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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
TALENT FOR CLUBS.

A list Of high class singers and ac-
will be found on the Musi-
cal page Of this issue.-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

Referee-- Rowley Linesmen-Jameson
and Wright Goals--Jenkins Tabor, Meies snd
Vybltelaw. Staten Island Brabyn. Perth Am
BOY Time Of halves-Forty-hVe minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

Referee - Waldron. Lines m en-Thnyer and
Pretty Goals-Watson 80. BottOmley %.
Davidson Harland welsh. Time of halves
Forty-nve minutes each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
At Manor Field. New Brighton, State

At Manor Field. New Brighton. Staten
Island. yesterday. the Richmond County
Field Club team defeated the Brooklyn
Central Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton by 3 goals to 2. Richmond County
established a good lead in the first half,
at the end OF which they had the advan-
tage of goals to o. The Centrals had
the better OF II in the second period. but
could not overcome their opponents lead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

mailman. New York Evening High. IS "a
= 1890 New lots Evening High is AZ
p hanI t sy,,,,,.yssant Evening Trade 1856
: Friedman. Harlem Evening High. is:V.
H Miller. New Lots Evening hig en-, FIX isiS
+ T., Slodof, Stuyvesant Evening TRADE ~.
+ Wagner. StuyveSant Evening Trade 1918
ii Collman. stuyvesant Evening TRADE i ids
NJ Prank. stuyvesant Evening Irsde. i s.SS
q schonken. New Lots Evening Hign. 10
I-B. Wittofsky. New LOIS Eveninf ns" ,s.so
N Craffain New Lots Evening High. ls;ao
Max GoldsteIn New Lots Evening High w.
r. Harmon. Stuyvesant Evening High. 2o:os
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Sale of Philies "On Agin,
Off Agin, Coin Agin "-Fogel

one authority said that II Chandler,
Balfour. Ware ct al had bought the Phil
lies. he did not think there would be any
public subscription. Fogel, however, said :
We are still going ahead with our
plans for the reorganization Of the club,
the details Of the plan have been worked
out. and OF Monday we intend TO an
nounce them and TO offer the public an
opportunity 10 purchase stock. The ad-
vertlsements are now being prepared and
will be In the newspapers on Monday.
We expected 10 have things In condition
20 make the announcement to-day or In
the Sunday morning papers, but the work
ing out az the details required more time
than we anticipated do not know any
thing about the club being sold TO MT.
Balfour or any other syndicate. In fact
l never met Mr.. Balfour, although some
weeks ago gentleman who claimed 10
represent Mr.. Balfour came 20 my office
and tried to get an option on the club
Washington. Dec. 7--Governor Tener OF
Pennsylvania. at the Governors confer
ence here to-day denied he had bought
or was 10 buy an interest In the Phlla-
delph!a National League Baseball CLUB.
II haven't bought an interest in the
club. end don't intend to-" was the Gov
ernor's reply 10 a question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

'9 Time.
Posi- =
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- \ schneider Brooklyn Evening high iS 10 u.s.
A "A Fuller New York Evening hish 20 10
N Narguev Harlem Evening hlgn.-.' ib.es
Schnaar Brooklyn Evening High. le.to
~ a. Boeg. Brooklyn Evening hlgh;. - ~ o,
"a Hundcrtmark Brooklyn Evening Ilsh i r..W
Eussnan. Harlem Evening High. q. ~ 20
- a. Frevtag Brooklyn Evening ilIgh llle
N - serenbetz. Brooklyn Evening High. i..i i
III j ssoman Brooklyn Evening hish I LIZ
~ =, G~coi Harlem Evening High. l1:z5
- n Antiony. stuyvesant Evening Trade " 20
is-yv n Donohue. New York Evening High !. SO
Is-I schuszicr New York Evening H i5sh i, ~
Isl. KANT stuyvesant Evening TRADE. II .2o
i9-Rlchard Hug New York Evening n.sh i isigg
a0-V' l.. Rowbortm, \. y Evening ti's" isiS
81 Pawa, Harlem Evening iilgh....'''' 3D.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Pupils Will be Tested

A statewide census of mentally
retarded children attending the
grade schools of Minnesota will be-
gin when G. G.. Schulz, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction,
sends school principals E 200 blanks
to be filled in and returned. The
object of the census, which is being
conducted by a joint committee of
the Minnesota Psychological con-
ference and the department of SUI
perintendents of the Minnesota
Educational association, is to find
out the number of backward child
rem in the public schools and so to
adopt the study courses to them
that greater efficiency will accrue
both from the standpoint of the
average students and the laggards.
The census is the first Of its kind
ever attempted in educational his
tory and is regarded as extremely
important by psychologists and
educators.
The census will determine the
normal age of children at each
school grade and the degree of
variability in age as regards each
grade. At the conclusion of the
census figures will be obtainable on
the following points:
Number of years each student
has spent in school with present
age and grade.
Number of each grade who re-
peated the work of the grade.
Number promoted at the end of
this year.
Number who failed of promotion
at the end of this year.
Number in each grade who re-
ceived special promotion within
this year.
Number "demoted"-sent to
lower grade-within this year.
Number who left school perma-
nently within this year.
Number that left school perma-
nently within this year who were
known to stop school altogether.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
TAXATION IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED
Fourteenth Article)
THE RATE OF TAXATION

An entirely unwarranted i'm
portance is given in the popular
discussion of taxation to the rate of
levy, It is often discussed as if it
were the main factor in taxation,
while as a matter of fact, the i'm
portant factor is the amout of money
to be raised for public purposes in
any taxing district. A high rate,
of course, is generally regarded with
disfavor by investors. One of the
first questions asked by an intend
ing investor in lands or business
enterprises is. What is the rate of
taxation? If it is high it discorages
him and he is very liable to regard
such a community as an undesirable
place for investment.
knowledge of the several steps
taken in the process of raising pub
lie revenues, which prior articles
have fully explained, should show
how erroneous is this importance
given to rate. The rate is a
mathematical convenience and may
be high or low without really af-
fecting the amount of taxes to be
paid, for. if assessed values are high
the rate will be low, and vice versa;
if assessed values are low the rate
will necessarily be high.
The very first step taken is the
fixing of the amount of money to
be raised, and that, rather than the
rate, determines whether the tax
will be high or low.
When the amount of money to
be raised is determined the fixing
of the rate is simply a matter of
mathematical calculation. The as
sessed value of the property and
the amount of revenue to be raised
are the important features in the
tax, the rate being simply the factor
used to compute the proportion of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

the total tax that each taxpayer
should contribute.
Let us illustrate: Suppose a
taxing district having an assessed
value of 81 100000 desires to raise
$4,000 for public purposes by
taxation, Clearly a levy of 10
mills or one cent on each dollar of
assessed value would be necessary
to produce the required amount of
revenue. Now suppose the as
sessed value of the same property
was increased to 100000 then S
mills or one-half of one cent on
each dollor would be sufficient to
produce the required $4,000. In
the first case, AS property being
assessed at 81 900, he pays $1,000
in taxes; in the second case, while
his assessed value has been doubl-
ed, the rate has been cut in half,
and he still pays but $1,000 in
taxes. The rate thus becomes a
mere incident, and not at all a
matter of first Importance.
1t is, however, of great i'm
portance that assessed values of the
same classes of property be on
uniform basis. In the first illustra-
ton given above, if BIS farm is as
sessed at 5000 his taxes would
amount to $1,000, while his neigh
Dor, c, with equally as valuable
farm assessed at 81, 900, gets off
with tax of $1,000. But the rate
is not responsible for the dis
elimination in favor of c, either
the assessor or the board of review,
or both failed to do their. duty in
that they did not equalize the as
sessments between B and c.
Equality rather than the rate is the
important feature in any just system
of taxation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Business Men Meet

The Ely Business Mems As
ISOLATION met last evening and did
considerable business. A COM
munication from the White Iron
Lake Iron Mining company was
read asking the association to use
its influence to have the road to
property put in passable shape.
The meeting was unanimous in
favor of the road and instructed
the secretary and the road COM
mittee to take the matter up with
the proper parties. The bylaws
were amended allowing the pres
ident to appoint several more CON-
mittees and restricting the COM
mittees to three members on each.
A request from the weather bureau
to have some one named to take
charge of the recording instruments
and keep records was referred to
the city council with the request
that the city hall ianitor be named
for the place. The station was in
charge of Rev. Farrell until his
removal from the city but since
then has not been operated with
any regularity. Several other inn
portant matters will be taken up |
at the next meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Clean Up

In another column will be found
a notice by the Board of Health
which means just what it says.
The notice gives until the 10th of
May in which to get things in a
shining clean manner after which
the officers will call on you pro-
viding you don't get your premises
cleaned up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

Now that it has been proven
that both candidates for the pre-
sidency are an ornery lot by their
own statements not fit to handle
the reigns of government, why not
look for candidates that are of the
presidential class, several of which
can be selected from any state IN
the Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Marriage Licenses

Deputy Clerk of the Court
Schaefer has this week issued mar
rage licenses to the following
couples:
Paul Hutta to Annie Hakko.
Paavo Hulkkonen to Lisa Hill
tunen.
Vaino Saari to Helena Paitari.
John Grahek to Annie Kochevar.
Rudolf Majerle to Annie Vra-
nesic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

The columns of the MINER are open 10 the
public for the dicussion OF affairs OF PUBIC
nature Anything tending towards the personal
or slanderous will not be published unoer any
condition. We invite communications Oh
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication Dut
as a guarantee of good faith. Write and get II 10
this Office not later than Thursday noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
EARLY RESIDENT
DIES WEDNESDAY
Mrs. A. j. Fenske Passes
Away at Her Home

After a three weeks illness
during which hopes were freely
expressed of ultimate recovery,
Mrs. August J. Fenske passed
away Wednesday morning at an
early hour at her home in this city
of Acute Hyperthyroidism or Elk
ophthalmic Goiter after having
lived so years of useful life.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Fenske spread as a pail over the
city and regrets were general over
the untimely demise. She was
one of Ely's oldest settlers and
numbered among her friends the
entire population, young and old.
Her maiden name was Ella Wilson
and she arrived in Ely on the even
ing of January 8, 1889, having
been engaged by the school board
at that time to teach the first school
just opened and having an at
tendance of about Is pupils. Miss
Wilson continued to teach alone
until later in the season another
room was added to what is now the
Central building and an assistant
furnished, the attendance having
more than doubled in the first few
months after the school was or
gained.
She was married the year follow
ing to Mr.. Fenske who with their
two children, Earl and Elaine,
survive her. She has always been
a prominent member of society and
has always taken great interest in
the upbuilding of the city and its
educational institutions. She has
watched the constant growth from
an educational system of one little
room of which she was the teacher
to a system embracing seven large
buildings with an enrolment of
over 1, 800 and a teaching force of
48. She was also business woman
and assisted her husband materially
in the conduct of his hardware and
furniture business, besides paying
strict attention to her home life
and maintaining of one the finest
homes in the city.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Catholic church,
Rev. Father Buh officiating. In
terrment will be in the Ely
cemetery. Many relatives from
outside points arrived in the city
last evening to attend the last sad
rites. Those arriving were Mrs.
Emma Clubine of Mount Clemans,
and Mrs. V. c. Burnett of Detroit,
Mich, sisters of deceased; Mrs.
w. Lawrence and children of Du-
luth and Mrs. E. J. Bricker of
Minneapolis, sisters of Mr.. Fenske.
Mrs. F. L. Cowen former resident
here and close friend arrived from
Duluth today.
Almost the entire popu1ace visit
ed the home where the remains lay
in state yesterday to take a last
ook at their departed friend and
pay tribute to her memory. The
1orai offerings were grand and COM
oletely banked the casket on all
sides. Several societies of which
both she and Mr.. Fenske were
members contributed some hand
some floral designs. The funeral
will be attended by several
societies.
The bereaved family have the
of the community in the
oss of one who was good mother,
noble wife and beloved sister.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

THE mud-slinging campaign
between Terrible Teddy and
President Taft is a disgusting
spectacle. Aldermanic billingsgate
is Sunday school palaver alongside
the presidential confab.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

SAM Y. Gordon is being ripped
up the back for not wildly comfort
ing and shouting at the Pinchot
smoker in St. Paul. Sam is not
one of the shouting, comforting
kind and needs no megaphone to
attract attention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
BreathIess Suspense.

GREATNESS Suspense.
The second act of "Waulkuere" was
about half over when he turned with
much agitation to the lady who sat
beside him and whispered:
Watch closely now"
What is the matter?" she asked.
'T think one Of 'em Is going to
move pretty soon."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

Too Late.
She looked at him sadly after she
had promised to be his wife.
why do you gaze at me like that?"
he asked. you look as If YOU were
unhappy"
I'm sorry this couldn't have hap
pened before" she replied. Nov
everybody will think took advantage
of my leap year privilege"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Strong Inducements

An Indianapolis woman answering
an advertisement about the rental of
rooms offers the following induce
ments: Myself and husband are
away all day with steam heat, hot wa
ter and all modern improvements"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03
Lack Of Public Spirit.

Did you read about the $500 600
pearl necklace that the Philadelpbia
banker gave his bride the other dayY"
No"
Goodness! Don't you ever try 70
keep posted on the important happen.
ings Of the day?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

Somebody Ought to Tell Them.
The trouble with good many wives
is that they don't know that less than
one woman in every thousand can
manage to look bewitching In q
kimono.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

This paper is on file at 39-South 3rd street
Minneapolis, MINI. at the exhibit room OF Tn
immigration Commission, of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

los. Martinetti will call for and
deliver your laundry and dry clean
ing weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-03

De Quiz-Did you get home before
the storm broke last night?
De Fz-Of course! the storm never
breaks at my house untilsI get homa
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
WOES OF SAILORS

All the trouble has arisen through
the conversion of the warship from a
stately sailing vessel into a floating
gunnery platform. Much of the work
and discipline necessary to the early
form OF fighting ship has been retain
ed on the latest types, where cleanli-
ness is still the fetch. Most of the
unrest is undoubtedly due to the way
punishment is melted out for minor Of
lenses entirely void of criminality. All
the disciplinary regulations, Lionel
Yexley points out. were framed when
the seaman's main duty was to pull on
ropes and to punish him if he did not
get from one to another quick enough,
but you cannot drive men to shoot
straight with modern ordinance.
THE state employs the sailor dur
Ing the day at work which calls for
the full use Of cultivated intelligence,
and then it will take him and stand
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10

him in a dark corner for two hours
each night because he did not have
his cap on straight or dared to wear a
waist belt to keep his trousers up"
Another of the seaman's grievances
relates to the decreased chance Of
promotion owing to the increase in
the number of stokers in the person
mel. The leading seaman complains
that he has less chance than ever OF
becoming a petty officer. Increased
pay is also another demand OF the
lower deck. An experienced able sea-
man, if married. is expected to sup
port a home on just under So a week;
less the cost Of his uniform.
1t is not suggested by any n that
the English jackies are on the brink
Of mutiny, but it is known in the bes,
informed circles that a large proper
ton of them are discontinued, and az
the first line of defense is not the
ships. but the men, pressure is being
brought to bear on the admiralty to
hold an impartial inquiry into the
facts of the case.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
Will Donate to Geological Gardens the
Game He Bagged From Long
Hunting Expedition in Africa.

Cleveland. O.-Bronzed by tropic
suns, Kenyon v. Painter, prominent
Cleveland club man, has just returned
from a world tour. C%oincident with
his arrival in Cleveland a truck load
Of boxes and cages were unloaded at
his estate on Shaker Heights.
The boxes contained live specimens
Of the rarest tropical birds, the finest
collection ever brought to the United
States-most OF the birds being the
6rst of their kind to reach this coun-
try.
Accompanied by his wife, Painter
searched the Orient for months. His
own efforts brought him scores of
specimens, and others he obtained
rom natives who brought them down
to the coast from regions where white
men are almost unknown. Singapore.
supplied many of the specimens.
Painters collection arrived in Cleve-
land in good condition. Many Of the
birds will be forwarded to the Ma
tional Geological gardens in Washing
ton, to which Painter has been a fire.
quent contributor.
Birds of all sizes and colors nit
about the cages in Painters aviary.
Pigeons from Burma. as large rs
chickens. that lay eggs Of proportion
ate size, are In . cage beside one con-
tanning mites Of birds from Ceylon.
which look more like insects.
"Lohg-legged birds with short bills
contrast grot4squsly, with shortlegged
birds with long bilisy:and. .all in form
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
German Magazine Says "stinger" Is
Boiled Into Flax and Used as Cot
ton Substitute.

Breslau.-The much abused singing
nettle has. it seems, a commercial
value. A German magazine says a
process has been discovered by which
the nettle can be made to yield a sup
ply of smooth, bleached. spinnnable
yard at a price considerably less than
that of raw cotton.
The nettles are harvested twice a
year, and when dry they lose the pow
er to sting and can be handled like
fax to remove the leaves and twigs.
The naked stems are then boiled
in diluted soda I've in open kettles for
half an hour or so, until the fiber be-
gins to loosen. when 1t is separated by
a revolving brush machine. The proc
ess Of refinement is completed by re-
peated boilings, and by thorough wash
ings, also under pressure.
The product consists of perfect
ly clean "degummed" lustrous f1bers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
Grievances of British TarS Weak.
ening the Navy.
Condition Of Men on Lower Decks Of
More Importance Than Building
New Sh:ps-Reforms Are
Demande ed.

London.-Ffrst Lord of the Admir-
Atty Winston Churchill is never long
out of hot water. This time he has
reused the indignation of the radical
extremists of his own party because
the reduction on the naval estimates
Tor the current year did not go far
enough in the direction Of retrench-
ment to please them.
Whereas the Little Englanders."
as they are called, hoped that a saw
Ing OF at least 81 5000, 900 would be
Effected. Churchill only found it pos
sible to reduce the naval estimates by
Just over $1,50O.O00 But If he has
not pleased some of his own parlia-
mentary supporters, Winston Churchill
has been subjected to little but friend
~ criticism by the opposition, who
are bent on accelerating the building
program rather than r~etarding 1t.
While there has been the usual
amount OF talk about new ships and
ornaments, not much attention has
been paid to the factor without which
England's Wanted navy is useless
the man behind the gun. From time
to time 1t has been whispered that
there Is considerable unrest in the
lower deck rating, where, says Lionel
Yexley. n of the service critics,
many grievances exist, which, unless
rectified. will one day shock John
Bull out of his complacency.
AS the jackies are forbidden by
their terms of service to form a trade
union. the general public knows little
about their wrongs, and half an hours
talk with some of the men at a naval
station is required to show that it is
high time some reforms were intro
duced IN the lower deck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
Huntsman Brings Rare Birds

and coloring look like comic opera
members Of the bro kingdom. The
composite sound of bird voices from
the collection resembles a Chinese
funeral march.
Only n note of disccrds enters into
Painters satisfaction over his trip.
After a long search of Borneo, Suma-
ira and Java he got three specimens
of the Malay water deer. n Of the
rarest OF animals. At San Francisco
government officials would not allow
them to be landed because of a pro-
hibitory regulation.
The deer are only ten inches high,
but were classified as deer neverthe-
less. The New York geological gar
dens and the San Francisco zoo are
now engaged in a competitive effort to
cause the government to relent and
allow them to take the animals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10
Yarn Made From Nettles

of a yellowish tint. Proper bleaching
methods change this color to dazzling
white, at the same time heightening
the natural luster.
The nettle fiber is now ready to be
treated like other textile threads-that
Is to say, it can be combed. carded
and spun. When all is done the fin
ished yarn Is as soft and smooth as
flax, with only a slight "woodiness"
remaining. If there is anything in this
process the nettle will certainly cease
to be a despised weed.