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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22


III first placed The wooden cof-
fins in which the Egyptians
buried their dead are still preserved
in perfect condition after thousands
of years of service.
The longevity of timber under these
two extremes of climate and moisture
conditions has naturally made people
ask, what causes wood decay? The
answer is, fungi and bacteria, low
forms of plant life which live in the
wood and draw their nourishment
from it. The little organisms are SO
little that microscope Is required to
see them, yet their work results in
the destruction of billions of feet of
timber each year and the railroad cor
poration with it's cross tie bill running
up into seven figures and the farmer
who spends a hundred or so dollars
year for fence posts are alike draw
ing upon the knowledge of experts in
all parts of the world in efforts to
learn the most economical and most
wood against the inroads of decay. In
studying the means of preventing de-
cay ood-preserving experts have
learned many things about the OBJ
noxious fungi which sap the life OF
timber
The small organisms can grow
either in light or In total darkness !;
but all of them require requisite
amounts of air, food, moisture and
heat If one or more of these essen.
tial requirements is lacking, they can
not live, and the decay of timber will
not take place. Wood constantly sub.
merged in water never rots, simply
ply of air. This condition accounts
for the soundness of the old Baltic
piles. On the other hand, If wood
can be kept air-dry it will not decay
because there will then be too little
moisture. The timber used by the
Egyptians will last indefinitely so long
as it is bone-dry.
There are great many cases, how
ever, where it is impossible to keep
wood submerged in water, or in an alb
solutely air-dry condition. In fact, a
large percentage of the timber which
is used is exposed to the weather, and
is subjected to decay simply because
it contains enough air and enough wa
ter for the decomposing organisms to
get a foothold. Decay is most seri-
GUS where the atmosphere is warm
and damp, because these conditions
are most favorable for it's develop
ment. In the coal mines of Pennsyl-
vania timber decays in two or three
years because the temperature Is
warm and constant and the air is
damp. And in the south, the warm,
humid atmosphere often causes the
timber to rapidly decompose.
Decay may be prevented by two gen.
eral methods, by treating the WOOD
with antiseptics, thus poisoning the
food supply of the organisms which
cause decay and by treating it with
oils which render it waterproof. A
combination of these two methods is
most commonly used, as when wood is
treated with creosote which fills up
the pores in the timber and keeps out
water and is also powerful antisep-
tic.
The United States government con-
siders the investigations of the pre-
servatfve treatment of timber of such
importance that the business of one
branch of bureau in the department
of agriculture-the "Ofice of Wood
Preservation" in the forest service at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
TWO MINI. EDITORS BURNED.
Oil Causes Trouble at bayfield, and
Gasoline at Eveleth.

Hayfield. = R. B. Russell, editor
II the Hayfield Guard, is dead
Mr.. Russells body is one mass of
BURNS and is the result of an attempt
20 start fire in his Office with kero-
sene.
While pouring the oil on the fire the
IAN slipped into the. stove and explod-
I'd and his entire body was engulfed in
he flames. The building and machin-
cry of the Guard Office were damaged,
out not entirely destroyed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
NYE URGES INCREASE.
Wants Limit of Cost for Minneapolis
Postoffice Raised to $750,0OO.

Washington, d. G. = Representa-
live Nye appeared before the house
committee on public buildings and
urged favorable action on his bill to
increase the limit of the cost of the
postofice building in Minneapolis
from $4,000 to $4,000. Nye said he
was confident the committee would
authorize the increase if a public
building bill is reported.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

Washington, is given over entirely to
the work of experiments in co-opera-
ton with railroad companies and In
dividuals in prolonging the life of rail-
road ties, mine props, bridge timbers,
fence posts and transmission poles.
Advice and practical assistance is fur.
nished all who request this advice of
the forester. The frightening of life
of timber means the saving of thou.
sands of dollars annually through do
ing away with the heavy expense of
labor and cost of material for renew.
ais.
most important factor in the material
development of the country is great
truth that is little understood by peo-
pie outside of railroad circles. The
putting engine that speeds at the rate
of mile or more minute over the
country is a slave to the two rails
that insure smooth and safe road,
and these rails in turn depend on the
old-fashioned wooden cross-tie which
holds them in place.
Yankee invention has not yet found
a substitute which has induced the
railroads to give up wood, although
experts say that the day will surely
come when the countrys forests will
no longer be called upon to supply the
demand for ties. Up to the present
time it seems that no other material
has been found which has the resili-
ency of wood and which at the same
time causes less wear and tear on the
rails, fastenings, and roadbed.
The country's railroads during the
last two or three years used 100000
900 to 150,O00,000 of sawed and hewn
ties a year. The ideal tie timber is
white oak, which combines the quail
tiles of durability, hardness. strength,
and close grain. 1t is not only excel
lent for ties, but is widely used in ship
building, for general construction, in
cooperage, in the manufacture of car
riages, for agricultural implements, in
terror finish of houses, and for furnl-
ture. On account of this wide use,
the supply has been greatly reduced
and some of the railroads have been
forced to pay almost prohibitive prices
for ties, or to substitute other and
cheaper woods to replace the white
oak ties rapidly disappearing from
their lines.
Over 40 per cent. of the ties recently
purchased by the railroads of the
country are oak, according to latest
statistics of United States for
est service. Cross-ties of south
ern pine formed somewhat less
than 25 per cent. Douglas fir
ties ranked third, with approximate
ly ten per cent. of the total.
Cedar, which is very durable, has
been extensively used to take the
place of white oak for ties, but it is so
soft that it is readily cut by the rails.
This necessitates the use of tie plates
and other protective devices when
cedar ties are used. AS the supply OF
cedar is also running short, it is nee
essary for the railroads to seek fur
Their for new tie timber. One of the
woods which has all the requisites OF
a good tie, with the exception of dura-
bility, is the beech.
A beech tie generally consists large
ly of sapwood, which partly accounts
for it's lack of durability, but, on the
other hand, allows a thorough and
easy preservative treatment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
Two Burned at Evelth.

Eveleth. = With the flesh all
burned from the bones on his arms by
aam1ng gasoline, George Ecklund, a
linotype operator in the Office of the
Eveleth Star, lies at local hospital in
/ serious condition. P. E. Bowling.
proprietor of the newspaper, is also
seriously burned in an attempt to aid
he injured operator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
Twin CITY Markets,

Minneapolis, April 19.-Wheat, May,
$1.06A; July, $1.07ss; No. 1 northern,
$1.08A; No. 2 northern, $1.06A; No.
1 Durum, 88c, No. corn, 43Ac; No.
white oats, 40c; barley Gle; No. 2
rye, 1874; No. 1 fax, $2.35A.
Duluth, Apr. 19.-Wheat, May, SLOT;
July, $1.O7%; No. 1 Northern, $1.08.
South st. Paul, April 19.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.OO@6.75; cows, fair, $3.50
425; calves, $4.50@5.50. Hogs, 1910
@9.35; sheep yearlings, $7.00@8.O0;
lambs, $7.00@8.00.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

successor has not yet been chosen.
All that Miss Spiers would say in re-
gard to the matter was:
You can simply say that thought
it best to resume my duties at the war
department"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
Minneapolis Shoe Firm Fails.

Minneapolis. = The North Star
Shoe Company has suspended it's
business with liabilities that may
equal the entire amount of the origi-
nal capital, 100000. C. B. Heffel
dnger, president and manager, an
aounced that he failure is the direct
result of the panic of 1907.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

Minneapolis. - More than six thous-
and five hundred pieces of real este
will be put on sale May in the Office
Of the county auditor. The taxes on
the property are unpaid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

MRS. TAFT's SECRETARY QUITS.
Washington, D. c. = Having served
seventeen days as private Sec
rotary to Mrs. Taft, mistress of the
White House, Miss Mary cambridge
Spiers has resigned, and resumed her
duties in the war department Her
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
PUTS BAN ON BOOZE.
Indian Agent Makes Cleaning In
Northern Minnesota.

Minneapolis. - A new liquor order.
to- take effect May 10, closing many
saloons in the territory in Minnesota
governed by the treaty with the Chip
pewa Indians of 1855 and 1863, has
been issued by w. E. Johnson, chief
special officer of the interior depart
ment. The order was issued as the
result of research among the old In
dian treaties by w. G. Calderwood,
secretary of the Minnesota Prohibition
committee.
The order affects all of Becker, Hub
bard and Mahnomen counties, and
parts of Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clear
water, Crow Wing, Itasca, Norman,
Ottertail and Wadena counties.
The following towns will be made
dry by the order:
Akeley, plummer,
Audubon, Bagley,
Backus, Bijou,
Ball Club, Bowstring,
Bena, Cuba,
Cass Lake, Dorset,
Deer River, Detroit,
Dumas, Farris,
Ebro,- Frazee,
Fertile, Guthrie,
Gary, Hoberg.
Hackensack. Horton,
Hunter, Jenkins,
Island Lake, Lake Alice.
Kabekona, Laporte,
Lake Park, Langley,
Leech Lake, Mahnomen,
Luce, Menagha,
McHugh, NADIA,
Mildred, Nushka,
Maru, Ogena,
Oak Lake, Pine River,
Park Rapids, Rosby,
Hitterdal, Shevlin,
Santiago, Sebeka,
Syre, Twin Valley,
Solway, Vergas,
Ulen, Westbury,
Waubun, Winger,
Marcus, Walker,
Winnipeg Jet. Brooks.
Wilton, Dugdale,
Cisco, Flaming,
Erskine, Lees Station.
Fosston, Mentor.
Mcintosh,
Although some of this territory has
been closed to saloons by previous or
ders of the interior department, hun
dreds of saloons will be closed by it.
The saloonkeepers are given until
May 10 to dispose of their stock.
May Close All Saloons.
Every saloon in the Indian coun'
try in Minnesota may be closed
as the result of clash between John
w. Carl, of Mahnomen, Indian attor-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

Getting at the Facts.
II made my millions by honest
TOLL"
II believe you. But whose toll was
it?'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

M lies driven by the hut dwell
"a ~ lers of the Baltic centuries ago
W are as sound today as when
IL first placed The wooden COT
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

Although some of this territory has
been closed to saloons by previous or
ders of the interior department, hun
dreds of saloons will be closed by it.
The saloonkeepers are given until
May 10 to dispose of their stock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22
May Close All Saloons.

Every saloon in the Indian coun'
try in Minnesota may be closed
as the result of clash between John
W. Carl, of Mahnomen, Indian attor-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
CRAZY SNAKE IS
IN WASHINGTON

Washington Fob - Word reach
ed Wasbtugoon today that Chfuc
Hario (Crazy suake), who mysteri-
ously disappeared last spring from
Oklahoma. when the militia was at
tempting 70 capture him for loading
the Snake or Greek 'ull-bloodcd In
dians IN revolt IL IN this city The
statement comes from Major a. r..
Edgiugton. who led the militia in tho
pursuit of ,hc outlaw Major Edgirg-
ton says hc believes Federal au,bori-
See gOt into communication With
Crazy SUskc and took him 20 q hos
pital iu Washington. fearing bc
would meet with harsh treatment u
captured by the state authorities
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
BALLINCER HAS
A new SYSTEM

Washington, d. c.. Feb 22,--Unwil
ling that a record-breaking endur-
ance test should be held with the
approval OF the government, Secre-
tary Ballinger has adopted a novel
plan for the allotment of the forty
acre farms at Yuma, Ca. during the
first of March.
The necessity for the play arose
from the anxiety OF claimants TO be
the FIRST on the spot when the allot-
mentS were made The secretary
was Informed yesterday by telegraph
that moer than 200 men aud women
had already formed in line before
tho land Office In Los Angeles, 80 40
20 be the first on hand on March ! =.
when the allotments were supposed to
be made. The hardshipa which would
re-ult from such an endurance test
did not appeal 10 the secretary, 50
he wired the land Office that a differ
ent plan has been adopted
In accordance with the new ar
rangement, the secretary has order
ed that a hail or a baseball parry.
large enough 20 accommodate all
who desire 10 participate in the ailot-
ment. be engaged IN Los Angeles for
March /. To those assembled in this
hall OF park by 9 A. m on that day
cards wil be- distributed by agents
OF tho government On these the
name. age, height and post-ofHce ad-
dress OF each home-seeker must be
written
Tt any ratio between March and
March 10 the applicant may appear
at the land Office in Los Angeles.
and upon beng identified by the
card, may make application for any
o; the i72 farms that the govern
ment is to give away An opportu-
nifty will be given 70 those who flo
on the same farm 90 decide among
themselves which shall have the iand
TO this is not done. the government
oficia's Will decide tho lucky per-
con by lot
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
WILLED FORTUNE
TO OLD SWEETHEART

Birmingham, Ala Feb. ga re-
markable tomance vas unearthed
here today By tho finding OF Mrs.
Claude v@8ter, f5rnerly Of Nash
Vile, Tenn, who Is the helress to
an estate OF about .6235,OO Tho es-
tato was left4by w. b. Ennis who
formerly lived IN birmingham and
was once A s~o6theart OF Mrs Veg
ter theRr lHsf Ozark
Ennis shot q man here in 1892, and
fed fromiib3 OF Iie went TO Ja-
maica, whore he amaBsed a fortune.
and about three years ago he was
fatally injured tR 6ght with a Span
lard Before biis DEAN ne wlIled his
entire estate b. Ms Ozark. and the
Jamaica authorities have sinco been
trying % md bai
Daniel JopSs, ps the island Of Ja-
maica. & n Btmihgbafn. and It was
duo to Ais eF6f5 Chat she was found
today F'}F = u
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
HANDICAPPED BY
WESTERN STORM
Coal Movement From Dis
trict is Retarded BY
Slow Return of
Empties

The coal movement from the Po.
cahontas field is more or less curtai
ed al this tine on account OF the
slow return OF empties from western
roads. The return has been handi-
capped BY bad weather. and for this
reason the haulage from local op>.-
rations have been more or less re-
duced. Under normal conditions the
Norfolk and Western is filling the
car demand fairly we'll, but storm
conditions have to a certain extent
upset the calculations.
According to the local reports the
Western demand for coal is good.
and the shipments at this time would
be much greater 81 the car supply
were adequate. The snowfall in tho
middle West has been heavy. and
the freight movement for thi, reas-
on was necessarily slow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
SUBDUES SNAKES

Nashville. Ind. Feb 22-I,eaders
OF a now SECT the Church OF the
First Born, particularly distinguish
ed by It's teaching that Christ was
born under an apple tree and that
those that believe In it shall have
power 10 subdue poisonous reptiles.
were attacked by scoffers wbIo they
were holding q meeting at the John
son Township School House
John Mcpherson, tho leader was
struck by a stone and seriously hurt.
but william Crabb took up tho dis
sertatlon az his colleague was being
carried 20 tho homo OF disciple.
Those OF liuie faith were melted
10 drive tho propagandlsts out OF the
community by tho experiment OF a
Ma hylll" man. who declared that the
preachers In their public meetings.
handled only harmless water snakes
and that Mr. Crabb refused TO open
a box contaJhing fatler when he
heard IFS characteristic warning
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
Ohio Man Wants to Acquire
Acreage in this Vicin-
ity to Start the
Enterprise
NEGOTIATIONS ARE
NOW IN PROGRESS
Will Have Dairy Farm in
Connection If the Deal
Goes Through

Negotiations are under way be-
tween a we'll known real eatate firm
and an Ohio man for the establish
ment OF a dairy farm and a creamery
in the vicinity OF Blueneld. Names
cannot be given at present but the
deal 10 on. The Ohio man wants q
good boundary OF hand for dairy pur-
poses. and in addition To this no
proposed to build creamery and take
the milk output OF the surrounding
country. The intention as TO have
the farmers within shipping distance
put In separators, and send the cream
to the creamery.
Several tracts OF land within the
immdiate vicinity OF Bluefleld are
under adVlsement, but no deal has
yet been closed. According to the
real estate firm which is hooking up
suitable acreage. the man from Ohio
IL well piea. .td with local ccndiMons,
and at present the matter hinges on
the finding OF tract near the city
adapted 10 the end desired The way
the matter now appears a deal ia
likely TO be completed within short
time.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
CHANGES At THE
N. & W. STATION
Ticket Agent Drinkard May
Go to Bristol and Bag
gageman Wiley Will
Take His Place

1t is probable that there will be a
change ar so among the Norfolk and
Western employees at the passenger
stat ron within the next few days IL
IS likely, that n ~ Drinkard, who
has been tho Dlucheld ticket agent
for years almost from the pioneer
days will be transferred TO the office
OF assistant ticket agent at Bristol.
where rhis family now resides. and
that w. Joseph Wiley, the present
baggage agent will be promoted to
hs place, There has been n change
In tho Bristol Office. the ticket agent
having beon advanced to the travel
ing passenger department, and mas
much as q residence In Bri tol would
be very acceptable TO Mr. Drnknrd
il is thought probable that he Will
be changed TO that ohlce.
Mr.. Wiley who has proved himself
thoroughly Competent in the service
OF che company. is slated for the To-
cal vacancy IL is understood
The &vAaton supeaintende1ts of
fee stated that the changes mention
ed were under consideration but that
thero was nothing definite TO give
out at this time
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
BACK TO THE
DAYSOF JOSEPH

Washington, Feb 22.-J. w. Sny-
der OF the Baltimore Chamber OF
Commerce was before the House
committee today. He spoke on
Scott Anu-Future bill lie agreed
with tAs qohmittee that It would be
a good, thing FOR the exchange If
congress could enact a law tina!
would ehminats Eank speculatlons
but did not know how it could bu
done
Chairman Scott asked Snyder what
would happen rtf the the aystem's
margins were eliminated in the Bal
tmore market, for instance iTo
said Y would go back TO tho tune
OF Joseph.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
W|CkERsHAM MAY
:::S:::::::BE A WITNESS
Attorney General May Be
Called to Tell of His
Interview With
Henry Hoyt

Washington, Fcb. 22.--1t current
reports are, yto a DC believed another
memesepsqt tbe, PRESIDENTS Cabinet,
the Attorney General. may come out
OF the Interior Department investi-
satiOHCGhiD 2&@ki bnenviable hight
TAerS'f z rtNetthhHt the Administra
don has reason TO believe that the
Attorpey, General has a very hazy
indistinct tAco3lecHon of talking over
the G'Avis case with Henry NJ. Hoyt
the AtSSrrey General for Porto Rico.
who, Rgbstsntiated Glavivs' state
ments en- the stand yesterday.
Attorney General Wickersham is
expected 10 bensummoned as a wit
ness. and those close to the Balm
ger sidet OF y the controversy say the
AttorpA8 General "has unfortunately
forgotten sope 90 the details OF his
talks With Mr. Hoye over tho Ballln-
ger caRe 80 cuwuUTg
The ATTORNEY General liz the bust
est official IN washington. not even
excepting the President He ia never
accessible TO visitors al the President
is. and rs so occupied with the affairs
OF his department that, II is explained
It may DO readily understood how
the details OF a brief and hurried con-
Versaton with Mr., - Hoyt, seemingly
unimDortapt at that time--nearly a
year ago+sshonld enot be retained In
the Attorney Gneral's mind, much 20
the bensit - the Ballinger side.
II is taken for granted that the
members 90 tho comffilttee and Mos
srs. Vertrees and IIrandeis, tho two
attorneVsHCwtll dD their best TO re-
fresh the AttoFny Generals memory
but feapJ ise expire ssed that they may
not be abln to- d0gso, and that the
Attorney General Will consequently
appear tpa a Erathey' ,Inenyiable light.
The suFporterg OF tho Pinchot side
Of the controversy between tho for
mer Chief Forester and Secretary
Ballinsen" are not merely greatly en-
couraged by tho IIoyt testimony and
by disclosures before the Committee
on Territorfas.h OF which Senator
Beveridgs is chairman, but they are
enthuslasttc. u They gay that the de-
ve'opments of - the last thirty-slx
hours have won their case for them
Until now, they point out, thero has
been a. concerted EFFORT TO break
down Gaavis, But the fact that Mr.
Hoyt, the Attorney General for Porto
Rico. has come along and backed
CLAWS W, ,cprroboratlng the deposed
special agent fully, presents sltua-
tion that the friends OF Secretary
Ballinget' IN tho senato arc not go
ing 70 Ind it-et'y 10 get around. as
the Pinehot supporters Wow Il.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-22
Unionist Leader is Ready
to Step Into Premier'S
Shoes and Carry
Out Program
LIBERALS FACE TO
FACE WITH DEFEAT
Now Believed that Party
Will Rapidly Go
to Pieces

London, Feb. 22.-Arthur J. Bal
four, Unionist leader, is ready TO stop
into Premier Asqulth's place and
carry out the Union program on
which the tottcring Liberal govern
ment faces disaster
1t is denied by the Irish on whom
they are forced to reply for power.
Tho Liberal are face to face with def
eat and on every hand ls heard pre-
diction that the parliament Will 20
down Into history as the most futile
assemblago OF the century.
There is every Indication thar
Great Britain will shortly be plunged
into another general election more
bitter than the last Ralfour acltnow-
ledges that Great Britain wants tho
Budget and also wants tho house of
Lords reformed in this way. plede-
Ing the Unionists to carry out the
nations demands. if tho Liborals 70
to pieces
The situation has resolved Itself in
to rivalry between tho main par
Ties almost cyonly divided for favor
OF the Irish