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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
They Laughed Too Soon

A short, stumpy officer who COM
manded a regiment Of the Sixth d.
vision in 1917 was commonly regarded
BY enlisted men of the old army as It's
hardest-boiled exponent of military
discipline.
The officer was Col. Matthias Crow
ley, later chief Of police in Brooklyn,
n. Y. Few have been gifted with his
succinct and picturesque speech.
More than twenty .-90-day" officers
from the first trainins camp were as
signed TO his regiment in the summer
of 1917. Their welcome was typical
Of Crowley for through an adjutant
the brand-new officers were advised:
Gentlemen, go out and take q
brisk walk for one hour. Return then
and the colonel will receive you"
A few days later, Colonel Crowley
leIured his ninety-day officers on the
psychology Of handling troops.
with large bodies of men," the
colonel concluded. 1T has been nv
observation that at least per cent
will be found to be thieves, rascals
and so-and-sos.
Don't laugh. gentlemen" he ad-
monished them as smoker arose. II
include you in my calculations :"
&C. 1880 western Newspaper Uuion-l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
The Handsome Man
by Margaret Turnbull

life living under the same roof with
that peach of girl!"
Sir George shook his head. -She
may be peach TO you, but in your
slang she's a lemon to me-or Is Ii
she hands me q lemon?"
Browne was pushing him toward the
doorway LET'S tell Miss Bobbie how
long il will take US, and see If she will
wait Gee, is il possible that after the
Old Mans sending for ar imported
article of large size and imposing
presence Ike yourself. she still sticks
TO smaller but homegrown products
Ii is too good 10 be true"
Sir George, following the engineer
al q leisurely walk, was privileged TO
see Roberta Macbeth greet Ray
Browne with a cordiality in marked
contrast TO the unfriendly and cold
shoulder she had shown him. More
over. she agreed TO ride further up
the river and then come back for both
young men. giving Ray Browne time
TO explain himself 10 MacBeih's secre-
cordially, TO take both men 70 the
next town, where Ray enthusiastically
assured her he would dig up a tea
place where they could dance.
Marveling al this friendliness. from
the, 10 him. cold ard unapproachabIe
Roberta. Sir George watched her drive
away. If she were always like that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Ponderous Doctor Johnson

That Dr. SamueI johnson (170o
l7S4), famous English photographer
defined a window as "an orifice in an
edifice." in his noted dictionary is u
fact which lends point TO the popular
anecdote told by Boswell. Speaking of
animal fables. Boswell said he thought
ii would De difficult to write such
fancifui thirgs- lolnson said II would
be easy enough.
In later comment on this incident.
Boswell recalled the fable of the little
fishes who saw birds dying over their
heads. The biogr1pber remarked:
THE skill consisted In making them
talk like little fishes. but If Doctor
johnson were TO make little fishes talk.
they would talk like whalesI"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Misled by Sign

Pat. the Irishman. had agreed TO &C
company his wife on a shopping ex-
petition.
There's a good pair of boots" said
the latter, as they stood looking In the
window of boot and shoe shop. It'll
get those for little Jamesy"
Pat looked at the articles indicated
and a murnur Of surprise left his lips
as he saw the price and the notice,
Last Seven Days" displayed on q
card above them.
But. surely, Martha" be said, you
don't want 10 buy those things"
why not, Pat?" asked his wife
wonderingly.
"Begorrah." gasped her husband.
hut you want them TO last longer
than a week-"-London Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
''N. C. !"

The patroniZing attitude toward the
National Guard by the regular army Is
as old as the history Of this republic
1t cropped up from time to time dur
ing the. World war, even though Ma
tional Guard outfits. fused into the
A. E. F., repeatedly proved that il
wasn't justified. typical illustration
of this ancient prejudice is told by
William Shinnick, a lieutenant OF in
fantry then, now writer OF financial
news on the Chicago Tribune under
the name of ''ScrUtator.s he says:
Il was al a town about sever miles
behind Chateau-Th erry with Regi-
mental Ordnance Sergeant Cannon.
an old-timer in the regular army, OF
the Fourth infantry.
"Whle we waited near q rations
dump where scores Of mess sergeants
had gathered. a German aviator dived
down toward US. spraying the sur
rounding countryside generously with
machine gun bullets
Every soldier there grabbed rife
and pistol and blazed away at the
hostile aviator. One man so far for
got himself as TO snatch the pin from
a hand grenade and hurl il into the
air at the flying plane. He missed Of
course. 1t was only by good fortune
that none of US were wounded By the
exploding grenade. Sergeant Gam
mon grabbed me as the grenade burst.
enid vor1 500 rharg he axclairnad
It's terrible Its a wonder We aren't
all killed by that Id grenade Then
be glared AT me.
IT'S what come& lieutenant said
Sergeant Cannon, of letting these
National Guardsmen into the army"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Others Are Also Dumb

The unsophisticated yokel looked up
as We approached
Excuse me-" ] said. but could you
show US exactly where we are?" And
I held out the map.
He took II and looked ar 1t for a
moment Then he grinned.
''This is map of Surrey" be said.
politely.
Il know that" / said "whaf we
want to know is exactly whereabouts
IN Essex we are"
You're not" he said You're In
Keut"-Border Cities Star
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
The Pastor Saws:

On the great day. when people are
asked what they have done for the
needy, none shall enter into greater
condemnation than those who. having
had the sublime responsibility OF
motherhood. have proved recreant to
their trust-John Andrew Holmes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Find Structure Erected by Babylonian Monarch

good condition. In all Iraq there is
no other temple So well preserved We
have not attempted to clear the out
side Of the temple, but once inside one
obtains an astonishing effect of com
pleteness- This is the only place in
Iraq where one can stand in Baby
Ionian temple and forget for a moment
that il is a ruin"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Body Aids Ghost Legend

The legend of an apparition at
Skibo castle, Scotland, one of the
homes of the late Andrew Carnegie.
was given added credence among
neighbors by the discovery of body
at the place where the natives said
the ghost" always disappeared. II
wasn't identified.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
WORLD
WAR
YARN MS
Romance
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogan

Romance
When a body of Australian troops
won permanent possession OF sector
in Belgium over which there had been
bitter fighting, they found in a cave
a desperately wounded "Aussie" named
Billy La Sale. He had been found by
a group o. Belgian orphans. who had
for three days kept him alive.
When the Australians started 70
send Billy back tn hospital be de-
manded that the little girl Of early
..pigtail" age who had found him on
the battlefield and lad directed the
work of getting him into the cave, be
sent back to the hospital with him
The doctors told Billy that death was
a matter of only a few hours for him.
"AIl right" be answered But L
want TO do something for this little
girl. How about leaving her my in
surance?'
That would be difficult, they told
him, since she was no relative OF his.
Then I'll marry her" declared the
QNlug Id ENdilC. AC N~S
arranged after various bands of red
tape had been severed The horribly
wounded "Aussie" collapsed after the
brief ceremony. Then. almost imme-
diately, he began TO recover.
When il was found that Billy La
Sale would some day be well again,
hospital and church authorities sour
ried about. They sent the tiny child
wife to ENGLAND and a convent Billy
eventually returned TO the front OF
course he was wounded again. And
while he was recuperating in "Blighty."
the Armistice was signed Then the
British government shipped him 20
his old home in Australia. With him
went the tiny Mrs. La Salle-and a
chaperon!
FINALLY we were allowed TO live to-
gether as man md wife" Billy La
Sale explained whei he visited this
country years ago. But when We
first came back to England il was diff
cult for me to rent living quarters be-
cause Of the youth OF my wife. Ii
wasn't so much a problem after the
first little La Sale arrived There
were two of the youngsters with them
when they arrived in the States in
1922!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02

sisting that he plant tree for eacl
bad stock he bought.
Another in the group. also a mar
ried woman, turned and glanced
her husband. Just think what a for
est We would have nowI"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02

Young Husband-My wife is cooking
for the first time today. VIII you
come TO lunch?
Friend-Certainly. i have always
shared your sorrows with you--Lus
tige Kolner Zeitung.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
No End

as Miss Warblitt really a finished
singer?"
Sometimes. But the trouble is, as
soon as she's finished she begins all
over again. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Neat Housekeeper

A local family claims TO have the
neatest housekeeper in the state Once
month she scrubs the floor under
the bottom drawer In the linen closet
Detroit News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02
Reforestation

The woman was telling her friends
how she had corrected her husband of
making risky STOCK speculations by in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02

Grritably)--They'I ill the waste-pa-
per basket If you leave 'em here"
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The Washington times., 1931-08-28
GEORGE To SEE
FARM BOARD

Senator George CD, Of Geor'
gia, today planned to confer with
two members of the Federal Farm
Board over his proposal that cot
ton growers be paid IL cents a
pound for their cotton, half Of it
in cash now and the remainder
in October, 1882.
The proposal carries with it
a stipulation that growers shall
sign an agreement not to plant
cotton next year. Senator George
said he had invited other Southern
Senators to join him in the con-
ference.
The George proposal is one Of
many plans that have been trans
mitted to the board for consider
alton in relieving the cotton situ-
alton. All are being analyzed by
experts.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
HIGH PAY URGED
BY F|LENE

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 28.-Higher
standards of living for all people
and permanent prosperity for
both capital and labor can be
achieved through higher wages
for workers and lower prices for
commodities, both Of which can
be made possible by scientific
mass production and mass dis
tribution Of goods, declared Ed.
ward A. Filene, of Boston, Mass.
Speaking before the first World
Social Economic Congress here.
Mr.. Filene denounced mergers
and cartels aimed at artificial
maintenance of high prices as
"short7sighted and in the end de.
structive of profits"
He attacked high-pressure sales.
manShip as a wasteful expense for
which the consumer ultimately
pays, but said:
"Given proper balance Of
wages and prices, truthful ad-
vertising, by making large sales
possible for mass production,
instead Of being a wasteful ex-
penSe, actually save money for
the consumer"
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
"PUSSyFOOT" RAPS HULL
Representative Should
Change His Drinks,
Says Johnson

William E. C"Pussyfoot") John
son. of the World League Agains
Alcoholism, in a statement issueC
today, said:
Representative william E.
Hull of Illinois, who recon-
mends Norwegian, Swedish and
Danish systems Of dealing with
booze, apparently would vel
come any old thing that would
bring back legal liquor.
"WhiIe Representative Hull
says the Norwegian system has
stopped intOxicatiOn, the official
records show that arrests in
Oslo in proportion to the popu-
latiOn run more than 20 times
what they do in New York city,
while such arrests in Stockholm
and Copenhagen run 10 times
the proportion Of New YOrk's
arrests.
% ru n k mess under the
Swedish Bratt system became
so bad several years ago that
the Swedish government estab-
liShed q special police force Of
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
OWNING ROD
HUNTS GOLD

PARIS, Aug. 28.-The closing
of the Oklahoma oil wells will not
deter M. Henri Debauge, French
scientist, from coming to the
United States to "divine" for the
precious liquid.
Monsieur Debauge claims to
have an infallible "divining rod"
for the locating Of oil, gold, silver
and other mineral deposits. He
claims that his machine repre-
sents 20 years of research and
that no outside influence can ef-
feet it.
Since its perfectioning. M. De.
bauge states that he has had
numerous invitations to visit
America to "hunt for treasure"
Several families in. the South
have asked him to come and help
them find the gold and plate
buried by their ancestors in the
civil war. His first stamping
ground, SO to speak, will be near
Jennings, La.
M. Debauge calls his apparatus
an "ondostat" and it functions
electrically.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
LANGUAGE
/. IN RAID IS
DENIED
Police Chief Crowley Also
Says Door Of Mrs. BeaCh's
Home Was Not Broken in

Indignantly denying that Sergt.
Hervey Machen, Of the Prince
Georges county police force, used
vile and profane language dur
ing a raid on the Branchville
home of Mrs. Mary E. Beach.
Chief Of Police jeremiah Crowley
said today that the raid was con-
Quoted in an orderly manner and
that a warrant was obtained be-
fore the police visited the house.
The denial followed q complaint
to the county commissioners by
J. Frank LilIard, attorney for
Mrs. Beach, in which it was de-
clared that the officers were
abusive, smashed q screen door,
and raided the home without a
warrant.
She Was in Tub
Mr.. Clowley admitted, how
ever, that the 65-year-old victim
Of the raid was in the bath at
the time the officers arrived, but
declared that Sergeant Machen
did not enter the house until the
raid was nearly over. He said
that Machen had been searching
the grounds around the house.
Mr.. Crowley further said the
charge that q door was smashed
during the raid was untrue.
He did admit, however, that
it was necessary for an Off
Ger to tear q section Of screen
from a door in order to un-
hook the barrier.
DIDN'T HUSH IT UP
The Prince Georges police chief
also declared he had made no
effort to cover up the proceed
ings. He said he knew of the
charges made by Mr.. Lillard, and
that he answered them in a let
ter to the board of county com,
missionerS.
In this letter, he declared, he
also told the commissioners that
the officers raided the home,
armed with a warrant issued by
a Hyattsville justice of the
peace.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
.HerndOn Flour Mil
. DAMAGED bu Flames

Fire, believed to have started
from internal combustion, yeSter.
day did more than $4,000 dam.
age to the B. M. Mccarthy Mill
ing Company Plant at Herndon
Va.
A large quantity of feed, flour,
and grain was destroyed and much
of the machinery was damaged
most of the damage being caused
by the water used in extinguiSh
ing the fire. Firemen of the
Herndon Volunteer Fire Depart
ment responded to the alarm.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Alexandria Starts
Drive to Rid Citv
Of TrampS

Sergt. Heber Thompson, act
ing chief Of the police force of
Alexandria, Va. yesterday gave
orders to his men to clear the
city of the hundreds of tramps
who have been infesting it this
summer.
Police are instructed to take
the trampS to the city limits
and start them on their way. In
the event that they come back,
they will be placed on the chain
gang for 10 days and then given
another chance to depart.
According to Sergeant Thomp-
son. thea number of tramps in
the city 4hiS year has increased
more than TOO per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
TUNNEL STILL
HELD IN RAID

NEWARK, Aug. 2s.-1t was
announced at prohibition head
quarters here a force Of IL agents
and four special investigators had
seized an underground still and
an undetermined number Of tank
trucks loaded with alcohol on the
Passaic- Clifton line near the
Brighton Mill, New Jersey.
A squad of laborers was sent
from Newark to dig for the still.
It was described at headquar-
ters as "a large seizure" but the
number of arrests, if any, and the
amount of contraband taken was
not at once known there.
Two men accused Of having
brewed beer in an old building,
formerly a dress factory, in Lin
denhurst, L. l., were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Nicholas M. Petite in Brooklyn on
a charge of violating the Volstead
act.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
NiseLy NOnsuppOrt
Charge Is DrODEed

Facing charge of nonesupport
Harry NiSely, of Capitol Heights,
Md, was freed by Judge j. Chew
Sheriff in police court at that
town yesterday, after he had ex.
planned he had obtained work
and intended to do better.
Mrs. Mary Nisely asked that
the warrant against her husband
be withdrawn.
Clarence Proctor. of Seat Pleas,
ant, forfeited $6.45 collateral on
a charge Of speeding through
Capitol Heights. He was arrested
BY Constable Earl Blackwell.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Marriage, DiUOrce
p. E. Church Tonic

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 28.-
Changes in the canon law regard
ing marriage and divorce will be
discussed at the general conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, which opens September
16 in Denver, Col.
Delegates to the convention
we're named yesterday at a meet.
ing here. The delegation, which
will be headed by the Rt. Rev
Edw. T. Helfenstein. bishop of the
diocese. will leave by special train
for Colorado September 13.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Volunteer Firenlen
In HOOk-UD Contest

Tomorrow the volunteer fire de-
partmentS of Montgomery county
will be the guests of the Gathers
burg Washington Grove Volun-
teer Fire Department at the Il
nual hook-up contest. The Browne
and Randall cups now held by
the Gath e RS b urg-Washington
Grove department will be the
prizes, Merle T. Jacobs, chief of
the department. said.
Members Of the District Of Co
lumbia Fire Department will
judge.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Nicholson Farm
Horse ShOU Scene

The farm Of Charles T. Nichol-
son, near Brookeville, will be the
scene Of the annual Montgomery
County Horse Show on September
IL.
There will be two classes: The
draft class beginning at 10 a. M,
and the riding class starting at
2 p. m.
Entries from Montgomery
county and adjoining counties
and the District Of Columbia are
invited. Chicken dinner will be
served on the grounds at noon.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
County Fire Rescue
S0u1d to COn1Dete

Eight men from the Mt. Rainier
unit Of the Prince Georges county
fire rescue squad will participate
in an interstate first aid contest
at Long Branch, N. j., tomorrow,
Chief Karl Young announced to-
day.
The eight are Chief Young, Dep
uty Chief Arthur Bates, Lieut.
George Lee, Sergt. Bernard Beall,
James Mezannotti, Elmer Dono'
hue, Simon Lebowitz and Francis
P. Casey.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
AN NT|F|RE WEEK
PROCLAIMED

President Hoover today issuet
a proclamation making the weel
Of October 4 a fire prevention
week."
The proclamation said:
''It has become customary for
the President Of the United
States to request an annual
observance of fire prevention
week throughout the nation to
stimulate the interest and Co
operation of officials, Organiza-
tiOns, and citizens in diminish
ing the losses Of life and prop
erty from fire.
Last year fires in the
United States caused a direct
property loss estimated at near
Iy S5OO,OOO,OOO, an increase of
$4O,OOO,OOO over 1929. These
direct losses affected home
owners, farmers, business men
and working men, There were
many more millions Of indirect
losses in rentals, broken con-
tracts, unemployment and
interruption to business.
Deaths and injuries to men,
women, and children exceeded
$4,000 in 1890. The majority
of the losses of life and prop
erty were the result of careless
ness and lack of preventive
methods.
"The purpose of national fire
prevention week is to focus at
tentiOn on the hazards Of fire
and to promote preventive
methods to reduce this de-
vaStating waste"
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
MOUNTAIN MAN
| HELD UNDER
I. HEAVY GUARD
Killers Hearing Moved Up
, To BaIk interference by
Crowd Attending Circus

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug,
28.-Battle C. Shiflett. the most
recent of several Blue Ridge
mountaineers alleged to have
stalked down into Virginia's Pied
mont section to perpetrate violent
crimes, viii go before a corpora
tion court grand jury, September
81, on a charge of first-Gegree
murder for the Staying of his
cousin, Mrs. Lula Shiflett, when
she spurned his affections.
He was certified to the grand
jury when he waived preliminary
hearing before Police Justice J..
Callan Brooks yesterday.
Wide Interest in Case
The hearing, originally set for
today, was showed up to prevent
any possible interference from
crowds of mountain folk who are
expected to flock in here for a
circus this afternoon.
The fatal shots were fired
within hearing distance of the
University of Virginia, founded
by Thomas jefferson, an insti.
tuition which for decades has de-
voted no little effort to instil a
higher mental and moral code
into the strong Shiflett clan than
that which prompted Battle Shift
lett to kill when the victim re-
fused to be his woman"
There is unprecedented inter
est in the case around this edu-
cation center, because there is
such public clamor for the ex.
treme penalty.
Under Heavy Guard
Shiflett is being held incOm-
municadO and under special guard,
He has been in frequent conflict
with the law and is known to
have slain one and wounded at
least two other persons.
In the same Jail are four or
five Of his kinSmen from the
mountains, and Elwood Garrison,
who yesterday was also certified
to the grand jury for being an
accessory after the fact of the
murder.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Boy Scouts Face
Quarantine on Trip

BALTIMORE, Aug. ga bus
load Of Boy Scouts, who are said
to have been in contact with a
case of infantile paralysis, is
enroute from Virginia to Balti-
more, planning to stop over here,
DR.. j. Frederick Hempel, acting
Commissioner of Health, was noti-
fled yesterday by the United
States Public Health Service.
Plans were Immediately made
detain the boys during their stay
in the city either at Fort McHenry
or at Quarantine. At Quarantine
it was also reported that a tank
steamer is on it's way to Baltimore
after leaving q paralysis case at
Key West.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Duker Due Monday
For Murder Trial

BALTIMORE, Aug. 28.-Her-
man w. Duker, youthful suspected
slayer of John w. Anderson here,
is today en- route from Los An
geles to stand trial in Baltimore.
He will arrive Monday.
Duker boarded the train still
weak from wounds received when
captured, but heavily shackled.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Maryland to Haze
Minister'S School
Photo by International

A short course for ministers
will be held at the University Of
Maryland from September 7 to
IL, it was announced today.
The course is given under the
auspices of the University and
the Washington College, of Ches-
tertown, Md. Heretofore these
conferences have been held az
that institution each summer.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
AIRFIELD IMPROVED

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. %
Plans for the improvement Of
Logan Field, local airport, are
being rushed by Mayor Jackson,
It is the mayors intention to
have the field put in first-class
condition to care for the increase
in airplane traffic.