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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
news OF minnesota.

Half Fare Rates to Mimi. State Fair.
There having been some misleading
statements regarding half fare rates
to the Minnesota state fair, the exact
situation should be made plain to the
people of Northwest. All lines in the
Western Passenger Association have
already granted the half fare rate.
This includes the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul; the Northwestern" and
Omaha; the Great Western; the Min
neapolis & st. st. Louis; the Burling-
ION and the Wisconsin Central. It
will be seen from this that half rates
have actually been announced and are
assured for all southern and central
Minnesota, northern Iowa, eastern
South Dakota and western Wisconsin.
The Northern Pacific, Great North
ern and $500" lines have held up the
announcement of half rates pending
/. arrangements for protecting them
selves against the scalping of state
fair tickets; but there is not the least
question that these roads will grant
the rate as usual and that the official
announcement will be made in a short
time-perhaps before these lines reach
the reader. The people of the North
west need have no fear that they will
not get the usual half fare rate to the
Minnesota state fair.
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1t Is on the Fall Calendar of the New
York State Supreme Court.
DEAF MUTES FOR PRINCIPALS AND WITNESSES
Testimony to Be Taken in Foreign Sign Lam
guages and Translated Into English-Prob-
lem for Judge and Jury-Story
of the Quarrel.

New York. The most remarkable
suit ever tried in a court of law will
be heard when the New York supreme
court takes up it's autumn calendar.
Yet to say that the case will be
heard" is not stating the exact facts,
for the testimony will be given in that
most silent form of all silence-the
sign language of the deaf-mutes. Both
the parties to the case are mutes and
all the witnesses, of whom there will
be so or 60, are likewise afflicted, so
landed them in court will come from
the fingers instead Of from the lips.
But this is not the only remarkable
feature of this unusual case, which is
further complicated by the fact that
some of the witnesses cannot speak
English, so that a great deal of the
testimony will have to be given first
in the sign language in German, then
translated into English, again into the
sign language, and finally to spoken
English, so that the court and the Jury
may know what is going on.
With a situation like this the posi-
bilities to arise from the case are un-
limited, and the tribulations of the
presiding justice, the jury and the
counsel for both sides may better be
imagined than described at this time.
AS for the audience, it is promised a
most unusual event.
Case of Wide Interest.
The New York World, commenting
upon this remarkable case, says:
Eighty thousand deaf-mutes in this
country, and fully as many more in
Germany, Austria and France, will be
affected by the outcome of the case,
whatever it may be, for the parties at
law are both among the most prom
inent mutes in the world, and what
ever interests them will interest their
fellows in the United States and Eu-
rope.
"The 'belligerents are both prom
inent in New York city, where they
reside. There are two suits, one
brought as an Offset to the other, so
that both parties are plaintiffs and
each is a defendant. And, most GU
rious point of all, considering the fact
that everyone connected with the af-
fair is deaf-mute, the twin suits are
for-slander!
at would be hard, then, to conceive
= a more intricate, complicated, para
doxical situation than presents itself
now.
Jacques Loew, one of the plaintiff
defendants, is a well-known resident
of New York, which he has made his
home for the past 80 years since he
came from Austria. Although a deaf
mute, he is an expert worker in leath-
er and plush goods, and made good
living even before he became part
ner in one of the biggest concerns
manufacturing these goods. For a
score of years he was prominent fig
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
L1UHRE
II MEF'

cial delegates of the German mutes
but accompanying them, though un
burdened with credentials from his
silent countrymen, came mute of tai
ent and renown through all the father
land, Rudolf Janik.
"Lipgens, who had achieved great
prominence through the formation OF
a club bearing his name "a branch OF
the deaf-mute Masonic order known as
the League of Elect Surds), seized
upon the distinguished visitors from
Germany, and when they came to New
York gave them big banquet at the
Arena
"But Loew also was at the head of an
organization and had invited the dele
gates to attend reception given by
the Union League of Deaf-Mutes on
the same night that the Elect Surds
held their banquet.
''The delegates went to the Surds
dinner and in twinkling fingers told
of their joy and happiness. But they
did not go to the Loew society's recep-
ton, which was a gloomy affair as a
result.
"Yet they would have been there
claimed Loew, had not the busy fin
gers of Lipgens, writhing like snakes
poisoned their minds against him
Whereupon he was deeply Inundated
perhaps the more because the greater
part of the expense of the leagues re-
ception had to be borne by him per-
sonally.
ut hurt him especially because
Wutzulik was an old friend of his
whom he had entertained during a
similar congress of deaf-mutes at the
Chicago worlds fair; and when Lip
gems accompanied Wutzulik to st.
Louis and back again to New York
and never let him go near Loew all
the time he was in the country Loew
writhed with anger
Then he turned for consolation to
Janik, the unofficial delegate, who
having found New York to his liking,
decided to follow his profession-por-
trait painting-here.
Idle Fingers Again.
HE became friendly with Loew, and,
Lipgens claims, was by him Influenced
against Lipgens. At any rate, idle
fingers that had nothing better to dc
than to gossip conveyed to Lpgens
bullying eyes the news that Janik had
been talking about him. So when
Janik applied for admission to the
League of Elect Surds it was Lipgens
who blackballed him.
"The enraged Janik was seen by
Loew about this time, and was pre-
vailed on to apply for membership in
the Union League of Deaf-Mutes
which he did, being elected Now a
tie bound Loew and Janik that moved
them in one direction--reyenge on
Lipgens, and. If two heads are better
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

What shouted Loew's right hand,
while his left reached for the desk
drawer in which he kept the tokens OF
the emperor's esteem. You doubt
me-?
"Lipgens, fingers spoke the doubt
that would not allow him to believe
any sort of proof of his friends asser-
lions, and they parted for the evening
The usual Good evening, come again,
was not motioned in the hall. The
breach had begun. 1t was only small
leak in the dixie of friendship, one that
could have been covered by the agile
hand of either LipgenS or Loew.
But Loew's hands were busy ex-
pressing his outraged feelings, while
Lipgens', if Loew's suspicious be cor
rect, were mischievously busying
themselves in spreading the Islander
that Jacques Loew's Austrian honors
and decorations were bogus.
''The rupture once made took the
erstwhile friends further and further
apart as time wore on, and the fingers
once raised and waggled in kindliness
were now trembling spasmodically as
each of their owners dilated on the
faults of the other.
The eliminating Point.
"The eliminating point was reached
last summer, when the Worlds Con-
gress of Deaf Mutes was held in st.
Louis.
From Germany torattend the con-
ference came Herr Albin Maria Wat
zulik, distinguished mute, who occu-
pies the post of superintendent of the
government printery at Altenburg, in
Saxony; and Martin Czempin, repre-
senting the many deaf-mute organiza-
lions of Berlin. These were the Off
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
Improving the Capitol.

st. Paul An imposing entrance to
the grounds of the new capitol, which
may require the vacation of that por-
ton of Wabasha street from Central
avenue to Rice street, will probably be
the next important task undertaken
by the state capitol commission or its
successor.
The capitol commission has practi-
cally decided not to undertake the con-
struction of an approach this year; and
it is possible that the matter will be
deferred until after the next session of
the legislature. The plan that has
been suggested would require the ex-
penditure of considerable money, more
than the commission has left out of the
81, 500, 900 tax levy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
WHAT SMALL GIRLS ARE WEARING.

outing suits. Sailor hats simply
trimmed are liked for common wear.
The lingerie hats are not so suitable
for occasions where rough play rules.
Thin frocks for the girls are made
generally with the yoke, and we may
say right here that the dropping
shoulder is found more becoming to
small femininity than the perked up
square shoulder affected by grown-ups
Guimpes with bishop sleeves abound
and are not hard to make. They give
dainty look to a child's frock and
save washing, in that there may be
two or three sets to frock, and these
small pieces are not so hard to do up
as whole dress.
When the little maid is to be very
much dressed up-which should not
happen often-she may wear be-
laced thin white over a colored slip,
and should carry with this when out
for a promenade a parasol whose lin
ing or outside repeats the color of the
slip.
We saw little man the other day
that attracted many admiring eyes as
he sat in suburban train unconscious
that he was the observed Of all observ-
ers. He wore broad-shouldered light
covert overcoat, and large black pat
ent-leathern sailor set well down on
his yellow hair. His black ties and tan
shoes protruded from the manly over
coat and made one remember he was
| really a baby. Boys clothes now are
not fussy at all, the money is put in
| the materials and fashion of the gar
| ments.
When a two-piece suit is selected fol
the girls frock, the little skirt Should
be gored. It has more style, hangs
| prettier than straight petticoat. Fol
cool days and plain dresses, guimpe!
are made quite plain of heavy ma
terial, pique being a favorite. Leather
belts of bright colors look well with
these frocks, though white wash-belts
are also used. The fashion Of colcred
collar and cuffs for the white linen OIL
pique is followed as with the elders
and is pretty and becoming fashion
The lingerie hats, and many straw
braids for small girls are of the Char
lotte Corday model introduced last
year. Some poke bonnets are seen
but they have sort of forced picIur-
esqueness that the mob-caps do moi
suggest. Hats are of medium size fol
the children; not very small, and not
cart-wheels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

IN presentable? We have never
az seen such one, and do not
care to see. Let the child get
its clothes dirty; but act the part of wis
dom and provide it with things that will
bear tubing.
The smartly- dressed child of the day
has, above all things, an appearance of
freshness; well-washed air, we may
say. Everything from bonnet to hose
can be put in the washtub; there is no
excuse for spots and soiled appearance.
The small miss wears the lingerie hat,
made of muslin or embroidery, and this
is easily taken apart and cleaned, easily
put together again.
We have in mind a very daintily
dressed maid; her frock was of pale blue
dimity trimmed with touch of white
insertion and some narrow lace; her hat
was pale blue muslin whose only trim
ming was some looping of pale pink lib
erty silk ribbon across the front; her
stockings and low shoes were pale blue.
More serviceable shoes might be chosen.
the stockings then either blue or tan.
There are summer coats of heavy
pique which, Of course, stand contact
with soap and water; and there are very
good ones of linen and of crash. If wool
coats are used, they should be light
weight and have wash collars and cuffs
Big pearl buttons are liked for these
summer wraps, and preferably are the
sort that fasten on with rings, which can
be removed when the garment is washed
Calico frocks are in fashion for chill.
dren, and very good practical fash.
ion it is. They are so pretty, too, with
their pipings and white frills, and q
bit of scarlet is liked on frocks of dull
color. Collars are first of all comfort
able, many just large limp ones of sailor
sort, and with these is used a tie
of soft silk. Seersuckers, which edo
up so easily, are again in vogue; there
seems a marked return toward SIM
plicity in children's frocks.
Russian suits. for boys are liked as
well as ever. The fashions for small
men do not change much.
Elbow sleeves are much worn. The
smaller girls have but wee puff at the
shoulder. Little coats edged with white
frills are used, the checked cottons for
older misses, and worn with white
waists and suspender straps make nice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

locks tidy, and for the banner that
seems an indispensable part of autos
containing feminine occupants.
There were numerous girls In all.
white costumes, save for headgear bios.
soming with gay roses. Roses and
bluets get along together amicably this
season, though once we would have
sworn they would have quarreled if put
in close juxtaposition. 1t may be our
taste grows more robust as we our,
selves do.
ELLEN osMoNDE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

Il
&3l webby coats. And very at
" tractive she = makes the
streets just at present.
Our journey downtown this morning
was refreshed by several of her in
varying sorts of freshness and pretti-
ness. There was that smallish blonde
with the loveliest, most becoming lin
gerie hat we have seen this season. It
was of some soft creamy lace, the
material maphap cotton, which but
made the hat setter, more shapely;
the lace was put on over pink silk
foundation that just family blushed
through the heavy mesh, and brought
out the color in the young girls
cheeks. The only trimming was some
liberty-silk ribbon of pale pink loosely
fastened across the front of the brim
and crown, and the hat was faced with
shirrings of pale pink maline.
There was a neat little frock of
Delft-blue cotton, square neck back and
front of fine white. embroidery. The
shoes were of blue canvas; the gloves,
hat and linen parasol OF white.
What else did we see? In shop
window a very effective gown of black
and white (mohair, I belieVe), in
medium-size checks. The coat was
short, fitted to the figure in front. The
sleeves, which were the distinguishing
feature, came little below the elbow,
and were very wide at the bottom, SO
wide they disclosed the lingerie-waist
sleeve almost to the shoulder. A small
tipped-down black chip hat adorned the
head of the model, and the hat was
trimmed with white baby roses. Here
and there about the costume, edging
the coat, used for belt, introduced in
the sleeves, was black velvet ribbon.
And remember that black and white is
u combination revived with enthusi-
asm.
A pretty lady stepped from her auto
mobile. all in cool-looking, natural
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
Cha rming Summer Fashions

colored pongee, save for her two wells
of white; one dotted veil half hid, half
called attention to her smiling face, a
long white chiffon veil was tied over
the ears. used to keep the scolding
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
Hay.

Minneapolis. of hay may
be felt this fall as result of the flood
ing of the low lands along the Missis-
sippi river Thousands of acres of
good meadow land lie along the banks
of the river below the Twin Cities and
along the headwaters. The July flood
will make it impossible to get crop
from these, as the river has been high
for so long that the growing grass has
been converted into seaweed
Coming so late in the season, the
second crop will be light. The first
crop, usually made in the latter part
of June or first of July, is an import
ant part of the Northwestern supply.
With this cut off, the price of hay
grown on the higher grounds probably
will be much higher than it has been
within recent years. Farmers near the
Twin Cities who are fortunate enough
to have good hay crops are expecting
higher prices than those now pre-
vailing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
Fish.

Minneapolis. -Minnesota fishermen
need not worry about the stock fish in
lakes and streams of the state, if the
efforts of the state game and fish COM
mission are as successful as they have
been this season.
The commission will plant more fry
this season than ever before. 1t Sc
cured ITO, 200, 900 pike eggs and is dis
tributing 5000, 900 trout fry to various
points throughout the state. Both
figures are far in excess of any previ-
Gus year.
The distribution of the pike fry was
finished about the middle of June, and
since then Oscar Davies, formerly
clerk of the commission, has been en-
gagged distributing the trout. He has
stocked the lakes in the vicinity of st.
Cloud, Clear Lake, Anoka, Winona and
other points in the southern part of
the state during the last few days.
The commission aims to treat every
section of the state fairly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
PUNCH CAME FROM CHINA
This Character and Judy, So Popular
with Little Ones, Date Back 1000
Years Before Christ.

Punch and Judy dates back to about
1 1000 years before Christ.
When Emperor Mu, of the Chou dy-
nasty, was making tour through the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21
Labor Bureau.


Minneapolis. At total expense of
S170 3S the state free employment bu-
reau, under the management of the
state labor department, has effected
saving in the first month of its opera
ton of $3.50 to the unemployed in
search of work and to those who have
applied for employees. A total of 43o
applicants have been supplied with
work, of whom 34s applicants were
men and 50 women and girls. In all
cases had the men applied to one of
the regular fee employment agencies
they would have been obliged to pay
a fee of So each. In addition those
who employed them would have been
obliged to pay fee. In the case of
the women, those who hired them
would have been obliged to pay SIM
liar fee to the regular female employ
ment agencies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

T last summer has really set
tied down to allow of the
summer girl arraying her
self in gauzy robes and cob
webby coats. And very at
tractive she makes the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

Loew told how the emperor, recogniz-
ing the deaf-mute's great skill in
leather and plush working, as exem-
plified by examples of his work shown
at the Vienna exposition in 1873, had
bestowed grand decorations of honor
upon him.
The Start Of the Quarrel.
"Lipgens heard with doubling eyes,
and his agile hands replied, sarcastic
ally, that he did not take much stock
in his friends statement about these
decorations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

ure at Fleischmann's Vienna bakery,
where his huge white mustache and
dignified bearing earned for him the
sobriquet of "The Baron He break
tasted at Fleischmann's early every
morning, and at dinner every evening
was generally surrounded by score
or more of guests, all deaf-mutes,
whose animated conversation was
most interesting to other patrons of
the restaurant.
Married Deaf Mutes.
when nearly so yesyg of age Mr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-21

s THERE a child alive that
can long wear a frock and not
bring it to a state where only
a good washing will make it
presentable? We have never
seen such a one, and do not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-22
MR.. DEPEW'S FRIEND Is
SUMMONED As WITNESS
lcontInued From Page one.)

Mr.. Tarbell said that the system or
loading premiums was originated 20 insure
the ability Of companies 10 meet any con-
tlngency OF claim or expense He said
that premiums arc placed higher than Is
necessary for safety and the excess load
ing is returned 20 poIicyholders In divi-
dends.
Mr.. Tarbell said hat an extra com
mission of ten per cent was allowed gem
eral agents on business written between
July 10 and Dec. 81, 1906. This was done
TO enable the agents 90 make a compensa-
ton upon which they could live because
OF the difficulty OF getting people TO In
sure.
Mr.. Tarhell said that he and his family
are insured for about S5oo.0Q In the Eaul-
table Society. or this amount $4,000 II
on his own life and 100000 upon the lives
Of members OF his family. lie said he re-
ceived the renewal commissions al
though the insurance was written through
a general gency
or this amount $500 900 was taken out by
Mr.. Tarbell since he became an onicer OF
the Equitable Society and on this too. he
received the regular maximum eommis-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-22
CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
MUST PAY BOWEN AWARD

Judge Brown OF the superior court has
denied the defendants petition for a new
trial i'm the case OF Charles A. Bowen APP
pellant va. Charles A. Reynolds. city
treasurer OF Central Falls. Plaintiff was
injured by being thrown from his bicycle
by stones and dirt on Summer street. "A
Jury gave plaintiff decision for $500.
The main claim in support or the de-
PENDANTS petition for a new trial was
that plaintiff did not show that Summer
street was "A public highway. This ques-
ton was not raised by the defendant dur
ing the trial and was supposed to be adj
mitted.
Judge Brown nnds that the point raised
I'm the cnse OF Hanson VS.. Taylor 10 r. l..
50 was quite an alogous 10 the point IN
this case. In tho earlier case the fact that
the existence OF a public highway was
not proved. and the appellate court said:
"It may be presumed that such proof
was not insisted on, since no exception
was taken 10 the want OF Il. At any rate
as no such exception was taken. we can
not consider the want OF Il here Says
Judge Brown: There being evidence that
the town officers In their official capacity
assumed to exercise control over Summer
street Il cannot be said that there is a
total lack OF evidence that IL II n public
highway" A sewer had been built in the
street and having taken his chance win
the Jury without raising the point Of
lack OF proof that the street was highway
he cannot now have a chance 20 SO do.