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The Washington times., 1928-12-12
Son Saves His Mother
From Death in FLAMES

CHESTER, Pa, De- 12.--Mrss
Emma Bender. So, was burned
seriously when her clothing was
ignited by a flame from the burner
of an oil stove. She is in the
Chester Hospital.
The woman had been cleaning &
window sill under which was 9
small oil stove and when she leaned
over the stove her apron was seq
afire.
Mrs. Bender attempted to beat
out the flames, and failing, ram
screaming into the yard. Her sons
Herbert, heard his mothers cries
and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
7 { MPE RAMENT
BAN|SHED IN
FILMS
commission to examine him.
By HARRY BERGMAN

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. Il
uN.s1-Tem9assment is conspicu-
GUS by its|scarcity in Hollywood.
LIE Traditional egotism of the ia
vored star ana the time-honored
capriciousness of the dictatorial di-
rector has experienced its heydey
and is fast on the decline in the
motion picture capital.
For this, there is no less an au-
thority than Joseph NJ. Schenck,
president and chairman of the board
of directors of the United Artists
Corporation, who today expressed
himself on the subject in no uncer-
tain manner.
"The temperamental type of per-
son has slid into oblivion in the mo-
ton picture industry" Schenck de-
clared.
Time Is Costly
Time is exceedingly precious dur
ing the production of picture in
volving tremendous investments, and
the uncurbed exercise of the so.
called artistic temperament al
ways results in-some delay, accord
ing to the United Artists executive,
who continued:
+
banks, D. w. Griffith, Norma Tai
madge-those kind of people are not
temperamental. Temperament and
bad manners are synonymous, and
people with bad manners don't sur.
ytve in any line of business"
Enacting temperamental roles be.
fore the camera is one thing; going
into tantrums because the right
scent Of perfume is not waited onto
the set during the filming of a love
scene is quite another
Strange to say. the most success.
full camera portrayals of tempera-
ment are accomplished by actors
and actresses who are actually de.
void of temperament themselves. in
the opinion of Schenck.
AS an example of this, the execu.
tive points TO Ronald COlman. whose
special forte consists of his capacity
for enacting the passionate and err
ratio lover, yet, who carries his highly
emotional roles with the utmost cool.
ness and celebrity.
Calm in Confusion
Ernst Iubitsch, the German direc-
to- who Is reputed for the pin-point
precision with which he works.
nevertheless is a stolid Gibraltar in
the midst of the widest confusion,
according TO Schenck. No matter
what has upset the equilibrium of
the people who work under his super
vision, Lubitsch never forsakes his
ease of mind.
And so it Is with all who would
succeed in the domain Of the cinema
Pick out the famous and success
full film figures of ten years ago."
Schenck challenged, land you will
find that the ones who are still at
the top are calm, cheerful men and
women. People who cannot control
themselves cannot hope to control
and win the respect Of others The
people who win lasting success are too
intelligent to be temperameata''
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
100000 Balm Action
Settled Out of Court

RIVERHEAD, N. T., Dec. II.
U.S)-Just as defense testimony
was to have started yesterday in the
Supreme Court, it was announced
the 100000 breach Of promise suit
of Mrs. Lily Reed, Islip widow
against Andrew H. Gerndt, wealthy
resident OF Patchogue, had been
settled out Of court. The basis or
settlement could not be learned.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Reed had
taken the stand to tell between sohs,
how Gerndt had called her daily BY
telephone to declare his flaming
love.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
Pays Deer Fine, Presents
Prizes to Pa. HOspita.

COATESVILLE, Pa, Dec. IL
PATIENTS in Coatesviile Hospital will
enjoy venison as a result OF a
donation of two deer by Robert w.
Wolcott. president of the Lukens
Steel Company.
Mr.. Wolcott. while hunting in
Center county shot a buck by mis-
take. He reported the matter at
once to a game protector and paid
800 fine. The protector gave him
the deer and another buck when
Mr.. Wolcott explained he wanted
them for the hospital.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
Dying Woman Declares
Shooting Accidental

ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. u 0.N.SD.
Maintaining a self-inflicted, acciden-
tai shot wounded her. Mrs. A. H.
Coogler, of Atlanta. was in a hospi-
tai tonight in a dying condition.
She suffered bullet wounds in the
abdomen and chest. She told physi-
clans an automatic pistol she was
showing under her pillow discharged
accidentally.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
BRITISH EXPERT
DOUBTS BIC
A|RSH|PS

LONDON. Dec. II 1.N.s1.-Frank
criticism Of the dirigible as q means
Of comfortably crossing the Atlantic
was expressed by Col. Allan Miller,
noted British flying ace. in an inter
view here.
Colonel Miller recently made the
Atlantic crossing aboard the giant
Germ an super-dirigfble Graf zeppe.
lin. He has crossed the ocean some
score of times in luxury liners. His
opinion regarding the two means Of
ocean travel therefore holds some
weight.
In brief. he is of the opinion that
the airships will have to be gr'- atty
improved before he will again choose
this means. He holds that the faster
Journey is far outweighted by the
discomfort. and that the slower but
more luxurious liner is today the
best way.
Has Disadvantages
'I would never put any money In
a transatlantic airship service" he
told international News Service.
There are only two things in favor
of the airship compared with the
ocean liner. You have time as a fac
tor-you save about two days on the
journey-tEere Is also the personal
consideration that, in an airshipr
there is no sickness compared to the
illness Of the ocean voyage.
"You have against these two
points discomfort. There is no real
comparison between travelling in a
liner-with all it's amenities of life
and sailing in an airship. I had a
small cabin in the airship about the
size of sleeping compartment on a
railroad train.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
3 of Air Liner Crew
Killed. Passenger Hurt

members of the crew Of Lufthansa
passenger air liner from Cologne to
Berlin were killed and the lone pas
senger in the plane was seriously in
jured yesterday when the plane
crashed near Letzlingen.
Letzlingen is not far from Magde-
burg. The crash occurred while the
pilot of the plane was attempting
an emergency landing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-23
400 Wearin gtOn
Suits for Men
and Young Men
Just in!

IF we could, through the medium of print
or teIevision, show you what really out
standing values they are, every one of these
suits would be gone by tomorrow night!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-23

Only Strauss could put such class and smart
ness into popular priced clothes-because
we are in touch with the tastes and desires
of best dressed men
Only such an occasion as a 18th Birthday
celebration could influence such an amazing
degree Of value for the price you pay!
Expect sturdy beautiful full-bodied woolens
Expect excellent workmanship-sof and
easy-not stiff and boardy.
Erpect the smartest styles and colorings of
the season.
You'll find that the suits will surpass your
expectations
Suits for College men.
Suits for business men.
Suits for all men 20ho haze respect for
quality.
Suits to fit all builds Of men.
Nogales international., 1928-03-09
We Are Trying To Tell You To Work!
That Is What. II Takes To win!
YOUR FRIENDS SHOW THEM
ARE WATCHING WHAT YOU
YOU CAN Do
Redeem Those Promises

Many Of you now reading these words have been
promising subscriptions Later on, The campaign
has passed the stage when promise means any
thing. If drowning man calls for rope, you don't
say wait until next week. When hungry man
asks~for food you don't reply, Come around and
see me on pay day. When one of the candidates
in the race for one Of the valuable prizes in this
campaign. asks you for sdppott, promises or good
wishes have an empty sound unless you back them
up with the old bank roll or check book.
Nogales international., 1928-03-09

I'D give you subscription if / knew you would
win, but 4u4 xaA
If you have given an excuse, any of the above
or Others INSTEAD OF A SUBSCRIPTION, are
you TREATING YOUR FRIENDS RIGHT? YOU
are either for them against them. The time has
come when good wishes, kind words, excuses, or
promises mean nothing more than that you have
turned your back on friend. If you want to see
YOUR CANDIDATE WIN, you must SAY IT
WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS!
DON'T WAIT-EXTEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
THIS PERIOD-GIVE HELP AT THE TIME
IT WILL COUNT MOST
Nogales international., 1928-03-09
How About it Subscriber?

When one of the FAITHFUL WORKERS FOR
YOUR HOME PAPER HAS CALLED ON YOU
Tor help in the campaign which you can only give
with a subscription, have you said:
You'll have to see my wife, she attends to all
that sort of thing"
"Come around and see me just before close"
''Pd like to see you win the Sedan, but Tn, pail
pretty far in advance now"
T'm taking more papers now than get time to
read"
''Pd like to help you but haven't any money"
Nogales international., 1928-03-09
THE WORLD IS
FULL OF
STARTERS
IT'S THE
FINISHERS
THAT
COUNT!
IN

A CLUB a day
mot much to do
is it? Yet if you
will not quit until
you have secured
at least a club
of $4,000 each
day, you will su-
rely be among
the winners on
March "a.
Nogales international., 1928-03-09
Assets and Liabilities

a
mm $50
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
BATTERY SETS, s4o. s6s
Trees and Prosperity
of Nation Are Linked

The economic structure upon which
our nation is built is made of forest
products, writes Charles LathrOp
Pack in the Military Engineer. Just
as wooden railroad ties marked the
westward advance of civilization, so
other products of the forests have
kept pace with national growth, and
made it possible. When we had to
have more houses, down came the
trees. We had to have more barns,
schools and churches, down came the
trees. We had to have farm imple-
ments, and wood for fuel, down came
more trees. Coal was found and
strange as it may seem, there was a
great demand for wood because it
must be used in mining COAL
The annals of our country have
been written across the pages of his
tory because of trees, and the time has
come to give thought to what the his
tOrian of the day will write about it
100 years from now. Every step of
our onward march has been made pos
sible because, and by means, of trees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Droodlng cluck OF the turkey hen
about her door,"
1t is a curious paradox that this
native American bird should come to
our Thanksgiving tables bearing a
foreign name which gives the errone-
Gus suggestion that he came from the
EuropeanAsiatic country of Turkey.
Yet such is the case and here is how
it came about. The SpaniardS, who
conquered Mexico, found turkeys, both
wild and domesticated, in that country
as early as 1919. They began sending
the strange birds from the New World
back to Spain and the Jewish mer-
chants, who were the leading dealers
in such commodities at that time,
called them American Tukkis," mean
ing american peacocks," from their
habit of strutting. From "tukki'' the
word was corrupted TO turkey" and it
became a common domesticated fowl
in Europe.
1t is probable that not one turkey
in a thousand which will grace the
Thanksgiving table this year will be
New England wild turkey (Meleagres
Americana) is all but extinct in the
part of the country where he first
made his appearance on that festal
board. The wild turkey of today
(AIeleagres gaHapavO silvestris), ac-
cording to ornithologists, is found in
greatly reduced numbers only from
Pennsylvania and Ohio south to the
Gulf states and west to Arkansas.
There is smaller variety, the Florida
wild turkey, in that state; in southern
Texas is another, the Rio Grande tur-
key and Ia the Rocky Mountain region,
another, Merriam's turkey All mod
ern domesticated turkeys are derived
from the Mexican wild turkey (Melea-
gres Mexicana) of the earliest days.
From him comes the exquisite pencil
ing of the modern dOmesticated
bronzed turkeys. Other varieties. bred
up from sports" of this wild pro-
senitor are the Narragansett. the
Buff, the Black, the Slate, the Bour
bon Red and the White Holland.
But whatever the variety of the tur-
key we eat on Thanksgiving, the truth
of the matter is that he is an immi
grant, so far as ancestry is concerned.
For he traces back to the Mexican
turkey which was carried to Spain.
spread through other European coun-
tries and then came back across the
water to new home farther north, in
the range of the allied but distinct
wild species which the Pilgrim and
Puritan fathers hunted through the
woods of Plymouth and Massachusetts
bay colonies. SO perhaps it is appro-
pirate that a state which borders on
Mexico, rather than q New England
| state. should now be the turkey state
| of America" And that is what the
| state of Texas is. 1t produces one
| tenth of all the turkeys raised in the
| 4S states of the Union. Down in the
Heart of Texas" district, comprising
| II counties, the farmers have found
| that 1t is more profitable to raise tur-
| keys than it is to raise hogs. So they
have gone into the turkey business on
large and cooperative scale. One
year they shipped 200 cars of dressed
turkey-4,0O0OO0 pounds of drum
sticks and wishbones and gizzards ct
all These are shipped all over the
| United States and it is curious
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Hot and Sarcastic.
"The retort sarcastic. "

TIE THIUTI SdTCdSCIC.
Senator Peter Norbeck was discuss
ing the Teapot Dome case at a Red
field reception.
"Yes," he said, that was a very
good example of the retort sarcastic
on the part of the defense.
at reminds me of little man who
waited patiently about an hour one
day in dark, hot telephone booth.
Finally girl attendant said to him !:
"'Are you waiting for number?
"'Oh, no. said he. 4 just stepped
in here to develop.a photograph
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
The Sacred Pumpkin

"The pumpkin, or pompion," we
read in Peters General History of
Connecticut published in 1871, lis
one of the greatest blessings. and held
sacred in New England. OF its meat
are made beer, bread, custards, sauce.
molasses, vinegar and, on thanksgiv-
ing days, pies, as substitute for what
the blue laws brand as anti-Christian
minced pies.
The same author explains why New
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Made of Mirror Mosaics

Among things beautiful there's
nothing so transcendently beautiful as
artware of mirrored-mosaics. A vase.
a box or a lamp. for artists design all
these In mirrOr-mosaic. make a most
lovely wedding gift and they are ex
quisite to give for Christmas to
friends of discriminating taste. Each
tiny section of mirror is inset ON n
metal background.
There never was a time when mir
rOrs and mirror novelties were NOR,
widely used for decoration. both II
colOrs and the natural glass tones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

and a fox-tail on the other. A sleep
ing man was tapped on the head with
the knob, and the fox-tail was swished
across the face Of a dame caught
mapping.
When pigs became sick they were
thought bewitched. Their tails and
ears were cut off and burned as n
means of curing them.
When the colonists went on strike
against British tea. they substituted
beverages made of sassafras roofs.
sage, raspberry leaves and other
Dlants.-National Republic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Real Joy of the Day

Thanksgiving is not merely for
those who seem to have succeeded
greatly. II is day of Thanksgiving
10 Us ala day of thanksgiving that
we are in a world where we have a
chance 10 prove the stuff that Is In
us; not a play world, with the cards
stacked in our favor, but world of
real conflict where we can do our
share; where we con have the JOY of
effort, of work Of accepting respon-
sibjiities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

- -
~ temporarily dethroned and
his place is taken by another. ME
leagris Americans" is the name by
which he is known TO ornithologists,
but the average American, who is in
rerested in him for astronomical rath-
er than pathological reasons, knows
him simply as "the turkey" And on
Thanksgiving day he is king Tur-
key"
The turkey is a true native Amer
lean" and therefore it Is appropriate
that he should be one of the principal
symbols of this typicaily American
festival day. When the first whites
arrived on this continent they found
wild turkeys in great profusion. That
he was one of the first Americans"
is proved by the fact that his bones
in fossil deposits show that he is OF
prehistoric origin. The Indians had
partially domesticated the turkey, and
what appears to have been roosting
places for domestic turkeys have been
found attached to pueblos and cliff
dwellings in excavated ruins of untold
centuries of age.
The turkeys association with the
Thanksgiving dinner dates from the
very first celebration of that event.
OF that first Thanksgiving day, held
in 1921 in plymouth, the land of the
Pilgrims" Edward Winslow, who par
ticipated In the three-day celebration
of thanksgiving proclaimed by Gov.
William Bradford, wrote back to Eng
land as follows:
Our harvest being gotten in, our
Governor sent foure men on fowling,
that so we might after more special
manner rejoyce together, after we had
gathered in the fruit of our labOurs |;
they foure in one day killed as much
fowle, as with little help beside,
served the company almost a week,
at which time amongst other recrea-
tons, we exercised our Armes, many
of the Indians coming amongst US,
and amongst the rest their greatest
King Massasoyt, with some ninety
men, whom for three days we enter
tanned and Toasted, and they went out
and killed five Deere, which they
brought to the Plantation and be-
slowed on our Governor, and upon the
Captaine (Standish) and others"
There is no doubt that chief among
the "fowle" at this feast was the ma
tive wild turkey. However, according
to Mary Austin, writing In the New
York Evening Post, "Our elevation Of
the turkey to the place of honor on
the Thanksgiving dinner table is not
entirely owing to its traditional i'm
portance to the first American Thanks
giving day; it is tribute to the home
making instinct of the Puritan women
who made the turkey brood part of
that association of men and their wild
brethren which is inseparable from
the human idea of home. The Indians
domesticated the turkey chiefly for his
feathers, which they priced. But
have no doubt that the English house
wife, arriving chickenless, got her first
feeling of being at home from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Income From Crows.

To Thomas Il. Miller, Hardin coun-
ty (Ohio) farmer, hunter. trader and
trapper. crow-killing is a profession
and lucrative one In three months
he killed 2,490 crows, which, it is be-
lieved, is state record. The county
has paid him $6625O in bounties, each
head netting him % cents.-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Queer Colonial Customs

In New England a man who used
profane language had his tongue
pinched in the opening of a split
stick.
In early New England churches men
and women sat apart, and the boys
and girls were put in the gallery. Men
with rods made the children behave
Another man kept the grown people
awake during the long sermons by the
use of rod with knob on one end
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Englanders were called pumpkin
heads. AS every male was required to
have his hair cut round by a cup,
when cups were not to be had, they
substituted the hard shell of pump
kin, which, being put on the head
every Saturday, the hair is cut by the
shell all around the head. Gas
Logic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Long Trim in Small Boat.

Three men in boat have left Mos
cow for 2,0OO-mile voyage to the
Caspian set. They are artists from
the Moscow Art theater. Their route
will be the Moscow and Okla rivers
to Nijni-Novgorod, thence down the
Volga to Astrakan. They expect to
complete the trip in a month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

She does not swear her heart on
her sleeve" for her party dress is
sleeveless, but she does tie her hand
kerchief, which is huge square of
filmy chiffon to her wrist. so that it
will flutter and flutter as she trips
the light fantastic" If you would
bring joy via Christmas gift to the
modern miss who is looking for thrills
in the way of new trinkets of fashion.
present her with one of these "fOr-
NAL" handkerchiefs as they are called.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
They Surely Have.

"Times have changed" said the
first dad.
"I'll tell the world they have" re-
piled the other; "just think of being
able to ask your daughter for light
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Rurr,nr Skin D,.es.e.

quickly relieved and healed by Coles
Carbolisalve. Leaves no scars. No medi-
cine chest complete without it 30c and
Coo at druggists. or ]. w. Cole Co., Rock
ford, Il.-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Next Question.

"Girls are going to wear fewer
clothes than ever this winter"
"What will that COST"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Millions seem to think that the pur-
suit of happiness can only be made
by automobile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Tanned Her.

"How did Muriel get tanned SOP"
"She was out in a spanking breeze
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Supply.

"See here, landlord, I'm not getting
any heat"
"Tune in on the Congo"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Men, now rich, have started life on
a shOestring, and the shOestring didn't
break.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

They are as sick that surfeit with
too much as they that starve with
nothing. Shakespeare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

One can describe his Joy, but seldom
his grief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

After all the years of bridge, It re-
mains fact that it isn't as fascinat.
ing as whist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

early as 1899. After the Dominion o;
Canada was formed in 1867 it was
customary to have at least one day of
Thanksgiving every year, although
there were some irregularities in that
respect. Usually Thanksgiving day in
Canada was on Thursday in Octo-
Der or November. Since 1921, how
ever, Thanksgiving day is set by
parliamentary statute for the Monday
of the week containing Armistice day,
November 1.-THE Pathfinder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Opportunity does a great deal that
ability gets the credit for.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Too much mirror in show window
will prevent people from noticing
what's on display there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

This is the age when readers don't
read beyond the third chapter if they
don't like the novel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

All may do what has by man bee
dOne.-YOung.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Was there ever a man who knew
wasn't envied?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
THANKSGIVING in Canada

The people of lower Canada began
observing days of thanksgiving as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
The Reason.

Geraldine-Why is the sea never
silent?
Gerald-Because there are mer-
maids in it, instead of mere mermen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16
Birds Help Farmers.

Birds eat the seed of weeds and In
this way give planted seeds better
chance to grow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-16

Some acts are quicker than thoughts.