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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Forgotten
I'll Err ES
BY
ELMO SCOTT WATSON
His "One-Man War"

IN THAT curious old chronicle, the
Newgate Calendar, published In
London in 1777 may be found this
entry $50 dangerous an individual to
the kingdom as this man, Aitken, per-
haps never existed. Confession and
repentance can hardly soften the abb
horrence felt on the contemplation of
the extent of his crimes. Aitken, that
universally detested character, during
the progress 'of his public ruin and
desolation, had gone by several names
"a plan generally adopted in a long
course of villainy." Thus did old Eng
land pour out the walls of her wrath
against the young patriot who waged
one-man war against the enemy and
who all but succeeded in gripping the
Mistress of the Seas" He failed and
he died hero's death-a forgotten
hero's death, for only recently has the
story of James Aitken come TO light.
The son of a Scotch blacksmith,
Aitken came to this country at the
age of nineteen to enlist in the fight
for liberty. He was a member of the
Boston Tea Party and after the Revo-
luton opened he decided that he could
best serve the patriot cause by strik-
Ing blow where it would count most
at Great Britain's sea power. He
went to England in 1776 and from Au-
gust to November of that year wan
dered from one port to another.
Having perfected crude time bomb
it was tin tea canister filled with
spirits at the bottom and fitted with
matches and candle to ignite them-he
succeeded in setting fire to the rope
house at Portsmouth, although the at
tempt on the hemp house failed. Then
he went to Bristol and series of fires
in the vessels and wharf buildings in
which ships, ammunition and war sup
plies went up in smoke followed.
Finally suspicion fell upon the
young ScOtchman and a reward was
offered for his arrest. There followed
thrilling chase from Bristol to Exeter
to Plymouth to the Isle of Man and
then to Oldham where he was caught
with discriminating evidence concealed
upon his person. But it was not
enough to convict him until a certain
John Baldwin, under pretense of be-
ing patriot, won Athens confidence
and secured from him information on
how he had planned to burn other
places.
He was placed on trial March 8,
1777 UnreDreSented by counsel and
refusing to speak in his own defense,
Aitken was found guilty. He was
paraded past the scene Of his crime
in Portsmouth, then hanged on a gal
lows made from the mast of war
ship. Later his body was taken down
and removed to BlOckhouse Point
where it hung in chains for several
years-a gruesOme reminder of the
fate which befalls patriot who fails.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
"The Robert Morris of the
West"

GORGE ROGERS CLARK has
" place in our school histories, even
though the United States allowed the
conqueror of the Old Northwest to die
in poverty and neglect and did not
pay the full hOnOrs due his memory
until $50 years later. But where is
there any monument erected to the
memory of Oliver Pollock or anything
else to remind us of our great debt
to him?
Pollock was an Irishman who emil.
grated to America as youth, lived
for a time in Carlisle, Pa, then in
Havana, Cuba, and finally in New
Orleans. During these years he had
become successful merchant and
banker, wholly self-made man. Soon
after the outbreak of the Revolution
he was made commercial agent for
Virginia by Gov. Patrick Henry.
When George Rogers Clark planned
his ambitious project for the conquest
of the British posts. in the Illinois
country, it was Pollock who bought
with his own money the powder and
supplies which Clark needed and
shipped them up the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers to Pittsburgh.
Altogether Pollock advanced more
than 100000 to the patriot cause,
mostly on his own notes. After the
war was over he sought in vain for
repayment of these debts. Believing
that he might make enough money in
Cuba to discharge his debts he went
there. But his New Orleans creditors
gave him no rest and they succeeded
in having him thrown into Jail in
Havana. His friend, the former Gov
ernor Galvez of Louisiana, secured
his release and as prisoner on parole
he was allowed to go to Philadelphia
to press his claims against the Ameri-
can government.
Finally in 1885 Pollock was awarded
the sum of $4,000, but there was no
money in the national treasury and it
was not paid for another six years.
Undiscouraged by his misfortune, Pol
lock again embarked upon trading
ventures and was so successful that
by 1870 he had paid every cent he
owed in New Orleans. Eventually the
federal government paid him claim
of S1OS,6O5 and his other accounts
with Virginia were paid by that state.
In 1892 he settled at Carlisle. Pa, and
three times received the nomination
for congress but was defeated in the
election each time. When he died at
Pinckneyville, Miss, December II,
1923, there was no official demonstra-
ton in his honor and in the century
which has elapsed since his death his
name is unknown but to few his
tOrians.
ia 1921 Western Nexsna ner IIpiou.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Milk Production Lessened

Latest figures from the United
States Department of Agriculture in
dictate that throughout the entire
country milk production per cow was
about three per cent less on June 1,
than on the same date last year. This
shows quite reduction since May l,
when production per COW was five
tenths c. one per cent lower than
last year. This reduction comes prin-
cipally from western states where
pastures have been suffering from dry
weather
Milk production per COW does not
tell the whole story, because the num-
Der of cows is about 8 per cent great
er than it was at this time last year.
Dairymen will be particularly inter-
ested in United States Department of
Agriculture figures on oleomargarine
manufacture. These figures show that
100000 pounds of oleomargarine
were produced in April as compared
with 27,5OO.0O0 pounds manufac-
tured in April last year, reduction
of 81 per cent.-American Agricultur-
list.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Che
DAIRY
ROPY MILK MAY NOT
BE FAULT OF COW
Look Well to Cleansing of
Milking Utensils.

ROpy milk may be the result OF
something wrong with the COW in the
way of mastitis, but il is more likely
caused by bacteria in the utensils
where the milk is handled or stored
and the COW not responsible for it at
all. The germ making this special
ropy or Shiny milk is very persist
pals. pans or other vessels holding it
except with very unusual cleaning and
scalding. Ii is quite possible that 1T
may be in the pail or other vessel
where you keep the milk, and thus
every new lot of milk that is brought
becomes affected by the germ left in
the vessel You will know whether
this is possible or not. The best plan
is to clean very thoroughly ard then
boil il in water for at least Is min
utes, which ought to remove any germ
there. Another possibility is of course
that the utensils which are on the
farm where the milk is made have
this same germ.
sure way to tell whether the cow
Is responsible or not is to milk some
from each quarter Of the udder into
a thoroughly sterilized glass, then COW
er to let ii stand After time you
can tell whether the COW is at fault
and the special quarter of the udder,
if any, that is giving this ropy milk.
OF course if il is milk from herd,
this would be more difficult to detect.
We do not think it a good plan to use
milk of this character 1t may be that
it is harmless. but it is probable that
this is being caused by some harmful
germ and we should certainly want
to find out just what it is.-Rural
New Yorker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Fewer but Better Cows

do not think it would be wise to
attempt to forecast five to ten-year
outlook for dairying as we are now
at time of great world distress with
dairying expanding in exporting coun-
tries faster than is good for all of US.
However. feel quite sure that the
next decade will witness a great weed
ing out of uneconomical producers of
milk and that this wedding out process
will to some extent regulate the pres
ent tendency toward ver-production.
Also with the opportunities before the
dairy farmer of doubling the average
annual production of milk from the
same number of cows and with the
definite percentage of dairying and
marketing dairy products making great
gains, those who can survive the pres
ent dairy distress will reap a tangi.
BILE reward in the future.-Charles w.
Holman. Secretary. the National Co.
operative Milk Producers Federation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
L;pbt Affects Ocean Plants

Sunlight influences life even in the
deep sea. says Prof. w. E. Allen. of
the Scripps Institution of OceanOg-
raphy, at La JOlla, Calf.
Diatoms, minute living creatures
of delicate color and beautiful
forms, are more spiny and slender
at considerable depths, he says, than
those living nearer the surface.
Professor Allen holds that this
attenuated form is a response to the
feeble light, being the form afford
ing the best conditions for absorb.
in5 the energy of light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Relative Value of Home
and Readv-MiXed Ration

Whether the dairyman shall mix his
own feeds or buy ready-mixed rations
is still an important question. Before
it is definitely decided the dairyman
should ask himself these questions:
1. Are the feeds | can buy as good
as are contained in the ready-mixed
ratiOns?
2. Is it possible to secure a contin-
uous supply of a large variety Of In
gradients?
8. Can the ingredients be mixed as
thoroughly as they are in the COM
mercial mixtures?
:. Undoubtedly he may be able to mix
ton at less money than he will have
to pay for a similar commercial mix
ture, but when all things are consid-
cred there may not be the advantage
that formerly existed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Should Feed Protein

In times of low-priced dairy prod.
ucts try to cheaper the grain ration,
particularly by leaving out the protein,
which is usually higher In price. This
is poor economy. Sometimes for
short period 1t may be possible to pro-
duce milk and butterfat cheaply by
eliminating part of the grain and leav-
ing out the protein concentrates. How
ever. the man that does that will find
himself with his herd ont OF condition
and With much higher cost of pro-
ducins butterfat--Successful Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
VIII Excavate Forest

A forest of petrified trees in yell
iowstone National park will be ex-
cavated by a group of men from
the Milwaukee Public museum. The
work will be done at the request of
the federal government and ! spon-
sored by the national park service.
DR.. s. A. Barrett, museum director,
said the Yellowstone forest of stone
is unusual because so many of the
trees are upright. The national park
service will build a trail to the ex-
cavation district and open it to tour
list traffic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
How One Man
Lost N Pounds

Mr.. Herman Runkis of Detroit,
writes: "a few lines of thanks from
rheumatism sufferer-My first bot
tie of Kruschen Salts took all of the
aches and swellings out of my joints
with my first bottle l went on
diet and lost % pounds and now feel
like new man."
To lose fat safely and quickly
take one half teaspoonful of Kruschen
Salts in a. glass of hot water
before breakfast every morning--an
G5 cent bottle lasts A weeks-Get it
at any drug store in America.
If not joyfully satisfied after the
first bottle-money back.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Cheap Winter Rations

How cheaply can we feed heifers
this winter? 1t all depends on the
kind of roughage on hand. At the
Minnesota station. heifers averaging
about ten months of age were started
on alfalfa hay and corn silage-no
grain. They made an average gain of
IL pounds daily. Where there is no
legume hay. heifers need two to three
pounds of grain daily if you expect
them to be in good condition in spring,
and half of this should be protein
concentrate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Forty years old
But looks 20

Mrs. JOHNSON has lived in her town for
forty years. Everybody knows how old
she is. But everybody still calls her young
Mrs. johnson" For pep" and interest in
life, she can't be beatl How does she doitI
What is her secret of beauty and healthi
Nothing else but that fine old tonic.
Fellows Syrup, whose valuable iron and
salts doctors have prescribed for years.
Mrs. Johnson takes Fellows Syrup
regularly. She knows that beauty is an
outward sign of internal health.
Take tip from her and visit your drug
gist today. Ask him for Fellows Syrup.
Take few doses and notice how much
better-how much younger-you feell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Cloek Had to Be II ard

Clocks with faces did not come into
use for a long time after cathedrals
and monasteries installed great time
pieces. The reason Is that not one
person in a hundred in those days
could read even figures, and the only
useful clock was one which struck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Lots to Learn

Gerald-Well, l will say that I
have pretty good opinion of my
self.
Beulah-Yes; you never have
studied yourself very much, | sup
pose.-New Bedford Standard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
In Character

REORGANIZATION do you want
this picture of yourself as a North
west policeman?
TOuriSt-MOunted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Gone

We could have stood the disappear.
ance of the horses from the highway
much easier IL the horse sense had not
disappeared with them.-Brownstorr
Banner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Uncle Eben

"SOme men," said Uncle Eben,
uses up all DER patience an for
bearance hangin' around an waitin'
fob another circus to come to town."
Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
FELLOWS
SY RUP
That's the Reason

"Why is Hotstuff running down the
street yelling like house afire?"
Because his house is afire. Path
finder Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
Not Wealthy

"They always have two cooks"
"Yes, one coming and one going
Boston Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-09
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

ak about the 1882 Presidential
campaign is already in the air and
1t won't be long now until the two
major parties will be deciding where
they will hold their conventions to
select the acknowledgements in next
years race. So it is appropriate
at this time to recall that the first
Presidential convention was held
just 100 years ago and the story of
that historic gathering is one of
the interesting incidents in our ma
tional history which is but little
known to most Americans.
Most no dn11ht ha-
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
WIFE vAN|SHES;
HUSBAND Ill

Ill from a nervous breakdown
as the result of the mysterious
disappearance of his wife from
their rooming house at 1881 L
st. N. W., last Monday, E. L.
Kilby, from his cot in Casualty
Hospital, expressed the belief
that his pretty wife may have
met with foul play.
Last Monday, Mr.. Kilby said,
he left the house for about 20
minutes and waved farewell to
his wife who was standing bare
headed on the front porch. On
his return he learned that she
had packed a black bag and hat
box and departed.
A search that covered the en-.
tire city and the homes of her
relatives in Florida and Virginia,
failed to reveal any trace of her.
Kilby, who until recently lived
in Birmingham, Ala, described
his wife as having wavy brown
hair and regular features. She
is feet 4 inches tall and weighs
1876 pounds. When last seen
she had on a gray plaid coat
with a gray collar, a black hat
and black shoes.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
BUREAU NEARS
NORMALCY

A further reduction in the re.
quired furlough Of plate printers
and their girl assistants at the
Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing probably will be effected be,
fore June 30, according to c. R.
Long, assistant director.
Some months ago plate print
ers were required to take six days
a month off without pay and the
girls four days under similar con,
ditions. On February / the fur
Tough was cut to five days for the
printers and three days for the
girls.
Mr.. Long said that it would be
impossible, due to lack Of funds,
to cut the furlOugh out altogether,
as under the law a deficiency
may not be created before June
80.
The bureau, however, has three
different sources from which it
derives funds direct, Federal re.
serve banks, printing stamps for
the Postoffice Department and
printing bonds and certificates for
the Treasury Department. All of
these agencies make payments
directly to the bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
shots AROUSE
D. c. BUILDING
MISS LAYTON

Gun-like detonations ech o e d
through the corridors Of the fifth
floor of the District Building to-
day, causing no end Of alarm.
Mai. Gen.. Herbert B. Crosby,
police commissioner, and en-
ployes who hurried from their
offices, traced the noise to the
board room.
There they found DR.. william
C. Fowler, District health officer;
Major Henry G. Pratt, superin-
tendent Of police, and Fire Chief
George S. Watson watching a
demonstration of a toy cannon.
j Two representatives of a toy
manufacturing concern had called
upon the District officials to
prove that the cannon was harm
less and to ask permission to
sell it in the District. The de-
donations are caused by a mix.
ture Of calcium carbide and
water ignited by a flint.
The District officials took the
request under adviSement,
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
SOLDIERS HOME
ACTS ON RYAN
ESTATE
Petition Filed for Letters Of
Collection; A. S. Callahan
Named Sole Beneficiary

W. C. Babcock, secretary.treas-
urer of the Soldiers Home, today
asked the District Supreme Court
to grant him letters Of collection
on the estate of Philip Ryan, a
resident of the home who died
October "a, 1923, and who named
Alvin S. Callahan, COS Taylor st.
N. W., his sole beneficiary in a
will executed four days before his
Geath.
According to the petition filed
On behalf Of Mr.. Babcock by
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover and his assistant. James j.
Wilson, the decedent was on fur
lcugh and was living at the Gala
han home at the time Ct his
death.
Mr.. Ryan died early on the
morning of October "a, 1928, the
petition relates, and five hours
later, Mr.. Callahan appeared at
the Park Savings Bank with q
check signed by Mr.. Ryan and
dated October 20, for $500. .68,
representing his entire estate with
the exception of cents.
The court is advised that De
partment of Justice operatives
have made an investigation and
been unable to discover any of
Mr.. Ryan's relatives, but the pc
titioner says that his capacity as
summary court officer for the
home requires that the will be
probated. It was filed for pro-
bate, according to the petition,
but Callahan has not asked for
letters testimentary and says he
does not intend to do so.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
TAKES
FEDERAL POST
MRS. MILLER

Wearing a bright red necktie,
a gray suit and a smile of con-
tentment, former Representative
Richard Nash Elliott (R0, 1ndi-
ana, congressional "lame' duck, y
took the oath of office today as
Assistant Comptroller General.
It's a $4,000 job, with tenure
Of Is years. Mr.. Elliott is So
years old. He was a member
Of the House for IA years and
was chairman of the important
and active Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee when his
constituents moved him down
in the November Democratic land
slide.
McCarl Is Present
Comptroller General j. R. Nc
Carl and the retiring Assistant
Comptroller General, L. r. CHM,
the latter also of Indiana, were
in the small group attending the
ceremonies.
The red necktie, Mr.. Elliott
explained, was a gift from Rep
reSentative Charles A. Eaton tR.) q,
New Jersey, who was reelected
last November.
His Pay Held Up
Those who saw Mr.. Elliott as
sumo oath Of office today included
Mrs. John Miller, his niece, of this
city; Miss Hortense Rouche, per
sonnel clerk Of the General Ac'
counting Office, who administered
the oath, while cameras clicked;
Miss Viola M. Bitter and Miss Lii
LABEL Gebert, both of Indiana, for.
mer secretaries to Mr.. Elliott, and
Miss Gertrude M. Louis, of Iowa,
employed in the accounting office
Mrs. Elliott is now in Indiana
and could not be present rs heE
husband was sworn in.
Because Mr.. Elliott was given a
recess appointment following Con.
gress adjournment-the Senate
having failed to act upon his for.
NAL nomination because Of a fill.
buster in the closing hours of the
upper chamber-he will have to
work without compensation until
December. but, when confirmed,
he will get back pay in a lump
sum.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
SENATOR LISTS
MEASURES TO .
BE PUSHED !
"BIue Sky" Bills, Elimination
Of Alley Homes, and Bond
for Motorists Are Backed

The blue sky" legislation, the
financial responsibility bill for
automobile drivers, and alley
dwelling elimination bills have
been set as the first goal for Dis
,,trict legislation in the new Con-
gress.
Senator Arthur Capper (RO Of
Kansas, chairman Of the Senate
District Committee, who is re-
naming in Washington for q
short time, is making study Of
bills which failed Of final enact
ment and is preparing q tentS-
tive schedule for the new Con-
gress.
y Bill Requires Bonds
The safety responsibility bill
was passed by the House, but
failed of action in the Senate.
It would require all motorists
who have been in any serious
accident to post bond guarantee
ing responsibility in financial
obligations which might arise
from future accidents.
Senator Capper said the bill
would be a deterrent to the
irresponsible and careless motorist.
The question Of eliminating
alley dwellings has been agitated
for many years, and bills for this
purpose were pending at the
} close Of the last session.
Blaine Bills Praised
Stating that "the sooner this
problem is faced the BETTER" Sen
ator Capper said:
'Tt was unfortunate that the
details Of financing the. con-
version Of alley dwellings to
commercial uses could not be
satisfactorily worked out in time
for the passage of the bill"
The Blaine bills, governing real
vestate transactions, mortgage fore
closures and investment Securi,
ties, should be the principal bust
ness of the District Committee in
the December session, Senator
Capper said. All three Of these
measures passed the Senate, but
were blocked in the House.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
Memorial Services
Held For I776 Hero

Memorial services for Crispus
Attucks, one Of the first heroes
OF the Revolution War, was OBJ
served yesterday at the Metro
, politan African Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
The principal addresses were
delivered by DR.. Carter Woodson,
director of the Association for
the Study Of Negro Life and His,
tory. and Miss Mamie H. Bur
roughs, president of the National
Training School for Women and
Girls, Of Lincoln Heights. Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton, president
} Of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
G. A., presided.
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
8 HELD IN THEFT
Of VET PAPER

Three men were held by police
today in connection with the
alleged attempt to make a loan
on a stolen veterans adjusted
service certificate.
Those held are James I. Moore,
SO, Thomas c. Evans, 81, and
Joseph Frye, "a. Three other
men, held for a time for investi-
cation in the same case, were re-
leased today. They are Bernard
=. Lowry. Dewey Yerbey and
George DroSt.
The men were taken into Gus
tody when two of them presented
q certificate in an effort to Dor.
row 5000. At the Veterans Blu
Yeau it was learned that the vet
eran to whom the certificate was
isued, Michael Higgins, was in a
hospital at Old Point Comfort,
Va. Two Of the men were former
employees Of the hospital, it was
learned.
The Veterans Bureau is care
fully scanning all service records
when applications for loans are
made.