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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
SHOT BY WATCHMAN.-DIES.
Self-Defense Pleaded-County Atty
Questions if Act Was Necessary.

Minneapolis. Louis G. Rivers
a painter, died at the City Hospital
from a bullet wound received as
the result of a quarrel in the yards of
| Smith & Wyman company. Andrew
! Krews, Waterman for Smith & wy.
man, is under arrest at the East Side
police station.
According to the story told the po-
lice by the Waterman, Rivers and two
other men appeared in the yards of
the Smith & Wyman company early
Sunday. They used vile language, says
krews, and otherwise misbehaved. He
ordered them out and they finally went,
but Rivers and one of the others re-
turned later and another alteration
followed.
Watchman's Story.
Rivers, says Krews, picked up a
board and made an attempt to assault
the Waterman, who drew his revolver
and fired one shot into the ground to
intimidate the man. He refused to be
intimidated, however, and the watch
man then fired at him pointblank, one
shot taking effect in Rivers stomach
and the other in his ankle.
Immediately after the shooting the
East Side station was notified and De-
tective Irving and Patrolman Lavalle
and Mcclure were sent in the patrol
wagon. They took Rivers to the City
hospital and arrested Krews.
Krews is SO years old and single.
He has been employed by the same
company for nine years, the last seven
as Waterman, and is said to be faith
full and reliable.
The story of Krews is practically
ment made by Rivers to County At
torney Robertson, the police and
court reporter.
Mr.. Robertson's Opinion.
Mr.. Robertson does not consider the
shooting justifiable, and said after he
received the ante-mortem statement
that he would place charge of MUIR
der against Krews.
IF this thing had happened at night
it might be different, but it was in the
daylight, and see no reason for shoot
ing this man down because he was in
toxicated and made a little trouble"
said Mr.. Robertson.
The ante-mortem statement says that
Rivers, man named Kelly and anoth-
er man went to the yards in the early
part of the day and had some trouble
with Krews They left without any
thing serious happening. Later in the
day Rivers and the other man, not Kel-
ly, went back to the yards to reduce
some alcohol at the pump.
The statement says that Krews or
dered them out and a moment later
fired into the ground in front of them.
This, Rivers said on his deathbed, an
gered him and he picked up small
keg with board in it and tossed it
over Krew's head. Then the two shots,
one of which was fatal, were fired, Riv-
ers admitted having been under the in
fiuence of drink.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
PREUS GIVES ADVICE,
CounseIs Committee of Scandinavian
Relief 20 Keep on it's Feet.

Relief 20 Keep on its Feet.
Insurance Commissioner Preus, fol-
lowing a conference held in his Office
by the committee appointed Tuesday
to take up the matter of the rate in
crease in the Minnesota Scandinavian
Relief Association of Red Wing, told
the committee it could either disband
the organization or go along on the in
creased rates. He advised the latter
course.
The committee was composed of Rev.
G. Rast of Minneapolis, Andrew P.
Croonquist of ST. Paul and Rev. G. ].
Nelson of Milwaukee, the latter repre-.
senting the Milwaukee members of the
association.
ready to continue under higher rates,
under the rules of the organization the
committee can go to ten of the board
of directors, sixty in number, and have
them notify the secretary to call a
meeting of the directors and disband
the organization and distribute the bal
ance of funds in The treasury.
"For the sake of thelittle money that
each member would get out of it," said
the commissioner, 81 hardly think this
last suggestion will be acted upon. l
do not know what will be DONE"
Policyholders have been threatening
to bring injunction proceedings against
the board of directors for raising the
rates, but it is believed that following
the conference yesterday the members
will be advised to abide by the decision
and keep the society going.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
WIN I Z l|A5 Rz4
5a1gE gB|3It1Rg Us


pushing the propaganda OF this latter
day crusade that is expected to shake
the walls of Indifference and make II
to have job.
Coxey was the leader of the first
of the great marches of protest. His
men marched so far that the spirit oil
the column was gone long before II
came within striking distance OF
Washington. 1t was a failure. The
army dwindled away, and but hand
full of those that started on the move
ment stuck until the end. How and
his lieutenants are studying the his
tory of this march and hope to profit
by the mistakes of Coxey and his
aids. How hopes to make this march
crusade against things as they are.
Such an army as he leads How be
lieves will show the nation the need OF
some action. Men have promised tC
join him from every part of the coun-
try. Already the hobo tribes have re.
ceived the call and are being notified
to concentrate in the valley in easy
distance of the actual starting place,
which is to be settled upon later. Ar
rangements have been made whereby
the cohorts from the west will start
earlier than those from the Ohio val
ley.
James Eads How has long been a
dreamer. Since he first began as the
friend of the newsboys in st. Louis he
has been striving to lift the down-trod,
den and those who have gone down
because of their own shiftlessness. He
went among them, studied their
wrongs and their weaknesses, made
himself a doctor in order that he
might help them in their times of sick
ness, and now he proposes to lead
them before their representatives and
ask that something be done for them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
DOUBT KENsINGToN RHINESTONE.
Christiania Professor Said to Have
Pronounced it Spurious.

The Kensington rhinestone that has
proved so effective subject for con-
troversy among the erudite of Mime
scat and Wisconsin is reported to have
been discredited in Norway, to which
it was taken by H. r. Holland, it's
sponsor and champion.
The stone is reported to have been
on exhibition at the University of
Christiania, where Prof. Hiegstad pro-
nounced it spurious for the reason, it
is said, the runes cut in the stone were
not used in that form 400 years ago
or even up to much later date. The
Norwegian doctor thought the stone
might date back as far as 1865.
The Minnesota Historical society,
through it's archaeological committee,
is preparing report on the authentic
ity of the stone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
Big Gain in Credits Assessment.

Internationally the best showing
made anywhere in the state on the
new credits tax is reported by Assess
or H. w. Posi-, for the City of Winona.
On the 3-mill tax credits he has listed
sufficient credits for taxation so that
there is a gain in taxation on credits
of 1928 over last year. Mr.. Posi- has
listed for taxation in the City of Wi
mona credits amounting to $3,SSS, 1877,
whereas under the old general prop
erty tax of year ago the total credits
listed FOR taxation were $2S4,525.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04

most thickly populated country in the
world. and swiftly the great wall
moved into its place, grim and power
full and able to withstand, any assault
that Mongols might make.
It's battlemented walls are so feet
high, and at every few hundred feet
they bristle with towers where In days
of yore Chinese warriors stood ever
ready to repel the invader.
Of Mortared Brick and Stone.
The wall is 25 feet wide and IL
built for the greater part of its way
of fnortared brick and stone.
When the Ming dynasty had come
into power 1t duplicated for consid-
cradle extent Shi-Hoangti's wall, and
thus for large part Of the distance
there is double barrier.
The most powerful part of the wall
is that at Pa-ta-ling, for this gate was
only 60 miles from Pekin, and here 1t
was that any charges directed against
the greatest and richest city of the ma
ton would have to be repulsed. One
great battle was fought here, for at
the top of the Nankou pass the gate
was the scene of the last stand against
the noted Monaghan warrior, Genghis
Khan, and when he OVERRIDE the de-
tenders 1t was down the pass and
through the gate that the conqueror
led his forces. He took the Mongols
into China and conquered country
against which his people had been
fighting for 1900 years.
Kubla Khan also entered by this
pass when he completed the conquest
of China and made his realm the
greatest the world had ever known.
Genghis Khan and Kubla Khan
were differently dispositioned. Genghis
burned all the literature of China, but
Kubla protected the literature and
helped along the people by wise meas
ures that gave prosperity in agricui-
ture and commerce. Kubla fixed
places in the wall that had been raw
aged by the wars of the centuries and
undertook to restore tranquility in
the country.
Some historians have said that tho
great wall accounted for the sloth in
to which China fell. The huge bar
rier, which even today shows itself
to be stoutly built, gave the people q
sense Of security and made them feel
that no nation could overwhelm them.
Centuries passed in this foolish de-
fusion, and when the war with Japan
came China discovered that she had
been sleeping for centuries.
Since the humiliation of that defeat
by the Mikado q determination has
grown up among the younger element
of the people to earn a place among
the great nations Of the world.
The old dowager empress and the
weakling emperor stood In the way,
Now they are gone. and the country
looks with hope to the strong man
who is now at the helm. 1t Is prob.
able that before long China will feel,
no matter how the remainder OF the
world may regret the passing OF q
famous relic, that a new era mas
dawned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
Macdonald and His Manager

Will R. Macdonald of Washington
rented a farm few miles outside of
the city to escape the din and noise of
town; but soon tired of the trouble OF
looking after the place.
Pm going to hire manager to
look after this farm" he told his fam.
lily at breakfast one morning. Then
I won't have any more trouble. He
can occupy a room on the top door,
and we will all have a quiet, sasy
time"
Macdonald leaned back and smiled
serenely In anticipation of the COM
ing rest and peace.
That night, as the new manager
passed through the hall on his way
upstairs, Macdonald stepped out and
asked him If he cared to have the
afternoon paper.
mo, thank you," replied the fount
of rest and quiet. II have a flute on
which 1 always practice two hours
before going to bed."-Twice-a-Month
Popular.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
|W|NONA FLOUR MILL BURNS
ONE ELEVATOR AND OFFICES ALI
THAT REMAIN OF WORKS.
Loss Is Estimated at Half MiIlion,
lnsured-Firemen Are
Handicapped.

Winona. - A disastrous fire which
originated presumably from an over.
heated motor, resulting in an eXplo
sion of the flour dust in the sack room
practically wiped out the plant of the
Bay State Milling Company, entail
| ing a loss of fully a half million dol
lars. The industry was the most sub.
stantial one in Winona and employed
total force of 200 men. The com.
pany was the fourth largest producer
of flour in the United States and its
plant was one of the most modern
in the Northwest.
The fire broke out just as the day
force of men was planning to cease
it's work and the night crew was com.
ing to work. The defective motor was
discovered and a small fire eorralled
when a terrific explosion took place
in an adjoining room on the north
side of the ground floor of the main
mill building. The alarm was spread
Immediately and all men reached a
place of safety before the flames cut
off egress. The fire department was
handicapped because of the lack OF
water pressure due to the low stage
of the river and with every available
piece of fire-ighting apparatus on the
scene it became necessary to send a
call for assistance to La Crosse and
Eau Claire. Both responded quickly.
A few moments after the firemen
arrived the flames had spread through
the west end of the mammoth mill
and broke through the roof, where
they were famed by high mind.
The fire swept through the entire
structure and an hour after the alarm
was sounded the building was engulfed
in flames which were licking the ad.
joining structures. Two partly filled
elevators, having combined storage
capacity of 100000 bushels of wheat,
were in danger soon and the smaller
of the two caught when the conflagra-
ton was at it's height.
The entire business section of the
city was threatened for time and
numerous small fires broke out many
blocks from the plant.
The Bay State Milling Company rep
resented capital of Boston men. B. j.
Rothwell of Boston was President; l..
S. Brown, Boston, vice president, and
H. c. Garvin of Winona, secretary.
treasurer. The mill was purchased in
1890 by the Bay State Company and
it was enlarged and improved to an
output Of $500 barrels. The loss, it
is said, is covered by insurance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
PHYSICIAN FOR GIRLS HOME.

Sank Center,-Dr. J. A. Du Bots OF
this city, has been appointed physician
to the Industrial Home for Girls, the
State Board of Control authorizing
the appointment.
The Board of Control also decided
to grade the lands adjacent to the re
Gently built cottages and put in grave,
roads and walks.
Plans for two new buildings We're
considered by the board, one for the
superintendent and another for a mod
ern hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
Auto Road to City From AkeIey.

Akeley.-H. H. Johnson and H. D.
Schaefer, in the formers automobile
have returned from Brainerd. They
were sent out by the Red River Lum
Der company of this city to place guide
boards of regular intervals between
Akeley and Brainerd and paint in the
mileage and directions. At Brainerd the
pathfinders were received by Mayor
Dunn, who informed the business men
and Commercial club of the movement
and was assured support in extending
the boards to Little Falls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
High Wind Damages Apple Orchards

Winona.-The high wind that ac-
companie1 the storm in this section
caused heavy damage to apple or
chards in Winona county, according
to reports of farmers brought to the
city. The branches, loaded heavily
with the fruit, were torn off in many
instances. The violent wind also
shook great numbers OF the half-ripe
apples from the trees to such an ex
tent that it is said there will be q
shortage of the apple crop in this sec
ton this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
TWO ARE HELD FOR sWINDLING
Police Put QuietUs on an Alleged
Graft With the Cards.

ST. Paul-Charged with swindling,
George Vobich and Joe Arpch, Aus.
TRANS, were arrested by Patrolmen
Cumrow and Cummings, and lodged in
central police station. 1t is alleged
that Vobich and Arpch have been
travelling around the country working
card swindle among their country
men. Yesterday they met Matt Stanak
of Hopkins on the street and interest
ed him in their game. They were sue
cessful in getting $40 from their
victim, it is said, before the policemen
interrupted their operations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
WOMEN ARE BARRED
ELEVEN SALOONS WITH RESTAU.
RANTS TOLD ONLY MEN
MAY BE ADMITTED.
LARGER PLACES ARE ALSO HIT
Arthur Van Etten Twice Struck, Los
ing License Renewal Plea-Fash-
ionabIe Dining Rooms Told to
Restrict Women TippIers.

Minneapolis, Mimi. - Mayor Haynes
ordered Police Chief Mealey to
bar women from IL saloons which
have restaurant departments. The
mayor said as he did last fall, that a
place which relied on liquor for most
of its income must stand on that bust
ness alone and that he would not toll
crate operation of a restaurant as 3
blind TO evade his order barring wo
men from saloons.
When the mayor first announced this
principle he said ne would take it upon
himself to determine whether the plac.
es where liquor was sold were run as
legitimate restaurants or whether the
food trade was an Insignificant side is.
sue to enable the saloonkeeper to cater
to women.
In the order the mayor said he was
satisfied that the restaurant service in
the saloons listed was nothing more
than deception to hide evasion, and
that every one of the places had bro,
ken some fthe rules he laid down and
that some had broken ALL The saloon
of E. l.. Van Etten heads the list and
suffers an additional penalty as the
council license committee today re-
fused by unanimous vote to renew
his license, which is to expire soon.
Following is the order addressed TO
Chief Mealey:
ION and after the 2Sth day of July.
1911, all women must be excluded from
hn y>1a 10 nit.
E. L. Van Etten, 207 Third street
South.
l.. Pauntz, 1888 Sixth street south.
William II. Senon, 214-216 Fourth
street south.
]. p. Agnew, $50 Nicollet avenue.
c. Blake, 246 Third avenue south.
A. Wittke, 252 Hennepin avenue.
J. L. Tinker, % Sixth street south.
Theodore Snattinger, 24-26 Sixth
street south.
c. Ballard, 314 Hennepin avenue.
A. S. Nicholas, 1901 Sixth street
south.
w. A. Wilson, 43O Fourth street
south.
Under the order made on this sub
ject, Nov. 10, 1911, these places all
claimed to be restaurants and hence
have been permitted to admit women,
subject to certain regulations, but from
information from your department I
am satisfied that all have violated some
of these regulations and that several
have broken all of them.
Moreover, l am convinced that
every one of these places is primarily a
place for vending intoxicating liquors
and that the restaurant feature is a
mere incident and in some cases a
pretense. You will see that this or
der is strictly enforced"
The order against the saloons was
supplemented, after conference be-
tween the chief and the mayor, by an
order to the National hotel and Nc.
Cormick's restaurant formerly Crom-
bie's) that the private dining rooms
on the second floors of those places
must be done away with.
Next week the mayor will call in the
proprietors of all the fashionable and
higher class downtown restaurants
where liquor is served and inform
them of some new rules which have
to do with the custom of some of those
places of allowing owmen OF spend
their afternoons there drinking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
DEAN WOODS TO DULUTH.
Will Look over Two New Sites fol-
Experiment Farm.

Hamline.-Dean A. F. Woods of the
college of agriculture, University of
Minnesota, has gone to Duluth, where
he will inspect two new sites proposed
for the new agricultural school and
demonstration farm to be established
near Duluth. He will also look over
the sites formerly considered. At its
last session the Legislature appropriat-
ed $65,000 for the school.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
MAY BE DR.. JACKOLA.

Friends Are Looking for Man Seen
Near Lakeside.
Duluth.-In the vicinity of Lakeside,
it is thought, may be the missing DR..
John Jackola, who last spring was ar
rested in New York for alleged per-
sistent attentions to Mrs. o. H. P. Bel
mont. John Saari and Gust Lahti,
friends of the physician, who went in
search of the man, were unable to To-
cate him. The doctor disappeared
June 10 and his friends had about come
to the conclusion that he was no long
er alive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
F,ther Of AntIseptic Surgery.

Lord Lister, who recently cello
brated his eighty-fourth birthday, II
the medical genius who discovered
and introduced the antiseptic method
of surgery, thereby making possible
the almost incredible operations per
formed by doctors today. Before hii
discovery it is estimated that nearly
50 per cent of surgical operations
proved fatal, owing to septic poison
ing. Lord Lister, like many Other
scientists, has a wide interest in
things, and his powers Of observation
are abnormal. Speaking Of this OF
one occasion, he remarked on the
great advantage of drawing as train
ing for observation. "The man who
sketches" he said, looks and looks
again at an object, and thus the all
important habit of correct observation
is acquired"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04

three hundred men, or a squadron of
cavalry or battalion of infantry, can
be provided for by this kitchen, the
manner Of preparation being to ar
range meals for two companies by
first bringing to boiling on the range.
and then putting the food into the
asbestos-lined compartments on the
rear of the platform.
The rations for two more organiza-
until done, and instead of 20 men, as
is usual in company cooking, nine do
the work with the fireless
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
STATE SUES LUMBER COMPANY.
Civil Case Involving $4,000 Alleged
Mistake on Trial at Brainerd.

Civil Case Involving $4,000 Alleged
Mistake on Trial at Brainerd.
Brainerd.-On trial in chambers be-
fore Judge w. S. McClenahan of the
district court is timber case brought
by the state, against the Brooks-Scan-
Ion Lumber company, involving about
$4,000. 1t is alleged that the state
sold the timber of section 16-53-12, in
st. Louis county, to the lumber COM
pany, estimating it at the time at
about 100000 feet.
The state later had reason to be-
lieye that there was more timber on
the tract and a rescale was ordered,
disclosing 100000 feet, it is alleged.
The state now sues for the difference
in value, estimated to be about $4,000.
Representing the state is Assistant
States Attorney General James of ST..
Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04

Lumber Company Sued for $4,000.
Superior, Wisconsin. = Daniel Do
mon of Iron River, former teamster
for the Iron River Lumber Company,
filed suit against the company for
$4,000 for damages he claims to have
received while employed by them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
Fisher to Visit Alaska.

Chicago, Illinois.-Walter L. Fisher,
secretary of the interior, is here to
spend two days on the golf links of
the Onwentsia club at Lake Forest,
after which he will leave for a two
months tour of the west and Alaska.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
An Even Thinu.

Mistress Bridget, how long would
Won stay with me If I couldn't pay
your"
Maid-As long as you'd keep me II ]
couldn't cook. mum. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04
Resemblance.

I'VE are but pawns in the game Of
life" said the serious woman.
Perhaps" responded Miss Cayenne.
But those of us who wear hobbs
skirts look more like cribbage pegs"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-04

~ HE Chinese wall, marvellous
barrier extending more than
LOO miles over mountain
and valley, is doomed. 1t is
said that under the rule of the
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-05-05
Avis OfficieI

II nous fait plaisir d'annoncer
que nous avons recu une licence
pour les Etats du Michigan ct du
Minnesota, notre rapport pour 1910
ayant dome entiere satisfaction
aux commissaires d'assurance de
ces deux Etats.
&c resultat est encourageant ct
quoique nous soyons assez salts
fats de l'6tat DIES finances de notre
societ6, nous aurions pu recevoir
un plus grand nombre d'applica-
lions durant l'ann6e. Nous disons
ceci sans vouloir faire de reproches
a personne, car un grand nombre
de nos membres meritent DIES fell
citations.
Notre organisation prend dies
proportions assez importantes ct
nos compatriotes devraient Sc faire
un devoir de l'encourager. Ellie
est purement canadienne-francaise
ct ellie a pour but principal l'avan-
cement dies n6tres ct la conserva-
ton de la langue FRANCHISE qu'un
ii grand nombre cherche a d6trui-
re
Esp6rons que les applications
nous arriveront en- grand nombre
d'ici a la prochaine convention.
Eusebe Bertrand, Sec. Arch.
Marquette, Mich.