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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
CHAPTER VIII

It was long before I got to sleep.
There were too many things in the
room with me. The visit of the
woman who had reused Mrs. Shaw's
morality joined the procession of
puzzles that marched endlessly
round my bed. It made no sense.
Neither did my conclusion that the
caller must have been seeking some
other David Mallory. Neither did
anything else.
When slumber caught me at last,
/ oversight and again reached the
Paget apartment breath1ess and just
on time. Annie led me to the work.
room. The sanity of winter SUM-
light, streaming in through the win
dow, the stacked papers on the desk,
the typewriter, the very couch on
which Grosvenor had sat glowering
the evening before, all were solid,
normal things that tangled further
my suspicious. I looked through the
window. Beyond the easement
across the air shaft, / had seen the
boy at his furtive mission. As I
watched, dim figure drew up the
shade. The Ferriters had come
home. I turned and faced Miss
Agatha.
GOOD morning, David" she said
briskly. "You and I are among the
few punctual people in this world.
Mr.. Ferriter hasn't arrived?"
81 haven't seen him." I replied.
Perhaps he is next door, The apart
ment-"
She bit through an invisible thread
and nodded.
Eyes. They have come back. I've
invited them all to lunch. Perhaps
my precious genealogist thinks he
is not to report till then"
She peered at me and pursued:
"You needn't look shocked, Da-
vid. I've broken bread during long
life with many more disreputable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
QUESTION BOX

Q.-What is coronary thrombosis?
A. - Coronary thrombosis is a
blocking of a blood vessel by a clot,
or because the walls get thickened.
Q.-What causes excessive perspi-
ration?
Adhesive Precipitation is a
natural condition in some families.
May be due to nervousness, to Ger.
tain foods or drugs, anaemia. Treat.
ment is given according to the
cause. In the meantime zinc stea-
rate powder is helpful.
Q.-What causes me to have Sc
we're gnawing and boring pains
through the upper part of my stom.
ach and chest?
A. - Your symptoms could be
caused by nervousness. However,
your physician could tell you by one
examination.
Q.-What could ! do to soften my
toenails sufficiently to cut them?
A.-Some find that vaseline rubbed
into the nails every night for a week
or 10 days softens them to some ex.
tent. Perhaps you are getting toe
much lime into your system.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
SYNOPSIS

David Mallory. in search of newspaper
work in New York. is forced to accept a job
as switchboard operator IN a swank apart
ment house, managed by officious Timothy
Higgins. There David meets Miss Agatha
Paget. a crippled old lady, and her charm
ing niece. Allegro. One day. talking with
Higgins in the lobby. David is alarmed by a
piercing scream. David finds the scream
came from the Ferriter apartment. not far
from the Pagets. The Ferriters include
Lyon and Everett. and their sister, lone.
Everett, a genealogist. is helping Agatha
Paget write a book about her blue-blooded
ancestors. Inside the apartment they find a
black bearded man-dead. No weapon can
be found The police arrive. Higgins, who
actively dislikes David. informs him that he
IS fred. David is called to the Paget apart
ment. Agatha Paget offers him job help
ing write her family history-which will un-
earth few family skeletons. He accepts
the offer. Meanwhile. police suspect Lyon
Fsrriter of the murder. Jerry Cochrane Of
the Press offers David job helping solve
the murder. David accepts. He is TO keep
on working for Miss Paget Later David
meets Grosvenor Paget. Anegra's brother.
Then. that night. David sees GroSvenor
Drowl through the Ferriter apartment. Da-
vid confronts Grosvenor with the story. He
Is told 10 mind his own business. Then Da-
yid goes 70 Higgins basement fat to re-
trieve his luggage. In the darkness he
brushes against an unknown person. and in
attempting TO capture him. falls over his
Own suitcase.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

Mr.. Mallory. but you simply cannot
receive well-ladies here"
She glared at me with the sour
air of morality that fat women so
often wear.
GOOD God" I answered, what
put that into your mind?"
I'm not," she told me, more
suspicious than most, Mr.. Mallory,
but lady called to see you an
hour ago."
"a LADY," l asked with what
breath I had. did she have blue
eyes and blond hair?"
Mrs. Shaw might have looked so
at Brigham Young.
''This," said she, twas a dark
lady. Anxious to see you she was,
I'm sure. But she would leave no
message or name"
I watched her go on down the
stairs. At the landing, she flung
back:
very good-looking-if you like
that type"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Cause of Chills
And Treatment

a PHYSICIAN walking along the
IA street one morning felt some
chills run down his back and
throughout his body. He turned back
home, removed his clothing, and
climbed into bed The family were
astonished and naturally asked the
reason for going to bed.
81 don't know what is the matter.
felt the chills and I find my tenn
perature is up degrees. do not
feel sick but something is likely at
lacking me and by going to bed
instead of staying on my feet, I'll
give my heart more strength to fight
off whatever is coming.
A physician was called in, made
an examination of heart, lungs, abb
domen, but as there was no pain or
other symptoms he was unable to
locate any trouble aside from a little
redness of the throat. The physi-
clan remained in bed almost a week
as the heart rate was up to 100
most of this time. No definite all
ment occurred.
When something is causing trouble
inside the body anywhere, the blood
from the surface goes to this point
to fight it. This causes the chill or
chilliness of the skin and is a dis
tinct warning that some trouble
slight or severe-is present.
A chill, for instance, is usually a
sign of a cold, of influenza, pneu-
monia or other acute ailments. The
fever that follows the chill is really
the effort of the body to fight off
the ailment
Bed, hot drink, with hot water
bottles at the beginning and end Of
the attack, is the best treatment.
Don't neglect chill. It may
mean very little, but, on the other
hand, it may be the first sign of a
severe infection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
BY FREDERIC E. VAN DE WATER

81 don't care for your friends
manners, or his mind or his smell.
Unless he cares to argue it, III be
on my way"
My voice must have been loud for
men at other tables looked at me,
and Gene, the waiter, came hurry
ing across the room. Breath went
from Duke with a hiss. He lurched
and tried to rise but Cochrane threw
himself sidewise and held him down.
Easy, Larry" he soothed,
you're drunk" and to me, make
it fast"
I obeyed. He overlook me at the
Broadway corner.
Young Lochinvar!" he said,
painting.
81 don't like that guy" I told him
sulkily.
He grinned.
$50 / gathered. It was a fool
play to bring you there. We better
meet in your room hereafter, &C.
complete.
He left me at the subway station.
I walked on uptown and wished that
I had thrown his job after him. And
then I was sorry that had not told
Cochrane all / had learned of Gros-
venor. I knew that l could not do
that either. Loyalties pulled me two
ways.
I stood aside on the stair to let
my landlady descend. She stopped
and peered down severely.
eff anyone calls when I'm away,
Mrs. Shaw" I told her, you can
let him in my room"
Him." said Mrs. Shaw and
shifted. I've no objection to 'hims,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

ment of old or chronic ulcers of the
skin.
Dr.. James R. Driver, DR.. G. w.
Brinkley and Dr. Maurice Sullivan,
Cleveland, outline their method in
the THEOLOGICAL and Cutaneous tSkin)
Review.
AFTER experimenting with various
formulas for application to indolent
ulcers this one was found to be sat
isfactory:
Commercial cod liver oil-88 per
cent.
white wax-12 per cent"
The wax prevents the too rapid
absorption of the oil in the dress
ings and when the dressing is re-
moved it usually clings to the dress
ing, thus making it possible to pre-
vent injuring the healing surface.
A generous amount of ointment,
usually one-fourth inch In thickness,
is spread on gauze or muslin, then
covered with oiled silk or oiled pa
per, and bandaged in place. A
warm, moist chamber about the ul-
Ger is thus produced.
PrecautiOn to Be Taken.
Following the first application a
marked activity (ulcer is no longer
indolent) is generally set up, result
ing in an increased amount of pus
and the liquid part of blood. The
ulcer soon assumes a ruddy, clear,
healthy appearance and new sur
face skin can be seen growing in
from the margins of the ulcer.
When this condition is noted, the
dressing need be changed only ev-
cry four or five days (instead OF
daily, and extreme care must be
used to avoid injury, by wiping with
cotton or gauZe.
If any of the pus gets on sur
rounding skin it should be wiped of
with soap and water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
DISACREEABLE?

Kathleen Norris answers letter
from fearful .Donan uho complains
that her husband is always glum and
moody. He acts hait-dead," she To-
Rrents. Miss Norris garns that this may
easily be her otCn fault. Her dosCn-
hearted husband is probably carrying
too heavy a burden resulting from ex-
cessire expenses Of his rUife and daugh-
tiers. Come doicn to earth" she adj
vises, and you toiH all be much hap
pier"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

to calling the turn
on football than
anyone I've ever
known.
l. There are
times you can lose
'em all, and still
look good in every
game you lost.
There are times
you can win and
not look good at
all. /"
2. There is only
one thing in foot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

this. When some
team gets beaten
the crowd swings
from that outfit to
others unbeaten and
united.
This is all out OF
focus. In the first
place, most teams
have certain objec-
tives for which they
must later on be
ready. In the Sec
ond place, sched-
t.I1- 1I4- As- -1r%
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
TODAY'S
H EALTH H
COLUMN
stimulate

ing old or chronic
bone infammations
-osteomylitis. The
bone is scraped out
thoroughly and the
cod liver oil fills in
the hollow left by
the removal of the
diseased bone. It
was only natural
therefore that physi-
clans, particularly
S k i n specialists,
should try using cod
Ii1,ar oil IN the fraof-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

ules play big part
in any seasons final roundup-a ter
rife part.
Pennant-winning teams in the
National and American baseball
leagues are only supposed to have a
$50 average-about two out Of three.
Few coaches have the reserve
strength on hand to get keyed up for
every game. 1t can't be done unless
the reserve material is exceptional
or the schedule is full Of weak spots.
Why should team that plays
eight or nine hard games be judged
against a team that plays four hard
games and four or five setups?
Take Your Choice
l recall a good many years ago
when Major Daley was coaching
Army. His two main assignments
were Yale in October and Navy In
late November.
81 can win either game" he said
to the Army staff. 81 can beat Yale
in October or Navy In November.
But / can't win both. Which is your
main objective?"
Well take last fall. Ohio State
won one Of the hardest conference
championships football knows-the
Big Ten. Yet Ohio State lost two
major games-to Cornell and Michi-
gan.
Southern California won the Pa
cific conference title and the Rose
Bowl windup. Yet Southern Cali
fornia was tied by Oregon and out
played by Washington, both Of whom
were beaten and outplayed by u.
c. L. A.
Shining Examples
The two best teams in football
last fall were Cornell and Texas
A. & M. They were neither tied nor
beaten. Nor was Tennessee until it
hit the Rose Bowl. But in all frank
ness not one Of these had to play a
NOtre Dame or an Iowa schedule
nor Minnesota schedule.
For another example, suppose
most teams had to meet Wander
bits current schedule-Princeton,
Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Mississip-
pi, Alabama and Tennessee among
others.
Let some of these mop-up winners
try out that last-named menu on
their piccolos.
I'll give you another-U. c. L. A.
Here it goes-S. M. u, Santa Clara,
Texas A. & M, California, Oregon
State, Stanford, Oregon, Washington
State, Washington and Southern Cal
ifornia. Only nine or ten tough ones
in row, including six of the ma
tons best.
The Big Difference
Two or three setup games can
make all the difference In the world,
such as many high ranking teams
have. They give the coach a chance
to rest up any injured men and get
them ready for the next hard test,
while another coach, facing one
tough opponent after another, has
no such break.
For this reason there is no such
animal as a national champion. Ii
is complete impossibility with so
many teams playing so many differ
ent schedules.
The closest claim ! recall to any
so-called national championship was
Knute Rockne's last Notre Dame
team-1930-that mopped up East,
Midwest, Southwest and Far West.
The only close calls came against
Southern Methodist and Army, the
latter on the worst football day and
the worst football field / ever saw
rain, sleet, snow, fog and ice
Bob Zuppke of Illinois, philoso-
pher, artist and coach, comes closer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

L a husband very little.
When life goes dull for him;
or his business is worrisome;
when he has nothing to remem-
Der of his fishing trip but sun
burn and an unpaid poker debt;
when one child has a cold and
the mouth of the other is disig-
ured by dental bands, then it is
Dads royal prerogative to be
disagreeable, and he has to be
man of real strength of charac-
ter and real sweetness of temper
to be anything else.
Nobody can stop him if he
wants to be disagreeable.
When a man drinks or gam
bles to excess, beats his chill
dren, is unfaithful to his wife,
there is something she can do about
it. But when he merely criticizes,
sulks, snaps and growls, she is help
less unless she wants to turn shrew,
and at the same time turn the house
into a hell for all concerned.
Dads Mood Affects All.
Most women don't do that, if only
for the sake of their own dignity
and for the children. They over
look, they smile, they explain and
placate and endure until the bad
mood passes.
dad is in bad mood tonight"
they say in an undertone. The chill
dren glance at him apprehensively.
A dismal quiet rules the dinner ia
BILE No young voice dares pipe up
about the movie; the approaching
finals at school; the need of new
shoes. Mother makes few tenta-
tive starts.
''Nice that Doctor Smith won the
club golf match" she says. And
after moment Harriet telephoned
today, just to ask about all of us.
They've decided not to move"
Silence. Silence. The head of the
house looks unutterably weary, looks
family annoyed.
my husband is everything that is
good and fine in character" writes
a Boston wife, ''but he is so glumi
/ could count on my fingers the
times I have seen Larry really
cheerful. We have four young
daughters, and have had hard times
financially. But times are better
now, and we are paying off bills and
planning-or, I am, at least. for a
move to a nicer house and little
expansion generally. Larry takes
no interest in this, he glooms away
silently at meals, is very apathetic
over any talk of change, and goes
silently through life as if he were
haf-dead.
"The effect of this on me and the
girls is of course perfectly terrible.
We can't start up conversation
while that deaths-head of boredom
and disapproval is looking on. As a
result we make our own plans and
keep quiet when Papa is around.
Larry resents this, too, for when I
ask for money he hasn't heard our
plans, doesn't know what it is for
and generally growls about it.
No Criticism Allowed.
"All this seems very sad, to me.
We could be so happy! The girls
deeply admire and really love their
father; / have never allowed N.Y.
self or them the slightest criticism
of him. I have always reminded
them that he works hard to keep
us all comfortable and happy, that
he stints himself to carry a heavy
Reinsurance, just for us, and that
he does truly love us, deep down in
his heart. But / find it hard going,
sometimes. Now Patsy and Sheila
are Is, twins, and Brenda and Mar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
l6oi19!i3|Q

IN THE wake of footballs mid
Aseason mark we find again one
major flaw in the mental attitudes
of too many supporters. II Is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

more of the foods
containing lime or
taking lime di-
rect-calcium lac
tate, gluconat tie,
and a specially
prepared chlorid
old ulcers to heal.
Vitamin D as it occ
oil has been found e.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Cod Liver Oil
FOrTreatrnent
OF Skin Ulcers
BY DIR. JAMES w. BARTON
Released by Western Newspaper Unisn.l

lust why some ulcers on the
) skin are so indolent or slow
in healing is often hard to UNI
derstand. Som etimes eating
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

TO MAKE himself disagree
able is a luxury that costs
i a husband very little.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
Political Feud
Echoes asSRA
Director Fired

SANTA ANA, Cal, July "a. tUP)
An echo of the recent political
feud caused when Governor Culbert
Olson asked Lieutenant Governor
Ellis Patterson to resign was heard
here today when Lawrence T. Platt.
Orange county SRA director. was
dismissed from office.
Platt said he received notice from
S. G.. RubinoW, state relief admin
istrator. that he was through at
p. m. today Platt said economy"
was given as the reason, but he
charged other things were behind
his dismissal.
Platt blamed John r. Richards.
state director of finance. claiming
that Richards moved in" on Gov
ernor Olson while the latter was at
tending the Democratic convention
in Chicago.
Platt claimed Richards was try
ing to take over the Olson admin
iStration He said 1T is an infiltra-
ton of the old Communists and
the fifth column.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20 1901
Published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the PostPrcss Sunday, cs-
ablishcd 1856 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company. 625
state street, FL Centre. Calf.
Paul Jenkins. publisher: a. G..
Johnston, vicc-president and
general manager; +. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co., Inc,
National Advertising Represent
ativcs.
Entered at FL Ccntro. California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California
5L per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
Press tSundays), per month
zoe: paid in advance, 3 months.
S1.65; months. $3.25: one year.
$500; outside California $1.O0 per
month.
Member California Newspaper
Publish crs' Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24

Lost, Found Astrdy

STRAYED 2 small Sorrcll mares
with haltCrS. Call 676J. 7-26
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
OF ANA HOTEL,
Business Services

WE ARE wrccklng the old FL Cen
tro hotel at 5th 81 Main and have
for sale: 1x3, 1x4, Ike, lX8, 1X10,
1x12, 2x3. 2X4, 2x6, 2X8, 2Xl0 and
2X12. We have serveral wash
basins, bath tubs, toilets, doors,
windows; also some metal ceiling,
pipe 4 to 2 inch, black and gal
vaniZed, = and 4 inch sewer pipe
and fittings, brick $500 per thou
sand and various other thing, all
at bargain.
FL, CENTRIC I,BR. 81 TRADING Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
ATTACK SLAYER MUST
DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

RAIFORD, Fla, July "a. CUP)-
Thomas Mcbride Cochran today was
ordered put to death in the cleo
trio chair next Monday at $50 a.
m. for the attack Staying of pretty
school girl whom nc lured from
home with promises of movie fame.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
Rooms for Rent
I9 Smr' Homes, Sdie-Rent
2I Country PrOperty-Rent

UP TO 80 Acres EARLY TOMATO
LAND in frOstlcsS belt northeast
of Calipatpira. New Land and
Tiled. SMITH 81 McKcndry, PHI.
80 Calipatria, Calf. III
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
IS Trucks Tractors Traiisrs

FOR SALE powerfully built two
horse or livestock trailer A steal
at S65. Inquire Imperial 348l.
7-20
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
ii Apartments For Rent

TWO ROOM furnished apartment,
Frigidairc, dry filtered air cooler.
All utilities free except gas. 5000
week. Mission Apartments. 10
NICE LARGE furnished apt, pr
vatc bath. cooler TlrCt frli1".
$32.5n. Flrctririty and Vator paid.
gl6 So. attn. 7-25
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24

RENT OR SALE ten or eighteen
acres for vegetables ono half mile
south ON Eighth street r.. w.
Boyd, RI Box 3l2, FL Centre.
7-26
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
Used Cars
81 [

WE HAVE A FEW repossessed cars
priced right Peoples Finance &
Thrift Co, 638 Main. Phone Sis
or 525.
For reaching most people at
smallest cost use poSt-prCSS want
adSl
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
RED RYDER

fOADED WIN a uEAVY COLD SHIPMENT,
| UlC NUGGET CIV STAGE PAT1LES OVER
! f'hPRtN Wastes VITA An uNRECoGNiZEO
tV1lAW AND EED RTDER
! A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
~ COUntrU PrOperty-Sdie

County ranch, 26 acre
of fruit and WalnutS good A
room house, garage. $1,000. S230o
dn. Terms. Sam Flower, G26 =
Stltc. Santa Barbara.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-24
2 Situations Wanted
- business Opportunities

STORE bldg. heart of Santa Barb
ara. Income $135 mo. or moro.
$4,000, $4,000 dn. Bal. 10 yrs,
e.. Cafe doing fine, fully equip
ped, $4,000. Sam Flowers, GO
state. Santa Barbara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-25

AONatNW kNG3B E0AaMAAUNMA @0NN0GH
New York, June 2S-CuPl-StockS
broke badly today under lead Of war
issues, Trading picked up moderate
",
Losses ranged TO 4 points, Aircraft
were particularly weak, Steels had
declines ranging 10 more than 2
points, Motors were off fractions TO
2 points, utilities, strongest yeSter-
day, more than lost their gains Of
the previous session,
selling was induced by the follow
ing factors, according 10 WAM street:
l, Fears that Germany, with
France completely under domina-
ton, now win launch Ito drive
against Great Britain,
2. Proposed limitation on profits
TO . per cent naaSiMumS on govern
msnt navel and plane contracts,
3, Signing Of the htlion-dollar
tax bill which Is seen rs but the be-
ginning Of q series OF tax measures
designed to finance defense expendt-
lures,
4 Ola guard opposition against
wendell L, Willkie, Wall Streets ia
vorite for the Republican nominal
ton,
Douglas Aircraft broke to q new
low ct 90 So on 4 lie, New lows
also were made by Glenn Martin
at 10 Sc o: 2 la, United Aircraft
at - la on 3 Sc; and Lookheed
a Ia OH 2 S.A
Other big losers among war stocks
were Bethlehem Steel at ~ lie on
3 Ia, U, 8, steel 81 Ia on 2 IL,
New York Shipbuilding 10 ID on
I SIS, Du pont lss Ia on 2 l-&
Allied Chemical $50 on 81 Chrysler
81 S.s OF 2 la Caterpillar Trao-
tor &c l-A on q La and American
WOODEN preferred 80 20 OH 3 lie,
Losses Of q point and more were
made by Brooklyn Union Gas, Con-
Solidated EdiSon and North AMert-