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ms MOTHERS BLESSING

mate and young mans companion. Of
the mother | was more afraid than
of my own parents; she awed me in
the midst of her kindness; and even
now, when time has whitened my locks
and | am the grandfather of second
generation. could not behold that
majestic woman without feelings it is
impossible to describe"
'MOther and son were much alike
in character, personal appearance and
conduct. Both were wanting in hu,
NOR and imagination, and both pos
sessed in an extreme degree conscien
tiOusness, gentleness and determine
tion," says the writer previously re-
ferred to. More recent historians have
shown that more than once during
Washington's early life there was a
clash of these two strong wills, but
there was a strong bond of affection
between them, nevertheless.
At the outbreak of the Revolution
Washington, realizing the dangers
which the war would bring to Vir-
ginia, tried to induce his mother to
move into town from her home ON the
RappahannOck opposite Fredericks-
burg. She had previously declined the
offer of a home with her daughter,
Mrs. Betty Washington Lewis, declaring
that she preferred to rule her own
home. But at last Washington's in.
sistence prevailed. and in March, IT'S,
he and his sister moved her, still pro.
testing, into a home in Fredericksburg,
which Washington had bought from
Michael and Esther Robinson in 1772
1t was part of the original Kenmore
estate. Betty Lewis home. The gar
den was separated from the Kenmore
garden by fence and gate. Just as
it was American women who erected
the monument to Mary Washington,
so it was group of American won.
en- who have preserved the unpreten-
tious cottage where Mary Washington
lived from March. IT'S, until August,
1889.
Although Mary Washington had
strenuously objected to leaving her
plantation, she soon grew very fond
of her little. home in Fredericksburg,
and enjoyed being near her daughter
and her church at which she was a
constant and devoted attendant. 1t
was in this home that she lived, far
from the dangers her son was encoun-
tering in the fight for liberty, but she
was in constant receipt from him of
news of that struggle. Here she re-
ceived the courier to tell her of his
splendid victory at Trenton. and it
was here that he came to her after
the battle of Yorktown, accompanied
| by French and American officers. 1t
was on this occasion that for the one
and only time she shared the honors
| that had come to her now famous son.
! grand ball was given in his honor
in Fredericksburg and the proud moth
er, leaning on the arm of her son. was
the belle of the evening.
1t was here. too. that Marquis de
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
.3!s1!s{C|!{!2|

Violet-ray treatment for race
horses is the latest thing of the turf
world.
The All-Eastern football teams have
won only one in four games with the
ALI Western teams.
Helen Hicks, young golf sensation,
says she is not going to participate in
the British women's tournament this
summer.
France plans to send a team num-
bering from twenty to twenty-five ath-
letes to the Olympic games in Los An
geles in 1882.
The gate receipts for boxing
matches in Massachusetts for 1928
were 81 ,075,511, as compared with
1922 0S6.4O in 1927.
The Columbia wrestling team elect
ed Orrin Fl. Clark captain for next
year. For two years Clark has been
a member of the team.
Gordon H. Harper, Baltimore youth
who is now attending Cambridge uni
versity in England, has won the cover
point position on the lacrosse team
there.
Unlike American colleges. Oxford
and Cambridge universities in Eng.
land limit athletic competition to stu.
dents who are not over twenty-three
years of age.
Among the famous Jacks of prize
ring history were Jack Dempsey the
Ncnpareil, Jack Johnson. Jack Mon.
roe. Jack McAuliffe and Jack Dillon,
not to forget the modern Jack Demp-
sey.
Branch McCracken, stellar center,
who was runner up high point scorer
of the western conference basket ball
season. will captain the Indiana Uni
versity team next year.
Five of the leading football coaches
of the country will teach in the
Northwestern coaching school August
5 to II. They are Walter Sfeffen OF
Carnegie Tech; Arnold Horween. Of
Harvard; Charlie Bachman. OF tae
University of Florida; Jesse Hawley
former Dartmuth coach, and Dick
Hanley. of Northwestern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
AcidiU

The common cause Of digestive diff
culties is excess acid. Soda cannot
alter this condition, and it burns the
stomach. Something that will neu-
tralize the acidity is the sensible
thing to take. That Is why physicians
tell the public to use Phillips Milk Of
Magnesia.
One spoonful Of this delightful prep
aration can neutralize many times its
volume in acid. 1t acts instantly; re-
fef is quick, and very apparent. All
gas Is dispelled; all sourness is soon
gone; the whole system is sweetened.
Do try this perfect anti-acid, and re-
member it is just as good for children.
too, and pleasant for them to take.
Any drug store has the genuine, pre-
scriptional product.
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Saying Is Old One

The saying where McGregor sits.
there is the head of the table" is
quite old and has been attributed to
the head of the McGregor clan. also
to the McDonafds Emerson uses Il
in his "Ameriean Scholar" Theodore
Parker also makes a reference to II.
In Cervantes' "Don Quixote" Sancho
panza relates the story of a gentle
man who. having invited poor farm
er to dine with him, pressed 1him4to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
ED MORRIS SLOW
IN CLIMBING UP
Landed With Boston RedSox
After Missing Twice.

1t took Ed Morris, sensational pitch.
er of the Boston Red Sox, eight years
to make the big show. An old saying
used to be: "Three times and out"
With Morris 1t has been: Three
times and In" And howl
For eight years. Big Ed has been
strying TO make the major leagues. In
fact, back in 1920. when he signed
with Branden, Fla, for $15 month,
he passed up $3.50 he was making in
.semi-pro ball just for the chance to
start In organized baseball and reach
the top.
Eight long years. Seven of those
years were spent in pitching for three
Southern league clubs. He never had
very pretentious record, but three
major league scouts who looked him
over thought him worth while. The
Chicago Cubs tried him in 1922 and
sent him back after working him II
innings. TOO Wild" they said. Gin
cinnau tried him in 1925 and chased
him back. Ed had sore arm.
There is no denying the fact that
Morris was the sensation among the
first-year men of the American league
for 1928 and his work was all the
more surprising when you figure out
his 1927 record with Mobile. With the
latter he won 10 and lost II, walked
131 batters, hit IA and had 6 wild
pitches. Nothing to enthuse over.
70
of such record would win 10 and
lose 10 games for Boston, tail-ender
in the majors, that he would allow
less than one hit to an inning and
walk only 76 batters in 256 innings,
that he would master every other club
in the league. And Manager Bill
Carrigan picked no soft spots for
Big Ed. To the contrary, Ed had to
battle with the best pitchers the oppo-
sition could send him. Being the Red
Sox ace, he had to pay the penalty.
But it is some honor to become the
ace of a major league pitching staff
the first year and in so doing, Ed,
at the age of Twenty-Five, has followed
the example of Dazzy Vance, who did
not make the grade in the big show
until he was Twenty-Five and had per-
formed ten seasons in the minor
leagues.
Control, now one of Morris long
suits, was his greatest fault in 1927.
Morris takes great pride in the fact
that Babe Ruth was not able to call
him cousin" during the 1923 cam
paign. In fact, he felt pretty cocky
after his first game against the
Yankees last spring. game in which
he replaced Simmons with two on,
no one out and Koenig, Ruth and
Gehrig coming up. Big Ed caused
Koenig to force Shealy at third. He
worked carefully on Ruth and Babe
forced Combs. Then he really bore
down and struck out Gehrig.
Not only did Morris prevent Ruth
from hitting him for homer, but
he mystified the entire Yankee team
to the same extent, the only four
sacker made off him being by Cissell
of the White Sox, Brannon of st.
Louis and Miller of the Athletics.
"John Sewell." says Morris, sis the
toughest man in the league for me
to pitch to. You simply have got to
give him good balls. The whole Cleve-
land team was my jinx. l beat the
Indians once but they took three from
me and knocked me off the rubber
twice"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
George Lott Also Star
With Many Textbooks

George Lott, third ranking tennis
player in the nation. is almost as ef-
ficient with books as with a tennis
racket.
He polIed IL grade points for the
autumn quarter or better than "B"
average at the University of Chicago.
II he can accumulate 10 grade points
during the current quarter he will be
eligible for western conference compe-
tition in both tennis and baseball this
season. @ -
While in high school Lott was raj
ed as one of the leading prep school
pitchers in Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Earth's Interior

1t is not generally believed that the
Interior of the earth will ever become
entirely cool Geological facts poinI
10 the conclusion that the earth's In
terror is not molten. The interior Is
solid but SO hot that IL would he melt
ed under. normal conditions II is
however. kept from melting by the
enormous load of the crust. The con
dltiun in which the heated rock exists
In the interior is one of the funda
mental problems of geology still
awaiting solution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

ION first trip to the plate" Shes
to hit long triple field ball
Fagsteads head for he plays WELL keep
from getting hit in first big league game
"Then next trip the singled
to first base thought that making
for triple and a single in two trips not bad
Il to bat third time failed hit, did
figured of fairly
who had not played professional
"On trip the plate singled
three of than hoped obtain
another safety received the greatest thrill baseball
game"
Before Waxahachan
members of the telling
ball After he obtained hits
test, he remarked he entered the clubhouse
$50 this
down in Texas"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
BASEBALL RH
NOTES AAl

Lou Niebert, ST. Louis outfielder,
has signed with the Columbus club of
the Southeastern league.
Pete Richie, former San Francisco
Seals catcher, has been purchased by
Indianapolis of the American associa-
ton.
Tommy Leach, Pittsburgh star Of
old, has signed as coach. and assist.
ant to Manager Wilbur Good at At
lanta.
Greensboro of the Piedmont league
has sold Outfielder SUIT Austin to the
Fayetteville club of the Eastern Car
olina league.
Taylor Douthit, st. Louis outfielder
excelled all other major leaguers DUR
ing the 1928 season, in number of put.
outs, accounting for 547.
Tom Nash, former Georgia Tech
football star, has signed a contract
with the Asheville team of the South
Atlantic league. He will try for an
outfield position.
Bill White, GeOrgia's baseball coach
has only one arm, but he hits fungoes
in daily practice, and also can shoot
Is holes of golf in the nineties. He
pitches now and then.
Kansas City of the American asso-
citation has purchased Walter Collins,
twenty-two-year-old pitcher, from the
Muskogee club of the Western associ-
alton for 1880 delivery.
The Dallas Steers cut one name off
the dining room list at the Corsicana
camp when Chief Gaddis, a pitcher.
was dropped. The release of Gaddis
was made as favor to the player.
Alexander Hyzer, twenty one-year.
old Clyde (Ohio) boy, has signed a
contract with the st. Louis Cardinal
organization. He is an outfielder and
will be trained at the Danville clear
ing house.
Howard Williamson, outfielder with
Houston in the Texas league, has am
billions of being great artist some
day. While attending Texas univer.
sity he drew cartoons for the comic
magazine.
Rip Radcliffe, an outfielder with the
Paris team of the Lone Star league
last season, has been obtained by Mus.
kogee of the Western association. He
was the property of the Dallas club
of the Texas league.
The Newark Bears may change
their nickname to the Gray Eagles.
in honor of the new manager. The
Rochester club last year got the new
name of Red Wings. Baltimore al
ways has been Orioles"
Connie Mack, who at the age of six.
ty-six is the Oldest big league man.
ager in the history of baseball. began
his professional diamond career as
years ago as catcher of the Meridian
team in the Eastern league.
1t is estimated that the salaries
which will be paid to players of the
16 major league baseball clubs this
year will total S3.OOOOOO.
The average player In the 16 ma.
jor league baseball clubs is twent,
eight years of age. 5 feet II inches
tall and weighs 172 pounds.
Rob Rice has been signed as nah
ager of the Chartered team of the Mid
lie Atlantic league. He played witb
Wilkes Barre of the New York Penn
syfvania league last season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Handkerchief in History

The handkerchief is one of the re-
finements of Roman civilization. II
came into general use in polite society
during the reign of Henry VIII of
England. Ii is probably connected
with ecclesiastical costumes and may
have been an outgrowth of the man.
ipla, which was originally of linen and
worn over the fingers of the left hand
and used for the same purpose for
which the handkerchief was used to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Quinn Is Easy

Cy Perkins, veteran marksman OF
Connie Mack's Athletics. In the 10
years he has been in professional
baseball. has donned the wind pad
for l.4Il championship contests and
1853 of them have been under the
hammer of Shibe Perkins says: Jack
Quinn is the easiest pitcher | ever
Taught Quinn always knows where
the ball is going. And what is more
inImrtam from my point of view. J
always know where the ball is going
eoo."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
WASHINGTON NM hIS N0Z1YSR
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

Ike &A shaft which is said to
kS ~ have the unique distinc-
g1pcsSs tiOn of being the only
l1 6i monument in the United
kzs States erected entirely
by the efforts of women
TO woman. Perhaps the simple in.
scrtption on the monument explains
the reason for that distinction. 1t
reads Mary. the Mother of Wash
ington."
AS the annual celebration of Moth.
ers Day-it is May II this year-ap.
prOaches, all Americans should he in
terested in the story of this mother
who gave to the nation one of its
greatest men. Washington himself
once said that his mother was the
most beautiful woman he ever saw.
but even more interesting than this
natural tribute paid by a son is the
testimony contained in letter writ
ten in 1112. CuriOusly enough this
letter was found in a deserted house
Lear the York river during the Civil
WINS Burg, We 18th of Octr, 1722--
Dear Sukey: Madame Ball of Lancas-
TER and Her Sweet Molly have gone
HON Mama thinks Molly the Com.
lest Maiden She Knows. She is about
sixteen yrs. old. is taller than Me IL
very Sensible. Modest and Loving
Her Hair is like unto Flax, Her Eyes
are the color of Yours and her Chekes
are like May Blossoms. ] wish You
could See Her"
The sweet Molly" referred to in
that letter was Mary Ball, who OIL
March 6, 1870, became the wife of Au-
gustine Washington, a friend and
neighbor of her fathers, and it was
on February %, 1872, that she gave
birth to the boy who was destined to
be the founder of a new nation. In
addition TO being woman of great
beauty Mary Washington seemed to
have been a remarkable woman in
many respects. "A silent, serious,
woman. she was, self-cOntained, self
respecting, and reserved" says an
early writer. During the forty-six
years of her widOwhOod she managed
her household and farm without the
assistance of any adviser and reared
her children to usefulness and honor,
and saw them go forth into the world
equipped for its work and pain. That
they each and all revered her. and
sought her council in every emergency
is sufficient testimony of her worth
and ability. Mrs. WaShingtOn's lack
of personal ambition and her consti-
tutional reserve were qualities which
prevented her from becoming popu-
larry known to the public, even at a
time when the people were eager for
any opportunity to. show her honor.
But no demonstration was ever made
in her behalf and there is but one in
stance recorded when she appeared
in public with her son"
Another tribute to Mary Washington
is contained in the statement of Law
renee Washington, of Chotank. who
wrote as follows: 81 was often here
(at the home on the Rappahannockl
with George-his playmate. school
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take the head of the table. The coun-
tryman refused TO take the place of
honor. and his host. losing patience,
exclaimed: -Sit down. clodpole, for
let me sit wherever l will. that will
still be the upper end and the place
of worship to thee"
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Ing SUBSTITUTE cOulu not Idlk OH
the first play, but / thought that
the coach had sent him in to hold
the ball for me to place kick.
He couldn't tell me differently
until after a play had been COM
pleted and when | signaled for a
place kick and he made no move
to catch the ball and hold it for
me, ! took the pass from center
and dropkicked it. | followed its
flight but barely could see it as
it passed between the bars to
give us a 0 to victory, as Hills
boro could not score in the re-
naming time"
Since accomplishing this feat
Shires has taken part in numer-
Gus thrilling contests, but he de-
scribes his debut in the American
league with the White Sex at
Boston as containing his great
l. L.
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The lime hy Inches

When BObbie was six, he was given
"A real watch which. regardless of
quality or accuracy, had loud tick.
Naturally. the little fellow was very
proud. and he would stroll up and
down the street, stopping every mo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Art Shires' Greatest Thrill

RT SHIRES Chicago White baseman, youth
athletic versatility
ahachie Crexas) high school which Shs
In addition giving out first prep
baseball Sres
And he also had a reputation q a
Se told friends athletic
thrill in football game between Waxahache sboo high schools
consisted dropkck
his school z victory
"We had been battling shres
HisbOr0 kicked
to lead Late in the when dark
and HisbOro still led, @, minutes
"They kicked midfed the coach
Wilson
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

certain extent in France in the Eight.
zenith century. At this period hand
kerchiefs were richly ornamented.
Women adopted the use of cOlored
handkerchiefs as soon as the taking
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

ment or two to draw the timepiece
from his pocket and regard it grave
ly.
Every passerby smiled at Bobby's
performance, but the climax came
when his little cousin, Betty, tripped
along and asked him the time.
Bobby regarded his watch perplex.
eddy for moment. and then replied
with dignity: 1.-TWO inches to fouri"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Fra, to- Rule All England

The first king OF all England was
Egbert, who reigned from S27-SYs
Anne. 1702-1714, was the first to- reign
over Great Britain: that is, England
Wales and Scotland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Cheaper Than Paint

SncdPcT nan diht
Fabric-covered passenger coaches
are being tested by the Southern rail-
way of England to determine qualities
as compared with those of painted
and vanished vehicles. The chief ad-
vantage is said to lie in fabrics
speed of application, which is great
er than that of the required 16 coats
Of size, paint and varnish.
Well Insured
Blinks-When he died, what did he
leave his wife?"
Jinks-A very happy woman.
Many things bad for the country
are tried on it, but the country. like
the universe, is strong.
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Did He Get Away With 1t?
Editor Cat home, to wife)-That will
do, Marie.
The editors decision is final.
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There have been more than 100
rainy days above the normal since
1916 in England.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Fire in Fox Theater
Easily Quenched While
Audience Is Quieted

Quick work prevented a panicky
crowd from stampeding at the FOX
Theater last night.
The house was packed when
side drop became ignited. The
flames rejecting on the front cur
tain alarmed some Of the patrons
in front and they rose from their
seats and began to leave
The fire started shortly after the
stage presentation. When 1t started
the District fireman, Herman
Brown, attached to No. 13 Truck
Company, issued orders to the large
crew of stage workers and then
Jumped out before the footlights
to put down any attempts at un-
easiness. He was successful.
Behind the stage of scene Of
dripping confusion was being en-
acted. Stage workers. drilled for
such work, were rapidly attempting
to put out the blaze. The large
sprinklers- were drowning the fire.
Fire engines screamed their way
through the denseIy packed streets
outside. The fire was Quelled in a
few minutes.
Out front a different picture was
presented. The audience. after be-
ing told that the fire was of little
consequence, remained in it's seats
and the orchestra, minus several
members who were helping behind
the heavy curtain, played some of
the latest numbers.
When the first signs of fire was
shown several women. for whom
the excitement proved too great,
tainted and were taken to the rest
room where they were revived.
Their names are not known.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
$4,000 BLAZE
DAMAGES
CHURCH

While worshipI ers were awaiting
the 1870 o'clock mass in st. Domi-
MICS Catholic Church, Sixth and E
Streets s. W., yesterday morning,
fire broke out in the roof of the
edifice, spread to the altar and to
the nave, and did damage estimated
at $40, 900 before It was subdued.
? The flames were discovered by the
Rev. Michael Barrett, o. p, who
warned the early arrivals for the
mass and cleared the church I'm
mediately.
Hard To Fight
Firemen fought the blaze with
great difficulty, for 1t had obtained
a good headway in the high.vaulted
roof. Chief George s. Watson
turned in five alarms in rapid sue
cession, and for u time it appeared
inevitable that the church would be
DESTROYED. A crowd of 10000 per-
sons looked on, and police reserves
were called to hold them back.
An overheated chimney flue that
set fire to the rafters started tile
blaze. making quick work OF the
shingIed roof and shooting long,
lean flames into the sky. Today
only the charred ribs of the rafters
tell the story of destruction. In
the interior, the flames were held
in check. The main altar valued at
5000, and the organ were not
badly damaged. The priests saved
the blessed sacrament, the chalice,
a nd the vestments.
Water and SCOT have made
sorry mess of the paintings, the
statiIary and the walls and columns
of the interior. The loss Is fully
covered by insurance. AS soon as
the insurance adjusters have com:
pleted their work, the church VIII
be rebuilt. with a new ROOF OF
metal and arches of steel. Ihe
interior will be replastered.
while the work of rehabilitation
10 going on. members of the parish,
Numbering about $500, will meet
for services in the Holy Name
chanel adjoining the church and In
the ball of st. Dominic's School
at sixth and F Streets Southwest.
The Very Rev. Walter G. Scan
lon. O. p, is rector of the church
but is in a hospital at present.
This is the second time in its
half century of existence that the
edifice has been partly DESTROYED
by fire, the first blaze. coming
in 1885.