses for his
hobby. Seems like Il would
work out 4 lot better for his
Royal Hishness if he'd have
chosen hobby-horses for his
ridin'.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11

A wood substitute, containing
sawdust mixed with chalk and
chemicals Is said to be combustible
only at high temperature.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11
FRANCES GOODRICH
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Actress Takes Action Against Van
Loon Naming Second Wife
COreGpOnGeu

| New York, Oct. II R-Frances
Goodrich. actress. has started di-
vorce proceedings against Henrik
Willem Van Loon. the writer, nam
ing as correspondent his etond wife,
Helen Criswell, with whom she
charges he is living in Holland.
Miss Goodrich obtained a supreme
court order permitting service OF
papers in the action by publication
and by mailing a copy to Van Loon
at Walcheren. We're. Holland. She
asks temporary alimony and counsel
fees.
Van Loon and Miss Goodrich
were married last October at Eliza
beth, N. j., and maintained separate
Establishments here for some time
thereafter. They explained this was
due to economic reasons only and
not a form of companionate mar
rage. -...
Reports that the author and his
second wife were reunited and were
living In the Dutch fishing village
were received by Miss Goodrich
some time ago. She cabled her hus-
band and yesterdays court action
was taken as indicating he had con-
tirmed the rumors.
Van Loon was born in Holland In
1SS2 and came to this country at
an early age. His first wife was
Elizabeth Bowditch of Boston. Miss
Criswell formerly conducted a tea
room in Greenwich Village 'where
she was known as Jimmie" Miss
Goodrich was divorced in 1923 from
Robert Ames, the actor.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11
byrd STARTS OFF
FOR SOUTH Pole
Commander Leaves San Pedro
On Exploration Trip

San Pedro, Cal. Oct. II "
Down the trail that always has call
ed him. Commander Richard E.
Byrd today was bound for the bot
tom Of the earth In search of adven-
ture fused with scientific explora-
ton.
Away at least. on his long-planLed
expedition to the antarctic the COM
mander and the remainder of his
hand picked followers were aboard
the Norwegian whaler c. A. Larsen,
bound for New Zealand. common
rendezvous for the four ships that
later this year will push on dow.
into the antarctic circle.
Ross Sea Objective
Ross sea was the immediate OBJ
jective Of the commander, who later
hopes to cross the south pole by air
in the same manner he and the late
Floyd Bennett, reached the north
pole. More important in the an
nounced plans of the Byrd expedi-
ton, however. was long, intensive
study of the antarctic that
may keep the party exiled in the Icy
wastes for two years or more.
Westward with the setting sun the
giant whaler, last of the vessels to
leave American waters slipped
through harbor channel last night
amid bedlam of farewells from
whistling harbor craft and crowds
that lined the piers. The shril
whistle of street cars was even rails
ed in sending forth godspeed to the
explorers. Frequently the $4,000 ton
whaler gave back a booming answer.
Poses for Pictures
The last minutes OF Byrd and
members of his party on American
soil had been given over to official
farewells, to newspaper interviews,
posing for pictures. for motion pic
ture and news cameras and even a
few minutes for the talking movies.
Modern communication methods
made it possible for the command
or to have farewell talks with his
mother. Mrs. r. E. Byrd, In Win
chester. Va. and his brother. Gov
ernor Harry Byrd at Richmond. Va.
The telephone company had brought
special line aboard ship to make
this possible.
As the boat threw of its lines. II
slipped away from the dock with
out the commander. A moment pre-
viously he had stepped ashore for
another farewell word with his wife.
She had accompanied him to tl1
dock an hour before and waited In
an automobile until he had boarded
the ship. Smilingly she refused to
pose for the army Of cameramen
who had been striving to snap q
picture of the coupe together.
The last leave taking was simple
handclasp. an exchange Of steady
looks and few words. Then each
turned to their jobs-Byrd's two or
even three years of filling in the
blank spaces of the map" and hia
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11
HANBURY winner
over Two RIVALS
RaoniBltd for Representative
BY Nsvheton Republicans

Newington, Oct. 11.-Representa-
tive George w. Hamburg walked
away with the republican nominal
ton for reelection to the legislature,
leaving Delbert X. Perry. New Brit
ain architect and a resident of Maple
Hill. = poor third in the fight for
nomination at last nights caucus
held at the Grange hall. 1t was nee
essary however to cast two ballots
to place the present representative
in the race as he lacked total of
IL votes for the necessary MAORI
ty. There was a total OF 81 votes
cast on the first ballot Of which
Hamburg received IA. Miss Nina
l.. Blair 10 and Delbert X. Perry
63.
Not expecting a second ballot,
many of the voters left the hall dur
ing the counting of the votes cast in
the nrst ballot. so that when the sec
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Rowley
IRE on an automobile tour through
New York state and Mia CARA Falls.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11

wife's- the keeping of their Boston
home for his return.
Uses speed Boat
4 speed boat was pressed into SER
vice by Commander Byrd to over
take the big whaler and he waa
hauled to the deck over the stern
which hung low in tho water with
the boats 10000 ton cargo.
Searchlights Of the battle fleet
blinked their good wishes and Com
mander Byrd watched them ~ they
flashed code messages.
Tugs and small boats and q coast
guard cutter with q hand followed
the Larsen to the breakwater, . cou-
pile OF miles from the point where
she had been locked. In tho outer
harbor the whaler stopped to pick
upa couple sling loads Of explosives
which she had parked on q barge
when she had entered the port. She
then turned out to sea and was on
her way.
A part Of the Larsen's cargo was
made up OF articles thrust upon
Byrd in the last moments before
sailing with Instructions to drop
them at the south pole. There were
many flags, lodge emblems, fratnr-
nifty colors. bits Of jewelry-every-
thing, member Of the party laugh
ingly said, except a sign post for the
city limits Of Los Angeles.
The final moments of the depar-
ture brought sorrow for one member
of Byrd's party. Charles Lofgren.
Byrd,s secretary, was notified that
his mother. Mrs. Anna Lofgren. had
died In Everett, Mass, yesterday
morning. Members OF Byrd's party
included Harold !. June, Bernt 8.
Balchen and Dean Smith. airplane
pilots: E. J. Demas, X. +. Bubier,
jeremiah De Cecca. airplane me-
chanics: Martin Rom. sailmaker:
Richard J. Brophy. business man.
ager: Ralph Shropshire. hydro
grapher: Captain Alton Parker, u.
8. NJ. c.. aviator: Sergeant Benja-
min Rother, mechanic; Russell
Owen, New York newspaperman:
William Vanderveer. photographer,
and Lofgren.
The Byrd expedition will establish
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-11
Gas as "Dry Ice" Source
Forecast by Chemist

Atlantic City, N. j.. Oct. ll.-l1
A picture of = future American Gas
industry producing both heat and
cold at the same plant was drawn ut
the American Gas association con.
vention here today by DR.. Arthur D..
Little, chemist. Of Cambridge. Maa.
He said that revolutionary de-.
veloping in chemistry OF gas may
make 1t possible to produce . HARM
less form Of Illuminating gas which
may be breathed In quantity without
danger OF discomfort. By-products
from this non-asphyxiating sas
would include solid carbon dioxide,
which Is dry ice."
Solid carbon dioxide." Dr.. LIT
tie said. rs now selling at from five
to 10 cents a pound. II the price
could be reduced to two cents, IN
unlimited field for it, use would be
opened"
He expressed the opinion that gas
plants of the future would manufac-
tlrc basic chemicals and probably
motor fuels.