davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-07

eleven months the high cirrus
clouds blew steadily toward the
Pole, although the surface winds
were mostly outward.
To Study Weather
Mcteorologists do not consider
that these winds follow the physi-
cal form of keyhole. They hope
that airplanes will help clear up
the action. One theory is that the
polar region is blanketed with
"high" or "antic yclone" area, that
above it is layer Of comparative
calm, and atop that a whirl in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-07

hour. There is = belief that ir
some parts Of Antarctica they cause
furious billiards.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-07
Business romance seer, In ne,u product
(Which became, IL, four months, third
largest seller in america

By Walter Pierce
0HEY said there was no room on the market for
- another gum
Otto Schnering, president of the Curtiss Candy
Company, and maker of the Baby Ruth Candy Bar
g million day. did not agree.
He set out to make a gum as superior in quality
as his famous candy. He imported pure chicle from
Central America. He used whole milk and pure cane
sugar. His own experts select the mint he uses.
His aim was to get into gum more of the COOLING
refreshing peppermint flavor than ever before. A
flavor that would last three times longer than ord-
nary gum. A flavor that couldn't be chewed out
How he succeeded in Baby Ruth Gum is one of the
romances of modern business. Even today, thou
sands of cities, whole states have not been supplied
The demand has been too great Yet, in four short
months Baby Ruth Gum has become the third largest
seller in America!
Now Baby Ruth Gum is for sale locally in stores
everywhere. The same flavor that has taken other
cities by storm. flavor dealers declare, that will
give you real surprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

to eight counties the size of Dodge or
Steele or Waseca. If the land is as
productive in ST. Louis county as in
southern MinneSota-and it iS-the
farms would have something like the
same value when the land is fully &C.
cupied
To build up within st. Louis county
eight farming districts like those of
southern Minnesota will add to the
taxable wealth of the county not less
than $6O,OOO,O0O. 1t will increase the
urban values by communities like Wa
SEGA, and GAINESVILLE, and Owatonna,
and Concord to another $15,000,000.
Except that they don't sprawl over
all creation, the same set of facts APP
ply to the other counties in the cut
over region. They are working out
business policies. They are disposed
to postpone new developments till i'm
provements already made have been
utilized more fully. They won't open
new roads till the land along the roads
now open is more than half occupied.
They propose, in word, to go slow
on improvements unless they can see
that they will pay their own way.
The days of haphazard pioneering
are over says the Minnesota Arrow
head Association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

district, in the Little Fork valley
around Cook, in the Midway district
near Duluth and so on. approximately
half the area of the county lies In
these districts where farm settlements
are established or proved success.
That is why the problem of the
scattered settlers" is live issue in st.
Louis county and in the other cutoVer
counties. Because it costs so much 10
provide for him while the towns that
are settled are still more than haf
vacant.
There was one application before the
st. Louis county board this year for
a road nine miles long to take care
of one settler That would be an ex-
penditure of say $4,000 to reach one
$1,000 farm That is an extreme case,
but there are frequent instances where
a road is built three or four miles
through the woods to reach two or
three families And on top OF that
the school district pays one of the
settlers for taking the children to
school. It would be cheaper to move
the family out, as they do in ontario.
Obviously it would be more profit
able for the county to promote settle
ment in the established towns, where
the main roads are already PROVIDED
and the schools are already built ana
the school buses are already running
Comparison of the southern Min
nesota county with a similar agr1cul-
tural area in st. Louis county brings
the facts into sharp contrast. Dodge
or Steele or WaSeca has an assessed
valuation of farm lands from 100000
to s1O,OOO,O0O. That is an average OF
say 100000 to township The asses
sed valuation of all the land in agrlcul-
tural towns in st. Louis county, like
Meadowlands or FloodWood, is around
100000. That is the valuation on
which the cost of roads and schools
must be raised. 1t makes high tax
rates.
The average rate in the southern
counties is As mills. The average rate
in the farming towns of ST. Louis
county is 80 mills. st. Louis county
farmers pay twice the rate to raise
half as much money as those of south
ern Minnesota
It is because the higher the fewer,
YOU might say. Or more exactly, be-
cause the fewer the higher. The num-
Der of farms to the township in the
southern Minnesota counties averages
200. The number of farmers in the
partly settled township in st. Louis
county averages SO.
The average size of the farm in the
northern county is smaller than in the
southern. But there are only one
fourth as many farms in st. Louis
county town as in the good towns OF
southern Minnesota. Three-fourths OF
the land. in the settled towns, is still
vacant, idle, producing nothing, ex-
cept those lands which still have vlr-
gin timber.
fourth of the land carries all
the tax. No wonder it takes twice the
rate to raise half the money compared
with southern Minnesota.
So the towns in st. Louis county
are saying-let's not spread out our
tax money so thin; let's thicken 1t.
And the county is saying-let's not
spread out our money over SO many
roads, let's concentrate. Instead OF
providing new school or school trans
portation for each new settler, let's
build up the settlements already estab-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
ST. LOUIS COUNTY A
WHALE Of A COUNTY

From Duluth to the Canadian boun-
Diary is farther than from ST. Paul to
the Iowa line.
You could carve out of st. Louis
county eight counties the size of Dodge
and Steele and Waseca, and have
half the territory left over.
There is a lot of wilderness still in
this big county. There is one solid
block in the northwest corner, as big
as Rock or Pipestone, with not one
mile of public road and not trace of
settlement There is another block,
north of Lake Vermilion, mostly in
national forest, as large as Rice or
Goodhue in which there is no road but
the forest trails. Within thirty miles
of Duluth there is tract as large as
LeSueur of Washington county in
which there is no settlement.
On the other hand, there are thriv-
ing agricultural settlements, in the
famous Meadowlands and Floodwood
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

lished.
In pursuance of that idea, the coun-
ty board in st. Louis county is con-
sidering what has been called the
coming plan" Here is this block and
that and the other, in which there Is
no settlement and no prospect of pro-
fitable settlement in the near future.
Those are to be marked as reserved.
Some of them perhaps ought never to
be settled.
Now the county cannot forbid any
one to occupy land he owns. But the
county can say that the settler who
goes into one of those reserved tracts
does so on his own responsibility. The
county will not undertake to build
roads for him or provide schools. If
he wants to enjoy the advantages OF
civilization, let him go where they are
found
Three fourths of the land is still va
cant in flourishing settlements where
his coming will be an asset and not a
liability.
One-half the county, remember, con-
tains land in which farming settle
ments are a proved success, in which,
not withstand high rates of taxa
ton, there are thriving farm communi-
ties. That one-half the area is equal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

happy I am that you are citing wen.
l was on the train that struck you"
He was at her side beaming upon
her as he tenderly stroked her hand
resting trustfully within his own.
I've never forgotten you, Lucy" and
his voice choked with emotion.
Nor l you, Russell"
MY decision to come back to dear
old RidgewOod for Christmas was sud-
den. feel sure now there must have
been guiding influence"
"And I didn't even know when
Christmas came and passed." she said
sadly.
"Nor 1, scarcely. My mind and
heart have been here with you.
shall not wait another day to tell you,
Lucy. that I love just as l used to
love you in the old days. l believe
you loved me, too, then. Could you
love me again, dear?"
"Sit down, Russell, and listen. 1
want you to know that I should new
er have stopped loving you if you had
not gone away as you did But 1t
won't be hard to start all over again :"
&c. 1928. Western Newspaper Unionl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
The Word "Carol"

The word carol was originally an
Piled to ring dances of children. az
olilp;nied by singing. In time the
word came to denote lively tune
Suggestive of dancing. Christmas was
universally recognized as a time for
merry as well as religious songs and
so in the carols sung at this season
religious facts were alluded to In sim
pie phrases and sung to merry dane.
ing tunes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Ely, MINNESOTA
Jewish Lamenfotion

There are various lamentations
made at the wailing walls In Jerusa-
lem. Many prayers were arranged b.
r. Samuel In the Eighteenth century
appropriate for use on entering Jeru-
salem. A devout alien Jew 10 accus-
toned to rend bis garment, recitins
the tenth verse Of the forty fourth
chapter Of Isaiah. Favorite lamenta-
lions are those of the fourth and fifth
chapters Of jeremiah, also the sew
enteenth verse of the first chapter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Hooverizing Statute Books

Hoover induced paving brick manu-
facturers to reduce standard sizes
from sixty-six to FIVE: eliminated sew.
snty or seventyfour sizes of beds II
would make lawyer shudder to think
what he might 10 with the statute
books.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

"She has no husband" the attend
ant answered, che died several years
ago."
"Oh," with catch in his breath.
II did not know she was a widow"
"Her mother is here. She and the
boy live alone. Mrs. Gainstone still
makes her home with Mr.. Gainstone's
mother. John was bringing her home
for Christmas"
For weeks Lucy Miles Gainstone
lowered between life and death. At
last there came change for the better,
and one bright sunny morning late In
January she was able to see the un-
known friend who had kept her room
abloom with roses
YOU" she exclaimed as Russell
stepped smilingly into her presence.
"Oh. Russell, so it was you
Teas of happiness filled her eyes as
She held out her hand to him.
lucy! You don't know how very
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
In Safe Keeping

Are you fond of toffee?" asked the
little mite, of lady who was assist
ing at Christmas party.
mo thank you, my dear"
"Then will you look after this for
me. pleaseT'-Montreal Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

"The Battle of the Books" a sati
rical work, published in 1897, is
Swift's first prose composition It is
his contribution to the famous Bentley
and Boyle controversy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
The Stafesr11un

II the public takes kindly to what
the great statesman Is reported to
have said, the great statesman doesn't
claim he was misquoted.-
Blade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Thought for Today

It is no fattery to give friend
a due character. for commentator
is as much the duty of a friend as
apprehension -Plutarch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
That Started Re

The first things In the way of mascu.
line clothes women started getting
into were pockets Of their husbands
trousers.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Need of Water Vital

The deprivation Of water will with.
In short time produce great distress.
AS rule II means death within 60 to
Il hours
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Medieval Carols

One of the earliest medieval carols
still in existence is preserved in the
British museum. 1t is written in Nor
man-French and dates from the Thir-
teenth century.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

She-Aren't you going to kiss me
under the mistletoe2
He-Aw! Let's make it behind the
Christmas tree instead.
StAs}tas{I'n&mR %4IlfsS::&S
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
MERRY CHRISTMAS"

uERE is how the nations of
b II the world say Merry I
4 Christmas :" .
!. France-BOn Noel.
Germany-FrOhliche Weih- 4
Y nachten. I
4 China-Tin Hao Man. .
\ Sweden-Glad julien. /.
y Portugal-Boas Festas.
Y Italy-Felice Natalie.
y Japan-Kinga Shinen. /;
Y Rumania-Graciun Felicia /.
Y tune.
Y Turkey-Ichok Yilara.
Y BOhemia-Vesele Vancoe.
u Hungary-Boldog Karacsonyi !.
Cnnepeket.
Y Greece-Chrystovjena.
Y Poland-Wesolych SWAT.
N Croatia-Sretan BOzic.
y Denmark-Vrolijke Kerstmis. .
v Spain-Felices Pascuas.
N treal HeralS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
Christmas Memories

Christmas means memories of those
who were dear to us and who never
failed to provide gift laden Christ
mas.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
S100,O00
FOR COLLEGE

The campaign to raise 500. 600 eor
the erection of the Lutheran College
for women. an institution expected
to rank with Nassar. Bryn Mavr
Smith and Weliesly. will open Mon
day.
Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the
Secretary of Labor. mas been named
honorary chairman of the executive
committee, with Edwin S. Clarkson
general chairman. Thomas p. Hicli-
man, OF the Franklin National Bank
is yice-chairman and treasurer OF
the campaign.
On the executive committee are
Col. P. NJ. Anderson, the Rev. II. r.
Beatty. the Rev. George NJ. Diffen-
derfer. d. D.; the Rev. G. +. Lenski,
the Rev. II. E. Snyder and Henry
Wiegand.
A dinner to the workers will be
rendered Monday at the Zee House
and Mrs. Davis will be present 10 ex-
plain the campaign.
The college has been Incorporated
under the laws of Maryland by a
board of directors from the nine CON
stituent synods Of the United Luth-
eran Church. It is to be national
institution fostered by the board OF
education Of the Lutheran Church
and is 10 be erected on a 129-acre
site near Wheaton Md. Glasses are
expected TO start in 1882 with
students coming from every section
Of the United States.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
$1,000 RAISE D
BY SEALS SALE

DR.. William G. Fowler. health Off
Ger Of the District, came out today
with a hearty approval OF the annual
sale OF Christmas seals to aid the
Tuberculosis Association.
At noon, cash received at head
quarters OF the seal sale, 1000 block
Of eleventh street. represented the
sale of 900 900 seals, or $4,000 toward
the budget goal Of $4,000.
Il would like TO commend the
work of this association, on the
board OF which / have served for
several years. for its demonstration
of the need of sanatorium for
tnberculous children. This has been
shown through the operation of the
Children's Health Camp for the past
several summers, where a group OF
children. excluded from the pubic
schools because OF known tubercn'
losis, have been given day and night
care, with adequate rest, sun baths,
open air sleeping, supervised occupa-
tions and a balanced diet.
.'If this demonstration brings TO
our city a year.round sanatorium'
the good achieved will be due in no
small measure TO the work financed
by the sale OF these seals.
a bill is now before Congress ap-
nropriating the funds for such a
sanatorium and committee headed
hv chairman j.. r.. Grant Is seeking
10 obtain its passage, at the present
session.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
CoIored EIks to Hold
Joint Memorial Rites

Columbia. Lodge, No. IS. and Co
hlmbia Temple, I. b. r Q. E. Of
W., will observe joint memorial
services tomorrow night at So'cloclS
in the Armstrong Technical High
school Auditorium. Charles r..
Robinson will deliver the euiogy
on the deceased brothers and DIR.
Lucinda Lewis on the deacesed
daughters.
Past Exalter Ruler F.. Al. Thomas
will recite "Thanatopsis. assisted
by the EIks quartet and special
music.
Miss Fannie III. Burroughs viii
be mistress OF ceremonies and the
closing ceremonies will he presided
over by DR.. Lena Hart. Deputy
Ruler OF Columbia Temple.
Edward Turner is chairman OF
the memorial committee.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Brands name is now before the
Senate for confirmation for reap
pointment to the commission. The
nomination has been referred 10 inc
Senate District Committee 10 which
aMaltbie's report was submitted.
Voted to Approve
Maltbie in his report sayagely
attacked every fundamental feature
OF the merger agreement. Brand
last year voted 10 accept the MGR
ger agreement without any qualifi-
cations. Last spring he appeared
before the House District Commit
tee as vigorous defender of the
proposal.
Some members of the Serate
Committee are of the opinion that
Brand has been lukewarm in his
defense of the public's rights as
against the demands OF the public
utilities.
His former stand on the merger
Is not likely TO help him any now
in. view OF the lambasting the mer-
ger got from Maltbie, the commit
tees own expert.
Chamber May Suffer
The Washington Chamber Of Com
merae may also suffer in prestige
from the Congressional reaction 10
the Maltbie report.
That report so clearly expresses
the views of several members of
the Senate District Committee that
any one or any organization Wl1ic Il
opposes it is likely to lose caste
with the committee.
Members Of the committee cannot
understand how the public utilities
committee of the Chamber of Com.
n1erce can support proposal which
to their minds would be so harmful
10 the best interests of the Wash
ington public.
They are beginning to suspect
that the loaal trade bodies are not
controlled by the public, but by the
business interests of the. community
| and will take this fact into con.
sideration whenever these organiza.
tons appear before rhenl in The
future.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Naval Lodge Hall standing q
Fourth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast, was built IN 1885
to house Washington Naval Lodge,
No. A.
The lodge was first organized on
May IA. 1905. when AZ were
granted charter for the organiza-
ton Of navy yard workers, from
which its name ID taken.
For many wears the lodge met In
various places throughout Southeast
Washington finally purchasing the
site of their present home in 1893.
The cornerstone was laid with
much ceremony the following wear
and the building was first occupied
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
HOPE.
TlPJT IT
OVER

Optimistic IN spite Of the
terrific beating they took At
the hands Of Dr.. Milo r.
Maltbie, the Senate District
Committee 4 expert, local trac-
ton interests are consolidating
their strength today for a
desperate battle to force their
$5O, ,OO0, 900 Wilson traction
merger scheme through Con-
gress.
The merger proponents believe
they can ret the agreement sp-
proved, IN spite Of Maltbie's report.
Remember Victories
Their hopes are bolstered BY the
memories Of victories in the Public
Utilities Commission, the House Dis
trict Committee. and local trade and
civic bodies. although IN each Of
those cases bitter fights were waged
against them.
Their cause was given big boost
Yesterday when the Washington
Chamber of Commerce committee on
public utilities again indorsed the
Wilson plan, and attacked Maltbie 8
report.
Your committee on public utili-
ties. however, is forced to doubt the
practical advIsability or certain Of
DR.. Maltbie's recommendations"
resolution adopted by the committee
declared. They do not feel that his
attempts to discredit the $50 1000, 600
valuation have been successful, nor
that he has been able to adduce facts
to uphold his contention that such
valuation Is excessive.
Senators Opposed
Sentiment toward the merger had
not changed today on Capitol Hill,
however. Impartial observers are
united in the belief that the merger
cannot be forced through the Senate
District Committee as long asit has
a $50, 900 900 valuation as a part of it.
The opinion of most members OF
the committee was voiced by SEN
ator Blaine Of Wisconsin, who said
the merger must be for the benefit Of
the public, not of the companies.
Blaine feels that merger which
will bring along with 1t higher street
car fares is not desirable from the
public's standpoint. He win resist
a merger which provides for any
fixed valuation.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Citizens to Be Hosts
To Civic Federation

The Cabin John Park Citizens As
sociation, the Mohican Hills Citi-
zens Association and the Glen Echo
Heights Citizens Association will he
hosts to the Mont gomery County
Civic Federation at it's meeting Mon
day night at Glen Echo-C Cabin Jonn
schoolhouse, Conduit Road. one
block west Of Cabin John Bridge.
Col. A. B. Barber, president. will
preside.
The federation's membership is
composed of % community organiza.
tions throughout the county.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

The Federal employees do not
agree with President Coolidge
about themselves.

ABOUT themselves.
The .roseate picture of their
working conditions drawn by the
chief Executive In his annual mes
sage ia Congress has provoked
Luther e. steward president Of the
National Federation OF Federal ETn,
ployes. not only 10 an ironic smile
but to an extended reply which Is
being broadcast IN the eve Of
campaign 10 amend the Welch act.
we are In thorough disagree
ment with President cooIidge's pic
ttre Of existing conditions in the
Federal service says the Steward
statement.
His attitude simply indicates the
necessity for a constant stream Of
communication from our field
locals and members to Senator'S and
Representatives In Congress setting
forth instances where paw or work.
ing conditions are unfair or pnsatis-
factory.
1T will be recalled that the Pres
fdent made Al very similar statement
i'm his message To Congress year
ago. in spite OF which very substan-
tial progress was made In securing
the enactment Of the WEIGH Act.
Three Bills to be Pushed
Steward announces that the bill
nroviding for a 12-Inonth Saturday
haf.hoIiday. the smith measure to-
provide FOR standardized annual
leave and cumulative sick leave, as
well as the recasting of the WEIGH
Act. are to be pushed BY his organi-I
zatiOn.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Colombian Filler to Be
Offered Plane by Army

The War Department yesterday
authorized the commanding general
of the Panama Canal Department
to offer Lieut.. Benjamin Mendez.
Colombian army flier, an army
amphibian plane with which to con-
tinue his flight 10 Bogota in the
event his own plane cannot be re-
paired.
Mendez, flying from New York ia
Bogota, damaged his plane landing
at Colon, Panama 1t Mendez ac'
cepts. the offer Of the Army, two
Army air pilots will accompany him
in another amphibian in order that
one of them may fly the borrowed
plane back.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Northeast Association
To Meet Monday NigI

The December meeting Of elle
Northeast washington Citizens a
sociation viii be held Monday nIght
at o'clock in the Ludlow school,
Sixth and q Streets Northeast.
The speed of fire engines arA
other emergency vehicles, the var
on gambling and stop signs on MaEx
land Avenue. win be brought up fof
discussion.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
DR.. Ditmars Delivers
Lecture on Honduras

A land where mahogany is rated
as "scrap lurnber'' and is used 10
crate animals, and where a paved
highway or railroad will be gob5led
up by the jungle in few months
unless the growth is constantly cut
back. was described by DR.. Ray
mond l.. DitnTars, al the Washing
ton Auditorium last night. when
he addressed the National Geo
graphic Society op Honduras.
He described snake farm" at
Tela, where scientists are develop
ing seruns for the treatment OF
victims Of the deadly. reptiles Of
the country. ..-.'.