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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
EUen a Light Snack
Would Satisfy Tramp

On the doorstep stood a very miser-
able-lOoking tramp, in his hand tat.
tered hat.
Madam" he said, "can do any
thing to help you? Is there any wood
to be chopped?"
mo, I'm afraid not" said the
housewife who had answered his
knock.
Carpets to beat, p'r'aps?"
mo, thanks"
"Any gardening or other rough jobs
to be done, then?'
''No, thanks, don't think there's
anything you can do today"
The wayfarer heaved a sigh of re-
lief and his miserable expression dis
appeared.
Gall right" he said cheerfully,
'then p'r'aps l can have something to
eat?"-London Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Care of Strawberries

Cultivate or hoe the strawberry
plants to keep the weeds down and
loosen the soil on the surface. Pick
off buds as they appear. This should
be done to allow the plant food gath
cred TO be used in building strong
healthy plants for next years crop of
berries. BY fall the area planted will
be almost completely matted with new
plants. Do not cut runners. When
frost comes in the fall, cover the
plants with three or four inches of
straw or cornstalks or leaves.
8 Do not apply this mulch until the
ground has frozen solid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Red Does 1t

One of life's mysteries is the way
that colors affect us. Red, for in
stance, stimulates the appetite. In a
red-papered dining room we eat more
and enjoy our food to much greater
extent than if we were in, say, q
green-papered one.
Another effect of red is to stir up
enthusiasm. 1t is said that Garibaldi
freed Italy not so much by his mill
tary genius as by his clever use Of
red. His followers red shirts had
some queer psychological effect on
them. Red, too. is the color of reyO-
luton.
Red-shirted footballers have con-
fessed that when, owing to similar
color being worn by visiting team,
they have had to wear white shirts,
they could not play half as well.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Soldiers Memorials

Under ACT of congress. March g.
1873. the secretary of war was au-
thorized to furnish. suitable headstones
for soldiers, sailors and marines buried
in national cemeteries. BY an act of
congress, passed In 1879. the order
was extended to those who were
buried in private village and city GENE
teries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Old Mans Privilege

A woman highly esteem scOlds me
because she believes criticize women
too much. At seventy-fOur man does
not admire the ladies as he did at
twenty, thirty or forty. and somewhat
at fifty and sixty. An elderly man Is
entitled to a good deal Of charity IN
his vapOrings; the mistake is made in
admitting him to your presence.-E.
w. Howe's Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Expensive Upkeep

There are houses in England the
windows Of which have never been
counted. These include Windsor castle
and Wentworth WOodhouse, the York
shire home of Earl Fitzwilliam. A
former duke of Marlborough said that
putty for repairing the windows of
Blenheim palace cost him $500 (S2.-
500) a year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
SMALL LIVE STOCK SCALES WIN
FAVOR FOR LIGHTER DRAFTS

change in viewpoint and they become
recognized as valuable improvement.
This is illustrated by recent report
from large stock yard in the Middle
West which reads:
"The two small scales used for
weighing calves seem to give salts
faction and there is no question but
that the weighing of singles and small
loads has been speeded up materially
and is much more satisfactory and
accurate than the weighing of such
drafts over large scales"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

But the nervousness came back In
floods when, half dozen mules out of
the city, the traffic piled up suddenly
and tremendously. To drive through
the center of the city with all its
Sunday hustle and bustlel How could
l do 1t? Then bright thought struck
me,
Jimmy, DEAR" l suggested, VI
know you are suffering terribly. Don't
you think it would be better to go
straight to the hospital? Doctor Grant
may not be In and"
"The hospital!" r0ared Jimmy In
terrible voice, II should say not-un-
less Doc Grant says So"
Thus persisted fond hope. The
hospital lay on the outskirts of Men
don and in suggesting 1t had in
mind that thus might avoid the
traffic l dreaded.
II can if think cam" began to
humble. II must make myself think
-"
Then l saw the traffic officer order
me to stop. almost swooned at the
signal. If 1t hadn't been for poor,
suffering Jimmy | should have died
at the wheel. But If passed away
what would become of him? looked
at those words in Latin and kept on
breathing, even called to Jimmy:
Don't worry, dear, I'm as cool as
cucumber. I'll get you home In min
ute now" Will you believe mel
stopped promptly and carelesslike as
young life to drive car through Main
street at the busiest time of evening.
What is more, | started without stall
ing!
There really is something in that
motto after ALL" l admitted to my
self. 'There really isl Now If can
get through Bolton street and across
Mayberry avenue without hitting
somebody or getting hit, I'll live by
it the rest of my life. Thank heaven,
the avenue is behind me and l live to
tell the tale! Now, here's Bolton
street-nO place for a nervous per-
son, as Jimmy always remarks.
missed that car by hair, but miss
is as good as a mile! Home at last
Home, Jimmy. Oh, what a relief"
jumped out and ran to unlock the
door of the house. When | came back
to help Jimmy out l thought had
lost my senses. No Jimmy lay in a
huddled heap in the back of the car
Jimmy !" l cried wildly, Jimmy"
Then l saw him coming leisurely
out of the garage, damp and be-
draggled, but grinning and walking
on two sound ankles.
"What-what?" l began.
I'll drive her into the garage. Just
hoped out to open the door," he ex-
planned. ''What did tell you? knew
you could do it if you thought you
could. You go down tomorrow before
you lose your nerve and try for your
license; I'll wager you'll get it."
And you're not hurt? Oh, you
wretch Pd-Td like to slap you! Not
for making me drive, but to scare me
needlessly-I won't try for my license
tomorrow, so therep'
But l did. And l got 1t.
Sometimes now / think Jimmy Is
sorry he ever taught me, for want
to do all the driving and never give
him chance. can turn around in a
pint dipper. l just love all traffic Off
GERS. Go and stop signals love them,
too.
When the automobile show is held
in Boston this year Jimmy and
are going and pick out new car.
I'm going to have the most to say
about it as reward for driving.
Jimmy takes all the credit for teach
ing me to himself. OF course, he did
teach me, but it was the Latin motto
that gave me confidence. It's won
derful thought. You can If you think
you can-do anything. Now. can't
v0u2
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Bran and MiddlingS

Wheat bran is largely used in all
chick mashes. 1t is bulky but fairly
,ligestible and has laxative tendency
which is beneficial. 1t is fairly high
in protein.
Middlings consist of the finer par
ticles of the wheat kernel located un-.
derneath the portion called bran. 1t
is more digestible than bran and its
nutritive ratio is good. 1t is some
what heavier feed than bran and a
mixture of the two is generally used
i'm chick feeds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Many Uses for Tin

Tin Is used In coating iron and
steel for many commercial and in
dustrial purposes. Roofs are made OF
it; a tin compound is used on
the backs o. mirrors; cans for vege
tables and fruits are tin; buckets,
cups, pans and toys are often made
of It; tinfoil envelopes candles; medi-
cines are often encased In 1t. AS q
pure medal II is too expensive to be
used for many purposes. so stronger
and cheaper bases are found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Dangerous, varicoss Veins
Reduced or Moneu Back
s Simple Home Treatment Is Giving Amazing Results

ounce bottle Of Moone's Emerald Oil
(full strength) and apply as directed
night and morning to the swollen, en-
larged veins. Soon you will notice that
they are growing smaller and the
treatment should be continued until
the veins are of normal size. So pene-
trating and powerful is Emerald Oil
that even Piles are quickly relieved
and absorbed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Another Side

"Truth is stranger than fiction"
"Yeh, but they're apt to sue you fol
printing it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

The roof slab of the George Wash
ington Masonic memorial in Alexan.
dria, Va, is the largest concrete slab
in existence. $40
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Rub Gently and Upward Toward tn
Heart as Blood In Veins Flows
That Way. 4

If you or any relative or friend is
worried because of varicose veins, or
lunches, the best advice that any
one in this world can give you is to
ask your druggist for an original two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

After eight years of civil aviation
in England, the British service covers
$500 miles of air routes in Europe
and the Near East.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Heavy Burden Taken From English Bishop

when Ethelbald, king of the West
Saxons, granted the manor of Farm.
ham to Bishop Swithin in 860.-De-
trOit News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
His Little Joke

Wife Cat Willesden)-My husband
never says how much he earns; he is
really a most funny man.-London
Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
The Modern Art

Girl-"Does the painting look like
met" Painter-"Oh, I'm way past that
stage"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Adept

"That fellow knows his onions"
"He was born in Bermuda
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

The person who has no suspicion
Of his own inferiority is never jeal-
Gus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

If one were not little evil-minded
how could he understand evil In
others? m M
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Important Ballot Change

The Australian ballot was first in
troduced into the United States In
1888 in Kentucky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

Gradually, it came to be understood
that bloodhounds were far inferior
to thumb prints.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Determined

Patient-Will get well?
Doctor-Yes, sir. You'll get well
If it costs you $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

The music of an arcordion is sweet
uess. long drawn out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
Thanks to the Schedule

Male Tourist-What day is this?
Female Tourist-Monday.
Male Tourist-Then we're in Rome,
Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
Brings
Films To Theatre

"Two Lovers came to the val
ley by plane late yesterday after
noon.
Manager Herb Norris of the West
Coast theater had booked the Unit
ed Artists attraction, featuring Viii
ma Banky and Ronald Coleman for
the Valley Theater last night. 1t
failed to arrive as per schedule and
plans were made to produce a pic
ture availab BILE here as a filler.
Then word was received from Los
Angeles that the film would be hur.
ricd to the valley by plane. Short
ly after 4 clock plane of the
Ambassador Airways took to tho
air in Los Angeles and at 6 o'clock
the pilot, unacquainted with the val
ly set his machine down near West
morland.
Learning that he was still some
ca miles from Ell Centre he obtained
an automobile and at $3.50 o clock he
reported at the theater here with
the film, "Two Lovers
IS a result Manager Norris was
able to provide his patrons with the
picture scheduled for last night,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
COUNTY p. T. A.
MEMBERS TO MEET
IN HOLTVILLE

All Parent Teachers Associations
of the valley will be represented IN
Holtville tomorrow night when a
county rally is to be held at the
call of R. l.. Wilson, president of
the county p. T. A.
Mrs. Mary +. Gemmel of Julian
chairman of the Educational De
partment of the Ninth California
district, p. T. A., and Mrs. Elva
Gregg Of Brawley, will be the prin-
cipal speakers and will discuss as
sociation problems and interesting
points of the state convention.
All those interested in P. I. A.
work are invited to attend the meet
ing, which will be held at the gram
mar school on Chestnut street. A pot
luck supper will be served at 6:3O
p. m. with the Holtville members
furnishing the meal. The evening S
program will open at 7:15 O'Clock.
Although there is no local organi-
zation several local women who are
interested in the movement are
planning to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
Plans For Red
Cross Roll Call
TOBe Considered

Important business including
plans for the annual roll call and
the advisability of extending local
Red Cross activities to include home
service will come before the meet
ing of the provisional committee
which meets tomorrow night in the
Earbara Worth hotel at 1880 o o'clock.
This committee, which consists of
delegates appointed from each of
the service clubs, the Woman's Ten
Thousand club, the chamber of com
merce and the Junior executives of
the chamber of commerce, as they
exist in the cities of Imperial.
Holtville and Ell Centro, will discuss
plans relating to the opening of
the 18th annual Roll Call of the
American National Red Cross.
A 100 per cent attendance is de-
sired as important subjects to be
considered include means and meth
DDS to make this roll call both as
to new and annual memberships and
amount of contributions the most
successful in recent years.
TIE practiea bility of extending
the local Red Cross activities to in
clude Home Sercice, thereby pro-
Nidlng an agency for the relief of
worthy persons i'm need of relief
will also be considered at tomorrow
night IS meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11

Louise c. Augre, Oakland, Ore
gon, has a hvdrangea with 152
heads of bloom, some Is inches
across. 1t has been given three
gallons of water daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11

"The Lure of the Desertp is to
most people time worn phrase over.
worked by novelists and newspaper
men, but in the life of Mrs. N. F.
Goodendorf it plays most import
ant part, drawing her away from
civilization and its comforts to the
hardships and priyations endured
by those who live in the open.
Mrs. Goodendorf is at the pres
ent visiting her sister, Mrs. Leta
Bryan at 473 Brighton street, but is
ready to be off on another iaunt,
this time to the Chuckawalla noun
tains. She has been prospecting
around II years and during that
time has run across many interest
ing facts and heard stories from old
miners that rival the widest fic-
tion tales.
With her husband, Mrs. Gooden-
dorf recently spent six months
prospecting around Ogilby and
came across footprints that defied
explanation and a human skeleton,
thought to be that of a white per.
son. They do their travelling in a
car and their hardest problem is to
carry sufficient supply of water.
Arizona mining presents many diff
culties in the form of rattlesnakes
around five feet long, eentipedes
measuring half a foot and electrical
storms 81 days out of 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodendorf spent
a great deal of their time in the
Downeyville district, which is To-
Gated near the pass to Reno, and it
was around this section that they
came in contact with many miners,
cold timers' mostly, who are un-
able to get work in the big mines
and "snipe in the river" to earn
their dollar or two day. Mrs.
Goodendorf declares these men, who
are all over 20 years old, are strong
and sturdy and noted for their YER
aeity. An almost unbroken code
among the cold timers" is never to
ask for food but it is never refused
when offered, as most of them bare
ly exc enough from their diggings
to supply themselves with their
"beans and smokes These old
men are without exception good
hearted and are willing to share
their last bit with fellow member
in need. Very few young men are
found in this field, only one being
seen by the Goodendorfs during
their travels.
Interesting relics from the long
ago were picked up during their
jaunts and include Indian battle
axes of stone, pestles, clubs and ar
rowheads. Indian legends, too, are
frequent, and one of especial inter
est for the coming winter is the
prediction of long, hard winter
due to the fact that the hornets in
the northern part of the state were
seen in swarms and We're busy stor-
ing food in order to be- prepared for
cold siege. a
Mrs. Goodendorf favors blue over
alls when on these trips in prefer
ence to khaki. When asked why,
she declared that game hunters be
come so excited at the least sign
of something brown that they shoot
without making sure what their
quarry is, and for that reason she
feels safer in some other color.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodendorf vii
leave next week for the Chucka
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
Social Brevities

Miss Helen j. Scott, county y. W.
c. A. secretary, has returned from
her summers vacation which she
spent in the northern part of the
state, the bay region mostly. Miss
Scott motored to Washington, visit
ing in Seattle and Mt. Everett and
reporting an enjoyable trip.
Members of the Pythian Sisters
lodge are reminded of the meeting
which will be held tonight in Davis
hall at 8 o'clock. a business ses-
sion will be held and a large at
tendance is requested.
Signal Chapter, No. 276, o. f. S,
holds its first regular October meet
ing tomorrow evening at s o'clock
in Masonic Temple. Balloting and
a short special service have been
planned for the evening. The So
cial half hour at the close of the
business session is in charge of Mrs.
". j. Clements and her committee.
All visiting members of the order
VIII be welcome.
The first meeting of the county
Y. W. c. A. board will be held Mon
day evening in the Ell Centre rest
room at 7:So. Camp reports and
important plans for the coming
year S work will be discussed. Miss
Helen j. Scott, county Y. w. G. A.
secretary will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Woodward of
Los Angeles are house-guests of Mr..
and Mrs. David Z. Creighton at
their home on Sandalwood Drive.
On Saturday they will drive to Ari-
zona for a several days trip, re-
turning next Thursday as guests of
the Creightons until Saturday.
Mrs. Elmer j. See and small
have joined Mr.. See, principal of
Lincoln School, and are making their
home at 654 Adams avenue. Mrs.
See has as her house-guest, her sis
ter, Miss Mary keese of Pasadena.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. c. Fenton, who
ere making an extended stay in
Los Angeles, left yesterday for that
city, after spending a few days in
the many FL Centrans who are en-
ioying the grand opera season in
the coast city.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
Hawkins Enters
Plea OF Guilty

John Hawkins entered plea of
guilty to charge of grand theft
when arraigned before Judge A. c.
Finney in superior court this morn
ing. The case was continued until
Saturday morning for sentence.
Hawkins was arrested in Holt
vile few nights ago in possession
of an automobile belonging to ?. NJ.
McCrillis, night ticket agent at the
Southern Pacific depot.
Arraigned before Judge |. May
field yesterday afternoon for pre-
liminary hearing the defendant
waived hearing through his attorney
Lee Nuffer. He admitted his guilt
when brought before the superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
LOYAL YOUNG
PEOPLE ENJOY
NOVEL CONTEST

Members of the Loyal Young
Peoples Sunday School class of
State Street Christian church are
enthusiastic over the new feature
'" hich the class is carrying out this
year. The plan calls for drawing
heart emblems containing names of
members and on holidays, birthdays
and special occasions, each member
will send his "hearto small
gift of remem brance.
The final drawing will be held
next Sunday, at which time an at
tendance of 80 young people is be
ing sought.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
NOTICE OF INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS
For Bids For Furnishing a Certain
Automobile to the City Of
FL Centro

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned City Clerk of the City
of Ell Centre, invites and will re-
ceive at his office in the City Hall
of said City, up to the hour of 1880
o'clock p. NJ. on the 18th day of
October, 1928, sealed proposals or
bids for furnishing the City of FL
Centre with the following Automo.
bile to-wit:
One light delivery Automobile
with spare tire and bumpers.
Price of said Automobile not to
exceed $4,000.
All proposals or bids shall be ac-
companied by a check payable to
the City of Ell Centre, certified by
responsible bank for an amount
which shall be not less than 10 per
cent of the aggregate of the pro.
posal, or by bond in said amount
so payable signed by two sureties,
who shall justify before any officer
competent to administer an oath in
double said amount over and above
all statutory exemptions.
The City Council OF said City re-
serves the right to reject any or
all bids.
BY order of said City Council.
Dated this 10Th day of September,
1923.
j. G. NEALE,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centre,
Calf. 23tl4
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-11
ALL nv READINESS
FOR MEETING OF
DISTRICT BOARD

With Mrs. Henry DeNyse, South
ern district president, already in
the valley, preparations for the
monthly board meeting to be held
tomorrow at the Brawley American
Legion club rooms, are completed
and promise a most interesting day
for clubwomen.
Mrs. DeNyse declares that a large
group of her officers and delega-
tions from other county clubs viii
be in attendance to hear reports and
transact important business. Re-
ports of the state board meeting,
which she attended, will he given
BY Mrs. DeNysc, as wen as news of
district work. Mrs Percy Palmer
of Brawley, county club parliamen-
tartan. will conduct club institute
at the morning session. Discussion of
amendments which come W on the
November ballot will be held with
Officers and club members partlcl-
pating.
Lyman King, division chief Of the
state department of finance, VIII
give two addresses, one at ll:30 on
-ssTaxation and another on State
Park Bond Issue during the lunch
aoa hour at the Planters Hotel.
susiness men are extended : special
elcome to attend either the meet,
ag or luncheon as Mr. King S ad-
.resses will be Of special interest
70 voters.
Following the business session
luncheon will be given by the visit
ors at the Planters hotel, TO which
all women of the valley and the
men as we'll are invited. Reserva-
tions must be made by this evening
either with Mrs. o. j. Bradshaw or
Mrs. Maitland, local club officials,
or direct with Mrs. Il. 7. Pinner OF
Brawley.
The five southern counties, River
side, Orange, San Diego, Imperial,
and San Bernardino, will be repre-
sented at the meeting. Among those
who are expected to be present from
valley clubs are the following: Mrs.
John Kavanaugh, president of the
county federation, Holtville; Mrs.
Earle Davis, vice president, county
federation, Fl Centre; Mrs. f. j.
Smith, county corresponding secre-
tary, Holtville; representatives
from Valley College Women's club,
Woman s Ten Thousand club, Bard
Woman's club, Holtville Woman S
Study club, INLAND Woman's Com
munity club, Calexico Woman's Inn
provement club and Calipatria
Woman 5 club.