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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

rescue of her sex. But that discreet
woman held her tongue.
"Why, Mary" he continued, you re-
member how it was with yourself.
have heard you say more than once
that you wouldn't marry the best man
alive"
swell, didn't" said Mrs. Martin
Los Angeles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Electric Waves Speedy

The radio listeners of a message be-
broadcast really get the message
fraction of second sooner than the
speaker can be heard by an audience,
because electric waves travel faster
than sound. The difference Is very
slight, and sometimes atmospheric con-
ditiOns may interfere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Admitted

Mr.. Martin was talking at the
Christmas dinner table in his usual
manner about the inconsistency of
woman.
"These girls who protest they are
never going to marry!" he broke out.
Everybody knows they will belle
their own words at the first opportu-
nifty"
He paused, and evidently hoped
that Mrs. Martin would come to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
The "Touch"

"First Of all, my boy, realize that
my time is short. Secondly, say what
you want. Thirdly, be short"
"Well, dad, firstly, 1 do. Secondly,
I will. Thirdly, am"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

When You Feel a Cold Coming On.
Take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tab
let's to work off the Cold and to fortify
the system against an attack of Grip
or Influenza. 30c.-AdY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Term Was Correct

Jerome-That's my late wife.
Rod-I didn't know you were d.
vorced.
Jerome-rm not, but look at my
watch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
HEIGHT of Diplomacy

II takes a real diplomat to get rid of
company that seems determined to
stay for dinner.-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Turning Skin Diseases

quickly relieved and healed by Coles
Carbolisalve. Leaves no scars. No medi-
cine chest complete without 1t. Soc and
Coo at druggists, or j. w. Cole Co., Rock
ford, ul.-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Simple Enough

Boarder-"But why are the towels
so Small?' Clerk-"Well, there isn't
much water."-Detroit News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

The individual who uses his tongue
for weapon is apt to use his feet
for defense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

The best way to keep that umbrella
Is never to lend it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

Some very modest people secretly
have swelled head.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Vegetables TranspIanted

The carrot once grew wild In Greece,
where 1t was used only as fodder for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

For Sale-Farm, Red Lake County. Mime
change for city or lake residence Terms.
particulars. Address o. T. Beyl, Osceola. Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17

German Floral Emblem
The national flower of Germany Is
the cornfower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
Thought for Today

Kindness gives birth to Kindness
Sophocles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
His Suggestion

Wife Showing new short skirt)-
Look, dear, and l got it on the In
stallment plan.
Husband-Huh! Hadn't you better
wait for the second installment?
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
This Splendid Coat of Camels' Hair, $.
Will Meet the Business Woans Ideas of Style and Serp

Stroocs Cames Hair known the world for srvceab
and This model with large mushroom collar OF
opoum Other models of novelty and tan with
trimmed with tonsan important fashion this season.
and collars fox wolf and Jap badger The
dusurfaced Norma dcreety fur trimmed
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
President Coolidge
Again At White House
After Mayflower Trip

President Coolidge returned to
the White House this morning
after a weekend cruise down the
Potomac aboard the Mayflower.
He boarded the yacht within a
few hours Of his arrival in Wash
ington after his trip to Vermont
and Massachusetts,. AS Mrs.
Coolidge had fingered in North"
ampton, Mass, to be with her
mother, President Coolidge's party
was masculine in its makeup. 1t
wasn't much of party" more
over, the only guests being
Everett Sanders, secretary to the
President, and his military aide,
Col. Osmun Latrobe.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock has re-
turned to Washington from New
port, where she passed the sum.
mer, and is at The Mayflower for
a few days. Accompanying her Is
Miss Dorothy Sellers. Mrs. Fahne-
= stock will open her house at 2311
Massachusetts Ave. early next
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Collins, or
Honolulu, Hawaii. are at the
Carlton for several days.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Velveteen
Skirts, $3.50

A simple overblouse may be used at
more elaborde one afterwards.
sPoRTswEAR. THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Called by Illness

Lieut.. Richard Rodney bennett,
U. 8. N, arrived in Washington
last evening to be with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred bennett, for
a few days. Because of the criti-
cal illness of Mr.. bennett, his
son-in.law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patton Wise Slemp, will
prolong their visit here for q week
or ten days. Mr.. bennett has
nett and Mrs. Slemp returned a
week ago from a two months
vacation at the sea shore.
Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh and Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty have re-
turned to Washington after spend
ing fortnight in New York. Be-
fore joining Mrs. Walsh in New
York Mrs. Dougherty was at Hot
Springs, Va.
Mrs. George D. Hope, who has
taken Polnaise Castle in Scotland
for the shooting season, is being
much entertained. She was a
guest at a luncheon given by the
Lord Lieutenant of Scotland and
was entertained by Lord Robert
Bruce and Sir George and Lady
Ferguson. She was also the guest
for few days of the Marques
and Warehouses Of Aberdeen at
Glasgow, Scotland. In Polnaise
Castle there IL a tablet to con-
memorate a recent visit of the
Prince Of Wales.
Mrs. Clarence M Busch, presi-
dent of the League OF American
Pen w m e n. entertained at
luncheon today at the Willard in
compliment to Mrs. Alice Meyer
Wing, of st. Louis, Mo-, member
OF the st. Louis branch of the
League.
Mrs. Forbes Beale and Miss
Katrina BeaIe have closed their
summer home on Beaucatcher
Mountain, near AshevilIe, n. c..
and have returned to Washing
ton.
Homer Saint-Gaudens. spent the
weekend at The Mayflower. He
was accompanied bv Anto Carte,
of Belgium; Mr.. and Mrs. Colin
Gill, Of London; and Mr.. G. Lee
Role, OF France.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c, Craw.
FORD are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Wilmer in their
apartment in New York. They
will return to Washington this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waddv Wood
sailed yesterday for England TO
be the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert IL. Hadow, their son.in-
law and daughter.
Miss Anne Randolph and M,ss
Mary Randolph have returned
TO Wash ington from Newport
Re L., where they passed the
summer.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles T..
McCawley have returned to Wash
ington from Bar Harbor, Me-,
where they passed the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L, Neu-
hauser and their children have
returned from Bass Rocks. Mass.
where Mrs, Neuhauser and her
family passed the summer. Mr..
Neuhauser Joined them the end
1T the season and returned home
with them.
Mrs. Julius W. Tolson, who
makes his home at the Potomac
PARK apartments. Is spending
TWO weeks at Piney Point, Md.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
WilliGms-C GntGcuzene
Wedding To Take Place
In Capital In November

The marriage Of Princess Ida
Cantacuzene, younger daughter OF
Prince Michael Cantacuzene-
Speransky and Princess Cantacu.
zene. to John Williams, son of
Maj. Gen. Sir John and Lady
Hanbury Williams, of Windsor,
England, will take place Thurs
day, November /, in st. Johns
Church. Princess Ida was among
the debutantes of last season and
followed in the footsteps Of her
sister, Princes Bertha Cantacu-
zene, now Mrs. Bruce Smith, who
made many friends during her
debut year and those few seasons
until she married and moved to
Kentucky. Princess Ida and her
sister are Observation-Disclosures OF
President u. s. Grant and have
spent much of their time since
the Russian revolution with their
grandmother, Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, in Washington and
Florida.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24

This is not only an attrac-
tive price-but a group of
most attractive tailored
silk frocks crepe de chine,
flat crepe and faille silk
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
T tailored Silk
Frocks, al6'9O

in styles most appropriate for office
DRESSES. THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
On Motor Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
who have been at their summer
home at Henderson Harbor, n.
Y, are motoring in the White
Mountains and arrived yesterday
at the Mount Washington, Bret
ton Woods. They are accom-
panied by Mrs. Lansing's niece,
Miss Nataline Dulles.
n
Mr.. and Mrs. William McClel-
Ian Ritter, of Washington, enter
tanned at dinner last night at
the Homestead. Hot Springs, Va,
having as guests Major and Mrs.
w. Mckee Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs.
James n, Shaw, Mrs. Theodore
A. Baldwin, Mrs. Charles l.. Nor
ris, Mrs. Charles l.. Guthrie. Miss
Katherine Judge and w. w. Miller.
Miller,
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
For Bride

The first OF a series OF parties
for Miss Mary Madeleine Conley.
daughter OF Col. and Mrs. h. II.
Conley, Of Green Ridge, Md, who
is to be married on Saturday to
Lieutenant Thomas Morgan Wat
Ington, jr., u. S. A., Is being
given this afternoon with Miss
Barbara King, one of the brides
maids, AS hostess. She is enter
tanning at bridge, having as guests
Miss Conleys bridesmaids, Miss
Ellen Peelle, Miss Francis Hill.
Miss Mary Martha Wrenn, Miss
Frances Barnett, of Atlanta. Ga:
Miss Agnes Lang. of New York
Miss Margaret Tilson and also
Miss Ruth Guillion.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY FOLK
MRS. SIDWELL
IS HOSTESS :
AT TEA
Republican Women Fore
gather With Visitor From
Honolulu as Speaker

Mrs. Thomas w. Sidwell will be
hostess this afternoon at o'clock
to the mebership and friends Of
the League Of Republican Women
at her home, 1901 Wisconsin Ave.
Mrs. E. A. Hartman, president
of the league, will preside at the
business session, which will pro-
coed the social hour, and will pre-
sent Mrs. George Mellen, of Homo
lulu, as the guest Of honor and
speaker.
Mrs. Mellen, the wife of the
well.known journalist of Homo.
lulu, is prominent worker In
the Republican ranks of the Ter
ritory, and has been called to the
mainland by the national commit
tee for active campaign work.
Mrs. Jardine, wife of the Sec.
rotary of Agriculture Mrs. Guy y.
Golf, and Mrs. Marion Butler, will
receive with Mrs. Sidwell and
Mrs. Hartman.
Presiding at the tea tables will
be Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt,
Mrs. Robert III. Mcneil, and Mrs.
J. III. Branson. The senior class
of Friends School viii assist.
y i
Mrs. Kellogg, wife of the Sec
rotary of State, who is at Hot
Springs, Va, was the guest for
wrom Major and Mrs. w. Mckee
Dunn, OF Gramercy Farm, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday.
y
The Austrian Minister and Nine.
Prochnik entertained at supper
last evening at the Beach and
Tennis Club at Annapolis Roads.
Their guests included Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, the
Counselor OF the Legation Of
Uruguay and Nine. Hugo de Pena,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Angus.
tus Scully.
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, who
has been visiting her daughter,
the Hon. Mrs. John Francis AM
herst Cecil, at Biltmore House,
Biltmore, N c., has gone to
New York and il at the Plaza.
Mrs. Cecil IL with her in New
York.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Wornen's Doll Crepe
Frocks, $3.50

appropriate for office wear-and it offers type
Of dress that will be correct to wear after office
hours With georgette vestee Others, SIS to $3.50.
woMENs DRESSES. FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Misses Wool
rocks, 70

flare gives freedom Of moves
to $3.50.
MIssEg DRESSES. THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-09-24

This is a smart solution to
the business Woman's prob
lem of wearing a frock that
will be useful at the office
and appropriate afterwards.
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Envoy Guest

The ambassador of Mexico, Don
Manuel Teller, will be the guest
Of honor and speaker at q ban.
quOt to be given tonight at the
Willard for the American dele.
gates to the second Mexican
Highway Congress to be held in
Mexico City from October to s.
The group, numbering approx
mately 200, will leave Washington
tomorrow by special train.
Charles w. Upham, secretary di-
eector Of the American Road
Builders Association, will be toast.
master at the dinner.
y \ n
Col. and Mrs .Fitzhugh Lee,
VINO made their home at the
Wardman Park Hotel for sew.
Continued on Page ~
The Washington times., 1928-09-24
Autumn Days Lure EQuestrians to
RridIe Paths of Rock Creek Park
Riding and Hunt Club
Board of Directors Max
ing Plans for Active
Fall and Winter Season

These crisp autumn days
are Turing Capital eques-
TRANS out to the Riding and
Hunt Club for a gallop
along the bride paths OF
Rock Creek Park or a day
further afield in the sub
urbs and countryside around
Washington.
Directors Meeting
The board of directors OF
the club are holding their
first meeting of the season
this week. They expect to
map out a program for the
fall hunts and other actlvi-
ties Of the club.
Shipping Hunters
The club members are rapidly
assembling from "points north"
and abroad and by the first OF
October the majority of the
huntsmen will be back. Mango
Couzens, one Of the most en-
thusiastic of the younger mcn1-
bers, writes that she is shipping
her big hunter down from the
North and that she, herself, now
abroad, will be home the first
week Of October. The Eugene
Meyers are home and their
horses, after q summer at MT.
Kristo, are now on their way 10
Washington.
Col. Robert M. Thompson direct
ed his trainer to bring his string
~ hunters and saddle horses down
from Fort Ticonderoga. He IL re-
turning by water from the South.
samuel Joseph Henry, after -
aunnmer in the saddle at Hot
Springs, Va. il home again with
his three fine hunters. He was
accompanied to Washington by his
two daughters, Adelaide and Mary
Caroline, both ardent horsewomen
and leaders in the younger set
ut the club.
With an increased membership
the board of directors OF the
riding and Hunt Club anticipate
the busiest season in the history
Of the organization. Last fall and
throughout the winter the weekly
hunts were big events for the en-
thusiasts.
The indoor shows. staged dur
ing the bitterest months Of the
winter, were largely attended.
Washington is an enthusiastic
''horse town." but the season, I'M
fortunately, is limited. The sum-
naer months are too warm and jan
uary and February are apt to be
too vet. re IL during these first
two months OF the year, there
fore, that the indoor show comes
into its own. To be sure, space
In the club gallery IL limited. At
none of the shows last year was
there room enough to accommo-
date the crowd. The board Of
directors is still hopeful that
some day they will be able TO
SOLICIT sufficient funds ID build
, larger ring end a bigger gal
cry
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
Bantam Buglers
In Concert At
Edinburg Friday

EDINBURG. Dec. 1.-The Bantam
Burle Band Of the Edinburg public
school system. composed Of boys
ranging from z to IS years Of age,
will appear in concert mt the Edin-
burg Junior college auditorium at 3
o'clock Friday evening under the d.
rection Of G E.. Hurt.
During the entire time that they
are playing they will be executing
drills.
The program will end with TAPS"
The young musicians who will ap-
pear in the bugle band with the
nicknames they are known 10 their
fellow students by, are as follows:
Phil Bonner, Peanut" Gene Bon
ner. half Pint" Durward Tapager.
"Buzzy;' Albert Kelly. ~Chesty;r
Douglas Stakes. "DaEo;" Joe Hea-
cock. "Joe;" Abney Lee Newman.
Buster" Leslie Box, "Crate;" Roy
Closner. Dutch" Jordon Davis,
slim Preston Harris. "Pres:" Ben
Evans. BEN" George Ude. "Spec;"
Bob Morse, Dots Dick Bryan,
Dick Henry Darby, Fat" Robert
Vine. Bob" Will Rust. "Bill;"
George Closner. rGordy;' Owen
Scott. "Scotty;" Foster Malone.
Doc" Buddy Tinker. Buddy"
John Malone. skinny" Jimmie Lo-
pcz. "Tubby;" Billy Smith, "-Billy."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
Lines TO TAKE
over EXPRESS
Railroads Complete
Plans For Trans
fer March |

NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-Plans have
been completed to merge the express
companies throughout the United
Sttaes into a huge combination of Sc
curitics corporations with a potential
capital OF more than SOC. 600 900. IL
was reported in financial circles
Tuesday. The project has been dis
cussed more than a al
IL vas understood that after a con-
t~roversy Of more than a year, the uni
form express contract committee OF
the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives has prepared plans for taking
over the assets of the American Rail-
way Express Company at cost, less
depreciation, and 10 handle the bust
ness of the country by a new cor
poration to be known a the Rail
way Express Agency, Inc. The plan
has been approved by the railroads OF
the country. Negotiations must be
concluded, il was said, and the new
company incorporated before March 1,
1929, when the contracts of the
American Railway Express company
with the carriers expire.
The combine, II is understood,
would issue stock TO the various rail
roads in proportion to the amount Of
business handled. The new company
would have Is directors, n to rep
resent the participating roads at
large. six to be nominated by the
Eastern roaus. live by tho Western
and three by the Southern.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
MUD FLUSHED
FROM STREETS
Work Done Early To.
day in Compliance
With Petition

Brownsville's downtown streets
were thoroughly flushed during the
early hours Of Tuesday morning in
order 10 wash the mud and silt into
the storm sewers in an effort to al
lay the dust which prompted prac-
tically every business man in the
downtown section to sign a petition
asking for relief, this petition being
presented to A. T.. Munday, acting
city manager, Monday afternoon.
The petition was circulated by
Ford Lockett Of the Eagle Pharma-
cy and contained the signatures OF
practically all bankers and mer-
chants along Elizabeth. Levee. Wash
incton and other downtown business
streets.
In the petition the city govern
ment was requested to flush the
streets each night until the end or
the holiday season in an effort to
keep down the dust which merchants
claimed was settling on exposed
merchandise and causing a damage
to the goods ssd inconvenience to
the businessmen and shoppers.
This dust Is particularly bad i'm
medistely after wet weather" Lock
EFT explained. following circulation
Of the petition "and | feel that IL
the streets were flushed each night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
HANDS NAMED
FOR TUESDAY
RADIO BRIDGE

The fifth of a series of bridge
games by experts will be broad
cast play by play from station
KWwG Friday evening begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
For the benefit of those wish
ing TO play the game in advance
of the broadcast and then check
on the expert play. the following
hands are announced:
Mrs. Catherine A. Streeter, Of
Hollywood, Calf, South" 1.-THE
dealer. holds: Spades. A 10 g;
Hearts, 10 7 .; Diamonds, 5 4;
Clubs. A X Q ].
Mrs. Helen NJ. Hubbard, OF San
Francisco, West" holds: Spades,
J 8 spot 3; Hearts, J 8 spot 8;
Diamonds. A X Q; Clubs. 3 2.
Mr.. Wilbur c. Whitehead. Of
New York, North" holds:
Spades. Q . S ?; Hearts. 4;
Diamonds. 8 spot 7 2; Clubs. 10
g spot s 3.
MIR. Milton c. Work. OF New
York. EAST" holds: Spades, X
4; Hearts. A X Q s 5; Diamonds
] 10 Q 6 s; Clubs. &.
The game will bs summarized
IN the Wednesday issue Of The
Brownsville Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
SHIPPERS TO
HOLDPARLEY
Lower Rates in State
Sought; To Discuss
Market News

SAN BENITo. Rec. li.-Moves to
secure a reduction in intrastate
freight rates, and 10 aid in again Sc
curing market news service for the
Valley are scheduled TO be started
at a meeting Of shippers and repre-
sentatives Of railroads to be held
here at 1880 p. m. Tuesday.
The meeting was called by Brown
White. local produce man, and will
be held in the chamber Of commerce
office.
Mr.. White declared that. although
freight rates from the Valley to out
side Joints have been lowered gen.
orally. there is 4 general increase
in rates from the Valley to other
points in Texas. This increase in
some instances is as high as 50 or
~ per rent above the old rates, Mr..
Hhite said.
Cooperation Of railroads will be
asked in an attempt 10 have these
J trastate rates lowered.
San Benito shippers are expected
nj the meeting tonight to take up
the market news service. which is
maintained ut Brownsville ~ fed
eraI and state departments Of agri-
culture. with the cooperation Of VAL
lev interests and the naval radio
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11

il would help do away with this nui-
sance.
Sh. rtly after the petition had been
presented, Munday. IN a short inter
view. declared that the city had al
ways flushed the streets of the
downtown section after heavy rains
but that ii would do no good to at
tempt it while mud was still heavy
on the pavement.
We try to scrape the worst of
this mud off the streets before we
run the flusher," he said, "for fear
that the mud will clog the storm
sewers and cause untold trouble.
There is not enough fall to the storm
sewers to assure the carrying off of
this mud
Munday also declared that the city
had contemplated sprinkling the
streets during the day, not flushing
them, in an effort TO keep down the
dust but that the police department
had issued a complaint on the
grounds that they would become
slippery and be "A menace especial
~ to women drivers Of automobiles.