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The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
LONG AND SHORT
HAUL QUESTION
ATTORNEYS THREATEN TO TAKE
MATTER BEFORE CON-
GRESS.
CHANGE is DEMANDED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION CAN'T CHANGE
THE LAW.

Washington.-An attack on the con-
stitutionality of the fourth section of
the interstate commerce act-the long
and short haul provision-was made
before the commission in the consid-
GRAFTON of the inter-Rocky Mountain
rate cases.
Attorneys for the railroads main
tanned that the provision was uncon-
stitutional, and, curiously enough,
counsel for some of the cities af-
fected, Spokane, Wash, and Reno,
New, followed with declaration that
part of the section which confers
upon the commission authority, in
special cases, to permit lower freight
charge for longer than for shorter
haul in the same direction and over
the same route, was unconstitutional.
Attorneys for the shippers asserted
that if the commission did not issue an
order providing that the charge for a
longer haul should be greater than for
any shorter haul they would carry the
matter to Congress and insist upon
the enactment of a provision that
would give the commission no discre-
tiOnary power in the matter.
The commission, as a purely ad-
ministrative body, has no power to
pass upon the constitutionality of any
part of the act. 1t simply enforces
the law as it finds it on the statute
books, leaving to the courts the de-
Termination of any constitutional
question that may arise.
A principle that is likely to govern
in many cases was laid down by the
interstate commerce commission in a
decision of the complaint of the Kaul
the Central of Georgia railway and
other carriers.
The company built a railway line
connecting it's mill on the line of the
Central of Georgia with it's timber
land. 1t entered into an arrange
ment with the railroad by which it
received 2 cents per 100 pounds on
all lumber hauled to the junction.
Later on the road advanced it's
rates on lumber from Alabama points
to Ohio river transfers 2 cents per
100. The lumber company asked rep
aration on shipments of 2 cents per
100. In denying the request, the
commission held:
THAT, without deciding whether
this railroad, owned and operated by
the lumber company, is common
carrier upon the facts appearing in
operations in hauling company ma
terial for the Kaul Lumber Company,
it can be considered by this commits
sion only as plant facility.
"That, concerning and for the pur
pose of this case, the advance of 2
cents per 100 pounds on yellow pine
lumber was unreasonable and unjust.
The complainant lumber company is
not entitled to any reparation there
on for the reason that it has never
paid the advance.
''That, if the railroad or the lumber
company should be held to be a com
mon carrier, as the complainant con-
tends it should, in such case it can
not be heard to complain of the ad-
vance in rates because it had con
Cured tacitly in such advance"
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
WASHINGTON.

Magazines and other bulky periodi-
calls, after July 1st next, will be trans
ported by the Postoffice Department
in carloads as fast freight.
With the departure for Mexico
City of Francisco Leon De La Barra,
Mexican ambassador, who was ap>
pointed minister of foreign affairs in
the new cabinet of President Diaz,
official Washington believes the mi
tial stage of an era of peace in Mex,
leo has been inaugurated. President
Taft and Secretary Knox, as we'll as
the members of the diplomatic corps,
it is known, share this belief.
Before deciding upon location for
the headquarters of the proposed new
railway mail service division, which is
to be composed of the states of Ne
braska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah,
the postmaster general will hear rep
resentatives of the cities competing
for the place, Denver, Omaha, Chey-
enne and Salt Lake. The interests Of
the postal service will be given consid.
Grafton over the ambitious of the sew
eral cities.
The Mexican situation has cleared
considerably at Washington. The at.
titude of the United States government
has been made plain and there need
no longer be any doubt, it was said by
administration officials, regarding the
Presidents policy. Mr. Taft has an
nounced he will do everything possible
to maintain friendly relations between
this country and Mexico. Any rupture
must come as the result of some over.
act on Mexican soil.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
New Mexico.

In the Socorro mines, Mogollon,
good progress is being made.
The Gold Dust Mines Co, Mogollon,
is now employing about twenty-five
men; work is concentrated largely in
the new shaft and drifting on vein.
the second hundred feet of the former
being nearly completed.
Three thousand five hundred ounces
of gold and silver bullion were
melted from last clean up of the Dead
wood mines at Mogollon. The weeks
tonnage treatment was only 25O, brok-
en- shaft causing a curtailment in out
put.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Mail Service Improved,

Washington. = Arrangements have
eral Hitchcock with the Pennsylvania
and Missouri Pacific railroads for
new fast mail train from New York
City to st. Louis and Kansas City.
With the addition of this train the
mail service between the East and the
Southwest will be improved
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Giant Merger Reported.

Duluth.-A stir was created in finan-
cial and business circles when it was
rumored that giant merger of steel,
iron ore and shipping companies will
be perfected to compete with the
United States Steel Corporation, with
Duluth men and others at the head,
including Thomas F. Cole.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Soldiers PREPARING for War.

Galveston, Tex.-Ammunition is be-
ing loaded aboard the scout cruiser
Salem, the gunboat Tacoma and the
three transports in port Every prep
aration is being made for war even
though the mobilization of troops and
war vessels results in nothing more
than war play.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
To Carry Magazines by Freight.

Washington.-Mag and other
bulky periodicals, after July 1st next,
will be transported by the Postoffice
Department in carloads as fast freight.
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
w & ST ERIN
MINING NEWS
IN 3 r E r

The Trend of Metal Prices.
Silver -. ............$ .525s
GoPPer .'..'....... 1Z.OO "a 1Z25
Lodu ....'......... 4.4Up 4.0O
OPellSI 5.40
The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Farmer Freezes to Death.

Redfields, S. D.-Bert Ness, a
rich farmer, was found frozen in d
field near his home. He evidently
had become lost in a storm.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26

officer would have such widespread effect upon the morals of the people Why in the of ordinary horse should be allowed to buy drink of whskey because officer of the law has opportunity keep eye him is hard to understand, and the time such logic does not reflect any credit upon the intelligence of our people. If cannot be trusted with drink of whskey just because there deputy marshal to throw him into the calabOOse there is little confidence be placed in the of Alaska
 The Pioneer believes that the prosecutions around Otter creek point to moral respectable and res ponsibe person should once make application for liquor license at convenient point provided that the people in the neighborhood willing that saloon should De established at such point. strong showing should then be made to the Court of the advs1by of granting such peton and we feel assured good saloon will be established, and that will do more to do away with the blind pig business than all the officers of the law could ac complsh in a dozen years
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Who Would Be
 An Assessor?

The appointment of an assessor is not such an easy matter as one would imagine, and the city fathers are 'twixt the devil and the deep sea when it comes to nominating man suitable for the post.
 There are differences of opinion among the councillors regarding the remuneration which should be granted to the assessor. One councilman thinks that $l0 a day is sufficient, while an- other believes that $l5 would be a more equitable rate.
 It is argued that the day rate cuts very little figure, as a good man charg- ing Sl5 day would probably do the work quicker than one getting Sl0. Another consideration is that the work of poor assessor would have to be gone over again by the equalization committee.
 The way out would seem to be the offering of lump sum for the assess ment.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Cross|ey ljtters
 Solemn Warning

District Attorney Cross'ey spread himself in a recent epistle to the Idita- rod city council.
 Next to liquor, gambling is Mr, Crossley's pet aversion, and his fatherly advice to the city will be appreciated even by it's most unregenerate citizens.
 Mr. Crossley complains that gam bling has been rife in this fair city. With charming modesty he admits that the evil was not in evidence while he was here, but he issues a solemn warn ing to the city that unless the chief of police and the other city officials put down the vice, the United States gov ernment (Mr. Crossley) will take the feld, when it will be Woe unto the conquered"
 Gamblers. beware!
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
HOW TO ABOLISH HE BLIND PIG

In newl ysettled countries propositions present them selves for solution which have beer heard of before and all who take hand at the game and try to find way out of the difficulty which may for the time bein present itself Ever since the liquor regulations went into effect in the Territory of Alaska roughly speaking about two years ago. there has sprung custom of sup plying liquor at such places where t law does not permit the establishing of regularly conducted liquor house, which practice both pernicous to good morals and detrimental to those who in business which the law permits and for which business they pay into the national treasury the of thousand dollars each. In return for such investment they given the right to openly and above board sell and dispose of whatever wholesome liquor their customers may desire and be willing to pay for.
 In incorporated towns and such other places where regularly appointed U.S deputy marshal commissioner resides it i comparatively easy matter to license for the sale of intoxicating quOr but whenever respect able person applies to the proper authorities for license at point where such house might we'll be needed the district attorney at gets busy and calls the attention of the presiding judge to the fact that marshal missioner resides at such place and the application is promptly turned down. Those who responsible for Aaskas present administration responsible for the passage of the liquor law and they about ful of the ordinary mans rights they usually when the rights and privileges of the everyday working cerned Instead ofgiving him opportunity to buy his whiskey at decent place at fair price and of some quality they drive him to blind pig the goeasy people call such places; and generally make hard and almost impossible for him to get what his brother get who lives in place where deputy marshal commits sioner resides.
 We never did imagine that the presence of such an
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Manuel's saloon sells Book cigars.
NOTICE OF HARSHAL'S SALE

United States of America, Fourth Divi- sion, District of Alaska, ss:
 Public notice is here!y given, that bv virtue of writ of tieri facias tor execu- tion), dated August 8, 1911, A.D., issued out of the District Court, of the Ul:ited | States for the Fourth Division, District of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in said Court, on the 2nd day of August, 1911, A.n., i'll favor of Charles L. Kemp and George Taylor, and aga nst Abe Wallace, 1 have, on this 10th day of August, 1911, A.D., levied upon the fol- lowing described real estate, situated ill the town of Iditarod, Alaska, to wit:
 That certain One-Story frame building situate on the northerly 25 feet of lots II and I2, east, on Willow street, between First avenue and Caribou street, Tn the Town of Iditarod, Territory of Alaska, as the same more fully appears by the survey of l.. $ Robe, C. E., and that l will, accordingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on the 10th day of September, A.D., 1911, at Io:3 90 o'clock A. M., at the front door of the Marshal's office i'll the Town of Iditarod Territory of Alaska.
 Dated this 10th day of August, A.D., 1911.
 H. K. LOVE, U. s. Marshal Fourth Division of Alaska.
 Ky John J. Donovan, Deputy. Charles F. Taylor, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
IditarOd City Loses Its Mayor


 Frank Miller, mayor of Iditarod, is going back to Fairbanks No, he is not quitting the camp: but busir ess and family interests call him to the the town on the Tanana. Besides, Frank has not seen that little wide eyed angel which came to bless his home early in the year, and he's nat urally curious.
 On Wednesday night Mayor Miller rendered his resignation, but such is the esteem in which he is held the councllmen would not even consider it. Therefore his resignation has been placed on file, and will only be acted upon In dire necessity.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Council May Purchase Property

If satisfactory terms can be arranged the city council of Fairbanks will pur- chase the ground upon which the new city hall is located.
 At the present time the city pays $40 per month ground rent on lease which will run for two years, but the prop erty can be purchased outright for the sum of 5000, or little over two years rent.
 It has been suggested that the coun- cil take an option upon the property which will give them the privilege of taking it over at the present price within the next eight months, and ne gotiations with that end in view are now in progress.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26

" you want your freight see Byers " 70. They will guarantee to deliver freight from Dikeman three days after receiving expense bill at any stage of water,
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26

Pool, solo, and the best clear Havana cigars at Johnstone's.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26

nyou wa want your clothing cleaned or pressed ring up Vile the TaiIur-phone s8
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
EXPLAINING AN OBJECTION.

'sYou object to my smoking cigar
cites because you think they will In
jure my health ?" said the young
man with the fuzzy hat.
"No, my son." replied the sarcas-
tic parent; 81 am merely afraid the
pictures in each package will spoil
your artistic taste"
TRADE MORAL-Nobody would
have known the Good Samar-
itan's kind act were it not for
Our Saviour's parable. Be the
home folks Good Samaritan,
Mr.. Merchant; make this ra-
per your commercial bible.
write your own parable and
put It In our advertising COL
umn&
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
ATLANTIS.

The island of Atlantis belongs, if
not to the realm of pure fable, to the
realm of uncertain tradition, which
amounts to about the same thing.
Spoken of by Plato and other clas-
steal writers as '1ying over against
the Pillars of Hercules" (the strait
of Gibraltar), no one has ever been
able to give any definite information
concerning it. The story belongs
to the most nebulous region of his
tory, and is probably nothing but
fiction. If the great island cover
against the Pillars of Hercules" had
ever existed there would certainly
have been some definite knowledge
concerning it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24

as deVelOpmenC
and the acquisition Of health Hence there little perception of the
educational side physical training and public interest has cened
athletics instead of educational development 1t difficult draw
clear line between the two though thoughtful educator fail to
that the distinction is real
Exercise that develops brain cente and brain control of
endngs must be symmetrical design and proceed from
p Such training educational Exercise that has its ultimate
object fun recreation competition the ability to beat belongs the
play ground division Of physical training The tendency such exercise
to induce amm onesded development of
part and under development of another.
Could college faculties grasp this throughout there would
less uncertainty handling football and other games involving
paravey few of the Students and greater justice the treatment of
directors understanding of the value of this work
with the many.
control health and to
the acquisition Of various good qualities but only within certain limits
When exaatng the great value OF football deve
oping secono etc. friend of mine remarked that she would like
know the seono gained the football field would make man
patient with crying baby at night"
TITS question whether sconro gained in the field of
ton restricting rules the of cricsing public
troll that will ordinary living where makes his rules or
Athletics within heathfu limits most highly
priced they should be entirely separated from exercise It's
kinds would be included educational
progressive training they would take subordinate part and would be
used only until the special development they capable OF giving is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24

Nor content with producing
"Sockless Jerry" Mary Ellen
Lease, Carrie Nation and few
other freaks, Kansas has now come
forth with the dirtiest. most degrad-
ed sensation of the hour in the
tarring of Mary Chamberlain by a
mob of business men at Lincoln
Center. To further the sensation
and make it complete, it is now
the duty of the jury to hang, or at
least get life sentence for a bunch
of those energetic business CD
men. About thirty years each at
hard labor laying asphalt pavement
would coal their .ardor for tar
decorations somewhat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
THE AssoUAN DAM.

In the building of the Assouan
dam in Egypt 5000 Italians were
employed. The work cost five mil
lions of pounds sterling, and will
soon more than pay for itself. The
great dam throws the water of the
Nile back for $50 miles. The con-
servation of this volume of water
means that for 800 miles along the
banks, where formerly one crop was
grown, three crops are now grown
per annum. This wonderful work
has been the means of making Egypt
thoroughly prosperous country,
and the great mystery is why the
dana was not built long ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24

A Lake Linden, Mich, wood
dealer announces that he will give
all poor families in his town load
of wood for Thanksgiving. His
name is Homer Schleeter and is a
young man who last spring earned
enough working il the woods to
buy horse and heavy wagon and
during the summer engaged in the
retail wood business. He says the
proceeds of the season constitute
the biggest sum of money he ever
had in his life and he feels so good
about it that he wants to do some
thing charitable. Talk about the
true Christian spirit, Schleeter
certainly has it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
THE ANSWER.

ga man died." says the teacher,
leaving to his eldest son one-fourth
of his property, plus one-tenth that
of the share received by the next son,
who was to receive one-fourth of the
property, plus one-twentieth of the
share received by the third son, who
was to receive as much as the other
two received, less one-ffth of their
combined inheritances. How much
did each get?"
Nothing" promptly answers the
thoughtful boy in the second row.
''The lawyer got it for breaking the
will. Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
Many .
Girls. Have
Chewing
Gum Habit
BY BLANCHE BRUCE
Nashville. Tenn.

business professional life and they tell me that the chewing
habit repuve that them often valuable acquaintance
business deal.
matter how mary gown has attraction for them
when they cher jaws working like steam engine
prominent physician told that lis wife had to stand all the
home the from the city, distance eight miles, because other
compelled herself beside or
girl chewing gum which acenng that she could not
endure it.
have Yale unive and ne Will not make
the acquaintance of young who chewE gum
He and his companions formed club, nd there are now lou
young lawyers DOCTORS who have signed
pledges marry young ma how attractive she S
who chews gum in public.
They sincere he told that go in the best society
if ones wife embarrasses one by chewing gum
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
RED CROSS SEALS
Help the Cause by Using
the Seals

Another Red Cross Christmas
Seal campaign is on. 10000, 900
seals were sold last year, providing
the National, State and Local Anti
tuberculosis Societies with about
$500, 900. 1t is estimated that the
appropriation of twenty times this
amount by public authorities in
building hospitals, etc. was secured
through the judicious use of this
agitation fund as we'll as many
nurses visiting the sick supported,
and millions of people educated as
to the dangers of tuberculosis.
The Minnesota Association for
the Prevention & Relief of Tuber-
culosis has been appointed again
sole agent for Minnesota. Last
year the sales in Minnesota
amounted to trifle over three
quarters of million seals. Of the
proceeds of the sale the greater
part went to the local associations,
especially for visiting nursing
work. This year the aim will be
to sell between one and two million
seals. If two million seals were
sold it would mean only one seal
for each person in the State.
Last year there were 200 centers
of distribution, ranging in size
from the city of Minneapolis to
cross roads postofice. This year
it is planned to sell the seals in
each of the 500 or so centers of
population in the state and in ad-
dition to cover about one-third of
the rural school districts of the
state, making the school the center
of distribution through the teacher
Probably 5000 persons will be
Aorking as agents and assistants in |
this campaign, each one bearer
of the glad tidings that tuber-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24

The Chandler company closed
their first seasons shipments by
lake last Saturday night, and al
though the season has been a short
one for them (not commencing
until August the shipments have
exceeded all expectations, reaching
the handsome figure of $4,000 tons
by lake alone. But shipments will
not cease with the close of naviga-
ton. Large orders are now wait
ing to be filled that will keep them
shipping by all-rail route for some
time to come. This company now
have about $4,000 tons on stock
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24

culosis is preventable and durable,
as well as unit in compact sell
ing force that will aim to bring the
seals to the attention of every
person many times during the cam
paign and leave no stone unturned
to exhaust both the educational
and financial possibilities of the
Red Cross Christmas Seal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
q, S. Land Office at Duluth, MINI.

u S. Land Office at Duluth, MINI.
Nov. 18th, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph N. Cramer,
whose post-ofice address is Cramer, Mimi. did,
on the 22d day of August 1911, file in this office
Sworn Statement and Application No. O9636 to
purchase the SEA of NFA of Sec II, TIP. 50 N.
range west. 4th p. m, and the timber thereon.
under the provisions of the act of June 8, 1878.
and acts amendatory. known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value as might be fixed
by appraisement, and that pursuant to such
application. the land and timber thereon have
been appraised the timber estimated 44,O0C
board feet at $3.50 per M, and the land $1,000;
that said applicant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworn statement on
the 10Th day of January. 1872 before the Register
and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office. at Du-
luth, Mimi.
Any person is at liberty to protest this purchase
before entry, initiate contest at any time be-
fore patent issues. by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this Office. alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
CHARLES F. HARTMAN. Register
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