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Evening star., 1930-12-08

ter Din Scott yesterday . petition seek
ing changes in the. curriculum.
TIE recent advanced system initiated
at. the University Of Chicago prompted
the student body to act, it was UNDER
stood.
The council petitioned the trustees
for q special committee to study the
liberal arts curriculum and recommend
changes.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
STUDENTS ASK CHANGES
Northwestern Council Prompted by
Action in Chicago.

EVANSTON. H., December Cp1.-
The Student Council Of Northwestern
University presented to President WAL
Evening star., 1930-12-08

spectators seeking to profit by the run.
The. bank indicated its willingness to
pay all depOSitorS.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
LEAF Skidding" Comes
With Autumn Rainfalls

With the arrival of fall, leaf skid
ding" takes it's place as an additional
hazard confronting car owners, points
out the accident prevention depart
ment of the Chicago Motor club.
Leaves on the highways frequently
retain large amount of water from
recent raiEfalls, even though the clean
parts of the pavement may be dry"
the department declared in a bulletin.
although the top leaves may be dry,
the wet, rotting foliage next to the
pavement offers excellent possibilities
for a di. lstrous skid. While the haz-
ard is perhaps more serious in tne
country, where driving speeds are
higher, the same conditions will be
encountered in many sections of the
city.
Careful motorists will proceed on
the theory that all leaves on streets
and highways are rain-soaked, and
drive accordingly"
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

In the role of umpire, spectator or
sports writer, | have looked at most
of the important sporting events of
the last two decades. have seen.
Walter Johnson, after 1S years with
an "alsO ran" ball team, finally reach
the world series, only to pitch his
heart out in two futile attempts TO
win from the New York Giants be-
fore victory finally rewarded his ef-
forts in the climax of, possibly, the
most thrill-packed world series game
ever played. | have seen the great
Christy Mathewson at his best, and
Hans Wagner. Mordecai (.'Three-Fin-
gered'O Brown, and the rest of the
famous old-timers. | have seen Babe
Ruth's murderous bat wreck scores OF
ball games with laundering drive
over some far-flung fence. have
gazed and marveled as Red Grange,
the great football star of the Univer-
sity of Illinois, came flashing down the
midwest gridirOns on those swift.
snaky, breath-taking runs of his.
have seen the great Jack Dempsey
demonstrate his right to the worlds
heavyweight championship with a
swift, murderous jolt of his right fore
arm that spelt oblivion for his luck
less opponent.
| have been asked, time and time
again, to name the feat that gave me
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
EXCHANGE OF STATE AND FED.
ERAl LANDS.
WISE OLD COYOTE TAKES
FEW CHANCES ON TRAPS

Ordinarily the coyote does not band
like the timber wolf. The person un-
acquainted with coyotes and their hab-
its would hardly believe the above
statement after listening for the first
time to the bowling of one or two of
these animals. The coyote can make
more noise for his size than any ami
NAL in the woods and solitary male
can so change the volume and direc-
ton of his voice that one would almost
swear there were dozen coyotes do
ing their stuff.
If coyote locates dead game and
Is afraid to run chances of getting his
toes pinched he will, provided he Is
a wise old beast, employ a simple
strategy to test the danger Of the
place. Setting back on his launches
he> will send a few well-rounded calls
into the air, sort of hunting cry
which signals for help. The nearest
coyote, particularly if it be young
and uninitiated fellow, will answer
the call and come post haste. While
the wise one holds back the new
conner will walk up and investigate.
Presently, providing nothing serious
happens, the old one will come on in
and partake of the feast. But, as
sometimes happens, if the youngster
steps into a steel trap, the other un-
tremendously takes his leave, another
sly wrinkle of wisdom forming on his
shrewd face as he steals cautiously
away.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
o .

thrill that comes from witnessing
some great spectacle, but the emotion
that floods ones being when the great
opportunity knocks and success seems
to be opening the door for you to en-
ter refer to that day early in the
fall of 1905 when the memorable let
ter came from Ban Johnson. president
of the American league, offering me a
berth as one of his umpires. ! was
assigned TO make my debut with Um-
pire Jack Sheridan in New York.
Jack Sheridan-l say ii without the
slightest fear of cOntradictiOn-was
the greatest umpire baseball has ever
known. He is dead now, but his mem.
ory will always live with me. What
ever success | may have attained as a
major league umpire was due to the
interest Sheridan took in me as
cub" Sheridan started me right.
They say one must be original to
succeed. Ordinarily | agree with that
axiom. but | have not adhered to il
very strongly in my major league ca
reer. From the start. | have been an
imitator, more or less, of Jack Sheri-
dan.
06 by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Seeing Big League Baseball
By BILLY EVANS


the greatest thrill of my career. It's
hard, almost impossible to do it, but |
have tried to analyze the sport kalei-
doscope that stretches over my 20
years as an American league umpire,
and little later on I'm going to give
the results of that analysis.
Deciding on ones biggest thrill in
sport is quite job for anyone. To
day we see something that sends Us
home satisfied that life can offer moth
ing greater. And tomorrow some new
meteor of the gridirOn, the diamond,
the prize ring, race track, or some 9th
er phase of the world of sports rele-
gates the supreme" thrill to the es-
tate of dim reminiScence, where once
it had stood out in sharp relief.
It's hard, all right, and | would be
a brave, or foolish, man to state pos
itively that "Red" Grange thrilled me
more than Jim Thorpe did; that Wal
ter Johnson's pitching was nearer to
perfection than Christy Mathewson's !;
that Hans Wagner's infield play was
greater than the greatest of Eddie
Collins, or that Babe Ruth's wallOps
send more shivers racing up and down
my spine than Jack Dempsey's did.
But for me there is one supreme
thrill connected with my career that
does stand out. And it is not the
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
DOCTORS
Prescription gives
Bowels ReoI Help

Train your bowels to be regular.
to move at the same time every
day; to be so thorough that they
get rid of all the waste. Syrup,
Pepsin-a doctors prescription
will help you do this. When you
take this compound of laxative,
herbs, pure pepsin and other val
liable ingredients, you are helping
the bowels to help themselves.
Dr. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin is
the sensible thing to take whenever
you are headachy, bilious, half
sick from constipation. When you
have no appetite, and a bad taste
or bad breath shows you're full Of
poisonous matter or sour bile.
DIR. Caldwell studied bowel
troubles for AZ years. His pre-
scriptiOn alT ays works quickly,
thoroughly; can never do you any
harm. 1t just cleans you out and
sweetens the whole digestive tract.
1t gives those overworked bowels
the help they need.
Take some DR.. CaldweIl's Syrup
Pepsin today, and see how fine you
feel tOmOrrOW-and for days to
come. Give it to the kiddies when
they're sickly or feverish; they'll
like the taste! Your druggist has
big bottles of it, all ready for use.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Using Headlights in Daytime
Most Unnecessary Practice

can have the generator charging rate
reduced, which automatically takes
care of the situation.
There is only one way that a driver
can tell if the battery is being over
charged and that is if it needs to be
refilled with water more than once a
week.
Another good bit of information for
motorists to know about concerns
spark plug gaps. If the car at any
time operates with jerky or uneven
motion have the spark plug gaps ex-
amined a. the electrodes probably are
worn toe far apart.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

owner does not know how TO make the
adjustment himself he should see that
il is done at place maintained or
designated by local traffic authorities
of the local motor club.
Faulty brakes cause a great per-
centage of the serious traffic accidents,
especially in the winter time Brakes
that apparently function at other
times will fail TO do so when the
pavement is wet and slippery or ice
makes driving hazardous. The motor
ist can work for his own safety and
that of others by seeing that his
brakes are equaIized and in perfect
condition"
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
TWo-poLLAR BILL CALLED

Jus DAhNED NOIONNSG
The idea that there is something
unlucky about the 81 bill-so that
many persons tear the corners off
them to avert misfortune-occasion
ly arouses curiosity.
A number of our readers have writ
ten in with suggestions to account for
the belief in the unluckiness of this
particular note. One, however, a
merchant in Pennsylvania, says from
his experience as a retailer that
"there is no question of superstition
in connection with the 50 bill, it Is
just darned nuisance.
"There is no compartment provided
in our cash register for them," he
writes, "and when we are handed one
by a customer we have TO secrete it
away somewhere until we get a
chance to pass it on to the bank. We
can't very well hand it out to another
customer for change, that is il we
want to retain their good will.
1.-THE only possible use it has is
when some one purchases 2-cent
stamp and hands us $40 bill in pay
ment. Then we can get back at him
by unloading all the So bills we have
on hand" Digest
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Ages As to 49

Weights given include ordinary
indoor clothing.
If you are overweight cut out
pies, pastries, cakes and candy for
A weeks-then weigh yourself-go
light on potatoes. rice, butter. cream
and sugar-eat lean meat-chicken,
fish, salads, green vegetables and
fruit.
Take one-half teaspoon of Krusch.
en- Salts in glass of hot water ev-
cry morning before breakfast-Tljs
is the easy, safe and sensible way
to take off fat-an 81 cent bottle
of Kruschen Salts lasts weeks
get it at any drug store in the
world. You'll be gioriously alive
lgorous and vivacious in weeks.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Dazzling Lights Of Car
Are Cause Of Accidents

IAN examination of winter highway
accidents in this locality, covering
period of years. shows the majority
of these accidents due to dazzling or
ill-adjusted headlights and faulty
brakes" declares Ii. o. Rounds, di.
rector of the safety and traffic di-
vision of the Detroit Automobile club.
who has issued a warning to motor
lists to put this equipment in shape
for the winter season.
dusk comes earlier" he said, "and
the streets are filled with motorists.
Glaring headlights and brakes that are
not working properly constitute a
menace to all. Figures compiled by
ten large American cities show from
3 TO per cent of all night accidents
traceable to faulty lights. Usually
the defect was found to be glare
caused by improper focus.
Proper adjustment calls for a de-
gree of expert knowledge, and if the
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

1t is not advisable to turn the cars
headlights on in the daytime to avoid
injury to batteries.
In the early days batteries and gen
orators were not in their present state
of high development. Batteries were
undersized and would charge fully
with a few hours driving. In order
to avoid injuring batteries, it was often
suggested to turn the lights on on
long drives as means to reduce the
charging rate
Today this practice is not needed.
If a mOtorist is i'm the habit of taking
unusually long and steady trips, he
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

the American association and knocked
down more than 100 times.
North Carolina State has only two
veteran linesmen this fall, "COOn"
Silver, end, and Capt. Mack Stout,
guard.
Automobile taxes cost motorists
S930,00O,000 last year. That must be
almost as much as the annual bill for
chewing gum.
Modern conditions have improved
life for infants. They now cut their
teeth on steering wheels.
1t is only when they are behind a
putter that some men feel free to
mutter.
For the first time in several seasons
the prov v'nce of New Brunswick will
allow for a short period, from Octo-
Der / TO 10, legal shooting of grouse
this fall.
The New Orleans fair grounds race
track has been rebuilt and is nearly
a foot higher all around. Racing will
start there January l.
Sweden intends to send to the
Olympic games in Los Angeles COM
petitOrs in light athletics, swimming.
boxing, fencing, modern pentathlon
and horse riding.
Among changes in the constitution
and bylaws of the Pacific Northwest
Golf association to be submitted to
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

The stadium football field at Mime
sofa is made entirely of blue grass.
Eagle Pass, Texas, a town Of 5000.
has 16 amateur baseball teams in
municipal leagues.
The royal yacht Britannia has won
exactly 200 races for King George
during her 37-year career on the
water.
Benny Leonard, ex-lightweight box
ing champion, will instruct students
of the City college of New York in
boxing this fall.
w. M. Oliver and four sons of Val
dosta, Ca, enter Dixie golf tourna-
ments en- masse. Johnny, one of the
boys, is former Georgia state cham
pion.
Its the sort of town." a young
fellow was heard to say of his home
village, that miniature golf course
would be a credit to-"
Bill Laval, South Carolina football
coach, pitched in the Sally league
when Ty Cobb and Nap Rucker were
learning what it was all about.
Members of the University Of Penn
sylvania football squad went through
early workouts this year in shorts and
light shirts due to hot weather.
Allan ("Dusty") Cooke, outtielder of
the Yankees, was hit by pitched balls
IL times last season while playing in
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

one clerk OF the supreme court. who
shall hold his office for the term of
four years. and until his successor is
duly elected and qualified: and the
majority of them, shall have the
power to ill any vacancy in the Of
flee of clerk of the supreme court
until an election can be regularly
had"
The Purpose of the Proposed Amendment:
The supreme court, as now organized
under the constitution, consists of a chief
justice. and four associate Justices, all
elected by the people. In 1918, In order
to take care of the Increasing business OF
the court, the legislature passed a law
providing for the appointment OF two
commissioners to assist the court In the
performance OF its duties. The act un-
der which these commissioners are APP
pointed provides that each shall receive
the same compensation as a justice OF
the supreme court. and also provides that
II, by amendment to the constitution, the
number of associate Justices shall be in
creased to six the office Of commissioner
shall without further act be abolished.
In practice the commissioners sit as
members of the court, hear arguments,
read briefs, take part in discussions,
write opinions, and In general do the same
work as the regular justices, but they
have no vote In determining the final de-
clsions Of the court. The legislature can
not give the commissioners voice In the
decisions of the court, since the organ
lzation of the court Is governed by the
constitution.
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment Is to provide for the election of two
more associate Justices with full author
ity as members of the court, to take the
place of the present two commissioners.
who will then cease to hold office.
The. Effect of the Proposed Amendment:
The effect Of the proposed amendment,
~ adopted. will be to provide for the eIec-
tlon of two more associate Justices of the
supreme court with full authority as
members OF the court, replacing the pre-
sent two commissioners. without addi-
tional expense.
The ballot used at the election should
have printed thereon the following:
Second.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

Figures are not available because
they never are disclosed officially, but
well-posted baseball men say that the
Yankees will make more money this
year than any other major league club,
although they faded out of the pic
ture as prospective pennant winners.
Colonel Ruppert's baseball franchise
is the richest in the game, yet it was
the cheapest when the American
league decided to invade New York
in 1908.
The late Frank Farrell actually paid
$4,000 for the franchise and players
who composed the original Invaders"
He built the ball park at One Hun
dred and Sixty-seventh street and
Broadway for S25O,O00, most of
which was spent in blasting rock. and
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.

BY the adoption of Chapter 430, Laws
1929, the legislature has proposed an
amendment to section 2, article 6. Of the
Constitution, relating to the supreme
court. This section now reads as fol-
lows:
THE supreme court shall consist of
one chief justice and two associate
justices, but the number of associate
justices may be increased to a num-
ber not exceeding four, by the legis-
lature, by two thirds vote. when IL
shall be deemed necessary. 1t shall
have original jurisdiction in such
remedial cases as may be prescribed
by law, and appellate jurisdiction in
all cases, both in law and equity. but
there shall be no trial by jury in said
court. 1t shall hold one or more terms
in each year, as the legislature may
direct, at the seat of government, and
the legislature may provide, by a
two-thirds vote, that one term In
each year shall be held in each or
any judicial district. 1t shall be the
duty of such court to appoint re-
porter of it's decisions. There shall
be chosen. by the qualified electors OF
the state, one clerk of the supreme
court, who shall hold his office for
the term of four years, and until his
successor is duly elected and quail
fed; and the judges of the supreme
court, or majority of them, shall
have the power to fill any vacancy in
the office of clerk of the Supreme
court until an election can be reg
ularly had
Pursuant TO the authority granted by
this section the legislature in 1881 in
creased the number of associate justices
20 four.
If amended as proposed. this section will
read as follows:
1.-THE supreme court shall consist
of one chief justice and six associate
justices 1t shall have original juris-
diction in such remedial cases as may
be prescribed by law. and appellate
jurisdiction in all cases, both in law
and equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury in said court. 1t shall hold
one or more terms in each year. as
the legislature may direct. at the
seat of government, and the legisla-
ture may provide, by a two-thirds
vote. that one term in each year shall
be held in each or any judicial dis
trict. 1t shall be the duty of such
court to appoint reporter of its de-
cisions. There shall be chosen. by
the qualified electors OF the state.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
New York Yankee Team Will
Be Most Profitable in 1896

readily paid $4,000 in advance sal
aries to the players.
The Yankees first winning year in
patronage was in 1910. when the prof
it's reached SS0.OO0. Farrell sold the
club to Colonel Rupert and part
ner for S460,O00 in 1915. The Yankees
then were hopeless tailenders and
had a lease of the Polo grounds. To-
day Colonel Ruppert's baseball prop
erty is valued at S1O.OOO,OOO.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Dozen Gold-Diggers at Work

Dozen Gold-Diggers at Work
Vincent Astor said at a dinner
party in Palm Beach:
Even youth is mercenary nova
days. Yes, even the prettiest girls
are mercenary."
Mr.. AstOr chuckled and went on:
"The proverb says that faint heart
rever won fair lady, but a dozen
pretty girls are throwing themselves
at old Bill Billions, the plutOcrat,
though everybody knows that Bill is
dying fast of heart disease
Springfield Union.
The world loves spice of wicked
neSS.-Bias.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
What A Woman
IS to 49
Should Weigh
Beware of Fat

As women grow older they are
apt to take on weight-best to
watch out and keep from growing
fat-weigh yourself today and see
if your weight and height compare
with figures below-If so you are
lucky-your figure is ideally per-
feet and you can feel happy.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Fender Aprons Handy to
Prevent Mud Splashing

A discarded inner tube supplies all
material needed for fender aprons
that will prove especially useful to
prevent mud, tar, or slush from splash
ing all over the body. Cut a pair of
heavy rubber bands from the tube,
then split a portion of the tube length
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
AUTOMOBILE FACTS

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Do not fail to keep dust caps on all
tire valves.
If Paul Bunyan were with us today
we dare say he'd be picking midget
automobiles out of the butter.
Tires and tubes on the average car
cost from six-tenths of cent to nine
senths of cent per mile of travel.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Dancing Taught by Squares

Dancing Taught by Squares
Dancing steps are being taught by
means of a checkerbOard fiOOrbOard
recently invented by a dancing mas
ter of Berlin, Germany. 1t fits the
average size room. The squares are
numbered and a code tells upon
which square the pupils feet should
be for each step.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
OR. w. B. CALDwELL's
SYRUP PEpSIN
AOOctorS Family LaxatiDe
No Vine-Clad Cottage

The new Empire State building in
New York will have steel enough to
build a railroad to Montreal and
back, and 70 miles of water pipe
Country Home.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Keep the Antenna Taut

An antenna should not be permitted
to move or sway with the wind. The
wires should be kept in a constant
position with reference to the earth.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3.

BY the adoption of Chapter 431, Laws
1929, the legislature has proposed an
amendment to article Of the Constitu-
ton by adding thereto new section to
be known as section 8, and reading as
follows:
ANY of the public lands of the
state, including lands held in trust
for any purpose, may be exchanged
for lands of the United States as the
legislature may provide and the
lands so acquired shall be subject
to the trust, if any, to which the
lands exchanged therefor were sub
ject."
The Purpose of the Proposed Amendment:
BY section of article of the constI-
tuition school and swamp lands owned by
the state may not be disposed of other
than at public sale. The purpose of the
proposed amendment is to abrosate this
requirement In so far as the disposal of
such lands to the federal government is
concerned by authorizing the legislature
to provide for the making of direct ex-
change with the United States OF such
state lands in return for lands owned by
the federal government.
The Effect of the Proposed Amendment:
The effect of the proposed amendment,
II adopted, will be to abrogate, under
such conditions and regulations as the
legislature may prescribe and to the ex-
tent necessary to effectuate exchanges of
state, school and swamp lands for lands
owned by the federal government, the
rule requiring the disposal of school and
swamp lands only by public sale. Such
abrog alton and the consequent provision
for exchange of lands in pursuance OF
legislative enactment authorized by the
proposed amendment will not impair or
diminish the trust funds of the state aris-
ing from the sale of school and swamp
lands, since the proceeds of sales of fed
eral lands so acquired by exchange must,
under the proposed amendment, be de-
posted to the credit Of such trust funds.
The ballot used at the election should
have printed thereon the following:
Third:
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

Keeping his balance is an important
part of the training to which Michael
Getto devotes himself in preparation
or the gridiron game. One way to do
it, he says, is to balance the pigskin
upon his nose in this fashion. Mike,
who is former University of Pitts
burgh all-American tackle, suggests
that you try the stunt if you think
it's easy. Meanwhile he is now act
ing as first assistan. to Bill Hargiss,
head football coach at the University
of Kansas
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

Fender Aprons to Keep Off Mud and
Tar Can Be Made From Old Auto
mobile Inner Tubes.
wise and cut the two aprons. The
upper edge of the aprons should be
sewed with pieces of wire to the rub
Der bands so that they will be held in
place when the bands are snapped
over the lower ends OF the lenders
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