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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
CHAPTER III
The Landlords Gun

Sheila came up to me with genuine
sympathy expressed on, her pretty
face.
I'm so sorry to hear this bad news, +"
she said quickly. 81 suppose it's true?
we've only heard very little"
"True enough" ! answered. Then.
as she glanced at my companion. /
said: "This gentleman is Mr.. Maza-
roff's solicitor-Mr. Crole- He's just
arrived from London-and he's anx-
ious to see Mrs. Elphinstone"
She showed no surprise at this I;
probably she thought that Crole
wanted TO ask some questions about
the neighborhood. She turned back
to the house. motioning us to follow.
We found Mrs. EIphinstone in the
morning room. She gave us an un
mistakaDly questioning look as we en-
tered; it seemed. indeed. not too
friendly. Sheila, after her fashion.
went to the point.
Mother" she said. Its quite true
about this unfortunate Mr. Mazaroff.
He's been found dead, on the moor,
and this is his solicitor, Mr.. Crole,
from London, and be wants to see
you"
"Merely to be permitted to ask a
few pertinent questions arising out of
the death of my Client" Crole said. 81
may mention, first, a fact of which
perhaps neither of you is aware. Mr..
Mazaroff was murderedi"
This announcement produced differ
ent effects on its two hearers. Sheila
made low murmur of Mortified as
constituent Mrs. Elphinstone gave
Crole quick glance.
"Are you sure of that?" she asked
"That is the medical opinion,
ma'am," replied CroIe, with a frigid
bow. 81 know of no reason TO dispute
it. My client was shot-dead."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
FarrnEIm|L@t1r'.

Forced fresh air ventilation for
greenhouses has proved successful ir
checking fungus diseases.
Successful farming means that the
farmer must intelIigently market as
we'll as scientifically produce his COM
mOdities.
Alfalfa and sweet clover will build
Up the soil, help clean up the weeds.
and provide the best of feed for farm
live stock.
Spring housekeeping in the brood
er house before the new crop of baby
chicks is installed, is one of the best
insurance policies against ravages of
disease in this years flock.
Hauling out the manure aids in
keeping the surroundings of the dairy
barn clean and sanitary.
Green feeds are natural and furnish
a valuable method of refreshing the
fowls system. Alfalfa or clover hay
will also aid in furnishing nutrients
which the fowls desire.
1t is possible that raspberries would
do better than strawberries if mulched
with leaves to keep down weeds. Good
cultivation from early spring TO late
summer, July and early August, should
give better results.
flock of Leghorn pullets laying
30 per cent must eat from "a to %
pounds of grain and mash daily. A
decline of 2 pounds of feed from that
amount is enough to cause falling
off in egg laying.
When spring seeded alfalfa is being
injured by heavy growth of grass
and weeds the weedy growth should
be cut with moving machine having
the cutter bar set quite high so the
alfalfa plants will not be severely
injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
Requeening for
Better Colonies
Good Time to Plan for In
creased Number of
Young Insects. Il

Now Is good time to put a good
young queen bee into each colony,
suggests e. B. Meacham, entomologist
at State college. This will insure
good number of young bees for the
winter and a rapid building up of the
colony net spring.
"Where black or hybrid bees are
kept, new Italian queen will change
them into Italian colonies in two or
two and half months" states Mr..
Meacham." 'It is best to get the new
queens as near home as possible go as
to avoid the long confinement in ship
ment."
Find Old Queen.
In introducing new queen into
colony, the bees accept her best when
we'll fed The old queen and queen
cells should be destroyed. The old
queen can be found by carefully look
ing over the combs, by smoking and
drumming the bees into an empty
super. A Iueen excluder should then
be slipped underneath the super and
the bees smoked back. The queen
will be found trying to get through
the excluder. After she Is found and
destroyed the hive is assembled as be-
fore. Where bees are Inclined to rob
each other, it is best u requiem late
i'm the afternoon so that night will
stop any robbing that has started.
Rob Hives Too Close.
NJ. Meacham states that it is COM
mon practice among many beekeepers
to rob" the hives too close for best
results. Each colony should have at
least fifteen pounds of honey always
on hand and where this is not left,
the colony either dies during the win
ter or comes out in the spring too
weak TO store any surplus honey. Do
not depend on the summer and fall
honey plants TO furnish this winter
supply IS in many cases these plants
yield very little honey, he states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
Don't Overfeed Fowls
During Mott Period

Overlooking during the mott must
be avoided, there being a tendency for
some hens to increase in weight at
the expense of their laying qualities.
Large quantities of grain will tend to
fatten them during the sluggish
period, and the same remarks can be
applied TO some of the mashes used.
The chief point TO remember is that
fertile eggs and strong rearable chicks
can only he obtained in any large num-
bers wher the management is right;
and the simpler the diet and treat
ment the greater the probability Of
getting frst-class results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
(To BE CoNTINUED)
Confused Geography

"What river separates Texas from
Mexico?" This was stickler for
Jackie. Father coached Jackie on the
answer to make him get at least part
of 1t. But Jackie had done enough for
that evening. He couldn't think what
the river was and he didn't seem 10
care, either.
"Well," said father, ''think hard
now; I'll help you. What river sepa-
rates Texas from Mexico. RioT
Father waited.
"Oh, | know now; Rio Rita"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
Corn Planting Lesson

The lesson of planting corn in
squares to get fuller ears cannot be
too thoroughly emphasized, a COM
mon sense discovery of scientific gar
deners and experiment station work
ers. A square planting equalizes the
distribution of the pollen or dust from
the tassels &thout which deposited
upon the silk there can be no corn.
The pollen is sifted over the patch
with every shift of the wind. In Tong
narrow paintings half of it is wasted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04

your croaking!" retorted daughter
do you suppose am gonna go round
being pointed out as kinda queer and
have the boys quit dating with me?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
THE STORY

Mervyn Holt is engaged by a
man calling himself Mazaroff as
a travelling companion. After
short tour they put up at the
Woodcock inn on Marrasdale
moor. They meet, casually, Mrs.
Elphinstone and Sheila Merchi-
son. Mazaroff tells Holt they are
his wife and daughter and that
his real name is Merchison. That
night Mazaroff fails to return to
the inn and his disappearance is
unexplained. Holt meets Sheila
and tells her of Mazaroff's disap-
pearance. They go TO her cousins
werner Courthope) shooting box
hoping to find some word of Ma
zaroff. There they meet Mr..
Armintrade and Doctor Eccle-
share. Holt is questioned by Po-
lice Sergeant Manners and a re-
porter, Bownas. MaZaroff's MUIR
dered body is found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
Mud Now Lacking

"Some of Old Mitch's friends though,
they would do him kindness and
they washed and polished his car for
him. 1t made him terribly mad"
"Why so?'
He can't boast any more that he
has the mud of 4S states on his ma.
Observation-Disclosures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
into him in an argument / soon got
over my head"
No; Go Around EN-

Bobby-Ma, / don't like this bread
with all those holes in it.
Mother-Dont be so fussy. You
needn't eat the holes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-04
II Isn't Being Done

"For the love of Pete. daughter. can't
you learn to use little common
sense?" demanded father.
dad, you simply burn me up with
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
LIONS PROGRAM
APPROPRIATE ON
ADMISSION DAY

Delving into early history, and
interesting events of pioneer Cali
fornia days, Edward Law gave an
interesting talk, as the principal
speaker at the Admission Day gath
ering OF the FL Centre Lions club
yesterday noon in the banquet room
Of the Barbara Worth hotel. In his
talk Law went as far back in his
tory as 1869, when there was little
else in California save Spanish mis-
sions and great ranches.
He told of the Spanish governor
giving Florida to the United States,
and of Texas applying for admission
of its own accord. California at that
time, he said, included Utah, Nevada
and Arizona. Law, in relating how
on October 13, 1849, gathering of
the leading men of the state formed
a code of laws. and month later
elected Peter Bernett as California $
first American governor, explained
that California had laws and a gov
ernor eight months before it was ad-
mitted to the union.
Herbert Lowdermilk was chairman
Of the day, while guests beside Law
included Len Hipes and Miss Audrey
Skipper. Miss Skipper played three
piano solos and sang one song for
the gathering.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
SAN DIECANS To
BE- SPEAKERS AT
CHAMBER DINNER

Definite word has been received
by the El Centre Chamber of Com
merce that representatives from the
San Diego Chamber of Commerce
will be present at tonight's dinner
meeting to address the gathering on
the excursion to Mexico City, to be
made in October under the direction
of the San Diego chamber. A num-
Der of FL Centre residents are plan
ming on making this trip, which starts
October II and lasts three weeks,
and all interested are invited TO at
tend tonight s dinner, where the de
tails of the excursion will be given.
1t is expected that residents of other
valley cities who are interested in
joining the San Diego party will also
attend.
Speakers tonight will be c. F..
Reynolds, traffic manager of the
San Diego chamber of commerce, and
A. ID. liagaman, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
San Diego and Arizona Railroad.
The moving picture machine, which
will he used in connection with the
talk, will be operated by Richard :.
Requa and the pictures will show
actual scenes and incidents of the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
Roberts Hearing
Set For Thursday

Lee Roberts, brought here from
Arizona last week TO face charges
of first degree murder, will have his
preliminary hearing in the ease to-
morrow morning before Judge W. &.
Ross, at Ross corner, Laguna town
ship. The hearing is scheduled for
10 o'clock. He was held without
bond following hi. arraignmcnt last
Saturday.
RoDeris is charged with the muir
der of Mrs. Florence Miller, who
died in a Yuma hospital on the
night of August 10, allegedly from
the effects of beating administered
by Roberts at Winterhaven. The
complaint was filed by w. H..
Graham, of Camp Verde, Ariz.,
brother of the Miller woman, and
well known rodeo star.
Roberts will be defended by Will
liam Timmons, Yuma attorney, while
d. II. Wolford, deputy district at
torney. will be in charge of the pro-
secution.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
JESS HILLS DECISION

He probably isn't supposed to pe a
hero, but young Jess Hill, former Y. ).
C. athletic star will be considered as such
bv MANY who have read of his recent ac-
tion in leaving the Hollywood baseball
club.
Those who think him hero are the
people who like the old-fashloned IDEAS
of keeping ones word, being true to ones
self and that sort of thing.
Folks with more modern views. based
on the idea-get all you can while the
getting is good, will think him just darn
fool.
Young Hill, who made a good record
at college in football and baseball, was
offered the football coaching position at
Riverside Junior College last spring, to
assume his duties when school opened
this fall.
Following this he was given try-out
with the Hollywood team of the Pacific
Coast League, and became an overnight
sensation He set the league afire and at
tracted the attention of big league scouts.
There is no doubt that he was headed for
a successful baseball career, and that
means plenty of money, publicity and
success.
He had to choose whether he would go
back on his word, forget the coaching job
he had accepted, which doesn't pay a
great deal of money, or continue on with
his professional baseball career.
Hill decided that he had to stick by his
word, given to the Riverside college and
that he would give up the baseball job
which was paying him well. Consider
able pressure was brought to bear on him,
not to spoil his chances of success on the
diamond, but he stood by his guns and
has quit his job, to coach the Riverside
youngsters.
And to prove that this old world really
does admire and like man who is true
to his ideals, the owners Of the Holly
wood club want him to play ball with
them for the rest of the season whenever
he is able, they will place him on the
voluntary retired list to protect his eligi-
biity in organized baseball, and his job
is ready for him next season.
Best of all, his action has satisfied
himself and he is not going to lose thing
by the course he chose. AS matter of
fact he is going to be a gamer by ia
man like that can't lose
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays Entered at the
Post Office, 81 Centro,
Callf., 40 Second Cla0
Matter.

to fly across the Atlantic. He had pre-
pared for it for months, to the accompan-
iment of great publicity. The French
nation was waiting eagerly for him
to take off. He had great rep
utation as a long-distance flyer and his
countrymen were confident he could
make the dangerous flight over the ocean.
Finally he took off. He headed west
over the ocean and ran into bad weather.
Head winds cut down his speed. Fin
ally, when he had Just about reached the
latitude of the Azores, Coste realized that
he would not be able to make it. So he
calmly turned arour and flew back to
Paris.
AS Borotra So. lat was probably the
greatest thing he ever did or, at any
rate, it gives the key to his character bet
ter than any other act.
1t took real courage to turn around
and go back A lesser aviator would not
have been able to do it. 1t meant great
loss in popularity, great outburst of
public criticism 1t meant that many
Frenchmen would doubt his courage. 1t
meant that he would be compared, un-
favorably, to other flyers who had kept
going.
But Coste combines great daring with
a cool head. He is one of those rare
people with the ability to realize that
blind courage is not half so valuable as
courage which is mixed with intelligence.
He is daring, but he is not a daredevil.
So he went back to await another chance.
Coste knew that the man who doesn't
know when he is licked is not quite as
admirable character as the crowd Of
ten thinks-not nearly as admirable as
the man who does know when he is licked
i al. L
ready for another fight. Borotra was
right. His turning back on his first flight
is one of the brightest incidents on his
record.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD 2. GAR1ID
Copyright. 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY's WATER BAG

"Sritch. Sratch. Scrotch!' went
the toenailS of the Sea Wolf on the
outside of the big clam shell, inside
of which sat Uncle Wiggily with his
new ocean friend.
"What do YOU want out there ?''
asked Mr.. Clam, winking one eye at
the rabbit, who sat on the Clam )
shell on one ear, which was shaped
like little red cushion.
~ want that rabbit,' howled the
Wolf. ~ chased him and l would
have caught him only you took him
inside your shell and closed up so |
couldn t get him! Come on, open
up, so | can nibble him. -
''Ha, ha. As if I'd do that!'
said Mr.. Clam to Uncle Wiggily.
cit was very good of you to take
me in,' said the rabbit. "But
can't stay shut up inside your shell
very long. l need air to breathe and
there ism It much here
"True enough" whispered Mr..
Clam. but / II soon let YOU out
and play trick on the Wolf. Wait
a little. -
Uncle Wiggilv had set out to find
a very big sea shell to take home
from his seaweed cottage to his hol
low stump bungalow, for his vaca-
tion at the shore was nearly over.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
HUNT COMING BACKe

Indications are that George w. P.
Hunt six times governor of Arizona,
will again be the Democratic party's cam
didate in the election next November,
having defeated group of candidates
for the nomination at yesterdays pri-
mary election.
California, and Imperial Valley partic-
ularly, is interested in Governor Hunts
possible election, having no trouble at
all in recalling what stormy petrol he
was during the fight for the Boulder
Canyon dam legislation.
Opposed to Hunt in November will be
Governor John C. Phillips, who defeat
ed Hunt two years ago, and is quite like
ly to do it again.
One has to concede Hunt the honor of
being successful politician and great
one on the comeback. Several times he
has been designated as dead by his po-
litical enemies, but he has always man.
aged to come back.
1t remains to be seen whether he can
do it again. Colorado river legislation is
still a matter for argument in Arizona
and Hunt knows how to argue.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
COSTE'S REAL BRAVERY

in considering the transatlantic
flight of Dieudonne Coste, one point not
to be overlooked is the remark made to
Colonel Lindbergh by Jean Borotra, the
tennis player, as the two men were wait
ing at Curtiss Field for Coste to land
II think" said Borotra, that the great
est thing Coste ever did was to turn back
when it looked as if the odds were against
him on his first attempt to cross the
ocean"
That remark will bear a little exami-
nation.
Some time ago Coste made an attempt
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
A Way To Stop
Attacks OF Fits

Reports are received of an amaz-
ing treatment that epileptics state
has proved successful in stopping
their attacks. X. Lepso, Apt. 62,
Island Ave, Milwaukee, Wis, has
been supplying sufferers with this
treatment. He now wishes to reach
all those who have not been helped
and to do so is making the startling
offer Of a generous treatment free
to all sufferers. Anyone afflicted
should write for this free treatment
at once. giving age.--Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
The bunny girls strung them
to make O. necklace

Mrs. Longears wanted the big shell
10 put on her home bungalow porch.
Uncle Wiggily hopped down the
beach. looking for a large shell and
he saw one sticking up in the sand,
but there was another shell fastened
to the one sticking up, and in this
lower shell was Mr.. Clam, who had
been washed mp from the bottom OF
the deep sea. When Uncle Wiggily
went hunting for the shell, the Sea
Wolf went hunting for the rabbit.
And the Wolf was about to nibble
the bunny when the Clam invited
Mr.. Longears in and closed down
over him, thus saving him from the
Bad Chap.
"'Sritch, Sratch. Scrotch!" went
the Wolf s toenails on the outside of
the hard shell of Mr.. Clam.
"Keep quiet!' called Mr.. Clam.
Ono! / want that rabbit"
howled the Wolf. ''I want to catch
himl"
"What with7" asked the Clam.
"With my tceth!" answered the
Wolf.
"Let me see your teeth" chuck
led the Clam and then to Uncle Wig
gily he whispered; "Now l am 60
ing to open my shell. AS soon as i
do, YOU hop out on one side while
the Wolf is showing me his teeth on
the other side. -
"But won't he run after me''
asked Mr.. LOngears.
"No," said Mr.. Clam with a
laugh, she won't! Youll see. f."
And to the Wolf the Clam said:
81 m going to open my shell and
look at your teeth. Show them to
mel" And to Uncle Wiggily the
Clam whispered: "Be ready to
jump out now, as soon as open my
big she'll"
Open went the shell of Mr.. Clam.
Out at one side and far away from
the waiting WOLF, Uncle Wiggily
hoped. The Wolf, not thinking this
would happen, opened his mouth and
thrust his head inside the shell of
the big Mr.. Clam, saying: "LoolS
at MY teethi''
"Oh, what fine tecth" chuckled
the Clam. At the same time he
quickly snapped his two shells to.
gether again after Uncle Wiggily
was out. and held the bad chap
fast. "Quick now, Uncle Wiggilyl
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10

tour made last year by the San
Diego chamber members and other
residents of the southwest.
RI WE;;eiaw, president Of the
Ell Centre chamber. asks that as
many local chamber members as pos
sibies attend the dinner, as the IL
lustrated talks will be of interest
to all and the moving pictures are
well worth seeing whether one plans
on joining the excursion or not. IT
is also the hope of President White
law that FL Centre may have a large
representation present to greet the
San Diego visitors and promote good
will between the two chambers. In
order to facilitate seating at the din
ncr it is requested that those plan
ring to attend the dinner telephone
the local chamber for reservations
at an early hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10

Run home while ! hold the Wolf!'
cried the Clam. And Mr.. Longears
ran home fast.
for the Clam held the bad chap fast
until it was high tide. Then the
Clam was washed back into the sea,
where he wanted to go, and then
he let go of the Wolf s head so that
bad chap could swim up the beach,
dripping wet, and sink off to his
den.
"Fooled again," snarled the
Wolf. Uncle W.iggily and the
Clam were too smart for mel
AS for Mr.. Longears, next day he
found big, empty clam shell for
his wife to take home to their bunga-
low III Woodland and she was very
glad. The time to leave the sea-
shore was now getting short, and one
morning Uncle Wiggily took a large
rubber bag, or bottle, that Nurse
Jane sometimes took to bed with
her to warm her tail.
"What are you going to do with
that rubber bag, Wiggy!" asked his
wife as she saw him hopping toward
the waves.
- am going to fill it with sea
water and take it home with me, y
answered the rabbit. - have 50
much enjoyed my salt water baths
that / am going to take some OF
the ocean water home with me to
pour in the bath tub up in Wood
land. Then | can still imagine !
am at the beach. y
"Well, that's good idea, said
Mrs. Longears. So Uncle Wiggily
filled the rubber bag with salty sea
water and was hopping up the beach
with it when, all of 4 sudden, the
Bob Cat, who had come down on an
excursion boat, jumped out from be-
hind sand hill and tried to catch
the rabbit.
"No, you DON'T" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Quickly he splashed some
salty water from the rubber bag all
over the Bob Cat, into his eyes and
nose, and the bad chap, hating to
get wet, gave loud new and ran
away. y
So, once again. the rabbit gentle
man was saved. And if the eye glass
will look for Fourth of July paper
cap to fit the head of cabbage, III
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily s
red sand.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10

the past three weeks the three To-
cal department engines have rested
in idleness, with not even false
alarm to put them into action, much
less fire.
However, the firemen are not be-
ing fooled by the lull in activity,
or taking any chances for yesterday
1000 feet of new hose was delivered
from the east and was Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
r A CK ACH e

If functional Bladder Irritation
disturbs your sleep, or causes Burn
ing or Itching Sensation, Back
ache, Leg Pains, or muscular aches,
making you feel tired, depressed,
and discouraged, why not try the
Cystex 48 Hour Tests Don't give
up. Get Cystex today. Put it to
the test. See for yourself how
quickly it works and what it does.
Money back if it doesn't bring
quick improvement, and satisfy
you completely. Try Cystex today.
Only 60c.--Clements Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10

put in readiness for instant use.
While part OF the fire hose in use
at present was purchased 10 years
ago, due TO weather conditions in
this section Of the country the
larger part deteriOrates exceptional
" fast, and has to be replaced ev-
cry few years. On the last test
made, 1o out of so lengths of hose
had 10 be replaced.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10

The school district of Rialto, San
Bernardino County, has acquired
four acres of ground for schco. pure
poses within the towns limit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-10
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Thursday but
high fog on coast late tonight; nor
NAL temperature; gentle changeable
winds.