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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Cards Tumble Sign
Possibly Gang Has
Underrated Rivals
c New York POst-wNU Service.

II AS the same sad fate which
IL overlook our own Polo Grounds
front runners for a pair of seasons
caught up with the once proud Gas
House Gangsters?
Defnitely-for all that they were
well aware of their pitching frail-
ties-the Cards all along have been
vocally confident they were the
class of the circuit. When, now and
then, they labored through an I'M
fortunate series it did not seem to
distress them. They merely shout
ed that this could be charged up
to what Dizzy Dean terms ''speri-
mentin" and then moved on to the
next address.
In quieter moments all of them
manage and batbOy-cOnfided that
they looked forward to the waning
days of the season. Then, when
experimenting had gone quite far
enough, they expected to turn on so
much heat that even Manhattan eli
ents would be panicked into grudg-
ing applause.
They spoke with such great-and
apparently quite honest-unconcer
about the future that there is little
wonder even the Giants believed
them early in July. Even now
as one who picked them at the start
and has abode with them in happy
confidence ever Since-I cannot be-
Ieve they were up to some of their
old sly tricks on a faithful follower.
Now that they have undoubtedly
fulfilled the letter of their prophe-
cies by turning on the heat and
causing previously tinid men and
maids of Manhattan to indulge in
ecstatic patty-cakings, cannot be-
leve that such miracle working
mortals were guilty of double-taIk-
ing all the while.
So far as / am concerned they
could scarcely have known that
their boisterous antics would so
SOrely enrage the Boston and Pitts
burgh peasants that the heat would
come from such directions. Neither
could they have had any inkling that
the Manhattan merriment could be
partly Occasioned by the support
they recently have been giving to
one of the most amazing teams of
recent seasons.
Instead, it seems that frankie
Frisch and his followers under-rated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Double Meaning

IT FIRST appeared in Philadel
phia newspaper in 1776 thus:
Harki harki the trumpet sounds, the din Of
wars alarms,
Der seas md solid grounds. doth call Us all
to arms;
Who for King George doth stand, their honors
soon shall shine;
Their ruin is at hand, who with the Congress
join.
The acts of Parliament. in them much de-
light,
hate their cursed intent, who for the Con-
gress fight,
The Tories of the day, they are nv daily
They soon will sneak away, who Independence
boast;
Who non-resistance hold. they have my hand
and heart.
May they for slaves be sold. who act Wing
gish part;
On Mansfield, North, and Butte, may daily
blessings pour,
Confusion and dispute, on Congress evermore;
To North and British lord, may honors still
be done,
| wish block or cord, to General Washington
It was reprinted in many other
Colonial newspapers. ''That's fine!"
said British army officers and Tory
officials 1.-THE man who wrote that
is certainly loyal to His Majesty"
If any Patriot heard one of them
say that, he must have smiled to
himself. For if he was sin the
know" he didn't read the poem as
it is printed above. He read each
line as far as the comma in the
middle, then he read the next line
the same way and so on. Or he be-
gan reading at the comma in the
first line, then dropped down to the
comma In the next and so on.
That gave the poem a very differ
ent meaning indeed. Try it and see
for yourself why the Patriots read
it that wayl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

another in the yard of the head
quarters of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution in the same city.
And clear across the country, on
the campus of the University of
Washington in Seattle there is
another of these ''grandchild
seedlings" brought there by an
aluminus of the university.
Besides the two Cambridge
elms, the state of Massachusetts,
is rich in ''tree memorials" to
the Father of His Country.
Just outside the town of
Palmer, on the Boston-Spring-
field highway, stands another
famous old tree known as the
Mother Washington elm. It is
claimed by some historians and
the American Forestry associa-
ton that when Washington was
on his way to Cambridge, he
stopped beneath this particular
elm to rest.
Many Washington Trees"
Elm trees, however, are not
the only ones which we associate
with the name of Washington.
Deerfield, Mass, has a button
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Poisonous Snakes

Rattlesnake is not necessarily a
gentleman snake" which rattles
its tail before every strike. A cot
ton-mouth water moccasin can and
does bite under water. The cop
perhead is the most common poi
sonous snake In some sections,
says writer In the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, and, in the dead grass
and dried up leaves which it in
tests, is one of the hardest to de-
tect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Mad Poet

fNE OF the most beautiful de-
~ scriptive passages in all Amer
lean literature is these often-quoted
lines:
Nor twilight lets her curtain down,
And pins II with star.
They were written by Mcdonald
Clarke, the "Mad-Poet" who died
In the ''lunatic asylum" on Black
wells Island, New York city.
Characteristic of his gift of COM
bining the ridiculous with the SUBJ
lime was the poem which he wrote
about George Washington:
Eternity-give him elbow room;
A spirit like his is large;
Earth, fence with artillery his tomb,
And FIRE double charge
To the memory OF Americas greatest man:
Match him, posterity, If you can.
g Western Newspap per Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

congress the commission said:
"a feature in the nationwide
celebration which will be a part
of every sesquicentennial cele-
bration is the planting of trees.
The general plans for the tree
planting project in cooperation
with the American Tree associa-
ton appear elsewhere in this re-
port. 1t is customary for many
women's organizations to plant
memorial trees as a tribute to
their founders or to distinguished
personages of history. During
this celebration these organized
groups will join in the tree plant
ing in commemoration of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the formation of the Consti-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

oCIIIldHy DcIOTc Nc
forgot it all and be-
came a heavyweight
boxer. His friends
say he would prob
ably have had big
success as an adj
vertising man for
he is a shrewd bust
n e S S m an E.
Pat Malone never
has cashed a base
ball salary check.
Sends them home to
the MissuS The
average bank roll of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Giant Forest Hog Largest

The giant forest hog is the larg-
est of the pigs, and bears a Latin
n m e, Hylochoerus Meinertzha-
geni, In proportion to- its size. Three
times as heavy as wart-hog-an
adult may weigh up to 500 pounds
1t is often compared in size with
a donkey or mule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
NOT IN THE BOX SCORE:
MRS. JOHNNY COoNEY sings

MRS. JOHNNY COONEY sings
w in the same high-class man
ner that her husband snares those
line drives in the Brooklyn outfield
Pat Malone says that Tony
LaZZeri is the smartest player with
whom he ever has teamed :.
Johnny Evers once stole third base
with a broken leg. He doubled to
left, slid into the bag and came up
limping. After that he went down to
third and shortly thereafter discov-
cred that a bone had been broken
in his ankle, when he went into Sec
Ond.
What with salaries, the tracks
cut, etc, it costs the average ring
book $1,000 a week to operate on
New York courses. Because they
pay higher salaries, the clubhouse
mobiles have a nat of close to $3.50 a
day while the field hands need S63
for expenses each afternoon =.
Practically the only big fight Ar
thur Donovan has missed refereeing
in New York during the past 80
months was the Baer-Braddock up
set. Baer's advance squawk kept
him out of that one When
viewed from a few yards away FL
mer Weight, pro at Sunningdale, is
almost a ringer for Paul Runyan.
All Of which helps explain the al
most hopeless confusion of gallery
ties at the recent Westchester pro-
amateur tourney. While playing in
the same foursome, Runyan, who
usually wears a hat, went barehead-
ed and Weight wore the type of hat
Runyan usually affects.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

Their SOVerSdrleS. In
spite of the fact that
several st. Louis
pennants have been
won by mad drives
down the home
5 r e t C h, til ey
seemed to feel that
they never could be
so sadly overtaken,
as were the Giants
and Cubs Of other
too recent seasons.
So they were caught
Irnrnnnr1xv a-r.-aI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

of the birth of George Washing
ton. Now we have another rea-
son for planting. Then we
honored the Father of Our Coun-
try and now we mark the crown
ing achievement of his great
career, the binding of the nation
together under a Constitution.
Historians all agree he made
the Constitution possible.
In our planting plans we not
only have the call of the commits
sion to heed but we have the CO.
operation of thousands of organ
izations. At this years meeting
of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. H. G. Bo-
CERT of Colorado, national conser-
walton chairman, started a tree
planting campaign reaching into
every club. In the Daughters of
the American Revolution, Mrs.
Avery Turner of Texas, national
chairman of conservation and
thrift, has called upon all chap
ter chairmen to push the pro-
gram.
Every sesqui-year class in
colleges and high schools as well
as private institutions, is being
asked to plant a sesqui tree as
class activity. In the citizenship
committees of various organiza-
tons, tree planting will be
major activity. One of the tree
planting books has been sent to
every CCC camp.
'.In these days when we hear
so much about dust storms,
floods, and soil erosion, causing
hundreds of millions of dollars
damages, the American people
must become tree minded and
realize the value Of forests in
food prevention. The forests and
their products support every in
dustry. Commerce is impossible
without these forest products.
So let us plant not alone to mark
this important date in our his
tory, maybe the most important
date, but also to call the atten-
ton of new thousands to the
value of trees"
Ratification Day
Mr.. Pack also has sent to the
governors of the original states
ratifying the Constitution the
suggestion that Ratification
Days" in each state be marked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Telling the Truth

IT'S easy to tell de truth" said
Uncle Eben, 'if you kin find out
what 1t Is without startin' too rough
an argument"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Many Languages in India

Britain's great linguistic survey
OF India, twenty-five years IN proc
ess, describes and lists $50 Ian
guages and dialects of the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Mahogany and Birch

Mahogany has slightly larger
pores and possesses a depth and
beauty of grain which birch lacks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Chnrale

A chorale is a psalm or hyrnn
tune; a form of sacred song In
troduced by Luther.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Schmeling First Trained
for Advertising Career

Max Schmeling put in three years
learning the advertising business in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Like a Great Oak

The Constitution stands like
a great oak. It has weathered
many storms. It deserves a place
next to the family Bible in every
home. What could be more fit
ting than for the American peo-
pie to begin now to make their
plans for marking the sesquicen-
tennial, September, II, 1887, by
planting trees? We are ready to
distribute to school teachers or
organization leaders or anyone
else, this Constitution Sesquicen-
tennial Tree Planting Book. In
it is the Constitution and all
amendments with every inpor-
tant date, as well as George
Washington's letter of transmit
tai to the congress. With this,
are given details on how to
select, plant and care for trees
and a suggested program for the
dedication.
Gas the statement of the
United States Constitution Com
mission points out, nearly
thirty five million trees were
planted to mark the bicentennia1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

tuition. Each state and local COM
nunity will have its anniversary
date when fitting ceremonies will
be planned. Millions of trees will
be dedicated to the memory of
the trainers of the Constitution.
when plans were being made
for the celebration of the Wash
ington bicentennial it was in
tended to plant 10000, 900 trees
in honor of the event. But so
popular did this idea become
throughout the country that in
the. year 1882 some So, 900, 900
trees were actually planted in
the United States. Therefore, it
is proposed to follow a similar
program in celebrating the ses-
quicentennial of the Constitu-
ton. As in the case of the Wash
ington bicentenniaI, the Presi-
dent of the United States will be
asked to plant a tree in the
grounds of the White House, and
one will also be set out in the
Capitol grounds. It will be highly
fitting, too, that the chief justice
be invited to plant a tree in the
grounds surrounding the new
Supreme Court building.
THUS inaugurating the move
ment, it is planned to reach
every city, town, and school.
The activities of the commission
will be greatly assisted by the
cooperation of the American
Tree association. This excellent
organization will also cooperate
in preparing a booklet explain
ing the planting of trees and
providing program for the ded-
ication.
.'The millions of Constitution
Trees thus set out during the
celebration will prove a beauti-
full, lasting and appropriate trib-
ute to the Constitution of the
United States"
The American Tree associa-
ton has already issued the book
let mentioned in the foregoing
report Cts called the Constitu-
ton Sesquicentennial Tree Plant
ing Book and recently several
million copies were sent to club
and organization leaders and
school teachers throughout the
country. At the same time
Charles Lathrop Pack, president
of the association, issued this
statement:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
TO HONOR THE CONSTITUTION
PLANT TREES!
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

EXT year, we the people of the United States" will cele
brate the hundred and fteth anniversary of the
adoption OF the Constitution under which have been
governed as nation for century and half and among
other ways of observing that anniversary we're going
SAY it with trees!
At least, it planned by the sesqucentennal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
Ratification Day

Mr.. Pack also has sent to the
governors of the original states
ratifying the Constitution the
suggestion that Ratification
Days" in each state be marked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17

II AS the same sad fate which
L overlook our own Polo Grounds
front runners for a pair of seasons
caught up with the once proud Gas
House Gangsters?
The Washington times., 1936-09-18
RedWarinU. S. Is Seen
BY Cardinal Hayes

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-Patrick'
Cardinal Hayes, carrying on the
Vatican's denunciation Of COM
munism, said yesterday the United
States may have to fight COM
munism in a civil war to keep its
present form of Government.
Hayes spoke of a world embat
tied" because of communism, in
an address from the pulpit of st.
Patrick's Cathedral to the third
national convention of the Holy
Name Society.
Predicts Warfare
Predicting 1--WE may have to
battle here in America for the flag
that flies over our heads" he de-
clared:
"The word patriotism seems
to be an obsolete word just now
in our own country. Rarely do
we see it, rarely do we hear 1t.
We are informed that even in
our schools, colleges and uniVer-
stiles, instead of patriotism, we
hear communism.
Imagine America trying to
keep from its citizens the word
patriotism The Holy Father
in his letter says: Rally them
to the defense of the sacred in.
terests of true religion and Of
true patriOtiSm'-GOd and cOun-
try, of course.
To-day we are a world in bat
tie, a battle against atheism in
Russia, sacrilege in Spain, q
Catholic country, and apOstaSy
The Washington times., 1936-09-18
BOATS
END REGATTA

Although several entries were
fouled in the rough water, the
ann"al Playground Departments
Model Boat Regatta was held yes
terday at the Capitol Plaza Pool
without serious damage.
Boats were judged on perform
ance and appearance in classes
including sail, motor and home
made boats of any description.
First, second and third place win
nerS were awarded blue, red and
white emblemS.
Held by their proud owners
along the side of the pool, the
boats were released at a given
signal with their rudders set for
the other side. All but two of
the entries made the Journey"
safely
VOTE AMERICAN
Vanderbilt Fish
PHILADELPHIA, O.N.S0.-A
couple of new Vanderbits have
said hello to the world, but
their names will never appear in
the social register. They are:
Petrocephalus Vanderbilt and
ApiocheilchthyS Vanderbilt, two
poor fish at the Academy for
Natural Sciences here. The fish
"a new species-were given their
ariStocratic names in honor of
George Vanderbilt, millionaire ex-
plorer, who caught them while
on an expedition in French Equa-
torial Africa.
The Washington times., 1936-09-18
Crime Fight Urged

TRENTON, N. j. - When the
September term grand jury was
sworn in here Federal Judge
Philip Forman told it's members
that crime was costing American
citizens $4,000, 100000 a year. He
said:
you are a peace-time army
and 1 call upon you to war on
that ever-present and insidiOus
enemy, crime"
The Washington times., 1936-09-18
Johnson to Speak

"What Our School System Has
to Offer to Both Youth and
Adults" will be the subject Of dis
cussion by DR.. J. Hayden Johnson,
member of the Board Of Educa-
ton, before the Mems Brother
hood Club of Lincoln Temple Con-
gregational Church Sunday at 10
a. m. A brief devotional exercise
will precede the address with the
pastor, the Rev. r. w. Brooks,
presiding.
The Washington times., 1936-09-18
Robbers Spoil Plans

CHICAGO, September 18.-It
appeared today that E. j. Douglas,
So, Negro, would have to continue
driving a cab instead of realizing
a lifelong ambition to own a small
farm. Robbers took $1,247, his life
savings, from Douglas shortly after
he had drawn the money from a
bank and was on his way to turn
in his cab for good.
The Washington times., 1936-09-18

In Mexico, another Catholic
country. 1t is a serious situation.
When / was a boy, we were
taught reverence for the flag.
Now 1t is a struggle among the
children to get them to respect
the flag"
Church No Foe
Commenting on a letter sent by
Cardinal Pacelli, secretary of state
for the Vatican, the cardinal said:
america will never find the
Catholic church an enemy, never
find the Catholic church de.
strOying the Government
In a procession to st. Patrick's,
Hayes was accompanied by more
than 200 clergymen, eight bishops
and an honorary escort including
former Governor Alfred E. Smith.
The letter from the Vatican at,
tackled the preference for material
things over the spiritual as the
tragedy of our times
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-09-18

A blend Of fine
coffee that pleases
ore thousands
every year.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
SHIELDS AND PERRY
FACE IN SEMI.FINAL
Bulge and Tidball Matched in
South Pacific Tournament.
Marble Awaits Foe.

7 OS ANGELES, September 26 R.-
A sell-out house Of $500 net en-
thusiasts was guaranteed today for
semi matches in mems singles of
the tenth annual Pacific Southwest
tennis tournament.
Battling for the right to 60 into the
championship play tomorrow. Fred
Perry Of England wss matched against
Hollywood's Francis K. Shields and
Donald Bulge Of Oakland opposed Jack
Tidball Of Los Angeles.
Alice Marble, Americas queen Of the
courts, will meet the winner Of today's
semi-final match between Carolin
Babcock, Los Angeles, national doubles
champion, and Gracyn Wheeler Of
Santa Monica. sixth ranking woman
player in the Nation.
Mems doubles finals will be fought
out Sunday between California's ma
tional champions, Bulge and Gene
Mako. and Perry and Shields. who
moved into the round after three hours
of court warfare with the team of
Jacques Brugnon of France and Tid-
ball yesterday. The Perry-Shields
combination won, Sc, "a, l0-l2,
81, e.
Bulge and Mako conquered John
Van Ryn and Henry Culley yesterday.
SIS, 63, ", 60.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
MOORE TOPS STAR
HORSESHOE FIELD
Long Ringer Streaks Mark His
Victory in Merryman Event.
FARRELL Is Second,

PILL MOORE. winner of The Eve
ming Star horseshoe tournament,
had another feather in his cap today.
having defeated seven star pitchers
in the Joe Merryman Sweepstakes
finished last night At Brentwood.
Moore won seven straight games
When it seemed his perfect slate
would be marred by Temp FARRELL,
Maryland champion, Moore tossed 81
ringers in ~ shoes to win, 50-41.
FARRELL finished second, with six
wins and one loss. He pitched the
best game of the tournament, with S6
per cent ringers against Bean to win,
50-3.
In q skirmish with Lee Fleshman,
Moore tossed 10 consecutive ringers
and 80 in the last 36 Shoes Flesh
man was third, with i've games won
and two lost.
Moore's general ringer percentage
was "A, Jarrell's, u, and F1eshman's,
SO.
Sale tied with Battiste for fourth
place, with standing Of and 4;
Beall was sixth. with and S: Mills,
seventh, with l and 6, and Rogers,
eighth, with 0 and Z.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
d. Sailors Sho,u Trophy Glass Grid Prophets Get Tough Start
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

A THOUGH Walter johnson has
- finished the season with .
record Of IS victories and 20 defeats
with . seventh-place club, 1t has
been his poorest year since he made
his debut with the Mats In 1907.
The following year he won IA games
and lost IA. but ever since his record
has been well above the 500 mark.
Washington closed its season in
Detroit with an 8-5 victory and Is
still q game behind sixth place.
Fred Mcleod, Columbia Country
Clubs golf professional. set q record
for his home course with q IL.
Paired with Charles H. Orme. one
Of the best of Columbia's amateurs,
the home team defeated the trio of
Howard Beckett. Dave Burgess and
Jack Burgess. 3 and 2.
w. @. Country Morris. former
Tech High and Maryland State
College star athlete, will be as
sistant foot ball coach at Clemson
College this Fall and then become
head basket ball and base ball
coach there. 1t Is probably that
Louis Whiting, former George
Washington star. win take Morris
place at Gallalldet.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
''Life,Sauing From Capsised
Boats'' on Regatta Program,

vessel. theoretically incapable Of
being reached by life boats, breeches
buoy will be fired from the Coast
Guard station on land, contracting the
two parties-victims and rescuers.
Following actual methods used by
the Coast Guard, the 1irst line fired
from the shore station will bear in
structions to the victims As to the
method Of rescue. This line they will
fasten to . spar Of the ship" they're
on, enabling the life savers to install
. breeches buoy to be worked on
pulley effect.
The breeches buoy is nothing but
. pair Of buoyant pants. into which
the victims slip their legs and are
carried to shore by the pulley. With
duckings not out Of order in such In
stances, several Of the 0uardsmen
may give spectators . taste Of that
tomorrow.
The demonstration will be con-
cluded with an illustration Of righting
q capsized boat. . group Of the Coast
Guard purposely upsetting one Of
their boats for this phase Of the
display.