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"Surloin" Correct Spelling

AS the word ''sirloin" figured in the
accounts of the English Ironmongers'
company for the reign of King Henry
VI-1422-1461-whic were quoted by
WedgwoOd in his English Etymolo-
gical Dictionary" (1S72): "a surloyne
beef viid," the story of it's origin,
through kings within to confer the
dignity of knighthood on a round of
beef, that was first told in 1855, even
after sponsorship by Dean Swift in
1872, fails to impress. modern etymol-
Ogists. The true source of surloin, as
it should be spelled, is French sur.
"above," and longe, ''loin," but the
common belief of the legend has estab-
lished the erroneous spelling in the
language. 1t is interesting to note,
however, that when the story was first
told, Oliver Cromwell was lord pro-
tector of England Literary Digest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Miami (Fla.) university will play
all of it's home games at night,
Jack Johnson, one-time heavyweight
boxing champion, was an auto racer
on dirt track circuit for a time and
boasts a victory over the famous
Barney Oldfield.
Wood, the young Pirate left-hander,
won q of "a games he pitched for
Wichita.
Jim Fitzsimmons, trainer of Gallant
Fox, will not permit any horse of his
to be weighed or measured.
Bill McKechnie was let out as man.
ager of the Cards because he lacked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

the runner back or make him stick
close TO the base, was considered a
most necessary asset for each pitcher.
Undoubtedly all players, fired by
the fame that came to Babe Ruth as
the result of his ability to make home
runs, took up the Ruth style of al
ways taking a healthy swing at the
ball. But after all there is only one
Ruth. Players like him come to the
game about one in every % years or
more. Baseball is still a great game,
but no better. 1t has newer and diff
ferent thrills but no more than in our
days." The thoughts of the thinking
brainy Jimmy Collins expressed the
feeling of every old-timer present.
&c by the Bell Syndicate Inc,
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Edison Explains How Photograph Came About

From my experiments on the tele-
phone" Mr.. Edison told me, 81 knew
of the power of diaphragm to take
up sound vibrations, as | had made
a little toy which, when you recited
loudly in the funnel, would work a
pawl connected to the diaphragm, and
this, engaging a ratchet wheel, served
to give continuous rotation to a pulley.
"This pulley was connected by a
cord to little paper toy represent
ing man saving wood. Hence, if
one shouted: Mary had little lamb,
ETC., the man would start saving
wood.
81 reached the conclusion that If
could record the movements of the
diaphragm properly, | could cause
such record to reproduce the original
movements impaired to the dia-
phragm by the voice, and thus sue
ceed in recording and reproducing the
fgman voice.
Instead of using disk, | designed
a little machine using a cylinder pro-
vided with grooves around the sur
face. Over this was 70 be placed tin
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just then tn. wife appeared. Her

.
Just then the wife appeared. Her
face wore look of alarm.
Say, Jimmy, you're crazy. Where
can we go, where can we liver"
"Say, you were fussing about that
roof few days ago. Now be calm,
my dear. and leave it all to las"
Sally smiled loudly.
Those moving days were hectic. l
hadn't planned very well and | had
to put up temporary home. Sally
cried when she saw the little house
that had to store all our goods and
chattelS.
81 can't get 'em all in here Jimmy"
"If you can't, don't try. Burn
them up
That produced riot.
1--WE can buy more. And Wen need
nice things for our new home"
| regret to say that Sally howled
after me:
Darn the new home. I'm not going
to burn up my pretty things"
But we got into the little house
finally and the workmen began on the
shack. Now that it was coming down,
realized how fond of every patch on
the roof | really was l knew how
loved the nailholes that let in lots of
water every hard summer rain!
Finally l had a beautiful brick
bungalow on my hilltop, waiting for
the christening" Sally had decided
on a hiU bnusaxro rr,ip U opd of nOurSa
we had plenty of friends now that
our good fortune had been noised
abroad.
Yes, it got into the papers some
way. Believe me, buddy, not through
me! Did you say hard times?
. Wow! Every beggar and hard-up
human in the world had written to me.
Sally was dressing in her latest
Paris frOck, from Tampa. / was I'M
comfortable in tux and accessories.
Gee, women surely love to put on the
dog when they get some coin.
"You needn't be fussy, Jim. You
have to live up to 100000"
Not that much now, Baby. I've
spent in the past three months"
"You haven't even started dent
in it,
Woefully, l admitted the truth of
that statement. had tried to though
Crash! Bang!
"Our guests are arriving, honey.
Aren't they early"
Slam!
"Noisy, it seems. I don't think l
needed this outfit to spend the eve
ming with a bunch of buns"
C-R-A-S-Hi
Jimmy, Jimmy, the roofs leaking!
Oh, wake up, you'll"
sat up in bed, wide awake at last
Where was the-S20O,O Sally
stood there, hands over her ears, as
crash re-echoed on crash. The light
ming played about US.
was mad clean through. To have
such a vista spoiled by thunder
storm, and with that leaky roof
And a bucket Of water poured
down over me from that leak over the
door of the sleeping porch and fed
to duty and the drip pans, which have
permanent stations In every clothes
closet upstairs
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foil, which easily received and record
ed the movements of the diaphragm.
"A sketch was made, and the piece
work price. SIS, was marked on the
sketch. l was in the habit of mark
ing the price | would pay on each
sketch. If the workman lost, l would
pay his regular wages; if he made
more than the wages, he kept it.
1.-THE workman who got the sketch
was John Kruesi. ! didn't have much
faith that it would work, expecting
that | might possibly hear a word or
so that would give hope of future
for the idea. Krusei, when he had
nearly finished it, asked what it was
for. | told him | was going to re-
cord talking, and then have the ma
chine talk back. He thought it alb
surd. "-Henry Fore in Hearst's Inter
rationale Cosmopolitan.
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er specti.St rs find the knitting highly
exciting.
A great advantage of miniature
golf is that in case of losing the ball
you can always pick up the course
and shake it.
Count Ballet Lateour, chairman of
the Olympic Games committee, says
II countries have made formal appli-
cation for the 1886 games.
Bill Hinchman, Jr, son of the Pr
rate scout, is a home-run star with
the Charleston CIV. Va.) club. He is
an outfielder, big lad who hits them
far.
The victory of Jim Dandy in the
Travers Stakes, Saratoga, at odds of
100 to 1, recalls the fact that his sire,
Jim Gaffney, won the Hopeful Stakes
at odds of 40 to l.
Three heavyweight pugilists, q
sports item says, have put away more
than a million dollars apiece. The
Old-time heavyweight didn't care
about dollars, so long as he could put
away his opponents.
Two unasGisted triple plays have
been made by first .basemen in the
major leagues-George Burns of the
Red Sox against Cleveland in 1923
and Johnny Neun of the Tigers
against Cleveland in 1927.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Seeing Big League Baseball
BY
By BILLY EVANS
nnnire and General Nan AMER Of the CIeuela Nd

a single player in all the games saw
choked up on his bat and tried to
place his hits. Not one player tried
to beat out a bunt. l saw only two
bases stolen in six games. No player
tried a delayed steal. Not a single
double was attempted.
Il have always believed that play
ing for one run called for much more
inside stuff than trying to get runs
in clusters. Apparently a one-run or
even a two-run lead is not cOnsid-
cred much of a margin these days.
SIN our day one of the greatest Of
fensive threats was the steal. Pitch
ers paid close attention to the base
runners, particularly men on first. De-
veloping movement that would drive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Slap in Cylinders

1t is only after the car has been
driven from $4,000 to $4,000 miles,
and the pistons feel quite loose and
there is slap in the cylinders, that
heavier oil than that advised by the
manufacturer might be used. Here
again, however. the best advice is TO
have the entire cylinder block re-
bored and fitted with oversize nstons
and rings, rather than continue much
longer with loose Oil-throwing pistons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Arnazes Mother

''Bobbie's stomach was often upset
and he suffered a lot from colds"
says Mrs. P. S. Fletcher, Jr., 4410'
w. 30th St., Los Angeles, Cal. Eve
found he was cOnstipated.
Mother used California Fig Syrup,
so we gave Bobbie some. He amazed
me by the quick way he became
strong, energetic, well again. His
bowels act freely now, and his
digestion is splendid"
The quick, safe way to cleanse and
regulate the bowels of bilious, head
achy, cOnstipated children is with
California Fig Syrup. Every child
loves it. 1t has the full endorsement
of doctors. Appetite is increased by
its use; digestion is assisted; weak
stomach and bowels are given tone
and strength.
Look for the word California on
the carton. That marks the genuine,
famous for so years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
LARGE Student Bodv

The e. l. e. Confederation Inter-
rationale DIES Etudiants) or lnterna-
tional Conference of Students formed
at Strasbourg in 1919 with the object
of establishing friendship and under
standing among students the world
over, and to coordinate student ac-
tivities, now has more than 100000
members.
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Compound has
been to me. l was
so nervous and
rundown | could
MT be up half the
time. When l had
taken one bottle
of Vegetable Com
pound l could tell
l felt better, so 1
took seven bottles
and [ recommend
it highly. 1t helped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

keeps me strong to do my housework
and wait on four little children. hope
some other suffering woman will try it."
Mus. PORTER L. ARNOLD, 1913 S. st.
Andrews St., Dothan, Alabama.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Robert Moses Lefty Grove could
not be bought now for twice the price
he cost Connie Mack-S105.O00 and
record for pitching talent anywhere.
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The Greatest Great

Many people are so eminent that
they 90 not consider it important
whether or not their names are listed
as social eaders.-American Magazine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Short Stick and Clamp Make a Hanoy
Holder for the Motorists FlashliGht.
Motorists will find the nastlight
holder illustrated convenient FOR
changing tires. Driven into the ground
in a suitable position, the light can be
adjusted to illuminate any part. 1t
consists of length of broomstick.
pointed at one end and provided with
sheet metal clamp at the other, the
clamp being held with a screw and
nut. The clamp must fit the flash
light to hold the barrel firmly without
restricting its movement entirely
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
May See More

Love at first sight is all right, but
a second look wouldn't hurt.-Grand
Rapids Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
SAS Q ] I;sI ~ ! z
Z 1AGslY sS gs
kAYATINE.TQk for CHILDREN
"A WONDERFUL
help TO ME"
Read What Mrs. Arnold Says
About Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Dothan, Ala.-"What wonderful
help Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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State Control For Radio
With exception of military radio
stations, China has placed all others
under direct control of newly estab-
lished central radio commission.
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LIVING
UP TO
THEIR
MILLIONS

@ by d. j. Walsh.l

~ EE here, Jimmy, the rainy
season 1--WE live in Florida)
is almost on us. What shall
Dra do about tho rOOfGo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
McGRAW LUCKY WITH FIRST BAsEMEN

IRST base lucky position McGraw. Since
he of the Giants the old days
him
his ball club When Baltimore that
New York brought Dan Mccain his
day the first basemen n
McCraws
William Memphis,
McIann there Tenney
Hal Chase and Long George Kelly.
OF
hciraw winning
Mind"
pitched
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

of other
Memphis Bill"
Athletics
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

: Athletics in the Worlds series.
. After 1905, McGraw did not win
: again until 1911.
. Merkle. who lost the pennant
in 1908 by failing to touch second
. base against the Cubs. was the
first baseman on the pennant win
. ming teams of 1911, 1912 and 1918.
Holke was at first when McGraw
. and the Giants won in 1917. while
Kelly was a member of the famous
. team that established new rec
. ord for the Master Mind" by win
. ming four straight pennants, 1927,
. 1922. 1923 and 1924.
OF McGraw's first basemen,
. Chase, Oh course. was a marvellous
fielder aid was ranked by many
. smart baseball men as the great
est first baSeman of all times. Ten
. ney was another wonderful fielder
. while Mccain and Merkle were
. both steady and sure, but neither
. was as spectacular as Chase or
: Tenney. Kelly was another spec
. tacular first baseman because of
: his height, long reach and his pow
erful throwing arm.
AS for Terry, he is just about
. the best first baseman at the pes
emf time. McGraw says so, and so
. do lot of other baseball payers ,
. Memphis Bill" Not as powerful a
: champion Athletics. Terry is one o
or country. and is far ahead Of his
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Cook Shys Dishes at D. c.
Matron; Food "Oiled"

Kendall, Q millionaire real estate
operator Of New York. Recently
she employed a servant from an
employment bureau to take tempo
rary service prior TO the depar-
ture Of the Lawson-J JohnSons for
Europe where they viii make
their home.
The servant, Mrs. Mary Mason,
SIS, became violent yesterday after
having spoiled the dinner by
pouring kerosene over It. When
the meal was returned to the
kitchen the real unpleaSantneSS
started. The servant rushed to
the dining room and began hurl-
ing plates and valuable vases.
One Just missed Mrs. Lawson.
johnson because another servant
closed an intervening door in
time to catch the dish.
The husband closed in on the
infuriated cook and the latter
brandiShed a knife. With the aid
Of a half dozen servants who
had gathered, the woman was
dragged to d room and locked In
until police from the Bethesda,
Md, station arrived. She knocked
one Of the latter down before she
was subdued. It is planned to
have her examined by physicians
to see II she needs to be placed
under mental observation.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
WOMAN HEADS
FRENCH LINE

PARIS. April II .(1NsJ.-
Probably no American woman
has q more enviable position In
F'race than Miss Edna Nicoll, "in-
genieur conseil" for the French
state railways. She has proved
that q smart woman can do q
mans job and do 1t well.
American tourists who prefer
the new transatlantic Pullman
motorcar" to the ordinary boat
train have her to thank for their
comfort and pleasure. For Miss
Nicoll brought the much-used
American motorcar service to
France.
Being the only woman rail-
road executive in a country which
still has the idea that women
were meant for home-making
only, 1t is not as easy as one
might think,
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Here's Good News for Weak,
Thin, Tired Out Wome n
Your Druggist Offers Gain in Weight and Better Health
in FL Days Money Back

OIL Extract Tablets after each meal
and at bedtime. Do this for 21
days and then let the scales and
your mirror give you the answer.
But don't stop there-keep on
with these vitalizing tablets until
you are superbly ALPHABETICALLY
and mentally. and your weight Is
normal.
You can get McCoy's Cod Liver
Oil Extract Tablets at your druggist
and II at the end Of 21 days you do
not weigh more and feel better
get your money back-it will be
waiting for you.
Bear in mind: there are no drugs
in McCoy's-nothing but health
and weight building Vitamins--A.
& d. so sugar coated tablets, 90
cents. Just say. II want McCoy's."
You can get your daily Vitamins
all through the summer months
with these magic Tablets.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
DU POINTS LEAD
IN FIGHT ON
DRY LAWS

WILMINGTON. DEL, April II
UN.s.).-Pierre, Irenee and Lam.
mot all for one and one for all.
like Dumas three musketeers.
Thus this trio Of du Pont
brothers stand shoulder to shoul-
der In the attack on prohibition.
Members Of one Of Americas S
Oldest aristocratic and wealthiest
families from the Peach Blossom
State. they are pouring their
wealth, their influence and their
personalities into the war. Fore
most Of the trio, like D'Artagnan,
stands Pierre S. du Pont, name.
sake of the first du Pont, who
came here from France In the
early days Of the nineteenth cen.
tury and soon became q fast friend
Of Thomas jefferson.
ALI Delaware is talking about
Pierre now. His latest and most
sensational move is his personally
conducted referendum on the Klair
law Of Delaware whereby physi-
clans are prohibited from prescrib.
ing whiskey or brandy for medici.
nal purposes. In letters issued to
some $4,000 citizens Of the State,
Pierre asked their opinion Of the
Klair act. To date he says a ma.
jority favor repeal.
simultaneously with the start of
his poll the Methodist Ministers
Association and other dry aSsocia-
tions such as the w. c. r. q.
and the Anti4Saloon League rose
against Pierre and his comrades.
They placed advertisements in the
daily newspapers Of Wilmington
urging the people to ignore the
queStionnaire.
Only the action Of the State
legislature which assemblies this
winter will determine who won the
fight.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17

Women who are underweight,
rundown and worried, may be in
that deplorable condition for just
one reason-and that is
Lack Of a sufficient supply Of
Vitamins.
The sooner women-(and men,
too, for that matterl-learn that
they cannot have good health with
out a proper supply Of Vitamins
the sooner will scores Of petty all.
ments be banished from the land.
Nature says your body must be
plentifully supplied with Vitamins
If physical charm and vigor are to
be yours-if you are to gain the
weight you want and need.
Nearly every druggist in America
knows that the sure. quick way to
get these magic Vitamins into your
body is to take 2 McCoy's Cod Liver
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
TJUO Under Arrest
In Police Rum Raid

Two men are booked on charges
Of sale and possession Of liquor at
the Second precinct following q
raid yesterday In the 1900 block
Mass. Ave. N. w.
Ernest Mccall Jeffery, As, who,
police say, lived in the house
where the raid was conducted, and
Frank O'Brien, 26, Of the 1000
block Tenth st. N. W., were later
released on $4,000 bond each.
Thirty-two pints of liquor were
found, police say.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Mans Death Recalls
Sons DiSnDDeUrOnce

PETERSBURG, Va, April IL
dN.S0-The mysterious disap-
pearaace 80 years ago Of Allen
Jackson when he was q cadet at
the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Md, was recalled
today upon the death of his
father, David Jackson, local oil
merchant.
Although the father spent
quite a small fortune to have pri-
vate detectives locate his son, the
search was fruitleSS.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
St. LeonarHs Man
Takes First Baby
Lobster

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, April
1T.-Capt. w. r. Shanton, Of
st. Leonards, near here, caught
q baby lobster about 8 inches
long, in a fish net.
This is the first lobster caught
In these waters, according to
authentic sources, and was
brought to Leonardtown and ex-
hibited by Capt. Luther Miles of
the fishermen's patrol, where 1t
created much interest.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17

A choice norSel was the fare
given washington society today
when it became known Mrs.
OrHmond Laws o n-Johnso11, Of
Kentsdale, widow Of Lyman B..
Kendall. became involved Ia q
plate throwing episode at her
home in Bradley Hills section Of
the Capital. She was the target
and narrowly missed being hit.
Mrs. Lawson-J Johnson, who only
q few weeks ago married an Eng
lishman Of social prominence
abroad, is internationally known
herself as the wealthy widow Of
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Graf Sailing Home
After Spanish Visit

FRIEDRICESHAFEN, April IL
uN.S0 The Graf Zeppelin was
sailing nomeward today from
Seville where yesterday she re.
ceived an enthusiastic welcome
from q crowd of $4,000. including
King Alfonso, the King express
ing bon voyage.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Hundreds Homeless
In Fire in PhiLiDDi1es

MANILA, April II G.N.s).
Four deaths, thousands homeless
and damage Of 100000 pesos
was the toll Of the fire which
swept the southern province of
Occidental NegroS, a check re-
vealed today.
The towns Of Sagay and Bar
rio were in ruins. The Red Cross
Is caring for the homeless and
destitute families.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
Dry Agents Seize
4 II in NeID York Raid

NEW HORK, April II (US0.
Federal agents today raided six
speakeasies In the Times Square
district and arrested IL persons.
A large quantity Of liquor, wine
and beer was seized.
Those arrested were proprtetors
Of resorts and walters.
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
200 Foot Fall Kills
u. s. ARM AUiGtOr

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April II
QNS1.-Second Lieut.. Stanley
H. Ayre, 23, Of Monticello. ILL.,, was
killed instantly today when his
airplane crashed into o field five
miles south Of Brooks Field, Army
airport, from an altitude Of 400
feet
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
WOMAN DIES AT so

DALE ENTERPRISE, Va, April
17.-MiSs Lillian Virginia Smith,
30, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. D.
Smith, died at the home Of her
parents here,
The Washington times., 1930-04-17
WOnaen's Club Votes
To Repeal Dry LGIV

CHICAGO, April II tINb.J.
Repeal Of the Eighteenth Amend.
ment and Of the Volstead act, or
at least, modification Of the Vol.
stead act, Is urged In the annual
report Of the legislative committees
of the Illinois Women's Athletic
club. made public today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

performance Yet the characteristic lines of the
have not been changed and it's fundamen>
tai engine and chassis design radically different
In appearance, Odsmobile is longer-lower-sma
Increased roominess ongerwearing upholsteries and
DEEPER comfortable add further comfort and
luxury to the interiors Improved carburetion,
responsive steering, and improved fuy~enclosed four