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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

that the present officers shall receive
their just dues and that the board
will arrange for the payment of
their own officers on the basis OF
two per cent on the expenditures &C
cording to law.
The new board of six members
will hold Office until the annual
election which occurs on July Is
when six directors or members OF
the school board are to be elected
two for one year; two for two years
and two for three years. It behoves
the citizens interested, (and every
man in town should be interested,
to see that good men get on the
board.
Interest is running high and all
tax payers and citizens having the
interest of the schools at heart are
particularly invited to speak thei1
say. The citizen S committee that
engineered the independent move
ment have decided to remain in force
and see that things are carried
through according to the best in
terests of the district.
The sooner this personal move
ment" talk is eliminated, the better
it will be for the district. The vote
would indicate that nothing person
al was attempted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

The meeting of the voters of
School District No. II, Friday even
ing for the purpose of balloting on
the proposition of making the Dis
trict an independent one with an
increase in the board membership
from three to six, was rather a one
sided affair and showed conclusively
that the independent proposition
was considered the best by 462 of
the voters, while 8 were of the opin-
ion that is was good enough as it is.
The meeting was called to order
at 8 O'Clock by the election of A. J.
Thomas as chairman and Chas,
Grabowsky as secretary. After ex-
planning the purpose of the meet
ing, w. 7. James was elected as an
additional Judge of Election and
the balloting was begun. The polls
were kept open as long as there
were voters in sight and when at
S:45 they closed, 40 votes had been
po11ed with the result as above
stated.
Without a doubt, there never
was an election held in this city the
principals of which had been so
thoroughly discussed, as the one
held Friday night. For some time
discussion on the subject has been
general and Friday evening the
vote showed an almost unanimous
accord with the project Of increas-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
NOTES.

Richard Harding Davis has been sworn
In as deputy sheriff at White Plains, n. Y,
at his own request, so as to police his
property in North Castle, where there have
been some daring holdups. He will have
a force of deputies, Of course, of his own
choosing. 5or
August BrassRrt. who in his youth had
the distinction Of producing the first per-
feet silver plate for the use Of Louis
Jacques Maude Daguerre, the inventor of
the dauguerreotype, died a few lays ago
at a memorial home in st. Louis, at the
age Of SO years. -
Though disinherited by her father, who
left an estate valued at 100000 at his
death, Mrs. Ann S. Hardesty, a clerk in
the Postoffice department, Washington.
will receive ~one-quarter of the estate,
which is principally in stocks and bonds.
Mrs. Hardesty's stepmother. Mrs. Eliza
beth May Cammack, will receive the re-
mainder.
The fortune that came to Prince VIII
helm of Sweden from his bride, the Grand
Duchess Marie P%aulovna Of Russia, is COM
puted to be 100000 o rubles, and was shipped
from st. Petersburg in thirty-five barrels,
each containing 10000 rubles in gold. Re
cast in the Swedish mint, this sum will en-
able the royal pair to live in proper state.
Tie people of Russia pay for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
ELIMINATE THE UNCERTAIN MAN
Automatic Mechanism ms Preventive
of Railroad Accidents.

chicago tribune.
Defective rails and rolling stock are re-
sponsible for many railroad accidents, but
it is admitted that the human factor in
the chief element. If employees always ur-
derstood and obeyed orders. and II they
always had their wits about them, there
would be few railroad wrecks. But some
times employees are reckless, disregard
signals, and take chances. Sometimes the
mind of an engineer stops working for a
second or two at a critical moment. He
has eyes but sees not. This momentary
loss Of consciousness. is common to all,
and engineers should not be condemned
because they share it, but the dangers
which attach to II should be guarded
against.
The way to do It is to substitute, wher-
ever possible, automatic mechanism for
the man. Mechanism does not get careless
or reckless. 1t is not subject to uncon-
scious moments. II properly cared for II
will do its work at all times and under all
circumstances The first cost Of the in
stallation of automatic mechanism may
be heavy, but It will soon pay for itself
through the decrease in expenses due to
wrecks.
The manual block system was a great
step in the right direction, but it did not
take long to discover that that was not
perfect. Occasionally engineers would run
past the danger signal into the next block
either because they did not see the signal
or disregarded II. There was also the
possibility OF an engineer dying in his cab
and the uncontrolled engine dashing on
past the signal. Manifestly there was
need OF some device for eliminating the
engineer and stopping the train willy nilly.
So men turned their minds TO the work
ing out OF automatic block systems. One
OF these was given a trial on the Burling-
ton road recently. A train running at the
speed OF fifty miles an hour past a danger
signal was stopped automatically LOO feet
beyond. When running twenty miles an
hour IT was stopped in 100 feet, When the
danger signal is out a spring lie set which
opens a valve on the locomotive and opens
the air brakes. Then the engineer ap-
preciates the situation. Thus a road with
a single track which had an
block system of the kind described could
be operated as safely as a road with two
or more tracks. All possibility Of collisions
would be done away with.
II is conceded that safety in the opera
ton of railroads Is to be had only through
the replacement wherever possible OF I'M
follows that II is the duty OF the railroads
TO introduce as rapidly as they can all
workable devices that help 10 get rid OF
the human factor. Regard for human life
and limb demands that they should do so.
II they are slow 10 act OF their own mo-
ton there should be c~oercive legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

every three mechanics, while the men
insisted that but one apprentice should
be employed for every five journeymen.
The railroad company refused to par
ticipate in the formation Of the con-
ciliation board and their representative
was appointed by the minister Of labor.
The board returned a compromise
award and the men refused to abide by
it. Some $1,000 workmen have already
quit the shops and reports indicate that
they will be Joined in a short time by
the trainmen, tying up the road from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The unfortunate feature of the dis
pute is that it brings encouragement
to the intelligent and painstaking eff
fort OF the Canadian government to
secure Cancellation and arbitration OF
labor differences. The trouble with
the Lemieux law appears TO be its COM
pulsory feature. The more effective
plan promises to be that now being
urged by the National Civic federation
of trade agreements between employers
and employees, extending over a period
of years and making strikes and lock-
outs impossible and providing ma
chinery for voluntary arbitration.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
pRoSPER1TY,s WA1sTBANp.

The democratic campaign managers
and editors who have been making a
determined effort to discount the re-
ports coming from the east relative to
the resumption of work in the indus
tries, an increase in mercantile ship
ments, an easing up in the money mar
kets and a general trend toward a
restoration of normal business condi-
tions have finally been faced with a
proposition that appears to be a
swerable. One of the biggest clothing
manufacturing establishments in New
England, a concern that has for years
made a special bid for the trade of the
west and the southwest, has issued a
statement showing that in ten years
the average waist measurement of Bos-
ton trousers, built for western use, has
increased from thirty-three to thirty
six inches. In further detail, the report
shows that while the maximum waist
measurement called for IN the west ten
years ago was from thirty-eight to
forty inches, the firm is now required
to put u an exceptionally large num-
Der of trousers hat have a waist meas
urement of from forty-six to fifty-two
inches.
What more conclusive proof of the
prosperous condition of material affairs
in the west could be demanded?
The farmer who was wearing boys
size trousers, in waist measurement,
when Mr.. Bryan made his first battle,
now needs the biggest pair in the shop,
He has been eating something more
nourishing than trouble and thoughts
of the interest. on the mortgage on
the homestead. With the develop
ment of the agricultural interests
of the west, the increasing price OF
farm products and the general bet
torment in returns for hard work, he
is taking life more easily and is feeling
HIS oats IN more ways than one. HIS
land has increased in value, his boys
and girls are attending college ana
there is enough money in the bank and
old wheat in the bin to fortify him
against any emergency that may arise,
Under the circumstances, the recorded
increase in the girth measurement of
clothes for the western farmer should
occasion no surprise, however discon-
certing It may be to the party that
builds air castles on a foundation of
discomfort and hard luck.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
TALE OF 4

Ah." AHN A
j. ]. Montague in Chicago American
Round inviting watermelon, in the grocery
store,
Little Johnny looked at it, then he looked
some more.
Grocery man was busy selling maiden lady
Johnny hefted watermelon, murmured
softly, Gee
Grocery man was making change, lady
making talk,
"' wan w
Johnny took his trusty knife and gashed
the melons hide.
Licked his chops to see the seeds and
bright red meat inside
J%ohnny's brother came along, cuffed his
freckled cars,
Johnny FASTENED bowling home, weeping
wrathful tears.
Brother took the watermelon underneath a
Ate some fourteen pounds Of it, also muir
INJURED, "Gee!"
Did he suddenly fall III? Did the vengeful
grocer
Find him there and carry him to the
~ w. VIIi
Did he die a shameful death, as all such
wretches must?
No! He did lots more such things. and
now he runs a trust!
And as for Johnny. he is plunged in deep.
remUrseful grief
Because II was his early fate to be a
little thief!
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
Republican Initiative In Publicity of
Campaign Contributions,
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune
BY way of contributing its mite to the
political amiability and cheerfulness which
happily prevails as this stage in the cam
paign, the Tribune recently printed a quiz
zical little two line paragraph asking If
somebody wouldn't give 30 cents to the
Bryan war chest. Being apparently rather
hard up for an editorial topic The Indian
apolis News takes this harmless pleasantly
as the text for a solemn and laborlous dis
QUESTION on the insolence of wealth. The
distortion might readily enough be pardoned
to our intellectually Strengthened contem-
porary II in the development of its subject
It had only adhered to facts instead of
producing a Enthusiastically erroneous Sc
quence of incidents in support of its con-
%tention.
Having referred to the failure to put a
campaign fund publicity plank in the repub-
lican platform, The indianapolis News goes
on to say:
Then came the democratic platform, de-
claring for publicity, and followed promptly
by the action OF the democratic national
candidates and committee, announcing that
no contributions from corporations would
be accepted and limiting the highest single
subscription to $4,000, all gifts to be pub
lished before the election. Thereupon there
was hurrying to and fro by the republicans.
and, as Mr.. Taft announced at Cincinnati,
a treasurer for the republican campaign be
compelled, under the, law, to make. public
the contributions-after the election.
A rather neat point, II 1t only had the
truth behind II. But now for the facts. On
Wednesday, July s. the republican national
committee appointed Mr.. Sheldon its treas
urer and publicly announced that in select
ing him II had been influenced by the corr
sideratioD that he would be legally subject
to the strict publicity of the state of New
York, this policy and action exactly con-
forming to the views expressed by Mr.. Taft
long before, and more than supplying, in
the most practical manner, the omission
in the republican platform. Two days
later, in the early morning of Friday, July
10, the Denver convention adopted it's plat
form, and It was not until the following
week that Mr.. Bryan and his conferees at
Lincoln announced their intentions regard
ing the size and publication OF campaign
contributions. AS for their virtuous refusal
to accept gifts from corporations, It Is suffi-
cent to say that a republican law explicitly
forbids them to do so.
On due consideration Of these facts our
Indianapolis contemporary may find its re-
cent sermon somewhat less impressive than
it now supposes Il to be. The truth is that
in this matter of campaign fund publicity
Mr.. Taft has been ahead of Mr.. Bryan all
the time, as Mr.. Bryan has had the pain
of discovering as often as he has tried to
make the contrary appear.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
THE RULE THAT SHOULD GUIDE

THE RULE THAT SHOULD GUIDE
With the list of avowed~aspirants
for nomination completed republicans
all over Nebraska are confronted with
the duty Of seeing to it that the strong
est and best candidates get places on
the local tickets. This duty becomes
all the more important and the respon-
sibility all the greater because of our
direct primary law. The final selec-
ton of all party candidates d~evolves
p o the individual members constitut-
ing the rank and file of voters.
The fact that this is a presidential
year with the prospect of urgent APP
peals to party loyalty and strenuous
advice to vote 1t straight has doubtless
tempted some candidates into the field
who would have no thought Of winning
either at the primary or at the election
on their own claims and merits. The
fact that this is a presidential year
should not be allowed to serve as a
cover for weak or unfit candidates.
Quite the contrary, the chief purpose
held in view by republicans who wish
to keep Nebraska in the republican col
umn should be to strengthen the ticket
at every possible point by putting up
the cleanest and most capable candi-
dates, where a choice is to be made,
and particularly to avoid loading the
ticket down with dead weights or in
competents who could only be a drag
upon their associates.
The republicans of the various dis
tricts and localities ought TO know
enough about the candidates seeking
their favor at the primary to make a
wise and intelligent selection by apply
ing this rule. If they will do that
and follow it up with a strong and en-
ergetic pull together for the ticket
there will be no question about repub-
iican success in Nebraska in November.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
rHE cANApIAN pAoIFIC sTRIKE.

49,
The strike of the mechanics in the
shops of the Canadian Pacific, which
threatens to spread until it involves the
entire operating service of the road,
illustrates anew the difficulty of pro-
viding by law for compulsory arbitra-
ton in labor disputes. The strike
grows out of the first3 test of the
Lemieux law. passed at ths last session
of the Dominion Parliament, n from
which great things were expected.
Under the provisions OF the Lemieux
act, no strike or lockout can be de-
clared in any mining industry or public
utility until resort has been had to the
machinery of Cancellation provided by
the government. On the request of
either side to a controversy, or on the
initiative of the commissioner of labor,
three a%rbitrators are appointed, one by
each party to the controversy and the
third by the two thus selected. The
findings of the board are subject to
slight revision by the commissioner of
labor, but may not be binding If either
party dissents.
In the controversy between the
Canadian Pacific and it's employees, the
men demanded eight-houT shifts in the
shops, while the company held out for
nine hours. The company asked for
the employment OF n apprentice for
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

New York is a voracious city. II is es-
timated that 100000 a day is spent for
food and drink A goodly portion of this
sum flows into the lockers OF the lobster
palaces and grill rooms in the white light
district. That there must be some profit
In lobster a la Newburg at $50 a bite and
patie de toi gras at $50 a smell Is shown
by the fact that some Of the idle money
will be used 10 boost the eating game and
increase the supply OF fizz water this fall,
for Longacre Square is TO have two inn
mense restaurants. Thai Is, It will II pres
emit plans get beyond the paper stage. one
of these places VIII have a seating capacity
of 5000, and as your New Yorker does not
Indulge according to his palate. but his
purse, and is fond OF gsrish displays. It is
proposed to make one OF these lobster pal
aces a modern hanging garden Of Babylon
When the dream is fulfilled one can stand
in Longacre and look up in the air and
on the 'steenth floor see a real lake, real
trees and %shrubbery growing from truly
messy banks.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Remember that two constitutional
amendments are to be submitted for
endorsement at the coming primary
election in Nebraska. One OF these
amendments enlarges the supreme
court and the other gives a wider field
of home securities for investment OF
money in the permanent school fund.
AS these amendments are endorsed or
rejected at the primaries they will have
the benefit or detriment of all the
straight party votes of the respective
~narties at the regular election. These
amendments must not be allowed TO go
down by default.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
Mr.. PULITzERs pBEprAMENr

Joseph Pulitzer's New York World
is having a really pitiable time
Of IL in trying to find an excuse to
Justify 1t giving support to Mr. Bryan
In the pending campaign. For a dozen
years Mr.. Bryan has not had a more
bitter and incorporating opponent
than the World. II fought him at every
turn in 1896 and again in 1900 and up
to and even after the nominations at
Denver in 1908, the Paper editorially
and locally fought Organism and Bryan
and pleaded for concerted action by the
democrats of the nation to defeat the
Nebraskan. 1t circulated the black
map of. Bryanism'' by the millions of
copies and sought In every conceivable
way to convince democrats that the
nomination of Bryan would foredoom
the party to defeat. OF course the
World cannot recant and rel9unce all
it has alleged in the last twelve years,
but it has found this excuse for sur
porting Bryan in 1908:
In politics you may serve the cause Of
wisdom and justice better by remaining
with those to whom you have attached
yourself. even after you disspprove much of
their conduct and prefer that Of their ad-
versaries, than by leaving them.
This might be more effective If the
World had ever attached itself to Mr..
Bryan. The paper does not even make
that claim, but says that it is going to
favor Mr.. Bryan solely to encourage a
healthy opposition to the republican
party. It confesses, in fact, that it has
no heart or hope in the fight, no plan
of campaign and no expectation of sue
cess. The World knows no satisfactory
answer can be furnished to its list OF
questions kept at the head of its edi-
torial columns, addressed to Mr.. Bryan,
before the Denver convention:
What states did you lose in 1895 that you
could carry in 1908?
What electoral votes did you lose in 1900
that you could win in 1908?
What element Of dissatisfaction and dis
content did you fail to. arouse then which
you could successfully appeal to now?
Mr.. Bryan has made no attempt to
answer the Worlds questions and no
comment except to inquire how many
shares of stock Mr.. Pulitzer owns in
trusts and privileged corporations. The
questions of the World call for specific
answer, but Mr.. Bryan is dealing only
in g%eneralities. Mr.. Bryan appreciates
that If he could start with the solid
south, including Kentucky and Mis-
souri,. and capture Nevada, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho,
South Dakota and Indiana, he would
still have but 207 votes in the electoral
college. He might add California, Kan
sas and Indiana and still be short of
the votes necessary to his election. He
knows that he must carry some of the
eastern states to secure his, election
and the World has been persistent in
its statements that Mr.. Bryan has no
hope of carrying any eastern state. In
order to relieve Mr.. Bryan of further
embarrassment, the World might an
swer its own questions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
A National Tribute.

fhlNddeiphld RECORD
II is darkest before dawn. Count Zeppelin
thought he had put the last mark he could
raise into HIS airship which was destroyed
by wind, lightning, benzine and a few other
things. But the moment news OF his loss
was received money poured In on him from
every direction. and he has far more msa ans
than he ever had Of developing his theories
OF aerial navigation. He is already assured
Of money enough 20 pay for three OF HIS
atmospheric monsters, and the nation has
made his enterprise it's own.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Colonel Bryan processes to be es-
pecially pleased that Adlai should have
won out in the competition for demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination in I'LL
nois. II Adlai brings Bryan as much
strength in Illinois as he did eight
years ago that states electoral vote
may as we'll be chalked up in the re-
nublican column right away.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Thomas A. Edison has accumulated
100000 and says he will work
hereafter only on things in which he is
interested. The average man who has
accumulated 25,OOO,OOO is interested
only in making it $5o,OOO,00O. That
assertion is based on hearsay evidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

The secretary of the democratic state
committee of Pennsylvania says Mr..
Bryan will get a big vote in that state
and will surprise the republicans. If
Mr.. Bryan gets a big vote in Pennsyl-
vania he will also surprise the demo-
Gratis
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Before long Douglas county has TO
get out a set of poll books for Zach OF
five political parties presenting candi-
dates to the primaries, Notwithstanding
the fact that only two of them poll
enough votes to be counted. The un-
necessary poll books are sheer waste OF
taxpayers money.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Among other features of the coming
corr exposition at Omaha is to be an
agricultural congress TO be addressed
by noted speakers and world-recog-
niEed experts in various branches OF
farm work. An agricultural congress
can and should be one OF the most val
liable educational adjunets to this big
show.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

Those of the faithful who have with
stood the financial drain at Denver are
expected now to report at Lincoln.
Club dues are the smallest part of the
cost of being a loyal member OF either
the "Jims" or the Jacks"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
on nc RaeRed Edge.

Butfaio Express.
The eight hating cadets at West Point
are still in a state of agonized suspense.
Public opinion is decidedly against them,
and 80 are the army authorities interested
in the preservation of discipline. A little
changing the old saw, they have made for
themselves a very real mountain of trouble
out OF an ant hill.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12
Going the Usual Route,
New York World

TIL shah OF Persia Is said to have
pawned his Jewels in order to raise money
to put down the party that stands by the
constitution. There have been several kings
In the history of Europe who had TO pawn
their jewels after they had been driven into
exile for trampling on their own constitu-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-12

What will become of DR., Wiley in
the next administration" asks an OPP
ponent Of the pure food laws. He will
probably continue his Job as secretary
of our interiors"