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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-12

nm April l, 1891. to June 80
the International Association OF
SIschinists paid S1,S25,GG0fy0 in strike
benefits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

WAsHINGTON.-If you want to
w read an official fairy tale in fig
ures of the nations commercial prog.
ress get copy of the latest bunch of
postoffice statistics, just issued by A.
L. Lawshe, the third assistant post
master general
How he got all the figures on one
page is still mystery, but he Ger.
tainly succeeded in piling up enough
millions and billions to make any
ones head swim.
Counting postage stamps must be
lot like counting the grains of sand
at the sea. At any rate, these careful
counters of Uncle Sans postoffice de-
partment have found out that last
year the department issued 1861 AGO.
405 of the little sticky things. An
overheated figurer, who doesn't work
for the postoffice department, figured
out that if these little squares of
paper were placed end to end they
would run couple of thousand feet
over 120,76O miles.
A footnote to the statistics shows
that Uncle Sam didn't begin printing
postage stamps until July 1, 1847. The
first year he succeeded in putting
S00,380 on the market. Last year he
issued $500 times that many-a fair
ly decent increase in the postoffice
business in fifty-two years.
The biggest figure on the page is the
one that deSignateS the number of Dieces
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
New Successful White House Hostess

admiration by the grace with which
she fitted into the position of White
House hostess.
Mrs. Taft's first social season as
mistress of the White House was a
brilliant success in spite of the ner-
vous trouble which necessitated her
withdrawal. Never in the history of
generations has there been so much
social activity at the White House, and
never has society been more diplo-
matically and pleasantly brought to-
gether. Persons who had not been in
the White House for many months,
and some for several years, were
again welcomed and hobnobbed with
each other to an extent hard to be-
lieve.
Mrs. Taft had hoped to accompany
the president to Seattle the latter
part of the summer. She is an ex-
perienced and an enthusiastic traveller,
and in the past has accompanied Mr..
Taft on practically every trip of i'm
pOrtance he has ever made.
The presidents wife will continue
to submit to the restrictions placed
upon her by her attending physicians
and will rest absolutely throughout
the summer in preparation for the &C,
tivities of next season When the Of
fetal year begins at the White house
Mrs. Taft will be found in her old
place as hostess, and will undoubtedly
feel the great benefit which the sum-
mer rest at Beverly is expected to-
provide
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
Account of the Senate

Last, but not least, is that elaStlc
account headed as miscellaneous
items"
The senate's pin money pays for all
the kilograms senators send and the
replies 1t supplies ice without stint;
one months bill, that for December,
having been $24S.5S. 1t provides APP
polinaris, White Rock and other spe-
cial waters, Poland Spring being IA
vored because Senator Hale of Maine
introduced it years ago. This water
has come to possess traditional
standing as the proper thing-of it's
kind-to slack the senatorial thirst.
The miscellany fund buys type
writer's and bicycles, horses, wagons,
and, maybe, an auto or two, although
none are found listed in the classified
accounts. No senator was ever seen
upon a bicycle. There are bicycle
messengers, however, and the senate.
being a big-hearted institution, gives
the necessary machine.
From January to 81, 1908, Ida
Bamiley received $1221O for washing
and ironing 407 dozen towels for the
senate. In the same month A. l..
Ford got $3.50 for washing and iron
ing 266 dozen towels. During the
same 81 days Edith A. Washington
profited to the sum of $1,000 for wash
ing and ironing 222 dozen towels.
Problem: How would you like to
be the washerwoman?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

ID RESIDENT TAFT took his family
i to Beverly recently and left his
wife and children there while he re-
turned to Washington to stay out the
tariff bill with congress.
Mrs. Louise More of Cincinnati, sis
ter of Mrs. Taft, accompanied the
family to Beverly and will remain
there some time, so as to relieve Mrs.
Taft, who has been ill, of as much
care as possible. Mrs. More is the
wife of Prof. Louis More of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati. She acted as
hostess of the White house since Mrs.
Taft suffered nervous breakdown
several weeks ago. She came to Wash
ington with Judge Heron, her father,
for a short visit, but when Mrs. Taft
became Ill she abandoned her own
social programme in Cincinnati and
remained in Washington. This made
it possible for Mrs. Taft to carry out
the remainder of the entertainments
which had already been scheduled,
and Mrs. More took her place as
hostess at several official dinner par
ties which Mrs. Taft had planned
earlier in the season. Mrs. More won
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
COMMISSION INVESTIGATES.
County Officers at Bemidji Are Under
Fire of Probe Commission,

County Officers at Bemidji Are Under
Fire of Probe Commission,
Bemidji.-The hearing on charges
against Auditor Wilmann and County
Commissioners Yves Wright, F. o. Sib-
ley and A. w. Danaher has begun. The
state is represented by Lyndon A.
Smith, assistant attorney general, and
M. F. Kane, deputy public examiner,
with M. E. Ryan as referee and special
commissioner, and J. ]. Cameron, stem
ographer. E. E. Mcdonald appeared as
attorney for Wilmann and Danaher.
and P. ]. Russell represented Yves
Wright. F. o. Sibley did not appear.
The charge against Wilmann is for
non-feasance, and that against the
county commissioners for non-feasance
and malfeasance.
The state moved that the case of
the county auditor be taken up first.
Mr.. Mcdonald asked for more time and
presented an affidavit from Wilmann
to the effect that his wife was serious.
ly ill with tuberculosis and expected
to die at any moment; that he was
not served with copy of the charges
until yesterday and that more time
was absolutely necessary.
Mr.. Smith said the proceedings diff
fered from the usual method in that
the charges were preferred according
to statute and accused the county au-
ditor of non-feasance, or of things left
undone. Mr.. Smith said he represent
ed Governor Johnson to see that moth
ing but legal evidence was accepted,
and that the law was followed. DR.. E.
H. Smith testified that Mrs. Wilmann
was very ill and might die at any time.
Mr.. Ryan adjourned until July 20,
because of the serious illness of Mrs.
Wilmann.
A. w. Danaher submitted an affida-
Wit to the effect that he expected to
prove that the excess expense of the
county, which is over the mill levy,
was necessary to maintain the county
government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

r HE United States senate-pay,
i maintenance, odds and ends
costs about 100000 a year. To be
exact, the amount was $1,859, 1877,
according to the last report rendered
by Charles G.. Bennett. secretary of
the senate. The latter sum figures to
$40, 500 each per each of 90 senators.
The money goes for thousand and
one things that classify between sal
aries and snuff. Compensation and
mileage of senators, notably the mile
age, requires a tidy sum. Pages, mes
sengers, special police, clerks, private
secretaries, minor senate officers, the
senatorial army of retainers use up
another large lump. Repairs, new
furniture, the senate library, the SEN
ate stable, stationery and newspapers,
the expense accounts of senate ennis
saries, the cost of the upkeep and ex-
pense of special committees, report
ing senate debates and committee
meetings, all form just few of the
other varieties through which the
spare change of the senate flows in a
steady stream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

AIRS. PERRY BELMONT has not
Nl abandoned her plan of invading
Washington society. The new home
of the Belmonts, just completed, which
stands in a fashionable section of
New Hampshire avenue, will be dedi-
Gated to the objects for which it was
built and will become the center of
social and political interests in the
national capital.
There was story that the Bel
monts had decided to give up their
Washington venture on account of
the obstacles which President Roose-
Welt put in the way of their social
plans. This disposition of President
Roosevelt to regulate everything took
a remarkable turn in the case of the
Belmonts, and Mr.. Roosevelt, it is said,
asked his cabinet officers and others
high in the official scale to stay away
from the Belmonts' functions.
The first entertainment was fail
ure because of this taboo. The men
came IN large numbers and their
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
CAN HAUL STONE FREE.
Attorney General Rules that Railroad
Would not Violate Anti-Pass Law.

Attorney General Rules that Railroad
Would not Violate Anti-Pass Law.
st. Paul-Any railroad disposed to
help the good roads of the state and
thereby contribute to the public's well
fare may haul crushed rock free of
charge without violating any statute,
says Attorney General George T.
Simpson to the railroad and ware
house commission, which has asked
the attorney generals Office for an
official ruling on this point. The re-
ply, addressed to I. B. Mills, chairman
of the commission, follows:
you ask whether the provisions of
the law commonly known as the anti
pass act, so far affect the provision of
section of chapter 176 of the laws of
Minnesota of 1905, providin gthat
nothing in this act shall apply to the
carriage, storage or handling by any
common carrier, of property free or at
reduced rates, for the United States
or the state of Minnesota, or for any
municipal government or corporation
within the state as to proven the
railroads of the state from carrying
crushed rock free or at reduced rates
for the various cities and counties Of
the state for use nimproving the
free public highways thereof.
Replying thereto, 1 beg to advise
that in my opinion your inquiry is to
be answered in the negative,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
PORK BARREL
DECIDED ILLEGAL
SUPREME COURT NOW SUSTAlNS
JUDGE BRILL IN BRIDGE
FUND SUIT.
MANY COUNTIES CONTRACTING
For Bridges and Roads Expecting to
Receive Share of State Money in
August and Will Now Have to
Find Funds Elsewhere.

st. Paul-The pork barrel appro-
priation of 100000 for roads and
bridges was knocked out by the state
supreme court in an unanimous de-
cision written by Chief Justice Chas.
NJ Start. The decision of Judge II.
R. Brill, of Ramsey county, is affirmed
and the law is held to be unconstitu-
tional
Many counties in Minnesota have
already begun bridge work in antici-
patton of getting the state money
Aug. l. Some provision will have to
be made for payment on these con-
tracts by local authorities.
Chief Justice Starts opinion finds
that the mandamus action brought by
Senator L. o. Cooke can be main
tanned against State Auditor Iverson,
in spite of the rule that the state can
not be sued, because courts have al
ways held that mandamus can be
brought against an official to restrain
him from a ministerial act.
Attorney General Not Sustained.
He also holds that the approprla-
ton is illegal, when taken from the
state revenue fund, because of the
constitutional provision holding that
the state cannot engage in works OF
internal improvement. The claim OF
the attorney general that internal
Improvement" does not apply to roads
is rejected.
Under this decision the only aid the
state can give to road making is
through the state road and bridge
fund, which is expressly provided for
by the constitution.
Old Fund Also Affected.
The decision not only holds up
100000 appropriated for the next two
years, but there is balance of $685.
62230 from the 100000 appropriated
in 1907, which has not been expended
and has been in the treasury to the
credit of the counties. That also will
be wiped out. Since the Cooke suit
was brought the state auditor has de-
clined to pay any warrants under the
1907 appropriation, and several small
ones presented recently have been
held up 1t is thought that most of
the work covered by the $99,622.3O
balance has not been performed, but
considerable has already been started,
counting on the new appropriation.
Fear was expressed at the capitol
today that suits might be brought by
some of the state senators against the
appropriation for the state fair grand
stand, claiming it is work of inter-
,o1 i,,on
ton might be raised against the state
prison Irvine plant and harvester
plant, which are operated for profit,
and might be claimed to be internal
Improvement"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
STATE BANK RESOURCES GROW
Thirteen Months Show Increase of
$4,000, 900.

$1,000, 900.
Bank resources of the state banks
of Minnesota have increased from
$4,000, 1899 on May 6, 1908, to $4,000,
853 on June %, 1909, according to the
summary of the statements submitted
to Public Examiner Anton Schaefer
by the banks for those dates. There
were 627 banks reporting as against
600 year ago. On June 80, 1899.
there were only ITO state banks with
resources of $36,615,57O.
In the tabular statement given out
by the public examiner, the items OF
capital stock surplus and undivided
profits show a decrease during the 13
months. The deposits subject to check
were also slightly less but the time
certificates increased from S41,352,151
to $47,504,0S7, which accounts for
practically the whole increase in the
liabilities.
Under the heading of resources tn,
loans and discounts have increased
from $66,07S,03S to $71,421,935, the Sc
curities from s1,313,171 to $1,6S3,425
the value of banking houses and fix.
lures from $3,O32,6 to $3,215,26S.
while the item of cash on hand has
decreased from $4.375.OSs to 1851,
572.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
MINNEAPOLIS LAW VALID.
Dairymen Required to Give Tubercuiin
Test "a Cattle,

Test to Cattle.
neapo1is.-The tuberculin germ
test for cattle and the Minneapolis
milk ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
all milk not taken from officially in
spected cattle is held valid by Judge
Frank c. Brooks of the district court,
who denied the application of several
milk dealers for an injunction restrain
ing the city and DR.. P. M. Hall, health
commissioner, from destroying their
milk.
This is the first decision unfolding
an ordinance requiring milk to come
from herds subjected to the tuberculin
test ever rendered either in Minneapo-
lis or elsewhere, and is a decisive vic
tory for the health department.
The case has been in court since
Jan. 26. The Seven Corners Milk COM
pany, the Bloomington Milk company,
the Flour City Creamery company and
the Star creamery filed joint applica-
ton for an injunction. The health de-
partment had confiscated quantities of
milk belonging to these concerns be-
cause the milk came from uninspected
herds.
The plaintiffs argued that the pas
teurization killed the milk germs Of
tuberculosis and that inspection was
not necessary. The court held, how
ever, that as no method was universal
ly used or approved for killing the
bacilli, the health department had a
right to demand inspection of all
herds.
Judge Brooks conclusion of law is
as follows: THE court finds that the
plaintiffs or any of them are not en-
titled to an Injunction or any relief
whatever in this action, and that the
defendants are entitled to have judg-
ment for the dismissal of said action
and for their costs and disburse-
ments." A stay of forty days is grant
ed for appeal.
The Minneapolis ordinance was
passed two. years ago and is the most
rigid in the country. 1t requires the
tuberculin test for every herd every
year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
COUNTIES TO GET FREE ROCK.
State Ready to Furnish Crushed
Granite Where Needed.


The first of the crushed granite
which the state is grinding at the
st. Cloud reformatory to be furnished
free to counties that want to use it
on the roads is about ready for ship
ment and from now on about eight or
ten cars week will go out from the
crushing plant The Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, who offered to
do the hauling free, will begin carry
ing the rock in day or two.
Some of the first rock goes to Prince
ton, a large quantity will be hauled by
team from the crusher to adjoining
roads, and Sherburne and Anoka coun-
ties will come next on the list.
The Northwestern line has prom
ised to haul the rock free rs miles on
any of it's lines from the Twin Cities.
George w. Cooley, engineer of the
state highway commission, wrote to
some of the other roads, asking them
to do the same. The Minneapolis and
st. Louis road answered that the
anti-pass law of 1907 prevented them
from carrying anything free either for
individuals or for the state, ana tnOugn
they were much interested in the
cause of good roads, they were sorry
that the law did not permit them to
grant the request
Mr.. Cooley referred this matter to
some of the other roads that had prom
Used to haul rock free, and they an
swered that in their Interpretation OF
the ant-pass law it would not interfere
with their hauling the rock free. The
report that the attorney general gave
Mr.. Cooley an opinion stating that the
anti-pass law prevented the hauling of
rock free is denied by both Mr.. Simp-
son and Mr.. Cooley. Mr.. Simpson
says that no opinion has been asked
from him on the subject.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
STORM IN THE WEST
EXTENDS FROM MISSOURI TO
OHIO AND is OF CYCLONIc
FORCE.
FUNERAL PROCESSION is UPSET
One Killed at SteubenviIle, O., Camp
meeting-Store Wrecked at DAN
vile, lII.-Army Teamster from
Fl. Benjamin Harrison, Killed.

st. Louis, Mo.-A series of twisting
wind storms Of cyclonic proportions
struck st. Louis and vicinity causing
considerable property damage. injur-
ing few persons and imperiling the
lives of 800 passengers on the excur-
sion steamer Alton in the Mississippi
river.
At Venice, ILL.,, the wind drove wav
es from the Mississippi river through
the levee and thousands of acres were
inundated.
In ST. Louis the wind tore down I'M
finished frame buildings and Chin
neys, snapped trolley wires, put tele-
phones and telegraph lines out of
commission and damaged other pro-
perty.
Funeral Procession Upset.
of persons were injured in a tornado
that swept over the northeastern part
of Butler county. At Seven Mile sta
ton, the funeral procession of Mrs.
Sarah Lloyd was caught in the wind.
Five carriages containing 20 persons
were blown across a road and hurled
against fence, injuring all of the &C.
cupants, none fatally, however.
Two carriages containing six per-
sonss wehe thrown over the fence and
held prisoners while the vehicles were
subjected to several revolutions.
One Killed at Camp Meeting.
Steubenville, O.-One person was
killed, another severaly injured and
several sustained minor hurts when
an electrical storm swept the camp
meeting grounds of the Free Metho-
dists here.
Several Stores Wrecked.
Danville, Ill-A tornado yesterday
struck Fithian, near here, wrecking
number of stores and large elevator,
and damaging the sub-power station
of the Illinois Traction system. So far
as known few persons were hurt.
Their injuries were slight.
Teamster is Killed.
Notwithstanding struck at the
uotskirts of Camp William H. Taft,
where some of the troops which par
ticipated in last weeks tournament
were still quartere, during an electric
al storm Jerry Spaulding, teamser
from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indian
apolis, was killed.
Two Killed by Lightning.
Havana, ILL.,, William Strube and an
employee named Roberts were killed
by lightning. They had been working
in the fields and when a storm came
had sought refuge beneath big tree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
Postal Statistics Mass of Figures

of mail matter that were mailed In the
United States last year. These to-
tailed 3,173,340,329. A large proper
ton of these consisted of newspapers.
for which no stamps are used. But
in addition to the stamps which were
sold a tiny rifle of 1,266,602,5 $50
stamped envelopes and wrappers was
sold by the department. These Uncle
Sam began to sell in 1852, whea he
placed round 100000 on the mar
ket.
The figures for the mail handled
were begun in 1886, when Uncle Sam
carried 3,474,OOO,OOO pieces of raail
The figures have quadrupled in a lit
tie more than twenty years.
In 1879, when Uncle Sans postoHcs
started business with Benjamin Fra nix
lin as postmaster general, there were
seventy-five postofices, and in the
first year of their operation they did
$37,935 worth of business, at an tx
pense of 1921 Since then the
balance has moved to the other side
of the ledger, and for the last year
the revenues of the department were
the pretty little sum of $191, ATS ,6a3,
while the expenditures were $203,351
1885,
The number of postoffices jumped
from rs to 61,158; the extent of the
post routes from 1875 to 450,738; the
miles of mail service performed from
little over 100000 to 53S, 43S, 1872, and
the compensation of the postmasters
from sSS, 1913 Sto $25,599,397.
The most astounding growth was
marked by the rural free delivery
service. 1t was begun in 1897, with
SO routes, covering 1,S43 miles, at an
expense of $14,840. Last year it had
grown to 39,143 routes, with S91.432
miles and costing S34. 500. 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
Belmonts to Dazzle National Capital

wives with few exceptions absented
themselves. But the Belmonts had
already made plans for their new
home. They had brought their archi-
tect from Paris and incurred much ex-
pense.
Mrs. Belmont was not daunted. Be-
fore long she was entertaining Col.
Bromwell, the official major domo of
the White House under the Roosevelt
regime, and his wife at theater par
ties, and her field of social conquest
was gradually extended until now she
is perfectly at home as an entertainer.
Next winter on her return from
abroad she will throw open her new
palace for entertainments that are
likely to make her critics sit up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
Duluth.-The second annual banquet

Duluth.-The second annual banquet
of the Bar association of the eleventh
district was held at the Spalding. L.
H. Harris, of Duluth, was POSTMASTER.
The formal speakers were E. M. Nor
gan, C. o. Baldwin, H. G. Fulton, B.
F. Fowler and Henry F. Greene.
Frank B. Kellogg, Judge Jaggard and
Charles w. Fainun were present and
made addresses. Abbott was elected
president, Albert Baldwin secretary,
and w. d. Bailey. treasurer of the
association. One hundred and twenty.
five attended the banquet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

Two Indiana women dubbed to.
gether and purchased small vacuum
house cleaner at $50 and are now
earning good pin money in that way.
They rent it out to neighbors at So q
day for cleaning houses and house
furnishings. boy being employed at
small charge to operate the simple
machine
There are cheaper vacuum cleaners
on the market, but they bought good
make, which has paid big returns on
their investment of SIS each.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16
THE MARKETS.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, July 13.-Wheat-No. 1
northern, $1.305s; No. 2 northern,
$1.2S5s; Sept, $1.11h; Dec, $1.0SA;
durum No. 1, SLIP. Oats-No. white,
4Sc. Barley-No. 4, 63hc. Rye-No.
@, 76c. Corn No. 8, Csc. Flax-No.
1, $1.70.
Duluth, July 13.-No. 1 northern,
$1.295s; Sept, $1.11k.
South St. Paul, July 13.-Cattle-
Steers, $4.50@5.50; cows $325@4.25.
Hogs. $7.50@7.6O. Muttons, $3.50;
lambs, $6.75.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-07-16

Fergus Falls. The board of educa
ton has decided to establish normal
department in connection with city
schools. The board is also establish
ing course in agriculture. and has
made arrangements to lease ten acres
of land where students will plant
various crops and watch their devel
opment.