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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

stantly shocked not only men,
bers of the diplomatic corps but
his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as well.
Unusual Refreshments"
In fact one of the most I'M
usual New Years Day recep-
tons in American history was
held during his administration
and it was unusual because of
the Refreshments" served. 1t
came about in this way:
When jefferson was a candi-
date for President one of his
most ardent supporters was the
Rev. John Leland, a Baptist min
lister, long a resident of Virginia
but at that time living in Chesh-
ire, Mass. He knew what Jeffer-
son had done for religious liberty
in the Old Dominion and to show
his appreciation he determined
to aid Jefferson's election in any
way he could. One Sunday he
announced from the pulpit that
every person who owned one or
more cows was invited to bring
one days supply of milk to a
cider mill owned by Capt. John
Brown, a veteran of the Revolu-
ton.
AS result great quantity
of milk was brought to the mill
and Leland announced that a
huge cheese was to be made
from it. When this was done, the
minister mounted a block, led
his people in singing a hymn and
then announced that he was dedi-
eating this cheese, the greatest
the world had ever seen, to jeff
erson to whom it was to be pre-
scented. Then the question arose
as to how this huge cheese was
to be transported over the 500
miles which separated Cheshire
and Washington. But Leland was
equal to that task. He waited
until there was plenty of snow
on the ground. Then he placed
the cheese in a sleigh and drove
it himself to Washington. Of it's
reception there a contemporary
newspaper account said:
The Mammoth Cheese.
Washington Federal City,, December
30.-Yesterday the great cheese arrived
in a wagon drawn by six horses, hand.
somely decorated with ribbons This
wonderful piece of curd is a present
from the Republican ladies of Cheshire.
in Massachusetts, to Thomas Jefferson,
the Republican President of Americal 1t
measures feet inches diameter, is /
foot inches thick and weighs 1850
pounds.
We understand that the President
means, in a few days, to invite all the
members of both houses, of both parties,
to partake of this American cheese, &C.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
A Monument to a Beetle

IT'S hard to believe, but tn e
L citizens of Enterprise, Alabama,
have erected fine-looking monu-
ment in their town to a beetle.
The beetle is the boil weevil, about
the most destructive insect there is.
On the monument is engraved
these words: "Jn profound appreci-
alton of the boil weevil and what
it has done as the herald of pros
perity." What happened in Enter
prise was the boil weevils got so
they ate up so much of the local
cotton crop the farmers in despair
finally began to grow other crops
the weevil didn't eat. Much to their
surprise, their total income from
crop sales soon jumped to triple
the amounts they had received in
the best cotton years. So the boil
weevil had done them a left-handed
good favor.
The boil weevil was imported into
the United States from Central
America. It was first noted near
Brownsville, Texas, about 1892. Be-
cause it is immune to most ordinary
insecticides, it has run rampant
throughout the cotton fields of the
South, eating up millio n S
of dollars worth of crops every year.
Literally thousands of small farm
ers have been ruined through it's
ravages.
In addition to the boil weevil, the
price of cotton has been so low
in recent years as to render its
growing improbable for many
farmers. Thus they have bee n
forced to diversity their crops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Don't IrFifafe
Gas BIOafinu

~ you want to really GET RID OF
GAS and terrible bIoatina, don't expect
to do it by Just doctorina your stoni-
ach with harsh, Irritating aikalies and
"pas tablets" Most GAS is lodged in
the stomach and upper intestine and
Is due to old poisonous matter in the
constipated bowels that are loaded
with iIl-causinq bacteria.
II your constipation Is OF long stand
Ing, enormous quantities of dangerous
bacteria accumulate. Then your diaes-
tion is upset. GAS often presses heart
and lungs, making life miserable.
You can't eat or sleep. Your head
aches. Your back aches. Your COM
plexion is saIlow and pimply. Your
breath is foul. You are sick, nrouehy.
Mretched, unhappy person. YOUR
SYSTEM IS POISONED.
!. Thousands of sufferers have found in
Adierika the quick, scientific way TO
rid their systems Of harmful bacteria.
Adlerika rids you of gas, and cleans
foul poisons out OF BOTH upper and
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

by the political situation of the
times. cat one of these levees
Mr.. Adams was pushed about
for more than two hours" says
a contemporary chronicler. "He
stood in the center of the center
room and most pathetically shook
hands the whole time. In the
ladies corner it was all chat,
flutter and graceful bowling. In
the hall a band was planted to
keep the nerves of the company
in the proper degree of agitation.
There was talking, squealing,
promenading, bowling, drinking
coffee and slipping liquors"
When "Old Hickory" Jackson
became President, the riotous
scenes at his inaugural and the
reception afterwards were indie
alive of what would likely take
place when the public was in
vited to the White House on New
Years Day. But king Mob"
seems to have behaved pretty
well at those affairs, for there
is no record of any unusually
disorderly scenes to mar the
receptions. Perhaps the presence
at these January l functions of
Jackson's favorite cabinet minis
ter, Martin Van Buren,, secretary
of state, who was a cline gentle
man" and extremely formal,
toned them down. Certainly when
Van Buren, became President the
formality and decorous behaviour
upon which he insisted gave the
receptions a new dignity.
They Were Well Shaken.
But well-behaved though the
public may have become when
they visited the Executive Man.
sion, these receptions were still
something of trial to the Presi-
dent and his family, as witness
this plaintive letter written of
President John Tyler's daughter
in-law.
The first of January, 1912. is passed.
never to return, and / am nearly to
going off with it. never felt so tired
in all my life as I am this evening. stand
ing up for two hours and shaking hands
with don't know how many thousands
of people.
Such big fists as some of the people
had, and such hard shakes as they gave
my poor little hand, tool One great,
hearty countryman gave me clutch
and a shake that I almost expired
under.
But couldn't help laughing when
Fletcher Webster whispered to me,
when taken to be well shaken"
Eventually the crowds became
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Twas This Way
&c
By LYLE SPENCER
@ Western Newspaper Union.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The Metal That Talks

Fl ISTORY is full of cases where
smart men have made fortunes
out of ideas that have bee.4 lying
around unnoticed for years.
Take the case of the German steel
chemist who made a name for him.
self through an old Japanese duel
ling sword he picked up in a muse
UNI. That sword had long history.
1t had been made way back in 1880
A. D., by the famous Nipponese art
list, Masume. 1t was exquisitely
shaped and fashioned, as were all
Oriental swords of that period. But
unlike all other weapons, its blade
was tougher and harder than any
other iron implement made in the
Middle ages.
Hundreds of people had previous
ly noted this popularity in the
sword. out the steel chemist was the
first one to do anything about it.
He took it back to his laboratory,
where analysis showed that it con-
tanned traces of rare and curious
element known as molybdenum.
He kept his discovery a secret
and continued his experiments.
Nothing more was heard about the
chemist or moiybderum until the
World war broke out. Then the
Allies learned to their sorrow all
about the superiority of the German
artillery. The Teuton guns shot
straighter and farther than those of
the Allies because they were made
of molybdenum alloy! The re-
search of the obscure German ex-
pert and his Japanese sword had
borne fruit.
Today molybdenum alloys are very
important metals in industry. One
of their many uses is in the radio
industry. Thus its name, "the met
al that talks"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Pelicans Fish in Flocks

One of the strangest things about
pelicans is the way they fish. They
always do this in large fiocks. If on
a bay, they form a wide half-circle
and paddle toward shore. catching
all the fish that happer to be In
closed within the circle. On narrow
tivers and canals they divide into
two bands. Each bard forms a
half-circle stretching across the riv-
er and the two flocks swim toward
each other, scooping up fish with
their huge bills in the same manner
men do with nets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

with his compliments.
When James Madison became
President his vivacious wife,
Dolly Madison, did a great deal
of entertaining and their New
Years reception were lavish
displays of hospitality. The same
was true of the Monroes and
their receptions were especially
happy affairs because this was
the EZRA of good feeling"
Adams is pushed Around"
But the receptions given by
John Quincy Adams were not
such happy affairs-at least, not
for that rather prim New Eng
lander who was much harassed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Blue Niles Origin

Lake Tana, about one-eighth the
size of Lake Erie, gives rlse to the
Blue Nile river, which, joining the
White Nile at Khartoum in tn g
Sudan, furnishes, in its overflow, the
needed irrigation water and rich
silt for coaxing river valley areas
in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and
Egypt into flower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

companied with abundance of American
biscuit and American porter. This viii
be indeed "the feast of reason and the
flow of SOUL
I'VE are all Federalists-we are all
Republicans"
And "partake of this Ameri-
can cheese" they did at the New
Years reception, after the Rev.
Leland had presented it in person
to Jefferson who made an ap-
propriate speech in reply. He
then cut off a piece, which he
asked the minister to take back
to the good people Of Cheshire
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Mistakes From Pride

I HAVE been more and more
l convinced, the more l think
of it, that, in general, pride
is at the bottom of all great
mistakes. All the other pas
sions do occasional good; but
whenever pride puts in its
word, everything goes wrong;
and what it might really be
desirable to do, quietly and
innocently, it is MORALLY dam
gerous to do proudly.-Ruskin.
The most aff1uent may be
stripped of all, and find his
worldly comforts like so many
weather leaves dropping from
him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

by ELMO SUIT WAISON
NOWHERE else in the
L ' United States is New
Years day celebrated more in
accordance with long-standing
tradition than in the nations
capital. Time was when the
people of virtually every Amer
lean city observed the custom
of keeping open house" on
January and paying New
Years calls" But modern days
(and especially the "whoopee
era") changed all that. After a
riotous New Years Eve cele-
bration, the average celebrant
didn't feel much like making
the rounds for formal calls the
next day. So this custom, like
so many others of the so-called
good old days." gradually
went into the discard.
However, in Washington,
where precedent is a fetish and
tradition a vital force in every
day life, this custom has SUR
vived- longer. 1t has been modi-
fed somewhat, of course, but
among some Washingtonians,
especially the Cliff Dwellers"
Gold residents) it has been kept
alive in much the same form as
in the past.
Perhaps one reason why it has
been so little changed is that
the annual New Years Day re-
ception at the White House has
served as a model for other
"open houses" Established as a
symbol of the fact that there is
no barrier between the sovereign
people and their elected leaders,
this custom of throwing open the
doors of the Executive Mansion
to the public on New Years Day
was observed by almost every
President from Washington down
to Hoover. By that time it be-
came apparent that, praise
worthy though it's intent might
be, this reception, which imposed
upon the President the ordeal of
shaking hands with thousands of
people within few hours, was
too great a strain upon the Chief
Executive and when President
Roosevelt entered the White
House the custom was regret
fully but very wisely abandoned.
Began in New York.
1t began in New York when
that city was the seat of govern
ment. George Washington was
accustomed to receive prominent
government officials during the
day and Mrs. Washington pre-
sided over a levee in the eve-
4A1IlS- AiC SOoIO1lI do SOllLlllQSO
in Philadelphia with the levees
attended by both men and women
who enjoyed the refreshments
provided by the President and
his wife, However, there was lit
tie handshaking and at the close
of the affair the President
usually gave a short speech APP
propriate to the occasion.
The first New Years recep-
ton held in the White House in
. Washington was that of President
John Adams and since the Pres
ident's House or Palace, as it
was then called, was still I'M
finished, it was held on the sec
ond floor, in the oval room. Al
though the public was invited to
this affair, the same formality,
which had characterized the lev
ees held by George and Martha
Washington, prevailed.
With the elevation of Thomas
jefferson to the Presidency the
formal nature of the New Years
Day receptions changed radical
ly. Although a member of the
Virginia aristocracy, Jefferson
was an extremely democratic
gentleman, so much that he con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Better Than Gas

The boy and girl were out in the
highway when the car broke down.
He didn't seem to mind and want
ed to make love. "My kisses will
put new life in you," he said.
"Then for goodness sakes get
out and kiss the carr she replied
sweetly.-Florida Tines-Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Straight and Narrow

The negro was being examined
for a drivers license.
"And what is the white line in
the middle of the road for?" ha
was asked.
"Fo' bicycles" was the reply.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Silence SuSDiciOuS

Silence Suspicious
Woman Charged with assault
ing her husband: 81 asked i'm
if e loved me, an e was so long
thinkin' about it that I it i'm with
a mop"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
Not Likely

Lady Ito bus conductor)-Do
you stop at the Grand Hotel?
Conductor-No, ma'am, not on
my salary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
HydrochoIoric Acid in Stomach

The normal gastric juice contains
about or per cent to GA per ccII
Of hydrocholoric acid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31

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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21
.UNTYBRIEFS

Chicken StOlen-P. N. McBray-
er reported to the county sheriffs
office Monday that between II and
20 chickens were stolen from his
place half a mile northwest of Ell
Centro sometime Sunday night
Deputy sheriffs are investigating.
Brought to Jail-Frank McHenry,
81, was brought to the county jail
Monday to begin serving a 30-day
Jail sentence. He was convicted
and sentenced in Brawley.
Final Decree Granted-Agnes M.
Moore was granted a final decree
of divorce from J. L. Moore on the
grounds of extreme cruelty, ac-
cording to papers filed at the coun-
ty clerks office Monday
Marriage License Issued--Marce-
limo Carrion, 26, and Florence Mel
indres, II, both Brawley residents,
obtained a marriage license at the
county clerks office Monday.
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Intend to Wed-Florencio D. Lo-
miboa, 25, and Juanita Ramsey, IT,
Monday filed notice of intention to
we'd according to records at the
county clerks office. The young
people are residents Of Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21

The air cooling systems range
from such elaborate affairs as that
recently installed in the M. o. King
store in Ell Centre to tiny, one-room
units which may be moved at the
will of the home owner from living
room to bedroom, or to any other
room. Prices have as wide a range
as the size of the systems.
Stores Lay Plans
DrygoodS stores, hardware stores,
drugStores, cafes, offices and other
establishments in almost every town
in the valley are considering or
have installed air cooling systems.
At least three drugstores in El Cen
tro will be air COOLED this summer.
Many home owners this year have
remodeled their homes to the extent
of insulation which will make cool
ing devices more simple to install.
Sulting in an ideal conditioning of
planned with such insulation, and
several plans for new homes include
the air cooling system in the original
draft. Home cooling systems may
be Installed for all rooms, for one
room, or may be portable units
which can be moved from room to
room as desired The cost is as low
as $1,000 for an average bungalow of
four or five rooms, and lower for
single units.
j. N. Berger, sales engineer for
the York Ice Machinery corpora
ton, Tuesday explained the ad-
vances in air cooling which have
made lower cost and greater eff
cheney possible for the largest and
the smallest units. Latest develop
ments make it possible, he said, to
maintain an average temperature of
85 degrees inside a building, even
when the temperature is ll0 outside,
without excessive humidity.
Drying Processes
Early attempts at cooling, using
ice-Water and fans, left the air
heavily humid Drying processes
have eliminated this difficulty, re-
sulting in an ideal conditioning of
the air which circulates through
cooled buildings. The highest degree
OF comfort is possible under new
cooling systems, Berger said.
Dust and impurities are removed
from the air by filtering system,
leaving it purer than that breathed
outside.
One feature of air cooling often
overlooked, Berger pointed out, is
that it gives maximum of effiei-
ency to those employed in the air
cooled buildings. Greater patronage
is experienced by establishments
using cooling systems, the sales en-
gineer further declared, citing fig
ures to back up his contention.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21
Councilmen Prevented
From Dec claratiOn
Of Election Returns

Failure of two absentee ballots
to arrive at city hall in time for
the first official canvass Monday
night, prevented councilmen from
declaring the official election re-
turns.
The group decided to meet at
o'clock Tuesday morning to make
the final tally as required by law.
The votes were not sufficiently
close for the count TO make any
difference.
Councilmen checked the returns
from the four city precincts and
counted the absentee ballots on
hand
Newly elected councilmen were
present for the organization meet
ing but it could not be held until
after the count is final. Several
friends of the councilmen were
present to see the new councilmen
sworn in.
Paul Longacre, president of Cen
tral Union high school student
body was a special guest of the
council
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Mrs. C. c. Smith accompanied
Mrs. Harold E. Doty of Ell Centro to
Long Beach last week. They were
sent as delegates to the South Pa
cific Women's conference of the
Baptist church at its meeting We'd
nesday until Friday.
Mrs Charles Hackleman called on
Mrs. Alex McRae Monday and Mrs.
c. G. Smith. Mrs. McRae has been
i'll for several days.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Frohly and
daughter Mildred motored to the
coast for the weekend. While there
they visited their nephew John
Sumner and the S. A. Grimes, all of
whom have friends in the valley.
Several schools met Friday at q
playday held at the Eucalyptus and
McCabe grounds. The primary
grades were sent to Eucalyptus and
the upper grades to McCabe The
Silsbee. Eucalyptus, McCabe, and
Elm schools took part.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Harrington
were accompanied Saturday by Mrs
Sally Wagner who has been visiting
here this winter and Mrs. j. P. Wag-
oner of Puenti. The Harringtons. re
turned Sunday, but Mrs. j. P. Wag-
oner will remain there until the end
of the week when her husband plans
to go up and get her.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21
GOVT. INSPECTOR
VISITING VALLEY

DR.. w. E. Howe. inspector in
charge of the United States bureau
of animal husbandry in California,
and DR.. w. w Worcester, super
visor of the tuberculosis eradica-
ton campaign among the dairy
cattle in California, visited Impe-
rial Valley Monday.
The visitors stopped for a routine
inspection relative to the progress
of tuberculosis eradication work i'll
the county and conferred with DR..
John c. Pace, county veterinarian
DR.. Howe spoke enthusiastically
concerning the type Of work being
done in this county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-21
BOY CONFESS
BURGLARY AT
SEAL HEIGHTS

A l6-year-old boy who said his
parents did not support him, was
said to have been caught Monday
in possession of articles he just
had taken from a home in the
Seal Heights neighborhood.
The youth told officers that he
took the articles which included;
two knives six inches in length,
one shirt, one deck of cards, two
pocket books, a fountain pen,
coin bank and a savings book.
Deputy sheriffs said the boy told
them he had been in the Imperial
county juvenile home last year and
that his parents are in Phoenix,
Ariz., and do not support him.