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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
Siam Likes Golf

Golf has made as big hit in Siam
as the Siamese twins did in the West.
The Scottish national game has hit
Siam hard, and everyone, from the
king on down, does his daily IS. The
king is the latest enthusiast. His de-
sire to play, however, is greater than
his ability, as he himself confessed.
81 often feel tempted to throw my
clubs away and give up the game" he
said. "Then decide to play one
more stroke, hit 'screamer,' and my
interest Is renewed"
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Named BY Eskimo

According 10 the geographic board
of Canada. Pangnirtung, the name Of
the ford and police post on Baffin
island in the Canadian Arctic archi-
pelago, is of Eskimo origin and means
where buck deer are plentiful" The
police post at Pangnirtung was estab-
lished during the 1923 annual Cana
dian government expedition to the
northern islands.
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Arabic Solicitations
vp W W 20 W

DR.. George Duncan says: Salem
aleikum means Peace be unto you.
This word peace has very compre-
hensive meaning and signifies all kinds
of blessings, material, mental and
spiritual. 1t is very common greet
ing among Arabic-speaking people.
Another expression, May your day be
white JON abjad aleikum literally
is May a white day be to YOU The
term white day'-sunshiny day-a day
full of good cheer with all matters
prospecting"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
Singers and Their TonsiIs

Removal of the tonsils rarely affects
the singing voice, If the operation is
performed by an experienced surgeon,
says Hygeia Magazine. In many cases
Improvement has resulted. If frequent
attacks of tonsillitis occur, the tOnsils
should be removed, even in profess
sional singer. Specialists in diseases
of the nose and throat who have had
a large experience and have removed
tonsils from many professional singers
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Indicated Pitcher

Winning nine consecutive games
during the season and gaining the
distinction of being the only unde-
feated college pitcher in the East was
the record made by Bert Garrett, Rut-
gers southpaw twirler, during his first
year as a varsity moundsman.
He is a brother of Alfred (Budge)
Garrett, Rutgers football captain in
1919. and was himself a substitute
halfback on the Rutgers eleven last
season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
BASE BAlL. e.
NOT IS GAl

Babe Ruth continues in most re-
markable way to qualify for success
sorship to the late ahkound of Swat.
Cleveland boasts 10000 youngsters
engaged in amateur baseball in vari-
Gus league Journeys playing hard and
soft ball.
During the season of 1905 Big Ed
Walsh of the Chicago White Sox,
pitched to 1,69O batters-a major
league record.
John SINNERS, a cousin of the vet
eran Ralph, has been turned over to
Fayetteville for seasoning by the Phil
adelphia Athletics.
The Indianapolis American associa-
ton baseball club will do its spring
training in 1929 at Sarasota, on the
west coast of Florida.
For three consecutive years, 1912,
1913 and 1914, Eddie Collins, of the
Philadelphia Athletics, led the Amer
lean league in scoring of runs.
Urban Shocker, one of the best of
the spitball pitchers left in major
league baseball, recently was uncon.
ditionally released by the New York
Yankees.
The sale of Johnny Koran, pitcher.
to the Birmingham club for a cash
consideration was announced by Off
Gals of the Chattanooga Baseball
company.
Rusty Saunders, Fort Wayne star,
who went from Dallas, Tex, to Water
bury in the Eastern league last sea-
son, has been traded by Waterbury to
Bridgeport, Conn.
Something we keep intending to
look up is the present standing, per-
centage, ETC., of all those minor league
teams that licked the New York Yam
KEGS in the spring.
Fred Moncewicz, former Boston
college infielder, who joined the Red
Sox recently, has been released on
option to the Brockton club of the
New England league.
Ernest Evans, young stortstop with
Portsmouth of the now defunct Vir-
ginia league, is on the Buffalo roster,
having been signed by the New York
Giants and released to the Bisons on
option.
Owners of the st. Louis Cardinals
are said to be ready to bring Short
stop Colbert to st. Louis from their
Rochester farm. Gelbert's play this
season has bordered on the sensa-
tional.
Lena Blackburne, who was appoint
ed manager of the White Sox when
Ray Schalk resigned, first joined the
Sox in 1909. They paid $500 for
him, shortstop, which was high
price then.
Among rumored innovations in Ma
tional league baseball next winter will
be the appointment of Henry Fabian,
groundkeeper of the Polo grounds. as
supervisor of the grounds of the cir
cult. Along with the appointment of
Fabian may come a rule fixing the
height of the pitchers mound.
Joe Shaute, Cleveland twirler, is
twenty-eight years old.
An interesting note from the YAM
KEGS bull pen, as Transcribed by a
New York correspondent: George
Pipgras discovered in practice that he
had acquired Wiley Moore's sinker
ball. He was warming up and noted
that the ball was breaking in the real
Moore manner. He called to Moore to
come over. The latter watched Pip
gras pitch a score or more of the
balls, then declared Pipgras had it.
and, moreover, with control"
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dropped, because some documents cam
not be replaced. Nearly half of the
abstracts of title to Vienna property
were burned. Records of many regu-
larizations of irregular marriages are
gone. All trace of many debt arrange
ments is gone. The loss of the rec
ords, it Is said. will affect seriously
thousands of firms and individuals.
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Loss of Records Serious

Ownership of property, validity of
marriages and divorces. financial set
Elements and many court cases are
made doubtful by the wholesale de-
struction of records In the burning of
the palace of justice In Vienna dur
ing the July socialist rioting., Several
years, II is estimated. will be needed
to gather again the evidence on file
in pending civil and criminal cases
Many of these probably will be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10

WITHOUT any nelp OUTSIDE OF tne
cooperation he gets unsolicited
from the boys on the team.
While Rabbit Maranville's
comeback is playing a valuable
part in the drive of the st. Louis
club, and the work of old Grover
Alexander, frankie Frisch, Jim
Bottomley and others must draw
them a share of the credit, it Is
generally agreed that the astute
leadership of McKechnie is the
binding post on the st. Louis
wagon.
McKechnie led the Pirates to
a pennant in 1925. The next year,
despite Bills success, dissension
arose in the ranks of the team.
Dreyfuss, possibly in an earnest
effort to correct matters, placed
Fred Clarke, once idol of the
Pirate fans as player, on the
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the millions who will hear
its various issues debated, will excite
the intense interest and have the far
reaching results in our history that a
senatorial campaign in Illinois did just
30 years ago this summer For it was
during that campaign that there took
place the now-famous series of Lin
coln-DOuglas Debates" held in seven
Illinois cities in August, September
and October, 1858, one of the most pic
turesque and important incidents in
all American political history.
The opponents for the office of
United States senator from Illinois
were Stephen a. Douglas and Abra-
ham Lincoln. Douglas was the Demo-
cratic incumbent, seeking reelection.
AT the age of forty-five he was
national figure, having served three
terms in the house of representatives
and II years in the senate. Only five
feet, two inches tall, he was known as
the Little Giant" a man of great per-
SOnal charm, with his clarion voice.
his dominating way of tossing his
name of curly black hair, his Napo-
leonic frown and his gift of oratory,
inherited from the school Of Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay. He had been
a poor boy on a New England farm,
working his way up by his own in
dOmitable effort to position of
wealth and great influence. He was
the author of the Kansas-Nebraska
bill which had reopened the old slav-
cry dispute after it had apparently
been settled by the Compromises of
1920 and 1850, and this measure, which
had an appeal to both northern and
southern Democrats, he fondly hoped
would make him the Democrats next
candidate for the Presidency.
His Republican opponent, Abraham
Lincoln, apparently lacked everything
which Douglas had to make him
popular and appealing public figure.
At the age IF forty-nine, he was a tall,
gaunt, awkward-appearing country
lawyer, who had been a popular
enough political speaker to have
served in the Illinois legislature and
one term in congress. But he was
virtually unknown outside the borders
of his own state and even two years
later New York paper was referring
to him as "a third-rate western lawyer
who cannot speak good gram
mar" Against the advice of Seward
and Greeley, the sages in the newly
formed Republican party, the Illinois
Republicans had nominated him for
senator against Douglas.
When he accepted the nomination in
a speech at Springfield, he threw some
thing of a bombsheE into his own
political camp when, against the ad-
vice of his conservative friends, he de-
clared:
"A house divided against itself can
not stand I believe this government
cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free. | do not expect the
Union to be dissolved. I do not expect
the house to fall, but l do expect it
will cease to be divided. 1t will be-
come all one thing or all the other.
Either the opponents Of slavery will
arrest the further spread of it, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10

nv homework and do chores outside
also. I must say that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
wonders for me and no woman should
be, without it. / sure can speak a
good word for it."-MRs. JIM SMITH.
r. r. 7, Brainerd, Minnesota.
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pound in a news
paper and l have
got great results
from its tonic
action at the
Change of Life.
Before I took it
/ was nervous
and at times L
was too weak to
do my house
work. / was this
way about a year.
RlIt now T do oil
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state that they have never had any
thing but favorable results.
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- s29:WHY "
DSa |; !: ].
No Brains

"Who was that poor fellow who
Starved to death in Hollywood"
He was a mind reader."-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10

Sometimes, one may have to listen
to a dull person, but he never has to
read a dull book.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
Remember This

Many. man has acquired a head
ache from butting in.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10

Love i3 disease and it is said that
only married men are immune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
Great RESULTS
FROM COMPOUND
Read How This Medicine
Helped This Woman

Brainerd, Mimi read about
lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Believes Stars Liquid

Believes Stars Liquid
Prof. ]. Fl. Jeans, an eminent as
tronomer, advances the theory that
the stars may be largely liquid.-Gas
Logic.
People who live in glass houses get
the habit of throwing stones because
SO many are thrown at them.
Our deeds determine us as much as
we determine our deeds. = George
Eliot.
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BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

BECAUSE of the radio, it will
| be possible for millions of
/ Americans during the next
two and one-half months
u to listen TO Herbert c.
Hoover and Alfred E. Smith
discuss the issues in the
1928 Presidential campaign.
But it is doubtful if the
contest this year, for all
the millions who will hear
The Washington times., 1928-03-31

About 20 acres, which nil have swinl-
ming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamonds,
football field, swings and other things for
smaller cllildren-this great Gopern1lent Park
odioins our FORT STEVENS homes of "a
rious prices but similar terms
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
People In 553 Cities
Live Under New
Zoning Law

More than 30,0O0,O00 people or 90
per cent of the urban population OF
the United States now live in cities
whose building construction must
meet modern zoning requirements.
This vast. population resides in BOB
towns and cities throughout the en-.
tire length and breadth of the land.
Within the last year the legal
position Of coming has been strength.
ened by the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in four dis
tinct cases in which the use,
height and area of buildings were
regula ted,
New York in 1915 enacted the
comprehensive zoning law and Bos-
ton preceded her in the regulation
OF building heights in 1904. Los
Angeles adopted the use of coming
regulations in 1909.
Today there are forty-six States
and the District OF Columbia that
have laws which permit them to
zone themselves. OF the forty eight
States only twenty-eight have
adopted all or large part of THE
Standard State Zoning Enabling
Act which was issued in 1924 by
the Department of Commerce adj
visory committee on coming.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
FIRE RESISTING
CONSTRUCTION
URGED

The National Board Of Fire I'm.
derwriters, in the current issue OF
their official bulletin, Safeguard
ing America Against Fire" depart
for the first time from their long
maintained policy of simply urging
greater care in preventing fires and
recommend more fire restrictive con-
struction.
people must be more careful and
think about their own hazards,
thew declare. Moreover they must
construct their bui lid ings more
soundly to resist fire. 1t is indeed
a shame il a man is careless and
throws a lighted match into a waste
paper baket. but il the resultant
blaze destroys the building that is
q disgrace. A building should be
constructed so as to resist every
possible attempt to fire it, either
accidently or on purpose.
Last years losses are placed by
the board at 1861, 1907 OF this
total New York lost 5S,476 .246.
Illinois $32, $685. Pennsylvania
$50. 414.776, California $26,979.121,
Massachusetts, $24260, 1858, and Texas
$18,S14,S93.
These are losses that in many
instances could have been avoided
had the builder taken a little extra
precaution OF his building material
and assured himself that he was
buying material OF a fireproOf ma
ture," says the bulletin.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
FOR
WEEK SHOWS
INCREASE

New building operations put uFi-
der way in the District OF Co
lumbia this past week amounted 70
$734.715 and include permits to start
construction OF 3S new dwelling
houses, two. apartments, four store
buildings and one garage. These
new operations, authorized by Col.
John w. Oehmann, building 1nspec-
tor. include $52,065 worth OF repair
work. This weeks permit total ex-
ceeds last weeks by approximately
$436, 900. and makes this the ban
ner building permit week for the
month of March.
Following are a list OF the OUT
standing building permits issued
Keller and Goldsmith, $500, 900 Tor
the erection of a five-Story brick,
concrete and tile apartment build
ing at 4005 Wisconsin Ave. n. W.
Lot Ala, square 1929.
Harry B. Caldwell, $55, 900 Tor
the erection of one four-story brick
and concrete apartment building at
S16 Potomac Park Ave. 8. e. Lot
SO2-OS, square $40.
Silas Love. $4,000 to erect a two
story store of concrete block. add.
ton to store and dwelling at 1920
Meade st. n. E.. Lot z. square
$3.50.
c. f. Rector, $500 for the cree
ton of two one-story brick store
buildings at 5105-07 Conduit Rd.
". w. Lot 37-3S, square i419.
Capital Fireproof Company, $500
for the erection of a one-story brick
and tile private. garage at 1927 Up
shur St. N. w. Lot S2S. square
2644.
Walter A. DUNCAN. $4,000 for
the erection OF a two-story brick
brick houses at 1882 Veazey st.
n. w. Lots IL to "a. square 1894.
Wenger Brothers. $4,000 for the
erection 1of four. two-story brick
dwellings at 3S27-33 Cathedral Ave.
N. W.. Lots IS to SO. square 1915.
Charles d. Sager. $4,000 to erect
six two-story houses of brick ut
3614-16-20-22-26-28 Veazey St. N. w.
Lots 25 to 80. square 1896.
l.. e. Rreuninger. $4,000 for
the erection of a twostory. brick
and frame dwelling at 7525 Morn
ing Side Drive n. w. Lot 20.
square 2774.
William f. Gore. s22. 900 to erect
one three-story brick and tile
Continued on Page IA, Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-03-31

One Of these historic sites OF ex-
fremely great importance is Fort
stevens, located at RittenhOuse
Street and Georgia Avenue. Home
building has expanded in this direc-
ton and this famous old battle
ground which so years ago was the
scene OF q two-day battle between
the Federal and Confederate forces
has been transformed into one OF
Washington's attractive residential
sections.
For many years after the historic
battle OF Fort Stevens, this section
remained in its war ridden and des-
Olate condition. 1t is true that q
few houses, a church and occasion
ally a store were to be found in the
fleighborhood, but for the most part,
nothing was done to improve the
section for great while after the
Civil War.
Park Plan Proposed
AT various times movements have
been set afOot to have Congress pur-
chase the property and turn it into
Apublic park and playground 50 as
to pcrpetuate the memory of the bat
tie that was without doubt one OF
the most important of the Civil War.
II is certain that had the Confeder-
ateE been successful i'm breaking
through TO the city at that time, the
morale Of the Southern army would
have been materially gbettered and
with the Confederate forces in con-
troll or the Capital. 1t is difficult to
state what the final outcome of their
victory would have been.
On July IL, 1864. Major General
Early marched his troops north
from Virginia, skirting Washington
on the west and, pivoting at Rock
vile, preparing to attack the
capital from the north. After en-
eountering some slight resistance
from Federal Cavalry. which served
TO delay his march several hours.
General Early arrived at Silver
Springs ana started south along the
Seventh Street pike for the assault.
Fort Stevens, the most formidable
OF the many forts that had been
Thrown around the city, was then
In command Of Mai. Gen. Al. Nc.
Cook with small contingent OF in
fantry. General Grant, having
learned Of EarIy's plan, had ordered
the Sixth Corps, under Maj. Gen.
Fl. g. Wright to Fort stevens to
eOunteract the invaders.
In the meantime many civilians
The Washington times., 1928-03-31

had rallied to the support OF Cen
eraI Nc. Cook and with the Few
soldiers at his command he sue
ceeded in staying the attack until
the morning of July IL. The
Federals were losing ground, how
ever. and had fallen back to
where Rittenhouse Street now
crosses that section.
The gallant Sixth Corps arrived
at the seventh Street wharf on the
morning OF July IL from City Point
and marched out the Seventh Street
Pike to the rescue of General Nc.
Cook and his forces.
Al terrific battle ensued during
which Early's forces were compelled
10 give up their position and retreat
north. Not satisfied with defeating
the attack ON Washington, Gen.
eraI Wright pursued the invaders
until he had chased them COM
pIeteIy out Of the State OF Mary
land. !.
During the entire battle Of Fort
Stevens, President Lincoln was on
the scene at the head of the Union
forces. On. July. IL when the Tight
ing was most severe President Lin
coin stood uponetl1e earthworks OF
the fort.ea11d with grave and pas
siYe countenance watched the ter
rifle struggle.
Lincoln Sees Dead
General Wright fearing for the
Presidents safety. tried in vain to
persuade him to seek refuge in the
trenches. While standing in his
precariOus position amidst the
whizxing shells of the COnfederates,
Lincoln saw an officer shot dead
within three feet of him. The
stone erected by the Sixth Corps
Survivors i'm 1899 marks the spot
Of this historical incident.
This was. the one and only time
that a President OF the United
states was present. during a battle
Of armed forces.
Time, the healer OF great wounds,
has eradicated the bitter feeling
that existed as result Of this war
and many or the people who now
are residents at Fort stevens are
from Federal " and Confederate
families whOse fathers. brothers
and perhaps husbands fought
against each other on this historic
battle-ground.
s III .Se5s
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
CONCRETE
AS BEAUTY AID

In recent address before the
American Concrete Institution, at
Philadelphia, w. e. McComar, wide.
Unknown structural engineer. stated
that American architecture is de.
veloping into g. new era of refine
ment and beauty" and that the
next few, years would evolve many
changes in the building field
Mr.. McComar also said: This new
architecture depends upon the free
expression OF the natural beauty Of
concrete. In the construction. which
is monolithic concrete. the columns.
floors and walls are cast as a sim
gle unit, the forms being built so as
to include practically all OF the ar
chitectura1 "details and trim. De-
signs to be done in concrete should
not be the same as those of brick,
stone Or marble.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
.BIIYFBR COLONY
ON SEVERN

William e. Richards, of this city,
has bought the Remsen property
on the north side OF the Severn
River. opposite the Greenbury Land
and Development Company, at An.
napolis.' The transaction covered
the purchase OF 800 acres of ground
at a consideration of $125. 900.
The land is now being cleared
preparatory to extensive develop
ment which will include the erec.
ton OF golf and yacht clubs and
other conveniences for members OF
the proposed colony. The property
is near the naval radio station and
fronts Carr and Mills creeks as
well as the Severn River.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
PeFmanence of Roof
Depends on RafterS

The permanence of a roof depends
as much upon the structure that
holds the roof up as it does on the
quality of the surface that composes
the roof. being constantly exposed
to the elements.
The ideal roof frame consists of
ks rafters. spaced Is inches apart
and not spanning a distance greater
than 10 feet. 1t is also much safer
if the rafters are not set at an
angle greater than As degrees.
If these qualifications are met the
roof will be strong enough to sup
port heavy roofing such as tile and
slate.
Better than Questions and An
swers." Write Times-Zain Ad Test
ads and win 81 900. "
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
Real Estate Board Gets
National Survey Plan On

A comparison of existing rents
and ground values in the larger
cities of the United States is now
being made by the National Asso-
citation of real estate boards through
a QUESTIONABLE which they are now
sending out to all board members.
The association is asking each
member to state the actual rents
being secured from the property
that is located in the best districts
of their respective cities. 1t is also
asking for current values.of real
property in the same sections Of the
cities.
This study Is expected to make
possible a comprehensive compari-
son of rent and ground values in all
parts OF the country and will prove
of considerable value to members
of the real estate field.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
Realty BOwlers
Tie for Second
Place in League

Shannon & Luches and
Hedges &, Middleton, who are
tied for second place in the
Realtors Bowling League,
had to postpone their games
which were to have been
rolled last Wednesday night.
j. Dallas Crady's team took
two games from the Title
Company, Boss & Phelps
took three games from
Thomas E. FARRELL Company,
Joseph Shapiro took two
from M. & r. B. Warren,
J. E. Douglass took three
from Cafritz and Wardman
took two from Edward r.
Carr.
High team game and. high
team set for the evening
were rolled by Boss & Phelps
with scores of SAB and l ,581,
respectively.
The Washington times., 1928-03-31
THEATER- HOMES

Television will turn every home
into a theatrical unit. Experts
tell us that teIevision is now
developed to a stage comparable
to the quality of broadcasting in