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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
"Duration"-Four Hours

II wasn't very hong war for Amer
ica-from April 6, 1917, to November
IL, 1914 total Of one year, seven
months and five days. Only one other
major conflict In which the United
States has been concerned was shorter
the 114-day Spanish-American war
of 1898. But any Of the millions who
served through Chateau Thierry, Sois-
sons and the Argonne will tell you
that sit was plenty long enough"
However, that doesn't include Vasil
Papadkopullo.
Vasil, according to War department
records. spent exactly four hours in
the American army making the world
safe for democracy. Vasil was an
Albanian immigrant who Joined up at
11:3O o'clock on the historical morn
ing of November IL, 1918 Part of his
war service consisted Of standing in
line. mess kit in hand. to receive his
allotment of chow and eating it (pos-
sibly half an hour) and the remain
der was spent in working with a
shovel. At 3 80 p. m. he was told
that the war was over and was then
and there given an honorable dis
charge with a dollar in cash.
fN 1aeO Western Newspaper Unfon.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Dairy Hints

y
1t is a lot easier to milk and care
for one good COW than ten poor ones.
Registered pure-bred cows not sup
ported by ancestors of known produc-
ton and reproduction values find hard
going in public sales where discrim-
mating buyers desire to improve the
breeding value of their herds.
The thing for the dairyman to do
Is to grow alfalfa or some other leg
ume crop for hay and let timothy Sc
verely alone. Timothy hay, like bright
oat straw, makes good enough filler,
but an exceedingly poor milk producer.
Before feeding the dairy COW such
feeds as root crops, potatoes, and
apples, run them through feed chop
per.
Feed highly favored feeds after
milking instead of before; in fact,
it is advisable to do all the feeding
at this time.
Progressive dairymen who keep
records and study their cows have
learned from experience that the most
profitable feed is that fed during the
dry period.
A new circular issued by the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
Washington, d. c., tells how to clean
milking machines.
In recent years, the United States
has been consuming about 36,OOO,OO0
pounds of Swiss cheese year, about
half of which has been imported.
That cows will produce most effici-
emily when they receive good ra-
ton and the grain is fed according
to production is demonstrated by the
experience of practical farmers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Avoid Blind Teats by
Persistent Massapin

There are many three-teated cows
that owe their condition to the lack
of persistence in continuing to milk
the quarter when the milk flow from
that quarter first dropped to small
dribble, says writer in the Montreal
Star. Just recently we saw fine
Holstein cow that, year ago, seemed
to have lost the use of one quarter.
The owner kept milking and massag-
ing that quarter for the better part
Of year. When the COW freshened
again couple of months ago the quar-
ter had returned to normal produc-
ton and has remained normal since.
Had that quarter not been persist
emily MIXED, it would have almost
certainly been lost. 1t seems like
simple treatment but it is observed
that, on most farms when a quarter
gives only trickle of milk it is quick
ly dried off. In districts where fed
eral inspection of dairies for export
of milk or cream to the United States
is in force the care of three-teated
cows is doubly important, as such in
spection requires the elimination of
cows with defective udders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
DAIRY
FACTS
LOW PRODUCERS
ARE LIABILITY
Cows Carried at Actual Loss
Should Be Sold.

Tcbulating yearly records from 2,32G
cows in the six herd Improvement as
sOciatiOns in North Carolina, John A.
Arey, dairy extension specialist at the
North Carolina State college, finds
difference of $54.OS in profits between
high yielding and low yielding cows.
'"Those animals producing an aver
age of 300 or more pounds Of butter
fat year gave an increased profit of
$54.O8 over another group which pro-
duced less than $50 pounds of fat
year." says Mr.. Arey. '"The average
Of each COW in the high producing
group was 1897 pounds of milk and
1923 pounds of fat. In this group were
aga cows in Is different herds. The
average of each COW in the low pro-
ducing group was 5,l97 pounds of milk
an 219.5 pounds of fat. In this group
were S57 cows from 81 herds"
The average feed cost of the high
mixers was S145.64 a year and of the
low mixers was $10S.72 year. There
fore, says Mr.. Arey, it cost 1882 more
to feed the high producing cows for
one year, but in return an additional
$91 worth of milk was secured,
Mr.. Arey says he considered the
feed costs only in making these cal
culatiOns. He is convinced had he in
Quired too closely into all costs, such
as the expenses Of delivering milk and
other items, the cows in the low pro-
ducing group would not have returned
any profit whatever. Some Of them
were carried at an actual loss and
should be sold for beef if their pro-
duction could not be increased by bet
ter feeding and care.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Cows Worth Depends on
Her Production of Milk

A dairy cow is worth only as much
as she is able to make as profit in
three years, F. S. Harrison, New York
State college, states.
In herd of cows milking at Cornell
university those cows which produced
only 1000 to 5000 pounds of milk
failed by a few dollars to pay feed,
labor and other costs.
The average productive period in
herd at Cornell was three years. A
COW producing 5000 pounds of milk
made $50 more in milk than did the
5000 pound COW, when milk was worth
$3.50 a hundred. A COW able to pro-
duce 1900 pounds returns $500 more
income in three years than the 5000
pound COW on this basis.
The value placed on the various
cows in the Cornell herd according
to ability are: S,0O0-pound producer,
500; 9,OO0-pounder. $50; 10,O00-pound-
er, S175; and the $1,000 FOUNDER is
worth 1925.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Leather Actors in Bali

Flat leather figures, pierced and col
ored, are the actors in the shadow
plays in the island of Bali. Elaborate
oil lamps provide the dim illumination
used to throw the shadows on the
screen. The story teller is also the
operator Of the numerous figures he
employs as the tale unfolds. The au-
diences sit on both sides of the screen.
women on one side and men on the
other.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
How One Woman Lost
20 Pounds of Fat

ize figure growing hideously fati
Take half teaspoonful of KRUSCHEN
SALTS in glass of hot water every morn
ing-cut out pastry and fatty meats-go
light on potatoes, butter, cream and sugar
lin weeks get on the scales and note
how many pounds of fat have vanished
Notice also that you have gained in
energy-your skin is clearer-your
eyes sparkle with glorious health
you feel younger in body-keener In
mind. KRUSCHEN will give any fat
person a joyous surprise.
Get an Soc bottle of KRUSCHEN
SALTS Qasts weeks). If this first
bottle doesn't convince you this is
the easiest, safest and surest way
to lose fat-if you don't feel a SUI
perb improvement in health-so glor-
iously energetic-vigorously alive
your money gladly returned--Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Diminutive Opossum

A species of opossum. the adults OF
which are only five inches from the
tip Of the nose to the tip of the tail,
was found in Argentina by 81. Harold
Slammed of the National museum.
Scientifically 1t is known as 'muscula,"
from the Latin word meaning little
mouse. Slammed says the tiny crea-
ture is lest as acrobatic as the other
members of the opossum tribe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor
Gained in Vivaciousness
Gained . Shapely Figure

If you're fat-remove the cause
KRUSCHEN SALTS contain the
6 mineral salts your body organs,
glands and nerves should have to
function properly.
When your vital organs fail to
perform their work correctly-your
bowels and kidneys can't throw off
that waste material-before you real
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
The Brute

Mrs. Jacks-This article says that
death results If more than third of
the body area is burned or scalded.
Her Husband-Then be careful and
keep your feet away from fire. my
dear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Any COLD

That cold may lead to something Serious if neglected
The time to do something for it is now. Don't wait
until it develops into bronchitis Take two three
tablets of Bayer Aspirin soon as you feel cold
coming on. Or as soon as possible after it starts.
Bayer Aspirin will head off or relieve the aching and
feverish feeling will stop the headache. And if your
throat is affected, dissolve two three tablets in
quarter glassful of warm water, and gargle. This
quickly soothes throat and reduces inflammation
and Infection. Read proven directions for neuralgia,
for rheumatism and other aches and pains. Genuine
Bayer Aspirin is harmless to the heart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
the colt could win in a walk? 2" Second
Race Fan-"Well, they went and en-
tered him in a running race"
No CHARGE Mad.

I'm thinking of going to the RI
viera for the season." said his wife.
How much would it cost me?"
Nothing, 1 should think" he re-
piled off-handedly.
His wife looked puzzled.
"Nothing?" she asked.
yes, thinking about it won't cost
you any thing" he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
A Hard Man to Stop

IalK TO any meH,Der OF one OF the
companies of the One Hundred and
Thirty-first infantry and he will tell
you that their "old man." Capt. Her
bert Fl. Weimer, D. S. c., was hard
man to stop. On october 8, 1918.
when this company was ordered to
cross the Mouse river and attack the
enemy on the other side, whitening
fire of Austrian 8Ss and machine
guns greeted them. Captain Weimer
was ust swinging his men into posi-
ton when a machine gun bullet pene-
trated his shoulder. But he carried on.
Suddenly the Germans opened up
from the left and from behind the
Weimer detachment. 1t was trapped
on three sides. runner was sent
to battalion headquarters for aid. AS
he left. he saw Captain Weimer
wounded in the scalp by machine
gun bullet and he reported this. too.
An order arrived for the captain to
retire to a dressing station He
wounded him in the side. He was
forced to have the wound dressed.
He left lieutenant in charge of the
company and rushed away in an am
bulance.
At the dressing station they gave
Weimer temporary relief. The sur
geons mentioned he was to go base
hospital, far behind the lines. So, at
pistols point, he Immediately forced
the hospital orderIies to send him back
TO his company. Again at the head of
his troops, Captain Weimer blazed
away with his automatic pistol. His
inspired men beat off attack after
attack.
The next day Captain Weimer's
company was relieve, for rest. And
shortly afterward came the Armistice.
"A good thing, too. A Id good
thing" one of the bucks Of Weimer's
company remarked. "Only an Armis-
tice could keep the old man from go
ing back up there in few more
hours"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
That's Honor

II tell you Frank is only marrying
you for your money so that he can
pay his debts"
Nonsense! He never thinks Of pay
ing his debts"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
WORLD
WAR
VAR S
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogon
The Roast Pig They Didn't Eat

The Roast Pig They Didn't Eat
Just before the American Third
army marched toward Germany. after
the Armistice, mess sergeant of the
Second division stopped long enough
In Barbecue to bargain with
farmer.
The outcome of the negotiations was
that the battalion owned pig, for
which the sergeant hat snapped
sack of sugar, when 1t pulled freight
for the Rhine.
Thanksgiving dinner, with the pig
as the chief tidbit on the table. was
planned Immediately. Meanwhile,
nothing would be too good. it was de-
cided. for the animal. 1t must he
cherry ripe and bursting fat before
the last Thursday of November.
The Second did considerable hiking
north Of Barbecue But the sergeant
continued to feed delicacies to his
pig He watched its growth jealously.
and bOasted Of it's increasing size and
sickness.
tensely interested in the pig. 1T pays
to have been farmer" they said ad.
miringly to the mess sergeant you
sure know how to take care of pig.
Look how it's fattened already" And
the sergeant smiled complacently.
Two days before Thanksgiving the
outfit camped on the banks of the
MoSelle. The time had come to
butcher the pig and prepare the feast
Orders were given the first cook to
"bring in the meat"
After short absence, the cook re-
turned.
'There1l be no pig for Thanksgiv-
ing" said the cook briefly, with dirty
look for the sergeant. Its out there
all right but it's got nine little ones
with it!''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06

There is no yellow peril If the
white race is kept prolific enough.
Remember that.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
co,;.a From Nature

Architects trace the origin Of the
column back to the tree trunk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
Another Definition

Teacher-What is culture, Harold?
Harold-Sticking out your little fin
ger when you're drinking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 60 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06

Even a "red-blooded herman" rec
ognizes that he can acquire polish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-06
BAYER
n 8 PE He II ~

A loving heart is the beginning Of
all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Mickey Mouse's Dad Here
For Confab in the Zoo

It's because mice and most ami
mails have a terrific audience
appeal" in the words Of Walt
Disney, creator of Mickey, who Is
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Disney at Zoo
Disney has been here several
days, and spent large part Of
that time at the zoo in Rock
Greek Park, studying the animals
and taking notes. He said to-
day:
Audience reaction to animals
is a strange thing. There are
some animals that Immediately
get laugh in almost any form
but others cannot be made
funny regardless of the talent
Of the individual cartO0nist.
"A Shetland pony never is
funny. But his cousin, the
jackass, is one of the premier
comedians"
The daily Mickey Mouse car,
toon strip will start soon in The
Washington Times. This strip is
known the world over, having a
particularly large audience in Eu.
rope and Japan.
Disney Proud Father"
Disney is as proud as a new
father Of Mickey. He is par.
ticularly pleased when he repeats
the story Douglas Fairbanks told
him after his visit to Europe this
summer.
The artist was reluctant to tell
of the technical side of the
movie cartoon, which requires the
aid of nearly 100 artists, tech
nicians and a symphonic orches,
ira. He explained that a tech
nical story would dispel the illu-
sion, and that thousands of chill.
dren wrote letters to Mickey as
though he were a living char.
acter.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
$4,000 ASKED
Of ARLINGTON )
WOMEN
Investment Firm Again Files
Suit Against Voters Group;
Cloth Will Defend Them

Commonwealth Attorney VIII
liam c. Cloth, Of Arlington
county, will represent the seven
women defendants to $6O,OOO
libel suit filed against them by
the Arlington Investment Com
pany. The plaintiffs said that
the women who compose a COM
mittee of the Organized Women
Voters falsely accused the COM
pany of not paying the county
for the water system 1t installed.
The investigations by the wom-
en- led in 1929 to charges CT
malfeasance against B. M. He'd
rick. county supervisor. They
claimed that he violated a code
which says that a county super
visor cannot be a party to a
contract with the county.
Judge Alex F. Browning, Of
Culpeper, who was named by
Governor Pollard to preside at
the hearing of the testimony in
June, 1880, ruled that Supervisor
Hedrick had not violated the
code since it was proven that the
Arlington Investment Company,
Of which he was and still is the
manager, did not receive any
money from the county, but on
the other hand, paid money to
the county for installing a water
system.
The motion for a 100000 judg-
ment against the women was in
stituted last winter, but was
thrown out of the Arlington Cir
cult Court when Judge Nc
Carthy sustained a demurrer.
The suit was recently relied
with an amended petition py
Edgar w. Pumphry, attorney for
the investment company.
Cloth succeeds Attorney Bur
nett Miller, who represented the
women at the first hearing.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
COLORED GROUP
IN CONVENTION

A mass meeting tonight at the
Metropolitan A. M. E. Church
and at which DR.. Mordecai
Johnson. president of Howard
University, will be the principal
speaker. will feature a program
arranged in connection with the
convention of the National Tech
nical Association which opened at
the university today.
Another speaker will be Charles
S. Duke. national president of the
association and architectural en-
gineer of Chicago. E. S. Scott,
president of the literary society,
will preside.
A feature Of the convention to-
day was a visit to the local high
schools and to the Bureau of
Standards. Tomorrow night, a
smoker will be held at the Mu-
So-Lit Club and dance at the
Whitelaw Hotel.
Addresses by DR.. Axel Oxholm,
OF the national committee of wood
utilization, and James A. Jack
son, Of the Commerce Depart
ment, will feature the closing ses-
sion on Sunday morning in the
dining room Of the university.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Shipping Board Fails
To Act on Combine

The Shipping Board, meeting in
special session yesterday, failed to
agree on a request of shipping in
terests negotiating for purchase
OF the United States lines for a
further postponement of the date
when the contract of sale must be
signed.
Shipping interests had asked
that time be extended to Novem-
Der 2. The board had previously
allowed a 1c-day postponement.
which expires at midnight Octo,
ber Is. The board will continue
consideration Of the request again
today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Going Around in
Washington
How Wife Saved Prentiss Gilbert
.Bv ROBERT S. ALLEN-

and able young diplomat he was
eager to get the opportunity.
In Geneva he and his beautiful
wife have been a great success.
The placid, lovely little city
quickly took to the brilliant young
couple. Gilbert with his rare tact
kept a close watch on League
doings, but carefully kept himself
in the background, as becomes
consul" 1t was noticeable that
he was always nearby when big
things were under foot, but al
ways as an Onlooker.
And then the Sino-Japanese
crisis broke; Stimson rushed to
the League, and the name of
Prentiss Gilbert suddenly appeared
in the headlines and front pages
Of every newspaper in the coun-
try. Friends of Gilbert in the
Capital smiled at the thought Of
how he must be enjoying it all.
They could see him, tall, hand
some, boyish looking, moving ur-
banely about among the grave
and aged European statesmen,
greeting everyone with warmth
and sincerity, but always the very
much self-possessed diplomat.
Gilbert's background is the
kind to give him a steady self
confidence. AS a youth still in
his teens, he accompanied his
father, an infantry commander,
in his campaigns against the Fill
pino insurgents. He participated
in the fighting against the rebel
Moros. and had a grand time.
During the World War he was
in the Army Intelligence Division.
After the war he was asked by
the State Department to organ.
ize it's political division.
His brilliant work brought him
rapid promotion and he was soon
assistant chief of the Western Eu-
ropean Division. In this bureau
he was the departments expert
on chamber of commerce meet
ingS. He has made a hobby of
Far Eastern affairs and has trav.
eled widely there.
When he resided in Washing
ton he and his wife had a lit
tie house in historic Georgetown.
Gilbert was notorious among his
devoted friends for his hair-rais-
ing automobile driving. He had
battered little car which was
at once the wonder and fear of
his friends and neighbors.
At last, to save his and their
lives, a delegation called ON him
one evening and told him that
he owed it to Charlotte, his wife,
to allow her to handle the wheel.
She looked so stunning driving
the motor. Gilbert was entranced
and from that day always in.
sisted that his wife drive. And
thus, so his friends say, was
spared for Secretary Stimson this
cOuntry's first official representa-
tive to the League Of Nations,
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

Senate irreconcilables may be
watching with growing alarm and
indignation the course Of the
Administration in joining the
League of Nations on the Sino-
Japanese Manchurian dispute,
but Prentiss Gilbert, the young
American observer" in Geneva.
is enjoying his sudden promi-
nence in world affairs i'm
mensely. ,..
Not that Gilbert is q limelight
seeker. But delicate situations
are Gilbert's particular forte.
Throughout his short but bril-
liant career as q diplomat he
has specialized in crises, big and
small. When Count Karolyi, the
Austrian Socialist to whom
Charles Evans Hughes, when he
was Secretary of State, refused
entrance to the United States,
was finally allowed to visit the
country, it was Gilbert who was
given the job of receiving him
when he called at the State De-
partment.
Secretary Stimson and the
other heads of the department
had somehow or other found
need to be absent from their
offices that day.. Gilbert was
delegated to meet the Count and
he carried the matter off with
great elan.
Because of this talent for deft
handling Of touchy matters, Gill
bert, although one of the younger
group of State Department career
men, was chosen by Secretary
6timson last year for the post
Of unofficial observer at the
League. When his appointment
to the Geneva post was sent to
the Senate, it was listed under
consular nominations. Gilbert's
nominal title in Geneva is Amer
1can Consul. But everyone in
Europe knows, of course, that
that Is just a bit of diplomatic
camouflage. There has long
0S~AA oAA 11AA4CAALoA NOA1Su4 III
Geneva. Gilbert does no con.
sular work. He was sent to
Geneva to represent this coun.
try at the League and current
events over the Manchurian dis
turbance have only publicly con.
firmed what everyone. in a for.
eign office in Europe knew.
When Gilbert's appointment to
the Geneva post was sent to the
Senate he was in great concern
that it might be CHALLENGED on
the ground that it was a move of
dalliance with the League. He
knew very well that sooner or
later. as events have amply
proven, he would get his chance
for the big play" He modestly
hoped to have this opportunity to
serve his Government. What his
own views about the League are,
Is not known. But the Geneva
appointment offered him his big
chance and being an ambitious
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
D. c.. Legion Heads
Demand Bio NuUy
Times Staff Photo
ADRIENNE

Positive and aggressive action
to acquaint Congress with the
American Legion's demand for a
full treaty.strength Navy and a
standing Army of 10000 was
demanded in a resolution adopted
last night by the executive COM
mittee of the District of Columbia
Department of the Legion.
The executive committe also
indorsed The Washington Police
Post, the bi-monthly magazine
of Police Post No. 29 of the Legion,
as the unofficial organ" of the
District Department. The publ
cation already has been recog-
nized as the official organ Of
Police Post,