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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
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What a wonderful strength night
baseball must be to the abiding
player.
The filling-stations still lead, but
the Tom Thumb golf courses are gain
ing on them.
Another farm problem is whether
to turn the south forty into a golf
course or a landing field.
In total numbers of eighteen-hole
golf courses New York state ranks
first, Illinois second and California
third.
Now that night baseball has arrived,
we can't expect any further innova-
ton in the way of night novelties eX-
cept sleep.
For this type of weather they might
work up a variation of golf that can
be played while reclining in the bar
ber'S chair.
Though 1000 big league home runs
had been made before August 1, man.
ufacturers say the ball is the same
as ever, so We imagine they are re-
fueling in air or something.
Another sad awakening, when visit
ing the home town, is finding that
deep left field on the old sand lot, a
terrific drive for sixth-grader, was
only 4S feet from home plate.
Indianapolis has more than tripled
it's baseball attendance with night
baseball, and the team has been well
down in the race all year.
Eddie Mack, highly touted Denver
lightweight, was disappointing in his
New York invasion. Fighting an I'M
known named Ray Rivera, Mack failed
to show a punch.
Rogers Hornsby doesn't dance or
read books to save his feet and eyes.
Bud Teachout was used as relief
pitcher for the Cubs at the start of
the season but when Joe Mccarthy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
INDIA
AND ITS PEOPLES
A NARROW ESCAPE
By Copt. L. R. CIoud Robinson

IT He day the riots broke out in Am
L rita, In 1918, | happened to be
making an inspection of government
| fodder factory, one of the many was
/ responsible for in the Punjab which
were engaged in pressing up hay into
Mesopotamia and Palestine. AS i'll
iucn would have it, the first place Wis
! tied by the mob of several thousand
Indians who. gathered intent on the
destruction of the white man OF his
/ property, was this particular factory.
Fortunately a wall eight or more
feet nigh surrounded the place, and
my friendly Indian contractor, as the
/ first sounds OF the approaching babel
reached our ears, quickly locked and
boiled the double entrance gales. Then
greatly agitated, he informed me of
/ the likelihood of attack and the prob.
ability OF my rapidly approaching
/ doom. Calling one of his cOolie labor.
ers, he instructed him to place a lad
/ der against the wall opposite the en-
/ trance, and pointed this out to me as
my only means of escape and begged
me to avail myself OF it Immediately. |
was thankful enough for the precan.
/ tiOns he was taking for my welfare, as
II prevented the necessity Of having TO
make my own arrangements for pos
sible flight and thus displaying an I'm.
eaSineSs which | was certainly begin
ming TO feel.
did not at this time know the
fanaticism or ruthlessneSs of an In
dian mob, or ii is likely | might have
decided to leave there and then. | was
armed, however, and a good runner,
and felt sure that if my six-ShOOter
/ proved of no avail, could easily
make my escape Meanwhile the up
roar of the approaching mob had in
| creased until we could hardly hear
/ ourselves speak. There was something
/ inhuman and unearthly in those thou
/ sands of wildly clamOring voices in
which passion and lack of all restraint
were given free play. | instructed my
| loyal contractor, GOpal Das, that if
| any effort was made to force an en-
trance, he was to attempt TO make
| himself heard and tell them that the
| property was his and not the gov
! ernment'S.
1t was probably only matter of
seconds, though it seemed at the time
minutes, after my giving these instruc-
tons, that the tumult cached deaf
ening roar, followed by loud Gathering
on the gates and demands for en-
trance. For fully ten minutes GOpal
Das attempted to make himself heard
| stood beside him and heard his ap-
peals and his repeated cries of "Byee-
Byee, kai apke byee XII bola"-Broth-
ers, brothers, it is your brother who
speaks. At length the din subsidized
sufficiently for his voice to be Leard.
He told them that the property was
his own, that no Sahib was within the
walls, and implored them TO leave him
in peace So eventually they moved on.
have in my possession letters from
my good friend Gopal Das. | believe
if necessary he would have given his
life for me that day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Tennis Balls Kept in
Ice Box at Wimbledon

For championship billiard matches
the ivory balls are kept in electric
heated cabinets, but for championship
tennis matches the balls are kept on
ice.
One of the innovations this year at
Wimbledon during the recent cham
pionShips was an ice box in the IA
nous center court. The balls used
during the big matches were carefully
kept in the cooling machine until they
were ready to be tossed into play.
This cold storage treatment insures
uniform temperature for the balls to
which the heat otherwise gives too
much bounce.
Another new wrinkle this year at
Wimbledon is an enlarged electric
scOreboard, upon which is indicated
the score up to the last point. A
glance at the giant board tells how
the sets, games and points stand and
which player is serving. To inform
those who are unable to secure adj
mission to the center court, another
Indicator Of the same type was erected
outside of the stadium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Danger Periods in Life
Cycle of Dairy HeiferS

College men nowadays seem to be
Investigating almost everything that
can be investigated. The Missouri
College of Agriculture has been in
yestigating the rate of growth of
dairy heifers at different ages. from
conception TO maturity. The investi-
gators find that the rate of growth is
not uniform but that growth is in
three cycles. The first squirt of very
rapid growth occurs before birth, at
the fifth and sixth months. The sec
ond squirt begins two months after
birth and ends at four and one-half
months. The time between these
spurts is a critical period for COW and
calf and it is in this period that abOr-
tion is apt to occur, generally at seven
months. The third period of growth
begins at II months and ends at about
26 months. The practical application
of these results of investigation, is
that calves and heifers should be ex-
ira well fed during the periods of
greatest growth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
kRM kCTSbe:

Clean milk will remain sweet for q
longer period of time.
The best way to lower production
cost is to keep only good cows, raise
plenty of feet and maintain good pas
lures, supplementing the permanent
pastures.
A very good grain mixture for calves
is three parts of ground corn, three
parts of ground oats, and three parts
of wheat bra with per cent of cot
tOnseed meal.
Right after harvest is the time to
start getting ready for the fall seed
ing of alfalfa. Anyone who has raised
this crop knows how necessary it is to
start out with a carefully prepared
seeded.
Rye, as a green pasture, is safe for
cattle. Only very rarely does bloat
from it occur.
Flesh from dead chickens as we'll as
maggots eaten from any dead animal
causes limberneck in the flock.
Alfalfa is one of the hardest of our
field crops, but it must be seeded I'M
der the proper field conditions.
During the last half of the preg-
nancy period the young heifers should
be fed literally so that they will be
carrying some surplus flesh at the
time of calving.
Cleanliness is not an absolute safe
guard against disease, but it is great
factor in preventing contamination.
From health point of view. there is
danger not only from milk that con-
tains the specific disease-producing
bacteria, but also from milk that cou-
tains large numbers of miscellaneous
bacteria, which may cause serious d.
gestive troubles. especially in infants
and invalids, whose diet consists
chiefly of milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Average Daily Gain on
Mixed Pasture Best

Sweet clover pasture has earned a
place in the corn belt, particularly In
d.y seasons. 1t has been a big factor
in increasing milk production of dairy
cows. For young animals, however,
experiments at the University of Wis
consin with dairy heifers, indicate
that il may not be as valuable as
mixed pastures and blue grass pas
lures. During four years, experiments
with three lots of five heifers each
ranging in age from one or two years,
show an average daily gain on the
heifers on sweet clover of 0.331 pound !;
for mixed pasture the daily gains
were 0.727 pound and for blue grass
and red top mixture the daily gains
were IL pound.
Each acre of the sweet clover pas
ture annually has supplied 1872 days
for one heifer, 157 days for the mixed
rotation pasture. and 176 days for the
b:ue grass and red top mixture This
experiment bears out the contention
tr1at-g good crop land may profitably
be used for permanent pasture for
dairy animals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Old Tom Clarke and Not
Tv Cobb on a Bicvcle

Manager Casey Stengel of the To-
iedo Mud Hens, as good story teller
as there is in baseball, is responsible
for this one:
"In a series a couple of years ago
with the Cincinnati Reds, the Brook
Ign Robins couldn't put out Tom
Clarke, the slow Cincinnati catcher.
And every time Clarke got on base
somebody would hit him on the head
or on the back with the ball. He was
running wild.
1.-THE next time the Redlegs ar
rived in Brooklyn, Manager Robinson
was going over the hitters with his
team in the clubhouse before the
game, and when he came to Tom
Clarke he exploded and said:
"'Now listen, you guys, if old, slow
foot Tom Clarke gets on base, please
remember he's just old Tom Clarke
and not Ty Cobb on bicycle"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Increase Quantities of &C.
raniol and Eugenol.

prepared bv the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
japanese beetle trappers will have
better luck if they will make a slight
change in the bait used in their traps
by increasing the quantities of the
attractive agents, geraniol and eu-
genOl, says the United States De-
partment If Agriculture.
Two years of experimental work at
the Japanese-beetle laboratory at
Moorestown, N. j., has shown that
traps containing the improved bait
captured more nan two and One-half
times as many beetles as did the traps
in which the old bait was used. In
creasing the quantities Of geraniol
and eugenol will make the bait slight
ly more expensive, the department
says, but the increased catch will
more than offset this cost.
The form la for the bait recon-
mended b. the department is as fol-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
EOEfTl,I,TPS
= Ni1k
OF Ma I2esia
Dye Reveals Presence
of Cancerous Growth

DR.. Arnold A. c. Butts. director
of the Emery laboratory of Hahne-
mann hospital in Philadelphia, an
nounced that progress has been made
in the development of a dye which
will make it possible to detect in
ternal cancers in the early stages
of their growth SO far the dye,
which has been in use in the hOspi-
tai for two years. has been employed
only as an aid to early diagnosis.
Doctor Butts believes it will provide
an accurate method of detecting cam
cerous growth and will pave the way
for prompt surgical removal of the
cancer or treatment by radium or X
rays. The dye in diluted form is in
jected directly into the veins of the
patient.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Often Gives Clue to Pres
ence or Absence OF
Desirable Qualities.

prepared bv the United states Department
OF Agriculture.)
The color of soils is often q good
clue to the presence or lack of desir-
able qualities, says W. O. Robinson,
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Different colors in soils
sre caused by differences in compost
ton, hut the soil with the greatest
amount of colored constituents as re-
vealed by analysis does not always
have the deepest color because the
constituents of the soil are not always
in proper combination to make them
noticeable.
Dark Soil Productive.
"A black soil is usually rich soil,
and in general the darker the soil the
more productive it is. Black color in
soils is due to organic matter in com
tity of organic matter may be small.
but if il is saturated with lime or
other bases ii makes most favorable
condition for plant growth.
"Organic matter also colors soils
brown. Such soils are generally acid,
and the organic matter, while ii may
be abundant, Is not saturated with
lime. A reddish-brown color ordinarily
indicates the presence of organic mat
ter and iron oxide Examples of such
soils are the priced mahogany lands
of the South.
Red Soils Rated High.
"Red and yellow soils owe their
color to the iron oxide they contain
in the free state. Experience has
shown that the coloring matter is in
the clay or finest matter in the soil.
This clay is largely made up of silica,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29

plea about the "foX" when you
heckle his faux pas.
At sixteen Lopez tripped over
the sandlots to the Tampa team of
the Florida State league where he
served as regular catcher. This
was in 1925 when he hit .270.
During 1926 Lopez hit .317 with
Tampa. Jacksonville had him
drafted their way at the termina-
ton of the season for only $3.50.
With them Al slumped to batting
average of $50 but his back-stop-
ping rated backslapping so the
Brooklyn Robins sent their man
after him and for the $4,000 Crit
fifth had deemed fortune, secured
his services.
Lopez didn't know what all
the shooting was about. True, he
had rural promise, but was ignO-
rant as how to capitalize upon it
in big time. Uncle Robbie came to
his rescue and shipped him south
again.
From Macon to Atlanta was
Lopez route. In the latter location
AL hit 1927 in 1928 and hit for the
same average the following year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Soil Color Tells
of It's Contents

alumina, iron oxide, water, and or
ganic matter. The color does not de-
pend primarily upon the total quantity
of iron present, as the percentage of
this mineral varies little in the clay
of surface soils, regardless of color.
Reddish soils are usually rated high
for farming"
White or light-colored soils are not
regarded favorably for farming, ex-
cept for special crops, says Mr.. Rob-
inson, for such color shows lack of
important constituents Very light
colored soils are generally sandy and
contain neither the clay nor the or
ganic matter necessary to absorb and
retain plant food and water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Unearth New Star

Jesse Hill, former University Of
Southern California star, pulled gen.
uine Frank Meriwell this spring. Hill
was signed by the Hollywood ball
club and, although he boosted a $3.50
nothing out of the ordinary was ex-
pected Of him. In his first game, with
his team trailing by one run, Hill
came to bat in the ninth and pasted
the ball over the fence, scoring
man ahead Of him and clinching the
contest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Straw for Scratching
Litter for Chickens

If the farm straw supply has been
used up until threshing time, 1t will
often pay to buy few bales Of clean
ing litter in the poultry houses. Then
you will find the eggs will be clean
for long time and the hours saved
in washing or sponging dirty eggs will
more than pay the cost of the straw.
During hot dry summer weather the
straw has fine powers of absorption
and will take up the poultry manure
much longer than in the damp winter
weather.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
NEW BAIT QUITE EFFECTIVE
FOR JAPANESE BEETLE TRAPS

lows: teaspoOnfuls of geraniol, one
half teaspoonful of eugenol. ~ cups
G. bran, l tablespoonful of water, 21s
tablespoOnfuls of moIasses. and IL
teaspoonfuls of glycerin. This makes
about one-third Of a pound, enough
to bait one of the large cylindrical
traps.
Certain types Of traps have small
bait containers which hold not more
than an ounce of bait. The quanti-
ties of the attractive agents used in
such traps are necessarily very small,
and the department recommends for
such traps tn use Of as much gerani-
oil and eugenol to 5 grams of the
plain bait as is recommended for the
larger quantity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Symptoms of Parasites
in Sheen Are Varied

What are the symptoms of parasites
in sheep, both internal and external?
When sheep have parasites they run
down in condition, they lose flesh, they
lose their appetites, they hump in the
back. the wool sometimes parts on the
back, the heads and ears drop, the
eyes become dull, the sheep become
less active in moving around, the skin
becomes pale, the wool fiber becomes
weak, the sheep coughs, swelling
may come under the throat and the
sheep scours. From external parasites
they rub against anything convenient
to get temporary relief. If sheep
show any of the above mentioned
symptoms. make an investigation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Costly

Judge Valentine stated his Opin.
ion that a vast majority of minor
offenses against the law were occa-
stoned by people trying to keep up
q front"
"Too many young chaps" he de-
clared, lust try to be happy-gO-
lucky fellows and merely turn out
to be undergraduates"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Sad at Failure to Buy Lopez
N a fox makes mistakes some times.

vSVEN a fox makes mistakes some times.
IA office Griffith president of
his desk stare
sueny eyes a few with sweeping
flourish, Lopez"
This will Wait for Mr. Griffths 1t is by
identical with the first that greeted
Even a makes mistakes times"
Griffith afforded excellent opportunity
Washington rather
Griffith half
who
the hundredh of million dollars promising
backstop material today Mr. Griffith will tender the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
We Do Not Know

We do not know today whether we
are busy or idle. In times when we
thought ourselves indoIent. we have
afterwards discovered that much was
accomplished and much was begun
In us.--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Manv CORRESPONDENCE Schools

Correspondence schools in the
United States now have an enroll
ment of 100000 students, or ap-
prOximately double that of all the
universities and colleges.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Whitewash

"One of the greatest purifiers"
said the careful housekeeper, is
whitewash."
"Yes," answered the cynic, "it Is
good for anything from damp cell
lar to a tainted bank account"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Flimsy Abb

yesterday you were absent to go
to your wife's funeral and today
saw her in the street"
"Yes, that's so. You can never
rely on a woman. "-Gutierres, Ma
drid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
To Ouench Oil Blaze

Never throw water on blazing oil
1t will only spread the flames. Earth.
-four or sand will extinguish the fire.
but If these are not at hand a thick
rug or curtain should be thrown on
the burning oil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Cramp Causes

The cramp which attacks SWIM
mers is generally due to one of two
causes-excessive use of muscles I'M
accustomed to exercise and the in
terruption of digestion by bathing
too soon after a meal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
Stop Order

"Sir, may l inspect your gallery Of
art treasures?"
'Yes, but if I've been stung don't
care to hear about it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29

Today Lopez a Brooklyn
is
: o
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29

was hard up for mounds-men he gave
him chance as regular and Bud
made good.
Profits from souvenir programs will
pay the expenses of the University of
Illinois band to New York for the foot
ball game with Army this year.
Yves Terrell, of the indians. prob
ably win pass his pitching mark q
last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-08-29
MakesL Life
Ssx,eeteSr

Too much to eat-tOO rich a diet
or too much smoking. Lots of
things cause sour stomach, but one
thing can correct it quickly. Phil
lips Milk Of Magnesia will alkalinize
the acid. Take a spoonful of this
pleasant preparation, and the sys-
TEN is soon sweetened.
Phillips is always ready to relieve
distress from over-eating; to check
all acidity; or neutralize nicotine.
Remember this for your own COM
fort; for the sake of those around
you. Endorsed by physicians, but
they always say Phillips. Don't
buy something else and expect the
same results
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-17
French Comedian
Pleases Audience

Maurice Chevalier, the French
comedian who has taken America
by storm. scores another distinctive
hit in 'Thc Big Pond, which op,
encd last night at Fox Imperial
Airdome, and will be repeated
twice tonight.
While ho does not do as much
singing as one would wish for, his
handling of American slang with
his delightful French accent, is a
real treat.
Chevalicr has the role OF an inn
povcrished but dead game French
man, who follows an American
hciress home from visit in France,
determined to win her. The girls
father. Il chewing gum magnate,
gives the young man job in his
factory, with instructions to the
foreman to "give him the works..
He gets it.
Eventually the Frenchman beats
out his American rival for the
girls hand. The girl, incidentally,
is Claudette Colbert, also a French
product but thoroughly Americana
ed through long residence in this
county. She is some girl. And the
picture is good one.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-17
| 1%ql:1W9slQck' : @lk

!, mand for the smaller animals. The
20 to 7j.pound lamb is more popular
than the IS to l00-pound yearling,
because the cuts are smaller and
more adapted to the city dweller.
Instead of the big pork-type hog of
few years ago. Los Angeles now
wants the $50. to 200-pound bacon or
butcher hog. The demand for heavy
steers has given way to the yearling
or "baby beef" type. Aside from
the smaller animals required for
modern urban consumption. there
has heen a decided demand for bet
ter quality meats, which can be pro
duced only through finish feeding on
grain.
Probably at no time has the de
mand for choice beef been so evi-
dent as right at this time, when the
California grass-fat cattle season is
at its peak. Despite the large num-
bers of grass cattle now available in
California. Los Angeles packers
have found it necessary to buy
grain fed cattle on markets as far
distant as Denver, Omaha, St.
Joseph and Sioux City, in order to
supply the cver-increasing demands
The best grades of cattle are in
urgent demand at prices much high
er than are prevailing at Missouri
river markets, vet the plain and half
fat cattle from the range country
are so plentiful as to be burdensome.
This buying of granted cattle by
Los Angeles packers at distant mar
kets is handwriting on the wall for
the western cattleman. Supplement
tai feeding of range cattle will help
solve the home marketing problem,
but the real answer must come from
the more general utilization of our
home-raised grain and forage for the
production of choice beef. We have
cattle in the west. and lots
Of them. But, veil apparently be
forced to pour grain into them, in
lrdcr to hold the home demand.