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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Old French Laws Hard
on Food Adulterators

A French milkman who was recent
ly caught selling adulterated milk was
surprised to hear from the presiding
magistrate the punishment melted such
an offense in the original statute,
enacted under King Louis NJ (14S1).
1t provided that anyone who sold
watered milk should have a funnel
put into his throat and his own milk
should be poured down il until doc
tor certified that he could not, with
out danger 70 mis- life, swallow any
more. Sellers of stale eggs were TO be
put into the pillory, and their eggs
given 10 children, who would be en-
couraged 10 pelt the wrongdoers with
their own unsavory wares. Those who
sold adulterated butter were TO stand
N the pillory with the butter on their
heads until the sun had melted it all !
If there was no sun, they were TO be
fastened up in front of the fireplace
In the jail 70 undergo the same in
dignity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
English Oak Perfect
After Ten Centuries

A church building, unique in char
acter, timbered with oak ten cen
turtles old, is approaching coIGpletio-
az North Sheen.
The church is to be known as the
Barn church. name which com;nem-
crates its origin. The fabric is, in
fact. as the vicar of North Sheen
(Rev. John Albany explains, that of a
barn which dates from the reign Of
King John. This building, gift from
the late Mr.. E. Lambert and Mrs.
Lambert of BletchingIey. Surrey, has
been dismantled and carried to North
Sheen.
There, in most wonderful way, it
has been reconstructed very much as
it has stood for all these centuries. !"
said Reverend Alban- at has been
pronounced by all who have seen ii
TO be a structure of extraordinary
beauty, and it is unique. Most of the
oakland ali the timber in the church
is oak-must be somewhere about one
Thousand years old."-London Times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Plenty of Tall Timber
for Husky Frosh Crew

OF $50 freshmen turning out for
crew al the University of Washington,
81 are feet or more tall And 80 Of
them are feet inches or more
Freshman Coach Tom Bolles is in
clined TO worry about the height Of
his material, not because his aspir-
ing oarsmen lack power, rhythm or
stamina, but because some of them
carry their heads so high up in the
sky that they might make the boat
topheaVy.
Three Of the youths, Karl Reese,
James Donahue and Bob Hutchinson,
are 6 feet inches tall. while Ed
johnson is only an inch shorter.
Withal, Bolles expects to have one
of the most powerful baby. shells
ever to row for the Huskies
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
MAIDS the Bard Famous

Noel Coward, English actor, con-
tributed another to the Shakespeare
stories that have recently been going
the rounds.
Mr.. towards story was about an
actor. who had been staying for a
few days at Stratford-on-Ayon, and
who one day said jokingly to his land
lady:
sWho is this Shakespeare / hear
so much about down here? Was he a
very great man?'
To which the Iandlady replied,
quite seriously:
"Lor, sir, e worn't thought moth
ing Of when / was a gal It's the
Americans as as made i'm what e
is. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Street of All Nations"

One of the most interesting streets
in Great Britain is Butte street. Cardiff
Wales In walking from one end 70
the other one may meet as many as
y different nationalifies. including
Burmese. Swedes and Germans One
who visits Butte street viii also find
that IL has more than 50 cafes and in
one section ten Of them are adjoining.
The nationality Of the proprietors lie
illustrated By signs on the windows,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Bodily Endurance Tests

Endurance tests are the outcrop-
ping of an impulse as ancient as it
is unaccounfable. Long before the
days Of purses or publicity, the same
instinct found its vent in the old In
dian sun dances. The Indian braves
would cut four Sits in the skin of
their chests and run a narrow board
through the Sits. Leather thongs
streaming from the top of a,sort of
maypole were fastened TO each end
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Couldn't Bulge Mule

A freight pulled out of Villas, Kan,
and about a mile from the station the
train came up behind a buggy being
mule. The engineer slowed down and
whistled, but there was no driver TO
hear. The mule declined TO change
his course. so the engineer backed the
train TO the station. uncoupled and
started after the mule and the buggy.
A brakeman tagged the wandering
animal, led him from the track and
the engine went back and got its
train.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Herb Pennock Working Oh
His Sore Pitching Arm

Herb Pennock. the Yankees south
paw pitching ace. believes his arm has
completely recovered from the al
tack of neuritis that laid him low
at the end of last season. but he is
taking no chances on having il come
back. Calling at the Yanks' Office,
Pennock reported that he is in fine
shape and sure he will be ready for
his regular turn when the baseball
season comes around As an aid 70
the cure he plans TO go to Florida
ahead of the resi- Of the team. and
try the effects of the sun on his arm
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
What Price Mistakes !?

When d plumber makes a mistake
he charges twice for il. When a law
yer makes mistake. he has a chance
10 try the case again. When a car
penter makes a mistake. ii is just
what he expected. When a doctor
makes mistake, be buries it. When
q Judge makes a mistake. il becomes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
To Move keystone Star

The St Louis Cardinals. in line with
the other clubs. plan TO move their
star second basenan. frankie Frisch.
Dver to third base in order to make
room at second for the youngster.
Carey Selph. from Houston
The Browns have Frank O'Rourke,
Eho played third last season, in readi-
ness for work AT second base in the
event the youngster, Eddie Grimes
from Tulsa. makes good al third Man
ager Howley knows pretty well whaf
)'Rourke can do on the infeld-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Debt to Natural Science

Hunanity's debt to natural science
is being paid in large measure by these
little weekly or monthly remitfances
on the radin. The electric refrigerator,
the vacuum cleaner. the electric wash
er and the honograph--Arkansas
Gazette
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Painters Line.

The line in a painting is 50
called because ii is made of a double
curve like the letter .S." This is IT,
Illustrated in John Alexander's paint
ing, Isabella and the Pot of Basil"
The front outline of the figure of lisa.
bella is an ''S'' line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Absentminded Again

Wife-De you realize. dear, that it
was twenty-five years ago today that
we became engaged?
Absent-Minded Professor-Twenty-
five years. Bless my soul! You
should have reminded me before. It's
certainly time we got married.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

such as Oslo Cafe" canadian Cafe.
or 1'afe Paris" During the day thes.
places are usually closed. bur at nighr
they are in fuii swing. the clients he
ing the sailors thai have just been
paid of AT the docks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Ancient Relics

The famous basilica Of St John
Theologos, built by the Emperor just
inian and other remains from the
time of Emperor Constantine, third
century A. D., have been brought to
light by the Austrian Archaeological
institute
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Always Were AnaIorou.

The discovery mas been made thai
soap can be produced from coal. To
which may be added the by no means
newly discovered fact that handling
coal produces a demand for soap.-
Manchester Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Of the board Then the Indians would
dance until they dropped unconscious
and the boards were torn loose from
their skin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Inc law Of the land. When a preach
er makes mistake. nobody knows
the difference. But when the editor
makes a mistake-good night,-Ex.
change.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Nothing to Say

The worst thing about people who
have nothing 10 say is that il takes
Them so long 10 say it.-Los Angeles
Times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
IT'S ALL TRUE
-,olen you hare the right radio

battery set. 1t, too, is perfected.
The main thing is: Don't sOait.
The air is full of wonderful pro-
grams-to day-tonight - and
they're meant for you. Get what's
coming to you-as more than
1000, 900 other families do-with
an Atwater Kent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Queer Sample of
Star Play-Hunch

Hugh Critz says: Great field
ers follow lunches without be-
ing able TO explain exactly why.
Ny explanation of a bunch is
this: / think it's a species of in.
Simultaneous reasoning that hap
pens so quickly that the steps
by which you arrive al your con-
clusion elude your memory. Out
of the air, as ii were. like a
whiZzing baseball. you grab an
idea and act upon il without an
instant's hesitation. | would call
that but a superior kind of
quick thinking"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Model SO. The new aIl-in-one set that 5ts 30
beautifully anywhere. FUL-TlsIoN Dial For
1le-Is0 volt 5000 cycle alternating current
Requires A. c. tubes and rectfying tube.
Without tubes. $g7.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

DADIO does bring the city ~up
Ii close" 1t does mean more to
farm families than to anyone else.
BUT you're got to hare a good
radio. Radio that reaches out.
Radio that sounds natural. Radio
that's always ready when you are.
The best evidence that Atwater
Kent Radio is good radio-that it
really does the job as everybody
wants it done-is the fact that 1t
is and has been for a long time the
best seller In both the city and the
country. After listening, after
comparing prices, most people
want it-because they find it's the
kind they want.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
From a lamp-socket or
from batteries

Some homes have electricity, some
haven't. Either way, you get fine
Atwater Kent performance and
proved dependability. If you do
not happen to have power from a
central station, You can enjoy the
broadcasting with the improved,
powerful 1929 Atwater Kent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Model 40 (Electricl, S77. For IIe-Isovoit-
5e-secycIe alternating current Requires A. c.
tubes and rectifying tube. 81 without tubes)-
Prices slightly hig
On the air eDey Sunday might
ATwATER KENT MANUFACTURING CO., L. As.Das
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Battery Sets, $1,000. Solid mahogany
cabinets. Panels satin-hnished in gold FUIL-
VISION Dial. Model - $40. Model ze. extra
powerful Sos. Prices do not include tubes or
batteries
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

and Mrs. Theodore A. C. Theodore Steege of 46 Warlock street. Mrs. Schwolert's husband as we'll as her father are ministers.
 MT. and Mrs. Kenneth II. Wal thers of West Main street are spend ing the weekend at their summer home at Beach Park Point.
 MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Walthcrs of West Main street are spending the week -end at their summer home at Beach Park, Clinton. Conn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Logan. of Paris and New York. who have been visitors in town for several weeks. add greatly to many of the towns more important social functions. Mir, Logan, who recently finished the lovely study of Mrs. Stanley Cooper appearing in today's paper. is now doing a portrait of Mrs. Arthur G. kimball. Early in June the Logans are sailing for France. where they plan to spend at least a year. and it is here on the Brittany coast that Mir. Logan will again conduct a class in art.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Morton of Hatfield, Mass, are spending the weekend with Mir. Morton's sister and her husband. MT. and Mrs. George Boil of Trumbull street.
 John Battaglia has returned 10 Suffield school after spending a week in town with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Battaglia of West Main street.
 Miss Barbara Vail Of Wellesley college. Wellesley Mass, is spend ing the weekend with Miss Emily Sloper. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold T. Sloper of Russell street.
 Mrs. George Bodley of this city, who has been visiting her daughter,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Miss Steffick's marriage to Henry Bassinette will take place May 6. at St. Mary's church. the members of her current events Mrs. Maurice Stanley entertained club at luncheon Monday at her home on Lincoln road.
 Mrs. P. F. McDonough of Vine street is giving a small luncheon to- day at the Shuttle Meadow club for Miss Leonie Grove of Grove Hill, of New York city takes place Thurs day morning, April 25.
 Mrs. Frederick Macomber enter tained her luncheon and bridge club Thursday afternoon at her home on Ten Acre road.
 Mrs. J. H. Mulligan of Liberty street will give q tea at her home Monday, April 222. from four to six
 
 Miss Leonie Grove Of Grove Hill.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Mortimer Rhodes Of Berlin entertained their supper and bridge club last evening.
 Mrs. Henry Donnelly of West Main street gave a bridge party of four tables and miscellaneous shower Wednesday afternoon at her home for Miss Laonie Grove, daugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Grove Of Grove Hill. The prizes were pre- sented to Mrs. James s. Curtin, Mrs. George Dunn and Mrs. Henry T. Bray.
 Mrs. George T. Boil and Mrs. E,l- wood Johnson of Trumbull street
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

great many from here. Iii addition to this large number was a big theater party given by the Co7bin Screw Corporation. This entire party dined at the Heublein hotel preced- ing the show as did many others n the audience. Last night a party of New Britainites dined at he Hart ford club and later went in to see the show. which by the way boasts of home talent in no mean way with Dave Chasen playing one of the leading comedy roles.
 Mrs. William Wolfe was recently hostess to large numbers Of friends, entertaining with bridge and supper at her home on Linden street.
 Mrs. Charles Hawkins of Berlin is giving dinner party at her home tonight. Her guests for the most part will be friends from New Brit ain.
 Mrs. Robert C. Vance Of Maple street gave small luncheon Mon- day noon in honor of Miss Elista SIuntz of Havana. Cuba. Miss sluntz who is at the Gateway school in New Haven this winter spent the week in town with Miss Harriet Parker. daughter Of Mir and Mrs. Clayton Parker of Vine street.
 An elaborate,y costumed crowd gathered at the Grange hall on Pennington avenue last evening for the annual fancy dress ball, given under the auspices of the Worthine- ton Community Country club. There was the usual array of clowns, Dir ates. fortune -tellers. brave Spanish matadors and cleverly-dress knight errants. One person posed as signal tower. such as are seen at dangerous street intersections in the larger cities. The latter costume was complete with red and green lights. flickering alternatively and al will.
 The affair was altogether highly successful and an appreciative sum Of money realized from tickets sold before the ball and at the door. The proceeds will go toward financing the club during the coming year.
 Fred S. Troup was chairman of the general committee in charge of arrangements and was assisted by Ms. Charles Pratt. and Mir. and Mrs. Horace F. Raymond. The judges who awarded the 10 prizes for the best, the funniest and the craziest costumes. were Mrs. S. A. Fiske ard pr. Thomas C. Hodgson.
 The judges. Mrs. Samuel A. Fiske and Dr. Thomas C. Hodgson. award ed prizes to the following for the best. the funniest and the craziest costumes to Mrs. Leland Gwatkin Mrs. Harold L. Judd. Mrs. Robert Silsby. Miss Winifred Pratt. E. O.. hjerden. Charles Pratt, Robert Sils- by and Robert Deming. Mr and Mrs. Lauie Banford of Maple Hill were given the prizes in the elimina- ton dance.
 Miss Anna Steffick of Bassett street was giren miscella shower Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Hiding Carlson on Chestnut street
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

have sent out cards for 2 bridge tea to be given at the home of An. Boii. 16 Trumbull street. Miss Ann Copiey of Park place entertained her current events club at her home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Edward H. Christ of Ten Acre road will entertain her bridge club Monday afternoon at her home. Miss Estelle Smith. daughter of Mrs. William A. Smith of Lasaile street. was given a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Eugene Jones of Concord street.
 Miss Smith will be married 10 Anthony kasprow on April 24. Mrs. Donald Gaffney of Corbin avenue and her sister, Miss Lillian Hodson of Waterbury. will give . luncheon and bridge next Tuesday afternoon at the Hodson residence in Waterbury honoring Miss Leonie Grove of Grove Hill, this city. whose marriage to William J. Nixon of New York city, will take place April 25.
  Mrs. Donald Hidden and Mrs. Harold Tayntor gave a bridge tea
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13
GATHERINGS
Usual Round of Parties Crowd Social Calendar Bridge, Teas and Dinners.

Plans have been consummated for the spring formal social of the Ju- nior Hada ssah organization of New Britain which takes the form of a gala cabaret and dance to be held at the Norden Bungalow, Saturday evening, April 20. The committees in charge are as follows: Dance, Miss Evelyn Fucker and Miss Jean cite Cans: ticket and program, Miss Ann Weinstein and Miss Char lotte Witkin: entertainment, Miss Elsie Gourson: refreshments, Miss Bessie Dubowy; decorations. Miss Jeanette Light.
 The following have been chosen as patrons and patronesses: Judge and Mrs. NJ. b. SaXe, Rabbi and Mrs. Gershon Hadas. MT. and Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Mrs. George II. Pound. in New Brunswick, N. J.. for several weeks left today for Roscoe. N. I., to spend a month with another daugh- ter, Mrs. B. II. Olmstead.
 A. l., Mackay of Lincoln street. who has just returned from the coast, has already left with Mrs. Mackay on fishing trip to Amcnia, x. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Nichols of Montclair, N. J, are spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Liberty street.
 William H. Booth of Forest street and Maxwell Hart of Lincoln Road leave for Martha's Vineyard on Mon- day 10 spend few days fishing.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

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New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Mrs. George T. Boil and Mrs FL wood Johnson of Trumbull stree.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Mrs. Donald Hidden and Mrs. Harold Tayntor gave a bridge tea
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Miss Anna Steffick of Bassett street was si.en miscellaneous shower Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Hiding Carlson on Chestnut street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
CONSUMERS GUILD
PROBE ADVOCATED
Friendship Citizens Move to
Request Action by Better
Business Bureau.

The Friendship Citizens Association
last night moved to request the Better
Business Bureau to investigate the
! Washington Consumers Guild, follow
ing a debate in. which it was charged
that the guild is urging consumer
organizations" to participate in buy
erS strike, beginning December /.
Mrs. May Lightfoot read the asSocia-
ton letter sent out by the guild from
% Jackson place by e. C. Riegel, direc-
tor. in which consumer organizations
were requested to adopt and forward
/ to the organization the following reso-
luton
Resolve that we endorse the princi-
pie of cooperation for the purpose Of
reducing living costs and recommend
that all our members join the buyers
strike, December /, 1929, and Loyalty
support the movement by patronizing
only cooperating merchants"
The letter solicited an enrolment Zee
of 81 from all persons not members
of consumers organizations and offered
the services of speakers to address
meetings and start the ball rolling"
Further discussion led member OF
the association to offer resolution.
adopted unanimously, which ordered
~
Better Business Bureau and urge an
investigation. The Friendship ASSocia-
ton meeting was presided over by r. H.
Rice and Harry Friedman, secretary, in
the Tenley-Janney School Bulld1ng
Wisconsin avenue and Albermarle street.
Resolutions asking for better street
car service ard better cars to the sec
ton, requesting that BUSES be routed
from the Bureau of Standards to Ten
ley Circle and declaring it the sense OF
the meeting that a new wing should be
added to the Janney School were re-
ferred to various committees.
Plans we're discussed for the celebration
of a community Christmas with tree
in the neighborhood. The entertain
ment committee is to arrange the pro-
gram for the. exercises.
The committee on streets and high
ways was asked to make a special study
of the extension of Albermarle street
to Connecticut avenue with view to
making recommendations to the office
of corporation counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Novem-
Der Virginia went back to nor
malcy. I can see Mr.. Hoover looking
for new fishing ground next Sum-
mer. Tammany Hall showed that
it was as strong east of the Hudson
as it is weak west of there. In fact,
the Democrats won in pretty near
all the cities for mayor Funny thing
how people will vote for 'em to run
a town but not to run the country.
ANY ambitious hostess that wants
to give a dinner party and have it
we'll advertised can't do worse than
to invite Senator Brookhart. He
don't know what liquNs is. But he
can tell where it was last seen.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
SOUSA HAS BIRTHDAY.

NEW YORK, November 7 CP.-John
Philip SouSs, veteran bandmaSter yes
terday spent his seventy-fifth birthday
directing his band
Mr.. Sousa took sufficient time from
his music to observe, after listening to
reproduction of his own voice and
the music of his band, that nothing
astonishes him any more.
1T Is impossible to set q limit to
mechanical ingenuity, particularly In
America" he said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
REICHSTAG CONV0KED.
Protection of Republic and Plebi-
settle Bill to Be Considered.

BERLIN, November Pl-The
ReichStag yesterday was convoked Tor
November 81 to discuss, among other
things, the bill for protection of the
republic and the national plebiScite bill
against enslavement Of the German
nation"
A joint meeting of leaders of the
government parties and the ministers
announced that the referendum on the
Nationalist bill, which repudiates all
postwar treaties and agreements, would
be held this year. This referendum had
been forced on the government by the
recent plebiscite initiated by the Ma
tionalists which obtained the necessary
support of 10 per cent of the electorate.
The fact that the referendum will be
held this year will net delay dispatch OF
business in connection with decisions
Of The Hague conference on reparations
which includes the Young plan whose
fate the Nationalist would seal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
REV. M. w. RIKER SPEAKS
AT PROBUS CLUB SESSION
Discusses Importance of Church
to Business and Social
Iife.o

An address by Rev. M. W. Riker, pas
tor of ST. Thomas Episcopal Church,
featured the weekly luncheon meeting
of the Probus Club yesterday at the
Ambassador Hotel Rev. Riker spoke on
THE Importance of the Church to
Business and Social Life"
The weekly prize. a framed picture
donated by Albert Cohen, was won by
william Y Mccall. Lewis Y. Bucking-
ham, president of the club, presided at
the meeting.
Capt. B. F. Jolley. general manager
of the Ambassador Hotel, will arrange
an entertainment program for the
meeting next week.